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1、Being rejected and told “no” for too many times made him feel ___________.
A.value B.invaluable C.valueless D.valuable
2、_________ E - books have changed our life, not all of readers like to read books on screen.
A．Although
B．After
C．Since
D．Unless
3、Miss Lee helps me out when I have too much to do, and I will return the ________when I can.
A．obligation
B．formula
C．favour
D．opportunity
4、She is so sweet but ________ girl to speak out.
A. the too shy B. too shy a
C. too shy the D. too a shy
5、It is time that the government _____ measures to protect the valuable heritage.
A.takes B.to take C.take D.took
6、I paid a visit to a company last week, _______ my mother works.
A.which B.where C.when D.that
7、Academic ability is not the only_____for admission to the college. Some other qualities should also be considered.
A.affection B.adaptation C.capacity D.criterion
8、When confronted with the audience’s suspicions, the spokesman found himself _______ for words.
A.lose B.lost C.to lose D.having lost
9、A birthday is no ____for tears.
A. chance B. expression
C. occasion D. service
10、The manager was ________ to see many new products ________ after great effort.
A.satisfying; developing B.satisfied; developing
C.satisfactory; development D.satisfied; developed
11、The 80,000 objects collected by Sir Hans Sloane, for example, ________the core collection of the British Museum which opened in 1759.
A．formed
B．has formed
C．is forming
D．is formed
12、My brother advised me ______ in class.
A．pay attention to listen to the teacher
B．pay attention to listening to the teacher
C．to pay attention to listen to the teacher
D．to pay attention to listening to the teacher
13、—Did you remember to give Jenny the money?
—Yes. _______ I saw her, I gave it to her.
A. As far as B. The first time
C. The moment D. Any time
14、Yesterday my father bought me a book. The book is worth ____________.
A. read B. to read
C. reading D. to be read
15、— Can you do me a favour, Mr. Smith? My car ______ start.
— No problem. You can count on it.
A. won’t B. mustn’t
C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
16、Frank went back home, to study much harder than before.
A．with his mind making up
B．his mind making up
C．with his mind made up
D．his mind being made up
17、—Thank you for your__________ invitation．See you tomorrow!
—See you!
A. rapid B. magic C. kind D. brave
18、After the deadly stampede(踩踏) in Shanghai, we can’t______ the importance of safety in public places too
much, particularly during holidays.
A. stress B. press
C. impress D. possess
19、________ this instrument should have put its work permit number on the box.
A．Who check
B．Those who estimates
C．No matter who examined
D．Whoever inspected
20、Great changes have____________ in our hometown in the past ten years.
A.take place B.taken place
C.been taken place D.to take place
21、 The summer holidays are in full swing--and protests against overtourism have begun in a number of popular European cities. Barcelona, in particular, is at the centre of these mounting concerns about the rapid growth of tourism in cities, especially during peak holiday periods. In fact, there were 30 million overnight visitors in 2017, compared to a resident population of 1, 625, 137 in Barcelona.
While many tourists want to “live like a local” during their visits, the residents of many tourism-dependent destinations are seeing the unique sense of place that characterized their home towns vanish beneath a wave of souvenir shops, crowds, tour buses and noisy bars. Overtourism is harming the landscape, damaging beaches, and pricing residents out of the housing market. It is a hugely complex issue that is often oversimplified.
It can have an impact in multiple ways. City residents bear the cost of tourism growth. As cities transform to offer service to tourists, the global travel supply chain advances. This goes with increasing property speculation (房产投机) and rising costs of living for local communities. Airbnb, for example, has been accused of reducing housing affordability and displacing residents.
In addition, overcrowding and the establishment of typical tourism-focused businesses, such as chubs, bars and souvenir shops, overpower local businesses-and noisy and unmanageable tourist behaviour is common. This weakens the uniqueness of destinations and leads to crowd and waste management pressures, while tourism does bring jobs, investment and economic benefits to destinations.
Dealing with overtourism must now be a priority. Managing the flow of tourists seems an improbable and unwelcome task. But some cities have taken extreme measures to limit the effects of overtourism, including the introduction of new or revised taxation arrangements, fines linked to new local laws, and “demarketing”, whereby destinations focus or attracting fewer, high spending and low impact tourists, rather than large groups.
Overtourism is a shared responsibility. City administrators and destination managers must acknowledge that there are definite limits to growth. Putting the wellbeing of local residents above the needs of the global tourism supply chain is vital. Primary consideration must be given to ensuring that the level of visitation fits within a destinations capacity. We need to urgently rethink the way cities are evolving to uphold the rights of their residents.
【1】Why is Barcelona mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A.To describe how unique the city is.
B.To warn people away from popular cities.
C.To show how crowded a destination can be.
D.To compare the number of visitors to that of locals.
【2】What is the problem of overtourism?
A.It has destroyed local businesses. B.It has led to higher living expenses.
C.It has increased the unemployment rate. D.It has discouraged the global travel supply chain.
【3】According to the writer, what should the local governments do?
A.Take full advantage of tourism. B.Control tourism-related businesses.
C.Advocate a ban on global tourism. D.Guarantee local people’s welfare.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.Overtourism: A useful side-effect
B.Overtourism: A growing global problem
C.Overtourism: A new threat to local community
D.Overtourism: A responsibility of the government
22、 If you’re looking at Mercer’s top 20 livable cities as inspiration for your holiday, you would miss out many great places. According to Mercer’s latest Quality of Living Survey, Moscow ranks 167 and Beijing only 119, yet both provide visitors great pleasures. Meanwhile high-ranked cities such as Kobe or Seattle may be easy places to live in, but offer little excitement to tourists.
Actually, many of the world’s most livable cities are a little dull. The world isn’t dashing to visit Canberra or Montreal. In fact, none of the world’s 10 most visited cities appear in Mercer’s top 20. Obviously, considerations for enjoyable holiday hotspots are different from those that make cities comfortable places to live in.
This should be no surprise, since the various livability lists aren’t concerned with tourists or even native people. Mercer, for example, is a Britain-based consulting company whose lists provide multinationals with information about where to start their businesses. “The success of international business is mainly influenced by necessary things such as ease of travel, communication, personal safety and good public services,” says Slagin Parakatil, who leads Mercer’s research. “In short, Mercer’s rating is mainly determined by whether the cities are attractive to businesses, and have good schools, hospitals and nice offices.”
Still, Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey has its uses for tourists, since it also looks at natural and cultural environments and entertainments. It ranks public transport and infrastructure (基础设施) particularly high, a consideration shared by the World Economic Forum in reports on tourism and travel competitiveness. This includes hotels, rental-cars and even ATM numbers, all of which make a place friendly to businesses and visitors.
【1】Which city is attractive to tourists according to the text?
A.Canberra. B.Montreal.
C.Moscow. D.Kobe.
【2】What does the underlined word “multinationals” in paragraph3 refer to?
A.Foreign tourists. B.International companies.
C.Native businessmen. D.Consulting organizations.
【3】What is important to both businesses and tourists?
A.Big banks. B.Good hospitals
C.Nice schools. D.Easy public transport.
【4】What does the author say about Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey?
A.It has little use for tourists and businessmen.
B.It may not be the best guidance for tourists.
C.It ranks business environments too high.
D.Businesses and tourists can rely on it for plans.
23、Some people ran into me in the dining hall today — they were on their phone and didn’t see me. The dining hall was packed, as usual, so I couldn’t move out of the way in time. They ran into me, but I said sorry. They said nothing and kept walking.
It reminded me of the theory that women are more likely to step out of the way if the sidewalk is too narrow. My friend likes to test this theory out for herself — she walks straight on her path and sees if men will move out of her way. Many of them have run into her unless she moves at the last second. She realizes that she is always the one who apologizes when that happens. I say sorry for things like that all the time. It made me think: why am I apologizing for something that isn’t my fault?
From a young age, I was taught to apologize when I did something wrong. Over the years, there have been more and more sorrys in my life. I started apologizing even when I was in the right. I apologize to escape conflict. This pattern is especially prevalent in women. Women are socialized to be more passive. We aren’t expected to stand up for ourselves; we’re expected to keep our heads down and apologize.
Of course, I value a good apology. A genuine apology helps, but I think it’s only the first step in actually making amends. People can say sorry and not mean it. Or, some people give a sincere apology but never change their behavior. What’s the point of apologizing if you’re going to do the same thing again? Sorry is just a word — actions are what matter.
Apologizing can be tiring. Once you say sorry, you’re accepting responsibility. There’s no need to blame yourself for something that isn’t your fault. Conversely, it’s tiring to hear “sorry” and have that person do the same thing again. Deeds speak louder than words. So start making changes instead of saying unnecessary sorry.
【1】What happened to the author in the dining hall?
A．She was knocked down by the huge crowd.
B．She apologized to those who crashed into her.
C．She couldn’t find her way in the crowded place.
D．She was busy on her phone and didn’t notice others.
【2】Which is the reason for the author’s saying more sorrys in her life?
A．She is always taught to behave herself in the public area.
B．She feels guilty for the trouble caused by her carelessness.
C．She believes that women should apologize to show politeness.
D．She apologizes just to avoid unnecessary argument with others.
【3】What does the underlined word “prevalent” mean in the third paragraph?
A．Widespread.
B．Uncommon.
C．Significant.
D．Unnoticeable.
【4】What does the author suggest people do?
A．Avoid saying sorry.
B．Deny taking responsibility.
C．Keep on blaming others.
D．Set about making changes.
24、Hearing loss is unavoidable, but listening to loud music when you’re younger can make it worse. To reduce your risk of hearing loss via loud music, learn why and how it can cause hearing loss, and just how loud is too loud.
Hearing loss occurs in four ways: conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss, mixed hearing loss and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. Noise-induced (噪音诱发的) hearing loss is a type of sensorineural hearing loss.
Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when your inner ear becomes damaged. In the case of noise- induced hearing loss, most of the damage affects the cells of tiny sensory hairs in your inner ear.
When those cells get damaged or die, the electrical signal that your auditory nerve sends to your brain changes.
Noise-induced hearing loss can be acute or severe, and it can be temporary or permanent. You might be familiar with acute temporary noise-induced hearing loss, even if you didn’t realize what was happening at the time.
Acute temporary noise-induced hearing loss can occur from attending a loud concert or sporting event, going to a gun range without earmuffs or being near an explosion. It can make noises sound “stuffy” or far away, especially when talking on the phone or in a crowded room. Repeated exposure to those loud situations can eventually lead to permanent hearing loss.
Noise levels from earbuds and headphones can get as loud as 139 decibels, according to the journal Noise &Health, far greater than the recommended range of everyday sound exposure, which is 60 to 85 decibels. And the average level of noise from headphones, with the volume turned all the way up, is 94 to 110 decibels. For context, 60 decibels is about the volume of an average conversation, and 130 decibels is about the noise level of a rock concert. 85 decibels is considered the maximum volume at which you can listen to sound for eight hours without damaging your hearing. So if you were to listen to music from your headphones for eight hours a day, listening at a volume louder than 85 decibels can cause permanent damage to your ears.
Unfortunately, the relationship between decibels and time isn’t linear (线性的). For every three decibels, safe exposure time gets cut in half, according to the CDC. At 88 decibels, you can only safely listen for four hours; at 91 decibels, just two hours.
【1】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．Noise-induced hearing loss belongs to sensorineural hearing loss.
B．Noise-induced hearing loss is always severe and permanent.
C．Occasional exposure to the loud situations can lead to permanent hearing loss in the end.
D．Listening to music from headphones for long at any volume won’t be harmful to your ears.
【2】In which of the following situations is acute temporary noise-induced hearing loss more likely to occur?
A．Participating in a heated debate.
B．Attending a rock concert.
C．Going to a gun range with earmuffs.
D．Watching an explosion at a distance.
【3】In terms of safe exposure, how long can you safely listen at 94 decibels?
A．Two hours.
B．Half an hour.
C．One and a half hours.
D．One hour.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A．Loud Music Damages Hearing
B．How to Prevent Hearing Loss
C．How Loud Is Too Loud
D．Music and Hearing
25、完形填空
Learn and Earn
Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie _______ a salesman. One day Charlie could not_______ it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not _______ hard-working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really _______.
The boss knew that Charlie had spared no_______for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the_______ between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the following. “Go and_______ if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.” Charlie went, returned and_______ said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much per kilogram?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to_______, “$ 12 per kg.”
The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the ________ question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg. He has a ________of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg,________ from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good ________”
Charlie was ________ and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to ________ but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more________person is more observant, thinks more and understands in ________ For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,________ you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you ________?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How________ are you?
【1】
A．made
B．became
C．kept
D．remained
【2】
A．do
B．tolerate
C．get
D．put
【3】
A．value
B．meet
C．repay
D．enjoy
【4】
A．unusual
B．careless
C．unfair
D．selfless
【5】
A．effort
B．trouble
C．effect
D．rest
【6】
A．competition
B．relationship
C．distance
D．difference
【7】
A．carry out
B．find out
C．look out
D．pick out
【8】
A．only
B．again
C．even
D．still
【9】
A．offer
B．remind
C．answer
D．repeat
【10】
A．difficult
B．familiar
C．simple
D．same
【11】
A．lot
B．total
C．few
D．number
【12】
A．taken
B．come
C．heard
D．bought
【13】
A．value
B．condition
C．quality
D．shape
【14】
A．moved
B．struck
C．puzzled
D．encouraged
【15】
A．leave
B．stop
C．work
D．stay
【16】
A．important
B．intelligent
C．hardworking
D．successful
【17】
A．time
B．need
C．depth
D．common
【18】
A．though
B．while
C．unless
D．since
【19】
A．win
B．think
C．know
D．see
【20】
A．hopeful
B．helpful
C．thoughtful
D．meaningful
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。
One day a few years ago, Mom was doing some chores (家务) while my brother Hamza and I were watching TV. Everything was nice and peaceful until Mom's phone rang. I was running so fast to pick it up for her, but she had already grabbed it from the table. Without any concern of who it was, she accepted the call and put it on speaker.
Hamza and I were trying to listen, but we couldn't hear anything as the phone's volume was too low. I drew near to Mom, sat down and listened. It was my grandma's voice.
I was so excited when I heard my grandma's voice after such a long time. All I wanted to do was just grab the phone out of my mom's hands, but I wasn't sure if it was the right moment. I looked at Mom, and I saw something on her face-worry. It made me feel anxious, so I kept listening to see what was going on.
“I am in very critical (危急的) condition. The doctors have tried so many medicines and treatments, but they just didn't work. All I need right now is to see my children. Please come and visit me! I really need you.” Grandma said.
The call ended and Mom began wiping her tears. I felt very sorry for the pain Mom was going through. Her mother was so ill and she couldn't even be with her.
Eventually, Mom retold us the whole story, as she knew that we might haven't understood the situation, but we knew what was going on. She said, “Grandma's condition is not so good. I have to go to Pakistan.”
At first I was worried that she might not take us with her and my body was shaking. I asked her if we were going. Mom said, “Of course you're going with me.”
注意：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。
After packing up, it was time to go.
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After chatting for a while, my uncle drove us to my grandma's home.
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