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1、Had we made a better preparation for this exam, we ______ not come across so many difficulties now.
A．can
B．would
C．will
D．may
2、The children ________ themselves by playing hide-and-seek games.
A.announced B.advanced C.agreed D.amused
3、The________ people take to cloning varies widely from country to country.
A．attitude
B．advantage
C．pride
D．part
4、—Is nobody else going to_____?
—3.5 million $!
A.bid B.charge C.bargain D.evaluate
5、Actually, I preferred doing nothing to ________ at home reading.
A．stay
B．stayed
C．have stayed
D．staying
6、________ his accent, we know that he is from the south.
A．Judging from
B．Judging with
C．Judged by
D．Judged from
7、 says that school years are the best time of one’s life is probably an adult - one who’s forgotten the hard work of being at school.
A. Whatever B. Whichever
C. Whomever D. Whoever
8、He _____ with English grammar every night over the last three months.
A. struggles B. struggled
C. has been struggling D. had been struggling
9、Officials __________ the department say the system is now running extremely smoothly.
A.in charge of B.in need of C.in honor of D.in search of
10、Half of the class done most of the work. The left rather difficult.
A. has; is B. have; is C. have; are
11、I ______ him the money but he didn’t tell me he needed it．
A．should have lent B．must have lent
C．need have lent D．could have lent
12、Sometimes things don’t ________ the way we think they are going to, and the ending is often quite surprising.
A．turn out
B．turn up
C．turn down
D．turn to
13、The old professor insisted that the problem requiring paying attention to .
A．was discussed
B．would be discussed
C．be discussed
D．being discussed
14、--Haven’t seen you for ages! Do you still work in Guangzhou?
---______. It’s two years since I worked there.
A．Yes, I have
B．Yes, I do
C．No, I haven’t
D．No, I don’t
15、 Part of the reason Charles Dickens loved his own novel, David Copperfield, was ________ it was rather closely modeled on his own life.(2010·北京)
A．what
B．that
C．why
D．whether
16、You ______ pay too much attention to your reading skills, as they are so important.
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
17、 Many young ladies in the street have __________ their summer dresses in late spring．
A． put out B． brought out
C． stood out D． picked out
18、------ How did you find your visit to the museum?
------ I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was ______ than I expected.
A. far more interesting B. even much interesting
C. so more interesting D. a lot much interesting
19、The school offers many _____ activities for the local students.
A. infectious B. recreational
C. fragile D. vocational
20、His dream of retiring in England ended finally because he hadn’t _________ his poor ability to adapt to the changeable cold weather there.
A. stood for B. settled for C. allowed for D. answered for
21、 Words and the way we use them offer a rare window on social and cultural trends. Kory Stamper and Peter Sokolowski know that better than most.
The Merriam-Webster(韦氏词典) lexicographers(词典编纂者) are part of a team that edits the dictionary. In a recent interview, Sokolowski and Stamper talked about their job and what the way we use words says about us collectively.
So to know more about them, observers of the language, maybe we should start with some background.
What is a lexicographer?
Sokolowski: A lexicographer is a person who writes or edits a dictionary. The job of a dictionary editor is to prepare and present research about language. One of our former editors-in- chief said, “Tell the truth about words,” and that sums it up for me.
What do you guys do all day?
Stamper: The two main duties of a lexicographer are reading and defining. We read everything: books, journals, blogs, phone books, take-out menus, and so on. What we’re looking for are words that catch our eye. We record the context of these words and information about the sources. Those records are added to a database, and they are the raw material we use in writing definitions.
When we are writing or revising a dictionary, most of our time is spent defining. We define a word according to how it is used in the recorded context, deciding whether the usage has been covered by our dictionary. Once this is done, you look at the new words and new senses and draft a definition.
Drafting definitions requires some training, some experience and a lot of concentration. It’s very, very quiet on the editorial floor.
How closely do the most looked-up words on your online dictionary seem to be related to the news or trends?
Stamper: When our dictionary went online back in 1996, we could see for the first time which were the most looked-up words in English: Affect, effect and ubiquitous were the top words. It was fascinating to us—dictionary editors spend so much time writing definitions but never could have known if anyone ever read them. We could follow what people were thinking about according to what words they were looking up. Thanks to our online dictionary, we had data.
【1】What do lexicographers do?
A.They collect as many words as they can and edit them into a dictionary.
B.They interview as many people as they can to collect new words.
C.They do research about language and edit the truth about words.
D.They make deep studies of social and cultural trends.
【2】What’s the function of lexicographers’ records during their reading?
A.The records show how large the dictionary is.
B.The records contain what kind of things they read.
C.The records are the main things to add to the database.
D.The records offer the raw material to the editors.
【3】Which of the following is the correct order of a lexicographer defining a word?
a. Write a draft of the definition.
b. Conclude the usage of the word.
c. Pay attention to the new words and new senses.
d. Decide whether the usage has been covered.
A.adbc B.dbac C.bdca D.cbda
【4】What does this passage mainly talk about?
A.Observers of the language. B.Process of making a dictionary.
C.Development of language. D.Experience of editing new words.
22、Weeds (野草) compete for soil nutrients, water, space, and sunlight with the crops farmers grow to help feed people. Now a third-generation weeding robot, armed with lasers (激光) and powered by AI, offers a labor-saving (节省劳力的) device — while also avoiding the need for chemical herbicides (除草剂) .
The Autonomous Weeder by Carbon Robotics can clear 100,000 weeds per hour, and clear 15-20 acres in a single day — numbers that require a person working an entire season to match.
Moving along a row of crops, a battery of twelve cameras scans the ground, identifying weeds through machine-learning and killing them with a CO2 laser. The robot's onboard supercomputer ensures high accuracy with its laser so as to avoid accidentally cutting crops.
“This is one of the most innovative and valuable technologies that I've seen as a farmer,” said James Johnson of Carzalia Farm in a statement, who has used Carbon Robotics' technology on his farm. “I expect the robots to go mainstream because of how effectively they address some of farming's most critical issues, including the overuse of chemicals, process efficiency, and labor. The sky's the limit.”
If a farmer wants to avoid using chemical herbicides, which have flooded nearly every corner of our food and water supply chains with a probable carcinogen (致癌物) , they must find enough unskilled workers to pull weeds manually — a difficult task in the already short market of agricultural labor.
Since it can solve both problems, it's no surprise that the 2021 model of the Autonomous Weeder has already sold out, even considering it is priced at hundreds of “thousands of dollars.”
To make the device more accessible, rent options are available from the company, as they have already made the 2022 models available for preorder.
The weeding method of the robot is organic and in line with sustainable farming practices. Cost-effective weed control is the biggest difficulty of organic farming, and agriculturalists looking to make the change finally have an option to help them get their vegetables out to people.
【1】What can be learned about the third-generation weeding robot?
A．It is CO2-driven.
B．It damages crops by accident.
C．It functions with the help of lasers.
D．It is used to pour chemical herbicides.
【2】What is James Johnson's attitude to the weeding robot?
A．Favorable.
B．Curious.
C．Doubtful.
D．Critical.
【3】Why is the 2021 model of the weeding robot so popular?
A．It can work in different fields.
B．It can increase food production.
C．It is priced low and easy to operate.
D．It is labor saving and protects human health.
【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Organic vegetables enjoy a wide market.
B．The new weeding method is accessible to farmers.
C．The weeding robot helps realize organic farming.
D．Cost control is the biggest problem of organic farming.
23、After entering high school, you must wonder how to study well. Here are some good skills for you.
Go to class
If you want to do well at school, going to class is the first step in studying well. If you miss classes, you will miss what the teacher thinks is important; as a result, you’ll miss what is the most likely to end up on the test. 【1】
Take good notes
Try not to write down everything. 【2】 Write down unfamiliar terms (术语). After class, review your notes as soon as possible. You can fill in details that you missed and review the material while it is still fresh on your mind.
【3】
If you are struggling in class, talk to your teacher. He or she may be able to give you more help before or after class. Most teachers have little sympathy (同情) for students who just become worried about failing during the last few weeks of the grading period.
Take part in class discussions
In order to learn more in class, it is helpful to take part in class discussions. Asking questions and having eye contact with your teachers and classmates can increase your focus during the class discussion. 【4】 This helps you make your point clear in class.
Form study groups
【5】 Make sure that everyone is familiar with the material because you do not want to spend time re-teaching material to people who do not understand it. Be careful! Sometimes group sessions (上课时间) can become chatting sessions.
A．Talk to your teacher if you need help.
B．Don’t be late for your class.
C．Get students together who want to do well in class.
D．All you need is to put down the main points in your own words.
E．If the material is difficult, you’d better read it before class.
F．You should write down all the new terms.
G．So if you want to study well, go to every class.
24、 
Pesticides might just be a bee's worst enemy. They harm their brains, slow down their reproduction, and even kill their buzz. Now it seems they damage their social lives and reduce their ability to care for their young.
While previous studies have shown that commonly used neonicotinoid（新烟碱类）pesticides make bees sick and affect how they search for food and navigate, a new study gives more of an idea of how these chemicals affect the internal workings of a colony（种群）. Studying these effects has proved difficult, so the team employed a new technique. They stuck tiny QR codes to the backs of humblebees and tracked their movements using a robotic camera.
The researchers looked at 12 colonies housed in a lab, giving some the same level of imidacloprid—the world's most commonly used pesticide—that they'd be exposed to in the wild while keeping others pesticide-free as controls. They checked on them for a few minutes 12 times a day. The findings are published in the journal Science.
Unfortunately, the researchers found a number of obvious differences between the bees exposed to the pesticide and the controls. The bees given neonicotinoids spent less time interacting with other bees and more time resting. This pause in activity tended to happen more at night, but the researchers aren't sure why.
"Bees actually have a very strong circadian rhythm（生理节奏）," lead author James Crall explained in a statement. "So what we found was that, during the day, there was no statistically observable effect, but at night, we could see that they were crashing. We don't know yet whether the pesticides are destroying circadian gene regulation or if this is just some, maybe physiological feedback…But it suggests that, just from a practical perspective, if we want to understand or study these compounds, looking at effects overnight matters a lot."
【1】What does the new study suggest about pesticides' effect on bees?
A.Pesticides lead to their disease.
B.Pesticides slow down their brain function
C.Pesticides upset their community.
D.Pesticides damage bees' internal parts.
【2】What does the underlined word "controls" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The tools used to observe the bees.
B.The data recorded by the robotic camera
C.The researchers conducting the experiments.
D.The bees kept free from the pesticides.
【3】What can be concluded from the last paragraph?
A.The circadian rhythm of bees is stronger during the day.
B.It is vital to study the performance of bees at night
C.It is certain that pesticides affect bees only at night.
D.The pesticides do great harm to circadian gene regulation of bees.
【4】What's the purpose of the passage?
A.To inform people of the worrying effects of pesticides.
B.To check the best time to observe experimental results.
C.To call for the toughest ban on the chemicals.
D.To recommend measures to improve the quality of pesticides.
25、Zhu Caiping, 73, started suffering mild cognitive impairment (认知障碍) three years ago. She found that anxiety, depression and even _________ herself became normal in her life. It was not until last year, after she became a restaurant _________, that her situation began to _________ dramatically.
The restaurant where she works is the Forget Me Not Cafe, which provides job _________ for elderly people with cognitive impairment. It has eight elderly employees like her, who take _________ to work with other waiters.
“I provide _________ services for guests, such as pouring water, serving and taking _________. I can now remember all the dishes on the _________.” said Zhu, who, like the other eight elder servers, comes to the restaurant three times a week and works three hours a day.
“The colleagues take good care of us. They never allow us to _________ hot dishes. The guests are also very __________ of us, because sometimes we make mistakes,” she added.
She also participates in welfare activities __________ by volunteers, which helps reactivate her brain. Zhu said. “What old people like me __________ about most is that our brain stops working due to __________. Now I’m really happy and confident because of being here.” With good public welfare and volunteer organizations, more people are __________ about participating in helping. Together, they add to the __________ of the city.
Understanding the painful difficulty of cognitive impairment, Zhu wants to __________ more people. A 58-year-old woman was brought to the restaurant by her husband. “She __________ said a word and was expressionless. I __________ her to speak and communicate. After several months, she started to __________ on food and talk to others. Helping more people like us is the __________ of this restaurant and what I am eager to do most,” Zhu said.
【1】
A．looking down on
B．paying attention to
C．taking care of
D．putting up with
【2】
A．guest
B．manager
C．server
D．owner
【3】
A．change
B．improve
C．decline
D．emerge
【4】
A．information
B．assessment
C．schedules
D．opportunities
【5】
A．steps
B．actions
C．turns
D．aims
【6】
A．efficient
B．essential
C．convenient
D．private
【7】
A．notes
B．gifts
C．order
D．deposits
【8】
A．table
B．bill
C．shelf
D．menu
【9】
A．cook
B．deliver
C．prepare
D．purchase
【10】
A．skeptical
B．aware
C．ashamed
D．tolerant
【11】
A．organized
B．recommended
C．discovered
D．confirmed
【12】
A．hear
B．complain
C．hesitate
D．worry
【13】
A．injury
B．inactivity
C．relaxation
D．recovery
【14】
A．enthusiastic
B．sympathetic
C．particular
D．curious
【15】
A．wealth
B．prospect
C．warmth
D．reputation
【16】
A．help
B．know
C．accompany
D．remember
【17】
A．barely
B．eventually
C．casually
D．apparently
【18】
A．taught
B．encouraged
C．allowed
D．required
【19】
A．depend
B．focus
C．comment
D．reflect
【20】
A．reward
B．chance
C．system
D．meaning
26、假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Sam将于今年暑假到长江大学 (Yangzte University) 进行为期半年的中文培训，他想请你在学校附近为他找一套住房。请根据以下信息，给他回一封电子邮件介绍住房情况。
1. 面积50㎡左右，一室一厅，一厨一卫；
2. 家具齐全，有wifi，离学校近；
3. 月租1000元。
注意：
1. 词数不少于100；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Sam,
I’m so glad to know that you’re coming to Jingzhou this summer.
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Yours,
Li Hua
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