1、He is now a regular donor who was inspired as a small child, _____ his mother when she donated blood.
A.accompanying B.accompanied C.to accompany D.to be accompanied
2、Tang said that at the beginning of the outbreak of the virus, there was a time ________ they had two or three deaths at the hospital every day, ________deeply worried medics.
A．that; that
B．which; when
C．when; which
D．which; which
3、In America, a ________ lunch may consist of a burger or sandwich, a vegetable or fruit salad, a dessert, and a coke or coffee.
A.stable B.reasonable C.typical D.vital
4、We were just ______ leave ______ the phone rang.
A. about to, when B. would, while
C. going to, when D. on the point of, as
5、It is always better to__________ your worries and troubles with your trusted friends or relatives.This helps lighten your burden.
A.tell B.deal C.divide D.share
6、Without access to the Internet, they found themselves ______ from the outside world.
A．cut off
B．cutting off
C．cut up
D．cutting up
7、____ more attention, the trees could have grown better.
A.Given B.To give
C.Giving D.Having given
8、Mary ______ and saw that a bear was moving towards her.
A.turned down B.turned up C.turned on D.turned around
9、______ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader.
A．That
B．What
C．Whether
D．Where
10、It was not until ___ that ____ taking and began to prepare for class.
A. did the teacher turn up; the students stopped
B. the teacher turned up; the students stopped
C. did the teacher turn up; did the students stop
D. the teacher turned up; did the students stop
11、The desks and seats can be ____________ the height of any child.
A.adapted with B.adapted to C.adjusted with D.adjusted to
12、This writing is so confusing that it’s difficult to ________ what he is trying to express.
A.leave room for B.mistake for C.make out D.live through
13、We had lots of good applicants for the job, but one _________ from the rest.
A.made out B.stood out C.picked out D.figured out
14、They had made full preparations but somehow, the plan _________ badly.
A. was worked out B. worked out
C. was turned out D. turned out
15、 As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was ________ failure, so their marriage ended in ________ failure.
A．/; /
B．/; a
C．a; a
D．a; /
16、It’s important for graduates to find a proper job, one in which they can bring their_______ into full play.
A.potential B.circumstance C.symptom D.insurance
17、______ providing entertainment, the website also turns out to be a helpful learning tool.
A.Far from B.Apart from C.Instead of D.Regardless of
18、---Do you know if Terry will go camping this weekend?
---Terry? Never! she _____ tents and fresh air!
A. has hated B. hated
C. will have D. hates
19、Agatha didn’t tell me ______ she would pick up her son from school.
A．which
B．when
C．where
D．what
20、Harvard has the right to ________ offers of acceptance if an admitted student engages in behavior that brings into question his or her honesty, maturity or moral character.
A. take B. reject
C. withdraw D. split
21、Yesterday, the storm delayed us. ________ the storm we would have been here in time.
A．If it were not for
B．But for
C．Unless
D．But that
22、Millions of pounds' worth of damage by a storm which swept across the north of England last night.
A.will be caused B.had been caused
C.has been caused D.will have been caused
23、It is clear that in modern society high ______ and demands are placed on students.
A.motivations B.expectations C.standards D.opportunities
24、With all of their work , the couple took a walk along the river, the beautiful scenery to relax.
A.accomplished; enjoyed B.accomplishing; enjoying
C.to accomplish; to enjoy D.accomplished; enjoying
25、He has set us a good example by serving people heart and soul，________ his personal gain and loss.
A．in terms of
B．regardless of
C．in favor of
D．by means of
26、 Here’ s a roundup of several theme parks for you to explore.
Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey
Admission $ 81. 99 for general admission (54 inches or taller)；less than 54 inches tall, $ 50. 99； 2 and younger free (at the gate)
Info 732-928-2000, six flags.com/ greatadventure
Billed as the second largest theme park in the world, Six Flags' 510 acres bursts with bucket-list roller coasters, including the 45-story tall Kingda Ka and El Toro voted the world's best coaster by Amusement Today,
Hersheypark, Pennsylvania
Admission $ 68. 95 ages 9 to 54；$ 46. 95 ages 3 to 8 and 55 to 69 ；$ 31. 95 ages 70 plus；2 and younger free
Info 717-534-3900, hersheypark.com
More than 70 rides in Hershey's 121-acre park include the Laff Trakk, an indoor spinning glow coaster with fun house, the wooden Comet Coaster and the Skyrush roller coaster.
Playland Park, New York
Admission $ 30；$ 20 for children under 48 inches tall；free for 2 and under
Info 914-813-7000, playlandpark, org
The Westchester County-owned and -operated Playland, located off 1-95 Exit 19, features more than 50 rides, Kiddyland and an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Rye Playland is a trip with seven original attractions still going strong since the park's first day in 1928, including the 3,400-foot wooden Dragon Coaster. Fireworks shows are held on Fridays in July and August.
Dutch Wonderland, Pennsylvania
Admission $ 45. 99 for general admission ages 3 to 59；$ 39. 99 ages 60 to 69；$ 30. 99 ages 70 and up；under 2 free
Info 866-386-2839, dutchwonderland. com
The wonders in this amusement park include more than 30 rides, live entertainment and the Duke's Lagoon water play area. All attractions are suitable for families with kids.
【1】Which will be the best choice for a visitor interested in swimming and fireworks?
A.Six Flags Great Adventure . B.Hersheypark .
C.Playland Park . D.Dutch Wonderland.
【2】How much will a couple aged 60 pay to visit Hersheypark?
A.$ 137. 9. B.$ 93. 9.
C.$ 63. 9. D.$ 61. 98.
【3】What do the four theme parks have in common?
A.They're all closed on Monday.
B.They all have water play areas
C.They're all located in the same state .
D.They're all suitable for the whole family .
27、There are a lot of feral(野生的) camels in Australia. Although they don't appear to be as destructive as other introduced species because they eat trees and plants that our native Australian animals don' t eat, in the last few years the Australian Camel population has been increasing at a fairly alarming rate and becoming a bit of a problem.
We didn’t see them that often where we grew up unless we went further into Queensland or South Australia. When we did see them it was always a bit of a thrill for us kids because it was somewhat of a novelty(新奇的事物).
The suggestion of bringing camels to Australia was first made in 1837, 49 years after Europeans arrived in Australia. The importing of camels into Australia began in the mid 1800s to open up the desert areas of Central and Western Australia. They were handled and cared for by Muslim cameleers that came from countries like Egypt, Turkey and northern India. The cameleers were called Afghans or “Ghans”even though most of them were not Afghans. The name stuck to a part of the railroad track that links Port Augusta in South Australia to Darwin in the Northern Territory.
By the 1920s there were about 20,000 domesticated(家养的) camels in Australia, but with the arrival of motor and rail transport in the 1930s people no longer needed their camels and a lot of them were abandoned in the bush.
Australian Camels are now exported live to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries where disease-free camels are considered a delicacy(佳肴). Australian Camels are also exported to Arab Camel racing stables as breeding stock. The United States also imports them to use in tourist attractions. There are over 40 farms providing rides in Australia now.
【1】What problem with camels in Australia is mentioned?
A．They carry disease.
B．They hurt people sometimes.
C．The number of them is growing rapidly.
D．Some native animals are threatened by them.
【2】For what purpose were camels brought to Australia?
A．To keep the balance of nature.
B．To develop the desert areas.
C．To satisfy kids’ curiosity.
D．To create new jobs.
【3】What led to camels' being deserted in Australia?
A．The disappearance of bushes.
B．The spread of a serious disease.
C．The introduction of other animals.
D．The availability of modern vehicles.
【4】What’s the last paragraph mainly about?
A．The history of Australian Camels.
B．What Australian Camels are used for.
C．The advantages of Australian Camels.
D．Why Australian Camels are popular abroad.
28、 You can relax if remembering everything isn't your strong suit. Recent research makes the case that being forgetful can be a strength—in fact, selective memory can even be a sign of stronger intelligence.
Traditional research on memory has focused on the advantages of remembering everything. But looking through years of recent memory data, researchers found that the neurobiology of forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember.
Making intelligent decisions doesn't mean you need to have all the information at hand. It just means you need to hold onto the most valuable information. And that means clearing up space in your memory palace for the most up-to-date information on clients and situations. Our brains do this by creating new neurons(神经元）in our hippocampus, which have the power to overwrite(重写)existing memories that are influencing our decision-making.
If you want to increase the number of new neurons in our brain ’ s learning region，try exercising. Some aerobic exercise like jogging, power walking and swimming has been found to increase the number of neurons making important connections in our brains.
When we forget the names of certain clients or details about old jobs，the brain is making a choice that these details don't matter. Although too much forgetfulness can be a cause for concern，the occasional lost detail can be a sign of a perfectly healthy memory system. The researchers found that our brains facilitate decision-making by stopping us from focusing too much on unimportant past details. Instead，the brain helps us remember the most important part of a conversation.
We can get blamed for being absent-minded when we forget past events in perfect detail. These findings show us that total recall(记忆）can be overvalued. Our brains are working smarter when they aim to remember the right stories, not every story.
【1】How can we help our brains produce more neurons? '
A. By having deep sleep frequently.
B. By practicing swimming regularly.
C. By doing mental labor repeatedly.
D. By learning new skills constantly.
【2】Which of the following can best replace “facilitate” underlined in paragraph 5?
A. postpone B. repeat
C. promote D. abuse
【3】What conclusion can be drawn from the text?
A. Memory loss is well worth noticing.
B. Decisions can’t be made without memories.
C. We shouldn't stress total recall too much.
D. Forgetting is even more important than remembering.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Caution：do remember to forget
B. Why and how people choose to forget
C. Want to become smarter? Learn to forget
D. Being forgetful might mean you are smarter
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30、 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
31、My father always told me: "All work is noble." He wasn't ________ , but he earned a reasonable living. Thanks to his ________ , I was able to go to Art College. I, however, wanted to do something ________ , something more interesting-I was special！
After graduation, I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer job. It was winter and, ever the optimist, I'd only brought enough money to ________ myself for about a month. I wasn't ________ -I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately.
Within a few weeks, though, I found myself wandering around the streets having been ________ by every design office in town. My hostel ________ was almost gone and I hadn't eaten in days. “How had I reached this point？""I wondered as I ________ in my thin jacket.
I was just about to ________ when my dad called. He suggested that I get a job in a ________ until something else came along. At first, pride made me _________. But I was cold, hungry, and unwilling to go home feeling ________ and defeated.
I entered an expensive-looking cafe near one of the design offices that had turned me away and asked the manager if they were ________. She said they were ________, and offered me a job right away.
________ , I found that I really enjoyed serving people. I started making big ________ right away. Later, the manager learned that I had a design ________ and asked me to design the cafe menus. That led to a part-time job at an advertising company.
Previously, I'd have never considered being a _________, but there I was. I ________ got my dream design job, but that winter I learned not to make ________ about work.
【1】
A．concerned
B．wealthy
C．generous
D．caring
【2】
A．education
B．time
C．power
D．effort
【3】
A．different
B．simple
C．strange
D．safe
【4】
A．entertain
B．protect
C．support
D．identify
【5】
A．disappointed
B．worried
C．helpless
D．alone
【6】
A．rejected
B．annoyed
C．restricted
D．invited
【7】
A．host
B．room
C．contract
D．rent
【8】
A．waited
B．trembled
C．regretted
D．sweated
【9】
A．show off
B．settle down
C．give up
D．set out
【10】
A．library
B．gallery
C．factory
D．restaurant
【11】
A．hesitate
B．agree
C．continue
D．reply
【12】
A．relieved
B．ashamed
C．secure
D．lonely
【13】
A．hiring
B．working
C．serving
D．checking
【14】
A．reasonable
B．popular
C．overstaffed
D．shorthanded
【15】
A．Hopefully
B．Undoubtedly
C．Surprisingly
D．Obviously
【16】
A．designs
B．contacts
C．meals
D．tips
【17】
A．hobby
B．company
C．background
D．task
【18】
A．waiter
B．designer
C．director
D．manager
【19】
A．simply
B．nearly
C．eventually
D．temporarily
【20】
A．preparations
B．assumptions
C．changes
D．suggestions
32、 Lori was suspended (暂停)from school for having cigarettes in her locker. She told her dad, “ I don't know how they got there! I was just putting them in my pocket to take them to the principal when a teacher _______ and sent me to the office." Dad had a hard time _______ that Lori didn't know how the cigarettes got into her locker, _______ only she had the key. He also found it hard to believe that she was putting them in her pocket to take them to the principal. He felt disappointed that Lori would _______ to him because they had always been such a close and loving _______ . He was also worried that she was beginning to _______ her life by getting involved in smoking, drinking, and drugs.
Dad felt like _______ and punishing and letting her know how disappointed he was.
_______ , he decided to look for the positive. It is never difficult to find, if you are willing to look for it. As he got into Lori's _______ he could understand that she was probably having a tough time deciding how to ________ with family values and still be part of the crowd. He also realized that the only reason Lori would lie to him would be because she loved him so much that she wouldn't want to disappoint him.
With this ________ , Dad approached Lori. Instead of scolding and punishing, he kindly said, "Lori, I’ll bet it is really difficult trying to ________ how to stick up for what you believe and yet not be called a ' ________ ' by your friends.^
Lori felt such ________ as she said, “Yes, it is."
Dad went on, “And I'll bet that if you would ever lie to us. it would be because you love us so much that you wouldn't want to disappoint us." Lori got tears in her eyes and could only nod in ________ . Dad added, "Lori, we would be disappointed if you did something that would ________ you. But if you don't know that you can always tell us anything, then we aren't doing a good enough job in letting you know how much we love you — ________ Lori gave her dad a big ________ , and they just held each other for a while.
They never did directly discuss the problem of smoking and lying. Over a year has gone by, and Lori seems to delight in letting her mom and dad know every time she ________ the temptation(诱惑)to do something contrary to her________ . She also feels proud that she is influencing her friends to stick up for their belief.
【1】A.came across B.came about C.came on D.came by
【2】A.guessing B.receiving C.showing D.believing
【3】A.because B.until C.although D.if
【4】A.threaten B.cheat C.lie D.hide
【5】A.club B.family C.school D.curriculum
【6】A.ruin B.develop C.enlarge D.oppose
【7】A.cursing B.abandoning C.rewarding D.blaming
【8】A.Thus B.Then C.Instead D.Otherwise
【9】A.course B.world C.locker D.team
【10】A.evaluate B.communicate C.compete D.stick
【11】A.understanding B.word C.reason D.difficulty
【12】A.figure out B.try out C.get through D.subscribe to
【13】A.green finger B.dark horse C.wet blanket D.top dog
【14】A.pain B.relief C.confidence D.pressure
【15】A.fear B.vain C.agreement D.defense
【16】A.hurt B.abuse C.betray D.bother
【17】A.unbelievably B.unwillingly C.unfortunately D.unconditionally
【18】A.guarantee B.hug C.laugh D.surprise
【19】A.accepts B.resists C.tries D.experiences
【20】A.feelings B.family C.values D.interest
33、 My friend Annette and I decided to go to Livermore to attend a regional Science Fiction Writer's Conference. We were taking a mini vacation together and couldn't have been more _________ .The weather forecast was _________ high winds and rain, so we arrived early as planned. We even had good _______ to be able to get our room before the standard afternoon check-in.
But the wind and rain made staying in the only _______ after we arrived. As lunchtime approached, we _________ burgers by a phone app. The food-delivery app _________ a forty-five-minute _________ time. Forty-five minutes came and went, then an hour, and then another hour. We had to cancel the _________.
The hotel manager _______ a restaurant that had great hamburgers. However, getting there by taxi, we ____________ it was closed due to the bad weather. And our driver had already left by the time we read the "closed' ____________ We stood outside the building on that miserable day, trying to decide what to do next. Of course, the____________ was easy : Just order another taxi.
I began ____________ in my purse for my phone, but it wasn't there J Soon, I realized I had ____________it in the taxi. The driver was long gone, and so was my ______________, which was only a week old! I don't know ____________ it never occurred to us to call my cell phone to see if the driver had found it!
After eating in another fast-food restaurant quickly, our second driver pulled into the parking lot of the hotel. What I saw next __________ me. Could it be? It was true. The first and the same ____________ By contacting my mother, he found me and my hotel. It was a miracle （奇迹），an absolute miracle.
Finding that phone in an unfamiliar place was ____________ I couldn't believe such __________ existed in Livermore. Now we can't wait to pay it forward!
【1】A.worried B.interested C.excited D.moved
【2】A.guessing B.predicting C.imagining D.intending
【3】A.luck B.welfare C.connection D.support
【4】A.dream B.freedom C.approach D.option
【5】A.gave away B.decided on C.carried on D.put away
【6】A.promised B.determined C.concerned D.devoted
【7】A.transportation B.journey C.wait D.queue
【8】A.bill B.attention C.invitation D.order
【9】A.suggested B.named C.explored D.admitted
【10】A.recognized B.discovered C.observed D.argued
【11】A.permit B.sigh C.sign D.bargain
【12】A.reason B.belief C.question D.solution
【13】A.fixing B.digging C.burying D.thinking
【14】A.left B.forgot C.regretted D.thrown
【15】A.license B.purse C.phone D.ticket
【16】A.how B.where C.when D.why
【17】A.amazed B.spotted C.combined D.beat
【18】A.reminder B.manager C.driver D.receiver
【19】A.strange B.unbelievable C.modern D.artificial
【20】A.admiration B.consideration C.reward D.kindness
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: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
In Congress, July 4, 1776
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.
We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
36、按照课文内容填空
At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?
37、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.
Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.
Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.
38、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim要来北京参加一个汉语夏令营，想给自己起个中文名字，同时也想了解中国人起名字的习惯。请给他写封信，内容包括：
1. 介绍中国人起名字的习惯；
2. 给他起一个中文名字；
3. 说明起此名字的理由。
注意：
1. 开头和结尾已给出。
2. 注意合理分段。
Dear Jim,
It’s great to know that you are coming to Beijing. I’m more than happy to tell you something about our naming practice as well as find a nice Chinese name for you.
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Do feel free to let me know if you don’t like this name. I have loads of other Chinese names for you to choose. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Yours,
Li Hua
39、2013年5月13日一19日是我国第22个“全国节约用水宣传周”。为配合此项活动，你校学生会发起活动宣传，组织了一系列活动，增强节水意识。
活动背景 | 2013年5月13日-19日是我国第22个“全国节约用水宣传周” |
活动主题 | 倡导低碳生活，推进校园节水 |
活动内容 | 1．学生会在教学楼和宿舍楼张贴活动宣传海报 2．动员全校师生通过养成日常好习惯，节约每一滴水 3．组织部分学生参观自来水厂，了解污水的净化过程 |
活动意义 | 学会合理用水，增强节能意识 |
*全国节约用水宣传周：the National Water Saving Propaganda Week;
*自来水厂waterworks
*倡导 advocate
【写作内容】
根据以上内容给某英文报写一篇活动介绍。
1．活动背景和主题：
2．活动内容和意义。
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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
Paperless office was first coined in 1975. Four decades later, we’re still chasing the paperless office dream. Take the financial industry for example—it is one of the slower industries to hug digital transformation. Many financial institutions today still send out trade conformations by mail. I can tell you from first-hand experience that going paperless is by no means impossible. The Centric Digital office is a paperless work environment where all the office operations go digital, which has amazed our business partners.
Actually companies need to stress the benefits of a digital culture for communications. Going paperless can save time and money. You could say goodbye to costly repairs, office supply orders, wasted employee time and so on. Besides, forbidding paper in the office forces information to be 100% digital, where you can make endless amounts of backups (备份), which easily increase transparency(透明). Not to mention, top talents want to work for digital companies.
You might think the secret to a paperless company is purely technology. Well, not really. Thanks to products like iPads, smart-phones and cloud services, the ability to go paperless is highly accessible. Yet, even with all this technology, companies continue to rely on paper. It's not because they don’t have access to the technology, but because they’re lacking the politics, organizational structure and strong desire to change. In order to go paperless, companies need to change the way they think and operate. The decision needs to be made and cried out and everyone needs to work together to make it.
Yes, the paperless office has been a very long time in the making but it no longer has to be. With numerous amounts of software, services, apps and technology available today, the only thing we need to do is to make the decision to go paperless and see it through.
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41、书面表达（25分）
As more and more Chinese tourists travel abroad, some of their behavior is raising eyebrows.
According to the latest 2012 LivingSocial survey, Chinese tourists were recently ranked second behind US citizens in a global poll of the worst travelers.
Liu Deqian, researcher and deputy director of the Tourism Research Center at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that Chinese visitors often lack an awareness of being polite or behaving appropriately. “On their first or second time abroad, Chinese visitors tend to forget that they are visiting other people’s homeland and overlook the manners of their hosts,” he said.
Zhang Guanren, 28, who helped organize package tours to Australia, observed that on international flights, the first passengers to stand up and reach for luggage while the plane is still landing are often Chinese. “Our compatriots (同胞) seem to lack patience, and they’re forever in a rush to do things and fear lagging behind others.”
Some disregard (漠视) rules in local wildlife parks: They disturb koalas in their natural habitats by touching them, even though the local guide has warned them against doing so. “This is far from being eco-friendly,” said Zhang.
1、以约30个词概括短文的内容要点。
2、然后以约120个词谈谈你对“文明旅游”的看法，内容包括：
（1）你在旅游时遇到过不文明的行为吗？请举例说明；
（2）请你谈谈“文明旅游”的重要性；
（3）呼吁大家积极践行“文明旅游”。
作文中可用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。