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1、--- Silly me! I forget what my luggage looks like.
--- What do you think of_____over there?
A. the one B. it C. that D. this
2、Why did she do a thing like that? It doesn't seem to __________.
A.set out B.sell out C.make sense D.settle down
3、Colors like green can ________ a sense of life and quietness to people.
A．acquire
B．remark
C．investigate
D．convey
4、You should take ______of this opportunity and try to get the post.
A．care
B．charge
C．place
D．advantage
5、—Sorry, I have to________ now. It 's time for class.
—OK. it'll call back later.
A．give up
B．hang up
C．hold up
D．break up
6、—Do you think I should get a good guide book?
—Yes, of course. ______, you also need a good camera and comfortable shoes.
A.In other words B.What’s more C.As a result D.All in all
7、（题文）A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions ________ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace.
A. when B. that
C. as D. where
8、There is no doubt that climate all over the world ______ greatly in recent years.
A. had changed B. is changing
C. changed D. has been changing
9、O. Henry, _____short story the Gift of the Magi is a good example of true love, is a pen name.
A. what B. whose C. who D. which
10、They have invited me to visit their country, ________ is very kind of them.
A.that B.it C.which D.what
11、McDonald’s announced the Beijing-based corporate group ______ the franchise（特许经营）bid to run its China operations for the next 20 years on Monday.
A. won B. would win
C. has won D. had won
12、People often have difficulty facing reality when further scientific discovery challenges _______ they have previously thought to be settled facts.
A.what B.that C.who D.which
13、The official says that the next step is to negotiate the Asian Investment Bank’s articles of agreement, which is expected ________ by the end of 2021.
A.to have completed B.to be completed
C.having completed D.being completed
14、________by many negative reports, some people wrongly regard teenagers as lacking a sense of responsibility and concern for others.
A．Influenced
B．To be influenced
C．Having influenced
D．Being influenced
15、We climbed up to the top of a hill, we got a good view of the whole forest park.
A. which B. where
C. when D. that
16、Languages across the world are becoming extinct______ endangered mammals and four times endangered birds.
A. at twice the rate of B. as twice fast as
C. twice faster as D. twice at the rate of
17、—Is it all right if I leave a bit earlier?
——_________ . I can finish the report on my own.
A．Sure thing
B．Help yourself
C．Forget it
D．That depends
18、Some new degree courses will be carried out the current ones，so that students can gain success more easily.
A.in respect to B.in terms of
C.in contrary to D.in parallel to
19、–What do you think of your new ipad? --Good. I can’t find a ______ one.
A. worst B. best C. worse D. better
20、After Jack ________ some e-mails, he started working on his report.
A. sends B. has sent C. had sent D. would sent
21、We know that St. Patrick’s Day festivities may include a little bit of drinking. But there are plenty of kid-safe St. Patrick’s Day events around metro Phoenix, too. Here are the lucky St. Patrick’s Day celebrations for kids.
3/17： Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes
Kids can make their own treats at the Children’s Museum of Phoenix this St. Patrick’s Day. Children can make and decorate their cupcakes with rainbow candies and chocolate pots of gold. To-go containers will also be provided.
Details: 1—3 p. m，Friday, March 17. Children’s Museum of Phoenix, 215 N. 7th Street, Phoenix. $3 for members. $4 for non-members. 602 -253 -0501.
3/17—19: Fountain O’ Green Artisan Market
This community festival will include sculptures paintings，handcrafted jewelry and apparel from selected local and regional artists, live music and dance performance throughout the weekend. There will also be a food court.
On Friday, emerald-colored water will shoot from the town’s fountain at noon. Take the kids to see the annual tradition and picnic in the park.
Details: 10 a. m. —5 p. m. , Friday — Sunday, March 17—19. Avenue of the Fountains and Saguaro Boulevard, Fountain Hills. Free. 480 -488- 2014.
3/17 ： St. Patrick’s Day Party at AZ Air Time
Kids above 12 years old can collect their free, green glow necklaces and jump for three hours, scale the rock climbing wall or dive into the giant pit of foam. Jump socks required.
Details： 8—11 p. m. Friday, March 17. AZ Air Time, 13802 N. Scottsdale Road，Suite 145, Scottsdale. $15, which is a $14 savings, 480 —427 - 2000.
【1】Which telephone number can people call at if they want to make and decorate cupcakes?
A．602 - 427 -2014.
B．480 -488 -2014.
C．480 -427 -2000.
D．602 -253 -0501.
【2】In which program can kids find the food court?
A．St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish Cultural Center.
B．Fountain O’ Green Artisan Market.
C．St. Patrick’s Day at AZ Air Time.
D．Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes.
【3】Which program is free for children?
A．Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes.
B．St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish Cultural Center.
C．Fountain 0’ Green Artisan Market.
D．St. Patrick’s Day at AZ Air Time.
22、A new study has found that water in the air, not just heat, is important in measuring global warming. The researchers say, when considering humidity and heat, the temperature increase is two times greater than earlier estimates.
The researchers also note, temperature by itself is not the best way to measure the effects of climate change and using temperature underestimates conditions in the tropical areas of the world.
The study was published on January 31 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers team show that the energy created in extreme weather, such as storms, is related to the amount of water in the air. For this reason, they decided to use a special atmospheric measurement to show the amount of heat in an area of air. It is expressed in a scientific measurement for temperature known as degrees Kelvin.
Ramanathan is one of the writers of the study. He is a climate scientist at the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “There are two factors of climate change: temperature and humidity. And so far, we have measured global warming just in terms of temperature,” he says. “Warm air can hold more water than cold air. For every degree Celsius that air temperature increases, it can hold seven percent more water. When the water vapor in the air becomes liquid, it releases heat or energy. That’s why when it rains, now it pours.”
Ramanathan added that water vapor is a powerful heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere that increases climate change. From 1980 to 2019, the average world surface air temperature increased by 0.79 degrees Celsius. But when they considered energy from humidity, their temperature measurement had increased by 1.48 degrees Celsius. In the tropics, the warming was as much as 4 degrees Celsius.
Wuebbles is a climate scientist at the University of Illinois. He was not part of the study. But Wuebbles said the idea makes sense because water vapor is important in extreme rainfall. He said, “Both heat and humidity are important.”
【1】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The combination of water and heat decreases average surface temperature.
B．The reason why it pours is that cold air can hold more water than warm air.
C．Scientists adopt temperature degrees Kelvin as a special atmospheric measurement.
D．Scientists used both temperature and humidity to measure global warming in the past.
【2】How does Ramanathan illustrate his findings in the fifth paragraph?
A．By making comparisons.
B．By taking examples.
C．By analyzing reasons.
D．By giving definitions.
【3】What is Wuebbles’ attitude to this new study?
A．Critical.
B．Objective.
C．Skeptical.
D．Appreciative.
【4】Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?
A．Extreme Weathers Are Closely Related to Air Heat Amount
B．A New Study Focuses on Global Warming Solutions
C．Humidity Is Also Important in Measuring Climate Changes
D．Two Climate Scientists Develop a Scientific Method
23、 American families are accustomed to settling in faraway places, which has been a national phenomenon. Decades of data, including a more recent Gallup study, characterizes the US as one of the most geographically mobile countries in the world. “About one in four US adults(24 percent) has reported moving within the country in the past five years.” the reported noted. With the exception of Finns(23 percent) and Norwegians(22 percent), Americans move considerably more than their European peers.
Though some may move for love or family, the major reason why Americans choose to move around is, unsurprisingly, related to work. Citing data from the Current Population Survey, a post on the blog of the New York Fed noted that between 1998 and 2013, “slightly more than half of interstate(州际的) migrants said they moved for employmentrelated reasons—a category that includes moves undertaken for new jobs, job transfers, and easier commutes(通勤).”
The seeking of opportunity, particularly for an immigrant nation, is a national mythology(神话) as well as an emotional attachment to work. A new working paper analyzed by Ben Steverman at Bloomberg suggests that workers in the US now “put in almost 25 percent more hours than Europeans” in a given year. This figure has steadily risen since the 1970s, when the hours logged by workers in Western Europe and the US were roughly the same.
There are, of course, some internal factors. The US is much vaster than most European countries, plus it boasts(拥有) a common language. It is considered to be a sign of an efficient labor market that US workers can be persuaded to move to regions where there is a steady growth in jobs, such as the Sun Belt in recent years. And while American workers often have fewer labor protections than their European counterparts, as a report by the World Bank noted in 2012, American “labor laws give employers the power to fire, hire, or relocate(重新安置) workers according to their needs”， a flexibility that is thought to aid economic growth. The World Band report added that the occupation of the average US employee in 2006 was 4 years, compared to 10 years in the European Union.
Nevertheless, while Americans remain excessively mobile, FaithKarahan and Darious Li at the New York Fed are the latest to note that US workers are moving around less than before. During the 1980s, 3 percent of workingage Americans relocated to a different state each year; that figure had been cut in half by 2010. “While part of the decline can be attributed to the Great Recession，” the authors suggest, “this__phenomenon took place over the course of several decades and is not necessarily related to the economic conditions.”
So what accounts for this phenomenon? A roundup of theories by Brad Plumer at The Washington Post included the aging of the US workforce, the further rise of twoincome households, the burdens of real estate, evolving workplace culture, as well as the flat line of wages, which makes moving away for a job, on average, a less rewarding financial proposition.
Karahan and Li put much stock in the effects of an aging workforce, to which they attribute at least half of the decline in interstate migration. “In short, a young individual today is moving less than a young person did in the 1980s because of the higher presence of older workers，” they write, suggesting that employers have shifted their employment tactics(策略) to adapt to the changing demographics(人口统计数据) of the workforce. Needless to say, movies about this era in American life, in which fewer people set out to start lives in wideranging places, will probably be much less exciting.
【1】According to the passage, in the past five years, Americans have moved ________.
A. relatively less than the British B. less frequently than Italians
C. slightly more than Norwegians D. considerably more than Finns
【2】What can we infer from Paragraphs 2 and 3?
A. Americans choose to move mainly for work and family.
B. Americans have a very strong interest in work.
C. Americans invested more time in work than Europeans in 1975.
D. Americans tended to move to Europe between 1998 and 2013.
【3】Which of the following is NOT the reason why American workers move more than their European peers?
A. There is a common language in the US.
B. The US is much vaster than most European countries.
C. American labor laws give employers more freedom to deal with them.
D. They are offered more efficient labor protections.
【4】The underlined part “this phenomenon” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________.
A. the Great Recession
B. the decline of workingage Americans' interstate migration
C. the reduction in the number of workingage Americans
D. Americans' tendency to remain mobile
【5】How do American employers deal with the aging workforce according to the passage?
A. By sticking to their previous policies. B. By adjusting to it.
C. By improving their employees' job skills. D. By raising employment standard.
【6】As to the current situation of Americans migration, the author might feel ________.
A. curious B. strange C. confused D. disappointed
24、Myopia, or nearsightedness, is reaching epidemic proportions. In the U. S., more than 40% of the population were myopic by 2019, up from just 28% in 2000, and estimates suggest that one-third of the world’s population will be nearsighted by the end of the decade.
Myopia can usually be corrected easily with glasses, contact lenses, or surgery, but even still nearsighted people are at a higher risk of glaucoma (青光眼), retinal detachment, and cataracts. The condition’s sheer pervasiveness has made researchers wonder about its causes. Scientists have proposed one of the reasons why the condition has become more common: Young people are spending too much time indoors, according to a report published in Nature.
Studies of twins in the 1960s showed that DNA influences nearsightedness. But information from as far back as 400 years ago indicated that genes weren’t the whole story — the astronomer Johannes Kepler thought his own poor vision resulted from having his nose in a book for so many years. More recent research has supported Kepler’s hypothesis: The rise in myopia syncs up with a stronger emphasis on education. German researchers have also found that students who attended more years of school had a much higher rate of myopia than their less academic peers.
Myopia experts haven’t reached a consensus about exactly how to slow the rising tide of nearsightedness. But one Australian researcher found that kids could maintain healthy vision by spending three hours per day under light levels of 10,000 lux or more. This is about the level experienced by someone under a shady tree, wearing sunglasses, on a bright summer day. For comparison, a well-lit classroom is usually no more than 500 lux. Many researchers agree that kids who spend more time outside will maintain good vision for much longer, plus the physical activity could stave off overweight and improve mood. The work has sparked a number of countries to start public health campaigns designed to get kids outside.
【1】What does the author want to tell us by Kepler’s example?
A．Overlearning might be a cause of myopia.
B．Kepler is passionately fond of reading books.
C．Studies of twins in the 1960s are not accurate.
D．Genes have nothing to do with nearsightedness.
【2】What does the underlined phrase “syncs up with” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．takes charge of
B．gets rid of
C．keeps in step with
D．gets in touch with
【3】What is the purpose of the text?
A．To explain the exact causes of nearsightedness.
B．To report research findings of nearsightedness.
C．To express concern over the rise in nearsightedness.
D．To warn the public of the danger of nearsightedness.
25、 On January 14, 2012, Wesley Hamilton got shot outside an apartment but survived, suffering an injury that left him paralyzed (瘫痪) from the waist down. In the years _________ his injury, Hamilton said he became dangerously overweight, _________.
It was his daughter, Navaeh, who ultimately became his lifeline. The _________ inspired him to take control of his life. He got admitted to community college and took a nutrition _________. He started a healthy eating practice and _________ weightlifting. He lost 100 pounds within a year.
For Hamilton, it was only the _________. Then he started Disabled But Not Really, and, through adaptive _________ training and nutrition coaching, helped dozens of disabled take their health back into their own hands and _______above their limitations.
Hamilton developed an eight-week fitness program, and before the pandemic _________, participants would meet for one-hour group sessions twice a week as well as nutrition workshops.
When group classes were suspended __________ Covid-19, Hamilton said he was __________ to continuing to serve and support his program participants through __________ training sessions.
“People deserve to become a better __________ of themselves and have an overall better quality of life,” he said. “My purpose is to __________. And it’s to show people what happiness really looks like __________ the misfortunes that you have to face.”
A．following
B．accompanying
C．covering
D．including
A．embarrassed
B．ashamed
C．awkward
D．depressed
A．faith
B．love
C．relief
D．guide
A．course
B．experiment
C．restriction
D．scholarship
A．set up
B．turned up
C．took up
D．made up
A．option
B．challenge
C．beginning
D．trial
A．physical
B．biological
C．spiritual
D．behavioral
A．beat
B．arouse
C．act
D．rise
A．settled
B．removed
C．hit
D．existed
A．ahead of
B．because of
C．in case of
D．regardless of
A．exposed
B．opposed
C．accustomed
D．committed
A．urgent
B．private
C．public
D．secret
A．profile
B．expectation
C．proof
D．version
A．respond
B．inspire
C．admire
D．save
A．despite
B．unlike
C．with
D．against
26、书面表达
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom来信询问你最喜欢的运动项目。请你根据以下提示，通过电子邮件向他介绍你最喜欢的运动。
1．何时开始喜欢此项运动；
2．现在练习的情况；
3．给你带来的益处。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
Nice to receive your e-mail. I'd like to tell you about my favorite sport,
Yours，
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