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1、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What is the matter with the car?A、It is making a noise. B、It is running out of gas. C、Its radio doesn't work.(2)、Why did the man suggest stopping at the gas station?A、To refuel the car. B、To ask for directions. C、To check his car.
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2、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What is the fiction Another Reality about?A、Kids' discovery. B、A respectful scientist. C、Space Travel.(2)、What is the author famous for?A、Humorous language. B、Complex ideas. C、Moving stories.
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3、 In which country is it OK to show up late?A、Italy. B、Switzerland. C、Germany.
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4、 What does the man intend to do?A、Start a new job. B、Build up his vocabulary. C、Finish a practice book.
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5、 What does the man think of the woman?A、She looks so pretty. B、She is a little lazy. C、She is too nervous.
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6、 Where are the speakers most probably?A、In a restaurant B、On the plane. C、In the classroom.
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7、 What are the speakers doing now?A、Discussing a painting. B、Admiring a view. C、Doing a breath exercise.
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8、 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Billy, a fourth-grade student at a primary school in Florida, was bullied for his DIY hand-drawn logo of the University of Tennessee(the UT), but this made students of the UT act in support and the UT even turned his drawing into an official T-shirt.
It all started at "College Colors Day" on August 30. On that day, the primary school students were invited to wear their favorite university's football team's colors. Billy, wore an orange T-shirt representing his favorite university, the UT. He took it one step further to draw his own UT logo with pen and paper and put it to his T-shirt. Billy excitedly showed his T-shirt to Laura, a fourth-grade teacher at the school. She was greatly impressed and praised him for his wonderful idea.
But after lunch, Billy came back to Laura's office, crying. Billy was upset and hurt because some girls at the lunch table had made fun of the hand-drawn logo on his T-shirt. Laura knew sometimes kids could say really cruel words. She knew although the logo was not well-drawn and of course not the most beautiful, Billy had tried his best to use the resources he had available to him to take part in College Colors Day in his own way.
In an effort to cheer him up, Laura wrote in a post on Facebook, a popular social media website, on Wednesday that one of her students was "SO EXCITED" to show her his orange T-shirt pinned with a hand-drawn "UT" logo, but was made fun of. Laura wrote that she was planning to buy him an official UT T-shirt to make it a little extra special for Billy and ended the post by asking if any of her Facebook friends had any connections to the UT. What happened next made her shocked.
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。
Her post spread rapidly on Facebook.
When receiving and opening the surprise box, Billy couldn't believe his eyes.
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9、 假如你是李华,上周你参加了学校举办的"校园现场中文书写大赛"(Campus Live Chinese Handwriting Contest),得知在邻校就读的英国朋友George对此很感兴趣。请你给他写一封信,内容包括:
1)活动过程与感受;2)邀请他参加下周的优秀作品展。
注意:
1)写作词数应为80左右;2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear George,
Please let me know if you can make it.
Yours,
Li Hua
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10、 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。
BEIJING—Chinese cities are pursuing high-quality development in (vary)of ways, but new technologies are a consistent choice and have already helped some explore smarter, greener and more innovative paths.
Huangshi, an industrial city in central China's Hubei province, (harvest)the benefits of intelligent technologies in the past decade. Mining may conjure up(使人联系到)images of a dirty, labor-intensive and dangerous sector. But that is not the (real)in Huangshi, where mining relies on unmanned machines, remote (monitor)technologies and intelligent coordination systems.
(dress)in a blue work suit and white shirt, Daye Iron Mine worker Yuan Jianjun sits in front of several computers in a spacious command center. His eyes are fixed on the screens, show live images of underground mining machines and real-time data from sensors placed inside the mine.
In the past, Yuan worked underground in a very (dust)environment. "It used to be a challenging job both physically and mentally," he said. Now, machines are controlled (remote)from an office environment to collect minerals.
Tech support has reduced labor intensity and improved workplace safety, enabling more mining sector employees like Yuan (work)in a safer and healthier environment previous generations. "It has become a decent job," Yuan said.
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11、 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On a steamy July day in Bayonet Point, Florida, Gene Work and his brother-in-law, Mark Rouco, were resodding(重新铺草皮)Gene's yard.
The lawn had grown 1 in the heat, and the Works had been threatened to accept a huge fine if the situation wasn't remedied. The new sod was sitting in the driveway, but the job was slow-going.
Gene, then 40, wasn't feeling right. He went inside to take a break and 2 on the couch, clutching his chest. His wife, Melissa Work, called 911 quickly. Even though he was 3 down death, Gene had one thing on his mind: that 4 .
If the sod wasn't 5 that day, it would die. "While he was having his heart attack, literally in and out of consciousness, he kept 6 me to have it put down because he didn't want it to go to waste," Melissa wrote in a Facebook post.
Soon Pasco County Fire Rescue arrived and took Gene and Melissa to the hospital, leaving Rouco behind to 7 the yard. Within an hour, he had managed to remove the old grass. He was about to lay the new sod, which he 8 would take him well into the night, 9 two emergency vehicles appeared. Seven men—the same ones who had treated his brother—10 . Gene had told them how 11 he'd wanted to get the sod down, so they had returned to help. The job was done in under two hours. Meanwhile, Gene had surgery to insert stents(支架)in his heart, 12 a potentially deadly blockage.
He's home now, fully recovered—and enjoying his beautiful lawn. The Works are still 13 that those EMTs went above and beyond their job 14 . "These men," Melissa told tampabay.com, "saved Gene's life, and then came back to save his grass. That's just so 15 ."
(1)A 、 black B 、 brown C 、 white D 、 green(2)A 、 lay B 、 collapsed C 、 sat D 、 threw(3)A 、 glaring B 、 coming C 、 staring D 、 cutting(4)A 、 yard B 、 heat C 、 job D 、 lawn(5)A 、 put down B 、 pulled over C 、 let out D 、 dealt with(6)A 、 interrupting B 、 begging C 、 recommending D 、 recalling(7)A 、 construct B 、 manage C 、 tackle D 、 supervise(8)A 、 anticipated B 、 estimated C 、 assumed D 、 feared(9)A 、 when B 、 before C 、 after D 、 then(10)A 、 got out B 、 turned up C 、 settled down D 、 went away(11)A 、 gratefully B 、 significantly C 、 badly D 、 logically(12)A 、 gathering B 、 removing C 、 decreasing D 、 relieving(13)A 、 amazed B 、 motivated C 、 frustrated D 、 fascinated(14)A 、 comparison B 、 description C 、 duration D 、 intention(15)A 、 brilliant B 、 awful C 、 awesome D 、 influential -
12、 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Guilty Pleasures?
You might have heard of the expression ‘a guilty pleasure'—maybe it's the chocolate bar you buy on the way home from work, or the new clothes that you don't really need. It comes from the idea that when we treat ourselves, it can sometimes leave us feeling guilty. Perhaps we don't feel we deserved it, or we don't think it was a responsible way to spend our money. But should we feel like this? .
Perhaps not. Psychologists have suggested that buying things for yourself can make you feel better as it provides an opportunity to take control of your situation. It may be that as well as lifting your mood, when you buy a treat, you might just be looking after yourself.
Of course, there are also examples of people turning to destructive behaviour when faced with stressful circumstances. People might spend money that they don't have at all or turn to some dangerous addictions. Self-indulgence can be reckless and have negative consequences, while self-nurturing is taking responsible decisions to satisfy our needs and take care of ourselves in ways that don't have a significant impact.
Many universities publish guides with advice for coping with exam stress. It's essential to reflect the difference between self-indulgence and self-nurture. They also suggest doing things that you enjoy much and are good at so that you can feel accomplishment and to avoid things that may make you feel worse afterwards.
So perhaps, as long as we make responsible decisions, we shouldn't feel guilty about our guilty pleasures.
A. Do we need to have a guilty or clear conscience?
B. Do we really have to feel guilty about treating ourselves?
C. One stress that people may need to deal with is exam stress.
D. Psychologists recommend rewarding yourself for your efforts.
E. So we should keep a balance between self-indulgence and self-nurturing.
F. It can give you social contact and a confidence boost by changing your image.
G. Psychologist Leon Seltzer considers the difference between self-indulgence and self-nurturing.
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13、阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it is of books or of men.
A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the most patient and cheerful companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling us in age.
There is an old proverb, "Love me, love my dog." But there is more wisdom in this: "Love me, love my book." The book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them. The best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters.
Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author's minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time has been to sift out the bad products, for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.
Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them and grieve with them. The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, people's spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens.
(1)、According to the author, what is the difference between our books and our friends?A、Books remain patient and cheerful for a longer time. B、Books provide comfort in old age, unlike our friends. C、Friends can sometimes disappoint us, similar to our books. D、Books reflect a person's character more than their friends do.(2)、Why are temples and statues mentioned in Para 4?A、To prove the value of time. B、To highlight the longevity of books. C、To show people's preference for literature. D、To emphasize the importance of ancient architecture.(3)、What does the author advise readers to do?A、Become a wise man by reading. B、Read as many classic books as we can. C、Cherish the company of our books just like our friends. D、Sympathize with your friends through your favorite author.(4)、Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A、Companionship of Books B、Long Live Books C、Our Best friends D、Love Me, Love My Book -
14、阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Many people have long believed that bright lights draw, or attract flying insects. But that is not exactly what is going on, a new study suggests.
Researchers believe that artificial lights at night may cause problems with flying insects' natural navigation systems. As a result, the creatures fly in confusion around porch lamps, street lights and other artificial lights. "Insects have a navigational problem," said Tyson Hedrick of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He added, "They're accustomed to using light as a cue(提示)to know which way is up."
Insects do not fly directly toward a light source, but actually "tilt(倾斜)their backs toward the light," said Sam Fabian of Imperial College London. Fabian was a co-writer of the study that appeared recently in Nature Communications. This tilting action would make sense if the strongest light source was in the sky. But in the presence of artificial lights, the result is midair confusion.
For the study, researchers attached very small sensors to moths and dragonflies in a laboratory. They then filmed "motion-capture" video of flight—similar to how filmmakers attach sensors to actors to follow their movements. Researchers also used high-resolution cameras to film insects flying around lights at a field in Costa Rica. Such films permitted researchers to study in detail how dragonflies circle endlessly around light sources, positioning themselves with their backs facing the light. Researchers also documented that some insects fly upside down—and often crash land—in the presence of lights that shine straight upward like search lights. Insect flight was least disrupted by bright lights that shine straight downward, the researchers found.
"For millions of years, insects oriented themselves by sensing that the sky is light, the ground is dark—until people invented artificial lights", said Avalon Owens of Harvard University.
(1)、What can we learn from the study?A、Insects have a navigational problem. B、Artificial lights will make insects confused. C、Not all insects do fly directly toward a light source. D、Small sensors are used to film an insect documentary.(2)、Which of the following may Avalon Owens agree with?A、Insects are unlikely to fly upside down. B、Insects can position themselves facing the light. C、Insects failed to orient themselves because of artificial lights. D、Insect flight was interrupted by downward-shining bright lights.(3)、What attitude does the author take towards the study?A、Ambiguous. B、Objective. C、Optimistic. D、Indifferent.(4)、Where can we most probably read this passage?A、In an advertisement. B、In a science textbook. C、In a nature magazine. D、In a news report. -
15、阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Colorado's grays peak rises 14,278 feet above sea level, high enough that trees can't grow toward the top, though there are plenty of shrubs and rocks. It was in this unforgiving landform that Bev Wedelstedt was unlucky enough to get seriously injured in her left knee.
It was August 2018, and Wedelstedt, 56, was on her way back down the trail with three friends. A storm was brewing, and they were anxious to get off the mountain. When they approached a rocky drop of a couple of feet, Wedelstedt decided to leap. She landed on her left leg. Then she heard the snap. Every step after that was agony(剧痛). Before long, she had to stop. As one friend ran down to get help, a number of other hikers, all strangers, attempted to help Wedelstedt down the narrow trail by walking on either side of her to support her weight, but that proved slow and dangerous. "One man was so close to the edge that I could see rocks falling down from where he stepped on them." Wedelstedt says.
Finally, one hiker, Matt, asked her, "How do you feel about a fireman's carry?" Before she knew it, he had lifted her over his shoulder. "Now, I'm not tiny," says Wedelstedt, a former college basketball star. Matt clearly couldn't carry her all the way down by himself. So six hikers and one of her friends took turns carrying her while she tried to make light of a difficult situation: "I told them I wanted to meet a lot of guys, but this isn't the way I wanted to do it." Three hours and two rock-strewn miles later, this human conveyor belt finally met the medics, who took Wedelstedt to the hospital.
She stayed in hospital for a period time. Now she has mostly recovered from her ill-fated hike, but Wedelstedt knows she'll never shake one thing from that day: the memory of the band of strangers who came to her rescue. "I'm still in awe."
(1)、What made it difficult for Wedelstedt to go downhill?A、The changing weather. B、The rocky path. C、The thick bushes. D、Her broken leg.(2)、What does the underlined word "brewing" in the second paragraph mean?A、Advancing. B、Transforming. C、Freezing. D、Weakening.(3)、Why was it challenging to rescue Wedelstedt?A、Only one hiker had firefighting experience. B、Wedelstedt refused help from the rescuers. C、The medics were unwilling to provide help. D、The narrow trail slowed down the rescuers.(4)、What can we learn from the last paragraph?A、Wedelstedt has got a complete recovery. B、All Wedelstedt' rescuers were strangers. C、Wedelstedt's rescue left a deep impression on her. D、Wedelstedt has benefited a lot from her experience. -
16、 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
SPECIAL ENGLISH
The English language programs of the Voice of America(VOA)can be divided into two types according to the speed of broadcasting: Standard English and Special English.
Special English is a simple and standardized English radio program arranged by VOA for listeners who are beginning to learn English in non-English speaking countries around the world. It officially began broadcasting in October 1959.
The famous American lexicologist S. B. Flexmer identified three criteria for Special English, that is, what makes it "special":
●It writes and broadcasts in short and clear sentences;
●It broadcasts at a rate of 90 words per minute, or 2/3 of Standard English;
●It is a form of American English composed mainly of the 1500 basic words.
Special English programs can be divided into two categories: news programs and feature programs.
News program
VOA Special English news broadcasts provide listeners with worldwide information on politics, economics, military affairs, diplomacy, international relations, religion, weather, and all kinds of important events and wonders. They are broadcast to Southeast Asia five times a day, twice in the morning and three times in the evening.
Feature Program
From the perspective of time, Special English feature programs can be divided into two categories: one is every five minutes, and the other is every fifteen minutes. The latter consists of seven different sub-features, which are repeated four times a day on a weekly cycle, but the two features on Sunday and Saturday are broadcast only three times a night, each lasting about 10 minutes, followed by each five-minute feature.
(1)、Which is one of the criteria for Special English?A、It's a basic English radio program. B、It relies on a mere 1500 basic words. C、It plays at a speed of 90 words per minute. D、It's aimed at those starting to learn English.(2)、What can we learn about the two programs?A、Both of them are broadcast repeatedly. B、They are broadcast almost at the same time. C、Listeners can listen to news program in the afternoon. D、Each five-minute program consists of seven sub-features.(3)、Who are most likely to listen to Special English?A、Radio program enthusiasts. B、Western culture lovers. C、Language learners. D、English beginners. -
17、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What is the speaker doing?A、Giving a speech. B、Doing a research. C、Having an interview.(2)、What was the destination of the speaker's most recent trip?A、Indonesia. B、Italy. C、TheU.S.(3)、What was the best-known eruption according to the speaker?A、Krakatoa. B、Santorini. C、Vesuvius.(4)、What is the speaker mainly talking about?A、The history of a town. B、Travel experiences. C、His work.
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18、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、How does the woman feel about her job hunt?A、Very excited. B、A little unsatisfied. C、Quite angry.(2)、What do we know about The Creator?A、It gives less holiday time than other companies. B、It gets a lot of great reviews from the customers. C、It provides medical insurance.(3)、What was the probable relationship between the speakers?A、Colleagues. B、Classmates. C、Parent and child.(4)、What will the woman probably do next?A、Search online for her salary. B、Negotiate her salary offer. C、Ask about her benefits package.
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19、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What problem does Roger have with exams?A、He isn't clever. B、He isn't confident. C、He doesn't work hard.(2)、How does the man decide to help Roger?A、By helping him to stay calm. B、By finding an expert for him. C、By giving him some advice about his future.(3)、What do we know about the woman?A、She is easy to be tired. B、She often feels nervous. C、She finds exercise is a good way to relax.
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20、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What do we know about the camping area?A、It's totally free. B、It's a little cold. C、It's very crowded.(2)、How long was the man gone for?A、One night. B、Two nights. C、Three nights.