1、As Queen Elizabeth in her New Year Speech of 2018 puts it, for many, the idea of “home” reaches _______ a physical building to a hometown, a city or a nation.
A. against B. with C. beyond D. through
2、— It was hard work that won Frank the best scores on each test, ?
— Yes. When it comes to study, hard work counts.
A. was it B. wasn’t it
C. did it D. didn’t it
3、You should never_____to difficulties you meet in study
A. give in B. give up
C. give away D. give out
4、Kimberly ______ an article, so don’t disturb her.
A. would write B. writes C. wrote D. is writing
5、We owe them a debt of________for all the help they’ve given us.
A．commitment
B．greeting
C．harvest
D．gratitude
6、A present for parents child has recently been born might be a paper cut of children.
A. who B. that
C. whose D. which
7、 — How about your picnic last Sunday?
— Everything was perfect _______ the weather.
A. in place of B. as well as
C. except for D. in case of
8、So sudden ________ that the enemy had no time to escape.
A.the attack did B.did the attack C.the attack was D.was the attack
9、The reason she gave for being late was her car broke down on the way.
A. why; because B. for which; that C. that; that D. for which;because
10、As the clock struck nine, players ___________ their positions and the match began.
A. stood up B. took up
C. made up D. set up
11、---How was the Third World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin, Bella?
---Wonderful! It was the first time I ______ such intelligent robots.
A．has seen
B．has been seen
C．had seen
D．had been seen
12、Someone has the accident, so don’t waste time trying to deny it’s your fault.
A. witnessed B. avoided
C. asked D. thought
13、It was the first time that I _________ my parents.
A．leave
B．left
C．have left
D．had left
14、Chinese scientists did a lot in improving people’s health and it gained nationwide recognition and their work ______ praising.
A. dominates B. apologizes
C. deserves D. distributes
15、Zhong Nanshan, ________ you all know, is a well-known medical expert in China.
A.which B.who C.as D.because
16、It is required that under no circumstances ________ betray ourselves even if there are temptations like money or beauty.
A. we can B. will we C. should we D. we shall
17、The painting of Apsaras reached a peak during the Tang Dynasty, ________ commercial and cultural exchange was greatly supported by the government.
A．which
B．where
C．when
D．that
18、You had better some time every day for sports or relaxation so that you can keep yourself energetic .
A set aside B. take up C. put away D. give out
19、________ I’m willing to help, I don’t have much time available.
A．If
B．Because
C．Until
D．While
20、In the eyes of a policeman, it’s usually dangerous to get close to the_______ criminal. He may do anything he would to escape.
A. sensitive B. conscious
C. primitive D. desperate
21、The world’s oldest pen pals have both turned 100 after 84 years of transatlantic(大西洋彼岸的)letters and have now switched to Zoom.
Geoff Banks from Honiton, Devon, and Celesta Byme, from US, started writing to each other aged just 16 in 1938. They met as part of an educational project to put British and American students in contact-and 84 years later they are still corresponding.
Geoff, a retired engineer, said, “I honestly struggle to remember how we got in touch, but I was talking to Celesta recently and I think it was something to do with an American school’s scheme(计划), which matched us up with Americans for a pen pal relationship, and somehow I ended up with this letter from an American girl, and we just kept corresponding ever since. There were a couple of years when we struggled to keep in touch because of the war. Now of course she is partially sighted, so I correspond mainly by email to one of her daughters who lives nearby. Email is much easier for me these days too because I can’t write very well anymore. We just talk about daily lives and our families really. She’s always been there to write to, even if it was just birthday cards and Christmas cards.”
Despite having chatted for decades, the pair has only ever met twice—first in 2002 while Geoff visited New York aged 80, and then again two years later. Geoff is now a great grandfather, having sadly outlived(比……活得长)his daughter but still having three sons scattered across the world and many more grandchildren.
Geoff said, “We actually met up again in 2004 when she invited me to her house for lunch. I have this new thing called Zoom I think now to chat with her, but I leave all the technology to younger people. They’re much better at pressing all buttons.”
【1】What brought Geoff Banks and Celesta Byrne together to be pen pals?
A．The war in the 1930s.
B．An American school’s scheme.
C．Communication technology.
D．Geoff’s visit to New York.
【2】Why did Geoff Banks prefer using email to writing letters?
A．He suffered from eye disease.
B．He had trouble pressing buttons.
C．He was unable to write well.
D．He relied on Zoom to chat.
【3】What can we infer from the passage?
A．True friendship outlives time and space.
B．Letters were not permitted during the war.
C．Pen pals are true friends.
D．Technology strengthens friendships.
【4】What can be the best title for the passage?
A．Pen Pals Meet after 84 years
B．Pen Pal Relationship Lasts a Century
C．90 Years of Chat: from Letter to Zoom
D．Oldest Pen Pals in the world
22、 As PhD research goes, Brian Wisenden was enviable, watching baby fish swimming swiftly through the clear waters in the Costa Rican tropical dry forest. By recording their growth and numbers, he hoped to look at their risks of being eaten. Instead, he witnessed something odd. Many groups were increasing in numbers. In these groups, some were smaller than others, suggesting they weren’t siblings (兄弟姐妹). Wisenden had accidentally discovered that the fish, called convict cichlids, adopt each other’s babies. Why would they do that, he wondered?
In the human world, we think of adoption as a selfless act. But in nature, its presence is puzzling. Taking on the burden of bringing up babies with no genetic link would seem to reduce an animal’s chances of survival or at least provide no gain. Yet, adoption is surprisingly common in the world.
Take the eastern grey kangaroo. Between 2008 and 2013, Wisenden followed the fates of 326 baby kangaroos in the National Park in Victoria and recorded 11 cases of pouch swapping. The circumstances behind some of these adoptions aren’t known, but four were straight swaps and another four occurred after a mother had lost her own baby.
How come? Before independence, baby kangaroos go through a period inside and outside their mother’s pouch. Following out-of-pouch forays, mothers normally sniff their young before allowing them back in, but Wisenden’s team suspect that during an emergency they may skip the sniff test, allowing a vulnerable baby to quickly climb in before fleeing from danger. Once inside the wrong pouch, the young may fake the mother’s odor, making them smell confusingly like her own progeny. So, poor baby recognition is the prime cause of “accidental” adoption.
Some of nature’s adoptions are, actually, driven by young looking for better prospects. In burrower bugs, for example, females lay a nest of eggs close to those of unrelated bugs. Mother bugs tend their developing eggs before they hatch, then feed their babies nuts from weedy mint plants. Finding nuts is a competitive business, so not every mother bug gets her fair share. And if the delivery rate isn’t up to scratch, clever young may abandon their mothers to join a better-fed group. That’s similar to behavior in several species of gull whose babies, if poorly fed, may leave home in search of better parents.
The consequences of adoption following mistaken identity can be dire. The true babies of adopting mothers were abandoned. But it can have remarkable benefits, not just for adoptees but also for adoptive parents.
【1】It can be inferred from the passage that Wisenden’s findings are .
A.too weird to be witnessed B.out of his own expectations
C.envied by his peer co-researchers D.a sound proof of his research object
【2】Which is NOT the reason for adoption in the animal kingdom?
A.Baby animals’ looking for better parenting.
B.Parents’ failure to recognize their own babies.
C.Selfless adoption commonly seen in animal world.
D.Parents, inability to provide enough food.
【3】The underlined word “vulnerable” in the fourth paragraph means .
A.weak and easily attacked B.naughty and easily hurt
C.independent and well-fed D.fragile and poorly raised
【4】What will the author most probably talk about next?
A.The benefits for baby animals. B.The benefits for adopters.
C.The consequences of adoption. D.The consequences of wrong identity.
23、“You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way.”The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. As the summer holiday is here, are you planning a trip to relax after working so hard for a half year?
Traveling, just like reading, is a refreshing journey, and a temporary retreat (逃避) from the busy world. Here are 4 books we recommend that you take on your trip.
Destination: Central Europe
Recommended book: Life is Elsewhere, 1969, by Milan Kundera
Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” The book describes a young artist’s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams and has a relationship.
Experience the artist’s passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life.
Destination: Kenya, Africa
Recommended book: West with the Night, 1942, by Beryl Markham
This book is about a direct, stylish and engrossing story of a marvelous life well-lived. Markham described her childhood in Kenya and her experiences as a bush pilot in the 1930s—evoking (描述出) the landscape, people, and wildlife in rich detail.
Destination: Provence
Recommended book: A Year in Provence, 1989, by Peter Mayle
Provence, well-known for its lavender(薰衣草), is not only a tourist attraction, but more a symbol of a lifestyle. The book doesn’t teach you how to deal with the hardships in life, but to avoid them happily. With a cup of wine and a rocking chair, time flows slowly here. The author and his wife are living a reclusive(隐居的) life here. When you make a trip following the author’s footsteps, you may encounter him in Provence.
Destination: Istanbul, Turkey
Recommended book: My name Is Red, 1998, by Orhan Pamuk
The book, featuring a peak masterpiece of the Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Orhan Pamuk, has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world.
It tells a story of a young man, who has been away from home for 12 years, coming back to his hometown in Istanbul. What embraces him is not only love, but a series of murder cases as well. The book inspires people to have a deeper thinking on life.
【1】If you want to explore Central Europe, whose book would you like to take on your trip?
A．Milan Kundera’s.
B．Beryl Markham’s
C．Peter Mayle’s
D．Orhan Pamuk’s
【2】What is Provence famous for?
A．Lotus
B．Lavender
C．Mayle’s wife
D．Mayle’s book
【3】Which book will attract people who are interested in the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A．Life Is Elsewhere
B．West with the Night
C．A Year in Provence
D．My Name Is Red
24、 As scientists probe(探究) the mysteries inside our heads, their discoveries are proving new insights into how we can all sharpen our mental machinery.
Your brain is fat
In fact, you brain is the fattiest organ in your body, consisting of a minimum of 60 percent fat. Fat carries, absorbs and stores vitamins in your bloodstream.【1】.
We can get smarter as we get older
Rawan Tarawneh, an assistant professor, points out that although some mental processes decline as we age, not all does.【2】, On the other hand, language functions tend to remain well preserved as we get older, peaking even into our early 70s.
【3】
Comparing the brains of great thinkers, writers, and mathematicians hasn’t yielded conclusive evidence that the size of the brain has a connection to intelligence.
Intelligence might start with ignoring distractions
Intelligent people were better at detecting movements of small objects on a screen but worse at movements of large background objects. This may be because in nature, large movements such as the wind in the trees are irrelevant, but the harder-to-see animals is essential.【4】
【5】
For example, experiments have shown that people who were born blind use the visual parts of their brains for tasks other than seeing.
A.Fat is essential for brain.
B.In our information-laden world, focusing on only what’s important may give some people an edge (优势).
C.The close connection between brain’s size and intelligence.
D.It also helps the immune system function properly.
E.You brain can adapt itself.
F.Some of our brain functions, such as short term memory show some decline with aging.
G.Bigger isn’t necessarily better.
25、One Bite at a Time
Stephen was on campus to register when I first met him.
One summer day ______ I was heading for the administration building, I heard someone call my name. I ______ around and saw Philip, one of my colleagues standing with another young man. As Philip introduced me to the young man, named Stephen, he reminded him that he would be taking one of my ______, Introduction to Literature. With a somewhat ______ expression, Stephen asked if my class was going to be "hard". Would he be able to pass? I ______ he was concerned about failing before the ______ day of classes. We talked about what the class would ______ and I saw Stephen's eyes getting big with _______.
Then I remembered a bit of classical dialog:
Question: "How do you eat an elephant?"
Answer: "One bite at a time."
I told him to ______ his work that way. To do his assignment, all of them, and to get them in on time. I added that most ______ students I knew made a timetable of all the assignment so they could ______ their workload.
As time went on, I learned more of Stephen's story. He had ______ in middle school. It had taken him longer to finish than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him that he was a ______. Now, in the face of their negative-saying he had been admitted into college. He told me that before coming to our campus no one had believed he had much _______.
Stephen didn't become an "A" student. He didn't make any honor rolls. Still, he managed to ______ most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignment on time and breaking down his studying into ______ digestible parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-respect. He was a great singer and he was ______ the school's cross-country team.
Every time I saw him on campus, he would brighten up and say, "One bite at a time." Whenever he introduced me to his friends, he would tell them that he was ______ when he was supposed to be failing. His ______, he said, was that he was ______ what I taught him before classes ever started: "Take it one bite at a time."
【1】A. after B. when C. until D. once
【2】A. turned B. sat C. moved D. went
【3】A. jobs B. tests C. classes D. projects
【4】A. innocent B. angry C. inspired D. pained
【5】A. sensed B. imagined C. heard D. admitted
【6】A. gathering B. parting C. closing D. opening
【7】A. change B. adjust C. cover D. produce
【8】A. interest B. anger C. fear D. excitement
【9】A. avoid B. continue C. present D. approach
【10】A. quiet B. optimistic C. energetic D. successful
【11】A. plan B. increase C. reduce D. measure
【12】A. fitted B. hesitated C. struggled D. progressed
【13】A. cheat B. failure C. winner D. leader
【14】A. experience B. information C. potential D. honor
【15】A. pass B. begin C. take D. design
【16】A. full-sized B. bite-sized C. pocket-sized D. medium-sized
【17】A. for B. on C. at D. of
【18】A. changing B. recovering C. concentrating D. succeeding
【19】A. secret B. skill C. reply D. theory
【20】A. spreading B. considering C. practicing D. expressing
26、校园欺凌（campus bullying）现象时有发生，引起越来越多人的关注。假如你是李华，近日加入了网上某论坛关于“How to deal with campus bullying”的讨论，请你根据以下提示用英语写篇博文：
1.陈述现象及其危害
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