1、We have to wait until the discussion between them ____.
A．makes an end
B．comes to an end
C．puts an end
D．brings to an end
2、My way of thinking might be different from yours, but it’s equally ________.
A.eventual B.valid C.abundant D.digital
3、In the developing world, one out of 300 women die __________ breast cancer every year.
A.as usual as B.as a consequence of
C.as for D.as to
4、_________ we don’t lose heart, we will find a way out.
A.As much as B.As well as C.So long as D.As far as
5、Only when the circuit breaker mechanism was triggered________what a negative impact the epidemic had made on the country’s economy.
A.had they realized B.they realized C.they realize D.did they realize
6、Is this university ______you visit last time?
A.that one B.which C.the one D.the one what
7、Winning the match was just a ____ for the effort the team had made.
A. reward B. award C. prize D. return
8、Now that she is out of job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn't decided yet.
A. had considered B. has been considering
C. considered D. is going to consider
9、In the future, bacteria will be to cancer patients and could even feed on dirt. That sounds really good news.
A．beneficial
B．dangerous
C．familiar
D．powerful
10、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
11、He could do nothing but __________ for the bus ___________.
A.to wait; coming B.to wait; to come C.wait; coming D.wait; to come
12、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
13、Not only _____ effective in reducing fever and helping stop pain. but there are also other things that aspirin can help with.
A.aspirin has proved B.aspirin proved C.has aspirin proved D.did aspirin prove
14、The dictionary is being printed and it will soon______.
A．turn out
B．come out
C．start out
D．go out
15、They urged the government stick to the planned procedure.
A.would B.should C.could D.might
16、I ______ to you at that time, but I didn’t know where you lived.
A. had written B. wrote
C. would write D. would have written
17、Wouldn’t it be wonderful world if we lived in harmony with nature?
A.a; 不填 B.the; 不填 C.a; the D.the; the
18、--Can't you stay a little longer?
--It's getting late. I really________ go now. My daughter is home alone.
A．can
B．could
C．might
D．must
19、Many things we benefit from now wouldn't be around _______ Albert Einstein.
A.aside from B.thanks to C.but for D.regardless of
20、The reader who has spent serious effort on a problem may from the effort even if he does not succeed in solving the problem.
A.benefit B.conclude C.derive D.deviate
21、The thief broke in, trying to open the safe, but _____.
A. in no way B. in vain
C. without effect D. at a loss
22、— Would you like to give me some advice on what I talked about just now?
— Sorry. I _____ of something else.
A.am thinking B.has thought C.was thinking D.had thought
23、It was the first occasion ______ they had both found it possible to reach an agreement.
A. why B. when
C. which D. how
24、It will not _____your notice that there have been some major changes in the company .
A. equip B. escape
C. enclose D. endanger
25、If Mike come this evening, I would ask him to help me deal with the problem.
A.should B.could C.would D.might
26、Most scientists are now certain that global warming is taking place. Gases such as carbon dioxide are creating a warm blanket around the earth. This blanket is trapping heat in the atmosphere, and so raising the temperature of the earth.
In Europe, eight of the last ten years have seen record high temperatures. On the other hand, the countries around the Mediterranean Sea are receiving even less rain than before. In Sub- Saharan Africa the crops are drying out in the fields and people are dying of starvation. In 1999, the southern United States was struck by a serious of destructive(毁灭性的) hurricanes. Scientists expect such trends to continue, and to worsen, if global warming cannot be stopped.
In addition to worrying about rising global temperatures and extreme weather conditions, scientists are closely monitoring sea levels around the world. They are slowly rising, as the northern and southern polar ice caps start to melt. This will have serious consequences for low-lying countries near the sea. Already parts of these places are disappearing under the rising sea water.
According to a new research, one contradictory feature(特征) of global warming is that it will probably lead to a period of much colder weather. Scientists base their theory on what happened the last time the world warmed up, 8,300 years ago. They have discovered that when the ice melted from the northern polar ice cap it became trapped in a lake in northern Canada. As more ice melted, this lake suddenly burst open, pouring millions of tons of freezing fresh water into the North Atlantic. This flood of water prevented the normal flow of water in the Atlantic, which takes warm water from the tropics(热带地区) north to Europe. When this flow of warm water was cut off, temperatures in Europe dropped by between three and eight degrees over the next 200 years. 'That's the concern here,' says Richard Alley, an American climate expert. 'The climate hasn't varied much in 8, 000 years. But big changes could come back!'
【1】What is the overall effect of global warming on Europe?
A．A warmer climate.
B．A decline in rainfall.
C．An increase of hurricanes.
D．A decrease of crop production.
【2】What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A．The rising sea level.
B．The melting of icebergs.
C．The increase in disasters.
D．The cause of global warming.
【3】How does the author describe the climate change in Europe 8 ,300 years ago?
A．By offering statistics.
B．By giving an example.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By analyzing the process.
【4】What can we infer from Richard Alley' s words?
A．Global climate change will bring more disasters.
B．Global warming will likely produce a colder climate.
C．Global warming will continue for the next two centuries.
D．Global climate will remain unchangeable in the next 8,000 years.
27、 A woman from America has managed to train her beloved dog Stella how to talk. Sadly, the dog can't speak, but it can communicate basic commands by pressing buttons of a soundboard( 发生板). Stella's owner Christina started using the technology when the dog was just eight weeks old. Now Stella is 18 months old and can say 29 words.
“The way she uses words to communicate and the words she's combining are really similar to a 2-year-old child. Unsurprisingly, the dog's favorite word is"walk' fallowed closely by ‘beach’”, Christina said.
Stella's progress was updated online. “Today when she heard some noises outside and wanted to investigate, I told her we were staying inside,” said Christina. “Stella responded by saying, ‘Look’ 9 times in a row, and then ‘Come outside’. She was clearly in a more frantic （发狂似的）state, and her language use matched that. And I'm impressed that Stella is communicating with language during her more heightened state, not just when she’s calm and in a quiet space. This shows that words are becoming more automatic for her to use.
Stella surprised Christina when Stella was standing by the door and whimpering（呜咽）one day. After a bit of pacing back and forth，the dog went over to the soundboard and said “Want”, “Jake” and “Come”, saying that she wanted Christina’ s husband Jake to come home. In about 15 minutes, Jake walked through the door and Stella said the word “Happy”. Christina hopes to expand Stella’ s vocabulary in the future to see just how many phrases the dog can master.
【1】What do we know about the soundboard?
A.It includes 29 buttons. B.It is Stella’ s favorite toy.
C.It is invented by Christina. D.it is used to help Stella talk.
【2】Which of the following is probably Stella’ s favorite activity?
A.Taking a walk. B.Going to the beach.
C.Talking with kids. D.Looking after babies.
【3】What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A.Stella disliked staying at home.
B.Stella and Christina had a quarrel
C.Stella' s language skills were improved.
D.Stella made noises to draw people’s attention.
【4】Why was Stella in a bad mood according to the last paragraph?
A.Her soundboard was broken. B.She was punished by Christina.
C.Her owner didn’t play with her. D.She failed to see Jake that day.
28、Trees are commonly cut down for wood and paper. 【1】. The unique chemical process that trees and plants use to turn light energy from the sun into oxygen is known as photosynthesis (光合作用).
【2】
The production of oxygen is a result of photosynthesis, but it is not the main purpose of this process. 【3】. Plants create their own food through photosynthesis. During this process, a plant’s roots absorb water from the ground, and its leaves take in light energy and carbon dioxide. The plant uses these elements to make fats and proteins that are then used to maintain the plant’s life.
The process of photosynthesis
The first step in photosynthesis is using the sun’s energy. During this process, chlorophyll (叶绿素) absorbs the light energy of the sun. The energy from the sun then acts upon the water absorbed by the roots of the plant. Carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere by animals and humans is then absorbed by the plant’s leaves and paired with the hydrogen to produce sugar. The sugar is turned into plant food. 【4】.
Threats to tree photosynthesis
【5】. Today, only about 30 percent of Earth’s land is covered in trees. This is contributing to global warming since trees are necessary to consume the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Experts believe planting trees is vital in order to ensure the preservation of the delicate balance that enables photosynthesis.
A．The purposes of photosynthesis
B．The advantages of photosynthesis
C．In fact, oxygen is simply a by product
D．It is also responsible for giving plants their green color
E．During this process, extra oxygen is produced and released
F．The trees that change carbon dioxide into oxygen are disappearing rapidly
G．But the greatest value of trees comes from their ability to turn the sun’s energy into chemical energy
29、Bats quickly eat the insects that bite us and ruin our crops. They pollinate (授粉) flowers and they replant forests by spreading seeds around. But as agriculture overtakes rain forests and jungles, humans have come into conflict with one bat species: the common vampire bat (吸血蝙蝠).
Well, vampire bats are ugly little animals. They’ve got these wrinkly noses that have infrared (红外线的) heat sensors so they can detect warm blood flowing beneath the skin. They’ve got ears that can pick up the sound of low frequencies. That’s the sound of big animals breathing. And they have super sharp teeth. So when you’re bitten by one of these bats, you don’t even feel it. They also have amazing movement skills. They can fly, but they can also run with their wings,
And vampire bats mainly interact with humans who are raising livestock. They’ll drink the blood of cows and pigs and chickens. You can find newborn cows with bites from vampire bats, chicken coops that are covered in drips of blood. Children will regularly wake up with vampire bat bites on their feet. Actually, the bites aren’t that big of a health problem. The main problem is that very rarely these bats are sick with rabies (狂犬病). And they can spread this fatal disease to cattle and people.
Gerry, a scientist, does experiments where he keeps one of the bats away from food for a night. And that’s something that actually happens in the wild all the time. The bat will go out and it can’t find anything to eat. And if that happens two nights in a row, the bat could actually starve to death. But what happens is that another bat will come in and they’ll rescue that hungry bat. They’ll let out a little blood to feed it. And this behavior is seen between mothers and their children and between siblings. But surprisingly, it’s also seen between bats that aren’t related at all.
【1】What does the second paragraph mainly want to tell us about vampire bats?
A．Their physical organs.
B．Their super powers.
C．Their living habits.
D．Their attacking skills.
【2】What is the vampire bat’s biggest threat to human beings?
A．It drinks the blood of livestock.
B．It prefers to bite little children.
C．It can spread a fatal disease.
D．It is often infected with rabies.
【3】What do Geny’s experiments find out?
A．Bats, not related by blood, share blood.
B．Bats usually live a hard life in the wild.
C．Different bats live a quite different life.
D．Blood is even more important for bats.
【4】What can we can infer from the text?
A．Vampire bats are human’s natural enemy.
B．Human should try to get rid of vampire bats.
C．Vampire bats are human’s true friends.
D．Vampire bats should not always be blamed.
30、Cindy Deutsch has taught kindergarten in Wichita for more than three decades. Every year during the last half-hour of school, before her students _______ out of school, she will walk around her _______ and say “I love you” to every one of her students.
This year, 10 Wichita public school students were _______ as semifinalists (半决赛选手) for the National Merit Scholarship, one of the most important _______ a high school senior can receive. Two of them had Deutsch as their _______ teacher.
That’s a _______ percentage, I tell her —20 percent of Wichita’s National Merit scholars. She laughs, then throws the _______ back to the children and their _______. “Such great kids and awesome families,” she said.
Deutsch not only teaches reading, writing and math, but also teaches good _______ like trust, forgiveness and honesty. She ____________ her students to dream big. Then she writes those ____________ down and reads them aloud during an end-of-the-year ceremony.
____________ a school year ends, I think about people like Deutsch—including so many ____________ in my own children’s lives-who ____________ despite challenges and set the course for children’s lives. I ____________ Ms. Vialpando, my kindergarten teacher, who ____________ my lifelong love of reading, and Ms. Yeager, my 10th-grade English teacher, who____________ me to become a writer.
So it’s no ____________ that Emily Caro-Alcantar, Deutsch’s student, when asked what she wanted to be when she ____________, answered simply and specifically: “A teacher ____________ Mrs. Deutsch.”
【1】
A．drop
B．stay
C．rush
D．work
【2】
A．classroom
B．stadium
C．office
D．house
【3】
A．remembered
B．imagined
C．classified
D．named
【4】
A．honors
B．chances
C．gifts
D．suggestions
【5】
A．college
B．secondary
C．primary
D．kindergarten
【6】
A．remarkable
B．funny
C．small
D．fixed
【7】
A．duty
B．alternative
C．achievement
D．requirement
【8】
A．partners
B．parents
C．friends
D．instructors
【9】
A．relationships
B．skills
C．services
D．qualities
【10】
A．commands
B．illustrates
C．encourages
D．warns
【11】
A．needs
B．feelings
C．memories
D．dreams
【12】
A．Wherever
B．Whenever
C．However
D．Whatever
【13】
A．teachers
B．students
C．strangers
D．writers
【14】
A．show off
B．carry on
C．hold back
D．leave behind
【15】
A．believe in
B．think of
C．wait for
D．hear of
【16】
A．inspired
B．guided
C．treated
D．controlled
【17】
A．allowed
B．forced
C．urged
D．promised
【18】
A．wonder
B．secret
C．question
D．guarantee
【19】
A．gave up
B．opened up
C．turned up
D．grew up
【20】
A．like
B．between
C．from
D．as
31、 A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s _______, she said she would go. This _______ be the first time that his classmates and teacher _______ his mother and he felt _______ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that _______ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to _______ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were _______ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother _______ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and _______ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ________ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ________,“How did you get the scar on your face?”The mother replied, “________ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ________ afraid to go in because the fire was ________, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked ________ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __________ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ________, but to this day, I have never ________ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great ________ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ________ for the rest of the day.
【1】A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
【2】A. would B. could C. should D. must
【3】A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
【4】A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
【5】A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
【6】A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
【7】A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
【8】A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
【9】A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
【10】A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
【11】A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
【12】A. Because B. When C. Since D. While
【13】A. so B. much C. quite D. too
【14】A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
【15】A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
【16】A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
【17】A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
【18】A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
【19】A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride
【20】A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly
32、I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood，the one about a______is my mother's favorite.
I was only two when the______occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and _____to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief______to dash across the lawn(草坪)-and hit a large maple tree！I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and______on my backside. Mom______me to start crying，but I just sat there for a minute. Then I______myself up and kept right on going. Mom always______here that，as many times as I______across the lawn after that，I never again______into that tree.
Mom loves to use this story as an______. It reminds her that children don't enter life______to take risks or unwilling to______again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that______as I grew older. When I______my major life decisions，I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents' home to look for a______, Through years of______, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.
We are almost certain to get______at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens，don't sit in the grass and______.Just get up and keep on going It will all be worth it______.
【1】
A．trip
B．race
C．tree
D．driver
【2】
A．incident
B．change
C．illness
D．problem
【3】
A．feared
B．refused
C．forgot
D．turned
【4】
A．delay
B．absence
C．freedom
D．rest
【5】
A．landed
B．slept
C．laughed
D．wept
【6】
A．promised
B．encouraged
C．allowed
D．expected
【7】
A．woke
B．picked
C．warmed
D．gave
【8】
A．adds
B．replies
C．admits
D．supposes
【9】
A．drove
B．lived
C．stood
D．zoomed
【10】
A．crashed
B．broke
C．climbed
D．looked
【11】
A．answer
B．example
C．excuse
D．order
【12】
A．able
B．ashamed
C．afraid
D．anxious
【13】
A．ask
B．share
C．learn
D．try
【14】
A．honesty
B．toughness
C．kindness
D．curiosity
【15】
A．regretted
B．reviewed
C．made
D．explained
【16】
A．job
B．friend
C．fortune
D．house
【17】
A．memories
B．efforts
C．research
D．experience
【18】
A．mixed up
B．fed up
C．knocked down
D．settled down
【19】
A．play
B．relax
C．dream
D．cry
【20】
A．all at once
B．in the end
C．in either case
D．as a result
33、My younger son, Kelly, started pre-school when he was four, _________ twice a week for two hours each time. I soon noticed he was always the _________ one to leave the classroom, so I asked the teacher if he was having problems. "No, no," she _________ me. "He is doing fine --- just _________ in a creative project."
Once I asked through the classroom door if he was _________ to leave. He yelled, "Don't come in! It's a surprise." So I waited _________ each day until he finally emerged, smiling and _________.
"What are you doing in there?" I asked.
"Making something," he said.
My _________ was getting the best of me. What held his _________ for such a long period of time? He liked __________ things by stacking alphabet blocks, then attaching Lincoln Logs until he made a structure big enough for parking his Hot Wheel cars.
__________ the day arrived when he led his class out the door carrying his __________, with both hands. His eyes __________ left the tissue-wrapped package as he carefully __________ to the car, instead of running as usual. He handed it to me. "Here, Mom, it's a surprise. I __________it just for you."
Carefully, I __________ the tissue off first one side and then the other. Inside nestled a string of necklace made of hand-colored macaroni pieces （通心粉片） --- red, yellow, green purple and every other __________ in his crayon box.
"It's beautiful," I said, holding it carefully and turning it this way and that so the sun __________ on it through the car window. "It looks like a __________ necklace ."
He leaned on my arm and __________ it with me. "I made it," he said confidently, "Merry Christmas, Mom."
【1】
A．presenting
B．attending
C．existing
D．conducting
【2】
A．eager
B．first
C．particular
D．last
【3】
A．assured
B．congratulated
C．accused
D．blamed
【4】
A．bathed
B．involved
C．trapped
D．drowned
【5】
A．delighted
B．ashamed
C．ready
D．unwilling
【6】
A．desperately
B．uncomfortably
C．patiently
D．anxiously
【7】
A．breathless
B．awkward
C．dreadful
D．mysterious
【8】
A．curiosity
B．guilt
C．dignity
D．panic
【9】
A．attention
B．consciousness
C．power
D．secret
【10】
A．applying
B．tightening
C．building
D．conveying
【11】
A．Accurately
B．Unexpectedly
C．Automatically
D．Eventually
【12】
A．figure
B．project
C．equipment
D．statue
【13】
A．temporarily
B．thoroughly
C．rarely
D．deliberately
【14】
A．walked
B．ran
C．waved
D．turned
【15】
A．acquired
B．polished
C．updated
D．made
【16】
A．put
B．lifted
C．dropped
D．tore
【17】
A．color
B．tissue
C．item
D．section
【18】
A．pressed
B．shone
C．burnt
D．landed
【19】
A．marble
B．diamond
C．pearl
D．rainbow
【20】
A．met with
B．put up with
C．stared at
D．glanced at
34、
Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?
Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.
This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.
So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?
With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.
Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.
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、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.
Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.
Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.
"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.
Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.
"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much
37、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.
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。
I could smell the turkey cooking, even in the attic where I was hiding out. I heard a laugh, too, and a bang from something being dropped. Our house was noisier since my new stepsister and step-mother moved in — Jen and Mom.
I called her Mom, but the word felt uncomfortable, like a pair of shoes that pinched (夹脚). I didn’t remember my own mother; she had died in an accident when I was a baby. It had always been just Dad and me. We were a team. Now, so much had changed, and sometimes I wished I had the magic to change it back.
I heard Dad’s footsteps upstairs. “Do you want to take Jen skating?” he asked.
“I guess.” I sighed, thinking about how Dad and I usually spent Thanksgiving Day building a big snowman. But this year, Dad was too busy helping Mom cook the turkey.
“Thanks,” Dad said and put his arm around my shoulders. “We’ll make that snowman later,” he promised.
“Yeah,” I agreed, not too sure we’d have time.
Mom handed us some homemade cookies with smiling faces as we grabbed our skates. I had to admit, Mom came up with good ideas sometimes. Even though I liked that, I still couldn’t help but feel as if she were changing everything.
“No, thanks. I’m not hungry,” I said, although I was, a little.
“Ready?” I asked Jen. She nodded, and we headed out the front door.
The snow crunched under our boots as we walked down the street. The silence was awkward. “Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked, blurting out the first thing that came to my mind.
Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”
Until then, I’d never even thought about how Jen must be feeling. She not only had a new stepfather and stepbrother; she had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake, and she’d had to move up north with us. She’d had more changes than me.
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个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:
Suddenly, I didn’t feel quite so sorry for myself.
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We were so busy making it that we didn’t hear our parents come outside.
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39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
We often think how fast we learn something is a function of how smart we are. If your brain is absorbing material quickly, you are intelligent; if not, your IQ is worryingly low. But science shows small changes of the format（格式）you use to read — like those between audiobooks（有声读物）and physical books — can make a huge difference to how fast we learn.
Audiobooks have plenty of advantages. You can enjoy them anywhere, even when you are in the car or taking a walk. Less fluent readers often find them more convenient and absorbing. But according to the latest research, if your goal isn’t to pass the time in traffic or in the gym, but instead to learn something difficult, you should certainly choose a physical book. A 2010 study found that those who read a story from a book remembered details and the order of events better than those who listened to it and therefore performed much better on a quiz after.
Why can physical books help us understand learning materials better? Two factors are likely at play. First, most of us read more slowly than we listen, and when you’re trying to absorb new information, being slower tends to be better. Second, physical books offer visual clues that help our brains organize and understand new information. Things like chapter breaks, subheadings, and lists aid us in making sense of the material and understanding how it fits together. You lose all that when you go the audio route.
So the bottom line is simple: If you want to get some light reading during a trip or a workout, obviously pick audio. However, if you want to make it as easy as possible to learn something hard, be aware of audio’s limitations and seriously consider choosing good old-fashioned reading instead. You might be surprised how fast you follow the material.
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40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Many people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as newspapers, television or radio. An increasing number of people also report turning to social media for information.
Now, there is a new technology that could greatly change the way we get the news: computer-created news readers. Recently, China launched what it called the worlds first artificial intelligence, or AI news presenters.
The news readers, supported by machine learning technology, are based on two real-life Chinese newsmen. One is able to present newscasts in English, the other, in Mandarin Chinese. Report said machine learning was used to examine video images and sounds of the two newsmen. Similar technology has been used to create video products known as “deepfake” videos. A deepfake is a video that looks real, but was electronically changed. Such videos can make people appear to say things they never said.
It's said that the AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team because they “can work 24 hours a day” on its website and on social media. One of the presenters even promised to “work tirelessly” to keep people informed. Some machine learning experts said the system showed off China’s latest progress in voice recognition, text-to-speech technology and data analysis.
Some companies have experimented with similar technology for possible use in news operations. Britain’s BBC recently released a video that used machine learning to make it look like one of its news readers speaking different languages. The London-based company that developed the system says its goal is to “remove the language barrier” for many different kinds of video across the internet. Also, Amazon is working on Alexa smart speaker system to create a special news reader voice. Amazon is reportedly preparing to launch Alexas news reader voice in the near future.
41、假定你是李华，你在你校举行的某一次国际冬令营中结交了一个英国中学生Tom。他了解到中国爆发的新冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)疫情，组织了他学校的中文合唱团(chorus)倾情演唱中文歌《让世界充满爱》(A world filled with love)，为武汉加油。你看了这个小视频非常感动，请给他写一封英文感谢信。要点如下：
1. 表达感动和感谢；
2. 告诉他你的现状；
3. 表达信心和愿望。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
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Yours,
Li Hua