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1、As President, he appointed men to high government positions ________ he considered most capable, ________ some of them openly defied his authority.
A.which … as though B./ … though
C.which … even if D.whom … as though
2、___ the old man's sons wanted to know was ___ the gold had been hidden .
A.That ; what B.What ; where C.What ; that D.Whether ; if
3、In the dark forests __________, some large enough to hold several English towns.
A.are standing many lakes B.lie many lakes
C.many lakes lie D.many lakes stand
4、Mable is very weak, so the doctor advised that not only ______ more flood, but she should also take more exercise.
A.should she have B.she should have C.she has D.has she
5、All of us were________to hear that Lily, our company's most valued clerk, should say she would leave the company.
A.alarming B.alarmed C.terrified D.satisfied
6、______ to give his mother a surprise , Tom arrived home ahead of time.
A. Determined B. Determining
C. Having determined D. To determine
7、—How do you find ____ park?
—Well, ____ great one. It has left a deep impression on me.
A./; the B./; a C.the; a D.the; the
8、I think ___ just now.
A.it was important what he said B.that important what he said
C.that was important what he said D.it important what he said
9、We found ______ very important to keep the light out of a darkroom.
A.it’s B.that C.it D.不填
10、While books seem to be losing their popularity to some extent, good ones are still highly _______ today in that they give us answers to questions we haven’t had yet.
A．responsible
B．religious
C．representative
D．relevant
11、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
12、The level of __________ in the river was falling.
A. population B. prescription
C. presentation D. pollution
13、His success ________ a craze for choosing economy as the major.
A.set in motion B.put into operation C.set in action D.put in practice
14、___ theory must be closely connected with practice is a basic rule we should always keep in mind.
A.Why B.What C.That D.How
15、Most of them were ___________ my opinion while David was against it.
A.in honor of B.in favor of C.in search of D.in memory of
16、________ to the electronic games that he wasted a lot of precious time.
A. So he was addicted B. So was he addicted
C. So addicted was he D. So addicted he was
17、Only when I left my parents for Italy ________ how comfortable it was to live in our home country.
A.I realized B.I had realized C.did I realize D.had I realized
18、The temperature sign that the water here is too hot to touch.
A.inserts B.indicates C.insists D.instructs
19、He was left out when they ________ choosing a new manager, which came as a complete surprise to him.
A．set out
B．set about
C．set off
D．set aside
20、They both look as if they ______ ten years younger after a heart-to-heart talk.
A.are B.were C.have been D.had been
21、She couldn't help _______ into tears when she heard the news.
A.burst B.bursting C.bursts D.to burst
22、A rift valley_____ an area _____ there is increased volcanic activity and thinned planetary crust.
A.is composed of, where B.consists of, which
C.made up of, where D.compose, when
23、In the process of getting rid of racial________,the USA is left far behind.
A.discrimination B.compromise C.substitute D.disadvantage
24、I was being _____ for a driving license for the third time.
A.desired B.tested C.taken D.asked
25、The hot, damp weather didn’t ________ him.
A. be suitable B. fit for
C. agree with D. fit in
26、 This happened several years ago when I was still quite new in the city. I was doing my grocery shopping one day, and when I wanted to pay for my things, it turned out that I didn't have enough funds on my bank account for the things I’d chosen. It seemed something had been paid from my account that I had forgotten about.
I was so embarrassed and ashamed. There was a queue forming behind me. I became very flustered（慌乱的）and very close to tears. I tried to quickly pick some things out that weren’t so urgent for me to buy. The cashier（收银员）, a patient, elderly man, saw how upset I was and gently said, “Please, don't worry about picking out groceries to leave behind and you can pay me back for the difference another day.” I immediately refused since I didn't know him, but he insisted he would pay for the difference because he also had daughters and sometimes life could be hard. I thanked him greatly while I packed my things. I asked him what his name was so I could bring the money another day. He said, “Just ask for Baba（Father）and everyone calls me that here.”
I came back a few days later with the money, a thank-you card, and some homemade cookies. I asked a young salesman if he'd seen the old man and he immediately told me, “Oh! That must be Baba!” It was clear that he was very familiar with him. I explained what had happened and he nodded. "Yes, that is something he would do. He is a bit of an extra father to all of us working here, too. He isn't working today but I will make sure he gets this."
Thank you, Baba, for looking out for me that day, and for taking good care of your coworkers, too! I think it is people like Baba that make the world beautiful.
【1】What happened to the author as she went shopping?
A.She forgot to bring money with her.
B.She regretted choosing something expensive.
C.She couldn't afford the goods she had picked.
D.She couldn’t remember the password of her account.
【2】What did the author try to do to solve her problem?
A.To make herself calm down.
B.To give up some high-priced things.
C.To remove some items less necessary.
D.To take out all the goods she had chosen.
【3】Which of the following probably can best describe the old cashier?
A.Shy and honest. B.Talented and friendly.
C.Generous and hardworking. D.Kind and warm-hearted.
【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.Every job is meaningful. B.We need people like “Baba".
C.Giving is a kind of happiness. D.An embarrassing shopping experience.
27、One of the three astronauts who made up the historic Apollo 11 crew, NASA veteran Michael Collins passed away today, April 28, 2021, at the age of 90.
Collins was born on Oet. 31, 1930, in Rome, Italy. His father, a career officer in the US, Amy who’d go on to retire as a major general, was stationed there at the time. After his family returned stateside, Collins earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the US. Military Academy at West Point, graduating with the class of 1952. He then became an Air Force test pilot, which opened some interesting doors. In 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn’s achievement was an inspiration for Collins. “I certainly had no childhood dream of flying to the moon or anywhere else, but the idea was extremely appealing.” Collins wrote in his autobiography Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys. He was selected to join NASA’s third class of astronauts the following year. His first extraterrestrial (地球外的) adventure came in 1966, when Collins set about on a three-day spaceflight with fellow astronaut John Young. Known as Gemini X, their mission was one for the record books; the two men reached the then-unprecedented (前所未有的) altitude of 475 miles (764kilometers ).
Of course, Michael Collins is best remembered for his role in Apollo 11. On July 16, 1969, at 8:32 AM ( Eastern Standard Time ), Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were launched out of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They were the three explorers NASA had chosen for the first mission that would ever put a man on the moon. Four days into their adventure, on July 20, Collins parted ways with his crewmates. Seated in the Eagle landing craft, Armstrong and Aldrin made their landing onto the lunar surface. An American flag was planted; photos were taken; Armstrong said the immortal words, “ One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. ”
Meanwhile, Collins stayed behind in the crew’s command module (舱), orbiting the moon as his colleagues explored it.
【1】What motivated Collins to dream of flying to the moon?
A．His father’s encouragement.
B．John Glenn’s achievement.
C．His childhood experiences.
D．His favorite book.
【2】What can we learn about Collins from paragraph 2?
A．He became the first American to orbit Earth.
B．He dreamed of flying to the moon in his childhood.
C．His first space exploration was accomplished by himself.
D．He once wrote an autobiography.
【3】Why is Collins best-known many people until now?
A．He was praised by Armstrong.
B．He became an Air Force test pilot.
C．He participated in the work of Apollo 11.
D．He reached the then-unprecedented altitude of 475 miles.
【4】Which word can be best used to describe Collins?
A．Ambitious.
B．Lucky.
C．Warmhearted.
D．Humorous.
28、 A survey of university students shows that those who place more online orders for food seem more likely to feel depressed. The Panel Study of Chinese University Students released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences surveyed students at 18 universities.
The survey found that time spent online in general had a significant impact on students' mental health. The longer a student spent online each day, the worse was the self-evaluation and the higher the likelihood of depression. For sleep quality, about 45 percent of student respondents gave themselves a score of 6 points out of 10. Data showed that 6.4 percent of university students order takeaway food online almost every day, followed by 16 percent who place orders 3 to 5 times a week and 21 percent who use the services 1 to 2 times weekly. Dr. Zhang Zhenyu, who participated in the research, said students on average had a self-assessment that rated their physical and mental health at 8.45 points. Over 36 percent scored more than 10 points on the CESD-10 depression scale. Zhang also found that 29.9 percent of students thought themselves "fat" or "very fat" and 54.3 percent said their appearance scored 6 out of 10.
According to the survey, 2.5 percent have had facial plastic surgery(整形手术) and 5.8 percent have plans to improve their appearance through surgery in the next three years. Among students who want plastic surgery and those willing to do it, girls take up to 64 percent and 79.8 percent respectively(依次).
The survey also showed that 22.6 percent of students were left-behind children when they were kids, which research defines as children separated from their parents for six months in a row who had to be looked after by others. Zhang said the early experience of separation from parents had a negative impact on students' mental health and self-assessment scores. They also had higher depression scores than those who lived with parents.
The research team also found that students with good family economic conditions scored higher in all dimensions than students from poor families. Students with a good physical and mental status had strong time management and self-management abilities.
【1】According to the surveyed students, how many of them make online orders for daily food?
A. 6.4% . B. 16% . C. 21% . D. 45% .
【2】How is the second paragraph developed?
A. By making comparisons. B. By giving clear explanation.
C. By giving data. D. By following time order.
【3】If a student spent a lot of time online, he (or she) would be ___________.
A. better in the self-evaluation.
B. more likely to feel depressed.
C. in high spirits in daily life.
D. mentally and physically healthy.
【4】What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Nine out of ten students regard themselves as fat or very fat people.
B. Many a girl shows no interest in facial plastic surgery.
C. Students who lived with their parents longer had lower depression scores.
D. A student with a strong body usually comes from a well off family.
29、 Finland is the happiest place on Earth, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report of 156 nations.
The report, released Wednesday by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranks the countries of the world based on six different categories of well-being: income, freedom, trust, life expectancy, generosity and social support. This year's report also pays special attention to the happiness of each country’s immigrants.
The U.S. dropped four spots from 2017 and landed in 18th place, and last year’s winner, Norway, came in second place — followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland.
“The top five countries all have almost equally high values for the six factors found to support happiness, and four of these countries—Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and now Finland — have been in first place in the six World Happiness Report rankings since the first report" in 2012, ”co-editor John Helliwell told CNN. “In a division with such excellent teams, changes in the top spot are to be expected."
Rounding out the top 10 happiest countries was Canada in sixth place, then New Zealand, Sweden and Australia. The order of the top 10 nations changed from the 2017 list but the countries did not, according to the report. They were also 10 of the 11 top spots in the immigrant happiness category (including Mexico — 24th overall, but 10th in immigration).
“The most striking finding of the report is the remarkable consistency between the happiness of immigrants and the locally born,” Helliwell said in a statement. “Although immigrants come from countries with very different levels of happiness, their reported life evaluations resemble those of other residents in their new countries. Those who move to happier countries gain, while those who move to less happy countries lose.”
Other major world powers placed in significantly low spots on the list. Germany came in 15th, the UK was 19th — followed by Japan in 54th place, Russia in 59th and China in 86th.
The report, based on surveys completed by citizen volunteers, came just under a week before World Happiness Day on March 20, when the UN declared to recognize “the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives”
【1】The US ranked ______ in 2017.
A.18 B.10
C.14 D.22
【2】What is the most significant finding of the report?
A.That immigrants are different from residents in the country.
B.That immigrants and locals feel the similar level of happiness.
C.That immigrants become happy when they leave the country.
D.That immigrants come from countries with different levels of happiness.
【3】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Happiness is no less important than any other aspect in life.
B.People’s happiness and well-being should be considered when it comes to policy-making.
C.The happiness report came under a week before World Happiness Day.
D.What the UN declared was beneficial to all human beings.
【4】What is the best title of the passage?
A.World Happiness Day. B.Happiness — forever pursuit.
C.The 2018 World Happiness Report. D.What's your happiness index(指数)?
30、 It was New Year’s Night. An _________ man was standing at a window. He raised his _________ eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were_________ like water lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he _________ them on the earth, where a few more_________ people than himself now moved towards their certain goal—the _________. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey _________ but errors and regrets. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant and his heart _________.
The days of his _________ appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the ____________ of the two roads—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, the other leading to a deep, ____________ cave. He looked towards the sky and cried ____________, “Oh youth, return! Oh, my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I will choose the ____________ way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had ____________.
The clock in the church tower ____________ and the sound made him remember his parents’ early ____________ for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his ____________. But he chose the ____________ way. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing ____________, he burst out a cry, “Come back ,my early days!”
And his youth did ____________, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year’s Night.
【1】A.admirable B.honest C.aged D.inspiring
【2】A.sharp B.shining C.charming D.mournful
【3】A.swimming B.sleeping C.floating D.lying
【4】A.cast B.threw C.put D.caught
【5】A.jobless B.hopeless C.homeless D.fearless
【6】A.office B.company C.lounge D.tomb
【7】A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something
【8】A.sorrowful B.thoughtful C.joyful D.thankful
【9】A.death B.youth C.growth D.birth
【10】A.middle B.entrance C.end D.exit
【11】A.big B.bright C.open D.dark
【12】A.manly B.sympathetically C.painfully D.peacefully
【13】A.shorter B.better C.worse D.harder
【14】A.passed down B.passed by C.passed away D.passed out
【15】A.knocked B.rang C.beat D.struck
【16】A.love B.guidance C.instruction D.support
【17】A.guilt B.health C.wealth D.good
【18】A.right B.wrong C.easy D.difficult
【19】A.effect B.effort C.force D.power
【20】A.return B.leave C.disappear D.fade
31、 It is widely believed that inner beauty is the most impressive in the world.
On the outskirts of a town in England lies a nice cottage with a large garden where there lives an old man. The old man is _______ pruning (修剪), watering or fertilizing his flowers all the time. The garden _______ bees and butterflies dance and colorful flowers blossom all year around is so well-tended that every passer-by cannot but stop for a _______ with admiration.
One day a young _______ went by the old man’s garden. He stopped and gazed at the splendid garden and the special cottage, totally _______ the admiration at the beauty of these sceneries, _______ how happy he could be _______ he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, all of a sudden he found the old gardener was _______.
Greatly shocked, the young painter _______ that old man, asking “why are you busy ________ these flowers every day which you can’t see?” The blind gardener gave a wide smile, explaining “First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I ________ like this job. Second, while I can’t see these flowers I can ________ them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. And ________ the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me.” responded the young painter.
“Yeah. But I know flowers are angels which everyone knows and would never ________. I know a great many people who show ________ for life would stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good ________. In the meantime, it also gives a ________ to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man can’t see the beauty that he’s created. ________, every flower has eyes ________ which they can see the beauty and kindness of the old man’s heart and the sweetness of his soul.
The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Failing the sight of the beauty of blossoming, he surely can ________ the voice of it, I suppose.
【1】A. left B. kept C. seen D. made
【2】A. where B. which C. that D. what
【3】A. chat B. return C. discussion D. glance
【4】A. painter B. neighbor C. photographer D. traveler
【5】A. faced with B. lost in C. devoted to D. moved by
【6】A. thinking B. asking C. picturing D. saying
【7】A. when B. if C. as D. since
【8】A. particular B. special C. blind D. energetic
【9】A. approached B. reached C. watched D. prevented
【10】A. planting B. watering C. fertilizing D. tending
【11】A. easily B. really C. accidentally D. eventually
【12】A. get rid of B. give a touch to C. come up with D. have fun with
【13】A. without B. of C. for D. in
【14】A. pick them up B. turn them down C. let them down D. give them up
【15】A. enthusiasm B. calmness C. kindness D. caution
【16】A. mood B. condition C. place D. life
【17】A. way B. day C. chance D. hand
【18】A. Therefore B. Anyway C. However D. Besides
【19】A. for B. in C. from D. with
【20】A. change B. hear C. remind D. accept
32、There once was a very knowledgeable and talented man. He played the piano skillfully for years, but remained_______He felt quite puzzled. One day, he met God. He asked God angrily, “As you see, I am a _______person. Why don't you give me an opportunity to come to _______?”
God answered helplessly, “_______!You're a learned person, but you just_______ everything a little, not deep enough, so how can you become famous?”
Having heard this, the man started practicing the piano hard. _______, he played the piano much better than before, but he still didn't become famous. He went to ask God once again, “My God! I have _______the piano thoroughly, but why doesn’t you give me any chance to_______ a name yet?”
God shook his head and said, “It’s not that I wouldn't like to _______ you any chance but that you can't grasp the chance. For the first time, I helped you________take part in the piano contest, with nobody knowing about it, but you________ self-confidence; similarly, for the second time, you were short of________.How can you________ me?”
After hearing God's words, the man________hard and consistently for more years. He went all out to improve himself as God told him. He built up his self-confidence and gathered the courage to participate in the competition. He played extremely well, but due to the referee's injustice, the chance of fame was________ by the other.
Totally ________by the failure, the man said to God, “God, I’ve tried my best this time. It seems doomed(注定的) that I won't be able to rise to fame, no matter how strong my________for it is.”
God told him with a________,“Congratulations! In fact, you’ve almost succeeded. You only need a final leap.” “A final leap?” His eyes opened wide.
God ________and said, “You've got the ticket for success-frustration. Now you've got it. Success is a gift that setbacks will give you.” This time, that man bore God's words in mind. As ________,he succeeded.
【1】
A．unwilling
B．uninterested
C．unknown
D．unable
【2】
A．mysterious
B．learned
C．determined
D．curious
【3】
A．fame
B．power
C．life
D．use
【4】
A．Additionally
B．Absolutely
C．Approximately
D．Alternatively
【5】
A．tolerated
B．talked
C．treated
D．tried
【6】
A．Afterwards
B．However
C．Besides
D．Otherwise
【7】
A．memorized
B．possessed
C．played
D．mastered
【8】
A．cause
B．sense
C．make
D．change
【9】
A．prepare
B．offer
C．provide
D．improve
【10】
A．in turn
B．in common
C．in secret
D．in surprise
【11】
A．lacked
B．ignored
C．destroyed
D．replaced
【12】
A．courage
B．warning
C．freedom
D．experience
【13】
A．stand
B．blame
C．trust
D．complain
【14】
A．argued
B．educated
C．trained
D．responded
【15】
A．reduced
B．seized
C．missed
D．wasted
【16】
A．inspired
B．amazed
C．embarrassed
D．discouraged
【17】
A．motivation
B．attitude
C．observation
D．patience
【18】
A．pity
B．regret
C．shock
D．smile
【19】
A．nodded
B．sighed
C．cried
D．hesitated
【20】
A．arranged
B．scheduled
C．expected
D．directed
33、 My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery Was Scheduled to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day I'd seen it _______so many times on television, _______ now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it's the final demonstration of the nature of success: Success Takes _______ Like a Rocket.
Standing close to the Space Shuttle drives home one _______ point — the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building — it weighs 4.5 million pounds — and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much _______ , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small _______ of hundreds of portable radios ail tuned to the NASA station. Ifs enough to get your heart _______ out of your chest.
When time is up, the _______ booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts followed. The first things you see are large white steam clouds exploding away. Through the _______ . you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way ________ . Thousands upon millions of pounds of push can ________ lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle ________ up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a speed of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle ________ the great success lesson is ________. Fact: 85% of the shuttle's fuel is consumed ________ the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital altitude.
And that's exactly ________ success takes off: The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the hardest and will require an enormous ________ of energy—a great big ________. However, If you persist through the ________ period, which can seem almost ________ for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
【1】A.lift up B.rise up C.go up D.raise up
【2】A.and B.therefore C.but D.however
【3】A.Up B.Off C.In D.Over
【4】A.unforgettable B.invalid C.unstable D.ineffective
【5】A.greater B.smaller C.bigger D.smoother
【6】A.workers B.actors C.rockets D.speakers
【7】A.striking B.knocking C.beating D.hitting
【8】A.front B.side C.overhead D.bottom
【9】A.mist B.steam C.smoke D.gas
【10】A.downward B.upward C.forward D.outward
【11】A.hardly B.nearly C.mostly D.exactly
【12】A.takes B.makes C.Picks D.warms
【13】A.which B.who C.that D.as
【14】A.present B.apparent C.ordinary D.absolute
【15】A.beyond B.below C.within D.above
【16】A.when B.how C.why D.where
【17】A.enquiry B.qualification C.competence D.consumption
【18】A.pull B.push C.pressure D.principle
【19】A.theory B.launch C.circulation D.orbit
【20】A.useless B.careless C.wireless D.priceless
34、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.
My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.
In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.
35、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?
B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.
A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?
B: Twice a week.
A: Can you go there without a t【3】?
B: No. That’s not allowed.
A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?
B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.
A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?
B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.
A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.
B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.
36、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.
37、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.
On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.
I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.
For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.
They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.
At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.
The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”
38、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
A brother and sister made their usual hurried pre-Christmas visit to the little farm, where lived their elderly parents with their small herd(群) of horses.
The young folks had fond memories of their childhood here. Everything was perfect except the aging old horse, ‘The Old One'.
Doubtfully, the young folks asked the old couple, “ Why do you not at least get rid of ‘The Old One’?”
The old man looked down at his worn boots, holes in the toes, and replied softly, “We keep her because of love. Nothing else, just love.”
Worried and confused, the young folks wished the old couple a Merry Christmas and headed back toward the city as darkness stole through the valley.
The old couple shook their heads in sorrow. A tear fell upon their cheeks. How was it that these young folks did not understand the peace of the love that filled their hearts?
Because of the unhappy leave-taking, no one noticed the first spark fall in the bam(马厩). None but the‘ The Old One'.
In a matter of minutes, the bam was full of hungry flames. With a cry of horror and despair, the old couple sank sobbing to the ground, helpless. The bam was in ruins.
The old man turned to his wife, forcing a smile, “We have lost much. Let us gather strength and climb the hill to the old pine where we have sought comfort in times of despair and pray for our beloved ‘The Old One'”.
The journey up the hill was hard for their old bodies in the steep snow. As they got to the peak of the hill, the old man gave a cry of wonder and incredible joy. Amazed and puzzled, he took his wife by the hand and pulled her forward. There, beneath the pine tree was their Christmas gift-The Old One’ lay close to the trunk of the tree, with the entire herd.
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As it turned out, the moment ‘The Old One' saw the smoke, she pushed the door and led the horses through it.
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Spotting the old couple, ‘The Old One' seemed to be happy.
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39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
A friend of mine whose name was John Smith had a bad memory, which made him famous. He was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to constantly( 经常地）remind him about his meetings, his classes, even his meals! Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast twice, at home and at school. His wife liked to remind her neighbors, “If John didn’t have his head tied on, he would forget that too!” Since Smith was a professor at a well-known university, his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment to him. It wasn’t that he was not clever, as some critical people tended to say, but just very, very absent-minded.
One hot summer day, Pro.Smith decided to take his children to a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. However, by the time they arrived at the station, Smith forgot the name of the town he was planning to visit. luckily, a friend of his happened to be in the station. He offered to take care of the children while Smith hurried back home to find out where he was going.
The professor’s wife was surprised to see him again so soon.
“Oh, my dear, I forgot the name of the town.”
“What? You forgot the name? Maybe one day you will forgot my name! Now I’ll write the name of that town on a piece of paper, and you put it in your pocket and please, please don’t forget where you put it.”
Satisfied that she had solved the problem, she sent her husband off again. Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside the house for the third time.
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“What is the matter now?” asked his wife._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Hearing the cry, out rushed their neighbors, trying to find out what had happened. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
40、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Bill在春节期间给你发了一封节日问候邮件，并在信中问及红色在中国春节中的使用，请你给他回封邮件介绍下红色在春节中的使用情况。内容包括以下几点:
1. 红色在中国的象征；
2. 春节期间红色的使用(至少列出两个要点)。
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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41、请阅读下面短文，并按要求用英语写一篇150个词左右的英语短文。
Young Chinese parents embracing e-books for children
Chinese children are spending more time reading digital books as young parents are increasingly open to the idea, research shows.
The amount of time children under 9 spend reading e-books every day increased almost 20 percent to 24. 3 minutes between 2016 and 2017, according to a joint study by e-book company Kada Story and teaching consultancy TAL Education Group.
A three-year study of 6, 030 parents found that almost 70 percent said they are willing to let their children use mobile phones and tablets, while 25 percent of those born in the 1990s or later said they let their children spend more than 40 minutes a day on mobile devices.
Parents in first-tier cities are more likely to let their children use mobile devices, with children in Beijing spending almost 70 minutes a day using the gadgets.
“Digital reading is an important skill for children to master in this age of information explosion, ” said Wang Jing, chief editor of Kada Story.
However, not all parents want their children to read digitally.
“I fear e-books will negatively affect my son’s attention span or expose him to inappropriate content, ” said Xie Wenfeng, mother of a 7-year-old boy in Shanghai.
She said she believed books in print are better for the eyes and do not affect sleep. “I also worry about possible addiction to e-books.” she added.
（写作内容）
1.用约30个单词写出上文概要;
2.用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括:
(1)支持或反对家长让孩子读电子书籍；
(2)并用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的观点。
（写作要求）
1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文中的句子;
2. 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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