1、The number of people who can afford to buy their own houses ________ more than 80%, but a number of houses _________.
A．are; hasn’t been built
B．are; has built
C．is; haven’t been built
D．is; have built
2、Father _____ goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there.
A．hardly
B．seldom
C．sometimes
D．never
3、The farmers________ a lot ________ the flood, because it rained heavily．
A.suffered；from B.suffered；of C.suffered；for D.suffered；as
4、It has rained cats and dogs for days.I hope it will___________next week.
A.step up B.make up C.take up D.clear up
5、Happily for Johns mother, he is working harder to ______ his lost time.
A. make up for B. keep up with
C. catch up with D. make use of
6、His parents died when he was five, so he was by his uncle.
A. brought on B. brought down
C. brought up D. brought in
7、________ the danger of traveling on the lonely island, they would not be trapped now.
A. Have they been informed of B. Were they informed of
C. Should they be informed of D. Had they been informed of
8、When asked about his childhood, the man was found . Obviously, it is a scar he doesn’t want to be touched.
A．choked up
B．sprung up
C．split up
D．broken up
9、Next door to ours ,who seem to have settled in this community for quite a long time．
A． arc living a black couple
B． arc a black couple living
C． live a black couple
D． do a black couple live
10、Fred let ________ that he was prepared to leave company when the new manager took office.
A. secret B. slip
C. promise D. standard
11、So involved in his business that he can hardly accompany his wife and child at weekends.
A. the manager has become B. becomes the manager
C. has become the manager D. has the manager become
12、To our disappointment, very few scientists ______ completely new answers to the world’s problems at the meeting.
A.came up B.came out C.came across D.came up with
13、Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; without _______ we cannot flower and grow.
A.them B.it C.that D.which
14、Children must learn just a few basic roles—being safe, being ________ to others and being responsible for themselves.
A. considered B. considerable
C. considerate D. considering
15、 I bought three books, but none of _______ is interesting.
A. which B. that C. what D. them
16、In my home breakfast ______ at 7 o’clock, which has ______ unchanged for 20 years.
A. ordered; lasted B. is served; remained
C. serves; stayed D. is ordered; developed
17、 public bicycles with a mobile app is more convenient for users.
A. To unlock B. Unlock C. Unlocked D. Unlocking
18、The teacher was worried about the boys in her class, for they spent ______ time playing computer games.
A. large amount of B. a large number of
C. a large amount of D. large numbers of
19、In Britain personal fireworks aren’t permitted, so people will just ________.
A．go unpunished
B．do without
C．come unsatisfied
D．live imperfect
20、—The car crash hasn’t brought any traffic inconvenience, has it?
—Yes. The road ________ up with several miles of vehicles within a few minutes.
A. was chocked B. has been chocked
C. had been choked D. is choked
21、Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde’s latest project, GROW, involved installing (安装) thousands of blue, red and purple LED lights in a 2-hectare field of leek (韭菜) for both artistic and practical purposes. People driving by the town of Lelystad, in central Netherlands, at night, this time of year are treated to a fantastic sight—a 20,000 square meters field of leek glowing blue, red and purple. Thought up by Studio Roosegaarde, the unique artistic installation is designed both as an honor to Dutch farmers and as an inspiration for them to experiment with artificial light in outdoor farming. Daan Roosegaarde also wants GROW to send a hopeful light to people in these trying times, giving new meaning to the word “agriculture” as a living cultural artwork.
Nighttime ultraviolet (紫外线的) light has been used in glasshouse agriculture for a while now, especially in places where direct sunlight is scarce, but its use in outdoor fanning has so far been very limited. Ultraviolet light is known to help plants grow better, but Studio Roosegaarde is also testing a theory according to which certain wavelengths of ultraviolet light could reduce the need for pesticides by up to 50%.
“So we started to scan the plants with these wavelengths of light and then suddenly it started to dance, the light,” Daan Roosegaarde said. “You had these huge fields of fireflies, as if they were, and we were testing it and the magic started kicking in, so I think that’s when the worlds of science, art and design meet and enhance each other.” Solar-powered LEDs give ultraviolet light onto the leek plants, thus adding the effect of natural sunlight after sunset, and creating a wonderful sight at the same time.
GROW is currently only visible near Lelystad, but Roosegaarde plans to take the visually-impressive installation on the road to over 40 countries. Each country will have its own local or national crop and its own unique light recipe. Over the years, Studio Roosegaarde has created a number of fascinating installations, like the glow-in-the-dark bicycle path powered directly by the sun.
【1】What does GROW probably refer to?
A．A project creating artworks.
B．A project installing LED lights.
C．A project producing pesticides.
D．A project building glasshouses.
【2】What does the underlined word “scarce” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Sufficient.
B．Enough.
C．Steady.
D．Lacking.
【3】What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A．What artistic effects were caused by the project
B．Why the project GROW was conducted.
C．How Roosegaarde’s design idea came up.
D．How Roosegaarde’s theory was tested.
【4】What does Roosegaarde think of the future of GROW?
A．It is promising.
B．It is pressing.
C．It is challenging.
D．It is demanding.
22、When you think of the Arctic, you imagine an icy land of pure white snow. Others imagine it as the last really clean place left on Earth. We have polluted the deepest oceans with plastic trash, and now, CNN says, “It’s theArctic’s turn. ”
German scientists have recently found microplastics in Arctic snow, the Associated Press reported. Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters. Sadly, the scientists found 1,800 pieces of microplastic per liter of snow.
How is plastic pollution reaching the Arctic? According to scientists, “It’s readily apparent that the majority of the microplastic in the snow comes from the air. ” They fall off of plastic objects and are moved by the wind, just like dust. They mix with ice in the air and fall to the ground as snow. Finding these plastics in Arctic snow means that we may breathe them in. An even higher amount of microplastic was found in the snow around cities.
The high concentrations found in snow samples suggest microplastics, which contain rubber or chemicals used in synthetic fabrics, may cause significant air pollution.
Are they bad for us? Scientists cannot answer this question for now, according to the World Health Organization. We do know that our bodies cannot take in “large” pieces of microplastics. However, if the plastics are small enough, they can find ways into our bodies and stay there for a long time, which can be bad for our health. What’s more, earlier studies have shown that microplastics may contribute to lung cancer risk, heightening the need to further assess（评估）the risks of taking them in, the study said.
Microplastics have also been found in rivers and oceans around the world. Previous research has found that they flow over long distances and into our oceans, damaging ecosystems along the way. They start in our wastewater, when we wash clothes with plastic fibers. The wastewater then flows into rivers and out to sea, where they are eaten by sea animals. If people then eat these animals, it means that we’re eating the plastic as well.
【1】What does the author mean by “It’s the Arctic’s turn.” in Paragraph 1?
A．The Arctic is pictured as an icy land of pure white snow.
B．The Arctic has also been polluted by plastics.
C．The Arctic is the last really clean place on Earth.
D．People still knew nothing about the Arctic.
【2】From the second Paragraph we know that microplastics are ____________
A．very tiny pieces of plastics.
B．like dust.
C．larger than 5 millimeters.
D．mixed with snow.
【3】Why do we need to pay greater attention to the risks of absorbing microplastics?
A．They can find ways into our bodies.
B．They can stay in our body for a long time
C．They may lead to lung cancer.
D．They are small enough.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．Plastic snow falls from the sky.
B．Microplastics contain rubber or chemicals.
C．The Arctic is an icy land of pure white snow.
D．Rivers and oceans are in danger.
23、Growing up in the Philippines,construction worker Johnny Manlugay combs the beaches each night for the eggs of sea turtles. He knows exactly what to look for,as he was trained as a child by his grandfather on how to locate the animals and their eggs. Back then,his family traded or ate them. It wasn’t about getting rich as much as it was just a part of life.
Manlugay has since turned over a new leaf. Instead,he uses his tracking skills to protect the sea turtles that visit the beaches he lives by.
“I’ve learned to love this work,”Manlugay acknowledged in an interview.“We didn’t know poaching(偷猎)was illegal and that we should not eat turtle eggs and meat.”
Manlugay delicately transferred each egg into a bucket he brought with him,as well as some sand from the turtle nests,to be handed over to Coastal Underwater Resource Management Actions(CURMA)，the group leading the conservation program on the beaches.
Established in 2009,the CURMA conservation effort has gradually transformed sea turtle poachers into valuable allies(盟友). They manage this by offering training to ultimately save thousands of turtles and keep their eggs from ending up everywhere but their nests.
“We talked to the poachers,and it turned out poaching was just another means for them to earn a living,”explained Carlos Tamayo,the director of operations.“They had no choice.”
On average,sea turtles lay 100 eggs in a nest. The number of nests in the area ranges between 35and 40 each season,which runs from October to February. Tamayo noted that the figures had doubled during the first year of the COVID pandemic.“Last season alone,for example,we had 75 nests and we released close to 9,000 hatching,”he shared.
Once collected,the eggs are then transferred to CURMA’s hatchery(孵化场)to be reburied in protected areas. Another former poacher,Jessie Cabagbag,grew up eating turtle meat and eggs like many people there.“I stopped poaching when we underwent training and were taught that what we have been doing was illegal and that these species of turtles are endangered,”he explained. Now,he admits,“I am truly proud. I am happy that I get to contribute to the conservation of the turtles.”
【1】Why did Johnny Manlugay hunt turtles as a child?
A．To make a living.
B．To make a fortune.
C．To protect them.
D．To locate them.
【2】How does Johnny Manlugayc deal with the turtle eggs nowadays?
A．To sell them.
B．To hatch them.
C．To hand them over to a conservation organization.
D．To bury them under some sand near the turtle nests.
【3】On average,how many sea turtle eggs are laid in the area seasonally?
A．About 7500.
B．Close to 9.000.
C．From 3500 to 4000.
D．Between 3500 and 10000.
【4】What’s the best title for this passage?
A．Sea Turtles are Well Protected in the Philippines.
B．Local People in the Philippines Search the Beaches for Sea Turtle Eggs.
C．The Conservation Program Aims to Save Endangered Turtles.
D．Former Turtle Egg Poachers in the Philippines Turn Protectors.
24、Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions, whether to Mars or other planets much further away. Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space. Instead, we should feed the world’s poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases (致命疾病). However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us.
Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth. A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns. Then the data is transmitted (传送) to scientists on Earth. After careful analysis, the scientists can provide useful recommendations and advice for farmers. As a result, space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth’s increasing population.
Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all. High-end products around the world are made to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration. For example, space technologies have helped the research and development of different types of new material. They have also helped companies make better heart monitors and other machines that doctors regularly use. Today, space technologies are widely used in all kinds of industries, and everyday products such as GPS, memory foam pillows (记忆棉枕头), and smartphone cameras are changing our lives.
Finally, sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the world’s problems and even to find ways to solve them. Seeing pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people realise that our planet’s resources are limited. In order to provide for such a rapidly increasing population, scientists are trying to find other planets that could one day be our new home. The greatest attention at present is on Mars because it is closer to Earth. In the future, humans may live on both planets.
In closing, exploring space provides the world with many different benefits. Therefore, it should continue so as to provide new and better solutions to people’s short-term and long-term problems.
【1】In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to ________.
A．propose a definition
B．make a comparison
C．reach a conclusion
D．present an argument
【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the satellites?
A．They can collect information of the land and weather changes.
B．They can provide useful recommendations for farmers.
C．They can fight against world hunger directly.
D．They can analyze the data and make suggestions.
【3】What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?
A．Space exploration no longer requires high-end products.
B．High-end products cannot meet the needs of space exploration.
C．Our daily life has benefited from the development of space technology.
D．The development of new material is a must for space exploration.
【4】What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph 4?
A．Space exploration has changed the way our planet works.
B．Space exploration helps to discover and solve Earth’s problems.
C．In the future, all humans may have to move to Mars.
D．Resource shortage and population growth are already serious problems.
【5】What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A．To provide guidance on how to carry out space exploration.
B．To stress the need of promoting technology.
C．To state the importance of exploring space.
D．To suggest a way of meeting the requirements for space exploration.
25、I was driving home with my son Giacomo, 15, on the A40 when I suddenly saw a small plane coining down. Out of nowhere, it _______ some 200 yards away from where we were_________, overturning and bursting into flames.
We were going 70 miles an hour and I managed to_______；otherwise we would have crashed into it ourselves. I jumped out, _________ Giacomo in the car. I remember shouting at him to stay there _________we really didn't have time to mess around.
Flames were coming out of the cockpit（驾驶舱）and I could hear screaming, so I climbed under the wing and tried to_____________the windows in but failed, and with the heat of the_________coming over the top of the plane, I _______ I might have to give up or I'd be in great danger myself. I found the small windows at the back of the plane had cracked, so my best bet was to kick those through. It ___________ and, looking back, we were unbelievably ____________; otherwise, it would have been a completely different____________.
I pulled a teenage girl and boy out.____________another guy, Joel Snarr, arrived on the scene to________________at just the right time. I don't think I would have been able to get the______________out—he was a big guy.____________, Joel seized him by the arms and got him out just in time. I could____________straight away Joel had a military background by how he conducted himself. We'd just got all three of them, Stuart Moore, who’d flown the plane, and his nephew and niece, to a safe ____________when the plane exploded.
The emergency services ____________ pretty quickly, and then they did their duty. When I got back to my__________, Giacomo and I stared at each other, almost laughing in __________. It was a very strange moment—things like this only happen in films.
【1】
A．exploded
B．landed
C．disappeared
D．crashed
【2】
A．living
B．driving
C．standing
D．flying
【3】
A．roll
B．speed
C．stop
D．pass
【4】
A．leaving
B．saving
C．blaming
D．greeting
【5】
A．if
B．though
C．until
D．since
【6】
A．fix
B．kick
C．clean
D．shut
【7】
A．fire
B．steam
C．water
D．engine
【8】
A．expected
B．imagined
C．admitted
D．sensed
【9】
A．lasted
B．counted
C．worked
D．ended
【10】
A．afraid
B．lucky
C．cautious
D．brave
【11】
A．story
B．adventure
C．challenge
D．lesson
【12】
A．Yet
B．Thus
C．Then
D．Indeed
【13】
A．help
B．climb
C．explain
D．deliver
【14】
A．steward
B．driver
C．rescuer
D．pilot
【15】
A．Instead
B．However
C．Strangely
D．Secretly
【16】
A．argue
B．tell
C．describe
D．agree
【17】
A．return
B．room
C．distance
D．journey
【18】
A．went away
B．set out
C．shut down
D．turned up
【19】
A．car
B．house
C．plane
D．cinema
【20】
A．surprise
B．sorrow
C．relief
D．confusion
26、假定你是李华，你市将举办风筝节(Kite Festival)，届时举行放风筝比赛。请给你校的留学生Jim写一封邮件，邀请他一起参加风筝节，内容包括:1.发出邀请； 2.参加风筝节的意义； 3.期待回复。
注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。