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1、I will never ______ reaching the top of the mountain because I want to be successful in life.
A．abandon
B．scan
C．declare
D．envy
2、A yellow background will make the black characters ________.
A. stand up B. stand by C. stand for D. stand out
3、Music should be taught routinely in schools because of the benefits _____ can have on the development of the brains of young children.
A. which B. that
C. one D. it
4、— My daughter is a volunteer and often helps the disabled.
— ______ . They’re really something.
A. So are they B. So is my son
C. So do they D. So it is with my son
5、 Different festivals are ________ in different parts and countries every year.
A. taken place B. happening
C. held D. celebrating
6、________ on their last legs, the enemies still thought they were unconquerable．
A. As though B. Even though
C. In case D. As soon as
7、He didn’t _____school yesterday because he went to ______his friends in the outing.
A. attend; join B. join; attend
C. attend; take part in D. join in; attend
8、She does not know _____ the situation, for she is too inexperienced.
A. how to deal with B. what to deal with
C. how to deal with it D. what to do with it
9、—Let's go across the street now. There is no car running on the street.
—________. It's still a red light and cars may come at any time.
A．OK, let's go
B．Good idea
C．You'd better hurry up
D．We'll have to wait
10、--Is Jack still in hospital?
--Yes. He _________ the bad food.
A.wouldn’t eat B.shouldn’t eat
C.wouldn’t have eaten D.shouldn’t have eaten
11、Never before ________ the famous museum was just a stone's thro away from their school, so out ________.
A. had they known; went all they B. they had known; went all they
C. had they known; they all went D. they had known; they all went
12、—Did you enjoy the party?
—Yes. We ___________ well by our hosts.
A．were treated
B．would be treated
C．treated
D．had treated
13、I ______________ (本应该已经完成)my homework, but I forgot it.
A．have finished
B．didn’t finish
C．should have finished
D．should have finish
14、As far as I am_________, I agree with what you said.
A.concerning B.concerned C.faced D.known
15、She failed the exam again, ________ was unexpected.
A．as
B．which
C．it
D．but
16、The national park has a large collection of wildlife and they ________ from butterflies to elephants.
A．live
B．range
C．break
D．take
17、Travelling to conferences, lectures, workshops, and the like frequently by plane ________ as important for scientists to get together and exchange information.
A．was viewed
B．is viewed
C．has viewed
D．is viewing
18、The news came, as expected, ________ my cousin was chosen to be the manager of the company.
A．it
B．that
C．what
D．which
19、Jurgens and Van den Bergh strike a ______to form an association and share profits while continuing to compete against each other.
A．match
B．deal
C．blow
D．balance
20、Little Tom admitted ______ in the examination, giving the teacher his word that he wouldn’t do that again.
A. to cheat B. being cheated
C. having cheated D. to have cheated
21、 A higher proportion of Americans are living alone and spending time alone than in past decades. According to the U.S. Census Bureau，a third of U.S. adults over 45 reports being lonely. Less than half of U.S. adults participate in an organized religious group and less than a quarter participate in a social club or a local sports league. And the problem has been getting worse.
It sounds bad, but, after all, some people like being alone, and we all have to do it sometimes, so what’s the problem? According to a widely reported 2019 analysis of studies, being socially isolated, feeling lonely and living alone corresponded with an increased risk of mortality (死亡) by 29 percent, 26 percent, and 32 percent respectively. Lacking social connection carries a risk that is comparable, and in many cases, exceeds that of other well-accepted risk factors, including smoking up to 15 cigarettes per day, obesity, physical inactivity. and air pollution.
“Loneliness is the subjective feeling of being alone,” Dr. Holt-Lunstad, the lead author of that study tells The Healthy. “It’s defined as the discrepancy between one’s actual level of social connection and one’s desired level of social connection.” “Social isolation means having few relationships and infrequent social contacts,” Dr. Holt-Lunstad adds, “someone who is isolated is at greater risk of becoming lonely, but you can be lonely and not isolated and isolated and not lonely.”
The epidemic of loneliness is compounded today by the coronavirus pandemic which makes the government ask people to stay by themselves. What can we do to mitigate the negative heathy effects? Dr. Holt-Lunstad recommends. “You could view your situation as being tapped or forced to stay home, or you could change your concept to thinking about this as ‘this is something I am doing to protect the ones I love’. And helping care for someone, an animal or even a plant can help reduce the feeling of loneliness and improve survival rate. Another step you can take is to connect with people in your life who you haven’t reached out to in a while.” Dr. Holt-Lunstad also says, “The greatest gift we can give people is our full attention. That means not just sharing but listening and listening deeply.”
【1】What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?
A.Americans gradually dislike participating in social activities.
B.Feeling lonely accounts for about one third of deaths in America.
C.Living alone can result in smoking more and physical inactivity.
D.The problem of loneliness in America is very serious.
【2】What do we know about loneliness according to the passage?
A.Someone who is alone must be lonely.
B.Someone who is isolated must be lonely.
C.Someone who is isolated may not be lonely.
D.Someone who has frequent social contact can’t be lonely.
【3】Which measure can be used to deal with loneliness?
A.Shifting our concept. B.Self-supporting.
C.Reaching out to strangers. D.Light listening.
【4】What can be the best title for the text?
A.Are you feeling isolated? B.Loneliness is worsening in America.
C.The risks of being lonely. D.How can we deal with loneliness?
22、The problem of robocalls has gotten so bad that many people now refuse to pick up calls from numbers they don’t know. By next year, half of the calls we receive will be scams(欺诈). We are finally waking up to the severity of the problem by supporting and developing a group of tools, apps and approaches intended to prevent scammers from getting through. Unfortunately, it’s too little, too late. By the time these “solutions”(解决方案) become widely available, scammers will have moved onto cleverer means. In the near future, it’s not just going to be the number you see on your screen that will be in doubt. Soon you will also question whether the voice you’re hearing is actually real.
That’s because there are a number of powerful voice manipulation(处理) and automation technologies that are about to become widely available for anyone to use. At this year’s I/O Conference, a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection.
These developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much worse. The reason that robocalls are a headache has less to do with amount than precision. A decade of data breaches(数据侵入) of personal information has led to a situation where scammers can easily learn your mother’s name, and far more. Armed with this knowledge, they’re able to carry out individually targeted campaigns to cheat people. This means, for example, that a scammer could call you from what looks to be a familiar number and talk to you using a voice that sounds exactly like your bank teller’s, tricking you into “confirming” your address, mother’s name, and card number. Scammers follow money, so companies will be the worst hit. A lot of business is still done over the phone, and much of it is based on trust and existing relationships. Voice manipulation technologies may weaken that gradually.
We need to deal with the insecure nature of our telecom networks. Phone carriers and consumers need to work together to find ways of determining and communicating what is real. That might mean either developing a uniform way to mark videos and images, showing when and who they were made by, or abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards data-based communications—using apps like FaceTime or WhatsApp, which can be tied to your identity.
Credibility is hard to earn but easy to lose, and the problem is only going to get harder from here on out.
【1】How does the author feel about the solutions to problem of robocalls?
A．Panicked.
B．Confused.
C．Embarrassed.
D．Disappointed.
【2】Taking advantage of the new technologies, scammer can ________.
A．aim at victims precisely
B．damage databases easily
C．start campaigns rapidly
D．spread information widely
【3】What does the passage imply?
A．Honesty is the best policy.
B．Technologies can be double-edged.
C．There are more solutions than problems.
D．Credibility holds the key to development.
【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Where the Problem of Robocalls Is Rooted
B．Who Is to Blame for the Problem of Robocalls
C．Why Robocalls Are About to Get More Dangerous
D．How Robocalls Are Affecting the World of Technology
23、I love travelling, but it hasn’t always been my passion. In my first year of university, I started to travel during the holiday. During the Christmas holiday I went to Paris, and during the spring vacation, I visited Athens and various cities in Italy. I was very excited because this was the first time I had travelled abroad with just my friends. This desire to travel started off simply as a way to have something to look forward to after exams, but I soon discovered how important it is to travel.
On my travels I have had the opportunity to not only experience new and exciting cultures through the art, history, language and food, but also communicate with people who have different views on life. Travelling is a learning experience for both yourself and the people you meet. Some people I met during my travels had never heard of Gambia and it was very delightful to share my African roots with them. When you travel you will meet people who have different cultural backgrounds and as a result, sometimes your own ideas and opinions might be challenged. Ifs important to learn to see things from other people’s perspectives (观点) and to challenge your own.
This is how I realized that travelling is the realization of home. When you I ravel you are exposed to a different setting, a different language and a different way of living. All these factors, mixed with a new and exciting adventure，make you realize your own home. Not just the physical location of home, but also your way of life and your outlook.
Travelling is truly an enriching experience and I am always excited about the discoveries that wait for me in my next adventure!
【1】Why was the author excited when he was in Italy?
A．Because it was the first time for him to go abroad with friends.
B．Because luckily he met his old friends there.
C．Because he was attracted by the beauty of the country.
D．Because he had never gone abroad before.
【2】What does the author often do during his travels?
A．He has chances to know people with rich knowledge.
B．He is curious to know why there are so many languages.
C．He learns a lot in many ways from the people he meets.
D．He shares his travelling experiences with foreign friends.
【3】What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A．The author is a student from an American country.
B．The author’s roots probably are in Gambia.
C．The author often has different opinions from others.
D．The author knows nothing about African history.
【4】What will the author do in the future?
A．To find out the exact location of his home.
B．To get familiar with a different way of living.
C．To make a summary of his exciting adventures.
D．To make preparations for his next wonderful trip.
24、It’s cold and dark outside, and your bed is so warm and comfortable. Going for a run seems like such a bad idea. But before you hide your running shoes, it might be worth giving that crazy idea a go.
According to The Huffington Post, an outdoor run in winter, as opposed to one on a treadmill(跑步机), burns more calories because the body is working hard to adjust its core temperature. Furthermore, research shows that race times are faster in cold weather than in warmer temperatures and quicker runs burn more calories. Similarly, cold weather also makes the heart work harder to distribute blood through the body, making that vital muscle even stronger.
Outdoor exercise also turns up your energy and rids you of the stress and depression that build up every day. The heat and humidity in the summer can drag you down and tire you faster, but cold weather is refreshing. It adjusts you to your surroundings, making you feel alive.
Of course, the threat of smog in some built-up areas is a further hurdle to winter exercise. Heart attacks, stroke, lung cancer and asthma are all dangers of running in smog. The combination of air pollution and exercise increases the potential problems. If you do choose to run outside on smoggy days, take a path in a park or residential area to avoid car exhaust(尾气), and go early in the morning before rush hour. But staying inside on smoggy days and waiting for the next clear day to run is best.
【1】How does cold weather benefit runners, compared with warm weather?
A. They can run more slowly.
B. They can take in more calories.
C. Their hearts can function harder.
D. Their body temperature can get lower.
【2】How does summer affect runners?
A. It builds up their energy quickly.
B. It makes runners tired easily.
C. It lessens runners’ stress.
D. It causes heart attack.
【3】What are the runners supposed to do on smoggy days?
A. Stop driving cars.
B. Do more exercise.
C. Avoid outdoor exercise.
D. Run late in the morning.
25、 Two years ago, a restaurant had fallen upon hard times. Only five____were left: the manager and four others, all over 60 years old.
In the town near the restaurant, there _____a successful businessman who was good at managing business, so the manager_____to ask the businessman if he could offer any advice that might _____the restaurant. The manager and the businessman talked for a long period of time,____ when he was asked for advice, the businessman ____for a while and then said, “I have no ___to give. The______thing I can tell you is that the saver(救星) is one of you.”
The manager, returning to the restaurant ____, told the other people what the businessman had said. In the months that followed, the old restaurant workers thought ____ of the words of the businessman, “The saver is one of us?” they asked themselves. As they______about this possibility, they all began to treat each other with _____respect. And thinking that each of themselves _____be the saver, they also began to treat themselves with more care.
____time went by, people coming to the restaurant ____ that some respect and warm kindness were around the five old members of the small restaurant. Hardly knowing _____, more people began to come back to the restaurant. They began to ____ their friends, and theirs brought more friends. Two years later, the small restaurant had once again______a big food company, thanks to the businessman’s ____ . They understood that it was they themselves that were the ___ .
【1】A.waiters B.members C.cooks D.customers
【2】A.lay B.stood C.lived D.sat
【3】A.decided B.hoped C.allowed D.began
【4】A.build B.change C.sell D.save
【5】A.but B.and C.until D.so
【6】A.rest B.laughed C.wasted D.stopped
【7】A.money B.food C.advice D.clothes
【8】A.least B.only C.simple D.most
【9】A.lively B.angrily C.hopefully D.nervously
【10】A.carefully B.angrily C.strangely D.sadly
【11】A.thought B.guessed C.worried D.heard
【12】A.common B.special C.strange D.no
【13】A.need B.have to C.might D.dare
【14】A.With B.Since C.Before D.As
【15】A.recognized B.advised C.wished D.felt
【16】A.why B.how C.when D.what
【17】A.order B.make C.help D.bring
【18】A.controlled B.become C.organized D.increased
【19】A.advice B.methods C.words D.success
【20】A.god B.saver C.winner D.helper
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
About a half-mile behind our Minnesota farm lay a pond. In summer, my brother Harry and I would run through a stand of oak trees to skip stones there. The pond wore a collar of black mud. It was not a place for swimming.
In late summer, the pond would be covered by a green and bubbly scum(起泡的浮渣). Sometimes a strong, unpleasant smell rose from it. We stayed away.
When winter came, the pond was once again an inviting place. One day when ice covered it, Harry said to me, “Try walking across.”
The ice looked solid. No water showed through it, but I hesitated. “Go ahead.” Harry urged. “Try it. You’re lighter than I am. If the ice holds, we can run and slide carefully on it. It’ll be fun.” I wanted to please Harry, and I thought about the fun of a long slide on the ice. I began to slide across the pond.
In the middle of the pond, the ice gave way with a sudden crack(裂缝)! I stretched out(伸展) my arms. The next thing I knew I was hanging on to the edge of a hole in the ice by arms outstretched on the ice. From my shoulders down I hung in icy water. I thought of the bottom of the pond. I knew it would be black and awful down there, full of mud and maybe rotting creatures.
I tried to climb out of the hole, but when I got a knee on the ice, it broke like window glass. Again and again I tried to get out. Again and again the ice broke into pieces. The hole widened. I was wearing a coat of heavy material. As it became completely wet, it dragged me down. I was tired of the struggle and rested with my arms stretched out on the ice.
I looked at Harry on shore. He seemed rooted to the spot. “I can’t get out!” I screamed when I caught some breath.
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Harry turned and ran from the pond.
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The moment I crashed through the kitchen door, sobbing, mum rushed over.
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