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1、Despite years of receiving ________ from publishers, he persevered in his attempt to establish himself as a writer.
A．preference
B．intention
C．arrangement
D．rejection
2、Not far from the club, there was a garden, _________owner was seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.
A.its B.whose C.which D.of which
3、In a second-hand book store, one might, _____, pick up an old book for a few pence that might worth many pounds.
A. specially B. normally
C. occasionally D. essentially
4、My parents always remind us that by no means ________ no respect for our teachers.
A．we show
B．did we show
C．should we show
D．we should show
5、For the sake of your health, you should ________ some time to build up your body every day.
A．set aside
B．set out
C．set down
D．set off
6、—It is a mystery and a shock to all who knew him that he____ have taken his own life in this way.
—What a pity, indeed.
A. must B. may
C. can D. should
7、Scientists are working hard to ______ how COVID-19 spreads among people.
A.figure out B.lead to C.get through D.consist of
8、Most students like pop music while it has little ________ for me.
A. interest B. appeal C. fun D. affect
9、In less than 4 decades, we'll live longer and have children in old age. This shift is so significant that it is ________ to the change from monkeys to humans.
A. considerable B. comparable C. predictable D. irresistible
10、According to the Tourism Law of the People’s Republic of China, tourists _____ observe public order and respect local customs, cultural traditions and religious beliefs.
A. need B. must C. shall D. may
11、The number of people across the globe ________ weight poses a serious threat to their health is greater than before.
A.where B.which C.of which D.whose
12、The question of _________ English will keep on changing in the future, though most people doubt, is actually easy________.
A．if; to be answered B．whether; to answer
C．how; answered D．what; to answer
13、Much to our relief, though the airport was foggy, our plane ________ smoothly.
A．picked up
B．took off
C．got away
D．turned up
14、 these trials, people are ________assigned to a "treatment" group, which benefits from the project, and a "control" group, which does not.
A. initially B. conventionally
C. superbly D. randomly
15、________ is an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for one group of people or things over another.
A. Prejudice B. Dimension
C. Compliment D. Symptom
16、I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow. That was _________ I began to learn about the Light-house Project.
A．what
B．because
C．which
D．why
17、The question of _________ English will keep on changing in the future，though most people doubt，is actually easy________.
A. if；to be answered B. whether；to answer
C. how；answered D. what；to answer
18、— Do you know how Chinese acupuncture reduces pain?
— Well, well, _______．I’ve never read about that.
A． I can’t tell you
B． you really have me there
C． there is some doubt
D． what a shame
19、—Why is Tom in such a hurry？
—He ________ for Beijing to attend an important meeting.The flight ________ at 6∶00.
A．leaves；leaves
B．is leaving；leaves
C．will leave；has left
D．leaves；is to leave
20、If we a table in advance, we wouldn't be standing here in the long queue.
A. reserve B. reserved
C. have reserved D. had reserved
21、According to the US economist Robert Gordon, all the “impressive stuff” has been created; we have run out of the big, life-changing ideas needed to encourage rapid economic growth and engineers are now only just making slight changes. Inventions such as mobile phones, Gordon says, have had less impact than, for example, the invention of indoor plumbing (管道系统).
But this is a misunderstanding of how engineers work. There is no “Wow!” moment. The development of new technology happens little by little. You build upon the work of those before you, thinking about what could be done better and what could be improved. It’s an unending task. Michael Faraday invented the first electric motor. But Faraday’s breakthrough followed William Sturgeon’s invention of the electromagnet (电磁铁), and Alessandro Volta’s invention of the battery before that. Faraday would have expected future engineers to pick up the baton (接力棒) later down the line.
Reduced energy supplies, increasing populations and mass urbanization keep clever young engineers awake at night. Those, for example, who enter the yearly James Dyson Award invent things that solve these problems and more. The 2012 winner Dan Watson designed a clever system of escape rings for fishing boat nets that deals with the issue of overfishing — not an exciting topic, but his invention is exceptional. Human inventiveness remains unreduced in the face of new global challenges.
Our problem is patience. We expect new technology at a rate like never before. I can’t tell you the world’s next big invention. Last week brought news that we’ve invented a new way to deal with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Next week may bring a major development in another field. The biggest thing holding invention back is our impatience. With enough time and support, bright young engineers will develop exciting new technology to solve the world’s trickiest problems. Many have already begun.
【1】Why does the author mention what Robert Gordon says?
A．To introduce the topic.
B．To illustrate a new invention.
C．To provide background information.
D．To express his opinion about the topic.
【2】What can we infer from Michael Faraday’s example?
A．New technology has been developing step by step.
B．New inventions fail to deal with new global challenges.
C．Michael Faraday set a good model for William Sturgeon.
D．Technology helps future engineers achieve success smoothly.
【3】What makes Dan Watson’s invention excellent?
A．His young age.
B．His patience with technology.
C．His effort to solve real world problems.
D．His wish to win the James Dyson Award.
【4】Which word best describes the author’s attitude to technological development nowadays?
A．Doubtful.
B．Uncaring.
C．Disapproving.
D．Optimistic.
22、Pacing and Pausing
Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve’s new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn’t hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.
Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there’s no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I’m finished or fail to take your turn when I’m finished. That’s what was happening with Betty and Sara.
It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.
The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定势). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in — and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.
That’s why slight differences in conversational style — tiny little things like microseconds of pause — can have a great effect on one’s life. The result in this cause was a judgment of psychological problems — even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.
【1】What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?
A. Betty was talkative.
B. Betty was an interrupter.
C. Betty did not take her turn.
D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.
【2】According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?
A. Americans. B. Israelis.
C. The British. D. The Finns.
【3】We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing
B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US
C. one’s inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes
D. one should receive training to build up one’s confidence
【4】The underlined word “assertiveness” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. being willing to speak one’s mind
B. being able to increase one’s power
C. being ready to make one’s own judgment
D. being quick to express one’s ideas confidently
23、Below is a passage adapted from the network edition of China Daily.
Event
Li Yang, one of China’s most famous English teachers, apologized for beating his American wife more than a week after she posted photos of her injuries on the web and set off a bomb of criticism. “I wholeheartedly apologize to my wife Kim and my girls for committing domestic violence. This has caused them serious physical and mental damage,” Li said on his microblog at Weibo.com, the country’s most popular social media site, on Saturday. Li, 42, is a mechanics major but is best known for his “Crazy English,” a popular method of language learning that involves yelling at the top of one’s lungs. He was at the center of public criticism after his wife Kim Lee put up posts on the web accusing him of abuse, showing her swollen forehead and knees. |
Voices
@Xuemanzi, angel investor Anti-domestic violence laws should be made as soon as possible, giving protection to the rights of women and children lawfully. Police should not stand back from domestic violence any longer, even if no one reports them. Society, as a whole, should attach greater importance to the crime. @Zhangxiaomei Chinese are never taught about marital(婚姻的) relations, which mean not merely living together. A good marriage needs to overcome three differences: family background, gender and personalities. In addition to these, there is cultural gap in Li Yang’s case. If the effects of these differences are not well understood, after the honeymoon period, they will turn into conflicts and endanger the marriage. Li’s domestic violence is a reminder that China needs such education. @Wuxiaolong, Sina Weibo user Li Yang’s choice to resort to domestic violence really reflects his character. Students who have attended his Crazy English Camp may know what I mean: Li wants his students to worship him as an idol. I still remember he once had his students kowtow（叩头） to him. He always teaches English by imposition(权威强制), which directly reflects his desire for power. @Sikaozhe, Sina Weibo user In the US, the punishments for domestic violence are even more severe than stealing. If the police arrive at the wife’s call during a fighting between a couple and find injuries on her, they will immediately arrest the husband. Even if the wife doesn’t call the police, they may also show up as neighbors could well do their part. @ykxin Sina Weibo User Don’t blindly worship anyone, because in every closet there may hide a skeleton. As a famous Chinese saying goes, “Only they who do well in their daily routine tasks can fulfills their dreams on great occasions”. Not surprisingly, one who focuses too much on his career and ignores his family, like Li Yang, will fail in both. Don’t judge a person by his career success, wealth, or any other material aspect, because what finally decides a person is his character. |
Aftermath(余波)
Although Li Yang publicly apologized to his wife, promising to love his daughters even if he and Lee divorce, the damage, perhaps permanently, has been done to his wife, his three daughters and the whole family. Wang Xingjuan, founder of the Maple Women’s Psychological Consulting Center, a non-profit organization, said nearly half of domestic violence abusers are people who have higher education, senior jobs and social status. She said this was probably because such people were usually under more mental stress. |
【1】This passage is focused on Li Yang’s .
A．microblog article
B．domestic violence
C．English-teaching career
D．international marriage
【2】Zhangxiaomei holds the view that .
A．laws should be passed to protect women and children
B．crazy personality accounts for violence and ill temper
C．overcoming background gap is necessary for marriage
D．Li is wrong to have his students worship him as an idol
【3】Who thinks that character plays the most important role in one’s life?
A．@Xuemanzi B．@Sikaozhe
C．@ykxin D．@Zhangxiaomei
【4】According to Wang Xingjuan, .
A．people of higher education won’t easily lose temper
B．people under stress tend to have domestic violence
C．people in lower social status often beat their wives
D．people with senior jobs seldom have family trouble
24、Chimpanzees, long considered reluctant to share, apparently can display selfless tendencies, revealing one more key way our closest living relatives are like humans, scientists find．These findings could shed light on the evolution of altruism in humans．
Previously, a belief was widely held that human altruism evolved only after humans split from their ape cousins about 6 million years ago．In recent years, however, research has revealed just how much chimpanzees have in common with us．They can hunt with spears, play with dolls and mourn their partners’ death.
"Most of the earlier studies had presented the apes with a complex implement that helped them deliver food to themselves or others, often so complicated that the experiments tested tool skills rather than social tendencies," De Waal told Live Science．"Ours is the first study that uses no such implement at all."
In addition to using complex food-delivery systems, past experiments often placed the chimpanzees so far apart that they might not have realized how their actions benefited others．In these new, simplified experiments, two apes were housed next to each other with a screen through which they could see each other．Then, one chimpanzee had to choose between two differently colored tokens （币） from a bin, one of which represented a pro-social （亲社会的） option, the other a selfish option．The pro-social option would cause both chimpanzees to receive a piece of banana wrapped in paper．The selfish option only rewarded the ape who made the choice.
In a study with seven adult female chimps placed into various pairs, the scientists found all the apes showed a definite preference for the pro-social option．"For me, the most important finding is that like us, chimpanzees take into account the needs and wishes of others," researcher Victoria Horner, said.
The chimpanzees behaved especially altruistically toward partners who either patiently waited or gently reminded them that they were there by drawing attention to themselves．They were less likely to reward partners who pressured through making a fuss, begging persistently or spitting water at them．This is opposite to a long-standing view that the chimpanzees only share food under pressure.
【1】The word " altruism " （paragraph 1） is closest in meaning to ______.
A．selfishness B．selflessness
C．willingness D．reluctance
【2】Recent researches are performed with less complicated implements mainly to ______.
A．show that chimps are only good at using implements
B．see whether chimps are willing to share food with others
C．find out if chimps are likely to reward partners
D．test chimps’ social tendencies instead of tool skills
【3】Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A．Evolution History of Altruism in Humans
B．Similarities between Chimps and Mankind
C．Chimps Do Show Selfless Behavior
D．Chimps Only Share Food under Pressure
25、When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and publish my own books. Half the students sneered, and they _________ fell out of their chairs _________. “Don’t be _________! Only geniuses can become _________,” even one of them said rudely. “And you got a D last semester.” I was so badly hurt that I _________ into tears.
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and _________ it to The Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two _________. I was a published and paid writer! I showed my fellow students my work. “Just plain dumb luck,” they said. However, I tasted _________. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was _________ than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of __________, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had several scrapbooks (剪贴簿) __________ with my published works. After graduation, I never __________ my writing to my classmates again.
I had four children later. While the children __________, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I __________. It took me nine months to finish my first book. I __________ a publisher at random (随意地) and mailed it without making a copy of the manuscript.
A month later I received a contract, an __________ on royalties (版税), and a request to start __________ another book. Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a __________ and was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and was sold worldwide.
Writing is easy, it’s __________ and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t __________.
【1】
A．suddenly
B．nearly
C．surely
D．silently
【2】
A．laughing
B．sleeping
C．shouting
D．fighting
【3】
A．discouraged
B．proud
C．shy
D．silly
【4】
A．politicians
B．musicians
C．writers
D．artists
【5】
A．burst
B．fell
C．ran
D．turned
【6】
A．mailed
B．lent
C．showed
D．passed
【7】
A．pictures
B．certificates
C．dollars
D．albums
【8】
A．disappointment
B．praise
C．rejection
D．success
【9】
A．earlier
B．worse
C．longer
D．better
【10】
A．newspapers
B．poems
C．books
D．houses
【11】
A．lined
B．covered
C．filled
D．locked
【12】
A．mentioned
B．contributed
C．donated
D．sold
【13】
A．interrupted
B．slept
C．gathered
D．argued
【14】
A．forgot
B．achieved
C．felt
D．ignored
【15】
A．visited
B．chose
C．begged
D．invited
【16】
A．honour
B．adventure
C．advertisement
D．advance
【17】
A．getting over
B．working on
C．taking in
D．showing off
【18】
A．best seller
B．tour guidance
C．reference book
D．soup opera
【19】
A．free
B．wild
C．easy
D．painful
【20】
A．occur
B．mind
C．kid
D．hurt
26、假定你是李华，你的外国朋友史密斯夫妇（Mr. and Mrs.Smith）昨天给你发邮件说他们这周六要去参加一个重要的聚会，想请你照顾一下他们10岁的儿子汤姆，请根据以下要点回信。
主要内容如下：
1.表示愿意帮忙；
2.告诉他们你周六的计划；
3.祝史密斯夫妇玩得愉快。
请根据以上信息组织一篇文章。
注意：1.词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. and Mrs.Smith,
_______________________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
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