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1、After the Shenzhou XII capsule was launched into orbit, three astronauts successfully went into its space core module Tianhe and accomplished a three-month mission, thus again ________ China is a global space power.
A．proved
B．to prove
C．to have proved
D．proving
2、John was dismissed last week because of his________ attitude towards his job.
A．competitive
B．casual
C．classical
D．comprehensive
3、—Mum, is the pair of gloves ________ mine?
—Yes. You have to wear another pair.
A. washing B. have washed
C. being washed D. having washed
4、She asked the young man to be brief and _______ as she had little time to spare.
A．at best
B．in place
C．to the point
D．on the spot
5、The pandemic has fundamentally altered consumer behavior and enterprise operations, ________ digital adoption and transformation a necessity.
A．to make
B．making
C．having made
D．made
6、Spending on universities is usually ______ by the belief --- the increase in earnings that graduates enjoy over non-graduates.
A.confirmed B.justified C.convinced D.recognized
7、—Could you check my list to see I have forgotten anything?
—No problem.
A. whether B. which
C. that D. what
8、—It’s said that the film HI, MOM is well worth watching. Let’s go to see it this Sunday.
—________! I have to prepare for the coming competition.
A．It couldn’t be better
B．What a shame
C．Go for it
D．No way
9、It wasn't until I ______ took part in the activity that I understood the meaning of it.
A.actively B.personally
C.rarely D.normally
10、At the foot of the mountain is a well-preserved village ______ you can experience the traditional lifestyle.
A. which B. where C. that D. When
11、I must say he reads very well, and I shouldn’t be surprised if he ______ acting for a living one day.
A. had taken up B. would have taken up C. have taken up D. takes up
12、With the help of the organization, she was able to secure the benefits, however small, ______ she was entitled under the law.
A.which B.where C.to which D.of which
13、Scientists are trying to find out what advantage should be _______ the natural resources in this area.
A．taken off
B．taken on
C．taken of
D．taken up
14、Fear of failure is ______ holds people back from achieving their dreams and acting on their great ideas.
A. whether B. which C. that D. what
15、Sympathy for the rebels, the government claimed, is beginning to ______because of more and more harm they did to common people.
A. fade B. decline C. fail D. collapse
16、The boy, though up in the countryside, soon adapted himself to the way of life in this big city.
A.bringing B.having brought C.brought D.being brought
17、The sales of houses in our city fell by 40 percent last month, and it will be 48 percent ______ we don’t count low-price houses provided for poor residents.
A.as B.unless C.if D.before
18、It was the year before last that Scotland failed the attempt to _______ of the Great Britain, though the queen Elizabeth had said it was entirely up to the Scottish people.
A. look out B. run out C. keep out D. pull out
19、It was a nice house, but _______ too small for a family of live.
A.rarely B.fairly C.rather D.pretty
20、--Mary, how did your Math test go?
--I had thought I _________, but in fact I came in the top 10 in my class.
A. should have failed B. couldn’t have failed
C. might have failed D. shouldn’t have failed
21、 Two years ago, my 11-year-old son sat me down for a talk.“Mom, it's time," he said.“Hear me out: It's time we got actual TV. And you need an iPhone.”
This funny conversation two years ago marked a shift in our relationship. Perhaps for the first time, I began to really listen to my son's opinion about our home technology. Since his reasoning was sound and his suggestions within budget, I took his advice and was pleasantly surprised with the results.
I'd known for a while that my son understands technology better than I do. On airplanes, he grabbed my phone to put it in airplane mode. He wired the speakers in our house. After something was stolen from our front yard, he picked out, set up, and now monitors our security camera. When my computer died, I took him shopping with me.
As a teenager now, he has a busy social life, with skateboarding, basketball, and online gaming with his friends. I see our time together waning and our shared interests shrinking. That's why I jumped at the chance when a friend mentioned writing technology reviews. I'm a writer, but I'd need a partner who has more tech knowledge than me. When I presented the idea to my teen, he immediately accepted.
It's changed our relationship in surprising ways. Where he used to get annoyed quickly at my technical ignorance, he's learned to be more patient and explain things to me in a way that I can convey to an unknowing audience. The parent-child dynamic is not only changed; it's even slightly reversed(颠倒). He's leading me. I'm asking him for help and advice.
My son has risen to the occasion. He's taking it seriously, and to watch him mature in this way is an honor. As someone who's not much of a reader, he now searches instruction manuals. Without any prompting, he's even emailed and called-----yes, made an actual phone call to customer service or tech support when sample products weren't working as expected.
I never imagined being a tech reviewer, but it's proved to be a valuable way to learn from, work with, and enjoy time with my teen.
【1】What did the writer think of her son's advice?
A．It sounded sensible.
B．It was brainless.
C．It was childish.
D．It was useless
【2】What does the writer intend to do in Paragraph3?
A．Introduce the busy life her son is living.
B．Give examples of her son's interest in technology.
C．Prove her son's better command of technology.
D．Show her pride in her son's competence.
【3】What does the underlined word “waning” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Worsening.
B．Decreasing.
C．Freezing.
D．Hardening.
【4】What makes the writer feel honored?
A．Her son's patience to explain technical things.
B．Her son's control of the parent-child dynamic.
C．Her son's rich knowledge of technical terms.
D．Her son's careful attitude towards the work.
22、The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth major report on the health of the planet on Monday, demonstrating “if Pacific Ocean temperatures continue to rise, bleaching will kill the remaining corals that make up Australia’s Great Barrier Reef ”.
Bleaching is the result of higher-than-normal ocean temperatures. Warmer water causes corals to release the sea-plants that feed them and make them colorful. They turn white and sicken, often dying very quickly.
The Great Barrier Reef, which is over 2,300 kilometers long is the largest living structure on Earth. It is home to thousands of kinds of fish and other animals. Giant clams, whales, dolphins and birds are among the others that depend on the reef to live.
Humanity also profits from the reef. Popular with visitors, who bring a lot of money to the area, the reef was the center of Tony Fontes’ 40 years career. The professional diver taught the sport and led dive rips to the reef. He compared the destruction from a bleaching event to that from a forest fire. “You just realize you’ve just swum across a reef that a couple weeks ago was full of life and vibrant and now a bushfire has gone through it and the coral is dead,” he said, adding, “and the rest of the marine life will just have to move on or die off.”
IPCC panelist Mark Howden, director of the climate school at Australian National University said conditions that scientists predicted for the future “ are appearing pretty much now. ” However, he mentioned the report offered ideas that can reduce pressure on the reef and help Australia reduce its negative impact on the environment. “Australians should be concerned about all the problems discussed in the report,” he said, “but, the IPCC also wrote about solutions to prevent worst-case circumstances in the future.”
【1】What makes the Great Barrier Reef suffer from bleaching?
A．Sick reef.
B．Emergence of sea-plants.
C．Warmer water.
D．More corals.
【2】What can we learn about the Great Barrier Reef from the passage?
A．Many ocean creatures rely on the reef to live.
B．It is the largest living structure in the universe.
C．A forest fire damaged the reef a few weeks ago.
D．It’s popular with visitors because it brings them money.
【3】Why did Tony Fontes mention bushfire in paragraph 4?
A．To show his strong dislike of the bleaching.
B．To describe the gradual process of the bleaching.
C．To express the destructive effect of the bleaching.
D．To voice the similarity between bushfire and bleaching.
【4】What will probably be talked about in the following paragraph?
A．The vital importance of the reef.
B．The ways to solve the problems.
C．The problems discussed in the report.
D．The prediction of the future condition.
23、An artificial intelligence chatbot (聊天机器人) called TacoBot from fast food chain Taco Bell now lets you order a meal in a smartphone text exchange that might look something like this:
TacoBot: Hello there. I’m your TacBot. I can help you order a meal for you or your team.
You: Can I order one soft taco (墨西哥煎玉米卷) with beef?
TacoBot: Sounds good. Do you want to keep adding stuff? Maybe some bacon?
Brands like Taco Bell and some tech companies are betting that more and more people will start using this conversational way of interacting online instead of clicking through on-screen menus.
If the trend catches on --- as firms like Facebook and Microsoft expect --- it could transform the digital landscape by allowing smartphone users to find information or make purchases with simple text messages, ignoring apps and search engines. Among the companies already developing or launching chatbots are the Wall Street Journal, CNN and retail giants Sephora and H&M.
“I believe we are headed to a shift where this will become one of the primary ways we interact with the digital world,” says Mark Beccue of Mark Beccue Consulting, who follows trends in the messaging market. “The chat user interface (界面) is what makes sense for a mobile-first world. You can be more specific and be quicker.”
Messaging services have become a natural place for chatbots to reside (居住), since their usage is growing: at least 1.4 billion people used a messaging app last year. According to Business Insider Intelligence, messaging apps have overtaken the largest social networks in the world.
The messaging service Kik meanwhile launched its own “bot shop”, with partners including retailers and game developers. Kik said the move was a response to the trend people using fewer apps and spending more time on chat platforms. “There’s nothing to download, no new registration required, and you can use an interface you’re already familiar with: chat,” Kik said in a statement.
However, some analysts remain skeptical on chatbots as the wave of the future. Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research said the movement is largely driven by Microsoft and Facebook, two firms which would like a greater presence in mobile even though they don’t control the biggest smartphone operating systems. “There’s a lot of hype (炒作) around chatbots,” Dawson said.
Artificial intelligence has come a long way with systems like Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana, but still cannot deal with all possible situations, says Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies Associates. “There’s a kind of hubris (自大) that someone could expand the one-to-many communication method to every human interaction,” Kay said.
【1】Why does the author mention the smartphone text exchange at the beginning?
A. To indicate that more and more people begin to hate ordering food by clicking online.
B. To reflect that Taco Bell is turning to a new sales method to compete in the market.
C. To inform the readers of a convenient way to purchase what they want online.
D. To show that chatbot will become more and more popular among people.
【2】We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. using chatbots has been a main way we interact with the digital world
B. messaging apps still haven’t taken the place of social networks at present
C. people could use chatbots by downloading messaging apps on the Internet.
D. Microsoft thinks that tech companies should no longer develop search engines.
【3】The messaging service Kik launched its own “bot shop” for the following reasons EXCEPT that _____.
A. more and more people tend to use fewer apps
B. chatbots are more convenient to use than some apps
C. some tech companies have developed their own chatbots
D. people are accustomed to chatting in an interactive way
【4】Jan Dawson thinks that regarding chatbots as the wave of the future is _____.
A. ambitious B. commercial C. ridiculous D. theoretical
24、No one would much like the idea of eating 61 pounds of tomatoes a day. But if their goodness was put into an easy-to-swallow pill that you were told might prevent strokes(中风) and heart attacks you would probably be putting in an order tomorrow.
Researchers believe they may have come up with just that after trials. The daily pill contains a chemical called lycopene which makes tomatoes red and is known to break down fat in the vessels(血管). A Cambridge University study found taking the pills improved blood flow and the lining of vessels in patients with pre-existing heart conditions. It also increased the flexibility(灵活性) of their vessels by 50 percent. The scientists believe it could limit the damage caused by heart disease—responsible for 180,000 deaths a year—and help cut the 49,000 deaths a year from strokes. They also hope it could benefit those with arthritis(关节炎), diabetes(糖尿病) and even slow the progress of cancer.
Each pill is equal to eating around 61 pounds of ripe tomatoes. Studies have shown eating a Mediterranean-style diet rich in tomatoes fish, vegetables, nuts and olive oil can significantly reduce cholesterol(胆固醇) and help prevent cardiovascular disease.
Preliminary results from a two-month trial, in which the pill was given to 36 heart disease patients and 36 healthy volunteers with an average age of 67, were presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association. It was shown to improve the function of the endothelium—the layer of cells lining blood vessels. It also improved their sensitivity to nitric oxide, the gas which causes the enlargement of the vessels in response to exercise.
Ian Wilkinson, head of Cambridge University’s clinical trials unit, said “These results are potentially very significant and it meets the goal, but we need more trials to see if they translate into fewer heart attacks and strokes.”
Further studies are planned, with researchers hoping it could offer a choice for heart disease sufferers who can not take the cholesterol-lowing drugs.
Mike Knapton, head of the British Heart Foundation, said, “Although this showed lycopene improved blood flow in people with heart disease, that’s a long way from demonstrating that taking it could improve outcomes for people with heart disease. The best way to get the benefits of a good diet is to eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.”
【1】What can we infer from Paragraph 1?
A. We can eat too much tomato food.
B. Tomatoes are helpful to strokes and heart attacks.
C. Tomatoes will lose healthy elements were put into pills.
D. We had better not eat tomatoes.
【2】We can learn from the passage that the pills ________.
A. are at the experiment stage
B. can cure all the disease
C. are widely used among patients
D. cost patients so little money
【3】Who were the volunteers by taking part in the trial?
A. Children. B. Youth.
C. Working people. D. Old healthy people.
【4】What was Ian Wilkinson’s opinion on the trial?
A. Disappointing. B. Surprising.
C. Satisfactory. D. Terrible.
25、 In the Thai city of Khon Kaen a dog kept waiting around a crossroad ______ he was waiting for his owner. Many citizens believed the dog had been________. Some warm-hearted citizens brought him food and water. _______them was a middle-aged lady named Rol who came ______.
One day, a reporter______the dog and Rol who came to _______ some food. Then the reporter shared the story about the dog and Rol on social media. The post went viral and the photos got shared ______ times.
And the photos reached the eyes of the dog’s _______owner, Auntie Noi. She felt heart-broken for having ______ her beloved dog during a car trip. When she learned that he had been waiting for her in the same ______ for the last four years，her heart melted.
Auntie Noi told her daughter to_______her to where the dog was waiting. When she got out of the car and called his name, BonBon, the dog started wiggling(扭动)his tail and came to her，but when she tried to take him _____with her, he was______to follow. She didn’ t want to _________ the dog to come with her so she agreed to leave him with his new master. _______ , she and her daughter will come to visit him regularly.
【1】A.because B.although C.as if D.until
【2】A.caught B.abandoned C.kept D.involved
【3】A.With B.Under C.Between D.Among
【4】A.regularly B.gradually C.suddenly D.slightly
【5】A.interviewed B.photographed C.drew D.dressed
【6】A.fall off B.fall over C.drop to D.drop off
【7】A.hundred B.hundreds C.hundred of D.hundreds of
【8】A.elder B.former C.new D.young
【9】A.lost B.separated C.found D.failed
【10】A.platform B.spot C.stage D.screen
【11】A.walk B.follow C.march D.drive
【12】A.family B.home C.school D.factory
【13】A.lucky B.unlucky C.willing D.unwilling
【14】A.agree B.allow C.force D.control
【15】A.However B.Moreover C.Therefore D.Likewise
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
First Offer: Take It or Keep Waiting
Anyone who has searched for a job fresh out of college knows how difficult it is to get that first job. And if you’re very lucky, eventually there’s a job offer on the table. Should you grasp it, or wait for something better to come along the way?
It depends on whether you are a “maximizer” or a “satisficer”. Simply put, satisficers are more likely to cut their job search short and take the first job offer. Maximizers are more likely to continue searching until a better job offer comes along. Which type of approach yields the better payoff? A maximizer. Specifically, quoting the results of a study of the job search of 548 members of a school, the maximizers put themselves through more difficulties in the job hunt. They applied to twenty jobs, on average, while satisficers applied to only ten, and they were significantly more likely to make use of outside sources of information and support. But it turned out to be worth it: the job offers they got were significantly better, in terms of salary, than what the satisficers got.
Satisficers were offered jobs with an average starting salary of $37, 085; the average starting salary offered to maximizers was $44, 515, more than 20 percent higher. The trouble is, however, that higher pay doesn’t make maximizers a happier group than satisficers. In fact, maximizers were significantly more likely than satisficers to be unhappy with the offers they accepted.
Evidently, being a maximizer can help you earn more income, but that income doesn’t buy more happiness, as the maximizer’s likely to worry about the prospect of a better job offer out there he or she missed. Maximizers may have objectively superior outcomes, but they’re so busy obsessing about all the things that they could have had, so they tend to be less happy with the outcomes they do get.
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