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1、I like your products very much ________ quality but I think the price is too high.
A．in charge of
B．in place of
C．in terms of
D．in spite of
2、She’s added a few characters and changed some names but ________ this is a true story.
A. completely B. necessarily C. gradually D. essentially
3、—That important document is nowhere to be seen.
—Don't worry! You ___________ it somewhere. Calm down and think it over.
A．might leave
B．might have left
C．should leave
D．should have left
4、__________of the land in that district __________ covered with trees and grass．
A．Two fifth; is
B．Two fifths; is
C．Two fifth; are
D．Two fifths; are
5、The bridge, which ________ 1688, need repairing.
A. was dated from B. dated from
C. dating from D. dates from
6、“Spit-take” refers to an act ________ someone spits liquid out of his or her mouth when he or she hears something funny or surprising.
A.that B.which C.where D.why
7、The ______ difference between Sam and me was the fact that I took life seriously.
A.official B.potential C.essential D.confidential
8、— It’s reported that human got the first picture of a black hole on April 10, 2019.
— ________
A.Good news. B.All right. C.So what? D.How come?
9、It turned __________ that the correct answer was zero.
A.up B.in C.out D.on
10、The bungalow near the south school gate will be ______ into classrooms for music and art.
A. transmitted B. transferred C. transformed D. transported
11、In some western countries， demand for graduates from MBA courses has______.
A.turned down B.turned over C.fallen down D.fallen over
12、This Monday morning I was informed I _____ as one of three exchange students from our school.
A. had been chosen B. was chosen
C. had been choosing D. was choosing
13、- Jenny, could you repeat the answer to this difficult question?
-Sorry, Miss Zhang. I ________ something else then.
A．am thinking of
B．thought of
C．had thought
D．was thinking of
14、Long-term ______ to domestic and foreign classics has made him so knowledgeable.
A. resistance B. submission C. admission D. exposure
15、It’s good manners to follow the local ________ when travelling home and abroad.
A.plans B.skills C.roads D.rules
16、If the traffic so heavy, I could have been back by 6 o’clock.
A. hadn’t been B. wasn’t
C. couldn’t be D. hasn’t been
17、—Can he get the first prize for running in this sports meeting?
—Impossible now. He _____ to do so, but he has just hurt his leg.
A.is expected B.had been expected C.was expected D.would expect
18、They won the game, _____ they didn’t really deserve the victory.
A.if B.though C.before D.since
19、It's really hard to ______ the exact meaning of some words when you translate them into a foreign language.
A.go through B.bring out C.make up D.turn out
20、Wang Fang regularly________the college magazine at college, which________ her later career a lot.
A．contributed in; contributed to
B．contributed to; contributed to
C．contributed to; contributed in
D．contributed; contributed
21、You’ve probably heard that you need to move more throughout the day, and as a general rule of thumb, “more” is often defined as around 10,000 steps. Many people use the 10,000-step rule as their marker for healthy living. As more people track their steps by fitness-tracking wearable or their iPhones, more of them do that.
But while sitting less is a great idea, the step rule isn’t as black and white as one number.
Dr. Creg Hager, professor at Johns Hopkins, decided to take a closer look at whether the step rule is accurate, and he found asking everyone to shoot for 10,000 steps each day could be harmful to the elderly, or the level of exercise could make it unwise for those with medical conditions. He also noted that those with shorter legs have an easier time hitting the 10,000-step goal because they have to take more steps than loge-egged people to cover the distance.
How many steps can help keep healthy and promote longevity(长寿) on earth?
Researchers found that women taking 4,400 steps per day were about 40% less likely to die during a follow-up period of just over four years, compared to those who took 2,700 steps. Women in the study who walked more than 7,500 steps each day got no extra in longevity. The bottom line is that 10,000 steps may be too many for some and too few for others. Some of that has to do with age but nothing to do with health and longevity. The study included nearly 17,000 women with an average age of 72.
The point of these studies isn’t to say we should abandon step goals and fitness trackers altogether. The key is finding the step goal that matches your individual health according to your doctor or fitness instructor, and then using your fitness tracker and other proper methods to help achieve those goals.
【1】What do people usually take as their standard of healthy living?
A．The 10,000-step rule.
B．The fitness tracking wearables.
C．The level of exercise.
D．The point of these studies.
【2】Which best describes Dr. Greg Hager’s attitude towards the step rule?
A．Optimistic.
B．Negative.
C．Skeptical.
D．Favorable.
【3】What did the researchers find?
A．Following 10,000 steps each day could be harmful to the elderly.
B．Taking steps may not be directly related to people’s longevity.
C．Walking during the day is closely linked to the death of the elderly.
D．Older women with an average age of 72 in the study lived longer.
【4】What might the passage say next?
A．The approaches to these goals.
B．The step goals with abandon.
C．The health for individuals.
D．The secret of longevity.
22、 The Australian state of New South Wales rolled out “high definition detection cameras" on Sunday, designed to catch drivers using cell phones behind the wheel.
Andrew Constance, New South Wales' minister for roads, said the "world-fist" technology would target illegal cell phone use through "fixed and mobile cameras". The cameras will use artificial intelligence to review images and detect illegal use of cell phones, according to Transport for NSW.
Images identified as being likely to contain a driver illegally using a cell phone would then be verified by traffic police. Those images would be securely stored and managed.
Over the next three years, 45 portable cameras would be set up across the state, in unknown locations, and without warning signs, CNN branch Sky News Australia reported.
For the first three months, drivers caught out by the technology would receive a warning letter, Transport for New South Wales said in a statement, after which the drivers would face a fine of up to $344, or $457 in a school zone, and loss of points on their drivers' license.
“The NSW Government is serious about reducing our state's road deaths and launching mobile phone detection cameras is another way we will do this." Con stance said in a statement.
Officials said that a trial of the technology earlier in the year had caught more than 100,000 drivers illegally using a phone behind the wheel. Some 329 people died this year on New South Wales' roads, Reuters news agency reported, compared with 354 people for 2018, according to official statistics.
【1】Why does the NSW Government set up detection cameras?
A.To get some real-time information about the traffic.
B.To monitor people crossing the street casually.
C.To catch drivers using cell phones illegally.
D.To improve the work efficiency of the police.
【2】What docs the underlined word "verified” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Described. B.Restored.
C.Edited. D.Confirmed.
【3】What can we infer from the passage?
A.Locations of the cameras will be informed in advance.
B.Illegal driving in school zones is punished more severely.
C.Illegal drivers will be fined once cameras are set up.
D.Cameras are the first attempt for the government to cut road deaths.
【4】What's the officials, attitude towards the trial of the technology?
A.Supportive. B.Disapproving.
C.Doubtful. D.Unconcerned.
23、 The Olympic Museum first opened to the public on June 23rd, 1993. It is a great museum set in extremely attractive grounds on the banks of Lake Geneva. In total, more than 3.5 million visitors of all ages and all walks of life have come to this museum to experience the magic of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Museum's rich collections include items from all over the world. The collections began to take shape in 1915, and have continued to grow and develop over the years.
Following almost two years of renovation work, The Olympic Museum now has an additional 1,000 square meters of exhibition space. The restaurant has been moved to the south side of the museum to offer a beautiful view over the lake and the Alps,
Opening Times:
9 am to 6 pm: from May 1 st to October 14th (Monday to Sunday)
10 am to 6 pm: from October 15th to April 30th (Tuesday to Sunday)(but open Easter Monday or for special events). Closed on December 25th and January 1st
Museum Rates:
Tickets can be bought directly at The Olympic Museum. No reservation are required. There are three ticket machines, two on the ground floor and one on the 2nd floor.
Adult: CHF 18
Children aged 6-16 (under 6 free): CHF 10
Disabled persons: CHF 12
【1】What is the purpose of visiting The Olympic Museum for most people?
A.To find many new inventions.
B.To enjoy the beauty of Lake Geneva.
C.To meet people of all ages and walks of life,
D.To enjoy the collections about The Olympic Museum.
【2】When the museum open on the day after Easter Sunday?
A.At 8 am. B.At 9 am. C.At 10 am. D.At 4:30 pm.
【3】Where can we buy the tickets of the museum?
A.On the website,
B.In the ticket machine on the 2nd floor.
C.In the three ticket machines on the 1st floor.
D.On the ground floor of the south side of the museum.
24、A snake-robot designer, a technologist, an extradimensional physicist and a journalist walk into a room. The journalist turns to the crowd and asks: Should we build houses on the ocean? Like a think-tank panel, members of the team dream up far-out answers to the crucial problem, such as self-driving housing units that could park on top of one another in the coastal city center.
The setting is X, the enterprise which considers more than 100 ideas each year, in areas ranging from clean energy to artificial intelligence. Although only a tiny percentage become “projects” with far-reaching creativity, these projects exist, ultimately, to change the world, like Waymo, the biggest self-driving-car company. In the past 60 years, something strange has happened. As the academic study of creativity has thrived (蓬勃发展), the label innovation may have covered every tiny change of a soda can or a toothpaste flavor, but the rate of productivity growth has been mostly declining since the 1970s. John Fernald, an economist, points out that the notable exception to the post-1970 decline in productivity occurred when businesses throughout the economy finally figured out the breakthrough technology-information technology. John Fernald says, “It’s possible that productivity took off, because we picked all the low-hanging fruit from the IT wave. ”Actually, the world economy continues to harvest the benefits of IT. But where will the next technology shock come from?
Breakthrough technology results from two distinct activities-invention and innovation. Invention is typically the work of scientists and researchers in labs, while innovation is an invention put to commercial use. Seldom do the two activities occur successfully under the same roof. They tend to thrive in opposite conditions; while competition and consumer choice encourage innovation, invention has historically progressed in labs that are protected from the pressure to generate profit.
Allowing well-funded and diverse teams to try to solve big problems is what gave us the computer and the Internet. Today, we fail to give attention to planting the seeds of this kind of ambitious research, while complaining about the harvest. “Companies are really good at combining existing breakthroughs in ways that consumers like. But the breakthroughs come from patient and curious scientists, not the rush to market,” says Jon Gertner, the author of The Idea Factory.
“Technology is a tall tree, ” John Fernald said. “But planting the seeds of invention and harvesting the fruit of innovation are entirely distinct skills, often mastered by different organizations and separated by many years. ” As for me, both of them are essential for technology, although they are relatively independent. I don’t think X is a planter or a harvester, actually. It is like building taller ladders. Nobody knows for sure what, if anything, the employees at such enterprises are going to find up on those ladders. But they’re reaching. At least someone is.
【1】What is the main purpose of the first two paragraphs?
A．To present the process of group discussion.
B．To illustrate X’s worry about big problems.
C．To reveal the importance of the crazy ideas.
D．To stress the varied backgrounds of the team.
【2】What can we learn from the passage?
A．Breakthroughs must stand the test of the market.
B．Innovation on necessities can promote productivity.
C．Invention develops slowly under the pressure of profit.
D．The harvest of innovation lies in some ambitious research.
【3】Regarding John Fernald’s view on technology, the author is ____.
A．supportive
B．cautious
C．uncertain
D．critical
【4】What can be inferred about X from the passage?
A．It will focus on innovation.
B．It will have its outcome soon.
C．It may give in to its fruitless reality.
D．It may bring an encouraging outlook.
25、About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my 4-year-old son. After getting ________finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled（注册）my son in ________Several weeks later, my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his ________.
In the teacher’s office, an exchange of ________was followed by his questions: “Is your son mentally retarded （弱智的）, Does he suffer from any kind of ________disability?”
Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? No, no it can’t be. What a ________. lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.
My son could not ________the teacher’s directions, he told me, and ________. Scola was disrupting the class. Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet?
He was ________; “Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”
No, I didn’t speak English at home, I ________, I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn’t want him to forget his ________language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all time? “Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country, ________wanting to be a part of this society?”
________, I tried to tell him I was not one of “those people”. Then he told me the ________was over, and I left.
As I had ________, my son learned to speak English ________before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a ________, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has ________from being bilingual（双语的）.
Speaking more than one language allows people to ________with others; it teaches people about other ________and other places something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.
【1】A. solved B. settled C. situated D. involved
【2】A. school B. company C. community D. kindergarten
【3】A. office B. home C. house D. workshop
【4】A. questions B. greetings C. information D. requests
【5】A. physical B. emotional C. educational D. mental
【6】A. careless B. helpless C. useless D. worthless
【7】A. hear B. repeat C. follow D. explain
【8】A. thus B. however C. otherwise D. though
【9】A. angry B. calm C. surprised D. sad
【10】A. refused B. replied C. reminded D. rewarded
【11】A. spoken B. written C. second D. native
【12】A. often B. never C. seldom D. once
【13】A. Needless to say B. Beyond words C. For no reason D. To make matters worse
【14】A. instruction B. blame C. meeting D. discussion
【15】A. planned B. noted C. suggested D. expected
【16】A. easily B. fluently C. hardly D. exactly
【17】A. job B. degree C. chance D. scholarship
【18】A. suffered B. benefited C. learned D. grown
【19】A. deal B. stay C. communicate D. match
【20】A. languages B. customs C. traditions D. cultures
26、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jim发来邮件表示对中国农历牛年感兴趣，请你回封邮件给他，内容包括：
1 .简要说说“牛年”
2.简要阐述“牛精神”
参考词汇：牛 ox 十二生肖 cycles of 12 animals 农历 Chinese lunar calendar
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可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 Jim,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
邮箱： 