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1、The students have decided on a final date by which everyone reading the books assigned by their professor.
A. finishes B. finished
C. have finished D. will have finished
2、You can’t imagine the difficulty I have ________ my girlfriend’s mood.
A．lifting
B．lifted
C．lift
D．to lift
3、It is typical of Jim to feel shy; he will feel ______ in the presence of strangers.
A. out of order B. out of place
C. out of control D. out of breath
4、 He was so sad hearing the bad news that he couldn’t ____ his tears.
A. hold on B. hold up
C. hold back D. hold out
5、There is a lot of evidence _______ he was involved in the crime reported in the newspaper last month.
A.which B.whether C.that D.when
6、The cooling wind swept through out bedroom windows, ____ air conditioning unnecessary.
A．making
B．to make
C．made
D．being made
7、If they offer a(n)______ decision for you to choose, which one do you prefer?
A.absolute B.accurate C.actual D.alternative
8、— Would you care for a cup of tea? It tastes pretty good.
— I one. Thank you just the same.
A. have had B. had C. would have D. will have
9、—I think everyone has a role to play in making the planet a better place.
—Yes, indeed. ______.
A. I’m with you on that B. That couldn’t be better
C. You have got something D. I’ll do my best
10、I was so familiar with her that I recognized her voice _______ picking up the phone.
A.the moment B.on C.before D.though
11、It is important to remember that success ________ a sum of small efforts made each day and often ________ years of achieve.
A. is; takes B. are; takes
C. are; take D. is; take
12、——Shall we meet at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?
——Sorry，I ________ driving lessons then. How about 2:30 in the afternooon?
A．take
B．am taking
C．will take
D．will be taking
13、So touching_____ that I couldn’t hold my tears back when I heard it for the first time
A. the song sounds B. had the song sounded
C. the song sounded D. did the song sound
14、It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money favors to them.
A．in preference to
B．in place of
C．in agreement with
D．in exchange for
15、I’ve never _______ words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help when I was in trouble.
A．exchanged
B．argued
C．reflected
D．gained
16、As the saying goes, better go to heaven than to hell in embroidering(锦衣).
A.in trouble B.in rags C.in time D.in debt
17、At minus 130℃, a living cell can be _________ for a thousand years.
A．spared
B．protected
C．preserved
D．developed
18、Most consumers are by the high price of the 3D printers despite keen interest in them.
A.put off B.put on C.put through D.put up
19、The elephant was very _________ because the monkey stole all his bananas.
A．absent
B．active
C．afraid
D．angry
20、Language experts argue that the usage of full stops is being “revised in a really ________ way” in social media communication as they are interpreted as a ________ of anger by teens.
A．violent; mark
B．fundamental; sign
C．violent; signal
D．fundamental; symbol
21、 A table-waiting robot cat built by a Chinese technology firm can carry plates of food, navigate a restaurant, miaow（喵喵叫）at diners—and even react to having its ears stroked.
Making its debut at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the so-called BellaBot was built for Chinese restaurants lacking enough waiters. It is the brainchild （智慧结晶）of the Chinese robotics and artificial intelligence firm PuduTech.
It features four shelves in the center of its tower-like body to carry plates. Having been loaded up with meals by its human colleagues, the cat-themed robotic waiter miaows when it delivers food to diners to encourage them to take their plates. If customers thank BellaBot by stroking its ears, it will initially respond with a look of pleasure on its on-board screen, which displays animations of a cat's face. “The owner's hand is so warm,” BellaBot has been programmed to respond.
However—much like a real cat—the robot’s reaction soon changes if it is petted for too long. “It gets mad to remind you not to interrupt its job,” the designers introduced.
The BellaBot waiter robot is a more personality-rich update to PuduTech's previous model, which featured a more utilitarian （实用主义的）design and user interface. Both BellaBot and its predecessor were designed with a particular mind to Chinese restaurateurs which are often short of waiting staff.
In a real-world food-service setting, however, BellaBot may find it difficult to operate at peak times. Nevertheless, restaurants are expected to increase their trust on automation—whether in the form of robotic waiting staff or otherwise.
Furthermore, the technology improvements of robotic waiters designs will be grown steadily, especially better at communicating with humans and tackling new activities.
【1】Why did the technology firm create the BellaBot?
A.Because the restaurant can react to it.
B.Because it is the brainchild of the Chinese robotics and Al firm.
C.Because the Chinese scientists want to show their talent to the world.
D.Because it is can be used when Chinese restaurants are short of enough waiters.
【2】When do the robotic waiters deliver the food to dinners?
A.The customers touch the robotic waiters’ ears.
B.The customers are encouraged to take their plates.
C.The human colleagues have loaded up the meals on robotic waiters.
D.The robotic waiters display animations of a cat's face on their on- board screen.
【3】What can we infer from the robot's reaction changes?
A.It wants to remind you to get mad.
B.It wants to remind you to pet it again.
C.It wants to remind you not to help its work.
D.It wants to remind you not to stop its work.
【4】What is the author's attitude to the robotic waiters?
A.Doubtful. B.Positive.
C.Negative. D.Ambiguous.
22、 In autumn of 1975, two mothers in Lyme, Connecticut, were desperate for answers their doctors could not provide. Their families and others in the Lyme area were suffering from a mysterious(神秘的)illness. Two doctors from Yale, Allan Steere and Stephen Malawista, began an investigation that would result in a groundbreaking medical discovery.
The doctors began by conducting individual examinations of each patient. They found patients of all ages were suffering from a set of symptoms (症状) rarely observed together. Blood samples revealed no virus that offered a clue about the cause. However, they found fruitful information in their interviews with patients: one quarter of them recalled a skin rash (皮疹) with a bull’s-eye pattern about four weeks before other symptoms arose.
Armed with this new clue, the Department of Health worked with the Yale doctors, conducting surveys to learn where the disease was most widely seen. It seemed that the majority of patients lived in heavily wooded areas, who spent a good deal of time outdoors, gardening, landscaping, or playing. The symptoms were nearly always experienced for the first time during summer. Crucially, some recalled having been bitten by a tick (蝉), which feeds mostly on the blood of mammals and birds.
By 1977, investigators confirmed that the deer tick was responsible. But no one could say why it was causing the illness or how patients could be treated. In 1982, a scientist named Willy Burgdorfer discovered a specific type of bacteria (细菌), carried by the deer tick, which was causing the disease. But how did the deer tick acquire the bacteria in the first place? Finally, scientists determined that the ticks picked up the bacteria from their hosts. As its name suggests, the deer tick often feeds on deer, carriers of the Lyme disease bacteria. Scientists concluded that the bacteria passed from wildlife to ticks to humans. All lived closely among one another in the area.
How could a disease from a common parasite（寄生虫）spring up so suddenly? Many areas of the northeast, including Lyme, were once farmland. The farmland was replanted with trees. After the forest grew in, the area was then developed with houses. Gradually, neighborhoods pushed deeper into the habitat of deer ticks and, more importantly, the wildlife they fed upon. As humans encountered more ticks, they became more likely to contract the disease.
One of the remaining mysteries about Lyme disease is where and when it truly began. This puzzle may never be solved. Today, Lyme disease——if caught early—is easily treated with antibiotics, thanks to the hard work of many scientists, doctors, and patients.
【1】Which of the following method helped Dr. Steere and Dr. Malawista most?
A.Conducting patient interviews. B.Carrying out a field survey.
C.Studying patients’ blood samples. D.Separating patients into age groups.
【2】From the passage, we can learn that _______.
A.deer ticks were first carriers of the Lyme disease bacteria
B.patients’ remembrance of tick bites was vital to the medical discovery
C.Lyme disease spread because deer ticks and humans both fed on deer
D.Lyme disease is less common now because people spend less time outdoors
【3】What do the underlined words “spring up” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A.Worsen. B.Return.
C.Appear. D.Decrease.
【4】Which of the following would be the best tide for the passage?
A.A Desperate Need B.An Unsolved Puzzle
C.A Medical Mystery D.An Effective Treatment
23、Over the years, I bought countless pairs of shoes that brightened my mood, picked out dresses that improved my figure and turned over my credit card for lots of make-up that I had hoped would make me look fresher and happier. But all those things failed to bring relief to my pain inside.
But one afternoon in October 2015, I walked out of one store with something more valuable than anything money could buy. I found hope in the unlikeliest place after months of hopelessness, thanks to a woman who decided to start a conversation with me in the store’s cafe.
It had been a painful time for me. Married a little over four years, I had suffered five heartbreaking abortions and, at 42, was slowly accepting the cruel idea that I might never be able to have a child.
On that special day, an elegantly dressed, slightly older woman seated beside me offered to share the photos and stories of her daughter to break the silence in the half-empty cafe. Her Chinese girl was about seven years old.
“She’s pretty,” I said. “But what made you decide to adopt her?” I asked, uncertain whether I had stepped into an area which seemed too personal. “I don’t want work to be my whole life,” she said. I wasn’t sure whether she saw the tears welling up in my eyes as I replied, “I don’t either, but I'm afraid it’s too late!” “I was 51 when I adopted Melanie,” she said, “And it's the most rewarding and exciting thing I’ve ever done."
When our bills came, we exchanged our names and telephone numbers, and in that minute, I saw a happier and more satisfied myself, a reborn “mother-to-be".
【1】What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1?
A．She cared about her appearance too much.
B．She lacked enough confidence in herself.
C．She failed to buy happiness with money.
D．She liked shopping more than anything else.
【2】What did the older woman want to do when talking with the author?
A．Advise the author to forget her pain.
B．Introduce her beautiful daughter to the author.
C．Advertise the benefits of adopting a Chinese girl.
D．Share her feelings of being an adoptive mother.
【3】Which of the following best describes the older woman?
A．Patient.
B．Inspiring.
C．Energetic.
D．Responsible.
【4】Why did the author see a happier self after the conversation?
A．Her hope of owning a child was built up again.
B．She realized life was more important than work.
C．The older woman set an example as a good mother.
D．She could adopt children because she was still young.
24、For my 56th birthday, my daughter, Beth, bought me two beautifully carved wooden butterflies. I hung them in prominent (显眼的) places on my walls so that I can see them often during the day. Each time I do so, they give me a wonderful reminder of love.
My daughter and my love of butterflies goes back many years. After a long battle against cancer, my mom passed away when I was only 25 years old. Beth was only a baby at the time and never got to have any memories of her grandma. I tried to make up for it by telling her stories of my mom but each time I did, I could see that there was a little sadness in Beth’s eyes. One day when she was only seven or so we were outside at the playground. Beth suddenly said how much she saddened not having her grandma around. Well, sometimes I comforted her and this time I told her how much her grandma loved her and that Grandma still remained positive in the last weeks of her life. I said she was watching over her from Heaven and that maybe she was even hitching (搭乘) a ride on the back of a butterfly to come down and get a closer look. At that very moment, a butterfly appeared flying around Beth’s face and then flew away. We both laughed with our hearts full of love and joy.
Since that moment all of those years ago, both Beth and I seem to attract butterflies like flowers. Whenever we are outside, they seem to fly down, circle around us, take a good look, and then fly away. And every time, we are reminded of my mom’s love watching over us. The only time this doesn’t happen is during the coldest months of the year when there are no insects of any kind. But now during those times I can take a look at the two beautiful wooden butterflies my daughter bought me and still be reminded of that love.
【1】Why did Beth buy wooden butterflies?
A．To celebrate the new year.
B．To decorate her bedroom.
C．To celebrate her mother’s birthday.
D．To remind her childhood.
【2】Which of the following can best describe the author’s mom?
A．Tough and optimistic.
B．Enthusiastic and helpful.
C．Independent and reliable.
D．Knowledgeable and respectable.
【3】How did Beth feel when a butterfly flew around her face?
A．Terrified.
B．Confused.
C．Joyful.
D．Nervous.
【4】What does the author intend to tell us through the story?
A．Wooden butterflies are of great artistic value.
B．We all need reminders that we are loved in our life.
C．It is difficult to maintain family ties during difficult times.
D．The presence of parents is important to children’s development.
25、In my childhood,there were no smart phones or computers. Still, I never felt bored. The field, _______and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby ________ and walking slowly around it. At the back of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tyre tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but ________ it still seemed like a fine adventure.
I ________ on and on for what seemed like hours. I was sure someone was ________ in my ears to ask me to turn around and ________ back home but I was _________ and even a bit stupid, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house ________. My legs were getting tired. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew ________. I didn't want to end up ________on this road in the dark night , and I was worried that it would be dark ________ I could make my way back to the lake again.
I continued to walk on with the fear growing inside of me. My heart was ________ and my legs were aching. When I ________ one last corner and ________ my house, I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. I knew the way home ! It was still over a mile away , but ________ felt like feathers . I ________ into the house with a big smile just in time for dinner. Then I ended my adventure with a good night's sleep.
I remembered this recently when I saw a ________ that said," All roads lead home." This is true. I also remembered a sage（智者）compared life to a journey. Are we going to make this life a terrible ________ or are we going to make the life a joyful one? It ________ our own choice.
All roads no matter how they twist and turn, can ________ us home in our hearts. May you always walk your path with love! May you always help your fellow travelers along the way!
【1】
A．towns
B．farms
C．hills
D．cities
【2】
A．lake
B．farmhouse
C．forest
D．highway
【3】
A．appreciating
B．refusing
C．introducing
D．exploring
【4】
A．drove
B．walked
C．flew
D．rode
【5】
A．scolding
B．whispering
C．singing
D．waving
【6】
A．wander
B．land
C．pace
D．head
【7】
A．stubborn
B．discouraged
C．sad
D．anxious
【8】
A．in order
B．in comfort
C．in sight
D．in need
【9】
A．excited
B．disappointed
C．astonished
D．frightened
【10】
A．exposed
B．trapped
C．injured
D．worried
【11】
A．though
B．if
C．when
D．before
【12】
A．beating
B．sinking
C．blocking
D．racing
【13】
A．searched
B．turned
C．checked
D．examined
【14】
A．owned
B．overlooked
C．recognized
D．defined
【15】
A．arms
B．legs
C．head
D．hands
【16】
A．danced
B．stormed
C．dragged
D．jumped
【17】
A．design
B．signature
C．signal
D．sign
【18】
A．scene
B．trip
C．event
D．sight
【19】
A．depends on
B．decides on
C．deals with
D．refers to
【20】
A．move
B．urge
C．lead
D．transport
26、假定你是李华。你校与光明中学的篮球比赛刚刚结束。请你为学校的英语广播节目写一篇英文简讯，报道本次比赛，内容包括：
1. 比赛时间、地点及参与人员；
2. 比赛结果；
3. 赛事影响。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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