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1、China is ________ a larger role in global economic policy-making.
A.pushing for B.taking off C.appealing to D.speeding up
2、The film X—Men Ⅲ______ to be another big box office draw next year．
A. has promised B. is promising
C. will promise D. Promises
3、The principal in our school has recently passed a rule that students _______ wear school uniforms in our campus.
A.may B.should C.will D.shall
4、To our delight, the boy who shows great _______ in playing football has been admitted to the university for his talent.
A．choice
B．respect
C．addition
D．promise
5、August always comes ________ we remember nothing but clear skies, green fields, and sweet-smelling flowers.
A. when B. before C. until D. if
6、—The constant noise around here______ me crazy！
—Calm down．It’s no use complaining．
A. drove B. drives
C. is driving D. had driven
7、The greatest dilemmas ________ from moral problems, when we are uncertain which choice results in doing the right thing.
A．arise
B．arouse
C．rise
D．raise
8、She has owned the painting since 1950, when it ________ to her as a wedding present.
A．has given B．gave C．was given D．has been given
9、George ______ too far. His tea is still warm.
A．should have gone
B．can’t have gone
C．might have gone
D．needn’t have gone
10、The book by the psychology expert teaches you how to find is causing the stress in your life.
A. referring to; which B. refer to; that
C. referred to ; what D. referred to ; how
11、—Are you going to invite Jack to our party?
—No, but he’s welcome to come along, ______ that he behaves himself.
A. concerning B. considering C. regarding D. providing
12、___________ it is learning in school through computer or relaxing at home with video games and TV, time spent on screens has become an essential part of modern life.
A．Because
B．While
C．Whether
D．As
13、We should look up to him as a shinning example of _____ to duty．
A．devotion B．privilege
C．responsibility D．burden
14、The manager should take_______ action if safety standards are not being met．
A．awkward B．average
C．appropriate D．automatic
15、From the smile on Rico’s face, you might have the ________ that he has no problems. The truth is, however, that his parents are both quite ill, and he lost his job two weeks ago.
A. evaluation B. commitment
C. concern D. impression
16、I think things will ______ soon. All signs have shown everything is getting better.
A．pick up
B．set up
C．put up
D．hold up
17、________the best in a science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totaling $21,000.
A．To be judged
B．Judged
C．Having judged
D．Judging
18、For sustainable development, the government has decided to give _______ to those energy-conserving and environment-friendly businesses in many aspects.
A. profit B. interest
C. preference D. advantage
19、The contract guarantees you ________ the damage by fire or flood.
A. against B. by C. with D. for
20、Reciting does much good in language learning and it ________ helps to learn science subjects better.
A．in return
B．by chance
C．in turn
D．for once
21、Schumpeter is only an amateur stargazer(天文爱好者). His equipment is no fancier than a pair of eyes and a place in the countryside, away from London’s light pollution. That is enough to make out Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn-and, occasionally, the International Space Station crossing the sky. In the past few years a new spectacle has appeared in the form of the Starlink satellites. Launched by SpaceX, they look like nothing else in the heavens, floating like a train of white dots in tight formation.
SpaceX is a remarkable firm founded to further Mr Musk’s dream of colonizing Mars. Its rockets cost half as much as its rivals’ do, thanks in part to their ability to land their first stages for reuse rather than dumping them in the sea in line with standard industry practice.
SpaceX’s rocket business alone does not justify this rich valuation. The market for launches is small and stagnant (不景气的). This is where Starlink comes in. Those satellites are the lead of a planned constellation1(发射计划)of over1, 000, designed to beam (传输)the Internet to every corner of the globe.
Satellite broadband is not a new idea. But existing options are expensive and slow. Starlink’s cheap, mass-produced, low-flying satellites would, SpaceX claims, offer a service comparable to earthly broadband at competitive prices.
Starlink’s chief competitor is OneWeb, with 74 satellites in orbit and hundreds more planned. It, too, went bust in March, after failing to persuade SonMasayoshi, a Japanese billionaire, to invest more cash. But it has new sponsors. On July 3rd Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, announced that his government had stumped up S500m for a 45% stake in OneWeb, and a golden share giving it control over its future. Bharti Global, an Indian telecoms firm, also put in S500m.
OneWeb may need more cash if it is to complete its constellation. British taxpayers may never see a financial return on their investment. But if OneWeb keeps Mr Musk on his toes even for a little while, their loss may turn out to be global consumers’ gain. Stranger things have happened in space.
【1】What is the function of Paragraph 1?
A．To show respect for amateur stargazers.
B．To draw readers’ attention to light pollution.
C．To introduce the topic of Starlink satellites.
D．To give an example of observing stars.
【2】What is the reason for the emergence of Starlink?
A．The rocket launch market is small and depressed.
B．SpaceX’s rockets can be recycled in the first stage of launch.
C．The rocket cost of SpaceX is only half that of its competitors.
D．Starlink can provide services comparable to earthly broadband at competitive prices.
【3】How did OneWeb maintain its economy?
A．It built 74 in-orbit satellites and planned hundreds of them.
B．It persuaded SonMasayoshi to invest more money.
C．Boris Johnson’s government and an Indian company invested a total of S1 billion.
D．The continuous competition between OneWeb and SpaceX brought it benefits.
【4】From the last paragraph, we can infer that
A．OneWeb’s financial losses may turn out to be global consumers’ gain
B．the battle between OneWeb and SpaceX may benefit global consumers
C．Mr Musk may step on global consumers’ toes when he achieves success
D．OneWeb no longer needs financial support from British taxpayers
22、WELCOME TO THE 2021 HAL LEONARD VOCAL COMPETITION
The annual Hal Leonard Vocal Competition was founded in 2011 to encourage young singers from all over United States and Canada, from children through college undergraduates. Thousands of singers have participated in the competition, with top placing videos from 35 states and provinces, and over 40 colleges and universities. The Hal Leonard Vocal Competition was one of the first music competitions held entirely on YouTube.
This year with many singers studying at home and unable to meet in person with teachers, we hope the 2021 Hal Leonard Vocal Competition can be a rewarding project for all participants to experience growth, community, and enrichment. The competition offers a thread of connection between all singers who enter, by seeing and hearing their peers (同龄人) online.
The rules of the Hal Leonard Vocal Competition have alwa ys required that a recorded accompaniment (伴奏) must be an official Hal Leonard recording. Because of the special circumstances we are in, for the 2021 competition, we will allow a singer to use an accompaniment recording made that is not an official Hal Leonard recording, provided that the accompaniment recorded matches exactly the edition of the songs from books chosen on the required repertoire (全部曲目) list. The accompaniment must be piano or keyboard only.
Unlike almost every other music competition, there is no entry fee in the Hal Leonard Vocal Competition. We deliberately want young singers from any location in North America to be able to enter, without the expense of travel to an audition (试镜) site. And singers can view and hear others on YouTube from around the US and Canada who are in their own age group. Voice teachers have told us that it is instructive to hear hundreds of singers from other studios.
It is important to us to encourage the study of art song as well as musical theatre, with four age categories for each ：
• Children, 12 and under
• Early Teens, 13-15
• High School, 16-18
• College Undergraduates/Young Adults, 18-23
【1】What does the competition allow participants to do?
A.Meet their teachers personally. B.Hear people of their age online.
C.Receive videos of famous singers. D.Get some gifted books on singing.
【2】What are participants required to do?
A.Travel to an audition site ahead of time.
B.Prepare and record some original songs.
C.Use non-official Hal Leonard recording.
D.Provide accompaniment to the entry song.
【3】What is special about the competition?
A.It is free to participate. B.It is held on YouTube.
C.It is attended by students. D.It can be watched online.
23、The new social robots, including Jibo, Cozmo, Kuri and Meccano M.A.X., bear some resemblance to assistants like Apple’s Siri, but these robots come with something more. They are designed to win us over not with their smarts but with their personality. They are sold as companions that do more than talk to us. Time magazine hailed (称赞) the robots that “could fundamentally reshape how we interact with machines.” But is reshaping how we interact with machines a good thing, especially for children?
Some researchers in favor of the robots don’t see a problem with this. People have relationships with many kinds of things. Some say robots are just another thing with which we can have relationships. To support their argument, roboticists sometimes point to how children deal with toy dolls. Children animate (赋予…生命) dolls and turn them into imaginary friends. Jibo, in a sense, will be one more imaginary friend, and arguably a more intelligent and fun one.
Getting attached to dolls and sociable machines is different, though. Today’s robots tell children that they have emotions, friendships, even dreams to share. In reality, the whole goal of the robots is emotional trickery. For instance, Cozmo the robot needs to be fed, repaired and played with. Boris Sofman, the chief executive of Anki, the company behind Cozmo, says that the idea is to create “a deeper and deeper emotional connection ... And if you neglect him, you feel the pain of that.” What is the point of this, exactly? What does it mean to feel the pain of neglecting something that feels no pain at being neglected, or to feel anger at being neglected by something that doesn’t even know it is neglecting you?
This should not be our only concern. It is troubling that these robots try to empathize with children. Empathy allows us to put ourselves in the place of others, to know what they are feeling. Robots, however, have no emotions to share, and they cannot put themselves in our place. No matter what robotic creatures “say” or squeak, they don’t understand our emotional lives. They present themselves as empathy machines, but they are missing the essential equipment. They have not been born, they don’t know pain, or death, or fear. Robot thinking may be thinking, but robot feeling is never feeling, and robot love is never love.
What is also troubling is that children take robots’ behavior to indicate feelings. When the robots interact with them, children take this as evidence that the robots like them, and when robots don’t work when needed, children also take it personally. Their relationships with the robots affect their self-esteem (自尊). In one study, an 8-year-old boy concluded that the robot stopped talking to him because the robot liked his brothers better.
For so long, we dreamed of artificial intelligence offering us not only simple help but conversation and care. Now that our dream is becoming real, it is time to deal with the emotional downside of living with robots that “feel.”
【1】How are the new social robots different from Siri?
A．They are intended to teach children how to talk.
B．They are designed to attract people with their smarts.
C．Their main function is to evaluate children’s personality.
D．They have a new way to communicate with human beings.
【2】In Paragraph 3 Cozmo is used as an example to show that the social robots ______.
A．are deeply connected with human beings
B．are unable to build a real relationship with children
C．are so advanced that they can feel the pain of human beings
D．are not good enough to carry out the instructions of children
【3】The underlined phrase “essential equipment” in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A．emotion
B．pain
C．fear
D．thinking
【4】Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?
I: Introduction P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion
A．
B．
C．
D．
24、Best UK Cities for History Buffs
If your idea of holiday heaven is taking a step back in time to explore the history of a destination, a holiday in one of the UK’s best cities for history buffs could be right up your alley.
London
Explore historic London through the ages, from the ruined amphitheater that features its ancient Roman roots to the Tower of London that was constructed during the Tudor dynasty. Then, of course, there are the architectural gems from the Victorian period such as Big Ben as well as beautiful echoes to the Georgian era in the shape of Buckingham Palace.
Bath
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bath has been a popular destination with visitors since the Iron Age, thanks to the healing properties of its natural hot springs. However, Bath also became a society hotspot for the gentry (上流人士) of the 18th century, so expect to see some exquisite Georgian architecture such as the Royal Crescent and embrace the opportunity to take afternoon tea at the Pump Rooms.
Oxford
This world-famous university town of Oxford has seen world leaders, Nobel Prize winners, talented authors and honored artists gain inspiration from its picturesque streets and skyline of dreamy spires. The university itself, founded in the 12th century, is steeped in history while masses of splendid sites from Oxford Castle to the domed Baroque Radcliffe Camera make getting lost in Oxford’s streets a pleasure instead of a chore.
York
The romantic, crooked streets of beautiful York offer a strong dose of traditional English culture, seasoned with plenty of historical flavor. York can trace its roots back to the Viking settlement. Fans of the Vikings can learn about their culture at the interactive and entertaining Jorvik Viking Centre.
【1】What can be appealing to a tourist in London?
A．A relaxing English tea break.
B．A theater of Roman origin.
C．A Viking culture leisure center.
D．A time-honored university.
【2】If you want to feel at one with nature, ______will be a good choice.
A．London
B．Bath
C．Oxford
D．York
【3】You are most likely to read the article______.
A．in an academic paper written by a historian
B．on a website offering various online courses
C．in an official document released by government
D．on a blog recommending holiday destinations
25、I touch my father's shoulder to let him know we're here. But he doesn't _________ me. My daughter Charlotte notices and hides a quiet _________ I start to worry. I wonder whether I should have brought her, but she wants to see him. Like many with autism (自闭症), Charlotte is unafraid of difficult questions. However, she's not used to watching Alzheimer's (阿尔茨海默症)_________ so quickly.
In my mind I beg her _________ not to ask him about dying or memory loss. Now, they face each other across the empty _________. Both look uncertain. My heartbeat _________ the silence between them. Charlotte reaches her hand across the table. Dad looks at it for a long minute, not sure what she's doing. She _________ it there, resting halfway between them. Then instinct (本能) kicks in and he _________ her hand: the dignity of a man who knows this _________ is important while not knowing exactly who we are. Perhaps he is ____________ the need for a kind touch or recognizing an offering that would be rude to ____________.
The two of them remain quiet, holding hands. Every fiber of my being wants to ____________ questions they can ask each other and introduce a topic of ____________ about one of their shared interests.
Despite all the words in my head, something ____________ keeps me quiet. I look at them. Their body language is relaxed, at peace. Neither is straining (拉紧) to talk. And then, out of the silence comes the first ____________.
"I love you, Grandpa."
"I love you, too."
He doesn't speak her name but it doesn't matter. Names aren't all that important.
【1】
A．imagine
B．consider
C．recognize
D．trust
【2】
A．smile
B．weep
C．secret
D．place
【3】
A．spread
B．cause
C．progress
D．rush
【4】
A．initially
B．politely
C．merely
D．silently
【5】
A．table
B．room
C．bag
D．chair
【6】
A．floods
B．makes
C．breaks
D．feels
【7】
A．reaches
B．leaves
C．returns
D．hears
【8】
A．raises
B．discovers
C．kisses
D．grasps
【9】
A．question
B．result
C．gesture
D．hand
【10】
A．seeking for
B．paying off
C．responding to
D．calling of
【11】
A．Suspect
B．challenge
C．accept
D．decline
【12】
A．suggest
B．ask
C．answer
D．guess
【13】
A．conversation
B．discussion
C．health
D．interest
【14】
A．usual
B．powerful
C．disturbing
D．unbelievable
【15】
A．impressions
B．words
C．thoughts
D．sights
26、假定你是某国际学校校报的编辑。你们栏目准备创办主题为“Heroes Around Me”的征文活动，邀请同学们投稿讲述身边楷模的故事。请你用英文写一则征稿启事，内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.稿件要求(内容、词数等)；
3.截止时间及交稿方式。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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