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1、Sustainable development is all about creating better health care, education, housing and
improved standard of live for everyone, which is a simple idea, is hard to put into practice.
A. one B. the one C. one that D. that
2、Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one had an idea which office room ____.
A. to send it B. to have it sent
C. to send to D. to send it to
3、 --- Talking of travel, have you ever been to Chicago?
--- Yes. I _____ it twice while I was working in the US.
A. have visited B. visited
C. was visiting D. would visit
4、The virus Ebola is reported ______ over 3,000 lives in 5 countries of West Africa by now.
A. taking B. having taken
C. to take D. to have taken
5、A man ought to follow his heart when reading, or _____ he reads as a task will do him little good.
A.that B.how C.why D.what
6、As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village _______scenes of my childhood.
A．caught up B．called up
C．caught on D．called on
7、The upset mother thought to herself, “If only I ______ what’s going on in my little boy’s head right now.”
A. know B. knew C. have known D. had known
8、Bears ______ fat stores throughout the summer and fall to have energy enough to last them through their winter sleep.
A．pack up B．build up C．bring up D．take up
9、The question of _________ English will keep on changing in the future, though most people doubt, is actually easy________.
A．if; to be answered B．whether; to answer
C．how; answered D．what; to answer
10、Self-driving is an area ________ China and the rest of the world are ________.
A.where; on the same starting line B.where; in the same started line
C.which; in the same starting line D.in which; on the same started line
11、 ---- It’s burning hot today, isn’t it? ---- Yes. ________ yesterday.
A．So was it
B．So it was
C．So it is
D．So is it
12、 He is certainly an lawyer but people say that he lacks a human touch.
A. experienced B. official
C. ordinary D. unknown
13、----I think a good teacher should ________ to his students the importance of a proper learning method.
----I couldn’t agree more.
A. get across B. get over C. get through D. get down
14、Eco-environment Tayshaun has endeavored not to ________ on environmental protection during industrial development.
A.concentrate B.compromise
C.proceed D.complain
15、Plato believed that talent and intelligence _________genetically and thus _________in children born to all classes, although his proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority of the population does not really follow a democratic model.
A．is not distributed, is to be found
B．are not distributed, are to be found
C．is not distributed, has been found
D．are not distributed, have been found
16、In modern times, people have to learn to ______ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.
A. keep with B. stay with C. meet with D. live with
17、_____ it is true that a student’s most important goal is to do well in her or his studies, it doesn’t need to be the only goal.
A．As
B．While
C．When
D．Since
18、Focusing on that goal helps me_____ tough times.
A.get over B.get through C.get away with D.get out
19、This meeting room is a non-smoking area. I would like to warn you ______ that if you smoked here you would be fined.
A．in detail
B．in advance
C．in vain
D．in general
20、By the time your habit of managing time is developed, you better decisions about how to spend your time in your future career.
A.will have made B.will be made
C.are to make D.have been making
21、The term“underemployment”has three related meanings. In one sense, it refers to a situation in which someone with excellent job qualifications(资格) is working in a position that requires less qualifications, as for instance in the case of a lawyer driving a school bus. In the second sense, it means working part-time when one would prefer to be working full-time. In the third sense, it is a form of over-staffing(人浮于事) in which employees are not being fully made use of.
All forms of underemployment have effect on the economy and the health of the business community. Long- term underemployment can also cover up the truth behind the employment situations. When nations collect employment statistics, they usually come up with a base number of “unemployed”individuals, using that number to judge the health of the job market. This number does not include part-time workers looking for full- time jobs, as they are considered employed, and it also doesn’t reflect workers who are underpaid, considering their qualifications.
In the first sense, underemployment is a common problem in many of the developed world. Many people with college degrees are working in low-level or service industry jobs because the job market is full.
The issue of part-time employment is also very serious. Some people are forced into part-time jobs, while others find themselves taking a part-time job because nothing else is available, even though they really need to work full-time. This problem is especially common in areas with seasonal employment, where employers find it cheaper to maintain and lay off part- time staffs, rather than keeping a full staff at all times.
In the sense of shortage of workers, underemployment appears in a variety of situations. Some companies maintain a full staff to be prepared for seasonal work, or to keep well- trained, qualified workers so that they will be available when needed. Labor laws and union pressures may also prevent a company from cutting down on staff or working hours, leading to a situation in which people report to work , but have nothing to do.
【1】The purpose of the passage is .
A. to show underemployment is becoming more serious today
B. to explain the meaning of “underemployment”
C. to imply women are laid off more than men
D. to tell the present economic situations
【2】According to the text, underemployment means .
A. the same meaning as the word—unemployed
B. people who do manual work for wages
C. qualified workers get a low salary
D. employees are not fully made use of.
【3】When it comes to unemployment statistics, .
A. it implies the people who are jobless
B. the underpaid workers are included
C. the part-time employees are included
D. it shows the employment situation of a country
【4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE to the 4th and 5th paragraph?
A. People with college degrees sometimes take a part-time job.
B. Underemployment only occurs in advanced countries.
C. Part-time staffs seem to benefit from firms less.
D. Companies need full-time staffs indeed.
【5】Some companies maintain a full staff .
A. to compete with others in the future
B. to disobey labor laws and union pressures
C. to get the skilled workers paid
D. to make preparations for seasonal work
22、 Cetaceans(鲸目动物) communicate through sound to find food and to interact socially. Their sounds vary between species and within communities. The long-finned pilot whales can mimic (模仿) artificial noise, but nobody had previously recorded them. A new study, however, found overlap in the cetacean sound book.
Pilot whales and orcas(虎鲸)，the two largest species of cetaceans, are often seen in the same environments and are similar sizes, and both live in social groups with strong union, says Charlotte Cure, a researcher at CEREMA Lab in France, who was not involved in the study. Orcas compete for food with long-finned pilot whales and are potentially their predators.
Evidence from orca stomachs shows they do occasionally eat pilot whales. But pilot whales can mob(成群田住) and chase them away, the only cetaceans seen defending themselves from the strong enemies in this way.
Mimicry could serve as additional defense; “One assumption is that if they use similar sounds, they may not be recognized as prey," Erbe says. Pilot whales eating orcas' food remains might go unnoticed if they use orca-like calls. “This is all underwater," she adds, “so these animals rely on sound for detecting their prey and predators.”Long-finned pilot whales have shown an ability to distinguish between orca calls with different meanings; Cure suggests that instead of tricking orcas, the callers could instead be presenting a new orca sound to other group members.
Additional work would confirm whether mimicry is actually occurring. Researchers could pair their listening data with direct observations of the animals' interactions in the wild or perhaps even play orca sounds and watch the whales' reactions.
But if a future experiment used predatory sounds, it would need to be done. very carefully.“A reaction to a predator can be very strong," Cure says.“In some protected areas, you are not allowed to do more than two predatory playbacks per year."
【1】Which of the following is NOT shared by the pilot whales and orcas?
A．They communicate through sound.
B．They often live in the same environments.
C．They can defend themselves through mimicry.
D．They always live together with other group members.
【2】What do we know from the fourth paragraph?
A．The pilot whales mimic the sounds to detect their prey.
B．The pilot whales only mimic one kind of the sounds of the orcas.
C．The pilot whales can pretend to be orcas to share the food remains.
D．The pilot whales can distinguish different meanings of orca calls to trick them.
【3】How do the researchers confirm whether mimicry is actually occurring?
A．By observing the whales from the distance.
B．By mimicking the sounds in the experiment.
C．By analyzing the data from the cetacean sound book.
D．By listening or playing the sounds and watching the whales' reactions.
【4】Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Pilot Whales: Copy Orca Calls
B．How Orcas Mimic Pilot Whale Calls
C．How Pilot Whales Defend Themselves
D．Orcas and Pilot Whales: Predators and Prey
23、 Atoms and molecules in the air move constantly. 【1】 In high-pressure systems, the molecules inside the system move faster than those that surround it. The opposite occurs in low-pressure systems, where the air inside the low is moving more slowly than in the surrounding area.
Air flows around a high-or low-pressure system in much the same way as water swirls (旋涡) around a hole. In the Northern Hemisphere, air that moves into a high-pressure system flows outward in a clockwise pattern. Air flowing upward in a region of low pressure moves counterclockwise. 【2】
Air is more dense (密集的) in a region of high pressure, so the air pushes out toward less dense regions. The air mass begins to warm as it goes down, which prevents the formation of clouds. The presence of clouds indicates that rain may be present in the air. 【3】 In a region of low pressure, the air rises. As it does, the air mass cools and clouds form from the humidity (湿气) inside the air mass.
【4】Once the droplets are heavy enough, they fall to the ground. When temperatures are warm, rain is the result. If temperatures are low? the result is snow. When water droplets fall through relatively warmer or colder air masses on the journey to Earth, the low- pressure system may bring snow or ice.
Rain associated with low-pressure systems holds true in much of the Northern Hemisphere. 【5】 So in tropical areas, rain association with highs or lows is less predictable.
A.This movement creates air pressure.
B.So we can predict rain from the clouds.
C.But the air pressure changes little in tropical climates.
D.The higher the air pressure is, the faster the winds blow in and outwards.
E.Humidity in the rising air of a low-pressure system becomes water droplets.
F.This swirling air results in winds around or near the high-and low-pressure boundaries.
G.High-pressure systems have light or no clouds, indicating fair weather without rain.
24、One Sunday in 2021, when my son, Leo, was six, we ran into one of his friends, Izzie. They decided to play ——but what? “I have a great idea,” Leo said. “Let’s fall in love! OK?” Izzie took a half-second to consider this proposal, then replied “No.” She wanted to play tag.
Leo has always been the kind of child who looks for close connections, often in the wrong places. It sometimes feels as though he’s been looking for a soulmate since he was a toddler（学步孩童）.
One day, he came home from school and immediately grabbed his iPad to ask Siri: “Can you fall in love when you’re just a kid?”
Siri, Apple’s voice-controlled personal assistant, is great at opening apps or setting alarms, but I was unfamiliar with her philosophies on love.
“What did Siri say?” I asked him.
“She said, ‘Here’s what I found on the web!’” Leo reported.
This was hardly the first time I’d heard Leo in conversation with Siri. Over the years, he’s relied on Siri as a source of comfort, advice, emotional support, and guidance. Their relationship blossomed when the pandemic forced us all to shelter in place.
At first, Leo mostly asked Siri factual questions, then the personal ones. As time passed, he began to engage on more existential matters. Siri has, in some ways, been able to absorb some of Leo’s concerns—in a way that, as his mother, I can’t, at least not with the same coolness.
Children are overwhelmed with emotions such as grief, fear, love, and a desire for connection. If Leo’s talks with Siri confronted me with the unknowable and unanswerable, they also made me frustrated at my own limitations as a parent.
There are many challenges to parenthood, among which the biggest is the desire to shelter our children from the painfulness of reality. But helping our children navigate reality is surely more helpful than sheltering them from it. Perhaps the best we can do is give them a tablet?
I’m afraid I don’t have the answer. Maybe I should ask Siri.
【1】What does the author want to illustrate by mentioning lzzie?
A．Leo’s longing for intimacy.
B．Leo’s close bond with lzzie.
C．Leo’s eagerness to have fun.
D．Leo’s effort to make new friends.
【2】What would Leo ask Siri when they first talked?
A．Siri, have you ever been in love?
B．Siri, what is your favorite hobby?
C．Siri, what does it mean to be alive?
D．Siri, how many stars are in the Milky Way?
【3】Which word best describes the author’s attitude to Siri?
A．Curious.
B．Disappointed.
C．Appreciative.
D．Worried.
【4】What does the author suggest parents do when raising children?
A．Be a good role model.
B．Promote independence.
C．Communicate effectively.
D．Practice positive discipline.
25、“Well?” my teacher asked. “Do you know the answer?” I shifted uneasily in my seat and _______ around the classroom. I said in a low voice, “No idea.” Not _______ the tears in my eyes, she _______ the math lesson. The rest of the day _______ on slowly, until finally the last bell rang, a _______ of freedom, until the next day.
I always felt out of _______ at school. Rarely did I accept a compliment (称赞) on _______ achievements in school. By fourth grade, my self-confidence had shrunk _______ and I became depressed.
One day, my teacher yelled at me in front of the entire crowd of kids. “How _______ can you be? If you don’t start shaping up soon, you’ll ________ being a failure.” That was the first time someone had said “you’re a failure” right to my ________. I stayed there for a half hour, crying and ________ if the pain and disappointment would ever end.
I left that school shortly afterwards, hoping to find a place where l could get away from the pain and find the ________ buried deep within me. And I did. My new school has ________ me to see myself in a better light and recognize how much I have ________. The academics aren’t as intense as my previous school and I’ve opened up to others, no longer ________ of what they’ll think of me.
I have built new ________ — not based on academic skill but on true friendship. People ________ me cheerfully each morning because they see my inner ________. Me! The person who works to make himself into the best person he can be. This year has breathe new ________ into me.
【1】
A．turned
B．glanced
C．wandered
D．gathered
【2】
A．drying
B．wiping
C．preventing
D．noticing
【3】
A．continued
B．prepared
C．organized
D．repeated
【4】
A．dragged
B．carried
C．got
D．kept
【5】
A．loss
B．burst
C．signal
D．means
【6】
A．sight
B．order
C．place
D．control
【7】
A．artistic
B．sporting
C．cultural
D．academic
【8】
A．considerably
B．probably
C．frequently
D．surprisingly
【9】
A．diligent
B．dumb
C．stubborn
D．ambitious
【10】
A．make up
B．end up
C．take up
D．put up
【11】
A．ear
B．back
C．mind
D．face
【12】
A．hesitating
B．expecting
C．wondering
D．insisting
【13】
A．willingness
B．loneliness
C．kindness
D．greatness
【14】
A．enabled
B．forced
C．persuaded
D．reminded
【15】
A．confirmed
B．promised
C．grown
D．accepted
【16】
A．envious
B．afraid
C．sure
D．confident
【17】
A．bonds
B．skills
C．interests
D．systems
【18】
A．respect
B．comfort
C．greet
D．appreciate
【19】
A．peace
B．voice
C．spark
D．conflict
【20】
A．interest
B．life
C．experience
D．burden
26、写作
假设你是英才中学学生会主席，你校将邀请一名英国心理学专家来做关于中学生心理问题的讲座。请参照以下内容准备一份通知。
心理学讲座
1. 主题：中学生心理（psychological）问题疏导
2. 时间：6月15日下午2:00—5:00
3. 地点： 学校礼堂
4. 最后20分钟与心理专家进行互动交流。
5. 欢迎大家光临
注意：
1. 词数120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：学校礼堂：school auditorium 心理学专家psychologist
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