1、Any help from you will be greatly appreciated. Please give me a reply at your earliest________.
A. imagination B. consideration
C. interruption D. convenience
2、Lucy rushed to the school, only that it was Saturday.
A．finding
B．found
C．to find
D．having found
3、Seldom________ in summer, nor________ in winter in dry areas.
A.it rains；it often snows
B.does it rain；does it often snow
C.it rains；does it snow
D.does it rain；it often snows
4、In front of our house ____ we used to swim.
A. a river lies that B. does a river lie where
C. lies a river which D. lies a river where
5、During the pandemic, my mom expressed her________ about my health.
A．complaint
B．concern
C．curiosity
D．doubt
6、Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried _____ alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home.
A．living
B．to live
C．to be living
D．having lived
7、I’ll never forget the last day_________I met you.
A．why
B．when
C．which
D．where
8、Louis Cha (金庸) passed away. As for his achievement, there is such a comment, “He ______ the Nobel Prize for Literature with his written works translated into English.”
A.could have been rewarded B.must have been rewarded
C.should be rewarded D.need have been rewarded
9、Their common experience created a strong ________ between the two friends.
A．tale
B．circuit
C．mixture
D．bond
10、The manager ______ the workers how to improve the program since 9 am.
A．has told
B．has been told
C．has been telling
D．is telling
11、His little brother is such a(n) ________boy that he is always asking questions.
A．nervous
B．worried
C．curious
D．anxious
12、Patience is a quality _____ success feeds on itself.
A．where
B．what
C．that
D．which
13、______ in the newspaper, I didn’t notice what was happening.
A. Having buried B. Burying
C. Buried D. To be buried
14、As most of their houses were badly damaged after the earthquake, many people had to be________in a stadium.
A．put away
B．put up
C．put out
D．put off
15、We should not push people ________ the limit of their endurance（忍耐）.
A．beyond
B．on
C．in
D．despite
16、_______the story is in the newspaper, everyone believes it is true.
A. Unless B. For
C. Since D. Until
17、Chinese ________ in many schools around world. Many people love to learn it.
A. is teaching B. has taught C. is taught
18、Designing a powerful beginning is crucial-not only does it make readers stay with your story, ______you develop the plot.
A.does it also help. B.it also helps. C.does also help. D.also helps
19、This ruler is too short. I need a one.
A. long B. longer
C. more long D. more longer
20、I wouldn't have punched him if it for the fact that he to apologize to me yesterday.
A. were not; refused B. were not; had refused
C. had not been; refused D. had not been; had refused
21、 Recently I attended several meetings where we talked about ways to attract students and keep younger faculty members from going elsewhere. It seems higher education has become an industry of meeting-holders whose task is to “solve” problems — real or imagined. And in my position as a professor at three different colleges, the actual problems in educating our young people and older students have deepened, while the number of people hired — not to teach but to hold meetings — has increased significantly. Every new problem creates a new job for an administrative fixer. Take our Center for Teaching Excellence. Contrary to its title, the center is a clearing house (信息交流中心) for using technology in classrooms and in online courses. It's an administrative sham (欺诈) of the kind that has multiplied over the last 30 years.
I offer a simple proposal in response: Many of our problems — class attendance, educational success, student happiness and well-being — might be improved by cutting down the bureaucratic (官僚的) mechanisms and meetings and hiring an army of good teachers instead.
If we replaced half of our administrative staff with classroom teachers, we might actually get a majority of our classes back to 20 or fewer students per teacher. This would be an environment in which teachers and students actually knew each other. The teachers must be free to teach in their own way — the curriculum should be flexible enough so that they can use their individual talents to achieve the goals of the course.
Additionally, they should be allowed to teach, and be rewarded for doing it well. Teachers are not people who are great at and consumed by research and happen to appear in a classroom. Good teaching and research are not exclusive, but they are also not automatic companions. Teaching is an art and a craft, talent and practice; it is not something that just anyone can be good at. It is utterly confusing to me that people do not recognize this, despite the fact that pretty much anyone who has been a student can tell the difference between their best and worst teachers.
【1】What does the author say about present-day universities?
A．They are effectively addressing real or imagined problems.
B．They often fail to combine teaching with research.
C．They are over-burdened with administrative staff
D．They lack talent to fix their deepening problems.
【2】According to the author, what kind of people do universities lack most?
A．Good classroom teachers.
B．Efficient administrators.
C．Talented researchers.
D．Motivated students.
【3】What does the author imply about the classes at present?
A．They facilitate students' independent learning.
B．They help students form closer relationships.
C．They have more older students than before.
D．They are much bigger than is desirable.
【4】What is the author’s suggestion for improving university teaching?
A．Creating an environment for teachers to share their teaching experiences.
B．Hiring more classroom teachers and allowing them to teach in their own way.
C．Using high technology in classrooms and promoting exchange of in formation.
D．Cutting down meetings and encouraging administrative staff to go to classrooms.
22、 The story of a voyage bearing witness to plastic pollution in the oceans. Junk Raft, based on facts, is an exciting book. Science educator and researcher Marcus Eriksen's navigational feat(航海壮举）is holding readers’ attention and interest — 88 days crossing some 4,000 kilometers of open ocean, on a raft(筏子) made of 15.000 plastic bottles wrapped in fishing nets. But it is more. Two equally fascinating story lines are made up through the written records of a series of events: Eriksen’s evolution from soldier to research director of the environmental non-profit 5 Gyres Institute, and the journey we all need to take towards a more sustainable use of plastics.
Around 15% of all the liner in our oceans is plastic, and a calculated 5 million tons of plastic waste enter the seas annually. Unavoidably, it is now present at the sea surface and on shorelines, in Arctic seas and on the sea bed at depths of 3,500 metres. Around 700 sea species are known to come into contact with pieces of waste plastic material and can be harmed or killed by taking in it or becoming twisted and caught in it.
This environmental challenge has attracted increasing scientific, media and societal attention in recent years, yet few accounts have conveyed the wider picture accessibly Junk Raft does just this while exposing our frustratingly slow progress on an issue of major importance to fisheries, tourism and, finally, the health of the world's oceans.
Eriksen lists the issues associated with the accumulation of sea plastic: the causes, consequences and potential solutions. Our single use culture is the main offender. For more than 60 years, society and industry have been producing more and more throwaway items particularly packaging. Eriksen takes the crisis into consideration together with a timeline of scientific discovery and advancement since the 1970s. Eriksen believes that the troubles of industry and policy involvement is because people lack correct consciousness of the problem.
We are brought back to the realities of life aboard the raft, with Eriksen's fellow sailor Joel Paschal. This is both fascinating and eventful, from their blow, occasionally very dangerous progress to the moments when it seems the raft will break up into pieces, littering the ocean with the waste material, Eriksen is trying so hard to fight against.
Junk Raft is filled with adventure, romance, a sense of optimism and important truths that will be needed by the thousands of groups. It serves as a reflection of the choices and journeys that each of us makes and helps us understand how plastic in the oceans is closely connected with the future of human life.
【1】What makes the book Junk Raft attractive to readers?
A.Eriksen's fellow sailor Joel Paschal.
B.Efforts made to put an end to the use of plastics.
C.Erisken's adventures on the plastic ocean on a raft.
D.Kriksen's soldierly service and environmental study.
【2】What has raised people's concern according to the passage?
A.More rubbish being poured into the oceans.
B.Plastics accumulating in rare species of fish.
C.Many species in the oceans suffering from shock.
D.The waters of the oceans being polluted by plastics.
【3】What does the underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Making accounts accessible.
B.Listing the environmental issues.
C.Taking the pollution into account.
D.Facing the environmental challenge.
【4】What is the main reason for sea plastic pollution?
A.The overuse of household items.
B.The wasteful throwaway culture.
C.The production of more materials.
D.The failure to find potential solutions.
【5】According to the passage, the trouble of industry and policy engagement is that .
A.the current policy is yet to be further perfected
B.people turn a blind eye to the plastics industry
C.people lack correct awareness of the problem
D.the market need for plastics is enlarging on land
【6】What is the author’s attitude toward Eriksen’s work?
A.Cautious.
B.Ambiguous.
C.Doubtful.
D.Appreciative.
23、Located within the beautiful landscape of Wisconsin’s Lake Chippewa lies a natural wonder that poses a unique challenge for the local community. This hidden wonder is none other than a giant floating island. The island, composed of plants and trees, occasionally floats around the lake, causing a significant inconvenience by blocking a vital bridge. Later, the local people proposed a solution to this problem. Every year, local boat owners work together and push the island away from the bridge.
Lake Chippewa was born in 1923 when a vast bog (沼泽) was transformed through flooding. Soon after that, many of the peat bogs started rising to the surface and became perfect growing spots for plants, with seeds carried by wind and wild birds to this floating place. Over the years, these bogs have grown plants and trees and turned into full islands. As time goes by, plants take root, and the oldest islands even have trees that act as sails when the wind blows, moving the entire floating mass around the lake.
Although the decades-old floating island does not relocate constantly, when it does, it causes trouble for the community by blocking the vital bridge that serves as the sole passage between the lake’s East and West sides. The only solution is to gather a fleet of boats, and not just one or two,but dozens of boats working together to push the island away. “It takes a community’s effort, and you must have the winds at your back to push them in,” said a resident. Moving the island also requires precision, as merely relocating (重新迁移) it a short distance may result in its return within days.
Some people have suggested blowing up the floating islands to get rid of the problem. However, the big bog in Lake Chippewa has been around for decades, and in that time a wealth of animal and plant species have made it their home. Therefore, local authorities prefer they be dealt with in a way that won’t negatively impact wildlife, highlighting the delicate balance between human convenience and environmental conservation. The annual tradition of relocating Lake Chippewa’s floating island is evidence to the coexistence of humanity and nature, a heartwarming display of community unity, and a reminder of the importance of preserving the unique habitats that enrich our world.
【1】What does the underlined word “solution” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A．Building a new bridge.
B．Transforming the vast bog.
C．Moving the floating island away.
D．Reconstructing the local community.
【2】What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．The form action of the floating island.
B．The history of flooding in Lake Chippewa.
C．The abundance of species in Lake Chippewa.
D．The impact of the wind on the floating island.
【3】What do we know about the relocation work from paragraph 3?
A．It is usually finished within days.
B．It can only be carried out during windless days.
C．It is demanding in cooperation and precision.
D．It greatly disturbs the community residents’ lives.
【4】Why have the local authorities refused to blow up the island?
A．To save costs for local people.
B．To ensure the safety of residents.
C．To increase the bond between communities.
D．To protect the wildlife species on the island.
24、Research has shown that two-thirds of human conversation is taken up not with discussion of the cultural or political problems of the day, not heated debates about films we’ve just watched or books we’ve just finished reading, but plain and simple gossip(说闲话).
Language is our greatest treasure as a species, and what do we frequently do with it? We gossip about others’ behavior and private lives, such as who’s doing what with whom, who’s in and who’s out and why; how to deal with difficult social situations involving children, lovers, and colleagues.
The reasons for people’s preference for gossiping has become a heated topic recently. According to Professor Robin Dunbar, gossip is one of vital issues for human beings. He suggests that we don’t spend two-thirds of our time gossiping just because we can talk, on the contrary, language evolved (进化) specifically to allow us to gossip.
Dunbar arrived at his theory by studying the behavior of monkeys. By means of brushing the fur for each other, monkeys form groups with other individuals from whom they can get support when they encounter some kind of conflict within the group or attack from outside it.
As we human beings evolve from a particular branch of the animal family, Dunbar concludes that at one time in our history we did much the same. Grouping together made sense because the bigger the group, the greater the protection it provided; on the other hand, the bigger the group, the greater the stresses of living close to others. Brushing the fur helped to ease the pressure and calm everybody down.
But as the groups got bigger and bigger, the amount of time spent in brushing activities also had to be extended to maintain its effectiveness. Clearly, a more efficient method was needed, and thus language evolved as a kind of verbal way which allowed humans to develop relationship with ever-larger groups by exchanging information over a wider network of individuals than would be possible by one-to-one physical contact.
【1】What do we do with language in most of the time?
A．We discuss about present cultural or political problems.
B．We comment on the films we’ve just watched.
C．We have a heated debated with friends.
D．We talk about other people’s personal behaviors.
【2】Why do humans like to gossip according to Dunbar?
A．Because they want to kill time.
B．Because they want to know more about others’ private lives.
C．Because they are talkative.
D．Because they want to maintain relationship with groups.
【3】How did Dunbar come up with his theory about language?
A．By studying the history of language.
B．By studying the behaviors of monkey.
C．By interviewing.
D．By studying the history of groups.
25、When I was young, my teacher gave a book Running on Faith written by Jason Lester as a gift. After I started reading, I really couldn’t keep my ______ off it. It is always inspiring to read a story of someone who has ______ obstacles（障碍）to reach his goals.
Jason Lester is a disabled extreme ______. When he was 12, a fast car ran a red light and ______ him. Then he was sent into the hospital with twenty ______ bones and a seriously injured arm. And his dream of becoming a famous baseball player was ______.
But as his body healed, Jason’s ______ began to heal. Jason ______ not to let his injury prevent his reaching his goal. He began ______ and taking part in Triathlon（铁人三项）in high school. Since then he has competed in many ______ races. In 2008, Jason became the first disabled athlete to ______ Ultraman (320 miles of biking, swimming and running), and in 2009, he won an ESPY award for the best Male Athlete with a(n)______.
But Jason didn’t only ______ sports. After becoming a famous athlete, he wanted to help others. ______, he founded the Never Stop Foundation to improve the lives of children and adults through ______.
If you are in ______ and don’t know what to do, Running on Faith is a good book for you. Jason believes that if someone ______ just one of the lessons in it, it will help them find their purpose. The path to achieve his goal hasn’t been ______. But he’s learned to view misfortune as a ______. Actually, you will get ______ after reading the book.
【1】
A．hands
B．eyes
C．head
D．heart
【2】
A．run into
B．taken over
C．picked up
D．gone through
【3】
A．novelist
B．athlete
C．teacher
D．coach
【4】
A．hit
B．drove
C．approached
D．passed
【5】
A．fragile
B．unhealthy
C．broken
D．weak
【6】
A．achieved
B．damaged
C．ignored
D．ruined
【7】
A．patience
B．pride
C．spirit
D．mind
【8】
A．determined
B．happened
C．expected
D．promised
【9】
A．playing
B．jumping
C．working
D．running
【10】
A．normal
B．extreme
C．interesting
D．specific
【11】
A．chair
B．sponsor
C．organize
D．complete
【12】
A．disability
B．skill
C．effort
D．motivation
【13】
A．focus on
B．deal with
C．support
D．appreciate
【14】
A．Surprisingly
B．Consequently
C．Obviously
D．Hopefully
【15】
A．studies
B．methods
C．sports
D．dreams
【16】
A．danger
B．trouble
C．wonder
D．place
【17】
A．applies
B．adjusts
C．enjoys
D．receives
【18】
A．short
B．lovely
C．easy
D．useful
【19】
A．mess
B．suggestion
C．shortcoming
D．challenge
【20】
A．excited
B．shocked
C．inspired
D．known
26、假定你是李华。你了解到教育部出台规定，严禁中小学生将个人手机、平板电脑等电子产品带入课堂。请用英语给你的英国朋友Peter写封信，发表你对这一规定的感想，并询问对方国家的学生使用手机情况。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当加入细节，以使行文连；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
Recently, the education authorities in China introduced a regulation that would ban primary and middle school students from bringing electronic devices into classrooms without permission.
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Yours,
Li Hua