1、Where is my pen？I ____it.
A.might lose B.would have lost
C.should have lost D.must have lost
2、—So you gave her your phone?
— . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.
A．My pleasure B．Not exactly
C．No doubt D．No wonder
3、Don’t phone me between 5 and 6. I________dinner then.
A．will be having
B．will have
C．have
D．have had
4、_________, he knows a lot of Chinese characters.
A. Child as he is B. As a child he is
C. As he is a child D. A child as he is
5、South Korea is bringing in more foreigners to solve its labor problem—a(n) shortage of blue collar workers.
A.regular B.acute C.flexible D.casual
6、_________ I am concerned, the summer vacation could be shortened.
A.As far as B.As long as C.As soon as D.As well as
7、A driver __________ his car when he makes it go faster or increases its speed.
A.advances B.develops C.accelerates D.stimulates
8、Many experts stick to the view ______ teacher development is the key to the education quality.
A.which B.what C.that D.where
9、______ surprised me most was ______ such a little boy of seven could play the violin so well.
A．That...what
B．What...that
C．That...which
D．What...which
10、—Do you think attending training courses is a great help when you look for a new job?
—Well, it all depends. Besides, it gives me ________ a chance to try.
A. more than B. more of
C. less than D. more or less
11、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
12、Finally, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and ________ every page of my draft.
A. approved B. quoted C. polished D. folded
13、With your help, there is no doubt ______ our plan is meant for will work out successfully.
A．what that
B．whether that
C．that what
D．that whether
14、The class________busy working on the exercises in the classroom at the moment.
A．is
B．are
C．was
D．were
15、Some people with similar experiences find it easy to to his troubles.
A.refer B.reply C.relate D.resemble
16、----Is your father a teacher now?
----No, but he . He taught English for 10 years.
A. used to be B. used to
C. used to do D. was used to
17、___ picks up the wallet and hands it in will be praised by the teacher .
A.Who B.Whoever C.That who D.Who that
18、―Sorry, I can't return your book today because I am only halfway through it.
― ________.I have plenty of other books to read.
A．No wonder
B．Take it seriously
C．Take your time
D．No doubt
19、Snaking through the deserts, the Nile would flood almost _____ each year in June.
A.normally B.variably C.invariably D.increasingly
20、I found it no use _______ to persuade him to give up smoking.
A．Try
B．to try
C．trying
D．having tried
21、Yangzhou is a small city. Therefore, to ________ the flow of traffic, the government has decided to broaden some main streets.
A. speed up B. build up C. link up D. rise up
22、Nowadays, Chinese acupuncture has become popular round the world, ______ have other traditional Chinese medicines.
A.so B.as C.which D.like
23、He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of ___ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.
A.these B.those C.that D.which
24、People are warned ________ in that city because there is some virus going around the city.
A. to not tour B. touring not
C. not to tour D. not touring
25、— ______ is it that makes you so happy?
—The fact that our volleyball team has got into the final.
A.Which B.Why C.Who D.What
26、Four Anticipated Movies in Summer
Toy Story 4（2019）
Directed by: Josh Cooley Opening on: June 21，2019
Starring: Tom Hanks，Tim Allen，Annie Pots，Laurie Metcalf
Pixar Animation Studios present: Toy Story 4 will focus on Bo Peep，together with some new characters who set off a new adventurous journey. Tomatometer：85%
Annabelle Comes Home（2019）
Directed by: Gary Dauberman Opening on: June 28，2019
Starring: Vera Farmiga，Patrick Wilson，Madison Iseman
As the first Annabelle enjoyed great success，this new horror movie will feature the Warrens，who sees Annabelle breathing terrifying life into the haunted town. Tomatometer：98%
Spider-Man: Far From Home（2019）
Directed by: Jon Watts Opening on: July 2，2019
Starring: Tom Holland，Zendaya，Jake Gyllenhaal，Marisa Tomei，Michael Keaton
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame，Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. It's the 23th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe（MCU）.
And the former two Spider-Man movies released are: the first was Spider-Man: Homecoming（2017），then Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse（2018）. Tomatometer：95%
The Farewell（2019）
Directed by: Lulu Wang Opening on: July 12，2019
Starring: Awkwafina，Tzi Ma，Diana Lin
The Crazy Rich Asians star plays a New Yorker who travels to China when her grandmother falls ill，only there's a catch: the family is not telling granny and instead pretending everyone is gathered for a wedding. The movie was a hit at Sundance，and has been already getting awards buzz（口碑）Tomatometer：99%
【1】If you want to see a movie with Chinese elements，you might choose___________.
A. Toy Story4 B. Annabelle Comes Home
C. Spider-Man: Far From Home D. The Farewell
【2】If you are a fan of a scary movie，you might go to the movie on ___________.
A. June 21，2019 B. June28，2019
C. July2，2019 D. July12，2019
【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A. The Farewell is most likely to win an award.
B. Toy Story 4 is a love romance animated movie.
C. Annabelle Comes Home has the highest Tomatometer score.
D. In the MCU，there has been four Spider-Man movies by 2019.
27、Violent Games: Fun or Harmful?
If you play lots of video games, you’ve probably blown a zombie(僵尸) into tiny bits. 【1】 Many adults worry that playing such games could make children act violently in real life. Is that true?
The American Academy of Pediatrics(儿科) says that violence in any kind of media --- from TV to music to video games --- presents a risk to kids’ health. A number of studies have shown a link between video games and aggression, including one published in JAMA Pediatrics in 2014, which found that kids who played violent video games showed an increase in aggressive thoughts and behaviors. 【2】
But not all studies agree that violent games cause kids to act out. Another study replaced violent deaths with evaporation(蒸发) in a game. 【3】 People who played the non-violent game without any training were more aggressive afterward than people who played the violent version but learned to control themselves first.
And here’s an even stranger fact: When violent video games are released, people carry out fewer violent crimes! Why? 【4】 Steve Levitt, coauthor of the book Freakonomics, said, “If you can make video games fun enough, then kids will stop watching TV, and they’ll stop going out and creating violent disorder on the street.”
What do you think? 【5】
A．One possible explanation: potential criminals are at home playing the new game.
B．Then, before playing the game, some people received training and others didn’t.
C．More than 3,000 kids answered survey questions during a two-year period.
D．For example, thinking it’s OK to hit someone you don’t like.
E．Have you ever played any violent video games?
F．Do violent video games cause bad behavior?
G．Some games even pile up dead bodies.
28、Temples have existed for thousands of years. They are the proof of cultures and civilization that existed many years ago. With their excellent architecture and structure they fascinate visitors from around the world.
Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China. The temple was constructed in the 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty as his personal temple, where he would pray for good harvest and to make up for the sins of his people. The temple's architecture is quite interesting: Everything in the temple, which represents heaven, is circular whereas the ground levels, which represent the earth, are square. It symbolizes the relationship between the earth and heaven, the human world and God's world, which stands at the heart of Chinese cosmogony.
Wat Rong Khun “White Temple”
Immediately upon entering the grounds of Chiang Rai's 'White Temple' in Thailand, you’ll realize this contemporary, unconventional temple stands out, even in a country crowded with places of worship. The White Temple is incredibly different and unique in its architecture, art and design. In fact, it's designed in a very modern way, but still sticking to and respecting the conventional Buddhist principles. This temple is all white with many artistic decorations and statues full of mirrors that create nice silvery/glittering reflections.
Kinkaku-ji
Kyoto is filled with beautiful shrines and temples, but none can be compared to the beauty of Kinkaku-ji. This Buddhist temple has acquired a lot of fame recently and has become one of the most visited places in Japan. Whether you visit during the fall when there are red momiji leaves contrasting the gold, in winter when the gold is topped with pure white snow, in spring with the cherry blossoms, or in summer allowing you to see the beautiful temple's golden reflection—there is never a bad time to visit this beautiful temple.
Golden Temple
The Golden Temple in Punjab, India is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism. For the Sikhs, the Golden Temple symbolizes endless freedom and spiritual independence. The site of the temple began with a small lake that was so peaceful that even Buddha came there to meditate (冥想). Thousands of years later, Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism also lived and meditated by the lake. The temple itself is decorated with marble sculptures, gilded in gold and covered in precious stones.
【1】If you're interested in meditation, you would like to go to _________.
A．Kinkaku-ji
B．Temple of Heaven
C．Golden Temple
D．Wat Rong Khun “White Temple”
【2】What do the four temples in the text have in common?
A．They are all located in Asia.
B．They are all Buddhist temples.
C．They have the same type o£ architecture.
D．They are all suitable to visit all the year around.
【3】What's the purpose of the text?
A．To praise the architecture of the temples.
B．To introduce some world-famous temples.
C．To persuade visitors from around the world to come.
D．To inform the long history of the well-known temples.
29、Haw wondered why he had always thought that a change would lead to something worse. Now he realized that change could lead to something better.
"Why didn't I see this before?" he asked himself.
Then he raced through the Maze with greater strength and agility（敏捷）. Before long, he found a Cheese Station and became excited as he noticed little pieces of New Cheese near the entrance.
They were types of Cheeses he had never seen before, but they looked great. He tried them and found that they were delicious. He ate most of the New Cheese bits that were available and put a few in his pocket to have later and perhaps share with Hem. He began to regain his strength.
He entered the Cheese Station with great excitement. But, to his dismay, he found it was empty. Someone had already been there and had left only the few bits of New Cheese.
He realized that if he had moved sooner, he would very likely have found a good deal of New Cheese here.
Haw decided to go back and see if Hem was ready to join him.
As he retraced his steps, he stopped and wrote on the wall:
The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese.
After a while, Haw made his way back to Cheese Station C and found Hem. He offered Hem bits of New Cheese, but was turned down.
Hem appreciated his friend's gesture but said, "I don't think I would like New Cheese. It's not what I'm used to. I want my own Cheese back and I'm not going to change until I get what I want."
Haw just shook his head in disappointment and reluctantly went back out on his own. As he returned to the farthest point he had reached in the Maze, he missed his friend, but realized he liked what he was discovering. Even before he found what he hoped would be a great supply of New Cheese, if ever, he knew that what made him happy wasn't just having Cheese.
He was happy when he wasn't being run by his fear. He liked what he was doing now.
Knowing this, Haw didn't feel as weak as he did when he stayed in Cheese Station C with no Cheese. Just realizing he was not letting his fear stop him, and knowing that he had taken a new direction, nourished him and gave him strength.
Now he felt that it was just a question of time before he found what he needed. In fact, he sensed he had already found what he was looking for.
He smiled as he realized:
It Is Safer To Search In The Maze Than Remain In A Cheseless Station
Haw realized again, as he had once before, that what you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.
He'd been so afraid of never finding New Cheese that he hadn't even wanted to start looking. But since starting his journey, he had found enough Cheese in the corridors to keep him going. Now he looked forward to finding more. Just looking ahead was becoming exciting.
His old thinking had been clouded by his worries and fears. He used to think about not having enough Cheese, or not having it last as long as he wanted. He used to think more about what could go wrong than what could go right.
But that had changed in the days since he had left Cheese Station C.
He used to believe that Cheese should never be moved and that change wasn't right.
Now he realized it was natural for change to continually occur, whether you expect it or not change could surprise you only if you didn't expect it and weren't looking for it.
When he realized he had changed his beliefs, he paused to write on the wall:
Old Beliefs Do Not Lead You To The New Cheese
Haw hadn't found any Cheese yet, but, as he ran through the Maze, he thought about what he had already learned.
Haw now realized that his new beliefs were encouraging him to behave in a new way. He was behaving differently from the way he had when he had kept returning to the same cheeseless station.
He now knew that when you change what you believe, you change what you do.
You can believe that a change will harm you and resist it. Or you can believe that finding New Cheese will help you, and embrace the change.
It all depends on what you choose to believe.
He wrote on the wall:
When You See That You Can Find New Cheese, You Change Course.
【1】What can we know from the first eight paragraphs?
A．Haw was eager to eat up all Cheese bits.
B．Haw cared much more about himself than Hem.
C．Haw had been reluctant to change himself before.
D．Haw has been dreaming of himself enjoying Cheese.
【2】What do the sentences Haw wrote on the wall reflect?
A．Haw has been changing his mind and action to reach his goal gradually
B．Haw would inspire others to make changes with him.
C．Haw wanted Hem to find him by following the tracks on the wall.
D．Haw had a strong desire to find New Cheese to share with Hem
【3】Which of the following can express the main idea of the passage?
A．Old habits die hard
B．A diversity leads to success.
C．Action speaks louder than words.
D．Someone barks up the wrong the tree.
【4】From the passage, which words can be used to describe Haw?
A．Stubborn but selfless
B．Determined but cold
C．Outgoing and humorous
D．Caring and ambitious
30、 I was excited to take my dog Georgie to the river the other day, as it’s within walking distance of our new home. Having spent her first six years in a cage, George had never seen a body of _________, and I wanted to get there before sunset to watch her _________ it.
I was growing increasingly _________ about all the stops. She _________ the grass, dirt and trees, and licked whatever was stuck to the road. These were all new _________ for her and she took her time studying them.
When I accepted that it was _________ to hurry her along, I _________ my cell phone and began texting. I thought that I needed something to do while Georgie was _________ us down.
Then, I heard the cicadas (蝉), and I remembered that the sound of cicadas is my favorite sound in the world. That awakened something buried within me that _________ for the simple pleasures that had been ____________ by technology.
I made a __________ decision to be present, and to enjoy the ____________ to the river, just like Georgie. The journey was just as ____________ as the final destination would be, and it took that Georgie to ____________ me.
Now. I ____________ the wonder of the winding plants on our path. I felt the occasional warm raindrop on my skin from a gray sky ____________ to burst at any moment. I smelled the grass, the flowers, the dirt and the air. I treasured each one ____________, as if discovering them for the first time.
As we neared our destination. I realized something even more ____________ It didn’t matter whether we even reached the river. Why must there always be a ____________? Georgie had no idea that we had a destination. She was present for the journey, and she ____________ every bit of that sweet experience.
【1】A.water B.land C.work D.people
【2】A.drink B.experience C.waste D.clean
【3】A.worried B.curious C.upset D.impatient
【4】A.protected B.removed C.inspected D.damaged
【5】A.discoveries B.gifts C.jobs D.problems
【6】A.necessary B.fruitless C.wise D.better
【7】A.picked up B.turned off C.looked for D.took out
【8】A.letting B.turning C.slowing D.breaking
【9】A.paid B.longed C.applied D.planned
【10】A.replaced B.determined C.required D.followed
【11】A.curious B.flexible C.panic D.conscious
【12】A.journey B.freedom C.cycling D.swimming
【13】A.hard B.dangerous C.wonderful D.long
【14】A.give B.leave C.remind D.convince
【15】A.admired B.expressed C.discovered D.worked
【16】A.beginning B.continuing C.threatening D.leading
【17】A.equally B.secretly C.greatly D.absolutely
【18】A.interesting B.serious C.useful D.important
【19】A.difference B.destination C.change D.reason
【20】A.provided B.used C.lacked D.enjoyed
31、 “I have recently completed my college degree.” The project we were __ to do in the last class was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and record their __．
Soon, my husband and I went out to a McDonald’s for __. We were standing in line, waiting to be __, when everyone around us began to back away. __ I turned around, I smelled a __ “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two __ homeless men.
As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “smiling”. His blue eyes were __ of expectation as if in search of acceptance. The second man __ awkward. I realized the second man was mentally challenged.
The young lady at the __ asked him what they wanted. He said,“coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could __. If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy __. I realized that he just wanted to be __. It was too cold outside.
Then I really felt it—the compulsion(冲动) was so great that I almost reached out and embraced the short man. I noticed all the customers in the restaurant were __ at me, judging my every action. I smiled and __ two more breakfast meals for the two men. The short man looked up at me in __ with tears in his eyes.
I returned to the __ on the last evening of class with this story. I turned in“my project” and the teacher read it. Then she said,“Can I __ this？”
I nodded. She began to read __ while every student listened attentively.
In my own way I __ the people at McDonald’s, my teacher, and every student in the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
【1】A.taught B.learned C.told D.expected
【2】A.reactions B.songs C.opinions D.stories
【3】A.advice B.help C.information D.breakfast
【4】A.checked B.called C.served D.found
【5】A.Because B.If C.As D.Though
【6】A.horrible B.pleasant C.common D.strange
【7】A.handsome B.powerful C.rich D.poor
【8】A.proud B.full C.aware D.afraid
【9】A.looked B.sounded C.smelled D.proved
【10】A.desk B.stage C.counter D.door
【11】A.discover B.save C.afford D.do
【12】A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
【13】A.warm B.alone C.clean D.quiet
【14】A.glaring B.staring C.glancing D.shouting
【15】A.sold B.prepared C.ordered D.searched
【16】A.surprise B.relief C.fear D.gratitude
【17】A.college B.home C.restaurant D.hospital
【18】A.keep B.copy C.share D.make
【19】A.silently B.sadly C.fully D.aloud
【20】A.persuaded B.touched C.shocked D.warned
32、Failing in something isn’t a really nice feeling. But Scotland’s Fettes College in Edinburgh wants to show its students that ________ is not something to fear and is actually something to ________ !
From this year on, the boarding school has been ________ the “Failure Week” to celebrate taking risks and learning from failure. Whether it is in sports or at school, children often face a lot of ________ to succeed and do well, and the school is becoming ________ about them.
“Young people from all walks of life live in a high-pressure environment where they are ________ efforts to achieve a level of being ________ ,” said Sue Bruce, head of personal and social education at the school. “This week at Fettes we have been focusing on one of the most misunderstood ingredients of ________----failure. While we are often ________of failure, it is important to learn that it is only ________failing, often many times, that we learn how to succeed. Through the week, we have looked at the ________of some of the most successful inventors and artists, who failed hundreds, if not thousands, of times in their ________ to success.”
To ________failure, students were encouraged to try something they had been ________ to do before, like playing an instrument or juggling in front of an audience. A number of students ________ and tried things that they finally failed in, but they had fun and ________ the experience.
Students also ________ about famous people like J. K. Rowling and Richard Branson who failed many times ________ they achieved what they had set out to do. “Don’t let failure stop you. Thomas Edison had failed many times before taking his inventions to the ________ , which people were eager to buy. If you let the fear of failure stop you from doing something, you are ________ stopping yourselves from learning, developing, and potentially succeeding,” said Bruce.
【1】
A．life
B．study
C．failure
D．challenge
【2】
A．welcome
B．observe
C．admit
D．protect
【3】
A．continuing
B．holding
C．keeping
D．founding
【4】
A．trouble
B．exercise
C．freedom
D．pressure
【5】
A．confused
B．concerned
C．curious
D．unsatisfied
【6】
A．collecting
B．offering
C．making
D．requiring
【7】
A．perfect
B．proud
C．correct
D．satisfied
【8】
A．sorrow
B．fame
C．success
D．achievement
【9】
A．sure
B．afraid
C．careful
D．aware
【10】
A．with
B．upon
C．over
D．through
【11】
A．works
B．contributions
C．influences
D．experiences
【12】
A．tendency
B．journey
C．access
D．desire
【13】
A．remember
B．stress
C．celebrate
D．avoid
【14】
A．unfit
B．unable
C．unbearable
D．unclear
【15】
A．stepped up
B．lit up
C．put up
D．cheered up
【16】
A．repeated
B．guaranteed
C．explored
D．enjoyed
【17】
A．taught
B．learned
C．instructed
D．explained
【18】
A．before
B．when
C．until
D．unless
【19】
A．popularity
B．lab
C．reality
D．market
【20】
A．hopefully
B．naturally
C．actually
D．obviously
33、 Realizing that our family cat, Misty, had disappeared was a______experience for me. We had recently moved into a home in a new suburb and on a far______road with cars coming and going. I had kept Misty locked up in the house for recommended two weeks.______, with everyone busy and excited for a new life, she disappeared not long after. We______for her everywhere. We tried our neighbor,______the railway track running along the back of our property and returned to our old house. We______looked for her whenever we went out, hoping to find a(n)______little cat hiding behind a tree or something.
It was several weeks______Misty turned up. She must have tried to find her way back to our_______home after all and then, when she didn’t find us, decided to return.______and untidy, she let us make a big fuss over her.______was slow but eventually she looked plump and healthy once more. Yet Misty still wasn’t content. A nervous cat______, she was as unsettled as she had been. But with so many other problems______on my shoulders at the time, I wasn’t sure what to do about it.
One morning we woke up to find that Misty was______again. After a quick search, my son found her body near our house, wrapped in an expensive sports jacket and left______on the side of the road. There was a______pinned to the jacket, expressing how very sorry the driver was that he didn’t see her, and how he didn’t have a chance to stop as she dashed out in front of him. I cried______because of the unknown driver’s kindness, and also because I felt that I had let Misty down.
We______Misty in our backyard. It helped me a lot to know that she had been______, when so many animals killed on the road aren’t. The consideration of the stranger who had______to stop, wrap her up in his own clothing and write that heartfelt note in the early hours of the morning will always be remembered.
【1】A.curious B.sad C.happy D.delightful
【2】A.busier B.emptier C.wider D.easier
【3】A.However B.Therefore C.Thus D.Since
【4】A.cared B.paid C.searched D.headed
【5】A.looked B.checked C.watched D.approached
【6】A.constantly B.occasionally C.hardly D.regularly
【7】A.bored B.charmed C.inspired D.scared
【8】A.after B.since C.before D.that
【9】A.latter B.former C.new D.present
【10】A.Thrilling B.Disturbing C.Starving D.Exciting
【11】A.Recovery B.Adjustment C.Treatment D.Discovery
【12】A.in defense B.on earth C.by nature D.at length
【13】A.pushing B.pressing C.focusing D.expanding
【14】A.leaving B.running C.missing D.hiding
【15】A.neatly B.roughly C.simply D.carelessly
【16】A.message B.letter C.word D.note
【17】A.partly B.only C.generally D.usually
【18】A.threw B.protected C.deserted D.buried
【19】A.looked after B.taken after C.named after D.modelled after
【20】A.minded B.bothered C.troubled D.concerned
34、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.
I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.
For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.
They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.
At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.
The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”
35、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
My daughter
(A story told by a father, a famous actor)
My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.
I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.
We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.
I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.
We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.
I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.
We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.
36、
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.
37、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?
B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.
A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?
B: Twice a week.
A: Can you go there without a t【3】?
B: No. That’s not allowed.
A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?
B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.
A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?
B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.
A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.
B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.
38、假定你是李华，你收到外国朋友Peter的邮件，他想了解你校在新冠疫情（COVID﹣19 epidemic）期间线上教学的情况。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1．课程与时间；
2．你的学习状态；
3．你的期待。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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39、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的美国好友 Jim 得知美国也发生新冠肺炎，很紧张，发来邮件向你询问应对方法，请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 安慰他不要紧张。
2. 建议应对方法。
3. 表达战胜病毒的信心。
注意：1．词数不少于 50；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：新冠肺炎：COVID-9
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
40、假定你是李华，想邀请外教Tom一起参观校园摄影作品展（photography exhibition).请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 展览时间、地点；
2. 展览内容、意义；
3.表达期待。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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41、假设你是晨光中学学生Li Jin。看到校园网英文讨论区一位同学发的帖子，谈到复课复学后自己的学习情况。请你用英语给他回帖。
After a super long staycation, I returned to school on May. Studying at home is not as efficient as at school. I have been feeling nervous about the school life and the intense stress from study. I think I am totally left behind. I should have worked hard, but sometimes I just can’t concentrate on what the teacher is saying in the class…
John
1. 表示理解并鼓励他…
2. 给他提出相关建议（如保持良好心态；认真上好每一节课；向老师同学寻求帮助等）
3. 期待他能够取得进步。
注意：1. 词数不少于100；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
John,
It’s very normal that you feel stressed and nervous after such a long staycation.
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Li Jin