1、—Why? Where is the key to the sound lab?
—Dear me! You _____ it in the taxi!
A. have never left B. haven’t left
C. never left D. didn’t leave
2、 --- It’s a shame that you missed the lecture on the British culture given by Thompson.
--- I _________ it, but I was busy preparing the coming exam.
A. attended B. had attended
C. would have attended D. would attend
3、My father called me yesterday, asking me _________I was getting along with the exam.
A.as
B.how
C.whether
D.why
4、The ______ among the world’s scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades.
A. prejudice B. reputation
C. discrimination D. consensus
5、-- Can I help you?
-- I’d like to buy a present for my mother”s birthday, ________at a proper price but of great use.
A.one
B.that
C.anyone
D.everything
6、If you ever aren’t sure whether you have bought the very best smartphone, just _________ “good enough.”
A. make for B. settle for
C. answer for D. account for
7、The world today _____ different without the amazing discoveries produced by great scientists.
A. were B. had been
C. would be D. would have been
8、Nowadays the name, Harry Potter, will be _________ to many young readers.
A. sensitive B. familiar
C. devoted D. grateful
9、Your teacher seems to be annoyed. Go to his office now is to ________.
A.in trouble B.make trouble C.ask for trouble D.take the trouble
10、Listening to audio books is extremely convenient, because we can take them with us ________ we go.
A.whenever
B.wherever
C.however
D.whatever
11、______ we want to get to Chicago by sunset, it means having to leave at dawn tomorrow.
A. If B. After
C. While D. Where
12、It is reported that the rest of the poor living in the area to new houses in the past few months.
A.moved
B.has moved
C.have moved
D.had moved
13、Under no circumstances shall we _____ to pressures or threats imposed by other countries.
A.give off
B.give in
C.give up
D.give out
14、Although nuclear power may lead to disasters, ______ the nuclear power industry has been operating safely for three decades in China.
A. and B. but C. so D. yet
15、On the graduation day, he received from his father a nice present ______ a note was attached, saying “I’m proud of you.”
A.on which
B.to which
C.with which
D.in which
16、We’ve had three weeks of ________ rain, which nearly causes a big flood.
A. immense B. irregular
C. routine D. continuous
17、——Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet?
——I’m not sure.She _________ on it last week.
A.was working B.has worked
C.worked D.had worked
18、—I’m planning to go to Kingdom of Cambodia this summer vacation. I think the trip will be exciting.
—____, as it’s the rainy season then.
A. Yes, it will B. Of course not
C. You can say so D. It’s hard to say
19、The war is over and their rule is ________.
A.at an end B.in the end C.at the end D.on end
20、As can be seen, in the fierce competition, honesty is a vital ________ of her success.
A.evidence
B.criterion
C.concept
D.element
21、 Shot in more than 40 locations in L.A., the musical La La Land is “a love letter to the city”. To coincide with UK release, we asked a local writer to pick some of the film’s amazing settings.
Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange
La La Land’s opening scene is a six-minute dance that plays out in L.A.’s bad traffic. It is also where the film’s leading roles, struggling actress Mia and jazz pianist Sebastian, first encounter each other—in a road anger incident. The scene is said to have been filmed over two hot days in south L.A.
Smokehouse Restaurant, Burbank
This is the setting for the scene in which Mia discovers Sebastian’s talent for the piano. The fictional Lipton’s restaurant---where jazz purist Sebastian was reluctant to play Christmas music---is in reality a place long frequented by actors, producers and other show business types. It has been on this spot, across the street from the Warner Bros studio, since 1949. In the film, the outer wall of Lipton’s is the You are the Star mural (壁画). which features Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin and others, which is on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Wicox Avenue in Hollywood in reality.
Warner Bros Studios, Burbank
Mia works at the studio’s coffee shop, where Sebastian comes to meet her. As they wander the studio’s lot, Mia points out “ the window that Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman looked out in Casablanca.” It’s one of the film’s numerous nods to movie history. Warner Brons is still a working studio, with 35 sound stages, 14 exterior sets and visitor tours.
Cathy’s Corner, Mount Hollywood Drive
This section of the road that winds through Griffth Park is the setting of their dance play. It overlooks the San Fernando Valley and features on the film poster. Cathy’s Corner is near famed Mulholland Drive, but prepare for disappointment if you’re expecting a park bench and street lamps, which only exist in the movie.
【1】In order to encounter some film stars, you may go to _______.
A.Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange
B.Smokehouse Restaurant
C.Warner Bros Studio
D.Cath’s Corner
【2】Mia mentioned the underlined sentence so as to _______.
A.stress Warner Bros is still in function
B.show respect for movies of previous generations
C.illustrate La La Land was filmed at Hollywood Center Studios
D.compare Mia and Sebastian’s love story with Humphrey and Ingrid
【3】In which section of a website can you most probably find this passage?
A.Nature and Environment. B.City and Transport.
C.Travel and Recreation. D.Food and Health.
22、Coca-Cola announced on Wednesday that it will begin transitioning (转变) from green to clear plastic on August 1 to increase the material’s likelihood of being remade into new beverage (饮料) bottles. The beverage giant is committed to making 100% of its packaging recyclable by 2025 and using at least 50% recycled material in its packaging by 2030.
Sprite, an important brand of Coca-Cola, currently uses plastic bottles containing a green additive called Polyethylene Telephthalate (PET). These bottles are commonly changed into single-use items like clothing and carpeting that can’t be recycled into new PET bottles.
“Taking colors out of bottles improves the quality of the recycled material,” said Julian Ochoa, CEO of a plastics group, which is working with Coca-Cola to improve bottle-to-bottle recycling. “When recycled, clear PET Sprite bottles can be remade into bottles, helping drive a circular economy for plastic.”
Sprite, the popular lemon-flavored soft drink, which first hit shelves in 1961, is also getting a new logo and packaging design. Sprite’s packaging will keep the brand’s recognizable green color and include noticeable “Recycle Me” message. Other drinks that use green bottles will also transition to clear packaging in the coming months.
Both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have been criticized for contributing to the world’s plastic pollution. In 2021, both companies ranked as the world’s top plastic polluters for the 4th consecutive (连续的) year by the environmental organization Break Free From Plastic. Global beach cleanups were carried out by more than 11,000 volunteers in 45 countries to identify the most common plastic polluters. Break Free From Plastic found that 20,000 Coca-Cola branded products were picked up, representing more pollution than the next two top polluters combined.
Coca-Cola announced its “World Without Waste” sustainable packaging program in 2018, in which it promised to make all of its packaging recyclable—excluding the caps and labels—as well as have at least 25% of its beverages sold in refillable packaging by 2030.
【1】What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?
A.To state the main idea of the text.
B.To introduce Coca-Cola’s new product.
C.To draw people’s attention to Coca-Cola.
D.To give the news background information.
【2】What do we know about green bottles from the text?
A.Their material is of low quality.
B.They can widely be changed into single-use items.
C.They contain less pollutants than clear bottles.
D.They are more expensive to recycle.
【3】What did Break Free From Plastic find?
A.20,000 Coca-Cola products were produced in 2021.
B.Plastic was the most common polluter in 45 countries.
C.The top three and four polluters made less pollution than Coca-Cola in 2021.
D.Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were responsible for the environmental protection.
【4】What is the text mainly about?
A.Coca-Cola’s releasing new soft drinks.
B.“Recycle Me” message on the clear Sprite bottles.
C.Colored bottles reduce the quality of the recycled material.
D.Sprite is retiring its signature green plastic bottles after more than 60 years.
23、As anybody with children knows, dining out with kids is an entirely different experience from dining out with friends. If the restaurant offers crayons (蜡笔), puzzles or toys of some sort, it takes a lot of the stress out of dining out with kids. Here, in no particular order, are our pick of top restaurants for kids.
The Olive Garden
The Olive Garden is a family favorite, especially because of the kids menu, crayons, and activity books. My daughter believes this famous Italian food chain has the “best pizza ever” on its kids menu. The kids also get to indulge in the famous Olive Garden bread --- a favorite for kids of all ages.
The Silver Diner
The Silver Diner, which has locations in New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia, gets a nod for featuring one of the most fun kids meal containers --- a heavy-duty paper car --- as well as old-fashioned, table-side jukebox selectors (点唱机选择器).The menu wins too, both for its breadth (范围) of choices, and for the number of them that are healthy.
Legal Sea Foods
The kids menu for popular seafood chain Legal Sea Foods is extensive (详尽的) and features the most choices from the sea of any kids menu we’ve seen. The original Boston Harborside restaurant has a small children’s menu, but its other locations all have 12 kid’s choices, including a pricy (昂贵的) One Pound Lobster (or 1/2 pound), Wood-Grilled Fish of the Day, and Popcorn Shrimp selections.
Ground Round
This restaurant chain was a favorite of children growing up in the 1970s and early 1980s, as it served popcorn and peanuts before the meal instead of bread, and let kids throw the peanut shells on the floor. There were also cartoons and silent movies shown during dinner. Ground Round has changed with the times, but they still have delectable (美味的) offerings for kids.
【1】What makes the Silver Diner different from the other restaurants for kids ?
A. Its great pizza and variety of activity books.
B. Its fun kids meal containers and jukebox selectors.
C. The popcorn and peanuts served before the meal.
D. The way its menus change with the times.
【2】Which of the following restaurants might interest those who like eating lobster?
A. The Olive Garden. B. The Silver Diner.
C. Legal Sea Foods. D. Ground Round.
【3】Who is the article intended for?
A. School teachers. B. Parents with kids.
C. Travelers to the US. D. Restaurant managers.
【4】The underlined word “indulge in ” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.[
A. be crazy about B. be tired of
C. be good for D. be surprised at
24、Visitor Oyster cards are electronic smart cards that come fully charged with credit. Whether you’re making a one-off trip to London or you’re a regular visitor, using an Oyster travel smart card is the easiest way to travel around the city’s public transport network. Simply touch the card on the yellow card reader at the doors when you start and end your journey.
Advantages of a Visitor Oyster Card
A Visitor Oyster card is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London:
● Save time—your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.
● It’s more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash.
● There is a daily price cap—once you have reached this limit, you won’t pay any more.
● Enjoy special offers and promotions at leading London restaurants, shops and entertainment venues—plus discounts on the Emirates Air Line cable car and Thames Clippers river buses.
Buy a Visitor Oyster card
Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs£3 (non-refundable) plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand! You can also buy a Visitor Oyster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board Eurostar trains travelling to London.
Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card
You can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are visiting London for two days, you can start with £20 credit. If you run out of credit, add credit at the following locations:
● Touch screen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.
● Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London.
● TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers.
● Tube and London Overground station ticket offices.
● Emirates Air Line terminals.
【1】When can you use your Visitor Oyster Card?
A. After you become a regular visitor.
B. Once you arrive in London.
C. Only when you end your journey.
D. Before you leave home.
【2】What can we learn about the Visitor Oyster card?
A. It can reach you before your journey to London.
B. It requires you to pay as much as the daily price cap.
C. It can provide you a 50% discount at a London shop.
D. It can be delivered to your home address free of charge.
【3】 Where can you add credit to your Visitor Oyster card?
A. On the Internet.
B. On Eurostar trains.
C. At a Tube station ticket office.
D. At Gatwick Express ticket offices.
25、Today I had lunch with Cynthia, a former student of mine. The go-to restaurant I use for _________ like this is Merit Vegetarian. It’s a good _________ to vegan food and everyone I’ve _________ there has loved it.
As I was waiting for my friend to _________, I overheard a man and his wife saying they needed to go to their car to fetch cash in order to pay for something. When they _________ outside, I spoke to a worker and _________ to pay their bill. As it _________, it was just for a piece of cake and I asked them to just add it to my _________. I handed the cashier a Smile Card, _________ her to give it to the man. When the man came back with his money he was pleasantly __________.
I thought I had done a good deed, but there were more surprises to come. Cynthia and I were __________ a conversation and our lunch when Bill, a worker at the restaurant,__________ us. He explained that the couple on table 1 had paid for our lunch, including the cake. Bill didn’t understand why but I guessed it was just ripples (涟漪) __________. My Random Act of Kindness was magnified (放大).
When we were getting ready to leave, I asked Cynthia to __________ a table so that we could keep the journey of kindness going.__________ they all looked deserving, she just chose one. I called Bill over and said I wanted to pay for their lunch. He was wild with __________, smiling from ear to ear. I don’t think he had ever __________ anything like this before. Cynthia __________ that she’d never experienced anything like this, either.
In the past 7 years I’ve been able to witness so much generosity and kindness in __________. Whatever the reason, it’s not a __________ . I feel deep gratitude to you, and the rest of humanity.
【1】
A.classes
B.events
C.exams
D.experiments
【2】
A.reference
B.response
C.addition
D.introduction
【3】
A.missed
B.raised
C.taken
D.followed
【4】
A.arrive
B.lead
C.admit
D.stop
【5】
A.backed
B.appeared
C.stepped
D.escaped
【6】
A.continued
B.hesitated
C.happened
D.offered
【7】
A.turned out
B.went by
C.moved on
D.held up
【8】
A.food
B.bill
C.work
D.memory
【9】
A.advising
B.allowing
C.asking
D.forcing
【10】
A.relaxed
B.surprised
C.disappointed
D.satisfied
【11】
A.attempting
B.studying
C.planning
D.enjoying
【12】
A.approached
B.attracted
C.praised
D.acknowledged
【13】
A.rolling
B.turning
C.spreading
D.withdrawing
【14】
A.make up
B.take over
C.pick out
D.look into
【15】
A.Although
B.Since
C.Unless
D.If
【16】
A.anxiety
B.joy
C.anger
D.pride
【17】
A.ignored
B.improved
C.created
D.observed
【18】
A.regretted
B.agreed
C.pretended
D.forgot
【19】
A.play
B.effect
C.place
D.action
【20】
A.coincidence
B.chance
C.contest
D.contradiction
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.
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“Books will soon disappear in schools,” Thomas Edison announced in 1913: they would, he believed, soon be replaced by silent films. Each new wave of information technology - radio, television, computers - has led to similar predictions.
Like teachers, digital educational technology comes in many forms, from wonderful to awful. But, used properly, it now deserves more prominence (重要性) in schools - especially in poor countries where human teachers are often ignorant, absent or both.
According to a recent World Bank study of seven sub - Saharan African countries, half of nine - year - olds cannot read a simple word and three - quarters cannot read a simple sentence. The reason is terrible. The same study found that only 7% of teachers had the minimum knowledge needed to teach reading and writing effectively. When classrooms were inspected to see whether a teacher was present, half the time the answer was no. As for the absence of teachers, if expensive teachers do not turn up to class, government would, surely, fire them? Easier said than done. Poor governments often lack the money to check on teachers in distant villages.
Several recent studies suggested - tech can help. It seems to bring about bigger improvements in poor countries than in rich ones. Some of the scarce resources being spent on teachers could therefore be better spent on ed - tech. That does not mean dumping computers on schools in the hope that children will understand how to use them. Instead, it means providing schools with software that children can use with minimal help from an adult, that sends teachers prompts about what they are supposed to be teaching and that allows the authorities to check on whether the teacher is in the classroom.
Technology is no cure - all. Good traditional teachers are not outdated, and are never likely to be. And authorities need to hold teachers to account. But ed - tech can help greatly - by monitoring pupils and teachers alike, assisting the best teachers and, most important, making up for the failings of the worst.
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