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（2022·山东·泰安一中一模）Roughly the size of a soda can, sitting on a bookshelf, a relatively harmless device(设备) may be turning friends away from your home. The elephant in your living room is your Internet-connected camera, a device people are increasingly using for peace of mind in their homes. But few stop to think about the effect these devices may have on house guests. Should you tell your friends, for instance, that they’re being recorded while you all watch the big game together?
"It’s certainly new territory, especially as home security cameras become easier to fix," says Lizzie Post, president of the Emily Post Institute, America’s distinguished manners advisors. " I think it will be very interesting to see what manners appear in terms of whether you tell people you have a camera or not, and whether guests have a right to ask that it be turned off, if it’s not a security issue. "Post wants to make clear that she’s not talking about legal rights, but rather personal preference.
When it comes to security cameras, Post says it’s a host’s responsibility to make sure guests feel comfortable within their home. If the host casually acknowledges that there is a camera in the room by telling a story about it, that may be enough to provide an opening for a guest to say if they are uncomfortable.
However, if a contractor(合约工)is working in your home, you don’t need to tell them that there are cameras watching. Then again, the camera can also work in contractors’ favor. "If anything does go wrong while they’re in the house, they don’t want to be blamed for it," she says. "In fact, the camera could be the thing that proves that they didn’t steal the $20, or knock the vase off the table.
1. The visitors are concerned that the security camera may .
A. threaten their health B. spoil their peace of mind
C. disturb their privacy D. affect their preference
2. What is a host’s responsibility concerning the security camera?
A. Indicating its position. B. Making their guests feel at ease
C. Turning it oil in time. D. Having a casual talk with guests.
3. How can the home security camera benefit contractors working in your home?
A. It can prevent the accidents happening. B. It can prove their innocence.
C. It can record their working progress. D. It can make their work more enjoyable.
4. What’s the author’s attitude towards the security camera?
A. Negative. B. Pessimistic. C. Favorable. D. Objective.
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（2022·上海·模拟预测）Global Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two.
We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. Barry Brown: “ And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’.”
Mr. Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has something to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. Barry Brown: “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is that they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it is going to the wrong place.”
Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego. While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on Driving by placing cameras in people’s cars. They wrote a paper based on their research. It is called “The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS.” It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. They also include timing issues related to when GPS commands are given.
Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better, we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS systems work together.
5. In Para. 2, Mr. Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to ______.
A. laugh at his stupid friend B. describe an example of human error
C. build up his own reputation D. prove the GPS system is only garbage
6. Which of the following statement would Barry Brown be most likely to agree with?
A. GPS units are to blame for the most GPS service failure.
B. We should introduce higher standard for the driving license.
C. Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems.
D. Some shortcomings of GPS equipment are more likely to result in service failure.
7. According to Barry and Eric, which of the following is NOT among the areas of GPS systems that may confuse drivers?
A. Wrong maps. B. Out-dated maps.
C. Difficult instructions. D. Timing of GPS commands.
8. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Driving with GPS Can Be Difficult.
B. Driving Confusions Can Be Caused By Small Screen.
C. Driving without GPS Should Be Much More Convenient.
D. GPS Equipment In Driving: To Be Deserted Or Improved.
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（2022·河北衡水中学模拟预测）While many of us may have been away somewhere nice last summer, few would say that we’ve “summered.” “Summer” is clearly a noun, more precisely, a verbed noun.
Way back in our childhood, we all learned the difference between a noun and a verb. With such a tidy definition, it was easy to spot the difference. Not so in adulthood, where we are expected to “foot” bills, “chair” committees, and “dialogue” with political opponents. Chances are you didn’t feel uncomfortable about the sight of those verbed nouns.
“The verbing of nouns is as old as the English language,” says Patricia O’Conner, a former editor at The New York Times Book Review. Experts estimate that 20 percent of all English verbs were originally nouns. And the phenomenon seems to be snowballing. Since 1900, about 40 percent of all new verbs have come from nouns.
Even though conversion (转化) is quite universal, plenty of grammarians object to the practice. William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, in The Elements of Style — the Bible for the use of American English — have this to say: “Many nouns lately have been pressed into service as verbs. Not all are bad, but all are suspect.” The Chicago Manual of Style takes a similar standpoint, advising writers to use verbs with great care.
“Sometimes people object to a new verb because they resist what is unfamiliar to them,” says O’Conner. That’s why we’re comfortable “hosting” a party, but we might feel upset by the thought of “medaling” in sports. So are there any rules for verbing? Benjamin Dreyer, copy chief at Random House, doesn’t offer a rule, but suggests that people think twice about “verbifying” a noun if it’s easily replaceable by an already existing popular verb. Make sure it’s descriptive but not silly-sounding, he says.
In the end, however, style is subjective. Easy conversion of nouns to verbs has been part of English grammar for centuries; it is one of the processes that make English “English.” Not every coinage (新创的词语) passes into general use, but as for trying to end verbing altogether, forget it.
9. What can we learn about the verbing of nouns?
A. It hasn’t recently been opposed by many grammarians.
B. It is more commonly accepted by children than adults.
C. It hasn’t been a rare phenomenon in the past century.
D. It is easily replaced by existing verbs in practice
10. What is most leading experts’ attitude towards the practice of the verbing of nouns?
A. Cautious. B. Satisfied.
C. Disappointed. D. Unconcerned.
11. What does the author think of ending the verbing of nouns?
A. Predictable. B. Practicable.
C. Approaching. D. Impossible.
12. What is the best title for the text?
A. Are 40 Percent of all new verbs from nouns？
B. Are Summering and Medaling Annoying?
C. Are You Comfortable about a New Verb?
D. Are There Any Rules for Verbing?
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（2022·天津经济技术开发区第一中学二模）By now you’ve probably heard about the “you’re not special” speech, when English teacher David McCullough told graduating seniors at Wellesley High School: "Do not get the idea you're anything special, because you're not." Mothers and fathers present at the ceremony — and a whole lot of other parents across the internet — took issue with McCullough's ego-puncturing words. But lost in the anger and protest was something we really should be taking to heart: our young people actually have no idea whether they're particularly talented or accomplished or not. In our eagerness to elevate their self-esteem, we forgot to teach them how to realistically assess their own abilities, a crucial requirement for getting better at anything from math to music to sports. In fact, it's not just privileged high-school students: we all tend to view ourselves as above average.
Such inflated (膨胀的) self-judgments have been found in study after study, and it's often exactly when we're least competent at a given task that we rate our performance most generously. In a 2006 study published in the journal Medical Education, for example, medical students who scored the lowest on an essay test were the most charitable in their self-evaluations, while high-scoring students judged themselves much more strictly. Poor students, the authors note, "lack insight" into their own inadequacy. Why should this be? Another study, led by Cornell University psychologist David Dunning, offers an enlightening explanation. People who are incompetent, he writes with co-author Justin Kruger, suffer from a "dual burden": they're not good at what they do, and their wry ineptness (笨拙) prevents them from recognizing how bad they are.
In Dunning and Kruger's study, subjects scoring at the bottom of the heap on tests of logic, grammar and humor "extremely overestimated" their talents. Although their test scores put them in the 12th percentile, they guessed they were in the 62nd. What these individuals lacked (in addition to clear logic, proper grammar and a sense of humor) was "metacognitive skill" (元认知技巧): the capacity to monitor how well they're performing. In the absence of that capacity, the subjects arrived at an overly hopeful view of their own abilities. There's a paradox (悖论) here, the authors note: “The skills that develop competence in a particular domain are often the very same skills necessary to evaluate competence in that domain. "In other words, to get better at judging how well we’re doing at an activity, we have to get better at the activity itself.
There are a couple of ways out of this double bind (两难). First, we can learn to make honest comparisons with others. Train yourself to recognize excellence, even when you yourself don't possess it, and compare what you can do against what truly excellent individuals are able to accomplish. Second, seek out feedback that is frequent, accurate and specific. Find a critic who will tell you not only how poorly you're doing, but just what it is that you're doing wrong. As Dunning and Kruger note, success indicates to us that everything went right, but failure is more ambiguous: any number of things could have gone wrong. Use this external feedback to figure out exactly where and when you screwed up.
If we adopt these strategies — and most importantly, teach them to our children — they won't need parents, or a commencement(毕业典礼) speaker, to tell them that they're special. They'll already know that they are, or have a plan to get that way.
13. The underlined phrase "took issue with" in paragraph 1 most probably means .
A. totally approved of B. disagreed with
C. fully understood D. held discussion about
14. The author thinks the problem that shouldn't be overlooked is that .
A. we don’t know whether our young people are talented or not
B. young people can't reasonably define themselves
C. no requirement is set up for young people to get better
D. we always tend to consider ourselves to be privileged
15. Which is NOT mentioned about poor students according to the passage?
A. They lack the capacity to monitor how well they are performing.
B. They usually give themselves high scores in self-evaluations.
C. They tend to be unable to know exactly how bad they are.
D. They are intelligently inadequate in tests and exams.
16. We can infer from the passage that those high-scoring students .
A. are not confident about their logic and grammar
B. tend to be very competent in their high-scoring fields
C. don't know how well they perform due to their stringent self-judgment
D. is very careful about their self-evaluations because they have their own limits
17. The strategies of becoming special suggest that .
A. the best way to recognize excellence is to study past success and failure
B. through comparison with others, one will know where and when he fails
C. we need internal honesty with ourselves and external honesty from others
D. neither parents nor a commencement speaker can tell whether one is special
18. Which can be the best title of this passage?
A. Special or Not? Teach Kids To Figure It Out
B. Let's Admit That We Are Not That Special
C. Tips On Making Ourselves More Special
D. Tell The Truth: Kids Overestimate their Talents
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（2022·新疆喀什·一模）Living with your parents has its benefits at least when it comes to raising your kids― their grandkids. Two new studies add to the evidence that grandmothers can enhance the survival of grandchildren. That is, unless grandma's too old or lives too far away.
Humans are unusual in that the females live long past the age at which they stop having babies. Patrick Bergeron, professor of biology at Bishop's University in Quebec, said that most of the organisms will reproduce up to their very last moment. This increase is often explained by the so-called "grandmother effect". He thinks there could still be a benefit for women who stop having babies to increase their genetic footprint by helping their daughters to raise larger families.
To explore the "grandmother effect" hypothesis （假设），Bergeron and his colleagues examined nearly 200 years' worth of French-Canadian population records from the 17th and 18th centuries. "At the time, life was tough. In some years, a third o£ the kids were not even making it to one year of age.” But the researchers found that having a grandmother still alive was a definite plus."Families with grandmothers alive were larger by about two and the survival of these grandchildren to age 15 was much improved."
This beneficial effect was only seen when the matriarchs （女家长）lived nearby. That role is tougher for them to fulfills as they get older in poor health, which brings us to the second study. The researchers found that the benefits associated with having a grandmother on hand depended on her age. Once manna hit 75, the grandchild survival benefit disappeared. This was almost certainly due to some form of indirect resource competition, though, rather than wickedness （邪恶）on the part of co- resident grandmothers.
So a healthy grandma helps make for a healthy grandchild. If ',over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house" isn't too long a trip.
19. What's the second paragraph mainly about?
A. Differences between animals and human beings.
B. Disadvantages of living with grandmas
C. Grandmothers' influence on the kids.
D. What's called“grandmother effect”.
20. How does the writer describe about the French-Canadian population more than three hundred years ago?
A. By voicing opinions. B. By providing facts.
C. By giving examples. D. By telling stories.
21. What can we infer from the second study?
A. Society should be concerned about the old women.
B. Grandmothers over 75 years old are unwilling to help.
C. Some grandmothers may occupy kids' relative recourses.
D. Some grandmothers are getting wicked after they are old.
22. Which of the following can be the most helpful grandmother according to the passage?
A. A healthy one living nearby. ,
B. A healthy one living abroad.
C. An old one living in a nursing home.
D. A knowledgeable one living together.
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（2022·内蒙古·包钢一中一模）The chief problem in dealing with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from you, but that they are largely variable. Cross a frontier(边境) without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.
One of the greatest gulfs separating the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. Or rather, it is the mental distance between the European and the American motorist, particularly the South American motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.
Very rarely will an Englishman try to anticipate(预先准备) the green light by moving off. You will find the occasional someone who watches for the yellow light to come up on the set of lights. However, he will not go until he receives the lawful signal. Brazilians view the thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see traffic lights, they regard them as a kind of roadside decoration.
The natives of North America are much more disciplined. They show this in their addiction to driving in one lane(车道) and sticking to it—even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles.
To prevent other drivers from falling into wrong ways, American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle in front which can make it impossible to make a real lane change. European visitors are always falling into this trap. They return to the Old World still waving their arms in disappointment because while driving in the State in their cars they kept failing to get off the highway when they wanted to and were swept along to the next city.
However, one nation above all others lives cautiously by its traffic regulations — the Swiss. In Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police. There are slight regional variations among the French, German and Italian speaking areas, but it is generally safe to assume that any car bearing a CH sticker will be driven with a high degree of discipline.
23. How do American drivers behave on the road according to the passage?
A. They run the red light sometimes.
B. They drive close behind other drivers.
C. They care little about the traffic light.
D. They start their car at the yellow light.
24. Which people take the traffic light most seriously?
A. The Swiss. B. The Brazilians.
C. The English. D. The French.
25. The passage is mainly developed by ____.
A. analyzing causes B. describing changes
C. making comparisons D. pointing out similarities
26. Which part of a newspaper is the passage probably taken from?
A. Culture. B. Business.
C. Entertainment. D. Geography.
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（2022·辽宁·沈阳二中二模）After years of observing human nature, I have decided that two qualities make the difference between men of great achievement and men of average performance: curiosity and discontent. I have never known an outstanding man who lacked either. And I have never known an average man who had both. The two belong together.
Together, these deep human urges (驱策力) count for much more than ambition. Galileo was not merely ambitious when he dropped objects of varying weights from the Leaning Tower at Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent, "Why? Why? Why? "
Fortunately, curiosity and discontent don't have to be learned. We are born with them and need only recapture them.
＂The great man, "said Mencius (孟子)，is he who does not lose his child's heart. "Yet most of us do lose it. We stop asking questions. We stop challenging custom. We just follow the crowd.   And the crowd desires only the calm and restful average. It encourages us to occupy our own little corner, to avoid foolish leaps into the dark, to be satisfied.
Most of us meet new people, and new ideas, with hesitation. But once having met and liked them, we think how terrible it would have been, had we missed the chance. We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity and discontent and keep them awake.
How should you start so as not to become discouraged? I think of one friend who couldn't arrange flowers to satisfy herself. She was curious about how the experts did it. Now she is one of the experts, writing books on flower arrangement.
One way to begin is to answer your own excuses. You haven't any special ability? Most people don't; there are only a few geniuses. You haven't any time? That's good, because it's always the people with no time who get things done. Harriet Stowe, mother of six, wrote parts of Uncle Tom's Cabin while cooking. You're too old? Remember that Thomas Costain was 57 when he published his first novel, and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.
However you start, remember there is no better time to start than right now, for you'll never be more alive than you are at this moment.
27. In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to
A. propose a definition
B. make a comparison
C. reach a conclusion
D. present an argument
28. What does the example of Galileo tell us?
A. Trial and error leads to the finding of truth.
B. Scientists tend to be curious and ambitious.
C. Creativity results from challenging authority.
D. Greatness comes from a lasting desire to explore.
29. What can we learn from Paragraphs 6 and 7?
A. Gaining success helps you become an expert.
B. The genius tends to get things done creatively.
C. Lack of talent and time is no reason for taking no action.
D. You should remain modest when approaching perfection.
30. What could be the best title of the passage?
A. Curious Minds Never Feel Contented.
B. Reflections on Human Nature.
C. The keys to Achievement.
D. Never too Late to Learn.
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（2022·江苏·苏州市苏州高新区第一中学一模）Tommy, a 26-year-old chimp(猩猩),lives in a small cage in a used truck sales lot in New York. Retired from movie work and whatever else once occupied him, he has no chimp friends to keep him company — just a TV. He is worlds away from the rainforest of Western Africa, where chimps spend most of their lives in trees, hunting, and socializing together.
His owner hasn't broken any laws, but an animal rights group called the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) is trying to change the view. The group says chimps have such a humanlike intelligence that they should be recognized as “legal persons" and be placed in an animal shelter and wander free.
You've probably heard the term “animal rights”, but animals don't actually have rights in many countries. Animal-welfare laws punish people who mistreat animals, but that's not the same as chimps having a right to liberty or anything else.
NhRP's first step is to ask a judge to end people's unjust arrest on behalf of Tommy and other privately owned chimps. If the court decides to recognize chimps as legal persons, NhRP's next step will be arguing for what rights the chimps should be granted. "The right that we believe they should have most of all is the right to bodily liberty," says Wise, a NhRP group member. "They should be able to choose how to live their lives.”
Tommy's owner, Pat Lavery, says he rescued Tommy from a careless owner about a decade ago and denies the chimp is mistreated or unhappy. "He likes being by himself,"   he says.
“There's a danger in making a jump to say they're just like people," says Richard Cupp, a professor who writes about animals and the law. "If we' re really focused on chimps being very, very smart, then who knows if maybe someday we might …say, ‘Hey, here's a particular human being that's not very smart at all, maybe the chimps have higher status than this person.’”
31. What can we know about Tommy?
A. He is living a very lonely life.
B. He dislikes living in the rainforest.
C. He likes watching movies very much,
D. He was illegally bought by Pat Lavery.
32. What can we infer from the text?
A. Great progress has been made on improving animal rights.
B. Pat Lavery is thought to mistreat Tommy by NhRP.
C. Animal rights are going from bad to worse.
D. Animal rights have been admitted in western countries.
33. What's the final goal NhRP wants to achieve?
A. To ensure chimps' bodily safety. B. To stop illegal hunting of chimps.
C. To help chimps find their families. D. To help chimps enjoy their freedom.
34. What's Richard Cupp's attitude towards NhRP's efforts to win rights for chimps?
A. Hopeful, B. Uncaring.
C. Worried. D. Supportive.
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（2022·湖南·一模）Nowadays, video gaming has made impressive gains in the field of standardized competition. One of the fashionable debates is whether competitive video games are sports or not. If cyberathletes are competing against formal teams in a formal environment, with real titles and monetary stakes on the line, it seems strange not to consider the activity a sport. However, unless something technologically odd gains complete control over our world in the next few decades, they never should be. Cyberathletes and eSports aren’t incomparable to traditional athletes and sports because they require less physical exertion or dedication. They are incomparable because they are different from traditional sports in a number of ways.
Traditional sports are steadfast, and consistent in their structures and mechanics. A professional American football player from any past decade could be transplanted into a current football field, and would only have to be told of a few minor rule changes. The player would know what to do, where to go, and how to accomplish the ultimate goal. He may need to learn a few new plays, but it’s fundamentally the same game. However, competitive video gaming has a variety of goals, and those goals are fluid and dynamic. A competitive video gamer from decades past might be aware of the final goal (winning the game, capturing the flag, eliminating the opposing team, etc.), but the execution (执行方式) would be completely foreign. Controls change, maps change, locations change, even the minute rules are adjusted on a regular basis. As a competitive video gamer, one needs to adapt to a much more aggressive ruleset than most sports or other games. Therefore the video game competitions are less likely to be properly regulated.
Most traditional sports are approachable by Everyman, even the esoteric(深奥的) ones, at least in an educational setting, where budgets and funding are set for them. While home computers are widely accessible, a large percentage of the gaming population is unable to participate in competitive gaming due to the high-standard computing requirements. Even decade-old competitive games like Counter-Strike 1.6 require more equipment and gear than most traditional sports. A pick-up game of basketball, football, or soccer is far more accessible than a pick-up game of Counter-Strike.
Traditional sports are embedded in our culture for good reasons: they offer an entertaining diversion and a great form of physical activity for millions of worldwide fans. The principles and lessons gleaned from traditional sports emphasize teamwork, collaboration, and critical evaluations of any given game setting. While many of these lessons are applicable to competitive gaming, competitive video gamers are still distancing themselves from competing for “sport” status, when their pastime and trade is so fundamentally different and ever-changing at such a regular pace.
35. What is the author’s opinion towards competitive video games?
A. They can be seen as sports due to their emphasis on teamwork.
B. They can be seen as sports due to their standardized regulations.
C. They can not be seen as sports due to their lack of physical and mental efforts.
D. They can not be seen as sports due to the inconsistent rules and high requirements.
36. What does the underlined word “foreign” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Difficult. B. Common. C. Typical. D. Different.
37. Why does the author mention Counter-Strike in Paragraph 3?
A. To explain the reason why eSports surpass traditional sports.
B. To explore the possibility that competitive video games will be sports.
C. To provide an example of the difference between eSports and traditional sports.
D. To account for the fact that the competitive features of video games are impressive.
38. How does the author develop his idea?
A. By quoting and citing.
B. By listing and analyzing.
C. By comparison and contrast.
D. By explaining and evaluating.
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（2022·天津市咸水沽第一中学模拟预测）As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero. That’s bad for the economy, of course. And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think.
　　That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignations, terminations, and retirements. (Yes, people are retiring even in this economy.) In both good times and bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still humming along, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!
　　And as it turns out, even today — with job growth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month.
　　I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job. It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from (and compete for). And it’s true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening, regardless of whether it’s a new one or not.
　　But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated. They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills; be creative about where and how to look; learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.
　　So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up. Four million people get hired every month in the U.S. You can be one of them.
39. The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate ______?
A. deprives many people of job opportunities.
B. prevents many people from changing careers.
C. should not stop people from looking for a job.
D. does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening.
40. Where do most job openings come from?
A. Job growth
B. Job turnover
C. Improved economy
D. Business expansion
41. What does the author say about overall job growth?
A. It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers.
B. It increases people’s confidence in the economy.
C. It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed.
D. It doesn’t mean greater job security for the employed.
42. What is the key to landing a job according to the author?
A. Education
B. Intelligence
C. Persistence
D. Experience
43. What do we learn from the passage about the unemployment figures in the US?
A. They clearly indicate how healthy the economy is.
B. They provide the public with the latest information.
C. They warn of the structural problems in the economy.
D. They exclude those who have stopped looking for a job.
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（2022·天津·耀华中学模拟预测）Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I’ve ever had: Be bold and brave — and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.
Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.
Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of us realize.
Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. “In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,” said Tim. “I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet（子弹） — and stopped him cold.”
Boldness — a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme—is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks (挫折) and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.
So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities—and you’ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.
44. Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?
A. He faced huge risks.
B. He lacked mighty forces.
C. Fear prevented him from trying.
D. Failure blocked his way to success.
45. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?
A. Swallow more than you can digest.
B. Act slightly above your abilities.
C. Develop more mysterious powers.
D. Learn to make creative decisions.
46. What was especially important for Tim’s successful defense in the football game?
A. His physical strength.
B. His basic skill.
C. His real fear.
D. His spiritual force.
47. What can be learned from Paragraph 5?
A. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults.
B. Trying without success is meaningless.
C. Repeated failure creates a better life.
D. Boldness can be gained little by little.
48. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To encourage people to be courageous.
B. To advise people to build up physical power.
C. To tell people the ways to guarantee success.
D. To recommend people to develop more abilities.
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（2022·天津市新华中学一模）For those who make journeys across the world, the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villages. Distances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to village. Jet planes fly people from one end of the earth to the other, allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago.
　　Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far. A price has been paid, they say, for the conquest (征服) of time and distance. Travel is something to be enjoyed, not endured(忍受). The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever-changing sights and sounds of a journey. A journey by train also has a special charm about it. Lakes and forests and wild, open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and distance mean nothing. On board a plane, however, there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow window of the airplane. The soft lighting, in-flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know, and the hours progress slowly.
Then there is the time spent being “processed” at a modern airport. People are conveyed like robots along walkways; baggage is weighed, tickets produced, examined and produced yet again before the passengers move to another waiting area. Journeys by rail and sea take longer, yes, but the hours devoted to being “processed” at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absent. No wonder, then, that the modern high-speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlines.
Man, however, is now a world traveler and cannot turn his back on the airplane. The working lives of too many people depend upon it; whole new industries have been built around its design and operation. The holiday maker, too, with limited time to spend, patiently endures the busy airports and limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days, relaxing in the sun. Speed controls people’s lives; time saved, in work or play, is the important thing—or so we are told. Perhaps those first horsemen, riding free across the wild, open plains, were enjoying a better world than the one we know today. They could travel at will, and the clock was not their master.
49. What does the writer try to express in Paragraph 1?
A. Travel by plane has speeded up the growth of villages.
B. The speed of modern travel has made distances relatively short.
C. The freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreams.
D. Man has been fond of traveling rather than staying in one place.
50. How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph 2?
A. By giving instructions.
B. By analyzing cause and effect.
C. By following the order of time.
D. By giving examples.. 51. According to Paragraph 3, passengers are turning back to modern high-speed trains because______.
A. they pay less for the tickets
B. they feel safer during the travel
C. they can enjoy higher speed of travel
D. they don’t have to waste time being “processed”
52. What does the last sentence of the passage mean?
A. They could enjoy free and relaxing trave.
B. They needed the clock to tell the time.
C. They preferred traveling on horseback.
D. They could travel with their master.
53. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Air travel benefits people and industries.
B. Train Travel has some advantages over air travel.
C. Great changes have taken place in modern travel.
D. The high speed of air travel is gained at a cost.
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（2022·陕西西安·二模）My first newsroom was in a grand building with tall arched windows that dominated a street corner in the small Midwestern city where I worked. Inside, there was a high ceiling. “Did this use to be a bank?” many visitors would ask. But it had, in fact, always been a newsroom.
I was young and shy when I first went to work there, and it probably took me a month before I talked to any of the other reporters. But eventually, they became my best friends, the core of my social life
My second newsroom was the airy top floor of a historic building in the state capital of Maryland. It was smaller and less grand but far more energizing. My colleagues were older. I learned so much about how to be a reporter from overhearing their phone interviews.
This past summer, several American newspapers announced they would be closing their newsrooms. Many local newspapers have gone out of business in recent years, victims of declining circulation and shrinking advertising dollars. Then along came the coronavirus pandemic (新冠病毒疫情), and so many of us were sent home to work from there. The pleasant surprise is that we have all succeeded brilliantly in working remotely. But some managers have looked at this success and thought: “Why would we need to return to the newsroom?”
I worry that they are making a big mistake. A physical newsroom sends a powerful message to a community: “We are here for you.” At my first job, strangers could walk right through the door and straight up my desk. We treasured that visibility.
But I also think about the collaboration (合作)— of the times I would overhear colleagues talking about a story and realize that I had some useful information for them. Sometimes, a colleague would see me in the hall and give me a story idea. I can’t wait to get back to my newsroom.
54. How was the author’s first newsroom different from the second one?
A. It sat in a big city. B. It used to be a bank.
C. It was visitor-friendly. D. It was in a grand building.
55. How did the author benefit from her second newsroom?
A. She overcame her shyness.
B. She made her best friends there.
C. She could overhear others’ argument.
D. She gained experience from her colleagues.
56. What does the underlined part “this success” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Journalists worked effectively at home.
B. Newspaper circulation was increasing
C. Newspaper advertising was profitable.
D. Journalism survived the pandemic.
57. Why is the author against closing newsrooms?
A. Newsrooms serve as a close tie.
B. She will be out of work as a result.
C. Newspapers will disappear due to it.
D. It is against the will of communities.
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（2022·湖南衡阳·模拟预测）One night many years ago when I was on the bridge of a ship that passed one of our large cities on a quiet night, I saw its lights reflected in the sky and heard the rumblings of the city's noises. As I looked to my other side, I could see nothing but open space of darkness and endless water. I realized how small I was and that my own problems of life did not seem great.
I have spent twenty—five years on boats. Now I am a docking pilot. My job is to bring in the large luxury liners and stay with them until they are safely anchored in their berths. Sometimes this requires two tugs(拖船）, sometimes many more, depending on the tide, the weather, and the draft of the vessel.
Most of you no doubt have seen these tugs pushing and pulling at the big liners. What they are doing doesn't seem to make much sense at first, but presently the big boat is alongside her landing stage, her ropes made fast, and the job is done.
These tugs, whether one or ten, move about in accord with whistle signals I send them from the bridge of the big liner. These signals make up a language that is just as dependable as the spoken word; or even more so, because our docking signals are rarely misunderstood. The captain of each tug does his work according to the signals he receives. He never asks questions. He takes everything on faith, and it always works out.
I fell very important the first time I ever docked a big liner, thinking that I was in control of a great ship worth millions of dollars and the owners were depending on me to bring her safely to her berth. After I had docked several of the large liners, I realized I was not important, but simply the quarterback who called the signals.
Working around tugboats has had its effect on what I believe. The great transatlantic liners depend on the help of the little tugs to bring them safely to port, and it is with one's success.
58. According to paragraph 3, originally, the job of a tugboat was .
A. important B. humble
C. tough D. complex
59. What is the main purpose of writing paragraph 4?
A. To give a detailed description. B. To display the characteristics.
C. To make a comparison. D. To help reveal the theme.
60. According to the passage, one's success depends on .
A. diligence B. mutual assistance
C. learning D. individual excellence
61. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Tugboats and the Pilot B. The Significance of Teamwork
C. The Workings of Tugboats D. Philosophy from Tugboats
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（2022·天津·一模）I can remember when my daughter Maggie, who is now six, used to crawl into my lap and say, “Daddy, read me a story.” Last year she announced, “Daddy, I’m going to read you a story.”
Maggie was a television child. When she first became conscious of anything beyond eating and sleeping, the TV set was right there, and it soon commanded her attention.
A few years ago, we were worried not only that we’d never get the children away from the set long enough to learn to read, but that we’d forget how to read ourselves. But in 1955 there was not only more reading than before TV, but more reading than ever before in history.
Clearly, reading has survived television as it has survived a lot of other things. When I was six, a wail went up about menaces (威胁) to reading at home: motor cars and cinema. When Maggie came along, there was television. The motorcar, the radio, the cinema and television do take up a lot of time.
Well, we’ve got more time. When my mother was a girl, people worked about 60hours a week. Now it’s 44. When Maggie grows up, it’ll be 30. And there’ll be numerous gadgets to do her housework. She’ll have to read. You can’t watch TV all day. At present Maggie is reading about Johnny Woodchuck. Ahead of her—and I’m a little envious—are her first brush with Black Beauty, Alice stepping through the looking glass, Huck and Jim drifting down the Mississippi, the emotional storms of Shakespeare, the spiritual agonies of Tolstoy. For reading isn’t all joy. Like life itself, it’s mixed with many moods, from ecstasy (狂喜) to despair. Maggie will learn to take the rough with the smooth, gathering from the ancient wisdom of long-dead genius a little fire to enrich her spirit.
And some day, if she’s lucky, she’ll get the biggest thrill of all, when a little girl climbs into her lap and announces, “Mummy, I’m going to read you a story.”
62. Which of the following things used to catch Maggie’s attention too much?
A. The motorcar. B. The radio. C. The cinema. D. The television.
63. Why do the young generation like Maggie have more access to reading?
A. They face less working pressure.
B. There is more time available for reading.
C. Their parents encourage them more often.
D. They have a stronger desire for knowledge.
64. What makes the author envious of Maggie?
A. Her exposure to classic reading. B. Her productive works in writing.
C. Her wild imagination in daily life. D. Her spiritual reflection on the books.
65. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 6 imply?
A. Maggie has rich experiences.
B. Maggie has a good plan for reading.
C. Maggie will benefit a lot from reading.
D. Maggie is on the road to becoming a genius.
66. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. It is a blessing that reading can be passed down.
B. More girls like Maggie enjoy telling stories.
C. Maggie’s daughter brings her the biggest thrill.
D. Reading makes Maggie a fortunate girl.
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（2022·上海·模拟预测）It’s an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My partner says no because the boiler could go, or the roof fall off, and we have no savings to save us. I say you only live once and we work hard and what’s the point if you can’t go on holiday. The joy of a recession means no argument next year---we just won’t go.
Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday. A YouGov poll of 2,000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money. What’s less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession---financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable. A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples. Disputes were characterised by intense verbal aggression, tended to be repeated and not resolved, and made men, more than women, extremely angry.
Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money is such a big deal because of what it symbolizes, which may be different things to men and women. “People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what it’s for,” he explains. “They’ll say it’s to save, to spend, for security, for freedom, to show someone you love them.” He says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that they’ve achieved something.
“The biggest problem is that couples assume each other knows what’s going on with their finances, but they don’t. There seems to be more of a taboo（禁忌）about talking about money than about death. But you both need to know what you’re doing, who’s paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separately. In a healthy relationship, you don’t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.”
67. What does the author say about vacationing?
A. People enjoy it all the more during a recession.
B. It is the chief cause of family disputes.
C. It makes all the hard work worthwhile.
D. Few people can afford it without working hard.
68. What does the author mean by saying “ money is known…to bring a relationship to its knees”( Lines1-2, Para.2)?
A. Money is considered to be the root of all evils.
B. Few people can resist the temptation of money.
C. Some people sacrifice their dignity for money.
D. Disputes over money may ruin a relationship.
69. The YouGov poll of 2,000 people indicates that in a recession ________.
A. conflicts between couples tend to rise
B. couples show more concern for each other
C. it is more expensive for couples to split up
D. divorce and separation rates increase
70. The author suggests at the end of the passage that couples should ________.
A. put their money together instead of keeping it separately
B. make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgets
C. discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship
D. avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic
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（2022·上海·模拟预测）Google’s £ 400m acquisition of the UK artificial intelligence research company DeepMind in 20l4 was testimony to the quality of British scientific research. Furthermore, the insistence of the three UK co-founders that their company would not move to California was seen as evidence of London’s potential to become a successful centre for technology innovation. Four years later, the future of the UK capital’s tech aspirations and of DeepMind’s centre of gravity look a lot less certain.
DeepMind’s announcement last week that it would transfer control of its health unit to a new Google Health division in California has raised questions about data privacy. The health unit has access to the records of 1. 6m patients of Britain’s National Health Service. After four years of relative operating freedom, the company is confronting the hard reality of being owned by Google. For Google, however, which has been patient so far about its return on investment, the time for DeepMind’s work to be commercialised-specifically a patient management App called Streams-appears to have arrived.
The UK Company founded by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman has repeatedly vindicated Google’s assessment of its world class artificial intelligence research. In2016, its AlphaGo programme beat the world’s best player of the fiendishly complex board game “Go” after thousands of practice games. In2017 its progeny, AlphaGo Zero, did it again---without any expert human input.
When algorithms beat humans at their own games it is impressive; when they start beating them at their work it becomes unsettling. This year, another DeepMind algorithm proved better than retinal specialists at London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital at making referrals when tested on patient scans.
This was clear progress. DeepMind’s health work is what is most immediately relevant to Britons since, through a partnership with the Royal Free Hospital, it has access to the data of so many patients. The move to California has understandably raised privacy concerns at a time when big tech companies, including Facebook, are coming under growing scrutiny for the careless way they have exploited private data for commercial gain. Moreover, the transfer appears to contravene promises by DeepMind that “at no stage will patient data ever be linked or associated with Google accounts, products or services”. It is worrying that at the same time DeepMind’s independent review panel-set up to scrutinize its sensitive relationship with the NHS-is also being wound up.
DeepMind, which sees the move as a way of ensuring millions benefit from its work, claims that its contracts with the NHS are sufficient to protect patients’ data, which will remain under the strict control of Britain’s health service. Google has said nothing. There is a clear need for both companies to offer much greater assurances.
Last year, DeepMind set up an ethics and society department, whose independent advisers were selected for their integrity. They had a reputation for asking tough questions which set the company apart in the tech sector. If indeed the founders believed this culture would be unaffected by the gravitational pull of a buyer as powerful as Google, they were naive. WhatsApp and Instagram made the same mistake.
But for the sake of the NHS patients whose data are at issue, it is to be hoped that the same culture and integrity survives in California. The Silicon Valley mantra of “move fast and break things” might work for companies developing software. It has no place governing healthcare and technology.
71. The first paragraph is used to_________.
A. take about the future of DeepMind
B. remind readers of the cost of Google’s acquisition of DeepMind
C. leading to the problems that DeepMind will face
D. highlighting the quality of British scientific research
72. What is the real reason of Information leakage of private data?
A. DeepMind has no relative operating freedom.
B. Google Health division is allowed to retrieve the records of 1. 6m patients.
C. Britain’s National Health Service leaks the private data of their patients.
D. Some companies have collected private data for commercial gain carelessly.
73. Which one is not true according to this passage?
A. Both Google and DeepMind should offer the public much greater assurances.
B. WhatsApp and Instagram are likely to leak information of their clients.
C. People feel nervous about algorithms employed by high-tech.
D. The ethics and society department set up by DeepMind may work.
74. What is the author’s attitude toward the Silicon Valley mantra?
A. Critical B. Positive
C. Negative D. Ambiguous
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（2022·天津河西·一模）It had been a long, hard, wonderful day. The two of us had walked from the sea’s edge through the length of a beautiful valley, climbed a superb mountain, travelled its narrow, rocky ridge, and now stood on its final peak, tired, happy and looking for the perfect campsite.
The experienced backpacker has a natural feeling for such things, and our eyes were drawn to a small blue circle on the map. We could not see it from where we were, but we followed our judgement and went down steeply until it came into view.
We were right. It was a calm pool, with flat grass beside it. Gently taking our packs off, we made the first of many cups of tea before putting up our tent. Later that evening, over another cup of tea and after a good meal, we sat outside the tent watching the sun set over a sea dotted with islands, towards one of which a ferry was slowly moving. It is not always so perfect, of course. On another trip, with a different companion, a thoroughly wet day had ended at a lonely farm. Depressed at the thought of camping, we had knocked and asked if we could use a barn as a shelter.
Backpacking could be defined us the art of comfortable, self-sufficient travel on foot. Everything you need is in the pack on your back, and you become emotionally as well as physically attached to it. I once left my pack hidden in some rocks while I made a long trip to a peak I particularly wanted to climb. I was away for nearly three hours and ended up running the last stretch in fear that my precious pack would not be there. It was, of course.
The speed at which the backpacker travels makes this the perfect way to see any country. You experience the landscape as a slow unfolding scene, almost in the way it was made；and you find time to stop and talk to people you meet. I’ve learned much local history from simply chatting to people I met while walking through an area. At the end of a trip, whether three days or three weeks, there’s a feeling of achievement, of having got somewhere under your own power.
75. The author and his companion knew there was a pool because ________
A. they had been told about it B. they could see it on the map
C. they had seen it earlier in the day D. they could see it from the top of the mountain
76. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The map. B. The mountain. C. The pool. D. Rocky ridge.
77. How did the author and his companion feel at the end of the day?
A. They were too tired to put up their tent.
B. They wished they could have found a farm.
C. They were anxious about the coming weather.
D. They were delighted with the spot they had found.
78. What does the author mean by being “emotionally as well as physically attached to” his backpack in Paragraph 4?
A. It is more than just a practical aid. B. He walks better when he is wearing it.
C. It is not a good idea to leave it anywhere. D. He might die on the mountains without it.
79. According to the author, the main advantage of backpacking is that you can .
A. get fitter as you walk B. make new friends while walking
C. find out how the landscape was made D. gain an understanding of the area you walk through
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（2022·广东·执信中学模拟预测）“Have you checked the oil in the car?” my father used to say to me, his version of “Hello, hope you are well.” Sometimes our phone calls would begin with an inquiry about the oil and end with an inquiry about the oil, with not a lot in between.
Fathers have a lot of love to give, but it’s often supplied through the medium of practical advice. The affectionate phrase “You made my life better from the moment you were born” may be rarely heard, but there is the more common “I’ll hold the ladder while you get the leaves off the roof.”
Why can’t we fathers just say “I love you” or “It’s great to see you” ? The point is: That’ s exactly what we are saying. You just have to translate from the language that is Fatherlish. Listen closely enough and the phrase “I love you” can be heard in the lengthier “I could come around Saturday and replace the silicon seal around the base of your toilet because I reckon that thing is getting really smelly.”
When I was 17, I went on my first road trip. My father stood on the corner in the predawn of a cold morning to bid us farewell. “Highways are dangerous,” he said, “so don’t try overtaking anything faster than a horse and buggy. And take a break every two hours. And every time you stop for gas, you really should check the oil.” At the time we thought his speech was funny and would chant “horse-and-buggy” every time I floored the accelerator.
Dad’s long gone now. But after all these years, I realize that had I owned a copy of the Fatherlish-to-English dictionary, I’d have understood that the speech my friend and I so casually mocked was simply Dad’s attempt at affection.
80. According to the passage, how do fathers usually show their affection?
A. By inquiring their kids’ car. B. By doing rather than saying.
C. By offering helpful advice. D. By accompanying their kids.
81. Why does the author mention his first road trip?
A. To exemplify the unique parental concern.
B. To provide some background knowledge.
C. To explain the reasons for my mocking.
D. To present my father’s funny speech.
82. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. My father has gone somewhere faraway.
B. I regretted making fun of my father’s speech.
C. I owned a copy of Fatherlish-to-English dictionary.
D. My father’s speech got across to me when I was 17.
83. Which words can best describe the author’s father?
A. Caring and considerate. B. Devoted and generous.
C. Talkative and humorous. D. Knowledgeable and diligent.
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（2022·山东菏泽·一模）Beatrice De Lavallette was just 17 years old when she was seriously injured and lost both of her legs from the knee down.
The teen spent the next several months in intensive physical therapy, working hard to regain her mobility and independence. She appreciated her family for supporting her and assuring her that life would go on during those dark days.
Her beloved horse, DeeDee, was especially helpful in her recovery. Beatrice grew up in an equestrian (马术的)   family. She started riding when she was just a kid, competing in dressage (盛装舞步) by the time she was 12. When her therapist brought DeeDee to the hospital parking lot one day, Beatrice knew her love of horses and riding was the way forward.
“There are no real words to describe that day, but it was the start of my new life,” Beatrice wrote on her website. “A few days later, my occupational therapist drove me to the stables (马厩). I was lifted up onto DeeDee. Someone had to hold onto me, I had no muscle tone or control, but I knew I could do this.” Eager to get back to her “real life”, Beatrice began the challenging task of relearning how to ride. Her muscle tone was gone, so was her sense of balance, but she eventually regained the strength to ride without assistance.
In April 2017, Beatrice was finally able to return to competitions at a show. Now, six years after the accident that almost killed her, Beatrice was selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games!
DeeDee had retired from competing, so Beatrice rode her new horse, a Dutch warmblood named Clarc. The two of them earned fifth place in the grade II individual category and sixth in the freestyle! “My being here shows that literally anything is possible,” she said. “I know it’s kind of the usual thing to say, but it’s true. Just go for it.”
84. What happened after Beatrice got injured?
A. She received her therapy sadly. B. She was free to get her mobility.
C. She continued to ride her loved horse by herself. D. She went through dark days with her family’s support.
85. What most probably drove Beatrice to start a new life?
A. Her fifth place. B. Her popular website. C. Her good recovery. D. Her love of riding horses.
86. What did Beatrice do when relearning how to ride?
A. She asked for much assistance. B. She overcame lots of difficulty.
C. She doubted her muscle strength. D. She went in for physical exercises.
87. What can we learn from Beatrice’s story?
A. Detail is the key to success. B. Not to advance is to go back.
C. Many hands make light work. D. Nothing is impossible if you work hard.
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（2022·重庆市育才中学一模）Society looks down on people who collect the wastes of others, but what they don’t realize is that they could get more money in one day than what they get in one week working at their daily job from selling other people’s unwanted goods.
I am no “make-money-quick guru” but I have made a couple thousand dollars from selling what others throw out to the garbage. As the saying goes: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”
You don’t have to start a business. You could simply sell second-hand things people give away and profit from it. In my high school days, I had my first experience selling an old pre-loved Logitech keyboard to a buyer on Gumtree.com.au for $50. I remember how exciting it was for me to make money from something I no longer needed. I technically made a $50 profit in less than an hour.
How to make $1,000 with $0 in a day?
Go on platforms such as Facebook market or Gumtree and find things people are giving away for free in your local area, then sell them. I found an abundance of household items like cupboards, shelves, mirror cabinet, and chairs that sell very well. Don’t worry what people think of you, remember that you could get a few hundred for those.
Reinvest your money and buy something with a higher value that someone might be happy to get rid of, and sell that for a profit of $600, etc. Your action is not just about making money, but also seeing it as using the earth’s resources efficiently and not wasting them in the trash.
If there is one thing I learned from this practice, it is that: there is always someone out there who considers one man’s trash as treasure, no matter what the item is.
88. What may a “make-money-quick guru” do in paragraph 2?
A. A person who works in a company.
B. A person who throws unwanted things.
C. A person who teaches people how to make great profit.
D. A person who makes money by selling second-hand things.
89. How did the writer start his business?
A. By collecting others’ trash. B. By selling his old things.
C. By buying valuable things. D. By giving away useless things.
90. Why did the writer suggest others buy more valuable things?
A. To collect them for later use. B. To sell them and get a higher profit.
C. To learn from the practice. D. To get rid of the unwanted things.
91. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A. Sell Unwanted Things
B. Make Money in a New Business
C. Live an Environmentally Friendly Life
D. One Person’s Trash, Another Person’s Cash
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（2022·云南保山·一模）I was sitting at my desk when another graduate student in my lab approached me. "Can you help?" he begged. His experiment wasn't working and he desperately needed help. I was a fifth year Ph.D, student, the senior member of the lab at the time. As I had many times before, I gave in and said yes.
I had a hard time saying no to such requests. I was new to the United States, having moved from China for graduate school. I found it difficult to make new friends and discover afterwork activities I enjoyed. My lab-mates served as my primary source of social connection. I feared that if I brushed them off, I'd lose their favor.
After I graduated and started a job in industry, I continued to carry the same attitude with me, and it continued to cost me. It wasn't until my wife gave birth to our first child that I realized how thin I had stretched myself and how misguided my priorities（重要的事）were. While she lay in a hospital bed in the early stages of labor（分娩阵痛）, І sat nearby, busy in correcting a work report on my laptop for my colleague. Hours later, after hearing my daughter's first cry and watching her tiny fingers grab tightly onto mine, it dawned on me that I should have been fully present during my daughter's birth.
From then on, I determined to spare more time for my family by reducing my work tasks and carefully considering each request for help. I sill enjoyed cooperating with others, but I dealt with mutually（共同地）beneficial tasks first, rather than accepting everything that came my way.
I noticed many benefits, and few disadvantages. My daily work schedule was not so crowded. I no longer worked overtime, and I was able to improve my work performance by focusing more on important tasks. I was also pleased to discover that "Sorry, I'd love to help but I have a deadline coming, up", is an acceptable response to a request for assistance. Most colleagues seem to understand.
It's hard to say "no" to those you work with. But I've learned that sometimes that's the best way to avoid too much workload and lead a freer and happier life.
92. Why was it hard for the author to refuse others' requests in school?
A. He was eager for a bond with others.
B. He was interested in helping others.
C. He was fond of doing experiments.
D. He was the most experienced student.
93. What made the author carefully consider each request for help?
A. His graduation. B. His wife's request.
C. The birth of his daughter. D. The unhealthy state of his body.
94. What does the author think is the priority now?
A. Writing a report. B. Connecting with others.
C. Accompanying his family. D. Requesting others for help.
95. What happened to the author after refusing others?
A. He got along badly with his colleagues.
B. He got a lot more vital tasks.
C. He received assistance from his colleagues.
D. He got less work and more joy.
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（2022·天津滨海新·模拟预测）My greatest regret in life is that I failed to tell my superb teachers how much they contributed to my early education.
Ruth Hammerman taught English to the eighth-graders. She was the first to show me the rules of what Evelyn Waugh called our “rich and delicate language.” She was a no-nonsense instructor. Unlike common teachers, she diagramed (用图表展示) sentences so we could know the grammar rules. She never seemed to be tired of the simple pleasures of sharing her learning.
Under her influence, I had the strong belief that language needs to be well-spoken and properly written. Yet over the years I never made the effort to find her and to express my thankfulness for what she did for me. Two years after being in her class, I began the study of Latin and French, and the foundation (基础) she provided in English grammar served me well. Sadly, I never looked back.
In high school I took advanced French in a class taught by Richard Miller, the finest teacher I have ever experienced at any level. Mr. Miller brought to his subject a surprisingly deep understanding and new analysis (分析). Reading “Phèdre”, Racine’s classic play, he asked us to note there were 1,654 lines in it, and then pointed out the care Racine devoted to structure. Years later I made the same point — giving Mr. Miller credit — in a college French class, and my professor was surprised by my understanding of the play. Mr. Miller taught us to enjoy literature with particular points of view. Yet I never made the effort in later years to tell him what he meant to me.
Mr. Miller is certainly long dead. If she is alive, Miss Hammerman would likely be in her 90s. In preparing this article, I tried to find her but was unsuccessful.
I am certain my act is common. People often forget to express love and thankfulness to their teachers. I ought to have told Miss Hammerman and Mr. Miller how much they did for me. I suppose they knew their work was effective because they believed in what they were doing. Now I appreciate how special they were.
96. What is the most beneficial part to the author in Miss Hammerman’s class?
A. Grammar. B. Writing. C. Speaking. D. Reading.
97. What is special about Mr. Miller’s French class?
A. He asked students to count lines.
B. He stressed the importance of play.
C. He analyzed literature in a new way.
D. He showed great devotion to students.
98. What does the underlined phrase “my act” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Preparing the article. B. Looking for the teachers.
C. Failing to thank teachers. D. Copying teachers’ points.
99. What best describes the two teachers according to the text?
A. Creative. B. Frank. C. Humorous. D. Strict.
100. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?
A. To show love for French literature.
B. To explore the meaning of education.
C. To explain why teachers are important.
D. To share memories of the two teachers.
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（2022·广东韶关·一模）“A unique story of connection” is how South African filmmaker and naturalist Craig Foster refers to his underwater adventures with a wild common octopus documented in the film My Octopus Teacher.
The Netflix film shows the bond that develops between Foster and the eight-legged creature during a year of diving in a kelp forest in the Atlantic Ocean. It won this year’s Academy Award and British Academy Film and Television Arts Award for best documentary.
My Octopus Teacher has captured hearts worldwide because few of the many wonderful natural-history films are about a human’s relationship with the wild. “I think people around the world are longing to have some kind of real connection with the natural world, and this film speaks to that need,” Foster said.
He said he had many such experiences with nature, like having a fish swim into his hand or an otter swim with him and reach out and touch him. Still, he said, these strong bonds weren’t easily created often requiring years of tireless efforts. And he said he learned many lessons from the San masters, native people of South Africa’s Kalahari region. “They taught me to track on land and to look for signs. I applied those same lessons to looking in the water,” he said, “Tracking involves knowing the animals well and recognizing their behavior and movements.”
Observing his special octopus, part of a species known for its intelligence, has been a life-changing experience for Foster. One of the most remarkable moments was when the creature that initially hid in cracks allowed him to join her on a hunting expedition. How does Foster account for this? “When the same animal interacts with you every day over a long period of time, you can assume that there is trust involved.”
Foster said he learned that you can’t force this trust. “Everything must happen at the animal’s pace, comfort and convenience. In their eyes, we are big and aggressive, posing a threat to them. They make themselves vulnerable in allowing us into their space because trusting the wrong human could mean death. So it’s an immense privilege when they show trust.”
101. Why is My Octopus Teacher well-received?
A. It shows adventures with a wild octopus.
B. It meets the need of natural-history films.
C. It has won many awards for best documentary.
D. It features a bond between man and nature.
102. Which words can best describe Foster from his experiences?
A. Talented and ambitious. B. Patient and persevering.
C. Adventurous and stubborn. D. Professional and trustworthy.
103. What can we learn from paragraph 5?
A. The octopus took Foster as a friend.
B. The octopus was curious about Foster.
C. The octopus had human-like intelligence.
D. The octopus enjoyed inviting Foster to hunt.
104. Which can best replace the underlined word “vulnerable” in paragraph 6?
A. Easily hurt. B. Well protected.
C. Very accessible. D. Extremely aggressive.
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（2022·山西晋中·一模）Twenty-one years ago, Eric Moussambani became the first swimmer from Equatorial Guinea, one of the smallest countries on the African. continent, to compete in the Olympics. He recorded the slowest men's 100m freestyle ever in the Olympics, swimming so slowly that he almost drowned, but he left a deep impression on the audience.
As Moussambani prepared for Sydney, he conducted most of his training in a hotel pool, which was only 13 meters long and fell far short of Olympic level. He spent time in rivers and lakes. Moreover, his coaching came from fishermen, who tried to adjust Moussambani's arm and leg movements to prevent sinking
Upon his arrival in Sydney, Moussambani was struck by the sights of the foreign city and the size of the Olympic Village. But Moussambani was overwhelmed by the Olympic pool, which was surrounded by seating for 17,500 audience. "When I saw the swimming pool for the first time, I was so scared. The pool was so big for me," he said.
Of three swimmers, the other two swimmers were disqualified for starting the race too early, leaving a frightened Moussambani as the only man in his race. Although he maintained a consistent speed during the opening section, he couldn't be in a harmonious breathing pattern. In the final half of the race, he struggled to stay afloat so much that those on the sidelines（两侧场外区域）considered jumping in and helping him out of the water. Finally, Moussambani touched the wall, stopping the clock in 1：52：72.
Of course, there was no medal awarded to Moussambani. But he was treated as a celebrity for his inspiring swim. "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning, but taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering, but fighting well." The description fits Moussambani perfectly. Anyone can be inspired by what Moussambani achieved because we've all been where he was. On his own, out of his depth, and just trying to stay afloat.
105. What can we know about Moussambani?
A. He was the first swimmer from Africa.
B. He practiced in standard swimming pools.
C. He set the slowest. time in men's 100m freestyle
D. He accepted training from professional coaches.
106. What does the underlined word "overwhelmed" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Amazed. B. Excited C. Embarrassed D. Disappointed.
107. Why did people consider helping him out of the water?
A. He broke the rules. B. He was disqualified
C. He seemed nearly drowned D. He kept a consistent speed.
108. Which of the following best describes Moussambani?
A. Caring and humorous. B. Aggressive and demanding.
C. Generous and hardworking. D. Persevering and determined.
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（2022·江苏盐城·一模）I’m rather good at using maps. But I forgot the maps and here we were, late afternoon, last day of vacation, my daughter, my cousin and I, driving along a two-lane highway in Oregon. No other car in sight, and the sun had just gone down. Where was that sweet little village?
It was supposed to be right along this river. We drove on, farther into the unknown, river always at left as our guide. We kept passing farms and fields and now a few lights were coming out. In my head, I was doing a lot of self-criticisms: Why didn't we start earlier, bring the map and on and on? My cousin and I were both impatient and stressed. My daughter, at least, was happy in the back seat, text messaging a friend. I pulled up on the shoulder of the road to think.
Just then－WOW! Amazing! A new scene had appeared. Where did it come from?
Right there, out of nowhere: a magical misty landscape. Fields stretched in silent purples, with rows of tall trees, darkening in the dusk (黄昏). I turned the car engine off. All was silent in the hot summer air. Beside us, a plum-colored river hardly moved between a border of trees, its dark lazy water reflecting the last light of day.
How breathtaking! Where had it been? If I had seen even a bit of this beauty while driving along, I could have stopped and taken a look. I had missed it all.
We miss a lot, almost everything, in fact, in our world. Our task-focused filters (过滤器) take care of that, selecting only what we need. We need to get to work. Have some lunch. We see what we need to see, often for purposes of survival. Gregory Bateson, speaking of beauty, said the judgment is selection of a fact. In our daily lives, who or what is doing the selecting? Can we make a change? Can we see further?
109. Which of the following might be the destination of the author’s driving?
A. Her own home. B. A vacation spot. C. A tourist centre. D. Her cousin’s farm.
110. What made the author keep blaming herself in the beginning?
A. That the vacation was below her expectations.
B. That she wasn’t as good at using maps as before.
C. That her cousin and daughter couldn’t get along.
D. That lack of full preparations got her to lose her way.
111. The author felt really amazed because ___________.
A. her carelessness brought an unexpected pleasure
B. she discovered a tourist spot unknown to the public
C. she unintentionally reached what she had planned to
D. the right route to her destination came out of nowhere
112. What does the story intend to tell us?
A. Stay cool when you are trapped in trouble.
B. Make a change for the purpose of survival.
C. Slow down your paces to enjoy beauty in life.
D. Be positive because there's always an alternative.
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（2022·江苏南通·二模）It was an early blow to my self-confidence. I was attending my first group meeting in the lab as a postdoc, and I was pleased that I could follow most of the discussion. Then, in front of everyone, the professor turned to me and asked about my previous accomplishments. I froze. As a PhD student, I had achieved lots to be proud of. But all of those were in my home country of Brazil. Now I was in Washington, DC and I didn’t know what the word “accomplishment” meant. So all I could say was “I don’t know”.
I had decided to do a postdoc abroad because I thought the training would help me secure a teaching position. I applied for and received a Brazilian government fellowship to spend 18 months working abroad and got a position in a lab. It all seemed so easy—until I actually started.
In a new country, I struggled. After the mortifying lab meeting incident, my confidence took another hit. The paper I intended to publish did not materialize. I used to be invited to give talks. Now, I was asked to speak more slowly because of my accent. My confidence was destroyed.
After months of self-doubt, I reminded myself that I had potential. I needed to do something to regain my confidence. I thought a change of environment might be what I needed. So I made the move.
In another new lab. I still felt insecure. However, I was determined to make the most of the time I had. There were more opportunities to interact with others, which forced me to talk more. It was awful at first, but with practice I began to feel more confident in my English. I proposed new projects. I began to receive positive feedback on my presentations.
My confidence is back. I feel a little like Wonder Woman. She was a strong soldier in her homeland. When she left, she experienced obstacles and failures only to become even stronger than before.
113. What was the author’s reaction when asked about her previous achievements?
A. She felt insecure. B. She kept silent.
C. She was at a loss. D. She felt proud.
114. Why did the author go abroad?
A. To apply for government fellowship. B. To get a doctor’s degree.
C. To build her own lab. D. To gain experience for a position.
115. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. I didn’t give a proper response in a lab meeting.
B. The paper I intended to publish did not materialize.
C. I was asked to speak more slowly because of my accent.
D. I reminded myself that I had potential.
116. What can be the best title for the text?
A. A lab meeting incident B. I found my inside Wonder Woman
C. Brazilians’ confidence improved D. Poor English ruined opportunity
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（2022·浙江·模拟预测）I was a birthday-party clown. I struggled a lot with my identity because, though I viewed myself as a filmmaker, everyone in my life viewed me as this ridiculous day job. Being a clown is itself an identity masking job. You wear makeup to cover your features.
One night, I was asked to be Batman, but at the time I had a giant mustache. However, I hadn’t wanted to alter my physical appearance for that job, because that would have been me subconsciously admitting I was more of a clown than an artist. So, I opted not to shave.
The next day, sure enough, once I got close, the entire party broke out in laughter. I were so embarrassed that I wanted to run back to my Batmobile. But then the laughter changed into cheering and applause. That’s a strange. But then his dad took me over to this huge birthday cake with a Batman which has a mustache. That’s why everyone was laughing so hard when I first arrived, because when they initially brought the cake out, all the kids scoffed and said, “Batman doesn’t have a mustache.” And instead of just admitting that the cake was messed up, the parents tried to save face and said, “No, Batman always has a mustache. He just shaves it for his movies.” Naturally, the children were doubtful. Until, my mustache became the detail that confirmed what the parents had said and convinced the kids that I was actually Batman.
That year, I struggled a lot with my identity. But that day, at least, there was no doubt in my mind what I was due to this amazing coincidence. I may not have been the hero that they ordered or even the hero they expected. But that day, I was the hero that they needed.
117. What had led to the author struggling with his identity?
A. Working as a birthday-party clown passively
B. Being looked down upon by others unpleasantly
C. Not being regarded as a successful filmmaker
D. Being demanded to wear makeup intentionally
118. Why was the author unwilling to change his physical appearance for that job?
A. He didn’t want to shave his giant mustache.
B. He didn’t want to be treated as a clown.
C. He didn’t want to admit he looked ugly.
D. He didn’t want to work for that job.
119. What does the underlined words “scoffed” mean?
A. said in a low voice B. said in a loud voice
C. said in an ironic tone D. said in a firm tone
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（2022·浙江·模拟预测）On a parenting site, a friendly dad wrote that crying was, actually, a good thing, because tears contain cortisol, the stress hormone (荷尔蒙). Crying is, therefore, just stress leaving the body.
I’ve written about my son’s anger before. His tempers are so bad that it’s hard to get him to leave the house, or return to the house, or persuade him to perform any task on command at all. One of his favourite pastimes is deciding he doesn’t want to do anything at all. He sits heavily to the ground, his arms and legs waving around without control. If I had to rate his temper skills I’d put this well inside the top two or three. The genius of this technique is that it removes all of the rigid (僵硬的) angles from his upper body, making him effectively impossible to hold, let alone lift.
This results in me grasping him by the folds of his clothing, just to drag him away from stairs, a footpath or the oncoming traffic. What’s worse, my son makes constant twisting movements, leaving me having to use every bit of my strength until my knuckles (指关节) go white.
My son is not yet three, but has a special way to make his 13kg body feel too heavy for me to manage. I’m sympathetic, of course. He’s experiencing so many feelings and frustrations for the first time, and he needs me to keep calm and carry on while he learns the ropes. It’s no use for me to get angry.
As much as I can, I try to get to his eye level and explain, quietly and with empathy. Within a few minutes he’s calmed down, ready to rejoin civilisation even though he had been spitting at me just moments before. Maybe, I think to myself, that was just stress leaving the body, too.
120. What does the writer think of tears?
A. Tears are not cortisol. B. Tears are no stress hormone.
C. Tears help release stress. D. Tears are harmful to health.
121. What are Paragraphs 2-3 mainly about?
A. The writer’s patience with his son.
B. The writer’s disappointment with is son.
C. The writer’s skills dealing with his son.
D. The writer’s description of his son’s temper.
122. What the writer’s attitude towards his son’s temper?
A. Understandable. B. Unbelievable.
C. Unacceptable. D. Unquestionable.
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（2022·江苏·南京市第一中学模拟预测）My best friend traveled to stay with our family last weekend. When she arrived, she went straight to the kitchen and, without asking, ate a spoonful of raspberry jam and some dried fruit. She wasn’t being rude. I knew she would do this. We’ve known each other for almost 20 years. She can eat anything she wants from my kitchen. Indeed, I bought her favorite fruits and snacks at the shop that morning.
Our long weekend together was luxuriously (惬意地) simple. I was recovering from surgery (手术) and couldn’t go to shopping malls. We passed the time running errands (做杂事), going to the post office and collecting dry cleaning. We drank way too many cappuccinos. But we talked about every little detail of our lives.
There’s never been a quiet moment in our friendship. We’ve lived in different cities for almost a decade. Reunions demand constant conversation. our personalities are matched, to be sure, and a shared history is indescribably valuable. We were competitors in high school before bonding over a bad experience. Then we discovered the many interests that we had in common. Our friendship cemented (巩固) itself quickly. We stayed companions through law school, through our first jobs and our first boyfriends. We supported each other through break-ups and breakthroughs. Ours is a friendship for the ages.
There is something special about friends who know everyone and everything about you. They are rare. These are the people you’ve chosen to witness your life. They have seen the bright lights of achievement, the depths of despair (绝望) and the boring routine (平淡乏味) of the in-between.
It’s special to unpack feelings and frustrations without wasting time filling in the blanks. As my long weekend shows, with such friends we don’t have to “do”, we simply have to “be”. We drop the act, the performance, the public version of ourselves.
The special friendships are those which never fail to delight, the continuation of which is worth the extra effort, despite distance and difference sneaking (溜进) into your separate lives. I had the very great joy of this reminder last weekend. I’m lucky to have found this friend, to see a future where her companionship remains. Being together is perfection.
123. What happened during her best friend’s visit?
A. They enjoyed an eventful long weekend. B. They bonded by having long conversations.
C. They made their favorite snacks and coffee. D. They talked about recent news events.
124. One thing that the author appreciates about their friendship is that ______.
A. they help each other deal with the boredom of life
B. they prefer to witness each other’s lives from far away
C. they try to show each other their best selves
D. they are comfortable being themselves when together
125. Which of the following would the author agree with?
A. Charm comes from differences. B. Politeness brings best friends closer.
C. Good friendships last naturally. D. Good friendships need devotion.
126. The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to ______.
A. describe what her best friend is like B. tell about the friendship she treasures
C. explore the key aspects of friendship D. express thanks to her best friend