1、________his first win in the International Mathematical Olympiad, his parents took him to the beach enjoying a totally relaxation, leaving all the math exercises at home.
A.In honor of
B.In possession of
C.In charge of
D.In celebration of
2、Teachers in primary schools ______ influence the kids fall under should be role models.
A. whose B. who
C. where D. which
3、QQ, _________ you can chat with your friends, makes communication easy.
A.as B.which C.that D.where
4、- Can I pay the bill by check?
- Sorry, sir. But it is the rules of our hotel that payment _______ be made in cash.
A. can B. will
C. shall D. need
5、China has accelerated crucial transformations in the role of government, _______the market to play a decisive role.
A.to allow
B.allowed
C.having allowed
D.allowing
6、—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
7、Many people believe we are heading for an environmental disaster ________ we basically change the way we live.
A.but
B.though
C.unless
D.in case
8、The Dragon Boat Festival ________ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.
A. is marking B. marks C. will mark D. marked
9、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
10、--Can I use the telephone on the table,sir?
--Under no circumstances _________ to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.
A.anyone is allowed B.nobody is allowed
C.is anyone allowed D.is nobody allowed
11、Sherry has taught me that no matter how bad things seem they can ______ in the end.
A. work out B. make out
C. set out D. pick out
12、Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, ______ anyone can start now and make a new ending.
A. for B. and
C. but D. so
13、Born into a family with three brothers,David was ________ to value the sense of sharing.
A. brought up B. turned down
C. looked after D. held back
14、In all aspects of the society, there are many heroes dedicated to their work. So they should get the ________ they deserves.
A.award
B.ceremony
C.price
D.credit
15、However, most of the fires this year are believed ________ by farmers, who use fire as a traditional way to clean land.
A.causing B.to be caused C.having caused D.to have caused
16、She's jogging around the park every morning in a(n)______________ to have a good figure.
A.contribution B.effort
C.honour D.purpose
17、As Queen Elizabeth in her New Year Speech of 2018 puts it, for many, the idea of “home” reaches _______ a physical building to a hometown, a city or a nation.
A. against B. with C. beyond D. through
18、Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house ______ his personality.
A.remember
B.strengthens
C.reflects
D.shapes
19、A research project is quite different from homework__________you know there is a solution.
A.which B.where C.what D.that
20、—Do you have ______ ready for the spring outing?
—No, I still have to buy some fruit.
A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
21、 By now you’ve probably heard about the “you’re not special” speech, when English teacher David McCullough told graduating seniors at Wellesley High School: “Do not get the idea you're anything special, because you're not.” Mothers and fathers present at the ceremony - and a whole lot of other parents across the internet - took issue with his ego-puncturing words. But lost in the anger and protest was something we really should be taking to heart: our young people actually have no idea whether they're particularly talented or accomplished or not. In our eagerness to elevate their self-esteem, we forgot to teach them how to realistically assess their own abilities, a crucial requirement for getting better at anything from math to music to sports. In fact, it's not just privileged high-school students: we all tend to view ourselves as above average.
Such inflated (膨胀的) self-judgments have been found in study after study, and it's often exactly when we're least competent at a given task that we rate our performance most generously. In a 2006 study published in the journal Medical Education, for example, medical students who scored the lowest on an essay test were the most charitable in their self-evaluations, while high-scoring students judged themselves much more strictly. Poor students, the authors note, "lack insight" into their own inadequacy. Why should this be? Another study, led by Cornell University psychologist David Dunning, offers an enlightening explanation. People who are incompetent, he writes with co-author Justin Kruger, suffer from a “dual burden”: they're not good at what they do, and their ineptness (笨拙) prevents them from recognizing how bad they are.
In Dunning and Kruger's study, subjects scoring at the bottom of the heap on tests of logic, grammar and humor "extremely overestimated" their talents. Although their test scores put them in the 12th percentile, they guessed they were in the 62nd. What these individuals lacked (in addition to clear logic, proper grammar and a sense of humor) was "metacognitive skill" (元认知技巧): the capacity to monitor how well they're performing. In the absence of that capacity, the subjects arrived at an overly hopeful view of their own abilities. There's a paradox (悖论) here, the authors note: “The skills that develop competence in a particular domain are often the very same skills necessary to evaluate competence in that domain.” In other words, to get better at judging how well we’re doing at an activity, we have to get better at the activity itself.
There are a couple of ways out of this double bind (两难). First, we can learn to make honest comparisons with others. Train yourself to recognize excellence, even when you yourself don't possess it, and compare what you can do against what truly excellent individuals are able to accomplish. Second, seek out feedback that is frequent, accurate and specific. Find a critic who will tell you not only how poorly you're doing, but just what it is that you're doing wrong. As Dunning and Kruger note, success indicates to us that everything went right, but failure is more ambiguous: any number of things could have gone wrong. Use this external feedback to figure out exactly where and when you screwed up.
If we adopt these strategies - and most importantly, teach them to our children - they won't need parents, or a commencement(毕业典礼) speaker, to tell them that they're special. They'll already know that they are, or have a plan to get that way.
【1】What does the underlined phrase “took issue with” in paragraph 1 most probably mean?
A.totally approved of B.disagreed with
C.fully understood D.held discussion about
【2】What is the problem that shouldn't be overlooked in the author’s opinion?
A.we don’t know whether our young people are talented or not
B.young people can't reasonably define themselves
C.no requirement is set up for young people to get better
D.we always tend to consider ourselves to be privileged
【3】Which is NOT mentioned about poor students according to the passage?
A.They lack the capacity to monitor how well they are performing.
B.They usually give themselves high scores in self-evaluations.
C.They tend to be unable to know exactly how bad they are.
D.They are intelligently inadequate in tests and exams.
【4】What does the strategies of becoming special suggest?
A.the best way to recognize excellence is to study past success and failure
B.through comparison with others, one will know where and when he fails
C.we need internal honesty with ourselves and external honesty from others
D.neither parents nor a commencement speaker can tell whether one is special
22、TV Shows For Teens
A study found that although new types of media are available to youngsters today, television continues to be important. Teens continue their habit of watching TV during adolescence and even start to rely on it for their knowledge expansion. Here is a list of TV shows for your teens' viewing pleasure:
Ancient Aliens
As your teens are old enough to understand Unidentified Flying Objects and aliens, you can encourage them to watch Ancient Aliens. This American television series will bring your teens the fascinating topics of extraterrestrial(外星球的)presence and the scientific proof behind the claims.
Channel: History
Superhumans
The American documentary series were aired from 2010 to 2014, whose aim was to discover human beings with a superhuman level of extraordinary physical or mental abilities. The show, which attempts to uncover the scientific secret behind their “gifts”, will help your teens learn about the scientific reasons of superhuman abilities.
Channel: Sci-Fi
Megascience
Providing an abundance of scientific information in an easy and comprehensible way is Megascience's style. All your teens' most puzzling scientific questions are answered in this show clearly and in detail, telling everything related to science.
Channel: Discovery Science
Science of Stupid
This show, broadcast in various versions in different countries, mixes science along with fun. While addressing various scientific principles, it provides a scientific explanation for basic questions, such as what happens when you use the wrong type of balloon, through funny videos.
Channel: National Geographic
【1】On which channel can teens watch a show about UFOs?
A.History.
B.Sci-Fi.
C.Discovery Science.
D.National Geographic.
【2】What is Science of Stupid special about?
A.Its popularity.
B.Its style.
C.Its meaning.
D.Its audience.
【3】What do the four shows have in common?
A.They talk about science.
B.They have many versions.
C.They are brand-new shows.
D.They are aired around the world.
23、 About six years ago I began my job as an IT consultant. I had always been quite good with computers. It was a great move for me, as I quickly learned a ton. Every day was fun. It was one of the best and most challenging jobs I’ve ever had.
Flash-forward a few years and things started to taper. I wasn’t learning as much as before. I felt a desire to try something different, to strike out on my own. I couldn’t get up the courage to make any moves. The job paid very well; I had a lot of freedom, and great benefits. I had grown comfortable and accustomed to an easy life.
Last year things came to a head, I was having a particularly stressful month, overloaded with work that was neither challenging nor interesting. I had enough. I reached out to my boss and let him know that I was done. We had a meeting about my decision. He didn’t want to lose me. He addressed my concerns and we agreed that I could change my job and begin working on some new internal organizational systems. I decided to give this new role a chance.
Now, a year after my role change, not much is different. Senior staff did not adopt the new systems I built. The work is still uninspiring and unchallenging. I’m comfortable, but comfort to me has become terrible. Change can be very difficult for some and after spending time trying to carry out new solutions, I’ve realized that you simply can’t change other people if they don’t want it.
I’ve again quit my job. It’s both liberating and frightening. I need a greater challenge. I’ve learned a lot
from my quitting experience. Here are some signs that it might be time to quit your job.
【1】What does the underlined word “taper” mean in the passage?
A.Increase. B.Decline.
C.Develop. D.Repeat.
【2】How did the author feel when considering getting a move?
A.Decisive. B.Cautious.
C.Contradictory. D.Careless.
【3】Why was the author upset?
A.His leader couldn’t make sense of him.
B.He was unsatisfied with his salary.
C.He thought his job was boring.
D.His boss didn’t allow him to leave.
【4】What will be continued with the passage?
A.Indications that you should give up a job.
B.Suggestions on how to live comfortably.
C.Instructive stories about some other people.
D.Great challenges you should face and accept.
24、 We asked teachers from the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about the kindest thing a student has ever done for them. Here are some of their most lovely responses.
A.She had a bad day.
B.She received some flowers.
C.Her students made trouble.
D.Her students were fighting.
【2】Who got a big surprise from a student of few words?
A.Errin Anderson.
B.Jennifer Graham.
C.Katie Ann.
D.Eli Sullivan.
【3】What would Eli Sullivan do when she feels tired?
A.Drink some coke.
B.Wear the earrings.
C.Rearrange flowers.
D.Read the card.
25、 Computer games have long been a part of my life. When I was a kid, this ______ didn't affect me that much. ______ , once I felt the need to be more ______, I started feeling guilty about it.
I banned all gaming from ______ my life. But after a few days, I restarted. Then I urged myself to stop again...This ______ was repeated so many times that I decided to take a ______ path.
Gaming is here to stay, but I must ______ my gaming with my studying.
Activities like gaming, though they are not productive, are ______ . We need some time where we aren't thinking about our ______ . For other people, that ______ watching TV or going shopping. For me, it's playing games.
Then, I started to ______ how much time I spent playing computer games. I play games only after I've ______
myself for quizzes and exams. Also, I decide how long I ______ to play before I start — 30 minutes a day at most. This way, I can ______ with gaming, but I won't spend the whole day playing games.
I believe that gaming can be part of a productive day as long as I am able to learn how to balance it with my ______ .
A.decision
B.change
C.addiction
D.trouble
A.Therefore
B.However
C.Besides
D.Otherwise
A.clear
B.honest
C.direct
D.productive
A.controlling
B.entering
C.saving
D.arranging
A.struggle
B.experiment
C.story
D.question
A.similar
B.simple
C.different
D.smooth
A.start
B.replace
C.compare
D.balance
A.necessary
B.interesting
C.attractive
D.available
A.friends
B.problems
C.similarities
D.choices
A.prevents
B.encourages
C.means
D.allows
A.record
B.ignore
C.understand
D.imagine
A.blamed
B.excused
C.praised
D.prepared
A.refuse
B.intend
C.continue
D.have
A.progress
B.begin
C.relax
D.end
A.studies
B.life
C.work
D.tasks
26、请以"我最喜欢的未来机器人"为题,写一篇100 词左右的说明文,描述自己理想中的未来机器人。要包含以下要点:
1.我理想中的未来机器人是一个英俊的小伙子, 名叫杰里;
2.他不仅歌唱得好,也擅长踢足球。他很聪明,能说流利的中文和英文;
3.他理解我、关心我。当我沮丧时,他会鼓励我; 当我取得很大进步时,他会表扬我;
4.他帮我学习;
5.杰里是我最好的朋友,我非常喜欢他。
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