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1、A true gentleman won’t pretend to have those absurd manners which are necessary ______ we call the upper class.
A. who B. in which
C. in what D. which
2、I am “one in a million” ______, there are not many people like me.
A.In other words B.In a word C.On the other hand D.For example
3、It seems that he has no pen ________.
A.to write B.to write with C.writing D.writing with
4、It ________me that I had forgotten his birthday.
A. occurred B. beat
C. hit D. knocked
5、—I just love living here in London. I mean, the culture, the parks, the restaurants...
— , it's not the cheapest place to live.
A．To put it another way
B．To be fair
C．To put it simply
D．To make things worse
6、—Is it for two months they have stayed here?
—No, it is only three weeks they arrived here.
A.that; since B.that; when C.when; that D.since; before
7、She showed the visitors around the park ________ had been built three years before.
A．who
B．whom
C．whose
D．which
8、I recommend ____ an English-Chinese dictionary, which will be of great help to your studies.
A．buying
B．to buy
C．being bought
D．to be bought
9、Look！Every player in our team is doing their best.It seems________our team is going to win.
A．even if B．if only
C．as if D．only if
10、_______ Sunday, the library doesn’t open.
A．Being
B．It is
C．It being
D．There being
11、The Sundance Film Festival boycotts Hollywood films and this can serve as an indicator of the sponsors values now and in the past.
A.that B.where C.how D.what
12、The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity , but it may be some time _________the situation improves.
A. since B. when
C. before D. unless
13、---Let’s go to play basketball this weekend.
---I’d like to, but I ________ as a volunteer in my community then.
A．will work
B．have worked
C．will be working
D．was working
14、— Shall I clean the desk for you?
—________. I’ll clean it myself later. Thank you all the same.
A．Don’t bother
B．Go ahead
C．No problem
D．Of course
15、It is obvious that regular exercise is a key _________ of a healthy life.
A.drawback B.circumstance C.statistics D.component
16、Before China's Youth Day, Xi,______ secretary general of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made a statement to the young, _____________they find reasonable.
A.the; that B./; in which C.the; which D./; which
17、At one time, dozens of candidates were running for president in 2020, mostly on the Democratic(民主的) side with a few Trump challengers, but more and more of them______
A.came out B.left out C.dropped out D.dropped off
18、On your way to New York William will keep you ________ if you don’t want to be lonely.
A．company
B．companion
C．safety
D．friend
19、Here in our supermarket fruit is sold by ____ kilogram, that is, by _____ weight.
A. the; 不填 B. the; the C. 不填 D. 不填; 不填
20、It's said that our mental abilities begin to _______ from the age 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.
A.differ B.depress C.distribute D.decline
21、Can it have been on the playground ________ you lost your watch?
A.that B.on which C.where D.in that
22、Many natural disasters took place across the country, __________severe losses on people's life and property.
A.to have brought B.only bringing
C.only to bring D.having brought
23、_______ is known to us all that the old scientist, for _______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties.
A．As; whose
B．It; whose
C．As; whom
D．It; whom
24、Drivers should be careful near schools in particular, ________ there are likely to be many children.
A.though B.but C.so D.because
25、All the children were well brought up and in good ___________ condition.
A. personal B. physical
C. natural D. optional
26、Eudaimonia is an Ancient Greek word, particularly stressed by the philosophers Plato and Aristotle, which deserves far more attention than it has because it corrects the shortfalls (缺失）in one of the most central, but troubling words in our modem language: happiness.
When we nowadays try to clearly express the purpose of our lives，it is the word “happiness” that we commonly turn to. We tell ourselves and others that the most important principle for our jobs, our relationships and the conduct of our day-to-day lives is the pursuit of happiness. It sounds like an innocent enough idea, but too much reliance on the term means that we frequently unfairly tend to quit or, at least, heavily question a great many challenging but worthwhile situations. The Ancient Greeks did not believe that the purpose of life was to be happy; they proposed that it was to achieve Eudaimonia, a word which has been best translated as “fulfilment”.
What distinguishes happiness from fulfilment is pain. It is very possible to be fulfilled and—at the same time—under pressure, suffering physically or mentally, overburdened and, quite frequently, in an irritable (易怒的）mood. This is a slight psychological difference that is hard for the word “happiness” to capture, for it’s tricky to speak of being happy yet unhappy, or happy yet suffering. However, such a combination is readily accommodated within the respected and noble-sounding idea of Eudaimonia.
The word encourages us to trust that many of life’s most worthwhile projects will sometimes be in conflict with contentment, and yet will be worth pursuing. Properly exploring our professional talents, managing a household, keeping a relationship going, creating a new business venture or engaging in politics... none of these goals are likely to leave us cheerful and grinning on a daily basis. They will, in fact, involve us in all manner of challenges that will deeply exhaust and weaken us, provoke (激怒）and wound us. And yet we will perhaps, at the end of our lives, still feel that the tasks were worth undertaking. Through them, we’ll have achieved something deeper and more interesting than happiness.
With the word Eudaimonia in mind, we can stop imagining that we are aiming for a pain-free existence—and then blaming ourselves unfairly for being in a bad mood. We’ll know that we are trying to do something far more important than smile all the time: we're striving to do justice to our full human potential.
【1】What do we know about “Eudaimonia” from the passage?
A．It was first created by two Greek philosophers.
B．It has received a lot of attention from the public.
C．It still has some shortfalls that need to be corrected.
D．It was regarded as the purpose of life in ancient Greece.
【2】According to Paragraph 3, happiness .
A．is the opposite of fulfillment
B．is free from physical or mental pain
C．stresses the psychological difference
D．serves as a respected and noble life goal
【3】We can learn from the passage that .
A．aiming for happiness may lead to wrong self-blaming
B．goals that wound and weaken us result in happiness
C．challenges leading to contentment are worth undertaking
D．feeling fulfilled means we should avoid tough situations
【4】The passage encourages the readers to .
A．find fulfillment with all efforts
B．seek for a pain-free existence
C．keep optimistic whatever happens
D．balance happiness and suffering
27、It doesn't take decades of life experience to have a great idea, as many of these young inventors have proved.
The Electronic Television
The electronic television was first designed by a 14-year-old kid in 1920. Philo Taylor Farnsworth shared his concept of an image transmitting (影像传送) device, an early design of the electronic television, with his science teacher, drawing diagrams on several blackboards in class.
By the age of 21 Farnsworth had a working model which served as a basis to all later development and versions of electronic televisions, After discovering a collection of technology magazines in the attic (阁楼) of his family's new home, he developed a passion and interest in electronics, which led him to explore inventions in the field of, specifically, the image transmission.
In 1927, a few years out of high school, Farnsworth was the first inventor to transmit a television image of a dollar sign, composed of 60 horizontal lines.
Braille Language
Louis Braille suffered a serious eye injury when he was just 3 years old. Not only did the accident cause him blindness on that side, but the infection spread and blinded the other eye as well. After more than a decade of struggling with the slow system of tracing his finger over raised letters, Braille was 12 when he learned of a method of silent communication originally created for the French military. He simplified it, and in 1824 the Braille language was born.
Popsicles (冰棍)
A lot of kids are easily distracted (分散注意力)—and thanks to the short attention span of 11-year-old Frank Epperson we now have popsicles. In 1905, Epperson, a San Francisco native, was stirring powdered drink mix into a cup of water when something else caught his attention. The mixture was forgotten outside the door, and when Epperson rediscovered the drink in the morning, it was a deliciously portable frozen popsicle. After years of making the frozen treats for friends, and eventually his own. children, Epperson filed for a patent in 1924.
【1】Who contributed his intelligence to the invention of TV?
A．Philo Taylor Farnsworth
B．Farnsworth's science teacher.
C．Louis Braille.
D．Epperson.
【2】Which invention was accidentally made because of poor concentration?
A．The Electronic Television.
B．The Braille Language.
C．Dollar Sign.
D．Popsicles.
【3】What do the three inventions have in common?
A．They were all designed for the sake of kids.
B．They were all made by young boys.
C．They were all made in the 20th century.
D．They were all created within a few years.
28、Wang Yan, a 15-year-old Chinese girl, likes eating snacks very much. She prefers cream biscuits, McDonald's hamburgers and KFC chicken. As a result, she has become overweight.
Today in China, there are many children like Wang Yan. Health experts say children should have healthy eating habits. First, they must eat regular meals and begin with a healthy breakfast. Second, they should have different kinds of foods such as fruit, vegetables, grain, eggs, milk and meat. Third, children shouldn't eat too much junk food. It is delicious, but eating it often is bad for their health. If children do as the experts say, they won't become overweight. They will be healthier. Students won't become tired at school, and they will have enough energy to study hard.
【1】Why has Wang Yan become overweight?
A．Because she doesn't like sports.
B．Because she likes eating vegetables.
C．Because she likes eating snacks.
D．Because she likes eating fruit.
【2】How many pieces of advice do the health experts give in this passage?
A．Two.
B．Three.
C．Four.
D．Five.
【3】What kinds of food are good for our health according to the passage?
A．Milk, fruit and KFC chicken.
B．Cream biscuits, McDonald's hamburgers and KFC chicken.
C．Packages of biscuits.
D．Fruit, vegetables, grain, eggs, milk and meat.
【4】If we do as the experts say, we will be____.
A．overweight
B．healthier
C．tired at school
D．confident
29、Without sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, climate change threatens future Winter Olympic Games because their locations would be too warm to host the events, a new study has found.
If the world’s high emissions continue their trend, by the 2080s all but one of the 21 cities that previously hosted the Winter Games - Sapporo, Japan - would not be able to do so again. Among them, 6 cities would be considered “marginal” while 14 would even be seen “unreliable”— meaning the right conditions for snow and athlete safety cannot be met.
But that won’t necessarily happen if the world takes urgent action and follows the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, according to Daniel Scott, the lead researcher for the University of Waterloo’s report. Under that deal, nearly 200 countries agreed to greatly cut their collective greenhouse emissions.
Athletes and coaches surveyed by the researchers said they re already seeing the effect climate change has on their sports. “Some of the coaches that did the survey have been coaches in the sport for 30 years,” Scott said. “They’ve traveled the world, back to the same competitions, and they’ve seen that certain competitions don’t happen, as regularly or uninterruptedly as they used to because of warmer temperatures.”
The Summer Olympics are also feeling the effects of climate change. Tokyo’s Olympic and Paralympic Games are likely one of—if not—the hottest and most humid Games on record. Daily temperatures reached 80F high with high humidity (湿度) that could make it feel like 100°F.
But winter sports seem more strongly influenced by the impact of a warmer world. During the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, skiers were overheating in the same way a marathon runner would at nearly 90F weather. Due to the great impact, the study makes us worry that outdoor games may have to move indoors or be held at a different time of year altogether in order to accommodate higher temperatures.
【1】What does the underlined word “marginal” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Almost unqualified.
B．Pretty satisfactory.
C．Rather unpopular.
D．Quite suitable.
【2】Why are Tokyo’s Olympics mentioned in Paragraph 5?
A．To show the spirit of the Olympics.
B．To stress the impact of climate change.
C．To reveal the cause of warmer climate.
D．To compare summer and winter Olympics
【3】What is the author’s attitude to the finding of the study?
A．Conservative.
B．Tolerant.
C．Optimistic.
D．Concerned.
【4】What does the text mainly talk about?
A．Global climate changes.
B．Greenhouse gas emissions.
C．The Winter Olympics crisis.
D．The future Olympic Games.
30、There once was a very knowledgeable and talented man. He played the piano skillfully for years, but remained_______He felt quite puzzled. One day, he met God. He asked God angrily, “As you see, I am a _______person. Why don't you give me an opportunity to come to _______?”
God answered helplessly, “_______!You're a learned person, but you just_______ everything a little, not deep enough, so how can you become famous?”
Having heard this, the man started practicing the piano hard. _______, he played the piano much better than before, but he still didn't become famous. He went to ask God once again, “My God! I have _______the piano thoroughly, but why doesn’t you give me any chance to_______ a name yet?”
God shook his head and said, “It’s not that I wouldn't like to _______ you any chance but that you can't grasp the chance. For the first time, I helped you________take part in the piano contest, with nobody knowing about it, but you________ self-confidence; similarly, for the second time, you were short of________.How can you________ me?”
After hearing God's words, the man________hard and consistently for more years. He went all out to improve himself as God told him. He built up his self-confidence and gathered the courage to participate in the competition. He played extremely well, but due to the referee's injustice, the chance of fame was________ by the other.
Totally ________by the failure, the man said to God, “God, I’ve tried my best this time. It seems doomed(注定的) that I won't be able to rise to fame, no matter how strong my________for it is.”
God told him with a________,“Congratulations! In fact, you’ve almost succeeded. You only need a final leap.” “A final leap?” His eyes opened wide.
God ________and said, “You've got the ticket for success-frustration. Now you've got it. Success is a gift that setbacks will give you.” This time, that man bore God's words in mind. As ________,he succeeded.
【1】
A．unwilling
B．uninterested
C．unknown
D．unable
【2】
A．mysterious
B．learned
C．determined
D．curious
【3】
A．fame
B．power
C．life
D．use
【4】
A．Additionally
B．Absolutely
C．Approximately
D．Alternatively
【5】
A．tolerated
B．talked
C．treated
D．tried
【6】
A．Afterwards
B．However
C．Besides
D．Otherwise
【7】
A．memorized
B．possessed
C．played
D．mastered
【8】
A．cause
B．sense
C．make
D．change
【9】
A．prepare
B．offer
C．provide
D．improve
【10】
A．in turn
B．in common
C．in secret
D．in surprise
【11】
A．lacked
B．ignored
C．destroyed
D．replaced
【12】
A．courage
B．warning
C．freedom
D．experience
【13】
A．stand
B．blame
C．trust
D．complain
【14】
A．argued
B．educated
C．trained
D．responded
【15】
A．reduced
B．seized
C．missed
D．wasted
【16】
A．inspired
B．amazed
C．embarrassed
D．discouraged
【17】
A．motivation
B．attitude
C．observation
D．patience
【18】
A．pity
B．regret
C．shock
D．smile
【19】
A．nodded
B．sighed
C．cried
D．hesitated
【20】
A．arranged
B．scheduled
C．expected
D．directed
31、 During my junior year of college, I signed up for a volunteer leaching program in Costa Rica. I lived within an inspiringly colorful living quarter which was ______ into a female and male section, along with a kitchen, eating room and conference room. I taught at a school. It was located（位于）within a ______ and every day birds and butterflies flew throughout our school. It was ______ . We were ______ on Costa Rica’s school system, the country, the language and how to ______ a lesson. Additionally, we took part in ______ acclivities lo relax ourselves.
The experience was beneficial to my English writing ______ when I got back to college, I began writing. I wrote so much that a piece of my writing about that experience was ______ in Folio’s Literary Magazine. Because of that, I was more ______ to continue working abroad.
After ______ , I moved to China for a year and worked in schools to teach reading and writing. It was a life-changing ______ of my life. Not only did I ______ my experiences through a weekly blog, but I began a book. Culture differences ______ me and even consumed me in the beginning, but ______ I fell in love with the people, their schools and their history.
Upon ______ to my home, I became a teacher in Trenton, New Jersey. The moment I stepped into the classroom. I could empathize（感同身受）with my ______ . I truly feel volunteering in Costa Rica was where it all ______ and working in China enriched my leaching life. If I could do anything ______ , it might be volunteering or working abroad more before settling down.
The ______ I’ve made through volunteering and working abroad are an English major’s dream and I hope that every English major ______ the chance to study or work abroad.
【1】A.trained B.pulled C.absorbed D.divided
【2】A.desert B.sea C.forest D.river
【3】A.beautiful B.boring C.vivid D.shocking
【4】A.praised B.educated C.interviewed D.commented
【5】A.choose B.learn C.plan D.attend
【6】A.legal B.fun C.brief D.safe
【7】A.because B.unless C.although D.if
【8】A.exchanged B.read C.rejected D.published
【9】A.worried B.determined C.Frightened D.relaxed
【10】A.graduation B.requirement C.operation D.ceremony
【11】A.shelter B.topic C.move D.conflict
【12】A.confirm B.gain C.compare D.share
【13】A.confused B.amuse C.calmer D.excited
【14】A.easily B.gradually C.strangely D.usually
【15】A.belong B.pointing C.returning D.referring
【16】A.volunteers B.classmates C.colleagues D.students
【17】A.replied B.disappeared C.escaped D.started
【18】A.correctly B.deliberately C.differently D.strictly
【19】A.excuses B.discoveries C.preparations D.decisions
【20】A.jumps at B.stands for C.turns down D.speaks our
32、I was growing up in Minnesota, “Joe Versus the Volcano” was one of my favorite movies. I longed to be swept away to a tropical island. But as I _________ myself in La Palma reporting on the Cumbre Vieja (老昆布雷火山) eruption in the Spanish Canary Islands, I quickly realized that there’s nothing romantic about volcanoes — even on an island.
I had come prepared — an N95 mask, and a baseball cap my Spanish mother-in-law lent me. But nothing could _________me for the invasiveness (入侵) of the _________ ash. It fell from the sky like a rainstorm, lining streets, covering doorways, and filling the splits of my ears.
It wasn’t long before the airlines _________ all flights. When tourists began panic-buying all the boat tickets as I was _________ residents about their futures, I realized I had, indeed, missed the boat.
For two days, I wandered _________ streets awaiting the recovery of travel, carrying a backpack and feeling progressively stuck — and at times _________. And then I realized I was being given the chance for deeper _________. Here I was experiencing, although in much lesser _________ what the people were feeling:__________and frustration from living next to an erupting volcano with no end in __________
Like the people of La Palma, I __________ on others to get me through — from the English woman who gave me a bag of oranges from her garden to the minister of the church that let me use the bathroom after being __________ at the top of a mountain.
As I finally left — via boat — I realized how __________ I was to have experienced the humanity of the people in La Palma in the face of crisis. I know it’s what will pull them __________ it.
【1】
A．found
B．spotted
C．caught
D．discovered
【2】
A．protect
B．equip
C．hide
D．prepare
【3】
A．deadly
B．breathless
C．volcanic
D．potential
【4】
A．arranged
B．canceled
C．reserved
D．upgraded
【5】
A．informing
B．inquiring
C．consulting
D．interviewing
【6】
A．dusty
B．noisy
C．empty
D．clean
【7】
A．panicked
B．embarrassed
C．regretted
D．abandoned
【8】
A．anxiety
B．insight
C．sorrow
D．memory
【9】
A．space
B．time
C．effort
D．degree
【10】
A．exhaust
B．difficulty
C．uncertainty
D．inconvenience
【11】
A．sight
B．mind
C．action
D．state
【12】
A．fixed
B．decided
C．counted
D．agreed
【13】
A．spotted
B．rescued
C．treated
D．stuck
【14】
A．grateful
B．merciful
C．delightful
D．peaceful
【15】
A．over
B．through
C．under
D．from
33、 Once a mouse met a frog, and they went for a walk, spent the day wandering and then made friends. So the mouse _______ to take the frog to his house, and_______him what he had stored, for example, grain and wheat.
First, the frog _______ a piece of wheat but as he put it in his _______ , the chaff (谷物的皮壳)pricked his throat.
“What bad, _______ food! Don’t you have anything else?” the frog _______.
So the mouse gave him a chick pea. He _______ it in his mouth but it just wouldn’t dissolve and he had to_______ it out.
“How hard it is! Don’t you have anything _______ ?” said the frog.
The mouse said, “No, we’ve become strong and fast because we ________ strong food.”
So on another day they decided to go to the frog’s house. The frog was living in a ________ , so he jumped into the pond and called out to the mouse. The mouse also________ into the pond, but because he couldn’t ________ , he began gasping (喘气)and struggling in the water.
The frog said, “How ________! You’ve become drunk without even drinking anything. And I was________ to give you so much food and drink.
Then he ________ the mouse out on to the side of the pond. The frog began bringing him all the food that he’d ________ - worms and insects. The mouse took everything into his mouth ________ it was all very watery, and lacked tastes.
“What’s all this trash (垃圾)?” said the mouse. “How do you ________ to eat this?”
“Oh, we’ve become soft because that’s ________ what we eat,” said the frog. Two possible explanations are, “You are what you eat”, or, “You should not mix with people who aren’t like you.”
【1】A.wanted B.decided C.refused D.hesitated
【2】A.told B.called C.offered D.paid
【3】A.set down B.set up C.brought up D.took in
【4】A.mouth B.hand C.skin D.bag
【5】A.long B.sharp C.big D.round
【6】A.nodded B.replied C.asked D.reacted
【7】A.attracted B.drew C.included D.rolled
【8】A.spit B.throw C.run D.get.
【9】A.warm B.soft C.loose D.delicious
【10】A.use B.eat C.buy D.choose.
【11】A.hole B.bowl C.pond D.cave
【12】A.dived B.climbed C.jumped D.pulled
【13】A.float B.flow C.breathe D.swim
【14】A.strange B.curios C.crazy D.popular
【15】A.planning B.wondering C.expecting D.debating
【16】A.sent B.pushed C.absorbed D.raised
【17】A.checked B.fixed C.stored D.saved
【18】A.for B.or C.and D.but
【19】A.promise B.discuss C.try D.manage
【20】A.exactly B.naturally C.usually D.gratefully
34、按照课文内容填空
At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?
35、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.
F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.
Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.
It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.
36、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
My daughter
(A story told by a father, a famous actor)
My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.
I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.
We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.
I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.
We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.
I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.
We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.
37、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.
Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.
The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.
It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.
Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often 【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.
Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.
38、假定你是李华，你的堂兄李国强在美国留学，后来去苹果公司实习，最后婉拒公司的挽留，决定去华为技术有限公司（Huawei Technologies Co. LTD）就职。请你根据下面提示给他写封邮件表示祝贺。
1.祝贺他学成回国；
2.华为在信息与通信技术（ICT）领域的地位；
3.你的感想。
Dear cousin,
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Yours sincerely,
Lihua
39、假设你是红星中学学生李华。目前，随着全球新型冠状病毒肺炎确诊病例数量不断攀升，你的英国笔友Jim发来邮件向你询问在家抗疫和学习的注意事项，请你给他回信，内容包括：
1. 表达关心；2. 介绍经验；3. 分享感受。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
提示词：新型冠状病毒肺炎 the novel coronavirus pneumonia 或 COVID-19；疾病的大流行 pandemic
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
40、假定你是李华，2020年4月，你的好友Peter听说新冠疫情（COVID﹣19 epidemic）在中国已得到有效控制，请你谈谈你所在的城市，如何有序地投入复工复产。
1. 复工的意义和重要性；
2. 复工的举措：扫健康码（scan a health QR code）、保持社交距离、作好个人防护等。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
41、志愿者招募启事
本社区需要招聘10名志愿者担任儿童辅导教师(tutor)，暑假7月10日至30日期间，帮助辅导本社区小学生作业并组织开展文体活动。每日工作六小时，一周工作五天。欢迎16-26岁有爱心的青年人报名担任志愿者。
报名邮箱123456@qq.com. 作为对英语水平的考查，申请邮件请用英语书写。报名时间：2020年4月18日至6月30日。
十堰市东山社区
2020年4月18日
请根据以上招聘启事，写一份英文申请邮件，报名担任志愿者。
注意: 1. 120词左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，作答时直接写正文，不用写出开头和结尾。
Dear sir or Madame,
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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