1、—Michelle, have you got your admission to the Pennsylvania State University as a state-financed student?
—I hope so, but I’m not so lucky. I have to ______ my pocket to pay for my further study.
A.turn to B.dip into C.refer to D.see to
2、When Lisa moved to a new city, she had a hard time ________ to her new surroundings.
A.adding
B.adjusting
C.applying
D.attending
3、Over 1,000 elephants face starvation in Thailand because the coronavirus crisis has _______ revenues from tourism.
A.cut down B.put down C.break down D.pull down
4、He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ______at a hotel for the night
A.putting down B.putting off C.putting on D.putting up
5、The power of Charlie Chaplin’s works is not only in his acting, but also in the stories and characters he________.
A.had created
B.has created
C.created
D.creates
6、It was when the private company successfully launched astronauts into space__________I knew it would open up more opportunities in the space industry.
A.which B.how C.where D.that
7、We packed all the hooks in wooden boxes so that they damaged.
A. don’t get B. won’t get
C. didn’t get D. wouldn’t get
8、________ back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history.
A.Dating
B.Being dated
C.To date
D.To be dated
9、This is the only way that I can think of _______ the problem of water waste in urban areas.
A.settling
B.to settle
C.settle
D.settled
10、This year's English movie dubbing competition will be held, but no date has yet been set for the ________of the entries to be selected.
A.commission B.submission C.association D.occupation
11、We’d better take umbrellas—I’m sure it ________ when we arrive in London; it’s always wet there at this time of year.
A.will rain
B.is raining
C.will be raining
D.would rain
12、Nearly all educators believe that a challenging situation can often ______ the best qualities of a person.
A. cheer up B. take over
C. bring out D. put away
13、--- Can you introduce me a high quality machine?
--- My pleasure. _______ well even on wet roads, this kind of car is very popular.
A.Handled B.To handle C.Handling D.Being handled
14、If you don 't have a guide,you________ lose your way.
A.must
B.dare
C.should
D.could
15、________inspires the whole nation is that China has scored a complete victory in its fight against poverty.
A.Who
B.Which
C.That
D.What
16、Don't you know ________? Whether they're late or early, looking out of the window won't bring them here any quicker.
A. a little pot is soon hot
B. a watched pot never boils
C. cheerful company shortens the miles
D. forgive and forget
17、Don’t be afraid! If the person standing in front of us were a witch, she _______ us into frogs already.
A.would turn B.would have turned C.may turn D.may have turned
18、Privacy is like health. Only when it is gone________you had done more to protect it.
A.do you wish B.you wish C.did you wish D.you wished
19、––What did the doctor say about your injury?
––She said I should avoid doing too much exercise ______ it feels better.
A. until B. since
C. if D. while
20、When changing lanes, a driver should use his turning ______ to let other drivers know ______ lane he is entering.
A.sign; what B.mark; what
C.symbol; which D.signal; which
21、LEADING INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS 2019
●Jerudong International School(JIS) , Brunei
“Achieving Excellence” is the motto of JIS, Brunei. A developing boarding school of 1,700 students, 40% Bruneian, JIS has made itself a leading school in Asia. With almost 200 highly qualified teachers primarily from the UK, the 120-acre single campus (校园) close to both coast and rainforest offers a unique educational environment. There is a Performing Arts Centre, 27 science laboratories, libraries and classrooms.
●The American International School (AIS), Austria
Founded in 1959, AIS is the oldest English-language school in Austria. School programs focus on academics, but also on the development of students’ creative and leadership abilities and emotional intelligence. The school recognizes students’ special learning styles, trying to make instruction different and allowing students to reach their full potential in different areas.
●Singapore American School (SAS), Singapore
Founded in 1956, it is one of only a few good non-profit schools in Singapore. For over six decades, SAS has provided students from preschool to Grade 12 a good American education with an international view. The school supports professional development financially and continually sends teachers across the globe to discover new ideas and best practices from influential educational institutions.
●Santa Clara International School (SCIS), Spain -
In the school, when you walk into a classroom, you’ll see hands raised, small groups assembled (集合), and presentations underway. You’ll find teachers creating cooperative partnerships with students, encouraging them to discover and connect. You’ll observe children working on meaningful hands-on projects that build skills and excite creativity. The teaching philosophy is that learning happens everywhere: in the classrooms, in the city, in a museum, on a farm, or just a walk around the neighborhood.
【1】How can students benefit from attending AIS?
A. They are exposed to the beauty of vast rainforests.
B. They are made leaders with emotional intelligence.
C. They are always sent abroad to discover new ideas.
D. They are encouraged to develop their possibilities.
【2】Which school attaches importance to teachers’ development?
A. JIS. B. SAS. C. AIS. D. SCIS.
【3】What makes SCIS different from the other schools?
A. Its special teaching methods. B. Its various practical courses.
C. Its large and beautiful campus. D. Its oldest history and buildings.
22、 Many electronic parts are made of hard materials that break easily. That makes them tough to use in products that need to bend. Now, Sam Yoon and his team have developed a thin mesh (网状物) that can both bend and conduct electricity.
His team started out with something called acrylonitrile, a clear liquid often used to make thin plastic fibers. Yoon and his team mixed this material with another liquid, which acted as a solvent. A solvent is something that can make other substances into liquids. Then, they squeezed the mix through a very tiny pipe: As the mixture was sprayed through the air, the solvent evaporated(挥发)and the acrylonitrile molecules linked up to make long chains, creating a type of plastic known as PAN. The researchers continually squeezed the mixture through the pipe. A single long PAN fiber was created. The scientists moved the pipe back and forth as the PAN was squeezed out. It ended up creating a layer that looked something like a spider’s web.
PAN, like most plastics, doesn’t conduct electricity. So the team’s next step would normally be to add a coating of metal so that electricity could flow through it. But it could be tough sticking such coatings on PAN. So the researchers added an extra step. They sprayed a thin coating of an inert metal onto the PAN. Inert metals, like gold, typically don’t react with other materials. The researchers then added another layer of PAN fiber at the top of the first, web-like layer. They provide temporary support, helping the metal-sprayed base resist sinking during the next step.
The researchers connected the fiber-covered frame to a negatively changed electrode. Then they dipped the fiber-covered frame into a solution that included the liquid copper. The team turned on the electric current for about one minute to make it run through the solution. The copper in the solution was attached to all of the fibers. But it stuck only to those that wore a metal jacket. Besides adding a thin layer of copper that conducts electricity, this process helped bond the PAN strands together at places, where they touched each other, Yoon notes.
The researchers then attached all of the fibers to a thin, clear layer of plastic, which had sticky backing, like a Band-Aid. Finally, the team dipped all of these into a liquid that made any of the PAN fibers that lacked a copper jacket into liquids. Only those that can be used to conduct electricity were left. Because the fibers were very thin and widely separated, light waves easily travel through the mesh. The copper coating acted just like a wire, permitting electricity to flow freely across it.
【1】The team used another liquid in the process to .
A.make acrylonitrile evaporate B.turn acrylonitrile into plastic fibers
C.make acrylonitrile conduct electricity D.conduct electricity instead of acrylonitrile
【2】What should the team do first when using PAN?
A.Make it easy to break. B.Make it react with other materials.
C.Make it conduct electricity. D.Find a way to make it into a liquid.
【3】What does the underlined word those in the last paragraph refer to?
A.The thin plastics. B.Just the copper coatings.
C.All the PAN fibers. D.All the copper-coated fibers.
23、This is the most exciting kayaking expedition(皮划艇探险)possible for beginner kayakers. You can expect to experience a whole range of different conditions and scenery. This expedition is a total of 8.27 km in distance and it actually enters the streams in the North of Ubin and exits in the South.
Three and a half kilometers of pure mangroves(红树林), makes this the longest pure mangrove kayaking expedition in Singapore. The distance spent inside the mangrove gives you the maximum opportunity to witness wildlife within the mangrove eco-system. Come experience the challenge of operating your kayak through the labyrinth( 迷宫) of waterways and be amazed at the calm and quiet beauty of the wetlands. This last corner of natural wilderness in Singapore is so inaccessible, that very, very few have ever experience it—which makes this a truly special program.
Most Recent Traveler Reviews
Traveler A: Traveled from bottom to top of Singapore in rush hour traffic in order to get to Ubin for a 9:30 start—only to find no guide there. Although, once he arrived, the guide was lovely—offering a very knowledgeable tour and lots of enthusiasm around a beautiful part of the world—our 6-hour kayaking trip was actually over before 2:30 pm , despite only hitting the water at 12 noon.
Traveler B: The guides were nice, however the biggest disappointment was the timing. We thought we were going for a 4-hour kayak but were back in 2 hours and that included the prekayak safety talk. The mangroves are lovely but we were told that a storm was near. We felt that there had never been any intention of going out for longer.
【1】What is special about the kayaking trip for travelers is that they______.
A. have a good relaxation by kayaking
B. feel the challenge of kayaking
C. enjoy the beauty of the wetlands
D. experience the wonder of mangroves
【2】Which of the following information is TRUE about the kayaking expedition?
A. The time, distance and cost are referred to.
B. The kayaking trip starts at 9:30 am and ends at noon.
C. The distance spent inside the mangrove is 3.5 kilometres.
D. The mangrove wetlands of Ubin lie in the south of Singapore.
【3】 Which is the common point referred to by the two travelers?
A. The unpleasant weather.
B. The shortened distance.
C. The lovely wildlife.
D. The guide’s service.
【4】 What can we learn from the passage?
A. The safety of the kayaking travelers is not well guaranteed.
B. The eco-system of Ubin nature reserve is well protected.
C. The timing of the kayaking trip is satisfactory on the whole.
D. Travelers’ complaints may not be considered by the traveling company.
24、Particulate Matter
There are things floating around in the air. Most of them, you can not even see. They are a kind of air pollution called particles or particulate matter. In fact, particulate matter may be the air pollutant that most commonly affects people’s health.
Have a Look.
Particles can come in almost any shape or size, and can be solid particles or liquid droplets.【1】 These two groups differ in many ways. One of the differences is size, we call the bigger particles PM 10 and we call the smaller particles PM 2.5.
BIG.
The big particles are between 2.5 and 10 micrometers (from about 25 to 100 times thinner than a human hair). These particles are called PM 10 (we say ―PM ten, which stands for Particulate Matter up to 10 micrometers in size).【2】
SMALL.
The small particles are smaller than 2.5 micrometers (100 times thinner than a human hair).【3】We say ―PM two point five, as in Particulate Matter up to 2.5 micrometers in size.The smaller particles are lighter and they stay in the air longer and travel farther. PM 10 particles can stay in the air for minutes or hours while PM 2.5 particles can stay in the air for days or weeks.And travel? 【4】 PM 2.5 particles go even farther; many hundreds of miles.
Particulate Matter and Your Health.
When you breathe, you take in the air along with any particles in the air, like heavy metal sand cancer causing organic compounds. Both PM 10 and PM 2.5 particles can cause health problems, specifically respiratory (呼吸的) health.【5】 Exposure to particulate matter leads to increased use of medication and more visits to the doctor or emergency room.
A.These particles are called PM 2.5.
B.We divide particles into two major groups.
C.These particles cause less severe health effects.
D.PM 10 particles can travel as much as 30 miles.
E.Air pollution is a growing problem in the whole world.
F.PM 2.5 can have worse health effects than the bigger PM 10.
G.Air pollutants have great effects on our environment and our health.
25、Today I had lunch with Cynthia. As I was waiting for her to arrive, I _________ a man saying they needed to get his _________ to pay for something. When they stepped _________, I spoke to the staff and _________ to pay their bill. As it turned out it was just for a piece of cake and I asked them to just add it to my _________. I handed the cashier a Smile Card, asking him to give it to the man. When the man came back with his money, he was _________
I thought I had done a(n) _________ deed, but there were more surprises to come. Cynthia and I were sitting enjoying our _________ when Alex, a worker at the _________, approached us. He explained that the couple on table one had paid for our lunch, including the pie. Alex didn’t understand why __________ I guessed it was just ripples spreading. My random act of __________ was zoomed up.
When leaving, I asked Cynthia to __________ a table so that we could keep the __________ of kindness going. Although they all looked __________, she chose one. I called Alex over and said I wanted to __________ their lunch. He was beside himself with __________, smiling from ear to ear. I don’t think he had ever observed anything like this before.
In the past 7 years I’ve been able to __________ so much generosity and kindness in action. This could be a(n) __________ of love. Whatever the reason, it’s not a coincidence that this corresponds with my __________ in activities organized by Kind Springs. Deep __________ to you, and the rest of humanity, for being my mirror.
【1】
A.saw
B.scolded
C.heard
D.comforted
【2】
A.phone
B.card
C.check
D.cash
【3】
A.up
B.outside
C.in
D.down
【4】
A.offered
B.agreed
C.begged
D.preferred
【5】
A.bill
B.menu
C.goods
D.table
【6】
A.upset
B.surprised
C.scared
D.relieved
【7】
A.good
B.useless
C.disturbing
D.evil
【8】
A.breakfast
B.lunch
C.tea
D.dinner
【9】
A.factory
B.plant
C.restaurant
D.store
【10】
A.but
B.so
C.or
D.though
【11】
A.bravery
B.inspiration
C.kindness
D.rudeness
【12】
A.watch out
B.pick out
C.set out
D.work out
【13】
A.track
B.road
C.trip
D.journey
【14】
A.deserving
B.funny
C.greedy
D.starving
【15】
A.eat up
B.pay for
C.pack up
D.prepare for
【16】
A.pity
B.calmness
C.joy
D.frustration
【17】
A.receive
B.show
C.witness
D.practise
【18】
A.wave
B.origin
C.end
D.circle
【19】
A.adventure
B.investment
C.recognition
D.involvement
【20】
A.gratitude
B.devotion
C.commitment
D.attachment
26、假如你是李华,目前在美国你校的友好学校Wilson High School学习交流,将于下周一回国。请通过电子邮件给该校长Mr. Smith写一封感谢信。
注意:1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Smith,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua