1、Although she is ________ me ________ two years, she has more working experience.
A. junior than, by B. younger than, with
C. senior to, by D. junior to, by
2、—The relation between the actor and his girlfriend has been worsening.
—I know. It has got to they have to get separated.
A. where B. how C. which D. what
3、Whenever a big company _______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.
A．cuts down
B．puts up with
C．takes over
D．gets on with
4、--- Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the nearest Wenfeng Supermarket?
---OK. It’ s two blocks straight ahead. You ______ miss it.
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
5、—Daniel, why are you so late? We _____ you would be here an hour ago.
---Sorry, I _____ know you were all here.
A. thought; didn’t B. think; don’t
C. thought; don’t D. think; didn’t
6、It was in the lab ________ was taken charge of by Professor Black ________ they did the experiment.
A．that; where
B．which; that
C．whom; that
D．which; where
7、When it comes to in public, no one can match him.
A．speak
B．speaking
C．being spoken
D．be spoken
8、It was _________to be invited here today.
A．great honour
B．honouring
C．a great honour
D．honoured
9、She can’t ________ the difference between the two words.
A．say
B．speak
C．talk
D．tell
10、______ a certain doubt among the parents as to the necessity of children's doing so much homework.
A. It existed B. There had
C. There existed D. It had
11、The first textbook ________ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.
A．had written
B．to be written
C．being written
D．written
12、Since the man had admitted________the young lady on purpose, he could not escape________by law definitely.
A．hurting, being punished
B．to hurt, being punished
C．hurting, to be punished
D．to hurt, to be punished
13、The old scientist used to say that knowledge ______ from practice．
A．was coming B．comes
C．had come D．would come
14、Give me your email address， ____________ I’11 send you the form·
A. or B. and C. but D. nor
15、When I studied abroad, I phoned my parents ________,usually once a week.
A．actually
B．totally
C．regularly
D．finally
16、To her joy, Della earned first the trust of her students and then ________ of her colleagues.
A．that B．one
C．ones D．those
17、The masterpiece “Guernica”, ________ by Picasso, is permanently exhibited in Madrid.
A. paint B. painted C. painting D. to paint
18、When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them ______.
A．off
B．aside
C．out
D．down
19、 _________ the task on time, he was fired by the boss.
A. Not completed B. Not having completed
C. Not have completed D. Not being completed
20、The doctor ____ is leaving for Africa next month.
A．the nurse is talking to him
B．whom the nurse is talking
C．the nurse is talking to
D．who the nurse is talking
21、As the West dries out and heats up, wildfires get bigger and more destructive, officials tasked with preventing and battling the fires could soon have a new thing to add to their set of tools. The high tech help could come from an area not normally associated with fighting wild fires: artificial intelligence(AI).
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company,based in Jefferson County, has decades of experience of managing satellites, exploring space and providing information for the US military. By generating more timely information about on-the ground conditions and running computer programs to process huge amounts of data,Lockheed Martin representatives say they can map the extent(范围)of a fire in minutes rather than the hours it can take now They say the AI that the company has applied to military use can improve predictions about a fires direction and speed.
“The situation that wildland firefighters work in is a dynamic environment with multiple activities and responsibilities,”said Dan Lordan, senior manager at Lockheed Martin’s Artificial Intelligence Center. Lockheed Martin aims to use its technology to reduce the time it takes to gather information and make decisions about wildfires.The quicker they can react, the faster they can control the fire and protect people’s properties and lives.
Lockheed is working with a software company to build a digital model of a wildfire based on an area’s topography(地形)condition of the plants wind and weather to help forecast where and how it will burn.After the 2020 Cameron Peak fire Colorado’s largest wildfire the company used the information about the fire, examined the more timely satellite data on fire conditions, and generated a model that was similar to the actual fire’s movement.
“Applying AI to fighting wildfires isn’t about taking people out of the field.” Lockheed Martin spokesman said.“Somebody will always be there,but people currently in the field are surrounded by so much data that they can’t sort through it fast enough.That’s where AI can help.”
【1】What do we know about Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company?
A．It has good experience in fighting fires.
B．It works on the follow-up to firefighting.
C．It applied AI to its service for the first time
D．It has played positive roles in various fields.
【2】What did Dan Lordan think of the work environment of wildfire fighters?
A．Quite controllable.
B．Very stable.
C．Constantly changing.
D．Perfectly safe.
【3】What is AI used for when people fight wildfires?
A．Building models.
B．Processing more data.
C．Replacing firefighters.
D．Making final decisions.
【4】Which is he most suitable title for the text?
A．AI is helping people fight wildfires
B．AI can fight wildfires automatically
C．AI is used to fight Colorado’s wildfires
D．AI replaces firemen in fighting wildfires
22、Two years ago, a small town in Thailand started to grow a kind of healthy rice. The healthy rice was not grown by farmers but by students from a small school of only about fifty people.
The idea of growing rice came from the school teachers. When making teaching plans, the teachers decided to teach students to grow healthy rice on school land. They wanted the students to get closer to the land and learn to help each other when doing the rice farming outside the classroom.
What’s better, the school made money from selling the rice and giving farming classes to the public. With the money, the school could help students who wished to travel abroad some day. Today the dream is coming true — the students are flying to Japan to share their special farming experiences, and have fun over there! “We all feel very proud that even students from a small town can make themselves seen in the world,” said one of the teachers.
【1】Who got the idea of growing healthy rice?
A．The headmaster.
B．The students.
C．The teachers.
D．The farmers.
【2】What does the underlined words “the dream” in the last paragraph mean?
A．The teachers’ plan to grow healthy rice.
B．The school’s aim to make more money.
C．The farmers’ hope to build more schools.
D．The students’ wish to visit foreign countries.
【3】What is the text mainly about?
A．A successful school project.
B．A farming class for farmers.
C．A new way to make money.
D．An exciting trip to Japan.
23、Looking for an extreme thriller to get stuck into? We asked our readers to tell us the best thriller they’ve ever read and why. We collected the responses to produce this list of must-read titles for your next break.
Don’t Say a Word
Don’t say a Word by Andrew Klavan. It still gives me chills (寒冷) to think of anyone doing that to my family. It also sent me searching out all of Klavan’s other novels, and he is a master of the emotionally involving thriller, so it introduced me to a lot of good reading.-Lorraine Cormack
IT
IT by Stephen King. To this day I am scared of clowns and balloons. I don’t walk in the rain. The book has put the “IT” fear in me. —Eliatha Cyprus
Those Bones Are Not My Child
Those Bones Are Not My Child by Toni Cade Bambara. The story unfolds with the disappearance of a 12-year-old boy and his mother’s tireless search to find him. Throughout the pages of the novel, Bambara enveloped me into the mind of a community turned upside-down by violence. From beginning to end , her words offered me a heartbroken picture of a family changed by tragedy and a nonstop search of America’s past. It’s a believable and urgent story about love and loss.-Helen Schulz
Tell No One
Tell No One by Harlan Coben. A doctor’s sadness over his wife’s murder transforms into tricks, then addiction, once he doubts the possibility that she might still be alive. The story had one good plot twist (翻转) after another and I couldn’t put it down, although I had things to do! It messed with my head! -Mara Evans
【1】Who is the author of Don’t Say a Word?
A．Stephen King.
B．Harlan Coben.
C．Andrew Klavan.
D．Toni Cade Bambara.
【2】What is Helen Schulz’s favor book about?
A．Love and loss.
B．Justice and fairness.
C．Life and hope.
D．Devotion and friendship.
【3】What is the purpose of the test?
A．To educate.
B．To introduce.
C．To persuade.
D．To convince.
24、There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care .To water his flowers, he used two buckets(水桶) .One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old anddilapidatedone，which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked (漏出) along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say,“ See how capable I am ! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”
And all that the old bucket could say was. “ I know I am not very useful, but I can only do my best. I am happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”
One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation .After watering the flowers as usual, he said , “You both have done your work very well .Now I am going to carry you back .I want you to look carefully along the path.”
Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare（光秃秃的）earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.
【1】What was the old bucket ashamed of?
A. His past. B. His aging.
C. His manner. D. His leaking.
【2】What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?
A. dirty B. dark
C. worn-out D. ordinary-looking.
【3】The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _________.
A. take pity on the old one
B. laugh at the old one
C. show off its beautiful looks
D. praise the gardener’s kindness
【4】Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?
A. Because it was used to keep a balance
B. Because it stayed in its best condition
C. Because it had its own function
D. Because it was taken as a treasure
25、 Before I came to China, I had been somewhat unlucky in love. Days before my ___for Shanghai in 2016, my cousin made a ___without the slightest bit of irony（讽刺）,“You’ll fall in love in China.”
I met my husband at a Chinese ___.It was an embarrassing place to meet him approaching me ___I attempted to lift free weights. He spoke English poorly, trying to correct my form. I more or less ___him, figuring such a relationship was ___as we had little means to communicate. But I was very much ___.He ran after me for the next couple weeks and his persistence（坚持不懈）___won me over, and I was head over heels in love with him.
The challenges we faced were ___—deciding where to live, ___over visas, dealing with my parents’ doubts. In time, these problems got settled without too much work on our part. When others would ___on how tough it must be to marry someone from a foreign country, I quickly made my ___,trying to convince my questioner that marrying cross-culturally is really no different from ___within one’s own circle.
Our son was born in the spring of 2018. He was a very easy baby to care for—he cried little and slept well at night. My struggles in caring for a newborn were unimportant ___the other pressures I faced. By Chinese tradition, I was ___from taking the baby outside until he was 100 days old, for reasons I still don’t fully understand.
Since giving birth, I’ve learned that compromise（妥协）is more ___than it seems. If you give up too much of yourself, you may ___resentful（怨恨的）. If you compromise too little, you may be ___in a frequent battle. In a relationship, our values or beliefs often ___with our partner’s, but with patience, most difficulties can be overcome. For that reason, I keep on working to better understand his background and beliefs while ___forgetting my own.
【1】A. plan B. departure C. reservation D. destination
【2】A. decision B. suggestion C. request D. prediction
【3】A. gym B. cinema C. restaurant D. museum
【4】A. since B. as C. unless D. before
【5】A. thanked B. admired C. ignored D. praised
【6】A. priceless B. worthless C. pointless D. faultless
【7】A. broken B. beaten C. drunken D. mistaken
【8】A. gradually B. eventually C. simply D. keenly
【9】A. natural B. legal C. typical D. international
【10】A. worrying B. arguing C. looking D. taking
【11】A. comment B. decide C. insist D. focus
【12】A. remark B. conservation C. apology D. defense
【13】A. adjusting B. dating C. wandering D. behaving
【14】A. in relation to B. in addition to C. in comparison to D. in response to
【15】A. protected B. disabled C. excused D. forbidden
【16】A. constant B. challenging C. cautious D. cultural
【17】A. end up B. put up C. turn up D. take up
【18】A. taken B. absorbed C. stuck D. resulted
【19】A. deal B. meet C. conflict D. combine
【20】A. therefore B. finally C. yet D. never
26、假设你是李华， 你的英国笔友David最近在学汉语，他给你发来一封电子邮件讲述他对学习汉语兴趣浓厚，但是他在学习汉语的过程中常常因为犯错误二懊恼。请你用英语给他回一封邮件。
内容包括：
1. 鼓励他继续努力，正确看待错误；
2. 给David提出一些学好汉语的建议（至少两条）；
3. 邀请他来中国玩。
注意： 1.词数120左右；开头已经给出，不计入总次数。
2.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
Dear David,
I’m glad to receive your e-mail and happy to know that you are interested in learning Chinese.
Yours,
Li Hua