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1、Agatha didn’t tell me ______ she would pick up her son from school.
A．which
B．when
C．where
D．what
2、To ______ the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time.
A. correct B. deliver
C. cover D. demand
3、The fact that she never apologized ____a lot about what kind of person she is.
A.says B.talks C.appears D.declares
4、In our discussion of instincts, we saw that there was reason to believe ________ we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior.
A．how
B．when
C．whatever
D．since
5、Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can ________ their work are more likely to succeed.
A.contribute to B.correspond to C.subscribe to D.apply to
6、The researchers were confident that their unusual technique could finally provide a （n）_________ to drugs in treating heart conditions.
A.alternative B.access C.witness D.application
7、The outbreak of the coronavirus globally has led to over thousands of people_____to hospital for treatment, _____ the world to be in deep sorrow.
A．sending; causing
B．sent； having caused
C．being sent; causing
D．to send; to cause
8、__________, your article is of greater value than his.
A.All things considered B.All things considering
C.All things are considered D.All things are considering
9、Do you think regular exercise ___________ good health?
A. benefit from B. reach for
C. make for D. go for
10、Anyone who are in ______ of weapons without permission are considered law breaking.
A．command
B．control
C．charge
D．possession
11、Wouldn’t it be wonderful world if we lived in harmony with nature?
A.a; 不填 B.the; 不填 C.a; the D.the; the
12、He shouts when he gets angry, _________ is often the case.
A.which B.that C.when D.as
13、Pointing to the hospital on _____roof there is a parking garage, Granny told me that was ____I was born.
A. whose; what B. which; what
C. which; where D. whose; where
14、They didn't discover until they happened to enter the back room _________ someone had stolen the priceless painting.
A．that
B．what
C．which
D．when
15、Nobody believed the reason ________ he was absent from the class was ________ he had to meet his uncle in the airport.
A．why; why
B．that; that
C．why; that
D．which; that
16、Only when he reached the tea-house ______it was the same place he’d been in last year.
A. he realized B. he did realize
C. realized he D. did he realize
17、To keep their innovation _______ the times, Internet-based companies are sparing no efforts in digging into more core technologies.
A．in tune with
B．in touch with
C．in exchange for
D．in reward for
18、When he needs time alone, he ________ to his private space at a nearby art studio to paint.
A.dials B.chokes C.bothers D.withdraws
19、The person who ________ advantage of the girl ________ a disadvantage didn’t gain an advantage ________ her.
A.made; in ; over B.took; at ; on C.took; at; over D.made; at; over
20、-- Do you agree friends you spend time with will change your life in one way or another?
-- Couldn't agree more. Hopefully our students can show great ________ in their choices of friends.
A. accommodation B. discrimination
C. reputation D. distinction
21、The UN is seeking a _________ solution rather than a military one.
A. natural B. patient
C. political D. opposite
22、The information of this kind is to you on the Internet.
A.supplied B.available C.used D.obtained
23、 ______ the heart attack, Monica brought her doctor a bunch of flowers to express her thanks.
A．Surviving
B．To survive
C．Survived
D．Having survived
24、The manager is someone who is all the prejudices against women in the workplace and who creates his own values and purpose.
A.away from B.free from C.far from D.apart from
25、Though he had often made his little sister ________, today he was made ________ by his little sister.
A．cry; to cry
B．crying; crying
C．cry; cry
D．to cry; cry
26、 For as long as they can remember, Jynne Martin and April Surgent had both dreamed of going to Antarctica. This winter, they each made it to the icy continent as guests of the National Science Foundation (NSF). But they didn't, as scientists. Martin is a poet and Surgent is an artist. They went to Antarctica as participants in the NSF's Artists and Writers Program, which makes it possible for artists, including filmmakers and musicians, to experience Antarctica and contribute their own points of view to our understanding of the continent.
“It's important for scientists and artists to work together,” says Surgent, who spent six weeks at Palmer Station, the smallest of the U.S. research bases. “You need a lot of different ways and points of view to explain the world.”
Martin followed four scientific teams on the ice and wrote articles and poems inspired by her experience. “Each day was the new ‘best day of my life’.” said Martin, who said she also loved spending time in the library at the McMurdo Station reading the journals of early explorers.
Today's scientists write articles for scientific journals. Unlike the early explorer's journals, scientific papers can now be very difficult for non-scientists to understand. Writers in Antarctica work to explain the research to the public. Peter Rejcek is editor, writer, and photographer for the Antarctic Sun, an online magazine devoted to news about the U.S. Antarctic Program. He goes to the South Pole every year, interviewing the scientists about their research.
Antarctica is full of stories and wonders that are scientific, historical, and personal. People such as Martin, Surgent, and Rejcek are making an effort to bring those stories to as many people as they can.
“Some people are going to be scientists, some people are going to be artists, some people are going to be journalists, but we can all work together,” says Surgent, "to celebrate this extraordinary place.”
【1】What is the main purpose of the NSF's Artists and Writers Program?
A.To increase people's understanding of Antarctica.
B.To develop a relationship between scientists and artists.
C.To encourage artists and writers to learn science.
D.To make the scientists in Antarctica known to the public.
【2】Which of the following best explains why scientists and artists work together?
A.The world is full of different people. B.The world should move in harmony.
C.The world is full of different opinions. D.The world should be seen in different ways.
【3】Where is the library in which Martin spent time reading?
A.At the Antarctic Sun. B.At a research base in the USA.
C.At a research base in Antarctica. D.At the National Science Foundation.
【4】It can be inferred from the text that articles by writers about Antarctica .
A.are hard for people to understand B.are easy for people to understand
C.have nothing to do with the research D.are mainly about early explorers
27、 If you think about the countless number of animal species on our planet, the giraffe is perhaps one of the most interesting. With its unusual pattern and incredibly long neck, it looks like no other animal on Earth. But how did this mammal come to get its famously huge neck? Well, scientists have been asking themselves this question for centuries.
The most commonly believed answer is that the massive neck — which measures on average 180 centimeters and weighs about 270 kilograms — evolved to allow the animal to reach the leaves of tall trees.
British scientist Charles Darwin was one of the first people to propose this idea in the 1800s.“The giraffe… has its whole frame beautifully adapted for browsing on the higher branches of trees,”he wrote in his famous 1859 book On the Origin of Species. It was Darwin’s belief that the giraffe once had a much shorter neck, but over time, evolution led to longer-necked giraffes being born, which in turn survived as they were able to reach the food that others couldn’t. Yet, there are other theories. According to a paper published in September in the Journal of Arid Environments, the giraffe’s neck evolved to increase its surface-area-to-volume ratio. Because the animal’s neck increases its body’s surface area, it makes it easier for it to keep cool, the paper’s authors wrote. This phenomenon can be seen everywhere in nature, and even in engineering.
For example, this is why elephants have such large ears, and why radiators (暖气片) in homes are flat and thin, as a large surface area allows heat to escape quicker.
Meanwhile, some believe that competition is the answer. A 1996 study by two South African zoologists argued that the male giraffes with the biggest necks are the ones who “win” access to females to reproduce, as they are better at fighting, meaning that their long necks are passed down through the generations. So, it seems like there’s still no definite answer to the question. But until we find the truth, we should at least enjoy this beautiful and interesting creature for what it is today, rather than wonder about where it came from.
【1】What idea did Charles Darwin put forward in his book?
A.Giraffe’s necks are 180 cm long and weigh 270 kg on average.
B.Giraffes with a long neck are better at fighting.
C.Giraffes are a species that is born with a long neck.
D.Longer-necked giraffes are able to survive better.
【2】What is the article mainly about?
A.Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
B.Different functions of the giraffe’s long neck.
C.How the giraffe manages to survive in nature.
D.Theories about why the giraffe has a huge neck.
28、Listten up! Unilever to share the secrets of its success with students
What it is: Unilever campus talks
Who qualifies； college students
What it’s about： Fortune 500 company Unilever will tour campuses this spring, giving a series of lectures to college students about die company’s success in brand management t sales and marketing research. Speakers will also discuss with students how to plan their careers to be future leaders. The tour runs until late May.
http://bbs. yingjiesheng. com/thread - 576865 -1 -1. html
Impressive internships (实习）with IBM Blue Pathway could land you a job
What it is:IBM Blue Pathway 2017 internship program
Who qualifies ；students graduating in 2018
What it’s about:The 2-month summer program covers almost all business units of IBM,To land the opportunity，applicants need to send resume before May 24，attend a written test and two or three rounds of face-to-face interviews. Interns with impressive performances will get a full-time job offer after the internship.
http://bluepathway. 51 job. com
Competition to match prospective interns against one another
What it is:SK Business Idea Competition
Who qualifies：Juniors, seniors and postgraduate students
What it’s about： South Korea’s SK Group is holding a competition among Chinese college students. Students are required to team up in groups of three to work out a 20-page English PFT. The top 10 groups will be awarded a 6-week summer internship at the company S headquarters in South Korea. Application deadline is April 30.
http ：//idea, skcareers. com/china
Baidu a minute, then you will know what a search engine job is
What it is:Baidu summer internships
Who qualifies:college students.
What it’s about：Baidu is starting its 2018 summer internship project.Most of its openings are technical posts. Students must have technology in areas like search engines and social net-
working services. It will last for at least three months .A salary will be paid to students.Applica-tion deadline is May 29.
http：//hr. baidu. com/www/intemSummer. action
【1】If are expert at PPT,you can contact .
A.http；//bluepathway. 51 job. com
B.http ：//idea, skcareers. com/china
C.http - //hr. baidu. corn/www/iritemSiimnier. action
D.http：//bbs. yingjiesheng. com/thread -576865 — 1 - 1 _ html
【2】In what way is Baidu summer internships different from the other three?
A.A salary will be paid for the internship.
B.A chance to work abroad will be awarded.
C.A future plan to be a leader will be discussed.
D.A resume will be a must before the internship.
【3】The passage is probably written for .
A.business managers B.college students
C.laid - off workers D.migrant groups
29、 Problem-solving is part of everyone’s daily life. If you’re facing a tough problem at work, you truly are better off getting a good night’s sleep before making any decisions, as findings from a study at Northwestern University suggest.
Because many tricky problems are solved by thinking of them in a fresh way, Sanders and cognitive researchers Samuel Osburn, Ken A. Paller, and Mark Beeman assumed that processing unsolved problems during sleep would help people purify their memories of the problems, and improve their chances of solving them the next day.
To test that assumption, they used a technique known as targeted memory reactivation (TMR) with 61 study participants. In two evening laboratory sessions, the participants attempted to solve verbal, space, and other puzzles one at a time with the experimenters randomly pairing each puzzle with a musical sound. If the participants failed to solve a puzzle within 2 minutes, the corresponding sound played one more time. After failing to solve six puzzles each evening, they replayed the puzzle-sound pairings until they had them down.
After those sessions, participants took home technology that provided the sound cues while they slept.
Across the two mornings, they solved more cued puzzles than uncued puzzles. In fact, they solved 55 percent more puzzles when the corresponding sound had been played while they slept.
“While we use tricky puzzles in our study, the underlying cognitive processes could relate to solving any problem on which someone is stuck or blocked by an incorrect approach,” Sanders explains. “They advised, however, that the effect may only apply to situations in which an individual already has some background information to help solve a problem.” Beeman says.
Still, the study reveals important information about sleep, memory, and incubation (潜伏期) for problem-solving. The team plans to further study these processes, to further pin down the mechanisms and to see how it occurs in real-life problem-solving.
【1】What is the assumption mainly about?
A.Sleep’s effect on problem-solving. B.Solving problems during sleep.
C.Memory’s impact on problem-solving. D.Improper ways of solving problems.
【2】What can we learn about the experiments?
A.they set six puzzles for each participant. B.they had the puzzles solved in the evenings.
C.they applied matching sounds to puzzle-solving. D.they met with disapproval.
【3】What’s the writer’s attitude towards the study?
A.Subjective. B.Objective. C.Indifferent D.Pessimistic
30、Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he _____ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in— but fruitlessly. _______ the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash, etc, he feared the worst.
Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was _____ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous(匿名的)sender. Inside was his wallet — ______ an additional $40 in cash.
“I found this _______ a flight from Omaha to Denver-row 12, seat F wedged(卡住) between the seat and wall.” ________ a letter that was enclosed with the package. “Thought you might want it back. All the best. PS: I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the ____ of your wallet. Have fun!”
Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the _______ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the _______ . All they found out was that the letter was _______ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender’s initials were signed “T.B”. The sender was later _______ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger.
“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I _______,‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’” said Brown. “Hunter was very ____ . He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the _______ was right,” Brown added, “He______ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started ______, ‘No way! No way!’”
Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that’s why he didn’t sign his _____ on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on_____ him on social media. “I try to teach my children to help people without consideration of the __________,” Jeannie wrote on
Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding _____ in people than anything.”
【1】
A．ordered
B．contacted
C．caught
D．checked
【2】
A．Though
B．While
C．Since
D．Unless
【3】
A．shocked
B．amused
C．anxious
D．frightened
【4】
A．apart from
B．except for
C．along with
D．instead of
【5】
A．on
B．in
C．by
D．at
【6】
A．said
B．read
C．written
D．signed
【7】
A．search
B．completeness
C．valuable
D．return
【8】
A．sender
B．letter
C．wallet
D．package
【9】
A．money
B．flight
C．wallet
D．sender
【10】
A．accepted
B．sent
C．taken
D．collected
【11】
A．known
B．considered
C．identified
D．introduced
【12】
A．noticed
B．replied
C．doubted
D．figured.
【13】
A．thankful
B．stressful
C．thoughtful
D．regretful
【14】
A．behavior
B．number
C．timing
D．paycheck
【15】
A．remembered
B．thought
C．admitted
D．imagined
【16】
A．screaming
B．jumping
C．dancing
D．laughing
【17】
A．address
B．mark
C．phone number
D．full name
【18】
A．questioning
B．praising
C．disturbing
D．surprising
【19】
A．income
B．wealth
C．reward
D．fame
【20】
A．faith
B．ambition
C．appreciation
D．strength
31、 Largely because of its scale, a major strategy such as the BRI inevitably finds itself having to navigate numerous obstacles._______the Chinese saying goes, "A tall tree attracts the wind.’’Many commentators see the project as an effort to gain advantage and global leverage _______geopolitical rivals, such as the U.S., India, and Germany. The same concerns that______in the past few years about investment in China - limits on access to lucrative(赚钱的)markets, forced partnerships with Chinese companies, pressure to yield technological knowledge and intellectual property, and restrictions on information flow - have also been raised about the Belt and Road Initiative.
_______,we believe some commentary has been too quick to narrowly label the BRI as a purely geopolitical play by China intended_______its influence across East Asia and Central Asia. There are also signs_______China's state-owned enterprises are changing their behavior. The association of the BRI with "Xi Jinping thought" suggests that Chinese companies are being encouraged_______quality growth and profit ability, not just growth at any cost. Furthermore, the BRI's_______with global funding entities such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank demonstrates its commercial focus.
The crucial question of funding_______only in part. The Chinese government has allocated huge sums to BRI projects. Major funding sources such as the Silk Road Fund and policy and commercial banks have committed to________$186 billion, as of 2016. At a BRI summit in China in May 2017, Xi announced the expansion of the Silk Road Fund by $14.8 billion in addition to its starting capital of $40 billion. Policy banks are also________BRI multicurrency special lending schemes________about $56 billion.
Yet even this will not be enough to________everything. China is________seeking partnerships with foreign companies because,________domestic financial constraints, it cannot afford to fund all these BRI projects on its own. More than 600 million Chinese people still live________“middle income" status, and the indebtedness of Chinese corporations and provinces looms(隐约可见)as a significant issue.
We believe this has profound - and positive - implications for the BRI: China not only needs ________, at a policy level, wants the BRI to show commercial returns as soon as is________possible.
This means that there is significant potential alignment(一致) between the objectives of China and ________of foreign companies and investors as they look to get________.
【1】A. Like B. As C. When D. While
【2】A. at the end of B. at all costs C. at the expense of D. at the beginning of
【3】A. have been focused B. have been ignored C. have been concerned D. have been expressed
【4】A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Besides
【5】A. to improve B. to strengthen C. to increase D. to earn
【6】A. what B. which C. who D. that
【7】A. to comment on B. to care about C. to call for D. to focus on
【8】A. association B. relation C. organization D. construction
【9】A. is tested B. is answered C. is found D. is raised
【10】A. supporting B. helping C. financing D. donating
【11】A. putting up B. setting up C. holding up D. taking up
【12】A. totaling B. adding C. counting D. reaching
【13】A. contain B. include C. hold D. cover
【14】A. quickly B. greatly C. actively D. abruptly
【15】A. instead of B. owing to C. as to D. in return to
【16】A. above B. under C. beneath D. below
【17】A. or B. and C. so D. but
【18】A. importantly B. really C. practically D. likely
【19】A. these B. those C. that D. this
【20】A. involved B. engaged C. united D. occupied
32、Seven years ago, our daughter, Alle Shea, was born. All of our family were excited with the new arrival. After she was given to me by a nurse from the delivery room, I _______ her cautiously, wondering how_______ life was.
However, our joy_______ for just several seconds. We noticed that she was crying weakly and refused to _______. We went to have the doctor check on her health. After the _______, the doctor told us our daughter was_________with the rare bone disease called Osteogenesis Imperfecta (成骨不全症). At birth Alle Shea’s skull looked like a_________ egg on the x-rays.
Watching my daughter _________was the greatest pain. After being terribly tortured（折磨）for a long time, my wife and I_________take our five-week-old daughter off life support, by far the most__________decision of our life. The day Alle was leaving us, we were able to take her outside on the hospital deck and hold her in our arms until she __________.
We had two ________ that day: we could have let the sadness overtake us, or we could turn it into a __________. Since that day, my wife and I have worked ________ volunteering our time hosting special events, and talking to others about Osteogenesis Imperfecta(OI). We even________ hospitals to join us and this is the battle we are still________. Over the seven years, we have __________ thousands of hours. In February of 2015 we __________ OI Care for You program. Ever since, we have been sending stuffed animals to children with OI. Each present brings them a smile and__________. Many OI families thank us for doing what we do and giving them another way to show __________ for a family member with OI.
【1】
A．held
B．pulled
C．lifted
D．pushed
【2】
A．surprising
B．unforgettable
C．miraculous
D．mysterious
【3】
A．left
B．lasted
C．stopped
D．waited
【4】
A．smile
B．speak
C．sleep
D．walk
【5】
A．cure
B．examination
C．experiment
D．treatment
【6】
A．born
B．equipped
C．filled
D．infected
【7】
A．fried
B．boiled
C．opened
D．cracked
【8】
A．suffering
B．yelling
C．sleeping
D．tolerating
【9】
A．hurried to
B．refused to
C．had to
D．longed to
【10】
A．delightful
B．painful
C．powerful
D．regretful
【11】
A．grew up
B．calmed down
C．gave in
D．passed away
【12】
A．choices
B．opportunities
C．reasons
D．decisions
【13】
A．blessing
B．positive
C．disadvantage
D．difficulty
【14】
A．tirelessly
B．aimlessly
C．carelessly
D．helplessly
【15】
A．allowed
B．instructed
C．contacted
D．forced
【16】
A．winning
B．enjoying
C．fighting
D．overcoming
【17】
A．wasted
B．volunteered
C．saved
D．donated
【18】
A．started
B．controlled
C．invented
D．delayed
【19】
A．solution
B．success
C．comfort
D．life
【20】
A．support
B．envy
C．pride
D．gratitude
33、 As a young man growing up in New York City, Allan Maman was always thinking and trying. When fidget spinners (指尖陀螺) first came out, he was extremely _____. As a young man with a disease called ADHD, the constant _____ of the spinner looked very interesting to him. He _____ some spinners online, and he found the products to be of poor _____ and overpriced.
Instead of waiting for someone else to _____ it, Allan decided to make one. He found a blueprint online and used his high school’s 3D printer to _____ with. Then Allan asked his science teacher to help him learn how to use the _____. He created his first fidget spinner and _____ it with his classmates, who soon became so crazy about it. Everyone became _____ to possess one. So, Allan started to make more fidget spinners.
With the orders rising, he purchased his own 3D printer to meet the ______. He had to work long hours to ______ all of the orders. Then he and his friend, Cooper Weiss, ______ to open an Instagram account, Fidget 360, to attract more customers and ______ it took off.
They ordered more 3D printers and ______ shop in their basement. Allan and Cooper paid their school classmates to help assemble(安装) and _____ the orders. Soon, they needed even more help! ______, they found a company in Brooklyn to make the ______ for them. All in all, they sold over $350,000 worth of fidget spinners! Their ______ was presented in many national magazines and TV shows. Allan is now moving on to other ______. His long-term goal is to create more great businesses and then give his profits back to ______ causes.
【1】A.angry B.mad C.curious D.sensitive
【2】A.movement B.excitement C.speed D.beauty
【3】A.designed B.ordered C.described D.exchanged
【4】A.color B.taste C.material D.quality
【5】A.explain B.improve C.abandon D.enjoy
【6】A.experiment B.continue C.communicate D.compete
【7】A.knowledge B.network C.printer D.science
【8】A.bought B.provided C.compared D.shared
【9】A.upset B.surprised C.eager D.happy
【10】A.requirement B.demand C.standard D.deadline
【11】A.get away with B.look up to C.put up with D.keep up with
【12】A.decided B.preferred C.chose D.expected
【13】A.finally B.quickly C.clearly D.gradually
【14】A.took up B.gave up C.set up D.got up
【15】A.turn B.tie C.fold D.ship
【16】A.Instead B.Therefore C.However D.Otherwise
【17】A.products B.models C.styles D.systems
【18】A.success B.incident C.experience D.identity
【19】A.hobbies B.professions C.creations D.technologies
【20】A.important B.possible C.hopeful D.worthy
34、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.
Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems? Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.
When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.
While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.
“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”
But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.
Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.
Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.
It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.
“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.
35、课文填空
The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system
36、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?
Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.
In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.
When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.
Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.
Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.
That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.
And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.
But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.
Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.
Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.
In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.
37、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.
Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.
38、假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Anno对成都正在推广的垃圾分类政策很感兴趣，他想了解一下相关情况，请你给他写封回信，内容包括：
1.成都已经在今年3月1日正式实行垃圾分类；
2.简要介绍垃圾分类（厨余垃圾，可回收垃圾，有害垃圾和其他垃圾）；
3.你对该政策的看法。
参考词汇：垃圾分类 trash/waste/garbage sorting
有害垃圾 hazardous waste
厨余垃圾 kitchen waste
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
39、假定你是李华，三周前你从亚马逊（Amazon）网站上订购的一套哈利波特系列（Harry Potter Series）昨天才到货，且包装破损，数量不足。请就此向亚马逊负责人写邮件投诉。内容包括：
1. 介绍购物情况;
2. 反映存在问题。
3. 提出解决方案。
注意：1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯。
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40、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事
A merchant sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the wise man that the young man was looking for.
However, instead of finding the holy man, our hero entered a room and saw a great deal of activity: merchants coming and going, people chatting in the corners, a band playing sweet music, and there was a table with different kinds of delicious food on it. The wise man talked to everybody, and the young man had to wait for two hours until it was time for him.
The wise man listened attentively to the reason for the boy’s visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have the time to explain to him the secret of happiness. He offered his suggestion that the young man take a walk around his castle and come hack in two hours' time.
"However, I want to ask you a favor," he added, handing the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. "While you walk, carry this spoon and don’t let the oil spill(溢出).
The young man began to walk around the castle, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.
"So," asked the wise man, "did you see the beautiful curtains hanging from the windows of my dining room? Did you see the garden that the master of gardeners took ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful furniture in my library?"
Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing. His only concern was not to spill the drops of oil the wise man had given him.
"So, go hack and see the wonders of my world," said the wise man. "You can’t trust a man if you don't know his house.
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and walked around the castle again.
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Paragraph 2:
"But where are the two drops of oil I gave you?" asked the wise man.
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41、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
The World Health Organization, or WHO, estimates that more than 300,000 women die every year during pregnancy or childbirth. Each year, about 2.6 million babies are born dead and another 2.7 million babies die during the first 28 days of life, it said. Most of the deaths are taking place in South Asia and in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert.
Many of the deaths could have been avoided with quality health care, WHO officials said. Some stillbirths (births of dead babies), infant (new-born baby) deaths or deaths of mothers result from complications (并发症) during childbirth. Others may result from health problems with the mother. A poor diet or using drugs may also be to blame, the WHO added.
Another problem is that nearly all babies who are stillborn and half of all newborn deaths are never documented. Those deaths are not reported to or investigated by government health agencies. Traditions and beliefs often affect the collection of important records about infant deaths. In many countries, there is a belief that a stillbirth may not represent a lost life. Officials said this means the actual number of stillborn and newborn deaths is probably even higher than the WHO’s own current estimates. The United Nations agency says the lack of information makes it harder to find solutions. It is important for all births and deaths to be recorded so that health officials can make better decisions on how to prevent future deaths.
The WHO released three reports earlier this month to help health agencies do a better job collecting information.
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