1、Our school often organizes various after-school activities, _____our stress to some degree.
A.to relieve B.relieved C.having relieved D.relieving
2、Treat the flowers right and your garden will be the ______ of the neighborhood.
A. destination B. cause C. purpose D. Envy
3、Present at the historic meeting ________ many an official on Nov 7, of course President Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou ________.
A. was; included B. was; including
C. were; included D. has been; included
4、In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time ________ when the traffic lights turn red.
A. all vehicles should stop B. should all vehicles stop
C. should stop all vehicles D. should stop all vehicles
5、—Were you hurt in the accident?
—I was shocked, but wasn’t hurt at all. My car was damaged, ______.
A.instead B.otherwise C.anyway D.though
6、Researchers are now conducting hibernation experiment and can use chemicals to put living cells into sleep-like state_____ they don’t age.
A. for which B. that
C. where D. which
7、— It’s reported that human got the first picture of a black hole on April 10, 2019.
— ________
A.Good news. B.All right. C.So what? D.How come?
8、______ , I think, in another two weeks, and you will realize your dream.
A. If you doubt your efforts B. Making greater efforts
C. When you make greater efforts D. A bit more efforts
9、______ such a problem before, we handled the situation very well this time.
A. Deal with B. Dealing with
C. To deal with D. Having dealt with
10、In my opinion, his perseverance may ______his great achievement in his research work
A.make up for
B.account for
C.stand for
D.call for
11、I used to quarrel a lot with my parents,but now we________fine.
A.look out B.stay up
C.carry on D.get along
12、Progress so far has been very good. , we are sure that the project will be
completed on time.
A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Besides
13、I’ll leave you my mobile number ________ there’s an emergency.
A. even if B. as long as
C. in case D. ever since
14、The free trade port needs to______ the possibility of sharpening the competitive edge of the island worldwide.
A.exploit B.explode C.explore D.export
15、It turned __________ that the correct answer was zero.
A.up B.in C.out D.on
16、I needn’t have been in such a hurry. The flight to Hong Kong _____ due to the typhoon.
A. has cancelled B. was cancelled
C. will be canceling D. had cancelled
17、--- _____you interrupt now? Can't you see I'm on the phone?
--- Sorry Sir, but it's urgent.
A. Must B. Should
C. Can D. Would
18、They’ve finally decided to put an end to the long and bitter ________ between them and make peace.
A. survey B. conflict C. concern D. request
19、—We didn’t find Ju Xiaopeng attending the English Class online.
—No one ________ him about ________ a lecture even on Saturday.
A.told; there to be B.had told; there to be
C.told; there was D.had told; there being
20、—Why were you late for work yesterday?
—I didn’t wake up when my alarm clock ______.
A.went off B.run out C.started off D.went out
21、At times, talking to kids can feel like learning a foreign language. Unfortunately, there’s no handy phrasebook or translation app that can make you sound friendly, encouraging, and firm all at the same time. Don’t worry. 【1】 . Following these, you can have an open and honest chat with any kids in your life.
Sit or kneel at their level
Lowering yourself makes you a lot more approachable. Even if you’re keeping things light and friendly, a child might feel threatened if you’re towering over them. Instead, grab a seat or take a knee near the child, so they don’t have to look up at you. 【2】.
【3】
Kids love talking about their interests and preferences. As far as conversations go, asking about favorites is a pretty safe go-to topic. You might ask about their favorite singer, or what TV shows they like to watch. 【4】. You could ask if they have a dog or cat at home, and what its name is.
Ask for help or advice
【5】. Share a light-hearted, not-too-serious problem you’ve run into during your daily routine. Maybe you have trouble heading to bed at a good time, or you can never find your car keys before heading to work. The child will love a chance to figure out a solution to your problem, whether it’s big or small.
A.Develop common interests.
B.Chat about relatable topics.
C.Children love to solve “adult” problems.
D.This can help take the edge off your conversation.
E.We’ve put together plenty of conversational tips and tricks.
F.Additionally, favorite colors are another safe and comfortable topic.
G.You could even ask about their favorite animals, or compare favorite pets.
22、A new study suggests that pollution of all kinds kills nearly 9 million people worldwide each year. Air pollution from industrial processes and the expansion of cities accounted for about 75% of the deaths, researchers found. The study was based on examinations of worldwide death rates and pollution levels.
The study separated traditional pollutants from modern pollutants. Examples of traditional pollutants are indoor smoke or wastewater. Modern pollutants include air pollution from vehicles or industrial activities and poisonous chemicals. The researchers found that deaths from traditional pollutants are dropping worldwide. But they remain a major problem in Africa and some other developing countries. In some countries, state programs to cut indoor air pollution and improvements in sanitation (卫生) have helped reduce death rates. In Ethiopia and Nigeria, for example, such efforts cut deaths by two-thirds between 2000 and 2019, the study found.
Modern kinds of pollution are rising in most countries, especially developing ones, the researchers said. Deaths caused by modern pollutants — heavy metals, agricultural chemicals and carbon emissions—are “skyrocketing,” said study co-writer Rachael Kupka. She heads the New York-based Global Alliance on Health and Pollution. Kupka said deaths linked to modern pollutants had risen 66% since 2000.
“Nine million deaths is a lot of deaths,” Philip Landrigan told The Associated Press about the study’s results. He is director of the Global Public Health Program at Boston College in Massachusetts. “The bad news is that it’s not decreasing,” Landrigan added. “We’re making gains in the easy stuff, and we’re seeing the more difficult stuff, outdoor industrial air pollution and chemical pollution, still going up.”
The study makes several suggestions for ways to cut the number of deaths. These include creating better recording and reporting methods and stronger government policies to reduce pollution linked to industrial activities and vehicle emissions.
“We absolutely know how to solve pollution problems,” said the study co-author Richard Fuller. “What’s missing is political will.”
【1】What can be learned from the study about pollution?
A.Air pollution killed 9 million people last year.
B.Cutting indoor air pollution is the best policy.
C.Traditional pollution is very serious in Nigeria.
D.Traditional pollutants cause less death than before.
【2】What does the underlined word “skyrocketing” probably mean in paragraph 3?
A.Improving.
B.Increasing.
C.Reducing.
D.Worsening.
【3】What can be inferred from Philip Landrign’s words?
A.It is easy to fight modern pollution.
B.Outdoor air pollution is decreasing.
C.Modern pollution still concerns people.
D.It is hard to tell the reasons for pollution.
【4】What might be talked about in the paragraph that follows?
A.Methods to reduce pollution.
B.Government’s response to pollution.
C.Suggestions for industrial activities.
D.The damage caused by vehicle emissions.
23、 Girls are doing better than ever. Don’t let the pandemic block them.
For much of human history and in many places, girls were considered property. Or, at best, subordinate people, required to obey their fathers until the day they had to start obeying their husbands. Few people thought it worthwhile to educate them. Even fewer imagined that a girl could grow up to govern Germany, run the IMF or invent a vaccine.
In most of the world that vision of girlhood now seems not merely old-fashioned but unimaginably remote. In field after field girls have caught up with boys. Globally, young women now outnumber young men at university. The speed of change has been violent.
When societies handle girlhood well, the knock-on effects are astonishing. A girl who finishes secondary school is less likely to become a child bride or a teenager-age mother. Education boosts earning power and widens choices, so she is less likely to be poor or to suffer domestic abuse.
And she will pass on considerable advantages to later generation. A recent study by Citigroup and Plan International estimated that, if a group of emerging economies ensured that 100% of their girls completed secondary school, it could lead to a lasting boost to their GDP of 10% by 2030.
The COVID-19 pandemic could block progress for girls in poor countries, or even reverse it. During previous disasters, they have often suffered most. When Ebola forced west African schools to close in 2014,many girls dropped out, never went back and ended up pregnant or as child laborers. UNICEF warns that something similar could happen with COVID-19—but on a larger scale.
The risk of going backward is real. So it is crucial that, even if governments of poor countries have to tighten their belts, spending on education and girls should be a top priority.
【1】The underlined word “subordinate” in the second paragraph could possibly mean ________.
A.lower
B.best
C.selfless
D.adorable
【2】According to the text, proper girlhood management is significant because ________.
A.girls have suffered great unfairness
B.girls can perform better than boys in many fields
C.girls play a vital and profound role in the society
D.girls shouldn’t become child brides or teenager age mothers
【3】“Ebola” is mentioned in the sixth paragraph to ________.
A.show its relation with COVID 19
B.stress its bad effect on girls
C.arouse public attention to girls
D.serve as a helpful reference.
【4】What’s the author’s attitude towards girl’s growth?
A.Content and relaxed.
B.Disappointed but optimistic.
C.Satisfied but worried.
D.Admirable and positive.
24、My 21-year-old niece, a second-year undergraduate, mentioned that she watches video lectures offline at twice the normal speed. Struck by this, I asked some other students I know. Many now routinely speed up their lectures when learning offline — often by 1.5 times, sometimes by even more. Speed learning is not for everyone, but there are websites where students discuss how odd it will be once they return to the lecture theatre. One contributor wrote: “Normal speed now sounds like drunk speed.”
Education was adapting to the digital world long before Covid-19 but, as with so many other human activities, the pandemic has given learning a huge push towards the virtual. Overnight, schools and universities closed and teachers and students had to find ways to do what they do only via the internet. “This is a time for schools and systems to reimagine education without schooling or classrooms,” says Professor Yong Zhao. Dr Jim Watterston in Australia thinks that, while the traditional classroom is still alive and well, education needs to be more adventurous and flexible. Earlier this year, Zhao and Watterston co-authored a paper in which they identified some major changes that should happen in education post-lockdown.
The first concerns the content, which should emphasize such things as creativity, critical thinking and leadership, rather than the collection and storage of information. “For humans to progress in the age of smart machines, it is essential that they do not compete with machines.”, they wrote, “Instead, they need to be more human.”
The second is that students should have more control over their learning, with the teacher’s role shifting from instructor to supervisor of learning resources, advisor and motivator. This is where so-called “active learning” comes in with a growing body of research suggesting that comprehension and memory are better when students learn in a hands-on way — through discussion and interactive technologies, for example. It’s also where the concept of “productive failure” applies. Professor Manu Kapurin argues that students learn better from their own or others’ failed attempts to solve a problem before or even instead of being told how to solve it.
If the progress of the times is unable to hold back the coming revolution in education, it seems unlikely that the traditional classroom is going to have any luck in its attempts trying to turn back the clock. As Laurillard puts it, “It took a global pandemic to drive home what we’ve been saying for 20 years.”
【1】By giving examples of “speed learning” in the first paragraph, the author wants to show that _________.
A.digital world is dramatically reforming the way of learning.
B.speed learning completely replaces normal speed learning.
C.returning to the lecture theatre is strange after speed learning.
D.education begins to adapt to digital world after Covid-19.
【2】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.It is essential for smart machines to be more human.
B.Students should possess more information about creativity.
C.Students value others’ failure over their own failure.
D.“Active learning” calls for diverse ways of involvement.
【3】According to Zhao and Watterston, the major changes in education should include _________.
①learning mode ②learning motive ③learning attitude ④learning focus
A.①④
B.②③
C.①③
D.②④
【4】According to the passage, what does the author most probably agree with?
A.Speed learning harms students’ learning efficiency.
B.The coming revolution in education is irreversible.
C.Teachers will play a less important role in the future.
D.The traditional classrooms will eventually disappear.
25、In December 2004, I had just become a professional photographer and was working on a project about the Chao-Ley tribe on a small island in southern Thailand.
One morning, I was due to _________ with a group of six Chao-Ley fishermen in a small boat. The sea was totally _________.
About 20 minutes after our departure, one of the fishermen pointed to a small white spot far in the distance. It was getting bigger and bigger very quickly. This was a tsunami wave _________ through the ocean like a tornado. We were _________. I began to feel really _________.
At some point the captain took control. He told the six of us where to sit, so we would _________ out the boat. My _________ was in my backpack. I wanted to _________ the scene, but I couldn’t. Any _________ would imbalance the boat.
Suddenly there was a huge noise. The giant wave hit the boat, but in the split second of ____________, the incredibly skilled captain ____________ to swerve (使突然转向) us up and onto the wave. We ____________ it for a few seconds. Then the boat glided from the ____________ of the wave down into safe waters.
I’ve been going back to Southeast Asia almost every year since. The ____________ I wanted to take on the boat remains “the one that got away” — I think every photographer has one. But mine ____________ my life.
【1】
A.settle down
B.turn up
C.set out
D.slide in
【2】
A.still
B.vast
C.rough
D.different
【3】
A.roaring
B.speeding
C.exploding
D.cycling
【4】
A.stuck
B.linked
C.dragged
D.pushed
【5】
A.disappointed
B.confused
C.surprised
D.scared
【6】
A.hold
B.balance
C.figure
D.sort
【7】
A.camera
B.phone
C.laptop
D.notebook
【8】
A.confirm
B.restore
C.prove
D.capture
【9】
A.process
B.response
C.movement
D.sign
【10】
A.accident
B.impact
C.influence
D.power
【11】
A.guaranteed
B.struggled
C.determined
D.managed
【12】
A.smoothed
B.challenged
C.surfed
D.explored
【13】
A.corner
B.side
C.center
D.tip
【14】
A.wave
B.memory
C.picture
D.backpack
【15】
A.changed
B.directed
C.tested
D.exposed
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 family lived in a tiny apartment in Hoboken, New Jersey. Every December my mom spread the word to anyone alone on Christmas Eve that she would be having an open house. My mom believed that no one should be alone during the holidays. If she could, she probably would have put an advertisement in the paper inviting the world.
As it was, our tiny apartment was stuffed, every room but my bedroom filled with partying adults on Christmas Eve. Sleep was impossible, but I tried to fall asleep anyway because Santa would not leave gifts for children who were awake. As I lay in bed, I wondered how Santa would even know I was asleep amid all the laughter and how he could sneak in and leave gifts with all those people around.
The Christmas Eve Open-House tradition continued. When I was 8 years old, we moved to the suburb, where we got to live in a lovely, one-bedroom apartment. That first Christmas there, my mom invited anyone she met who she learned would be alone on Christmas Eve一neighbors, co-workers, shop girls, the postman...the list went on.
The next year, a new neighbor moved in next door. His name was George, and he was an older gentleman. He always nodded a greeting when he saw us. It was around Thanksgiving when we saw him park in his space near ours. We were bringing in groceries, and my mom asked him if he had plans for the.holiday. When he said no, and he would spend it alone, my mom mentioned her open house on Christmas Eve.
“Please join us,” I said. He was already shaking his head no.
“But mom’s apple pie is really inviting.”
“I won’t be good company, I’m afraid,” he said. “I lost my wife a few months ago.” His eyes were fill with tears and he turned away. “Thank you anyway!” he called. He went into his apartment and quickly closed the door.
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。
I felt a bit down and decided to do something.
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Our friendship began, and soon Christmas Eve arrived.
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