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1、He manages a business. He is a ________ from a company.
A．student
B．doctor
C．teacher
D．manager
2、Millions of people around the world suffer from a painful addiction to biting their nails， which can be harder than smoking cigarettes．
A．to be quitted B．to quit
C．to have quitted D．to quitting
3、Your boss is the one who writes your evaluations, recommends you for promotions and raises, and ________your future.
A．shapes
B．predicts
C．engages
D．occupies
4、Being able to speak another language fluently is a great ___ when you are looking for a job.
A.assistance B.chance C.advantage D.importance
5、We’ve had a good start, but next, more work needs _____to achieve the final success.
A．being done
B．do
C．to be done
D．to do
6、— What impressed you most?
—The clear logical ________ of her arguments.
A.acquisition B.submission C.imagination D.presentation
7、A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.
A.take over B.result in C.hold on D.keep to
8、We are now living in a great time, ________ we are faced with numerous possibilities as well as challenges.
A. the one when B. the one which
C. one which D. one when
9、 It’s standard practice for a company like this one______ a security officer.
A. employed B. being employed
C. to employ D. employs
10、Reading her biography, I was lost in admiration for _____Doris Lessing had achieved in literature.
A. what
B. that
C. why
D. how
11、_______houses are getting more and more expensive, people want to buy one of their own.
A. As B. When
C. Once D. Though
12、Personally speaking, Chinese parents should encourage children more, getting their confidence to _____ .
A. pick up B. turn up C. build up D. take up
13、The machine might break down someday in the future, ____, you can dial this number for help.
A. in that case B. in what case
C. in which case D. in whose case
14、I think that, _____the cost, we have to address this problem. We have to bring justice and compassion to the victims.
A.whichever B.whatever C.however D.wherever
15、Since last month, George, along with some of his former classmates, _____ to have a 20-year gathering during this summer holiday.
A．have desired
B．desired
C．had desired
D．has been desiring
16、Thank you for your hard work last week. I don’t think we _______ it without you.
A. could have managed B. can manage
C. managed D. could manage
17、---________ has brought about the improvement of Chinese farmers’ living standards?
---The Party’s social benefiting policies, of course．
A. What is it that B. What it is that
C. What is that D. What is it
18、Almost every gym club in Shanghai ________ yoga classes. And there are more than 100 special clubs such as this one.
A. has set up B. is setting up
C. set up D. will set up
19、Most people feel bored if you ask them to visit the library or museum. But if invited to see a movie, or go dancing, they will ________ the chance.
A．set up
B．take in
C．jump at
D．try on
20、I used to go to the English Corner every weekend, _______ I made some foreign friends.
A.where B.of which C.when D.with whom
21、A walk around the workplace is also a trip back in time. The office is where colleagues meet, work and bond. But it is also a time capsule, a place where the traces of historic patterns of working are visible everywhere. The pandemic has heightened this sense of office as a dig site for corporate archaeologists.
The most obvious object is the landline phone(固定电话), a reminder of the days when mobility meant being able to stand up and keep talking. Long after people have junked them in their personal lives - less than 15% of Americans aged between 25 and 34 had one at home in the second half of 2021- landline phones survive in offices.
There might be good reasons for its persistence: they offer a more secure and stable connection than mobile phones, and no one worries that they are about to run out of battery. In practice, the habit of using them was definitely lost during the pandemic. Now they sit on desk after desk, rows of buttons unpressed, ring tones unheard.
Landline phones were already well on their way out before covid-19 struck. Whiteboard charts have suffered a swifter reverse. These objects signal a particular type of pain- people physically crowded together into a room while a manager sketches a graph with a marker pen and points meaningfully to the top-right-hand corner, giving requirements never to be satisfied. This manager is still making graphs but is now much more likely to use a PowerPoint. The crowd is still being tortured but is now much more likely to be watching on the screen. The office still has whiteboards, but they are left in corners and the charts on them are slowly yellowing.
Real archaeologists need tools and time to do their painstaking work: brushes, shovels and picks. Corporate archaeology is easier: you just need eyes and a memory of how things used to be. But you also need to be quick as more and more work places are revamped for the post-pandemic era. Now its time to take a careful look around the office: you may see something that will soon seem outdated.
【1】Why does the author refer to the office as a time capsule?
A．You can travel back in time in the office.
B．You can dig out what has been buried for years in the office.
C．You can easily find some old-fashioned practices in the office.
D．You can work with archaeologists to study the history in the office.
【2】What can be inferred from Paragraph 3 and 4?
A．Whiteboard charts went useless due to new technologies.
B．More employees prefer online meetings to physical gatherings.
C．Landline phones still exist in offices because they don’t need batteries.
D．Many employees show a negative attitude to some routine work in companies.
【3】What does the underlined word “revamped” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A．Transformed.
B．Abandoned.
C．Discovered.
D．Reserved.
【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．The Impact of Pandemic on Workplace
B．The Archaeology of the Office
C．Why Landline Phones Went Outdated?
D．The History of Old-fashioned Objects
22、Shopping In Singapore
1. Far East Plaza — All The Fashion Trends
If you are a fashion lover and like to go in line with all the trends but do not feel like spending too much on it, Far East Plaza happens to be your answer to where to shop in Singapore. Right from the Hong- Kong styles and street smart Korean wear to some retro outfits , you can find anything and everything here. But, do not expect to find any of the fancy brands here.
Timings： 10 AM to 10 PM
Location： 14 Scotts Road, Far East Plaza, Singapore
2. Pasarbella Best Farmer's Market
If you wish to witness what a typical farmer's market looks like, head to Pasarbella and enjoy the delicious food items at the wholesome rates. This all-inclusive sea market has plenty to offer right from an extensive variety of meat and dairy to various beers and all the fresh produce.
Timings： 10 AM to 9 PM
Location: 01-455-461 North Wing, Suntec City, 3 Temasek Blvd, Singapore 038983
3. The Editor's Market — Brands On A Budget
The Editor's Market offers one of the best shopping in Singapore. The Market follows the step pricing policy which means that the more products one purchases, the cheaper the amount they'll have to pay. Editor's Market is a multi-brand outlet that offers a mix of top-selling international street labels to the fashion items from the vintage era.
Timings： 10 : 30 AM to 10 PM
Location: 313 Orchard Road # 03-01 to 08, 313@Somerset, Singapore
4. Mustafa Centre — Lowest Prices Ever
One of the best places to go when seeking cheap shopping in Singapore, Mustafa Centre is a must-try. The major highlight of this centre is actually the rates that one gets the products at. Also, the best part about this： The Centre is open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Timings: Open 24 hours
Location: 145 Syed Alwi Road, Mustafa Centre, Singapore
【1】What is the feature of the goods in Far East Plaza?
A.Cheap and fashionable. B.Fine and expensive.
C.They are of good quality. D.They are all big brands.
【2】Which location is suitable if you want to buy lots of goods?
A.14 Scotts Road, Far East Plaza, Singapore.
B.01-455-461 North Wing, Suntec City, Singapore.
C.313 Orchard Road # 03-01 to 08, 313@Somerset, Singapore.
D.145 Syed Alwi Road, Mustafa Centre, Singapore.
【3】Which place has the longest open time?
A.Far East Plaza. B.Pasarbella.
C.The Editor's Market. D.Mustafa Centre.
23、Take a battlefield tour of WW I in 1917
On Labor Day, I watched a British movie named 1917. As indicated by the title, 1917 is set in the disorder and confusion of World War I. 【1】, separating British and German troops.
Two British young soldiers, Blake and Schofield, are awakened from what could have only been a few minutes of sleep. 【2】. A few miles away, another company (连队) including Blake’s brother, has planned an attack in a few hours, designed to push the Germans back even farther following a recent retreat (撤退). However, recent intelligence suggests that the retreat is a trick that will land them in an ambush (埋伏) that will cost thousands of British lives. 【3】, so Blake and Schofield are ordered to head on foot to that company in order to call off the attack before it can start, a journey that, will force them to travel through the enemy territory. They witness carnage (大屠杀), and one of them happens to stick his hand into the open wound of a dead body.
The movie is not only known for its unbroken shot (连续镜头) but also for its adaptation of a true story from its director Sam Mendes’ grandfather. Through the eyes of Blake and Schofield, the movie shows the horror of a war that cost the lives of countless innocent people. As US scientist Benjamin once said, “【4】.”
Through this classic and moving movie, we can learn the preciousness of peace and the evil of war. 【5】. We ought to always think about how we can prevent war and how we can achieve peace.
A．It can lead to disorder
B．The radio line was down
C．They join the army during World War I
D．There never was a good war, or a bad peace
E．They are ordered to report for a new assignment
F．We also know that we should always try our best to defend the former
G．It takes place in and around the so-called “no man’s land” in northern France
24、At a time when almost anything can be purchased with just one click, it’s become an automatic response to simply replace what breaks. Generations raised in the earlier half of the 20th century will say that this wasn’t always so: household appliances（器具）, clothing, electronics and more used to be bought under the assumption that, with the occasional repairs, they would last a lifetime.
Now, some conscientious consumers are taking matters into their own hands and joining the Repair Café movement. Founded in Amsterdam in 2009 by sewing expert Martine Postma, the original nonprofit has expanded to more than 1,500 locations worldwide. These pop-up events, which are run by volunteers, offer lessons in how to fix anything from fixing a button to an unresponsive laptop.
“There’s juice and treats and you get to meet new people,” says Bennett, a retired civil servant and volunteer fixer at the Repair Cafe Toronto, where she mends jewellery. She brings her own specialized tools but says most items could be repaired by anyone with a pair of pliers and some determination. “Something that is broken took time and resources to make, so if you’re throwing it out, you’re wasting those resources. ”
If you can’t find a Repair Cafe near you, it’s easy to start one. RepairCafe. org offers a starter manual with step-by-step instructions.
Changing how we acquire things is necessary, but there’s also something to be said for simply not getting them in the first place. “Most of us have more than what we need,” says Marina. “This can lead to a lot of anxiety, like—think about everything packed in the back of your closet; do you own those things or do they own you?” She suggests we train ourselves to make mindful purchases.
Lazarovic, whose delayed purchase went even further, explains that less shopping has freed up more time for family activities, dinner with friends and making art. By doing so, as she puts it, “I got out of that need-to-buy-it craze and in the end I feel good that I’ve made something.”
【1】How would people raised in the 1940s deal with broken home appliances?
A. Sell them at a lower price. B. Press the button to find the fault.
C. Repair them to last longer. D. Donate them to recycling stations.
【2】What does Bennett say about her work?
A. She likes the good food people bring for her work.
B. Helping make repairs means saving resources.
C. She will set up her own Repair Cafe soon.
D. She learned to repair jewels after she retired.
【3】Which of the following best explains “conscientious” underlined in Paragraph 2?
A. Responsible. B. Generous.
C. Powerful. D. Irreplaceable.
【4】What good does Lazarovic think less shopping will do to us?
A. It’ll make us less anxious about used things at home.
B. It’ll force us to make donations of unwanted things.
C. It’ll lead us to explore the world more responsibly.
D. It will provide us more time for beneficial events.
25、 A scientist _______ several monkeys in order to study animal psychology. He took a glass bottle, _______ its cork (瓶塞) and put two peanuts inside it. The peanuts dropped to the bottom and were easily seen from the outside. He then passed the bottle to a monkey, who shook it _______ for a long while and was able to get the peanuts when they _______ fell out. The scientist then put some peanuts into the bottle again _______ he had done before and showed the monkey that it only needed to turn the bottle upside down for the peanuts to drop out. _______ the monkey always ignored his _______. Each time it just shook the bottle frantically, with great _______ but without necessarily achieving _______ result.
Now the question is why the monkey was unable to understand ________ the scientist instructs. ________ because all its attentions was focused on the peanuts. Instead, it must take its eyes off the peanuts and quickly ________ its attention to the ________ movement of the scientist and the way the bottle was turned upside down. To achieve this, it had to calm down and not be ________ by the impulse (诱惑) of its appetite. Yet the monkey was not able to understand this. It is the instance like this that reveals the monkey’s some psychology is just like ________ of human beings.
【1】A.kept B.rose C.fed D.caught
【2】A.moving B.removed C.discovered D.covered
【3】A.happily B.anxiously C.hurriedly D.instantly
【4】A.suddenly B.accidentally C.occasionally D.quickly
【5】A.as B.that C.what D.until
【6】A.But B.When C.Therefore D.Thus
【7】A.directions B.explanations C.performances D.instructions
【8】A.effort B.strength C.power D.force
【9】A.expecting B.interesting C.satisfying D.desired
【10】A.what B.how C.why D.which
【11】A.Probably B.Likely C.Simply D.Nearly
【12】A.put B.send C.pay D.shift
【13】A.gesture B.mouth C.hand D.eye
【14】A.taken away B.taken off C.taken over D.taken on
【15】A.that B.the C.those D.this
26、为了提高同学们的环境保护意识，你校决定举办一场环保知识讲座，并观看相关录像。假设你是校学生会主席，请你以学生会名义用英语写一则书面通知。
时间：2015年12月5日，星期六，下午14：00
地点：学校体育馆
内容：观看相关破坏环境的录像，学习有关环境保护的知识。
演讲人：校长李华
要求：全体学生按时参加；认真听讲，记好笔记；讲座后进行讨论。
注意：
1．内容完整，不要逐字翻译以上提示；
2．词数100左右。
参考词汇：体育馆stadium
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