1 . On the plane to Colombia I thought about a lot of things. I wanted to be a collaborator (合作者) so badly, but missions (任务) were not really my thing. I was going to be there for only a week, I thought. I was already on my way anyway. I was not going back to Mexico.

When I got to the camp in Bogota, I met six wonderful girls. I knew I was going to be with them, and I tried to think of it as a good thing. But it was unsuccessful. I went to bed early that day because we were leaving at sunrise the next day.

Placing my sleeping bag on the floor, I realized I was already there. Kids were going to come anytime soon but I was not ready yet. They got there an hour later. I didn’t understand why, from so many children, I could not stop looking at one in particular.

So I approached him. I saw he was dirty and that his clothes were old. The first thing he told me was that his birthday was that very same day. So I told him to wait for me. Meanwhile, I got him a present. I went inside and picked up a plastic ball that was lying in a corner.

When I got back, I told him to close his eyes, and from the moment when he opened them, a wide smile spread across his face and did not fade. Just for one plastic ball lying in a corner, I realized he was so happy with so little.

The only thing I had done the past three days was complaining about everything. From that moment I learned that the small details in life are what makes it worth it.

1. What does the underlined word “them” in Para. 2 refer to?

A．Six wonderful girls.	B．Missions to carry out.
C．Kids to stay in the camp.	D．The things the author considered.

2. Why did the author go to bed early that day?

A．Because she felt very tired.

B．Because the kids didn’t arrive.

C．Because she was leaving early.

D．Because nobody was willing to talk to her.

3. Why did the author pay special attention to the boy?

A．The boy was dirty.	B．The reason was not clear.
C．The boy’s clothes were old.	D．The boy approached the author.

4. What can we infer from the text?

A．The author thought that she was looked down by others.

B．The author went to Bogota to celebrate a boy’s birthday.

C．The boy was an orphan from the base camp in Mexico.

D．The boy was satisfied with the present from the author.

2 . I met Nancy two years ago and we immediately became friends. Rarely would a day go by when I wouldn’t see her outside of work. I was ________ by her intelligence and sweetness. In the beginning, she was very supportive of my efforts and made me feel ________ about myself. After about a year, she told me that she is an alcoholic. This ________ prevented me from wanting to be her friend, but after she ________ that she is such a person, she became more ________ getting drunk around me when I visited her home. She would call and text me nightly asking me to come to her house, and I would ________every time. I felt obligated (有义务的) as her ________ to be with her when she was completely drunk. I was partly worried that something ________   would happen to her, and part of me was also very ________ , and I needed to have someone to care about me.

Last year, the cold, hard truth ________ me. I would always be there for her when she was drunk and help her use the bathroom, or walk up the stairs. I was letting her know I was OK with her alcoholism. I would listen to her problems and respond ________ advice. One night my dad was in the ________ because of heart problems. I was sad and anxious. I ________ Nancy, but she was so extremely drunk that she couldn’t even understand what I was saying. That night I learned this relationship was completely ________ . I could comfort her, but I couldn’t expect to be comforted in return.

She has chosen not to seek help for her alcoholism. ________, I need to end my relationship with her.

1.

A．drawn

B．shown

C．driven

D．pushed

2.

A．doubtful

B．nervous

C．uneasy

D．great

3.

A．still

B．even

C．always

D．never

4.

A．admitted

B．noticed

C．believed

D．expected

5.

A．patient with

B．curious about

C．comfortable with

D．anxious about

6.

A．promise

B．change

C．go

D．smile

7.

A．monitor

B．friend

C．sister

D．assistant

8.

A．practical

B．valuable

C．challenging

D．awful

9.

A．fortunate

B．calm

C．attractive

D．lonely

10.

A．struck

B．disturbed

C．removed

D．improved

11.

A．over

B．with

C．upon

D．toward

12.

A．shelter

B．hospital

C．town

D．company

13.

A．accepted

B．remembered

C．thanked

D．called

14.

A．subjunctive

B．concrete

C．one-sided

D．reliable

15.

A．Instead

B．Moreover

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据上下文在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Li Ziqi is one of China’s most successful online video makers. She     1     (impress) millions with her videos, where she makes nearly everything with her own two hands. She has about 50 million fans in China and another 8 million overseas,     2     she remains a mystery to many of them. Her fans on social media platforms, both in China and internationally,     3     (include) YouTube and Weibo, number more than 58 million.

With 58 million fans worldwide, the Chinese internet celebrity is famous for her videos     4     she performs the work of a farmer with the grace of a fairy. In one video, she picks flowers on horseback in a red cape, invoking the image of Red Riding Hood. In another, she builds     5     bamboo furniture set using traditional Chinese techniques. While the videos have a cinematic quality to them, it’s her deep knowledge of food, nature, and Chinese culture that leaves a deep impression on     6     (view). Her videos make her fans feel relaxed and experience something     7     (refresh), which will help them reduce their stress and anxiety.

Li Ziqi grew up with her grandparents in a rural part of Sichuan province in southwestern China. She moved in with them after her stepmother mistreated her. When she was 14, she went to the city in search of work, but she decided     8     (return) to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her grandmother. Four years later, she began filming her life there. “When I worked in the city, it was about     9     (survive),” Li says. “Now when I work in the countryside, I feel like I’m     10     (true) living.” Li is often seen preparing tasty meals for her grandmother using basic ingredients and traditional techniques. Many foreigners say they have got to know traditional Chinese food culture via her channel.

4 . Many people would love to leave their jobs behind and have a life-changing adventure overseas. They imagine lying under palm trees as the sun goes down. However, life overseas is not always easy, and many are not prepared for the shock of living in an alien culture.

The honeymoon period

At first, for those who actually decide to move abroad, life is an exciting adventure. They enjoy exploring their new surroundings, and life seems like an extended holiday. They don’t mind trying the local cuisine and discovering the local culture. They can even afford to practice their foreign-language skills without fear of making mistakes.

Trouble in paradise

In many cases, when people consider moving to another country, they often fail to realize how different life will be. As time goes by, they become frustrated when language and cultural misunderstandings become a daily headache. In this stage, the visitors begin to withdraw from life in the host country and avoid spending time with local people in favor of mixing with others from their own cultural background.

The road to recovery

Gradually, most visitors realize they must accept the differences and not fight against them. This change encourages them to improve their language skills and slowly they manage to do the things they could easily do at home, such as opening a bank account. This new-found confidence enables them to see a side of life which very few tourists get to witness.

Adjusting to life abroad can often be a real problem. The secret to overcoming it is to stop trying to change your host country: you will not succeed. If not, you risk losing your dream and having to return to the old life you wanted to leave behind.

1. Why do people moving abroad feel excited at first?

A．They find foreign living much easier.

B．They love the adventure and exploration.

C．They have the necessary language skills.

D．They enjoy meeting people from different cultures.

2. According to the author, what is the main problem many people moving abroad face?

A．Culture shock.	B．Homesickness.
C．Health problems.	D．Lack of employment.

3. What would the author suggest people moving abroad do?

A．Go on holidays frequently.	B．Learn how to open a bank account.
C．Study the local language.	D．Seek out people from their home country.

5 . Winter’s first chill may bring an unwelcome guest: flu outbreaks, a new study says. Researchers looked at data on weather and flu cases in Gothenburg, Sweden, and found that flu outbreaks occurred about one week after the first appearance of cold weather and low humidity (湿度).

“According to our calculations, a cold week with an average temperature below 0°C suggests the start of the flu outbreaks,” said study researcher Nicklas Sundell. He’s an infectious diseases specialist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, which belongs to the University of Gothenburg.

“We believe that this sudden drop in temperature contributes to 5 ‘kick-start’ epidemic (流行病). Once the epidemic has started, it continues even if temperatures rise. Once people are sick, many more may become infected,” Sundell said in a university news release.

The findings support the theory that aerosol particles (雾气粒子) containing flu viruses and liquid spread more easily in cold and dry weather. In northern regions of the world, cold weather is likely a more important factor in flu outbreaks than people crowding indoors during the winter, according to Sundell. “But cold weather isn’t the only contributing factor. The virus has to be present among the population and there have to be enough people susceptible to the infection,” he said.

“If you can predict the start of the annual epidemics of the flu and other respiratory viruses, you can use this knowledge to promote campaigns for the flu vaccine and prepare emergency wards and hospital staff in advance for an increased number of patients seeking care,” Sundell said. He added that the recommendations to try to prevent the flu are the same as in previous years. Get a flu vaccine and remember to wash your hands.

1. What is the cause of the start of the epidemic according to Sundell?

A．An average temperature.

B．A lack of resistance.

C．The sudden drop in temperature.

D．The aerosol particles’ spreading quickly.

2. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “susceptible to” in paragraph 4?

A．Devoted to.

B．Addicted to.

C．Defeated by.

D．Affected by.

3. The findings of the study can be the most helpful to the development of ________.

A．tourism

B．medicine

C．epidemic

D．geography

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．How to Prevent the Flu

B．When Do People Get the Flu Easier?

C．Why Does Winter Weather Bring more Flu?

D．How to Expect the Arrival of Flu Outbreak

6 . It was six in the morning, and I pushed myself into a box truck that in the US would seat six people. Here in Ghana, it was equipped with benches that could hold twelve. I did this every morning, Monday to Friday, for two hours to get to the school I taught in.

When I arrived, I told them to place me where there was the biggest need for help. That ended up being this room. In this tiny room, there were about 120 children under six. It was so full that I had to pick my way carefully in the room. It reminded me of turning over a rock and having hundreds of ants run loose.

Within days, we’d had their names learned. There were the troublemakers who spent their time hitting one another in the hope of gaining your attention. All of my child psychology classes begged me to ignore the behavior unless I wanted to reinforce it by responding.

Then there were the ones that made my heart pound. The five-year-old girl who sat quietly in the front row was always ready to learn whatever I threw her way. She learned everything at a pace that took my breath away.

I looked at this classroom and these children, and thought of how different this was than American classrooms. I thought of how different their lives would likely be.

My volunteer coworker was trying to gain their attention to start lessons, but they were all talking excitedly over him. I held up a bag and within seconds, the classroom was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. All the children were staring at the bag of candy picked up at the market, and I realized maybe they were not that different after all.

1. What does the underlined sentence mean in paragraph 2?

A．The kids were too naughty.	B．The kids were always busy.
C．The room was over-crowded.	D．The class ran out of control easily.

2. How did the author respond to the kids’ attention-drawing behavior?

A．He took no notice of it.

B．He called out the kids’ names.

C．He moved the kids out of the way.

D．He sought help from his coworker.

3. What made the author feel amazed?

A．The differences between kids.

B．The 5-year-old girl’s pace of leaning.

C．The 5-year-old girl’s quietness.

D．Some kids’ efforts to gain attention.

4. Which way can gain the kids’ attention before lessons according to the text?

A．Giving some sweet treats.	B．Starting some small talks.
C．Dropping a pin.	D．Throwing a special bag at them.

7 . International English Summer Camp for Teens in New York

International Junior English Summer Camp for Teens in New York City is located on Rose Hill campus of Fordham University founded in 1841. This camp offers learners aged 11 — 17 from all over the world the opportunity to improve their English language skills, explore the “Big Apple” and enjoy one of the world’s greatest cities and a varied and exciting activity program. We offer residential (居住的) and day camp programs.

Prices and Dates

Dates of the Junior Camp:

June 28 — August 2, 2020

All arrivals and departures are on Sundays. Program duration: from 1 to 5 weeks.

Fees

●Residential Camp Program fee:

1 week: $2,110

2 weeks: $ 4,120

3 weeks: $ 5,630

4 weeks: $7,455

5 weeks: $ 9,820

●Day Camp Program fee (Day Program is from Monday to Friday from 08:45-18:00)

1 week: $ 915

2 weeks: $ 1,580

3 weeks: $ 2,380

4 weeks: $ 3,080

5 weeks: $ 3,825

●Application fee: $ 100

●Guardianship fee: $ 105

Residential Program Fee includes:

●20 lessons per week in the mornings

●Residential accommodation in twin rooms

●All meals (day camp prices include lunch only)

●Outings, all its tickets included

●Afternoon and evening activity program

●Two-way airport transfers,

●Close consideration and 24-hour emergency telephone number

●Placement test

●Full Emergency Medical Insurance

●Leaving certificate

We don’t have application deadlines. Please note that the camp capacity is only 200 students and many parents and group leaders are “Early Birds” and make their decision 6 to 8 months in advance.

1. Which of the following can be the learners of the Summer Camp?

A．A five-year-old child.

B．A fifteen-year-old student.

C．A thirty-year-old man.

D．A sixty-year-old grandmother.

2. How much will you pay if you choose Day Camp for 3 weeks?

A．$2,380.

B．$ 2,480.

C．$2,485.

D．$2,585.

3. What do we know about Residential Program?

A．Learners can join morning activity program.

B．Learners will take at least 20 lessons.

C．Learners have to apply for it before the deadline.

D．Learners are required to pay extra for their meals.

8 . In the early 1990s, Eric Domb, a highly successful lawyer, came up with the idea of building a bird park. His father-in-law ________ the idea in the beginning, but when the ________ started to make shape he backed out. Domb thus had to ________ money from former clients, his two brothers and father as well as a bank to build a zoological park known as Pairi Daiza.

After the park opened in 1994, his inexperience led to many ________, but he pushed on with his venture (冒险). By 2000, the park was turning a profit, and Domb’s ambitions were ________. The park needed more than birds, he believed, and other creatures and cultural gardens would help turn it into something ________.

Since his childhood he has been fascinated by Chinese ________. In 2006, he built the first Chinese garden, Dream of Han Wu Di in his zoo. It was said to be the largest Chinese garden in Europe. Domb kept ________ new elements. It finally took more than six years to complete the project.

Domb felt ________ by the joint panda breeding program. Domb and his people spent the following months ________ building giant panda houses with no guarantee that Pairi Daiza would be fortunate enough to ________ giant pandas. The huge enclosure built includes a pool, cave and ________ plantation.

Now, Domb is eager to tell how he ________ a pair of giant pandas, Xing Hui and Hao Hao in February 2014. The sense of ________ is all the more profound in that Pairi Daiza is one of the few private zoos outside China to ________ giant pandas.

1.

A．rejected

B．supported

C．doubted

D．raised

2.

A．project

B．rule

C．law

D．document

3.

A．steal

B．win

C．earn

D．borrow

4.

A．rewards

B．wonders

C．mistakes

D．regrets

5.

A．missing

B．spreading

C．shaking

D．growing

6.

A．extreme

B．unusual

C．irregular

D．essential

7.

A．culture

B．food

C．poetry

D．dream

8.

A．containing

B．changing

C．adding

D．removing

9.

A．embarrassed

B．surprised

C．confused

D．inspired

10.

A．willingly

B．enthusiastically

C．automatically

D．confidently

11.

A．take charge of

B．pay attention to

C．get hold of

D．gain knowledge of

12.

A．grass

B．tea

C．coffee

D．bamboo

13.

A．bought

B．protected

C．received

D．tracked

14.

A．pride

B．humor

C．security

D．duty

15.

A．hide

B．house

C．train

D．save

9 . A Guide to Write Well in Business

Of many skills accounting for the success of businessmen — vision, execution, persuasion, perseverance, grit, resilience — effective writing fails to make the list.     1     Thus, I give you the following pills of advice to improve your writing.

1. Use short, simple words.

Whoever convinced the world that fancy words make for quality writing is a white lie.     2     The Gunning Fox Index (GFI) measures the readability of your text. The output of the GFI is the age at which your reader with formal education can understand your writing. For example, the GFI of a speech by Churchill is 9.8 years, which means a fifth grader could understand it.

2. Let your verbs do the work.

Effective writing leans heavily on verbs and less so on adjectives and adverbs. Look again at this Churchill’s speech. Known for delivering harsh truths, Churchill’s choice of verbs leaves little doubt to his audience: grieve, fallen, defend fight, break, lose, fail, sink, brace, bear. Choosing those words undoubtedly required careful thought.     3    

3. Get rid of unnecessary words.

“If I have more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” This quote shows the sad fact that writing concise sentences takes time and effort.     4     Then delete them.

4.     5    

The English language is blessed and cursed with many tenses. Twelve, to be specific. I trust there are reasons for each of our twelve verb tenses, and I am confident there are talented writers who can make use of each. Just choose your tense carefully if you’re not one of them.

A．Use simple verb tenses.

B．Avoid the passive tense.

C．Time permitting, do something else.

D．Yet writing skills are essential in nearly every profession.

E．Particularly in business communications, simpler is better.

F．You should consider which parts of your writing your reader will skip.

G．If we invest time and energy in our choice of verbs, our writing will definitely improve.

10 . There is a vivid world beyond our senses that wildlife knows in ways human cannot. A hummingbird sees colors that humans can only imagine. Elephants call to each other in bass rumbles too deep for human hearing, Bumblebees sense the electrical field of flowers ripe for pollination, while sea turtles feel the planet’s magnetic pull.

Working on the top of the Rocky Mountains, scientists for the first time proved that wild hummingbirds can see ultraviolet light (紫外线) invisible to humans. Researchers led by Mary Stoddard at Princeton University tested wild broad-tailed hummingbirds in their natural setting and clearly showed the birds use their ultraviolet vision to search for food.

Biologists have long known that many birds have eyes sensitive to ultraviolet light, but they did not know how it might affect their vision or their natural behavior. To find out, Dr Stoddard and her colleagues went to the Rocky Mountain Laboratory, a high-altitude breeding ground for broad-tailed hummingbirds. There the scientist set up two special feeding stations equipped with LED displays which can emit UV colors, such as ultraviolet green. One feeder, emitting a UV color, contained the sugar water that hummingbirds long for, while the other, emitting a non-UV shade of the same color, contained plain water.

During the three years of filed test, birds visited the feeders 6000 times. Once they learned the clue, their ability to distinguish UV and non-UV colors accurately guided them to the sugar water, no matter how often the researchers switched them around or changed colors. “We could see the humming birds learning there was a difference between colors that looked absolutely identical to us. And that was extremely exciting,” Dr Stoddard says.

Dr Stoddard and her colleagues then tested 3.300 examples of plumage and plants. About a third of them had displayed ultraviolet colors. In nature, color conveys more than eye appeal: Color is a clue of information ——about food, mates or predators.

1. Why are different animals mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．To compare different animal’s exceptional skills.

B．To demonstrate how vivid the world around us is.

C．To introduce some supernatural abilities of human.

D．To illustrate animals’ amazing super human senses.

2. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Research background.	B．Theoretical base of the research.
C．Research approach.	D．Place of the research.

3. Which of the following can prove the hummingbirds can see ultraviolet light?

A．They can find food source by UV colors.	B．They can emit both UV and non-UV light.
C．They can learn the names of different colors.	D．They can distinguish sugar water and plain water.

4. What can be concluded about colors in nature?

A．Colors show animals’ eyesight.	B．Colors indicate survival messages.
C．Visible colors attract hummingbirds.	D．Ultraviolet colors provide life support.