1、Who doesn’t hate him________knows how cruel he is?
A.whom
B.who
C.that
D.as
2、He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ________at a hotel for the night.
A.putting up
B.putting away
C.putting on
D.putting out
3、-----Would you like to go mountain-climbing with us ?
----- Thanks, but that’s the ______ thing in the world I’d like to do.
A. latest B. very C. worst D. last
4、Compared with adults, children ________ the new surroundings better.
A.adopt to
B.turn to
C.adapt to
D.contribute to
5、Though_________to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.
A.surprising B.was surprised C.surprised D.being surprised
6、In some countries, tourists need to apply for the_________of the local people if they want to camp in some places.
A.permission B.admission C.reflection D.allowance
7、If it ______ fine tomorrow, we will go outing.
A.will be
B.was
C.is going to be
D.is
8、Li Kang is very impressed ________ the teachers and the technology in his new school.
A.upon
B.on
C.with
D.at
9、______ you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.
A. Now that B. Although C. After D. As soon as
10、—Have the arrangements for the concert next Saturday been all ________?
—Not yet. We haven’t found a free band.
A.in store
B.in wonder
C.in turn
D.in place
11、I remember ________ the door before I left the office, but I’ m not sure about the lights.
A.locking
B.to locking
C.have locked
D.to have locked
12、—Are you free now? I have something important to tell you.
—OK, ________ you make it short. I will have to finish this report before noon.
A. now that B. as soon as
C. every time D. as long as
13、Greatly moved by her words, ______.
A.tears came to his eyes
B.tears could hardly be held back
C.he could hardly hold back his tears
D.his eyes were filled with tears
14、一WOw,you won first in the stow-telling competition.Fantastic!
一 ____!
A.Give me five B.Congratulations
C.Go ahead D.Forget it
15、Many people agree that _________ knowledge of English is ________ must in international trade today.
A. a; the B. 不填;不填
C. a; 不填 D. a; a
16、The notice came around two in the afternoon ________ the meeting would be postponed.
A.when
B.that
C.whether
D.how
17、Many scientists believe that robots __________ able to talk like humans in 50 years.
A. were B. are
C. will be D. have been
18、The visitors are forbidden _________ animals in the zoo, ________ may do harm to the health of animals.
A.of feeding; where B.of feeding; which C.to feed; which D.to feed; that
19、It was reported that an agreement ______ between the two companies and that they would carry out a project together.
A.had reached
B.has reached
C.had been reached
D.has been reached
20、Since the match is over, we can ____by travelling and stop thinking about basketball.
A. dive in B. switch off
C. pull out D. split up
21、Extremely low temperature, strong winds and endless white snow are just a few of the challenges explorers must face in the Polar areas. But a 16-year-old British girl didn't let these worry her. On April 15 Alicia Adams became the youngest person to walk to the North Pole.
She completed the adventure with her geology teacher and two other companions. Each of them carried 30 kilograms of supplies. At times temperatures fell to -45C during the 320-kilometre trip. But they made it in ten days, two days less than her famous father, David Adams' time record for the same walk.
“It is a really good feeling, more of an achievement,” said Alicia Adams after coming to the end of her adventure. “The winds were like angry beasts roaring behind us. The trip seemed endless and there was nothing in sight: no buildings, no people, and no animals. Sometimes we had to walk across lakes covered with thin ice, which is the deadliest threat.”
David Adams is a top British explorer, who reached both the South and North poles on foot. He also set a series of hot air-balloon records and climbed the highest mountain on every continent. “I take pride in what she has achieved but a bit annoyed that she has beaten my time,” her father said playfully.
Asked if there would be any future joint adventures, the dad joked, “I think I would be struggling to keep up with her now.”
Alicia returned to Britain last week where she faces a more normal task of going to school. And she said her achievement would not necessarily mark the start of a life-long exploration. “Going to school is on top of my list,” she said.
【1】How long did it take David Adams to complete the same adventure?
A.6 days.
B.8 days.
C.10 days.
D.12 days.
【2】What was the biggest danger during Alicia Adams' adventure?
A.The lack of equipment and supplies.
B.The angry wild animals in the polar areas.
C.The strong icy winds and endless white snow.
D.The need to cross the lakes covered with thin ice.
【3】How did David Adams really feel about his daughter's adventure?
A.Angry.
B.Proud.
C.Worried.
D.Sad.
【4】What is Alicia's plan for the near future?
A.To go back to school to study.
B.To start more explorations by herself.
C.To challenge more of her father's records.
D.To have an adventure together with her dad.
22、Like many other people, I love my smart phone, which keeps me connected with the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop, because it holds all of my writing and thoughts. In spite of this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices and truly communicate with others.
On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the materials and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule — no laptop, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.
Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it, so I can relate to my students.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course materials and the class discussion.
I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course materials beyond the classroom.
I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.
【1】Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with________.
A.the course materials
B.discussion topics
C.the author’s class regulations
D.others’ misuse of technology
【2】Which of the following statements is true?
A.The author’s history class received low assessment.
B.The students think highly of the author’s history class.
C.The author made the rule in that he was against technology.
D.The author made the rule mainly because of his unpleasant experiences.
【3】According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may ________.
A.improve teaching and offer more help
B.prohibit students being involved in class
C.allow students to get on well with each other
D.help students to better understand complex themes
【4】What can we infer from the passage?
A.The author will carry on the success in the future.
B.Some students will be punished according to the rule.
C.More and more students will be absent in history class.
D.The author will help students concentrate on what they learn.
23、The future is electric. That means it will need a lot of batteries, motors and wires. That, in turn, means a lot of minerals with which to build them. Great times, then, for prospectors (探矿者), and particularly for any who think they can increase the efficiency of their profession. Several firms are applying artificial intelligence to the process, both to improve the possibility of mining and to detect underground ore (矿石) bodies that are invisible to current techniques.
KoBold Metals in California, Earth Al in San Francisco and Verai in Boston are small fish at the moment But at least one bigger fish-Rio Tinto, an Australian-British firm-is also keen. They are gathering lots of geological (地质的), geochemical and geophysical data to feed software models. These, they hope, will spot patterns and draw inferences about where to sink new mines. Some of the data are new. But a lot were kept in the archives (档案室) of national geological surveys and journals of geology or sat in the form of rock cores in various sheds around the world.
KoBold has transformed archive data from around the world, many of which are on paper and some of which go back to the 19th century, into machine-usable form. That has permitted it to build maps of areas of interest all over Earth’s surface Some of those maps are used to train the company’s Al models. Others are used to test those Al models’ effectiveness by checking how good they are at predicting known ore deposits (矿藏) on maps that they have not previously seen. If they pass, they can be let loose on (放手做) under-explored places of interest and suggest the most effective places to drill. Thanks to that, last year KoBold announced its discovery of’ a rich copper deposit, in Zambia.
In spite of the success, Kurt House, KoBold’s boss, observes that many of the exploration projects fail to turn into actual mines. AI therefore has plenty of room to improve. However, by greatly expanding the volume of rock which can be searched, it will enable new mining in our own countries, lessening the need to rely on other countries for future supplies.
【1】Why is it great times for prospectors?
A.There is a high demand for plenty of minerals.
B.They want to increase their working efficiency.
C.There are many invisible underground ore bodies.
D.They can use AI to improve the possibility of mining.
【2】Which of the following is not the data that the firms collect?
A.Newly collected geological data.
B.Geological data in the archives.
C.Data in the form of rock cores.
D.Data about the software models.
【3】How did KoBold discover the rich copper deposit last year?
A.By transforming machine-usable archive data.
B.By building maps of all the known ore deposits.
C.By using AI models trained with maps of’ mines.
D.By drilling the under-explored places of interest.
【4】What does Kurt House suggest in the last paragraph?
A.We can fully rely on AI to locate actual mines.
B.AI could help improve mineral exploration.
C.Al will help increase the number of ore deposits.
D.We should join other countries on new mining.
24、How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up? Before bed? A dozen times in between? The technology that was supposed to simplify our lives has become the vital time-suck: the average teen spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices, plus an additional hour just text-messaging friends.
The advantage of technological devices is connectedness: email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touch with more people during more hours of the day than at any other time in history. But is it possible we’re more lonely than ever, too? That’s what MIT professor Sherry Turkle observes in her new book, Alone Together, a fascinating portrait of our changing relationship with technology. Turkle details the ways technology has redefined our comprehension of closeness and loneliness—and warns us of the danger of accepting such virtual(虚拟的) relationships in place of lasting emotional connections.
For Turkle, the biggest worry is the effect all these shallow connections have on our development. Is technology offering us the lives we want to live? “We’re texting people at a distance,” says Turkle, “We’re using lifeless objects to convince ourselves that even when we’re alone, we feel together. And then when we’re with each other, we put ourselves in situations where we are alone—constantly on our mobile devices. It’s what I call a perfect storm of confusion about what’s important in our human connections.”
What can’t be denied is that technology, whatever its faults, makes life a whole lot easier. It allows us to communicate with more people in less time and makes conversation simple. But it can also be seductive(具有诱惑性的), providing more stimulation than our natural lives. There are usually some unhealthy videos online which remove teenagers’ attention from their schoolwork. Besides, some online activities make people addicted, which occupied their daily life and affected their ability to form real-world relationships.“Technology can be more immediately satisfying than the labor of building an intimate relationship,” said one highschool student, “Every time I text, I start to have some happy feelings.”
But are any of those feelings equal to the kind we feel when engaged in real, face-to-face communication? Online, you can neglect others’ feelings. In a text message, you can avoid eye contact. A number of studies have found that this generation of teens is less sympathetic than ever. That doesn’t spell disaster, says Turkle—but,
【1】From the first paragraph we can infer that_________.
A. email checking helps people wake up early
B. technological device production has been simplified
C. using technological devices costs teens much time
D. people communicate mainly by text-messaging now
【2】Turkle’s new book mainly discussed________.
A. ways to draw a fascinating portrait
B. how technology influences human relationships
C. the dangers of accepting emotional connections
D. the advantages of technology
【3】What worries Turkle most is that more and more people are_________.
A. starting to accept emotional connections in place of virtual connections
B. convincing themselves by using fewer lifeless objects in connections
C. dropping the use of technological devices for connection with each other
D.being affected by the shallow connections through the mobile devices
【4】Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. Others’ feelings can be ignored in online communication.
B. No stimulation is provided in natural life connections.
C. People always send text messages to avoid eye contact.
D. It may be a disaster that teens are less sympathetic than ever.
【5】What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To instruct people how to do with emails.
B. To stress the importance of technology.
C. To promote a wider use of technological devices.
D. To lead us to consider what’s important in human connections.
25、 15 years spent in the field of education has provided me with treasured moments. One of the most priceless happened when I was teaching second grade, 10 years ago.
In May of the fourth quarter, I decided to _______ something special for the children: A Mother’s Day tea. We put our _______ together to come up with ideas of how to _______ our mothers. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day. Each child took home an invitation and I was _______ to see that every mother was planning to attend. I even invited my own mother.
Finally the _______ day arrived. At 1:45 that afternoon, each child lined up at our classroom waiting for the _______ of his or her mom. As it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t _______ and he was looking anxious.
I took my _______ by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said. “I have a bit of problem here and I was wondering if you could _______. I’m going to be really busy. I was wondering if you could keep my mother company while I’m busy.”
My mom and Jimmy sat at a table with two other mother-and-child ________. Jimmy served my mom her treats, presented her with the gifts I had made, and pulled out and pushed in her chair, just as we had practised the day before. ________ I looked over, my mom and Jimmy were in ________ conversation.
Now, 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I was at a high school to ________ a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. When Jimmy made sure we were the last two, he said, “Remember our Mother’s Day ________ we had in second grade? Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too. No one knew my mom didn’t make it!” I ________ my work with a hug from a teenage boy who had probably stopped hugging teachers years ago.
【1】A.hide B.teach C.cook D.plan
【2】A.coins B.heads C.hands D.changes
【3】A.honor B.forgive C.hold D.replace
【4】A.proud B.pleased C.stressed D.upset
【5】A.happy B.sunny C.big D.last
【6】A.story B.gift C.performance D.arrival
【7】A.shown up B.turned on C.picked out D.got up
【8】A.child B.mother C.student D.boy
【9】A.run away B.set off C.help out D.catch up
【10】A.partners B.crowds C.families D.teams
【11】A.Whenever B.However C.Whatever D.Wherever
【12】A.low B.loud C.brief D.deep
【13】A.take B.show C.bring D.deliver
【14】A.gift B.talk C.tea D.game
【15】A.continued B.ended C.celebrated D.remembered
26、当前有不少文学作品或畅销小说被改编成电影剧本搬上了银幕。有人选择看电影,有人则喜欢读原著,请以“Film or book?”为题,按照以下要点写一篇短文。
1. 看电影优点;
2. 读书优点;
3. 我的看法及理由。