1、Children are tired of learning often because they are________to do better than they can, both at school and at home.
A. suggested B. expected
C. hoped D. helped
2、The machines made in our factory are as good as ________ made in Japan.
A. that B. ones C. them D. those
3、The maker refers to people who start their own small business devoted to ______and selling self-made products.
A. creating B. managing
C. sharing D. adapting
4、________ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influence genes in human bodies.
A.To expose
B.Exposed
C.Having exposed
D.Being exposed
5、The school bus he was looking forward to twenty minutes later.
A. arriving B. has arrived
C. is arriving D. arrived
6、I’m writing to ask you to do me a ______.
A.trunk
B.favour
C.concept
D.counter
7、The two movie stars are _________ friendly off-camera, refusing even to take the same lift.
A.nothing but B.anything but C.more than D.no less
8、In the zoo,the number of visitors is tightly to avoid putting stress on the animals.
A. limited B. encouraged
C. expected D. intended
9、"He ________ lived well on his good looks, but instead he chose to thrive(成功) on his talent." People praised Ning Zetao like this.
A. should have B. must have C. might have D. could have
10、He talked happily about the men and books ________ interested him greatly in the school.
A.that
B.when
C.who
D.Which
11、We ______ TV when the telephone _______.
A.watched; was ringing
B.were watching; rang
C.watch; rings
D.are watching; rang
12、The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ____ as the plane was making a landing.
A. to be seated B. seating
C. to be seating D. seated
13、— Sir, could I hand in my homework a bit late?
— ________ I know you've been sick these days.
A.I'm afraid not
B.Well, all right
C.I'd love to
D.I'm really sorry
14、— What’s the national flower of Russia?
— ________ ! Let’s go online and find it out.
A.You bet
B.Guess what
C.Give me a break
D.You’ve got me there
15、After taking online courses for two months, students missed their teachers and classmates very much, so all of them ________ to go back to school.
A.hesitated
B.happened
C.desired
D.refused
16、Jack has coffee with breakfast,________ ?
A.hasn’t Jack
B.doesn’t Jack
C.hasn’t he
D.doesn’t he
17、 I haven’t worked there long, and ______.
A.neither have you B.neither you have
C.you have either D.nor you have
18、We would make a big snowman now if it heavily last night.
A. snowed B. has snowed
C. would snow D. had snowed
19、—Could you tell me ________ we will go to the concert tomorrow?
—By bus.
A.whether B.why C.how D.when
20、The hotel _____ during our holidays stands by the seaside.
A.we stayed at
B.where we stayed at
C.we stayed
D.in that we stayed
21、It’s the place where smart people make smart machines work even smarter. It’s also in the heart of sunny California, a great place to start a family and raise kids. What could be better? But something is happening to their children.Up until the age of two they develop normally. But then everything seems to go backwards.The children become locked into their own small world, unable to communicate at all.
They call it the “curse (诅咒)of Silicon Valley”, but the medical name for the condition is autism(自闭症).It used to be thought that autism was a kind of mental illness.Now doctors are sure that it is a neurological disease passed down genetically.It seems that the people leading the communications revolution are having children who cannot communicate at all.
But even the parents have trouble communicating. Asperger’s Syndrome(综合征) is a mild version of autism. People who have it are highly intelligent and often brilliant with numbers or system but have no social skill. This very combination of symptoms makes Asperger’s sufferers into perfect computer professionals.
The Asperger’s sufferer has always been a well—known figure in popular culture.He or she was the abnormal but devoted scholar or the strange uncle or auntie who never married.But the high numbers of such people in Silicon Valley mean that they can meet others who understand them and share their interests.And while they might not be personally attractive, they can earn truly attractive amounts of money.They can get married and have kids.Unfortunately, many of the children of two Asperger’s parents seem to be developing serious autism.
There is little anyone can do.It takes hours of work just to make autistic child realize that anyone else exists.And there is no cure in sight.Some argue that no cure should be found.“It may be that autistics are essentially different from normal people, but that these differences make them invaluable for the evolution(进化)of the human race,” says Dr.Kirk Whilhelmsen of the University of California.“To get rid of the genes for autism could be extremely bad.’’
It seems that the children of Silicon Valley are paying the price of genius.
【1】What can we learn about autism according to the passage?
A.People with autism do not care about the presence of others.
B.People with autism can’t find people sharing their interests.
C.It is believed to be a kind of mental illness that can be cured.
D.They are a burden for the society.
【2】Why do people call autism “curse of Silicon Valley”?
A.Because autistic people live in Silicon Valley.
B.Because people with autism will be driven out of Silicon Valley.
C.Because many people working in Silicon Valley have autism children.
D.Because people with autism are not personally attractive and not liked by others.
【3】What can we know about Asperger’s Syndrome according to the passage?
A.Asperger’s sufferers never get married or have children.
B.Asperger’s sufferers are perfect computer professionals.
C.Asperger’s sufferers are ashamed of themselves and locked into their own world.
D.Asperger’s sufferers can be beneficial to society if they are cured.
【4】What does Dr Kirk Whilhelmsen think of autism?
A.It is not completely a bad thing.
B.It is harmful to society.
C.It is a punishment to those working in Silicon Valley.
D.People with autism should never marry.
22、More and more people are turning to a plant-based lifestyle. 【1】 . It has been shown to help improve overall health, prevent diseases, and increase well-being and happiness. Here are two tips on how to gradually move into plant-based living.
Ease Yourself Into It
【2】 . This isn’t necessary and it’s too hard—it’s because they’re not giving their body time to ease into it.
If you’ve been eating meat daily (or almost daily) for most of your life, then your body’s going to be a bit confused when it’s suddenly not getting its regular fix of meat. The best way is to gradually reduce meat from your diet. If you eat meat 3 meals a day, drop it down to 2 meals for a couple of weeks. 【3】 . After that, you can alternate (交替) between “meat days” and “non-meat days”, until you’re comfortable going long stretches without eating meat.
Make Sure You’re Getting Your Nutrients (营养)
If you’re going to be plant-based, you have to do much work. That means figuring out how to develop meal plans that allow you to get your daily doses of proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. You can’t just switch to eating green salads for 3 meals a day and expect to feel good, because you won’t. You’ll need to start eating a varied diet. Whole grains, like beans and legumes, as well as soy foods, can help you get your daily requirements for protein. 【4】
That’s really all you need to know: make sure that you’re taking it easy and giving your body time to adapt, and make sure that you’re getting necessary nutrients. 【5】 , you’ll be able to enjoy plant-based living in no time.
A.Once you have a clear idea
B.As long as you’re doing these two things
C.These two nutrients are difficult to get from plants
D.Next, bring it down to a meal a day for a few weeks
E.Healthy fats can come from things like olive oil and peanuts
F.The benefits of a plant-based lifestyle are seemingly endless
G.A lot of people fail because they move straight up into a plant-based lifestyle
23、
More and more birds are flying to settle at Qinghai Lake, one of the highest inland lakes in China, thanks to the protection efforts of local governments. Covering an area of over 4, 000 square kilometers, Qinghai Lake is also the country’s biggest salt-water lake. Located in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province, the lake is famous for the two islands at its northwest point—Cormorant Island and Egg Island. The two islands have plenty of floating grass and various schools of fish, offering rich food sources for birds. The islands have become a paradise for different kinds of groups of birds and have been called “Bird Islands”.
Each March and April, when ice and snow covering the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau starts to melt, over 20 kinds of birds fly to the Bird Islands to lay eggs. During the months, flocks of birds cover the whole sky over the islands and birds eggs can be found everywhere. Visitors can hear the singing of birds from miles away. These have become a world famous symbol of the lake.
To protect this paradise for birds and support calls for ecological protection, China set up the Qinghai Lake Natural Protection Zone at the end of 1997. Meanwhile, the State has pointed out the Bird Islands and Spring Bay of the Qinghai Lake as central protection zones.
Inspection officials and management employees often patrol the lake, improving local residents’ knowledge of related laws and spreading knowledge about animal protection to visitors. They are making great efforts to call on people to love and protect the birds. At the same time, they have built special fences around the island area to prevent wolves, foxes and other carnivorous animals, as well as illegal hunters from breaking up the birds’ nest-building, egg-laying and breeding. As a result, more and more birds are coming to the islands for sheltering and breeding.
【1】Why are more and more birds coming to the biggest salt-water lake in the Great Northwest?
A.Because it is getting warmer and warmer.
B.Because it is being reformed.
C.Because environments there are getting more and more agreeable for them to live in.
D.Because the people there are becoming richer and richer.
【2】The birds feed on ________according to the passage.
A.floating fish and various grass
B.floating grass and different kinds of fish
C.salt water and plenty of grains
D.corn from the local farmers
【3】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The ice and snow covering the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau doesn’t change into water, unless more than 20 kinds of birds come to the Bird Islands.
B.Flocks of birds fly up to the whole sky over islands to lay eggs.
C.Visitors can listen to the singing of birds from miles away, but they couldn’t see any bird.
D.“The ice on the Plateau begins to change into water” means spring is coming.
【4】The officials go around the lake mainly to ________.
A.let the farmers there know the animal protection law
B.tell the farmers there some knowledge about animal protection
C.call on people to love and protect the birds
D.all of the above
24、The people who called into the help hotlines and domestic violence shelters said they felt as if they were going crazy. One woman said the code numbers of the digital lock at her front door changed every day and she could not figure out why. Still another said she kept hearing the doorbell ring, but no one was there.
Their stories are part of a new pattern of behavior in domestic abuse cases tied to the rise of smart home technology. Internet-connected locks, speakers, lights and cameras marketed as the newest conveniences are now also being used as a means for monitoring, revenge and control.
In more than 30 interviews with The New York Times, domestic abuse victims, their lawyers, shelter workers and emergency responders described how the technology was becoming an alarming new tool. Abusers—using apps on their smartphones, which are connected to the Internet-enabled devices—would remotely control everyday objects in the home, sometimes to watch and listen, other times to scare or show power. Even after a partner had left the home, the devices often stayed and continued to be used to threaten and confuse.
For victims, the experiences were often aggravated by a lack of knowledge about how smart technology works, how much power the other person had over the devices, how to legally deal with the behavior and how to make it stop.
“People have started to ask what to do about this,” said Erica Olsen, director of the Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence. When it came to discussing the misuse of emerging technologies, she said: “we don’t want to introduce the idea to the world, but now that it’s become so common, the cat’s out of the bag.”
Connected home devices have been increasing in domestic abuse cases over the past year. Several lawyers said they were arguing about how to add language to the current restraining orders to cover smart home technology.
【1】What is the problem with the Internet-enabled devices?
A.They give rise to complaints in the help hotlines.
B.They are being employed in domestic abuse.
C.They are unaffordable as newest conveniences.
D.They threaten the market of smart home technology.
【2】The underlined word “aggravated” in Paragraph 4 means________.
A.worsened
B.broadened
C.reflected
D.guaranteed
【3】According to Erica Olsen, the discussion of the misuse of emerging technologies is________.
A.insignificant
B.unavoidable
C.controversial
D.optional
【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.Officials have trouble drawing up laws to protect people’s privacy.
B.Smart home technology has made people’s houses unsafe to live in.
C.Connected home devices lead to the increase in domestic abuse.
D.Laws need to be revised to restrict the use of smart home technology.
25、When Omar Mohamed was a boy living in the Dadaab refugee(难民) camp in Kenya, he loved picture books. But his school only had about three or four; the teachers_________them out for the children to_________just a few times a year. “When that happened, it was a special_________,” says Mohamed, 31. “You read and you reread that book. Then you reach a point where you can become more_________with it.”
Now he’s the star of his own_________book, the graphic memoir(回忆录) When Stars Are Scattered._________to middle schoolers, the book_________Mohamed’s life at the refugee camps up to 2009, when he and his_________, Hassan, resettled to the US. The boys first arrived to Dadaab in the early 90s after the start of Somalia’s civil war. Mohamed was 4 and Hassan was 2 when their village was attacked. In the_________, Mohamed and Hassan were__________from their three sisters and their mom.__________, their father had been killed by gunmen. A group of neighbors took them along as they__________safety in Kenya.
At the__________, an elderly neighbor named Fatuma looked after the boys__________a mom. As Mohamed grew older, he helped take care of Hassan, who has epilepsy(癫痫症) and is non-verbal. He made many efforts to__________with their mom. And he had to make__________choices about whether to go to school—and move with Hassan to a new country.
Today, Mohamed, lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with his wife, five children and Hassan. He helps__________refugees in the US for the group Church World Service and is the__________of Refugee Strong, a non-profit__________that provides a variety of__________resources for refugee children to improve their study in Kenya.
【1】
A.found
B.threw
C.brought
D.bought
【2】
A.read
B.listen
C.speak
D.write
【3】
A.souvenir
B.festival
C.gift
D.occasion
【4】
A.popular
B.linked
C.familiar
D.pleased
【5】
A.fiction
B.comedy
C.picture
D.reference
【6】
A.Presented
B.Targeted
C.Offered
D.Shown
【7】
A.leads
B.recovers
C.covers
D.develops
【8】
A.nephew
B.cousin
C.brother
D.neighbor
【9】
A.chaos
B.way
C.noises
D.distance
【10】
A.divided
B.included
C.connected
D.separated
【11】
A.Nevertheless
B.Moreover
C.Therefore
D.Instead
【12】
A.fled to
B.escaped from
C.worried about
D.focused on
【13】
A.school
B.workplace
C.battlefield
D.camp
【14】
A.as
B.like
C.with
D.beside
【15】
A.talk
B.play
C.reunite
D.communicate
【16】
A.hard
B.easy
C.casual
D.complex
【17】
A.restore
B.reject
C.result
D.resettle
【18】
A.professor
B.founder
C.speaker
D.lecturer
【19】
A.organization
B.corporation
C.enterprise
D.government
【20】
A.environmental
B.natural
C.artificial
D.educational
26、进入高三以来,同学们倍感学习压力,有的同学熬夜学习,甚至课间十分钟也不放过。假设你是李华,请针对这一现象,在penpal world.com网站上用英语发表一下自己的看法与外国中学生进行交流。
注意:1. 词数100左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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