1、The school has decided to adopt a new _____ to discipline.
A. approach B. way
C. method D. means
2、You’d better make extra copies of this important file in case you need it for future _______.
A．preference
B．potential
C．reference
D．reservation
3、The Amish, who live a simple farming life, ________ cars because they like having tight communities where everyone lives close together.
A.construct B.convey C.reserve D.reject
4、_____ the delicious food here, why not enjoy yourself shopping for handsome jewelry?
A. Upwards of B. Apart from
C. Instead of D. Regardless of
5、No child under 12 is allowed to go to the lake alone; any walk close to the lake ________by a parent.
A．must be accompanied
B．must accompany
C．can be accompanied
D．should accompany
6、Having been ill in bed for nearly a month, he had a hard time __ the exam.
A. pass B. to pass
C. passed D. passing
7、The people trapped in the ruins ____________ that rescue teams ____________ here without delay.
A.desire; are sent B.desiring; were sent
C.desire; be sent D.desiring; be sent
8、One of the characteristics that make me different from many people is my adaptability—I'm________ and comfortable in new or unusual situations.
A. acceptable B. respectable
C. reliable D. Flexible
9、Friendship does not ________ involve a sharing of activities; it is a sharing of the self on a very persona level.
A.casually B.equally C.eventually D.merely
10、I'll call the restaurant and make a _______.
A.preservation B.reversion C.reservation D.reversal
11、Studies show that historical barriers on women acceptance in organizational environments, the development of the company would already be way ahead.
A.were it not for B.if there being no
C.hadn't it been for D.if it is not for
12、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
13、— How did ________ feel to run 3,000 meters at the sports meeting?
—Terrible! Especially when I saw I was left so far ________ by others.
A.that; alone B.it; alone C.that; behind D.it; behind
14、Last year the well-known actress did all ________ help the poor children in that mountain village.
A. she could do B. she could to
C. what she could to D. that she could
15、Throughout the last decade, more parks _____ with the goal of creating natural settings in urban environments.
A.linked up B.swelled up C.split up D.sprang up
16、—________ makes your son feel depressed recently?
—Being rejected by all the universities he has applied to.
A. What it is that B. How is it that
C. What is it that D. How it is that
17、---I didn’t expect that John would be absent from my last Sunday’s birthday party.
--- As far as I know, he ______ to see his parents in the countryside on Sundays.
A. goes B. went
C. has gone D. had gone
18、TV satellite dishes are often seen _______ in the remote areas when you drive along the mountainous highway.
A.to distribute B.distributed C.distributing D.distribute
19、The manager __________the company’s accounts, looking for evidence of fraud(诈骗).
A.looked through B.got through C.break through D.went through
20、The old couple ________for more man 40 years and never once have they quarreled with each other.
A．married
B．have married
C．have got married
D．have been married
21、Whitney Houston’s sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem ________ we should deal with it appropriately.
A. as B. that C. which D. where
22、________things had been tough at times when he was in school, he graduated from college with the highest honor.
A．If
B．While
C．Because
D．As
23、Here in our supermarket fruit is sold by ____ kilogram, that is, by _____ weight.
A. the; 不填 B. the; the C. 不填 D. 不填; 不填
24、The police always take ______ of dogs’ sharp sense of smell to search for the survivors in the earthquake.
A.advantage B.notice C.possession D.care
25、—The light in the office is still on.
— Oh I forgot _______.
A.turning it off B.turn it off C.to turn it off D.having turned it off
26、I don’t remember the exact date I met Marty for the first time. Like a lot of people who want to get through a checkout line, I found my thoughts on speed, nothing more. The line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier, who was receiving money from customers.
He was an old man in his sixties. I thought it probably took him a little longer to get the jobs done. For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before he began scanning the goods they were purchasing. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going?” But he did something different — he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and talk with them briefly.
I thought it was strange, but I guessed I had grown used to people asking me how I was doing simply out of a conversation without thinking. Usually, after a while, you don’t give any thought to the question and just say something back quietly.
This old cashier seemed sincere about wanting to know how people were feeling. Meanwhile, the high-tech cash register (收银机) rang up their purchases and he announced how much they should pay. When customers handed money to him, he pushed the appropriate keys, the cash drawer opened, and he counted out their change.
Then magic happened.
He placed the change in his left hand, walked around the counter to the customers, and extended (伸出) his right hand in an act of friendship. As their hands met, the old cashier looked the customers in the eye. “I want to thank you for shopping here today,” he said. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.” The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless.
Now it was my turn. I glanced down at the name tag (标签) on his red waistcoat, the kind experienced Wal-Mart cashier wore. It read, “Marty.”
Marty told me how much I should pay and I handed him some money. The next thing I knew he was standing beside me, offering his right hand and holding my change in his left hand. His kind eyes locked onto mine. Smiling, and with a firm handshake ...
【1】While the author stood in the checkout line, how did she feel?
A．Comfortable.
B．Enthusiastic.
C．Impatient.
D．Embarrassed.
【2】In the opinion of the author, people tended to ______.
A．remain calm while having a talk
B．talk about unimportant topics
C．develop a mindless conversation
D．face communication problems
【3】Why did the author think Marty special?
A．Because he spent as much time as possible serving customers.
B．Because he was patient with all the questions from customers.
C．Because he showed particular interest in customers’ personal life.
D．Because he expressed his sincerity while giving back the change.
【4】When Marty shook hands with customers, ______.
A．he looked directly at them
B．he finished it as quickly as possible
C．most customers felt uneasy
D．he was unwilling to do it
27、 Good relationships are definitely good sources of happiness in life. We all want happy relationships but if we do not keep that relationship alive, it can also be one of the most distraught things in life. There may be no hard and fast rules in making good relationships, as each of us has different preferences and points of view as to what is a great relationship. The following are some major key points in making relationships work.
It is often said that building good relationships is all about communication. Good communication indeed governs a good relationship — knowing the right thing to say, when to say it, how to say it, and accepting that some things are better left unsaid. I personally think communication must be broadened because relationships involve more decisions to make. From study to work, from money to entertainment and even in things about yourself or about your friend that you do not know, communication is essential in these aspects of the relationships.
Of course, being with someone is not saying that you totally agree with him all the time. You and your friend come from different family backgrounds, raised in different environments so there may be disagreements here and there. However, it is important in making relationships work to express disagreements without pushing the relationship to end. Again, good communication and learning to compromise (妥协) at times are necessary.
As the relationship lasts longer, you may also discover things about you and your friend that you may not have known before. Therefore, supporting each other on both your “hidden selves” can also make a good relationship.
Love is an important aspect of building relationships and for me, I always believe that love needs open communication, respect, support and understanding each other in making relationships work.
【1】The underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________.
A. helpless B. surprising
C. funny D. upsetting
【2】To communicate well with people, you should know that__________.
A. supporting each other in anything helps build a good relationship
B. a white lie is necessary sometimes
C. compromises are essential at any time
D. your friends need to have the same backgrounds with you
【3】According to the text, which of the following are important for a good relationship?
a. communication b. support c. love d. hidden selves
A. a, b, d B. a, c, d
C. b, c, d D. a,b, c
【4】What would be the best title for the text?
A. The Importance to Express Disagreements
B. Keys to Making Relationships Work
C. Different Opinions on Good Relationships
D. Forbidden Rules in Building Good Relationships
28、Vaccination（接种疫苗）is among the most effective ways to help us prevent diseases. For viruses that don't change too much-the measles virus（麻疹病毒）, for example—getting vaccinated is a once-and-for-all method to prevent you from becoming infected with the virus. If you had two measles vaccines when you were a child, you will be protected for life.
However, it's a different story when it comes to influenza（流行性感冒）, commonly known as "the flu", which generally peaks between December and February. Flu vaccines cannot protect us in the long term.
There is no long-term immunity（免疫）, according to Theodore Strange, associate medical director at Staten Island University Hospital in New York. "The virus essentially 'changes its coat'—HIN1, H2N3, and so on," he told the website Healthline.
Apart from a person's immune protection from flu vaccination declining over time, flu viruses are also constantly changing. So the vaccines are likely to be updated from one season to the next to protect against the viruses that research suggests may be the most common during the upcoming flu season.
Thus, to develop effective flu vaccines, over 100 national influenza centers around the world conduct year-round surveillance（监测）for influenza. Researchers will test thousands of influenza virus samples from patients, according to the official website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention（CDC）. The World Health Organization also suggests there are three or four influenza viruses that are most likely to spread among people during the upcoming flu season.
But even when a vaccine is developed, getting it can prove to be difficult, as it is in high demand and short supply. The timing of influenza vaccine production and distribution is unpredictable, thus the availability of the flu vaccine supply does not always coincide with（与……一致）peak demand.
So scientists prioritize（划分优先顺序）access to the vaccination. The CDC recommends key populations, such as medical staff, teachers, students, children and those aged 60 and above, receive flu vaccines.
This year the situation seems more complicated, as the upcoming flu season coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic. This could overwhelm hospitals, straining（过度使用）resources and healthcare workers' time.
【1】What do we know about influenza?
A．Influenza viruses are continuously changing.
B．It commonly peaks between November and December.
C．Getting two flu vaccines can protect people against the viruses.
D．HINI and H2N3 are the most easily infectious flu viruses.
【2】What do researchers do in order to develop effective flu vaccines?
A．They update vaccines once a year.
B．They monitor the flu throughout the year.
C．They focus on one or two viruses during a period.
D．Influenza centers worldwide share virus samples from patients.
【3】Why do scientists prioritize access to the vaccination?
A．Because not all people can afford it.
B．Because some people refuse to get vaccinated.
C．Because the vaccine is not safe for everyone.
D．Because the vaccine doesn't always meet the demand.
【4】What does the author think of the upcoming flu season?
A．It could be more challenging than ever for medical workers.
B．Enough resources have been prepared to cope with it.
C．Flu vaccines will be provided for the public in November.
D．The flu vaccines are expected to help prevent COVID-19.
29、 It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls, saying “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’ t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
【1】DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to __________.
A. pay for his college education B. support his family
C. help his partner expand business D. do some research
【2】They decided to open a second store probably because they __________.
A. had enough money to do it.
B. had succeeded in their business
C. wanted to make people believe that they were successful
D. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
【3】What contribute most to their success according to the author?
A. Making friends with suppliers. B. Learning by trial and error.
C. Finding a good partner. D. Opening chain stores.
30、Have you ever thought about making a huge fortune from the things around you during your whole childhood? Actually, Zhang Yue is a person whose business became _________ in that way.
The place where her success happens is her _________, where Zhang grew roses to start her business. Surrounded by roses as she was growing up, she just looked on them as _________ things. It was only after graduating from university overseas and _________ to visit her parents that Zhang realized the _________ of her business—the conditions there are ideal to plant roses. Zhang therefore decided to stay in her hometown and grow roses, which _________ many people at the beginning.
As someone who grew up in the country, Zhang already knew _________ about growing plants. _______, she had to overcome a number of obstacles in nursing her business to the success. The biggest _________ at the initial phase was that few villagers in the village believed she could __________ a multi-million yuan business from __________. Her career didn’t take a turning point until a major Asian manufacturer of cosmetics(化妆品)__________ purchase her product and help with its __________ to the whole world. It was only then that the locals began to __________ her. Now her product is one of the best in Asia.
Like Zhang, an increasing number of young people are thinking of starting their own business. Seeing her peers who also dream of success and __________, Zhang says, “To succeed in business, you need __________ a good idea, hard work and determination. What really __________ is a sound business plan, plenty of capital to __________ equipment, good management and promoting skills.” She __________, “Most of all, you should be __________ enough and consult the experienced business people.”
【1】
A．disappointing
B．successful
C．impressive
D．ordinary
【2】
A．family
B．country
C．university
D．hometown
【3】
A．popular
B．unusual
C．common
D．unique
【4】
A．returning
B．volunteering
C．intending
D．hesitating
【5】
A．mistake
B．potential
C．truth
D．significance
【6】
A．influenced
B．entertained
C．angered
D．surprised
【7】
A．nothing
B．everything
C．something
D．anything
【8】
A．Meanwhile
B．Besides
C．However
D．Therefore
【9】
A．challenge
B．choice
C．advantage
D．expectation
【10】
A．invent
B．develop
C．discover
D．approve
【11】
A．villagers
B．parents
C．flowers
D．products
【12】
A．was likely to
B．was willing to
C．was able to
D．was eager to
【13】
A．consumption
B．publication
C．distribution
D．circulation
【14】
A．believe
B．admit
C．appreciate
D．understand
【15】
A．health
B．happiness
C．independence
D．power
【16】
A．more than
B．less than
C．rather than
D．other than
【17】
A．lasts
B．succeeds
C．matters
D．exists
【18】
A．transport
B．repair
C．borrow
D．purchase
【19】
A．adds
B．explains
C．answers
D．responds
【20】
A．confident
B．ambitious
C．proud
D．modest
31、When the one-year anniversary(周年) of my mother’s passing came around, I found myself in the kitchen preparing some of her favorite dishes. I hadn’t planned this, _______ there I was, making her famous soup from the turkey I had roasted the day before.
As I was cooking, some of the deep sadness I was experiencing at this one-year mark moved through me. I loved working with mom in the kitchen but now thinking about her, I began to feel more _______.
While the _______ boiled in my kitchen, I realized that I was reconnecting with my mother through _______. I laughed a bit at myself when I thought about all the dishes I had cooked that week. _________ knowing it, I had created a beautiful ritual(仪式) to honor my mother and to _________ myself at this time. I suddenly felt my mother at hand and this place was filled with her presence. I was so _________ that I began talking to her, acting _______ she were here with me.
“What else should we make?” I asked us both, wanting to keep the ritual from _______.
“Irish Potato Pancakes” was the reply.
________ I made potato pancakes was two and a half years ago. I had ________ my engagement(订婚) ring to make the dough(面团), and never found it again. Since then, I ________ to use that recipe(菜谱) even though I really liked those pancakes. It’s sort of ________ but I never considered making them again, treating them as if they were to blame for the loss of my ring.
My mom knew how ________ I was about losing my ring. I had always called her whenever I lost something. She had a talent for helping me find my way to lost things, ________ this time.
I reached for the ________ without another thought of the ring. My mom did love Irish things and these were delicious. I opened the large cookbook and ________ the pancake recipe. At once, ________ at the bottom of the page ________. There, pressed into the pages of the cookbook, was my diamond ring! I slipped my ring onto my trembling hand and a smile filled my soul as I whispered, “Thanks, mom.”
That day, I made potato pancakes ________ the shape of hearts.
【1】
A．if
B．so
C．but
D．or
【2】
A．painful
B．cheerful
C．disappointed
D．grateful
【3】
A．coffee
B．soup
C．wine
D．tea
【4】
A．fruit
B．drink
C．vegetables
D．food
【5】
A．Without
B．After
C．By
D．For
【6】
A．serve
B．encourage
C．comfort
D．harm
【7】
A．clever
B．brave
C．lucky
D．excited
【8】
A．though
B．as soon as
C．while
D．as if
【9】
A．ending
B．existing
C．lasting
D．beginning
【10】
A．The first time
B．The last time
C．Every time
D．The moment
【11】
A．searched for
B．taken off
C．sold out
D．forgotten about
【12】
A．liked
B．realized
C．refused
D．remembered
【13】
A．mysterious
B．silly
C．worrying
D．serious
【14】
A．scared
B．curious
C．surprised
D．upset
【15】
A．except
B．including
C．besides
D．concerning
【16】
A．dough
B．pancakes
C．cookbook
D．soup
【17】
A．turned to
B．depended on
C．prepared for
D．talked about
【18】
A．the ring
B．words
C．something
D．everything
【19】
A．paid my attention
B．caught my eye
C．reminded me of
D．won me back
【20】
A．with
B．to
C．for
D．in
32、 We've been part of the Lammas project,an eco village in Wales.I was _______ to change my lifestyle after studying environmental science.I wanted to live _______ the land and to provide our own food and _______.We also wanted to live in a community with _______ people around us.It took us 10 years to make it _______
Now I live in a roundhouse made out of straw(柏早）。It is not what I would call low-cost housing.The cost is your_______.You have to have great willpower.We had to _______everything because we had no spare money when we moved here.
I think we've done what I _______to do:grow our own food and provide our own resources.We have hydro(水电）power and solar panels and we feel like we're not _______ the planet's resources.
We________produce such as eggplants,peas and carrots.We have nut trees and apple trees.We have 9.5 acres of land and keep sheep.I earn about20,000 a year.Most of my ________ comes from shearing(修剪）our sheep,and using the ________ to run willow-weaving(纺织）。If we have spare fruit,we ________ them too.But we reinvest(再投资）most of the money in the ________,and animal care.
Organic clothes are very________ but I do choose them when I' can.We might spend about 150 a month on eating out as a family.We always try and shop local-________ it's more expensive.We don't go holiday a lot but when we do we try to travel by train.It takes a long time but for me it's about the ________,not the destination.
Looking back,I'd argue being organic is ________ for anyone.It costs you next to nothing-just time and ________.If people want to be more healthy and ________for themselves,they can do it.
【1】A.required B.expected C.inspired D.allowed
【2】A.in exchange for B.in connection with C.in reference to D.in honor of
【3】A.electricity B.education C.oxygen D.sunshine
【4】A.cold-hearted B.white-haired C.similar-minded D.near-sighted
【5】A.disappear B.happen C.stop D.recover
【6】A.money B.pleasure C.future D.energy
【7】A.borrow B.dismiss C.overlook D.create
【8】A.went on B.joined up C.set out D.called in
【9】A.searching for B.using up C.researching into D.selling out
【10】A.promote B.export C.grow D.buy
【11】A.income B.experience C.knowledge D.entertainment
【12】A.materials B.equipment C.techniques D.influence
【13】A.donate B.throw C.keep D.sell
【14】A.children B.house C.garden D.books
【15】A.common B.expensive C.casual D.tough
【16】A.as if B.even if C.now that D.in case
【17】A.comfort B.speed C.company D.journey
【18】A.impossible B.changeable C.achievable D.visible
【19】A.effort B.fame C.success D.health
【20】A.compete B.provide C.defend D.vote
33、 As a music teacher, I found that children have many levels of musical ability. However, I've also had my_______of what I call"_______challenged pupils”. Robby was 11 years old when his mother_______him off for his first piano lesson.
He told me it had always been his mother’s _______to hear him play the piano. So I_______him as a student From the beginning, I thought he was _______.As much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of basic rhythm (韵律)_______.Over the months he tried_______.He always said, “My mom's going to hear me play someday." But, it seemed no hope. He Just did not have any inborn _______.
Then one day Robby________coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him, but thought, because of his lack of ability, that he had ________to do something else. Several weeks later I got a call from Robby. To my ________he asked me if he could be in the recital (独奏会).I told him that the recital was for________pupils and because he had dropped out he really couldn't________it. He said that his mom had been very ________and unable to take him to piano lessons,________he was still practicing. I ________agreed.
At the recital Robby________ Mozart’s Concerto #21 in C Major, which made me surprised I was not________ for what I heard next. After six and a half minutes he ended and everyone was on their________in wild applause.
【1】A. idea B. share C. impression D. imagination
【2】A. musically B. spiritually C. personally D. physically
【3】A. sent B. saw C. dropped D. moved
【4】A. reality B. dream C. plan D. suggestion
【5】A. put B. made C. took D. met
【6】A. hopeless B. nervous C. fortunate D. learned
【7】A. showed B. lasted C. spent D. needed
【8】A. more B. again C. hard D. anyhow
【9】A. sense B. ability C. attempt D. effort
【10】A. continued B. considered C. intended D. stopped
【11】A. decided B. meant C. encouraged D. guaranteed
【12】A. delight B. satisfaction C. surprise D. disappointment
【13】A. clever B. present C. potential D. pretty
【14】A. provide B. reach C. demand D. attend
【15】A. abroad B. sick C. curious D. special
【16】A. but B. so C. and D. or
【17】A. partly B. personally C. eventually D. certainly
【18】A. chose B. created C. picked D. formed
【19】A. glad B. painful C. regular D. prepared
【20】A. seat B. base C. stand D. feet
34、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.
35、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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.”
36、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.
And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.
The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.
37、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.
From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?
The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.
Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.
Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?
For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.
Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.
It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.
38、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
What is eco-fashion? Eco-fashion is about making clothes that considers the environment, the health of consumers and the working conditions of people in the fashion industry.
A closer look at the fashion industry points out many problems that are common practices in the creation of our fashions from the field to the factory. Firstly, the production of textiles pollutes the environment heavily. Cotton-planting uses pesticides; sheep-farming and wool-cleaning bring about global warming. Secondly, every stage of clothing production consumes a great deal of energy and some also involve chemicals which obviously do harm to the surroundings. In addition, there is a lot of waste produced in the process, especially in the form of polluted water. Thirdly, growing purchasing power and our shopping habits further worsen the bad effects. We are now buying clothes in increasing quantities and we are also quick to throw away clothes that have been worn only a couple of times.
Then, how to solve the problem? To a large degree, it is the fashion producers that really have the power and the responsibility to shape our future. There are a great many ways these producers can reduce their ecological footprint, from switching to green energy and reducing energy use, through selecting sustainable materials and choosing local suppliers, to recycling and minimizing waste. On the other hand, as consumers we can all play our part by selecting environmentally friendly clothing and reducing clothing buying.
There is some concern that eco-friendly fashions are just a trend that we will eventually grow tired of but we can make sure that doesn’t happen. Now many people are beginning to shop for organic food products because the benefits of eating food free of chemicals are immediate. They relate directly to our personal health. In fact, choosing eco-fashion can also do good to our personal health, though it is mostly done by way of keeping the health of the planet.
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39、假定你是李华，你所在的学校英语报征稿一封英文感谢信，以致意奋战在抗击新型冠状病毒肺炎第一线的 医护人员，请你根据下列要点写一封信用于投稿。
内容包括：
1. 表达敬意；
2. 你如何抗疫；
3. 发出学习倡议。
4. 词汇：新冠状病毒：COVID-19
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40、假定你是李华，得知你校外籍教师Peter计划在暑假回国，他想送给母亲可以代表中国文化特色的礼物，请给他写一封邮件，向他推荐礼物。内容包括：
1. 推荐礼物；
2. 推荐原因；
3. 表达祝愿。
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、假如你是李华，请按如下提示给热爱阅读的朋友Peter写一封电子邮件，邀请对方来你校参加主题为“阅读的力量”的活动。主要内容包括：
1. 活动时间：下周三；活动地点：学校图书馆；
2. 活动内容：自拟（至少两项）。
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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