1、While looking at the photograph taken with my past grandma, I found myself ________.
A.to cry
B.crying
C.cry
D.cried
2、As you the town, the first building you see is the church.
A. go B. step
C. walk D. approach
3、________ is known to us, wearing face masks is an effective way to protect ourselves.
A.As
B.It
C.Which
D.What
4、The teacher suggested those found in exams should be punished.
A. cheat B. to cheat
C. cheating D. cheated
5、These old buildings possibly _________ the Ming Dynasty.
A. date back to B. dated back to
C. dated from D. date in
6、Some teenagers spend too much time online, which, however, makes ________ difficult for them ________ on books.
A.them, to focus
B.it, to focus
C.them, focusing
D.it, focusing
7、Mark is a genius. By the time he graduated, he ________ jobs by a dozen computer companies.
A.has offered
B.has been offered
C.had offered
D.had been offered
8、Monsanto, a big company, denies the novel coronavirus infection of one of its customers was caused by its product and says it will ______.
A.appeal B.apologize C.modify D.compromise
9、With many cities in China dreadfully blanketed by thick haze, the environment problem is _____ Chinese people concern most nowadays.
A. what B. which
C. where D. when
10、________ to learning a second language, whether you are old or young, will add to a lot of fun and broaden your horizons.
A.Devoted B.To be devoted C.Devoting D.Being devoted
11、—Morning,Madame,can I help you?
—Yes,I am looking for a plain handbag-nothing______. Do you have any suggestions?
A.ordinary B.fancy C.fragile D.valuable
12、— Is Lang Lang going to perform at Art Center this Friday?
— Yes. It ________ be him. He has been here for three days.
A.might
B.must
C.mustn’t
D.may
13、 Neither side is prepared to talk to ________ unless we can smooth things over between them.(2010·全国Ⅱ)
A.others
B.the other
C.another
D.one other
14、The Students’ Association Union is like a huge stage, _______ everyone spares no effort to achieve their dreams.
A.that B.when C.which D.where
15、Unless________well, the washing machine is of no use at all.
A.to be repaired
B.repairing
C.repaired
D.having been repaired
16、Don’t promise anything ______ you are one hundred percent sure.
A.whether
B.after
C.how
D.unless
17、________ the teacher's voice, the pupils stopped talking at once.
A.Heard
B.They heard
C.To hear
D.Hearing
18、Your composition is good ________ some occasionally careless spelling mistakes.
A.apart from
B.besides
C.except that
D.except
19、He made up his mind to devote all he had to_______ those poor children.
A. help B. helping C. have helped D. having helped
20、The thought _____ I might lose my way made me feel _____.
A.what;worrying B.that; worrying
C.what; worried D.that; worried
21、In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴) above her to fight her bone cancer. Over her bald (秃的) head, she wore a pink hat that matched her clothes. But the third grader’s cheery dressing didn’t mask her pain and weary eyes.
Then a visitor showed up. “Do you want to write a song?” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic keyboard, a microphone and speakers. Simran stared. “Have you ever written a poem?” Anita Kruse continued. “Well, yes,” Simran said.
Within minutes, Simran was reading her poem into the microphone. “Some bird soaring through the sky,” she said softly. “Imagination in its head…” Anita Kruse added piano music, a few warbling (鸣, 唱) birds, and finally the girl’s voice. Thirty minutes later, she presented Simran with a CD of her first recorded song.
That was the beginning of Anita Kruse’s project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. As a composer and pianist who had performed at the hospital, Kruse said that the idea of how she could help “came in one flash”.
The effect on the kids has been great. One teenage girl, curling (蜷缩) in pain in her wheelchair, stood unaided to dance to a hip-hop song she had written. A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkin’s disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It.
“My time with the kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses,” says Anita Kruse. “But they also make you happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their CD with their families.”
Simran is now an active sixth grader and cancer-free. From time to time, she and her mother listen to her song, Always Remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them a shining moment in the dark hour.
【1】Simran Jatar lay in bed in hospital because ______.
A. most of her hair had fallen out
B. she was receiving treatment for cancer
C. she felt depressed and quit from school
D. she was suffering from a pain in her back
【2】What do we know about Anita Kruse’s project?
A. It helps young patients record songs.
B. It is supported by singers and patients.
C. It aims to replace the medical treatment.
D. It offers patients chances to realize their dreams.
【3】What does the case of a 12-year-old boy suggest?
A. Most children are naturally fond of music.
B. He was brave enough to put up performance.
C. The project has positive effect on young patients.
D. Singing is the best way to treat some illnesses.
【4】 What is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Purple Songs Can Fly
B. Singing Can Improve Health
C. A Shining Moment in Life
D. A Kind Woman—Anita Kruse
22、To Celebrate North Devon Becoming The UK’s First World Surfing Reserve, Dive Into The
History Of One Of The World’s Oldest Sports
Explore World Surfing Reserves
Manly, Australia
Sydney’s beaches saw several “firsts” for Australian surfing, including the first official world surfing championships in 1964.
Santa Cruz, California, USA
The laid-back surf hot spot of Santa Cruz celebrated its 10th anniversary(周年纪念日)as a World Surfing Reserve in April.
Huanchaco, Peru
Often referred to as the birthplace of surfing, Huanchaco enjoys a thriving(兴盛的)local surf scene that honors the area’s aquatic(水上的)heritage.
Ericeira, Portugal
Rugged cliff faces(突兀的悬崖表面)and highly varied surf breaks make this an ideal destination for surfers of all abilities, from beginner to professional.
A Timeline Of Surfing
3000-1000 BC: Evidence suggests Peruvian fishermen used to build and ride surfboards.
1885: Surfing arrives in the USA, three teenage Hawaiian princesses boarding there.
1930: The first hollow(空心的)surfboard design is mass-produced by American Tom Blake.
1953: The Waikiki Surf Club hosts the inaugural International Surfing Championships.
2009: Malibu, USA, becomes the first World Surfing Reserve.
2016: The International Olympic Committee votes to include surfing in the next games.
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【1】Which place is suitable for surfers of all levels?
A.Manly, Australia.
B.Huanchaco, Peru.
C.Ericeira, Portugal.
D.Santa Cruz, California, USA.
【2】What can you learn from the text?
A.Surfing was included in the Olympic Games in 2016.
B.The first surfboard was produced by American Tom Blake.
C.Malibu, USA, becomes the first World Surfing Reserve in 2016.
D.That Peruvian fishermen built and rode surfboards at an earlier time could be true.
【3】Where can you probably read the text?
A.A magazine.
B.A textbook.
C.A website.
D.A brochure.
23、Sending an emoji (表情符号) to your doctor probably isn’t something most patients think about when they’re feeling sick. However, researchers say these symbols can actually help improve communication between patients and medical staff.
Senior author Shuhan He, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital believes the use of emojis is a great opportunity to take communication to another level. “Emojis could be particularly important in treating children with still-developing language skills, people with disabilities that affect their ability to communicate, and the many patients who speak a different language,” Dr. He says.
Researchers say that although there are around 3, 500 emojis in all, there are only about 45 which have a connection to medicine. The first ones appeared in 2015, with a needle and a pill. In 2017, Apple added new emojis to represent people with disabilities. Two years later, a stethoscope (听诊器), bones, teeth and microbe (微小的) emojis popped into computers and smartphones everywhere. Dr. He helped to create anatomical (解剖学的) heart and lung emojis which were introduced in 2020. He is now working to create even more medical-related emojis.
The study authors add that, in a medical emergency, time is particularly critical. Using an emoji could help doctors know what’s wrong in a jiffy. The growth of telemedicine is providing a golden opportunity for emojis to find a purpose in the health care industry. Dr. He believes communication through emojis can help patients express things like the intensity of pain or even mood changes when words fail them.
“It’s clear that emojis have become part of the global, mainstream conversation, and that medical societies need to take them seriously,” Dr. He concludes. “They should now reach an agreement on the medical accuracy of these emojis, and then work to get them approved through the global Sandard-setting body.”
【1】Who may find it most convenient to use emojis to communicate with doctors?
A.Creative teenage children.
B.Unsociable normal people.
C.Those addicted to technology.
D.Those with language barriers.
【2】What do we know about medical-related emojis according to Paragraph 3?
A.The teeth emoji appeared in 2019.
B.The first ones were created by Dr. He.
C.They were specially designed for smartphones.
D.Anatomical-related ones haven't yet to been introduced.
【3】Which word best explains “in a jiffy” underlined in paragraph 4?
A.Quickly.
B.Randomly.
C.Indirectly.
D.Personally.
【4】What does Dr. He suggest medical societies doing now?
A.Promoting telemedicine globally.
B.Encouraging patients to use emojis.
C.Establishing uniform standards for the use of emojis.
D.Approving the use of emojis in the health care industry.
24、When a leafy plant is under attack, it doesn’t sit quietly. Back in 1983, two scientists. Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds. VOCs for short.
Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked. It’s a plant’s way of crying out. But is anyone listening? Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbors react.
Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers. Once they arrive, the tables are turned. The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.
In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors. The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors, relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.
Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn’t a true, intentional back and forth.
Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate (亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There’s a whole lot going on.
【1】What does a plant do when it is under attack?
A. It sends out certain chemicals.
B. It makes noises.
C. It stands quietly.
D. It gets help from other plants.
【2】Scientists find from their studies that plants can .
A. predict natural disasters.
B. help their neighbors when necessary.
C. talk to one another intentionally.
D. protect themselves against insects.
【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. The word is changing faster than ever.
B. The world is more complex than it seems.
C. People have stronger senses than before.
D. People in Darwin’s time were more imaginative.
25、I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She seemed so_________but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her _________nobody could.
I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing_________ sometimes until dark. She practiced dribbling (球) and_________over and over again.
One day I asked Sally why she_________so much. Without a moment of hesitation (犹豫) she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a_________. I’m going to play college basketball and I want to be the best one. I believe that if I am_________ enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t_________.”
I _________her through those junior years and into senior high school. Every week, she led her team to__________.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, with her head__________in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I__________ and sat down beside her. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Oh, nothing. came a soft reply, I am just too short” The__________told her that at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team-still less she would be__________a scholarship (奖学金) —so she should stop dreaming about college.
I felt she was extremely__________ I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were__________.They didn’t understand the__________ of a dream.
The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after the Northern California Championship game. She was__________ offered a scholarship and__________ to the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had__________and worked toward for all those years.
It’s true: if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.
【1】
A.silent
B.strong
C.small
D.huge
【2】
A.and
B.but
C.so
D.for
【3】
A.alone
B.again
C.well
D.still
【4】
A.passing
B.running
C.struggling
D.shooting
【5】
A.practiced
B.studied
C.expected
D.improved
【6】
A.prize
B.scholarship
C.title
D.fee
【7】
A.active
B.generous
C.careful
D.good
【8】
A.settle
B.escape
C.count
D.appear
【9】
A.encouraged
B.respected
C.warned
D.watched
【10】
A.victory
B.confidence
C.responsibility
D.tension
【11】
A.shaken
B.covered
C.buried
D.raised
【12】
A.walked away
B.walked up
C.turned down
D.turned up
【13】
A.coach
B.teacher
C.captain
D.leader
【14】
A.suggested
B.requested
C.promised
D.offered
【15】
A.satisfied
B.disappointed
C.excited
D.surprised
【16】
A.serious
B.strict
C.wrong
D.cruel
【17】
A.power
B.attack
C.cause
D.pressure
【18】
A.extremely
B.naturally
C.normally
D.really
【19】
A.persuaded
B.admitted
C.graduated
D.appointed
【20】
A.talked of
B.thought of
C.dreamed of
D.heard of
26、假如你是李华,是红旗中学的一名国际班学生。你已通过电子邮件成功发送了外教布置的实验汇报作业,经过再次检查,你发现在已提交的实验报告中,误将一个数据输错。请给外教Richard写一封邮件说明情况。 内容包括:
1. 你的身份;2. 写信的目的及事情的经过;3. 补救措施:新实验报告的补交。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3. 开头和结尾已给出。
Dear Richard,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely
Li Hua