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1、Sometimes I think it would be an excellent rule to live each day _____ we should die tomorrow.
A. even though B. now that
C. as if D. so that
2、 Mother gave me 2000 Yuan, most of _______ used for my school fees.
A. them were B. those were
C. that was D. which was
3、Chatting online can be ________ fun, but kids must be sure they stay safe on ________ web.
A. /; a B. a; the
C. /; the D. a; a
4、 ________ the circumstances, it seemed better not to tell him about the accident.
A．Without
B．Under
C．Of
D．For
5、Nowadays students go to key universities just for a formal ________，which may help them hunt for a good job in the future.
A．conservation
B．preparation
C．graduation
D．qualification
6、 Don’t be discouraged. ______ things as they are and you will enjoy every day of your life.
A. Take B. To take C. Taking D. Taken
7、My daughter prefers when she is free.
A. to compose music rather than doing sports
B. to compose music rather than do sports
C. composing music to do sports
D. composing music than doing sports
8、 --- What do you think of your winning the game?
--- On the one hand, I am proud of it; but on the other hand, I feel I it better.
A.could do B.would do C.could have done D.must have done
9、As the income is increasing, the of family life has been changing over recent years.
A. model B. example
C. pattern D. process
10、Please remind me ________ the date of the meeting.
A．of
B．on
C．in
D．at
11、In the investigation, many men still have difficulty _________ a woman as a business partner.
A．accept
B．accepting
C．accepted
D．to accept
12、________ trade and investment cooperation between China and Canada, culture exchange is also expected to increase.
A．In terms of
B．In addition to
C．In view of
D．In spite of
13、Mr. White ________ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t show up.
A．should have arrived
B．should arrive
C．should be arriving
D．arrived
14、Lily’s mother bought her a pet dog as a birthday present.
A．主+系+表
B．主+谓+宾+宾补
C．主+谓+间宾+直宾
D．主+谓+直宾+间宾
15、Nowadays, when people talk about magicians, the first one ________ comes into their mind is Liu Qian.
A.whom B.which C.that D.what
16、Well located______ the main shopping mall and the cinema, this new hotel is quite popular _____a staff of 300 workers.
A.in; with B.for, in C.for; with D.at; on
17、Damage ________ by the big fire, which ________ in Shanghai last Sunday, is ________ at about 500 million yuan.
A．caused; broke away; cost
B．caused; broke out; assessed
C．being caused; broke away; accessed
D．being caused, broke out; acquired
18、Nearly all educators believe that a challenging situation can often ______ the best qualities of a person.
A. cheer up B. take over
C. bring out D. put away
19、I am very tired and don’t feel like _________ anything at the moment.
A．eat
B．eating
C．to eat
D．eaten
20、---Should I take this course?
---_______.I don’t know much about it.
A. It’s OK B. That’s not the point
C. It’s up to you D. I agree absolutely
21、We know that China is the largest and fastest-growing consumer market in the world. What is less well understood are the forces that shape consumerism in the world’s most populous country. In my view, there are some social and cultural aspects at play that drive consumer spending.
Consumerism is related to freedom. To have a choice means to have consumer choice. You are what you consume. Consumption is an expression of self. It allows you to explore the world through its products, to experiment with lifestyle choices, and to do so safely and anonymously（匿名）. You might never get to France, but you can try French wine. California might be far, but you can go to Shanghai Disneyland. Indeed, the enthusiasm for choice is reflected in the enthusiasm Chinese consumers have for online shopping.
Consumerism is a statement of success. American economist Thorstein Veblen popularized the concept of “conspicuous consumption”. When consumption is no longer driven only by need, it becomes a way of making a statement that you have disposable（可自由支配的）income and you can ---at least in certain respects---enjoy life on your terms. Simple pleasures---a pair of shoes, a smartphone, designer clothing --- become statements of personal identity.
The collective experience is focused. We like participating in group events. FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out, goes beyond cultures. But I suspect this trend is stronger in China than in the West because Confucian culture does not celebrate outsiders as the West’s culture does. Social media reinforce（强化）this collective pattern so that shopping and dining are shared experiences. Opinions are crowd-sourced. And the merchants reinforce this pattern by supporting holiday sales, group buying, and other promotions.
Successful brands in China are able to handle most or all of the above considerations. The consumer must not only be delighted with your product. The journey of the consumer must also respect these socio-cultural aspects.
【1】What’s mainly talked about in the passage?
A．Chinese are growing wealthier.
B．China’s fast-growing market economy.
C．Chinese socio-cultural influences on consumerism.
D．Chinese consumers’ preference for quality rather than quantity.
【2】What does Paragraph 2 focus on ?
A．Shopping online is a new experience.
B．Consumption can be a reflection of freedom.
C．Foreign products can be purchased in China.
D．Shopping around the world is a favorable choice.
【3】What do the underlined words “conspicuous consumption” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．The ability to cover one’s real need in daily life.
B．Spending money in order to keep up with others.
C．The purchase of expensive items to display status.
D．Buying plenty of goods and delivering them to others.
【4】Why does the author suspect FOMO is stronger in China?
A．Social media play a bigger role in their lives.
B．Following the trend is what people like better.
C．Chinese people have less contact with the strangers.
D．Confucian culture is less likely to appreciate outsiders.
22、 It often seems that some people possess superhuman eating powers, allowing them to eat an entire pizza while remaining slim. Others only eat a slice but gain five pounds. Now one doctor says there' s evidence that genetics could be behind some of these differences. Regardless of how much you eat, your weight may be out of control.
Vann Bennett, a biochemist at Duke University and his team led a new study and discovered why this happens. They engineered mice to have several common modifications of the gene found in humans. They observed that mice who had mutations of ankyrin-B(锚蛋白B的变异) took more glucose(葡萄糖) into their fat cells, which in turn made more fat. Typically, the cell membrane( 膜) acts as a barrier to prevent glucose from entering these cells ; the change kept the gate open. The change may serve a useful purpose. “ Probably this is not always a bad thing,” Bennett told Newsweek. “It could help people survive hunger in the past. But today we have so much food that it probably is a bad thing.”
Dieters have long been told to watch their calories and exercise more, but this new finding suggests that a common approach doesn't work for everyone. Our metabolism( 新陈代谢) naturally slows with age, making it harder to maintain the weight of our 30-year-old selves when we' re 50. Now add an uncontrollable ankyrin-B gene, and it may seem impossible to stay slim.
The mice in the study gained more weight when on high-fat diets. Despite being studied in mice, the researchers believe further research on this gene could potentially create a field of customized diets and health plans based on genetics. Bennett imagines such assessments being performed at birth one day. For now, disappointed dieters can take comfort with one saying: It's not you, it's your genes.
【1】How did a mouse gain weight with mutations of ankyrin-B?
A.The ankyrin-B could make the mouse eat more.
B.The fat cells in the mouse would take more glucose to create more fat.
C.The glucose could function as a barrier to prevent the fat from reducing.
D.The cell membrane in the mouse could open the gate of fat into the mouse.
【2】What was the effect of the change in the past in paragraph 2?
A.It could help people to avoid fat food.
B.It could help people to absorb more nutrition.
C.It could help people to get through the starvation.
D.It could help people to enjoy more delicious snacks.
【3】Why is it more difficult to stay slim when we are older?
A.Because we all lack exercise. B.Because we have ankyrin-B genes.
C.Because we watch our calories less. D.Because our metabolism weakens.
【4】What can be expected from further research?
A.It may help people to maintain the weight.
B.It may provide more comfort for the depressed dieters.
C.It may change many new-born babies’ gene arrangement.
D.It may present human beings with a series of health plans.
23、After finishing his dinner, Lin Xu opened a WeChat mini-program called "Clear Plate" on his phone and took picture of the empty plates. He was then awarded 157 credit points after the image was uploaded and recognized by artificial intelligence.
“Users of the app can use their credit to buy gifts, such as books and cellphones to purchase charity meals donated to children in poor rural areas,” Lin said.
A nationwide "Clear Your Plate" campaign is gaining steam online. Efforts to stop food waste and promote thrift are also being made by restaurants that have been urged to create an environment in which consumers are reminded not to waste food. They are also encouraged to offer different portion sizes so that customers can have more choices.
The “Clear Plate” mini-program has become popular among young Chinese and currently has nearly 1 million users.
Liu Jichen, founder of the startup that developed the app, said that the idea popped up at a dinner in 2017, when Liu found that a restaurant would give diners who polished off their food a card and offer small gifts after a certain number of cards had been collected.
“Such an idea can be realized online,” Liu said. He formed a team to work on the project.
Yet it was quite challenge for the AI system to identify whether the uploaded photos showed empty plates.
To make the AI system smarter, Liu and his team, assisted by more than 1,000 others, spent half a year collecting over 100, 000 samples in canteens and restaurants across the country and used the data to train neural network. Dozens of enterprises, institutions and restaurants have contacted the startup to cooperate on the project.
Through the visualized mini-program, people can clearly see the good results of saving food, which will effectively reduce waste, he noted. "We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation, encouraging them to carry out the virtue of cherishing food and developing the habit of thrift, " Liu said
【1】What is the main function of the APP "Clear Plate?
A．Awarding credit points.
B．Giving charity meals.
C．Showing the empty plates.
D．Encouraging saving food.
【2】How is the "Clear Your Plate" campaign carried out?
A．Customers wasting food are punished.
B．People join in it on mini-program.
C．Restaurants limit customers' choices.
D．People are encouraged to buy gifts.
【3】What was the most difficult when the app was created?
A．Getting other people to cooperate with the team.
B．Collecting samples in canteens and restaurants.
C．Ensuring the app to recognize empty plates.
D．Finding people to fund the app.
【4】What is the purpose of the writing?
A．To introduce an app.
B．To promote saving food.
C．To praise a startup founder.
D．To raise fund for poor children.
24、 Parents And Children Together provides afterschool drop-in centers for children aged 7-15 who live in and around two public housing complexes, Kuhio Park Terrace and Puuwai Momi in Halawa. These programs promote the development of healthy children, families and community with an abundance of positive experiences for children and family members including educational, recreational, community building and support services. Services, activities hours may vary by site.
Educational Activities
All children are encouraged to show progress in school through Power Hour educational activities. Activities include homework help, encouragement and management.
The centers offer a computer lab and Internet access. Special training and projects are offered for children who wish to learn programming skills.
Students may participate in special reading and STEM projects offered throughout the year.
Sports and Recreational Activities
Children may watch videos, cook, sing, dance, listen to music and enjoy many relaxing activities with partners. Videos, video games, board games and football are available.
Organized outdoor activities and sports are offered, weather permitting.
Community Services
Children may participate in special projects to make positive contributions to our community such as:
Wall painting
Park, beach and road clean-ups
Youth Development and Skill Building
All teen center activities are designed to promote the growth and development of our children. Leadership skills, self-understanding and life skills are included at the centers.
Parent/Family/Participation
Parents and family members are encouraged to be a part of program activities. Specific activities for parents and family members include:
Game nights
Education sessions
Come to these activities and bring your family!
【1】What can children gain from Power Hour educational activities?
A．The help with homework.
B．Improved cooking skills.
C．Ways to repair computers.
D．Music composition skills.
【2】What are children allowed to do to make a difference to their community?
A．Build up Internet access around
B．Paint roads in the neighborhood.
C．Do cleaning in neighborhood parks.
D．Clean all the neighborhood walls
【3】Which of the following activities is designed for parents?
A．Programming training.
B．Community services
C．Beach sightseeing
D．Education sessions
25、When I was having my coffee at a restaurant last week, a cockroach (蟑螂) suddenly came from somewhere and sat on one lady. She started screaming out of fear. With a panic stricken face and ______ voice, she started jumping, with both her hands ______ trying to get rid of the cockroach. Her ______ was spreading, as everyone in her group ______ got panicky. The lady finally ______ to drive the cockroach away but ... it landed on ______ lady in the group. Now, it was the ______ of the other lady in the group to continue the performance.
The waiter ______ forward to their rescue．In the ______ of throwing，the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. He stood ______, calmed himself and observed the ______ of the cockroach on his shirt．When he was ______ enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant.
Slowly drinking my coffee and ______ the amusement, my mind picked up a few thoughts and started ______: was the cockroach responsible for their behavior? If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? He handled it near to ______, without any chaos. It was not the cockroach, ______ the inability of those people to handle the ______ caused by the cockroach, that disturbed the ladies.
Many such things happen in my life. More than the problem itself, it’s my reaction ______ a problem that creates ______ in my life. I understood a lesson from the waiter how to ______ to a challenge; when faced with tough times, stay calm and save a situation from going out of control and you can find solutions.
【1】A. low B. deep C. attracting D. trembling
【2】A. flexibly B. extremely C. desperately D. purposely
【3】A. expression B. reaction C. voice D. thought
【4】A. also B. even C. ever D. further
【5】A. managed B. hoped C. offered D. demanded
【6】A. one B. another C. the other D. the one
【7】A. time B. duty C. turn D. intention
【8】A. put B. 1eaned C. 1ooked D. rushed
【9】A. face B. case C. way D. relay
【10】A. up B. straight C. firm D. close
【11】A. eyes B. legs C. existence D. behavior
【12】A. confident B. calm C. patient D. comfortable
【13】A. introducing B. watching C. finding D. exploring
【14】A. questioning B. asking C. arguing D. wondering
【15】A. success B. satisfaction C. perfection D. truth
【16】A. or B. but C. though D. and
【17】A. condition B. state C. anger D. disturbance
【18】A. to B. of C. on D. for
【19】A. delights B. chaos C. opportunities D. quarrels
【20】A. agree B. 1isten C. respond D. refer
26、假定你是李华，你校近期要举行第一届校园艺术节，请你以组织者的身份邀请好友Steve来参加艺术节，内容包括:
1. 活动时间、地点；
2. 活动目的、主题、内容等；
3. 表达期待。
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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