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1、With some extra work ________, the manager had to stay in the company to work overtime during the National Day holiday.
A.remaining to be done B.remained to be done
C.remained being done D.remaining to do
2、–He ____ the Most Popular Teacher in his hometown，right？
-Yes．ten years before he came to this school．
A． is awarded
B． has awarded
C． was awarded
D． Awarded
3、 My sister, an inexperienced rider, was found sitting on the bicycle______to balance it.
A．having tried
B．trying
C．to try
D．tried
4、--- Excuse me. Can you tell me where the nearest bank is?
--- ________ Oh, yes! It’s past the post office, next to a big market.
A. I beg you pardon? B. You asked the right question.
C. Mm, let me see. D. Be quiet.
5、Believe it or not, your ship isn’t quite sunk, as there are some ways to ________ a new career even if it’s something you’ve never done before.
A. burst into B. get through
C. break into D. comb through
6、As long as my drive tester instructed me to pull into the parking lot, I was sure I ______.
A. passed B. have passed
C. was passed D. had passed
7、Nothing is so easy as _____ parents to raise their expectations of their children too high.
A. of B. to C. by D. for
8、A 19-year-old teenager from Guangdong nicknamed Niko demanded an apology from Youku, which he believed violated their copyrights as it used his team's photos without ______.
A. commitment B. approval
C. recognition D. reservation
9、His conflicted with that of the other witnesses and yet his story had, for me, the ring of truth.
A. expectation B. instruction
C. response D. account
10、He is a newcomer in the team，but I have the __________ that I’ve seen that man before.
A. function B. impression
C. comprehension D. association
11、 Tom does speak Chinese well, but his reading and writing skills leave much _______.
A. to improve B. to be improved
C. improving D. Improve
12、I still remember my happy childhood when my mother ___________ take me to Disneyland at weekends.
A. might B. must
C. would D. should
13、---Good morning, sir. Can I help you?
--- I’d like a barbecue together with a cup of orange juice, How much do you ______?
A.pay B.offer C.owe D.charge
14、--- My son seldom has breakfast.
--- It is unhealthy habit．You must ask him to change it.
A．/ ; an B．the; on C．/ ; a D．the; a
15、The computer centre, ______ last year, is very popular among the students in this school.
A．open
B．opening
C．having opened
D．opened
16、The book is the best one ________ I have ever read.
A．which
B．that
C．who
D．what
17、 The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already ______ for a meal to be cooked.
A. laid B. laying C. to lay D. being laid
18、I predict that this brand of clothes should _______ well.
A.be sold B.sell C.have sold D.have been sold
19、As most parents know by now, we should _____ our kids’ screen time or they will become couch potatoes who tend to be lazy.
A. assess B. limit C. arrange D. Apply
20、Scientist are learning more every day about the secret ways ______ plants talk to each other.
A．to which
B．for which
C．in which
D．on which
21、Southern California’s Catalina Island is a popular destination for nature lovers. It is reachable by boat from Los Angeles and San Diego. Most of the small island is a government-protected wild area. But, a report last October in the Los Angeles Times newspaper raised public concern about the water surrounding Catalina. The newspaper discovered that industrial companies for years had been dumping (倾倒) the insect poison DDT into the ocean near Catalina. The practice began in the 1940s and ended in the 1970s.
The newspaper report led to a search and study of the area by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego (UCSD). The research team discovered about 25,000 large containers, below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The scientists suspected the containers held DDT, and other chemicals used to make the poison.
Eric Terrill, who led the Scripps program that worked on the project, said the finding was a surprise as the containers were spread over a very large area. The Scripps examination also showed the companies responsible for the chemical dump disobeyed rules about where to place the containers.
The researchers mapped about 15,000 hectares of ocean floor where past studies had shown evidence of poisonous chemicals. The area lies between coastal Los Angeles and Catalina. “The long-term effect on ocean life and humans is still unknown, and needs extensive study,” said Lihini Aluwihare, a member of the Scripps program. But, in 2015,she co-wrote another study that found high amounts of DDT and other chemicals in the fat of bottle nose dolphins. Aluwihare said some studies among small groups showed that DDT-linked health problems have been passed from parents to children.
【1】What can we know about Catalina Island?
A．It’s the smallest island off Los Angeles.
B．Various chemical plants are still there.
C．No man has ever set foot on the island.
D．It’s a good option to explore nature.
【2】What did the Scripps program find about the chemical dump?
A．It’s an illegal activity.
B．It lasted half a century.
C．It’s caused by an accident.
D．It poses no effect on wildlife.
【3】What did Lihini Aluwihare want to stress?
A．Many dolphins were poisoned to death.
B．Further research should be conducted.
C．Her previous study was a great success.
D．Parents tended to get recovered soon.
【4】Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A．How to Respond to Water Pollution
B．What to Be Done to Save Ocean Life
C．Shocking DDT Dump Around Catalina
D．Breathtaking Views in Southern California
22、 Cortana, Alexa ,Siri ,These are names of robotic voices that are often programmed on electronic tablets. They also become default (默认) identities for people with speech disorders who rely on technology to communicate. Now some speech scientists are developing personalized voices to reflect the broader diversity of the people who use them. To do it, they are tapping into a vast network of volunteers who are donating their voices to share with people who can’t speak.
The effort to build an international “Human Voicebank” has attracted more than 17,000 volunteers from 110 countries, including Priyanka Pandya, a 16-year-old from Columbia, Md., who plans to spend her winter vacation recording a string of sentences into her computer “To be able to give somebody the gift of voice, I think that’s really, really powerful,” she said.
“Everyone has a voice,” said Rupal Patel, founder of VocaliD, the company that started the voicebank. “Even people who are unable to speak have sounds that are unique to them.” Her company designs personalized voices by recording the unique sounds of the user, and then mixing them with 6 to 10 hours of recordings from a voice donor, matched by age, gender and region. The company is developing voices now for its first 100 customers.
Also, people’s voices change. The company is looking for donors who are willing to record their voices, and then record them again a few years later, as they get older.
Some of the first customers say they are happy with the results, John A. Gregoire was one of the first customers to receive a personalized voice from Vocalid last December. The voice came eight years after he developed ALS (肌萎缩侧索硬化症) and more than six years have passed since his voice became unintelligible to everyone except his wife and youngest son. “Having a distinctive voice is like getting something back that was stolen.” John said.
【1】What can we know about the voicebank?
A.It collects all kinds of voices.
B.It gains strong public support.
C.It helps to recognize special voices.
D.It offers people personalized voices free.
【2】What does the example of John A. Gregoire stress?
A. Customers' desire for personalized voices.
B.VocaliD's efforts to develop personalized voices.
C.Customers'satisfaction with personalized voices.
D.VocaliD's success in designing personalized voices.
【3】What does the underlined word “unintelligible” mean in the last paragraph?
A.Unclear. B.Soft.
C.Incomplete. D.Rough.
【4】What is the main idea of the text?
A.Volunteers donate their voices to VocaliD.
B.Vocalic is devoted to building a voicebank.
C.The Human Voicebank wins fame among people with speech.
D.The Human Voicebank helps people with speech problems.
23、When it came to role models, Diana Ortiz said her mother, Marcia Dominguez, was the “hero”. Ms. Dominguez came to the United States from Cuba in 1979. She went to college and got a job as a social worker --- all the while raising three children in America mostly on her own.
“It was always school first,” Diana said, “My mom had us in a straight line. If we got out of line, she corrected us. She was a perfect woman. She was beautiful, she had the education and she had everything --- but the illness took over. When I was 11, it frightened me to see how quickly my mother’s health was ruined by cancer. A week before I turned 14, my mother died at age 50. I had tried to prepare myself, but on the first morning I woke up without my mother, the sense of loss was painful.”
Diana had not seen her father for five years, who refused to provide for her. Diana then entered the city’s foster care system. She has spent about four years in foster homes.
Despite Diana’s hard teenage years, the values her mother had planted in her mind inspired her to go after higher education. Since August 2010, she has been a fulltime student majoring in law. A public organization offers her tuition but she has part-time jobs to help people like her and earn more life experience. Her goal is a job in the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
For now, Diana works 20 hours a week as a cashier at Marshalls, earning $7.25 an hour. In November, she moved into her own public housing studio apartment on the Lower East Side. She pays $236 a month in rent. Although she is out of foster care, Diana has been speaking at workshops for foster youths. She emphasizes that nothing should get in the way of their success, not the trials of their lives or what they may have lost.
“I tell the young who have the similar experience like me, ‘Why are you going to let what happened to you affect you in the long run?’ ” Diana said. “ ‘Why are you going to sit there and feel sorry for yourself? You’re wasting precious time.’ It is a message my mother would approve of. My mom taught me that everything is not given to you. You have to go out and get it.”
【1】Which of the following words can be used to describe Ms. Dominguez?
A．Learned, independent and strict.
B．Positive, simple and graceful.
C．Hardworking, dependent and tough.
D．Kind, determined and lonely.
【2】What did Ms. Dominguez find most important for her children?
A．Staying in a straight line for coherence.
B．Making punctual self-correction.
C．Struggling to run after perfection.
D．Receiving excellent education.
【3】How did Diana grow up after her mother passed away?
A．She was provided for by a law institute.
B．She depended on foster care system.
C．She relied upon the people like her.
D．She supported herself by doing part-time work.
【4】What made Diana go on with her education despite there are so many difficulties?
A．The sense of loss from her mother’s death.
B．The eagerness to achieve success.
C．The deep influence of her mother’s values.
D．The wish to win prizes to please her mother.
【5】With provided tuition, Diana still works after school because she knows ______.
A．success comes with her own struggle and efforts
B．rich experience helps her find better jobs
C．her tuition will be increased sharply
D．nobody is perfect in the world
24、 Ghaliya works for a national newspaper in Indonesia. One day a garbage collector came to her house in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital. The man asked if she had an old mobile phone his children could use to get on the Internet. It does not matter if it is an ugly one, as long as my children can use it for learning at home," he said. Then Ghaliya thought there must be many people who need second-hand mobile phones.
Shortly after the pandemic hit Jakarta, she and 11 other journalists organized a group to provide food and money for needy people. They started hearing from parents who wanted their children to study online but lacked a way to connect to the Internet. Thinking of her meeting with the garbage collector, Ghaliya and her group decided to offer mobile phones to poor students.
Many of these children were not able to do face-to-face learning when the new school year started in July. When the journalists announced their campaign through social media, the reaction was overwhelming. Many people donated second-hand phones, while others gave cash donations.
By the end of November, the journalists had collected more than 200 mobile phones and donations of more than $35,000. They used the money to buy more phones. They also paid for Internet use for those needing it. Currently, nearly 300 phones have been given to students in and around Jakarta as well as to distant areas like Papua, the country's most eastern province.
Helping students take part in online schooling brings happiness to Ghaliya and her group friends. “We really hope the mobile phones can be used as much as they can during the pandemic," she said.
An 11-year-old boy sometimes sent his homework late because he had to wait for his father to return from work in order to get back online. For the first time in his life, Maghribi was falling behind in his studies. He also had to take care of his sick mother, which made him pressured. But a big smile appeared on his face when he received a mobile phone sent by Ghaliy’s group.“I will use the phone to do online study every day,“ Maghribi said excitedly.
【1】How did Ghaliya come up with the idea of offering mobile phones?
A.By attracting a child to study online.
B.By buying a mobile phone for a child.
C.By coming across a garbage collector.
D.By providing supplies for poor students.
【2】Which words can best describe Ghaliya?
A.Kind and grateful. B.Humorous and patient.
C.Selfish but enthusiastic. D.Warm-hearted and considerate.
【3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Maghribi was grateful to Ghaliya's group.
B.Maghribi was one of Ghaliya's relatives.
C.Maghribi's father was sick and out of work.
D.Maghribi did well in his studies all the time.
【4】What is mainly conveyed in the passage?
A.Where there is a will, there is a way.
B.Education is the key to success.
C.Time is more precious than money.
D.Love brings hope to the needy.
25、In the small-town of Meadowville, where the sun painted golden colors on rolling hills, lived Lily, an ordinary girl with an________ heart. Lily’s best friend was Lucas, a stray (走失的) puppy she________ near the meadow.
Every day after school, Lily and Lucas explored the town, making________ adventures. Their laughter________ through the streets, drawing smiles from everyone they encountered. However, Lily noticed Lucas growing________ each day.
A visit to the________ brought a diagnosis Lucas had a rare illness, and the cure was beyond Lily’s ________. Determined to help her furry friend, Lily initiated a________ campaign. She crafted handmade posters, organized bake sales, and even ________ a small booth in the town square.
Word ________ like wildfire, and the townspeople supported Lily’s cause. Children donated their pocket money, neighbors contributed________ goods, and the once divided town________ for a common purpose. The community’s warmth ________ Lily like a comforting embrace. With tears in her eyes, Lily counted the ________, realizing that the love and support________ her wildest dreams. The town’s generosity made it ________ for Lucas to undergo the necessary treatment.
________ Lucas regained his strength, Lily felt a profound sense of________ for the kindness that surrounded her. The experience transformed not just her, but the entire_________.The once stray puppy became a symbol of hope, teaching the people of Meadowville that________ could heal wounds and unit hearts.
【1】
A．broken
B．lonely
C．extraordinary
D．joyful
【2】
A．found
B．lost
C．selected
D．knew
【3】
A．complex
B．dull
C．dangerous
D．magical
【4】
A．went
B．put
C．searched
D．echoed
【5】
A．older
B．weaker
C．thinner
D．lonelier
【6】
A．vet
B．expert
C．neighbor
D．owner
【7】
A．hope
B．reach
C．belief
D．control
【8】
A．town-wide
B．world-famous
C．self-interested
D．life-long
【9】
A．took up
B．put up
C．set up
D．picked up
【10】
A．last
B．shared
C．came
D．spread
【11】
A．baked
B．used
C．boiled
D．steamed
【12】
A．allowed
B．paid
C．lived
D．united
【13】
A．greeted
B．enveloped
C．filled
D．covered
【14】
A．money
B．goods
C．donations
D．booths
【15】
A．realized
B．contained
C．exceeded
D．transformed
【16】
A．necessary
B．possible
C．valuable
D．useful
【17】
A．As
B．Although
C．If
D．Since
【18】
A．gratitude
B．responsibility
C．achievement
D．relief
【19】
A．city
B．world
C．town
D．country
【20】
A．communication
B．participation
C．exploration
D．compassion
26、假定你是李华,最近读了《未来简史》这本全球畅销书,想把它推给你的美国朋友Peter。请你给他写一封电子邮件,内容包括:
1.推荐该书;
2.简单介绍该书(主题:分析科技对我们的影响;预测未来世界的模样);
3.推荐该书的理由。
注意: 1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不包含在词数内。
参考词汇: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Dear Peter,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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