How does the man probably feel?
A.Satisfied. B.Disappointed. C.Tired.
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When will the speakers get home?
A.Around 7:00. B.Around 9:00. C.Around 9:30.
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What does the woman mean?
A.She enjoyed the movie.
B.She didn’t see the movie.
C.She thought the movie was terrible.
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What does the man plan to do today?
A.Visit the woman. B.Go to see a doctor. C.Do something outdoors.
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What is the woman’s advice?
A.Not to eat candies any longer.
B.To give up tea and coffee.
C.Not to add sugar to drinks.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What do we know about the man?
A.He has just arrived in China.
B.He’s applying to a university.
C.He’s a student from China studying abroad.
2.What will he do first?
A.Go to the registration office.
B.Find his academic advisor.
C.Let the woman show him around.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What did the man think of the ending of the play?
A.It was a surprise.
B.It was too good to be true.
C.It was a mixture of happiness and sadness.
2.What did the producers do?
A.They put huge amount of money into the play.
B.They did a good job on a modest investment.
C.They invited the speakers to write reviews.
3.What does the man say about the play’s fate?
A.It might be a hit.
B.It will only be shown in small theaters.
C.It’s good but won’t be reviewed well.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Why is the woman frustrated?
A.The man is rude to her.
B.The restaurant is missing many items.
C.The man told her to hold for too long.
2.Which of the following is NOT included in the Greek Salad?
A.Cheese. B.Lettuce. C.Olives.
3.What does the woman order in the end?
A.Pizza. B.Salad. C.None.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.Which collisions happened much more often?
A.Those between cyclists and people crossing the street.
B.Those between people crossing the street and motor vehicles.
C.Those between motor vehicles and bicycles.
2.Where were the 15 people on foot killed?
A.On the main roads.
B.At the intersections.
C.On sidewalks and other off-road areas.
3.Who was the main victim of the accidents?
A.People on foot. B.Cyclists. C.Car drivers.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.Why is it difficult for many people to make good coffee in the morning?
A.They have the wrong kind of machine.
B.They are too sleepy.
C.They have little time.
2.What is true about the Morning Miracle?
A.Its coffee is better than Starbucks’.
B.It takes half the time as other machines.
C.It can be controlled with your voice.
3.How much does the Morning Miracle cost including shipping?
A.$114. B.$99. C.$84.
4.Where does the talk take place?
A.On the phone. B.On TV. C.On the radio.
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Two things changed my life: my mother and a white, plastic, daisy bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it’s true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn’t turned a silly bicycle accessory (配件) into a life lesson I carry with me today.
It was summer and, one day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed — and there it was in the window. White, shiny, plastic and decorated with daisies, the basket seemed so appealing and I knew I had to have it.
“Mom, please can I please, please get it? I’ll do extra chores for as long as you say. I’ll do anything, but I need that basket. Please, Mom. Please?”
“You know,” she said, gently rubbing my back while we both stared at what I believed was the coolest thing ever, “If you save up, you could buy this yourself.”
“By the time I make enough it’ll be gone!’
“Maybe Roger here could hold it for you,” She smiled at Roger, the bike guy.
“For that long? He can’t hold it for that long, Mom. Someone else will buy it. Please, Mom, please?”
“There might be another choice,” she said. My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely out of reach in some hiding place I couldn’t find. Each week I eagerly counted my growing nest egg earned by extra work here and there (washing the car, helping my mother make dinner, delivering milk around the neighborhood). And then, weeks later maybe, I counted, re-counted and jumped for joy. Oh, happy day! I made it! I finally had the exact amount we’d agreed upon.
Days later, the unthinkable happened. A neighborhood girl I’d played with millions of times appeared with the exact same basket fixed to her shiny, new bike that already had all the bells and whistles. I rode my bike fast home to tell my mother about this disaster, this horrible turn of events.
And then came the lesson I’ve taken with me through my life: “Honey, your basket is extra-special,” Mom said, gently wiping away my hot tears. “Your basket is special because you paid for it yourself.”
1.In Paragraph 1, the writer shows a sense of _________.
A.loneliness B.gratitude C.brightness D.regret
2.The writer finally got the basket she desired by _________.
A.waiting and sharing B.crying and begging
C.working and saving D.borrowing and returning
3.What lesson did the mother want to teach her children?
A.The fruit of one’s labor tastes sweeter. B.After rain comes fair weather.
C.Hard work leads to success. D.Tolerance and patience bring happiness.
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One afternoon while preparing dinner in her kitchen, Anne Peters, a 32-year-old American housewife, suddenly had severe pains in her chest accompanied by shortness of breath. Frightened by the thought that she was having a heart attack, Anne screamed for help. Her husband immediately rushed Anne to a nearby hospital where her pains were diagnosed (诊断) as having been caused by panic, and not a heart attack.
More and more Americans nowadays are having panic attacks like the one experienced by Anne Peters. Studies discover that approximately 1.2 million adult individuals are currently suffering from severe and recurrent (重复发作) panic attacks.
There have been a lot of explanations as to the causes of panic attacks. Many claim that psychological stress could be a logical cause, but as yet, no evidence has been found to support this theory. Recent reports have shown there are at least three signs that indicate a person is suffering from a panic attack rather than a heart attack. The first is age. People between the ages of 20 and 30 are more often victims of panic attacks. The second is sex. More women suffer from recurrent panic attacks than men. The third is the variety of symptoms. A heart attack victim often experiences only pain and shortness of breath while a panic attack victim usually suffers more symptoms than the two mentioned.
It is generally agreed that a panic attack does not directly endanger a person’s life. All the same, it can negatively affect a person’s life by making him or her so afraid of having a panic attack in at a public place that he or she may refuse to leave home. Dr. Crocker’s advice to anyone who thinks he is suffering from a panic attack is to consult a doctor for a medical examination to rule out the possibilities of physical illness first. Once it has been confirmed that he or she is, in fact, suffering from a panic attack, the victim should turn to psychologists and doctors.
1.What happened to Anne?
A.Her heart failed. B.She hurt her chest.
C.She had a panic attack. D.Her breath stopped.
2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A.Panic attacks go hand in hand with heart attacks.
B.Old people are more likely to have panic attacks.
C.Panic attacks involve a wider range of symptoms.
D.It is psychological stress that causes panic attacks.
3.What is Dr. Crocker’s advice to victims of panic attack?
A.To have a thorough medical check.
B.To rule out the possibilities of illness.
C.To examine the symptoms on their own.
D.To seek psychological and medical help.
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Intelligent people are more likely to trust others, while those who score lower on measures of intelligence are less likely to do so. Oxford university researchers based their findings on an analysis of the General Social Survey.
The authors say one explanation could be that more intelligent individuals are better at judging characters and may spend more time building relationships with people they can trust. Another reason could be that smarter people are better at weighing up situations and assessing whether or not the other person will keep his or her side of a bargain.
“Intelligence is shown to be linked with trusting others,”said the study’s lead author, Noah Carl of Oxford University. “This finding supports what other researchers have argued, namely that being a good judge of characters is a distinct part of human intelligence.”
In addition, the study shows that individuals who are more trusting are also happier with their lives and have higher levels of physical health. The Oxford researchers found, however, that the links between trust and health, and between trust and happiness, are not explained by intelligence. The findings confirmed that trust is a valuable resource for an individual, and is not simply a measure of intelligence.
The authors say the research is significant because the study of social trust could have far-reaching implications for public welfare, as social trust contributes to the success of important social institutions, such as welfare systems and financial markets.
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, trust is in increasingly short supply in the current generation. This decline threatens world leaders’ability to handle some of today’s key challenges like global warming, and the political systems. There are good reasons to think that governments should try to develop more trust in society.
“Distrust usually causes friction in personal relationships, careers and politics among people,” says Stephen Covey. Although the majority of people say that trust can never be restored once it’s broken, Stephen feels it can be brought back. “It’s not easy, and it takes time, but you do it through your behavior, not just things you say.”
1.It can be concluded from the analysis of the General Social Survey that ______.
A.intelligent individuals spend less time on interpersonal relationships
B.judgment of characters determines the level of intelligence
C.intelligence accounts for the connection between trust and health
D.intelligent people tend to show more trust in others
2.What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.make the best of a situation.
B.stick to one’s promise as agreed.
C.figure out the true value of a bargain.
D.make an assessment of a deal
3.According to the research, higher level of social trust is _______.
A.a contributing factor to successful public institutions
B.a basic step to deal with global warming
C.a decisive basis for stable political systems
D.a complete solution to interpersonal conflicts
4.When it comes to rebuilding trust, Stephen is most likely to agree that _____.
A.behavior is a mirror in which everyone shows his image
B.actions always speak louder than words
C.behavior is largely determined by mind
D.action is the proper fruit of knowledge
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For decades developed countries have poured large quantities of dollars into developing countries through foreign aid. Some people think that aid from developed countries to developing countries is not having the desired effect. 1.. They argue that foreign aid makes developing countries lazy to develop for themselves. They also argue that a lot of these aids have conditions attached, which enables developed countries to reap (收获) from developing countries more than they sow. As a Hungarian economist once said, “Aid money is money taken from the poor in developed countries and given to the rich in developing countries.”
2.. In their opinion, even though foreign aid isn’t having the desired result, it is better than not providing aid at all. “Over half of the world’s population lives in less developed countries.”
Many of them are rather poor. “3.,” said one volunteer in Africa. They argue that most 5developing countries still need aid before they move away from dependency to self-reliance.
4.. However, it is also true that there are certain things which foreign aid can’t do. Experience has shown that foreign aid can’t solve every economic problem of a developing country. It can’t bring about instant progress. 5.. If we really want to help those less developed countries, we need to seriously consider the types of aid we are sending over there.
A.I do believe that no one should be doing nothing
B.Foreign aid may not produce large economic benefits
C.Many other people, however, are against the arguments above
D.Thus, foreign aid is of little importance in promoting development
E.It is true that aid plays an economically useful role in poor countries
F.A country’s economic development depends, eventually, upon its own people
G.In certain cases, foreign aid to developing countries is causing more harm than good
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When Blake guided his dogsled past me towards the starting slide, Thor, his black lead dog roared at Kenai fiercely. I _______ to pat Kenai. We’d trained two years for this moment. “I know, boy. You’re _______, aren’t you?”
It was our _______ next. My dogs howled and jumped, _______ to begin. My heart beat so _______ that I almost didn’t hear the beginning of countdown (倒计时). Before I could yell “Hike!”
Kenai leaped forward and the rest of the dogs _______ after. As soon as Kenai caught the scent of another team, he raced to close the gap with his tail up. He _______ seemed to grin (咧嘴笑) each time we passed the sled.
We flew down the hill. Then we _______ a corner. I leaned to keep the sled steady. My smart dog saw Blake’s team _______ I did. His tail flew up. We inched closer. On the next hill, Kenai drew even with Blake’s sled. Blake glanced ________ his shoulder, and then shouted to his team. I jumped off and raced alongside the sled, still holding on. “See you at the finish.” I yelled to Blake.
But suddenly our sled hit a branch. The runners caught and fell ________ the trail and down a steep bank. I lost my ________, with the whole mess sliding. After a sudden cry, the dogs and sled finally came to ________. I struggled through the deep snow to Kenai. I reached him and pulled him up the hill. Then I ________. The snow under him was bright red. He was hurt! “Kenai! No!” My voice came out a howl. Kenai struggled to stand. He looked at me, his blue eyes ________ to keep on. He would do it too. He would run us all the way to the finish, no matter ________ it took. For one frozen moment I saw myself on the winner’s stand. I saw the miles of trail we’d run. I saw the ________ I’d made on my shelf for the medal. But then I saw Kenai, my devoted friend. No, there was something I wanted ________ winning. I gently ________ Kenai in a blanket and backed onto the trail.
Of course, Blake won, but I didn’t feel sorry for myself for I had the prize that really ________.
I smiled as I felt a warm tongue on my cheek.
1.A.handed out B.bent back C.turned up D.knelt down
2.A.ready B.annoyed C.nervous D.helpful
3.A.chance B.seat C.turn D.line
4.A.ambitious B.eager C.delighted D.hopeful
5.A.heavily B.quickly C.gently D.wildly
6.A.charged B.pulled C.jumped D.barked
7.A.still B.mostly C.just D.even
8.A.rounded B.arrived C.cut D.drove
9.A.after B.when C.as D.before
10.A.to B.over C.at D.on
11.A.down B.away C.off D.across
12.A.hold B.way C.temper D.sight
13.A.an end B.a close C.a stop D.a finish
14.A.quitted B.stopped C.froze D.sighed
15.A.begging B.suggesting C.persuading D.requesting
16.A.how B.what C.who D.which
17.A.place B.board C.space D.box
18.A.more than B.less than C.rather than D.other than
19.A.brought up B.put up C.wrapped up D.took up
20.A.valued B.cherished C.counted D.deserved
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阅读下面材料，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。
DC-based chef Jose Andres announced his plans, to use 1.(temporary) empty stadiums for charity purposes, back in March 2.the coronavirus pandemic started to accelerate. 3.(feed) the many people who found 4.(they) in need because of the national lockdown, Andres and his charity organization called World Central Kitchen needed 5. big kitchen.The national park baseball stadium in Washington DC was just about right. US people 6.(use) stadiums before. They are an important part of the community 7. emergency times. And tens of thousands of meals are going to be produced. Meat, vegetables, rice and fruits, cooked food is packed into 8.(contain) and Ubereats drivers deliver them to their destination, hospitals, nursing homes, low-income homes and areas where 9.(home) people congregate (聚集). Despite the size of the operation, everyone 10.(involve) stays safe because of temperature check and security measures.
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假如你是李华，你在网上看到你所在城市的一个英语培训中心拟招收暑期助教，请根据以下要点写一封英语申请信。
内容包括：
1.申请原因；
2.自我优势（口语能力，组织能力，沟通能力）；
3.希望获准。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：助教 teaching assistant
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’m glad to see your advertisement on the Internet.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Who is in control of your life? Who is pulling your strings? For the majority of us, it’s other people --- society, colleagues, friends, or our family. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿), their passions a quotation.”
When people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their drug, we worsen our own existence to get our own constant drug of approval.
But, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom --- the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. Moreover, people have their own business, and in the end, they’re more interested in themselves than in you.
The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process.
So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way --- make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values --- not values imposed(强加) from the outside by others, but values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life.
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