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1、― Mr. Johnson, I’m really sorry _____ you waiting for a long time.
— I know you are very busy at the moment.
A.to have kept B.to be keeping C.to keep D.to have been kept
2、It is________to come into your leaders’ office without their permission.
A．a good manner
B．a bad manner
C．bad manners
D．good manners
3、– You’re wearing a tie! -- _________ for observation.
A. Pass marks B. Full marks
C. A mark D. Great mark
4、______ to give his mother a surprise , Tom arrived home ahead of time.
A. Determined B. Determining
C. Having determined D. To determine
5、________about their table manners, the guests decided to do everything that president did.
A．Worried
B．Worrying
C．Be worried
D．To worry
6、Friendship is like money, easier made than ______.
A. being kept B. to be kept
C. keeping D. kept
7、No sooner ________ home ________ I told him the exciting news.
A．had he got; when
B．had he got; than
C．he had got; when
D．he had got; than
8、Time _________, we will pay a visit to him before we leave.
A. permit B. permitted
C. to permit D. permitting
9、The boy is _____ to win the match to be held next week.
A. possible B. likely
C. probable D. possibly
10、Last week we had some great speeches. The headmaster together with some other teachers to attend it, too.
A. were invited B. has invited
C. was invited D. Invited
11、Encourage your kids to try new things, but try not to _________them too hard.
A. push B. pull
C. pump D. put
12、_________, he knows a lot of Chinese characters.
A. Child as he is B. As a child he is
C. As he is a child D. A child as he is
13、----I just can’t help worrying about the result of my driving license test.
---- . You can do nothing but wait.
A. Just relax B. Have fun
C. Watch out D. Take your time
14、--- Why not play the music we listened to yesterday?
--- Because it _____ old times.
A. calls on B. calls for
C. calls in D. calls up
15、When the candidates came in, the interviewer made a ________ to them to take their seats at the desk. Which of the following is IMPROPER?
A.motion B.hint
C.sign D.signal
16、I rarely have an occasion _______ I can spend a whole afternoon with my kids.
A．when
B．that
C．as
D．where
17、--- Which sport is the most popular in the US?
--- It’s hard to say. It largely ____ what you mean by “popular”.
A. comes about B. belongs to
C. determines on D. depends on
18、Lydia really regrets____ out of high school. She has really had to struggle to make a living because of that decision.
A.drop B.to drop C.dropping D.dropped
19、Of all the speeches delivered in this contest today，________ was more impressive than “Extend the Passion” by the student from Class 18.
A．few B．nothing C．no one D．None
20、He gained ______ to this university
A.permission B.accommodation C.scholarship D.admission
21、It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to ____.
A. rewards B. prizes
C. awards D. results
22、His plan was ____, and the _____won him many _______glances.
A.approved,approve,approving
B.approving,approver, approved
C.approved,approval, approving
D.approving,approve,approved
23、A graduate from Tsinghua University has chosen to work as an urban management officer, or chengguan, a highly _____ occupation, which make bad impressions on people.
A.ridiculous B.contemporary C.controversial D.conventional
24、Not when and where we should meet, I telephoned our monitor for detailed information.
A. know B. knew C. known D. knowing
25、There have been several new events _____ to the program.
A.add B.to add C.adding D.added
26、Accompanied by her father, using a combination of aid and free climbing and taking advantage of some special equipment and ropes for protection, 10-year-old Selah made it to the top of El Capitan on June 12 after five days of big wall climbing.
Climbing the challenging and adventurous Nose route of El Capitan was a labor of love for Selah in more than one way. Her parents , Mike and Joy Schneiter, fell in love on this 3,000- plus-foot huge rock and she has always wanted to feel the way that her parents felt when they were up there together. Selah showed great interest in rock climbing at an early age. She wore her first rock-climbing equipment shortly after she learned to walk. She first dreamed of climbing El Capitan when she was 6 or 7.
El Capitan is a famous mountain-sized rock in Yosemite National Park. Getting to its top is no easy task. It's taller, as reported, than the tallest building in the world-Dubai’s Buri Khalifa. El Capitan and its difficult Nose route, which runs more than 3,000 feet high up the center of the rock's face, is considered one of the world's hardest big wall climbs and has attracted the best climbers over time. But never before had a youngster accomplished it.
Selah's achievement caught national attention. Outside Magazine called her the youngest documented person to climb the Nose. Ken Yager, president of the Yosemite Climbing Association, said he also couldn't think of anyone younger who has done it.
Selah is humble about her El Capitan accomplishment. "I'm not necessarily a special kid or anything like that, she said. "There were a few times when I would be so worn that it would kind of discourage me from holding on. But overall, it was just great to keep plugging away.”
Selah shared this advice for other young climbers dreaming of big walls, "It doesn't take necessarily a super special person to do something like that. You just have to put your mind to it.”
【1】What do we learn about Selah climbing El Capitan?
A．She began her climbing on June 5.
B．She got inspired by her family history.
C．She managed without any external help.
D．She was the first female to reach the top.
【2】What is the purpose of paragraph 3?
A．To state El Capitan's height.
B．To prove El Capitan's popularity.
C．To introduce El Capitan's location.
D．To stress the challenge of climbing El Capitan.
【3】Which of the following best describes Selah?
A．Determined.
B．Generous.
C．Warm-hearted.
D．Fortunate.
【4】What may be Selah's advice for other young climbers?
A．Dream big and aim high.
B．Be committed to your ambition.
C．Chance favors the prepared mind.
D．Nothing is impossible for a genius.
27、 Iceland is a large island. In fact, it’s the world’s 18th largest island. Most of the population, however, lives in the southwestern part of the country, in or around the capital city of Reykjavik. By its very name, you’d expect Iceland to be mostly ice. Looking at Iceland on a map, you’ll notice it sits just outside the Arctic Circle. Despite this location and its name, Iceland actually has a temperate climate, because it is warmed by the Gulf Stream. The Gulf Stream also helps keep Iceland’s coastal ports ice-free through the winter.
There is plenty of ice on Iceland, though. The country consists of a large plateau(高原)that includes fields of sand, mountains and glaciers. Over 60% of Iceland is tundra（苔原）. About 14% of Iceland is lakes and glaciers. Only about 24% of the country has plants or vegetation of any kind, which covers a vast area in the south of the country.
Iceland was settled in the late 800s and early 900s by Norsemen from the Scandinavian country of Norway. Other settlers also came from Ireland and Scotland. From the 13th century up until 1918, Iceland was part of the Norwegian and later Danish monarchies. For most of that time, the small Icelandic population depended upon fishing and farming to make a living. For hundreds of years, Iceland was one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. After World War II, international aid and industrialization of the fishing industry turned Iceland into one of the wealthiest countries in the world. In 1994, Iceland became part of the European Economic Area(经济区), which allowed its economy to grow even more.
Iceland boasts one of the youngest islands in the world. Surtsey rose out of the ocean during a series of volcanic eruptions between 1963 and 1968. Today, only scientists who study the growth of new life can occasionally visit the volcanic island of Surtsey.
【1】What can we know about Iceland according to the passage?
A.It lies in the Arctic Circle.
B.Its capital city is very crowded
C.Many people live in the east.
D.It has a fairly mild temperature.
【2】What is mainly talked about in the third paragraph?
A.Iceland’s history.
B.Iceland’s geography.
C.Iceland’s economy.
D.Iceland’s politics.
【3】What can we infer about Surtsey from the last paragraph?
A.People live on fishing.
B.No human beings live there at all.
C.There are many visitors.
D.Science is developing fast there.
28、 One August many summers ago, I was fishing down a small stream. I did not know when the two sparrows discovered me. In the bush beside me, they were deeply upset, spreading their wings, repeating over and over a rough single note.
When I stopped fishing, they flew to another bush upstream. I thought that perhaps they had new babies somewhere nearby and wanted to lead me away from them, but as I had no intention of harming them, I continued my fishing.
Immediately the two sparrows came back, fluttering before my face. I stopped again to watch them. Once more they flew to a bush upstream, but the minute I faced downstream again, they were back around my head. Not until then did it come to me that maybe they wanted me to go with them rather than lead me from something.
As soon as I started going in their direction, they fluttered on, much less noisily now. I followed them for perhaps a hundred feet until they came to rest in another bush. I looked where they were looking.
There, its tiny leg caught in a crack of a tree stem, hung a baby bird. It hung totally lifeless. I went up, carefully got the little body out and held it for several minutes cupped in my hands. Finally its eyes opened and the stretched leg moved. Both the sparrows had already come close to me. They had obviously no fear of me. I put the baby bird on a branch near its parents and released it only when I saw it take hold of the branch.
I went back to my fishing, but nothing that happened during the rest of the day was as exciting as my meeting with the sparrows. Few things that have happened to me have moved me more since then.
【1】The two sparrows fluttered beside the author noisily to _______.
A.lead him upstream for more fish B.seek his help for a trapped baby bird
C.warn him of the hidden danger in the bush D.direct his attention away from their new babies
【2】From Paragraph 5 we can learn that _______.
A.the bird parents were too tired to take care of the baby bird
B.the author was extremely careful so as not to hurt the baby bird
C.the baby bird was dying because it had been injured by a branch
D.the bush was not safe so the author had to hold the baby bird in his hand
【3】What moved the author so much that afternoon?
A.His saving the life of a baby bird. B.His discovering the fearless sparrows.
C.The sparrows’ deep concern for their baby. D.The sparrows’ unique way of communication.
29、 It was many years ago. I was a young dad sitting on the couch reading a fairy tale to my little girl. She sat next to me with her head on my arm as I told the tale. When it came to the end I finished with those famous words: “And they lived happily ever after.” As I looked over to her with her wavy(鬈曲的), brown hair and big, innocent eyes I could see the smile on her face and I never wanted it to end. Then it dawned on me that the ending of the book was what I wanted for her. I wanted her to “live happily ever after”.
Still, deep in my heart I knew that this couldn't always be so. I knew that there would be times when her heart was broken. I knew there would be times when she cried in grief and I couldn't comfort her. I knew there would be times when all she felt was fear, sadness, sorrow, and despair. As I stroked her hair and smiled at her I hoped that those times would be brief and that she would have joy in her life more often than not. Living happily ever after, though, seemed out of the question.
It takes me a lot of years to realize that it is possible to live happily ever after. You just have to do it “one day at a time”. Happiness you see isn't some reward that you get at the end of your journey. Happiness isn't something that depends on what life you own. Happiness is something you create in your life choice by choice and day by day.
The truth is happiness comes when you love. Love is a gift from God. It is love that mends broken hearts. It is love that heals grief. It is love that gives us joy. Choose to “live happily ever after, one day at a time”.
【1】What is the author's wish to his daughter?
A. Getting a good job in the future.
B. Making many friends in her school.
C. Traveling around the world in her life.
D. Having a happy life ever after.
【2】What can we know from Paragraph 2?
A. Life's meaning consists in devotion.
B. Life is always full of difficulties and challenges.
C. There are times that life goes against us.
D. Everyone has the right to obtain happiness and freedom.
【3】How to get happiness in author's opinion?
A. Reward yourself once a day.
B. Create it by yourself in your daily life.
C. Get rid of those disturbing things.
D. Take charge of your life independently.
【4】What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A. To show the significance of love.
B. To describe a daughter's growth.
C. To introduce the definition of love.
D. To tell a young father's experience.
30、As a baby, a terrible accident in the kitchen left Andrea Pitts covered with third-degree burns on 30% of her body. For most of her life, she ______ her scars(伤疤). Growing up, she struggled to ______ herself. However, it has been a long ______ for her.
In 2014, Pitts ______ Scars Uncovered. “I hope burn survivors feel like they can live in a(n) ______ way. They don’t have to cover up.” Pitts is helping others embrace their scars and providing vital resources to those in need through ______ she calls Boxes of Love — little care packages she ______ to burn survivors.
The care packages ______ pens, journals and some necessaries. They need to be approached with ______. “But that’s not all. There is a letter from me, letting them know we are here to support them ______ we can,” she said.
“I think my favorite item throughout the box is ______ our journals,” Pitts explained. “They just have some type of ______ to write out their thoughts, how they’re feeling, how the journey is going.”
“A lot of the times we ______ ourselves so much on the outward appearance. And that can be very hurtful sometimes. But remember who you are on the ______ and just know that you will ______ this one day at a time.”
【1】
A．cured
B．explained
C．hid
D．adapted
【2】
A．excuse
B．accept
C．free
D．favor
【3】
A．journey
B．history
C．memory
D．list
【4】
A．launched
B．remarked
C．dismissed
D．trained
【5】
A．adorable
B．open
C．private
D．friendly
【6】
A．how
B．which
C．whom
D．what
【7】
A．delivers
B．awards
C．subscribes
D．rents
【8】
A．saves
B．grabs
C．includes
D．collects
【9】
A．comfort
B．despair
C．luck
D．care
【10】
A．anyhow
B．any more
C．any way
D．any longer
【11】
A．frequently
B．merely
C．logically
D．probably
【12】
A．relaxation
B．outlet
C．expression
D．intention
【13】
A．ignore
B．judge
C．admire
D．disappoint
【14】
A．inside
B．outside
C．appearance
D．average
【15】
A．join in
B．get through
C．reflect on
D．correspond to
31、 My mother was a giver. The occasion never _______ – Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries or no occasion at all.
She was always thinking about who might _______ what. Creativity and _______ went into the gifts she gave, and she _______ a thank you note. Once she sent out a note to her own children and grandchildren who had not acknowledged gifts, _______ that they were now on her “Fecal Roster(黑名单)” and would not be removed
_______ she had received a proper thank you.
Even if you didn’t _______ a thank you, she’d give you another gift the next _______ she had. She figured
_______ manners were your problem, not hers.
Every time Mom and Dad ________ to visit, all of us would gather in the driveway as they unloaded luggage. There was always something for the kids, ________ a couple of little toys or a big ________ of homemade cookies. They weren’t gifts for particular occasion. They were ________ “Isn’t life great?” gifts.
One spring when they came to visit, she handed me a ________ bag. Inside was a painting that ________ : “A Special Daughter. You’ve ________ laughter and joy to our lives and so much love to our hearts. The most precious things we can ________ for you are the things you have given us… ________ and Love.”
Mom was a ________ gift giver, but the best gifts we will always remember her for were her lover for________and her love for us.
【1】A.mattered B.occurred C.varied D.arose
【2】A.wonder B.praise C.enjoy D.approve
【3】A.thoughtfulness B.sympathy C.justice D.authority
【4】A.ignored B.appreciated C.promised D.resisted
【5】A.assuming B.abusing C.stating D.correcting
【6】A.once B.after C.when D.until
【7】A.send B.purchase C.conduct D.obtain
【8】A.time B.chance C.festival D.holiday
【9】A.mistaken B.bad C.silly D.ridiculous
【10】A.walked by B.wandered around C.drove over D.rode away
【11】A.often B.always C.never D.seldom
【12】A.tank B.cage C.container D.holder
【13】A.fairly B.apparently C.especially D.simply
【14】A.cookie B.toy C.hand D.gift
【15】A.read B.told C.wrote D.appeared
【16】A.showed B.awarded C.devoted D.brought
【17】A.apply B.wish C.recommend D.ask
【18】A.Assistance B.Privilege C.Happiness D.Satisfaction
【19】A.extreme B.serious C.grand D.great
【20】A.life B.kids C.families D.gifts
32、 People give gifts in almost all societies. Some gifts are expensive, as they may take months to create. Others are of less ______ , such as birthday cards. In some cultures, there are certain rules about gift exchange. In Pakistan, for example, there is a tradition called “taking giving”. It ______ this way：You give the newly-married couple a gift, and they “repay（回报）”you with a gift of higher value. Then you give the couple another gift. This one should be worth the difference between the first two gifts.
Today presidents usually bring gifts when they ______ a foreign leader. Leaders bring gifts to strengthen relationships between ______ .
Gifts can also send special messages. For example, gifts can tell people that we are thinking of them and that we want them to feel_______ . Sometimes a gift makes us remember the giver. The gift keeps the_____ of a special person and a special relationship alive．
There is no doubt about the good side of gift giving. That is why some people don’t ______ the idea that modern gift giving is very wasteful. It is ______ that there is an emotional benefit for people who exchange gifts. That is surely enough of a reason for the tradition to continue.
【1】A.power B.help C.fun D.value
【2】A.works B.stands C.judges D.ends
【3】A.discover B.like C.trust D.visit
【4】A.countries B.cities C.villages D.families
【5】A.lucky B.special C.safe D.strong
【6】A.wealth B.happiness C.memory D.growth
【7】A.turn down B.give up C.think over D.agree with
【8】A.clear B.strange C.popular D.serious
33、 Saddleworth Moor in the north of England is a bare place. It seemed almost wired to me, then, that anyone should _____ the building of seven wind turbines( 风力发电机) to produce clean, renewable energy. Surely this was the perfect place to situate them--- basically dull, unattractive to tourists and ----- _____ ---windy. Yet Saddleworth is becoming another battleground in an increasingly confusing _____ over wind farming and the future of the planet.
Typical of this confusion is hearing Professor David Bellamy _____ the fight against wind farms. I had always thought of Professor Bellamy as an environmentalist had made the _____ assumption that he would be a natural supporter of wind power. However, on reflection, Bellamy would be better described as a conservationist, whose main aim is to preserve natural habitats of plants and animals from destruction, rather than a(n) _____ on climate change. He has fought against other renewable energies that _____ wildlife and wildness, and has described the wind turbines as weapons of mass destruction killing birds and bats.
Bellamy, along with other opponents, has argued the wind farms are in fact _____, and are only commercially successfully because they are so heavily funded. This argument has been put forward by several newspaper commentators recently , who have then gone to _____ nuclear power. This doesn’t take into account years of _____ from Greens who claim that nuclear power is both expensive and dangerous. And yet nuclear energy has recently been _____ by a leading green scientist , Professor James Lovelock, who was one of the first to draw attention to the problem of climate change. He argues that renewable energy such as wind simply cannot provide sufficient electricity for our energy needs.
And so it goes on. There are so many _____ claims, each apparently fronted by some outstanding scientists and backed up by a lot of statics. So who’s actually right? What’s the right solution? What _____ me is that we will take so long in deciding that it will be too late. The damage will have been done. Yet what I also _____ is how convenient these conflicting arguments are. We can avoid making any changes to our personal lifestyles by just doing nothing. Global warming isn’t down to me going to Barcelona by air for the weekend or having a dishwasher or driving everywhere; no, it’s because those people in Saddleworth won’t let us build our _____!
【1】A.take over B.call for C.look into D.object to
【2】A.vice versa B.or rather C.above all D.to date
【3】A.debate B.concern C.advantage D.control
【4】A.leading B.reporting C.watching D.abandoning
【5】A.cautious B.basic C.common D.false
【6】A.expert B.campaigner C.commentator D.columnist
【7】A.exploited B.threatened C.restored D.attracted
【8】A.unaided B.unfriendly C.uneconomic D.unbalanced
【9】A.produce B.praise C.eliminate D.research
【10】A.intentions B.passions C.opinions D.protest
【11】A.advocated B.rejected C.proposed D.overlooked
【12】A.expected B.successful C.conflicting D.personal
【13】A.relieves B.amazes C.disappoints D.worries
【14】A.predict B.recognize C.question D.ski
【15】A.wind farms B.power plants C.animal habitats D.nuclear engines
34、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.
From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?
The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.
Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.
Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?
For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.
Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.
It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.
35、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.
The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.
It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.
Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often 【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.
Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.
36、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.
F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.
Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.
It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.
37、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.
B
Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.
C
Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.
38、假设你是新华中学的高二学生李华，你校英语俱乐部将举办英语演讲比赛。请以Family Education Shapes Me为主题，写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1、良好家庭教育的重要性；
2、举例说明。
注意：
1、演讲稿格式；2、词数120左右；3、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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39、Directions: Write an English composition in 120—150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
你平时喜欢读小说吗?你喜欢读什么类型的小说，谈谈你对阅读小说的看法。
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40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。
In today’s world where we have various translation apps that allow us to talk to almost anyone “in his own language”, why do we still need to make an effort to learn a foreign language ourselves? There are practical reasons, of course. For example, those who are bilingual (具备双语能力的) have a better chance in the job market. And science has proved that learning to speak more than one
language can train one’s brain to be stronger.
But there’s more to it than that. US author Rita Mae Brown once wrote: “Language is the road map of a culture.” By taking a look at the vocabulary and idioms of a language system, we get a glimpse (一瞥) at what’s held important in a certain culture. Take the Swedish word “lagom” for example. It means “just the right amount”, which doesn’t have a matching word either in English or in Chinese. From “lagom”, we can see how much the concepts of “moderation (适度)” and “balance” are valued in Swedish culture. By learning a foreign language, you also gain a better understanding of your own culture. Irish language expert Benny Lewis explained this idea in his blog with an interesting metaphor: “Trying to understand your own culture merely from within it is like trying to understand what a bus is like if you’ve only ever ridden inside it. If you want the bigger picture, you need to get off that bus and examine it from the outside.” And by opening our eyes to different
cultures, we’re able to understand better how people grow up to be different from one another. We also learn to be more tolerant and respectful to the diversity of the world.
As Trinity University professor Leonardo De Valoes wrote on the school’s website: “Foreign language study is simply part of a very basic liberal education: to ‘educate’ is to lead out, to lead out of narrowness and darkness.”
41、假如你是李华，你即将结束加拿大的旅程。离别之际，请你给在旅程中为你提供帮助的加拿大朋友Peter写一封感谢信。
内容包括：1. 表达感谢；2. 分享旅途收获；3.邀请他来中国做客。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信的开头和结尾已 为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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