1、Maybe all Americans realize that _______ will be the next president will face masses of problems.
A．who
B．whoever
C．whomever
D．no matter who
2、（2014﹒北京）Some people believe ___________ has happened before or is happening now will repeat itself in the future.
A．whatever
B．whenever
C．whereever
D．however
3、They are building the dam in _____ with another firm.
A.comparison B.association C.touch D.tune
4、---I know the furniture expensive but it will last for years.
---___________hope so too.
A.can B.may C.must D.should
5、Being a good listener is a kind a quality and that's ________ it takes to keep friendship.
A．which
B．what
C．how
D．where
6、—What a surprise! I _____________ you still away on holiday.
—But it __________only a fortnight before our new voluntary project begins.
A.think; is B.thought; will be C.had thought; was D.thought; is
7、In my opinion, nothing is more _______ to everyone than good health.
A.present B.previous C.precious D.precise
8、—I saw Jim at the meeting yesterday.
—Did you? I think he ______ have attended, for he is an expert.
A.needn’t B.mustn’t C.shouldn’t D.couldn’t
9、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
10、Although “all-round educational development” has been advocated in China for years, students are still________ mainly by their test scores.
A. evaluated B. determined C. educated D. instructed
11、He gave a lame excuse for ______ which made him very embarrassed.
A.been absence B.being absent C.to be absent D.absent
12、Let the negative feelings go that we might have to tolerate ______.
A. though B. however
C. otherwise D. regardless
13、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
14、It was almost five years later _______ he brought back some happy memories.
A.since B.when C.that D.before
15、She complained that she________ him for more than twenty years and she still didn’t know what went on inside his head.
A.had been married to B.had been married
C.had married with D.had married
16、With the boy______ the way, we had no difficulty ______the village.
A．to lead; to find
B．leading; to find
C．leading; finding
D．to lead; finding
17、I _______ to him because he is a real artist.
A.insist on B.look over C.look on D.look up
18、My idea is ______ although physical beauty may impress others, ______ really matters is inner beauty.
A.what; which B.that; which C.that; what D.what; it
19、The flood everything, the victims became homeless and could only live temporarily in shelters.
A.destroyed B.having destroyed C.destroying D.had destroyed
20、Bai women wear white and red costumes, _______ the men wear white shirts and long wide trousers.
A.while B.but C.because D.so
21、The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity , but it may be some time _________the situation improves.
A. since B. when
C. before D. unless
22、In his inspiring book Spontaneous Healing, Andrew Weil recommends: “Make a list of friends and acquaintances ______ company you feel more alive, happier, more optimistic”
A. with whom B. of whom
C. in whose D. under whose
23、—Why don’t you do some shopping in the second-hand store？
—Well，the goods there are ________，but ________.
A.more expensive；worse B.more expensive；not as bad
C.cheaper；good enough D.cheaper；not as good
24、His account of events does not _____ with hers.
A.correspond B.compare C.circulate D.convey
25、We were delayed at the airport. _________ we would have been here by lunch time.
A. However B. Instead
C. Probably D. Otherwise
26、School Field Trip Programs of National Cryptologic Museum
Picture Scavenger Hunt
Recommended for ages 9-11 (grades 4-6). Older elementary school students participate in a Scavenger Hunt. Each student receives a questionnaire with pictures of museum exhibits. The students must search the museum for the exhibit and answer the two accompanying questions. Students may work in small groups, but each is given the questionnaire to answer. The hunt is followed by an answer session in the museum classroom.
Program Length: approximately 2 hours
Class Size: 6-60
Questionnaire Seavenger Hunt
Recommended for ages 12 and older (grades 7-12). Middle school and high school students participate in a Questionnaire Scavenger Hunt. Each student receives a questionnaire concerning the museum exhibits. The students search the museum for answers. Students may work in small groups but each is given the questionnaire to answer. The hunt is followed by an answer session in the museum classroom.
Program length: Approximately 2 hours
Class size: 6-30
Guided Tours
Recommended for ages 15 and older (grades 10-college). Young adults receive a guided tour of the museum given by museum staff or volunteer docents. The tour covers cryptologic (密码学) history and its role in American/world history. Exhibits include: Civil War, wwⅠ, wwⅡ, Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War, development of computers and American Information Assurance programs. Special emphasis can be placed on any of these areas upon request.
Program Length: 1-2 hours(teacher’s discretion)
Class size: 6-40:(30 or fewer is recommended)
Home Schools and Small Groups
Designed specifically for home schoolers ages 9-16, but available to other small groups as well, this program has students search the museum looking for specific exhibits. They then answer four questions regarding each artifact, person, or event. In the museum classroom, students, or teams of students, willl answer the questions in a game show format by buzzing in. The staff will provide additional historical information during a guided tour of the museum.
Program length: Approximately 3 hours
Class size: 6-15
【1】What is the age range required by Questionnaire Scavenger Hunt?
A．9-11
B．12-18.
C．Over 15.
D．9-16.
【2】Which program will those interested in cryptologic go to?
A．Picture Scavenger Hunt.
B．Questionnaire Scavenger Hunt
C．Guided Tours.
D．Home Schools and Small Groups.
【3】What do the four programs have in common?
A．Some questions need to be answered.
B．Students can search the museum alone.
C．Students can ask questions as they like.
D．The class size should be no less than six.
27、 Do you have a younger brother? Does he always get in trouble? Well, there might be some science behind that.
According to a report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, second-borns are more likely than first-borns to behave badly, which could be why you from time to time consider your younger brother or sister sprites.
Researchers, who explored data from tens of thousands of sibling(兄弟姐妹) pairs from Denmark and Florida, found second-borns are 20% to 40% more likely to have behavioral problems. If you’re the second-born child you may want to have a little chat with your parents. The reason why second-born siblings may be worse behaved than first-born is that parents tend to pay less attention to them.
“Second-born children tend to have less attention from the mother than their older siblings because first-born children experience their mother’s maternity leave (产假). First-borns enjoy the rewards of not only their own time with Mum following their birth, but the time Mum takes off with younger siblings, too.” the authors explain.
It’s not just about the parents, however. Speaking to NRP, co-author Joseph Doyle said, “The first-born has role models, who are adults. And the second, later-born children have role models who are slightly unreasonable 2-year-olds, you know, their older siblings. The difference of parental investments and the sibling influences probably contribute to these differences we see in the labor market and what we find in behaviors against regulations, even against laws. It’s just very difficult to separate those two things because they happen at the same time”
The results, the authors argue, have an important effect on social policy.
【1】What does the underlined word “sprites” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Losers
B.Troublemakers
C.Close companions
D.Parents’ pets
【2】According to the report, what influences the second-born children’s behavior?
A.Challenges of their elder siblings
B.The amount of attention they receive from parents
C.More family problems they are faced with
D.Fewer chances of talking with others
【3】Joseph Doyle holds the opinion that the older siblings ______.
A.have the same role models as their younger ones
B.are not to blame for their younger siblings’ failure
C.are partly responsible for their younger siblings’ problems
D.affect the parental investment and the labor market participation
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.Parents Prefer First-Born Kids
B.How Parents Improve Family Relationships
C.Social Policy Guides Family Education
D.Why the Second-Born Tend to be Misbehaved
28、 In this day and age, having solid English skills is a must. But if you’ve been learning for a while and don’t find yourself communicating with ease, how do you get around learning slump?
Find native English speakers. In certain areas hardest thing to do, but it’s the best use of your time. Talking to actual native speakers is the most effective way to improve your English skills, speaking or otherwise. 【1】.
Watch people.Watch how their mouths form the words. Watch how emotion is communicated. Watch where emphasis goes on certain sentences and how that provides context. 【2】, take notice of the humor and the feelings, and the formality they employ.
Slow down.Above all, if you want to be understood, slow down. 【3】. It’s tempting to get nervous and want to speed up to get it all over with, but you can’t do that! Clarity is the key--for some native English speakers, too
Speak English at home. Talk to yourself in English. Narrate your actions. While you’re washing dishes, say what you’re doing, thinking, or feeling. 【4】, but it keeps your brain thinking in English before your first language. Once you can do that, the rest is just keeping it up.
Create opportunities. 【5】. That’s the lazy way of looking at it! English speakers are everywhere, and you have to come to them. Call an English hotline. Call up Nike and ask about their sneakers. Start a blog. There are always opportunities to be had.
A.It sounds a little silly if you get caught
B.Apart from just understanding their words
C.In addition to imitating the gestures they use
D.They will be patient with you―don’t worry
E.Your progress will be faster this way than any other
F.It’s easy to complain you’ll never be exposed to an authentic language environment
G.The more clearly you speak, the better chance your listener has of understanding you.
29、 Put “crottin de chevre” into Google Translate, and you’ll be told it means “goat dung (粪) So if it appeared on a menu, you might feel sick of it. Actually, you have missed a delicious cheese made of goat’s milk that is often served as a starter in France.
Such misunderstandings are why Google admits that its free tool, used by about 500 million people, is not intended to replace human translators. Tourists might accept a few misunderstandings because the technology is cheap and convenient. But perhaps in business, law or medicine, these services often fall short. “Using Google Translate can lead to some serious errors, especially when words have multiple meanings, which is often the case in fields such as law or engineering, says Samantha Langley, a translator in France.
That is not to say professional translators do not use Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tools. Some applications can help them take the dull work out of repetitive translations. CATs are even used as part of modern language degree courses these days. So how good are they?
One of the most popular new tools is the so-called translation earphone. Usually paired with a smartphone app, they pick up spoken foreign languages and translate them for the user. “It has taken decades of research to combine that with speech recognition technology, which has allowed us to make a huge leap forward in terms of accuracy,” says Andrew Ochoa, chief executive of Waverly Labs, which produces translation earphones. “For meetings and conferences, wearable translators like Waverly’s are undoubtedly popular. But even this new generation tech has limitations. Users must wait at least a few seconds for a phrase to be translated, or more if the internet connection is poor.”
And computers still lack the subtlety (微妙) of human communication. “I find it’s actually harder to desert part of the sentence and rebuild it than to just create something from scratch.” says Antonio, a translator. But he thinks this problem could be resolved within the next 10 years.
【1】What does the author intend to do in paragraph 1?
A.Add some more related information.
B.Provide some advice for the readers.
C.Introduce the topic of the text.
D.Summarize the following paragraphs.
【2】How do professional translators do to improve their working efficiency?
A.By changing Google Translate. B.By surfing online.
C.By working with engineers. D.By using CAT tools.
【3】What advantage does the translation earphone have compared with many CATs?
A.It is more accurate. B.It is more attractive.
C.It is cheaper. D.It is smaller.
【4】What may be the best title for the text?
A.Are Computer Translators Good?
B.Why do Human Translators Need Help?
C.What Is the Problem of Human Translators?
D.Can Computer Translators Replace Human Translators?
30、 I grew up with a fat dad — 450 pounds at his heaviest. Every week he would try a new diet, and my family ______ eating whatever strange food he was trying at that moment. By the time I was nine, I was a(n) ______ on losing weight. I spent four weeks ______ only small bowls of white rice at home. What I remember most about those years is that I ______ felt hungry — hungry for food, hungry for someone to care for me and I ______ to be cared for.
But on Friday nights, I was ______ hungry. My grandfather would take me to his home for the ______. There was always a pot of something cooking on the ______. It was at my grandmother’s house that I learned what true ______ was.
After my third-grade year, my family had to move away from hometown, and leave my grandmother and her delicious food ______. There would be no more special weekends at my grandmother’s house. It was total ______ for survival. In this new city, I felt extremely lonely and lost, and I missed my grandmother ______.
My grandmother knew just how I felt and she knew the ______. Every week, she would send me a card with a $20 bill, a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market. It kept us ______, and her recipes filled my body and soul.
Over the years, I have ______ to better understand my father’s ______ with weight and ______ growing up in such an unhealthy eating environment, I found a ______ for a career as a nutrition (营养) consultant.
Today, food is no longer a ______ that keeps my father and me apart, but a bridge that keeps us connected. And now I am the one ______ sending recipe cards to my father’s house, just as my grandmother did for me.
【1】A.came up B.turned up C.ended up D.went up
【2】A.expert B.student C.amateur D.worker
【3】A.ordering B.consuming C.serving D.treating
【4】A.instantly B.constantly C.continuously D.unfortunately
【5】A.longed B.meant C.hit D.showed
【6】A.even B.ever C.once D.never
【7】A.dinner B.weekend C.party D.activity
【8】A.stove B.kitchen C.house D.cupboard
【9】A.food B.love C.happiness D.diet
【10】A.out B.behind C.alone D.away
【11】A.memory B.intention C.experiment D.independence
【12】A.deliberately B.fully C.terribly D.tentatively
【13】A.cure B.approach C.reason D.routine
【14】A.reminded B.bonded C.united D.informed
【15】A.wanted B.expected C.grown D.begun
【16】A.quarrels B.debates C.topics D.struggles
【17】A.in spite of B.in possession of C.in case of D.in terms of
【18】A.demand B.request C.command D.desire
【19】A.case B.question C.barrier D.matter
【20】A.occasionally B.finally C.regularly D.normally
31、 Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime. We ______ from the city to the suburbs，from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job ______, from the home where we ______ our children to the home where we plan to live in ______. With each move we are ______ making new friends, who become part of our new life.
For many of us the summer is a special time for forming new ______. Today, millions of Americans go on vocation ______, and they go not only to see new sights but also — in those places where they do not feel too ______ — with the hope of meeting new people. No one really ______ a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible. Surely in every country people ______ friendship？
The word “friend” to American people can be ______ to a wide range of relationships — to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a close business companion, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a ______ colleague. There are real ______ among these relations for Americans — a friendship may be ______, casual, situational or deep and lasting. But to a European, who sees only our surface behavior, the differences are not clear.
As Europeans see it, all kinds of “friends” flow ______ of Americans' homes with little ceremony. They may be parents of the children's friends, house guests of neighbors, members of a committee, business associates from another town or even another country. ______ as a guest into an American home, the European visitor finds no ______ differences. The atmosphere is ______. Most people, old and young, are called ______ first names. Americans’ characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel ______.
【1】A. drive B. commute C. move D. settle
【2】A. abroad B. elsewhere C. somewhere D. nowhere
【3】A. deliver B. protect C. educate D. raise
【4】A. retirement B. death C. illness D. sadness
【5】A. mostly B. mainly C. rarely D. forever
【6】A. championships B. friendships C. hardships D. leaderships
【7】A. along B. freely C. together D. abroad
【8】A. alone B. strange C. scared D. remote
【9】A. allows B. desires C. expects D. imagines
【10】A. form B. develop C. ignore D. value
【11】A. used B. applied C. stuck D. dedicated
【12】A. kind B. generous C. trusted D. helpful
【13】A. differences B. varieties C. distinctions D. diversities
【14】A. informal B. reliable C. shallow D. fragile
【15】A. in and out B. on and on C. by and by D. up and down
【16】A. Moving B. Flowing C. Going D. Coming
【17】A. obvious B. heavy C. apparent D. strong
【18】A. weird B. stressed C. relaxed D. strange
【19】A. with B. on C. for D. by
【20】A. at best B. at home C. at heart D. at hand
32、 Two weeks ago, my 90-year-old mother, Catherine Ritchie, was preparing herself for bed at around 9 pm. After brushing her teeth and hair, she turned around to find her bed completely engulfed(吞没) in flames. She made an _________ to extinguish the flames herself by _________ blankets and pillows on the fire. The smoke and heat were so overwhelming that she immediately lost her sense of _________, gave up _________ the fire, and decided to flee. She pushed the emergency call button she _________ on her necklace, called 911, and attempted to get out of her now engulfed _________. She walked into the closet several times thinking it was the door that _________ to the hallway. It wasn’t. She couldn’t find her way out. She was _________. Smoke everywhere.
Across the street, 4 boys saw the smoke and _________ of flames. Not an adult in __________. 4 kids who took immediate __________ to save an elderly woman who they couldn’t __________ was home and who 3 of them had never even __________. One started breaking the glass on the front door. One called 911. One went to the back door and began kicking it in. One went to the __________ for an ax and help. Within minutes, a door was __________ in by a 14-year-old child who found my mother and picked her up in his __________. Kids who are told about all the things they aren’t __________ enough to do saved the life of the most precious and beloved woman we know. Courageous young men __________ their own lives, their own safety, perhaps their good __________ with their parents who might have chosen for them to do __________, and they carried my mother out of her burning home into the street, where firetrucks and ambulances would soon arrive.
Dylan Wick – 16 years old, Nick Byrd – 14 years old, Seth Byrd – 16 years old, and Wyatt Hall – 17 years old, thank you!
【1】A.appeal B.experiment C.operation D.attempt
【2】A.dragging B.throwing C.distributing D.spreading
【3】A.direction B.balance C.urgency D.self
【4】A.covering B.catching C.fighting D.spilling
【5】A.wears B.holds C.purchases D.decorates
【6】A.kitchen B.toilet C.closet D.bedroom
【7】A.leads B.conducts C.connects D.links
【8】A.cast B.resisted C.stuck D.adapted
【9】A.reflection B.regulation C.caption D.construction
【10】A.condition B.charge C.demand D.sight
【11】A.step B.effect C.action D.responsibility
【12】A.arrange B.guarantee C.promise D.suspect
【13】A.witnessed B.reached C.met D.heard
【14】A.neighbors B.barbers C.shelter D.basement
【15】A.knocked B.kicked C.forced D.settled
【16】A.hands B.arms C.effort D.favor
【17】A.stable B.acute C.brave D.old
【18】A.risked B.gave C.devoted D.saved
【19】A.association B.relationship C.assumption D.reputation
【20】A.instead B.though C.otherwise D.yet
33、This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series from the Hidden Brain team about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.
Mary Amato was having a(n) _________ crisis. She quit her job and became a stay-at-home mother after her first child was born.
People would say, “You _________ working.” and for Amato, that felt more like an accusation(指责) than a(n) _________ of fact.
“I had been working harder than I had ever worked and not getting a single paycheck or _________ from my social network,” she said.
_________, her husband, a(n) _________ science writer, did get recognition for his work. He won an award from a chemistry association. She joined him at a feast in California where he was praised for his work.
The room was filled with a lot of scientists, _________ men. It was a(n) _________ affair and the couple dressed up in a tuxedo(无尾晚礼服) and a formal black dress.
Eventually, the host _________ her husband with a very long list of his accomplishments. Then, he turned his __________ to Amato and gestured to her, “A homemaker and mother of two.”
Amato was __________. “I remember feeling a sense of __________, and I thought they must see me as stupid or as a traitor to the cause,” she said.
Amato became very self-conscious, too embarrassed to __________ with people after the speeches. So she just sat at her table staring at her dessert plate until an older female scientist walked up to her.
“She said, ‘I just want you to know that what you’re doing is so __________,’ ” Amato said.
Those simple words were exactly what Amato needed at that time and they completely changed her __________.
That moment happened years ago, but it still has a big influence on Amato.
【1】
A．marriage
B．identity
C．school
D．family
【2】
A．released
B．kept
C．stopped
D．continued
【3】
A．statement
B．possibility
C．evidence
D．result
【4】
A．trust
B．belonging
C．recognition
D．accomplishment
【5】
A．However
B．Thus
C．Likewise
D．Besides
【6】
A．easy-going
B．warm-hearted
C．self-employed
D．award-winning
【7】
A．mostly
B．partly
C．exactly
D．slightly
【8】
A．preparatory
B．celebratory
C．awkward
D．temporary
【9】
A．criticized
B．congratulated
C．addressed
D．introduced
【10】
A．construction
B．application
C．attention
D．invitation
【11】
A．embarrassed
B．guilty
C．doubted
D．blessed
【12】
A．humor
B．shame
C．responsibility
D．refreshment
【13】
A．agree
B．compare
C．communicate
D．compete
【14】
A．valuable
B．amazing
C．reasonable
D．convincing
【15】
A．fortune
B．option
C．mission
D．viewpoint
34、
Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?
Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.
This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.
So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?
With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.
Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.
35、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?
Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.
In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.
When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.
Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.
Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.
That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.
And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.
But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.
Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.
Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.
In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.
36、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.
B
Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.
C
Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.
37、Directions: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
In Congress, July 4, 1776
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.
We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
38、假如你是李华，你校拟以“追逐自己的梦想”为主题进行英语演讲比赛，请你写一篇短文，内容如下：
1.你的梦想；
2.原因；
3.实现方式。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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39、假定你是李华，你校将举行“校园书市(a campus book fair)”活动，为给全校同学提供平台义卖图书、参考书、笔记等。请你写信给你的英国笔友Eric，介绍此次活动的有关情况，内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.活动内容；
3.活动意义。
注意:
1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Eric,
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Yours,
Li Hua
40、假定你是李华，正在英国某中学做交换生。你从网上看到一则广告：布朗先生要找一个人周末帮助他照看宠物狗。请根据下面的要点提示，给他写封信询问有关事宜。
1．写信的目的；
2．说明你的优势；
3．询问工作相关事项。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Brown,
My name is Li Hua.
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I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
41、假定你是李华，在互联网上看到一则启事：美国中学生Tom希望结识一位山东朋友，并打算暑假期间来山东旅行。请你给Tom写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.表明交友和当向导意愿；
2.简单介绍山东1-2个景点；
3.盼望他的回复。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；
3.邮件中不能出现本人真实信息。