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1、Most spending that results in debt is like a drug: a quick hit of pleasure that _____only to drag you down for years to come.
A.sets off B.shows off C.takes off D.wears off
2、Wait a moment. The director _____ her assistant pick up some sandwiches for the meeting.
A. has B. has had C. had had D. was having
3、Some insects_______ the colour of their surrounding to protect themselves.
A．taken in
B．take off
C．take on
D．take out
4、—Mum, is the pair of gloves ________ mine?
—Yes. You have to wear another pair.
A. washing B. have washed
C. being washed D. having washed
5、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
6、If Tom’s wife won’t go to the party,________.
A．he will either
B．neither will he
C．he neither will
D．either he will
7、The growth of economy is influenced by a number of factors, ________are beyond our control.
A.most of them B.most of that C.most of what D.most of which
8、The only problem was ______ we kept getting lost! But people in Tianjin are very friendly and helpful.
A. why B. whether
C. that D. how
9、Word came __________ Napoleon would come to inspect them.
A.when B.why C.how D.that
10、John is good at seizing every opportunity ________ he thinks he can show his best self to others
A．when
B．that
C．what
D．where
11、--Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet?
--I’m not sure. She _________ on it last week.
A. was working B. has worked C. worked D. had worked
12、I would line up my __________ on this windowsill(窗台) and play.
A.toives B.toyes C.toies D.toys
13、As they’re handmade, each one __________ slightly in shape.
A.various B.varied C.varies D.variety
14、Our school often organizes various after-school activities, _____our stress to some degree.
A.to relieve B.relieved C.having relieved D.relieving
15、Researchers are now conducting hibernation experiment and can use chemicals to put living cells into sleep-like state_____ they don’t age.
A. for which B. that
C. where D. which
16、Tom was so angry____ he heard his friend betrayed him____ he tore the letter into two immediately.
A．that; when
B．that; that
C．when; what
D．when; that
17、The furniture they bought online is quite____________ with the modern style of their new house, which is beyond their expectations.
A．associated
B．consistent
C．familiar
D．permanent
18、The use of computers has made ______ possible for more people to work at home.
A. it B. that C. which D. what
19、The fireman told us the troubles they had ________the fire________ .
A．getting; controlled
B．got; controlled
C．got; to control
D．getting; to control
20、The Internet is so much a part of our culture that it affects our lives by acting as a ______ for face-to-face contacts.
A. preference B. motivation
C. substitute D. guideline
21、 As a saying goes, "Don`t use a lot where a little will do." I recently saw a reality show about helping change struggling restaurants. The premise（前提）is that an expert comes in to help save a family business, and in the process helps the owners rebuild their relationships and their lives. In the beginning, the expert suggested the family reduce their menu from multiple pages to just one. They originally created a massive list of selections because they assumed this created more value. But in many instances, less is more.
This is a big part of the philosophy behind the website—Tiny Buddha. I publish one post from the community every day, which allows me to spend a great deal of time with writers. Traditional wisdom of the web suggests that more content leads to more page views, which eventually creates a successful site. Yet I’ve found the opposite is true.
Having a lower quantity allows more time to focus on quality, and also allows more time for connection through comments. In this way, it’s not about building a large community; it’s about developing and improving an engaged one. As far as I’m concerned, there’s no greater success than that. Regardless of your project or dream, the "less is more" philosophy can go a long way in creating value and enabling progress.
You may not have a large number of hours to commit, but this means you are encouraged to prioritize your goals, and that just may help you focus and become the most effective. You may not have abundant resources, but this means your passion and purpose may be your greatest possession, and there`s no limit to what you can accomplish when you invest yourself in a vision（构想）that moves and inspires you. You may not have countless readers or customers, but this means you can focus on providing excellent service, which can be far more valuable than dozens of cursory（粗略的）connections and standard experiences.
Most importantly, when we focus on doing less and doing it well, instead of doing more and assuming it better,we are less scattered（分散的）, more deliberate, less harried, and more attentive. And really, isn’t that what we want? It`s not just the goals and the outcomes we imagine; it’s the happiness and satisfaction we imagine we’ll experience when we get there. It may be the biggest advantage to do less: we create more space to enjoy those things now.
【1】Which word can take the place of the underlined word "multiple"?
A．Only.
B．Little.
C．Many.
D．Thin.
【2】We can learn from Paragraph 2 and 3 that_________.
A．the more content a website has, the more page views there will be
B．the more pages a website has, the better its quality will be
C．the less content a website has, the more time can be invested in quality
D．the "less is more" rule can apply to many aspects of making money
【3】How does the author develop Paragraph 4?
A．By making lists.
B．By making assumptions.
C．By making comparison.
D．By analyzing reasons
【4】What will we face when we focus on doing less?
A．Being less considerate.
B．Being more careless.
C．Being more harried
D．Being more concentrative
【5】What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Tiny Wisdom: When Less Is Less
B．Tiny Wisdom: When More Is More
C．Tiny Wisdom: When Less Is More
D．Tiny Wisdom: When More Is Less
22、People depend on insects to pollinate the plants that make many of the fruits, nuts and vegetables we eat. Past studies had shown urban air pollution might veil the smells insects use to find flowers. Computer models predicted this would cause problems for insects, seeking flowers for a meal. But scientists weren’t sure that would happen in real life.
James Ryalls, a biologist, and his team decided to find out if it would. Working in a field, his group crafted a system made up of large rings. Each area was open, so nearby insects could fly into it. The researchers pumped pollutant gases into these rings. Then during each field season, the scientists recorded how many times pollinators visited the flowers in each ring.
“The results were much more severe than we thought,” Ryalls says. Adding pollution “caused up to 90 percent fewer insects to be able to find the flowers that they need for food,” he says. This was in comparison to the pollutant-free rings. In some cases, only some 30 percent of the pollinating insects even entered the circles with polluted gases.
Counting insects proved easier than getting the pollution into the rings, notes Ryalls. He spent much of his time working on parts of the system that needed fixing. Along the way, gas spills occurred. “By the end of each summer experiment I smelt like a petrol station,” he says. One effect: “Insects now avoid me.”
Later, they counted seed pods on the plants. Overall, only around seven in every 10 flowers had been pollinated. That means there were far fewer seeds in polluted circles. If these were fruit or vegetable plants, there would have been far less food produced.
This study focused on insects finding flowers. But insects also use smells for communication and attracting mates. If air pollution covers those smells too, these tiny animals might face more threats to their survival.
【1】What does the underlined word “veil” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Add.
B．Mask.
C．Release.
D．Form.
【2】What did scientists do in the experiment?
A．They counted insect visits to flowers.
B．They studied different polluted gases.
C．They drove some insects into the rings.
D．They pollinated flowers by themselves.
【3】What is the finding of Ryalls’ experiment?
A．Pollution can result in fewer flowers.
B．Insects are afraid of the rings in the field.
C．Insects struggle to find flowers in polluted air.
D．Plant flowers depend on insects to pollinate.
【4】What is most probably talked about in the next paragraph?
A．The aim of the study.
B．Ways to help pollinators.
C．Insects’ various survival skills.
D．Insects’ means of communication.
23、 Upright farming is a hugely promising agricultural technique that aims to produce more food to meet the growing population on our limited planet. Techniques include growing in vertical frames (垂向框架) or even in high-rise farms while moving farms into urban areas, and producing nutritious crops without topsoil.
Vertical farmers plant crops in nutrient-rich water, so plants can be raised without soil. They also grow plants using water from fish tanks, or using nutrient water mist systems that reduce water use by more than 90 per cent, which was a technique developed by NASA as a way for astronauts to grow in space and feed themselves without soil while preserving precious water supplies. All of these soil-less growing techniques use less or no chemicals, and recycle water with less waste. Plants can be sown and harvested year-round, free from bad weather conditions such as drought or flooding.
“This is the farming of the future," said Paul Myers, co-founder of vertical farming enterprise Farm Urban. "Chemical-free and moving from the traditional horse and tractor agriculture that is steadily destroying the planet to a more sustainable approach."
The global vertical farming market is expected to be six times bigger in 2026 than it is today. This is fueled in part by rising demand for organic, chemical-free foods, but also by countries looking to increase their food security and cut down on imports — the UK for example uses more than 70 per cent of its land mass for agriculture but imports more than half of its food.
As the vertical farming industry expands, it is worth noting that it has limitations — it only works for some crops, and urban locations can be expensive.
【1】Where will upright farming be popular in the future?
A．In cities.
B．In plains.
C．In deserts.
D．In the countryside.
【2】What do the techniques mentioned in paragraph 2 have in common?
A．Waste-free.
B．Nutrient-rich.
C．Soil-saving.
D．Waterproof.
【3】Why is upright farming promising?
A．The trade routes are not secure.
B．Organic food is increasingly popular.
C．The economic benefit is substantial.
D．Imports are becoming more difficult.
【4】What can be the best title for the text?
A．Upright Farming： How To Save Soil And Water
B．Upright Farming: What To Plant In The New Way
C．Vertical Farming: Raising Agriculture’s Potential
D．Vertical Farming： Lowering Environmental Impact
24、 Since we are social beings，the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.
One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.
Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily difficulties. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses，from depression to heart disease，show that the presence of social support helps people protect themselves from illness，and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First，friends，relatives，and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties.
Second，other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to explain and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third，we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移……注意力)us from our worries and troubles. Finally，other people may give us instrumental support-financial aid，material resources，and needed services-that reduces stress by helping us solve and deal with our problems.
【1】Research shows that people's physical and mental health has much to do with ______ .
A.the social medical system
B.the amount of support they get from others
C.their strength for dealing with interpersonal ties
D.their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles
【2】The underlined word "cushions" probably means" ______ ".
A.adds up to B.lessens the effect of
C.does away with D.lays the foundation for
【3】Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of ______ .
A.important support
B.instrumental support
C.social activity
D.the strengthening of self-respect
【4】Social companionship is beneficial in that ______ .
A.it helps strengthen our ties with relatives
B.it enables us to get rid of our faults and mistakes
C.it makes our leisure-time activities more enjoyable
D.it draws our attention away from our worries and troubles
25、 It’s never too late to make your dreams come true. After more than half a _________ since his last class at the University of Cincinnati, Paul Blom, 94, _________ received an associate’s degree (副学士学位).
The World War II ex-soldier first enrolled (注册) at the _________ in 1946, after _________ in the Navy for three years. “I came down to UC _________ I was going to go to school, but, you know, it was _________, it was almost August, and there wasn’t room for me,” Blom told WCPO-TV. However, Blom enrolled in UC’s evening college program where he took night_________ for nine years. But as he became too _________ with the family business, he decided to stop _________ .
He said, “I think I only lacked maybe two __________ for some reason or another. I just didn’t ever go back and __________ all the courses.”
Back in May 2020, Blom’s daughter, Paula Baxter, __________ UC to see if her father could receive a(n) __________ degree and the university found that it could __________ him much more.
After __________ that Blom received more than enough credits to get a __________ for an associated degree through a regional college within the University of Cincinnati, university officials were able to issue him the associate’s degree he had__________ in full all those years ago.
“It’s very__________ to see a part of the Greatest Generation receive his degree,” said an official of the university. “It just goes to __________ that you’re never too old to see your __________ come true.”
A．month
B．year
C．century
D．decade
A．eventually
B．easily
C．hardly
D．strangely
A．army
B．university
C．hospital
D．yard
A．serving
B．helping
C．arguing
D．studying
A．hearing
B．forgetting
C．explaining
D．thinking
A．late
B．crowded
C．old
D．lucky
A．activities
B．clubs
C．jobs
D．classes
A．bored
B．familiar
C．busy
D．content
A．teaching
B．attending
C．joining
D．applying
A．grades
B．tests
C．courses
D．books
A．require
B．research
C．discuss
D．finish
A．reached out to
B．came back to
C．turned to
D．responded to
A．senior
B．free
C．glorious
D．honorary
A．distribute
B．reward
C．offer
D．donate
A．agreeing
B．discovering
C．acknowledging
D．receiving
A．qualification
B．diploma
C．certification
D．belief
A．earned
B．bought
C．sent
D．passed
A．accidental
B．natural
C．disappointing
D．inspirational
A．announce
B．inform
C．show
D．remind
A．tasks
B．dreams
C．promises
D．plans
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。
I was born into a big family. As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three older sisters and brother. Every year, my mother went to the same scene and had parent/child interviews with the same teachers. The only thing different was the child. And every child participated in an old school tradition — the annual plant sale held in early May, just in time for Mother’s Day.
Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to surprise my mother, but I didn’t have any money. I went to my oldest sister and shared the secret, and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully made my selection and spent a long time inspecting each plant to ensure that I had indeed found the best geranium (天竺葵). Once I had taken it secretly home, with the help of my sister, I hid it in the attic (阁楼). I was very nervous for fear that my mother would find it before Mother’s Day, but my sister assured me that she wouldn’t, and indeed she did not.
When Mother’s Day arrived, I got up very early, went into the attic on tiptoe and carried the carefully-selected geranium to the kitchen, where my mother was preparing breakfast. “It’s for you!” I gave the flower to mum and hugged her tightly.
The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached third grade. In early May she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant sale at school, and she wanted to surprise our mother. As my older sister did for me, I gave her some money and off she went.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
She arrived home full of nervous excitement.
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My mother noticed me watching, and she gave me a soft, secret smile.
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