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1、Tsinghua University _________ the No. 1 spot in the Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings 2019, becoming the first university on the Chinese mainland to top the list.
A.countered B.claimed C.commanded D.competed
2、Of all the difficulties, how to protect the delicate ecosystem was ______.
A．to our great surprise
B．under a massive threat
C．in great disappointment
D．among the top concerns
3、--What made Rodger so upset?
--______three tickets for the football match.
A.Lost B.Losing C.Because of losing D.Since he lost
4、 Because of the Asian Games in Guangzhou, Lin Dan and Xie Xingfang had to _______ their wedding.
A. put off B. put out C. put up D. put down
5、— Looking back on _____ in years gone by and the good time that I had makes today seem rather sad.
— Absolutely. So much has changed.
A. how it was B. who it was C. how was it D. who was it
6、As to the long-term effects of global warming some believe that the damage has been done, ______________________.
A. otherwise we take steps to make up now
B. now that we take steps to make up
C. whether we take steps to make up now or not
D. unless we take steps to make up now
7、Hemingway used what he learned from his life in Italy to show that war _____ the best and worst in men and women.
A．holds out
B．brings out
C．puts out
D．hands out
8、I was born in Hangzhou, a city ____________ name will create a picture of beautiful lakes and trees in our mind.
A.which B.of which C.that D.whose
9、Last night, I met with a fellow ____ you think is pleasant to _____.
A. whom;talk with B. who;work with
C. whom;get along with D. who;be talked to
10、John sold the camera yesterday which his brother ________him as a birthday present from Japan.
A. has sent B. had sent
C. was sending D. would send
11、We ______ to catch the 10:30 train, but it was gone when we reached the terminal.
A. hoped B. had hoped C. would hope D. have hope
12、Computer-controlled robots are taking over jobs in many industries, which used to be done _______.
A. artificially B. manually
C. comprehensively D. gradually
13、The parents are _____ their son who has been away from home for days.
A.in search of B.to search C.in search for D.searched for
14、Why not seize it _______ you’ve got such a good chance?
A. now that B. that
C. where D. which
15、________ by his accent， the boy must have come from a North European country,say Norway or Finland.
A．Having judged
B．To judge
C．Judge
D．Judging
16、______summer Olympics was held in Barcelona in Spain
A．The Twenty-four
B．Twenty-four
C．The Twenty-forth
D．Twenty-fourth
17、The question is ______ the disease can be controlled next year.
A．that
B．whether
C．where
D．what
18、It________ the first time that she ________ the first prize in a piano competition.
A．was; had won
B．had been; won
C．is; had won
D．has been; wins
19、The meat is chemically treated to________ shelf life.
A．expand
B．enlarge
C．extend
D．broaden
20、When I got there, he________them to dance.
A．is teaching
B．teaches
C．was teaching
D．taught
21、It was a secret Eli kept until he was 8 years old.
“He would scream, like we were hurting him when we tried to put a dress on him.” recalled Grace, his mother. That was when Eli was an 18-month-old baby girl already rejecting anything female.
Now, Eli’s mother and Eli are sharing their story with CBS New York. Eli still remembers being a baby, and rejecting putting on a dress. “Oh, I remember that,” he said. “It was like torture.” Now Eli is 11 years old. He is, by all accounts, a happy, active boy who never doubted he was born the wrong sex. Eli said to CBS New York. It was hard to keep that secret for 8 years though, “It was kind of hard because I hadn’t really told anyone ever,” he said.
“He said, ‘I have a secret, and the secret is I don’t want to be a girl. I think I’m a boy，’”Grace recalled. “…I thought, ‘I don’t know what we’re going to do, but we’re going to figure it out.”’
CBS New York reports that it was a less clear path for Ryan, now a 21-year-old man. He, too, was born female, but never felt like one.
He didn’t understand his feelings at the time. Then he learned about what it meant to be transgender on the Internet, and it began to make sense. “It was a relief to know what exactly I was or am,” he said.
Ryan’s mother said at first it was hard to accept. “It’s a scary thing to think about,” she said. But she came around. “I was glad my son is able to become the person he needed to be,” she said.
Experts say the kind of family support both Ryan and Eli are getting is of great significance. Without it, many transgender kids suffer from anxiety, depression and high rates of suicide.
“We see a lot of kids with a lot of mental health concerns, and we also see that those mental health concerns really reduced when the family is on board,” said Jean Malpas of Ackerman Institute for the Family, a non-profit research organization to CBS New York.
Grace said for her it went from a situation that felt really confusing and difficult to one that she now celebrates. “We feel so lucky to have him.” she said.
【1】According to the passage, Eli would scream because_________.
A. Eli rejected care and love from parents
B. Eli didn’t want to be dresses as a girl
C. Eli didn’t want to wear anything at all
D. Eli’s parents were torturing their baby
【2】Which word can best describe Ryan’s feelings before he turned to the Internet?
A. Confused. B. Angry. C. Relieved. D. Confident.
【3】This passage is probably taken from________.
A. a news report
B. a scientific journal
C. a survey report
D. an academic essay
【4】What can we learn from this passage?
A. Many people feel difficult to accept who themselves really are.
B . Knowledge about transgender should be made known to more people.
C. Support from family is important to special groups like the transgender.
D. Many non-profit organizations are trying to help people like Eli and Ryan.
22、London: The Edinburgh Festival, the biggest arts festival of its kind in the world, got under way in the Scotland capital on Sunday with a concert that included Hector Berlioz’s “To Deum”, under the direction of Christoph von Dohnanyi.
The festival, which runs until August 31 this year, includes as its high points Peter Stein’s staging of Wagner’s “Parsifal”, with Claudio Abbado directing the Gustav Mahler youth orchestra (管弦乐队). The concert programme includes American pianist Richard Goode, bass baritone Thomas Quash off and violinist Christian Tetzlaff. New to the programmers this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts.
Earlier this month, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest show-case in the world for performance art, officially got under way with theatre, dance, poetry and music presentations(演出).
Many of the fringe artists, who can enter the fringe festival upon payment of a small fee, were inspired this year by the events of September 11.
Thousands of people flock to Edinburgh from around the world during the festival, which is over 50 years old. It aims to promote(促进) and encourage arts and to reflect international culture. It comprises(consists of) various dance, music, opera, and theatre presentations taking place across the city during the three-week run.
【1】When did the Edinburgh Festival begin?
A．August 10.
B．August 15.
C．August 31.
D．September 11.
【2】What did the Edinburgh Festival never have before?
A．Youth orchestra’s performances.
B．Poetry and music presentations.
C．Late evening classical music concerts.
D．American pianists and violinists.
【3】The Edinburgh Festival _______.
A．is the only festival of its kind in the world
B．has lasted over 50 years
C．began with a concert directed by Richard Goode
D．is actually a dance festival
【4】The Scottish people hold the Edinburgh Festival _______.
A．to attract people across the world to their city
B．to show their fringe arts only
C．to attract famous artists to their city
D．to promote and encourage art development
23、For most of the recorded history of bicycles, wearing a helmet was something that was limited to professionals participating in competitions. 【1】
Nowadays, people are more aware of the need to make reasonable preparations to enjoy cycling safely. 【2】The fact is that it is unsafe to engage in this sort of behavior. Here are some facts that help explain why no one should ride a bicycle without a helmet.
A helmet can protect the rider from head injuries. Tens of thousands of bike riders are admitted to emergency rooms every year. In most cases, the rider was not wearing a bicycle helmet. The fact is that riding bicycle without a helmet is like operating a motor vehicle without wearing a seat belt. 【3】 The types of injuries range from simple cuts to major damage that causes swelling and pressure on the brain and even death.
【4】 In many instances, accidents involving bike riders also include some sort of motor vehicle. In a crash between the two devices, the rider of the bicycle is much more likely to suffer a serious injury. Helmets cushion (缓冲) the skull at the point of impact, minimizing the chances of any type of permanent damage that could result in brain damage or even death.
Adults should set an example for teens, teaching the value of safety by their actions. 【5】 Teens should also be engaged in setting the example for younger children.
A．Then a helmet makes your head safe.
B．Unfortunately, not everyone appreciates bicycling.
C．Still, some people continue to ride a bicycle without a helmet.
D．Wearing a helmet yourself will encourage others to do likewise.
E．Bicycle helmets are designed to help absorb the shock of a crash.
F．In both cases, there is an increased risk of bodily harm, even permanent injury.
G．Until the 1980s, a movement to encourage the use of bicycle helmets among all bike riders arose.
24、How much time do you spend doing research before you make a decision? There are people who go over every detail exhaustively before making a choice. 【1】 Psychologists call this way of thinking a cognitive bias (偏见), a tendency toward a specific mental mistake.
To study “jumping”, we examined decision-making patterns among more than 600 people from the general population. We found that jumpers made more errors than non-jumpers on problems that require thoughtful analysis. 【2】 In a quiz about US civics, they overestimated the chance that their answers were right significantly more than other participants did—even when their answers were wrong.
So what is behind “jumping”?Psychological researchers commonly distinguish between two pathways of thought: automatic system, which reflects ideas that come to the mind easily, spontaneously and without effort, and controlled system including conscious and effortful reasoning. Jumpers and nonjumpers are equally influenced by automatic thoughts. 【3】
It is the controlled system that helps people counter balance mental biases introduced by the automatic system. As a result, jumpers were more likely to accept the conclusions made at first blush without further questioning. A lack of controlled thinking is also more broadly connected to their problematic beliefs and faulty reasoning.
【4】 A method called metacognitive training can be used to target their biases, which can help people think more deliberatively. In this training, participants are confronted with their own biases. They can learn about the missteps and other ways of thinking through the problem at hand. It helps to chip away at participants’ overconfidence.
In everyday life, the question of whether we should think things through or instead go with our gut is a frequent and important one. 【5】 Sometimes the most important decision we make can be to take some more time before making a choice.
A．Happily, there may be some hope for jumpers.
B．Also, jumpers had problems with overconfidence.
C．But a fair number of individuals are quick to jump to conclusions.
D．It is certainly possible for them to overthink things to take a decision.
E．We plan to continue the work to trace other problems introduced by jumping.
F．The jumpers, however, did not engage in controlled reasoning to the same degree as non-jumpers.
G．Recent studies show that even gathering just a little bit more evidence may help us avoid a major mistake.
25、As I drove my blue Buick into the garage. I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was _______ too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the _______space. That left
_______ enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home _______ , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space － too close to my car, _______ At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had _______ and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not _______ me enough space” Park father over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into _______,
the driver shouted back: “Make me!” _______ this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my ________ Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found ________. The next day the woman ________ a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day. She’s been sorry about it. I know it because she doesn’t sing anymore while ________ It wasn’t like her to scream ________ Fact is, she’d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I ________ you and your mistress will ________her.
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the ________ the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:
Dear Blue Buick,
My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so ________ because she just learned to drive. We will park much farther over after this. I’m glad we can be ________ now.
Your neighbor,
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick ________Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved
cheerfully and smiled.
【1】
A．driven
B．parked
C．stopped
D．stayed
【2】
A．complete
B．close
C．narrow
D．fixed
【3】
A．quite
B．nearly
C．seldom
D．hardly
【4】
A．hurriedly
B．first
C．finally
D．timely
【5】
A．as usual
B．as planned
C．as well
D．as yet
【6】
A．run into
B．run about
C．run out
D．run off
【7】
A．keeping
B．saving
C．offering
D．leaving
【8】
A．mine
B．hers
C．itself
D．ours
【9】
A．For
B．With
C．From
D．Upon
【10】
A．room
B．area
C．front
D．side
【11】
A．an instruction
B．a result
C．an answer
D．a chance
【12】
A．put
B．wrote
C．sent
D．discovered
【13】
A．working
B．driving
C．returning
D．cooking
【14】
A．on end
B．so long
C．like that
D．any more
【15】
A．hope
B．know
C．suppose
D．suggest
【16】
A．comfort
B．help
C．forgive
D．please
【17】
A．office
B．flat
C．place
D．garage
【18】
A．crazily
B．eagerly
C．noisily
D．early
【19】
A．neighbors
B．friends
C．drivers
D．writers
【20】
A．followed
B．passed
C．found
D．greeted
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.
In spite of all of the years spent in school preparing to enter the workplace, many recent graduates say that they struggle with the transition from classroom to career world and have difficulty adjusting to life on the job.
Writer and editor Joseph Lewis suggests one reason why this is the case. Lewis believes that most of our school experiences — from childhood through university -are fairly predictable, while life in the working world is far more ambiguous. In school, for example, the pattern stays more or less the same from year to year. In the workplace, however, constant change is the norm, and one has to adapt quickly. A project you are working on this month might suddenly change next month or next week, and it’s often hard to anticipate what you’ll be doing six to twelve months from now.
Another problem that graduates entering the workforce encounter is that they are unprepared to think analytically. In school, many students including those in college, spend a lot of time memorizing facts and repeating what they “learned” on tests. But in the workplace employees are often expected to think critically and make decisions about their work, not just follow a supervisor’s instructions.
Finally, many recent graduates say that one of the biggest difficulties they face is adapting to teamwork on the job. In some ways, school does prepare one for collaborative nature of the workplace. Learners sit classes every day with many other students. They must listen to others’ opinions, participate at times in group discussions, and learn how to get along outside the classroom. Nevertheless, in school, a student normally works independently to complete most tasks and receives a grade according to how well he or she has done. In the workplace, however, employees must regularly interact with others and are often dependent on their co-workers for their success.
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