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1、I will try my best to get lo the station ahead of time ____ I have to walk all the way there.
A.so that B.as though C.even if D.in case
2、Don’t forget to send ______ attended the conference a follow-up email.
A. however B. whatever
C. whoever D. wherever
3、The questionnaire takes ______ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.
A.mainly B.punctually C.approximately D.precisely
4、Though he started late. Mr. Guo played the piano as well as, if , Miss Liu.
A.not better than B.not better C.no better than D.better
5、What is your main reason for choosing one restaurant another?
A. over B. of
C. from D. for
6、It is considered that digital TV is________ to satellite TV because it allows the same service to be delivered with clearer pictures.
A．better
B．superior
C．senior
D．junior
7、Regular exercise along with proper diets____our health in the long term.
A.benefits B.has benefited C.benefit D.have benefited
8、The Internet allows us quick ______ to all the data and research findings in the fields available worldwide.
A. entrance B. charge C. access D. advance
9、_____ how to get along with others is very important in success.
A. Know B. Known C. Having known D. Knowing
10、--Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet？
--I’m not sure．She _________ on it last week．
A．was working B．has worked
C．worked D．had worked
11、Some restaurants are happy to provide a free cake if you let them know in advance that you ________a group for a birthday party.
A．will be bringing
B．have brought
C．have been bringing
D．were bringing
12、Christine is ______ about anything but her dress as she doesn’t really care about what she looks like in the eyes of others.
A.cautious B.optimistic
C.particular D.curious
13、The masterpiece “Guernica”, ________ by Picasso, is permanently exhibited in Madrid.
A. paint B. painted C. painting D. to paint
14、Publishers don't see e-books as a threat to written books. ______________, they see them as an opportunity to draw in a new generation of readers.
A.Therefore. B.Anyway
C.Instead D.Besides
15、The computers made by our company sell well,but several years ago no one could have imagined the role in the market that they________.
A．has played
B．were to play
C．had played
D．played
16、________ the opportunity to speak at the graduation ceremony made me overjoyed.
A. Offering B. Offered
C. To offer D. Being offered
17、Teachers should be aware that students may forget what you taught or what you did, but they will never forget ___ you made them feel.
A.why B.how C.what D.that
18、After work I went to the box office to buy the tickets for Kungfu Panda 2, only to be told there was ______ left．
A.nothing B.none C.no one D.neither
19、Why didn't you tell me there was no meeting today? I all the way here through the heavy snow.
A.needn't have driven B.couldn't have driven
C.should have driven D.must have driven
20、This is a demanding job and a small mistake can ________.
A．make a difference
B．make an appointment
C．make sense
D．make up
21、 Researchers at MIT and in China developed a simple, solar-powered water desalination (脱盐) system. They have made a breakthrough in getting fresh drinking water from sea water by using sunlight.
As the research paper published in Energy & Environmental Science explains, equipment applied in this system includes several layers of flat evaporators (蒸发器) that turn water sources into fresh water through solar energy, as well as condensers (冷凝器) that cool the gas into the liquid. The authors of the paper are MIT students Lenan Zhang and Lin Zhao, Professor Evelyn Wang, and nine other researchers at MIT and at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.
How the system uses each of the multiple stages to remove salt from the water is critical to its efficiency. The heat released per stage will be used by the next stage. In this way, the team's device can convert the energy of sunlight into the energy of water evaporation with an efficiency of 385 percent.
The device can be considered as a multilayer solar still. The heat is absorbed by its flat panels and then transferred to make water evaporate. The vapor then cools down and turns into liquid water on the next panel. As the water is collected, the released heat is transferred to the next layer.
The team's 10-stage system produces pure water. Its quality is above the city drinking water standards. It also has the highest yield compared to other similar systems, at a rate of nearly six cubic decimeter per hour for every square meter of the solar collecting area. The system is distinguished from some others by the fact that there is no accumulated salt to be got rid of. Most materials of the demonstration unit don't cost much and are easy to get.
Further experiments will be carried out on the device to optimize (优化) the choices of materials and test its durability under realistic conditions. Researchers will also work on the design of the device to make it more consumer-friendly. It is expected that the system could finally help developing regions that are short of electricity supplies but rich in sea water and sunlight handle water crises.
【1】What contributes most to the high efficiency of the device?
A．The choice of materials.
B．The simplicity of the structure.
C．The recycling of released heat.
D．The use of multilayer equipment.
【2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A．What the device is for.
B．What makes the device.
C．How the device works.
D．How solar energy is collected.
【3】What makes the device different from other systems?
A．Its zero accumulation of salt.
B．Its stable and high production level.
C．The low cost of the materials.
D．The quality of water it produces.
【4】Why will researchers carry out further experiments on the device?
A．To reduce its cost.
B．To check its performance in labs.
C．To make it environment-friendly.
D．To make it suitable for use by consumers.
22、Tech giants Apple and Google are teaming up to create a system that would let smart phone users know when they've come into contact with someone who has COVID-19.
The technology would rely on the Bluetooth signals that smart phones can both send out and receive 1aperscn tests positive(阳性) for COVID-19, they could inform public health authorities through an app. Those public health apps would then warn anyone whose smart phones bad come tear the infected person's phone in the previous 14 days. The technology could be used on both Google Android phones and Apple iPhones.
The companies insist that they will preserve smart phone users' privacy and their technology will be used only by public health authorities to trace the spread of COVID-19. Smart phone users can choose to use it. The software will not collect data on users' physical locations or their personally identifiable information. People who test positive would remain unknown to the public, both to the people who came in contact with them and to Apple and Google. “Privacy is of greatest importance in this effort,” the companies said in a joint statement.
The American Civil Liberties Union has warmed that using cellphone data to handle the pandemic carries risks of “destruction of privacy”. In a statement on Friday, ACLU cyber security counsel Jennifer Granick said, The system also can't work well if people don’t trust it”. She said that the joint Apple and Google project “appears to reduce the worst privacy risks, but there is still room for improvement.” She added that the contact tracing app should be used only for public health purposes and only for the duration of this pandemic.
Public health officials say the contact tracing -finding people who have been in contact with an infected person will be a key step in lifting shelter in-place restrictions.
It would allow people who are known to have been exposed to the virus to isolate themselves, while letting others recover normal activities.
【1】What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To advertise for public health.
B．To introduce a contact tracing system.
C．To warn the public of risks of COVID-19.
D．To raise people's awareness of privacy protection.
【2】What do the companies promise to do in particular?
A．Warn people who test positive.
B．Protect infected people's privacy.
C．Work with public health authorities.
D．Collect data on users physical locations.
【3】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 suggest?
A．Public health issues are traced accurately.
B．Only people's trust influences the system.
C．The system is at the risk of being destroyed.
D．Jennifer thinks the system should be better.
【4】The system is mainly designed to .
A．ensure infected people's recovery
B．guarantee people's normal activities
C．help prevent the spread of COVID-19
D．encourage all the people to isolate themselves
23、My backyard used to be a junkyard, a tragic mix of rubbles, tires, pipes, chew toys, glass shards. 【1】 How can we avoid all this dirt and sunlight and water going to waste? Below are several tips to get started.
Create a vision based on your space.
Think about the space you’re cultivating. Is it a yard? A rooftop? A windowsill? A fire escape? How much sunlight does it get? Before you make your garden plans, take a look at models like yours. Don’t Google “Hawaii dream garden” if you’re in Minnesota. Also, talk to neighbors about what grows well in your hardiness zone. 【2】
Make sure you’re working with healthy soil.
Healthy soil is full of billions of bacteria, fungi and other microbes. What exactly a plant wants can vary. Carrots and beets want sandier soil, so their roots can more easily penetrate. 【3】 Soil structure is how the particles are grouped together. The ideal structure is granular (颗粒的) or it easily breaks into very small pieces. You can get the ideal structure by buying your garden soil in bags at the hardware store or by composting (堆肥) at home.
【4】
You can start a garden in pots or containers; or you can build beds. The decision depends on your preferences, space, what you’re growing and your budget. Just about anything can be a container for your plant. 【5】So long as you drill holes in the bottom and don’t let any paint touch the soil. Remember to stay away from anything that has had a toxic use (such as oil drums) and avoid plastics, which can leach chemicals into the soil as they break down from ultraviolet light.
Now it would be a great time to build yourself a garden.
A．It felt completely hopeless.
B．Make containers or raised beds.
C．Analyze the structure of chemicals.
D．Tomatoes want more clay for water holding.
E．You can figure out what plants grow in your zone.
F．Once you create the conditions for life to grow, it grows.
G．For example, wooden wine boxes, milk crates, old pots or dresser drawers.
24、 Barcelona's famous Segrada Familia is finally set to get a building licence, 137 years after work on the still uncompleted church began.
Construction on the UNESCO World Heritage basilica(长方形基督教堂), which is Barcelona's most visited tourist attraction, began in 1882 based on a design by architect Francisco Lozano. However, when he stepped down, architect Antoni Gaudi took over the design in 1883. The building won't be finished until 2026-one hundred years after the architect was killed by a streetcar in the city. His body was buried in a room under the floor of the Sagrada Familia.
To get its paperwork rubber stamped, the church authorities have agreed to finally pay the government a∈36 million fee for a building permit. Gaudi was told to get the paperwork processed, but the architect failed to do so-proceeding with construction regardless. The money from the church's permit will be used to upgrade transport links and beautify the area. Gaudi and his works have become symbols of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, northeast Spain
Gaudi played an active role in directing the construction of the Sagrada Familia until his death in 1926. He would often request that work be modified and adjusted until it was exactly what he had in mind. However, interpretation of the designs by present day architects is particularly challenging because of the nature of the existing designs.
The unfinished building is called a masterpiece of Gothic architecture and it is perhaps the most unique and mysterious building in the style ever constructed. The popularity of the site with tourists has helped fund the push to complete the church and pay for the paperwork.
【1】What do we know about the Segrada Familia?
A. It has been completely constructed.
B. It was first designed by Antoni Gaudi.
C. It will get a building permit in 2026.
D. It began to be built 137 years ago.
【2】What can we infer about Antoni Gaudi?
A. He wished to be buried in the church
B. He is remembered as a great architect.
C. He didn't know a permit was necessary.
D. He is to blame for the unfinished church.
【3】What makes the Segrada Familia so popular?
A. Its unusual design style
B. Its two famous architects.
C. Its special building materials.
D. Its illegal construction paperwork
【4】The church managed to pay for the licence .
A. in the support of the government
B. by reducing construction costs
C. with the aid of tourist income
D. through donations from architects
25、 I watched a wonderful video showing my friend Kieran Jordan dancing beautifully. I felt very_____________to see how she had responded to her illness.
Kieran has been living with Lyme disease (莱姆病) for two years. She first fell_______________in the summer of 2017, feeling tired, but the cause went undiagnosed and___________. After ten months, a medical provider recognized it as Lyme, but a lot of___________had been done._____________most health insurance plans do not cover Lyme disease, helpful friends_________________a GoFundMe page,_________________more than $39,000 for Kieran.
She said,“GoFundMe saved my life. The disease is_______for two years. It’s been long and difficult, but not everyone has the kind of community _______________that I have.”
At the first signs of the illness, she saw several medical professionals. She said,“The__________ is that for ten months they________the diagnosis. They didn’t even test me for Lyme.”However, she is now making progress. “I am getting back some________________.”
Kieran is now seeing two physicians who specialize in Lyme. But she said________________that the health care system is so far behind in dealing with Lyme. “It’s not a__________disease, but Lyme disease is not included in our healthcare system and our insurance system.”In a Facebook post, Kieran told her friends,“I can see that I AM________. But I’m sometimes smiling through the tears!”
【1】A.confused B.encouraged C.grateful D.annoyed
【2】A.asleep B.silent C.desperate D.ill
【3】A.untreated B.unnoticed C.unchallenged D.unexpressed
【4】A.business B.research C.work D.damage
【5】A.Though B.If C.So D.Since
【6】A.reached B.formed C.blamed D.destroyed
【7】A.earning B.raising C.costing D.paying
【8】A.going on B.preparing C.waiting D.working out
【9】A.trouble B.leaders C.support D.needs
【10】A.reality B.proof C.information D.expectation
【11】A.determined B.doubted C.missed D.studied
【12】A.money B.popularity C.confidence D.strength
【13】A.peacefully B.hopefully C.absently D.disappointedly
【14】A.serious B.rare C.common D.mental
【15】A.helping B.deciding C.healing D.continuing
26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
My parents do a lot of embarrassing things! Usually, it’s my dad who sings silly songs or tells corny jokes around my friends. But a few weeks ago, it was my mother who played the embarrassing-parent role.
While my mom and I were shopping, we ran into my teacher, who mentioned that the school didn’t have a music teacher to help our class put together a performance for Winter Fair. And, right then and there, my mom said, “I know the perfect song and dance. I’ll teach it to the kids!”
Before I could say “Please don’t”, my mom had agreed to come to my class every morning at 9:30 for a week. Oh, and just to be clear, it’s not as if she’s a professional entertainer. My parents run a small grocery store, and the only singing my mom does is in the shower.
“Um,” I said on our way home, “are you sure this is such a good idea?” “Of course!” she said. “If we want your school Winter Fair to happen, people need to step up and volunteer.” “I know volunteering is important,” I said, “but couldn’t you help out in Tex and Indi’s kindergarten instead?” She laughed, “Don’t be silly. We will have fun!”
“OK, fellas!” my teacher said at 9:28 on Monday. “We’re going to stop silent reading a little early today because a special guest is here to help us with a performance for Winter Fair. Let’s all welcome Arizona’s mother.”
I looked up to discover my mom standing at the front of the room wearing the world’s silliest snowflake hat. “I’m super excited to be here with you!” my mom said, “I’m going to teach you a fun little song-and-dance performance I learned a few years back, when I did some theater in college. Here goes!”
Oh please, oh please, I said over and over in my head, let there be a fire drill, or an assembly, or a power failure, or anything to stop my mom from completely embarrassing herself — and me!!!
But apparently, my mom was not at all concerned about looking silly. She turned on some background music and started singing and dancing away.
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；
2. 至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1
“I can’t believe this is happening” was all I could think.
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Paragraph 2
My mom turned out to be more than a little OK at performing.
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