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1、Try ________ she might, Sue couldn't get the door open.(2011·全国Ⅰ)
A．if
B．when
C．since
D．as
2、—Shall I check it now?
—_______. I’ll ask Vicky to check it when she leaves.
A．Don’t bother
B．Hurry up
C．Sounds good
D．It depends
3、We ’d better discuss everything _____ before we work out the plan.
A. in delight B. in debt
C. in demand D. in detail
4、Each of these arguments may appear ______ on the surface, but they don’t stand up to the test.
A.stable B.ample C.valid D.creative
5、_______inflation, the cost of the project over 10 years is $2 million.
A.Allowing B.Allowing into C.Allowing of D.Allowing for
6、It took them about one month to________ how to start the equipment.
A. come out B. figure out
C. look out D. take out
7、Most people said that pay was their main ______________ for working.
A. movement B. mention
C. method D. motivation
8、They are building the dam in _____ with another firm.
A.comparison B.association C.touch D.tune
9、It is obvious that regular exercise is a key _________ of a healthy life.
A.drawback B.circumstance C.statistics D.component
10、The human body can tolerate only a small range of temperature, _____ when the person is engaged in vigorous activity.
A.essentially B.specially C.generally D.especially
11、______would like to devote his whole life to his country should go______there are all kinds of difficulties.
A.Who;some B.Whoever;where
C.Whatever; anywhere D.Who;there
12、All parking signs have now been placed _________.
A. in practice B. in position
C. in danger D. in mind
13、Tom, as well as his friends who________ football, _________very popular among the students.
A.likes; are B.likes; is C.like; is D.like; are
14、It is said that there are ten foreign students in our school. One is from America, _______ is from Australia and all ______ students are from England.
A. another; the others B. one; another C. another; the other D. one; other’s
15、On a ________ morning the little girl was found ________ at the corner of the street.
A.freezing, freezing B.freezing, frozen C.frozen, frozen D.frozen, freezing
16、When humans develop machines that are smarter than they are and machines begin to improve themselves, they risk ________ the mathematician IJ Good called an “intelligence explosion”.
A．what
B．that what
C．even if
D．whatever
17、It’s quite warm here; we __________turn the heating on yet.
A．couldn’t
B．mustn’t
C．needn’t
D．wouldn’t
18、Harvard has the right to ________ offers of acceptance if an admitted student engages in behavior that brings into question his or her honesty, maturity or moral character.
A. take B. reject
C. withdraw D. split
19、Helen was kinder to her youngest son, which made the others _______ him.
A.to be envied B.envied C.to envy D.envy
20、We _____ for her because she never came.
A. mustn’t have waited B. shouldn’t have waited
C. mustn’t wait D. needn’t wait
21、——Do you have anything more_______,sir?
——No, you can have a rest or do something else.
A．typing
B．to be typed
C．typed
D．to type
22、I’m sorry, but I can’t go with you to the cinema because I have to ______ my sick brother.
A.refer to B.attend to C.lead to D.stick to
23、Many things we benefit from now wouldn't be around _______ Albert Einstein.
A.aside from B.thanks to C.but for D.regardless of
24、Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the ________ in a / an ________.
A.problems discussed … unexpected way
B.discussed problems … way unexpected
C.problems discussed … way unexpected
D.discussed problems … unexpected way
25、_______ digital technology is bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.
A．Where
B．As
C．While
D．When
26、 Every year, the brightest young scientists from around the globe come together to participate in the world’s largest pre-college science competition, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). They demonstrate their knowledge of science and engineering to improve the way we work and live.
One of 2019’s winners, Katie Lu, found a method for removing oil from water. This concept can also be applied to the removal of microplastics from our oceans as well.
Here is what Katie told reporters:
My experience at Intel ISEF was amazing! I remember on judging day, walking the exhibit hall and looking at the people gathered outside waiting to get in. My teacher turned to me and said, “That’s the future right there.” It was so amazing to spend time with all of these participants who are going to do amazing things in the future.
My scientific career has taught me not to fear failure and not to be afraid to ask for help. It’s really easy to be overwhelmed (挫败) and wonder if what you’re doing is going to work out, but even if it doesn’t, it’s OK! Always look on the positive side! A failure now doesn’t mean you’re a failure forever. Failure makes success feel earned when it comes. Also, asking for help is good when you’re struggling. You learn how to do things a lot faster and more efficiently.
I’m shocked that some people are still skeptical about climate change. It is real, it is dangerous and it is one of the most important issues of our generation. Reducing carbon emissions isn’t a “should”, it is a “must” to continue living on the planet. Additionally, people aren’t really worried about their personal impact on the earth in terms of littering, overusing plastic or wasting resources. If we don’t curb harmful human activity before it’s too late, it will be a problem that affects all humans, not just those that contribute.
【1】What seems to concern Katie most?
A.Ocean exploration.
B.The overpopulation on the earth.
C.Environmental problems.
D.The shortage of natural energy.
【2】What can we learn from what Katie’s teacher said?
A.No Intel ISEF, no future.
B.All the talents are at the Intel ISEF.
C.The participants will make the future amazing.
D.Katie should try to do better than the other participants.
【3】What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us？
A.The setbacks Katie experienced in her science.
B.The relationship between failure and success.
C.Seeking help is a shortcut to doing things well.
D.What Katie has gained from her scientific career.
【4】What does the underlined word “curb” in the last paragraph most probably mean?
A.Punish. B.Control.
C.Deny. D.Measure.
27、 We all have at least a few bad habits. But when it comes to sleep, bad habits may be preventing you from getting the rest you need. Below are some common bad habits that can affect your quality of sleep.
Exercising too close to bedtime: 【1】. But if you exercise too close to bedtime, it can excite you and keep you from falling asleep. If you’re hitting the gym in the evening, make sure it’s three or four hours before you plan to sleep.
【2】: Screen light tricks your body into thinking it’s daytime. It causes the hormone (激素) which helps regulate sleep to stop working. Consider limiting screen time to an hour or two before bed.
Late-night eating: It can affect sleep, for example, lying down shortly after eating a heavy meal can cause heartburn. 【3】.
Working right up until bedtime: 【4】, if you’re thinking about work. Instead of working before bed, do something relaxing like listening to music or taking a warm bath.
Getting up late on the weekends: 【5】, though it might feel good. Consistency is key to developing sleep patterns that improve the quality of your sleep. So, consider sticking to the same sleep schedule even on the weekends.
A.Extra sleep may break your body’s natural habit
B.Have a light snack if you’re hungry at bedtime
C.Enough sleep plays a key role in keeping fit
D.Doing sports is great for overall health
E.It’s hard for your mind to settle down
F.Leaving your phone beside you
G.Watching your phone in bed
28、One day when I was five, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry movement to open the screen door with my foot, I had kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking for such behavior. My parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door be, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly remind me of my mistake. For years I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all.
My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for my behavior delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.
【1】The underlined word “ remorse” in Paragraph 1 most probably means_____________.
A．injury
B．sense
C．regret
D．notice
【2】When the author damaged the door, his parents_____________.
A．scolded him for his bad behavior
B．gave him a spanking
C．told him how expensive it was
D．left the door unrepaired
【3】How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?
A．He felt it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.
B．He found that his family members no longer liked him.
C．He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.
D．He felt he had to work hard to make up for the damage.
【4】What is the main idea of this text?
A．Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.
B．What the best way to become a more patient person is.
C．Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.
D．Parents are the best teachers of their children.
29、 Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly weary and an excess of work is always very painful. I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less painful than idleness. There are in work all grades, from mere relief of tedium up to the profoundest delights, according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the worker most of the work that most people have to do is not in itself interesting, but even such work has certain great advantages.
To Begin with, it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall do. Most people, when they are left free to fill their own time according to their own choice, are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing. And whatever they decided, they are troubled by the feeling that something else would have been pleasanter. To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. Moreover the exercise of choice is in itself tiresome. Except to people with unusual initiative it is positively agreeable to be told what to do at each hour of the day, provided the orders are not too unpleasant. Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedom from exhausting work. At times they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa, or by flying round the world, but the number of such sensations is limited, especially after youth is past. Accordingly the more intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor, while rich women for the most part keep themselves busy with innumerable trifles of those earth-shaking importance they are firmly persuaded.
Work therefore is desirable, first and foremost, as a preventive of boredom, for the boredom that a man feels when he is doing necessary though uninteresting work is as nothing in comparison with the boredom that he feels when he has nothing to do with his days. With this advantage of work another is associated, namely that it makes holidays much more delicious when they come. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair his vigor he is likely to find far more pleasure in his free time than an idle man could possibly find.
The second advantage of most paid work and of some unpaid work is that it gives chances of success and opportunities for ambition. In most work success is measured by income, and while our capitalistic society continues, this is inevitable. It is only where the best work is concerned that this measure ceases to be the natural one to apply. The desire that men feel to increase their income is quite as much a desire for success as for the extra comforts that a higher income can acquire. However dull work may be, it becomes bearable if it is a means of building up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in ones own circle.
【1】What is the author’s opinion about work?
A.Work can keep people busy as if they were poor.
B.Work is a cause of the greatest delight of life.
C.Work is very tiresome, especially when too excessive.
D.Work can at least give relief from boredom
【2】The reason why the more intelligent rich men still work hard is that ________.
A.they want to overcome boredom
B.they want to earn more in case they meet with business failure
C.they do not have any sensations in life
D.they have to pay the price of their freedom from hard work
【3】In the author’s opinion, what is the last product of civilization?
A.To make wise use of leisure. B.To be free from hard work
C.To keep oneself busy with trifles. D.To work to some extent
【4】As is put by the author, most of the work that most people have to do is ________.
A.delightful but time consuming B.exceedingly dull and always painful
C.not worth doing and bearable at all D.not interesting but rewarding
30、 My brother Gene was four years older than me. By the time I turned four, I was upset that he could read but I couldn’t. I burned with ______ to read a book like my brother. I begged: “Teach me to read, Mom! Please, please?!” Finally, Mom set aside time after lunch ______ reading lessons, and soon after my fifth birthday, I was reading.
I longed for my father, who was a great storyteller, to read me the books that I couldn’t yet read on my own. But my father worked three jobs to feed the family. He didn’t have the time or ______ in the evening to read to me. ____, every Sunday morning, my brother and I lay next to him in bed, waiting for him to tell stories about his ____. I can still hear my father’s voice ______ the cold winters on the family farm in Poland. His family didn’t have enough money to burn wood in the fireplace all night. He told us that he always volunteered to help with ______. I can smell the soup made by my grandma and ______ my father cutting onions, carrots and tomatoes for salad, and when no one was looking, putting a piece into his mouth. “I was always ______,” he explained. Hearing my father’s stories ______ me closer to the books and the stories they held.
One Saturday afternoon when I was seven, we walked two blocks to the small ______ in our neighborhood, and my dad filled out forms for a card. That Saturday ______ my life: I met Mrs. Schwartz, the librarian, and my dad said, “You’re ______ enough to walk to the library yourself.” And so I did—almost every afternoon.
In my mind, Mrs. Schwartz was “the keeper of books and the guardian of stories.” Some days she read aloud to a small group of us ______. Most of time, Mrs. Schwartz let me ______ myself with books I pulled from the shelves and look through them to see which ones I’d ______ out. I remember that sometimes she’d ______ a book and tell me a part of the story. But she always let me choose. Books became my ______ who were my comfort when I felt lonely.
Yes, reading changed me. It gave me the _____ to study hard so I could become a teacher, and share my _____ of reading with my students. And inside my head, I can still hear the voices of my mother, father, and Mrs. Schwartz, which are with me every time I open the first page of a new book.
【1】A. anger B. desire C. worry D. interest
【2】A. until B. before C. in D. for
【3】A. energy B. ambition C. courage D. ability
【4】A. Finally B. Then C. Therefore D. Still
【5】A. workplace B. farmland C. childhood D. neighborhood
【6】A. explaining B. introducing C. describing D. interpreting
【7】A. cooking B. reading C. farming D. living
【8】A. picture B. discover C. notice D. catch
【9】A. busy B. hungry C. poor D. tired
【10】A. laid B. taught C. drew D. left
【11】A. club B. bookstore C. office D. library
【12】A. saved B. tested C. changed D. controlled
【13】A. near B. old C. ready D. free
【14】A. graduates B. candidates C. regulars D. communicators
【15】A. reward B. familiarize C. examine D. surround
【16】A. find B. check C. lend D. sign
【17】A. write B. study C. recommend D. reserve
【18】A. companions B. assistants C. listeners D. teachers
【19】A. chance B. dream C. order D. drive
【20】A. lesson B. love C. time D. plan
31、 The tornado siren(龙卷风报警器) sounded at the Little Sioux Scout(童子军) Ranch in western Iowa just before the power went out on June 11,2008. Scout Leader Fred Ullrich____the door of the building where he and 65 boy scouts had taken shelter. “I was____lightning and listening for the tornado sound, but there was____like that,” Ullrich says. “But I knew we were in____. I asked the boys to get under the tables.” As the scouts ran for____,the wind came up. Ullrich tried to come in and push the door shut, but____he was picked up and thrown from the____. Then the wind blew the boy scout shelter apart. “I can only describe my actions at that moment as being____, ”Ullrich says. “There was nothing I could do.”
Once the tornado____, Ullrich noticed that all around him was a mess. Some scouts were covered by the debris(瓦砾). For a short moment Ullrich didn’t____what to do. Then he took action. He____the able-bodied to look after the injured. Ullrich was trained in first aid, skills that____helped the scouts that day. But before any of that formal training would even____, Ullrich needed another important skill：to get hold of himself and get people____.
When rescue workers arrived, what they saw was____— four scouts were dead or seriously wounded. Yet, amazingly, they also____that Ullrich and the uninjured scouts were putting their training to word. They had____the most seriously injured for their journey to the hospital.
Ullrich places much importance on the training they received. “We were ____not to be the people who sit around when something____happens,” he says, “but to be the type of people who____something.”
【1】A.opened B.entered C.shut D.fixed
【2】A.looking back on B.looking forward to C.looking for D.looking after
【3】A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
【4】A.time B.power C.trouble D.silence
【5】A.help B.turns C.steps D.cover
【6】A.also B.again C.instead D.later
【7】A.lock B.floor C.building D.table
【8】A.important B.useless C.careful D.improper
【9】A.hit B.passed C.continued D.formed
【10】A.wonder B.remember C.know D.ask
【11】A.forced B.directed C.expected D.invited
【12】A.suddenly B.hopefully C.doubtlessly D.possibly
【13】A.begin B.matter C.develop D.perform
【14】A.encouraged B.treated C.relaxed D.organized
【15】A.horrible B.difficult C.boring D.wrong
【16】A.saw B.believed C.agreed D.imagined
【17】A.kept B.changed C.saved D.prepared
【18】A.allowed B.ordered C.taught D.chosen
【19】A.strange B.bad C.uncertain D.necessary
【20】A.enjoy B.do C.learn D.share
32、 I had been concerned about Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new ____, and I gave an honest description of the students' work. In Simon's case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting.____he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult understanding. His work in no way reflected his ____.
So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心)were sweating(出汗). I was completely ____for her kisses on both my cheeks. "I came to thank you," she said, surprising me beyond speech.____me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he ____me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had ____spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the ____I had nurtured(培养)in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned(惊呆), for about half an hour, ____what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without ____knowing it? What I finally came to ____was one day, several months before, when some students were ____reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke ____, and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, "Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the ____one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the ____of the room. "That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, ____more, and became happy. And it was all because he ____to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ____was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most ____lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came ____and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
【1】A.cleaner B.reporter C.monitor D.teacher
【2】A.Or B.And C.But D.So
【3】A.courage B.abilities C.feelings D.dream
【4】A.disappointed B.responsible C.unprepared D.unsuitable
【5】A.Because of B.In spite of C.Apart from D.As for
【6】A.loved B.envied C.pleased D.criticized
【7】A.gradually B.constantly C.recently D.obviously
【8】A.self-respect B.self-doubt C.self-pity D.selfish
【9】A.imagining B.observing C.wondering D.regretting
【10】A.also B.even C.always D.still
【11】A.expect B.remember C.believe D.accept
【12】A.writing B.reviewing C.editing D.giving
【13】A.quietly B.repeatedly C.quickly D.firmly
【14】A.lucky B.lonely C.only D.likely
【15】A.entrance B.middle C.front D.back
【16】A.slept B.smiled C.shouted D.quarreled
【17】A.intended B.pretended C.refused D.happened
【18】A.change B.praise C.thanks D.visits
【19】A.difficult B.painful C.valuable D.enjoyable
【20】A.early B.slowly C.frequently D.occasionally
33、I got aboard and sat down in my seat. It was going to be a long flight.
Around me were some _________. “Where are you headed?” I asked.
“Lakes Air Base. We’ll be there for special training, and then to the front.”
After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were _________ for five dollars. The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy one.
As I _________ for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his buddy if he would buy lunch. “No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch.” I looked around at the other soldiers. _________ were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and _________ the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill. “Take a lunch to all those soldiers.” I said. She seized my arms tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she _________ me, “My son is a soldier in the front… it’s almost like you are doing it for him.”
Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiers.
After eating, on my way to the restroom I was _________ by a man. “I saw what you did and I want to be _________ of it.” With this, he handed me twenty-five dollars.
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers _________ he walked. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his __________, and said, “I want to __________ your hand.” I stood and took his hand. With a loud voice he said, “I was a soldier. __________, someone bought me a lunch. It was such an act of __________ that I never forgot.” I was __________ when applause rang out form all of the passengers. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.
Later when I walked to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man __________ another twenty-five dollars in my hand.
When we __________, I gathered my belongings and started to leave. A man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away __________ a word. Another twenty-five dollars!
Seeing the soldiers __________ at the terminal, I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. As I walked __________ to my car, I prayed for their safe __________.
【1】
A．soldiers
B．strangers
C．attendants
D．passengers
【2】
A．reasonable
B．available
C．convenient
D．special
【3】
A．reached
B．sent
C．prepared
D．paid
【4】
A．Many
B．Some
C．None
D．All
【5】
A．lent
B．showed
C．charged
D．handed
【6】
A．advised
B．greeted
C．thanked
D．inspired
【7】
A．praised
B．attracted
C．stopped
D．discovered
【8】
A．one
B．part
C．kind
D．much
【9】
A．unless
B．though
C．till
D．as
【10】
A．hand
B．arm
C．head
D．tongue
【11】
A．shake
B．seize
C．feel
D．check
【12】
A．Recently
B．Later
C．Once
D．Frequently
【13】
A．kindness
B．performance
C．bravery
D．wisdom
【14】
A．relieved
B．embarrassed
C．overjoyed
D．satisfied
【15】
A．gave
B．left
C．took
D．found
【16】
A．separated
B．chatted
C．paused
D．landed
【17】
A．in
B．for
C．without
D．through
【18】
A．training
B．shouting
C．marching
D．gathering
【19】
A．casually
B．lightheartedly
C．disappointedly
D．anxiously
【20】
A．arrival
B．escape
C．flight
D．return
34、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.
And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.
The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.
35、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.
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.
Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.
All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.
Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.
While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.
Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
36、根据句意填空
In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.
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Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?
Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.
This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.
So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?
With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.
Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.
38、假定你是李华，在美国作交换生，得知当地为庆祝端午节要举办赛龙舟活动，你想邀请好友Louise一起报名参加，请给她写一封信，要点如下：
1. 写信目的；
2. 活动意义；
3. 赛前准备。
注意：1. 词数80左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 龙舟节 the Dragon Boat Festival
为了纪念 in memory of
提前看视频 watch some videos in advance
分享经验 share experience
Dear Louise,
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Yours,
Li Hua
39、假如你是李华，新华学校学生会主席，近日你校收到美国友好交流学校Roger Manverz School学生会主席John的邮件，希望你校捐赠一批传统文化书籍，供该校对此有兴趣的同学阅读，请你代表学校给John回复一封邮件，邮件中需要包含以下内容：
1.自我介绍；
2.捐赠图书的具体信息；
3.询问对方的收件地址和联系信息。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John,
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Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
40、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你得知2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会（Olympic and Paralympic WinterGames）赛会志愿者全球招募，请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：
1. 介绍你的基本信息；2. 说明你的优势；3. 表示你希望被录用。
注意：1. 词数不少于100；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
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Sincerely,
Li Hua
41、请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
San Francisco, long one of the most tech-friendly and technologically first-class cities in the world, is now the first in the United States to prohibit its government from using facial recognition technology. The ban is part of a broader anti-surveillance (反监控)rule that the city's Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday.
Xuzhou Railway Station introduced four self-service check-in machines on Jan 25 to offer travelers a more convenient and efficient traveling experience. Passengers can enter the station by scanning their ID cards and looking at a camera. After the facial recognition scan is complete, the gate will open automatically and the passenger can enter.
（写作内容）
1. 用约30个词概括上述新闻中不同城市对人脸识别技术采取的态度；
2. 谈谈你如何看待人脸识别技术，并用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。
（写作要求）
1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
（评分标准）
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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