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1、Lisa told me about a very shy student who never speaks in class but who is now ________ at languages.
A．exceptional
B．electric
C．elegant
D．engaging
2、It was not until she had arrived home _________ her appointment with the doctor.
A.did she remember B.that she remembered
C.when she remembered D.had she remembered
3、The audience ______ themselves, the concert began.
A.having seated B.having been seated C.being seated D.seated
4、— Why was our foreign teacher unhappy yesterday?
— News about the tsunami striking her country ______ an attack of homesickness.
A. set for B. set out
C. set about D. set off
5、________ occurred to me that I would sit a vital examination this Friday.
A．As
B．It
C．That
D．What
6、We will spare no effort to develop Chinese Chip _______ great hardships before us.
A．in spite of
B．in case of
C．in charge of
D．in favor of
7、Nicotine, a substance common to all forms of tobacco, is a powerfully ________ drug.
A.addicted B.addicting C.addict D.addictive
8、We need to ___________ military aggression (军事侵略).
A．defend against
B．break out
C．work out
D．fight against
9、Think to yourself that every day is your last and the hour to which you do not look forward may come as a（n） ________ surprise.
A.welcomed B.welcoming C.welcome D.unwelcome
10、The library needs _______, but it’ll have ________ until Sunday.
A. to clean; to wait B. to clean; waiting
C. cleaning; to wait D. cleaning; waiting
11、An island is a small piece of land ________ by water.
A.surrounded B.surrounding C.to be surrounded D.being surrounded
12、The naughty boy spends most of his time playing computer games ______ his lessons.
A. rather than study B. other than studying
C. rather than studying D. other than to study
13、—Did you hear the noise downstairs this afternoon? What was that?
—Yes. I forgot to tell you. A new machine________then.
A．has tested
B．had tested
C．was tested
D．was being tested
14、We should strengthen and improve education and training of officials to ________ their competence.
A．increase
B．regulate
C．enhance
D．transform
15、Tom asked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier ________ into small pieces.
A. to break B. breaking
C. broken D. break
16、 ________ I can see, there is only one way to solve this problem.
A．As far as B．Even if
C．As long as D．As soon as
17、Unfortunately, a storm broke out. Otherwise, the boat ______.
A. didn’t sink B. wouldn’t have sunk
C. wouldn’t sink D. hadn’t sunk
18、Mr. Samuel, _______ president of our company, is now in _______ possession of many branches across China.
A. the; the B. /; /
C. a; the D. a; /
19、Carrying a light load on your bicycle makes it more difficult to control.
A. more than B. not more than
C. less than D. no more than
20、 The analysis shows that plastics, particularly those that __________ fast, are contributing to the climate change.
A. break off B. break down
C. break up D. break out
21、We can find beautiful light in the other person, which may be precisely what we __________ for all along.
A．are searching
B．will search
C．have been searching
D．had searched
22、— Have you seen the cell phone I left here just now?
— No, sir. I _______ my English composition.
A. was polishing B. had polished
C. would polish D. have polished
23、_______, his mother died, _______ the family even worse off
A. Unfortunately; left B. Unfortunately; leaving
C. Unfortunate; to leave D. Unfortunate; leaving
24、To make a team perform better, the coach has to know their ________ and weaknesses.
A．powers
B．forces
C．strengths
D．energies
25、The film Avatar 2 _____in the USA in December , 2017 and then is brought to China.
A. will release B. will be released
C.is released D. to be released
26、
On a recent late fall afternoon at Teddington, the white branches of trees overhung the banks of the Thames, leaves slowly turning yellow. Green walnuts covered the ground. The shallow water ran fast and cold over the rocky bottom, but it was littered with the white shells of dead mussels.
Mussel populations in the river Thames in the UK dropped by as much as 99 per cent between 1964 and 2022. The reason isn’t clear, but the researchers involved suspect it is down to the effects of pollution, habitat loss and climate change.
To shed light on the long-erm trend, Isobel Ollard and David Aldridge at the University of Cambridge found the earliest study available on these mussel populations, a survey on the Thames in Reading, Berkshire, dating from 1964.
In 2022, the pair collected samples and found that the number of duck mussels per given area had decreased to just 1.1 per cent of 1964 levels. The painter mussels had fallen to 3.2 per cent of 1964 levels, and they found no living samples of the depressed river mussels at all. Mussels collected in 2022 were also smaller, reaching between 65 per cent and 90 percent of the length they would have been in 1964 at the same age.
Ollard says this will be having an impact on the ecosystem, because mussels provide important functions in freshwater environments. They can filter (过滤) around 8-10 gallons of river water each day, making the whole river a better environment for fish, plants and bugs. Mussels also benefit the people who use their rivers as a source of drinking water.
While no zebra mussels and Asian clams were found in the 1964 survey, she saw the populations of both rose in the latest survey, but still not enough to make up for the drop in shellfish numbers. “Pollution may be to blame for the overall fall,” Ollard says.
【1】Why does the author describe the scene on the Thames in Paragraph 1?
A．To present a fact.
B．To clarify a concept.
C．To introduce the topic.
D．To make a prediction.
【2】How did the researchers carry out the study?
A．They carried out a survey of mussels’ habitat.
B．They analyzed the historical data of climate change.
C．They recorded how mussels changed from year to year.
D．They compared mussel populations to those of the past.
【3】What Ollard’s attitude to the drop in mussel numbers?
A．Cautious.
B．Worried.
C．Unclear.
D．Optimistic.
【4】What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To introduce the function of mussels.
B．To explain the extinction of mussels.
C．To propose new methods of protecting mussels.
D．To reveal the dramatic decline in mussel numbers.
27、 How is it that the United States spends the most money on healthcare, and yet still has the one of the lowest life expectancies（预期寿命）of all developed nations? To find it out, researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health looked at the great influence of healthy habits on life expectancy, using data on a huge number of people over a very long period of time.
What is a healthy lifestyle, exactly?
1. Healthy diet, which was calculated and rated based on the reported intake of healthy foods like vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, healthy fats, and omega-3 fatty acids.
2. Healthy physical activity level, which was measured as at least 30 minutes per day of activity
3. Healthy body weight defined as a normal body mass index（BMI）（身体质量指数）which is between 18.5 and 24.9.
4. Smoking, well, there is no healthy amount of smoking. "Healthy" here meant never having smoked.
Does a healthy lifestyle make a difference?
Absolutely yes. According to this analysis, people who had all the four habits enjoyed impressively longer lives than those who had none: 14 years for women and 12 years for men（if they had these habits at age 50）. Just one healthy habit（and it didn't matter which one）...just one... increased life expectancy by two years in men and women. Not surprisingly, the more healthy habits people had, the longer their life.
So what's our（big）problem?
As the researchers point out, in the US we tend to spend more on developing fancy drugs and other treatments for diseases, rather than on trying to prevent them. This is a big problem.
Experts have suggested that the best way to help people make healthy diet and lifestyle change is through public health efforts and policy changes.
【1】How did researchers study the influence of healthy habits on life expectancy?
A.By analysing data.
B.By raising questions.
C.By exchanging information
D.By comparing developed countries.
【2】Which person might have a healthy lifestyle according to the passage?
A.A translator who exercises 2 hours a week.
B.A librarian who smokes, but not heavily.
C.A steward who drinks wine every day.
D.A shop assistant whose BMI is 19.5.
【3】What is the big problem in the US according to the researchers?
A.Changing laws related to lifestyle.
B.Reducing money on treating patients.
C.Staying focused on drug development.
D.Spending much on disease prevention.
28、Three French students，using the name “Obvious”， have produced the first artwork created mainly by a computer program to be sold at auction (拍卖). Using artificial intelligence (AI)，Obvious created 11 portraits (肖像画) of an imaginary family they called Belamy.
Obvious used 15,000 real portraits to train an AI program which has two parts.One part tries to create pictures that look real.The other part judges the work.If the portrait doesn’t look real enough，the first part goes back and changes its decisions until it comes up with a better picture.These decisions are controlled by an algorithm (计算程序). The students made many choices，helping guide the AI’s decisions.But even so，the painting is “signed”by the algorithm，instead of the students.
On October 25，Obvious’s picture，Edmond de Belamy，was sold at auction at Christie’s in New York.The final price for Edmond de Belamy was $432,500—about ten times more than Christie’s expected.
This is not the first AI artwork，just the first one sold at auction.In fact，many people are not impressed with the portrait.“The work isn’t interesting，or original，”says 19yearold Robbie Barrat.He should know.He wrote much of the program that created the pictures.
But he doesn’t like the idea of Obvious selling the picture.He thinks it’s too simple and gives a bad idea of what real AI artists are doing.He points out that he created many pictures like these over a year ago.
Obvious doesn’t hide the fact that it used Mr.Barrat’s work，or even that its portrait is not the best AI artwork ever.Pierre Fautrel of Obvious said，“...the goal of our project was to do something that was simple enough for...my mother or brother to understand.”
Obvious got the attention of Christie’s by selling another work，Le Comte de Belamy，for over $11,000 in February. One reason Christie’s chose to auction Obvious’s work is because AI art is unusual now.In the future it will be much more common.
【1】What does Paragraph 2 mainly explain?
A．How Obvious made its decisions.
B．How Obvious named its AI artwork.
C．How Obvious’s AI program did paintings.
D．How Obvious got the idea to become AI artists.
【2】What can we learn about Edmond de Belamy?
A．It’s Obvious’s first AI artwork.
B．It’s Obvious’s best AI artwork ever.
C．It’s the first AI artwork highly praised.
D．It’s the first AI artwork sold at auction.
【3】What does Robbie Barrat think of the AI artwork sold at auction?
A．It is of little artistic value.
B．It is worth more than the price paid.
C．It is a good example of real AI artwork.
D．It is hard for common people to understand.
【4】How does Christie’s feel about AI art now?
A．Worrying.
B．Enjoyable.
C．Meaningless.
D．Moneymaking.
29、 Airport security is there to protect you, but it may also give you a cold -or worse .
To all the places and surfaces we’ve been warned are covered with germs－the subway seat, airplane cabins, the ATM－add the airport security trays(托盘). The plastic security trays －used at airport checkpoints around the globe and touched by millions of passengers as they drop shoes, smartphones, baggage and other items into them to clear X-ray scanners－have been found to have a variety of germs in them, including the ones responsible for the common cold, according to researchers in Europe.
Scientists from the University of Nottingham in England examined frequently touched surfaces at Helsinki Airport in Finland during and after peak hours in the winter of 2016 and found rhinovirus, the source of the common cold in them. They found it on half the baggage trays, more than on any of the other surfaces they tested. It wasn't found on toilet surfaces at the airport. The findings could help improve public health strategies in the fight against the spread of infectious diseases worldwide.
The European Union has funded a research project, called PANDHUB, on preventing the spread of“high--threat ” pathogens(病原体) on public transportation, and the study by the University of Nottingham is part of that project .
"The presence of germs in the environment of an airport has not been examined previously, said Niina Ikonen, who was involved in the study.
Finavia, the company that operates Helsinki Airport, said in an email,“At Finavia airports, the hygiene(卫生) standards are applied in accordance with health officials' requirements－all surfaces are cleaned daily and all security checkpoint trays, etc., are washed regularly."
Washing your hands properly and coughing into a tissue or sleeve, especially in public places, can help minimize the risk of catching infectious diseases, said Jonathan Van-Tam, a professor at the University of Nottingham. "These simple measures can help prevent the spread of germs and are most important in crowded areas like airports that have a high volume of people traveling to and from many different parts of the world." he added.
【1】What should air passengers do according to Van-Tam?
A．Avoid touching other people .
B．Spend less time at the airport .
C．Bring as little luggage as possible .
D．Try to reduce the effect of their coughs .
【2】What is special about the study?
A．It focuses on"high-threat" pathogens .
B．It is the first to test for microbes on surfaces at airports.
C．It has found a new way to cure infectious diseases .
D．It has led to a research project called PANDHUB.
【3】What did Finavia express in the email?
A．They explained why hygiene was important .
B．They felt quite doubtful about the findings.
C．They had recognized their mistakes .
D．They had done what was required.
【4】What did the scientists find at Helsinki airport?
A．Airport security trays had a lot of germs in them.
B．Wet surfaces offered good places for germs to live.
C．Viruses spread quicker during and after peak hours.
D．Airline passengers were more likely to catch a cold on planes.
30、Last summer, our group of 16 American students reached the elephant conservation camp deep in the jungles of Thailand. We were to give our _________ to elephants’ lifelong trainers called mahouts(象夫). By helping them, we’d take out some jobs from their _________ schedule.
On my first day _________ with my elephant Yom, I was asked to wear a strange-looking suit by her mahout. I was also instructed not to _________ it under any circumstances so that my personal _________ would enter the suit and stay strong.
It was remarkable how _________ Yom was．After a couple of days, Yom flapped(拍) her ears in _________ every time she smelled me coming. She reached out her long trunk and gently _________ me from the ground. Her flagging ears acted as a (an) _________ , always holding my legs against her neck to make sure I didn’t fall off.
Every morning I rode Yom to a lake to give her a bath and then to the ____________ , where Yom had her fill of leaves. Next I rode her to her daily activities. In an obstacle(障碍) course, I led her through poles and ____________ her to bow her head and walk backwards. Yom was exceptionally ____________ ! She had had over 48 years of training at the camp! Yom performed these ____________ in shows for tourists to raise money for her own upkeep.
Time flew by! We had to ____________ . Yom sensed it. She pressed her head against mine, tears welling up. How I ____________ seeing her again!
【1】
A．guidance
B．company
C．knowledge
D．service
【2】
A．appealing
B．reasonable
C．tight
D．predictable
【3】
A．playing
B．competing
C．arguing
D．working
【4】
A．mark
B．wash
C．unfold
D．mention
【5】
A．courage
B．smell
C．temperature
D．virtue
【6】
A．smart
B．picky
C．generous
D．popular
【7】
A．wonder
B．curiosity
C．excitement
D．sympathy
【8】
A．distanced
B．protected
C．dropped
D．removed
【9】
A．umbrella
B．seatbelt
C．fan
D．barrier
【10】
A．playing fields
B．sleeping place
C．feeding grounds
D．shooting site
【11】
A．directed
B．forced
C．persuaded
D．allowed
【12】
A．unfortunate
B．cheerful
C．impatient
D．amazing
【13】
A．tricks
B．functions
C．roles
D．promises
【14】
A．sigh
B．suffer
C．part
D．concentrate
【15】
A．take pride in
B．look forward to
C．hesitate about
D．deal with
31、课本原文填空
So I’ve been here in the jungle for about a month now. My secondary school is a bush school. The classrooms are made of bamboo, with 【1】 floors and roofs of grass. It takes me only a few minutes to walk to school down a dusty 【2】 covered in weeds. When I reach the school grounds, I’m 【3】 by a chorus of “good morning” from the boys.
32、假设你是红星中学高三二班的学生李华，为响应绿化祖国的号召，你班三月十二日植树节那天去郊区植树，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，介绍植树活动的全过程，给某英文杂志的“绿色行动”专栏写一篇以“Green Action in Our Class”为题的英文稿件。
注意：
1. 词数：100左右；
2. 参考词汇：郊区------suburbs
Green Action in Our Class
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