1、Last week his performance secured him the ________ for Actor of the Year at the Hollywood Film Festival.
A．reward
B．prize
C．award
D．bonus
2、----Our boss says the company is at _________ crossroads.
----Yes, it is challenging and demanding, but we shouldn’t lose _________ confidence.
A. the; / B. the; the C. a; a D. /; the
3、Arthur has made a recommendation, ________ he wants her to put before the board at a special meeting ________ for tomorrow afternoon.
A．what; to be scheduled
B．that; will be scheduled
C．which; scheduled
D．where; scheduling
4、—I don’t understand why you didn’t go to the lecture yesterday afternoon.
—I’m so sorry. But I ________ my homework.
A. have done B. am doing
C. would do D. was doing
5、I’ll have all of the essays ________ by the end of this term if my plan goes well.
A．completed
B．having completed
C．completing
D．being completed
6、---Did you see the new movie directed by that famous director? It’s said to be ______great success.
---No, I have been busy preparing all the office______ these days.
A. /; equipments B. the; equipment C. /; equipment D. a; equipment
7、Leaders of the two countries have had ________ contacts and continuously promoted their political mutual trust.
A.frequent B.secure C.specific D.social
8、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
9、It will not _____your notice that there have been some major changes in the company .
A. equip B. escape
C. enclose D. endanger
10、The medical supplies should be kept for those ______ need them urgently.
A.which B.who C.whom D.that
11、Tom is always the ________ to come and the last to leave.
A．one
B．first
C．firstly
D．second
12、—Could we put off the meeting?
—______, this is the only day when everyone is available.
A．Not exactly
B．Not to mention
C．Not likely
D．Not to worry
13、—________ is your younger brother?
—He is five years old.
A．How often
B．How much
C．How old
D．How long
14、-Where can I meet you at 7:30?
-I in the gym then.
A. am working out B. will be working out
C. had worked out D. have been working out
15、Massive research on youth confirms that caring relationships,a sense of responsibility and meaningful work________successful adults.
A.make for B.answer for C.push for D.allow for
16、You could come back by Friday ________ today, which can ensure your presence at my birthday party.
A.should you start off B.did you start off
C.had you started off D.would you start off
17、Hurry up! Tom _______ for us at the gate.
A.must wait B.must be waiting
C.can be waiting D.must have waited
18、He pretended when his mother stepped into his room.
A．to study
B．studying
C．to be studying
D．to have studied
19、---____wonderful the English shows are!
---Yes, and I like Sherlock best.
A．How
B．What
C．What a
20、I ________ a member of the Youth Volunteers for five years.
A．was
B．have become
C．am
D．have been
21、There was once a guy who suffered from cancer, a cancer that can’t be cured. One day he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out. He passed a CD store and looked through the front door for a second. He saw a beautiful girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in, not looking at anything else but her. He walked closer and closer until he was finally at the front desk where she sat.
She looked up and asked, “Can I help you?” She smiled and he thought it was the most beautiful smile he had ever seen before. He said, “UH…Yeah…Umm… I would like to buy a CD.” He picked one out and gave her money for it. “Would you like me to pack it for you?” she asked, smiling her cute smile again. He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the packed CD and gave it to him.
From then on, he went to that store every day and bought a CD. He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out. His mother found out about this and encouraged him. So the next day, he took all his courage and left his phone number on the desk before he ran out.
Several weeks later the phone rang, and the mother picked it up. It was the girl!!! The mother started to cry and said, “You don’t know? He passed away yesterday…” Later that day, the mother went into the boy’s room and opened the closet. Inside were piles and piles of unopened CDs. She picked one up and opened it. Out fell a piece of paper, saying: “Do you want to go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.” The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD… Again, there was a piece of paper with the same words.
【1】Why did the girl offer to pick the CD for the boy every time?
A. Because it was required by the boy.
B. Because the shop owner told her to do so.
C. Because she felt sympathy for the dying boy.
D. Because she wanted to leave a note for the boy.
【2】Which of the following can be used to describe the girl?
A. Energetic and polite.
B. Shy and curious.
C. Cute and brave.
D. Warm-hearted and responsible.
【3】 When the girl asked “Can I help you?”, the boy felt ________ .
A. discouraged B. nervous
C. stupid D. embarrassed
【4】What could be the best title for the text?
A. Speak out loveB. Unconditional love
C. Buy a CD every day D. The greatest mother
22、There has been much discussion of the concept of quiet quitting — meaning, essentially, doing the bare minimum at work. And perhaps that’s not surprising: When you’re exhausted and overwhelmed, it feels like something needs to be given up — and for many, that seems to be the pursuit of excellence at work. But is taking your foot off the gas the answer?
As a writer focused on time management, I’ve come to realize that the opposite of burnout isn’t doing nothing, or even scaling back. As counterintuitive as it seems, adding energizing activities to your schedule just might make life feel more double.
That’s what I found when I ran a time-satisfaction study with more than 140 busy people. At the beginning of my project, they spoke of feeling worn out. “Life feels very chaotic with so many different balls in the air,” one person told me.“ My work to-do list is never-ending,” another said.
Over the course of nine weeks, some time-management strategies were introduced. Instead of subtractive changes, participants incorporated regular physical activity and made room for small adventures. And when it came to leisure activities, I asked them to put “effortful before effortless”. For example, even something as simple as reading a novel is better than binge-watching a TV show. I also introduced them to the principle of taking “one night for you”— committing to doing something you enjoy, apart from work and family. As with quiet quitting, this might sometimes mean leaving work a little earlier than usual, but the point is not to do less; the idea is that joining a choir, a softball team or anything else with expected attendance pushes you to figure out the logistics, arrange the child care if necessary and go — even if life seems too busy to think about such a thing.
Over the course of nine weeks, participants’ satisfaction with how they spent their time overall rose 16 percent from the beginning of the project to the end. When asked about how they spent their leisure time “yesterday” after nine weeks, participants reported that their satisfaction rose 20 percent. They even reported making more progress on their professional goals — pretty much the opposite of quiet quitting — as their increased energy and engagement spilled over into all areas of life.
We each have the same 168 hours every week. But time is also all about the stories we tell ourselves. When life is full of have-to-dos, with only brief periods of downtime in between, we can feel beaten down by responsibilities. The key is to incorporate energizing activities into our lives so that our inner narrative can be changed, making life feel less like a chore.
【1】What can we learn from the passage?
A．People who quit quietly feel the need to pursue excellence.
B．Scaling back can help energize those exhausted from work.
C．Leisure events that require action are more recommended.
D．Going home earlier for a rest can effectively refresh people.
【2】What does the underlined word “subtractive” probably mean?
A．Reductive.
B．Extensive.
C．Enormous.
D．Gradual.
【3】What is Paragraph 4 about?
A．Introduction of the background.
B．Intervention in the experiment.
C．Principles of new strategies.
D．Suggestions based on the findings.
【4】What is the purpose of writing the passage?
A．To introduce a finding in a psychological study.
B．To compare different time-management strategies.
C．To analyze the causes and effects of quiet quitting.
D．To argue for a new way to live a more fulfilling life.
23、My parents are amazing. I had the most wonderful childhood, and it’s not because I had everything I wanted or because I was a cool kid. I have learned a lot about parenting from what my parents did. Here are a few gems (珍宝) that I use now or plan to use in the future with my two boys.
Here’s how a conversation often went when I was a kid. Usually it was around 4:30 p.m. I said, “I’m hungry. Can I have a cookie?” My mom answered, “No. Have a banana.” “I don’t want a banana.” “Then you’re not hungry.” Sometimes I was angry about it, but I knew that was good for me. Thanks mom for not letting me eat junk food (垃圾食品). Now I agree with my mother and I have this same conversation with my three-year-old son. I hope it helps him form healthy diet habits.
I know many of us heard this as children. “If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too?” If our kids asked for something just because everyone else had it or was doing it, we often got this response. It was the perfect response, and we soon learned not to ask for things because everyone else had it, but because it was something we wanted.
I will always be thankful that my parents let us try the things that interested us, not the things they wanted to push us into. This helped me try swimming, dance, and the piano before second grade. I found a love — singing — and kept up with that through my college years. It drives me crazy, as a mom and teacher, when I see kids who are pushed into their parents’ favorite activities, even when they don’t have a passion for them.
【1】What are the gems in the writer’s mind?
A. Her parents’ knowledge.
B. Her parents’ educational methods.
C. Her parents’ love.
D. Her parents’ personalities.
【2】 Why does the writer mention the conversation with her mother in Paragraph 2?
A. To show her mother was so strict with her.
B. To stress the importance of healthy diet habits.
C. To show her mother was not concerned about her.
D. To show how her mother helped her develop healthy diet habits.
【3】The response from the writer’s parents in Paragraph 3 is mainly used to .
A. refuse their kid’s same request
B. meet their kid’s right request
C. tell their kid not to be in danger
D. tell the good from the bad
【4】Which of the following may be supported by the writer?
A. The children must do what their parents want them to.
B. The children can do anything that they want to.
C. The children must do what is useful to society.
D. The children can try the things that interest them.
24、A study from the University of Montreal and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, published in Frontiers in Medicine, found that regular virtual visits to museums could help seniors stay mentally active and come with a host of additional health benefits. That’s because these digital connections can make retirees feel less lonely and isolated(孤立的).
Social isolation has been associated with the risks for heart disease and the decline of recognition abilities in seniors and the pandemic(疫情)increased the risks due to the need for seniors to stay home and isolate, according to a press release from the university.
The researchers investigated the potential benefits of weekly virtual visits for a three-month period. The participants were people aged 65 and older who lived in Montreal. Half of the participants took part in online visits and a discussion afterwards, while the control group did not participate in any cultural events at all. The group who participated in the virtual visits showed improvements in their quality of life. “Our study showed that art-based activities may be an effective intervention,”lead author Dr. Olivier Beauchet, a professor at the University of Montreal, said in the press release. “On a global scale, this participatory art-based activity could become a model that could be offered in museums and arts institutions worldwide to promote active and healthy aging.”
The initiative reflects approaches recommended by the World Health Organization to manage certain diseases, according to Beauchet. For instance, the WHO launched the Aging and Health Program in 2015 that included using community-based organizations to promote culture as a key component of improving health. Traditionally, these sorts of preventive health activities have taken place in schools, community centers, and workplaces. “While these are suitable locations that reach a great number of people, there are additional organizations and sectors that could become partners in public health research and practice development,” Beauchet said. “Museums are among such potential partners. They are aware of the needs of their communities and are consequently expanding the types of activities they offer.”
【1】How do seniors benefit from regular virtual visits to museums?
A．They get survival skills.
B．They raise interest in art.
C．They improve quality of life.
D．They connect more with family.
【2】What can be inferred from Beauchet’s words in Paragraph 3?
A．Participants come from the whole world.
B．The museum needs better cultural events.
C．Face-to-face discussion is a useful intervention.
D．Seniors should attend more art-based activities.
【3】What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A．To advocate.
B．To entertain.
C．To advertise.
D．To warn.
【4】Which may be a suitable title for the text?
A．The Aged Form a Community to Reduce Loneliness
B．Virtual Art-based Activities Bring People Together
C．Online Museum Trips Improve Seniors’ Well-being
D．Retired Individuals Pay More Visits to Museums
25、 It was an extraordinarily busy time of year. I felt some _______ to head straight home after a long meeting. So I headed to the park nearby for some therapeutic (治疗性的) hiking. As I reached the top and admired the view, my unclear mind _______. Re-energized, I knew that I could deal with the work that waited for me upon my _______. When I arrived back in the office the next day, I was full of energy, and finished my work _______.
It was almost 20 years ago that I learned how _______ it is for me to carve out time to escape to the wild. I had finished my Ph. D., studying soil and water conservation in Honduras, but I wasn’t sure what _______ I wanted to have. So, I decided to act on a dream I had been nursing for a few years, _______ my mom showed me a magazine article about a man who had _______ around America. I figured that I could _______ cycling with research for a book on American agriculture while I worked out my next career step.
So I did it. During the cycling __________, I found the clearness I needed to __________ my next career move. Talking with farmers I met along the way, I learned that their biggest challenge was selling their produce. I decided to broaden my __________ from land management to improving farmers’ access to markets. My __________ interest led to working for a nongovernmental organization and I did eventually borrow a book on American agriculture.
The __________ is to find your source of inspiration and make good use of it. For me, I always get nourishment (营养) from being __________ in the outdoors.
A．pressure
B．danger
C．shame
D．embarrassment
A．calmed
B．wandered
C．developed
D．appeared
A．reply
B．return
C．relaxation
D．recovery
A．successfully
B．casually
C．anxiously
D．constantly
A．strange
B．important
C．difficult
D．interesting
A．tour
B．book
C．career
D．major
A．unless
B．if
C．though
D．since
A．run
B．cycled
C．driven
D．flown
A．combine
B．compare
C．replace
D．practice
A．competition
B．history
C．performance
D．trip
A．insist on
B．put down
C．figure out
D．learn from
A．experience
B．focus
C．discussion
D．search
A．deep
B．particular
C．personal
D．new
A．reason
B．problem
C．result
D．key
A．active
B．alone
C．confident
D．brave
26、假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Mary刚刚转学，感到一切都很陌生。她在邮件中向你询问如何尽快融入新环境，请你根据以下信息回信。
1.多跟同学交流沟通；2.积极参加学校活动；3.向老师寻求帮助;
注意:
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Chris，
I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble fitting in at your new school.
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Yours,
Li Hua