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1、He felt a sense of relief _______ he got his medical examination report.
A.as long as B.so that C.the moment D.as if
2、_______ is known to us all that the old scientist, for _______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties.
A．As; whose
B．It; whose
C．As; whom
D．It; whom
3、________ in Beijing University or Tsinghua University is what most students wish for.
A．To educate
B．Educated
C．Being educated
D．educating
4、We have entered an age _________ dreams have the best chance of coming true.
A.which B.that C.when D.how
5、—Didn’t you have a good time at the party?
—Of course I did.As a matter of fact,I had such fun that time seemed to_____so quickly.
A．go by
B．go away
C．go out
D．go over
6、—— How soon will the candidates get their university admissions?
—— It may take three weeks for all the applications to be ________.
A. withdrawn B. processed C. corresponded D. violated
7、The Smiths don’t usually like staying at hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.
A./; a B.the; the C./; the D.the; a
8、We worked for ten years without finding anything but it didn’t cast us down. Now our patience has ________.
A．paid back
B．been paid back
C．paid off
D．been paid off
9、Experiments of this kind ___in both the U．S and Europe well before the Second World War．
A.had conducted B.have conducted
C.have been conducted D.had been conducted
10、Not when and where we should meet, I telephoned our monitor for detailed information.
A. know B. knew C. known D. knowing
11、We were all surprised when he made it clear that he ____ office soon.
A. leaves B. would leave C. left D. had left
12、I had to ________ my voice to make myself heard over the noise.
A.rise B.raise C.arise D.arouse
13、It is clear that in modern society high ______ and demands are placed on students.
A.motivations B.expectations C.standards D.opportunities
14、The hot, damp weather didn’t ________ him.
A. be suitable B. fit for
C. agree with D. fit in
15、Many adults agree that teenagers shouldn't live alone they have their parents’ permission.
A.if B.unless C.in case D.now that
16、By the time he gets to the airport, I think we ____ for London.
A. have left B. will leave
C. will have left D. had left
17、Many college students are willing to work in Western China after graduation ______, poor and backward as it is, more opportunities of employment are available.
A. when B. where C. that D. which
18、One of the characteristics that make me different from many people is my adaptability—I'm________ and comfortable in new or unusual situations.
A. acceptable B. respectable
C. reliable D. Flexible
19、---I didn’t expect that John would be absent from my last Sunday’s birthday party.
--- As far as I know, he ______ to see his parents in the countryside on Sundays.
A. goes B. went
C. has gone D. had gone
20、The teacher walked around, ________ the students' work.
A．respecting
B．suspecting
C．inspecting
D．prospecting
21、Justice has long arms. Whoever _______ breaks the law, or encourages others to do so, must expect to face justice.
A．swiftly
B．deliberately
C．gradually
D．properly
22、Experts say ________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.
A. exposed B. having exposed
C. being exposed D. exposing
23、At last, the _____ jewelry turned out to be completely _____!
A.priceless, worthless B.worthless, valuable
C.priceless, valuable D.worthless, inexpensive
24、It was not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them _______ the value of life lies.
A.when B.where C.that D.how
25、一 When did the computer crash?
一 This morning, while I the reading materials downloaded from some websites.
A.have sorted B.was sorting C.am sorting D.had sorted
26、 A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. When you recognize your teen is under stress, how can you parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?
Be involved. You need to be involved in your teen’s work. 【1】 What they look for is your presence---to talk, or just to sit with them quietly. Communicate openly with our teen. Encourage your teen to express his or her worries and fears, but don’t let he or she focus on those fears.
Help your teen get organized. 【2】Together, you and your teen can work out a timetable in which he or she can study for what he or she knows will be on the test.
Provide a calm setting. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his or her privacy. Give him or her a nutritious diet. It is important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do his or her best. 【3】 If this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet, rather than junk food, is best for reducing stress.
【4】 Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when he or she needs a real break from studying. Making time for relaxation, fun, and exercise are all important in reducing stress. Help your teen balance his or her time so that he or she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.
Show a positive attitude. 【5】 Your panic, anxiety and blame lead to your teen’s pressure. Make your teen fell accepted and valued for his or her efforts. Most importantly, reassure your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are.
A.Your attitude will influence your teen’s emotions.
B.Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite.
C.They will only make the situation worse.
D.Encourage your teen to relax.
E.The best thing is just to listen.
F.Help your teen think about what he or she has to study and plan accordingly.
G.Your teen may also make negative comments.
27、 Mention the word superhero, and the images that come to mind are of fictional characters like Spiderman, Wonder Woman, or Batman. However, photographer Josh Rossi has used his camera to show the world’s real superheroes — young children who are battling severe diseases and disabilities.
The event leading to the creative project began in 2016, when Rossi fulfilled his then three-year-old daughter’s dream of becoming Wonder Woman. Thanks to the handmade costume and Rossi’s impressive Photoshop skills, the photoshoot instantly became a hit.
Since it was Wonder Woman that brought about the idea, Rossi decided to focus on the superheroes that will appear alongside her in the upcoming movie, Justice League. To make the photoshoot more meaningful to the kids, he matched each child with a superhero with whom they had the most in common.
The first member of the real-life “Justice League” was Kayden Kinckle. The five-year-old uses prosthetics (假肢) to walk because both his legs had to be cut off due to a born disorder. To Rossi, Kayden’s perfect superhero was Cyborg, who was a healthy boy before a terrible accident left him injured, forcing his father to keep him alive with robotic parts.
Teagan Pettit was born with only half a heart and has already gone through three open-heart surgeries. According to Rossi, the nine-year-old fits the bill for Superman because they both have a weak heart. The fictional superhero grows weak when near Kryptonite (氪), while Teagen’s half heart is too weak to control his body temperature. The photographer says, “Superman and Teagan both have hearts of steel!”
【1】What led Rossi to begin his heartwarming project?
A.He was a big fan of superheroes.
B.He photographed his daughter as Wonder Woman.
C.He was asked by many parents to film their children.
D.He wanted to advertise the upcoming movie.
【2】Kayden is similar to ________ according to Rossi.
A.Cyborg. B.Wonder Woman. C.Teagan. D.Batman.
【3】What does the underlined phrase “fits the bill for” in the last paragraph mean?
A.loves. B.matches. C.orders. D.watches.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.A Superhero Photographer B.Fictional Superheroes
C.Fans of Superheroes D.Real-life Superheroes
28、 Floating on the surface of the seas of the world are billions of tons of small plants and animals called plankton. Most of these plants and animals are too small for the human eye to see. They move about lazily with the currents, providing a basic food for many larger animals. Plankton has been described as the equivalent (相等的东西) of the grasses that grow on dry land, and the comparison is an appropriate one. In potential food value, however, plankton far outweighs that of land grasses. One scientist has estimated that while grasses of the world produce about 49 billion tons of valuable carbohydrates(碳水化合物) each year, the sea’s plankton produces more than twice as much.
Despite its enormous food potential, little effort was made until recently to farm plankton as we farm grasses on land. Now scientists have at last begun to study this possibility, especially as the sea’s resources appear even more important as a means of feeding an expanding world population.
No one yet has seriously suggested that “planktonburgers” may soon become popular around the world. As a possible farmed supplementary food source, however, plankton is gaining considerable interest among scientists.
One type of plankton that seems to have great harvest possibilities is a tiny creature called krill(磷虾). Growing to two or three inches long, krill are a major food source for the giant blue whale, the largest animal ever to live on the Earth. Realizing that this whale may grow 100 feet and weigh about 150 tons, it is not surprising that each one swallows more than one ton of krill daily.
Krill swim about just below the surface in huge schools sometimes wide, mainly in the cold Antarctic. Because of their pink color, they often appear as an entire reddish mass when viewed from a ship or from the air. Krill are very high in food value. If krill can feed such huge creatures as whales, many scientists reason, they must certainly be competitors among possible new food sources for humans.
【1】Which of the following correctly describes plankton?
A. It has a higher food value than grasses. B. It is food for most small sea animals.
C. It can grow on dry land as well. D. It grows up in the deep water.
【2】Why does the author mention”planktonburgers” in Paragraph 3?
A. To show scientists’ interest in plankton.
B. To describe the appearance of plankton.
C. To question the food potential of plankton.
D. To suggest plankton as a possible food source.
【3】According to Paragraph 4, the blue whale___________.
A. feeds mainly on krill. B. can grow up to 150 feet.
C. suffers from lack of food. D. was born two or three inches long.
【4】Which of the following is TURE about krill?
A. They mainly live in the Arcitc. B. They are of great value to humans.
C. They are the smallest sea animals. D. They come in many different colors.
29、OSCAR THEATRE
BOOKING
- in person
The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 am-8 pm.
- by post
Stating the performance and choice of seats, enclosing a cheque, postal order, or your credit card details to Oscar Theatre Box Office, PO Box 220, Main street. All cheques should be made payable to Oscar Theatre.
- by telephone
Ring 0844 847 2484 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (Visa, MasterCard accepted).
- on-line
Complete the on-line booking form at www.oscartheatre.com.
DISCOUNTS
Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday inclusive, and for all matinees(下午场). Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.
Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until one hour before the show (subject to availability).
Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible(有资格的) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.
Group Bookings: there is a ten per cent discount for parties of twelve or more.
Schools: school parties of ten or more can book $9 tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.
Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
【1】How can you pay for a ticket when you book by post?
A. By visiting the website of a post office.
B. By going to you local bank in person.
C. By enclosing your MasterCard in an envelope.
D. By providing your credit card information.
【2】What benefit can bookers enjoy according to the text?
A. A group of ten adults going to a performance can claim a discount.
B. A school party of 15 persons that book in advance pay $135 in total for a performance.
C. Someone accompanying a wheelchair user to a performance receives a discount.
D. An 18-year-old teenager is eligible for Saver discounts.
【3】According to the text, who can get Standby tickets?
A. Full-time students buying tickets 45 minutes before a performance begins.
B. 65-year-olds buying tickets an hour and a half before a performance begins.
C. Theatre-goers who are unexpectedly unable to be present at a performance.
D. Anyone who buys tickets an hour before a performance begins.
30、Minutes after the _________ ended yesterday at Plaza Theater, employees were busy _________ popcorns and gathering coke cups. It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theater's _________ history. This time, however, the cleanup was a little _________. As one group of workers carried out the rubbish, another group began removing seats and other theater's equipment in preparation for the building's _________.
The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the _________ theater.
_________ the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to _________ to the old building. _________ Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate. The movie is set in a small town ____________ the only movie theater is preparing to ____________.
Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made it ____________ for the Plaza to compete. He added that theater's location（位置）was also a ____________. “This ____________ the centre of town,“ he said. “Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses.
Last week some city officials ____________ the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place. However, these plans were ____________ because of ____________ problems. Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which ____________ to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located.
The theater audience said good-bye as Bradford ____________ for the last time. After 75 years the Plaza Theater had shown its last movie. The theater will be ____________.
【1】
A．music
B．opening ceremony
C．last movie
D．match
【2】
A．preparing for
B．sweeping up
C．stirring up
D．cleaning
【3】
A．only one time
B．a few times
C．many times
D．never before
【4】
A．different
B．easy
C．the same
D．difficult
【5】
A．new owner
B．end
C．new face
D．new seats
【6】
A．new
B．old
C．modern
D．dirty
【7】
A．Yet
B．Because
C．However
D．Though
【8】
A．buy
B．say good-bye to
C．change
D．remember
【9】
A．Mayor
B．Governor
C．Theater owner
D．Headmaster
【10】
A．that
B．what
C．where
D．there
【11】
A．open up
B．close down
C．run away
D．win new audience
【12】
A．impossible
B．possible
C．easy
D．interested
【13】
A．reward
B．choice
C．reason
D．matter
【14】
A．would be
B．used to be
C．might be
D．could be
【15】
A．ordered
B．wished
C．suggested
D．promised
【16】
A．favored
B．abandoned
C．made
D．carried out
【17】
A．finance
B．pollution
C．security
D．traffic
【18】
A．refuses
B．plans
C．proposes
D．opposes
【19】
A．opened the door
B．repaired the door
C．broke the door
D．locked the door
【20】
A．missed
B．forgotten
C．bought back
D．hated
31、If there was a subject at school that made me anxious, it was science. So, when my husband and I decided to homeschool our daughters, we made a _______: He would teach science while I would handle everything else.
Recently, while out on my morning hike before starting lessons, I _______ that the sky was a beautiful blue, and the air was filled with the _______ smell of flowers. That’s why I decided thatthe day’s lessons would be _______ outside，although my daughters hadn’t had any science classes from my husband _______ since my husband was too busy.
I returned to the house to get the girls _______. We headed up into the forest, _______ ourselves by a pond that rarely had any visitors. My daughter Saoirse began _______ pond weeds and catching frogs, _______ my other daughter Ula looked at me, waiting to be ________. I handed her a drawing board and the colored pencils. “We ________” I told her, “and see if something comes along. Just ________ what’s around you.”
We worked for more than an hour, ________ speaking. A bird flew across the water, and then settled in front of a fallen log (原木). I quickly told Ula, ________ that she’d not seen the creature. But she had. An hour later, she finished her picture, and I ________ down at it. She drew the bird on her paper with ________ accuracy. There was one other interesting ________ about this drawing: She also drew me, sitting beside her.
I then realized the foundation of science is a sense of ________; It isn’t about accurately reciting words from a textbook. It is first and foremost about stepping outside our ________ lives and marveling at the world around us. And from that day, I insisted on ________ my husband’s duty as the science teacher.
【1】
A．change
B．deal
C．mistake
D．scene
【2】
A．recognized
B．observed
C．noticed
D．acquired
【3】
A．horrible
B．strange
C．particular
D．sweet
【4】
A．taught
B．reviewed
C．prepared
D．applied
【5】
A．at one time
B．for a while
C．in the meantime
D．in a moment
【6】
A．focused
B．inspired
C．ready
D．cheerful
【7】
A．refreshing
B．expressing
C．evaluating
D．settling
【8】
A．picking up
B．bringing up
C．giving up
D．setting up
【9】
A．since
B．while
C．although
D．therefore
【10】
A．praised
B．checked
C．instructed
D．followed
【11】
A．rest
B．pause
C．gather
D．wait
【12】
A．draw
B．appreciate
C．write
D．measure
【13】
A．frequently
B．barely
C．loudly
D．calmly
【14】
A．disappointed
B．confused
C．worried
D．shocked
【15】
A．stared
B．glanced
C．glared
D．looked
【16】
A．poor
B．slight
C．absolute
D．amazing
【17】
A．dilemma
B．fact
C．story
D．topic
【18】
A．duty
B．sight
C．wonder
D．art
【19】
A．busy
B．previous
C．empty
D．happy
【20】
A．taking in
B．taking off
C．taking down
D．taking over
32、Time is very important in our lives. It ______ our everyday moments. However, time never had any ______ in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more ______.
It’s round in the center with two silver hands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This ______ tells me the importance of time in my life.
I received this ______ on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 AM to ______ up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. ______, I was late because I was ______ out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 AM, I ______ my uncle, but I was very ______ for him. He had ______ the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 PM on the same day and looked at my angry father’s face. I felt ______ of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my ______ father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have ______ with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali.” He said, “What you ______ was not very nice and you should be sorry for your ______” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again. I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a ______ for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my ______.
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to ______ time and never be late to get someone. This watch is ______ to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
【1】
A．appreciates
B．organizes
C．orders
D．explains
【2】
A．importance
B．similarity
C．necessity
D．interest
【3】
A．confident
B．independent
C．efficient
D．responsible
【4】
A．object
B．belonging
C．matter
D．stranger
【5】
A．card
B．letter
C．gift
D．thing
【6】
A．call
B．pick
C．put
D．bring
【7】
A．Otherwise
B．Fortunately
C．However
D．Hopefully
【8】
A．going
B．hanging
C．standing
D．leaving
【9】
A．forgot
B．remembered
C．saw
D．visited
【10】
A．anxious
B．nervous
C．early
D．late
【11】
A．reached
B．recognized
C．left
D．found
【12】
A．ashamed
B．frightened
C．disappointed
D．shy
【13】
A．kind
B．happy
C．angry
D．doubtful
【14】
A．pleasure
B．fun
C．appointment
D．quarrels
【15】
A．said
B．did
C．thought
D．forgot
【16】
A．ideas
B．words
C．actions
D．promises
【17】
A．wonder
B．hope
C．requirement
D．reminder
【18】
A．life
B．day
C．way
D．thought
【19】
A．waste
B．respect
C．neglect
D．enjoy
【20】
A．useful
B．necessary
C．different
D．important
33、 I experienced great bitterness five years ago. At that time, my father _______ from an accident. As the eldest son, I had no _______ but to drop out of school and work in a factory. I didn’t dare to ask for more, just hoping to _______ my two younger brothers. However, that’s not a(n)_______ thing, for I couldn’t afford to _______ their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night. Without my father’s protection, I _______ I was only a slave to the life.
Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a _______ day. I walked slowly in the _______. Suddenly the rain stopped. I _______ my head and found that “the sky” was in fact an umbrella. Then I heard a deep ________. “Why not ________ without an umbrella?” a one-leg man with a walking stick said to me. “If you run, you would get less wet.” His words ________ me deeply. He told me he once had dreamed of being a policeman, but an incident ruined his ________. Later he became a promoter (促销). Though his work was demanding and did’t suit for his ________, he still thought every outing was a wonderful start to him. He stated that he felt ________ he didn’t lose his ________ and still “ran” on the road of life.
Inspired by his words, I became an insurance agent. After two years’ ________, I did well and my family turned better ________. I got the time to return to my senior school, and eventually succeeded in my entrance to ________.
Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the rainy season of your life, there will be a ________ sky ahead of you!
【1】A.died B.survived C.suffered D.recovered
【2】A.possibility B.chance C.choice D.success
【3】A.get on with B.give up C.separate from D.bring up
【4】A.difficult B.awful C.easy D.wonderful
【5】A.pay B.avoid C.lend D.calculate
【6】A.imagined B.observed C.explained D.realized
【7】A.sunny B.rainy C.windy D.cold
【8】A.shop B.room C.street D.school
【9】A.nodded B.raised C.shook D.buried
【10】A.sound B.voice C.noise D.song
【11】A.run B.jump C.dance D.dig
【12】A.pleased B.embarrassed C.frightened D.astonished
【13】A.health B.job C.family D.dream
【14】A.eye B.leg C.hand D.ear
【15】A.delighted B.annoyed C.disappointed D.sad
【16】A.achievement B.failure C.money D.courage
【17】A.struggle B.rest C.relaxation D.hesitation
【18】A.completely B.immediately C.gradually D.partly
【19】A.participation B.university C.competition D.society
【20】A.colorful B.strange C.grey D.bright
34、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.
Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.
The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.
The fingerprint scanners 【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.
Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving 【10】 (extreme) fast.
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.
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.
Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.
All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.
Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.
While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.
Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
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Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?
Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.
This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.
So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?
With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.
Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.
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At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?
38、假如你是李华，上周你在淘宝网上买了一本《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》，请你根据以下内容给该网站负责人写一封投诉信。内容包括：
1.词典缺页，个别字迹不清晰，封面有破损；
2.要求尽快调换或退钱；
3.希望问题得到妥善解决。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary
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39、假定你是李华，校报英文版以“对高一新生说”为主题征稿，邀请学长给下学期入学的新生提出一些学习和生活上的建议，请你以书信的形式写一篇稿件，要点包括：
1.你对高中学习生活的感受；
2.你对高一新生的建议；
3.你的祝福。
注意：
（1）词数100左右；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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 December 2018, The Guardian changed its wording-using 'global heating' instead of 'global warming' -after scientists found that Earth's temperature is set to rise from between 2.5C and 4.5C. There had been a goal to keep the rise within 2C. And on May 1, the UK parliament (议会) declared a 'climate emergency', becoming the first parliament to do so.
It's true that 'global heating' and 'climate emergency' are – in terms of language – two simple phrases. But they send out plenty of messages.
If with 'global warming' we're still inside our comfort zone of handling the situation, entering the state of 'global heating' is like heading to a point where the delicate (微妙的) balance of nature is disturbed so much that there is no turning back. Everything will be changing: Coral will die, polar bears will lose their habitats completely, and extreme weathers like droughts and heavy storms will happen at a higher frequency. There is no denying that we're entering a 'climate emergency'.
'Decades ago when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts could be seen as an issue for future generations, ' but, as Katharine Mach, a Stanford University climate scientist, told The New York Times, now it's definitely our issue, 'a shift (变化) we all are living together'.
However, getting these messages through is far from enough. It depends on each and every one of us to find a solution – if there are any solutions left to find.
'We have no time to waste, ' said the UK's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, according to the BBC. Corbyn urged that 'we take rapid and dramatic action now'.
Indeed, language matters. But action matters even more.
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41、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Martin写信给你想了解有关中国沙画的相关内容。请根据提示写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 用彩沙作画；
2. 历史悠久，广受欢迎；
3. 用于文化交流，给人视觉享受。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
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