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1、The people living in these apartments have free________ to that swimming pool.
A.access B.passage C.way D.approach
2、 Most environmental problems exist because adequate measures for preventing them ____in the past.
A. not being taken B. didn’t take
C. were not taken D. haven’t taken
3、选出与划线词汇意思相近的词。
Children are listening to the story attentively.
A.carefully B.profoundly C.actively D.joyfully
4、My dream began to ______ the quality of reality.
A．take back
B．take on
C．take over
D．take up
5、____ the movie star has always been the focus of much media attention, he tries to lead a normal life．
A．When B．While C．Unless D．Since
6、Passers-by rescued a motorcycle driver ______ under a burning car．
A． was trapped B． trapping
C． having trapped D． trapped
7、However occupied you are with study, try to ______ at least 15 minutes each day to have some exercise.
A. put out B. put through
C. put off D. put aside
8、The telephone _____ three times in the last hour, and each time it _____ for my sister．
A．had rung; was B．has rung; was
C．rang; has been D．has been ringing; is
9、It is the third time that she has won the race, ______ has surprised us all．
A．that B．where C．which D．what
10、I asked the kids to go out to play, because I wasn’t accustomed to ______ when I was working.
A．interrupting
B．interrupt
C．interrupted
D．being interrupted
11、Acceptance is not about liking a situation. It is about acknowledging all that has been lost and to live with that loss.
A. learning B. learned
C. to learn D. having learned
12、—May I take the typewriter away?
—Sorry, I ______ it.
A．am using
B．used
C．have used
D．was using
13、The method seemed to work, as I gained the respect of my ________, peers, and subordinates.
A．alumni
B．interns
C．colleagues
D．seniors
14、If it _____ earlier, the printing machine would not have broken down．
A．has been repaired B．is repaired
C．had been repaired D．was repaired
15、There is some evidence, scientists report, ________ eating garlic may guard against cancer.
A.which B.that C.as D.who
16、---I had practiced my spoken English, but still failed in the oral test．
---Don’t be discouraged．_____ and you will surely pass it．
A．Make a bit more effort
B．To make a bit more
C．Making a bit more effort
D．If you make a bit more effort
17、—And what have you got to say?
—There is one point ______ I’d like your advice.
A. which B. what C. where D. that
18、My present job doesn’t bring in enough money to ______ the rent, so I’m considering getting a new one in another company.
A．spend
B．offer
C．fill
D．cover
19、The CCTV show Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has taken the country by storm, which is partly designed to arouse people’s ________ in the Chinese language．
A. response B. enthusiasm C. significance D. consequence
20、The university is saving $ 300,000 per year by its energy ______ efforts.
A. consumption B. conservation
C. suspension D. prohibition
21、Bicycle riding has taken the world by storm. Bicycles are typically made of steel or aluminum（铝）but now there is a unique company that is growing bikes on trees.
These bicycles are made of British-grown ash trees（白蜡树）by Welsh furniture maker Andy Dix. His company, Twmpa Frames, is making bikes that are both high performance and environmentally sustainable. Going from furniture to bicycles came about after a conversation with author Rob Penn. Penn was looking for craftsmen to make things from an ash tree that fell for his book: The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees.
“We talked about what I might build, and I suggested a bike,“ said Dix. "It seemed like a good fit, but actually I had no experience in bike building, and Rob had a publishing deadline. In the end, I built him a writing desk instead." But the idea interested Dix who decided that he had to make it happen just to see if he could.
It took two years to build the prototype（原型）that was made from ash wood Dix tested the wooden bike on the roughest roads he could find and discovered that it was comfortable, and excellent at absorbing vibrations（振动）.He put more than 3,000 miles on the bike. While cutting down trees can add to more carbon in the atmosphere, sustainable tree farming is possible. Sustainable forestry is about balancing the needs of the environment and forest communities through limiting harvests and replanting trees.
Producing a ton of aluminum in Britain results in carbon emissions of 4,532kg while producing a ton of wood only results in 457kg. Making bicycle frames out of wood won't make a huge difference but it is a small roll in the right direction.
The cost of a new Twmpa Cycle is out of reach for many bicycle riders; the idea of using sustainable materials like ash could start a new cycling revolution that puts the environment first. The company is even making plans to produce a wooden e-bike. Helping the environment could be just a pedal away.
【1】Why is Rob Penn mentioned?
A．To tell us he was a great author.
B．To praise him for his contribution.
C．To explain why Andy Dix made bikes,
D．To promote his new book to readers.
【2】What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A．Dix took pride in his idea.
B．Dix was a skilled worker.
C．Dix was a determined man.
D．Dix seldom kept his promise.
【3】What is the advantage of making bikes out of wood instead of aluminum?
A．Lowering costs.
B．Reducing pollution.
C．Lasting longer.
D．Getting rid of vibrations.
【4】What's the best title for the text?
A．This Bicycle Grows on Trees
B．Furniture Maker Makes Bikes
C．Bicycle Riding Becomes Popular
D．A Company Values the Environment
22、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don't need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob(暴民). Who are they? Are they mobs? Don't be confused by their name. Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly disappear.
They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks. The messages may be sent to friends, who send to more people. At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some activities such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling something at the top of their voice for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive. Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its place if the first one has been cancelled for any reason.
Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper's Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3, 2003. Wasik claimed that he created the flash mob as a social experiment designed to laugh at fashion seekers and stress the cultural atmosphere of wanting to be an insider or part of “the next big thing”.
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing and magical, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. Undoubtedly, flash mob can serve as good political tools and have great potential, such as using flash mob to advertise a product.
The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.
【1】What is NOT the feature of the flash mob?
A. It can get together quickly.
B. It can change its place freely.
C. It can do activities suddenly.
D. It can injure people seriously.
【2】How do flash mobs inform one another?
①By using the Internet.
②By writing letters.
③By yelling.
④By waving hands.
⑤By using mobile phones.
⑥By holding a meeting.
A. ③④ B. ①⑤ C. ②⑥ D. ⑤⑥
【3】Why did Bill Wasik create the flash mob?
A. To advertise some products.
B. To help people make friends.
C. To laugh at fashion seekers.
D. To create some memories.
【4】What can we learn about the flash mob from the passage?
A. Bill Wasik organized the first successful flash mob in May, 2003.
B. People are encouraged to take a more active part in an activity.
C. Flash mobs tend to do something illegal for a short time.
D. Flash mob gathering can frighten all the people present.
23、Ludwig van Beethoven is undoubtedly one of the greatest musicians that ever lived. He completed 722 musical works. Unfortunately, the great musician died while still working on his 10th Symphony. Now, a team of musicians and scientists have used artificial intelligence(Al)to complete the artist's final master piece. Dr. Matthias Roder, the director of the Karajan Institute in Austria, who respects Beethoven very much, wanted to do something for the musician's 250th birthday in December 2020. He enlisted an international team of music experts to help him with the big task. They included music composer Walter Werzowa and Dr. Ahmed Elgammal, the creator of an AI technology for the art market.
Elgammal and his colleagues started the process by familiarizing the Al software initially with a broad range of classical music, and then, narrowed it to just Beethoven's works. Mean-while, Werzowa and his group tried to understand the rough sketches(草图)and the handful of notes that detailed Beethoven's plans for the 10th Symphony.
The team then began the task of feeding the Al software musical notes from the unfinished composition. Elgammal says that since music is very structured and mathematical, AI can predict the next note reasonably and accurately. However, it starts to go off the central theme after a few notes. To stay true to Becthoven's original composition, Elgammal's team sent Werzowa hundreds of AI-generated musical note variations every evening. Werzowa would listen to them and then select the one that he thought was closest to what the artist would have written. The Al team would add the music and rerun the software to generate the next suggestions. And piece by piece, the team was able to complete Beethoven's 10th Symphony!
The composition appeared at the Telekom Forum in Beethoven's birthplace of Bonn, Germany, on October 9,2021. Not surprisingly, the AI-generated masterpiece is causing some argument. Critics believe technology should not be used to replace the human creative process. Elgammal and his team agree with their viewpoint and say their Al software is not out to replace humans-it is just a tool to help artists to express themselves in new ways.
【1】Why does Matthias Roder start the project?
A．To explore AI in a new way.
B．To be in memory of Beethoven.
C．To start a new way of creating music.
D．To study the relationships between music and AI.
【2】What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A．The challenges the team face.
B．The way the team carry out the task.
C．The reason why they start the project.
D．The team's achievement in the project.
【3】What can we know from the last paragraph?
A．Not all the people are for the project.
B．AI provides great help in music creating.
C．AI will replace humans in music creative process.
D．The AI-generated masterpiece proves to be great successful.
24、Do you know a native English speaker typically knows about 20, 000 words? If you’re learning English, how can you remember that number of words? 【1】
Make word association webs. Start with the word you want to remember in the middle of a piece of paper. Then draw lines from it like a spider's web. At the end of each line write down any ideas or words or even pictures that you think of about that word.【2】 The more you do this, the more connections you make. Lots of connections make it very easy for you to recall the word when you are trying to remember it.
Remember in word groups. Languages are tools for people to express their ideas and communicate. So, find examples of how each word is used in your text.【3】 For example, if your word is “arrogant, write something in word groups, like “the tall, arrogant man”. This will help you to remember that “arrogant” is an adjective and that it describes people.
【4】 Use roots, prefixes and suffixes to guess a word's meaning. Take “microbiology” as an example. First, look at the prefix “micro-” meaning very small and the suffix “-ology” meaning the study of something. Already you know part of this word's meaning is “the study of something small”. Now, you will probably remember “bio” means living things. Then, you can figure out that whole word's meaning—the study of very small living things.
Timing is everything. Using the new word immediately is the best way to learn it quickly and permanently. Use it 10 minutes later. Use it 1 hour later. Use it 1 day later. Use it 1 week later.【5】
A．Learn in small words.
B．Split the word into small parts.
C．There are several ways that actually work.
D．Here are some tips that should make your brain work faster.
E．After that, you'll rarely have to review—the new word is yours forever.
F．Write a few words before and after the word so that you remember how it is used.
G．You can also talk to yourself about how each word or idea fits together with the others.
25、Very few of us become fluent in another language by learning it in high school.
I went to university and then moved across the country to seek a demanding job, married and ________ children. I made a(n) ________ to keep the little hit of French I learned in school, but eventually I realized that this was really ________. I was quite aware that new languages are best learned when young, and that our abilities in that regard decline with ________.
However, just before my 50th birthday, I ________ French classes. After I was tested to see which group I belonged to, I was placed at almost the introductory (入门的) ________. When I looked around at my first class, I was ________ that many of the students were learning French as a third, fourth or even fifth language.
Contrary to my ________ that learning a new language was impossibly difficult, there were people who learned new languages as a matter of course. While I had always thought of myself as a ________ learner, that was no longer the case. I ________ new vocabulary rather slowly. What I learned one week ago seemed to ________ as soon as I learned the next skill. l had to look up the ________ words and language structures over and over. Now, after several years of learning. I can listen to the news in French and ________ 90% of it on the first try, read a novel if the language isn’t too, ________ and hold up my end of a conversation if it doesn’t go too fast. I’ve learned so much beyond grammar and vocabulary. I’ve met people from around the world and all walks of life who have the ________ to make fools of themselves in order to learn something new. I’ve been taught by ________ and inspirational teachers from many comers of the world. Listening to the news as it is ________ to the people of France, I have a renewed understanding of how something can look ________ different from another viewpoint, I’ve leaned that a language is not just a set of words, but a way of ________. But most of all, I’ve learned that it is never too ________ to learn something new.
【1】
A．found
B．raised
C．chose
D．escaped
【2】
A．requirement
B．grade
C．operation
D．effort
【3】
A．pointless
B．helpful
C．worthwhile
D．necessary
【4】
A．health
B．concern
C．interest
D．age
【5】
A．got ready for
B．got on with
C．signed up for
D．fell in love with
【6】
A．level
B．position
C．attempt
D．test
【7】
A．disappointed
B．surprised
C．annoyed
D．excited
【8】
A．agreement
B．research
C．belief
D．action
【9】
A．clumsy
B．confident
C．serious
D．quick
【10】
A．absorbed
B．consulted
C．created
D．recognized
【11】
A．go down
B．pay off
C．slip away
D．build up
【12】
A．key
B．same
C．remaining
D．strange
【13】
A．catch
B．recite
C．guess
D．hear
【14】
A．changeable
B．international
C．difficult
D．easy
【15】
A．chance
B．trick
C．desire
D．courage
【16】
A．cautious
B．patient
C．polite
D．simple
【17】
A．faded
B．stopped
C．returned
D．presented
【18】
A．completely
B．equally
C．roughly
D．slightly
【19】
A．challenging
B．thinking
C．living
D．learning
【20】
A．slow
B．impossible
C．late
D．inconvenient
26、你校正在组织英语作文比赛.请以“我最喜爱的运动”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.喜爱的运动；
2.这项运动带给你的好处.
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.短文题目和首句已为你写好.
My Favorite Sport
I do like to do all kinds of sports.
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