1、The house rent is high. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying_______ here.
A.as three times much B.as much three times
C.much as three times D.three times as much
2、—Do you think attending training courses is a great help when you look for a new job?
—Well, it all depends. Besides, it gives me ________ a chance to try.
A. more than B. more of
C. less than D. more or less
3、— Hello, could I speak to Mr. Smith?
— Sorry, wrong number. There isn’t______ Mr. Smith here.
A.不填 B.a C.the D.one
4、 The education program ________combining brain work with manual labor is being widely spread throughout the country.
A.to aim at B.aims at
C.having aimed at D.aimed at
5、Justice has long arms. Whoever _______ breaks the law, or encourages others to do so, must expect to face justice.
A.swiftly
B.deliberately
C.gradually
D.properly
6、White noise consists of________ collections of sounds at different frequencies,such as the dull noise of aircraft engines.
A.swift B.fierce C.random D.generous
7、The theory he sticks to _______ to be of no use in his new work ______ he finds it hard to fit in.
A.is proved; where
B.proves; with which
C.proving; to which
D.prove; how
8、Nowadays, when people talk about magicians, the first one ________ comes into their mind is Liu Qian.
A.whom B.which C.that D.what
9、The judge reminded the witness that he had to ____ the truth of what he had said.
A.prepare for B.answer for C.search for D.vote for
10、There can be no doubt ___ he is fit for the job .
A.whether B.that C.which D.on which
11、_____ the delicious food here, why not enjoy yourself shopping for handsome jewelry?
A. Upwards of B. Apart from
C. Instead of D. Regardless of
12、Joe is a good basketball player ______ being short and stout.
A. due to B. despite
C. considering D. concerning
13、The streets were full of people on May Day _____________ the rainy weather.
A. in case of B. as a consequence of
C. on behalf of D. in spite of
14、Last year he _____ $ 1,000 to cancer research to help develop the cure of the deadly disease.
A. distributed B. declared
C. defined D. donated
15、— Have you watched Gravity, _______ the best film in 2013?
—Yes. It is a survival story _________ in space.
A. considered; setting B. considered; set
C. considering; set D. considering; setting
16、My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ___________it.
A.in honor of B.in favor of C.in search of D.in memory of
17、John was made ___ the truck for a week as a punishment.
A.to wash B.washing C.wash D.to be washing
18、It’s not what we do once in a while ______ shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
A.which B.that C.how D.when
19、We encourage students to ____________ fully in the running of the college.
A. paint B. panic
C. participate D. point
20、The city announced severe measures_____ to hold e-bike riders and restaurants that employ the riders responsible.
A.meaning B.to be meant C.meant D.be meant
21、She got so angry that she ran after them.She was soon________,but she continued to run.
A.out of sight B.out of breath C.in sight D.in breath
22、I think it a great honor _____ to visit your country.
A. to invite B. inviting C. having invited D. to be invited
23、________ the danger of drunk driving, the driver decided not to drive any more after drinking.
A.Aware for
B.Aware of
C.Aware about
D.Being aware that
24、Some false ads are taking the countryside women as their targets, because they are easy to ________.
A.take on
B.take in
C.take down
D.take over
25、—In the last few months, Kenny _____ more than 1,000 dollars for breaking traffic rules.
—No surprise. He is always being careless.
A. would be fined B. had been fined C. has been fined D. will be fined
26、Good news! Job offered.
Science Technician
Term time plus 10 days, 37 hours per week
We are looking for a technician to provide a technical support service for science teaching staff. Applications are to be received no later than midnight on 10th February 2019.
Receptionist Administration
Full time
A receptionist is required from 1st February 2019 at Dartford Science & Technology College. The position is only from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Friday, with an hour's break for lunch every day. The successful applicant must have a good telephone manner, good interpersonal skills and IT skills.
Health & Social Care Teacher
Our client, an 11—18 mixed comprehensive school in Ealing, West London, is currently seeking a teacher for Health & Social Care. The position will be a full-time post until July 2020. We require an energetic teacher to develop the learning potential of students. We are seeking someone with excellent subject knowledge who can combine academic strictness and achievement with enjoyment of teaching Health & Social Care.
If you are keen to work, click the button below.
【1】The receptionist to be employed will work .
A.20 hours a week B.37 hours a week
C.38.5 hours a week D.34.5 hours a week
【2】who is needed in a school in Ealing, West London.
A.A full-time science teacher
B.A teacher with the ability to get along with people
C.A teacher with excellent knowledge about Health & Social Care
D.A technician who can provide a technical support service
【3】The text is likely to appear .
A.on the Internet B.in a novel
C.in a magazine D.in a newspaper
27、 Exercise is an important part of staying healthy. Studies show that it can help strengthen the body’s natural defenses against disease. But exercise does not just keep us healthy. For many people, it is part of their daily routine, making them feel better about themselves. Getting enough exercise at difficult times, such as the current coronavirus pandemic (新冠疫情), is important.
However, due to the bans on close contact between individuals, gyms and exercise studios are not open. In areas with stay-at-home orders, exercising outside may not be as simple as usual. So, people are changing the way they exercise during this pandemic.
Beth Berglin is the director of a gallery in Miami, Florida. Before the pandemic, her exercise routine involved going to camp-style classes four mornings a week. Now, the area where she trains is closed. But she is staying active through online classes. “Part of the reason we exercise is to have that mental break,” she said. “I can’t imagine getting through this without having some form of physical activity.”
Fitness companies are changing to meet the new environment. Some are helping people stay active by offering online classes, some of which are free or have reduced cost. Some are offering longer trial periods for at-home workouts. During a trial period, people can try a product or service for free. Some have completely moved their training programs online. Many of these online exercise classes are made for smaller spaces and do not require any special equipment.
Fitness companies that have been using an online model seem better prepared than others. They are using the pandemic to expand their fitness offerings and appeal to new customers. Some of those new customers include children who are now learning at home during the pandemic. Founders of one online exercise company, named Obe, said that they received requests for children’s classes from parents. So, they launched four 10-minute dance and strength workouts for children 10 years old and younger.
【1】What does the word “this” in paragraph 3 probably refer to?
A.The unexpected loneliness. B.The daily exercise routine.
C.The great loss of business. D.The lasting health catastrophe.
【2】According to the author, online fitness courses ______ .
A.call for less demanding places but more costs
B.face some challenges in developing new learning models
C.attract more customers by meeting their individual needs
D.are more popular compared with the usual way of exercise
【3】What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Those who keep exercising have no risk of infection.
B.Regular exercise is an effective way to keep mental health.
C.Obe’s founders are optimistic about the future of their company.
D.The widespread pandemic forces people to break the exercise routine.
28、Dogs are our best friends. That’s especially true after a disaster, such as an earthquake. When buildings fall down, search and rescue dogs help find trapped people. Dogs’ amazing noses can pick up the smell of survivors. Now scientists have developed an electronic tool that does the same thing. It’s taking smell detection(探测) to a whole new level.
The new invention is a sort of electronic nose, which can detect extremely low levels of many compounds(化合物) from people’s skin. This isn’t the first time engineers have developed such an object. Earlier models, however, have been bulky and expensive. They could not detect low levels of target compounds either. The new one is inexpensive and small enough to fit inside hand-held equipment.
The electronic nose can detect extremely slight smell of more than one compound at the same time. "Being able to do this, in such a small object, is the significant discovery," says Sotiris E. Pratsinis, Professor of Process Engineering&Materials Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His team tested it in special spaces. They were like the small spaces where people might be trapped. Chemicals given off by the volunteers built up inside. The electronic equipment detected those compounds at unbelievably low levels.
The results were good news for the research team. But they may be not for our four-legged friends, who could soon be out of a job. "Ideally, this technology could replace search and rescue dogs," Pratsinis says.
Stephen Taylor, an electrical engineer, agrees that the new technology has some benefits over dogs. Still, he thinks it may be too soon to have our trusty friends retire. He suspects, "I foresee that such an object could add to the fine work done by the dogs." Taylor also pointed out some potential limitations of the new invention. "E-noses are useful, but can be very likely to be affected by unstable readings and interruption," he says.
【1】Why does the author talk about dogs at the beginning?
A.To catch the readers’ attention.
B.To introduce the topic about e-noses.
C.To show what search and rescue dogs do.
D.To add background information for discussion.
【2】Which of the following best explains "bulky" underlined in paragraph 2?
A.Complex
B.Fragile
C.Handy
D.Large
【3】What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.What e-noses’ working principle is.
B.How e-noses are made.
C.What differences between dogs and e-noses are.
D.How powerful e-noses are.
【4】What does Stephen Taylor mean?
A.Dogs and e-noses could work together.
B.Search and rescue dogs will retire soon.
C.E-noses are more reliable than noses of dogs.
D.Dogs are better at finding out trapped people.
29、 You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
Jane Addams(1860-1935)
Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addans helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need . In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson(1907-1964)
If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
Sandra Day O’Connor(1930-present)
When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.
Rosa Parks(1913-2005)
On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.
【1】What is Jane Addams noted for in history?
A. Her efforts to win a prize.
B. Her lack of proper training in law.
C. Her social work.
D. Her community background.
【2】What is the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?
A. The discrimination against women.
B. Her little work experience in court.
C. Her lack of proper training in law.
D. The poor financial conditions.
【3】Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?
A. Jane Addams. B. Rosa Parks.
C. Sandra Day O’Connor. D. Rachel Carson.
【4】What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?
A. They are highly educated. B. They are truly creative.
C. They are peace-lovers. D. They are pioneers.
30、You can't imagine how crazy I was about football when I was young. For years my life followed a(n) ______: I slipped out of the house, played football until dark and instantly I was infected with malaria. Football was so appealing that I was willing to ______ anything —injuries, punishment, and even sickness—to play it. Soon enough, my mother would rush me to the Sijuwade Hospital. There, the doctor said I needed to be _____ .
My dad often spent the night with me in the hospital while my mother ______ my sister at home. Then came the happiest ______ when my father told me wonderful stories.
My father was a(n) ______ storyteller. In the hospital, he would tell me a story or two, or, sometimes, if he was not too tired, many in response to my request. He ______ bicycle sounds and the howl of the wind so vividly that the pictures would never ______ from my mind. So happy were these moments that I sometimes wished to ____ my hospital stay.
Because of my mom's strict supervision, it became ______ difficult to steal out. No longer sick, no more stories. ______, I broke into my father's room one evening.
"Dad, you tell me stories only when I'm sick."
My father laughed, "You are already eight and can read by yourself!"
He ______ me a book and said, "Go and read that. It'll tell you stories."
I remember that night clearly. I opened the book and read what turned out to be the most ______ story that I had ever read.
What I discovered that night ______ my life. I became thirsty for books and became a voracious(求知欲强的)______ . I read in the mornings, at nights and in between. Through reading, I felt as though I were on the magical journey to the endless.
【1】
A.pattern
B.custom
C.method
D.aim
【2】
A.avoid
B.risk
C.welcome
D.expect
【3】
A.received
B.adopted
C.admitted
D.accepted
【4】
A.added to
B.led to
C.appealed to
D.tended to
【5】
A.moments
B.years
C.conditions
D.cases
【6】
A.impolite
B.determined
C.gifted
D.terrible
【7】
A.imitated
B.recorded
C.developed
D.selected
【8】
A.give away
B.break away
C.fade away
D.die away
【9】
A.widen
B.extend
C.expand
D.strengthen
【10】
A.extremely
B.hardly
C.directly
D.randomly
【11】
A.Satisfied
B.Shocked
C.Frustrated
D.Excited
【12】
A.posted
B.taught
C.owed
D.handed
【13】
A.fascinating
B.reasonable
C.energetic
D.disappointing
【14】
A.transported
B.transformed
C.substituted
D.accelerated
【15】
A.performer
B.interpreter
C.learner
D.reader
31、 Eleven-year-old Angela suffered from a disease involving her nervous system. She was unable to _________ and her movement was restricted in other ways as well. The doctors did not hold out much _________ of her ever recovering from this illness. They _________ she’d spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. They said that _________, if any, were able to come back to normal after catching this disease. But the little girl was brave and confident. There, lying in her hospital bed, she would _________ to anyone who’d listen that she was definitely going to be walking again someday.
She was then sent to a specialized rehabilitation hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. Whatever therapies (治疗方法) could be _________ to her case were used. Things didn’t work as the therapists expected. Still they were charmed by her _________ spirit. They taught her about _________—about seeing herself walking. If it would do nothing else, it would _________ give her hope and something __________ to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in physical therapy, in whirlpools and in exercise sessions. And she worked just as hard lying there __________ doing her imaging, visualizing herself moving, moving, moving!
One day, as she was twisting with all her __________ to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though a __________ thing happened: The bed moved! It began to move around the room! She __________ out, “Look what I’m doing! Look! Look! I __________ it! I moved!”
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running for __________. People were screaming, equipment was __________ and glass was breaking. You see, it was the recent San Francisco earthquake. But don’t tell that to Angela. She’s __________ that she did it. And now only a few years later, she’s back in school.
________ her own two legs. No crutches (拐杖), no wheelchair. You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can conquer a little disease. You never know what’s around the corner until you take a __________ step.
【1】A. hear B. walk C. speak D. see
【2】A. pride B. regret C. hope D. pity
【3】A. recommended B. predicted C. denied D. promised
【4】A. some B. all C. many D. few
【5】A. swear B. appeal C. refer D. apologize
【6】A. appointed B. compared C. applied D. explained
【7】A. competitive B. independent C. sensitive D. undefeatable
【8】A. picturing B. summarizing C. debating D. questioning
【9】A. in advance B. for some reason C. on the contrary D. at least
【10】A. attractive B. positive C. familiar D. questioning
【11】A. gratefully B. hopeless C. faithfully D. boring
【12】A. strength B. interest C. fame D. royalty
【13】A. normal B. simple C. funny D. magical
【14】A. figured B. screamed C. sorted D. counted
【15】A. understood B. refused C. made D. decided
【16】A. cover B. comfort C. freedom D. office
【17】A. exploding B. falling C. spinning D. working
【18】A. inspired B. ashamed C. convinced D. worried
【19】A. On B. With C. By D. For
【20】A. cautious B. reasonable C. final D. further
32、 “You are being put thousands of dollars into debt to learn things you will never even use. Wasting 4 years of your life to be stuck at a paycheck that grows slower than the rate of inflation (通货膨胀). Paying $200 for a $6 textbook.” Wilson said in his social network.
His story has produced a ________ debate in the comments online. Other young adults are wondering if ________ higher education is worth the time and money.
Wilson, who was on an Architectural Engineering undergraduate course told BBC Trending that the “cost of inflation is relatively small compared to the cost of college over the last 30 or so years. I mean, it really is ridiculous how the cost of college has ________.”
He’s supported by data. According to the US Department of Education the average annual increase in college tuition in the United States, between 1980-2014, grew by nearly 260% compared to the nearly 120% ________ in all consumer items.
In 1980, the average cost of tuition, room and board, and fees for a four-year course was over $9,000. That cost now is more than $23,000 for state colleges. If you want to go ________ it’s more than $30,000.
A similar increase in tuition fees has also been seen in England. In 2012, the government supported initiatives from some universities to ________ more than the 9,000 tuition fee limit.
Wilson also regarded higher education ________ as a reason to leave university and enter the workplace. Students in the United States are estimated to be in around over $1.2 trillion of loan debt with 7 million borrowers.
Wilson says that when he first told his parents that he was leaving university, they were “very ________” but are now supportive of his decision. His parents finally came round to his decision to ________ his studies. Others, like Blair Brown, who agreed with Wilson also pointed out that some professions do require a university degree.
“Being an engineer, scientist, or computer technician could be learned rather quickly through apprenticeships, independent study, and hands-on experience. Human nature is to learn by doing, not ________ to do. As for more professional careers such as medical doctors and lawyers, university study is ________ necessary,” Brown commented.
Wilson, who told Trending that he is currently ________ for a trade show sales team and his employers did Google him and they saw the funny side. He adds that he hopes enough work experience will ________ him to be employed by an architectural engineering team in the future.
He doesn’t think university will play any ________ in that future. “They would have to make a ________ change to the system before I would consider that and I don’t think they’ll do that while I’m still young enough to want to go.”
【1】A.troublesome B.vigorous C.open D.reliable
【2】A.pursuing B.paying C.accepting D.refusing
【3】A.stayed up B.paid up C.gone up D.grown up
【4】A.decline B.improvement C.amount D.increase
【5】A.private B.abroad C.public D.ahead
【6】A.charge B.collect C.pay D.exchange
【7】A.quality B.consumption C.debt D.quantity
【8】A.happy B.upset C.relieved D.crazy
【9】A.follow B.continue C.select D.abandon
【10】A.consuming B.working C.learning D.experiencing
【11】A.knowingly B.admittedly C.mentally D.academically
【12】A.employed B.acknowledged C.confirmed D.approved
【13】A.promote B.revise C.motivate D.allow
【14】A.joke B.impact C.part D.effect
【15】A.moderate B.big C.slight D.reverse
33、 A woman professor walked around in a classroom while she was teaching stress management to her students. ________ she raised a glass of water, ________ expected they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.
Instead, with a ________ on her face, she asked, “What’s the ________ of this glass of water?” _____ called out ranged from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).
She ________ the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter .It all ________ how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have a ________ in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb (麻木) and paralyzed (麻痹). In each ________, the weight of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the ________ it becomes. Do you know why?”
All the students kept silent and listened carefully, lost in thought.
She ________, “Our and ________ in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing ________. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel ________—unable to do anything.”
It’s important to ________ to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as possible, put all your burdens down. Don’t ________ them through the evening and into the night Remember to put the glass down!
More often than not life gets ________ when we think too much. And the moment you ________ your burden, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So ________ wondering around and feeling sorry for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to devote yourself to anything that makes you ________.
【1】A. If B. As C. However D. Though
【2】A. everyone B. nobody C. someone D. anyone
【3】A. look B. puzzlement C. smile D. surprise
【4】A. quality B. weight C. amount D. problem
【5】A. solutions B. numbers C. methods D. answers
【6】A. quieted B. stopped C. signed D. signaled
【7】A. decided on B. depends on C. resulted from D. resulted in
【8】A. cut B. problem C. danger D. pain
【9】A. glass B. way C. case D. manner
【10】A. more serious B. more C. harder D. heavier
【11】A. continued B. explained C. commented D. replied
【12】A. worries B. anger C. discomfort D. problem
【13】A. matters B. helps C. happens D. works
【14】A. shocked B. dissatisfied C. angry D. discouraged
【15】A. come B. remember C. realize D. believe
【16】A. get B. carry C. put D. take
【17】A. exciting B. frightening C. terrible D. colorful
【18】A. undertake B. refuse C. remove D. change
【19】A. rather than B. more than C. besides D. As to
【20】A. relaxed B. unsure C. excited D. unhappy
34、
Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?
Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.
This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.
So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?
With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.
Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.
35、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.
The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.
It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.
Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often 【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.
Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.
36、课文填空
The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system
37、阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.
And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.
The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.
38、假定你是李华,你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你给他写封回信,提出至少三条学好中文的建议。
要点:(1)参加中文学习班;(2)看中文书刊、电视;……
注意:(1)可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; (2)词数为100词左右。
Dear Peter,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
39、请阅读下面文字及图表,并按照要求用英语写一篇120词左右的文章。
In a recent survey of 300 Chinese born after 1990, 54 percent of the respondents said they had hair loss, 51 percent had poorer eyesight, 45 percent gained weight and 35 percent had weakened immunity. At the same time, about 65 percent said they always stayed up late. Meanwhile, 56.7 percent of interviewees said they didn’t know how to live a healthy life.
Wu Feng, who works at a private company in Beijing, was warned in this year’s physical examination report about hyperlipemia, a condition which he ascribed (归因于) to his diet and the fast pace of his life and work.
“At work, I usually sit in the office for hours without moving my body. And when I eat at the canteen, the food is quite oily. What’s more, I like to order fast food, such as fried chicken, at night when I work extra hours,” Wu said.
A post-90s programmer Wang Ke has been seeing abnormal parameters in his medical report in the past few years. He knew he had some bad habits, but it was not easy for him to change. “I know drinking too much milk tea is unhealthy, but I couldn’t stop myself,” he said.
(写作内容)(1)用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容;
(2)结合上述信息,简要分析不健康的生活方式的危害;
(3)根据你的实际情况,谈谈如何拥有健康的生活方式。
(写作要求)(1)写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;
(2)作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;
(3)不必写标题。
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
40、假定你是李华,你的外国好友TOM来信告诉你打算近期来你的家乡庄浪游玩,询问你有关你家乡的游览景点,请你用英文写一封回信介绍你的家乡。
41、假定你是李华,在新冠状病毒肺炎疫情如此严峻的时刻,有少数不良商家以原价数倍的价格销售口罩。针对这一现象,老师让你们用英语给消费者协会写一封投诉信,作为今天的作业发到班级微信群里。
要点如下:1. 介绍自己,写信目的。
2. 说明情况,表示气愤。
3. 希望重视,尽快解决。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:
传染病,泛滥 epidemic
新冠状病毒 novel coronavirus 口罩the face masks
消费者协会 Consumers' Association
Dear Consumers' Association,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________