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1、We will gather for the community service at the school gate at 8 tomorrow morning unless ___.
A．otherwise informing B．otherwise being informed
C．otherwise informed D．having otherwise informed
2、 At the meeting, all the employees were required not to________ any important details before it was made public.
A. try out B. make out
C. let out D. break out
3、“You ___________ lead a horse to water, but you ___________ make it drink.” This is a proverb that means offering a nice opportunity is good, but there is no way of making others take it if they don’t want to.
A．may; can’t
B．can; can’t
C．must; shouldn’t
D．should; shouldn’t
4、Doctors are doing research to find out what happens physically when people______ smoking.
A．quit B．decline C．prevent D．reserve
5、We will remain ______to the path of peaceful development and shoulder more international responsibilities.
A. committing B. committed C. to be committed D. to have committed
6、I am interested in_________ you have improved your spoken English in such a short time.
A.how B.which C.when D.if
7、Man has the gift of reason, enables him to dominate life on earth—and the chance to survive as long as the solar system remains hospitable to him.
A.why B.which C.that D.as
8、Getting a driver’s license ______ learning how to drive, studying the rules of the road, and taking a test.
A．involves
B．assures
C．inspires
D．requires
9、Finally, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and ____ every page of my draft.
A. polished B. quoted C. approved D. folded
10、I’d rather ________ at home than _________ out in such bad weather.
A. Staying; going B. staying; go
C. stay; go D. stay; going
11、It is________to come into your leaders’ office without their permission.
A．a good manner
B．a bad manner
C．bad manners
D．good manners
12、However, when she first saw the robot, she felt .
A. absorb B. abortion C. actual D. alarmed
13、 Mom often tells me “ ____ with challenges, you have no choice but to accept them.”
A. Face B. Facing C. Faced D. To face
14、（题文）We should place ________ emphasis on development and security, and develop nuclear energy on the base of security.
A. equal B. central
C. superior D. maximum
15、—Do you know the big news that Li Ying will marry Wang Ling soon?
—Li Ying marry Wang Ling?________She told me she would keep single.
A．Good for you.
B．You can’t be serious.
C．It doesn’t make sense.
D．I can’t agree with you more.
16、Students should not only focus on academic study but also involve themselves in community activities, ________ they can gain experience for growth.
A．who
B．when
C．which
D．where
17、With the rumor that he was once sentenced into prison for five years__________ , he found he couldn’t live in this city any longer.
A.getting across B.getting around C.getting through D.getting over
18、The food at the dinner party didn’t seem ________．It was not worth the money.
A． inviting B． amazing
C． encouraging D． disappointing
19、If the teaching doesn’t ________ to your students, your students will gradually lose interest in it.
A．tend
B．get
C．appeal
D．attend
20、This unjust ___________ of people on the basis of skin color was challenged.
A.summary B.structure C.separation D.submission
21、For the holiday gathering, you may be wondering how you’re going to pull it off. Before we go into the specifics, a few words of general advice: You don’t have to throw the party your parents did. 【1】
We talked to a party-planning expert, Miller. Here’s her advice on how to host a stress-free holiday gathering without losing your mind.
【2】
The best way to avoid being exhausted is to be prepared. Many seasoned hosts set their tables several days in advance. “Always pretend your event is a few days before.” Miller says.【3】 She recommends cleaning the house, rounding up an extra dining chair and buying drinks a few days in advance.
Pick a serving setup.
Before you choose your menu, determine your serving style. 【4】 If you’ve got the space for it, a family-style meal — where people sit around a table and food is passed on big plates — can cut down on the need for complicated decorations. “Food can be part of the design, so you’re not going crazy with flowers or anything,” she says.
Embrace a mixed menu.
The pandemic has made takeout an option not only for family dinners, but also for entertaining, because many restaurants now offer specific holiday dinner dishes to take home. 【5】 “You can do a party with literally no cooking,” Ramos says. “I like to live in the in-between, but it’s up to you.” Time- and stress-savers include relying on make-ahead dishes.
A．This is your show.
B．Dress the house in your own style.
C．Be prepared with a carefully worked-out plan.
D．You can get great food from so many local places.
E．Throw a party that isn’t on the holiday itself.
F．Buffets are good if you don’t have a large dining table.
G．There is always work you have to do at the last minute.
22、The Colony, TX
Median home price: $135,863
Median family income: $89,308
Set on the shores of Lewisville Lake, The Colony is ideal for outdoor types. There’s boating and swimming on the lake, as well as hiking, picnicking and golf in the parklands around it. The Colony also enjoys a wealth of housing options, from one-bedroom apartments to lakeside mansions(大厦),Cute two-bedroom starter homes are available for less than $100,000and nice four-bedrooms can cost as little as $135,000
Gladstone, MO
Median home price : $96,690
Median family income: $64,745
With the nickname of “Happy Rock”, Gladstone must be a cheerful place to live. Among its charms: This Kansas City suburb recently opened a new community center that has indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center and basketball courts. More reasons for residents to smile : A nearby Ford Motor plant is set to expand, which is expected to bring in new jobs. A four-bedroom, 2.5bath house was recently on the market for just $129,000
Irmo, SC
Median home price: $99,000
Median family income : $67,999
This September, Irmo celebrates its 40th annual Okra Strut. The Strut started small, as a fund raiser for a new library ,but now up to 100,000,people attend the two-day event. When the festival first started , Irmo was a sleepy town of just 500.It’s grown rapidly since, with 12,000 residents today. The average three-bedroom 1,300-square-foot home costs about $99,000
Powder Springs, GA
Median home price : $85,000
Median family income: $68,168
Families love Powder Spring’s charming downtown and pleasant quality of life .They also appreciate its reasonable real estate prices : Three-bedroom homes are on the market here for $85,000 and less . Another big draw is McEachern High School, which used to be a college campus. The school is supported by a large endowment , according to city manager Brad Hulsey . “People really want their kids to attend,”he said.
【1】Which of the following describes the Colony, TX properly?
A. Modern and magnificent
B. Entertaining and optional
C. Cheap and very attractive
D. Expensive but fashionable
【2】If you want to buy a house, you have to spend about $76.00 for every square foot in ______.
A. Powder Springs, GA
B. Irmo, SC
C. Gladstone, MO
D. The Colony, TX
【3】By saying, “people really want their kids to attend” , Brad Hulsey means that ______.
A. Parents encourage their kids to go to school
B. people now pay more attention to education
C. kids usually enjoy themselves in Powder Springs
D. people buy the house in Powder Springs for the School
【4】Who are most likely to be interested in the passage?
A. Students who are at school
B. Parents who have a low income
C. People who want to buy affordable houses
D. Builders who have just lost their jobs.
23、When you go abroad you’re going to experience new cultures, people, food, music and probably a new language. Everything and everyone you meet is new.
Specialists say it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.
There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems—the telephones, post office, or transportation—may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.
Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their own community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same settled positions. They find themselves without any identity. They have to build a new self-image.
Culture shock leads to a feeling of disorientation (迷失方向). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience — these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.
【1】When people move to a new country, they _______.
A. will get used to their new surroundings with difficulty
B. have well prepared for the new surroundings
C. will get used to the culture of the country quickly
D. will never be familiar with the culture of the country
【2】 According to the passage, factors that cause culture shock include all of the followings except ________.
A. language communication B. weather conditions and customs
C. public service systems D. homesickness
【3】According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, _______.
A. the fewer difficulties you may have abroad
B. the more difficulties you may have abroad
C. the more money you will earn abroad
D. the less homesick you may feel abroad
【4】When people are homesick, they tend to ______.
A. find some people to talk to
B. go outside to have a walk
C. visit their friends far away
D. stay indoors all the time
【5】 The writer tells us that the best way to overcome culture shock is to ______.
A. protect ourselves from unfamiliar environment
B. develop a strange sense of self-protection
C. get familiar with new culture
D. return to our own country
24、Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions（同伴）than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.
The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.
【1】How are social robots different from household robots？
A．They are more like humans.
B．They can control their emotions.
C．They do the normal housework.
D．They respond to users more slowly.
【2】What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3.
A．Communicate with you and perform operations.
B．Obey your orders and remind you to take medicine.
C．Answer your questions and make requests.
D．Take your family pictures and deliver milk.
【3】What can Oshbot work as？
A．A language teacher.
B．A tour guide.
C．A private nurse.
D．A shop assistant.
【4】We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will ______.
A．improve technologies
B．train employees
C．be our workmates
D．take the place of workers
【5】What does the passage mainly present？
A．An introduction to social robots.
B．Marketing strategies for social robots.
C．A new design idea of household robots.
D．Information on household robots.
25、Wayne Rogerson’s close friend, Ashley Cooper, died when he was seriously injured in a crash in 2008. His family later _________ his donated organs (器官) helped save seven people. This _________ Mr Rogerson to start donating blood.
Mr Rogerson said he _________ to do his bit and had donated blood 21 times, seldom _________ an appointment over eight years. But he could not have known the _________ act of giving blood would _________ save his own life.
At a donation _________ in 2017, a Red Cross Australia Lifeblood nurse discovered Mr Rogerson’s hemoglobin (血红蛋白) count was low and _________ him to seek medical care. “I had no _________, none at all,” he said. After Mr Rogerson went to a hospital and had medical tests, doctors said that he had developed cancer. Mr Rogerson spent about three months in hospital for an operation and treatment. During that time he _________ two blood transfusions (输血). “I was so _________ that they got it in time … I was fully recovered in November that year,” he said. But, to his _________, he can no longer donate blood due to_________ reasons. “After being both a(n) _________ and a recipient (接受者), I urge everyone to donate if you can,” he said.
“The _________ you save might just be your own.”
【1】
A．explained
B．agreed
C．revealed
D．promised
【2】
A．inspired
B．forced
C．allowed
D．reminded
【3】
A．happened
B．wanted
C．continued
D．hesitated
【4】
A．keeping
B．missing
C．attending
D．making
【5】
A．accidental
B．brave
C．polite
D．selfless
【6】
A．finally
B．naturally
C．hopefully
D．certainly
【7】
A．appointment
B．meeting
C．bank
D．competition
【8】
A．helped
B．encouraged
C．advised
D．drove
【9】
A．hopes
B．symptoms
C．troubles
D．tears
【10】
A．refused
B．avoided
C．wasted
D．received
【11】
A．strong
B．calm
C．nervous
D．lucky
【12】
A．disappointment
B．surprise
C．curiosity
D．satisfaction
【13】
A．scientific
B．environmental
C．medical
D．historical
【14】
A．patient
B．donor
C．joiner
D．onlooker
【15】
A．time
B．money
C．life
D．energy
26、假定你是李华，你正在为半期考紧张复习，但最近你遇到了一些问题导致无法集中精力学习。于是你给你校的外籍心理老师Kate写一封求助信寻求帮助。要点如下：
1. 作业多， 没有时间运动；
2. 压力大，难以入眠；
3. 希望得到Kate的帮助。
注意：1. 词数120左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯。
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