1 . Peru demanded compensation (赔偿金) Wednesday from Spanish energy giant Repsol over an oil spill (石油泄漏). It might be caused by sudden and big
Authorities
Officials of the factory
The oil-processing factory could face a
A.fishes | B.waves | C.fires | D.stones |
A.closed | B.discovered | C.destroyed | D.named |
A.before | B.unless | C.until | D.after |
A.uploading | B.repairing | C.offloading | D.supplying |
A.agricultural | B.snowy | C.ecological | D.nuclear |
A.waste | B.damage | C.crime | D.storm |
A.fishing | B.poor | C.teaching | D.rich |
A.escape | B.advertisement | C.encouragement | D.payment |
A.in advance | B.in air | C.at risk | D.at work |
A.measuring | B.decorated | C.swimming | D.covered |
A.recovering | B.affecting | C.creating | D.leaving |
A.traditionally | B.proudly | C.originally | D.honestly |
A.clean up | B.take up | C.build up | D.cut up |
A.animals | B.people | C.plants | D.zones |
A.specialists | B.students | C.journalists | D.stars |
A.impressed | B.spent | C.blamed | D.put |
A.truck | B.ship | C.line | D.store |
A.failure | B.fine | C.prize | D.fund |
A.environment | B.education | C.finance | D.defense |
A.organization | B.entrance | C.account | D.investigation |
2 . Want to travel to some wonderful places? Here are just a just a few recommendations to eco-destinations:
Africa Madagascar
Home to a huge group of animals found nowhere else on the planet. Madagascar is a must-go destination for anyone impressed with, or even slightly interested in, the natural world. Some of the unique flora and fauna can be found on this wonderful island.
America St John (US Virgin Islands)
Though it’s the smallest of the US Virgin Islands, St John has surprisingly varied scenery. Virgin Islands National Park makes up two-thirds of its land, where visitors can hike in deep valleys, over mountains and across dry coastal areas.
Europe Iceland
As one might expect from a country whose name is “ice”, Iceland’s scenery is rough. Take a hike past lava fields, glaciers and waterfalls and feel amazed at the wildlife and natural wonders. Visit between fall and spring to catch a sight of the Northern Lights.
Asia Laos
Visit Laos for a look at Southeast Asia before the tourism industry exploded. Laos is slowly paced so visitors can view the varieties of historic sights and explore the jungle and mountain scenery away from the madding crowds. Bird-watching is excellent here.
Oceania Australia
Visit here and you’ll find the Great Barrier Reef, which is one of the seven wonders of the natural world. It is larger than the Great Wall of China and the only living thing on earth visible form space. Discover more about Australia’s greatest natural wonder,. Here you can also see great coral.
1. The purpose of the passage is to ________.A.tell you how to get to some places |
B.suggest tourists going to some wonderful places |
C.remind you of some places of interest |
D.discuss the scenery in Asia and Europe |
A.Madagascar | B.St John | C.Iceland | D.Laos |
A.Africa | B.America | C.Laos | D.Australia |
A.St John has wide-ranging scenery. |
B.It’s better to watch Northern Lights in Iceland in summer. |
C.Laos is a country in Southeast Asia. |
D.Oceania Australia enjoys one of the seven wonders. |
3 . Final examinations were over, and some of my classmates and I got good grades. As a result, my classmates and I went to a fast food restaurant to celebrate it. We
Then I
Still shaky and unsure
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse,
A.made | B.ordered | C.arranged | D.demanded |
A.menu | B.food | C.bill | D.turn |
A.caught | B.cut | C.fixed | D.tied |
A.by | B.out | C.in | D.from |
A.fell | B.stood | C.knocked | D.hung |
A.swallow | B.taste | C.take | D.chew |
A.discouraged | B.shocked | C.annoyed | D.disappointed |
A.narrowed | B.rubbed | C.closed | D.rolled |
A.anger | B.anxiety | C.bitterness | D.sorrow |
A.praise | B.satisfy | C.encourage | D.comfort |
A.what | B.how | C.which | D.who |
A.mild | B.modest | C.honest | D.calm |
A.approached | B.laid | C.drew | D.pushed |
A.sinking | B.breaking | C.beating | D.trembling |
A.name | B.number | C.address | D.job |
A.Cook | B.Find | C.Buy | D.Prepare |
A.away | B.around | C.up | D.on |
A.since | B.so | C.but | D.although |
A.happiness | B.kindness | C.politeness | D.brightness |
A.ignore | B.refuse | C.oppose | D.forget |
要点包括:
1.简介你推荐的名胜古迹;
2.叙述你推荐的理由;
3.表达你的祝愿。
注意:词数90左右。
5 . Alice Moore , a teenager entrepreneur (创业者), who in May 2015 set up her business Ailie Candy. By the time she was 13, her
It all
With her dad’s
Moore then used her savings to get her business off the ground and successfully
Although she
A.company | B.apartment | C.grocery | D.supermarket |
A.discovery | B.addition | C.delivery | D.invention |
A.hitting | B.destroying | C.brushing | D.polishing |
A.connected | B.agreed | C.began | D.went |
A.asked | B.lent | C.offered | D.taught |
A.reminded | B.allowed | C.advised | D.promised |
A.nose | B.teeth | C.body | D.mouth |
A.get into | B.get in | C.get through | D.get around |
A.salty | B.healthy | C.strange | D.spicy |
A.in hand | B.in word | C.in sight | D.in mind |
A.ordered | B.insisted | C.recommended | D.requested |
A.contain | B.mean | C.bring | D.show |
A.presence | B.efforts | C.persuasion | D.permission |
A.assisted | B.encouraged | C.approached | D.expected |
A.Fortunately | B.Consequently | C.Logically | D.Obviously |
A.natural | B.tasty | C.complex | D.normal |
A.gather | B.find | C.sell | D.donate |
A.founded | B.introduced | C.produced | D.created |
A.treasure | B.talent | C.spirit | D.trick |
A.funds | B.salary | C.fee | D.profits |
It was dark and freezing cold outside though it was four o'clock in the afternoon. The wind kept blowing. At that time, the bell rang loudly, and everybody packed their schoolbags and got ready to go home. The teacher dismissed the students, and they walked orderly to the school gate.
David was in Class One, Grade Seven. His mother would come and pick him up from school but today she was absent. David wondered what had happened, but he was not worried at all. It usually took only ten minutes for his mother to get to school by riding an electric bike. David saw his best companion, Tommy, who was his deskmate. Tommy was waiting patiently for his mother as well. They began to talk freely and happily. David congratulated Tommy on his excellent performance in the last math exam. At the same time, Tommy thanked David, without whose help he couldn't have made such rapid progress. Five minutes later, Tommy's. mother picked up Tommy and they said goodbye to each other.
David had to put up with his moments of solitude. He had no choice but to wait until his mother came into his sight. However, half an hour passed, and there was no sign that his mother would come. David was determined to walk home.
On his way home, David could hardly see any passers-by. The trees shook with the wind and the leaves fell from them without making any noise. David was lost in thinking what was wrong with his mother. Some terrible thoughts jumped out of his mind. “Maybe an accident happened to her. Maybe she got hurt by some robbers. Maybe she was seriously ill. ”Little David burst into tears and quickened his step. He did not dare to think over the results. What he could do was pray for the safety of his mother and wish everything was all right.
Time slipped away like an arrow. 2 In the short distance, it was his beautiful house with a garden. “This must, be the worst experience in my life," David thought to himself and felt scared.
注意:1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
David stood in front of the door and opened it hurriedly.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Suddenly, there was a knock on the door and came a familiar voice.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 . Once upon a time, when you first attended a youth sporting event, your parents probably weren't expecting you to become a professional athlete.They signed up for a basketball, football or swimming course for you in the hope that you might learn lessons about winning gentlemanly, losing with dignity(尊严)and insisting on it when things get hard. Yes, playing games is good exercise, but it is the life lessons that matter most.
For many of us, instead of looking to improve our minds and spirits, we began judging progress only by the size of our muscles or the numbers on a weighing machine. The thought that athletic competition is about greater life lessons and the building of character has been further undermined(削弱)by headlines about professional athletes.
“And yet there's still strong evidence that sports strongly improve certain personal qualities,” says Angela Lumpkin, Professor of the Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Kansas. And that's true for athletes of any age.Amateur sports(业余体育运动)provide a safe place for competition. They also provide a practice ground for managing stress.
The advantages of taking part in a sport can seep(渗透)into your professional life, too. In basketball, for example, “Getting everyone to play the right role on the court is the key to success,” says Alan Arlt, the founder of the Life Time Fitness basketball program Ultimate Hoops. “That is certainly useful in the business world, where everyone understands their own role in the organization.” “In athletic events, you go through good and bad times often in the period of two hours,” says former NBA head coach Flip Saunders. “Do you have the calm manner to settle yourself down, or do you totally lose it and get thrown out of the game which hurts both you and your team?All of that oncourt experience has a real effect on how you deal with reallife situations.”
1. What would parents expect when their children joined in sports?A.To win as many games as possible. |
B.To improve their health. |
C.To make more friends. |
D.To get through difficulties. |
A.People play sports to build their character. |
B.People still hold the idea that sports can keep us fit. |
C.People keep playing sports to improve minds and spirits. |
D.People pay more attention to the news of professional athletes. |
A.support Lumpkin's idea |
B.introduce the next topic |
C.show another piece of evidence |
D.show the main idea of the paragraph |
A.how to succeed in the future |
B.how to keep calm in certain situations |
C.how to deal with reallife situations |
D.how to understand the role on the court |
8 . “I couldn’t move. I’ll have to wait here until you return.” I said to my friends. Both my feet ached so much and my
On the 27th of January 2008, I went out alone, with the purpose of
Seeing the whitecovered pine trees, I couldn’t help entering the
Now I’m sitting beside a warm stove, writing about my trip while my memory is still
A.fingers | B.legs | C.hands | D.eyes |
A.sat | B.lay | C.rose | D.raised |
A.when | B.where | C.why | D.which |
A.memory | B.trouble | C.promise | D.holiday |
A.joy | B.way | C.failure | D.difficulty |
A.climbing | B.photographing | C.watching | D.travelling |
A.watched | B.found | C.felt | D.looked |
A.determined | B.encouraged | C.disappointed | D.discouraged |
A.sound | B.impression | C.sight | D.thought |
A.sure | B.nervous | C.worried | D.embarrassed |
A.Followed | B.Supported | C.Caught | D.Guided |
A.gave off | B.gave away | C.gave out | D.gave up |
A.within | B.beyond | C.at | D.by |
A.ice | B.house | C.forest | D.hole |
A.smoke | B.snow | C.wind | D.leaves |
A.sensitive | B.exciting | C.interesting | D.dangerous |
A.Checking | B.Forgetting | C.Hoping | D.Fearing |
A.out | B.in | C.by | D.inside |
A.good | B.fresh | C.scary | D.aware |
A.when | B.which | C.that | D.one |
9 . As scientists around the world race to find a treatment for the coronavirus, a young girl among them stands out.
Anika Chebrolu, a 14yearold from Frisco, Texas, has just won the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge and a $25,000 prize for a discovery that could provide a potential therapy to Covid19 (or SARSCoV2 virus).
Anika's winning invention uses insilico methodology to discover a lead molecule that can selectively bind to the spike protein of the SARSCoV2 virus.
"The last two days, I saw that there is a lot of media hype about my project since it involves the SARSCoV2 virus and it reflects our collective hopes to end this pandemic as I, like everyone else, wish that we go back to our normal lives soon," Anika told CNN.
The coronavirus has killed more than 1.1 million people globally since China reported its first case to the World Health Organization (WHO) in December. The United States has more than 219,000 deaths, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
Anika, who is Indian American, submitted her project when she was in 8th grade but it wasn't always going to be focused on finding a cure for Covid19. Initially, her goal was to use insilico methods to identify a lead compound that could bind to a protein of the influenza virus.
"After spending so much time researching about pandemics, viruses and drug discovery, it was crazy to think that I was actually living through something like this," Anika said.
"Because of the immense severity of the Covid19 pandemic and the drastic impact it had made on the world in such a short time, I, with the help of my mentor, changed directions to target the SARSCoV2 virus." Anika said she was inspired to find potential cures to viruses after learning about the 1918 flu pandemic and finding out how many people die every year in the United States despite annual vaccinations and antiinfluenza drugs on the market.
1. What won Anika Chebrolu the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge?A.The discovery of a therapy to Covid19. |
B.The invention of the insilico methodology. |
C.The finding of a molecule that may help treat Covid19. |
D.The invention of a lead molecule. |
A.They want to get rid of pandemic and restore their lives. |
B.They want more racial equality in the world . |
C.They want to strengthen the education of science. |
D.They want to see a lot of media hype about her project. |
A.Fortunately | B.Finally |
C.Personally | D.Originally |
A.Anika experienced the 1918 flu pandemic. |
B.Vaccinations and antiinfluenza drugs work perfectly. |
C.Vaccinations and antiinfluenza drugs are not good enough. |
D.A lot of people die from flu every year. |
10 . Basketball star Lebron James made $33 million last year. And that probably doesn’t surprise anyone. We’re used to watching professional athletes(运动员) make and spend millions of dollars.
But there was a time when professional athletes could barely buy a car. For most sports teams in 1950, there were main ways to make money. They sold tickets to games and popcorn in the stadium. For fans, it was a good deal(交易). You could see a Brooklyn Dodgers baseball game for 60 cents. For players, the deal wasn’t so great. There wasn't much money to go around. So salaries(薪水) stayed low. In some professional sports, players couldn’t spend the off-season working out. They had to get second jobs so they could pay the rent.
In the 1960s, television changed everything. In 1950, only 1 in 10 American homes had TVs. By 1960, 9 in 10 homes had TVs. And people loved watching sports. At first, team owners were worried about TV. They thought fans wouldn't pay to come to the stadium anymore. But the TV networks paid millions of dollars for the right to show games. That’s when sports teams started to get rich. Finally, the teams shared their wealth with players. In 1974, several baseball teams wanted a player named Catfish Hunter, who chose to play for the New York Yankees. They paid him $1 million just for picking their team. Since then, athletes have only gotten richer. In 2018, the highest-paid player in baseball will make $33 million. In basketball, the average salary is about $7 million a year.
Are sports stars worth the money? Many fans seem to think so. They will pay crazy prices to cheer for their favorite players.
1. What does the underlined word “barely” in Paragraph 2 mean?A.finally | B.hardly | C.usually | D.personally |
A.It was unfair to players. | B.It was a bit expensive. |
C.It was cheap at the price. | D.It was less attractive to them. |
A.Sports became a big business. |
B.People were more willing to play sports. |
C.More and more fans came to the stadium. |
D.Tickets to games became more expensive. |
A.How sports stars become famous. |
B.Why fans are crazy about sports star. |
C.Why sports become more and more popular. |
D.How professional athletes started getting rich. |