1、With some books badly needed _____, she hurried to the bookstore.
A. buying B. bought
C. to buy D. buy
2、—Did you enjoy yourself last night?
—Yes, it’s very nice of you. I appreciated __ to the party.
A.to be invited B.to have invited
C. having been invited D. have invited
3、The driver who died in the accident could have__________，but he was sent to hospital too late.
A. cured B. recovered
C. survived D. rescued
4、The reason for her preference for city life is ______ she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.
A．why
B．what
C．whether
D．that
5、Listen! How wonderful the music is! Someone __________ the violin in the next room.
A．plays
B．is playing
C．played
D．has played
6、—Will be to pick me up at 8:00 am at the airport on Sunday?
—No problem.You can call me at any time.
A．you; convenient
B．it; convenient for you
C．it; convenient of you
D．it; convenient with you
7、As a new boss in the foreign company, Mr. Zhang has to ______ the respect of his fellow workers.
A. show B. feel C. earn D. find
8、Students vary in the speed and manner in which they appreciate new ideas and ________ skills.
A．require
B．acquire
C．train
D．value
9、Sales of low-calorie food rose by 50% ________ with those in May.
A．comparing
B．compare
C．compared
D．were compared
10、Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all his savings to _________ some schools for poor areas.
A. set up B. having set up
C. have set up D. setting up
11、— Do you think the only way to truly know a person is to argue with him?
— I can't agree more. When the argument is _______ it reveals their character.
A.in full swing B.in the air C.under the nose D.under the counter
12、Elizabeth Barrett Browning, _____ was remembered for her love poems, published her first work in 1818 when she was at the age of twelve.
A. which B. who
C. that D. whom
13、______Tom hadn’t hurt his foot, he would won the race.
A．If
B．Since
C．Though
D．When
14、By the end of last term, we ______ five English books.
A. have learnt B. had learnt
C. learnt D. learn
15、Motorists________to the radio or their familiar tunes on CDs may have a new way to entertain themselves, after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface.
A．used to listening
B．who used to listen
C．who used to listening
D．who are used to listen
16、I will ________Peking University with a master’s degree in June of this year.
A．come up with
B．graduate from
C．graduates from
D．comes up with
17、_______ human beings use it in a wrong way, like we did with nuclear technology, the advancement of science and technology has never led to decline of human development.
A. While B. Unless
C. As long as D. Before
18、A number of experts ________ today that the number of acupuncture points ________ the same as the number of days in a year.
A. claims; are B. claim; is
C. claims; is D. claim; are
19、One of the most _______ thing about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future.
A．authentic
B．enthusiastic
C．massive
D．remarkable
20、The news came as no surprise to me．I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down．
A．knew B．had known
C．have known D．know
21、 Stephen Wamukota, a nine-year-old from Mukwa village in Western Kenya, is making headlines worldwide for his creative hand washing machine. The young boy came up with the idea after watching villagers, who do not have easy access to running water and struggle to find an effective way to wash their hands to avoid spreading and catching COVID-19.
Using the few resources he could get—wood, nails, and a bucket—Stephen designed and built a simple but functional washing station. The clever creation, which is made up of two pedals（踏板）— one to release soap and the other to release water—enables villagers to wash their hands contact-free, thus reducing the likelihood of catching the infectious disease.
"I had bought some pieces of wood to make a window frame, but when I came back home after work one day, I found that Stephen had made the machine," his father, James, told the media. "The concept was his, and I helped tighten the machine. I'm very proud." James credits Stephen's building skill to the village school's curriculum (课程), which teaches children to construct items from a very young age.
The invention, which went viral after James posted a photo online, has made Stephen an instant celebrity in Kenya. In early June 2020, the country's leader gave Stephen the Uzalendo Award for making significant contributions towards the nation's fight against COVID-19. Stephen has also been promised a full scholarship to a school that can develop his creative talent, by the county governor.
Though thrilled at the unexpected fame and success, Stephen is not satisfied with what he has achieved. The young boy has already built another hand washing machine and plans on adding several more.
【1】What inspired Stephen to design the hand washing machine?
A.The school project he was working on.
B.The few resources he could use in his house.
C.The difficulty the villagers had keeping their hands clean.
D.The number of the villagers getting infected with the disease.
【2】What's the original function of the pieces of wood?
A.To make the frame of a window. B.To start a fire to cook meals.
C.To create two pedals of a machine. D.To construct a hand washing machine.
【3】What does the underlined phrase "went viral" in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Spread rapidly. B.Disappeared suddenly.
C.Improved immediately. D.Matured gradually.
【4】What can we learn from Stephen's story?
A.A good fame is better than anything. B.Many hands make light work.
C.A small child can make a big difference. D.Failure is the mother of success.
22、Success principles
To get what you really want in life, what should you do?
【1】To discover that, stop trying to live someone else’s dreams and get rid of other people’s ideas of who you are and who you ought to be.
Think about what you’re excited about, and what really inspires you.【2】Put all your attention into that direction, and the energy will flow that way.
Then you can take the next step and discover your purpose and your real mission in life. 【3】Think about your talents and the needs of the world. What do you want your life to be about? It might take time to find the right answer, but start drafting it now. Don’t do things merely because “you have to”. 【4】
In the end, a clear sense of a mission will boost your performance and it will give you overall satisfaction.
If you expect the support from the world around you and hope for the best, the best will show up. There’s something good in every event that is not positive too; you only need to see it.【5】 A proven way to learn to recognise the best is to believe that the world is giving you the experiences you need to become the best you can be. Another way to grow as an individual is to set meaningful goals and work hard to pursue them, and then you’ll succeed.
A．You need to know what it is that you want.
B．Give up what you dislike, and you’ll succeed.
C．Everybody is here with a reason, and you are no exception.
D．Once you’ve found your drive, you’ll know what you want in life.
E．Some of you always remember the expectations other people have for you.
F．Even a disaster can bring out an opportunity , but only for those who identify it.
G．Whatever you’re doing, ask yourself what you are doing and why you’ re doing it.
23、 'Do not tell anyone'. We often hear these words when someone tells us a secret. But keeping a secret is hard. We're often tempted(引诱) to 'spill the beans', even if we regret it later.
According to the professor, Asim Shah, keeping a secret may well 'become a burden'. This is because people often have an 'eager and anxious urge(冲动) to share it with someone'. An earlier study, led by Anita, a scientist at the University of Notre Dame, US, suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted(托付) with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the Daily Mail.
Secrets are so often getting out, why do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other. 'Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either gaining or losing the trust of someone. ' according to Shah.
He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out. But this doesn't mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret may cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret.
Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, you'd better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustn't give the information away. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someone's secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isn't so secret anymore.
【1】What does the underlined phrase 'spill the bean' in Para 1 mean? ________.
A.tell the truth B.let out a secret
C.eat our words D.talk nothing
【2】What can we learn from the passage?
A.A person entrusted with a secret will suffer from psychological problems only.
B.Sharing secrets helps establish friendship or get over the sense of guilt.
C.Quiet people are more likely to keep the secrets to themselves.
D.Putting yourself in others' shoes helps realize the difficulty of keeping secrets.
【3】What may be the best title for the passage?
A.Still tongues make wise heads. B.Walls have ears.
C.Every wall has a crack. D.A word spoken is past recalling.
24、In order to help discover spoilage(变质）and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers,researchers have developed new low-cost,smart phone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.
One in three UK consumers throw away food just because it reaches the use-by date(保存期），but 60%(4.2 million tonnes)of the £12.5 billion-worth of food we throw away each year is safe to eat.
The researchers,whose findings were published in ACS Sensors,say the sensors could also eventually replace the use-by date-a widely used indicator of being fresh and eatable.
The sensors cost two US cents each to make.Known as"paper-based electrical gas sensors(PEGS)",they detect spoilage gases like ammonia(a poisonous gas with a strong unpleasant smell)in meat and fish products.The information provided by the electronic nose is received by a smart phone,and then you can know whether the food is fresh and safe to eat.
The Imperial College London researchers who developed PEGS made the sensors by printing carbon electrodes(电极）onto a special type of paper.The materials are eco-friendly and harmless,so they don't damage the environment and are safe to use in food packaging.The sensors,combined with a tiny electronic system,then inform nearby mobile devices,which identify and understand the data about spoilage gases.
Lead author Dr Firat Guder,of Imperial's Department of Bioengineering,said, ＂Although they're designed to keep us safe,use-by dates can lead to eatable food being thrown away.They don't always reflect its actual freshness.In fact,people often get sick from foodborne diseases due to poor storage,even when an item is within its use-by date.
＂These sensors are cheap enough so we hope to see supermarkets using them within three years.Our goal is to use PEGS in food packaging to reduce unnecessary food waste."
The authors hope that PEGS could have applications beyond food processing,like sensing chemicals in agriculture,air quality,and detecting disease markers in breath like those involved in kidney disease.
【1】What is the function of PEGS according to the text?
A．To improve the service of stores.
B．To help supermarkets store foods.
C．To improve the taste of food products.
D．To help people test food freshness.
【2】What role does the smartphone play while PEGS are functioning?
A．It acts as an electronic nose.
B．It reads the data collected by PEGS.
C．It discovers the spoilage gases from foods.
D．It helps print the gas sensors onto paper.
【3】What does Dr Firat Guder say about use-by dates?
A．They are not completely reliable.
B．They can help reduce food waste.
C．They are not accepted by consumers.
D．They are based on scientific research.
【4】What does the author mainly talk about in the text?
A．The process of researching spoilage sensors.
B．A new technology in packaging to reduce food waste.
C．Use-by dates 'influence on supermarkets and consumers.
D．The application of spoilage sensors beyond food processing.
25、Jeff Benzos recently spoke of spending a billion dollars a year on space. “The only way that I can see to deploy this much financial resource is by converting my Amazon winnings into _________ travel.” he explained during an Axel Springer awards ceremony in Berlin in April.
_________ was swift, with some suggesting that this “financial resource” might be better deployed to the thousands of Amazon employees who _________ food stamps to make ends meet. The _________ was clear: Bezos was a rich guy who lacked empathy for ordinary people.
In fact, gaffes(失言)such as Bezos’s come amid plenty of research that suggests the rich really do have less _________ than others.
A study at the University of California published in 2017 found that _________ individuals tended to experience more “self-oriented” positive emotions _________ those in lower lases tended to experience these feelings in a more “other - oriented” way.
In a similar vein, psychologists at Arizona University in 2015 found that, while the rich rated themselves as more empathetic, MRI scans taken while looking at pictures of suffering told a different story. The authors wrote: “People who are higher in social - economic status (SES) have _________ neural responses to others’ pain”. _________ those lower in SES “appear to be more attuned to others”.
Perhaps the most famous recent series of studies was done by a pair of Berkeley psychologists in 2012. One of these showed that drivers of luxury vehicles were more likely to __________ other motorists and less likely to let other drivers through. The two psychologists also discovered the rich were more likely to cheat, lie, steal and support immoral behavior at work.
So what gives? Is it impossible to be rich and __________? Clearly not. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are just two of the latest in a long line of the super - rich stretching back to the Roman senator Herodes Atticus who have given __________ away. In fairness to Bezos, he does believe that space exploration is vital to the future of humanity, so he may have some generalized feeling for our __________.
But even in the world of the rich, multi - billionaires are __________. So what about more “everyday” rich people, like the much maligned 1 percent?
If you belong to this group, money does allow you to isolate yourself from other (usually __________ ) groups in society. When you don’t meet people, it is easier to make sweeping generalizations such as “the poor are all lazy”
【1】
A．land
B．ocean
C．space
D．internet
【2】
A．Approval
B．Criticism
C．Doubt
D．Uncertainty
【3】
A．work as
B．run for
C．protest against
D．rely on
【4】
A．implication
B．origin
C．classic
D．publicity
【5】
A．horror
B．sorrow
C．empathy
D．alarm
【6】
A．pauper class
B．upper class
C．middle class
D．miner class
【7】
A．whereas
B．therefore
C．though
D．because
【8】
A．decreased
B．raised
C．improved
D．prohibit
【9】
A．On average
B．By contrast
C．In addition
D．In advance
【10】
A．overtake
B．spare
C．hang
D．assault
【11】
A．adventurous
B．caring
C．fictitious
D．humorous
【12】
A．vote
B．fortunes
C．councils
D．titles
【13】
A．planet
B．galaxy
C．species
D．inhabitants
【14】
A．severe
B．scarce
C．rare
D．virtual
【15】
A．richer
B．poorer
C．gifted
D．established
26、上周日你校组织了一次校园大合唱比赛。请你根据以下要点，为校英文报写一篇报道。内容如下：
1.比赛时间、地点和参与人员；2.比赛过程；3.活动反响
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2. 参考词汇：合唱比赛chorus contest
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