1、Nowadays, the Internet is a popular ________ for the public to access information and voice their opinions.
A. track B. trend
C. channel D. lane
2、Try to buy less______unnecessary shopping could become another source of pressure to the environment.
A.though B.unless C.because D.before
3、Colors like green can ________ a sense of life and quietness to people.
A.acquire
B.remark
C.investigate
D.convey
4、How come every kid today is meant to be a champion for something _____ we know every kid can’t be a star?
A. in case B. as if
C. when D. unless
5、Besides which major or which university to choose, students and parents face another ______
— the location of the university.
A. dilemma B. edition C. liberty D. mystery
6、A lot of migratory birds fly to the south in winter to ________from cold weather.
A.stay away
B.keep away
C.get away
D.break away
7、Pop music is loved by lots of people, but it is not to everyone's __________.
A.smell B.favour C.taste D.talent
8、The company is making a long-term__________to breaking into the American market.
A.complaint B.comment C.commitment D.contribution
9、Carter was saying all the right things, but his smile was , and I knew I couldn't trust him.
A.influential B.fantastic C.artificial D.sincere
10、The 88th Academy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre ________ seats an audience of approximately 3,400.
A. where B. whose C. when D. which
11、If you want to lead a happy life, you’d better learn to accept life ______ it is.
A. as B. that
C. which D. where
12、We’re all ready to put it into operation, ____________, we’re going to take action as fast as possible.
A.on the whole B.in general C.in conclusion D.in other words
13、 --- Mum, have you seen my mobile phone?
---______ you bought last week? I’m afraid I haven’t seen it.
A.That B.It
C.The one D.One
14、“______, we believe the overall policy stand to support a two-way opening of the Chinese capital marked and it will continue this year.” he added.
A. As some bottlenecks are difficult to be broken
B. As some bottlenecks are difficult to break
C. Difficult as some bottlenecks are to be broken
D. Difficult as some bottlenecks are to break
15、The newly-built subway is always crowded with passengers going home from market, most of them _____ heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and vegetables.
A. carried B. to be carried
C. to carry D. carrying
16、----I have been watching “I am a singer” and Gloria Tang (邓紫棋) is my favorite star.
----- Me, too. Her new album is said to be ______ next month. By then, we , fans, will buy some.
A. relieved B. delivered C. produced D. released
17、Kimberly ______ an article, so don’t disturb her.
A. would write B. writes C. wrote D. is writing
18、I keep the picture where I can see it every day, reminds me of the days in my hometown.
A. that B. which
C. who D. when
19、Every life has its ups and downs, but having a(n) ________ attitude to life has been found to be very important.
A.convenient B.optimistic C.impressive D.negative
20、 The joy of living comes from ______ we put into living.
A. what B. that C. where D. How
21、 Generally speaking, people like those who have a good sense of humor.
Sometimes a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Brian’s being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t work any longer. His boss was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.
Yes, the boss was, as Brian entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room (更衣室): everyone was hard at work. Brian’s boss came up to him. Suddenly, Brian forced a smile and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Brian. I’m applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Doesn’t the early bird get the worm?”
The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh.
Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no”, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance (忍受力) than people in any other forum.
【1】Brian was late for his job because ________.
A. he got up late B. he was seriously ill
C. he was caught in a traffic jam D. he was busy applying for a new job
【2】What can we infer about humor?
A. It is the early bird.
B. It is important in our lives.
C. Brian often saved his job with humor.
D. It can solve racial discriminations.
【3】What does the underlined phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. charge B. tried to set
C. gave up D. tried to hold back
【4】What can we learn from the text?
A. Many people lack in a sense of humor.
B. Brian was supposed to arrive at his office at 8: 30.
C. It wasn’t the first time that Brian came late for work.
D. Humor is the most interesting way of solving problems.
22、E-scooters are an increasingly common site on Britain’s roads and pavements. With an electric motor attached, they have become the go-to vehicle of unruly teenagers everywhere.
But here are two things that might surprise you: First, Even though they’re quite clearly being used by thousands of people, because of the way the law is written, e-scooters cannot use the pavements and cycle lanes, because they have a motor. But they can’t use the roads as motor vehicles either, because they are not properly licensed or taxed. And the second thing: I think they are brilliant. Because energy density and efficiency has improved, it has made it possible to strap a battery onto a scooter, and actually have it carry you far enough to be useful.
I’m enthusiastic about scooters because I think they’re like a Swiss Army Knife, and can help solve multiple problems in society. They’re much greener than cars, which is great for the environment. They’re much smaller too, so take up less space on the road. They could even help ease Britain’s ongoing housing crisis. Because e-scooters could expand the distance in which it is reasonable to commute, making more housing accessible to the people who need it. And from a less high-minded perspective, it’s impossible to deny that they’re huge fun to ride.
In 2020, the government authorized local authorities to permit trials of rental scooter schemes around the country. The scooters are operated by a range of providers, and can be picked up off the street by scanning a QR-code with an app. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Scooter users are already annoying — so wouldn’t legalizing them make them even worse? I’m not convinced. If e-scooters were legalized, they could be properly licensed and regulated. I also think if privately owned scooters were allowed, it would also incentivize good behavior, as scooter owners rather than renters would be more likely to, for example, own a helmet and take good care of their own equipment.
There is some good news for the sceptics though. At the end of last year, the government scooted the question of legalization into the long grass, announcing that instead of making a decision, the regional trials would be extended until November. So, my dream of an e-scooter utopia might have to wait for a bit longer.
【1】Which of the following may be out of our expectation?
A.E-scooters are common on Britain’s roads.
B.E-scooters cannot be used everywhere legally.
C.The practical value of e-scooters is limited.
D.People prefer riding an e-scooter to using a car.
【2】Why do e-scoters have a positive effect on the housing crisis in Britain?
A.More houses are acceptable to more people.
B.E-scooters are great for the housing environment.
C.E-scooters take up less space in houses.
D.It’s huge fun to ride an e-scooter in the house.
【3】What does the underlined word “incentivize” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Encourage.
B.Maintain.
C.Restrict.
D.Praise.
【4】What is the government’s attitude towards legalization of e-scooters?
A.Favorable.
B.Cautious.
C.Opposed.
D.Indifferent.
23、During my first year in college. I didn’t speak even though I was in a program called the Great Conversation. I was too afraid of saying something wrong.
I took a class from Barbara as a second year student. My mind was split open by the quality of Barbara’s questions. I finally had something to say and the energy to say it. I was a frequent visitor during Barbara’s office hours.
In my junior year, Barbara announced the birth of her daughter. Maggie. That time I still knew little about her life. During my senior year, when Barbara was my essay adviser, I became Maggie’s babysitter. She had to leave to teach her class. I sang Maggie lullabies(摇篮曲), fed her tiny cheese cubes, and gave her hot milk. And also in the same year, with Barbara’s help, I finished my essay successfully and graduated as an outstanding student.
During the six years after graduation, I visited Barbara and her husband often. Our relationship gradually deepened, but I was always conscious of a teacher-student relationship.
It was another two years later that this changed fundamentally when I became a parent and had my son in 2010, and Barbara was one of the first to congratulate me. When, nine months later, my child was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease, a serious and rare illness, she sent me a letter handwritten on a white legal pad(信笺薄). For the next two and a half years, Barbara wrote me regular, sometimes weekly, remarkable letters that are revealing, loving, and kind.
When I began writing about my son in a very public blog format, Barbara responded to each post.
Through our back-and-forths, I began to realize that I hadn’t really known her at all—not until now, as she revealed more about herself than she ever had. A little over a year ago, she wrote, “I’m sending you lots of love and positive thoughts. Hope you feel it.” I did, and I do. Yes, we had decades of shared history behind us, but now we had gotten to know and love each other as women, mothers and equals.
【1】Why didn’t the author speak in the program the Great Conversation?
A.She actually had nothing to say to her teacher.
B.She had no opportunity to speak in Barbara’s class.
C.She feared making some mistakes.
D.She was too proud to say something.
【2】When did the author become her teacher’s babysitter?
A.When she was a college freshman.
B.When she was a fourth-year college student.
C.When she was a third-year college student.
D.When she was a postgraduate.
【3】How many years had the author known her teacher Barbara when she had her own son?
A.Nine.
B.Eleven.
C.Twelve.
D.Fourteen.
【4】Which of the following best describes Barbara?
A.Thoughtful and positive.
B.Outgoing and creative.
C.Easygoing and ambitious.
D.Dutiful and humorous.
24、 A report has warned of a “destructive” decline in freshwater fish, with nearly a third threatened by extinction. Conservation groups said 80 species were known to have gone extinct, 16 in the last year alone.
The report said populations of migratory fish have fallen by three-quarters in the last 50 years. Over the same time period, populations of larger species, known as “megafish”, have crashed by 94%, In UK waters, the sturgeon and the burbot have disappeared, salmon are disappearing and the European eel remains extremely endangered.
According to the WWF, much of the decline is driven by the poor state of rivers, mostly as a result of pollution. Besides, dams and waste water are also the factors. It has called on the government to restore freshwater habitats to good health through proper carrying out of existing laws, strengthening protections in the Environment Bill and championing a strong set of global targets for the recovery of nature.
Dave Tickner, from WWE, said freshwater habitats are some of the most full of life on earth, but as this report shows they are in “destructive” decline around the world. “If we are to take this government's environmental promises seriously, it must get its act together, clean up our rivers and restore our freshwater habitats to good health,” said the organization's chief adviser on freshwater.
Carmen Revenga of The Nature Conservancy said freshwater fish are a diverse and unique group of species that are not only important for the healthy functioning of our rivers, lakes and wetlands, but millions of people, particularly the poor, also depend on them for their food and income.
“It's now more urgent than ever that we find the collective political will and effective cooperation with private industries, governments, NGOs(Non-Governmental Organizations) and communities, to carry out nature-based solutions that protect freshwater species, while also ensuring human needs are met,” she said.
【1】How is the second paragraph developed?
A.By examples.
B.By argument.
C.By explanations.
D.By cause and effect.
【2】What is the main reason for freshwater fish's decline?
A.Overfishing.
B.River pollution.
C.Global warming.
D.Natural disasters.
【3】What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?
A.The features of freshwater fish.
B.The significance of freshwater fish.
C.The situation of freshwater habitats.
D.The functions of conservation groups.
【4】What is Carmen Revenga's attitude towards freshwater fish's state?
A.Indifferent.
B.Ambiguous.
C.Optimistic.
D.Concerned.
25、I believe in miracles(奇迹) because I’ve seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. "There’s a_______in my upper jaw, " she said. "I told my own dentist it’s nothing, but he _______I come to see you."
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would _______ to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the _______of her mouth. A careful examination later _______ that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer. During her next appointment, I explained to her the _______of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said, "I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just _______."
I thought otherwise(不同). After considerable _______ on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to _______ me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him, but as I expected, __________ treatment. About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and ____________.
“How are you?” I asked.
“I’m just fine, honey, ” she responded__________ high spirits. “When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”
Surprised to see her at all, I answered __________, “Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”
I couldn’t believe my eyes. The cancer that had __________ nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone-only one small area of redness __________.
I had read of such things happening, but had __________ seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then I’ve seen many others, because they keep getting __________ to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are a miracle, __________ through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to __________ the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle, I’ve come to understand that the place for a miracle is__________we choose to find it.
【1】
A.cut
B.wound
C.pain
D.cancer
【2】
A.declared
B.suspected
C.promised
D.insisted
【3】
A.refuse
B.continue
C.manage
D.attempt
【4】
A.corner
B.roof
C.bottom
D.surface
【5】
A.considered
B.convinced
C.confirmed
D.concluded
【6】
A.possibility
B.seriousness
C.importance
D.resolution
【7】
A.old
B.sick
C.glad
D.fine
【8】
A.permission
B.support
C.effort
D.approval
【9】
A.please
B.persuade
C.encourage
D.astonish
【10】
A.provided
B.refused
C.received
D.required
【11】
A.healthy
B.optimistic
C.elegant
D.humorous
【12】
A.to
B.with
C.in
D.by
【13】
A.confusedly
B.excitedly
C.impatiently
D.confidently
【14】
A.spread
B.reached
C.covered
D.grown
【15】
A.cured
B.faded
C.remained
D.expanded
【16】
A.ever
B.also
C.already
D.never
【17】
A.rarer
B.easier
C.happier
D.closer
【18】
A.or
B.so
C.for
D.yet
【19】
A.read
B.see
C.keep
D.write
【20】
A.whatever
B.whoever
C.wherever
D.whichever
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Museum Craze Involves More Teenagers
More museums are here waiting for you! China’s capital, Beijing, is going to open another batch (一批) of museums this year. The building of a new branch of the Palace Museum, one of the world’s most visited tourist attractions, kicked off as well.
As the museum craze has grown stronger in the past few years, teenagers in China have become more involved in exploring museums, where they can immerse (沉浸) themselves in modern technology as well as culture from the past. According to Educator magazine, visits by teenagers to museums each year increased from 220 million to 290 million in the past 5 years. Among the increasing numbers of museum visitors, many of them were teenagers accompanied by their families, reported Guangming Daily earlier this month.
To draw younger visitors, many museums are creating more offline activities for the purpose of spreading Chinese culture. They include artifact making, night visits, secret adventures, treasure evaluation, and some interesting courses. At the China Hangzhou Arts & Crafts Museum, for example, teenagers gathered around to make paper umbrellas during the Spring Festival holiday. With white gloves on and little spades in their hands, visitors in Henan province got to experience the daily work of archaeologists (考古学家). Apart from the activities, some museums even open branches especially designed for teenagers. A hall called Popular Agricultural Science for Young Visitors is a special branch launched by China Agricultural Museum. It is an exhibition hall that combines both visual and audio technology to involve teenagers in agriculture. Besides these offline approaches, a number of museums have also created official websites for teenagers, the Palace Museum in particular. Online visitors may go on an exciting adventure on the website in the style of a comic book.
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