1、除非你对古典音乐不感兴趣,不要错过本周的音乐会。
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2、China is still a ________ country at the present time.
A.developed
B.more developed
C.highly developed
D.developing
3、—Why are you so excited today?
—We were told ____ a picnic this weekend.
A.have B.to have
C.having D.had
4、Look!There is a sign “No ______” in front of the building.
A. enter B. entry
C. entering D. entrance
5、I found what we read can our ways of thinking.
A、face B、solve C、influence
6、— Which would you like, tea or water,Jim?
— ____, I’m not thirsty.
A. None B. Both C. Either D. Neither
7、Tom often mentions_______his good friends.But his friends avoid _______him .
A.missing , meeting B.miss , to meet
C. missing, meet D. to miss, to meet
8、I have never worked with him, so I doubt ________ I will get along well with him in the following days.
A.that
B.which
C.what
D.whether
9、I lost my dictionary, and I must find ___________.
A.one B.it C.this D.that
10、— Why not ______ a kite with me this afternoon?
— I prefer ______ computer games at home.
A.fly; play
B.flying; playing
C.flying; play
D.fly; playing
11、— What did Alice say just now?
—Sorry, I didn’t notice what she said.
A.look forward to B.pay attention to C.get on with D.take pride in
12、--- What did the English teacher talk to you last Friday?
--- She told me to ________ my lessons carefully before the exam.
A. look up B. go over C. look after
13、-Jim, how about keeping a dog as a pet?
-Good idea! but I prefer to have a cat. The dog is _____ to look after.
A. difficult B. more difficult
C. most difficult D. the most difficult
14、 —Do you know_______ in America?
—Sure. It’s the third Sunday of June.
A.when Father’s Day is
B.how is Father’s Day
C.when is Father’s Day
D.how Father’s Day is
15、Not all children ________ watch this video will become a scientist, but some may be interested in science.
A.whom
B.which
C.who
D.whose
16、 ________ useful advice it is! It helps me a lot.
A.What an
B.What
C.How
17、—Would you like to watch the film Kung Fu Panda 3 tonight?
—Sure. I still want to see it again although I ________ it already.
A.watch
B.will watch
C.was watching
D.have watched
18、I don’t know if I____to her birthday party next Sunday,If I ____, I will be happy
A. will invite;invite B. invite;will invite
C. will be invited;will be invited D. will be invited;am invited
19、 --Listen! Marry is singing in the next room.
-- It __ ___ be Marry. She has gone home.
A.mustn’t B.may C.can’t D.should
20、Can you________ a story to tell us what Alice will see in the garden? Work in groups of four and have a discussion.
A.work out B.make up C.find out D.put up
21、—Could you tell me ________ for the fruit?
—By paying on the Internet.
A.how will pay
B.how will pay
C.how would I pay
D.how I would pay
22、Linda: Hello, Eric! Long time no see!
Eric: Hello, Linda! 【1】
Linda: The Giant’s Causeway? Where is it?
Eric: It’s in Northern Ireland. 【2】
Linda: Is it natural or man-made?
Eric: It’s a natural one. Look!【3】
Linda: Wow! It is really great and amazing! I want to go there, too.
Eric: 【4】 I plan to visit another wonder of the world this summer.
Linda: Really? What’s your next place to visit?
Eric: It’s the Great Wall of China!
Linda: 【5】 I’ve been there twice, because my aunt works in Beijing.
Eric: Lucky you! I can’t wait to go there!
A.You can pay a visit this summer.
B.Have you ever visited a wonder of the world?
C.It is the fourth greatest wonder in the UK.
D.I've just come back from the Giant's Causeway.
E.I took some photos of it.
F.You can go online for some information about it.
G.Oh, that's really a great wonder of the world.
23、A: Hello! Winter holiday is coming【1】.
B: I had an English course last year, and I'd like to go on with it this winter.
A: How was the course ?
B: It seemed difficult for me at first.【2】
A: You are always hard-working
B: Thank you. Well, could you tell me your winter plan?【3】
A: Yes, I will go to Australia. 【4】 I can enjoy the beautiful sunshine and beaches.
B: That must be very interesting. 【5】.
A: Oh, thank you. Here come the bus! Good-bye
B: Bye-bye!
A. It's summer there at that time.
B. Will you travel anywhere interesting?
C. I hope you will have a good time!
D. But after a while it became easier.
E. What's your plan for it?
24、People often ask me for suggestions about how to learn English. As for it, everyone is different. I’ll share some of my experience. I once took a school year English course in Wuhan University, but I mostly learned English on my own.
One thing I can tell you is that, once you’ve started learning, you should try to think in English as much as you can. If you see something when you’re riding your bike or walking down the street, just think about “How would I say them in English”? At first, it might be with simple words or phrases, but later you should think about longer phrases and sentences. Now I’m in America, and for most of the time, I would think in English and speak it directly. It’s amazing how much this helps.
For several years after I started learning, I was often afraid of talking with others in English because I didn’t want to make mistakes. Finally I got it over. And while traveling in America, I’d try to hang out with friends who couldn’t speak Chinese, so that I’d have no choice but to speak English. After that, my English started improving much more quickly.
Besides, it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you’re writing, and give you some suggestions for improvement.
根据短文内容,为下列各题选择最佳答案。
【1】The writer learned English in Wuhan University for about ________.
A.a week
B.a month
C.a term
D.a year
【2】According to the writer, ________ is a good way to improve your English.
A.thinking in English
B.learning English grammar
C.watching English movies
D.reading English book
【3】The underlined phrase “got it over” in Paragraph 3 means“________” in English.
A.stuck to it
B.depended on it
C.overcame it
D.understood it
【4】To the writer’s surprise, his English improved quickly ________.
A.in the university
B.in the middle school
C.in China
D.in America
【5】The best title for this passage should be “________”.
A.The Importance of English
B.My English Learning Experience
C.My University Life
D.My American Friends
25、
【1】Catmose Primary Family Beetle Drive is most probably________.
A.a kind of insect B.a course about computers
C.a TV program D.a team activity
【2】If Jane, a third-grade pupil, wants to join with her twin sister and parents, they should pay ________.
A.£2 B.£2.5 C.£3 D.£3.5
【3】People should buy the tickets ________.
A.after registering B.in the School Office
C.on the school’s website D.before April 4th
【4】It’s clear that________.
A.the activity is organized by a beetle family
B.the school is just open from 4 pm to 6 pm on Tuesdays
C.the number of a team should be no more than 6 people
D.people can call the school at 01572-721387 for more information
【5】What can we learn from the material?
A.People should dress up as beetles on that day.
B.People can enjoy some drinks and food there.
C.People must call the school or surf the Internet to sign up first.
D.Sandringham might be the headmaster of Catmose Primary School.
26、 AI(人工智能)products are not new. However, researchers have been working to improve the technology. Now virtual(虚拟的)assistants, like Siri and Alexa, can have short conversations with us. AlphaGo taught itself to play Go and became better than the top human players.
Now an AI system (系统)has been tasked with passing a multiple-choice (多项选择) exam. The goal is to improve machines' language understanding and logic(逻辑)with so-called computer vision(视觉).
A system named Aristo was developed by the Allen Institute for AI, a lab in the United States city of Seattle. It recently passed an eighth-grade science exam taken by many US students. The New York Times reported. It correctly answered more than 90 percent of the questions. Then it was given a twelfth-grade exam, it scored more than 80 percent.
It's an example of the progress in AI development. Four years ago, 700 computer scientists tried to develop AI systems that could pass these kinds of exams. None scored higher than 60 percent.
Aristo was able to pass the exams because it can not only understand language but also use logical thinking to solve difficult problems. For example, it can understand what a forest fire is and how it could endanger animals like squirrels or make the food supply they need less.
The system used BERT, a kind of neural (神经的)network technology developed by Google, to answer the questions. BERT has "read" thousands of English articles. If it looks at a sentence with a missing word, it can correctly guess what the word is. With BERT’ s help. Aristo "read" many multiple-choice questions and answers. Over time, it was able to find logical patterns on its own.
It may still be in the earliest stages, said Jingjing Liu, a Microsoft researcher who has been working on similar technologies. “We can't compare this technology to real human students and their ability to reason."
However, Aristo's success means that Al systems are getting better at understanding users, and we might see improved search engines and hospital databases (数据库)in the near future.
【1】Why did scientists develop Aristo?
A.To make better multiple-choice exams.
B.To improve AI's ability to teach itself.
C.To shorten the time AI needs to "read" information.
D.To improve the language understanding and logic of AI.
【2】What can we know about Aristo from its exam results?
A.It was smarter than most US students.
B.It could only deal with science questions.
C.It was best at understanding English.
D.It did better than other AI systems in similar tasks.
【3】The sixth paragraph mainly talks about how__________ .
A.Aristo teaches itself B.Aristo reads English articles
C.Google developed BERT D.difficult it was to design Aristo
【4】What can be learned from Jingjing Liu's words?
A.AI will soon take the place of humans in many tasks.
B.Aristo still cannot compare to human reasoning skills.
C.Humans can't live without Al in the future.
D.Aristo can score more than 80 percent in a twelfth-grade exam.
27、
In 1989, an 8.2 earthquake almost destroyed America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
After the unforgettable scare, he remembered the promise he had made to his son, "No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless but he kept remembering his promise to his son.
Remembering his son's classroom would be in the back right comer of the building, he rushed there and started digging through the ruins. As he was digging, other helpless parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying, "It's too late! They're all dead! You can't help! Go home! Come on! Face reality. There's nothing you can do!"
To each parent he replied with one line, "Are you going to help me now?" And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. The firefighter leader showed up and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying, “Fires are breaking out. Explosions are happening everywhere. You're in danger. We'll take care of it. Go home." This loving father asked, "Are you going to help me now?" The police came and said, "You're angry, worried and it's over. You are making others in danger. Go home. We'll handle it!" He replied, "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped.
He went on alone because he needed to know for himself, "Is my boy alive or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours ...12 hours ...24 hours ...36 hours ... then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's voice. He screamed his son's name, "Armand!" He heard back, "Dad?! It's me, Dad! I told the other children not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you would save me and when you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, no matter what happens, you will always be there for me! You did it, Dad!" "What's going on there? How is it?" the father asked. "There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved us."
"Come out, boy!" "No, Dad! Let the other kids out first because I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"
【1】Why did the firefighter leader pull the father off?
A.Because fires were breaking out and explosions were happening everywhere.
B.Because the leader thought it was too late and all kids were dead.
C.Because the father was making others in danger.
D.Because the father was alone.
【2】What do you think of the father?
A.He was happy and relaxed.
B.He is selfish and easy to give up.
C.He has strong belief and courage.
D.He was scared, hungry and thankful.
【3】In what order did the events take place?
a. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved the kids.
b. As the father was digging, other helpless parents tried to pull him off.
c. In 1989, an 8.2 earthquake happened.
d. The police came and said, "You're angry, worried and it's over. Go home. We'll handle it!"
e. The firefighter leader showed up and tried to pull the father off the ruins.
A.c-a-b-e-d B.c-a-e-b-d C.a-c-b-e-d D.a-c-e-b-d
【4】Who would the father save first at the end of the story?
A.His son. B.The teachers. C.His wife. D.Other kids.
【5】In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article?
A.Environment. B.Local News. C.Entertainment. D.Fashion.
28、第二节:阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
The dishwasher is a machine that is used for washing dirty plates, cups, forks, etc. It 【1】 invented by a woman called Josephine Cochrane in 1886. She was a rich American 【2】 gave a lot of dinner parties. But she was angry that her servants (仆人) used to break plates and cups when they were washing them after the party. So Josephine made a decision 【3】 try and invent a machine which would wash a lot of plates and cups safely. Josephine Cochrane had thought people 【4】 welcome the new invention, which she introduced to the public at the 1893 World’s Fair (展览会), but only the hotels and large restaurant were buying it. Dishwashers didn’t become popular 【5】 the public until the 1950s. Today the dishwasher is used by millions of people all over the world.
29、The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old mal stove(火炉).A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the____and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates got there One morning they____to find the schoolhouse burning. They dragged(拖)the little boy out of the building more dead than alive. Then he was____taken to a nearby county hospital.
The doctor told the boy's mother that____the lower part of his body was seriously burnt, he couldn't use his legs anymore. However, the____boy made up his mind that he would walk. Unluckily his thin legs____hung there, all but lifeless.
Finally he returned home from the____.Every day his mother would press his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control,____.Yet his determination that he would walk was as____as ever.
When he wasn't in bed, he would sit in a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he____himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass,dragging his____behind him.
He worked his way to the white fence(栅栏)around the yard. With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence,____that he would walk. He started to do this every day. There was nothing he____more than to develop life in those legs.
In the end,through his determination he did____.He began to walk to school,then to run to school,to run____the joy of running. Later in college he made the running team.
Still later in Madison Square Garden this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!
【1】A. fire B. class C. game D. story
【2】A. left B. waited C. arrived D. hid
【3】A. clearly B. quickly C. suddenly D. nearly
【4】A. when B. unless C. before D. because
【5】A. honest B. brave C. worried D. calm
【6】A. just B. also C. once D. ever
【7】A. school B. yard C. hospital D. square
【8】A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
【9】A. strong B. simple C. strange D. similar
【10】A. helped B. threw C. picked D. enjoyed
【11】A. arms B. chair C. legs D. mother
【12】A. believing B. doubting C. promising D. suggesting
【13】A. afforded B. hated C. forgot D. wanted
【14】A. set off B. get back C. stand up D. run away
【15】A. to B. for C. from D. without