1、It is a great evening, and definitely _____________ all the hard work.
A. worthy B. worth
C. worthwhile D. worthless
2、In the movie, Mr. Bean always gets into awkward and absurd situations, ______ greatly amuses audiences around the world.
A.where B.what C.that D.which
3、 ___________ seems hard to believe is that the bird the officer uses is the same bird often seen in public parks----the pigeons.
A. What B. Whatever
C. Which D. That
4、Though ________ of the danger, Mr. Brown still risked his life to save the boy in the fire.
A. having told B. being told
C. to be told D. told
5、—Tomorrow I will have an important examination.
— I _____ you success.
A. hope B. wish
C. hope for D. wish for
6、Can you ________ the point? If you can, please explain it to me.
A.make sense of
B.make a difference to
C.make a remark on
D.have an effect on
7、—Are you doing your homework?
—No, I’m writing a short play.It _____ at the Christmas party.
A.will be put on
B.will put on
C.puts on
D.is put on
8、(2014·徐州高三模拟)When she heard her son had been admitted to a key university,words couldn't ________ her excitement.
A. convey B. explain
C. conduct D. distinguish
9、—Would you please go to ask him for help?
—But________ he is busy? I won’t do that.
A.Guess what
B.what about
C.which one
D.what if
10、Small sailboats can easily turn over in the water ________.
A.if not managed carefully B.if are not managed carefully
C.unless not managed carefully D.unless are not managed carefully
11、Some classical music, _______ softly, can be gentle and help put one in the calming state of mind when just lying down to sleep.
A. playing B. played
C. having played D. to play
12、As Emerson puts it,____ we travel the world over to find the beautiful,we must carry it with us orwe find it not.
A. unless B. until C. though D. because
13、I prefer to stay at home _______ go to see a film. ( )
A. other than B. more than C. less than D. rather than
14、The number of people invited ________ fifty, but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.
A. were; was B. was; were
C. was; was D. were; were
15、In fighting with enemies, the economy dropped greatly, ______, many lives were claimed.
A. on top of that B. in contrast
C. for another thing D. above all
16、Is _______any doubt _____ Jennifer will come to see me this weekend as usual.
A.it; that
B.it; whether
C.there; that
D.there; whether
17、A large number of people would like to do some shopping during sales periods since they expect to get wonderful ________in the market.
A. baskets B. bargains C. goods D. objects
18、_____to his business, as he says, makes it hard for him to spend time with his family.
A.Devoted
B.Devoting
C.Being devoted
D.To devote
19、At the moment, it is not possible for us to give you a answer to your application.
A. graceful B. correct
C. definite D. delighted
20、Don’t worry ,she is used to like that.
A. being spoken to B. be spoken
C. being spoken D. speak
21、 Scientists have found an unexpected use for virtual reality headsets (耳机). The devices (装置), widely used by computer gamers, show pictures that can be used to test the navigational (导航的) skills of people, who were thought to be at risk of dementia (痴呆). Those who do worse in the tests will be the ones more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease later in life, scientists now believe.
The discovery that the loss of navigational skills was associated with Alzheimer’s was made several years ago by Dennis Chan and his colleagues based at several centers in the UK. These studies used computers to test navigational tasks. But now scientists plan to take their tests to a new level with the use of the virtual reality headsets in which wearers are placed in man-made environments through which they must navigate.
Around 300 people, aged between 40 and 60, will be arranged to participate in the study. Some will have a gene that puts them at risk of the condition or will come from a family with a history of Alzheimer’s. Not all will certainly be affected by the disease, however. Chan’s project aims to find out who will. Wearing the headsets, participants will be asked to navigate their way through a series of different environments and then remember the details.
Researchers recently pointed out the significance of a tiny area of the brain known as the entorhinal cortex (an important memory center in the brain ). It acts as a center in a widespread brain network that controls navigation. This now appears to be the first part of the brain that seems to be easily harmed by Alzheimer’s.
The goal of the work is to help people as they develop the disease. “So far, drug trials for Alzheimer’s have been applied when people have already got dementia, by which time considerable damage to the brain has already occurred,” Chan told the Obsenver. “If we can entorhinal cortex, then this would have the potential to prevent the dementia.”
【1】What does the unexpected use of VR headsets mentioned in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Making games mor interesting for computer gamers.
B. Testing ones potential to develop dementia.
C. Helping people suffering Alzheimer’s recover.
D. Reducing the risk of having dementia.
【2】What are the participants required to do in the study?
A. Know unfamiliar environments by using tablet computers.
B. Identify directions in some man-made environments.
C. Play computer games by using navigational skills.
D. Create special environments by using navigational skills.
【3】What’s implied (暗示) about the entorhinal cortex in the brain?
A. Its functions have becn known for years.
B. It can be expanded by using VR headsets.
C. It can directly affect one’s navigational skills.
D. Its size depends on that of ones memory center.
【4】From Chan’s words, we can know ________.
A. he will spread the new drug
B. he will try out the drug
C. the study helps to prevent dementia
D. the study still needs to be improved
22、Welcome to the Virtual Broadcom MASTERS!
You’re invited to attend a virtual public exhibition of the Broadcom MASTERS finalists’ original research projects. These 30 finalists were selected from a pool of 3,476 participants nationwide. Between October 16 and 21, they’ll gather online to compete for more than $ 100,000 in awards and to be recognized as the nation’s most promising young scientists and engineers. You’ll be provided with an opportunity to connect with these young scientific leaders who are bringing fresh perspectives (视角) to solving global challenges from wildfires and eye disease to data security.
Major Activities for the Finalists
◎Participate in a private judging process with a group of top scientists from 10:30 am to 11:00 am on October 20.
◎Engage in team challenges where the finalists will be judged on their mastery of critical thinking, communication, creativity and cooperation in each area from 11:00 am to 11:30 am on October 20.
◎ Respond to questions at their booths from 2: 00 pm to 4:00 pm on October 20.
Time for Virtual Exhibition
It will open at 10:00 am on October 20 and will be available to the public through November 4.
More about Virtual Exhibition
◎The Broadcom MASTERS is taking place virtually for the first time to keep finalists and their family safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
◎The Society will be providing educational materials for educators who are interested in bringing students to the exhibition for a digital field trip.
◎Visitors to the exhibition will also have an opportunity to visit the STEM Experiential Hall where you can get access to interactive and immersive (沉浸式的) STEM experiences.
◎Please plan on watching the Winners Award Ceremony on October 21 at 7:00 pm and see who will bring home the prize.
【1】What will the finalists do on the afternoon of October 20?
A.Communicate with top scientists.
B.Show their abilities in team challenges.
C.Participate in the question and answer session.
D.Cooperate with other participants at the booths.
【2】How long will the virtual exhibition last?
A.About a week.
B.About two months.
C.About a month.
D.About half a month.
【3】Who does the Virtual Broadcom MASTERS benefit?
A.Doctors and nurses.
B.Educators and students.
C.Scientists and engineers.
D.Teenage prize winners.
23、If sports are something that interests you, obviously you would want to be good at them. Succeeding at a sport takes skill, and skill takes patience and determination. 【1】 Skill alone may take you far, but you’ll never go all the way unless you have the right attitude and team spirit to back it up.
Begin from basics first.
It’s common that young athletes want to jump into the advanced skills quickly. This isn’t an effective way to spend training time. If you’re new to a sport, take as much time as you need to get the basic movements down properly. 【2】
Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet.
Everyone should make a point of eating a diet that benefits their body. This is especially true if you want to be great at sports. 【3】 Base your diet on vegetables, leafy greens, lean proteins, and whole grains.
Set great goals for yourself.
This does not mean being unrealistic, or saying you’re going to go professional within a year. 【4】 Give yourself a suitable amount of time to achieve that goal, and break it down into smaller parts if the goal is especially big.
【5】
Being good at sports means more than physical strength and speed. In order to be truly great, you need to apply positive attitude to the way you treat other players, even if they’re on the other team. If you lose a match, accept the loss and show respect to the other player for their victory.
A.Let yourself have fun.
B.Show good sportsmanship.
C.However, there are other things you need to think about.
D.It will make advanced skills a lot easier to grasp in the long run.
E.If you stop practicing, chances are that someone more determined will beat you.
F.Eating junk food will work against whatever efforts you make in the gym.
G.Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and figure out where you’d like to be.
24、
For light sleepers
Millions of people have trouble falling asleep each night, which is why Light Sleeper was created.
Developed in the United Kingdom, Light Sleeper's makers say it can help a person fall asleep and also help a person fall back to sleep after waking up in the middle of the night.
Light Sleeper works by projecting (投射) a light onto the ceiling while the person is lying down. The idea is to watch the light, because the light moving in a circle has a relaxing effect.
One of the advantages of the product is that it won't disturb other people in the room. The product can be easily moved and will switch itself off after 30 minutes to save power.
Stop the snoring (打鼾)
Here's a new product designed to slow down the frequency and level of your snoring. The Snore Stopper has a sensitive instrument that will detect when you're snoring. Once it does that, it will send a very mild electronic signal to your wrist. This consequently changes your sleeping position to stop you from snoring. The Snore Stopper; won't cause any damage to your body.
Get your true colors
Photoshop features a pen that will copy the color settings of what you are monitoring onscreen to use as a color in your program. Now an off-line product allows you to pick a color when not using the computer software.
The Color Picker is a concept pen. After placing the pen against an object, the user just presses the scan button. Color sensors (感应器) inside the pen send information to a box, which then mixes red, green and blue to produce the desired ink color.
Keep it fresh
More high technology products are showing up in the kitchen. A new Bagel dome (圆顶形物) advertises that it will keep your baked goods fresher for longer periods of time. The product, which is able to remove air, works for bread rolls, cakes and other perishables. To use it, you just push a button at the top.
【1】The Color Picker will probably be used while you're .
A. using the computer B. drawing pictures
C. collecting information D. designing a program
【2】The underlined word "perishables" in the last paragraph refers to foods which .
A. are easy to keep B. go bad easily
C. are rich in vitamins D. keep you thin
【3】It can be learned from the passage that .
A. the Color Picker is convenient to use
B. Light Sleeper was designed by an American
C. the Bagel dome mainly serves as decoration
D. few people would like to try the Snore Stopper
25、 I lived closely related to the weather. It is surprising how you ____ it when you live in it. Not a cloud passed ____, not a wind blew untested. When the winds changed and the air _____like snow, I would stay in my tree, because I had gotten lost in a ____one afternoon. That day the storm was so ___ that I could not push against that.
However, that ____ me to stay home when the air said “snow.” Not that I was afraid of being ____ far from home in a storm, _____I could find food and shelter and make a fire anywhere,_____ I had become as_______ my tree house as a hatching (孵蛋的)bird to her nest. Caught out in the storms and weather, I had an urgent______to return to my tree house, even as the deer to their bushes: We all had our little ____ in the wilderness. We all fought to ____there.
When you don't have a newspaper or radio to give you the _____forecast, watch the birds and animals. They can____ when a storm is coming. When the nuthatch (五子雀)holed up, I ____ up, lit my light, and sat by my fire learning new tunes on my reed whistle. I was now really into the ____of winter, and quite attracted by its_____. There is no such thing as a ____ winter night. Not only are many animals_____around in the freezing cold, but the trees cry out and branches break and fall, and the wind gets caught in a valley and screams until it dies.
【1】A.watch B.know C.hear D.tell
【2】A.uncovered B.unexpected C.unnoticed D.untouched
【3】A.looked B.smelled C.sounded D.saw
【4】A.rain B.storm C.snow D.wind
【5】A.late B.light C.strong D.hot
【6】A.heard B.taught C.drove D.insisted
【7】A.found B.caught C.hunt D.missed
【8】A.for B.although C.if D.unless
【9】A.until B.but C.that D.since
【10】A.familiar to B.tired of C.attached to D.devoted to
【11】A.love B.situation C.demand D.desire
【12】A.place B.home C.tree D.nest
【13】A.run B.return C.escape D.climb
【14】A.news B.animal C.weather D.danger
【15】A.remind B.explore C.lie D.tell
【16】A.holed B.turned C.looked D.put
【17】A.teeth B.face C.foot D.back
【18】A.view B.Activity C.games D.steps
【19】A.cold B.lazy C.still D.sunny
【20】A.running B.lying C.hiding D.sleeping
26、最近,你校组织了5公里的迷你马拉松(mini-marathon)比赛,请你向21世纪英文报投稿,介绍比赛的情况。内容包括:
1.时间、地点和参加人员;
2.比赛过程;
3.比赛的意义。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。