1、—The town is so beautiful! I just love it.
—Me too. The character of the town is well ___________.
A. qualified B. preserved
C. decorated D. simplified
2、With China’s traditional tea-making added to UNESCO cultural heritage list, 43 items _____ the intangible cultural heritage list in the past few decades.
A.entered
B.have entered
C.enter
D.are entering
3、As you know, I have just returned from my holiday in Athens, where I _______ for a fortnight.
A. stayed B. had stayed
C. would slay D. was staying
4、I’ll never forget Professor Smith, ______ influence I took up teaching, determined to dedicate myself to the rewarding career.
A.on which
B.that
C.under whose
D.who
5、--- What do you think of the grammar book?
--- Oh, it really is ________ useful reference book, which is worth reading ________ second time.
A. a; a B. an; the C. an; D. the; the
6、________Chinese culture with overseas cultures is a challenging job, but you will learn a lot from it.
A.Comparing
B.Compared
C.Having compared
D.Compare
7、Since nobody gave him any help, he ______ have done the research on his own.
A.can B.must C.would D.need
8、________ amazed us greatly was that Linda could speak five languages.
A. That B. What C. Which D. Why
9、During the 3-minute exciting tour, please remain ___________ and avoid __________your seatbelt.
A.to be seated… to unlock B.seated…unlocking
C.to be seating…being unlocked D.seating…unlocking
10、Wild animals in nature reserves need to develop their survival skills and their wild nature.
A. display B. possess
C. maintain D. monitor
11、 __________ the students found the soldier’s idea interesting, the system for the blind was too difficult to be of practical use.
A. As B. Since
C. While D. When
12、Our society would be better off but for the fact that the economy ________ by the current global financial crisis.
A. had been affected B. were affected
C. should be affected D. is affected
13、________ the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days.
A.Worrying about
B.To worry about
C.Worried about
D.Worry about
14、What terrible news! A great many competent employees, including Ms Fan, __________ just to __________ the company’s reputation.
A.were removed; preserve
B.was removed; reserve
C.was removed; preserve
D.were removed; reserve
15、Though he started late. Mr. Guo played the piano as well as, if , Miss Liu.
A.not better than B.not better C.no better than D.better
16、The system has been designed to give students quick and easy __________ to the digital resources of the library.
A.approach B.access C.passage D.assistance
17、—Would you please let me know when the training center ________?
—Sometime next month.
A. will be set up B. would be set up
C. has been set up D. was set up
18、At sixty,Maugham decided to withdraw from the theater and wrote The Summer Up,in which he tried to review what he from his life and literature.
A. had learned B. has learned
C. was learning D. would learn
19、She tried to stay calm on the stage, but her trembling voice _______ her nervousness.
A.gave away B.gave up; C.gave off D.gave out
20、The truth, Sir, is that the old man____ across the street when my car hit him.
A. was to walk B. had been walking
C. walked D. was walking
21、 Global finance is being changed as billionaires get richer and cut out the middlemen(中间商)by creating their own "family offices”,personal investment firms that look for opportunities in global markets. Largely unnoticed,family offices have become a force in investing,with up to S4 trillion of assets(资产)equal to 6%of the value of the world's stock markets. As they grow even bigger,family offices are sure to face uncomfortable questions about how they concentrate power and feed inequality.
These trends are unlikely to fade. The number of billionaires is still growing-199 newbies(新手)made the grade last year. Family offices' weight in the financial system,therefore,looks likely to rise further. As it does,some concerns about them will rise.
The first is that family offices could endanger the stability of the financial system. A $100 billion fund backed by the super-rich,blew up in 1998,almost bringing down Wall Street. Scores of wealthy people collapsed(崩溃)in 2008. Still,as things stand,family offices look like the next disaster waiting to happen. They have debt equal to 17%of their assets,making them among the least leveraged participants in global markets.
The second worry is that family offices could expand the power of the wealthy over the economy. This is possible: were Bill Gates to invest in Turkey,he would own 65%of its stock market. But a healthy economy's aim is usually to diversify risk,not concentrate power,by taking capital(资本)from the original family business and putting it into a widely spread field.
It is the third danger that has most bite: family offices might have privileged(有特权的)access to information,deals and tax schemes,allowing them to perform better than ordinary investors. So far there is little evidence for this. If all this did lead to an unfair advantage,the effect,when combined over decades,would make wealth inequality disastrously worse.
Most authorities are beginners when it comes to dealing with family offices,but they need to ensure that rules on trading and the equal servicing are observed. And they should require family offices with assets of over,say,$10 billion to publish accounts detailing their workings. In return,they should be free to operate undisturbed. They may even have something to teach asset managers serving ordinary investors, many of whom may look at their monthly fees and wish that they, too, could get away from the middlemen.
【1】What do we know about family offices in the first paragraph?
A.They made the global investments for billionaires.
B.Their influence on global markets will go unnoticed.
C.The rise of them contributes to equality in economy.
D.They contribute more to world economy than middlemen.
【2】"The least leveraged participants"(Paragraph 3) refer to the financers who.
A.make the successful investments B.easily fall into the financial crisis
C.work well with the super-rich class D.play a positive role in global markets
【3】What effects could family offices have according to the passage?
A.Their concentration of power brings potential risks to economy.
B.Their various privileges have greatly angered ordinary investors.
C.Their investments are beneficial to the stability of global markets.
D.Their workings could narrow the gap between the rich and the poor.
【4】What should the authorities pay attention to when monitoring the family offices?
A.The quality of their investments.
B.The freedom of their operation.
C.The equality in trading and servicing.
D.The interests of ordinary investors.
22、We’re frequently told that our attention problem-being easily distracted-result from modern technology. If we truly want to focus, according to the popular belief, we need to turn off all our digital devices and quit social media.
Here’s my opinion about that idea. This era(时代)is no different than any other-there has always been a “crisis of attention”. Think about life long ago: people in ancient India or Europe didn’t have smartphones and social media, but they were faced with the same problem.
A crisis of attention can happen anytime you don’t allow yourself a break-when you don’t allow your mind to daydream, which may inspire your creativity. We are always engaged in something. With these digital tools at our fingertips, we have constant access to all these forms of communication, content, and interaction, and we don’t let our thoughts wander(漫游)freely. When was the last time you stood in line at a store and just…looked around? Thought about whatever came to your mind? Or did you pull out your phone, check your texts, read your email during that time?
We all do it. We catch ourselves all the time going from one type of mental engagement to the next. Like surfing online (clicking from link to link), we go from one task to the next and the next. We are “all task and no downtime”. Even something you might think of as relaxing is more engagement. Checking your phone messages may seem “fun”, but it’s just another task for your attention. Your attention is focused on task after task after task, without a moment for the mind to wander freely.
It’s not always realistic to unplug. We can’t just turn off our phones and pause our email. We can’t create a distraction-free world. The problem is not the existence(存在)of modern technology; rather, it’s how we’re using it.
【1】Why does the author mention people in ancient India?
A.To argue against the popular belief.
B.To discuss the benefits of technology.
C.To suggest a solution to the attention problem.
D.To show the seriousness of the attention problem.
【2】Which is an example of “downtime” according to the author?
A.Chatting with friends.
B.Reading a newspaper.
C.Sitting back doing nothing.
D.Checking phone messages.
【3】What does the underlined word “unplug” mean in the last paragraph?
A.Work long hours.
B.Improve technology.
C.Stop using digital devices.
D.Balance work and leisure.
【4】Which section of a website is the text most likely from?
A.Culture.
B.Fashion.
C.History.
D.Opinion.
23、Five years ago,Abhay and a group of his Grade10 classmates at Seaquam Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada, made their first video call to the Arctic. On the other end of the line was Abhay’s 23-year-old brother, Sukhmeet, a volunteer teaching assistant and his class at East Three Secondary in Inuvik ,North-West Territories.
The conversation started with typical teen small talk. But as the teens grew more comfortable, the chat turned serious. Students in Inuvik detailed the legacy or problem of residential schools for native students on their families, including stories of social problems and alcohol abuse. Seaquam kids shared how they felt helpless to do anything about the thrcat posed by the climate crisis.
After both groups said their goodbyes, the brothers had an idea: what if the conversation, meant to expand the students’ perspectives about life outside their hometowns, didn’t have to end? Students, they figured, could continue to benefit from bridging geographical and cultural differences. They called their organization Break The Divide. Today, it facilitates conversations and coordinates community action between youth all over the world.“It all starts with empathy,”Abhay says.
The students at Seaquam used social media to spread the word about their mission to create eye-opening conversations,and Break The Divide helped them to start their own chapters, providing resources. Individual chapters are encouraged to connect with each other based on common big-topic interests, such as mental health, truth and reconciliation actions,and climate change.There are now over two dozen Break The Divide chapters located across Canada as well as at schools in China, Cambodia, South Africa and Bolivia.
Hundreds of conversations later, the brothers are still optimistic that the core principle of Break The Divide empathy can play a central role in how youth tackle the issues that matter most to them. “I hope that we can be part of creating a world where we are all listening to each other,” says Abhay. “Listening with an intent to learn and to change.”
【1】What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A.The two brothers have taught in the same city for five years.
B.The two brothers often make video calls instead of children.
C.Teens from both sides had a friendly and deep conversation.
D.The conversation was only concerned with typical teen small talk.
【2】Why did the two brothers call the organization Break the Divide?
A.Students asked them to do so.
B.They wanted to express sympathy.
C.Break the Divide invited them to expand the students’ perspectives.
D.Students could continue to benefit from such interaction hopefully.
【3】Who is Break the Divide targeted at?
A.Teachers in Canada.
B.Families living in American countries.
C.Teens in Inuvik.
D.The youth around the world.
【4】Where is the text probably taken from?
A.Magazine.
B.Scientific paper.
C.Tourist guide.
D.Autobiography.
24、I am the daughter of a fisherman. He is from the southern shore of Newfoundland and Labrador. Although I grew up in St. John’s, I spent my childhood summers at the shore so my dad could return home and do what he loved—be on the sea.
During these early summers, it was discovered that I didn’t have sea legs. It was probably an inner ear imbalance (不平衡). Each time I was on the water, I would suffer the worst sickness.
One summer, there were countless whales(鲸)all along the Avalon Peninsula, many of which got caught in traps set by the fishermen. My dad, thankfully, was one of the few whose trap remained whale-free. Even more surprising was that my dad had found a “pet” whale. Almost every day that summer, Dad’s whale would come over to his boat to be petted and fed.
I was desperate to meet my dad’s whale and told myself, and my dad, that for SURE I wouldn’t get seasick this time and wore him down.
When the morning came, I was so excited that I didn’t even find it hard to get up at 4 a. m. Then I sat at the back of the open boat, enjoying the clear morning skies. However, I still felt sick.
Suddenly, Dad called out, “Here comes our friend!” I lifted my head long enough to see a beautiful whale. Even though I still felt sick, my attention was drawn by the whale. It was beautiful, maybe 20 feet long. The whale stayed and played around the boat for about 20 minutes,
As I was the only person hanging over the side of the boat, I saw his eyes and I was sure that the whale was laughing at me.
【1】What problem did the author have?
A.She hated living by the seaside.
B.She had no idea of how to fish.
C.She was afraid to swim.
D.She felt sick at sea.
【2】What surprised the author one summer?
A.Her dad made friends with a whale.
B.Her dad lost all his fish.
C.Her dad forced others to fish.
D.Her dad started to catch whales for a living.
【3】What does the underlined word “desperate” in paragraph 4 mean?
A.Satisfied.
B.Excited.
C.Fearful.
D.Sad.
【4】How was the author when she saw the whale?
A.She was worried.
B.She had no interest.
C.She was deeply attracted.
D.She couldn’t feel more comfortable.
25、 When Mike Mushaw decided to join the national bone marrow registry (骨髓登记) nearly three years ago, he never really gave it a second thought. After all, he did it only because his college football coach had _______ him and his teammates to register.
About six months after the registry, Mushaw got a call. His bone marrow matched a _______ in Virginia. Mushaw didn’t know it at the time that his marrow would _______ to a five-month-old girl named Eleanor with a rare _______. She had hardly _______ her house, and the only place she went to was the _______ because her immune (免疫的) system was far too _______. As the days and weeks passed, her condition had become only more_______ and she would die without the transplant (移植).
Still, _______ is sure of the success. At first, Eleanor’s family had only hoped that she would have some improvement from the transplant, enough to ________ a more normal life. ________ after a few weeks, the doctors came back with ________ news: Eleanor’s condition hadn’t just ________ — Mushaw’s bone marrow had cured (治愈) her.
“She is doing amazing,” the mother says, “ ________ than we ever expected her to be. It was a little surprising just because of how serious her condition was, but it was more of a relief and ________ feeling than anything.”
Mushaw didn’t ________ any of this until Eleanor’s parents sent him an e-mail to ________ him for saving her life. “When they told me it was a little girl, I got a little choked up (哽咽),” Mushaw says, “Just to hear that someone so ________ has such a serious disease and her only ________ is in your bone marrow is a heavy ________.” But he was pleased that his kindness had saved a life and even one small act of kindness can go a long way.
【1】A.ordered B.encouraged C.employed D.forced
【2】A.doctor B.hunter C.performer D.patient
【3】A.go B.fall C.turn D.float
【4】A.wound B.disease C.injury D.hurt
【5】A.approached B.explored C.reached D.left
【6】A.park B.shop C.cinema D.hospital
【7】A.strong B.weak C.false D.ordinary
【8】A.curious B.impressive C.serious D.familiar
【9】A.nobody B.everybody C.somebody D.anybody
【10】A.ruin B.escape C.lead D.attract
【11】A.And B.So C.Or D.But
【12】A.boring B.astonishing C.frightening D.convincing
【13】A.expanded B.reduced C.improved D.failed
【14】A.Heavier B.Poorer C.Better D.Worse
【15】A.sad B.happy C.angry D.worried
【16】A.believe B.research C.understand D.know
【17】A.forgive B.warn C.thank D.respect
【18】A.young B.old C.gentle D.kind
【19】A.thought B.strength C.hope D.weakness
【20】A.chat B.feeling C.debt D.award
26、近年来,抖音(Tik Tok)短视频平台正在全球大行其道,人们在从中获益的同时也在逐渐感受到它们所带来的烦恼。请用英语写一篇短文,内容包括:
1. 列举抖音的优缺点;
2. 介绍短视频平台给青少年带来的影响;
3. 陈述自己的观点。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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