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1、We expressed our congratulations to Mr. Smith, because he ________chairman of the football club.
A．has elected
B．had elected
C．has been elected
D．had been elected
2、The road being ________, the citizens have no choice but to bicycle to go to work or go to school.
A．under construction
B．out of date
C．under control
D．out of reach
3、—What ________ heavy rain it was!
—Yes, but I love ________ air after it rains. It smells so fresh.
A．a; the
B．the; a
C．the; the
D．a; a
4、You have scolded her for her failure. After all, she had tried her best.
A．must
B．should
C．mustn’t
D．shouldn’t
5、His failure was because of _______ he hadn’t been working hard.
A．that
B．the fact which
C．the fact that
D．the fact
6、It is clearly stated that regulations __________ everyone in the community, without exception.
A. adjust to
B. adapt to
C. attach to
D. apply to
7、How could he get the plan ________ without anyone supporting him?
A.looked out B.ran out C.found out D.carried out
8、Though _______ time, he managed to finish the task on time.
A. lacked B. lack of C. lackingD. lacking for
9、I saw them gathering at the funeral, but I didn’t think it is a suitable _______ for them to discuss holiday plans.
A．outline
B．occupation
C．outcome
D．occasion
10、No wander you could not get through. You have_______ the important information.
A. left out B. left over C. left aside D. left behind
11、He had his leg ____ in the match yesterday.
A. to break B. broken C. break D. breaking
12、—Patrick, we are going to try some new methods to promote the sales of the new products.
—Good, but be sure to suit the customers' needs, ________ method you choose.
A. what B. which C. whatever D. whichever
13、Kim who, judging by Mrs. Schein’s absence, must have ___________, to let her stay with Adam and me.
A.convinced her mother to go home B.made her way toward the door
C.cancelled their five-night tour D.made sense to her
14、It is said that dogs will keep you ______ for as long as you want when you are feeling lonely.
A．safety
B．company
C．comfortable
D．friend
15、Your composition is superior ______ his ______ handwriting.
A．to; in
B．with; in
C．to; with
D．of; on
16、— Long time no see! What are you doing these days, Johnson?
— We have been preparing for the ______ of a new advertising campaign next month.
A．release
B．ambition
C．launch
D．connection
17、People in ancient times took _______ for granted that the sun moved round the earth.
A. this B. which C. one D. it
18、______ herself with routine office tasks, Betty didn’t have the time to spend a day with her kids.
A．Occupying
B．Occupied
C．Being occupied
D．To occupy
19、It is said in Australia there is more land than the government knows how to______ it.
A.do with B.do about C.deal with D.deal about
20、It was not until ________ that he became reassured.
A．what was finished
B．all that was finished
C．he finished all
D．his finishing all
21、Don't be afraid to ____ help if you have any further problems.
A. beg B. hesitate C. desire D. seek
22、—Shall I ________ some music?
—You’d better not. I’m ________ on my lessons.
A. put on; bent B. put up; bending
C. put in; bent D. put out; bending
23、His failure in the mid-term exam came as no surprise ________ the fact that he had not got himself well-prepared for it.
A. but for B. in spite of C. as for D. due to
24、What worries me most is that my daughter________most of her spare time ________playing games on the computer.
A．concentrates；on
B．concentrates；in
C．focuses；to
D．focuses；in
25、Mr. Smith left home and went to the capital city in his twenties, where he______until the last year.
A．stayed
B．had stayed
C．have stayed
D．were staying
26、When it comes to phones, music, movies and shows, it’s common for teenagers and young adults to listen too loud and too long. So turning down the loud noise isn’t just for unpleased parents, it could protect more than one billion young people at risk of hearing loss, according to a new study published in the journal BMJ Global Health.
Researchers conducted an analysis of scientific articles on unsafe listening practices published between 2000 and 2021, in which the unsafe practices were tracked based on the use of headphones as well as attendance at entertainment venues, such as concerts, bars and clubs. “We estimated that around 0.67 to 1.35 billion individuals aged 12-34 years worldwide are likely involved in unsafe listening practices and are therefore at risk of hearing loss,” said lead study author Lauren Dillard, who is a consultant to the World Health Organization and a researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Plugged into a smartphone downloaded with MP3 audio files, listeners often choose volumes (音量) as high as 105 decibels (分贝), and venues like concerts and parties often range from 104 to 112 decibels, which are too much for the ears to take, the study said. “Exposure to sound at a too high volume can wear down the sensory cells and structures in the ear,” said Dillard. “If that goes on for too long, they can become permanently damaged, resulting in ringing in the ears, hearing loss or both.”
“Music is a gift to be enjoyed for a lifetime, and hearing is the sense that connects us to the people we love,” said De Wet Swanepoel, professor of audiology at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. “Taking care of our hearing is key to maintaining general health and well-being. So the message here is to enjoy your music but safely.”
“Fortunately, policies, businesses and individuals can put measures into place to encourage safe listening and protect hearing from damage over time,” Dillard said.
【1】Which of the following individuals is least likely to suffer from hearing loss?
A．A waiter of 30 who works at a bar 8 hours a day.
B．A senior citizen who occasionally listens to music.
C．A 12-year-old boy who frequently wears headphones.
D．A college student who attends concerts on a daily basis.
【2】What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A．The ways of measuring decibels.
B．The effects of a constant high volume.
C．The methods of downloading audio files.
D．The disadvantages of using an MP3 player.
【3】What would be Swanepoel’s attitude to the findings of the study?
A．Supportive.
B．Critical.
C．Negative.
D．Doubtful.
【4】What will the writer probably discuss after the last paragraph?
A．Why we should turn down loud noises.
B．What benefits safe listening can bring us.
C．How to prevent our hearing from damage.
D．Who we can tun to if we suffer from hearing loss.
27、Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger, but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving (铺砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.
Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages (短缺)．Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts (干旱) than areas with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.
Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference, too. In the United States, a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live, but there's a lot we can do to lower the number.
You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with, use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day. Run your dishwasher (洗碗机) only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.
【1】Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?
A．Using river water.
B．Paving parking lots.
C．Throwing batteries away.
D．Throwing rubbish into lakes.
【2】What can be inferred from the text?
A．It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.
B．All water shortages are due to human behavior.
C．There is much we can do to reduce family size.
D．The average family in America makes proper use of water.
【3】The last paragraph is intended to ________.
A．show us how to fix leaks at home
B．tell us how to run a dishwasher
C．suggest what we do to save water at home
D．prove what drinking glass is best for us
【4】The text is mainly about ________.
A．why paving roads reduces our water
B．how human activity affects our water supply
C．why droughts occur more in dry climates
D．how much we depend on water to live
28、Everywhere we look, we are surrounded by technology. We heavily rely on technology for our day-to-day lives. There are the social media apps, such as Facebook, Twitter, where we are able to see into the lives of everyone around us. There are other more useful apps like Google Maps where you can use a GPS to get from one place to another. It is no wonder that we are constantly looking down at our phones and other devices. And, that is a problem.
Pretty soon, I fear that people will no longer be able to communicate face to face. I personally love being able to sit down and have a conversation with someone sans cell phones and distractions. It shows that you care about who you are talking to and want to involve and listen to them. The cell phone can wait until later.
What I really dislike is that younger and younger children are using technology. Instead of playing outside with friends, they are playing on iPads, iPods, or video games. Instead of having little games or books, children now have electronic devices to use to distract them even if waiting at doctors’ appointments etc. They want cell phones at young ages. They have texting. I overheard sixth graders one day talking about texting, and I was a little sad. At that age, I had to call my friends on the phone in order to talk to them.
We are a society based on technology. And, that isn’t a completely bad thing, given its use in areas such as medicine. But we shouldn’t be addicted to so many of these devices that we forget to look around and see what is happening in the world around us.
【1】What can be concluded from the first paragraph?
A．Some tech products leave us unable to focus.
B．Social media apps make people more visible.
C．Many people usually misuse social media apps.
D．Technology provides us with a convenient life.
【2】Which can best replace the underlined word “sans”?
A．is need of
B．without
C．is spite of
D．with
【3】What’s the author’s attitude towards using technology in medicine?
A．Indifferent.
B．Opposed.
C．Concerned.
D．Supportive.
【4】What does the author really want to show in the passage?
A．We should take a step back from constantly using technology.
B．The electronic devices are closely connected with our life.
C．Society should no longer be based on technology.
D．We should say goodbye to electronic devices.
29、Genetically modified (转基因 ) foods have become a focus point of agriculture throughout the news today. This has an effect on many different aspects of the agriculture world. From the seed dealer, to the farmer that buys the seed, to the workers that the farmer sells to; all are affected by the new technologies that are involved in this part of production agriculture.
Genetically modified foods have come under heavy fire lately. There are some countries that are against buying these types of foods. They are tested for safety by the best scientific experts in Europe, the US and the rest of the world. They are not for sale until they have gone through this complete safety process. Since they are a new product, and any slight problem with them could affect a whole country, these tests are very necessary.
These safety tests are carried out because of the new rules that were made with the Novel Foods Regulation. Begun in May of 1997, the Novel Foods Regulation set up an EU-wide pre-market system for all novel foods. A novel food is described as one that has not been eaten by EU consumers widely in the past. By setting up this program the EU hopes to keep its consumers safe from any possible side effects of any new food products.
There are a variety of ways in which genetic modification has helped food producers. They can improve the nutritional (营养的) value or the storage conditions of the food. Today there are only two genetically modified foods that have been allowed for use, these are GM soybean and GM maize.
Despite any safety checks, many people are still cautious about eating genetically modified foods. By providing these people with the necessary information, we can allow them to make decisions about these foods.
【1】What do we know about the novel food?
A. It’s very popular in EU.
B. It’s bad for people’s health.
C. It’s a new kind of food.
D. Its story has been published.
【2】Genetically foods are allowed to be sold if they are .
A. tested for safety
B. of high quality
C. more nutritional
D. grown in Europe
【3】From paragraph 2, we can learn that genetically modified foods .
A. do no harm to people
B. have caused some problems
C. are well received after being tested
D. are criticized and attacked by many people
【4】What’s the writer’s attitude towards genetically modified foods?
A. We should warn people that they are too dangerous to be eaten.
B. We should give people information about them so that they can decide whether to buy them
C. We should encourage people to eat them because they are more nutritional.
D. We should tell people that they are trying to fool the farmers.
30、 This is a real story about an old man in China. Sixty-three-year-old Zhuang Guorong is a_______rural primary school art teacher, who has had a life of_______for more than 40 years.
Every year, the strong, younger-than-his-actual-age pensioner (领养老金者) goes to “the farmers’ home” of Chenyang Community to paint or_______other villagers how to paint.
“The farmers’ home”, a public building,_______the venue (聚集地点) for a_______ of the Sheyang Farmers Painting Institute. The institute is a government _______cultural organization in Sheyang County, in the north of Jiangsu Province, east China.
Zhuang works at the institute part time, and each year he_______up to ten paintings, which are then _______ by the local government. He_______ around 5,000 yuan — that’s about 740 US dollars — a year by doing this________ .
As well as earning himself some money, Zhuang says the job gives him an opportunity to ________his views of life to his fellow countrymen,________ the elderly.
“This painting is about a nursing home. We now live in a(n)________ society. We can no longer ________the traditional way of taking care of our elderly just with our children doing it.________, professional nursing homes are________ for elderly people’s ________.”
“In this painting, I________a scene of young people celebrating the birthday of a senior citizen. The ________I want to convey is that life in one’s later years can be happy. And all of my paintings are like this one — based on our ________lives.”
A．smart
B．famous
C．retired
D．strict
A．painting
B．writing
C．farming
D．designing
A．ask
B．show
C．teach
D．answer
A．serves as
B．belongs to
C．looks like
D．stands for
A．spot
B．branch
C．location
D．room
A．decorated
B．supported
C．controlled
D．reported
A．produces
B．invents
C．creates
D．exhibits
A．published
B．collected
C．bought
D．recycled
A．charges
B．spends
C．makes
D．donates
A．work
B．test
C．charity
D．research
A．give
B．offer
C．send
D．express
A．especially
B．similarly
C．equally
D．generally
A．harmonious
B．ageing
C．open
D．technological
A．ask for
B．turn down
C．think of
D．rely on
A．However
B．Instead
C．Besides
D．Therefore
A．unusual
B．practical
C．useful
D．important
A．body
B．welfare
C．spirit
D．health
A．exhibited
B．displayed
C．described
D．imagined
A．example
B．message
C．experience
D．topic
A．real
B．different
C．normal
D．sad
31、
When it comes to food coloring, why should we have to prove just exactly how and why the substance causes a negative effect on the people who consume it before we can 【1】 it ? If this were a necessary or meaningful food ingredient (材料) in any way, sure, that would be a reasonable standard. But food coloring has no nutritional value. Why are we 【2】 it?
Most likely because it helps companies sell products. Pretty food pays off because aesthetics (美学) in food does 【3】. We have relied on 【4】 cues (暗示) for thousands of years to help us determine what is edible, nutritious, and safe to eat. Man has adapted to appreciating natural colors, including a varity of green, red, pink, orange, yellow, and purple produce. Colors 【5】 that food is ripe (成熟的) or that it contains healthy compounds. Because of that 【6】 background, color is money for food manufacturers. Children are especially attracted to a variety of bright, vibrant colors and succumb to (屈从于) targeted marketing.
Food aesthetics can also affect how we look at taste. In one study, when subjects were given sugar water in different 【7】 of red, they reported that the deep red drinks tasted sweeter than the light red ones. We’ve been programmed to expected certain things from certain colors. Another study showed people had a harder time 【8】 drink flavors when the drinks did not have the expected colors. We expected what nature has taught us, and even though our food system has changed dramatically in the past several decades, our expectations have yet to 【9】 up. Food companies can instead use this knowledge to 【10】 us and make their processed products appear more delicious.
32、生活中充满了选择，学会自主选择有助于我们的成长。请以“An important choice I have made”为题，用英语写一篇120词的短文，记述一次对你影响深远的选择。
内容要点：
1.记述选择的经过；
2.结合此次经历，简要说明自主选择的重要性。
注意：文章的标题已给出，不计入词数。
An important choice I have made
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