1、Our school holds seminars for students at regular intervals ______ the potential of their future is explored.
A.when
B.where
C.that
D.who
2、John suggests __________ swimming tomorrow.
A. going B. to go
C. we will go D. we going
3、After two years’ research, we now have a _______ better understanding of the disease.
A. very B. far C. fairly D. quite
4、With a lot of problems , the newly-elected president is having a hard time.
A. settled B. settling
C. to settle D. being settled
5、Recently, there a boom in population movements.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
6、—They have little time to do after-school activities, ________?
—__________. They are all busy preparing for the exam.
A.do they; Yes
B.do they; No
C.don’t they; Yes
D.don’t they; No
7、Life is full of ups and downs. ________ that we are optimistic and take a positive attitude, we will be more likely to enjoy our life to the fullest.
A. Concerned B. Provided C. Considering D. Concerning
8、At present, two mobile cabin hospitals have been built in the region, ______ more patients to be treated.
A.to allow B.allowed C.allowing D.having allowed
9、The Belt and Road is a new force of promoting the development of the world economy, ________ that will further push China's opening-up.
A. the one B. one
C. ones D. the ones
10、A few minutes ______ the earthquake lasted, the whole village was left ______, with thousands of people killed, ______ or homeless.
A.although, ruining, damaged B.as, in ruins, injured
C.though, a ruin, destroyed D.while, ruined, wounded
11、A: The research on the new virus vaccine is challenging and demanding. Who do you think can do the job?
B: ______ my students have a try?
A.Shall B.Must C.Will D.May
12、We agreed to accepted ______ they thought was the best tourist guide.
A. whatever B. anyone C. whichever D. Whoever
13、The captain commanded every sailor________ at once to pump water out of the ship.
A.come
B.comes
C.came
D.coming
14、It was announced that only after the candidates’ papers were collected _____to leave the room.
A. had they been permitted B. would they be permitted
C. that they would be permitted D. that they had been permitted
15、Some students even don’t know that by helping a partner cheat in a test they may _____ with the same punishment.
A.come up B.end up C.put up D.catch up
16、Rather than____a bike in the freezing weather she preferred____on a crowded bus.
A. to take; to ride B. to take; ride C. ride; to ride D. ride; ride
17、George returned after the war, only _____ that his wife had left him.
A.finding
B.to find
C.being found
D.to have found
18、Listening to loud music at live rock concerts ________ caused hearing loss in some teenagers.
A.are
B.is
C.have
D.has
19、I read about the two stories in some book or other. Does it matter ________ it was?
A.where
B.what
C.how
D.which
20、In the detective TV series The Longest Day in Chang’an, the whole story during 24 hours of the Lantern Festival.
A.takes place B.takes off C.takes away
21、
8:30 PM
Outlook
Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up to date with all that’s new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine.
9:00 PM
Discovery
When a 10 -year –old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year- old plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius come from? Is it all in the genes or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do ? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University will help you discover the answer.
10:00 PM
Science/Health
Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight-loss exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category. This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what’s achieved with Hypertension drugs.
【1】 From Outlook, you can get a great deal of information about _____________.
A. famous stars B. story tellers
C. film companies D. music fans
【2】 Who will be most probably interested in Discovery?
A. Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine.
B. Children who are good at mathematics.
C. Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein.
D. Children who are interested in playing chess.
【3】According to the third text, which of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drug?
A. Low-salt and low –fat food.
B. Loss of thirteen pounds in weight
C. Six months of exercise without drugs.
D. Exercise plus a healthy diet.
22、 We now think that chocolate is sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it’s an ingredient(构成部分)in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called Mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.
Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.
The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink.
When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao, too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion.
In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.
Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are the chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.
【1】It was _______ that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao.
A. the Spaniards B. the people in England
C. the owner of a chocolate factory D. the workers in the chocolate factory
【2】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The word “chocolate” comes from a Mexican word.
B. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them.
C. Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste.
D. Nobody had the idea of adding sugar until the sixteenth century.
【3】The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because ________.
A. it cured man’s diseases B. it was good for digestion
C. it was strong and bitter D. it was a kind of drink for good health
【4】Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?
a. The Spaniards started drinking cacao.
b. A factory mixed milk and chocolate together.
c. It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao.
d. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.
e. A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.
A. a-c-d-e-b B. a-c-b-e-d
C. a-c-e-b-d D. d-e-a-c-b
23、Battling Perfectionism
When Benjamin Cherkasy was in eighth grade,he quit the swim team. It was not because he lacked the passion;he just couldn’t accept failures in matches. “I’m not Michael Phelps,why am I even on the team?”he said.
A US therapist(治疗专家)who researches perfectionism at Northwestern University realized years later what had happened. Cherkasy’s perfectionism was creating unrealistic standards. Unable to meet them,he quit.
“My perfectionism brought about very high expectations,and that caused real suffering,”he said.
Cherkasy is not alone in feeling that perfectionism can cause anxiety. So many millennials(千禧一代)suffer from the ills of perfectionism that psychologists are issuing warnings and schools are emphasizing the need to accept failure.
Northwestern had held several seminars that offered tips on how students could deal with a perfectionism problem.
Jessica Rohlfing Pryor,a psychologist leading the events,said every generation is a sponge(海绵)for the messages it receives.
“Millennials,more than any other generation in American society,are receiving clear messages around achieving. ”she said. “There’s an absence of messaging that trying your hardest is still OK. ”
The American Psychological Association also found out that recent generations of college students have reported higher levels of perfectionism than earlier generations.
This“desire to achieve along with being overly critical of oneself and others”affects young people’s mental health,according to its research,which analyzed data from over 40,000 college students.
Researchers noted that social media adds comparative pressure,along with the drive to earn money and achieve career goals. Perfectionists often create even higher goals,which can lead to a higher risk of failure.
In college,Cherkasy found himself surrounded by so many intelligent people that he felt he should have been achieving a higher level than he was. “It makes you feel kind of crazy,”he said.
This type of thinking can lead people to putting in less effort,which,as they fall behind,can create more anxiety. “It makes people feel kind of isolated. ”And that,Cherkasy added,”can cause students to drift away from(与…疏离)their schoo1. ”
Northwestern is not the only school eager to help students.
Brown University includes perfectionism in its counseling services,asking students if they ever feel that what they accomplish isn’t good enough.
【1】Why did Cherkasy leave the swim team in eighth grade?
A.He couldn’t reach the goal he set for himself.
B.He always did poorly in swimming competitions.
C.He needed more time to study.
D.He found he didn’t have any passion for swimming.
【2】Which of the following would Pryor probably not agree with?
A.Young generations should learn to accept failure.
B.Young people should accept being imperfect of themselves.
C.Individuals and society will benefit from perfectionism.
D.Millennials are eager to work hard to get perfection.
【3】What did the American Psychological Association discover?
A.Social media users were more likely to be perfectionists.
B.Perfectionism could have a negative impact on physical health.
C.College students suffer more perfectionism problems than ever.
D.Few universities offered help to students with mental problems.
【4】The author describes Cherkasy’s experience in college mainly to show____.
A.the pressure college students experience
B.the harm of being a perfectionist
C.the effect of isolation on perfectionists
D.the challenges underachievers have to overcome
24、My 12-year-old niece was staying with us for a couple of days. She was remembering some acts of kindness that we did together when she was less than five years old. We talked about how so much had changed. and with the outbreak of COVID-19, how difficult it would be to do so many of those things, especially when it comes to strangers.
The next day, I needed something from the downtown area and happened to take her with me. As we walked around on the street, we heard a beautiful male voice singing a very soulful song. We tuned around to see a middle-aged man sitting on a street comer with his guitar. A couple were sitting on a bench nearby and listening to his music.
After getting a few things done, we happened to sit at an outdoor dining restaurant across from him on the other side of the street. My niece was learning how to sing herself, and she kept smiling and saying how wonderful his singing was. Seeing how moved she was by his music, at the end of our meal, I gave her a ten-dollar bill and asked her to walk across the street and put it in his bowl.
She was a little surprised. “Really? ” she asked with bright eyes. I nodded. So she headed over and as she approached, the man was just finishing a song and started talking to her, and they ended up having a sweet conversation. She told him how touched she was by his music, and he ended up telling her that she made his day. As she was excitedly repeating the conversation back to me, she mentioned, “He didn’t even know how much it was. He was just thankful that someone was enjoying his music. ”
【1】What did the author and her niece do in the first paragraph?
A.They thought back to the past.
B.They decided to do good deeds outside.
C.They made a plan for going downtown.
D.They talked about meeting more strangers.
【2】What caught the author and her niece’s attention on the street?
A.A man’s guitar.
B.An outdoor dining restaurant.
C.A couple sitting nearby.
D.A charming male voice.
【3】What did the author want her niece to do?
A.Talk with the man.
B.Praise the man.
C.Learn music from the man.
D.Offer some financial help to the man.
【4】What do we know from the meeting of the man and the author’s niece?
A.They shared singing skills.
B.They felt grateful to each other.
C.The man took pride in his singing.
D.The girl introduced the author to the man.
25、 Long time ago, there was an old beggar(乞丐) in England. One day, he went to the village and ______ at the door of a rich man to beg for ______. This was a big house and in the room were lots of bags full of rice. The ______ of the house was a miser(吝啬鬼) and he was known for never ______ anyone. The beggar knew what kind of ______ the miser was, but when the door was opened, the beggar ______ asked, “Will you give me a bit of butter or milk?”
The miser said impatiently, “No! ______ at once!”
“Perhaps you can sweep out for me a bit of grain or beans,” the ______ beggar continued.
“There is nothing in my ______!” shouted the miser.
“How about a little bit of bread?” the beggar ______, “I will be very thankful if you can give me only a mouthful of food.”
“I do not have any ______!” said the miser.
“How about some water? I’m really ______.”
“I don’t have water. Go away at once!”
The beggar then said ______ to the miser, “My friend, why are you here now? You should go to some kind-hearted people to ______ for food because you are ______ than anybody else.”
The miser in this ______ is really wealthy in a material sense, but he is extremely poor in a moral sense(道德意识). Rich people without ______ are not welcome in the society. They are likely to ______ temporary(暂时的) wealth but not everlasting wealth. So at the same time we ______ our stomach, do not ______ to feed our spirit.
【1】A.rushed B.knocked C.smiled D.pointed
【2】A.food B.money C.clothes D.books
【3】A.neighbor B.waiter C.owner D.worker
【4】A.remembering B.visiting C.calling D.helping
【5】A.partner B.person C.enemy D.student
【6】A.still B.also C.even D.never
【7】A.Watch out B.Come in C.Go away D.Stand up
【8】A.strong B.clever C.rude D.hungry
【9】A.mind B.house C.village D.factory
【10】A.insisted B.nodded C.explained D.advised
【11】A.cakes B.bread C.noodles D.eggs
【12】A.sick B.angry C.thirsty D.lonely
【13】A.carefully B.happily C.quickly D.sadly
【14】A.beg B.wait C.run D.act
【15】A.thinner B.poorer C.taller D.wiser
【16】A.play B.song C.story D.letter
【17】A.kindness B.interest C.mistakes D.knowledge
【18】A.waste B.bring C.get D.send
【19】A.carry B.cover C.watch D.feed
【20】A.expected B.begin C.ask D.forget
26、某国际中学下周六下午将要举行英语文化节,主题为“西方节日文化”。假如你是学生会主席李华,请你根据下列要点写一则英语书面通知。
1.时间和地点;
2.活动内容;
3.欢迎大家参加。
注意:
1.次数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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