1、When challenges and setbacks, he remains , brave and firm.
A.faced with… hesitant B.facing… resolute
C.in face of… indecisive D.facing with… determined
2、The medical supplies should be kept for those ______ need them urgently.
A.which B.who C.whom D.that
3、In order not to ________ her friends, Mary contacted them regularly, even when she was abroad.
A.go all out
B.rain cats and dogs
C.lose track of
D.turn up
4、My best friend is a boy from a(n) _______ mountainous area.
A.distant
B.varying
C.disgusting
D.extinct
5、Mental health problems are on the rise among teenagers, and this ________ requires attention.
A.competition
B.fantasy
C.conflict
D.phenomenon
6、Ms. Oyeymi, _____________ mother is training to become a driver for London Underground, began writing at the age of seven.
A.who B.whose C.where D.why
7、The new mobile phones ________, because they ________.
A.sell out, are sold well
B.were sold out, sell well
C.were sold out, were sold
D.sell out, sell well
8、We are supposed to help the students realize that a good breakfast _______ to better academic performance in the classroom.
A.refers
B.sticks
C.adjusts
D.contributes
9、—I don’t know whether I should take the job or not, Mum.
—I leave ____________to your own judgment.
A.that B.it C.this D.what
10、As our teacher often puts it, ________ to key universities ________ those who will never give up halfway.
A. being admitted; are B. admitting; is
C. admitted; are D. to be admitted; is
11、My brother stayed up late last night ________ he got up late this morning and was late for work.
A. so as to B. in order to C. so that D. as a result of
12、What do you think of his proposal _______ great emphasis be laid on expanding education ,with girls as well as boys ______to go to school.
A. what; being encouraged B. that; be encouraged
C. which; been encouraged D. that; to be encouraged
13、If strong measures are not taken as soon as possible, the smog, which is very serious in some big cities, such as Beijing and Tianjin, will continue to do great to the public’s health.
A. ruin B. injury
C. wound D. damage
14、We are talking about a subject the importance _________ hasn’t yet been realized.
A.which B.that C.whose D.of which
15、She tried to ________her mind on her work.
A.ignore
B.suggest
C.raise
D.focus
16、Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to________on a politically sensitive issue.
A.speak of
B.speak out
C.speak ill of
D.speak up
17、We had better pay attention to some health problems that, when ________ in time, can become bigger ones later on.
A. not treated B. not to be treated
C. not having been treated D. not being treated
18、 —What shall we do tonight then?
— ________ —whatever you want.
A. Help yourself B. It’s a deal
C. It’s up to you D. No problem
19、Mr. Smith let off upon me the speech he_______ to make all along.
A. had died B. died
C. was dying D. had been dying
20、It is nice _________ him to offer me such valuable advice.
A.for
B.of
C.about
D.on
21、阅读下列短文。
从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Hello. I’m Jan from Mrs. Lake’s class. My class wants to work together to help the public. We think we have found a great way to do this. Last month we did a class project on the highways near our town. We learned about the Adopt-a-Highway Program. This program brings people together to pick up litter along the roads. We think it would be a great idea for all students in our school to join the program and adopt a highway.
Adopting a highway is not like adopting a pet. When a highway is adopted, only part of the highway is cared for by a group of people. The group agrees to work every week to keep its part of the highway clean. Each group gets its own sign that has the name of the group printed on it. The sign is put up at the side of the road. This sign lets drivers know who is keeping that area of the road clean.
The Adopt-a-Highway Program is a great way for people to help their environment look nicer. Also, the government does not have to send out as many road workers. This saves money. Finally, people may try harder to keep roads clean if they see people, especially teenagers like us, cleaning them up.
We will need helpers to care for our adopted highway. If you want to feel great and keep our roads clean,please come with your parents to the meeting next week. We will meet in Mrs. Lake’ room on Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. At the meeting, we will talk about which roads are the dirtiest as a result of people's unkind acts. Then we' ll try to pick an area to adopt and clean.
I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Remember to keep our roads clean!
【1】What is the Adopt-a-Highway Program about?
A. Giving names to the highways.
B. Drawing pictures of highways.
C. Picking up litter along the roads.
D. Putting up signs near the roads.
【2】 What should the students do first if they want to join the program?
A. Pick a spot to care for.
B. Call Mrs. Lake next week.
C. Write a letter to their parents.
D. Go to a meeting on Wednesday.
【3】What is the purpose of this speech?
A. To encourage students to join the program.
B. To introduce the traffic system.
C. To show drivers how to drive safely.
D. To tell a story about adopting a pet.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Adopt-a-Pet
B. Adopt-a-Highway
C. Ways to Protect the Environment
D. Volunteers on Roads
22、Major Natural Disasters in 2021
Natural disasters are extreme and sudden events that injure people and damage property. Earthquakes, storms, floods and volcanos strike anywhere on earth, often without warning. A number of countries around the world fought against a wave of extreme events from the earthquakes in Haiti to storms across Europe and Asia in 2021.
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), floods swept through the countries around the world, being nearly a third of the major natural disasters, with hurricanes and storms accounting for an additional 50%of the 2021 list. It reported that as the atmosphere got warmer, it held more moisture, which meant it would rain more during storms, increasing the risk of floods.
Here is a list of the deadliest natural disasters that happened in 2021.
Dates | Events | Countries | Number of deaths | Economic losses | Insured losses |
29August—2 September | Hurricanes | United States and Canada | 114 | 65,000 | 36,000 |
12—19 July | Floods | Europe | 228 | 54,000 | 13,000 |
July | Floods | China | 3 | 16,500 | 1,700 |
13 February | Earthquakes | Japan | 1 | 7,700 | 2,300 |
10—11 December | Tornados | United States | 88 | 5,200 | 4,000 |
27—29 April | Storms | United States | — | 3,300 | 2,500 |
14 August | Earthquakes | Haiti | 2,248 | 1,500 | — |
September—December | Volcanos | Spain | — | 900 | — |
Losses in millions USD
【1】Which of the following natural disasters had the biggest effect on the earth in 2021 according to WMO?
A.Volcanos.
B.Floods.
C.Earthquakes.
D.Tornados.
【2】How many people were killed by the earthquakes in Haiti?
A.Less than 100.
B.Around 200.
C.About 900.
D.Over 2,000.
【3】Where did the disaster that lasted the longest happen?
A.In China.
B.In the United States.
C.In Spain.
D.In Japan.
23、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
The problem of robocalls has become so severe that many people now refuse to pick up calls from numbers they don’t know. By next year, half of the calls we receive will be scams(欺诈). We are finally waking up to the severity of the problem by supporting and developing a group of tools, apps and approaches intended to prevent scammers from getting through. Unfortunately, it’s too little, too late. By the time these “solutions” become widely available, scammers will have moved onto cleverer means. 【1】 Soon you will also question whether the voice you’re hearing is actually real.
That’s because there are a number of powerful voice manipulation and automation technologies that are about to become widely available for anyone to use. At this year’s I/O Conference, a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to receptionist and book a reservation without detection.
【2】 The reason that robocalls are a headache has less to do with amount than precision. A decade of data breaches(数据侵入)of personal information has led to a situation where scammers can easily learn your mother’s name, and far more. Armed with this knowledge, they’re able to carry out individually targeted campaigns to cheat people. This means, for example, that a scammer could call you from what looks to be a familiar number and talk to you using a voice that sounds exactly like your bank teller’s, tricking you into “confirming” your address, mother’s name, and cark number. Scammers follow money, so companies will be the worst hit. A lot of business is still done over the phone, and much of it is based on trust and existing relationships. 【3】.
We need to deal with the insecure nature of our telecom networks. 【4】 That might mean either developing a uniform way to mark videos and images, showing when and who they were made by, or abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards data-based communications -- using apps like FaceTime or WhatsApp, which can be tied to your identity.
Credibility is hard to earn but easy to lose, and the problem is only going to get harder from here on out.
A. Voice manipulation technologies may weaken that gradually.
B. There are many challenges in robotics that need to be addressed in order to solve the voice manipulation and assembly problems.
C. In the near future, it’s not just going to be the number you see on your screen that will be in doubt.
D. It’s high time that the government should spare no effort to tackle the problem immediately.
AB. Phone carriers and consumers need to work together to find ways of determining and communicating what is real.
AC. Those developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much worse.
24、Surfing the Internet for fun will make you a better employee, according to an Australian study.
The University of Melbourne study shows that people who use the Internet for their own reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive than those who do not. Study author Brent Coker said, “Surfing the Internet at times helps increase an employee's attention.”
“People need to relax for a bit to get back their attention,” Coker said on the university's website. “Having a short break, such as a quick surfing of the Internet, helps the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total Internet attention for a day's work, and as a result, increases productivity (生产效率),” he said.
According to the study of 300 workers, 70 percent of people who use the Internet at work surf the Internet for their own reasons during office hours. Among the most popular surfing activities are searching for information about products, reading online news, playing online games and watching videos. “Firms spend a lot of money on software to block their employees from watching videos, using social networking sites or shopping online,” said Coker. “That's not always a good idea.”
However, Coker said the study looked at people who surfed the Internet in moderation (适度), or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office. “Those who spend too much time surfing the Internet will have a lower productivity than those without.” he said.
【1】What does the University of Melbourne study mainly show?
A.People who surf the Internet are good employees.
B.Not everyone surfs the Internet for fun during office hours.
C.The Internet is becoming more and more important in people's life.
D.Surfing the Internet for fun at times during office hours increases productivity.
【2】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the most popular surfing activities?
A.Watching videos.
B.Reading online news.
C.Reading online novels.
D.Playing online games.
【3】The underlined word “block” in Paragraph 4 means “________”.
A.stop
B.organize
C.protect
D.separate
【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.Those who never surf the Internet have the lowest productivity.
B.Spending too much time surfing the Internet reduces productivity.
C.Most people don't surf the Internet in moderation during office hours.
D.People should spend as little time as possible surfing the Internet.
25、Chelsie Hill dreamed of becoming a dancer when she was very young. But that ambition _________ ended one night in 2010. Hill, then a high school student, had a car _________, which left her paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the waist down. For most people, that would have _________ any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, she wanted to prove that she was still _________.
Hill did it in her wheelchair right with her non-disabled high school dance team. After graduation, Hill wanted expand her dance network by _________ women like her. She met people online who had suffered various _________ but shared their determination, and she _________ them to dance with her.
Hoping to _________ more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and built a team of dancers with _________, which she called the Rollettes. In dance __________ for the disabled around the country, the team members not only __________ themselves, but also brought great fun to the audience and won lots of prizes.
Hill has __________ what many of us never will: her childhood dream. But the Rollettes have helped her find something else just as __________. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities with the purpose of helping them __________ their inner dreams in their life. In 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended. Edna Serrano says that being part of the Rollettes team has given her the __________ to live on and she has gained more confidence.
【1】
A.totally
B.nearly
C.frequently
D.subsequently
【2】
A.race
B.accident
C.exhibition
D.invention
【3】
A.ruined
B.extended
C.exchanged
D.challenged
【4】
A.living
B.normal
C.clever
D.strong
【5】
A.including
B.improving
C.understanding
D.informing
【6】
A.setbacks
B.diseases
C.disasters
D.injuries
【7】
A.allowed
B.invited
C.ordered
D.warned
【8】
A.reach
B.benefit
C.arouse
D.attack
【9】
A.hopes
B.dreams
C.disabilities
D.spirits
【10】
A.designs
B.groups
C.forms
D.competitions
【11】
A.hurt
B.entertained
C.praised
D.moved
【12】
A.achieved
B.given up
C.lost
D.come across
【13】
A.satisfying
B.boring
C.puzzling
D.surprising
【14】
A.imagine
B.discover
C.expect
D.suit
【15】
A.gift
B.experience
C.courage
D.method
26、假定你是李华,你们班下个星期天将去景德镇参观并感受陶瓷(pottery)文化。你们的外教John对中国陶瓷很感兴趣,因此你想邀请他一同前往,请就此给他写一封信,要点如下:
1. 活动时间:下周日早上8:00至下午5:00;
2. 活动内容:观看陶艺大师制作陶器,体验制作陶器等。
注意:1. 词数100左右。
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
3. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear John,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua