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1、I'm certain David's told you his business troubles.____，it's no secret that he owes a lot of money to the bank.
A.However B.Anyway
C.Therefore D.Though
2、Our parents sat us down to read and paint________all we really wanted to do was to make a mess.
A.when B.as C.since D.until
3、What made them miss the deadline was not their lack of funding, but ______ their lack of planning.
A. even B. still
C. rather D. ever
4、Arriving too early to a dinner party could appear slightly rude if the host ________ their preparations.
A.completes B.is completing C.completed D.has completed
5、—How can I find your brother at the airport?
—Don’t worry. He________ a board with your name on it at that time.
A．has held
B．has been holding
C．will be holding
D．will have held
6、After ________seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to enter the personnel manager's office.
A. that B. it C. what D. there
7、--- Silly me! I forget what my luggage looks like.
--- What do you think of_____over there?
A. the one B. it C. that D. this
8、People around us ______ affect our thoughts and behaviors.
A. must B. can
C. should D. would
9、Since we haven’t gone very far, we might just __________ well turn around to get the map.
A.for B.with C.in D.as
10、Ann forgot ______ she had left the car and it took her half an hour to find it in the parking lot.
A. where B. when C. why D. how
11、I feel I am as well-behaved and as careful as my deskmate, but _______ I always fall behind?
A. how about B. how come
C. what if D. what for
12、He doesn’t think that the plan is practical, _____?
A．does he
B．doesn’t he
C．is it
D．isn’t it
13、 things had been tough when he was in school, he graduated from college with the highest honor.
A．If
B．While
C．Because
D．As
14、With rural ecosystem improving, the number of tourists to villages ________ year by year.
A.have increased B.increases C.is increasing D.are increasing
15、In those days, our _________ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.
A.normal B.constant
C.permanent D.primary
16、Faced with economic slowdown, some companies are planning to use robots to ______ human workers to reduce their labor costs.
A. compensate B. substitute
C. symbolize D. discriminate
17、Bob made a promise to the manager ________ the work would all be finished on time.
A. that B. what
C. which D. whether
18、Many accounts suggest that________ Newton was certainly inspired by a falling apple, there is no
proof that it hit him on the head.
A．when
B．while
C．then
D．than
19、Their team _____first prize in the 4×100 relay race, but the last runner fell down half way.
A.could get B.must have got
C.must get D.could have got
20、________ time going on, my home town will become richer and more beautiful.
A.With B.For C.In D.Besides
21、 I have been wondering lately why I should teach my newborn son English. Everyone I know speaks English, but would Peter be better off learning a more sensible, mellifluous（流畅的）language, like maybe Italian? It is, I admit, a stupid question. But stupid questions can contain the seeds of great insights. This particular stupid question leads to the frontier of economic theory, as well as to the intellectual foundation for the government's antitrust（反垄断）case against Microsoft.
Why are American children taught English? The answer is that everyone learns English because everyone else learns it. In this respect, language is a perfect example of what economic theorists call a network. In a network, the benefit one person gets from using some good - in this case, English -- depends on the number of other people using it.
Networks fascinate economic theorists because they don't fit nearby into the standard model of how markets work. In most cases, economists are defenders of free markets. People left to their own devices, we argue, will typically achieve an outcome that is good society as a whole - the vaunted（被大肆吹捧的）invisible hand.
In the case of networks, however, this logic doesn't seem to work. It is easy to imagine that people might get stuck with a network that, once established, is hard to replace. Parents deciding what language to teach their children, for instance, don't really have much choice. How else can we explain why the Chinese keep speaking Chinese when less complicated languages are available?
For a while supporters of the new economics of networks pointed to what seemed to be a compelling example of the problem - the QWERTY keyboard. As the story goes, this arrangement of letters was originally designed to prevent typists from jamming the keys on early typewriters. Despite the availability of superior designs and the fact that jamming keys is no longer an issue, QWERTY remains the standard. This, theorists argued, was a network-driven market failure: People still type on this inefficient keyboard just because that's what everybody else does.
This debate over networks, keyboards, and market failure might seem like arcana（奥秘）only economists can love, but it is having a profound influence on public policy. Many academics who have written about the theory of networks have worked for the Justice Department and other federal agencies. A frequent claim is that computer operating system are like languages: Once a standard becomes dominant, it is practically impossible for anyone to consider an alternative, even a better one. The only difference between English and Windows, the argument goes, is that English is free.
【1】Which of the following examples best illustrates the idea "network" mentioned in the passage?
A.Microsoft limits reasonable competition through its aggressive pricing mechanism.
B.Some scholars speak out against the fundamental economic theory in a journal.
C.Peter chooses to learn Italian for the purpose of an early promotion in his company.
D.Families sit together to watch the Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve.
【2】The underlined phrase "this logic" in Paragraph 4 refers to the idea that ________.
A.networks don't fit into the standard model of how markets work
B.less governmental intervention is good for society
C.what language we learn depends on the environment we live in
D.the market wouldn't operate properly without the "invisible hand"
【3】What can we infer from the passage?
A.Free market contributes most to a prosperous economy.
B.The QWERTY keyboard reflects a network failure in business.
C.Convenience gave way to efficiency in the design of the keyboard.
D.Personal preferences may well be determined by how others act.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A.The Dominance of Microsoft Is to Blame
B.Networks Make Substitutes Impossible
C.The Language We Use Depends on Networks
D.Policy-making Is Subject to Public Opinions
22、Muir Woods and Sausalito Half Day Tour
Wander through an ancient coastal redwood forest and explore the artistic bayside on this half-day tour from San Francisco. Travel across the Golden Gate Bridge to visit Muir Woods, home to some of the oldest and tallest trees on Earth. At the end of your tour choose between getting dropped off at Union Square in San Francisco or taking the ferry back to San Francisco.
Yosemite National Park and Giant Sequoias Day Trip
Discover the beauty of the Sierra Nevada on this full-day trip to Yosemite National Park from San Francisco. Travel aboard a comfortable van through historic Gold Rush towns to reach the park, where you’ll be amazed by supersized natural wonders. Take a hike among ancient trees, and enjoy several hours to explore the park’s wonders on your own.
Niagara Falls Tour
Escape from New York City and head north to see both sides of the Canadian border on this guided, 2-day tour to Niagara Falls. Visit Niagara Falls on both the American and Canadian sides and take a ride on the famous Maid of the Mist boat. Then, on the road back to New York City, make a stop to shop at the Crossings Premium Outlets, one of the largest outlet malls in the US.
Napa and Sonoma Wine Country Tour
Escape to California’s famous wine country on this full-day tour from San Francisco. Taste regional varietals at three different wineries including both big-name and family-run estates (庄园). Learn about the winemaking process during guided tours, and appreciate the regional culture with a stop for lunch.
【1】Which tour should you choose if you want to do some shopping ?
A．Muir Woods and Sausalito Half Day Tour.
B．Yosemite National Park and Giant Sequoias Day Trip.
C．Niagara Falls Tour.
D．Napa and Sonoma Wine Country Tour.
【2】What can you do on Napa and Sonoma Wine Country Tour ?
A．Appreciate some of the oldest and tallest trees on Earth.
B．Enjoy supersized natural wonders.
C．Get some winemaking knowledge.
D．Take a ride on the boat.
【3】What does the writer intend to do by writing the passage?
A．To introduce some outdoor activities.
B．To share some tour experiences.
C．To advertise for the wine country.
D．To call for protecting natural wonders.
23、The ride-sharing company Uber has removed its self-driving cars from the streets of San Francisco, California. The action came after a dispute between Uber and state officials over whether the vehicles needed special permits to operate.
Uber recently launched testing of its self-driving service in San Francisco. But shortly after the launch, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) told the company to stop the self-driving vehicles. State officials said the Uber cars needed the same special permit given to about 20 other companies testing self-driving technology in California.
But Uber refused to obey and kept its cars on the road in San Francisco. The company, which operates a transportation network around the world, is based in San Francisco. Uber argued that its technology does not make vehicles fully autonomous, and so the special permit was not needed. It added that all of Uber’s self-driving cars have a driver sitting in the passenger seat to take over if needed.
The head of Uber’s self-driving technology, Anthony Levandowski, explained the company’s position in a blog post. He said the self-driving Uber vehicles do use high-technology tools to assist drivers. But, they are not fully autonomous and require a driver to be at the controls at all times.
He compared the technology to solar carmaker Tesla’s advanced driver assist tools. Telsa’s Autopilot system allows its cars to steer in a lane, change lanes, and speed up or slow down based on nearby traffic. The company tells drivers that, when using Autopilot, they should still always be ready to take control of the vehicle.
Vehicles equipped with these high-tech driver assist tools do not need a special permit to operate in California.
“It’s hard to understand why the DMV would seek to require self-driving Ubers to get permits when it accepts that Tesla’s autopilot technology does not need them,” Levandowski wrote. “We asked for clarification as to specifically what is different about our tech from the DMV, but have not received it.”
Uber and state officials were not able to come to an agreement on the issue. On Wednesday, the DMV said it had canceled the registration of Uber’s 16 self-driving cars in San Francisco. All U.S. vehicles driven on the road require state registration.
In September, Uber got its first U.S. approval to test self-driving vehicles in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Uber continues to test the cars and give people the chance to experience the technology.
San Francisco’s mayor, Ed Lee, praised the DMV for stopping Uber’s self-driving vehicles. He said he supports self-driving development and testing. “But only under conditions that put human, bicyclists’ and pedestrian safety first.”
There were several reports of unsafe incidents involving Uber’s self-driving vehicles in San Francisco. Most involved witnesses claiming they saw Uber vehicles not stopping for red lights.
Video of one incident was posted online that appeared to show a self-driving Uber car passing through a red light. Another person posted a photo of what she said was an Uber self-driving car in the road that did not stop for a red traffic light.
In response, Uber said the video of the incident showed why its cars always require close attention from a human driver — and therefore do not need a state permit.
Uber announced it would send the self-driving vehicles to the neighboring state of Arizona to begin a new test project there. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey reportedly said the state welcomed the cars with open arms and wide open roads.
【1】What can be learnt about Uber?
A. It is located in San Francisco. B. It ranks 20 in the car industry.
C. It seldom obeys federal laws. D. It has got the special permit.
【2】Why does Uber refuse to obey the order?
A. It is confident about its products. B. Its cars are not fully autonomous.
C. It has told the driver to take over. D. It has yet to apply high-tech tools.
【3】What’s Doug Ducey’s attitude towards Uber’s self-driving vehicles?
A. Objective. B. Supportive. C. Indifferent. D. Disapproving.
【4】What the implied meaning of the underlined sentence in the last Para.?
A. Arizona has wide open roads.
B. Arizona will develop self-driving cars.
C. Arizona is against the ban together with Uber.
D. Arizona warmly welcomes the new technology.
24、 In Japan, where career opportunities for women are few, where divorce can mean a life of hardship, and where most female names are still formed using a word for child, a woman’s independence has always come at a steep price.
Notions of women’s liberation have never taken root among Japanese women. But with inadequate open conflict, the push for separate burials is quietly becoming one of the country’s fastest growing social trends. In a recent survey by the TBS television network, 20 percent of the women who responded said they hoped to be buried separately from their husbands.
The funerary revolt comes as women here annoy at Japan’s slow pace in providing greater equality between the sexes. The law, for example, still makes it almost impossible for a woman to use her maiden name after marriage. Meanwhile, divorce rates are low by Western standards, because achieving financial independence or even obtaining a credit card in one’s own name is an insurmountable obstacle for many divorced women. Until recently, society enforced restrictions on women even in death. Under Japan’s complex burial customs, divorced or unmarried women were traditionally unwelcome in most graveyards, where plots (小块土地) are still passed down through the husband’s family and descendants must provide maintenance for burial sites or lose them.
“The woman who wanted to be buried alone couldn’t find a graveyard until about 10 years ago,” said Haruyo Inoue, a sociologist of death and burial at Japan University. She said that graveyards which did not require descendants to maintain, in order to accommodate women, began appearing in around 1990. Today, she said that there are close to 400 of these cemeteries in Japan. That is just one sign of stirring among Japanese women, who are also pressing for the first time to change the law to be able to use their maiden names after marriage.
Although credit goes beyond any individual, many women cite Junko Mastubara, a popular writer on women’s issues, with igniting the trend to separate sex burials. Starting three years ago, Ms. Matsubara has built an association of nearly 600 women — some divorced, some unhappily married, and some determinedly single — who plan to share a common plot curbed out of an ordinary cemetery in the western suburb of Chofu.
【1】What is the passage mainly concerned with?
A．How to change Japan’s complex burial customs.
B．Japanese women’s efforts to win sex equality.
C．Social and governmental obligation in eliminating sex inequality.
D．How Japanese laws prevent Japanese women from being buried alone.
【2】From the fact that divorce can mean a life of hardship for Japanese women, we can infer that ________.
A．many Japanese women have a low social status
B．it’s an out-dated custom for Japanese women to be housewives
C．many Japanese women have a bad relationship with their husbands
D．many Japanese women live together with their husbands in perfect harmony
【3】Which of the following statements about the funeral revolt in Japan is NOT true?
A．More and more Japanese women prefer to be buried separately from their husbands.
B．Japan’s complex burial customs make it more difficult for Japanese women to be buried separately.
C．More and more Japanese women resort to divorce to win the victory of funeral revolt.
D．It comes as the result of Japanese women’s dissatisfaction with Japan’s slow pace in providing greater sex equality.
【4】The meaning of the word “ignite” in the last paragraph is ________.
A．to initiate
B．to reverse
C．to suggest
D．to strengthen
25、 When I tell people I wrote a book with my dad, they usually say, “It must be nice to think of the legacy (遗产) you created with someone who means so much to you.”
This was a ____ idea, but it was not the way I, or my dad, ever thought about the cooperation. Though we created something we’re____, “nice” is not the word either of us uses to____the process.
“It was more confrontation (对抗) than____,” my dad likes to say. I agree.
When we landed a book deal, we began a writing ____ that was more difficult than either of us had ____, but also far more rewarding.
For almost three years, we met once or twice a week at my parents’ house and talked daily to plan and ____ each chapter. After these meetings, one of us would write a____ draft that the other would build on. I wanted the book to ____ on positive vices (不良习惯). ____, my dad felt the book should include chapters dealing with things like walking and spending time with family. Ultimately, I saw it his ____. He said the book was about more than just good vices. It was about ____ people to enjoy life in healthy ways.
Writing this book was a(n) ____ that our family members share not only our faults but also our strengths. My dad is smart, funny, critical and caring. He has a strong passion for the truth. I hope I share these great ____. For this book, he researched each topic with____I’d never seen from him, and he insisted that we constantly ____ and critically analyze every piece of information. He was ____ to cooperate on a book, not because he couldn’t write one on his own, but because he believed that we could create something ____ together than we could alone.
I’m not sure ____ our cooperation led to better writing, but it led to a better writing experience. Writing this book was difficult, sometimes more difficult than past projects, but it was never ____.
【1】A.unique B.beautiful C.risky D.fresh
【2】A.sure of B.conscious of C.proud of D.afraid of
【3】A.create B.describe C.name D.begin
【4】A.satisfaction B.construction C.formation D.cooperation
【5】A.journey B.career C.style D.case
【6】A.participated B.discovered C.discussed D.anticipated
【7】A.outline B.complete C.read D.revise
【8】A.thorough B.tough C.rough D.blue
【9】A.depend B.take C.go D.focus
【10】A.Therefore B.However C.Meanwhile D.Moreover
【11】A.way B.position C.attitude D.mind
【12】A.forcing B.requiring C.encouraging D.warning
【13】A.instructor B.reminder C.inspiration D.response
【14】A.factors B.elements C.ideas D.qualities
【15】A.enthusiasm B.optimism C.comparison D.caution
【16】A.believe B.seek C.question D.test
【17】A.fearless B.determined C.anxious D.grateful
【18】A.smarter B.funnier C.brighter D.better
【19】A.that B.if C.why D.where
【20】A.lonely B.dull C.ordinary D.exhausting
26、假定你是李华，英国一所中学的学生代表团即将访问你校并进行为期一周的交流活动。根据要点提示写一篇欢迎词。内容包括：
1.表示对客人的欢迎；
2.介绍此项活动（如活动目的、内容等）；
3.表达对客人的祝愿。
注意：1.词数100左右，结束语已为你写好；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
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