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1、—Is there any way that I can improve my English in a month?
—No, learning English is a long and slow process. _____, after all.
A. Better safe than sorry B. All is not at hand that helps
C. Rome wasn’t built in a day D. Be as you would seem to be
2、The woman murdered her friend and to .
A. was sentenced, death B. sentencing, die
C. sentenced, death D. sentenced, die
3、— It’s impossible to live without computers!
— _____ My parents never use computers and they’re living a happy life.
A. Why do you think so? B. I can’t agree more.
C.hat’s wrong with you? D. I am afraid so.
4、It's great fun to go hiking in the valley, but ________ we shouldn't turn a blind eye to the potential risks.
A. on the other hand
B. on the contrary
C. as a matter of fact
D. as a result
5、He attended Jane's wedding, together with his two classmates yesterday, ________ I had met before.
A．that
B．when
C．which
D．whom
6、Though ________ up in a big city, the boy preferred to live in the countryside.
A．was brought
B．brought
C．bringing
D．having brought
7、You cannot accept an opinion ________ to you unless it is based on facts.
A. offering B. to offer
C. having offered D. offered
8、More than one boy of your members ______ to act in the short play, which is ______ tomorrow.
A．are; to be performed
B．are; to perform
C．is；to be performed
D．is; to perform
9、When armed with ______ awareness of what you truly value, you are in ______ excellent position to pick a career you will find rewarding.
A. an; an B. the; an
C. an; the D. the; the
10、Bing Dwen Dwen, has a massive fan base, and people are going crazy for products the smiling panda.
A．featuring
B．featured
C．to feature
D．feature
11、Was it in the beautiful park ___was located at the foot of the mountain ___we first met our foreign teacher?
A.which; where B.which; that C.which; which D.that; where
12、The virus Ebola is reported ______ over 3,000 lives in 5 countries of West Africa by now.
A. taking B. having taken
C. to take D. to have taken
13、John said he would pay ______ second visit to China ______ next month.
A. the；/ B. the；a
C. a；the D. a；a
14、There is more to good health than the mere ________ of disease. Mental health is equally important.
A.presence B.absence C.experience D.evidence
15、All the tables by the window _________ by telephone when I got to the restaurant.
A.are booked B.had been booked
C.were booked D.have been booked
16、——Would you mind if I take the seat next to you?
——________. The person who was here has finished his lunch and left.
A．Certainly not
B．Enjoy yourself
C．Don’t trouble me
D．Yes, please
17、There are children in my grandfather's family and he is the child of the family.
A.nine; fifth B.nine; five C.ninth; five D.ninth; fifth
18、Only a short-sighted man will lose _______ sight of the importance of education.
A. a B. the
C. / D. an
19、______ many children he may have, he will try to make a livelihood for all by their united labour out of the soil, rather than let one of them go to seek his fortune in tire great cities.
A．Whatever
B．Wherever
C．Whichever
D．However
20、Thousands of patients have ________ the new treatment, and their condition has got much better.
A．set up
B．contributed to
C．benefited from
D．let down
21、Wouldn’t it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the headache of communicating in a different language?
In a recent Wall Street journal article, technology policy expert A lec Ross argued that, within a decade or so. We’ll be able to communicate with one another via small earpieces with built-in microphones. That’s because technological progress is extremely rapid. It’s only a matter of time. Indeed, some parents are so convinced that this technology is imminent that they’re wondering if their kids should even learn a second language.
It’s true that an increase in the quantity and accuracy (准确) of the data loaded into computers make them cleverer at translating “No es bueno dormir mucho” as “It’s not good to sleep too much.” Replacing a word with its equivalent (同义词) in the target language is actually the “easy part of a translator’s job”. But even this seems to be a discouraging task for computers.
It’s so difficult for computers because translation doesn’t—or shouldn’t—involve simply translating words, sentences or paragraphs. Rather, it’s about translating meaning. And in order to infer meaning from a specific expression, humans have to interpret a mass of information at the same time. Think about all the related clues that go into understanding an expression: volume, gesture, situation, and even your culture. All are likely to convey as much meaning as the words you use.
Therefore, we should doubt whether a machine is able to translate the world around us. If people from different cultures can offend each other without realizing it, how can we expect a machine to do better? Unless engineers actually find a way to breathe a soul into a computer, undoubtedly when it comes to conveying and translation meaning using a natural language, a machine will never fully take our place.
【1】What does the underlined word “imminent” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Ready.
B．Coming.
C．Helpful.
D．Advanced.
【2】Why is it hard for computers to replace a word with its equivalent (同义词)?
A．Their data is not adequate (充足的) enough.
B．The real meaning of words can change.
C．Their accuracy needs big improvement.
D．A soul hasn’t been breathed into them.
【3】What view does the author hold about translation?
A．Proper translation can be difficult for humans.
B．Slight difference mean little in translation.
C．Some machines will translate our world properly.
D．Cultures deserve more attention than words used.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．A new language translating machine
B．Translation will become easier
C．Who Will Be a Better Translator
D．Will Language Barrier (障碍) Actually Fall
22、With lunar exploration rocketing, it poses many challenges. Among them is a fundamental question metrologists (计量学家)worldwide are working to answer: what time is it on the Moon?
The Moon doesn’t currently have an independent time. Each lunar mission uses its own timescale to coordinated universal time, or UTC—the standard against which the earth’s clocks are set. The approach works when the Moon hosts a handful of independent missions, but it will be a problem when there are multiple craft working together. Space agencies will also want to track them using satellite navigation, which relies on precise timing signals.
The most pressing need for lunar time comes from plans to create a dedicated global navigation satellite system (GNSS) for the Moon. To tackle this problem, representatives of space agencies and academic organizations worldwide met in November 2022 to start drafting recommendations on how to define lunar time.
Defining lunar time is not simple. According to the Special Theory of Relativity, clocks tick slower in stronger gravitational fields. The Moon’s gravitational pull is weaker than Earth’s, meaning a lunar clock would run faster than an Earth one.
Defining a lunar standard, with which all clocks are compared, will involve installing at least three master clocks that tick at the Moon’s natural pace, and whose output is combined by an algorithm (算法)to generate a more accurate ‘virtual’ timepiece.
What happens then depends on which option metrologists choose. They might decide to base lunar time on UTC. The alternative would be to use the synthesized (同步)output of the lunar atomic clocks as the Moon’s own independent, continuous time, and to track its relationship to UTC. That way, even if the connection with Earth is lost, clocks on the Moon will still agree with each other, allowing safe navigation and communications.
Setting lunar time is part of a much bigger picture. It will one day work for the more-distant planets that space agencies are ultimately targeting, such as Mars.
【1】What’s the main idea of paragraph 2?
A．The working principle of UTC.
B．The achievements of space mission.
C．The urgency to develop satellite navigation.
D．The problem of current lunar timing method.
【2】What is the major barrier to defining lunar time?
A．Lack of professional guidance.
B．The disagreement among metrologists.
C．Different gravitational pull on the Moon.
D．The complexity of installing master clocks.
【3】What’s the advantage of defining the Moon’s independent time?
A．Keeping the clocks on the Moon corresponding.
B．Preventing spacecraft losing connection with the Earth.
C．Helping humans land on the more-distant planets.
D．Making it easier to synchronize with UTC all the time.
【4】What’s the best title of the text?
A．What Time Is It on the Moon?
B．When will Man Settle on the Moon?
C．Lunar exploration: A Career Bound to Revive
D．GNSS: A More Precise Lunar Tracking System
23、 E-waste is fast becoming a serious global problem. 【1】
The source of e-waste
We live in a society that constantly produces and consumes electronic products. It is often cheaper to buy new pieces of equipment than to repair old ones. Also, through clever advertising, companies persuade consumers to replace their old TVs, mobile phones and computers for the latest models. E-waste is created when we throw away electronic equipment like this. In the EU alone, about 8.7 million tonnes of e-waste is produced each year. 【2】
The problem with e-waste
Burying e-waste in landfills or burning it causes serious problems for the environment. 【3】 These substances can then leak into the ground in landfills or pollute the air when they are burnt.
Global recycling schemes (计划)
【4】 However, their schemes are not always managed properly and sometimes electronics are just sent to poor countries such as Ghana. Here they are often burnt in public areas, which is very bad for people’s health. Setting up recycling programs in the countries that create e-waste could solve this problem. E-cycling centres could recycle the parts that we can reuse and properly dispose of the rest.
Take-back policy
Another solution to e-waste is to make manufacturers responsible for their used products. This could mean forcing them to take back old products which are no longer wanted. 【5】
Consuming less
We can all reduce the amount of waste we produce by buying electrical products only when we have to.
A. In recent years, many countries have started recycling e-waste.
B. They should then make sure they are properly recycled or reused.
C. Sadly, just over one million tonnes is recycled.
D. This report will examine this problem and provide some possible solutions.
E. By resisting the temptation to buy a product just to have the latest version, we cut down on e-waste.
F. Electronics contain dangerous chemicals and metals.
G. Both manufacturers and consumers must accept their responsibilities and make efforts to keep it to a minimum.
24、What inventions have had the greatest impact on the way we live？Most people would mention the wheel，the printing press，the internet，and so or. But pause for a moment and consider the following four contenders.
Standard time
Time has always existed，but “standard time'" hasn't. Imagine the world today if our clocks weren't synchronized. In the 18th and 19th centuries，towns around the world used their own local time，which was different from town to town. This meant that a train could arrive in one town before it had officially left the previous one！Time zones across the world were only standardized at the beginning of the 20th century, enabling international air travel and global business to take place.
The light bulb
When the electric light bulb first appeared in the 19th century，it came with a waning sign to be placed on the wall next to the bulb：“Do not attempt to light with a match".Now，perhaps more than any other object in our lives，we take it for granted. Light bulbs light up our cities and roads at night，they have led to more flexible working hours and they enable us to do much more with our free time. Imagine your evenings without electric lights！
Algorithms
An algorithm is defined as "the steps that you follow to solve a problem or reach an answer'". The first algorithms date back almost 4,000 years to the Babylonians，but the word itself comes from the 9th century Persian mathematician，Al-Khwarizmi. Algorithms started to make a big impact in the 20th century.They are central to how computers process information and they decide everything from the search results you see when you Google a word，to the time you wait at traffic lights.In fact，you could argue that we are living in the age of the algorithm. It's a shame so few of us understand them！
Shipping containers
First used in the 1950s，shipping containers are，in many ways，the symbol of our times.They have made globalization possible. Before shipping containers，goods were loaded and unloaded by hand. Each package had to be carried onto the ship，tied down with ropes and then untied and carried out at the other hand. Just unloading a single ship could take 20 men a week，making goods from abroad very expensive. Nowadays，three people operating three cranes can unload a ship in about ten hours.The largest modern ships are four football fields long and can carry almost 15，000 containers. This has made shipping costs low，which has resulted in cheaper goods all over the world and has affected all our lives dramatically.
【1】The word“synchronized'（in paragraph 1）is closest in meaning to“ ________ .”
A．made to show standardized time
B．made to adapt to the local time
C．made to indicate the local time accurately
D．made to ensure that trains arrive on time
【2】If we are to put the items from earliest to latest according to when they first appeared，the correct order should be ________ .
A．the light bulb，shipping containers，algorithms，standard time
B．algorithms，the light bulb，standard time，shipping containers
C．shipping containers，standard time.the light bulb，algorithms
D．standard time，algorithms，shipping containers，the light bulb
【3】Which of the following items makes it possible for us to buy imported goods at a low price？
A．Standard time.
B．The light bulb.
C．Algorithms.
D．Shipping containers.
25、 The year is 2094.It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the earth.Most of it will miss our planet,but two pieces will probably _______ the southern half of the earth.
On 17 July,a piece four kilometers wide enters the earth’s _______ with a massive explosion.About half of the piece is destroyed,but the _______ part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of _______.The sea _______ and a huge hole is made in the sea bed.Huge waves are created and spread out from the hole.The wall of water,a kilometer high,rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour.Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are killed.
Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet_______ in Argentina.Earthquakes and volcanoes are _______ off in the Andes Mountains.The shock _______ move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean.The cities of Los Angeles,San Francisco and Tokyo are completely _______ by earthquakes.Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead,and the north won’t be safe for long.Because of the explosions,the sun is ________ by clouds of dust,temperature around the world falls to almost zero.Crops are ruined.The sun won’t be seen again for many years.Wars ________ as countries fight for ________.A year later,no more than 10 million people remain on the earth.
Could it really________?In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the earth.Science shows that the dinosaurs (恐龙) ________ on the earth for over 160 million years.Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared.Many scientists believe that the earth was hit by a piece of heavenly object.The dinosaurs couldn’t live ________ the cold climate that followed and they died out.Will we meet the same end?
【1】A.attack B.hit C.beat D.damage
【2】A.air B.environment C.situation D.atmosphere
【3】A.rest B.other C.remaining D.half
【4】A.sound B.light C.earth D.air
【5】A.burns B.destroys C.harms D.boils
【6】A.enters B.comes C.flies D.lands
【7】A.sent B.set C.caused D.made
【8】A.rocks B.waves C.earth D.shakes
【9】A.hurt B.changed C.ruined D.injured
【10】A.colored B.hidden C.polluted D.shut
【11】A.come out B.erupt C.take place D.break out
【12】A.water B.money C.food D.the earth
【13】A.be true B.happen C.hit the earth D.destroy the world
【14】A.have been B.had been C.were D.would be
【15】A.for B.through C.with D.on
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Andrew Robertson was a lovely three-year-old boy. He had wonderful parents. They were a happy family until an accident struck their lives.
One day they decided to go to a carnival. The carnival was too crowded with a sea of people. Andrew was very content holding on to his toy. Suddenly a little boy took the toy from his hands and ran away. Andrew got annoyed, ran towards him and disappeared in the crowd. His parents ran after him but soon lost sight of their child. They asked people around but no use. After some time Andrew returned, but his parents were nowhere in sight. He called out “Mom!”, “Dad!” but no one looked like his Mom or Dad in the crowd.
Andrew started crying. The police noticed and went to him. They asked him why he was crying, Andrew was so upset, and told them he was lost. The police announced his name and informed their headquarters(总部) but no one came for him. Andrew was finally sent to a foster home. A kind-hearted couple Mr, and Mrs. Clinton offered to take care of him, who had no child of their own and considered Andrew a gift from God.
Many years passed. Andrew was now twelve. By now he had gradually forgotten his real family. One day at the dinner table his foster parents had to make a hard decision. Mr. Clinton told Andrew “I have some good news for you, Andrew. Your birth parents lives in Kansas” . “Ah, you mean I am adopted?” “Yes” replied Mr. Clinton. “They want to meet you and want you to stay with them from now on. So we have booked a ticket for you to Kansas tomorrow. ”Andrew could not understand whether to be happy or sad. He said “I am very excited to meet my birth parents Dad, but I don’t want to stay there forever. I cannot live without you both. ”
续写要求：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph1:
He was a little sad and rushed to his room.
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Paragraph2:
A tall woman opened the door and warm-heartedly asked him to come in.
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