1、________prices which make owning and running many electric vehicles as cheap as fossilfuel alternatives, and a new path will be________.
A．Set … opened
B．Setting … opened
C．To set … opening
D．To setting … opening
2、________ I can’t help admiring her courage, I think it’s barely acceptable for an inexperienced driver to drive alone on the freeway.
A.Unless B.As C.Since D.While
3、Since a BBC documentary titled Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School ________ in August, it has caused great controversy(公开辩论) in both countries.
A. came up B. came off
C. came out D. came about
4、The ancient Silk Road ________ China and Europe has become an ideal place for studying and traveling.
A. among B. along C. across D. between
5、When we finished lunch at the nearby restaurant, Linda took me to examine her new house________ was being decorated by the workers.
A．when
B．what
C．where
D．which
6、The number of traffic accidents caused by drunk driving accounts ________ 13 percent of the total.
A．of
B．to
C．for
D．from
7、Our headteacher____for months to make sure that we understand the importance ofconcentration.
A. tried B. was trying C. has been trying D. is trying
8、As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she can ______concerning music, and takes every opportunity to improve herself.
A．catch sight of
B．get hold of
C．take charge of
D．make mention of
9、It ________ the first time that these health issues had reached this level of U.N. attention.
A.is B.was C.being D.were
10、The military parade for the upcoming National Day celebrations will involve around 15,000 military personnel, ________ scale will be the largest in recent years.
A．of which
B．of what
C．which
D．whose
11、—It's so convenient to use cell phones to pay the subway fare.
—Yes. _________ thought of the idea is really brilliant.
A. Wherever B. Whenever
C. Whatever D. Whoever
12、The ________of this city are quite a few, like its theme park, the Huge Openair Waterscreen Film, the Sunday Parade of Citizens, and so on.
A．collections
B．attractions
C．relations
D．occasions
13、Let's go for a walk,_____?
A．will you
B．can we
C．shall we
D．do you
14、The Internet makes it easier to keep us ________ what is happening in the world.
A．being informed
B．be informed of
C．informing
D．informed of
15、What a terrible experience! _______, you’re safe now---that’s the main thing.
A．Anyway
B．Besides
C．Otherwise
D．Therefore
16、If you can’t _____ a better plan, we have to carry out the present one.
A.come along with B.come up with
C.come across D.come about for
17、Here are some of the people ________ homes were destroyed by the typhoon.
A.when B.whose C.whom D.that
18、_______ really matters is _______ you do, you must do it well.
A.What; what B.Whatever; whatever
C.What; whatever D.Whatever; what
19、With dinner________, the lady went on________some sewing.
A．to prepare; to do
B．preparing; doing
C．prepared; to do
D．to be prepared; doing
20、A woman with a bleeding hand hurried in and asked, “Is there a hospital around _____ I can get some medicine for my wounded hand?”
A．that B．which
C．where D．What
21、Here are five rules that help me develop good habits.
Pick habits you honestly want to have
I didn’t choose habits I thought I should add because of what anyone else was doing.【1】 But it was about listening to myself.
Build your habit in your own way
When I started to build up an exercise routine, I only went when I wanted to go. For me, that was around 2 pm every day. 【2】If I wanted to do 20 minutes on the bike, I’d do only 20 minutes and then left.
【3】
I knew that if I tried to take on too much, I’d find a way to make an excuse. So my daily purposes were very small. I started with two minutes of exercise, which was finally built up to 10, then 20minutes. I realized that just doing something, no matter how small, meant I was more likely to do it again the next day.
Be kind to yourself
【4】When I got a cold and missed several days of exercise, I didn’t beat myself up. Instead of punishing myself, I tried to love myself- and that had a more enjoyable and lasting effect.
Celebrate every small victory
When I began keeping a diary every morning, I put a number in the corner of each page to show how many diaries I had written. 【5】Finally, after I filled up a notebook, I celebrated buying a new notebook.
A．If I missed a day, I let it go.
B．I can make exercise less boring.
C．Start small.
D．I celebrated my pen running out of ink.
E．It wasn’t about keeping up with other people.
F．I should celebrate my success with my friends.
G．It also meant that I would do whatever I wanted to do once got there.
22、French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature in 2022. She is the first French female writer to win the prize. In the words of the Nobel committee , Emaux was given the award“for the courage and clinical acuity (敏锐的洞察力)”of her writing.
Having spent over 5 decades as a writer, the 82-year-old winner has published more than 20 books to her name , including Cleaned Out (1974), Shame (1997), a 2008 memoir (回忆录) called The Years and A Girl’s Story (2016).
Rather than consider herself a writer of fiction, Emaux has used the term“an ethnologist (人类学家) of herself”“ to describe herself.
Bormn in 1940 in a rural village in Normandy, France, Ernaux grew up in a working-class environment as her parents ran a combined grocery store and cafe. She worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer.
Two books by other French writers inspired her to be a writer: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir and Distinction by Pierre Bourdieu. The former led her to write about feminism (女权主义),and the latter raised her awareness of the huge gap between her and the environment she grew up in. Besides her reading influences, her“upbringing and experiences navigating adolescence and adulthood”also inspire many of her works,noted CNN. For example, the book Shame explores the theme of childhood trauma (创伤) while A Girl’s Story follows a young woman’s coming of age in the 1950s.
Though the matters Ernaux describes in her books are serious and even sometimes heavy, they are always written in plain language. Emaux described her style as flat writing” through which she aims to tell her stories objectively,“unshaped by florid (过多修饰的) description or overwhelming emotions ,”noted Fox News.
“She writes about things that no one else writes about, for instance her jealousy(嫉妒), her experiences as an abandoned lover and so on.I mean, really hard experiences,” Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature, said after the award announcement in Stockholm. He went on to say,“ She gives words for these experiences that are very simple and striking. They are short books, but they are really moving.”
【1】What can be learned about Annie Ernaux from the passage?
A．She described herself as a science fiction writer.
B．She started with a full-time writer before being a teacher.
C．She is considered to be the first French person to win the prize.
D．She was awarded for the bravery and observation shown in her writing.
【2】What inspired Annie Emaux to write her works?
A．Her hardships of life.
B．Her teaching career.
C．Her personal experiences.
D．Her working class background.
【3】Which words best describe Annie Emaux’s witing style?
A．Serious and sharp.
B．Plain and objective.
C．Light and humorous.
D．Elegant and descriptive.
【4】What can be the best title of this passage?
A．A Woman Telling Her Own Stories
B．A Teacher Becoming a Full-time Writer
C．A Female Writer Winning Many Awards
D．A French Female Fighting for Women’s Rights
23、In 1997, I found myself in a situation I never thought I'd be in: alone and begging for money in New York. My father had been separated from our family, and my mother had recently died from complications related to AIDS. What I remember most about such nights is lying on the cold marble floor and using my backpack for a pillow.
Even though I had lost my family, I made choices every single day to turn my life around. There was the haven for homeless teenagers called the Door, a non-profit organization that provided me with guidance, medical care and food, all of which kept me going while I completed my homework in train stations and under hallway lights. Perhaps the most surprising help though, I did not seek out it found me. The New York Times told my story. In the weeks that followed, dozens of strangers reached out to me from all across the United States. At my high school, I began receiving handwritten letters of encouragement. Strangers showed up bearing clothes, books, and even hugs. Since the article mentioned I was applying to Harvard, one woman knitted a blanket for me. She attached this note to the box it was posted in: "It gets cold in those dorms. May you warm yourself knowing that people care about you".
With the help of these people, my life today bears no resemblance at all to my life then. I graduated not only from high school but also from Harvard University.
Before these people — some of them nameless — I just didn't realize how good people could be. But now I do, and I can say that the people who helped me have forever changed me. They are the reason behind my decision to join the board at the Door so that I can be part of a small team of people opening a high school for homeless teenagers. They are the reason I dedicate my life to opening pathways for others. And they are the reason I travel around the world helping people transform their own lives.
【1】According to the passage, the author ________.
A. tried to change her life
B. often slept in friends’ homes
C. felt lonely because of her illness
D. felt quite desperate for her father
【2】What can we learn about the Door?
A. It is an organization helping homeless teenagers.
B. It is an organization seeking profits.
C. It provides entertainment for children.
D. It reports the stories about the homeless.
【3】Which of the following is the correct order to describe the author's life?
a. The newspaper reported her story.
b. She graduated from Harvard University.
c. She slept on the cold floor at night.
d. She joined the committee at the Door.
e. Her mother died from the illness.
A. d→e→c→a→b B. e→c→d→a→b
C. e→c→a→b→d D. b→c→d→e→a
【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Patience is a virtue.
B. Love can be passed on.
C. Time waits for no man.
D. Honesty leads to success.
24、We all know what a brain is. A doctor will tell you that the brain is the organ of the body in the head. It controls our body's functions, movements, emotions and thoughts. But a brain can mean so much more.
A brain can also simply be a smart person, If a person is called brainy, she is smartand intelligent. If a family has many children but one of them is super smart, you could say, "She's the brains in the family. " And if you are the brains behind something you .are responsible for developing or organizing something. For example, Bill Gates is the brains behind Microsoft Brain trust is a group of experts who give advice. Word experts say the phrase "brain trust" became popular when Franklin D. Roosevelt first ran for president in 1932, Several professors gave him advice on social and political issues facing the U. S.
These professors were called his "brain trust. "These ways we use the word "brain" all make sense. But other ways we use the word are not so easy to understand. For example, to understand the next brain expression, you first need to know the word“drain." As a verb to drain means to,remove something by letting it flow away. So a brain drain may sound like a disease where the brain flows out the ears. But, brain drain is when a country's most educated people leave their countries to live in another. The brains are,sort of,draining out of the country.
However,if people are responsible for a great idea,you could say they brainstormed it. Here,brainstorm is not an act of weather. It is a process of thinking creatively about a complex topic. For example, business leaders may use brainstorming to create new products, and government leaders may brainstorm to solve problems. If people are brainwashed, it does not mean their brains are nice and clean. To brainwash means to make someone accept new beliefs by using repeated pressure in a forceful or tricky way. Keep in mind that brainwash is never used in a positive way.
【1】According to the text, if you're the CEO of Bai Du you can be called
A. the brains behind Bai Du
B. Bai Du's brain trust
C. the brain drain of Bai Du
D. the organ of Bai Du
【2】Why did Roosevelt successfully win the election?
A. Because he was smart at giving advice.
B. Because word experts were popular.
C. Because he got his brain trust.
D. Because he was the brains behind America.
【3】Which of the following expression is always used in a negative way?
A. Brain trust B. Brain drain
C. Brainstorm D. Brainwash
25、A nonprofit is making their community more inclusive and accessible, one tool at a time.
Many people living in low-income areas don’t have access to the _________ they need to make even the most _________ home improvements. Most can’t _________ to buy pricey tools themselves, nor can they afford to _________ someone else to repair their homes. That’s where the Chicago Tool Library comes in!
Tessa Vierk and Jim Benton started the tool library in 2019. It _________ exactly like a regular library, except _________ books, people can borrow tools they need for home _________, woodworking, gardening, cooking, camping, sewing, and more. People _________ for a library card, and there’s a pay-what-you-can annual fee with no standard or minimum payments. _________ can borrow as many __________ as they can carry for seven days, and renew them if they need more time.
When the library first __________, they had about 150 members. During the pandemic (流行病) when more people were home, their membership increased __________. They now have over 1,500 members from all over the Chicago area and more than 2,500 tools to choose from. In fact, they’re growing so fast that they’ve had to __________ tool donations. So now they’re searching for a __________ building to hold “twice as many tools”. They haven’t found the __________ expansion space yet, but they’re looking for a place that’s easily __________ from the transit (运输) system to make their __________ available to even more people.
What a __________ idea! It is also putting a new twist (转变) on a(n) __________ concept, all to bring more __________ to their community.
【1】
A．systems
B．materials
C．methods
D．spaces
【2】
A．basic
B．rapid
C．obvious
D．impressive
【3】
A．promise
B．hesitate
C．remember
D．afford
【4】
A．employ
B．force
C．teach
D．persuade
【5】
A．moves
B．changes
C．grows
D．functions
【6】
A．regardless of
B．instead of
C．thanks to
D．according to
【7】
A．games
B．repairs
C．sales
D．furnishings
【8】
A．dress up
B．make up
C．clean up
D．sign up
【9】
A．Members
B．Professionals
C．Volunteers
D．Partners
【10】
A．books
B．clothes
C．tools
D．toys
【11】
A．showed
B．tried
C．started
D．closed
【12】
A．slightly
B．slowly
C．irregularly
D．considerably
【13】
A．turn down
B．ask for
C．find out
D．depend on
【14】
A．cheaper
B．lower
C．larger
D．warmer
【15】
A．empty
B．perfect
C．extra
D．secret
【16】
A．replaceable
B．identifiable
C．predictable
D．accessible
【17】
A．offerings
B．trips
C．reports
D．inventions
【18】
A．ridiculous
B．clear
C．fantastic
D．strange
【19】
A．abstract
B．old
C．similar
D．simple
【20】
A．balance
B．confidence
C．pressure
D．fairness
26、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
毕业在即，你班将举行最后一次班会。请你为本次班会设计方案，方案中必须包含以下内容:
1. 确立班会的主题；
2. 描述你所设计的活动；
3. 谈谈活动设计的理由。
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