1、Gone are the hardest days ______ the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NPC) spread nationwide.
A.which B.that C.when D.whose
2、He as well as his children ___ looking forward to the summer holiday but unluckily, his children rather than he ___ going to enjoy it as he will have to work anyway.
A. is, are B. are, are C. are, is D. is, is
3、I would appreciate ______ if you could give me a reply as soon as possible.
A.you B.it C.that D.them
4、You may depend on ______ that Tom will help you with your English.
A.one B.what C.which D.it
5、The aim was not to________ valuable time with the usual boring pictures.
A.take up B.make up C.pick up D.put up
6、_____ never easy, innovation is absolutely possible with adequate training and continuous practice.
A.When
B.As
C.Since
D.While
7、George couldn't remember when he first met Mr.Anderson, but he was sure it was___Sunday s___ because everybody was at__church.
A./; the B.the; /
C.a; / D./; a
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8、It was not until spring 2008, when Sarah and Brown shared a flight between London and Washington, ________they got to know each other properly.
A.where
B.what
C.before
D.that
9、________ the epidemic is put under control, we still need to wear masks.
A.While
B.Since
C.Before
D.Unless
10、Mother has gone to the_________ to get some money that she has saved there.
A.bank B.band C.bar D.beach
11、It was only after he had read the papers ________ Mr. Gross realized the task was extremely difficult to complete.
A. that B. when C. which D. what
12、I often think of my old friend Henry, most of _____ letters I still keep.
A.his B.who C.whom D.whose
13、________he told was the news__________ Lucy had achieved success,________,of course,made Lucy's parents feel very excited.
A.What; that; which B.That; which; which
C.What; which; what D.That; that;what
14、The tiger, once a ____ animal to humans, is now ____of disappearing on the earth.
A.dangerous; danger B.in danger; in danger
C.dangerous; in danger D.danger; in danger
15、Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.
A. sense B. view C. means D. idea
16、It’s a mistake to think of the country only ______ its tourist attractions.
A.in terms of B.in case of C.as a result of D.in face of
17、The old photos buried at the bottom of the suitcase ________ me of those happy old days we had spent together.
A.repeated B.remembered C.remained D.reminded
18、—Mom,I can't see any point in working hard at all the subjects at school.
—Come on,dear. Years of hard work will surely ________ in the future.
A.make sure B.pay off
C.pay for D.pay back
19、When he returned , he agreed to the publisher’s request _______ he should write a book for boys based on the life he experienced.
A. when B. that C. which D. why
20、— Can your factory really afford ________ food for the people in the mobile cabin hospitals?
— I believe we can because we have ________ orders.
A.a large amount of ; a number of B.a number of ; plenty of
C.a great amount of ; a great deal of D.plenty of ; the number of
21、How can the bird escape _________?
A.to shoot B.to be shot C.shooting D.being shot
22、My brother bought a telescope, ______ he could study the star in the night sky.
A.of which B.through which C.in which D.on which
23、The sign here says “No parking”. Why ____ your car in the underground parking lot?
A. not park B. don’t park
C. not parking D. aren’t parking
24、Unless ________ to speak, most college students here prefer remaining silent in class.
A.having invited
B.inviting
C.invited
D.being invited
25、Do you have a work________ for this week, Doreen?
A.headline
B.attitude
C.schedule
D.identity
26、Can you think of something that has been around for thousands of years and is still used in different cultures around the world? Something that fits this description is makeup.
Even though makeup might seem new, it was an important part of daily life in ancient Egypt thousands of years ago. At that time, both men and women utilized things like eyeshadow, eyeliner and lipstick nearly every day.
For a more intense make-up result, a wealthier Egyptian woman would first clear her dead skin using salts from the Dead Sea. Then, she would use a milk-and-honey face mask to wet her skin. Taking milk baths was also a way to make the beauty routine a more luxurious experience. After all of this, the makeup could then be applied.
But people in ancient Egypt didn't just use makeup to look more attractive. They also used it for rituals(宗教仪式), symbolic meanings and practical purposes. For example, a black powder called kohl was used around the eyes to protect them from the bright desert sun. In fact, the Egyptian word for "makeup palette" comes from a word that means "to protect".
These makeup palettes were used to mix colored powders with animal fat or vegetable oils to make the different products. They usually had symbols of animals or goddesses on them. It was believed that the powers of these animals would be put into the makeup when it was mixed together, giving the wearer exceptional talents.
Interestingly enough, makeup was also an important part of ancient Egyptian burial rituals. From life into death and beyond, makeup helped to shape ancient Egyptian culture. Even though makeup is still used in modem times, it is interesting to know that it is linked to the ancient world.
【1】What does the underlined word “utilized” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Bought
B.Used.
C.Removed.
D.Changed.
【2】What would wealthy ancient Egyptian women do before putting on their makeup?
A.Go swimming in the Dead Sea.
B.Drink milk to wet their skin.
C.Remove the dead skin with honey.
D.Follow a beauty routine.
【3】What did ancient Egyptians think about makeup palettes?
A.They helped deliver messages from goddesses.
B.They protected them from bad luck.
C.They gave people special abilities.
D.They brought the dead back to life.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.Makeup in ancient Egypt
B.Changes in ancient Egyptian culture
C.The makeup palettes in ancient Egypt
D.The daily life of ancient Egyptian women
27、 When Joanne Morton and Lydia Shaw came across the Boston Public Market, which features only New England businesspersons, they knew they had to stop in. The women, visiting from southeastern Connecticut, always try to buy local. “We always try to support our local farmers and businessmen,” says Ms. Shaw. “We’re not into big companies,” adds Ms. Morton.
They aren’t alone. A great number of Americans continue to be attracted by “local” food and to buy it, according to recent surveys from the International Food Information Council Foundation, the Pew Research Center, and British polling firm Ipsos. But what does it mean to shop local? For some, local is still a matter of geography. For others, it is about supporting their local economy (经济). And for still others, it is about knowing where their food comes from and how it is made, even if it is coffee shipped from a Costa Rican company. In 2008, Congress passed a bill that gave money to support local food. According to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, a product that can be considered local has to travel less than 400 miles.
But Lydia Zepeda, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has found the largest agreement about what is local is any product that comes from within an hour’s drive. “But is that with or without traffic?” She asks. “What if it crosses state lines?” adds John Hayes, a food science professor at Pennsylvania State University. “A customer might like to buy local to help an old town,” he says. “Or maybe it’s just because local food tastes better.” It is for Kaitlin Bohon. “I taste a difference,” she says at the Boston Public Market. For Ms. Bohon, buying local is both about supporting New England business and knowing who grew and handled her food.
【1】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. We never go into big companies.
B. We’re not interested in big companies.
C. Big companies don’t support local farmers.
D. Big companies are not good shopping places.
【2】According to the passage, buying local ___________ in America.
A. is becoming more and more popular
B. is a way to support big companies
C. means people will spend much less
D. allows people to know about their food
【3】What can be inferred about Kaitlin Bohon according to the text?
A. She is from New England. B. She knows every cook in her town.
C. She likes to taste different foods. D. She works at the Boston Public Market.
【4】The purpose of the passage is ___________.
A. to introduce how popular buying local is
B. to attract more people to buying local
C. to explain why people like buying local
D. to discuss the meaning of buying local
28、 As is known to everyone, we all care about what others think of us and want to be liked, 【1】However, there are also many smaller, simpler things you can do, which can affect how others view you.
※Prove you are paying attention.
To really show someone your interest in him or her, try bringing up a topic the person mentioned earlier. Did your co-worker talk about working with his son on a science fair project last week? Follow up and ask how it went. 【2】In fact, sometimes it says more that you can recall and show interest in even the small happening in another person’s life.
※Handle criticism in a wise way.
While you want to be generous with your praise, be careful with your criticism. For example, if someone makes an error, don’t call that person out in front of a group. 【3】Anyhow, be always gentle with criticism and only offer it when it's truly needed.
※Ask for advice.
Asking someone for advice is a great way to get people to like you. It shows that you respect the other individual's opinion.【4】 When you make someone feel better about himself or herself, that person will most certainly end up liking you for it.
※【5】
Most people love to talk about themselves. If you are asking questions and getting people to talk about themselves, they ’ll leave the conversation thinking that you're the coolest.
A. Try to be confident and respectful.
B. Everyone likes to feel needed and important.
C. It doesn't have to be a big, life-changing event.
D. Ask other people about their lives and interests.
E. Always use an individual's name in a conversation.
F. You can discuss your own mistakes before digging into someone else's errors.
G. The basics of getting people to like you are obvious---be nice, considerate and polite.
29、Sunaian’s family left India and moved to the UK when she was 13. She had to start a new school...
I remember it really well. My parents drove me to the school and said goodbye to me. I took a deep breath and walked into the school.
I didn’t know what to feel. I was excited and scared and a bit nervous, all at the same time. There were lots of other kids around. They were already in groups of friends, but none of them said hello or anything. It was a strange feeling for me, like I didn’t really belong there. I wanted to be somewhere else, but that wasn’t possible.
The first thing I had to do was register, so I went to a room in the school that had a sign saying “Administration”. Suddenly, I felt like I was some kind of criminal. They started asking me all kinds of questions. Then I went off to my first class.
My first class. Wow, that was horrible. Perhaps it was because my hair or clothes were different, but everyone just looked at me in such a strange way. And just like when I arrived, no one came to talk to me. Incredibly, that’s never happened: no one has even taken the time to get to know me or like me. I have friends because I made the first move to meet people.
Maybe the worst class that day, though, was Science. The teacher wasn’t too bad. She introduced me to the class and showed me where to sit. But the other students? Well, they looked at me like I was a guinea pig or something they were going to use for an experiment. I hated every minute.
Then there was a break and I went to sit somewhere alone, missing my mum and dad. But I thought they’d want me to keep trying, so I tried to be more positive in the next class. Not so good, though. Everyone talked to other students, but I sat by myself. At the end of the day, I couldn’t wait to get out of there.
But, as time passed, things have got better. Now I’m doing fine and I get OK grades. I’ve learned lots of things — but not what the teachers teach. I’ve learned that I’m strong and brave. I’ve learned that I will succeed even if some things aren’t the way I want them to be.
【1】From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A.Sunaina was well received upon the arrival at school
B.Sunaina was treated as a criminal in the register department.
C.Nobody wanted to waste time getting to know Sunaina at first.
D.Other students’ hair and clothes were similar to Sunaina in her class.
【2】What made Sunaina think Science the worst class that day?
A.The Science teacher’s quality and qualification.
B.The way the other students looked at Sunaina.
C.The way the teacher introduced Sunaina to the class.
D.The other students’ thinking of using Sunaina for an experiment.
【3】Which of the following is suitable to describe Sunaina?
A.Weak and scary.
B.Tough and courageous.
C.Sensitive and shy.
D.Generous and outgoing.
【4】What does the story intend to tell us?
A.What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
B.A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
C.Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
D.A good word is warm in winter, but a bad word hurts in June.
30、 It seemed like any other day when fitness instructor Chantelle Lister set off to work at 7 am. It was the school holidays, so her daughters Loren and Mollie, 17 and 6, and 11-year-old son Charlie were still _______ in bed.
But within an hour, the family home in Kettering, England, went up in flames. The _______ started downstairs, and deadly smoke started _______ the second floor, where the children were sleeping.
_______, the family's beloved dog, Bailey, rushed to their _______. Although the thick smoke _______ to climb the staircase, the 4-year-old dog made his way _______ and kept barking outside Loren's door until she _______.
Loren opened the _______ to thick black smoke covering the stairs and the sound of smashing (粉碎) glass. Struggling to ________, the teenager ran into the other ________ and managed to get the ________ children out through a window and onto the roof.
After successfully raising the ________, Bailey ran back downstairs to try to get out.________, he was trapped in the ________ house.
'The firemen pulled Bailey out and tried to ________ him, but he was dead, ' Chantelle said. 'They put a blanket over him and I kept ________, 'That could have been one of my children. ' Bailey was such a character and so ________. The children wouldn't be here ________ him. He's my hero and I'll be ________ to him forever. '
【1】A.sleepy B.asleep C.awake D.silent
【2】A.light B.smoke C.fire D.noise
【3】A.filling B.flowing C.leaving D.escaping
【4】A.Finally B.Thankfully C.Naturally D.Obviously
【5】A.yard B.kitchen C.danger D.rescue
【6】A.started B.failed C.happened D.stopped
【7】A.out B.through C.upstairs D.downstairs
【8】A.watched out B.set off C.went away D.woke up
【9】A.eyes B.mouth C.door D.window
【10】A.breathe B.walk C.speak D.stand
【11】A.house B.classroom C.bathroom D.bedroom
【12】A.angry B.curious C.terrified D.confused
【13】A.alarm B.voice C.sound D.child
【14】A.Surprisingly B.Unfortunately C.Occasionally D.Gradually
【15】A.shining B.exploding C.broken D.burning
【16】A.save B.protect C.move D.comfort
【17】A.apologizing B.thinking C.explaining D.expecting
【18】A.interesting B.loving C.strange D.cute
【19】A.beyond B.besides C.without D.despite
【20】A.loyal B.convenient C.available D.grateful
31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Scientists have proved what students have long suspected: Maths equations can actually trigger physical pain.
Regions of the brain linked with the experience of physical 【1】 were activated in those fearful of maths when they were presented with a tough equation, researchers have found. The higher a person’s anxiety of a maths task, the more it 【2】 activity in regions of their brain associated with visceral (内脏的) threat detection, and often the experience of pain itself.
However, the researchers say their study examines the pain response associated with anticipating an anxiety-provoking event, rather than the pain associated with a 【3】 event itself. A maths task itself is not painful but 【4】 the thought of it is highly unpleasant to certain people.
“Maths can be difficult, and for those with high levels of mathematics-anxiety (HMAs), math is associated with tension, apprehension (忧虑) and fear,” the researchers said in their paper titled. When Math Hurts. “【5】, this relation was not seen during math performance, 【6】 that it is not that math itself hurts, rather, the anticipation of math is painful. These results may also provide a potential neural mechanism to explain why (people with) HMAs tend to 【7】 math and math-related situations, which in turn can bias (使有偏见) (those with) high levels of mathematics-anxiety away from taking math classes or even entire math-related 【8】 paths. We provide the first neural 【9】 indicating the nature of the subjective experience of math-anxiety.
Other forms of psychological stress, such as social 【10】 or a traumatic break-up, can also elicit feeling of physical pain.”
32、假定你是李华,为了提高你们的英语水平,学校决定每周定期举办英语角(English corner),并于近期开始其首场。请你给你校的英语外教Johnson写一封信,邀请他参加指导,要点如下:1.时间:9月16日晚上6:30至8:30;2.地点:教学楼二楼礼堂;3.内容:表演英语戏剧、朗诵英文诗歌、演唱英语歌曲等;
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