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1、Usually doctors are understandably ________ about new medicines because of the uncertainty of their effects.
A. considerate B. logical C. optimistic D. cautious
2、Although warned of danger, tourists can't help ________ photos near the cliff.
A. being taken B. taking
C. to take D. taken
3、Think to yourself that every day is your last and the hour to which you do not look forward may come as a（n） ________ surprise.
A.welcomed B.welcoming C.welcome D.unwelcome
4、The hotels launched new services to cater ____ the growing number of Chinese visitors to the region.
A. to B. in
C. on D. for
5、—I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.
—______? Mary is interested.
A．Why bother
B．Why not
C．So what
D．What for
6、We are living in an age ______ many things are done on computers.
A. which B. when
C. that D. where
7、We will hear what he must say and observe what he will do for what he says and what he does often _______.
A. don’t agree B. isn’t consistent
C. aren’t consisted D. doesn’t agree
8、This afternoon , we had our chemistry class ________ the science lab.
A．on
B．beside
C．with
D．in
9、The government is ________ support to people who have been affected by the earthquake.
A．extending
B．evaluating
C．behaving
D．approving
10、---Where's John?
---He ________ be drinking coffee in the sitting room as usual.
A. must B. need C. should D. might
11、— Why was Fred forced to leave school?
— Because he was__________of cheating in the English exam.
A．blamed
B．accused
C．charged
D．caught
12、I was telling them about my travels when she______with her own story on her visits to Hawaii.
A. broke in B. broke out
C. broke up D. broke down
13、---Why does Peter look upset?
--- He is a newcomer to the class and is having difficulty ______ by his classmates.
A. accepted B. to be accepted
C. accepting D. being accepted
14、I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to keep you waiting here for a long time. Can you _______ me?
A. gain B. satisfy C. apologize D. forgive
15、______he does has nothing to do with me.
A. whatever B. No matter what C. That D. If
16、Traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China ______ UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on November 29, 2022.
A．were added to
B．added to
C．have been added to
D．have added to
17、What little money he did have ________ on a record selected with extreme care which became, to his way of thinking, a possession close to his heart.
A. spent B. been spent
C. was spent D. to spend
18、—I have got a headache.
—No wonder.You___in front of that computer too long.
A．work
B．are working
C．have been working
D．worked
19、The man ______ is talking to my math teacher is my father.
A．who
B．which
C．what
20、 This meeting room is a non-smoking area. I would like to warn you _____ that if you smoked here you would be fined.
A. in advance B. in detail
C. in total D. in general
21、The African elephant, which is the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the- forest-and-savanna (大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.
It is the elephant's great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.
Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.
What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly
changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.
【1】What is the passage mainly about?
A. Disappearance of African elephants.
B. The effect of African elephants' search for food.
C. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.
D. The eating habit of African elephants.
【2】What does the underlined phrase "setting the terms" most probably mean?
A. Fixing the time. B. Deciding the conditions.
C. Improving the quality. D. Worsening the state.
【3】What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?
A. They result from the destruction of rain forests.
B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.
C. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds.
D. They are home to many endangered animals.
【4】The passage is developed mainly by_____
A. giving examples
B. pointing out similarities and differences
C. describing the changes in space order
D. showing the effect and then explaining the causes
22、 US News & World Report recently ranked the best countries for adventure, based on each country’s scores across four aspefcts: fun, friendliness, climate and scenery. Here are four of them.
Spain
With its sky-high scores in friendliness and fun, adventure in Spain is always as close as the nearest street. The most important thing for you is to identify what kind of adventure suits you best: if you love winter, head for Madrid, while warm-weather lovers are better off in beachfront Barcelona.
Thailand
Combining high scores in both scenery and fun, Thailand attracts a mix of people that make for an adventurous atmosphere. This can best be experienced on the island of Koh Phangan. Visitors looking for more traditional exciting adventure should head to Chiang Mai to try whitewater rafting(漂流), or attempt waterfall abseiling(沿绳索滑下) at Doi Inthanon National Park.
Greece
High scores in scenery and climate make Greece a perfect destination for adventurers. The water for swimming here is the best of the best. Sailing and kayaking around the Cyclades are popular water sports while land-living visitors to the islands have abundant hiking options. Host to the first Olympics, Athens has long held sporting events at the Panathenaic Stadium. Visitors are welcome to join the morning jog in the stadium from 7: 30 am to 9: 00 am as a warm-up for the day’s adventures.
Italy
While Italy might be best known for its food, art and architecture, the country has a more actively adventurous side, too. In Sicily, you can swim in the deepest blue sea and after a few hours lie on the top of the highest active volcano in Europe The ever-changing landscape(风景) also provides a chance for different types of adventures.
【1】Where are visitors advised to go if they love worm weather and beaches?
A.Madrid. B.Barcelona.
C.Sicily. D.Chiang Mai.
【2】What can visitors do in Thailand?
A.Meet with the friendliest locals. B.Jog freely under huge waterfalls,
C.Enjoy adventurous water sports. D.Appreciate its world-famous art.
【3】What do the last two countries have in common?
A.They are attractive for swimming lovers.
B.They allow visitors to sail around islands.
C.They arc best known for their unique food.
D.They have Europe’s highest active volcanoes.
23、Overheating is a serious issue for birds flying long distances, and paler feathers that reflect more of the sun's heat may be one of the ways they cope.
The latest study of nearly all of the 10000 or so bird species has found that the farther birds migrate (迁徙), the paler their feathers tend to be. This is probably because it helps birds flying in sunlight to keep cool, says Kaspar Delhey at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany. “Feather colour is extremely diverse and many factors can drive the evolution of colours, of which migration is only one.”
Several recent studies suggest that overheating is more of a problem for birds flying long distances than previously thought. For instance, sensors have shown that the body heat of migrating eider ducks can rise so high that they have to stop flying.
Another study found that some migrating birds fly much higher during the day than they do at night, despite having to spend more energy staying high in thinner air. This suggests that the heat of the sun makes them much more likely to overheat, and made Delhey and his colleagues wonder whether migrating birds have lighter feathers to help them cope.
The researchers used photos from the Handbook of the Birds of the World to rate the lightness of birds' feathers from 0 to 100, treating males and females as separate species because colour is so often different between the sexes. They found that short-distance migrants were significantly lighter than birds that didn't migrate, and long-distance migrants were significantly lighter than short-distance migrants, even without taking into account factors such as body size or the environmental conditions where birds live.
One possible result of the phenomenon is that migrating birds are going to find it even harder to stay cool as the planet heats up. Rising temperatures may force darker species to fly only during the night while migrating, says Dellhey, or to fly even higher during the day. These responses will probably involve costs, which may reduce individual survival, with potential negative consequences at the population level, he says.
【1】What is a problem for birds flying long distances?
A．Their feathers drop off.
B．They get lost due to the sun.
C．Their bodies become too hot.
D．They fly farther to spend the winter.
【2】What has the latest study found?
A．Migrating birds usually fly at night to avoid strong sunlight.
B．Birds have to stop flying often when migrating to have a rest.
C．The longer distance the birds migrate, the lighter their feathers become.
D．The feather colour of birds is extremely diverse and many factors can drive it.
【3】Why do some birds fly higher during the day?
A．To save energy.
B．To cool themselves.
C．To breathe fresh air.
D．To escape from enemies.
【4】What is a potential cost that dark birds pay to fly higher or only at night?
A．They may decline in population.
B．They may have smaller bodies.
C．They may fail to migrate.
D．They may take longer to migrate.
24、Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on past research into a phenomenon known as “the Macbeth effect”.
It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience（良心）by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn’t cleaned.
This finding fascinated W. S. Lee, a researcher. “Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away,” says Lee.
He decided to test hand washing’s effect on one kind of bad feeling: the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we’ve lose the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating（夸大）the positive aspects of their choice.
He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students one CD as a gift. Some students then use liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed（嗅）it. “Actually, you do not need water and soap,” says Lee.
Later, the students again had to rank all the music. People who didn’t wash their hands had the normal response — they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as even more attractive than before. But this wasn’t true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. “they feel no need at all to justify the choice,” say Lee.
But the implications of it just aren’t clear. Schwarz says it’s too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder, but perhaps if they don’t go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run.
【1】The Macbeth effect refers to the fact that ________.
A. Shakespeare did scientific research before writing Macbeth
B. soaping up one’s hand may help wash away the inner confusion and make a decision
C. people feel less guilty by getting rid of invisible germs from their hands
D. people feel less ashamed after washing their hands
【2】According to Lee, after people make the choice ________.
A. they will overstate the goodness of their chosen choice
B. they will feel regretful for not choosing another
C. they will feel free due to the feeling of losing the other choice
D. they will think nothing of their chosen choice any more to calm their inner conflict
【3】According to Lee, the hand washers consider the judgment of choice ________.
A. more scientific B. unnecessary
C. a little convincing D. absolutely useless
【4】What does Schwarz need to research more?
A. Whether people need to justify their choice.
B. Whether people feel more sorrow after washing hands.
C. Whether washing hands help over a long period of time.
D. Whether washing hands is helpful to make a choice.
【5】What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Is Washing Hands Necessary to Defeat Tension?
B. Washing Hands, Washes Our Mind
C. Washing Hands, Helps Make a Better Choice
D. Washing Hands, Reduces the Stress of Decision
25、It was Easter 2014, and my family was on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Solomon Islands for my sister’s wedding.
I was traveling with my husband, my four-year-old son and my daughter who was nearly two. We’d been _______ it was very hot in the Solomons, so we’d _______ lots of light cotton clothes and were wearing the same as it was summer. The only problem was that we had to catch an overnight bus that _______ airport, at midnight so we could make our early morning _______ to Honiara. It was cold on the bus! My husband and I were snuggling (依偎) our children as best we could, trying to keep them _______. The bus stopped many times as passengers got on and off, and we didn’t take much _______. The little ones were _______, unable to sleep for the biting cold. Then at one stop, an older lady came forward from the back of the bus and paused by our seat. I sat forward to see what she wanted and she _______ out a small knee rug (毛毯). My little girl reached _______ for it and pulled it tight ________ her. The lady said she’d made the rug herself and, seeing that we were cold, she wanted us to use it. After she went back to her seat, our now-warm children ________ snugly (舒服地) all the way to the airport. Just a stop or two ________ we arrived, the rug lady made her way to the door to get off. I tried to ________ the children to return her blanket, but she refused. “No,” she said, “________ it. I can always make another one!”
Over the years, that little blanket became a ________ to me and to my children of the kindness of strangers. I told the story to the children over and over and hung the rug on the end of my daughter’s bed so we would see it often. That rug was handmade with the colors carefully chosen. Yet its maker ________ it to keep my family warm for a night. If ever people were bad or ________, it served as a ________ that there is goodness in the world.
I am forever ________, not just for the warmth that night, but for the lifelong reminder of the ________ of people. That blanket has warmed my life.
【1】A. confirmed B. told C. advised D. persuaded
【2】A. offered B. piled C. packed D. discovered
【3】A. left for B. went by C. brought up D. drove off
【4】A. train B. trip C. ride D. flight
【5】A. comfortable B. warm C. calm D. quiet
【6】A. care B. action C. notice D. attention
【7】A. naughty B. noisy C. restless D. energetic
【8】A. showed B. made C. put D. held
【9】A. silently B. eagerly C. patiently D. bravely
【10】A. around B. into C. over D. towards
【11】A. cried B. went C. slept D. shook
【12】A. before B. after C. as D. until
【13】A. unload B. unpack C. unfold D. unwrap
【14】A. keep B. possess C. return D. bring
【15】A. sign B. symbol C. mark D. decoration
【16】A. dressed up B. handed in C. picked out D. parted with
【17】A. cruel B. sensitive C. cautious D. ugly
【18】A. story B. gift C. reminder D. reward
【19】A. delight B. grateful C. excited D. pitiful
【20】A. help B. warmth C. welcome D. goodness
26、假定你是李华,你和同学根据英语课文改编了一个短剧。给外教Miss Evans写封邮件,请她帮忙指导。邮件内容包括:
1.剧情简介;
2.指导内容;
3.商定时间地点。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.结束语已为你写好。
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