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1、The police were on the ________ within a few minutes.
A.place B.position C.spot D.location
2、Ronny's steps________, and there was a moment of absolute silence.
A.died down B.died away C.died off D.died out
3、Over 200 people died ______ the air crash.
A.with regard to B.as a consequence of C.in the course of D.on the ground of
4、The fact has worried us more and more students have got near-sighted.
A. what B. which C. that D. though
5、Several villages were________from the outside world,for all roads to those villages were destroyed.
A．cut up
B．cut out
C．cut off
D．cut through
6、At one time, dozens of candidates were running for president in 2020, mostly on the Democratic(民主的) side with a few Trump challengers, but more and more of them______
A.came out B.left out C.dropped out D.dropped off
7、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
8、Next after coffee, Americans are ______ to drink cola drinks, such as Coke or Pepsi, or other soft drinks.
A.possible B.likely C.probable D.truly
9、The majority of the office equipment, as well as two windows, ________ repaired yesterday.
A．were
B．was
C．are
D．is
10、Our blood depends on us moving around to be able to _______ properly.
A.bleed B.bond C.crash D.circulate
11、In America, a ________ lunch may consist of a burger or sandwich, a vegetable or fruit salad, a dessert, and a coke or coffee.
A.stable B.reasonable C.typical D.vital
12、Sorry, I’m late. I ______ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.
A. might B. should
C. can’t D. will
13、Teens and younger children are reading a lot less for fun, according to a Common Sense Media report Monday.
A.being published B.to publish C.publishing D.published
14、_______ with the severe situation, the expert suggested the market referred to at once.
A.Facing; be shut down B.Faced; being shut down
C.To Face; being shut down D.Faced; be shut down
15、I'm sorry to inform you that you can't legally _______ the property until the contract is signed.
A.take possession of B.take the place of
C.take notice of D.take the position of
16、________ from his parents, and ________ that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games.
A．Pressing; realizing
B．Pressed; realized
C．Pressing; realized
D．Pressed; realizing
17、I am ________ the government as well as to the general public for just treatment ________ peasant-workers，who have made great contributions to the improvement of city life.
A．asking；on behalf of
B．applying；in the name of
C．demanding；in the name of
D．appealing to；on behalf of
18、______ I saw it, I knew I had seen it before.
A. At the moment B. Immediately
C. For the first time D. The minutes
19、________ that the small village ________ him. He knows almost everything about it.
A．There is no doubt; is familiar with
B．There is no doubt; is familiar to
C．It is no doubt; is familiar with
D．It is no doubt; is familiar to
20、It’s important for graduates to find a proper job, one in which they can bring their_______ into full play.
A.potential B.circumstance C.symptom D.insurance
21、________ out of work for a few months, the couple had to take up the job of peddling.
A．To be
B．Being
C．Having been
D．Having
22、Your time should have been made full use of _______ the final exams, but to my regret, it wasn’t.
A.to pass B.passing C.to have passed D.having passed
23、Mum always ______ great ways to celebrate our birthday.
A. puts up with B. comes up with C. keeps up with D. catches up with
24、— Mr. Priestly has just accepted our offer over the phone．
— Good, but you must ask him to ______ it in writing．
A. consume B. confirm C. consult D. conduct
25、The new couple spent some money for the ______ of the furniture necessary for their new house.
A.distribution B.manufacture C.donation D.purchase
26、 Sagrada Familia ( 2,056,448 visits/year)
Opening hours: 09:00-18:00 (October-March) 09:00-20:00 (April-September).
Admission: $11, or $10 with the Barcelona Card.
Disabled access: Yes.
The temple has been under construction since 1882 and they’ve still got another 30 to 80 years to go before it will be finished. The project’s vast scale (规模) and its special design have made it one of Barcelona’s top tourist attractions for many years.
La Pedrera (1,133,220 visits/year)
Opening hours: 09:00-18:30 (November-February) 09:00-20:00 (March-October)
Admission: $9.50. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.
Disabled access: No.
This building used to be called Casa Mila, but nowadays it’s more commonly known as La Pedrera. It was made of bricks and had colorful tiles (瓷砖).
Barcelona FC Museum (1,032,763 visits/year)
Opening hours: 6th April-4th October: (Monday to Saturday) 10:00-20:00; the rest of the year: 10:00 to 18:30.
Admission: $8.50 for entry to museum and an extra $17 for a guided tour.
Disabled access: Yes.
It is now generally considered as the best football museum in the world. You can see so many trophies (奖杯), pictures and statues of great football players. I’m not a football fan but I still enjoyed walking round this museum.
Miró Museum (518,869 visits/year)
Opening hours: Check website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.
Admission: $8. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.
Disabled access: Yes.
This museum has a wide range of Miró’s works dating back as far as 1914. This artwork collection includes not only his paintings but also a good selection of sculptures.
【1】What can we know about the four tourist attractions?
A.Sagrada Familia is the largest building in Barcelona.
B.La Pedrera is well known for its colors.
C.Barcelona FC Museum will attract football fans.
D.Miró Museum was built in as early as the year of 1914.
【2】If you visit the Barcelona FC Museum with a tour guide, you should pay .
A.$8.5 B.$25.5 C.$17 D.$25
【3】What do the four attractions have in common?
A.They are famous for their architectural styles. B.They are all accessible for the disabled people.
C.Their opening hours are changeable in different times. D.Tourists can get a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card.
27、Teens and their teachers know well that early-morning classes can be tiring. Doctors now have a solution: for better teen health, push the sleep button on school start times. Janet Croft, who studies teens and sleep at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention(CDC)in Atlanta high schools, says, “Most teens are actually brain dead when they go to these early classes. Too many students start their day as walking zombies(僵尸).”
One report stresses the importance of sleep for teens and describes the dangers from not getting enough sleep. Studies in the past have shown over and over that teens lacking sleep face higher risks of being overweight and being frustrated.
Many teens get too little sleep because they attend middle and high schools that start earlier than 8:30 am. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics(AAP),those early start times throw off a student’s internal body rhythm, called the circadian clock(生物钟).Too little sleep disturbs that clock and causes problems.
The study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that nearly 6 in every 10 middle school students and 9 in 10 high school students are sleeping too little. Yet many parents aren’t aware of this. In the same study,7 of every 10 parents said they believed their kids did sleep enough. That study shows too many parents are unaware of the science on teen-sleep needs, says Owens.
Kyla Wahlstrom, a former teacher, who has spent a lot of time with teens lacking sleep, says: “An incredible number of students are either sleeping at their desks or sitting there like a lump, not asking questions or raising their hands.”
Getting enough sleep can help a teen on the inside, too. Several studies have shown that children and teenagers who don’t sleep enough are more likely to become obese, or extremely overweight. Teens lacking sleep also are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression and mood disorders. It’s time to recognize how important sleep is, particularly to teenagers.
【1】What does the author want to stress by mentioning “walking zombies” in Paragraph 2?
A．The students’ brain health is worrying.
B．The students are fond of computer games.
C．The students are so used to staying up very late.
D．The students are in a bad state of learning in early classes.
【2】According to AAP in Paragraph 4, early school schedules affect teens by
A．increasing their course load
B．affecting their circadian clock
C．affecting their performance at school
D．disturbing their relationships with classmates
【3】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．The number of teens lacking sleep is growing fast.
B．Physical and mental health are equally important to teens.
C．It is really necessary to adjust school start times in the morning.
D．Teachers should take measures to raise students’ interest in learning.
【4】What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Parents are unaware of their kids’ sleep condition.
B．Being overweight is very common among American teens.
C．Early school start times can turn teens into the walking dead.
D．Researchers have found out how sleep is related to teens’ study.
28、 The chance of a snowy holiday season in most American cities is practically impossible this year,so any festive atmosphere to be enjoyed will have to be the imaginary sort. Luckily, there are books for that.
The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen,the story of children Kay and Gerda,who must face the goddesslike woman who controls all snowflakes after Kay is kidnapped.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma
It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America,only to face entirely new hardships.Sharma's novel isn't entirely set in the wintertime, but his poetic descriptions of winter weather as lovely yet isolating make it a great choice for a December read.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation that has been produced recently and read or reread the classic itself.You know the story:a scientist driven by his ambition discovers a method for creating life, and spends two years cobbling together a living creature, who later feels angry with him.
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
Dillard's first book is,as its title suggests,about her change from being a selfcentered child to being an adult more concerned with the world around her than with her own personal concerns.Her parents are key figures in the story.One famous scene takes place during what the author calls “a big snow”,in 1950.
【1】Who wrote a novel about The Snow Queen?
A.Annie Dillard. B.Mary Shelley.
C.Akhil Sharma D.Hans Christian Andersen.
【2】Which novel is about an Indian's family?
A.The Snow Queen. B.Family Life.
C.An American Childhood. D.Frankenstein.
【3】What do we know about Frankenstein?
A.It has been adapted for movies. B.It's about the secret history.
C.It's about an Indian family. D.It's a fairy tale.
【4】From An American Childhood, we know the main characters are ________.
A.selfcentered children B.adults
C.scientists D.Dillard's parents
29、Many of us have had this experience: we lie down in a bed other than our own, perhaps at a friend’s house or in a hotel room, and find it difficult or impossible to fall asleep. Is it because the bed is uncomfortable? Maybe, but perhaps there can be other reasons.
According to a new study published in Current Biology, a significant reason is what the scientists call “first night effect”. They believe that one side of the brain acts as a “night watch” to warn us about potential dangers. It forces us to stay awake on the first night in a new environment.
For the study, 35 young volunteers were asked to sleep in a sleep lab for several days. Meanwhile, researchers watched their brain activities.
According to the researchers, on their first night, the left brains were more active than the right brains and people had a hard time sleeping. However, left-brain activity decreased as days went by, falling even to the point of complete calm. In this process, the participants got an increasingly better sleep experience.
The findings suggest that the different rhythms of the sides of the brain affect our sleep. When the two sides work differently, the balance between them is broken. Thus, the brain can’t relax and is sensitive to anything strange in the surroundings, just as it is in daytime.
“At some level, the brain is continuing to analyze things, even though you are not aware of the analysis,” US professor Jerome Siegel told Smithsonian Magazine. “If something unusual happens – if a door opens or you hear a key in a lock – you can be alert, even though the intensity of the stimulus is quite low.”
More surprisingly, this phenomenon is similar to the way some animals sleep. Whales, dolphins, and many birds can sleep with half of their brain while the other half stays awake, with its corresponding eye staying open.
The researchers think that it is the result of evolution, and works to protect us in potentially dangerous environments.
If you have ever had what you think is “first night effect”, researchers suggest that you bring your own pillow or sleep in a room similar to your bedroom next time you sleep away from home.
【1】What did the new study published in Current Biology find?
A．A comfortable bed could help people sleep well in a new environment.
B．Most people could sleep well in a new environment after the first night.
C．Brain activities affected people’s sleep in a new environment.
D．The right brain determined how well people slept in a new environment.
【2】What was found out about the volunteers?
A．Their left brains were more active on the first night.
B．Their right brains became more active as days went by.
C．Their right brains kept them awake the whole night.
D．They slept better in the sleep lab than at home.
【3】What do the researchers think makes the brain sensitive to new things?
A．The bad sleep experiences people have had.
B．The tiredness that people suffer from in daytime.
C．The imbalance between the two sides of the brain.
D．The strangeness of the things that people come across.
【4】What do the researchers think of “first night effect”?
A．It has evolved as a way to protect us.
B．It’s a characteristic that animals don’t have.
C．It’s completely different from the way animals sleep.
D．It helps people to get used to new environments quickly.
30、Jeremy can no longer read, drive a car or even recognize faces. But the 20-year-old, who lost his central vision two years ago, can _________ hit a small white ball into a slightly larger hole from a considerable distance.
Jeremy was diagnosed with an extremely rare disease called LHON. Faced with the onset of blindness, Jeremy admits he _________ into depression for a couple of months and feared he’d never play golf again.
One day on TV he saw a guy crying bitterly who had just lost his family when a plane crashed down on his house. Jeremy thought, “If this guy can make it through this, then I can _________ having no central vision.” That became his motto: “Things could be _________.”
So six months after losing his sight, Jeremy decided to _________ his golf club again. He had played every Sunday since the age of twelve with his Dad Lionel. Blind golf brought them even closer because, unlike the regular version of the sport, it’s a _________ game.
Lionel acts as his son’s sighted coach on the course. He _________ the hole and hazards（障碍）. Then he points in the direction, while Jeremy places his chin on his dad’s shoulder to get a _________ of the correct position.
They played together and won the World Blind Golf Championship. Besides, Jeremy has been collecting money and raising _________ of LHON with sponsored bike rides, half-marathons and even sky dives. “That’s the greater __________ of my doing anything,” he told CNN.
【1】
A．casually
B．seriously
C．successfully
D．accidentally
【2】
A．ran
B．looked
C．slipped
D．burst
【3】
A．avoid
B．suffer
C．escape
D．survive
【4】
A．funnier
B．worse
C．simpler
D．crazier
【5】
A．look for
B．show off
C．pick up
D．deal with
【6】
A．team
B．class
C．mind
D．strength
【7】
A．clears
B．measures
C．discovers
D．describes
【8】
A．sense
B．sign
C．view
D．mark
【9】
A．levels
B．awareness
C．standards
D．spirit
【10】
A．challenge
B．opportunity
C．potential
D．purpose
31、 Some dreams take longer to come true than others, but with the help of 21st-century social media and her great-grandson, at the age of 110, one British woman is _________ hers at long last.
At the end of World War I, Amy Hawkins was a 7-year-old child who loved nothing more than to _________. As a teen, Hawkins set her _________ on becoming an entertainer. Hawkins was on her way, touring the country with a dance troupe (歌舞团) — until her ambition was _________ by her mom, who didn’t see it as a respectable _________ for a young lady.
All these years later, the 110-year-old lady lives at home in Monmouth, South Wales, surrounded by her loved ones. The four-generation family unit includes her granddaughter, Hannah Freeman, and Freeman’s 14-year-old son, Sacha. Even though she’s no longer doing it _________, Hawkins has never stopped singing.
“She’s like a clock, once you wind her up she won’t stop,” Freeman said in an interview. “She just keeps asking, ‘Would you _________ another one?’.”
On Hawkins’ 110th birthday, Sacha _________ his great-gran singing one of her favorite WWI tunes. When Freeman jokingly suggested Sacha post it to TikTok, neither of them could have _________ the overwhelmingly positive response it would receive, reaching 100,000 views and a large number of emotional praises in just days.
Some journeys take longer than others. Sometimes, we’re detoured (绕路) along the way. Dreams can and do come true every day. While it’s been a long time coming, Amy Hawkins is ____________ a whole new generation of fans.
A．reflecting
B．realizing
C．recalling
D．researching
A．sing
B．study
C．paint
D．film
A．values
B．limits
C．sights
D．hands
A．cut back
B．cut in
C．cut through
D．cut short
A．method
B．grade
C．level
D．occupation
A．nervously
B．professionally
C．reasonably
D．secretly
A．bring
B．have
C．like
D．read
A．caught
B．videoed
C．reported
D．remembered
A．imagined
B．noticed
C．missed
D．suspected
A．entertaining
B．becoming
C．representing
D．inviting
32、 I come from a broken family that many would consider dysfunctional (失衡) at the very least: marriage, divorces, etc. After we grew up, my three siblings and I could go years _______ speaking. And that is where this story _______.
My sister Jeanne and I were born only 14 months _______, but by the time we were teenagers we had lost _______. By age 19, I had moved away from our home in Wisconsin to live on my father’s horse farm in Virginia. We lived separate lives in separate states and our connection _______ ended.
Fast-forward about five years, I was 24 and on a _______ with my fiancé (未婚夫) to New York City, a place I had never been to.
During a day of sightseeing, we were crossing a very _______street loaded with people. I was on the point of laughing at something my fiancé said _______ I heard my name yelled from somewhere around me: “Cheryl!” I _______in my steps in the middle of the road. Tears __________ in my eyes. I knew without a doubt that it was my sister Jeanne. I yelled __________ before even turning to look. “Jeanne?” It was her.
I later asked how she’d known it was me-she __________ saw me! She said it was my __________. I wouldn’t say my laugh is all that __________, but I guess to a family member it’s infectious. It __________ your heart and resonates (共鸣) in your mind.
Since that time, my sister and I have never been __________. We both moved back to Wisconsin. We __________ daily. Many years have passed, and we are now in our 50s. But our meeting __________ wasn’t just a sign of God’s blessing. I see it as more of a lesson, a __________ not to lose touch with loved ones. It is too easy to remain lost. After our sister-to-sister __________, I don’t plan to let that happen again.
【1】A.by B.after C.without D.beyond
【2】A.ends B.begins C.twists D.spreads
【3】A.ago B.away C.ahead D.apart
【4】A.heart B.home C.touch D.interest
【5】A.somewhat B.anyhow C.anyway D.somehow
【6】A.team B.trip C.date D.picnic
【7】A.busy B.dark C.empty D.quiet
【8】A.while B.before C.when D.until
【9】A.fell B.froze C.struggled D.hesitated
【10】A.came about B.welled up C.ran away D.streamed back
【11】A.again B.to C.at D.back
【12】A.never B.often C.seldom D.already
【13】A.shape B.clothing C.look D.laugh
【14】A.clear B.pleasant C.bright D.unusual
【15】A.hits B.treats C.breaks D.cures
【16】A.separated B.bothered C.suspected D.united
【17】A.work B.travel C.play D.talk
【18】A.by mistake B.by chance C.on schedule D.on purpose
【19】A.change B.result C.reminder D.motivation
【20】A.circle B.theory C.miracle D.move
33、 Klaila had hiked five miles up La Luz Trail (小路) and was heading back down when she heard a dog’s cries. She finally found it down at a valley. The ______ dog, weighing about 100 pounds, was breathing heavily, shaking and lying on its side.
With no one else ______, Klaila knew it was up to her to go down to help the dog, which she couldn’t ______ leaving to die alone. Klaila called 911, but couldn’t ______. She tried to ______ the large dog, but was not strong enough. She had no choice but to make her way back up to the trail to flag someone down for ______.
Jason, a marathon runner, 45, was halfway into his weekly run up La Luz when he saw Klaila ______ her arms. Knowing what happened, Jason rushed down to the dog, picked it up and took it back up to the trail. ______ to carry this huge dog down the trail, Jason was so ______ that he rested often.
Then a couple on vacation ______ the rescue. But trying to carry the dog with two people on a ______ trail turned out to be too ______. So Jason lifted the dog onto his shoulders, carrying it until they made it to the trailhead, where the dog’s owner was anxiously searching for it.
It is really ______ that a group of ______ came together to save the dog of someone they didn’t know. Having ______ contact information, the four rescuers went their separate ways.
【1】A.abandoned B.massive C.small D.dangerous
【2】A.in sight B.in charge C.in need D.in trouble
【3】A.forbid B.admit C.stand D.resist
【4】A.give in B.hold on C.drop in D.get through
【5】A.lift B.comfort C.cure D.identify
【6】A.advice B.attention C.help D.faith
【7】A.raising B.waving C.folding D.exposing
【8】A.Failing B.Offering C.Struggling D.Planning
【9】A.concerned B.embarrassed C.discouraged D.tired
【10】A.joined in B.benefited from C.disapproved of D.kept records of
【11】A.broad B.narrow C.distant D.flat
【12】A.relaxing B.dramatic C.silly D.challenging
【13】A.common B.impossible C.touching D.amusing
【14】A.passengers B.strangers C.pioneers D.guides
【15】A.discussed B.withdrawn C.transformed D.exchanged
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.
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.
35、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.
36、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
My daughter
(A story told by a father, a famous actor)
My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.
I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.
We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.
I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.
We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.
I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.
We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.
37、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.
38、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
It was Saturday afternoon. Martin and his sister Pam were looking at the beautiful old buildings of Cambridge for the day. Pam had a camera with her. She likes taking photos.
“Let’s have a last photo of you,” said Pam. “It’s the last one. I want to finish the film in my camera.”
“Oh, all right,” said Martin. He stood in front of the flowers.
“Look at me.” Said Pam and took a photo. A man with a big rucksack(背包) and a tent on his back walked between Pam and Martin.
“Oh no,” said Pam. “Now I’ve got a picture of that man, not of you, Martin.”
The man looked at Pam. He was angry. He went across the road without a word.
“That man isn’t very nice, is he?” said Martin.
“No,” said Pam. The man with the rucksack on his back went into the bus station. He had got sunglasses and a blue hat.
“Come on,” said Martin. “Let’s find our bus.”
They went into the bus station. “Look,” said Martin. “There’s that man again. He’s getting into that bus. He’s going to Aberdeen. That’s in Scotland.”
“Good,” said Pam. “Far from here and far from me!”
Three days later, Pam had got her photos from the shop. “Look at these photos of us in Cambridge,” she said to Martin. “They are all very good but this last one. Look, it’s that man with the rucksack.”
“Wait a minute,” said Martin. “I know that face. It’s in the newspaper. Have you got it?”
“Today’s newspaper?” said Pam. “Yes, it’s here. Why?”
“Yes, here he is. Look at this picture,” said Martin.
Pam looked at the picture in the newspaper. “Who’s that?” she asked.
“It says in the paper that his name is Alan Rook,” said Martin. “And he works in a bank in London. But on Monday morning - no Alan Rook! The people at the bank don’t know where he is. And they say he’s got a hundred thousand pounds with him. The police are looking for him, too.”
“Come on,” said Martin. “Let’s take the photo and the newspaper to the police.”
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
At the police station Pam and Martin met a policeman.
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Paragraph 2:
The next day the police in Aberdeen found Alan Rook in a tent in the mountains near Aberdeen.
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39、假如你是李华，将要代表学校参加市里举办的英语演讲比赛，你对此感到有些焦虑。请你用英语给曾在你校工作过的心理学博士Dr. Brandon 写封信，向他寻求一些克服怯场(stage fright)的方法。
注意: 1. 词数 100 左右。
2. 适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Dr. Brandon，
How is it going?
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Yours，
Li Hua
40、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对中国文化有浓厚的兴趣。恰好你校今年暑假将为外国学生举办一场汉语夏令营活动（Chinese Summer Camp），请你给他发一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.时间和地点;
2.内容：学习日常汉语、了解中国历史和传统文化、参观博物馆等;
3.报名方式和截止时间。
注意：1.词数100词左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯;
3.结束语已为你写好。
Dear Peter，
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Looking forward to your early reply．
Yours，
Li Hua
41、假定你是李华，你的英国留学生朋友Alan生病了。请你给他写封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 给予安慰；
2. 提出建议（健康饮食，适量运动等）
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。
Dear Alan,
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Yours,
Li Hua
邮箱： 