1、_____ my opinion, your plan of the vacation is quite similar ______ ours.
A.In; with B.To; in C.In; to D.To; from
2、--- Hey, Joe, look at you! What makes you so happy?
--- ________ my son has passed the final examination.
A.Because
B.When
C.That
D.Whether
3、---Miss Smith, can I go home after I finish my homework?
---No, you ______ stay here until I come back.
A. can B. may
C. shall D. need
4、As is known to all, one way for people to prevent COVID-19 is to open the windows to allow the air to________.
A.calculate
B.circulate
C.investigate
D.accelerate
5、Don’t you know ____________, my dear friend, it is you that she loves?
A. who B. which
C. that D. what
6、All the parents________to attend students' graduation ceremony, the school successfully made the event emotional and educational
A.had been invited
B.being invited
C.inviting
D.having been invited
7、When he came back, he found the bag he had __________ over the seat was gone.
A. left to hang B. left hanging C. left hung D. left hung
8、I hurried______I wouldn’t be late for class.
A.so
B.so that
C.if
D.unless
9、Under no circumstances my bike tomorrow.
A、he is borrowing B、is he to borrow
C、he will borrow D、could he be borrowing
10、The girl seldom, _________, turned to her brother for protection.
A. if so B. if not
C. if ever D. if possible
11、The book __________ into thirty languages since it __________ on the market in 1973.
A.has translated, came
B.was translated, has come
C.has been translated, came
D.has been translated, has come
12、After a long absence, I went back to college, _______ to pick up where I’d left off.
A. hoping B. hope
C. to hope D. hoped
13、—We haven’t heard from her for a long time.
—What do you suppose ________ to her?
A. was happening B. to happen
C. has happened D. having happened
14、Tik Tok is an invention ______ can help people share photos, ideas and feelings easily.
A.whose
B.what
C.which
D.it
15、Not only __________ interested in football but _________ beginning to show an interest in it.
A.the teacher himself is, all his students are
B.the teacher himself is, are all his students
C.is the teacher himself, are all his students
D.is the teacher himself, all his students are
16、It’s no use ________ without taking action.
A.complain
B.complaining
C.being complained
D.to be complained
17、Peter’s teacher is so proud that he is the only one of the brightest students ________ his degree.
A. received B. has received C. who receive D. receiving
18、It ________ me that I had left my key to the office at home on the way to work. Which of the followings is NOT suitable for the blank?
A.occurred to
B.struck
C.hit
D.happened
19、__________________all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post.
A.Since
B.While
C.If
D.As
20、It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member _____ medicine or taking family photos.
A.take B.taking C.to take D.taken
21、It is that time of the year, when a handful of world’s leading scholars, social activists and researchers are rewarded with what is often cited as the most prestigious acknowledgement of human effort-the Nobel Prize. Here’s a look at who has won the prize and for what.
Physiology or Medicine
Swedish geneticist Svante Peabo won the first Nobel of the year, for starting the field of ancient DNA studies. He is well-known for extracting, sequencing, and analyzing ancient DNA from Neanderthal bones.
Physics
Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger’s work in quantum (量子) technology landed them the second Nobel Prize announced in 2022. Although Aspect is from France, Clauser from the U.S, and Zeilinger from Austria, the three separately performed “groundbreaking experiments” as one team. “Their results have cleared the way for new technology,” the committee stated.
Chemistry
The Nobel Prize for chemistry went to another trio, Carolyn R. Bertozzi from the U.S., Morten Meldal from Denmark and K. Barry Sharpless from the U.S. “for the development of click chemistry and biorthogonal chemistry,” the committee stated. Dr. Bertozzi is the eighth woman chemist to be awarded the prize, while Dr. Sharpless is the fifth scientist to be awarded two Nobel Prizes.
Economics
The Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to three American economists, Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig “for research on banks and financial crises,” the Nobel Prize committee announced on Monday. By studying the history of American economics, particularly the Great Depression of the 1930s,they improved how we understand the role of banks during times of hardship and the bank’s impact on societal functions.
【1】What prize is related to the research with bones?
A.Physiology.
B.Chemistry.
C.Physics.
D.Economics.
【2】For what study did Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig win the prize?
A.About societal functions.
B.About the history of America.
C.About banks and financial crises.
D.About the Great Depression of the 1930s.
【3】What do the prizes for physics, chemistry and economics have in common?
A.Their winners are from different countries.
B.They have three winners.
C.They improve new technology.
D.They help people understand hardship.
22、Reasons You Might Not Be Able to Donate Blood
Donating blood is a generous — not to mention necessary — act, but there are several restrictions on giving that protect you and future recipients of your gift
The medications you're taking
Most medications won’t disqualify you from being able to donate blood. 【1】. If you're taking an antibiotic for an infection, you may be asked to wait until you're healthy again; if you're taking aspirin and donating platelets, you must wait two full days after taking aspirin or any medication containing aspirin before donating,
You’ve tested positive for hepatitis or HIV
【2】, you cannot donate if you’ve tested positive for either condition. Because some types of hepatitis may not be treatable and can lead to fatal health problems, such as liver failure and liver cancer, it is too risky to donate blood if you have these diseases.
【3】
If you weigh less than 110 pounds, you're not eligible to donate blood. Underweight individuals tend to have low blood volumes and therefore may not tolerate the removal of the required volume of blood.
Your iron levels are too low or too high
Having low iron — less than 12.5g/dL for women and 13.0g/dL for men — will disqualify you from donating. For this reason, frequent donors, especially women, are encouraged to take iron supplements and eat iron-rich foods to keep their levels in the normal range. 【4】.
You recently got a piercing or electrolysis
【5】, if you've recently gotten an ear or body piercing or electrolysis with a reusable gun or reusable instrument. Before you get a piercing or electrolysis, he recommends doing your research on whether the place employs single-use equipment.
A.Having levels that are too high will also disqualify you from blood donation
B.High blood iron levels increase the risk of diseases
C.But some may require a waiting period after your final dose
D.Since HIV and hepatitis can be transmitted through blood
E.You're underweight
F.When you go donate, make sure you have an updated medication list with you
G.You'll have to wait three months before you can give blood
23、How to Do the Preparation Work for Your Essay
Sometimes, you need to be able to write an essay in a short time for a timed exam. In this case, preparation work for your essay is of great importance. With a little planning, you can write an essay that is good in just a short time.
1. Develop a plan. Consider how much time you have to write the essay and develop a writing plan based on that. This will help you figure out how long to spend on each part of the essay writing process.【1】.
2. Consider the essay question. You may know the topic of an essay when your teacher assigns it to you.【2】Doing this brainstorming will direct you towards the appropriate research. It will also help the writing process go more quickly.
3.【3】Your argument or thesis statement is the point you're making in the essay through evidence and analysis. Develop your argument to help direct your research and make the writing process go more quickly.
4. Research your essay topic. You'll need to strategically research your topic to find the evidence.【4】There are many different types of sources you can use for research, from online journals and newspaper archives to primary sources at the library.
5. Write an outline of your essay.【5】By structuring it in the same form as your essay and adding evidence, you will simplify and expedite(加快) the writing process. You'll also be able to identify any areas that need better development.
A.And the plan will also keep you on task.
B.Pay attention to your evidence and analysis.
C.Develop your argument or thesis statement.
D.The teacher will help you to finish your essay later.
E.However, even if you don't, first consider the question.
F.The evidence will help you construct your argument of your essay.
G.Construct an outline of your essay to guide you through the writing process.
24、A study from 2010 said that raising prices by 1% without losing sales can increase profits by 8.7% on average. Getting the prices right can be difficult. Set them too high and you lose customers; set them too low and you leave money on the table.
To make more money, shopkeepers have been turning to price-optimization (优化) systems that predict how customers will respond to price changes. These systems are becoming cleverer thanks to advances in artificial intelligence (AI). While older systems used historical sales data to estimate (估计) price sensitivity for individual goods, the latest AI-powered systems can find relationships between multiple goods. These AI-powered systems use big data to estimate price sensitivity — how much demand increases as the price falls or how much demand decreases as the price goes up-for thousands of products. Price-sensitive (价格敏感的) goods can then be discounted and price-insensitive ones marked up.
All this makes pricing systems “much more three-dimensional”, observes Chad Yoes, the pricing official at Walmart, a supermarket. In February, Starbucks, a chain of coffee shops, expressed pride in its use of AI to price products “on an ongoing basis”. US Foods, a food company, says its pricing system can promote sales and profits.
Price-optimization may make prices change more. “Shopkeepers are pricing faster today than they ever have before,” says Matt Pavich of Revionics, a pricing-software firm. That is especially true in the fast-moving world of e-commerce. But even Walmart changes the prices of many items in its stores 2-4 times a year, says Mr Yoes. up from once or twice a few years ago.
Sysco, a food company, says the AI-powered system allows it to lower prices on “key value items” and raise prices on other products. It can thus increase profits by expanding sales while maintaining profits. That keeps investors content and shoppers sweet.
【1】What can be learned from the first paragraph?
A.It is sometimes difficult to set the right prices.
B.Getting the prices right can make you lose customers.
C.Raising prices by 1% always leads to an 8.7% increase in profits.
D.The study from 2010 suggests that you leave money on the table.
【2】What is the advantage of AI-powered pricing systems over older systems?
A.They are more price-sensitive.
B.They make prices change more.
C.They can predict price sensitivity for individual goods.
D.They are able to identify links between various products.
【3】According to the text, which of the following products will shopkeepers reduce the price of?
A.Starbucks coffee.
B.Price-insensitive goods.
C.Walmart’s online goods.
D.Sysco’s “key value items”.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.Apply AI to Set Prices
B.Raise Prices to Increase Profits
C.Reduce Prices to Promote Sales
D.Use AI to Predict Customer Response
25、Do Brain Training Games Work?
With an ageing population worried about cognitive (认知的) decline, brain training apps have soared in popularity. Search “brain training”, and you will find _________ apps and websites promising to make you mentally agile (敏捷的). In the same way that we might go to the gym to exercise, a daily mental _________ is said to produce physical changes in the brain. All you will have to do is to _________ a few minutes each day to complete puzzles, memory games and word quizzes.
At least that’s the idea. And there are a lot of people who are _________ into it. In 2018, consumers spent an estimated $1.9 billion on brain training apps—a fourfold increase from 2012. Of course, smartphones were not the original home for brain training games. _________, Nintendo recently released its fourth all-time best-selling game, Brain Age, and brought it to the Switch in Japan last month. The idea of improving mental fitness clearly has widespread appeal, but is it based on scientific evidence or _________ marketing promises?
In 2014, the Stanford Center on Longevity published an open letter _________ by 69 international neuroscientists (神经科学家) and cognitive psychologists. There is no convincing scientific evidence, the experts argued, that playing brain games improves cognitive abilities in everyday life.
Two years later, another team of psychologists reviewed every scientific study cited by major brain training companies _________ their products. They questioned not only how the evidence had been reported and interpreted, but the way many of the studies had been designed. The _________ included small sample sizes, inadequate control groups, and cherry-picking (挑选最有利的) research outcomes to __________.
If the science is so __________ flawed (错误的), why do people feel the need to train their brains with these apps and games?
That’s __________, according to Til Wykes, a professor at King’s College London. Nintendo’s Brain Age game, for instance, assigns players a score based on their gaming performance. They might start with a “brain age” score of 60 and after a few weeks of __________, will be told they have reduced it to 40. For some people, there is clearly some positive reward for seeing themselves improve over time. Wykes stresses, __________, that for people who are really worried about their cognition, learning a new language would be more beneficial, which has been shown to improve brain __________.
【1】
A.endless
B.advanced
C.protective
D.imaginary
【2】
A.outcome
B.tryout
C.workout
D.outlook
【3】
A.set out
B.set back
C.set off
D.set aside
【4】
A.buying
B.engaging
C.overlooking
D.inquiring
【5】
A.By contrast
B.For instance
C.Of course
D.In conclusion
【6】
A.reliable
B.precious
C.secret
D.empty
【7】
A.signed
B.secured
C.received
D.sought
【8】
A.in presence of
B.in support of
C.in case of
D.in memory of
【9】
A.expectation
B.solution
C.criticism
D.standard
【10】
A.report
B.design
C.produce
D.negotiate
【11】
A.effortlessly
B.temporarily
C.seriously
D.unfairly
【12】
A.dependable
B.understandable
C.comparable
D.achievable
【13】
A.experiment
B.theory
C.practice
D.performance
【14】
A.altogether
B.therefore
C.however
D.likewise
【15】
A.movement
B.cooperation
C.evaluation
D.function
26、阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I picked out Misty at a pound. “He’s going to be put to sleep in two days,” the assistant told me, sighing. “Nobody wants him - everyone says he’s ugly.” I looked into Misty’s eyes. “I’ll take him,” I said, and Misty came to live with me.
Misty was a very adorable cat - my lap was his favorite spot in the world. “How’s my boy this morning?” I asked him every day, and he’d meow back.
When I noticed he was having problems chewing, I took him to the vet (兽医). He had to have two teeth out. The bill rocked me - my income was pitiful. “Please don’t get sick anymore, Misty,” I begged.
But just six months later, Misty began meowing in pain. My heart sank. “Misty’s got bladder (膀胱) stones”, the vet said. “The surgery for that is $1000.” “Is there any alternative?” I asked desperately. “You could have him put down”, she said. I took Misty home. I couldn’t put him to sleep. But the vet bills had ruined my savings.
That afternoon, I let Misty out for a few minutes as always. Hearing him meow in pain, I felt terrible. “I have to do something,” I scolded myself. But when I called him, he didn’t come. “Oh no!” I searched the streets but couldn’t find him. I printed out Missing Cat posters and I cried each time I taped one to a tree. But nobody called. Misty had disappeared.
Three months witnessed my countless tears. I just had to assume Misty was dead. If he hadn’t been run over or died of starvation, those bladder stones would have taken their toll. The few extra dollars in my bank account didn’t compensate for the sadness I felt.
Then one day, I received a call from an elderly woman saying she had one cat seeming to match my poster. I rushed to her place.
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。
From her glossy (有光泽的) coat, I was sure Misty had had far better medical care.
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“Is that really Misty?” she asked again, a slim of sadness flashing over her face.
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