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1、The well-known works of the palace reflect the _________ of ancient sculpture and painting.
A．admission
B．approach
C．charm
D．attention
2、The conference ________ to discuss how to bring infections down to zero next week is of great significance.
A．to hold
B．having been held
C．to be held
D．being held
3、–Is football John’s favourite sport?
--Yes. __________ football, baseball is his greatest love.
A. Near to B. Except
C. Beside D. Next to
4、Her face _______ with pleasure when she heard the news that her son was admitted to Beijing University.
A.lit up B.let down C.came to life D.lived up to
5、To be honest, she had a great ______ for the small town where she grew up.
A. effect B. effort
C. affection D. patience
6、Loud music can do harm to our ears, so when listening to a player, you shouldn’t ____too high.
A. move it up B. turn it up C. put it up D. make it up
7、________and excited, the doctors from all over the country took part in the battle against novel coronavirus.
A．Being honored
B．Honoring
C．Honored
D．To be honoring
8、Look at the timetable (时刻表). Hurry up! Flight 4026 _______ off at 18:20.
A．takes
B．took
C．will be taken
D．has taken
9、He was late for the meeting _________ the heavy snow.
A．as a result
B．because
C．as a result of
D．in the result
10、_________, I’ve never seen anyone who’s as capable as Kate.
A. As long as I have travelled B. Now that I have travelled so much
C. As I have travelled much D. Much as I have travelled
11、You have to be accurate in this job, because a small mistake can make a big .
A. difference B. difficulty C. trouble D. change
12、________ in Beijing University or Tsinghua University is what most students wish for.
A．To educate
B．Educated
C．Being educated
D．educating
13、 ______ 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
14、The film was so moving that we all burst into tears. Never before seen a film like that.
A. had I B. I had C. have I D. I have
15、He was allowed to stay on with his grandma he restricted himself to his studies.
A.in case B.even if C.as though D.so long as
16、Nowadays many companies make it________for every job applicant to take a physical examination before they are employed.
A.incredible B.compulsory C.transparent D.controversial
17、--- Will you lend me some money?
--- Sorry, mine _______.
A．were used up
B．has run out
C．have run out
D．has run out of
18、The police ______ the stolen jewellery and returned it to the owner.
A.searched B.hunted C.invented D.recovered
19、Being a good listener is a kind a quality and that's ________ it takes to keep friendship.
A．which
B．what
C．how
D．where
20、The majority of the office equipment, as well as two windows, ________ repaired yesterday.
A．were
B．was
C．are
D．is
21、He refused to acknowledge ________ in the match, but in vain.
A. to defeat B. to be defeated
C. defeating D. being defeated
22、I ________ to make my plan for the final exam in advance, but I ________.
A．would decide; did
B．could have decided; can't
C．might decide; didn't
D．should have decided; didn't
23、Every minute was made full use of ________ for the performance at CCTV Spring Festival.
A．preparing
B．being prepared
C．to prepare
D．prepared
24、The mother saw her baby fall to the ground, ________ brought her heart to her mouth.
A.it B.and that C.and which D.that
25、I hope my suggestions will ______ your approval.
A.come about B.break out C.take place D.meet with
26、 Their wealth, fame and power put their heads and shoulders above us ordinary. But according to these celebrities, true happiness lies in some of life's simpler pleasures.
David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nigel Farage all claim that their families are the key to their well-being. But others gave unexpected brief ideas about their celebrity lives. The Dutchess of York Sarah Fertguson, 55, revealed that what most keeps her spirits high was a belief in magic and fairies. She said, 'I do believe in fairies. I do believe magic and when you blow a dandelion (蒲公英) , you will see the light of the enchanted (施过魔法的) spreading their wings and disappearing on their own journeys, just like you have today when you opened your eyes. Don't let the day go by without looking for fairies and magic. That makes me happy, as every day is. '
Meanwhile, former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney revealed that he got his pleasure through his stomach as well as his family. He said, 'I love to hear the noises in the kitchen as the meal is prepared and then my little grandson climbs on my knee and requests a bite for every bite I take. '
Food was also key to Strictly Come Dancing《舞动奇迹》judge Len Goodman, who said eating a bacon sandwich was enough to put a smile on his face, while rocker Rod Stewart, claimed that a simple cup of tea made him uncontrollably happy.
For our most gifted sports stars, however, it seems that the key to the good life is a faithful dog. Tennis champion Andy Murray said he badly missed Rusty and Maggie May when he was playing in tournaments around the world. Former England striker Gary Lineker agreed, saying, 'Walking my dog makes me happy. ' The joy at the word 'walkies' never decreases. Such enthusiasm for something so simple is satisfying.
【1】What is the function of the first paragraph?
A.To inform us what true happiness means.
B.To bring in the topic to be discussed.
C.To explain to us where we can get true happiness.
D.To tell us that celebrities are different from the ordinary.
【2】According to the text, who claim that 'FOOD' is the key to their pleasure?
A.Len Goodman and Andy Murray B.Rod Stewart and Paul McCartney
C.Paul McCartney and Len Goodman D.Sarah Fertguson and Nigel Farage
【3】It can be inferred that Rusty and Maggie May are the names of_____.
A.judges B.dogs
C.fairies D.dandelions
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A.The Actual Meaning of True Happiness
B.Simpler Ways to Obtain True Happiness
C.Celebrities Are Happier than the Ordinary
D.True Happiness Comes from Life's Simpler Pleasures
27、 The Docklands Light Railway(DLR) took just three years to build at a cost of ￡77 million. It is London’s first Light Rail System, but its route follows that of a number of older lines, which carried the nineteenth century railways through the crowded districts of the East End.
The section of the line from the Tower Gateway Station to Poplar follows the line of one of London’s earliest railways, the London & Blackwell(1840), a cable-drawn railway(later converted to steam) which carried passengers to steam ships at Blackwell Pier, and provided transport for the messengers and clerks who went backwards and forwards between the docks and the city every day.
From Poplar to Island Gardens, a new line crosses high above the dock waters, and then joins the old track of the Millwall Extension Railway, built to service the Millwall Docks(1868) and to provide transport for workers in the local factories. This line was horse-drawn for part of its route, until the 1880s.
The Poplar to Stratford section of the DLR route was first developed by the North London Railway, built in the 1850s to link the West and East India Docks with the manufacturing districts of the Midlands and North of England. There were major railway works and sidings(岔线) at Bow until recently.
The trains are automatically controlled from a central computer, which deals with all signaling and other safety factors, as well as adjusting speeds to keep within the timetable; on board each vehicle, Train Captains, who are also fully qualified drivers, are equipped with two-way radios to maintain contact with central control. There are passenger lifts, and self-service ticket machines, at every station.
【1】The history of the railway tells us that the DLR ______.
A.was begun in the nineteen century
B.follows some of the original line
C.will be finished in three years’ time
D.took three years longer than expected to complete
【2】It appears that the Poplar to Stratford section of the DLR route was originally developed to ____.
A.make the transport of goods easier B.encourage trade abroad
C.promote the transport in England D.create employment at home
【3】The trains on the DLR are controlled by ______.
A.drivers on the trains themselves B.two-way radios operated by the drivers
C.a computer on board the train D.a computer based elsewhere
28、 Roald Hahl is one of the greatest storytellers the world has ever known.His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide.
Have you ever heard of any of these stories？
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie is a young boy from a poor family and,like most children,he loves chocolate.Charlie buys Wonka chocolate bars hoping to find a golden ticket inside because whoever finds a golden ticket is invited to visit the Wonka chocolate factory and meet its owner, Willy Wonka. And there are some wonderfully strange things inside the factory．
The BFG
The BFG is the Big Friendly Giant and he brings sweet dreams to children while they are sleeping.One night he is seen by a girl called Sophie, and he carried her away to his homeland because he is scared she'll tell the world about his existence (存在).He is actually friendly,but the other giants are not.They hurt the BFG and want to eat people.Sophie decided to get someone to help:the Queen!
Matilda
Matilda is talented and she loves books,but her parents don't understand her intelligence and are cruel to her.Matilda's brainpower is discovered by her teacher.Miss Honey,who helps her develop her intellect and amazing mental powers.But Miss Honey is also being mistreated by Miss Trunchbull,the cruel head teacher,so Matilda tries to find a way to help her.
Boy:Tales of Childhood．
This book is told like a story,but it's not a novel.It's an autobiography(自传)of Roald Dahl's childhood and school experiences,he describes his experiences with a dead mouse,fearful teachers,summer holidays to Norway and getting the job with Shell.
【1】What is Charlie's real purpose of buying some chocolate bars？
A.To win some money．
B.To eat more chocolate．
C.To win a concert ticket．
D.To visit a chocolate factory．
【2】What do Sophie and Matilda have in common？
A.They're ready to help others．
B.They have great creative ability．
C.They have an unusual adventure．
D.They're badly treated by their parents．
【3】What would be the best choice if one wants to know more about Roald Dahl？
A.Matilda．
B.The BFG．
C.Boy:Tales of Childhood．
D.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory．
29、World Environment Day: Eco-friendly fashion tips
June 5 saw another World Environment Day. Yet environmental protection ought to be an everyday activity. It shouldn't be something only remembered as a slogan. Saving water and using public transportation can help benefit our future generations in the long run.【1】. Follow these tips:
Buy less
Many people take shopping, or buying things that are not necessary, as a way to release pressure. And nowadays, almost everyone buys more clothes than needed.【2】. Unnecessary shopping could become another source of pressure to both your finances and the environment.
【3】.
Natural material is good for not only the environment, but also the mind and body. The feeling of wearing a polyester shirt and an organic cotton shirt is totally different, especially in the hot summer.
Use natural cleanser
Washing powder will pollute the water and harm your clothes. Try a natural cleanser. It can clean your clothes thoroughly without doing any harm to either the environment or your skin.
【4】.
Dry cleaning will cause a lot of damage to the environment. Baby shampoo can clean these delicate textiles as well.
Smart shopping
【5】. It's true especially for those you only wear on special occasions. And there are services for renting clothes, which can also help you save money and protect the environment.
A．Choose naturally dyed products
B．Choose natural and organic material
C．Secondhand clothes can be a smarter choice.
D．Find a better and healthier way to release pressure.
E．Reduce the times you dry-clean pure woolen and silk items.
F．Your wardrobe could also be more environmentally friendly too.
G．If you still can't change old shopping habits, try to buy less fur products.
30、After a long time of struggling with lung cancer, my father passed away, due to which, my life ______ a lot after my fathers death. As the eldest son in my family, I took the responsibility of raising the family. In order to ______my sick mother and two younger brothers, I couldn’t help but ______ school and work to support my family. It seemed to me that life was always hard at that time. However, a thread of hope flashed in those ______ days. It was a rainy dusk when I exposed myself to the rain and walked in the street.
Suddenly the rain stopped! ______, I looked up, only to find that "the sky" was in fact a dark blue ______. Then came a deep voice. "Why not run ______an umbrella? "A middle -aged man with one leg on crutch(拐杖) said to me, “ run in the rain, and you will get ______. I shook my head with politeness, but his words shocked me deeply. Without my father's ______, could I only be a slave to the fate(命运)?
While ______ together in the rain, i knew he was a promoter from the city. Having received an order from his company, he had to spend ______ time on it. Looking at this guy. i had no sympathy but ______. I took the umbrella from his hand and walked with him all the way. He told me he once had ______ of being a policeman, but an accident ______his dream. His present work was ______ and was not his cup of tea, however, every travelling was a wonderful start to him. To his happiness, he never ______ heart and still “ran” on the road of life…
____what the man remarked, I headed for a southern city and became an insurance representative. After two years’ running, I got ______ and the life condition in my family ______ better gradually.
Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! Only when you ______ the rainy season of your life will there be bright sky ahead of you. Never give up!
【1】
A．affected
B．suffered
C．damaged
D．managed
【2】
A．take care
B．attend to
C．watch out
D．bring up
【3】
A．desert
B．stop
C．quit
D．dismiss
【4】
A．bright
B．white
C．colorful
D．dark
【5】
A．Interested
B．Confused
C．Excited
D．Disappointed
【6】
A．umbrella
B．raincoat
C．hat
D．jacket
【7】
A．with
B．without
C．for
D．to
【8】
A．drier
B．warmer
C．less wet
D．less cold
【9】
A．praise
B．comfort
C．protection
D．attention
【10】
A．running
B．wandering
C．jogging
D．walking
【11】
A．much
B．no
C．little
D．some
【12】
A．admiration
B．envy
C．appreciation
D．care
【13】
A．approved
B．longed
C．spoken
D．dreamed
【14】
A．defeated
B．damaged
C．ruined
D．wiped
【15】
A．boring
B．demanding
C．rewarding
D．tiring
【16】
A．lost
B．took
C．changed
D．gathered
【17】
A．Amused
B．Terrified
C．Encouraged
D．Shocked
【18】
A．my way
B．my start
C．my end
D．my future
【19】
A．turned out
B．worked out
C．carried out
D．turned into
【20】
A．run into
B．run across
C．run away with
D．run out of
31、 A little boy almost thought of himself as the most________child in the world because poliomyelitis(小儿麻痹症)made his leg lame and his teeth ugly.He seldom played with his ________；and when the teacher asked him to answer questions,he always ________ his head without a word.
One spring,the boy's father told his children to plant a sapling(树苗)each person in front of the house.The father said to the children,"Whose sapling grows ________,I will buy him or her a favorite gift.”The boy also wanted to get his father's gift.But seeing his brothers and sisters ________ water to water the trees merrily,anyhow,he ________ an idea:he hoped the tree he planted would die soon.So watering it once or twice,he never ________to it.A few days later,when the little boy went to see his tree again,he was surprised to find it not only didn't wilt,but also grew some ________ leaves,and ________ with the trees of his brother and sister,his appeared greener.His father ________ his promise,bought the little boy his favorite gift and said to him:from the tree he planted,he would become a/an _____ botanist when he grew up.Since then,the little boy slowly became ________.One day,the little boy lay on the bed but couldn't sleep.Looking at the bright moonlight outside the window,he suddenly ________what the biology teacher once said,plants ________grow at night.Why not go to see the tree？When he came to the courtyard on tiptoe,he found his father was splashing ________ under his tree.All of a sudden,he understood:his father had been ________ fertilizing his small tree！He returned to his room,________ running down his face without restraint(克制).Decades passed.The little boy didn't become a botanist,but he was elected President of the United States.His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
Love is the best nourishment of life；________ it is just a drop of clear water,it can make the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长).Maybe that tree is thin or withered,but as long as there is nourishment of ________,it can flourish and even ________ towering trees.
【1】A. innocent B. awesome C. unfortunate D. intelligent
【2】A. classmates B. parents C. teachers D. leaders
【3】A. nodded B. lowered C. tapped D. raised
【4】A. fastest B. steadily C. lowest D. best
【5】A. pumping B. carrying C. holding D. drinking
【6】A. found out B. put forward C. hit upon D. gave out
【7】A. said B. applied C. attended D. recognized
【8】A. muddy B. fresh C. attractive D. juicy
【9】A. connected B. satisfied C. marked D. compared
【10】A. kept B. made C. broke D. forgot
【11】A. unimportant B. outstanding C. merciful D. significant
【12】A. pessimistic B. realistic C. impractical D. optimistic
【13】A. recovered B. accomplished C. distinguished D. recalled
【14】A. generally B. scarcely C. extremely D. abruptly
【15】A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
【16】A. openly B. unfriendly C. painfully D. secretly
【17】A. raindrops B. tears C. floods D. sweats
【18】A. as if B. so that C. even if D. as a result of
【19】A. love B. sympathy C. syndrome D. hatred
【20】A. grow into B. go through C. look into D. refer to
32、阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Most people have at least heard of one story or another involving someone who seemingly died of a broken heart, but is that ________? Could it be that the proper functioning of our immune system is directly connected to love, or ________ by that? Surely it is true. When I was a child I ________ my grandparents’ story and how they followed each other closely in ________.
How we deal with love or the loss of it mainly ________ our psychological (心理的) habits, but the consequences of our joys and ________ can be seen in the way our body functions. We all have an endocrine (内分泌) system, which is ________ several glands (腺体), such as the pineal gland, pituitary gland and thymus(胸腺) gland etc. The ________ of your thymus directly shows the state of your overall health as well as your ability to ________ infection and keep energy levels. Now, the heart is ________ to be an organ that is actually associated with love and other ________. When someone is ________ he will most likely suffer from things like sadness or worry, which are known to cause ________ damage to the body if the ________ lasts for long periods of time. Perhaps this ________ between love and the immune system explains why we feel ________ ill when our feelings are hurt.
As the story in my ________ goes: my grandparents ________ each other deeply, which meant that when one of them passed away, the other also ________ a lot. It destroyed the other’s immune system, and even resulted in the other’s death. ________, we need to be optimistic as this will surely help us to live longer.
【1】A.possible B.important C.perfect D.necessary
【2】A.accepted B.affected C.removed D.forgotten
【3】A.waited for B.showed off C.thought of D.heard of
【4】A.death B.nature C.sight D.difficulty
【5】A.talks about B.looks into C.depends on D.cheers for
【6】A.dangers B.sorrows C.pleasures D.excitements
【7】
A.made use of B.taken care of
C.made up of D.taken advantage of
【8】A.movement B.position C.equipment D.condition
【9】A.fight B.carry C.pass D.develop
【10】A.meant B.considered C.divided D.painted
【11】A.skills B.decisions C.opinions D.feelings
【12】
A.easy-going B.peace-loving
C.strong-headed D.heart-broken
【13】A.temporary B.familiar C.serious D.strange
【14】A.state B.accident C.mistake D.trouble
【15】A.balance B.distance C.connection D.difference
【16】A.slightly B.physically C.severely D.mentally
【17】A.team B.school C.family D.neighborhood
【18】A.impressed B.loved C.supported D.hurt
【19】A.suffered B.learned C.laughed D.traveled
【20】A.Besides B.However C.Instead D.Therefore
33、 Everyone back home told me that one of the nicest things about college is the people you meet. They all assured me that I would ________ friendships that could last a lifetime. I would always smile and agree. Frankly, before I ________ college. I really didn’t care.
I lived in the ________ where six guys lived in two small connecting rooms. All my roommates seemed to be good guys, but I didn’t really try to get to know them.
I have always been rather quiet and never been able to make friends ________. I would always forget names after I met people. When we ________ again and they called out my name, I would reply with an ________ wave and a weak hello. This was how things went for the first month or so. After a while, things started to ________. A couple of my roommates would try and keep me talking. Soon, these two roommates and I started becoming fairly ________. We began going to the cafeteria together, ________ together, and meeting in the library to study.
One night my roommates invited me to listen to a fellow roommate’s practice with one of our college choir. They drove me across campus where my roommate was to ________.
It so happened that this was my birthday, but I had kept quiet about it. So you can imagine my ________ when we entered the recital hall and the 120-member choir began to sing “Happy Birthday” to me. ________ at the dorm, my friends held a small party for me, complete with a card and cake.
I was completely shocked, and I felt ________ to be able to call them friends. It was then that I realized that college means ________ the piece of paper you receive at the end — It’s an ________ in both life and people.
In
【1】A. form B. follow C. approach D. introduce
【2】A. leave out B. leave behind C. leave for D. leave aside
【3】A. dorm B. hotel C. inn D. canteen
【4】A. deliberately B. easily C. greedily D. merely
【5】A. attended B. emerged C. passed D. proposed
【6】A. splendid B. unique C. embarrassed D. upset
【7】A. turn B. worsen C. arise D. change
【8】A. intangible B. aggressive C. tiresome D. close
【9】A. exercising B. dropping C. rising D. kicking
【10】A. preserve B. perform C. settle D. serve
【11】A. surprise B. dislike C. disappointment D. bonus
【12】A. Away B. Down C. Back D. Out
【13】A. aware B. afraid C. sure D. proud
【14】A. more than B. rather than C. less than D. other than
【15】A. culture B. tradition C. custom D. education
34、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.
AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.
From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?
The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.
Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.
Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?
For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.
Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.
It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.
35、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.
Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.
The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.
The fingerprint scanners 【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.
Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving 【10】 (extreme) fast.
36、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
37、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.
B
Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.
C
Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.
38、Directions: Write a summary of the following article with about 60 words.
Teaching Is “One of the Least Popular Jobs in the UK”
The UK government has just published a report on the future of secondary school teaching, and the conclusion of the report is that many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers. Since the 1980s, the number of graduates who would “seriously consider” teaching as a career has fallen sharply, from 64% in 1982 to just 17% today. The report suggests that urgent action needs to be taken in order to encourage more intelligent young graduates into teaching.
The main drawback (缺点) of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary.
Earnings in teaching are much lower than in many other jobs. Joanne Manners, 24, is a good example: “I graduated in maths last year, and I was thinking of doing a teacher-training course to become a maths teacher---but I saw I could earn twice as much if I worked in marketing or advertising, so I decided not to become a teacher.”
It’s not just about the money, however. The survey concluded that another reason why people don’t want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school. A lot of schools have problems with discipline, and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past. Here’s the view of Dave Hallam, an accountant from London: “I think parents are to blame. They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers.”
The report is clear that the problem of teacher shortage is a very serious one. It says that the government should raise teachers’ pay significantly, to catch up with workers in other professions. It also indicates that the government could launch a nationwide publicity campaign, with some advertisements on TV and in the newspapers, to show the positive sides of teaching to young people.
39、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Ben 来信询问中国学生做家务情况，并征求你对做家务的看法。请你根据所给要点，用英文给他回一封信。
提到目前，中国部分中学生不做家务，其原因有：
1. 有些父母认为学生首要任务是学习，而且学习负担重，所以不让学生做家务；
2. 有些中学生认为做家务是大人的事，不该由自己做，他们也不知道怎样做家务； 并谈谈自己对此现象的看法。
注意：1. 词数：120 左右；
2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使文连贯。
Dear Ben,
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Yours，
Li Hua
40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
You may know that vitamin C is important to your body，but do you know that vitamin D is important to your body as well? Vitamin D has a significant role in calcium homeostasis(钙稳态) and metabolism(新陈代谢). It is sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s produced in your skin in response to sunlight.
Vitamin D can help bones and muscles grow strong and healthy. If a person is short of vitamin D，he or she may have problems like rickets(佝偻病) and osteoporosis．Rickets is mainly found in children. Osteoporosis，the thinning of bone，is a common problem as people get older. Studies in these years have found that vitamin D may also have other uses. If someone is short of vitamin D, he may have heart problems or die from some cancers.
The easiest way to get vitamin D is from sunlight. But many people worry about getting skin cancer and skin damage from the sun. Also, even skin color has an influence. Darker skinned people get less vitamin D than lighter skinned people. Older people get less vitamin D than younger people. You can also get it from foods. Some food such as cheese and egg yolks (蛋黄) have some vitamin D．But most of vitamin D in the American diet comes from food like milk with the vitamin added.
Now more doctors are testing for vitamin D in their patients. However, some doctors worry that if people take too much vitamin D, it might be bad for their body. At the same time, skin doctors tell people to be careful with strong sunlight.
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41、假如你是李华，你和你的家人去朋友Mary所在的城市伦敦旅游,回来后你想对她表达自己的感谢之情。请根据以下要点给Mary写一封信：
1.感谢Mary的热情款待；
2.在伦敦玩得非常开心；
3. 伦敦的风景和美食令人印象深刻；
4.邀请Mary来中国旅游。
注意：1.词数 100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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