1、As is often the case, there are always some obstacles in the way,something ________ before we realize the real goal of education.
A. to be got through B. got through
C. getting through D. having been got through
2、Those who suffer from headache will find they get ______ from this medicine.
A.relief B.safety C.defense D.shelter
3、— Can I pay a visit to you this Friday afternoon, manager?
— Sorry, I ________ some business partners from Huawei Company the whole afternoon.
A.have met
B.have been meeting
C.will be meeting
D.will have met
4、He doesn’t think that the plan is practical, _____?
A.does he
B.doesn’t he
C.is it
D.isn’t it
5、—What about your self-drive trip yesterday?
—Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride.
A.had
B.have
C.would have
D.have had
6、______ is important in study is diligence rather than intelligence.
A. Which B. What
C. Who D. When
7、The company is making a long-term__________to breaking into the American market.
A.complaint B.comment C.commitment D.contribution
8、If you don 't have a guide,you________ lose your way.
A.must
B.dare
C.should
D.could
9、Beijing’s new international airport into operation in 2019 will serve 72 million passengers annually.
A. being put B. to be put
C. put D. to put
10、The young lady, ________ several attempts to fix her cell phone, decided to have another try.
A. making B. to have made
C. having made D. made
11、It wasn't until I ______ took part in the activity that I understood the meaning of it.
A.actively B.personally
C.rarely D.normally
12、-That must have been a terrible experience.
-Yeah. I________ in the damaged car, unable to move.
A. was stuck B. have been stuck
C. am stuck D. had been stuck
13、When I returned to my high school in town, I found it ______ completely.
A.changed
B.to be changed
C.having changed
D.changing
14、She was such a proud person that she would die she would admit she was wrong.
A.since
B.when
C.unless
D.before
15、Nowadays mobile internet devices are pushing up demands for online education, which makes businessmen see it as one of the most _______ new market.
A. demanding B. damaging C. promising D. leading
16、We the last bus and didn’t have any money for taxi, so we had to walk home.
A.reached B.lost C.missed D.caught
17、You are supposed to leave your child ________ his homework alone.
A. do B. to do
C. being done D. done
18、— What’s wrong? You look really stressed out.
—I ________ the whole week preparing for my graduation paper.
A.work B.have worked
C.have been working D.worked
19、 Before you quit your job, ______how your family would feel about your decision.
A. consider B. considering
C. to consider D. considered
20、--He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ________.
--No.He’d had a lot of time ________ for it after all.
A.interviewing; to prepare
B.interviewed; to prepare
C.interviewing; preparing
D.being interviewed; preparing
21、AirTag, a small Bluetooth-and-GPS-enabled device, was released by Apple in April 2021. This small device aimed at making our lives easier was originally designed to end the trouble of losing keys, wallets or other little objects. However, it may become the “perfect” tracking tool if in the wrong hands. My ex-husband was an early adopter of the AirTag. He and I had a falling out, leading to a divorce battle. In order to win custody battle, he used the little device to track me.
As a tech giant, the Apple company brought great convenience to the users, including me. I had never given a thought to tracking via AirTag until it happened to me. So I started scanning stories about AirTag. I was surprised to find that I was not alone. There were so many people tracked by these seemingly innocent electronic tags in their daily life. AirTag which was originally launched for a better life should have such a dark side in the wrong hands.
People have found that the digital device has the potential for abuse. What matters is how to avoid its danger. Apple has released updates to the AirTag’s functionality very quickly since they hit the market. Meanwhile, Apple has also improved its customer service to deal with the bugs of this kind. If you find an unwanted AirTag following you, don’t panic. Just disable it. You can follow the prompts on your Apple device to learn more about disabling the device. Once you’ve completed the above step, the tag’s original owner can’t keep track of you any more.
Almost every digital technology creates security issues. Nobody can go and live in a cave to remain unaffected. While enjoying its convenience, you need to be aware of the risks it poses, and know how to deal with them. Prevention is more effective in security issues than fixes. After all, a stitch in time saves nine.
【1】What is the original function of AirTag?
A.To track one’s location secretly.
B.To help find one’s easily lost items.
C.To locate one’s phone accurately.
D.To ensure the safety of one’s phone.
【2】Why did the author scan stories about AirTag?
A.Her ex-husband tracked her via AirTag.
B.Many people suffered from security problem.
C.AirTag was a newly released electronic device.
D.She intended to know about its great convenience.
【3】What is advised to do when you are followed by an unwanted AirTag?
A.Have it updated.
B.Make it unable to work.
C.Pay no attention to it.
D.Contact its original owner.
【4】What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?
A.People should keep pace with the times.
B.People should use technology in a proper way.
C.People should handle potential digital risks actively.
D.People should bear the responsibility to fix the bugs bravely.
22、 Nobody likes to think they are "that guy" at work. 【1】 So, what are some of the rudest things that people do at work - and why shouldn't you do them?
• Behaving in an unacceptable way
The most common form of this is eating smelly foods at lunchtime. Other things alike include body smell and its opposite, the wearing of strong perfume, messy desks, or bad breath. 【2】
• Checking email on your phone when you're talking to other people
A recent survey shows that 49 percent of people said their bosses checked their phones while talking with them. 【3】 If you've ever wondered why your team members are unmotivated, this may be why. In fact, when you're talking to someone at work, you should reject any non-important calls.
• 【4】
Do you like the sound of your own voice? Great. Perhaps it's time you learned to like the sound of other people's voices too. If you interrupt others when they speak, they'll dislike you and discount whatever you're saying. However, if you listen to what others say and show interest by asking intelligent questions, they'll love you and be likely to give you their support when you speak,
• Boasting about how much you earn
【5】 If you show off your income to someone and then discover you get less than them, you'll look like a fool. If you earn more, they'll feel tired of you. So keep them guessing and hide your earning power in quiet ways 一 like always paying for the team coffees.
A.Talking all the time
B.Being a good listener
C.Team-working can never be ignored.
D.All these things will become part of your personal brand.
E.It's better to be modest when you talk about your incomes.
F.Bad behavior at work is common --and often we do it without thinking.
G.An interesting email seems more valuable than the person you are actually talking to.
23、In 1939, seven-year-old Miriam Schreiber should have started first grade. Instead, she spent that year — and the following five — trying to survive. She was living in Poland when World War II broke out. “My entire life was ruined within minutes,” she says. “I was looking forward to starting school.” She never made it. And not having a degree has always been a thorn in her side.
Decades later, though, the now-89-year-old Holocaust survivor finally got something she had always longed for. Kapiloff Brander, director of community programs at Jewish Family Services, reached out to the New England Jewish Academy, a Jewish high school, to ask whether the school could help Mariam fulfill her wish. Richard Nabel, the principal of the school, brought a few senior students to Miriam’s home to hear her story before they came up with the idea of presenting her an honorary diploma at the school’s 2020 graduation ceremony.
Miriam suffered a lot in a slave labor camp in Siberia before she got liberated in 1946. She and her remaining family members went to a refugee camp in Germany, where she got married and had her first child at the age of 16. Having spent years in refugee camps in different countries, she finally immigrated to America in 1960. Getting a formal education was never an option for her but she learned seven languages over the years. “I educated myself,” she says. “I read books day and night. I still do.”
On August 16, during a socially distanced ceremony in the school gym, Miriam was presented with a high school diploma from the New England Jewish Academy. “There weren’t too many dry eyes among the 30 of us there,” says Nabel. Miriam’s family was especially moved. “I’m not sure she even realizes the importance of that moment to me,” says Bernie, her eldest son. “I am so proud of her.”
【1】What can be learned about Mariam from paragraph 1?
A.She regretted not being educated at school.
B.She started first grade at the age of seven.
C.She felt lucky to have survived World War II.
D.She spent five years in Poland during the war.
【2】How did Mariam get her long-cherished wish fulfilled?
A.She made it through her own efforts.
B.She turned to Kapiloff Brander for help.
C.The senior students themselves presented a diploma to her.
D.Richard Nabel learned about her story and decided to help.
【3】Which of the following best describes Mariam?
A.Educated.
B.Intelligent.
C.Determined.
D.Patient.
24、The new radio programme from Self-help expert Glennon Doyle unexpectedly disturbed me. In a session of We Can Do Hard Things, she focuses on boundaries and their importance to our mental happiness. I heartily agree with her, because saying a polite but firm “no” is one of the basics for a happy life. I was, however, interested when she raised the idea that perhaps, as well as learning when to confirm our boundaries, we also need to stretch them. When does a boundary become a cage that locks us away?
Isn’t it always the case that just as you think you’ve got an area of life nailed; somebody comes along to show you that that’s not the case? As I listened, I started to see boundaries that might cause more problems than they were solving.
There was the work boundary that said that unless a project fell exactly into my topics, I wouldn’t take it-which meant that I turned down work that was otherwise interesting and rewarding.
There was the boundary that said I wasn’t to buy anything until I’d reached my savings goal-which resulted in me having to restart my laptop 20 times a day.
And then there was a boundary around relationships that set out exactly how I should be treated and what I wanted in them. Helpful to some extent, it blocked me from allowing someone to express their love for me, even if it wasn’t quite what I had predicted.
Had I been doing boundaries wrong all the time? Did I need to figure them all out again? I’ve spent the past few weeks looking at the boundaries I’ve secretly put in place, and I’ve let myself lower some that have been my protection over the years. Then I’ve come to the conclusion that, when it comes to boundaries, I’m a beginner again, and that’s fine. In fact, being back at the beginning is a blessing because it means there are still lessons to be learned and adventures to be had and that is something for which I can only be grateful.
【1】What has really interested the author in Glennon Doyle’s programme?
A.The importance of confirming our boundaries.
B.The benefits of boundaries to our happiness.
C.The urgency of maintaining our boundaries.
D.The necessity of reassessing our boundaries.
【2】Which statement on boundaries will the author agree with?
A.We should favour savings goals over boundaries.
B.Boundaries tend to keep us from potential friends
C.Boundaries are very likely to relieve boredom at work.
D.We should stick to boundaries despite inconvenience.
【3】How did the author feel about boundaries after the?
A.Relaxed.
B.Depressed.
C.Pressured.
D.Amused.
【4】What is probably the best tittle for the passage?
A.Just when you think you’ve got things sorted.
B.Just where you believe there’s no way out
C.How can we live a life without boundaries?
D.How do we become victims of boundaries?
25、My great-grandma is now 102. “Miss Martha”, as she has become known at her senior home, has developed a reputation for being _______. I always enjoy _______to her because she is full of caring _______, willing to share life lessons.
One day when I went to visit my great-grandma, she sat in a chair and said to me, “Caleb, you must be _______and stay alive to reach your goals. So, take care of your body and _______ or you’ll never reach your biggest dreams.” She knows a thing or two about goals: She still _______ to keep playing the piano for the weekly senior home singalong and to have “five more years”.
My great-grandma _______ went to the Olympics, owned a business, or wrote a book. She said that her dreams were _______: to have enough food to share, to be healthy and to survive challenges. As she leaned (倚靠) back, she proudly talked about her family members’ _______: After fifteen years of countless surgeries, her daughter could ________ on her own and raise a family. Other family members competed in the Olympic games, ran their own businesses, or became a(n) ________ read by most people. Yet my great-grandma was particularly ________of seeing her family serve others and try to make a ________. “You know, members of our family are________their goals, and that’s enough for me,” she said.
But I know she has also reached her own goals. Over the years, she has ________ choosing joy. She thinks that intentional ________ has kept her “from drowning (淹死) in the flood of personal tears” when she ________, like when her husband was killed by a drunk driver.
“Sweetie, I ________ believe that you will also reach your goals and I will be proud of you,” she said with a warm kiss on my cheek. “________ trying to realize dreams, and you’ll feel ________.”
【1】
A.greedy
B.careful
C.grateful
D.talkative
【2】
A.attending
B.apologizing
C.listening
D.objecting
【3】
A.honesty
B.wisdom
C.curiosity
D.doubt
【4】
A.modest
B.beautiful
C.healthy
D.talented
【5】
A.spirit
B.future
C.family
D.work
【6】
A.fails
B.aims
C.pretends
D.refuses
【7】
A.once
B.even
C.never
D.always
【8】
A.simple
B.complex
C.expensive
D.controversial
【9】
A.goals
B.changes
C.dreams
D.achievements
【10】
A.volunteer
B.live
C.hide
D.struggle
【11】
A.engineer
B.doctor
C.writer
D.athlete
【12】
A.proud
B.ashamed
C.afraid
D.free
【13】
A.reservation
B.decision
C.request
D.difference
【14】
A.adjusting
B.explaining
C.setting
D.reaching
【15】
A.given up
B.got away from
C.insisted on
D.lost sight of
【16】
A.optimism
B.praise
C.generosity
D.kindness
【17】
A.grew up
B.broke down
C.took off
D.went away
【18】
A.casually
B.temporarily
C.barely
D.firmly
【19】
A.Keep
B.Avoid
C.Admit
D.Imagine
【20】
A.tested
B.blessed
C.challenged
D.hurt
26、书面表达,假设你是李华,你的英国笔友Jack来信说对中国文化很感兴趣尤其喜欢唐诗(Tang poetry)。请你给他写一封邮件,提出学习建议并表达祝愿,内容包括:
1.唐诗地位及影响;
2.列举著名诗人;
3.欢迎来华交流。
注意:
1.词数100左右:
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,
Li Hua