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1、Before driving, please _______ your safety belt.
A.fast B.faster C.to fasten D.fasten
2、In a conversation between two persons, 65% of_________ is done through body language.
A．information
B．pronunciation
C．introduction
D．communication
3、I have been convinced that the print media are usually more____ and more reliable than television.
A. accurate B. ridiculous
C. urgent D. shallow
4、—It’s been so windy in the past three days.
—We haven’t seen the worst of it yet. Even stronger wind ________ tonight.
A. has forecast B. is forecasting
C. is forecast D. will be forecast
5、Daniel hadn’t slept well, _________, he had a hard time focusing on his work.
A．however
B．though
C．therefore
D．yet
6、His business was very successful, but it was at the ________ of his family life.
A．expense
B．possession
C．wisdom
D．fashion
7、Some parents are just too protective. They want to their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.
A. spot B. dismiss
C. shelter D. distinguish
8、 You didn’t bother me. , I like your company.
A. On the contrary B. In other words
C. For one thing D. On the other hand
9、Most of the artists ________ to the party were from South America.
A. invited B. inviting
C. have invited D. had invited
10、For me, ______ I care about most now is winning another title for my club and also getting the gold medal at the next Asian Games.
A. that B. what C. whether D. when
11、--- You _________ this book for me. I borrowed copy from Tom yesterday.
--- Well, why didn’t you call and let me know?
A. must have bought B. needn’t have bought
C. can’t have bought D. shouldn’t have bought
12、—Did you have a good time at the party?
—Thanks. I appreciated______to your home.
A.to be invited B.to have invited C.being invited D.having invited
13、--- Tom is said to come tomorrow.
--- ________, I will tell him what I think of his plan.
A．If not
B．If any
C．If ever
D．If so
14、Hearing the news, he hurried home, leaving the book on the desk.
A. lay opened B. lying open
C. to lie open D. lie opened
15、The resort is about______ theSummer Palace.
A．two times as the size of
B．twice the size of
C．two times bigger as
D．as twice big as
16、If you go to Mount Tai, you will find it more magnificent than commonly _______.
A．supposing
B．supposed
C．to suppose
D．suppose
17、Don’t always turn to the dictionary every time you _______ new words while reading.
A. agree with B. begin with
C. meet with D. live with
18、______ with the feedback my students had given me, I began to make a plan for the next term.
A.Arming B.Having armed C.Being armed D.Armed
19、— Helen and I will have a wedding next month.
—Oh, ________ !
A．go ahead
B．you can't be serious
C．that couldn't be better
D．congratulations
20、(2016·北京)I love the weekend, because I _________ get up early on Saturdays and Sundays.
A．needn’t
B．mustn’t
C．wouldn’t
D．shouldn’t
21、The Beijing International Marathon has acquired a new name among some disappointed participants: Smogathon.
About 30,000 runners, many from other parts of China or abroad, awoke in the Chinese capital on Sunday to an orange sun glowing weakly through a dirty haze(雾霾). Some ran anyway. Some ran away. But no one cancelled on the advice of the organizers, the Chinese Athletic Association and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports, because those organizations did not call it off. That has made participants call the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which has approved the 26-mile, or 42-kilometer race, to set air quality standards in the future to avoid damaging the runners’ health. The association could not be reached by telephone on Sunday.
“Does the IAAF have guidelines?” asked Chas Pope, a British engineer who took part in the marathon on Sunday. “If they don’t, they should consider it,” said Mr. Pope, who has lived in Beijing for 11 years and runs several long-distance races each year. “It’s meant to be fun and good for your health,” Mr. Pope said of the marathon. “But in such air, it’s just ridiculous to be running,” he said. He abandoned the course. “Most of my overseas friends pulled out,” he said. “And quite a few of my Chinese friends too, but a lot didn’t. I think they don’t know as much about the health impact.”
Images on Twitter and Chinese social media showed Chinese runners wearing a variety of face protections, from light cloth masks to World War I-style gas masks. Still many completed the race without masks. “Today’s race should definitely have been called off or rescheduled,” said Zhang Kai, Beijing-based campaigner with Greenpeace East Asia. “What happened today to this sports even is just another reminder to the government that much remains to be done to China’s energy and industrial structure to solve pollution,” said Mr. Zhang. “If the battle against pollution is a marathon, it is now time to catch up on speed.”
In the end, the race was won by two Ethiopians: Girmay Birhanu Gebru won the men’s race in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 42 seconds while Fatuma Sado Dergo won the women’s in 2 hours, 30 minutes and 3 seconds, breaking Chinese women’s advantage of the race for the last 22 years.
The favored Chinese woman runner, Gong Lihua, told China News Net that the smog didn’t affect her too much but it interfered with many people’s ability to sweat, affecting their performance.
【1】The underlined sentences “Some ran anyway. Some ran away.” mean _____________.
A. Some runners who dropped out returned to run.
B. Some runners gave up after running a short distance.
C. Not all runners continued to run.
D. Most runners quit the race.
【2】Why did participants call the IAAF?
A. To tell it the Beijing International Marathon was also named Smogathon.
B. To appeal to it to set air quality standards in the future.
C. To tell it the 42-kilometer race should be cancelled.
D. To appeal to it to make some laws to prevent pollution.
【3】Which of the following states does Chas Pope agree to?
A. A dirty haze is harmful to health.
B. Running in any air is good.
C. The marathon in China should be cancelled.
D. Friends should learn from each other.
【4】Zhang Kai thinks the battle against pollution _______.
A. will be the most urgent thing in China.
B. should be got rid of immediately.
C. is connected with China’s unreasonable energy and industrial structure.
D. will remind all the Chinese to reduce pollution.
22、 In 2015, a man named Nigel Richards memorized 386, 000 words in the entire French Scrabble Dictionary in just nine weeks. However, he does not speak French. Richards’ impressive feat is a useful example to show how artificial intelligence works—real AI. Both of Richard and AI take in massive amounts of data to achieve goals with unlimited memory and superman accuracy in a certain field.
The potential applications for AI are extremely exciting. Because AI can outperform humans at routine tasks—provided the task is in one field with a lot of data—it is technically capable of replacing hundreds of millions of white and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or so.
But not every job will be replaced by AI. In fact, four types of jobs are not at risk at all. First, there are creative jobs. AI needs to be given a goal to optimize. It cannot invent, like scientists, novelists and artists can. Second, the complex, strategic jobs—executives, diplomats, economists — go well beyond the AI limitation of single-field and Big Data. Then there are the as-yet-unknown jobs that will be created by AI.
Are you worried that these three types of jobs won’t employ as many people as AI will replace? Not to worry, as the fourth type is much larger: jobs where emotions are needed, such as teachers, nannies and doctors. These jobs require compassion, trust and sympathy—which AI does not have. And even if AI tried to fake it, nobody would want a robot telling them they have cancer, or a robot to babysit their children.
So there will still be jobs in the age of AI. The key then must be retraining the workforce so people can do them. This must be the responsibility not just of the government, which can provide funds, but also of corporations and those who benefit most.
【1】What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the topic.
B. To mention Nigel’s feat.
C. To stress the importance of good memory.
D. To suggest humans go beyond AI in memory.
【2】Which of the following best explains “outperform” underlined in paragraph 2?
A. Be superior to B. Be equal to
C. Be similar to D. Be related to
【3】Which of the following jobs is the most likely to be replaced?
A. The writer. B. The shop assistant.
C. The babysitter. D. The psychologist.
【4】What does the text suggest people do about job replacement of AI?
A. Limit the application of AI to a certain degree.
B. Get more support from the government.
C. Apply for the donation from companies.
D. Upgrade themselves all the time.
23、Cool inventions
Powerful snowmobile
With this turbocharged(涡轮増压的) snowmobile, getting over snow and ice will be snow problem. The snow Crawler snowmobile is designed with two skis under its front end. Below its back end is a pair of tracks, or rubber belts around a set of wheels. Inside it's heated, so jump inside, start up the engine, and listen as the wheels start to turn the tracks. Each track is designed to grip (抓住)slippery surfaces easily, allowing the snow-mobile to move over them without difficulty. Let it snow!
Floating furniture
It's easy to fall asleep in the special bed. This comfortable sleeping place features a plastic, water-filled mattress (气垫)that's designed to adapt to the shape of the person lying on it. Simply kick off your shoes and climb onto the bed. As you lie there, the mattress will hug your body. Meanwhile, the water in the mattress will gently rock you from side to side. It is a similar feeling to floating on your back in a pool. The mattress even heats up to make you extra comfortable. Now that is a dream bed.
Smart insoles(鞋垫)
This might take shoes in a new direction. The Lechal company has created shoes insoles that "tell" wearers how to get from one place to another. How do they work? Put the insoles into your shoes. The insoles are built to vibrate(振动). They are also connected wirelessly to your smartphone. Pull up the Lechal app on your phone and type your destination. The app uses GPS to map out the quickest path for you to walk. Every time you need to take a left or right, the app signals the correct insole to vibrate so you know which direction to turn. That's amazing.
【1】What can we learn about the Snow Crawler snowmobile?
A.It uses little energy.
B.It can work in snowy areas.
C.It is designed to clear snow.
D.It loses control on icy surfaces.
【2】What is special about the floating furniture?
A.It is air-powered. B.It is pool-shaped.
C.It is self-movable. D.It is body-adaptable.
【3】How do the smart shoe insoles direct users?
A.By vibrating.
B.By working out the path.
C.By letting out voice signals.
D.By sending messages to their phone.
24、As more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and French, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars (学者) from a number of organizations—UNESCO and National Geographic among them—have for many years been documenting (记录) dying languages and the cultures they reflect. Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Centre Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following that tradition. His recently published a book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, which grows out of his experience living, working, and raising a family in a village in Nepal.
Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not satisfied to simply record these voices before they disappear without record. At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials, including photographs, films, tape recordings, and field notes, which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection. Now, through the two organizations that he has founded, the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project, Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, for the world available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet, Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.
【1】What’s the function of paragraph 1?
A．The main idea of the whole passage.
B．To attract the attention of the readers.
C．An introduction to the topic of the passage.
D．To express the writer’s anxiety about the dying language.
【2】Why are the scholars documenting dying languages?
A．They wanted to follow those traditions.
B．They hoped to experienced their culture.
C．They hoped to specialized in the languages.
D．They wanted to prevent the disappearing of the languages.
【3】Why could Turin write the book?
A．He did lots of research into the materials in Cambridge University.
B．He gathered the materials from first-hand experience.
C．He was not satisfied with the present situation.
D．He raised a family in a village in Nepal.
【4】What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．How he recorded those languages.
B．How he founded two organizations.
C．What he did to save those languages.
D．What he did is of great importance to protect those languages.
25、Last night my husband and I were walking when we saw a man bent over on the ground, crushing(碾碎) something with a rock. He was so focused on his _________ that he didn’t look up at anyone passing by. We kept noticing him and _________ what he could be doing. I thought he was crushing stones to make sand, but why would he do that?
_________, we decided to go up and ask him. He was crushing pieces of left-over bread that he had _________ to prepare food for the birds that come there early morning. The large pieces of bread would be _________ for the birds to eat so he crushed them into powder. Every _________, after coming home from his job as a tailor, he goes around the villa(乡间别墅), collecting left-over bread from all his housemates. He then eats a quick meal and comes here, and spends the next 1—2 hours _________ crushing each piece and makes a neat pile for the birds. He has been doing this for the last 3—4 years. What _________ us more was that he was _________ that we were even taking an interest in this, since for him it wasn’t a big __________.
When we asked him what encouraged him to do this act of __________, he said, “It’s just something __________ I do, so that the left-over bread doesn’t go into the rubbish and the birds get food.” We __________ his story with the hope that it would __________ us to be aware of leftovers too and that it might __________ someone to start something similar in their own area.
【1】
A．idea
B．task
C．hand
D．food
【2】
A．discovered
B．learned
C．realized
D．wondered
【3】
A．Finally
B．Suddenly
C．Immediately
D．Instead
【4】
A．bought
B．saved
C．made
D．collected
【5】
A．necessary
B．difficult
C．welcome
D．possible
【6】
A．morning
B．noon
C．night
D．afternoon
【7】
A．carefully
B．strictly
C．nervously
D．proudly
【8】
A．pleased
B．satisfied
C．moved
D．puzzled
【9】
A．disappointed
B．sorry
C．afraid
D．surprised
【10】
A．deal
B．present
C．dream
D．decision
【11】
A．bravery
B．honesty
C．suggestion
D．service
【12】
A．curious
B．great
C．small
D．boring
【13】
A．shared
B．created
C．believed
D．heard
【14】
A．invite
B．remind
C．warn
D．require
【15】
A．force
B．persuade
C．inspire
D．train
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
How Do Our Phones Affect Our Parenting?
As a pediatrician (儿科医生), I have researched how mobile phone use affects family dynamics. The parent-child relationship is central to children’s social and emotional health and life success — yet I also see how more and more family interactions interrupted by mobile devices … including my own.
My interest in the topic began in 2010. I worked for a year as a pediatrician in the suburbs outside of Seattle. Many of the parents bringing in their sick kids worked at tech companies and were early adopters of mobile devices. During my training, I had gotten used to children playing with handheld gaming devices, but this was different: parents texted during health-related conversations (were they really processing what I was saying?); looked up medical information online to check my accuracy (was this a sign of parent anxiety?); and used videos to stop children from crying (this was pretty helpful during ear exams, but is it OK other times, I wondered?).
I was fascinated by the cultural change America was experiencing with the rapid adoption of mobile devices. But as a pediatrician, I had no idea what to do about it. So when I moved to Boston for training in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, I decided to explore the topic in more depth.
I started my research by observing families in fast food restaurants and the results were pretty eye-opening: when parents’ attention was highly absorbed in their smartphones, parents talked less to children; responded slower (or not at all) to child bids for attention; and sometimes overreacted to child behavior.
Our more recent studies show that in the long-run, parent technology use during parent-child activities leads to more difficult child behavior — which in turn leads to more parent technology usage. It’s a vicious cycle: when kids stress us out, we often go to our phones for escape or to avoid interaction, and this interrupts time with kids or makes them annoyed, and they might react with difficult behavior, and so on.
As a working mom of two young boys, I knew how this child-phone multitasking felt to me, but I wanted to hear what others thought. So I interviewed 35 parents from diverse backgrounds in Boston to understand their experiences. They told me they have never felt their brains split in so many directions — like all the matters of the world could intrude upon home time and “land in their lap”. They expressed both relief and despair when their phones were broken or lost, because while this made it easier to “single-task” on their kids again, they also felt cut off from friends and information.
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