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1、Sales of low-calorie food rose by 50% ________ with those in May.
A．comparing
B．compare
C．compared
D．were compared
2、People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this creates further problems.
A. in short B. in case
C. in doubt D. in turn
3、The distinguished scientist gave the students a wonderful speech, ________ global warming at least three times in it.
A．referring
B．referred
C．referring to
D．referred to
4、Mr. Wang made up his mind to devote all he could ____ his oral English before going abroad .
A. improve B. to improve
C. to improving D. improving
5、Though he is 10 years old, he doesnt know that 2 ______ by 4 makes 8.
A. multiplying B. is multiplying
C. multiplied D. is multiplied
6、The massive appeal of China’ s online literature has also ________ its reach to millions of readers worldwide.
A.evolved B.slipped C.extended D.shaped
7、You can’t predict everything. Often things don’t ______ as you expect.
A．work out
B．take off
C．break in
D．put out
8、When it comes to sensitive topics such as race or religion, he always keeps silent for fear of saying something that might ________ someone.
A.consult B.assist C.offend D.impress
9、—Did Tony win the game?
—No. Staying up late made him at his worst ________ physical situation.
A．in case of
B．in terms of
C．in favor of
D．in spite of
10、— What do you think of the professor’s speech?
— I was listening carefully but I could not ________ everything he said.He spoke too many local idioms.
A. take on B. take in
C. take up D. take over
11、—I told you that he would go abroad.
—Actually I had little doubt ______ it was true.
A. whether B. when C. that D. how
12、The Europeans who left their homeland in the 18th century and settled their homes in North America are ________early setters.
A．referring to by
B．referred to by
C．referred to as
D．referring to as
13、More attention should be paid _____ education, especially in the west of China.
A．to develop
B．to developing
C．in develop
D．in developing
14、Chinese usually set off crackers during________Spring Festivals.
A．a
B．an
C．the
D．/
15、—This is your order, a hamburger and an apple pie. ________？
—I'll have it here.
A．Anything else B．Is that OK
C．For here or to go D．Something to drink
16、. ___________ the extreme levels of air pollution, city authorities have started to take measures to quickly reduce pollution levels and protect city dwellers.
A. In spite of B. As well as
C. In response to D. By means of
17、 — I am so glad that I caught you at home. I need your help!
— ____, John?
A. What else B. So what
C. How come D. What’s up
18、The water was now two feet deep, making it difficult, if not impossible, _________ the car out.
A. getting B. got C. to get D. get
19、We believe the time and hard work _______ in completing such an important project are worthwhile.
A．involved B．involving
C．to involve D．to be involved
20、Your work would be much better ______ you are always in such a hurry.
A. when B. because
C. once D. unless
21、Chinese has overtaken French ， Spanish and German to become one of the most promising foreign languages for job seekers in the UK． Research shows graduates in Chinese earn an average yearly salary of 31 ，000 pounds or more．
Chinese students set themselves up for a different university experience from others who take traditional subjects． While an English student may have as little as six hours of a week ， those studying Chinese are in class for most of the day． "I had a lot of friends on other courses who didn't do much in first or second year． You can't play at Chinese． You have to spend hours and hours writing characters ， " says Hannah ， who graduated in Chinese Studies from Sheffield University． "The first year was really difficult． Most of my friends admitted at one point to crying because of the pressure． I was almost told at one point that I might want to reconsider and drop out． "
So are the evenings in learning characters while your friends are at the student bar really worth its Despite the painful studying experience ， most of the graduates think so． They use Chinese in their chosen careers ， and would not have been in the jobs they do now without their knowledge of the language．
Liberty now works for the civil service in Beijing． She earned a place on the Department for International Development graduate scheme with a salary of over 30， 000 pounds within two years． "The degree was absolutely worth it． Looking around at people I know who have studied French or Spanish at university ， there 's not such a chance to use it in the workplace． "
Hannah has set her apart in the workplace ， but she warns ambitious students to think about whether they would really want to live in China in the future．" Some people think they are going to learn Chinese and then be a big success ， but I think it 's important to be quite realistic about that． "
【1】What does the underlined phrase " play at" probably mean in Paragraph 2 ．
A．Treat seriously
B．Learn lazily
C．Talk amusingly
D．Cheat cleverly
【2】What can you learn from Liberty 's and Hannah 's career experience ．
A．Chinese degree helped them to find satisfying jobs．
B．There are students learning characters at the student bar．
C．Graduates with French or Spanish degree have no chance to find jobs．
D．By learning Chinese ， people are to have a successful career．
【3】What's Hannah 's attitude to choosing Chinese as a possible careers ．
A．Doubtful．
B．Positive．
C．Puzzled．
D．Objective．
【4】What is the main idea of the texts ．
A．Many foreign college students come to China to seek jobs．
B．A degree in Chinese means big success for its learners．
C．Graduates in Chinese are more likely to get high﹣paying jobs．
D．Chinese degree is harder to earn but worthwhile in workplace．
22、Do you know why different animals or pests（害虫） have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you'll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees. They can often hide in the trees and catch some other little animals.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it, and it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
【1】From the passage we learn that locusts _____.
A. are small animals
B. are easily found by birds
C. change their colors to protect themselves
D. are dangerous to their enemies
【2】How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?
A. They run away quickly.
B. Their colors much like their enemies.
C. They have to move quietly.
D. They hide themselves by day and appear at night.
【3】Bears and lions can keep safe because they____.
A. like brown and gray colors.
B. live in forests.
C. have the colors much like the trees.
D. move quietly.
【4】Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests
B. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests
C. Colors of Different Animals and Pests
D. Some Animals and Pests
23、Peter was a small boy.He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills.The people there were all poor.
One night it was very dry and windy.
When everybody was asleep，Peter suddenly heard some noise.It came out from the kitchen（厨房）.He got up and walked to the kitchen.He found that the wood beside the stove（火炉）was burning.There was no water tap（水龙头）in the house，so he could not put out（扑灭）the fire.He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house.Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up.They all left their houses quickly.
At last the fire was put out by the firemen.Many houses were burnt.But nobody was burnt in the fire.
【1】Peter lived with his_____.
A．sisters
B．brothers
C．uncles
D．parents
【2】One night he found that______ beside the stove was burning.
A．the table
B．the wood
C．the door
D．the window
【3】_____，so he could not put out the fire.
A．Everybody was asleep
B．He couldn't shout loudly
C．The kitchen was very big
D．there was no water tap in the house
【4】Peter knocked on the doors of many houses______.
A．to wake the people up.
B．to get some water
C．to find his classmates
D．to visit them
【5】_____hurt in the fire.
A．People in other houses were
B．Peter's parents were
C．Nobody was
D．Peter was
24、Taking in dirty air does great harm to our health. Air pollution lowers the average life spans by a year worldwide and in more polluted parts of Asia and Africa, dirty air shortens lives up to twice that much. Scientists shared their new findings in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. The study used data gathered in 2016 as part of a project known as the Global Burden of Disease and was the first major country-by-country look at the connection between the length of life and what’s known as fine PM.
Air pollution has been linked to many health problems. Most earlier studies had looked at how tiny air pollutants affected rates of illness or death. Joshua Apte is an environmental scientist at the University of Texas at Austin. By looking at life expectancy (预期寿命), his team had hoped to make the threat easier to understand. PM2.5 is what scientists call tiny particles (颗粒) of pollution in the air. Higher levels of PM2.5 can cause health problems and cut months, if not years, from the average length of life. This analysis shows how pollution affects life expectancy in different parts of the world.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends limiting PM2.5 to 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air. Apte’s group calculated how holding pollution to this low level would help people. In countries with very dirty air, meeting this standard would lengthen people’s lives. However, in countries whose air already meets this standard, the study shows no gain in life expectancy. In other words, meeting the WHO standard won’t reduce health costs resulting from dirty air because even below 10 micrograms per cubic meter, pollution still causes serious risks. Meanwhile, the scientists compared how other threats including smoking and cancer shorten the length of life across the globe.
【1】What is special about the study?
A．It won recognition from a professional journal.
B．It discussed health problems caused by air pollution.
C．It gathered lots of data for the Global Burden of Disease.
D．It analyzed the link between life spans and PM by country.
【2】What is Joshua Apte’s team trying to do?
A．Help people better understand air pollution.
B．Study life expectancy in different countries.
C．Know how small air pollutants affect health.
D．Deal with different kinds of health problems.
【3】What will happen if a country limits PM2.5 to 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air?
A．People’s life spans will surely increase.
B．It will guarantee people clean air.
C．People’s health may not be much improved.
D．It will be awarded by the WHO.
【4】What might be discussed in the following paragraphs?
A．How other threats shorten life expectancy.
B．How cleaning up the air can lengthen lives.
C．How air pollution shortens lives by country.
D．How all the countries deal with severe pollution.
25、Feel Like You’re Falling Behind Your Peers?
It’s never pleasant to lag behind others that we consider similar to ourselves. The conventional wisdom says to “stop competing with others and only compete with yourself”. But that’s easier said than done. With the rise of social media, it’s hard to avoid _______ of your colleagues’ accomplishments if you want to stay connected. But in fact that knowledge can have benefits. A recent study shows that it can become a source of _______ in both one’s work and life.
So how can you take advantage of the positive benefits of competition without suffering from the insecurity it may _______?
Track your triggers.
The stress of feeling behind your peers can emerge in many _______ throughout the day. It might be hearing your boss compliment another colleague, or watching your colleagues leave their 9-5 job to build businesses of their own.
It’s vital to pay attention to the things that tend to cause you to compare yourself with others, because if you are _______ that these are triggers, you can transform them into opportunities for a more productive response.
Shift to purposeful re-framing.
Once you _______ the situations that provoke these negative feelings in you, you may decide to quit any action that could cause you to feel insecure. But that’s rarely a(n) _______ or practical solution.
For instance, you probably can’t avoid hearing what your boss says about you or your colleagues. A better approach is to _______ engage those feelings to your benefit. Instead of saying to yourself, “I wish I did that,” ask yourself, “Why can’t I do that?” Then take some time to listen to what ideas emerge in your mind.
_______ a personal strength to regain validation (认可).
During the period of insecurity, you may start to consider how you can ________ others. Double down on your strengths and express them to the world.
An executive coaching client of mine was heartbroken that his planned promotion this year was postponed due to the pandemic. He worried that his future ________ for promotion to this position would slowly disappear.
To get out of his negative state, he decided to harness (利用) his writing talent. He ________ a thoughtful article for the company blog on how to effectively and positively lead others ________ the current crisis. Countless junior and senior colleagues expressed their gratitude for his honest and optimistic guidance. This feedback, ________, made him confident about his value.
Any efforts in your career and life will ________ bring self-comparison and insecurity. But whenever you feel like you are falling behind others, you can use these strategies to regain your confidence and perform well in the competitions that genuinely matter to you.
【1】
A．evidence
B．hints
C．exchanges
D．criticism
【2】
A．entertainment
B．pride
C．inspiration
D．identity
【3】
A．suffer
B．ensure
C．breed
D．seize
【4】
A．accents
B．forms
C．sizes
D．cultures
【5】
A．aware
B．glad
C．relieved
D．surprised
【6】
A．ignore
B．seek
C．report
D．track
【7】
A．adaptive
B．reasonable
C．innovative
D．diplomatic
【8】
A．deliberately
B．extremely
C．reluctantly
D．effortlessly
【9】
A．Detect
B．Reserve
C．Qualify
D．Exhibit
【10】
A．make use of
B．catch up with
C．give in to
D．put up with
【11】
A．proposals
B．prospects
C．perspectives
D．programs
【12】
A．copied
B．reviewed
C．composed
D．quoted
【13】
A．to
B．with
C．through
D．across
【14】
A．however
B．besides
C．for example
D．in turn
【15】
A．inevitably
B．sensitively
C．unfortunately
D．visibly
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。
续写的词数应为150左右。
The Christmas Spirit Strikes Again
I always dreamed of making a big surprise of a lifetime. Thanks to a little determination, some luck, and a generous helping of Christmas Spirit, my dream became a reality.
My family is Canadian, although my sister moved down to Australia a few years ago to study. She was graduating just before Christmas, but due to my own scholarly schedule back home, I would be unable to make it down in time for her graduation. She was understandably disappointed, and I felt guilty that I wasn’t able to be there for her on this special occasions.
While I was talking to my professor the week before my sister’s graduation, she commented, “Well, if you want to go, just go ahead!" I couldn’t believe my luck! I nearly jumped for joy. “Just make sure you get permission from administrator (行政主管)，” she added. My heart sank. The administration at my school was infamous for denying any sort of time-off requests. I almost didn’t bother asking, because I knew it would be a waste of time. But something in me decided to try, just in case. Maybe it was the hope that the Christmas Spirit would somehow affects the administrator at this time of year. When I returned home to check the reply in my inbox, I steeled myself for disappointment. I held my breath, opened the e-mail, and started to read. And re-read, just to make sure I’d understood. Approval? I couldn’t believe my luck!
Immediately, I called the airline. Unexpectedly, even during the busy Christmas season, I was able to change my ticket to arrive the day before my sister’s graduation. With news this fantastic, I was bursting to tell my sister. But, fingers on the dial((拨号盘), I paused. Wouldn’t it be much more fantastic if I could surprise her? What a state of shock she would be in! Slowly a great idea came to my mind. I decided a much more dramatic arrival than just a ring of the doorbell. What if I couldn’t arrive in a box?
I started to plot.
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I, hidden in the big box, heard the mailmen ringing my sister’s doorbell.
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