1 . 现今,大城市普遍存在着交通问题。它不仅给人们的生活和工作带来不便而且还威胁到了人们的生命安全。请以“Traffic Problems in Big Cities”为题,根据以下内容提示完成作文:
1. 描述两个常见的交通问题;
2. 简要分析导致这些交通问题的主要原因;
3. 根据你的分析,从社会规范(rules and regulations)和个人行为两方面谈谈你得到的启示(不少于两点)。
注意:词数120左右,开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Nowadays, traffic problems are common in big cities.
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2 . 听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1. What makes some poor countries even poorer?A.Poor schooling. | B.Learning crisis. | C.No help from developed countries. |
A.By forcing girls to go to school. |
B.By improving the primary teachers. |
C.By training the girls from poor countries. |
A.75%. | B.36%. | C.25%. |
A.More girls drop out of school. |
B.School teachers are well trained. |
C.More children go to school in some countries. |
3 . 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。
Deepfakes are videos which have been digitally manipulated (操纵) to show people saying something
These videos are easy to make and dangerous. Cases
Wael Abd-Almageed, who leads
How can you avoid
Wael Abd-Almageed also advises watching a video
4 . 听下面一段对话,根据所听内容填空。
You lent it to me
5 . 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1. Why is Tommy upset?A.He got his mum’s phone robbed. |
B.His phone went wrong. |
C.He broke his mum’s phone. |
A.Return to the store. | B.Report to the police. | C.Turn to his mother for help. |
Well, the boy started riding his bike down the street when a car was running
1. What is the man doing?
A.Comforting the woman. |
B.Asking for information. |
C.Looking for the damaged bike. |
A.He drove slowly. |
B.He managed to save a boy. |
C.He had a poor view of the road. |
8 . We’ve all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence.
What’s the problem? It’s possible that we all don’t have enough conversational ability. It’s more likely that none of us start a conversation because it’s embarrassing and challenging, or we think it’s annoying and unnecessary. But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it’s a valuable social practice that leads to big benefits.
It is easy to consider small talk as unimportant, but we can’t forget that deep relationships wouldn’t even exist (存在) if there weren’t casual conversations. Small talk is the grease (润滑剂) for social communication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. “Almost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk,” he explains. “The secret to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them.”
In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, professor of psychology at UBC, invited people to a coffee shop. One group was asked to interact with its waiter, the other, to speak only when necessary. The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported obviously higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience. “It’s not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband,” says Dunn. “But interactions with peripheral (边缘的) members of our social network is important for our happiness and health.”
Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a greater sense of belonging, a link with others. Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging starts with small talk. “Small talk is the basis of good manners,” he says.
1. What does the underline word “casual” in paragraph 3mean?A.Addictive | B.Public | C.Personal | D.Informal |
A.Showing good manners. | B.Making business deals. |
C.Focusing on a topic. | D.Keeping in contact with other people. |
A.It raises people’s confidence. | B.It makes people feel good. |
C.It improves family relationships. | D.It matters as much as a formal talk. |
A.Conversation Counts | B.Ways of Making Small Talk |
C.Importance of Small Talk | D.Uncomfortable Silence |
1. How many suggestions are given by the scientist?
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. |
A.To get to electronic products. |
B.To eat delicious food. |
C.To play outside. |
A.Give them more time. |
B.Help them with the hard problems. |
C.Let them take unfinished work to school. |
A.Treat all their kids equally. |
B.Reward kids for their progress. |
C.Spend more time with their kids. |
10 . 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。
Domestic brands attract young consumers
Shu Qiuhong runs a store selling hanfu — the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group — in Jinan, Shandong province.
Shu, a native of Southwest China’s Guizhou province, has a deep affection for traditional Chinese clothes
Over the past few years, China
In China, there around 260 million people born between 1995 and 2009,
Beijing’s Palace Museum has been at the forefront of the nationwide guochao trend, with lipsticks and blushes (胭脂) engraved with traditional Chinese patterns being the bestsellers all the year around. These products have proven very popular