1、________ their inexperience, they’ve done a very good job.
A．Given
B．Giving
C．To give
D．Being given
2、I prefer a flat in Paris to ________ in Perth, because I want to live near my Mom's.
A．it
B．that
C．one
D．this
3、The old photo brings to my mind the happy high school days ________ we spent together.
A．which
B．who
C．when
D．what
4、At that time, China was______ Japan, so traveling was extremely difficult.
A.at the war with B.at war against C.at war with D.during the war with
5、Mr. Smith, our new teacher, is very kind to us.
A．subject
B．predicate
C．attribute
D．appositive
6、—This film is really moving!
— ！You’ve described exactly what I felt about the film.
A. That’s it B. Well done
C. Cheers D. Nonsense
7、It will be my ________ birthday next Sunday.
A．fifteenth
B．the fifteenth
C．fifteen
D．the fifteen
8、—How do you find ____ park?
—Well, ____ great one. It has left a deep impression on me.
A./; the B./; a C.the; a D.the; the
9、The doctor gave the old man a full physical examination, yet still couldn’t come up with any possible _______ for the pain.
A.exhibition B.expectation C.explanation D.expression
10、Nearly half a million people are believed ________ their homes as a result of the disaster.
A．to leave
B．to be left
C．to be leaving
D．to have left
11、__________ you know, this is the day the quake happened
A. It B. As C. That D. What
12、—Do you know our new manager？
—Yes．He to be a friend of my brother．
A. turns up B. turns on
C. turns out D. turns down
13、—I hope to take the DIY course at weekends.
—Good idea. ________________ more about it, visit the website.
A.Know B.Knew C.Knowing D.To know
14、There is only one more day to go ____ your favorite music group play live.
A. since B. until C. when D. before
15、— Was it by cutting down staff _____ she saved the company?
— No, it was by improving work efficiency.
A. when B. what
C. how D. that
16、When she was alone at home, Mary needed a friend _______.
A．playing with
B．having played with
C．with whom to play with
D．with whom to play
17、New technologies have made easier to enjoy life than ever before.
A. that B. this C. one D. It
18、Remember never to tell a lie to others. If you did, you would never ________ it and it is more ________ that you will be discovered before long.
A.get away with; likely B.get away from; possible
C.get away with; possibly D.get away from; probable
19、Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues with her stories.
A. amused B. amusing
C. to amuse D. to be amused
20、China is now taking powerful measures to resist US actions that ________ in its internal affairs and harm its interests.
A.participate B.dive C.interfere D.engage
21、Sports can help us a lot. Taking exercises can make us strong. In collective sports like basketball, volleyball or football, we will learn the importance of cooperation. And sports can also help us relax after work or study.
However, as the saying goes, “there are two sides of everything.” Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves if we are not careful enough when participating in sports activities. What’s more, too much or hard practice can be bad for our health.
Sports can make us healthy both physically and psychologically. It is also a good way for people to know each other and can improve friendship between people. So long as we are careful enough, sports can do us nothing but good.
【1】Too much exercise can be ________ for us.
A．good
B．enough
C．bad
D．helpful
【2】Sports can ________
A．help people to know each other
B．improve friendship between people
C．do us nothing but good if we are careful
D．All of the above
【3】Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Sports can help us relax after work or study.
B．Sports can only make us healthy physically.
C．Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves when participating in sports activities.
D．Basketball and volleyball are both collective sports.
【4】The best title for this passage can be “________”
A．Sports and health
B．Everybody must do sports
C．Sports are nothing to people
D．No one likes sports
22、We all know the feeling—you want to check what someone you care about has been up to on social media (社交媒体), and suddenly you find you are refused. It’s the start of mixed feelings—when did this happen? Did I do anything wrong? What are they trying to hide from me?
And that’s what half of Chinese parents have to deal with when they try to browse (浏览) their children’s WeChat Moments, also known as “Friends’ Circle”. According to a survey by Tencent, about 52 percent of WeChat users aged 18 to 29 block their parents on Moments. The young interviewees said that parents “are worried about everything”, along with reasons such as fear of parents’ disagreement, avoiding parents’ nagging (唠叨), and protecting their private life. Xie Yun, a 26-year-old, said that while she didn’t block her parents completely, they were in a specific group with which she only shared positive posts. “I don’t want my parents to see failures in my life,” she said. Once her parents saw a Moments picture of her hand getting burned while cooking, and they traveled all the way to her city to make sure she was all right.
The report also found that more than 49 percent of Chinese parents use WeChat as a main tool to communicate with their children. Roughly 36 percent of the parents who took the survey said they checked every post made by their children. When asked how they would respond to being blocked, some parents said they would start a conversation with their children to find out the reason, while others said they wouldn’t care. And some parents just were shrewder than their kids in this hide-and-seek game online. “I didn’t realize I was blocked until I compared what I could see on my phone to what my son’s aunt could see,” said Chen, a mother of a 27-year-old son. “I chose to remain silent on this and now I’m following my son’s posts through his aunt.”
【1】What causes mixed feelings according to Paragraph 1?
A．Stress from being controlled.
B．Being turned down on social media.
C．Checking social media frequently.
D．Anxiety about the safety on social media.
【2】What can we know about Xie Yun’s WeChat Moments?
A．It didn’t have pictures.
B．It only had positive posts.
C．It was set to be seen by herself.
D．It was open to her parents partly.
【3】What does the underlined word “shrewder” mean?
A．Calmer.
B．Securer.
C．Smarter.
D．Tougher.
【4】What does the text mainly talk about?
A．Tough parent-child communication on WeChat.
B．Changes on the current parent-child relationship.
C．Arguments about whether to block parents.
D．Ways to avoid being blocked on WeChat.
23、Regulating a complex new technology is hard, particularly if it is evolving rapidly. With autonomous vehicles(AVs) just around the corner, what can policymakers do to ensure that they arrive safely and smoothly and deliver on their promise?
The immediate goal is to make sure that AVs are safe without preventing innovation. In America, experimental AVs are allowed on the road in many states as long as the companies operating them accept responsibility. Chris Urmson of Aurora says American regulators have got things right, working closely with AV firms and issuing guidelines rather than strict rules that might prevent the progress of the industry. “It’s important that we don’t jump to regulation before we actually have something to regulate.” he says.
On the other hand, Singapore’s government has taken the most hands-on approach to preparing for AVs, says Karl Iagnemma of Nutonomy, an AV startup that has tested vehicles in the city-state. For example, it has introduced a “driving test” that AVs must pass before they can go on the road. This does not guarantee safety but sets a minimum standard.
Elsewhere, regulators have permitted limited testing on public roads but want to see more evidence that the vehicles are safe before going further, says Takao Asami of the Renault issan-Mitsubishi alliance(联盟). “Simple accumulation of mileage(里程) will never prove that the vehicle is safe.” he says. Instead, regulators are talking to car makers and technology firms to develop new safety standards. Marten Levenstam, head of product strategy at Volvo, compares the process to that of developing a new drug. First, you show in the laboratory that it might work; then you run clinical trials in which you carefully test its safety and efficiency; and if they are successful, you ask for regulatory approval to make the drug generally available. Similarly, autonomous cars are currently at the clinical-trial stage, without final approval as yet. It is not possible to prove that a new drug is entirely safe, but the risk is worth taking because of the benefits the drug provides. It will be the same for AVs, he suggests. After all, nowadays human-driven vehicles are hardly risk-free.
【1】In Chris Urmson’s opinion, _______.
A. strict rules are necessary in the progress of AVs
B. we must regulate AVs before problems occur
C. governments should take approaches to preparing for AVs
D. regulators had better cooperate with AV firms and issue guidelines
【2】How is the process of developing new safety standards of AVs explained in the last paragraph?
A. By giving examples B. By making comparisons
C. By analyzing cause and effects D. By listing statistics
【3】What is Marten Levenstam’s attitude towards AVs?
A. Positive. B. Negative.
C. Neutral. D. Doubtful.
24、You are just waking up in the spring of 2030. Your Internet of Things bedroom opens solar-powered e-windows and plays gentle music while your smart lighting displays a montage(蒙太奇) of beachfront sunrises from your recent vacation.
Your shower uses very little water or soap. It recycles your grey water and puts the extra heat back into your home's integrated operating system. While you dress, your artificial intelligence (Al) assistant shares your schedule for the day and plays your favourite tunes.
You still start your day with caffeine but it comes from your loT refrigerator which is capable of providing a coffeehouse experience in your home. A hot breakfast tailored to your specific nutritional needs (based on chemical analysis from your trips to the "smart toilet") is waiting for you in the kitchen.
When it's time to leave, an on-demand transport system has three cars waiting for you, your spouse and your kids. On the road, driverless cars and trucks move with mathematical precision, without traffic jams. Accident rates are near zero.
En route, you call your R&.D team, who are wrapping up a day's work in Shanghai. Your life-sized image will be projected,which makes your colleagues see you as if you were sitting with them. It's a bit surreal(超现实的)for them to see you in the morning light given that it's dark on the Bund, Shanghai's waterfront, though the novelty fades after a few uses.
You review the day's cloud-based data from your Shenzhen manufacturing centre, your pilot project in San Diego, and your QA team in Melbourne. The massive datasets are collected in realtime from every piece of equipment and have been beautifully summarized by your company's AI. All these facilities are closely maintained and operated via a skilled predictive analytics platform. Pleased with the team's progress, you end the call and ease into a good book. This is the future and it will be here sooner than you think.
【1】What will happen when you dress yourself according to the text?
A．Your schedule is sent to your boss.
B．Bedroom opens quickly.
C．Your favourite tunes are played.
D．Your coffee is ordered and served.
【2】What does the underlined word “tailored” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Made specially.
B．Mixed similarly.
C．Produced in advance.
D．Invented traditionally.
【3】Why can your colleagues see you as if you were sitting face to face though you are at home?
A．Because the team makes progress.
B．Because your images are wrapped up.
C．Because you did it ahead of time.
D．Because your life-sized picture is projected.
【4】What is the text mainly talking about?
A．Why we need AI assistants.
B．What life will be like in 2030.
C．How we find meaningful work in the future.
D．How AI helps you lead an important life.
25、 My friend Annette and I decided to go to Livermore to attend a regional Science Fiction Writer's Conference. We were taking a mini vacation together and couldn't have been more _________ .The weather forecast was _________ high winds and rain, so we arrived early as planned. We even had good _______ to be able to get our room before the standard afternoon check-in.
But the wind and rain made staying in the only _______ after we arrived. As lunchtime approached, we _________ burgers by a phone app. The food-delivery app _________ a forty-five-minute _________ time. Forty-five minutes came and went, then an hour, and then another hour. We had to cancel the _________.
The hotel manager _______ a restaurant that had great hamburgers. However, getting there by taxi, we ____________ it was closed due to the bad weather. And our driver had already left by the time we read the "closed' ____________ We stood outside the building on that miserable day, trying to decide what to do next. Of course, the____________ was easy : Just order another taxi.
I began ____________ in my purse for my phone, but it wasn't there J Soon, I realized I had ____________it in the taxi. The driver was long gone, and so was my ______________, which was only a week old! I don't know ____________ it never occurred to us to call my cell phone to see if the driver had found it!
After eating in another fast-food restaurant quickly, our second driver pulled into the parking lot of the hotel. What I saw next __________ me. Could it be? It was true. The first and the same ____________ By contacting my mother, he found me and my hotel. It was a miracle （奇迹），an absolute miracle.
Finding that phone in an unfamiliar place was ____________ I couldn't believe such __________ existed in Livermore. Now we can't wait to pay it forward!
【1】A.worried B.interested C.excited D.moved
【2】A.guessing B.predicting C.imagining D.intending
【3】A.luck B.welfare C.connection D.support
【4】A.dream B.freedom C.approach D.option
【5】A.gave away B.decided on C.carried on D.put away
【6】A.promised B.determined C.concerned D.devoted
【7】A.transportation B.journey C.wait D.queue
【8】A.bill B.attention C.invitation D.order
【9】A.suggested B.named C.explored D.admitted
【10】A.recognized B.discovered C.observed D.argued
【11】A.permit B.sigh C.sign D.bargain
【12】A.reason B.belief C.question D.solution
【13】A.fixing B.digging C.burying D.thinking
【14】A.left B.forgot C.regretted D.thrown
【15】A.license B.purse C.phone D.ticket
【16】A.how B.where C.when D.why
【17】A.amazed B.spotted C.combined D.beat
【18】A.reminder B.manager C.driver D.receiver
【19】A.strange B.unbelievable C.modern D.artificial
【20】A.admiration B.consideration C.reward D.kindness
26、阅读下面的短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
We often hear about the importance of cultural heritage. But what is cultural heritage and why is it important?
First of all, let’s have a look at the meaning of the words. “Heritage” is a property, something that is inherited, passed down from previous generations. In the case of “cultural heritage,” the heritage doesn’t consist of money or property, but of culture, values and traditions. Cultural heritage implies a shared bond, our belonging to a community. It represents our history and our identity; our bond to the past, to our present, and the future.
Cultural heritage often brings to mind artifacts (paintings, drawings, prints, mosaics, sculptures), historical monuments and buildings, as well as archaeological sites. But the concept of cultural heritage is even wider than that, and has gradually grown to include all evidence of human creativity and expression: photographs, documents, books and manuscripts, and instruments, etc. either as individual objects or as collections. Today, towns, underwater heritage, and the natural environment are also considered part of cultural heritage since communities identify themselves with the natural landscape.
Moreover, cultural heritage is not only limited to material objects that we can see and touch. It also consists of immaterial elements: traditions, oral history, performing arts, social practices, traditional craftsmanship, representations, rituals, knowledge and skills transmitted from generation to generation within a community.
But cultural heritage is not just a set of cultural objects or traditions from the past. It is also the result of a selection process: a process of memory and forgetfulness that characterizes every human society constantly engaged in choosing — for both cultural and political reasons — what is worthy of being preserved for future generations and what is not.
All peoples make their contribution to the culture of the world. That’s why it’s important to respect and safeguard all cultural heritage, through national laws and international treaties. Illicit trafficking of artifacts and cultural objects, pillaging of archaeological sites, and destruction of historical buildings and monuments cause irreparable damage to the cultural heritage of a country. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), founded in 1946, has adopted international conventions on the protection of cultural heritage, to foster intercultural understanding while stressing the importance of international cooperation.
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