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1、About 85 of the large fire was________by Saturday night and most major roads have been reopened.
A.deposited B.contained C.anticipated D.swallowed
2、Present at the historic meeting ________ many an official on Nov 7, of course President Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou ________.
A. was; included B. was; including
C. were; included D. has been; included
3、When he ______ the bill in the restaurant, he suddenly realized that he had left his wallet in the car.
A.paid B.would be paying
C.was to pay D.had paid
4、_______ astonishes us is that AlphaGo defeated the human champion.
A. Which B. When
C. That D. What
5、Soon after getting off his horse, the captain appeared at the second-floor windows, ______ he could see nothing but trees.
A. where B. from where
C. which D. from which
6、Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to educating their children compared with ________ of their parents.
A. those B. one C. that D. it
7、－Mike, did you see Mr. Chapman in the office just now?
－Yes, he ________, and he looked a little bit nervous.
A. had interviewed B. was interviewed
C. was being interviewed D. is being interviewing
8、You’ll find this map of great ________ in helping you to get around in London.
A.value B.effect C.concern D.vision
9、At first Robert wouldn't let his daughter go diving, but he gave in as she was so confident about her skills.
A．surprisingly
B．typically
C．eventually
D．carefully
10、— I really never enjoyed myself so much at the concert yesterday.
— How I wish I _________ not always so busy and had been with you!
A.am B.would be C.were D.had been
11、Sometimes,_______we make choices has a lot to do with what we feel.
A.what B.how C.which D.why
12、Some experts hold the view that fundamental construction is _____ the key to the little island development lies.
A. which B. what C. where D. why
13、I have no formal clothes for the occasion. Perhaps I can ______ in a dark suit?
A.go by B.pass by C.drop by D.get by
14、Since people are fond of humor, it is as welcome in conversation as ________ else.
A. anything B. something
C. anywhere D. somewhere
15、If the traffic so heavy, I could have been back by 6 o’clock.
A. hadn’t been B. wasn’t
C. couldn’t be D. hasn’t been
16、Kimberly ______ an article, so don’t disturb her.
A. would write B. writes C. wrote D. is writing
17、Nothing shakes a parent’s confidence ______ the starting of a child’s adolescence.
A. as well as B. as much as C. as good as D. as long as
18、Little Tom was frozen with fear when the accident happened, so he just gave some ________answers when asked about what he witnessed.
A. concrete B. abundant
C. apparent D. vague
19、The little boy stared at the strange man questioningly, not whether to believe what he had said.
A. to know B. knowing
C. known D. having known
20、Mark needs to learn Chinese ________ his company is opening a branch in Tianjin.
A．unless
B．although
C．until
D．since
21、 Nobody likes an old poop（傻子）. Developing a sense of humor is part of becoming a mature, emotionally healthy individual. Laughter is good for the soul, builds friendships and relieves stress. It serves as the glue for social situations and as an ice-breaker for sadness and boredom. If you’ve ever been told to “lighten up” or “chill out”, you should save the blue attitude for serious situations and develop your sense of humor.
Forgive the accidental. A sudden fall is humorous not because we like to see people fall, but because it surprises. From a spilled（溢出）water glass in a meeting to Aunt Rae’s teeth coming off in the Thanksgiving turkey, the embarrassment of accidents can be relieved by humor and a helping hand. After making sure that nobody’s hurt, forgive accidents with a chuckle（咯咯地笑）rather than a scolding.
Look for the unexpected. The kid who used to look at you with his eyes closed during a test had the idea. Parents who serve green eggs and ham to their children on graduation day get the idea. Unexpected actions lighten an atmosphere and relax people.
Learn to laugh with your kids. Most of what children say and do is funny. Help them learn that accidents are sometimes funny and sometimes occasions for joining in and helping another human being. By sharing laughs and attempting to explain humor, you develop your sense of humor, as well as help kids develop their own sense of humor.
【1】If you’ve ever been told to “lighten up” or “chill out”, it means ______.
A. you are humorous B. you are blue
C. you lack humor D. you are funny
【2】According to Paragraph 2, when your friend falls, you can ______.
A. laugh at him B. chuckle
C. scold him D. feel embarrassed
【3】 In the author’s opinion, if your mother serves green eggs and hum to you on your graduation day, she is ______.
A. boring B. serious C. considerate D. humorous
【4】What is the best title for the passage?
A. How to Develop a Sense of Humor
B. Ways to Become a Healthy Individual
C. The Function of Humor
D. Proper Attitudes Toward Humor
22、A plant swap is the perfect way to thin out some additional plants you have, while acquiring some brand-new ones to enjoy at the same time. Not only will you swap plants, but you’ll trade information about plant care. 【1】Here are some suggestions on how to organize a plant swap.
The first step is trying to calculate interest from your friends or neighbours in your community. Talk to those who garden and like plants to see if they would be interested in participating. 【2】 The more people you have, the more fun it will be.
【3】 Each visitor is asked to bring a pest free, healthy plant, or two or three for trade. They can be potted or bare root. All swapped items must be labeled (标记) with the crop type and the variety name. The visitor may additionally bring care directions for the plant.
Prepare a place to host. A backyard is the ideal, casual area. Set up tables for every one of the plants and add some easy decoration to them. 【4】 Once you have the location ready, you can talk to the visitors about selecting the best date and time for the event.
Enjoy the swap. When all visitors arrive, let them arrange their plants on the tables and socialize. Participants will certainly have new plants to appreciate and get rid of old ones they really do not have an area for. 【5】. It’s a precious chance for them to share their understanding about the various plants as well as exchange their experience relevant to gardening!
A．Promote the event.
B．Set the rules of a plant swap.
C．They will benefit a lot from the process.
D．More importantly, it helps you connect with others.
E．Adding a plant to your home can do much for the environment.
F．You can also post on social media to measure the crowd’s interest.
G．That way, your guests can place the plants or containers that they bring.
23、In recent years, a lot of “business thinking” books have been published, all of which search for new answers on how to run organizations effectively. Obliquity tells us that the most profitable companies are not the most aggressive in chasing profits. Wikinomics demonstrates new models of production based on community and collaboration. Peter Miller’s new book, Smart Swarm, however, challenge leaders to think differently. He studied creatures, like bees and ants and he found their habits, actions and instincts can be applied to business. Miller believes his book is the first time anyone has explained the science behind management theory. “The examples of how ant colonies (蚁群) or beehives (蜂窝) work are appealing models for organizations and systems that can be applied in a business context,” he says.
So how exactly can bees help run organizations? “By the way they work independently before they work together,” Miller says. “Picture a huge beehive hanging on a tree, with about 5,000 bees competing for space. They know their population is getting too big, leaving them unsafe. They must all agree to find a new home. In today’s business environment, managers need to be able to make the right decisions under intense pressure. Yet, it is clear that some of the best-paid leaders in some of the biggest organizations can get it dramatically wrong. How is it that they can fail to make efficient business decisions when a large group of bees can make a critical decision about their hive in just a few seconds?”
According to Miller, “swarm theory” can help managers in three simple steps: discover, test and evaluate. The bees first realize they have a problem. They then fly into the neighborhood to find potential new sites. They come back and perform a “dance” to get other bees to follow them. Eventually, the bees with the best dance attract the most votes – and a decision is made. Miller says. “The bee example tells you that you need to seek out diversity in your team. You need to have a way of gathering up quite different ideas so you can make sure you pick the right one.”
Ants, in addition, can help businesses organize workflow and people. In an ant colony, there is no leader. Ants are self-organized, and respond to their environment and each other. One ant on its own could not raid (袭击) a kitchen cupboard, but one ant telling the next one that it’s worth following him to find food ends up creating a food chain. “In an ant colony, you get the right number going in and out searching for food, you get the right number taking care of the babies,” Miller says. “As a manager, this can tell you that your hierarchy (等级制度) is getting in the way of getting the work done.”
【1】Miller believes his book differs from other “business thinking” books because ________.
A．it focuses on maximizing profits
B．it supports the theory with evidence
C．it corrects faults in similar books
D．it justifies the previous theory
【2】In the second paragraph, the author indicates that the behavior of bees can show managers how to ________.
A．make up for wrongly made decisions
B．justify exactly what the real problem is
C．draw the correct conclusions quickly
D．keep the team safe under great pressure
【3】According to the “swarm theory”, managers need to ________.
A．regard decision-making as a cooperative process
B．persuade others to follow your ways of thinking
C．accept different ideas and keep them balanced
D．pick out a right person to make the final decision
【4】Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Leadership skills can be developed through practical work.
B．Employees work more efficiently when organized by leaders.
C．Strengthened hierarchy is the guarantee of work efficiency.
D．Employees should be allowed to make their own decisions.
24、Linda Brown is a softly-spoken realtor (房地产经纪人) with a passion for helping the homeless. She’s moving mountains by combining her understanding of real estate (房地产) with her kindness-fueled determination to create beautiful permanent homes for disabled homeless people in her community.
In 2020, Mrs. Brown was awarded the Good Neighbor Award. This honor is initiated by The National Association of Realtors in the US. As its website details, working alongside her husband, Dr. David Brown, she has been transforming abandoned mobile homes into villages of tiny homes that offer permanent housing for homeless people who’re disabled.
The wish to help homeless people, and restore their dignity and self-worth, as Mrs. Brown explains, had been a joint mission for some years. As local blogger Aaron Nichols shares, the couple ran a local evening drop-in center for local homeless people called Gardening Tree, for almost a decade. This functioned as a shelter where people experiencing homelessness could grab a bite, shower, do laundry and relax.
But they wanted to do more than that. With local individual organizations’ help, the couple succeeded in raising almost $5 million, which enabled them to transform unused mobile homes and a deserted trailer park into a small village of tiny homes that opened in 2018. They named the shelter “Eden Village”.
As Mrs. Brown revealed in her award acceptance speech about her journey to creating Eden Village, helping homeless people is something personal, “I watched as my homeless friends walked off into the darkness to a hidden, wet and cold camp while we went home to a warm bed. I had to do something.”
Today, Eden Village includes a 4,000-square-foot community center offering cooking and laundry facilities, as well as a medical center and community gardens. Additionally, more sites are being developed thanks to the land donated to the nonprofit founded by the Browns. Eden Village 2 and 3 are at the planning stage. In the next six years, Mrs. Brown hopes to create five similar villages housing up to 200 people experiencing homelessness.
【1】How does the author introduce the couple’s devotion to helping the homeless?
A．By mentioning local realtors’ praise.
B．By referring to related online descriptions.
C．By recording homeless people’s evaluations.
D．By detailing their interaction with the homeless.
【2】What else plays a role in building Eden Village besides the couple’s devotion?
A．Homeless people’s requests.
B．Official favorable policies.
C．The support from the society.
D．The prize from many associations.
【3】Why is Mrs. Brown’s award acceptance speech mentioned in paragraph 5?
A．To express her sympathy for her friends.
B．To highlight the influence of the village.
C．To show her sincere gratitude for the award.
D．To give her reason for setting up the village.
【4】What can we learn about the couple’s project?
A．It is still a concept.
B．It keeps expanding.
C．It is carried out globally.
D．It lacks future plans.
25、 Twins are supposed to have a lot in common. However, my twin sister and I can't be more ______.I'm louder, taller and sharper while she's quieter, shorter and sweeter.
While most of the time we could get along, our relationship didn't enjoy the usual ______between twins. For years we spoke only when necessary. Twelve years ago, our mother ______lung cancer. Because I lived closer to my parents, I ______ all the day-to-day caretaking. Meanwhile, my sister ______ gave suggestions that felt like criticisms, which ______ our already delicate relationship, especially after our mother died.
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, I turned to Chinese dramas to ______ my anxiety. That felt ______-my mother also loved watching Chinese dramas, even in a hospital bed. Perhaps these dramas were her only ______ to her childhood in China.
As I watched, I found myself missing my mother more than ever. Suddenly, I had a（n）______to text my sister what I might have normally told my mother--that she had better watch Chinese dramas.______, she agreed to watch along with me. Soon we were livetexting enthusiastically as we watched. The more dramas we watched, the more______our conversations became. We couldn't help______what it would be like to grow up in China with Chinese people like us.
I could never have imagined how Chinese dramas could fill my mother's absence, leading me to ______my Chinese roots and how dramas would help me ______ my sister.
A．serious
B．familiar
C．identical
D．different
A．success
B．closeness
C．responsibility
D．admiration
A．beat
B．ignored
C．developed
D．found
A．managed
B．rejected
C．divided
D．encountered
A．simply
B．also
C．never
D．still
A．brightened
B．softened
C．worsened
D．strengthened
A．witness
B．ease
C．cure
D．wrap
A．impossible
B．ridiculous
C．strange
D．natural
A．connection
B．regret
C．adaptation
D．answer
A．ambition
B．urge
C．schedule
D．attempt
A．Understandably
B．Hopefully
C．Interestingly
D．Surprisingly
A．involved
B．embarrassing
C．irrelevant
D．boring
A．concluding
B．analysing
C．wondering
D．realizing
A．make up
B．long for
C．pick up
D．give away
A．save
B．shape
C．recall
D．regain
26、假定你是李华，你校举行了一次慈善义卖活动。你的新西兰朋友Tom对此很感兴趣，他发来邮件，询问相关情况。请用英语给他回一封邮件。内容包括：
1.活动情况；
2.你的感想。
注意：1.词数100左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：慈善义卖 charity sale
Dear Tom,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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