1、The government has devoted a large slice of its national _________ to agriculture.
A.budget B.arrangement C.bonus D.economy
2、.Ladex does’t feel like abroad.Her parents are old.
A.study B.studying C.studied D.to study
3、The happy ________ of children playing in the garden disappears, and it is quiet again.
A. spot B. view C. scenery D. scene
4、— Going to the pub Viking Burger to watch the final of the World Cup tonight?
—_______! Will you join us?
A．You there
B．You bet
C．You got me
D．You know better
5、Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one had an idea which office room ____.
A. to send it B. to have it sent
C. to send to D. to send it to
6、 Luggage may not be brought into the building ________ a guard has checked it first.
A. when B. because C. after D. unless
7、_____ differences between the two countries, China and the USA have extensive common interests and room for cooperation.
A.In spite of B.In terms of C.In exchange for D.In face of
8、The Chinese people have made great contributions ___the world peace.
A. of B. to
C. on D. for
9、The video, Under the Dome, has rapidly pushed the public______about air pollution and encouraged people to join in efforts to make a difference.
A. analysis B. imagination
C. awareness D. argument
10、Devotion is a kind of quality, ________you should have if you want to get along well with your friends.
A.that B.it C.one D.what
11、General Secretary Xi Jinping _____ clarified the policy that we Chinese unconditionally aid the developing countries in need, believe it or not, without any additional conditions.
A. apparently B. absolutely
C. ambiguously D. aggressively
12、They had to buy their own copies rather than waiting to borrow ________.
A．it
B．that
C．this
D．one
13、Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but ________, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
A. that B. which C. one D. whose
14、The farmer considered me as his old friend and treated me ________ some good tea.
A． as B． for C． to D． on
15、—Have you got any job offers?
—No. I ________. Hopefully, I will get one by the end of this month.
A. waited
B. had been waiting
C. have waited
D. am waiting
16、The cause of the accident may have been the engine .
A.inconvenience B.fault C.failure D.disorder
17、 ---Would you mind my sitting here?
--- ______. It’s for my girl friend.
A. Not at all. B. Never mind.
C. Better not. D. Of course not.
18、Last Monday, I was asked to give the new students a test ________ their English level.
A. evaluating B. to have evaluated
C. to evaluate D. having evaluated
19、The only ________ to the village surrounded by the flood was destroyed so the rescuers couldn’t reach the villagers.
A． access B． approach
C． advance D． address
20、How long do you think the car factory launches a new model?
A.will it be until B.it will be before
C.will it be when D.it will be that
21、Courses Available at North Coast College Campuses
Agriculture
Specialist agriculture centres of the North Coast College offer courses ranging from agricultural skills to beef production, horse studies and rural management. The Wollongbar Campus is famous for its Tropical(热 带的) Fruit Growing program and has introduced courses on bush foods and coffee production. Taree offers the Veterinary(兽医的) Assistant program and has introduced “Agristudy”, which enables students to learn flexibly and by correspondence( 函 授 ), using a mixture of student learning guides, telephone tutorials, information sessions and workshops. Mullumbimby has the popular Rural Business Management program, which can also be studied by correspondence. Grafton, meanwhile, offers traineeships in agriculture including beef and dairy.
Health Programs
The continued improvement of healthier living within the community has seen an increase in fitness awareness and a need for trained staff in the Fitness and Sport industries. Fitness Instruction courses are offered at Tweed Heads and teach students how to keep healthy and lead a safe fitness program.
Lismore offers the Aged Support program and Port Macquarie offers the Early Childhood Nursing program. These courses give you the theoretical skills, knowledge and practical experience needed to work in a variety of residential and community-based health care institutions. For students interested in working in the Medical Health Care industry, Kingscliff is a specialist centre for the Natural Therapy Diploma and has a health clinic on campus.
Environmental Studies
The Environmental Studies courses offered by the North Coast College have been developed to help students increase their awareness and understanding of environmental issues and to enable them to determine their environmental impact. The Environmental Practice course, which includes Coastal Management, is offered through the Ballina Campus.
For people interested in working to protect natural forests, the North Coast College offers the Forest Protection course at Casino. This course can provide a pathway for students into the Natural Resource Management Diploma at university.
【1】Which of the following can students probably learn at Wollongbar?
A. Cow farming. B. Banana growing.
C. Business management. D. Electronic information technology.
【2】What can we learn about the course offered by Kingscliff?
A. It is held in a local hospital. B. It includes a safe fitness program.
C. It is designed for medical students. D. It can be studied by correspondence.
22、In the idealized version of how science is done, facts about the world are waiting to be observed and collected by objective researchers who use the scientific method to carry out their work. But in the everyday practice of science, discovery frequently follows an ambiguous (模糊不清的) and complicated route. We aim to be objective, but we cannot escape the context of our unique life experience. Prior knowledge and interest influence what we experience, what we think our experiences mean, and the subsequent actions we take. Opportunities for misinterpretation, error, and self-deception are plentiful.
Consequently, discovery claims should be thought of as proto-science (原始科学). Similar to new mining claims, they are full of potential. But it takes collective examination and acceptance to transform a discovery claim into a mature discovery. This is the credibility process, through which the individual researcher's me, here, now becomes the community's anyone, anywhere, anytime. Objective knowledge is the goal, not the starting point.
Once a discovery claim becomes public, the discoverer receives intellectual credit. But, unlike with mining claims, the community takes control of what happens next. Within the complex social structure of the scientific community, researchers make discoveries; editors and reviewers act as gatekeepers by controlling the publication process; other scientists use the new finding to suit their own purposes; and finally, the public (including other scientists) receives the new discovery and possibly accompanying technology. As a discovery claim works it through the community, the interaction and confrontation between shared and competing beliefs about the science and the technology involved transforms an individual's discovery claim into the community's credible discovery.
Two paradoxes exist throughout this credibility process. First, scientific work tends to focus on some aspect of common knowledge that is viewed as incomplete or incorrect. Little reward accompanies the copying and confirmation of what is already known and believed. The goal is new-search not re-search. Not surprisingly, newly published discovery claims and credible discoveries that appear to be important and convincing will always be open to challenge and potential modification or refutation (驳斥) by future researchers. Second, novelty itself frequently provokes disbelief. Nobel Laureate and physiologist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi once described discovery as “seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought”. But thinking what nobody else has thought and telling others what they have missed may not change their views. Sometimes years are required for truly novel discovery claims to be accepted and appreciated.
In the end, credibility “happens” to a discovery claim — a process that corresponds to what philosopher Annette Baier has described as the commons of the mind. “We reason together, challenge, revise, and complete each other's reasoning and each other's conceptions of reasons.”
【1】It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that credibility process requires ________.
A．strict inspection
B．shared efforts
C．individual wisdom
D．persistent innovation
【2】Paragraph 3 shows that a discovery claim becomes credible after it ________.
A．has attracted the attention of the general public
B．has been frequently quoted by peer scientists
C．has received recognition from editors and reviewers
D．has been examined by the scientific community
【3】Albert Szent-Gyorgyi would most likely agree that ________.
A．scientific claims will survive challenges
B．scientific work calls for a critical mind
C．efforts to make discoveries are justified
D．discoveries today inspire future research
【4】Which of the following would be the best title of the text?
A．Novelty as an Engine of Scientific Development.
B．Collective Examination in Scientific Discovery.
C．Evolution of Credibility in Doing Science.
D．Challenge to Credibility at the Gate to Science.
23、Some foreigners who love Chinese culture try to explain China to the world. Some of them write books, while others have become vloggers. They provide a different perspective to understand Chinese people and culture.
Fuchsia Dunlop
Fuchsia Dunlop is an English writer and cook. She is the author of the book A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China. She writes about her fascinating journey as she explores China through first-hand experiences. From Sichuan and Gansu, to Fujian and Jiangsu, Dunlop shows the diverse food culture in China in a humorous way.
Peter Hessler
American writer Peter Hessler came to China in 1996 and travelled the country for over 10 years. He published a series of non-fiction works about China, including River Town, Oracle Bones and Country Driving. These works are mainly about modern life in China and include his own experiences and interviews in China.
Jerry Kowal
Jerry Kowal is an American YouTube vlogger. He became popular in China for his videos on cultural differences between China and the US. For example, he made a series of videos showing and explaining the COVID-19 pandemic in both China and the US.
Takeuchi Ryo
Takeuchi Ryo is a Japanese director. His documentary Long Time No See, Wuhan was brought into the spotlight in 2020. It presents the real lives of 10 ordinary families in Wuhan after the city lifted the lockdown. He has lived in Nanjing, Jiangsu, for seven years. He said that he wanted to promote understanding among people in the two nations. “That’s the key reason why I live in China,” he said.
【1】From which book can the readers learn about Chinese food culture?
A．A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China.
B．River Town.
C．Oracle Bones.
D．Country Driving.
【2】What do Peter Hessler’s works mainly focus on?
A．Fictional account.
B．Food culture.
C．Contemporary life.
D．Current affairs.
【3】What do Jerry Kowal and Takeuchi Ryo have in common?
A．They are vloggers from English speaking countries.
B．They came to live in China for the same reason.
C．Their works mainly explain cultural differences.
D．They both try to promote mutual understanding between people in two countries.
24、In tough times — and there’s no doubt that 2020 qualifies as tough times — those of us who love to read turn to all kinds of different books. Here are the books that I’d recommend.
The Spy and the Traitor
The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
by Ben Macintyre
This nonfiction account focuses on Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB officer who became a double agent for the British, and Aldrich Ames, the American turncoat(叛徒) who likely betrayed him, Macintyre’s retelling of their stories comes not only from Western sources (including Gordievsky himself) but also from the Russian perspective. It’s every bit as exciting as my favorite spy novels.
Range
Why Generalists Triumph(获得成功) in a Specialized World
by David Epstein
I started following Epstein’s work after watching his fantastic 2014 TED talk on sports performance. In this fascinating book, he argues that although the world seems to demand more and more specialization, what we actually need is more people “who start broad and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives while they progress”. I think his ideas even help explain some of Microsoft’s success, because we hired people who had a wide range of knowledge within their field and across fields. If you’re a generalist who has ever felt overshadowed by your specialist colleagues, this book is for you.
The New Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration(监禁) in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander
Alexander’s book offers an eye-opening look into how the criminal justice system unfairly targets communities of color and especially Black communities by explaining the history and presenting the numbers behind mass incarceration.
Breath from Salt
A Deadly Genetic Disease, a New Era in Science, and the Patients and Families Who Changed Medicine Forever
by Bijal P. Trivedi
This book is truly uplifting. It documents a story of remarkable scientific innovation and how it has improved the lives of almost all cystic fibrosis(囊肿性纤维化) patients and their families.
【1】Who is Oleg Gordievsky?
A．A travel agent.
B．A writer.
C．A spy.
D．A TED speaker.
【2】Which book is the most attractive to an all-around employer?
A．The Spy and the Traitor.
B．Range.
C．The New Jim Crow.
D．Breath from Salt.
【3】What do these books have in common?
A．They are non-fiction.
B．They are best-sellers.
C．They tell exciting stories.
D．They record what happened in 2020.
25、 Once, a rich man drove his expensive car with full speed. Listening to the music ______, he didn’t pay attention to the traffic sign. A bad car accident happened to him. He was ______ with blood all over. And then, he was admitted to the best ______ of the town.
When he opened his eyes, he couldn’t move his body even an inch. The doctor came to his bed and asked, “How are you feeling, sir?” He shook his head with much ______. The doctor softly comforted him that he would certainly recover but it would take time because of his ______ and several other diseases.
A few days later, he could ______ to speak. When the doctor visited him again, he became too ______ and said, “Doctor, please do something so that I can be ______ the hospital. I would spend as much money as you want.”
“Sir, I am trying my best but the recovering process is ______,” the doctor continued, “while driving, you are supposed to ______ the traffic regulations. That you are wealthy doesn’t ______ you could spend the money as you pleased. Your unhealthy eating habits have brought you some ______, which put you into trouble.”
When the man recalled his past deeds, he regretted for his own acts. He realized that money could do nothing but supply some temporary ______. Wealth is nothing before health! He felt ashamed of his ______! “Thank you for your guidance, doctor! Please ______ my ignorance!”
A．regularly
B．obviously
C．confidently
D．attentively
A．delighted
B．unconscious
C．thrilled
D．unconcerned
A．restaurant
B．company
C．hospital
D．organization
A．difficulty
B．satisfaction
C．courage
D．relief
A．attitudes
B．disabilities
C．models
D．injuries
A．prepare
B．happen
C．continue
D．manage
A．powerful
B．impatient
C．embarrassed
D．discouraged
A．released from
B．accustomed to
C．satisfied with
D．engaged in
A．slow
B．practical
C．different
D．normal
A．explain
B．observe
C．consider
D．repeat
A．demand
B．guarantee
C．mean
D．prove
A．illnesses
B．surprises
C．disadvantages
D．fears
A．curiosity
B．freedom
C．pleasure
D．stress
A．pride
B．dishonesty
C．anxiety
D．appearance
A．punish
B．reconsider
C．criticize
D．forgive
26、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2篇完整的短文。
Maggie and Alex live in a tall building in a neighborhood in the center of the city. There are no trees near their building, but they are happy in their home and it is close to their jobs.
In the part of the city where they live, there is not much fresh food to buy. The stores only have processed foods in packages. Maggie and Alex and all the other people in the building have to eat food that they buy in boxes and plastic containers.
This makes so much garbage that no one knows where to put it. While they wait for Fridays, when the city collects the garbage, all the neighbors put their trash into bags and sometimes leave it in the hallway or on the big, sunny roof. The whole building looks terrible. No one can spend time playing on the roof because it is full of trash.
One day, Maggie and Alex decide to make a change. They go up to the roof and separate all the recycla-ble garbage, like cardboard, plastic bottles, glass, and aluminum cans. Then they take all of the garbage down to the street for the garbage collectors.
But they do not carry down the plastic bottles! They cut off the tops and use them as pots to plant tomatoes and carrots. They plant herbs, too.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Maggie and Alex tell their neighbors about their project.
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Paragraph 2:
Now the roof looks beautiful like a garden.
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