1、—Do you like cooking, Peter?
— ________. Lucki1y I've never had to worry about it.
A.Never mind
B.Not really
C.I am afraid so
D.You said it
2、 Had it not been for my teacher’s help, I the first place in the contest.
A. won’t win B. wouldn’t win
C. wouldn’t have won D. mustn’t have won
3、Many factors influence a student in his/her study, ____ I think are out of a teacher’s control.
A.most of them B.most of which C.most of what D.most of that
4、Hardly ________I________ home when it began to rain.
A.did; get
B.was; getting
C.would; get
D.had; got
5、--- Did you see a man in black pass by just now? --- No, sir. I ____ a newspaper.
A. read B. was reading C. would read D. am reading
6、There are over ten thousand characters in modern Chinese but luckily, Chinese children________ learn all of them for everyday purpose .
A.mustn’t B.shouldn’t C.needn’t D.couldn’t
7、The corn powder with two other things _______ water to make all kinds of food.
A. are mixed with B. is mixed with
C. are mixed by D. is mixed by
8、The lecture mainly deals with the trouble young children have __________ right from wrong.
A. distinguished B. to distinguish
C. distinguishing D. to be distinguished
9、People are concerned about the case that ________ by the police.
A.investigated
B.is investigated
C.is being investigated
D.being investigated
10、If Lucy_______ ill, she _______ absent from school yesterday.
A. were not; wouldn’t be
B. were not; wouldn’t have been
C. hadn’t been; wouldn’t be
D. hadn’t been; wouldn’t have been
11、I was walking in the park ________ something unusual caught my attention.
A.that
B.which
C.where
D.when
12、—The T shirt I received is not the same as is shown online.
— ? But I promise you we’ll look into it right away.
A. Who says B. How come
C. What for D. Why worry
13、Race is an extremely sensitive topic, so always think carefully before you open your mouth and _____ someone.
A.offend B.assist C.consult D.impress
14、We will keep you __________ what will happen here.
A. informing of B. to be informed
C. informed of D. informing
15、 Aunt Dede, a teacher, had read the book to her students, and they loved it. Even the youngest children in the class were by the story.
A. surprised B. annoyed
C. puzzled D. attracted
16、A recent study found that the number of smartphone users ________ sharply over the past five years.
A.has increased
B.have increased
C.is increasing
D.are increasing
17、That’s the way I look at most of _______________ has happened to me.
A. that B. which
C. what D. all
18、We have more desire and ability to protect the environment than any foreign country ________ we purchase energy today.
A.from which
B.by which
C.which
D.that
19、— Tom, have you heard the decision that we’re going to have 3 days off for the heavy snow?
— Yes, and I haven’t seen anyone who isn’t _______ the decision.
A. in honor of B. in search of
C. in place of D. in favor of
20、---I don’t know when _____ tomorrow.
---I will call you as soon as he_____.
A. will he come; arrives B. he will come; arrives
C. he will come; will arrive D. will he come; will come
21、 Nurses play a vital role on the front lines of the novel coronavirus(冠状病毒)pandemic. But a shortage of these essential health care workers could pose challenges in countries dealing with a growing number of COVID-19 cases.
"One of the lessons I hope the world learns from COVID-19 is that we must invest in nurses ," said World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a speech Tuesday in celebration of World Health Day.
WHO's new "State of the World's Nursing 2020" report has identified a global shortage of 5.9 million nurses. Many of those gaps are found in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and parts of Latin America.
Among regions of the world, the Americas have the highest density of nurses at 83.4 per 10,000 people, followed by Europe with 79.3 nurses per 10,000 people. In contrast, there are 8.7 nurses per 10,000 people in Africa, 15.6 nurses per 10,000 people in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 16.5 nurses per 10,000 people in Southeast Asia, and 36 nurses per 10,000 people in the Western Pacific.
But there are also differences within regions. In the Americas, for example, countries such as Brazil, Canada, Chile, and the US have a higher density of nurses at close to or over 100 per 10,000 people, distorting the regional average. Many of the neighboring countries in the region have less than 50 nurses per 10,000 people. In Haiti, there are only 3.8 nurses per 10,000 people.
When based on country income, data in the report shows an unsurprising trend: The higher the income, the higher the nursing density. In low-income countries, the average density of nurses is 9.1 per 10,000 people, while the figure for high-income countries is 107.7 per 10,000 people.
But training more nurses won't solve the problem, said Dr. Giorgio Cometto, WHO coordinator on human resources for health policies and standards.
"If the country lacks the economic capacity to employ them or to create economic opportunities for them to work as nurses ... training more nurses can just go into the direction of making labor market imbalances, resulting in unemployment among nurses. And that's a huge wastage of human capital as well as financial resources," Cometto said.
The key is balancing training with the creation of employment opportunities in rural areas where there are known health worker shortages.
That may be easier said than done, especially among countries that are suffering from chronic or complex emergencies, in active conflict, or struggling in the wake of conflict. But in these settings, the international aid community can arrange its assistance with national priorities and covering recurrent costs, such as salaries, within a specified period of time, Cometto said.
【1】How many nurses are needed according to WHO's new" State of the World 's Nursing 2020" report?
A.6 million. B.8.7Million.
C.3.8 Million. D.5.9Million.
【2】From the figures in the passage , where are nurses most needed?
A.Africa. B.Haiti.
C.Eastern Mediterranean region. D.Southeast Asia.
【3】Based on the country income what does the data in the report show?
A.The higher the income ,the more nurses are.
B.The higher the income,the more doctors are.
C.The lower the income ,the more doctors are.
D.The lower the income, the more nurses are.
【4】From what Cometto said, we know that___.
A.It is easy to solve the problem of shortage of nurses.
B.It is not easy to solve the problem of shortage of nurses.
C.Training more nurses is a way to solve the problem.
D.The international aid community can arrange its assistance all the time.
22、Dear Strangers,
I remember you. Ten months ago, when my cellphone rang, you were walking into Whole Foods to do your grocery shopping. My brother was on the other end of the line, telling me my father’s death.
After I hung up, I started to cry as my whole body trembled(发抖). Overwhelmed with emotions, I fell to the floor, my knees bending under the weight of what I had just learned. You could have kept on walking, ignoring my cries. Instead, you came over and comforted me.
One of you asked for my phone and who you should call. I could hear your words as you tried to reach my husband, leaving an urgent message. I could hear you discuss who would drive me home. You didn’t even know one another, but it didn’t seem to matter.
I told you that I had a friend, Pam, who worked at Whole Foods and one of you went in search of her. I remember the relief I felt at seeing her face, familiar and warm. She took me to the back and brought comfort to me until my husband could get to me. One of you sent back a gift card to Whole Foods, which helped to feed(喂养)my family, when the idea of cooking was so far beyond my emotional reach, which lasted for days.
I’ve never seen you since then. Without you, I might have simply gotten in the car and tried to drive myself home. Terrible things would have happened. Your kindness to help a stranger in need has stayed with me until now. And no matter how many times my mind takes me back to that horrible life-changing moment, it’s not all darkness. You may not remember me. But I’ll never forget you.
Yours,
Deborah
【1】Deborah fell down to the floor mainly because
A.she felt extremely sick
B.she felt too sad at her father’s death
C.she cried more than she could bear
D.she was badly injured on her knees
【2】After Deborah’s father died, she
A.couldn’t recover her senses for days
B.couldn’t do the housework on her own
C.didn’t spend any money on her food
D.wasn’t in the mood for cooking for days
【3】What is implied in the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A.Deborah is ready to those in need in her daily life.
B.Deborah is unwilling to recall that horrible moment.
C.Deborah feels warm when recalling the terrible moment.
D.Deborah wants to find those who helped her out of trouble.
【4】Deborah wrote the letter with the purpose of
A.describing how others have influenced her life
B.sharing one of her terrible experiences in her life
C.expressing her appreciation of the strangers’ help
D.showing her attitude towards some kind strangers
23、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Planning a September trip to France
September is one of the very best months to visit France. Not only will you enjoy plenty of sunshine and warm weather, but the tourist season is beginning to wind down-which means cheaper airfares, lower prices at hotels, and fewer crowds.【1】
●Go wine tasting
【2】And there are plenty of wine-related events and festivals around the country. So September is a great time to visit the vineyards around the country and go wine tasting. The Bordeaux, Loire and Burgundy regions are all lovely and great places to visit vineyards. Besides that, going to the castles of the Loire region in between visiting vineyards on such warm and Sunny days is also very enjoyable.
●【3】
The temperatures are slightly lower, but plenty of sunshine makes for perfect conditions to enjoy a barge cruise on the canals of France. With such comfortable weather and beautiful scenery at this time of year, nothing equals hanging out on the deck of a barge.
●Visit the museums
Many museums in France have extended opening hours during the summer to accommodate the extra tourists and locals. And some museums also have extended opening hours into September. Wandering around the Louvre will take you into a wonder world, where you can enjoy the world-famous art.【4】
Besides the above, riding a bike through France’s villages is also a welcome activity for young visitors in September. You call shop for the most fashionable clothes or goods here. You can see the beautiful and fantastic scenery along the road. 【5】
A.Take a barge cruise.
B.Enjoy the music concerts.
C.So, don’t hesitate and start to plan your September trip to France flow!
D.France is a beautiful country.
E.September is the beginning of the grape harvest season in France.
F.Going out of the Louvre, you can walk to the modern and fashionable Champs Elysees to do some shopping.
G.If this is your first trip to France, here is some handy information to help you get started planning your vacation!
24、In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things come to represent, in fact, what I call joy and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did love the water. Any kind of boat ride seemed to give him pleasure. And he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being in the water, moving through it, having it all around me. I was not a strong swimmer, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my fears. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and spending those summer days with my father, who would come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the only person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go inside his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me play with anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk while he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his office things. But my father always showed up and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s fine.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get myself an ice cream.
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is memory.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that decides our memories, but who, in that childhood, looks at us.
【1】What was probably the author’s father?
A.A poet.
B.A professor.
C.A fisherman.
D.An ice-cream man.
【2】The author loved being in the swimming pool close to her father’s office mainly because _________.
A.she was interested in her father’s office things
B.she wanted her father to buy her some ice-cream
C.she loved showing her progress in swimming to her father
D.she wanted others to know how much her father loved her
【3】Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.The author loved her father deeply.
B.The author’s father was quite fond of fishing.
C.The author didn’t start to swim very young.
D.The author’s father was very strict with her.
【4】Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?
A.Swimming, my favourite sport
B.Father, source of joy and love
C.Memories of past days
D.Interesting summer activities
25、Imagine sitting inside a windowless train that's shooting through a tube at twice the speed of an airplane. Your train has no wheels, produces no _________ , makes its own electricity, and isn't affected by bad weather. This is the hyperloop, a new vision for the world's _________ , safest, and greenest form of transportation. Many have _________ this new technology, but others say the hyperloop vision is just a bunch of hot air.
Hyperloop developers plan to use the properties of magnets to float, stabilize, and drive the capsules or pods for hundreds of miles through _________ tubes. Without air or ground to slow down the vehicles, what was once a five-hour journey would become a half-hour excursion, engineers promise.
Supporters of the technology promote additional _________ of transporting passengers and cargo by hyperloop. For example, they firmly state that unlike other city-to-city transport that's _________ , such as planes or trains, hyperloop vehicles would leave as needed, like Ubers and taxis. While the _________ would hold only 28 to 50 passengers each, developers plan for them to depart stations in groups every minute or so which they say could amount to shuttling 50,000 people an hour. That's more than twice the passenger _________ of the world's fastest trains.
Developers also say that hyperloop tubes would be _________ so they wouldn't interfere with other traffic or threaten wildlife. And tubes would be covered with solar panels to power the hyperloop's systems. ____________ , advocates regard the hyperloop as the transportation choice for the future.
But not everyone is on board. Engineers have calculated that the high-speed vehicles will need to make much wider turns than currently envisioned, and otherwise they won't be ____________ for passengers. This would add several miles to the proposed tube tracks, Engineers also say planners haven't included enough time for vehicles to safely brake and take off at stations. Some engineers believe it will take much longer than claimed to pump the ____________ out of the tubes before each vehicle's departure. Critics thus say hyperloops can't go as fast or serve as many passengers per hour as advertised, making them ____________ existing high-speed transportation options.
Hyperloop companies say they're ____________ these concerns. They claim that they can safely maintain high speeds by having the vehicles bank around the turns as a plane does. And their hyperloops will rely on the split-second reaction times of a computer to ____________ vehicles quickly, frequently, and safely.
【1】
A.pollution
B.sound
C.energy
D.wind
【2】
A.cleanest
B.lightest
C.latest
D.fastest
【3】
A.adapted
B.exploited
C.embraced
D.developed
【4】
A.totally hollow
B.nearly airless
C.steadily narrow
D.highly flexible
【5】
A.advantages
B.costs
C.qualities
D.situations
【6】
A.in constant demands
B.on strict timetables
C.in changeable states
D.on essential services
【7】
A.cabins
B.lorries
C.tubes
D.vehicles
【8】
A.fare
B.capacity
C.speed
D.comfort
【9】
A.underground
B.parallel
C.elevated
D.shared
【10】
A.However
B.Therefore
C.Beside
D.Otherwise
【11】
A.available
B.economic
C.easy
D.safe
【12】
A.force
B.air
C.heat
D.water
【13】
A.most popular of
B.superior to
C.no better than
D.least profitable of
【14】
A.addressing
B.causing
C.voicing
D.releasing
【15】
A.ride
B.pilot
C.park
D.alert
26、我校高二年级正在举办主题为“A personal habit I’d like to change”的英语演讲比赛。请你根据该主题要求写一篇演讲稿来参与此活动,具体要求如下:
1.简述你想改变的这一行为习惯;
2.说明你想改变这一习惯的理由及措施;
3.词数100左右。
Good morning, everyone. Standing here, I feel extremely honored to deliver a speech to all of you. The topic of my speech is
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Thank you for your listening!