1、Mary was pleased to see that the seeds she ______ in the garden were growing.
A. was planting B. has planted C. would plant D. had planted
2、The doctor gave the late-stage cancer patient more powerful drugs in the ______ hope that he might recover.
A.vain B.fresh C.ambiguous D.unrest
3、________ “Double 11” somewhat overlaps with Valentine’ s Day and provides another occasion for lovers to buy each other gifts, most spending on that day doesn’t involve a change of single status.
A. Ever since B. In case C. Even though D. As though
4、People often have difficulty facing reality when further scientific discovery challenges _______ they have previously thought to be settled facts.
A.what B.that C.who D.which
5、________ terrible, the medicine was thrown away by the child.
A. Tasted B. Tasting
C. To taste D. Being tasted
6、________by many negative reports, some people wrongly regard teenagers as lacking a sense of responsibility and concern for others.
A.Influenced
B.To be influenced
C.Having influenced
D.Being influenced
7、The laptops made by our company sell best, but nobody could have guessed the place in the market that they ________ 20 years ago.
A. had had B. had C. were having D. were to have
8、The scientist does not study nature ________ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it.
A. until B. because
C. though D. unless
9、The color of red, _____meaning is good luck and happiness, is important in Chinese culture.
A. why B. which C. where D. whose
10、He amazed ________ all with his kindness and his beautiful, gentle, caring spirit.
A.our B.we C.us D.ours
11、Most students set their alarm clocks to ensure they can attend on-line classes____.
A.on purpose B.on occasion C.on average D.on schedule
12、Competition for entry to these programs is keen, and applicants need above-average grades to gain___________.
A.ambition B.preference C.admission D.competence
13、The police had to________ force to enter the building because the criminal had locked the gate.
A.employ
B.empty
C.enlarge
D.enlighten
14、________ the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public aware of the problem, Geldof invited many famous musicians to take part in it.
A. Intended B. Intending C. Having intended D. To intend
15、—Jim, what’s the result of the final?
—Believe it or not, China ________ beat its strong opponent France.
A.narrowly
B.casually
C.initially
D.typically
16、It’s easy to get lost when you drive in a new city, so it’s important to ______ a good map before you set out.
A.study B.display C.deliver D.publish
17、A Chinese proverb has it that a tower is built when soil on earth ____, and a river is formed when streams come together.
A.accumulates B.accelerates C.accommodates D.associates
18、Even though we live in a high-tech age, it’s still impossible to predict the weather .
A. actively B. accurately
C. cautiously D. originally
19、Looking back on his youth, he finally realized that his pain taking effort in Senior Three his bright future.
A.shaped B.had shaped C.was going to shape D.was to shape
20、The police are investigating the company, three of ________ managers have already been arrested.
A. whose B. that
C. which D. where
21、The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world’s supply of water. With 97% of the world’s water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. Although the idea of a water shortage (短缺) seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfull country, many of the world’s agricultural industries experience constant water shortages.
Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons, the costs of water redistribution (重新分配) are very high. Notonly is there the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental cost to be considered. Where valleys (山谷) are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed. Besides, water many flow easily through pipes to fields, but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to the other. Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements.
This is particularly troubling to countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation (灌溉). In Texas, farmers’ overuse of irrigation water be resulted in a 25% redcution of the water stores. In the Central Valley area of south eastern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry vallege, but much of the water use has been poorly managed.
Saudi Arabia’s attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have been the pumping of huge quantities of irrigation water from underground reserves. Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry.
【1】From the first two paragraphs we learn that _______.
A.much of the world’s water is available for use
B.people in high rainfll countries feel lucky
C.the costs of water redistribution should be considered
D.water can be easily carried through pipes across the world
【2】Which of the following is true?
A.The water in Texas have been reduced by 75%.
B.Most industries in the world suffer from water shortagers.
C.The underground water in Saudi Arabia might run out in 50 years.
D.Good management of water use resulted from the project in the Central Valley.
【3】What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?
A.Steps to improve water use management.
B.Ways tor redjuce the costs of builing dams.
C.Measures to deal with worldwide water shortages.
D.Applies to handle the pressure on water supply.
【4】The text is mainly about____________.
A.water supply and increasing population
B.water use management and agriculture
C.water redistribution and wildlife protection
D.water shortages and environmental protection.
22、 Calling someone a “birdbrain” is considered rude. It implies that someone has a small brain and thus is not smart. A new study found that the expression doesn’t do birds justice either: Birds’ brains are much bigger than we thought — at least compared to their small bodies.
An international team of 37 scientists measured the brain volume (脑容量) of hundreds of dinosaurs and extinct birds by scanning fossils of their skulls. The readings were compared to a large database containing the brain sizes of modern birds. These measurements were then analyzed, taking into consideration each bird’s body size — resulting in something called “relative brain size”. The results showed that a dramatic change of birds’ body size happened right after the mass extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
According to the study, published on April 23 in the journal Current Biology, birds and dinosaurs had similar brain sizes before the extinction. After the extinction of the dinosaurs, however, birds had to find a way to survive, so they shrank their bodies — since smaller animals need less food — but they kept their big brains.
“The changed landscape may have caused the rapid evolution of new brainbody scaling patterns (缩放比例) by favoring both larger brains and smaller bodies,” US paleontologist (古生物学家) Daniel Ksepka, who is the lead author of the study, told CNN.
This “evolutionary brain leap” — as scientists call it — also happened very rapidly. Without dinosaurs, birds quickly repopulated. They came in all types and sizes, which contributed to the diverse species of birds we see today.
But among all the bird species, certain ones “show above average rates of brain and body size evolution”, study co-author Adam Smith at Clemson University, US, said in a statement — with crows and parrots being the most evident. In fact, previous studies have already discovered that these birds have an amazing cognitive capacity (认知能力). They are able to use tools, imitate human speech and even remember human faces.
So, in the words of Smith, “calling someone ‘birdbrained’ is actually quite a compliment (恭维)”!
【1】How did the scientists learn the brain sizes of dinosaurs and extinct birds?
A.By studying their fossil skulls.
B.By searching the database.
C.By experimenting on their brains.
D.By analyzing their body size.
【2】How did the birds change after the extinction of the dinosaurs?
A.The birds’ bodies shrank as their brains became smaller.
B.The birds’ bodies became larger while their brains became smaller.
C.The birds’ brains remained almost the same as their bodies shrank.
D.The birds’ brains became larger to adapt to the environment.
【3】According to Adam Smith, calling someone “birdbrained” is ________.
A.to make rude remarks
B.to laugh at one’s small body size
C.to praise one’s intelligence
D.to suggest the person is not smart
【4】What is the purpose of this text?
A.To describe how birds’ evolution happened.
B.To explain the origin of the word “birdbrain”.
C.To show the amazing abilities of bird species.
D.To present the latest study on birds’ brain size.
23、Where to Drink
Cafe San Bernardo
Join table-tennis and pool-playing port. Cafe San Bernardo has been running since 1912.
The Villa Crespo dive bar also offers up table football for £4 an hour. Service is efficient; with last orders at 5 am. The daily happy hour between 6 pm and 9 pm includes 60 minutes playing your game of choice, plus a half-bottle of red wine and a corn pie, for £9.
●Avenue Corrientes 5436, Villa Cresp09 54 11 4855 3956, ca fesanbernardo. com
M Salumeria & Enoteca
Trading only in wine with a story, sommelier(侍酒师)Mariana Torta chooses new ways on a daily basis, and keeps a list of around 250 labels. There's no wine menu-simply take your bottle from the shelf.
●Open 11:00 am-11:30 pm, El Salvador 5777, Palermo Hollywood, 54 11 4778 9016, on Facebook
Negro Cueva de Cafe
Coffee has found its place in Buenos Aires. While LAB: Tostadores, The Shelter and Coffee Town are famous new places, Negro Cueva de Cafe is one of the best downtown* It serves Ecuadorian, Colombian and Brazilian beans9 and its attracting cakes include croissant.
●Open 9:30 am-7:00 pm, Suipacha 637, Microcentro, 54 11 4322 3000, negrocuevade-cafe. com
La Calle
Head to the Niceto Vega address and you'II be faced with a pizza. Don't worry, it's the right place. La Guitarrita is the front to "hidden" bar La Calle. Order the house cocktail, spe- cial candy, and prepare to sing until dawn with a high-energy young crowd.
●Open 8:00 pm-2:00 am, Niceto Vega 4942, Palermo Soho, 54 11 3914 1972, on Face- book
【1】Which number should you call if you want to do some sports?
A.54 11 4855 3956.
B.54 11 4778 9016.
C.54 11 4322 3000.
D.54 11 3914 1972.
【2】When can you go to M Salumeria & Enoteca?
A.All day.
B.1:00 am
C.10:00 am
D.3:00 pm
【3】What makes La Calle different?
A.Its having special candy.
B.Its having no wine menu.
C.Its allowing you to play games.
D.Its opening for the longest time.
【4】What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A.To show wine culture.
B.To introduce some wine bars.
C.To help people choose drinks.
D.To show how to enjoy yourself.
24、 The morning after an evening struggle to care for my three-year-old daughter, I couldn’t wait to get her to school. I, as a mother, was tired from the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slowed language development.
As I accompanied her into the car, I felt desperate. Nothing was right with our world. She’d been born around the same time when the nation was witnessing the birth of another Great Recession. My job and my house had been victims. Then this happened. My child’s language delay was identified, but doctors struggled to properly help her, I felt like we both needed to he rescued.
I returned that afternoon as disenchanted with the little girl 1 loved as when 1 left. Walking slowly toward the school’s playground gate, I found her preschool teacher racing to greet me.
“You should have seen her today!” His breathy words were supported by excitement. I didn’t interrupt. “See that climber. ” He pointed to a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. “Well, every day since she started school, she’s tried and failed to make it to the top. ” He took a breath. “And today she did it!”
He expressed his joy just as he’d witnessed her conquering Mount Everest! “She cheered and celebrated! I wish I’d recorded it!” His words comforted me. My daughter had conquered her mountain.
As she ran toward me, I recognized something I hadn’t before. I saw her perseverance(毅力). I saw her strength. I saw a Hero.
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【1】Why did the author rush her daughter to school?
A. She was busy with her work as a doctor.
B. She had a fight with her daughter last night.
C. She broke down when dealing with her daughter.
D. She had to sell their house due to Great Recession.
【2】Which of the following best explains “disenchanted” underlined in paragraph 3?
A. Happy. B. Concerned.
C. Careful. D. Disappointed.
【3】Why did the little girl’s preschool teacher feel excited?
A. She succeeded in standing on Mount Everest.
B. She managed to climb up the wooden equipment.
C. She got the first place in the school sports meet.
D. She began to communicate with others normally.
【4】From which is the text most probably taken?
A. The radio. B. A magazine.
C. A newspaper. D. The Internet.
25、Take Heart, and Take Risks
Recently, we carried out an interesting social experiment. The participants were asked to choose between two _______: throw a coin to win one billion dollars if the coin happens to land on heads, or get a 10-million-dollar cheque without even throwing the coin.
Our purpose was not to measure the participants’ craze for money but to _______ their risk appetite. It _______ that a clear majority chose to take home the 10 million dollars. Only 31% of the subjects were _______ enough to test the depths of the river. Another study, conducted by psychology professor Keith Simonton at the University of California Davis, shows that most famous scientific _______ are risk-takers. Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton all dared to chase ideas that were _______ the mainstream ideas of their times.
The willingness to take risks without fear of failure is what _______ individuals towards achieving their ambitions. It forms a very important part of the stories of many successful businessmen globally.
The journey of Mark Zuckerberg is a classic example of this. In his second year in college, Zuckerberg decided to quit Harvard University to manage his social application company. In the years that followed, quite a few tech giants expressed early interest in purchasing the company. Their offers were _______. At the time, the young CEO and his team were widely criticized and publicly laughed at.
Today, Zuckerberg is one of the richest men on earth. His company still owns the most widely used social networking site in the world, _______ together over 2.8 billion users globally.
The lesson from Zuckerberg’s story is his risk-taking ________. He’s exactly the kind of person who’s willing to ________ interests for more rewarding future gains.
Generally, ________ achievements are often realized once a person decides to get out of their comfort zone. People’s ability to ________ from their comfort zone is closely tied to their risk-taking strength. It is like the case of a person who wishes to get a piece of fruit from the tree but is not willing to risk climbing up the branches of the tree in order to do so. “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to ________ the ordinary,” said the American author Jim Rohn.
The willingness to take risks is the oxygen that drives success in every field. If a risk-taker succeeds, he can lead others. If he fails, he may ________ others to success.
【1】
A.games
B.faces
C.options
D.perspectives
【2】
A.access
B.evaluate
C.lose
D.satisfy
【3】
A.ran out
B.set out
C.gave out
D.turned out
【4】
A.courageous
B.risky
C.confident
D.mature
【5】
A.contestants
B.cooperators
C.figures
D.partners
【6】
A.subject to
B.contrary to
C.agreeable to
D.relevant to
【7】
A.provides
B.puzzles
C.leans
D.drives
【8】
A.scaled
B.declined
C.considered
D.weighed
【9】
A.visualizing
B.pursuing
C.connecting
D.announcing
【10】
A.tendency
B.investment
C.currency
D.proposal
【11】
A.deposit
B.capture
C.separate
D.sacrifice
【12】
A.eye-catching
B.groundbreaking
C.risk-taking
D.trustworthy
【13】
A.depart
B.benefit
C.emerge
D.suffer
【14】
A.send for
B.apply for
C.account for
D.settle for
【15】
A.warn
B.force
C.guide
D.retire
26、最近你校英文报开设了中学生健康宣传教育专栏。请你结合当前疫情防控常态化的现状,为该栏目写一篇英文稿件,谈一谈在此背景下中学生该如何保持身心健康。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。