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1、The 2020 China International Fair for Trade in services, ______ theme is “Global Services, Shared Prosperity”, attracted worldwide attention.
A.its B.whose C.which D.where
2、 With alcohol and drugs _______ out of their life, the post-1990s young people now tend to develop healthier hobbies.
A. kicked B. to kick
C. having kicked D. Kick
3、My present job doesn’t bring in enough money to ______ the rent, so I’m considering getting a new one in another company.
A．spend
B．offer
C．fill
D．cover
4、One factor _______ my weight gain was my love for cooking, especially rich, high-fat desserts, which I enjoyed preparing and of course, eating.
A. turning out B. accounting for
C. resulting from D. putting on
5、A car was burning on the highway near Birmingham. In no time _____ to the spot.
A. the police had rushed
B. had the police rushed
C. the police rushed
D. did the police rush
6、Although quite a lot of people regularly participated in sports events in 2019, some ________ 'sports' with just going to the gym.
A.equated B.equipped C.combined D.impressed
7、The party, whose __________ arrangement was due last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather.
A. temporary B. arbitrary
C. ambiguous D. original
8、There is growing concern that twenty years from now, the ________ American family won’t be able to afford to send their children to college.
A．average
B．typical
C．extraordinary
D．usual
9、Americans eat ________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A. more than twice B. as twice as many
C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many
10、In my opinion, this kind of dress professional women like you and me. Don't you think so?
A.doesn't fit B.won't fit for C.doesn't suit D.isn't suited for
11、The opening province which ________ thirteen counties and three coastal cities will quicken its paces of economic development.
A． consists of B． makes up
C． is included D． is contained
12、The teacher’s encouragement has ____ my confidence; I decided to participate in the contest again.
A. restored B. resolved
C. relieved D. resisted
13、—Have you passed your driving test?
—No. If only I that advice you gave me last week.
A.didn’t refuse B.hadn’t refused
C.shouldn’t have refused D.couldn’t have refused
14、—Shall I inform him of the change of the schedule right now?
—I am afraid you _______,in case he comes late for the meeting.
A．will
B．must
C．may
D．can
15、— Will $ 1,000 ________ the cost of the trip?
— I'm afraid not. Perhaps I need another $ 400.
A．pay
B．charge
C．cover
D．afford
16、John always gets up early in the morning _____ energetic and ready to start a new day.
A. feel B. to feel
C. feeling D. felt
17、Many physical stores are struggling to ______ in the gap between the physical and the online world.
A.assess B.advocate C.survive D.analyze
18、A 6.7-magnitude earthquake, _______ Xinjiang’s Akto County on Friday, caused sections of railway in Southern Xinjiang to be _________closed.
A. striking; unusually B. struck; instantly
C. stricken; slightly D. striking; temporarily
19、 It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _____ be rather cold sometimes.
A. must B. can C. should D. would
20、By pretending to be ill, the candidate tried to run away from _______ issues, which always aroused too much debate.
A． confidential B． controversial
C． contemporary D． contradictory
21、 When the novelist Luis Alberto Urrea was 14 or 15, he took a trip deep into Mexico. He was born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and a white American mother before moving just across the border and eventually into the San Diego suburbs. But his father thought he was becoming “too American”, and took him on a 27-hour journey to Mazatian. Along the way, his father gave him a paperback copy of The Godfather and told him it would change his life. “I don’t think he was trying to make a case for us being criminals,” Urrea says, “but he really felt this incredible connection to the family and the traditions and the honor for the old country, as people were making their way in the U.S.”
In his new novel The House of Broken Angels, Urrea has written his own take on the Godfather story with a Mexican-American Don Corleone figure at its center. The story takes place over two days, as Big Angel de la Cruz buries his mother and celebrates his final birthday party on earth; he knows he’s dying, and he’s gathered his extended family around him for a noisy and lively goodbye.
The idea was inspired by the final birthday party of Urrea’s elder brother three years ago. “Everybody was jammed in his backyard, and there was a DJ and people dancing and consuming a serious amount of American junk food — they didn’t want Mexican food, they wanted KFC and pizza. I thought, where are the tacos, dude? And my brother sat in his little chair in the middle of it. People were coming to him and kneeling, and they would thank him and kiss his hand or touch his head and tell him all the ways he had changed their lives.”
Urrea’s brother died of cancer within two weeks at 74, and the heartbreaking event haunted the author. He considered writing a memoir(回忆录)about it—“I was thinking about Truman Capote, when he did those tiny books about Christmas and Thanksgiving.” But his wife encouraged him to aim bigger. When he found himself seated next to the writer Jim Harrison at a dinner event, he shared the story, and Harrison said, “Sometimes God hands you a novel. You have to write it.” Urrea thought to himself “Marching orders from Jim Harrison―this is good stuff. A kid from Tijuana doesn’t get that very often.”
The House of Broken Angels is a celebration of the Mexican-American family, but it also includes moments of frustration with this country’s treatment of the immigrant group. Before he got too sick to work, Big Angel worked in an office and drank coffee from a cup that read BOSS. “Yeah, the employees all got the message,” Urrea writes. “The Mexican-American was calling himself their boss.” In a grocery store, a woman screams at two of his family members that they’ll be kicked out of the country soon. “I had to bite down on the bitterness of my rage(愤怒), man!” Urrea says. “I was having some pretty serious response to Donald Trump’s confusing and empty talk. But you know, it may have shocked a lot of the United States to hear this kind of empty talk and this bald-faced racialism of politics all of a sudden, but to us, this stuff isn’t a surprise?”
“I really wanted to write a tribute to my brother, to my family and to us, but it’s also a love song to the country,” Urrea says. “I think people have this weird, horrible view... that immigrants are evil snakes. People don’t understand that immigration is truly a statement of love for this country, whatever the country represents. People want to be here and work.” And with persistence, they become the boss.
【1】Why did Urrea’s father give him the book The Godfather?
A.He wanted Urrea to enjoy the 27-hour journey.
B.He thought the book had changed his own life.
C.He tried to show Urrea a real case of criminals.
D.He hoped Urrea would feel connected to Mexico.
【2】The question “where are the tacos, dude?” in Paragraph 3 probably suggests ________.
A.Mexican traditions have been left behind
B.the people like American junk food best
C.it is difficult to buy the Mexican food
D.the tacos are popular with everyone there
【3】Urrea thought of Truman Capote because ________.
A.Capote was good at writing tiny books
B.Capote’s books are about Christmas
C.he intended to write a memoir
D.he liked reading Capote’s books
【4】In the sentence “A kid from Tijunana doesn’t get that very often”, “A kid” here refers to ________.
A.Jim Harrison B.Luis Alberto Urrea
C.Truman Capote D.Big Angel de la Cruz
【5】We can learn from Paragraph 5 that ________.
A.Big Angel himself was the boss of his office
B.Mexican immigrants were treated unfairly
C.Urrea’s family were kicked out of the country
D.Urrea heard Trump’s talk ahead of time
【6】The House of Broken Angels mainly focuses on the novelist’s ________.
A.love for the Mexican-American family
B.life in the Mexican-American family
C.mixed feelings towards American people
D.mature reflection on Mexican traditions
22、In April 2014，the world's oldest known message in a bottle was discovered floating in the Baltic Sea. It had spent 101 years lost in the ocean！The message was finally sent to the author's granddaughter.
A German fisherman named Konrad Fischer found the brown bottle near Kiel，Germany. He said he nearly threw the bottle back into the water after pulling it out of a fishing net. Then he noticed something inside.
The bottle in good condition contained a Danish postcard with two German stamps，dated May 17，1913. Although dampness had made most of the writing illegible（字迹模糊的），the readable part of the message asked whoever found it to return it to an address in Berlin. It even contained two stamps to pay for postage.
From the address，researchers found that the postcard was written by a man named Richard
Platz，who was 20 years old when he wrote the message. While he was hiking on the Baltic coast with a nature appreciation group，he threw the bottle into the sea. Then the researchers began a search for any living relatives of his. Sure enough，they were able to find his 62-year-old granddaughter，Angela Erdmann，who still lives in Berlin.
“It was almost unbelievable，”Erdmann said upon being presented with her grandfather's bottle and message.“That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my face." Erdmann never knew her grandfather，who died in 1946，but says that the discovery of the bottle has made her want to learn more about him.
The bottle remained on display at the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg until May 1 ．After that，the researchers examined the postcard and tried to figure out the meaning of the rest of the message.
Previously，the oldest message found in a bottle spent nearly 98 years at sea and was
discovered in April 2012，according to Guinness World Records.
【1】When Konrad Fischer picked up the bottle from the sea， ．
A. he thought it would bring him good luck
B. he noticed the postcard inside immediately
C. he decided to uncover the secret of the bottle
D. he wanted to throw it back into the sea at first
【2】Why did Richard Platz throw the bottle with the message into the sea?
A. He expected his granddaughter could find the postcard.
B. He wished the finder would send the postcard to his home.
C. He believed his postcard would be kept secret at sea forever.
D. He thought he could make friends with the finder of the bottle.
【3】What can be the best title for this passage？
A. The finding of a floating bottle at the sea
B. A one-century-old letter to a granddaughter
C. The world's oldest message in a floating bottle
D. The oldest Danish postcard in a floating bottle
23、From good reading we can get pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction. A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity. Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad. Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction.
With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely. Whether the characters in it are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends. In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble (相像) human friends whom we hold dear or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances(熟人). Our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company. By turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings. While human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement.
Of all the gifts from reading books, the most valuable one is experience. Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of daily routines or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter the land of our heart's desire. Through books we may get the thrill of hazardous adventure without danger. We can climb high mountains, brave the perils (危险) of an Antarctic winter, or cross the scorching sands of the desert, all without hardship. In books we may visit the studios of Hollywood; we may mix with the merry crowds of the Paris boulevards; we may join the picturesque peasants in an Alpine village or the kindly natives on a South Sea island. Indeed, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited. The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read.
【1】Why do we sometimes forget our surroundings and even our identity while reading?
A. No one is trying to disturb you there.
B. All is so quiet and calm around you.
C. The book you read is so fascinating.
D. Our life is just far from satisfactory.
【2】What makes people like their acquaintances in books even more?
A. They are just like our human friends.
B. They are unfamiliar types we like.
C. They will never ever abandon us.
D. They will never hurt our feelings.
【3】The word “hazardous” means ______.
A. “unexpected” B. “dangerous”
C. “imaginary” D. “unusual”
【4】“... the whole world is ours for the asking” means that we can____________.
A. experience the whole world just by reading
B. get anywhere in the world only by asking
C. make a trip around the world free of charge
D. actually possess everything in this world
【5】What is the most suitable title for this passage?
A. Reading and traveling
B. Experiencing the world
C. Traveling with books
D. Gifts from reading
24、In 1693 the philosopher John Locke warned that children should not be given too much “unhealthy fruit” to eat．Three centuries later, misguided ideas about child-raising are still popular．Many parents fear that their children will die unless ceaselessly watched．In America the law can be equally paranoid (偏执的)．In South Carolina this month Debra Harrell was jailed for letting her 9-year-old daughter play in a park unsupervised (无人监督的)．
Her severe punishment reflects the rich world’s worry about parenting．By most objective measures, modern parents are far more conscientious (认真的) than previous generations．Dads are more hands-on than their fathers were, and working mothers spend more time nurturing their children than the housewives of the 1960s did．However, there are two problems in this picture, connected to class．One is at the lower end．Even if poor parents spend more time with their children than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do．America is a laggard here: its government spends abundantly on school-age kids but much less than other rich countries on the first two or three years of life．If America did more to help poor parents with young children, it would have huge returns．
The second one, occurs at the other end of the income scale, and may even apply to otherwise rational (理性的) Economist readers: well-educated, rich parents try to do too much．Safety is part of it—they fear that if they are not constantly watching their children may break their necks, which is the least rational．Despite the impression you get from watching crime dramas, children in rich countries are safe, so long as they look both ways before crossing the road．The other popular parental fear—that your children might not get into an Ivy League college—is more rational．Academic success matters more than ever before．But beyond a certain point, parenting makes less difference than many parents imagine．Studies in Minnesota and Sweden, for example, found that identical twins grew up equally intelligent whether they were raised together or apart．A study in Colorado found that children that adopted and raised by brainy parents ended up no brainier than those adopted by average parents．
This doesn’t mean that parenting is irrelevant．The families who adopt children are carefully screened, so they tend to be warm, capable and middle-class．But the twin and adoption studies indicate that any child given a loving home and adequate stimulation is likely to fulfill her potential．Put another way, better-off parents can afford to relax a bit．And if you are less stressed, your children will appreciate it, even if you still make them eat their fruit and vegetables．
【1】Which of the following statements is NOT a misguided idea of parenting mentioned in the passage?
A． Children should be protected from any dangers by their parents
B． The more conscientious parents are, the more children will surely benefit from parenting
C． Children will die unless ceaselessly watched
D． Children are likely to fulfill their potential with a loving home and adequate stimulation
【2】The underlined word “laggard” in Paragraph 2 probably means a country that __________．
A． is ahead in development
B． falls slow behind others
C． is free from physical or mental disorder
D． moves to a higher position
【3】Which of the following can we learn from the passage?
A． Only warm, capable and middle-class people can adopt a child．
B． When it comes to child-raising, Economist readers will become more rational．
C． Children in rich countries are in greater danger due to the bad influence of crime dramas．
D． Although poor parents spend more time with their kids than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do．
【4】This passage is mainly written to __________．
A． urge American laws concerning parenting to be changed
B． advise modern parents to learn from their previous generations
C． persuade stressed parents to learn to relax and give more freedom to their children
D． call on the government to do more to help poor parents with school-age children
25、We often hear people say, “I'm afraid I'm too old to learn it well”. Well, I've recently discovered that it's _________.
For years my husband has __________ that he couldn't play a musical instrument because of being too ______, He recently found himself with a little time on his hands and I __________ that the moment should be right to try piano lessons. Initially, he was __________. He couldn't imagine that he, who is almost 70, could actually learn how to play a musical instrument, but I _________. I guessed my gentle nagging (唠叨) __________. He mentioned it to his friend who took __________ into his own hands, renting us a piano and __________ for a teacher.
Now I can hear my husband practicing the piano in every spare moment. Although he can't play well at the beginning, there is something that bears a little __________ to music that is wafting (飘荡) through our house after his efforts. His attention is __________ absorbed by it and I move quietly through the house, unwilling to __________. I'm happy for him that it gives him so much pleasure but sometimes I __________ that too much of his time and attention is __________ by the piano. My husband can now play several pieces of music, and that's quite a (n) _______to him.
I'm happy for my husband that he's finally taking his __________ piano lessons after so many years while my five-year-old granddaughter is taking them as well. It's a (n) __________ of pleasure to him. I'm also happy to be______of a man's constant potential for learning. This is a world of opportunities and it’s a reassuring (令人放心的) reminder that those opportunities don’t necessarily __________ with age. In some cases, they may even increase! So we should never _________ our dreams or feel that we are “too old”.
【1】
A．strange
B．opposite
C．wrong
D．obvious
【2】
A．ignored
B．regretted
C．decided
D．apologized
【3】
A．poor
B．busy
C．old
D．lazy
【4】
A．imagined
B．supposed
C．hoped
D．suggested
【5】
A．hesitant
B．happy
C．eager
D．confused
【6】
A．recommended
B．insisted
C．explained
D．argued
【7】
A．struggled
B．worked
C．failed `
D．affected
【8】
A．information
B．opinions
C．matters
D．time
【9】
A．answering
B．arranging
C．longing
D．waiting
【10】
A．fun
B．surprise
C．interest
D．resemblance
【11】
A．partly
B．slowly
C．completely
D．rapidly
【12】
A．interrupt
B．witness `
C．experience
D．bear
【13】
A．complain
B．criticize
C．quarrel
D．disapprove
【14】
A．shared
B．taken up
C．put off
D．covered
【15】
A．risk
B．puzzle
C．promise
D．achievement
【16】
A．powerful
B．lost
C．delayed
D．necessary
【17】
A．scenery
B．source
C．goal
D．origin
【18】
A．reminded
B．warned
C．informed
D．told
【19】
A．continue
B．happen
C．develop
D．disappear
【20】
A．empty
B．deny
C．abandon
D．change
26、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim和你都喜欢阅读，最近他在邮件中提出想与和你分享读书心得。请你给Jim回信，向他介绍你喜欢的一本励志的书籍。内容包括：
1.该书的书名；
2.该书的主要内容；
3.该书对你的影响。
注意：1．词数不少于50；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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