1、A Chinese student’s print-like handwriting caused controversy among British Internet users, _____ both praise and questions about individuality.
A. having drawn B. drawing C. to draw D. drew
2、You needn’t be too concerned about what to wear to the party—it’s all _____ anyway, because you haven’t even been invited yet.
A. academic B. painful C. physical D. Economical
3、The government is to _____ the technologies to the full in the structural transformation of the economy.
A. adapt B. expose
C. exploit D. attach
4、I’ll leave you my mobile number ________ there’s an emergency.
A. even if B. as long as
C. in case D. ever since
5、It is time for the West to learn from China's responsible efforts to fake news.
A.weed out B.work out C.turn out D.bring out
6、After several days of heavy rain the roof ______ with a loud noise, crashing onto the ground.
A. came out B. came down C. came on D. came up
7、— Why didn’t you come to the party?
— _______, but I’d really like some time alone to clear my thoughts.
A.No wonder
B.No offence
C.No comment
D.No doubt
8、—The Belt and Road Initiative responds to the trend of the times and surely has broad prospects.
—So it’s time to _____________and get some work done on the project.
A.roll out the red carpet B.fill our shoes
C.tighten our belt D.roll up our sleeves
9、People who value their privacy are concerned about _________Google might do with the information it is gathering.
A.that
B.what
C.why
D.how
10、When I returned to my high school in town, I found it ______ completely.
A.changed
B.to be changed
C.having changed
D.changing
11、Many people believe we are heading for an environmental disaster ________ we basically change the way we live.
A.but
B.though
C.unless
D.in case
12、Since people are fond of humor, it is as welcome in conversation as ________ else.
A. anything B. something
C. anywhere D. somewhere
13、—What did he do in return for free ________ and food offered by the kind couple?
—He helped their son with his lessons.
A.conservation
B.admission
C.accommodation
D.immigration
14、Word came __________ Napoleon would come to inspect them.
A.when B.why C.how D.that
15、—Do you have any idea why Jenny left the firm?
—Probably, she _______ for a pay rise, but was turned down.
A. has held out B. has been holding out
C. held out D. holds out
16、______ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influence genes in human bodies.
A.Having exposed
B.Being exposed
C.To expose
D.Exposed
17、In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time ________ when the traffic lights turn red.
A. all vehicles should stop B. should all vehicles stop
C. should stop all vehicles D. should stop all vehicles
18、---How did she lose so much weight as expected?
----_____________ eating less,she jogged for several miles every day.
A.In addition to B.In spite of
C.Instead of D.Thanks to
19、—Sorry, I missed your party yesterday because of an unexpected visitor.
—Actually, you________the party. It was canceled at the last moment.
A.didn’t need to attend B.needn’t have attended
C.shouldn’t have attended D.shouldn’t attend
20、Some experts think, _____ genes, intelligence also depend on an adequate diet, a good education and a nice home environment.
A.instead of
B.apart from
C.except for
D.far from
21、Now scientists in Lausanne, Switzerland have given three paralyzed men the ability to walk again. Each of the three men had damaged their spinal cords (脊髓) in motorcycle accidents and couldn’t move their legs.
To help them walk again, the men had surgery. A paddle shaped device was placed directly on the lower part of their spinal cord, below their injury. This implant (植入物) contained sixteen electrodes—conductors that electricity can pass through. The researchers made sure the electrodes on the implant were lined up with the spinal cord nerves that control the leg muscles (肌肉). To begin with, the scientists controlled the implants from a tablet computer. Just hours after the implants were first used, all three men were taking steps,with support.
In the past, scientists had some success with similar implants in the lower spine. Some patients have even trained themselves over months to be able to walk. This research is different. The patients’ brains aren’t sending “walking” messages to their legs. Instead, the tablet tells the implant to send the walking messages as a set of electrical signals.
The researchers used computers to create patterns of movement—like taking a step—that would work well with each patient. The patient then uses the tablet to choose the pattern they want. That triggers the implant, and the muscles move in the chosen way. Over time, the men were able to walk entirely on their own, using a special walker with buttons to excite each leg. One of the men has walked for half a kilometer on his own with the walker.
The method is very expensive and it requires difficult surgery. The patients can’t walk without the AI system. But it is a vital step to improve people’s quality of life. The scientists hope that in the future they will engineer personalized spinal cord implants to allow many paralyzed people to walk again in just hours.
【1】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.How spinal cord nerves worked.
B.Why an operation was performed.
C.How the implants let the men walk.
D.Why electrodes were precisely arranged.
【2】How does the author compare the new research with the previous ones?
A.By telling their differences.
B.By stating the study process.
C.By explaining their similarities.
D.By analyzing the study purpose.
【3】What does the underlined word “triggers” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Changes.
B.Activates.
C.Improves.
D.Shakes.
【4】What is the author’s attitude towards the method?
A.Objective.
B.Tolerant.
C.Content.
D.Doubtful.
22、According to US national park researchers, microplastic particles (微粒) equal to as many as 300 million plastic water bottles are raining down on the Grand Canyon.
In a survey of 11 remote western places, also including the Great Basin and Craters of the Moon national parks, researchers discovered more than 1000 tons of microplastic particles that had traveled through the atmosphere via rain or water particles.
Most microplastics are from larger pieces of plastic. Since plastics don’t degrade (降解), plastics that end up in waste piles or landfills break down into microparticles and make their way through the Earth’s atmosphere, soil and water systemics.
Janice Brahney, lead researcher at Utah State University, said, “Plastics could be deposited (沉降), readmitted to the atmosphere again, transported for some time…who knows how many times, and who knows how far they’ve traveled?”
Brahney’s team found that so-called wet microplastics, named for the way they are transported, are most likely disturbed by a storm and swept up into the atmosphere, having originated in larger urban areas. By comparison, the spreading patterns of dry microplastics is the same as dust and can travel long distances, often across continents.
Brahney warned that new findings show an urgent need to reduce plastic pollution. Although their full effects on the human body are still unknown, scientists are starting to raise public health concerns over microplastic particles: They’re small enough to stay in lung tissue, causing damage and, in some cases of routine exposure, can lead to asthma and cancer.
Scientists have also found that microplastic particles affect the temperature adjustment function of the soil, leading to losses in plant life.
Brahney believes that her research is just the beginning of understanding how microplastics move through ecosystems.
“Learning about plastics and how they don’t degrade seems like, ‘Oh my God, we should have been expecting this: they’ re just made into these tiny sizes, they could certainly be carried by the wind,” Brahney said.
“We’ve just been missing it,” she added.
【1】The direct cause of the microplastic rain is that_________.
A.small pieces from plastics become degradable
B.microplastic particles travel into the atmosphere
C.plastic particles end up in waste piles or landfills
D.plastic water bottles are transported to the water systems
【2】What did Janice Brahney and her team find out?
A.The structure of microplastic particles.
B.The distance that microplastics can travel.
C.The way that microplastics are transported.
D.The different types of microplastic particles.
【3】What does the author mainly want to tell us with the text?
A.Microplastics have affected the ecosystem.
B.Plastic particles have serious effects on human health.
C.Methods to degrade plastics could be developed soon.
D.Researchers have missed the best time to study plastics.
【4】What’s the attitude of Brahney towards the microplastic move according to the last two paragraphs?
A.Favorable.
B.Uncaring.
C.Doubtful.
D.Worried.
23、 Six supporters of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), including one inside a cat costume and another dressed as a pig, marched on the sidewalk outside High School District 113 in Highland Park, Illinois, US. Their goal was to get the district to end animal dissection in science classes.
Animal dissection has always divided people: Is it right to dissect frogs, pigs or other animals in school science classes, particularly when computers can show detailed images of the parts of animals?
“Especially with all the violence in the US, it is important we teach children compassion for all living beings, said Mysti Lee, assistant campaign manager for PETA.
The American Anti-Vivisection Society reports that 18 states, including Illinois, have laws allowing students to choose alternatives to dissection. And in recent years, biology classes have moved toward the study of cells, molecules and genetics. “Dissection is horrific and unnecessary,” protester Victor Przysiezny said.
However, most biology teachers believe that dissection is an important part of education when done right. “It’s one thing to see it on a computer screen,” said Jaclyn Reeves. “Its another to see the size and scale. Science is about getting your hands dirty.” She added that dissection can inspire students to take up a career in biology or put them off.
At its recent protest in Highland Park, PET A singled out Bio Corp., a company that provides frogs, pigs, turtles, rabbits, cats and other animals and their parts for educational purposes. Following the charges of animal cruelty, Bill Wadd, co-owner of Bio Corp., invited city officials to tour Bio Corp. He said that more than 98 percent of the animals Bio Corp received last year were already dead. “We just take what people would throw away,” Wadd said. “Instead of throwing it in the trash, why not have students learn from it?”
District 113 spokeswoman Christine Gonzales said that district officials would think about using computer images in class instead. “We are always looking for new and innovative methods, because we do want to ensure our kids get the best instruction and are kind to all creatures,” she said.
【1】Who opposes animal dissection?
A.Illinois’ local residents. B.Victor Przysiezny.
C.Jaclyn Reeves. D.Bill Wadd.
【2】What does the underlined phrase in Pharaoh 5 mean?
A.Getting personally involved in a task. B.Becoming involved with something illegal.
C.Observing an operation on a computer screen. D.Making your hands unclean by hard work.
【3】What do we know about Bio Corp.?
A.It gets rid of dead animals as trash. B.It is a member company of PETA.
C.It gets along very well with local officials. D.It offers mostly dead animals for research.
【4】What is the attitude of District 113 to ending animal dissection?
A.Supportive. B.Cautious.
C.Disapproving. D.Doubtful.
24、Michael Gonsalves, a chef of Golden Oak at Disney World, has a cuisine concept rooted in fresh, locally-sourced ingredients that originated from childhood harvesting produce from their family garden with his mom to eventually leading kitchens at Walt Disney World Resorts to employ a sustainable model.
“Truly the whole process starts with menu planning,” he said. Creating one dish leads into the creation of many more through the end-to-end use of products. As chefs, they are always searching for the best ingredients. It is then their focus to ensure they appreciate and respect all that go into each and every one of them. For example, they source chicken that is naturally grown and fed on a natural plant forward diet, no hormones (激素) or additives — that’s used in many ways throughout menus from a simple grilled chicken breast to bone soup. Nothing goes to waste.
When they do have waste, even if minimal, they shift it from landfills to transform it into compost (堆肥) that’s then used across the Walt Disney World property. They also support Second Harvest, a local community food bank where healthy produce, prepared, but not served, meals eatable for human consumption are donated. Disney also works with pig farmers when they can’t distribute foods past the point of safety for human consumption. Besides, wildlife reservations love to get the meat because tigers and wild cats can still eat that.
Their operations are “on a path to a sustainable zero waste kitchen of tomorrow” where chefs learn the full-life cycle of plants from seed to plate and gain a better understanding and appreciation for the product and their craft.
Golden Oak at Disney has millions of bees that produce up to 300 pounds of honey per year, plus those bees help with cross pollination (授粉) of their gardens on a daily basis. They advocate a culture that helps develop not only the quality of food, but an appreciation for nature.
【1】Where did Michael Gonsalves’ idea about cuisine come from?
A.His mom’s suggestions.
B.His dream of becoming a chef.
C.His interest in delicious food.
D.His labor experience as a child.
【2】How are the ingredients dealt with in Golden Oak?
A.They are grilled to eat.
B.They are used to the fullest.
C.They are divided into groups.
D.They are selected by quality.
【3】What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3?
A.Give examples about zero waste.
B.Introduce the unique habit of wildlife.
C.Stress the importance of natural food.
D.Explain the operation mode of the food bank.
【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A.Disney World:New Cuisine Road
B.Michael Gonsalves:Creative Chef
C.Michael Gonsalves:Advocate of Food Diversity
D.Disney World:Pioneer in Environmental Protection
25、 One day, when I woke up to go to school, my mother didn’t.She had ____ in her sleep during the night.After we laid my mother to rest, I went back to school, but I didn’t ____ much to be there.
My English teacher, Mr.Goldberg, however noticed that something was ____ .“You always seem ____, ”he said.“Your mind is always absent during class.”
I told him the ____ I came to school before was from my mother Now, I didn’t really feel the ____ to go anymore.Then he said, “Well, just do me a ____ .I want you to meet me in my ____ during the free period.”So I met him, just to talk.This went ____ without missing a single day.I would help him ____ papers, and we would talk.
It took me years ____ I realized what he had done.I graduated from high school in the top ten.I was always ____ capable of that.But at 15—having lost my mother and not really seeing that ____ of education—I was in line to be a high school dropout.I realized that the reason I ____ to school every day was that somebody there was ____ to see me.
A.cried
B.dreamt
C.hung out
D.passed away
A.agree
B.care
C.promise
D.worry
A.unusual
B.urgent
C.unique
D.unreasonable
A.upset
B.nervous
C.lost
D.scared
A.possibility
B.time
C.reason
D.benefit
A.confidence
B.advantage
C.capacity
D.passion
A.favor
B.deed
C.hug
D.line
A.school
B.office
C.class
D.home
A.over and over
B.by and by
C.up and down
D.on and on
A.copy
B.clean
C.grade
D.buy
A.before
B.since
C.after
D.when
A.physically
B.mentally
C.academically
D.historically
A.popularity
B.value
C.opportunity
D.use
A.showed up
B.made up
C.gave in
D.broke in
A.trying
B.requiring
C.pretending
D.expecting
26、由于疫情(Covid-19)原因,你所在国际学校原定下周举行的生命科学周将改为网上进行。你受学生会委托写一则英文通知,内容包括:
1.变更原因;
2.具体活动;
3.期待参与。
注意:
1. 词数100左右:
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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May 18, 2020
Life Science Week
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