1、Some people don’t show _______ in their choice of books, reading whatever they can get.
A. discrimination B. combination
C. conservation D. reservation
2、I was deeply impressed ________ his speech.
A．with
B．for
C．to
D．in
3、As part of the zero-Covid strategy, China publishes details of________ coronavirus carriers have been, in a bid to help with contact tracking.
A．how
B．what
C．where
D．who
4、 Recently a survey _________ prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens.
A. compared B. comparing C. compares D. being compared
5、Time _________, we will pay a visit to him before we leave.
A. permit B. permitted
C. to permit D. permitting
6、Next door to ours ______ an old man, who used to be the headmaster in our school.
A．lives
B．live
C．are living
D．is lived
7、Choose the correct prepositional phrase to complete the sentence: The keys were found ________ the table.
A．on
B．at
C．in
D．within
8、 It’ll be another 50 years _________ China is expected to reach the level of a medium developed country.
A. since B. before C. that D. when
9、Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. , our minds are developed by learning.
A. Frequently B. Similarly
C. Conveniently D. Hopefully
10、With many troublesome problems, such as unemployment and crime, , the new mayor seems to be at a loss.
A. remained to solve B. remaining to be solved
C. remained to be solved D. remaining to solve
11、The man________ in a ghost costume looks quite________.
A．dressed; frightened
B．dressed; frightening
C．dressing; frightened
D．dressing; frightening
12、 –Oh, you said you’d tell me the latest news about the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.
-- Sorry, I with my work at hand. I to that.
A. deal; will come B. was dealing; come
C. have dealt; have come D. have been dealing; am coming
13、Tourists are required to _________ local customs and mind their manners when travelling abroad.
A. spot B. confirm
C. observe D. spread
14、—“Courage, kindness, friendship, character” are the qualities that ______ us as human beings, and push us, on occasion, to greatness.
—Absolutely.
A．define
B．explain
C．state
D．fulfill
15、It was difficult to tell exactly _______ the saying began, but it is possible that it was in the theatre or movie industry.
A. where B. when
C. why D. that
16、Please note that a deposit of $ 4.80 per child is required when booking, balance 7 days before the party date.
A.paying B.to pay C.paid D.to be paid
17、For some time now, world leaders ________ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.
A．pointed
B．were pointing
C．have been pointing
D．had been pointing
18、There is nothing________ than a cup of tea.
A．better
B．good
C．well
D．best
19、Nelson Mandela’s death may, in the short term, unite South Africa in ways ________ have never been seen before.
A．by which B．that C．in which D．who
20、— Have you watched the film, “Hi,Mom”, ________ the best film in 2021?
—Yes. It is a moving story ________ in 1981 of China. Feeling the strong emotions of love, grief, happiness and regret, I was ________ the edge of my seat.
A.considered; setting; on B.considered; set; on
C.considering; set; at D.considering; setting; at
21、It was a chilly night in winter. A man came home from work late, tired to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?" "If you must know, I make $20 each hour."
"Oh, "the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, "Daddy, could you lend me $10?" The father was furious, "If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!"
The little boy went to his room with no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed down, and started to think, "Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn't really ask for money very often. "So he went to the little boy's room.
"Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now." said the man, "Here's $10."
"Oh, thank you Daddy!" he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
"Why do you want more money since you already have some?" the father shouted angrily. "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do." The little boy replied, "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
【1】What does the underlined word "furious" mean?
A．Too excited.
B．Quite happy.
C．Very angry.
D．A little nervous.
【2】What did the boy wanted to buy with twenty dollars?
A．A new novel for himself.
B．A nice present for his father.
C．A toy for his own birthday.
D．One hour of his father's time.
【3】From the passage, what can we infer the boy's father did?
A．He often played with his son.
B．He spent little time with his son.
C．He often came home very early.
D．He did not love his son deeply.
22、Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school. She decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.
【1】Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school
B. She decided to further her education in Paris
C. A serious eye problem stopped her
D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States
【2】How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
A. Eight years B. Ten years
C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years
【3】According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ______.
A. became the first woman physician
B. was the first woman doctor
C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D. set up the first medical school for women
23、Researchers found that walking around with a forced smile and fake happiness simply leads to people feeling unhappier. So, putting a brave face on your sadness could be harmful. The research also found that women suffered more than men when pretending to be happy.
Dr. Brent Scott, who led the study, said employers should take note because forcing workers to smile when dealing with the public can result in bad outcomes. He said, “Smiling for the sake of smiling can lead to emotional tiredness, and that’s bad for the organization.” He also said the research showed customer-service workers who had “fake smiles” throughout the day didn’t want to work, so their productivity dropped.
The study is one of the first of its kind to examine emotional expressions over a period of time and compare the different effects on men and women. Dr. Scott’s team examined the effects of “surface acting”, or fake smiling, compared to “deep acting”, or making people smile by thinking of pleasant memories.
Dr. Scott said, “Women were harmed more by surface acting, meaning their moods worsened even more than men’s. However, they were helped more by deep acting, which means their moods improved more by thinking of pleasant memories.”
According to Dr. Scott women tend to suffer more when pretending to be happy because they are expected to be more emotionally expressive than men. Therefore, forcing a smile while feeling down is more likely to go against their normal behavior and cause more harmful feelings.
Although deep acting can improve moods a little in the short term, Dr. Scott says it’s not a long-term solution to feeling unhappy. There have been some suggestions that if you do this over a long period you start to feel unreal. You’re trying to develop positive emotions, but at the end of the day you may not feel like yourself any more.
【1】Dr. Scott’s findings may be important to some employers because .
A. their workers don’t want to work all the time
B. they want more female workers than male workers
C. their workers worsen their moods at the end of the day
D. they tend to force their workers to smile in public
【2】According to the passage, Dr. Scott’s study .
A. is meaningful as there haven’t been many similar ones before
B. aimed to make people more productive
C. examined more women than men
D. is supported by some big employers
【3】It is implied in the passage that deep acting .
A. cannot improve our moods at all B. does harm to our feelings in the long run
C. makes people happy by feeling like another person D. has no effect on men
【4】What is the best title for the passage?
A. An important suggestion for workers. B. Women shouldn’t be forced to smile.
C. Fake smiling makes people unhappy. D. Why people don’t want to work.
24、 Human activity is changing the surface and temperature of the planet. But new research shows it is also changing the sound of the Earth’s oceans and seas.
Scientists say the changes in the sounds of our oceans and seas affect many marine(海洋) animals—from very small fish to huge whales. Sound travels “very far underwater,” Francis Juanes told the reporter. Juanes is an ecologist at the University of Victoria and co-writer of the recent research published in a magazine. “For fish,” he explained, “sound is probably a better way to sense their environment than light.”
Sounds help fish and other marine animals survive. They use sounds to communicate with each other. Sounds also help some ocean animals find food and avoid their hunters. Many ocean animals use sounds to find good places to give birth. However, increased noise from humans is making it harder for these animals to hear each other. The noise comes from shipping traffic, underwater oil and gas exploration, offshore construction, and other noisy human activity.
“For many marine species, their attempts to communicate are being masked by sounds that humans have produced,” said Duarte. The marine ecologist at the Red Sea Research Center co-wrote the paper with Juanes. The Red Sea, Duarte said, is one of the world’s most important shipping passages. It is full of large ships traveling to Asia, Europe, and Africa. Some fish and other animals, he said, now avoid the noisiest areas. Also, the overall number of marine animals has gone down by about half since 1970. In some parts of the ocean, scientists now record “fewer animals singing and calling than in the past—those voices are gone,” said Duarte.
Juanes and Duarte examined studies and research articles about changes in noise volume(音量) and frequency in the world’s oceans. Then they put together a detailed picture of how the ocean soundscape is changing and how marine life is affected.
Climate change, the researchers found, also affects physical processes that shape ocean sounds. These include such things as wind, waves, and melting ice.
Some studies suggest that noise may cause hearing loss of marine animals. Besides, many marine animals are showing higher levels of stress due to noise, which might also affect the immune(免疫) system.
Scientist Juanes says sound pollution may be easier to deal with than other ocean threats. “In theory,” he said, “you can turn down or turn off the sound immediately. It’s not like plastics or climate change, which are much harder to undo.”
【1】What can we learn from the passage?
A．Sound noise may result in hearing loss of human beings.
B．Sound pollution killed most of the marine animals in the Red Sea.
C．Sound noise can influence the communication of marine animals.
D．Sound is unlikely to be a better way to sense their environment than light.
【2】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “passage” in Paragraph 4?
A．Channel.
B．Address.
C．Industry
D．Company.
【3】In the following paragraph, the author probably tells us__________.
A．what is the main cause of climate change
B．what should be done to reduce sound pollution
C．how to record changes in noise volume and frequency
D．how to enhance the immune system of marine animals
【4】Which is the best title for the passage?
A．The Future of Oceans Exploration
B．The Changes in the Sounds of Oceans
C．Sounds Help Marine Animals Survive
D．Humans are Making Oceans Too noisy
25、No matter how small an act of kindness is, it can make a difference in someone’s day. That was just the case for Alina when she _________ a bumper sticker (车贴) on her car reading: You Matter.
Several years ago, Alina started to do this. At first, she wondered if people would _________ it. However, much to her _________, she began seeing a flood of attention every time she _________ the road. As often as not, people _________ slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their _________, waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky _________ left on her windshield saying things like “You _________ too!” Last year, someone _________ her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside, saying to her, “It is a(an) __________ sticker. I’ve seen various stickers before, but none of them have __________ me as your sticker has done. “The two small __________ on the sticker seem simple enough, but they really __________ a chord with many complete strangers who __________ to catch sight of the sticker.”
__________ like Alina’s really inspire the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our __________ and it costs nothing except for a little extra __________. Maybe it means offering a friend a hug, praising the children when their children __________ well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at animal shelters or shelters for the homeless. Acts of __________ are waiting everywhere. Small as they seem, they can make a __________ influence on the world, and help form general goodness.
【1】
A．tore down
B．put up
C．hung on
D．stuck to
【2】
A．watch
B．overlook
C．notice
D．neglect
【3】
A．surprise
B．satisfaction
C．confusion
D．shock
【4】
A．started
B．hit
C．launched
D．set
【5】
A．running
B．driving
C．walking
D．riding
【6】
A．thumbs
B．hats
C．shoulders
D．voices
【7】
A．signs
B．notes
C．papers
D．pictures
【8】
A．count
B．share
C．value
D．matter
【9】
A．repaired
B．blocked
C．approached
D．stopped
【10】
A．important
B．special
C．typical
D．skeptical
【11】
A．moved
B．taught
C．helped
D．aroused
【12】
A．stickers
B．messages
C．labels
D．words
【13】
A．hit
B．beat
C．broke
D．touched
【14】
A．occurred
B．managed
C．happened
D．offered
【15】
A．Stories
B．People
C．Incidents
D．Women
【16】
A．feelings
B．spirits
C．brains
D．minds
【17】
A．look
B．effect
C．thought
D．contribution
【18】
A．work
B．exercise
C．behave
D．conduct
【19】
A．carefulness
B．generosity
C．patience
D．kindness
【20】
A．positive
B．subjective
C．reliable
D．brief
26、假如你是李华，你们的外教课每天都有一个“Daily Report”，明天刚好轮到你展示，但是你因故不能按时展示，请根据以下要点用英语给你的外教老师David写一封电子邮件：
1. 表示歉意；2. 解释原因；3. 请求调整时间
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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