1、Sam has been appointed _____ manager of the engineering department to take _____ place of George.
A./; /
B.the; /
C.the; the
D./; the
2、I have a deep ________ for the city where I spent my childhood.
A.admission B.addition C.affection D.adaptation
3、His idea was in advance ________ the time.
A.for
B.ahead
C.of
D.before
4、By selling them, most of my books which used to gather dust in the corner can________ again.
A.come to existence
B.come to life
C.come into operation
D.come into being
5、—It’s really a pity that you didn’t go to see Frozen II last night.
—I ________, but I had to prepare for the coming exam.
A.would like to B.ought to C.would have D.may have
6、Over the years, London’s economy has changed from a manufacturing economy to one ______ financial services.
A.cared for B.applied to C.preferred to D.based on
7、She tapped me on _______ shoulder and teased me _______ my hair.
A.the; about B.my; for C.the; on D.my; with
8、Had I made good use of this software, a huge amount of time and energy _________.
A. would have been saved B. had been saved
C. will be saved D. was saved
9、Not only ,but he himself was badly beaten up.
A.was everything he had robbed of
B.everything he had was robbed of
C.had everything he been robbed of
D.was he robbed of everything he had
10、Their talk ________ the change that had taken place in the city.
A.turned up
B.turned to
C.turned down
D.turned in
11、On the Double Ninth Festival, many old people will get together, talking about the people and the things ________ they came across many years ago.
A.what
B.which
C.who
D.that
12、She got better after the operation and doctors ________ her progress every day and night.
A.opposed
B.printed
C.monitored
D.complimented
13、A survey reveals that employees who regularly participate in team-building exercises tend to be more satisfied with their jobs than ______who do not.
A.it
B.that
C.those
D.ones
14、I ______ to visit him in the hospital, but I was fully occupied the whole of last week.
A.had gone B.might go C.must have gone D.would have gone
15、He asked me__________________.
A.what is your name B.what my name is
C.what was my name D.what my name was
16、 We have a high regard for Mr. Black because he always tries to ________ his principles.
A. live up to B. look forward to
C. catch up with D. put up with
17、I was about to give up my effort to work on the puzzle when a good idea ______ me.
A.beat
B.attacked
C.struck
D.caught
18、She tries to ________ the latest fashions by going to lots of shows in Shanghai.
A.keep up with
B.keep in with
C.keep out of
D.keep away from
19、She knew it was dangerous to visit him at night, but she set out ________ the risk.
A.regardless of
B.in case of
C.in time of
D.because of
20、We forbid ______ here. Who has permitted you ______ here?
A.smoke; smoking B.smoking; to smoke
C.smoking; smoking D.to smoke; smoking
21、An infectious disease is a disease that is caused by the invasion of a host by pathogens(病原体)whose activities harm the host’s tissues and can be spread to other individuals.
Microorganisms(微生物)capable of causing disease are called pathogens. A true pathogen is an infectious agent that causes disease in any possible host. The terms “infection” and “disease” are quite different. In order to cause disease, pathogens must be able to enter the host body, stick to specific host cells, invade and multiply and do damage to host tissues.
Pathogens may be spread through either direct or indirect contact. Direct contact occurs when an individual is infected by contact with the infection source. It also includes taking in the infectious droplets released by sneezing or coughing. Indirect contact occurs when a pathogen can survive the environment outside its host for a long period of time. So lifeless objects that are polluted by direct contact with the infection source may be the indirect contact for easily infected group.
Public health measures typically involve killing the pathogen from its source or from its route of spread. Those measures include ensuring a safe water supply, effectively treating waste water, and initiating animal control and vaccination(疫苗)programs, etc. Personally, the first line of defense is to keep pathogen at bay by following good personal hygiene(卫生)habits. Prevent infection before it begins and avoid spreading it to others with some easy measures, such as washing hands, getting vaccinated and so on.
Man never stops fighting against all kinds of infectious diseases. But in the past two decades at least a dozen “new” disease have been identified, and traditional diseases that appeared to be “on their way out” are re-emerging. Globally, infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death. Clearly, the ballet has not been won. Nevertheless, it is increasingly difficult for most of us to deny the claims of science. We are continually presented with great amounts of relevant scientific and medical knowledge, which encourages us to take more responsibility for our own health.
【1】What’s the main idea of paragraph2?
A.Origin of true pathogens.
B.Strategies for avoiding tissue damage.
C.Nature of infectious diseases.
D.Differences between infection and disease.
【2】What is likely to cause disease spread through indirect contact?
A.Breathing in tiny drops from coughing
B.Embracing an infected person.
C.Getting bitten by an infected cat.
D.Using umbrella a sick man used.
【3】What does the underlined phrase “at bay” in paragragh 4 mean?
A.At risk.
B.Stay away.
C.Under control.
D.Within reach.
【4】What can we infer about the last paragraph?
A.Science plays an important in defeating infectious diseases.
B.Man is at a loss about infectious diseases.
C.Traditional infectious diseases are dying out.
D.The battle against infectious diseases is in vain.
22、The British poet Matthew Byrne moved to Beijing in 2013 and felt that the capital city's poetry scene was lacking.His obsession(痴迷)for starting poetry events led to the foundation of the Spittoon Collective in May 2015.“At that time,the literary activity in Beijing was The Bookworm based in Sanlitun,”Byrne says.
While some of Beijing's literary institutions would go on to close in the fall of 2019,Spittoon would continue to grow as a community for poets and writers,as well as musicians and others in the creative scene.
Byrne describes the Spittoon Collective as a platform for people to share ideas,from literary works to different forms of art,with projects developing from the creative energy within the community.
Spittoon originally started as a poetry night at the Mado Bar in Dongcheng District 's Baochao Hutong. Byrne says,“In Beijing,you have these wonderful hutongs,ancient structures where you can walk down and visit cool bars,so I thought it would be good to have a poetry event as it seemed like poetry belonged naturally to this area.”
He adds,“The objective now is to discover Chinese voices and broadcast them to the rest of the world.We create a kind of theme park-like atmosphere where every Thursday is occupied by a different literary style or art form.”
The readings would mainly be in English,but with an international community,a new section called“Poetry-in-Translation”was started,which featured works in Chinese,French,Arabic,Russian,Spanish and other languages.
Joining organized activities like Spittoon can be a major help for those caught up in a boring life.And it's especially important for the people who have moved to China as they need to build new relationships while living in a different country.
【1】What can we know about the Spittoon Collective?
A.It was closed in 2019.
B.It was set up in 2013 in Beijing.
C.It's popular with literature lovers.
D.It's a community just for foreigners.
【2】Why did Byrne start the Spittoon Collective in Baochao Hutong?
A.To attract students' love of poetry.
B.To expand China's literature globally.
C.To make Beijing's hutongs famous.
D.To combine poetry with the hutong.
【3】What effect would the Spittoon Collective have on Chinese culture?
A.Beneficial.
B.Negative.
C.Challenging.
D.Controversial.
【4】What is the author's attitude to the Spittoon Collective?
A.Unclear.
B.Intolerant.
C.Doubtful.
D.Favorable.
23、 Sand, sun, fitness, and fun were popular at the LeapFrog’s Fit Made Fun Day event on September 6. With LeapFrog’s new LeapBand activity tracker, the event look place at Santa Monica Beach in California educate kids about staying active.
The LeapBand is Leapfrog’s newest product. It straps (用带子系好) onto the wrist, like a watch, features a virtual (虚拟的) pet that kids can care for. Kids do activities such as walking like a penguin and popping like popcorn to earn points and power-ups, which unlock new pets and rewards.
“We want to make sure kills understand that gelling up, getting active, having fun, and getting healthy tips can all be part of their daily lives,” says Greg Ahearn, who works for LeapFrog. “Our goal with the LeapBand is to get kills up and active and having fun.”
The event included creative Illness activities for kids and parents. Artie Green and Easy A. D., who are a part of an organization called Hip Hop Public Health, performed songs and taught dances. There were photo opportunities, healthy snacks, and goodie bags too.
Mia Hamm, a former member of the United States national women’s soccer team, is the official spokesperson for the LeapBand. Hamm took part in Women’s World Cups and the Olympics. When she was about 15, she knew that her sport was soccer. “I loved the way it challenged me every single day,” she said. Hamm says exercising should be fun “whether it’s playing soccer with your friends or hopping on one foot or dancing”. She advises aspiring athletes to “go for it. It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s meaningful”.
Later in the afternoon, the crowd came together to try to break three Guinness World Records: the most people making sand angels, the most people hopping on one foot, and the most people doing the swim dance. Participants (参加者) enjoyed exercising together, dancing, hopping, and flapping along to music. Better yet, they broke all three records! Ahearn hopes these families and many more continue to take part in fitness activities. “Fun is the most important thing,” he says.
【1】The event LeapFrog’s Fit Made Fun Day is to ________.
A.encourage participants to break Guinness World Records
B.introduce LeapFrrog’s newest product — the LeapBand
C.instruct people, especially kids to keep an active lifestyle
D.find suitable volunteers to rare for virtual pets
【2】According to the passage, what can we know?
A.Kids don’t understand the value of active life.
B.The activities of the event are concerned with fitness.
C.Soccer doesn’t mean a lot to Hamm.
D.Ahearn thinks breaking all three records is the most important thing.
【3】The fifth paragraph mainly intends to tell us Mia Hamm________.
A.is active in sports activities
B.was a famous woman soccer player
C.acts as the spokesperson for the LeapBand
D.calls on people to do sports activities
【4】What’s the main purpose of the passage?
A.To sell a product
B.To provide information about an activity
C.To promote an activity
D.To describe an experience
24、It is not unusual for people to speak two or three languages; they're known as bilinguals or trilinguals. Speakers of more than three languages are known as polyglots. And when we refer to people who speak many languages, perhaps a dozen or more, we use the term hyper-polyglot.
The most famous hyper-polyglot was Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th century Italian cardinal, who was said to speak 72 languages. This claim sounds absurd(荒谬的). If you assume each language had 20,000 words. Mezzofanti would have to learn a word a minute, six hours a day, for eleven years—an impossible task. But Mezzofanti was tested by critics, and they were all impressed.
Did Mezzofanti have an extraordinary brain? Or are hyper-polyglots just ordinary people with ordinary brains who manage to do something extraordinary through hard work?
U. S. linguist Stephen Drashen believes that outstanding language learners just work harder at it and then they acquire unusually strong language ability. As an example, he mentions a Hungarian woman who worked as an interpreter during the 20th century. When she was 86, she could speak 10 languages and was still working on learning new languages. She said she learned them mostly on her own, reading fiction or working through dictionaries or textbooks.
Some researchers argue to the contrary. They believe that there is such a thing as a talent for learning languages. In the 1930s, a German scientist examined parts of the preserved brain of a hyper-polyglot named Emil Krobs, who could speak 60 languages fluently. The scientist found that the area of Krebs's brain called Broca's area, which is associated with language, looked different from the Broca's area in the brains of men who speak only one language. However, we still don't know if Krebs was born with a brain ready to learn dozens of languages or if his brain adapted to the demands he put on it.
Although it is still not clear whether the ability to learn many languages is in born, there's no doubt that just about all of us can acquire skills in a second, third, or even fourth language by putting our mind to it.
【1】The author seems to agree that__________
A.it is unusual for people to be bilinguals or trilinguals.
B.it is clear whether the ability to learn many languages is born
C.there is such thing as a talent for languages
D.hyper-polyglots have an inborn talent for language
【2】What does the underlined sentence imply?
A.Mezzofanti could remember 360 words a day
B.Mezzofanti had a special way to learn languages.
C.Mezzofanti's achievement was ridiculous(荒唐的)
D.Mezzofanti's language ability was astonishing
【3】The Hungarian woman became a hyper—polyglot mainly because of her________.
A.good memory
B.hard work
C.unique brain
D.learning methods
【4】The German scientist's findings showed that Krebs_________.
A.had an unusual brain
B.was born with great talent
C.had worked hard at languages
D.expected too much of himself
【5】What is the purpose of the text?
A.To present new findings on hyper-polyglots.
B.To introduce some famous hyper-polyglots.
C.To explain what hyper-polyglots do.
D.To explore if hyper-polyglots are born talented.
25、 This happened when I was ten. On a normal Sunday, I went to the barber shop where I always went. That day, along with the barber there was an assistant, who had recently ___________ the shop.
So I sat for the haircut. The uncle asked me how ___________ I wanted it. I answered, “Just do as my dad had ___________ you the last time.”
He smiled. Before starting the ___________, he added, “What if I keep it long?”
I ___________ he was joking. So I joked too. I said, “I can’t ___________ what would happen to your shop then!”
The moment I said itthe assistant ___________ from behind. “How dare do you say that! Who are you to threaten us, eh?”
I admit I was too ___________ at that moment and the uncle standing beside me was giving me an ___________ look.
From that day on, I ____________ stopped joking about anyone’s profession and works. It is one of the most ____________ incidents in my life, which taught me to ____________ the profession and works of a person, no matter how ____________ they are.
I’m ____________ that the assistant responded in a way that made me rethink the power of my words. Words do make a ____________.
【1】A.joined B.opened C.left D.visited
【2】A.much B.long C.often D.soon
【3】A.convinced B.reminded C.promised D.instructed
【4】A.chat B.journey C.experiment D.haircut
【5】A.agreed B.knew C.protested D.stressed
【6】A.forget B.bear C.guarantee D.explore
【7】A.attacked B.laughed C.shouted D.disappeared
【8】A.concerned B.proud C.frightened D.curious
【9】A.anxious B.annoyed C.determined D.awkward
【10】A.suddenly B.completely C.obviously D.regularly
【11】A.important B.creative C.sacred D.confusing
【12】A.respect B.copy C.change D.learn
【13】A.tough B.small C.good D.traditional
【14】A.upset B.confident C.embarrassed D.grateful
【15】A.comment B.mistake C.difference D.comparison
26、假如你是李华,你的学校正在举办“运动与健康”的征文活动,请你根据以下提示内容写一篇征文。
内容包括: 1. 运动的重要性及好处。
2. 你的运动方式和选择理由。
3. 呼吁大家运动健身。
注意:1. 词数80左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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