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1、Some countries could have been better prepared to fight the virus. Their leaders, _______, resisted calls for strict measures to contain it initially.
A．otherwise
B．besides
C．though
D．thus
2、This is a demanding job and a small mistake can ________.
A．make a difference
B．make an appointment
C．make sense
D．make up
3、A new ________ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago.
A.normal B.usual C.regular D.common
4、It was this experience ________ made me realize how difficult it was for the disabled to live in this world.
A. that B. which
C. what D. who
5、--- ____ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time.
--- I wonder what they will become.
A．Rather than
B．Owing to
C．Apart from
D．Expect for
6、From the newspaper report， we learn about the stories of many who returned to Wuhan for Spring Festival in January and was ______ there due to the city lockdown.
A.caught up B.set up C.held up D.brought up
7、I promise I________all the money I owe you by the end of next month.
A．will pay back
B．will have paid back
C．have paid back
D．had paid back
8、People often have difficulty facing reality when further scientific discovery challenges _______ they have previously thought to be settled facts.
A.what B.that C.who D.which
9、Not until I had watched the football match between Brazil and Germany _________ to bed last night.
A. I went B. I had gone
C. did I go D. had I gone
10、These theories have been put into practice， according to offenders should be punished out of respect for the victims they have harmed.
A.which B.whose C.who D.what
11、---How did she lose so much weight as expected？
----_____________ eating less，she jogged for several miles every day.
A.In addition to B.In spite of
C.Instead of D.Thanks to
12、You are supposed to leave your child ________ his homework alone.
A. do B. to do
C. being done D. done
13、I have been writing a novel which is based on a real love story and it ________ be finished early next month.
A．can
B．must
C．should
D．need
14、Each spring the apple tree in my garden blossoms so________that the air becomes filled with the sweet of apple.
A.abundantly B.approximately C.apparently D.automatically
15、________ in a tiny cabinet were four Mother’s Day poems I’d written for her in the 1960s.
A.Hidden B.Hiding C.Being hidden D.To be hidden
16、The professor could tell by the ______ look in Maria’s eyes that she didn’t understand a single word of his lecture.
A.cold B.blank C.innocent D.empty
17、Resources and investment are heavily concentrated in big cities, contributing to the population __________ and the dilemma of young people.
A. exposure B. exploration C. expectation D. explosion
18、It’s easy to get lost when you drive in a new city, so it’s important to ______ a good map before you set out.
A.study B.display C.deliver D.publish
19、Tech-free tourism refers to traveling without a mobile phone or similar devices, particularly to places_____ block or cannot access Internet and cellular signals.
A. which B. where C. when D. who
20、We ______ be careful with the words we say when we are angry.
A. may B. can C. might D. should
21、 There is a school in my Manhattan neighbourhood that has been giving out free meals during the Covid-19 pandemic-and every time I walk past it the line seems longer. A community fridge recently showed up a couple of blocks away; it’s one of many that activists have fixed across the city to fight against growing food insecurity. Just around the corner there’s a young woman who has become a regular among the beggars I usually see in the area. She lost her job because of Covid-19.
It’s not all doom and gloom. While the poor are getting poorer, the 1% are making out like robbers. America’s 600-plus billionaires saw their wealth grow by more than $700bn in the first few months of the pandemic. During the same period, more than 50 million American workers lost their jobs. The US government has printed trillions of dollars in economic relief but many of the forgivable emergency loans for small businesses seem to have been taken by the super-rich. My local independent coffee shop has closed down, but Kanye West received a partially forgivable loan worth at least $2m. It is becoming increasingly clear that the US is experiencing one of the biggest wealth transfers in history.
Bernie Sanders has a plan to help. Last week, Sanders introduced a bill, Make Billionaires Pay Act, that would establish a one-time 60% tax on billionaires’ pandemic gains and use the money to guarantee Americans free health care for a year. There is very little chance the bill will get passed.
Billionaires shouldn’t exist in the first place-the idea that they should be taxed at a higher rate during a pandemic to help pay health care shouldn’t be remotely controversial. However, there are some who think such a move would be extremely unfair to “poor unfortunate” billionaires who, as we all know, are one of the most unfairly hurt groups in the world.
【1】How does the author develop the first two paragraphs?
A．By listing numbers.
B．By giving definitions.
C．By presenting arguments.
D．By making contrasts.
【2】The underlined sentence “It’s not all doom and gloom.” implies that ________.
A．the writer doesn’t feel depressed at all
B．the current situation of Covid-19 is getting better
C．the woman has suffered more than we can imagine
D．the billionaires still make profits during the pandemic
【3】The bill, Make Billionaires Pay Act, was put forward to ________.
A．rid the country of pandemic
B．restrict the billionaires’ fortune
C．provide short-term loans for health care
D．ensure temporary free medical service
【4】What is the author’s attitude towards the billionaires?
A．Disapproving.
B．Disappointed.
C．Sympathetic.
D．Respectful.
22、Five Ways to Build Trust
Trust is a thread that runs through all our connections, from the closest relationships to people we meet only temporarily. In other words, trust is the key to a healthy start with friends. If you want to develop trust in a new friendship, try these five tips.
Listen with care
When someone you’re with is expressing themselves, listen to them properly and attentively. 【1】. As they open up to you, you’ll feel more confident about conveying your inner thoughts in return.
Communicate your worries
【2】 We subconsciously apply these to a new friendship. If you find it hard to trust due to a sorrowful past friendship experience, then don’t be afraid to explain this. Tell your new friends you’re trying to learn to trust again. Honesty breeds (孕育) trust.
Take your time
Don’t rush into anything and stick to the boundaries. Avoid asking confidential questions. You may gradually get familiar with their behaviors and then build a new friendship with mutual (相互的) trust coming along. 【3】. After all, a trustworthy friend doesn’t push others to go all in at the very beginning. Trust wasn’t built in one day.
【4】
Set aside your doubts for a while. It can be easy to fall into a trap thinking that this new friend is going to disappoint you in some way that you’ve experienced before. But you need to give each fresh connection a chance to develop on its own terms.
Take a risk
Put yourself into a situation where you need to put a little faith into the other person. 【5】. Breaking the ice can be challenging, but if you both step outside of your comfort zone a little, trust will be rooted in this new friendship easily.
A．Don’t assume
B．Accept your past
C．Trust is a two-way connection
D．Our ability to trust is influenced by our learning and experiences
E．A milder start with new friends will make them feel more comfortable
F．You can book an activity to spend time together or arrange to go somewhere new
G．Therefore, it seems unkind to let this misunderstanding ruin your new friendship
23、 Money can buy happiness. 【1】What would bring you greater, longer-lasting happiness: purchasing an expensive item you've been eyeing or booking the vacation you've been dreaming about?
【2】New things are exciting to us at first, but then we adapt to them. Over time, the satisfaction with material objects decreased. Even though new cars may make us happy in the short-term, the freshness quickly wears off.
Spending money on experiences-travel, outdoor activities, concerts, classes, movies-brings us more joy than buying material things. One reason is that our experiences are a bigger part of our identity than our possessions. You can really like your material stuff. You can even think that part of your identity is connected to those things. 【3】
In contrast, your experiences really are part of you. We are the sum total of our experiences.
Another reason we value experiences even after they're over is that even negative experiences can become positive over time. 【4】Why? Because even unpleasant experiences can later become funny stories or be looked at as character-building opportunities.
Shared experiences are also looked upon more favorably because they connect us to others more than shared consumption does. We feel more connected to people who have also backpacked through Europe than people who happen to have purchased the same iPhone. 【5】
A.But how you spend it matters.
B.Yet they remain separate from you.
C.You could use the material item every day.
D.One of the enemies of happiness is adaptation.
E.Just talking about them made their evaluation improve.
F.Spending money on experiential purchases makes people more generous.
G.If weighing your options, buying experience promises promotion of well-being.
24、Researchers at the University of Helsinki recently examined hyperactivity (过分好动) and inattention in more than 11, 000 Finnish pet dogs. They found that the dog’s age and gender, as well as exposure to other dogs, played a part.
“We wanted to collect a large behavioral data of dogs to better understand behavior problems that are common in our companion dogs. We studied seven characteristics: noise sensitivity, fearfulness, fear of surfaces and heights, inattention, compulsive behavior, separation – related behavior, and aggression,” says Sini Sulkama, a researcher at the University of Helsinki.
Their goal was to identify demographic (人口统计的), environmental, and behavioral risk factors that could influence these anxiety - related characteristics in dogs. Their analysis showed that hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention were more common in young dogs and male dogs. They also found some major differences among breeds.
Interestingly, researchers discovered that the owner’s experience with dogs also had an impact. They found that hyperactivity and impulsivity are more common in dogs that aren’t their owners’ first dogs. “We can only conclude the possible relationship between these factors, but one possible explanation is that people try to choose easy individuals from less active breeds, like companion dog breeds as their first dogs,” says Sulkama.
They also calculated the urban environmental score for each dog. That describes how the land is used around the dog’s current home, breaking it down into artificial surface, agricultural areas, forests, and semi natural areas.
Although it might seem like most dogs are easily distracted to some extent, studies suggest that about 15% of dogs display high levels of hyperactivity and 20% show high levels of inattention. Researchers say they can make it easier to identify and treat dogs’ hyperactivity and inattention and may benefit the research. They can also be helpful when choosing to add a dog to the family. You might want to adopt a pet with the characteristics of a breed that matches your lifestyle.
【1】What’s one of the factors causing dogs’ hyperactivity?
A．Their noise sensitivity.
B．Their owners’ character,
C．Their aggressive behavior.
D．Their exposure to other dogs.
【2】What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．The research content.
B．The research process.
C．The background of the study.
D．The composition of the research team.
【3】What can we learn from the text?
A．Active dogs are less likely to suffer from hyperactivity.
B．People are sick of dogs with hyperactivity.
C．Hyperactivity in dogs is transmitted by their owners.
D．People’s first pet dog is often less active.
【4】What is the purpose of the study?
A．To understand dogs’ behavioral problems.
B．To collect a large behavioral data of dogs.
C．To help a company promote pet supplies.
D．To research dogs’ mental health.
25、 Once upon a time, there was a girl named Jeb. She studied in 6th standard at Olo Rina School. She was scared of _______. Everyone in her school called her “scaredy cat”, _______ her friend Amy.
Amy never used nicknames like everybody else. _______, she used the term “you’ll overcome your _______ one day”. Jeb felt encouraged that she’ll _______ it when her best friend is by her side.
One day,_______ Jeb was going to school, her enemy Nella Boworge made a _______ in front of her. Nella said “Oh! The scaredy cat of the whole planet!”
Surprisingly instead of feeling scared Jeb felt a wave of _______ in her. Jeb walked past Nella and _______“Oh! The biggest fool of the whole planet!” ________ “loser” into her ears.
Amy was on the other side of the pathway. She ________ how Jeb stood up for herself, with an astonished look on her face. She noticed ________ was pouring out of Nella’s ears as she did not ________ an answer from Jeb. Amy caught up with Jeb and said “You said the________answer. And no person is always fearful forever.” Jeb realized such a cool ________ it was to become a hero from a “scaredy cat”.
A．nobody
B．something
C．everything
D．somebody
A．with
B．except
C．besides
D．including
A．Still
B．Also
C．Instead
D．Therefore
A．fear
B．sufferings
C．headaches
D．error
A．break away
B．take in
C．add to
D．get over
A．when
B．if
C．where
D．unless
A．joke
B．stop
C．turn
D．choice
A．panic
B．excitement
C．braveness
D．hope
A．repeated
B．quoted
C．exposed
D．replied
A．casting
B．sharing
C．returning
D．whispering
A．realized
B．witnessed
C．imagined
D．thought
A．coldness
B．relief
C．smoke
D．pressure
A．design
B．meet
C．expect
D．receive
A．interesting
B．perfect
C．terrible
D．wrong
A．journey
B．method
C．bridge
D．lesson
26、假定你是李华，你的好友Steven即将代表学校参加全市留学生中文演讲比赛，写信向你求助。请你给他回一封信，内容包括：
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 提供建议；
3. 表达祝愿。
注意事项：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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