1、Sadly, the child star became one of one-hit wonders that _______ occasionally, only to disappear without signs.
A．spring up
B．hang up
C．stay up
D．end up
2、I think that Han Meimei in Class 9 ________ her sister in appearance but not in character.
A. looks B. compares
C. resembles D. equals
3、He went out of the room with few clothes on, only rather cold.
A．to feel
B．feel
C．feeling
D．felt
4、Being a good listener is a kind a quality and that's ________ it takes to keep friendship.
A．which
B．what
C．how
D．where
5、The anti-epidemic fight is like a time-limited race _______ all medical care personnel make every effort to people's lives.
A.that B.when C.which D.where
6、We didn’t get a hotel room because we ______ in advance.
A. hadn’t booked B. haven’t booked
C. weren’t booking D. wouldn’t book
7、I had to ________ my voice to make myself heard over the noise.
A.rise B.raise C.arise D.arouse
8、—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
9、He is wearing a heavy overcoat as a_______against the cold.
A.prevention B.shelter C.protection D.defense
10、__ the original purpose of the World Post Day was to promote the postal service worldwide, now its significance is more about postal culture.
A.Once B.While C.As D.If
11、______ it is to have a cool drink after an ______ game.
A. How fun; exhausting B. What fun; exhausted
C. What fun; exhausting D. How fun; exhausted
12、The speaker thought it hard to make himself ___ .
A.understand B.understanding C.to understand D.understood
13、To _____________ the world for help, the stars launched a campaign to help the refugees.
A. end up B. appeal to
C. leave behind D. cater for
14、I recommended ________ an English-Chinese dictionary, ________ I thought would be of great help to his studies.
A．buying; that
B．to buy; that
C．buying; which
D．to buy; which
15、Only when I left my parents for Italy ________ how comfortable it was to live in our home country.
A.I realized B.I had realized C.did I realize D.had I realized
16、Although he is only a little boy, he knows world ______ well.
A.matters B.affairs C.things D.incidents
17、You can't imagine what difficult we had _______ home in the snowstorm．
A.find B.found C.to find D.finding
18、The students enjoyed this new game, _________ was named after the school.
A.where B.whose C.which D.who
19、In the developing world, one out of 300 women die __________ breast cancer every year.
A.as usual as B.as a consequence of
C.as for D.as to
20、He was _____ his daughter, because she came back too late.
A.annoyed B.satisfied with C.the same with D.different from
21、Much to the couple's comfort，their income is now double ________ it was five years ago.
A.that B.if C.which D.what
22、He wanted to look for a(n) _________suited to his abilities.
A. pension B. prevention
C. occupation D. permission
23、For many seniors in some universities, the final year can be an unhappy experience, __________ that ends the campus romance.
A.which B.the one C.what D.one
24、The singer gave a brilliant concert at the opera house, with two songs ______.
A.in large measure B.for good measure C.beyond measure D.in full measure
25、Once _______ in the forest, we should remain ________ we are and wait for help.
A．losing; there
B．losing; where
C．lost; there
D．lost; where
26、Here I'd like to talk about how to develop your curiosity and make use of it to make discoveries. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers when you are curious about something and want to know more about it.
Firstly, write down the subject that you are interested in on a note card or piece of paper. Just put the main idea down, such as “Discover more about dinosaurs.”
Next, think for a moment about what you already know about your subject and list information like the sentences below：
1. Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.
2. Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.
3. Some dinosaurs fed on plants, some on meat.
Thirdly, ask yourself “What can I do with what I want to learn？” On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them：
1. What's the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?
2. How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?
3. Have dinosaurs really disappeared?
Fourthly, armed_with_your_list_of_questions,_you can now visit the nearest library or turn to computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably discover some new questions.
For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more deeply.
The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember—learning more always bring more questions.
【1】While doing some research, you should take the following steps________.
①list what you want to know
②choose a research subject
③list what you already know
④discover new problems
A．①④③② B．①②④③
C．②③①④ D．②①④③
【2】What does the underlined sentence “armed with your list of questions” mean?
A．Taking your list of questions with you to do more research.
B．Writing down your list of questions before turning to the computer.
C．Discussing your questions with your classmates for solution.
D．Putting your questions aside before going to the library.
【3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．You can find all the answers online.
B．Learn more, and you'll have no questions.
C．Asking questions is the only way for research.
D．During the research, more questions may arise.
【4】The best title for this passage is________.
A．Discovering Dinosaurs
B．Asking Good Questions
C．Finding Suitable Subjects
D．Having Interesting Answers
27、The over 48,000 orange trees in Seville, Spain, not only fill the city’s air with the pleasant smell of orange blossoms in spring, but they also produce over 16,500 tons of fruit every winter. Though that makes the capital of southern Spain’s Andalusia region Europe’s top orange-producing city, the fruit is too sour to be consumed fresh. While some of the produce is used to make orange jam and an alcoholic drink, most of it ends up in Seville’s landfills (填埋场). However, that may change soon thanks to a clever idea to use the oranges to produce clean energy.
The trial program is being launched by the city’s council and park department in cooperation with Emasesa, Seville’s water supply and sanitation (卫生) division. Juice from 38. 6 tons of oranges will be left to ferment (发酵) in a specialized facility. The methane (甲烷) released from the fermented liquid will be captured and used to drive a generator to produce clean power. The officials estimate the test run will produce about 1,500 kWh of energy—enough to run one of Emasesa’s water purification plants. To ensure there is no waste, the orange skins, peels, and flesh will be used as fertilizer.
“It’s not just about saving money. The oranges are a problem for the city, and we’re producing added value from waste,” said Benigno Lopez, head of Emasesa’s environmental department.
If successful, by 2023, the city hopes to recycle all the oranges and add the electricity produced back into its power transmission network. In trial runs, one ton of oranges produced 50 kWh of clean energy—enough to cover the daily electricity needs of five homes. The project team estimates that if all the fruit is recycled, it will produce enough energy to power as many as 73,000 residences.
“This project will help us to reach our targets for reducing emissions, energy self-sufficiency, and the circular economy,” Juan Espadas Cejas, mayor of Seville, said in the press conference announcing the trial scheme.
【1】What do we know about oranges in Seville from the first paragraph？
A．They are usually picked in spring.
B．They are mostly used to make jams and juice.
C．They are not recommended to be eaten fresh.
D．They make Seville the world’s top orange-producing city.
【2】What is the second paragraph mainly about？
A．Different uses of oranges.
B．How to produce power from juice.
C．An introduction to the trial program.
D．Why the trial program was put forward.
【3】What can we infer from the passage？
A．Seville hasn’t carried out the trial program yet.
B．The electricity produced will be used to purify water.
C．The electricity produced will go to Seville’s power plants.
D．Seville may need to recycle 14,600 tons of oranges to power 73,000 homes.
【4】What is the best title for the text？
A．Seville Is Turning Waste into Wealth
B．Seville Is Seeking Market for Oranges
C．Seville Is Contributing to Global Warming
D．Seville Is Dealing with the Electricity Shortage
28、 The internet isn't always a happy place. But there are groups trying to change that. Kuakuaqun, or “praising group” on Wechat, in which people send out compliments and positive messages, are becoming popular among university students in China.
Praising groups have been founded by students from several universities, such as Fudan University, Communication University of China, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. People can even buy memberships of such groups on online platforms like Taobao. Once admitted, they make complimentary comments about each other and even ask to be complimented on particular things.
The praising groups come at a time when the mental health of young Chinese is getting attention. As young Chinese seek company and confidence, the praising groups meet a lot of psychological needs. “The group allows me to see the good qualities in myself that I often overlook and look at the bright side of everything. Kindness from strangers can help me feel much better,” Tian Jiayin, 22, told China Daily.
The popularity of chat groups is also a reflection of Chinese culture, reported Global Times. As many young Chinese are raised to be modest, it’s uncommon for them to openly seek and give praise. As a result, they desire compliments as they grow up. “If the kids got more praise from parents and teachers, their desire for praise wouldn't be so strong,” said Dai Ji, a psychologist from Hunan University of Commerce.
But Chen Kan, a psychologist from Fudan University, warned that members of praising groups should be cautious about giving or receiving praise. “The biggest risk is the constant emphasis on the ‘false self’, which makes it harder to see the ‘true self’,” she said.
【1】What does the underlined word “compliments” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. praises B. questions
C. advice D. information
【2】Why do many Chinese university students like Kuakuaqun?
A. It gives them a discount on Taobao.
B. It helps them with their studies.
C. It makes them feel confident.
D. It helps them make new friends.
【3】What does Chen Kan think of giving or receiving praise?
A. Receiving praise is more helpful than being modest.
B. Parents and teachers should give young people more praise.
C. kids should be encouraged to openly seek and give praise.
D. Too much praise might stop kids from seeing their true selves.
【4】What is the main idea of the article?
A. Tips for getting motivated
B. The “lost” generation in China
C. Origin of the praising culture in China
D. Advantages and disadvantages of Kuakuaqun
29、A Letter to My Younger Self
Dear 17-year-old self,
When your Laker (洛杉矶湖人队球员) dream comes true tomorrow, you need to figure out a way to invest in the future of your family and friends. This sounds simple, but you have to take some time to think it over.
I said invest.
I did not say give.
Let me explain.
Purely giving material things to your siblings (兄弟姐妹) and friends may appear to be the right decision. You love them, and they were always there for you growing up, so it’s only right that they should share your success and all that comes with it. You buy them a car, a big house, and pay all of their bills. You want them to live a comfortable life, right?
But the day will come when you realize that as much as you believed you were doing the right thing, you were actually holding them back.
You will come to understand that you were taking care of them because it made you feel good to see them smiling. That was extremely selfish of you. While you were feeling satisfied with yourself, you were slowly eating away at their own dreams and ambitions. You were adding material things to their lives, but taking away the most precious gifts of all: independence and growth.
Understand that you are about to be the leader of the family. This involves making tough choices, even if your siblings and friends do not understand them at the time.
Invest in their future; don’t just give.
Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose. Put them through school, set them up with job interviews and help them become leaders in their own right. Hold them to the same level of dedication (全身心投入) that it took for you to get to where you are now and where you will eventually go.
I’m writing you now so that you can begin this process immediately and don’t have to deal with the struggle of getting rid of the addiction you caused. That addiction only leads to anger and jealousy from everybody involved, including yourself.
As time goes on, you will see them grow independently and have their own ambitions and their own lives, and your relationship with all of them will be much better as a result.
There’s plenty more I could write to you, but at 17, I know you don’t have the attention span (注意力持续时间) to sit through 2,000 words.
The next time I write to you, I may touch on the challenges of mixing blood with business. The most important advice I can give to you is to make sure your parents remain PARENTS and not managers.
Before you sign that first contract, figure out the right budget for your parents - one that will allow them to live beautifully while also growing your business and setting people up for long-term success. That way, your children’s kids and their kids will be able to invest in their own futures when the time comes.
Your life is about to change, and things are about to come at you very fast. But just let this sink in a bit when you lay down at night after another nine-hour training day.
Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache, some of which remains to this day.
Much love,
Kobe
(节选自the Player’s Tribune)
【1】According to Bryant, “giving” could make ______.
①him feel satisfied with himself
②him stand out from other players
③his siblings and friends live a comfortable life
④his siblings and friends depend on him
A.①②③ B.①③④ C.①②④. D.②③④
【2】According to the article, Bryant probably ______.
A.had never dreamed of playing for the Lakers
B.spent a large sum of money buying houses for himself
C.had trouble handling family relationships
D.has a circle of supportive friends
【3】According to the article, Bryant should have ______ when he was younger.
A.shared his success with others
B.inspired his siblings to achieve their goals through hard work
C.looked for well-paid jobs for his siblings
D.refused to live with his siblings
【4】Bryant’s purpose in writing this letter was to ______.
A.criticize his siblings for wasteful spending
B.give advice to young people about how to treat their family if they become rich
C.complain about feeling tired of looking after his friends
D.remind young people to use every means to take good care of their family
30、I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.
One morning I _______ a lost lamb when I was in the top field，near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its _______ , so I jumped out of the tractor to _______ it while Don stayed in his seat.
Lamb and mother _______ , I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so _______ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. _______ Don had somehow made the _______move.
My heart froze in my chest as I _______ the tractor heading towards the _______ .I ran desperately but failed to __________. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The __________ thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.
Heart in mouth, I __________ the fence and looked over. The tractor was __________against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously(奇迹般地) crossed the __________ road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I __________ the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently __________ , and dashed back to me.
The police __________ and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn't quite believe my __________ it turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been __________ .Don was given a special __________ that night—I didn’t want him thinking I was angry with him.
【1】
A．dropped
B．spotted
C．carried
D．returned
【2】
A．kids
B．friends
C．owner
D．mother
【3】
A．ask about
B．play with
C．tend to
D．run into
【4】
A．freed
B．switched
C．reunited
D．examined
【5】
A．unexpected
B．dangerous
C．embarrassing
D．difficult
【6】
A．Fortunately
B．Generally
C．Immediately
D．Obviously
【7】
A．lamb
B．vehicle
C．seat
D．fence
【8】
A．saw
B．stopped
C．remembered
D．drove
【9】
A．crowd
B．motorway
C．field
D．hill
【10】
A．take off
B．catch up
C．hold back
D．get out
【11】
A．real
B．best
C．basic
D．last
【12】
A．fixed
B．noticed
C．reached
D．closed
【13】
A．resting
B．running
C．parking
D．turning
【14】
A．sleep
B．long
C．rough
D．busy
【15】
A．abandoned
B．approached
C．recognized
D．repaired
【16】
A．unclean
B．uncertain
C．unhurt
D．unhappy
【17】
A．arrived
B．replied
C．survived
D．waited
【18】
A．ability
B．dream
C．luck
D．idea
【19】
A．common
B．confusing
C．desirable
D．awful
【20】
A．meal
B．test
C．job
D．lesson
31、 If you find it very difficult to drag yourself out of bed every morning, you probably wonder: Why on earth does school have to start so early?
________, there is good news to ________ you up – or better still, science.
A law in California, passed on Oct.13，________ that public middle schools begin classes no ________ than 8:00 am and that high schools start no earlier than 8:30 am. The law will ________ effect by July 1, 2022.
Starting school at 8:00 or 8:30 in the morning may not sound like too big of a change, but it could mean one ________ hour of sleep for students who used to start school at 7:30 or even earlier.
“In the short run, students’ school ________ should improve almost _________, ” said Kyla Wahlstrom, a researcher at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education. They also found that students who have enough sleep are more ________ in class and get better ________.
Some ________ say that urging students to go to bed earlier could have been a much easier solution than changing the school timetable ________ the whole state. But according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, teenagers go through ________changes when they enter adolescence, ________ makes it difficult for them to fall asleep___________ 11:00 pm. So, when school starts at 8:00 or earlier, they can ________ get the ideal 8.0-8.5 hours of sleep that experts suggest they need to do their ________ in the daytime.
This is ________ when the new law came out, its author, Anthony Portantino, said, “Generations of children will come to appreciate this _________ day and our governor for ________ bold (大胆的) action.”
【1】A.Quickly B.Fortunately C.Finally D.Equally
【2】A.back B.light C.keep D.blow
【3】A.tells B.supports C.stops D.requires
【4】A.higher B.later C.sooner D.earlier
【5】A.go beyond B.go along C.go into D.go for
【6】A.more B.less C.better D.fewer
【7】A.behaviors B.performances C.dreams D.surroundings
【8】A.totally B.immediately C.absolutely D.overnight
【9】A.absent-minded B.slow-minded C.quick-minded D.open-minded
【10】A.challenges B.efforts C.papers D.grades
【11】A.might B.must C.should D.need
【12】A.for B.through C.across D.by
【13】A.biological B.original C.scaring D.dependent
【14】A.which B.this C.that D.it
【15】A.since B.at C.after D.before
【16】A.lately B.slowly C.nearly D.hardly
【17】A.movement B.report C.best D.magic
【18】A.how B.what C.why D.where
【19】A.happy B.historic C.quiet D.perfect
【20】A.working B.taking C.calling D.producing
32、About five years ago, when the first generation of wearable fitness trackers became popular, they were announced as the _______of a revolution. Health experts and business people alike said that giving people _______ to real-time calorie-burning and step-count data would inspire them to lose weight, eat better and most importantly _______more. But even as the U.S. market for _______ devices hits $7 billion this year, there’s evidence that their promise isn’t quite paying off.
The U.S. has an exercise problem, _______ 28% of Americans aged 50 and over considered wholly _______. That means 31 million adults move no more than is necessary to perform the most basic functions of daily life. Wearables, experts_______, were going to change that. But limited academic research has been done to figure out whether wearables _______people’s behavior in the long term. The research that does exist isn’t _______. For a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers wanted to see whether activity trackers would help overweight people lose more weight over two years than if they just did a weight-loss intervention alone. They didn’t. “We found that just giving people a device doesn’t mean it’s going to ________ something that you think it’s going to lead to,” says John Jakicic, the author of the study, from the University of Pittsburgh. “These activity trackers don’t engage people in strategies that make a ________ in terms of long-term change”
Another new study ________ a different challenge: user ________. By the end of a yearlong study of 800 people, just 10% of participants were still wearing the trackers, according to, Eric Finkelstein, a professor at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. “We didn’t find that Fitbits really have much of an effect,” he says. This may well be because people expect trackers to do something they’re not designed to do—________, force them to change their behaviors. “There’s __________among people about their function, a measurement tool and an intervention,” Finkelstein says. A scale counts pounds, for example, ________it won’t teach you how to eat less. “When people put these devices on, they might interact with the app for the first few weeks, maybe the first few months, but there comes a point where that starts to fall off,” says Finkelstein.
To be ________, some of the costlier and higher-tech wearables have features baked into them ________ encourage users to move more, says Shelten Yuen, Fitbit’s vice president of research. Among them are: shaking sensors, movement reminders and social-media combination, all designed to ________ users to make better health choices every day. But more research will be needed to determine whether or not these features or others like them— could ________ improve people’s health and fitness levels.
【1】
A．consequence
B．dawn
C．dusk
D．process
【2】
A．access
B．assistance
C．material
D．tendency
【3】
A．consume
B．purchase
C．exercise
D．perform
【4】
A．wearable
B．electronic
C．appropriate
D．conventional
【5】
A．among
B．with
C．for
D．by
【6】
A．outspoken
B．inactive
C．discouraged
D．ridiculous
【7】
A．announced
B．determined
C．hoped
D．convinced
【8】
A．limit
B．comprehend
C．interpret
D．change
【9】
A．encouraging
B．interesting
C．pioneering
D．challenging
【10】
A．benefit from
B．result in
C．add to
D．focus on
【11】
A．consequence
B．movement
C．profit
D．difference
【12】
A．imitated
B．arranged
C．highlighted
D．informed
【13】
A．reduction
B．participation
C．creation
D．expectation
【14】
A．shortly
B．therefore
C．deliberately
D．namely
【15】
A．evaluation
B．popularity
C．confusion
D．interaction
【16】
A．but
B．and
C．or
D．so
【17】
A．casual
B．fair
C．accessible
D．technical
【18】
A．what
B．why
C．that
D．how
【19】
A．persuade
B．advocate
C．follow
D．motivate
【20】
A．frequently
B．automatically
C．faithfully
D．measurably
33、My son was playing with a bottle of bubbles. Dip the loop in the bottle, pull it out, and blow it to make bubbles. He understood the principle but was vainly _______ to blow bubbles. He would dip and dip and blow and blow, but alas, no _______. He _______ me the bottle and loop and asked me, “Daddy, can you make bubbles?”
I hadn’t blown bubbles in years. I am a _______ by education, fairly well-trained in surfactant (活性剂) technology. However, all that knowledge is completely _______. I was having no more _______ than my son. I dipped and puffed, _______ no bubbles.
After several _______ attempts, I changed strategies. _______ puffing on the loop of soapy water, I just gently breathed on it. My son ________ with delight as a big beautiful bubble formed and ________ away. I explained to him, “Son, you can’t blow hard. You must ever so ________ breathe on the loop to make bubbles.” He ________ his urgent desire to make big bubbles by blowing hard and followed my advice. Big bubbles!
There are some things that you can get with ________, but other things only ________ from the gentleness of a soft breath.
【1】
A．trying
B．managing
C．expecting
D．acting
【2】
A．changes
B．bubbles
C．results
D．drops
【3】
A．lent
B．handed
C．threw
D．cast
【4】
A．researcher
B．professional
C．chemist
D．parent
【5】
A．out of date
B．of no use
C．in doubt
D．in trouble
【6】
A．trial
B．confidence
C．patience
D．success
【7】
A．even
B．thus
C．somehow
D．still
【8】
A．fruitless
B．tough
C．unwilling
D．difficult
【9】
A．Despite
B．Without
C．On
D．Except
【10】
A．screamed
B．nodded
C．rushed
D．flew
【11】
A．escaped
B．floated
C．burst
D．bounced
【12】
A．silently
B．slightly
C．eagerly
D．gently
【13】
A．freed
B．fueled
C．contained
D．reduced
【14】
A．brain
B．action
C．force
D．science
【15】
A．survive
B．separate
C．jumped
D．arise
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、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.
36、课文填空
Yet, some people are【1】 They claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the 【2】 that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of 【3】 on their school work. However, a recent survey conducted in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users 【4】 it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about hobbies. These statistics prove that gathering information is the 【5】 use for the Internet.
37、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?
B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.
A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?
B: Twice a week.
A: Can you go there without a t【3】?
B: No. That’s not allowed.
A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?
B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.
A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?
B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.
A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.
B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.
38、假如你是李华，是一名中牟三高高二年级的学生。你听说美国哥伦比亚大学对外交流部暑假期间对中国中学生进行英语培训，你有意参加。请你给该校对外交流部写一封报名信。
内容包括：1). 学习时间。
2). 学习目标。
注意：1. 词数100左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir or Madam,
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
39、我校将要举办一次主题为“How to Communicate with Our Parents” 的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。要点如下:
(1)交流的重要性及原因 (2)有关如何交流的想法:
①尊重并信任父母 ②常与父母聊天 ③换位思考问题
注意:(1)字数100左右。 (2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。 续写的词数应为150左右。
As a father, I was always seeking for opportunities to teach my son how to balance risk with freedom.
Last month, I bought four little chicks. I decided to make a beautiful coop (鸡笼) for them.
In the next few weeks, I, together with my son Gordon, spent all our spare time in the garage. Finally, the coop was finished.
While admiring his well-made handwork, Gordon suddenly raised his head and asked,
“Dad, shall we lock the chicks in the coop all the time? I am afraid they will be attacked by some fierce animals or become someone’s chicken soup?” Seeing his anxious look, I cracked a smile and asked, “Do you want to be trapped in a limited room or have the freedom to get around?” Hesitant for a while, he murmured, “Freedom, of course.” “Chicks will also think so.” Therefore, our chicks were often seen chasing around in the lawns (草坪), digging for bugs in the bushes and laying eggs in the yard.
Yesterday, we needed to go downtown to shop for food supply after lunch. Knowing that the chicks wouldn’t go very far, we left home with them running around the lawn. When we got back, the first thing Gordon did was to check on his chicks. There were only three chicks in the yard. Their feathers were no longer fair and smooth but dirty and tangled (乱糟糟的). Hearing our steps, they jumped to their feet and scattered in all directions, seeming to have just experienced a terrifying disaster. Worse still, Pecky, Gordon’s favourite chick was nowhere to be found.
We searched the yard inch by inch and found some feathers littering the yard. Seeing this, Gordon’s eyes got watery. I picked Gordon up and comforted him. As we began to accept the fact that we were now a three-chick family, we heard it---a soft clucking (咯咯声) sound under a bush.
Para 1: I put Gordon down and we looked under the bush.
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Para 2: The next day Gordon offered to have a talk with me.
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41、假如你是李华，你的朋友 Linda刚通过了英语风采大赛（talent show）的初赛，即将参加决赛。她来信请你提供建议，请你写一封回信，内容如下：
1. 表示祝贺
2. 提供建议（至少两条）
3. 鼓励
注意：1. 大约100个单词
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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