1、We were so busy after graduating from school that we________each other.
A.made a fortune
B.stayed in touch with
C.heard from
D.lost track of
2、China has hundreds of island and the biggest of________is Taiwan.
A.that B.them C.which D.this
3、She came in for _______ coffee and told me _______ firecrackers kept her awake last night.
A. a, the B. a, 不填
C. the, the D. the, 不填
4、 I ________ my homework for four hours, but I am not sure whether I can hand it in tomorrow.
A. have done B. have been doing
C. had been doing D. had done
5、Many people in Haiti died from the earthquake because they didn't have_______ to immediate rescue.
A.access
B.approach
C.admission
D.attention
6、Jack, you look so tired. You should keep a ________ between your studies and relaxation.
A.promise B.secret C.balance D.diary
7、So far, Mike has spent about $28,000 on the house and __________ it to cost about $38,000 when it is finished and furnished.
A. expected B.expects
C. has expected D. will expect
8、It doesn't make to buy the cheapest computer just to save a few dollars.
A.use B.decisions C.sense D.way
9、 Wherever you prefer to work after graduation, _______ close contacts with your family members.
A. keeping B. keep C. to keep D. kept
10、_________ in heavy school work, most senior three students have no free time to do what they want.
A. Buried B. Having buried
C. Being buried D. To be buried
11、Please remind me _______ he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off.
A.where
B.when
C.how
D.what
12、________ the job, you must gain a degree in chemistry first.
A.To do
B.Having done
C.Doing
D.Do
13、________ the short delay gave him to gather his thoughts before going to the meeting.
A.Frankly
B.Sadly
C.Fortunately
D.Immediately
14、---Tony is in hospital.
---Oh, really? I________ know. I________ go and visit him.
A.didn’t, am going to
B.don’t, would
C.don’t, will
D.didn’t, will
15、Birds can fly because they have the strong chest muscle________ for flying.
A.provided
B.required
C.strengthened
D.possessed
16、As a new spokesman, he often thinks of how he can react more appropriately on such ____.
A.occasions B.occupations C.operations D.options
17、Shelly ______California for Texas in 2018 and there ever since.
A.left; worked
B.has left; had worked
C.left; has worked
D.has left; worked
18、We established a mutual trust tradition which can _____ the test of time.
A.fail B.stand C.take D.conduct
19、_________, he is easy to get along with.
A.As far as I see
B.As far as I concerned
C.As far as I’m concerned
D.As long as you like
20、Twins may look ________ the same, but are quite different in personality.
A.closely
B.exactly
C.clearly
D.mainly
21、 Earlier this year a series of papers in The Lancet reported that 85 percent of the $265 billion spent each year on medical research is wasted because too often absolutely nothing happens after initial results of a study are published. No follow-up investigations to replicate(复制) or expand on a discovery. No one uses the findings to build new technologies.
The problem is not just what happens after publication — scientists often have trouble choosing the right questions and properly designing studies to answer them. Too many studies test too few subjects to arrive at firm conclusions. Researchers publish reports on hundreds of treatments for diseases that work in animal models but not in humans. Drug companies find themselves unable to reproduce promising drug targets published by the best academic institutions. The growing recognition that something has gone wrong in the laboratory has led to calls for, as one might guess, more research on research — attempts to find rules to ensure that peer-reviewed studies are, in fact, valid.
It will take a concerted effort by scientists and other stakeholders to fix this problem. We can do so by exploring ways to make scientific investigation more reliable and efficient. These may include collaborative team science, study registration, stronger study designs and statistical tools, and better peer review, along with making scientific data widely available so that others can replicate experiments, therefore building trust in the conclusions of those studies.
Reproducing other scientists’ analyses or replicating their results has too often in the past been looked down on with a kind of “me-too” derision(嘲笑) that would waste resources — but often they may help avoid false leads that would have been even more wasteful. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to replication is the inaccessibility of data and results necessary to rerun the analyses that went into the original experiments. Searching for such information can be extremely difficult. Investigators die, move and change jobs; computers crash; online links malfunction. Data are sometimes lost — even, as one researcher claimed when confronted about spurious(伪造的) results, eaten by termites(白蚁).
There has definitely been some recent progress. An increasing number of journals, including Nature and Science, have adopted measures such as checklists for study design and reporting while improving statistical review and encouraging access to data. Several funding agencies, meanwhile, have asked that researchers outline their plans for sharing data before they can receive a government grant.
But it will take much more to achieve a lasting culture change. Investigators should be rewarded for performing good science rather than just getting statistically significant (“positive”) but nonreplicable results. Revising the present incentive(激励) structure may require changes on the part of journals, funders, universities and other research institutions.
【1】What is the problem reported in those papers in The Lancet?
A.Great achievements in medical research failed to get published.
B.Money was wasted on follow-up investigations in medical research.
C.Too many new research findings are not put into use after publication.
D.Few scientists are devoted to building new technologies for mankind.
【2】Which of the following situation is most similar to the problem described in paragraph 2?
A.A high school decides to cut its art programs due to the lack of fund.
B.A patient gets sicker because he does not follow the doctor’s advice.
C.A marketing firm tests a website with participants that are not target population.
D.A drug company fails to produce the new drug due to no access to the latest data.
【3】Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A.Measures are taken to ensure publication of tested results only.
B.Scientific experiments must be replicable to be considered valid.
C.Experiment replication is unoriginal and not worthwhile.
D.Rewards should be given only to those nonreplicable findings.
【4】The purpose of this article is to ___________.
A.argue that scientific research lacks efficiency
B.explain the result of a recent scientific study
C.introduce some recent progress in medical research
D.highlight the possible problems of research studies
22、A few years ago, I stood in a small classroom just outside of New York City, watching a high schooler named Serena Stevenson answer math questions. An instructor read outnumbers — 74,470, 70,809, 98,402 — and Stevenson added them in her head. For each question, she closed her eyes, and then the fingers of her right hand began to move. She answered most of the problems correctly.
The key to her success was an ancient technology called the abacus. Stevenson used a practice called “mental abacus”, imagining the abacus in her mind and then using her fingers to work through the problems.
From watching Stevenson, I knew that gaining skill at the abacus was more than a matter of counting beads, so I decided to sign up for an abacus course with my two daughters to see if we could also improve our math skills. I was one of the many who had some math doubts and I felt a touch of fear. My typical solution was avoidance, and if I had to calculate something like a percentage change, I would go online.
Then after a few abacus classes and a good amount of practice, math seemed a little less frightening. I didn’t become Euclid, the founder of geometry. But the practice brought my numerical fears down. This is a time-tested power of the abacus. Confidence grows easily in the device, and abacus students are less likely to be nervous about an upcoming math test, according to one study. Part of the reason, it seems, is that practice and outcomes appear to move in step.
My kids gained much as well. My youngest daughter could work out those math problems that once baffled her, while my older child brought her abacus to school to show it to her classmates and teacher. These were just small successes for them, but that was how they finally developed confidence.
【1】What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?
A.To prove the difficulty of math.
B.To introduce the topic of the abacus.
C.To show the high intelligence of Stevenson.
D.To stress the importance of abacus learning.
【2】What do we know about the author from paragraph 3?
A.He was weak in math.
B.He was good at computer.
C.He regarded math as useful.
D.He had a close relationship with kids.
【3】What does the author realize from his learning experience?
A.Knowledge starts with practice.
B.It’s never too late to learn.
C.Faith can move mountains.
D.Practice makes perfect.
【4】What does the underlined word “baffled” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Bored.
B.Inspired.
C.Defeated.
D.Interested.
23、Dyslexia (阅读障碍) is a common reading disorder. It refers to a language-processing problem in which the brain tends to confuse the order of numbers, letters and other images. Past research showed that crowded text was especially difficult for people with dyslexia to read. So researchers at Anglia Ruskin University wanted to see how much help an increase in the spacing between letters would provide.
Steven Stagg and his team found 59 students between 11 and 15 years old. The kids came from schools in three cities in England. 32 had dyslexia; 27 did not. While the researchers recorded them, each student read two passages out loud. One passage was printed in its original format. In the other, the spacing between the letters was increased by 2.5 points. That extra space equals about 0. 88 millimeters. The recording allowed the scientists to measure someone’s reading speed and count any errors, such as skipped
People with dyslexia often employ aids to help them read, such as colored overlays (透明膜). So the researchers offered those colored plastic sheets to the students here. Readers place the plastic on top of the text and then read through it.
Those colored overlays didn’t help either group of kids. But the extra spacing did. Kids with dyslexia read the wider-spaced text 13 percent faster than the text with original spacing. These kids also made fewer mistakes. Students without dyslexia read faster, too, although only by 5 percent. Stagg studies how the mind processed language. He wasn’t surprised that the colored overlays weren’t helpful. Stagg has dyslexia and says colored overlays never helped him much, either. What was unexpected to the scientist was that wider-spaced letters helped even kids without dyslexia.
This is very good news. It means teachers and publishers can print material with extra spacing between letters knowing it will help everyone. Readers with dyslexia won’t feel singled out by having to use special reading materials. It’s a simple fix, too. Certain text-writing and document— processing software, such as Microsoft Word, can easily add extra spacing between letters. Web designers can add space to the text on their pages, too,
【1】What were the students asked to do in the research?
A.Read two passages out.
B.Record their reading speed.
C.Distinguish the letter space.
D.Avoid errors in reading activity.
【2】What surprised Steven Stagg about the study?
A.The uselessness of the overlays.
B.The negative effects of dyslexia.
C.The help of wider letter space to kids.
D.The reading speed of kids with dyslexia.
【3】Why does the author mention “Microsoft Word” in the last paragraph?
A.To draw a comparison.
B.To clarify a concept.
C.To make a summary.
D.To provide an example.
【4】What is the author’s attitude to the finding of the research?
A.Disapproval.
B.Favorable.
C.Doubtful.
D.Unclear.
24、There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own ideas of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.
For some people,simply being able to live their life with the least misery and sufferings is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his simple life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of him and accepted by his family and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own standards of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self-confidence it would be unfortunate to set one's goals at too low a level of achievement.
A wise man once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration (挫折)with his own professional success, “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park or riding the subway downtown,” The man added, "You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like,and to which you have given your best effort. ”
【1】According to the first paragraph, what is implied as basic in achieving success?
A. Ability and goals. B. Goals and determination.
C. Ability and environment. D. Goals and environment.
【2】Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because ______.
A. their life is busy and miserable
B. they haven't reached their own standards
C. they set their goals at too low a level
D. they are not rich in material possessions
【3】From the last paragraph we can tell that ______.
A. success means achieving great goals
B. success comes from great goal setting
C. success means efforts and favorites pay off
D. success has nothing to do with the distance of your travel
【4】The purpose of the passage is ______.
A. to give us a clear definition of what success is
B. to talk about how to achieve success
C. to state what our life goal is
D. to discuss the importance of goals
25、A product successful at home does not always guarantee that it will do well abroad. More than one company has failed to consider that, ________ the price is reasonable, local consumers will often only be________ a product if it is modified to fit their local ________ .
It is clearly necessary to take account of local ________ .Something that tastes good in one part of the world does not taste so good in others. A large number of ________ food companies have discovered how important it is to ________ their products to suit local markets.The US soup producers Campbell, ________ , found that their tomato soup was ________ too sweet for Europe and Japan. ________ , European food manufacturers have had ________ selling their soups in the US, where consumers felt that they were too salty.
International fast food restaurant chains were some of the first companies to realize the ________ of changing their products in order to ________ local consumers. A hamburger chain sells shrimp cake sandwiches in its Japanese restaurants. Another ________ squid in Japan and chorizo in Mexico, In the UK, Kentucky Fried Chicken sells thick British-style “chips” instead of fries. While McDonald's ________ a generally standardized menu worldwide, this is adapted for its foreign ________ . For example, it has sold ________ in Germany but wine in France, and has added mutton pies to its Australian ________ .
Businesses hoping to sell their products ________ can learn an important lesson from these companies: It is essential to ________ the market to discover local tastes and preferences, as this is the only way to be sure a product will be as ________ and successful in new markets as it has been at home.
【1】
A.just because
B.even if
C.only when
D.as if
【2】
A.interested in
B.grateful for
C.angry about
D.annoyed by
【3】
A.beliefs
B.preferences
C.religions
D.rules
【4】
A.chefs
B.culture
C.restaurants
D.taste
【5】
A.famous
B.wealthy
C.international
D.healthy
【6】
A.adapt
B.enrich
C.improve
D.sweeten
【7】
A.however
B.for one thing
C.moreover
D.for example
【8】
A.produced
B.cooked
C.considered
D.eaten
【9】
A.As a result
B.In spite of that
C.In short
D.On the other hand
【10】
A.advantages
B.problems
C.motives
D.chances
【11】
A.challenge
B.annoyance
C.importance
D.danger
【12】
A.prepare for
B.appeal to
C.know about
D.warn against
【13】
A.sells
B.keeps
C.buys
D.likes
【14】
A.plans
B.changes
C.expands
D.offers
【15】
A.friends
B.foods
C.markets
D.drinks
【16】
A.drinks
B.beer
C.chicken
D.beef
【17】
A.menus
B.burgers
C.cakes
D.companies
【18】
A.fast
B.locally
C.abroad
D.cheaply
【19】
A.enter
B.test
C.develop
D.control
【20】
A.popular
B.delicious
C.creative
D.natural
26、假定你是李华,你的留学生朋友Jack想学福州方言(dialect)。请你给他写封电子邮件,提出你的建议,内容包括:
1.多和当地市民交流;
2.观看福州方言电视节目;
3.买一本有关福州方言词典;
4. ……
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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