1、Had he spent more time practicing speaking English before, he _______ able to speak it much better now.
A. will be B. would be C. has been D. would have been
2、Taking a year off from school to travel abroad is ______ is generally called a gap year.
A．that
B．what
C．which
D．when
3、_____________home, he called up Lester.
A. In arriving B. On arriving
C. For arriving D. To arriving
4、I ______ get on the bus when I heard someone calling me from behind.
A. was to B. was going to
C. would D. was about to
5、Having decided to go to Italy, we ________ booking the hotel immediately.
A. set off B. set up
C. set out D. set about
6、I haven’t watched __________ of the films directed by Mr. Turner, but judging from the one I have watched, I believe he will be famous someday.
A. any B. none C. all D. either
7、Someone who is ________ is hopeful about the future.
A．frustrated
B．embarrassed
C．depressed
D．optimistic
8、I shall never forget those days outside the school ________ I studied on line at home, ________ is always making me think of________ I can do more for my homeland.
A.that; which; which B.which; that; that
C.when; as; what D.when; which; how
9、What a bargain！The price of this dress is_______ that of the skirt．
A. half not as much as B. much not as half as
C. not half as much as D. as much as not half
10、The firm director quickly ________ the new idea ________ by the ________ designer.
A.approved; put forward; gifting B.approved of; put out; gifted
C.approved; put forward; gifted D.approved of; put out; gifting
11、Busy as the working mother is, she still_____ a lot of time to her children.
A.devotes B.spends C.offers D.provides
12、—My phone was _______ and I didn’t realize it until this morning.
—No wonder I couldn’t get through last night.
A．out of date
B．out of place
C．out of order
D．out of reach
13、The publication of Great Expectations, which ______ both widely reviewed and highly praised, strengthened Dickens’s status as a leading novelist.
A．have been
B．were
C．was
D．will be
14、I was about to go to bed ______ the man living in the next room knocked on the door.
A．while
B．when
C．that
D．which
15、---How do you go to your office every day?
---Normally, I take the subway to work, most of my colleagues.
A.so do B.so does C.as does D.as do
16、As far as I know, there is ________ car in this neighborhood.
A．no such
B．no a
C．not such
D．no such a
17、Though you have made a great effort to collect writing materials, , I think you shouldn’t publish such
articles dealing with sensitive topics.
A. in other words B. to be honest
C. to be exact D. on the contrary
18、 --- You look so young. Haven’t you graduated from your university?
--- Yes, I _______ in the English Department of Zhejiang Normal University for four years.
A. was studying B. study
C. had studied D. studied
19、My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice _______ expensive.
A. as B. so C. too D. very
20、The New York Stock Exchange is no longer the company the general public thinks it is.
A.which B.as C.where D.that
21、 There are times when attending class and studying your textbook just aren’t enough to help you to understand the class material. This is when you should consider hiring a tutor. 【1】. If you follow them, you’ll surely understand the material better and pass your class.
Go to Class
The most important thing when you study with a tutor is to attend class. This is where the bulk of your learning should come from, not your tutor. Keep in mind that your tutor is there to help you with the specific problems you are struggling with and not to teach you all of the material from the class. When you attend class, make sure that you pay attention and take complete notes to bring back to your tutor. 【2】.
Come with Questions
Before each tutoring session, make a list of questions that you had come up during class and still do not have the answers to. This will not only help your tutor with the direction in which to take their lesson, but it will keep you both from wasting time on material that you do already understand. 【3】. Too many times students will go to their tutor and can’t remember what they had questions about.
Be Honest
【4】. Remember, your tutor is there to help you and make sure that you are absorbing and understanding the material. It may feel embarrassing or frustrating to tell your tutor to go over something for the third or fourth time.【5】. It's time to put that pride aside and really focus on what you need to have done to understand the information.
A.Making a list also helps you to remember what you are struggling with
B.You will be burned out, tired, and less likely to pay attention
C.Here is where you can tell what you are struggling with
D.To get the most out of studying with a tutor, here are some tips
E.But that is what he is there for
F.The worst thing you can do is to lie about understanding the information
G.You will probably spend a little bit of time with your tutor
22、Dodder is an unusual and unwanted plant that attacked other plants. Except for its flower, the plant looks like spaghetti, a kind of noodles in the shape of long thin pieces that look like string when they are cooked. Its almost leafless, thread-like stems hang down on top of other plants that dodder needs to stay alive. Dodder does not produce its own food. Instead, it steals food from other plants. It feeds by sucking juices from the plant which is wrapped around, often making its host very weak or even killing it.
Dodder can find other plants by their smell. When a young dodder plant starts growing, it follows the smell of plants it prefers, like tomato plants, potato plants, or other farm crops. Unlike most plants that usually grow in the direction of light or warmth, a dodder plant will grow in the direction of , for example, tomato smell-if a tomato happens to be growing nearby.
However, a young dodder plant must find a host plant quickly. It no longer needs its root once it is attached to the host and wrapped around it. If it cannot catch a smell of potential host within a few days, it will dry up and vanish even if there is plenty of water around. Once it finds a host, the young dodder plant will attach itself to it and start growing faster. At that point the dodder plant will drop its root.
Dodder is thus a difficult weed to manage and a real headache for farmers. When it does get out of hand, dodder can greatly reduce a farmer’s harvest or even destroy crops completely. Before sowing their produce, especially farmers in warm parts of the world often check to make sure no unwanted dodder seeds have mixed with their crop seeds. This is a good way to stop dodder plants from making their way to a crop field secretly.
【1】Why does the author mention spaghetti in the first paragraph?
A．To analyze the content of some food.
B．To introduce the topic of this passage.
C．To tell the usage of the dodder plants.
D．To describe the shape of dodder plants.
【2】What does the underlined word “vanish” in the third paragraph mean?
A．invade
B．grow
C．escape
D．disappear
【3】What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Dodder doesn’t produce its own food.
B．Dodder gives off smell to attract plants.
C．Dodder can affect farmer’s income.
D．Dodder can only survive in the shade.
【4】What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To introduce a new variety of farm crops.
B．To introduce plants that are harmful to humans.
C．To introduce the special abilities of a dangerous plant.
D．To introduce recent improvements in farming methods.
23、 Halloween is a great time in the lives of both children and adults. However，even the best Halloween can be ruined by trees filled with toilet paper and egg residues(残渣) that won’t wash off. How can you keep your home safe on Halloween？There are some measures you can take.
Make it known that you’re at home. Pranksters are less likely to play a trick if they know someone is at home. You may want to close the glass on your screen door and open your front door so that you can see everyone moving around outside. This also allows pranksters to see that you’re at home.
Turn on the lights inside your home and outside. Having all the lights on lets pranksters know that you’re not only at home，but you’re awake. If a prankster knows you’re awake，he’ll be more likely to skip your house and head for another one. Even if you need to get in bed early，keep all the lights on except in your bedroom. Pranksters aren’t going to know which room is your bedroom.
Ask the police to patrol the area. It’s a policeman’s job to keep citizens safe，especially on Halloween. In some cities the crime rate can increase fast on October 31.A polite call to your local police station should get you the service you need. Above all，no pranksters are going to throw eggs at your house when the policemen are patrolling the area.
Set up a neighborhood watch. One of the best ways to keep your home safe on Halloween is to get the neighbors involved. No one wants his trees covered with toilet paper. Ask your neighbors to keep their eyes open and to follow the same steps you’ve taken to help keep your home safe. If the entire neighborhood is lit up，pranksters are less likely to stop by
【1】The underlined word “Pranksters” in Paragraph 2 probably means those who.
A.like Halloween very much B.play practical jokes on people
C.often commit a crime at night D.enter one’s house by force
【2】How can you make pranksters know you are at home and skip（快速溜走） your house?
A.By moving around outside your house. B.By closing your front door.
C.By turning on inside and outside lights. D.By staying up and being awake.
【3】According to the fourth paragraph，we can learn.
A.a policeman’s main task is to patrol the area
B.the crime rate increases fast in some cities
C.you have to pay for a policeman to patrol your area
D.the policemen can help a lot with your home safety on Halloween
【4】The last paragraph stresses the importance of.
A.neighborhood teamwork B.keeping homes safe
C.being on one’s guard D.informing everyone of the danger
24、 A new study has shown how computers and robots powered by artificial intelligence can read human eye movements to “read” human personalities.
The eyes, they say, are the windows to the soul. And if that is true, computers and robots powered by complex artificial intelligence algorithms(算法) may soon have the ability to peer into your soul. That is the result of a new study on the connection between eye movements and personality, conducted by neuroscience researchers based at the University of South Australia and Published in the scientific Journal Frontiers in Neuroscience.
“Eye movements during an everyday task predict aspects of our personality,” wrote the researchers, led by University of South Australia neuroscientist Tobias Loetscher, whose team follows 42 study subjects around the university campus recording their eye movements, then determines their personality traits(特点) with “well-established questionnaires” for determining personality type, according to a summary of the study published by the site Science Daily.
The researchers fed the data into their Al algorithms and found that computers running the algorithms were able to record human eye movements and immediately determine a person's major personality traits, such as “neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, as well as perceptual(感知的) curiosity”, the scientists wrote.
“The new findings could improve the way human beings interact with their computers and other high-tech devices, even robots, allowing for more natural and realistic social interactions with machines,” Loetscher said.
“People are always looking for improved, personalized services. Today’s robots and computers are not socially aware so they cannot adapt to non-verbal information,” Loetscher said in a statement quoted by Indian Express. This research provides opportunities to develop robots and computers so that they can become more natural, and better at interpreting human social signals.”
The study revealed previously undiscovered relations between specific personality characteristics and specific eye movement tendencies, according to a summary in Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper.
【1】What do the underlined words “peer into” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Stare at. B. Understand.
C. Search for. D. Concern about.
【2】How did the researchers conduct the research?
A. It was carried out in a lab.
B. 42 subjects’ eye movements were recorded.
C. The students’ daily movements were tracked.
D. Its subjects’ personalities were determined by computer.
【3】What can we know according to Tobias Loetscher?
A. Robots and computers are socially conscious.
B. People care less about improved, personalized services.
C. Today’s robots and computers can accustom to non-verbal information.
D. The discovery will improve the interaction between human beings and machines.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Human Personality Traits
B. What Human Eye Movements Are
C. Tell Personalities by Eye Movements.
D. How Humans and Machines Can Interact
25、A year after Benjamin Canlas died at 17, his love of helping others lives on. Through a foundation_________by his parents, this kind young man is_________making the world a better place—one bike at a time.
In the Philippines, many jobs have been lost_________the coronavirus crisis. Thousands of people have to travel to take_________jobs to survive. But public transportation has been_________limited. Benjamin’s parents had the idea to_______bikes to deserving individuals (个人).
At first, their_________was to donate seven bicycles. But then they received more than fifty___________And then 27 people were awarded bicycles. These bicycles are_________to help make their lives a little easier.
Among the__________is Ronaldo Rosario. He sold rice cakes in the morning and smoked fish in the afternoon,__________many kilometers each day, which caused the borrowed bike to break often. So, he often lost__________time and some of his earning on repairs.
There are people still in need and much more__________needs to be offered. The foundation is working on launching more sustainable__________. The goal is that these programs will help more people while also__________others to be kind and help those in need.
【1】
A．given up
B．set up
C．held up
D．brought up
【2】
A．still
B．already
C．ever
D．yet
【3】
A．at the cost of
B．in spite of
C．as a result of
D．in case of
【4】
A．difficult
B．temporary
C．dangerous
D．suitable
【5】
A．completely
B．regularly
C．aimlessly
D．severely
【6】
A．sell
B．rent
C．give away
D．pay for
【7】
A．plan
B．dream
C．program
D．duty
【8】
A．models
B．designs
C．girls
D．applications
【9】
A．invented
B．intended
C．required
D．arranged
【10】
A．assistants
B．travelers
C．visitors
D．winners
【11】
A．challenging
B．measuring
C．covering
D．finishing
【12】
A．valuable
B．convenient
C．enjoyable
D．spare
【13】
A．money
B．joy
C．help
D．freedom
【14】
A．projects
B．actions
C．jobs
D．courses
【15】
A．ordering
B．making
C．forcing
D．urging
26、假定你是李华，你得知你的外国笔友David近期沉迷电脑游戏，对此你很担心，请你用英语给他写一封信。
内容包括：1.表示担心；
2.阐述理由；
3.表达期待。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。