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1、 Obviously he had set up a situation _____ he didn’t have to blame, or even recognize, his own shyness.
A. where B. which C. that D. Whom
2、The reason ______ he didn’t come was ______ he was ill.
A．why; because
B．why; that
C．which; that
D．which; because
3、For a third-culture kid,it is often easier to a new foreign country than to their "home" country.
A. moving B. to move C. move D. moved
4、The teacher stressed again that the students should not _____ any important details while retelling the story.
A．bring out
B．leave out
C．let out
D．make out
5、Palace officials announced Monday that Prince Harry is engaged to Meghan Markle, _____ months of rumors that the couple was close to _____ the knot.
A.confirming... tying B.confirmed... tie
C.confirming...tie D.to confirm...tying
6、When you go to a foreign country, you must ________ new manners and customs.
A．be suitable for
B．agree on
C．adapt yourself to
D．adapt to yourself
7、________ good, the food was sold out soon.
A．Tasting
B．Tasted
C．Being tasted
D．Taste
8、Mike found his missing car in the street outside his house, newly cleaned and polished.
A. looked B. looking
C. to look D. to be looking
9、The living room is clean and tidy, ________ a dining table already laid for a meal to be cooked．
A．as B．which C．with D．That
10、—What do you think of the information from books?
— It is easier to forget than ________ from life itself.
A．the one
B．it
C．that
D．those
11、________ of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years ________ a real bed.
A．Tired; to buy
B．Tired; buying
C．Tiring; to buy
D．Tiring; buying
12、Will you _____ and phone for me?
A．favour me
B．do me a favour
C．in favour of me
D．ask a favour
13、We have _______ a campaign for better nursery and the school services.
A.invested B.issued C.launched D.leaked
14、Except for working hard, we should give more attention to proper exercise and enough sleep. ________, health always comes first.
A．For instance
B．So far
C．In general
D．After all
15、He’s a good actor, ____a lot of comedians are not, and he’s a good director and a good writer as well.
A. who B. what
C. where D. which
16、I still remember my happy childhood when my mother ______ take me to Disneyland at weekends.
A. might B. must
C. would D. should
17、-This is________ fascinating town I have ever visited.
-Yes, I’ve never seen a________ one.
A．the most; better
B．the better; best
C．the worst; good
18、下列句子有从句的是________。
A．Music gave me strength and brought me relief.
B．Jan’s life has been greatly improved by the Internet.
C．It is not surprising that Ireland has developed strong traditions.
D．In the 16th country, the country of Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England.
19、Open the map and you will find Chengdu is ______.
A.twice the size of Shanghai B.twice as bigger as Shanghai
C.twice more than Shanghai D.more twice bigger than Shanghai
20、This is the hotel ________ last month.
A．which they stayed
B．at that they stayed
C．where they stayed at
D．where they stayed
21、If non-musicians play arhythm-based (基于韵律的) game using musical instruments for eight weeks, they can become better at remembering recently seen faces; that is, their short-term memory for non-musical tasks improves, a new research showed.
Previous researches have shown that musicians tend to have better short-term memory than non-musicians about music-related tasks. However, we don’t know whether the benefit still exist when it comes to non-musical tasks or to non-musicians who are learning to play an instrument. It is not clear how the change might actually be seen in the brain.
Theodore Zanto at the University of California, San Francisco thinks the benefit will continue to exist. His research team performed a research of 47 non-musicians for eight weeks, who were divided into two groups. Group l was asked to play a musical rhythm training game and group 2 was asked to play a word search game. At the start and end of the research, participants took a short-term memory test to measure their ability to remember a face they saw seconds before. Only group 1 showed an improvement on their scores.
Brainwave data (数据) showed an increase of activity in the right superior parietal lobe (上顶叶), a brain region associated with encoding (编码) visual information and attention. This suggests, says Zanto, that the rhythm training is improving the brain’s ability to focus attention on a task and change what you are doing into memory.
The ability to remember and recognise faces tends to decline as we age, so any possible way to change that is important, says Josh Davis at the University of Greenwich, the UK. However, in order to make the result of this research completely convincing, it should be shown in real-world facial recognition situations as well as in lab-based tests, says Davis.
【1】Theodore Zanto carried out the research to ________.
A．Make comparisons
B．Confirm his predictions
C．Explain a phenomenon
D．Prove previous researches
【2】What does the underlined word “participants” mean in the third paragraph?
A．People in group 1.
B．People in group 2.
C．People who carried out the research.
D．People who took part in the research.
【3】Which of the following statements is true about the result of the research?
A．Older people tend to remember the recently seen faces.
B．The result of this research needs to be further proven.
C．We have found the way to prevent the decline of memory.
D．Playing word search games can improve the brain’s ability to concentrate.
【4】What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Rhythm training can prevent memory loss.
B．Rhythm-based games influence memory greatly.
C．Playing instruments can improve short-term memory.
D．Musicians have a better short-term memory than non-musicians.
22、 Joe and his wife moved to a new farm with their three sons. A nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the soil of his new land. Joe believed and told his sons about it.
His sons actually began digging for gold in the land. Once they finished one piece they would start another. They began to realize that digging for gold was fun! Seeing that, Joe thought he would plant some crops where the dirt had been turned thoroughly. He planted com, tomatoes, and potatoes. His sons continued to dig through the soil, determined to find gold.
As each different crop became ready to be harvested, Joe started to realize that there was more than he and his family could ever eat. One of Joe 's neighbors suggested that he set up a vegetable stand. Joe and his wife did that very thing. This process went on for three years and Joe and his wife became quite rich from it. They were even able to send their sons off to college.
Remember at the beginning of the story Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe' s understanding of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually told him that his land had rich soil.
Go out and believe that there is gold in all your challenges so that you can be inspired to pursue(追求)all that you need. The fate will never give up on you, if you never give up on yourself.
【1】What made Joe believe that there was actual gold in his land?
A.His desire to send his sons to college. B.His dream to become wealthy.
C.His poor understanding of English. D.His trust in his neighbor.
【2】Joe's three sons took digging for gold as
A.a pleasure B.a challenge
C.a lie D.a dream
【3】How did Joe deal with his too many crops?
A.By leaving them in the land
B.By selling them to others.
C.By giving them away to neighbors.
D.By exchanging them for gold.
【4】The best title for this passage would be
A.Telling a white lie
B.Achieving wealth from land
C.Digging for gold
D.Accepting challenges in life
23、What is the first thing that pops into your mind when someone mentions a construction site? Is it the dusty air, the noise of heavy machinery, the toiling workers soaked(湿透的) with sweat or the quiet enjoyment of books?
The latter is what one construction site in Xiamen city, East China’s Fujian province, is now known for. It quickly became the focus of attention on World Book Day, which fell on Saturday, thanks to a construction contractor(承包商) building a library for the site’s 200-plus workers.
The library is located in a portable container that is around 18 square meters. It was set up by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co, earlier this month to promote reading and bring knowledge and pleasure to the construction workers.
Over 2,000 books in different categories, are neatly placed on shelves. On the wall hangs a bulletin board listing six rules for borrowing books. The room is air-conditioned so the workers can read comfortably there.
“I like reading all kinds of books, ranging from nonfiction to romantic novels. The library has them all, ” says Li Chenghai, a migrant worker from Southwest China’s Sichuan province.
Compared with playing games on mobile phones or getting hooked on short-video apps, Li prefers reading as books can help him remain calm and broaden his horizons.
Li’s view is echoed by his fellow worker Dongqun, who also comes from Sichuan. Dong is more interested in books on health, cooking and parenting. “The work at the construction site is tiring. I want to learn something to keep myself healthy and inspire me in my daily life,” Dong says. She has worked on many construction sites, but this is the only one with a library.
Yi Jingxing, a 45-year-old worker, also frequents the library. “I like martial arts novels. Whenever I am free after work, I come here to read,” says Yi, who dreamed of being a martial arts hero as a kid.
【1】Which of the following statements is not correct according to the passage?
A．Dong’s view is quite similar to that of Li’s.
B．Reading books enables you to be better prepared for what the future holds in store for you.
C．There is a wide range of books for readers in the library.
D．Reading has gained its popularity among migrant workers in China.
【2】The underlined phrase “getting hooked on” in paragraph 6 can best be replaced with_________.
A．getting accustomed to
B．getting stuck in
C．getting addicted to
D．getting involved in
【3】Where can you find this piece of reading?
A．A travel journal
B．A news report
C．A science report
D．A story book
【4】What can we learn from the passage?
A．It’s never too late to learn.
B．Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
C．Black hair does not know how to study early, white head regrets studying late.
D．Not until knowledge comes to use will we regret that what we read is far too less.
24、We are living in an age in which data is strongly favored, especially when it’s reported in the media. “Big Data” is considered even more reliable as it consists of very large amounts of information. Percentiles are considered hard evidence, even if the conclusions drawn from the data don’t mean a whole lot. For example, “40 percent of adults say they use Instagram and about three in ten report using Pinterest or LinkedIn,” a Pew Research Center survey reported in April 2021. Is that a lot or a little? I don’t know, but the numbers are seemingly presented as being significant in some way.
Meanwhile, unless an argument is “data-based”, it is considered flimsy. One might repeatedly see something with his/her own eyes, but ironically (讽刺地), in this era of data, it matters little. Observations and any conclusions drawn, even by experts in a relevant field, have been downgraded to “personal perspectives”, even though they are based on real, documented behavior.
In short, if something is published in a journal with quantitative support, it carries much weight. If a cultural anthropologist (人类学家) with a Ph.D. reports a particular trend from field research, however, it is considered a short amusing story that may complement the “real” data-based studies. People want to know the “sample size” of cultural research, not understanding that valuable insights into human behavior can be gained without metrics (度量学) and analytics.
The many weaknesses associated with quantitative research should not be ignored, either. There are numerous ways to design a study and gather findings, each one likely to produce different results. The move to online research has made findings much more questionable, as nothing got from the Internet should be taken too seriously. Besides, how questions are both asked and answered is highly subjective and dependent on many variables.
Why do we love data so much? Words are imprecise and have multiple meanings, while numbers are precise and definitive, a big reason why we put so much faith and trust in data regardless of its source. To legitimize (证明……有理) this post, note that 88.6 percent of what I’ve said is true.
【1】What does the author think of the 2021 survey reported by the Pew Research Center?
A．It leads to some confusion.
B．It has much scientific value.
C．It impresses him with the numbers.
D．It contains some factual inaccuracies.
【2】What does the underlined word “flimsy” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Professional.
B．Interesting.
C．Unfriendly.
D．Unpersuasive.
【3】What is the last but one paragraph mainly about?
A．The practicality of online research.
B．The disadvantages of quantitative research.
C．The widespread popularity of online research.
D．The significance of quantitative research findings.
【4】How does the author end the text?
A．By writing ironically.
B．By referring to experts.
C．By providing a solution.
D．By making a prediction.
25、 Electronic games are often seen as a distraction from schoolwork, but now, there's a school course to study them- since this semester, Peking University has ________ an optional course called General Theory of Electronic Games, which has gained ________among students. It was ________ designed to accept 120 students, but around 200 attended the first two lessons.
However, the new course has caused a heated public debate. Some people think that as the celebrated Peking University has opened a course on electronic games, students may believe it's ________ to play games rather than ________ the research.
In response to these ________, the course teacher explained that the course isn’t designed to _____
conventional view. “I like playing games, but fully ________of the problems that the games have brought about,” he said. “I have a sense of ________. I want more students to know what electronic games are ---their benefits and harms.”
Instead of teaching students how to play electronic games, the course will ________ issues related to electronic games, such as research and development, technology and ________psychology.
This new course at Peking University arrives at a time when China’s game industry is ________. China’s video game market is the world’s largest and is expected to continue to ________.
And the flourishing industry has ________ influenced many Chinese people, especially the young. More than 38 percent of Chinese people younger than 26 said their ideal job would be to work as a(n) ________ electronic gamer.
Despite this, a professor from Shenzhen University said it is ________ for universities and individuals to keep a ________ head in face of the market. “I hope the public can view electronic games as ________ activity and leave enough room for ________ development,” he said. “Parents and teachers should also help students choose majors that can give full play to their ________.
【1】A.dismissed B.cancelled C.offered D.changed
【2】A.confusion B.hatred C.doubt D.popularity
【3】A.originally B.specially C.Mostly D.hopefully
【4】A.conservative B.acceptable C.sustainable D.offensive
【5】A.dive into B.withdraw from C.put off D.interfere with
【6】A.instructions B.concerns C.assessments D.suggestions
【7】A.obey B.spread C.respect D.challenge
【8】A.conscious B.suspicious C.ignorant D.ashamed
【9】A.humor B.mission C.belonging D.security
【10】A.avoid B.address C.confuse D.reject
【11】A.researchers B.designers C.lecturers D.players
【12】A.fading B.booming C.declining D.shrinking
【13】A.grow B.fall C.squeeze D.collapse
【14】A.by coincidence B.in turn C.at random D.on time
【15】A.casual B.professional C.desperate D.intelligent
【16】A.compulsory B.controversial C.essential D.evident
【17】A.clear B.tentative C.sensitive D.anxious
【18】A.economic B.leisure C.physical D.cultural
【19】A.fierce B.recent C.healthy D.chaotic
【20】A.possession B.position C.privilege D.potential
26、假如你是李华，你的加拿大朋友Mike在与你同一城市的国际学校读书。你收到他的e-mail了解到他最近因为一次考试不及格而烦恼，请根据以下内容给Mike写一封回信，要点如下：
1.宽慰；
2.给予改进学习的建议（查找失败原因，向老师求助）；
3.邀请周末去打篮球。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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