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1、It’s the test system，________ the teachers，that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students.
A．other than B．or rather
C．rather than D．more than
2、Believe it or not，your ship isn’t quite sunk，as there are some ways to ________ a new career even if it’s something you’ve never done before．
A． burst into B． get through
C． break into D． comb through
3、--- _____you interrupt now? Can't you see I'm on the phone?
--- Sorry Sir, but it's urgent.
A. Must B. Should
C. Can D. Would
4、As is known, a baby often its needs by crying loudly instead of speaking its mind directly.
A.explores B.communicates C.involves D.replaces
5、One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _____ good knowledge of basic word information.
A. 不填 B. a C. the D. one
6、The poor girl felt very helpless for she could not find anyone ____ for help in such a frightening situation.
A. who to turn to B. she could turn to
C. for whom to turn D. whom she could turn
7、The little girl won’t go to sleep at noon _______ her mother tells her a story.
A.or B.but C.if D.unless
8、The Chinese language differs from Western languages _________ it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.
A. so that B. in that
C. in which D. for which
9、______ I saw my father ,I burst into tears.
A.The instant B.both A and D C.At the instant D.Instantly
10、________ on the author’s own life, the book attracted a large number of readers when it was published.
A．Based
B．Basing
C．Having based
D．Being based
11、It seems that number sense is something we have ________ with many animals in the world.
A.in common B.in turn C.in charge D.in return
12、______beautiful your new dress is！
A．How
B．How an
C．What
D．What an
13、Since Wolf Warrior II was on, it has earned 5.6 billion yuan, ______ a record for national movies.
A. setting B. having set
C. to set D. set
14、—Jack, you seem excited.
—______? I won the first prize in the English speech contest.
A. Guess what B. So what
C. Pardon me D. Who cares
15、—Can you give an example to show how useful a computer is?
—Sure. ___________ people get ___________ information from it every day.
A. A large number of; plenty of
B. The number of; a lot of
C. Lots of; a lot
D. Many a; a great deal of
16、— What do you think of The Wandering Earth?
— It’s really ________ wonderful movie.
A.a B.an C.the D./
17、We won’t take action ________ we believe things are getting better.
A．though
B．however
C．unless
D．where
18、— Does your father still smoke?
— No, he has succeeded in________ smoking for three years.
A．gives up
B．give up
C．giving up
D．gave up
19、I prefer to walk ________ catch the train.
A. better than B. rather than
C. more than D. other than
20、This year’s charity ball was the most successful ever, as ______ by the number of tickets ______.
A.being witnessed; sold B.was witnessed; having been sold
C.witnessed; sold D.being witnessed; having been sold
21、Some people like to listen to the Beatles．while others prefer Gregorian chants．When it comes to music , scientists find that nurture can overpower nature．
A study shows musical preferences seem to be mainly shaped by a person’s cultural upbringing and experiences rather than biological factors．“Our results show that there is a profound cultural difference in the way people respond to consonant(和谐的)and dissonant(不和谐的)sounds，and this suggests that other cultures hear the world differently,” says Josh McDermott．a scientist in Cambridge．
Some scientists believe that the way people respond to music has a biological basis and that this would overpower any cultural shaping of musical preferences , effectively making them a universal phenomenon．Some musicians．by contrast , think that such preferences are more a product of one’s culture．If a person’s upbringing shapes their preferences，then they are not a universal phenomenon．
The trick to working out where musical preferences come from was to find and test people who hadn’t had much contact with Western music．McDermott and his team travelled by aeroplane，car and canoe to reach the remote villages of the Tsimane’ people，who are largely isolated from Western culture．
In their experiments，McDermott and his colleagues investigated responses to Western music by playing combinations of notes to three groups of people：the Tsimane’ and two other groups of Bolivians that had experienced increasing levels of exposure to Western music．The researchers recorded whether each group regarded the notes as pleasant or unpleasant．
The Tsimane’ are just as good at making acoustic(声响的)distinctions as the groups with more experience of other types of music，the scientists find．Most people prefer consonant tones，but the Tsimane’ have no preference between them．“This pretty convincingly rules out that the preferences are things we’re born with，’’ McDermott argues．
“Culture plays a role．We like the music we grew up with，”agrees Dale Purves，a scientist at Duke University．“Nature versus nurture is always a fool’s errand．’’It’s almost always a combination，he adds．
【1】Why does the author mention Beatles in the first paragraph?
A．To arouse reader’s interest．
B．To stress the importance of music．
C．To introduce the topic to be discussed．
D．To encourage readers to listen to their music．
【2】McDermott would most probably agree that __________．
A．people’s music preference is a universal phenomenon
B．Chinese and Japanese have different music preferences
C．the way people respond to music is biologically decided
D．parents have nothing to do with children’s music preference
【3】What do we know about the Tsimane’ in the experiment?
A．They prefer consonant tones．
B．They are born with excellent music talent．
C．They do well in telling acoustic distinctions．
D．They have never had contact with Western music．
【4】What does the underlined phrase “a fool’s errand” in the last paragraph refer to?
A．Something meaningless． B．Something significant．
C．Something reliable． D．Something sensitive．
22、Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between young life satisfaction and screen time. The study was led by professor of psychology Jean M. Twenge at San Diego State University (SDSU).
To research this link, Twenge, along with colleagues Gabrielle Martin at SDSU and W. Keith Campbell at the University of Georgia, dealt with data from the Monitoring the Future (MtF) study, a nationally representative survey of more than a million U. S. 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders. The survey asked students questions about how often they spent time on their Phones, tablets and computers, as well as questions about their face-to-face social interactions and their overall happiness.
On average found that teens who spent more time in front of screen devices — playing computer games, using social media, texting and video chatting — were less happy than those who invested more time in non-screen activities like sports, reading newspapers and magazines, and face-to-face social interactions.
"The key to digital media use and happiness is limited use," Twenge said. "Aim to spend no more than two hours a day on digital media, and try to increase the amount of time you spend seeing friends face-to-face and exercising — two activities reliably linked to greater happiness."
Looking at historical trends from the same age groups since the 1990s, it's easy to find that the increase of screen devices over time happened at the same time as a general drop-off in reported happiness in U. S. teens. Specifically, young peopled life satisfaction and happiness declined sharply after 2012. That's the year when the percentage of Americans who owned a smartphone rose above 50 percent. By far the largest change in teens' lives between 2012 and 2016 was the increase in the amount of time they spent on digital media, and the following decline in in-person social activities and sleep.
【1】Which method did Twenge's team use for the study?
A．Calculating students' happiness.
B．Asking students certain questions.
C．Analyzing data from a survey.
D．Doing experiments on screen time.
【2】How does the author develop the finding of the study in paragraph 3?
A．By making a comparison.
B．By giving an example.
C．By making an argument.
D．By introducing a concept.
【3】What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A．To draw a conclusion from the study.
B．To offer some advice to the readers.
C．To prove social activities' importance.
D．To support the researchers' finding.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．Quitting Phones Equals Happiness
B．Screen Time Should Be Banned
C．Teens' Lives Have Changed Sharply
D．Screen-addicted Teens Are Unhappier
23、Astronomers breathed a sigh of relief as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) sprung to life. JWST would not fit into any modern rocket without being folded. However, ultimately the telescope has started returning some of its first images to thrilled audiences back on Earth.
Yet the experience left many astronomers wondering if there was a simpler way to launch telescopes of this size. “We were worried about the unfolding,” says John Blevins of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. But with a larger rocket, “you don’t have to unfold in space. You can do it on the ground.”
As chance would have it, two such rockets are currently sitting on launchpads. The first, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), is ready and waiting at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its voyage this summer. But a reliance on tried-and-true technology could be its Achilles’ heel: some estimates currently keep the SLS’s cost at $4.1 billion per launch. If approved, though, its massive size could ultimately be a boon for scientists seeking to send larger, more ambitious spacecraft and telescopes throughout the solar system and even beyond.
Over in Texas, Starship, a similarly capable but wildly different rocket being developed by SpaceX, also in preparation to launch on its first orbital test fight. Usually, each rocket will be deserted after a single use, its components degraded to junk on the seafloor or adrift in space. But Starship is instead built for endurance, landing back on the ground for rapid reuse, which has already dramatically lowered the expense of reaching space.
As big and bold as the SLS may be, experts say that it pales in comparison with what Starship could achieve. “Starship holds the promise of transforming the solar system in a way we can’t really appreciate,” says Alan Stem, “It completely changes the game.”
【1】Which of the following added to the uncertainty of JWST’s operation?
A．JWST had to be unfolded on the ground.
B．The launching technology was limited.
C．JWST had to be unfolded in space.
D．The launching cost was high.
【2】What is an advantage of SLS?
A．It’s efficiency.
B．It’s capacity.
C．It’s range.
D．It’s speed.
【3】What do we know about Starship in Paragraph 4?
A．It will be recycled in space.
B．It is not available for launching.
C．It has reduced the cost of reaching space.
D．It will be abandoned after a single use.
【4】What’s the experts’ attitude towards the future of Starship?
A．Hopeful.
B．Worried.
C．Doubtful.
D．Satisfied.
24、Have you ever received a gift that was so dearly, not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite "Why, thank you," but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and bad) reflect about your personal qualities?
Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy — the ability to put yourself into someone else's head and heart. We're all able to do this; in fact, we're born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced (加强) — by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isn't, we're not able to understand other people's feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional (情感的) qualities.
Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. (Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.)
We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition won't make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.
【1】The underlined expression "you had missed the mark" means "you had failed to ________.
A. make her feel better
B. keep your friendship
C. get the expected effect
D. receive a present in return
【2】Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.
B. Emotional changes influence one's choice of gifts.
C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.
D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers.
【3】In the third paragraph, the author tells us that ________.
A. the choice of gifts reflects one's emotional qualities
B. one learns from what he did in the past
C. attention should be paid to the receivers' responses
D. one should spend more time choosing gifts
【4】The best possible title for this passage is “________”.
A. Ways of Choosing Gifts B. An Important Tradition
C. Exchanging Presents D. Message in a Gift
25、 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other______?They______ together starting then to further American Revolution and later to______the new system of government. Shared ambition produced a______perhaps incomparable in a close relationship and cooperation. It______50 years. It included pleasure and the public service but above them, there was shared______, and a common end on both sides. When he was ill, heavily in debt, and worried about his very______family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madison’s______remind us that friends are friends until death. They also______us that sometimes a friendship has an influence on things______than the friendship itself.
“The friendship has stayed alive between us now half a century, the______of our political principles and pursuits (追求) have been sources of______happiness to me through that long period. To myself you have been a very important part of my______and thoughts throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I should______with you my last affections.”
Later Madison replied: “I was deeply______by our private friendship and political harmony in the long period. If they are a source of______to you, what aren’t they not to be to me? Nothing can______the happy consciousness of our pure______to the public good. I______believe that enough evidence will find in its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, all justice will be done.”
The year 1776 is extraordinary because of the______of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
【1】A.day B.date C.year D.month
【2】A.played B.worked C.studied D.lived
【3】A.realize B.know C.change D.shape
【4】A.friendship B.position C.atmosphere D.view
【5】A.tolerated B.lasted C.explored D.connected
【6】A.life B.experience C.purpose D.habit
【7】A.poor B.kind C.large D.immediate
【8】A.promise B.reason C.excuse D.reply
【9】A.remind B.persuade C.develop D.convince
【10】A.kinder B.wiser C.larger D.less
【11】A.challenge B.harmony C.result D.program
【12】A.silent B.remote C.special D.constant
【13】A.beliefs B.opinions C.desires D.hobbies
【14】A.mix B.connect C.help D.leave
【15】A.thought B.covered C.disturbed D.moved
【16】A.excitement B.pleasure C.disappointment D.sadness
【17】A.put off B.break up C.take away D.cut out
【18】A.introduction B.adaptation C.reaction D.devotion
【19】A.easily B.firmly C.hopefully D.typically
【20】A.meeting B.learning C.finding D.longing
26、你校英文报正在进行主题为“我最崇拜的科学家”的征文活动，请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.科学家简介；
2.你崇拜的原因。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置上作答。
The scientist I admire most
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