1、_____ the yard, I found it _____ with lots of _____ leaves.
A. Entering; covering; fallen
B. Having entered; covered; falling
C. Entering; covering; falling
D. Entering; covered; fallen
2、Since people are fond of humor, it is as welcome in conversation as ________ else.
A. anything B. something
C. anywhere D. somewhere
3、—I am going to the library. Do you have any books_______?
—No, but thank you all the same.
A.to return B.returned C.to be returned D.returning
4、There are so many spelling mistakes in the composition, and I have to write the letter out again. It means I will ______.
A.give the cold shoulder B.kill the fatted calf
C.cost an arm and a leg D.start from scratch
5、—Why not take my car to the museum instead of walking?
—No, thanks_________.
A．I’m used to
B．I’m able to
C．I’m about to
D．I’ve got to
6、Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, ______ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.
A. earns B. earning C. earned D. to have earned
7、______ into English, the sentence was found to have an entirely different word order.
A．Translating
B．Translated
C．To translate
D．Having translated
8、Sometimes it seems to bother the teacher ______ all the students are being too quiet.
A. how B. what
C. that D. where
9、The fact that he didn’t speak a foreign language put him at a(an) ________ disadvantage.
A．remote
B．distinct
C．identical
D．greedy
10、It is said that people in that area have little ________ to recreational activities such as watching TV or seeing films.
A. avenue B. edge
C. exposure D. access
11、––What did the doctor say about your injury?
––She said I should avoid doing too much exercise ______ it feels better.
A. until B. since
C. if D. while
12、—Tu Youyou proves with hardships _______ great honor.
—Sure. Opportunities favour the prepared mind.
A. comes B. will come C. is coming D. are coming
13、“The interest be divided into five parts, according to the agreement made by both sides,” declared the judge.
A.may B.can C.must D.shall
14、—Hello. I’d like to have a talk with Mr. Smith staying in your hotel.
—I’m sorry, he isn’t here. He ________ this morning.
A.checked in B.dropped in
C.checked out D.dropped out
15、Some new degree courses will be carried out the current ones，so that students can gain success more easily.
A.in respect to B.in terms of
C.in contrary to D.in parallel to
16、Our school often organizes various after-school activities, _____our stress to some degree.
A.to relieve B.relieved C.having relieved D.relieving
17、Diligence and self-discipline are ________ need to make it to our ideal university in the near future, especially at this particular moment.
A.all that B.all what C.that all D.what all
18、In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time ________ when the traffic lights turn red.
A. all vehicles should stop B. should all vehicles stop
C. should stop all vehicles D. should stop all vehicles
19、All the photographs in this book, __________ stated otherwise, date from the 1950s.
A.if B.when C.which D.unless
20、 Between the two generations, it is often not their age, _________their education
that causes misunderstanding.
A. like B. as C. or D. but
21、Have you ever chatted with a friend about buying a certain item and been targeted with an ad for that same item the next day? If so, you may have wondered whether your smartphone was “listening” to you.
We can definitely say that your phone is listening to you via your device s onboard microphone. It always has to listen to you so it can hear your voice command and assist you. Why is my phone listening to me? When you ask Siri to find something, this information is used for targeted ads. It’s not different from typing something into Baidu. If you’re looking for car dealerships in your city, related ads will start chasing you across the Internet in a way a virtual assistant is just another search engine.
What’s worse, your device doesn’t need to listen to your conversations. There’s a good chance you’re already giving it all the information it needs. Most of us regularly disclose our information to a wide range of websites and apps. We do this when we grant them certain permissions, or allow “cookies” to track our online activities.
So-called cookies allow websites to “remember” certain details about our interaction with the site. For instance, login cookies let you save your login details so you don’t have to re-enter them each time. The cookie will host marketer’s ads and grant it access to data it collects from you (which you will have given it permission to do—perhaps by clicking on some harmless looking popup).
As such, the advertiser can build a picture of your life: your routines, wants and needs. These companies constantly seek to evaluate the popularity of their products and how this varies based on factors such as a customer’s age, gender, height, weight, job and hobbies.
【1】Why does the author mention “Siri” and “Baidu” in paragraph 2?
A．To explain a rule.
B．To draw a conclusion.
C．To make a prediction.
D．To clarify a view.
【2】What is the author’s attitude to the personal information being tracked by websites?
A．Unfavorable.
B．Tolerant.
C．Positive.
D．Unclear.
【3】How can the companies constantly seek to evaluate the popularity of their products?
A．By ringing you for your routines, wants and needs.
B．By enquiring your friends about your preferences.
C．By buying your personal information secretly.
D．By collecting your routines, wants and needs.
【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．Your smart phone is “listening” to you.
B．You can’t live without the smart phone.
C．Baidu Search engine is helping you.
D．Audio Siri is always helping you.
22、Usain Bolt is a superstar in the world of sports. Due to his extraordinary and great skills, he has also claimed the title of “The Fastest Man Alive”. The Jamaican athlete was born on August 21, 1986, and his parents were grocers in Jamaica. Usain Bolt is known as the greatest sprinter (短跑运动员) of all time. This is mainly due to his performance in the Olympics, especially in the 100 and 200-meter races.
From early childhood, Bolt adored the world of sports and always wanted to be part of it. He used to excel in cricket (板球) and other sports when he was only a teenager and afterward he developed a deep affection for European football teams, namely — Manchester United and Real Madrid. He knew right then he belonged only in the field of sports.
Usain Bolt had humble beginnings. He started his legend as a talent at the 2002 Junior World Championship at the Kingston Stadium in Jamaica. In the race, Bolt won a gold medal, shocking an audience of 36,000 and making him the youngest junior champion. His road to fame started from there.
One of Usain Bolt’s greatest achievement is that he resisted his fears successfully. People said that very tall people couldn’t be good sprinters, but it was slammed when Bolt won various gold medals in the Olympics. Usain Bolt has many connections as he’s the brand ambassador of Xoom and Puma. Apart from these, many other brands work in partnership with him.
【1】What is Bolt famous for?
A．Jumping.
B．Running.
C．Football.
D．Cricket.
【2】How did Bolt rise to fame?
A．He stood out in the Olympics.
B．He won a gold medal in 2002.
C．He cooperated with many brands.
D．He overcame his fears successfully.
【3】What does the underlined word “slammed” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Grasped.
B．Criticized.
C．Explored.
D．Defined.
【4】Which of the following can best describe Bolt?
A．Talented and determined.
B．Humble and fearful.
C．Honest and modest.
D．Ambitious and generous.
23、Nobody ever imagined that after being lost for more than half a century the intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) known as Gaolou Mixian would be restored and passed down by a young man. “ As someone of Gaolou origin, I have a responsibility to restore our ancestors’ art form, ” said Chen Guorui, the world’s only inheritor (继承人) of this ancient art.
Gaolou Mixian uses rice paste to glue together selected grains of transparent (透明的) rice to create realistic figures or structures. It is a unique folk art that developed during the Qing Dynasty and reached its peak during the first half of the 20th century. Each household in Gaolou village would make rice structures that they put on display in their ancestral halls (祠堂) during the Chinese New Year, which attracted people from all sides.
However, due to the wet weather in southern China, these rice-made artworks would only last three to four months before losing their shape. It is for this reason that these works are not seen in museums in China. Due to various historical reasons, most people in Gaolou village did not pass down the art form, which caused it to disappear nearly 70 years ago.
Chen found out about this after hearing one former resident express disappointment about its loss. Curious, he started to do research and tried out the methods he heard about from older people in the village. After several months of exploration, Chen finally completed his first successful work.
Over the past five years, Chen has gradually improved his skills and even begun using new techniques, such as making some colorful artworks with colored grains of rice. Since 2017, people at home and abroad have taken an interest in this long-lost art form. To avoid being the last inheritor, Chen has been giving classes to some students at a primary school in Fuzhou with the support of local education authorities.
【1】What do we know about Gaolou Mixian?
A．It is stable in wet environment.
B．It is mainly made of rice.
C．It is a popular art form nationwide.
D．It was created for religious reasons.
【2】What does the underlined word “ this ” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．The techniques of the artworks.
B．The disappearance of the art form.
C．The disappointment of the villagers.
D．The reasons for shape loss of the artworks.
【3】Which of the following can best describe Chen Guorui?
A．Cooperative and kind.
B．Outstanding and calm.
C．Courageous and cautious.
D．Responsible and creative.
【4】What message does Chen’s story convey to us?
A．It’s never too old to learn.
B．Strike while the iron is hot.
C．It is no use crying over spilt milk.
D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
24、 Until the 1990s coffee was rarely served in China except at luxury hotels aimed at foreigners.
When Starbucks opened its first outlet there in 1999 it was far from clear that the country’s enthusiastic tea drinkers would take to such a different and usually more costly-source of caffeine.
Starbucks tried to entice（引诱）customers unused to coffee’s bitter taste by promoting milk- and sugar-heavy mixtures such as Frappuccinos （星冰乐）.
Starbucks now has about 3,800 outlets in China- more than in any other country outside America.
Coffee has become fashionable among the middle class. Statista, a business-intelligence portal（门户网站），says the roast coffee market in China is growing by more than 10% a year. Starbucks and its rivals see big future for expanding there.
Since its founding less than two years ago, Luckin-a newly-founded coffee brand in China- has opened more than 2,300 outlets. On May 17th Luckin's first public offering on the NASDAQ stock market raised more than $570m, giving it a value of about $4 billion. Most of Luckin’s outlets are merely small shops where busy white-collar workers pick up their drinks, having ordered them online. Super-fast delivery can also be arranged through the company’s app,
The high-class end of the market is prosperous too.
Where better to sip and WeChat? It’s not just the drink that appeals, it’s the chance to share pictures of it.
【1】In order to develop its business in China, Starbucks .
A.tried hard to promote classic American coffee
B.only recommended costly coffee to Chinese customers
C.mixed Frappuccinos with lots of milk and sugar
D.adapted its coffee to suit the taste of Chinese customers
【2】The underlined phrase “take to” is closest in meaning to .
A.be fond of B.carry away
C.dislike D.get to know
【3】In paragraph 6, Luckin is mentioned so as to .
A.prove the good taste of its coffee to customers
B.indicate the popularity of coffee drinking in China
C.show that Starbucks has failed in the competition in China
D.explain its contributions to the American stock market
【4】The prosperity of high-class end is mainly because .
A.it appeals to high class only
B.it provides super-fast delivery
C.it meets people’s social demand
D.it works with WeChat to share pictures
25、 President Obama’s second Inaugural Address used soaring language to stress America’s commitment to the dream of equality of opportunity: ‘We are true to our belief that a little girl born into _______ knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American’.
The gap between ideal and reality could hardly be _______ . Today, the United States has less equality of opportunity than almost any other advanced industrial country. Study after study has _______ the myth that America is a land of opportunity. A way of looking at equality of opportunity is to as to what extent the life chances of a child are _______ the education and income of his parents. Is it just as likely that a child of poor or poorly educated parents gets a good education and rises to the middle class as someone born to middle-class parents with college degrees? Even in a more democratic society. the answer would be no.
How do we explain this? Some of it has to do with discrimination （歧视）. Latinos and African-Americans still get paid less than whites, and women still get paid less than men, _______ they recently surpassed （超越）men in the number of advanced degrees they obtain. Discrimination, however, is only a small part of the _______. Probably the most important reason for _______ of equality of opportunity is education. After World WarⅡ, we made a major effort to _______ higher education to Americans across the country. But then we changed, in several ways. While racial segregation（种族隔离）decreased, economic segregation increased. After 1980, the poor grew poorer, the middle stagnated（停滞不前）, and the top did better and better. A result was a widening gap in educational performance – the _______ gap between rich and poor kids born in 2001 was 30 to 40 percent larger than it was for those born 25 years earlier, a Stanford sociologist found. Of course, there are other forces ______ . Children in rich families get more exposure to reading. Their families can afford enriching experiences like music lessons and summer camp. They get better nutrition and health care, which enhance their learning, directly and indirectly.
Now Americans are coming to realize that without extensive policy changes, their long cherished belief is only a myth. It is unreasonable that a rich country like the United States has made _______ to higher education so difficult for those at the bottom and middle. There are many _______ ways of providing chances for more to receive higher education, from Australia’s income-contingent loan program to the near-free system of universities in Europe. A more educated population produces greater innovation, and a booming economy. Those benefits are why we’ve long been ______ to free public education through 12th grade. But while a 12th-grade education might have been enough a century ago, it isn’t today. Yet we haven’t _______ our system to contemporary realities.
The steps I’ve outlined are not just affordable but necessary. Even more important, though, is that we cannot afford to let our country drift farther from _______ that the vast majority of Americans share. We will never fully succeed in achieving Mr. Obama’s vision of a poor girl’s having exactly the same opportunities as a wealthy girl. But we could do much, much better, and must not rest until we do.
A．prejudice
B．inferior
C．poverty
D．minority
A．narrower
B．wider
C．severer
D．closer
A．conducted
B．concluded
C．excluded
D．exposed
A．distinct from
B．feasible by
C．superior to
D．dependent on
A．even though
B．as though
C．only if
D．as if
A．photograph
B．picture
C．atmosphere
D．condition
A．lack
B．leak
C．explosion
D．extinction
A．exhibit
B．explore
C．extend
D．exploit
A．contribution
B．satisfaction
C．achievement
D．ambition
A．at play
B．under control
C．in use
D．on show
A．devotion
B．familiarity
C．application
D．access
A．imaginative
B．alternative
C．sensitive
D．productive
A．admitted
B．permitted
C．devoted
D．limited
A．abandoned
B．adjusted
C．altered
D．applied
A．memories
B．glory
C．reality
D．ideals
26、假如你是李华，2021年 2月28日你校举行了18岁成人典礼 (Coming of Age Ceremony)。现给你的笔友Jack写一封邮件，内容包括：
1、成人典礼的过程。
2、你的感受。
注意：1、词数80左右。
2、请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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