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1、Don't forget to ____ the ice cream on the way home.
A.hold up B.come up C.turn up D.pick up
2、________ around the Water Cube，we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest．
A． Having shown B． To be shown
C． Having been shown D． To show
3、—What about going abroad for further study?
—Great, but I never expected ______ a chance for me before.
A. there to be B. there being
C. it to be D. it being
4、Had she ____her promise, she would have made it to Yale University.
A.looked up to B.lived up to C.lived with D.come up with
5、— I’d like to buy the new style of computer here, would you please tell me something more about your product?
---_______________.
A. Thank you B. At your service
C. You are welcome D. It’s a pleasure
6、________ why he went there, he said he was sent to be trained for a space flight.
A．Being asked
B．Asked
C．Having asked
D．Asking
7、There are many wonderful theme parks in America, _____ Disneyland in California is my favorite.
A．for which B．with which C．of which D．in which
8、In an economy income per head used to rise by barely 1% a year, current growth rates feel like a miracle.
A. when B. whose C. that D. where
9、All the photos in the report are provided by the Students ’ Union, unless otherwise______.
A. noted B. being noted
C. to be noted D. having been noted
10、The Beatles, the supreme rock and roll band of the 1960s, were in many ways pioneers for ______ was to come, like holding concerts in sports stadiums.
A. which B. what C. whoever D. that
11、 —Wow, you have a really good voice. I_____ you were good at singing.
—Thank you.
A. haven't known B. hadn't known
C. didn't know D. don't know
12、There ______ be any difficulty about winning the speech contest now that you’re well prepared for it.
A. mustn’t B. shan’t
C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
13、I’m talking about people who have stopped learning on growing because they have ________ the fixed attitudes and opinions that all too often come with passing years.
A．adopted
B．adapted
C．adjusted
D．advanced
14、The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid for it.
A. as much twice B. much as twice
C. as twice much D. twice as much
15、The film “Schindler’s List”, was ________ by a real person, named Oskar Schindler
A. inspired B. prompted
C. rised D. insured
16、 ________ I admit that there are problems, I don’t agree that they cannot be solved.
A. When B. Because
C. If D. While
17、A good salesman must be ________ if he wants to succeed.
A. aggressive B. awesome
C. appointed D. arbitrary
18、You look so sleepy. You must have worked till late last night, ________?
A．haven't you
B．hadn't you
C．don't you
D．didn't you
19、The IOC Evaluation Commission has come to a ________ conclusion that Beijing is capable of hosting a successful 2022 winter Olympics.
A. tentative B. virtual
C. definite D. subtle
20、Scientists are working hard to ______ how COVID-19 spreads among people.
A.figure out B.lead to C.get through D.consist of
21、Writing one or two articles a day is a fair goal for a human writer. By contrast, the Wordsmith platform can produce up to 2,000 articles a second! Wordsmith is one example of natural language-generation software, often referred to as a robot journalist. To be fair, the software doesn’t start from the beginning, like a human writer might. Instead, the software takes a set of structured data and transforms it into readable text.
Natural language-generation software, such as Wordsmith and Quill, does its work by identifying trends and highlights in sets of data. The software then searches its own dictionary for the words to express its findings.
Why keep human writers around
Although this type of software writes faster than any human, it requires sets of structured data to work. That’s why it’s especially useful for writing earnings reports and other types of “dry” writing. Humans, on the other hand, are good at turning their unstructured thoughts directly into prose. The reports produced by Wordsmith and Quill read naturally, and they can match the tone of human writers. But for now, the robot journalists probably won’t steal many jobs or win any Pulitzer Prizes!（普利策奖）
Current applications of natural language-generation software
Financial reports: The software is commonly used by banks or traders to analyze large amounts of financial data and then produce reports in plain English.
Health and fitness: The software can turn data gathered from wearable devices or fitness trackers into personalized reports. The writing tone can even be adjusted to sound more encouraging!
Sports reporting: The software is often used to turn real baseball, basketball and football statistics into exciting stories.
【1】What does natural Language-generation software refer to?
A. The Wordsmith platform.
B. A robot journalist.
C. A special dictionary.
D. Articles written by computer.
【2】Natural language-generation software can_________.
A. discover the world’s focuses through the Internet
B. write well enough to win Pulitzer Prizes
C. produce articles in a tone similar to human’s
D. write such beautiful prose as human writers
【3】We can learn from the passage that natural Language-generation software ________.
A. has taken the place of human writers currently
B. is only able to turn structured data into dry reports
C. is widely used in all the fields
D. works properly only with the help of sets of structured data
【4】Nowadays Natural language-generation software is seldom used by_________.
A. schools B. banks
C. hospitals D. newspapers
22、The year of 2014 saw smart people always busy inventing useful things，which have helped to make the world better，smarter and a little more fun. Now，let's take a look at some of the inventions.
Super banana Australian biogeneticist（生物遗传学家）James Dalevisited Uganda，a poor African country，in the early 2000s，where he found that 15％-30% of children under 5 were at the risk of going blind because they didn't get enough vitamin A. Dale also learned that people there love bananas. They eat 3 to 11 bananas a day. So hecame up with an idea to plant bananas containing added nutrition in order to improve
Ugandans' health ．With the help of Bill Gates' foundation，Dale developed the“super banana，’·He added a gene to the fruit，making it rich in vitamin A.
【1】Which of the following statements would James Dale agree with?
A. Children in Uganda should eat fewer bananas.
B. Vitamin A is largely found in fruits like bananas.
C ．Super bananas are definitely a safe biological product.
D. People's eating habits can be used to develop new food.
【2】What is the biggest advantage of the 94Fifty Basketball?
A. The sensors hidden inside can help players run faster in a game.
B. It can help players to improve their shooting and ball-handling skills.
C. It allows players to connect to their smartphones while playing basketball.
D. The Bluetooth chip inside allows its users to listen to music while playing basketball.
【3】What can we learn about the hovercraft from the text?
A. It enables its users to float off the ground freely.
B. It can work on many different kinds of surfaces.
C. It still needs to improve its power and efficiency.
D. It is an affordable means of transport for a family.
【4】What do the hovercraft and wireless electricity have in common according to the text?
A. They create magnetic fields to produce power.
B. They apply technologies to many things in life.
C. They are technologies which can produce electricity.
D. They use wireless technology to improve their products.
23、 Earlier this year a series of papers in The Lancet reported that 85 percent of the $265 billion spent each year on medical research is wasted because too often absolutely nothing happens after initial results of a study are published. No follow-up investigations to replicate(复制) or expand on a discovery. No one uses the findings to build new technologies.
The problem is not just what happens after publication — scientists often have trouble choosing the right questions and properly designing studies to answer them. Too many studies test too few subjects to arrive at firm conclusions. Researchers publish reports on hundreds of treatments for diseases that work in animal models but not in humans. Drug companies find themselves unable to reproduce promising drug targets published by the best academic institutions. The growing recognition that something has gone wrong in the laboratory has led to calls for, as one might guess, more research on research — attempts to find rules to ensure that peer-reviewed studies are, in fact, valid.
It will take a concerted effort by scientists and other stakeholders to fix this problem. We can do so by exploring ways to make scientific investigation more reliable and efficient. These may include collaborative team science, study registration, stronger study designs and statistical tools, and better peer review, along with making scientific data widely available so that others can replicate experiments, therefore building trust in the conclusions of those studies.
Reproducing other scientists’ analyses or replicating their results has too often in the past been looked down on with a kind of “me-too” derision(嘲笑) that would waste resources — but often they may help avoid false leads that would have been even more wasteful. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to replication is the inaccessibility of data and results necessary to rerun the analyses that went into the original experiments. Searching for such information can be extremely difficult. Investigators die, move and change jobs; computers crash; online links malfunction. Data are sometimes lost — even, as one researcher claimed when confronted about spurious(伪造的) results, eaten by termites(白蚁).
There has definitely been some recent progress. An increasing number of journals, including Nature and Science, have adopted measures such as checklists for study design and reporting while improving statistical review and encouraging access to data. Several funding agencies, meanwhile, have asked that researchers outline their plans for sharing data before they can receive a government grant.
But it will take much more to achieve a lasting culture change. Investigators should be rewarded for performing good science rather than just getting statistically significant (“positive”) but nonreplicable results. Revising the present incentive(激励) structure may require changes on the part of journals, funders, universities and other research institutions.
【1】What is the problem reported in those papers in The Lancet?
A.Great achievements in medical research failed to get published.
B.Money was wasted on follow-up investigations in medical research.
C.Too many new research findings are not put into use after publication.
D.Few scientists are devoted to building new technologies for mankind.
【2】Which of the following situation is most similar to the problem described in paragraph 2?
A.A high school decides to cut its art programs due to the lack of fund.
B.A patient gets sicker because he does not follow the doctor’s advice.
C.A marketing firm tests a website with participants that are not target population.
D.A drug company fails to produce the new drug due to no access to the latest data.
【3】Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A.Measures are taken to ensure publication of tested results only.
B.Scientific experiments must be replicable to be considered valid.
C.Experiment replication is unoriginal and not worthwhile.
D.Rewards should be given only to those nonreplicable findings.
【4】The purpose of this article is to ___________.
A.argue that scientific research lacks efficiency
B.explain the result of a recent scientific study
C.introduce some recent progress in medical research
D.highlight the possible problems of research studies
24、Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, beginning in the 1970s, pioneered a method of planting young native species close together to quickly create tiny forests on urban wasteland. He found that protected areas around temples in Japan contained a huge variety of native plants that co-existed to produce adaptable and diverse ecosystems. The forests were layered together from four categories of native plantings: main tree species, sub-species, bushes, and ground-covering herbs. Using this four-category system, along with his explorations of the vegetation in Japan, Miyawaki designed his own system for planting forests.
Miyawaki forests can grow into mature ecosystems in just 20 years-about 10 times the growth speed of a traditional forest, explained Kazue Fujiwara who worked with Miyawaki. According to Fujiwara, the planting should center on the primary trees of the location. Native species require no maintenance (养护) after the first two years and are more likely to survive and grow well in the local environmental conditions. What's more, they provide an ideal home for endangered species.
When Shubhendu Sharma learned about Miyawaki's forest creation technique in 2009, the botanist created a forest at the Toyota factory in India where Sharma worked as an engineer. Shortly, he started a company to create similar forests, researching the method and trying it in his own backyard. He described his work in a 2014 TED Talk, and released his version of the instructions so anyone could learn how to create their own small native forest. Since then, Sharma's company, Afforestt, has helped plant forests in 44 cities.
Now, Miyawaki-style urban forests have been springing up across Europe. Cities in Asia are embracing the idea, with Pakistani minister announcing plans for 50 Miyawaki forests in Lahore, and Indian officials setting a target to plant 1,000 in Chennai.
【1】What inspired Miyawaki to develop his method of planting forests?
A．A lack of urban green space.
B．The forests near the temples.
C．A drop of biodiversity in Japan.
D．The existence of much wasteland.
【2】What advantage does Miyawaki forest have over a conventional one?
A．It grows much faster.
B．It is maintenance-free.
C．It remains resistant to any disease.
D．It is easier to live with invasive species.
【3】What can be inferred about Sharma from the text?
A．He popularized the method.
B．He ran a woodwork business.
C．He wrote a book on Miyawaki.
D．He enjoyed seeing urban sights.
【4】What does the underlined word "embracing" mean in the last paragraph?
A．Mentioning.
B．Tolerating.
C．Evaluating.
D．Accepting.
25、I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs and he was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting _________. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s _________ was to make it a forest. He had some _________ theories about planting trees. He hardly _________ his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked _________ and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow _________ . He said you had to make things _________ for the trees so that only _________ could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them _________ shallow root and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow __________ roots in search of water. So, __________ watering his trees every morning, he’d beat them with a rolled-up newspaper, I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s __________ .
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked __________ his house and looked at the trees __________ he planted some twenty five years ago. They were all tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of __________ these trees meant they grew up weak. __________ a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seemed to __________ Doctor Gibb’s trees in way comfort and ease never could.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often __________ that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to __________ my prayer. I know my children are going to meet with __________. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be torn apart.
【1】
A．forest
B．woods
C．trees
D．weeds
【2】
A．pleasure
B．theme
C．topic
D．goal
【3】
A．traditional
B．rich
C．same
D．interesting
【4】
A．watered
B．cared
C．beat
D．protected
【5】
A．how
B．why
C．where
D．when
【6】
A．higher
B．stronger
C．weaker
D．taller
【7】
A．tough
B．easy
C．simple
D．comfortable
【8】
A．the smallest
B．the strongest
C．the youngest
D．the tallest
【9】
A．need
B．find
C．build
D．develop
【10】
A．long
B．deep
C．weak
D．short
【11】
A．instead of
B．because of
C．in spite of
D．but for
【12】
A．appearance
B．thinking
C．independence
D．attention
【13】
A．between
B．across
C．by
D．into
【14】
A．what
B．that
C．where
D．how
【15】
A．attending
B．looking
C．beating
D．neglecting
【16】
A．However
B．Whoever
C．Wherever
D．Whenever
【17】
A．release
B．suffer
C．benefit
D．survive
【18】
A．pray
B．wish
C．ask
D．tell
【19】
A．keep
B．change
C．continue
D．control
【20】
A．strangers
B．competition
C．hardship
D．fighting
26、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序。用英语写一篇短文向校刊“英语园地”投稿，记述你和同学们上周组织“向白色污染说不”主题活动的全过程。
注意：词数不少于 60。
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