1、You’d better get it prepared ahead of time just ____ something unexpected happens.
A.as if B.in case C.even though D.as long as
2、Some species of animals have died out because they could not _____ to a changing environment.
A．adopt
B．live
C．survive
D．adapt
3、It is well-known that crack cocaine is a powerfully _____ drug and the users become ____ to it much more easily if they smoke it.
A.addicted; addict B.addictive; addict C.addicted; addictive D.addictive; addicted
4、—— How soon will the candidates get their university admissions?
—— It may take three weeks for all the applications to be ________.
A. withdrawn B. processed C. corresponded D. violated
5、Sorry, I’m late. I ______ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.
A. might B. should
C. can’t D. will
6、—How I wish I __________ fly to the moon!
—Really? That would be great.
A.can B.may C.should D.could
7、The old only ________ their children ________ and see them from time to time.
A．suggest; to come
B．hope; to come
C．desire; coming
D．desire; to come
8、The survivors _______ on the beach, exhausted on the shocked.
A.lie B.lay C.lain D.laid
9、The new couple spent some money for the ______ of the furniture necessary for their new house.
A.distribution B.manufacture C.donation D.purchase
10、---I know the furniture expensive but it will last for years.
---___________hope so too.
A.can B.may C.must D.should
11、The White House took advantage of some strategies, hoping to _______ the media's attention away from foreign policy issues.
A.shrink B.shelter C.shift D.shake
12、 the morning train, he would not have been late for the meeting.
A. Did he catch B. Should he catch
C. Has he caught D. Had he caught
13、Try not to start every sentence with “the”. ______ the beginnings of your sentences.
A.Vary B.Decorate C.Form D.Describe
14、On April 7, Nature published _____ article named Stop the Coronavirus Stigma(污名) Now and apologized for associating the virus with Wuhan and China.
A.the B.a C.an D./
15、He went out of the room with few clothes on, only rather cold.
A．to feel
B．feel
C．feeling
D．felt
16、He made a considerable_______selling waste materials.
A.wealth B.possessions C.property D.fortune
17、A travelling mother’s worst nightmare had come true. I ran to the car so fast that the heel of my shoe _______ .
A. broke up B. broke off
C. broke out D. broke away
18、I have a(n) ________to make to you——I opened your letter by mistake.
A．apology
B．disadvantage
C．fault
D．shortcoming
19、“How could you treat me like that?” John asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from _______ the kitchen table.
A. at B. across C. through D. on
20、A series of accidents caused by school buses will ______the pressure on the government.
A. come to B. turn to C. add to D. get to
21、A Chinese company has created a new facial recognition system that can identify people ______ they are wearing masks.
A.provided that B.in case C.as though D.even if
22、The teacher advised us _____ to bed late in order to get up early to read English.
A.don’t go B.not go C.not going D.not to go
23、– Shall I call you at this time tomorrow afternoon?
– Sorry, I ______ an exam on DingTalk.
A．will be taking
B．will take
C．will have taken
D．am taking
24、The level of __________ in the river was falling.
A. population B. prescription
C. presentation D. pollution
25、KFC has accused three Chinese companies of their comments about the origins of the chicken, including the ______ that KFC chicken comes from chickens with eight legs.
A.command B.claim C.commitment D.credit
26、I recently posted a picture on Face book from the movie Mad Max, a film where two groups race through the desert in steam punk vehicle, and wrote, “Actual picture of my way to work today.” It was meant to be a joke because of the sandstorms in Beijing, but one of my friends from back home thought it was real.
I couldn't imagine how they could think that is actually what China is like. China has so many more convenience and advantage than the West, and many of my friends agree, “I don't know how I will be able to deal when I go back home,” said a friend who is about to end her gap year in Beijing. “I've be become so spoiled in China.”
China seems to be leading the way in innovation(创新) and convenience for daily life. Back home I could never shop, pull out my phone and scan a QR code to pay.
There have been rumors of starting bike sharing in my hometown for years with little success while bike sharing suddenly appeared in Beijing overnight. I just step outside and scan a code, and dam on my way.
Going out to eat with a group of friends back home was troubles or me for both the group and the servers. Splitting bills and wiping(刷) 10 different cards or making change for each person in the group can be a pain. But with China's We Chat, you can quickly send your friends your part of the bill.
The list goes on...
When I first arrived in Beijing, I was dead set on leaving in a month. That month has come and gone. Now, when someone asks me when I'm coming back, I think to myself, “Who knows?”
While my friends think I am riding through the desert on a motorbike, I am actually taking a Didi for what is the equivalent of $5 in the US.
With all the convenience and technology here, I may never want to go back.
【1】What's the function of Paragraph 1?
A．To introduce a movie.
B．To tell an interesting story.
C．To introduce the topic.
D．To show the weather in Beijing.
【2】How did the author feel when he first came to Beijing?
A．He didn't want to stay long.
B．He couldn't stand the weather.
C．He never wanted to go back home.
D．He was amazed at the bike sharing.
【3】What can we infer from the text?
A．China is the first country to start bike sharing.
B．The author's friends all know the convenience of living in China.
C．People always use We Chat to pay when eating out in the US.
D．The author has become used to mobile payment in China.
【4】What does the text intend to tell us?
A．Bike sharing has spread all over China.
B．Technology has brought much convenience in China.
C．Life in foreign countries is not as easy as we thought.
D．Foreigners have misunderstandings of China.
27、Cheese and red wine are basic diets over the festive period, and if you love red wine and cheese, a new study will come as music to your ears. Researchers from low a State University have revealed that drinking red wine and eating cheese can help to reduce cognitive decline.
In the study, the researchers analyzed data from 1,787 adults aged 46 to 77, and asked them to complete questionnaires about their food and alcohol consumption. The results showed that cheese was the most protective food against age-related cognitive problems, even into late life. Daily consumption of red wine was also shown to improve cognitive function, while weekly consumption of lamb was shown to improve long-term cognitive skills. However, over-consumption of salt was found to increase the risk of cognitive decline.
Dr. Auriel Willette, who led the study, said: “I was pleasantly surprised that our results suggest that appropriately eating cheese and drinking red wine daily are not just good for helping us cope with our current COVID-19 pandemic, but perhaps also dealing with an increasingly complex world. Although we considered whether this was just due to what rich people eat and drink, clinical trials at random are needed to determine if making easy changes in our diet could help our brains in significant ways.”
While the reason for the link remains unclear, the researchers believe that cheese and red wine may protect some people from the effects of Alzheimer's.
Brandon Klinedinst, an author of the study, added: “Depending on the genetic factors you carry, some individuals seem to be more protected from the effects of Alzheimer's, while others seem to be at greater risk. Perhaps the silver bullet we're looking for is improving how we eat. Knowing what that involves contributes to a better understanding of Alzheimer's and putting this disease in an opposite path.”
【1】What is the study mainly about?
A．Basic diets over the festive period.
B．Possible reasons for cognitive decline.
C．Feelings of pleasant music to people's ears.
D．Effects of certain diets on cognitive decline.
【2】Which of the following increases the risk of cognitive problems?
A．Taking in too much salt.
B．Eating cheese properly.
C．Drinking red wine daily.
D．Consuming lamb weekly.
【3】What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A．Changes in our diet help our brains in significant ways.
B．The diets of wealthy people were not taken into account.
C．The study results need to be proved by more clinical trials.
D．COVID-19 pandemic makes our world increasingly complex.
【4】What does the underlined phrase “silver bullet" in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Genetic factor.
B．Easy solution.
C．Special metal.
D．Certain food.
28、
A．£2 will be enough for you to ride for 24 hours
B．bikes can only be accessible with credit cards or debit cards
C．journeys within 30 minutes have additional charges
D．charges for the service are determined by time
【2】What do we know about River Bus and River Tours?
A．The River Bus allows visitors to pay as they please.
B．The River Bus is likely to take the place of The Tube or bus in time.
C．Diverse experiences can be offered through River Tours.
D．The Tube or bus can provide exactly the same experiences as River Tours.
【3】The advantage of using Visitor Oyster cards is that ________.
A．visitors may have reduced prices during their London trip
B．visitors can enjoy the special offers wherever they go
C．visitors need to pay nothing to get a Visitor Oyster card
D．visitors can have f10 back if they don't lose the card
29、Nicolas Maire is the model of a professional French chef with years of experience. To help perfect the flavors of the innovative foods. Mr. Maire has a new assistant chef in the form of Sum, an artificial intelligence robot.
Along with a team of flavorists, Sam helps blend a huge group of flavors for clients. In humans the sense of taste stems from multiple receptors (感受器) that are ready to make our brains aware of the nature of any possible food we encounter. Sam lacks this sense of taste, but it has been trained on a databose of ingredients gathered over 60 years at the company of Firmenich, a business with a perfume industry origin stretching back to 1895. Using a technique called machine learning, it has raced through examples of flavor combinations and has learnt its own definitions, maturing over 18 months into today’s AI robot.
Eric Saracchi runs the digital side of Firmenich. “Flavors are more complex than perfumes,” he says, “and Sam had to understand what a strawberry is or how roasted beef hits the tongue, before finding matches between tastes and foodstuffs.”
One big advantage of an AI robot is that it has no cognitive bias (认知偏见). This lack of human prejudices helps Firmenich to get past any unconscious leaning of the flavorists. The objectivity of Sam, lacking influences that can affect even the most professional of flavorists, allows it to work at speed. “It adds value by combining the knowledge of all the other flavorists here,” says Saracchi.
The machine rapidly gives an indication of how a flavor can be created and how much of an ingredient should be included. And Sam can hold the line between Saracchi’s team of flavorists and public tastes, refereeing decisions when the flavorists’ view differs from that of a consumer group.
【1】What does Sam do together with many flavorists?
A．It helps activate humans’ tastes.
B．It creates a database of ingredients.
C．It mixes a series of flavors for guests.
D．It makes all kinds of foods very creative.
【2】What is Saracchi’s attitude towards the AI robot Sam?
A．Negative.
B．Positive.
C．Unknown.
D．Doubtful.
【3】Where can you find the outstanding feature of an AI chef?
A．In Paragraph 1.
B．In Paragraph 2.
C．In Paragraph 3.
D．In Paragraph 4.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．Why Chefs Are Turning to AI
B．Sam, the First AI Chef in the World
C．How Do French Chefs Choose AI Assistants
D．Nicolas Maire Owns Some AI Assistant Chefs
30、 I always come across random acts of kindness in my life. Many years ago, I was _______Costa Rica when I found myself in an _______situation: my credit cards and bank cards went out of _________ abroad, and I only had $5 to my ________.
I had no way to get money. I didn’t know anybody in this country. I only knew basic Spanish, and besides the cash the only ________I had was a return ticket to my country in almost two ________. Back then, there was no such thing as mobile phones, and________email was very limited. To find help, I decided to go to the countryside . With the only coins I had, I _________the bus terminal(终点站）and found a village, which ________almost the exact amount. About 4 hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa Abajo at midnight.
I knocked door to door,________in my very poor Spanish that I was a foreigner travelling in Costa Rica with no money but I ________to stay here for over ten days. I begged them for a __________－such as cooking , cleaning and looking after their kids, anything like that. Everybody _________, “oh my, but so poor are we that we have no _______ food or space. Maybe you can try the next ________.” And they’d point me to another house.
________, I arrived at a Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was very _________. She gave me food and called the Red Cross to come to ________me. With the help of the Red Cross , I spent my_________days in Costa Rica.
This is one of the best trips I’ve ever had, because I realized that when you’re in a position to be able to _________, it actually makes you feel happy.
【1】A. circling B. entering C. visiting D. considering
【2】A. absurd B. impossible C. ordinary D. awkward
【3】A. date B. use C. range D. control
【4】A. name B. delight C. wonder D. advantage
【5】A. necessity B. memory C. impression D. possession
【6】A. months B. weeks C. days D. hours
【7】A. again B. thus C. yet D. even
【8】A. looked for B. stayed at C. headed to D. thought of
【9】A. cost B. saved C. earned D. created
【10】A. reminding B. explaining C. apologizing D. informing
【11】A. needed B. agreed C. failed D. hesitated
【12】A. conversation B. meal C. room D. job
【13】A. accepted B. nodded C. replied D. withdrew
【14】A. prepared B. wasted C. extra D. cheap
【15】A. family B. chance C. time D. restaurant
【16】A. Normally B. Naturally C. Finally D. Directly
【17】A. generous B. sensible C. wealthy D. outstanding
【18】A. comfort B. rescue C. interview D. encourage
【19】A. frightening B. training C. exciting D. remaining
【20】A. help B. receive C. succeed D. travel
31、 Chinese experts, based on the result of clinical trials, have __________ that Chloroquine Phosphate(磷酸氯喹), an antimalarial drug, has a certain _________ effect on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese official said here Monday.
The experts have "unanimously" suggested the drug be included in the next version of the treatment guidelines and __________ in wider clinical trials as soon as possible, Sun Yanrong, deputy head of the China National Center for Biotechnology Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), said at a press conference.
Chloroquine Phosphate, which has been used for more than 70 years, was selected from tens of thousands of existing drugs after _________ rounds of screening, Sun said. According to her, the drug has been under clinical trials in over 10 hospitals in Beijing, ___________ in south Guangdong Province and central China's Hunan Province, and has shown _______ good efficacy.
In the trials, the groups of patients who had taken the drug have shown better indicators than their parallel groups, in abatement(减轻) of fever, improvement of CT images of lungs, the percentage of patients who became _________ in viral nucleic acid tests and the time they need to do so, she said. Patients taking the drug also take a shorter time to recover, she added.
Sun gave an example of a 54-year-old patient in Beijing, who was _________ to hospital four days after showing symptoms. After taking the drug for a week, he saw all indicators __________ and the nucleic acid turn negative.
_________, no obvious serious adverse reactions related to the drug have been found among the over 100 patients enrolled in the clinical trials, she said.
On February 15, several departments including the MOST, the National Health Commission and the National Medical Products Administration called a video conference to _________ drug research and clinical experts’ opinions on the drug’s efficacy on COVID-19.
The expert team, led by Zhong Nanshan, a __________ respiratory specialist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, agreed that Chloroquine Phosphate can be used to treat more COVID-19 patients, Sun said.
Previous in vitro (体外的) experiments showed that it can block virus _________ by changing the acidity and basicity value inside the cell and interfering receptors of SARS coronavirus. It also shows immune-modulating (调节) activity, which may __________ its antiviral effect in vivo (体内的) and is widely _________ in the whole body, including the lungs, after oral administration.
【1】A.advocated B.assumed C.confirmed D.conserved
【2】A.limited B.curative C.side D.potential
【3】A.applied B.diagnosed C.recognized D.adapted
【4】A.feasible B.reasonable C.authentic D.multiple
【5】A.for instance B.as well as C.that is to say D.such as
【6】A.unintentionally B.considerately C.scarcely D.fairly
【7】A.negative B.neutral C.obvious D.positive
【8】A.overlooked B.admitted C.accessed D.refused
【9】A.promote B.flaw C.fail D.improve
【10】A.In the meantime B.By contrast C.So far D.In consequence
【11】A.turn down B.listen to C.engage in D.argue about
【12】A.respectful B.conventional C.spiritual D.distinguished
【13】A.invasion B.investigations C.infections D.cultivation
【14】A.undermine B.enhance C.impose D.withhold
【15】A.distributed B.reflected C.extinguished D.substituted
32、 Only some people were at the railway station just after 2 pm. A man_______a pillar( 柱子)，waiting for the train. Then suddenly Tulic _______him falling forward onto the tracks.
“This man,” said Rachelle, a researcher also on the _______ , “ overlooked the edge, then dropped onto the tracks carelessly. ”
“_______gentleman was trying to awake him, _______he just couldn’t,” said another eyewitness, “and two more jumped down.”
“I don’t know where these men got the wit(智力,智慧) and the _______, ” Tulic recalled. “The man who fell was tall, strong and heavy. He was kind of _______in the tracks. It was really _______to know the train was coming, only two stations away.”
On the tracks, the_______ man was sat up by the three, who then ________ him from below to others that raised him from above and ________him onto the platform. Then the three ________were pulled back to safety by helping hands. The train________immediately they were all clear.
He was not ________. Two others attended him, repeating, “Buddy, you’ll be fine.” Then a( an)________arrived, and the man was taken to hospital ________.
David, one of the three, told gothamist.com that he had ________with the injured man, who couldn’t recall what had happened.
“That is the ________thing," Tulic said. “ and seeing people helping others ________was really beautiful, especially without ________the person.
【1】A.put up B.climbed down C.rested against D.painted over
【2】A.set B.found C.kept D.looked for
【3】A.road B.stage C.train D.platform
【4】A.Another B.One C.Every D.Any
【5】A.but B.so C.because D.if
【6】A.politeness B.quickness C.nervousness D.quietness
【7】A.stuck B.interested C.lost D.involved
【8】A.right B.eager C.tense D.important
【9】A.uncertain B.unlucky C.unhappy D.unconscious
【10】A.scratched B.lifted C.hit D.hanged
【11】A.signaled B.pushed C.rolled D.span
【12】A.drivers B.conductors C.passengers D.rescuers
【13】A.pulled in B.pulled out C.pulled over D.pulled down
【14】A.abnormal B.aboard C.alone D.absent
【15】A.lorry B.bus C.train D.ambulance
【16】A.instantly B.carefully C.hopefully D.approximately
【17】A.competed B.chatted C.played D.fought
【18】A.hardest B.cheapest C.greatest D.easiest
【19】A.in need B.in silence C.in surprise D.in comfort
【20】A.inviting B.greeting C.finding D.knowing
33、 Last evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific _________; I forgot what it was. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, said something, that caught my _________. “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.” _________ a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him. _________ wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the _________ of famous people and their discoveries, Ralph was right.
First I looked at some of the _________ discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different _________ fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that _________ to Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, _________ of that. Yet I __________ if those “best years” were true in other __________.
Then how about the field of __________? Surely it needs the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it __________, but look when these people __________ their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln __________ the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.
But why __________ best years come after thirty? After thirty, I __________, most people do not want to take risks or try __________ ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was __________ trying new ways of painting when he was ninety years old!
Perhaps there is still __________ for me.
【1】A.invention B.discovery C.experience D.progress
【2】A.mind B.head C.attention D.name
【3】A.For B.Being C.However D.As
【4】A.Everybody B.Somebody C.Nobody D.Whoever
【5】A.names B.ages C.addresses D.education
【6】A.modern B.scientific C.last D.oldest
【7】A.heights B.sizes C.weights D.things
【8】A.led B.meant C.stuck D.referred
【9】A.plenty B.enough C.much D.none
【10】A.understood B.trusted C.wondered D.knew
【11】A.fields B.countries C.courses D.ages
【12】A.agriculture B.politics C.industry D.society
【13】A.is B.will C.has D.does
【14】A.finished B.went C.started D.failed
【15】A.started B.gave up C.began D.led
【16】A.don’t B.the C.can D.not
【17】A.believe B.know C.guess D.agree
【18】A.other B.new C.best D.their
【19】A.always B.still C.seldom D.enjoying
【20】A.discovery B.problem C.wish D.hope
34、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.
On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.
I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.
For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.
They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.
At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.
The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”
35、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.
AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.
From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?
The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.
Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.
Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?
For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.
Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.
It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.
36、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.
Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.
The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.
If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.
And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.
37、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?
B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.
A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?
B: Twice a week.
A: Can you go there without a t【3】?
B: No. That’s not allowed.
A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?
B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.
A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?
B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.
A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.
B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.
38、假设你是某中学的学生李华，你校拟选拔一批优秀学生，利用暑假到某小学为学生辅导英语，你希望参加此活动。根据以下提示，请你用英语给校评选小组写一封申请信，要求如下：
1.此活动对自己，对辅导学生的好处；
2.个人优点，如性格、语言能力；
3.你的辅导计划。
注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.词数100左右（开头已经给出，但不计入总词数）。
Dear Sir or Madam，
I am Li Hua from Class One，Senior Two.
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Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
39、假定你是李华，你的英国网友Mick 向你咨询如何预防新冠肺炎。请你用英语写一封e-mail，要点如下：
1.不要去人群聚集处，外出时要佩戴口罩；2.注意个人卫生（勤洗手；保持居所清洁……)；3.提高免疫力（多休息、适度运动、均衡饮食…….)。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。
参考词汇：sanitizer洗手液 immunity 免疫力
Dear Mick,
Now, I will give you some tips for preventing COVID-19.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Good luck.
Yours,
Li Hua
40、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Peter发来邮件，提到他们学校将开展与中国文化有关的兴趣活动，目前有中国国画和中华烹饪两门课程，但是他无法决定学习哪门课程，希望能听听你的建议。请你用英语给他回一封邮件，内容包括:
1.推荐一门课程
2.说明理由。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
41、假如你是李华,代表学校邀请外教彼得（Peter）参加端午节活动。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.活动时间、地点、内容；
2.节日来历。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival； 粽子 Zongzi；
农历五月初五 the fifth day of the fifth month of lunar calendar
Dear Peter,
I’am writing to invite you to__________________________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua