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1、What I love most about reading novels is ______ the authors vividly describe the characters.
A. what B. why
C. how D. whom
2、 John told me he’d like to go hiking with me, his voice _______joy.
A. was heavy with B. heavy with
C. was full of D. full with
3、The Chinese government has begun a campaign to_____________ the crazy housing market.
A.calm B.destroy
C.occupy D.reflect
4、This computer is different from the one I ______ in my last job.
A. use B. have used C. used D. had used
5、The time is not far away ________ fair national health service will be available to all Chinese people.
A.when B.as C.until D.before
6、Passengers are permitted ________ only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane.
A．to carry
B．carrying
C．to be carried
D．being carried
7、The water _____ cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise.
A.was felt B.is felt C.felt D.feels
8、It’s true that beauty does not always meet with a single, uniform standard. A person’s cultural background, for example, may influence ______ he or she find attractive in others.
A. that B. which
C. what D. when
9、Now it’s possible for us to be taken into “space”, ________ we can experience weightlessness for a short time.
A．which
B．where
C．when
D．that
10、The three parties will meet next month to ______remaining differences.
A．carry out
B．pull through
C．get out
D．work out
11、Believe it or not, some English idioms are very difficult to understand ______ you know the meaning of each word.
A.as if B.in case C.now that D.even if
12、I would love _____ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.
A．to go
B．to have gone
C．going
D．having gone
13、When you walk into any department store in Wuxi, chances are that you will see signs with a single digit number and the Chinese character zhe prominently displayed next to products that are on _____.
A. discount B. bargain C. sale D. reduction
14、The fellow we spoke ________ no comment at first.
A．to make
B．to made
C．made
D．to making
15、Although ______ motor car has been with us for almost a century, I have never been able to drive _______ American one.
A.the; an B.a; a C.a; the D.the; the
16、（2014·重庆）A smile costs _______, but gives much.
A.anything B.something
C.nothing D.everything
17、A proposal has been put forward at a recent video conference _____ measures be taken to raise the citizens’ awareness of traffic safety.
A. that B. as C. when D. which
18、---I will leave you two alone. I am sure you two must have a lot to________.
---Yes. It is two years since we last got together.
A．catch up
B．take in
C．bring out
D．give away
19、______ 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
20、 My flight was delayed, so I read a book ________ time.
A. kill B. killing
C. to kill D. having killed
21、 If your friend says she feels relaxed, but you see that she closes her hands into fists, you may doubt her words. Robots, however, might believe her. Body language says a lot, but robots have great difficulty in observing tiny body movements and can miss important social signals as a result.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a body-tracking system that might help solve this problem. The system called OpenPose can track body movement in real time. One important quality of the OpenPose system is that it can track not only a person's head, body, arms and legs but also his fingers. To do that, the researchers used a dome （圆顶状物）lined with 500 cameras, where they recorded body movements at different angles and then used those pictures to build a data set.
They then passed those pictures through a keypoint detector to identify and label specific body parts. The software also learns to connect the body parts with different people, so it knows, for example, that a particular person's hand will always be close to his or her upper arm. This makes it possible to track multiple people at once.
The pictures from the dome were recorded in 2D. But the researchers used 3D technology to help the system understand how each movement appears from different angles. With all of this data processed, the system can determine how the whole hand looks even if some fingers cannot be seen.
Now that the system has this data set to draw from, it can run with just one camera and one computer. It no longer requires the camera-lined dome to determine body poses, making the technology mobile and accessible.
The researchers say this technology could be used for interactions between humans and machines. It could play a huge role in VR （虚拟现实）experiences, allowing finer detection of the user's physical movement without any added hardware. It could also help with more natural interactions with a home robot. You could tell your robot to “pick that up"， and it could easily understand what you're pointing at. By interpreting your physical gestures, the robot may even learn to read emotions by tracking body language. So when you' re silently crying with your face in your hands because a robot has taken your job, it might offer you a tissue.
【1】What does the underlined words “this problem" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Humans are addicted to technology.
B．Human-robot relationship is poor.
C．Robots show too much trust in humans.
D．Robots fail to interpret physical gestures.
【2】What do we know about OpenPose?
A．It tracks one person at a time.
B．It can track slight body movements.
C．It uses a dome to recognize people.
D．It can take 500 pictures in one second.
【3】What makes OpenPose easy to use?
A．The data set.
B．3D technology.
C．A powerful computer.
D．A camera-lined dome.
【4】What would be the best title for the text?
A．What robots are expected to do in the future?
B．Why is body language so important?
C．Robots learn to read body language.
D．Robots can and will change our lives.
22、 Traffic lights, or traffic signals, are located on most major corners in cities and towns around the world. The red, yellow and green lights let us know when it is safe to drive through the intersection (十字路口) and when to walk across the street as well as when to stop and let other drivers, bikers and pedestrians take their turns to continue on their way.
Traffic jams were a problem even before the invention of the automobile. Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians crowded the roads of London in the 1860s. A British railway manager, John Peake Knight, suggested adapting a railroad method for controlling traffic.
Railroads used a semaphore (信号) system with small arms extending from a pole to indicate whether a train could pass or not. In Knight’s adaptation, semaphores would signal “stop” and “go” during the day, and at night red and green lights would be used. Gas lamps would light up the sign at night. A police officer would be stationed next to the signals to operate them.
The world’s first traffic signal was installed on Dec. 9, 1868, at the intersection of Bridge Street and Great George Street in the London borough of Westminster, near the Houses of Parliament and the Westminster Bridge. It was a success and Knight predicted more would be installed.
However, only one month later, a police officer controlling the signal was badly injured when a leak in a gas main caused one of the lights to explode in his face. The project was declared a public health hazard and immediately dropped.
Following the accident, about four decades passed before traffic signals began to grow in popularity again, mainly in the United States as more automobiles hit the road. The early 1900s saw several patents being field, each with a different innovation to the basic idea.
The first electric traffic light using red and green lights was invented in 1912 by Lester Farnsworth Wire, a police officer in Salt Lake City, Utah. Wire’s traffic signal resembled a four-sided bird-house mounted on a tall pole. It was placed in the middle of an intersection and was powered by overhead trolley wires. A police officer had to manually switch the direction of the lights.
【1】What benefit do traffic lights bring to the world?
A．They let the pedestrians know how to cross the intersection.
B．They decorate most main corners in cities and towns around the world.
C．They help to solve the problem of traffic blocks.
D．They keep us safe by stopping drivers, bikers and pedestrians.
【2】What can we learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3?
A．Knight invented electric traffic lights to case traffic jams.
B．A semaphore system contained small arms extending from a pole to guide trains pass.
C．Semaphores only worked during the day.
D．The knight’s signals system required a policeman to guard it all day.
【3】The purpose of the author mentioning the explosion of the first traffic signal is to ________.
A．tell us the success of the first traffic signal
B．show the awkwardness of the first traffic signal
C．show how careless the police officer was
D．tell us Knight’s determination
【4】What is the main factor behind the rapid development of traffic signals?
A．The improvement of the traffic signals.
B．The emergence of large numbers of cars.
C．The accident caused by the traffic signals.
D．More automobile accidents on the road.
【5】What could be the best title for the passage?
A．Who invented the traffic light?
B．A boom in traffic lights.
C．History of the traffic lights.
D．The mystery of traffic lights.
23、First Year Learning Communities in University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC)
First Year Learning Communities, also known as “FLCs”, are groups of students from similar programs of study. FLCs focus on building community and working together to build skills for success.
Why Join?
First Year Learning Communities help first-year students to make connections within their program of study while developing academic, career and personal skills. Each year, past participants tell us how the program helped them to get to know their classmates, faculty, staff, and alumni. Students also tell us that the program helped them be familiar with university and enhance their university experience.
About the Program
FLCs meet every two weeks for FLC Meetings, facilitated by their upper-year FLC Leaders. FLCs are divided by program of study, with a maximum of 40 students in each FLC. There is no cost for participating in this program.
The program will begin in early September and will run until April 30. FLC Meetings will take place on campus and in-person. FLC programming may include off-campus trips, special events, and virtual events.
Application Dates & Deadlines
The formal application period will run from June 1 to September 1. Applicants will be notified of their status by September 3.
You can apply at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ first-year-learning-communities-program-flip.
Applying After the Deadline
Students may continue to apply after the application deadline and throughout the school year. Should you apply outside of this period, you will be added to our waiting list and notified if spaces come available.
Eligibility
To participate in this program, you must be an undergraduate, UTSC student in your first year at U’TSC. Transfer students and students with transfer credits are welcome and encouraged to apply.
The First Year Learning Communities Program is open to the following programs of study:
Arts (Humanities, Social Sciences and Visual & Performing Arts)
Computer Science, Mathematics & Statistics
Physical & Environmental Sciences
Psychological & Health Sciences
【1】What can the FLCs help first-year students do in UTSC?
A．Adjust to college life.
B．Change programs of study.
C．Raise money for universities.
D．Learn college courses in advance.
【2】What is the formal submission closing date for the program?
A．June 1.
B．September 1.
C．September 3.
D．April 30.
【3】Where is this text probably taken from?
A．A textbook.
B．A course plan.
C．An academic report.
D．A program application.
24、 What animal pulls at your heartstrings—a panda or a toad (蟾蜍)? Zoologist Lucy Cooke draws attention to some of the world’s least attractive animals. She hopes to show the world why some of the most unlovable animals are actually the most interesting and deserving of our attention and protection.
Cooke’s blogs and online videos bring her unusual storytelling style to a serious message: If we only care for the best loved animals, other important parts of the web of life could be ignored. There are so many television shows about lovely animals like koala bears and kittens, she observes. All the attention seems focused on “celebrity” animals. “Those unusual creatures attract me because they tell an amazing evolutionary (进化) story,” Cooke said. “I’m interested in all of nature, not just the shiny bits.”
Amphibians—animals like frogs that live both on land and in water—top Cooke’s list. Over a third of amphibians are going extinct; it’s the worst extinction crisis since the dinosaurs were wiped off the planet. “Amphibians occupy a crucial spot in the middle of the food chain. If you remove them, everything else will be lost as well,” she noted. “That motivated me to start my blog, The Amphibian Avenger. When amphibians go extinct, birds and snakes that eat them also disappear. And since they breathe through their skin, they are easily attacked by pollution and climate change. That makes them fantastic instruments for measuring the health of ecosystems.”
One of Cooke’s most popular online videos is about sloths—extremely slow-moving animals that live in trees. They’ve always had a reputation for being lazy and stupid. In fact, “slothfulness” is the key to the animal’s success, allowing the sloth’s liver (肝脏) to process poisonous substances found in the leaves it eats. Moving slowly also keeps it hidden from enemies. “My video showed the world how interesting they are,” Cooke said.
The bats, dung beetles and more get their moment in the sun thanks to Cooke. “I just want people to share my sense of amazement and love for these creatures.” Cooke stated. “Once you understand why they’re ugly or odd, you’ll appreciate them and want to save them as much as I do.”
【1】Cooke started The Amphibian Avenger in order to ________.
A．make the animal popular with people
B．show her unique appreciation of beauty
C．introduce the research on a new species
D．explain the importance of this kind of animal
【2】Cooke’s video about sloths is an example of ________
A．why some animals deserve their reputation
B．why she thinks it necessary to save animals
C．how people focus on some specific animals
D．how she is trying to change people’s minds
【3】What is the best title of the passage?
A．Animal Defender
B．Intelligent Animals
C．Cooke’s Storytelling Blogs
D．The Secret of Extinct Creatures
25、 If you’ve ever been to a Disney Park, you’ve obviously seen little children running around dressed as their favorite characters. In fact, it’s ________ by the park, and you can even purchase a Disney makeover for your kids in the park ________ with authentic costumes (戏服), hairstyles, and makeup by the professionals. But as the kids get ________, they are less likely to be dressed up, and ________ they hit the age of 14, you won’t ________ a single one of them in costume.
It isn’t because they’re “too cool for school”; it’s ________ against the rules. According to the Disney Park rule-book, any guest aged 14 or older may be ________ admittance if they are ________ costumes or masks.
The ________ of this rule is two-fold. One, your face can’t be ________ and you can’t be carrying anything resembling a real gun. This is obviously a ________ issue, so choose your cosplay wisely. The second intention is to ________ that any interactions park guests have with cast members remain genuine (真实的) and on brand. If there were 20 ________ running around dressed like Cinderella, some of the guests in costume may get one confused with Disney’s official princess, ruining the fantasy for children. He may convey false messages or break one of the 15 Disney etiquette (礼仪) rules all Disney employees must ________.
________, that doesn’t mean that you can’t truly get into the ________ of your favorite Disney character the next time you head to one of the parks. ________ Disney fan Leslie Kay began a trend that is called Disney Bounding. In ________, Disney Bounding is dressing up in a non-costume outfit ________ by your favorite character. So maybe you can’t dress up in Princess Belle’s iconic (标志性的) yellow dress, but you could wear a yellow dress with teacup-themed jewelry. Try to be creative with your ________ the next time you head to one of the parks.
【1】A.discussed B.encouraged C.confirmed D.ignored
【2】A.delighted B.combined C.complete D.complex
【3】A.older B.stronger C.taller D.cleverer
【4】A.because B.in case C.once D.even if
【5】A.recognize B.understand C.remember D.spot
【6】A.actually B.properly C.generally D.specially
【7】A.given B.promised C.refused D.left
【8】A.buying B.making C.changing D.wearing
【9】A.origin B.purpose C.effect D.weakness
【10】A.covered B.injured C.identified D.acknowledged
【11】A.attitude B.finance C.dignity D.safety
【12】A.discover B.admit C.ensure D.prove
【13】A.adults B.workers C.performers D.guards
【14】A.make B.follow C.learn D.support
【15】A.However B.Therefore C.Moreover D.Anyhow
【16】A.nature B.spirit C.quality D.fight
【17】A.Rude B.Devoted C.Annoyed D.Disappointed
【18】A.brief B.addition C.fact D.part
【19】A.created B.designed C.copied D.inspired
【20】A.security B.manners C.intention D.look
26、假定你是李华，校报英语栏目现以“Teamwork”为主题开展征文活动。请你结合自身经历写一篇文章投稿，谈谈团队（或合作）的意义。
注意：1. 标题自拟，词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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