1、Since Wolf Warrior II was on, it has earned 5.6 billion yuan, ______ a record for national movies.
A. setting B. having set
C. to set D. set
2、______the morning train，he would not have been late for the meeting．
A. Did he catch B. Should he catch
C. Had he caught D. Has he caught
3、—Actually, you hurt Mary yesterday.
— Sorry, I didn't mean to be so_________．
A．abrupt
B．ambitious
C．awkward
D．allergic
4、Excuse me, where can I get my car filled up?
There are gas stations at________end of the block．
A．both B．neither
C．either D．all
5、The novel written by the author sells best, but five years ago no one could have imagined how great a role he in the literary world.
A. was playing B. was to play
C. had played D. played
6、While visiting Europe, I was lucky to have the great _______of praying in a historic church that was built in the early 12th century.
A.favour B.motivation C.equality D.privilege
7、Listening to audio books is extremely convenient, because we can take them with us ________ we go.
A．whenever
B．wherever
C．however
D．whatever
8、________, more Asian politicians are voicing support for clean power. In July, 2019, Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines’ president, also instructed his energy minister to reduce his country’s dependence on coal.
A.Surprisingly B.Unfortunately C.Horribly D.Promisingly
9、— How is your father feeling at present?
— He __ quite fine after the operation, but unluckily he is taking a turn for the worse today.
A. feels B. felt
C. has been feeling D. had felt
10、The 22nd APEC summit has come to an end, but the Chinese elements ______ the meetings have drawn widespread attention from the public.
A. absorbed in B. concerned about
C. modeled after D. attached to
11、Don’t worry. I’m sure your missing glasses will ________ sooner or later.
A．stand out
B．turn up
C．get out
D．break up
12、By pretending to be ill, the candidate tried to run away from _______ issues, which always aroused too much debate．
A．confidential B．controversial
C．contemporary D．contradictory
13、 Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he _____ destroyed the fence of the garden even without an apology.
A.accidentally B. carelessly
C. deliberately D. automatically
14、—What’s your dream?
—Well, my parents wouldn’t expect me to be a banker, but I still .
A. hope to B. hope so C. hope not D. hope for
15、She doesn’t speak our language, _____ she seems to understand what we say．
A．for B．and C．yet D．or
16、—Why? Where is the key to the sound lab?
—Dear me! You _____ it in the taxi！
A. have never left B. haven’t left
C. never left D. didn’t leave
17、 Shanghai is easily __ by road, train or air so that it has become a large international city.
A. accessible B. available
C. abnormal D. abstract
18、The cloth ________ easily if ________ on a table.
A．measures; spreading
B．measures; spread
C．has been measured; spread
D．is measured; spreaded
19、 --- We thought he would have got the job. --- What a pity! He ______too nervous when interviewed.
A. was B. had been
C. has been D. would have been
20、They would rather spend time ______ than ______ in the street.
A. read; wander B. reading; wandering
C. reading; to wandering D. reading; wander
21、Last Tuesday, a robotic ship called the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) took off from Plymouth, England. Its mission (使命) was to recreate the 1620 crossing of the Atlantic by the Mayflower, which brought the first European settlers to the USA. But unlike the original Mayflower, there are no people on the MAS. Everything about the ship is designed to run automatically. The ship is guided by an artificial intelligence (AI) system called "AI Captain".
The MAS is a project run by a group called ProMare along with the computer company, IBM. The ship's electric motor is powered by solar energy. The goal of the project is to test different kinds of technologies for collecting information about the sea. If these can be handled by machines, it could be a big advance in ocean research.
Because the MAS didn't have to carry humans, its designers were free to think about how to make the best ship for the job. In addition to cameras and radar to help the ship guide itself, the ship is carrying many different kinds of tools and sensors. It has special listening devices which can detect whales and dolphins. It even has a special "tongue" which can report back on the chemicals in the water.
Last Friday morning, scientists tracking the ship noticed that it was going about half as fast as it should have been going. The AI Captain was working well, but there seemed to be something slowing the motor down. Since the ship had only covered 10% of the way across the Atlantic, the team decided to bring it back to Plymouth so they could fix the problem and send it out again. They sent the MAS instructions to turn back.
When the MAS finally does put out to sea again, it is expected to take about three weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The fastest speed for the MAS is about 10 mph (16 kph). That may seem slow, but it's about 5 times faster than the original Mayflower, which took 66 days to make the journey.
【1】What is the main mission of the MAS project?
A．Take more Europeans across the Atlantic.
B．Explore the ocean with high technologies.
C．Develop new artificial intelligence system.
D．Test the new robotic ship of IBM on the sea.
【2】What happened to the MAS on the sea?
A．There was something wrong with the AI Captain.
B．The scientists failed to guide the ship completely.
C．The ship couldn't reach its destination as planned.
D．The robotic ship's electric motor didn't work well.
【3】What can we know from the last paragraph?
A．The robotic ship will set sail again soon.
B．The journey will be difficult and dangerous.
C．The entire journey will be about 2, 100 miles.
D．The MAS will travel farther than the original one.
【4】What's the best title for the text?
A．A Robotic Ship Guided by the AI Captain System.
B．Self-Driving Mayflower Ship Forced to Turn Back.
C．The Fastest Robotic Ship Sailing Across the Atlantic.
D．Another Mayflower Recreating the Cross-Atlantic Trip.
22、Subtler star’s shines bright
Every once in a while, a movie star comes along who has a personality that shines as brightly off screen as it does in their films. And for nearly 40 years, American actress and producer Frances McDormand has been one such movie star.
Since 1984, she has starred in more than 50 films and television shows. McDormand won her first two Oscars for her roles in the film Fargo in 1997 and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in 2018. Most recently, she won her third Best Actress award at the 93rd Academy Awards for her role in Nomadland. In the film, McDormand plays Fern, a poor migrant worker who lives out of her van while traveling the United States looking for odd jobs.
Although McDormand won the hearts of many early on in her career, there was a time when she didn’t enjoy being a celebrity, and even stopped speaking to the media for a number of years. During an interview with Yahoo News in 2015, she explained, “I was starting to not like the job of acting because it also involved not just the promotion of what I’d done, but myself.”
However, as she was convinced that her place in the spotlight gave her the ability to reach millions of people, McDormand decided to use that power for something positive. In the years since, she has continued to portray complex female characters that challenge ideas of what a woman is supposed to be. Also, at 63 years old, she often discusses how important it is for society to change its views about aging, especially with regard to women.
One of her biggest headline moments came in 2018 during her acceptance speech for her second Best Actress award. She used the opportunity to encourage her colleagues to be more mindful of the “Inclusion Rider”, something that actors and producers can ask for in their contracts that guarantees the movies they work on will hire a diverse crew that includes women, people in black, Asian and Latino communities, or those with disabilities.
According to Refinery29, McDormand will continue using her power to change the system that she lives and works in Hollywood.
【1】Why did McDormand avoid the media?
A．She got tired of acting.
B．She disliked self-promotion.
C．She was fed up with fake news.
D．She suffered a failure in her career.
【2】What makes McDormand want to continue acting?
A．Her desire for power and fame.
B．Her awareness of her selfishness.
C．Her fear of being forgotten.
D．Her will to make a difference.
【3】What does the article tell us about the “Inclusion Rider”?
A．It was first proposed by Frances McDormand.
B．It is a necessary part of actors’ contracts.
C．It helps boost gender and racial diversity of movie crews.
D．It aims to boost employment in the film industry.
【4】What can we learn from McDormand?
A．It’s never too old to learn.
B．It is unnecessary to strive for perfection.
C．We should use our ability to create a better world.
D．We should take responsibility for our actions.
23、When you're feeling low or even a little depressed, what do you want to do? The answer for most of us is not very much. Our natural response to a bad mood is to rest with our comfort of choice and hibernate (蛰伏) a bit.
But according to new science, the best way to fight off the depression is to force yourself to get out there and do something new. You might have to drag yourself off the sofa, but this research shows you'll be happier for the effort.
For the study, the research followed the daily movements of 122 study subjects, using the location-tracking features of their phones for three to four months. They also sent subjects regular text messages asking them to report on their mood.
The scientists discovered the more people visited new and different locations, the happier they felt both that day and the next. Variety and novelty seem to lift our mood. “We also find that if we feel better today, we're likely to move around and have more novel experiences and have more experiential diversity the following day," study coauthor and NYU psychology professor Catherine Hartley said.
"These results suggest a reciprocal link between the novel and diverse experiences we have during our daily exploration of our physical environments and our subjective sense of well-being." Hartley commented.
This isn't the first time science has linked new experiences with positive brain benefits. Previous studies have shown that new and challenging experiences light up learning centers in the brain. Just as experience has probably taught you, you learn a lot faster when you get outside your comfort zone. If you've been stuck at home a lot lately, it's no shock that you feel lazy. Your brain is missing out on the novelty and exploration it desires. The good news is, if you can force yourself to do something new, you'll feel you can grow smarter.
【1】According to new science, what should we do to lift our spirits?
A．Explore the outside world
B．Have a complete rest
C．Choose to enjoy our hobbies
D．Stay in the comfort zone
【2】How did the researchers conduct the study?
A．By phoning the subjects.
B．By analyzing the subjects' locations.
C．By referring to previous relevant studies.
D．By tracking the subjects' movements and moods.
【3】“A reciprocal link" in Paragraph 5 means a link that proves ________.
A．strong but temporary
B．weak and indirect
C．beneficial to each other
D．suitable for each other
【4】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
A．Novelty improves learning effectiveness.
B．It's harmful to get stuck at home too long.
C．Your brain desires novelty and exploration.
D．Exploration is linked with positive emotions.
24、If you love chocolate, maybe you have eaten a bar of Cadbury's Bournville chocolate. But Bournville isn't just the name of an English chocolate bar. It's the name of a village which was built especially for workers at the Cadbury's chocolate factory.
George and Richard Cadbury took over the chocolate business from their father in 1861. A few years later, they moved the factory out of the centre of Birmingham, a city in the middle of England, to an area close to the railways and canals so that they could receive milk deliveries easily and send the finished products to stores across the country. More importantly, here, the air was much cleaner than in the city, and the Cadbury brothers thought it would be a much healthier place for their employees to work.
They named the site Bournville after a local river called "The Bourn" and "Ville", the French word for town, was used because at the time, people thought French chocolate was the highest quality. The new factory opened in 1879. Close to it, they built a village where the factory workers could live. The Cadbury brothers thought their workers deserved to live and work in good conditions. In the factory, workers were given a fair wage, a pension and access to medical treatment. The village provided everything that workers needed including a shop, a school and a community centre where evening classes were held to train young members of the workforce.
The Cadbury brothers were among the first business owners to make sure that their workers had good standards of living. Soon, other British factory owners were copying their ideas by providing homes and communities for their workers designed with convenience and health in mind.
Today, over 25,000 people live in Bournville village. Over a hundred years since the first house here was built, the aims of its founders have still been carried out.
【1】Why did the Cadbury brothers choose the new site for the chocolate factory?
A．It had clean countryside air.
B．There were so many cows.
C．A lot of people lived nearby.
D．It was in the downtown.
【2】What is the name Bournville related to?
A．A local town.
B．A French word.
C．An employee
D．A French river.
【3】What do we know about the houses in Bournville?
A．They were used for finished chocolate.
B．The workers used them free of charge
C．They were near the chocolate factory
D．The factory workers had them built.
【4】Which of the following best describes the Cadbury brothers?
A．Careful.
B．Conservative.
C．Demanding
D．Pioneering
25、 I was driving to the grocery store on a warm morning in May. I smiled as I watched the golden sunshine_______off the leaves. It was such a_______and heavenly time.
My calm was broken,_______,as I rounded a curve (拐弯处). A huge U-Haul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. I swerved (转弯) as far onto the side of the road as I could to_______it. It was followed by not one but two other U-Haul trucks just as_______.I wondered if all the stuff inside of them_______the same person. I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate to_______.It was then that I_______a self-storage business along the side of the highway, building new units (装置) for all the people who couldn’t fit their_______into their houses. I saw a (an)________couple carrying boxes into one of the units. It seemed strange that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff.
I lost my own________for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned. The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing. Yet, our whole family had awakened________to escape. In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of stuff to get us back on our feet, but none of it seemed as________any more. What was important was seeing Mom’s smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze (打盹) in his chair________a hard day’s work. What was important was the stuff of________,not the stuff of this world. Since then I have tried to limit the things I________.I didn’t want too much stuff to________my life. I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days________learning, growing, and________my family and others.
I assumed that only by doing so could I make my________.
【1】A.appreciating B.reflecting C.admiring D.releasing
【2】A.refreshing B.delightful C.dynamic D.peaceful
【3】A.though B.too C.anyway D.instead
【4】A.ignore B.reject C.miss D.desert
【5】A.useful B.large C.new D.good
【6】A.turned to B.referred to C.reacted to D.belonged to
【7】A.follow B.pulse C.accelerate D.beat
【8】A.noticed B.thought C.did D.established
【9】A.furniture B.possessions C.boxes D.materials
【10】A.young B.old C.middle-aged D.small
【11】A.hope B.talent C.faith D.taste
【12】A.in return B.in turn C.in time D.in vain
【13】A.valuable B.significant C.beneficial D.practical
【14】A.before B.in C.after D.during
【15】A.mind B.hand C.head D.soul
【16】A.purchase B.donate C.waste D.need
【17】A.put up B.crowd up C.bring up D.set up
【18】A.to B.at C.on D.in
【19】A.helping B.abusing C.loving D.affecting
【20】A.name B.day C.world D.way
26、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike来信告诉你，他即将来中国生活一年。请你写封回信给他，简要告知他在中国生活需要了解的一些事情，比如中国的美食、旅游、以及购物等。
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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