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1、Word came that free souvenirs would be given to ________ comes first.
A．whomever
B．whichever
C．whatever
D．whoever
2、It won’t be long ______ self-driving cars appear on the market.
A. until B. after
C. when D. before
3、____ people from all walks of life are working hard to create ____new Hefei.
A. /; the B. The; the
C. /; a D. The; a
4、It was April 29, 2011 ________ Prince William and Kate Middleton walked into the palace hall of the wedding ceremony.
A．that
B．when
C．since
D．before
5、Theoretically, a good screwdriver should last a lifetime, but it rarely___________, usually because it is used at one time or another as ___________ some other tool.
A. should, a favor for B. should, a lack of
C. does, a way of D. does, a substitute for
6、—Oh, I’m sorry for being late.
—It doesn’t matter. The film for just five minutes.
A．started B．has started C．has been on
7、—How about your travel?
—You can hardly imagine what difficulty we have had ______ the vast desert.
A．exploring B．explored C．to explore D．explore
8、So cruel is the man that he never shows any mercy to ___ is against his opinion.
A. whoever B. whomever
C. who D. no matter who
9、After years of learning Chinese, I still can’t understand everything , particularly in the rural areas. These are my most ______moment---when I can’t understand what people say.
A. sceptical B. awesome C. optional D. Awkward
10、Life is not always easy.You ________ some moments when you were disappointed.
A．must have
B．should have
C．must have had
D．should have had
11、So long a way _____ to go that we started out at 6:00 in the morning.
A. we have B. do we have
C. we had D. did we have
12、Hearing the loud noise outside, Chris ________ his book to check what was happening.
A．took over
B．laid aside
C．brought out
D．made out
13、It is said that Nigeria is ____ Great Britain.
A. three times larger of B. the size three times of
C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of
14、Don’t be upset about missing Voice of China. The viewers will have ________ second chance to watch it on ________ Channel 4 tonight.
A． a; the B． the; the C． the; / D． a; /
15、She was poor and was forced to have her baby adopted.
A．vt. 领养
B．vt. 采纳
C．vt. 采用；采取
D．vt. 选定；选举
16、Large quantities of information, as well as timely help, ________ since the organization was built.
A．has offered
B．had been offered
C．have been offered
D．is offered
17、The students ________ don’t exercise much or ________ diet is rich in fat will gain weight.
A．that…whom
B．who…whose
C．who…which
D．whose…that
18、By 17:30, _______ was almost closing time, nearly all the products had been sold.
A. what B. when
C. which D. that
19、—How did you make contact with the travel agent, Susan?
—Oh, that’s easy. I surfed the Internet and then called one _____ the telephone number is provided.
A. that B. in which
C. of which D. whose
20、Those _____ cannot answer all three riddles will be condemned to death.
A. that B. who
C. which D. what
21、Across Britain，burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers．But，according to a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year．
Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work．Now，the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours，they would earn as much as￡172，000 a year．
The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do，as well as the hours they are working，to determine the figure．This would make their yearly income￡30，000 more than the Prime Minister earns．
By analysing the numbers，it found the average mother works 119 hours a week，40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime．After questioning 1，000 mothers with children under 18，it found that，on most days，mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm．
To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour，it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on，including housekeeper，part-time lawyer，personal trainer and entertainer．Being a part-time lawyer，at￡48．98 an hour，would prove to be the most profitable of the“mum jobs”，with psychologist(心理学家)a close second．
It also asked mothers about the challenges they face，with 80 percent making emotional(情感的)demand as the hardest thing about motherhood．
Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends．
The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother’s Day．The emotional，physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending，but children are also sources of great joy and happiness．Investing(投入)in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent．
【1】How much does a Prime Minister earn，according to the passage?
A．￡30，000． B．￡142，000．
C．￡172，000． D．￡202，000．
【2】The biggest challenge for most mothers is from_____．
A．emotional demand B．1ow pay for work
C．heavy workload D．1ack of training
【3】What is stressed in the last paragraph?
A．Mothers’importance shows in family all year long．
B．The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile．
C．Mothers’devotion to children can hardly be calculated．
D．Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return．
【4】What can we conclude from the study?
A．Mothers’working hours should be largely reduced．
B．Mothers should balance their time for work and rest．
C．Mothers’labour is of a higher value than it is realized．
D．Mothers should be freed from housework for social life．
22、Imagine you’re standing in line to buy an after-school snack at a store. You step up to the counter and the cashier scans your food. Next, you have to pay. But instead of scanning a QR code (二维码) with your smartphone, you just hold out your hand so the cashier can scan your fingerprint. Or, a camera scans your face, your eyes or even your ear.
Now, this type of technology might not be far away. As technology companies move away from the traditional password, biometric(生物识别的) security, which includes fingerprint, face and voice ID, is becoming increasingly popular.
In 2013, Apple introduced the iPhone 5s, one of the first smartphones with a fingerprint scanner. Since then, using one’s fingerprint to unlock a phone and make mobile payments has become commonplace, bringing convenience to our lives. And since last year, Samsung has featured eye-scanning technology in its top smartphones, while Apple’s new iPhone X can even scan a user’s face. But despite its popularity, experts warn that biometrics might not be as secure as we’d imagined. “Biometrics are ideally good, but in practice, not so much” said John Michener, a biometrics expert.
When introducing the new iPhone’s Face ID feature, Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president, said, “The chance that a random person in the population could look at your iPhone X and unlock it with their face is about one in a million.” But it’s already been done. In a video posted on community website Reddi, two brothers showed how they were each able to unlock the same iPhone X using their own face. And they aren’t even twins.
“We may expect too much from biometrics,” Anil Jain, a computer science professor at Michigan State University, told CBS News. “No security systems are perfect.”
Earlier this year, Jain found a way to trick biometric security. Using a printed copy of a thumbprint, she was able to unlock a dead person’s smartphone for police, according to tech website Splinter. “It’s good to see biometrics being used more,” Jain told CBS News, “because it adds another factors for security. But using multiple security measures is the best defense.”
【1】What is the latest technology to unlock a smartphone according to the article?
A. QR code scanning. B. Face scanning. C. Fingerprint scanning. D. Eye scanning.
【2】What’s a major problem of the iPhone X’s Face ID system?
A. It takes too long to unlock the phone.
B. It often fails to recognize its owner’s face.
C. Face data could be used for other purposes.
D. Different faces could be used to unlock the same phone.
【3】What does Anil Jain think of biometric security?
A. It’s as secure as traditional measures.
B. It has caused much trouble for police.
C. It should be used with other security measures.
D. It is perfect without any room for improvement.
【4】The author wrote this article mainly to ______.
A. describe the popularity of biometrics
B. show how biometrics has changed our lives
C. point out various problems with biometrics
D. discuss the security problems of biometrics
23、For years, scientists and others concerned about climate change have been talking about the need for carbon capture and storage (CCS).
That is the term for removing carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) from, say, a coal-burning power plant’s smokestack and pumping it deep underground to keep it out of the atmosphere, where it would otherwise contribute to global warming.
However, currently, only one power plant in Canada captures and stores carbon on a commercial scale (and it has been having problems). Among the concerns about storage is that carbon dioxide in gaseous or liquid form that is pumped underground might escape back to the atmosphere. So storage sites would have to be monitored, potentially for decades or centuries.
But scientists at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University and other institutions have come up with a different way to store CO2 that might eliminate that problem. Their approach involves dissolving the gas with water and pumping the resulting mixture — soda water, essentially — down into certain kinds of rocks, where the CO2 reacts with the rock to form a mineral called calcite(方解石). By turning the gas into stone, scientists can lock it away permanently. Volcanic rocks called basalts(玄武岩) are excellent for this process, because they are rich in calcium, magnesium and iron, which react with CO2.
The project called CarbFix started in Iceland, 2012, when the scientists pumped about 250 tons of carbon dioxide, mixed with water, about 1,500 feet down into porous basalt. Early signs were encouraging: The scientists found that about 95 percent of the carbon dioxide was changed into calcite. And even more importantly, they wrote, the change happened relatively quickly — in less than two years.
“It’s beyond all our expectations,” said Edda Aradottir, who manages the project. Rapid change of the CO2 means that a project would probably have to be monitored for a far shorter time than a more conventional storage site.
There are still concerns about whether the technology will prove useful in the fight against global warming. For one thing, it would have to be scaled up enormously. For another, a lot of water is needed — 25 tons of it for every ton of CO2 — along with the right kind of rock.
But the researchers say that there is enough porous basaltic rock in Iceland, including in the ocean floors and along the margins of continents. And sitting a storage project in or near the ocean could potentially solve the water problem at the same time, as the researchers say seawater would work just fine.
【1】What can we learn about CCS in Paragraphs 2 and 3?
A. Scientists believe global warming will be avoided if CO2 is pumped underground.
B. It’s been a common practice in many plants to capture and store CO2 underground.
C. There is no guarantee that CO2 will not escape even if pumped underground.
D. It requires decades to turn CO2 into liquid form and be locked underground.
【2】What materials should be involved in the project CarbFix?
A. Water, CO2, soda water and basalts.
B. Water, CO2, a pump and basalts.
C. CO2, basalts, a pump and calcite.
D. Water, soda water, a pump and calcite.
【3】According to Edda Aradottir, the result of the project was beyond the researchers’ expectations, because ________.
A. it’s disappointing to discover new problems caused by rapid change
B. it’s exciting to sense the problem of storing CO2 likely to be solved
C. it’s puzzling to find the encouraging but unexpected result of the project
D. it’s amazing to see 95% of the carbon dioxide turn into calcite that fast
【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To show the different ways to fight against CO2.
B. To praise the efforts of scientists in storing CO2.
C. To inform us of a breakthrough in storing CO2.
D. To urge people to produce the least possible CO2.
24、When you get a job interview, it is the chance that you impress them employer and prove you really are the right person for the job. The following key points may he the important steps you can take to ensure you make a good impression from the get-go
Be Prepared
Research the company thoroughly before the job interview. Read through the company website to gain a thorough understanding of what“ does its values, clients or audience and any technologies it uses. You should also Google the company and read any press releases. Note important issues or points you can discuss at the interview. Take copies of the job description with you to the interview. Don't he afraid of showing off, you can bet the other candidates won't be holding back!
Interview Questions
All this preparation work will go a long way to helping you for questions you might be asked during the interview. As well as preparing for the standard questions, you also need to come up with relevant questions to ask the interviewer about the company and your role. You may want to ask something along the lines of "what's it like to work here?",
“what are the career prospects l like?"
Timekeeping
Plan your route in advance and make a dry run to the interview location a few days beforehand to make sure you're clear on where you're going. Print out directions and maps from sites like Google Maps and make sure you should he there without any problems
After the Interview
If you're unsuccessful, use it as an opportunity to improve. Ask for feedback from the interviewer. This will improve your future interview success chances; the interviewer might consider you for future vacancies at the company based on this action alone
【1】What should you do at a job interview?
A. Recognize who is the right employer
B. Have a good impression of the employer
C. Find a chance to show your talent off
D. Impress the employer with good behavior.
【2】Which question can you ask the interview?
A. What interests you when you work?
B. What is the information about your clients?
C. What is the promising future of the company?
D. What advice will you offer to the interviewees?
【3】It can be inferred form the passage that____.
A. the interviewer can help you through the back door
B. a polite attitude can help you find a way out
C. it is impossible to get a job at the first interview
D. it is important to keep cautious about an interview
25、 When my children were teenagers, I ___________ a fridge magnet with what was said to be a First Nation or Native American prayer. I ___________ it on the door of our refrigerator in full view. I found the words to be thought ___________ and hoped they would teach my children to have more patience and be more ___________ of others.
Although my children are ___________ now, with homes of their own, I’ve kept the magnet on our_______ door for the past twenty-five years. During that time, I’ve often found that the _______ has helped me see situations from a different perspective.
For example, a number of years ago, I was on my way to a farewell function with several colleagues. As we were leaving the office, we _______ our other colleague, Wendy, who had previously planned to attend the event with us. I asked Wendy if she wanted us to wait for her, and she responded in a fairly rude manner,_______ our invitation. One of my other colleagues was quite ________ and clearly angry over Wendy’s behavior.“I don’t know why you even bothered to ________ her,” she said. ________on how tired Wendy appeared as she rushed away from us, I commented that perhaps we should just give Wendy a________ and forgive her for being rude at the last minute. She was ________ having a bad day, and it wasn’t worth holding a grudge (怨恨) against her if we weren’t aware of what ________her unusual behavior.
A week later, I learned that when we came across Wendy, she was returning to the office from a medical appointment ________ she was told she had pancreatic cancer. She died a year later. Wendy wasn’t being rude to us; she had just received a very ________ diagnosis.
Whether it’s a family member who let me down, a friend who __________ a confidence, or a difficult colleague, the quote on my fridge ________ me. Although it’s not always easy to forgive, I’ve been able to ________ a lot of grudge over the years by focusing on my mantra.
【1】A.missed B.lost C.purchased D.sold
【2】A.spotted B.carried C.dropped D.placed
【3】A.meaningful B.interesting C.familiar D.unexpected
【4】A.aware B.forgiving C.ashamed D.confident
【5】A.workers B.parents C.seniors D.adults
【6】A.kitchen B.fridge C.bedroom D.bathroom
【7】A.dream B.message C.target D.relief
【8】A.bumped into B.saw off C.knocked down D.dealt with
【9】A.demanding B.accepting C.declining D.delaying
【10】A.curious B.amazed C.anxious D.annoyed
【11】A.convince B.promise C.ignore D.invite
【12】A.Reflecting B.Counting C.Looking D.Concentrating
【13】A.break B.party C.dance D.lesson
【14】A.suddenly B.obviously C.passively D.naturally
【15】A.discovered B.avoided C.caused D.created
【16】A.where B.that C.which D.what
【17】A.confusing B.shocking C.unusual D.casual
【18】A.built B.lost C.betrayed D.possessed
【19】A.doubted B.evaluated C.guided D.ordered
【20】A.take down B.break through C.come about D.get rid of
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was six o’clock when Breanna heard her mother’s phone receive a text message as it’s at on the kitchen bench. “Mum, I bet it’s Dad!” Breanna said and jumped up from the sofa, books spilling out in front of her. She had been deciding which story her dad would read in one of his funny voices for the night. Breanna’s mum rubbed her temples (太阳穴) and sighed softly. “Honey, would you mind seeing if that’s Daddy? I’ve got a bad headache but I want to start cooking a lovely meal for us to enjoy tonight.”
“Sure, mum,” Breanna skipped into the kitchen to check the phone. Her dad had been away for two whole nights working on a malfunction (故障) at his company’s warehouse that was at risk of theft. Breanna felt sure he’d been able to act like a superhero and save the day — but did it have to take so long? She picked up the phone and read the message, “Just leaving now — can’t wait to see you both.” Breanna confirmed excitedly, “It’s from Daddy! He’s on his way home!”
Her mother managed a weak smile as her daughter clapped her hands with joy. It had been four months since she’d lost her job and with only one income to support the family. Her husband had taken on as many shifts and extra duties as he could to make ends meet. Times were tough and he was working long hours, but it made the time Breanna spent with her daddy even more special. “Oh, that’s wonderful news. Now let’s see what I can find to eat,” her mother rose painfully from the sofa and added.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“Great! Mum’s got a bad headache but I’m going to help her cook dinner. See you soon!” Breanna sent her dad a quick reply.
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Another message from her father drew Breanna’s attention.
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