1 . I've come to the conclusion that I'm rubbish at saying “No”. For example, last Sunday I was sitting at my desk alone, totally ____ in my own business, when a colleague of mine phoned and asked me to get involved in ____ with her. I found myself getting all caught up in her enthusiasm and didn't want to ____ her. So I said “Sure, why not？” and before the call had ____, I found myself agreeing, without giving any ____ whether it was worth doing.

We are both window­shoppers and ___ a whole day in the street. Actually, I hardly have any time to spare because I am very busy ____ my normal job - I've also got a book to write, a business to ____ and a family to look after. And then there are my other projects to ____ - my voluntary work and a couple of other interesting investments that I want to ____. I'm going to have to be more ruthless (无情的) and not just agree to ____ people ask me to get involved in. In other words, I'm going to have to get ____ at saying “No”.Usually I hate saying “No”, because having to disappoint someone usually ____ me. Now I realize ____ I haven't learned to say “No”, I've been feeling very ____.

We had better do what we think is right and what we are ______ to do. Sometimes it does not seem that bad to ______ others. If I focus on the things I ______ want to be involved in, I'll reach a much higher standard and do it quite ______. I'll be enthusiastic and motivated (有积极性) and do something that is good for everyone and everyone will be happy. It'll be a win-­win ______. What's not good about that？So sometimes, we have to say “No”.

1.

A．experienced

B．absorbed

C．concerned

D．disappointed

2.

A．reading

B．discussion

C．shopping

D．travel

3.

A．displease

B．force

C．support

D．shock

4.

A．explained

B．announced

C．developed

D．ended

5.

A．thought

B．suggestion

C．idea

D．question

6.

A．lost

B．kept

C．enjoyed

D．wasted

7.

A．because of

B．regardless of

C．apart from

D．instead of

8.

A．visit

B．run

C．inspect

D．invent

9.

A．consider

B．fetch

C．catch

D．enlarge

10.

A．take in

B．work on

C．turn out

D．make up

11.

A．something

B．none

C．everything

D．either

12.

A．further

B．cooler

C．faster

D．better

13.

A．attracts

B．beats

C．upsets

D．puzzles

14.

A．after

B．because

C．if

D．although

15.

A．impressed

B．anxious

C．merciful

D．depressed

16.

A．likely

B．afraid

C．willing

D．proud

17.

A．join

B．refuse

C．invite

D．choose

18.

A．highly

B．hardly

C．suddenly

D．really

19.

A．patiently

B．well

C．seriously

D．accidentally

20.

A．situation

B．environment

C．appearance

D．spirit

2 . I have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I’m still in the middle of it. This habit ______ people around me. Often my ______ wouldn’t be confined(局限) just to the books I read but also to what others were ______ as well. Finally, one day my daughter told me with a little _______. “Dad, please just read a book one page at a time like everyone else!”

At times I didn’t ______ this bad habit to just reading books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my life and _____ what to do months and even years from now instead of ______ each day as it is intended. I knew that the book of my life wasn’t done yet and that I had many ______ left to go.________, that didn’t stop me from trying to write the ______ half-way through. Time and again, I would ______ jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it ______ so I could reach that storybook happily ever after ending. Life, however, doesn’t ______   like that. It loves to ______ us, and you never know what new problem or opportunity each new day will bring.

Life has often had to ______ me to slow down. Recently, when I found myself ______ to that bad habit of rushing ahead and living in the ______ again, I felt a special voice gently telling me, “ Live one day at a time.” Then I smiled, and turned the book of my life back to the ____ page. Each of us has to live the book of life one page and one day at a time. Each of us has to write it ______ and moment by moment. We have to trust that it will bring our ______ to its perfect end.

1.

A．concerned

B．annoyed

C．frightened

D．embarrassed

2.

A．impatience

B．difficulty

C．influence

D．effort

3.

A．demanding

B．carrying

C．writing

D．reading

4.

A．interest

B．excitement

C．anger

D．sadness

5.

A．extend

B．spread

C．limit

D．devote

6.

A．bring out

B．let out

C．try out

D．figure out

7.

A．fearing

B．enjoying

C．doubting

D．imagining

8.

A．pages

B．things

C．reports

D．novels

9.

A．Indeed

B．Still

C．Surely

D．Finally

10.

A．ending

B．plot

C．outline

D．passage

11.

A．happily

B．carefully

C．unwillingly

D．foolishly

12.

A．counted

B．left

C．happened

D．backed

13.

A．start

B．finish

C．work

D．change

14.

A．touch

B．amuse

C．worry

D．surprise

15.

A．allow

B．force

C．remind

D．encourage

16.

A．admitting

B．returning

C．responding

D．referring

17.

A．present

B．memory

C．dream

D．future

18.

A．right

B．first

C．new

D．blank

19.

A．more or less

B．line by line

C．one by one

D．now and then

20.

A．story

B．job

C．plan

D．hope

3 . A robot created by Washington State University (WSU) scientists could help elderly people with dementia (痴呆) and other limitations live independently in their own homes.

The Robot Activity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors installed in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities. It navigates (定位) through rooms and around obstacles to find people on its own, provides video instructions on how to do simple tasks and can even lead its owner to objects like their medication or a snack in the kitchen.

“RAS combines the convenience of a mobile robot with the activity detection technology of a WSU smart home to provide assistance in the moment, as the need for help is detected,” said Bryan Minor, a postdoctoral researcher in the WSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Currently, an estimated 50 percent of adults over the age of 85 need assistance with every day activities such as preparing meals and taking medication and the annual cost for this assistance in the US is nearly $2 trillion. With the number of adults over 85 expected to triple by 2050, researchers hope that technologies like RAS and the WSU smart home will relieve some of the financial strain on the healthcare system by making it easier for older adults to live alone.

RAS is the first robot researchers have tried to incorporate into their smart home environment. They recently published a study in the journal Cognitive Systems Research that demonstrates how RAS could make life easier for older adults struggling to live independently.

“While we are still in an early stage of development, our initial results with RAS have been promising,” Minor said. “The next step in the research will be to test RAS’ performance with a group of older adults to get a better idea of what prompts, video reminders and other preferences they have regarding the robot.”

1. How does RAS serve elderly people?

A．Through sensors.	B．Through objects.
C．Through a mobile robot.	D．Through their daily activities.

2. What can we know about RAS?

A．It is the first robot used in daily life.	B．Its function remains to be tested.
C．It can locate people and do any task.	D．It can cook for owners on its own.

3. What’s Minor’s attitude toward the future of RAS?

A．Doubtful.	B．Negative.
C．Optimistic.	D．Uncertain.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Elderly people leave the nursing home.

B．Smart Home Tests first elder-Care robot.

C．RAS, the first robot to make home smart.

D．Older adults have benefited from RAS.

4 . There were three little butterfly brothers, one white, one red and one yellow. They played among the ____ in the garden, but never grew ____ because they were so happy.

One day there came a heavy rain, and it ____   their bodies. They flew away home, but when they got there they found the door locked and the key gone. So they flew to the tulip(郁金香) and said, “My dear friend, will you let us stay here till the   ____   is over?”

The tulip answered, “Only the red butterfly and the yellow one may ____ , because they are like me.”

But the red butterfly and the yellow one said, “If our ____ may not find a place, we will stay outside with him.”

It ____ harder and harder, and the poor butterflies grew much wetter, so they flew to the white lily(百合花), saying, “Good Lily, will you ____ a little so we may get in?”

The lily answered, “The ____ butterfly may come in, because he is like me, but the red one and the yellow must stay outside.”

Then the white butterfly said, “If you won’t ____ my brothers, I’ll stay out with them. We would rather be wet than be separated.”

So the three little butterflies flew away. But the ____ , who was behind a cloud, heard it all, and he knew what   ____ brothers they were. So he pushed his face through the ____ , drove away the rain, and shone ____ on the garden. He dried the bodies of the three little butterflies, and ____ their small bodies. They danced among the flowers till evening. When they flew back home, they found the door wide open.

1.

A．children

B．flowers

C．buildings

D．trees

2.

A．tired

B．excited

C．surprised

D．upset

3.

A．waved

B．broke

C．wetted

D．covered

4.

A．meeting

B．lecture

C．rain

D．class

5.

A．stand

B．enter

C．leave

D．watch

6.

A．brother

B．friend

C．neighbor

D．parent

7.

A．worked

B．rained

C．ran

D．blew

8.

A．turn

B．listen

C．open

D．move

9.

A．rich

B．white

C．little

D．beautiful

10.

A．ask

B．visit

C．call

D．accept

11.

A．sun

B．star

C．bird

D．light

12.

A．good

B．clever

C．calm

D．strong

13.

A．air

B．smoke

C．clouds

D．leaves

14.

A．sadly

B．quickly

C．secretly

D．brightly

15.

A．cleaned

B．kept

C．warmed

D．touched

5 . A movie about Mount Qomolangma I saw on a flight inspired me to climb mountains.When I saw the climbers got _______ in a storm there, I immediately knew I had to start climbing. It was not the _______ most people had to that film because none of them survived.

I _______ to climb all the highest peaks in Europe in 2017. Growing up in Sweden, I was always _______ to be outdoors by my father, but I wasn’t a _______ adventurer--I just wanted to be a _______ for girls and to tell a story that had never been told.

There is no _______ definition (定义) of a mountain. In Holland, Belgium and Denmark, the highest peak is really just a small hill. You could park your car on the top. It felt a bit like _______, but I decided I would climb them _______.

Climbing mountains is an experience that is beyond ________. You are in a beautiful environment and, when you reach the top, you feel ________, but also you have to climb down, which is when most accidents happen. ________, I don’t climb mountains that I am not totally ________.

I wanted to ________ the project at home, on Sweden’s Kebnekaise (2, 097m). I climbed it with my camera assistant. I was wearing a superhero suit. Once I was at the top we did a ________--it was like a day on the job; it didn’t seem as ________ as I’d hoped. But when I put it online and people started ________ me, I felt ________. Thanks to climbing, it’s made me so much ________, physically and mentally.

My ________ now is always to have a mountain in my calendar. I will climb Mount Qomolangma one day, when I’ m ready.

1.

A．stuck

B．excited

C．changed

D．annoyed

2.

A．access

B．promise

C．solution

D．reaction

3.

A．declined

B．happened

C．decided

D．agreed

4.

A．troubled

B．warned

C．forced

D．encouraged

5.

A．lucky

B．serious

C．calm

D．friendly

6.

A．role model

B．nice surprise

C．funny joke

D．childhood memory

7.

A．vague

B．universal

C．broad

D．alternative

8.

A．challenging

B．frightening

C．attracting

D．cheating

9.

A．otherwise

B．indeed

C．again

D．regardless

10.

A．recognition

B．reach

C．description

D．control

11.

A．awkward

B．unbelievable

C．scared

D．anxious

12.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Thus

D．Lastly

13.

A．afraid of

B．curious about

C．addicted to

D．ready for

14.

A．top off

B．look into

C．give up

D．work out

15.

A．puzzle

B．shoot

C．course

D．wash

16.

A．strange

B．normal

C．special

D．ridiculous

17.

A．praising

B．questioning

C．defending

D．teasing

18.

A．proud

B．grateful

C．confused

D．astonished

19.

A．smarter

B．stronger

C．shyer

D．kinder

20.

A．problem

B．secret

C．goal

D．regret

6 . Examples of effective conservation of places matter to the world. They range from the 1960s Nubian campaign to safeguard Ancient Egyptian monuments from the waters of the Aswan Dam to the removal in 2018 of the Belize Barrier Reef from the List of World Heritage in Danger. Conservation is the core purpose of the World Heritage Convention and it may also be its biggest challenge.

The following example shows how successes at specific sites now serve as models for conservation and sustainable (可持续性) development. A year after Vienna was included on the World Heritage List in 2001, the World Heritage Committee (WHC) expressed concerns about the architectural solutions and height of four planned towers of the Wien-Mitte project. This development project, close to the Historic Centre of Vienna in the site’s buffer zone, the one that lies between two or more other areas, affected the urban scale (规模) and visual effects in and around the property (地产). As a result of the Committee’s concerns, Vienna changed its building codes and launched a new design competition for the Wien-Mitte project to work out architectural plans with reduced size in keeping with World Heritage protection.

The successful practice inspired the government of the city to invite over 600 experts and professionals from 55 countries to an international conference on World Heritage and contemporary architecture, held in Vienna in May 2005. The global discussion that followed, detailing an approach to managing conservation and development, was recorded in the UNESCO Recommendation in 2011.

The Recommendation put forwards an all-rounded and combined approach to balancing urban heritage (遗产) conservation and economic development, arguing that active protection and management of urban heritage supports the goal of sustainable development.

The Recommendation supports the harmonious combination of contemporary involvement into the historic urban framework while holding on to values linked to history, memory and the environment.

1. Why does the author mention the Belize Barrier Reef in Paragraph 1?

A．To explain the goal of the organization.

B．To encourage the public to protect the world.

C．To show the positive effect of conservation.

D．To remind people of the environmental problems.

2. Why was WHC worried about the Wien-Mitte project?

A．It took up too much public land of the city.

B．It had a bad effect on the Historic Centre of Vienna.

C．Its original designs were not environmentally friendly.

D．Its architectural solutions couldn’t meet safety standards.

3. What did the global discussion focus on?

A．The ways to combine conservation and development.

B．The creation of the new UNESCO Recommendation.

C．The international urban management and development.

D．The styles of the contemporary architecture of Vienna.

4. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?

A．To examine the challenges faced by global urban planners.

B．To introduce alternative ways of protecting the environment.

C．To stress the importance of the value of history and memory.

D．To promote active conservation and sustainable development.

7 . Eggs make for a delicious meal, and for the past few years, we’ve been able to enjoy them guilt-free. Now, they are declared as “bad egg” again.

Researchers from Northwestern University collected data from six previous studies that tracked the health of 29, 615 adults for about 18 years on average. After gathering results from the various studies, they concluded that 300 milligrams of cholesterol (胆固醇) per day slightly raised a person’s risk of heart disease. One egg contains about 186 milligrams of cholesterol.

“These participants weren’t given periodic questionnaires, they were given one questionnaire,” says Lauren Slayton, a nutritionist. “That’s like drawing conclusions about someone’s fashion sense by what they wore 20 years ago.” No one followed up to see if the diet reports were accurate or to find out whether people changed their diet.

Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, told NPR: “So much data have already been published on this topic, which generally show that low-to-moderate egg consumption (no more than one egg per day) is not associated with increased risk of heart attack.” Plus, there are also many other risk factors that contribute to heart disease.

Before you quit your breakfast favorite, you should know that this research is far from the last word on eggs. In other words, don’t feel like you have to drop eggs from your diet based on one study. If you’re concerned about your cholesterol, discuss your diet with your doctor—and consider your exercise routine and other health factors, too. If your heart risk is rising, you may want to check out the best—and worst—diets for your heart.

1. What is the writing purpose of the text?

A．To test what previous studies found.

B．To discourage people from eating eggs every day.

C．To measure how much cholesterol an egg contains.

D．To show the link between egg-eating and health risk.

2. What can we know from Lauren Slayton’s words?

A．The findings are out of date.	B．This kind of research is limited.
C．No one cares about the research.	D．The results should be tested again.

3. What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph?

A．Consult the doctor often.	B．Seek for professional aid.
C．Do exercise on a daily basis.	D．Have a sharp mind in your diet.

4. What is the author’s attitude toward the research?

A．Cold.

B．Uncertain.

C．Doubtful.

D．Positive.

8 . Five years ago,at the age of 66, I stared running. I was not a natural _________. I wanted to lose weight and it seemed that running was a (n) _________ way. At first it was very _________ — I was mainly walking more than running when I started — but I didn’t _________.

When I started training running, I was just trying to build up stamina (耐力), and just the idea of even going three miles, even walking was a _________ .In the beginning, I just walked as much as I could and then as time went on, I _________ began running. Later I kept on adding more and more _________.

I _________ my coach Mario in my running club, and he’d been running for over 30 years. He had a lot of knowledge and often sent various quotes to _________ and encourage me.

Running the New York City Marathon for the first time was probably the greatest __________ of my life. I was really prepared, __________ Mario. I leaned a lot of life lessons during the __________: To be a winner, you have to believe in yourself __________ nobody else will. When I crossed the finishing line, I was so excited. I remember just getting to the ____14____ and realizing, “Oh my God, I’m going to do this!” I heard them say, “Welcome to the finishing line,” and I thought, wow, I was actually going to ____15____ this!

I could never have __________ myself doing the New York City Marathon, and here I am and I __________ it. I was a true __________ that it’s never too late to present yourself with a     21     image, as long as you have faith and allow that faith to     22     you.

1.

A．coach

B．athlete

C．teacher

D．student

2.

A．easy

B．funny

C．good

D．traditional

3.

A．hard

B．helpful

C．popular

D．interesting

4.

A．show up

B．come back

C．give up

D．hold back

5.

A．chance

B．reason

C．weakness

D．challenge

6.

A．hopefully

B．secretly

C．suddenly

D．gradually

7.

A．walking

B．hiking

C．running

D．wandering

8.

A．met

B．supported

C．attended

D．considered

9.

A．war

B．inspire

C．entertain

D．confuse

10.

A．adventure

B．experience

C．honor

D．opportunity

11.

A．thanks to

B．out of

C．apart from

D．except for

12.

A．graduation

B．construction

C．separation

D．preparation

13.

A．when

B．what

C．unless

D．which

14.

A．top

B．site

C．end

D．point

15.

A．listen to

B．get through

C．hang on

D．take over

16.

A．controlled

B．expressed

C．imagined

D．noticed

17.

A．tried

B．earned

C．chose

D．made

18.

A．scholar

B．leader

C．athlete

D．example

19.

A．right

B．new

C．powerful

D．hopeful

20.

A．direct

B．grasp

C．select

D．represent

9 . He’d spent seven hours climbing up the mountain through ice and snow，and now the exhausted Daniel Mazur_______that success was near. Although it was ten degrees_______zero near the top of Everest，the soft morning light showed clear blue skies for miles around.

As the men_________ out on the snow-overed peaks below，Mazur suddenly saw a_______of bright yellow to his left. Was it a tent? No way!No climber would_________out at this altitude，he thought. He decided to take a_____________look. Then Mazur’ s jaw dropped in_____________.On the_______of a cliff(悬崖)was a man sitting cross－legged，trying to change his shirt. His thick snowsuit was unzipped to the waist and he had no hat，gloves，or sunglasses. Pulling his_________hands out of his shirt，Hall looked up at Mazur.“I imagine you are________to see me here，”he said. Hall had reached the__________at nine that morning. Then he started to climb down，hoping to reach the camp before dangerous afternoon storms __________.But at 28，000 feet，Hall’s feet had stopped moving and he was __________by a deep tiredness. He couldn’t walk any more.

Mazur knew there was only one possiblees __________ to he made.“Luckily，everyone in my team made the__________one.”“We can’t leave the guy，”he said，and they all ________. Though they knew they weren’t going to get to the top，they ________Hall and eventually________it to the base.

Afterwards，Mazur said，“Sure，I wish I could have reached the top. But if we’d done that，he wouldn’t be________today，and I would have to live with that for the________of my life.

1.

A．breathed

B．touched

C．smelt

D．sensed

2.

A．below

B．near

C．above

D．over

3.

A．figured

B．looked

C．came

D．held

4.

A．flash

B．.row

C．lack

D．pile

5.

A．play

B．work

C．camp

D．point

6.

A．calmer

B．cleaner

C．closer

D．clumsier

7.

A．excitement

B．amazement

C．contentment

D．disappointment

8.

A．soil

B．dam

C．grass

D．edge

9.

A．numb

B．warm

C．rough

D．old

10.

A．depressed

B．desperate

C．surprised

D．satisfied

11.

A．tent

B．top

C．team

D．tower

12.

A．pulled up

B．rolled in

C．settled down

D．moved out

13.

A．sought

B．offered

C．protected

D．overcome

14.

A．decision

B．sacrifice

C．explanation

D．message

15.

A．unfit

B．unfair

C．right

D．real

16.

A．assumed

B．abused

C．agreed

D．appeared

17.

A．rescued

B．abandoned

C．treated

D．declined

18.

A．dragged

B．made

C．invited

D．recalled

19.

A．acute

B．apart

C．alone

D．alive

20.

A．hope

B．pride

C．purpose

D．rest

10 . As the train picked up its speed, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats. A window seat is always my favorite. I _________ the lower berth (卧铺), so I could enjoy the outside _________   from the moving train, But an elderly lady, perhaps in her 80s, _________ the front seat of mine. At one point, we met our eyes. She smiled at me. Out of _________, I gave her response, Then both of us remained _________.

It was 4:50 pm. Bed time was still in a long way. I couldn’t _________ myself any longer and asked, “Auntie! Where’re you going?” She said in a friendly _________, “Army camp, dear.”

Suddenly my _________ doubled to know the reason. I politely said, “Aunty, you’re visiting someone?” She smiled _________ and nodded, “My son, in the army!” Just to __________ the conversation, I continued to ask, “you must be feeling so __________ to see your child and your grandchildren.”

Perhaps, this question __________ her a little but she bravely answered, “Oh, dear! Anyway, my only son __________ himself just a few days ago in a terrorist attach. I had bought so many new __________ with the winter dust coats for him. So, I bought why not __________ some to some other soldiers, so that   I would control my __________ and I would be happy thinking that my own __________ has worn them. He was __________ so I don’t have any grandchild.

I was __________ hearing her heart-breaking story! But I __________ the old lady from the bottom of my heart. I was thinking of her brave heart!

1.

A．booked

B．checked

C．sold

D．cleaned

2.

A．people

B．sunshine

C．beauty

D．farms

3.

A．put off

B．lay on

C．pulled down

D．took up

4.

A．surprise

B．respect

C．place

D．favor

5.

A．calm

B．still

C．silent

D．cool

6.

A．contain

B．breathe

C．put

D．express

7.

A．room

B．manner

C．atmosphere

D．circle

8.

A．hobby

B．ambition

C．interest

D．courage

9.

A．fluently

B．secretly

C．carelessly

D．proudly

10.

A．join

B．hold

C．start

D．change

11.

A．free

B．relaxed

C．strange

D．excited

12.

A．scared

B．hurt

C．awoke

D．interested

13.

A．sacrificed

B．committed

C．applied

D．abandoned

14.

A．books

B．tickets

C．shorts

D．clothes

15.

A．reduce

B．wash

C．spare

D．store

16.

A．emotion

B．sorrow

C．excitement

D．guard

17.

A．grandson

B．soldier

C．son

D．relative

18.

A．single

B．lonely

C．active

D．tiresome

19.

A．disappointed

B．embarrassed

C．amazed

D．shocked

20.

A．admired

B．imagined

C．found

D．reviewed