1、—It’s really great to have a computer to store my photos.
—Don’t count on it too much. It ______ break down and you’d better make a copy of them.
A.must B.can C.should D.need
2、—Continuous hot days are getting to be more than I can take.
—Hold on. According to the weather forecast people ______ have some relief by the weekend.
A.would B.should C.need D.must
3、 As was known to all, John had broken his promise ___ he would stay with us for some time .
A. when B. which
C. that D. what
4、Our school has recently obtained the latest multimedia equipment, __________ students to learn efficiently under special circumstances.
A.allowing B.being allowed C.having allowed D.allowed
5、— Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?
— He rushed out of the room _____ I could say a word.
A. when B. after C. before D. until
6、Tomorrow we'll pay a visit to a museum, next to _______ is a nice restaurant where we can have Italian food.
A. that B. this C. it D. which
7、It is obvious to the students _____________they should get well prepared for their future.
A.as B.that
C.which D.whether
8、Was it in 2008 ______ he was still at middle school _____ the boy became expert at computer?
A.that; where B.when; where C.that; when D.when; that
9、Why not try your luck in the library? That’s ________ the American classical books are kept.
A. how B. why C. when D. where
10、The young lady, ________ several attempts to fix her cell phone, decided to have another try.
A. making B. to have made
C. having made D. made
11、I had been betrayed by those who I trusted several times, ______ in a suspicious attitude towards everything and everyone.
A. resulted B. having resulted C. resulting D. to result
12、After completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope ________.
A.providing
B.provided
C.having provided
D.to provide
13、Having the courage to be disliked does not mean that you can use your weaknesses as an ________ for not improving yourself.
A.capacity
B.excuse
C.passion
D.demand
14、________ terrible, the medicine was thrown away by the child.
A. Tasted B. Tasting
C. To taste D. Being tasted
15、The president of Harvard pioneered the elective system______ students were able to choose their own courses of study.
A.on which B.about which C.to which D.by which
16、Over 1,000 elephants face starvation in Thailand because the coronavirus crisis has _______ revenues from tourism.
A.cut down B.put down C.break down D.pull down
17、It’s good manners to follow the local ________ when travelling home and abroad.
A.plans B.skills C.roads D.rules
18、There are nearly one hundred foreign students in our university, most of________ are from America and Australia.
A.which B.them C.whom D.those
19、—Jerry, where did you guys go for the summer vacation?
—We ___ busy with our work, or we would have gone to Brazil to watch the games.
A.were B.have been C.had been D.would be
20、My smart watch battery slow.It needs charging.
A.runs B.is run C.ran D.is running
21、A student named Bruce sent me an email. He said, “My parents promised me a trip to California Disneyland if I get good grades in the final exams. 【1】. Why do adults connect everything with school grades?”
The following are my tips about his problem:
I understand your problem, and this must be frustrating to hear. Studies are important in a young person’s life. 【2】. However, too much stress could have a negative influence on your mood and even how you perform at school.
For the time being, it is best to have a positive attitude. 【3】. However, if you feel that your parents are putting you under too much pressure, then be honest and tell them how you feel. This way in the future when you have more exams, they will be less likely to put you in such an awkward situation, in which your results directly determine how they treat you.
【4】 if you explain to them your annoyance and how the added stress will be counter-productive (产生反效果的) for your exam performance.
It may be a long time since your parents were at school so they may find it difficult to understand your situation. I remember the days when I endlessly studied for exams, worrying before the big day came. 【5】, instead of worrying about the future consequences of any result. As a general rule for exams, try to make sure you have a schedule that allows you time to relax. I found this incredibly useful in helping me keep focused.
Be honest with your parents. At the end of the day, you are still fortunate enough that you have the chance of a trip after the exams are over.
A.But if I don’t, they will cancel the trip
B.Don’t expect much from them
C.I always found it best to focus on the task at hand
D.Your parents want to reward you for your hard work
E.I feel full of confidence and so open to possibilities
F.They may think differently about how they offer motivation
G.Try and let this potential reward motivate you if you can
22、 I am a parent of a disabled teenager. My son is in and out of hospital and school. His learning disabilities and behaviour issues are a barrier for him, and he is teased on campus. At home, he swears and punches me.
He is on a waiting list for his disorder which contributes to his anxiety. Meanwhile, there are hospital appointments to manage, at least four consultants on the go, and an imminent transfer to adult services. The bureaucracy of caring keeps me busy.
I used to work in the theatre industry but had to quit when my son kept getting excluded from school. I never expected that my life would turn out like this. But now, amazingly, I am doing a PhD at a Russell Group university,looking at nonwhite protagonists in historical drama. It is fascinating: underrepresented characters!Hidden histories! Diversity!
I am starting to win awards for my research and I feel like a success story. Almost. There's just one problem: I can't get funding. I keep missing out on studentships and scholarships. These awards—which are mainly funded by research councils or universities directly—are worth about £14,000-£16,000 a year and usually include a fee waiver (saving a further £5,000). That's a lot of money.
But the funding tends to go to students half my age with straightA academic results—not to people like me, who have taken an unusual path to academia. When I was turned down for the last studentship I applied for, I asked why. The decision maker—a professor in my department and the head of a research institute—told me “it all comes down to excellent academic results”.
They don't say this on the application forms: it's all about the originality of your project, your research statement, your supervisor's supporting statement, the panel that considers you, the level of competition. But when it comes down to it, this is clearly what they want. Someone with my background is never going to get a studentship if the decisive criteria are undergraduate and master's results.
When I started my PhD and realised that I would need financial help, I went to the student advice office and told them that I am a carer. They asked what that meant and then offered me advice on benefits, but not funding. I went to the student union advice service—they referred me back to student advice. I went to the graduate school. Same response. I spoke to a vice dean and a chaplain. I had to tell them what a carer is. You get the picture. I was invisible. So I gave up, decided to apply annually for the studentships and kept my parttime job.
UCAS announced this year that young carers will now be able to identify themselves in their applications, so that universities will be able to support them. But how is this going to happen if staff at these institutions don't even know what a carer is?
The student welfare vicepresident at the union has finally agreed with me that carers are an undersupported and underrepresented group on campus. We are going to ask student records to add an option to the equality and diversity monitoring section, so that we can identify as carers and hopefully raise awareness. Wish us luck.
【1】Put the following events in the correct order.
a. The author won awards for her research.
b. The author spoke to a vice dean and a chaplain.
c. The author decided to apply annually for studentships.
d. The author started her PhD.
A.dabc B.dcba
C.cdab D.cdba
【2】According to the decision maker,the writer's application for funding was turned down mainly because ________.
A.she has a disabled son B.her academic results were not good enough
C.the bureaucracy of caring kept her busy D.the competition was too fierce
【3】It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.the writer likes reading success stories
B.the writer is a nonwhite woman
C.carers deserve our attention and help
D.carers are favored in the process of application and enrollment
【4】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Only undergraduates and masters can get the studentship.
B.In spite of her son's illness, the writer continued to work to feed her family.
C.The writer shows great interest and enthusiasm in her academic research.
D.The writer's disabled son does not respect his mother.
【5】The writer's purpose is mainly to ________.
A.call on more people to care about disabled teenagers
B.complain about the barriers she met in getting funding
C.inform the readers of a carer's difficulties
D.give advice on how to get a studentship
23、 Walter Osipoff was an experienced parachutist(伞兵).He had already made more than 20 jumps by May 15 , 1941. That morning, Osipoff trained his soldiers to practice jumps. Three boxes, containing weapons, were also to be parachuted overboard as part of the exercise.
Most of the soldiers had already jumped when Osipoff, standing a few inches from the plane's door, started to push out the last box. Somehow his parachute was suddenly opened. Instead of flowing free, Osipoff’s parachute now wrapped itself around the plane's tail wheel. He was now hanging below the tail of the plane. The soldiers struggled to pull Osipoff to safety, but they could not reach him. The plane was starting to run low on fuel, but an emergency landing with Osipoff dragging behind would certainly kill him. And pilots had no radio contact with the ground. To attract attention below, they eased the transport plane down to 300 feet and started circling the airport.
Meanwhile, Bill Lowrey and John McCants saw the trouble at the same time. As the plane circled once again, Lowrey yelled to McCants, “We must save him!” Lowrey's plane took off quickly. Within minutes, they made five approaches, but the air proved too bumpy(颠簸)to try for a rescue. Lowrey flew back once again and edged the plane closer. McCants, standing upright in the back, reached for Osipoff. He grabbed him at the waist and pulled Osipoff into the plane. Lowrey then nosed his plane inch by inch closer to the transport and used his propeller(螺旋桨)to cut the parachute lines. After hanging for 33 minutes between life and death, Osipoff was finally free.
Three weeks later, Lowrey and McCants were awarded for accomplishing “one of the most brilliant and daring rescues in history". Osipoff spent the next six months in hospital. The following January, he went back to parachute jumping.
【1】What happened to Walter Osipoff on May 15,1941 ?
A.He was trapped in a skydiving incident.
B.He threw weapon containers by mistake.
C.His soldiers refused to practice parachuting.
D.His parachute failed because of his carelessness.
【2】Why did the transport plane circle the airport?
A.To inform the ground crew to refuel for it.
B.To warn other planes to keep away from it.
C.To show the dangerous situation to the ground.
D.To tell the ground to receive weapon containers.
【3】How did Lowrey and McCants perform the rescue?
A.They pushed Osipoff back into the plane.
B.They boarded the transport plane to help.
C.They flew under Osipoff* s plane to free him.
D.They guided the transport plane to land safely.
【4】What did people think of Lowrey and McCants' behavior?
A.Fearless. B.Subjective. C.Confidential. D.Tentative.
24、In the icy Himalayas, user kebi057 on TikTok, a video sharing platform, shows people around the world about everyday life in Tibet. And people are definitely taking a look. He has over 236,000 followers and nearly 4 million likes for his videos-clips of himself pulling his sled with his dog, preparing food and, in his most popular video, building a "natural refrigerator" out of ice blocks—to the amazement of people in the comments, who were amazed at his ice box.
When lockdown went into effect earlier this year, many people turned to TikTok to pass the time. The short-video platform has now hit over 2. 6 billion downloads globally and was the most downloaded app of 2020, according to mobile app analytics firm App Annie.
The pandemic is part of the reason for surging TikTok popularity. "It's been a bleak year for many people. Much of the content you see on TikTok is fun, upbeat and a welcome break from the day-to-day realities of the COVID crisis," says Damian Radcliffe, a professor at the University of Oregon who researches digital trends.
With TikTok's growing popularity, digital researcher Damian Radcliffe says one of the biggest issues the app is facing globally is the spread of misinformation on its platform. "We've already seen the app like many other platforms—filled with conspiracy(阴谋)theories, misinformation around elections and misinformation related to the COVID vaccine and the wider health crisis," he explains.
In India, TikTok launched a campaign called MatKarForward to tackle the issue of misinformation. The topic, which has received over 3. 7 billion views, encourages users to stop and think before forwarding videos that promote fake news, such as COVID-19 "homemade" remedies and various conspiracies.
【1】What's the author's purpose of writing paragraph 1?
A.To introduce the topic of the text.
B.To arouse the interest of the readers.
C.To present how enjoyable life is in Tibet.
D.To describe the popularity of a particular user.
【2】What does the underlined word in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Pleasant.
B.Confusing
C.Depressing
D.Meaningful
【3】What's the author's attitude towards Tiktok's dealing with misinformation?
A.Negative.
B.Objective.
C.Optimistic.
D.Ambiguous.
25、 School was over and I was exhausted. I sat at the very front of the bus because of________ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you________out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to start a________. I try to mind my manners and________listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, ________, her talk was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in________, anxiety in her eyes. I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
With her voice tight from________the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes________ as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can________losing him.”
I was________. It reminded me of the great________my own mother suffered when my father died. I saw how hard it was for her.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. She had a________world of family and concerns too. I suddenly felt very________. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver.
For all I know, I’m just another person in________else’ s world. I should not have been so self-centred. Everyone has a place to go to, people to see and appointments to________. Understanding people is an art.
A.determination
B.decision
C.attempt
D.anxiety
A.make
B.think
C.stand
D.find
A.topic
B.conversation
C.discussion
D.message
A.devotedly
B.carelessly
C.sincerely
D.politely
A.therefore
B.thus
C.otherwise
D.however
A.common
B.particular
C.silence
D.surprise
A.avoiding
B.clearing
C.keeping
D.fighting
A.lowered
B.closed
C.widened
D.opened
A.mind
B.regret
C.bear
D.miss
A.angry
B.shocked
C.curious
D.interested
A.pain
B.pity
C.disappointment
D.mercy
A.dark
B.narrow
C.whole
D.bright
A.confused
B.selfish
C.worried
D.sad
A.someone
B.anyone
C.no one
D.everyone
A.approve
B.miss
C.keep
D.announce
26、假定你是李华,你的朋友Tom听说你们学校组织了一次汉服表演活动,来信询问有关情况。请你回复邮件,内容包括:
1.活动目的;
2.活动内容;
3.你的感受。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:汉服hanfu或Han clothing
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