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1、Normally, I would not do anything like skydiving, but I ______ to give it a try since the lessons were free.
A．decided
B．had decided
C．would decide
D．have decided
2、As is known to us all, success usually results from diligence while laziness and copying others _____ can lead to losses and failure.
A. blindly B. automatically
C. awfully D. annually
3、When asked how to be a good manager in the interview, the ________ described good personal characteristics as the necessity to manage a group and get a job well done..
A. applicant B. clerk
C. employee D. bachelor
4、Honesty ________ an important role in a child’s ability to succeed in school and later life.
A. played B. plays C. had played D. has played
5、Interest is as vital to learning as the ability to understand, even ________ so．
A．more B．that C．much D．most
6、With your help, there is no doubt ________ our plan is meant for will work out successfully．
A. that what B. whether that
C. what that D. that whether
7、--How can I make progress in my study， Sir？
--_______ an effective learner， you should find some good approaches．
A． Being B． Having been
C． To have been D． To be
8、 is obviously right is to give all children equal opportunities to develop their special gift.
A. Which B. As C. That D. What
9、—Can you take me on a trip this summer vacation?
—________ I can take you where you want to go.
A．Sure thing
B．Forget it
C．That depends
D．Absolutely not
10、________ on the author’s own life, the book attracted a large number of readers when it was published.
A．Based
B．Basing
C．Having based
D．Being based
11、Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan’s ZTE（中兴） Nubia Z5 mini, is empowered with a 13-mega-pixel（百万像素） rare camera with such as taking panorama images．
A．features B．feathers
C．fictions D．Fashions
12、一WOw，you won first in the stow-telling competition．Fantastic!
一 ____!
A．Give me five B．Congratulations
C．Go ahead D．Forget it
13、To perform well at the art festival, students in my class ________ the dance every day over the past three weeks.
A.were practising B.would practise C.have been practising D.had practised
14、What is bothering Obama is how to improve medical care to benefit people． __________, how to create health care system that helps people is his present-day trouble．
A． In other words B． On the other hand
C． On the contrary D． As a matter of fact
15、The story was so moving that I could hardly ______ my tears.
A．hold up
B．hold on
C．hold on to
D．hold back
16、The job is not very rewarding _______ money, but he is getting valuable experience from it.
A. in memory of B. in terms of
C. in charge of D. in search of
17、To get the most of each achievement, you owe______ to yourself to pause and reflect on the experience before you move on to the next one.
A.something B.nothing C.it D.that
18、The 69th Venice Film Festival was held in Venice, ________ many stars considered a good chance to show their works.
A. when B. where C. that D. which
19、She tried hard to keep calm in face of the students, but the sweat on her forehead ______her_______.
A. shut; off B. turned; down
C. showed; out D. gave; away
20、In the final, we narrowly won the game. ______, I didn’t expect we had a chance of winning at first.
A. On the whole B. As a consequence
C. In other words D. To be honest
21、The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Sweden-born geneticist Svante Pääbo, recognizing him for discoveries related to the genomes (基因组) of extinct human groups that cast light on the genetic characteristics unique to present-day humans. The committee said Dr. Pääbo overcame challenges in recovering and analyzing ancient DNA to sequence (测序) the genome of the Neanderthal, an extinct relative of present-day humans. He also discovered a previously unknown human relative, called the Denisova.
Before Dr. Pääbo’s research, understanding of Neanderthals came from analysis of the features of ancient bone remains and from studies of tools and other archaeological artifacts (史前古器物). Dr. Pääbo’s work made it possible to precisely analyze the genetic characteristics of Neanderthals and helped illustrate how different types of humans mixed on the planet during periods of coexistence. Dr. Pääbo’s discoveries have laid the groundwork for research on how ancient gene sequences from extinct relatives influence the function of present-day humans. One example is a gene common among present-day Tibetans that makes those people better adapted to life at high altitude. It can be traced to the Denisovan genome.
Early in his career, Dr. Pääbo became focused on using advanced modern genetic techniques to study the DNA of Neanderthals. But DNA degrades over time meaning that, for ancient specimens (样本), only small amounts are left. When he worked in the University of Munich, he successfully sequenced DNA from a 40,000-year-old piece of bone. The DNA in question was so-called mitochondrial (线粒体的) DNA, a form of genetic material that is shorter, but more plentiful, than the extensive DNA found in the center of a cell. He went on to help establish the Max Planck Institute in Germany, where his research group continued to improve those methods with the aim of sequencing ever larger parts of an ancient genome. Those efforts ended in 2010.
Around the same time, the Max Planck group discovered that a 40,000-year-old finger bone found in the Denisova cave in the southern part of Siberia was unique when compared with all known sequences from Neanderthals and present-day humans. It marked the first time that a new type of human had been identified using only ancient DNA.
【1】What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?
A．How Dr. Pääbo conducted the research.
B．What breakthroughs Dr. Pääbo has made.
C．How the committee contacted Dr. Pääbo.
D．Why Dr. Pääbo researched ancient genomes.
【2】How is Dr. Pääbo’s research different from the previous?
A．Comparing features of genes accurately.
B．Illustrating different mixtures of bones.
C．Collecting many ancient bone remains.
D．Distinguish all living humans at present.
【3】What challenge did Dr. Pääbo overcome during the process of research?
A．Considerable specimens.
B．Poor genetic techniques.
C．Different research groups.
D．Limited DNA information.
【4】What’s the possible significance of Dr. Pääbo’s discovery?
A．Analyzing why present-day humans are better adapted to life.
B．Identifying a new human kind by using modern DNA specimens.
C．Providing the basis for exploring gene sequences unique to humans.
D．Innovating the method for discovering more extinct human relatives.
22、The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place
Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen．We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us．We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically．
Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically．On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods．Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale（秤）instead．All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels．
On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects．Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results．Diet products make people believe that____________, and that life can be without resistance and struggle．
The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause．Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients．Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products．Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous．
Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them．Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals．Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological and physical harm that comes from using them．
【1】From Paragraph 1, we learn that ________．
A. diet products fail to bring out people’s potential
B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products
C. diet products are misleading people
D. people are fed up with diet products
【2】One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____．
A. try out a variety of diet foods
B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods
C. pay attention to their own eating habits
D. watch their weight rather than their diet
【3】In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means ______．
A. losing weight is effortless
B. it costs a lot to lose weight
C. diet products bring no pain
D. diet products are free from calories
【4】Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products ______．
A. are over-consumed
B. lack basic nutrients
C. are short of chemicals
D. provide too much energy
23、 The cracked (有裂缝的) step four years ago was the start of it. That day, I awoke tired—the children were tiny and needing so much—and I had a golden afternoon of rest ahead, my mother stepping in to allow me to catch up on my sleep. I dropped them off and drove home—the sun shining and my bed signaling. As I was about to enter the house, I caught sight of a deep crack beneath my feet.
Without thinking, I turned around, walked back to the car and drove to a DIY store. Four hours later, I had all the tools, had mixed my own cement (水泥), filled in the crack and repaired the foundation. Perfect. As I stood up to take a photo of my handiwork, I realized that I was trembling. I’d forgotten my shot at a nice long nap, and my children were already on their way home. That sleep... that promise to self was broken, because I had focused, instead, on the crack in the step.
Suddenly, everything started to hurt. My head, my throat, my back. I couldn’t stop shaking. What earned then is that when we break the promises we make to our bodies they will not be silenced. This is when we overwork and overthink to the point of breaking down. Ironically (讽刺地), for many of us, it is only when we have no choice— when we fall ill—that we learn to listen. For me, when that crack ended in a hospital stay which sent me to bed for two unmoving weeks while my body worked to clear two different infections, the lesson is ever present. I did it to myself—a whole twisted spin on DIY.
Sadly it took another two ridiculous DIY projects to finally get through. The cracks will never be fully filled. Focus, then, on your own inner core the feeding of that light, that fire and that strength.
【1】What made the author so sleepy in the first place?
A.Taking care of the kids. B.Visiting her mother.
C.Doing the housework. D.Dealing with DIY projects.
【2】How did the author feel as soon as she finished her repair work?
A.Regretful. B.Upset.
C.Proud. D.Thankful.
【3】What can be implied from Paragraph 3?
A.Our health is ignored deliberately.
B.Our body will respond to what we do.
C.The author took her mother’s advice.
D.The author stayed in hospital for two weeks.
【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A.To present a way to fill a crack.
B.To show the danger of DIY.
C.To stress the importance of sleep.
D.To encourage focusing on oneself.
24、You can learn anything on the Internet, so why do I so often learn things I don't want to know? When I'm surfing the web, I want to be drawn in by articles on Europe's political history or the nature of the outer space, but I end up reading trivia (琐事) such as a menu from a Netherlands prison. Why am I not curious about the things I want to be curious about?
Curiosity feels as if it's out of your control, and trying to direct it sounds as challenging as forcing yourself to find a joke funny. But if you understand what arouses curiosity, you may be able to channel it a little better. Across evolutionary time, curious animals were more likely to survive because they learned about their environments; a food hunter that occasionally skipped a reliable feeding ground to explore might find an even better place to eat.
Humans, too, will give up a known payoff to explore the unknown. In one experiment, subjects were asked to choose one of four photos, each carrying some chance of paying a cash prize. Photos repeated, so subjects learned to pick the best-paying, but when a novel photo popped up, they chose it more often. This preference for something novel is, of course, the reason manufacturers constantly make changes to product packaging and advertising. But it's good to know about your environment even if it doesn't promise a reward right now; knowledge may be useless today but vital next week. Therefore, evolution has left us with a brain that can reward itself； satisfying curiosity feels pleasurable, so you explore the environment even when you don't expect any concrete payoff. Infants prefer to look at novel pictures compared with familiar ones. Preschoolers play longer with a mechanical toy if it's difficult to deduce how it works.
【1】Why does the author ask the two questions in paragraph 1?
A．To seek solutions.
B．To introduce the topic.
C．To present his curiosity.
D．To express his amazement.
【2】What can be learned about curiosity?
A．It's of great value.
B．It's mostly under control.
C．It rarely exists in animals.
D．It sometimes appears as a joke.
【3】What can we learn from paragraph 3?
A．People make explorations for concrete payoff.
B．Curiosity guarantees people a pleasurable life.
C．The constant changes meet manufacturers' demand.
D．People would rather satisfy curiosity than get payoff.
【4】What does the underlined word "deduce" in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Show off.
B．Figure out.
C．Bear in mind.
D．Pick up.
25、Like most Americans in their 20s, I almost never talked to older people before last year. Then the pandemic began. ______ from my job, I started freelancing(从事自由职业). ______ stories for the “70 Over 70” podcast(播客), I ______ myself mostly talking to people over 80 years old.
For me this may have been a professional accident, but I can`t recommend the ______ highly enough. The old have been affected by the pandemic and lost some of their last years of life. ______ , they manage to feel wonder and tenderness, when so many of us feel ______ and uncertain.
As I`ve ______ seniors over the past year, my conversations have taught me how to be ______ . As Donalda McGeachy, a 101-year-old living in a nursing home, told me, the pandemic may be bad, but it`s been ______18 months. That ______ in comparison with the uncertainty she experienced during the six years of World War II, ______ for good news every single day. These conversations have also encouraged me to avoid regret. Peter and Sjanna Leighton ______ in their 20s, and then found each other again in their 50s and remarried. For them, regret over the decades they lost is replaced by the extraordinary ______ of their remaining time together. And these conversations have ______ me about the genuine joy of putting in ______ . Travis Mayes spent years struggling to ______ his brisket(牛胸肉)recipe and prove himself to his Dallas-area customers. Now the self-described “barbecue man of Garland” won`t stop just because he`s ______ 80.
When we`re young, we hear that we`re supposed to turn to our elders for ______ . But the elders I talk to have no patience for ______ proverbs about how to build a meaningful life. Instead, the ______ I take from them is to enjoy what`s wonderful.
【1】
A．Fired
B．Chosen
C．Turned
D．Protected
【2】
A．Collecting
B．Teaching
C．Finishing
D．Picturing
【3】
A．devoted
B．found
C．depended
D．spent
【4】
A．mistake
B．experiment
C．event
D．experience
【5】
A．Instead
B．Nevertheless
C．Otherwise
D．Furthermore
【6】
A．free
B．thrilled
C．lost
D．satisfied
【7】
A．talked
B．observed
C．cared
D．interviewed
【8】
A．warm-hearted
B．modest
C．calm
D．proud
【9】
A．usually
B．only
C．constantly
D．namely
【10】
A．accepts
B．weakens
C．declines
D．pales
【11】
A．reaching
B．singing
C．exchanging
D．hoping
【12】
A．broke up
B．broke down
C．broke through
D．broke out
【13】
A．boredom
B．happiness
C．frustration
D．pressure
【14】
A．reminded
B．promised
C．robbed
D．realized
【15】
A．duty
B．task
C．strength
D．effort
【16】
A．hide
B．borrow
C．develop
D．impact
【17】
A．approaching
B．arriving
C．achieving
D．contributing
【18】
A．warning
B．advice
C．mercy
D．news
【19】
A．abandoned
B．talented
C．polished
D．continued
【20】
A．reward
B．surprise
C．lesson
D．excuse
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
It’s a common sight to see food delivery workers riding electric bikes through big cities in China. Most of them seem to be in a hurry, as they run red lights to deliver their meals in time. However, such reckless(鲁莽的)behavior often causes serious problems.
In the first half of this year, food delivery drivers had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai alone, according to the Shanghai Public Security Bureau. This means that on average, there is a food delivery worker that gets hurt or even dies on the road in Shanghai every 2.5 days.
Other cities also share similar problems. In Nanjing, three people died and 2,473 were injured in road accidents related to food delivery workers in the same period, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
The rise of reckless behavior among food delivery workers is closely related to the growing demand for their service, reported People’s Daily. About 150 million people in China use food delivery services, according to China Radio International (CRI). Such a big market has led to a large demand for food delivery workers, with some companies offering high salaries to attract new workers.
However, food delivery workers are often under high pressure from their employers. They face company fines of 20 yuan for delivering food late and upwards of 200 yuan for receiving complaints, reported CRI. Moreover, the more orders they take, the more commission(佣金)they can earn, leading to some workers checking their mobile phones for new orders while they're riding their bikes.
While most companies have measures requiring delivery workers to follow traffic rules, “there remains a problem of whether these requirements and rules for delivery workers are truly entering their ears, brains and hearts,” Wang Liang, deputy head of the Traffic Police Security Bureau, told news website The Paper.
To solve the problem, some cities have taken action. Shanghai has asked companies to train their workers on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a delivery worker gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice, he or she will be banned from driving food delivery vehicles for a whole year.
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