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1、_______ the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about Firefighting.
A．Having searched
B．To search
C．Searching
D．Search
2、Shortly after the earthquake, many people hurried to the hospital to_______ their blood.
A. donate B. share C. exchange D. promote
3、Truth can ________the test of time.
A．stand
B．support
C．take
D．accept
4、—What about your self-drive trip yesterday?
—Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride.
A．had
B．have
C．would have
D．have had
5、A growing number of family doctors are working fewer hours to avoid huge pension taxes, _________ already overworked surgeries are making fewer appointments for patients.
A.to mean B.meant C.meaning D.having meant
6、The government's strong action demonstrated its _____to crush the rebellion.
A.energy B.resistance C.courage D.determination
7、— He speaks Chinese very well.
— It’s not surprising. He ___ in Beijing for nine years next week.
A. has been living
B. has lived
C. will have been lived
D. will have been living
8、_______relevant departments stressed no plastic covers were used for books, I didn't realize these covers contained harmful chemicals.
A.Until B.Unless C.While D.Since
9、With the help of the organization, she was able to secure the benefits, however small, ______ she was entitled under the law.
A.which B.where C.to which D.of which
10、________our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who enjoy the same hobbies, even if they live on the other side of the world.
A．However
B．Whatever
C．Wherever
D．Whichever
11、—Why not take my car to the museum instead of walking?
—No, thanks_________.
A．I’m used to
B．I’m able to
C．I’m about to
D．I’ve got to
12、After college, he was employed in a middle school and there ever since.
A. would worked B. had worked
C. worked D. has worked
13、It was a nice house, but _______ too small for a family of live.
A.rarely B.fairly C.rather D.pretty
14、The bottle is quite difficult to open; the _________ is to pour hot water on it first.
A．focus
B．target
C．function
D．trick
15、Sally has asked for a sick leave, and I have to ________her work for a couple of days.
A．take off
B．take over
C．take out
D．take after
16、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
17、When changing lanes， a driver should use his turning ______ to let other drivers know ______ lane he is entering.
A.sign； what B.mark； what
C.symbol； which D.signal； which
18、--- I wonder ________ Mary has changed so much.
--- She has been suffering a serious disease.
A. why B. what C. when D. where
19、In my opinion, his perseverance may ______his great achievement in his research work
A．make up for
B．account for
C．stand for
D．call for
20、It’s supposed to be the end of the paperback and the ________ of digital media, but some bookstores are surviving the Internet age with surprising success.
A. deadline B. dawn
C. dusk D. departure
21、Detecting drugs used to be a specific job for dogs, but now a drug detection team is welcoming some new colleagues — squirrels. Six Eurasian red squirrels were trained and approved for work responsibilities by police in Chongqing in February.
Squirrels have an acute sense of smell as they can smell food under a foot of snow. Small and swift, the “newcomers” are able to search for drugs in places which may be unapproachable for dogs, such as narrow spaces or tops of packages stacked high in warehouses. The squirrels have been trained to use their claws to scratch at boxes to draw their handlers’ attention if they detect drugs, according to local Chongqing police authorities.
“Our self-developed training system can be applied to the training of various animals,” Yin Jin, a police dog handler in Chongqing, told Global Times, adding that the training has really impressive results as the squirrels can quickly identify drugs. Although the system is intended for dogs, it can show some evidence on how squirrels are trained as well.
According to a research essay published in the journal China Working Dog which details the program, conditioning the animals’ reflexes (反射) is the key factor. First, the animals are familiarized with the targets’ smell and do special gestures when they smell their targets. For example, for explosive detection dogs, the handlers place pieces of cloth with the smell of the explosives next to the dogs’ food.
Next, the animals learn to search for the targets under various conditions. From a large number of luggage bags to people walking in crowds, the handlers create different scenarios (情景) to test the animals. If the animals successfully identify the location of the targets, they are then rewarded with snacks or other treats. The animals are soon able to search for targets naturally and actively, showing that the conditioned reflex has been built internally. Their training ends with practice sessions in real-life scenarios.
【1】What advantage do squirrels have over dogs in drug detection?
A．Squirrels are much easier to train.
B．Squirrels are smarter and quicker.
C．Squirrels have a sharper sense of smell.
D．Squirrels can better fit into small spaces.
【2】How do the squirrels remind their handlers after finding boxes containing drugs?
A．By forcefully shaking their tails.
B．By sitting on the boxes and barking.
C．By jumping up and down on the boxes.
D．By scratching at the boxes with their claws.
【3】What does Yin think of their self-developed training system?
A．It still needs to be improved.
B．It will be introduced abroad.
C．It is effective in training squirrels.
D．It can be used to train all kinds of animals.
【4】When does a handler know his detecting animals have developed conditioned reflexes?
A．When his dogs can smell targets carefully.
B．When his mice can search for targets voluntarily.
C．When his squirrels can do different gestures flexibly.
D．When his bees can detect targets in different scenarios.
22、Four Historic Firsts for Women in Space You Might not Know About
First Woman in Space
Soviet cosmonaut(宇航员)Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go to space when she was launched with the Vostok 6 mission on June 16, 1963. She was selected from a pool of 400 applicants and five finalists. She was honorarily inlucted(入伍)into the Soviet Air Force so that she could join the Cosmonaut Corps. Tereshkova is the only woman ever to have been on a solo space mission.
First US Woman in Space
Sally Ride was the first American astronaut to go into orbit on June 18, 1983, as a crew member on the space shuttle Challenger for STS-7. Ride was one of 8, 000 people to answer an ad in the Stanford student newspaper seeking applicants for NASA. She was chosen to join the space program in 1978. She went on one additional mission and spent a total of 343 hours in space.
First Woman to Walk in Space
The first woman to walk in space, Svetlana Savitskaya, was also a cosmonaut. She was on her second mission when she space-walked as part of the Salyut 7-EP2 on July 17, 1984. She was also the first woman to have gone into space twice.
First Teacher to go to Space
Christa McAuliffe was a teacher and a civilian astronaut from Concord, NH who was killed with six other crew members when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986. McAuliffe was selected from more than 11, 000 applicants to participate in the NASA Teacher in Space Project. She was planning on conducting experiments and teaching two lessons from space.
【1】When did Valentina Tereshkova go to space?
A．In 1963.
B．In 1983.
C．In 1984.
D．In 1986.
【2】Who was the first woman to have gone into space twice?
A．Valentina Tereshkova.
B．Sally Ride.
C．Svetlana Savitskaya.
D．Christa McAuliffe.
【3】What is special about Christa McAuliffe?
A．She was a civilian astronaut.
B．She was on a solo space mission.
C．She conducted experiments from space successfully.
D．She was selected from 8, 000 people to join in the space project.
23、Moran works at the California Academy of Sciences, which is capped by 2.5 acres of living roof where nearly 1.7 million plants, insects and birds flourish. The building has been painstakingly designed to be among one of the most environmentally-friendly in the world. Solar panels that surround the living roof provide 5% of the building’s energy, while water flowing through pipes in the bathrooms also generates power. Automatic skylights open and close to help regulate the temperature inside the building while natural sunlight is used to light the building as much as possible. During his 15 years at the academy (研究院), Moran has helped design, build and now maintain the building’s green systems.
Constructing new environmentally-friendly buildings like the one Moran works in is expected to generate more than 6.5 million jobs by 2030, according to predictions by the International Labor Organization. Next to energy, it will be the second fastest growing sector for green jobs in the coming decades. This jobs growth comes from a growing need for buildings that can deal with multiple problems: meeting tough climate-change targets; rising energy costs, water shortages and an increased risk of extreme weather conditions. This is driving a movement known as green building.
In 2000, just 41 new construction projects were officially rated as green buildings in the US. Last year, that figure had grown to more than 65,000. Elsewhere in the world there have been similar increases and it is a trend that is expected to continue. In China the government has set an ambitious goal as part of its five-year plan that require 50% of all new urban buildings to be green certified.
Moran sees green building as requiring new skills that have not featured much in the building sector in the past. “It takes a different skill set to look after a living roof compared to normal landscaping,” he says. “You need to understand the environment, how the direction of the sun and wind will affect it. But we are also seeing technology being integrated into everything.”
【1】How was the building of the academy planned?
A．Rigidly.
B．Effortlessly.
C．Thoroughly.
D．Strategically.
【2】What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Constructing new buildings.
B．Generating more jobs.
C．The growing need for houses.
D．The International Labor Organization.
【3】Why do many countries begin to construct green buildings?
A．To develop a large market.
B．To satisfy humans’ ambitions.
C．To solve different challenges.
D．To control the new movement.
【4】What does Moran possibly think of his present job?
A．Challenging.
B．Risky.
C．Traditional.
D．Urgent.
24、 The UK’s music festivals are world famous but there are plenty more to celebrate in the country.
Burns Night, Scotland
On 25 January. Scots celebrate the life and works of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns by holding a special Burns Supper. This can be a casual gathering of friends or a huge formal dinner. Guests take it in turn to recite Burns’ poems or sing one of his songs.
Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales
For 10 days each May, the small town of Hay-on-Wye on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales is filled with writers, filmmakers, musicians, comedians, politicians, and people who come to hear them talk and exchange ideas. The festival celebrates great writing of all genres (体裁) and it all takes place in a tented village in the town.
Camp Festival, Dorset
As a branch of a festival held in Dorset, it’s one of the best family festivals in the UK. Held every year in the grounds of the historic Lulworth Castle in Dorset, the festival includes top live music acts but, as the organizers say, “kids are king” at Camp Festival, with a wide variety of entertainment, workshops and fun for kids. The 2020 Camp Festival takes place from 25 to 28 July.
Guy Fawkes Day or “Bonfire Night”
All over the UK on 5 November, the British light bonfires and set off fireworks in their back gardens or, more commonly these days, at organized events in public parks. They celebrate the Catholic Guy Fawkes’ failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5 November, 1605.
【1】Which festivals are related to literature?
A.Burns Night and Hay Festival.
B.Hay Festival and Camp Festival.
C.Burns Night and Guy Fawkes Day.
D.Camp Festival and Guy Fawkes Day.
【2】When does the festival most appealing to children take place?
A.In January. B.In May.
C.In July. D.In November.
【3】What does Guy Fawkes Day celebrate?
A.A historical event.
B.A successful explosion.
C.An organized strike.
D.An impressive building.
25、 When 10-year-old Romeo Cox realized what he wanted more than anything else was a hug from his 77-year-old grandmother, he decided to make the journey. He did not let the 1,7000-mile distance and the fact that there were no flights _______ him.
“I hadn’t _______ her for a year and a half owing to the pandemic (流行病), so I _______ to go and see her in secret,” he said. “I meant it to be a(an) _______ .”
“I asked my _______ and they said no more than 50 times, but I _______ talked them into letting me do it,” he told The Daily Mail.
Romeo turned his plan into _______ .“I drew a map. I’d walk and take boats and do it naturally to _______ the planet,” he told The Times. “And I’d take Dad. It would be _______ to have an adult.”
Romeo and Phil __________ from Sicily, Italy on June 20. They trekked (跋涉) across Italy, Switzerland and France. They spent many nights beneath the stars. They were also __________ to fight off wild dogs, got lost a time or two, __________ sore feet and so on. But no matter how __________ the conditions were, they just kept going.
On September 21, they __________ London’s Trafalgar Square, where they spent a two-week mandatory isolation (强制隔离) before being __________ to make the final leg of journey to Grandma Rosemary’s __________ .
With his grandmother’s house eventually in sight, Romeo __________ a joyful run. And he ended up in the __________ he had been longing for.
“I can hardly imagine my grandson’s __________ trip yet,” she admitted frankly. But more than anything else, love and gratitude __________ her heart.
A．stop
B．destroy
C．trick
D．challenge
A．written
B．called
C．missed
D．seen
A．promised
B．agreed
C．planned
D．offered
A．surprise
B．present
C．chance
D．option
A．friends
B．parents
C．grandparents
D．cousins
A．instantly
B．shortly
C．initially
D．finally
A．wait
B．action
C．imagination
D．fantasy
A．save
B．monitor
C．help
D．explore
A．handy
B．impressive
C．stressful
D．troublesome
A．walked away
B．drove on
C．moved out
D．set off
A．urged
B．expected
C．forced
D．ordered
A．sacrificed
B．suffered
C．enjoyed
D．harvested
A．punishing
B．boring
C．favorable
D．pleasant
A．visited
B．passed
C．located
D．reached
A．required
B．persuaded
C．allowed
D．forbidden
A．home
B．block
C．downtown
D．district
A．thought of
B．broke into
C．took on
D．tried out
A．sofa
B．house
C．welcome
D．hug
A．arbitrary
B．unbelievable
C．ridiculous
D．tentative
A．stole
B．broke
C．filled
D．softened
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。
When I was elected the president of Student’s Union, everybody congratulated me on my campaign saying it was one of the best the school had seen. Our principal assigned me my first mission in my political career—raising money to build a coffeehouse on the campus. I was thrilled and ambitious about it.
Having determined my goal, I set up a small group of helpers to do fundraising. One of them was Gary.
He had a reputation for being super active and energetic. You could easily pick him out during the lunch break for he was always enjoying himself by throwing Frisbees (飞盘) to someone just passing by. But meanwhile, he was extraordinarily clever and eloquent (雄辩的). As the leader of the Debating Club, he never had any losses. When I humbly asked him to join the fundraising group, he raised his eyebrows, obviously, he didn’t expect someone so serious as I would invite someone so playful as him. At my insistence, he finally agreed.
Clearly, I was right about him. Gary persuaded dozens of students into donating. He helped me organize our group meetings, discussing and distributing tasks in great detail. When the team members met obstacles and lost heart on the edge of giving up, he made the best of his humor to cheer everyone up. Gradually, all of us who participated felt like we were part of something much bigger than we were. We were building a community and it felt great.
They say “absolute power corrupts (腐败) absolutely”. It sure did in my case. There was I, one of the most-liked guys on campus, powerful and making a difference, until my ego took over and destroyed everything. I let all the power go to my head. My arrogance and my pride were out of control. I began speaking down to my group members, demanding they listen to me because I thought I knew what was best. I believed that I could accomplish this mission without any of them and I wanted to take credit for everything. Gary tried to convince me that I had changed, and that I was abusing my position, but I wasn’t listening.
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
It wasn’t long before all my supporters, even Gary, began to turn against me.
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Paragraph 2
I finally realized what a stupid mistake I had made.
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