1、The students were very happy when they found that their English teacher ________ a movie for them.
A. had prepared B. prepared
C. will prepare D. is preparing
2、— Why were you so upset yesterday?
— I hurried to the concert, only ________ that the show had been cancelled.
A.to find
B.finding
C.found
D.find
3、Tom insisted what he said__________ true and we insisted that he_________ and have a look.
A.be;should go B.should be;would go
C.was;go D.was;would go
4、Most students at school hope that they can ________activities that appeal to them after class instead of just doing their homework.
A. apply for B. participate in
C. stick to D. focus on
5、The ________ from England to India used to take more than 6 months as there were storms and huge waves at times.
A.travel
B.journey
C.voyage
D.trip
6、We’ll never forget the ________ Zhong Nanshan has made to the fight against COVID-19.
A.press
B.donations
C.contributions
D.efforts
7、 The shelter is expected to help the homeless live __________ the bitter winter.
A. across B. with C. through D. against
8、The living room is clean and tidy , with a dining table already ____ for a meal to be cooked .
A. laid B. laying
C. to lay D. being laid
9、The Spring Festival is the time of year that _____ the largest annual mass migration on the planet when one sixth of the world’s population _____ home.
A. will see; travels B. saw; was travelling
C. will be seeing; will be travelling D. sees; travel
10、This is the largest clock in the world, ______ the minute hand is six meters long.
A. of which B. whose C. which D. of that
11、Researchers are now conducting hibernation experiment and can use chemicals to put living cells into sleep-like state_____ they don’t age.
A. for which B. that
C. where D. which
12、We won’t give up ___________ we should fail ten times.
A.even if B.since
C.whether D.until
13、When I heard the news________ our team had won the swimming competition, I couldn’t help crying.
A.while
B.which
C.as
D.that
14、People's ________ for bicycles may reflect public dissatisfaction with bus service.
A. insistence B. preference
C. confidence D. reference
15、I have no formal clothes for the occasion. Perhaps I can ______ in a dark suit?
A.go by B.pass by C.drop by D.get by
16、It is widely believed that China has been into a more prosperous and advanced country in the last century.
A. transformed B. transferred
C. shifted D. transmitted
17、______ a man sets a goal, he should stick to it ________ he eventually accomplishes it.
A.Once, until
B.When, then
C.Though, till
D.Before, when
18、It ______ me suddenly that I didn't want to ______ a child anymore.
A.struck; treat as B.struck; be treated as C.hit; deal with D.hit; be dealt with
19、When he ______ the bill in the restaurant, he suddenly realized that he had left his wallet in the car.
A.paid B.would be paying
C.was to pay D.had paid
20、The royal palace had refused to reveal where Carlos was living, saying he________ people about it himself if necessary
A.was telling
B.would tell
C.had told
D.told
21、Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.
Opposite to what many people believe, if you don’t eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
【1】During the test, those who were tested were given ______________.
A. no breakfast at all
B. very rich breakfast
C. little food for breakfast
D. different breakfasts or none
【2】The results of the test show that ______________.
A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies
B. breakfast has little to do with a person’s work
C. a person will work better if he has a simple breakfast
D. those working with brains should have much for breakfast
【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Poor breakfasts affect those who work with brains.
B. Morning diet may cause one to get fatter.
C. Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.
D. Reducing breakfast is of great value in weight losing.
22、With the weather warming up, the desire to kick-start a new fitness routine is very real. But after months locked indoors, you may feel as though you’re lack of exercise. 【1】 Working out with your partner can be a great way to boost inspiration. Here are our top tips for an exercise routine that’s built to last.
Pick something you both love.
If you love Pilates but your partner is all about lifting heavy weights, working out together might seem like an impossible task. While you can both stick to the activities you love, 【2】 Pick an activity you both love, or work towards a fitness goal together, like completing a fun run or half marathon.
【3】
Getting sweaty doesn’t sound like the most comfortable of activities, but there are things you can do to make it as enjoyable as possible. Invest in active wear that not only feels good but looks good, too. Dressing in workout gear that you’re excited about can make the difference on days when motivation might be lacking.
【4】It is ideal for wearing during sport or heavy-duty outdoor activities. It’s sweat resistant, with a dry-touch formula, while still offering UVA and UVB coverage.
Be supportive and have fun.
Trying a new outdoor fitness route, or running in front of strangers along the sand, can be a little discouraging, even if you’re doing it with the one you love, 【5】 Motivate each other to get out of bed on days and remind each other that you’re not working out just for looks. Getting your body moving has long-term benefits that far outweigh what can be seen from the outside.
And remember to have fun: trying something new is tricky but finding something you both love and enjoy means you’ll have a healthy habit for life.
A.Feel good with fitness preparation.
B.Dress comfortably and properly to feel good.
C.So how do you get motivated to get active once more?
D.choose some exercises that require very little equipment.
E.so remind your partner that you're in it together and stay supportive.
F.make time to start something new together or work towards a common goal.
G.Sunscreen, too, is a must-have when choosing to exercise together on the beach.
23、 Six Neanderthals who lived in what is now France were eaten by their fellow Neanderthals some 100,000 years ago, according to fearful evidence of the cannibalistic (食人的) event discovered by scientists in a cave in the 1990s. Now, researchers may have figured out why the Neanderthals , including two children , became victims of cannibalism (食人):Global warming.
While previous studies have examined Neanderthal remains to find proof of cannibalistic behavior, this is the first study to offer clues as to what may have led Neanderthals to become cannibals. Scientists found that rapid changes in local ecosystems as the planet warmed may have wiped out the animal species that Neanderthals ate, forcing them to look elsewhere to fill their stomachs.
The researchers examined a layer of sediment (沉积物) in a cave known as Baume Moula-Guercy, in southeastern France. In that layer , charcoal (碳)and animal bones were so well-preserved that scientists could reconstruct an environmental picture representing 120,000 to 130,000 years ago. They discovered that the climate in the area was likely even warmer than it is today , and that the change from a cold ,dry climate to a warmer one happened quickly .Maybe within a few generations, “study co-author Emmanuel said. As the animals that once populated the landscape disappeared, some Neanderthals ate what they could find-their neighbors.
Cannibalism is by no means unique to Neanderthals, and has been practiced by humans and their relatives “from the early Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age and beyond,” the study authors reported. The behavior adopted by the starving Neanderthals in the Baume Moula-Guercy should therefore not be viewed as “a mark of bestiality(兽性)or sub-humanity ”, but as an emergency adaptation to a period of severe environmental stress, according to the study. The findings were published in the April issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science.
【1】What does the study mainly focus on?
A.The social behavior of Neanderthals.
B.The climate change in southeastern France.
C.The reason for cannibalism among Neanderthals.
D.The influence of global warming on ancient animals.
【2】What was the climate possibly like in southeastern France 120,000 to 130,000 years ago?
A.It was cold and dry all the time.
B.It was first cold, dry and later warm.
C.It was first warm and later cold, dry.
D.It was warm all the time.
【3】Which of the following might the study authors agree with?
A.Neanderthals’cannibalism showed their bestiality.
B.Climate change drove some Neanderthals to cannibalism.
C.Neanderthals’cannibalism guaranteed their rule over other tribes.
D.Only Neanderthals were found to have cannibalism in human history.
24、Even if you aren't into artificial intelligence, it's time to pay attention to ChatGPT, because this one is a big deal. ChatGPT is an Al chatbot system that OpenAI released in November to show off and test what a very large, powerful Al system can accomplish.
ChatGPT is built on top of the OpenAI GPT-3 family of large language models. It lets you type natural-language prompts and then offers conversational responses. It remembers the thread of your dialogue, using previous questions and answers to inform its next responses. It finds relevant information in its oceans of training data, and converts that into plausible-sounding paragraphs of text.
You can ask it countless questions and often will get an answer that's useful. For example. you can ask it encyclopedia questions like. "Explain Newton's laws of motion. " You can tell it. “Write me a poem. " and when it does. say. "Now make it more exciting. ” You can ask it to write a computer program that'll show you all the different ways you can arrange the letters of a word.
A few days after its launch. more than 1 million people were trying out ChatGPT. UBS analyst Lloyd Walmsley estimated in February 2023 that ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly users in January. accomplishing in 2 months what took TikTok about 9 months and Instagram two and a half years.
Many people fear that ChatGPT might help students cheat better. But as with many other technology developments. it's not a simple black-and-white situation. Decades ago. students could copy encyclopedia entries and use calculators. and more recently. they've been able to usesearch engines and Wikipedia. ChatGPT offers new abilities for everything from helping with researeh to doing your homework for you outright.
Dustin York. an associate professor of commination at Maryville University. hopes educators will learn to use ChatGPT as a tool and realize it can help students think critically.
" Educators" thought that Google, Wikipedia, and the Internet itself would ruin education, but they did not. "York said. "What worries me most are educators who may actively try to discourage the acknowledgment of Al like ChatGPT. It is a tool, not a villain. "
【1】What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about ChatGPT?
A.Its language model.
B.Its working theory.
C.Its design inspiration.
D.Its development process.
【2】What can't ChatGPT do?
A.Write a computer program.
B.Write homework for students.
C.Chat with users.
D.Help with housework.
【3】Why does the author list figures in Paragraph 4?
A.To show the popularity of ChatGPT.
B.To stress the high cost of inventing ChatGPT.
C.To present the creativity of artificial intelligence.
D.To prove the necessity of developing tools for chatting online.
【4】What's the best title of this article?
A.AI advances-our loyal servants
B.ChatGPT-merits and limits
C.A smart APP-think twice before trusting it
D.ChatGPT-a useful AI tool
25、 Early in my teaching career, I heard countless(无数的 )excuses for why students didn’t have their homework. As time passed, I grew tired of hearing“ I don’t have my homework because…”, so 1 stopped accepting any ______
______ I taught in a new inner-city school. I______my eighth graders with“ No excuses! ”I ____homework at the beginning of each class. when a student didn’t have it. I never asked why. ____, I sighed loudly, shook my head and recorded a zero. I soon gained the reputation(名声)I thought I wanted.
One afternoon, shortly after school. Anthony______me. His lower lip quivering(轻微颤抖).“It’s just that……well, my _______work at night. I have to look after my little brothers. so I can’t _____. My homework.……”I put my hand on his shoulder. “Why are you just now telling me……?”I______in mid-sentence. I knew why. So I changed the______. “Would it help if you stayed here______school?”He swallowed hard and nodded.
The next day, I announced to all my students that I’d be_______an after-school study. Before long, more_______joined Anthony, I soon had a large number of ____, such as “I don’t have my homework ______ I don’t have any paper in the house. ”All, however, were very_______.
The things I learned weren’t_______in the education classes in college. I have discovered that not all kids have enough school______.Some don’t have a home where a parent is_______around. I have also learned that “I’ll listen”works a lot ______ than“No excuses!”
【1】A. homework B. condition C. c1ass D. excuse
【2】A. Later B. Late C. Earlier D. Early
【3】A. warned B. charged C. punished D. embarrassed
【4】A. designed B. announced C. prepare D. collected
【5】A. Still B. Instead C. Besides D. Indeed
【6】A. left B. approached C. consulted D. begged
【7】A. friends B. teachers C. parents D. classmates
【8】A. relax B. hesitate C. interrupt D. concentrate
【9】A. stopped B. complained C. glance D. whispered
【10】A. status B. question C. decision D. behavior
【11】A. at B. behind C. before D. after
【12】A. checking B. canceling C. offering D. experiencing
【13】A. fan B. players C. students D. boys
【14】A. stories B. lies C. slogans D. bargains
【15】A. if B. because C. though D. until
【16】A. real B. annoying C. enjoyable D. funny
【17】A. taught B. shared C. required D. commended
【18】A. trips B. uniforms C. supplies D. activities
【19】A. seldom B. yet C. never D. even
【20】A. faster B. better C. harder D. worse
26、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华,你的美国笔友Jim 对中华传统文化很感兴趣,经常与你讨论这方面的话题。请你给他写一封邮件,谈谈你曾参加过的一次相关活动,内容包括:
1. 介绍活动内容;
2. 说明参加的理由;
3. 表达参加后的感受。
注意:1. 词数100 左右;
2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua