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1、Bears ______ fat stores throughout the summer and fall to have energy enough to last them through their winter sleep.
A．pack up B．build up
C．bring up D．take up
2、Jack _______in the lab when the power cut occurred.
A．works
B．worked
C．was working
D．work
3、The poor young man is ready to accept _______ help he can get.
A．whichever
B．however
C．whatever
D．whenever
4、What would you do if the war against COVID-19 again in China?
A.is broken out B.will break out C.were to break out D.would break out
5、___is our strong suggestion that he ______ a holiday, but___ doesn’t help.
A. As; takes; which B. As; should take; it
C. It; takes; which D. It; take; it
6、A large number of young women, unconscious that they are at risk, live in _____ UNAIDS calls “challenging environments”, with insufficient access to food and education.
A.where B.what C.why D.how
7、It is required that the students mobile phones in their school, so seldom them using one.
A. don’t use; will you see B. should not use; you will see
C. not use; will you see D. not use; you will see
8、This is the best film_____I have ever seen.
A.which B.that C.what D.whose
9、The maths problem was easy but________ most of us failed to work it out.
A．instead
B．in fact
C．in other words
D．at the end
10、Jack, if your beard is ________ off, you will look more handsome. Just do it right now.
A．shaved
B．released
C．gained
D．identified
11、We are lucky to be among the generation of people who have ______ and experienced the great social changes in our country.
A. conflicted B. responded
C. witnessed D. associated
12、Grandma pointed to the hospital and said, “That’s ______ I was born．”
A．when B．how C．why D．where
13、Scientists have come up with a theory for why time flies when you are having fun and when you are bored．
A. stops B. falls
C. fades D. drags
14、________ receiving a phone call from his wife ________ she had a fall, Mr. Smith immediately rushed home from his office.
A．On; to say
B．On; saying
C．In; to say
D．In; saying
15、The teacher often advises him ______ rather than speak, learning as much as possible.
A. to listen B. listen
C. listening D. listened
16、An open flower might make us think how ________ it resembles an umbrella.
A．gently
B．tightly
C．barely
D．closely
17、Don’t bother to look for my umbrella; it will _______ some day.
A.turn down B.turn out C.turn up D.turn over
18、Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.
A. sense B. view C. means D. idea
19、The question of ______ English will keeping on changing in the future is easy _________.
A.if; to answer B.whether; to be answered
C.if; to be answered D.whether; to answer
20、He often helps the students _________he thinks are not quick at their studies.
A. whom B. whose C. when D. who
21、How do I Book a Place on Airbnb?
When you book a place on Airbnb, you’re making arrangements to stay in someone’s home. Each host has their own style of hospitality, starting with how they like to get to know their guests. Some hosts want to approve reservations, while others are comfortable letting you book their place instantly without waiting for approval.
1. Complete Your Personal Details
In either case, it’s important to know that Airbnb is a community that relies on trust. Complete your personal details before you request a reservation with a host, so they can know a little bit about you when they confirm. Your personal details should include photos and verifications (身份证明), especially because some hosts require guests to have a profile photo and verified ID in order to book.
2. Find the Right Place
With over 800,000 unique listings around the world, you’ll want to make sure the place you choose has everything you need for a comfortable and memorable trip. When searching for a place, make sure to include your dates and number of guests to get the most accurate pricing. Read reviews, descriptions, house rules, and facilities for each place to see if it’s the right fit for your trip. You can always contact the host if you have any questions about their home.
3. Book It!
You’ve found the perfect place, and now it’s time to make it official. This is where the host’s preferred way of booking will determine how you’ll confirm your reservation.
● Instant Book
For hosts who don’t want to approve each reservation, you’ll see a button on their listing that says Instant Book. Like the name suggests, you can confirm a reservation at these places right away.
● Request to Book
Many hosts prefer to approve reservations before they’re final. In this case, you’ll see a button on their listing that says Request to Book. To submit a reservation request, you’ll need to enter your payment details. Hosts have 24 hours to accept your request, and your reservation is automatically confirmed once they do.
● Pre-approvals and Special Offers
If you decide to contact the host to ask questions before attempting to book, the host may respond to your message by inviting you to make a reservation with either a Pre-approval or a Special Offer. A Pre-approval is an invitation to finish booking for the dates and number of guests you noted in your message. A Special Offer gives the host the opportunity to provide special pricing, dates, and other reservation details before you book.
【1】When filling in your personal information, you need to ________.
A.request a reservation with a host B.provide your proof of identity
C.ask for approval from the host D.trust the community where you live
【2】To know the exact price, you should ________.
A.check the listings online in advance
B.confirm your dates and number of guests
C.contact the host to ask questions first
D.read previous reviews made by other users
【3】If you click the Request to Book button, you can ________.
A.get some special discounts
B.receive Pre-approval message
C.get the approval immediately
D.know the result within a day
【4】Where is the passage most probably from?
A.A travel magazine. B.A news report.
C.A shopping guide. D.A research paper.
22、Learning a second language can improve brain power, scientists believe. US researchers from Northwestern University say bilingualism(双语) is a form of brain training — a mental "work out" that adjusts the mind finely.
Speaking two languages well affects the brain and changes how the nervous system reacts to sound, lab tests showed. Experts say the experiment performed by the National Academy of Sciences provides "biological" evidence of this.
In an attempt to prove the guess that speaking two languages is good for one's mind, the team monitored how the brain of 48 healthy student volunteers reacted to different sounds. Twenty three of these volunteers were bilingual.
The scientists used special equipment to trace the pattern of brainwaves. Under quiet, laboratory conditions, the bilingual students responded in a similar way to the English-only-speaking students, who formed the control group. But the bilingual group were far superior at processing sounds even when there were a lot of people talking in the room. They were better able to focus on to the important information — the speaker's voice — and block out other distracting noises.
Prof Nina Kraus, who led the research, said: "The bilingual's better experience with sound results in a hearing system that is highly efficient, flexible and focused in its automatic sound processing, especially in challenging or novel listening conditions."
Co-author Viorica Marian said: "People do crossword puzzles and other activities to keep their minds sharp. But the advantages we've discovered in double language speakers come automatically simply from knowing and using two languages.'
Musicians appear to gain a similar benefit when rehearsing(彩排), say the researchers. According to some theories, being bilingual might help avoid dementia（痴呆）.
【1】What’s the purpose for the lab test led by Prof Nina Kraus?
A. To find how better the bilingual students can react to sound than other students.
B. Just to find scientific proof for a previous guess.
C. To show the students how good it is to learn a second language.
D. To find a way to prevent dementia.
【2】What does the underlined word “distracting” mean?
A. tiring B. exciting
C. interesting D. disturbing
【3】What does Viorica Marian seem to believe?
A. People should do crossword puzzles to keep their minds sharp.
B. Bilingual students have more advantages in study than non-bilingual ones.
C. Speaking two languages is an easier way for people to increase their brain power.
D. Bilingual students are better at solving crossword puzzles.
【4】What conclusion could be drawn from the passage?
A. Being bilingual strengthens brain power.
B. Speaking a second language can change your nervous system.
C. Bilingual musicians perform better on stage.
D. The English-only-speaking students can concentrate easily.
【5】 How was the bilingual group better at processing sounds?
A. They were the control group.
B. They could better fix their attention on something of importance.
C. They were able to find the speaker’s voice quickly.
D. They had better nervous system.
23、 The news that China bans time-travel TV dramas and movies got a lot of attention on the Internet. Yet, time travel in China is a bit different from time travel in common sense. It is anything but science fiction and always goes backwards in time. There is minimum imagination involved--no ever-ending circles that mess up present and future, no advanced technology, no new social orders or new human forms from the twenty--whatever century, everything is a known historical fact when you travel through in China．
It is not even called time travel; rather the Chinese people refer to it as time crossover. Time crossover has been an extremely popular theme for online novels for years (in fact, it is an indispensable part of China's online culture), and didn't get picked up by TV and the big screen until recent two years. Most of time-travel dramas and movies are adapted from popular online novels and like in other cases adaptations are never better than the original books．
The main plot of time-travel novels or TV dramas can be very well summarized in one sentence: from nobody to somebody. Time travel in China is more about escaping from the reality than about realizing wild dreams.
In China, there is no need of time machine either. People travel backwards in time via the possession of antiques presence at historical places of interest encounter of life-threatening accidents or simple a look into the mirror. Some time-travel novels even start with 'I wanted togo back to history so much that one morning when I opened my eyes I was back.' Technology is not relevant at all．
Though China is not short of histories to go back to, people have their own preferences and it is pretty much a gender thing．If the main character is male then he usually goes back to special times in history when he is able to help build up or tear up a dynasty. A typical example is A Step Into the Past (寻秦记), the first time-travel TV drama in China, which tells the story of how a SWAT member helps to unite China and build up Qin Dynasty.
On the other hand, female characters primarily go back to Qing Dynasty partly because Qing Dynasty has the most number of princes to fall in love with. YongZheng Emperor is the favorite. As can be seen in Startling by Each Step (步步惊心), a Qing time crossover classic, a girl goes back to Qing Dynasty and falls in love with YongZheng Emperor and his brothers．
【1】The writing purpose of this passage is to .
A．analyze why the time-travel TV dramas are banned in China
B．show the difference between time travel in China and in other cultures
C．introduce the characteristics of the time-travel TV dramas in China
D．advise people to watch the time-travel TV dramas in China
【2】It can be inferred from the passage that .
A．China now has banned any forms of productions about time travel
B．the main character always follows a set pattern in the time-travel TV dramas in China
C．adapted from online novels, time-travel TV and movie productions enjoy more praise
D．all the time-travel productions are about heroes and their success
【3】The news mentioned in the very beginning is intended to .
A．prove author's view
B．give an example
C．work as a topic sentence
D．introduce the topic
24、
The writer Martin Bailey believes Vincent van Gogh drew inspiration from Hokusai’s The Great Wave when he painted one of his most dazzling and celebrated works, Starry Night.
Side by side, the similarities are obvious. In the Hokusai, Bailey points out that the wave towers over the volcanic peak of Mount Fuji. In the Van Gogh: “The swirling mass in the sky hurtles towards the more gentle slopes of Les Alpilles.”
It is known by art historians that Van Gogh had a passion for Japanese art and was a keen collector of Japanese prints. He particularly admired Hokusai’s The Great Wave which is today one of the most recognizable and reproduced artworks of all.
Starry Night was painted in the summer of 1889 when Van Gogh was in a small mental asylum on the outskirts of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
“I did research on the other patients in the asylum and they were all in a terrible state so it must have been very, very difficult for him to adjust his life. I think it was art which kept him sane and gave him a reason to live.” He painted Starry Night in June, inspired by the night sky that he looked up at through the bars of his cell and the stunning Provence landscape with its wheat fields, cypress trees and olive groves.
Bailey argues that Van Gogh was also inspired, possibly unconsciously, by his memories of The Great Wave. “He didn’t have the print with him but he obviously remembered it in great detail. He had a very strong visual memory.” Bailey, however, insists that the comparison should not be seen as diminishing the brilliance of Starry Night. The painting was “a work of imagination with all sorts of conscious and unconscious elements which must have come into Vincent’s mind when he was doing the painting.”
“It is surprising no one has made this comparison before. I’ve put it to a number of Hokusai and Van Gogh experts and they have all said it is a very interesting theory. It is difficult to prove but my feeling is that it is highly likely.”
Starry Night is today regarded as one of Van Gogh’s true masterpieces although the artist himself never regarded it that way. “It is incredible,” said Bailey.
“If you go to the Museum of Modern Art in New York where Starry Night is on display there are more people with their cameras out in front of it than probably any of the other paintings there. “Who would imagine someone living in a mental asylum would be able to paint such a marvelous work?”
【1】Which of the following claims may Martin Bailey support?
A．Starry Night is a masterpiece inspired by The Great Wave to some extent.
B．The existence of The Great Wave makes Starry Night less brilliant.
C．Starry Night was created based on the general idea of The Great Wave.
D．The Great Wave and Starry Night have nothing in common.
【2】According to the passage, what is the main similarity between the two paintings?
A．Both of them were created in mental asylums
B．Both of them depicted a natural landscape.
C．Both of them impress people with the natural power they embody.
D．Both of them drew their main elements from Japan.
【3】According to Martin Bailey, which of the following statements about Starry Night is true?
A．Van Gogh sold Starry Night to make ends meet.
B．The painting was created when Van Gogh was in the wheat field.
C．The print of The Great Wave carried by Van Gogh inspired him to draw Starry Night.
D．The unique ability to memorize painting details might have helped Van Gogh complete Starry Night.
【4】What can be inferred from “Who would imagine someone living in a mental asylum would be able to paint such a marvelous work?”
A．Those living in mental asylums have no chance to create great works.
B．It is astonishing that artists are able to create masterpieces in terrible surroundings.
C．The negative influence of the surroundings urge artists to draw better.
D．Only those staying in mental asylums are able to paint such an incredibly beautiful masterpiece
25、Whether it is a relaxing walk or a power one, taking a walk usually only lasts a small duration of time. This was not the _________ for Tom Turcich, though.
On April 2, 2015, Tom decided to walk around the world by himself. It wasn’t a _________ thought. His childhood friend died _________ at the age of 17 due to a jet ski accident. _________ by how short life was, he was fueled by a strong _________ to live every day to its fullest.
Tom’s walk _________ as a lone journey. But quickly, he found himself missing _________ on the road. And so, while making a stop in Austin, Texas, he _________ Savannah, a rescue puppy. Since then, the pair have been making their way across borders, continents and seas, _________ 25,000 miles in all.
Traveling always has some ups and downs. Tom __________ numerous unexpected delays along the way. He was __________ due to severe weather in Panama and became very ill in Scotland. Also, he had no __________ but to wait out pandemic lock downs in many countries. But on the __________ side, he met many kind people and __________ the beauty of nature in different parts of the world.
Tom __________ something few people have succeeded in, which he believes helped him gain a much larger understanding of the world.
【1】
A．case
B．routine
C．reason
D．intention
【2】
A．novel
B．wise
C．sudden
D．simple
【3】
A．instantly
B．unexpectedly
C．eventually
D．undoubtedly
【4】
A．Torn
B．Struck
C．Impressed
D．Inspired
【5】
A．enthusiasm
B．curiosity
C．pride
D．desire
【6】
A．started
B．progressed
C．proved
D．remained
【7】
A．neighborhood
B．childhood
C．companionship
D．citizenship
【8】
A．delivered
B．spotted
C．saved
D．adopted
【9】
A．covering
B．measuring
C．occupying
D．equaling
【10】
A．anticipated
B．encountered
C．tolerated
D．ignored
【11】
A．blown away
B．carried away
C．backed up
D．held up
【12】
A．responsibility
B．right
C．alternative
D．opportunity
【13】
A．rough
B．invisible
C．moral
D．bright
【14】
A．appreciated
B．missed
C．recalled
D．preserved
【15】
A．discovered
B．challenged
C．profiled
D．renewed
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.
Ban the Bag!
Standing in line at the grocery store last week, I watched the woman in front of me buy a tube of toothpaste. As the clerk placed her purchase in a plastic bag, I couldn’t help wondering how long it would take for that bag to end up in the trash. Then I noticed the big purse the woman was carrying and wondered why she had needed a plastic bag at all.
People have come to rely on plastic bags as everything from shopping bags for groceries to trash-can bags. Although plastic bags can be recycled, only about one percent of those used in the United States are. Instead, after helping people transport items from one place to another, most are thrown away. They end up in landfills, where it can take a plastic bag up to a thousand years to decay. Some bags end up elsewhere in the environment, sticking to trees and fences, blocking rivers and oceans, or floating along city sidewalks.
Plastic bags harm the environment in several ways. First, they break down into particles that pollute our soil and water. Because most plastic bags are made of polyethylene, a product derived from crude oil (原油) or natural gas, they waste nonrenewable resources. Plastic bags can also harm animals. Scientists estimate that more than one million sea animals, including whales, seabirds, and turtles, die each year from intaking or becoming stranded in plastic.
People all over the world are starting to recognize the problems associated with plastic bags. Countries such as China, South Africa, Switzerland, and Uganda are taking action and banning the bags. Other nations, including Italy and Ireland, have been trying to restrict the use of plastic bags by taxing them. In the United States more and more communities are ridding themselves of plastic bags. Now more and more people are also purchasing inexpensive, reusable bags and using them when they shop. If we all take this simple step, we can be a part of a “green” revolution.
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