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1、Fortunately, the number of cyclists running traffic lights is ______.
A. on the decrease B. on the rise
C. on the run D. on the move
2、According to Freud, there are three ________processes going on in your head and these are in violent internal conflict.
A．sensible
B．distinct
C．humble
D．navigable
3、 ________preparations from now on, she would be able to finish the essay on Sunday.
A. Would she make B. If she make
C. Were she to make D. If she had made
4、Talks between managers and workers ______ over the issue of holiday pay.
A．broke away
B．broke down
C．broke out
D．broke through
5、After three months of hard work, I'd like to go to a nice small town for my holiday, especially ________with a sea view.
A.it B.one C.the one D.that
6、It's ________ knowledge that moods can have an influence on our health.
A．unusual
B．special
C．general
D．common
7、Skills are tools like a knife or a hammer. You need ______ to complete what you want to do.
A．it
B．that
C．them
D．ones
8、—What a drive! I’m tired out.
—No wonder! You have been driving for such a long time ________ taking a break.
A. by B. without C. through D. in
9、It was between 1830 and 1835 ____ the modern newspaper was born.
A. how B. because C. which D. that
10、Jenny refused to act as a beggar in the play because she was afraid of ________.
A．making fun of
B．laughing at
C．being made fun of
D．being laughed
11、Schools have been lengthening the school day to raise test marks, which ________ be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days.
A.might B.can C.dare D.need
12、I wonder if you can tell me Tom is I can't find him anywhere.
A．where
B．who
C．when
D．what
13、Battery charging systems remain basically the same as those________ half a century ago.
A．for use
B．at use
C．on use
D．in use
14、—It’s a good idea. But who’s going to ________ the plan.
—I think Michael and Ken will.
A．carry out
B．take in
C．get through
D．set aside
15、 — Hello, can I speak to Mr. Black?
— Sorry, madam. He _________ a lecture in the hall.
A. will give B. gives C. is giving D. has given
16、The girl is badly injured. You'd better______ first aid to her before taking her to hospital.
A．make
B．do
C．take
D．afford
17、Beneath our feet ______ that our life depends on for food and clothing.
A．lies the earth
B．the earth does lie
C．the earth lies
D．does the earth lie
18、 ______ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise.
A．Freed
B．Freeing
C．To free
D．having freed
19、The media are filled with ________ about what roles women should play in society.
A．crisis
B．convention
C．stereotypes
D．substances
20、— Your windows are still open? It’s so cold!
— Oh, sorry．They_______ ．
A．aren’t closing B．won’t close
C．won’t be closed D．aren’t closed
21、In the US and Britain, the slogan around colleges was “Save water. Shower with a friend.” Now, Wuhan University has come up with another system for the campus bathhouse. It charges students for the amount of time in a shower. Before entering the bathhouse, students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower with cash or their student ID card. The clock starts ticking the minute and the tap is turned on. It pauses when a button is pressed for soap. An integrated circuit(IC) card reader at each tap shows the time. No money, no water. The benefits of the new system can be seen with the old system, which charged 1 Yuan for each person regardless of time in the shower. The university used about 320 tons of water daily under the old system, but only 160 tons now.
Many students use the new system but opinions on it are divided. Some students say it is bad because bathing had become a sort of race. Many people using it for the first time are not sure how long they need to shower. Some might be embarrassed if their time is up and they’re still covered in soap. They have to ask the bathhouse worker to help them buy extra time.
“It’s a flaw in the system that you can not buy extra time on the ID card,” said Ren, a freshman in Wuhan University. The university is also considering some students’ suggestions that they be allowed to pay after they’ve finished the shower. Not surprisingly, some are complaining about losing the hour shower. But many students say the move helps them develop a water-saving sense.
Without the time limits, most students tended to shower for 30 to an hour in the bathhouse. Some even used the hot water to wash their clothes. “In my experience, 10-20 minutes is enough,” said Dai Zhihua, a third-year student who usually takes 8 minutes.
A similar system has been installed in other universities. Shanghai Normal University introduced it at its Fengxiang Campus in September. The bathing fee there is 0.2 Yuan per minute. One male student responded by setting a record with a two-minute shower.
【1】The underline word “flaw” (Paragraph3) most probably means______.
A．perfection B．fault C．preference D．advantage
【2】Since the new system has performed, ______ of water can be saved.
A．one half B．one third C．a quarter D．two thirds
【3】It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A．the new operation can solve the water crisis.
B．The university has saved a lot of water by using the new system.
C．a similar operation has been set in other universities.
D．The new operation can raise students’ environmental awareness system.
【4】In which column can you find this passage?
A．People. B．Society C．Campus Life. D．Lifestyle
22、On August 14, 2021, Haiti was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The quake destroyed thousands of buildings, injured over 5,700 people, and left at least 1,297 others dead. Haiti has declared a state of emergency.
The earthquake struck near the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, in the western part of the country. That’s roughly 125 kilometers west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The earthquake did serious damage in two nearby cities, Les Cayes and Jeremie, with Les Cayes hit the hardest. Homes, schools, churches, and offices were seriously damaged.
The number of injured people was so high that local hospitals have been unable to keep up. A number of medical workers at the general hospital in Les Cayes were themselves trapped in a building. Across the area, people were searching through the rubble (废墟) for survivors. But the earthquake also caused landslides (塌方), making the job even more difficult. There have been many aftershocks-smaller quakes which follow the main earthquake. With many buildings damaged by the earthquake, it’s not certain whether the buildings still standing in the area are safe. Many people are choosing to sleep outside rather than taking the risk of sleeping in a building.
Haiti has still not fully returned to normal from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake which destroyed much of Port-au-Prince and killed over 200,000 people in 2010. The country suffered again in 2016,when it was stricken) by Hurricane Matthew, which caused huge damage in Haiti. Storm Grace is expected to reach Haiti on Monday, bringing heavy rainfall with it.
Several countries have offered to help Haiti. The government says the country won’t officially ask for outside help until it is clear how much damage there is in all. But Haiti is not a rich country, and the government may not have the money for major efforts to rebuild the damaged areas.
【1】Which was worst affected by this year’s earthquake?
A．Port-au-Prince.
B．Jeremie.
C．Les Cayes.
D．Petit Trou de Nippes.
【2】What does the underlined part “the job” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Dealing with landslides.
B．Searching for survivors.
C．Observing aftershocks.
D．Doing building safety-checks.
【3】What do we know about Haiti?
A．It has begun to rebuild after this year’s earthquake.
B．It has just recovered from the 2010 earthquake.
C．It suffered from two kinds of hurricanes in 2016.
D．It has experienced serious disasters in recent years.
【4】What is Haiti’s attitude to seeking foreign aid?
A．Doubtful.
B．Favored.
C．Cautious.
D．Disapproving.
【5】Where is the article probably taken from?
A．A novel.
B．A history book.
C．A newspaper.
D．A brochure.
23、 Last year marked the 20th anniversary of the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB).
On Nov. 20, 2000, Prince Charles opened the huge seed bank in Sussex, UK, which has now collected and stored 2. 4 billion seeds, making it the largest in the world.
"The seed bank has never played such an important role because of the planet's coming biodiversity crisis (生物多样性危机) with two-fifths of the world's plants at the risk of disappearing," said Kew Cardens, which operates the project.
Well, how does the seed bank work? Scientists from all over the world collect endangered and useful wild species, put them in a paper bag to prevent them from getting moldy (发霉的), and send them to the seed bank. Once the seeds arrive at the MSB, they're dried and kept in a room with 15 percent humidity (湿度). Next, they're cleaned using different tools and separated from debris (碎片). After that, X-rays ensure that the seeds are undamaged and that no insects are hidden inside The seeds are then frozen, stored in airtight containers and placed in huge freezers at -20℃C for long-term storage. "The low temperature allows the seeds to be kept for tens of years and reawakened when required," said Michael Way, a scientist at the MSB.
The MSB is not the only seed bank. There're over 1,000 seed banks all over the world. The Svalbard International Seed Vault opened in Feb. 2008, and now holds more than 1 million seeds. It lies deep in a frozen Arctic mountain in Longyearbyen, Norway. The special construction makes sure that it remains complete in case of any natural disasters. China also has its own Noah's Ark (诺亚方舟) , which is one of the only 2 biological germ plasm (种质) banks built based on international standards. As a huge project, it includes a seed bank, a DNA bank, a microbial (微生物的) bank and an animal germ plasm bank.
As Earth is facing huge problems like climate change, these seed banks are surely important to protect the future of the world's food supply.
【1】What can be known about the Millennium Seed Bank?
A.It was organized ten years ago.
B.It selects seeds and wildlife species.
C.It was built to explore biological diversity.
D.It has more seeds than any other seed bank.
【2】Why do scientists use paper bags to store endangered and useful wild species?
A.To take them as a whole.
B.To keep them wet and alive.
C.To protect them from insects.
D.To stop them from getting bad.
【3】What is to be done with the seeds after they're X-rayed at the MSB?
A.Separating them from debris.
B.Cleaning them using different tools.
C.Storing them in airtight containers after they're frozen.
D.Putting them in a large room with 15 percent humidity.
【4】What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A.Other seed banks in the world.
B.Different ways to protect seeds.
C.The importance of building seed banks.
D.Seed banks for species other than plants
24、No one dances like you. Your mom knows it. Your friends know it. Even computers know it. Now, before you get too excited, keep in mind that it doesn’t mean you’re a particularly good dancer. Only that the way you throw your arms in the air is entirely unique.
In fact, according to a recent study, the scientists, from a research center in Finland, discovered a computer could magically identify your moves to whatever type of music. “We actually weren’t looking for this result, as we set out to study something completely different,” lead study author Emily Carlson explained in the interview. “Our original idea was to see if we could use machine learning to identify which type of music our participants (参与者) were dancing to, based on their movements.”
Unexpectedly, they built dance-recognition software. Thus, you may say, they moonwalked into the discovery.
For their study, the researchers asked 73 participants to dance to various types of music—while computer software tried to determine what kind of music they were listening to. Was it Blues? Jazz? or Metal? It turned out the computer wasn’t so good at telling styles of music. It made the right guess only about one in three times. But it did surprise the researchers with its impressive ability in another aspect: it knew exactly who was dancing 94% of the time.
In their introduction to the paper, the authors suggested that, “One of the most significant features of music is its tendency to make us move. The majority of people respond to hearing music with some kind of movement, from simply clapping to a beat to making complex (复杂的) dance movements.”
Of course, we don’t dance the same way to every song. That would be, well awkward. As the authors note, dance moves are changed according to the volume (音量) of the bass drum (低音鼓). Not only that but “the presence of kick drum uniquely related to the speed of head movements.” That’s a very technical way of suggesting that we dance to the music we’re given. The thing is, at the heart of the dance are movements—and whether they’re gentle taps or all out booty-shaking, they could function as identifiable biometric data (生物特征资料).
“It seems as though a person’s dance movements are a kind of fingerprint,” study co-author Pasi Saari noted in the paper. “Each person has a unique movement signature that stays the same no matter what kind of music is playing.”
【1】What was the original idea of the research?
A．To discover music features.
B．To recognize the dancer.
C．To identify the type of music.
D．To tell dancers’ response.
【2】The underlined words “moonwalked into” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ________.
A．firmly supported
B．seriously reported
C．unexpectedly made
D．unreasonably questioned
【3】According to Paragraph 6, ________.
A．dancing technique is decided by the given music
B．the volume of drums may be determined by dance moves
C．drum players’ head movements change the speed of playing
D．dance movements could function as identifiable biometric data
【4】Which might be the best title for the passage?
A．Is It Necessary to Carry Out Such Research?
B．The Way We Dance Is Kind of like a Fingerprint
C．The Tendency of Music to Make Us Move Is Complex
D．Why Do People Dance in the Same Way to Different Music?
25、9-year-old Essence was peacefully eating lunch. _______ , she saw another student needed help. She did not hesitate to spring into _______ .
“When she was about to swallow her food, she _______ . Seeing the urgency, I went to help her, ” Essence told Good Morning America. Essence said she felt a bit _______ at first, but then she took deep breaths to help herself _______ . Teacher Samantha Bradshaw was also present when the _______ happened and she was very surprised to see a fourth-grader _______ in such a way.
Essence shared she once _______ how to carry out the Heimlich Maneuver from a YouTube video a few years ago. It’s fair to say her memory _______ her as she performed the life-saving ________ for the very first time! The student was saved.
The school community ________ Essence’s efforts. The afterschool program she participates in ________ an “Essie Day” by hosting a breakfast for her to show their ________ . The program, called “Girls Thrive”, is designed to show how young girls can make a ________ .
Despite all the ________ the brave student is receiving, Essence has remained ________ . “I told her how ________ we were of her, she said, ‘I’m just a kid.’ She does feel like a kid even though she did do something ________,” said Samantha. Essence said she hopes she doesn’t have to ________ the Heimlich Maneuver again. More than anything, she is ________ her classmate is OK.
【1】
A．Finally
B．Naturally
C．Obviously
D．Suddenly
【2】
A．life
B．action
C．discussion
D．fight
【3】
A．choked
B．hesitated
C．cried
D．quit
【4】
A．surprised
B．ashamed
C．nervous
D．embarrassed
【5】
A．slow down
B．calm down
C．stand up
D．cheer up
【6】
A．conflict
B．conference
C．incident
D．violence
【7】
A．wrestle
B．consume
C．react
D．reply
【8】
A．forgot
B．updated
C．showed
D．learned
【9】
A．served
B．suited
C．escaped
D．recalled
【10】
A．technique
B．operation
C．lesson
D．task
【11】
A．witnessed
B．challenged
C．celebrated
D．overlooked
【12】
A．spared
B．held
C．combined
D．tracked
【13】
A．expectation
B．comfort
C．apology
D．appreciation
【14】
A．decision
B．difference
C．record
D．living
【15】
A．education
B．information
C．advice
D．attention
【16】
A．modest
B．silent
C．active
D．honest
【17】
A．convinced
B．proud
C．confident
D．hopeful
【18】
A．heroic
B．acceptable
C．generous
D．interesting
【19】
A．know
B．study
C．perform
D．instruct
【20】
A．afraid
B．confused
C．curious
D．grateful
26、假定你是李华，上周你和几位同学参加了英文短剧Hamlet的演出。请你为班级的英语角写一篇短文，介绍这次活动，内容包括：
1.参与人员；
2.活动情况；
3.个人感受。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.题目已为你写好，不计入总词数。
A Memorable Performance
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