1、Although this ____ sound like a simple task, great care is needed.
A．must
B．may
C．shall
D．should
2、Every time I look at the old photos, I am ________ back to my early childhood.
A. translated B. transferred
C. transported D. transformed
3、Taking a close look at their respective (各自的) historical contexts, purposesand principles, huge differences can be ______ between the Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路倡议) and the Marshall Plan (马歇尔计划).
A.condemned B.identified C.abused D.twisted
4、They were lost at sea at the ___________ of wind and weather.
A. mess B. mercy
C. moment D. mixture
5、They advocate the proposal we were opposed ______ rediscussed at the next meeting.
A.to be B.should be C.to was D.was
6、It is difficult for one to ______ the manners of another world when he doesn’t know what they are.
A.see to B.tend to C.subscribe to D.witness to
7、---Can you see the building clearly in the foggy day?
--- It makes no _______to me whether it’s foggy or not, for I’m blind.
A．sense
B．mistake
C．difference
D．meaning
8、The details are not known but the ________ of these written agreements arc basically known.
A.organs B.outlines C.potentials D.patents
9、________of their bad habits, the boys changed from being dependent on their parents to ________for others.
A. Having rid; sacrificing B. To rid; sacrifice
C. Rid; sacrificing D. Having been rid; sacrifice
10、Is it the driver or the passerby ________is________for the accident?
A．whom; to blame
B．who; to be blamed
C．that; to be blamed
D．that; to blame
11、With the old man ___ the way, we had no trouble in ___ that cave.
A.leading; finding B.leads; find C.led; to find D.was leading; found
12、Difficulties and hardships have ____ the best character of the young geologist.
A. brought in B. brought out
C. brought up D. brought about
13、It is ____ that the amateur singer beat a large number of professionals in the contest.
A.identical B.intact C.incredible D.inconvenient
14、Rita loves her son so much that she ________ two hours every Sunday afternoon to spend with him.
A.set aside B.set back C.set out D.set off
15、______ they have won the game made us excited.
A．/
B．That
C．What
D．Which
16、The online game platform is crowded with teenagers, few of _______ enthusiastic about study.
A.whom B.that C.who D.them
17、Have any new novels about solving murder cases ____ up to the present?
A. come out B. come about C. brought about D. brought out
18、At last, I should thank Mr. White for the ________ of speaking here.
A.prejudice B.privilege C.ambition D.favor
19、The film was so moving that we all burst into tears. Never before seen a film like that.
A. had I B. I had C. have I D. I have
20、Each soldier and sailor________ given a rifle when the ship landed.
A.were B.was C.are D.is
21、I can _______ Diana's thoughts from the changes in her facial expressions.
A.notice B.scan C.read D.print
22、A rift valley_____ an area _____ there is increased volcanic activity and thinned planetary crust.
A.is composed of, where B.consists of, which
C.made up of, where D.compose, when
23、﹣﹣English is becoming so important．
﹣﹣It's true．Many university classes are taught in English ______ the native language is not English．
A.as if B.what if
C.as long as D.even though
24、Not until _________ in the college entrance exam _________ that he had wasted much time using his mobile phone to surf the Internet and play games.
A.had he failed; he realized B.he had failed; did he realize
C.he had failed; he realized D.did he fail; did he realize
25、The box ________ all the books you need, ________ an English-English dictionary.
A.contains; to include B.contains; including
C.includes; contained D.includes; containing
26、 Researchers have discovered a new bacterium that feeds on polyurethane, a kind of plastic that is difficult to recycle or destroy. Scientists say the discovery could help reduce a flood of hard — to — recycle plastics that are ending up in the world's landfills（垃圾填埋地） and polluting oceans.
A team from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany, found the new type of soil bacteria. It was spotted in an area that contained a large amount of plastic waste. The team discovered the bacteria were feeding on polyurethane diol, which was widely used in many different products.
One problem is that recycling polyurethane requires a lot of energy. The plastic material does not melt when heated. Most polyurethane-based products end up in landfills, where they can release dangerous chemicals. The team round that the bacterium can produce enzymes（酶）that eat away polyurethane. This would make it possible to break down the material in the environment. The results were recently reported in a study in the publication Frontiers in Microbiology. Hermann Heipieper helped write the report. He said in a statement the finding “represents an important step in being able to reuse polyurethane products.”
German study noted that plastic-eating bacteria could be easily controlled and produced for industrial use. The researchers said the next step is to find more information about the bacterial enzymes that can break down polyurethane.
Scientist Douglas Rader wrote about the issue in a 2018 article for the Environmental Defense Fund. He said much more study should be carried out to learn about the complex relationships between bacteria and marine ecosystems. “Such research is needed before we can take action such as putting plastic-eating bacteria into the ocean,” Rader wrote.
【1】What is the problem about polyurethane?
A.It seems difficult to transport when it goes to landfills.
B.It affects the quality of plastic products if widely used.
C.It melts easily when exposed to the sun for a long time.
D.It pollutes the environment unless recycled or destroyed.
【2】What do we know about the new type of bacteria from the text?
A.It can produce harmful chemicals. B.It can gradually destroy polyurethane.
C.It is very hard to discover and control. D.It is very likely to increase plastic waste.
【3】What is Douglas Rader's attitude towards the future use of the new bacterium?
A.Doubtful. B.Disapproval.
C.Cautious. D.Enthusiastic.
【4】Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A.Plastic-eating Bacteria B.Plastic Waste — A Big Problem
C.Plastic and Ocean D.Polyurethane — A Bacteria killer
27、 Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy – five, he gave $ 60,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s ground.
As a result of his kindness, he became famous. Many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening,” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
【1】Johnson became a rich man through _______.
A. doing business B. making whisky
C. cheating D. buying and selling land
【2】The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson _______.
A. had many children in the school B. was a strange old man
C. was very fond of children D. was very kind
【3】Many people wrote to Johnson to find out _______.
A. what kind of whisky he had B. how to live longer
C. how to become wealthy D. in which part of the neck to have an injection
【4】When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that _______.
A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening
B. he needn’t an injection in the neck
C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well
D. there was something wrong with his neck
28、 It Was in the Victorian Era (维多利业时期)that the novel became the leading form of literature in English. Most writers were more concerned to meet the tastes of the middle class. The best known works of the period included the works of Charles Dickens and the Bronte sisters and others.
Charles Dickens came on the literary scene in the 1830s. Dickens wrote vividly about London life and the struggles of the poor. Most of his works were written in a very humorous style, which was popular with readers of all classes.
The Bronte sisters were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. They began to write from early childhood. In 1846 they published the first book at their own expense as poets; however, their book attracted little attention, selling only two copies. Then the sisters turned to writing novels, each producing a novel in the following year.
An interest in rural(田园的)matters and the changing social and economic situation of the countryside may be seen in the novels of Thomas f tardy and a number of others.
Literature for children developed as a single style. Some works became well-known, such as those of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. Adventure novels were written for adults but are now generally grouped in the list for children. Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author at the end of the Victorian Era, best known for her children's books, which featured (以……为特色)animal characters. In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902.
【1】What can we know about Charles Dickens from the text?
A.He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing.
B.He focused on changing social and economic situation of the countryside
C.He wrote about the struggles of the poor in London.
D.He published the highly successful children's book.
【2】Which is TRUE about the Bronte sisters?
A.They were English writers of the 1930s.
B.They paid to have their first book published.
C.They began their writing from the rural life.
D.Their first book was successful.
【3】The author states in the last paragraph that .
A.Edward Lear was famous for writing about animals
B.adventure novels were not written for children at first
C.Thomas Hardy was not as famous as Lewis Carroll
D.society changed rapidly in the Victorian Era
【4】This text is mainly about
A.literature in the Victorian Era
B.writing styles in the Victorian Era
C.famous works in the Victorian Era
D.the importance of literature in the Victorian Era
29、 Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the most successful, influential and beloved women in American history, once said that she had one regret: she wished she had been prettier. Who hasn’t felt the same way? 【1】 To overcome them, we spend billions of dollars every year on cosmetics, diet products, fashion and so on.
Why do we care so much about how we look? Because it matters. Because beauty is powerful. Because even when we learn to value people mostly for being kind and wise and funny, we are still moved by beauty. No matter how much we argue against it, beauty has great influence on us. 【2】
Aristotle said, “Beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction.” 【3】 We simply treat beautiful people better than we do others. Attach a photograph of a beautiful author to an essay, and people will think that it is more creative and more intelligently written than exactly the same essay accompanied by the photo of a homely author.
Our sensitivity to physical beauty is not something we can control at will. 【4】 Experiments conducted by psychologist Judith J. Langlois showed that even small babies prefer to look at attractive faces. Before they have met a single super model, before they have watched a single TV show, before they have opened up a single fashion magazine, they are drawn to the same faces which adults have judged to be attractive.
【5】 Just as Nancy Etcoff says, “We have to understand beauty, or we will always be enslaved by it.” If you aim to be wise and kind and funny, it doesn’t mean that you can’t also try your best to look beautiful. There’s no reason to feel guilty about being moved by beauty’s power. It moves us all.
A. We are born with it.
B. It’s not fair, but it’s true.
C. There is simply no escape.
D. It actually does not make any sense.
E. We are all proud of our achievements.
F. We are all too aware of our physical imperfections.
G. However, there are more important things in life than beauty.
30、One fall in the mid-1950s, I took some time off and got a train ticket to visit relatives in Cleveland. I was _________ out of school and had begun working as an office clerk. On my return trip, I noticed a couple across the aisle (通道) — a(n) _________ and a young woman — having a conversation.
_________, I realized the two of them weren’t traveling together after all, but had just met on the train. The woman finally got off at Rochester, New York, leaving the soldier _________. I couldn’t help noticing his good looks out of the corner of my _________.
He asked _________ he could look at the train timetable I was holding, and then if he could _________ next to me so we could chat. He’s a fast mover, I thought. I’ll have to _________ for this one. I invited him to _________ the too-large lunch my aunt had __________ for my trip, and we __________ all the way to my stop in Oneida, and we __________ addresses and he said he would be in __________.
After a week, I still hadn’t heard from him and had begun to think he’d forgotten about me. Then, on Saturday, the phone rang and a __________ voice asked if I would like to see a movie with him that evening. He’d come to Oneida, and we __________ seeing On the Waterfront at the Kallet Theatre.
We had a few more __________ during his Army leave, and then he was __________ overseas. For the next few years, we __________ and he visited me on other holidays. Today we’ve been together more than 55 years, raising three daughters who now have daughters of their own.
Before taking my trip to Cleveland all those years ago, I was warned never to speak to __________ on a train. I’m certainly __________ I didn’t listen.
【1】
A．absent
B．fresh
C．expert
D．anxious
【2】
A．armyman
B．businessman
C．policeman
D．salesman
【3】
A．Immediately
B．Eventually
C．Hurriedly
D．Imaginarily
【4】
A．aside
B．annoyed
C．amazed
D．alone
【5】
A．eye
B．ear
C．shoulder
D．seat
【6】
A．when
B．where
C．if
D．how
【7】
A．sit
B．wait
C．lean
D．bend
【8】
A．set out
B．make out
C．hang out
D．watch out
【9】
A．prepare
B．share
C．deliver
D．order
【10】
A．carried
B．packed
C．allocated
D．stored
【11】
A．argued
B．wept
C．talked
D．ate
【12】
A．found
B．announced
C．exchanged
D．described
【13】
A．need
B．despair
C．pain
D．touch
【14】
A．familiar
B．mature
C．strange
D．particular
【15】
A．gave up
B．added up
C．ended up
D．got up
【16】
A．discussions
B．dates
C．lessons
D．deals
【17】
A．injured
B．attracted
C．assigned
D．employed
【18】
A．separated
B．settled
C．practiced
D．corresponded
【19】
A．strangers
B．officers
C．conductors
D．writers
【20】
A．curious
B．glad
C．aware
D．sorry
31、 Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength.
Take, for example, the ________ of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo (柔道), although he had lost his left ________ in a car accident.
The boy began ________ with an old judo teacher. The boy was doing well, but he couldn’t understand why, after three ________, the teacher had taught him only one move.
“Teacher,” the boy ________ said, “Shouldn’t I be learning more moves?” “This is the only move you’ll ever ________ to know,” the teacher replied.
The boy didn’t quite ________, but he believed in his teacher and kept ________.
Several more months later, the teacher took the boy to his first tournament. The boy easily ________ his first two matches. The third match was a little ________, but after some time he used his one move to win the match.
Still ________ by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, ________, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be ________. The referee (裁判) was worried that the boy might get ________. He was about to stop the match when the boy’s teacher said, “No, let him ________.”
Soon after the match started again, his opponent made a big ________: He dropped his guard. The boy quickly used his move to pin (压住) him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the ________.
On the way home, the boy asked his teacher: “Teacher, how could I win the tournament ________ only one move?”
“You won for two ________,” the teacher answered. “First, you’ve ________ one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.”
【1】A.problem B.news C.story D.progress
【2】A.arm B.leg C.eye D.ear
【3】A.discussions B.lessons C.meetings D.fights
【4】A.months B.years C.weeks D.days
【5】A.suddenly B.slowly C.jokingly D.finally
【6】A.want B.need C.expect D.remember
【7】A.believe B.argue C.understand D.agree
【8】A.training B.struggling C.thinking D.testing
【9】A.watched B.won C.experienced D.lost
【10】A.important B.meaningful C.difficult D.hopeful
【11】A.moved B.influenced C.tired D.amazed
【12】A.older B.younger C.smarter D.stronger
【13】A.crying B.losing C.regretting D.laughing
【14】A.hurt B.disappointed C.annoyed D.frightened
【15】A.start B.stop C.continue D.leave
【16】A.decision B.mistake C.change D.difference
【17】A.champion B.leader C.teacher D.loser
【18】A.in B.for C.along D.with
【19】A.points B.reasons C.keys D.excuses
【20】A.challenged B.taught C.learned D.seen
32、 How many licks （舔）does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop （棒棒糖）？
The first time I heard this in the Tootsie Pop advertisement, I was five years old. I immediately started _______ and counting. After about two hundred licks or so. I stopped. The _______ of the chewy center had proven to be too great, and I _______ my way through the hard shell （外壳）to the very center. Besides, I _______ knew it took three licks to get to the center― that’s how many licks it took the owl （猫头鹰）in the advertisement to get to the center, so that, to me, it was the _______ answer.
In high school I held to the Tootsie Pop _______ . To me, the answer was still always three licks.
In my freshman year. I joined the Model United Nations _______ in my school. The Chair position had _______ the center of the Tootsie Pop and my _______ had become various other students. The first so-called was Eric who had luckily _______ the prestigious （有威望的）Chair position. So, I decided, _______ Eric reached the center in only one lick, that's how many licks it should take me. I went to the tryouts with a view to obtaining the position but _______.
At the end of my sophomore （崗二）year, a new owl named Iris had _______ achieved the chair position after trying twice. I began working hard again. But then again, I did not make a _______ of it.
Now, slightly frustrated after _______ two setbacks, I found a new owl. Evan. It had taken him three licks to get to the "center： Three was all I could _______ . It was widely known that senior year was the _______ year to become Chair. I thought about _______ the program. but on second thoughts. I decided to continue.
Eleven years later, I visited the official Tootsie Pop website to find the real answer to the question that had _______ me my entire high school life. I finally understood. However many licks it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop depends on however many licks I _______ to take—not how many the other owls take.
【1】A.dreaming B.admiring C.licking D.chewing
【2】A.appeal B.appearance C.power D.discovery
【3】A.fought B.followed C.made D.bit
【4】A.seldom B.never C.already D.nearly
【5】A.brief B.right C.random D.temporary
【6】A.advertisement B.plan C.philosophy D.custom
【7】A.program B.conference C.title D.activity
【8】A.become B.changed C.determined D.explored
【9】A.shell B.hope C.owl D.companion
【10】A.noticed B.shifted C.improved D.landed
【11】A.unless B.if C.before D.until
【12】A.failed B.quit C.survived D.struggled
【13】A.yet B.even C.still D.also
【14】A.promise B.success C.point D.joke
【15】A.interacting with B.frightening away C.going through D.working out
【16】A.afford B.buy C.admit D.expect
【17】A.middle B.gap C.last D.initial
【18】A.winning B.criticizing C.quitting D.arranging
【19】A.motivated B.troubled C.attracted D.instructed
【20】A.learn B.offer C.refuse D.choose
33、 I was going to see my grandma Ruthy.
Approaching her apartment, I was suddenly seized with the _______ that I was going to die one day. I walked in to see my grandmother sitting on the sofa, _______ and pale. Once she would have _______ me in her huge bear hug, but now it seemed like the sofa was going to have her _______ alive.
I knew I was supposed to hug her but I wanted to _______ . I didn't want to even make eye contact with this woman that I had loved so _______ , because if I did, maybe death would _______ from over her shoulder and touch me too.
My grandmother, dying of cancer, _______ pulled herself to the edge of the sofa and _______ herself up and said, "So where are we going for dinner? ' I turned to my mom ________ I didn't know what food went with dying.
The next minute, we ended up ________her off the sofa, down the steps, into the car, and driving to the closest ________. She hadn't managed solid food in weeks, and could ________ do a sip(一小口) of water due to the pain. But she ordered a large cup of beer. We ate and she drank. ________ , there was no death. There was no cancer. There was a moment like that in every ________ .
Then we said ________ . I was waiting for the icy cold hand of ________on my heart.
But I didn't feel it, because she had ________ a shield(防护物)around me ---the meal.
The last ________ my grandma Ruthy taught me is that one day, I'm supposed to look over my shoulder and say, "Hello, Death. Before we go, I'm going to have one more ________.'
【1】A.depression B.terror C.surprise D.anger
【2】A.clumsy B.hungry C.tiring D.weak
【3】A.wrapped B.packed C.contacted D.comforted
【4】A.locked B.split C.swallowed D.bitten
【5】A.check B.scream C.stand D.flee
【6】A.slightly B.deliberately C.dearly D.secretly
【7】A.reach out B.run away C.look away D.set out
【8】A.smoothly B.unwillingly C.casually D.slowly
【9】A.dressed B.straightened C.gave D.fastened
【10】A.when B.although C.because D.unless
【11】A.dragging B.rushing C.carrying D.inviting
【12】A.restaurant B.park C.supermarket D.clinic
【13】A.carefully B.barely C.freely D.easily
【14】A.From time to time B.From then on C.For a long while D.For a moment
【15】A.meal B.conversation C.party D.celebration
【16】A.sorry B.goodbye C.hello D.thanks
【17】A.fate B.God C.death D.life
【18】A.built B.remove C.bought D.refused
【19】A.skill B.concept C.story D.lesson
【20】A.hug B.beer C.talk D.trip
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: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?
Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.
The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.
The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.
In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.
So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?
According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.
But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.
Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”
36、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.
Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.
"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.
Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.
"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much
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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?
38、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。
In today’s world where we have various translation apps that allow us to talk to almost anyone “in his own language”, why do we still need to make an effort to learn a foreign language ourselves? There are practical reasons, of course. For example, those who are bilingual (具备双语能力的) have a better chance in the job market. And science has proved that learning to speak more than one
language can train one’s brain to be stronger.
But there’s more to it than that. US author Rita Mae Brown once wrote: “Language is the road map of a culture.” By taking a look at the vocabulary and idioms of a language system, we get a glimpse (一瞥) at what’s held important in a certain culture. Take the Swedish word “lagom” for example. It means “just the right amount”, which doesn’t have a matching word either in English or in Chinese. From “lagom”, we can see how much the concepts of “moderation (适度)” and “balance” are valued in Swedish culture. By learning a foreign language, you also gain a better understanding of your own culture. Irish language expert Benny Lewis explained this idea in his blog with an interesting metaphor: “Trying to understand your own culture merely from within it is like trying to understand what a bus is like if you’ve only ever ridden inside it. If you want the bigger picture, you need to get off that bus and examine it from the outside.” And by opening our eyes to different
cultures, we’re able to understand better how people grow up to be different from one another. We also learn to be more tolerant and respectful to the diversity of the world.
As Trinity University professor Leonardo De Valoes wrote on the school’s website: “Foreign language study is simply part of a very basic liberal education: to ‘educate’ is to lead out, to lead out of narrowness and darkness.”
39、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
The Possible Health Dangers of Air-conditioners
Although many of us may feel air-conditioners bring relief from hot, humid or polluted outside air, they pose many potential health hazards. Much research has looked at how the movement of air inside a closed environment—such as an office building—can spread disease or expose people in the building to harmful chemicals.
One of the more widely publicized dangers is that of Legionnaire’s disease, which was first recognized in the 1970s. This was found to have affected people in buildings with air-conditioning systems in which warm air pumped out of the system’ cooling towers was somehow sucked back into the air intake, in most cases due to poor design. The warm air, filled with bacteria, was combined with cooled, conditioned air and was then circulated around various parts of the building. Studies showed that even people outside such buildings were at risk if they walked past air exhaust pipes.
Large air-conditioning systems add water to the air they circulate by means of humidifiers. In older systems, the water used for this process is kept in special reservoirs, the bottoms of which provide breeding grounds for bacteria which can find their way into the ventilation system. The risk to human health from this situation has been highlighted by the fact that the immune systems of approximately half of workers in air-conditioned office buildings have developed the ability to fight off the organisms found at the bottom of system reservoirs. But chemicals called “biocides” are added to reservoirs to make them germ-free, and they are dangerous in their own right in sufficient quantities, as they often contain compounds strongly linked to cancers.
Finally, it should be pointed out that the artificial climatic environment created by air-conditioners can also affect us. In a natural environment, whether indoor or outdoor, there are small variations in temperature and humidity. Indeed, the human body has long been accustomed to these normal changes. In an air-conditioned living or working environment, however, body temperatures remain well under 37℃, our normal temperature. This leads to a weakened immune system and thus greater exposure to diseases such as colds and flu.
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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。
Choosing the right college can be a difficult task. There are thousands of colleges and universities for you to choose from and many are worthy of being considered. For each potential college, find out the success rate of students' getting their jobs, especially those related to your majors. Here are some strategies（策略）for you to make the right choice.
Colleges which offer practice in some of the fields are worthy of your attention. It can provide you with a large amount of information on job hunting. Companies often prefer employees that perform well. Practice gives you the valuable experience and necessary opportunities. Some practical skills that you learn will really prepare yourself for the certain jobs. Besides, choosing a college that has teacher members with good reputations in their fields can also be very useful since these teacher members can provide you with steps into the working world by practice.
School rankings and a national reputation of academic success are often the important factors（因素）for your potential employers. This type of information can be found easily on the Internet and in magazines. To the employers, graduates from high ranking colleges are often considered more reliable. They have a stronger ability to learn and are more likely to create wealth for the company. Sometimes it can even be a more important factor in looking for a job than the actual quality of education the college provides.
After narrowing down your choices to a few colleges, it's time to visit them. Taking a look at the campus（校园）can change your attitude to a particular school. Plan your tour and then do some research on your own. It is also important to talk to as many students as you can and find out if earning a degree from the school is helpful in getting a job. Meanwhile, you can speak to the students in the majors you're considering to know what the courses are like, what you'll learn, and what your expected outcome will be.
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41、假定你是李华，你的美国的笔友Peter来信询问你如何做好新型冠状病毒的自我防护以应对美国爆发的新型冠状病毒。请你给他回封信，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 提出建议；
3. 表示安慰。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
新型冠状病毒：the novel virus
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