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1、The couple's kindness gave me a deep ________ and reminded me of the best things about Christmas.
A．impression
B．expression
C．description
D．collection
2、Professor Johnson is such a _______ person that he always tries to finish the research, no matter how hard it is.
A.stubborn B.determined C.reliable D.remarkable
3、Several years later, Helen and Zhou Mei met again in New York and they picked up their friendship ________ it left off.
A．where
B．what
C．how .
D．when
4、Through ______, many people win success out of what seems to be certain failure.
A．property
B．perspective
C．perseverance
D．procedure
5、Getting all your teammates ______ in a game is the key to victory.
A．trapped B．settled C．stuck D．involved
6、Mary can’t attend the conference at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she ________ an event at that time.
A．will be interviewing
B．would interview
C．has interviewed
D．will interview
7、The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds on which ________his arguments in favour of the new theory.
A．are based
B．are basing
C．based
D．to base
8、The human body is _________ doing many things, which enabled humans to ________ some tough times.
A．able to; get across
B．equal of; get on
C．adequate for; get off
D．capable of; get through
9、Tom is skilled and he knows all about the machine. I think that is _____ he was picked.
A. whether B. when
C. how D. why
10、The dictionary still _________ where I_________ it moment ago.
A. lies; lay B. lied; lay
C. laid; laid D. lies; laid
11、Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must ________ and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
A.shock B.breathe C.rescue D.unify
12、With much work that remains to be completed, the manager found their project .
A.more than satisfying B.not at all satisfied
C.far from satisfactory D.with more satisfaction than not
13、Overcome by curiosity, the boy looked out of the window.
A．Defeated
B．Pretended
C．Struck
D．Inspired
14、The manager was so satisfied with all________ I had done________ she gave me a promotion.
A．that; that
B．what; that
C．what; as
D．that; which
15、The factory produced many famous cars, none of ____ shipped to foreign countries.
A. that B. what C. which D. Them
16、The incredible scientific discoveries which were made during the 19th and 20th centuries ________ the boom (激增) of science in pop culture.
A．made it possible
B．made possible
C．made possibly
D．made it possibly
17、Just accept the disabled for ________they are, and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life ________you do.
A．whom; so
B．which; like
C．who; as
D．that; as
18、With everything needed________，the host declared the start of their wedding.
A. in the place B. in place
C. taking place D. out of place
19、— Does your brother intend to learn German?
—Yes, he intends _______.
A./ B.to C.so D.that
20、He was by his colleagues though he himself didn't think he had done anything special.
A. thought little of B. thought poorly
C. thought highly of D. thought highly
21、 Everyone has a phone in their pocket nowadays, but how often do we really use them for their original purpose – to make a call? Telephone culture is disappearing. What brought us to this moment, and what are its effects?
“No one picks up the phone anymore,” wrote Alex C. Madrigal on The Atlantic. “The reflex (习惯性动作) of answering –built so deeply into people who grew up in 20th-century telephonic culture – is gone.”
The shift is of course due in large part to more communication options: Texting with photos, videos, emojis, reaction gifs, links and even voice messages can be a more attractive option.
Texting is light and fun, not nearly as demanding of your attention as a phone call. It can also be done with multiple people at the same time. Social media, email and video calls have also eaten away at traditional phone calls.
In recent years, another reason has caused people to ignore phone calls completely: robocalls. Robocalls are automated (自动化的) messages from organizations verifying (核实) your phone number or telemarketers trying to sell something. Americans received 22.8 billion robocalls halfway through 2020, equaling an annual rate of 45.6 billion, slightly below 2018 numbers, according to YouMail, a robocall protection service and blocking app.
As telephone culture disappears, what is the loss of a singular family phone doing to the family unit? Early landline phones united family members, whereas mobile phones isolate (使隔绝) them.
“The shared family phone served as an anchor (给以安全感的物品) for home,” said Luke Fernandez, a Weber State University computer-science professor and co-author of Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Feelings About Technology, From the Telegraph to Twitter. With smartphones, “we have gained mobility and privacy. But the value of the home has been diminished, as has its ability to guide and monitor family behavior and perhaps bond families more closely together,” Fernandez said.
Of course, as technology progresses, lives always change for better or for worse. With the loss of telephone culture, families will need to find other ways to unite.
【1】What has caused the traditional telephone to lose its appeal according to the text?
A．People’s addiction to social media.
B．People’s preference for robocalls.
C．People’s growing need for privacy.
D．People’s wide range of communication choices.
【2】What does the underlined word “diminished” in the second-to-last paragraph probably mean?
A．Strengthened
B．Reduced.
C．Instructed.
D．Enriched.
【3】What does Luke Fernandez point out?
A．Smart phones tie families together.
B．Smart phones help people monitor family behavior.
C．The use of mobile phones has affected family bonds.
D．The value of home depends on how phones are used.
【4】What does the article mainly talk about?
A．The downfall of traditional telephone culture.
B．The past and future of telephones.
C．The development of communication tools.
D．The relation between phone use and family bonds.
22、“Community” is not a concept that is easy to define (定义) . In this essay I will examine what turns individuals into a community, and discuss some different types. I will also look at what all communities have in common, the benefits they offer and draw conclusions about their increasing importance.
The word “community” may make you think of traditional communities in the developing world, where large families live together. We may also imagine the neighbours as people who are happy to help out whenever it is needed. The stereotpical(老套的) view is that of a village, where people have little but can feel very rich because everyone takes responsibility for the welfare of the others.
On the other hand, there are other types of communities: ultramodern(超现代的) ones, where the community members are unlikely to have actually met each other. These are online communities, where people blog or chat about particular issues that are important to them. They come across others on websites and may develop a relationship there with like-minded people, discussing the same topics. The view is often that these are artificial connections between people who are, in effect, still isolated(孤立的) strangers.
In reality, the connections are real. Moreover, there are many types of communities in between these extremes: people who join clubs, who sign up with voluntary, political or other organizations, or who take part in group discussions in their local area. They may be campaigning about issues or simply getting together for companionship and support.
Human beings are social by nature, so it should not be a surprise that we organize ourselves in groups. However, there is more going on: these groups provide something that we cannot achieve on our own. The main benefit of being part of a larger group is strength in numbers. For example, we can access and share more information, we can take part in team sports, we can complain and campaign more effectively and even if we are just having a chat, online or in person, we can feel supported in whatever we do.
Whatever forms communities take, what defines them is the sense of identity and safety that they provide for their members: the knowledge that there are people who we have something in common with and who can be relied on when we need each other.
【1】In traditional communities, people_________.
A. live in a large family
B. are wealthy but unhappy
C. help and care about each other
D. are isolated and don't have connections
【2】According to the text, online community members_________ .
A. develop a close working relationship
B. share opinions about issues on websites
C. communicate with each other in person
D. share the same interest but have no relations
【3】Paragraph 5 mainly talks about___________.
A. the types of community
B. the culture of community
C. the benefits of community
D. the definition of community
【4】Communities provide their members with___________.
A. a sense of identity and safety
B. a sense of social responsibility
C. chances of meeting new people
D. chances of developing their interests
23、We all know that it’s good to be kind to others. But what does that mean for us? What acts of kindness will make us happiest and who benefit the most? A new review of kindness research provides some answers.
Researchers analyzed the results from 126 research articles looking at almost 200,000 participants from around the world. The studies they chose all had to meet certain criteria, such as including only adults and reporting good statistical data. Some were experiments while others just surveyed people about how kind and happy they were. The studies measured well-being in many ways, including both mental and physical health.
As expected, people who were kind tended to have higher well-being. Although the relationship was not stronger than it was, lead researcher Bryant Hui was still encouraged by the result. “ Although the relationship is weaker, the effect still have a significant impact, ” he says.
He and his colleagues considered when kindness might have a bigger impact on our well-being. One thing they found was that people who performed random, informal acts of kindness tended to be happier than people who performed more formal acts of kindness. It’s possible that informal helping may fill our more basic psychological needs for close relationships, which is why it could lead to greater happiness.
The researchers also found that people who were kind tended to have a higher sense of meaning and purpose in life. Perhaps this makes sense, given that being kind involves effort which makes people feel confident about themselves and their abilities. And that provides sense of meaning.
【1】How did the researchers get the finding?
A．By doing surveys.
B．By carrying out experiments.
C．By comparing research data.
D．By analyzing results of articles.
【2】What is Bryant Hui’s attitude towards the result of the research?
A．Astonished.
B．Disappointed.
C．Positive.
D．Discouraged.
【3】Why does being kind give people a sense of meaning and purpose in life?
A．Because it makes people healthier.
B．Because it boosts close relationships.
C．Because 1t improves people’s confidence.
D．Because it promotes awareness of responsibility.
【4】What is the best title of the text?
A．Act of Kindness Makes Us Feel Good
B．Being Kind Makes Us Healthy and Happy
C．Random Act of Kindness is Better than Formal Ones
D．Doing Act of Kindness to Others Improves Our Abilities
24、Culture Shock
Moving to a new country can be an exciting experience. In a new environment, you somehow feel more alive. Soon, however, the new and delightful feeling turns into stress and discomfort.【1】 Although not everyone experiences culture shock in exactly the same way, many experts agree that it has roughly five stages.
In the first stage, you are excited by your new environment. Your feelings about the new culture are positive, so you are eager to make contact with people and to try new foods.
【2】This is the second stage of culture shock. Because you do not know the social customs of the new culture, you may find it difficult to make friends. For instance, you do not understand how to make “small talk,” so it is hard to carry on a casual, get-acquainted conversation. These are not minor challenges; they are major frustrations.
In the third stage, you no longer have positive feelings about the new culture. You feel that you have made a mistake in coming here. Making friends hasn’t been easy, so you begin to feel lonely and isolated. 【3】 You begin to spend most of your free time with students from your home country, and you eat in restaurants that serve your native food.
You know that you are in the fourth stage of culture shock when you have negative feelings about almost everything. 【4】 You become critical, suspicious, and irritable. You believe that people are unfriendly, that your teachers do not like you, and that the food is making you sick.
Finally, you reach the fifth stage. As your language skills improve, you begin to have some success in meeting people and in negotiating situations. 【5】 After realizing that you cannot change your surroundings, you begin to accept the differences and tolerate them.
A.Your self-confidence grows.
B.You’ll regret making the decision.
C.These are the causes of culture shock.
D.In this stage, you actively reject the new culture.
E.This is the phenomenon known as culture shock.
F.Now you want to be with familiar people and eat familiar food.
G.Sooner or later, differences in behavior and customs become noticeable to you.
25、In the midst of the deadly wildfires that spread across California this summer, a(n)_________friendship was developed between a cat and a chicken who stayed together to survive the fire.
The Grass Valley firefighters_________ the pair on their second day of cleaning up during the Carr Fire in a_________ in the Redding area, California.
“The_________ had survived the deadly fire finding_________ in each other in the doorway of a home,” Grass Valley Fire Chief Mark Buttron said. Buttron shared a heartwarming_________ of the pair staying together. The photo shows the cat was on the floor next to a water bowl and the chicken on the other side of the plate.
The cat and chicken were both_________and needed treatment for their injuries. Firefighters_________found water and called the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The animals_________ one animal carrier so they could__________ together until being taken to receive medical treatment.
Niko Kuyper, the owner of the chicken, didn't__________what had happened until a neighbor saw his animal on the news and__________ him. Kuyper recognized the chicken and he was even more__________to see his chicken was__________ Whiskers, another neighbor's cat.
Though Whiskers has to visit the__________ every day to get her bandages (绷带) changed, she has been reunited with her family. Kuyper took the chicken to his parent's house where it is being__________ to new hens. Both animals are__________to recover from their injures.
The animals' friendship provided__________ to those affected by the wildfires.
“Everyone in our neighborhood__________ their homes,” Kuyper said. “It's__________to see something positive like this shining through.”
【1】
A．formal
B．useful
C．unusual
D．important
【2】
A．visited
B．discovered
C．remembered
D．drove
【3】
A．neighborhood
B．school
C．street
D．forest
【4】
A．firefighters
B．owners
C．animals
D．families
【5】
A．promises
B．excuses
C．advice
D．comfort
【6】
A．story
B．picture
C．experience
D．journey
【7】
A．cut
B．stopped
C．burned
D．moved
【8】
A．suddenly
B．quickly
C．carefully
D．surely
【9】
A．called
B．shared
C．followed
D．kept
【10】
A．wait
B．arrive
C．hide
D．work
【11】
A．know
B．accept
C．believe
D．wonder
【12】
A．warned
B．suggested
C．told
D．supported
【13】
A．satisfied
B．interested
C．relaxed
D．surprised
【14】
A．depending on
B．staying with
C．cheering for
D．looking for
【15】
A．house
B．station
C．farm
D．hospital
【16】
A．rushed
B．introduced
C．explained
D．changed
【17】
A．expected
B．allowed
C．required
D．forced
【18】
A．success
B．difference
C．fun
D．hope
【19】
A．built
B．repaired
C．lost
D．missed
【20】
A．nice
B．easy
C．common
D．Hard
26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
We went to Darjelling during the summer holidays and booked a cottage (农舍) for our stay. Our cook Gopi came with us because we could not do without homecooked meals.
Usually all the shopping was done by our home help — Bharat, who had accompanied (陪伴) us to our holiday destination. However, one early evening, my mother decided to do all the vegetable shopping by herself. She believed that Bharat did not wait to check the really fresh items and instead, bought randomly in a hurry. As a result, the vegetables he brought back were not fresh.
After getting ready, she took her favorite purse with quite an amount of money, thinking she could go to other shops too after finishing at the vegetable market. my mother asked Bharat to get a rickshaw for her and on reaching the market, she asked the rickshaw wallah (人力车车夫) to wait for her. She took a coolie and did her shopping happily, choosing some of the freshest green vegetables available there. At last, her shopping was done. She returned to the rickshaw and sat on it while the coolie put all the things my mother had bought onto the rickshaw.
On reaching home, Bharat took all the packets of vegetables inside and my mother quickly paid the rickshaw wallah and got off, forgetting to collect her purse from the seat of the rickshaw. The rickshaw wallah left soon after saying goodbye to my mother. All of us greeted my mother and asked her about her evening of shopping with much delight.
Then we began to help my mother prepare our dinner. My father came to help chop the meat; I helped wash the vegetables; we were talking and laughing. When dinner was about to be announced, it was late in the evening, almost 9 p.m.
注意：
1．所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1：
Then my mom realized her purse was missing.
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Paragraph 2：
We were just about to begin eating when the door bell rang.
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