1、---I called your office at about ten this morning, but there was no reply．
---Oh, that was probably __________ I was paying a visit to a friend in hospital．
A.when B.why C.what D.that
2、In many ways, the education system in the US is not very different from _________in the UK.
A. that B. this
C. one D. it
3、_____ by the latest electronic toys, the little boy stood in front of the windows, without moving．
A. To be arrested B. Arrested
C. Having arrested D. Arresting
4、The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain________as the plane was making a landing.
A.seat B.seating
C.seated D.to be seating
5、Mr. Li is a good man who always thinks more of others than himself, ______ we should follow the example of.
A.it B.him C.one D.that
6、________ difficult life is, we should believe in ourselves and believe that we can do something great.
A．No matter what
B．No matter how
C．No matter which
D．No matter who
7、It doesn’t matter _________you turn right or left at the crossing ---both roads lead to the park.
A．whether
B．how
C．if
D．when
8、Shanghai is the first city in the world ____a high-speed maglev train, from the city to Pudong Airport.
A.to build B.to be built
C.to have built D.to have been built
9、— I wonder if you could go with me to the supermarket.
— Don’t disturb me. I ________ my daily report this morning and haven’t finished yet.
A. write B. was writing
C. have written D. have been writing
10、As a new online language, emojis have been helping people express their views in a more________way.
A．vivid
B．obvious
C．curious
D．shallow
11、He is strategic about his ________ when he gives speeches, varying the pace, softening on occasion, allowing silence for a contrast.
A．transition
B．delivery
C．relevance
D．facility
12、Not until ________did he leave.
A. I came back
B. did I come back
C. came back I
D. came I back
13、Behind the door________ my raincoat.
A．hanged
B．hanging
C．is hanging
D．is hung
14、An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s characters however, they are not always_________.
A．practical
B．avoidable
C．permanent
D．beneficial
15、You can’t imagine ________ little time I spent with my parents in those busy days.
A. how B. that C. which D. what
16、I sincerely requested that I ______ of the latest situation.
A．informed
B．was informed
C．be informed
D．inform
17、We’ll take a honeymoon trip to Venice. Would you like to _____ my dog for me while we are away?
A. look at B. search for
C. watch over D. care about
18、While ________ thin, this kind of paper ________ easily.
A. looked; doesn't torn B. looking; isn't torn
C. looked; isn’t torn D. looking; doesn’t tear
19、The day everyone had been looking forward to __________ at last.
A．coming
B．came
C．has come
D．will come
20、Please choose the one that is different from others in pronunciation.
A.talk B.formal C.wall D.call
21、 One of the important subjects in contemporary poetry is identity—with an open-ended explanation of that word. Poets, young and old, are exploring what identity is, using their own lives as the background.
British poet Phoebe Power, in her first collection of poems, Shrines of Upper Austria, explores a different aspect of identity: a personal understanding of national identity. The collection received the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and was on the final list for the T.S. Eliot Prize.
Power was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne and raised in Cumbria. She has taken part in a number of performance art and video art projects. She received a Northern Writers’ Award in 2014 and an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2012. Now she lives in York in northern England.
Power’s starting point is her grandmother. She came to England from Austria as a new bride married to a British soldier in 1946, the first year after the end of World WarⅡ. Imagine the reactions of her British neighbors and her new British family. Imagine what she had left behind. The grandmother’s experiences influenced Power greatly.
In Shrines of Upper Austria, we walk with the poet to see her grandmother’s life before Britain. We can learn about the small town where she lived, the bodies of water, and buildings that existed when her grandmother lived there. Power also added some prose(散文) to the book, which tells us some stories of her grandmother’s early life. For example, it tells the stories about how her grandmother was found as a baby and given to a farmer when she was two.
The poems in the collection are pieces of a life. We can no more walk in our grandparents’ shoes than they can walk in ours. However, we can study old family photographs. We can see pieces of their lives—where they lived, perhaps; where they played as children; what lakes or rivers they swam in. Like Power, we are left with pieces. These pieces don’t all make sense, but collectively they show a life.
【1】What’s the function of Paragraph 1?
A.To explain what identity is.
B.To inform us the likes of poetry.
C.To make a summary of the text.
D.To introduce what will be discussed next.
【2】What do we know about Power’s collection of poems?
A.It reflects her own life.
B.It explores national identity.
C.It is similar to other collective poems.
D.It fails to be recognized by the public.
【3】What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A.Power’s birthplace. B.Power’s talents.
C.Power’s basic background. D.Power’s achievements.
【4】What can we find in Shrines of Upper Austria?
A.The early life of Power.
B.The life and culture in Austria.
C.The marriage of Power’s grandmother.
D.The life of Power’s grandmother in Britain.
【5】What’s the purpose of the last Paragraph?
A.To persuade readers to buy Power’s poems.
B.To inform readers of the regrets of grandparents.
C.To show elderly people are a useful source of stories.
D.To show the significance of learning about the past from poems.
22、 We are reading so many books, watching so many movies and meeting so many people. What's the point if we forget all of them? 【1】 If you never want to forget another birthday, name, or fact, keep the tricks in mind.
Memory palace
By far the most important trick to have a superhuman memory is learning to use a memory palace. A memory palace can be any structure, but it helps if it is emotional and specific. Childhood homes are great memory palaces. 【2】
For instance, my memory palace is the house I grew up in. When I need to memorize a list of things for a test quickly, I walk into my childhood home in my mind, open a drawer on my left and put the first thing I need to memorize in it. I keep doing it until all of the knowledge is settled well.
Tell someone about it
This is my favorite one. If you want to remember a book you just read or recall an interesting podcast you just heard, you can explain it to people around you. 【3】 So when your teachers bug you to “put it in your own words”， they are right.
【4】
If you need to memorize a speech, picture yourself in the place you will be when you give the speech. This is related to the reason the memory palace works well. We are visual （视觉的）and location mapping creatures. Our ancestors could remember the huge swaths of land and the location of every single plant. It's what their brain evolved to do. If you want to recall something more clearly, make sure you picture the right location as you memorize it. It's even better if you can actually be in the place.
“How was your day?” trick
When a close friend asks me “How was your day?”，I have a habit of quickly summing up a few cool things I've learned. 【5】 Of course, I wouldn't do this to someone who is just asking to be polite.
A．Visualize the right location.
B．Draw a picture before your tasks.
C．There is old stuff in these houses.
D．Putting things in our own words literally changes our brains.
E．Because there is a deep memory mixed with a lot of emotion.
F．Luckily, with some tricks, our memory can be improved markedly.
G．In my opinion, it is a good opportunity to review the most important things in your day.
23、Japanese automaker Toyota has announced its “Woven City” plan, which aims to create a “smart city of the future”. It will be a “living laboratory” for technologies including self-driving systems, high-speed internet connectivity to link major information and communication systems.
The main streets in Woven City will be divided for different purposes. One part will be used for faster vehicle traffic. Another will be designed for people riding bicycles. The third part will be used for walking. To move people through the city, only fully-autonomous, zero emission（排放）Toyota vehicles will be allowed on the roads. In and throughout Woven City, Toyota e-Palettes will be used for transportation and deliveries.
The city will be fully sustainable（可持续的）, with buildings made mostly of wood to cut carbon footprint to the minimum. The rooftops will be covered with solar panels to produce power in addition to power produced by H2 fuel cells. Houses will be equipped with the latest AI technologies, such as in-home robotics to assist with daily work and to check people’s health. Both neighborhood parks and a large central park for recreation and social gatherings are designed to bring the people together.
Toyota plans to populate the city with Toyota Motor Corporation employees and their families, visiting scientists and industry partners. The plan is for 2,000 people to start, adding more as the project develops.
“Building a complete city from scratch, even in a small size like this, is a unique chance to develop future technologies. With people, buildings and vehicles all connected and communicating with each other through sensors, we will be able to test connected AI technology in both the virtual and the physical areas to maximize its potential,” said Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation.
Experts say smart cities, like Toyota’s “Woven City”, will greatly improve our living conditions.
【1】What is the “e-Palette” in paragraph 2?
A．An intelligent robot.
B．A driverless car.
C．An autonomous bike.
D．A slow vehicle.
【2】What can we say about Woven City?
A．All the houses are built with wood only.
B．Only Toyota workers live there.
C．It is designed to hold 2,000 people.
D．Just green power is used in the city.
【3】What is Akio Toyoda’s opinion?
A．He is not satisfied with the small size of the city.
B．It is difficult to build a complete city of the future.
C．The city is a good platform to test future technologies.
D．Toyota is committed to improving the living conditions.
【4】What can be the best title for the text?
A．What Does a “City of the Future” Look Like?
B．Can Toyota’s Woven City Become a Reality?
C．Toyota’s Plan for a “City of the Future”
D．New Technologies for Smart Cities of the Future
24、The sudden death of the 23-year-old female emplovee of Pinduoduo has sparked a heated debate, with many criticizing the overwork culture. Three experis share their views. Excerpis (节选) follow:
Labor laws compatible (兼容的) with digital era needed
This case should inspire society to reflect on how to better protect employees’ rights in the digital era. The relevant clauses in the Labor Law cannot be specifically applied to charge internet companies suspected of violating laborers' rights and interests.
The blurring (模糊) of the line between social and economic activities in the digital era makes it difficult to define fixed working hours.
Lawmakers should find out the new factors affecting labor relations due to the rapid development of internet and communications technology. This can pave the way for law-making on working hours in the digital era. “996” working schedule is against labor laws.
More than one year ago, it was shocking to hear e-commerce tycoons (巨头) Liu Qiangdong and Jack Ma publicly support the "996" working schedule to push their employees to work harder. A growing number of companies have been using different methods to exercise ever-increasing control over their employees.
To correct the situation, it is vital that the country bring in specific law on internet enterprises, especially in terms of labor contracts and work schedules, and make it clear that the “996” working schedule is illegal.
Death due to overwork needs legally definition
Work pressure and long working hours can seriously affect workers' physical and mental health, making. them more easily hurt by occupational and stress-related diseases.
But it is difficult to prove that a person dies of overwork. Only a person who dies at the workplace or of a sudden illness within 48 hours of getting off work is considered a victim of work.
China should issue guidelines explaining in detail what leads to death due to overwork.
【1】What do the three experts agree on?
A．The Labor Law in China is non-effective.
B．It is difficult to define fixed working hours.
C．Supervision on companies should be tightened.
D．Improvement should be made to the current laws.
【2】Why does the expert mention Liu Qiangdong?
A．To highlight the models of e-commerce.
B．To introduce tycoons' attitudes to overwork.
C．To confirm their efforts to protect employees.
D．To express disagreement on “996” working schedule.
【3】What does the underlined exercise mean in the text?
A．To make somebody anxious.
B．To do sports or other physical activities.
C．To use your power to achieve something.
D．To test or make experimental use of something.
【4】Who can be considered a victim of work?
A．Someone dies on his way to office.
B．Someone dies of a heart attack in his office.
C．Someone dies three days after work.
D．Someone dies after work without symptoms.
25、For weeks, I carried out a campaign for traveling alone to New York. My father was _______ and felt I would give up sooner or later. He was _______. I was seventeen, a college freshman. I felt quite old enough to make the _______. I'd take a plane to New York City and then get on a bus for the rest of the trip. People did it every day. It would be easy, but I did need his _______.
With my grandparents' _______, my father finally _______. My father wasn't happy and secretly hoped that I would _______ the plan.
The December evening finally came, and I was too _______ to sleep on board. When I landed, I got my heavy suitcase and _______ to pull it to the bus station which was crowded with all kinds of people. I was dragging my heavier - by - the - minute luggage when a tall, young man __________. I thought he was coming to help, but before I could __________, he grabbed (抓住) the handle and began to move __________ away from me.
“DROP IT!” came a __________ voice from behind me. The young man let my suitcase __________ as he began to run away. Then a gentleman came, lifting my suitcase and took me to get on the __________. I thanked the man but he only said to me, “Take care of yourself, Jeanie Girl.” As I sat down, I was __________ that he knew my name. I didn't __________ telling him. I looked around, but he was __________ to be seen.
Who was he? And how did he get my name? I have no way to __________, but I can tell how I felt about him - very __________, because the only other person to ever call me “Jeanie Girl” was my own sweet father.
【1】
A．relaxed
B．shocked
C．amused
D．disappointed
【2】
A．humorous
B．considerate
C．wrong
D．sensitive
【3】
A．trip
B．difference
C．deal
D．record
【4】
A．company
B．apology
C．arrangement
D．permission
【5】
A．adjustment
B．assessment
C．commitment
D．persuasion
【6】
A．turned up
B．took off
C．gave in
D．broke down
【7】
A．accept
B．change
C．analyze
D．defend
【8】
A．pessimistic
B．ashamed
C．lonely
D．excited
【9】
A．stopped
B．struggled
C．hesitated
D．happened
【10】
A．approached
B．applauded
C．argued
D．returned
【11】
A．focus
B．apply
C．serve
D．react
【12】
A．gently
B．rapidly
C．constantly
D．quietly
【13】
A．commanding
B．familiar
C．funny
D．disturbing
【14】
A．open
B．explode
C．fall
D．disappear
【15】
A．train
B．bike
C．bus
D．plane
【16】
A．astonished
B．pleased
C．discouraged
D．frightened
【17】
A．admit
B．remember
C．mind
D．mean
【18】
A．anywhere
B．somewhere
C．nowhere
D．everywhere
【19】
A．finish
B．describe
C．obtain
D．know
【20】
A．grateful
B．regretful
C．doubtful
D．hopeful
26、假设你是新华中学的李华，你和在上海上学的英国朋友Tom 约好下周去北京旅游，但你因故不能赴约。请给他写封Email，
1. 表示歉意
2. 解释原因
3. 另约时间