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1、I borrow the book Sherlock Holmes from the library last week, ______ my classmates recommended to me.
A.who B.which
C.when D.Where
2、This is a course ______ to people of all ages.
A.matching B.suited C.suitable D.fit
3、I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _____ the cloth _____ well.
A. have been told; washes B. have told; washed
C. was told; washed D. have been told; is washed
4、（题文）The long-lasting war, filled with blood and deaths, ended in people’s sadness, _______no result.
A. reached B. to reach
C. would reach D. reaching
5、____________he’ll be able to come is not yet known.
A.That B.If C.Whether D.What
6、This kind of plant ______ grass in appearance , so it’s difficult for the students to tell them.
A. reflects B. instructs
C. resembles D. shapes
7、Mr. Smith________to Washington on business three weeks later.
A．fly
B．has flown
C．is flying
D．had flown
8、We shouldn’t just __________things without getting all the facts.
A．contract
B．slam
C．assume
D．motion
9、Before seeing The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn’t sure whether I ______ it. But after experiencing it, I found I was deeply attracted by it.
A．had enjoyed
B．enjoyed
C．was enjoying
D．would enjoy
10、One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help _______ my living expense.
A．cover
B．include
C．range
D．tend
11、Join us and you will discover an environment ______ you can make the most of your skills and talents.
A. that B. where
C. how D. what
12、Hawking’s research, if it is proved by further experiments, could ________ some of the biggest mysteries in the universe.
A．find fault with
B．set foot on
C．make room for
D．cast light on
13、—It’s really a pity that you didn’t go to see Frozen II last night.
—I ________, but I had to prepare for the coming exam.
A.would like to B.ought to C.would have D.may have
14、I will be surprised if you can get Calvin, who is a close-fisted man, ________ these limited editions of comics for you.
A．buy
B．buying
C．to buy
D．bought
15、—What about the rent?
—______. You can pay weekly or monthly.
A. It’s up to you B. That’s all right
C. You can’t miss it D. Not at all
16、In all aspects of the society, there are many heroes dedicated to their work. So they should get the ________ they deserves.
A．award
B．ceremony
C．price
D．credit
17、— Have you got the sleeping bag needed for the camping this weekend?
— Yes, I ______ it almost the moment I heard the news.
A. bought B. had bought
C. have bought D. would buy
18、She couldn’t imagine____________.
A.how had the blind man found her B.where did the blind man find her
C.how the blind man has found her D.how the blind man had found her
19、—What did David demand in the meeting just now?
—________ a chance to join the Debating Club.
A. Being offered B. Having been offered
C. To be offered D. To have been offered
20、I am sorry to ______ you, but could you tell me how this machine works?
A．damage
B．offend
C．excuse
D．disturb
21、Robots really are taking over the world. They’re writing novels— the first was 1 the Road, a cyborg’s homage to Jack Kerouac published in 2018. And they’re making lunch: The California restaurant chain Cali Burger is trying out a robot that can flip 2, 000 burgers a day. What human can compete--especially given that robots don’t complain, ask for raises, or get drunk at the office Christmas party?
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the invention of the word robot by the Czech playwright Karel Capek, we thought it would be fun to take a look at another side of robotkind, one that’s all too human. Here’re two failed attempts by robots to replace us flesh-and-bone types.
A few years back, the Hennna Hotel in Nagasaki, Japan, hired 243 robots to cover positions ranging from receptionists to bellboys. Unfortunately, the check-in robots had trouble answering guests’ questions and photocopying passports, while bellboy robots kept banging into walls and tripping over curbs. One in-room assistant sprang to attention every time a lodger snored, saying, “Sorry, I couldn’t catch that. Could you repeat your request?” Not long after the experiment began, the hotel "fired" half of the malfunctioning robots. And they didn’t get their tips, either.
Facial recognition software has one problem— it can’t always recognize faces. The American Civil Liberties Union proved that point when it used the Amazon Rekognition software to match mug shots of criminals to 28 members of Congress. But what about soccer ball recognition? During a match last year, the Scottish soccer team Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC unveiled AI-programmed video cameras designed to automatically follow the ball. Alas, the cameras constantly mistook the referee’s bald head for the soccer ball. One helpful viewer called the team to suggest supplying the referee with a cap.
【1】Why did the hotel fire as many as half of the robots they had hired?
A．Because they cost much more than they earned.
B．Because they didn’t answer their guests’ questions.
C．Because they often disturbed their customers.
D．Because they failed to do their jobs as expected.
【2】What does the underlined word “unveiled” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?
A．borrowed
B．introduced
C．purchased
D．invented
【3】What did the author take a soccer match as an example to show?
A．His protest against the cameras.
B．His deep love for soccer matches.
C．Some failure attempted by robots.
D．The great success achieved by robots.
【4】Which of the following shows the structure of this passage?
(①=Paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2, ③=Paragraph 3, ④=Paragraph 4)
A．
B．
C．
D．
22、 The next time a giant Big Mac or Coke flashes into your mind when you’re walking home from the pub, you may not simply have the snacks.
A British hi-tech company has created a new advertising system that uses lasers (激光) to project images up to 200 metres tall from the sides of tall buildings, enabling advertisers to reach people from virtual billboards in the sky. Passers-by will see each image for only between one tenth and quarter of a second, as their eyes catch the light from certain angles.
Advertising agencies and big businesses have already signalled their interest, but Skyline campaigners have branded the technology “greedy” and said that it could fill our skies with showy and tasteless brands.
The Echo system uses a high laser projector to bounce light off a narrow reflective strip fixed to the side of a building, visible up to 1km away. This creates large-scale images that are captured briefly in the viewer’s eye as a result of the “persistence of vision” effect: the same effect that leaves an imprint (印记) of a light source on your vision after you’ve turned away.
Daniel Siden, the technology’s inventor, explained: People often think this could be subversive, but it’s actually less invasive and more fun than traditional advertising. Mr.Siden said that the system was safe because of the distance between the projector and passers-by. And images would be above the line of sight of drivers and cyclists and below the field of vision of airline pilot. The images have been tested and shown not to cause epileptic seizures (癫痫发作).
Because it uses only one strip of reflected light, the system needs a small amount of the power, about one-twentieth of a standard 96-sheet digital outdoor display for an image of the same height.
Still, some Skyline campaigners dislike the technology and believe it delivers subliminal advertising (隐形广告). Barbara Weiss of the Skyline Campaign, said: “It’s actually offensive. London’s latest tall buildings are not particularly well-built or well designed, but unfortunately people are forced to look at them. Adding stupid advertising that’s invasive in its nature will only make it worse.”
【1】Why does the writer use the example of Big Mac, Coke in paragraph 1?
A.Because he attempts to promote these products to potential consumers.
B.Because he wants to introduce a new advertising technology to readers.
C.Because he studies the association between products and images in advertising.
D.Because he tries to illustrate the effectiveness of flashing images of advertised goods.
【2】Which of the following statements about the Echo system is true according to the passage?
A.Pedestrians can see the flashing images from specific angles.
B.It’s a new system developed by an advertising agency.
C.The image will no longer exist in vision after you’ve turned away.
D.The system consists of a laser projector, a reflective strip and a physical billboard.
【3】The underlined word “subversive” in paragraph 5 probably means ________.
A.subconscious B.damaging C.harmless D.imaginative
【4】Which party is likely to set obstacles to the application of the Echo system?
A.Environmentalists worried about energy consumption.
B.Drivers, cyclists and pilots whose sight might be affected.
C.The Skyline Campaign regarding the technology as flashy.
D.The patients who suffer from epileptic seizures.
23、 During the New Stone Age people invented bone needles and began to sew simple winter dress. With the development of the society, people were engaged in agriculture and they started to spin and weave.
In the class society, dress became the symbol of social status. It was from the Xia and Shang Dynasties that the dress system was born in China. In the Zhou Dynasty, the system was perfected.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the economy boomed and people led a quiet life. People from different countries gathered in Chang’ an and Luoyang to promote the international cultural exchange.
On the other hand the ideology (思想) also directly influenced dress and adornment (装饰) During the Warring States Period, many vassal (诸侯) states were competing with each other, hence the patterns of dress and adornment became diversified. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the unity of ancient China and the prosperity of economy brought about new thoughts, and the dress became very good. Because of the intensity of the feudal ideology, the patterns of dress and adornment gradually became conservative from the Song and Ming Dynasties. Influenced by western cultures, the designs were more fitting and tasteful from late Ming.
Rules were made for the color of ancient dress and adornment. Yellow was the most valuable color as a symbol of the center. Green, red, white and black symbolized the East, the South, the West and the North respectively. Green, red, black, white and yellow were pure colors applied by the emperors and officials. The common people could only use he secondary colors.
The geometrical (几何的) patterns the pictures of animals and plants were widely used on ancient dress and adornment. The compositions were balanced. During the Tang and Song Dynasties more attention was paid to the compositions. From the Ming and Qing Dynasties most of the patterns were realistic.
【1】When did the dress system form in ancient China?
A．During the New Stone Age.
B．From the Xia and Shang Dynasties.
C．During the Zhou Dynasty.
D．In the Sui Dynasty.
【2】How did western cultures influence Chinese dress during late Ming?
A．The adornment became splendid.
B．The patterns of the dress became conservative.
C．The dress became more fitting and tasteful.
D．The colors became more diverse.
【3】Which of the following statements about the color of the ancient dress is TRUE?
A．Yellow was a symbol of the center.
B．Black symbolized the East.
C．White was used by the common people.
D．Green was a secondary color.
【4】How does the passage develop?
A．By making comparison.
B．By listing some numbers.
C．By following the time order.
D．By quoting a saying.
24、
Most kids grow up learning they cannot draw on the walls. But it might be time to unlearn that training-this summer, a group of culture addicts, artists and community organizers are inviting New Yorkers to write all over the walls of an old house on Governors Island.
The project is called Writing On It All, and it’s a participatory(参与式) writing project and artistic experiment that has happened on Governor's Island every summer since 2013.
“Most of the participants are people who are just walking by or are on the island for other reasons, like they came for the jazz festival, or they just kind of happen to be there,” artistic director of Writing On It All, Alexandra Chasin, tells Smithsonian. com.
The 2020 season runs through June 26.Each session(会期) has a theme, and participants are given a variety of materials and prompts and asked to cover surfaces with their thoughts and art This year, the programs range from one that turns the house into a short piece of collaborative(合作的) writing to one that explores the meaning of exile(流亡) .
Governor's Island is a national historic landmark district long used for military purposes. Now known as “New York's shared space for art and play,” the island, which lies between Manhattan and Brooklyn in Upper New York Bay, is closed to cars but open to summer tourists who come for festivals, picnics, adventures, as well as these “legal graffiti” sessions.
The notes and art scribble on the walls are an experiment in self-expression. So far, participants have ranged in age from 2 to 85. Though Chasin says the focus of the work is on the activity of writing, rather than the text that ends up getting written, some of the work that comes out of the sessions has stuck with her.
“One of the sessions that moved me the most was state violence on black women and black girls,” says Chasin, explaining that in the room, people wrote down the names of names of those killed because of it. “People do beautiful work and leave beautiful messages.”
【1】What does the project Writing ON It All invite people to do?
A．Unlearn their training in drawing.
B．Participate in a state graffiti show.
C．Cover the walls of an old house with graffiti.
D．Show their artistic creations in an old house.
【2】What do we learn about the participants in the project?
A．They are just culture addicts.
B．They are graffiti enthusiasts.
C．They are writers and artists.
D．They are mostly passers-by.
【3】What kind of place is Governor's Island nowadays?
A．It’s a military site that attracts tourists and artists.
B．It’s an open area for tourists to enjoy themselves.
C．It’s an area now accessible only to tourist vehicles.
D．It’s a place in Upper New York Bay formerly used for exiles.
【4】What does Chasin say about the project Writing On It All?
A．It creates some meaningful artistic works.
B．It starts the career of many creative artists.
C．It helps increase the influence of graffiti art.
D．It just focuses on the sufferings of black females.
25、My husband, Russ, and I drove through our neighborhood, the place we’d called home for 28 years. The Sierra Nevada foothills, once ________ with towering trees, were unrecognizable.
Two weeks earlier, we’d got an early-morning call telling us the wildfire tearing through Northern California had ________ and was heading our way. We’d jumped in the car with our cats and a few ________. For days, we’d bounced from hotel to hotel,________ for news. What finally came was that our house had been right in the fire’s________.
Eventually we’d been given ________ to return. We drove slowly through the ruins, where chimneys marked where homes once stood I wasn’t prepared for what awaited us. Our house was ________ rubble（碎石）. Mementos, photos, my precious collection of inspirational books—all ________.
Tears rolled down my cheeks as we ________ through the ash and rubble. “How will we survive this? How will we go on?” I wondered. It felt as if our lives had been ________ out.
We called it quits in late afternoon. I turned to get in the car. That’s when I noticed something ________ to my boot I picked it up. It was a scrap of paper. Its edges were singed（烧焦的）, yet the words were surprisingly ________: “If life seems difficult, I pause and reflect on the ________ sometimes hidden within every circumstance. With renewed faith and courage, I begin again.”
Words that must have come from one of my books, a passage I couldn’t ________ but now said everything I needed to hear. I framed that scrap of paper. I kept it on the nightstand in every hotel we stayed in over the coming months. It now sits in a place of honor in our new home, a ________ that we can begin again.
【1】
A．thick
B．thin
C．flat
D．rough
【2】
A．passed
B．disappeared
C．spread
D．gathered
【3】
A．goods
B．masks
C．snacks
D．belongings
【4】
A．despair
B．desperate
C．nervous
D．concerned
【5】
A．path
B．control
C．road
D．place
【6】
A．recognition
B．permission
C．impression
D．solution
【7】
A．other than
B．rather than
C．anything but
D．nothing but
【8】
A．left
B．gone
C．stopped
D．finished
【9】
A．dug
B．built
C．buried
D．broke
【10】
A．died
B．wiped
C．run
D．worn
【11】
A．stuck
B．struck
C．attracted
D．adapted
【12】
A．acceptable
B．comfortable
C．favorable
D．recognizable
【13】
A．suffering
B．turning
C．blessing
D．feeling
【14】
A．restart
B．resist
C．review
D．recall
【15】
A．keeper
B．caretaker
C．reminder
D．observer
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