| 1. 完形填空 | 详细信息 |
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中。From my childhood on, my mother didn't have a job. If she was asked to 1 a personal questionnaire, she would leave the question "Employment" 2 . She believed that her job was to be my mother—full time. There is an old photograph of my mother and father, taken in 1942. In the photo my mother looks very beautiful, I think. When I look at the photo, I see a woman full of 3 in life. If she had put her mind to getting a career, the whole world would have been in her hands. The story of her youth fully 4 this. She got a brilliant exam in one of the finest schools in the country. 5 she has always been a housewife and mother. Everyone in the town 6 her for her great effort into charity work, but if someone asked her what she did 7 she answered that she was Robert Greene's wife, and Robert's mother. What I 8 best from my childhood is how it felt to get home from school. She was always there waiting for us. Today there are probably many women seeing what she did as a 9 of my mother's good abilities. I don't make 10 either. But so many years later, I still remember how it felt to rush home—and there was mum, waiting for us. （1）
A .
take out
B .
make out
C .
fill out
D .
check out
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A .
simple
B .
empty
C .
decent
D .
unknown
（3）
A .
chances
B .
pace
C .
humor
D .
regrets
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improves
B .
ruins
C .
changes
D .
proves
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Yet
B .
So
C .
Nor
D .
Or
（6）
A .
employed
B .
forgave
C .
concerned
D .
admired
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for a drink
B .
for a rescue
C .
for a living
D .
for a start
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demanded
B .
learned
C .
operated
D .
remembered
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waste
B .
reaction
C .
symbol
D .
risk
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progress
B .
option
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sense
D .
excuses
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| 2. 语法填空（语篇） | 详细信息 |
阅读下面短文，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。The gesture for "OK" has different meanings in different cultures. In Japan, someone witnesses another person employing the gesture might think it means money. In France, a person (encounter) an identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero. , you should avoid making this gesture in Brazil and Germany, as it is considered impolite. |
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| 3. 语法填空（语篇） | 详细信息 |
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Jobs and occupations come and go at an (amaze) pace these days. If you think you can't be replaced by software, or your job can't be outsourced to some robots on the moon, you are wrong. What if your job disappears after working for 10 years in the field? You may have to go back to the classroom and (retrain) in order to qualify to work in another field. In fact, in all likelihood, you will have to do this multiple times. But you can be prepared for developments and changes before you are thrown out of a career. It is (entire) your choice to learn, or to be forced to learn. |
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| 4. 语法填空（语篇） | 详细信息 |
阅读下面短文，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。To predict is to guess what comes next. Making predictions is a reading strategy, in which readers use information from a text and their own personal experiences (anticipate) what they are about to read, (help) students make connections between their prior knowledge and the text. Predicting is also a process skill (use) in science. In this context, a prediction (make) about the outcome of a future event based upon a pattern of evidence. |
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。2024 Arts Illustration Competition Enter the competition most respected and admired in the industry for creativity in illustration, the Communication Arts Illustration Competition. Selected by distinguished professionals, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Illustration Annual and on commarts.com, ensuring important exposure of the creations. Each winner will receive a professionalized Award of Excellence and an award certificate. Communication Art's Award of Excellence is one of the most desired awards. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession. What To Enter With Any illustration first published or produced from Jan. 2023 to Jan. 2024 is qualified. Entries may originate from any country. Descriptions in English are necessary for the judges to read. Entries Can Be SubmittedIn The Following Formats Digital Images: RGB images in JPG format with a maximum file size of 2 MB. GIF images may be livelier, but would be turned down, and so would the PNG ones. Motion Entries: In MOV, MP4 or MPG format, with a maximum file size of 500 MB. Illustration Competition Categories & Entry Fees
For more categories, please download the category PDF. Late Fees Entries must be registered no later than Apr. 13, 2024. Entries registered after that date will be charged a fee of $10 each. No entries can be registered after Apr. 27, 2024.
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| 6. 阅读理解 | 详细信息 |
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。In many cultures, it is considered unlucky to spill salt. Fortunately, many cultures also have a solution to the problem, which usually involves throwing a pinch of salt over your shoulder. It may seem confusing to modern humans, but knowing that salt was once incredibly valuable can change this perspective. For thousands of years, salt was an extremely rare commodity. It was difficult to obtain so that the price was very high. Many trading routes were set up to carry salt, people were paid in salt, and salt was sometimes worth more than its weight in gold. Therefore, spilling salt was considered wasteful. Because of its high value, salt was also associated with friendship and good fortune. Offerings of salt were included in many religious ceremonies, and people might bring salt to a new home for good luck. These associations would have suggested that it would be bad luck to spill salt, since it would seem to violate salt's fortunate properties. Salt is also an excellent preservative. It prevents food from going bad. As such, it came to be linked with health and longevity. In some cultures, spilling salt was thought to reduce one's well-being. In Britain, for example, each spilled grain was said to represent a tear, while in Germany spilled salt awakened the devil, bringing misfortune. The fear of spilling salt was also adopted into the Christian faith. It is said that Judas spilled salt at the Last Supper, and since he later turned out to be the betrayer of Christ, spilled salt is considered unlucky by many Christians. Should you be unfortunate enough to spill salt, you might throw a pinch over your left shoulder to blind the Devil.
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| 7. 阅读理解 | 详细信息 |
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Across the world, humans purchase around 1.3 billion single-use plastic water bottles a day. Because only about 9% of plastic is recycled, the vast majority of those bottles wind up in landfills, the ocean, or elsewhere in nature. When beach-loving Madison noticed those plastic bottles during her family's trips to California, the 12-year-old "just felt like this needed to change," she told Smithsonian Magazine. So as she began thinking about what to do for her school science fair back in 2021, the idea of a project centered on reducing plastic pollution quickly came to her mind: she would design an eatable water bottle called the Eco-Hero. "One of my biggest ambitions for my project was wanting to help the world," the confident young inventor said in a video on the website. To bring her idea to life, Madison built upon the already established method by experimenting with common food materials. She also took inspiration from previous versions of eatable water bottles, though she focused on making hers bigger and more durable. She found that the combination of water, lemon juice, natural gum, and Alginic acid (褐藻酸) resulted in a gel pouch that wouldn't break, could hold up to 3/4 cup of water, and would last in the fridge for three weeks. Though she'd like to improve the Eco-Hero by making it able to hold more water, she believes her current version would work well as a replacement for the paper cups used by runners in races. All one needs to do is bite a hole in the water ball, drink the water, and then eat the pouch or throw it away to biodegrade. Madison hopes the Eco-Hero inspires others to take better care of the planet. "It doesn't necessarily have to be in a big way," she told Smithsonian. "People can still make a difference in the world, even if it's just in a small way."
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| 8. 阅读理解 | 详细信息 |
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Nowadays, the world is slowly becoming a high-tech society and we are now surrounded by technology. Facebook and Twitter are innovative tools; text messaging is still a somewhat existing phenomenon and even e-mail is only a flashing spot on the screen when compared with our long history of snail mail. Now we adopt these tools to the point of essentialness, and only rarely consider how we are more fundamentally affected by them. Social media, texting and e-mail all make it much easier to communicate, gather and pass information, but they also present some dangers. By removing any real human engagement, they enable us to develop our abnormal self-love without the risk of disapproval or criticism. To use a theatrical metaphor (隐喻), these new forms of communication provide a stage on which we can each create our own characters, hidden behind a fourth wall of tweets, status updates and texts. This unreal state of unconcern can become addictive as we separate ourselves a safe distance from the cruelty of our fleshly lives, where we are imperfect, powerless and insignificant. In essence, we have been provided not only the means to be more free, but also to become new, to create and project a more perfect self to the world. As we become more reliant on these tools, they become more a part of our daily routine, and so we become more restricted in this fantasy. So it is that we live in a cold era, where names and faces represent two different levels of closeness, where working relationships occur only through the magic of email and where love can start or end by text message. An environment such as this reduces interpersonal relationships to mere digital exchanges. Would a celebrity have been so daring to do something dishonorable if he had had to do it in person? Doubtful. It seems he might have been lost in a fantasy world that ultimately convinced himself into believing the digital self could obey different rules and regulations, as if he could continually push the limits of what's acceptable without facing the consequences of "real life."
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| 9. 任务型阅读 | 详细信息 | |
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。The Failed New Year's Resolution: Three Tips to Get on Track January is officially over, and many people are taking stock of their progress towards New Year's resolutions. The fact is that you probably haven't kept up with them as much as you hoped. But that's not your fault. . If you feel like you have already failed, here are three tips before you let go. Practice self-compassion Many people talk to themselves in harsh ways when struggling with new habits, believing self-criticism will help them reach their goals. Research shows, however, that the opposite is true. Self-compassion is more effective for personal improvement, especially when facing failure. _ , try to be kind and gentle with yourself, just as you would with a loved one. Resolutions are often phrased as definitive goals. I will exercise daily. I will kick desserts. . But setting all-or-nothing goals can lead to all-or-nothing decisions that one gives up when faced with challenges. In contrast, intentions focus more on your values than specific actions. For example, the resolution "I will exercise daily" may become an intention of "I want to move my body because it feels good." This approach allows for more flexibility when unexpected stress arises. Solve problems by overcoming barriers If you are struggling to maintain your desired habits, there are evidence-based techniques available to help you. . This involves identifying the specific barriers that lead to your quitting something that you want to do. Perhaps you keep forgetting the new habit, or perhaps you don't understand how to do it. Whatever it is, identify the barrier and cope with it specifically.
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| 10. 阅读表达 | 详细信息 |
阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。Crowd control could soon become an important skill for climbers on Mount Everest, as important as physical strength or watching the weather. In a single day last week, nearly 40 people reached the top of the world — a record. Reports from base camp spoke of queues at dangerous ridges and crowds as people passed each other in the final dash for the 8,848 meters top. More traditional mountaineers have been concerned about the circus atmosphere surrounding Everest in recent years, and there are warnings that the crowds are making the mountain more dangerous. In 1996, 14 died on the mountain when the members of several groups were trapped at high altitudes by sudden snowstorms. Bad weather in early May led to this year's jam on the summit ridge, but the loss, luckily, was light. Just four climbers died, including a Nepali Sherpa who had made 11 previous successful climbing. Traditionalists are also worried about the growing tendency of climbers to set records and achieve "firsts", rather than simply climb the mountain. This year's crop of mountaineers included the oldest man, 64-year-old Sherman Bull from Connecticut, and the youngest, 16-year-old Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal. An American with only one arm was on the mountain this year; an Indian with no legs also tried but failed. Erik Weihennieyer, an American, became the first blind person to reach the top of the world. His fellow climbers stayed in front of him on the way up, describing the type of land and ringing bells. Nepal views Mount Everest as something of a cash cow. The government charges journeys a minimum of $70,000. That is probably why officials in Katmandu are ignoring concerns about overcrowding and talking about even more climbers coming next year. But a celebration of the 48th anniversary of the first conquest of Everest, by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was cancelled after violent strikes. Tumultuous (动乱的) Nepali politics, it seems, could be just the crowd-control measure that Everest needs.
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