1、Nowadays good things _____ to save wildlife in Tibet and many other places with the joint efforts of the government and society.
A.have done B.are being done
C.are doing D.will be done
2、Her job is ________ patients in the hospital; but this weekend her task is ________ her granny.
A.nursing; looking after
B.nursing; look after
C.to nurse; to look after
D.nursing; to look after
3、I took my driving license with me on holiday, ________ I wanted to hire a car.
A.in case
B.even if
C.ever since
D.if only
4、 The reason ________ she gave for not being present was ________ the heavy snow prevented her coming.
A.why; because
B.why; whether
C.that; that
D.how; that
5、James, _________ money is now no problem, has run another business in his hometown.
A. for whose B. for whom
C. with whom D. with whose
6、_______ from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world.
A.Being separated
B.Having separated
C.Having been separated
D.To be separated
7、—What does the sign over there read?
—“No person ________ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette or pipe in this restaurant.”
A.will
B.shall
C.need
D.must
8、—Good news ! There's a supermarket in this area next month!
—Cool! It will be convenient for us when it's open
A.building B. built
C. having built D. to be built
9、 ---Are you pleased with what he has done?
---It couldn’t be _______. Why didn’t he put more effort into his work?
A. any worse B. much better
C. so bad D. the best
10、— Have you seen the cell phone I left here just now?
— No, sir. I _______ my English composition.
A. was polishing B. had polished
C. would polish D. have polished
11、Her mother is eager to know ________.
A.how she is getting along
B.how is she getting along
C.what she is getting along
D.what is she getting along
12、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
13、My secretary reminded me of what I __________.
A. would otherwise have forgotten
B. otherwise had forgot
C. otherwise forgot
D. otherwise should forget
14、If you’re looking for some exciting,_______ and new music,download on the APP designed for young people.
A. miserable B. vague
C. dynamic D. demanding
15、Please ________ the numbers and I’m sure they will ________ more than 1,000.
A.add; add up B.add up; add up
C.add up; add up to D.add to; add up
16、Little baby often ________on their parents for food and clothing.
A.impress
B.explore
C.depend
D.prepare
17、I am more than delighted ________ from you.
A.to hearing
B.hearing
C.hear
D.to hear
18、I don't feel equal doing the job. It's too difficult for me.
A.for
B.to
C.in
D.on
19、We will have to finish the job, ______.
A. difficult it is however B. it takes however difficult
C. difficult however it is D. however difficult it is
20、Last week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but I tried to _______ the pain, believing that it would go away sooner or later.
A. share B. realize C. ignore D. cause
21、 Humans make mistakes. Even surgeons with years of experience are not infallible. But what if these doctors could pool their knowledge and experience together and create a surgical standard of care, to be carried out by machines?
That's the idea behind surgical robots, which may soon perform most surgeries, from sewing up tiny wounds to performing heart procedures. Many of these operations are, in fact, already completed with the assistance of robots. But a recent test suggests that robots in the operating room may soon go a step further, performing on soft tissue completely on their own, from start to finish.
The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot(STAR), successfully completed surgeries on pigs. "We're the first group to develop autonomous robotic surgery with soft-tissue surgery, and when compared to standard operation, it's better, "says Peter Kim, professor of surgery. "The idea is not to replace surgeons;it will make the surgeons better and make the procedures safer. "
A recent Mayo Clinic study found that major surgical errors-including operating on the wrong site or side of the body, or even leaving tools or objects inside the patient-occur every one out of 22, 000 procedures. That's rare, but robots like STAR would aim to lower the number even further.
In the da Vinci surgical system, surgeons place their arms inside instruments and use their hands to control the movement of robotic tools on the operating table from afar. The robot's every major move is controlled by surgeons, and thus its results may vary based on the surgeon's training or experience.
STAR, on the other hand, is entirely autonomous. It's not only able to work on its own and perform surgeries with a more flexible "hand", but it's able to react to the unexpected incidents. Cutting into hard tissue like bones is one thing, but operating on moving soft tissue is far more complex. STAR reacts to a changing environment, similar to how self-driving cars are programmed to not only drive on the highway, but also react to another driver making a mistake and getting in your way.
【1】The underlined word "infallible" in Paragraph 1probably means ______ .
A. quite smart B. really creative
C. rather responsible D. always right
【2】We can learn from the passage that STAR ______ .
A. can perform the operation on its own
B. has been widely used in the operating room
C. can make surgeries much faster
D. will take the place of surgeons
【3】In the da Vinci surgical system, ______ .
A. robots are trained from afar B. robots always make mistakes
C. surgery results depend on surgeons D. surgeons have trouble controlling robots
【4】In the last paragraph, the author mentions self-driving cars in order to show ______ .
A. how smart an autonomous robot can be
B. how difficult self-driving on the highway is
C. how bad getting in another driver's way might be
D. how dangerous operating on people is.
22、A cup of coffee in the morning sets the world’s workers right, but a new study shows that tropical forests can regrow much faster when treated with coffee pulp.
This was found in a direct case-control study of tropical land in Costa Rica, where scientists from the University of Hawaii (UH) spread 30 truckloads of coffee pulp over a 35 x 40 meter plot of land. They set aside an equal-size plot of the same land just next to it as a control plot.
Coffee grounds are naturally acidic, with a pH of less than 5, and therefore aren't always nutritious for some houseplants or decorative flowers. Tropical soil on the other hand, traditionally containing very poor nutrients, can stand coffee’s acidity; it is acidic itself, and contains a variety of plants that grow healthily in low pH environments. “Our results show that the quality of soil was greatly improved by the coffee pulp compared to control treatment after 2 years,” write the authors in their study led by Dr. Rebecca Cole.
Indeed, a report from the British Ecological Society (BES) claimed the area treated with coffee pulp became a small forest, with 60% greater tree coverage. Its tree coverage reached 4 times as high as that of the non-treated area which mostly remained filled with grasses and weeds. It’s an important finding, since coffee is grown mostly in tropical climates, and tropical soil can deal with coffee’s acidity. As we know, tropical forests are cut down at rates faster than any others, and tropical forests take in more carbon and contain greater biodiversity than other ones.
The authors figure that there are 218000 tons of coffee pulp that must be managed for every one million bags of coffee sent to market. It’s a brilliant solution — to enrich tropical land as countries produce a cash crop. It’s cheap and local. Moreover, it gives animals more habitat and pulls more carbon from the atmosphere, and best of all, we can keep drinking that lovely cup of coffee.
【1】How did UH researchers get the result of the study?
A.By analyzing the spread of tropical forests.
B.By collecting and studying coffee pulp.
C.By comparing two plots of test land.
D.By measuring the land size.
【2】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?
A.Tropical soil.
B.Coffee pulp.
C.Coffee’s acidity.
D.The house plant.
【3】Why is the BES report mentioned?
A.To find out the changes of coffee’s acidity.
B.To show the importance of tropical forests.
C.To stress the uniqueness of tropical soil.
D.To prove the effect of coffee pulp.
【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Coffee is gaining much popularity.
B.Tropical land needs to be better used.
C.Coffee is a treasure in many aspects.
D.Tropical land is suitable for growing coffee.
23、Megan
I’m base in Bahrain, and I have a small apartment there. The thing I like most about my job is the chance to meet people from different cultures. I spend a lot of my time handing out food and drinks and clearing up people’s rubbish. I certainly don’t feel very excited about going home at two in the morning.
Frank
I enjoy playing around with word puzzles. So I sent a couple in to a local newspaper and I suppose it is a strange way to spend your day surrounded by dictionaries and books, but it’s great because I’m just doing what I like.
Gemma
I love music and listen to it all the time, even when I go jogging. As for my job – you really can’t be shy in this kind of work, and you have to be very patient because sometimes we practice for hours before we get it right. When we’re on tour, we work for several weeks with no breaks and you can get really tired. For relaxation, whenever I get a holiday, I go straight to a sunny beach.
Raoul
Most people think I spend my day chopping (切) vegetables and washing dishes, but it’s not that simple. I have to be really careful with the food and keep everything very clean. The biggest problem is my boss – he shouts at me all the time – even, for example, if I forget to wash up one plate. Actually, I’m hoping to find a new job soon because I don’t get much time off.
【1】What’ s the biggest attractions of Megan’s job?
A. The long holidays B. Handing out food to people.
C. Getting to know different people D. The pleasant working environment
【2】Who love working with words?
A. Megan B. Frank
C. Gemma D. Raoul
【3】What problem does Raoul face?
A. His strict boss. B. He is careless.
C. His terrible cooking. D. He fails to get enough sleep
24、Do you still remember the scene in the famous movie Titanic,directed by Cameron, where Jack was frozen to death in the icy cold water so that Rose could survive(存活)on the floating(浮动的)door alone?It broke many people's hearts.
Twenty years later, people are still asking the question, “Wasn't there enough room on the door for both of them?”
Cameron once responded by saying it wasn't a question of room, but buoyancy - if both of them had tried to stay on the door, he argued, the whole thing would sink.
But several guys from “Myth Busters”, an Australian-American science entertainment television program, decided to test the theory themselves. They discovered that if Rose had taken off her life jacket to the bottom of the door, there would have been enough buoyancy to keep both of them afloat.
When they presented their findings to Cameron, the director insisted that Jack couldn't be saved.
“The answer is very simple,” Cameron said. “Because it says on Page 147 of the script that Jack dies. ” To Cameron, it was an artistic choice to have the beloved character of millions, Jack, sink into the cold sea. Jack had to die because Cameron thought it would be best.
“It was an artistic choice. The thing was just big enough to hold her, and not big enough to hold both,” Cameron said. “I think it's all kind of silly, really, that we're having this discussion 20 years later. But it does show that the film was effective in making Jack so beloved by the audience that it hurts them to see him die. The film is about death and separation;he had to die. ”
Since Jack had to die, Cameron said, it could have happened in a variety of different ways. It's not about the door not being big enough:that's just a practical method for his death. “Whether it was that, or whether a chimney fell on him, he was going down,” Cameron said. “It's called art: things happen for artistic reasons, not for physics reasons. ”
【1】What do we know about the character Jack according to the text?
A.He wanted to kill himself
B.He gave up his own life to save Rose
C.He didn't have money to buy the ticket
D.He lacked basic knowledge of physics
【2】What does the underlined word “buoyancy” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.The ability to float
B.The tendency to sink
C.The amount of space
D.The quality of the material
【3】According to Cameron, why did the audience argue about Jack's death for 20 years?
A.They are weak people
B.They don't like the movie
C.They love the character Jack.
D.They are crazy about physics
【4】Why was a chimney mentioned in the last paragraph?
A.To introduce how the ship was built
B.To show the original plan of the movie
C.To present the missing part of the movie
D.To explain the unchangeable death of Jack
25、We all hope to enjoy a life of leisure and spend more time with family and friends after retirement. But when the pandemic hit, one-hundred-year-old Captain Tom, a retired soldier, decided to do a little contribution — have a _________ for charity in his backyard garden, with the aid of a walker, a walking device for those who have difficulty walking to push. By doing so, he wanted to _________ folks, encourage them to keep moving forward and _________ a little money for the National Health Service that was so _________ needed during the crisis.
Every day, Captain Tom _________ his walker around his yard to walk 10 rounds to _________ his daily goal. As sometimes happens with remarkable events, the media _________ the story of Captain Tom walking for _________. He appeared in his uniform for photo shoots, with medals _________ in World War Ⅱ.
He soon became a symbol of the fortitude (坚毅) the country needed. Viewers were inspired by the labored __________ that took him around and around his small __________. It was a simple act of courage but the straighten-your-back-and-carry-on message it conveyed was what the country __________.
Millions of dollars poured in to provide the needed __________ for health care systems. Queen Elizabeth knighted (封……为爵士) Captain Tom for his __________. It was all quite __________ for Captain Tom, who said, “It has gone far beyond my wildest expectations. I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart.”
【1】
A.trip
B.survey
C.walk
D.conversation
【2】
A.turn down
B.cheer up
C.watch over
D.dress up
【3】
A.pay
B.save
C.make
D.raise
【4】
A.badly
B.barely
C.fortunately
D.literally
【5】
A.obtained
B.pushed
C.tracked
D.ruined
【6】
A.share
B.attack
C.quit
D.reach
【7】
A.reported
B.continued
C.heard
D.adapted
【8】
A.fun
B.charity
C.exercise
D.transportation
【9】
A.earned
B.updated
C.abused
D.decorated
【10】
A.tests
B.steps
C.habits
D.occupations
【11】
A.office
B.table
C.garden
D.village
【12】
A.recalled
B.tolerated
C.opposed
D.needed
【13】
A.vacation
B.achievement
C.support
D.emergency
【14】
A.beliefs
B.comments
C.elections
D.efforts
【15】
A.surprising
B.embarrassing
C.disappointing
D.confusing
26、请看下面漫画以及李明的两篇日记,用英语写一篇短文。
(写作内容)
1.用约30个单词概述上述两篇日记的内容
2,用约120个单词发表你的观点,
内容包括:(1)陈述上述两篇日记及漫画所反映的何题;
(2)结合自身实际,谈谈日记及漫画给你的启示 .
(写作要求)
A.词数150左右。
B.作文中不得提及考生所在班级和本人姓名。
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