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1、You can get you want as a gift for your fantastic performance in the final examination for you and your friends.
A.whoever B.whichever C.however D.whatever
2、—I can’t think why he ______ so angry. I meant no offence.
—It’s typical of him to be sensitive.
A. should have been B. must have been
C. might have been D. can have been
3、—Did you punish him for that? —Yes, but I don’t think I________.
A．should have done so
B．need to have done so
C．should do that
D．ought have done that
4、“Spit-take” refers to an act ________ someone spits liquid out of his or her mouth when he or she hears something funny or surprising.
A.that B.which C.where D.why
5、—Is Peter coming?
—No, he his mind after a phone call at the last minute.
A.changed B.has changed C.had changed D.is changing
6、Our losses are incredibly small, viewed ________ what has been accomplished.
A.in the case of B.in the interest of
C.in the event of D.in the light of
7、Probability is the mathematical study of the_____ of an event's occurrence.
A.desire B.likelihood C.result D.effect
8、 at the back of the room was a shy girl with two big eyes.
A. Sat B. Sit
C. Seating D. Seated
9、It was when she first arrived in China _____ she developed a passion for paper-cutting.
A. where B. that
C. how D. why
10、The government's strong action demonstrated its _____to crush the rebellion.
A.energy B.resistance C.courage D.determination
11、Though he started late. Mr. Guo played the piano as well as, if , Miss Liu.
A.not better than B.not better C.no better than D.better
12、—Didn’t you go fishing with your friends last Sunday?
—No. I ______ to the nursing home as usual.
A. went B. go C. have gone D. had gone
13、Around this point ______, which is humorous and full of a strong local flavor.
A. the story develops B. does the story develop
C. develops the story D. the story developed
14、Since Tom ___ downloaded a virus into his computer, he can not open the file now．
A.readily B.horribly C.accidentally D.irregularly
15、He abandoned teaching_______ a career as a musician.
A.in favor of B.in terms of C.with regard to D. with reference to
16、When he ______ the bill in the restaurant, he suddenly realized that he had left his wallet in the car.
A.paid B.would be paying
C.was to pay D.had paid
17、For breakfast Lisa only drinks juice from fresh fruit ______ on their own farm.
A．being grown
B．grown
C．to be grown
D．to grow
18、The CEO of the company is a position ____ many abilities are required to deal with all types of problems.
A. which B. that C. when D. where
19、With rural ecosystem improving, the number of tourists to villages ________ year by year.
A.have increased B.increases C.is increasing D.are increasing
20、— I hear that Jason is planning to buy a new car.
—I know. By next month, he ________ enough for a used one.
A. has saved B. saves
C. will be saving D. will have saved
21、 Calling someone a “birdbrain” is considered rude. It implies that someone has a small brain and thus is not smart. A new study found that the expression doesn’t do birds justice either. Birds’ brains are much bigger than we thought-at least compared to their small bodies.
An international team of 37 scientists measured the brain volume of hundreds of dinosaurs and extinct birds by scanning fossils of their skulls. The readings were compared to a large database containing the brain sizes of modern birds. These measurements were then analyzed, taking into consideration each bird’s body size-resulting in something called “relative brain size”. The results showed that a dramatic change of birds’ body size happened right after the mass extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
According to the study, published on April 23 in the journal Current Biology, birds and non-avian (非鸟类的) dinosaurs had similar brain sizes before the extinction. After the extinction of the dinosaurs, however, birds had to find a way to survive, so they shrank their bodies-since smaller animals need less food-but they kept their big brains.
“The changed landscape may have caused the rapid evolution of new brain-body scaling patterns (缩放比例) by favoring both larger brains and smaller bodies,” US paleontologist (古生物学家) Daniel Ksepka, who is the lead author of the study, told CNN.
This “evolutionary brain leap”-as scientists call it-also happened very rapidly. Without dinosaurs, birds quickly repopulated. They came in all types and sizes, which contributed to the diverse species of birds we see today.
But among all the bird species, certain ones “show above average rates of brain and body size evolution”, study co-author Adam Smith at Clemson University, US, said in a statement-with crows and parrots being the most evident. In fact, previous studies have already discovered that these birds have an amazing cognitive ability. They are able to use tools, imitate human speech and even remember human faces.
So, in the words of Smith, “calling someone ‘bird-brained’ is actually quite a compliment!”
【1】How did scientists learn the brain sizes of dinosaurs and extinct birds?
A.By referring to a database.
B.By analyzing their body size.
C.By studying their fossil skulls.
D.By examining the brain size of modem birds.
【2】What were birds’ brains like after the extinction of the dinosaurs?
A.They were the same size as non-avian dinosaurs.
B.They shrank to adapt to the environment.
C.They kept growing to avoid extinction.
D.They remained as big as they were before.
【3】According to Adam Smith, what do we know about birds?
A.Their brain evolution happened very rapidly.
B.Some species evolved to be smarter than others.
C.Crows and parrots have the largest bird brains.
D.Birds have amazing abilities to copy human speech.
【4】What is the purpose of this text?
A.To explain the origin of the word “birdbrain”.
B.To describe how a bird evolved through history.
C.To present a new study on birds’ brain size.
D.To reveal reasons for the rapid growth of bird populations.
22、 Occasions like anniversaries, weddings and reunions call for special event venues (场地). The following places may have a way out. There’s no need to spend money creating atmosphere at special event venues. It’s built right in!
Hard Rock Cafe Anchorage
415 E. STREET, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501
Events, like great music are born of inspiration. Featuring a 13,600-square-foot facility that will seat 275 guests with private event space, we pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional experience with a rock and twist for each of our guests.
Business Expo Center
1960 S. ANAHEIM WAY, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 92805
The Business Expo Center is Orange County's important event venue in Anaheim, California. Our flexible 36,000-square-foot expo center is home to space for conferences, trade shows and celebrations. We pride ourselves on providing a memorable experience with excellent flexibility, services, and cost savings. We won’t charge customers for on-site parking and provide high-speed Wi-Fi.
Automobile Driving Museum
610 LAIRPORT STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245
Centrally located in the South Bay beach community of EI Segundo, California, the ADM offers a wonderful venue for private parties and corporate events. Conveniently located 5 minutes south of LAX, right off the 405 and 105 Freeways, the 610 Lairport space has a special feel surrounded by our primary automobile collection. We offer several different venues inside and outside our facility for diverse events. To better our service, reservations are needed.
Yamashiro Hollywood
1999 N. SYCAMORE AVE., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90068
Yamashiro Hollywood is a restaurant and therefore, all food and wine must be handled in house. However, guests are allowed to bring in outside wine and champagne for a corkage fee (开瓶费).
【1】What can we learn about Business Expo Center?
A.You can enjoy free parking.
B.It’s home to space for music shows.
C.It’s located in Los Angeles, California 92805
D.You can experience high-speed Wi-Fi free of change.
【2】Which venue do you need to book in advance?
A.Business Expo Center. B.Yamashiro Hollywood.
C.Hard Rock Cafe Anchorage. D.Automobile Driving Museum.
【3】What do the four venues have in common?
A.They are located in the same state.
B.They are open to special events.
C.They enjoy convenient transportation.
D.They offer an exceptional experience and free services.
23、Misfortune is a part of life. Dealing with challenges and overcoming difficulties are something we all encounter, from childhood until old age. People who remain calm in the face of misfortune have what psychologists call resilience. Resilient people experience the same amount of stress as others. 【1】. Resilient people make lemonade when life gives them lemons. They always find alternate solutions to a problem.
Resilience is like a muscle. Even if you consider yourself resilient, you may need to develop and strengthen it. To build resilience, experts suggest the following list:
●Nurture ( 培 育 ) relationships
Set up and maintain a support network before you need it. 【2】, a supportive friend with good listening skills can make a big difference. And if you want your friends and family to support your resilience, remember to support theirs too.
● 【3】
When somebody needs you, you just cope with stress that much better. Your sense of purpose doesn’t have to come from school or work. It can also come from hobbies or volunteer projects, like cleaning up litter in a neighborhood park.
●Don’t try to remove misfortune completely
Resilience usually refers to how we handle serious misfortune, but our reactions to big problems may be informed partly by the many smaller setbacks we face in daily life. 【4】.
【5】. Think about the things that help you deal with stress, which can also help you become more resilient. Healthy habits such as getting good sleep, doing breathing exercises, … these all help us achieve greater mental balance, allowing us to successfully ride out the storms we encounter on the great sea of life.
A．This list is endless
B．Find meaning in stress
C．Find a sense of purpose
D．When misfortune strikes
E．When conflicts between friends exist
F．The only difference is that they are not overcome by it
G．Everyday stress may gradually improve our adaptive systems
24、 Aristotle thought the face was a window onto a person’s mind. Cicero agreed. Two thousand years passed, and facial expressions are still commonly thought to be a universally valid way to judge other people’s feelings, irrespective of age, sex and culture. A raised eyebrow suggests confusion. A smile indicates happiness.
Or do they? An analysis of hundreds of research papers that examined the relationship between facial expressions and underlying ( 潜在的) emotions has uncovered a surprising conclusion: there is no good scientific evidence to suggest that there are such things as recognizable facial expressions for basic emotions which are universal across cultures. Just because a person is not smiling, the researchers found, does not mean that person is unhappy.
This may raise questions about the efforts of information-technology companies to develop artificial-intelligence algorithms (算法) which can recognize facial expressions and work out a person’s underlying emotional state. Microsoft, for example, claims its “Emotion API” is able to detect what people are feeling by examining video footage of them. Another of the study’s authors, however, expressed scepticism. Aleix Martinez, a computer engineer at Ohio State University, said that companies attempting to obtain emotions from images of faces have failed to understand the importance of context.
For a start, facial expression is but one of a number of non-verbal ways, such as body posture, that people use to communicate with each other. Machine recognition of emotion needs to take account of these as well. But context can reach further than that. Dr Martinez mentioned an experiment in which participants were shown a close-up picture of a man’s face, which was bright red with his mouth open in a scream. Based on this alone, most participants said the man was extremely angry. Then the whole picture was shown. It was a football player with his arms outstretched, celebrating a goal. His angry-looking face was, in fact, a show of pure joy.
Given that people cannot guess each other’s emotional states most of the time, Dr Martinez sees no reason computers would be able to. “There are companies right now claiming to be able to do that and apply this to places I find really scary and dangerous, for example, in hiring people,” he says. “Some companies require you to present a video resume, which is analyzed by a machine-learning system. And depending on your facial expressions, they hire you or not, which I find really shocking.”
【1】We can learn from the second paragraph that ______.
A.facial expressions are universal across cultures
B.it is hard to recognize some facial expressions
C.emotions and facial expressions may not be related
D.common facial expressions convey similar meanings
【2】In the passage, the word “scepticism” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “______”.
A.great doubt B.similar interest
C.fierce anger D.strong support
【3】The experiment mentioned by Dr Martinez may prove that .
A.facial expression is an important way to communicate
B.machine recognition of emotion is not reliable at all
C.facial expression is not the only way to detect feelings
D.people may misread facial expressions for lack of context
【4】According to the text, which of the following statements is correct?
A.Facial expressions differ from person to person.
B.People with red face must be feeling extremely angry.
C.Artificial-intelligence algorithms can always work out a person’s inner emotional state.
D.Unbelievable to Dr Martinez is that job offers are decided by a machine-learning system.
【5】What does this passage mainly tell us?
A.Facial expressions are among the most universal forms of body language.
B.Computers can detect people’s mind by analyzing their facial expressions.
C.Facial expressions may not be the reliable reflection of a person’s emotions.
D.Companies can depend on machine recognition of emotion to hire people.
25、 In 2016, Wanda, a grandmother meant to text details of her upcoming Thanksgiving dinner plans to her grandson. The person Wanda_______ texted was a 17-year-old high school senior, Jamal. Not _______ the number, Jamal asked who was texting him. Wanda still didn't realize her_______ so she replied “your grandma.”
Jamal asked for _______ and Wanda_________ a photo of herself. Jamal replied with a photo of himself, revealing the grandma had texted the_________, person. He jokingly asked, Can I still get a plate, though? “Wanda immediately replied, "Of course you can! That's what grandmas do. Feed everyone.” Meantime, she extended a(n)_________ to the stranger. It was the grandma's heart-warming _______ that made Jamal deeply touched and he accepted the invitation,_______ at her house with a plate full of turkey! Wanda and Jamal have remained close since their ____________ encounter in 2016. They not only __________ getting together each year for Thanksgiving but ____________ in touch plenty the rest of the year, too. In fact, Jamal and his girlfriend would __________go on double dates with Wanda and her husband, Lonnie.
Years later, Wanda and Jamal are still in each other's__________ . But sadly, Lonnie, Wanda's husband of 43 years, passed away in April, 2020 ____________COVID-19. As the annual Thanksgiving gathering __________, Lonnie's empty seat hung in Wanda's __________ . Still, Wanda overcame her deep__________ and got together with Jamal for a Thanksgiving meal. “Lonnie was__________ this year,” Jamal __________ . “But Wanda and I know for sure Lonnie would have been very angry if we didn't have Thanksgiving together.”
【1】A.originally B.consistently C.actually D.randomly
【2】A.copying B.recognizing C.checking D.dialing
【3】A.fault B.drawback C.blame D.mistake
【4】A.permit B.support C.proof D.number
【5】A.sent B.took C.copied D.enlarged
【6】A.generous B.suitable C.greedy D.wrong
【7】A.invitation B.message C.welcome D.gift
【8】A.recognition B.request C.reflection D.response
【9】A.dropping off B.showing up C.settling down D.turning around
【10】A.occasional B.mistaken C.accidental D.frequent
【11】A.continue B.consider C.practice D.permit
【12】A.get B.grow C.stay D.fit
【13】A.temporarily B.regularly C.annually D.rapidly
【14】A.houses B.jobs C.circles D.lives
【15】A.apart from B.due to C.in spite of D.for lack of
【16】A.happened B.appeared C.passed D.approached
【17】A.mind B.brain C.eyes D.thought
【18】A.regret B.sorrow C.sympathy D.mercy
【19】A.missing B.sick C.injured D.sad
【20】A.complained B.reminded C.explained D.reported
26、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，请给你的美国同学Jeff写一封电子邮件，告知本周六学校将为留学生举办晚会。邮件的内容包括：
1.晚会的时间和地点；2. 晚会的内容；3. 邀请Jeff参加。
注意：1. 词数不少于50；2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jeff,
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
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