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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、I remember ___ for the job , but I forgot the exact amount .
A.to pay B.paying C.to have paid D.being paid
3、In only 10 years, our province has been _________ into an advanced industrial province.
A.transformed B.entered C.regarded D.issued
4、I walked up to the top of the hill with my feiend, we enjoyed a splendid view of the lake
A．which
B．where
C．who
D．that
5、________ from heart trouble for years, Professor White has to take some medicine with him wherever he goes.
A．Suffered
B．Suffering
C．Having suffered
D．Being suffered
6、John was a hardworking man and he ________ a piece of waste ground into a beautiful garden.
A.translated B.transformed C.transported D.transferred
7、_________ we don’t lose heart, we will find a way out.
A.As much as B.As well as C.So long as D.As far as
8、Not only ,but he himself was badly beaten up.
A.was everything he had robbed of
B.everything he had was robbed of
C.had everything he been robbed of
D.was he robbed of everything he had
9、With fossil fuels such as coal and oil running out quickly, we have to find more ____________ energy sources.
A. vivid B. bureaucratic
C. alternative D. abnormal
10、The question came up at the meeting ______ we had enough money to conduct the research.
A. what B. if C. that D. whether
11、--- Which sport is the most popular in the US?
--- It’s hard to say. It largely ____ what you mean by “popular”.
A. comes about B. belongs to
C. determines on D. depends on
12、If we a table earlier, we couldn’t be standing here in a queue.
A. have booked B. booked C. book D. had booked
13、– You’re wearing a tie! -- _________ for observation.
A. Pass marks B. Full marks
C. A mark D. Great mark
14、He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of ___ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.
A.these B.those C.that D.which
15、It is not just city residents who _____ water. Agriculture, industry and tourism often require more water than the _____ water supply.
A.recycle, provincial B.waste, national
C.consume, municipal D.apply, international
16、The teacher advised us _____ to bed late in order to get up early to read English.
A.don’t go B.not go C.not going D.not to go
17、I can’t believe that they _____ my debt card twice for something that was never shipped.
A. charged B. awarded
C. rewarded D. cost
18、Inside the window hangs a _____ carved out of this piece of wood by the artist.
A.decoration B.destination C.departure D.discipline
19、Due to the super typhoon Haiyan, all the flights were delayed or cancelled, so the conference had to be ________.
A. put up B. put through C. put off D. put down
20、Germany ______ war on France on August 3rd, 1914.
A.discussed B.opened C.happened D.declared
21、He gained ______ to this university
A.permission B.accommodation C.scholarship D.admission
22、By the time he gets to the airport, I think we ____ for London.
A. have left B. will leave
C. will have left D. had left
23、Smiling doesn’t ________ mean you’re happy. Sometimes, it just means that you’re strong enough to face problems.
A.fortunately B.eventually C.deliberately D.necessarily
24、—So you gave her your phone?
— . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.
A．My pleasure B．Not exactly
C．No doubt D．No wonder
25、Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ______ a good researcher.
A．make
B．turn
C．get
D．grow
26、 A recent study shows that more than 90% of adults report hearing earworm songs on a weekly basis. They can't walk into their office without Rihanna's voice singing “work, work, work” in their mind. That was commonly known as earworm songs — those sticky tunes that continue to play in their heads.
Luckily, most people report earworm songs as pleasant. But others find them annoying or even maddening. “Some people are troubled by them to the point that it disturbs life,” says Elizabeth Margulis, a professor who has studied earworm songs.
Margulis says earworm songs tend to have some predictable characteristics. For one thing, they tend to be small parts of a song — not the whole track. And “the songs you've heard recently also have the most possibility to get stuck in your memory,” she says.
But sometimes something strange and unpredictable can also start a track playing in your head. “Once I was at the doctor's office and saw a poster of a man who I thought looked like Gaston — a character from Beauty and the Beast,” Margulis recalls. A couple minutes passed, and she realized she couldn't get “Be our Guest”, the song in the movie, out of her head, even though she hadn't thought of the tune in years. In that instance, she was able to identify what touched of her earworm: the Gaston-looking man in the poster. “But the connections can be really unclear,” she says.
Margulis points out that, in all of human history, recorded music is a very new phenomenon. She says some have inferred that earworm songs are also new — the unintended consequence of being able to hear the same song played everywhere in the same way over and over again. So far, the convincing explanation for why human beings experience earworm songs remains a mystery. But there are some well-established ways to cast off the earworm songs.
“Finding a mentally demanding task and putting your mind on it usually shifts attention away from internal music. People tend to get earworms when performing tasks that don't require their full attention — stuff like doing the dishes,” Margulis says.
Chewing gum can also help. When a song is stuck in our heads, it's almost like we're singing along with it. If you make your mouth do something else — chewing gum, eating a meal or talking with a friend — that can kick out the earworm.
You could also face your enemy. By listening to the full track that includes the passage stuck in your head, you may find “closure” and relief.
【1】You probably experience an earworm song in _______
A.a song worth memorable B.a song sung by a recently famous singer.
C.a song heard very often recently D.a song in a famous movie
【2】The underlined words touched of in paragraph 4 means _______.
A.left off B.set off
C.took D.put off
【3】We can infer that earworm songs may _______.
A.stem from modern technology
B.hurt one's feeling
C.be experienced whenever someone sees a poster
D.help regain lost memories
【4】The purpose of the last three paragraphs is to introduce _____ .
A.Why we hear earworm songs B.Where to find earworm songs
C.How to get over earworm songs D.When we hear earworm songs
27、 Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) is one of the most popular of the Post-Impressionist painters. He is famed for the great vitality of his works which are characterized by expressive and emotive use of brilliant color and energetic application of impastoed (厚原料的) paint.
Below are some famous pictures painted by Vincent and the poetic lyrics(歌词) to Don McLean’s hit song Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) in the famous cartoon film 《Loving Vincent》 .
Vincent Starry, starry night, Paint your palette(画板) blue and grey, Look out on a summer’s day, With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Shadows on the hills, Sketch the trees and the daffodils, Catch the breeze and the winter chill, In colors on the snowy linen land.
Now I understand What you tried to say to me How you suffered for your sanity(精神正常) How you tied to set them free. They would not listen They did not know how Perhaps they'll listen now.
Starry, starry night. Flaming flowers that brightly blaze, Swirling clouds in violet haze(阴霾,疑惑), Reflect in Vincent’s eyes of china blue. Colors changing hue, morning. field of amber(黄色的) grain, Weathered faces lined in pain, Are soothed(抚慰) beneath the artist’s loving hand.
For they could not love you, But still your love was true. And when no hope was left in sight On that starry, starry night, You took your life, as lovers often do. But I could have told you, Vincent, This world was never meant for one As beautiful as you.
Now I think I know what you tried to say to me, How you suffered for your sanity, How you tried to set them free. They would not listen, They're not listening sill Perhaps they never will… |
the sunflowers |
Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear | |
the Yellow House | |
Starry Night | |
Head of a Peasant Woman | |
The Potato Eaters |
【1】What attitude does the writer of the song have towards Van Gogh?
A.Prejudiced and changeable. B.Admiring and understanding.
C.Doubtful but respectful. D.Positive but contradictory.
【2】According to the song, Van Gogh was__________.
A.good at drawing on starry nights B.murdered by one of his lovers
C.a person full of love and beauty D.popular with people when be was alive
【3】Which of the following belong to the four famous pictures of Van Gogh’s mentioned in the underlined parts in 4th paragraph?
A.The sunflowers, the Potato Eaters
B.Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear, Head of a Peasant Woman
C.the Potato Eaters, the Yellow House
D.Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear, Wheat Field with Crows
28、At some point in the near future, self-driving cars may become common on the roads. Self-driving cars have already been test-driven, but they are not yet available for the public.
Self-driving cars have already been test-driven thousands of miles. 【1】 Passengers could do things such as eat or read on the way. Best of all, the self-driving cars that were tested experienced fewer accidents than average human drivers.
【2】There are issues that must be solved before self-driving cars can be made available to the public. One problem is that a car cannot predict problems far down the road like a driver can. 【3】 For example, a driver can see that a child is riding her skateboard directly into the road 0. 3 km away and start to slow down. The self-driving car can react only once the child is in its immediate path.
【4】 They may become confused by fog, heavy rain, or road spray from another vehicle's wheels. They don't predict or “feel" that the roads have become icy like an experienced driver would. For instance, when a road is icy, a human driver would step on the brakes（刹车）more gently than when the roads areclean and dry.
Another issue is that self-driving cars have maps programmed into their memory, but these maps aren't always updated and accurate. 【5】 Because of this, there is no promise that a self-driving car can get a passenger to his or her destination. Perhaps one day, self-driving cars will be everywhere. However, we are not ready for that just yet.
A．Self-driving cars has disadvantages.
B．These cars had only passengers, no drivers.
C．The safety problems have almost been addressed.
D．New roads are built, and old roads are closed down.
E．So why aren't self-driving cars common on roads today?
F．The self-driving cars can react to things only once they actually occur.
G．Self-driving vehicles also have difficulty adjusting to weather conditions.
29、Can we humans avoid war? Can war be prevented ?
【1】. Throughout the ages, from the Stone Age to the Atomic Age, men have been fighting, first with swords and shields, then with pins and cannous, and now,hydrogen bombs and missiles are used for military purpose. But, in spite of all these. it is still belief that war can prevented and prace can be won, but it requires the effort of every one of us.
【2】If it ever happens, two - thirds of the world and much of the civilization which men have gained through time,patience and effort will be destroyed.Will then the remaining one - third of the world be able to survive on its own?
Our task now is not to blame the past，but to plan for the furture.
If there is peace in the world, men can use their rockets to explore the mystery of space,their submarines to explore the depth of the sea,their missiles to deliver to mails and their fine equipment to penetrate(穿透）jungles of Africa ,instead of using them military.
Governments can use their money to build more schools,so that more children can be educated to be useful citizens.【3】, They can also design new machines to increase the production of goods and thus improve the way of the people.
【4】It requires,in my opinion,the understanding and friendship be-tween all people from all nations.Let no one suffer discrimination by reason of color,race,reli-gion,or national origin.Let the rich support the poor and the strong help the weak.
We know that neither peace nor such a dream world can come true in a day or month.【5】.But let us plan and begin now.
A.How can a peaceful world be achieved ?
B.The process may even take decades or centuries.
C.Peace can be won through the efforts of all human beings.
D.Things for military use can be transformed to peaceful use.
E.Scientists can use atomic energy to power steamships and planes.
F.I am sure that we would not like to experience another world war,
G.History tells that there were wars, great or small，in every century, in every decade.
30、 Smith, an old man ,lived in the middle of town. One day he found his watch_______in his own store. It_______a lot to him because it was from his wife. After searching up and down in the_______for a long while,he _______to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He_______them that the person who found it would be rewarded_______ this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the_______store, but still couldn't find the watch.
Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to_______. A little boy went up to him and asked for another_______.The man looked at him and though, “Why not? __________,this kid looks sincere enough. “__________,the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy__________with the watch in his hand ! The man was very__________,and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had__________. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit on the ground and__________.Then I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that __________.”
We usually do something in a hurry and don't think about our own needs, which can't bring peace into our mind, __________, we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a __________result, So allow a few minutes of__________to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make __________ as you expect to !
【1】A.broken B.lost C.hidden D.put
【2】A.meant B.learned C.performed D.bargain
【3】A.town B.playground C.street D.store
【4】A.forgot B.agreed C.decided D.pretended
【5】A.promised B.taught C.worried D.warned
【6】A.Seeing B.Hearing C.Wearing D.Feeling
【7】A.silent B.empty C.busy D.whole
【8】A.calm down B.set off C.give up D.show off
【9】A.chance B.reason C.reward D.date
【10】A.So far B.After all C.At first D.In short
【11】A.However B.Meanwhile C.Moreover D.Therefore
【12】A.ran away B.fell down C.came out D.went back
【13】A.amazed B.proud C.nervous D.angry
【14】A.finished B.failed C.regretted D.doubted
【15】A.played B.waited C.watched D.listened
【16】A.room B.situation C.direction D.darkness
【17】A.Instead B.Otherwise C.Besides D.Afterwards
【18】A.clear B.straight C.good D.natural
【19】A.exercise B.silence C.pleasure D.conversation
【20】A.noise B.sense C.mistake D.progress
31、My most rewarding experience throughout the past two years was volunteering at the swimming competition for Special Olympics where a disabled friend of my community took part. This had special _________ for me because experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, my character, and support my community.
First, my leadership skills developed when I _________ directed each swimmer where to line up at the platform and _________ each player when they needed to swim. I had to make sure that the swimmers were _________ and ready to perform. This kept me on my feet at all times and _________ of each event’s time and location. I learned each swimmer’s name, since many of them swam in more than one _________.
Secondly, my _________ was greatly improved when I saw the swimmers get their awards for winning each swimming event. I was _________ that most swimmers could swim better than I. It astonished me by their _________ attitudes, whether they won or lost. This also expanded my horizons, offering me the opportunity to ____________ people I would normally not come across. I went out of my ____________ zone and did whatever was needed to be done. It was especially ____________ when I saw the cheerful faces of the players.
Lastly, I was of ____________ to my community by lending a hand to this organization in need of ____________. To be a ____________ of it gave me a chance to improve my community and become ____________ with the people living in this area.
As Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give. The ____________ should be done throughout our life.” ____________ , through the many opportunities my community has offered, I was privileged to be ____________ in this exciting and important event in these players’ lives. I ____________ to be an assistant at this event and do more for it in years to come.
【1】
A．purpose
B．meaning
C．background
D．regulation
【2】
A．equally
B．amazingly
C．strictly
D．independently
【3】
A．taught
B．informed
C．awarded
D．compared
【4】
A．positioned
B．preserved
C．valued
D．evaluated
【5】
A．proud
B．certain
C．aware
D．cautious
【6】
A．decision
B．application
C．country
D．event
【7】
A．figure
B．ability
C．character
D．memory
【8】
A．blamed
B．impressed
C．reminded
D．concerned
【9】
A．changeable
B．critical
C．various
D．positive
【10】
A．meet
B．gather
C．introduce
D．recommend
【11】
A．imagination
B．availability
C．comfort
D．development
【12】
A．embarrassing
B．rewarding
C．outstanding
D．relaxing
【13】
A．service
B．courage
C．wisdom
D．importance
【14】
A．help
B．money
C．sympathy
D．attention
【15】
A．player
B．witness
C．plot
D．part
【16】
A．familiar
B．friendly
C．popular
D．obvious
【17】
A．traveling
B．consulting
C．volunteering
D．cooperating
【18】
A．Eventually
B．Generally
C．Gradually
D．Fortunately
【19】
A．desired
B．educated
C．involved
D．influenced
【20】
A．demand
B．hope
C．agree
D．promise
32、 That was a happy evening for the little Down syndrome (唐氏症）girl —a teenager the size of a ten-year-old. She and her family were _______ themselves at McDonald's. She made her way to the restroom. Her younger, but _______, brother sat quietly. He noticed something, which_______, she had not noticed.
Four teenagers had taken an interest in the little girl the moment they_______her. They were openly laughing and pointing,
The brother _______ for his sister. He walked to the guys. They paled slightly and looked alarmed as this total stranger — a year or two their _______ --- placed his hands _______ on their table. They studied each other while he was clearly in their _______, and while they were most definitely out of their comfort zones, The brother_______ with one hand for one of them to move over. He __________to sit right down next to them. Somewhat in__________, and thrown completely off-guard, they made space for him. "I was watching you making fun of my sister, he quietly__________ them. All four stumbled （磕磕绊绊）over their words in their rush. "Who? That was your sister? We weren't making fun of her! We__________ we would never __________ anyone. We just felt sorry for her.", But he told them again, "I watched you." They __________, knowing they had been caught red-handed and maybe even realizing their __________ and cruelness. Maybe they even sense the love this guardian had for his sister. The brother turned to his__________and then he said __________"I feel sorry for people like YOU! ”
Then he walked away. When the sister went back to her seat, the four looked __________, making sure they looked absolutely anywhere __________that little girl.
【1】A.caring B.cooking C.enjoying D.helping
【2】A.elder B.braver C.bigger D.smaller
【3】A.thankfully B.mercifully C.considerately D.unexpectedly
【4】A.robbed B.spotted C.blocked D.caught
【5】A.made up B.put up C.took up D.stood up
【6】A.colleague B.class C.group D.junior
【7】A.cautiously B.casually C.gently D.boldly
【8】A.range B.possession C.space D.shelter
【9】A.remarked B.signed C.drew D.fought
【10】A.intended B.prayed C.compromised D.saluted
【11】A.joy B.surprise C.peace D.prejudice
【12】A.informed B.commanded C.inquired D.contradicted
【13】A.resist B.complain C.swear D.insist
【14】A.look at B.look up at C.look down at D.look down on
【15】A.wound him up B.gave in C.joined up D.called on him
【16】A.curiosity B.violence C.carelessness D.rudeness
【17】A.friends B.relations C.acquaintances D.partners
【18】A.pitifully B.strongly C.calmly D.honestly
【19】A.away B.out C.inside D.beyond
【20】A.other than B.better than C.more than D.less than
33、 When I was young, I was quite shy and wasn’t great at school. Mrs. Kerswell was my English teacher. It’s hard to_________her exact age. When you’re a child, every adult is_________. She must be past middle age with grey hair and a(n)_________face. Her lessons were in a stress-free environment. However, I was really_________because I was from a village school.
I didn’t_________anyone. No one from my primary school went there. I really struggled in my first year to _______. Thanks to Mrs. Kerswell, she was really the sort of humorous teacher, who read materials just for_________.
She managed to make Beowulf interesting to a number of_________.She was key in keeping my love of reading going. It certainly wasn’t a_________thing for a boy of that age to love reading as an entertainment. Actually, I just treated it as a learning task.
When I was 13, I wasn’t excellent at writing. But she allowed and__________me to write in a natural way. Unlike my other teachers, she told me not to use the fanciest__________. “Writing is not about flowery language but about real communication.__________, you’re having a conversation on a page,” she said. So it made me realize that I didn’t have to__________about it too much.
I saw her once, over 10 years ago. My writing career was going well, and she was proud of my achievements and__________as a writer, and I really__________her for keeping the fame on.
【1】A.work out B.leave out C.adapt to D.amount to
【2】A.innocent B.friendly C.old D.lively
【3】A.blue B.kind C.honest D.guilty
【4】A.relaxed B.disappointed C.moved D.stressed
【5】A.guide B.adore C.know D.recommend
【6】A.search B.fit C.rest D.speak
【7】A.fun B.defense C.victory D.fame
【8】A.writers B.celebrities C.teenagers D.teachers
【9】A.flexible B.cool C.major D.painful
【10】A.commanded B.forbade C.warned D.encouraged
【11】A.words B.dreams C.ways D.ideas
【12】A.Gradually B.Basically C.Eventually D.Awkwardly
【13】A.enquire B.hear C.worry D.doubt
【14】A.habit B.interest C.privilege D.reputation
【15】A.thanked B.criticized C.promoted D.dismissed
34、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.
35、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.
Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.
Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.
"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.
Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.
"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much
36、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?
Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.
In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.
When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.
Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.
Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.
That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.
And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.
But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.
Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.
Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.
In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.
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Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?
Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.
This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.
So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?
With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.
Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.
38、假如你是李华,代表学校邀请外教彼得（Peter）参加端午节活动。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.活动时间、地点、内容；
2.节日来历。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival； 粽子 Zongzi；
农历五月初五 the fifth day of the fifth month of lunar calendar
Dear Peter,
I’am writing to invite you to__________________________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
39、假定你是李华你校上周刚刚举办了“汉服节”（the Hanfu Festival）活动，你的外国朋友Peter对此非常感兴趣，请你给他写封信. 信的内容包括：
1. 活动目的：了解汉服，传承传统文化
2. 活动内容安排：主题讲座，汉服舞蹈表演等
3. 活动在同学中引发的反响
注意：1．词数100左右
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好
Dear Peter ,
How are you these days ?____________________________________________________________________
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Yours ,
Li Hua
40、假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom近日发来邮件询问你校上周举行的“环保周”活动情况，请你给他回复邮件。
内容包括：
1.活动内容；
2.活动效果；
注意：
1.字数100字左右；
2.开头结尾已给出，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
环保周Environmental Protection Week
Dear Tom，
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Yours,
Li Hua
41、假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Wilson决定暑假来中国学习汉语,了解中国传统文化， 时间一个月。他向你询问附近大学开设培训班的情况，请你按照下列要点给他回一封信，内容包括：
1. 报名、班额、价格； 2. 住宿、吃饭、交通； 3. 交友。
注意：1. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 词数100左右；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Wilson,
I am glad to know that you will come to China
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua
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