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1、People are wondering which of the five sons will ________ their father as general manager after his death.
A. follow B. serve
C. succeed D. remove
2、The company is putting more money into the building of a new factory _______ the fast growing demand for the products in the market.
A．in response to
B．in return for
C．in case of
D．in charge of
3、The other day, my friend John drove his car down the street at ________ I thought was a dangerous speed, ________ surprised everyone in the car.
A. which; that
B. which; what
C. what; which
D. that; which
4、The gossip of the film star so quickly that many fans know it swiftly.
A.develops B.transforms C.accelerates D.circulates
5、Little Jim to my home after he broke my mobile phone by accident.
A. dared not to come B. dared not coming
C. dared not come D. didn’t dare coming
6、Stand _____ you are, and I will come and help you.
A. while B. where
C. which D. what
7、When walking down the street, I came across David, when I _____ for years.
A．didn’t see
B．haven’t seen
C．hadn’t seen
D．wouldn’t see
8、What our parents expect from us is going home and greeting them frequently, ________ giving them much money.
A. less than B. rather than
C. as well as D. as much as
9、Mr. Rod prefers a restaurant in a small town to _______ in so large a city as Beijing．
A．it B．one C．that D．this
10、—Did you see ________ man in ________ black pass by just now?
— No, sir. I was reading a newspaper.
A．the; the B．the; a C．a; the D．a; /
11、I am writing to explain why I was _________your lecture last time.
A.absorbed at B.absent from C.absurd in D.accurate at
12、A strange girl entered the room and told me a story of her own, _____ I suspected the truth．
A．that B．which C．of which D．at which
13、While protests have removed the president from his position, the country has been suffering a sharp _____ in its economy.
A. decline B. decoration C. tendency D. frequency
14、Today APEC is playing a more important role in the world stage，______ purpose is to promote economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific area．
A. where B. whose C. when D. Which
15、—I didn’t pass the final exam.
—I don’t think it’s surprising. You________ on your studies rather than computer games.
A．should focus
B．should have focused
C．must focus
D．must have focused
16、_____ his great courage, the boy was left alone in a dark room, no lighted candle_____ it up．
A． Considered；lighted
B． Considering；lighting
C． Having considered；lighted
D． To consider；lighting
17、一WOw，you won first in the stow-telling competition．Fantastic!
一 ____!
A．Give me five B．Congratulations
C．Go ahead D．Forget it
18、You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways, _______ the situation they are in.
A. bringing about B. depending on
C. getting into D. leading to
19、This problem is _ for us; therefore, we must take it into serious consideration．
A．ready B．familiar
C．suitable D．vital
20、Time-limited sales can be a good opportunity to get a bargain, but don’t _____ the “deals” advertised by retailers on Black Friday, as there are few real discounts.
A.fall for B.relate to C.cater for D.subscribe to
21、Digital life reaches far beyond our screens into the real world. That means we must figure out how to live with the impact of technology in our backyards.
It isn’t always easy. Some residents of towns near e-commerce processing centers complain about traffic, pollution and safety risks from delivery vehicles. Communities where water is in short supply are worried about the needs of internet computer centers that use water to keep equipment cool. Neighbors sometimes complain about noise or garbage from nearby commercial kitchens and warehouses (仓库) for delivery services like Uber Eats.
Not so long ago, technology’s impact on our physical world wasn’t quite so obvious. What has changed is the rapid growth in demand. To meet demand, Amazon and other internet shopping companies have been opening warehouses and package distribution centers closer to where we live. Companies that deliver food to our door need to have real estate and transportation close to our homes and work. And the effects of climate change have made the competition for energy and water more urgent.
No individual or company is at fault for this situation on its own. Our collective demand for more online things is to blame, and the public, the government and companies need to face this new reality far more directly.
An article by The Information about conflicts over Amazon package operations in Milford, Mass., mentioned that the company formed a task force to address communities’ concerns about the impact of its delivery operations. Milford also appointed two officers to share residents’ concerns with Amazon. I don’t know if that s effective cooperation or window dressing, but it feels like a good first step to acknowledge that changing the places we live comes with tough questions about whether new neighbors are doing more good than harm.
Last year, I spoke with Richard Mays, the mayor (市长) of The Dalles, Ore., a town that is home to multiple computer data centers. Our conversation stuck with me because it got to the heart of the issue: Are these technology companies, many of them now in our backyards and on our streets, contributing more than they’re taking?
【1】What does the author try to stress in paragraph 2?
A．The serious problems of traffic and pollution.
B．The development of communities in urban areas.
C．The distribution of e-commerce processing centers.
D．The residents’suffering caused by nearby e-commerce.
【2】What does the author think of technology’s impact on our physical world?
A．It is under companies’ control.
B．It has to do with public demand.
C．It can be fought off effectively.
D．It goes unnoticed by the public.
【3】What is the purpose of Amazon’s task force?
A．To help Amazon serve more communities.
B．To promote Amazon’s delivery operations.
C．To ease the locals’ worries about Amazon.
D．To seek the government’s cooperation with Amazon.
【4】What is the author’s attitude to the benefits of technology companies close to communities?
A．Doubtful.
B．Positive.
C．Uncaring.
D．Contradictory.
22、A tender woman, or an independent one, which one would you prefer? Arecent research shows that most people would choose the latter.
This type of woman is called a nühanzi (“tough woman”). Experts believe these characteristics have social and psychological roots among young femalesin China. Su Hao’s friends all call her a tough woman, because she can finish tough tasks usually carried out by men. For example, she carries 10-litre water to her dormitory on the 5th floor. “I depend on no one but myself,” she says.
According to a recent survey by China Youth Daily, tough women have become rather common in society. Of the 21,265 respondents, 78.5 percent said they are familiar with a tough woman. About 50 percent said they like women with tough characteristics, while less than 29 percent expressed the opposite view.
Why are tough women gaining popularity? Shen Meng, a psychological consultant, believes the fierce competition in society is contributing to this trend. “Women are often in a disadvantaged position compared to men,” Shen says. “In order to survive, they have to be independent, strong and tough.” Liu
Xiao lin, professor of psychology at Wuhan Mental Health Center, believes tough women are brought up this way. They are often on close relationship with their fathers, who teach their daughters to be brave and decisive,” he says. As a result, these women are more likely to be psychologically healthy and more tolerant to stress, according to Liu.
Though Liu believes that this is a good trend, Hu Shenzhi, a psychologist at the Guangdong Sunflower Counseling Center, says the popularity of tough woman indicates an unclear line between gender identities, which can lead to relationship problems. “Some women with characteristics that differ from the traditional female image may have a difficult time finding Mr Right,” he says.“Even if they get married, their manly characteristics might cause family conflicts.
【1】Which of the followings does NOT belong to the characteristics of a tough woman?
A. She is soft and tender to others.
B. She is independent of others in daily life.
C. She is more tolerant to stress.
D. She can solve problems usually for men.
【2】How many respondents like tough women?
A. about 16,700. B. 21,265.
C. about 6,200 D. about 10,600.
【3】Why are there more tough women nowadays?
A. Because tough women are more lovely.
B. Because of the fierce competition in society.
C. Because more women want to be independent.
D. Because girls often love fathers more.
【4】What problems may tough women have in their life?
A. It’s difficult for them to be friends.
B. They often suffer gender confusion.
C. They may have difficulty with marriage.
D. They have different characteristics form traditional female images.
23、The Gold Coast Wax(蜡)Museum is one of the Gold Coast’s longest running attractions. It’s a collection of famous figures. It’s Australia’s largest museum of its kind, featuring more than 110 life-size copies of wax figures of British and Australian History．
The Wax Museum is visited by many thousands of the people each year who are amazed at the amazing realism of the life-size figures in real costumes. This is your invitation to wander through at your leisure and meet many important and famous people’s figures on Queensland’s Gold Coast．
Come face to face with such famous people as Michael Jackson, President Barack Obama，Past President John F. Kennedy, King Hussein’s Royal Family members, and many others whose lives have all left an unforgettable mark on our world. Information cards are located alongside each figure, helping visitors know them well．
The old Coast Wax Museum contains figures which have been crafted by leading local and overseas sculptors to international standards’ equal in quality to the world’s best, as seen in Europe, the United Kingdom, and USA. The detail in the figures is amazing and includes hair applied one strand(线)at a time, requiring many working hours for one hand and the eyes so real that they seem to follow the viewer around．
Price
Child (1～3 yrs): free
Child (3-~12 yrs): $22.00
Adult: $29.00
Open hours
Open 7 days a week, 10 am to 10 pm
Closed Christmas Day (25 Dec.) and Anzac Day (25 Apr.)
Location
Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast) QLD
How to get there
You can choose any of the Gold Coast airport transfers, car rentals, shuttles and private transfers to／from your hotel．
Notice to visitors
●All carried items including food and drinks will be inspected upon entry．
●Coats, umbrellas, etc. should be left in the checkrooms (行李寄存处) (max size 40×40×50 cm and max weight 8 kg).
●The checkroom is to the left of the Main entrance (￡1.50 per item)．
●When maximum checkrooms capacity is reached the Museum cannot accept any more items．
●Bring your sense of adventure and your camera with you and see something exciting and quite unique．
For further information, please_____to see more about gold coast wax-museum／contact Us Page．
【1】According to the passage, visitors can______ .
A. visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum anytime
B. enjoy some world-class vivid wax works in the Gold Coast Wax Museum
C. see many members of the Royal Family in person in the Gold Coast Wax Museum
D. meet many leading local and international sculptors in the Gold Coast Wax Museum
【2】If a couple and their 10-year-old son want to visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, they may pay_______.
A. $58 B. $68 C. $80 D. $87
【3】When people come to visit this exhibition, they________.
A. should have all their carried items checked at the entrance
B. can leave their carried items in the checkrooms free of charge
C. can take all their carried items with them without inspection
D. should leave all their carried items in the checkrooms upon entry
24、In the blue-green depths of the sea off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, an unusual seafloor sculpture park is defending its watery setting.
Since fisherman Paolo Fanciulli’s teens, he has been heading out daily to fish in these coastal waters along the Maremma coastline. It was in the 1980s that he began to notice the clear signs: a seabed that was becoming barren (贫瘠的), with exhausted fish stocks. Until recently, he has been forced to share catches with a threatening part: illegal “bottom trawlers (拖网捕鱼的人)”, who randomly spoil a large quantity of ocean life as they fish, dragging a weighted net along the seafloor behind their boats.
Fanciulli’s style of artisanal fishing (手工捕鱼), in contrast, needs to be friendly to nature as damaging the ecosystem could reduce fishermen’s income. Fanciulli understood that the success of his fishing activity was linked to the good state of the environment. The underwater “House of Fish” sculpture park, which was started in 2015 was encouraged by this fisherman. “One of the most effective solutions is to physically prevent trawling through artificial reefs…so I started working on this project, trying to combine the protection of the seabed with something that could also give an added value to our environment, something as beautiful as a sculpture,” he said.
Rocks or sculptures can break weighted trawler nets. They can also play a role as artificial reefs, giving corals and other sea life a place to live. Thanks to the underwater sculptures, some species not seen in a long while such as groupers and lobsters have returned. The sculpture park represents both an artistic statement and a physical barrier to seafloor trawling.
Today, 39 huge stone sculptures dot the seabed along an area of Tuscan coastline near the town of Talamone. In the immediate future, Fanciulli hopes to continue his great solution in coastal waters. “Man is still destroying the seas,” he says, “and my task continues.”
【1】What poses a threat to Fanciulli’s work of artisanal fishing?
A．Rocks on the seafloor.
B．Frequent terrible weather.
C．A growing number of fishermen.
D．Illegal trawling industry.
【2】Why was the underwater sculpture park built?
A．To show artists’ creativity.
B．To develop the local green tourism.
C．To protect the ecosystem of the sea.
D．To warn against fishing in coastal waters.
【3】What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．The results of banning seafloor trawling.
B．The process of building the sculpture park.
C．The damaging effects of trawling on sea life.
D．The roles of the sculpture park under the sea.
【4】What could be the best title for this text?
A．The first underwater park in the world
B．Fanciulli’s innovation in cleaning the ocean
C．A seafloor park: Artworks for sea protection
D．Waters with sculptures: Better habitats for fish
25、The hot summer sun beamed down on my back as I panned for gold. It was 1996 and my first trip to gold country, the town of Sofala in New South Wales.
I sloshed (搅动) the water round and round, as the old-time miner had _________, looking for the unmistakable shine of gold in the bottom of the pan.
_________, a breeze caught my straw hat,_________ it from my head and blowing it into the water where it tumbled (翻滚) and tumbled, twisting downstream.
“My hat!” I cried. “My HAT!”
My _________ collie, Cobber, was standing on the side of the bank. His ears pricked up when he heard me call out. He turned around to see my _________ and watched the crazy hat _________ down the bubbling stream.
Down the bank side he ran,_________ madly at the hat to stop. Then he _________ deep into the water, paddled out quickly towards the hat, his long coat flowing behind him. The stream took the hat one way, he followed. Then it took it another way, and he followed again. Finally, he _________ the hat with his long pointy snout (口鼻部) as I watched on in __________.
He climbed out and __________ himself off vigorously. Then he ran back to me, all wet, and dropped the hat at my feet.
It was more than a game. I knew that he knew he’d done a good thing __________ he proudly watched on from where he sat. It might be a small thing but the __________ is forever imprinted on my memory.
I am __________ to say that my hat flew off another two times and each time Cobber regained it for me.
All in all, the day was a(n)__________ one — and I did find a few specks of gold!
【1】
A．instructed
B．requested
C．concluded
D．assessed
【2】
A．Originally
B．Precisely
C．Abruptly
D．Hopefully
【3】
A．swapping
B．squeezing
C．suspending
D．sweeping
【4】
A．cold-hearted
B．short-sighted
C．long-haired
D．short-haired
【5】
A．dilemma
B．agenda
C．delight
D．potential
【6】
A．sinking
B．passing
C．trapping
D．racing
【7】
A．barking
B．looking
C．shooting
D．laughing
【8】
A．viewed
B．dived
C．threw
D．broke
【9】
A．grasped
B．damaged
C．followed
D．wiped
【10】
A．experiment
B．entertainment
C．argument
D．amazement
【11】
A．turned
B．put
C．shook
D．finished
【12】
A．even if
B．as if
C．in case
D．in that
【13】
A．sigh
B．image
C．imagination
D．illustration
【14】
A．prepared
B．embarrassed
C．convinced
D．frightened
【15】
A．tentative
B．tough
C．eventful
D．authentic
26、第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
目前，随着人们生活压力的不断增大，人们的忧虑也越来越多。请根据下面内容提示写一篇演讲稿。
我们的忧虑：①注重自我，轻视合作；②缺乏毅力，容易气馁；③盲目追求，渴望成名。
我们的长处：敢于挑战，……（请联系自己的体验拟定内容）
注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，可适当发挥，但不要简单翻译；
2. 词数120左右。开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
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