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1、In the capital Kathmandu, thousands of people _______ the night on pavements, in parks and open fields in chilly temperatures before they returned to their collapsed homes.
A. would spend B. were spending
C. spent D. had spent
2、China opened its door to the outside world in 1978. ________ that had far-reaching effects.
A. Did a new development come then B. Then came a new development
C. Came then a new development D. Then did a new development come
3、_____ differences between the two countries, China and the USA have extensive common interests and room for cooperation.
A.In spite of B.In terms of C.In exchange for D.In face of
4、The clerk in the post office _______ the parcel and told the woman that it _______ 2 pounds.
A.weighed, was weighed B.was weighed, weight
C.weighed, weighed D.weight, weighed
5、Don't_________. You will __________new customs and different ways of thinking.
A.lose your heart; apply to B.lose heart; apply yourself to
C.lose your heart; adapt to D.lose heart; adapt yourself to
6、What kind of phrase does the underlined one belong to?
“The questions which our English teacher asked just now were really very confusing.”
A.NP B.AdjP C.AdvP D.VP
7、 white symbolizes purity and innocence, it is used in many important situations.
A. While B. Once
C. Since D. Though
8、What you need is a ________ plan to face everyday challenges.
A．virtual
B．wearable
C．flexible
D．effective
9、As we are very busy these days, we might ________ this urgent work for the time being.
A. undertake B. acknowledge
C. undergo D. oppose
10、Most of the top leaders expressed a common desire at the UN conference, ______ that different cultures ______ coexist with tolerance.
A. the one ; must B. the one ; should C. one ; must D. one ; should
11、Chairman Xi Jinping has proposed a road map for Belt and Road Initiative, ________ he provided a comprehensive vision of how it could contribute to the world development in general.
A. which B. as
C. when D. where
12、Listening is thus an active, not a , behavior consisting of hearing, understanding and remembering.
A. considerate B. sensitive
C. reliable D. passive
13、—I got beaten in the first round in the contest. I am feeling depressed.
—Cheer up! You have to ________ yourself ________ to have the last laugh.
A. open; up B. pick; up C. knock; up D. do; up
14、China needs to strike a balance between maintaining a(n) _______ fast and stable development and making economic structural adjustment.
A. relatively B. seemingly
C. approximately D. apparently
15、Cindy is asking_______ someone would spend the evening_______ with her.
A．that, to sing
B．whether, singing
C．if, to sing
D．how, singing
16、You can't just selling clothes with a long face, which will our customers.
A. give away B. scare away C. take away D. put away
17、（2015·福建） the students came from different countries, they got along quite well in the summer camp.
A．While
B．Unless
C．Since
D．Until
18、The new manager has a good sense of humor, which puts people who work with him ________.
A．in trouble
B．at present
C．in debt
D．at ease
19、It is reported that many a new house at present in the disaster area.
A.is being built B.is built C.are being built D.have been built
20、He _____ his eyes from his desk and then ____ from his seat.
A. rose, raised B. rose, rose
C. raised, raised D. raised, rose
21、A Student Profile
Name: Kristin Lacey
Hometown: Merced, California, USA
School & College: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS) at MIT
Major: English literature
Favorite book: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Favorite class: British Literature with Professor Anna Henchman
Favorite place to study on campus: Athan’s in Washington Square or Cafenation in Brighton Center
Favorite restaurant in Boston: Sweet Checks
Extra-curricular (课外的) activities: President of the Graduate Student Association; leading the Graduate Student Fiction (小说) Group; Volunteering at Gifford Homeless Cat Center in Brighton.
Study experience: I studied for four years and earned my undergraduate degree in English in 2020 at California State University, Fresno. I was the first in my family to attend graduate school and college.
When I graduate, I hope to teach literature at a local college and help the other first-generation college students to get higher education. It’s important to give a helping hand to those who need it.
Advice to other first-generation college students:
I know that being first-generation graduate means always pushing against your background and stepping out of your comfort zone. And it is important to take as many lectures as possible and be open-minded to good advice from your teachers, while know the line between helpful and bad recommendations. Be outgoing with your friends and build your support network by asking for help when you need it and giving help in return.
【1】When did Kristin Lacey graduate from senior high school?
A．In 2016.
B．In 2017.
C．In 2019.
D．In 2020.
【2】Which extra- curricular organization is helpful to Kristin Lacey’s major?
A．The Gifford Homeless Cat Center.
B．The British Literature Club.
C．The Graduate Student Association.
D．The Graduate Student Fiction Group.
【3】What does Kristin Lacey want to do after her graduation?
A．Teach literature at a local college.
B．Work at a homeless animal center.
C．Build a support network for those in need.
D．Study British literature at a graduate school.
22、 Baseball was always where my heart lay. However, my father did not care for baseball. Two recreational activities he enjoyed were golfing and fishing, neither of which I considered a real sport. He didn’t talk much and he wasn’t good at expressing himself. Frankly, I wasn’t entirely certain he cared about me. In a way, my father was like a familiar stranger I saw every day.
One day, watching the play on television made me want a glove of my own. To my surprise, my father said he wanted one, too. He was on the portly side, but then again, one of the famous pitchers(投球手) on the Mets was even fatter. So I thought, why not?
We bought two gloves, and that evening, he suggested we go out to the courtyard and toss(掷) the ball around. I’d already practiced catching and throwing at school, but I could tell this was the first time for my father, because every time he caught the ball, it landed directly in his palm. If you’ve ever caught a ball with a baseball glove, you know how much this hurts.
But my father caught ball after ball this way. Slap! Slap! He winced(龇牙咧嘴). After about five minutes, I told him I’d had enough. It wasn’t out of mercy, but for my own self-interest. Neighborhood kids were watching and would no doubt tease me later for having an old man who didn’t know how to properly catch a baseball do that. When my father took the glove off, his palm was red and swollen.
Dad, who passed away 11 years ago, never told me he loved me. But that sound of the baseball landing in the soft flesh of his hand, over and over again—it spoke its own tender language, though at the time, all I felt was shame.
【1】Why did the father want a glove?
A.He was interested in baseball.
B.He was impressed by the play on television.
C.He wanted to show his improvement in baseball.
D.He wanted to make the author happy.
【2】What does the underlined word “portly” mean in Paragraph 2?
A.Experienced. B.Cool.
C.Famous. D.Fat.
【3】What can we learn from the passage?
A.The father didn’t feel hurt when catching the ball.
B.The father didn’t understand his child at all
C.The author didn’t realise his father’s love at first.
D.The author criticised his father when playing.
【4】What could be the best title for the passage?
A.A Crying Shame for Baseball
B.The Sound of Love
C.A Loving Father and His Son
D.Love That Comes Late
23、 People who grow up left-handed have a different, more flexible brain structure than those born to take life by the right hand, say researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The reason is that right-handers have genes that force their brains into a slightly more one-sided structure, according to the research. Left-handers appear to be missing those genes.
"There really is a difference in brains that results in a more symmetric (对称的) brain in left-handers, where the two sides are more equal," said Daniel Geschwind, who led the research team.
In the effort to understand how the brain shapes the mind, researchers have been trying to document the way genes and environment affect intelligence and mental abilities. They found that right-and left-handedness is determined by genetics. If a person has the gene for right-handedness, that person will be right-handed. People who do not have that gene, however, can be either left- or right-handed. There is no specific gene for left-handedness.
Right-handers typically have a larger left brain, where their language abilities are concentrated. Conversely, left-handers have more balanced brains. The language abilities of left-handers more often, are concentrated on the right side.
The UCLA researchers conducted brain scans on 72 pairs of male identical (同卵双生的) twins between 75 and 85 years old. They noticed that if identical twins carry the gene for hand preference, both must be right-handed. If they lack the gene, one twin can develop right-handed while the other can develop left- handed.
The researchers found that the brains of identical right-handed twins were very similar in size and structure. But when a left-hander was part of the twin set, the brains were different. The conclusion, researchers said, is that the absence of the gene for hand preference allows the brain to develop differently as the individual grows up.
【1】What is the finding of the researchers of UCLA?
A.Left-handers have more balanced brains. B.Right-handers have more flexible brains.
C.Left-handers' brains are more one- sided. D.Right-handers' brains are more symmetric.
【2】Which element determines a person's hand preference?
A.Environment. B.Intelligence.
C.Habit. D.Gene.
【3】What can be said about identical twins?
A.They always have similar brain structure.
B.They never carry the gene for hand preference.
C.They have different genes for hand preference.
D.They can have different hand preference.
【4】What did the UCLA team research on?
A.People's genetic makeup. B.People's hand preference.
C.People's brain sizes. D.People's communicative skills.
24、Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Braincomputer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.
Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated (展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.
In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.
“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord (脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”
The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp (头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.
Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”
He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.
【1】BCI is a technology that can ________.
A．help to update computer systems
B．link the human brain with computers
C．help the disabled to recover
D．control a person’s thoughts
【2】How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?
A．By controlling his muscles.
B．By talking to the machine.
C．By moving his hand.
D．By using his mind.
【3】Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?
A．scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair
B．computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair
C．scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair
D．cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair
【4】The team will test with real patients to ________.
A．make profits from them
B．prove the technology useful to them
C．make them live longer
D．learn about their physical condition
25、My day started as usual. I got up, had my breakfast and left for the station. On the train I always chose a seat away from the crowd so I could _______ the newspaper in peace.
But that day the train was unusually _______. With hesitation I sat in the only _______ available beside a middleaged man who had his head _______ and seemed to be lost in thought. He didn’t notice when I sat next to him. After a while, I found myself _______ what this man was thinking about. What could be so _______ that he didn't even see me sitting next to him? I tried to _______ it and started to read my paper. However, an inner voice kept _______ me to talk to him. I _______ came up with an excuse to ask him a question. When he raised his head, I could see that he was really ________ as some tears were rolling down his face though he ________ to wipe them away. It was heartbreaking to see someone in so much ________.
We talked for about 20 minutes and ________ he seemed to feel better. Before we separated, he thanked me for being an angel by taking time to ________. I never knew what made him so painful, ________ I was glad I listened to the voice that day. Several weeks had passed when I noticed a(n) ________ on my desk. My secretary told me that a gentleman had dropped it, ________ that he did not know my name but described me well enough so that she realized it was for me. The letter was from the ________ I met on the train, thanking me again for talking to him and saving his ________ that day.
It ________ that the man was planning to take his life that day because of some personal problems. He was thankful that God had sent me to prevent him from taking his life. I was so pleased that I had made a difference in someone's life.
【1】A. recite B. read C. print D. copy
【2】A. full B. late C. slow D. noisy
【3】A. chair B. sofa C. seat D. bed
【4】A. back B. away C. up D. down
【5】A. reflecting B. wondering C. questioning D. doubting
【6】A. happy B. urgent C. impressive D. attractive
【7】A. accept B. discover C. forget D. cancel
【8】A. begging B. advising C. inviting D. encouraging
【9】A. nearly B. eventually C. constantly D. quickly
【10】A. upset B. annoyed C. amused D. surprised
【11】A. decided B. pretended C. attempted D. promised
【12】A. debt B. trouble C. need D. pain
【13】A. in the end B. sooner or later C. on the contrary D. as soon as possible
【14】A. argue B. talk C. sit D. wait
【15】A. thus B. so C. but D. and
【16】A. card B. book C. package D. envelope
【17】A. saying B. convincing C. reminding D. stressing
【18】A. conductor B. man C. waiter D. driver
【19】A. friend B. time C. life D. money
【20】A. cut out B. left out C. pointed out D. turned out
26、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter想提高中文水平，进一步了解中国文化。请给他写一封信，推荐学习资源。内容包括:
1.学习资源:报纸、杂志及其他途径；
2.推荐理由；
3.表达祝愿。
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes
Li Hua
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