1 . 语法填空

My father and I haven’t met for more than two months. It is due to the horrible novel coronavirus epidemic (传染病)     1     we can see each other only through phone video calls. My father is a warrior     2     (dress) in white in the war without smoke     3     the virus although he is not a soldier. My father told me that the ward is     4     (he) battlefield, saying that he is duty bound to fight the virus and protect as many patients as possible. Today, I saw he     5    (wear) a blue medical cap and a pair of transparent     6    (protect) glasses over his own glasses. The eyes were full of love, tears,     7    (strong), power and courage. I know he is in a     8    (danger) situation, but his eyes seem to say, “I’m fine.” He is a real hero,     9     will live in our hearts forever. May God bless all the courageous doctors and nurses     10    (fight) on the front line.

2 . Never in my life will I forget that most Americans expect immigrants to talk and act like Americans. However, if those people spent even a week in an alien country where English isn’t the __ language, I think they’d learn just how unfair that __ is. As for me. I wouldn’t say that I was ever__ upon immigrants, but I definitely didn’t go __ my way to assist them either.

Then, when I was in college, I chose to study __ in Tokyo. Japan for a semester. __, I had been majoring in Japanese for almost 3 years by the time I __ Japan. But even with 3 years of the language under my belt. I still __ to communicate effectively. Everyday things that we often take __ were a battle. Going to the grocery store for the first time was quite __, because I couldn’t take in a single thing the cashier conveyed to me. When I __ a package which was assigned (指) to be   __ to my dorm, I had to have a Japanese friend call the post office and __ a new time to have it delivered, because I failed to comprehend Japanese over the __.

Since coming __ to the United States, I have discovered that I am much more __ with those who are adjusting to life in America and may not be perfectly __ in English. Besides, most Americans aren’t so intended to earnestly perform for __ . While in Japan, it seemed like everybody I met was super __ to help me get where I was trying to go.

Studying abroad was not only an eye-opening __ in that I got to see and experience another culture, but, as well, it gave me a new view on my own culture.

1.

A．first

B．foreign

C．native

D．easy

2.

A．preparation

B．resolution

C．expectation

D．decision

3.

A．hard

B．cruel

C．kind

D．generous

4.

A．on to

B．away from

C．in to

D．out of

5.

A．abroad

B．domestically

C．well

D．alone

6.

A．Usually

B．Terribly

C．Hopefully

D．Thankfully

7.

A．seek after

B．left for

C．call for

D．think of

8.

A．hesitated

B．illustrated

C．struggled

D．promised

9.

A．in total

B．under control

C．as expected

D．for granted

10.

A．amusing

B．exciting

C．inspiring

D．encouraging

11.

A．lost

B．ruined

C．missed

D．refused

12.

A．packed

B．delivered

C．shared

D．bought

13.

A．think about

B．set about

C．put up

D．set up

14.

A．feel

B．phone

C．dorm

D．friend

15.

A．forward

B．back

C．away

D．same

16.

A．curious

B．careful

C．tired

D．patient

17.

A．fluent

B．right

C．serious

D．crazy

18.

A．colleagues

B．foreigners

C．students

D．visitors

19.

A．free

B．anxious

C．afraid

D．willing

20.

A．style

B．culture

C．experience

D．view

3 . Millions of A$50 banknotes in Australia have an embarrassing typographical error that was overlooked by the country’s central bank before they were printed and circulated.

The goof first became known on Thursday when a listener on radio outlet Triple M sent the station a magnified photo of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) new A$50 note highlighting the word “responsibility“ misspelt as ”responsibilty” three times.

The A$50 currency is the most widely circulated in Australia and accounts for nearly half the total value of other banknotes in use, according to the RBA. But for now, around 46 million of the new notes are in use across the country.

The note came into circulation on Oct. 18, 2018 with new security features designed to deter counterfeiting and with tactile (触觉的) elements for the visually impaired .

But it has no intention of withdrawing or recalling the notes from circulation. The error will be corrected in the next print run, the RBA said.

An RBA spokeswoman said in an emailed statement to Reuters the Bank “is aware of it and the spelling will be corrected at the next print run.”

“This does not affect the legal tender status of the banknotes. We have reviewed our processes to remove the likelihood of such an error occurring in the future,” an RBA spokeswoman said.

It sports a head-shot of Edith Cowan, who served as the first woman elected to an Australian legislature from 1921 to 1924.

“ It is a great responsibility to be the only woman here, and I want to emphasize the necessity which exists for other women being here,” it says.

The Bank said in its latest annual report its note printing subsidiary delivered 227 million Australian banknotes in 2017/18, including around 184 million new series A$50 banknotes.

1. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To introduce Australian Central Bank’s annual report on A$50.

B．To recall the newly-printed A$50 banknotes due to printing error.

C．To report a printing mistake of A$50 banknotes in Australia.

D．To warn Australian people of the typographical error in A$50 banknotes.

2. What is the underlined word “goof” in the second paragraph?

A．fault

B．circulation

C．damage

D．reproduction

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．A listener on radio Triple M called the station to tell the error of new A$50

B．The new A$50 notes account for most of the total value of other banknotes in use in Australia.

C．The RBA will withdraw new A$50 notes and they will not be in circulation.

D．The RBA is aware of the typographical error and it will correct the printing error in the next print run.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The correct spelling in the new A$50 note is “responsibility”.

B．The typographical error affects the legal status of the banknotes.

C．The new A$50 note with typographical error came into circulation on August,2018.

D．The new A$50 note has a head-shot of Mr. Cowan who was once an Australian legislature.

4 . A YOUNG girl raises her hand in class to answer the teacher’s question. She proudly gives the correct answer when her classmates start to giggle . Among them, she hears somebody call her a “know-it-all” and sees another roll his eyes. She doesn’t dare to speak up again because confident women are often called“ “bossy”.

Despite decades of advances, it seems that women continue to face prejudice when it comes to holding a position of power.

Laila Farah, an associate professor at DePaul University in Chicago in the US, said the reason for this stereotype lies in history.

“This is an old phenomenon which reflects the fact that many people think females don’t have the same brain capability compared to the male brain,” Farah said.

What’s more, the prejudice is so deep in our society that it has become hard to ignore. “Gender bias is found in the media, schools, the workplace-basically everywhere,” Farah said. “It is learned in infancy and goes from toys chosen to assuming females aren’t good at math.”

Another reason for confident women being called bossy is that “some people aren’t used to women being confident enough to speak their minds”, said high school junior Jessica Bella from Illinois. Embarrassing women by calling them “bossy” has caused some of them to tone down their confidence.

In a study done by the Girls Leadership Institute, a program that helps girls develop strong leadership skills, many girls said the biggest thing holding them back from participating in class was being judged.

“Sometimes, I know I have the right answer in class, but I don’t raise my hand because I don’t want to be annoying, ” said high school junior Emily Grigg from Illinois.

Still, some women have bravely stood up against this stereotype.

“If women in leadership positions are considered to be bossy, then I like to do all I can to prove that wrong. We all have an equal opportunity to present our knowledge no matter how that may come across, ”said Christina Jakubas, an English teacher from Illinois.

Maybe what we need to do is turn being bossy into something empowering for women. After all, bossy people get the job done.

1. Why does the author write about the experience of a girl raising her hand in class?

A．prove that confident women tend to be bossy

B．explain why bossy women are unpopular in groups

C．explore what stops women from being themselves

D．show how women should fight against gender bias

2. What do the underlined words ”this stereotype“ in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Females failing to do as well as males in math.

B．Gender bias becoming hard to ignore in society.

C．Women who hold a position of power facing prejudice.

D．Females not having the same brain capabilities as males.

3. Which of the following would the author probably agree with according to the article?

A．Confident women tend to possess strong leadership skills.

B．Bossy women usually get their jobs done better than men.

C．Females in leadership positions should try to avoid being bossy,

D．Females should ignore negative comments and bravely speak their minds

4. In which part of the magazine can we read the passage?

A．Health

B．Society

C．Politics

D．Entertainment

5 . According to Dr. Shaison P. Ouseph, there are three main types of artificial intelligence: Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI), Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI). ANI is the only type of artificial intelligence we have successfully realized to date.

The idea of the world being controlled by self-thinking robots who want to destroy humanity is still much in science fiction, more than science fact. Some experts think that AGI and ASI are now still out of our reach, so we don’t need to worry too much about that specific situation.

However, that is not to say that AI won’t ever seriously threaten our world and society if used incorrectly. AI could easily be programmed to do something damaging. On the other hand, AI is already taking over the world in the fields of medicine and manufacturing. Many of these could change technology and industry to benefit our lives if implemented (实施) responsibly. But as we use these new systems, we must stay ahead in terms of regulating new technologies where there is potential to do harm.

For now, the greatest concern we face with regard to ANI technologies, is the situation of efficient automation causing many human jobs to become no longer needed. So we need to start thinking seriously now about how young people are going to live with these technologies.

The world is going to move forward in one direction or another. ANI is here to stay for the foreseeable future, and it’s the youth of today who are going to define the use of these technologies. Yet, there is relatively little research and information about how AI will influence young people and their transition into a world where life is changing. “This is what my team will focus on,” said Dr. Shaison.

As new systems progress we need to safeguard what is fundamentally important to human life, and make sure that our youth will continue to have autonomy (自主权) regarding their well- being and have more opportunities for success than previous generations.

1. What does the author think of robots taking over the world?

A．It is a branch of ANI.	B．It is rooted in science fact.
C．It is just impossible at present.	D．It should cause people great concern.

2. What does the author want to tell us in paragraph 3?

A．AI can be easily programmed and used.

B．AI development needs more creative design.

C．We should be cautious about the influence of AI.

D．We should be confident and trust AI in many fields.

3. What should people be most concerned about regarding ANI?

A．The efficiency of AI machines.	B．The loss of jobs in the market.
C．The direction of AI technologies.	D．The guarantee of human well-being.

4. What will Dr Shaison’s research focus on in the future?

A．Necessity of AI to human life.

B．Youths’ adaptation to future AI.

C．Opportunities for the young generation.

D．Humanity problems caused by AI technologies.

6 . Igor Sikorsky was born on May 25th, 1889. Sikorsky developed an interest in natural sciences in his youth. He began studying at the Saint Petersburg Maritime Cadet Corps at the age of 14. In 1906, he decided that his future lay in engineering, so he left to study in Paris. In 1907, he returned home to complete his studies at the Mechanical College of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

A year later on a trip to Germany with his father, he learned of the achievements of the Wright Brothers and Ferdinand von Zeppelin’s airships. Sikorsky later said about this: “Within twenty-four hours, I’d decided to pursue aviation.”

Sikorsky then started his work on designing a helicopter. The first two attempts failed in 1909 and 1910 so he stopped and turned to fixed-wing aircraft (飞行器). His first attempt, the S-l, also failed. But his second attempt, the S-2, was a success. He continued to develop his knowledge to improve his airplane models. During this time，he also got his pilot’s license(执照). His fifth plane, the S-5, won him national attention. His sixth plane, the S-6-A, won him the highest award at the 1912 Moscow Aviation Exhibition. He built the first four-engine plane in 1913.

To continue to seek his dream, Sikorsky went to the United States in 1919, where he began teaching mathematics. He worked day and night and saved enough money to establish his own aviation company in Long Island in 1923. The company did pretty well but Sikorsky was dreaming big.

All this time his dream of building a helicopter had just grown bigger and he never stopped writing down his designs and ideas. In 1939 his dream came true. Sikorsky finally completed the VS-300 and piloted its first flight himself. It was the first successful helicopter of the United States and by 1940 served as the model for all single-rotor (单旋翼)helicopters.

Sikorsky’s work contributed greatly to the aviation industry and he was recognized as the father of helicopters because of his pioneering designs. He officially retired in 1957, but he continued to work as a consultant (顾问)until his death in 1972 at the age of 83.

1. What did Igor Sikorsky do after a trip in 1908?

A．He made engineering his major.

B．He moved from France to Germany.

C．He decided to change his life’s work.

D．He returned home to continue his studies.

2. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Igor Sikorsky’s continuous hard work.

B．The life lessons Igor Sikorsky learned.

C．The reasons for Igor Sikorsky’s past failures.

D．Igor Sikorsky’s attempts to design helicopters.

3. What happened in the 1930s?

A．Igor Sikorsky’s helicopter was a success.

B．Igor Sikorsky received his pilot’s license.

C．Igor Sikorsky’s own company was set up.

D．Igor Sikorsky became a mathematics teacher.

4. What does the story of Igor Sikorsky inspire people to do?

A．face danger fearlessly	B．treasure what they are
C．seek help from others	D．stick to their dreams

7 . Nowadays, social media brings people together from all over the world. As_______ is replacing conversations, people are actually feeling _______ and communicating less. That's why 28-year-old Rob Lawless from a big city who has spent the last four years having an hour-long face-to-face conversation with a(n) _______   a day is so unique.

“The concept of _______ with strangers just to get to know them is so foreign to people who think it was _______. In reality, I’m just here to sit with you and_______ anything,” said Lawless.

During a typical day, he speaks to around four strangers. Since 2015, he has _______ to more than 2,800 people. Lawless _______ to listen to what other people say, whether it’s their love of sports or how they are struggling to earn a _______ in the city.

No matter how busy he is, Lawless ________ fails to talk to strangers. For him, making these conversations is the best way to ________ his time. Starting to work after graduation, he felt he missed those face-to-face ________. Though he saw countless ________ for social engagement(社交应酬), networking was never the goal. Instead, he chose to find a way to meet people in a(n) ________   setting.

Lawless has ________   speaking with new friends so far. An hour provides the perfect amount of time to get to know someone on a ________ level. He has got to know the city and its people better. He wanted to recapture the social ________ he felt when he was on campus.

Lawless was very ________ at college. He joined some clubs. He could walk around campus and say hi to people. Going from college to the professional world, he has ________ lost that. Therefore, when he moved to the big city, he told himself, “This is my campus now. This is my city to make it what I want. I want to ________ people as I walk down the street.”

1.

A．writing

B．telephoning

C．texting

D．telegraphing

2.

A．lonely

B．comfortable

C．strong

D．helpless

3.

A．official

B．stranger

C．colleague

D．customer

4.

A．agreeing

B．playing

C．quarreling

D．meeting

5.

A．possible

B．inconvenient

C．difficult

D．dangerous

6.

A．talk about

B．refer to

C．deal with

D．pick up

7.

A．replied

B．spoken

C．responded

D．compared

8.

A．decides

B．refuses

C．pretends

D．loves

9.

A．degree

B．place

C．living

D．credit

10.

A．never

B．even

C．still

D．often

11.

A．waste

B．spend

C．save

D．spare

12.

A．fights

B．conferences

C．requests

D．connections

13.

A．participants

B．techniques

C．opportunities

D．functions

14.

A．relaxing

B．secret

C．unfamiliar

D．open

15.

A．stopped

B．continued

C．considered

D．admitted

16.

A．wider

B．steadier

C．lower

D．deeper

17.

A．order

B．status

C．environment

D．gathering

18.

A．involved

B．experienced

C．lucky

D．sensitive

19.

A．frequently

B．completely

C．simply

D．willingly

20.

A．impress

B．scare

C．respect

D．recognize

8 . 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。

The Medal of the Republic, the Friendship Medal and other national honorary titles have gone to 42 outstanding individuals     1     background are varied for their contributions to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding.

Pharmaceutical chemist Tu Youyou was one of the eight who     2    (award) the Medal of the Republic. She was the co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Yuan Longping, a Chinese agronomist (农学家) and     3    (educate), was another of the eight. Yuan is well-known for developing the first hybrid rice verities. His breakthrough led to     4    (grow) hybrid rice in Africa, South America and Asia, which could provide a     5    (rely) food supply for high-risk famine (饥荒) regions.

The six foreigners     6    (present) with the Friendship Medal included Raul Castro, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand. Canadian Isabel Crook was also     7    them. 104-year-old Crook who was born in China has been     8    witness to China’s development. After the founding of PRC, she insisted     9    (firm) on staying in China and working at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). As a teacher at BFSU, she     10    (lay) foundations for foreign-language education in China.

9 . My car sweeping past the green pastures(草地), I felt the cool breeze on my face,eyes closed. The breeze felt refreshingly_________and gave me a_________of newly defined freedom and happiness. The breeze suddenly came to a halt_________the car stopping due to a bit of traffic_________by the grazing of some cute lambs.

Climbing out of the car in excitement,I _________I was in a new world,_________my only companion was the sparkling beauty of nature all around me. Standing there, I_________understood the meaning of freedom! In this fast paced world,where smartphones are a(n) _________and life without internet might just be the next step to insanity(疯狂), we’ve _________the simple pleasures in life.

Just__________for a moment to ask yourself__________it’s been since you’ve just sat down for a while, doing absolutely__________yet feeling perfectly happy and contented!

People tend to find happiness in commodities or__________around them, but the perfect place to start searching for happiness is__________within you!

Happiness is like a__________. It can be spread to others, if only we are willing to splash (撒) a few __________ on ourselves! True happiness is said to be__________when we are the__________behind a person’s beautiful smile and immense happiness!

So the next time you see someone upset or feeling low,__________them a bit of your time and support. It doesn’t cost much, but doubles the happiness in your__________ !

1.

A．familiar

B．new

C．old

D．strange

2.

A．sense

B．kind

C．type

D．matter

3.

A．as

B．since

C．with

D．for

4.

A．happened

B．occurred

C．invented

D．created

5.

A．realized

B．thought

C．recognized

D．discovered

6.

A．which

B．when

C．where

D．what

7.

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．gradually

D．immediately

8.

A．necessity

B．equipment

C．tool

D．treasure

9.

A．conducted

B．finished

C．remembered

D．forgotten

10.

A．wait

B．stop

C．hold

D．stay

11.

A．how long

B．how often

C．how many

D．how much

12.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

13.

A．things

B．goods

C．data

D．basics

14.

A．correct

B．right

C．proper

D．suitable

15.

A．river

B．well

C．spring

D．perfume

16.

A．drops

B．bottles

C．pieces

D．bags

17.

A．made

B．achieved

C．developed

D．grew

18.

A．possession

B．component

C．part

D．reason

19.

A．bring

B．take

C．lend

D．give

20.

A．soul

B．mind

C．heart

D．spirit

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Bees are major pollinators (传粉者) of fruits, vegetables and nuts. Without these helpful buzzing insects, our food supply would be     1    trouble. But bees can help humans in another way.     2    (research) say the act of beekeeping may help people with mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression. Many call     3     “beekeeping therapy.”One group of people is especially getting help from such therapy: military veterans (老兵).

Many soldiers returning from military service have trouble    4     (deal) with the experiences of war. They may also find it difficult to create a     5       (produce) life after the military service. Homelessness, depression and drug abuse can affect some military veterans. Vince Ylitalo is one such veteran. He served in the military for nearly 40 years, two tours in Iraq     6     (include). He suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

To treat his PTSD, Ylitalo is part of a beekeeping program at the Manchester Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center in the state of New Hampshire. The VA     7     (set) up several such programs in the United States.

In a recent report, Ylitalo explained     8    beekeeping calms his mind.“I’m in this program     9     (help)me get out of the thought process of all those problems that I have.It helps me think about something     10    (complete) different . I’m just thinking about the bees.”