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1、Languages across the world are becoming extinct______ endangered mammals and four times endangered birds.
A. at twice the rate of B. as twice fast as
C. twice faster as D. twice at the rate of
2、________ the opportunity to speak at the graduation ceremony made me overjoyed.
A. Offering B. Offered
C. To offer D. Being offered
3、For some students, professional training might be the way to go since well-developed skills, _______ , can be the difference between having a job and not.
A. all other factors are equal
B. all other factors to be equal
C. all other factors being equal
D. if all other factors being equal
4、Reading is a good way _____ a child’s imagination at an early age.
A. to develop B. developing
C. develop D. developed
5、Friends have to learn to _____ annoying habits and to bear differences of opinion．
A.put up with B.come up with
C.keep up with D.end up with
6、—Is Peter coming?
—No, he his mind after a phone call at the last minute.
A.changed B.has changed C.had changed D.is changing
7、I think it is better to read a good book carefully than to read many ______.
A．at random
B．by chance
C．on purpose
D．in turn
8、English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, _________ uses it differently.
A．all of which
B．each of which
C．all of them
D．each of them
9、Not until I had watched the football match between Brazil and Germany _________ to bed last night.
A. I went B. I had gone
C. did I go D. had I gone
10、1 have one regret about the time I spent in high school: I _______ more advanced classes that are really helpful in college.
A．couldn't have taken
B．should have taken
C．needn't have taken
D．must have taken
11、________inspires the whole nation is that China has scored a complete victory in its fight against poverty.
A．Who
B．Which
C．That
D．What
12、---Let’s go to the cinema this Sunday morning.
---I’d love to, but I ________ as a volunteer in my community then.
A. will work B. have worked
C. will be working D. was working
13、You’d better write down the phone number of that botel for future ________ .
A. reference B. purpose
C. progress D. memory
14、Looking back on his youth, he finally realized that his pain taking effort in Senior Three his bright future.
A.shaped B.had shaped C.was going to shape D.was to shape
15、Even though the way Lin Daiyu expresses her feelings may be ________ to a modern audience, it is rooted in her character and makes who she is.
A. allergic B. foreign
C. sensitive D. fundamental
16、The boy played the piano so ________ that all the audience stood up and clapped their hands.
A.good B.well C.better D.best
17、Peppa Pig, a Bristish cartoon character with a face ______ like a hair dryer, is placed on the cup ______ blue, green and celadon colors.
A.shaping; featuring B.shaped; featuring
C.shaping; featured D.shaped; featured
18、_______ to building a community with a shared future for mankind is China, which has provided generous support and assistance.
A.Dedicating B.Dedicated C.Being dedicated D.Having dedicated
19、--- I wonder ________ Mary has changed so much.
--- She has been suffering a serious disease.
A. why B. what C. when D. where
20、_____________equal opportunities, both Frank and Billy may accomplish the task.
A.Given B.Giving
C.To give D.to be given
21、When you were at school, were you ever told to stop daydreaming and concentrate? It was easy for your mind to wander if you weren’t interested in what you were learning or if you had better things to think about. Staying focused can still be a challenge in adult life, but understanding how to do it, and knowing what is distracting you, can help.
Scientists have looked at what makes us delay and found a number of ways to help us stay in the zone. One of the most obvious things is eliminating noise. Research by Science Focus magazine found silence is best for concentration, or a gentle background hum and coffee shop noise is great! It also found turning off notifications on your phone, or switching it off altogether, removes a major distraction and helps us focus on the task at hand.
Another possible cure for a short attention span is brain training. Psychologists and neuroscientists are increasingly interested in our ability to settle down and have looked at what we can change inside our head to make us concentrate. An article for BBC Future by Caroline Williams says that “Attention Researcher Nilli Lavie of University College London has found that making a task more visually demanding takes up more processing power and leaves the brain nothing left to process distractions.” So, keeping your mind busy might be the answer.
There are more practical tips to keeping your mind focused. These include making a list or timetable of the tasks you have to do, finding a workspace where you’re not tempted to do other things, or chewing some gum! It’s possible the movement in your mouth occupies parts of the brain that might otherwise get distracted.
But according to Science Focus magazine, distraction isn’t all bad. “If we were always so focused that we never got distracted, we’d miss potential changes, such as threats, in our environment. Distraction is vital for survival.”
【1】Which of the following is similar to the underlined phrase in paragraph 2?
A．Concerned.
B．Enthusiastic.
C．Calm.
D．Absorbed.
【2】Why does the author suggest keeping our mind busy?
A．To introduce a mental recovery.
B．To explain a cultural phenomenon.
C．To train our brain to concentrate.
D．To recommend an intelligent train.
【3】What is Science Focus magazine’s attitude to distraction?
A．Contradictory.
B．All-sided.
C．Doubtful.
D．Puzzling.
【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．How to stay focused
B．The harm of distraction
C．The Benefits of keeping focused
D．The research about distraction
22、The moon may shine white above us most nights of the year, but how much do we know about Earth’s neighbor and what lies beneath its surface? Scientists are aiming to find out.
On Jan 3, 2019, China’s Change 4 spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon a first for humanity. It released a small probe（探测器）,Yutu 2, or Jade Rabbit 2, which began to search beneath the moon’s surface using Lunar Penetrating Radar（探测雷达）. These radio signals can reach 40 meters underground, three times the depth of the Chang’e 3 lunar probe launched in 2013 for the near side of the moon, China Daily reported.
In a study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers found that the lunar soil’s top layer on the far side of the moon was much thicker than expected ﹣ about 40 meters. Other scientists only expected about 6 millimeters of soil based on NASA observations during the Apollo moon landings, according to The New York Times.
“It’s a fine, dusty, sandy environment, said one of the authors of the study, Elena Pettinelli, a physics and mathematics professor at Rome Tre University, Rome.
Yutu 2 is specifically exploring the Von Karman crater（大坑）,a large hole that’s 180kilometers wide and also the landing site of Chang’e 4. It’s part of an even larger, older crater spanning more than 1,770 kilometers.
“The subsurface at the Chang’e 4 landing site is very complex,” said Li Chunlai, a research professor and deputy director﹣general of National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Observations suggest that the subsurface material is totally different than the previous landing site of Chang’e 3, she said.
Radar waves revealed various layers beneath the moon’s surface: grainy（ 颗粒状的）material, boulders（岩石）,and further layers of fine and coarse（粗糙的）particles. This information is helping scientists to gain new understanding of the moon’s history and formation, as well as volcanic activity and lunar impacts.
Yutu 2 is the longest﹣working rover（巡视器）on the moon, but it won’t last forever. China plans to launch the Chang’e 5 probe later this year, Xinhua News Agency reported. The spacecraft is expected to bring pieces of the moon back to Earth for closer study.
【1】What can we learn about the Chang’e 4 probe?
A．It was the first to land on the moon’s near side.
B．It explored areas as wide as 1,770 kilometers.
C．Its signals could reach 40 meters beneath the moon’s surface.
D．It is three times as large as the Change 3 lunar probe.
【2】What does the lunar soil’s top layer on the moon’s far side look like, according to the text?
A．It looks like a large hole.
B．It is about 6 millimeters thick.
C．It goes farther down than expected.
D．It is covered by boulders and fine and coarse particles.
【3】According to the passage, why is the Chang’e 4 probe exploration is important?
A．It observed material beneath the moon’s surface which is helping scientists to know the moon better.
B．It has offered us relevant information on the near side of the moon.
C．It told scientists the landing site is very complex.
D．It revealed the surface material on the moon which is helpful to know the moon’s activity and impact.
【4】What is the Chang’e 5 probe expected to do?
A．Explore the Von Karman crater.
B．Replace Yutu 2 to explore the moon.
C．Identify the moon’s various layers.
D．Bring lunar samples back to the Earth.
【5】What is the text mainly about?
A．A history of Chinese lunar missions.
B．How Yutu 2 explored beneath the moon’s surface.
C．report on the Chang’e 4 probe’s findings.
D．A comparison of the Change 3 and 4 probes.
23、 As an international body charged with the mission of keeping world peace and development, the United Nations cannot operate without financial support from its member countries. And as a firm defender of multilateralism (多边主义) and a beneficiary of globalization, China knows how important it is to safeguard the current world order in which the UN plays an important role. China is aware how important it is that it does its bit to ensure the UN can accomplish its missions, and knows that this is a responsibility it must undertake for the benefit of all.
And Chinese people can take pride in the fact that the country has overtaken Japan to be the second-largest contributor to the UN regular budget. Since how much a country pays to the regular budget of the United Nations is a standard on how powerful the country is, at least financially. It is therefore natural that China’s contribution to the UN budget should rise from 2.05 percent in 2005 to 12.01 percent this year. That hike is an indicator of what the country has achieved over the past 13 years. With the country’s further development, there is no doubt that its financial contribution to the UN will continue to rise. China will pay as it should.
However, the more money a country pays, the more responsibility it shoulders and more say it is entitled to enjoy as a major player on the world stage. But the reality is that the rights and international standing China enjoys are still disproportional (不相称的) to what it does for the UN and its contribution to the development of the world economy. As a responsible member of the international community, China is struggling for reform of the UN and the global governance system so they are more effective and representative of the international community as a whole.
Although peace and development remain the themes of the times, uncertainty and instability are on the rise. With this in mind, all countries should make combined efforts to deepen understanding, increase trust and promote cooperation. China is committed to building a community with a shared future for humanity and will continue to work with the UN to realize that vision.
【1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. China is against multilateralism and globalization.
B. The UN needs financial help from its member countries.
C. China doesn’t agree with the UN on keeping the current world order.
D. The UN must undertake the responsibility to ensure China’s benefit.
【2】What does the underlined word “hike” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Walk. B. Rise.
C. Budget. D. Contribution.
【3】What can we infer from paragraph 3?
A. If a country pays more money, it can take on less responsibility.
B. China’s contribution to world economy equals the rights it enjoys.
C. China is making great efforts to improve the situation of the UN.
D. The global governance system is very satisfying now.
【4】What is the main idea of the text?
A. China is keeping world peace and development instead of the UN.
B. China contributes most to the UN regular budget.
C. China enjoys more say as a great power on the world stage.
D. China is working with the UN in search for common good.
24、The theatrical magic that keeps New York’s Broadway going these days has been ready for performers to step in in an emergency. Actor Carla Stickler went a step further. She returned to acting from retirement to save the musical Wicked.
Stickler started a new career as a software engineer in Chicago three years ago. But she called off her vacation this winter and went to New York City’s center of theater performances, Broadway. She had agreed to replace a star of the show after much of the cast became infected with COVID-19.
Stickler played the green skinned Elphaba in the musical play. She may have been playing a bad .woman, but Stickler’s effort was all good. Her effort is just one example of the work Broadway’s understudies (预备演员) do. They are standbys and fill-ins who keep shows open. Often, they learn several parts with little official rehearsing (排练). The heavy pressure on theater companies to keep shows open is eased by these skillful understudies.
Stickler had last performed the part on Broadway in 2015. She had spent 10 years with the Broadway Company and starred in a national series of Wicked. “ Elphaba is kind of something that lives in my body. I think everybody is really doing the best they can. I do think the fact that the show has been able to stay open is a proof of how devoted the actors are to the show and how great and talented the group of people that they have hired over the years are, ” said Stickler.
Stickler is staying in New York this week just in case this musical needs her help. Then, she will travel back to Chicago, but she would not likely refuse a similar call to act in the future. “ I would do it again in a heartbeat. I love the show, ” Stickler said. “ If I turn 100, I’ll do it at my 100th birthday party. ”
【1】Why did Stickler cancel her vacation?
A．She had been infected with a disease.
B．She had decided to play a role in a musical.
C．She had decided to save a company.
D．She had started a new career in Chicago.
【2】What is Broadway’s understudies’ job according to the text?
A．Training some performers officially.
B．Easing pressure on theater companies.
C．Playing some negative roles in the musical.
D．Replacing some actors in the performance.
【3】What does Stickler think contributes to keeping the shows open?
A．Pressure from the theater company.
B．The public’s support for the shows.
C．Performers’ devotion and skill.
D．Performers’ understanding of the figures.
【4】What can we infer about Stickler from the text?
A．She likes to adjust her choices.
B．She is devoted to her acting in this show.
C．She is living a healthy lifestyle these days.
D．She plans to perform at her 100th birthday party.
25、There are two problems in the world: Garbage and poverty. Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a _______ for them. It’s called the Chip Bag Project. She is asking a _______ of local snack lovers: Rather than throw your _______ chip bags into the trash, donate them, so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the _______.
Chip eaters drop off their empty bags at two locations in Detroit, where Oleita and her volunteer helpers _______ them. After they wash the chip bags, they cut them open, lay them _______ , and iron them together. They use padding and liners from old coats to line the insides.
It takes about four hours to _______ a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, _______ whether they’re single-serve or family size. The result is a sleeping bag that is “waterproof, lightweight, and easy to _______ . ” Oleita said.
Since its start in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has collected more than 800. 000 chip bags and created 110 sleeping bags. Sure, it would be ________ to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags. But that’s only half the goal for Oleita—whose family ________ to the United States from Nigeria a decade ago with the hope of attaining a better life-and her fellow________. “We are devoted to making an impact not only socially, but ________ , ” she says.
And, of course, there’s the symbolism of saving bags that would otherwise land in the trash and using them to help the homeless. It’s a powerful ________ that environmental injustice and ________ often go hand in hand. As Oleita said, “I think it’s time to show connection between all of these issues.”
【1】
A．solution
B．reason
C．preference
D．gift
【2】
A．question
B．favour
C．permission
D．choice
【3】
A．dirty
B．cheap
C．empty
D．new
【4】
A．injured
B．old
C．sick
D．homeless
【5】
A．bury
B．collect
C．hunt
D．buy
【6】
A．flat
B．heavy
C．careful
D．straight
【7】
A．repair
B．sew
C．decorate
D．design
【8】
A．working out
B．leading to
C．resulting in
D．depending on
【9】
A．carry around
B．take out
C．go off
D．put up
【10】
A．harder
B．cleverer
C．simpler
D．slower
【11】
A．got
B．fled
C．moved
D．flew
【12】
A．volunteers
B．students
C．workers
D．friends
【13】
A．economically
B．personally
C．environmentally
D．privately
【14】
A．reporter
B．editor
C．educator
D．reminder
【15】
A．society
B．poverty
C．politics
D．safety
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。
My job is just one of the essential jobs, a sanitation（卫生系统）engineer, not a glamorous one, but is considered the alternative. Of course, I never regard it as an ashamed task to be in my position. About the second week of the lockdown because of the Covid-19, I was having trouble finding a sanitizing spray（消毒喷雾）for my truck. The next morning on my way to work at 4 a. m., I stopped at one of the few stores which were open that early, hoping to purchase some. However, it was only open for the police and medical personnel. “Look at my vest please,” I begged to the clerk, “I’m not just buying it for myself.” “I’m more than sorry, sir. But this is just the regulation, and I really can’t help.” replied the smiling girl. As I turned to head back to my car with disappointment, I nearly broke down.
Coming out of the store, my stomach began to call for energy support. I stopped at a 7/11 and ordered an everything bagel（硬面包）with cream cheese to satisfy my poor stomach and my empty heart. It was toasty warm, and I couldn’t wait to dig in. But as I left the store with a little joy coming sweetly from the bagel, I noticed a scene that an old man was sitting at the bus stop, in rags. Knowing that it would probably be his only warm meal of the day, I gave him the bagel without any hesitation. Just when I was ready to turn around for another same bagel, something warming my heart came into being. Another customer, a gentle lady, from the 7/11 offered me half of her bagel. “We everyone should be taken care of at some certain moment.” she said with a tender sweet voice as I smiled to thank her sincerely. I was delighted because I realized that in one way or another, we were all looked after.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
So I decided to go back to the former store to try my luck again for the spray.
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Just before I gave up, a local policeman was heading into the store.
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