1、After her time in hospital, Jenny’s parents are afraid that she has fallen__________ other classmates in school work.
A.below B.beneath C.beyond D.behind
2、He is the person _______,I believe, has the ability to do this challenging job.
A.who B.whom
C.him D.which
3、Poor boy! His _____ looks and _____ hands suggested he was very afraid.
A. frightful; trembling B. frightened; trembling
C. frightening; trembled D. frightened; trembled
4、Going on a trip into _____ space must be quite _____ exciting experience.
A. /; the B. /; an C. the; the D. the; an
5、The water _____ cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise.
A.was felt B.is felt C.felt D.feels
6、Have you asked him ____he is going to the party tonight with us?
A.which B.whether C.what D.that
7、If you translate each word in a text separately, translations that are done too ______ often lack natural flow and may sound unnatural.
A．literally
B．favorably
C．steadily
D．critically
8、一I think I saw Mr. Smith at yesterday's party.
一He ______ there. He is now on a business trip in Greece. And he left the day before yesterday.
A. mustn't have been B. couldn't have been
C. might not be D. should not be
9、Even when they grow up, the twins are difficult to .
A．tell apart
B．fall apart
C．take apart
D．apart from
10、Doctors are fighting a________battle to save the little girl’s life.
A.modest B.flexible C.compulsory D.desperate
11、Tom was about to close the window__________his attention was caught by a bird.
A.when B.till C.while D.as
12、The university will reach its_________ of 5,000 students next September.
A．account
B．benefit
C．target
D．process
13、When we came into the reading room, we found her at a desk, with her attention on a book.
A．sitting;fixing
B．sit;fixed
C．sitting;to be fixed
D．seated;fixed
14、That accident totally _________ our arrangement and caused a lot of problems, which we found difficult to _________.
A. defeated; get on B. turned over; get on
C. saddened; get over D. upset; get over
15、We were so busy after graduating from school that we________each other.
A．made a fortune
B．stayed in touch with
C．heard from
D．lost track of
16、We don’t permit _______ here.
A. people smokes B. people smoke
C. to smoke D. smoking
17、The Adulthood Ceremony was held in the school lecture hall ______ seats approximately 500 students.
A. where B. whose C. which D. when
18、The new method is indeed advanced and effective, quite different from _____ already in use.
A. it B. what C. that D. which
19、An accident happened on the main road. That is ______ traffic seemed to slow suddenly.
A．why
B．how
C．when
D．what
20、— I think you ________ there in person; a phone call would have been fine.
— It is a good chance to know more of you from your parents.
A．couldn’t have been
B．needn’t have been
C．wouldn’t be
D．shouldn’t be
21、For some people,music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic.” People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes(音调). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.
As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music sets them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret,a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.
Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn't involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can't see. certain colors.
Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed(诊断). For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say,” No thanks, I'm amusic,'“says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”
【1】Which of the following is true of amusic?
A．Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.
B．They love places where they are likely to hear music.
C．They can easily tell two different songs apart.
D．Their situation is well understood by musicians.
【2】According to Paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who ___________.
A．dislikes listening to speeches
B．can hear anything nonmusical
C．has a hearing problem
D．lacks a complex hearing system
【3】In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish that __________.
A．her problem with music had been diagnosed earlier
B．she were seventeen years old rather than seventy
C．her problem could be easily explained
D．she were able to meet other amusics
【4】What is the passage mainly concerned with?
A．Amusics' strange behaviours.
B．Some people's inability to enjoy music.
C．Musical talent and brain structure.
D．Identification and treatment of amusics.
22、 Spending less time in REM sleep is related to a greater overall risk of death from any cause as well as from heart disease and other diseases except for cancer, a new study finds.
REM, which stands for rapid eye movement, is the stage of sleep in which we dream and information and experiences are consolidated and stored in memory. “The effect of short REM time on death has not been previously shown,” said Dr. Vsevolod Polotsky, who directs Sleep Basic Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
The study, published Monday in JAMA Neurology, studied the sleep patterns of 2,675 men who participated in the research “Outcomes of Sleep Disorders in Older Men” (MrOS), which followed male sleep disorder between 2003 and 2016. Sleep was measured in an at-home sleep study at the beginning and again over a four-day period via a sleep watch.
Men in the MrOS study had a 13% higher heart and overall death rate over a dozen years for every 5% loss of REM sleep, even after adjusting for sleep and health variables. Results were mirrored in the Wisconsin study, even though study participants were younger, followed for a longer time—over 20 years.
“However, it is important to realize these findings are not a cause and effect but a connection,” said Polotsky, adding that there was also no control group, a key element of gold standard experimental studies.
Polotsky said the study did not include a representative sample of African Americans and other races, and may have not fully controlled for depression. Many of the participants were on medicine for depression, which he said are known to affect REM sleep. “I would take the study results with a grain of caution. Further studies needed to consider a possible contribution of depression and to examine this relationship in other races,” Polotsky said.
【1】What does the underlined word “consolidated” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Removed.
B．Weakened.
C．Strengthened.
D．Reduced.
【2】How did the researchers get the result?
A．By measuring adults’ sleep in the lab.
B．By studying the sleep patterns of men.
C．By adjusting for sleep and health variables.
D．By tracking both men and women’s sleep time.
【3】What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A．REM is the main reason of death.
B．The samples of the test groups were limited.
C．Depression was seriously examined in the test.
D．Drugs and medicine had little influence on REM.
【4】Which is the best title for the text?
A．REM and Heart Diseases
B．The More REM, the Better
C．MrOS, a Main Threat to REM
D．Less REM Sleep, Higher Risk of Death
23、You’ve probably experienced this before: when returning from a round trip, the trip home felt shorter. What is the scientific basis for this?
Some theories include the power of expectation. Especially for vacations, the anticipation of finally reaching your destination can make the experience of traveling there feel longer because you can’t wait to get there. Additionally, if the trip to the location takes longer than expected, we may readjust our expectations of the length of the trip so that the trip back feels shorter and thus more pleasant.
Another theory is how humans take time to learn and become more familiar with new sights. When faced with new stimuli or experiences, we feel as if time is getting slower to allow more brain processing time. This contributes to why elder people often remark that time goes faster the more they age because being older often means fewer new experiences, so there is less need for the brain to interpret time more slowly to pay more attention to solving a problem.
In the case of the “return trip effect,” after viewing the landmarks on the road while getting to the destination, it is easier to recognize these points on the way back. Having less sense of puzzle and being more certain of one’s surroundings can make time feel faster. This is similar to how many activities can feel natural after learning the process. For example, when you first learn to ride a bike, you carefully strategize your speed and balance, but after a while of practicing, your mind is freer to wander off.
This “return trip effect” is most notably noticed after reflecting on how long a trip to an unfamiliar location took. This explains why the “return trip effect” is usually associated with vacations and not daily commutes to work or school because by then, the sights are so familiar that humans can more accurately measure the time spent going to and back from a location.
【1】Why do elder people feel time flies?
A．They have fewer new stimuli to process.
B．They have low expectations for the future.
C．Their problem-solving ability declines.
D．Their brain tends to misinterpret time.
【2】What does the example of learning to ride a bike in paragraph 4 prove?
A．Practice makes perfect.
B．Familiarity speeds up time.
C．The journey of life is full of uncertainties.
D．Similar landmarks cause confusion with time.
【3】Which trip may feel the longest?
A．The trip to school.
B．The trip to a strange place.
C．The trip home from school.
D．The trip home from a strange place.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．How can we make a long trip relatively short?
B．What is the scientific basis for time travel?
C．How long can the “return trip effect” last?
D．Why does the “return trip effect” occur?
24、When most people hear the words “Big Ben” they immediately think of the attractive Victorian Gothic structure of the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster. Let’s clear up a common misunderstanding first; technically speaking, the name “Big Ben” does not refer to the famous tower, nor to the four huge clock faces of this London landmark; instead, it refers to the largest one of the five bells inside the clock tower.
Construction of the tower was begun following the disastrous fire which destroyed the old Palace of Westminster in 1834. Charles Barry was responsible for rebuilding the Palace, and his designs included a clock tower.
It took 16 years to build the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster and it was completed in 1859. The tower is 316 feet high. The spire of the tower is built with an iron frame, and it is this frame which supports the weight of the bells. Several small rooms are built into the lower part of the tower, including a small prison cell.
The iron frame of the clock face was designed by AW Pugin, who was responsible for many of the Gothic decorative elements of the Palace of Westminster. The dials are 23 feet in diameter and the faces themselves are not solid, but are made up of many small pieces of opal glass, like a glass window. Several of the central pieces of glass can be removed to make it easier for people to check the hands of the clock from inside.
At the time of its construction the clock movement was easily the largest in the world, and it is still among the largest today. The clock, designed by Edmund Beckett Denison, has proven to be very accurate over the years.
Big Ben — the hour bell — is said to have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was known for his great size, as is the bell! The first Big Ben hour bell was completed before the tower, so the bell was hung in New Palace Yard. After repeated public ringing the bell cracked and had to be replaced by the current bell.
【1】The name “Big Ben” actually refers to ____.
A．the famous tower
B．the huge clock faces
C．the biggest bell inside
D．the designer of the tower
【2】From the text, we know that the clock tower ___________.
A．was designed by Edmund Beckett Denison
B．was built in 1844
C．is more than 300 feet high
D．has no rooms in it
【3】What is the benefit of the opal glass clock faces?
A．Opal glass is cheaper than solid materials.
B．The huge body makes it much easier to see.
C．The glass is solid enough.
D．Pieces of glass can be removed to check the hands.
【4】From the text, we can infer that ________.
A．Sir Benjamin Hall was a famous architect
B．the first hour bell has worked till now
C．the bells are hung inside the spire of the tower
D．the clock is not accurate now
25、On my first trip to Ireland, I was drawn by its wonderful scenery and the hospitality (好客) of the people. More than that, I also felt a sense of _________. When leaving Ireland, I made a prayer: Please show me a way to live here.
Once home, I made a vision _________ with the title “Irish love”, which included pictures of the Irish countryside along with a handsome Irishman. I also chose an _________of a butterfly as my personal symbol and placed it in the center.
Back then, I was in my mid-thirties still _________ with a nice career. I had never lived outside of a five-mile distance from where I was born, so this _________ to live in Ireland was pretty big. Whenever I saw the images, I would _________ myself living in Ireland with the lover of my life.
One year later, I returned to Ireland. _________ and perhaps a little bit of hope led me to the small town of Lisdoonvarna County Clare, where the traditional matchmaking (相亲) festival was taking place. Early Sunday evening, _________, I found myself in a small pub. I was standing against the wall _________ I noticed a man entering the pub. It was just like in a movie: He was tall and dark-haired with the golden light of the setting sun __________ around him. It wasn’t long before I felt a __________ on my shoulder and came face-to-face with the man himself—Mike. Eventually, we kept __________ for hours, laughing heartily. This was the beginning of our relationship.
After getting married, we moved to the western Ireland and __________ there. The first day I stepped into the hallway of my new home, I was __________ by three butterflies flying around, which immediately reminded me of the vision board from years ago __________ my dream to live in Ireland.
【1】
A．responsibility
B．achievement
C．belonging
D．neighbourhood
【2】
A．board
B．film
C．lesson
D．diary
【3】
A．opportunity
B．author
C．image
D．experience
【4】
A．helpful
B．healthy
C．valuable
D．single
【5】
A．honor
B．dream
C．adventure
D．memory
【6】
A．predict
B．imagine
C．suggest
D．discover
【7】
A．Faith
B．Curiosity
C．Strength
D．Sympathy
【8】
A．undoubtedly
B．unwillingly
C．uncertainly
D．unknowingly
【9】
A．before
B．as
C．when
D．while
【10】
A．driving
B．shaking
C．shining
D．floating
【11】
A．pat
B．hit
C．knock
D．strike
【12】
A．expressing
B．contacting
C．conveying
D．chatting
【13】
A．moved
B．stayed
C．formed
D．headed
【14】
A．greeted
B．treated
C．figured
D．saw
【15】
A．introducing
B．celebrating
C．picturing
D．sending
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I am a proud mother of three children. My last little baby was born in the middle of August and her name is Aida.
Shortly after having Aida, my mother-in-law Ann showed me something she learned from her friend’s mother in an art class she attended weekly. She had a loom (织布机) and showed me how to knit (编织) a scarf. After, I learned some skills, she gave me a small loom with her half done project.
I realized the homeless population in my town really needed some more warm clothes. I started to give away my hats to the people asking for food outside the food shop down the street I live in.
My oldest son Siddhartha got involved in the project and made a hat as well. I found that there was a non-profit organization on the way home, which made masks for farm workers and was asking for winter warm clothing donations. I made a lot of woolen hats and gave them to the organization which would hand them out to farm workers.
Then I, together with my son, made woolen hats for everyone in my family as Christmas gifts, and gave woolen hats to all my neighbors I was close to, There was a new family that moved in down the street. I did not know them very well but why not break the ice with some handmade gifts? So I made hats for the mom and one-year-old baby. I knocked on the door and handed the gifts over and my neighbor was so happy to receive them. We talked happily and I learned she worked in a hospital.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The new neighbor had limited knitting skills so she asked me to create sweaters for kids in hospital together.
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Later, my new neighbor wanted to learn my knitting skills to serve the elderly in the nursing home.
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