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1、 —What on earth do you want?
—I just want a common sports coat—nothing ________.
A. fancy B. amazing
C. informal D. valuable
2、Had they known what was coming next, they second thoughts.
A.may have B.could have
C.must have had D.might have had
3、The autobiography Becoming by Michelle Obama, _________ about her life in the White House, sold well once on the market.
A. definitely B. essentially C. initially D. accurately
4、The App WeChat provides a networking platform ______ communication is faster and easier.
A. why B. which C. when D. where
5、–Volunteering is becoming popular in China.
--Yeah, people are now aware that helping others is helping themselves
A.naturally B.successfully C.splendidly D.increasingly
6、The Oscar award-winning hit song “Let It Go” captivates the hearts of millions all over the world and ________especially well in China and America.
A.sells B.selling C.has been sold D.having sold
7、—May I help you?
—_______, but I’m just looking now.
A. Go ahead B. Thanks
C. Please yourself D. Wait a minute
8、Tom says he ________ successfully in three marathons by the time he finishes this one.
A.will run B.will have run C.has run D.runs
9、--- Hello, I ________ to ask if I can book a flight ticket to London tomorrow?
--- Sorry, we’ve already sold out.
A.phone
B.will phone
C.am phoning
D.have phoned
10、He felt satisfied; he could _______ the way she looked that if he pushed her hard enough she would come in with him.
A. care about B. believe in
C. tell by D. give up
11、—Do you think he is the only person for the job?
—I’m not quite sure but he’ll prove_______ to the task.
A. equal B. essential
C. special D. superior
12、The fire was finally _______ with the firefighter’s efforts.
A. put forward B. put up C. put off D. put out
13、Cool weather and mild sunshine are drawing students out of their dorms and give them a ____out of school.
A.bite B.kick C.taste D.beat
14、Recycling can reduce carbon emissions,________ producing new products from recycled objects generally saves energy.
A．because
B．as if
C．although
D．in case
15、The visitor asked to have his picture taken ________stood the famous tower.
A. where B. at which
C. that D. when
16、If you ______ at school, you ______ a college student now.
A. had studied hard; would have been
B. should have studied hard; should have been
C. had studied hard; would be
D. would study hard; must have been
17、________ is no doubt that the Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world.
A．There
B．It
C．This
D．That
18、The villagers were shocked at the news. No one knew ________ would happen next.
A.how B.when C.which D.what
19、The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant ______ in his place but, luckily, everything was going on smoothly.
A. was to give B. would give
C. had given D. was giving
20、Bob organized a charity concert money for the victims of hunger in Ethiopia.
A. to raise B. to be raised
C. raising D. being raised
21、How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up? Before bed? A dozen times in between? The technology that was supposed to simplify our lives has become the vital time-suck: the average teen spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices, plus an additional hour just text-messaging friends.
The advantage of technological devices is connectedness: email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touch with more people during more hours of the day than at any other time in history. But is it possible we’re more lonely than ever, too? That’s what MIT professor Sherry Turkle observes in her new book, Alone Together, a fascinating portrait of our changing relationship with technology. Turkle details the ways technology has redefined our comprehension of closeness and loneliness—and warns us of the danger of accepting such virtual(虚拟的) relationships in place of lasting emotional connections.
For Turkle, the biggest worry is the effect all these shallow connections have on our development. Is technology offering us the lives we want to live? “We’re texting people at a distance,” says Turkle, “We’re using lifeless objects to convince ourselves that even when we’re alone, we feel together. And then when we’re with each other, we put ourselves in situations where we are alone—constantly on our mobile devices. It’s what I call a perfect storm of confusion about what’s important in our human connections.”
What can’t be denied is that technology, whatever its faults, makes life a whole lot easier. It allows us to communicate with more people in less time and makes conversation simple. But it can also be seductive(具有诱惑性的), providing more stimulation than our natural lives. There are usually some unhealthy videos online which remove teenagers’ attention from their schoolwork. Besides, some online activities make people addicted, which occupied their daily life and affected their ability to form real-world relationships.“Technology can be more immediately satisfying than the labor of building an intimate relationship,” said one highschool student, “Every time I text, I start to have some happy feelings.”
But are any of those feelings equal to the kind we feel when engaged in real, face-to-face communication? Online, you can neglect others’ feelings. In a text message, you can avoid eye contact. A number of studies have found that this generation of teens is less sympathetic than ever. That doesn’t spell disaster, says Turkle—but，
【1】From the first paragraph we can infer that_________.
A. email checking helps people wake up early
B. technological device production has been simplified
C. using technological devices costs teens much time
D. people communicate mainly by text-messaging now
【2】Turkle’s new book mainly discussed________.
A. ways to draw a fascinating portrait
B. how technology influences human relationships
C. the dangers of accepting emotional connections
D. the advantages of technology
【3】What worries Turkle most is that more and more people are_________.
A. starting to accept emotional connections in place of virtual connections
B. convincing themselves by using fewer lifeless objects in connections
C. dropping the use of technological devices for connection with each other
D. being affected by the shallow connections through the mobile devices
【4】Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. Others’ feelings can be ignored in online communication.
B. No stimulation is provided in natural life connections.
C. People always send text messages to avoid eye contact.
D. It may be a disaster that teens are less sympathetic than ever.
【5】What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To instruct people how to do with emails.
B. To stress the importance of technology.
C. To promote a wider use of technological devices.
D. To lead us to consider what’s important in human connections.
22、It is often difficult for farmers to identify diseases quickly enough to protect their crops and those on neighboring farms. Now, some farmers are using a simple device directly in the field to find viruses before they spread.
In Tanzania, several viruses are a threat to cassava crops. Farmers struggle to identify the diseases in an urgent effort to avoid severe crop damage. The disease identification process is often difficult when farmers are acting on their own. If they do not know what is attacking their crops, they cannot decide the best way to fight the disease. A device from British technology company Oxford Nanopore is changing that. The device extracts deoxyribonucleic acid, better known as DNA, from plants. DNA is the carrier of genetic information in nearly all living things. The device helps farmers identify what is harming their crops so they can change to more resistant crops.
Laura Boykin is with the University of Western Australia and also works with the Cassava Virus Action Project. She brought the device to a Tanzanian farm owned by Asha Mohamed. She said, "We are here collecting leaf punches from infected material to test, to do a DNA extraction and then start sequencing（排序）in the field." The testing identified a number of viruses in the cassava fields near Mohamed's farm. The process also discovered that plants considered resistant to disease had a very low viral level. Once the viruses were identified, Asha Mohamed was given two kinds of seeds that are resistant to the diseases.
In another case, DNA was collected from a pawpaw tree farm in Kenya. With that test, the technology was able to identify diseases affecting Naomi Mumo's crops. Naomi Mumo said,"All my pawpaw were affected by a disease, and I didn't know what kind of disease it was. But now, I have people who have identified the disease using new technology, and within a very short time. So I'm very happy."
The speed at which farmers identify diseases can mean the difference between the success or failure on large areas of crop land. Now, the use of such simple and easily transportable DNA sequencing devices is making that possible.
【1】What’s the main idea of the whole passage?
A．Farmers In Tanzania struggle to identify the diseases in their crops.
B．How Laura Boykin helped Asha Mohamed to identify the viruses.
C．DNA sequencing device helps farmers to find viruses and identify the diseases in their crops quickly.
D．A DNA sequencing device helps farmers to keep healthy.
【2】Which of the following best explains “extracts” underlined in paragraph 2？
A．produces
B．creates
C．refuses
D．gets
【3】We can infer from the passage that Naomi Mumo is______ with the DNA sequencing device.
A．dissatisfied
B．satisfied
C．disappointed
D．angry
【4】Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A．Farmers often have difficulty in identifying diseases in their crops quickly by themselves.
B．DNA carries genetic information in nearly all living things.
C．Both Asha Mohamed and Naomi Mumo are farmers in Tanzania.
D．If farmers can identify diseases in their crops quickly, they can protect their crops and succeed on large areas of crop land.
23、Eating at a slow speed may help reduce hunger, the U.S. researchers said on Monday. Previous research suggests that the ability to control energy intake may be affected by the speed at which we eat, and a high eating rate may damage the relationship between the sensory signals and processes that control how much we eat.
In order to learn more about the link between eating speed and energy intake, researchers examined how eating speed affects calories consumed during a meal in both normal-weight subjects as well as overweight or obese subjects.
In the new study, a group of normal-weight subjects and a group of overweight or obese subjects were asked to consume two meals in a controlled environment. All subjects ate one meal slowly, took small bites, chewed thoroughly, and paused and put the spoon down between bites, and ate a second meal quickly, took large bites, chewed quickly, and did not pause and put the spoon down.
At the conclusion of the study, the researchers found only normal-weight subjects had a statistically significant reduction in caloric consumption by eating slowly. “A lack of statistical significance in the overweight and obese group may be partly due to the fact that they consumed less food during both eating conditions compared to the normal-weight subjects,” Professor Meena Shah said, “it is possible that the overweight and obese subjects felt more self-conscious, and thus ate less during the study.”
Despite the differences in caloric consumption between the normal-weight and overweight and obese subjects, the study found some similarities. Both groups felt less hungry later on after the slow meal than after the fast meal, which indicates that greater hunger suppression（抑制）among both groups could be expected from a meal consumed more slowly. Also, both the normal-weight and overweight or obese groups consumed more water during the slow meal. “The higher water intake during the slow eating condition may have affected food consumption,” said Shah. According to Shah, slowing the speed of eating may help suppress hunger levels and “may even improve the enjoyment of a meal”.
The findings were published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
【1】What does the previous study have in common with the new one?
A. There is a link between eating speed and energy intake.
B. Eating at a slow speed may help feel hungry.
C. Eating too fast may damage your stomach.
D. Eating rate may affect processes controlling how much we eat.
【2】What should the subjects do during the research?
A. Both groups could totally eat the meals at any speed as they liked.
B. Both groups had to consume one meal in controlled eating conditions.
C. Both groups were asked to eat one meal slowly while the other quickly.
D. One group should eat slowly while the other one quickly.
【3】What caused the lack of statistically significant reduction in the overweight and obese group?
A. They were told not to eat a lot.
B. In the study they had no appetite to eat.
C. They lost consciousness in the study.
D. They ate less food on purpose.
【4】What is the passage mainly about?
A. New research findings about how to control eating rate.
B. A study about the link between eating speed and energy intake.
C. One may feel less hungry later on after the slow meal than after the fast meal.
D. Water intake may have affected food consumption.
24、 You've always wanted to go to Alishan.The Alishan Scenic Area has so many marvelous places to explore.Now you're finally going to take that trip!But don't get so excited about your trip that you forget to plan carefully.If you choose to work with a travel agency,choose a legal one.Check online reviews of it.Ask or talk to people who have traveled with them.Once you choose one and have a trip schedule,read it carefully.Note what is included in the trip and what is not.If you are not sure,ask questions.Make sure everything is clear before you agree to the trip and pay your money.When you purchase your trip,also buy travel insurance.You want to be protected if something unexpected happens and you can't travel.
If you are arranging your own lodging,book a safe and legal hotel.For your own safety,choose one that meets the standards of department for tourism administration.
After you arrive in the Alishan area and check into your hotel,look around.Locate the emergency exits.You may never need them,but it's better to be safe than sorry.Check your hotel room,too.Make sure the doors and windows are closed and locked.Even if your room seems safe,don't leave our valuables there.Take them with you or leave them in the hotel safe.
There are many delicious restaurants around Alishan.Enjoy your food,but protect yourself from food poisoning.Always wash your hands with soap before eating.Eat well-cooked,hot food.
As you visit the famous sites of Alishan,keep an eye on your things.You don't want to set them down someplace and forget them.
On your trip,you'll likely see things you want to buy.Shop wisely.Compare prices and bargain if you can.Do not buy any counterfeit goods or illegal wildlife products.
If you follow these smart travel tips,you will enjoy the beauty of Alishan and return home safely with many wonderful memories.
【1】What should you do before you pay for the trip?
A.Choose a legal travel agency. B.Read the trip schedule carefully.
C.Ensure everything is clear. D.Purchase travel insurance.
【2】What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Preparations for traveling to Alishan. B.Tips for traveling to Alishan.
C.Food to enjoy in Alishan area. D.Scenic spots to explore in Alishan area.
【3】Where can the passage probably be taken from?
A.A magazine. B.A textbook.
C.A tourist brochure. D.A book review.
25、Russell Ledet once served in the Navy after high school. Then he went back to college to study organic chemistry. To _________ himself during his studies, he worked at Baton Rouge General Medical Center as a _________ guard. While Russell now _________ that working history as “_________ beginnings,” it was the five years he spent working in that _________ that led to his important _________. As a security guard, he saw the _________ need for medical staff — and determined that one day, he would help.
While Russell _________ from college five years later, _________ the guard position at the Baton Rouge hospital, he didn’t choose to become a doctor _________. He continued his studies at New York University, where he completed a PhD in molecular oncology. Then Russell applied to Tulane University and got the _________. And there he _________ his MBA and MD.
Russell never forgot his days at Baton Rouge, so during the internship, Russell chose Baton Rouge General Medical Center as his __________ location. When he got it, he was excited to _________ to where it all started, the same place he used to work! Now, his dream came true — helping _________ during the novel coronavirus.
【1】
A．support
B．enjoy
C．encourage
D．protect
【2】
A．service
B．sincerity
C．security
D．loyalty
【3】
A．looks up
B．looks on
C．looks out
D．looks for
【4】
A．average
B．humble
C．inspiring
D．depressing
【5】
A．belief
B．mission
C．responsibility
D．role
【6】
A．decision
B．prediction
C．adventure
D．discovery
【7】
A．sudden
B．basic
C．great
D．limited
【8】
A．graduated
B．departed
C．escaped
D．suffered
【9】
A．getting
B．leaving
C．holding
D．completing
【10】
A．accidentally
B．immediately
C．purposefully
D．confidently
【11】
A．freedom
B．permission
C．offer
D．assistance
【12】
A．dropped
B．remained
C．changed
D．earned
【13】
A．major
B．fundamental
C．impressive
D．preferred
【14】
A．devote
B．return
C．relate
D．turn
【15】
A．patients
B．staff
C．guards
D．doctors
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。
Overcoming Adversity
On the bus headed to the United States from Mexico, I experienced the saddest and longest ride I ever had. The thoughts of me not seeing my friends and family again were taking over my mind and causing a strong sense of depression. As I headed to a place I didn’t want to call home, minutes felt like hours and the hours felt like days.
“Welcome to the United States,” the driver said at the immigration checkpoint. The Officers repeatedly asked me for my passport, but I didn’t understand a single word coming out of their mouth. After we sorted out all the confusion we were on our way. With 3 hours left, a new thought took over my mind: stupidity. Not being able to understand a new language was the cause of my feeling. This filled me with a burning rage that I had never felt before.
Not understanding the new language I was introduced to was always a problem that I struggled with alone. In school, I felt like the problems were growing rapidly and I was losing control. The transition from being a straight-A student in Mexico to being a straight F student in the United States wasn’t easy and left me wondering if I could ever belong here. I was always known as the weird（怪的）Mexican in the classroom. Making friends was always hard because no one wanted to hang out with the weirdo（怪人）in the class.
I told myself that if I wanted to overcome my problem I had to practice it more. When it came to group assignments, I thought that it was the perfect moment to carry out my plan to hold a conversation with someone else. The moment arrived, I was nervous that it was my time to speak in the group. With a stutter（结巴）, my first words came out of my mouth. “Hey my name is Jesus,” I said with a strong Mexican accent. Everyone in the group burst out laughing and the cause of their joy was my strong Mexican accent. This made me want to crawl up into a little ball and start crying in front of everyone.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：adversity n. 逆境
After a year of hard work and long practices came my first success in reading.
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A simple “Hey how are you” could be the icebreaker between people.
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