1、I was _______ with my son about his carelessness, which _______ the main cause of his failure in math.
A.annoyed; were B.amazed; was C.amazing; were D.annoyed; was
2、—— We shall take the condition _____you’ve attached to this project into careful consideration.
—— Thanks a lot.
A. where B. when C. which D. what
3、“We pray for the firefighters who their best to deal with this desperate situation now," the spokesman said immediately he heard about the big fire.
A.are trying B.have tried C.had tried D.will try
4、He suggested we set off for the station immediately. _________ , we will miss the the train.
A.Therefore B.Meanwhile C.However D.Otherwise
5、The government_________ air quality in urban areas from levels one to five: excellent, fairly good, slightly polluted, poor and dangerous.
A.classifies B.arranges C.correspond D.divides
6、To ______ the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time.
A. correct B. deliver
C. cover D. demand
7、It won’t be easy to defeat the novel coronavirus (新冠病毒), but if we ______, we will succeed in the end.
A.hang up B.hang about C.hang on D.hang out
8、_____ the delicious food here, why not enjoy yourself shopping for handsome jewelry?
A. Upwards of B. Apart from
C. Instead of D. Regardless of
9、He accidentally ________ he had quarreled with his wife and he hadn’t returned home for several weeks.
A.put forward B.made out C.came up D.let out
10、Agatha didn’t tell me ______ she would pick up her son from school.
A.which
B.when
C.where
D.what
11、It is not how much you read but ________ you read ________ really counts
A.that… what B.what… that
C.that… that D.what… what
12、Festival celebrations provide a(n) ____ to celebrate together, sharing warmth and good times.
A.pipe B.patent C.avenue D.antique
13、—Remember the first time we met?
—Always in my mind! You ________ ‘A Red, Red Rose’ by Robert Burns.
A. recited B. had recited C. are reciting D. were reciting
14、The first textbooks written for teaching English as a foreign language__________in the 16th century.
A.came about
B.came out
C.came along
D.came up
15、Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid is used to guests on the sofa everymorning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role—showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.
A.grill B.grilling C.grilled D.grills
16、It was ____ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time ____ he ought to have spent on his lessons.
A. played; that B. playing; when
C. to have played; which D. playing; /
17、In order to make greater progress in English, he attends extra classes ________.
A.every other days
B.every other day
C.each second days
D.each two days
18、I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasn’t able to ______.
A.get away
B.drop in
C.check out
D.hold on
19、Once _______ in the forest, we should remain ________ we are and wait for help.
A.losing; there
B.losing; where
C.lost; there
D.lost; where
20、The Smiths don’t usually like staying at hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.
A./; a B.the; the C./; the D.the; a
21、You have to be accurate in this job, because a small mistake can make a big .
A. difference B. difficulty C. trouble D. change
22、 can be done been done.
A.All; have B.All that; have C.All; has D.All that; has
23、An exhibition of paintings ____ at the museum next week.
A.are to be held B.is to be held C.are holding D.will hold
24、_________ I am concerned, the summer vacation could be shortened.
A.As far as B.As long as C.As soon as D.As well as
25、The teacher walked around, ________ the students' work.
A.respecting
B.suspecting
C.inspecting
D.prospecting
26、 When you think of a national park, you generally picture fresh air and wild animals, right? Well, now you’re going to have to add tea shops and something called "the Tube" to your definition, because London, England has signed up to be the first "National Park City. "
London was established by the Romans around 2,000 years ago and has been continually inhabited(居住于)since then. In all that time, however, nobody had the idea to replace all the parks with big box stores or high buildings, which means London already has a much lower urban density(密度)than most of the world's cities. Nowadays about a third of the city is green space.
In July 2019, London announced its willingness to become the world’s first National Park City. Now the city is moving toward the goal of achieving 50% green space by the year 2050 by connecting and expanding public parks, greening up unused parking lots and the private yards of existing and new houses, fixing some green roofs on existing buildings and even cutting holes in fences for wildlife to pass through.
"Inspired by the aims and values of our precious rural national parks, the London National Park City is basically about making life better in the capital through both small everyday things and long-term strategic thinking," Daniel Raven-Ellison, who began the campaign to make London a National Park City six years ago, said in a press release. "We've been doing that in London for centuries, which is why London is so green and diverse."
London will have a much easier job achieving this type of green transformation than more densely- urbanized cities like Paris and New York, which have 10% and 27% green space, respectively. But that doesn’t mean it’s not possible--the National Park City Foundation hopes to employ 25 more cities in addition to London by the year 2025. Glasgow, Scotland and Newcastle upon Tyne in northeast England are both currently considering becoming National Park Cities.
【1】Where can we find the data on London's measures to achieve its goal?
A.In Paragraph 1. B.In Paragraph 2.
C.In Paragraph 3. D.In Paragraph 4.
【2】What is Daniel Raven-Ellison trying to talk about in the fourth paragraph?
A.London's long-term strategic thinking. B.The significance of London's campaign.
C.The effects of national parks on London. D.The resources of London's green space.
【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.Trying to be a national park city is turning new trend.
B.National park cities are springing up around the world.
C.It is so easy for London to become a national park city.
D.National park cities are making improvements to our life.
27、 Barcelona’s famous Segrada Familia is finally set to get a building license to work on the still uncompleted church.
This UNESCO World Heritage basilica(长方形基督教堂),which is Barcelona’s most visited tourist attraction,began building in 1882 based on a design by architect Francisco Lozano. However,when he stepped down,architect Antoni Gaudi took over the design in 1883.The building won’t be finished until 2026—one hundred years after the architect was killed by a streetcar in the city. His body was buried in a room under the floor of the Sagrada Familia.
To get its paperwork rubber stamped,the church authorities have agreed to finally pay the government a 36 million fee for a building permit. Gaudi was told to get the paperwork processed,but the architect failed to do so—proceeding with construction. The money from the church’s permit will be used to upgrade transport links and beautify the area.
Gaudi played an active role in directing the construction of the Sagrada Familia until his death in 1926.He would often request that work be modified and adjusted until it was exactly what he had in mind. However, interpretation of the designs by present day architects is particularly challenging because of the nature of the existing designs.
Gaudi and his works have become symbols of Barcelona,the capital city of Catalonia,northeast Spain. The unfinished building is called a masterpiece of Gothic architecture and it is perhaps the most unique and mysterious building in the style ever constructed. The popularity of the site with tourists has helped fund the push to complete the church and pay for the paperwork.
【1】What do we know about the Segrada Familia?
A.It has been completely constructed. B.It was first designed by Antoni Gaudi.
C.It will get a building permit in 2026. D.It began to be built 138 years ago.
【2】What can we infer about Antoni Gaudi?
A.He wished to be buried in the church. B.He is remembered as a great architect.
C.He didn’t know a permit was necessary. D.He is to blame for the unfinished church.
【3】What makes the Segrada Familia so popular?
A.Its unusual design style. B.Its two famous architects.
C.Its special building materials. D.Its illegal construction paperwork.
【4】The church managed to pay for the license _________.
A.in the support of the government B.by reducing construction costs
C.with the aid of tourist income D.through donations from architects
28、 Statistics show that most toddlers (刚学走路的小孩) learn how to say about 20 words by 18 months. Talking is easy. If you ask anyone, none will remember how they started doing it, it just comes naturally.
But what might not flow as smoothly as words, is body language. It's a whole different deal when you're using your hands, eyes or head instead of your tongue. And what makes it even more complicated is the fact that body language differs all around the world.
I find it shockingly amazing how just a small finger gesture could mean one thing in the east and the completely opposite in the west. For instance, in Japan bowing is the most common greeting. It shows respect and Japanese pay a lot of attention to the details like the timing, posture and movement. A bow in Japan represents sincerity, respect and graciousness. While in New Zealand Maori, the pressing of noses and foreheads is the traditional greeting. They call it "hongi”; which is regarded as the breath of life.
For most of us, nodding our head up and down often means agreement, but not for the Bulgarians or Greeks. In both cultures, nodding one's head up and down actually means“no”. The American goodbye wave could actually be interpreted (领会) as a“no”in many parts of Europe and Latin America. And the Italian goodbye wave would be understood in America as a “come here” and the American “come here” gesture would actually be seen as an insult (侮辱) in most of Asia.
So before you travel to explore a different culture, make sure you're aware of alternate meanings for body language. We live in a world with many different cultures, so don't forget how differently one hand gesture can be interpreted!
【1】What makes body language misunderstood often?
A.Its wide uses. B.Its smooth flowing.
C.Its difficulties in understanding. D.The background of different cultures.
【2】What does the pressing of noses and foreheads mean in New Zealand?
A.Breath. B.Respect. C.Tradition. D.Greeting.
【3】In which country does nodding mean “no”?
A.America. B.Greece. C.New Zealand. D.Japan.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.The Origin of Body Language B.The Limitation of Culture
C.Body Language Around the World D.The Difference of Culture Around the World
29、 Many of us have had this experience: we lie down in a bed other than our own, perhaps at a friend's house or in a hotel room, and find it difficult or impossible to fall asleep. Is it because the bed is uncomfortable? Maybe, but perhaps there can be other reasons.
According to a new study published in Current Biology, a significant reason is what the scientists call "first night effect” .They believe that one side of the brain acts as a "night watch” to warn us about potential dangers. It forces us to stay awake on the first night in a new environments
For the study, 35 young volunteers were asked to sleep in a sleep lab for several days. Meanwhile, researchers watched their brain activities.
According to the researchers, on their first night, the left brain was more active than the right brain and people had a hard time sleeping. However, left-brain activities decreased as days went by, falling even to the point of complete calm. In this process , the participants got an increasingly better sleep experience.
The findings suggest that the different rhythms of the sides of the brain afiect our sleep. When the two sides work differently, the balance between them is broken. Thus, the brain can't relax and is sensitive to anything strange in the surroundings, just as it is in the daytime.
“ At some level, the brain is continuing to analyze things, even though you are not aware of the analysis, ” US professor Jerome Siegel told Smithsonian
"If something unusual happens - if a door opens or you hear a key in a lock --you can be alert, even though the intensity of the stimulus (刺激强度) is quite low. ” More surprisingly , this phenomenon is similar to the way some animals sleep.
The researchers think that it is the result of evolution (进化),and works to pmtect us in potentially dangerous environments.
If you have ever had what you think is "first night effect" , researchers suggest that you bring your own pillow or sleep in a room similar to your bedroom next time you sleep away from home.
【1】What is found in the new study published in Current Biology?
A. Brain activities affect people's sleep in a new environment.
B. A comfortable bed helps people sleep well in a new environments
C. Most people can sleep well in a new environment after the first night.
D. The right brain determines how well people sleep in a new environment.
【2】What do the researchers think makes the brain sensitive to new things ?
A. The tiredness people suffer from in the daytime.
B. The bad sleep experiences people have ever had.
C. The imbalance between the two sides of the brain.
D. The strangeness of the things people come across.
【3】What do the researchers think of "first night effect”?
A. It has developed as a way to protect us.
B. It increases our better sleep experiences.
C. It's a characteristic that animals don't have.
D. It helps people to get used to new environments quickly.
【4】What might be the best title for the parage?
A. Why can% we get to sleep
B. How can we get a better sleep
C. What affects our brain activities
D. How can we prevent our "first night effect"
30、 This year I joined the boxing class. It was an optional class to take, and it was my first _______ from the list. I believed that boxing could _______ my mind from stress and daily problems.
Our first boxing class was exciting. I was _______ to know everything about boxing. Girls learning boxing was a _______ occurrence. I was the only girl in the class. _______ the techniques of boxing wasn’t easy, but I felt happy with the decision I made of choosing the boxing class. After some practices, the boys were improving a lot, and me? Well, I had a hard time seeing the_______
After each practice, there was at least one boy who would say to me, “Oh, you’re too short to box.” What’s more, the boys made a(n) _______ that I would quit soon. I knew they wanted to _______ me and have fun. It was true I didn’t _______ the necessary physical condition to learn boxing. Hearing those ________ could either bring one down, or make one feel ________ to show them they were wrong. In my case, I believed I could show them that being short ________ didn’t limit me from doing things tall people could do. I determined to ________ them with my progress, so I practiced hard. I remembered one particular practice, and my punches (拳) felt stronger and faster. ________, our coach pointed out that I was getting stronger and better. At that time, I knew I had ________ the disadvantage of my height. In the following classes, my performance even ________ the boys.
This experience teaches me that boxing ________ a lot of work and effort. More importantly, it teaches me how to fight and ________ myself both physically and mentally. Hard work can ________ the lack of talent. Short girls can do anything if they have the strength to ________ that people are wrong.
【1】A.advice B.opportunity C.class D.choice
【2】A.forbid B.free C.tell D.discourage
【3】A.anxious B.willing C.lucky D.proud
【4】A.casual B.normal C.rare D.permanent
【5】A.Applying B.Describing C.Adapting D.Mastering
【6】A.reaction B.difference C.consequence D.revolution
【7】A.prediction B.explanation C.promise D.promotion
【8】A.supply B.inspire C.tease D.instruct
【9】A.acquire B.possess C.appreciate D.recognize
【10】A.questions B.intentions C.summaries D.comments
【11】A.puzzled B.bored C.motivated D.touched
【12】A.certainly B.naturally C.gradually D.tightly
【13】A.compare B.contradict C.replace D.provide
【14】A.Annoyed B.Confused C.Amused D.Astonished
【15】A.used B.overcome C.displayed D.passed
【16】A.involved B.disappointed C.impressed D.disturbed
【17】A.requires B.represents C.adopts D.suggests
【18】A.assist B.defend C.direct D.encourage
【19】A.catch up with B.stand up for C.meet up with D.make up for
【20】A.guarantee B.admit C.prove D.pretend
31、 Most teens I meet these days lack basic social courtesy(礼仪) when dealing with people.
My own son, who basically grew up with his grandmother, the original _______ guru(专家), has perfect table manners. This is partly because he was _______to manners at a very young age. However, when we eat at home, he would not _______manners. So I asked him why. He said,” I behave the way I am supposed to ______ when I’m out, but when I am at home I want to be _______.”
That’s when I realized that most parents, myself included, do______ their children the proper way to behave outside the home, but they are also _______to believe that at home, anything goes.
My ________to him was “good behavior has nothing to do with where you are or whom you are with”.
Then he answered, “But I behave _______when I’m with others so that they think better of me.” And that is when I realized that I was doing things all _______. I explained to him that it had nothing to do with what people think. This _______him even more.
So I went on to explain that behavior, whether in your everyday _______with people or at the dining table at home, is an _______of who you are. Well, at the age of 13, he got it.
So basically, what I am saying is that teaching your children _______comes with the underlying lesson that it is not about _______to do or not to do, but rather, who they are. This way it is not _______; it comes from within.
Teach your teens or children the _______courtesy of greeting their friends’ parents and _______themselves when they go to someone’s home. Teach teenage boys to open the door of a car, or any door _____ anyone who matters, for any girl, whether they are their girlfriends or not. This includes holding elevator doors or letting women step out of the elevator first.
Just _______that teenage boys who practice good manners’ and courtesy grow up to become men who respect people in general.
【1】A. knowledge B. wisdom C. manners D. intelligence
【2】A. exposed B. limited C. cared D. concerned
【3】A. learn B. practice C. remember D. make
【4】A. live B. obey C. react D. behave
【5】A. gentle B. polite C. comfortable D. kind
【6】A. teach B. offer C. guide D. support
【7】A. attended to B. brought up C. cared about D. depended on
【8】A. answer B. devotion C. apology D. affection
【9】A. strangely B. nervously C. calmly D. properly
【10】A. reasonable B. important C. wrong D. necessary
【11】A. confused B. encouraged C. moved D. pleased
【12】A. competition B. argument C. struggle D. interaction
【13】A. impression B. expression C. appearance D. attitude
【14】A. lessons B. skills C. manners D. examples
【15】A. what B. how C. where D. why
【16】A. practical B. natural C. gradual D. mechanical
【17】A. minor B. formal C. basic D. casual
【18】A. pleasing B. Introducing C. enjoying D. amusing
【19】A. with B. on C. for D. at
【20】A. consider B. confirm C. predict D. remember
32、I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.
One morning I _______ a lost lamb when I was in the top field,near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its _______ , so I jumped out of the tractor to _______ it while Don stayed in his seat.
Lamb and mother _______ , I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so _______ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. _______ Don had somehow made the _______move.
My heart froze in my chest as I _______ the tractor heading towards the _______ .I ran desperately but failed to __________. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The __________ thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.
Heart in mouth, I __________ the fence and looked over. The tractor was __________against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously(奇迹般地) crossed the __________ road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I __________ the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently __________ , and dashed back to me.
The police __________ and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn't quite believe my __________ it turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been __________ .Don was given a special __________ that night—I didn’t want him thinking I was angry with him.
【1】
A.dropped
B.spotted
C.carried
D.returned
【2】
A.kids
B.friends
C.owner
D.mother
【3】
A.ask about
B.play with
C.tend to
D.run into
【4】
A.freed
B.switched
C.reunited
D.examined
【5】
A.unexpected
B.dangerous
C.embarrassing
D.difficult
【6】
A.Fortunately
B.Generally
C.Immediately
D.Obviously
【7】
A.lamb
B.vehicle
C.seat
D.fence
【8】
A.saw
B.stopped
C.remembered
D.drove
【9】
A.crowd
B.motorway
C.field
D.hill
【10】
A.take off
B.catch up
C.hold back
D.get out
【11】
A.real
B.best
C.basic
D.last
【12】
A.fixed
B.noticed
C.reached
D.closed
【13】
A.resting
B.running
C.parking
D.turning
【14】
A.sleep
B.long
C.rough
D.busy
【15】
A.abandoned
B.approached
C.recognized
D.repaired
【16】
A.unclean
B.uncertain
C.unhurt
D.unhappy
【17】
A.arrived
B.replied
C.survived
D.waited
【18】
A.ability
B.dream
C.luck
D.idea
【19】
A.common
B.confusing
C.desirable
D.awful
【20】
A.meal
B.test
C.job
D.lesson
33、 Not long ago, Linda was sting by a hospital bed in Houston, Beside her _______ her 88-yearold father. His heart was _______ It needed surgery. What _______ her as much as his heath was that all day the two of them bad _______ in nothing but depressing small talks. They had always had good _______. But now he seemed to be _______ with the hospital, talking about the disappointing food, the _______ tests, and the demanding doctors. His once wide-ranging _______ seemed to have been limited to the size of the room. “It is really _______ to sit with a person in a hospital” Linda said. One day, something __________ the eye. It was a book that some friend had __________ as a gift. Her father had always been a __________ but lately he didn't have the energy or focus to read. She __________ the book and started to read it out loud. “ __________ it changed the atmosphere and __________”she said. That afternoon, Linda read to her father for an hour. It was a __________ and a pleasure for both of them. Reading gave the daughter away to __________ with her father and help him in a situation that was otherwise out of her __________. Listening allowed the father to __________ on the sound of her voice out of the hospital and back to the intellectual engagement.
“When I was a kid, he would read to me, it became opportunities to repay a debt of __________ “Linda said.
【1】A.lay B.followed C.stood D.waited
【2】A.breaking B.beating C.weakening D.recovering
【3】A.troubled B.attracted C.astonished D.moved
【4】A.believed B.taken C.joined D.engaged
【5】A.relationship B.conversations C.friends D.manners
【6】A.dissatisfied B.careful C.popular D.generous
【7】A.impressive B.simple C.practical D.endless
【8】A.collections B.interests C.diets D.visitors
【9】A.traditional B.enjoyable C.hard D.worthwhile
【10】A.covered B.met C.blinded D.rolled
【11】A.accepted B.held C.read D.brought
【12】A.patient B.reader C.listener D.doctor
【13】A.picked up B.looked up C.put up D.made up
【14】A.Usually B.Generally C.Immediately D.Occasionally
【15】A.habit B.idea C.surroundings D.mood
【16】A.challenge B.relief C.talent D.pity
【17】A.connect B.agree C.chat D.live
【18】A.mind B.sight C.hands D.heart
【19】A.travel B.reflect C.call D.put
【20】A.honor B.money C.service D.gratitude
34、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?
Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.
In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.
When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.
Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.
Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.
That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.
And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.
But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.
Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.
Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.
In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.
35、Directions: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
In Congress, July 4, 1776
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.
We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
36、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?
Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.
The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.
The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.
In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.
So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?
According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.
But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.
Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”
37、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.
Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems? Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.
When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet,they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.
While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”,there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.
“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”
But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.
Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.
Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!,said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.
It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or,“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.
“We are, for the most part,predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.
38、假设你是红星中学学生李华,你得知故宫正在招聘暑期义务英文讲解员,请你给相关部分负责人写一封申请信,内容包括:
1. 介绍你的基本信息;
2. 说明你的优势(如学习优秀、英语流利、热爱中国历史、对故宫知识了解等);
3. 表示你希望被录用。
提示:义务英语讲解员an English volunteer guide, 故宫 the Forbidden City
注意:请根据以上要点写一篇100字左右的文章,可以适当增加细节。
39、高二下学期已经过半。高三正在向同学们招手。随着学习压力和心理压力日益加大。一些同学的正常生活受到影响,如睡眠不好。身体也开始亮起了红灯。假如你是李华,请你根据以下要点,给学校的英语刊物写一篇稿子,向同学们提出建议,并简述理由或举例说明:
1.劳逸结合;2.健康饮食:3.适当锻炼:4.保持乐观心态。
注意:1.短文必须包括所列内容:
2.词数100左右:3.文章开头已给出。
Dear Editor,
With the approach of Senior 3 studies, students in the second half of Senior 2 are under increasingly great pressure.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
40、假定你是学生会主席李华,你校要举办首届英语艺术节(English Art Festival),请你用英语给师生写一封信,刊登在校报英文版上。信的内容主要包括:
1.举办时间和地点;2.内容;3.举办英语节的意义。
注意:1. 词数 100 左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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41、假设你是李华,学校邀请著名书法家沈鹏到校举行书法讲座。请你给外教David写封邮件邀请他参加。
内容要点:1.讲座时间:5月15日(星期日)上午8:00---11:00;
2.讲座地点:艺术楼演讲大厅;
3.活动安排:听讲座,讨论及提问题,观摩名家即兴创作等;
注意:1. 词数100左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.calligraphy 书法;improvise即兴表演
Dear David,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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