1、Compared with adults, children ________ the new surroundings better.
A．adopt to
B．turn to
C．adapt to
D．contribute to
2、The tallest girl over there is ________ who works very hard in our class .
A.a girl B.the girl C.one D.the one
3、It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Zheng He had sailed to East Africa.
A.when B.that
C.after D.since
4、—You called me up about 11:00 last night, didn’t you?
—No, I didn’t phone you. It someone else.
A.must be B.must have been C.could be D.could have been
5、On windy days, we had to hold down the paper on the desk, which would ________ be blown away.
A．instead
B．otherwise
C．nonetheless
D．even
6、–Is football John’s favourite sport?
--Yes. __________ football, baseball is his greatest love.
A. Near to B. Except
C. Beside D. Next to
7、Will you take my previous experience into when you fix my salary?
A. mind B. though
C. reference D. account
8、A _______ will be paid to anyone who brings back the money Mr. Brown lost,
according to the advertisement.
A.price B.profit C.reward D.salary
9、There was a time _______, if a lady got onto a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and offer her his seat.
A.while B.as C.when D.unless
10、Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she ______ since her marriage to Father.
A．shoulders
B．shouldered
C．is shouldering
D．has been shouldering
11、It is well known _____Confucius was born in the city of Qufu in Shandong province, China.
A．whether
B．where
C．that
D．what
12、He is wearing a heavy overcoat as a_______against the cold.
A.prevention B.shelter C.protection D.defense
13、His suggestion __________to see the art exhibition interested everyone of us.
A.that we go B.which we should go
C.that we would go D.we should go
14、Wanting the question _____ once more, the little boy went to the teacher’s office after class.
A．explained
B．being explained
C．be explained
D．to explain
15、We had a long way to go, and the snowstorm ________ our difficulties.
A.referred to B.added to
C.belonged to D.turned to
16、He has been sent to the place ________ needs him most.
A.where B.that C.what D.it
17、Johnson was shocked to find out that his boss him the wrong information.
A.have given B.had given
C.will have given D.have been giving
18、Much to her disgust, his confidence________ on arrogance.
A.edges B.borders
C.splits D.emphasizes
19、________ yourself until the plane has come to a complete stop.
A. Sit B. Seat
C. Sitting D. Stand
20、The old street was so _________ that we had to stop our car and go to his house on foot.
A．attractive
B．ordinary
C．shallow
D．narrow
21、The students enjoyed this new game, _________ was named after the school.
A.where B.whose C.which D.who
22、--Mary failed the driving test again.
-- Really? Can you_______ for that this time.
A．explain
B．account
C．describe
D．introduce
23、I have never been to London, but it is the place ________.
A.where I would like to visit B.I most want to visit
C.in which I want to visit D.that I want to visit it most
24、—How about your journey to Mount Emei?
—Everything was wonderful except that our car _________ twice on the way.
A．slowed down
B．broke down
C．got down
D．put down
25、It turned out that she won the first prize in the petition, which was beyond her .
A. expectations B. reputations
C. contributions D. celebrations
26、 The UK's music festivals are world famous but there are plenty more to celebrate in the country.
Burns Night, Scotland
On 25 January, Scots celebrate the life and works of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns by holding a special Burns Supper. This can be a chance for friends to get together with a huge formal dinner. Guests take it in turn to recite Burns' poems or sing one of his songs.
Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales
For 10 days each May, the small town of Hay on-Wye on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales is filled with writers, filmmakers, musicians, and people who come to hear them talk and exchange ideas. The festival celebrates great writing of all genres (体裁) and it all takes place in a village in the town.
Camp Festival, Dorset
As a branch of a festival held in Dorset, it's one of the best family festivals in the UK Held every year in the grounds of the historic Lulworth Castle in Dorset, the festival includes top live music acts, but as the organizer say, “kids are king” at Camp Festival, with a wide variety of entertainment, workshops and fun for kids. The 2020 Camp Festival takes place from 25 to 28 July.
Guy Fawkes Day or “Bonfire Night”
All over the UK on 5 November, the British light bonfires and set off fireworks in their back gardens or, more commonly these days, at organized events in public parks. They celebrate the Catholic Guy Fawkes' failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament (议会院) on 5 November, 1605.
【1】Which festivals are related to literature (文学)?
A.Hay Festival and Camp Festival. B.Bums Night and Hay Festival.
C.Burs Night and Guy Fawkes Day. D.Camp Festival and Guy Fawkes Day.
【2】When does the festival most attractive to children take place?
A.In July. B.In May. C.In January. D.In November.
【3】What does Guy Fawkes Day celebrate?
A.An impressive building. B.A successful adventure.
C.An organized game. D.A historical event.
27、 Scientists have found evidence of a link between social and economic status and childhood attention deficit disorder(ADHD)(注意力缺陷多动障碍)in the UK. A team led by the University of Exeter Medical School analysed data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a database of more than 19, 500 UK children born between 2000 and 2002 .The study was published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
Findings showed that more children with ADHD came from families below the poverty line than the UK population as a whole, with average family incomes for households whose study child was affected by ADHD at £324 per week, compared to £391 for those whose child was not. The study found the odds (机会)of parents in social housing having a child with ADHD was roughly three times greater than for those who owned their own homes.
The team also found that the odds of younger mothers having a child with ADHD were significantly higher than for other mothers. Mothers with no qualifications were more than twice as likely to have a child with ADHD than those with degrees, and lone (孤独的)parents were more likely to have a child with ADHD diagnosis than households with two live-in parents.
Information was gathered from surveys when the cohort children were nine months old, and at the ages of three, five, seven and eleven.
Dr Ginny, of the University of Exeter Medical School,who led the study, said, "There is a genetic element to ADHD,but this study provides strong evidence that ADHD is also associated with a disadvantaged social and economic background. Some people believe that ADHD in children causes disadvantage to the economic situation of their family, but we found no evidence to support that theory. It's important to discover more about the causes of this disorder so that we can look towards prevention, and so that we can target treatment and support effectively. "
【1】We can infer from Paragraph 2 that _______.
A. family incomes of £391 per week are below the poverty line in the UK
B. children affected by ADHD consume family incomes of £324 per week
C. parents who rent houses are likely to have a child with ADHD
D. families who own their own houses are above the poverty line
【2】Which of the following families are most likely to have a child with ADHD?
A. The households with two live-in parents.
B. Middle-aged mothers having no diploma.
C. Single younger mothers with no diploma.
D. Younger mothers living with their husbands.
【3】What is Dr Ginny's attitude to the belief that ADHD in children causes disadvantage to the economic situation of their family?
A. He agrees with it.
B. He ignores it.
C. He hesitates to accept it.
D. He argues against it.
【4】What message does the author most want to give us?
A. ADHD linked to social and economic disadvantage.
B. The cure of ADHD has been found by the UK's scientists.
C. New methods have been used to treat ADHD patients.
D. Causes and effects of ADHD have been found out completely.
28、“Life is a practice of flexible performances,” said a Canadian college senior who won a competition for her feeling on the theme “How COVID-19 changed your senior year”. The competition, sponsored by a nonprofit organization, invited high school and college seniors to record a video that answers the question. Participants included 379 students in 49 countries, but it was the words of a 19-year-old film student that stole judges’ hearts in the competition.
A student at John Abbott College, April Judd used humor and creative words to describe what life was like moving back in with her family and missing the chance to say goodbye to all her friends at the arts college. Her inspiring message details how students can use this experience to their advantage and “shape the universe into the future they want to see”. The terrible disease actually drove April to find the good aspects in what our world is going through. “In the chaos that our world is experiencing right now, it’s really easy to get caught up in the negative,” the senior said. “We are all truly in this together and are all able to change and mature so as to make this world a better place.”
Patricia Cogley, host of the competition, said, “For many college and high school seniors in the graduating class, the disease has obviously changed their final year. But, true to our mission, the competition gave the young around the world the opportunity to showcase their creativity and ideas for a better future, despite this challenging and unprecedented (前所未有的) time.”
Not just seniors, anyone can draw inspiration from April’s uplifting message, which won hers $1,000. Especially take note of her conclusion, which was delivered with a smile; “We got this —or, at least we will — eventually!”
【1】What does the author say about April?
A．She majored in performing art in college.
B．She was worried about the future.
C．She lived with her parents in her senior year.
D．She said goodbye to friends before graduation.
【2】Why did April win the competition?
A．She was very humorous.
B．She saw beauty in the tough time.
C．She expressed feelings honestly.
D．She answered the question smartly.
【3】What do we know about the competition?
A．It required a video entry.
B．It attracted juniors worldwide.
C．It was held in Canada.
D．It was sponsored by Patricia.
【4】What message does the author want to convey in the text?
A．People should be united in the crisis.
B．The disease affected people severely.
C．The young must show their creativity.
D．People will surely overcome the difficulty.
29、During this year's Spring Festival, Ma Rui made a meme（表情包）by collaging（拼贴）her portrait and images of firecrackers and golden coins. Ma sent it to relatives and friends on social media as her new year's greeting.
“Traditional text greetings are tedious. A meme sticker of myself is more creative and personal,” said Ma, a 38-year-old woman working in Yinchuan. As a regular meme maker, Ma also made her cat and dog the main characters of her creations. With her ever-increasing meme collection, she can deal with most online communications by sending memes without sending a text message On China's most popular social networking apps WeChat and QQ, many users have developed the habit of collecting memes in their accounts, including those featuring celebrities, animals，and cartoon characters. Ma has been using emojis and memes on Wechat for about 10 years, but they were limited in the past.
In recent years, meme-making has become a new trend, with the emergence of more designers and apps for making memes. With free apps, people can create their own memes and share them online. As an industry，meme-making can also bring decent incomes for meme designers, injecting vitality into related products and industries. “A good meme can accurately express what one means and reduce misunderstanding and embarrassment. This is why people need it,” said Luo Yalong, a 30-year-old meme designer.
Luo created a cartoon character named “Little Chubby Inu.” With this image, he designed nearly one thousand memes with different expressions, which have been used billions of times on WeChat since it was first introduced in 2017.
The image of Little Chubby Inu has also been printed on T-Shirts, mugs, and cosmetics and packages of popular drink brands. This year, Luo opened an online store for Little Chubby Inu-themed products.
By drawing inspiration from popular websites young people like to visit, Luo has become a prolific meme-maker, creating a new series of memes every two or three months. “Attractive memes are emerging every day, while users' tastes are ever-changing. For us designers, it causes great pressure but also presents immense opportunities,” Luo said.
【1】What does the underlined word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Narrow.
B．Dull.
C．Ancient.
D．Common.
【2】Why do more and more people like to make memes?
①To make us laugh happily.
②To help us make good profit.
③To show designers' character
④To help us communicate better.
A．①②③
B．①②④
C．①③④
D．②③④
【3】What does Luo's words in the last paragraph suggest?
A．Designers should cater for users' appetite.
B．Memes cause great pressure to designers.
C．New interesting memes are arising everyday.
D．More and more memes bring us opportunities.
【4】What is the main idea of the text?
A．The stories about some famous meme-makers.
B．Memes' going viral on Chinese social networking.
C．The difference between old and new greetings.
D．Memes' creating cartoon animals character.
30、 Last week, my 9-year-old son Shine and I were grocery shopping. At the checkout, a mother was trying to______her bill, but she didn't have enough money for her milk and cheese. The grocery store manager________the items from her cart and carried them away to the________section. I________to my son and told him to run and get the manager back with the items. He was________. He didn't understand me. I was trying to do a________act of kindness, but it went wrong.
The lady left with her son and________groceries than she had planned. I told the checkout guy to charge me________her milk and cheese and that we'd run to the parking lot and catch her. He immediately called________back, rang up my items and hers and my son and I ran to the parking lot. But the mom and her son were________in 60 seconds and with them went my chance to gift these________but necessary items.
I kept thinking about my hesitation, because I didn't want to________her, didn't want to cause a surprise…All reasons my mind was working to convince me to________a necessary kindness.________I didn't believe any of them, processing them slowed me down.
So I ask myself and you dear friends, if we allow our________to slow our actions towards acting for love and kindness, is it________an act of kindness? I think I try to make kindness from thin story only to get the possibility of my son and I forgiving ourselves for our delay. Perhaps because of this our future acts will be________delivered.
I send my________and intend kindness to that mama and her little one. May they have more than they________this week. I am deeply grateful for the lesson they taught me:________too, is an act of kindness.
【1】A.send B.pay C.refuse D.sign
【2】A.removed B.tasted C.bought D.replaced
【3】A.furniture B.bakery C.refrigerator D.fruit
【4】A.whispered B.waved C.shouted D.nodded
【5】A.frightened B.confused C.ashamed D.excited
【6】A.well-designed B.well-prepared C.ridiculous D.random
【7】A.enough B.more C.fewer D.cheaper
【8】A.with B.of C.for D.about
【9】A.the lady B.the manager C.her son D.my son
【10】A.caught B.found C.back D.gone
【11】A.rare B.heavy C.expensive D.little
【12】A.embarrass B.please C.satisfy D.calm
【13】A.stick to B.carry on C.try out D.hold back
【14】A.Although B.When C.Since D.Unless
【15】A.words B.hesitations C.plans D.dreams
【16】A.then B.just C.even D.still
【17】A.quickly B.honestly C.secretly D.occasionally
【18】A.hate B.envy C.love D.respect
【19】A.need B.learn C.donate D.handle
【20】A.self-defence B.self-development C.self-forgiveness D.self-doubt
31、 I was riding the train home from a downtown Chicago courtroom. I was sitting in my seat, in tears. looking out of the window, hoping no one would________.My husband and I had just ended our marriage, and my heart was filled with________I had never felt so helpless and lonely.
________,a hand appeared-the tiny beautiful hand of a woman. She________me a small envelope, then smiled and disappeared before I could even look into her eyes and express my ________.On the outside of the envelope were a rainbow and a sun, drawn________in pen. Inside it were the________words I had ever read:
I know you don’t________me. but I was watching you there________and my heart goes out to you. ________I am only a stranger to you, I feel your pain and I________ . It may not seem that way, but the sun will________again and you will see the rainbow
Love.
Someone who cares
I never saw the woman again. But________, this mysterious ________has remained deep inside my heart. It always tells me that we are never________ . In________to me in my hardship, this woman filled me with a________love. It makes me realize that no matter how sad my life seems there is always ________.And more importantly, her act of________woke me up to the amazing connection between human beings. I know now if I take one minute, one second, to stop and show love and care to others who may be hurting. I can make a(n)________.
【1】A. read B. observe C. notice D. follow
【2】A. sadness B. excitement C. happiness D. sympathy
【3】A. Shyly B. Naturally C. Frequently D. Suddenly
【4】A. threw B. handed C. recommended D. tore
【5】A. thanks B. fear C. love D. support
【6】A. hurriedly B. gently C. slowly D. heavily
【7】A. wisest B. warmest C. clearest D. simplest
【8】A. accept B. treat C. know D. remember
【9】A. sleeping B. waiting C. laughing D. crying
【10】A. Because B. While C. When D. If
【11】A. appreciate B. fail C. care D. admit
【12】A. set B. move C. disappear D. shine
【13】A. once B. still C. ever D. again
【14】A. postwoman B. feeling C. gift D. scene
【15】A. alone B. poor C. quiet D. stupid
【16】A. opening up B. getting over C. living through D. reaching out
【17】A. strange B. great C. crazy D. similar
【18】A. pleasure B. success C. hope D. luck
【19】A. kindness B. courage C. politeness D. patience
【20】A. offer B. decision C. promise D. difference
32、 Michael is an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran (老兵) . Three years ago, he couldn’t leave the house _______. He felt uncomfortable and anxious in _______places, but that all changed after he got his assistance dog Ojai.
“When my _______wasn’t with me, I was a mess. Because I get _______, I couldn’t go into public by myself. However, I could go out on the subway or at a restaurant, _______I had Ojai. I needn’t _______my wife for everything.”
Ojai was _______at Canine Companions for Independence, an organization that provides assistance dogs for people with _______. Like Ojai, these dogs can _______dropped items, open and close doors, and know over 40 advanced commands. Among them, Labrador (拉布拉多犬) offers the best in ________, being versatile (多才多艺的) , being big enough to meet the daily ________like turning on a light switch, and being ________enough to be able to fit easily on a plane or train and stay ________.
They begin training as puppies for 18 months to learn ________socialization skills. Then, they returned to the main training center for another six months of further training with ________ instructors. When that’s completed, about half of the dogs ________with marks high enough to be ________with a person who needs its help.
To Michael, Ojai is ________the eyes, “Ojai and I are a(n) ________, so what I do he does, what he does I do. He is a loyal helper, a dedicated friend, and the ________companion.”
【1】A.normally B.alone C.straight D.often
【2】A.unfamiliar B.private C.public D.remote
【3】A.wife B.dog C.friend D.stick
【4】A.confused B.overwhelmed C.annoyed D.thrilled
【5】A.once B.while C.until D.since
【6】A.learn from B.call up C.rely on D.take in
【7】A.born B.trained C.bought D.observed
【8】A.disabilities B.depression C.inconvenience D.injuries
【9】A.set out B.pick out C.set up D.pick up
【10】A.performance B.ambition C.adaptability D.curiosity
【11】A.commands B.requests C.advice D.guidance
【12】A.calm B.healthy C.small D.pretty
【13】A.in turn B.out of the way C.by chance D.on purpose
【14】A.basic B.difficult C.standard D.mature
【15】A.flexible B.enthusiastic C.responsible D.professional
【16】A.stay B.reward C.return D.graduate
【17】A.paired B.selected C.accompanied D.mixed
【18】A.rather than B.more than C.other than D.less than
【19】A.couple B.family C.unit D.team
【20】A.amusing B.fascinating C.devoted D.touched
33、 There was snow last night, followed by a freezing rain. It _________ everything with a thin layer of ice，including the highways，creating a _________ situation.
Going to the store to buy some goods, I had _________ in crossing the highway because of the ice. After I struggled to cross it, a woman came up in her car, _________ across the crosswalk, through the other lane, almost going into the ditch (沟). She was unable to do anything, with her eyes wide open in _________ and brakes locked. After she got control of her car, she slowly _________. So then watching her away, I thought that it was a _________ corner.
I got in touch with the businesses around and asked if I could fill the corner. Finally, I got _________. And then I found a bucket, filled it with sand and put the sand on that corner. This took me eight buckets, and _________ I got this comer sanded. People __________ their horns (喇叭) as they drove by to show honor to me. An officer thanked me and the paving company where I got the sand thanked me, too. A woman driver __________ over to give me a bottle of fruit juice, and another gave me a chocolate bar.
I wasn’t __________ anything, so I appreciated these. As one of the snow angels here in my community, I __________ a chance of cleaning up sidewalks for elders and those in wheelchairs last year because of a __________ shoulder injury. So this time I intended to make up for it, __________ with one good shoulder. It was __________, though. After I finished sanding this busy comer, __________ as it was，the sun came and started to __________. Someone drove by and told me that at the moment the sun was shining only in one __________. Yet this ray of sunlight was only shining where I was, coincidence? And strangely the ice started to __________ quickly.
【1】A.ruined B.covered C.protected D.stopped
【2】A.familiar B.different C.dangerous D.tight
【3】A.luck B.interest C.fun D.difficulty
【4】A.sliding B.walking C.struggling D.flying
【5】A.vain B.alarm C.amazement D.relief
【6】A.got off B.woke up C.drove off D.gave up
【7】A.blind B.threatening C.quiet D.distant
【8】A.permission B.confidence C.praise D.encouragement
【9】A.purposely B.nearly C.eventually D.actually
【10】A.kept B.played C.showed D.sounded
【11】A.stayed B.rushed C.pulled D.turned
【12】A.expecting B.deserving C.changing D.suffering
【13】A.seized B.preferred C.regretted D.missed
【14】A.serious B.slight C.bodily D.personal
【15】A.never B.even C.still D.ever
【16】A.interesting B.promising C.tiring D.worrying
【17】A.sunny B.dark C.cold D.mild
【18】A.hide B.rise C.fade D.shine
【19】A.place B.moment C.way D.city
【20】A.increase B.melt C.move D.block
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、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.
Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.
The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.
The fingerprint scanners 【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.
Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving 【10】 (extreme) fast.
36、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?
Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.
The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.
The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.
In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.
So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?
According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.
But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.
Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”
37、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.
38、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Located halfway up the Italy’s Apennine Mountain, about 100 miles northeast of Rome, the Hotel Rigopiano has never been easy to reach.But its isolation(隔绝)only adds to its appeal, attracting a great number of tourists.
Snow began to fall across the Apennines in January and lasted for days.From his home in the Rome suburbs, Matrone watched the weather with concern.He and his wife, Cicioni, had planned an overnight getaway to the hotel. But now he wondered whether they should go. After phoning the hotel, they decided to make the trip. By the time they neared the hotel six hours later, they were battling a snowstorm. When they finally arrived, they were both cold and exhausted. They checked into their room and went to bed early.
As they awoke the next day, they discovered that their difficulty had worsened overnight. The cars in the parking lot were invisible. The phone and power lines were down. They were having breakfast when the hotel began to shake. An earthquake with a magnitude(震级)of 5.7 had struck the mountain. “Get out of here!” Matrone shouted to his wife. They headed quickly to the parking lot, where others were digging their cars.Fifteen minutes after the first earthquake, another quake hit, this one measuring 5.6.
With a dozen vehicles freed by noon, the guests set off down the driveway.But when they reached the main road, the path was blocked by a six-foot-high wall of snow.Matrone climbed out of his car and investigated it. There was no road in sight, “We’re trapped!” he told his wife. So they had no choice but to make their way back to the hotel so as to be saved.
As it was getting dark, they managed to be back. That was when the snow on the mountain began to slide. They heard the avalanche (雪崩) before they saw it. The avalanche gathered speed and size, grabbing rocks and trees and anything else in its way down the mountain, tearing the hotel from its foundation. When the avalanche came to a stop, those caught inside the hotel were left buried in the icy rocks and ruins.
注意：
1、所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2、至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3、续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4、续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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When Matrone came to himself, he was stuck in the darkness.
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It was not until the next morning that the rescuers finally arrived.
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39、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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40、阅读下列短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Cloning has always been with us and is here to stay. It is a way of making an exact copy of another animal or plant. It happens in plants when gardeners take cuttings from growing plants to make new ones. It also happens in animals when twins identical in sex (性别) and appearance are produced from the same original eggs. The fact is that these are both examples of natural clones.
Cloning has two major uses. Firstly, gardeners use it all the time to produce commercial quantities of plants. Secondly, it is valuable for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals. Cloning plants is simple while cloning animals is very complicated. It is a difficult task to undertake. Many attempts to clone mammals failed. But at last the determination and patience of scientists paid off in 1996 with a breakthrough—the cloning of Dolly the sheep.
On the one hand, the whole scientific world followed the process of the first successful clone, Dolly the sheep. The fact that she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging. Then came the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill. Cloning scientists were depressed to find that Dolly’s illnesses were more appropriate to a much older animals. Altogether Dolly lived six and a half years, half the length of the original sheep.
On the other hand, Dolly’s appearance raised a storm of objection and had a great influence on the media and public imagination. It became controversial. It suddenly opened everybody’s eyes to the possibility of using cloning to cure serious illnesses and even to produce human being.
Governments became nervous and more conservative (保守的). Some began to reform their legal systems and forbade research into human cloning, but other countries like China and UK, continued to accumulate evidence of the abundant medical aid that cloning could provide. However, scientists still wonder whether cloning will help or harm us and where it is leading us.
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41、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
CLEAN UP YOUR BUTTS AND BAGS
All sorts of items become litter, but two of the most common and most dangerous are cigarette butts and plastic bags. Litter is a big problem for our environment, but it is a problem that individuals can easily do something about. Not littering at all or cleaning up litter, such as cigarette butts and plastic bags, greatly improves the quality of our environment.
Although cigarette butts are small, they are bad for the environment. Over 1,600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year in China and large quantities of the butts are thrown away. Worldwide, about 4.5 trillion butts are littered every year. Apart from the fact that butts spoil the beauty of the environment, they contain some very toxic chemicals. These find their way into the water supply where they decrease the quality of the water and endanger plants and animals that live there. Because there are so many butts and because they can take up to 5 years to break down, the toxic chemicals add up to a large amount. So, if people have to smoke, they should not throw away the butts but put them in the rubbish bin instead.
Plastic bags are another common form of litter that is a danger to the environment. There are several reasons for this. They are made from oil and gas, which are non-renewable resources, if they are not recycled, these resources are lost to us. In China, 2 billion plastic bags are used every day. An enormous number of these become litter. This is a huge problem because they last from 20 to 1,000 years in the environment. They float easily in air and water and travel long distances. They find their way to rivers, parks, beaches and oceans. Plastic bags kill up to one million seabirds, 100,000 sea mammals and countless fish each year worldwide. When the animal dies and breaks down, the plastic bag can become free again to kill another animal. It is up to people not to let plastic bags become litter. It would be better if they used fewer and recycled them.
Cleaning up your cigarette butts and plastic bags would improve the environment. The earth would be a better place because it would be less polluted. And we would know that we were doing something to look after our planet. However, I believe the best solution would be not to smoke or use plastic bags at all.
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