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1、Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn’t much help when it ____shopping and eating.
A.refers to B.speaks of C.focuses on D.comes to
2、Allen is good at seizing every opportunity ____ he thinks he can show his best self to others.
A．when
B．that
C．where
D．which
3、What was Jeff's ____ to the news that he was chosen to be chairman of the students' union?
A．reaction
B．impression
C．permission
D．conclusion
4、Don’t __ that all those who get good grades in the entrance examination will prove to be most successful.
A．take as granted
B．take this for granted
C．take that for granted
D．take it for granted
5、—Why are you all ________ me? I did not steal the computer!
—I’m sorry, but you were the only one who had access to it.
A.calling on B.taking on C.turning on D.putting on
6、You can choose not to forgive. ________ you can also choose to let it go.
A. Absolutely B. Consequently
C. Subsequently D. Alternatively
7、“Spit-take” refers to an act ________ someone spits liquid out of his or her mouth when he or she hears something funny or surprising.
A.that B.which C.where D.why
8、Many people believe we are heading for an environmental disaster ________ we basically change the way we live.
A．but
B．though
C．unless
D．in case
9、After three months of hard work, I'd like to go to a nice small town for my holiday, especially ________with a sea view.
A.it B.one C.the one D.that
10、After a day of activities, you should be ________ a good meal.
A．in the mood for
B．at the point of
C．on the edge of
D．with the help of
11、I guess there's little chance that we can manage to change the present situation worldwide_____, it is important that we try our best.
A.Furthermore B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Nevertheless
12、— Have you bought the house?
— No, because I can only _____ 300,000 dollars for it.
A. offer B. spend C. charge D. owe
13、— How can I wake up so early?
—Set the alarm at 5:00 am., you will make it.
A. and B. but
C. or D. so
14、Nowadays mobile internet devices are pushing up demands for online education, which makes businessmen see it as one of the most _______ new market.
A. demanding B. damaging C. promising D. leading
15、A research project is quite different from homework__________you know there is a solution.
A.which B.where C.what D.that
16、You________so slowly. I just needed a few seconds to get used to your voice.
A．shouldn’t speak
B．couldn’t have spoken
C．don’t have to
D．needn’t have spoken
17、Oh! The flower can’t be saved. If the flower had been watered，it now.
A.wouldn’t be dying B.is dead
C.had been dead D.will not die
18、________exhausted he was, the firefighter still kept rescuing the villagers trapped in the flood.
A．However
B．How
C．Whatever
D．What
19、—Continuous hot days are getting to be more than I can take.
—Hold on. According to the weather forecast people ______ have some relief by the weekend.
A.would B.should C.need D.must
20、Raymond’s parents wanted him to have_______ possible education.
A.good B.better C.best D.the best
21、Biological age might help determine your quality of life as you get older, since your cells and organs have ages varying from your regular age. Many aging-research scientists believe that knowing your biological age could help you postpone or avoid age-related illnesses, and better predict an individual’s lifespan (寿命). Other scientists argue that there’s no standard way to measure biological age. At the center of the debate are hopes that people can extend their lives by changing their behaviors.
Since everybody’s genes (基因) are different, tracking your biological age could help determine your most helpful habits and customize them. People also can attempt to lower their biological age through ways of effectively managing stress.
Dr. Sinclair at Harvard is developing a biological-age test based on chemical changes on DNA. He plans to launch it with a new company called Tally Health. Though criticized by other scientists for hyping the results of some of his findings for his business, he says that he doesn’t overstate his research findings.
Inside Tracker, a personalized-nutrition company founded by scientists, calculates biological age by having users take blood tests and analyzing the samples for marks of diseases. Those who test as older than their years get recommendations to adjust diet, exercise and medicine.
Many other health startups are offering testing that claims to calculate biological age, sometimes with little scientific backing, and designing medicine aimed at boosting youthfulness.
Stephen Robert tested himself earlier this year with an at-home blood test as an effort to improve his health at age 51. “I drink and smoke,” he says, so he expected his biological age to be a lot older than his calendar age. He says he was shocked when test results reported his biological age was 24.
Gordan Lauc, professor of biochemistry and chief scientific officer of GlycanAge, says the results make sense given Mr. Robert’s genetics—longevity runs in his family and lifestyle, which is likely less stressful.
【1】What can people do after knowing their biological ages?
A．Improve their calendar ages to prevent diseases.
B．Determine ways to effectively manage stress.
C．Get personalized-nutrition plan to improve health.
D．Lengthen their lives by changing their conduct.
【2】Why did some scientists criticize Dr. Sinclair?
A．He overstated his findings to make a profit.
B．His scientific research was far from mature.
C．His company let out people’s biological age.
D．Biological-age test did harm to people’s health.
【3】What accounts for Stephen’s young biological age according to Gordan?
A．He manages stress in life successfully.
B．He had good nutrition at his childhood.
C．His family has a long-life tradition.
D．He has improved his biological life.
【4】Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Understand Your Calendar Life and Stay Healthy
B．Meet Your Biological Age and Extend Your Life
C．Improve Your Biological Age with Good Habits
D．Employ Biological Technology to Start Business
22、On Monday, a scientist and doctor Robert Winston is to formally ask a question in congress about what assessments the government has made “for requiring adults riding bicycles in city centres to heave a licence and third-party insurance”. The letter below is the entirely imagined response I would like the government to make to him.
Dear Robert,
You ask what assessments we’ve made for your proposal about obliging cyclists to have licences and insurance. The brief answer is: none. Nor do we have any plans to do so.
Why? Again, the short answer is this: it’s a silly and pointless thing to suggest, as evidenced by the fact that practically no countries or territories anywhere in the world require cyclists to be licensed, or to have compulsory insurance.
I suppose it’s only fair if I explain why I think it is such a non-issue. It’s pretty simple: such a plan would achieve pretty much nothing, while causing significant problems. More widely, any sensible governments will do everything in their power to get more people cycling, not to put pointless obstacles in their way.
Let’s just take one example. As I’m sure you know as a doctor, one of the problems facing our nation is that the National Health System is likely to collapse under the caring for an increasingly overweight population. Inactive living is central to this. Even a fairly brief daily bike trip can have miraculous benefits for people’s health.
Next, how would such rules even work? Would the licensing and insurance be just for adults, or also children? How would the system even be enforced-would it also require all bikes to be registered with number plates?
Finally, what would you hope to achieve by this? If you believe licensing transport users stops wrongdoing, can I point to you the data showing how a third of drivers admit to using handheld phones while driving, despite the law forbidding it.
So, to summarize：your plan would be to introduce a hugely new administrative scheme that would most likely have limited effect on the behaviour of averagely law-abiding (守法的) transport users who rarely harm others, while putting people off from this beneficial type of transport.
I’m afraid I just don’t get it.
【1】What does Robert most probably want to know by asking the question?
A．whether the government has made efforts regarding his proposal.
B．whether each bike rider has applied for a third-party insurance.
C．whether the congress has sympathy towards the cyclists.
D．whether doctors can receive the government’s support.
【2】What does the author think of the plan proposed by Robert?
A．It may raise people’s insurance awareness.
B．It can motivate people to obey the law.
C．It imitates what other countries are doing.
D．It is difficult to implement and enforce.
【3】The example in paragraph 6 is used .
A．to draw people’s attention to overweight problems
B．to prove that cycling can cause problems
C．to explain why governments advocate cycling
D．to illustrate how broken the NHS is
【4】We can conclude from the passage that the author .
A．holds prejudices against Robert Winston
B．is a pleasant and good-tempered person
C．has the right to speak for the government
D．is skilled in argumentative techniques
23、 If you were like most kids, your mother must have told you there were three no-no’s when it came to your fingers: Don’t put them in an electrical outlet, don’t stick them up your nose (at least not in public), and don’t use them when you are counting. 【1】 But experts in education and cognition now believe that using your fingers to do math is not only a perfectly good idea but may even help children become superior students.
It certainly makes sense. When children count on their fingers, they take an abstract concept — mathematics — and translate it into the most basic and visual form 【2】. Even when we aren’t actually counting on figures, they still can help us on math problems.
【3】 It activates when we respond to heat, pressure, pain, or the use of a given finger.
Studying brain scans, researchers discovered that when students aged 8 to 13 work on subtraction (减法 ) equations, this region “lights up” on the scans, even if the students aren’t using their fingers. The more complex the problem is, the more activities are detected.
The connection between finger use and math ability has been proved on old-fashioned math tests as well. With their eyes closed, first graders were asked to identify which of their fingers a researcher was touching. 【4】. When college students were given the same quiz, the highest scores once again performed best on calculation tests.
So what does all this mean? For one thing, parents and teachers shouldn’t discourage children from counting on their fingers. 【5】. Memorizing the multiplication tables may help, but it is not the best option. “I would like to see interesting and creative representations of ideas.” says Jo Boaler, a professor of math education.
Recently, a series of activities have been designed to strengthen students’ perception of their fingers. Maybe in the near future, there will be only two no-no’s regarding the use of fingers.
A.There is a section of the brain, called the somatosensory finger area.
B.Researchers also stress that students simply learn better using visual tools.
C.The first two laws of fingers are as true as ever.
D.That may sound simplistic, but the researchers offer an interesting explanation.
E.Researchers found those scoring highest on the finger-ID questions scored higher on a math test.
F.Researchers are unimpressed by those students who finish quickly as well.
G.In fact, experts believe the brain is built to “see” any process with our fingers.
24、Formal Afternoon Teas
A pot of tea, a plate of finger sandwiches and a selection of pastries and scones: In America, this wonderful way to wile away the afternoon is commonly, though mistakenly, known as “high tea.” In Britain, where it originated, “high tea” is simply an old-fashioned name for the evening meal; it’s also called “meal tea.” The light, elegant, scone-centric meal served at fancy hotels is called “low tea” or “afternoon tea”. Whatever you call it, here are four places to get afternoon tea on Long Island. Prices are per person.
Chat Noir
230 Merrick Rd., Rockville Centre
516-208-8521, chatnoirtea.com
Owner Emma Tso is a talented pastry chef, and her afternoon tea($22) includes sandwiches, miniature pastries, warm scones, cream and jam and a pot of tea. Open 7 days a week. Reservations required.
Robinson’s Tea Room
97-E Main St., Stony Brook
631-751-1232
Robinson’s service afternoon tea Tuesday to Sunday. $26 buys unlimited tea, about 10 finger sandwiches, fresh scones, cream and jam and desserts. Reservations required.
The Secret Garden Tea Cafe& Gift Shoppe
225 Main St., Port Jefferson
631-476-8327, thesecretgardentearoom.com
The Street Garden’s menu has more modest options, but the full afternoon tea, $26.95, includes scones, fresh fruit, tea sandwiches, mini desserts and a pot of tea. Open Tuesday to Sunday.
The Hidden Oak Cafe
Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Montauk Highway, Great River
631-277-3895, bayardcuttingarboretum.org
The cafe is open Tuesday to Sunday. Afternoon tea($25.95) includes tea sandwiches, desserts and pastries, scones with cream and jam and a pot of tea. Reservations required 24 hours in advance.
【1】What do we know about British afternoon tea?
A. It’s known as “meal tea”. B. It’s centered on desserts.
C. It’s served at fancy hotels. D. It’s originated from America.
【2】Which number should you call to reserve for a Monday afternoon tea?
A. 516-208-8521 B. 631-751-1232
C. 631-476-8327 D. 631-277-3895
【3】Where can you get afternoon tea with fresh fruit?
A. At Chat Noir B. At Robinson’s Tea Room
C. At the Hidden Oak Cafe D. At the Secret Garden Tea Cafe& Gift Shoppe
25、 Young people often say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out _______ touch with modern ways; that they are too serious and too _______with their children; that they _________ give their children free space.
It is true that parents often _________ it difficult to win their children’s _________ and they tend to forget how they themselves _________ when young.
For example, young people like to act on the spot without much _______. It is one of their ways to show _________ they have _________ and they can __________ any difficult situation. Older people ________ more easily. Most of __________ plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something __________.
When you want your parents to ________ you do something, you will have __________ success if you ask before you really start ________ it.
Young people often make their parents angry ________ their choice in clothes, in entertainment（娱乐） and in __________. But they do not mean to ____________ any trouble; it is just because they feel cut off from the older people’s world, into ________ they have not yet been accepted.
A．off
B．to
C．in
D．of
A．correct
B．strict
C．straight
D．slow
A．seldom
B．usually
C．finally
D．occasionally
A．find
B．take
C．hold
D．suggest
A．honor
B．trust
C．money
D．laugh
A．felt
B．worked
C．touched
D．believed
A．using
B．thinking
C．idea
D．help
A．what
B．when
C．that
D．where
A．grow up
B．grew up
C．grow from
D．grown up
A．solve
B．fight
C．face
D．consider
A．worry
B．sleep
C．live
D．die
A．which
B．whom
C．them
D．who
A．ordinary
B．interesting
C．unexpected
D．special
A．allow
B．let
C．permit
D．agree
A．better
B．all
C．complete
D．great
A．eating
B．bringing
C．doing
D．failing
A．with
B．by
C．because
D．at
A．fighting
B．music
C．battle
D．war
A．give
B．offer
C．take
D．cause
A．which
B．what
C．that
D．why
26、假如你是李华,你的英国朋友Terry一直关注你所在城市的新冠状肺炎（COVID-19）疫情，他来信询问你的健康和高考备考情况，请你回复邮件，要点如下：
1. 表示感谢；
2. 空中课堂；
3. 人生感悟。
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