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1、-Do you still want to become a professional footballer?
-That ambition has never died. I'm still as__________ and determined to make it.
A.elegant B.embarrassed C.explicit D.enthusiastic
2、Jack wasn’t appointed chairman of the committee, ______ not very popular with all its members.
A. to be considered B. considering C. having considered D. considered
3、______me tomorrow and I’ll let you know the lab result.
A.Calling B.Call C.To call D.Having called
4、By now, no one has come up with a（n）_____ explanation of why dinosaurs died out, and it remains a mystery．
A. astonishing B. amusing
C. convincing D. puzzling
5、Parents should keep their children company as much as possible because children feel, if they ______ don' t see their parents regularly.
A.rejected B.offended C.interrupted D.mistaken
6、— The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year?
— Yes. That’s ______ I have compromised with the flat owner.
A. what B. where
C. how D. when
7、On the third floor there are two rooms, ________ used as a meeting-room.
A. the larger of which B. one of them
C. and a larger of them D. the largest one of which
8、The suggestion came from the chairman ______ the new rule ______.
A. what; was developed B. that; was developed
C. what; be developed D. that; be developed
9、 I’m always ________ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.
A. enthusiastic B. curious
C. doubtful D. cautious
10、—What do you think of her suggestion?
— ______, it would be much better to talk it later.
A.Usually B.Actually C.Regularly D.Eventually
11、Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only
planet _______ life has developed gradually.
A. that B. where C. which D. whose
12、The fellow we spoke ________ no comment at first.
A．to make
B．to made
C．made
D．to making
13、It’s easy to get lost when you drive in a new city, so it’s important to ______ a good map before you set out.
A.study B.display C.deliver D.publish
14、________is the power of global warming that the climate goes from one extreme to the other.
A．Such
B．This
C．That
D．So
15、Tomorrow we'll pay a visit to a museum, next to _______ is a nice restaurant where we can have Italian food．
A. that B. this C. it D. which
16、I don’t fully understand what you said, but I have got ________ rough idea of ________ plan.
A. a; the B. /; the
C. a; / D. the; the
17、As a teacher, you have to _____ your method to suit the needs of slower children.
A．display
B．test
C．adjust
D．transfer
18、My skating teacher was really great and ______ I knew it, I was able to skate!
A.before B.since
C.until D.after
19、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
20、It is time for the West to learn from China's responsible efforts to fake news.
A.weed out B.work out C.turn out D.bring out
21、A ＂match of the century＂ between human champion of the Chinese board game Go (围棋) and Google’s computer program kicked off in Seoul on Wednesday, which drew great attention.
The first game of the five-game match started at about 1 p.m. local time (0400 GMT) at Four Seasons Hotel in central Seoul. It will run through next Tuesday to determine the winner between South Korean Lee Sedol, the world Go champion in the past 10 years, and AlphaGo, developed by Google’s London-based subsidiary DeepMind.
The match of the century drew great attention from news organizations, Go fans and the general public across the world as well as in South Korea as it is seen as a representative match between humans and artificial intelligence (AI).
The Korea Baduk Association, a body for South Korean Go professionals, had received advance applications for an explanatory event of the match, but the limit of 60 seats had already surpassed.
South Korea’s public broadcaster KBS plans to broadcast live the match from 12:40 to 5 p.m., extending its initial plan to air it for two hours from 3 p.m. due to great interests from the general public. It is unusual for the public broadcaster to broadcast live the Go game for more than four hours.
Cable channel TV Chosun will broadcast the match’s development every 10 minutes on Wednesday and Thursday, while planning to air live the whole matches on Saturday and Sunday.
The match is being aired live through YouTube around the world, while various Internet websites and TVs are broadcasting the landmark match.
Hundreds of journalists from around the world gathered at the venue (体育比赛场所) to report on the match between Lee and AlphaGo.
AlphaGo took the world by surprise as it defeated European Go champion Fan Hui in October last year. Some experts had predicted it would take decades of years for AI to defeat humans at the ancient Chinese board game.
Go, which originated in China more than 2,500 years ago, has been viewed as a grand challenge for AI due to its complexity and intuitive nature. It involves two players, who take turns putting markers (围棋子) on a grid-shaped board to gain more areas on it. One can occupy the markers of the opponent by surrounding the pieces of the other.
【1】What does the underlined phrase ＂kicked off＂ mean?
A. Started. B. Stayed. C. Closed. D. Finished.
【2】Why did the match draw so much attention in the world?
A. Because the match was the first one between humans and AlphaGo.
B. Because it is seen as a representative match between humans and AI.
C. Because it would take decades of years for AI to defeat humans at the ancient Chinese board game.
D. Because many TVs broadcast live the game.
【3】The following statements are true except _______.
A. there are five matches between South Korean Lee Sedol and AlphaGo
B. AlphaGo gave the world a surprise by defeating European Go champion Fan Hui in October last year
C. Go originated in China more than 2,500 years ago
D. cable channel TV Chosun will broadcast all the five games
【4】What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Go match between human champion and Google’s AI draws wide attention
B. Humans challenge artificial intelligence
C. Human Go champion will defeat Google’s AI AlphaGo in Go games
D. Report competition from all over the world become fierce in Go games
22、You’ve heard of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday—they’re major shopping days. Now there’s another shopping day, and it’s called Secondhand Sunday, which is the brainchild of Poshmark, a social commerce marketplace that enables users to buy and sell clothing online, mostly used.
Poshmark asked global research firm Morning Consult to assess the secondhand market. It found over 90% of American adults say they would be willing to receive a secondhand or resold gift this season, but that only 34% are likely to buy them for others. This suggests a massive opportunity to close the gap—a task that Poshmark has undertaken with enthusiasm. Thus, Secondhand Sunday was born.
Poshmark is a platform on which individual sellers run their own shops and make extra cash. Secondhand Sunday has become a hit among them. While sellers have varying motivations for doing business, most are driven by the belief that buying secondhand items is important for the environment.
One such seller is Ashley Wheeler. Her husband worked as a truck driver at a landfill (垃圾填埋) site. They were both shocked at the amount of secondhand items that were getting dumped (倾倒), just because they were considered old or useless. Even when her husband asked to bring home items that still had value, he was rejected, because companies had paid the landfill site to deal with their garbage.
Wheeler said, “For us, that was a wake-up call. We realized it wasn’t just about us bringing our pre-owned items back into the market but finding other used items that companies were ready to deal with and help recycle back into use. That’s when we started to learn about Goodwill Outlets and other similar stores, where we source a majority of items. She now buys cast-off items from Goodwill’s “last chance” bins and resells them on Secondhand Sunday.
Amber McCasland, vice-president of Global Brand and Communications, said, “Secondhand Sunday is our first joint effort to change how people shop and gift during the holidays. The hope is that, instead of running out to buy new items as gifts, people will realize that it’s acceptable and even preferable to source used items instead.”
【1】What drove Poshmark to start Secondhand Sunday?
A．The findings of an assessment.
B．The increasing shopping waste.
C．Booming gift-exchange seasons.
D．Buyers’ strong desire for old items.
【2】What is the key factor for the popularity of Secondhand Sunday according to the text?
A．The great demand for more shopping days.
B．Some local landfill sites’ generous donation.
C．Shoppers’ curiosity about running businesses.
D．The improved public environmental awareness.
【3】What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 5 probably refer to?
A．Working as a truck driver at a landfill site.
B．Being rejected by some brand companies.
C．Seeing valuable used items dumped and landfilled.
D．Looking for secondhand items to resell.
【4】What does Secondhand Sunday encourage people to do?
A．Buy used items as gifts on holidays.
B．Be cautious of online shopping.
C．Donate used items to companies.
D．Form the habit of recycling waste.
23、At first glance, l5-year-old Kenan Pala seems like a typical high school student. He runs cross-country and plays video games with his friends. But he founded Kids4Community, a San Diego-based nonprofit organization that offers volunteer projects and encourages kids to participate, when he was just 12 years old.
The idea for Kids4Community came out of his family’s experience. Pala’s parents came to the US from Turkey in 1998 and founded Confirm BioSciences, a company that produces and delivers drug-testing kits. Their journey was filled with hardship, but the kindness of others, in the forms of both emotional and financial support, left an unforgettable mark.
“We started with very little money in our journey here, but we got so much help along the way and we’ve always felt very grateful,” said Zeynep Ilgaz, Pala’s mother. “If it wasn’t for the help we got along the way, we would not be here today where we are.” The Palas wanted to instill (灌输) this lesson in their children, so they encouraged them to give back to the community. Pala said, “My parents really wanted me to understand how lucky I was to have the life I had and they did that in having me give back while I was growing up.”
Pala’s organization aims to boost young people’s involvement in community efforts because many organizations don’t let children volunteer. Now， Kids4Community regularly organizes initiatives (新方案) to help people who are homeless, including the dinner service at homeless shelters and this year’ s Christmas gift bag drive. In addition to meeting physical needs, the initiatives are designed to give people a sense of dignity and hope.
【1】In which aspect is Kenan Pala different from those of his age group?
A．His interest in outdoor sports.
B．His ambition to be a volunteer.
C．His passion for the nonprofit cause.
D．His talent for playing video games.
【2】What inspired Kenan Pala to set up Kids4Community?
A．The requirement from his high school.
B．The suggestion from his online friends.
C．The success of his family’s company.
D．The family move from Turkey to the US.
【3】Which of the following can best describe Kenan Pala?
A．Thankful.
B．Generous.
C．Self-centred.
D．Traditional.
【4】In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A．Health.
B．Entertainment.
C．People.
D．Culture.
24、 Walk around the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and you may spot a green monster named Sluggo and a flying pig named Philomena. You might even see street artist David Zinn drawing them using only sidewalk chalk and charcoal.
“The things I draw are the things that I wish existed in real life,” says David, who loves hanging around the streets, letting his imagination wander free until new creatures appear in his mind.
At the age of 12, David began working as a freelance (自由职业) artist. His dad was writing a computer handbook and worried that it would be boring to read. So he asked David to draw pictures of turtles (the name of the software) to illustrate it. The publisher liked his drawings, and soon David had the job of drawing more turtles in action.
David worked for 20 years as a commercial artist, but he often felt cooped up sitting at a computer for 10 hours a day. Then, on a sunny afternoon about a decade ago, he grabbed some chalk and started drawing on the sidewalk. That’s when Sluggo came to life.
It takes David about two hours to complete one drawing. He uses a variety of sidewalk features in his street art, such as drainage gates, fences, acorns, and bits of gum. It can be tricky, he says, to draw on surfaces that are not flat. After all, he has to notice where shadows will land so they won’t spoil the 3-D illusions he creates.
Today, more and more people are recognizing and looking for his work, “Zinnart,” throughout Ann Arbor. As many as 30 people may be watching David as he draws. “It’s half visual and half performance art now,” he says, laughing.
【1】How did David Zinn start his art career?
A．Publisher found his talent for drawing.
B．He replaced his father to illustrate a handbook.
C．After his works of Sluggo and Philomena became well-known.
D．He preferred to give up commercial drawing.
【2】What does the underlined phrase “cooped up” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Bored.
B．Attracted.
C．Addicted.
D．Caged.
【3】According to David, what contributes to the difficulties of sidewalk drawing?
A．He has to combine drawing with performance.
B．He has to draw on rough roads.
C．He has to take shades into consideration.
D．He has to draw for a long time.
25、Never Say Quit
In my twenty-five years of coaching, I encountered many extraordinary athletes. Yet the athlete who made the greatest impression on me wasn't one of those promising young men, but Bobby Colson.
Early in the season, Bobby, who looked heavy but strong, ____ me in the school hallway. He told me he was eager to join in our track team and believed he could make an important ____. I was deeply_____by his presentation and self-confidence.
Given his physique, the logical role for Bobby was that of a "weight man”. So he did his best in trying discus(铁饼), shot pot…, only to find out these events were not ____ for him at all. So Bobby intended to try another more difficult event: two-mile race. I admired Bobby's ____, but to myself, I questioned whether the two-mile race was a good choice. Yet Bobby was ____ and for the following weeks, he painfully but____ struggled through his workouts.
Three months later, the two-mile race was well underway. While all the other runners had already finished, Bobby ____ had three laps to go. As Bobby completed his last two of his ____ laps, several boys from the other teams started making fun of him and ____ at him to get off the track. Bobby was crying noticeably but kept going. At this moment, our team members noticed and went to ____ Bobby on. On the last lap, all our athletes stood up to cheer Bobby on. Imagine a moving sight: Our whole team lined up ____ the track, clapping and cheering for Bobby as tears ____down his face.
After that, Bobby put in effort to support his teammates. He went from event to event ____ his teammates. When one of our athletes took a first place, Bobby was even more excited than the winner. Every teammate ____him very much and felt lucky to have him in the team.
Bobby had been right when he told me he felt he could make a significant contribution. He had joined a good team and made it into a great ____.Since then, I've seen many top athletes ____ the track when they knew they weren't going to win a race. Bobby, on the contrary, never once ____ leaving that two-mile race. Once he___, quitting was not an option. His example helped us all to understand that talent is God given, and those who have it should be thankful, but the spirit of ____ is self-given, and we should value it.
【1】A.waved B.informed C.limited D.stopped
【2】A.appearance B.promise C.contribution D.influence
【3】A.impressed B.frightened C.puzzled D.embarrassed
【4】A.satisfactory B.challenging C.suitable D.attractive
【5】A.enthusiasm B.generosity C.achievement D.cooperation
【6】A.worried B.confused C.determined D.hesitated
【7】A.cautiously B.proudly C.secretly D.diligently
【8】A.still B.already C.ever D.rather
【9】A.spare B.remaining C.extra D.additional
【10】A.crying B.throwing C.shouting D.criticizing
【11】A.pull B.assist C.drive D.urge
【12】A.over B.around C.with D.beyond
【13】A.rolled B.paved C.covered D.measured
【14】A.convincing B.appreciating C.competing D.encouraging
【15】A.envied B.loved C.respected D.believed
【16】A.family B.organization C.institution D.system
【17】A.check out B.give off C.walk off D.carry out
【18】A.supposed B.considered C.imagined D.concerned
【19】A.proved B.realized C.discovered D.started
【20】A.bravery B.unity C.perseverance D.devotion
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Why Mindset Mastery Is Vital to Your Success
The single most important factor influencing a person's success, whether personal or professional, is mindset. What you think about has a direct impact on your behavior, and not the other way around. A seemingly small thing that makes a huge difference, mindset accounts for the primary distinction between those who succeed and those who do not. And, if you are serious about achieving success in any area of your life, you must learn to master yours.
To successfully accomplish any worthwhile feat, a person must first feel capable of achieving it. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Mindset is essential to developing healthy self-esteem. It is an important tool that affects our daily self-dialogue and strengthen our beliefs, attitudes and feelings about ourselves. So, become the gatekeeper of your mind and plant seeds of positivity rather than criticism and doubt.
Besides, mindset is critical to drive. Drive is the constant determination to achieve an important objective. It includes the process of developing a vision for success and engaging in sustained effort over time. Without drive, achieving most goals would be difficult at best. With the power to direct focus and encourage commitment to higher purpose, mindset can easily urge someone to push past comfort zones. People with drive are self-motivated and strive to accomplish more.
No matter what goal you seek to achieve, the path to your success is sure to include some challenges. When facing an extreme hardship, a person may feel justified in bowing to defeat. For them, it can feel like an easy road. If you want to get through them, however, you will need to develop thick skin and learn to lace each challenge head on. Yet, this is where mindset plays a critical role. The capacity to move through the fire, to get knocked down and not knocked out, is the proof to the power of a strong mindset.
Are you ready to command your results? If so, make a conscious decision to master your mindset and reach for greater success in the new year and beyond.
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