1、Robert is said _______abroad, but I don’t know which country he studied in .
A.to have studied B.to study C.to be studying D.to be studied
2、They are looking forward with hope_______ from you soon.
A.to hearing
B.of hearing
C.hearing
D.to hear
3、The reason ________ he gave for his absence from the meeting was ________ he was caught in a traffic jam.
A. Why; because B. What; how
C. That; that D. What; if
4、 ____I explained on the phone, your request will be considered at the next meeting.
A. When B. After
C. As D. Since
5、As she sat in the classroom and listened to the math teacher, she kept playing a(n) ______ piano on her knees, ______ the coming piano competition.
A.imaginary; in preparation for B.imaginable; in preparation of
C.imaginative; in preparation for D.imagination; in preparation of
6、Two thirds of the earth’s surface__________water.
A.is B.are C.have D.was
7、 ---Would you mind my sitting here?
--- ______. It’s for my girl friend.
A. Not at all. B. Never mind.
C. Better not. D. Of course not.
8、 from the moon, our earth with water seventy percent of its surface, appears a blue ball.
A. Seen; covered B. Seen; covering
C. To see; covering D. Seeing; covered
9、—________ is your younger brother?
—He is five years old.
A.How often
B.How much
C.How old
D.How long
10、Many physical stores are struggling to ______ in the gap between the physical and the online world.
A.assess B.advocate C.survive D.analyze
11、Statistically, people live longer if they own dogs and they are less ________ to suffer from a heart attack.
A.possible
B.probable
C.likely
D.alike
12、---How about the competition last week?
---Oh, it was not my day. I got the last place.
--- ________. Don’t lose heart, good luck for you next time.
A. What a shame! B. So what ?
C. Sorry to hear that. D. Don’t be afraid.
13、__________ my daily work at school, I spare a few hours each day to practice playing the violin at home.
A. Expect for B. As for
C. Thanks to D. Aside from
14、______ a girl put her card into a machine outside a bank in London on January 19, 1968 means the world’s first ATM was born.
A. Whether B. When C. How D. That
15、Bring an umbrella with you________ it rains.
A.in any case
B.in no case
C.in case
D.in that case
16、Most students like pop music while it has little ________ for me.
A. interest B. appeal C. fun D. affect
17、Have you ever been in an embarrassing situation, my dear friends, ________ you can’t change but have to face?
A.where
B.who
C.which
D.when
18、Many adults report that even when out in nature, they ________ not take the time to admire a spectacular mountain ________ pulling out their smartphone to take a picture.
A.may … before
B.may … after
C.should … before
D.should … after
19、________ his sister, he is fond of swimming very much.
A.Likely
B.Unlike
C.Dislike
D.Like
20、Michelin is now living on a ________ NT$100 per day. He cannot afford any recreational activities.
A.division
B.restriction
C.measure
D.budget
21、It may seem like a moment in a science fiction movie. In a fierce battle, a creature loses an arm but, then, grows another one to take its place.
However, this is not science fiction. It is scientific fact. Some fish and amphibians, such as salamanders, can regrow lost limbs and organs.
As mammals evolved they lost the ability to regrow, or regenerate, parts of their body. However, experiments show that it may be possible to regain that ability.
Tropical freshwater zebrafish are popular pets. They are also popular as lab animals. Their embryos(胚胎) are clear, or translucent. They can regrow damaged fins, skin and hearts. Zebrafish are also genetically(基因地) similar to humans.
In 2013, the website Sci-News reported that researchers had found that 70 per cent of “protein-coding human genes” are related to genes found in the zebrafish. The report also said that researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Britain also found that 84 per cent of genes known to be connected to human disease have a zebrafish counterpart.
Scientist Wang Yadong is one of the Pittsburg researchers. He and his team are studying the ability of zebrafish to regenerate limbs and organs. Wang says you can cut away about 20 per cent of the zebrafish heart and it will regenerate. He add that same process may be able to help humans.
Scientists injected(注射) an “extracellular matrix,” or ECM, from the heart of a zebrafish into a severely damaged mouse heart. They found that the heart muscle regrew in days. They found something else. The healing was even faster when the ECM was taken from zebrafish that was itself in the process of re-growing damaged tissue.
【1】The main reason why the zebrafish were chosen as lab animals is that _____________ .
A. they are popular pets
B. their bodies are clear to study
C. they are genetically similar to humans
D. they are easy to find for the researchers
【2】What does the underlined word “counterpart” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A. A similar thing.
B. A different fish.
C. A human being.
D. A little mouse.
【3】After injecting ECM from a zebrafish into the damaged mouse heart, what did scientists find?
A. The zebrafish died quickly.
B. The mouse heart regrew in days.
C. The zebrafish heart regrew quickly.
D. The mouse healed more slowly than normal.
【4】Where is the most probably taken from?
A. A science fiction.
B. A guide book.
C. A fashion magazine.
D. A science report.
22、 I visited Elba last June, joining Mary and John on a bicycling vacation. They made the arrangements for the car, hotel and bicycles. I studied the history of the island, which of course particularly features Napoleon.
Napoleon (now I know) picked Elba as a place for peace when he was forced to give up the throne (王权) as Emperor of France in 1814. Far from being a prison island, Elba is beautiful with towering mountains, thick forests and sweeping bays and beaches.
It is also an island filled with treasure. Very early on this island, locals discovered rich deposits of iron. Soon outsiders, too, discovered the iron and 150 other valuable minerals on this little piece of land. Long before Etruscans and other Greeks set foot on it, Dorians had moved in by the tenth century B. C. and were mining the island. The Romans ruled next, obtaining the minerals and building grand houses overlooking the sea. From the twelfth century until the nineteenth, the island was traded back and forth and was passed to France in 1802. Then came Napoleon, the new ruler of Elba.
I was eager to visit his house in Portoferraio. The Emperor lived with his court and his mother, but his wife, Marie Louise had ensconced herself in the splendid Viennese palace of her father, Emperor of Austria. She lived safely there and showed little interest in visiting her husband in his mini-kingdom. Apparently, Napoleon wasn’t troubled much by this. He was too busy riding everywhere on horseback, building roads, modernizing agriculture and, above all, sharpening his tiny army and navy into readiness for his escape.
In the formal gardens behind the house it seemed to me that I could imagine the exiled (流放的) conqueror’s anxious thoughts. He might gaze over where I stood now, toward the lighthouse of the Stella fort, the sandy bay, and across it, the green mountains of the Tuscan coast. Napoleon spent only ten months here before making his victorious return to France and the throne.
【1】What did the author do for the visit to Elba?
A. He did research on its past.
B. He arranged transportation.
C. He planned bicycling routes.
D. He booked accommodation.
【2】Who might be the earliest outsiders to Elba according to the text?
A. Napoleon and his army. B. Etruscans and other Greeks.
C. Dorians. D. Romans.
【3】What does the underlined word “ensconced” probably mean?
A. Settled. B. Locked.
C. Cured. D. Controlled.
【4】What came to the author’s mind during his visit to Napoleon’s gardens?
A. Beautiful views on Elba.
B. Terrible living conditions on Elba.
C. Napoleon’s ambition to regain power.
D. Hardship of Napoleon’s return to France.
23、 When stress affects your sleep on a nightly basis, it sets you up for a terrible insomnia (失眠) that forces you to turn to sleeping pills.【1】
※ Target (把…作为目标)the enemy
“Every night a couple of hours before bed, sit down and make a list of all the problems you have to deal with,” says Donna Arand, director of Kettering Hospital Sleep Disorders Center. “Next to each item, write a solution or plan.” 【2】 That way, if thoughts of your problems arise as you’re trying to sleep, you can tell yourself, “I’ve got a plan and I’ll work on it tomorrow. “
※ Balance your work and activities
【3】 But a joint study of 314 workers found that workers with higher levels of enjoyable activities such as exercise, hobbies, and social activities, were able not only to come back from workplace stress better than their always-on-the-job coworkers but also sleep much better than others.
※ Deal with less
Four of the top ten stressors we experience are related to money.【4】 And how should we spend it? Given that, doesn’t it make sense that if we want less and are satisfied with less--smaller houses, and simpler forms of transportation--our stress levels will go down?
※ Give a nod to a nap (打盹)
It’s doubly unfortunate that stress makes it hard to get to sleep because, chemically speaking, the antidote (对抗手段)to stress is sleep. There is a way to deal with it.【5】 It’s true that one nap of up to 90 minutes between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00 P.M. during the day, will make people energetic again.
A.That’s by taking a nap.
B.Here’s how to step back from that state.
C.Now there is some advice on how to keep energetic.
D.When you ‘re ready for bed, put the list by the bedroom door.
E.It was reported recently that on-the-job stress has reached the worst levels.
F.How can we get it ?
G.Does stress always interrupt you?
24、 Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
This modern-art gallery in a Victorian house was founded in the 1950s by Tate Jim and reopened in February following a two-year redevelopment by Jamie Fobert Architects, the team behind the 2017 Tate Steves extension. This means a new cafe, a four-floor education wing and improved gallery space that can accommodate more visitors. The gallery’s permanent collection includes works by Joan Miró, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth.
Being Brunel, Bristol
To celebrate the life and work of famous civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunei, Being Brunei will open in March on Bristol’s harbourside. The museum will include a range of interactive and entertaining exhibits, including talking portraits of his friends and family and personal possessions, including an 1821 school report. It is a good place for families to strengthen connections.
Royal Academy of Arts, London
The RA reopens on 19 May for its 250th anniversary, following a £50m renovation (翻新) with a gallery and expanded exhibition programme. These will include three day-lit galleries, which will host exhibitions with a focus on contemporary art and architecture. The grand frontwall of the Burlington Gardens building has also been restored—possibly the first time it’s had a proper clean in its 150 year history.
V&A, Dundee
One of the most significant new openings of the year will be Scotland’s first design museum and also the first V&A anywhere outside of London on 15 September. The museum building sits on the river Tay. It will celebrate Scottish design and objects in its collection.
【1】What do we know about Being Brunel?
A.It has a long school report.
B.It includes three day-lit galleries.
C.It is family-friendly.
D.It possesses permanent collections.
【2】The purpose of the RA reopening is _______.
A.to expand the exhibition
B.to mark its 250th anniversary
C.to display contemporary art
D.to present its 150-year history
【3】What does the writer intend to tell us?
A.To compare different tourist attractions.
B.To attract more visitors to the UK.
C.To describe some famous museums and artists.
D.To introduce openings of some famous art museums.
25、My mother and I are making spring rolls in her kitchen. This is my favorite ________ from her native Vietnam, and we’ve been making them together since I was a child. As she works, she sings a song in Vietnamese. As usual, I don’t ________ a word. The song reminds me of another one she used to sing when I was a child. I begged her to sing it over and over, but I ________ asked her what the words meant.
My mother was ________ to become an American. Except for making spring rolls, she acted like a typical American and insisted that we should speak only English at home. I didn’t realize then that she was ________ me having an opportunity to learn Vietnamese, and thus to be ________ to my roots. As a child, I didn’t care to ________ my mother better. She took care of me, and that was ________. As an adult, I can’t know her well enough. ________ her still heavily accented English, my mother often seems to summarize her ________, editing out things that are too difficult to say. When I ask why she didn’t speak Vietnamese to me when I was young, she says, “”Why ________? You’re American!”
Yes, but I am also half-Vietnamese. Without the ________, I am strongly aware that I am only half-never any more. Lately, I’ve been asking my mother to translate phrases into Vietnamese so I can ________ them.
Back in her kitchen, our first batch of spring rolls is ________. “Count them,” my mother commands, “so I know how many more to make.” I shake my head and ask, “Can you do it in Vietnamese?” She smiles and ________, “Mt, hai, ba, bón ...” With that, we are back where we began.
【1】
A.song
B.picture
C.treat
D.gift
【2】
A.write
B.understand
C.miss
D.believe
【3】
A.always
B.already
C.ever
D.never
【4】
A.determined
B.embarrassed
C.scared
D.confused
【5】
A.preventing
B.protecting
C.imagining
D.minding
【6】
A.sent
B.compared
C.connected
D.added
【7】
A.help
B.describe
C.thank
D.know
【8】
A.all
B.hard
C.true
D.cool.
【9】
A.Trying out
B.Referring to
C.Relying on
D.Laughing at
【10】
A.strengths
B.thoughts
C.course
D.life
【11】
A.continue
B.bother
C.fight
D.hesitate
【12】
A.goal
B.approval
C.language
D.knowledge
【13】
A.accept
B.discuss
C.guess
D.learn
【14】
A.sold
B.done
C.eaten
D.damaged
【15】
A.leaves
B.turns
C.stops
D.agrees
26、假定你是李华,在新冠疫情期间,你的美国网友Leslie 一直在关心你,并帮助你学习英语。 请给他写一封电子邮件,内容包括:
1.表示感谢;2.回顾Leslie对你的帮助;3.表达祝愿。
参考词汇:新型冠状病毒疫情novel coronavirus outbreak
注意:1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 开头结尾已写好,不计入总词数。
Dear Leslie,
How is everything going?
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