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1、They were initially looking forward to having an overseas wedding but had to drop the idea after facing _____ from parents.
A.recognition B.toleration C.opposition D.presentation
2、It was two days after he arrived at the mountain village______ he found the villagers faced with a severe shortage of clean drinking water.
A.when B.since C.where D.that
3、（题文）A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions ________ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace.
A. when B. that
C. as D. where
4、________ that the govemment can lead them out of the financial crisis, people are optimistic about the future of the country.
A. Convincing B. Convinced
C. To convince D. Having convinced
5、---Mary, I got lost.
---Sorry, I________ a map for you.
A．must have drawn
B．should draw
C．could draw
D．ought to have drawn
6、If you don 't have a guide,you________ lose your way.
A．must
B．dare
C．should
D．could
7、Foreign species may ______some native species and even destroy and replace others.
A．cure
B．threaten
C．prevent
D．forbid
8、— Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?
— He rushed out of the room _____ I could say a word.
A. when B. after C. before D. until
9、—Peter, you delivered a wonderful speech today.
—Thanks, but I think I ______ more attention to my stage manners during that time.
A. must pay B. should pay
C. must have paid D. should have paid
10、_______ astonishes us is that AlphaGo defeated the human champion.
A. Which B. When
C. That D. What
11、Monsanto, a big company, denies the novel coronavirus infection of one of its customers was caused by its product and says it will ______.
A.appeal B.apologize C.modify D.compromise
12、________by the teacher to leave the classroom made him feel ashamed.
A．Asked
B．Being asked
C．Having asked
D．To have asked
13、—Credit cards are________ useful when traveling.
—True. They save us the trouble of taking too much cash.
A．particularly
B．partly
C．exactly
D．gradually
14、Shakespeare's writing is still popular today. It has really the test of time.
A.overcame B.stood C.taken D.conducted
15、— What do you suggest he do to get rid of the financial trouble?
— As is often the case in the business world, he should ______ the dangerous situation he is in now.
A. look up to B. wake up to C. live up to D. stand up to
16、If _____ for too long, the microscopic life (微生物) within the wrinkles and folds of our bed sheets can turn our bed into a “botanical park”, making us sick.
A. left B. is left C. being left D. to be left
17、Kimberly ______ an article, so don’t disturb her.
A. would write B. writes C. wrote D. is writing
18、Self-confidence is a kind of quality and that is it takes to do everything well.
A．why
B．that
C．what
D．which
19、To win the trust of the employees, your factory should see to________that accounts and operations are as transparent as possible.
A.it B.them C.you D.one
20、— What’s wrong? You look really stressed out.
—I ________ the whole week preparing for my graduation paper.
A.work B.have worked
C.have been working D.worked
21、Are we in the middle of a workplace revolution?
Pool tables, nap-pods and free food. They sound like things at an all-inclusive hoilday resort(度假胜地) rather than in an office. However, digital tech companies have redesigned the office and provided unusual benefits to make the workplace a more pleasant and productive place to be. For these companies, the days of individual work area where people would work on their own for eight hours a day are no more.
This trend is now spreading outside Silicon Valley. Bob Randell, director of MiCareer, says, “Everyone’s realizing that tech companies don’t provide fancy benefits or games areas in order to seem cool and trendy. They want their staff to feel good about themselves and their jobs. Happy employees are less likely to leave to work for a competitor and, most importantly, they are more productive.”
This new kind of workplace also encourages people to cooperate and to be creative. Playing table tennis with league you rarely work with can lead to new ways of working and fresh thinking. Thinking over a problem while lying in a hammock(吊床) might be the best way to find its solution.
However, this doesn’t mean employers should immediately offer free ice cream, replace desks with sofas or let staff bring pets to work. “Firms have to make sure their benefits are of real interest to their employees, and that they can afford them for the long term.' If a company stops offering a benefit, staff happiness goes down and people are less satisfied,” says Anna Tang, head of HR at DigitalFore.
We advise our managers to monitor the effects of the benefits carefully. We now offer free breakfasts instead of free lunches. This persuades people to arrive early and to start work with good energy levels, which makes them more productive. Large free lunches just made them feel sleepy.
This revolution in the workplace is unlikely to slow down. As Randell says, “All businesses can improve by increasing creativity, cooperation and happiness at work. The most successful ones do exactly that, and which companies don't want to be successful?”
【1】What trend is spreading among tech companies?
A.Expanding businesses outside Silicon Valley. B.Improving managers' working conditions.
C.Bettering workplaces for employees. D.Reducing daily working hours.
【2】Which is the major advantage of the workplace revolution?
A.Stopping people leaving their jobs.
B.Increasing people' s productivity.
C.Attracting high quality people to the company.
D.Encouraging sharing ideas with different people.
【3】What should companies that intend to improve do?
A.Serve the staff once and for all. B.Keep offering short-term returns.
C.Control the costs of extra expenses. D.Provide benefits for employees really
【4】Which of the following might be the best subtitle?
A.Why office life is changing and how to manage it
B.Why workplace revolution is unlikely to take place
C.Why digital technology companies are so successful
D.Why modern offices and unusual benefits are bad for business
22、Why Is Independence Important?
When we speak of a person being independent, what do we mean? 【1】 Therefore, he becomes capable of being independent. We will grow apart from our parents as we grow older. We need to develop independence in every aspect of our lives so that we can earn a living and develop a career. Outlined here are reasons why achieving independence is essential.
【2】
If you are dependent on other people, your ability to make clear, precise decisions is severely affected.【3】 How often have we heard of dependent adult children being cut out of a will or denied an inheritance because they have made a decision their parent does not agree with? Their dependence made them subservient. Being independent means you can make decisions without fear of the consequences.
Independence leads to personal improvement.
【4】 You can pursue the career that you want and undertake activities that appeal to you. No-one else will be trying to limit your ambition. You can meet new friends, try new things, and follow up on new opportunities.
Independence is a boost to your self-esteem.
Self-esteem is tied in very closely to achieving success. How we see ourselves can affect our whole approach to life. 【5】If you see yourself as a successful person, you will be more likely to achieve greater success.
When you can act independently in each of these areas of your life, then you will have become a mature adult with a positive attitude towards everything you do.
A．Independence makes you happier.
B．Independence makes you a better decision-maker.
C．When you are independent, you can lead a free social life.
D．Usually, we take it to mean that a person achieves adulthood.
E．You will always have to consider the effect that your choices will have on those other people.
F．The more independent you are, the more likely it is that you will have positive self-esteem.
G．You are going to be willing to do things on your own, without needing support or approval from others.
23、 Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration. Here’s why we often hate new stuff.
Humans have a habit of deliberately delaying their own progress. From coffee to mechanical refrigeration to genetically altered food, history is littered with innovations that caused resistance before they become fixtures in everyday life. But the past 600 years of human history help to explain why humans often oppose new technologies and why that pattern of opposition continues to this day. Calestous Juma, a professor of Harvard University, explores this phenomenon in his latest book, Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies.
Among Juma’s claims is that people do not fear innovation simply because the technology is new, but because innovation often means losing a piece of their identity or lifestyle, and separating people from nature or their sense of purpose—— two things that are fundamental to the human experience.
Juma identified in his research three key sources of opposition to innovation: those with commercial interests in existing products, those who identify with existing products, and those who might lose power as a result of change. The first group is perhaps the most obvious. Many industries have been disrupted by innovation. Just take a look at the pointless efforts of music publishers to stop the shift to digital music. Some consumers might oppose an innovation because the existing product is deeply rooted in their identity, culture or customs. Britons preferred tea time at home to sitting in a coffee shop, for example. Finally, the emergence of new technologies can also result in a shift in economic and political power, redistributing wealth and influence away from some groups, and toward others. The expansion of tractors （ 拖拉机） and other mechanical equipment reduced the need for farm labor, and the shift in population away from rural areas had significant political implications.
Humans make decisions about new innovations with their instinct rather than evidence. Opponents and enthusiasts of a new technology will often make shocking claims to support their arguments. Sometimes these claims are rooted in fact; other times they are not. People once claimed coffee could make you sterile （不育的）. Juma said beneath those arguments was typically an instinctive fear of new technologies, rather than a reasoned response. “People react intuitively, and they collect the evidence to support what they’re doing,”Juma said. “They see a new product and there is an emotional reaction to that product because it challenges their outlook on the world. This has been the story with almost every new product.”
Historically, technologists have been more concerned with the functionality of the products they create, paying less attention to the implications it may have on society at large, Juma contends. Fortunately, that may be starting to change.
【1】What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 1 probable mean?
A.is in favour of
B.is full of
C.encourages
D.is held back
【2】We can infer from the first two paragraphs that Juma’s book_____.
A.explores why history often repeats itself
B.focuses on the impact of technology on nature
C.analyzes the role of technology in social progress
D.researches the recurrence of a certain phenomenon
【3】Which of the following statements is correct according to Paragraph 4?
A.A successful technological innovation can affect population flow.
B.British people have a strong sense of independence.
C.Opposition to innovation is mainly caused by loss of cultural identity.
D.Young people prefer digital music to traditional recordings.
【4】In Juma’s opinion, people’s resistance to new technologies_____.
A.is a natural response
B.is not based on fact
C.arises from fear of challenges
D.reflects their prejudiced view of the world
【5】It is implied in the last paragraph that technologists should give more consideration to_____.
A.the functionality of new products
B.the social usefulness of new products
C.the potential danger of new products
D.the social influence of new products
24、 Like Indiana Jones (a fictional character), who undertakes daring adventures in his spare time, my father is a businessman by day and a thrill-seeker by night.
His enthusiasm rubbed off on me, and I have been lucky to be his companion on many adventures. We started out by riding America’s fastest, most twisted roller coasters. After that a whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon（峡谷）on the Colorado River started our search for other extreme thrills across the globe.
Amazing thrills awaited us at every corner of the world. Skydiving was especially thrilling when performed from a helicopter over the breathtaking Swiss Alps. We have bungee jumped from the world’s highest platform, Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa. Most recently, in Interlaken, Switzerland, we attempted canyoning（溪降运动）.
Anyone who loves a challenging thrill should try canyoning. Our adventure began with a 90-foot rope down a canyon wall into a rushing ice-cold river. Then we crossed the bone-chilling water toward the mouth of the river, our final destination, where the reward for the journey would be a whole view of the beautiful Interlaken basin. We slid over slippery rocks at one moment, jumped from waterfalls and swam through underwater tunnels the next. Back and forth we alternated, climbing rope ladders before going back into the fresh mountain water. Certainly, danger was waiting for us in each of these activities, but that very danger provided the rush. Canyoning was indeed one thrill after another, from beginning to end.
While canyoning is possible only in certain places, thrills and adventure can be found anywhere. Our beginnings in the U.S. showed us just that. We continue to seek the big thrills, but in doing so, we have learned to seek lesser excitement in daily life as well. After all, we can’t go canyoning every day, and small thrills are better than none for us thrill-seekers.
【1】What do we know about the author’s father?
A.He is a very successful businessman.
B.He is doing a part-time job.
C.He likes Indiana Jones very much.
D.He enjoys experiencing adventures.
【2】What does the underlined phrase “rubbed off on” mean in paragraph 2?
A.relate to B.keep off
C.affect D.confuse
【3】What did the author and his father do when attempting canyoning?
A.Jumped down from waterfalls and swam across the icy water.
B.Jumped down a canyon river and crossed it.
C.Climbed over a rope ladder and swam through underwater tunnels.
D.Climbed down a canyon wall and swam across the rushing icy river.
【4】What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A.Small thrills in daily life are worth a try as well.
B.We had better go abroad to experience canyoning.
C.Canyoning is not suitable for everyone.
D.America is the most proper place to experience adventures.
25、 It is understandable that the plan to raise the retirement age has sparked debates, because the move involves individuals’ interests and delayed retirement has been on countries’ ________ for a long time.
The wider the debate is, the clearer the issues will be. The first misunderstanding is that the government is thinking over raising the retirement age to ________ the so-called shortfall in pension funds. The fact is, there is no such thing as a nationwide shortfall in the pension funds, because the situation varies from region to region. So we need a ________ pension system to ensure all regions have adequate pension funds.
Many countries with extra pension insurance are drawing up plans for raising the retirement age. Nowadays, people start working at a later age. So the retirement age should be extended ________ the structural changes of individuals’ life-cycle. For example, many born in the 1980s and 1990s started working at 25 or 30 due to their ________ of higher education. If such people retire at 60, they would have worked for only 35 or 30 years. And given their longer life expectancy, they’ll receive pensions for a longer period of time, putting extra ________ on the pension system.
But since delayed retirement ________ people’s interests, it must be planned carefully. First, the retirement age should be raised, once the leadership decides to do so, ________ across the country. Although rolling out pilot programs before ________ economic and social reforms made them more effective, the retirement age cannot be raised in different regions in a targeted manner, because that’ll not be helpful to ________ development in different regions.
Second, some people are against raising the retirement age because they feel they may be forced to work for a few “extra years”. As has been learned from other countries’ ________, some policies can be adopted to help accept the delayed retirement plan. ________, it should be made clear to employees that the longer they contribute to the pension funds, the higher pension they’ll draw after retirement—and early retirement will result in ________ pension.
Third, it is important to balance the interests of different groups. China’s current retirement system distinguishes between men and women, and the employees of State-owned enterprises and privately-owned companies have different opinions on delayed retirement. The new retirement policy needs to be ________ to all groups.
The debate on delayed retirement shows that reforms of social policies will face more challenges and the challenges need political wisdom and practical strategies to________.
A．agenda
B．conflict
C．decision
D．problem
A．result from
B．make up
C．bring about
D．break out
A．unique
B．targeted
C．united
D．different
A．in addition to
B．as a result of
C．ever since
D．in line with
A．aim
B．access
C．admission
D．pursuit
A．effect
B．debt
C．pressure
D．dependence
A．arouses
B．concerns
C．satisfies
D．improves
A．uniformly
B．widely
C．extensively
D．intensively
A．implementing
B．introducing
C．improving
D．promoting
A．rapid
B．balanced
C．effective
D．constant
A．strengths
B．experiences
C．practices
D．attitudes
A．In addition
B．In fact
C．Instead
D．For instance
A．enhanced
B．considerable
C．reduced
D．worthwhile
A．related
B．considerate
C．fair
D．different
A．make
B．resolve
C．introduce
D．practice
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Karen Helps Out
Karen sat at the kitchen table. She finished her last bite of cereal as she watched Dad fill a bucket with tools “What are you working on today?”she asked.
“Last week I fixed the porch railing,” Dad said. “That means today it’s ready to paint.” “Can I help?”asked Karen.Dad usually said no, because his tools were sharp and too heavy for Karen to pick up. Karen usually just watched Dad work
“Yes,” said Dad. “Painting is a safe job for you to try. Go put on some old clothes and meet me out front.”
Karen found play clothes from last summer that were a little small. Next year they wouldn’t fit at all. It would be okay if she dripped paint on them by mistake. Karen was planning to be very careful.
“Ready!” called Karen. She sat down on the top porch step.
Dad dipped his paint brush into a cart of white paint.Karen watched as he carefully wiped the edge of the brush on the side of the can. “That’s what you do to get rid of extra paint. See? No drips.”Then Dad made one long smooth line of paint along the porch railing.“Remember to paint in just one direction so things stay neat.” said Dad.
Karen was very excited to try painting herself. She dipped her brush in the paint and wiped the edge, just like Dad. Then she tried to paint a stripe on the railing. Her paint line started out nicely, but she soon ran out of paint.
“That’s a good start.” said Dad. “Now dip your brush again and continue your line.”Karen tried again. Soon her paint line was almost as long as Das. She watched as Dad went over her line one more time. He smoothed it out and connected it to his line. “Painting is fun!” said Karen. She and Dad kept working together.
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Soon the whole railing was painted white.
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Seeing her mother come back, Karen threw herself into Mum’s arms.
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