2 . On July 20, Yu Yifei, a medical student, made his way home in a subway train after his first day’s training. When a downpour struck the city, he _________ about a dozen people trapped in a flooded subway train as the rainfall reached 201.9 millimeters between 4 pm and 5 pm, a totally new _________ in the history of Zhengzhou.

Flood _________ through a barrier and entered the underground area. The train came to a sudden stop before the water began _________ in the carriages, trapping passengers inside. Thus, Yu, _________ to leave and fearful of his life, made a _________ call to his father.

As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’ _________ rose. When subway workers arrived to rescue them, Yu _________ to get out. However, as he made his way to safety, he heard a cry for help. He quickly _________ the white coat given to him at the hospital __________ and returned to the platform to save other passengers. On seeing him, a number of frightened people were greatly encouraged and their spirits __________.

As more passengers were pulled from the __________, Yu instructed others in the key steps to save a victim from drowning. He __________ CPR (心肺复苏) on those unconscious and near death from drowning. One of the passengers, a female doctor, nearly died. After __________ consciousness, she joined Yu in treating others. Yu was very __________ yet he gathered up his strength and tried to provide help to those in need. In the end, Yu and the other rescuers managed to save many lives from the flooded subway train. Yu’s actions proved that even in the darkest of moments, there is always hope for humanity.

1.

A．asked

B．prevented

C．thought

D．saved

2.

A．record

B．number

C．point

D．depth

3.

A．worked

B．watered

C．crashed

D．pulled

4.

A．rising

B．waving

C．building

D．disappearing

5.

A．uncertain

B．unfortunate

C．unusual

D．unable

6.

A．alarming

B．unique

C．considerate

D．desperate

7.

A．disappointment

B．fears

C．feelings

D．thrills

8.

A．managed

B．failed

C．intended

D．hesitated

9.

A．tried on

B．took on

C．put on

D．carried on

10.

A．later

B．further

C．earlier

D．former

11.

A．gained

B．lifted

C．sank

D．lowered

12.

A．seats

B．hospital

C．boat

D．water

13.

A．introduced

B．performed

C．explained

D．taught

14.

A．recovering

B．refreshing

C．repeating

D．reporting

15.

A．bored

B．heartbroken

C．worried

D．exhausted

3 . There have been countless books on living with teenagers, yet parents don’t seem to have _________ how to get their children to pick up their clothes from the bedroom floor. It might be difficult to accept, but a new approach to dealing with difficult teenagers is for parents to look at their own _________.

“The key to getting teenagers to respect you is to respect them first,” says Penny Palmano, who has written a best-selling book on teenagers. “You can’t _________ to treat them the same way that you have been treating them for the previous years. Imagine if you’d spent two hours getting ready to go out for the evening and someone said, ‘You’re not going out looking like that, are you?’ You’d be very _________. You’d never say that to an adult, because it shows a total _________ of respect.” Palmano has even allowed her girl to hold several teenage parties at her home. “I’ve found that if you have brought your kids up to do the right thing, and then _________ them to do it, usually they’ll behave well,” she says, “I make them sandwiches and leave them alone. But I make it clear that they have to clear up any mess. I’ve never had a(n) _________; in fact, the kitchen was sometimes cleaner than I’d left it.”

She agrees that teenagers can be annoying, enjoying a world free of responsibility, yet _________ for independence. She doesn’t think, however, that they are _________ to annoy you. Until recently, it turns out that the region of the brain that controls judgement and emotions is not fully __________until the early twenties. “This would explain why many teenagers can’t make good decisions or control their emotions. __________, they may find it difficult to make the right decision between watching television and finishing their homework. It means that they do not __________ do the wrong thing just to annoy their parents,” says Palmano.

The key to __________ for all is calm communication and compromise (妥协). If you want your teenagers to be home by 11 pm, explain why, but listen to their arguments as well. If it’s Saturday, you might __________agreeing to midnight. If they are up to 20 minutes late, don’t react angrily. __________, ask if they’ve had a problem with public transport and let it pass.

1.

A．questioned

B．discovered

C．discussed

D．taught

2.

A．behavior

B．responsibility

C．issue

D．determination

3.

A．continue

B．stop

C．strive

D．hesitate

4.

A．curious

B．ashamed

C．upset

D．unwise

5.

A．mark

B．feeling

C．lack

D．level

6.

A．instruct

B．require

C．forbid

D．trust

7.

A．solution

B．problem

C．opinion

D．voice

8.

A．essential

B．grateful

C．eager

D．famous

9.

A．affording

B．failing

C．promising

D．trying

10.

A．occupied

B．mature

C．valued

D．fruitful

11.

A．In addition

B．By contrast

C．Such as

D．For example

12.

A．occasionally

B．intentionally

C．universally

D．significantly

13.

A．happiness

B．justice

C．restriction

D．courage

14.

A．consider

B．forget

C．encourage

D．forbid

15.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Furthermore

D．Instead

4 . Three years ago, Liu Mama was an unknown middle-aged farmer from the Dongbei region, in northeastern China. Then she started _______ her life on the social-media platform Kuaishou. Liu Mama’s son-in-law _______ the live stream(视频直播) to her, and worked as the_______ of her trusty cameraman. They _______ to try it out for laughs. The first videos, each less than a minute _______, showed Liu, short and fat, dressed in a red cotton jacket — _______ on the kitchen chair. She was eating pork bones and fish heads while creating _______ rhymes(押韵诗歌) about the happiness of countryside life. Liu Mama’s funny live streams showed quite a _______ from other popular Chinese video-sharing platforms where the videos _______ famous people, fashion and urban life.

People were __________ attracted by the loud-mouthed and red-cheeked farmer. Within months, the number of __________ to Liu Mama’s channel(频道), “Liu Mama’s Everyday Life,” __________ from dozens to several thousand. Liu Mama began showing herself __________ corn, skinning potatoes, and driving a tractor(拖拉机) around __________. A few years later, Liu Mama __________ fourteen million followers on the Kuaishou platform.

Liu Mama’s __________ is one of many stories of live streamers in China. In the past five years, live stream in China has developed into a main __________ activity — more than half of the nation’s Internet users have given it a __________. While live stream is still __________ as an unimportant culture in other parts of the world, Chinese industries __________ from education to news to daily shopping have hugged it as a business tool.

1.

A．ignoring

B．celebrating

C．showing

D．suffering

2.

A．introduced

B．contained

C．disagreed

D．disliked

3.

A．base

B．role

C．request

D．voyage

4.

A．recognized

B．persuaded

C．refused

D．decided

5.

A．short

B．long

C．clear

D．fond

6.

A．organizing

B．determining

C．viewing

D．sitting

7.

A．frightening

B．terrible

C．interesting

D．silent

8.

A．difference

B．tip

C．recognition

D．advantage

9.

A．set up

B．focus on

C．calm down

D．work out

10.

A．hardly

B．nearly

C．quickly

D．only

11.

A．farmers

B．survivors

C．beggars

D．followers

12.

A．grew

B．removed

C．sank

D．debated

13.

A．replacing

B．harvesting

C．competing

D．deserving

14.

A．schools

B．homeland

C．fields

D．stadiums

15.

A．arises

B．solves

C．bursts

D．owns

16.

A．rise

B．protection

C．appreciation

D．attention

17.

A．successful

B．online

C．secure

D．personal

18.

A．appearance

B．loss

C．try

D．test

19.

A．considered

B．attached

C．succeeded

D．formed

20.

A．coming

B．learning

C．recovering

D．ranging

6 . Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this_________they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach _________ later in the evening.

One benefit of living outside London is _________ houses are _________. Even a small flat in London _________ a garden costs a lot of money. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of _________ own.

Then, in the country one can be _________from the noise and hurry of the town._________one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep _________at night, and, during weekends and ____________ summer evening, one can enjoy the ____________clean air in the country. If one ____________gardens, one can spend one’s ____________ time digging, planning, watering and doing a hundred and one other jobs which are needed in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables ____________, one has the reward of a person who has shared the secrets of ____________ .

Some people, however, take ____________ in country things. For them,____________ lies in the town, with its cinemas and theaters, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance halls and restaurants, such people would ____________that their life was not worth ____________ if they had to live it outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit ____________ the sea every summer is all the country they want.

1.

A．shows

B．expresses

C．means

D．requires

2.

A．home

B．family

C．flat

D．house

3.

A．those

B．that

C．the

D．all

4.

A．cleaner

B．nicer

C．bigger

D．cheaper

5.

A．with

B．without

C．has

D．and

6.

A．it’s

B．its

C．one’s

D．their

7.

A．free

B．far

C．out

D．quiet

8.

A．If

B．Although

C．Because

D．After

9.

A．little

B．less

C．longer

D．better

10.

A．on

B．for

C．at

D．in

11.

A．cold

B．warm

C．fresh

D．pleasant

12.

A．pleases

B．likes

C．wants

D．interests

13.

A．other

B．rest

C．spare

D．whole

14.

A．come on

B．come to

C．come up

D．come over

15.

A．mankind

B．society

C．science

D．nature

16.

A．no interest

B．an interest

C．much interest

D．little interest

17.

A．health

B．happiness

C．wealth

D．future

18.

A．know

B．feel

C．understand

D．hope

19.

A．to live

B．to spend

C．living

D．spending

20.

A．in

B．to

C．around

D．at

7 . 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? How about those who beautify their selfie (自拍) so much that they can’t be____? There must be one or more who ____ in your social media. No matter _____they choose to share, they share the best but the most unreal.

Take my friend Chen for example. Every time we went to a restaurant, she would not take a _____ until all the dishes we ____were on the table. Then, she would spend five minutes on______the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ____ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ____ and click in the filter(滤镜) app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ____ to really enjoy it — it all went cold. Actually Chen's real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for____.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ___ others. They find it hard to be ____ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ____ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is____what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any_____ to reality, as they still____ the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more____ into achieving it_____fabricating(伪造) it. Being more confident, _____themselves and trying their best to be better is much more meaningful than_____ their life on social media.

1.

A．envied

B．admired

C．defeated

D．recognized

2.

A．survive

B．exist

C．flood

D．spot

3.

A．how

B．what

C．where

D．whom

4.

A．bow

B．bite

C．breath

D．break

5.

A．offered

B．served

C．ordered

D．prepared

6.

A．cooking

B．washing

C．setting

D．collecting

7.

A．arranged

B．messy

C．casual

D．correct

8.

A．dishes

B．restaurants

C．pictures

D．tables

9.

A．choice

B．chance

C．excuse

D．reason

10.

A．months

B．years

C．weeks

D．days

11.

A．comfort

B．inspire

C．please

D．discourage

12.

A．independent

B．generous

C．responsible

D．confident

13.

A．secret

B．healthy

C．peaceful

D．real

14.

A．rarely

B．hardly

C．exactly

D．nearly

15.

A．change

B．difficulty

C．guidance

D．harm

16.

A．question

B．dislike

C．follow

D．doubt

17.

A．effort

B．ambitions

C．feelings

D．money

18.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

19.

A．identifying

B．amusing

C．persuading

D．accepting

20.

A．simplifying

B．ruining

C．beautifying

D．worsening

8 . At first there was only darkness and silence underground, as a group of 13 coal miners found themselves ____from the outside world because of an accidental _____ .They managed to move together to a spot of relative safety _____ the waterline. Then they waited and waited, which lasted for more than 80 ________ .

Fears alternately (交替)____and fell. The miners followed their training and ____ to survive, hoping that someone would discover ____ whereabouts (下落)in the tunnel and get them out.

The 13 men gathered closely in the flooded Shanmushu mine, which belongs to Sichuan Coal Industry Group, and _____ the possibility that the tunnel might become their __

Then came the faint sounds, which __ a ray of hope. A metallic noise reverberated (回响) faintly from a pipe in the blackness. It's a sound bound to bring instant _____ to men trapped underground. _____ pipes is an old technique in mine rescues to connect rescuers and those _____ rescue.

For the miners waiting ____ in the Shanmushu mine, the sound meant help was __

The searchers had ____ failed to find the miners, but sound of hammering on pipes with metal bars _____ their presence. After a rescue operation of more than 80 hours, the 13 miners returned to the outside world on Wednesday.

People in charge of the rescue _____ several reasons for the 13 miners' survival. First, they were experienced and took turns turning on their head lamps. ____ helped to ease panic. Also, they stayed together in a relatively _____ place that was unlikely to flood and that had plenty of air.

1.

A．taken up

B．cut down

C．cut off

D．broken down

2.

A．flood

B．storm

C．typhoon

D．earthquake

3.

A．above

B．under

C．across

D．through

4.

A．minutes

B．hours

C．days

D．weeks

5.

A．disturbed

B．raised

C．appeared

D．rose

6.

A．education

B．experience

C．courage

D．feeling

7.

A．its

B．the miners

C．his

D．their

8.

A．refused

B．grasped

C．faced

D．foresaw

9.

A．secret

B．home

C．destination

D．tomb

10.

A．represented

B．released

C．opened

D．saved

11.

A．fear

B．joy

C．horror

D．gratitude

12.

A．Striking

B．Holding

C．Breaking

D．Approaching

13.

A．possessing

B．shouting

C．awaiting

D．attending

14.

A．happily

B．patiently

C．uncertainly

D．proudly

15.

A．all the way

B．in the way

C．by the way

D．on the way

16.

A．merely

B．initially

C．finally

D．immediately

17.

A．signaled

B．decided

C．found

D．guided

18.

A．approved

B．came up

C．commented

D．mentioned

19.

A．Chat

B．Sound

C．Light

D．Food

20.

A．comfortable

B．high

C．quiet

D．terrible

9 . In June 2019, Curtis Whitson and his family decided to go backpacking along central California's Arroyo Seco River. Things went _______ for the first two days. On June 16, Whitson, who was _______ with the area, led the trip to a waterfall in the Arroyo Seco narrows (峡谷).

Whitson had _______ to rappel (绕绳而下) down the side of a waterfall along the river. _______,when they reached the waterfall, Whitson realized that _______ his previous trip through the area, the water currents (水流) were too strong to pass. “My heart _______ when I realized that.” Whitson told CNN. To make matters worse, the rope was missing. Since going back the way they had arrived was _______ as well, they tried to _______other routes to get around it. But their _______ proved fruitless. With food running low and no cellphone reception to ________ help, he decided to carve a “GET HELP” message on the side of his water bottle and threw it across the waterfall in the ________ that someone would find it. Then they went back up the river to a small beach to ________ out for the night.

Sometime after midnight, the three adventurers were ________ by a welcome sound — a helicopter flying overhead. Since it was too dark to conduct a(n) ________, the officials asked them to stay warm for the night, and promised to ________ a team the following day.

Shortly after being ________, Whitson discovered that two hikers had tripped upon their water bottle and, upon seeing the urgent ________, reported the issue to the officials. Whitson says, “They didn’t ________ their name or phone number. They just did what was right in their heart, and most importantly they took it ________. The Whitsons hope the two good hikers will reveal their ________ so that they can express their gratitude in person.”

1.

A．unexpectedly

B．fortunately

C．smoothly

D．surprisingly

2.

A．familiar

B．satisfied

C．busy

D．patient

3.

A．pretended

B．planned

C．asked

D．refused

4.

A．Meanwhile

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．However

5.

A．as

B．like

C．unlike

D．opposite

6.

A．ached

B．sank

C．beat

D．broke

7.

A．uncomfortable

B．unique

C．available

D．dangerous

8.

A．seek

B．create

C．expand

D．avoid

9.

A．efforts

B．thoughts

C．directions

D．situations

10.

A．carry out

B．give away

C．pass on

D．call for

11.

A．challenge

B．role

C．hope

D．course

12.

A．camp

B．come

C．look

D．run

13.

A．recognized

B．disturbed

C．annoyed

D．awakened

14.

A．research

B．inquiry

C．rescue

D．experiment

15.

A．choose

B．send

C．develop

D．train

16.

A．kept out

B．picked up

C．turned down

D．left alone

17.

A．comment

B．accident

C．message

D．story

18.

A．notice

B．leave

C．remember

D．bear

19.

A．directly

B．normally

C．honestly

D．seriously

20.

A．identity

B．motivation

C．route

D．secret

10 . In 2000 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year _______
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a _______one. The world will be more_______ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be_______ 6, 900 million, almost 2, 450 million more than in 1995. More people would move into cities, especially cities in _______ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would_______ have 15 million by then.
Food production will _______, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1995,_______ most of the increase would be in countries that _______ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ________ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ________ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is________as cities become larger and more houses are built. ________ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ________ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2020 ________ They only carried out the situation that________ today. By changing the situation, by________the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ________time for the nations of the world to work ________ a plan of action. But they warned that________too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.1.

A．learning

B．project

C．notice

D．study

2.

A．pleased

B．pleasant

C．safe

D．blue

3.

A．dangerous

B．beautiful

C．crowded

D．terrible

4.

A．no more than

B．as many as

C．as much as

D．as large as

5.

A．developing

B．developed

C．big

D．mountainous

6.

A．none

B．each

C．all

D．neither

7.

A．insist

B．reduce

C．increase

D．continue

8.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．however

9.

A．already

B．hardly

C．partly

D．never

10.

A．wanted

B．lacked

C．found

D．expected

11.

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．disturbing

D．interrupting

12.

A．saved

B．lost

C．discovered

D．found

13.

A．Air pollution

B．Water pollution

C．Some diseases

D．All farmland

14.

A．animals

B．plants

C．forests

D．people

15.

A．must be true

B．will come true

C．can't be true

D．may be wrong

16.

A．happens

B．develops

C．exists

D．appears

17.

A．settling

B．working out

C．answering

D．dealing

18.

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．plenty of

19.

A．about

B．in

C．out

D．for

20.

A．working

B．suggesting

C．spending

D．waiting