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1、I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasn’t able to ______.
A．get away
B．drop in
C．check out
D．hold on
2、The expert says the farm helps reduce Beijing’s __________ on dirty energy that creates the capital’s heavy smog.
A.convenience B.confidence C.reliance D.importance
3、You have no idea how she finished the relay race with her foot ______ so much.
A.wounding B.wounded C.to wound D.having wounded
4、The secretary and manager ____very busy now.
A.is B.are C.was D.were
5、After graduation, Jane_________ her job as a volunteer teacher in the countryside.
A.set out B.set up C.took up D.took over
6、The five mascots（吉祥物）, Beibei ,Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini ,meaning in English “Welcome to Beijing”, a message of friendship to people all over the world.
A.communicate B.represent C.leave D.stand
7、The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity , but it may be some time _________the situation improves.
A. since B. when
C. before D. unless
8、The cloth that she bought looks ______, feels ______ and sells _______.
A.beautiful; soft; well B.beauty; softly; well
C.beautifully; softly; good D.beautiful; soft; good
9、The discovery of new evidence led to ______________.
A. the thief having been caught B. the thief to be caught
C. catch the thief D. the thief being caught
10、The flood everything, the victims became homeless and could only live temporarily in shelters.
A.destroyed B.having destroyed C.destroying D.had destroyed
11、The people trapped in the ruins ____________ that rescue teams ____________ here without delay.
A.desire; are sent B.desiring; were sent
C.desire; be sent D.desiring; be sent
12、We went to Canada to travel and my cousin _______as our guide.
A．played
B．showed
C．acted
D．performed
13、It seems that he has no pen ________.
A.to write B.to write with C.writing D.writing with
14、I wish to thank, _____________, all the people who have made this exhibition possible.
A. in particular B. in peace
C. in case D. in place
15、— Could you help me take care of my pet dog on the 19th?
— I’m afraid I’m not ____________ that day.
A. vacant B. sufficient C. available D. convenient
16、Rice doesn’t grow well ________ there is not enough water.
A.where B.in which C.on which D.so
17、We must _____ a new teacher at once to the mountain school.
A.appreciate B.appoint C.arrange D.name
18、Nowadays many companies make it________for every job applicant to take a physical examination before they are employed.
A.incredible B.compulsory C.transparent D.controversial
19、The teacher told them ______ make so much noise.
A.don’t B.not C.will not D.not to
20、Ten minutes earlier, _____we could have saved the boy.
A.or B.otherwise C.and D.so
21、--What did David demand in the meeting just now?
-- ________ an opportunity to join the Debating Club.
A. Being offerred B. To be offerred
C. Be offerred D. Having been offerred
22、Learning English means more than memorizing a lot of words. It ________ a large amount of reading as well.
A.involves B.inspires C.motivates D.associates
23、________ comes first to the class room can get a free ticket for the lecture.
A．Anyone
B．The one
C．Whoever
D．Who
24、The level of __________ in the river was falling.
A. population B. prescription
C. presentation D. pollution
25、Although he is only a little boy, he knows world ______ well.
A.matters B.affairs C.things D.incidents
26、 As you move out of your teens and into your 20s and 30s, your musical tastes start to solidify and you likely quit keeping up with popular music. Now, research has found the average age at which your music library is unlikely to change: 33.
The study's author reached this conclusion by analyzing data on U.S. Spotify users and comparing it to artist popularity data from music intelligence company The Echo Nest.
To determine the age at which we stop seeking out new tunes, the author gathered self-reported age data from Spotify and looked at users' "Taste Profiles," which tacks how many times listeners have streamed individual artists. These artists were then: matched to their popularity rank on The Echo Nest.
The average teen listens almost only to music among the Billboard, the 200 highest-ranking albums in the country, but this music represents a smaller part of their steaming as they age. In their teens, they listen to a lot of the same music, over and over again. Frank T. McAndrew, a professor of psychology at Knox Coll explains that's the "mere exposure effect" at work, and it basically means, the more we're exposed to something, the more we like it.
There are many reasons why a person may stop streaming the current top musical hits, and the author looked into one by identifying Spotify listeners with large amounts of children's music and nursery rhymes in their libraries. In other words, when users may have become parents.
But the study concludes with some good news for parents: “If you're getting older and can't find yourself staying as relevant as you used to, have no fear — just wait for your kids to become teenagers, and you'll get exposed to all the popular music of the day once again!”
【1】What happens after teens grow older?
A．They quit listening to music.
B．Their interest in music fades.
C．Their musical tastes become stable.
D．They change their music libraries.
【2】How do teens develop their musical tastes?
A．They act like their favorite popular stars.
B．They listen to what they like repeatedly.
C．They experience different styles of music.
D．They like high-ranking music worldwide.
【3】What's the good news for parents in the last paragraph?
A．Parents will regain their faith in music.
B．Parents will influence their teens in music.
C．Parents will hear their favorite music again.
D．Parents will enjoy the music for teens again.
27、Down-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to. He or she accepts others as equals. A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. He has what is called common sense. He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world. Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.
The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth. When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
【1】If a person has his nose in the air, he ____.
A. is down to the earth B. is easy to deal with
C. always thinks he is more important than others D. is confident
【2】From the second paragraph, we know that sharp words from a teacher can usually ________.
A. help a student get down to the earth
B. wake a student up
C. help a daydreaming student come down to the ground
D. help a daydreaming student to become more realistic
【3】The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true.” most probably means that ______.
A. the person who has his nose in the air is not true
B. a man with his head in the clouds is often not intelligent
C. the opposite direction is always wrong
D. a person who has both feet on the ground may not be down-to-earth
【4】From the passage, we can infer the person who is _______ is the most popular kind of person.
A. down-to-earth B. standing on the ground
C. with his nose in the air D. with his head in the clouds
28、MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has released a video of their ongoing work using muscle signals to control devices. Their latest involves full and fine control of drones （无人机）, using just hand and arm gestures to pilot through a series of circles.
This work is impressive not just because they’re using bio-feedback to control the devices, instead of optical （光学的）or other kinds of gesture recognition, but also because of how specific the controls can be, setting up a range of different potential applications for this kind of remote tech.
This particular group of researchers has been looking at different applications for this tech, including its use in collaborative robotics （协作机器人）for potential industrial applications. Drone piloting is another area that could have big applications in terms of real- world use, especially once you start to imagine entire groups of these taking flight with a pilot provided a view of what they can see via VR. That could be a great way to do spot surveying for construction, for example, or remote equipment check of dangerous places and other construction that’s hard for people to reach.
The development of drones is just part of the team’s work. Smooth robot and human interaction is the ultimate goal of the team working on this tech. Researchers believe the process should be as easy when controlling and working with robots. They say thinking and doing are essentially happening at the same time when we communicate with our environment, but when we act through machines or remote tools, there’s often something lost in translation, showing slow learning, and the requirement of lots of training. Therefore, much more work is going on.
【1】What is impressive about the work?
A．It has found the best way to control robots.
B．It uses gestures to accurately control the devices.
C．The researchers are particular and famous experts.
D．Its remote tech has been used in some industrial areas.
【2】What does paragraph 3 try to tell us?
A．The big changes of future industries.
B．The new way to spot construction sites.
C．The possible application of the tech in real world.
D．The benefits that VR technology brings to drones,
【3】What is the aim of the research according to the last paragraph?
A．To make it possible for robots to think.
B．To speed up the learning process of robots.
C．To meet the requirement of robot controlling.
D．To enable more natural human-robot communication.
【4】What’s the best title for this text?
A．New Applications of Drones
B．Muscle Signals Can Pilot Drones
C．MIT’s New Research on Robots
D．Possibilities of New Robots
29、When I was growing up, Oprah was my favorite imaginary auntie. She lived inside the TV and I looked forward to visiting her every day at 4 P.M. For one hour every Monday through Friday, I got to watch a Black woman command the airwaves and have control over the world. As a little black girl in a big White world, that was a powerful thing to witness—especially in a culture where girls like me seldom saw ourselves positively reflected in the media.
The kind of beauty celebrated around us had a way of making little black girls feel as if the bodies we were born into were somehow inferior. Apart from Auntie Oprah, the media’s portrayal of Black women was to a great extent limited in variety. Luckily, I had strong examples of women of color in my real life who watered the seeds that helped me believe I could dream beyond what I saw around me.
Fast-forward to two years ago, when I was appointed by longtime Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to lead Teen Vogue. I thought I was just a girl getting her dream job. But then the headlines hit. Suddenly, I was a Black woman making history. At 29 I had become only the second Black person and the youngest ever to helm (掌舵) a Condé Nast magazine.
Shonda Rhimes, Hollywood supreme black screenwriter, coined the term “First. Only. Different.” Being an FOD in your filed comes with a responsibility and an opportunity to rewrite the rules, to redefine standards, to represent for your communities. In my new position, I had an opportunity to help ensure that little black girls would never doubt their value. I was able to help undo some of the damaging accounts by changing the pages of the magazine to make them more reflective of my world.
My first book, More Than Enough, is not a career guide, because I believe only you can write your own blueprint for success, but I do share some of the hard-earned lessons that I am still learning to live by. My book is not intended as self-help but a love letter to anyone who has ever felt overlooked, overwhelmed, underestimated and undervalued—and who still chose to overcome.
My story, as it’s played out so far, is for all my fellow people of color out there, standing proudly as First, Only and Different. I am writing with love to all those who know what it is to be the lone Black voice in the room, because my story is your story. Trust that you will find your own rhythm and carve out a space to succeed in your own lane. I am also speaking up for anyone in her dream job, facing the barriers no one talks about. When you exist in spaces that weren’t originally built for you, remember that sometimes, just being you is the revolution. And this is especially for the ones who are Next Up, those of you who are responsible for taking the same systems that my generation is now breaking down and building better ones.
As you continue crafting the life you want, I hope you will always bear in mind that it is the very things you underestimate about yourself that will help you to create your own magic. Find it. Use it. Trust it. We spend too much time telling ourselves that we are not enough. Not smart enough. Not beautiful enough. Not successful enough. Not young enough. Not old enough. I want to be the voice reminding you to say “Enough!” to all that. You are enough. You were born enough.
The world is waiting for you. Let’s go.
【1】The author adored Oprah mainly because of __________.
A．a new culture reflected in the TV
B．her positive image represented in the media
C．her absolute control of the program
D．the resemblance with the author’s favorite auntie
【2】Which of the following can best interpret the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?
A．Black women tended to have rigid image in the media.
B．Little attention was paid to black women except Oprah.
C．There were too few TV hosts like Oprah to fight for equality.
D．Not enough TV programs were produced to display black women.
【3】The underlined word in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “__________”.
A．made up
B．brought up
C．turned up
D．polished up
【4】By helming Teen Vogue, what was the author able to do?
A．Re-arrange all the pages she used to hate a lot.
B．Make herself as influential as Vogue editor-in-chief.
C．Totally remove prejudice against the minority groups.
D．Partly change the conventional impression of black girls.
【5】What is the focus of the author’s first book?
A．Carving out a blueprint for her followers.
B．Sharing hard-earned lessons with editors.
C．Salute to those fighting against discrimination.
D．Instructions on how to achieve career success.
【6】Which type of writing does the article belong to?
A．An address in a fierce debate.
B．Acknowledgements of a book.
C．A biography about a black girl.
D．Scripts of a TV programme.
30、 Inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might _______. And sometimes, it can come from the most _______ places.
I recently read about an author named Nnedi Okorafor When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder （脊椎病）.Okorafor was told that a simple operation could _______ it. But when she woke up from her _______ . she found that she couldn't move her legs and was in great pain.
Okorafor got _______ later. But before she did. she saw strange things in her hospital room. She imagined her _______ as a beast that hunted her from the shadows. But she also _______ a woman 一 a woman who could fly, in fact. This _______ woman inspired her and helped her _______ her pain. "I felt myself become ________ she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.
We ________ know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a ________ most of my inspiration comes from other people's music. But I also find ________ in other places. Books, movies and ________ Just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.
________ I recently rewatched the film Blade Runner. I've seen it plenty of times before; it’ s one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reasons, I saw it ________ . I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the ________ It's not done yet. but the music I'm working on now is heavily ________ by the movie's setting and characters.
Anything can ________ us. You just have to be ________ to catch inspiration when it hits.
【1】A.work B.hit C.exist D.pass
【2】A.interesting B.ordinary C.unexpected D.dangerous
【3】A.fix B.make C.get D.control
【4】A.dream B.shock C.recovery D.operation
【5】A.well B.bad C.worried D.annoyed
【6】A.curiosity B.pain C.anger D.fear
【7】A.asked B.met C.imagined D.visited
【8】A.confident B.smart C.honest D.magical
【9】A.forget B.recognize C.describe D.practice
【10】A.richer B.greater C.busier D.quieter
【11】A.always B.never C.sometimes D.still
【12】A.director B.dancer C.musician D.writer
【13】A.tips B.messages C.examples D.ideas
【14】A.even B.again C.not D.only
【15】A.In short B.In addition C.For example D.After all
【16】A.differently B.perfectly C.vividly D.smoothly
【17】A.story B.song C.play D.film
【18】A.changed B.supported C.disturbed D.influenced
【19】A.impress B.inspire C.amuse D.challenge
【20】A.free B.thankful C.ready D.careful
31、I was on my cellphone sharing my excitement about the stories we received for a new book about resolutions (决心). When I _______ my call, my 11-year-old son Bailey asked if he could write a story. I was surprised by his _______ and asked if he had “resolved”to do something _______ in his life. His reply _______ me. He said,“I have resolved to be nicer to younger children.”
Bailey has always been generous with older kids. _______, when it comes to younger kids, he falls _______. He gets angry when they touch his Lego creations or _______ to understand how to play his video games.
My husband and I have many friends with younger children who _______ regularly. Each time before they arrive, we tell Bailey how we would _______ it if he were more patient with the younger kids. He starts out great, but as the night wears on, his patience ________. I found it interesting that he was ________ making a change.
Later, I ________ our conversation and realized that Bailey had actually taken action. The last time our friend’s son, Brayden, ________, Bailey invited him to play with his Legos. Instead of getting angry that Brayden was not ________ correctly, according to Bailey’s ________, he allowed him to create his own version of an airplane. When playing video games, instead of telling Brayden he was too ________ to understand the concept, he gave him an unplugged (没插电的) ________ and let Brayden believe he was fighting alongside Bailey.
As parents, we often feel as if our ________ fall on deaf ears, but now I realize that my son has been listening all along. He is ________ to be a better person and I am ________ of him.
【1】
A．expected
B．ended
C．returned
D．answered
【2】
A．concern
B．talent
C．request
D．belief
【3】
A．different
B．adventurous
C．scientific
D．enjoyable
【4】
A．puzzled
B．embarrassed
C．annoyed
D．surprised
【5】
A．Therefore
B．Instead
C．However
D．Besides
【6】
A．asleep
B．sick
C．impatient
D．silent
【7】
A．agree
B．fail
C．tend
D．manage
【8】
A．visit
B．practice
C．perform
D．debate
【9】
A．handle
B．appreciate
C．recognize
D．replace
【10】
A．pays off
B．takes over
C．reaches out
D．wears out
【11】
A．casually
B．normally
C．innocently
D．voluntarily
【12】
A．concentrated
B．recalled
C．counted
D．commented
【13】
A．came over
B．gave up
C．showed off
D．ran away
【14】
A．writing
B．reading
C．building
D．sitting
【15】
A．standards
B．situations
C．memories
D．experiments
【16】
A．weak
B．nervous
C．busy
D．young
【17】
A．controller
B．freezer
C．computer
D．lamp
【18】
A．assessments
B．achievements
C．instructions
D．imaginations
【19】
A．pretending
B．refusing
C．training
D．attempting
【20】
A．aware
B．proud
C．tired
D．afraid
32、The secret to a successful sequel(续集)—a secret
Keeping the entire cast and crew of a film a secret is hard. But when it’s a massive movie like Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, with some 700 people and 1,000 costumes—including 400 coats alone—it’s next to _________. All precautions are taken: characters are given code names, the smallest details are protected by nondisclosure agreements, and digital scripts are encoded and _________ after a certain amount of time in case of being copied and spread. It’s not quite magic, but it’s close.
The pressure to not reveal anything—even _________—is enough to give Eddie Redmayne a difficult time. “I’ve been sent this funny document which is _________ with double-caps, triple-underlined notes saying, YOU CAN’T TALK ABOUT THIS,” says the Oscar winner, who returns as wizard Newt Scamander in the sequel, which continues the story of the earlier _________. Does he ever tell anyone? He leans in and admits, a little _________, that he does: his wife, Hannah Bagshawe.
How have they successfully kept it a secret? It certainly helps that J. K. Rowling, the writer of the work, is the _________ of keeping secrets. She famously claims to have known crucial plot points from her best-selling book series’ endgame years in advance. Also, Johnny Depp’s _________ appearance in the movie—the actor has been accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife Amber Heard—as the dark wizard Grindelwald was kept under _________ until just two weeks before the first film came out in 2016.
Bearing this commitment to secrecy in mind, it’s no surprise that Rowling has ____________ the details to few people about how the ____________ three movies in the proposed five-part series will playout. Even producer Tim Lewis, who has worked on eight Harry Potter installments, is ____________. “We haven’t seen scripts for the next one,” he says. “I am assuming Rowling knows the whole plan, but I couldn’t say.”
The earnings are high enough: the first Fantastic Beasts movie reached $814 million. That’s a number most studios would ____________, but when it comes to Harry Potter, expectations start sky-high. In a world filled with universes based on existing intellectual property—Star Wars, Marvel—appreciation fatigue is always possible. But for now, the extreme enthusiasm shows no sign of____________: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a play based on an idea by Rowling, is a critical and commercial____________. For the Beasts sequel, analysts are already predicting an opening weekend of $65 million to $75 million.
【1】A.useless B.impossible C.successful D.critical
【2】A.recovered B.released C.deleted D.split
【3】A.in control B.by accident C.for reference D.in case
【4】A.covered B.compared C.armed D.furnished
【5】A.commercial B.adaptation C.imagination D.reputation
【6】A.sadly B.proudly C.angrily D.shyly
【7】A.suspect B.counsellor C.master D.pioneer
【8】A.awful B.debatable C.welcomed D.excellent
【9】A.protection B.wraps C.investigation D.discussion
【10】A.advertised B.justified C.highlighted D.revealed
【11】A.remaining B.enduring C.revealing D.threatening
【12】A.in the dark B.in the clear C.on the air D.on the scene
【13】A.suffer from B.watch for C.dream about D.look into
【14】A.speeding up B.giving off C.turning around D.dying down
【15】A.innovation B.smash C.promotion D.chance
33、As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical ________, but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school ________ I could concentrate more on my studies.
It’s one of my biggest ________ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would ________. However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was ________ with my study. ________ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been ________ that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I ________ to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many ________ — times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher ________ me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so ________ that I could hardly say anything. But her ________ helped me ease my shame. These memories, ________, good or bad, never caused my ________ for playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that ________ is like music, and that we all try to play different ________ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is ________ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own ________ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is ________ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t ________ that I’ve stopped making music.
【1】A. instrument B. performance C. room D. stage
【2】A. in that B. so that C. now that D. except that
【3】A. successes B. regrets C. decisions D. hobbies
【4】A. play B. graduate C. leave D. return
【5】A. occupied B. angry C. satisfied D. patient
【6】A. Actually B. Constantly C. Suddenly D. Gradually
【7】A. astonished B. glad C. disappointed D. amazed
【8】A. liked B. needed C. wanted D. decided
【9】A. dreams B. expressions C. words D. memories
【10】A. instructed B. hurt C. punished D. respected
【11】A. frightened B. moved C. embarrassed D. excited
【12】A. happiness B. satisfaction C. comfort D. sigh
【13】A. instead B. meanwhile C. therefore D. however
【14】A. hope B. courage C. feeling D. effect
【15】A. life B. learning C. attitude D. enjoyment
【16】A. cards B. sports C. roles D. games
【17】A. hard B. wonderful C. surprising D. complex
【18】A. unique B. boring C. common D. similar
【19】A. necessary B. strange C. possible D. important
【20】A. matter B. mean C. report D. appear
34、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.
My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.
In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.
35、Directions: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
In Congress, July 4, 1776
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.
We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
36、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?
Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.
In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.
When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.
Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.
Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.
That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.
And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.
But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.
Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.
Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.
In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.
37、按照课文内容填空
At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?
38、假定你是李华，你最近参加了学校组织的“文学名著欣赏”（Appreciation of Classics)活动。请用英文给一位热衷中国传统文化的美国朋友Jack写一封信，介绍此次活动。内容
包括：
1. 活动目的：丰富校园生活，提高文学鉴赏能力；
2. 活动内容：名篇诵读与欣赏，阅读心得交流；
3. 活动体验。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,
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Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
39、假定你是某高中学生会主席李华，为增强全校师生的安全意识，你校本周三上午准备进行一次消防演习，请你代表学生会写一份书面通知，要点如下:
1.活动目的；
2.活动时间；
3.活动安排(听到火警铃声有序撤离；听消防员安全讲座)。
4. 注意事项。
参考词汇:消防演习fire drill; 火警铃fire alarm; 消防通道firefighting accesses。
注意:1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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40、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。续写的词数应为 150 左右。
In 1989, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited options: becoming a doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.
My uncle, an influential person in the family, suggested that I do a work placement to experience it for a month in an international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could make a decision. It seemed like a brilliant idea.
I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel for how the world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easy-going work surroundings.
The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had an intense environment. The days started early (at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank), and were filled with endless duties. And the night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day.
I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement and unpredictability, but the studying and training was difficult. It seemed that the business option was going to win out.
Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved through (穿梭) traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side.
Paragraph1: Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus.
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Paragraph2: The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces.
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41、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Bill在春节期间给你发了一封节日问候邮件，并在信中问及红色在中国春节中的使用，请你给他回封邮件介绍下红色在春节中的使用情况。内容包括以下几点:
1. 红色在中国的象征；
2. 春节期间红色的使用(至少列出两个要点)。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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