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1、 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。
Zhao Taisheng, the principal sanxian player in the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO), has a mission(keep)the traditional instrument, sanxian, alive and(devote) his career to perfecting his skill on the instrument and preserving this ancient art since he graduated from college.
Musician Zhao Taisheng calls his favored instrument—the sanxian, or three-stringed lute—a voice for his emotions. a vehicle for charm and honor, a ticket to an eventful life. He regards the sanxianan important part of Chinese folk music tradition. He explains that,in the early decades of the 2Oth century, the number of students of the sanxian( be)similar to that of those studying other traditional Chinese string instruments such as the pipa or guzheng However, the instrument began to lose(popular) with the adoption of Western orchestra styles, which preferred softer harmonies.
In fact, the sanxian hasattractive appearance: lt is usually around 120 centimeters long, and has three strings stretched over a fingerboard, allows for extensive glissando, or the glide from one pitch to another. Like most folk traditions, it is difficult to trace the origins of the sanxian. By some (account),it may date back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). Images of similar instruments can be found in a Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) sculpture,and the characters (literal)mean"three strings", first appeared in a Ming Dynasty(1368-1644)text.
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2、 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选顶。
I have had the privilege to meet many amazing people, people who have been my role models and my inspirations. But the greatest1 was when had the chance to meet a fourteen-year-old girl named Nicole
I had been2 by the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada,an organization that tries to make the dreams of young people suffering from terminal illnesses come true. Nicole had beer3 with cancer for over two years, and her4 to the Foundation had been a simple one:She asked if she could meet me. The foundation agreed by flying her here to Los Angeles, and5 our meeting at Universal Studios
It was6 not to like Nicole from the very first moment I met her. Her outgoing personality and great7 swept me up and immediately8 my spirits.Her positive attitude about dealing with her disease9 me. When I mentioned during our initial meeting that I was very sorry that she should have to10 something so difficult, she thanked me, but replied that she did not want me to feel bad-she wasn't looking for anyone to feel sorry for her. A(n)11 I had never known before shone in her eyes
As time went on, I realized how true it was. She didn't want12 she just wanted to hang out and do things that13 do together. We ate junk food and shared funny stories. The more we laughed over14 things, the more our friendship grew. I began to realize that I was just as lucky as she was to have this opportunity to have her15 .I know that wherever she is,or wherever I go, she will always remain in my heart.
(1)A 、pride B 、honor C 、duty D 、surprise(2)A 、contacted B 、followed C 、introduced D 、commanded(3)A 、competing B 、staying C 、battling D 、compromising(4)A 、attraction B 、 response C 、 request D 、attachment(5)A 、arranging B 、ordering C 、launching D 、designing(6)A 、typical B 、impossible C 、common D 、unnecessary(7)A 、effort B 、energy C 、force D 、voice(8)A 、destroyed B 、kept C 、upped D 、lowered(9)A 、confused B 、satisfied C 、frightened D 、amazed(10)A 、see through B 、 go through C 、give up D 、take up(11)A 、shyness B 、anxiety C 、 strength D 、relief(12)A 、kindness B 、sympathy C 、happiness D 、 generosity(13)A 、acquaintances B 、strangers C 、patients D 、friends(14)A 、unique B 、silly C 、 serious D 、formal(15)A 、company B 、support C 、 respect D 、understanding -
3、 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Let's face it:Many children behave badly because they feel their parents are being too strict.They break the rules as a way of protesting their parents' control over them.
Unfortunately,they don't always realize there may be reasons why adults have set the rules in the first place. Kids don't always realize this and can get into a lot of trouble by crossing their parents' red lines.
They are told when they have to go to school, how they need to behave in school, when they should go to bed, when they should get up, etc. Often a child feels the rules don't always make sense.
As a result, children may become upset that they've been bound by rules that they have no say over. Nevertheless, the effects of doing this could be damaging for them. It is only after the teenager has become addicted to nicotine or starts failing classes in school that it becomes clear there were good reasons for the boundaries that had been set in place.
So what can be done about this? What if we brought up our kids to feel they had more control over the decisions that "control" their lives? In this way, they would feel that they had a voice in the rules within the home and may be more likely to follow them. If children can understand them and be part of the decision-making, it is no longer parents forcing their will on their child; it's about what's best for them and their lives.
A.How do we let children understand our rules?
B.Often, it's to protect them from being harmed.
C.Children are old to follow certain rules from an early age.
D.Children may view these riles as more beneficial to pare.
E.What if we involved children in discussions about household rules?
F.Sometimes, parents may force rules regardless of the child's feelings.
G.They believe breaking the rules can be a way to break free and "be themselves".
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4、 阅读理解
Nicotine is the addictive chemical in tobacco smoke and e-cigarette vapors. And doctors say a teen's brain is no place for it to end up. Nicotine can reach the brain within seven seconds of smoking a cigar, cigarette or electronic cigarette
The area of the brain responsible for emotions and controlling our wild impulses is known as the prefrontal cortex(前额叶皮层). It's very easily affected by nicotine, research shows. This is especially true for young people, because this part of the brain doesn't finish developing until about age 25.
Nicotine acts like a key to unlocking special receptor(感受器)molecules on the outside of cells in the brain, including those in the prefrontal cortex. Nicotine causes these cells to release signaling molecules, such as dopamine(多巴胺). These chemical signals travel across a gap between nerve cells. When they reach the neighboring nerve cell, they release their "message And it makes users get a feel-good high.
But after repeated exposure to nicotine, those brain cells can change. The effect of these changes is to reduce the body's ability to release its own, natural pleasure-giving chemicals.
Meanwhile, the brains of teens who smoke or vape may create more receptors to handle the flood of nicotine they have come to expect. As the number of receptors increases, teens will need more nicotine to get the same high. That makes nicotine users seek hit after hit. In teens, this can provoke side effects. For instance, it can make it hard for them to stay focused. It might also trigger depression or anxiety, research suggests
Some of the negative effects of nicotine on the young brain will fade with time—if exposure ends.Others, however, may persist. For instance, brain scientists at VU University Amsterdam found that exposing adolescent rats to nicotine increased their aggressive behavior. It made them a bit more reckless than usual. It also made it harder for them to focus their attention—even later, as adults
No one is sure that the same thing happens in humans, but that's exactly what worries Garry Sigman."Exposing the developing adolescent brain to nicotine could lead to a high risk of lifelong addiction,"he explains.
(1)、What do we know about the prefrontal cortex?A、It controls personality and the brain. B、It regulates emotions and behaviors. C、It finishes developing in adolescence. D、It defends itself against nicotine effect.(2)、Why do teen smokers need more nicotine to maintain the same high?A、Teenagers have fewer receptors in the brain. B、Nicotine does not reach the brain quickly enough. C、The brain creates more receptors to handle nicotine. D、Nicotine has a greater effect on teens' prefrontal cortex.(3)、What's Garry Sigman's attitude towards adolescent exposure to nicotine?A、Optimistic. B、Pessimistic. C、Doubtful. D、Concerned.(4)、Which of the following is the best title for the text?A、Explain-er:The Nico-Teen Brain B、Tobacco,Nicotine,and E-Cigarettes C、How Nicotine Affects Memory and Learning D、Nicotine Addiction: Symptoms and Treatments -
5、 阅读理解
Is Apple the shining knight when it comes to privacy collection, as it wants us to believe?
A different business model from Facebook and Google gives it some ground to claim a tighter tower around your data. But that's not the whole story, and some changes are coming.
With the release of the news that nearly 90 million Facebook users' information was passed on to political ad targeting firm Cambridge Catalytic without their permission, tech companies are defending themselves. Consumers and lawmakers want to know how much their favorite apps have collected of their choices and movements and what they do with this personal information.
Apple has made a point of trying to distinguish its approach to consumers' information. On its website, it notes that it collects less data about us than the other big tech companies and then ensures the security by crambling it so it doesn't identify who it comes from. Additionally, it says it keeps most of the data on our devices, as opposed to Apple servers, and that it's encoded on those devices and only accessible via your pass code.
It also promises that it will make it easier to track the information the company collects about us,and to download or delete it, later this year. However, getting the data back form Apple currently is complex and slow. The new tools are to follow new privacy rules, called General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which go into effect in the European Union in late May. In brief,the rules look to give the user more controls over how their data is used.
Apple insists that it "doesn't gather your personal information to sell to advertises or other organizations."Such a statement only goes so far-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a point by saving Facebook doesn't sell users' data to advertisers. either. What the social network sells is advertisers access to users, whose brands can target with all the information it's gathered from their activity
(1)、What makes the major lech companies defend themselves?A、The privacy information leak of Facebook users B、The different business models used by other companies C、The release of the General Data Protection Regulation D、The competition between tech companies for more users(2)、What does Apple claim about its approach to user data collection?A、It collects more user data than other companies B、It keeps most of the user dala on Apple servers C、It sells users' personal information to advertisers D、It ensures that the user data is pass word-protected(3)、What does the underlined word"scrambling" in paragraph 4 mean?A、Analyzing carefully. B、Mixing randomly C、Improving quickly. D、Obtaining easily(4)、What is the text mainly about?A、Apple's new privacy rules went into effect recently B、Apple provides safer protection against data theft C、Apple's data collection system is actually doubtful D、Apple servers are able to track consumers' choices -
6、 阅读理解
I always have a dream:It's the end of the semester,and I suddenly realize that there is a lecture I missed. and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in danger.How could I have done this? Why? Oh, my God! Then I remember I haven't been in college for more than a decade
My old schoolmates might argue that this nightmare scenario(场景)is not that far removed from my actual college experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of sleeping to find me completely unprepared tor a final. And, regardless of what may or may not be true of my academic accuracy, I suspect the school-stress dream is quite a common one.
My suspicion was confirmed by Deirdre Barrett, a dream researcher at Harvard University. She explained that these dreams tend to pop up when the dreamer is anxious in waking life. Particularly when evaluated by an authority figure. people who wanted to act or play music at an early age tend to experience anxiety dreams not about school, but about auditions(试镜)-that was where they interacted with the figures who could most easily crush them. In each of these dream scenarios , we revisit the space where we first experienced success or failure based on our performance.
To find out what my specified performance based anxiety dream means, I went to Jane Anderson, a dream analyst. Although science is undecided about the exact purpose of dreams,what night he behind "that dream scenario, being hack at school and having to take this final,she told me, is,"feeling tested in lie, feeling that you have to respond to other people's expectations, and feeling that you're not meeting those expectations.""So you think back to school. So much stuff happens in school that really sets your foundational beliefs and really sticks there in your unconscious mind. It can be very hard to let go of those beliefs," she said.
(1)、Why is the author's dream mentioned in the first paragraph?A、To analyze reasons. B、To attract readers. C、To lead into the topic. D、To share the experience.(2)、Who is the least likely to have the performance-based anxiety dream?A、An actor discussed by the fans about his newly released movie. B、A worker examined by the employer for his work performance. C、An undergraduate evaluated by the professor for his graduation paper. D、A teacher assessed by the principal for his teaching achievements.(3)、What does Anderson say about the impact of school experiences on people's life?A、Various and gradual. B、Lasting and important. C、Positive but temporary. D、Negative but changeable.(4)、What does the text suggest about school-stress dreams?A、Special medical treatment is required to address the problem. B、More scientific research is needed to explore the real purpose. C、They may indicate difficulty or disappointment in real life. D、They only happen to those with negative school experiences. -
7、 阅读理解
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(1)、Which of the following best summarizes the main mission of the British Council?A、Helping individuals to realize their academic potential B、Bettering people's lives through language, arts and culture C、Promoting English as the official language in the world D、Reducing cultural misunderstanding across the countries(2)、What is a must to be admitted into the council?A、The independence in critical thinking B、The experience as an IELTS examiner C、The capability of educational management D、The ability to communicate with young people.(3)、Where is the text most probably taken from?A、A travel blog. B、A news report C、A job advertisement. D、A tourist guidebook. -
8、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What is the purpose of the project?A、To help students prepare for the real life. B、To teach students to write application letters. C、To let students know about some typical jobs.(2)、What is the headmaster expected to do?A、Recommend jobs to students. B、Ask the teacher to explain the project. C、Announce the news of the project clearly.(3)、Who will help students to write application letters?A、The headmaster. B、A teacher. C、A member of the committee.(4)、What is the last step of doing the project?A、Gather students' opinions. B、Make a list of suitable jobs. C、Ask students to take responsibility.
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9、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、Why do the speakers decide to buy Robert a pet?A、To keep him company. B、To celebrate his birthday. C、To meet his needs.(2)、What pet does Cathy have?A、A dog. B、A parrot. C、A cat.(3)、Why does the woman refuse to buy rabbits?A、They look ugly. B、They smell bad. C、They are hard to attend to.(4)、What will the speakers do next?A、Go to the market. B、Buy a snake as a pet. C、Have a talk with Robert.
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10、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What is the woman dissatisfied with about the island?A、The food. B、The hotel. C、The beach.(2)、What do we know about the woman?A、She lost her way several times. B、She met some unfriendly locals. C、She missed home-cooked meals.(3)、What does the woman advise the man to do in the end?A、Go to the island of Gozo. B、Taste the local food. C、Visit the churches.
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11、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What does the woman usually have for breakfast?A、Hamburgers. B、Cakes. C、French fries.(2)、Why doesn't the woman like ice cream?A、It tastes terrible. B、It is not sweet enough. C、It brings a pain in her teeth.
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12、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What's wrong with the first hotel?A、It costs too much. B、It has no suitable room left. C、It's too far away from the beach.(2)、What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A、Husband and wife. B、Tour guide and tourist. C、Receptionist and guest.
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13、What are the speakers mainly talking about?A、A town. B、A war. C、A painting.
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14、When will the speakers meet?A、At 7:30 p.m. B、At 8:00 p.m. C、At 8:30 p.m.
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15、What does the woman think of the dress?A、Fashionable. B、Embarrassing. C、Modest.
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16、Why does the man refuse to eat more?A、He wants to control weight. B、He dislikes the food. C、He is full
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17、How will the woman go downtown?A、By bus. B、By car. C、By subway
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18、 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。
Mrs. Palin spoke as she walked to the front of the classroom, "Next Wednesday I'll give you a test to check your ability as a conductor. Now select one of the composers listed on the chalkboard. And after class, find a tape containing the composition created by the composer. During the test, use the tape player to play the composition. When the music starts, imagine you are the conductor of an orchestra (管弦乐队) that performs the composer's music." And then she smiled, "You'll receive the test in front of your classmates."
"What? A test in front of the classmates? It will kill me." I said to myself. Although normally I perform well in music and often have high marks, I am quite a shy girl. After a short while, I took a deep breath and scanned the list of names on the chalkboard. One name caught my attention. ."Who's that person?" I wondered. I didn't know, but that was going to be my choice.
Seated in the classroom, I fixed my eyes on that name anxiously, hoping no on would announce that name. Finally, it was my tum. I said without a second thought, "Johannes Brahms." Once I said the name panic washed over me. I sighed, "How am I going to do this? I know nothing about the person and his composition. But I have to perform in front of my classmates and teacher."
Later in the day, I went to a store and bought a tape that contained Johannes Brahms's compositions and its relevant music score (乐谱) . Back home, I played the tape, and tried to get familiar with the composition. When listening to the composition and looking at the music score, I held a stick and moved my arms to and fro (来回地) , pretending to be guiding an orchestra. During the following days I kept practicing but didn't perform quite well. The composition was indeed hard to me.
When the big day came, I felt nervous as I slipped into my seat and waited for my tum to perform. Eventually, Mrs. Palin called my name,"Jill, it's your turn."
注意:1. 续写词数应为150左右;2.请按照如 下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then, I forced myself to walk to the front of the classroom.
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The next day, Mrs. Palin handed each student a piece of paper with score.
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19、 假定你是李华,你的英国朋友Jackson来信询问你未来的职业规划,请你回信,内容包括:1.你的职业规划;2.解释原因;3.请他提出建议。
注意:1. 写作词数应为80左右:2. 请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
Dear Jackson,
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Yours,
Li Hua,
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20、 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。
On 22 June, millions of people in China and around the world celebrated one of traditional(holiday) known as the Dragon Boat Festival. The day, also known as the Duanwu Festival, (honor) a great poet in Chinese history, called Qu Yuan. When he drowned in a river in 278 BC, people rowed out in boats to search for him. This inspired the Dragon Boat Festival, takes place each year on the day that Qu Yuan died- the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar.
There is a wide(vary) of festivities in different parts of China, they share several similar traditions. These include dragon boat racing, a traditional Chinese sport. Rowers sit in large boats(shape) like dragons and they paddle to the beat of a drum, which is usually played by someone at the front of the boat.
Another feature of the celebrations ispopular snack called zongzi. These are special sticky rice dumplings wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. It is believed that the special sticky rice dumplings, zongzi, (throw) in the river after Qu Yuan's death. These have now become a traditional food of the festival.
In some parts of China, children are(tradition) given bracelets made from strings of five colors, which are said to keep away bad luck. The festival is also celebratedother countries with Chinese communities, including Malaysia and Singapore.