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1、The ______ boy was last seen ______ near the bank of the lake.
A.missing; playing B.missing; play C.missed; played D.missed; to play
2、—What do you think of the Huawei P7?
—Terrific, I would buy one if I ______ an iPhone 6 Plus last year.
A．didn’t buy
B．don’t buy
C．hadn’t bought
D．haven’t bought
3、_____, 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
4、Using traditional Chinese medical records, Youyou Tu rediscovered an ancient plant-based treatment for malaria that worked ________ modern therapies failed.
A. until B. unless C. although D. where
5、You can find the Abele Owners’ Network _____ http: / / www. owners. com.
A. at B. on C. in D. with
6、In the face of failure in exams, what we need to do is to ______ our learning methods and make some possible adjustments.
A．pass down
B．look on
C．comment on
D．reflect on
7、In our mind, Professor Wang is a learned and kind man, so we showed our ________ to him when we met him.
A. attention B. respect C. struggle D. request
8、The iPhone 4S is Apple's first major hardware on the market ________ the Oct. 5 death of co-founder Steve Jobs.
A．for
B．to
C．from
D．since
9、After a successful operation, Jim is beginning to___ and will soon come back to school.
A. pick up B. wake up
C. grow up D. show up
10、Our bedroom ________ 8 metres across, if ________ in metres.
A. is measured; measured B. is measured in; measuring
C. measures; measured D. measures in; measuring
11、The USA shows great concern _______ human rights of all other countries，which is a laughing stock，_______ the many cases of blacks being maltreated in their own country.
A. about ；of B. to；relating to
C. for；concerning D. with；including
12、The computer centre, ______ last year, is very popular among the students in this school.
A．open
B．opening
C．having opened
D．opened
13、It wasn’t a recorded show. It was ________.
A.live B.alive C.living D.lively
14、--- How much do you know about your mother’s love?
--- To be honest, not until for my 18th birthday, a diary recording the process of my growth my mother loves me so much.
A. did I receive her gift; I realized B. I received her gift; did I realize
C. I received her gift; had I realized D. did I received her gift; I had realized
15、Mary dropped the vase, but her mother stared at her _____ she had done something clever．
A． in case B． as if
C． o that D． Though
16、—I worked on your car the whole night. How is it running?
— It is running great! _____________. You were such a big help!
A．It’s a pity
B．I couldn’t agree more
C．Forget it
D．I can hardly thank you enough
17、Our city will be one of the cleanest areas in our country in the 21st century._____ shouldn’t be any doubt about it now.
A. There B. Which C. That D. It
18、---I'm emailing Aaron about the details of the party on Saturday.
--- ______ we will see him tomorrow.
A. why not? B. So what?
C. What if? D. Why bother?
19、Mo Yan grew up _________ folk tales that had been told for centuries in his hometown.
A. listening to B. listened to
C. listen to D. to listen to
20、Whenever I made mistakes, the teacher pointed them out with _____.
A. curiosity B. satisfaction C. envy D. Patience
21、Companies in New Zealand are working with American creators of some of Hollywood’s most famous creatures to develop animatronic dolphins that look almost the same with their living counterparts.
A robotic dolphin that can nod an answer to a child might sound unappealing. But as marine parks around the world face increasing pressure to abandon exhibitions featuring real whales and dolphins, the creatures provide an appealing alternative, their creators say.
But with a price tag of about NZ$40m (£ 20.8m) per dolphin, the biggest obstacle for the creators of the animatronic creatures is proving to potential clients that the robotic sea creatures will work out to be cheaper in the long run than the real thing.
Li Wang, a business developer for Edge Innovation, the New Zealand-based company making the case for the robots, said they do cost four times more than normal dolphins but would last longer.
Melanie Langlotz, one of the managers behind the project said, the robotic dolphin can’t be distinguished from the real thing. A test audience had been unable to guess the dolphin was not real, she added.
Animal rights advocates also welcomed the change. They hoped robotic dolphins would replace real ones in marine parks worldwide.
In nature, dolphins swim up to 40 miles a day and live in close family groups, but in captivity they were confined to concrete pools filled with chemically treated water and forced to interact with strangers. In the near future, cutting-edge technology might allow us to experience nature without harming it.
【1】Why will animatronic dolphins be developed?
A．To attract children.
B．To make a higher profit.
C．To protect real dolphins.
D．To show the advance of technology.
【2】What can we know about robotic dolphins according to the text?
A．They look different from the real ones.
B．They are appealing to marine parks as well as children.
C．They would have a shorter lifespan compared to real ones.
D．They would be more expensive but survive longer than real ones.
【3】Why does the author mention real dolphins in the last paragraph?
A．To stress the significance of robotic dolphins.
B．To inform us of bad conditions of dolphins in captivity.
C．To clarify why dolphins live better in natural environment.
D．To suggest that we should improve the living conditions of dolphins.
【4】What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Dolphins: cute animals to play with
B．Robot dolphins: a costly but worthy alternative
C．Robot dolphins: an attractive and affordable tool
D．Advanced technologies benefit the environment
22、Many people would be unhappy to see young children sitting next to them on a flight, but a man called Todd took it as an opportunity to give a hand to a helpless mom. Jessica spoke about what Todd had done to make her travels with her children much easier.
She was in a panic when she boarded the plane. Her 4-month-old Alexander was screaming due to a series of unexpected events. Her 3-year-old Caroline, who had been excited before boarding the plane, lost her courage and began screaming too. As Jessica tried to calm them down and help them get settled in, the man sitting next to them stopped in to help.
He reached for the baby and held him while Jessica fastened Caroline’s seatbelt, got her iPad and started her movie. Once Caroline was settled and relatively calm, he also played games with her so that Jessica could feed Alexander. The kids were calm, but he didn't stop there. Throughout the flight, he engaged 3-year-old Caroline’s best friend.
Much to Jessica’s joy, the man was taking the same connecting flight, too. He helped them get off the plane and led them to the next gate, holding Caroline’s hand. As if that wasn't enough, he changed his seat on the next flight so he could sit in their row to help them. He told Jessica his wife had had a similar experience when their two boys were young and that a stranger had done the same thing, which moved him to spread the kindness.
The heartwarming story serves as a reminder to show kindness toward panic parents with young babies. Children don’t yet know how to handle their feelings, so they cry and scream when they are confused or uncomfortable in a new place. By offering a helping hand, we could not only help an overwhelmed parent but also make a child feel a little more comfortable.
【1】Jessica got panicked while boarding the plane because ________.
A．she couldn’t find her passport
B．she was followed by a stranger
C．her children lost control of their emotions
D．her children were fighting with each other
【2】What did Todd do to draw Caroline’s attention away from her mom?
A．Starting her movie.
B．Feeding her snacks.
C．Fastening her seatbelt.
D．Playing games with her.
【3】What does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?
A．Parents are always treated kindly at the airport.
B．People should help parents with young children.
C．Children cry in order to attract people’s attention.
D．Children refuse to learn to manage their emotions.
【4】According to the passage, Todd can be best described as ________.
A．honest and funny
B．brave and energetic
C．selfless and determined
D．patient and considerate
23、“My Story of Chinese Hanzi”is an international competition, hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and organized by People’s Daily Online.
The entire competition consists of preliminary rounds(预赛)，semi-finals，and finals.
The first two rounds of the competition will be held online.Contestants will answer the questions and provide one-minute videos in the preliminary rounds.The second-round contestants will produce videos featuring a virtual talent show.Votes will be cast by fans online, and the top ten selected winners will move onto the finals, which will be held offline in late August.
Each finalist will deliver a seven-minute speech focusing on the theme of "Ren", a fundamental value long cherished in Chinese culture.
Eligible(具备条件的)candidates：
International students in China, including ethnic Chinese who are at least third-generation immigrants；
Foreigners working in China whose native language is not Chinese and whose parents’ native language is not Chinese；
Other non-native speakers of Chinese(including full-time students and community members)who are non-Chinese citizens.
There is no age limit for contestants.
Schedule：
Preliminary rounds—The top 30 contestants will receive participation awards and be eligible to enter into the semi-finals.
Semi-finals—The contest organizing committee will upload the videos of the winners of the preliminary rounds onto the People's Daily Online website, organize online voting, and then select ten winners after completion of online voting and scoring by the judges.
Finals—Upon finishing up the speech competition, various awards will be announced after the scoring is carried out by the judges, with the scores comparing competitors' Chinese language speaking abilities, expressiveness, the core message behind their stories, and how their stories promote exchanges between different civilizations.
To take part in the contest, please scan the QR code and complete the questionnaire.
CPAFFC reserves all rights for final explanation.
【1】Who decide the winners to move onto the finals？
A．Committee members.
B．Online Fans.
C．International judges.
D．Non-Chinese citizens.
【2】What determine the qualification for the competition？
A．Occupation and gender.
B．Education and age.
C．Native language and nationality.
D．The stories selected.
【3】What can we learn about the competition？
A．It will be held online throughout.
B．Fluency will be weighed most by judges.
C．The scores will be given by the audience.
D．People can attend by scanning the QR code.
24、 Alison Malmon was trapping up (完成) the end of her freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania, US when she got the news: Her older brother Brian, a student at Columbia University, was suffering from mental illness.
Inspired by this, Malmon formed a group at her university to empower (使能够) students to talk openly about mental health. It soon blossomed into a national organization that today has more than 450 campus chapters. Leaders with the organization spend their time talking with college students about the pressure that today's young people face.
“What you hear often is just a need to be perfect,”said Malmon, “and a need to present oneself as perfect.”
And a new study in the UK proved that this need for perfectionism is simply part of today’s society. In the study, two researchers studied more than 40,000 students from the US, Canada, and the UK. They found that what they called“socially prescribed(社会定向型的) perfectionism” increased by a third between 1989 and 2016.
Lead researcher Thomas Curran said that while so many of today's young people try to present a perfect appearance online, social media isn’t the only reason behind this trend. Instead, he said, it may be driven by competition in modern society, meaning young people can't avoid being sorted and ranked in both education and employment. That comes from new norms(准则) like greater numbers of college students, standardized testing and parenting that increasingly emphasizes success in education.
For example, in 1976, half of high school seniors expected to get a college degree of some kind. By 2008, more than 80 percent expected the same. The researchers also said changes in parenting styles over the last two decades might have had an impact. As parents feel increased pressure to raise successful children, they in turn pass their “achievement anxieties" onto their kids through “excessive(过多的) involvement in their child’s routines, activities or emotions”
Those in the mental health community like Malmon say they’re concerned about the impact the culture of perfectionism has on mental health on campuses. “Mental health has truly become this generation's social justice issue,”she said.“It's our job to equip them with the tools and to let people know that it's not their fault.”
【1】What is the article mainly about?
A.The effects of the culture of perfectionism.
B.Research into the trend of perfectionism.
C.A group dedicated to helping people stay mentally healthy.
D.Various pressures that today's young people are facing.
【2】What inspired Alison Malmon to start a group related to mental health?
A.Her brother’s mental illness.
B.Her project during the freshman year.
C.The pressure she had experienced.
D.Her strong interest in mental health.
【3】What does Malmon think is a way to help young people manage the pressure of perfectionism?
A.Enabling them to know what is to blame for their pressure.
B.Lowering their expectations of themselves.
C.Reducing parents involvement in their children’s life.
D.Making them aware of what true social justice is.
25、 My mind seems always to return to the day that I met Carl. The city bus stopped at Centennial Drive to_________the daily commuters(往返者). When boarding the bus, I luckily _________a seat near the back.
When sitting down, I began to read the book On the Road I’d been_________.The man next to me then asked if I’d read any other books like that one from the same era. When I said yes, he seemed to become_________.
He_______himself as Carl and told me he used to play the trumpet in jazz clubs. He asked if I like jazz, and I told him that I didn’t really listen to it._______Carl to tell me that I should listen to “ real_______”, I was shocked when he just_________and smiled, saying, “ You_________me of myself when I was your age. I remember how my parents__________jazz, how they couldn’t see how I could listen to ‘that awful__________.’ I bet your parents say the __________thing, don’t they?” Now it was my turn to smile, saying how right he was.
All the way, the more we talked, the more__________I became at how much the two of us really had in common, despite the age__________.Finally, Carl got off at his stop, and mine was soon after. I haven’t seen him since then, but the__________of our connection that day__________leaves my mind.
Carl really made me__________how much we can learn from each other if we just break through the barriers we’ve got. Carl__________me that we should make an extra__________to try and get to know the people around us, regardless of age, race or anything else. If we all understand each other, the world would be a much better place that we could__________together.
【1】A.drop off B.pass by C.pick up D.search for
【2】A.spotted B.exchanged C.spared D.reserved
【3】A.selling B.possessing C.checking D.carrying
【4】A.excited B.relaxed C.interested D.encouraged
【5】A.introduced B.behaved C.dressed D.claimed
【6】A.Relying on B.Calling on C.Turning to D.Waiting for
【7】A.music B.instrument C.problem D.performance
【8】A.cheered B.apologized C.nodded D.applauded
【9】A.warn B.remind C.inform D.convinced
【10】A.promoted B.advocated C.hated D.enjoyed
【11】A.silence B.noise C.fear D.howl
【12】A.precious B.contradictory C.significant D.same
【13】A.annoyed B.amazed C.disappointed D.confused
【14】A.connection B.advantage C.diversity D.difference
【15】A.chance B.attempt C.thought D.decision
【16】A.rarely B.merely C.eventually D.gradually
【17】A.foresee B.determine C.admit D.consider
【18】A.motivated B.taught C.promised D.witnessed
【19】A.preparation B.goal C.effort D.accomplishment
【20】A.share B.evolve C.preserve D.construct
26、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Why is the world’s population growing？The answer is not what you might think.The reason for the explosion is not that people have been reproducing like rabbits，but that people have stopped dropping dead like flies.In 1900，people died at the average age of 30.By 2000 the average age was 65.But while increasing health was a typical feature of the 20th century，declining birth rate could be a defining one of the 21st.
Statistics show that the average number of births per woman has fallen from 4.9 in the early 1960s to 2.5 nowadays.Furthermore，around 50% of the world’s population live in regions where the figure is now below the replacement level (i.e.2.1 births per woman) and almost all developed nations are experiencing sub-replacement birth rate.You might think that developing nations would make up the loss (especially since 80% of the world’s people now live in such nations)，but you’d be wrong.Declining birth rate is a major problem in many developing regions too，which might cause catastrophic global shortages of work force within a few decades.
A great decline in young work force is likely to occur in China，for instance.What does it imply？First，China needs to undergo rapid economic development before a population decline hits the country.Second，if other factors such as technology remain constant，economic growth and material expectations will fall well below recent standards and this could invite trouble.
Russia is another country with population problems that could break its economic promise.Since 1992 the number of people dying has been bigger than that of those being born by a massive 50%.Indeed official figures suggest the country has shrunk by 5% since 1993 and people in Russia live a shorter life now than those in 1961.Why is this occurring？Nobody is quite sure，but poor diet and above all long-time alcoholism have much to do with it.If current trends don’t bend，Russia’s population will be about the size of Yemen’s by the year 2050.
In the north of India，the population is booming due to high birth rates，but in the south，where most economic development is taking place，birth rate is falling rapidly.In a further twist，birth rate is highest in poorly educated rural areas and lowest in highly educated urban areas.In total,25% of India’s working-age population has no education.In 2030，a sixth of the country’s potential work force could be totally uneducated.
One solution is obviously to import foreign workers via immigration.As for the USA，it is almost unique among developed nations in having a population that is expected to grow by 20% from 2010—2030.Moreover，the USA has a track record of successfully accepting immigrants.As a result it’s likely to see a rise in the size of its working-age population and to witness strong economic growth over the longer term.
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