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1、It will be a great help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner.________I'll set the table.
A．As a result
B．In the meanwhile
C．On the whole
D．As a matter of fact
2、The writer always carries a notebook along with him, _____he is seized by sudden inspiration.
A.even though B.the moment C.in case D.now that
3、You’d better write down the phone number of that botel for future ________ .
A. reference B. purpose
C. progress D. memory
4、Wedidn’tget a hotel room because we ______ in advance.
A. hadn’t booked B. haven’t booked
C. weren’t booking D. wouldn’t book
5、People around us ______ affect our thoughts and behaviors.
A. must B. can
C. should D. would
6、--- I’m sorry. I think I am not fit for the job. I don’t handle pressure too well.
--- Oh, I can’t believe it. You know , that’s not the impression I have of you at all. That’s
I’d describe myself.
A. what B. how C. which D. why
7、______________ you are aware of the trick used in advertisements, I don't think you are eager to buy.
A. Whether B. Until
C. Though D. Once
8、---Hi, there. Can I help you with anything today?
---Oh, yes.________, I’d like to buy a present for my niece’s birthday.
A．Exactly
B．Somehow
C．Actually
D．Definitely
9、________ back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history.
A．Dating
B．Being dated
C．To date
D．To be dated
10、The judge said that the fine would ________ a warning to other drivers.
A.look into B.serve as C.watch over D.set up
11、We express the hope that a climate beneficial to a negotiated settlement would be created soon, ________ there may no longer be the need for the armed struggle.
A. in case B. even though
C. so that D. as long as
12、________, fiction is often more interesting than the truth.
A．Impossibly
B．Generously
C．Necessarily
D．Admittedly
13、Manchester United has decided that Wayne Rooney will not be sold to any other club no matter how much money is offered or ______ the potential risks of keeping an unhappy player.
A.however B.whether C.what D.whatever
14、Due to the reform and openingup, our living conditions, undoubtedly, have improved ________ over the past decades.
A．considerately
B．approximately
C．appropriately
D．considerably
15、She ______ someone, so I nodded to her and went away.
A.phoned B.had phoned
C.was phoning D.has phoned
16、“Made in China 2025” initiative aims to transform China from a manufacturing giant into a world manufacturing power, ________ driven by innovation and emphasizes quality over quantity.
A.the one that B.one that C.one D.the one
17、—Helen is going to Manchester for further education next month.
—I’m ______ because I have to stay at home and work.
A. green with envy B. white as a sheet
C. tickled pink D. black and blue
18、I ordered a drink while I______ for my friends to come.
A. will wait B. am waiting
C. would wait D. was waiting
19、To win the trust of the employees, your factory should see to________that accounts and operations are as transparent as possible.
A.it B.them C.you D.one
20、______ we’ll do is to leave a note for Mum to tell her we won’t be back till late.
A．That
B．Which
C．What
D．How
21、A shortage of semiconductors (半导体) has helped firms such as Nvidia, whose chips (芯片) power everything from video gaming to machine learning and data centres. But boom time for sellers means misery for buyers. Carmakers, whose products have become computers on wheels, are among the victims. Analysts say the industry might build around 5 million fewer cars this year, all for want of the chips. Apple and Microsoft have also warned that they will be affected.
The shortage is the result of a sudden rise in demand. Chipmaking has been enjoying strong growth for decades as computers have stepped into every corner of society. But there was a strong upward trend during the pandemic. Locked-down consumers shopped online, had meetings remotely, and killed time with video-streaming and videogaming.
The crisis has had three consequences, two encouraging and one less so.
The first is an investment boom. Big producers such as Intel, Samsung and TSMC are planning to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on extra capacity (产能) over the next few years. As in many markets, high prices are the best cure for high prices.
The second is that the chip industry’s customers are adapting. too. When demand fell early in the pandemic, carmakers cut their orders with chipmakers. Following Tesla, Volkswagen has announced plans to develop driver-assistance chips in-house.
Unwelcome effect has been a sudden rise of techno-nationalism. America is planning to hand out billions of dollars to attract chipmakers back from East Asia. Europe wants to double its share of global production, to 20%，by 2030. Even Britain has declared the fate of a small chip factory in Wales to be a matter of national security.
Chips have come to occupy what used to be called the “commanding heights” of an economy, in the way that car factories did in the 20th century. But as last century’s governments discovered, subsidies (补贴) lend 10 oversupply. Personally, the chip shortage is mostly a self-solving problem. Governments should resist the temptation to scc themselves as saviours (救星).
【1】What is the main cause of the sudden shortage of chips according to the passage?
A．Economic crisis
B．The outbreak of the pandemic.
C．Governments’ control.
D．Great demand in online products.
【2】What is the discouraging result of the chip shortage according to the passage?
A．Hot investment in chips.
B．Carmakers’ adaptation to the market.
C．Arise of techno-nationalism.
D．Realization of technological globalization.
【3】What does the author tend to think in the last paragraph?
A．Markets are the cure for the chip shortage.
B．Government subsidies will lead to waste.
C．The government should rescue the market.
D．Car factories in the 20th century were on the rise.
【4】Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．Chip Shortage—A Self-solving Problem
B．Techno-nationalism—A War without Smoke
C．Challenges—Promises of New Opportunities
D．High Prices—the Best Cure for High Prices
22、If you plan to learn a foreign language, you might think it’s going to be really challenging. You’ve probably heard a lot of talks about how it’s easier to learn languages as a young child, and that learning as an adult can be difficult. You might even know friends or family members who have tried to learn a foreign tongue and failed. That’s because they are surrounded by the failure. We’re here to cheer you up with some good news and inspire you to get started.
The amazing adult brain: whether you can learn languages at any age? Scientists are always learning about the human brain. Decades ago, experts believed that the brain developed during childhood and then retained that way for life. However, modern studies have shown us that the brain has the ability to continually form new neural (神经的) connections throughout adulthood. A 2010 Swedish study tested two groups of people, one in the range of age 21 through 30 and another between 65 and 80. Remarkably, they found no significant differences in Neuroplasticity (神经可塑性). In other words, this suggests that it’s possible for you to learn new things at any age.
Besides being possible to learn languages, research also suggests that it improves the adult brain in general. In a 2012 Chinese study, experts looked at a group of adults who were learning Mandarin (普通话) over a nine-month period. They found that these adults showed improved integrity in their white matter, the part of the brain that allows neural cells to communicate. The better your neural cells communicate, the easier it will be for you to learn new things.
Why may adults have an easier time learning? Children might be blessed with a naturally high degree of neuroplasticity, but that doesn’t mean learning is necessarily easier for them. In fact, adult brains have a number of great qualities that might actually make learning easier, especially if you take advantage of free language learning apps like Mondly.
【1】Why do some adults fail in the language learning?
A．Because they are too old to learn a new language.
B．Because languages are too difficult for adults to learn
C．Because they are influenced by the adults who failed.
D．Because they have no plans for new language learning.
【2】What does the underlined word “retained” mean in Paragraph 2?
A．improved
B．remained
C．changed
D．strengthened
【3】What is the author trying to do in the second paragraph?
A．To tell the difference between children and adults in language learning.
B．To state the difference between children and adults in brain development.
C．To show that there is no difference between children and adults in learning.
D．To prove the former theory about brain development by some experts wrong.
【4】What is the passage mainly about?
A．Brain development and new language learning.
B．Analysis about children learning a new language.
C．Information about adults learning a new language.
D．Some good news for adults to learn a new language
23、My neighbors across the street take pride in one of the most striking trees in the neighborhood—a towering oak that is over 75 years old. This year, after a wet, warm summer, leaves were a bit different in my Massachusetts town. And through some combination of events, that glorious oak seemed to have dropped all of its uncountable leaves on a single windy day. I arrived at home that afternoon to find our front walkway, driveway and sidewalk completely blanketed.
My son and I had a great time making a leaf pile for jumping and enjoying pillowy fun. The whole time, I was fascinated by the speed of this year’s leaf drop. Even though I was aware that it was an accident of wind patterns that left all the leaves in our yard, I kept looking up and feeling a zing of awe at the suddenly bare branches that watched quietly over our neighborhood, starting its restful season before setting spring leaf buds.
And I felt thankful for those fallen leaves as I was reminded of my favorite quote from the author and naturalist Hal Borland. He wrote it referencing October, but this year’s later drop had me change the month:“November is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations (星座) above them once again.”
When I lay in that pile of dry, crisp leaves and looked up into the oak tree across the street, I felt a clarity and peace that comes along with the inconveniently early sunsets and chilly temperatures of the transition from fall into winter. I could still admire the tree as I had in spring and summer, but I could also see through it, beyond it, to the big sky that blankets us all.
【1】What’s unusual this year?
A．Outdoor activities are limited due to heavy winds.
B．A series of special events happened in the neighborhood.
C．The weather is especially cold in winter in Massachusetts.
D．The neighbors’ big tree dropped all its leaves within a day.
【2】What kind of feeling does the underlined part “a zing of awe” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Anxiety.
B．Sorrow.
C．Comfort.
D．Amazement.
【3】Why is Hal Borland’s lines quoted in Paragrapn 3?
A．To express the author’s admiration for the naturalist.
B．To emphasize the importance of getting close to nature.
C．To express the author’s feelings about the leaf-falling season.
D．To emphasize the beauty of the author’s childhood memories.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．The Sky Far Beyond.
B．The Fall of Massachusetts.
C．The Beauty of a Newly-bare Tree.
D．The Memories of Peace and Beauty.
24、Biologists are becoming more and more concerned that global climate change will probably reduce biodiversity. Some biologists estimate that 35% of animals and plants could become extinct in the wild by 2050 due to global climate change. Before the industrial revolution, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rarely climbed above 280 ppm; But during the 2014 calendar year, carbon dioxide levels ascended to 402 ppm.
In the fall of 2014, the National Audubon Society released a report entitled Birds and Climate Change. It is a comprehensive, first-of-its kind study that predicts how climate change could affect the ranges of 588 North American birds. Of the 588 North American bird species, more than half are likely to be in trouble. The National Audubon Society’s models indicate that 314 species will lose more than 50 percent of their current climatic range by 2080. Of the 314 species at risk from global warming, 126 of them are classified as climate endangered. These birds are projected to lose more than 50 percent of their current range by 2050. The other 188 species are classified as climate threatened and expected to lose more than 50 percent of their current range by 2080 if global warming continues at itscurrent pace.
In January 2020, two widely reported studies were carried out to show the dramatic impact of climate disruption on our wildlife and fisheries along the California coast. The first study showed that from 2014 to 2016, over a million common murres from Alaska through California died as a result of a marine heat wave. The second study shows that acid rainfall caused by carbon emissions is harming shell-building animals in the ocean. The study found that larval Dungeness crabs’ shells suffer damage in west coast seawater, putting at risk the most profitable fishery in California and a beloved local seafood.
These newly documented impacts provide more evidence that we are running out of time to take action by drastically reducing our use of fossil fuels in order to slow the rate of climate disruption and to give birds and other animals more time to adapt.
Visit our How You Can Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions page to learn what you can do to help protect these species at risk from climate disruption.
【1】What does “ascended” underlined in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．Reduced.
B．Rose.
C．Fell.
D．Appeared.
【2】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．The report on the human society.
B．The reason of global warming.
C．The disappearance of the birds.
D．The influence of climate change.
【3】What can we learn about the two studies from Paragraph 3?
A．They both had a big effect on humans.
B．Many murres were killed by heat wave.
C．Crabs’ shells are local people’s favorite.
D．Acid rain caused most carbon emission.
【4】Where is this text probably taken from?
A．A science website.
B．An art magazine.
C．A history book.
D．A diet newspaper.
25、South Carolina is my home state and I am the aunt, granddaughter, daughter, and sister of Baptist ministers(牧师). The church was a center of Black children's social _______ and caring Black adults were buffers(缓冲) against the segregated(种族隔离的) and hostile outside world that told us we weren't _______. But our parents said it wasn't so, our teachers said it wasn't so, and our ministers said it wasn't so. The _______ of my childhood was clear: let no man or woman _______ on you, and look down on no man or woman.
We couldn't play in public playgrounds or sit at drugstore lunch counters and _______ a Coke，so Daddy built a playground and canteen behind the church. In fact, whenever he saw a need, he tried to _______. There were no Black homes for the aged in Bennestsville, so he began one across the street for which he and Mama and we children cooked and _______ and cleaned.
We learned early what our parents and extended community “parents” valued. Children were _______—not by sermonizing(说教), but by personal example—that _______ was too lowly to do. I remember a debate my parents had when I was eight or nine as for ________ I was too young to go with my older brother, Harry，to help clean the bed and bedsores of a very sick，poor woman. I went and learned just how much the ________ helping hands and kindness can mean to a person in need.
The adults in our churches and community made children feel ________ and important. They took time and paid attention to us. They tried to find ways to keep us busy. And ________ life was often hard and resources ________，we always knew who we were and that the ________ of our worth was inside our heads and hearts and not outside in our possessions or on our backs. We were told that the ________ had a lot of problems; that Black people had an extra lot of problems; but that we were able and ________ to struggle and change them; that being poor was no ________ for not achieving; and that extra intellectual and material gifts brought ________ them the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less ________．
【1】
A．attitude
B．existence
C．background
D．media
【2】
A．friendly
B．powerful
C．important
D．intelligent
【3】
A．advantage
B．vision
C．direction
D．message
【4】
A．come down
B．look down
C．catch up
D．give up
【5】
A．order
B．share
C．make
D．find
【6】
A．research
B．reply
C．respond
D．reflect
【7】
A．played
B．ate
C．helped
D．served
【8】
A．rewarded
B．disciplined
C．taught
D．assessed
【9】
A．nothing
B．something
C．everything
D．anything
【10】
A．why
B．whether
C．where
D．how
【11】
A．greatest
B．smallest
C．strongest
D．weakest
【12】
A．impressed
B．accomplished
C．valued
D．protected
【13】
A．since
B．unless
C．before
D．while
【14】
A．scarce
B．precious
C．necessary
D．available
【15】
A．security
B．defense
C．description
D．measure
【16】
A．world
B．community
C．people
D．church
【17】
A．contented
B．obliged
C．relieved
D．delighted
【18】
A．condition
B．exception
C．reason
D．excuse
【19】
A．for
B．to
C．with
D．in
【20】
A．fortunate
B．smart
C．wealthy
D．kind
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
That year I was ten years old and my father was away, leaving my mother and me behind. My mother was a surgeon and worked at the local clinic a few blocks from where we lived. It was a noisy and cold winter, when 1 learned a valuable 1esson.
The bell rang and thoughts of Christmas were the only thing on my mind. I raced home from school. The apartment was empty when I arrived and a note was attached to the refrigerator. My mother was working a double shin and left me instructions for the day. I became angry and tore the note in several pieces. We had planned on making Christmas biscuits together, but my mother spoiled it by working.
I suddenly realized my mother must have hidden the Christmas presents somewhere in her bedroom. I hunted through mother’s closet, finding the gifts for Christmas wrapped but one, a model plane. At the thought of my loneliness on such a night I couldn’t help but throw it onto the floor, its wings broken. I stood frozen with my eyes and mouth wide open, staring down at the plane...
Then my mother came through the door and saw the plane.
“Danny?”
“Yeah, Mom?”
“I came home to take the toy plane to one of my patients, but...” she said, her eyes moving from the floor to me. I stood sill, unable to come up with a good explanation for the toy’s ruin. The silence was terrible. I did not hear my mother scold me. She just leaned against the wall with her tired body. A feeling of guilt floating into my mind, I gathered my courage to tell her the horrible truth. She hugged me and asked me to put my coat on and follow her.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
We pulled up at a store, and Mother handed me 5 dollars.
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With me carrying the toy plane, we came to a bed in the clinic.
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