1、There ______ no buses, we had to take a taxi.
A.being B.was C.is D.were
2、— He speaks Chinese very well.
— It’s not surprising. He ___ in Beijing for nine years next week.
A. has been living
B. has lived
C. will have been lived
D. will have been living
3、_______about her ideal university, Jenny said she had no idea.
A.Ask
B.When asking
C.Asking
D.When asked
4、It is easy to ________ my car from others in the parking lot; it has a picture of Mickey Mouse on the back.
A.make up
B.find out
C.pick up
D.pick out
5、Today, Dunhuang is a world-class tourist destination ________ sites with UNESCO-protected heritage status.
A.to boast
B.being boasted
C.boasted
D.boasting
6、All the tickets for the flight have been sold out. You can one for tomorrow.
A. save B. reserve
C. arrange D. deserve
7、To my ________, he was not a little ________ at the news that he had won the first prize in the English speech contest, for he thought that he didn't perform so well.
A. astonishment;astonishing B. astonished;astonishing
C. astonishment;astonished D. astonish;astonishment
8、The newly built cafe, ______the walls are painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, especially after hard work.
A.whose
B.of whose
C.which
D.of which
9、Everyone hopes to land a job ________ his potential can be fully discovered and realized.
A.that
B.which
C.where
D.what
10、We are going to the theater tomorrow ______ all the tickets are sold out.
A. when B. unless
C. whether D. because
11、______I am at home, my mother keeps pressing me to study all the time.
A.Because
B.When
C.Though
D.Until
12、As we all know, one unfortunate outcome of Internet use is that it damages people’s ability _______ normal lives.
A. living B. to live
C. lived D. to be lived
13、______ the mother really doubts is______her son will join the army soon.
A.That; what B.What; whether C.That; whether D.What; that
14、The match has been _______ until tomorrow because of bad weather.
A.passed up
B.put off
C.banked on
D.turned down
15、he is junior _____me _______three years.
A. than, to B. to , by
C. than , by D. to, to
16、They usually have the medicine_______ before putting into the market all over the country.
A.testing out
B.to be tested out
C.being tested out
D.tested out
17、Let’s ask ourselves what we would do in the particular situation, ________ our moral, spiritual and physical beings were threatened from every direction.
A.that
B.where
C.which
D.when
18、Not only did the Great Wall of China serve as a defense in the north but also______ the power of the emperor.
A. symbolize B. to symbolize
C. symbolizing D. symbolized
19、____regular training in nursing, she could hardly cope with the work at first.
A. Not received B. Since receiving
C. Having not received D. Not having received
20、—Can you understand me?
—Sorry, I can__ understand what youˈve said.
A.nearly B.easily C.hardly D.since
21、Art museums can be found in most large cities. However, certain cities have a lot more very popular art museums than other places.
Art museums do not have ratings (等级) the way fine hotels or restaurants do. But we can compare museums by the number of yearly visitors in order to rate them. In one such comparison done in 2021, only art museums having one million visitors or more were included.
Starting in the US, New York City has three top-rated museums. The Met had more than 6 million visitors for the year. That total, added to the total of the other two museums, gave New York City 10.5 million visitors in 2021.
Next on the list, with just two of the city’s art museums bringing in more than one million visitors, is Beijing, China. The museum inside the largest palace in Beijing had 14 million visitors for the year. The total number of visitors to Beijing’s two art museums was about 15 million.
Europe had the greatest number of top-rated art museums. Paris had five of those museums. The Louvre, with many world famous works of art in it, had more than 9 million visitors. The total number of visitors to the top five art museums in Paris was a little more than 19 million.
The city with the most top-rated art museums was London, with nine. The British Museum alone had almost 7 million visitors in 2021. The total of all nine museums in London was 29 million visitors.
You can find great art anywhere. But if you really want to have the greatest choice of museums, London is the place to go.
【1】What is used to compare and rate art museums?
A.Ratings by an art expert.
B.Number of people in the city.
C.Total number of exhibits.
D.Total number of yearly visitors.
【2】How many top-rated art museums did Beijing have?
A.Two.
B.Three.
C.Five.
D.Six.
【3】What can be inferred about London from the text?
A.It had the highest total of top museums.
B.It had the oldest art museum worldwide.
C.It had the best art museums for history.
D.It had the greatest world famous art works.
【4】What’s this text about?
A.Cities with the most artists.
B.Cities with popular art museums.
C.Cities with the best art.
D.Cities with beautiful buildings.
22、Adults are often embarrassed about asking for help. Seeking someone’s assistance can make you feel like you are broadcasting your incompetence. New research suggests young children don’t seek help in school for the same reason.
Kayla Good, a graduate student in developmental psychology at Stanford University, and Alex Shaw, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, applied a classic technique from developmental psychology to learn more about how children think about reputation. Across several studies, they asked 576 children, aged four to nine, to predict the behavior of two characters, Tom and Jack, in a story. Tom genuinely wanted to be smart, and Jack merely wanted to seem smart to others. In one study, they told children both characters did poorly on a test, and asked which of them would be more likely to raise their hands in front of their class to ask the teacher for help.
The four-year-olds were equally likely to choose either of the two characters as the one who would seek help. But by age seven or eight, children thought Jack would be less likely to ask for assistance. And children’s expectations were truly “reputational” in nature—they were specifically thinking about how the characters would act in front of peers. They could still imagine situations where Jack would seek help: when assistance could be sought privately (on a computer rather than in person), children thought both characters were equally likely to ask for it.
Given the findings, it seems quite possible that when children themselves are the ones struggling, they, too, might avoid seeking out help if they are concerned about reputation. If so, this unwillingness to seek help when others are present could obviously impede academic progress. To improve in any field, one must work hard, take on challenging tasks and ask questions. All of these efforts can be difficult when someone is concerned about their appearance to others.
【1】What were the children asked to do about the two characters?
A.To assess their intelligence.
B.To predict their academic progress.
C.To discuss their possibility to get help.
D.To judge their willingness to ask for help.
【2】Who was likely to seek private aid according to the eight-year-olds?
A.Tom.
B.Jack.
C.Both.
D.Neither.
【3】What does the underlined word “impede” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Prevent.
B.Guarantee.
C.Accelerate.
D.Monitor.
【4】What is the author’s suggestion for kids?
A.Be ready to help others.
B.Be brave to ask for assistance.
C.Care more about reputation.
D.Make efforts to be smarter.
23、 You’ve probably heard this before. In a society that praises productivity and business, it seems funny to talk about being bored as a good thing. We like being productive, but moments of boredom are actually good for our lives. Here are the reasons:
Boredom is necessary for creativity.
Often new ideas come to you when you let go of doing or thinking too much. It feels like they come out of nowhere, but they are actually born when you’ re bored or when you’re looking for something fresh. 【1】 It’s because they get bored so easily and, want to try something else.
Boredom can help you with your productivity.
The two aren’t exclusive, but they complement(补充)each other. They’re often like yin and yang if you will.【2】 Having one without the other could have a harmful influence on us.
Being bored encourages reflection.
【3】 It can also encourage you to think a lot about yourself, which will help you see where you’ re headed. It’s like taking a break from your actions and seeing them like an outsider.
【4】
Our brains need to cool down and take a break from everything. And what better way to do this is there than taking a break or going to sleep? Feeling bored can give you a better chance of getting a good night’s sleep. Waking up rested the next day will only increase your productivity. 【5】.
A.No wonder kids can be so creative.
B.Boredom can help you get some rest.
C.Boredom teaches you about time management.
D.You will feel like giving your boredom a big thanks.
E.People usually can’t sleep because their minds are too active.
F.Boredom can help you look within more and examine what’s in there.
G.Moments of activities require moments of slowing down and doing nothing.
24、I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics, it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations(挑衅): I don’t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
【1】Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A. She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.
B. She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.
C. She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
D. She finds space research more important.
【2】From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would owe the author’s failures to ________.
A. the very fact that she is a woman
B. her involvement in gender politics
C. her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D. the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
【3】What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People’s stereotyped attitude toward female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
【4】Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?
A. Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.
B. Her students’ performance has brought back her confidence.
C. Her female students can do just as well as male students.
D. More female students are pursuing science than before.
【5】What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A. Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.
B. Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
C. Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
D. Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.
25、I had a deadline (截止日期) for a huge project at work. When I’d picked up my son that afternoon, I bought a roast chicken for dinner. I _________ that’d save me an extra hour to _________ my project.
It was 6:00 p.m., and I was typing, making good _________. Then my sons, Nathan and Jordan, came in and said they were hungry. Soon my 18-year-old daughter, Julia, made the same _________ .
Suddenly I couldn’t help _________. “You can put the roast chicken in the microwave by yourself,” I nearly shouted. “I think you’d realize I’m busy and just take some _________.”
Twenty minutes later, a plate filled with food appeared on my _________. I smiled. “Sorry I screamed at you guys. I’m just so _________ of being ATF around here. I mean All Things Food. If it’s food-related, it _________ falls to me. Since we eat three times a day, it’s a __________ job. Now I am so busy and have to __________ my project in two days.”
Then Julia said, “Mom, for the next two days, we’re ATF. We will __________ the load to help you.”
The next two days, my children prepared the meals and __________ them to me. Then I took a __________ , and got back to work.
To my great joy, I finished my project __________ . I’m grateful to my children. They showed me that it’s our joint duty to take care of each other.
【1】
A.doubted
B.promised
C.figured
D.ensured
【2】
A.rely on
B.work on
C.take on
D.look on
【3】
A.money
B.sense
C.difference
D.progress
【4】
A.request
B.decision
C.response
D.choice
【5】
A.complaining
B.exploding
C.struggling
D.panicking
【6】
A.advice
B.blame
C.responsibility
D.pressure
【7】
A.bed
B.chair
C.shelf
D.desk
【8】
A.tired
B.ashamed
C.sure
D.proud
【9】
A.dramatically
B.automatically
C.rapidly
D.suddenly
【10】
A.steady
B.regular
C.challenging
D.creative
【11】
A.manage
B.establish
C.develop
D.accomplish
【12】
A.share
B.ease
C.remove
D.balance
【13】
A.distributed
B.delivered
C.returned
D.attached
【14】
A.break
B.walk
C.bite
D.breath
【15】
A.in silence
B.in peace
C.in detail
D.in advance
26、假定你是李华,春节即将到来,你的英国笔友Tom对中国的农历新年非常感兴趣,他写信向你询问国内有关春节的一些情况。请你给他回复一封邮件,邀请他来中国过春节。内容包括:
1. 春节对国人的重要意义;
2. 春节前后的传统活动;
3. 年轻人如何庆祝春节。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已给出,计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
Thank you for your Email.
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
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