1、________ by the policeman, Ciara Judge gave some information.
A. Asking B. Asked C. To be asked D. Ask
2、Women for centuries.
A.have pulled their own weight
B.have been pulling their own weight
C.pulled their own weight
D.is pulling their own weight
3、This city plans to ________ all high-polluting factories by the end of 2018 so as to improve its air quality.
A. purchase B. promote
C. remove D. replace
4、I have bought the same dress ________ she is wearing.
A. as B. that C. which D. than
5、It’s surprising that your brother ______ English so quickly in this foreign company.
A. makes up B. puts up C. looks up D. picks up
6、One of the most effective ways to reduce is to talk about feeling with someone you trust.
A. production B. stress
C. energy D. passive
7、—Listening to the music is the best way to kill time on the train.
—________! I never go traveling without music.
A.Don’t mention it
B.Definitely not
C.That’s true
D.Well done
8、Seeing their son back home safe and sound, the couple smiled _____.
A.in peace B.in relief C.in return D.in turn
9、Making money seems like a problem that’s very far away from us children, _____only the parents need to care about.
A.everything B.something C.anything D.Nothing
10、The room was dark, the curtains _____ some sunlight.
A.blocking out B.blocked out C.breaking out D.broke out
11、He is very aware of what topics he should and should not____________at the conference.
A. bring back B. bring about
C. bring up D. bring in
12、In the curling (冰壶) final, Britain tied 4-4 in the 10th end to force an extra end, ________ Sweden scored one single point to ________ their victory.
A.which; ensure
B.while; greet
C.when; secure
D.where; seal
13、In a world of globalization, many enterprises like Tiktok and We Chat are seeking to ______ their business abroad.
A.extend
B.expend
C.expand
D.exceed
14、One reason ______ Billy Crystal is popular with all age groups is _______ he is quick thinking and has the ability to amuse the audience.
A. that, that B. why, because
C. why, why D.why, that
15、--Do you like Jane’s new skirt ?
-- Yes, very much. I’ll ask mum to buy ________ for me.
A.one
B.it
C.the other
D.a
16、With her attention ________ on the book, the girl sat there quietly.
A.to be fixed
B.fix
C.fixed
D.fixing
17、________ thirty minutes earlier, you would have seen the beautiful rosy dawn.
A. If you got up B. Had you got up
C. Were you to get up D. If you should get up
18、Though he is very busy, he keeps running in the park every morning to stay .
A. in effect B. in charge
C. in shape D. in fashion
19、--The research on the new bird flu virus vaccine is challenging and demanding. Who do you think can do the job?
--________ my students have a try?
A.Should B.Shall C.Will D.May
20、"Time _________ will never be found again!" I couldn't help talking to myself because I was _________ being lazy.
A. lost; fed up with B. losing; put up with
C. losing; fed up with D. lost; put up with
21、Latin America’s first renewable fuel-powered, trash-trapping wheel is cleaning one of Panama’s dirtiest rivers. A local environmental group led the effort.
The wheel is powered by water and sun energy. It pulls waste out of the Juan Diaz River. Most of the waste comes from the capital area of Panama City, where about 2 million people live. Thousands of kilograms of rubbish flow down the river into the ocean each year.
Robert Getman is the leader of the project. “Cleaning beaches is good,” he said, “but it is more effective and cheaper to trap rubbish in rivers because when it reaches the ocean, the environmental and economic cost becomes too high.”
The environmental group Marea Verde created the wheel, which is named Wanda Diaz, in late September. By the middle of October, Wanda had gathered 28. 6 cubic meters of plastic bottles from the water.
The Juan Diaz River is one of the most polluted in Panama. Waste systems in the area are poor, and land development is not well supervised. The river also passes through Panama City, one of Central America’s largest cities.
Over five years, Marea Verde projects have slowed the spread of rubbish along Panama’s rivers and coastline. Earlier, the group introduced its “Barrier or Trash”technology, a floating device. It caught more than 100 metric tons of waste in the Matias Hernandez River between 2019 and 2020.
“We want to raise awareness that we can prevent the death of this very important river,”said Marea Verde member Sandy Watemberg. She expressed her hope that the wheel will help. But she also pointed to the need for those who use single-use plastics to rethink their behavior. “The most important thing is to achieve a change in habits,” she said.
【1】What makes the wheel the first of its kind?
A.Its size.
B.Its power.
C.Its shape.
D.Its color.
【2】Which statement matches Robert Getman’s opinion?
A.We’d better remove rubbish before it enters the sea.
B.We should clean beaches so as not to pollute the sea.
C.It’s cheap for humans to clean up the ocean.
D.It’s better to leave waste in the sea than in the river.
【3】What does the underlined word “supervised” in paragraph 5 probably mean?
A.Supposed.
B.Protected.
C.Accepted.
D.Controlled.
【4】What did Sandy Watemberg call on people to do?
A.Support the project.
B.Use single-use plastics more.
C.Change their habits.
D.Realize the danger the river is in.
22、 One after another, telecommunications giants (通信巨头) have announced their latest fifth generation (5G) products. They have also claimed that 5G technology would be used on a massive scale by 2020. Yet, when reporting about 5G, many domestic media outlets have described it as a “much faster” technology than 4G without mentioning any of its other advantages. As a result, the common public view about 5G is that they could “download a high-density movie within one second”. Beyond that, most people know nothing about 5G.
Actually, 5G technology has many more advantages than 4G apart from speed. According to the criteria of 3GPP, an international standardization organization, 5G technology can be used for at least three purposes—for connecting everything, reliability of connections, and eliminating delays.
“Connecting everything” is an appropriate slogan for 5G technology, without which the Internet of things would be impossible. 5G would enable one server to connect to multiple terminals (终端) and thus establish high-speed coordination among them, and help the chips inside the terminals to timely react to meet people’s needs. Take for example, autonomous vehicles, which are mature technology products. Self-driving cars combine a variety of sensors, such as radar, computer vision, and GPS to identify navigation paths and obstacles. 5G technology will link all the elements of a transportation system, such as traffic lights, cameras and, of course, cars to establish perfect coordination so they can avoid obstacles and move on navigation paths, which will help strengthen self-driving technology.
Reliability of connections is another essential characteristic of 5G technology, whose use can be extended to other fields where high safety standards are required. For instance, in certain surgeries, surgeons insert nano-robots inside a patient’s body and have to maintain constant control over the robots to ensure they perform their functions and do not cause any harm to the patient. This is an technology can be of great help, as it can establish reliable and continuous connections between the monitor and the nano-robots.
【1】What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follow?
A.Eliminating delays. B.5G network capacity.
C.Disadvantages of 5G. D.Building 5G base stations.
【2】Which can also serve as an example of “connecting everything”?
A.Improvement of smart phone signals.
B.Decrease in telecommunication cost.
C.High speed in-playing computer games.
D.Online tests for all members at the same time.
【3】Why can 5G be used in fields with high safety standards?
A.It can attract most eyeball on a massive scale.
B.It can provide dependable and constant service.
C.It offers massive machine type of communication.
D.It employs 4G base stations and occupy less space.
【4】What would be the best title for the passage?
A.5G Technology: More Than about High Speed
B.5G Technology Will Shape the Future of Connectivity
C.Telecom Giants Work Together to Better 5G Technology
D.Advantages and Disadvantages of 5G Technology and Products
23、Social distancing, as smart as it maybe to stop COVID-19 spreading, has cost us a lot during the past year. Luckily, we’re resilient (能复原的). It’s time, finally, for a great, big hug.
“Hugs area really powerful way of reminding people that they’re cared about,” says professor Michael Murphy at Texas Tech University. “When we’re born, we’re placed in our mother’s arms almost immediately. In that first year of our life, we spend a lot of time being held by other people. And as we grow up, we seek out hugs and touches as a way of connection. I think what has been lost in this past year are these really easy opportunities to be reminded of connection.”
Murphy was the lead author of a hug-centered 2018 article. In a series of interviews with adults, the researchers found that receiving a hug is connected with the reduction of negative mood that occurs on days with interpersonal conflict (冲突).
Other papers have found similarly that hugs aren’t just reserved for simple social greetings. Hugs and other forms of physical touch can change a person’s moods and offer emotional support. A 2006 study showed that simply holding hands with each other helped calm the brain’s reactions to the possible threat.
Researchers still have plenty of questions about how hugs work: Are all hugs alike? How do different cultures around the worldview the worth of hugging? The answers may not be clear yet. But for now, it’s time to get back to a good hug. “There are many people who have been fully vaccinated (接种疫苗的). They are enjoying their hugs with their friends and family members who are also vaccinated,” Murphy says. “I think there’s a lot of thirst there.”
【1】What could physical touch serve as in the 2006 study?
A.Negative reactions.
B.Social greetings.
C.Emotional support.
D.Potential threat.
【2】What do the papers and research mentioned in the text try to show?
A.Our strong wish for hugging.
B.The power of hugging and touch.
C.Our physical reactions to hugging.
D.The different forms of physical touch.
【3】What can we know from the passage?
A.All hugs are alike.
B.Hugs can hardly change a person’s moods.
C.All the citizens have been fully vaccinated.
D.Researchers are still uncertain about how hugs work.
【4】Which of the following would Murphy agree with?
A.Hugs are the most common form of touch.
B.Hugs cannot be stopped by social distancing.
C.Hugs can reduce negative influences of personal conflicts.
D.Hugs are of greater importance to children than to adults.
24、The pros & cons of being a host family
Hosting an exchange student can be the most rewarding experience in the world. Bringing an exchange student into your home can have its pros and cons. I am going to start with the cons.
Cons:
Language barrier. You may have a hard time just because of the language barrier.【1】You would even be tearing your hair out. Just take a deep breath and communicate once again.
Extra cost.【2】Although they pay for their medicine and clothes, there are still many other costs. Does your family like to go out to the movies? Well you now have an extra person to pay for. Food at home is another cost. You have to provide food for breakfast and dinner as well as lunch if the student chooses not to pay for hot lunch at school.
Pros:
【3】This is an amazing journey. They will have many questions about why you do things. They will want to try new activities and learn about your traditions. This is also an excellent chance for you to learn about their country and culture as well.
The opportunity to gain a son/daughter. This experience will give you the chance to communicate with a child in a way you never expected! And many will also feel thankful for the opportunity you have given them. You two will share many laughs along the way and make memories to last a lifetime.【4】
Many of the pros and cons really go hand in hand.【5】Remember, you have the chance to help realize the dream of a teenager and the chance to learn about another culture and to experience new traditions.
A.It will leave a great impression on both of you.
B.It is up to you how you deal with each situation.
C.As with every child you have, there is always an added cost.
D.It will make it impossible for you to talk with exchange students.
E.They want you and the students to have a wonderful experience.
F.The opportunity to communicate with your foreign neighbors.
G.The chance to help a student experience life in another country and culture.
25、 I wrote my first novel when I was 22. It was a_________. I didn’t know how to properly organize dialogue or _________ a plot (情节). Those were all _________ I planned to work out later. I gave the book to my father to read, and within a day he left me a voice mail saying that it was_________ and that I was going to sell it for $300,000.
_______, the book was _________ by every publisher in New York. If there were a literary prize for Most Rejections, I would have won it. I was _________, of course, but I knew better than to _________ — writing wasn’t an easy job, and if this book wasn’t my _________ in, maybe the next one would be. I got back to work.
But this scenario (剧情) happened again: I wrote books … and then they wouldn’t __________. Still, my father’s faith in me never wavered (摇摆), even __________ I worked a lot of other jobs. Some of the jobs, like being a bookseller, were great and __________to my writing life. Some, like selling overpriced jeans to 12-year-olds, were only good as long as they were material for future __________. And they were — because it finally __________. I sold a book! I was going to make it big!
I completely agree with motivational speaker and author John Maxwell’s words: “Successful and unsuccessful people do not __________ greatly in their abilities but in their __________ to reach their potential(潜力).” Life’s not __________. It never was, it isn’t now, it won’t ever be. But do not fall into the trap of feeling you are a __________, you are not. Get over it and __________ with it. And yes, most things are more __________ when you make an effort to get them.
【1】A.mess B.mix C.confusion D.puzzle
【2】A.follow B.structure C.control D.prove
【3】A.facts B.messages C.meanings D.details
【4】A.practical B.complex C.wonderful D.dissatisfactory
【5】A.Also B.However C.Therefore D.Thus
【6】A.rejected B.accepted C.conclude D.commented
【7】A.depressed B.surprised C.frightened D.embarrassed
【8】A.continue B.fight C.quit D.write
【9】A.card B.ticket C.pen D.bill
【10】A.write B.buy C.work D.sell
【11】A.if B.because C.when D.since
【12】A.turned B.opened C.led D.contributed
【13】A.lives B.decisions C.stories D.jobs
【14】A.happened B.failed C.made D.passed
【15】A.vary B.change C.match D.blame
【16】A.request B.command C.hope D.desire
【17】A.sad B.happy C.hard D.easy
【18】A.witness B.loser C.owner D.winner
【19】A.break down B.go on C.set off D.stand by
【20】A.challenging B.demanding C.rewarding D.thrilling
26、假定你是李华,一名高中学生。为了让更多的人了解中国优秀的传统文化,你校近日将举办中国传统文化展(The Traditional Chinese Culture Fair)。请给你的外教Mr. Smith写一封电子邮件,邀请他参加。
内容包括: 1. 展会的宗旨、时间、地点以及参加人;
2. 展出内容:相关书籍、图片、视频等。
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