1、The speaker thought it hard to make himself ___ .
A.understand B.understanding C.to understand D.understood
2、A driver __________ his car when he makes it go faster or increases its speed.
A.advances B.develops C.accelerates D.stimulates
3、—I’m kind of hungry, Mum!
—But I am occupied now, dear. Turn to Ele.me and order _______ you desire.
A．whichever
B．whatever
C．no matter which
D．no matter what
4、________ to speak, I’ll start making preparations tomorrow.
A．To have been invited
B．To be invited
C．Having been invited
D．Having invited
5、She ________ Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.
A．picked out.
B．made out
C．made up
D．picked up
6、Some false ads are taking the countryside women as their targets, because they are easy to ________.
A．take on
B．take in
C．take down
D．take over
7、Recent years have________the rapid development of the Internet and its influence on society and people.
A.watched B.observed C.witnessed D.realized
8、He ______ his first wife who was considerate to him and soon married a girl who was 20 years junior_____ him.
A.divorced; to B.divorced from; to C.separated; with D.separated from; for
9、—You should have attended your daughter’s graduation ceremony.
—I meant ________, but something urgent happened.
A. to do B. having done so C. to have D. doing so
10、I remember ___ for the job , but I forgot the exact amount .
A.to pay B.paying C.to have paid D.being paid
11、Have any new novels about solving murder cases ____ up to the present?
A. come out B. come about C. brought about D. brought out
12、The young lady rushed into the room _____ she heard the noise.
A．right away
B．at once
C．immediately
D．at the moment
13、Alice didn’t notice I was coming, her mind ________the work she was doing.
A．was totally fixed on
B．was totally fixing on
C．totally fixed on
D．totally fixing on
14、He couldn’t make his voice ______ above the noise of the traffic.
A．to hear
B．hearing
C．heard
D．hear
15、I have a very busy life with no time to sit around ______ sorry for myself.
A.feel B.feeling C.to feel D.felt
16、I assisted him to check all the story books ____ to the Hongshan Primary School next week.
A.sent B.sending C.to be sent D.being sent
17、Though it was midnight, she found her daughter sitting at the dest, completely ________ her homework.
A.absorbing in B.absorbed in C.absorbing into D.absorbed into
18、The secretary made a note of it _____ she should forget.
A.in order that B.in case
C.so that D.ever when
19、Some insects________the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves.
A. take in B. take off
C. take on D. take out
20、All the children were well brought up and in good ___________ condition.
A. personal B. physical
C. natural D. optional
21、All of a sudden, the thief walking behind a young and beautiful woman ______ her handbag, ______ into the crowd.
A. seized; rushed B. seizing; rushed
C. seized; rushing D. seizing; rushing
22、The singer gave a brilliant concert at the opera house, with two songs ______.
A.in large measure B.for good measure C.beyond measure D.in full measure
23、--- Why not play the music we listened to yesterday?
--- Because it _____ old times.
A. calls on B. calls for
C. calls in D. calls up
24、Everyone makes mistakes, and ____________, he is only a child.
A.after all B.above all C.at all D.in all
25、He is________ know the result of the examination and even can't eat or sleep well for that.
A.leading to B.dying to C.addicted to D.accustomed to
26、Like you and your pet dog, plants are living things: they eat, drink, and grow. Unlike you and your dog, they can't run away, use fists or teeth, or hide under the covers when they're threatened. But they can fight back.
Why would a plant need to fight back? To avoid being eaten, of course! Plants have several ways of protecting themselves. A plant can grow in a hidden or hard-to-get-to place. Think of plants you've seen growing on steep, rocky cliff (悬崖). Or, a plant could make only some parts of itself attractive to hungry insects and animals. For instance, if a plant produced really tasty leaves, herbivores (creatures that eat only plants) might eat the leaves instead of the seeds, which the plant needs for making more plants. Some plants have sharp or slippery (滑的) parts that discourage insects and other animals from getting too close, like the thorns(刺) on a rosebush.
But the most interesting way that plants fight back is by using chemicals. Plants take minerals from the soil and combine them into chemicals that do a lot of work. For example, plants produce chlorophyll(叶绿素), which helps convert sunshine and water into the sugars that plants eat.
They also produce chemicals to help protect themselves. One kind of tobacco plant releases a chemical into the air whenever small bugs begin to eat it. The chemical signals large bugs, saying "Dinner's ready!" The big bugs come to eat the little ones and save the plant.
Most plants use chemicals in a more direct way against their enemies. In other words, plants make poison.
【1】What does the underlined word "convert" mean?
A．Change
B．Separate
C．Form
D．Produce
【2】What do we know from the passage?
A．Some plants hide under the covers when faced with threat.
B．A plant grows in a hard-to-get-to place to draw people's attention.
C．Some plants produce tasty leaves to protect their seeds.
D．Plants produce chemicals to meet the needs of big bugs.
【3】What may be talked about following the last paragraph?
A．Different effects that different plant poisons cause on plant eaters.
B．Different kinds of plants in the world.
C．Why plants make poison?
D．How to protect plants?
【4】What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Plant information.
B．Plant enemies.
C．Plant poisons.
D．Plant protection.
27、A new study has found that ride-sharing services result in much more pollution than other kinds of private and public transportation. Ride-sharing trips also draw passengers away from more environment friendly methods of travel, like public transportation, walking or biking, the study found.
Several studies in recent years have suggested that ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft can worsen traffic problems in cities. The new study represents an attempt to center on how ride-sharing services affect pollution.
Overall, the researchers reported that ride-sharing trips now "result in a 69 percent more climate pollution on average than the trips they replace." The study notes that the same passengers could have chosen to travel by bus, train, bike or on foot.
One of the big reasons they give for this result is that ride-sharing vehicles are often driven with no passengers in the car. This happens when drivers are either waiting for rider requests, are on the way to pick up passengers. This situation, known as "deadheading," takes up about 42 percent of all ride-sharing driving activity, the study found. The researchers said that deadheading results in about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than one person driving in a private vehicle.
Both Uber and Lyft have said in the past that most studies on the subject overstate (夸大）the effects of their services on pollution. Uber told Reuters news agency in a statement it had no comment on the latest report and that the study made misleading claims about ride-sharing. Meanwhile, the company said it would work directly with cities to address climate changes, promoting sharing trips and other means of transportation.
【1】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A．Ride-sharing becomes a new trend that can’t be avoided.
B．Ride-sharing industry is met with criticism.
C．Ride-sharing services increase pollution.
D．Ride-sharing services need improvement.
【2】The term “deadheading” in the passage refers to ________.
A．a driving process where the driver is not carrying passengers
B．a potential risk that the driver may lose control of the vehicle
C．a period of driving hours when vehicles produce more carbon dioxide
D．a situation in which a driver has too many passengers to pick up
【3】In the eyes of Uber, the latest report is actually________.
A．barking up the wrong tree
B．not seeking the truth from facts
C．killing two birds with one stone
D．beating around the bush
【4】From the study of ride-sharing services, we can infer that ________.
A．Ride-sharing attracts exactly the same number of people as traditional means of transport.
B．the study was conducted to prove the influence of ride-sharing services on modern cities
C．ride-sharing service is not an environmentally friendly way to travel
D．the new report has forced Uber to make big changes to achieve its goal
28、Welcome to the Harvard Information Center
Established in 1962, we meet and greet visitors from all over the world. Our mission is to serve as the “front door” to the university by providing historical and general information about the campus.
Official Historical Tour of Harvard
Student-Led Public Walking Tour
Please note: Due to ongoing construction, our tour schedule will be limited.
The Official Harvard tour departs from the Harvard Information Center in the Smith Campus Center. The tour is student-led and includes an outdoor walk through Harvard Yard, providing a history of the university, general information, and a unique view on the student’s individual experience. The tour is around one hour long, and completely free of charge.
Tour registration is done in person on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours are capped at 35 visitors. Currently we are only able to admit groups of up to 14 people on our free, public tour. If you have a group of 15 or more, reservations are required.
Group Tours and Reservations
Reservations are required for tours of 15 or more people, with an absolute maximum of 125 people. We request groups to schedule a tour 2 weeks ahead. Please note: We cannot accommodate groups that arrive without a reservation.
A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Harvard Yard
If you are interested in touring the campus on your own, you may want a self-guided walking tour. These tour pamphlets（小册子），offered in nine different languages, can be purchased from our office with a very small amount.
You may also download audio（音频的）files of historical information on each of the buildings in Harvard Yard. These files, including an audio tour, can be obtained here at no charge. The audio tour is read by current Harvard students and is composed of tracks describing landmarks throughout Harvard Yard.
【1】What’s the purpose of the Harvard Information Center?
A.To introduce Harvard. B.To collect some information.
C.To provide academic service. D.To answer questions from students.
【2】What do we know about the Official Harvard tour?
A.It allows others to register for your tour. B.It is led by professional tour guides.
C.It limits the number of visitors. D.It charges an entrance fee.
【3】When you are visiting the campus alone, ________.
A.you can get free tour pamphlets
B.you can enjoy free audio service
C.you must buy an admission ticket
D.you must make a reservation in advance
29、 “What is the biggest challenge of graduate school?” an undergraduate asked the group of graduate students at an event I helped organize last summer. “Not letting the support from my community turn into pressure,” one member responded. That answer might have surprised some, who probably expected to hear about experiments that didn't work or trudging through academic materials. But I understood exactly what she meant.
Throughout my education, friends and family have expected me to take advantage of every opportunity I come across because I may not get the same chance again. They expect me to give outstanding performances everywhere I go because I represent them and our culture. Mentors(导师) expect that I will never give up. This has been a great source of motivation, but also of pressure.
I remembered a conversation with a mentor. At the end of my first year of graduate school, I struggled with a strong desire to leave the program with a master's degree. I was accustomed to hearing “Don't give up” and “You have to finish”-words that were meant to be motivational. Instead, they made me feel I would be a disappointment if I left. After I discussed the pros and cons of leaving with my mentor, she responded completely different from what I expected. “I support any decision you make,” she said. “I will always be proud of you and your achievements.” Hearing this simple, direct statement of support, I felt every muscle of my body loosen.
My mentor knew the right thing to say, but we can't expect the same from everyone. Sometimes, friends and family ask me, “How long until you get your degree?” As many graduate students will agree, this question is a stress starter. Now, when people in my community-always with the best intentions-say something that creates pressure and makes me feel bad, I tell them and we talk about it. I tell them that I prefer to hear, “Do you need someone to talk to? How can I help you through this rough time?” This was a bit awkward at first. But I've started to notice a change. These days, I get fewer stress-inducing(引起压力的) questions and comments.
【1】Which can replace the underlined word “trudging” in paragraph 1?
A．Struggling.
B．Seeing.
C．Breaking.
D．Cutting.
【2】What can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the author?
A．He was afraid to leave his program.
B．He appreciated what his mentor said.
C．He preferred to discuss pros and cons.
D．He had a strong desire to get a master's degree.
【3】Which does the author prefer to hear when he needs support?
A．Never give up!
B．How about a chat?
C．Have you prepared for the result?
D．Go ahead! I will back you up!
【4】What's the main idea of the text?
A．Value the source of inspiration from your community.
B．Communicate with your community more about study.
C．Find a way to block out support from your community.
D．Let support from your community become less stressful.
30、 Everyone back home told me that one of the nicest things about college is the people you meet. They all assured me that I would ________ friendships that could last a lifetime. I would always smile and agree. Frankly, before I ________ college. I really didn’t care.
I lived in the ________ where six guys lived in two small connecting rooms. All my roommates seemed to be good guys, but I didn’t really try to get to know them.
I have always been rather quiet and never been able to make friends ________. I would always forget names after I met people. When we ________ again and they called out my name, I would reply with an ________ wave and a weak hello. This was how things went for the first month or so. After a while, things started to ________. A couple of my roommates would try and keep me talking. Soon, these two roommates and I started becoming fairly ________. We began going to the cafeteria together, ________ together, and meeting in the library to study.
One night my roommates invited me to listen to a fellow roommate’s practice with one of our college choir. They drove me across campus where my roommate was to ________.
It so happened that this was my birthday, but I had kept quiet about it. So you can imagine my ________ when we entered the recital hall and the 120-member choir began to sing “Happy Birthday” to me. ________ at the dorm, my friends held a small party for me, complete with a card and cake.
I was completely shocked, and I felt ________ to be able to call them friends. It was then that I realized that college means ________ the piece of paper you receive at the end — It’s an ________ in both life and people.
In
【1】A. form B. follow C. approach D. introduce
【2】A. leave out B. leave behind C. leave for D. leave aside
【3】A. dorm B. hotel C. inn D. canteen
【4】A. deliberately B. easily C. greedily D. merely
【5】A. attended B. emerged C. passed D. proposed
【6】A. splendid B. unique C. embarrassed D. upset
【7】A. turn B. worsen C. arise D. change
【8】A. intangible B. aggressive C. tiresome D. close
【9】A. exercising B. dropping C. rising D. kicking
【10】A. preserve B. perform C. settle D. serve
【11】A. surprise B. dislike C. disappointment D. bonus
【12】A. Away B. Down C. Back D. Out
【13】A. aware B. afraid C. sure D. proud
【14】A. more than B. rather than C. less than D. other than
【15】A. culture B. tradition C. custom D. education
31、 One day,I was in a charity shop looking at the second hand books.After a few minutes I became _______of a group of women who were poorly_______and spoke in what _______like an eastern European language.As they _______the clothes,a little girl,about three years old,came over to the _________section.Immediately her attention was caught by a toy baby carriage.She spoke to her mother and her mother_________asked the shop assistant how much it cost.3 was the _______.The mum looked down at her child,perhaps _________ what she still had to buy and how much money would have been _______.Then she simply________her head.The child didn't ________as some might.Being told no was not a new __________for her.But she couldn't keep the __________from her face.
It hit me that several days ago,a friend gifted me &100,________that I could do some good deeds with it.At that time I had four pounds totally in my pocket,two &2 coins.I knew it was the ________time to act.A moment later I tapped the mother on the shoulder, pointed to the ________I had left in the baby carriage and said,"Buy her a baby doll too." I didn't hang about to see the end result.________,it's not about being thanked.Then I made my way out of the shop and into the sunshine.
The__________my friend gave me was an investment in the happiness of the world.Was there any better way to get so much__________for so little money than to ________a toy baby carriage for a little girl?And a baby doll to sit in it.
【1】A.tired B.ashamed C.aware D.afraid
【2】A.raised B.educated C.dressed D.equipped
【3】A.acted B.sounded C.looked D.felt
【4】A.put away B.took off C.looked through D.picked up
【5】A.book B.toy C.food D.clothing
【6】A.calmly B.eagerly C.confidently D.hesitantly
【7】A.answer B.discount C.pay D.result
【8】A.expecting B.calculating C.guessing D.ignoring
【9】A.raised B.borrowed C.lent D.left
【10】A.nodded B.turned C.sank D.shook
【11】A.complain B.care C.regret D.apologize
【12】A.idea B.task C.lesson D.experience
【13】A.anger B.delight C.satisfaction D.disappointment
【14】A.hoping B.finding C.ordering D.warning
【15】A.tough B.free C.right D.wrong
【16】A.coins B.notes C.dolls D.clothes
【17】A.At first B.For example C.After all D.In general
【18】A.advice B.money C.help D.love
【19】A.energy B.pleasure C.knowledge D.attention
【20】A.buy B.book C.make D.prepare
32、 Chinese experts, based on the result of clinical trials, have __________ that Chloroquine Phosphate(磷酸氯喹), an antimalarial drug, has a certain _________ effect on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese official said here Monday.
The experts have "unanimously" suggested the drug be included in the next version of the treatment guidelines and __________ in wider clinical trials as soon as possible, Sun Yanrong, deputy head of the China National Center for Biotechnology Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), said at a press conference.
Chloroquine Phosphate, which has been used for more than 70 years, was selected from tens of thousands of existing drugs after _________ rounds of screening, Sun said. According to her, the drug has been under clinical trials in over 10 hospitals in Beijing, ___________ in south Guangdong Province and central China's Hunan Province, and has shown _______ good efficacy.
In the trials, the groups of patients who had taken the drug have shown better indicators than their parallel groups, in abatement(减轻) of fever, improvement of CT images of lungs, the percentage of patients who became _________ in viral nucleic acid tests and the time they need to do so, she said. Patients taking the drug also take a shorter time to recover, she added.
Sun gave an example of a 54-year-old patient in Beijing, who was _________ to hospital four days after showing symptoms. After taking the drug for a week, he saw all indicators __________ and the nucleic acid turn negative.
_________, no obvious serious adverse reactions related to the drug have been found among the over 100 patients enrolled in the clinical trials, she said.
On February 15, several departments including the MOST, the National Health Commission and the National Medical Products Administration called a video conference to _________ drug research and clinical experts’ opinions on the drug’s efficacy on COVID-19.
The expert team, led by Zhong Nanshan, a __________ respiratory specialist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, agreed that Chloroquine Phosphate can be used to treat more COVID-19 patients, Sun said.
Previous in vitro (体外的) experiments showed that it can block virus _________ by changing the acidity and basicity value inside the cell and interfering receptors of SARS coronavirus. It also shows immune-modulating (调节) activity, which may __________ its antiviral effect in vivo (体内的) and is widely _________ in the whole body, including the lungs, after oral administration.
【1】A.advocated B.assumed C.confirmed D.conserved
【2】A.limited B.curative C.side D.potential
【3】A.applied B.diagnosed C.recognized D.adapted
【4】A.feasible B.reasonable C.authentic D.multiple
【5】A.for instance B.as well as C.that is to say D.such as
【6】A.unintentionally B.considerately C.scarcely D.fairly
【7】A.negative B.neutral C.obvious D.positive
【8】A.overlooked B.admitted C.accessed D.refused
【9】A.promote B.flaw C.fail D.improve
【10】A.In the meantime B.By contrast C.So far D.In consequence
【11】A.turn down B.listen to C.engage in D.argue about
【12】A.respectful B.conventional C.spiritual D.distinguished
【13】A.invasion B.investigations C.infections D.cultivation
【14】A.undermine B.enhance C.impose D.withhold
【15】A.distributed B.reflected C.extinguished D.substituted
33、Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he ______ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in — but fruitlessly. _______the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash , etc, he feared the worst.
Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was ______ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous (匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet — ______ an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the ______ of your wallet.”, read a letter that was enclosed with the package.
Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the ______ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender. All they had to go on was that the letter was ______ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender’s initials were signed “T.B”. The sender was later ______ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger.
“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I _______, ‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’ ” said Brown. “Hunter was very ______. He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the ______ was right,” Brown added, “He ______ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, ‘No way! No way!’”
Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that’s why he didn’t sign his _______on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on ______ him on social media. Jeannie wrote on Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding ______ in people than anything.”
【1】
A．ordered
B．contacted
C．caught
D．checked
【2】
A．Though
B．While
C．Since
D．Unless
【3】
A．shocked
B．amused
C．anxious
D．frightened
【4】
A．apart from
B．except for
C．along with
D．instead of
【5】
A．search
B．completeness
C．valuable
D．return
【6】
A．sender
B．letter
C．wallet
D．package
【7】
A．accepted
B．sent
C．taken
D．collected
【8】
A．known
B．considered
C．identified
D．introduced
【9】
A．noticed
B．replied
C．doubted
D．figured.
【10】
A．thankful
B．stressful
C．thoughtful
D．regretful
【11】
A．behavior
B．number
C．timing
D．paycheck
【12】
A．remembered
B．assumed
C．admitted
D．imagined
【13】
A．address
B．mark
C．phone number
D．full name
【14】
A．questioning
B．praising
C．disturbing
D．surprising
【15】
A．faith
B．ambition
C．appreciation
D．strength
34、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.
35、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.
Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.
36、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.
37、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.
38、“High-speed railway, mobile payment, bicycle-sharing, online shopping”被认为是中国的“新四大发明”，它们给人们的生活带来了很大的变化。假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。请你向学校《英语报》投稿，选择其中一项“发明”，内容包括:
Which one you choose to talk about;
What influences it has on your life;
What you think of it.
注意: 1. 自拟标题；
2.词数不少于50。
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39、近年来，习近平总书记在国内外不同场合，不止一次讲述过他的读书故事，也每每在演讲中引经据典、信手拈来，让听者叹服。习总书记对读书的热爱掀起一股全民读书热潮。我校决定也借此机会鼓励同学们开展读书周(Reading Week)活动。假如你是我校学生会主席李华，为配合学校的这次活动，你打算倡议同学们多读书，读好书。根据以下提示给同学们写封倡议信。
1. 读书周活动的目的； 2. 读书的好处； 3. 你的建议。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。
Dear friends，
I'm Li Hua, president of the Students' Union.
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Yours,
Li Hua
40、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
After my son, Scott, graduated from high school he took a job near his father. Two thousand miles suddenly separated me from the person who’d been the focus of my life for 18 years. As the days went by, I missed Scott more and more. I’d always been able to take care of myself, but now I seemed to need Scott’s help constantly, like getting a tool from the top shelf, or moving something heavy, or changing a tire on the car. Most of all, I just missed having him to talk to. I was lonely. I knew this day would come. But why does it have to be so hard?
However, a mother spider taught me a lesson.
On my way out from my storeroom, I noticed a spider building her web across the top corner of the doorway. I reached for a hoe（锄头）m, tore down the web, and watched the giant spider run away in the grass. She was back the very next morning, in the exact same spot, busily rebuilding. I stared for a moment, and then reached for the hoe again. Then I twisted the hoe round and round, catching the spider in her own web. I carried her far into my backyard, shook the hoe and watched her fall to the ground, disappearing in the bush. The third morning, I stopped short as I entered the storeroom. The spider was back in the same corner of the door frame, her web almost completed again. I reached for the hoe, but stopped. She wants her web where she wants it, I thought, and that kind of perseverance（毅力）should pay off. I stepped back and watched her long legs busily knitting the web.
For the next few weeks, the spider and I were close neighbors. One particularly boring day, I was feeling so down that I didn’t even glance up at my spider as I entered. As I stared in wonder, I found a hundred tiny angels on the floor. I realized that these were baby spiders that the eggs had hatched, and already, as the mother watched from the corner of the home that she had built, her young were making their way to the ground.
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41、假定你是李华,你的新西兰朋友Nick想和你在线互助学习,他帮你学英语，你帮他学汉 语。请你给他回复一封电子邮件。内容包括：
1.推荐视频平台；
2.约定互动时间。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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