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1、His efforts didn’t pay off, but they _______ him playing a small role in the movie Endless Love.
A. led to B. applied to
C. appealed to D. devoted to
2、A fire ______ in the center of the market last night. Luckily, no death ______ so far.
A.broke out; is reported B.had broken out; was reported
C.broke out; has been reported D.had broken out; has been reported;
3、Life us only once. Therefore, we should make full use of every minute and try to do something useful.
A. belongs to B. is belonged to
C. is belonging to D. has belonged to
4、To be an artist is not easy, but sometimes dreams can be a rich source of ________—for an artist.
A．occasion
B．identification
C．inspiration
D．occupation
5、There ________ some bread and two cakes in the plate.
A．are
B．is
C．have
D．has
6、---Sorry, sir, but I'm still very concerned about my daughter.
---Relax. You'll be glad to see she _____to her new life the next time you come.
A.accommodated B.has accommodated
C.will be accommodating D.will have accommodated
7、When it comes to what to wear, it is important to firstly know what colors look good___ your skin.
A.in B.through C.against D.under
8、--- Have you considered ______ your job as a teacher?
--- Yes. I like the job because a teacher is often considered ______ a gardener.
A. to change; to be B. to change; being C. changing; being D. changing; to be
9、Compared with those brought up in harmonious families, children repeatedly exposed to violence are more likely to be ________ when they grow up.
A. available B. aggressive C. admirable D. attractive
10、 he will come is still a question.
A. Whether B. If C. That D. Who
11、The metaverse is a kind of virtual interactive realm (领域、范围), but it ________just another social media site that allows users from anywhere to interact with each other.
A．belongs to
B．goes beyond
C．results from
D．takes over
12、By accepting lower prices, organisers can sell tickets that would________ go unsold.
A．however
B．instead
C．therefore
D．otherwise
13、No such young man likes ______.
A. to be made fun B. making fun of
C. being made fun of D. to make fun of
14、He decided to find out ________ was the last one to leave the company.
A．what
B．which
C．that
D．who
15、Many businesses started up by college students have________ thanks to the comfortable climate for business creation.
A．taken away
B．taken off
C．taken on
D．taken up
16、_____ was most important to her, she told me, was her family.
A．While
B．That
C．It
D．What
17、BYD Motor is designing more new models, ______ a 20 percent growth in sales this year.
A．eyeing
B．eyes
C．eyed
D．having eyed
18、He is reported ________ the novel about China at present.
A．writing
B．to have written
C．to be writing
D．having written
19、____ he will offer us enough help doesn’t matter a lot to our success.
A. If B. Whether
C. Before D. How
20、---Where did you come across your old classmate Jane?
---It was in the supermarket _________ she worked _________ I came across her.
A．where; when B．that; when
C．that; that D．where; that
21、At Cleveland Bridge, in Bath, a long line of traffic is building up. Although the Georgian structure was praised for its handsome Greek Revival style by Nikolaus Pevsner, an architectural master, it was built for horses, not cars. Repairs will close the bridge for several months, causing bigger jams and more pollution in a city where air quality is already a cause of concern.
Bath is an extreme example of a tradeoff faced by much of the country. Britain has the oldest housing stock in Europe, with one in five homes more than 100 years old. Period features are prized and often protected by law. Yet as efforts to cut carbon emissions intensify, they are clashing with attempts to preserve heritage. It is a “delicate balance”says Wera Hobhouse, Bath’s MP “What is the public benefit of dealing with the climate emergency, versus protecting a heritage asset?”
Two years ago, Bath was among the first British cities to declare a “climate emergency” when it also promised to go carbon-neutral by 2030. Yet Bath also wants-and is legally required to preserve its heritage. With Roman remains and Georgian streets that spread across the Avon Valley in shades of honey and butter, the city is designated a world heritage site by UNESCO. About 60% of it is further protected by the government as a conservation area, more than 5.000 of Bath’s buildings-nearly 10% of the total-are listed as being of special architectural or historical interest, making it a criminal offence to alter them without permission.
Many of the features that make Bath’s Georgian buildings so delicate also make them leaky. Buildings of traditional construction make up 30% of Bath’s housing stock but account for 40% of domestic carbon emissions, according to the Centre for Sustainable Energy, a charity. British homes are rated for energy efficiency on a scale from A to G; most traditional buildings in the city are an F or G.
Transport is another area where climate and heritage clash. Bath’s 17t-century streets lack room for bike lanes. Joanna Wright was recently booted out of her role as Bath’s climate chief after proposing that North Road, which leads to the university, should be closed to traffic. In two years she was unable to install any on-street electric-vehicle charging points, partly because of the “nightmare" of getting permission to dig up old pavements.
All this means going carbon neutral by 2030 looks hard, but the city is at least beginning to make compromises. In March it launched the first “clean-air zone”outside London, charging drivers to enter central Bath. A trial has made 160 electric motoreycles available to hire. And local opinion seems to be shifting in favour of sustainability. “The discussion has moved dramatically towards considering the climate emergency,” says Ms Hobhouse.
【1】What problem does Bath face?
A．It is getting more and more crowded due to the repairs that are under way
B．Its historical significance makes it hard to reform it into an eco-friendly city
C．It refuses to admit that the climate emergency is already a cause of concern
D．Its promise to go carbon-neutral by 2030 wins no support from the city residents
【2】The percentage mentioned in the underlined sentence (paragraph 4) is intended to _________.
A．question the validity of the A-G scale
B．highlight the long history of Bath’s buildings
C．emphasize the buildings are not energy efficient
D．illustrate the features that Bath’s buildings share
【3】It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that Joanna Wright _________.
A．failed to perform her duties well
B．managed to dig up some old pavements
C．succeeded in building bike lanes in Bath
D．removed charging points from Bath’s streets
【4】What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Wera Hobhouse doesn’t care much about the public benefit
B．Traditional buildings in Bath are not accessible to tourists now
C．Local people in Bath used to favour heritage over sustainability
D．Bath has been leading the way in constructing a carbon-neutral city
22、For one ice cream shop in Dallas. Texas, business is successful, and not just because of its super sweet treats. Howdy Homemade Ice Cream is run mostly by 13 employees, aged 16 to 31, who all have special needs. When Tom Landis, the company’s founder, opened Howdy Homemade, he came up with an idea: to employ those with autism (自闭症). Landis had opened more than twelve restaurants, and had experienced working in the special-needs community.
He had also heard from many in the community that they were having difficulty getting a job. “It just jumped out.” Landis said, about his idea. “What we wanted to do was to create a place where everything was designed for people with special needs. One knife, no fryer—And they get there on the front lines and they’re friendly. They are adding friendliness to the service industry.”
Anne Marie Carrigan, a Howdy Homemade worker, said that not being able to find a job had made her feel “like there’s not a place for me in this world”. Now, she and other employees spend every day making 34 different kinds of ice cream—they rotate (轮换) from a total of 62. Howdy Homemade is opened at 10 North Texas supermarkets. Workers said that they truly appreciated the chance that Howdy Homemade had provided for them. Carrigan said that she’d get some important life lessons in her job as an ice cream maker. “Never take no for an answer, Speak what you love and make it happen. Because you are worth living for,” she said.
Landis said the employees had given him some wisdom as well. “I think I’ve taught them how to work and they’ve taught me how to live.”
【1】What’s helpful to Howdy Homemade Ice Cream’s successful business?
A．Its unusual place.
B．Its special workers.
C．Its competitive price.
D．Its management style.
【2】How did Carrigan feel before finding a job?
A．Angry.
B．Hopeless.
C．Surprised.
D．Relax.
【3】What did Carrigan learn from her job?
A．Dream is very important.
B．Helping people is rewarding.
C．Find your goal and achieve it.
D．Everyone can achieve his or her dream.
【4】What does the text mainly talk about?
A．Ice cream makers are grateful for their boss.
B．Tom Landis s story inspired others’ success.
C．Howdy Homemade Ice Cream continues to develop.
D．An ice cream shop offers people with special needs work experience.
23、Surfing the Internet for fun will make you a better employee, according to an Australian study.
The University of Melbourne study shows that people who use the Internet for their own reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive than those who do not. Study author Brent Coker said, “Surfing the Internet at times helps increase an employee's attention.”
“People need to relax for a bit to get back their attention,” Coker said on the university's website. “Having a short break, such as a quick surfing of the Internet, helps the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total Internet attention for a day's work, and as a result, increases productivity (生产效率),” he said.
According to the study of 300 workers, 70 percent of people who use the Internet at work surf the Internet for their own reasons during office hours. Among the most popular surfing activities are searching for information about products, reading online news, playing online games and watching videos. “Firms spend a lot of money on software to block their employees from watching videos, using social networking sites or shopping online,” said Coker. “That's not always a good idea.”
However, Coker said the study looked at people who surfed the Internet in moderation (适度), or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office. “Those who spend too much time surfing the Internet will have a lower productivity than those without.” he said.
【1】What does the University of Melbourne study mainly show?
A．People who surf the Internet are good employees.
B．Not everyone surfs the Internet for fun during office hours.
C．The Internet is becoming more and more important in people's life.
D．Surfing the Internet for fun at times during office hours increases productivity.
【2】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the most popular surfing activities?
A．Watching videos.
B．Reading online news.
C．Reading online novels.
D．Playing online games.
【3】The underlined word “block” in Paragraph 4 means “________”.
A．stop
B．organize
C．protect
D．separate
【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Those who never surf the Internet have the lowest productivity.
B．Spending too much time surfing the Internet reduces productivity.
C．Most people don't surf the Internet in moderation during office hours.
D．People should spend as little time as possible surfing the Internet.
24、 Rats and other animals need to be highly tuned to social signals from others so that they can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Loleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.
They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat — one social and one asocial — for 5 days. The robots rats were quite minimalist, resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels — to move around and colorful markings.
During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.
Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.
Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviours like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, says Quinn.
The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design. The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels. "We'd assumed we'd have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scene on it to make it smell like a real rat, but that wasn't necessary," says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.
The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display only simple social signals. "We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are too," says Wiles.
【1】Quinn and her colleagues conducted a test to see if rats can ________.
A．send out warning messages to their fellow
B．distinguish a friendly rat from a hostile one
C．attain sociable traits through special training
D．pick up social signals from non-living rats
【2】What did the asocial robot do during the experiment?
A．It followed the social robot.
B．It played with some toys.
C．It moved around alone.
D．It set the trapped rats free.
【3】According to Quinn, the rats released the social robot because they ________.
A．tried to practice a means of escape
B．expected it to do the same in return
C．wanted to display their intelligence
D．considered that an interesting game
【4】It can be learned from the text that ________.
A．rats are more sensitive to social cues than expected
B．rats are more socially active than other animals
C．rats behave differently from children in socializing
D．rats appear to be adaptable to new surroundings
25、In childhood, we often linked fear with imagination, afraid that a monster was hiding behind the door or under the bed, or that an airplane would crash on our houses.
As we grow up. we’re often encouraged to think of ______ as weakness. However, scientists have actually shown that human beings tend to be optimists. So maybe that’s ______ we think of fear, sometimes, as a danger in and of itself. “Don’t worry.” we like to say to one another. “Don’t panic”. In English, fear is something we ______. It’s something we overcome. But what if we looked at fear in a (an)______ way? What if we ______ fear as an amazing act of the imagination?
Maybe it’s no ______ that some of our most creative minds ______ to leave fears behind as adults. The incredible ______ that produced “The Origin of Species”, “Jane Eyre” and “The Remembrance of Things Past”______ intense worries that a fleeted the ______ lives of Charles Darwin, Charlotte Bronte and Marcel Proust. So the question is, what can the rest of us learn about fear from imaginations and young children?
Now, some of us naturally ______ our fears more ______ than others. Recently I read about an essay of study on successful businessmen, and the ______ found that these people ______ a habit that he called “productive paranoia (偏执狂),” which meant that these people, instead of ______ their fears, read them closely, they ______ them, and then they ______ that fear into preparation and action. So that way. if their worst fears came true, their businesses were ______.
And maybe if we all ______ to read our fears, they could offer us something as ______ as our favorite works of literature: a little wisdom, a bit of insight and a version of that most elusive thing —the truth.
【1】A. fear B. danger C. imagination D. childhood
【2】A. why B. what C. because D. where
【3】A. conquer B. like C. panic D. imagine
【4】A. old B. strange C. ridiculous D. fresh
【5】A. dream of B. rely on C. thought of D. count on
【6】A. use B. way C. significance D. coincidence
【7】A. like B. fail C. try D. decide
【8】A. fear B. determinations C. preparations D. imaginations
【9】A. overcame B. generated C. relieved D. criticized
【10】A. famous B. disastrous C. adult D. early
【11】A. looked B. exposed C. read D. hide
【12】A. closely B. secretly C. roughly D. reluctantly
【13】A. businessmen B. author C. readers D. others
【14】A. changed B. suffered from C. shared D. sought
【15】A. understanding B. reporting C. dismissing D. writing
【16】A. hated B. hid C. abandoned D. studied
【17】A. translated B. transferred C. transmitted D. transplanted
【18】A. over B. ruined C. declining D. ready
【19】A. tried B. hesitated C. failed D. allowed
【20】A. delicious B. precious C. conscious D. suspicious
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。
There was something in the elderly woman’s grace（优雅）that caught my eye. Although slow and unsure of her steps, the woman moved with deliberation（从容），and there was no hesitation in her gestures.
It was a few years ago, and I had taken a part-time holiday-season job in a video store at the local shopping mall. From inside the store, I could see the people outside rushing by.
The elderly woman entered the store, along with her daughter, who was displaying a serious case of impatience, rolling her eyes, sighing and checking her watch every few seconds. I guessed if she had possessed a rope, she would have fastened it to her mother to drag her along to keep step with the rush of other shoppers.
The elderly woman separated from her daughter and began to seek through the DVDs on the nearest shelf. After the slightest hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a title written on an old piece of paper.
Rather than rush off to locate the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it. Looking back, I thought I wanted to enjoy her company for a moment.
Something about her deliberate movements reminded me of my own mother, who'd passed away the previous Christmas. I missed my mom and still felt regretful about the moments when I’d used my impatience to make her life unhappy.
As we walked along the back of the store, I introduced its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed company and casual conversation.
We found the DVD and she thanked me, saying that it was the one she’d enjoyed when she was her daughter’s age. Unwillingly, I accompanied her to the cash register. I realized I had to return the elderly woman to her daughter, who was still tapping her foot at the front of the store.
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So I walked over to her daughter.
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Together they made their way toward the store’s exit
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