1、Many people believe cloning is________nature but I think it is a way of helping nature.
A．beneath
B．far from
C．ahead of
D．against
2、The law of market shows _______ a product becomes rare to reach, its price will certainly rocket.
A.unless B.once C.though D.since
3、 As was known to all, John had broken his promise ___ he would stay with us for some time .
A. when B. which
C. that D. what
4、Group activities can help children gain the concept_______team spirit is crucial to more achievements.
A.that B.where C.what D.which
5、—Hey! Here is a message on my cellphone, telling me that I have won the first prize of a weekend for two in Paris.
—Delete it! It' s a trick. Many a person ______by such tricks.
A.has been cheated
B.have been cheated
C.were cheated
D.was cheated
6、— Jim ________ what I said annoying though he didn’t say anything.
— So you mean you will have to apologize to him?
A.must find B.might find C.should have found D.must have found
7、As I opened my eyes, in ______ direction I looked, I could see smiling, peaceful, calm and content faces.
A. whatever B. however C. whichever D. wherever
8、My sister met him in the street yesterday afternoon, so he ______ your lecture.
A.shouldn’t have attended B.couldn’t have attended
C.mustn’t have attended D.needn’t have attended
9、She's jogging around the park every morning in a（n）______________ to have a good figure.
A.contribution B.effort
C.honour D.purpose
10、 A notice will be put up_____ information about the closing dates for entering exams.
A. given B. giving C. having given D. being given
11、______my weak spots can make me become a better person.
A．Having been known
B．Knowing
C．Known
D．To be known
12、With several problems _____to be solved, we still need to hold another meeting as soon as possible.
A. remained B. remaining
C. remain D. having remained
13、 Temperatures________ quite dramatically at night in mountains, so put on some warm clothes before going out.
A. are dropped B. drop
C. are being dropped D. have dropped
14、Under no ________ should passengers leave the underground platform and get on the tracks.
A.circumstances B.situations C.occasions D.cases
15、_____________equal opportunities, both Frank and Billy may accomplish the task.
A.Given B.Giving
C.To give D.to be given
16、Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was ________ this problem, but we feel that we can't wait any longer.”
A. looking out B. bringing out C. carrying out D. sorting out
17、—Long time no see. Haven’t you graduated from college?
—Yes. I ______ Social Science for 4 years in Shanghai.
A. study B. have studied
C. studied D. am studying
18、—Tu Youyou proves with hardships _______ great honor.
—Sure. Opportunities favour the prepared mind.
A. comes B. will come C. is coming D. are coming
19、Swimming is good for teenagers, ________ some experts say will help them to stimulate their potential and promote their brain development.
A．which
B．why
C．Whom
D．what
20、The three parties will meet next month to ______remaining differences.
A．carry out
B．pull through
C．get out
D．work out
21、 “Smombies”— people walking while staring at their smartphones are very real and a growing cause for concern. To let people pay more attention to their surroundings to avoid serious accidents, government in a small German town has come up with a more positive solution — embedding (嵌入) traffic lights in the pavement to make them noticed by people always looking down at their phones.
The safety measure was taken. Authorities in Augsburg decided to act, installing ground level traffic lights at two tram (电车) stops last Tuesday. The lights flash red when a tram is coming, or when the regular traffic light turns red. “We realized that the normal traffic light isn't in the line of sight of many pedestrians these days,” said Tobias Hermes, a city official. “So we decided to have an extra set of lights — the more lights we have, the more people are likely to notice them.”
Some Augsburg people appear to be quite happy with the idea. “I think it makes sense,” Jack Smith said, speaking to The Augsburg Alleghenies. “One always sees young people these days running over red lights. This makes it more obvious that you need to stop.”
Others, however, found the need for ground traffic lights unnecessary and even frightening. “I find it scary that smartphone users are so engrossed that they need to install lights in the ground so that they notice the tram coming,” one person told the local paper.
But do this kind of pavement-embedded lights actually work? One interviewed teenager believes not really. “To be honest, I didn't even notice it,” he told The Augsburg Alleghenies. "Maybe it’d be useful at night, but I didn’t realize it was there until just now.”
【1】From the text we can know that smombies refer to people
A.who are fond of walking.
B.who look at phones while walking.
C.whose smartphones are embedded traffic lights.
D.who pay more attention to their surroundings.
【2】What can we learn from Tobias Hermes?
A.The tram is the main cause of traffic accidents.
B.The tram's lights should flash while running.
C.Many people can't see normal traffic lights clearly.
D.The pavement-embedded lights are easier to be seen.
【3】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “engrossed” in Paragraph 4?
A.Disturbed. B.Scared.
C.Engaged. D.Inspired.
【4】What can be a suitable tide for the text?
A.The Serious Smartphones Problems.
B.Advocate People to Celebrate Traffic Rules.
C.The Importance of Ground Traffic Lights.
D.Ground Traffic Lights for People Staring at Their Smartphones.
22、Once upon a time, we were all question-asking experts. We started asking our parents numerous questions as kids. By preschool, our inquiries even reached the depths of science, philosophy, and the social order. Where does the sun go at night? Why doesn’t that man have a home like we do? Why do rocks sink but ice floats? 【1】
Why does the child’s urge to ask questions grow inactive in so many adults? An important factor is how the social environments surrounding us change as we age. Schools transform from a place for asking questions to one funded by our ability to answer them. 【2】 And we recognize that society rewards the people who propose to have the answers.
【3】 We can be braver about asking questions in public and encouraging others to pursue their curiosity, too. In that encouragement, we help create an environment where those around us feel safe to ask questions.
When it comes to how we phrase questions, we are advised to open with less sensitive questions, favor follow-up questions, and keep questions open-ended. We can also practice asking questions of and for ourselves by keeping a running list of questions in a journal. 【4】 Finally, we could set aside time to ask absurd questions like “How would you accomplish a week’s work in two hours?” This type of questions forces us to break the boundaries of our comfort zone.
In the world that does not look much as it did years ago, we must ask questions. 【5】 Great questions can open up our capacity to change because they allow us to draw people in, opening them up to sharing knowledge, ideas, and opinions. And they are also our primary means of learning about the world. In short, asking questions is the best way to deepen our understanding of the things that matter to our life. As any child could probably tell us if we asked.
A．Then, at some point, our inquiring desires disappear.
B．It is a high-payoff behavior especially in times of change.
C．The questions we ask depend on our attitudes as well as the situations.
D．But as we grow up, asking questions fills us with worry and self-doubt.
E．As such, one way to renew our inquiring spirit is to change the atmosphere.
F．We learn to sell ourselves on the job market by what we know, not what we don’t.
G．It not only removes the publicity from question asking, but offers us a place to experiment.
23、In terms of teaching, firstly, ChatGPT is like an up-graded version of an intelligent search engine, which greatly improves my efficiency in preparing assessments. For example, I’m currently teaching a Year 4 module Digital Marketing and it’s a very practical module. In the past, I had to spend a lot of time looking for cases and examples related to the course to help students understand it. Now I just need to ask ChatGPT to generate relevant and accurate examples. Secondly, ChatGPT can help improve my teaching. Previously, I often tried to find ways to increase student participation in class, by researching questions, activities, technical tools, as well as methods. However, today I often look to ChatGPT for in-depth advice on this.
In terms of scientific research, given the academic severeness, I actually think ChatGPT can do relatively little at present. The scenes I’ve used ChatGPT for have so far been limited to just a few aspects. Firstly, proof-reading an article. Secondly, summarizing and improving an article. For example, you can import a piece of content and have ChatGPT generate the article’s overall ideas and keywords.
It seems that different universities hold different attitudes toward ChatGPT. The University of Cambridge, for example, allows students to use ChatGPT for purposes other than exams, assignments and papers. Of course, there are plenty of objections.
I think, used in the right way, ChatGPT can be of great help to students in their academic and personal growth. For example, I mentioned using ChatGPT as a smarter search engine and learning tool. ChatGPT can help students review conceptual problems after class and supplement their knowledge. Secondly, students can also use ChatGPT to do more targeted personal pursuits. For example, when applying for a master’s degree, or looking for a job, students can use ChatGPT to conduct mock(模拟)interviews and CV improvements. Note that good questions lead to good answers. Be clear about what you want from this advanced language model and ask questions with a purpose.
By Professor Martin Locket, UCL
【1】What is ChatGPT?
A．A social media.
B．A language model.
C．An online celebrity.
D．A new Internet.
【2】What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?
A．ChatGPT broadens the author’s vision.
B．ChatGPT does much good to teaching research.
C．ChatGPT benefits much to the author’s teaching.
D．ChatGPT improves the efficiency of lesson preparation.
【3】Under what circumstance can Cambridge students use ChatGPT?
A．Doing homework.
B．Taking examinations.
C．Learning new languages.
D．Writing academic articles.
【4】What’s the author’s attitude to ChatGPT?
A．Doubtful.
B．Indifferent.
C．Critical.
D．Favorable.
24、 Hanging stockings by the chimney with care is one of the most popular Christmas traditions, but many families display theirs without wondering why. No one can be sure when and why the practice started, but some stories give us a clue.
One of the most popular origin tales starts with none other than St. Nicholas — yes, he was a real person. In the third and fourth centuries, St. Nicholas was a bishop in modern-day Turkey who made helping others his life mission, and he caught wind of a family in need.
As the story goes, a single father was raising three daughters but realized he didn’t have enough money to pay their dowries (嫁妆)---and without dowries, they couldn’t get married.
St. Nicholas heard of the family’s dilemma but knew they were too proud to accept handouts. To make sure they didn’t refuse his generosity, he secretly sent them gold at night. Some legends say he dropped gold down the chimney, and the gifts landed in the stockings that were laid by the fire to dry, while others claim Nicholas himself hopped down the chimney. Someone - either the father or the daughters, depending on the version of the tale - caught the bishop in the act and thanked him for his help. The gifts were enough for the daughters to marry and live happily ever after.
St. Nicholas, feast day was on December 6, and eventually, the tradition of leaving gifts in stockings was paired up with Christmas celebrations.
That makes a neat and tidy origin story, but some scholars suggest the stocking tradition might have started even before Christianity in Scandinavian cultures. The Norse god Odin was said to come on Christmas, riding on an eight-legged horse. Children would leave sugar, carrots, and hay in their shoes to feed the mythical horse, and Odin would leave them gifts in return.
We’ll never know whether these stories were true or not, but stockings have a strong foothold in Christmas tradition.
【1】What can we know about St. Nicholas?
A．He was born on December 6.
B．He often sent gold to the poor.
C．He used to hang stocking at night.
D．He liked to help other people.
【2】What does the underlined word "handouts" in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Objects made by hand.
B．Documents containing news.
C．Pieces of paper given to students.
D．Things given free to poor people.
【3】What is the purpose of the last paragraph but one?
A．To prove the tale of St. Nicholas is false.
B．To provide a different version of story origin.
C．To prove the Norse god Odin is as generous as St. Nicholas.
D．To provide detailed information about western cultures.
【4】What’s the best title of the text?
A．The story of St. Nicholas
B．Different practices of gift-giving
C．Stories behind Christmas stockings
D．The Christmas tradition in modern-day Turkey
25、 As I look back on my life, I cannot help but wonder: why me?
At birth, I weighed less than one pound and I ______ . I ask: why me? Based on all the statistics, I ______ have made it out of the gang (帮派) ridden streets of Upstate New York, without at least some type of ______ record attached to my name. ______ , I did.Why me? After graduating from college, I ______ to join the U.S. Air Force and it got my mother's permission. I ______ for 4 years and chose to ______ the military with an honorable discharged.
With a young family to support, very little money and even less ______, I applied for an entry-level position at a Wall Street investment firm. ______ , the big firm, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, ______ me. After all, there were more seemingly qualified ______. I worked continually for two years, earning a ______ wage, with the only hope of one day becoming a stockbroker, so I stayed. Sure enough, when someone decided to give me a(an) ______ , I grabbed it with both hands. Again, I asked: why me?
My first year in the work, I was considered the most ______ rookie (新手) in my training class. Later I was ______ by the president of the firm and offered an executive-level position. My efforts impressed people around me. Now______ I've approached 40, when I have had a firm myself, I find I am ______ the question: why me? However, as a result of my own ______ lessons, I have come to realize the answer to that question.
It all boils down to one simple fact — How many people have you helped ______ the way? Once you make that your life's ______ you'll never have to ask yourself “why me” again! And indeed, I have helped many people, which pays off.
A．survived
B．upset
C．saved
D．struggled
A．shouldn't
B．mustn't
C．couldn't
D．needn't
A．schooling
B．official
C．academic
D．criminal
A．Therefore
B．However
C．Otherwise
D．Moreover
A．decided
B．managed
C．agreed
D．promised
A．worked
B．studied
C．served
D．travelled
A．join
B．leave
C．continue
D．support
A．education
B．experience
C．income
D．energy
A．Unexpectedly
B．Unsurprisingly
C．Naturally
D．Sadly
A．knew
B．ignored
C．assisted
D．selected
A．candidates
B．employers
C．players
D．clerks
A．regular
B．standard
C．minimum
D．satisfying
A．gift
B．sign
C．opportunity
D．bet
A．hard-working
B．talented
C．successful
D．honest
A．proved
B．misunderstood
C．recognized
D．forgiven
A．in case
B．even though
C．only if
D．as though
A．understanding
B．receiving
C．repeating
D．hating
A．school
B．military
C．work
D．life
A．by
B．in
C．beside
D．along
A．experience
B．task
C．difficulty
D．secret
26、假定你是李华。你在国际学校就读的好友Tom想了解你校下周六将进行的劳动课。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容如下：
1.介绍劳动课的内容；
2.邀请参加；
3.提醒相关事项。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。