1、Look at the timetable! The flight to Shanghai ________ at 10 o’clock. That’s to say, it ________ in two hours.
A．will leave, is leaving
B．will leave, will leave
C．leaves, will leave
D．leaves, is leaving
2、---Dad, let’s go white—water rafting!
---Ok. But equip yourself first. It is not such an easy job _____it looks.
A. as B. which
C. that D. what
3、I’m afraid I’m not ______ to help with the talent show, for I am occupied with my own project.
A. reliable B. convenient C. available D. accessible
4、We'll never forget the Zhong Nanshan has made to the fight against COVID-19.
A.progress B.donations C.contributions D.efforts
5、The school dining room ______ as a meeting place for teachers and students.
A.treats B.admits C.uses D.functions
6、____________everything that's not necessary, and you will get a more meaningful story.
A. Cut in B. Cut down C. Cut up D. Cut out
7、Be careful! Don’t take the vase________ it were made of steel.
A．as long as
B．as soon as
C．as if
D．once
8、I hope that the little ________ I have been able to do does good to them all.
A.which B.what C.that D.when
9、I refused the offer of being a professor model because never _________ I could earn money with my looks.
A.I had imagined B.had I imagined C.have I imagined D.I have imagined
10、The smart phone ______ to a student of a vocational school yesterday.
A．was selling
B．is sold
C．was sold
D．has sold
11、This old professor insisted that he _____energetic enough and that he _____．
A．be, shouldn’t retire B．was, not retire
C．should be, shouldn’t retire D．was, should retire
12、________ counts most is that you hold an optimistic attitude.
A．When
B．Why
C．What
D．That
13、The three sisters decided to hold a family party to _______their parents’ silver wedding .
A.celebrate B.memorize C.congratulate D.welcome
14、Alice bought an ancient Chinese pot at a local market, ________ was very reasonable.
A．which price
B．the price of which
C．that price
D．the price of that
15、Some people say more but do less ________ others do the opposite.
A.as B.when C.while D.because
16、Everybody at the scene was shocked when the fierce shark _______.
A. bit Tom’s leg
B. bit by Tom’s leg
C. bit Tom by his leg
D. bit Tom by the leg
17、His efforts didn’t pay off, but they _______ him playing a small role in the movie Endless Love.
A. led to B. applied to
C. appealed to D. devoted to
18、_______ the World Table Tennis Championships in Suzhou cost a lot, it will surely bridge the distance between people throughout the world.
A.When B.While C.If D.As
19、—Why did you leave that position?
—I ____________ a better position in another factory．
A. offer B. offered C. am offered D. was offered
20、—You forgot your purse when you went out.
—Good heavens, ________.
A. so did I B. I did so C. so I did D. I so did
21、In Weapons of Math Destruction, data scientist Cathy O’Neil explains how big data exists everywhere in our lives, and that we hardly even notice it until it affects us directly. One application that has become particularly common is the use of algorithms (算法) to evaluate job performance.
She tells the story of Sarah Wysocki, a teacher who, despite being widely respected by her students, their parents and her colleagues, was fired because she performed poorly according to an algorithm. When an algorithm rates you poorly, you are immediately branded as an underperformer and there is rarely an opportunity to appeal against those judgments. In many cases, methods are considered secrets and no details are shared. And data often seems convincing.
As a matter of fact, the belief that school performance in America is declining is based on a data mistake. A Nation at Risk is the report that rang the initial alarm bells about declining SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) scores. Yet if they had taken a closer look, they would have noticed that the scores in each smaller group were increasing. The reason for the decline in the average score was that more disadvantaged kids were taking the test. However, due to the data mistake, teachers as a whole were judged to be failing.
Wall Street is famous for its mathematicians who build complex models to predict market movements and develop business plans. These are really smart people. Even so, it is not at all uncommon for their models to fail. The key difference between those models and many of the ones being used these days is that Wall Street traders lose money when their data models go wrong. However, as O’Neil points out in her book, the effects of widely-used machine-driven judgments are often not borne by those who design the algorithms, but by everyone else.
As we increasingly rely on machines to make decisions, we need to ask these questions: What assumptions are there in your model? What hasn’t been taken into account? How are we going to test the effectiveness of the conclusions? Clearly, something has gone terribly wrong. When machines replace humans to make a judgment, we should hold them to a high standard. We should know how the data was collected. And when numbers lie, we should stop listening to them.
【1】What does the example of Sarah Wysocki mainly show?
A. The drawback of big data. B. The popularity of big data.
C. The new challenge teachers face. D. The misunderstanding about algorithms.
【2】Widely-used machine-driven judgments ________.
A. never make any economic loss
B. can lead to many innocent victims
C. are more complicated than Wall Street’s data models
D. can go wrong more easily than Wall Street’s data models
【3】What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?
A. Making decisions without machines. B. Making sure that the data are reliable.
C. Making the algorithms more effective. D. Making the data and algorithms public.
22、One of India’s top engineering schools has restricted Internet access in its boarding houses, saying addiction to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students’ performance, making them lonely and even suicidal.
Authorities at the best Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai said students had stopped socializing and many were late for morning classes or slept through them. “Now, a student doesn’t even know who lives two doors away from him because he is so busy on the Internet,” said Prakash Gopalan, dean of Student Affairs. “The old dormitory culture of companionship and socializing among students is gone. This is not healthy in our opinion.”
IIT-Mumbai, with about 5,000 students, is one of the seven IITs across India which are considered to be among the finest engineering schools in the world. They are also a talent pool for global technology giants. But their hard courses, tough competition and lonely campus lifestyle have taken an effect on students. Depressive and dysfunctional lifestyles are known to be common among IIT students, and at least nine have committed suicide in the past five years. Students have unlimited free Internet access in their boarding houses to help them in their studies, but many also use it to surf, chat, download movies and music, blog and for gaming.
“Starting Monday, Internet access will be banned between 11 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. at IIT-Mumbai’s 13 boarding buildings to encourage students to sleep early and to try and force them out of their shells.” Gopalan said. But the move has not gone down well with students who say they hate their lives being regulated. “Now they will say we need to listen to a lullaby (摇篮曲) to go to sleep.” said Rajiv, an electronics student.
【1】According to the text, the students addicted to the Internet in IIT-Mumbai are likely to ______.
A. perform well in studies B. participate in social activities
C. know their classmates better D. feel lonely and even suicidal
【2】The underlined word “dysfunctional” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “______”.
A. unpopular B. meaningful
C. abnormal D. exciting
【3】What measures have been taken in IIT-Mumbai?
A. Students must go to bed before 11 p.m.
B. Students are forbidden to surf the Internet on campus.
C. Students have unlimited free Internet access in their dormitories.
D. Internet access is unavailable in deep night in boarding buildings.
【4】We may infer from the last paragraph that ______.
A. all electronics students hate the banning order
B. some students complain about the banning order
C. there is no Internet access on the IIT campus ever since
D. more students prefer listening to music to surfing the Internet
23、Looking for educational and inspiring books for your children? You cannot miss these tales of surviving in the wild.
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
A tale of a joyful childhood summer spent sailing in the Lake District of England, this novel is based on Ransome’s own family. Two groups of children each have their own sailboat, and spend the summer defending against an imagined enemy, camping, fishing, and exploring, while trying to catch their enemy’s boat.
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Inspired by Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, Wyss decided to write a story about how a Swiss family survived a ship accident and made a new way of life on an unexplored island in the East Indies so that his four sons could learn about basic family values, the use of the natural world and self-reliance. Morals aside, it’s a great thrilling story.
A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-porter
Poor, unpopular Elnora Comstock grows up in the dangerous but beautiful wetlands of northern Indiana, building an unusual life. She loves wildlife more than anything. The book was written as a protest against logging (伐木), drilling for oil (钻井油) and drying up rivers for agriculture that were taking place in the Limberlost Swamp.
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
The main character, Karana, is a woman left on what’s now called La Isla de San Nicolas, just off the coast of California. She struggles in the strange conditions, experiences natural disasters and lives alone on the lonely island. Her story is inspired by that of a real woman who spent 18 years alone on the island.
【1】What did Wyss write The Swiss Family Robinson for?
A．Showing the basic values.
B．Teaching his own children something important.
C．Recording a ship accident.
D．Honoring Daniel Defoe.
【2】Which book focuses on nature protection?
A．Girl of the Limberlost.
B．The Swiss Family Robinson.
C．Swallows and Amazons.
D．Island of the Blue Dolphins.
【3】What do the four books have in common?
A．They are based on real story.
B．They are written mainly for parents.
C．They contain important morals.
D．They tell adventurous experiences.
24、It used to be mostly the military that used small, unpiloted airplane, called “drones”. The little planes were very costly. But the fast rate of development of computer technology, image sensing devices, satellite navigation and smartphones has led to lower-priced drones. Researchers and developers have learned how to build smaller and less-costly drones sought by individuals, companies and governments.
Romain Faroux is a French businessman who starts companies. His father was a farmer. He believed drones could help farmers. He helped create a company that developed a small drone that could be controlled by people on the ground with smartphones or tablets, depending on the application of the technology of GPS. They called it “Agridrone”. It uses a special “optical sensor (光学传感器)” to examine crops. He says the technology used is similar to that used by smartphones—except it has wings.
A computer program directs the drone to fly over the crops. The sensor on the drone records four different-colored “bands” of sunlight that are reflected off the crops.
Jean-Baptiste Bruggeman, who is a farmer, says the drone flies over his crops at different times of the season, which provides a lot of information about his crops.
He says the drone pictures show him the exact amount of fertilizer (肥料) the crops need. He says it also shows exactly where the fertilizer is needed. Farmers use information gathered by the Agridrone to place fertilizer only in areas where it was needed. He says some areas of a field may need less than others. As a result, there is reduced nitrogen from the fertilizer after the harvest, which reduces pollution. Before they used the drones, farmers would put the same amount of fertilizer everywhere. He notes drones also save time because farmers can examine up to 30, 000 square metres.
【1】What used to be people’s concern of using drones?
A．Their security.
B．Their price.
C．Their size.
D．Their function.
【2】What is special for an “Agridrone”?
A．It can rely on the technology of GPS.
B．It can be controlled by smartphones.
C．It can direct its flight with an optical sensor.
D．It can examine crops and provide information.
【3】According to Mr. Bruggeman, by using drones he enjoys all the benefits EXCEPT _______.
A．saving money
B．saving time
C．helping nature
D．increasing production
【4】What is the passage mainly about?
A．A businessman built a drone for farmers.
B．Many people have begun to use drones.
C．Farmers are using drones to monitor their crops.
D．The development of technologies leads to new drones.
25、Why Thoughtful Gifts Are the Worst Gifts?
During all kinds of holidays, millions of people will buy gifts for loved ones, which is great--- _______ that tons of those people make the same mistakes, and buy the _______ gifts.
Roughly 10 percent of gifts are _______ each year---and the percentage of unwanted gifts is surely higher given that nice people may not want to return presents.
What's going on?
Gift buying _______ a deceiving selfish pursuit. We don't actually look for things people want to receive. _______, and to many of our gifts' detriments, we _______ look for things that we want to give. It’s an important problem.
The research says _______ .
“Gift givers want to prove how well they know a person by choosing a thoughtful gift,” said Mary Steffel, an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati _______ research has focused on gift-giving. “But people aren't very good at guessing what others want.”
Research has shown that givers value the gifts they buy more than recipients (接受者).The result seems to come from a simple wrong belief _______ thoughtful presents are the best presents. They are not. In fact, they ________ just be the worst presents. The more thought you put into a present, the more likely you are to stray from buying what the person you're buying the present for actually wants.
“Gift givers focus on what people are like instead of what people actually would like,” said Steffel. “And it's most pronounced when they're shopping for people they are close to.”
In other words, people let their gift-giving egos (自我)get ________ the way of great presents. Especially when the recipient is someone they want to show they know really well.
Fortunately, the answer to our ________ on guessing what people want is simple: stop it.
“People want ________ it is they happen to want in the moment, which can be very specific,” Steffel said. “You are much better off ________ people what they want.”
There is another helpful ________ of thumb. Buy gifts that can be used more broadly. People prefer gift cards to actual gifts, and cash to ________. Here is an example. ________ you have a friend, and your friend really likes margarita (玛格丽特鸡尾酒).You might think of buying that friend a margarita-maker.
But a margarita-maker, ________ it speaks to a specific quality in that friend, is actually a pretty ________ present. Better yet? Give the friend enough cash to buy the device, ________ it, and then accept the reality that they are probably going to buy something else they want much more.
【1】A.given B.except C.since D.besides
【2】A.wrong B.precious C.valuable D.right
【3】A.accepted B.received C.welcomed D.returned
【4】A.has become B.had become C.will become D.becomes
【5】A.Therefore B.Instead C.However D.Yet
【6】A.have to B.lead to C.tend to D.happen to
【7】A.so B.it C.such D.this
【8】A.where B.whose C.who D.which
【9】A.which B.that C.as D.whose
【10】A.might B.must C.have to D.should
【11】A.on B.by C.in D.with
【12】A.difference B.dependence C.insistence D.existence
【13】A.whatever B.wherever C.whichever D.whenever
【14】A.asking B.asked C.to ask D.ask
【15】A.law B.rule C.restriction D.regulation
【16】A.none B.all C.both D.neither
【17】A.Saying B.Said C.To say D.Say
【18】A.even if B.as if C.even now D.if only
【19】A.terrible B.nice C.comfortable D.enjoyable
【20】A.avoid B.desert C.command D.suggest
26、假定你是李华，你听说美国青年 Martin在北京开了一间茶室（tea house），该茶室面向年轻人提供世界各地的茶饮。你对茶文化感兴趣，请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 对该茶室的作用作出肯定的评价；
2. 表达你想暑假期间到该茶室当志愿者的愿望，并说明其目的。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 邮件的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数
Dear Martin,
I’m Li Hua, a high school student in China. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________