1、After several failures, the US leaders are_____ being brought face-to-face with the fact that China today is undefeatable.
A.luckily B.firmly C.gradually D.appropriately
2、The moving scene remind me _____my childhood when we set _____the fireworks on the spring festival.
A. to, off B. of, on
C. of,off D. to,down
3、—Why did the toy dog stop barking?
—The battery must have ________.
A. used up B. run out
C. given up D. put out
4、My boyfriend and my best friend had a quarrel this significant occasion, and unfortunately I found myself caught .
A.in; between B.in; in between C.on; between D.on; in between
5、The news reporter hurried to the airport, only_________ the film stars had left .
A.to tell
B.to be told
C.telling
D.told
6、I still remember the house _____my mother and I used to stay in that evening.
A.where B.which C.in that D.the one
7、When I got home I saw a message pinned to the door ____ “Sorry to miss you, will
call you later.”
A.read B.reading C.reads D.to read
8、A teenager from Los Angeles County is believed ________ from the novel coronavirus in the United States on March 18th.
A.to die
B.to have died
C.dying
D.having died
9、The tourists were excited, for no sooner ______ the hotel ________ it snowed heavily.
A.they had returned; than B.had they returned; than
C.they had returned; when D.after they returned; as
10、Traffic is on roads into the city. Let’s take the metro instead.
A.building up B.carrying on C.dashing D.swinging
11、It is considered a terrible mistake to think ________ you know ________ in fact you don’t know.
A.that; what
B.that; what
C.what; that
D.what; that
12、He ________ and his T-shirt became too small.
A.lose weight B.put on weight
C.cut down fat D.earned his living
13、On _________ that all go smoothly, we can realize our annual goals as expected.
A.situation B.case C.condition D.environment
14、"If you find yourself wanting to bury your feelings deep inside you, don't do it. Instead express them in a responsible way." This advice encourages us to_______.
A.stand in others ' shoes B.seek to be understood
C.practice mirroring D.listen with our ears and heart
15、I wonder what makes TikTok popular among people of all ages. People have devoted most of their energies which ______for other more significant things.
A. would be saved B. could have been saved C. must have been saved D. should be saved
16、The father as well as his three kids ________ skating on the cold river every Sunday afternoon in winter.
A. is going B. go
C. goes D. are going
17、You’d better not phone our manager from three to four this afternoon; he ________ for a meeting then.
A. will be preparing B. will prepare
C. is preparing D. prepares
18、Remember never to tell a lie to others. If you did, you would never ________ it and it is more ________ that you will be discovered before long.
A.get away with; likely B.get away from; possible
C.get away with; possibly D.get away from; probable
19、Dr.Smith,along with his wife and daughters,____visit the Metropolitan Museum in New York City this summer.
A.is going to B.are going to C.was going to D.were going to
20、When you are in a hurry, the best way to travel in Beijing is by subway. Taxis get ________ in traffic jams easily.
A.set up B.put up C.held up D.picked up
21、He had unraveled the truths behind important questions, but his studies had taken him to a point beyond which he could not seem to go. He had tried__________ to establish a relationship with an alchemist. But the alchemists were strange people, who thought only about themselves,and almost always refused to help him.
A. in vain B. in a flash
C. in return D. in possession
22、The tiger, once a ____ animal to humans, is now ____of disappearing on the earth.
A.dangerous; danger B.in danger; in danger
C.dangerous; in danger D.danger; in danger
23、Body language can ______ a lot about your mood , so standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being defensive.
A. give away B. give up
C. give in D. give way
24、Karen looks greatly curvaceous in that velvet dress. She’s got a thin ________.
A. wrist B. hip C. thigh D. waist
25、We hope that as many people as possible join us for the picnic tomorrow.
A.need B.can C.must D.should
26、 Childhood experiences influence a person in his/her adult life. Often, looking back can help a person go forward.【1】 Here are some examples of how unhappy childhood experiences will influence your adult life.
If you have strict parents, you may be more afraid to be punished. Children can learn results of their actions from a strict parent.【2】 This can make a person softer in life. But it can also work the other way ---- it can create a rebellious(叛逆的)character.
If you were always turned down by someone you cared about, you may become more silent. Being turned down by a parent can cause bad effects. .【3】 You probably won't make any requests to protect yourself. It can also create people who have no social skills and are ignored by others.
If you didn't get enough attention, you may be insecure. When you grow up, you may be not confident.【4】 Or, there may be a lasting comparison with brothers and sisters, partners, and other people.
【5】 You can try to make a list of any good effects the unhappy experiences brought, and then, try to think anything else you can make use of for your future. For example, if your empathy (共情能力)has been developed because of the unhappy childhood experiences, maybe a job that needs more human communication would be a good fit for you.
A.You may always think you're not good enough
B.You will require more love in your later relationships.
C.What's more, you should share your thoughts with others.
D.But when strictness goes too far, it can create a fear of being punished.
E.It can make you hide your feelings to avoid getting hurt in the long run.
F.So how to deal with the side effects of unhappy childhood experiences?
G.However, unhappy childhood experiences may cause bad effects on your adult life.
27、 Japanese high school students either walk or ride bicycles if the distance is not too far. In other cases, students must take public buses and trains. After junior high school, students attend high schools based on their high school entrance examination scores. So some students travel a long distance to attend the school.
◆ At School
The schoolday begins at 8:30. Then students gather in their homerooms for the day’s studies. Each homeroom class has an average of 40-45 students. Students stay in their homerooms for most of the schoolday. Only for physical education, laboratory classes, or other subjects requiring special facilities (设备) do students move to different parts of the school. Between classes and at lunchtime, classrooms can be noisy, lively places. Some schools may have a cafeteria (自助餐厅), but most do not. In most schools, students bring a box lunch from home, prepared by the mother in the early morning hours.
Japanese high school students spend 240 days a year at school, 60 days more than American students. Students in high schools take three years’ studying of each of the following subjects: maths, social studies, Japanese, science, and English. Other subjects include physical education, music, art, and moral studies. All the students in one grade level study the same subjects. Given the number of required subjects, electives (选修课) are few.
◆ Afterschool Activities
Club activities take place after school every day. Students can join only one club, and they rarely change clubs from year to year, so the clubs are relatively stable. Clubs are made up of sports clubs (baseball, soccer, judo, kendo, etc.) and culture clubs (English, broadcasting, science, etc.). New students usually are encouraged to select a club shortly after the school year begins in April. Clubs meet for two hours after school each day and many clubs continue to meet during school vacations.
【1】Most Japanese high school students often have lunch ___________.
A.in restaurants B.in school cafeterias
C.at home D.in homerooms
【2】High school students in the USA go to school ________ days a year.
A.180 B.200
C.240 D.300
【3】From the passage we can know that ________.
A.there are fewer than 40 students in each homeroom in Japanese high schools
B.students must stay in homerooms for physical education
C.there are few subjects for students to choose except the required ones
D.there will not be any club activity during school vacations
28、 China's box office numbers continue to grow rapidly. It is estimated that the revenues( 收入) may pass the U. S. market's as soon as this year. However, this cinematic party could be over just as it's getting started. Some companies are working to convince consumers that the ultimate viewing experience is not on the big screen.
Instead, it's on the small ones that are already in their pockets-thanks to the technology of virtual reality.
Already,VR experience centers are popping up in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai. They give customers the opportunity to watch VR movies or play VR games for about the same price as a discount movie ticket. Online video sites, meanwhile, are also moving into the VR field. Some of them, like Youku, have launched(推出) their own VR apps and channels.
China has more than 700 million smartphone users. A large percentage of them are already more than willing to download and watch TV shows and even full-length movies on their handsets. This potentially makes them more likely to embrace VR content than Americans and Europeans.
But in fact, it's not just Chinese companies and video websites that believe VR will pull viewers away from movie theaters. International production companies that, for years, have made block busters (大片) for cinema audiences are also warning that disruptive change is around the corner.
Maureen Fan, chief executive of the Silicon Valley VR start-up Baobab Studios, after bringing her company's animated VR short Invasion to the Shanghai International Film Festival last year, concluded that the field had been evolving much more rapidly than she expected. "What I thought would take ten years has happened in one or two," she said. However, she also noted that the industry needs more people who can create great stories to move VR beyond a niche product(小众产品 ) and into the mass market. "The technology is already there. What continues to be lacking is good content," Fan said. "There's a certain amount, but we would love to see more."
【1】What is the main idea of the article?
A. China's box office numbers might see a slight decline in the coming years.
B. People don't need to mind their manners when watching VR movies.
C. Movie theaters in China will be increasingly challenged by virtual reality.
D. More and more Chinese online video sites have had their own VR channels.
【2】According to the article, Chinese people might be readier for VR movies than Westerners because .
A. China's box office numbers have been growing faster than those in the West
B. more Chinese people have experienced virtual reality than Westerners
C. China has been more supportive of the development of VR than Western countries
D. more Chinese people have been watching shows on handsets than Westerners
【3】According to the article, it could be hard for VR movies to move into the mass market until
A. VR movies become available in theaters
B. online video sites launch more VR channels
C. VR experience centers appear in smaller cities
D. there is a larger amount of good content
【4】Which of the following statements would Maureen Fan probably agree with?
A. VR movies will completely replace traditional movies sooner or later.
B. Virtual reality has been experiencing an enormous development.
C. Content matters more than technology when it comes to making movies.
D. The West will catch up with China in terms of the development of VR.
29、 Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.
In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast,but in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different from London,Paris and New York in that. It is different when one wants to walk.
At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London’s Oxford Street. But the streets near the Ginze in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot, and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite; there are just too many of them.
The worst time to be in the street is at 11:30 at night. That is when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There are 35,000 nightclubs in Tokyo, and you do not often see one that is empty.
During the day,most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations, trains arrive every two or three minutes, but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded, Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep, whether his journey is long or short.
In Tokyo, I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire-engines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now.
【1】Tokyo is different from London in that ________.
A. there are many traffic jams
B. nightclubs are sometimes empty
C. wherever I want to be, it’s too crowded
D. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot
【2】According to the passage, Japanese trains_________.
A. are always punctual
B. often delay at most situations
C. are crowded because they are often late
D. are the last means people use to travel to and from work
【3】What is the story mainly about?
A. The writer’s impression of Tokyo.
B. The reasons why the writer loves Tokyo.
C. Different means of transportation in Tokyo.
D. Many surprises that Tokyo has brought to the writer.
【4】Fires break out _______ in Tokyo according to the writer.
A. very seldom B. quite frequently
C. three times a day D. the most often in the world
30、 People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and children keep healthy while playing with others. However, playing sports can have _______ effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 40,000,000 kids play sports in the US. Of these, 18,000,000 say they have been _______ at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad _______ of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.
Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main _______ of too much aggression in children's sports. They believe children _______ aggressive adult behavior. This behavior is then further strengthened through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that _______ is everything. Many parents go to children's sporting events and shout _______ at other players or cheer when their child behaves _______. As well, children are even taught that hurting other players is _______ or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured. __________, the media makes violence seem exciting. Children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.
As a society, we really need to __________ this problem and do something about it. Parents and coaches in particular should act as better examples for children. They also need to teach children better __________. They should not just cheer when children win or act aggressively. They should teach children to __________ themselves whether they win or not. __________, children should not be allowed to continue to play when they are injured. If adults allow children to play when injured, this gives the message that health is not as __________ as winning.
A.restrictive
B.negative
C.active
D.instructive
A.knocked
B.glanced
C.smiled
D.shouted
A.impression
B.concept
C.taste
D.expectation
A.resource
B.cause
C.course
D.consequence
A.question
B.understand
C.copy
D.neglect
A.winning
B.practicing
C.fun
D.sport
A.praises
B.orders
C.remarks
D.insults
A.proudly
B.ambitiously
C.aggressively
D.bravely
A.acceptable
B.impolite
C.possible
D.accessible
A.By contrast
B.In addition
C.As a result
D.After all
A.look up to
B.face up to
C.make up for
D.come up with
A.techniques
B.means
C.values
D.directions
A.respect
B.relax
C.forgive
D.enjoy
A.Besides
B.However
C.But
D.Therefore
A.serious
B.important
C.equal
D.superior
31、Directions: Complete the following paragraphs 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 Bad Idea
Think you can walk, dive, take phone calls, e-mail and listen to music at the same time? Well, New York's new law says you can't. And you'll be 【1】 $S100 if you do it on a New York City street.
The law went into force last month, following research and a(n) 【2】number of accidents that involved people using electronic gadgets when crossing the street.
Who's to【3】 ? Scientists say that our multitasking abilities are limited.
"We are under the impression that our brain can do more than it often can," says Rene Marois, a neuroscientist in Tennessee. “But a major limitation is the inability to【4】on two things at once".
The young people are often considered the great multitaskers. However, an Oxford University research suggests this idea is open to question. A group of 18-to 21-year-olds and a group of 35-to 39-year-olds were given 90 seconds to translate【5】into numbers, using a simple code. The younger group did 10 percent better when not interrupted. But when both groups were interrupted by a phone call or a(n) 【6】message, the older group matched the younger group in speed and 【7】.
It is difficult to measure the productivity【8】by multitaskers. But it is probably a lot. Jonathan Spire, chief analyst at Basex. a business-research firm, estimates the cost of interruptions to the American economy at nearly $650 billion a year.
The【9】is based on surveys with office workers. The surveys conclude that 28 percent of the workers' time was spent on interruptions and【10】time before they returned to their main tasks.
32、假定你是李华,从互联网上得知一个国际中学生组织将在绵阳举办夏令营, 很多外国学生都会来参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。内容要点如下:
1.自我介绍(包括英语能力);
2.参加意图(介绍家乡、了解其他国家);
3.希望获准。
注意: 1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.邮件开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Sir or Madam,
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Looking forward to your reply!
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