1 . 语法填空

In Japan’s capital city of Tokyo, the height of buildings     1     (limit) because of earthquake danger. As one of the most crowded cities in the world, the traffic in Tokyo has become so heavy that it is very difficult     2     (go)from one place to another. The price of the land, too, has always been going up     3     (rapid). All these explain why a group of Japanese land developers came to     4     conclusion that there was nowhere to go but down. So far they     5     (dig) out space underground for fifteen shopping centers.

One of the     6     (advantage) of shopping and eating underground is its clean air. The city of Tokyo has one of the most serious smog problems in the world. Also, while     7     (travel) underground, you escape the ever-present threat of traffic accidents on the city’s busy streets. Still, the advanced underground traffic system makes it     8     (convenience) for people to get around in Tokyo: you are usually right next to, or even in, a subway station. And you can even spend the night underground     9     you like. The Ginza Station, for example, in downtown Tokyo, has a hotel     10     a bar, restaurant, and barbershop.

2 . 让我感到有趣的是袋鼠不能倒退行走，只能勇往直前。（用名词性从句翻译句子）
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3 . People expect that there will be a good harvest. (同义转换)
______ ______ ______ ______ there will be a good harvest.

4 . When Ryan Boyland graduated from medical school this spring, his parents, Michelle and Roosevelt Boyland, wanted to do something special to mark their son’s achievement as the first person in their family to become a doctor.

Michelle Boyland came up with the brilliant idea of renting out a billboard after seeing a story on TV.

“Everybody knew about it except Ryan. And I told him that I needed to talk to him and we’re going to meet at his older brother’s apartment in the parking lot,” Michelle Boyland explained, adding that the parking lot was near where the billboard was located. “Ryan had tons of questions as usual. ‘Why are we meeting? How come we can’t talk about it right now over the phone?’ I said, ‘This is very important. I need to see your face.’”

When his mother, brother and sister took him to see the billboard in person, Ryan Boyland had no idea what was going to happen until he finally looked up and saw his photo towering above the roadway.

“The first thing I thought was, how long it had been there and how many people had already seen me before I had seen me? A moment of mild panic kind of entered me,” he recalled. “In the past, I have been a little bit hesitant about receiving such attention and seeing my head 20 feet off the ground was a bit of a shock.”

The billboard, which reads, “Congratulations Doctor Ryan Boyland Class of 2023 University of Nebraska Medical Center,” stands tall in front of Bellevue University in Bellevue, Nebraska.

“I chose that location because it’s right down the street from the church that we attend, as wellas right down the street from the high school that Ryan went to 10 years ago,” Michelle Boyland said, adding, “I wanted it to inspire our community. I wanted it to inspire the kids, little kids, middle schoolers that they can be doctors too.”

Ryan Boyland has gotten ready to move to Denver to begin his career as an emergency medicine residency(住院医生) in Denver Health.

“He’s accomplished a lot in a very short period of time and I’m looking forward to many more accomplishments in the future. Hopefully, he’ll start taking credit for it a little bit better,” dad Roosevelt Boyland said.

1. How did Ryan Boyland feel when hearing the meeting place?

A．Nervous.

B．Excited.

C．Confused.

D．Ridiculous.

2. Why did Michelle Boyland choose to rent out the billboard in front of Bellevue University?

A．Because it is where Ryan graduated.

B．Because it is a place with large flow of people.

C．Because it is the most obvious place in the city.

D．Because it is a good place to inspire students in the neighbourhood.

3. What can we infer from Roosevelt Boyland’s words in the last paragraph?

A．He has high hopes for his son.

B．He believes his son will be the best doctor.

C．He believes the billboard will inspire his son.

D．He is not satisfied with what his son has achieved.

5 . Does the sound of rain really help you fall asleep?

You’ve likely heard that the pitter-pattering of raindrops can help people fall asleep. There’s also research that supports the idea that rain sounds are a useful sleep aid. Here’s what to know.

➢       1    

Rain sounds can mask other sharper noises in your environment. Think of a dripping faucet (滴水的龙头), in the other room — in dead silence, it could be very annoying. With a masking background of wind in the leaves or a soft rain, the drip would never be detected.     2    

➢   Rain sounds might hit the right frequencies.

By masking background sounds, rain tacks might seem like they’re just ordinary white noise — but they aren’t.     3     which are named after colors. Rain sounds are considered pink noise, which is characterized by louder sounds at a low frequency and softer sounds at high frequencies. Research suggests that pink noise can improve seep in healthy individuals.

➢   Research suggests that nature has a calming effect.

In addition to helping people fall asleep, rain sounds can be simply relaxing.     4     as evidence points to their psychological benefits, including increased cognitive (认知的) capacity and reduced anxiety and stress. According to a study last year, people exposed to nature sounds have the calming part of their nervous system activated by these racks.

➢   Should you try rain sounds?

Rain sounds might help some people, but they’re not for everyone.     5     One person’s gentle rain is another’s food worry or need to go to the bathroom. Similarly, gentle rain with distant thunder is calming for some and arming for others. Will they work for you? There’s only one way to find out!

A．Rain noise hides other sounds.

B．Rain noises sometimes disturb sleep.

C．This may be because they’re a natural sound.

D．So rain sounds can create a calming background noise.

E．White noise is a technical term for a variety of sounds.

F．It is worth experimenting with the frequency to see if it works for you.

G．Different sounds bring out different responses depending on the individual.

6 . 选词填空

A. care about          B. from head to toe       C. make an effort        D. came across    E. in secret             F. out of mercy             G. regardless of             H. a lack of

1. I don't believe that he helped that girl just ____________.
2. I will ____________ to help that timid boy overcome his shyness.
3. It is reported that the amber room was moved ____________ that night.
4. While staying in France，I ____________ those graceful girls.
5. Nobody has the right to exclaim in public ____________ their social position or age.
6. The woman pretended not to ____________ money，so the villagers all liked her.
7. The man glanced at me ____________, and then left the meeting room.

7 . Lessons to Learn from Nature

As we become more and more separated from nature, we start to realize how much we depend on it. People often seek for wisdom, experience, and knowledge. Guess who’s been around in this world longer than mother nature? The followings are the lessons nature can teach us.

    1     As the daily, monthly, and yearly cycles change, everything in nature changes, too. Leaves change their color, flowers turn into fruits, some animals sleep throughout the whole winter, and when they wake up, it’s spring again — a new beginning. What we need to learn is that change is a good thing.     2    

Nature is flexible. Flexibility is what helps a leaf endure. If there’s a lot of sun in the area, the leaves of a particular plant will be smaller, thicker, and will change their color. Leaves growing in the shade, on the other hand, will be larger, greener, and thinner, so they could absorb more sunlight.     3    

    4     When you spend time in nature, by the sea, in the forest, or in the desert, you’ll notice nothing really happens hurriedly.     5     We overload ourselves with work that we can’t fit into 24 hours and then we get stressed out. Stop for a moment. Breathe. Set your priorities and change your life’s tempo.

A．Nature is never in a rush.

B．Nature is ever-changing.

C．Nature always has its own pace.

D．The ability to adapt quickly is an important ability.

E．On the other hand, human beings are always in a hurry.

F．Accepting change makes us more adaptable, and that sets us free.

G．It’s important for the leaves to know how to adapt to the environment.

8 . When you hear the word “artificial intelligence”, the first thing that comes to mind is robotics, but what truly is artificial intelligence and what does the future hold for it? Artificial intelligence is any device or machine that mimics cognitive (认知的) functions humans associate with the human mind, such as learning and problem solving. Examples of artificial intelligence in our day to day lives include: Siri, Google, advertising and so much more. Every industry is incorporating (吸收/包含) artificial intelligence into its back bone.

Currently, the effects of artificial intelligence seem all positive. Artificial intelligence will lead to more new and important discoveries in the future, through its predictive modelling. In 2017, NASA reported the discovery of an eight-planet solar system with the help of AI. It can also predict the emergence of any new virus, disease or epidemic and discover a corresponding drug to treat it by accessing and analyzing multiple sets of data. This in turn will help the healthcare industry develop Al programs that will improve longevity and predict the time of the first sign of diseases, improve drug research processes and assist doctors in diagnosis.

However, there are still a lot of public concerns. An article titled “The Future of Work” gives a practical view on the influence of artificial intelligence and automation in our job industry. It predicts that by 2030, job losses will reach a rate of twenty nine percent, with an even lesser job creation percentage of thirteen percent. In 2014, a chat bot known as Eugene Goostman passed the Turing test, making judges think it was a human and leading to a lot of raised concerns. Does this mean that with future research, robots can insert themselves smoothly into our environment? It gives people a lot of food for thought.

The future of artificial intelligence is both fascinating and alarming. Privacy laws and security guidelines should be reviewed to protect everyone from vulnerability (脆弱性). Still if researches continue to be done with exposure and responsibility, the balance would not tip in favor of the negative.

1. According to the passage, AI can be used ________.

A．to reduce job creation

B．to insert themselves smoothly into our lives

C．to make scientific breakthrough

D．to prevent the emergence of new virus, disease or epidemic

2. By mentioning the medical use in paragraph 2, the author wanted ________.

A．to introduce a new way to cure any disease.

B．to explain the value of artificial intelligence.

C．to show the effectiveness of artificial intelligence treatment.

D．to discuss the possibility of artificial intelligence replacing doctors.

3. What can we infer from the last sentence in paragraph 4?

A．Currently, there are more negative effects caused by AI.

B．More researches are needed in order to further develop AI.

C．It’s very difficult to balance the exposure and responsibility in researches.

D．It's possible to reduce the negative effects of AI in the future.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Artificial Intelligence will change the future.

B．The future needs regulation of Artificial Intelligence.

C．Artificial Intelligence has made scientific breakthroughs.

D．Artificial Intelligence does more harm than good to humans.

9 . In his letter, Li Hua _____ the care and hospitality from his home-stay family during his stay in London.

A．acknowledged

B．remembered

C．admitted

D．displayed

10 . 选用方框内的词汇补全语篇，每个单词限用一次，有一个单词为多余选项。

A．power             B．days                    C．unique             D．connected             E．young             F．priority G．effectively             H．exposed             I．monitor             J．settings             K．suffer

Raising a teenager today can be a challenging job. Long gone are the innocent     1     when you could have him accept your values or accomplish what you think the most important thing.

Today’s teens spend an average of 7.5 hours a day     2     to some type of electronic device and most know more about the Internet than their parents. This means they are potentially     3     to a lot more trouble than previous generation. It’s every parent’s first     4     to keep their children safe from harm or to rescue them before they     5     the consequences. Children need their parents to look after their welfare even if they are too     6     to understand and express that need.

However, protections such as parental control     7     can easily be turned off by skilful computer users. “Friending your child on Facebook doesn’t work     8    , either, as it offers users multiple ways to hide content from certain friends.

One of the best of these new services is TeenSafe.com. It’s an online service that allow parents to     9     their children’s mobile, social and Web activities, all in one place. The program can be easily customized for every family’s     10     needs to ensure that everything is okay online.