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1、My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he________ your lecture.
A．couldn't have attended
B．needn't have attended
C．mustn't have attended
D．shouldn't have attended
2、She was the only one of the girls in our class ____ accepted as candidate （候选人） for the president of our Students' Union.
A.who was B.who were C.who has been D.who have been
3、At last, the _____ jewelry turned out to be completely _____!
A.priceless, worthless B.worthless, valuable
C.priceless, valuable D.worthless, inexpensive
4、 It’ll be another 50 years _________ China is expected to reach the level of a medium
developed country.
A. since B. before
C. that D. when
5、The historic step the leaders of the two counties took was ________ by the whole world, wishing them positive results for their meeting.
A. distributed B. evaluated C. applauded D. hatched
6、The description is pretty ______, so the police can’t figure out the portrait of the criminal.
A．vague
B．accurate
C．particular
D．vain
7、Both your salary level and your cost of living can be_________ if you move to another city, so you’d better think It over before you make a final decision.
A. risen B. inspected
C. limited D. affected
8、We can’t ______ buying a new printer for our company. The one we have doesn’t work.
A．take up
B．carry out
C．keep on
D．put off
9、The school bus he was looking forward to twenty minutes later.
A. arriving B. has arrived
C. is arriving D. arrived
10、 Plants and trees need water to grow; ______, friendship needs our heart and passion to develop.
A. similarly B. generally
C. naturally D. fortunately
11、Due to the _______________ of this new technology, more people will become over-dependent on the Internet and neglect face-to-face communication.
A．adaptation
B．approval
C．application
D．appreciation
12、Looking you straight in the eye does not mean the person is telling the truth. Experienced liars often do this in a(n) ________ way，playing on people believing the myth.
A. automatic B. compulsory
C. sensitive D. deliberate
13、Most of the students in the Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong ______ have participated for more rights, but what they did caused serious effects on people’s living.
A. should B. might
C. would D. Can
14、When I realized I _____at him， the boy turned away.
A． will look B． look
C． had look D． was looking
15、—An American or a Chinese meal?
—________.
A．It's up to you
B．I follow you
C．That's right
D．That's OK
16、---How's the project going?
--- ________. All we have to do is finish the last bit of work.
A．Easy come easy go
B．Far from it
C．By all means
D．So far so good
17、If you a new word while reading, please put it down in your notebook.
A. come about B. come out
C. come across D. come into
18、People develop ______ preference for a particular style of learning at ______ early age and these preferences affect learning.
A. a; an B. a; 不填
C. 不填; the D. the; an
19、Mike often attempts to escape whenever he breaks traffic regulations.
A. having been fined B. to have been fined
C. to be fined D. being fined
20、The Science Museum,________ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London's tourist attractions.
A．Where
B．that
C．when
D．which
21、You’re in a crowd of people who are all asking for the same thing. How do you make your voice heard above the rest? Be different. Don’t shout. Lisa, 25, was waiting to board a plane flying from London to Austria for Christmas when the flight was cancelled.
“There were about a hundred of us unable to leave,” she says. “Everyone else was shouting at the airport staff. Instead of joining in, I walked up to the man behind the ticket desk very quietly and said, ‘This must be so awful for you! I don’t know how you deal with these situations—it’s not even your fault. I could never handle it as well as you are.’ Without my even asking, he found me a seat on another airline with an upgrade to first class. He was happy to do a favor for someone who was appreciative instead of unfriendliness.”
Flattery (恭维) is an essential element of the sweet-talk strategy. “It’s human psychology that stroking a person’s ego (自我) with a few well-directed praises makes them want to prove you right,” says a psychologist. “Tell someone they’re pretty and they’ll instantly fix their hair; praise their sense of humor and they’ll tell a joke.”
You need help and there’s absolutely no reason that the person will want to lend a hand. Allison, 26. a lawyer, realized she’d made a huge mistake on a batch of documents. “The only way I could fix the problem was to get the help of a colleague who I knew didn’t like me,” she said.
Allison then went to the woman’s office and explained her problem. “As I was saying to the boss the other day you’re the only person who would know how to handle a situation like this, what would you suggest I do?” “Feeling pumped up (鼓励), she set about helping me and we finished the job on time, and she was happy to help.” Allison said.
【1】What would have happened at the airport according to paragraph 1?
A．The departure hall was filled with noise.
B．Someone screamed just lo be different.
C．The passengers waited on board patiently.
D．The airport stuff were rude to the passengers.
【2】Why did the man put Lisa on another airline?
A．He admired Lisa’s beauty.
B．He appreciated her attitude.
C．He was ready to help others.
D．He was blamed for the cancellation.
【3】What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A．The potential benefits of ego.
B．The strategy to start small talk.
C．The great importance of flattery.
D．The value of humor in daily life.
【4】What can we learn about Allison’s colleague?
A．She was a popular lawyer.
B．She was always ready to help others.
C．She always got praise from Allison.
D．She did a great favor for Allison eventually.
22、Most adults have lower levels of concern about climate change than do young people. Yet it's adults who have the power to affect the policies contributing to climate change. Now a new study shows that adolescents may be able to raise their parents' concerns about climate change. The key: Talk about the issues and share what you've been learning at school.
Young students can understand complex subjects, says Danielle Lawson. As a scientist who studies how people communicate about climate change, Lawson is part of a team that tested the ability of adolescents to teach their parents about climate change.
For a new study, teachers used a new curriculum with 10-to-14-year-old students. It involved more than just lessons about climate change. The students also took part in projects. “One example was collecting and sampling marine plants,” Lawson says. Students wrote blog posts about what they learned and shared those with others. The students also interviewed their parents. Someone might ask her dad, for instance, what changes he'd seen in their hometown's weather over time.
“Parents of girls were more likely to show more concern about climate change after the new program was used. Other studies find that girls in this age group usually have better communication skills than boys,” Lawson says. And, she adds that some parents might not have talked much about science with girls before the program. So the new program might have made girls feel more confident about sharing their concerns about climate issues.
Hilary Boudet has done similar research with children and families on lessons covering ways to save energy. “The idea of young people engaging with their parents is an important, yet underexplored pathway for change," says Boudet. She found the new study's finding of greater impacts of daughters and the ability of kids to change the attitudes of parents interesting. However, she says that more studies would still need to be done in other places. She also wishes the team had asked people about how they might have changed their behaviors after receiving the new lessons.
Lawson is hopeful that kids can boost parents understanding of climate science. “I know how powerful kids can be,” Lawson says. And, she notes, you don't need a special curriculum to discuss climate issues at home. “Talk to your parents about what you see going on,” She says, “Don't be afraid to share your thoughts." “And I don't feel discouraged if you don't change your parents' minds after one chat", she adds.
【1】What is the importance of the new study?
A．It teaches students about complex subjects.
B．It reveals the power of youths' knowledge.
C．It raises concerns of global issues at school.
D．It will influence climate change policies.
【2】What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A．How parents responded to kids.
B．Why girls led to better results.
C．How the study was conducted.
D．What the study had found out.
【3】How does Hilary Boudet find Lawson's study?
A．They covered ways to save energy.
B．There is still room for improvement.
C．It deals with completely new topics.
D．The team should focus more on boys.
【4】What is a suitable title for the article?
A．Speak out about climate change.
B．New school curriculum for kids.
C．Discuss more with your friends.
D．Climate change worries youths.
23、With over 600 castles, unique cultural traditions and dramatic coastline, it’s shocking that only a small percentage of visitors to the United Kingdom set foot in Wales. Here’s what to know for planning your trip to Wales.
Planning Your Trip
Best Time to Visit: Wales is at its best from the late spring through early summer. You can expect a fair bit of rain, but also beautiful flowers then. Wales’s mild, damp climate means that there’s only a small variation among temperatures throughout the year.
Language: English and Welsh, the latter of which has seen a resurgence (复苏) in recent years. According to a survey conducted by the Welsh government in early 2023, less than 30 percent of the population can speak Welsh. The government aims to have 1 million Welsh speakers by 2050.
Getting Around: Wales is a tiny country—you can drive from Cardiff, along the Southern coast, to Angelsey, an island in the north, in about 4.5 hours. Wales is also supported by an excellent network of cycling and rail connections.
Things to Do
Activities can include everything from visiting the many famous television and film sites to simply lying on one of Wales’s sandy beaches.
● Spend at least a day or two in Cardiff, Wales’s largest city. This university town has excellent nightlife and restaurants and is also home to the National Museum of Wales, which houses one of Europe’s best collections of Impressionist art.
● Wales is a surfing hotspot, with surfers taking to the sea in Whitesands and Freshwater West in Pembrokeshire, Oxwich Bay, and Llangennith in Gower, among others. Want to get your feet wet in a milder environment? Adventure Parc Snowdonia has an artificial wave pond, perfect for beginners.
【1】What’s an effect of Wales’s climate?
A．Late summer is the best time to visit Wales.
B．There is always unexpected rain in Wales.
C．Beautiful flowers can be seen in Wales throughout the year.
D．The temperature in Wales stays relatively stable all year round.
【2】Adventure Parc Snowdonia is a good choice for those who ______.
A．want to start learning to surf
B．enjoy challenging themselves
C．like surfing in a natural environment
D．desire to become professional surfers
【3】What can be known from the text?
A．Angelsey is a dozen hours’ drive away from Cardiff.
B．The majority of Welsh people are unable to speak Welsh.
C．Wales enjoys a great popularity among visitors to the UK.
D．Europe’s largest collection of Impressionist art is in Wales.
24、The future of the city is here. Sidewalk Labs, a company owned by Alphabet(which also owns Google), won a competition to design a neighborhood by Lake Ontario, Canada. The competition was held as a way to improve the building, public spaces, and transportation in the area .
The city of Toronto has promised $1.25 billion for roads, sidewalks, electricity, water, and so on. Sidewalk Labs has already put $50 million into the project.
The neighborhood has already been given the name "Quayside. "When finished, it will include many high-tech and environmentally friendly designs. These include heated sidewalks and cycle tracks to melt（融化）snow and self-driving buses. There will also be narrower street with less car and more room for public spaces like parks. The buildings will be made of plastic to make them more affordable and easier to change. Underground passages will be used for rubbish collection and for repair.
There will also be environmentally friendly energy use, changeable traffic lights, and continuous improvement through data (数据) collection and studies. This data will come from sensors(传感器) collecting information about traffic or noise levels, energy use, waste output, etc.
There are, of course, some worries about the project. One is that there is already a housing shortage in Toronto, and making an expensive, high-tech neighborhood won't help with that. It is important for Quayside to be used by the elderly, the disabled, the poor and people of different races, not only by people who work at tech companies.
Another worry is about data collection and people' s privacy. Dan Dctoroff, the CEO of Sidewalk Labs, said that the data collection will only be used to improve people's life in Quayside. He added that privacy can be put into every part of the neighborhood.
Since this kind of neighborhood is new, no doubt there will be many problems, and new laws will have to be made for this kind of high-tech housing. But hopefully, we will be able to see such a futuristic neighborhood soon.
【1】How will Sidewalk Labs carry out its project?
A．By developing advanced technology
B．By cooperating with the city of Toronto
C．By collecting enough money.
D．By calling on people to take part in it.
【2】What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A．Details of upcoming neighborhood.
B．Technologies offered by project
C．High-tech designs of Quayside
D．Equipment in the unique neighborhood
【3】Why do some people feel worried about the new neighborhood?
A．Because they have to spend much time on it
B．Because Quayside is only available to the elderly, the disable and the poor
C．Because they fear their privacy will be probably given away
D．Because not all people want to live in such a neighborhood.
【4】What's the writer's attitude to the Quayside?
A．Positive
B．Negative.
C．Worried
D．Doubtful
25、 Declan Murphy has just finished medical school. And he is more________than ever for the life-changing corneal transplant (角膜移植) that________him to fulfill his dream of becoming a________.
Six years ago. Declan had an operation on his left________after his failing eyesight made it practically________for him to continue with his degree course.
Poor eyesight is something Declan has long________— at 12, he was diagnosed (诊断) with keratoconus, a condition that can lead to blindness. It can be________with eye drops, but almost two-thirds of patients eventually________a corneal transplant.
Declan knows he was very________as he only had to wait 12 weeks for his transplant. Recent statistics show that the UK currently has a 20% shortfall in eye________. Declan says, “While people might ________ the need to donate their heart, it is not the same with eyes. There is little public ________ of the effect that bad eyesight can have on a person’s life.”
_____, Fight for Sight is determined to ________ people’s views.
“It s important to make one thing very ________ ,” says Dr Neil Ebenezer, director of research and policy at Fight for Sight. “All that is ________ through an eye donation is the cornea — a receiver wouldn’t be walking around with a donor’s eyes.”
The YouGov poll (民意调查) found 51% who ________ wouldn’t have donated their eyes changed their mind when they were given more ________ on cornea donation.
“I can’t imagine what I’d be ________ now without the transplant, but I certainly wouldn’t be a doctor,” Declan says. ‘Eye transplants really can transform people’s lives and I’d ________ everyone to think about donating their corneas.”
【1】A.grateful B.responsible C.ready D.famous
【2】A.warned B.allowed C.preferred D.reminded
【3】A.teacher B.musician C.reporter D.doctor
【4】A.arm B.leg C.eye D.ear
【5】A.unusual B.unnecessary C.illegal D.impossible
【6】A.introduced B.experienced C.examined D.recognized
【7】A.improved B.compared C.achieved D.equipped
【8】A.test B.find C.need D.stop
【9】A.calm B.lucky C.strong D.patient
【10】A.operations B.experiments C.products D.donations
【11】A.deserve B.see C.reduce D.create
【12】A.insurance B.freedom C.awareness D.benefit
【13】A.However B.Instead C.Besides D.Otherwise
【14】A.confirm B.collect C.explain D.change
【15】A.hard B.clear C.fun D.small
【16】A.taught B.avoided C.taken D.broken
【17】A.initially B.suddenly C.gladly D.strangely
【18】A.information B.restriction C.attention D.agreement
【19】A.watching B.thinking C.saying D.doing
【20】A.hire B.train C.encourage D.force
26、A funny thing happened to Arthur when he was on the way to work one day. As he walked along Park Avenue near the First National Bank, he heard the sound of someone trying to start a car. He tried again and again but couldn’t get the car moving. Arthur turned and looked inside at the face of a young man who looked worried. Arthur stopped and asked, “It looks like you’ve got a problem,” Arthur said.
“I’m afraid so. I’m in a big hurry and I can’t start my car.”
“Is there something I can do to help?” Arthur asked. The young man looked at the two suitcases in the back seat and then said, “Thanks. If you’re sure it wouldn’t be too much trouble, you could help me get these suitcases into a taxi.”
“No trouble at all. I’d be glad to help.”
The young man got out and took one of the suitcases from the back seat. After placing it on the ground, he turned to get the other one. Just as Arthur picked up the first suitcase and started walking, he heard the long loud noise of an alarm.
It was from the bank. There had been a robbery (抢劫)!
Park Avenue had been quiet a moment before. Now the air was filled with the sound of the alarm and the shouts of people running from all directions. Cars stopped and the passengers joined the crowd in front of the bank. People asked each other, “What happened?” But everyone had a different answer.
Arthur, still carrying the suitcase, turned to look at the bank and walked right into the young woman in front of him.
She looked at the suitcase and then at him. Arthur was surprised. “Why is she looking at me like that?” He thought. “The suitcase! She thinks I’m the bank thief!”
Arthur looked around at the crowd of people. He became frightened, and without another thought, he started to run.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
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Paragraph 1:
As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop, stop!”
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Paragraph 2:
The taxi stopped in front of the Police Station and Arthur___________________________________________
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