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1、The tallest girl over there is ________ who works very hard in our class .
A.a girl B.the girl C.one D.the one
2、He told us the news ___ our team had won the match .
A.which B.that C.why D.when
3、It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to ____.
A. rewards B. prizes
C. awards D. results
4、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
5、The man could not go to work with his car _____.
A.to steal B.stolen C.stealing D.stole
6、The explorer got a disease in blood for the ____ of fresh vegetables and fruit.
A. sake B. lack
C. ignorance D. benefit
7、Snaking through the deserts, the Nile would flood almost _____ each year in June.
A.normally B.variably C.invariably D.increasingly
8、--- Will you lend me some money?
--- Sorry, mine _______.
A．were used up
B．has run out
C．have run out
D．has run out of
9、I wish to thank, _____________, all the people who have made this exhibition possible.
A. in particular B. in peace
C. in case D. in place
10、-Did you meet with your head teacher in the concert last night？
-Yes. It was in the interval___________ we met.
A.what B.that C.where D.when
11、The problem ______ now is very important.
A. being discussed B. discussed
C. discussing D. to be discussed
12、It seems that houses________ like mushrooms almost in the night during the housing boom. Which of the following is IMPROPER?
A.pop up B.spring up
C.shoot up D.stick up
13、Observation, reason and experiment make up ______ we call the scientific method.
A. which B. how
C. that D. what
14、A household robot was going to be ______ by Larry’s wife, Claire.
A.carried out B.sorted out C.figured out D.tested out
15、Brought up in China, Mary found it quite difficult to______ the life in America.
A.go with B.fit for C.live up to D.fit in with
16、--- Have you finished the book?
--- No, I've read up to _______ the children discover the secret cave.
A．in which
B．what
C．that
D．where
17、The thief broke in, trying to open the safe, but _____.
A. in no way B. in vain
C. without effect D. at a loss
18、There were lots of places of interest _______ in our city.
A．needs repairing
B．needing repaired
C．needed repairing
D．needing to be repaired
19、He’s quite reliable. You can depend on ___________you out.
A. that he will help B. it that helps
C. he helping D. him to help
20、Successful people always make _____ preparations for any potential setbacks.
A. final B. urgent
C. abrupt D. adequate
21、He has decided to settle ____in France because he is fond of the romantic country.
A. temporary B. temporarily
C. permanent D. permanently
22、--- _______ made her struggle to become an artist so hard?
--- ______ she was a woman.
A. What; What B. That; That
C. What; That D. That; What
23、—I just love living here in London. I mean, the culture, the parks, the restaurants...
— , it's not the cheapest place to live.
A．To put it another way
B．To be fair
C．To put it simply
D．To make things worse
24、His suggestion __________to see the art exhibition interested everyone of us.
A.that we go B.which we should go
C.that we would go D.we should go
25、I assisted him to check all the story books ____ to the Hongshan Primary School next week.
A.sent B.sending C.to be sent D.being sent
26、
| Tate Modern，London，UK Together with three other Tate museums. Tate Modern located in London is a national museum of international音modern art. It is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the world. Most of the exhibit items are open to the public for free，only charging for major temporary（临时的）exhibitions. | |
| The Musee du Louvre，Paris，France It is the world's largest and most visited art museum and a historical land mark of Paris. Housed in the Louvre Palace，the museum has been added to many times since its opening in 1793. Its glass pyramid in the main courtyard was designed by Chinese American architect Ieoh Ming Pei，and it later became a signature design of the museum. appearing in the hit thriller The Da Vinci Code starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou. |
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| National Museum of China, Beijing, China Near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, it's one of the largest museums in the world and the second-most visited art museum in the world, just after the Musee du Louvre. Covering a time span from the Yuanmou Man of 1.7 million years ago to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the museum houses around 1. 05 million items-and many cannot be found in museums elsewhere. |
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| State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia The State Hermitage Museum is the second-largest art museum in the world. The public can visit five of the main buildings: the Winter Palace, Small Hermitage, Old Hermitage, New Hermitage and Hermitage Theatre. Frequently seen in pop culture. it often appears as a setting for films. TV series, novels and even video games. |
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【1】Tate Modem, London, UK is attractive partly in that.
A．it is a national museum with three branches
B．entry to most of its exhibitions is free of charge
C．its exhibitions range from ancient art to modern art
D．visitors can purchase some wonderful exhibit items
【2】What do we know about The Musee du Louvre?
A．It often serves as a setting for films.
B．It slays the same as it was when first built.
C．It is the most visited art museum in the world.
D．It was designed by a Chinese American architect.
【3】Which museum displays unique items from the Yuanmou Man?
A．Tate Modern. London, UK.
B．The Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.
C．National Museum of China, Beijing. China.
D．State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia.
27、 Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict（有瘾的人)” he jokes.“I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes—khaki pants and a sports shirt—to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I am working harder than ever.”David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”
More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday（but only on Friday.This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”.“What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant Maisly Jones.
Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code.” “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative（保守的）dress code.”Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale（心境, 士气）. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative influence on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”
【1】David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict,” because .
A.he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
B.he couldn’t stand a clean appearance
C.he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time
D.he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes
【2】David Smith wears casual clothes now, because .
A.he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
B.they make him feel at ease when working
C.he looks handsome in casual clothes
D.he no longer works for any company
【3】According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A.Many employees don’t like a conservative dress code.
B.Comfortable clothes make employees more productive.
C.A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees.
D.All the employers in the U. S. are for casual office wear.
【4】According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.
B.“Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.
C.Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 90s.
D.Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.
28、 In this day and age, having solid English skills is a must. But if you’ve been learning for a while and don’t find yourself communicating with ease, how do you get around learning slump?
Find native English speakers. In certain areas hardest thing to do, but it’s the best use of your time. Talking to actual native speakers is the most effective way to improve your English skills, speaking or otherwise. 【1】.
Watch people.Watch how their mouths form the words. Watch how emotion is communicated. Watch where emphasis goes on certain sentences and how that provides context. 【2】, take notice of the humor and the feelings, and the formality they employ.
Slow down.Above all, if you want to be understood, slow down. 【3】. It’s tempting to get nervous and want to speed up to get it all over with, but you can’t do that! Clarity is the key--for some native English speakers, too
Speak English at home. Talk to yourself in English. Narrate your actions. While you’re washing dishes, say what you’re doing, thinking, or feeling. 【4】, but it keeps your brain thinking in English before your first language. Once you can do that, the rest is just keeping it up.
Create opportunities. 【5】. That’s the lazy way of looking at it! English speakers are everywhere, and you have to come to them. Call an English hotline. Call up Nike and ask about their sneakers. Start a blog. There are always opportunities to be had.
A.It sounds a little silly if you get caught
B.Apart from just understanding their words
C.In addition to imitating the gestures they use
D.They will be patient with you―don’t worry
E.Your progress will be faster this way than any other
F.It’s easy to complain you’ll never be exposed to an authentic language environment
G.The more clearly you speak, the better chance your listener has of understanding you.
29、The Man of Many Secrets — Harry Houdini — was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes — from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.
Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.
It was the publicity(宣传) that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chins. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? World-wild fame, and a name remembered today.
【1】According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on _______.
A. his special tricks and supernatural power B. his unusual ability and a skeleton key
C. his magic tricks and supernatural powers D. his wisdom and magic tricks
【2】In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to _______.
A. his first prison escape B. the year 1898
C. the publicity D. Harry Houdini’s success
【3】It can be inferred from the passage that Houdini became famous _______.
A. in 1894 B. before he married
C. at the age of 17 D. when he was about 24
【4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Skeleton Key B. A Man of Many Secrets
C. World-wild Fame D. Great Escape
30、Be a Traveler, not a Tourist
Last summer，I had just enough money saved to buy a golden ticket—— a 3-month train pass that would take me to the furthest reaches of Europe. Excited for my journey， I ____all the necessities — _____the guidebook.
While the ____of the Internet was definitely a contributing factor to my_____，this was not the only reason I decided to fly ____.
To be honest，I find the guidebook _____a journey—like a bossy aunt who is always telling you what to do，_____she doesn't always know what's best._____has taught me that there is a clear _____between a tourist and a traveler.
While waiting in a queue to see Michelangelo's Statue of David in Florence，I met a man who showed me his _____of "Top 20 Things to do in Italy" and told us_____that he'd "seen" everything Italy has to _____in just four days.
The problem I had with this man's way of ____was that he was too _____the information provided by his guidebook. He was _____in the so-called "must-sees" and blind to all that was happening somewhere else.
So，guidebook-less as we were，I traveled to Estonia.Arriving for no good reason，I had no option but to______some friendly faces for advice. I _____myself and asked them what was happening around town. When this resulted in an _____to a beautiful Estonian home by a river where I enjoyed a 110-degree wood-stove sauna(桑拿)，_____picked forest-mushrooms and the good _____of my five new-found Estonian friends， I was most glad I had left our bossy aunt at home.
【1】A. loaded B. collected C. packed D. selected
【2】A. except B. with C. including D. besides
【3】A. competence B. convenience C. instance D. performance
【4】A. goal B. decision C. excuse D. mistake
【5】A. around B. away C. abroad D. alone
【6】A. limits B. influences C. confuses D. encourages
【7】A. in case B. as though C. even though D. if only
【8】A. Regulation B. Communication C. Intelligence D. Experience
【9】A. relationship B. connection C. similarity D. difference
【10】A. list B. book C. file D. summary
【11】A. loudly B. positively C. proudly D. happily
【12】A. recommend B. offer C. discover D. order
【13】A. traveling B. planning C. preparing D. moving
【14】A. cautious about B. amused by C. surprised at D. focused on
【15】A. involved B. interested C. lost D. engaged
【16】A. approach B. beg C. spot D. seize
【17】A. presented B. helped C. introduced D. forced
【18】A. application B. immigration C. entrance D. invitation
【19】A. nervously B. rarely C. secretly D. locally
【20】A. quality B. company C. occupation D. advice
31、I once coached volleyball for a group of kids for the Special Olympics. One particular Tuesday night, after warming up, the kids began their _______. Brian was sitting in the _______ by himself, as usual, _______ between watching the other kids and resting his head on his knees.
His family _______ greatly with what they referred to as his “condition.” _______, this caused him a lot of anger and sadness. With a _______ ability to fully understand and deal with the negativity in his life, Brian often _______ and wouldn't communicate with others. Working with Brian each week, I knew I had to be _______.
On this particular Tuesday night, as I had done so many times before, I simply told him that we'd love to have him _______us, and made my way over to the other kids.
As the volleyball lesson __________, I saw Brian come out of his corner and was moving closer, __________ in the fun the other kids were having. Hesitantly, he __________ me and asked if he could play. On this night, Brian had finally decided to move past his __________ and take part in the fun.
At the end of that Tuesday night, as I watched Brian and the other kids leave the volleyball court __________, I knew that I was making at least a small __________ in these kids’ lives.
【1】
A．discussions
B．studies
C．moves
D．preparations
【2】
A．chair
B．corner
C．darkness
D．crowds
【3】
A．exploring
B．comparing
C．emerging
D．alternating
【4】
A．struggled
B．competed
C．agreed
D．integrated
【5】
A．Naturally
B．Obviously
C．Literally
D．Unfortunately
【6】
A．limited
B．unique
C．remarkable
D．permanent
【7】
A．looked down
B．shut down
C．slowed down
D．calmed down
【8】
A．strict
B．accurate
C．patient
D．efficient
【9】
A．join
B．help
C．choose
D．support
【10】
A．ceased
B．started
C．suspended
D．progressed
【11】
A．hidden
B．engaged
C．interested
D．involved
【12】
A．excited
B．hugged
C．approached
D．encountered
【13】
A．anger
B．fear
C．pride
D．doubt
【14】
A．behind
B．together
C．fast
D．late
【15】
A．contribution
B．promise
C．chance
D．difference
32、How to Avoid the Coronavirus? Wash Your Hands
As a New York Times journalist in China, I covered the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003, during which a novel coronavirus was first detected in Guangdong. My two children _______elementary school in Beijing throughout the outbreak.
The International School of Beijing, _______ my children were students, was one of the_______in the capital that stayed _______throughout the SARS outbreak.
The school instituted a bunch of simple precautionary (预防的) policies: a strict note to_______reminding them not to send a child to _______ who was sick and warning them that students would be screened for _______ with ear thermometers (耳温枪) at the school door. There was no _______ of food at lunch. The teacher led the kids in _______ hand washing throughout the day at classroom __________, while singing a prolonged “hand washing song” to __________ that they did more than a cursory (草率的) pass __________ the tap with water only.
With those precautions __________, I observed something of a public __________ miracle (奇迹): Not only did no child get SARS, but __________ seemed that no student was sick with anything at all for __________on end.
The World Health Organization __________ the SARS outbreak controlled in July 2003. But, oh, those __________ continued. The best first-line defenses __________SARS or the novel coronavirus or most any virus at all are the ones that Grandma and common __________taught us, after all.
【1】A.attended B.left C.explored D.experienced
【2】A.which B.where C.as D.when
【3】A.many B.much C.few D.little
【4】A.closed B.open C.locked D.controlled
【5】A.patients B.students C.teachers D.parents
【6】A.hospital B.work C.school D.clinic
【7】A.colds B.coughs C.fevers D.headaches
【8】A.sharing B.wasting C.eating D.throwing
【9】A.fluent B.frequent C.occasional D.timely
【10】A.desks B.chairs C.pipes D.sinks
【11】A.suggest B.assume C.ensure D.require
【12】A.through B.above C.across D.under
【13】A.in place B.in reality C.in order D.in need
【14】A.behavior B.life C.study D.health
【15】A.it B.there C.they D.this
【16】A.months B.days C.years D.hours
【17】A.claimed B.declared C.reported D.announced
【18】A.hobbies B.interests C.characters D.habits
【19】A.on B.from C.against D.for
【20】A.ground B.sense C.practice D.people
33、 If you’re visiting Florence, Italy, you’ve got to see the world-famous Uffizi Gallery. But why? Because that’s what _______ does in Florence? Because you feel it _______ to post a selfie in front of the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus (《维纳斯的诞生》)?
Those are obviously _______ reasons. We shouldn’t go to places because they’re world-famous; instead, we should go to fully _______ what made them world-famous. But that requires a well-planned visit, not just following the _______ , taking pictures and checking it off your wish list.
For example, you cannot visit the crown of Lady Liberty (自由女神像的别称) at all without serious _______ .” On busy days, we’re taking 25,000 people on a small island, and only 500 a day get to the crown,” said Michael Amato, the lead park ranger (管理人) for the Statue of Liberty National Monument, “Right now we’re sold out until two months later”. So you need to check what’s available only _________.
Still, a lot can _______ before you actually go on the trip. “Keep up to date,” said Jade McKellar, the director of visitor experiences at the Sydney Opera House. “_______ us on social media and sign up for our newsletter.” Even without a booking, visitors can often buy tickets for events that run 363 days a year. But like many sites, a true visit means spending a full day, something a(n) __________ traveller might be unwilling to do.
Another reason to set aside more time: Visitors can check out the less famous but equally worthwhile — often beautifully complementary (互补的) sites __________. Susan Greaney, the senior historian at English Heritage, which is in charge of Stonehenge (巨石阵), __________ a trip to the two history museums with Stonehenge-relevant exhibitions. Each of them is less than a 30-minute driveaway but likely to be __________ on a one-day tour from London. Of course, you simply __________ the world-famous attraction. If you’re __________ museums by the time you get to Florence, forget the Uffizi and take advantage of other things Florence offers. Don’t worry about what your friends will think.
【1】A.everybody B.somebody C.nobody D.anybody
【2】A.free B.pleasant C.necessary D.possible
【3】A.terrible B.odd C.vital D.similar
【4】A.check B.appreciate C.sense D.control
【5】A.example B.order C.advice D.crowd
【6】A.testing B.planning C.rethinking D.training
【7】A.at a distance B.by chance C.in advance D.on time
【8】A.expect B.come C.change D.improve
【9】A.Support B.Observe C.Follow D.Inform
【10】A.experienced B.rushed C.discouraged D.talented
【11】A.home B.oversea C.nearby D.halfway
【12】A.recommended B.designed C.extended D.canceled
【13】A.covered B.found C.predicted D.missed
【14】A.visit B.skip C.replace D.recognize
【15】A.familiar with B.sick of C.used to D.attracted to
34、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?
Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.
In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.
When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.
Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.
Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.
That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.
And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.
But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.
Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.
Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.
In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.
35、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.
And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.
The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.
36、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.
37、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.
Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.
38、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
In 1971, China’s first subway line in Beijing was formally put into operation. By December 2017, there were 171 subway lines stretching over 5,083 km in 35 cities on the Chinese mainland. Currently, China has the longest urban railway network in the world, which is predicted to surpass 6000 km by 2020.
The rapid development of China’s urban railway system reflects the country’s growing economic strength. The system has experienced the fastest growth over the past 15 years due to the investment of wealth accumulated from the reform and opening up in urban infrastructure construction. An urban railway system is expensive to build, with one kilometer of subway costing approximately 700 million yuan ($110 million). A city without economic strength cannot develop such an expensive system.
The progress in urban railway construction technologies has also contributed to the fast expansion of the infrastructure. Subway construction involves building underground tunnels, laying rails, manufacturing trains and the operation and management of subways. It is a systematic project which not only covers traditional infrastructure building but also modem electronics and information technology. China s railway construction technologies are the best in the world, with Chinese subway trains now exported to developed countries including the United States.
The expansion of Chinese cities has made it necessary to develop urban railway systems. Since the start of the reform and opening up, a large number of people have migrated to cities and the number of private cars has increased dramatically, resulting in serious traffic congestion. Building subways has become an important way to solve this problem.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of China’s reform and opening up, and the rapid development of China’s urban railway system exemplifies the achievements made by the policy. As China furthers its opening up, it will continue to maintain steady and rapid economic growth and railway systems will be available in more and more cities.
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39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Human beings are smart. However, it seems that people are gradually losing their smartness as smartphones become more and more important assistants in their lives, reported news website Record Japan on Oct. 22. As we rely too much on technology instead of our brains, many people have lost three basic abilities, said the website.
The first skill many people have lost is remembering phone numbers. Because phone numbers are stored in smart phone contacts, there's no need to dial a number or look at it again.
And some people may also have lost their sense of direction because navigation apps can guide people anywhere they want to go. These apps can even find shortest routes for you and avoid traffic jams. But the worst lost skills may be social ones, meaning that some people are becoming socially inept(无能的）. People often bury themselves in their smart phones. As we're too addicted to what's happening in the virtual world, some of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes can't even tell whether a person is happy or not.
In August, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied 51 students aged 11 and 12 who had over five hours' screen time every day. Their task was to tell the emotions of 48 pictures of faces that were happy, sad, angry or scared. The children made an average of 14.02 mistakes at the beginning. But after a five-day camp without electronic (电子的) products, they made only 9.41 mistakes on average. “If you’re not practicing face-to-face communication, you could be losing important social skills,” concluded professor Yalda Uhls from the research.
Luckily, people still have a chance to get these abilities back. You should try to keep your parents' numbers in mind for emergencies. You should also pay more attention to street signs and stores, which will help you to draw a mind map and stop you from getting lost. And the easiest solution to social skill loss is to take a break from electronic devices because we are social creatures. We need device-free time.
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40、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。
My Kindergarten Hero
We had just completed a unit on community heroes, and I had given my kindergarten class a task to write or draw about their favorite hero. Each child was busy creating colorful masterpieces such as firefighters, policemen and doctors. Several students had chosen to draw larger-than-life brothers and sisters or moms and dads.
However, one little boy was having difficulty with the assignment. Cameron had touched my heart early in the school year. He had dark brown hair and wore his thick glasses. He looks like a younger version of Harry Potter at best. He often snorted (鼻息声) when he laughed, and the rest of the class would laugh along with him.
Cameron suffered from autism (自闭症), but that didn’t matter to me or his classmates. We all loved him just the way he was. He was full of wonderful stories and brought a special feeling to our classroom. I sat and watched as Austin worked with Cameron. Austin had a wonderful way of interacting with Cameron and he helped him find his hero. Within a few minutes, Cameron quickly began drawing blue lines and curves on his paper—he was particularly fond of the color blue.
Finally, it was time for everybody to share their hero pictures. I listened as each student proudly stood in front of the class, picture held high, and described his or her hero. Several students described their heroes by giving them superhuman strength. It was finally Cameron’s turn to share his hero. Cameron stood up and anxiously placed his large blue stick-figured drawing in front of his face. He then quickly burst out it was a picture of me. He added that I helped him learn things and then quickly sat back down. Tears began to form in the corner of my eyes, but nothing could have prepared me for what happened next.
注意：
1. 续写的词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Austin stood up to share his picture, I was certain it would be a policeman.
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Cameron suddenly stood up, and put his arms up in the air as if he were going to take of and fly.
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41、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Bill在春节期间给你发了一封节日问候邮件，并在信中问及红色在中国春节中的使用，请你给他回封邮件介绍下红色在春节中的使用情况。内容包括以下几点:
1. 红色在中国的象征；
2. 春节期间红色的使用(至少列出两个要点)。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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