1、Tian’an Men Square and ______ Great Wall are two of the places everyone should see in ______ People’s Republic of China.
A.the;the
B./;/
C.the;/
D./;the
2、I have two grammar books, ______ are of great use.
A.all of which
B.either of them
C.both of that
D.both of which
3、—The hurricane ____ to reach the coast tomorrow morning.
—If so, we’d better make full preparations for it.
A.will be predicted B.is predicting C.has predicted D.is predicted
4、You’d better leave out anything, when writing your resume for application, ________ is thought unnecessary or misleading.
A. that B. what C. which D. where
5、Look at the price of that bike! It is practically the same as ______of a new motorcycle.
A.one
B.that
C.it
D.this
6、Shanghai authorities have guaranteed the quality of the city’s drinking water _____ more than 7500 rotting pigs ______ floating on the Huangpu River in the past week.
A.despite of, being founded
B.in spite of, being found
C.despite, being founded
D.though, being found
7、Frequent smoggy weather has set the alarm ringing; by no means can we develop economy _____ the environment.
A. under the name of B. for the sake of
C. at the cost of D. in the light of
8、He spent at least as much time reading as you ___ on line yesterday.
A. had to chat B. did chatting
C. do chatting D. had chatted
9、 The little boy came riding full speed down the motorway on his bicycle. ______ it was!
A. How dangerous the scene B. What dangerous a scene
C. How a dangerous scene D. What a dangerous scene
10、Your ______ as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.
A. performance B. growth
C. operation D. character
11、---Has John ever broken his promise?
---No. For example, he said he would show me around his school, and _______ .
A. so would he B. so did he
C. so he would D. so he did
12、—What bad luck! I had a cut in salary yesterday.
—____.I warned you not to be late again and again but you ignored it.
A.You asked for it
B.Never mind
C.Take it easy
D.By all means
13、My brother and I like football. ________ play it together once a week.
A.I
B.They
C.We
D.You
14、— Did you remember to give Jack the book?
—Yes, I gave it to him ______ I saw him.
A. while B. immediately
C. once D. suddenly
15、____ a peasant boy of no more than seventeen, who was badly wounded.
A. Seated in the corner was
B. Was seated in the corner
C. In the corner was seating
D. In the corner was seated
16、This agreement reached by both sides is _______ and open to various interpretations.
A. ambitious B. temporary
C. compulsory D. ambiguous
17、These fresh vegetables are easy to rot so you ______ eat them within two days.
A. might B. should
C. can D. would
18、We need to master this technology immediately,______ we will fall behind.
A. but B. or C. so D. and
19、Mr. Li is remembered for his novels, but his scientific work is ______ equal importance.
A. about B. by C. above D. of
20、According to the latest rule, people _______sort household garbage into four categories.
A.can B.shall C.may D.need
21、Every country may have to consider what, if anything, to do about “global warming”. We should understand that the oft-repeated claim that nearly all scientists demand that something dramatic be done to stop global warming is not true.
Perhaps the most inconvenient fact is the lack of global warming for well over 10 years now. This is known to the warming establishment, as one can see from the 2009 “Climategate” email of climate scientist Kevin Trenberth: “The fact is that we can’t account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is an irony that we can’t.” But the warming is only missing if one believes computer models where so-called feedback involving water vapor and clouds greatly amplifies the small effect of CO2. The fact is that CO2 is not a pollutant and it is a key component of the biosphere ( 生物圈)’s life cycle. Plants get better growth with more of it and part of the increase of agricultural yields in the past century certainly came from additional CO2 in the atmosphere.
Although the number of the scientists who are publicly opposed to the claim is growing, many young scientists secretly say that while they also have serious doubts about the global-warming message, they are afraid to speak up for fear of not being promoted or worse.
Why is there so much passion about global warming? There are several reasons, but a good place to start is the old question “Cui bono?”, or the modern update, “Follow the money”. Alarmism (危言耸听) over climate is of great benefit to many, providing government funding for academic research, and thus those people who benefit from this fiercely defended their dogma (信条) and the privileges it brought them.
Every country should support rational ( 合理 的) measures to protect and improve our environment, but it makes no sense at all to back expensive programs that turn away resources from real needs and are based on alarming but shaky claims of “incontrovertible” evidence.
【1】What can we infer about the author’s opinion on global warming?
A. Global warming hasn’t happened in the latest 10 years.
B. Global warming has become an urgent problem these years.
C. Global warming has worsened a little bit in the recent years.
D. Global warming has never happened since measures were taken.
【2】Which of the following statements about CO2 does the writer probably agree with?
A. CO2 greatly affects the global warming.
B. CO2 makes crops more productive.
C. CO2 involves water vapor and clouds.
D. CO2 is the most important part of the biosphere.
【3】Why is there so much passion for global warming?
A. Because t is a good chance for young scientists to be promoted.
B. Because the scientists want to have an insight into the problem.
C. Because the government values the problem and tries to solve it.
D. Because some people can greatly benefit from the research about it.
【4】What’s the writer’s attitude toward the programs to protect and improve our environment?
A. To support all the programs as long as they are beneficial.
B. To support cheap programs instead of expensive ones.
C. To support the programs that are necessary and reliable.
D. To support those programs that use less money and resources.
22、 I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.
Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult.I didn't know that only kids want to show themselves as adults.
I didn't listen to my parents and teachers,and my grades became poor.Then came the high school entrance exam.
At the turning point of my life,my mom wanted to have a conversation with me.I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes,I felt I couldn't refuse.Instead of asking me to study hard,to my surprise,Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future.Without thinking too much,I just said I would like to study hard.
Mom smiled and asked again:“I asked:what do you WANT to do?”
I never seriously thought about the question.So,I kept silent.
“Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society,” she went on,“it is your own decision.Your life should be decided by you,not by anyone else,including me.” After saying that,she had tears in her eyes.
For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision.I sat in my chair and thought about myself,my life and what kind of person I wanted to become.
It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life—I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world.To achieve that,I needed to study hard.
The path to my future became clear to me.I didn't act rebelliously(叛逆地) any more.With passion in my heart,I studied hard.Now,I'm one of the best students in the class.
Thanks to that decision,I have become what I am today.
【1】When did the boy make an important decision?
A.When he was in Junior 3.
B.When he was in high school.
C.A year ago.
D.When he was 17.
【2】What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “passion”?
A.乘客 B.激情
C.传递 D.反对
【3】What did the mother do at the turning point of the boy's life?
A.She taught the boy the importance of study.
B.She had a big fight with the boy.
C.She had a conversation with the boy.
D.She told the boy to study hard.
【4】Which of the following is NOT right?
A.The boy's grades were poor before he made the dicision.
B.The boy's mother didn't force(强迫)him to study hard.
C.He wanted to make a difference in the world.
D.The boy's mother made a decision for the boy.
【5】What's the passage mainly about?
A.An important decision by myself.
B.The changes of my grades.
C.My mom helped me a lot in my life.
D.The high school entrance exam.
23、Cars could soon be communicating with each other using 5G to make drivers aware of upcoming hazards (危险), scientists claim. The extremely fast mobile internet would allow for rapid information transmission and could make drivers aware of black ice, pot holes or other dangers up ahead.
Several car manufacturers are already integrating 5G into their vehicles, including as a tool to help serve in the generation of sel-driving vehicles.
Experts at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) believe the high-speed connection will also improve the reliability and capability of automated vehicles to the point where they will be safer than the manual cars being driven today. They predict the number of road traffic accidents, which according to the World Health Organization account for more than 1.3 million deaths and up to 50million people injured worldwide every year, will drop drastically (彻底地) as a result.
Dr Dimitrios Liarokapis, a member of the research group, said, “To have a better idea of what the future will look like, think of having such cars that not only use sensors to scan what's around them, they can also talk to each other and exchange safety-related information about their surroundings over an area that covers several square miles. With the help of 5G, a vehicle-generated early warning system that reminds drivers is possible within the next few years. Cars that are close enough to the danger area will transmit warning messages to other cars around them using short-range communication technologies, but also to cars further away using 5G, fast and reliably.”
A few manufacturers are already working on connected cars. Of them, Ford revealed its intention to fit 80 percent of its 2020 vehicles with technology that warns drivers about upcoming road accidents, bad weather and traffic jams.
【1】What is the benefit of 5G mentioned in the text?
A.It can improve the safety of automated vehicles.
B.It can help drivers communicate with each other.
C.It can effectively wipe out road traffic accidents.
D.It can help make more profits for the manufacturers.
【2】What can we know about the vehicle-generated warning system?
A.It can get information several miles ahead.
B.It will frequently send messages to drivers.
C.It has been proved extremely helpful for driving.
D.It is under research and development at present.
【3】What will be probably continued with the text?
A.Some safety rules when using 5G.
B.Some car manufacturers.
C.The sales information of cars with 5G.
D.The advantages when using 5G.
【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A.5G on the Way to Making “Dialogue” Between Cars
B.5G Leaves Drivers Free When They Are Driving
C.5G Has Been Popular with Drivers Around the World
D.5G Is to Bring Great Convenience to Our Daily Life
24、ARNOLD Schwarzenegger is back, once again taking on his iconic killer robot role, the T-800, in August’s new movie Terminator Genisys. While the T-800 model—even if it can be evil—has a fond place in moviegoers’ hearts, the reality of autonomous machines is no joke, according to scientists.
Autonomous weapons use artificial intelligence (AI) to choose targets without human help. They were described as “the third revolution in warfare, after gunpowder and nuclear arms” in an open letter signed by over 1,000 important technology figures in July. The list included British scientist Stephen Hawking and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. They asked governments around the world to ban autonomous weapons, warning that killer robots could start ethnic cleansings and an arms race.
“They will look like tanks. They will look like battleships. They will look like jet fighters,” UK robotics professor Noel Sharkey told CNET, a leading technology website.
But unlike these machines, which require a human hand in their action, so-called “killer robots” would have some decision-making abilities and the ability to act on their own.
“If any major military power pushes ahead with AI weapon development, a global arms race is almost inevitable,” said the letter released at the 2015 International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The idea of an automated killing machine was made famous by Schwarzenegger’s first Terminator movie in 1984. While no red-eyed robots have been sent after human beings, the idea of AI being used as a weapon has gotten much more likely in the years ever since. The US military is already developing autonomous flying vehicles that can carry out all the steps of a strike mission without a human controlling them, according to a May report in Nature magazine.
Scientists have even painted a destructive picture of autonomous weapons falling into the hands of terrorists or warlords hoping to carry out ethnic cleansings.
“The development of full artificial intelligence could lead to the end of the human race,” Hawking said to the BBC in 2016.
Authorities are gradually waking up to the risk of robot wars. Last May, for the first time, the United Nations brought governments together to begin talks on autonomous weapons systems.
Still, a ban on autonomous weapons is “easier said than done”, commented The Guardian. The dual (双重的) uses of the AI technology—for harm and for good—is difficult to manage. This is because the exact same technology can be used in a wide range of ways, the paper said.
【1】What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text?
A. To analyze why the T-800 model appeals to moviegoers.
B. To promote Schwarzenegger’s new movie Terminator Genisys.
C. To explore the development and impact of autonomous machines.
D. To show that the technology shown in science fiction can become a reality.
【2】What is the unique characteristic of autonomous weapons?
A. They are able to select targets very quickly and accurately.
B. They are driven by artificial intelligence instead of humans.
C. They are killing machines more powerful than tanks and battleships.
D. They are red-eyed robots able to carry out all kinds of strike missions.
【3】The underlined word “inevitable” in Paragraph 5 probably means ________.
A. to be expected B. to be improved
C. to be prevented D. to be controlled
【4】What is scientists’ attitude toward autonomous weapons?
A. They could be used to fight against terrorists in the future.
B. Their decision-making abilities should be further developed.
C. They could bring a huge disaster to the human race if they are not banned.
D. They should replace gunpowder and nuclear arms in future wars.
25、Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That ambition ________ ended in 2010 when Hill was in a car accident, which put the 17-year-old high school senior in hospital for 51 days and left her paralyzed from the waist down. For most people, that would have ________ any hope of a dancing career. But for Hill, it was the ________ . Far from being a(an) ________ , her wheelchair encouraged her to fight. “I want to prove to everyone including myself that I’m still normal,” she said, “whatever normal means.”
Normal for her meant ________ , so Hill did it in her wheelchair alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. Half of her body was taken away from her, so she had to ________ it with her hands. It definitely took a lot of ________ and patience.
After graduation from high school, Hill wanted to ________ her dance network to include women like her. She met people online who had ________ various spinal (脊椎的) injuries but share her _______ , and invited them to dance with her.
The ________ experience made Hill wish to reach more people. She moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she called the Rollettes. “I want to _________ the stereotype of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you're walking or you're ________ .” Dancing on ________ ,the Rollettes discovered, can be just as fast-paced and fulfilling as the foot-based ________ .
Every year Hill holds a dance camp called the Rollettes Experience for wheelchair users to help them bring out their acting ________ . In 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended. For many, it was the first time they’d felt they ________ . “It’s so powerful to have my teammates in my life, because they’re my teachers. I have more ________ ,” one dancer excitedly commented.
Chelsie Hill _________ what many of us never will: her childhood dream. She has been chasing her dream in the wheelchair. She’s a dancer. The Rollettes have helped her find something else just as __________ .
【1】
A.naturally
B.nearly
C.suddenly
D.unfortunately
【2】
A.chased
B.abandoned
C.raised
D.ruined
【3】
A.beginning
B.nightmare
C.compromise
D.miracle
【4】
A.accident
B.obstacle
C.companion
D.disability
【5】
A.dream
B.dancing
C.recovery
D.teamwork
【6】
A.move
B.drag
C.remove
D.seize
【7】
A.bumping
B.rejecting
C.turning
D.learning
【8】
A.design
B.expand
C.employ
D.change
【9】
A.suffered
B.witnessed
C.treated
D.ignored
【10】
A.identification
B.accomplishment
C.determination
D.requirement
【11】
A.interesting
B.challenging
C.amazing
D.embarrassing
【12】
A.put forward
B.take off
C.figure out
D.break down
【13】
A.laughing
B.dreaming
C.marching
D.rolling
【14】
A.wheels
B.mats
C.stages
D.hands
【15】
A.activity
B.variety
C.creativity
D.community
【16】
A.style
B.award
C.talent
D.personality
【17】
A.lived
B.escaped
C.understood
D.belonged
【18】
A.moves
B.partners
C.confidence
D.pressure
【19】
A.applied
B.absorbed
C.attained
D.accumulated
【20】
A.fulfilling
B.relaxing
C.convincing
D.approving
26、假如你是李华,你的笔友Mike 从媒体上得知前段时间全国多地包括宁波等地出现雾霾,非常担心,写E-mail询问有关情况,请你回复。回复应包括以下要点:
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