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1、Birds can fly because they have the strong chest muscle________ for flying.
A．provided
B．required
C．strengthened
D．possessed
2、—It’s said that Mr. Sun in our department got promoted.
—________. Nobody works harder than him in our company.
A．It’s a deal
B．Good luck
C．Don’t mention it
D．He deserves it
3、 Remember that ______ is better than cure, so brush your teeth at least twice a day and visit your dentist for regular check-ups.
A. priority B. privilege
C. principle D. prevention
4、The Forbidden City attracts a _____ stream of visitors every day, especially during national holidays.
A.constant B.main C.powerful D.shallow
5、The father,along with his four children,_____hangzhou.When they will be back_____fixed.
A.have gone to;isn’t B.had gone to;is not C.went to;aren’t D.has gone to;has not been
6、The customer and the seller argued for quite some time before they finally agreed the price．
A．on B．with
C．to D．at
7、Had they known what was coming next, they _____ second thoughts.
A. may have B. must have had
C. could have D. might have had
8、The pollution is getting worse and worse; we must stop pollution ______ a better life.
A. to live B. from living
C. living D. Live
9、After several rounds of competition, the little girl _________ because of her excellent spoken English and quick response.
A. put out B. picked out
C. broke out D. stood out
10、You’ll find this English map of great ______ in helping you to get round Paris.
A．price B．value C．cost D．worth
11、The law requires equal treatment for all, ________ race, religion, or gender.
A．in spite of
B．on account of
C．in pursuit of
D．regardless of
12、 It was in the garden of his old house ______ he grew up ______ he dug up a pot of gold.
A.that; that B.where; where C.that; where D.where; that
13、________ the job, you must gain a degree in chemistry first.
A．To do
B．Having done
C．Doing
D．Do
14、Foreign ministers of the two countries hold regular meetings, ______ they can exchange views on international issues of both concern.
A. what B. where C. which D. why
15、I was really excited about the plane trip ______ I got on the plane and saw the narrow space between the seats.
A．once
B．where
C．though
D．until
16、It________ to look after these naughty grandchildren of mine for a whole day.
A．put me down
B．drives me out
C．wears me out
D．pulls me through
17、Linda didn't get there on time because of the bad weather. Additionally, her car was in poor ______
A. situation B. position
C. condition D. direction
18、Smith is poor. He has to manage on _________ $ 10 per week.
A. as few as B. as little as
C. as many as D. as much as
19、 , I believe, and you will find the boy is very outgoing.
A. Having a talk with the student
B. One talk with the student
C. Given a talk with the student
D. If you have a talk with the student
20、____ back made her parents angry and sad.
A.Not her coming B.your coming
C.Her not coming D.Her no coming
21、When you’re giving a speech to an audience, there isn’t a one-stop-shop approach that will address every individual.【1】You need to consider carefully the content at the planning stage of your speech.
【2】Larger audiences often have little or no audience participation, so you need to ensure that your speech fills the time slot(空档) allocated. To attain the attention of a larger audience, your tone and body language is also more important, and maintaining eye contact with as many individuals is vital.【3】This means you’ll need to prepare enough material to fill the time slot if needed, but allow for questions or comments throughout while still delivering your message in the time you have.
The second hurdle to overcome is that you naturally have lots of different types of people in the room.【4】As a general rule, there are 4 different ways people learn: visual, auditory, reading and writing and kinaesthetic. Including elements of each learning style will help to engage more of your audience, and assist in connecting with different audiences.
Another way you’ll need to adapt your speech is whether you are addressing other experts in the same field, or if you are talking to beginners or an audience with limited knowledge. Targeting these two types of audience will be a bigger and more difficult task.【5】Trying to target both experts and beginners with the same speech could alienate(疏远) both parties and result in the loss of engagement completely.
A．They learn and take in information in many different ways.
B．You are talking to a particular age group, gender or profession.
C．The most effective way is to create two versions of your speech.
D．Audiences, large or small, are complex and have different requirements.
E．Adapting your speech based on the audience size is your first action-point.
F．No matter how much you prepare, you may find you are losing audience engagement.
G．For smaller audiences they have more opportunity to be more conversational and relaxed.
22、As university doors opened in September for a new year, an estimated six million people across the world took to the streets in a historic week of climate action. The power of this youth-led campaign reflected the urgency for action on the environment. So what now? 【1】Here are some ideas about how you can be sustainable as a student.
What you put on your plate matters: nearly a quarter of all greenhouse gases come from agriculture, and most of those are from meat and dairy. Meat and dairy consumption results in excessive (过度的) land use, industrial emissions, methane, water use and deforestation. 【2】 A meat-free diet has been recommended as the single-biggest way an individual can reduce their effect on the planet.
Forget fast fashion: keeping your clothes for as long as possible has much more than just monetary value. In the UK, clothing has the fourth-largest environmental effect after housing, transport and food. 【3】
For some freshers, this will be your first time living alone, which means doing your own washing, cooking and cleaning. 【4】 Wash your clothes at a lower temperature, and choose a bamboo toothbrush or more eco-friendly sanitary (卫生的) products. When shopping, see if there's a zero-waste shop nearby, where all products are free from plastic packaging. Just turn up with your own container. If you're planning a weekend away with new friends, try to travel by train or bus.
【5】 But campaigning is important too. University campuses can be the perfect place for this. If you don't know where and how to start, see if there are any societies at your university like Student Climate Network. Students using fossil fuels in 76 universities have now committed to it.
A．So recycle your clothes or mend them.
B．Meat consumption delays industrial development.
C．And clothing has a bigger impact on environment than food.
D．Cutting out meat is an easy way to reduce your carbon footprint.
E．There are simple ways you can change your habits to live more sustainably.
F．Individual actions matter, as they provide an alternative to how we can live.
G．For freshers starting a new chapter at university, deciding how to live your life is vital.
23、To fight against the ballooning waistlines among people, several U. S. cities have instituted taxes on drinks with added sugar aiming to reduce consumption, but new research suggests these policies currently have one fundamental flaw.
The study found sugary drink only reduce purchasing if price tags at stores mention consumers are paying that tax when they buy the drink.
The research included a field study at two convenience stores in San Francisco, which currently has a tax on sugary drinks of 1 cent per ounce. Researchers varied the price tags placed on the sugary drinks over the eight-week study: one tag that simply said the price for the 12-ounce drink ($1.52) and one that had the price and the message “Includes SF Sugary Drink Tax”. All non-sugary drinks, which weren’t subject to the tax, simply had the price of the drink ($1.40).
The researchers compared sales of the drinks during the study period to the two weeks before the study began when the sugary drink tax was in effect but there were no price tags on any drinks. Results showed sales of sugary drinks weren't lower during the two weeks, compared to sales before the tax, indicating the tax itself didn't reduce purchases of sugary drinks.
The researchers then looked at the effects of the two different price tags. Results showed the share of sugary drinks purchased when the tags simply showed the price wasn’t significantly different from the two-week period before the study, but did decline slightly when the tags mentioned the price included the added tax.
In a separate online study, the researchers asked participants to estimate what the tax would be on a can of their favorite drink that cost $1.52. The average estimate was 40 cents — much higher than the 12 cents actually demanded in San Francisco. When told the tax was only 12 cents, they reported they’d still purchase the drink.
The findings suggest price tags should mention the tax but not the amount, for consumers tend to overestimate how much the tax is. “If cities want these policies to be effective, they need to regulate how sugary drinks are labeled at stores and they currently don’t do that,” said Donnelly, lead author of the study.
【1】What does the underlined word “flaw” mean in the first paragraph?
A．Weakness.
B．Solution.
C．Imbalance.
D．Evidence.
【2】What kind of price tags may discourage customers from buying sugary drinks?
A．Price tags bearing sugar content.
B．Price tags with the exact tax on them.
C．Price tags saying added tax included.
D．Price tags just showing the total price.
【3】Which of the following may be Donnelly’s suggestion?
A．Stores label sugary drinks at will.
B．Cancel sugary drink taxes at once.
C．Publicize the impacts of sugary drinks.
D．Cities urge stores to use proper price tags.
【4】What might be the best title for the text?
A．A New Way to Prevent Fatness.
B．Eating Habits and Food Consumption.
C．Sugary Drink Taxes Aren’t Working Well.
D．Non-sugary Drinkers Benefit from New Policies.
24、It’s common for car owners to have a hard time emotionally letting go of their vehicles. But a St. Louis Missouri man's self-driving car has flipped the script.
Ed Selznick owned his Tezlo Reliance for almost three years before selling it to Tom Johnson, who lived 40 miles away. So Selznick was completely shocked when he walked out of his house a week later. He found the Reliance sitting in front of his house.
“I thought Johnson had returned it, and canceled the payment,” Selznick said. “So I called him.”
Johnson took a taxi to Selznick’s house to retrieve his car. But when he tried to start it, the vehicle wouldn't move.
Johnson paid to have the self-driving vehicle towed back to his house, but told Selznick he was billing him for it.
Two nights later, Selznick was awakened in the middle of the night by a familiar “honking” sound beeping to the tune of “Take Me Home, Country Road”, as if crying.
Tom Johnson called the police to arrest Selznick for repeatedly stealing his car. But the police said the couldn't do anything unless they actually caught him in the act.
So after towing the vehicle back to his house a second time, Johnson installed a camera outside his home.
The next time the car disappeared Johnson checked the video and was astonished to find that the car has tarted by itself and driven off on its own.
This time at Selznick’s house the Tezlo's horn honked to the tune of The Beatles’ “Baby You Can Drive My Car!”
When Selznick and Johnson finally wrapped their heads around what was happening, they agreed to void their contract and return the car to Selznick.
As for “Tezzy,” when it realized Selznick owned it again, it flashed its headlights on and off continuously, began honking to the tune of James Brown’s “I’m Back!”
“I’ll never sell ‘Tezzy’ again,” Selznick swore. “I mean, that car’s more devoted to me than my dog.”
【1】It can be inferred from the text that ________ ?
A．Selznick was reluctant to sell his car.
B．Johnson heard the honking tunes for three times.
C．the police caught Selznick stealing the car on the spot.
D．the car was overjoyed at its return to its former owner.
【2】What happened to Johnson when the car first disappeared?
A．He called the police.
B．He knew it for sure.
C．He went to fetch it.
D．He drove it back.
【3】What does the underlined phrases “wrapped their heads around” exactly mean?
A．Being fully aware of
B．Being badly hurt.
C．Being absolutely ignorant of
D．Being very painful for
【4】In terms of plot, this story is________.
A．realistic
B．absurd
C．romantic
D．inspirational
25、The notion that mothers can simultaneously nurture their children and their careers is often seen as a modern phenomenon. ________ history is full of mothers who reached beyond the house — courageous women who overcame societal barriers and changed the world for people ________ their own children.
The ________ for Mother’s Day, Ann Jarvis, was a social activist and pioneer in the public-health movement in the U.S. As a mother Jarvis suffered the loss of eight children. Determined to combat infant ________ in the area, Jarvis began to organize Mother’s Day work clubs to provide education, medicine and supplies. After the Civil War began, Jarvis strived for soldiers’ well-being. Jarvis’ impact was so powerful that she inspired her daughter to ________ for a national holiday honoring mothers, formalized in 1914.
In the early 1900s, Lillian Gilbreth also raised her children alone after her husband’s death. Gilbreth was a woman of ________: first woman to receive the Hoover Medal for significant public service by an engineer, first female member of the Society of Industrial Engineers, and first female psychologist on a U.S. stamp. Her accomplishments in psychology, ________ and organizational management were so vast she is considered one of the founders of industrial engineering. She not only advised six successive U.S. presidents, but also improved surgical operating procedures and invented many ________ appliances, from refrigerator door shelves to the pedal-operated trash can.
________ masses of historic milestones, these resilient mothers and so many more like them, are not exactly household names. The obstacles that keep many women from ________ a happy balance between work and motherhood are real. But lack of awareness of the women who overcame such obstacles, and broke away from the roles society ________ on women, is, paradoxically, an obstacle too.
________ out impressed bias is one of the most challenging aspects of gender equality efforts. We can pass laws and demand reform, but changing mindsets is more subtle. Mothers are uniquely devoted to ________ that change.
On this Mother’s Day then, in addition to honoring the women who have had an impact on our lives ________, let’s take a moment to recognize the ________ mothers of history — the women whose names we may not recognize, but whose impact we feel even today.
【1】
A．In fact
B．Rather
C．After all
D．By no means
【2】
A．in place of
B．according to
C．due to
D．other than
【3】
A．context
B．inspiration
C．origin
D．innovation
【4】
A．well-being
B．development
C．fatality
D．nutrition
【5】
A．campaign
B．apply
C．compensate
D．engage
【6】
A．improvements
B．promises
C．firsts
D．ambitions
【7】
A．sociology
B．industry
C．public service
D．engineering
【8】
A．kitchen
B．office
C．domestic
D．manual
【9】
A．In spite of
B．As well as
C．Regardless of
D．By means of
【10】
A．topping
B．keeping
C．spotting
D．affording
【11】
A．bases
B．focuses
C．imposes
D．emphasizes
【12】
A．Laying
B．Rooting
C．Mapping
D．Working
【13】
A．driving
B．implementing
C．reversing
D．tackling
【14】
A．repetitively
B．impermanently
C．personally
D．indifferently
【15】
A．notorious
B．distinguished
C．unparalleled
D．lost
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
One day last June, I picked my son up from afterschool care to take him to the second of his twice-weekly boxing classes. He was tired and hungry and didn’t feel like going. “Can you drive me to the dam (大坝), Mom? I want to find something fun there,” he begged. The Colliery Dam is a pleasant attraction in our town. Beautiful big trees with birds calling, a freshwater reservoir (水库) filled with fish, and acres of paths to wander. But I insisted I had decided that it was important that he finish what he started, and that it was equally important to teach him that sometimes we have to do things even when we don’t feel like it.
Effectively, I was ignoring an eight-year-old’s request for some rest. He went to school five days a week, as well as before and afterschool care; he had a tutor once a week, two boxing classes and gymnastics on the weekend.However, I felt it justified in that he’s a very active boy and needs ways to get out all his energy.
But on this particular day, he was not going to let me ignore his feelings, however hard I tried. He even declared that he would never go to the boring boxing classes and instead take the painting courses he had been longing for. As usual, I rejected, claiming that’s an activity for girls. As we got in the hot car for a 15-minute drive to boxing, he returned to a three-year-old--he screamed and cried and kicked my seat.
We pulled into the parking lot, both of us worn out, annoyed and angry. My son took off his seat belt and curled (蜷缩) into a ball on the floor. What was I doing? Why was I so determined that he go to boxing? Was I worried that his absence would reflect badly on me as a parent somehow? Wouldn’t it actually teach him that I heard he was tired and hungry and needed a break and that it was just as well that boys took painting classes? “Put on your seat belt,” I said. “We’re going to the dam.”
注意：
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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When we arrived at the dam, I noticed the tension disappear from both of our bodies.
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My son has now quit boxing and is taking painting once a week.
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