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1、It was the middle of night ________ my husband woke me up and told me to watch the football game.
A. while B. that C. as D. when
2、People around us ______ affect our thoughts and behaviors.
A. must B. can
C. should D. would
3、______ skills, David is believed to be one of the best and most talented basketball players in our team.
A.In need of B.In favor of C.In terms of D.In honor of
4、Internet is an important part of society now, ______ has even influenced our language.
A．as
B．that
C．which
D．where
5、It’s easy to get lost when you drive in a new city, so it’s important to ______ a good map before you set out.
A.study B.display C.deliver D.publish
6、--He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ________．
--No．He’d had a lot of time ________ for it after all．
A．interviewing; to prepare
B．interviewed; to prepare
C．interviewing; preparing
D．being interviewed; preparing
7、John thinks it won’t be long ______he is ready for his new job .
A．when
B．after
C．before
D．since
8、— Can I pay the bill by check?
— Sorry, sir. But it is the management rule of our hotel that payment _____ be made in cash.
A. can B. shall C. must D. need
9、________ everyone has left the party, we need to start cleaning.
A．Before
B．Whenever
C．Now that
D．In case
10、He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ______at a hotel for the night
A.putting down B.putting off C.putting on D.putting up
11、But for the rescue team’s efforts, more lives ________ in the wreck accident.
A.would be claimed B.should have claimed
C.would have claimed D.could have been claimed
12、The water _____ cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise.
A.was felt B.is felt C.felt D.feels
13、The official says that the next step is to negotiate the Asian Investment Bank’s articles of agreement, which is expected ________ by the end of 2021.
A.to have completed B.to be completed
C.having completed D.being completed
14、The writer has won the hearts of millions of children with the rich stories _______ from her childhood memories.
A. drawing B. to draw
C. draw D. drawn
15、I have heard that it is a common _______ in that country to hold a big party to celebrate when a child turns 15.
A．practice
B．method
C．evidence
D．effects
16、____to the students at home, the textbooks enabled them to study more efficiently.
A．Distributing
B．Having distributed
C．Being distributed
D．Distributed
17、—Why do you drink so much coffee?
—Well, ________ it doesn’t keep me awake in the night, I see no harm in it.
A. when B. as long as
C. as though D. while
18、When people begin a new stage of life, they tend to wonder what life will have________ for them.
A．in need
B．in time
C．in preparation
D．in store
19、I’ll leave you my mobile number ________ there’s an emergency.
A. even if B. as long as
C. in case D. ever since
20、For British people, somebody standing too close may make them focus less on what others are saying than on ______ close he or she is to them.
A.what B.where C.which D.how
21、Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry. To see the farther clearly, you have the option of wearing eyeglasses, or undergoing the more invasive refractive surgery (屈光手术).
But Japan’s Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings claims to have developed smart glasses that, if worn just an hour per day, can cure myopia. It projects an image onto the wearers’ retina (视网膜) to correct the refractive error that causes nearsightedness. Obviously, wearing the device 60 to 90 minutes a day corrects myopia.
So how does the technology developed by Kubota work exactly? Well, according to a company press release from December of last year, the special glasses rely on micro-LEDS to project virtual images on the visual field to make the retina active. Apparently, it can do that without affecting the wearer’s daily activities.
Founded by Dr. Ryo Kubota, Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings is still testing the device, known as Kubota Glasses, and trying to determine how long the effect lasts after the user wears the device. And how much the ugly-looking glasses have to be worn for the correction to be permanent.
Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings began testing the glasses in the summer of last year, and is currently conducting tests on about 25 people in the U.S to assess the effectiveness of its smart glasses. The company plans to begin selling the device in Asia in the second half of 2021, where there are more nearsighted people, but it has plans to enter other markets in the future.
【1】What does the underlined word “blurry” mean in the first paragraph?
A．Familiar
B．Different
C．Impressive
D．Unclear
【2】What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A．The effect of wearing the smart glasses.
B．The disadvantages of the smart glasses.
C．The working principle of the smart glasses.
D．The correct way of wearing the smart glasses.
【3】Why does the company decide to sell the glasses first in Asia?
A．It wants to serve the Asians better.
B．These glasses are more suitable for Asians.
C．Scientific development is slower in Asia.
D．There is more market demand in Asia.
【4】What is the purpose of writing the text?
A．To solve a problem.
B．To introduce a new product.
C．Too present a research result.
D．To give practical advice.
22、The city of Phoenix and its surrounding areas are known as the Valley of the Sun and there are so many entry-level hiking trails for explorers in Phoenix. If you’re looking for a casual walk, check out one of these easy hiking trails in Phoenix.
Judith Tunnell Accessible Trail: This is a barrier free trail that makes it easy to get out and enjoy the beauty of South Mountain Park, which is a city park and preserve that boasts the title of largest municipal (市政的) park in the country. Hike along to enjoy the beautiful scenery and then stop to relax at one of the trail side benches.
Difficulty: Easiest
Distance: One - mile loop
Canal Trails: The canals throughout central Phoenix provide some of easy off – pavement hiking in the city. If you’ re just getting accustomed to walking over uneven dirt surfaces and aren’t quite ready to take on the ups and downs of many trail surfaces, the canal paths are for you.
Difficulty: Very easy
Distance: Varies
Trail 100 at North Mountain Park Visitor Center: This nice wide trail, part of the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, is popular with local hikers, runners, and mountain bikers, so be prepared to share the trail. The trail surface here is more uneven with casual ups and downs through desert washes.
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Distance: About 2. 5 - mile loop
Papago Park: For a classic Phoenix experience, Papago Park is the answer. Depending on where you’re at in the park, you can catch views of the downtown Phoenix skyline, Tempe Town Lake, the Phoenix Zoo and historic Tovrea Castle.
Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 0. 2 mile.
【1】Which might be the option for people liking mountain biking?
A．Canal Trails.
B．Papago Park.
C．Judith Tunnell Accessible Trail.
D．Trail 100 at North Mountain Park Visitor Center.
【2】What do the listed hiking trails have in common?
A．Their surface is very even.
B．They are friendly to beginners.
C．There are some benches along them.
D．They pass through a mix of desert landscapes.
【3】Where can the text be found?
A．In a fashion magazine.
B．In a science magazine.
C．In a travel brochure.
D．In a history book.
23、In her new book, “The Smartest Kids in the World,” Amanda Ripley, an investigative journalist, tells the story of Tom, a high-school student from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who decides to spend his senior year in Warsaw, Poland. Poland is a surprising educational success story: in the past decade, the country raised students’ test scores from significantly below average to well above it. Polish kids have now outscored(超过……分数) American kids in math and science, even though Poland spends, on average, less than half as much per student as the United States does. One of the most striking differences between the high school Tom attended in Gettysburg and the one he ends up at in Warsaw is that the latter has no football team, or, for that matter, teams of any kind.
That American high schools waste more time and money on sports than on math is an old complaint. This is not a matter of how any given student who plays sports does in school, but of the culture and its priorities. This December, when the latest Program for International Student Assessment(PISA) results are announced, it’s safe to predict that American high-school students will once again display their limited skills in math and reading, outscored not just by students in Poland but also by students in places like South Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Singapore, and Japan. Meanwhile, they will have played some very exciting football games, which will have been breathlessly written up in their hometown papers.
Why does this situation continue? Well, for one thing, kids like it. And for another, according to Ripley, parents seem to like the arrangement, too. She describes a tour she took of a school in Washington D.C., which costs thirty thousand dollars a year. The tour leader—a mother with three children in the school—was asked about the school’s flaws(暇疵). When she said that the math program was weak, none of the parents taking the tour reacted. When she said that the football program was weak, the parents suddenly became concerned. “Really?” one of them asked worriedly, “What do you mean?”
One of the ironies(讽刺) of the situation is that sports reveal what is possible. American kids’ performance on the field shows just how well they can do when expectations are high. It’s too bad that their test scores show the same thing.
【1】According to Paragraph 2, we know that _______.
A. too much importance is placed on sports in America
B. little time is spent on sports in Japanese schools
C. American high schools complain about sports time
D. PISA plays a very important role in America
【2】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means _______.
A. American students’ academic performance worries their parents a lot
B. high expectations push up American students’ academic performance
C. low expectations result in American students’ poor PISA performance
D. lacking practice contributes to American students’ average performance
【3】The purpose of this article is to _______.
A. draw public attention to a weakness in American school tradition
B. call on American schools to learn from the Polish model
C. compare Polish schools with those in America
D. explain what is wrong with American schools and provide solutions
24、Scientists found a single dose of the protein Hila worked on lab rats. They said it showed “great promise as a future stroke treatment” but had not yet been tested in human trials.
The researchers travelled to Fraser Island in Australia to hunt for and capture three potentially deadly Australian funnel web spiders. They then took the spiders back to their laboratory “for milking”.
This involved coaxing the spider into releasing its venom, which can then be sucked up using pipettes(吸管). The scientists make a careful study of a protein in the venom and recreated a version of it in their lab.
They then injected this Hila into the lab rats. They found that the protein blocked acid-sensing ion channels in the brain-something the researchers say are key drivers of brain damage after stroke.
Professor Glenn King, who led the research, said, “We believe that we have, for the first time, found a way to minimize the effects of brain damage after a stroke. Hila even provides some protection to the core brain region most affected by oxygen deprivation, which is generally considered unrecoverable due to the rapid cell death caused by stroke.”
Dr. Kate Holmes, deputy director for Research at the Stroke Association, said, “We welcome any treatment that has the potential to reduce the damage caused by stroke, particularly if this can benefit people who are unable to arrive at hospital quickly.”
A stroke is a brain attack that happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off or there is bleeding on the brain. Every two seconds, someone in the world will have a stoke. Stroke is the second most common cause of death, causing about6.7million deaths each year, one every five seconds. Almost one in every eight deaths is caused by stroke.
【1】Which of the following is the last step of the research?
A．Inject the protein into lab rats.
B．Obtain the deadly spiders’ venom.
C．Catch three deadly spiders.
D．Recreate a version of the protein.
【2】What does the underlined word in the third paragraph probably mean?
A．Forcing.
B．Trapping.
C．Requiring.
D．Feeding.
【3】What is the main idea of the whole passage?
A．It is significant to acquire a medicine for stroke.
B．A promising cure for stroke is probably on the way.
C．Spiders are contributing to the treatment of strokes.
D．Stroke is the second biggest killer of in the world.
【4】What purpose does the last paragraph serve?
A．To summarize the passage.
B．To introduce the topic.
C．To provide the background.
D．To support the argument.
25、 Kindness can really make you pause and be thankful during a stressful time.
Cassandra Warren was in a_________and was feeling a little overwhelmed(使应接不暇)by work and planning her wedding. After she got her wedding invitations ready one day, she hurriedly_________one to her aunt and uncle. A week later, the invitation came back. She had written down the_________address. A handwritten note was_________the returned envelop, which read, “I wish I_________you—this is going to be an enjoyable experience. Congratulations—go to have dinner_________me. I’ve been married for 40 years—It gets better with age.” A $20 bill was inside.
Cassandra was at a bit of a professional crossroads and had been having a_________day. In fact, she’d nearly broken down, telling her_________to her husband-to-be Jesse Jones just as she opened the_________envelop. Then she read the note. “It was kind of perfect timing,” said Cassandra Warren. “We are____________who the mysterious note writer is. But I really____________it.”
Cassandra and Jesse____________with a friend who was going overseas the following night. They happily put the $20 towards their____________. Then Cassandra stopped by a store and bought a thank-you card. She____________wrote her aunt’s address on the envelop again—this time____________ —and addressed it to “Kind Stranger” ____________ by the following words inside，“Thank you for the____________and taking____________ to send it. Not so many people would have done that. It was a big____________ after the day I was having. I am____________people like you still being in the world.”
【1】A.rush B.flash C.sense D.race
【2】A.showed B.posted C.took D.presented
【3】A.incomplete B.unreadable C.unrecorded D.incorrect
【4】A.pointed to B.adapted to C.attached to D.contributed to
【5】A.blamed B.comforted C.welcomed D.knew
【6】A.for B.on C.except D.beyond
【7】A.tough B.busy C.relaxing D.nice
【8】A.doubt B.fortune C.depression D.embarrassment
【9】A.mismatched B.misplaced C.misjudged D.misdirected
【10】A.convinced of B.unaware of C.sceptical of D.fond of
【11】A.appreciated B.permitted C.selected D.recognized
【12】A.worked out B.dined out C.broke out D.set out
【13】A.shelf B.chair C.plate D.bill
【14】A.accurately B.calmly C.mistakenly D.casually
【15】A.as usual B.in return C.on purpose D.in advance
【16】A.accompanied B.clarified C.confirmed D.simplified
【17】A.picture B.photo C.card D.note
【18】A.courage B.care C.responsibility D.time
【19】A.favour B.deal C.ceremony D.decision
【20】A.anxious about B.grateful for C.ready for D.concerned about
26、假如你是校英文报编辑李华，你报拟举行以三牛精神为主题的征文活动。请用英语为本活动写一份征稿启事，内容如下：
1. 活动目的；
2. 稿件要求；
3. 截稿日期及投稿方式。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：三牛精神the spirit of the ox: diligence / innovation / hard work without complaints
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