1、According to The Sun, British scientists have solved the ancient riddle of ________ came first—chicken or egg?
A.who
B.what
C.which
D.that
2、— Mr. Anderson is popular with his students, for he is kind, strict and knowledgeable.
—No wonder he has such a good_________.
A. reputation B. tradition
C. preference D. presentation
3、I’m afraid that I can’t attend Tom’s wedding party ______ next weekend.
A. to be held B. being held
C. held D. is to be held
4、You should respect the views of others, and at the same time what you think is right.
A. care for B. look at
C. insist on D. meet with
5、— How is the result, doctor?
— Well, your health is _____ good, but you still have a few minor problems.
A.normally B.generally C.gradually D.frequently
6、Although ______ motor car has been with us for almost a century, I have never been able to drive _______ American one.
A.the; an B.a; a C.a; the D.the; the
7、The opinion learning is a lifelong process has been expressed by education experts throughout the years.
A. which B. that
C. what D. how
8、—There is good news for you. You’ve been admitted to the Tianjin University.
— ______ That’s great!
A.Have I?
B.Pardon?
C.Congratulations!
D.Good idea!
9、One Belt and One Road refers to two trade promotion and infrastructure (基础设施) development projects which _______ inspiration from the historic Silk Road.
A.draw B.drag C.hold D.pick
10、The ancient historic site is extremely expensive to________, but the local government spends some money repairing it every three years.
A.preserve
B.deserve
C.appreciate
D.celebrate
11、I was wondering _____you could come to join us to be the volunteers in the Winter Olympic Games.
A. what B. that C. whether D. why
12、Tony is really quick at taking notes in class, as almost every word his professor says ______ in his notebook.
A. goes down B. puts down
C. writes down D. keeps down
13、The project is far behind schedule. It’s impossible for you to ______ it in a week.
A. catch up on B. live up to
C. add up to D. hold on to
14、It is amazing to learn that our human beings tend to some knowledge when we are exactly relaxing ourselves,such as diving,swimming and so on.
A.take up B.take on
C.pick up D.pull through
15、—The lecture about 3D technology was very interesting.
—It’s a pity. How I wish I ________ time to attend it.
A. had B. have C. had had D. have had
16、Many people believe cloning is________nature but I think it is a way of helping nature.
A.beneath
B.far from
C.ahead of
D.against
17、All his attention________ on what the teacher was saying, so he even didn't notice what was happening outside the classroom.
A.fixed
B.was fixed
C.was fixing
D.has been fixed
18、It is very important for English teachers to have a knowledge of the theories of language_______.
A.fluency B.accuracy C.acquisition D.punctuation
19、The style of the campus is quite different from ______ of most Chinese universities where visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types.
A. that B. one C. the one D. those
20、This year's English movie dubbing competition will be held, but no date has yet been set for the ________of the entries to be selected.
A.commission B.submission C.association D.occupation
21、The 90-minute long game involves two goals, black and white checkered balls, goalkeeper, and no hand use. This sport, of course, is soccer or football, as the majority of the rest of the world says. It’s confusing that some countries call this sport “football” while Americans and Canadians say “soccer”, but apparently the British are mostly to blame.
The name confusion is actually thanks to British universities in the early 1800s who tried standardizing various sports games that had different rules and regulations to differentiate between them, according to a paper by Stefan Szymanski, a professor of sports economics at the University of Michigan.
Rugby, formerly known as “rugby football” or “rugger”, is a translation of “football” where you can use your hands. Soccer, originally “association football” or “asoccer”, is the traditional translation of “football” where people don’t use their hands. People in England started shortening the names by dropping the “association” part of the phrase as well as the “a” in “asoccer”, per Szymanski’s paper. If your head hurts from thinking about this, prepare to have your mind blown by these things you probably never thought about — until just now.
Now comes the complexity: in 1869, Rutgers and Princeton colleges held the first traditional, recorded, football game using a unique combination of rules from both rugby and soccer, creating what we know as “American football” and what other countries refer to as “gridiron”. Thanks to the popularity of American football, soccer players in America keep to “soccer” to help differentiate themselves, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
If the name “soccer” stuck in Britain, and if Americans came up with a better one for American football, there would be much less confusion. So why did the “football” short kind of “association football” become more popular than “soccer” in England anyway? Originally, American influence on Britain during World War II made “soccer” the popular term in England before the 1980s, The Atlantic reports. Once the sport became more popular in the United States around that time, the British stopped using “soccer”. Szymanski’s paper claims it could be thanks to American and British news organizations pushing either term in each country.
【1】What caused the name confusion in the early 1800s?
A.Game time.
B.Sports rules.
C.Ball popularity.
D.News organizations.
【2】What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3?
A.The name confusion is becoming stronger.
B.You cannot use your hands while playing games.
C.The names make it more difficult for people to understand.
D.Making the best of the head in the sports is extremely vital.
【3】In which of the following do the two belong to the same one?
A.“Rugby” and “Soccer”.
B.“Rugger” and “American football”.
C.“American football” and “Gridiron”.
D.“Gridiron” and “Association football”.
【4】What does the author imply in the last paragraph?
A.The name confusion would become less.
B.The British disliked soccer during World War II.
C.American soccer was more popular than English football.
D.History and culture had a great effect on the name.
22、According to EMTP and Stat Gear CEO Avi Goldstein, every driver should be taught how to get out of a car when it becomes submerged in water.
“Accidents and natural disasters often occur so quickly that it’s essential for drivers to be prepared,” says Goldstein. “In this case, preparation is simply knowing what should be done before it happens.”
Goldstein offers the following lifesaving tips:
1.Try to stay calm. The worst thing you can do is become overly agitated and panicked.
2. Don’t try to open the door. This will cause the car fill with water very quickly.
3. Unfasten your seat belt or cut it if it’s jammed.
4. Help free anyone else in the car.
5. Use a window punch — preferably spring-loaded. It’s nearly impossible to break a car window with your hands or feet.
6. Exit through the broken window and swim up to safety.
“Every car should be equipped with a window punch and seat belt cutter, but they are usually completely forgotten by car owners,” says Goldstein. For example, the T3 Tactical Auto Rescue Tool from Stat Gear features a 440c stainless steel serrated knife, seat belt cutter, spring-loaded window punch and LED light.
Goldstein asserts that the T3 or another similar tool should always be within arms length of a driver. “If for any reason a driver becomes pinned into his or her seat, emergency tools need to be within reach--otherwise they are useless. They will do you no good in your trunk or backseat.” The following is a quick demonstration on how to escape a sinking car with a baby on board.
【1】What is the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 1?
A. washed B. cleaned C. stuck D. discovered
【2】According to the passage, where should you put a window punch and a seat belt cutter in your car?
A. Near the driver’s seat. B. In the trunk.
C. In the back seat. D. Under the engine.
【What will be following the passage?
A. How to save a baby in a car.
B. How to help a baby escape from a car.
C. How to escape from a sinking car with a baby.
D. How to avoid sinking a car with a baby.
23、 Hikers, soldiers and school children all know the burden of a heavy backpack. But now, researchers from three Chinese institutes have developed a prototype(雏形) that not only makes loads feel about 20% lighter, but also harvests energy from human movements to power small electronics.
The new backpack, reported in ACSNano, could be especially useful for athletes, explorers and disaster rescuers who work in remote areas without electricity, the researchers say.
Backpacks are widely used in everyday life for the hands-free carrying of loads. Over time, however, walking or running with a heavy bag can cause back and neck pain. Also, backpackers in wilderness areas or even those in cities who don’t have ready access to a charger might wish for a bag that could harvest the mechanical energy of walking to power portable electronics or health-monitoring sensors.
Previously, researchers have used triboelectric nanogenerators(TENG) –– small devices that convert mechanical energy into electricity –– to make energy-harvesting backpacks, but those bags had relatively low power outputs and they didn’t provide added benefits, such as load lightening or shock absorption. Zhong Lin Wang, Jia Cheng and their colleagues wanted to design a prototype that overcame these limitations.
To save labor and absorb shock, the researchers installed two elastomers(弹性体) into the backpack that stretched and shrank, keeping the bag steady as the wearer walked. This resulted in about a 20% reduced force on the wearer. Meanwhile, the movement between the frame of the backpack and its load during walking drove a TENG to convert mechanical energy into electricity, with 14% efficiency.
“The researchers showed that the bag could power LEDs, an electric watch and fluorescent tubes. Once some challenges, such as improving the energy conversion efficiency, are overcome, the backpack has promising potential as a power source for small-scale wearable and portable electronics, GPSs and health care sensors,” the researchers say.
【1】Who will be the most probable users of the new backpack?
A.Doctors in the hospital.
B.Workers in the factory.
C.Researchers in the science lab.
D.People traveling to unknown places.
【2】What is the function of Paragraph 4?
A.Provide some background information.
B.Make comments about the new invention.
C.List the disadvantages of the new backpack.
D.Compare TENG and the new backpack.
【3】Which makes it easier for wearers to carry the backpack?
A.TENG.
B.Two elastomers.
C.Fluorescent tubes.
D.Health care sensors.
【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.The new backpack could hit the market soon.
B.The new backpack needs further improvement.
C.Consumers are in need of chargeable backpacks.
D.The researchers have difficulty meeting challenges.
24、Stargazers can visit famous dark-sky parks in the world and enjoy unpolluted views of night skies. Let's take a deeper dive into what you'll see at the dark-sky parks.
Joshua Tree National Park, California
Joshua Tree National Park is a popular attraction for stargazers living on the west coast. Despite being influenced by light pollution on its western borders from Coachella Valley cities, its relative isolation from major cities in the east(with Phoenix being the closest city area some 300 miles away), provides it with some of the darkest skies in California.
Elqui Valley, Chile
A popular wine region centered on the Elqui River in northern Chile, the Elqui Valley also offers ideal conditions(high-altitude, low-population, limited cloud cover) for uncorking a bottle and toasting the heavens above. Spanning some 90,000 acres, the region has the distinction of being named the first-ever Dark Sky Sanctuary by the International Astronomical Union in 2015.
It's also home to nearly a dozen observatories, boutique stargazing hotels and a large variety of tours that cover both cosmic and daytime spectacles.
Wadi Rum, Jordan
One of Jordan's most valuable tourist destinations, Wadi Rum is an otherworldly mountain desert featuring dramatic rock formations and wind-swept rust-colored dunes. Wadi Rum is an incredible landscape too (used for a lot of sci-fi movies like Rogue One, Prometheus and The Martian) and it's one of the dark places where you can just sit and look up at the wonder of the night sky with very little interruption.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, America
It's no surprise that Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has been building a reputation for good night sky viewing. The dry air, high elevation, and lack of light pollution all make the park an ideal dark-sky destination.
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains block much of the sky glow coming from nearby cities, shrouding(遮蔽,笼罩)the park-with its 149,164 acres of dunes, wetlands, grasslands, forests and alpine tundra-in darkness.
【1】What do we know about Joshua Tree National Park?
A.It is relatively separated from major cities.
B.It is the first dark sky park in the world.
C.It is affected by no light pollution.
D.It is named as the darkest sky in the world.
【2】What helps prevent Great Sand Dunes from light?
A.The wetlands.
B.The sand dune.
C.The forests.
D.The mountains.
【3】Who are the intended readers of the text?
A.Park goers.
B.Space explorers.
C.Star observers.
D.Adventurous campers.
25、I was called into the principal’s office but I had no idea what I had done wrong. When I arrived, my brother Brian was there. He had been crying. Brian grabbed my hand and said, Amanda has been in a car______."
Every inch of my body went______as I realized what he had said. My sister was injured. One question sounded over and over in my head______could this have happened? Even though she was only 17, Amanda was one of the____ drivers I knew. I felt shocked and terrified.
My brother and I left immediately______the hospital my sister was in. When we arrived, my sister's face was____ from the eyebrows up and you could see blood everywhere. She was______to several machines. My mom and dad stood at her side crying.
My sister looked______at me with blood-filled eyes. In her eyes, where I expected to see______, I saw strength. She said to me, "I love you, Renee. I suddenly realized how______I tell my sister I love her. I tried to______her, but she wasn't listening any more,______some doctors were taking her away to the x-ray room.
As they wheeled her away I wanted to scream out, but I couldnt. I couldn't move, speak or even cry______she was around the comer. Then the tears came.
Though everyone kept telling me she would be all right, something made me______. Every moment that passed allowed the_______in my mind to grow bigger. Finally, the doctor walked down the hall and stood quietly in front of us. It was then that the long-awaited______came. Amanda was going to be okay.
My heart leaped as I realized I still had a sister. She would need a lot of plastic surgery (整容手术), but she was ____.
A year later,______my sister and I quarrel sometimes, every time I see her face and spot the large scar that stretches across it, I remember to tell her that I______her. I remember when I almost didn’t have the______to tell her again how much I love her.
【1】A. game B. travel C. accident D. shop
【2】A. frozen B. excited C. flexible D. relaxed
【3】A. when B. where C. why D. how
【4】A. youngest B. safest C. hardest D. worst
【5】A. to B. at C. up D. for
【6】A. covered B. knocked C. operated D. hanged
【7】A. applied B. attached C. fastened D. related
【8】A. up B. down C. around D. upon
【9】A. belief B. love C. fear D. hope
【10】A. frequently B. much C. soon D. rarely
【11】A. answer B. refuse C. persuade D. hug
【12】A. while B. because C. though D. so
【13】A. unless B. since C. after D. until
【14】A. angry B. disappointed C. worried D. dissatisfied
【15】A. confidence B. doubt C. sympathy D. curiosity
【16】A. words B. note C. evidence D. sign
【17】A. ill B. afraid C. alone D. alive
【18】A. only if B. in case C. now that D. even though
【19】A. save B. help C. love D. forgive
【20】A. mood B. chance C. time D. courage
26、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Barditch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion, which offered former students a chance to reconnect with old friends,remember the fine times they had at school and celebrate with people they might not have seen for years. Over 450 people came to the event,and all the people there were full of excitement. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for over fifty years, was wheeled to the park
Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans (嘟嚷声) when Ms. Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers.
Then Ms. Yates started to speak: “I can't tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven't seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven't appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination ”
Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued: “It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives,I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”
"There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride me and I want you to know I love you a11 from the bottom of my heart”, she added.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
Meanwhile,she took out her collections from the bag with trembling hands.
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There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds.
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