1、All things ___, her paper is of greater value than yours.
A. considering B. are considered
C. considered D. have been considered
2、---You this song all the afternoon. Take a break, honey.
---Mom, you know I will take the singing contest tomorrow. I just want to practice more.
A. have been practicing B. are practicing
C. have practiced D. practiced
3、The drunken driver was required to apologize ________ the people present at the meeting ________ what he had done.
A．to；for B．with；about C．for；by D．at；with
4、Mother told her son to keep __________ how much money he had spent.
A. a record B. the record
C. a record from D. a record of
5、The pig flu _________ through the Northern part of China for months killed a great many pigs.
A. sweeping B. swept
C. to sweep D. sweeps
6、---You can speak some French!
---I ___________ some while living with a Frenchman.
A. Picked out B. picked up
C. handed up D. tried out
7、----Tony, why are your eyes red?
---I __ up peppers for the last five minutes.
A. cut B. was cutting
C. had cut D. have been cutting
8、Having finished her own painting, Mary went on others in the art class.
A. helping B. to help C. with help D. having helped
9、You may rely on __________ that Jennifer will come and help us if we are in trouble.
A.it B.that C.which D.this
10、We went through a period ______communications were very difficult in the rural areas.
A.which B.where C.in which D.with which
11、Volunteering is pleasant and there is so much more I could do if I ________ the time.
A.had had B.had C.would have D.could have had
12、We live in the age of distraction, ______ we can be disturbed by all of kinds of useless and false information.
A.which B.what C.when D.where
13、The students expected there ____________ more reviewing classes before the final exam.
A. be B. being
C. have been D. to be
14、The little boy stared at the strange man questioningly, not whether to believe what he had said.
A. to know B. knowing
C. known D. having known
15、The following speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, _______ are beyond our control
A. most of them B. most of that
C. most of which D. most of what
16、In order to attract American students to the ________ Chinese arts, Zhao and her team have turned to master musicians, magicians and martial artists.
A. authentic B. confidential
C. tentative D. artificial
17、—You speak very good French!
—Thanks. I ________ French in Sichuan University for four years.
A. studied B. study
C. was studying D. had studied
18、With the development of society, our country is badly in ____ need of those with ___ better command of computer skills.
A. a; / B. /; a C. the; a D. /; the
19、When and where to build the new factory ___ ________ yet.
A.is not decided B.are not decided
C.has not decided D.have not decided
20、His prediction ________ the stock market would experience major changes came true.
A.what B.that C.which D.in which
21、Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition & Tour is a unique international resource to explore Shakespeare’s work. Open all year round, it gives you an opportunity to learn more about the most famous playwright(剧作家), Shakespeare, and helps you seek to further the experience and international understanding of him.
Group Visits to the Exhibition & Tour
* Opening Hours
Theatre Tours:
Monday - Sunday: 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Exhibition:
Monday - Sunday: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Groups of 15 people or more are required to pre-book their visit, and each group will have its own guide for free. To make a reservation, please fill in a Group Request Form and return it to us via email.
* Exhibition and Tour Prices
Adult: $15.00
Senior (60+): $13.50
Student (with valid ID): $11.50
Child (5-15): $ 8.00
Complimentary: Every 16th person free
* Getting here
Shakespeare's Globe 21 New Globe Walk, London SEl9DT,UK
We have currently improved security, with all bags being checked. Please arrive in good time, and do not bring any large bags and check the calendar before your visit or call+44(0)20 7902 1500 to find out about our latest opening times.
Visitors are advised to arrive by public transport or by taxi. There is a car park on Thames Exchange on the north side of Southwark Bridge (open 24 hours, seven days a week). Cabs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge. It may also be possible to pick one up from outside the entrance hall on New Globe Walk.
* Where to eat
Swan at Shakespeare's Globe serves modern British seasonal food for dinner, afternoon tea or drinks in our beautiful bar and restaurant set over two floors, available for pre- and post-theatre dining.
Swan Restaurant
Monday- Friday: 12 noon - 2:30 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.- 10:30 p.m.
Saturday: 12 noon- 3:30 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12 noon- 9: 00 p.m.
【1】When can you pay a visit to the exhibition?
A. Friday at 12:00 p.m. B. Monday at 8: 00 a.m.
C. Saturday at 5: 30 p.m. D. Sunday at 7: 00 p.m.
【2】If a group of 20 children visit the Exhibition & Tour, what is required for them to do?
A. They need to hire a guide themselves.
B. They must be accompanied by an adult.
C. They have to pay $160 for tickets in total.
D. They need to email for a reservation in advance.
【3】Which of the following applies to visitors?
A. They’re able to get a taxi near Southwark Bridge.
B. They can park on the south side of Southwark Bridge.
C. They are required to deposit their bags before entering.
D. It’s more convenient to drive there than taking public transport.
【4】What can we know about Swan Restaurant?
A. Afternoon lea is not served on Sunday.
B. It serves traditional seasonal food for diner.
C. It is closed from 3 p.m.to 5 p.m. on workdays.
D. It serves three meals, drinks and afternoon tea.
22、Transport is undergoing a massive transformation so it can meet society’s demands for a low- carbon economy. Introducing electric vehicles (EV) and declining gasoline use are helping, but zero-carbon hydrogen can speed up both the transition (转变) and long-term decarbonization of transport.
In the US, transportation produces the largest share of all greenhouse gas emissions (排放) in the economy at 29%, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. More than 90% of transport fuel is petrol based, but if more vehicles used hydrogen, emissions of this kind would plummet.
However, hydrogen is not considered an ideal replacement for gasoline as an engine fuel for cars because it is harder to store safely. And while fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) that turn hydrogen into electricity can compete with EV performance-and even out-compete them on range and refill time, extra energy is needed to produce the hydrogen needed for fuel. Also, finding investment for storage, pipelines and fuel stations is still a challenge for many nations.
Currently, governments worldwide are backing green hydrogen projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in heavy industries like freight (货运), steel, and energy storage. But hydrogen transport will need rapid production methods to create the fuel needed for the world’s road fleet.
Thankfully, research is advancing all the time. Nanoscale (纳米级的) thin films are applied to improving the chemical process to rapidly harvest hydrogen from the seawater. The same technology has been successfully used in solar power devices with higher efficiency-to-cost rates. Since hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and as seawater makes up about 96% of all water on Earth, there is a virtually limitless supply.
Even wastewater and solid waste can create green hydrogen. Researchers at Princeton University are using sunlight to separate hydrogen from industrial wastewater. Chemical plants that currently face high costs for cleaning wastewater could transform it into clean hydrogen supplies.
【1】What does the underlined word “plummet” mean in Paragraph 2?
A．Stop.
B．Decrease.
C．Continue.
D．Disappear.
【2】What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A．Ways of storing hydrogen safely.
B．Benefits of fuel cell electric vehicles.
C．Challenges of using hydrogen as car fuel.
D．Differences between gasoline and hydrogen.
【3】What makes it more efficient to get hydrogen from the ocean?
A．The application of solar power devices.
B．The method of identifying water elements.
C．The invention. of the water transport system.
D．The use of the nanoscale thin-film technology.
【4】Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Clean Energy Hydrogen Ready to Take Off
B．Traditional Fuels Bound to Reach a Dead End
C．How We Can Generate Energy from Hydrogen
D．What the Future of Transportation May Be Like
23、 Dad’s comb was jade green. I heard he bought it when he married Mum, which made the comb two years older than I was. Every night, he would smile, hand me the comb and say, “Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it, OK?”
I was more than happy to do it. At age five this mundane task brought me such joy. I would excitedly turn the tap on, then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would proudly return the comb to Dad. He would smile at me and place the comb on top of his wallet.
About two years later, Dad left his sales job and started his own wholesale business. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. He didn’t come home as much as he used to – just a couple of times a week. And when he did come home, it was always late and I’d already be in bed. I started to get mad. I stopped waiting for him to come home, and stopped going downstairs to check on him.
Today, I’m no longer a kid. I’ve graduated from college and got a job. Dad’s business has got back on track. Things are better now. Yet the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me persisted.
Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. As usual, I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, “Hey, would you like to help me clean my comb?” I looked at him a while, then took the comb and headed to the sink.
I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He looked at it and smiled. But this time, I noticed something different. My dad has aged. He has wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiles, yet his smile is still as heartwarming as before. The smile of a father who just wants a good life for his family. Dad carefully placed his comb on top of his wallet.
After so many years, he still organizes his personal items in the same meticulous way. I guess some things never change. And for that, I’m glad.
【1】What caused the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me?
A．Generation gap.
B．Dad’s failure in business.
C．My ignorance of Dad.
D．Dad’s absence from the family.
【2】Which of the following can best describe Dad?
A．Gentle but strict.
B．Hardworking and caring.
C．Cautious and realistic.
D．Demanding but patient.
【3】Why did Dad ask his daughter to clean his comb before her birthday?
A．To give her a lesson.
B．To follow his old habit.
C．To fix their relationship.
D．To praise her helpfulness.
【4】Which saying concludes the text best?
A．Yesterday once more.
B．Let bygones be bygones.
C．Some things never change.
D．Like father, like daughter.
24、I’ve been wondering how kids themselves, especially young ones, define(定义) play. It turns out that there have been quite a few research studies in which young children are asked in various ways to distinguish between play and not play. In a review of 12 such studies, Natasha Goodhall and Cathy Atkinson (2019) concluded that even very young children have a rather clear idea of the difference between play and non-play. Most important for the present discussion, a key characteristic of play for children is that it is chosen and directed by the children themselves.
As one example of such a study, Justine Howard and her colleagues (2006) showed children pictures of other kids involved in various activities and asked them to judge each as “play” or “not play.” It turned out that the most reliable indicator for the children was the presence or absence of an adult. If an adult (generally seen to be a teacher) was present, the activity was most often judged as “not play,” even if the children looked happy and involved. Children were also more likely to judge an activity as play if there was more than one child involved than if a single child was doing something alone.
Howard and her colleagues (2006) also reviewed previous research on children’s understanding of play and concluded that, all in all, children consider an activity to be play if it (a) is controlled by the children, (b) is enjoyable, (c) has no preset goal, and (d) involves pretense. Yay! This list matches reasonably well with the list I generated based on the work of other play researchers and my own observations. I’m apparently not too far off the mark.
Unfortunately, many education specialists who have heard that play is good for children’s learning don’t understand what play is. They develop “play-based learning” programs that go against the first characteristic of play because they are chosen and set up by the teacher and are more-or-less forced upon the children rather than freely chosen by them. Once the first characteristic is destroyed, the others are also generally destroyed.
I think it is hard for teachers to provide much real play for children, because that means giving up control. Moreover, stepping back and letting the children do their own thing may look like laziness or negligence(疏忽) to adult observers.
【1】Which of the following is more likely to be regarded as play by children?
A．Activities filled with joys and sorrows.
B．Activities directed by children themselves.
C．Activities with the company of their parents.
D．Activities set up and monitored by a teacher.
【2】What does the underlined sentence “I’m apparently not too far off the mark” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．I am opposed to the mark.
B．I am in the wrong direction.
C．My finding is close to the truth.
D．My mark is beyond imagination.
【3】What is the problem with “play-based learning” programs?
A．Children can not choose them freely.
B．The benefits of the programs are ignored.
C．Not all the children are involved in the activities.
D．What children do goes against the rules of the games.
【4】What does the text mainly talk about?
A．How children define play.
B．Why play matters for children.
C．How specialists design play-based learning.
D．Why play-based learning is important to children.
25、Sometime last year, Michael Blonder began giving out reusable fabric bags (布袋) with each purchase instead of disposable plastic bags at A. L. Goodies General Store. It is a souvenir shop Blonder _______ on Main Street.
The move, Blonder said, was in anticipation of (预期某事的发生) a ban on plastic bags, _______ the city has not made an effort to do so in more than a decade.
Eight states around the country have already _______ them. And in neighboring Montgomery County and Washington, D.C., fees have been levied (征收) to _______ consumers away from using the single-use plastic bags that can _______ their way into nearby waterways, _______ storm drains and getting stuck in tree branches.
On Monday, Annapolis Alderman Rob Savidge introduced a _______ that would prevent any _______ in the city — who owns grocers, convenience stores and others — from _______ plastic bags at the point of sale. The Annapolis bill also _______ a 20-cent fee for each paper bag that’s issued only for ________ businesses — those with a footprint of 20,000 square feet or more.
Savidge hopes the bill will cut off the public’s ________ on plastic bags and help clean up pollution. But a city bill does not become a(n) ________ until more procedures a done.
“A ban is a(n) ________ part of environmental protection,” said Rick Kissel, the former vice-chair of the Anne Arundel County Sierra Club. He recommended a delay in placing the ban so customers could ________.
【1】
A．searches
B．enters
C．visits
D．runs
【2】
A．though
B．until
C．unless
D．after
【3】
A．sold
B．banned
C．reduced
D．produced
【4】
A．introduce
B．announce
C．inform
D．direct
【5】
A．lose
B．find
C．fight
D．wind
【6】
A．making up
B．building up
C．blocking up
D．showing up
【7】
A．bill
B．note
C．letter
D．measure
【8】
A．teachers
B．officers
C．doctors
D．shopkeepers
【9】
A．providing
B．producing
C．recycling
D．employing
【10】
A．looks for
B．calls for
C．makes for
D．hopes for
【11】
A．cleaner
B．private
C．public
D．larger
【12】
A．promise
B．dependence
C．opinion
D．income
【13】
A．notice
B．law
C．information
D．rule
【14】
A．meaningless
B．impossible
C．essential
D．immediate
【15】
A．refuse
B．learn
C．adjust
D．understand
26、假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Linda最近在中国学习。她在信中向你诉说了她的困扰:不适应新的学习环境，想家，感到焦虑。请你给她写一封信。内容包括:
1.表示理解并给与安慰。 2.提出建议并给出理由。
要求:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:homesick 想家的
Dear Linda,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua