1 . It was an evening when my parents and I ventured across Nemeiben Lake, in Northern Saskatchewan. This
The sun was
And then suddenly the boat
The overloaded boat was now deep in water. The
A strong wind blew
When a fisherman found us the following
As I lay in the hospital bed
| A．tiny | B．little | C．vast | D．shallow |
| A．falling | B．rising | C．shining | D．setting |
| A．trees | B．clouds | C．mountain | D．rain |
| A．after | B．as | C．before | D．if |
| A．threatening | B．interesting | C．charming | D．encouraging |
| A．touched | B．beat | C．hit | D．struck |
| A．over | B．away | C．back | D．off |
| A．entering | B．dropping | C．rushing | D．rolling |
| A．luckiest | B．better | C．best | D．worst |
| A．removed | B．fastened | C．spread | D．locked |
| A．imagined | B．produced | C．created | D．made |
| A．into | B．through | C．up | D．across |
| A．daylight | B．death | C．island | D．hope |
| A．usual | B．normal | C．common | D．extraordinary |
| A．anger | B．despair | C．amazement | D．sorrow |
| A．sick | B．happy | C．lonely | D．hungry |
| A．okay | B．true | C．false | D．right |
| A．night | B．afternoon | C．morning | D．evening |
| A．disappointing | B．recovering | C．disappearing | D．discouraging |
| A．gazed at | B．looked at | C．listened to | D．watched over |
2 . Ten years ago when I was diagnosed with a serious illness, my first thought was, “Why me?” And this thought
Being
The day I
This really opened my eyes, and after I left I started seeing everything in my life in this
I grew closer to my mother while
| A．occupied | B．followed | C．delivered | D．stopped |
| A．well | B．happy | C．sad | D．ill |
| A．widened | B．shot | C．shaped | D．united |
| A．mindful | B．thankful | C．hopeful | D．cheerful |
| A．stories | B．replies | C．rewards | D．struggles |
| A．swallowed | B．caught | C．swept | D．taught |
| A．remembered | B．reminded | C．removed | D．realized |
| A．but | B．and | C．yet | D．then |
| A．responded | B．collected | C．corrected | D．lectured |
| A．boyfriend | B．girlfriend | C．husband | D．teacher |
| A．way | B．means | C．appearance | D．face |
| A．through | B．for | C．within | D．against |
| A．hope | B．self | C．relief | D．friend |
| A．living | B．losing | C．recovering | D．searching |
| A．never | B．already | C．only | D．also |
3 . Arun Kumar Bajaj has a very unusual skill——he can paint with a sewing machine. Technically, it’s embroidering(刺绣), not painting, but his artworks are so detailed that they can pass paintings to the untrained eyes. And the fact that he does it all with a sewing machine just makes it that much more impressive.
Arun was really good at drawing and painting while growing up and dreamed of becoming a famous painter, but his father died suddenly 15 years ago, which destroyed his plans and forced him to give up school in order to run the family business. His father was a tailor and he became one too, but he didn’t let the artist in him die. He started “painting” with needle and thread, but instead of using his hands, he decided on a rather unusual tool—-the sewing machine. It took him a while to master this unique art form, but today he is recognized as the world’s only sewing machine artist. His works become very popular both in India and abroad. It’s easy to see why, just by looking at them, but what really makes his embroideries special is the tool he uses.
“You need to be very careful because once you’ve stitched the cloth, there’s no way you can repair it, ” Arun said. “It’s all done in a single layer to give the painting a neat look. ”
Some of Arun’s most impressive works include a 4x2 feet painting of the court of Ranjit Singh which took the artist over a year to finish. Arun runs a tailoring business in the Adalat Bazar of Patiala, but he devotes a lot of his time to his artistic dream as well.
1. Why do Arun's paintings leave a deep impression on people?| A．They have rich content. | B．They take many years to finish. |
| C．They give people a sense of satisfaction. | D．They are finished with a sewing machine. |
| A．His father’s sudden death. | B．His father’s serious illness. |
| C．His love for sewing machines. | D．Lack of managers in his family business. |
| A．Keep stitching the cloth without interruption. |
| B．Stitch the cloth again when making a mistake. |
| C．Be very careful to make sure paintings look neat. |
| D．Make sure the cloth he uses is very strong. |
| A．Arun’s Wonderful Life Journey | B．Arun’s Most Interesting Works |
| C．Constant Effort Needed to Succeed | D．The World’s Only Sewing Machine Painter |
4 . Japanese automaker Toyota says it will team up with the country’s space agency to develop a vehicle called the Lunar Cruiser to explore the moon. The name comes from a popular Toyota vehicle called the Land Cruiser. The company said it plans to launch the vehicle in the late 2020s. After that, Toyota said the vehicle could assist people living on the moon by 2040 and could possibly be sent to Mars as well.
Takao Sato heads the company’s Lunar Cruiser project. He told The Associated Press the vehicle is based on the idea that people eat, work, sleep and communicate with others safely in cars. He hopes theLunar Cruiser can serve the same purpose in space. “We see space as an area for our once-in-a-century transformation, ” Sato said, “By going to space, we may be able to develop telecommunications and other technology that will prove valuable to human life. ”
Another company, Gitai Japan Inc., is partnering with Toyota to develop a robotic arm for the Lunar Cruiser. It will be designed to perform jobs such as carrying out inspections and maintaining the vehicle. The company said the arm will be built to work with different tools. These tools could be used to study the moon’s surface more closely.
Interest in space has been growing in Japan in recent years. Japanese space exploration company iSpace announced last April that it would transport an explorer belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the moon in 2022. Japan’s iSpace will provide the lander to carry the UAE’s rover(探测器).
The company plans to launch the lander on a Falcon 9 rocket built by American company SpaceX. Japanese citizens followed the trip to space last year of billionaire Yusaku Maezawa. He spent 12 days aboard the International Space Station. Maezawa also plans in the future to orbit around the moon on a SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft.
Toyota engineer Shinichiro Noda said he thinks the lunar project can extend the company’s tradition of serving customers to a place beyond Earth. He said Toyota currently has vehicles almost everywhere. “But this is about taking our cars to somewhere we have never been, ” Noda said.
1. What’s the ultimate purpose of the Lunar Cruiser project?| A．To better human life. | B．To make safe vehicles. |
| C．To prove the previous idea. | D．To transform communication. |
| A．Japan’s enthusiasm in space. | B．Japan’s achievements in space. |
| C．Japan’s potential in space travel. | D．Japan ’s ambition to explore space. |
| A．Negative. | B．Doubtful. |
| C．Cautious. | D．Positive. |
| A．Japanese Curiosity in Moon Travel Generated |
| B．Great Contribution Made in Exploring Mars |
| C．Rover Built by Toyota to Be Landed on Mars |
| D．Toyota to Help Develop Vehicle to Explore Moon |
5 . Climate breakdown threatens to cause a global food production crisis. The UN forecasts that by 2050, feeding the world will require a 20% expansion in global water use for agriculture. It is hard to see how agriculture can feed the population of the planet, let alone toward the end of the century and beyond. Agriculture is a major cause of climate breakdown, and both river and air pollution. Industrial fishing is similarly driving ecological collapse in seas around the world.
However, at this critical time, farming (a new kind of food technology) is creating astonishing possibilities to save both people and the planet. Farming will enable the return of vast areas of land and sea to nature, greatly reducing carbon emissions (排放物). It means an end to the employment of animals, a stop to overfishing, and a dramatic reduction in cutting down forests and the use of pesticides (杀虫剂). It is the best hope for stopping the destruction of the planet and, if it is done right, it means cheap and abundant food for everyone.
We are about to welcome one of the biggest economic transformations, of any kind, for 200 years. Arguments continue about plants against meat-based diets; however, new technologies will soon make these arguments irrelevant. Before long, most food will come neither from animals nor plants, but from micro-organisms (微生物).
Not only will food be cheaper, it will also be healthier. Due to the fact that farming creates food products built up from simple components rather than broken down from complex ones, hard fats and other unhealthy components can be screened out. Meat will still be meat, but it will be grown in factories rather than in the bodies of animals. Fats will still be fats, but food is likely to be better, cheaper and much less damaging to the living planet.
1. What is the major cause of sea ecological breakdown?| A．Food production. | B．Global farming. |
| C．Industrial fishing. | D．Climate breakdown. |
| A．Its benefits. | B．Its security. | C．Its research. | D．Its limits. |
| A．Sea animals. | B．Wild plants. | C．Micro-organisms. | D．Farm products. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Positive. | C．Disapproving. | D．Unclear. |
6 . Some people, regardless of what they lack—money, looks, or social connections—always show with energy and confidence. Even the most doubting individuals find themselves attracted with these lovely personalities. These people are the ones you turn to for help, advice, and companionship. You just can’t get enough of them, and they leave you asking yourself, “What do they have that I don’t? What makes them so attractive?”
The difference? Their sense of self-worth comes from within. Attractive people aren’t constantly searching for value, because they’re confident enough to find it in themselves. There are certain habits they pursue every day to keep this healthy view. Since being attractive isn’t the result of dumb luck, it’s time to study the habits of attractive people so that you can use them to your benefit.
Get ready to say “hello” to a new, more attractive you. Attractive people treat everyone with respect. Whether interacting with their biggest shoppers or a server taking their drink order, attractive people are unfailingly polite and respectful. They treat every one with respect because they believe they’re no belief than anyone else.
They follow the golden rule. One person loves public recognition, while another hates being the center of attention. The golden rule is to treat others as they want to be treated. Attractive people are great at reading other people, and they adjust their behaviors and styles to make others fell comfortable.
Bringing it all together, attractive people have simply perfected certain appealing qualities and habits that anyone can adopt as their own. They think about other people more than they think about themselves, and they make other people feel liked, respected, understood and seen. Just remember: the more you focus on others, the more attractive you’ll be.
1. Why are the people with lovely personalities different from you?| A．Because they show confidence and energy. |
| B．Because they maintain their healthy view. |
| C．Because they get along well with doubting individuals. |
| D．Bemuse they don’t lack money, looks, or social connections. |
| A．Bad luck. | B．Study habit. |
| C．Valuable belief. | D．Good fortune. |
| A．He will comfort his leader and the waitress during the dinner lime. |
| B．He will treat his leader properly and help the waitress when necessary. |
| C．He will make the leader focused when the leader prefers to stay alone. |
| D．He will just care about his leader rather than the waitress when ordering. |
| A．The Intelligent People | B．The Golden Rule |
| C．The Attractive Personalities | D．The Different Qualities |
7 . Nobody likes waiting in long lines at amusement parks, especially when you are with babies. Disneyland or Disney World are known for their splendid rides, attractions and large crowds as well. The familiar result is that many guests have spent a lot of time just waiting in lines while visiting the theme parks, which annoys the majority.
Until recently, both parks made use of the FastPass system to keep guests moving. On certain rides, park-goers could obtain a ticket that allowed them to come back within a specific time window. At that point, they would wait on a special line for seating. As explained in a recent YouTube share, the system worked similarly to a real queue. Instead of waiting in line, guests could continue to explore the park and, most importantly for Disney, spend more money at shops and restaurants.
While the FastPass system became popular, usage ended during the recent pandemic（流行病）. With both the California and Florida theme parks operating at reduced visiting number, the space taken up by FastPass kiosks（售货亭）was instead used for socially distanced lines.
In its place, Disney has developed a new planning tool called Disney Genie. The online app, which became available in Disney World in October, allows guests to create a path for their visit. By using park data that's updated throughout the day, the app will help guests plan out their visit so that they can hit the rides and attractions that they want to in the most convenient way. Guests using the app pay an extra fee and get the option to book the next available time to ride select attractions.
1. What may upset most visitors of Disney?| A．Spending most of the time waiting in lines. | B．Poor equipment in theme parks. |
| C．Fewer attractions. | D．High prices at restaurants. |
| A．Lower ticket fees | B．Less visitors in Disney |
| C．Extra income at shops in Disney | D．Having a comfortable and better seat. |
| A．The Rise of the New APP | B．FastPass System Became Popular |
| C．YouTube Share Makes a Difference | D．How Disney Manages Crowds at its Theme Parke |
| A．Computer programmers. | B．Travelers to Disney World |
| C．Businessmen of supermarkets. | D．Foreign entertainment park builders, |
8 . Speaking a foreign language is a high demand skill because of cultural diversity and the number of companies doing business abroad. Not easy to learn a foreign language? Luckily, two famous Japanese inventors took language translation to the next level and created an instant translator called MUAMA Enence. It can easily translate real-time speech into over 40 languages using only a few finger-taps.
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1. What is MUAMA Enence?| A．A Japanese inventor. | B．A Japanese-based business company. |
| C．A real-time translator. | D．A piece of finger-free equipment. |
| A．It is easy to carry. | B．It supports 40-way language translation. |
| C．It is valueless. | D．It is only equipped with loud sound. |
| A．450 $. | B．410 $. | C．270 $. | D．180 $. |
9 . The Greenwood fire took its name from the nearby lake where lightning struck on Aug.15, causing a wildfire that burned for weeks. Fueled by drought and wind, its persistence dominated headlines for much of late summer and early fall in Minnesota. When the last flames were finally put out, the northern Minnesota fire had consumed nearly 27,000 acres, countless firefighting resources, and at its worst, the lives that some had built around nearby McDougal Lake. Vast areas of forest were left burned-out, with the black and bare remains of what were once massive pines.
But, despite the destruction left behind, Mother Nature is set to a comeback. When organic matter is burned from the forest floor, seeds dropped by plants and trees begin to take hold, with the sprouting species emerging first. The trees above have died, which sends a chemical signal to the root system that is actually more expansive than just under that tree, and that chemical response encourages those root systems to re-grow. Ten years ago, a fire ripped through 93,000 acres of Minnesota forest in and around the BWCA. Today, that burnt area's rebirth is well underway.
"Here in the Pagami Creek wildfire scar, we have Jack Pine, Red Pine, Black Spruce, Aspen and paper birch-those are our main species, those are the ones that are growing quickly. It's 10 years on, and these trees are 10 to 15 feet tall in many areas," said Kyle Stover from the U.S. Forest Service.
A wildfire kills most things in its path, but despite the flames and intense temperatures, rarely is everything reduced to ashes -and that plays a key role in a forest's regeneration. Just one year after the fire, the survivors dominate the forest, and grasses replace the burnt ground. Wildflowers are abundant bushes and small trees have started to grow, and Jack Pine returned. So, it's an amazing ecological system of creating new forest life when it appears that all is lost, one that has evolved throughout the ages, where fire has always played a vital role.
1. What can we learn about the Greenwood fire?| A．It was a natural occurrence | B．It was caused by drought. |
| C．it gained half-year fame. | D．It took many people's lives. |
| A．Seeding growth is held up. | B．Burnt organic matter hardly functions. |
| C．Root systems spread further and wider | D．Chemicals in the soil are in greater demand. |
| A．They are flammable | B．They are fire-resistant |
| C．They are fire-adapted. | D．They are overgrown. |
| A．A fire. | B．A life | C．A time. | D．A system |
10 . When I was in college, some of my classmates and I used to take the same bus to school. Gradually we became friends and had the
There was one guy who seldom spent money and
They all thought he was mean. However, everyone changed their
So,
| A．coincidence | B．opportunity | C．problem | D．habit |
| A．waiting for | B．getting on | C．cleaning up | D．keeping off |
| A．young | B．poor | C．kind | D．normal |
| A．hurrying | B．improving | C．hesitating | D．complaining |
| A．considered | B．admitted | C．concentrated on | D．insisted on |
| A．so | B．but | C．till | D．if |
| A．ridiculous | B．anxious | C．embarrassed | D．innocent |
| A．explained | B．returned | C．turned | D．apologized |
| A．offer | B．plan | C．fact | D．result |
| A．consistently. | B．generally | C．seriously | D．exactly |
| A．generous | B．economical | C．inflexible | D．considerate |
| A．opinion | B．altitude | C．style | D．direction |
| A．agreed | B．decided | C．wished | D．needed |
| A．took | B．move | C．helped | D．brought |
| A．making | B．struggling | C．registering | D．accounting |
| A．friends | B．colleagues | C．partners | D．roommates |
| A．anger | B．excitement | C．shame | D．worry |
| A．resembling | B．representing | C．avoiding | D．appreciating |
| A．troubles | B．choices | C．similarities | D．misunderstandings |
| A．unnecessarily | B．carefully | C．regretfully | D．partly |
