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1、Picasso was famous for his work in Cubism, which often uses acute angles and ________ the world is represented as being constructed of cubes and rectangles.
A. that B. which
C. where D. why
2、You are so helpful and I have never seen a _______ person like you to help turtles clean off their shells.
A.kind-hearted B.strong-willed C.hard-working D.peace-loving
3、Wei Hua worked very hard in the British school and _________ high grades there.
A. experienced B. achieved
C. took D. made
4、The higher we climbed, the more________ the scenery became.
A．ground-breaking
B．far-reaching
C．awe-inspiring
D．easy-going
5、She came in for _______ coffee and told me _______ firecrackers kept her awake last night.
A. a, the B. a, 不填
C. the, the D. the, 不填
6、_____, I think, and you will settle the problem.
A. So long as you make your effort
B. If you make your effort
C. Making great effort
D. A bit more effort
7、Rose was born in Hong Kong but__________in the USA, because her parents went there to work for some reason.
A. brought out B. brought up C. taken out D. taken up
8、--- Just a minute. I’ve got a special gift for you.
--- Good. I ________ when I was going to be treated well.
A．wonder
B．was wondering
C．wondered
D．have wondered
9、 It was in this house ________ the villagers held the secret meeting.
A. where B. in which
C. that D. when
10、—May I speak to the head master?
—He a meeting now. Can I take a message?
A.is having B.had C.has D.will have
11、It’s always a good idea to have a second key somewhere ______ you lose the first one.
A. in case B. now that C. even though D. as long as
12、He is _______ as a leader but he doesn't have _______ in teaching.
A.a success, many experience B.a success, much experience
C.success, an experience D.success, a lot of experience
13、The________practice you have, the________mistakes you'll make.
A．many; little
B．much; few
C．more; more
D．more; fewer
14、Is there a certain cure ___ lung cancer yet?
A. of B. for C. at D. about
15、Smart homes can warn you early on if there is something ______ of your health, and ______ save your life.
A．abnormal; potentially
B．usual; possibly
C．normal; impossibly
D．unusual; definitely
16、Police have found________appears to be the lost ancient statue.
A．which B．where C．how D．What
17、When _____ from the top of the hill, the whole city looks more beautiful.
A. seeing B. seen C. is seen D. is seeing
18、-Would you be_____ lend me your bicycle？
-Sure.
A．so kind as to
B．kind enough as to
C．very kind to
D．so kind to
19、To recognize and respect a country’s own culture does not mean to close the door to the others,_____ to stand upon a principle of being superior.
A. and it means B. but it means
C. so does it mean D. neither does it mean
20、They have already succeeded ______ saving many endangered animals .
A. in B. for C. to D. on
21、The Pygmalion fleet refers to a possible influence that people’s expectations can have on other people’s performance. Therefore, it directly links the initial expectations we have about a person’s abilities and the performance that this same person ends up having.
High expectations lead to better performance and low expectations lead to worse; both effects are called the self-fulfilling prophecy (自我实现预言). It is interesting to analyze the self-fulfilling prophecy because it can affect us both positively and negatively. The positive effect is referred to by the term “Pygmalion effect”, which strengthens the characteristic you want to influence, and it produces an increase in self-esteem (自尊). We call the adverse effect “Golem effect”, which produces a decrease in people’s self-esteem and their performance.
The Pygmalion effect can also be called the Rosenthal effect. Rosenthal was a professor of social psychology at Harvard University who, together with Lenore Jacobson, carried out a famous experiment to see the effects of the self-fulfilling prophecy in education.
Rosenthal and Jacobson gave a non-verbal (非语言的) intelligence test to the students at the beginning of the course, informing the teachers that the analysis predicted the intelligence level of the students. Then, they selected, without any regular plan, a sample of 20% of the students in each class, thus creating the experimental group. The teachers were informed that the selected “good students” had greater potential for progress, while for the rest they did not say anything, the latter becoming the control group.
After eight months, an intelligence test was passed on to all the students and the conclusion Was that those students who had been rated as more intelligent had improved more than the rest. This experiment allowed scientists to show that the positive expectations of those around us have a direct good effect on our performance and our results. They create a better atmosphere and are more open to giving information and encouragement. A person is not “still” and permanent, but is changing and developing through their experiences. Educators have a role that can be vital in making up for socioeconomic differences among students, and are able to strengthen those that can have added difficulties to reach their greatest potential.
【1】What can be inferred about the self-fulfilling prophecy?
A．It is a part of the Pygmalion effect.
B．It is a double-edged motivation tool.
C．It does good to people’s self-esteem.
D．It works differently in people of different backgrounds.
【2】What does the underlined word “adverse” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Lasting
B．Desired.
C．Opposite.
D．Immediate.
【3】What do we know about the experimental group?
A．They had excellent classroom performance.
B．They were chosen without purposeful plans.
C．They were specially selected by the teachers.
D．They had close scores in the intelligence test.
【4】What is the Pygmalion effect’s inspiration to educators?
A．Challenging students with more difficulties.
B．Offering poor students more financial support.
C．Carrying out more colorful teaching activities.
D．Paying more attention to disadvantaged students.
22、An old man was fishing by a river. A child was watching him. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn’t take him much time to catch a basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was cute, and he wanted to give her the whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head.
The old man was surprised and asked ,“Why don’t you want the fish?”
The child replied, “I want the fishing rod(竿) in your hands.” The old man asked, “Why do you want the rod?”
“It won’t take long to eat up all the fish in the basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won’t be afraid of not having any fish to eat.” the girl answered.
I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn’t know how to fish, she can’t have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It’s useless only having a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.
Too many people think that if they have a “fishing rod”, they will no longer fear the difficulties in life. They are just like the child, who thought that if she had a fishing rod, she would have the fish to eat.
【1】What was the child doing when the old man was fishing?
A．She was talking with him.
B．She was playing by the river.
C．She was watching the old man.
D．She was helping the old man.
【2】Where did the old man put the fish?
A．In a basket.
B．In a bag.
C．In a glass.
D．In a box.
【3】Why did the child refuse to get the fish?
A．Because she wanted to get the old man’s fishing rod.
B．Because the fish was not enough.
C．Because she didn’t like eating fish.
D．Because the fish was too small.
【4】The writer thinks the child is__________.
A．hard-working
B．lazy
C．clever
D．silly
23、In English, we have a saying that goes, “Use it or lose it.” It means that if you do not continue to use a skill, you might lose the ability to do so.
We can say this about language learning, including learning new words. 【1】
Our reader Banin has a question today. Here is the question: how can I improve my vocabulary?
It is a great question! The answer will help many English learners. Here are four things you can do.
Read, read, read
Read a lot! Look for new stories, websites, magazines and books on subjects that you enjoy. While reading, try to guess the meanings of new words from their context. 【2】 If there are television shows or films that you love in English, watch them with English subtitles to learn new words and hear how we say them.
Write about it
But, don’t just read. Write! A great way to practice what you read is to write about it. 【3】 Another thing you can write about is what you did today. If you spent time with a friend or family member, went to an event, had a delicious meal or did something else, write about it!
Learn word forms
【4】 When you learn a new word, learn its other forms. For example, the word “sleepy” is an adjective. But it has noun, verb and adverb forms. You can make a word form chart in a notebook or wireless device and write a sentence example for each form.
【5】
Another powerful memory tool is word association: use your imagination to create mental images linked to new words. For example, when I say “tasty”, what food image do you see in your mind? Keep that food image in your mind and always mentally connect it to the word “tasty”. Then, the next time you try to remember the word “tasty”, the mental image will appear.
A．Use word families.
B．Use word association.
C．Here’s another great technique.
D．If you do not use the new words often, you might forget them.
E．Then, you can check the meanings in a paper dictionary or online.
F．For example, if you read a web story about the best fitness apps of 2019, write about it.
G．Writing can be a great way of properly learning the kind of vocabulary you need to describe
your own life and interests.
24、A new study suggests some of America’s favorite Independence Day fireworks can give out lead and copper (铜), which are used to give fireworks their vivid colors, and also damage human cells and animal lungs.
Led by researchers at NYU, the study showed poisonous levels of lead in the fireworks. Experiments showed that lung exposure to particle emissions (颗粒排放物) from five types of fireworks significantly increased oxidation (氧化), a chemical process in the body that can damage or even kill cells.
The researchers say the new study is believed to be the first to examine the effects of firework exposure in human cells and living animals, and to test for particles of common firework metals thrown into the atmosphere.
“While many are careful to protect themselves from injury from explosions, our results suggest that inhaling firework smoke may cause, longer-term physical damage, a risk that has been largely ignored,” says study senior author Terry Gordon, a professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine.
Gordon and his team also analyzed 14 air quality samples taken at dozens of sites across the US throughout each year. They found that levels of poisonous metals were higher in samples taken on Independence Day and New Year’s Eve celebrations than at any other time of the year. Along with lead, copper and other poisonous metals are commonly found in fireworks. “Our research shows that although we are only exposed to these poisonous substances for a short time each year, they are much more poisonous than the pollutants we breathe every day,” says Gordon.
Gordon cautions (警告) that the current investigation is the first step, only addressing the potential effects of one-time exposure to the firework metals. He says repeated exposure is likely a larger concern. Nevertheless, he is planning to share his findings with local health officials, firework producers, the Environmental Protection Agent, and other regulatory agents to alert them to the potential for harm.
【1】Why do some fireworks harm our health?
A．They are oxidized in the air.
B．They can give out harmful metals.
C．They are exposed to particle emissions.
D．They can melt chemical substances in the body.
【2】What does the underlined word “inhaling” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Letting out.
B．Working out.
C．Taking in.
D．Blowing off.
【3】What can we infer from Gordon’s research findings?
A．Fireworks are the main cause of air pollution.
B．Air quality on New Year’s Eve is above normal.
C．People breathe in poisonous air for a short time daily.
D．Air pollution on Independence Day is worse than usual.
【4】What does Gordon intend to do with fireworks-related persons?
A．Remind them not to set off fireworks.
B．Caution them against producing metals.
C．Alert them to the harm of the experiment.
D．Warn them of the possible dangers of fireworks.
25、 When NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, they marked the first successful rocket launch (发射) off American soil in nine years. However, it was also a first in their close ______ which has developed over their 20-year work at NASA.
“Being lucky enough to ______ with your best friend is some astronauts' wish and we're lucky enough,” explained 53-year-old Hurley.
The two astronauts had ______ the mission (使命), which saw them ______ land on the International Space Station, over a two-year period. While they were friends before, in this time they could really see each other's weaknesses and ______.
And they're ______ that the experience made them even ______ together. So when they climbed into their space suits and the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, the two men were ______ not only in their technical skills, but in ______ that they'd have each other's backs.
Their close relationship has developed partly from shared ______ experiences. They both ______ women who played roles in space missions. Their ______ go beyond their wives' work. Both men ______ as they shared how their fathers were their first employers—and possibly their strictest ones. And the ______ of fatherhood is very important for both men: Behnken has a six-year-old son, Theodore, and Hurley has a 10-year-old son, Jack.
“My l0-year-old son thinks it's a cool spacecraft with a cool name. So I got the ______ from him and that' all that ______,” Hurley shared happily.
With the two astronauts living their ______ of heading into space as best friends, the mission will ______ end with the two of them landing safely into the cool waters of the Atlantic. After they ______ their work, they can share the ______ with their families together once they're back on Earth.
A．idea
B．birth
C．fight
D．friendship
A．survive
B．argue
C．fly
D．teach
A．thought of
B．prepared for
C．cut down
D．made up
A．successfully
B．frequently
C．violently
D．casually
A．changes
B．memories
C．strengths
D．appearances
A．terrified
B．guilty
C．anxious
D．grateful
A．faster
B．closer
C．taller
D．smarter
A．comfortable
B．worried
C．sad
D．puzzled
A．pretending
B．wishing
C．forgetting
D．knowing
A．learning
B．travel
C．family
D．work
A．saved
B．married
C．forgave
D．admired
A．similarities
B．agreements
C．promises
D．adventures
A．escaped
B．sighed
C．laughed
D．cried
A．question
B．harm
C．record
D．role
A．trick
B．praise
C．patience
D．imagination
A．matters
B．suffers
C．appears
D．falls
A．secret
B．hobby
C．habit
D．dream
A．by accident
B．suddenly
C．hopefully
D．in danger
A．finish
B．combine
C．plan
D．seek
A．expression
B．experience
C．scene
D．manner
26、假定你是李华，上周五你校邀请一位心理学家为全校师生做了关于“如何与他人和谐相处”的讲座。请你就本次活动给校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动时间和地点；
2.讲座的内容；
3.活动反响。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：心理学家 psychologist
A Lecture On Getting On Well With Others
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