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1、She’s late for work every day, but she still has the nerve to lecture me about ______.
A. punctuality B. priority C. preference D. privilege
2、The North and South Poles represents the final frontiers of exploration on Earth, and ________ they have become an strong attraction for both researchers and tourists.
A．in other words
B．as a consequence
C．by the way
D．on the contrary
3、The public were expecting the _______ of further details about the accident until thorough investigation.
A.receipt B.release
C.request D.reference
4、I think he's just going to deal with this problem______________ day.
A.next B.other
C.following D.another
5、He found it increasingly difficult to read,________ his eyesight was beginning to fail.
A.and B.but C.or D.for
6、By 2025, when the number of consumers worldwide has reached 4.2 billion, people with high income will be, for the first time, more than_______ struggling to meet basic needs.
A．one
B．that
C．ones
D．those
7、________colorful charts and graphs, he loaded a new software to help him.
A. Create B. Created
C. Creating D. To create
8、Shortly after the earthquake, many people hurried to the hospital to_______ their blood.
A. donate B. share C. exchange D. promote
9、—Hello. I’d like to have a talk with Mr. Smith staying in your hotel.
—I’m sorry, he isn’t here. He ________ this morning.
A.checked in B.dropped in
C.checked out D.dropped out
10、None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish. ______, most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments.
A. Instead B. Even though C. However D. Though
11、---Mary, I got lost.
---Sorry, I________ a map for you.
A．must have drawn
B．should draw
C．could draw
D．ought to have drawn
12、Various student clubs are set up in many senior high schools to urge students to ________ the opportunities to cultivate their good virtues and qualities.
A. gain admission to B. make light of
C. keep faith with D. take advantage of
13、—Jerry, where did you guys go for the summer vacation?
—We ___ busy with our work, or we would have gone to Brazil to watch the games.
A.were B.have been C.had been D.would be
14、With several problems _____to be solved, we still need to hold another meeting as soon as possible.
A. remained B. remaining
C. remain D. having remained
15、I was 12 and ,________all my old friends, I felt shy and lonely at the new school.
A．lost
B．having been lost
C．having lost
D．losing
16、Some elderly people find it hard________ the things that happened while they were children.
A．remember
B．to remember
C．remembering
D．remembered
17、— It’s reported that human got the first picture of a black hole on April 10, 2019.
— ________
A.Good news. B.All right. C.So what? D.How come?
18、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
19、I've been looking forward for a long time ______ a chance to have a job interview.
A.getting B.to get C.of getting D.to getting
20、—What do you think of the information from books?
— It is easier to forget than ________ from life itself.
A．the one
B．it
C．that
D．those
21、 Many students of the past and present would agree that their favorite thing on campus is the vending machine. Whether it’s serving up snacks or drinks, beholding the grand machine full of popular options with the luxury of money in your pocket and the power to choose whatever suits you most in that moment is a cherished feeling. If only, so many people wonder, it was this easy and affordable for kids to get their hands on new books? Well...it could be, in fact.
And that's why this school just opened its first scholastic vending machine. In a bid to get kids reading more, this school is taking a new approach: present the best-selling page-turners of the world in a kid-friendly package. With racing imaginations that never turn off and a hunger for any excuse to do anything except their homework, it's more often than not that kids just need to open up a book in order to get sucked in and start flipping through pages left and right. And pretty much no kid can resist the temptations of a vending machine.
But this vending machine gets even better: the books inside are available through the purchase of tokens—not money. And these tokens are earned through a system that rewards kids from visiting and finishing other books. Through a partnership with the local library, students can check out and return books there for free to qualify themselves for the book vending program, which prevents difficulties affording books independently from becoming an issue for these students.
Once the students have earned a token, they've earned a free book—from a machine stocked with $1,000 worth of books inside. The vending machine even features books from every genre to ensure that there's something for everyone.
【1】What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A．How a vending machine functions.
B．What makes students excited on campus.
C．What inspires the vending machine program
D．How a vending machine brings convenience.
【2】What do we know about the new vending machine?
A．It provides a limited category of books.
B．Students earn its tokens by reading books.
C．Children can borrow books from it for free.
D．About 1000 books are available in each machine.
【3】Which words can best describe the Scholastic vending program?
A．Advanced but complex.
B．Traditional and effective.
C．Pioneering but impractical.
D．Creative and considerate.
【4】What's the author's purpose in writing the text?
A．To advertise a vending machine that serves books.
B．To introduce a new way to encourage children to read.
C．To promote a system designed to improve reading ability.
D．To suggest a new approach to dealing with learning difficulty.
22、 Instead of paying to ship the items you don't need to your new home, why not donate them? Your old household goods like furniture will go to a new home where they will be appreciated. Here are some charities that might help.
Furniture Bank Network
Furniture Bank Network helps people furnish their homes with practical secondhand items donated by people within the community. Tax receipts for the value of the donated items are given to donors (捐赠者). Recipients get the furniture for free. People can get furnishings from their local Furniture Bank only if they are referred to the organization through one of its social service partners. It also encourages applicants to help the organization with volunteer work.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit. It collects monetary donations to build and remodel affordable housing so that those in need can apply for. You can also donate furniture and other household goods to Habitat for Humanity. It resells these items in home improvement stores and uses the money to fund its humanitarian efforts.
Goodwill
Goodwill resells donated furniture and other household items to fund its charitable objectives. Goodwill uses its earnings to provide career training and employment assistance to unemployed individuals. It also offers discounts to the people enrolled in its training programs, allowing them to affordably furnish their homes and buy clothes for their families.
Pick up My Donation
Pick up My Donation isn't actually a donation center and it doesn't pick up your donations. Instead, it helps you find local nonprofits and charity shops that do. If your donation isn't large enough for a local nonprofit to send a truck, Pick up My Donation can still help. The company will put you in touch with a local moving company to pick up your donation and take it to a nearby center.
【1】What is a must for getting furnishings from a local Furniture Bank?
A．A tax receipt for the item.
B．Membership of the community.
C．A recommendation from its partner.
D．Volunteer work for the organization.
【2】Which charity offers career assistance to a laid-off worker?
A．Goodwill.
B．Pick up My Donation.
C．Habitat for Humanity.
D．Furniture Bank Network.
【3】What do we know about Pick up My Donation?
A．It provides affordable housing.
B．It is a local moving company.
C．It only picks up large donations.
D．It helps donors find a charity shop.
23、 Making a budget can be quite a satisfying process. After drawing one up？ You'll probably feel proud that you've controlled your finances. However，drawing up your budget isn't the most important task when if comes to managing your money successfully.【1】.
If you're one of the many people in Britain with more than one bank account，using several alongside one another could help you stay in control of your spending. 【2】. That can help you avoid overspending in a single area.
【3】， keep an eye on your accounts each month. Whether you receive your regular bank statements and bills through the post or online， make sure you check them. They can tell you where you might be overdoing it， and should inspire you to cut back immediately if necessary. Besides，you're likely to pick up any problems as they arise.
Making a note of all your spending for a few weeks is another way to check that your money really is going where you'd like it to.【4】，but if you tend to spend using cash rather than a credit card，you wont be able to track where your money is going simply from looking at your bank statements and bills.
As your personal circumstances change，your budget will need to be changed， too. 【5】. While it may seem like a chance to loosen up your purse strings slightly， failing to take account of an income rise in your budget could mean you don't truly make the most of it.
A. If you want your budget to stay balanced
B. It'll take a few months to get used to budgeting
C. It may seem tiresome to write everything down
D. Divide up your income each month into separate accounts
E. Once you've linked all your accounts，you can create a budget
F. Getting a promotion or pay rise should mean you remake your budget
G. The key to effective budgeting is sticking to the spending plan you've made
24、 Being seen in a fancy sports car or enjoying a beach holiday in a five-star hotel were once signs of having “made it”. But a new study suggested that having people think of you as constantly occupied and overworked is now a far better way to demonstrate social position.
According to Harvard University in the US, people are increasingly leaning toward the phenomenon of “humblebragging”. This is when people make a seemingly modest statement that actually draws attention to something they want to show off.
Phrases such as “I have no life” and “I desperately need a holiday” are now used to imply social standing, while ordering food and shopping online is the perfect way to prove to neighbors that you are simply too busy and important to go to the supermarket.
“Movies, magazines, and popular TV shows often highlight the abundance of money and leisure time among the wealthy,” said Neeru Paharia, an assistant professor at Harvard University. “In recent years, featuring wealthy people relaxing by the pool, playing tennis or skiing and hunting are being substituted with advertisements featuring busy individuals who work long hours and have very limited leisure time,” he said. “Displaying a lack of leisure time operates as a visible signal of status in the eyes of others.”
The researchers pointed out that the Wall Street Journal’s 2016 advertising campaign featured celebrities complaining about their busy lives, with the slogan (标语), “People who don’t have time, make time to read the Wall Street Journal.”
The report, which was published in the Journal of Consumer Research, also found that brands that marketed themselves as time saving were becoming increasingly high-status, because of their users.
According to the authors, this trend of humblebragging is due to people’s shift of focus – they now value “the preciousness and scarcity of individuals” more than “the preciousness and scarcity of goods”. “Busy individuals possess desirable characteristics, leading them to be viewed as in demand,” the authors concluded.
【1】Which of the following statements can count as “humblebragging”?
A.“Just ate 15 pieces of chocolate. Gotta control myself flying first class or they'll cancel my modeling contract!”
B.“Everybody check this baby out---we just bought a castle! I mean literally!”
C.“Guys, I'm screwed. I I've missed the final deadline for my essay again and my tutor is going to fail me !”
D.“Wow, I can't believe a rubbishy article like yours got published in a national newspaper!”
【2】To indicate their social position, people today prefer to ______.
A.share their passion for tennis or skiing
B.show how fast-paced their work life is
C.tell people about the wonderful holidays they take
D.show off their abundance of money and leisure time
【3】The Wall Street Journal’s 2016 adverting slogan is mentioned in para. 5 to prove ______.
A.showing a lack of time suggests high social status
B.the Wall Street Journal is worth people’s time
C.busy individuals need to better manage their time
D.people of high social position are lacking in time
【4】The underlined word in the last paragraph “scarcity” probably means_____
A.quantity B.identity
C.shortage D.qualification
25、 At around 6:30pm local time on April 15th in France, Notre Dame in Paris was getting angry. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, the fire started in the attic (阁楼) of the monument and then_______to the roof. In the screams of people, the Gothic tower_______collapsed (倒塌) . 'Paris was beheaded!'_______the fall of the tower, the 32-year-old Frenchman, Pierre, sent such a_______to the New York Times.
Notre Dame de Paris, which_______on the bank of the Seine, has been there for 769 years. Not only does Notre Dame have a large collection of wonderful works, but the building itself is_______.As one of the most famous tourist _______ in the world, this church has 13 million visitors a year. When the fire was still burning, the spokesperson of Notre Dame de Paris pessimistically told the media that the _______ building of France _______'great destruction' because the inside part of the church belonged to medieval wood structure, so this fire was almost a________. At9:30 that evening, the priceless colored glass 'Rose' window in the cathedral was too hot and then broken. As the fire continued, a large number of people from Paris________around Notre Dame. Watching the fire destroy the monument, some people couldn't help________cry, and some sang prayer songs for Notre Dame. 'At this moment I feel very________, and a small part of each of us has been burned by the fire.' After the fire, French President Mark Long________ canceled a speech on the 'Yellow Vest Movement', and started the disaster report.
After the French firefighters________for five hours, the fire was________.The main structure of the church was ________, but the inside decoration was completely destroyed. ________a the broken Notre Dame de Paris, the French made a(n)________to rebuild. President Mark Long later said that they would recruit (组建) the best talents from around the world to repair the art treasures, because this is what the French expect and is what history________.
【1】A.distribute B.directed C.spread D.transformed
【2】A.anyhow B.immediately C.somehow D.suddenly
【3】A.Admitting B.Witnessing C.Preventing D.Predicting
【4】A.sigh B.word C.sign D.picture
【5】A.wind B.exists C.sets D.stands
【6】A.delicate B.worthless C.invaluable D.weak
【7】A.points B.scenes C.views D.attractions
【8】A.remaining B.historic C.accessible D.favorable
【9】A.suffered B.resulted C.acquired D.obtained
【10】A.decrease B.waste C.disaster D.trouble
【11】A.marched B.gathered C.wandered D.settled
【12】A.or B.and C.except D.but
【13】A.angry B.confused C.sad D.amazed
【14】A.urgently B.angrily C.cleverly D.cautiously
【15】A.managed B.fought C.attempted D.repaired
【16】A.put out B.taken out C.brought out D.pulled out
【17】A.scarred B.destroyed C.remained D.saved
【18】A.In time of B.In danger of C.In face of D.In memory of
【19】A.announcement B.determination C.agreement D.preparation
【20】A.deserves B.allows C.creates D.holds
26、假定你是李华，在网上看到了某国际文化交流公司在你所在城市征集寄宿家庭（host family）的广告，你很感兴趣。请你用英语给负责人Mr. Smith 写封申请信，内容包括：
1. 自我介绍；
2. 家庭住宿条件及周边交通状况；
3. 其它优势。
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