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1、The national park has a large collection of wildlife, ________ from butterflies to elephants.
A. to range B. range
C. ranging D. ranged
2、_______by flowers and applause does not necessarily mean one is living a happy life.
A.Being accompanied B.Having accompanied
C.To be accompanied D.Accompanied
3、As ______ healthier lifestyle is being promoted, the bicycle has also become a tool that keeps people on ______ go.
A.the; a B.a; a
C.a; the D.a; /
4、Colors like green can ________ a sense of life and quietness to people.
A．acquire
B．remark
C．investigate
D．convey
5、Recently, scientists have started a debate on _______the computers will “think” like human in half a century.
A．where
B．whether
C．whose
D．which
6、“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
7、The old lady looked wonderful at the wedding，proudly ______next to her granddaughter, the bride.
A.talking B.gesturing
C.posing D.behaving
8、 Experts and teachers all think that failure is not ________ a bad thing to some extent.
A. greatly B. necessarily C. definitely D. extremely
9、Hawking believes the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _____ life has developed gradually.
A. that B. why
C. where D. whose
10、No country in the world can ______ these problems alone, such as climate change, hunger and disease, etc. Therefore, all the countries should cooperate to get rid of them.
A.address B.cancel C.replace D.involve
11、________'eat more if you're losing weight' really means is that if you eat 5 to 6 small, healthy meals throughout the day, you will lose weight over time.
A.Which B.That C.What D.Whether
12、Can it be ______ in a fast-changing world we don’t know what to teach our children today?
A.which B.that C.why D.since
13、Nowadays the roles of husband and wife are not as defined as before, especially when both partners work and earn money for the family.
A.clear B.clearer C.clearly D.more clearly
14、The bungalow near the south school gate will be ______ into classrooms for music and art.
A. transmitted B. transferred C. transformed D. transported
15、You have been repeatedly told the rules, so there ______ be any difficulty finishing the task.
A. needn’t B. wouldn’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t
16、People crowd into ________ cherry trees are blooming, appreciating the fresh spring sight.
A. what B. when
C. which D. where
17、Roger ____ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A.took on B.took in C.took up D.took over
18、_______relevant departments stressed no plastic covers were used for books, I didn't realize these covers contained harmful chemicals.
A.Until B.Unless C.While D.Since
19、We’re all ready to put it into operation, ____________, we’re going to take action as fast as possible.
A.on the whole B.in general C.in conclusion D.in other words
20、—Sorry, I missed your party yesterday because of an unexpected visitor.
—Actually, you________the party. It was canceled at the last moment.
A.didn’t need to attend B.needn’t have attended
C.shouldn’t have attended D.shouldn’t attend
21、A new study has found that water in the air, not just heat, is important in measuring global warming. The researchers say, when considering humidity and heat, the temperature increase is two times greater than earlier estimates.
The researchers also note, temperature by itself is not the best way to measure the effects of climate change and using temperature underestimates conditions in the tropical areas of the world.
The study was published on January 31 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers team show that the energy created in extreme weather, such as storms, is related to the amount of water in the air. For this reason, they decided to use a special atmospheric measurement to show the amount of heat in an area of air. It is expressed in a scientific measurement for temperature known as degrees Kelvin.
Ramanathan is one of the writers of the study. He is a climate scientist at the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “There are two factors of climate change: temperature and humidity. And so far, we have measured global warming just in terms of temperature,” he says. “Warm air can hold more water than cold air. For every degree Celsius that air temperature increases, it can hold seven percent more water. When the water vapor in the air becomes liquid, it releases heat or energy. That’s why when it rains, now it pours.”
Ramanathan added that water vapor is a powerful heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere that increases climate change. From 1980 to 2019, the average world surface air temperature increased by 0.79 degrees Celsius. But when they considered energy from humidity, their temperature measurement had increased by 1.48 degrees Celsius. In the tropics, the warming was as much as 4 degrees Celsius.
Wuebbles is a climate scientist at the University of Illinois. He was not part of the study. But Wuebbles said the idea makes sense because water vapor is important in extreme rainfall. He said, “Both heat and humidity are important.”
【1】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The combination of water and heat decreases average surface temperature.
B．The reason why it pours is that cold air can hold more water than warm air.
C．Scientists adopt temperature degrees Kelvin as a special atmospheric measurement.
D．Scientists used both temperature and humidity to measure global warming in the past.
【2】How does Ramanathan illustrate his findings in the fifth paragraph?
A．By making comparisons.
B．By taking examples.
C．By analyzing reasons.
D．By giving definitions.
【3】What is Wuebbles’ attitude to this new study?
A．Critical.
B．Objective.
C．Skeptical.
D．Appreciative.
【4】Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?
A．Extreme Weathers Are Closely Related to Air Heat Amount
B．A New Study Focuses on Global Warming Solutions
C．Humidity Is Also Important in Measuring Climate Changes
D．Two Climate Scientists Develop a Scientific Method
22、During the outbreak of novel coronavirus, cities are locked down and borders are closed. Science, on the contrary, is becoming more open. And this “open science” is already making a difference.
Soon after the epidemic started in China, a research team from Fudan University in Shanghai successfully sequenced（测定序列）the DNA of the virus. But they didn’t keep the information to themselves. Instead, they placed the sequences on GenBank, an open-access data platform, so researchers around the world could download them for free and start studying the virus.
Due to this openness, pharmaceutical（制药的）companies across the globe are now able to work simultaneously to develop a vaccine. “There may be room for multiple different vaccines for different purposes and different age groups,”Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security in the US, told Al Jazeera.“The bigger menu we have of vaccines, the more resilient（有适应力的）well be against coronavirus outbreaks in the future. ”
Major drug companies around the world are also sharing their study results. Remdesivir, a drug originally developed by US company Gilead Sciences to treat Ebola, s found to be promising in fighting against the novel coronavirus. Currently, two trials of the drug are already underway in China, and the results might be available as soon as April, according to The Verge.
This openness in science is going to be even more crucial in the future. With climate change, increasing globalization, and population shifts, epidemics will not go away, and might even become more frequent, Dan Barouch, a Harvard Medical School professor, told Harvard Magazine.
He said, “No one group can do everything. It has to be a coordinated（合作的）approach. But I do think that the world has a greater sense of readiness this time to develop knowledge, drugs, and therapeutics（疗法）very rapidly.
Every epidemic is indeed a crisis, but it can also be a learning opportunity. One redeeming（补偿的）factor of the COVID﹣19 outbreak is that it is helping science adapt for the better.
【1】What does the article mainly talk about?
A．Coordinated efforts to fight the epidemic.
B．The significance of openness and sharing of scientific knowledge.
C．Something positive we’ve learned from the epidemic.
D．What needs to be done to prevent future epidemics.
【2】What is the positive effect of the research team from Fudan University placing the genetic sequence of the virus onto GenBank?
A．They alerted the world to the danger of the virus.
B．They helped remove people’s fear of the virus.
C．They invited collective efforts worldwide to develop a vaccine.
D．They showed the world how to produce a vaccine.
【3】What does the underlined phrase“work simultaneously” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．work at the same time.
B．work effectively
C．work continuously
D．work happily
【4】What is the author’s purpose of mentioning remdesivir in the text?
A．To introduce a possible cure for the epidemic.
B．To prove that many drug companies readily share their discoveries.
C．To compare the treatment of Ebola and the novel coronavirus.
D．To show that the novel coronavirus will soon be contained.
【5】Which of the following would Dan Barouch probably disagree with?
A．The increase in globalization may worsen future epidemics.
B．Epidemics will be less frequent thanks to scientific development.
C．No single group can fight against the epidemics independently.
D．The world is becoming better prepared to deal with epidemics.
23、 I remember doing the household chores to help my mother when I was nine. I hated changing the vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) bag and picking up things the machine did not suck up. Twenty years later, in 1978, with this lifelong dislike of the way the machine worked, I decided to make a bagless one.
Easier said than done, of course. I didn’t realize that I would spend the next five years perfecting my design, a process that resulted in 5,127 different prototypes (样机). By the time I made my 15th prototype, my third child was born. By 2,627, my wife and I were really counting our pennies. By 3,727, my wife was giving art lessons for some extra cash, and we were getting further and further into debt. These were tough times, but each failure brought me closer to solving the problem.
In the early 1980s, I started trying to get licensing agreements for my technology. The reality was very different, however. The major vacuum makers had built a business model based on the profits from bags and filters (滤网). No one would license my idea, not because it was a bad one, but because it was bad for business. But soon after, the companies that I had talked with started making machines like mine. I had to fight legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic to protect the patents on my vacuum cleaner.
I was still in financial difficulties until 1993, when my bank manager personally persuaded Lloyds Bank to lend me $1 million. Then I was able to go into production. Within two years, the Dyson vacuum cleaner became a best-seller in Britain.
Today, I still embrace risk and the potential for failure as part of the process. Nothing beats the excitement of invention,
【1】What drove the author to make a bagless vacuum cleaner?
A.His willingness to help mom.
B.His curiosity about machines.
C.His trouble in doing family chores.
D.His discontent with existing cleaners.
【2】What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us?
A.The help from the author’s wife.
B.The financial problems of the family.
C.The tough process of the new invention.
D.The procedures of making a bagless cleaner.
【3】Why did the companies refuse to license the author’s technology?
A.They thought they might suffer loss.
B.They considered it not good enough.
C.They faced legal problems themselves.
D.They had begun making such machines.
【4】What lesson may the author learn from the experience?
A.Think twice before acting.
B.Failure is the mother of success.
C.Actions speak louder than words.
D.A good beginning makes a good ending.
24、 New York is an overwhelming city to visit with children. What follows is carefully collected advice from New Yorkers on how to cover the city right.
Tenement Museum
The Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side offers a fantastic glimpse into urban family life. Guided tours reveal the daily routines of generations of Irish, Jewish and Italian immigrants who made their mark then quickly moved up and out. Pick up a copy of “All-of-a-Kind Family”or a vintage toy in the museum shop, one of the city’s best.
MoMA Museum
MoMA Museum does an excellent job making modern and contemporary art accessible to children as young as 4. On weekend mornings, guided tours are divided into age-appropriate groups in which children can observe a number of works and draw; later they gain free admittance to the entire museum. The cafeteria is both grown-up and child-friendly, and there’s an art laboratory with hands-on activities and even an audio guide for young people.
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
The most significant in the museum is the Space Shuttle Pavilion, which is scheduled to reopen in July, showcasing the Enterprise, NASA’s first space shuttle, which arrived last year. The U.S.S. Intrepid, a World War II-era aircraft carrier, is worthwhile in itself. While the complex suffered damage during Hurricane Sandy, most of its facilities are once again shipshape. Families may want to consider Operation Slumber, which allows for overnight visits with special activities for children 6 and older.
Children’s Museum of the Arts
All the artwork here is made by children, and visitors can make their own （bonus: you don’t have to clean up）. An area for younger children includes sand, Play-Doh and guided music activities. Children go berserk for the Ball Pond, a closed-in area of oversize balls. Is it experiential art? An installation? Children need not bother with such imponderables.
【1】Which of the following museums offer free admission?
A.Tenement Museum. B.MoMa Museum.
C.Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. D.Children’s Museum of Arts.
【2】How is Children’s Museum of the Arts different from the other three museums?
A.It is located in New York.
B.It exhibits a lot of artwork.
C.Its artwork is all created by children.
D.It used to be damaged in the Hurrican Sandy.
【3】What do the four museums have in common?
A.They are all children-friendly.
B.They all show visitors contemporary artwork.
C.They can offer visitors activities to take part in.
D.They are all suitable for children over 4 years old.
25、 There are some clouds that have silver linings and some that don't — Anonym
Sometimes I feel like an open book, empty. But I still have memories from my _______ with cancer. I have left the story unspoken. Cancer isn't rare, but it feels like a _______ topic of conversation. In our life, we are not taught how to respond to things like cancer. That's why it's important to _______ and to talk about real stories that are painful, yet full of the significance of _______.
That afternoon I was in the operation room. It was _______ in the room, and I was shivering. There was a terrible, spiting pain in my left leg. I _______ my mom's hand as the smell of rubbing alcohol hit my nose. _______ tears streamed down my face. The doctor was _______ if he should stop the procedure because I was in so much pain. After the operation, he got me a _______ and they took me out to the car.
After many times of having chemotherapy (化疗), my ________ started to get tired of the sick treatment. But I had to smile, and pretended ________ was wonderful. Sometimes all you can do is to pretend to be ________ and move on. Months later, the good news was that after another several months, my family could ________ my end to having cancer.
Some people have told me that attitude doesn't matter when you have something like cancer. I ________. I don't know how I would have ________ my treatment without my family and friends, and I also couldn't have made it without ________ and something to look forward to.
I will ________ know what I would be like if I hadn't experienced that. However, I do know that those experiences have ________ me who I am today. Embarrassment, ________, sadness, these are the feelings you remember, but also the ones you can learn from. I know what is important in life because I have been ________. Yes, I know. I'm growing up.
【1】A.battle B.communication C.appointment D.argument
【2】A.dangerous B.terrible C.meaningful D.suitable
【3】A.share B.cure C.discuss D.enjoy
【4】A.ambition B.memory C.growth D.peace
【5】A.warm B.cold C.cool D.hot
【6】A.seized B.shook C.waved D.patted
【7】A.Sweet B.Joyful C.Relieved D.Salty
【8】A.telling B.saying C.considering. D.announcing
【9】A.bed B.wheelchair C.bench, D.seat
【10】A.hand B.nose C.body D.head
【11】A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
【12】A.wise B.lucky C.rich D.brave
【13】A.celebrate B.check C.continue D.cancel
【14】A.adopt B.disagree C.admit D.dislike
【15】A.took on B.put down C.cared about D.got through
【16】A.permission B.help C.hesitation D.hope
【17】A.certainly B.never C.absolutely D.forever
【18】A.made B.given C.‘discovered D.influenced
【19】A.satisfaction B.pride C.happiness D.frustration
【20】A.controlled B.tested C.punished D.blamed
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Filter（过滤） Bubbles
In our digital age, whether we realize it or not, we’re all becoming trapped in “filter bubbles”— invisible, mental cages built from our prejudices and desire for comfort.
We create this trap by doing things like exposing ourselves to politically-biased（有偏见的）news and entertainment or surrounding ourselves with like-minded friends. Digital algorithms（算法）enhance our problem by learning what we like and filling our social media with opinion— supporting content. The result is a personalized daily environment that filters out contrary points of view. Media algorithms are intensifying our tendency to self-isolate by strengthening the false view that our opinions are obviously true and moral.
We become fooled into believing that our opinions about complex issues are unquestionable. Meanwhile, the filter bubbles of those who disagree with us mislead them in the same way. This partial view of reality weakens our thinking, strains（伤害）our relationships and divides our societies. How can two people have a respectful, open-minded discussion when they both believe that only a stupid or dishonest person would disagree with them?
To get along with family, friends and fellow citizens, we must burst our filter bubbles. We can do this by cultivating meaningful relationships with people who think differently from us. This lets us experience the reality that people who believe “bad” things can be just as good and as intelligent as we are.
We can also receive balanced information by consuming news and entertainment from across the political and ideological scale. Determining right from wrong is complicated. Living outside of our filter bubbles is less comfortable and takes effort, but the personal, relational and societal benefits are rich.
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