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1、 __________ on Wechat is a common phenomenon, and more people hardly write letters．
A. Communicate B. Communicated
C. To communicate D. Communicating
2、Parents sometimes _________provide target models for children in their everyday activities, so they should mind their behavior.
A. smoothly B. desperately
C. ambiguously D. unintentionally
3、As is known to us, China is a country ________ to the third world.
A. belong B. belongs C. belonging D. belongings
4、Was it at the Shanghai World Expo Park he went this summer he met lots of foreigners?
A.that；that B.where；where C.where；that D.that；where
5、Owen wouldn’t eat anything ________ he cooked it himself.
A. until B. since
C. unless D. while
6、Eye doctors recommend that a child’s first eye exam _____ at the age of six months old.
A.was B.be
C.were D.is
7、With the city ________ clouded by dirty smog, the government has planned to shut down the four major coal-fired power plants.
A. abruptly B. frequently
C. occasionally D. regularly
8、Some college students are seen doing _____work they can find to support themselves．
A. that B. which
C. whatever D. no matter what
9、— I wonder if you could go with me to the supermarket.
— Don’t disturb me. I ________ my daily report this morning and haven’t finished yet.
A. write B. was writing
C. have written D. have been writing
10、It ______ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ______ I found we had a lot in common．
A． was until；when B． was not until；that
C． was not until；when D． was until；that
11、Many universities share teaching resources online, creating a learning space ________ benefits life-long learners.
A. how B. what C. which D. where
12、In yesterday’s business training course the consultant instructed us that a good salesman must
be ______ if he wants to succeed.
A. aggressive B. conventional
C. visual D. fragrant
13、As far as I know, it was the car accident due to careless driving that led to ______.
A.him to be killed B.him killing
C.him having killed D.his being killed
14、 _____ doing more exercise to lose weight, many teenagers would rather be a couch potato.
A. Instead of B. As a result of
C. In spite of D. Regardless of
15、We’ve always regarded Dr. Smith as a man of integrity and high professional ________.
A．interest
B．attitude
C．competence
D．reputation
16、—Could you tell me the ______ of making such tasty cakes?
—Well, I just follow the directions in the cookbook.
A.trick B.feature C.technology D.fashion
17、In the lecture, the professor told his students how to write an ______ of a graduate paper, expressing the main argument.
A. account B. abstract C. application D. address
18、_____ on smart phone to entertain themselves ______________ know what to do while going out without it.
A. Such does the dependence; as not to B. Such dependence does; to not
C. So dependent are they; as not to D. So do they depend; not to
19、Nowadays, an increasing number of museums are open to visitors free. However, free ______ might lead to some social problems as well.
A. accommodation B. attraction
C. admission D. adjustment
20、I got to the office earlier that day, ________ the 7：30 train from Paddington.
A.caught B.to have caught
C.to catch D.having caught
21、In my writing, I adhere (遵守) to some essential rules: understanding the message I want to convey and to whom I am communicating, and presenting it in a clear and concise (简洁的) manner. When my target audience is my professors, or when my writing is expected to be read by my students, I adopt a different style. 【1】 A clear message is necessary to avoid boring readers or losing your audience.
【2】 It matters in all forms of communication. Skilled speakers and performers interact with their audience and deliver their message effectively. In contrast, ineffective communication can result in a lost message.
Effective communication is arguably the most crucial skill you can learn in life. 【3】 For example: imagine being a scientist who has made a groundbreaking discovery. If you cannot explain your work to others using words, how difficult would it be to mime (比划着表达) your findings?
Unfortunately, communication skills are often overlooked in education. On this account, many people have experienced ineffective communication at some point in their lives, both as the speaker and the recipient. 【4】 Universities in China are taking steps to improve communication skills. By prioritizing communication skills, we can help students become better communicators.
In conclusion, effective communication is vital in all areas of life, including writing, speaking, and performing. 【5】 With it we will be more likely to succeed in all aspects of life.
A．Readers can easily get bored.
B．Understanding the audience is crucial.
C．However, there is good news on the horizon.
D．Effective communication is not limited to writing.
E．It is fundamental to success in many aspects of life.
F．Great ideas are only limited by our ability to express them.
G．It is a skill that can be learned and developed through practice.
22、A new study says electronic toys are not helping babies learn.
“Even if companies are marketing them as educational, they’re not teaching the babies anything at this time,” said the study’s author, Anna Sosa. She is a Northern Arizona University professor who heads the school’s Child Speech and Language Lab.
Sosa and her fellow researchers listened to audio recordings of parents playing with their babies-aged 10 months to 16 months. There searchers compared the experiences when the children played with electronic toys, traditional toys such as blocks, or when the children looked at books.
What they found is that parents talked less with their babies when the babies played with electronic toys.
“The parents talked less, responded less and used fewer content specific words,” Sosa said. Why is this important?
Sosa said research shows that how quickly children develop language is often based on what they hear from parents. When the infants played with electronic toys, parents said little to their children. But with traditional toys, such as blocks, parents shared the names and descriptions of the animals, colors and shapes as their children played, Sosa said.
There was even more information given by parents as their babies looked at the pictures in books, the researcher also said.
Sosa is not telling parents to throw out electronic toys. But she said parents should look at their infants’ play with such toys as entertainment, not a learning experience.
Toy Industry Association spokeswoman Adrienne Appell responded to the study. She said it is important that parents make time to play with their children.
“Playing is a way that kids can learn so much, not only cognitive (认知的) skills, but social and developmental skills,” she said.
She added that play should be balanced, including time for just “make believe” activities, as well as traditional and electronic toys.
【1】When toy companies promote sales, they usually stress their toys are ________.
A．Amusing
B．Electronic
C．Educational
D．Affordable
【2】According to Anna Sosa, what is important for kids’ learning experiences?
A．A good choice
B．A must
C．The past
D．A risk
【3】Which idea will Adrienne Appell probably share?
A．Cognitive skills are the most important for kids to develop.
B．Giving kids electronic toys sets time aside for parents to to something else.
C．Traditional toys are giving way to electronic ones.
D．Parents should get involved to make the toys a meaningful learning tool.
【4】What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Electronic Cars should be abandoned.
B．Talking more about your kids’ toys is necessary.
C．Abandoning your kids to electronic toys probably means little learning.
D．How to choose toys for your kids is of great importance.
23、Tom Robinson, 24, was attempting to become the youngest person to row solo across the Pacific Ocean when his self-built rowboat Maiwar overturned in the South Pacific last week. He was less than 2,000km from his hometown Brisbane after leaving Lima, Peru last year.
Mr. Robinson activated an emergency beacon (示位标) and was rescued by a passing cruise ship (游轮). “You wonder what’s going to happen next and that is a really tough thought,” Mr. Robinson said. “But you have to push the thought away and stay positive.”
Holding his family members for the first time in 18 months stirred (激发) emotions in the young rower, and gave him a new appreciation for his hometown. “It’s really good to finally step through those doors, and be back in Brisbane. It’s home. I never missed it before, but I really did,” he said.
To end his 18 months at sea on such a crazy note was strange, but Mr. Robinson had many stories to tell. “It was the most remarkable adventure and it was more everything than I could have ever imagined.”
Mr. Robinson had one apology before he left for home with his family. “I would like to apologize to the passengers on board whose holiday I did interrupt. The people on the cruise ship were kind-hearted and I can’t thank them enough for all they did,” he said.
Mother Veronica Horgan said Thursday night had been very stressful as they waited anxiously. “But when we got the phone call on Friday, we heard his voice and he was saved and well. We were just so elated,” she said. “I never expected to have an adventurous son. But it’s been an interesting time for us all. Tom has had some fantastic experiences, and met some wonderful people along the way. That’s brilliant.”
【1】What can we learn about Tom?
A．He intended to set a new record.
B．He found a missing cruise ship.
C．He lost interest in rowing a boat.
D．He bought the rowboat Maiwar.
【2】Why did Tom apologize to the passengers on board?
A．For the unexpected danger.
B．For the ups and downs of his life.
C．For the inconvenience caused.
D．For the tough situation they faced.
【3】What does the underlined word “elated” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Curious.
B．Helpless.
C．Regretful.
D．Happy.
【4】What does Veronica Horgan think of her son’s adventure?
A．It upsets her plan.
B．It’s rewarding.
C．It lacks teamwork.
D．It’s more costly.
24、 It started during a yoga class. She felt a strange pull on her neck, a feeling completely foreign to her. Her friend suggested she rush to the emergency room. It turned out that she was having a heart attack.
She didn’t share similar symptoms with someone who was likely to have a heart attack. She exercised, watched her plate and did not smoke. But on reviewing her medical history, I found that her cholesterol (胆固醇) level was sky-high. She had been prescribed a cholesterol-lowering statin (他汀) medication, but she never picked up the prescription because of the scary things she had read about statins on the Internet. She was the victim of fake medical news.
While misinformation has been the object of great attention in politics, medical misinformation might lead to an increase in deaths. As is true with fake news in general, medical lies tend to spread further than truths on the Internet—and they have very real bad consequences.
False medical information can also lead to patients experiencing greater side effects through the “nocebo effect (反安慰剂效应) ”. Sometimes patients benefit from an intervention (干预) simply because they believe they will—that’s the placebo effect (安慰剂效应) . The nocebo effect is the opposite. Patients can experience harmful effects because they anticipate them. This is very true of statins. In blinded trials, patients who get statins are no more likely to report feeling muscle aches than patients who get a placebo. Yet, in clinical practice, according to one study, almost a fifth of patients taking statins report side effects, leading many to discontinue the drugs.
What else is on the fake news hit list? As always, vaccines (疫苗) . False concerns that the vaccine may cause side effects have greatly reduced coverage rates.
Cancer is another big target for pushers of medical misinformation—many of whom refuse alternative therapies. “Though most people think cancer tumors are bad, they’re actually the way your body attempts to contain the harmful cells,” one fake news story reads. It warns that prescription medications lead to the uncontrolled cell mutations (变异) .
Silicon Valley needs to face this problem. I am not a free-speech lawyer, but when human health is at risk, perhaps search engines, social media platforms and websites should be held responsible for promoting or hosting fake information. Meanwhile, journalists should do a better job of spreading accurate information.
【1】We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A.the woman paid little attention to her daily diets
B.the unhealthy lifestyle might lead to the woman’s heart attack
C.the symptom of the heart attack was familiar to the woman
D.the woman didn’t take the prescription due to fake medical news
【2】According to the passage, the placebo effect functions because patients ________.
A.neglect necessary treatment B.discontinue the harmful drugs
C.believe the benefits of an intervention D.suffer more side effects
【3】What does the author mean by claiming that “he is not a free-speech lawyer” in the last paragraph?
A.He is a lawyer very easy to speak to.
B.He is good at speaking because of his job.
C.He is available to give a speech on the law.
D.He is very cautious when speaking something
【4】The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A.remind us to take medication as prescribed
B.warn us against fake medical news on the Internet
C.encourage journalists to report more positive news events
D.teach us how to distinguish fake medical news on the Internet
25、Did you ever have one of those dreams that seemed to go on forever? I had one like that last night. I was ______ down an old, side road that I used to walk along as a teenager. I wasn’t quite ______ where 1 was headed, but I felt very determined to get there. Like in many ______, time seemed fluid and people seemed ageless. As I walked along I kept meeting people from both my ______ and my present. I saw both my Mom and my Grandma who have passed away and 1 was able to ______ them both one more hug. I ______ many childhood friends and we talked, joked, and laughed just like we were ______ again.
Still, I kept walking, hoping to reach ______ I was headed. Around every turning, though, there was ______ new. I saw strangers ______ and stopped to help them. I met a smiling, old man who ______ shared his life’s wisdom with me and then I ______ passed it on to young children further down the road. With every few steps it seemed there was a ______ adventure in learning and love. I never got to where 1 was going and ______ feeling like I had lived a lifetime in a single ______. It ______ me a bit that I never ______ where I was headed,______ then I realized that this dream was a lot like our life. It is the walk that ______. You will meet a lot of wonderful people and ______ a lot of interesting experiences.
【1】A. walking B. running C. driving D. looking
【2】A. puzzled about B. interested in C. happy D. sure
【3】A. roads B. dreams C. journeys D. nights
【4】A. future B. past C. family D. experience
【5】A. show B. owe C. give D. ask
【6】A. chatted with B. searched for C. consulted with D. ran into
【7】A. neighbors B. adults C. kids D. friends
【8】A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. whatever
【9】A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
【10】A. in need B. in delight C. with respect D. for certain
【11】A. seriously B. hesitantly C. happily D. casully
【12】A. lovingly B. unwillingly C. surprisingly D. jokingly
【13】A. dangerous B. familiar C. fresh D. similar
【14】A. jumped up B. woke up C. lay down D. bowed down
【15】A. life B. bed C. house D. night
【16】A. comforted B. impressed C. reminded D. bothered
【17】A. remembered B. planned C. reached D. lost
【18】A. but B. because C. so D. for
【19】A. arrives B. happens C. works D. matters
【20】A. set down B. go through C. forget about D. set aside
26、假如你是李华，你在北京学习的英国朋友Tom给你发来邮件，说他下周五将要来你的家乡游玩，希望你能够当向导。请你根据以下提示给他回一封邮件：
1.行前准备；
2.行程安排；
3.约定见面的时间、地点。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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