1 . 假设你是李华，你打算利用假期出国旅游。请你就此给你的美国笔友 Michael发一封电子邮件，谈论你出国旅游的原因，并邀请Michael有时间来中国。要点如下：
1.出国旅游很有意义；
2.开阔眼界，了解国外的风俗和历史；
3.和来自不同文化背景的人交朋友，学习外语
4.放松身心，欣赏美景
注意：1.词数80左右(信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Michael.

How are you？ These days， I am planning to travel abroad during the vacation.

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Yours truly，

Li Hua

2 . Would you carry around an electronic ID, not in your pocket, but in your body? Does this idea scare you or make you feel safe?

The first computer ID chip(芯片) that could be planted under a person’s skin might be marketed very soon.

Developed by Applied Digital, an American technology company based in Florida, the device(发明物) could meet the need for public security(安全) after the September 11 attacks.

For airports, nuclear power plants(核电站) and other high security facilities, the immediate effects are obvious.

The technology could help put an end to false ID cards, because it would be difficult to remove and copy a tiny computer chip. The chip is as small as a grain of rice.

The technology would also allow satellites to track a person’s every movement and store medical records.

These uses are already attracting interest for tasks like fighting against kidnappings(绑架), or helping with medical operations.

But some people are afraid of the loss of privacy(隐私).

“You always have to think about what the device could be used for tomorrow,” said Lee Tien, a senior privacy lawyer in the United States.

“At first a device is used for applications we all agree are good, but then it slowly starts being used for more than it was intended,” he said.

However, Applied Digital says it will soon apply for government permission for the device. It says that the first people to use the chip will be volunteers.

Getting the implant(需移植的芯片) would go something like this:

A person or company buys the chip from Applied Digital for about US $ 200. And the company encodes(编码) it with the desired information.

The customer then takes the chip to their doctor, who can plant it with a large needle.

The device has no power supply, rather it is activated(使活动,使运行) by a scanner(扫描仪) running across the skin above it. Without a scanner, the chip cannot be read.

Even with the privacy concern, some are already eager to use the product.

Jell Jacobs from Florida hopes to become the first buyer of the chip to store his medical records. Suffering from a serious illness, he wants to make sure doctors can help him quickly.

Eight Latin American companies have also shown interests in the device. It could help to find any tourists who are kidnapped.

1. The best title for the passage is _______.

A．Why Is the New ID Necessary	B．Getting a New Kind of ID Under Your Skin
C．An Advertisement for Chips	D．Where to Buy the Chip

2. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．In some airports and factories such device is already being used.

B．The information on the chip can be read when it has its power supply.

C．The technology could help put an end to false ID cards.

D．The first computer ID chip has already come into the market.

3. What is the advantage with the electronic ID according to the passage?

A．It can store people’s medical records and help with medical operations.

B．With this people will have no fear of losing privacy.

C．It’s cheap to buy and easy to get.

D．It is developed by Applied Digital in Florida.

4. What can we learn about Jeff Jacobs?

A．He’s a worker in Applied Digital, a company in Florida.

B．He’s a doctor who helps plant title chips on people.

C．He fears if he uses the chip he will lose privacy.

D．He’s suffering from a serious illness and wants to buy the chip.

3 . After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams.

I spent over one hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.

When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live anymore. But I still smile as much as I can.

I told you someday I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I will never get to do that. But I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.

Yours,

Matthew

1. The boy wanted to meet the author because _______.

A．he was interested in weight lifting	B．he wanted to get a gold medal
C．he admired the author very much	D．he wanted the author to know him

2. The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means “_______.”

A．Why do you come to see me?	B．Why do I have to stay at home?
C．Why does the disease fall on me	D．Why not give a gold medal to me

3. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．Matthew is a determined boy	B．Rick used to have the same disease
C．Matthew became a champion finally	D．Rick regarded Matthew as normal

4. The boy refused the author’s medal because _______.

A．he was not worthy of it	B．he would not be pitied by others
C．he knew he would die soon	D．he thought he himself could earn one in the future

4 . China's first astronaut 38-year-old Yang Liwei returned safely to earth Thursday morning, when his craft Shenzhou 5 touched down as scheduled after more than 21 hours in the earth's orbit. Chinese premier Wen Jiabao called the landmarkdebutflight a “complete success”. The descent capsule(返回舱) carrying Lt. Col. Yang Liwei touched down on the grasslands of the Gobi Desert, in central Inner Mongolia at 6:23 am Thursday (Beijing Time), the Beijing-based China's Aerospace Command and Control Center said. Minutes later, Yang grabbed the capsule hatch with his hand, pulled himself out, smiled and waved at recovery teams and reporters. “It is a splendid moment in the history of my motherland and also the greatest day of my life,” Yang, a former fighter pilot from Northeast China's Liaoning Province, said immediately after emerging. In an interview with CCTV, China's state television, Yang said he was “feeling excellent”. Shenzhou 5 landed at dawn, 4.8 kilometres (3 miles) from its designed landing target, the officials said. “The spaceship operated well,” the astronaut Yang Liwei said in his first publicized comments. “I feel very good and I am proud of my motherland.” After a physical exam on spot, Yang's condition was found as "good." Li Jinai, the commander of China's manned space program, called Yang a “space hero” and a “national hero”. Following Yang's touchdown, China's premier Wen Jiabao immediately spoke to Yang from Beijing's command and control centre and offered his congratulations.

Within hours, Chinese space officials announced that the country's space dreams will continue with a "Shenzhou 6" mission, most possibly within a year. They said China also had worked out plans to conduct space walking by its astronauts, and eventually build up a space station. However, Chinese scientists ruled out building a space shuttle, like the United States.

Yang's flight came four decades after the former Soviet Union and the United States pioneered manned spaceflight. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in April 1961. One month later, the United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr.

1. What is true of the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei?

A．He is now a fighter pilot.

B．He was helped to get out of the descent capsule.

C．He spent nearly a day in space.

D．He was called a “space hero” and a “national hero” by China's premier Wen Jiabao.

2. China will carry out the following space programs in the near future except ________.

A．space walking	B．setting up a space station
C．building up a space shuttle	D．sending up “Shenzhou 6”

3. The underlined word “debut” means ________.

A．first public appearance	B．space
C．carrying person	D．space-ship

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the world to travel in space.

B．the United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr. about 40 years ago.

C．China is the third country in the world to carry out the manned space flight successfully.

D．“Shenzhou 6” will carry more than one astronaut in the mission.

5 . There’s no doubt that one of the greatest human achievements is the exploration of the space. Ever since astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to be sent into the orbit around the moon in 1961, scientists have been pushing the boundaries further and further. But until now the exploration into the unknown has been dominated (主导) by men.

Of course, in the past, women were also included in the space projects and played an active role on the ground and behind the scenes. For example, they worked as seamstresses (女裁缝师), sewing vital spaceflight components. In fact, many of NASA’s key works would never have been possible without them. Recently Hollywood produced a movie called Hidden Figures to focus on a group of American female mathematicians, especially the black women, who helped NASA send the first American into space. But this was not women’s only contribution. Back in 1963, Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to be sent into space. However, after that, space flight programs were slow to employ women. In the USA. NASA didn’t accept applications from women to become astronauts until 1978.

But attitudes have changed and leading officials at NASA say that the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman. The space agency aims to have a sex-balanced workforce but can only achieve that if equal numbers of men and women are trained for science and technology jobs. As Allison McIntryre told the BBC, “My director is a woman. We have female astronauts. We haven’t put a woman on the moon yet. And I think that perhaps the first person to step on Mars should be a woman.”

1. What did Yuri Gagarin do in 1961?

A．He landed on the moon in success.

B．He discovered many new boundaries.

C．He led scientists to explore the moon.

D．He made the first journey into the space.

2. Why does the author mention the film Hidden Figures?

A．To show women are the true heroes of NASA’s first launch.

B．To stress that black people have won equal rights in NASA.

C．To prove women can do as well as men in NASA’ projects.

D．To present women’s contributions to NASA’s space programs.

3. What is Allison McIntryre’s attitude toward women astronauts?

A．Uncaring.	B．Disapproving.
C．Supportive.	D．Disappointed.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Will the First Person to Step on Mars Be a Woman?

B．Great Achievements Have Been Made in Space Exploration?

C．Why Men Played an Important Role in Exploring the Unknown?

D．Men and Women Have Made Equal Contributions to NASA’s Projects?

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last week, 100 restaurants across Shanghai advocated the use of serving utensils (器具), as it is a key point for the control and     1     (prevent) of the COVID-19.

Chinese people often eat together and share their     2     (dish) with others. The new system suggests     3     (add) separate chopsticks and spoons for serving when people dine together. Such a change of etiquette (礼仪) allows diners     4     (avoid) using their own chopsticks to pick food from the plates, and therefore     5     (great) reduces the chances of spread of many diseases.

Many restaurants     6     (adopt) the policy after the Municipal Office for Civilized Society published the suggestion,     7    also encourages the public to use separate utensils for shared food at home.

According to Qu Qi, a person in charge     8     a restaurant in Xuhui district, a sign     9     (put) up on the tables to inform people of the importance of using serving utensils, since the start of business on February 21. The waiters and waitresses are also trained to supply a separate spoon or pair of chopsticks for the diners. So far,     10     service has been well accepted by the majority of the public.

This will be a long term measure. In the future, each diner on the table will have their own serving chopsticks and spoons so as to prevent sharing of any manner of viruses and bacteria.

7 . We’ve all been there: Just when you’re getting used to your new workout routine, suddenly your knee is killing you.     1     Before injury strikes, listen to these signs that might show your body needs some time off.

You’re always sore (酸疼).     2     But if you’re exercising regularly, you shouldn’t constantly be feeling sore. You should always give your muscles 24 to 48 hours to recover between training sessions. If you still feel sore, it’s possible you’re overtraining.

    3     Anger, anxiety, and tiredness are also signs. It is known that exercise can make us happier because of endorphins — a stress-fighting chemical — in the brain. However, those endorphins are also accompanied by cortisol, a stress chemical. And when cortisol levels remain high for an extended period, they cause harm on mental health.

Your heart rate is abnormal. One of the best ways to tell if you’ve been overtraining is to check your heart rate. If you’re above your normal, then your body is not really ready for a hard workout that day.     4           

The best thing about noticing these symptoms (症状)?     5     A little R&R (rest and recovery) is just what your body ordered!

A．You’re constantly tired or emotional.

B．Yes, you’ve over-worked yourself into an injury.

C．Fortunately, recovery is simple — just take it easy for a few days!

D．That’s one of the best ways to judge your readiness to exercise.

E．Sure, a bit of muscle soreness after some workout is totally normal.

F．It’s much easier to relax and check heart rate than it is to recover from an injury.

G．Doing the same activity over and over without proper recovery is going to cause injury.

8 . If you’re reading this story, the chances are you’ve got a pretty good command of English. You’re not alone — an estimated 1.5 billion people speak English today, making it the most commonly used language in the world. Most are non-native speakers with English as their second language, while it serves as a third or fourth language for hundreds of millions more. So which place has the most fluent non-native English speakers?

According to a new report by international education company, the Netherlands is the best non-native English speakers across the globe. The results of its English Proficiency Index (英语能力指数), based on a free online test taken by 2.3 million volunteers, show that the Dutch are the most fluent. Sweden was positioned just below, with a score of 68.74 out of 100, while Norway came in third with 67.93 points.

Although the places with “very high proficiency” were largely made up of European countries, Singapore and South Africa also scored highly, coming in fifth and sixth place respectively.

The report also found that English was the most widely studied second language in the world by far. This may be the reason why just 20% of school students in the United States were studying a foreign language.

The survey was measured by testing non-native English speakers in 100 countries and over 400 cities and regions who voluntarily agreed to take the test. But there’s one thing that should be noticed. People are more likely to participate (参与) in the survey if they can surf the internet more easily. And this may greatly influence the accuracy (准确性) of the results.

1. Which of the following country has the most fluent non-native English speakers?

A．America.	B．Singapore.
C．Sweden.	D．The Netherlands.

2. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A．Americans do not need to learn a second language.

B．Americans dislike languages other than English.

C．More and more people are taking English as a second language.

D．Not many Americans would like to learn another language.

3. How was the survey carried out?

A．By asking volunteers to test online.

B．By handing out paper survey in some places.

C．By inviting volunteers to participate in the company.

D．By cooperating with other organizations.

4. What’s the attitude of the author towards the results of the survey?

A．Positive.	B．Doubtful.
C．Supportive.	D．Objective.

9 . Last year a group of friends and I began a project called The World Needs You. Its aim is to show how ____ it is to make a positive difference in our community. Over the holidays, we collected hats, ____ and other cold-weather equipment for the “store” at an elementary school, where students can “buy” things with ____ earned through good behavior. It was a ____ way to get these items to children whose families might not be able to ____ them.

“Do the children need anything else?” I asked the coordinator(协调人) when we sent our ____ to him.

“Umbrellas!” she said. “Most of our ____ have to walk to school, and when it rains they come in very ____.”

Of course! I thought. It doesn’t snow much here, ____ we do have a lot of cold rainy days. Parents who are poor might not buy ______. My friends and I began to ____: We sent e-mails, called people and ____ the project at social events. Everyone had the same ____: “I’ve never thought about that before!” We collected more than 50 umbrellas for the school ____ April showers. We were very satisfied. ____, the kids will be singing in the rain!

1.

A．lucky

B．easy

C．wealthy

D．quick

2.

A．glasses

B．needles

C．gloves

D．bowls

3.

A．rewards

B．pleasure

C．tips

D．love

4.

A．common

B．scientific

C．simple

D．good

5.

A．own

B．use

C．accept

D．afford

6.

A．donations

B．screens

C．luggage

D．staffs

7.

A．customers

B．kids

C．teachers

D．employees

8.

A．concerned

B．angry

C．wet

D．nervous

9.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

10.

A．candles

B．umbrellas

C．tickets

D．houses

11.

A．weep

B．recover

C．work

D．understand

12.

A．suffered from

B．made out

C．talked up

D．looked into

13.

A．response

B．level

C．pay

D．height

14.

A．in need of

B．in favor of

C．for lack of

D．in time for

15.

A．Surprisingly

B．Hopefully

C．Interestingly

D．Luckily

10 . During my first three years of college, I put on weight quickly. Between classwork and a part-time job, I had zero time for ______. Besides, I ate a lot of fast food. Not surprisingly, I _____ a fat stomach.

After leaving college, I ______ to take exercise. Invited by a friend, I ______ working out with exercise machines three times a week. I was the kind of person who did not try something ____. I ate the same food; I did the same thing. M friend, however, became ______. One day, he said, “We’re not getting enough exercise. We should play tennis instead.”

Me? Play tennis? No way. I was strongly against his ______. I was not good at sports and I was ______ the exercise machines. ______, weeks later, I found myself standing on a tennis court (球场). As I held my racket (球拍), I felt ______. I ran after every ball he served to me, completely ______ about 90% of them, hitting the rest into the other court.

The first few months were quite ______. But one day, as the ball came flying toward me, my racket and the ball finally met in the place where it is most effective to hit a ball. I watched ______ as my return landed where I had aimed (瞄准) it. I had finally ______ how to play tennis properly!

I learned a ______ during my journey toward learning to play tennis: I can do whatever I set my mind to.

1.

A．games

B．holidays

C．research

D．exercise

2.

A．got

B．wanted

C．hated

D．protected

3.

A．decided

B．agreed

C．regretted

D．continued

4.

A．avoided

B．imagined

C．began

D．minded

5.

A．important

B．new

C．simple

D．similar

6.

A．busy

B．careless

C．bored

D．lazy

7.

A．rule

B．job

C．reply

D．idea

8.

A．worried about

B．happy with

C．sure of

D．responsible for

9.

A．As usual

B．At first

C．Besides

D．However

10.

A．silly

B．relaxed

C．proud

D．satisfied

11.

A．controlling

B．throwing

C．missing

D．playing

12.

A．interesting

B．painful

C．different

D．easy

13.

A．in secret

B．in anger

C．in fear

D．in surprise

14.

A．asked

B．learned

C．taught

D．remembered

15.

A．lesson

B．skill

C．business

D．task