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1、What really upset him was ____ to his ideal university.
A. his not admitting B. having not admitted
C. his not being admitted D. his being not admitted
2、Last month L.A.declared a________of emergency as protests over killing of Geroge Floyd a black man turned violent.
A.state B.condition C.situation D.circumstance
3、Fanny asked ________ made that odd looking little cat so popular.
A．what was it that
B．what was that
C．what it was that
D．what that was
4、—— Have they made the final decision?
—— Yes, but it’s ________ likely that they will change their mind again tomorrow.
A. rather than B. other than C. less than D. or rather
5、He is a selfish and dishonest man, and is _____ by others.
A.well thought B.ill thought of C.highly thought D.bad thought of
6、The doctor ______ a piece of muscle from my leg and looked at it under a microscope.
A.cut out B.cut across C.cut in D.cut up
7、Behind the US-China trade war that China is trying to end the American era.
A.lies a growing fear B.a growing fear is living
C.does a growing fear lie D.is lying a growing fear
8、 ______ the heart attack, Monica brought her doctor a bunch of flowers to express her thanks.
A．Surviving
B．To survive
C．Survived
D．Having survived
9、________ that the small village ________ him. He knows almost everything about it.
A．There is no doubt; is familiar with
B．There is no doubt; is familiar to
C．It is no doubt; is familiar with
D．It is no doubt; is familiar to
10、Henry hasn't missed a chance to _______ his muscles to others since being praised for his strong figure.
A.show off B.show up C.put off D.put up
11、It is time that the government _____ measures to protect the rare birds and animals.
A.takes B.to take C.take D.took
12、He is a teacher but his wife is a doctor， ________？
A.isn’t she B.isn’t it
C.aren’t they D.isn’t he
13、In that school, German is compulsory for all students, but English and French are ________.
A.special B.regional C.optional D.original
14、After the dinner party, most guests left, with only two of them _______ in the host family, ______ him clear up.
A. remaining; helped B. remaining; helping
C. remained; helped D. remained; helping
15、_______ with heavy loads of school work ______ he became an easy target of the flu.
A. So tired was the student; that B. So tired the student was; that
C. Tired as the student was; which D. The student was so tired; which
16、I can't bear ________, so I hope you can come on time.
A. to keep waiting B. to keep to wait
C. being kept waiting D. being kept to wait
17、Which of the following sentences is WRONG?
A.There was a time when I hated going to school.
B.It is the first time that the girl has seen such an animal.
C.It is high time that we took some measures to deal with it.
D.Every time when we stopped,everybody would stare at us.
18、When we fail to ____ our own expectations, we often feel frustrated.
A. look forward to B. live up to
C. make up for D. set off for
19、It is difficult for one to _______ the manners of another world when he doesn’t know what they are.
A. see to B. tend to
C. amount to D. subscribe to
20、Climate change has arrived and is _____ faster than many scientists expected.
A.uniting B.accelerating C.declining D.twisting
21、He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of ___ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.
A.these B.those C.that D.which
22、Would you rather I _____ buying a new bike?
A.decided against B.will decide against
C.have decided D.shall decide against
23、The world’s first_____ egg went on sale in a California Whole Foods Wednesday, marking the potential start of an_____ shift in the reliance on corn and soy.
A.plant-based artificial, industry-wide B.artificial plant-basing, industry-wide
C.artificial plant-based, industry-widely D.plant-basing artificial, industry-widely
24、—How is the result, doctor?
—Well, your health is ________ good, but you do have a few minor problems.
A.normally B.frequently C.generally D.regularly
25、A Chinese company has created a new facial recognition system that can identify people ______ they are wearing masks.
A.provided that B.in case C.as though D.even if
26、Why TFT is the best
Local Experiences
Our mission is authentic travel. We partner with local experts to create enriching experiences that teach teens to be savvy (有见识的) travelers. Every program is designed to be hands-on — emphasizing doing and feeling, in addition to just seeing, so teens discover what it means to live like a local in every country we visit.
Small and Diverse
Group sizes of 14-21 students allow us to travel comfortably and to make real connections to each other and the host community. Participants come from a mix of different states, regions, and countries. We also welcome solo travelers — 75% of our teens join us without a friend!
The Most Variety
We offer cultural exploration, community service, language, and photography programs to Europe, Africa, Latin America, Oceania, Asia, and North America. We have more programs in more destinations than any other teen travel company. With over 100 programs and 40+ countries to choose from, you’re sure to find a program that’s the perfect fit.
Check out what past travelers have to say about TFT and discover why we are the best.
“This is simply one of the best things we ever did for Ethan. That first trip opened him to a new world. Different cultures, food, diversity, sights, relationships, team building, confidence, independence … only a few of the positive gains for Ethan. Now, he is off to George Washington University with confidence, excitement, and an awareness for others for which we are so grateful. We are pleased and appreciative beyond words to be a member of the TFT family for a lifetime!”
【1】What is TFT most probably be?
A．A youth travel organization.
B．An advertising company.
C．A cross-culture program.
D．A learning center for students.
【2】Who’s Ethan in the text?
A．A tour guide.
B．An employee of TFT.
C．A university teacher.
D．A former customer.
【3】Where is this text most likely from?
A．A website advertisement.
B．A newspaper report.
C．A textbook on tourism.
D．A geographical book.
27、Things to Do in Atlanta
Need a run-down of the top things to do next month? Here is what’s going on in Atlanta.
In the Mood
Date: November 22 through November 26, 2019
Time: 2:00 pm ~5: 30 pm
Phone: 770-916-2800
If you love the music of the 1940s, then here’s what you need to do this Sunday. Go to a 1940s musical show at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The music of Clem Miler has a distinctive sound.
No need to ask me twice. Are you “In the Mood”?
Party With the Penguins
Date: November 20 through November 25, 2019
Time: 11:00 am ~2:00 pm
Phone: 404-581-4000
Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day at Georgia Aquarium’s annual Party With the Penguins. The party will feature fun activities, including the chance to see an African penguin up close and learn how to help protect this endangered species.
Callanwolde Arts Festival
Date: November 21 through November 22, 2019
Time: 10:30 am ~ 5:30 pm
Phone: 404-872-5338
Located at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, this event is a festival for artists, and by artists, letting them have a voice in the creation and operations of the festival. If you are of the artistic persuasion or enjoy a creative scene, don’t miss out.
Foolio’s Hoodilly Storytime
Date: November 21 through November 27, 2019
Time: 1:00 pm ~ 4: 30 pm
Phone: 404-523-3141
We make up a brand-new story every week. Come and enjoy a new story each time a Dad’s Garage Theatre. Little ones will get to help provide key parts of the story and even add in their own jokes. Interactive and out-of-the-ordinary fun for kids and parents!
【1】Where should you go in order to enjoy Glenn Miller’s works?
A．Georgia Aquarium.
B．Dad’s Garage Theatre.
C．Callanwolde Fine Arts Center.
D．Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
【2】What do we know about Callanwolde Arts Festival?
A．It is an annual event.
B．It lasts for a whole week.
C．It gets participants involved in its operations.
D．It is organized by some world-famous scientists.
【3】Which number should a family dial if they want to enjoy a good laugh together?
A．404-872-5338.
B．404-523-3141.
C．404-581 -4000.
D．770-916-2800.
28、Are we in the middle of a workplace revolution?
Pool tables, nap-pods and free food. They sound like things at an all-inclusive holiday resort (度假胜地)rather than in an office. However, digital tech companies have redesigned the office and provided unusual benefits to make the workplace a more pleasant and productive place to be. For these companies, the days of individual work area where people would work on their own for eight hours a day are no more.
This trend is now spreading outside Silicon Valley. Bob Randell, director of MiCareer, says, “Everyone’s realizing that tech companies don’t provide fancy benefits or games areas in order to seem cool and trendy. They want their staff to feel good about themselves and their jobs. Happy employees are less likely to leave to work for a competitor and, most importantly, they are more productive.”
This new kind of workplace also encourages people to cooperate and to be creative. Playing table tennis with league you rarely work with can lead to new ways of working and fresh thinking. Thinking over a problem while lying in a hammock (吊床)might be the best way to find its solution.
However, this doesn’t mean employers should immediately offer free ice cream, replace desks with sofas or let staff bring pets to work. “Firms have to make sure their benefits are of real interest to their employees, and that they can afford them for the long term. If a company stops offering a benefit, staff happiness goes down and people are less satisfied,” says Anna Tang, head of HR at DigitalFore.
We advise our managers to monitor the effects of the benefits carefully. We now offer free breakfasts instead of free lunches. This persuades people to arrive early and to start work with good energy levels, which makes them more productive. Large free lunches just made them feel sleepy.
This revolution in the workplace is unlikely to slow down. As Randell says, “All businesses can improve by increasing creativity, cooperation and happiness at work. The most successful ones do exactly that, and which companies don’t want to be successful?”
【1】What trend is spreading among tech companies?
A．Expanding businesses outside Silicon Valley.
B．Improving managers’ working conditions.
C．Bettering workplaces for employees.
D．Reducing daily working hours.
【2】Which is the major advantage of the workplace revolution?
A．Increasing people’s productivity.
B．Stopping people leaving their jobs.
C．Attracting high quality people to the company.
D．Encouraging sharing ideas with different people.
【3】What should companies that intend to improve do?
A．Serve the staff once and for all.
B．Keep offering short-term returns.
C．Control the costs of extra expenses.
D．Provide benefits employees really want.
【4】Which of the following might be the best subtitle?
A．Why office life is changing and how to manage it
B．Why workplace revolution is unlikely to take place
C．Why digital technology companies are so successful
D．Why modern offices and unusual benefits are bad for business
29、 A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There lay my house, reduced to waist-high rains, smelly and dirty.
Before the trip, I'd had my car fixed. When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she noticed my Louisiana license plate. "You from New Orleans?" she asked. I said I was, "No charge." She said, and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet. The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing happened.
As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage (抵押贷款) on our ruined house. We looked at many places, but none was satisfactory. We'd began to accept that we'd have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while, when I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kemmedy in California. He'd read some pieces I'd written about our sufferings for state, the online magazine and wanted to give us ("no conditions attached") a new house across the lake from New Orleans. It sounded a good to her return, but I replied, thinking him for his exceptional generosity, then we to go back. Then the University of Florida offered to let him house to me. While he want to England on his one year, paid leave. The rent was rather reasonable. I mentioned the poet's offer to James Kemdedy, and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months.
Throughout this painful experience, the kindness of strangers has done much to bring back my faith in humanity. It's almost worth losing you wordy possessions to be reminded that people really when given had a channel.
【1】What do we know about James Kemnedy?
A.He was a writer of an online magazine.
B.He offered the author a new house free of charge.
C.He was a poet at the University of Florida.
D.He learned about the author's sufferings.
【2】It can be inferred from the text that__________.
A.houses were difficult to find in the hurricane stricken area
B.rents were comparatively reasonable despite the disaster
C.the author's family was in financial difficulty
D.the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bank
【3】Which would be the best title for the text?
A.Terrible Hurricane Katrina but comfortable life on our own.
B.The Importance of Helping Others in reward.
C.Life and study free of rent in Florida, feeling grateful.
D.Hurricane Is Heartless While Strangers Are Kind.
30、What do you do with your clothes that you can’t or don’t want to wear anymore? Through cutting, stitching and redesigning, Baxter Salzwedel has found a_______way to be environmentally friendly.
In March, 2022, recycling clothes_______the 17-year-old from Lakeside High School a finalist spot in the Young Entrepreneurs competition. The competition was hosted by Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, a nonprofit organisation. He won a scholarship of $10.000 for his_______clothing brand The Mad Patcher.
In the beginning, Baxter just worked with clothes for fun. He learned his_______skills from his grandmother at a young age. He then started to _______his old jeans to try and make cool new designs.
The fun hobby quickly turned into a_______for Baxter when his classmates started asking him to make customized clothing for them and they_______for it. “I can’t make so many clothes for free.” said Baxter.
In 2021, Baxter started his clothing_______. He now uses colorful pieces from other clothes to_______his patchwork (拼缝物) designs like jeans, shirts and jackets. He only uses donated or________materials to ensure maximum sustainability.
Baxter has earned thousands of dollars through selling his clothes and he has________25 percent of his profits to some nonprofit environment conservation organizations.
He was________ as a finalist out of dozens of applicants across the US. The finalist needs to have successful business experiences, growth potential, innovation and________involvement. “It was amazing to do that and meet all sorts of young people with similar ideas,” Baxter said________. For Baxter, The Mad Patcher is a life-time________worth working on.
【1】
A．complicated
B．traditional
C．fashionable
D．casual
【2】
A．earned
B．bought
C．left
D．made
【3】
A．sustainable
B．affordable
C．unforgettable
D．recognizable
【4】
A．painting
B．driving
C．cooking
D．sewing
【5】
A．put down
B．set down
C．tear up
D．make up
【6】
A．business
B．task
C．glory
D．duty
【7】
A．worked
B．paid
C．cheered
D．clapped
【8】
A．course
B．show
C．shop
D．brand
【9】
A．find
B．advertise
C．display
D．create
【10】
A．plastic
B．recycled
C．colorful
D．artificial
【11】
A．returmed
B．submitted
C．donated
D．lent
【12】
A．selected
B．regarded
C．described
D．interviewed
【13】
A．political
B．social
C．academic
D．scientific
【14】
A．calmly
B．nervously
C．excitedly
D．patiently
【15】
A．research
B．test
C．assignment
D．project
31、A conversation with a Stranger
Last Sunday I sat on the bus talking with excitement and so ready to spend time in London with one of my best friends from college. As I took the window seat and wore headphones over ears, I almost didn’t _______ the elderly man sitting beside me.
Half an hour passed and I was still absorbed in my own world.______ the elderly man asked me a question, a simple question ________ the bus’s Wi-Fi connection, which turned into a two-hour ________.In fact, it directly ________ my personal life.
We talked much about my dreams, my fears and my life. I ________ more with this stranger on the bus than I have with any friend or family member in months. Maybe it had something to do with me just being _______ to let anyone I know close to me. I was _______ that the stranger was not only so deeply interested in getting to know me, but also just as willing to ______ me to my greatest abilities. He listened carefully to every word I said and gave some useful________ at times. Instead of politely_______ his head when I mentioned my major, he told me that my strong liking seemed to be psychology, but not the one I was studying. He said that he knew I would face difficulties if I studied psychology and that he fully understood my__________ for the failure.
The elderly man made me _______ the plans that I had laid out(安排) for my life with just that simple statement. He helped me realize that my neatly ________ plan for the next five years of my life wasn’t all that neat, but actuallycomplex and filled with ________.Most of all, he helped me _______ the anxiety and told me not stay away from it because of my fear for the unknown. I ______ a lot from talking with the elderly stranger.
Several days later, he emailed me, saying, “I think you’re ________ for great things no matter what you decide to do.” The email was filled with words of _______.In a few hours a stranger showed me a sense of kindness that made me realize that life is sometimes ________ but it is going to be okay.
【1】A. check B. notice C. excuse D. believe
【2】A. Then B. Instead C. Again D. Also
【3】A. adapted to B. devoted to C. limited to D. related to
【4】A. introduction B. explanation C. conversation D. competition
【5】A. affected B. controlled C. interrupted D. created
【6】A. searched B. shared C. demanded D. reviewed
【7】A. sorry B. curious C. anxious D. afraid
【8】A. puzzled B. bothered C. amazed D. disappointed
【9】A. push B. invite C. treat D. admit
【10】A. choices B. suggestions C. decisions D. efforts
【11】A. raising B. dropping C. turning D. nodding
【12】A. regret B. change C. fear D. desire
【13】A. prepare B. develop C. approve D. question
【14】A. replaced B. organized C. discussed D. predicted
【15】A. uncertainty B. danger C. responsibility D. conflict
【16】A. identify B. ignore C. seize D. accept
【17】A. suffered B. increased C. benefited D. experienced
【18】A. leaving B. heading C. watching D. caring
【19】A. encouragement B. protection C. admiration D. description
【20】A. stable B. normal C. painful D. serious
32、Dancing brings me the best of my life.
For several months, I kept learning skills just for a _________. It sounds _________, I know. I had to prepare everything as well as I could in order to get the best result and try to avoid bringing _________ on myself.
I started to learn Latin dance three months ago at my school’s dance sport club. The _________ idea was just to help me to exercise, but the activity gradually became one of my _________.
When I was asked if I would like to compete with dancers from other local schools at the upcoming Orange Blossom Ball (舞会), I _________ immediately. I didn’t believe a (n) _________ could take part in a dancing competition. But then a second thought _________ me. I would not dance to compete, but to _________ what it felt like to dance with people watching me. I also thought it would encourage me to __________ more. __________, I put my name down on the sign-up table for rumba (伦巴).
The competition began on a sunny Saturday morning. After watching several rounds, I finally understood the __________ of the game: since there were many groups of __________ in the competition, the judge randomly (随机) __________ groups to dance. The best would go into the next round.
When we were called, we got on the floor with the other couples and got into __________, ready for our round. When the music __________, I, too nervous, hesitated to start and had to eye my __________ for help. He quickly understood and __________ to help me count the steps. I slowly calmed down and began to focused on dance __________ like the walk, the spin (旋转) and the turn, my brain __________ and I forgot about everything else. Thanks to him, we finished the dance smoothly. We came fourth in the competition.
【1】A. school B. club C. competition D. life
【2】A. reasonable B. crazy C. fantastic D. good
【3】A. shame B. success C. homework D. extra work
【4】A. fixed B. central C. bright D. initial
【5】A. courses B. choices C. hobbies D. faiths
【6】A. hesitated B. refused C. accepted D. quitted
【7】A. amateur B. student C. beginner D. master
【8】A. hit B. considered C. scared D. troubled
【9】A. understand B. experience C. compete D. wonder
【10】A. attract B. win C. concentrate D. practice
【11】A. Eventually B. After all C. However D. Further more
【12】A. interest B. fun C. rules D. law
【13】A. coaches B. audience C. judges D. dancers
【14】A. called on B. put up C. gave out D. passed by
【15】A. touch B. trouble C. dance D. position
【16】A. sounded B. stopped C. lasted D. interrupted
【17】A. teacher B. partner C. classmate D. father
【18】A. sang B. shouted C. laughed D. whispered
【19】A. gestures B. party C. music D. exercise
【20】A. ached B. blanked C. cleared D. screamed
33、 Kids who live a happy childhood dream about what they will be when they grow up. But less____kids, who live in poverty, sometimes wonder why they were bom in the first place.
Children like these ____ Lebanese director Nadine Labaki^s new film Capernau(《何以为家》),which arrived in Chinese mainland____ on April 29 , 2019.
In the slums (贫民窟)of Beirut, Lebanon's capital, Labaki saw kids selling gum or flowers or ____carrying heavy gas tanks. Some of them were alone on the street , unfed and __
One of these kids told her, "I don't know ____I was bom if no one is going to love me, if no one is going to ____ me before I go to sleep, or if Fm going to be beaten up every day. ”
This is how Capernaum begins: A 12-year-old boy named Zain9 who lives in one of Beirut's slums, charges his parents for giving ____ to him, even though, he says, they knew they couldn't ____ him.
Capernaum is fictional but ifs as ____ as it gets. There are no ____actors in this film. Zain, for example, is __ by a boy with the same name, a Syrian refugee (难民)called Zain Al Rafeea. He had never slept in a ____ before the film, or gone to schooL He didn't even have papers to ____ he was a human being --just like his character in the film.
By making the film, Labaki wanted to "become the voice of these kids",, according to The Guardian. The voice is being heard. It ran first at Cannes Film Festival in May, 2018, and ___ the Jury Prize. Soon after the festival, under the ___of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Zain and his family got the chance to resettle in Norway. They now live in a house by the sea, and Zain is going to schooL
When Labaki told The New York Times that she wanted the film "to go beyond the borders of just being a film” and be "a ____ for help" , she wasn't ____ how big an impact it would have. “I might never get anywhere, but ____ I want to try," she said.
But she has certainly gone somewhere indeed 一 to say the least, the real-life Zain isnow able to ____ his future.
【1】A. fortunate B. optimistic C. attractive D. desperate
【2】A. urged B. produced C. watched D. inspired
【3】A. audiences B. cinemas C. houses D. hearts
【4】A. ever B. more C. even D. otherwise
【5】A. ashamed B. violent C. hopeless D. independent
【6】A. why B. how C. where D. whether
【7】A. help B. call C. guide D. kiss
【8】A. poorness B. birth C. pressure D. unhappiness
【9】A. put up with B. care for C. look on D. pay attention to
【10】A. beneficial B. interesting C. true D. simple
【11】A. typical B. proper C. ambitious D. professional
【12】A. played B. moved C. encouraged D. selected
【13】A. bed B. village C. street D. tent
【14】A. write B. witness C. argue D. prove
【15】A. expected B. won C. deserved D. shared
【16】A. desire B. control C. support D. agreement
【17】A. sign B. love C. promise D. cry
【18】A. concerned B. sure C. aware D. doubtful
【19】A. at least B. now and then C. on the whole D. all in all
【20】A. decide on B. go through C. dream about D. keep up
34、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.
Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.
Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.
35、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.
Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.
All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.
Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.
While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.
Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
36、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.
Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.
"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.
Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.
"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much
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、你们班同学打算周六去林春岭爬山。请给外教Chris写一封英文信，邀请他参加此次活动。具体内容如下：
1. 时间：8 am—5 pm； 2. 集合地点：校门口；3. 交通工具：公交车；4. 携带物品：雨具，午餐，相机。
注意：1. 词数100字左右；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 Chris,
How is everything going?
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39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Human beings are smart. However, it seems that people are gradually losing their smartness as smartphones become more and more important assistants in their lives, reported news website Record Japan on Oct. 22. As we rely too much on technology instead of our brains, many people have lost three basic abilities, said the website.
The first skill many people have lost is remembering phone numbers. Because phone numbers are stored in smart phone contacts, there's no need to dial a number or look at it again.
And some people may also have lost their sense of direction because navigation apps can guide people anywhere they want to go. These apps can even find shortest routes for you and avoid traffic jams. But the worst lost skills may be social ones, meaning that some people are becoming socially inept(无能的）. People often bury themselves in their smart phones. As we're too addicted to what's happening in the virtual world, some of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes can't even tell whether a person is happy or not.
In August, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied 51 students aged 11 and 12 who had over five hours' screen time every day. Their task was to tell the emotions of 48 pictures of faces that were happy, sad, angry or scared. The children made an average of 14.02 mistakes at the beginning. But after a five-day camp without electronic (电子的) products, they made only 9.41 mistakes on average. “If you’re not practicing face-to-face communication, you could be losing important social skills,” concluded professor Yalda Uhls from the research.
Luckily, people still have a chance to get these abilities back. You should try to keep your parents' numbers in mind for emergencies. You should also pay more attention to street signs and stores, which will help you to draw a mind map and stop you from getting lost. And the easiest solution to social skill loss is to take a break from electronic devices because we are social creatures. We need device-free time.
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40、假定你是李华，你市新建成图书馆将于下周开放,请你写封信告诉爱读书的交换生朋友Jack办理借书证相关手续。内容包括：
1.填写申请表；
2.提交一寸个人照；
3.预付押金。
参考词汇：押金deposit
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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41、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对中国日报举办的“中国文化符号表情包设计大赛”非常感兴趣，特发邮件向你询问相关情况。请你回封邮件。内容包括：
1. 参赛作品要求和对象；
2. 投稿方式及截止日期；
3. 建议他参加比赛。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
参考词汇：中国文化符号表情包设计大赛Emoji Design Contest of Chinese Cultural Symbols
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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