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1、One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _____ good knowledge of basic word information.
A. 不填 B. a C. the D. one
2、To discourage the young man from quitting the job, the manager ________ many promises like salary increase and quick promotion.
A. held out B. held up
C. held on D. held back
3、It’s the third time I ________ him this month .
A．had seen
B．see
C．saw
D．have seen
4、It’s very _________ of you to share your experience so that others may benefit from it.
A. considerate B. voluntary
C. moody D. lively
5、—You didn’t wait for Mr. Smith last night, did you?
—No, but we ______. He didn’t return home at all.
A. needn’t have waited
B. couldn’t have waited
C. didn’t need to
D. should wait
6、Only by imagining and creating ______ a difference in the future.
A. can make B. you could make
C. could make D. can you make
7、Without sleeves, the scars on his arms were clearly ____________. We all pretended I couldn’t see them.
A.convinced B.transparent C.exposed D.occupied
8、________ the value of the whole planet, the development of the economy is totally meaningless.
A.Comparing with B.Compared with C.Comparing D.Compared
9、The letters for the boss___________ on his desk but he didn’t read them until 3 days later.
A.were put B.was put C.put D.has put
10、The ______ to success is to make good use of the chance to education.
A．access
B．fountain
C．potential
D．document
11、He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket only ________ that there were no boats for South America.
A. find B. finding C. found D. to find
12、______ you choose to live there are always going to be disadvantages.
A．Whatever
B．Wherever
C．Whichever
D．Whoever
13、The thief was caught because the alarm when he was stealing money from the shop.
A. went on B. went off
C. went away D. went out
14、________ up with others, we’d better preview the schoolwork in advance and work very hard.
A. Catching B. Caught
C. To catch D. Catch
15、Although metals ________widely in qualities such as strength and hardness，they all have certain qualities in________.
A．vary；general B．differ；common
C．react；particular D．refer；detail
16、--- News came ________ the film directed by Peter won an award.
--- When was that?
--- It was 2018 ________ he was still in college.
A．when; that
B．that; that
C．that; which
D．that; when
17、________ by his accent, he could be from Guangzhou.
A．Judging
B．Judged
C．To judge
D．Judge
18、—Shall I call you up at ten o’clock tomorrow morning?
—Sorry, I ________an important meeting then.
A．will be having
B．will have
C．am having
D．had
19、He was so careful that not a single mistake _________ in the test.
A．ever made him
B．he had ever made
C．did he make
D．he made
20、 the house on fire, he dialed 119.
A. To see B. Seeing
C. Having seen D. Being seen
21、It was the training ________ she had at school ________ made her a good cyclist.
A. what, what B. that, that
C. that, which D. what, that
22、The committee is_________representatives from both the public and private sectors.
A．consisting of
B．consisted of
C．comprised of
D．comprising of
23、Little Tom pretended ________ hard the moment the headteacher came in.
A．to be studying
B．to study
C．to have studied
D．having studied
24、The teacher as well as a number of students ________ to attend the party yesterday.
A．were asked
B．was asked
C．were asking
D．was asking
25、It ___________ last night, for the road was very muddy.
A.would have rained B.must have rained C.should have rained D.must rain
26、A recent global survey of 2000 high-net-worth individuals found that 60% were not planning on a traditional retirement. Among US participants, 75% expected to continue working in some capacity even after stepping away from full-time jobs. “Many of these people made their wealth by doing something they’re passionate（有激情的） about.” says Daniel Egan, head of behavioral finance for Barclays Wealth Americas. “Given the choice, they prefer to continue working.” Barclays calls these people “nevertirees”.
Unlike many Americans compelled into early retirement by company restrictions, the average nevertiree often has no one forcing his hand. If 106-year-old investor Irving Kahn, head of his own family firm, wants to keep coming to work every day. Who’s going to stop him? Seventy-eight-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s job security is guaranteed in the Constitution.
It may seem that these elderly people are trying to cheat death. In fact, they are. And it’s working. Howard Friedman, a professor at UC Riverside, found in his research that those who work hardest and are successful in their careers often live the longest lives. “People are generally being given bad advice to slow down, take it easy, stop worrying, and retire to Florida,” he says. He described one study participant, still working at the age of 100, who was recently disappointed to see his son retire.
“We’re beginning to see a change in how people view retirement,”says George Leeson, co-director of the Institute of Population Ageing at Oxford. Where once retirement was seen as a brief reward after a long struggle through some miserable job, it is now akin（近似） to being cast aside. What Leeson terms “the Warren Buffett effect” is becoming more broadly appealing as individuals come to “view retirement as not simply being linked to economic productivity but also about contribution.”
Observers are split on whether this is a wholly good thing. On the one hand, companies and financial firms can benefit from the wisdom of a resilient（坚韧的）chief. On the other, the new generation can find it more difficult to advance — an argument that typically holds little sway to a nevertiree.
【1】What do Irving Kahn and Ruth Bader Ginsburg have in common?
A．Neither of them is subject to forced retirement.
B．Neither of them desires reward for their work.
C．Both cling to their positions despite opposition.
D．Both are capable of coping with heavy workloads.
【2】What is the finding of Howard Friedman’s research?
A．The harder you work, the bigger your fortune will be.
B．The earlier you retire, the healthier you will be.
C．Elderly people have to slow down to live longer.
D．Working at an advanced age lengthens people’s life.
【3】What is the traditional view of retirement according to the passage?
A．It means a burden to the younger generation.
B．It is a symbol of a mature and civilized society.
C．It is a compensation for one’s life-long hard work.
D．It helps increase a nation’s economic productivity.
【4】What do critics say about “nevertirees”?
A．They are an obstacle to a company’s development.
B．They lack the creativity of the younger generation.
C．They cannot work as efficiently as they used to.
D．They prevent young people from getting ahead.
27、According to a Facebook post by Kevin Leslie, a man was traveling with his young daughter when he was told he had to buy her a plane ticket or she could not board.
"This woman needs to be recognized," Leslie wrote. "A gentleman was checking in for his flight when the agent asked how old his daughter was. He said she had recently turned two. The agent then asked if she had a ticket, The man was confused because he was under the impression she could ride for free. He was hit with emotion. He mentioned he couldn't afford to rebook this flight or get her the ticket with such short notice. He stepped aside and tried to make a few calls. Hugging his daughter and grabbing his head, you could tell he was heartbroken. This woman next to him at the front counter heard the whole thing. She walked over to him and asked what was wrong. After they talked for a bit they walked up to the counter together. She pointed back at his daughter and said, ‘I wanna buy her ticket.’ The agent said ‘You know how much this ticket costs right?’ The woman responded ‘$700 something?’ ‘$749’ the agent said. The woman said ‘that's fine’ and pulled out her credit card.”
“I was right there and I just said to her, ‘God Bless You!’ and they printed out the ticket,” Leslie continued in the post. ‘The agent kept talking about her goosebumps（鸡皮疙瘩）while the man hugged the woman and asked for her name to repay her. The woman just kept saying, ‘Don't worry about it. 'She knew she wanted to help that man and his daughter no matter what the cost. Please share this story because people like this need to be praised.”
Although Bolton planned to stay anonymous（匿名的）and did not buy the ticket to receive attention, after the post went viral on Facebook, a number of people left comments that revealed her identity.
Some of her personal friends and co-workers left comments that this is exactly the kind of thing that she would do, and that they are proud to know her.
【1】What can we infer about the man?
A．He wanted to save some money.
B．He repaid the woman as promised.
C．He was sad to part with his daughter.
D．He couldn't afford the ticket on the spot.
【2】Why did the agent keep talking about her goosebumps afterwards?
A．The woman wanted to stay anonymous.
B．It was the Flight Company that was to blame.
C．The agent was so excited to deal with the case.
D．The man was surprised when told to buy an extra ticket.
【3】What is Bolton's friends' attitude towards her action according to the text?
A．It was troublesome to be Bolton's friends.
B．It is natural for Bolton to take such an action.
C．Bolton's action is beyond their imagination.
D．They feel envy of Bolton's financial condition.
【4】The purpose of the text is to________.
A．compare and evaluate
B．spread and advocate
C．argue and discuss
D．introduce and inform
28、As much as 80 percent of premature heart disease is preventable by making specific lifestyle choices. Some strategies, such as exercising and managing weight, are well known. But others may not have crossed your mind. 【1】
Get eight hours of sleep. “When you’re not rested, everything that happens in your life is a lot more stressful,” says Dr. Arya Sharma, a professor of medicine at the University of Alberta. If we don’t have enough sleep, our bodies also have more difficulty controlling blood pressure, inflammation and glucose levels. 【2】
Engage in volunteer work. 【3】 Research published in Psychosomatic Medicine showed that a feeling of purpose in life is linked to a lower likelihood of heart attack and stroke. Depending on the type of work you do, volunteering might even increase your physical activity.
【4】 Try to get your outdoor exercise far away from highways and industrial districts, and spend more time indoors when the air quality index is poor. As various studies show, even short periods of exposure are unhealthy for people who already have other cardiovascular (心血管的) risks, such as high blood pressure.
Laugh. 【5】 A 2016 study in the Journal of Epidemiology of more than 20,000 people over the age of 65 found a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease in those who reported laughing every day.
A．Avoid polluted air.
B．Engage in indoor activities.
C．These factors can all have an impact on cardiovascular health.
D．Read the following tips to make your life filled with happiness.
E．Doing good for others helps your self-esteem and relieves stress.
F．It reduces stress and depression, and it may also serve as a mini-workout.
G．Actually, a small change in your everyday routine can potentially have a big impact.
29、A team of researchers from several institutions in the UK and one in Estonia has created a type of buoy（浮标）that has proven to be effective at frightening seabirds, thus preventing them from getting caught in gillnets—a type of vertical fishing net that is made of a material that makes it nearly invisible underwater.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of seabirds die when they get caught in gillnets. Some estimates suggest that up to a half-million birds are caught in them each year. Over the years, researchers have created devices（装置）to prevent the birds from trying to catch fish near or in gillnets, but those didn't work well.
To find a way that would work for all seabirds, the researchers first studied seabirds in a general sense, looking to find things that they would avoid. They noted that seabirds avoided eye contact with other creatures. Then the researchers came up with a simple idea—they put a small pole to a regular buoy and then attached a pair of googly eyes（金鱼眼）to the top of it. They made the eyes big enough so that even birds with poor eyesight, such as geese, would see them. Adding to the effectiveness of the device, waves made the eyes move back and forth. And the wind made the buoy spin very slowly, making sure that birds from every direction would get a good look at the eyes.
To test their idea, the researchers selected several sites near gillnets and counted how many birds approached and how many attempted to catch fish near the nets. They then set up their googly-eyed buoys and once again counted birds. Over the course of 62 days, they found the number of birds that tried to catch fish near the gillnets dropped by approximately 25% for a distance of up to 50 meters. They also found that the birds were less likely to fish near where the buoys had been for up to three weeks after they had been removed.
【1】What is the function of paragraph 2?
A．Introducing a new topic to discuss.
B．Providing background information.
C．Summarizing the previous paragraph.
D．Pointing out the main idea of the text.
【2】Why did the researchers make the googly eyes big?
A．To ensure all the seabirds can see them.
B．To clearly observe seabirds' eye contact.
C．To allow them to survive the strong wind.
D．To effectively identify the right direction.
【3】What does the researchers' test result mainly suggest?
A．The new device still needs improving
B．Gillnets are a death valley for seabirds.
C．Seabirds hardly catch fish near the nets.
D．The googly-eyed buoy proves effective.
【4】What is the text mainly about?
A．A group of researchers interested in seabirds.
B．A way to help seabirds catch fish effectively.
C．A device keeping seabirds safe from gillnets.
D．A googly-eyed buoy guiding seabirds to hunt.
30、After watching the video, he came to ________ a different attitude to western paintings.
A. attempt B. adapt C. adopt D. possess
31、根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Through Snow’s 【1】 efforts, water companies began to sell clean water and the threat of cholera around the world saw a 【2】 decrease. However, cholera is still a problem. Each year, millions of people around the world get cholera and many die from it. 【3】, we now know how to prevent cholera, 【4】 to the work of John Snow. Moreover, in his use of maps and statistics, Snow 【5】 the way scientists study diseases. For this reason, Snow is considered the father of modern epidemiology.
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