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1、He began to receive urgent requests from poor countries ________ population growth was more than the food supply could feed.
A．which
B．that
C．those
D．where
2、Who do you think we should have ________ to Shanghai to attend the important meeting?
A．go
B．gone
C．going
D．to go
3、The floor requires ________, so the students are required ________ the work.
A.washing; to do B.to wash; doing C.washing; doing D.to wash; to do
4、I couldn’t focus ________ the experiment.
A．for
B．on
C．with
D．by
5、________ to change his plans, Mark Twain worked as a pilot on a steamboat, ________ passengers up and down the Mississippi.
A．Forced; taking
B．To force; took
C．Forced; taken
D．Forcing; taking
6、He returned to his country after the war was (结束).
A. in the end B. at an end
C. to the end D. till the end
7、She is very ______ about what she wears, depending on what occasions she has to attend.
A．especial
B．special
C．particular
D．unique
8、You’ll feel a lot better about yourself________you work on solutions to your upsetting situations.
A．if
B．why
C．although
D．unless
9、Henry hopes to find a job his management skills can be put to good use.
A. that B. which
C. how D. where
10、With private groups, there is a false sense _______ everybody in the groups knows each other and has the same interests in mind.
A. where B. that
C. what D. why
11、In some countries,the president can ______ somebody from death penalty.
A. punish B. inspect
C. charge D. privilege
12、We can try a course for two weeks after we sign up ______ it. After that, we cannot change it.
A．with
B．of
C．in
D．for
13、 Life is like riding a bicycle. ______your balance, you must keep moving.
A. Keeping B. To keep
C. Keep D. Being kept
14、Nowadays, an increasing number of museums are open to visitors free. However, free ______ might lead to some social problems as well.
A. accommodation B. attraction
C. admission D. adjustment
15、______ she is very old, ______ she can still work eight hours a day.
A．Because; so
B．Though; but
C．As; yet
D．Though; yet
16、Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with every human weakness stood at the point in history magic ended and science began.
A.who; where B.which; where C.who; when D.which; that
17、There are over 50,000 signs in modern Chinese but luckily, Chinese children ______ learn all of them for everyday purpose.
A．needn't
B．mustn't
C．can't
D．won't
18、I had just started back for the house to change my clothes ________I heard the voices.
A．as
B．after
C．while
D．when
19、To our surprise, a car _______ went off in the middle of the night.
A.engine B.petrol C.facility D.alarm
20、—I’d like a wake-up call at 7:00 a.m., please!
—OK, _______.
A．help yourself
B．You will certainly make it
C．just do what you like
D．I’ll make sure you get one
21、In films and TV shows, police investigators dust crime scenes for fingerprints to catch criminals. Now, conservationists (环保主义者) are using a similar method to tackle the illegal overfishing of sharks and rays.
Overfishing is when too many of a particular type of fish are caught, putting that species in danger. Many sharks and rays are killed because of a high demand-and a high price-for their fins(鱼鳍). In some countries, the fins are used as an ingredient in shark fin soup, which some people believe can cure certain illnesses.
About 100 species of sharks and rays are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora(CITES), an agreement between 184 countries to limit sales of wildlife that may be at the risk of dying out. CITES has teams of people who visit ports and fish factories to look for evidence of protected species being illegally caught and sold. The idea is to punish those responsible and stop it from happening, but finding evidence is difficult. If a fish is already cut up and ready for sale, it’s hard to tell which species it was. Often, fish are sold before inspectors arrive.
Scientists have come up with a process that analyzes “fish dust”-tiny traces of fish that get left on the floor at ports and factories, even after the fish are no longer there. Using a process called metabarcoding(宏条形码技术), they examine the chemical that carries all the information about a living thing’s body and characteristics in the dust and can tell if it is from a protected species.
The scientists tested the method in Indonesia, where many sharks and rays are caught and sold. They studied dust from seven sites and found evidence of 61 species of sharks and rays. More than 80% of them were CITES-protected species. Dr. Andhika Prasetyo, the scientist who led the research, hopes the new method will be helpful in protecting endangered sea life.
【1】Why is dusting crime scenes mentioned in paragraph 1?
A．To discuss overfishing in a broader context.
B．To introduce the initial purpose of the passage.
C．To bring forth something new with the familiar.
D．To show the difference between two professions.
【2】What is paragraph 3 of the text mainly about?
A．The risk in saving wildlife and the opportunity to seize.
B．The mission of CITES and the trouble inspectors confront.
C．The number of endangered species and the way to save them.
D．The agreement made by countries and the responsibility each carries.
【3】How does the metabarcoding process work?
A．It scans the body of a fish to confirm its killer.
B．It guides the investigators to the remains of a fish.
C．It turns a fish into the dust and test its characteristics.
D．It identifies a fish by studying the chemical in the dust.
【4】What does the test in Indonesia indicate?
A．The evidence collected belong to over 61 species.
B．Scientists in Indonesia will carry out further studies
C．The dusting method is promising in protecting sea life.
D．More than 80% of sharks and rays have been in danger.
22、There is an old Chinese proverb that states “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.” and this is how it should be with mothers and daughters. The relationship between a mother and a daughter is sometimes confusing. The relationship can be similar to friendship. However, the mother and daughter relationship has unique characteristics that distinguish it from a friendship. These characteristics include a hierarchy(等级)of responsibilities and unconditional love, which preclude mothers and daughters from being best friends.
Marina, 27 years old, said, “I love spending time with my mom, but I wouldn’t consider her my best friend. Best friends don’t pay for your wedding. Best friends don’t remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life! Best friends don’t tell you how wise they are because they have been living at least 20 years longer than you.”
This doesn’t mean that the mother and daughter relationship can’t be very close and satisfying. This generation of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in common, which increases the likelihood of shared companionship. Mothers and daughter shave always shared the common experience of being homemakers, responsible for maintaining and passing on family values and traditions. Today contemporary mothers and daughters also share the experience of work and technology, which may bring them even closer together.
Best friends may or may not continue to be best friends, but for better or worse, the mother and daughter relationship is permanent, even if for some unfortunate reason they aren’t speaking. Sometimes this is not an equal relationship. Daughters don’t always feel responsible for their mother’s emotional well-being. But mothers never stop being mothers, which includes frequently wanting to protect their daughters and often feeling responsible for their happiness. The mother and daughter relationship is a relationship that is not replaceable by any other. Mothers always “trump” friends.
【1】What does the underlined word “preclude” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Differ.
B．Benefit.
C．Prevent.
D．Change.
【2】What can we learn from what Marina said?
A．Her mother is anything but her best friend.
B．Best friends will not remind her of important issues in life.
C．Her mother is wiser on account of her age.
D．Best friends will not spend money on her wedding.
【3】Why can a mother and a daughter build a closer relationship according to Paragraph 3?
A．Because they share advanced technology with each other.
B．Because they work together to support the whole family.
C．Because they experience the same values and traditions.
D．Because they have common experience in life and work.
【4】What do we know from the text?
A．A mother-daughter relationship can be replaced by friendship.
B．A mother’s love brings her and her daughter a close friendship.
C．It’s impossible for Marina to develop relationship with her mother.
D．A mother-daughter relationship goes beyond best friendship.
【5】What is the best title for the passage?
A．How to Be a Good Mother and Daughter
B．Generation Gap between Mother and Daughter
C．Can a Mother Be a Daughter’s Best Friend?
D．Daughters Be Independent from Mothers
23、Three boys and three girls boarded a bus to Lauderdale, Florida, dreaming of golden beaches. When the bus passed through New Jersey, they began to notice Vingo, who sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit.
Deep into the night, the bus pulled into Howard Johnson Restaurant, and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat, and the young people began to wonder: perhaps he was a sea captain, a runaway from his wife, an old soldier going home.
Shortly after a snack, they went back to the bus and one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.
After a while, slowly and painfully, he told his story. He had been in prison in New York for the past four years. Last week he was released from imprisonment and now going home.
“When in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, she could just forget me; I’d understand. We used to live in Brunswick, and there’s a big oak tree just as you come into town. Last week, I wrote her again. I told her that if she’d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I’d get off and come home. If she didn’t want me, forget it and I’d go on through.”
She told the others, and soon all of them were in it, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and crying, doing small dances of joy. The oak tree was covered with yellow handkerchiefs, 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, a tree that stood like small flags of welcome flying in the wind. As the young people shouted, Vingo rose and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.
【1】What attracted the six young people when their bus passed through New Jersey?
A. The Howard Johnson Restaurant.
B. A silent man.
C. Golden beaches.
D. A well-dressed man
【2】The young people on the bus try to imagine Vingo may be a person EXCEPT_________.
A. a sea captain
B. an old soldier going home
C. an old soldier going home
D. a prisoner escaping from prison
【3】Vingo wrote a letter to his wife again last week to ________.
A. ask for her forgiveness
B. beg her to allow him back home
C. tie a yellow handkerchief to the oak tree
D. make sure if she was still in love with him
【4】Why did all the young people shout with joy when they arrived in Brunswick?
A. They were approaching their destination.
B. They were surprised to see so many welcoming people.
C. They were sure that Vingo’s wife was expecting him home.
D. The oak tree was still standing there welcoming Vingo back home.
【5】What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Going home
B. Vingo and his wife
C. Yellow handkerchiefs
D. The relationship between Vingo and the young people
24、There’s more information out about the results of Finland’s much-watched basic income experiment, and it should prove particularly interesting to policymakers around the world who are considering introducing such a system.
The idea of a basic income involves giving citizens a fixed amount of money for nothing. Finland ran an experiment with two thousand unemployed people through 2017 and 2018, and its Labour Institute for Economic Research (Kela) started reporting on the results in February.
In its first report, Kela said the basic income didn't much affect the amount of work that the subjects picked up during the experiment, but it did make them feel more confident about their ability to find work.
On Thursday, Kela released further results, noting that survey respondents felt less stressed about their finances and more in control of their lives but also that the basic income appeared to change the way they felt about society.
Here’s where it gets interesting for policymakers. According to Kela, “Respondents who received a basic income had more trust in other people and in public institutions politicians, political parties, police and the courts than members of the control group.”
The idea of basic income has gained attention in recent years, largely due to fears over automation’s effect on employment. In the US, a universal basic income is one of the core proposals of 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who insisted that it would not make people lazier. The Finnish results seem to back him up on that. In India, the Congress party is promising basic income for 250 million of India’s poorest people. The UK’s Labour Party is also warming to the idea, and plans to add a basic income to its next campaign.
【1】Which country has already tried the basic income experiment?
A．The US.
B．The UK.
C．Finland.
D．India.
【2】What did Kela’s initial report say about the experiment?
A．It reduced people’s willingness to work.
B．It made people more confident to find jobs.
C．It increased people’s trust in public institutions.
D．It helped people have more control in their lives.
【3】What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．The political trends in rich countries.
B．The harmful effects of automation.
C．The acceptance of the idea of basic income.
D．The benefits of a universal basic income.
【4】From which is the text probably taken?
A．A newspaper.
B．A science fiction.
C．A textbook.
D．A lab report.
25、Plant a Row for the Hungry
It was a cold night and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs:＂Don't give money to beggars." So I _______ my head and kept walking.
I wasn't _______for a reply, but with submission, he said, "I really am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me _______!"But I kept on walking.
The_______bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have _______ me to hand over a buck or two even if he had been_______. On a freezing night I assumed the _______of a fellow human being.
On the flight back home, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to explain my _______to help by assuming government agencies, churches and charities were there to_______him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to ________
One day, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News as usual. Out of the blue, an idea ________my mind. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens dedicated to the ________?
We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to ________.As more and more people started ________the Plant a Row for the Hungry concept, new ways and variations________ up, if you will pardon the pun (双关语）。Today, the program continues to flourish and ________ flowers for the spirit, and comfort for my________.
I am shocked that millions of Americans are________by hunger. If every gardener in America plants one row for the hungry, we can make a________in the number of neighbors who don't have enough to eat. Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty about________ a hungry man I could have helped.
【1】A.nodded B.shook C.turned D.lowered
【2】A.intended B.meant C.motivated D.prepared
【3】A.eat B.shop C.live D.drink
【4】A.accident B.situation C.incident D.condition
【5】A.pleased B.confused C.saved D.killed
【6】A.starving B.lying C.begging D.watching
【7】A.best B.better C.worst D.worse
【8】A.failure B.responsibility C.hope D.willingness
【9】A.adopt B.feed C.house D.free
【10】A.churches B.charities C.beggars D.readers
【11】A.caught B.crossed C.changed D.slipped
【12】A.hungry B.homeless C.poor D.generous
【13】A.show up B.take up C.show off D.take off
【14】A.paying for B.working with C.advertising for D.messing with
【15】A.sped B.showed C.cropped D.broke
【16】A.grow B.increase C.decline D.appear
【17】A.conscience B.explanation C.assumption D.dedication
【18】A.ruined B.infected C.threatened D.depressed
【19】A.sense B.link C.difference D.leap
【20】A.supporting B.discouraging C.abusing D.abandoning
26、你校英文广播栏目举办“我最钦佩的名人”征文活动，请你按要求写一篇短文。征文要求：
1.他或她的生平简介；
2.你钦佩他或她的原因。
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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