1、I have grown up now so I must get used to ________for a lot more.
A．be responsible
B．being responsible
C．responsible
D．showing responsible
2、It is said that the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had a ________ of 8.3.
A．detail
B．magnitude
C．honour
D．marathon
3、I will invite Mike to _______ me on the piano when I sing a song at the festival joint performances.
A．impress
B．transform
C．accompany
D．instruct
4、 —Mr Smith, do you have something ______ at this moment?
—No, thanks. I'll call you if any.
A．to be typed B．to type
C．typed D．typing
5、_______ other countries, China is abundant in natural resources.
A. Compare with B. Comparing to C. Comparing with D. Compared with
6、The boss requested that he _____ there to work.
A．was sent B．be sent
C．should send D．would be sent
7、Green tourism________ no harm to our environment and will be a new way for us to enjoy ourselves.
A．do
B．does
C．did
D．doing
8、– I’m still repairing my car.
- Oh, you’ll be late for the meeting. Time is .
A. running out B. going out
C. giving out D. losing out
9、I can ________ Diana’s thoughts from the changes in her facial expressions.
A. read B. notice C. count D. watch
10、I wonder what he will think of when he looks over at the splendid house that once ________ him.
A．was belonging to
B．belonged to
C．was being belonged to
D．was belonged to
11、Parents should ________ some time every week to hang out with their children and have a proper conversation.
A．leave out
B．set aside
C．give away
D．break out
12、She is planning to ________ a speech on virtual reality.
A．maintain
B．confirm
C．deliver
D．replace
13、 Mr. Wang is ill, so we must ____ a new teacher to the school to take his place.
A. appoint B. appreciate
C. assist D. approach
14、Nowadays, basic health care services are ______ to almost all the Chinese people, contributing to a rise in average life expectancy.
A.alternative B.abundant C.accessible D.creative
15、A major fire suddenly _______ at Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on Monday and later France television reported that the police were treating the incident as an accident.
A.worked out B.put out C.picked out D.broke out
16、As Emerson puts it,____ we travel the world over to find the beautiful,we must carry it with us orwe find it not.
A. unless B. until C. though D. because
17、I’m really interested in _____ you have said. Can we discuss some things in detail?
A.all that B.all what C.that D.which
18、In 1963 the UN set up the World Food Program, ______ purpose is to relieve worldwide hunger.
A．whose
B．which
C．that
D．its
19、At school, some students are active ______ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.
A．while
B．although
C．so
D．as
20、Lisa told me about a very shy student who never speaks in class but who is now ________ at languages.
A．exceptional
B．electric
C．elegant
D．engaging
21、Smart Things on Their Way
Google Clips
Google Clips is designed to be put somewhere in a room to take pictures by itself. It can also be attached to an object or a person’s clothing.
Google says machine Learning helps the camera choose the best times and situations for taking pictures ancl videos. Interested buyers can join a waiting list for the product to be on the market.
GoPro Hero
GoPro also uses machine learning to power its QuikStories characteristic. This tool takes existing photos and videos and automatically （自动地）creates a finished video piece, complete with music and effects.
Snap Sunglasses
Messaging app Snapchat sells a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera that can record short videos with the push of a button. Snap Inc. says the product is designed to “catch the moment, without taking you out of it."
The glasses can record short video clips that can be shared with Snapchat users. Snap Inc. has started selling its sunglasses online.
Apple iPhone X
Apple's new iPhone X has a new Face ID system that it says will unlock the phone just by having the user look at it. This replaces the Touch ID on previous ones that used a fingerprint to unlock the phone.
Apple says the system works by projecting more than 30, 000 dots on the face to create a kind of map. Apple says its facial recognition is even safe enough to allow payments through its Apple Pay service.
【1】What is the special function of Google Clips?
A. It can share videos on the phone.
B. It can take pictures by itself.
C. It can change photos into videos.
D. It can provide music and effects.
【2】Which is sure to be bought now on the Internet according to the passage?
A. Google Clips. B. GoPro Hero.
C. Snap Sunglasses. D. Apple iPhone X.
【3】How does Apple iPhone X make facial recognition?
A. By replacing the user's fingerprint.
B. By projecting a map of the user's face.
C. By pressing a special button.
D. By allowing payments on the phone.
22、 How do you wake up in the morning? If you set an alarm on your phone or clock that sounds like this: beep-beep-beep, that hard, unpleasant sound may be making it harder to shake off the sleepy feeling in the morning known as grogginess (昏昏沉沉).【1】? A recent study says yes. The answer is music.
Researchers say alarms that have a melody can help people feel fresher in the morning. The study, carried out by researchers in Australia, involved 50 people. They answered questions about the alarm sound they like to wake up to. 【2】.
Sleep inertia (惯性) is another term for grogginess.【3】, and has trouble getting moving again after sleeping. People need to better understand sleep inertia’s harmful effects on human performance later in the day. The grogginess we may feel in the morning usually lasts for up to 30 minutes, but some may last from two to four hours. Not everyone will experience the full effect.
【4】, especially when they perform duties that require a top performance within this period or for people who work in dangerous situations shortly after they wake. So, what makes musical alarms better for waking up?【5】.
A.Possibly the different tones in it
B.Simply the single sound of “beeping”
C.So, is there a better way to wake up
D.So, what is a better way to wake up
E.But for those who do, care should be taken
F.It means a person has a heavy feeling when waking up
G.They also expressed how they feel about that sound and how they feel when they wake up
23、Scientists have long debated how the bird ancestors evolved the ability to fly. The ground-up theory assumes they were ground animals moving fast by jumping and flapping（ 振 翅 ）their wings. The tree-down theory assumes they were tree climbers that glided（滑行）among branches.
At field sites Ken Dial saw a pattern in young ground birds. They flapped their half-formed wings, making short jumps into the air like popcorn. So to come up with new data on the age-old debate. Ken Dial designed a project to see what clues might lie in how baby birds learned to fly.
He settled on the Chukar as a model species，and brought in some hay bales（千草团）for the Chukars to rest on as a local farmer suggested. To his surprise, instead of lying up, the baby Chukars were using their legs. They run right up the side of a hay bale, flapping all the while. For Ken, this was the“aha” moment, which opened a world of possibilities.
Ken conducted more experiments, filming the birds as they raced up inclines（纤）tipped at increasing angles. As the incline increased, the birds began to lap, but they angled their wings differently from birds in flight. They aimed heir flapping down and backward, using the force not for lift but to keep their feet firmly pressed against the incline. It's exactly like the spoiler on the back of a race car. In Formula One, spoilers are the big aerodynamic（空气动力）fins that push the cars downward as they speed along, increasing power and handling
Ken called the technique WAIR, for wing-assisted incline running. It not only allowed young birds to climb vertical surfaces but also gave adults an energy-efficient alternative to lying In an evolutionary context, WAIR takes on surprising explanatory powers. Ken came up with a reasonable origin for the flapping strokes of birds (something gliding animals don't do and thus a shortcoming of the tree-down assumption) and an aerodynamic function for half-formed wings (one of the main drawbacks to the ground-up theory).
【1】Which is Ken Dial's central assumption in setting up his project?
A．The acquisition（习得）of Night in young birds sheds light on that in bird ancestors.
B．The bird ancestors learned to fly by jumping and lapping their wings.
C．Young birds in a lab setting are less likely than wild birds to require branches.
D．Ground bird and tree-climbing bird ancestors evolved in parallel.
【2】At Ken Dial had his “aha” moment, he________.
A．tried to train the birds to fly to the to the top the inclines.
B．studied existing films to observe the birds' movements.
C．observed how the birds dealt with increasingly steeper inclines
D．consulted with Formula One race car experts about aerodynamic.
【3】According to the passage,which helps the baby Chukar run up the incline?
A．The speed with which they climbed
B．The position of their flapping wings
C．The spoiler on the back of a race car
D．Their continuous jumping movements
【4】Which of the following is TRUE of the technique WAIR?
A．It stops young and adult birds from lying.
B．It proves that the ground-up theory is true.
C．It allows birds to move faster on the ground.
D．It accounts for the birds’ flapping movement.
24、Don’t wish your life away, or you may end up getting what you wished for a little sooner than expected. By looking at genetic markers associated with cellular aging, researchers found that people who are impatient face a greater risk of biological decline than those who are a little more easy-going.
Telomeres (端粒) are sequences of DNA found at the ends of chromosomes (染色体) that act as a kind of protective cap for the genetic information they contain. Each time a cell divides, these telomeres become slightly eroded (削弱), eventually becoming so short that the cell itself is no longer able to continue dividing. As such, telomere length provides a measure of cellular aging and is a reliable predictor of a person’s risk of disease and early mortality. Knowing that the erosion of telomeres can be increased by a number of factors that can be brought on by stress, such as inflammation (炎症), the study authors sought to determine if impatience could contribute to this acceleration. To measure this, the study authors designed a range of behavioral economic tasks, such as asking participants to choose between receiving $100 immediately or a larger sum in 30 days. By raising and lowering this amount, the researchers were able to determine each participant‘s minimum acceptable amount (MAA), meaning the lowest sum of money they would be willing to wait 30 days to receive.
Analyzing their data, the study authors found that those with a higher MAA tended to have shorter telomeres, indicating a negative correlation between delay discounting and cellular aging. Interestingly, this effect was far more pronounced in women than in men, leading the researchers to conclude that, on a cellular level, females may be more likely to age fast as a result of psychological stress and impatience than males.
Though the researchers admit that they cannot say at this stage whether shorter telomere length causes impatience or impatience accelerates telomere erosion, they predict that the latter is more likely. This is because they found no evidence that shortened telomere length affected participants’ ability to make rational decisions regarding longer-term financial investments.
【1】Why does the author mention telomeres in Paragraph 2?
A．To give an example of aging.
B．To draw attention to potential human disease.
C．To analyze the cause of a scientific phenomenon.
D．To introduce the background knowledge of an experiment.
【2】What does it mean if a participant’s MAA is high?
A．He is less likely to age.
B．He is willing to wait longer.
C．He can be described as impatient.
D．He will get less money than others.
【3】How did scientists draw the conclusion?
A．By predicting the possible reasons.
B．By asking participants' minimum acceptable amount.
C．By comparing the patience level between males and females.
D．By analyzing the relation between MAA and the length of telomeres.
【4】Which section of a magazine is this passage most probably taken from?
A．Finance.
B．Science.
C．Education.
D．Culture.
25、I was a new kid in town. I was not an _______ person. Shy and quiet, I read a lot and did not make friends _______ . My head was full of fears and _______ . But there I was, _______ for a new school full of strangers I didn't know, but they all knew one another already.
I was _______ and good at school, for which _______ liked me but other kids did not. I felt I was a _______ . I thought nobody would like me but I tried not to be _______
Then one day, a _______ , strong boy in the English class walked right over to me. He ________ that he was on the school basketball team and asked me to help them with their English. From that moment on, life at school ________ for me. I taught the basketball players about commas and subject-verb agreement while they taught me how to play basketball. And they also taught me that being smart could be a real ________, which I could use to help others.
Nobody gave me any ________ about being smart anymore. And though I was only five feet tall, I walked the halls feeling as tall as those towering basketball players who helped me to________ a new state, new city and new school. They gave me ________ and courage to be myself—and to be a short girl who really knew how to play basketball!
【1】
A．ambitious
B．outgoing
C．independent
D．intelligent
【2】
A．carefully
B．clearly
C．correctly
D．easily
【3】
A．worries
B．memories
C．imagination
D．hope
【4】
A．preparing
B．waiting
C．looking
D．applying
【5】
A．average
B．proud
C．smart
D．fun
【6】
A．classmates
B．players
C．teachers
D．parents
【7】
A．visitor
B．competitor
C．burden
D．failure
【8】
A．confused
B．frightened
C．bored
D．discouraged
【9】
A．responsible
B．tall
C．wealthy
D．clever
【10】
A．considered
B．explained
C．added
D．accepted
【11】
A．started
B．settled
C．changed
D．continued
【12】
A．gift
B．right
C．trick
D．wish
【13】
A．excuses
B．trouble
C．pleasure
D．explanations
【14】
A．escape from
B．live on
C．adapt to
D．dream of
【15】
A．experience
B．interest
C．purpose
D．confidence
26、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter自从进入高中以来一直觉得压力很大，学习状态不太好。请你给他写封邮件，以帮助他振作起来。
内容要要点：
1. 给他三条建议；
2. 表达期望并送上祝福。
注意：1. 词数100词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter，
I’m sorry to hear about your situation.______________________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua