1、— What’s the _________ weight of luggage that I can take aboard the plane, Sir?
— Thirty kilograms.
A.accurate
B.average
C.maximum
D.unique
2、By now, no one has come up with a(n)_____ explanation of why dinosaurs died out, and it remains a mystery.
A. astonishing B. amusing
C. convincing D. puzzling
3、(题文)A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions ________ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace.
A. when B. that
C. as D. where
4、Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, ______ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.
A. earns B. earning C. earned D. to have earned
5、They’d won 12 ______ games before they lost.
A.vivid
B.straight
C.typical
D.flexible
6、Many white collars went back to second and third-tier cities only ______that housing prices there are also jumping, traffic jams increasing and the air becoming dirty.
A. to have found B. found C. to find D. finding
7、A hurricane swept through my village. Just as we were beginning to lose hope, it suddenly stopped. It is really “ ”.
A. All’s well that ends well B. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
C. It never rains but if pours D. A friend in need is a friend indeed
8、Young people should be inspired to think outside the box and innovate, breaking free from __________ methods.
A.contradictory B.dynamic C.conventional D.distinguished
9、Nantong has become one of the most_____cities in the Yangtze River Delta through innovation.
A.dynamic B.conservative C.primitive D.ethnic
10、—Long time no see. Haven’t you graduated from college?
—Yes. I ______ Social Science for 4 years in Shanghai.
A. study B. have studied
C. studied D. am studying
11、People began looking around to see ________ the noise was coming from.
A.how B.why C.whether D.where
12、The CEO of the company is a position ____ many abilities are required to deal with all types of problems.
A. which B. that C. when D. where
13、You may not have noticed that problem, but you could never withdraw it ______ regretful about your decision.
A.should you feel B.you should feel
C.had you left D.you had left
14、Someone called me up at midnight, but he had hung up I could answer the phone.
A. as B. since
C. until D. before
15、Their team is so powerful that we have very________chance to win, but we will try our best.
A.thin
B.light
C.rare
D.slim
16、Believe it or not, your parents have experienced ________you have experienced as children and teenagers.
A.how
B.which
C.what
D.that
17、No matter how________, it is not necessarily lifeless.
A.dry may a desert be B.a desert may be dry
C.may a desert be dry D.dry a desert may be
18、Roger trained hard for the tournament for months, but unfortunately he had to _______ due to a knee injury.
A. pull out B. work out
C. try out D. give out
19、________ they choose Chinese company is that China has the most advanced technology of high speed railway in the world.
A.When B.That
C.Where D.Why
20、________ in a tiny cabinet were four Mother’s Day poems I’d written for her in the 1960s.
A.Hidden B.Hiding C.Being hidden D.To be hidden
21、A new technique using drones (无人机) to count lions in the wild has been tested in Uganda. The drones were used by scientists from The University of Queensland, Australia, to get a more accurate idea of lion populations. At the moment, it is thought that there are between 20,000 and 30,000 wild lions left in Africa. However, the team’s recent findings suggest that there are far fewer lions in the wild than experts previously thought.
Alexander Braczkowski, the lead researcher, spent a year monitoring and filming the big cats in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area. In this part of Africa, the lions have a habit of spending time lying around in trees. Using a drone, Braczkowski was able to get close to each one and take high-quality photos of its whisker (胡须) pattern. This was useful because each lion’s whisker pattern is unique. The team could then differentiate individual lions using the photos and be sure they were not counting individuals twice. Braczkowski says this is much more accurate than the current counting methods.
One common way to count lions in an area is to estimate the number in one small part of that area, according to how many lion tracks that researchers find. This number is then multiplied to calculate an estimate for how many lions are in the larger area. However, Braczkowski says this is not as reliable as the new way because lions are not evenly spread out in the wild and the number of lions varies from area to area. Another is to go out at night and play the sound of a distressed prey animal, such as an antelope, through a loudspeaker. The lions are counted as they emerge to find out what the noise is. The trouble with this method is that researchers might count the same lions twice in the dark or miss some, because not all of them might appear.
Braczkowski says people should start using the drone method for counting. Knowing for certain how many lions are in the wild will allow conservationists to know where the big cats are and how to protect them best.
【1】What does the research show?
A.The new technique remains to be tested.
B.The lions in Africa are more than thought.
C.The authenticity of lion populations is challenged.
D.The previous research findings are thoroughly right.
【2】What does the underlined word “differentiate” in paragraph 2 mean?
A.Restrict.
B.Defend.
C.Trick.
D.Identify.
【3】What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.The usage of the new way.
B.The strengths of the new way.
C.The reliability of the common ways.
D.The inaccuracy of the common ways.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.Testing wild lions’ calculating ability
B.Effective measures to protect wild lions
C.Using drones to count lions in the wild
D.Scientific ways to predict the number of wild lions
22、The protected lands of the National Parks are some of the most amazing destinations within the United States to view some spectacular pieces of nature. Many of these parks have fun family-friendly activities, making them great destinations for holidays and summer break.
Olympic National Park, WA
Olympic National Park is a great destination for families to explore the wild beauty. At this park, visitors will find beautiful beaches, a rain forest, mountains and more. Children will love the wild coastline, with amazing beaches, and a lot of fascinating sea life. The whole family will love the many hiking trails, the wild beauty of the beaches throughout the park, and the wildlife within the forest and mountains.
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Yellowstone National Park is the nation's first national park. Visitors can start at one of the Visitor Centers to learn about the abundant wildlife of Yellowstone. Children will love keeping an eye out for elk and bison while driving and hiking through the park.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC
Located on North Carolina's Outer Banks, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is an amazing destination for recreating, relaxing and much more. The seashore has many beautiful beaches for the whole family to explore and enjoy. Visitors can spend vacation time searching for shells, birding, kayaking, hiking and more. The Outer Banks are also an excellent spot to go windsurfing, especially on Hatteras Island.
Glacier National Park, MT
Glacier National Park was the tenth national park created in the nation. The park offers visitors the opportunity to explore the amazing wilderness of Montana, through biking, hiking, camping, backpacking, boating and more. The best time of year to visit is the early summer, the region is snowy in the winter and hot in the summer.
【1】What can you do in Olympic National Park?
A.Visit the park by car.
B.Go boating in the park.
C.Take a camp trip there.
D.Enjoy attractive sea life.
【2】Which national park has the longest history in America?
A.Olympic National Park.
B.Yellowstone National Park.
C.Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
D.Glacier National Park.
【3】What do Olympic National Park and Cape Hatteras National Seashore have in common?
A.Both have beautiful beaches.
B.Both offer bird-watching.
C.Both are in the same island.
D.Both provide windsurfing.
23、Some people like to listen to the Beatles.while others prefer Gregorian chants.When it comes to music , scientists find that nurture can overpower nature.
A study shows musical preferences seem to be mainly shaped by a person’s cultural upbringing and experiences rather than biological factors.“Our results show that there is a profound cultural difference in the way people respond to consonant(和谐的)and dissonant(不和谐的)sounds,and this suggests that other cultures hear the world differently,” says Josh McDermott.a scientist in Cambridge.
Some scientists believe that the way people respond to music has a biological basis and that this would overpower any cultural shaping of musical preferences , effectively making them a universal phenomenon.Some musicians.by contrast , think that such preferences are more a product of one’s culture.If a person’s upbringing shapes their preferences,then they are not a universal phenomenon.
The trick to working out where musical preferences come from was to find and test people who hadn’t had much contact with Western music.McDermott and his team travelled by aeroplane,car and canoe to reach the remote villages of the Tsimane’ people,who are largely isolated from Western culture.
In their experiments,McDermott and his colleagues investigated responses to Western music by playing combinations of notes to three groups of people:the Tsimane’ and two other groups of Bolivians that had experienced increasing levels of exposure to Western music.The researchers recorded whether each group regarded the notes as pleasant or unpleasant.
The Tsimane’ are just as good at making acoustic(声响的)distinctions as the groups with more experience of other types of music,the scientists find.Most people prefer consonant tones,but the Tsimane’ have no preference between them.“This pretty convincingly rules out that the preferences are things we’re born with,’’ McDermott argues.
“Culture plays a role.We like the music we grew up with,”agrees Dale Purves,a scientist at Duke University.“Nature versus nurture is always a fool’s errand.’’It’s almost always a combination,he adds.
【1】Why does the author mention Beatles in the first paragraph?
A.To arouse reader’s interest.
B.To stress the importance of music.
C.To introduce the topic to be discussed.
D.To encourage readers to listen to their music.
【2】McDermott would most probably agree that __________.
A.people’s music preference is a universal phenomenon
B.Chinese and Japanese have different music preferences
C.the way people respond to music is biologically decided
D.parents have nothing to do with children’s music preference
【3】What do we know about the Tsimane’ in the experiment?
A.They prefer consonant tones.
B.They are born with excellent music talent.
C.They do well in telling acoustic distinctions.
D.They have never had contact with Western music.
【4】What does the underlined phrase “a fool’s errand” in the last paragraph refer to?
A.Something meaningless. B.Something significant.
C.Something reliable. D.Something sensitive.
24、Mathilda,15, is Turkana, a native people that has survived by raising cattle in a semiarid (半干旱) region. Mathilda's school, like most schools in the area, doesn't have access to clean water and sanitation facilities for its students. So instead of spending their whole school day learning, Mathilda and her classmates start their day by spending two hours to the closest river fetching water ---water that is anyway most likely not safe to drink. They do the same thing again in the afternoon, so they often lose around half of their school day fetching water.
Mathilda has to do the same thing outside of school hours to get the water her family needs at home, leaving her little time for studying. Because of rising temperatures, water has become harder and harder to find here, and people have to spend more and more time trying to find it.
This is just one small example of how climate change is making it harder to realize people’s rights to water, education and security. Unfortunately, most higher-income countries remained silent on the issue.
This is despite studies showing that communities already facing marginalization(边缘化),such as women and children, mostly suffer from climate change. This is especially the case for those in countries with limited resources and fragile ecosystems.
Meanwhile, women consist of the majority of the world 's poor,and so are more dependent for their livelihood on natural resources that are threatened by climate change. And around the world, women and girls are the most likely to be responsible for fetching water for their families.
This exposes them to danger and leaves them with less time to attend school, earn money, or simply to rest. But the fact is that the effects of climate change will be felt globally.
Despite the difficulties she is facing, trying to get an education, Mathilda says she hopes to serve her community in a leadership role when she grows up.
“All of the world's leaders need to work together to solve this problem that we are all facing,” she said.
【1】Mathilda has to spend _______fetching water every school day.
A. two hours B. four hours
C. more than four hours D. almost a whole day
【2】The first two paragraphs are intended to tell us____________.
A. the cause and effect of lack of water
B. one serious consequence of climate change
C. the difficulties in fetching water in the semiarid region
D. the hardship of life for the people in the semiarid region
【3】We can conclude from the passage that________________.
A. climate change is everyone's business
B. water is becoming rare because of rising temperatures
C. fetching water takes up Mathilda's half of studying time
D. females are more responsible for fetching water for their families
【4】The passage is mainly about the problem caused by_______________.
A. rising temperatures B. fetching water
C. climate change D. water shortage
25、 School across the country have switched to online classes because of COVID-19. But many students are _______about how they’re going to make everything work.
Not every family can afford a computer; besides, some schools are _______serious delays in computer orders. Without the _______, these kids can’t keep up with their online lessons. Recognizing this _______, Darla Purce of Huston, Texas, decided to do everything she could to help students get what they _______!
Darla is a self-taught at _______computers, who also believes everyone should have the _______to use one. “If we’re talking about true equality, we’re talking about _______,” she said. “If we really want things to be _______for all the children, we must make sure all of them ________this technology.”
Before the school year began, her caring neighbour ________Darla’s 12-year-old son, asked if he needed a computer for school because with his daughter going out to work, he had an/a ________and old desktop he was looking to ________. While her son didn’t need one, Darla knew someone else would.________, she repaired it, using her advantage, and offered it for free on the Nextdoor app. “After getting so many ________from the students, I said to myself, ‘Well, ________there’s much demand here,’ ” she added.
Then she started collecting computers from ________people for local students! Her son helps her repair the computers, while her mom, though ________, steps up to help her too. So far, they’ve ________more than 24 computers.
“We’re just trying to give as many students as possible a ________to learn,” she said proudly.
A.worried
B.angry
C.curious
D.serious
A.expecting
B.explaining
C.experiencing
D.avoiding
A.technology
B.consequence
C.principle
D.action
A.difference
B.purpose
C.restriction
D.problem
A.confirm
B.deserve
C.select
D.clarify
A.programming
B.designing
C.fixing
D.marketing
A.burden
B.right
C.ability
D.dream
A.exploration
B.education
C.appreciation
D.information
A.similar
B.typical
C.real
D.equal
A.benefit from
B.show interest in
C.depend on
D.take pride in
A.interviewed
B.received
C.met
D.praised
A.extra
B.cheap
C.unpractical
D.clumsy
A.hand in
B.give away
C.bring back
D.store up
A.Lastly
B.Instead
C.However
D.Therefore
A.comments
B.assessments
C.responses
D.instructions
A.eventually
B.normally
C.fortunately
D.clearly
A.generous
B.familiar
C.considerable
D.unusual
A.energetic
B.successful
C.old
D.poor
A.witnessed
B.distributed
C.demanded
D.protected
A.challenge
B.qualification
C.promise
D.chance
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。
My school had a tradition during the ninth-grade graduation: a beautiful gold and green jacket (the school colors), was awarded to the student who had maintained the highest grades for nine years.
I had been a straight A student since the first grade and had looked forwards very much to owning that jacket. My father was a farm laborer who couldn't earn enough money to feed five children. I was given to my grandparents to raise. There would never be a school sports jacket for us. This scholarship jacket was my only chance.
One day in May, I happened to overhear in the office. Mr. Schmidt, my history teacher, and Mr. Boone, my math teacher arguing about me. “I refuse to do it! I don't care who her father is;her grades can't match Martha's at all. I won't lie or falsify (伪造)records.” said Mr. Schmidt angrily.
But Mr. Boone's voice sounded calm. “Joann's father is not only on the Board (董事会), he owns the only store in town: we could say it was a close tie and…”
Shaking and sad, I, waited a few minutes and walked away.
The next day when the principal called me into his office. “Martha,” he said, “There's been a change in policy this year regarding the scholarship jacket. This year the Board has decided to charge fifteen dollars, which still won't cover the complete cost of the jacket. So if you are unable to pay the money for the jacket, it will be given to the next one in line.”
Standing with all the dignity I could find, I said,“I'll speak to my grandfather about it, sir, and let you know tomorrow.” I cried on the way home.
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。
Paragraph 1:
By the time I got home, my eyes were red and swollen. I found my grandpa in the bean field.
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Paragraph 2:
I dragged into the principal’s office the next day, sad and disappointed.
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