1、Bob came a thousand miles to stand in the door and he thought it was worth it if his old partner ________.
A.turned up
B.worked out
C.washed away
D.left behind
2、Whitney Houston’s sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem ______ we should deal with properly.
A. as B. that C. which D. where
3、The player won our respect ______ he was far behind the others.
A. ever since B. so that
C. even though D. as though
4、——Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?
——Thank you. ______.
A. If you like B. Of course you can
C. It couldn’t be better D. It’s up to you
5、Please remind me ________ the date of the meeting.
A.of
B.on
C.in
D.at
6、________ tending to all the students at school during the pandemic, she had no time to go back home.
A.Occupied with
B.Occupied in
C.Occupying with
D.Occupying in
7、The new road is _________ of the old one.
A. more than three times the length B. three times more than the length
C. more than the length three times D. more three times than the length
8、I have heard of the famous scholar thousands of times but haven’t seen him ________.
A.in the flesh
B.in personal
C.in flesh
D.in private
9、Some animals are born with special physical features that allow them to extreme weather conditions and complex terrains.
A.survive B.challenge C.maintain D.remain
10、Look, ___beautiful flowers the girl ___carrying that she becomes the focus in the room.
A. such; is B. so; are C. how; is D. what; are
11、I’m so grateful ________all the teachers ________their generous help.
A.to; of
B.for; of
C.to; for
D.of; to
12、Competition for entry to these programs is keen, and applicants need above-average grades to gain___________.
A.ambition B.preference C.admission D.competence
13、He left school early, and as an adolescent, determined________in South American, set off from his home.
A.seeking his fortune
B.making his fortune
C.to spend a fortune
D.to make his fortune
14、He tried to _______ his teachers by using big words in all his essays.
A. import B. imply
C. improve D. impress
15、The company is willing to ______________ the new technology if it can be shown to reduce production costs.
A.look over B.bring in C.put aside D.knock out
16、Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving license reached 200,000,
a(n) of 40,000 per year.
A. average B. number
C. amount D. quantity
17、The 60th Grammy nomination list was suspiciously male dominated, leaving a number of social media users up in arms, complaining why Katy Perry and Demi Lovato, who both had albums eligible for nods, ________ be shut out.
A. should B. must C. shall D. might
18、下列句子中,有从句的是:
A.It takes a lot of love and courage to risk one's own life to save someone else's.
B.The houses are well-built; the streets straight and well-paved; and the shops well-furnished.
C.Our relationship is close, so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us.
D.Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed along the southern coast.
19、________ your symptoms. If they get worse, get medical help right away.
A.Catch sight of
B.Make use of
C.Take care of
D.Keep track of
20、The old man was very happy when he ______ by the lovely kids.
A.is surrounded
B.was surrounded
C.would be surrounded
D.had surrounded
21、How to Design a Logo
A great logo is more than images and words,and a good logo tells a story about your company-who you are,what you do and what you stand for.【1】And it is why it’s important that you take the time to do it right. Fortunately, you don’t have to do it alone.The steps below will help you design a good logo.
Determine the primary function of your logo.
Being clear on why you need a logo can guide your design.Having a strong logo can help consumers recognize your brand more readily. Consumers shop with their eyes and logos can be easier to remember than names,products and services【2】
【3】
It’s important to be clear on who your potential customers are and design the look of your logo to appeal to those who will be using your services.A logo for a flower shop could include a unusual character style and a bright color.
Decide whether to include your company’s name into the logo.
Of course,you want to build name recognition for your business,but making the name part of your logo design may not always be a good idea.Include the name if it is reasonably distinctive but not yet a household word.Do not include the name if it is too long,and doesn’t translate well globally or lacks personality.
Be inspired by but don’t copy successful logos.
While it might be easy to create something that looks like your favorite company’s logo,it will leave an impression on consumers that you’re lazy and uninspired. Look at logos of other companies.【4】These examples give you ideas of what to do and what to avoid.
Keep it simple.
While it may be easy to try to give a lot of messages with your design,trying to do too much will ruin your logo.【5】If there are too many messages in your logo, it will be difficult for the customer to process.
A.Think about your target market.
B.That’s a lot to ask of one piece of art.
C.Ask yourself what you like and don’t like about them.
D.Avoid too many colors, different characters and images.
E.A good logo that conveys your honesty can help put customers at ease.
F.Over time, a customer comes to associate your logo with your company.
G.Show your logo to those connected to you and listen to what they have to say.
22、 A book is made of wood. But it is not a tree. The dead cells have been repurposed to serve another need.
Now a team of scientists has repurposed living cells—scraped(刮落)from frog embryos—and assembled them into entirely new life forms. These millimeter-wide “xenobots” can move toward a target, perhaps pick up a payload(like a medicine that needs to be carried to a specific place inside a patient)—and heal themselves after being cut.
“These are novel living machines,” says Joshua Bongard, a computer scientist and robotics expert at the University of Vermont who co-led the new research. “They're neither a traditional robot nor a known species of animal. It's a new class of artifact:a living, programmable organism.” “We can imagine many useful applications of these living robots that other machines can't do,” says co-leader Michael Levin, “like searching out nasty compounds or radioactive contamination(污染物), gathering microplastic in the oceans, traveling in arteries(动脉)to scrape out plaque.”
People have been manipulating(操纵)organisms for human benefit since at least the dawn of agriculture, genetic editing is becoming widespread, and a few artificial organisms have been manually assembled in the past few years—copying the body forms of known animals. But this research, for the first time ever, “designs completely biological machines from the ground up," the team writes in their new study.
Many people worry about the implications of rapid technological change and complex biological manipulations. "That fear is not unreasonable,” Levin says. "When we start to deal with complex systems that we don't understand, we're going to get unintended consequences.” “If humanity is going to survive into the future, we need to better understand how complex properties, somehow, emerge from simple rules,” says Levin. Much of science is focused on "controlling the low-level rules. We also need to understand the high-level rules." In other words, “this study is a direct contribution to getting a handle on what people are afraid of, which is unintended consequences,” Levin says.
【1】What do we know about the “xenobots” from Paragraph 2?
A.They need to be carried to a specific place.
B.They're capable of self-healing after injury.
C.They are scraped from some new life forms.
D.They can remove an object to another place.
【2】Michael Levin thinks these living robots can __________.
A.recycle microplastic in the oceans
B.take in nasty compounds
C.programme other organisms
D.take away the plaque in arteries
【3】What does the underlined sentence(in Paragraph 4)probably mean?
A.People never created these biological robots in history.
B.These machines were copied from the very beginning.
C.The research is completely carried out on the playground.
D.Organisms have been developed since agriculture.
【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.This study is bound to bring about panic in public.
B.People boycott employing rapid technological change.
C.Science is focused on controlling the low-level rules.
D.Some study is likely to contribute to unexpected results.
23、Fourteen dancers wearing jumpsuits filled with sponge (海绵) and with special cotton in their mouths recreate the slightly fat figures of Tang Dynasty females. They line on stage with amusing facial expressions and humorous motions. Suddenly, they are surrounded by antiques and the next second, they are hanging around in the ancient masterpieces of Ten Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains.
Like in a dream, audiences travelled back with the dancers to the wealthy Tang Dynasty. The magic—like dance program, namely Tang Gong Ye Yan (Night Banquet in Tang Dynasty Palace), was released in the Spring Festival gala of 2021 by Henan TV. The video has been watched 48.62 million times on Sina Weibo, and the view counts of related topics have passed 200 million on Tiktok by Feb 19. It has enlightened people’s passion toward the beauty of traditional culture, and consequently also spread overseas, appreciated by culture lovers around the world.
The dance has become a representation of guochao, which expresses the rise of China’s native fashion trends. A group of young artists have begun to try to demonstrate traditional Chinese culture in different ways. One of the pioneers is Chen Lei, director of the gala. In his opinion, the dance, in which modern technologies such as 3D and AR are used, is a combination of rich treasures of China’s traditional culture and modern technologies, fashions and aesthetic (美学).
Chen told the Global Times that with the development of China, Chinese young people feel more confident to promote Chinese trends to the international stage. He believes traditions shouldn’t be sealed in glass boxes at museums or merely taught in the classroom, but combined with the digital world. Otherwise, the inheritance (传承) of traditions would be artificial and empty.
【1】What does the author intend to do in the first paragraph?
A.To provide an example.
B.To introduce the topic.
C.To add background information.
D.To analyze the dancers’ difficulties.
【2】What can you infer about the dance program from paragraph 2?
A.It promotes tourism in China.
B.It takes advantage of the Internet.
C.It wins world—wide recognition.
D.It popularizes short video platforms.
【3】Which of the following words best describes the dance program?
A.Traditional.
B.Vivid.
C.Complex.
D.Creative.
【4】What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Chen?
A.Preserve them at museums.
B.Teach them at schools.
C.Introduce them to young people.
D.Recreate them with technology.
24、 Hi, Dave Gieber here. Are you seriously thinking about starting a comic book(连环漫画册)collection yourself? Then “Comic Book Collecting, a Starting Point” was written just for you. This book was designed to help you jump-start your collection using Internet resources!
See what others are saying!
Dave,
As a layperson totally green about comic book collecting, the information provided in your book would allow someone like me to basically start a collection from the very beginning. The steps defined on what to look for and where to look when starting a collection are invaluable to a beginner. In addition, you provide information that not only appeals to those starting out but for those collecting for a long time as well. Great job.
Lorraine Cote
Dave,
I'm thinking it's a little long on history, but I am so impressed by all it presents. Wow! Quite an interesting read. I found the pieces on the Artists particularly interesting.
This is a great piece of work! I love artwork, and did a lot of watercolor work myself and was often fantasizing about comic book penciling myself someday.
If I have one negative thing to say about it…It has to be that I wish I had written it! Congratulations. Dave. This is a real winner.
James D. Tyler
Dear Dave,
Congratulations on a fine book. It is essential reading for people who want to turn their hobby into a money-making venture. I Only wish that I had had this information 40 years ago when I took 6 empty pop(汽水)bottles into the corner store and purchased my first comic book.
I'm amazed at the fact that 40 years ago 10 cents could buy a loaf of bread or the very first issue of The Fantastic Four. Today, 10 cents cannot buy you anything, but a near mint(未损坏的)copy of that comic book could bring you up to$35,000! Thanks for the good read.
Ian McBride
【1】What do we know about Lorraine Cote?
A.She is inexperienced in comic book collecting.
B.She has been collecting comic books for years.
C.She asks for information about comic book collecting.
D.She knows nothing about comic book collecting.
【2】What is the main reason James D. Tyler writes to Dave?
A.He enjoys reading. B.He wishes to write a book.
C.He is interested in history. D.He is interested in artwork.
【3】What can be inferred about Ian McBride's first comic book he bought 40 years ago?
A.He bought it with the money for pop. B.He bought it after he got six bottles of pop.
C.He made a lot of money by selling it later D.He didn't realize its economic potential then.
25、I never expected to go to the University of Michigan. I grew up in a small Midwest town where college wasn’t ____ by any means. Many students entered the workplace ______ out of high school. For a long time, that’s where I thought I would ______.
At some point during my senior year, I started ______ everywhere, just because I wanted to see ______ I would get. I had the required grades and the ACT (American College Testing) ______ , but I came from a town of nowhere. So you can imagine the ______ of emotions I had when I received a big envelope in the mail with the word “ ______ ” written across the top.
Now that the opportunity was open to me, I decided to go. I had received ____ aid and scholarships, which I think was a ______ factor (因素) in the decision. But my parents didn’t see ______ college as an opportunity for me to build on my ______ . And it seemed that no matter how much work I ______ , it would just be considered a waste of ______ . I often felt I was lacking ______ . I did the application all by myself. After moving to college, I did two jobs and paid for my ______ and bills.
Looking back on it now, I feel that it wasn’t ______ to be self-reliant. But in the long run, I ______ the lack of support I had at such a key point in my life which taught me to be ______ and responsible in hard times, to go beyond ______ and to try things I never thought I would ever be able to try. I believe that’s what college is all about.
【1】A. preferred B. envied C. rejected D. afforded
【2】A. straight B. randomly C. late D. happily
【3】A. catch up B. come up C. end up D. pick up
【4】A. delivering B. applying C. registering D. competing
【5】A. when B. whether C. how D. where
【6】A. qualifications B. diplomas C. scores D. certificates
【7】A. anxiety B. relief C. calmness D. conflict
【8】A. Wishes B. Regards C. Cheers D. Congratulations
【9】A. financial B. spiritual C. academic D. parents
【10】A. boring B. driving C. discouraging D. promising
【11】A. adjusting B. attending C. dropping D. managing
【12】A. moral B. survival C. potential D. special
【13】A. get in B. take in C. put in D. persist in
【14】A. space B. skills C. resource D. time
【15】A. support B. courage C. motivation D. concern
【16】A. feasts B. necessities C. seminars D. majors
【17】A. hard B. right C. easy D. awkward
【18】A. ignore B. appreciate C. support D. disapprove
【19】A. independent B. frank C. honest D. considerate
【20】A. recognition B. description C. control D. expectation
26、假设你是李华,你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来中国教书。你校现需招聘外教,请给他写封信,告知招聘信息。内容主要包括:
1.教授课程:英语口语、英语写作、今日美国(America Today)、今日英国(Britain Today)等;
2.授课对象:高中生(至少三年英语基础);
3.工作量:
—每周12学时,任选三门课;
—担任学生英语俱乐部或英语校报顾问(advisor)。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头语已为你写好,请将完整的回信书写在答题卡上。
Dear Peter,
I remember you told me you were interested in teaching in China.___________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua