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1、The Chinese government has made it clear________ it tries to achieve in space science in the next 5 years.
A.how B.that C.what D.which
2、_______ the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about Firefighting.
A．Having searched
B．To search
C．Searching
D．Search
3、— I am bored with running.
— Why not try trampoline, a new fitness craze that ______ the world by storm?
A.took B.is taking C.had taken D.will take
4、—Could I keep the novel for a couple of days?
—________! Anyhow I’m too busy to spare time to read it at the moment.
A．Come on
B．Go ahead
C．Take care of it
D．No way
5、Despite Johnson’s being green at his job, the work he did was ________ and thus won the manager’s approval.
A.familiar B.demanding C.adequate D.primitive
6、Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, ______ anyone can start now and make a new ending.
A. for B. and
C. but D. so
7、I will try my best to get lo the station ahead of time ____ I have to walk all the way there.
A.so that B.as though C.even if D.in case
8、He had a great dearie to have a home of his own, ______ he had always lived with his grandmother.
A. or B. and C. so D. for
9、The procedure appealed to the staff a lot________it was introduced to them in January.
A．since
B．until
C．when
D．though
10、The writer has won the hearts of millions of children with the rich stories _______ from her childhood memories.
A. drawing B. to draw
C. draw D. drawn
11、This Monday morning I was informed I _____ as one of three exchange students from our school.
A. had been chosen B. was chosen
C. had been choosing D. was choosing
12、—Robert speaking. Could you get me through to Mr. Smith in Room 501?
—I’m sorry, he isn’t here. He ________ this morning.
A．checked in
B．dropped in
C．checked out
D．dropped out
13、Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, has inspired the imagination and creativity of generations around the world since it ______ into different languages.
A．translated
B．has translated
C．was translated
D．has been translated
14、At first, the company _______ many fine promises to Jack in order to get him to work for them.
A.held up B.held back C.held off D.held out
15、More than a new invention like 3D printers ________to make replacement hearts and bone parts in the past few years.
A．is being used
B．are being used
C．has been used
D．have been used
16、The water was now two feet deep, making it difficult, if not impossible, _________ the car out.
A. getting B. got C. to get D. get
17、--I hear that there was a terrible crash in the subway in Shanghai the other day．
--Yes，_____ news came as _____ shock to all of us．
A．the; the B．a; /
C．the; a D．/; a
18、----What happened to the young trees we planted last week？
---The trees_____________ well，but I didn't water them.
A.might grow B.needn't have grown
C.would grow D.would have grown
19、I ______ for over 40 minutes, but my food still isn’t ready.
A．am waiting
B．have been waiting
C．was waiting
D．had waited
20、—Jim, what’s the result of the final?
—Believe it or not, China ________ beat its strong opponent France.
A．narrowly
B．casually
C．initially
D．typically
21、 Megan Piontkowski, an artist and illustrator, was out of work due to the pandemic (流行病). She learned through a friend that a Brooklyn hospital needed fabric masks for workers. Piontkowski already had some fabric on hand and a sewing machine, so she got to work. She washed the fabric, sewed masks, washed them again, and hung them to dry. After that she drove them to the hospital. When she asked if the hospital would pay for the masks. she was told they had no money.
“I felt very mixed about it,” she told VOX, a famous American TV station. She knew the hospital needed masks badly. But meanwhile, “I’m out of work and I 'm being asked to donate them.” “The fact that she wasn't compensated(补偿) for sewing highly necessary items felt like a ease of traditional ‘women’s work’ not being valued,” Piontkowski said. While larger companies have begun massive cloth masks in recent weeks, much of the work of making the protective clothes, especially in the early stages of the pandemic, was done at home-often by women. That gender breakdown is continuing in some volunteer efforts-about 85 percent of the around 70 volunteers sewing masks for the New York City-based group Face Mask Aid, for example, are women.
And masks are only part of the story. The demands of daily life during the coronavirus pandemic are many, from shopping for food shortages and virus fears to caring for children when schools and day cares are closed. And in many cases, women are the ones figuring out how to meet those new demands. Some women are still working outside the home a essential workers but shouldering care responsibilities when they get home.
It doesn’t have to be this way. With more men going into tasks like cooking and educating children, it is potential to reset gender norms. “The pandemic is potentially sparking new conversations about divisions of labor,” Jill Yavorsky, a sociology professor at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, told VOX.
【1】What can we learn about Megan Piontkowski from paragraph 1?
A.She would be paid for the masks.
B.She used the fabric to make masks.
C.She often worked for a Brooklyn hospital.
D.She usually drove to the hospital with masks.
【2】What does the underlined word “mixed” in paragraph 2 mean?
A.Confused. B.Upset.
C.Combined. D.Anxious.
【3】What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A.Traditional women's work is highly valued.
B.Women are expert at making protective clothes.
C.Gender breakdown is going on in some volunteer efforts.
D.Larger companies produced massive masks al the beginning.
【4】What conclusion can we draw from the last two paragraphs?
A.Now men do more chores than women. B.It is unlikely to reset gender norms.
C.Women did all the tasks all the time. D.New division of labor might appear.
22、It was December 25, 1914, only 5 months into World War I. German, British, and French soldiers, already sick and tired of the senseless killing, disobeyed their superiors and started socializing with “the enemy” along two-thirds of the Western Front.
German troops held up Christmas trees with signs, “Merry Christmas”. Thousands of troops ran across the battlefields covered with dead bodies. They sang Christmas songs, exchanged photographs of loved ones back home, shared food and even played football. Soldiers hugged men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before. They agreed to warn each other if their officers forced them to fire their weapons, and to aim high.
Fear ran through the military leaders on both sides. They felt that their power was being challenged: soldiers declaring their brotherhood with each other and refusing to fight. Generals declared this unexpected peacemaking illegal and said that participating soldiers would face a military court. Those found guilty would be imprisoned or even shot. By March 1915 the socializing movement had been destroyed and the killing machine was back in full operation. Over the next three years more than fifteen million people died in the war.
Not many people have heard the story of the Christmas Truce (休战). On Christmas Day, 1988, a local radio host in Boston played “Christmas in the Trenches”, a song about the Christmas Truce, several times and was stunned by his listeners’ response. Thousands of people called in, praising the song, with many moved to tears by the amazing events it described.
You can probably guess why the callers were in tears. The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people. It lets us see the world as it can be and says, “This really happened once.” It shows us the potential we have as humans, and contradicts all of those TV and newspaper stories that tell us how mean and heartless people are. It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true: the world really can be different.
【1】The soldiers began socializing with the enemy because ________.
A. they couldn't bear the meaningless killing
B. it was the best way to avoid being killed
C. they feared that they would be caught
D. their enemies were from similar backgrounds
【2】How did the generals finally put an end to the soldiers’ socializing?
A. They sent the soldiers’ loved ones to prison.
B. They moved the two groups of soldiers further apart.
C. They increased the number of officers to control the soldiers.
D. They warned the soldiers that they would face severe punishment.
【3】The underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 4 most probably means ________.
A. satisfied B. shocked C. amused D. confused
【4】The author uses the story of the soldiers to imply that human beings ________.
A. are not trustworthy under stress
B. are naturally aggressive and war-like
C. are basically caring and kindhearted
D. will always do what is in their own self-interest
23、Professional courses, such as Masters in International Business or MIB, have been taken by many students in the last two decades. They are choosing new-age unconventional courses that guarantee a better future. MIB is a specialized course that teaches the international business. There are solid reasons for so much popularity of MIB course.
The course content and teaching methods of MIB differ from a normal MBA or Master of Business Administration. It has been designed with the objective of developing professionals with an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the international trade. The course offers various advantages over the conventional MBA degree course.
The massive increase in the international business and foreign trade gives excellent job prospects to the new generation. Acquiring a degree of MIB offers outstanding growth of job opportunities. Those who want to pursue in the field of marketing also have a good future after completing the degree from a MIB college with a good reputation. Big multinational organizations look for talented people who can handle the job of International Marketing Manage, and people with MIB degrees are preferred. The job needs an in-depth understanding of the overseas markets, because it is the strategic post from the aspect of company’s international business growth.
Since business finance and economics are covered at length in the courses of MIB, students have great job offers in the field of finance as well. Typically, organizations offer the position of international finance controllers to those who complete MIB with the specialization of finance. The specialization covers aspects of international taxes, accounts, budgeting and so on. People in this field are well-paid, and growth prospects are unlimited. After completing degree course from a reputed MIB college, there is a good opportunity in the banking and finance field as well. International banks appoint people who have an excellent grasp over the international banking policies, currency exchange, and international policies. Thus, MIB is the golden key to success with brilliant job opportunities in national and multinational areas.
【1】How is the second paragraph mainly developed?
A．By analyzing causes.
B．By proving definition.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By providing examples.
【2】Why do more and more people intend to acquire a degree of MIB?
A．It is required in the colleges.
B．It contributes to great job offers.
C．It appeals to most of the graduates.
D．It helps to start up one’s own business.
【3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．People earn more in business field than in finance field.
B．The international finance controller is a high-quality job.
C．MIB holders are more promising in all careers than others.
D．International banks only accept employees from MIB colleges.
【4】What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
A．To predict the future trend of the MIB course.
B．To describe the development of the MIB course.
C．To promote the professional MIB course worldwide.
D．To explain why the MIB course is gaining popularity.
24、 London-based artist Sarah Ezekiel has won international recognition for her vivid, life-filling images. But her work is more remarkable for the fact that she has a medical condition that has left her unable to move her arms.
Ezekiel’s pictures are painstakingly produced, using the movement of her eyes and specialized technology that relays those movements to a computer. The eye-tracking technology gives Ezekiel a platform for artistic expression, otherwise denied by her disease—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS).
Ezekiel showed no signs of the condition until 2000, when she was aged 34. Pregnant with her second child, she noticed some weakness in her left arm and that she was unable to produce each word clearly. Within months, she was diagnosed with incurable ALS.
Ezekiel describes her first five years living with ALS as “very lonely”. Today, she can neither speak nor move but says “technology has made my life worth living”. She uses a system made by Tobii Dynavox, a company specializing in “Eye Gaze” devices that help people with medical conditions communicate. Its technology adopts projectors, cameras and algorithms to track the tiny movements of the user’s pupils and control a cursor on a screen.
To interview Ezekiel, CNN sent her questions and she prepared her answers letter by letter, using predictive text. The technology also lets her surf the net, shop online and use social media.
Ezekiel, who studied art when she was younger, began painting using the Eye Gaze device in 2012. Her first artwork. Peaceful Warrior, took its title from a book by Dan Millman. “It was originally supposed to illustrate despair, but the finished result had a totally different feel,” she recalls.
“Being an artist because of technology has totally improved my general attitude towards life and opened up many other possibilities for me,” says Ezekiel. I couldn’t create pictures for years and it’s fantastic that technology has made it possible again.
【1】What can we know about Ezekiel’s disease?
A．It inspired her to be a devoted artist.
B．It was totally cured when she was 46.
C．It draws more attention to her works.
D．It stops her from thinking independently.
【2】What does Tobii Dynavox’s system allow Ezekiel to do?
A．Enjoy her basic online life.
B．Move her body at her own will.
C．Suffer less pain from her disease.
D．Write letters to her baby by hand.
【3】What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably refer to?
A．Drawing pictures.
B．Staying positive.
C．Using technology.
D．Being a special artist.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．A Platform Brings Fame
B．An Artist Paints With Eyes
C．Art Makes Life Meaningful
D．A System Wins Much Favor
25、 A long time ago, in a small house in Scotland, two friends lived together. Their names were John and Bobby.
John and Bobby were not _______, and they had few things except friends, _______ they were happy. They lit a warm fire when it was cold outside. They had food to eat when they were hungry. They were never _______ because they had each other.
John and Bobby _______ to take long walks together. After their _______ John usually cooked the dinner. John and Bobby ate the dinner and then _______ in front of the fire. They had a(n) _______ but happy life.
Then John developed a(n) _______disease and died in the spring of 1858. He was _______ in a grave (坟墓). After that, Bobby stood at John’s grave and shouted. “Come on, Bobby,” John’s ________ said. “It’s time to go home.” Bobby went home, but later he returned to the grave. He ________ near it. He stayed there all night.
Bobby stayed at the grave site the next day, and the day after another. For the next 14 years, Bobby never left the ________. When the weather was cold, he slept in a small house near the grave. When it was ________, he slept on the ground near John’s grave.
________, in 1872, Bobby died, too. John’s friends buried him in a ________ grave near John’s. Why was Bobby’s grave so little? Bobby, John’s best friend, was a dog.
A．rich
B．lucky
C．beautiful
D．funny
A．and
B．or
C．but
D．so
A．lonely
B．alone
C．worried
D．separate
A．failed
B．competed
C．imagined
D．liked
A．work
B．rest
C．run
D．walk
A．sang
B．talked
C．sat
D．studied
A．hard
B．sad
C．easy
D．simple
A．serious
B．unhealthy
C．big
D．sick
A．put
B．escaped
C．stored
D．buried
A．friends
B．children
C．parents
D．brothers
A．got up
B．turned down
C．sat down
D．put up
A．garage
B．grave
C．home
D．town
A．cool
B．warm
C．wet
D．rainy
A．Luckily
B．Quickly
C．Finally
D．Interestingly
A．large
B．small
C．firm
D．weak
26、Directions: Read the following three passages. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
On an October afternoon last year, James Vernon, 76, was supervising a youth chess club meeting in a conference room in the Morton Public Library in Morton, Illinois. About 16 kids, aged seven to twelve, quietly faced off at two horizontal rows of tables, and James walked from pair to pair, overseeing the matches and offering tips. Four mothers sat off to the side, waiting for their kids to finish the weekly hour-long session.
Suddenly, a stocky teenager wearing glasses burst through the door at the front of the room JTm gonna kill some people!" he yelled.
At first, James, who was standing in the aisle between the tables, thought the bizarre sight was a Halloween prank, but then he saw the five-inch hunting knives that the teenager was holding in each hand. The teen, whom police later identified as Dustin Brown, 19, shouted incoherently and began cutting his left forearm with one of die knives. "As soon as I saw those knives and he started shouting, I knew this wasn't a prank/9 says James. UI thought I can't let something terrible happen."
James, a former computer-systems architect, spent 44 months in the US Army from 1962 to 1966. He had been trained in hand-to-hand combat, but he decided not to do that and to attempt to calm the boy instead by talking to him. "Hey, who are you?" “Where do you go to school? What's the problem?" James asked the boy. "Let's talk about this. I'll listen."
“My life is terrible, Dustin replied as he peered down at the floor and continued to cut his arm. While James talked to Dustin on one side of the room, Sandy Rassi, 40, the mother of three of the chess students, stood up on the other side. When she heard James say, "It's about time for these kids to head home," she motioned silently for the children to quietly leave the room one by one.
When Dustin finally looked up, he saw that the chairs were empty, and he lunged at James.
“I think he attacked me because I was the only one left,” says James.
Dustin swung the knife toward the man's neck and face, but James caught the blade with his left hand. With his hand bleeding, James continued to fight. He grabbed the necklace Dustin was wearing with his right hand and jerked him forward. Then James pinned the boy onto a table on his left side, hitting the right side of his collarbone with his uninjured fist. "I was trying to get him to drop the knives," says James.
It worked. Dustin let go of both weapons, and James kept the attacker under control until Morton police officers arrived a few minutes later.
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