1、The pattern of sharing in tasks and decisions ______ equality, and this ______ leads to further sharing.
A. accounts for, in return B. differs from, in turn
C. makes for, in turn D. arise from, in return
2、Anxiety about social status leads to high levels of stress, which ________ leads to health problems.
A.in turn B.in order C.in fact D.in short
3、I ______ go to the supermarket to purchase daily necessities, for it is far away from my house.
A.eventually B.constantly C.occasionally D.frequently
4、- There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borrow_______?
- No, I'd rather buy ________ in the bookstore.
A. one; one B. it; one
C. one; it D. it; it
5、He ______ it on schedule, but somehow he fell behind.
A. must have done B. might finish
C. could have finished D. could finish
6、 Life is always full of hardships. _______ a better life, we need positive energy.
A. Live B. To live
C. Living D. Lived
7、People always _______education with exam success, which forces students to keep improving their academic abilities.
A.involve B.combine C.equate D.compare
8、—John's gift? He ______a better one for me.
—He must be very happy to know it.
A.should have chosen
B.may have chosen
C.couldn't have chosen
D.needn't have chosen
9、I guess there's little chance that we can manage to change the present situation worldwide_____, it is important that we try our best.
A.Furthermore B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Nevertheless
10、With rural ecosystem improving, the number of tourists to villages ________ year by year.
A.have increased B.increases C.is increasing D.are increasing
11、Progress so far has been very good. , we are sure that the project will be
completed on time.
A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Besides
12、As performers, we can’t stand still. We have to ________ the changing market and the demands of the audience.
A.drop off B.adapt to C.split up D.seek for
13、I______ about what you’ve said and I’ve decided to take your advice.
A.thought B.was thinking C.have been thinking D.had thought
14、Colors like green can ________ a sense of life and quietness to people.
A.acquire
B.remark
C.investigate
D.convey
15、Bruce ________ in the office every night over the last two weeks.
A.works
B.worked
C.has been working
D.had been working
16、He________ it all by himself for there was no one else in the house to turn to for help.
A.must be doing
B.should be doing
C.must have done
D.should have done
17、They arrived at the border between Kenya and Tanzania at 2 pm, ______ lies a national nature reserve.
A. what B. which C. where D. when
18、Would you please _______ this form for me to see if I’ve filled it in right?
A.take off B.look after
C.give up D.go over
19、It was playing video games that took the boy too much time that
he have spent learning.
A. could B. must
C. might D. ought to
20、The economy of the last quarter was much stronger than ______ predicted, driven by a rare increase in government spending.
A. vaguely B. randomly
C. consistently D. originally
21、Ever wanted to learn a new language? Or maybe you need to speak a different language, for work or personal reasons? Here are some apps that will help you talk smartly in some nations on earth.
Living Language (Spanish)
The standard bearer (领袖) for language-learning apps, this series of apps from Random House Digital presents real language courses that teach vocabulary and grammar with some fun interactive games thrown in. The free download gets you eleven free lessons, but you can unlock the full app for $14.99, getting you all 46 lessons.Random House Digital has similar apps available for learning French, Italian, German, Chinese, and Japanese.
Learn a Language with Michel Thomas
This one hails from the U.K., where Thomas' method for learning new languages has garnered some heavy-hitter endorsements (赞同) from the likes of Woody Allen, Emma Thompson, and Stephen Fry. Thomas teaches you with a simple, but highly effective process: “you listen, he explains, you speak.” Lessons run an hour a piece, and you buy the hour lessons you want from inside the free app, for $4.99 a pop. Lessons are available for Spanish, French, Italian, and German.
Mango Languages
One of the most comprehensive apps is also the most cost-effective — it’s free! No in-app purchases, no nothing. It offers classes for 35 foreign languages and 15 English as-a-second-language. The catch is that it requires a connection to your local library, and only if your library has a Mango Languages subscription. It teaches not only vocabulary and grammar, but also pronunciation (by native speakers) and helpful cultural tips, such as slang usages of common words.
Book 2
This one uses a novel 3-step method: you learn while listening, training, and sleeping. The app actually monitors your sleeping patterns and activates itself at the right time, playing its short sentences while you’re asleep, to enhance your recall. Lessons are available in-app for 40 different languages, but they’ll run you $3.99 each for anything more than a language’s first chapter.
【1】How many languages can you learn from Thomas?
A.Four.
B.Five.
C.Six.
D.Seven.
【2】Which of the following apps can be used for free?
A.Book 2.
B.Mango Languages.
C.Living Language (Spanish).
D.Learn a Language with Michel Thomas.
【3】What’s the feature of Book 2?
A.It can only be used in the UK.
B.It has access to your local library.
C.It can keep you learning even when you are asleep.
D.It teaches languages with some fun interactive games.
22、 The new Blackfriars train station in London is a great building, giving passengers wonderful views of the city. However, they will hardly see most of London's best-known landmarks, for today they are lost in a jungle of skyscrapers, as if London were competing with Dubai (迪拜).
The new look is dull. The problem isn't modern architecture itself. When the modern combines the old, it can enhance a city. But when it has no connection to the features that have given the city its personality for hundreds of years, it overshadows that city's character.
Unattractive architectural style is one thing; unsuitable location is another. The City, London's traditional financial district, was an area of strong low-rise buildings that included old houses and pubs such as the George and Vulture, which counted Charles Dickens among its frequent customers. The glass large buildings are quickly destroying the City's character. Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas says the architectural style of cities is converging (趋同).
London is not alone. Paris is getting into the skyscraper game, as are other European capitals. Government officials view very tall buildings as global status symbols. Celebrity architects are in high demand and pump out designs apparently aimed more at attracting attention than enhancing a city's traditional view. Some of their creations are imaginative, stylish and practical; some are not, or are fine creations put at the wrong address.
The process of turning big cities into clones of Atlanta or Hong Kong can create more than strange cityscapes. They create long-term problems as well One is environmental. Skyscrapers require huge amounts of energy all year round for heating and air conditioning. Many old buildings in Europe simply rely on thick walls to ward off the heat in the summer and keep the heat in the winter.
Another big problem with modern high-rises is that they are single-purpose structures. Bank towers with huge open trading floors wired to the fastest communications networks cannot be easily remade into housing, factories or shops. For the most part, they will have to be torn down when they have outlived their usefulness. In Europe, strong old buildings keep getting reinvented, century after century. An 18th-century church can be changed into a hospital.
All in all, the main shortcoming of the skyscraper craze is the loss of urban identity. Millions of tourists go to Rome, Florence, Paris, because, for the most part, they have not been "liberated" yet by towers. If these cities look like Dubai, who will want to go there? Not me.
【1】The writer thinks that __________.
A.the new Blackfriars station damages the image of London
B.skyscrapers make it easy to see London's landmarks
C.too many high buildings damage a city’s identity
D.historical houses and pubs are well preserved
【2】It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A.it's a trend to build skyscrapers worldwide
B.tall buildings are designed to be eco-friendly
C.European capitals stick to their old city styles
D.citizens view high-rises as global status symbols
【3】What is the best title for the passage?
A.When Skyscrapers Can Save the City
B.How Cities Can Build a Cultural Identity
C.Why Skyscrapers Are Killing Great Cities
D.What Landmarks Are and Why They Are Important
【4】Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
23、The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum is an annual initiative of the President of the Council. It has developed into a key platform where young people can contribute to policy discussions at the United Nations (UN). This year’s Youth Forum will take place from 25 to 27 April, 2023.
·Objectives
The Forum aims to engage young people in a dialogue with Member States, policymakers and other actors to voice their views and inspire actions on how to transform the world into a better place guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participants will also have the opportunity to contribute to the preparatory process of the SDG Summit.
The 2023 Forum will address the theme on speeding up the recovery from the COVID-19 and the full implementation (实施) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will also review progress in the areas of affordable and clean energy, and sustainable cities and communities, ete.
· Format
The three-day event will feature plenary (全体出席的) sessions and regionally based discussions, with the last day designed for the preparation of the 2023 SDG Summit. Talented youth speakers will deliver short presentations in between sessions.
Participation in the Forum is by invitation only. The youth participants are selected by National Youth Councils, regional youth organizations, etc.
The event will be held in a mixed way allowing for opportunities for in-person and virtual participation. Participants will also be able to ask questions via social media.
· The voices from last year’s participants
2022 Forum Participants Takeaway! “The Youth Forum gave me the opportunity to discover the skills required to master public speaking. The time management is challenging but we finished all tasks even with a tight schedule.” | 2022 Forum Participants’ Advice! “Using sources the team provides will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of completing tasks. I also strongly advise them to be open to hearing everyone’s different opinions from an objective point of view.” |
【1】The ECOSOC Youth Forum 2023 will________.
A.discuss the global recovery issue
B.select the youth leaders for the UN
C.set goals for sustainable development
D.gather young people to build a platform
【2】According to the passage, the young participants can ________.
A.register to join in the Forum personally
B.give brief speeches in plenary sessions
C.take part in the event online and offline
D.attend the SDG Summit after the Forum
【3】What is the advice from 2022 participants?
A.To be willing to consider various voices.
B.To make time arrangements a top priority.
C.To master public speaking skills in advance.
D.To be efficient with the help of policymakers.
24、An eco-friendly lunch bag is great because it is a game-changer. 【1】 It is so convenient that, after buying one, you’ll wonder how you ever survived the workday without a handy supply of food stored under your desk.
Why do I focus on lunch bags? Because it's so beneficial both personally and environmentally. Here is a list of my reasons:
【2】 Depending on where you live, you could save $1,000-$3,000 per year. I had a personal financial crisis a few years ago and I was floored by how much money I saved just by packing a lunch every day.
Buying lunch in single-use items is wasteful. If you buy a small meal and a drink, you could go through many single-use items and a pile of napkins with each meal. 【3】
Now such lunch bags have been invented by rü. This company, whose name is short for “re-use”, is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. 【4】 And post-consumer plastic waste can be made full use of. Just as impressive as the recycled material is the fact that rü bags are machine washable. Moreover, the bags are lovely to look at and come in a wide range of colors and patterns.
The bags also have an impressive 3-gallon capacity. The roll-down top means they can be easily adjusted for size. 【5】 Combined with some lightweight sandwich bags, everything can be put in a briefcase or clipped onto a purse at the end of the day.
A.When empty, it can be rolled up easily.
B.So you can buy one that adjusts to your bag.
C.Everyone wants to own a beautiful lunch bag.
D.Bringing lunch to work saves so much money.
E.It creates beautiful lunch bags from recycled material.
F.It saves money, boosts nutrition, reduces plastic waste.
G.Packing lunch saves thousands of single-use products every year.
25、Norman was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2008. His life came to a _________ when he was forced into retirement. The 70-year-old relied on his wife Phyllis for _________ as he adjusted to life with an illness.
Not long after, however, their _________ reversed (逆转).His wife _________ brain cancer. Norman said in focusing on looking after Phyllis, he didn’t have time to _________ and feel sorry for himself.
It was around this time that Norman and his son Gabe went on a _________ hike which opened the dad up to the _________ of creating time for art. Before he knew it, Norman was _________ and taking art classes at a community college.
He _________ learned that painting helped him relieve his symptoms, so he began teaching painting classes to people with Parkinson’s disease. As time went by, the quality of his __________ progressed, and by 2018, his masterpieces began to sell. Since then, Norman has even had the __________ of seeing his work in galleries.
As Nonnan __________ with his dream of being an artist, he’s also doing whatever he can to raise __________ for Parkinson’s research. Twenty percent of the earnings from his art go to organizations committed to fighting this terrible disease.
Norman hopes the people who come to learn about his life will find the __________ they need to pursue whatever it is they feel called to do. “Don’t give up,” Norman says. “And if you are __________ enough to get some recognition, try to do some good with it.”
【1】
A.routine
B.stop
C.point
D.circle
【2】
A.direction
B.shelter
C.guidance
D.care
【3】
A.reactions
B.situations
C.roles
D.attitudes
【4】
A.resisted
B.developed
C.researched
D.defeated
【5】
A.sit out
B.sit in
C.sit up
D.sit around
【6】
A.life-giving
B.life-defining
C.life-changing
D.life-saving
【7】
A.expectation
B.idea
C.potential
D.hope
【8】
A.drawing
B.recovering
C.hiking
D.exercising
【9】
A.finally
B.fully
C.soon
D.first
【10】
A.compositions
B.lessons
C.treatments
D.students
【11】
A.pleasure
B.priority
C.habit
D.honour
【12】
A.proceeds
B.struggles
C.identifies
D.experiments
【13】
A.strategies
B.funds
C.standards
D.taxes
【14】
A.instructions
B.inspiration
C.platforms
D.transformation
【15】
A.smart
B.mature
C.tough
D.lucky
26、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是黎明中学学生王刚,你学校位于上海市的郊区,学校的操场边有一块空地,很久以前是教师开垦出的菜地,后来因多种原因废弃了,长久以来一直没有得到合理的利用。作为学校的一员,你决定写一封信给校长,内容包括:
1. 简单描述这一块空地的现状;
2. 你对如何使用这块空地提出建议以及你的理由。