1、Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree ______ people view “volunteer” as an important social role.
A. by which B. to which C. in which D. from which
2、_______its business, the hotel tried to attract more guests by adding a swimming pool.
A.Expanding B.Having expanded
C.To expand D.Expanded
3、--- Can you introduce me a high quality machine?
--- My pleasure. _______ well even on wet roads, this kind of car is very popular.
A.Handled B.To handle C.Handling D.Being handled
4、My sister met him in the street yesterday afternoon, so he ______ your lecture.
A.shouldn’t have attended B.couldn’t have attended
C.mustn’t have attended D.needn’t have attended
5、In the face of unfair phenomenon, we should not________ from defending social justice.
A.swallow
B.swell
C.shrink
D.stroke
6、What I love most about reading novels is ______ the authors vividly describe the characters.
A. what B. why
C. how D. whom
7、In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack _____ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.
A.less than B.better than C.other than D.rather than
8、More than a new invention like 3D printers ________to make replacement hearts and bone parts in the past few years.
A.is being used
B.are being used
C.has been used
D.have been used
9、—How marvelous our life is with so many digital devices!
—Yes. I bet our life________the same without them.
A.isn't B.can't be C.won't be D.wouldn't be
10、 First-class players of football must have excellent ball control, but it is not just _____ they do with their feet _____ counts.
A. how; that B. that; what
C. what; that D. whether; what
11、—Do you feel much better now?
—Yes. The medicine does work ______ emotional and mental health.
A.in case of
B.because of
C.as a result of
D.in terms of
12、Even though the way Lin Daiyu expresses her feelings may be ________ to a modern audience, it is rooted in her character and makes who she is.
A. allergic B. foreign
C. sensitive D. fundamental
13、_____ how to get along with others is very important in success.
A. Know B. Known C. Having known D. Knowing
14、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
15、It’s really exciting to imagine my future when I____ a new life at university.
A.would experience B.have experienced
C.will be experiencing D.experienced
16、 You may not control all the events______happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
A. which B. when C. that D. as
17、There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds ______ they are not objectively true, and that giants, witches, two-headed dragons etc do not exist.
A. that B. what C. which D. when
18、The bungalow near the south school gate will be ______ into classrooms for music and art.
A. transmitted B. transferred C. transformed D. transported
19、Hardly ______ when I regretted saying it.
A. had the word come out B. did the word come out
C. the word had come out D. the word came out
20、--- How messy it is! Kevin, can I come in?
--- Oh, I'm so sorry. The house____.
A. is being cleaned B. has been cleaned
C. is cleaning D. was cleaned
21、 Two years ago, aerospace manufacturer SpaceX shocked the world by landing its reusable booster (助推器) engine — the biggest and most costly part of the rocket used to power spacecraft into low orbit — on an autonomous drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Now, California-based startup Rocket Lab, has come up with an even more courageous idea: using parachutes and helicopters to capture the returning booster, or first stage as it is often called, in the air!
Rocket Lab’s decision to avoid the propulsive or vertical (垂直的) landing used by SpaceX comes from its business model to keep its Electron rockets small and cost-effective. Standing just 57 feet tall, they are designed to deliver smaller payloads (有效载重) of about 500 pounds for only $5 million a launch. In contrast, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket measuring 229 feet tall can lift up to 50,000 pounds, costs about $62 million a mission. “We’re not in the business of building medium-sized launch vehicles but small ones for customers to get on orbit frequently.” said Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck.
Similar to other rockets, the Electron divides into two once it reaches outer space. While the top part, carrying the load, continues on to its final destination, the booster engine falls back to Earth The company intends to fix a ballute — a parachute-like braking device — to quickly slow down the booster's supersonic speed (超声速) upon its return into the atmosphere. Once it slows down to a reasonable pace, a helicopter will grab the rocket from midair and put it onto an awaiting ship to transport to the company's headquarters. Beck said: “The grand goal here is that if we can capture the vehicle in wonderful condition, in theory, we should be able to put it back on the pad, charge the batteries up, and go again.”
The idea, still in the concept stage, will become one step closer to becoming a reality during Electron’s next launch, scheduled for sometime in 3 years, “Engineers will carefully monitor the first stage as it returns, testing its ability to guide its landing with the best way to slow down its speed,” said Beck.
【1】We can infer from the first two paragraphs that ___________.
A.with a height of 229 feet, the Space X Falcon 9 rocket can deliver a load of 50,000 tons
B.small launch vehicles are designed by Rocket Lab to make its boosters economical
C.Space X once successfully captured its rocket before it landed on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean
D.an autonomous drone ship is used by Rocket Lab to transport the first stage
【2】What distinguishes the Electron from other rockets?
A.It will be equipped with a ballute to reduce its landing speed.
B.Its booster engine falls back to the earth with the load.
C.It divides into two the instant it enters outer space.
D.It is loaded on a helicopter heading for the company’s headquarters.
【3】What will Rocket Lab’s following research focus on?
A.How to capture the booster engine without damaging its function.
B.When to slow down the first stage as it returns.
C.How to cut the cost of each launch mission by calculation.
D.How to make its rockets smaller and more reusable.
【4】In which column can you find this article in a piece of newspaper?
A.Books & Art. B.Business.
C.Science Fiction. D.Technology.
22、 Charvi Goyal is a high school student from Dallas, Texas, who helps out other classmates by tutoring them between classes. A tutor is someone who teaches one person or a very small group of students.
When Goyal's high school moved online last spring because of COVID-19, she decided to also take her teaching online. The 17-year-old junior and three of her fellow students created TutorScope, a program that offers free tutoring services to other children, including younger ones. It started with a small number of tutors who helped young people in their city. But it has grown into a group of 22 tutors from Texas, Arizona and Ohio. They have helped more than 300 students, some from as far away as South Korea.
TutorScope aims to give the one-on-one help that teachers have traditionally given while walking around their classrooms. But now, many teachers cannot provide that one-on-one support because they lack time or have issues with technology.
Sarah Newman said her children, 7-year-old twins, have had helpful TutorScope experiences. The service has freed up her and her 17-year-old son in pay attention to their work. "With these tutors, I realize they have time,“ she said, “I think they are very patient with these younger kids, which I do not even have as a mother. I have patience in other things, but I don't have patience for teaching.
What makes the TutorScope effort special is the connection between the teenage volunteers and the other students they are helping. Although the pandemic(疫情)has forced many students to look inward, Goyal said that working with others on a big project has permitted her to look outward. "My confidence level has increased," Goyal said. She added that she has made friends with other students from her school. She said one of the best things about running a growing non-profit is that it does help with the boredom of being stuck at home.
【1】What did Goyal do last spring?
A.She helped her classmates at school. B.She got active in fighting COVID-19.
C.She offered online classes to students. D.She went to South Korea for help.
【2】What's the purpose of TutorScope?
A.To give online help. B.To make profits. C.To make friends. D.To choose volunteers.
【3】What's Sarah Newman's attitude towards the program?
A.Favorable. B.Tolerant. C.Skeptical. D.Critical.
【4】What can we learn from Goyal's success?
A.Putting the cart before the horse. B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C.No man can do two things at once. D.Helping others will benefit oneself.
23、If you’re looking to buy a gift for your children, why not keep up with the trend and get the best hoverboard?
What is a Hoverboard?
A hoverboard is a two-wheeled personal transportation device. It’s electrical, portable and became highly popular in 2015 in reference to a popular 1980’s movie. Typically, this self-balancing device operates like a powered skateboard.
How Does a Hoverboard Work?
The device may have many designs, but the mechanism itself isn’t complicated. Basically, a standard hoverboard contains:
•Battery: stores the electrical power. Almost all hoverboards use a high-watt lithium-ion battery.
•Gyroscope (one for each wheel): allows riders to tilt (倾斜) the hoverboard while maintaining balance and adjusting their direction.
•Motor (one in each wheel): provides the power to the wheels to keep the rider balanced and upright.
•Logic board: functions as the hoverboard brain. It processes data — your speed, tilt, etc. — and sends information to the motors. This unit controls the power of the board so riders can adjust their speed.
All the above components work together to control the power and tilt of the hoverboards so the rider is balanced, upright and moving at a controlled speed.
Why Buy a Hoverboard?
Undoubtedly, hoverboards are cool. You’ve probably seen kids riding one around the house. They’re a phenomenon and everybody wants in. So, why deny your kids and prevent them from being part of this trend?
Where is a hoverboard legal?
Despite their wild popularity, hoverboards have yet to become “street-legal”. Currently, some places prohibit anyone under 16 from using these devices, and hoverboards are banned in academic institutions and public places, like campus buildings, parks, shopping malls and subway stations. Some places have also put speed limits on the devices and restricted their use to bike paths. However, open areas — including your yard — are free of these restrictions.
【1】The logic board of a hoverboard can ______.
A.store electricity
B.power the wheels
C.send information to the riders
D.receive data and give command
【2】According to the passage, a hoverboard can be used ______.
A.on campus
B.in parks
C.on bike paths
D.in shopping malls
【3】What is the main purpose of this passage?
A.To evaluate a gift’s quality.
B.To recommend a gift choice.
C.To compare new hoverboard models.
D.To clarify functions of the latest hoverboards.
24、Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest thinkers in the world, began his career as an artist. Very little is known about Leonardo's early life. He was born in 1452 in the town of Vinci. As a boy, Leonardo showed a great interest in drawing, sculpting and observing nature.
However, because Leonardo was born to parents who were not married to each other, he was barred from some studies and professions. He trained as an artist after moving to Florence with his father in the 1460s. It was an exciting time to be in Florence, one of the cultural capitals of Europe. Leonardo trained with one of the city's very successful artists, Andrea del Verrocchio. He was a painter, sculptor and gold worker. Verrocchio told his students that they needed to understand the body's bones and muscles when drawing people.
Leonardo took the teacher's advice very seriously. He spent several periods of his life studying the human body by taking apart and examining dead bodies. While training as an artist, Leonardo also learned about and improved on relatively new painting methods at the time. One was the use of perspective (透视) to show depth. A method called "sfumato" helped to create a cloudy effect to suggest distance. "Chiaroscuro" is a method using light and shade as a painterly effect.
Leonardo's first known portrait now hangs in the National Gallery in Washington, D. C. He made this painting of a young woman named Ginevra de'Benci around 1474. The woman has a pale face with dark hair. In the distance, Leonardo painted the Italian countryside.
He soon received attention for his extraordinary artistic skills. Around 1475 he was asked to draw an angel in Verrocchio's painting "Baptism of Christ." One story says that when Verrocchio saw Leonardo's addition to the painting, he was so amazed by his student's skill that he said he would never paint again.
【1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ______ ?
A.We can find Leonardo's work in the National Gallery.
B.Leonardo thought his teacher's advice was unreasonable.
C."Sfumato"is a method to show depth by using light and shade.
D."Baptism of Christ"made Leonardo known across the world.
【2】The underlined word"barred"in the second paragraph probably means ________.
A.prevented
B.protected
C.suffered
D.chosen
【3】Which of the following words can be used to describe Leonardo according to the third paragraph ________ ?
A.Stubborn.
B.Creative.
C.Ambitious.
D.Determined.
【4】Which is the correct order of the things that happened to Leonardo ________?
a. He finished the painting of Ginevra de'Benci.
b. He moved to Florence.
c. He finished drawing an angel in his teacher's painting.
d. He began to learn art from Andrea del Verrocchio.
e. He began to study the dead body.
A.b, c, e, d, a
B.d, b, c, d, e
C.b, d, e, a, c
D.b, e, d, a, c
【5】What can we learn from the last paragraph ______ ?
A.Verrocchio didn't like Leonardo's work.
B.Verrocchio thought Leonardo's work terrible.
C.Verrocchio thought highly of Leonardo's work.
D.Verrocchio didn't believe Leonardo could paint well.
25、Born Melissa Highsmith, a woman who went missing recently met up with her family. The woman, later________Melanie in another family lived just 15 miles away. A DNA test was taken by her birth father to________their real relationship.
Although Melissa is still________the results of the DNA test, the Highsmith family is________ they’ve found their daughter, based on a________of her birthmark and birthdate. With that said, family members and Melissa herself continue to________the unbelievably good news.
“I feel like I am dreaming and I keep having to pinch (掐) myself to make sure I’m________,” Melissa said.
According to an Instagram post, in 1971, Alta, Melissa’s mother________a woman to care for her then 22-month-old daughter. Later, the employed woman together with her daughter went ________. It would take the next 51 years to uncover the________ — Melissa was taken away by the very woman.
Now the Highsmith family has________announced “WE FOUND MELISSA!!!” on a post to a Facebook group. ________in their heartwarming post are these________: “WE KNEW beyond a shadow of a doubt that this was OUR________.”
“I’m so excited that I can’t________my feelings,” Alta said. “There are no words that can express my emotion.”
As________in their Facebook post, Melissa and her family are now________the delight of being together once again. They have also expressed their ________ for years of public support.
Finding their daughter after 51 years of ________is a dream coming true for the Highsmiths. Nobody would have predicted this________outcome.
【1】
A.returned
B.rewarded
C.renamed
D.recognized
【2】
A.develop
B.strengthen
C.distinguish
D.confirm
【3】
A.checking out
B.waiting for
C.looking for
D.giving out
【4】
A.convinced
B.shocked
C.satisfied
D.surprised
【5】
A.mixture
B.knowledge
C.situation
D.combination
【6】
A.believe
B.expect
C.process
D.share
【7】
A.awake
B.alive
C.painful
D.healthy
【8】
A.taught
B.urged
C.desired
D.hired
【9】
A.crazy
B.missing
C.hungry
D.wrong
【10】
A.chapter
B.nature
C.truth
D.evidence
【11】
A.clearly
B.proudly
C.frequently
D.unexpectedly
【12】
A.Read
B.Heard
C.Organized
D.Included
【13】
A.messages
B.words
C.notes
D.sentences
【14】
A.GIRL
B.SECRET
C.CHALLENGE
D.OPPORTUNITY
【15】
A.describe
B.expose
C.hide
D.record
【16】
A.known
B.expected
C.debated
D.evidenced
【17】
A.discovering
B.pursuing
C.experiencing
D.expressing
【18】
A.appreciation
B.admiration
C.willingness
D.concern
【19】
A.investment
B.exploration
C.separation
D.support
【20】
A.amusing
B.inspiring
C.strange
D.awful
26、假定你是李华,你班外教 Smith 先生即将回国。为感谢他在过去一年中所给予的帮助,你班将举行一次告别班会。请代表班级写一篇发言稿,内容包括:
1. 表示道别;
2. 感谢帮助;
3. 表达祝愿。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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