1、The restaurant ____ us 1000 yuan for the wine which is worth one tenth in a grocery store.
A. accused B. paid C. charged D. asked
2、The manager and heads of the sections will spend the morning _______ in the meeting room, ________ the problems they are facing.
A.locking; discussing B.locked; discussed
C.locked; discussing D.locking; discussed
3、Though it was midnight, she found her daughter sitting at the dest, completely ________ her homework.
A.absorbing in B.absorbed in C.absorbing into D.absorbed into
4、You’ll pay_____ that remark!
A. off B. for
C. back D. out
5、The survivors _______ on the beach, exhausted on the shocked.
A.lie B.lay C.lain D.laid
6、It was not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them _______ the value of life lies.
A.when B.where C.that D.how
7、_________, he knows a lot of Chinese characters.
A. Child as he is B. As a child he is
C. As he is a child D. A child as he is
8、Protective clothing must be worn when the machine is in _________.
A. order B. operation
C. line D. public
9、Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy .
A．would have been saved
B．had been saved
C．will be saved
D．was saved
10、His plan was ____, and the _____won him many _______glances.
A.approved,approve,approving
B.approving,approver, approved
C.approved,approval, approving
D.approving,approve,approved
11、In those days, our _______ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.
A. careful B. private
C. permanent D. primary
12、Only when I left my parents for Italy ________ how comfortable it was to live in our home country.
A.I realized B.I had realized C.did I realize D.had I realized
13、________ they are most interested in is ________ they can return to the campus life.
A．What； how
B．That； when
C．What； what
D．That； why
14、It is not rare in_____ that people in ______ fifties are going to university for further education.
A.90s ; the B.the 90s; / C.90s; their D.the 90s ; their
15、The prize winner described to the class ________ he had managed to achieve excellence in his study.
A．what
B．how
C．which
D．whether
16、The mother saw her baby fall to the ground, ________ brought her heart to her mouth.
A.it B.and that C.and which D.that
17、Do you _______ to her pessimistic view of the state of the economy?
A.contribute B.subscribe C.appeal D.subject
18、Observation, reason and experiment make up ______ we call the scientific method.
A. which B. how
C. that D. what
19、--- This dress looks too old-fashioned.
--- No. It’s ____ old. It suits you well.
A. far from B. free from
C. absent from D. apart from
20、The word “ungelivable”, based on Chinese, which has become a big hit online very quickly, _________ a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary.
A.adapts B.assesses C.declares D.conveys
21、I have never been to London, but it is the place ________.
A.where I would like to visit B.I most want to visit
C.in which I want to visit D.that I want to visit it most
22、A rift valley_____ an area _____ there is increased volcanic activity and thinned planetary crust.
A.is composed of, where B.consists of, which
C.made up of, where D.compose, when
23、My good performance in the job interview left me about my future and what I can do here.
A．puzzled
B．sensitive
C．optimistic
D．pessimistic
24、It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Zheng He had sailed to East Africa.
A.when B.that
C.after D.since
25、I believe his design is ______for it’s completely different from others’.
A.common B.reasonable C.practical D.original
26、 Would you eat a six-month-old yogurt? This is a question you may have asked if you read the recent story about a US grocer and his year-long experiment eating expired food.
It started in October 2016, when Scott Nash, founder of the Mom's Organic Market chain of grocery stores, wanted to make a smoothie (果昔). He likes his smoothie with yogurt. As he was at his holiday cabin in Virginia, though, the only pot he had to hand was one he had left behind on his last trip there by accident, six months earlier. He opened it. No bad smell. He decided to take the risk and dumped the yogurt in the smoothie. 'I drank and waited, ' he wrote on his blog. And nothing happened.
The first thing to point out is that Nash is based in the US, where regulations on food dating differ significantly from those in the UK. While British foods carry just one date-either 'use by' or 'best before'– Nash was faced with 'quality guarantee period, use by, best by, sell by, best if used by …' He sells food for a living, and even he doesn't understand the system.
Clearly, this lack of clarity has influence on both the health of the environment and the health of the nation. What you don't eat, you'll end up throwing it away, even if you could have safely eaten it; and what you don't know not to eat could make you sick. A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Harvard Law School in 2013 said that 40% of American food goes uneaten each year, and the confusing effect of the US date labeling system is in large part to blame.
【1】The underlined phrase 'expired food' probably means the food ______.
A.which is fresh
B.which is sour
C.which is not within the quality guarantee period
D.which is not cooked
【2】What can we learn from para.2?
A.Nash hadn't eaten expired food before October 2016.
B.Nash left the yogurt in the cabin for his experiment.
C.Nash was sure the yogurt would do no harm to him.
D.Nash liked drinking six-month-old yogurt.
【3】What does Nash think of the US's date labels on food?
A.They are clearer than the UK's.
B.They are more advanced than the UK's.
C.They are confusing to people.
D.They are concrete and helpful to the Americans.
【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.The date labeled on the bag of food plays an important role in people's health.
B.The food you throw away can do harm to your health if eaten.
C.People often get sick for eating the expired food.
D.The lack of clarity of date labeling system leads to a large amount of waste of food.
27、 Fever, coughing, sore throat… most of us at one time or another have had these symptoms. What causes them? In fact, many diseases are caused by viruses, including some deadly ones like AIDS, SARS and COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus pneumonia, outbreak in China.
What are viruses? How can viruses cause so much trouble? Viruses are very small particles (颗粒) which are about one millionth of an inch long. Unlike human cells or bacteria, viruses aren’t living organisms- they can't reproduce on their own. Instead, they invade the cells of living organisms to reproduce, spread and take over.
Virus can infect every living thing- from plants and animal down to the smallest bacteria. For this reason, they are always a potential danger to humans. Viruses lie around our environment all of the time, waiting for a host cell to come along. They can enter our bodies by the nose, mouth, eyes or breaks in the skin. Once inside, they try to find a host cell to infect. For example, HIV, which causes AIDS, attacks the T-cells of the immune system.
But the basic question is, where did viruses first come from? Until now, no clear explanation for their origin exists. "Tracing the origins of viruses is difficult, "Ed Rybicki, a scientist at the university of Cape Town in South Africa, told Scientific American, "because viruses don' t leave fossils and because of the tricks they use to make copies of themselves within the cells they've invaded.”
However, there are three main theories to explain the origin of viruses. First, viruses started as dependent organisms, then became parasites(寄生者)。Second, viruses evolved from pieces of DNA or RNA that "escaped" .from larger organisms. Third, viruses co-evolved with their host cells, which means they existed alongside these cells.
For the time being, these are only theories. The technology and evidence we have today cannot be used to test these theories and identify the most reasonable explanation. Continuing studies may provide us with clearer answers or future studies may find that the answer is even more mysterious than it now appears.
【1】What can we learn about viruses from the text?
A．Viruses are really small living organisms.
B．Viruses have nothing to do with the common cold.
C．Viruses can't reproduce unless they find a host cell.
D．Viruses enter our bodies mainly through our mouths, noses and hair.
【2】Why are viruses always a potential danger to humans?
A．TH most infect all the living things around us.
B．They prefer evolving with the cells in our body.
C．They can copy human's DNA and evolve successfully.
D．They can enter our body far more easily than other living things.
【3】Which of the following might explain the origin of viruses?
A．They evolved from the DNA of animals.
B．They evolved along with their host cells.
C．They evolved from the fossils of large organisms.
D．They evolved from parasites to independent organisms.
【4】What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A．The author is confident about future virus research.
B．Viruses will become more like bacteria as they evolve.
C．Viruses live longer in human host cells than in animals.
D．It may take a long time to understand the origin of viruses.
28、A European Union program is letting blind people experience famous paintings for the first time. It uses three dimensional (3-D) printing to re-create famous paintings so that they can be touched.
One painting printed with the new technology is Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss.” It is a popular attraction at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria. The painting shows a man and a woman standing in a field filled with flowers. They are wearing gold robes and have their arms around each other. The man leans down to kiss the woman.
Klimt finished the painting in 1908. Until now, people who have trouble seeing can not enjoy the artwork. But thanks to the reproduction (复制品) they can touch the piece and feel the ridges (隆起) and depressions (凹地). Andreas Reichinger started making 3-D versions of artwork in 2010. He said this reproduction was his most difficult project because the couple’s robes are so detailed (精细的).
Dominika Raditsch is a blind museum visitor. She touched the reproduction. As she moved her hands around it, she said, “Exactly, can you see these? There are so many details.” Raditsch said she can imagine what the original painting looks like when she touches the reproduction. “It’s somehow round. You can feel it. It comes with it. And in many places it’s so smooth. And then I think to myself: it probably shines too!” Raditsch said.
The Belvedere is not the only museum to have 3-D versions of its artwork. Some of the pieces at the Prado, in Madrid, Spain, have reproductions that can be touched. But the piece in Vienna has one special part: it is made with widely available 3-D printing technology. That means one day, blind art fans anywhere in the world could download the source files and print the reproductions themselves.
【1】What is “The Kiss”?
A．A European Union project.
B．A popular painting
C．A 3-D technology.
D．A famous museum.
【2】Why did Reichinger say this reproduction was difficult to finish?
A．The painting was reproduced detailedly.
B．The original artwork was made in 1908.
C．Blind art fans can’t download the source files.
D．The 3-D technology is not available.
【3】What is the best title for the text?
A．A European Union Program for Museum Visitors
B．How to Reproduce the World-famous Paintings
C．A Special Museum for Art Fans in Vienna, Austria
D．3-D Printing Lets the Blind Experience Famous Paintings
29、Scientists have discovered how cancer cells use an ‘‘invisibility cloak’’ to hide from the immune system．
They hope understanding the mechanism(机制,原理) will lead to therapies(疗法)in five to ten years that force cancer cells into the firing line of the body’s defenses.
Such a breakthrough would revolutionize the treatment of many deadly cancers, especially those of the breast and lung.
Researchers in Canada found that spreading tumors（肿瘤,肿块）can evade(躲避)the immune system by remodeling（改变…的结构）their DNA “packaging”.
The genetic code within each cell is held within “chromatin(染色质)”, a coiled（圈状的） structure made from lines of DNA wrapped around proteins．Because of chromatin, more than a meter of DNA can be squeezed inside a cell nucleus.
Recently scientists have learned that the chromatin proteins, called histones(组蛋白), have a code of their own which can influence the control of genes.
Professor Wilfred Jefferies and his colleagues found that some cancer cells have the ability to change this “histone code”.
By doing so，they remove the molecular（分子的）“tags” on cells that the immune system relies on to recognize cancer.
Without these tags, cancer cells are invisible to the immune system and can multiply and spread freely.
“This discovery begins to address the mysteries of how cancer hides from the immune system and spreads--it helps explain 20 years of observation in the field,” he said, “It may offer whole new ways for therapies.”
“The invisibility mechanism operates across a range of malignancies(恶性肿瘤) including cancers. But it is particularly active in breast and lung cancers,” the professor said．
He believes within five to 10 years the findings may lead to new therapies that force cancer cells to ‘‘drop the cloak of invisibility’’ and make themselves immune system targets．
【1】What’s the significance of the new discovery of cancer cells’ mechanism?
A．It may help deeply understand how cancer cells develop．
B．It may make various cancers completely curable．
C．It may result in many new ways to the treatment of cancers．
D．It may help people improve body’s immune system．
【2】From the passage we know that at present time________．
A．the immune system cannot wipe out the cancer cells effectively
B．the immune system cannot recognize the cancer cells rightly
C．the immune system is weak in defending against the cancer cells
D．the cancer cells can pretend to be other normal cells
【3】How does the immune system tell the cancer cells from the other normal cells?
A．By a coiled structure of DNA．
B．By remodeling their DNA packaging．
C．By the molecular tags on cells．
D．By an invisibility cloak．
【4】What do you think is the first step to fight against cancer cells?
A．To remove the ability of cancer cells changing histone code．
B．To improve the functions of people’s immune system．
C．To develop new immune system able to recognize cancer cells．
D．To help people understand the dangers of various cancer cells．
【5】From the passage we can infer that________．
A．the incidence of breast and lung cancers may be the highest
B．this finding can completely change the traditional therapies of cancers
C．the new treatment of cancers will be developed soon
D．cancer cells may be the smartest cells in the world
30、 My name is Margaret, and my story begins from here. I was born in a poor family. While ____ up, I saw my parents doing what they could for me and my brother. They tried to ______ all our wishes without buying anything for themselves. The small amount of money they ______, they put it all in our childhood to ensure we don’t feel ______ than other kids around us. I decided to focus on my ______ and give my parents a better life, a life that they ______ for all the hard work they have done.
Eventually, I finished my graduation and got ______ into a leading firm. In the process of realizing my ______, I became a workaholic, taking my body and my health for granted. Soon I was mentally ______. I was diagnosed with G.B.S, a rare disease which caused paralysis of my whole body. My breathing was becoming more and more ______ for me while I was in the ICU. I was in the hospital for 2 months on life ______, during which time I had survived some near ______ experiences. There is no cure for this disease apart from regaining muscle strength and ______ back the erased muscle memory. I had two ______ at that time: first was to give up and ______ that I will never be myself again and the other was to keep ______. I chose to be my own miracle. I practised anything that could help me go back to work ______ having any caretakers around. Finally after two years of hard work, I was ______ to go to work again. Now whenever I see those who are always working and ______ seem to stop, I tell them, “You are lucky and it’s a blessing!”
This ______ has given me a life lesson: It’s the door you choose that will decide whether you will fly or live your life in a cage.
【1】A.staying B.getting C.growing D.looking
【2】A.respect B.expect C.send D.fulfill
【3】A.donated B.earned C.counted D.owed
【4】A.less B.hungrier C.sadder D.busier
【5】A.interests B.programmes C.studies D.careers
【6】A.make B.wait C.deserve D.lose
【7】A.transformed B.placed C.caught D.lost
【8】A.profits B.mistakes C.dreams D.values
【9】A.addicted B.abused C.restored D.exhausted
【10】A.difficult B.frequent C.comfortable D.popular
【11】A.style B.boat C.condition D.support
【12】A.death B.success C.sickness D.happiness
【13】A.turning B.holding C.bringing D.keeping
【14】A.purposes B.options C.problems D.wishes
【15】A.expect B.realize C.deny D.accept
【16】A.reforming B.thinking C.pushing D.failing
【17】A.without B.by C.for D.before
【18】A.scared B.willing C.ready D.annoyed
【19】A.never B.indeed C.often D.actually
【20】A.principle B.journey C.opportunity D.wisdom
31、 Like many parents, I enjoyed reading a bedtime story to my two sons each night before they went to bed. After the story was over, we would turn out the lights, and talked until they fell ______.
One night after the lights were out, my 3-year-old son, Will, ______ me to tell them a story ______ by myself, not one from a book. So I ______ told him a story about the first thing that came into my ______. But to my surprise, he ______ it so much that he asked me to do that the next night.
Thus a story-telling tradition was ______ in our family. Ever since that night, they seemed not to be able to sleep without hearing one of my ______ stories. Of all the things I do for my ______，my storytelling is what they love most. It has created a special ______ between us. And they find that their day isn’t ______ without one of my stories, and so do I.
When I see how ______ my storytelling is in their lives, I come to realize how much our television and video-oriented （以视频为导向的）society has ______ in terms of the personal connections that storytelling brings. Before the ______ of television, computers and smartphones, a family’s ______ was built around storytelling. Many of the stories we have today originated from the oral（口述的） tradition. It was ______ down from generation to generation until someone finally ______ them down.
Storytelling serves as a creative way to ______ for me. During the storytelling, I forget about the pressure of the day and enjoy the ______ time I can spend with my children. I hope that other parents can gain ______ from storytelling, too.
【1】A.asleep B.short C.ill D.silent
【2】A.warned B.forced C.begged D.allowed
【3】A.made up B.taken up C.picked up D.brought up
【4】A.frequently B.casually C.secretly D.carefully
【5】A.book B.movie C.mouth D.mind
【6】A.believed B.doubted C.loved D.knew
【7】A.ended B.followed C.born D.destroyed
【8】A.crazy B.funny C.strange D.original
【9】A.parents B.children C.students D.relatives
【10】A.bond B.argument C.trust D.difference
【11】A.difficult B.bad C.sad D.complete
【12】A.valueless B.important C.helpless D.common
【13】A.earned B.progressed C.contributed D.lost
【14】A.familiarity B.operation C.invention D.discussion
【15】A.evening B.party C.morning D.dinner
【16】A.died B.passed C.broken D.thrown
【17】A.wrote B.cut C.slowed D.broke
【18】A.struggle B.relax C.fight D.escape
【19】A.unusual B.boring C.precious D.difficult
【20】A.confidence B.courage C.knowledge D.happiness
32、 An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even those small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day. That was just the case for Amie Mickey when she _________ a bumper sticker (车尾贴) on her car reading: You Matter.
Amie started to do this several years ago. At first, she wondered if people would_________it. However, much to her surprise, she began seeing a flood of _________ every time she hit the road. More often than not, people _________slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their_________, waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying things like “You _________too! “Once while she was driving down the highway, she became_________ when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly, waving and mouthing, “You matter!” Though it took her some time to recover from the_________, she still felt happy. 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 touched me as your sticker has done. “The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough, but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who____________to catch sight of the sticker.
Stories like Amie's really____________the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our____________ and it doesn't cost a thing except for a little extra thought. Maybe it means offering a friend a hug, praising the children when their children ____________well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at nursing homes. Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere. Small as they seem, they can make a ____________ impact on the world, and help form general goodness.
【1】A.tore up B.picked up C.fixed up D.put up
【2】A.watch B.overlook C.notice D.ignore
【3】A.attention B.confusion C.strangers D.passers-by
【4】A.running B.driving C.walking D.riding
【5】A.voices B.hats C.shoulders D.thumbs
【6】A.count B.share C.value D.matter
【7】A.frightened B.discouraged C.embarrassed D.disappointed
【8】A.parking B.speed C.incident D.event
【9】A.approached B.blocked C.repaired D.cleaned
【10】A.important B.special C.typical D.skeptical
【11】A.happened B.occurred C.managed D.offered
【12】A.shock B.inspire C.delight D.satisfy
【13】A.feelings B.thoughts C.spirits D.minds
【14】A.work B.exercise C.conduct D.behave
【15】A.reliable B.subjective C.positive D.brief
33、 Looking at these professional wildlife images, it’s easy to assume the person behind the camera is an adult with decades of ______. But these photos were taken by 14-year-old Josiah Launstein.
From time to time, I hear about kids who ______ me. Young Josiah Launstein is one of them. He is only 14 and he’s been into ______ for 9 years. He grew to become a passionate wildlife photographer, and he even started getting awards for his ______ and skill.
He’s received numerous awards and his work has been shown in museums and galleries worldwide. CBC Arts(加拿大广播公司艺术频道)______ Josiah in a YouTube video, where he got to say a bit about himself and his interest in photography. Josiah started using his dad’s ______ when he was only five years old. As he ______, he took it more seriously when he was seven. Josiah says that he ______ being in the wilderness and spending time with animals, so it seems he put his two passions together. It’s _______, really!
Josiah explains that wildlife photography requires a lot of ______ and determination. He
____ rain, sleet, snow and freezing temperatures. To frame the perfect ______, there’s a lot of waiting and ______ days. He especially likes photographing bighorn sheep, and one of his photos of these wonderful animals ______ him Young Outdoor Photographer of the Year award. He has been granted this ______ three times so far. His last awarded photo, Raindrops, is currently on exhibit in Natural History Museum in London.
【1】A.experience B.progress C.passion D.curiosity
【2】A.amuse B.respect C.trust D.amaze
【3】A.business B.fashion C.entertainment D.photography
【4】A.talent B.knowledge C.success D.imagination
【5】A.evaluated B.presented C.helped D.consulted
【6】A.picture B.book C.camera D.method
【7】A.complains B.explains C.proves D.understands
【8】A.risks B.avoids C.enjoys D.practices
【9】A.absurd B.complicated C.easy D.wonderful
【10】A.training B.observation C.patience D.research
【11】A.records B.dislikes C.expects D.bears
【12】A.animal B.weather C.shot D.nature
【13】A.long B.terrible C.cold D.free
【14】A.left B.earned C.showed D.prepared
【15】A.title B.scholarship C.photo D.permission
34、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?
Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.
In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.
When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.
Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.
Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.
That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.
And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.
But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.
Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.
Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.
In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.
35、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?
Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.
The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.
The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.
In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.
So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?
According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.
But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.
Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”
36、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.
And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.
The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.
37、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.
Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.
All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.
Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.
While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.
Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
38、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事
A merchant sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the wise man that the young man was looking for.
However, instead of finding the holy man, our hero entered a room and saw a great deal of activity: merchants coming and going, people chatting in the corners, a band playing sweet music, and there was a table with different kinds of delicious food on it. The wise man talked to everybody, and the young man had to wait for two hours until it was time for him.
The wise man listened attentively to the reason for the boy’s visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have the time to explain to him the secret of happiness. He offered his suggestion that the young man take a walk around his castle and come hack in two hours' time.
"However, I want to ask you a favor," he added, handing the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. "While you walk, carry this spoon and don’t let the oil spill(溢出).
The young man began to walk around the castle, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.
"So," asked the wise man, "did you see the beautiful curtains hanging from the windows of my dining room? Did you see the garden that the master of gardeners took ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful furniture in my library?"
Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing. His only concern was not to spill the drops of oil the wise man had given him.
"So, go hack and see the wonders of my world," said the wise man. "You can’t trust a man if you don't know his house.
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and walked around the castle again.
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Paragraph 2:
"But where are the two drops of oil I gave you?" asked the wise man.
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39、从二十世纪 90 年代以来，中国私家车产量不断增加，到 2018 年已经达到 3.22 亿辆。汽车带给人们方便的同时，也产生了许多问题。请给“树德之声”写一篇英语短文，希望同学们关注这些问题。要点如下：
1、中国私家车的发展及其好处
2、私家车增长带来的问题（如堵塞、污染、事故等）
3、针对问题，提出改善措施
注意：1.词数 100-120 左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear editor，
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Yours,
Li Hua
40、假定你是李华。你正在计划一个充实而有意义的暑假，刚好在网上看到志愿组织Kululekus English Teaching Program的志愿者招募广告。请你写一封邮件申请参加该志愿项目，内容包括：
1.相关能力或经验介绍；
2.计划服务时长。
Kululekus English Teaching program in Mozambique(莫桑比克) aims to provide the local schools with support in a variety of ways, helping to teach children English, Maths and other subjects, at the same time transferring skills and sharing cultural perspectives. Our volunteers work together with the teachers of the respective school as well as the children between the ages of 6 and 15 years.
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir/Madam,
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41、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
A class pet can be an invaluable experience for elementary school children. The pet can teach responsibility, build a connection to the classroom, serve as a motivator, and be something for the children to love. If the teacher is willing to take on the added responsibility of caring for an animal in addition to all of the children in the classroom, a class pet can be a wonderful addition to a class.
Many factors need to be taken into consideration when choosing a class pet. It cannot be too big, as classrooms generally have limited space. Cost should also be considered since the teacher will likely have to pay for the pet, its food and its habitat. It must also be somewhat hardy (耐寒的). Each particular type of animal has its advantages and disadvantages, and a teacher must weigh these and make a decision about which one is right for his or her class.
Birds are physically more delicate (娇养) than many other animals. They will not survive in drafts (气流) and need a somewhat regulated temperature in their environment. Many birds are quite social and do best with other birds or when being handled routinely by people who can be appropriate with them. Young children are not likely to have the skill to handle a bird without harming it, making it a poor choice for a class pet.
Some reptiles are beautiful to look at but are delicate, afraid of cold, light sensitivity or poisonous and shouldn’t be handled by children. Others are more hardy but require expensive habitats. Most snakes eat rats and mice, which may be a frightening thing for small children to witness.
A hardy fish, such as a betta, is a good low-cost option for a class pet. They are obviously not huggable or able to be caught by children. Besides, they are inexpensive, have relatively long life spans, and can be kept in a simple fish bowl.
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