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1、Betty is so lucky to be ______ such a beautiful singing voice.
A．bored with
B．blessed with
C．devoted to
D．related to
2、She is quite________to office work. You had better offer her some suggestions when necessary.
A. familiar B. similar
C. fresh D. sensitive
3、We are living in an age most of things are done on cell phones.
A. which B. that
C. whose D. when
4、—Have you heard of yesterday's gas explosion?
—Yes. Only two of the 35 miners at the scene ________ to have made it out safely.
A. have thought B. are thought
C. had thought D. were thought
5、There is no doubt that your tiredness is a(n) ________ of great stress and lack of sleep; you need to have a good rest.
A．assumption
B．consequence
C．consumption
D．convenience
6、Sometimes we have to face embarrassing moments ________ we can only keep silent.
A. who B. which C. when D. why
7、Treat the flowers right and your garden will be the ______ of the neighborhood.
A. destination B. cause C. purpose D. Envy
8、______________ their final medical check, the astronauts boarded their spacecraft.
A．Received
B．Being received
C．To receive
D．Having received
9、They’d won 12 ______ games before they lost.
A．vivid
B．straight
C．typical
D．flexible
10、They______ jewellery since eight o'clock and had only just finished when two robbers broke in .
A.had been arranging B.were arranging
C.have been arranging D.had arranged
11、Is it he or you ________ in charge of the job and supposed to complete it punctually?
A．who is
B．that is
C．who are
D．whom are
12、—Do you feel much better now?
—Yes. The medicine does work ______ emotional and mental health.
A．in case of
B．because of
C．as a result of
D．in terms of
13、Our government has taken measures to the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable.
A.take down B.bring down
C.hand down D.tear down
14、What a terrible experience! _______, you’re safe now---that’s the main thing.
A．Anyway
B．Besides
C．Otherwise
D．Therefore
15、—Gosh, I feel I have messed up my whole life.
—Cheer up. Things will _______.
A．hold out
B．work out
C．stand out
D．set out
16、The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ______ to the digital resources of the library.
A. access B. passage C. way D. approach
17、People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.
A．appropriate
B．conscious
C．arbitrary
D．controversial
18、The professor _____about how to protect the endangered animal in the conference at this time tomorrow.
A. talked B. talks C. has been talking D. will be talking
19、A lot of migratory birds fly to the south in winter to ________from cold weather.
A．stay away
B．keep away
C．get away
D．break away
20、The boy, though up in the countryside, soon adapted himself to the way of life in this big city.
A.bringing B.having brought C.brought D.being brought
21、Seven-year-old Kai Clay is suffering from a skin condition that sees his skin crack and drop “like a snake”, but despite the agonizing pain, he is said to always be smiling.
Young Kai has been hailed “extremely brave” and “like a warrior” by his mother, Nikita, for battling on each day with Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris (PRP), incurable and rare condition that causes constant inflammation and scaling of the skin, dry eyes and thickened palms and soles, which often crack and bleed.
The condition is believed to affect only one in 400,000 people and puts him at risk of life-threatening blood infections. His mum is “heartbroken” at the thought of him having to deal with this his entire life, but at the same time admits his strength “blows her mind”.
She said: “I just find it mind-blowing how a seven-year-old kid can just smile through it all. Kai is removing skin daily-his whole body is very flaky so when he wakes up in the morning there’s dead skin all over his bed. His eyelids also tum inside out and go really red, dry and sore to the point that it’s really hard to open and close his eyes.” The mum continued: “It just breaks my heart every single time, especially because there is nothing I can do about it.”
Kai now has to have three eye drops a day, a steroid cream once or twice a day, a moisturizing cream three times a day and a bath in ointments every night to manage his condition. He also has a tablet daily and an injection every two weeks of pain relief medication but even with that he often misses weeks of school at a time during painful flare-ups.
After sharing the story. Nikita expressed her hope to raise awareness for her son’s condition in hopes there might one day be a cure. She added: “Not a lot of people even know it’s a thing and there isn’t enough research because it’s that rare.”
【1】What can we learn about Kai from the passage?
A．He is always laughed at by others.
B．He wants to snake along the road.
C．He is diagnosed with a rare disease.
D．He enjoys smiling at his mother.
【2】What does the mother want to express in Paragraph 4?
A．Kai’s strength and bravery.
B．Kai’s worsening disease.
C．Kai’s inspiring experience.
D．Kai’s unique way of life.
【3】Why did the mother share the story?
A．To argue against present research.
B．To offer ways of managing the disease.
C．To demonstrate her son’s personality.
D．To draw public attention to the disease.
【4】Which of the following can he the best title for the passage?
A．A blood infection transformed into a disease
B．The pain relief: an increasing concern
C．Mom praises her little warrior son
D．Smiling: a way to get rid of pain
22、 “WHAT IS CIVILIZATION?” asked Kenneth Clark 50 years ago in the seminal BBC series on the subject. “I don’t know, and I can’t define it in abstract terms, yet. But I think I can recognize it when I see it, and I’m looking at it now.” And he turned to gesture behind him, at the soaring Gothic towers and flying buttresses of Notre Dame.
It seems inhuman to care more about a building than about people. That the sight of Notre Dame going up in flames has attracted so much more attention than floods in southern Africa which killed over 1,000 arouses understandable feelings of guilt. Yet the widespread, intense grief at the sight of the cathedral’s collapsing steeple is in fact profoundly human—and in a particularly 21st-century way.
It is not just the economy that is global today, it is culture too. People wander the world in search not just of jobs and security but also of beauty and history. Familiarity breeds affection. A building on whose sunny steps you have rested, in front of which you have taken a selfie with your loved one, becomes a warm part of your memories and thus of yourself. That helps explain why China is in mourning—WeChat, young China’s principal means of talking to itself, has been throbbing with the story, and Xi Jinping, the country’s president, sent a message of condolence to Emmanuel Macron, his French counterpart—while India was largely indifferent. Tourism from India to the West is a trickle compared with the flood from China.
This visual age has endowed beauty with new power, and social media have turned great works of art into superstars. Only a few, though, have achieved this status. Just as there is only ever a handful of world-famous actors, so the pantheon of globally recognizable cultural symbols is tiny: the Mona Lisa, Michelangelo’s David, the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid—and Notre Dame. Disaster, too, is visual. In the 24 hours after the fire started videos on social media of the burning cathedral were viewed nearly a quarter of a billion times.
Yet the emotions the sight aroused were less about the building itself than about what losing it might mean. Notre Dame is an expression of humanity at its collective best. Nobody could look up into that vaulted ceiling without wondering at the cumulative genius of the thousands of anonymous craftsmen who, over a century and a half, realized a vision so grand in its structural ambition and so delicate in its hand-chiselled detail. Its survival through 850 years of political turbulence—through war, revolution and Nazi occupation—binds the present to the past.
The fire also binds people to each other. The outpouring of emotion it has brought forth is proof that, despite the dark forces of division now abroad, we are all in it together. When nationalism is a rising threat, shared sadness makes borders suddenly irrelevant. When politics is polarized, a love of culture has the power to unite. When extremism divides Muslim from Christian and religious people from atheists, those of all faiths and none are mourning together. An edifice built for the glory of God also represents the unity of the human spirit.
And it will be rebuilt. The morning after the fire, the many Parisians who went to the cathedral to mourn its destruction found comfort instead. Although the spire is gone, the towers are still standing and it seems likely that the whole building can be revived. The effort to rebuild it, like the fire, will bring people together. Within 24 hours, €600m ($677m) had been raised from businesses and rich people, and a rash of crowdfunding campaigns started. A high-resolution laser scan of the building, carried out recently, should help.
It will never be the same, but that is as it should be. As Victor Hugo wrote in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, a three-volume love-letter to the cathedral: “Great edifices, like great mountains, are the work of centuries. Art is often transformed as it is being made…Time is the architect, the nation is the builder.”
【1】What’s the writer’s attitude towards the fact that people care more about a building than floods in Africa?
A. indifferent B. critical
C. confused D. understandable
【2】The underlined word “condolence” in Paragraph 3 means __________.
A. sympathy B. compliment
C. gratitude D. agreement
【3】Why was India largely indifferent to the big fire of Notre Dame?
A. Because Indians care more about jobs and security.
B. Because Indians have no access to social media like WeChat.
C. Because Indians have less familiarity with Notre Dame.
D. Because Indians are not fond of travelling.
【4】What can we infer from Paragraph 5 and 6?
A. People are more sad about losing the building than about what losing it might mean.
B. Not only does Notre Dame bind the present to the past but also binds people to each other.
C. Owing to the big fire, people around the world will unite forever despite their differences.
D. Unrest existed in history for quite a long time and it still exists now.
【5】By saying “it will never be the same”, the writer means that __________.
A. the high-resolution laser scan of the building helps but far from enough
B. it’s impossible to replicate (复制) it for lack of the cumulative genius of craftsmen
C. dark forces, nationalism and extremism are barriers to replicating it
D. time has changed and the rebuilding will change accordingly
【6】What might be the best title of the passage?
A. What is civilization? B. Why do people care about Notre Dame?
C. What binds people together? D. How should we rebuild Notre Dame?
23、 A college student in Alabama walked 32 kilometers in the dark to get to his new job. The story begins with Walter Carr's car breaking down the night before starting a new job at Bellhops, a furniture moving company.
Carr was unable to find a ride. So, he figured out how long it would take to walk from his house to the job in Pelham—32 kilometers away. He left at midnight so that he could make it to the customer's house by 8:00 am the next morning.
Pelham police saw him walking along a highway at 4:00 am. So, they stopped to see if he needed help. After hearing his story, they took him to a restaurant for breakfast and then to a church where he could safely wait until 8:00 am.
The police then took Carr to the home of customer Jenny Lamey. Lamey said that even though Carr had just walked the entire night, he refused her offer to rest. He just wanted to start working. While he worked, he talked with the customer, telling her how much he liked her kitchen.
Reporter Carol Robinson of the Birmingham News wrote that Carr also shared another story with his customer. He told Lamey that he and his mother moved from New Orleans, Louisiana to Birmingham, Alabama after losing their home in Hurricane Katrina. Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast of the U. S. in 2005.
Jenny Lamey later wrote this on Facebook: “I just can't tell you how touched I was by Walter and his journey.” She then started a GoFundMe page to help Walter with money to get his car fixed. When the CEO of Bellhops, Luke Marklin, learned of Carr's story, he drove from Tennessee to Alabama to give Walter his own 2014 Ford Escape.
Walter Carr's story touched many others around the United States. Within a few days, people gave over $ 73,000 to his GoFundMe page. Carr has decided to give a part of the donations to the Birmingham Education Foundation. And he has received more offers for jobs and scholarships for schools.
【1】Why did Carr walk 32 kilometers the entire night?
A．To enjoy a thrilling adventure alone.
B．To make a good impression at a new job.
C．To win customers' praise and compliment.
D．To do some physical exercise for himself.
【2】Which of the following can best describe Walter Carr?
A．Hardworking and kind.
B．Adventurous and brave.
C．Humorous and generous.
D．Humble but stubborn.
【3】How did Jenny Lamey help Carr?
A．She offered him more jobs
B．She gave him her own Ford Car.
C．She started a GoFundMe page.
D．She donated some money to him.
【4】What is the text mainly about?
A．The tough experience of a young man
B．Good methods to win praise from boss.
C．Keep responsible spirits to fulfill anything.
D．A young man's persevering attitude to life
24、 You may have come across several “strange” cultural practices; some would grip you with fear, while others would leave you astonished. The wife-carrying competition in Finland falls into the latter category.
Strange as it might sound, wife-carrying is a real sport in Finland. In fact, it is a highly competitive sport in which male competitors race while each carrying a female teammate. The objective is for the male to carry the female through a special obstacle track in the fastest time. The length of the official track is 253.5 metres with two dry obstacles (障碍) and a water obstacle about one metre deep.
The first modern-day wife-carrying event was held in Finland in 1992 and foreign competitors gained admission in 1995. This event is now held annually in Sonkajärvi, Finland as the World Championship.
Although many might consider the sport a joke, competitors take it very seriously. Like every serious sport, the wife-carrying competition also has its guidelines which are set by the International Wife-Carrying Competition Rules Committee. While the International rules are the basis for all competitions, rules and prizes do vary for each competition.
It is not mandatory that you must be legally married to the “wife” to be carried, she may even be your neighbour’s wife or even someone you met during the competition; she must, however, be over 17 years of age. And her minimum weight must be 49 kilograms; otherwise, she will be burdened with a rucksack containing additional weight to bring the total load to be carried up to 49 kg. All participants must enjoy themselves. Yes, that is also one of the rules.
Special prizes go to the most entertaining couple, the best costume, and the strongest carrier. And for the grand prize, the wife’s weight in beer goes to the couple who completes the course in the shortest time. Whether you win or lose, the good thing is the sport encourages team spirit among couples.
【1】Which can’t be used to describe the wife-carrying competition?
A.Fearful. B.Astonishing.
C.Competitive. D.Serious.
【2】What is true about the competition?
A.The first event was in 1992.
B.The rules are flexible for each competition.
C.The official track is 253.5 metres long and 1 metre deep.
D.By no means can wives weighing less than 49 kg participate in it.
【3】What does the underlined word “mandatory” in paragraph 5 mean?
A.Important. B.Necessary.
C.Strange. D.Possible.
25、 Girls are better at reading and writing than boys as early as fourth grade, according to a study, and the gap continues to widen until senior year.
Scientists generally agree that boys and girls are psychologically more alike than they are different. But reading seems to be a(n) _________, with growing evidence suggesting a similar _________ in writing. The study, published in the journal American Psychologist, provided further _________ to support this view.
David Reilly, lead author of the study, said the study _________ the commonly held view that boys and girls start grade school with the same cognitive abilities. “It appears that the gender gap for writing tasks has been greatly _________, and despite our best efforts with changes in teaching methods, that does not appear to be _________ over time,” he said.
Factors explaining the results could include learning _________ being more prevalent among boys; the pressure to conform to masculine ideals and the idea of reading and language being _________; and slight differences in how boys and girls use their brain hemispheres (半球), the authors believe.
To investigate how _________ levels differed between boys and girls in the U.S., the team studied data collected over three decades in the National Assessment of Educational Progress. This database of test scores on over 3 million students in the fourth, eighth, and twelfth grades __________ national and state performances in a range of subjects, and considered such variables such as disabilities or whether children were English learners. Reading and writing was __________ according to children’s understanding of a range of different passages and genres.
__________, girls were found to perform significantly better in reading and writing tests by fourth grade when compared with boys of the same age. As children progressed to eighth and twelfth grades, girls continued to __________ boys, but the difference was more noticeable in writing than reading. But what caused this difference in abilities? Evidence suggests __________ problems, such as being disruptive in class or being aggressive could be linked to neurological conditions. What is known as lateralization (偏侧化) could also play a role. Boys are believed to use one hemisphere when reading or writing, while girls appear to use both. The data did not, however, provide evidence to argue __________ the two genders having different learning styles.
A．distinction
B．exception
C．objection
D．limitation
A．pattern
B．standard
C．circumstance
D．feature
A．strategy
B．signal
C．sign
D．evidence
A．confirmed
B．represented
C．questioned
D．introduced
A．underestimated
B．overemphasized
C．underrepresented
D．justified
A．increasing
B．promoting
C．accepting
D．reducing
A．objectives
B．drills
C．difficulties
D．advantages
A．innovative
B．feminine
C．challenging
D．fictional
A．literacy
B．literary
C．academic
D．cognitive
A．pulled down
B．settled down
C．turned down
D．broke down
A．granted
B．measured
C．designed
D．engineered
A．Likewise
B．Overall
C．However
D．Besides
A．overtake
B．discourage
C．parallel
D．distinguish
A．psychological
B．emotional
C．behavioral
D．mental
A．in line with
B．at the mercy of
C．on account of
D．in favor of
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1．提出请求；2.表示感谢。
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