1、---I wonder why many people are hooked on Tik Tok, which has sucked so much of their invaluable time that ___________ for other more meaningful things．
---You bet. Some videos are just ridiculous nonsense．
A.could have been saved
B.would be saved
C.must have been saved
D.should be saved
2、— Does your father still smoke?
— No, he has succeeded in________ smoking for three years.
A．gives up
B．give up
C．giving up
D．gave up
3、It’s too late. I __________ go home now.
A．be able to
B．have to
C．had better
D．dare
4、Almost every gym club in Shanghai ________ yoga classes. And there are more than 100 special clubs such as this one.
A. has set up B. is setting up
C. set up D. will set up
5、As the job-hunting season is on the way，many graduates______from anxiety．
A．will be suffered B．are suffering
C．were suffering D．are being suffered
6、Don't ______ your notes too often when you give a speech, or your speech will not be impressive.
A．stick to
B．refer to
C．get to
D．point to
7、The two women _____________ so I couldn’t hear their words clearly.
A. whispered B. shouted
C. roared D. swallowed
8、In the final, we narrowly won the game. ______, I didn’t expect we had a chance of winning at first.
A. On the whole B. As a consequence
C. In other words D. To be honest
9、Boys and girls ______ cared much for rock & roll.
A．in 1990s
B．in the 1990s
C．in the 1990
D．in their 1990s
10、How happy we are! The holiday we have been looking forward _______ at last.
A.to has come B.having come
C.to having come D.has come
11、_______ great works of literature, in whatever form, can encourage creativity.
A．Exposing to
B．Having exposed to
C．Exposed to
D．Being exposed to
12、So difficult ______ it to live in an English-speaking country that I determined to learn English well.
A. I have felt B. Have I felt C. I did feel D. did I feel
13、 When you hear a fire alarm, don't rush________， you should keep calm.
A．in surprise B．in need
C．in brief D．in alarm
14、— How much did he charge you ___ the service? — Luckily, it's free ___ charge.
A. for ; of B. for ; for
C. of ; for D. of ; of
15、John prefers_______ alone rather than_______ with his co-workers in his spare time.
A. to stay; gossip B. staying; gossip
C. to stay; gossiping D. to stay; to gossip
16、As the years passed, the shadow that the terrible earthquake had cast on his young mind . Everything returned to normal.
A. ran way B. gave way
C. turned away D. faded away
17、 —You look sleepy today.
—_______ not to miss the flight, I didn’t dare to close my eyes the whole night.
A. Reminded B. Being reminded
C. Reminding D. Having reminded
18、Don’t________ too much work--- the extra pay isn’t worth it.
A．take on
B．take out
C．take off
D．take to
19、What an unforgettable experience! I’ll write it down _______ it is still fresh in my memory.
A.since B.after C.while D.until
20、The visitor asked to have his picture taken ________stood the famous tower.
A. where B. at which
C. that D. when
21、A Korean wave is sweeping across China, with many Chinese women worshiping South Korean actors Kin Soo hyun and Lee Min ho as demigods(偶像)．Chinese netizens(网民) always have different opinions．Over South Korean TV dramas, but there is no doubt that programs from the neighboring country are now enjoying a new round of popularity in China, And a big part of the credit for that goes to You Who Came From The Star, the South Korean TV series which is on the air now．
You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs (继承者们) have been subjects of hot online discussions throughout Asia．Besides, the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, read by the hero You Who Came From The Star was a hard to get item on Amazon for a while．
The two TV programs have several common elements (因素)：a tall, handsome, and rich hero who loves the heroine blindly and always protects her, and an equally handsome man madly in love with the same woman．Both programs describe the purity of love, which is expressed through a kiss or a warm hug．Perhaps that’s the secret of their success; perhaps people still like Cinderella type stories．
The widening wealth gap is a matter of social concern both in South Korea and China, and the challenges that young people face in their hope for a better life might have caused many ordinary girls to dream of marrying rich, caring men．This is precisely what the popular South Korean TV drams describe．In fact, South Korean TV dramas are tailored to meet the market’s demands．
Many netizens even said at an earlier time that South Korean TV dramas had become popular because of their stereotyped (模式化的) themes: traffic accidents, cancer and other incurable diseases．But all that has changed with the success of You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs, which Chinese directors can use as examples, as well as inspiration, to improve their productions．
【1】 What is the main reason for a new round of popularity in China?
A．The dramas are from the neighboring country North Korea．
B．Most of the Chinese netizens have voted for them．
C．The actors in the dramas are all gods．
D．It is because of You Who Came From The Star．
【2】Which is NOT included in the elements for the success of South Korean dramas?
A．Charming pure love stories．
B．A tender kiss and a warm hug．
C．Handsome and rich heroes．
D．The heroine’s blind love with the rich．
【3】The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means that they are designed to _______．
A．develop in a large scale
B．be measured to a certain size
C．meet popular taste purposely
D．be shown in a big market
【4】 The main purpose of stereotyped themes in South Korean dramas is to________．
A．present an idea B．attract TV viewers
C．make them colorful D．arouse some challenges
22、Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, cricket — anything with a round ball, I was useless," he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went hiking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgwhy’s School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about Ridgway's cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future.
In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition (探险) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite (冻疮), ran into a polar bear land pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled (雪橇) up and over rocky ice.
Saunders has become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.
Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometre journey that has never been completed on skis.
【1】What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?
A．He joined a sports team.
B．He began to build up his body.
C．He became good at most sports.
D．He made friends with a runner.
【2】The underlined word "exploits" (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ______.
A．journeys
B．researches
C．adventures
D．operations
【3】Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?
a. He ran his first marathon.
b. He skied alone in the North Pole.
c. He rode his bike in a forest.
d. He planned an adventure to the South Pole.
A．acdb
B．cdab
C．acbd
D．cabd
【4】What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?
A．He is a success in sports.
B．He is the best British skier.
C．He is Ridgway’s favorite student.
D．He is a good-instructor at school.
23、 When I was a small boy, I noticed that though many of the adults around me were wealthy and educated, they were not always happy and this sometimes led them to behave in ways, which I, as a child, thought strange. As a result of that, I decided to try to understand what happiness was and how best to achieve it. It was not surprising, then, that I decided to study psychology.
On arrival at the university, I was disappointed to find that academic psychologists were trying to understand human behaviour by studying rats in a lab. I felt that there must be other more useful ways of learning how we think and feel. I decided to build my career on trying to discover what made others happy. I started out by studying creative people such as musicians, artists and athletes because they were people who devoted their lives to doing what they wanted to do, rather than things that just brought them financial rewards.
Later, I expanded the study by inventing a system called “the experience sampling method”. Ordinary people were asked to keep an electronic pager(传呼机) for a week which gave out a beeping sound eight times a day. Every time it did so, they wrote down where they were, what they were doing, how they felt and how much they were concentrating. This system has now been used on more than 10，000 people, and the answers are consistent: as with creative people, ordinary people are happiest when concentrating hard.
I found that the most obvious cause of happiness is intense concentration. This must be the main reason why activities such as music, art, literature, sports and other forms of leisure have survived. In order to concentrate, whether you're reading a poem or building a sandcastle, what you need is a challenge that matches your ability. The way to remain continually happy, therefore, is to keep finding new opportunities to improve your skills. This may mean learning to do your job better or faster, or doing other more difficult jobs. As you grow older, you have to find new challenges which are more appropriate to your age.
【1】What led the author to study psychology?
A．His determination to become rich.
B．His observation of adults.
C．His unhappy childhood.
D．His interest in strangers.
【2】Who were the author's study subjects at the start of his career?
A．People having deep affection for their career.
B．People very aware of their personal life.
C．People successful in acquiring wealth.
D．People with more freedom.
【3】The author used his system to show that ________．
A．people's happiness depends on who they are with
B．people are happier when they focus on an activity
C．creative people are happier than ordinary people
D．ordinary people find it hard to concentrate
【4】According to the text, people concentrate more when they are doing ______．
A．something strange and enjoyable
B．things appropriate to their ages
C．something difficult but possible
D．many things at the same time
24、Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died. She was 104.
Trained as a librarian, Cleary didn’t start writing books until her early 30s, when she wrote Henry Huggins, published in 1950. Children worldwide came to love the adventures of Huggins and his neighbours Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, Beezus Quimby and her younger sister, Ramona. They live in a real street in Portland, Oregon, the city where Cleary spent much of her youth.
Ramona, perhaps her best-known character, first appeared in Henry Huggins with only a brief mention. “All the children appeared to be only children, so I threw in a little sister and she didn’t go away. She kept appearing in other books,” Cleary said.
Cleary herself was an only child and said the character wasn’t a mirror. “I was a well-behaved little girl, not that I wanted to be,” she said. “At the age of Ramona, in those days, children played outside. We played hopscotch(跳房子) and jump rope and I loved them and always had wounded knees.”
Cleary stopped writing recently, because she said she felt it was important for writers to know when to quit. “I even got rid of my typewriter. It was a nice one but I hate to type. When I started writing I found that I was thinking more about my typing than what I was going to say,” she said in 2016. Although she put away her pen, Cleary re-released three of her most treasured books with three famous fans writing forewords for the new editions.
Cleary’s books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and inspired many programmes, such as a 10-part PBS series, Ramona and the 2010 film Ramona and Beezus. Cleary was asked once what her favourite character was. “Does your mother have a favourite child?” she responded.
【1】What do we know about Cleary?
A．She was a late starter as an author.
B．She wrote true stories in her books.
C．She published her first book in the 1930s.
D．She drew writing inspiration from her neighbours.
【2】What can be learned about Ramona in Cleary’s books?
A．She was a well-behaved little girl.
B．She was an only child of her family.
C．She had an impressive first appearance.
D．She played an increasingly bigger role.
【3】Which of the following best describes Cleary as a child?
A．Clever.
B．Active.
C．Lonely.
D．Quiet.
【4】What did Cleary do after quitting writing?
A．She added her fans’ words to her books.
B．She learned to type quickly and correctly.
C．She translated her books into other languages.
D．She made TV programmes based on her books.
25、On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in _______air. Crowded. Tempers(脾气)of both the tour- ists and waiters had _____ to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment.
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, ______couple, waiting for_______. They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their________and stepped together _______ the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped_______for the two chairs. He politely_______his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
_____appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to ________the table and take their_______ , and then walked back to the ________cheers of the rest of his ________. Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went _____ into the water to __________ the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒)each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd ______ by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables_______to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served ________. Why not?
Sometimes one should consider________the line of convention(常规)and enjoy_______to the fullest.
【1】
A．fresh
B．cool
C．still
D．thin
【2】
A．managed
B．expected
C．attempted
D．risen
【3】
A．lonely
B．curious
C．well-dressed
D．bad-tempered
【4】
A．cheers
B．service
C．attention
D．flowers
【5】
A．metal table
B．empty bottle
C．chairs
D．bags
【6】
A．on
B．off
C．around
D．along
【7】
A．outside
B．forward
C．down
D．back
【8】
A．led
B．seated
C．watched
D．received
【9】
A．The manager
B．A friend
C．A waiter
D．The servant
【10】
A．set
B．wash
C．remove
D．check
【11】
A．menu
B．bill
C．food
D．order
【12】
A．loud
B．anxious
C．familiar
D．final
【13】
A．tourists
B．customers
C．fellows
D．assistants
【14】
A．at last
B．in time
C．once more
D．as well
【15】
A．change
B．drink
C．sell
D．serve
【16】
A．replied
B．insisted
C．agreed
D．understood
【17】
A．prepared
B．joined in
C．settled up
D．continued
【18】
A．with pleasure
B．in the café
C．in the sea
D．with wine
【19】
A．following
B．keeping
C．limiting
D．crossing
【20】
A．life
B．wine
C．lunch
D．time
26、由于疫情（Covid-19）原因，你所在国际学校原定下周举行的生命科学周将改为网上进行。你受学生会委托写一则英文通知，内容包括：
1.变更原因；
2.具体活动；
3.期待参与。
注意：
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