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1、Look at the terrible situation I am in！If only I ________ your advice.
A．follow
B．had followed
C．would follow
D．have followed
2、Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said he was delighted to see businesses again after being severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic the past two years.
A．upcoming
B．balancing
C．occurring
D．flourishing
3、— It's Mary's own fault if she feels ________ at the party.
— She makes no effort to be friendly to people.
A. cut out B. stood out
C. left out D. made out
4、English is _____________countries' language.
A.English-speak B.English-speaking
C.speak-English D.speaking-English
5、 ---Many people in big cities cannot enjoy life even though they have houses, cars and ideal jobs.
---Sub-health may partially ______ it．.
A. stand for B．call for
C．answer for D. account for
6、The dictionary still _________ where I_________ it moment ago.
A. lies; lay B. lied; lay
C. laid; laid D. lies; laid
7、Though_________to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.
A.surprising B.was surprised C.surprised D.being surprised
8、This rubber ball shows strong ________ as it can immediately spring back into shape.
A．resilience
B．likelihood
C．parallel
D．friction
9、— You really did a good job,Robert!
— I was just doing my job and anyone in my position___________the same like me.
A.might do B.could do C.should have done D.would have done
10、Teachers are those who use themselves as bridges, over they invite their students to cross．
A. them B. which
C. whom D. those
11、—How much do you know about the trade war between China and America?
—Well, the newspapers ________ it in the past few weeks.
A.report B.will report
C.reported D.have been reporting
12、 If you want to do international trade successfully, ______ of English is _______.
A. good command; a must B. a good command; a need
C. a good command; a must D. good command; must
13、It is reported that the police will soon ________ the case of the two missing children.
A.look into B.long for C.mirror D.leave behind
14、________, his translation manages to be ________ to the spirit of the original.
A.To his credit, admirable B.To his shock, exact
C.To his credit, faithful D.To his shock, considerate
15、Brave and strong ________ he was, Carter almost fainted from the shock of what he had seen.
A. although B. while
C. as D. when
16、Will they go ahead with their plans, even________ offending their important business partners?
A．as the result of
B．on behalf of
C．at the risk of
D．on the cost of
17、This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere ______ many others are short of.
A. where B. when
C. that D. what
18、He messed the project up, but he behaved as if nothing __________.
A. had happened B. happened
C. would happen D. would have happened
19、With his attention ________on the shops along the roadside, he knocked an old man down while riding to school.
A．concentrating
B．concentrated
C．to concentrate
D．being concentrated
20、--- Why are you so late?
--- I was on half the way when it ____ to me that I had left my notebook home, so I had to fetch it.
A. hit B. occurred C. happened D. reminded
21、Donald had his own difficulties in sleeping that night. Not just because of the bright lights of the shelter or people’s constant voices, it was the happening repeatedly nightmare that caused him to stay awake, to fear sleep. Donald was back in his small house. He did his best to ignore the howling winds outside his window. Yet he could not turn out the fearful whimpers (呜咽) of his little dog, or the uncomfortable sounds of his mother anxious in her room next door, unable to sleep through the storm despite her insistence they would be all right.
Donald did not want his mother to be upset, but on some level, he was glad to hear she was awake. It meant he was not alone in the dark. Though he was 12, until recently it was impossible for Donald to fall asleep unless his mother lay down by his side.
Suddenly there was a crash.Their living room window was shattered (打碎) by 125 miles an hour winds. Troy rushed to Donald and sat anxiously on the edge of his bed. He did his best to calm his mother, and she had to comfort him. Soon water was seeping (渗入) into the single floor house. Quickly it rose from ankle level to leg level. At Donald’s insistence, they pushed their way through the water --- now chest high --- toward the front door. When they fought their way into the living room, water rose to their chins.
It was a struggle for the boy and the mother to stay afloat. In a total panic, desperate to hold on to something, Troy caught a curtain rod. She was breathing hard, shouting that she couldn’t swim.
Donald cried out, “Mom! Hold on!” Just then Donald also caught a floatable wood board.
【1】The passage is mainly about_____________.
A．how a storm happened and caused damage
B．how a mother and son experienced a storm
C．how a mother and son survived a storm
D．how a son helped his mother in a storm
【2】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story?
A．The rising water.
B．The broken window.
C．The lucky dog.
D．The noisy environment.
【3】What will the author most probably talk about next?
A．How the other people struggled in the storm
B．Why the rainstorm happened
C．What damage the rainstorm caused
D．How Donald and Troy struggled to save themselves
22、Anthill Plastics Group, in Clearwater, Florida, recently welcomed a new team member. On his first day routine he performed the repetitive tasks required of him with flexibility, cooperating comfortably alongside employees. Sawyer is one of the fleet of robots now laboring in the world’s factories. Some earlier industrial robots have been created to displace people. Instead, Sawyer is a collaborative robot, also known as a “co-bot”.
Direct interaction between robots and humans at work is changing the face of manufacturing. Such interaction also means that roboticists need to design effective teammates as well as efficient workers. Co-bots operate in a field where human thoughts, human modes of communication and human safety are paramount (首要的). Rethink Robotics, a firm in Boston, had this in mind when it developed Sawyer, a one-armed co-bot, and his two-armed colleague, Baxter, with cameras and touch sensors. And their most noticeable feature is a screen that displays cartoonlike human facial elements. Such faces are not meant to please workers (though they do). They are, rather, in-tended to promote communication between humans and machines.
Then there is a basic precaution. If the robot detects force topping a safe level, it stops moving instantly, to ensure there is no risk of injury to anyone. Too much of this stop-start can, however, lower efficiency. Researchers of Rethink Robotics have found, by tracking in detail human movements such as the relationship between shoulders and elbows, or the swing of the body, that they can predict where a robot should avoid being next, if it is to avoid human contact.
Rethink Robotics are also looking at safety-in their case by creating robots with softer top layers. Softer materials not only provide greater flexibility for the co-bots when grasping, but also lessen the risk of injury when incidental contact is made between humans and robots. How long, if ever, it will be before such robots truly match the marketing slogan of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation, a fictional firm in Douglas Adams’s creation, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, remains to be seen. But even if not actually fun to be with, your plastic pal will become increasingly effective.
【1】Why was Sawyer invented according to paragraph 1?
A．To work with human workers.
B．To deal with the repetitive tasks.
C．To enable workers to work flexibly.
D．To replace the longtime employees.
【2】What can be inferred from paragraph 2?
A．Baxter is an updated co-bot.
B．Robots have cartoonlike human faces.
C．Co-bots are designed for efficient workers.
D．Human-centered needs are co-bots’ priority.
【3】Which of the following will result in decreasing co-bots’ efficiency?
A．Tracking human movements.
B．Predicting a lower risk nearby.
C．Constantly stop to avoid potential risks.
D．Frequently physical contact with humans.
【4】What is the author’s attitude towards co-bots?
A．Tolerant.
B．Ambiguous.
C．Appreciative.
D．Disapproving.
23、As many as 10 of the 17 kinds of penguins may be in danger of disappearing. The number of penguins has decreased by 30% since 1987.
Penguins are black and white birds that live in the southern part of the world. They are common in South America, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Many live near cold waters. But some live near warm waters in Galapagos Islands. Penguins cannot fly, but they are fine swimmers. Penguins eat fish and krill(磷虾). The warming of the earth is the reason for the decrease in the number of penguins. The heating of the air has caused ocean waters to become warmer. Higher water temperatures have reduced the supply of fish and krill. Some years later these birds are completely unable to reproduce(繁殖). Besides, many adult penguins die of hunger.
Widespread(广泛的)fishing, exploration for oil and oil leaks(漏)also make penguins in danger. Poisonous things in ocean waters are another danger. Penguins also have their enemies, including wild dogs, sharks, seals and sea lions.
News about penguins is not all bad, however. Several years ago, oil leaking from a ship hurt 40% of the penguins in South Africa. The penguins became covered with oil. But thousands of people helped clean and treat the birds well. Then they returned the penguins to the wild. Now these South African penguins are reproducing in higher numbers than before the oil leaking.
【1】The first paragraph tells us that________.
A．some new kinds of penguins appear
B．all the penguins are in danger of disappearing
C．there are twenty-seven kinds of penguins in all
D．for more than 30 years, the number of penguins has decreased by 30％
【2】Which of the following is NOT the cause of penguins' decrease in numbers?
A．Oil leaking.
B．Widespread fishing.
C．Human's killing.
D．Warming of the oceans.
【3】Whar's the best title of the passage?
A．Protecting our environment
B．Ocean waters are polluted
C．The decrease in the number of penguins
D．Ocean is important for penguins
24、Mini Book Excerpts
Mystery
"You're a smart boy. Benny's death was no accident, and you' re the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?" The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, "Did you…You recognized the man in the car, didn't you?"
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, "Maybe," he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund(Atria Books, $25.99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class: some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don't want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't. Some mothers love so their daughters won't.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna(Riverhead Books, $15)
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times's "amusement cycling" is the most fun you can have legally in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day's drive of most cities?
Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle(Ecco, $14.99)
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it…The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J.D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski(Random House, $27)
【1】The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for________.
A．young children
B．middle school teachers
C．Disney World workers
D．parents with young children
【2】Which book describes women with characters of their own?
A．Red Wolf
B．You Are Free
C．J. D. Salinger: A Life
D．Happy And Other Bad Thoughts
【3】After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that________.
A．Benny died of an accident
B．Annika carried out the crime
C．the boy helped arrest the murderer
D．the murderer got away with the crime
【4】If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by________.
A．Riverhead Books
B．Random House
C．Atria Books
D．Ecco
25、Once a young man was asked to paint a boat of a wealthy man. The young man got some red paint and brushes and began to paint the boat, as________by the owner. While painting, he discovered a tiny hole in the ship’s body and quietly ________it.
After________of the painting, the young man received the money for the paintjob and left.________,the boat’s owner showed up at the painter’s house the next day with a________check, far greater than the painting payment.
So this is what happened. The owner forgot to________the hole when he asked the young man to paint the boat. When the young man was done with the paint, the owner’s kids took the boat and went on a fishing trip once the paint had ________.The owner was not there at that time. When he returned and discovered that his children had taken the boat, he was ________because he remembered it had a hole. He tried to contact them several times but couldn’t ________them.
Imagine the owner’s ________when he saw them return from their fishing trip. After that, he carefully________the boat and discovered that the young man had repaired the hole. The young man________his children’s lives!
You may have repaired many “boat holes” on your way even without________how many lives you may have ________.But the smallest act of kindness and ________may be worth more to others. So, be grateful and keep being kind and thoughtful.
【1】
A．applied
B．requested
C．begged
D．repeated
【2】
A．covered
B．brushed
C．fixed
D．restored
【3】
A．completion
B．preparation
C．evaluation
D．management
【4】
A．Still
B．Moreover
C．However
D．Even
【5】
A．substantial
B．remarkable
C．significant
D．meaningful
【6】
A．notice.
B．introduce
C．recognize
D．mention
【7】
A．run out
B．dried out
C．carried out
D．checked out
【8】
A．sad
B．curious
C．anxious
D．content
【9】
A．find
B．locate
C．touch
D．reach
【10】
A．regret
B．shame
C．satisfaction
D．delight
【11】
A．searched
B．analyzed
C．examined
D．explored
【12】
A．helped
B．protected
C．prevented
D．spared
【13】
A．realizing
B．understanding
C．accepting
D．counting
【14】
A．impressed
B．moved
C．impacted
D．encountered
【15】
A．thoughtfulness
B．attention
C．concentration
D．mindfulness
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。
Sista raced ahead, the sea breeze streaming against her face. Rafi finally caught up and then they rested in the shade.
I’m hungry. I know where there’s a great apple tree.” Sista said, “It belongs to an oldlady called Susan who lives in the little house by the hill. I heard she’s stubborn,but that sometimes she gives fruit in return for an errand(跑腿).”
“Let’s go,” Rafi said. They crossed a stream by hopping from rock to rock. Finally,upon ahilltop,they saw a splendid apple tree with bright red fruits.
A small farmhouse stood at the bottom of the hill. Rafi’s heart pounded as Sista knocked onthe door. An elderly woman answered.
“Yes?” the lady asked, staring at the girls.
“We heard ...“ said Sista, her voice shaky, “that we could run an errand for you in exchangefor apples.”
Susan raised one eyebrow. “Ah, yes. ” She clicked her tongue. “Nothing is free, eh?”
She led the girls into the kitchen. When passing the living room, Sista found that the wallwas decorated with colourful crayon drawings, which seem to be children’s. She wondered whodrew these since Susan was alone,with no grandchildren,even no families or relatives. The ladygrabbed two baskets, one large and one small, and pushed them into the girls hands. “Go fill these with apples. Come right back.”
The girls raced up the hill to the tree, climbed the branches, and picked the ripest apples.After filling the baskets, they returned to the house.
Susan filled a bag with rice and dried beans, and then she handed it to Sista.“Take this bagand the large basket of apples to the Gomez family. Do you know them?”
The girls nodded. Sista had heard that Mr. Gomez has been sick in bed for a long time andMrs.Gomez has to raise three little kids.
“Good.And ask them for the payment," Susan added with a tight smile.
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。
The girls hit the road.
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When Susan opened the envelope, the girls saw the payment!
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