1、“Lifelong learning” is a popular idea all around the world, but what does it mean?
Many people believe we can learn everything we need to be successful in life at school. ______ it is not true. In modern society, everything changes very fast. Lifelong leaning means learning new skills and knowledge through our ______ lives, not just when we are young.
Lifelong leaning can also mean leaning something to make our lives happier or easier. Older people might attend a ______ course because they cannot send an e-mail to their children, or someone might learn a new ______ so they can talk to their foreign neighbor. In one American city neighborhood, all the women went to a self-defense(自我防护) class so they could fight back if a thief attacked them! All these are different examples of lifelong learning.
Lifelong learning has helped people like Peter J. Daniels, an Australian businessman. Peter grew up poor and when he was a child he experienced learning difficulties. A teacher once told him, “Peter, you will never become anything in life.” After leaving school, Peter became a builder, but he still wanted to _____ and learn how to read. He bought a dictionary and slowly taught himself how to pronounce words and form sentences. Later, Peter started to read books from cover to cover. He read 6,000 books on politics, religion, business and history in two years. All this knowledge helped Peter start a business career. He has written several books and received many honours and awards.
Lifelong learning can help people realize their ambitions ______.
【1】A.And B.So C.But D.Because
【2】A.whole B.most C.part D.some
【3】A.dance B.cook C.science D.computer
【4】A.invention B.knowledge C.subject D.language
【5】A.make progress B.gain knowledge C.have honors D.achieve success
【6】A.At teenage B.at old age C.at young age D.at any ageCom]
2、—How long has he_____from home? —For eight days.
A. left B. been away C. be away D. leave
3、If the weather good,the lesson may take place outdoors.
A. is B. will be C. be D. was
4、Jack is good at playing the instruments. He plays ________ the piano ________ the guitar well.
A.either; or
B.neither; nor
C.not only; but also
5、His aunt wants to get him _____the radio, but he has had it ______ already.
A.repair, repair
B.to repair, repair
C.repaired. to repair
D.to repair, repaired
6、—Sandy seems very sad.
—She mentioned the experience to her classmates, but they didn't believe her.
A. thought about B. talked about C. cared about
7、The girl's sweet voice __________ all the teachers' attention.
A.lost
B.paid
C.caught
D.gave
8、The 33rd Olympic Games _________ in Paris in July, 2024.
A.is held
B.was held
C.will hold
D.will be held
9、—Did you see the opening of Golden Rooster(金鸡奖)?
—No, I ________ my after-school classes at that time.
A.take
B.am taking
C.was taking
10、Mrs Green _________ wash the clothes by herself, because the washing machine can help her.
A.hasn’t to
B.needn’t to
C.doesn’t have to
D.has to
11、I thought the job would be a success, but it ________ to be a mess.
A.turned into
B.turned out
C.turned up
D.turned off
12、The people who are confident have more ________ to make themselves successful.
A.subjects
B.chances
C.excuses
D.prizes
13、The government says actions be taken to stop child abuse(虐待儿童)in the kindergarten
A.may B.can C.would D.should
14、He is not __________to do his homework..So he always makes some mistakes.
A. careful enough B. enough carefully
C. carefully enough D. enough careful
15、Fuzhou is known________the City of Banian(榕树) and it is also famous________its hot springs.
A.to; for B.for; to C.as; for
16、The work is ___difficult for the boy to do. Please give him some help.
A. too B. of C. at D. By
17、— Whose cap is this? Is it Cindy’s?
— It ________ be hers. Don’t you remember she didn’t even come to the party?
A.can’t
B.might
C.may not
D.must
18、The old photos ______me of my childhood.
A.remember
B.recall
C.remind
D.repeat
19、_____ boy making faces is ______ Australian.
A.The,an B.A, an C.A,/ D.The, /
20、Ella was surprised at the lanterns ________ are made in varied shapes when she visited China.
A.who
B.what
C.which
D.whose
21、—_______ heavy snow! How can we go to work today? — _______ it is snowing heavily, let’s walk instead of driving.
A.What; Because
B.What a; Since
C.How; As
D.How a; Though
22、
A: Good morning, sir. _______【1】________?
B: I’d like to buy a white shirt. Do you have any white shirts?
A: Yes. _______【2】___________?
B: I want Size M.
A: Here you are.
B: Can I try it on?
A: Sure. Is it all right?
B: Yes. I like it very much. _______【3】_______?
A: 296 yuan.
B: That’s a bit expensive. Do you have any other kind? I want a cheaper one.
A: What about this one? It is only 108 yuan.
B: OK. _______【4】_______. Here is the money.
A. Here you are. Goodbye, sir.
B. 【5】 .
23、Robot
In 2345, there are many robots in the world. Every family has more than one robot. Everyone can make different robots. They’re popular in the world.
【1】 the first one is from my friend, The second one is from my parents, and the third one is from my classmate.
The first robot is Peg. 【2】 its body is a big circle, It can run very fast, jump very high, swim slowly, and take me to fly! It likes milk for breakfast, some noodles for lunch and some porridge(粥) for dinner. 【3】 .It’s learning to keep its balance. Be careful, Peg!
The second robot is Jack. It has a round face, two small eyes and a big mouth. 【4】 .Jack also likes making friends with others, such as people, animals, trees, flowers, even air. Everyone likes it.
The last one is Dick. 【5】 It can teach me how to live, and it can help me relax and learn new things!
The robots can teach me many things. They make me happy. I like them!
A.It’s the smartest of the three. B.I have made a lot of robots. C.Look! Peg is riding a bicycle. D.I have three robots at home. E.It likes dancing, playing the piano and skating. F.It has a square face and a small mouth. |
24、There are some school rules in Yucai Middle School. The students have different ideas about them. Let’s have a look.
Jack | Some of them are too strict. Don’t give a call between classes. Don’t ride a bike at school. |
Lucy | I don’t think some of them are good. Don’t eat food between classes. Girls can’t wear miniskirts because the skirts are too short. |
Maria | Some of them are good for our study and life. Keep the classroom clean every day. Boys’ hair must be short. Girls’ long hair must be tied up(扎起来). Wear school uniforms on schooldays. |
【1】Who is happy about the school rules?
A.Jack.
B.Lucy.
C.Maria.
D.Jack and Lucy.
【2】The underlined word “miniskirts” means ________ in Chinese
A.长裙
B.超短裙
C.外衣
D.长裤
【3】Which of the following is NOT allowed in Yucai Middle School?
A.Jack has short hair at school.
B.Lucy never takes food with her to school.
C.Maria wears the school uniform to school.
D.Jack calls his friends between classes.
25、阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
C
I suppose when you grow up in one place, you have friends whom you’ve known since childhood.But as a child who moved a lot, my oldest friendships are with my cousins.
On our return from Guam, my parents, sisters and I walked off the plane in Alexandria.All my cousins were there to meet us.
I was excited to see them again.The last time I’d seen Don, Sherri and David was two years before.That summer we’d caught fireflies(萤火虫) and watched Don and his friends play a game.Some boys acted like a bull(公牛) with a rope(绳子).His friend held the rope and Don rode on it.When Don fell off, he got up and tried again.
Just like riding that bull, Don put his heart into everything he did.As a young man he was told he got cancer(癌症).But he fought it and never gave up.Like what he did that summer, he held tight(紧紧地) , falling off a few times and trying again.I was excited and proud of my cousin for planning and going after his dream.I wished his ride would have lasted longer.
【1】The writer and his family returned to Alexandria________.
A.by boat
B.by ship
C.by air
D.by train
【2】The writer and his cousins________in the summer two years ago.
A.became good friends
B.moved to Guam
C.rode a bull
D.caught fireflies
【3】What does the underlined word “held” mean in the passage?
A.抓住
B.容纳
C.扣留
D.举办
【4】When did Don know he got cancer?
A.When he was born.
B.When he was a young man.
C.Two years ago.
D.Last summer.
【5】From the last paragraph, we know Don is a man who__________.
A.is very shy
B.never gives up
C.has a bull
D.is very foolish
26、
I. Coca-Cola Test Paper Bottles Coca-Cola was once named the world’s worst plastic(塑料)producer, as it used 2.9 billion kg of plastic which was never recycled(回收)every year. But now it is trying out paper bottles made of pieces of specially pressed paper. Though it will be a while before paper bottles become common, researches are needed to learn how to improve the bottles. | |
II Masks can help save lives during COVID~19, but they are providing great dangers to environment and animals. Single-use masks have been found thrown away everywhere. But the straps(带子)of used masks may cause animals to lose their breath or even die if they eat or play with the masks. The masks also lead in tons of plastic pollution. So experts suggest that the public deal with, single-use masks properly and encourage the use of washable masks. | Ⅲ. Repave Roads with Plastic Plastic has made life easy, but it takes centuries to break down. Since avoiding plastic is impossible, people worldwide are finding ways to reuse the plastic waste. Now, American researchers come up with an idea: reusing plastic waste to repave(重铺)roads. They take the used plastic bottles and other used things as the binder(粘合剂)which can be used for paving the road. Besides, the creative process doesn’t need heat so that it can save more energy. |
【1】In which column of the newspaper can you read these passages?
A.Health Care
B.Travel World
C.Environmental Protection
【2】What’s the best title of PassageⅡ?
A.Dangers from Masks
B.Masks Help Save Lives
C.Research on New Types of Masks
【3】What does the writer of Passage Ⅲ think of repaving roads with plastic?
A.Easy.
B.Impossible.
C.Creative.
【4】Which of the following can be answered in the passages?
A.When will the paper bottles become common?
B.What are the dangers to animals caused by used masks?
C.How many steps are there to repave the roads by reusing plastic waste?
【5】What can be the review(评论)of this column of newspaper?
A.Worth reading! New technology surely change our life!
B.I can’t wait to buy these new environmental-friendly inventions!
C.Good news! Humans have realized the importance of being friendly to environment and nature!
27、A small cloud moves slowly through the air in a hospital operating room (手术室). In the room a patient with cancer (癌症), lies on a table. The cloud is all around the patient (肺). The cloud is not smoke. It is made of millions of nano-robots (纳米机器人). These tiny robots move from cell (细胞), killing the cancer.
Fighting cancer with nano-robots is only an idea today, but scientists say that it could be possible in the future. Using nano-robots for good purposes such as fighting the illness or repairing the environment may be the way to many of today’s problems.
However, nano-robots could be a dangerous risk as well. Because nano-robots are so tiny, they will have to work in large teams of many thousands to many millions. For this reason (被编程) to build themselves. Scientists will not have the ability to build millions of nano-robots one by one.
This ability to re-produce is making some scientists worried. What will happen if something goes wrong in the programming? Quite a lot of crazy nano-robots would be far worse than any illness. Some people think that if they get out of control, nano-robots could make the Earth gone.
What should be done? Should we continue researching nano-robots or should we search for other methods? This is one of the many difficult decisions that we have to make in the future.
【1】What is the cloud in the passage?
A.Smoke in the air.
B.Millions of nano-robots.
C.Something full of drops of water.
D.Clothes to cover a patient.
【2】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to (指代)?
A.Fighting cancer with nano-robots.
B.Moving from cell to cell.
C.Killing the cancer.
D.Repairing the environment.
【3】Which of the following is NOT the reason why some scientists are worried about using nano-robots?
A.Nano-robots have the ability to build themselves.
B.Something may go wrong in the programming.
C.Scientists have to build millions of nano-robots one by one.
D.Nano-robots in large teams may be out of control.
【4】What does the writer think of using nano-robots in the future?
A.He agrees to the idea.
B.He disagrees to the idea.
C.He doesn’t talk about his own opinion.
D.He is crazy about it.
【5】What is the best title of the passage?
A.Future Robots
B.The Ways to Fight Cancer
C.Nano-robots in Use
D.A Cloud of Hope and Danger
28、根据短文内容和所给中文提示,在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
Do you have a lot of stress(压力)? Everyone experiences it and 【1】(受……折磨)from it in their personal life. Stress is often caused by things that can’t be 【2】 (管理)around us in the world. So how can we deal with it 【3】(合适地)? Here are some ways.
First, make time for 【4】(爱好)and self-care. We should find some time to make yourself feel relaxed or do what you enjoy, instead of 【5】(考虑)the things that are stressing us. Second, try to exercise more often. Studies have shown that exercise can give you much energy and let you 【6】(忘记)your worries. Find an activity that you enjoy, whether it’s walking, running or something else and take it for at least 【7】(三十)minutes every day. Finally, you should arrange your time in a right way. There might be too much work waiting for you and you feel 【8】(无望的). Try listing out your tasks and deal with them in a correct order and you may even find some work is not 【9】(有必要的).
We all know too much stress is like our 【10】(敌人). While we can’t escape from it, try to remember there are always ways to get through it and improve the quality of our life.
29、There are about 200 countries in the world. People live there, and they speak all kinds of languages. _________, there are about 7,000 languages and dialects (方言) in the world.
People use those languages to communicate with others. They talk to each other. They learn about and _________ new ideas and knowledge. They can do all that in person and on the Internet.
However, there is a(n) _________. Not all 7,000 languages and dialects are on the Internet. A lot of them are _________. According to a UNESCO study, 98% of the pages on the Internet are in just 12 languages. Also, over 50% of those are in English. That’s _________ for English speakers but not for many others.
A part of the problem comes from computer _________. They only have letters in English or the other main languages on the Internet. So, it’s _________ for the speakers of the missing languages to type their words.
Another part comes from computer programs. They are also in English and the other main languages. So, to _________ them, the speakers of the missing languages must have knowledge of the main languages.
People are working to solve this problem. They don’t want to _________ any of the world’s languages. They __________ want everyone to be able to use the Internet. Now, Wikipedia has articles in over 300 languages. It’s not much, but it’s a start.
【1】
A.In fact
B.For example
C.By chance
【2】
A.change
B.refuse
C.share
【3】
A.idea
B.problem
C.tradition
【4】
A.missing
B.waiting
C.hiding
【5】
A.boring
B.difficult
C.great
【6】
A.screens
B.keyboards
C.prices
【7】
A.impossible
B.slow
C.dangerous
【8】
A.give
B.buy
C.use
【9】
A.spread
B.avoid
C.lose
【10】
A.still
B.also
C.only