1、Reading newspapers and magazines________ what my father enjoys most.
A．is
B．was
C．are
D．have been
2、His account of events does not _____ with hers.
A.correspond B.compare C.circulate D.convey
3、They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________ animal products from other areas of their lives．
A． contain B． maintain
C． exclude D． Include
4、The _____on his face suggested that he was extremely angry.
A.impression B.sight C.appearance D.expression
5、At the meeting they discussed three different ________ to the study of mathematics.
A. approaches B. means C. methods D. ways
6、We still don't know the exact time for the first human being ________.
A.to have been cloned B.being cloned
C.having been cloned D.to be cloned
7、According to the report, this gentleman is ________ to be the next prime minister of the country.
A．possible B．likely C．probable D．obvious
8、She_____ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.
A.looked up B.looked for
C.picked out D.picked up
9、The bed________ 1.8metres long and it’s too short for the young man.
A．measuring
B．to measure
C．measures
D．is measured
10、Finally，I ______ her idea that I should _____ myself to the new life here first.
A.adopted; adapt B.adapted; adopt C.adopted; adopt D.adapted; adapt
11、I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t ______.
A．get through
B．get along
C．get on
D．get away
12、On the evening of July 1st 2021, the brilliant colors and designs of the fireworks ________ millions of people celebrating the centenary of the CPC.
A．dazzled
B．wandered
C．encountered
13、Have you ever dreamed of ________ such a good chance for further education abroad?
A．there is
B．there to be
C．there will be
D．there being
14、Sandy is really smart. In fact, I don't believe anybody in her group has ________ IQ.
A．the higher
B．the highest
C．a higher
D．a high
15、The police are offering a big ___________ for information about the robbery.
A. award B. prize C. reward D. money
16、You got second and Tim first in the race! How did Tim beat you?
——________ ? Maybe he is just a lucky dog!
A. What for B. Who knows
C. So what D. Guess what
17、The antelope said, “We’re being killed for the wool without mercy.” ______ that, Daisy cried.
A. in B. at
C. on D. off
18、When you ______ a task, problem, or situation in a particular way, you deal with it or think ______ about it in that way.
A. accuse B. acquire
C. attach D. approach
19、Stop being so ________, don’t get angry with such unimportant matters.
A．sensitive
B．cruel
C．fierce
D．simple
20、—Mary, new copies of Alice in Wonderland are on sale now.
—Great! Let’s go and buy ________ this afternoon.
A．it
B．that
C．any
D．one
21、Humans have been living and working on the space station for over 20 years. Their meals are packaged, though sometimes astronauts receive fresh treats from resupply missions. The longer that packaged food is stored, the more it loses nutrients like vitamin C and vitamin K.
Astronauts have successfully grown 10 different crops on the space station since 2015 and had the chance to sample (品尝) each one. The International Space Station hosted a party for astronauts on Friday as they celebrated the harvest of the first chili peppers (辣椒) grown in space. The crew finally had a chance to taste the peppers after initially kicking off the plant experiment on the space station in July.
Plant Habitat-04 is one of the most complex plant experiments on the orbiting laboratory to date because peppers take much longer to grow than the previous experiment plants. After growing for four months, the peppers were harvested on Friday.
Peppers provide a great source of vitamin C, as well as other key nutrients. Pepper plants self-pollinate (自花授粉), so they are easy to grow, and they are a pick-and-eat crop that doesn’t have to be cooked. They are also safe to eat raw.
A side effect of life in zero gravity is that astronauts often lose some of their taste and smell, so spicy or well-seasoned foods are a favorite. Adding fresh greens or peppers to the menu allows astronauts to liven up their regular meals. But growing and tending to the plants can also produce other benefits.
Astronauts have described the joy from seeing — as well as smelling and caring for — leafy green plants on the space station that remind them of Earth.
“Growing colorful vegetables in space can have long-term benefits for physical and psychological health,” said Matt Romeyn, principal investigator for the experiment. “We are discovering that growing plants and vegetables with colors and smells helps to improve astronauts’ well-being.”
【1】How is the food astronauts eat on the space station?
A．Always fresh.
B．Lack of nutrients.
C．Never tasty.
D．Full of vitamins.
【2】What makes Plant Habitat-04 one of the most complex plant experiments?
A．The technology.
B．Growing process.
C．The varieties of plants.
D．Growing time required.
【3】Which is the most probable reason for adding peppers to food for astronauts?
A．Peppers are delicious.
B．Peppers can improve memory.
C．Peppers help prevent diseases.
D．Peppers can restore appetite.
【4】Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A．The Fun of Growing Chili Peppers in Space
B．The Agricultural Goal in the Space Mission
C．The First Chili Peppers Grown in Space
D．The Chili Peppers Used in the Space Mission
22、Music is not just a set of sounds and rhythms. Its influence on the brain is much deeper than any other human experience. Keep on reading to know all those amazing powers of music.
A recent study suggests that preterm (早产的) babies appear to experience less pain and feed more when listening to music. Experts led by Dr. Manoj Kumar of the University of Alberta, Canada, found that music had a beneficial effect on reducing pain for preterm babies experiencing painful medical tests. It also appeared to benefit full-term babies during operations.
Many people experiencing brain damage have speech and movement-related problems. Music can help recover from brain injuries. As a different and effective treatment, doctors often advise such patients to listen to good music to improve the parts of the brain responsible for these two functions. When people with neurological (神经的) disorders hear a musical beat, it helps them to regain a balanced walk.
Though music cannot make deafness disappear, it really can stave off the loss of hearing. There was an experiment involving 163 people where 74 were musicians. Participants were asked to pass some listening tests. Musicians heard the sounds better than non-musicians, and this difference gets clearer with age. This means that a 70-year-old musician hears better than a 50-year-old non-musician, even in a noisy environment.
Besides, music mends a broken heart. It is not about a thrown-away love, but about a heart attack. The matter is that music can help people recover from a heart attack or heart operation by reducing blood pressure, slowing down the heartbeat rate, and reducing anxiety. Listening to the quality music produces positive emotions, improves the movement of blood, and expands blood vessels, thus, promoting quick recovery of the whole cardiovascular (心血管的) system.
【1】How does music affect preterm babies?
A. It helps reduce their pain.
B. It helps develop their potential in music.
C. It helps improve their hearing systems.
D. It helps repair their neurological systems.
【2】What does the underlined phrase “stave off” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Lead to
B. Increase
C. Prevent
D. Break into
【3】Why can music mend a broken heart?
A. It has a positive effect on human body systems’ work.
B. It can help people prevent diseases caused by anxiety.
C. It helps make a person feel optimistic about life.
D. It can help patients recover in a slow way.
【4】What may be the best title for the text?
A. Who can benefit from music
B. The best time to listen to music
C. The way to choose quality music
D. How music affects our mind and body
23、As I sat at school, my best friend grabbed my phone and tried to unlock it. After a few guesses she said “What’s your password?” “I’m not telling you, ” I responded. She begged, “I just want to look at your pictures.” She asked me why I was so protective of my phone. I tried to answer, but felt a little confused. No one else cared about that much, and it wasn’t like I had anything to hide. I realized that people could learn whatever they wanted about me from my phone because of all the pictures and information I stored in it.
On the new mobile phone，there’s a fingerprint scanner as an optional precaution (预防措施) for those who want to use it. When my dad got the phone，the first thing I did was to put my fingerprint into his phone when he didn’t notice. The added security technology gave my dad a false sense of security. When I picked up his phone，he said，“Your fingerprint won’t work, only mine” with a smug (自以为是的) look on his face，which quickly disappeared when his phone “magically” opened for me. He looked worried as though the privacy of his phone was violated (侵犯). Then I showed him how I put my fingerprint into his phone when he wasn’t looking. What it proved to me is that people are so worried about privacy that a phone can sell for much more just for better security.
Let’s go back to my original issue. I feel so protective of the information on my phone because we live in a world where we’re constantly connected, and anyone can learn whatever he or she wants about us in just a minute. Our privacy can be violated immediately. I didn’t believe my brother when he said "Welcome to the world of never being not connected" to me when I got my first phone, but that is exactly the world we live in today.
【1】Why is the author so protective of her phone?
A．Her phone has no password.
B．Her phone had been stolen before.
C．She has something to hide in the phone.
D．She fears that her privacy will be violated.
【2】The author gives the example of the new mobile phone to prove that _______.
A．she often plays a trick on her father
B．her father cares little about his privacy
C．people prefer to pay more for better security
D．a fingerprint scanner is a great invention
【3】From what the author’s dad said, we know that he _______.
A．was confident of his phone’s security
B．made fun of his daughter
C．considered his fingerprint to be magical
D．didn’t want his daughter to play his phone
【4】The last paragraph implies that __________.
A．people should constantly change their phones
B．people are closely connected by technology
C．It’s good that your information is available
D．one needs to change his password daily
24、Chris Rishworth is a travelling cyclist who would take photos along the journey. He regards it as killing three birds with one stone. Besides exercising, he can also improve his photography skills and raise money for the children in need through holding a photography show. In the past five years, Chris has raised more than one million dollars and helped more than 30 orphans (孤儿) complete primary and secondary school education.
Chris’ photographs have a very wide range of aspects, including impressive natural sceneries, attractive local conditions and customs, and mysterious historic sites, etc， but he believes the most heart-shaking one is the photo of a baby wallaby (沙袋鼠）. It was on August 5th when Chris was on his way to ride through Magnetic Island. Chris saw a helpless baby rock wallaby trying to get into its dead mother s pouch (育儿袋）.The deep brake marks and pieces of glass indicated that the mother wallaby was killed by a car. The sight shook his heart so much that Chris was almost astonished for a while. After taking a photo of this heartbreaking moment, Chris placed the baby wallaby into the basket of his bike and took it to the local wildlife rescue shelter. The workers told Chris, “ It’s quite common to find baby wallabies attracted to their dead mothers — often due to the road kill on Magnetic Island. ” Hearing this, Chris decided to send the photo to related departments to promote further measures to avoid such things happening again.
Rock wallabies have had a tough history in their native country, Australia, as they struggle to fight against extreme weather and keep up with other competitors. The Australian government took a series of protective measures and fought against hunting activities effectively, which made the number of rock wallabies increase. But now, with the development of Magnetic Island, a lot of trucks and private cars flood in, which breaks the previous peace. Experts of the Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS) warn that self-driving travelers and truck drivers should pay attention to the wild animals on the road or by the roadside while driving.
【1】How does Chris find his trip?
A．It brings him fortune.
B．Its influence is worldwide.
C．Its result is satisfactory.
D．It makes his dream come true.
【2】What made Chris realize the cause of the mother wallaby's death?
A．The heartbreaking photo.
B．The workers’ words.
C．His travel experience.
D．The signs of the scene.
【3】What may be the best title for the passage?
A．A Beautiful Australian Island Discovered by a Travelling Cyclist
B．A Heartbreaking Moment Photographed by a Travelling Cyclist
C．A Wonderful Photography Show Held by a Travelling Cyclist
D．A Badly Injured Baby Wallaby Saved by a Travelling Cyclist
25、 At 35, Yong Duckworth is the oldest student at Chrisney Elementary School in Chrisney, Indiana.Duckworth attended the first grade last September._________to learn English. Since arriving in the U.S. 13 years ago from Korea, Duckworth had_________private teachers and adult education classes. Nothing_________effectively.
Then Duckworth called Chrisney headmaster Leroy Meyer. “I could hardly_________her,” says Meyer. The only thing I could make out was that she wanted someone to help her learn English. She wanted to know the_________by age 40, so she could run her own business.”
After_________to find a private teacher for Duckworth, Meyer suggested she attend the first grade at Chrisney. Duckworth_________immediately.
Duckworth’s experiences at Chrisney have been_________ones. She is as much a mother as a lassmate to the other students. During story hour they sit around Duckworth. She asks them to say “please” and “thank you,” and hugs them when they need_________.
Duckworth studied English in junior high but__________learned to speak fluently. She once opened clothes shop, but it closed down before long__________her language problems. “Too much people hurt me because I speak__________English,” says Duckworth. “In Korea I had many people tell me I was a smart lady. Here poor English makes me__________.”
These days, her 4-year-old son, Simon, is her main__________to make an effort to learn english. “Duckworth knows she’s going to have a challenge__________Simon,” says Duckworth’s husband Ben. “He’s going to start coming home with__________and she’s going to have to be able to__________them.”
“I am________ some day he asks me, ‘Mom, what is this?’ If I can’t tell him, I’m sad,” says Duckworth.
Duckworth is having a great impact__________young students at Chrisney,” Meyer says. “When they see a person going to school, they realize how important__________is.”
【1】A.promising B.hoping C.hating D.refused
【2】A.forgotten B.tried C.noticed D.met
【3】A.appeared B.happened C.functioned D.mattered
【4】A.remember B.understand C.accept D.believe
【5】A.school B.teachers C.student D.language
【6】A.failing B.managing C.deciding D.regretting
【7】A.responded B.agreed C.stopped D.contacted
【8】A.common B.cheerful C.awful D.horrible
【9】A.advice B.pleasure C.comfort D.service
【10】A.also B.already C.never D.certainly
【11】A.according to B.due to C.on the basis of D.thanks to
【12】A.modern B.fantastic C.simple D.broken
【13】A.delighted B.down C.excited D.satisfied
【14】A.inspiration B.behaviour C.destination D.attitude
【15】A.raising B.ordering C.changing D.hearing
【16】A.plans B.presents C.errors D.questions
【17】A.doubt B.compare C.follow D.answer
【18】A.amazed B.worried C.disappointed D.shocked
【19】A.in B.on C.to D.of
【20】A.technology B.money C.education D.experience
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Tom and Jane planned a holiday at the lake, and they decided to take their children, Tim and Sarah, with them. However, Tim and Sarah wanted: to visit Disney World for their holiday or hire a yacht (游艇) in Hawaii. Camping by the lake wasn’t even on their list of holiday adventures.
“We can visit some of the islands too,” Jane said. “Your dad and I always wanted to explore the mysterious cabin on Moose Island.”
Mysterious cabin? The children were now far more interested in this lake holiday idea.
“We might see Big foot,” Tim said.
“Or some unusual species!” Sarah turned to her parents. “We’re in. When do we leave?”
The children’s excitement quickly disappeared when they arrived at the lake. While their parents were carrying their suitcases inside, Timand Sarah stood on the path and stared at the cabin they’d be staying in for the next week, complaining about the smell around, the dust, and the various small insects.
“We’re in nature now, kids. Enjoy the experience! Your dad is building a fire so we can have barbecued fish and potatoes baked in the coals. Isn’t that great?”
Sarah choked. “I am not eating food cooked in coals! I want takeaway instead.”
“Me too.” Tim was about to cry. “Holidays are supposed to be fun, Mom.”
“Come on, guys. There’s a lot of joy to be found in living a simple life and spending time together as a family.”
“People in the suburbs live a simple life, which is more like being homeless!” Sarah shouted
“Yeah,” Tim added. “How can there not be a single restaurant that delivers here? How do these people survive?”
“They eat coal potatoes!” Sarah laughed. “And fish they kill with their bare hands!”
Sarah ran away, and Tim followed. Jane buried her head in her hands. She realized she had to do something to correct their children’s attitude towards simple life. After dinner, she told all about this to Tom, who agreed with Jane. Then they came up with an idea.
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Paragraph 1: The next morning, Tim and Sarah entered the main room to demand they leave immediately, but neither Mom nor Dad was in there.
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Paragraph 2: When Tim was about to fall asleep, he heard the sound of heavy footsteps outside, which were approaching.
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