1、The brochure is beautifully laid out and ,reflecting the quality image of the famous historic city of Toledo.
A.illustrated B.introduced C.implemented D.connected
2、 ___________a large group, your tone should be clear and loud.
A. When addressed B. While addressing
C. When you address D. On addressing
3、Do you want me to ______ your essay and check your spelling?
A.go through
B.work through
C.get through
D.see through
4、She was looking for her bicycle key ______ she thought she might have put it.
A.whenever B.wherever C.whichever D.whatever
5、Important _______ having an ambition is, it must be channeled in the right direction. Otherwise, it would ruin ourselves and others.
A. though B. if
C. when D. while
6、—I don’t really like Janes. Why did you invite him?
—Don’t worry. He come. He said he was’t certain what his plans were.
A. must not B. need not C. would not D. might not
7、David is such a good boy ________ all the teachers like.
A.that
B.as
C.who
D.whom
8、We felt _________ at the _________ news.
A.encouraging; amazing
B.encouraged; amazed
C.encouraged; amazing
D.discouraged; amazed
9、"Adam, you better just ___________," Liz yells. "Now or never. Full-court press. "
A.blow it off B.clap her hands
C.go for it D.let out
10、More than one city ________ activities to pay tribute to(向…… 致 敬) the frontline workers ________ to fighting against Covid-19.
A.have organized; devoted
B.has organized; devoting
C.have organized; devoting
D.has organized; devoted
11、How I wish I__________her some help when he asked me to.
A.gave B.did give C.could have given D.have given
12、Mr. Smith seemed to ______ the confusion on my face, so he came to me and offered a hand with the maths problem.
A.find
B.catch
C.keep
D.read
13、You are not polite enough, When you serve customers, you don’t turn your head ________ your body towards them.
A. either B. or
C. not D. neither
14、All the issues we were concerned about were settled, but we thought the result was________ ideal.
A.other than
B.aside from
C.rather than
D.far from
15、—Are you sure you’re ready for the test?
— .I’m well prepared for it.(2016·浙江,1)
A. I’m afraid not B. No problem
C. Hard to say D. Not really
16、---Why didnt you tell him about the meeting?
--- He rushed out of the room ______ I could say a word.
A. until B. before C. when D. after
17、________ ourselves from the physical and mental tensions, we each need deep thought and inner quietness.
A. Having freed B. Freed
C. To free D. Freeing
18、I, ________ your good friend, will try my best to help you out.
A.who is
B.what is
C.what am
D.who am
19、Some plants are very ________ to light; they prefer the shade.
A.sensible
B.sensitive
C.suitable
D.acceptable
20、Although he _______ in New York City for a long time, he's never regretted his making up his mind to return to Shanghai
A.stayed
B.have stayed
C.was staying
D.had stayed
21、The term “quiet quitting” went viral last year, describing people who stay in their jobs but mentally take a step back for example, working the bare minimum and not making their job the center of their lives. Now in 2023, there is a new workplace trend on the horizon, called “quiet hiring”.
Quiet hiring is a strategy used to fill the critical gaps in a company without hiring new employees. One company has a limited amount of talent and needs to make a call about where it’s going to have the best impact. This year it may need to add five more data scientists to its team to meet the strategic goals. As a solution, it may move five employees from another department only for a short time, like data analysts in the human resources and marketing department, into the five open data scientist roles.
In this case, the boss is saying, “We’re going to intentionally deprioritize support for HR and marketing for the next six months so that we can increase the productivity of our data science team, and we are saying this sound and clearly. Everyone knows this.” The important distinction with quiet hiring is that a company is openly communicating with employees about its priorities and moving employees to areas that serve those priorities, instead of just loading employees with more work or simply hiring more people.
While being assigned to a new role may seem scary, quiet hiring should be beneficial to employees. If you were asked to take on additional responsibilities, it would indicate your value. Meantime you might say, “If it’s not possible to increase my payment, can we make it so that I can work from home five days a week, reducing my commute (通勤) costs? Or, could I work flexible hours, making it easier for me to live the rest of my life?” An individual conversation may be ineffective. If you’re part of a department or team being asked to switch roles, employ that power and approach human resources as a group.
【1】What does the strategy of quiet hiring refer to?
A.Adding more positions.
B.Training new employees.
C.Employing new talent secretly.
D.Shifting existing staff to new posts.
【2】What is the feature of a company’s handling quiet hiring?
A.Innovations are highly valued.
B.Employees are burdened with overwork.
C.Roles of departments are changed regularly.
D.Personnel changes are announced beforehand.
【3】What suggestion does the author offer to employees?
A.Negotiate on extra jobs.
B.Take on new roles as a team.
C.Shoulder more duties on work.
D.Balance between work and life.
【4】Which is a suitable title for the text?
A.Hiring more or less?
B.Quiet quitting or quiet hiring?
C.Quiet hiring: A workplace debate
D.Quiet hiring: An upcoming tendency
22、How to deal with your homework
Write it down. 【1】 Make a note on your notebook. Always be sure to write down any homework for school so you won’t forget anything.
Create a homework station. Find somewhere comfortable and quiet to work. 【2】 It will take twice as long to get the homework done. Shut off your cell phone, log off (退出) your computer (unless you will need it for your homework) and close the door.
Do homework as early as possible. Don’t leave homework to die last minute. 【3】 The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you will finish! Do all your homework as early as you can, so you don’t have a pile of (一堆) homework the next day.
【4】 Think about how long it will take you to complete each homework subject. For example: English-ten minutes, science-ten minutes, math-forty minutes, history-twenty minutes.
Treat yourself. You can easily get tired by sitting through an hour or two of homework without stopping. Once you finish homework for a subject, take a small break. Just make sure it’s quick (no more than 15 minutes). Do not turn on the TV, or you’ll never go back and finish your homework. 【5】
A.Use your time wisely.
B.Start as soon as you get home.
C.Start your hardest homework.
D.Never do your homework in front of the TV.
E.You can take a walk or find something to eat.
F.After short breaks, return to finish up the last of your work.
G.Keep a homework notebook where you record all your homework.
23、In 2014, Xu Yitang, a Beijing native who had been studying Peking Opera since childhood, went with friends for a birthday celebration to Beijing Zoo. Little did he know that a chance encounter at the aquarium there would excite a lifelong passion. As Xu Yitang stared at corals bathed in tank’s light, a sense of wonder crowded into his mind. Lost in the beauty and mystery of the creatures, he spent the entire afternoon in front of it. After that, he began to frequent the local market to learn about coral farming from merchants who sell ornamental plants, fish and corals. He also searched for information on relevant forums online. Before long, he had set up a small fish tank at home and started cultivating a coral.
Nowadays, Xu Yitang who has moved to the tropical island of South China’s Hainan province, works for a Sanya-based tropical biological laboratory belonging to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Each day, he spends several hours diving deep under the waves to observe and document the growth and development of the creatures that captured his heart all those years ago. Nicknamed “coral man”, he is actively engaged on such social media platforms as Sina Weibo, where he regularly shares visually beautiful photos and entertaining videos of corals. He aims to encourage individuals to take action in protecting coral reefs and the oceans as a whole from the destructive impact of climate change and human activities.
Unfortunately, with the strengthening of the greenhouse effect, rising sea temperatures have led to coral bleaching (白化) and decay. A coral reef’s beautiful colors come from the symbiotic algae (共生藻类) zooxanthellae that provide more than 90 percent of the energy through photosynthesis (光合作用). Coral bleaching occurs when coral expels the algae and dies due to the lack of nutrients.
In the laboratory, he would film educational videos to raise awareness and knowledge about corals, so that people can learn how to protect them effectively.
【1】What changed Xu Yitang’s career choice?
A.Frequenting the local market.
B.Setting up a small fish tank at home.
C.Having an encounter at the aquarium.
D.Observing coral growth and development.
【2】What can we infer from paragraph 2 ?
A.Xu is a diver in the lab.
B.Xu is a coral conservationist.
C.Xu spends few hours on his work every day.
D.Xu shares his videos for corals through social media platforms.
【3】What caused coral bleaching?
A.Rising sea temperatures.
B.Lots of nutrients in the water.
C.Coral farming practices.
D.Lack of sunlight in deep waters.
【4】How does he feel about his job now ?
A.Critical.
B.Indifferent.
C.Objective.
D.Enthusiastic.
24、China's 176-minute war epic's blockbuster The Battle at Lake Changjin(《长津湖》 ) has continued its epic siege on the country's cinemas, 【1】,with a cume already past the global totals of Free Guy ($320 million), Tenet ($366 million), Black Widow ($377 million) and Shang-Chi ($388 million), less than a week after its release.
Made with a production budget reported to be over $200 million, 【2】: Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam. 【3】.
The historic battle saw the CPV( 中国人民志愿军) overcome long odds to successfully blow up the Shuimen Bridge【4】 .
【5】 There's a mid-movie sequence that just transitions for around 28 minutes from one kind of peril (tank fights!) to another (knife fights!) with a remarkable relentlessness that would make George Miller nod in approval.
A.roaring past the $400 million
B.The Battle At Lake Changjin hasn't slowed down at all.
C.the film boasts three of Greater China’s top directors
D.The Battle at Lake Changjin is a rare co-directorial effort,
E.and push US military forces into retreat.
F.It looks spectacular
G.It is an epic war film.
25、Having relocated often, I’ve developed a love of de-cluttering(整理). Actually, there have been times when I’ve questioned whether it’s an/a ______. But I’ve concluded that it isn’t. ______, the habit is just wonderful blessing.
Standing ______ my wardrobe (衣橱) at least once every couple of months, I consider what can go. Even doing so ______, there’s always something that I no longer love. Perhaps it’s an article of ______ that doesn’t express how I see myself any more or is not the most ______. Maybe it’s something that has ______ through the last few selections and has finally lost its fight to _______in the wardrobe.
Either way, some clothes _____ at the charity shop. Occasionally such a ______ may see something new-to-me come home from the store. At least I know, though, that the new item adds a different energy to my wardrobe. So it’s ______. If however, I haven’t worn the new item within a few weeks, then it’s ______ that I am not as in love with it as I thought. It’s then donated back to the ______ on the next trip.
De-cluttering does not belong only to wardrobes, though. I also delete old computer files and emails, ______ the recycle bin on my computer daily. That way, ______ I look at my computer, it is like my wardrobe — only that which serves a purpose remains.
The best form of de-cluttering we can really do is to rid ourselves of outdated _____. Like with all forms of de-cluttering, saying ______ to thinking patterns that no longer serve us creates ______ to breathe. It also makes room for new ways of thinking. Yes, de-cluttering can ______ all areas of our lives.
I wish you the courage to abandon the parts of your life that no longer ______ you and make space for fresh energy to flow.
【1】A. advantage B. addiction C. excuse D. habit
【2】A. Instead B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Meanwhile
【3】A. near B. in C. behind D. before
【4】A. eventually B. gradually C. regularly D. willingly
【5】A. clothing B. furniture C. luggage D. beddings
【6】A. expensive B. useful C. comfortable D. colorful
【7】A. passed on B. hung on C. showed off D. turned up
【8】A. involve B. join C. live D. stay
【9】A. gave up B. ended up C. went up D. sold out
【10】A. trip B. change C. choice D. situation
【11】A. possible B. hopeful C. welcome D. unbelievable
【12】A. vital B. strange C. necessary D. clear
【13】A. school B. wardrobe C. store D. church
【14】A. fill B. empty C. search D. exchange
【15】A. when B. unless C. though D. until
【16】A. papers B. thoughts C. clothes D. customs
【17】A. truth B. yes C. goodbye D. hello
【18】A. value B. time C. chance D. space
【19】A. apply to B. benefit from C. react to D. break down
【20】A. delight B. include C. serve D. love
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。
18-year-old Sadiya was born in Deora, a small village in eastern India, but moved to the city of Mumbai when she was 3.In 2020, when the pandemic(疫情)broke out, her father’s small business was forced to close temporarily and the family returned to her ancestral village to wait out the pandemic.
However, it greatly shocked her when she found that attending school was uncommon in Deora,where almost half of the villagers couldn’t read. Unable to afford textbooks, many families often withdrew their children from schools. They didn’t wish to educate their children,many of whom had to work in the fields with parents though some had the desire to read.
Sadiya, the college girl with a strong sense of social responsibility, has been trying to seize opportunities to open doors for others. Fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and English, she often speaks at inter-college events on the right to education and enjoys a high reputation among college students.
Used to taking on challenges, Sadiya was determined to do something for the children. One day last July, Sadiya sat down with her family elders and proposed the idea of setting up a library”. Many shook their heads in disagreement—this wasn’t how a young girl should spend her time.
After many discussions, Sadiya finally convinced them and gained access to her relative’s guesthouse,mending it with $67 that she’d won in public-speaking awards. She took the help of her uncle, Akbar, and cousin, Nawaz, and got to work. Walls were repainted,the bamboo roof was repaired and lights and bookshelves were fixed, and the room was filled with chairs and a long table.Vivid charts stuck on the walls—from anatomy(解剖)to transportation, lightened the space. Looking at the newly-decorated“library”, Sadiya couldn’t hold back her excitement while imagining the children reading books here by light.
All was ready except books. So what Sadiya was desperate to do next was fill the shelves with books. She drew on all her savings and purchased many books suitable for children online.
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But these books were far from enough.
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With everything ready,the library finally opened.
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