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1、For a moment nothing happened, then ______ all shouting together.
A.voices had come B.did voices come
C.voices would come D.came voices
2、Researchers found that they could use microbial fingerprints to_____ the person who had used a computer keyboard even after the keyboard sat _____ for two weeks at room temperature.
A.identify, untouched B.recognize, touching
C.distinguish, untouched D.acknowledge, touching
3、The problem ______ now is very important.
A. being discussed B. discussed
C. discussing D. to be discussed
4、Recent years have________the rapid development of the Internet and its influence on society and people.
A.watched B.observed C.witnessed D.realized
5、After five days’ climbing in the mountain, they reached ____ they thought was the place they’d been dreaming of.
A．that
B．where
C．which
D．what
6、The opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics, which _____ more than three hours, was completely great and special.
A.lasted B.occupied C.performed D.played
7、The young lady rushed into the room _____ she heard the noise.
A．right away
B．at once
C．immediately
D．at the moment
8、She used to be terribly shy，but a year abroad has completely ________ her.
A．transferred
B．transformed
C．conveyed
D．shifted
9、________ good, the food was sold out soon.
A．Tasting
B．Tasted
C．Being tasted
D．Taste
10、Many Chinese brands, ______ their reputations over centuries, are _______ new challenges from the modern market.
A. having developed, facing B. being developed, faced
C. developed, faced D. developing, facing
11、Jack is late again. It is ______ of him to keep others waiting.
A.normal B.ordinary C.typical D.common
12、﹣Hi,Jack. Let's go skating．
﹣Wait a minute, Johnson. I my homework in ten minutes．
A.finish B.finished
C.have finished D.am finishing
13、Being a good listener is a kind a quality and that's ________ it takes to keep friendship.
A．which
B．what
C．how
D．where
14、A Chinese spokesman said on Wednesday that the support for Taiwan-funded companies to develop on the mainland remains consistent and___________.
A.explicit B.specific C.reserved D.contradictory
15、Roger _______painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A. took out B. took in
C. took up D. took off
16、Do you _______ to her pessimistic view of the state of the economy?
A.contribute B.subscribe C.appeal D.subject
17、We ________ be seen by AI as a small inconvenience that is in the way of the solution to a bigger problem.
A．could
B．should
C．need
D．dare
18、Cassie got himself into an embarrassing situation ______ none of the publishers would touch her and publish her new works.
A. that B. when C. as D. where
19、What we learn today in school will ______ whether we can meet our challenges in the future.
A. defend B. consume
C. determine D. consent
20、It was_____ he said______ disappointed me.
A. what; that B. that; that
C. what; what D. that; what
21、______ the late 18th century did the British explorer James Cook cross the Antarctica Circle, ______he never saw land.
A.Until, while B.Since, and C.Not until, but D.Although, yet
22、__________, your article is of greater value than his.
A.All things considered B.All things considering
C.All things are considered D.All things are considering
23、_________ students develop these social skills, schools in America offer a large number of after-school activities.
A．Helping
B．Help
C．Helped
D．To help
24、 the occasional visit, what else does Alan do for his kids?
A．Except B．In spite of
C．Apart from D．Beside
25、The thief broke in, trying to open the safe, but _____.
A. in no way B. in vain
C. without effect D. at a loss
26、Reasons Why Change Is Good for You
We all know that change is hard because your brain is used to doing the same thing again and again. 【1】 But the positive consequence is really great. Here are four reasons why change is good for you:
◆ 【2】
Life in the comfort zone is easy. You simply follow a routine and you can predict the results. Outside of the comfort zone, your assumptions are questioned. The idea of doing the same thing over and over without question is discouraged.
◆ You get to experience more.
【3】 When you look back on your life, all of the really amazing things are because of a new experience you had. All of those vacations you took and all of the people you have met have taught you more than you ever learned in school. These experiences now make up who you are today.
◆ You’ll be more flexible and adaptable.
Without doubt, change makes you more flexible and adaptable. You learn to deal with things in a way that seems foreign but acceptable and achievable. 【4】 You begin to thrive (茁壮成长) in new situations because you have proven to yourself that you can, not only handle change, but FLOURISH.
◆ You have more fun.
When you are open to change, you are open to saying YES to more. You are open to more experiences and opportunities. 【5】 When you add all of these things together, you are going to have a more colorful life and you’ll have a ton of fun figuring it all out along the way—there’s no doubt about it.
A．You are pushed out of your comfort zone.
B．Experience is waiting for you at the doorstep.
C．You have the opportunity to meet more people too.
D．Whether the change is good or bad for you, it does happen.
E．We also know how challenging it can be to go through change.
F．Then, you’ll be more confident when in the next uncomfortable situation.
G．Change is good because you have the chance to involve in new experiences.
27、I live in a second-floor flat with an ancient tree right on the corner of the house. House and tree have been here, side by side, for well over a century. No one really knows how old the tree is, but it was already there when builders started on the house at the beginning of the 1900s.
It was still rather young and flexible back then, so it easily welcomed the new :structure into its path. It bent and adjusted itself to make room, and to find the space to grow big and strong and wise, which means that some hundred years later, the solid, strong branches of the tree reach around two full sides of my home. It’s covered in moss (苔藓), which is, in turn, crawling with all sorts of insects. I have never seen the insects, by the way, I just know that they’re there because of all the birds trying to pick them out. They are always hopping around, looking for this and that and singing songs.
I feel like I have become part of the ecosystem. When I’m eating breakfast or making dinner in the kitchen, I can look out and see a bird hopping around skillfully, gathering its own meal while I tend to mine. When I’m sitting in the living room, reading or drinking tea, I can suddenly find myself face to face with another bird. We’ll be staring at each other and, after some time, decide we can both carry on with our business, living side by side. Even as I write this — the large windows open to a lovely, soft evening — a white feather comes floating down by my side, probably from one of the resident pigeons.
As I don’t have the luxury of a garden, this tree makes me feel connected to the outdoors. Such is an ancient tree, a tree that is itself home to many other creatures — that feels different. It is as if it has adopted me and made me a part of its world, without ever asking for something in return. But if needs be, I know that it can count on me and I will protect it with all my strength.
【1】In the author’s description, she implies that ______.
A．birds keep her warm company
B．she has adopted the residents.
C．moss makes her flat nice and cool
D．she has been bothered by the insects
【2】What does the author really treasure?
A．A sociable neighbor.
B．A luxurious garden.
C．A spacious house.
D．A close-to-nature life.
【3】Which of the following can be used to express the author’s feeling?
A．Jealous.
B．Contradictory.
C．Content.
D．Passionate.
28、 It’s been a long, wet winter. As thousands of people died from coronavirus disease, improving our immune system has rarely felt more urgent.
“When you come into contact with a virus you’ve never met before,” says Sheena Cruickshank, a professor of immunology at the University of Manchester, “you’ve got various barriers such as skin, microbiome and so on to try to stop it getting into your body.” If a virus breaks these defenses, it has to deal with our white blood cells, or immune cells.
“However, our immune systems may have blind spots, where our immune response might won’t recognize certain bugs,” says Cruickshank, “Personally, my immune system is not necessarily very good at seeing colds.” But a healthy lifestyle will secure solid defenses.
Cruickshank recommends “eating a more varied diet with lots of high-fiber foods”. Being vegetarian isn’t a necessity for microbiome health, but the more plant foods you consume, the better.
To be immunologically fit, you need to be physically fit. “White blood cells can be quite inactive,” Says Prof Arne Akbar, the president of the British Society for Immunology, “Exercise mobilizes them by increasing your blood flow, so they can do their security jobs.” Apart from this, exercise can reduce stress, which is next on our list of immune-improving priorities. Stress hormones(激素) can weaken immune function. If you have had it, the virus never completely goes away. “During periods of stress,” says Akbar, “it can reactivate and then we get sick.”
Exercising and eating well will have the likely knock-on effect of helping you sleep better, which is a bonus because a tired body is more sensitive to bugs. “If you’ve got a regular sleep pattern, you have natural body rhythms and everything’s fine. If they go out of order, then you’ve got problems.” says Akbar.
【1】According to paragraph 2, when the barriers fail in preventing a virus entering your body, _________ will come up next.
A.skin B.blood
C.microbiomes D.immune cells
【2】Why does the author mention by “my immune system is not necessarily very good at seeing colds”?
A.To emphasize that our immune system is not always reliable.
B.To tell us that Cruickshank doesn’t lead a healthy life.
C.To stress that a healthy lifestyle helps improving immune system.
D.To indicate that catching a cold is not a terrible thing.
【3】What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 5 refer to?
A.Microbiomes B.White blood cells
C.People doing exercise D.Stress hormones
【4】This text mainly introduces _________ ways of improving our immune system.
A.2 B.3
C.4 D.5
【5】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.How to boost your immune system to avoid coronavirus?
B.Why does coronavirus have a bad effect on our health?
C.Coronavirus: Improving our immune system
D.Immune system: the best way to deal with coronavirus
29、 Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for two weeks. When he came to analyze their embarrassing lapses(差错)in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random(随机的).
One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer,” explains the professor. “People program themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman's custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed(颠倒的)in the program,” About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these “program assembly failures”.
Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing—an average of twelve each. There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours sometime between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. “Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain ‘programs’ occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.” Women on average reported slightly more lapses—12.5 compared with 10.9 for men—maybe because they were more reliable reporters.
An astonishing finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a risk of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse—even dangerous.
【1】Professor Smith discovered that .
A.certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidents
B.many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindedness
C.men tend to be more absent-minded than women
D.absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness
【2】The underlined part "Program assembly failures" in Para. 2 refers to the phenomenon that people .
A.often fail to program their daily practices beforehand
B.tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurry
C.change the order of doing things unconsciously
D.are likely to mess things up if they are too tired
【3】It can be concluded from the passage that .
A.Absent-mindedness can be cured by skill training
B.risks can be avoided when people do things they are good at
C.people should be careful when programming their actions
D.more concentration on work to avoid lapses may not work
30、 Chinese netizens, who had to _______indoors for days to combat the ongoing _______ of the novel coronavirus related pneumonia, began to _______their wish lists of things they would do immediately after the pandemic_______.
Among the 24,000 participants from all over the country, nearly half said they would love to meet their loved ones, and _______ 10,000 said they would go out shopping or go to a movie theater and eat hotpot, according to a popular online surveys under the topic "what you want to do most after the pandemic"_______ on Chinese Twitter-like platform Sina Weibo on Sunday.
"I really need to hit the gym. I have spent days at home doing _______but eating and watching TV shows on the couch between sleeps," some vowed online.
_______also showed that many wanted simply to resume their old_______ .
"I would love to go back to my university to work on my dissertation, to make sure I can _______on time," wrote one. "I want to work and make money, so I can buy myself a house," wrote another.
The pandemic outbreak had _______more than 3340 lives until last Sunday morning. Under similar discussion_______ , many netizens made more profound reflections on life and_______ in the aftermath of the outbreak. "If we can_______ the disaster, let's remember not to devour wild_______. And if medical workers can save us from the disease, let's learn to respect their lives and to treat them with_______ ," one netizen wrote. "Even after the disease, we should develop habits of washing hands properly and _______, and of wearing masks in crowded _____places," another ______.
Some also said they would love to reschedule their family gathering for the Chinese New Year, as many who were fighting _______the epidemic in frontline areas had been unable to make it this year.
【1】A.go B.stay C.sit D.sleep
【2】A.appearance B.outbreak C.emergence D.experiment
【3】A.read B.watch C.share D.dream
【4】A.burn away B.give away C.turn away D.goes away
【5】A.another B.other C.the other D.others
【6】A.launched B.forbade C.guided D.mixed
【7】A.anything B.nothing C.something D.anyone
【8】A.Agreements B.Occasions C.Comments D.Applications
【9】A.routines B.trips C.expressions D.trouble
【10】A.contract B.graduate C.disturb D.project
【11】A.left B.observed C.refused D.claimed
【12】A.topics B.conclusions C.reasons D.purposes
【13】A.school B.society C.education D.home
【14】A.enjoy B.acquire C.add D.survive
【15】A.animals B.plants C.desert D.stones
【16】A.selflessness B.atmosphere C.kindness D.greedy
【17】A.fluently B.frequently C.additionally D.hardly
【18】A.obvious B.easy C.open D.public
【19】A.proposed B.quarreled C.criticized D.finished
【20】A.with B.against C.for D.to
31、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
After my speech about how everyone can benefit from football, Michael, a short and thin boy, approached me. Although I told him about our_______ and his weakness, every effort was_________He was_______ joining us. I knew he would probably not_______ it, but by the_______ of my speech, I allowed him to have a go.
On the opening day of practice, we started a one-mile jog around the track. Repeatedly Michael fell, each time _______ himself up. The same thing happened for weeks. Gradually, Michael gained strength both socially and _______. He began to laugh and made friends with most of the teammates. By the last week of practice Michael could run the mile without _______ One day after practice, the team captain, Steve, came up to me. He was _______ but kind of lazy. Steve pointed to the field where Michael was ________ all alone and asked me why he was still out there. I told Steve to ask him. The next day, I was ________ to see Steve exercising right next to Michael.
Our big game came. At first, we were losing ________ twelve points. I could see that some kids had already ________. But Michael was playing as hard as he could ________ the team to keep trying. Finally, we ________ the game in the last ten seconds.
At our celebration dinner, we always gave a big award to the most ________ player. Steve had scored the most points that season, and everyone ________ as he received his award. " There's someone who ________ it more than I do," Steve said," Everything I accomplished, and everything the team accomplished this season, is________ one person. " The entire team cheered once more as Steve turned the ________ over to Michael.
【1】A.strength B.criterion C.evidence D.admission
【2】A.in defense B.in return C.in effect D.in vain
【3】A.bent on B.drunk in C.opposed to D.stuck in
【4】A.get B.make C.seize D.seek
【5】A.topic ; B.idea C.plot D.tune .
【6】A.pulling B.bringing C.picking D.pushing
【7】A.intellectually B.casually C.spiritually D.physically
【8】A.falling B.twisting C.spinning D.resisting
【9】A.proud B.smart C.rigid D.awful
【10】A.standing B.lying C.jogging D.resting
【11】A.disturbed B.willing C.desperate D.astonished
【12】A.by B.via C.with D.off
【13】A.wound up B.dropped out C.given up D.worn out
【14】A.teaching B.claiming C.begging D.following
【15】A.beat B.won C.lost D.hit
【16】A.competitive B.aggressive C.offensive D.reflective
【17】A.cheered B.celebrated C.approved D.applauded
【18】A.acknowledges B.accelerates C.reserves D.deserves
【19】A.upwards of B.next to C.far from D.thanks to
【20】A.reward B.bonus C.prize D.medal
32、 “You can do anything you want to do as long as you set your mind to it and stick with it.” I remember hearing those words from my ______ ever since I was a little girl. Through the years I’ve grown up ______ them and using them to ______ me. You see, there is no one I ______more than my mother.
When I was four years old, my mother and father got divorced (离婚), although he didn’t ______ with us after I was two. At the time, my brother was only eight. Being a single parent is a ______ enough job in itself but my mother also worked fulltime.
Most people who heard about this ______ probably thought that at least one of the children would ______ getting into some kind of ______ whether with the law or something else, but that never ______. My mother taught both of us about morals, goals and rules, along with many other things.
Although she ______all week, my mom always had ______ for us, whether it was to take us to our baseball and soccer games or if we just ______ someone to talk to. At one point I remember clearly that I had a speech problem, and that she made me ______every night over and over again until I got it ______.
All in all, I feel I can ______ with my mother about anything, with her acting more as a ______ than a parent. I realize not everyone has a mother like mine, which makes me ______her even more. After everything she has done for me, I want to make her ______ by being the first woman in my family to go to college and get a(n) ______.
【1】A.father B.mother C.brother D.teacher
【2】A.believing in B.looking into C.searching for D.thinking about
【3】A.describe B.speak C.encourage D.protect
【4】A.help B.understand C.miss D.admire
【5】A.play B.speak C.live D.travel
【6】A.bad B.sad C.rare D.hard
【7】A.news B.situation C.opinion D.rule
【8】A.end up B.worry about C.dream of D.start out
【9】A.danger B.trouble C.conversation D.war
【10】A.changed B.improved C.ended D.happened
【11】A.complained B.studied C.worked D.exercised
【12】A.advice B.surprise C.time D.prize
【13】A.called B.needed C.found D.welcomed
【14】A.practise B.look C.reply D.sing
【15】A.simple B.right C.useful D.wrong
【16】A.debate B.read C.talk D.learn
【17】A.friend B.volunteer C.classmate D.workmate
【18】A.pay B.reward C.expect D.appreciate
【19】A.popular B.confident C.proud D.shocked
【20】A.degree B.chance C.award D.advantage
33、 As a child I never worried about losing my hearing, even though many other members of my family had done so. It seemed that I was one of the ______ones. I had a lovely voice and felt______about my singing. At 13,I made my debut （初次登台）in a school performance of Carlo Menotti ’s opera and knew then that I _________on stage.
But then I noticed that______ I didn’t sit at the front in lectures, I would_______to hear. I went to the hospital to have a _____test. I felt desperate and my ambitions were _____by a diagnosis of incurable nerve deafness.
However, my bravery persuaded me to_______my plans and I went on to study at the Royal Northern College of Music. I kept my______a closely guarded secret, convinced that admitting it would _____my career. I won roles on merit （凭成绩），but the added fear and anxiety at auditions（试听）______me.
At 28, I made my debut at New Sadler’s Wells Opera. But my hearing loss was ______, and I couldn’t hear myself sing well any more. I ’d get a feeling of terror and want to ______ before every performance. ______ a superb technician fitted a hearing aid in my ear, making me self-conscious and my confidence _____ . I was fast learning to_____, singing by wearing it. Recording music is now a joy and acoustic （原声的）sounds through the headphones help me ________.
____ in technology mean my latest hearing aids are wireless, and my______is at its peak. I continue to tour the world. This year, I decided it was time to be_________ , not ashamed, and went public as the only deaf mezzo-soprano in the world.
【1】A. clever B. lucky C. pitiful D. active
【2】A. curious B. anxious C. awkward D. confident
【3】A. belonged B. sacrificed C. survived D. trembled
【4】A. though B. since C. if D. after
【5】A. struggle B. hesitate C. pretend D. ease
【6】A. blood B. hearing C. sight D. memory
【7】A. achieved B. developed C. destroyed D. extended
【8】A. figure out B. stick to C. look forward D. give up
【9】A. background B. scores C. ambitions D. deafness
【10】A. start B. further C. change D. ruin
【11】A. puzzled B. consumed C. impressed D. inspired
【12】A. accelerating B. resisting C. recovering D. disappearing
【13】A. rest B. play C. drill D. flee
【14】A. Thankfully B. Clearly C. Actually D. Generally
【15】A. faded B. grew C. counted D. helped
【16】A. forget B. judge C. cooperate D. adapt
【17】A. laugh B. howl C. relax D. sleep
【18】A. Drawbacks B. Applications C. Improvements D. Regulations
【19】A. attention B. performance C. intelligence D. energy
【20】A. famous B. creative C. proud D. innocent
34、Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.
“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”
Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.
“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.
35、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.
B
Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.
C
Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.
36、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?
B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.
A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?
B: Twice a week.
A: Can you go there without a t【3】?
B: No. That’s not allowed.
A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?
B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.
A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?
B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.
A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.
B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.
37、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.
Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.
The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.
If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.
And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.
38、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成-一个完整的故事。
I walked to Mrs. Windsor's house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. 1 stood against the wall and daydreamed what I'd rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn't have a gift for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.
The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. 1 walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me.
With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned(皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的) pianist.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?" 1 looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn't know what she meant. “Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen," Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?" Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now a princess appears and she's picking flowers from the water's edge." A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha's dancing fingers.
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语:
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好: .
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
5.评分依据:主题理解的准确性;情节设计的协同性和合理性;语言使用的准确性和丰
富性。
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly the music changed.
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Paragraph 2:
That day means a lot in my musical life.
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39、培养孩子的兴趣爱好是非常必要的，但现在有很多家长一味地追求子女的多才多艺，迫使孩子学习他们不感兴趣的东西，请你以大约120个词谈谈对这种现象的看法，内容包括：
(1)你是否赞同上述家长的做法；(2)以你或你朋友的经历说明你的观点；(3)呼吁家长们要尊重孩子的意愿。
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40、请根据你对以下漫画的理解，以“The Effects of AI on Our Lives”为题，用英语写一篇150词左右的短文。
参考词汇：
AI（artificial intelligence 人工智能）efficiency （效率）
（写作内容）
1. 用约30个单词描述上述漫画的内容；
2. 结合实际谈谈人工智能对我们生活可能造成的影响（至少两点）；
3. 面对人工智能的发展，我们应该如何合理使用？（至少两点）
（写作要求）
1. 可参照图片适当发挥；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
The Effects of AI on Our Lives
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41、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim要来北京参加一个汉语夏令营，想给自己起个中文名字，同时也想了解中国人起名字的习惯。请给他写封信，内容包括：
1. 介绍中国人起名字的习惯；
2. 给他起一个中文名字；
3. 说明起此名字的理由。
注意：
1. 开头和结尾已给出。
2. 注意合理分段。
Dear Jim,
It’s great to know that you are coming to Beijing. I’m more than happy to tell you something about our naming practice as well as find a nice Chinese name for you.
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Do feel free to let me know if you don’t like this name. I have loads of other Chinese names for you to choose. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Yours,
Li Hua
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