1、There are three girls in the room， ________ is Tom’s sister.
A.the tallest of which B.the tallest of whom
C.tallest of that D.tallest of which
2、Some of the material presented may not be ______ to you or your circumstances.
A. parallel B. similar
C. relevant D. optional
3、As a great team leader. Yao Ming has got to think that he’s the best player out there. That way, he can______the game.
A.defend B.confirm C.attain D.dominate
4、This book _______the facts of global climate change.
A.throws light on B.comes to light C.leaves its mark on D.compares notes with
5、-So delicate a gift！Who on earth gave it to you？
-It's from my boy friend，if you___________ know.
A.should B.must C.would D.shall
6、Some people are skeptical about the internet, ________ that surfing the Internet is a waste of time.
A.claimed B.claiming C.to claim D.having claimed
7、By 16:30, ______ was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold.
A.which B.when C.what D.that
8、—You called me up about 11:00 last night, didn’t you?
—No, I didn’t phone you. It someone else.
A.must be B.must have been C.could be D.could have been
9、Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she _________ a class at that time.
A．have taught
B．will teach
C．will be teaching
D．is teaching
10、The sculpture, and the person who produced it, ________the young artist has never been able to find out.
A.that B./
C.which D.what
11、I grabbed Norms arm and ________ him around to face me.
A. pinned B. wrapped
C. spun D. sprayed
12、__________ the bad weather , the delivery was put off.
A.As a result B.As a consequence of C.In consequence D.Owe to
13、The question occurred to me ____ the book was worth reading.
A．what
B．whether
C．which
D．if
14、The present system no longer meets the changing needs of our customers; we have to make a(n)______ management system.
A.contradictory B.flexible C.endless D.concrete
15、 When you hear a fire alarm, don't rush________， you should keep calm.
A．in surprise B．in need
C．in brief D．in alarm
16、Smoking __________ the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.
A. multiplies B. negotiates
C. opposes D. polishes
17、_______climber gets to the top first will get a ￥5,000 prize.
A.No matter when B.Whichever C.No matter which D.Whenever
18、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
19、It is said that there are ten foreign students in our school. One is from America, _______ is from Australia and all ______ students are from England.
A. another; the others B. one; another C. another; the other D. one; other’s
20、They don't allow ______ here．That is to say，we are not allowed _____ here．
A.to smoke； to smoke B.smoking； smoking
C.to smoke； smoking D.smoking； to smoke
21、Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day to photograph ordinary people ________ the weather.
A．instead of
B．regardless of
C．owing to
D．thanks to
22、I have to say ______ the boy that he actually didn’t break the school rule.
A. in honor of B. in defense of
C. in favor of D. in celebration of
23、The Smiths don’t usually like staying at hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.
A./; a B.the; the C./; the D.the; a
24、That evening he ________what he had thought about the research.
A. set about ; letting down B. set about; to take hold of
C. set out ; making out D. set out; to set down
25、We were all surprised when he made it clear that he ____ office soon.
A. leaves B. would leave C. left D. had left
26、Being able to find high quality health care at an affordable price is a problem to be solved in many countries. In the United States, Walmart, a large chain store, is trying to help. It is offering something new to its employees: cutting the cost of a doctor’s appointment to only $4 instead of the usual $40 for the same service.
The catch is that the patient and doctor must meet over the internet. This online service is called “telemedicine.”
Walmart is the latest major business in the United States to push its workers toward a high-tech way to be examined and treated by doctors. Thanks to telemedicine, people can talk with medical experts from the privacy of their own homes, often using a secure video connection.
Supporters say online visits make it easier for patients to see an expert or quickly find help for problems considered non-emergencies.
Some healthcare needs are well-suited for telemedicine. It can help people seeking treatment for insect bites or skin conditions. Patients who have had medical treatments and cannot move around easily can use telemedicine for their follow-up visits. Also, people seeking help for mental health issues can benefit from the privacy that telemedicine gives.
But still, many people do not use telemedicine, they continue to go to the doctor’s office when they are sick. 80 percent of middle-size and large U.S. companies offered telemedicine services to their workers in 2018. However, only 8 percent of its employees used telemedicine at least once in 2017.
Compared with seeing a real doctor in person, some people may think the quality of telemedicine is not as good. Parents, for example, may feel they are not giving their child the best care if they use a virtual doctor appointment. Older adults may look forward to their in-person doctor appointments. For them, going to the doctor’s office is a big event, something they look forward to.
Another reason some adults may not use telemedicine services is trust. Tom Hill, aged 66, says he has no plans to ever use telemedicine. He does not buy anything online, let alone do something as personal as seeing a doctor. He says, for him, it is important to look his doctor in the eye and shake hands.
However, for some people, especially young people and busy students, telemedicine might be a good choice. It can cut down on the time away from work. It can also cut down on the cost of doctor visits.
【1】What is Walmart trying to help with?
A．Finding something new for its employees.
B．Promoting the online service “telemedicine”.
C．Cutting the online cost of a doctor’s appointment.
D．Reducing the cost of seeing a doctor at a much lower price.
【2】What is True about “telemedicine”?
A．It enables patients to see doctors at home for free.
B．It has become increasingly popular in America.
C．It is the online service that is provided by most large US companies.
D．It makes it easier to see a doctor for emergency problems.
【3】Why do most people prefer to go to the doctor’s office when they are ill?
A．Because their company doesn’t provide telemedicine.
B．Because they don’t trust the doctors online.
C．Because they look forward to a virtual doctor appointment.
D．Because they have made friends with the doctors.
【4】Who is most likely to apply “telemedicine”?
A．Jenny, a shy woman who suffers from mental illness.
B．Smith, a grandpa who has been bitten by a running dog.
C．Wilson, a worker who got seriously injured in a car accident.
D．Kate, a mother whose kid is suffering from a skin disease.
【5】What is the author’s attitude towards “telemedicine”?
A．Positive.
B．Negative.
C．Objective.
D．Doubtful.
27、Professor Veena Sahajwalla, 2022 Australian of the year, has created a solution to our massive trash problem: waste microfactories. These little trash processors (处理器)—some as small as 500 square feet— house a series of machines that recycle waste and transform it into new materials with thermal technology. The new all-in -one approach could leave our current recycling processes in the dust.
In 2018 she launched the first microfactory, establishing a model of recycling that enables businesses and communities to develop commercial opportunities while addressing local waste problems. A second one began recycling plastics in 2019. Now, her lab group is working with university and industry partners to commercialize their patented Microfactory technology. “The small scale of the machines will make it easier for them to one day operate on renewable energy, unlike most large manufacturing plants. The approach will also allow cities to recycle waste into new products on location, avoiding the long, often international, high-emission journeys between recycling processors and manufacturing plants. With a microfactory, gone are the days of needing separate facilities to collect and store materials, extract (提取) elements and produce new products,” says Sahajwalla.
Traditionally, recycling plants break down materials for reuse in similar products-like melting down plastic to make more plastic things. Sahajwalla’s invention advances this idea by taking materials from an old product and creating something different. “The kids don’t look like the parents,” she says. Sahajwalla refers to this process as “the fourth R,” adding “re -form” to the common phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle”.
Professor Veena Sahajwalla’s programs help to develop innovation and promote cooperation with industry, ensuring that sustainable materials and processes become commercially practical solutions for dealing with waste.
【1】What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A．To introduce a new type of trash processor.
B．To introduce the process of recycling waste.
C．To prove the seriousness of the trash problem.
D．To show the current situation of trash recycling.
【2】What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A．The founding of waste microfactories.
B．The influences of waste microfactories.
C．The advantages of waste microfactories.
D．The shocking scale of waste microfactories.
【3】What does “re-form” in Paragraph 3 refer to according to Sahajwalla?
A．Extracting materials from the waste.
B．Generating new materials with waste.
C．Updating the whole recycling process.
D．Transforming waste into similar products.
【4】Where is the text probably taken from?
A．A fiction novel.
B．A business report.
C．A science magazine.
D．A chemical textbook.
28、A lot of people ask this question: “Why is body language so important?” Studies have shown that in the process of communication, non-verbal expression has 65% to 93% more influence than actual text. This means that “how to say” is more important than “what to say”. Of course, this does not mean that you don’t need to do preparation for your interviews, nor does it mean that you can take any short cuts. On the contrary, this means that you have more things to pay attention to and prepare for.
In the real workplace, body language is much more important than you think. Without proper body language, you may find yourself trapped in a circle where you can’t integrate with the external environment, not to mention the difficulties in the absence of body language in the workplace.
“People can often make inferences from actions, and the results of these inferences directly affect lives: for example, who will be employed and who will be promoted.” Academician Amy Cuddy said in a TV talk show. She also said that “Our body language will also affect our perception of ourselves. When you try to make more authoritative actions, your brain will inadvertently receive signals and actually create an idea that you are more authoritative, so that you have more confidence in yourself.”
Therefore, before interviews or important meetings, try not to lean on any object or have a hunched back. Instead, you should try to keep your body relaxed. You can even stand with a relatively authoritative posture—of course, you may need to do these things in the bathroom or places where no one could see you.
Body language plays a crucial role in your job interviews, careers, and everyday life. Paying attention to body language could make strong impacts on your behavior, which could help you achieve better results. So, every time you are nervous or feel that you can’t do it, stretch your body, smile, and tell yourself “Fake it till you become it!”
【1】Which of the following statement is TRUE according to Paragraph 1?
A．What we say in interviews is not so important.
B．We should set a high value on body language.
C．Practicing body language is a short cut to success.
D．Body language carries 93% of conversation messages.
【2】According to Amy Cuddy, why is body language important for us?
A．It makes us look more authoritative.
B．It decides whether we are promoted.
C．It influences people’s impression of us.
D．It helps people understand who we are.
【3】What does the underlined word “hunched” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Bent forward.
B．Tied behind.
C．Straightened up.
D．Broken down.
【4】The passage may be intended for ________.
A．viewers of a TV talk show
B．body language researchers
C．working adults to be promoted
D．new arrivals in the workplace
29、 Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips. Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. The Americans eat take-away food, too, like chicken.
But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham (火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The hamburgers are also popular in England and Australia.
【1】Italians like to eat _______.
A.dumplings B.pizza C.hot food D.fish
【2】Fish and chips is very popular in _______.
A.England B.Australia C.the USA D.Canada
【3】In different countries people eat _______ food.
A.different B.the same C.delicious D.same
【4】The hamburger does not have any _______ in it.
A.beef B.pork C.fish D.vegetables
30、 There was snow last night, followed by a freezing rain. It _________ everything with a thin layer of ice，including the highways，creating a _________ situation.
Going to the store to buy some goods, I had _________ in crossing the highway because of the ice. After I struggled to cross it, a woman came up in her car, _________ across the crosswalk, through the other lane, almost going into the ditch (沟). She was unable to do anything, with her eyes wide open in _________ and brakes locked. After she got control of her car, she slowly _________. So then watching her away, I thought that it was a _________ corner.
I got in touch with the businesses around and asked if I could fill the corner. Finally, I got _________. And then I found a bucket, filled it with sand and put the sand on that corner. This took me eight buckets, and _________ I got this comer sanded. People __________ their horns (喇叭) as they drove by to show honor to me. An officer thanked me and the paving company where I got the sand thanked me, too. A woman driver __________ over to give me a bottle of fruit juice, and another gave me a chocolate bar.
I wasn’t __________ anything, so I appreciated these. As one of the snow angels here in my community, I __________ a chance of cleaning up sidewalks for elders and those in wheelchairs last year because of a __________ shoulder injury. So this time I intended to make up for it, __________ with one good shoulder. It was __________, though. After I finished sanding this busy comer, __________ as it was，the sun came and started to __________. Someone drove by and told me that at the moment the sun was shining only in one __________. Yet this ray of sunlight was only shining where I was, coincidence? And strangely the ice started to __________ quickly.
【1】A.ruined B.covered C.protected D.stopped
【2】A.familiar B.different C.dangerous D.tight
【3】A.luck B.interest C.fun D.difficulty
【4】A.sliding B.walking C.struggling D.flying
【5】A.vain B.alarm C.amazement D.relief
【6】A.got off B.woke up C.drove off D.gave up
【7】A.blind B.threatening C.quiet D.distant
【8】A.permission B.confidence C.praise D.encouragement
【9】A.purposely B.nearly C.eventually D.actually
【10】A.kept B.played C.showed D.sounded
【11】A.stayed B.rushed C.pulled D.turned
【12】A.expecting B.deserving C.changing D.suffering
【13】A.seized B.preferred C.regretted D.missed
【14】A.serious B.slight C.bodily D.personal
【15】A.never B.even C.still D.ever
【16】A.interesting B.promising C.tiring D.worrying
【17】A.sunny B.dark C.cold D.mild
【18】A.hide B.rise C.fade D.shine
【19】A.place B.moment C.way D.city
【20】A.increase B.melt C.move D.block
31、 A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare art works. They had everything in their _________.
When the Vietnam War broke out, the son went to war. He was very _______ and died in battle while rescuing another soldier.
About a month later, there was a _______ at the door. A young man stood there with a large package in his hands. “Sir, I am the soldier for whom your _______ gave his life. He often talked about you. and your love for _______.”
The young man _______ his package and opened it. There was a portrait of his son, _________ by the young man. He stared at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was _______ to the eyes that his own eyes shined with _______.
The father hung the portrait on his wall. __________ visitors came to his home, he took them to __________the portrait before he showed them the other great works he had collected.
A few months later the man __________.There was to be a great auction (拍卖) of his paintings.
“We will ________ the bidding (出价) with this portrait of the son. Who will bid for it?” There was a __________for a long time. Then a voice shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one.” But __________the auctioneer continued, “The son! Who'll take the son?”
Finally, a __________ came from the back of the room. It was a gardener of the wealthy man. “I'll give $10 for the painting.” He being a poor man, it was all he could ____________. The auctioneer pounded the gavel (拍卖槌), “Going once, twice, SOLD for S 10!” The crowd was becoming __________. They wanted the other worthy collections. “Now let's get on with the collection!”
The auctioneer ________ his gavel. “I’m sorry, the auction is over. I was told of a secret paragraph in the will. Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever __________ that painting would inherit(继承) the entire paintings. The man who took the son gets everything!”
【1】A.package B.library C.hall D.collection
【2】A.brave B.respectful C.sorrowful D.panic
【3】A.notice B.sign C.knock D.hole
【4】A.son B.father C.gardener D.visitor
【5】A.research B.donation C.freedom D.art
【6】A.put up B.put out C.held out D.held back
【7】A.painted B.taken C.caught D.fixed
【8】A.disappointed B.drawn C.amazed D.sent
【9】A.puzzles B.lights C.joys D.tears
【10】A.In the moment B.Every time C.Once in a while D.At one time
【11】A.see B.discuss C.touch D.check
【12】A.passed B.died C.laughed D.left
【13】A.choose B.decide C.start D.produce
【14】A.shock B.silence C.welcome D.sound
【15】A.still B.only C.then D.thus
【16】A.cough B.sigh C.song D.voice
【17】A.share B.afford C.admit D.receive
【18】A.friendly B.lovely C.hungry D.impatient
【19】A.picked up B.threw away C.laid down D.cut up
【20】A.sold B.borrowed C.bought D.showed
32、 A woman, who had spent the afternoon at Tom’s bar, couldn’t find her wallet. She didn’t care about her ID, credit card or cash but her wedding _______ .
Tom didn’t like the idea that a(n) _______ could have occurred at his place. So he spent hours on cameras, _______ the woman’s every step in the bar _______ she went to sit on a bench outside and left. Soon, a young man _______ the bench, put something into his pocket, and walked off. Tom _______ a photo online, hoping someone could know him.
Within hours, Tom got a text from 17-year-old Danny who _______ having taken the wallet because he hadn’ t eaten in two days. He thought the ring was _________, so he took the money and _______ the wallet off the public docks(码头) into the ocean. Danny wasn’ t __________ with his family and had been living in the __________ for a week. Tom, a father of two, saw the boy for what he was: more of a kid than a criminal, __________ to help him.
Tom called in two divers to __________ the wallet. An hour passed, but there was no __________ of the ring at all. Tom grew __________. Each passing minute increased the __________ that Danny would be arrested(逮捕).
Then a diver popped up. In his hand was the __________, and inside was the ring. Tom called the wallet’ s owner. She immediately dropped the __________ against Danny for stealing the ring.
But it wasn’t __________ for Tom. He’ d been troubled about Danny sleeping in the cold woods. With his home big enough to give Danny a place to live for a while, Tom told the teen he could __________ with his family until the boy got on his feet again.
【1】A.video B.cards C.ring D.photos
【2】A.case B.theft C.incident D.affair
【3】A.watching B.following C.designing D.imagining
【4】A.because B.since C.until D.when
【5】A.touched B.noticed C.found D.approached
【6】A.published B.posted C.took D.developed
【7】A.admitted B.forgot C.denied D.risked
【8】A.genuine B.priceless C.expensive D.worthless
【9】A.pushed B.dragged C.threw D.put
【10】A.breaking up B.getting along C.putting up D.walking along
【11】A.woods B.bar C.docks D.street
【12】A.managed B.failed C.decided D.happened
【13】A.search for B.reach for C.return for D.prepare for
【14】A.signal B.sign C.symbol D.sight
【15】A.annoyed B.confused C.frightened D.worried
【16】A.speed B.awareness C.chances D.level
【17】A.wallet B.camera C.cash D.credit card
【18】A.project B.charge C.campaign D.debate
【19】A.easy B.hard C.right D.over
【20】A.wander B.move C.travel D.stay
33、 There was a woman named Japan Atsuko Saeki living in the city of Fujisawa.When she was a teenager, she____of going to the United States.Most of what she knew about American____was from the textbooks she had read.“I had a____in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy____cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”Atsuko ___to attend college in California.When she arrived, however, she found it was not her____world.“People were struggling with problems and often seemed ___” she said.“I felt very alone.”One of her hardest____was physical education.“We played volleyball,” she said.“The other students were ___it, but I wasn’t.”
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to____the ball to her teammates so they could knock it____the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko.She was afraid of losing face____she failed.
A young man on her team____what she was going through.“He walked up to me and ___‘Come on.You can do that.’”
“You will never understand how those words of____made me feel…Four words: You can do that.I felt like crying with happiness.”
She made it through the class.Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ___.Six years have passed.Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk.“I have ___forgotten the words,” she said.“When things are not going so well, I think of them.”She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness____to her. “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said.That may be the lesson.Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will_____She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four____words: You can do that.
【1】A. learned B. dreamed C. spoken D. heard
【2】A. picture B. education C. life D. spirit
【3】A. photo B. painting C. way D. drawing
【4】A. frying B. baking C. steaming D. boiling
【5】A. hoped B. attempted C. liked D. arranged
【6】A. described B. created C. imagined D. discovered
【7】A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted
【8】A. classes B. questions C. times D. projects
【9】A. curious about B. nervous about C. slow at D. good at
【10】A. kick B. hit C. carry D. pass
【11】A. over B. into C. through D. past
【12】A. if B. after C. because D. until
【13】A. believed B. considered C. sensed D. wondered
【14】A. warned B. whispered C. ordered D. sighed
【15】A. excitement B. suggestion C. persuasion D. encouragement
【16】A. interested B. sure C. puzzled D. doubtful
【17】A. seldom B. already C. never D. almost
【18】A. happened B. applied C. meant D. seemed
【19】A. stay B. continue C. exist D. live
【20】A. merciful B. bitter C. easy D. simple
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.
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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?
36、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.
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、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Chris目前在中国学习汉语。下周五下午他所在的班级将举行一个班会，分享学习汉语的经验。他想邀请你参加并做一个有关汉语学习的报告。由于一些原因，你不能前往。请写一封电子邮件向他说明此事。内容包括：
1. 对他的邀请表示感谢；
2. 不能前往的原因（至少两条）；
3. 希望经常交流学习外语的经验。
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，不计入总词数。
Dear Chris,
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Best regards to you.
Yours,
Li Hua
39、 Roman was the school tough(厉害的) guy because his father was a tough guy. If anyone dared to disobey (不服从)him, they received a beating.
Until Victor arrived. No one would have said that Victor or his dad looked like tough guys : they were very thin and had no muscles . however, this was what Victor said to Ramon when Roman went up to him to make him afraid .
“Hey , new kid. You should know that I am the leader , and I am the toughest guy here.”
“You might be the leader but I am the toughest guy here.”
That was when Victor got his first beating .The second was the day Ramon tried to take a girl’s sandwich from her .
“This girl is a friend of mine and I am the toughest guy in school .So she will not give you her sandwich.” ---were Victor’s last words before the blows started raining down on him.
His third beating came when he did not want to hand over his own sandwich .
“Tough guys like my dad and me do not steal from others ,and you are supposed to be a tough guy too ?” he replied .
Victor got hit regularly ,but he never backed down（临阵退缩） . His bravery in protecting those weaker than him began to impress the rest of his classmates , and he soon gained admirers. Lots of other children began to play with him , so Ramon had even fewer chances to hit Vitor and his friends .
One day ,at the school door ,Ramon’s dad asked him who Victor was .
“That little boy is the tough boy who is the new boss of the playground ?” said Ramon’s father . “You are useless. I am going to hit you and show you what a tough guy really is .”
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。
Paragragh1:
That was not the first time that Ramon got hit by his dad ,but it was the first time that Victor’s dad was there to stop it happening again.
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Paragragh 2:
That was when Ramon’s dad understand why Victor said that his own father was a tough guy.
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40、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，续写的词数应为150左右。
Last year, I spent my holiday in an unfamiliar neighborhood in Lakewood, New Jersey. We rented a house so that some of our children and grandchildren could join us. Everyone in the area was super friendly, offering to come to introduce themselves to us and to ensure that we would make full use of their hospitality, whether to borrow something or to send the kids to play in their yards. We were excited and impressed and immediately began to see if there were any houses for sale in the neighborhood!
The next door to us was particularly fascinating (to visit not to buy). In the yard, there was a tennis court, a swing set and various toys and games that were particularly popular with young children. The owner was also very friendly and invited the kids to come over and play.
They didn't have to be asked twice. They played for hours on end. While we relaxed in our yard, perhaps a little too comfortable, perhaps enjoying each other's company a little too much, perhaps forgetting that young children can't be left too long without adults looking after them.
Apparently, a small fight broke out between the boy of the next door and one of my five-year-old grandsons. My 10-year-old grandson immediately jumped to his cousin's defense and pushed the other boy. At this point, the mother next door was forced to intervene (调停).
And the neighbor came over to speak to us. Now when I try to imagine myself: in that position, I imagine all sorts of negative and aggressive ways to deal with it --- I would have been very angry and complained about the bad behavior of these visiting children, and definitely sent them home.
Paragraph 1: What she did was quite opposite. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Honestly, I owed my thanks to the neighbor. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
41、假如你是李华，由于新冠状病毒严重蔓延，你的美国笔友Sam也不得不在家上网课，他来信说感到焦虑，非常想念自由的学校生活。请你给他回复邮件，邮件内容包括：在这特殊时期如何克服焦虑并保持身心健康，至少3条建议。
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：自我隔离：self-isolation; 网络课程：online classes;
Dear Sam,
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Yours
Li Hua