None of these arguments are_________ in that they are unconvincing and impossible to justify

A.vague. B.arbitrary. C.valid. D.absurd

If it__________ for the joint efforts made by the whole nation, we couldn't have contained the coronavirus in such a short time.

A.hadn't been. B.shouldn’t have been. C.hasn't been. D.wouldn't be.

To improve learning efficiency, students must spend more time focusing on the skills__________ they are weak in.

A.what B.where C.when D.which

I know I was___________ , so I will apologize to Sara today.

A.at risk. B.at fault. C.at ease. D.at random.

I have resigned, and they have a free hand to appoint__________ they like in my place.

A.whenever B.however C.whatever D.whomever

This part of the book isn't very interesting, so I'm going to_________ it.

A.deny B.cancel C.skip D.digest

He flashed me a quick smile but rapidly swallowed it___________ he saw my expression.

A.when. B.unless. C.if D.until

A special committee of scientists___________ to study AI's effects on economy in the years ahead.

A.have established. B.will be established. C.are established. D.is establishing

___________ many different viruses, wildlife can potentially infect human beings and should be banned for trade.

A.To carry. B.Carried. C.Having been carried D.Carrying.

She and her best friend felt sad when they heard I__________ for New York the next day

A.had left. B.was leaving. C.left. D.has left.

The beautiful scenery was_________ before the travelers when they reached the top of the hill.

A.laid out. B.given out C.sent out. D.turned out.

假设你是李华，你准备参选你校英语口语俱乐部主席一职，请你写一篇英语演讲稿，进行竞选演讲。内容包括：

1. 竞选职位；

2. 个人优势；

3. 当选设想。

注意：1. 词数100词左右；

2. 开头已给出，但不计入词数；

3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear teachers and students, may I have your attention please?

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

There are basically two ways to get work done. One is to work individual. In this way, people can decide for them when to start to work and how to do it. What’s more, they will be able to learn how to solve the problems on their own. People may also choose to work in a team which they can learn from each other and help each other. Beside, they may work out better ways get work done by discussing. Personally, I prefer to work in a team, which offer me a chance to learn how to get along to others and to share my experience with them. As the work can be dividing among several people, it can be done efficiently. Teamwork is always importance.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Several thousand years ago, the silk trade first reached Europe via the Silk Road, 1. brought with it not only excellent silk clothes and decorative items, but also the ancient culture of the Far East. From then on, silk 2. (regard) as the symbol of Eastern civilization.

According to 3. ancient Chinese legend, it was the Yellow Emperor 4. ordered the fibers woven into cloth and made into silk clothes, which were 5. (extreme) soft and comfortable. Later generations worshiped the Yellow Emperor 6. the God of Weaving.

China is the birthplace of sericulture (养蚕). Sericulture, including planting mulberry trees, raising silk worms and 7. (produce) silk fabric, has been an essential form of labor in China for 8. (century). The Chinese ancestors had invented flat-weaving and figured -weaving techniques, and colored cloth using natural vermilion (朱红) dye.

With the 9. (improve) in loom construction and printing and dying methods, more varieties of silk were developed. China possessed the most 10. (advance) silk dying and weaving techniques of the ancient world.

    I didn’t grow up in a very loving family. In fact, there are few, if any, _________ memories I have of my childhood involving my family members. My family eventually got separated from all the _________, so the time came when I didn’t even have neighborhood kids to play with. I became quite serious, just to hide my _________.

There was another family in town. They _________ the same church. I always wondered what it would be like if my family were more like them. They never knew it, but I watched them and _________ them. They were kind, genuine and close—_________ I wished my family could be.

Decades later I _________ myself back at that very same church for my mother’s funeral. My family was _________, as always. I felt _________ that neither time nor circumstance could make them act with loving kindness toward each other. As I approached the church for the funeral, __________ came flooding back to me. I remembered the __________ smiles of that family who used to sit in the front of the church when I was a child.

After the funeral service a __________ was provided in the church. After getting a plate of food I __________ the room for a seat with my husband. Then I heard a __________ voice I hadn’t heard in decades call my name. I turned around and he was there, the father of that family I had admired when I was young. We chatted for a bit and it was at that point that I __________ I was raising my boy in a way I had seen him raise his own __________ so long ago. He didn’t realize it, __________ my son’s life has been greatly affected by him. Peace __________ my soul.

You never know who’s __________, who you will inspire and whose life you’ll __________.

1.A.moving B.terrible C.unforgettable D.happy

2.A.neighbors B.relatives C.friends D.members

3.A.truth B.laughter C.shyness D.pain

4.A.reached B.helped C.attended D.liked

5.A.admired B.respected C.embarrassed D.bothered

6.A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something

7.A.confirmed B.found C.offered D.remembered

8.A.challenged B.transformed C.connected D.divided

9.A.moved B.nervous C.sad D.interested

10.A.requests B.stories C.memories D.comments

11.A.pround B.warm C.strange D.false

12.A.meal B.party C.speech D.meeting

13.A.booked B.checked C.cleaned D.scanned

14.A.sharp B.familiar C.cold D.annoying

15.A.decided B.realized C.demanded D.pretended

16.A.children B.family C.brothers D.pets

17.A.while B.and C.but D.so

18.A.settled into B.set down C.turned down D.steal into

19.A.regretting B.struggling C.watching D.praying

20.A.share B.disturb C.ruin D.change

    In a research carried out in the UK, it was found that only one out of every five employees were happy to work. Surprisingly, it wasn’t the pay or the love for the work that made people happy. Instead, friendly, supportive colleagues and a sense of achievement have been found to be the primary causes of happiness at work. 1. Here are some suggestions.

Happiness is a state of mind, so staying happy at work is completely based on a positive attitude towards your job. 2.

Challenge yourself and take charge of your own growth in your career. Boredom is one of the primary factors that cause people to change jobs. 3.

Having co-workers you like and enjoy working with is a feature of happiness in the workplace. Talk to people, get to know them and try to get along well with them in the workplace, Meeting new people and getting fresh views can help you to keep yourself interested in your work.

Complete your tasks, 4. This gives you a sense of achievement and encourages you to work towards your goals in future.

Sitting and staring at your screen all day long isn’t going to help you. Instead, take breaks and go outside for some time. For example, 5. Eat your lunch outside or work for a few minutes during that hour, which helps you stay happy at work.

A.Smiling everyday is easy to do.

B.go out for a few minutes to feel the breeze.

C.So how do you develop a sense of joy on the job?

D.no matter how disagreeable or tough they might be.

E.Convince ourselves that tomorrow will be better than today.

F.Focus on the bright side of the work rather than keep talking about what makes you unhappy.

G.Find new challenges and it’s a great feeling to take control over what you do and see a task through.

Train yourself, save a life

On Friday afternoon, a male passenger with a heart attack on Beijing’s Line 2 subway died about one hour later. That’s the third heart attack death in 10 days that aroused public attention, with the other two being actor Godfrey Gao and Xu Yong, a senior journalist at Xinhua News Agency.

They are only three of the 550,000 people in China who suffer from sudden cardiac (心脏的) shock every year, of which only about I percent are saved. Actually, many more of these victims could have been saved if Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR心肺复苏) are popularized. When someone suffers a heart attack and falls unconscious, people nearby have a good chance of saving him with CPR.

CPR is really not so hard to learn. All one needs is to learn how to observe and decide if a person is unconscious, where to press on the patients chest, and how to blow air through the mouth and into the lungs. Besides that, public facilities such as airports, high-speed railway stations, and big subway stations could install the Automatic External Defibrillator (AED自动体外除颤器), a device that proves effective and easy to use in saving the lives of people suffering heart attacks. All one needs is to pick it up and follow the instructions.

Unfortunately, neither of the two is popular in China. According to data, the total number of AEDs in China is slightly higher than 2,000, of which most are located in metropolises, such as Beijing and Shanghai. On CPR, less than I percent of adults can master the skill, while many have never heard of it.

Both need improvements to save those 550,000 lives every year. The cost of installing AEDs might be high, and it does take time and resources to train more people in CPR, but it is really worth the effort because every life counts and should be saved in an emergency. It’s time to train everyone and equip more public facilities to save more lives.

1.What’s the major function of the first paragraph?

A.To introduce the background of a story.

B.To lead in the topic of the passage.

C.To describe a social phenomenon.

D.To arouse the reader’s interest.

2.It can be inferred from that ________.

A.CPR is hard to learn

B.installing an aed does not cost much

C.CPR and AEDs are paid little attention to

D.more people suffer from sudden cardiac shock now

3.What does the underlined word in Para. 4 most probably mean?

A.Big cities. B.Public places.

C.Hospitals. D.Subway stations.

4.What may be written in the next part of the passage?

A.Some knowledge about CPR.

B.More examples of the victims of sudden death.

C.The measures to be taken to solve the problem.

D.More reasons why learning CPR and Installing AEDs is necessary.

    Japan’s biggest airline is betting that the future of travel isn’t traveling at all.

For the last month, a married couple has been interacting with a robot—called an Avatar—that’s controlled by their daughter hundreds of miles away. Made by ANA Holdings Inc., it looks like a vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) with an iPad attached. But the screen displays the daughter’s face as they chat, and its wheels let her move about the house as though she’s really there.

“Virtual travel” is nothing new, of course. Storytellers, travel writers and artists have been inspiring the senses of armchair tourists (足不出户的旅行者) for centuries. It’s only in recent decades that frequent, safe travel has become available to the non-wealthy.

Yet even as the worlds middle classes climb out of the armchair and into economy-class seats, there are hints of a post-travel society coming. Concerns about sustainability (可持续发展) are causing a loss to carbon-intensive airlines, which do harm to our environment. And the aging of wealthy societies is both limiting physical travel and creating demand for alternative ways to experience the world. For the travel industry, virtual reality offers an inviting response to these trends.

Of course, far-out technologies encourage far-out claims. ANA doesn’t plan to start selling Avatars until next year. Profits, too, will probably be a barrier. By one estimate, the global market for this kind of technology will be worth only about $300 million by 2023. By contrast, ANA’s traditional travel business brought in more than $19 billion last year.

But if the business case for virtual vacations is still weak, the market for technologies that bridge physical distances between families and coworkers seems likely to only expand. ANA’s robots may not replace its airplanes any time soon, but they’ll almost certainly be a part of travels high-tech future.

1.What do we know about Avatar?

A.It’ll take the place of ANA’s airplanes soon.

B.It s a kind of the latest vacuum cleaner.

C.It is invented by ANA Holdings Inc.

D.It’s on sale right now.

2.What prevents Avatars coming into market at present?

A.Lower Profits. B.Aging society.

C.Physical distances between families. D.Concerns about environment.

3.The writer s attitude towards future virtual travel is ________.

A.Critical. B.Objective.

C.Doubtful. D.Positive.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Difficulties for the armchair tourists

B.The coming trend of virtual vacation

C.Something about virtual reality

D.The popularity of Avatar

    Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.

Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania, and raised in Wyomissing. Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Andrea Gardner, a housewife who previously worked in finance, and Scott Kingsley Swift, a stockbroker. Her grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, was an opera singer. Swift has a younger brother, Austin. She grew up on a Christmas-tree farm.

When Swift was in fourth grade, she won a national poetry contest with a three-page poem, “Monster in My Closet”. At the age of ten, a computer repairman showed her how to play three chords (和弦) on a guitar, arousing her interest in learning the instrument. Afterwards, Swift wrote her first song, “Lucky You”. When Swift was 12, she devoted an entire summer to writing a 350-page novel, which remains unpublished. She began writing songs regularly and used it as a way to help her with her pain from not fitting in at school. Swift was a victim of bullying (欺凌), and spent her time writing songs to express her emotions. She also started performing at local karaoke contests, festivals, and fair.

Swift began to regularly visit Nashville, Tennessee, and work with local songwriters. When she was 14, her family moved to Nashville. Her first major show was a well-received performance at the Bloomsburg Fair. In Tennessee, Swift attended Hendersonville High School, but was then homeschooled for her junior and senior years. In 2008, she earned her high school diploma.

Swift’s greatest musical influence is Shania Twain. Her other influences include Leann Rimes, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton, and Swifts grandmother. Although her grandmother was a professional opera singer, Swifts tastes always leaned more toward country music. In her younger years, she developed a love for Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton. She also credits her love for music in her teens to the influence of the Dixie Chicks.

1.What can we know about Swift from the passage?

A.Her first novel came out in 2001.

B.She showed her music talent in her teens.

C.Her first major show was in Hendersonville High School.

D.Her mother influenced her a lot in her later music career.

2.Which word can best describe Swift’s school life?

A.Colorful. B.Busy.

C.Successful. D.Unhappy.

3.We can infer that Shania Twain in the last paragraph is a famous ________.

A.film star B.novelist

C.opera singer D.country music star

4.The passage is mainly about the ________ of Taylor Alison Swift.

A.family life B.achievements

C.early life D.contributions

    All the unusual and interesting events from around the world are here in our review.

A chocolate wall at railway station in Netherlands

A wall of chocolate at the railway station, Utrecht Centraal, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, has become many food lovers new place to mark. The whole wall is made of chocolate, making it very fun, good-looking, and of course, delicious.

Wine bath resort launched in Japan

The 2019 Beaujolais Nouveau Wine on a Bathing was officially released on Nov. 21 in Hakone, west of Tokyo. A beverage-based bathing experience is the red wine hot spring, with its huge, 3.6-meter-tall wine bottle. People may even be present to witness the wine show, in which staff members spray bathers with a bottle of Hakone wine. Whether seeing the show or not, the red wine bath is perfect for every wine lover.

A Monkey Buffet Festival held in Thailand

The annual Monkey Buffet Festival, a fun one with a difference, was held in Lopburi, Bangkok, on Nov. 24. The Monkey Buffet takes place in the overgrown and ruined Khmer temple of Pra Prang Sam Yot, where the majority of the monkeys live. The monkeys are treated with respect. Endless oceans of fruits you can think of are spread out for the monkeys to feast upon. The festival begins with live performances and dances that draw the monkeys out. Culturally, the feast will bring good luck to the local townspeople.

World’ s strongest puffer jacket (羽绒夹克)

Dutch brand Vollebak has created the world’s strongest puffer jacket, which is 15 times stronger than steel. The exterior (外部) of the indestructible puffer is made from 100 percent Dyneema, the strongest fiber ever made. Dyneema was originally used in body armor (防弹衣) and bullet-proof vehicles. The puffer is made to withstand temperatures up to -40℃, as the colder it gets, the stronger Dyneema becomes. “It will withstand any abuse you put it through during your life time and be in good enough condition to pass down to your grandkids when you are done with it.” explained Vollebak’s co-founder Steve Tidball.

1.Where can a wine lover go for fun?

A.Utrecht. B.Hakone.

C.Lopburi. D.Tokyo.

2.What can a visitor see at the Monkey Buffet Festival?

A.Live performances and dances. B.Endless ocean of food.

C.A chocolate wall for local townspeople. D.Many kinds of animals besides monkeys.

3.Which of the following is NOT true about the puffer jacket?

A.It’s cold-resistant.

B.It’s designed to be a body armor.

C.It uses Dyneema as its main material.

D.It may be handed down to the younger generation.

    Emily had a beautiful singing voice. Last year she went to Mrs. Owens — her music teacher to ask to join in the performance. Without letting her sing, Mrs. Owens took a look at Amy's body and said, “Child, you just don't fit. Everyone would stare at you and that would make you uncomfortable. It would make them uncomfortable, too.”

Without singing a single note, Emily was sent back through the door of the choral room. Hurt and upset, she decided never to try out again. But Mrs. Owens then retired.

This year, there came a new music teacher, Mr. Buttler. He heard about Emily and suggested that she have a try.

Emily didn't want to be rejected again, so she hesitated a little about it. As Emily struggled, the door was pushed open and Mr. Buttler called, “Emily, you're next.” Although kind of nervous. Emily did as Mr. Buttler told her to do, Mr. Buttler sat by the piano to keep Emily company. When Emily finished her testing performance, she thanked Mr. Buttler and knew the result would be posted on the door of the choral room the next day.

Emily couldn't sleep that night. She was suffering from the feelings that she didn't fit and the great need to be accepted. By the next morning, her stomach was even in pain because of stress.

注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;

4续与完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

The next day, Emily nervously glanced at the list on the door of the choral room.

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Paragraph2:

Finally, the day of performance came.

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假如你是李华，你们学校的外教Mr. James想找一个人教他8岁的儿子中文。请你写信推荐你的朋友王明，内容包括：

1．写信目的；

2．推荐理由。

注意1.词数 80 左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Two pals from Florida received the most1.(expect) reward for tidying up in the aftermath of the state's flooding.

Skyle Thompson's land in Tampa, Florida was flooded by the Pratte River nearby. 2.(thank), the cabin that Thompson built on the land was saved from the waters. He and his friend Guy Steven spent their entire Sunday 3. (clean) up the debris.

Exhausted from their day of labor, they were ready to get back to their car 4. Steven saw what looked like a refrigerator. Steven hiked the 50-foot distance between him and the fridge and was shocked 5. (find) that it was filled with beers. Not only that, there were ice cold.

“It was a gift sent from the heavens,” Thompson said in disbelief. The two men could hardly believe their luck, but they drank a few beers as rewards and posted their 6. (luck) find online. The 7. (photo) were shared thousands of times within hours and eventually appeared on the newsfeed of Bums Harvey, the refrigerator's owner, who recognized it immediately.

In addition 8. surviving a cabin fire, the brave fridge somehow managed to survive the floodwaters as well. Harvey and Thompson 9. (be) in contact with each other ever since, and Thompson has promised to return the fridge so that 10. can live to fight another day in the future.

    When it comes to parenting his three children, the Microsoft mogul, Bill Gates admits his wife has done more than her share of raising the kids. "My wife does 80%," Gates told a _______ of Harvard students. He said they have been quite deliberate about the model they've used to _______their children.

The couple followed a 1970s "Love and Logic" parenting model. The idea of their philosophy is _______ the idea that using emotional control, essentially minimizing _______ reactions like shouting or scolding kids.

"One of the greatest _______ of applying Love and Logic is that it helps us learn how to keep a tighter leash（缰绳）on our emotions and on our _______,"  co-founder Charles Fay wrote in a blog post about his model.

_______ controlling hot-blooded parent tempers, the love and logic model also _______the importance of not leaning into rewards for kids, _______ instead demonstrating unconditional love and __________ kids for who they are, not__________they do（or don't）achieve, like a poor test score or a bad grade.

"Many successful people__________ with grades as children." Fay wrote. "What's most important is that children __________good character, curiosity, and problem-solving skills."

Gates says it wasn't the only way he __________boundaries for his children while they were __________. None of his kids owned a cell phone __________  they were 14 years old. The children also attended church __________with their parents.

"We want to strike a balance __________ they have the freedom to do anything, but not a lot of money __________ on them so they could go out and do __________," Gates once told TED.

1.A.set B.series C.crowd D.kind

2.A.have B.raise C.possess D.produce

3.A.held on B.moved on C.carried on D.centered on

4.A.emotional B.physical C.typical D.traditional

5.A.suggestions B.preparations C.benefits D.resources

6.A.hands B.heads C.ears D.tongues

7.A.Apart from B.Because of C.As well as D.But for

8.A.criticizes B.stresses C.attracts D.reminds

9.A.and B.so C.yet D.but

10.A.imagining B.persuading C.admiring D.proving

11.A.that B.what C.why D.when

12.A.struggled B.protected C.improved D.challenged

13.A.inspire B.allow  C.develop D.influence

14.A.shared B.motivated C.connected D.set

15.A.depending on B.growing up C.turning up D.working out

16.A.until B.after C.once D.when

17.A.bravely B.nervously C.simply D.regularly

18.A.how B.where C.that D.which

19.A.adjusted B.presented C.showered D.expanded

20.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything

    There are hundreds of publishers across the world and millions of books get printed every year. Moreover, a book can be printed by several polishers.1.

To overcome the problem of identifying books, publishers have come up with a unique numbering system. For instance, if 50,000 copies of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes are printed by a publisher at one time (called an edition), all of them are identified by one number code. 2. your address begins with your house number, street, locality, state and ends with a statement of the country where you live. An ISBN book number achieves a similar aim of identifying and tracing a book

If you pick up any book, turn it around you will see a number which looks something like this — ISBN 90-70002-34-5. This is called the ISBN number. ISBN stands for International Standard Book Numbering. 3. The ISBN number is divided into four groups that are separated by a space or a hyphen.

The first part of the ISBN identifies the country and is called the Group Identifier. 4.The second part is called the Publisher Prefix. The Publisher Prefix is used to identify the publisher of the book. The publisher prefix may contain up to seven digits.

The third part identifies the title and the edition of the book and so is called the Title Identifier, which may consist of up to six digits. 5.Since you can have the same book from the same publisher but with different editions, the Title Identifier helps to differentiate between them.

The fourth and the final part is called the Check digit, a single digit (from 0 to 9) used to check whether the given ISBN number is correct or wrong. If an ISBN number is incorrect, this means that the book is a version printed illegally.

A.It may consist of up to five digits.

B.So what can the ISBN number do for you?

C.This makes the task of identifying a book very difficult.

D.It is a numbering system that is used to describe the book.

E.Book publishers often come out with newer and updated versions of earlier books.

F.The number Code is your home — address that can only be shared by your parents and

G.The ISBN numbering system helps book stores and book publishers to handle categorize to handle, categorize, store and identify books easily.

    People may set an alarm on the phone or clock that sounds like this: beep beep beep. That hard, unpleasant sound may be making it harder to shake off the sleepy feeling in the morning known as grogginess. So, is there a better way to wake up? A recent study says yes. The answer is music.

The study, carried out by researchers in Australia, involved 50 people. The researchers found that people who wake up to musical alarms reported feeling more awake and alert. Stuart McFarlane, a lead writer of the study stated, "We are very surprised by these findings as one might expect a harsh beeping sound to be more successful," at waking up a person.

Sleep inertia is another term for grogginess. It means a person has a heavy feeling when waking up, and has trouble getting moving again after sleeping. McFarlane said people need to better understand sleep inertia's harmful effects on human performance later in the day.

Not everyone will experience the full effect. But for those who do, "care should be taken" when performing duties that require a top performance within this period, he said. This includes "dangerous tasks like driving or riding our bikes" shortly after waking up. The same is true for people who work in dangerous situations shortly after they wake, including firefighters and pilots.

So, what makes musical alarms better for waking up? The researchers think the music may be more successful in reducing sleep inertia because it has several tones, compared to the single tone of a "beeping" alarm. McFarlane said that the changes over time between the music tones may help increase a person's attention when waking from sleep.

And is there a kind of music that is best to wake up to? There may be, McFarlane said. "We could suggest alarm sounds that are tune full and easy to hum or sing along with. The current sounds I have been using include 'Close to me' by the Cure and 'Borderline' by Madonna."

No matter how you wake up, experts say, the amount of sleep you get also matters — a lot.

1.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A.What is grogginess? B.Why are musical alarms better?

C.Which music is the best? D.How can we overcome grogginess?

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Sleep inertia is another cause for grogginess.

B.How long a person sleeps is of great importance.

C.The 'beeping' alarm is not effective mainly because of its noisy tone.

D.It is dangerous for everyone to drive or ride bicycles shortly after waking up.

3.The paragraph following this passage is likely to focus on        .

A.examples of good musical alarms

B.more findings of the application of music

C.explanations about why music is more helpful

D.suggestions on how to sleep well and feel fresh each morning

4.In which section of a magazine may you find the passage?

A.Health. B.Fiction.

C.Technology. D.Entertainment

    With Chinese consumers hit by quarantine （隔离期）and travel restrictions as well as just cautious about going out to the shops due to the coronavirus epidemic（流行病），companies in China are experimenting with new tricks to make sales.

Oil giant Sinopec — keen to get customers back in their cars and help farmers due to roadblocks — launched a new project last month called "zerotouch" vegetable sales at its 6,000 gas stations in 147 Chinese cities. Consumers place and pay for orders on the app and when they drive up, gas station employees put the vegetables into their car trunk, eliminating any need for human-to-human contact.

"The coronavirus outbreak has made it difficult for people to shop as before," said Li Hong， vice president of Sinopec's convenience store sales division. "Travel demand has been falling, but demand for food is pretty rigid."

Mengniu Dairy, China's dairy producer, is racing to add more vending machines to the 10,000 it currently has, saying the epidemic has driven unexpectedly strong demand for the sales channel. Its system allows customers to order products like milk and yoghurt online which can then be picked up from their local vending machine. "The virus outbreak has decreased consumption for dairy products as people are unwilling to go to the supermarket," said Meng Fanjie, head of the company's Communist Party committee. Luckin Coflfee, a competitive rival to Starbucks, now also offers the sanitizer (消毒） products （e.g. hand soap） besides coffee. Liu Xingliaging, an independent retait analyst, said, however, that Luckin's strategy would have only a modest impact. “At best some users will place an order when they buy coffee, but nobody is deliberately choosing the Luckin app just to buy sanitizer.”

1.According to the passage, why did some companies adopt new selling methods?

A.Citizens were not allowed to go out.

B.The demand for travel and food declined sharply.

C.The coronavirus epidemic changed people's way of life.

D.Companies desired to grasp the chance to defeat their competitors.

2.What does the underlined word "eliminating" in Paragraph 2 most probably refer to?

A.meeting B.removing

C.decreasing D.limiting

3.The passage is written mainly to          .

A.illustrate the difficulty caused by the coronavirus epidemic

B.explain the changes made by some companies in the epidemic

C.describe the challenges some companies met during the epidemic

D.reveal the intelligence people showed in the coronavirus epidemic

    Do you have a job? If you do, you’ll know the world of work can be tough-long hours, boring tasks and stress. But it can bring benefits too, such as a regular salary. Maybe that's why more of us are now taking on a side hustle — another name for a second job.

For some having two jobs is a necessity — a way to make ends meet and provide extra income. But it now seems that more people want to put their skills and passions into practice to make money. These tend to be entrepreneurial young people who want to work on their own projects alongside their main source of income.

According to Henley Business School, around one in four workers run at least one side hustle business, half of which were started in the past two years. Those aged 25 to 34 are most likely to be involved, with 37 percent thought to run a sideline of some kind. It calculates that the average side hustler makes about 20 percent of their income through their second job.

But what's interesting is that many millennials （千禧一代）are turning their hand to new jobs not just for money and security. Research has found that almost three-quarters of people are following a passion or exploring a new challenge. Becci Mai Ford, who works some of the time for a telecommunications company to pay the bills, spends the rest of her time developing her craft company. She says going full-time is "not financially worth it right now but it fuels my creative soul and makes me happy".

Of course having a side hustle means you are self-employed, which can give you flexibility to work when you like, but it can be risky. You sometime work on a zero-hours contract and may not get offered enough work. Or what was originally your passion may become more of a chore. However; this could be the best way to try out a new career or follow a passion while not giving up the day job.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason for people to take on a side hustle?

A.To make money. B.To obtain job satisfaction.

C.To have the flexibility to work. D.To enjoy a risky lifestyle.

2.The author explains the study from Henley Business School by        .

A.describing the process B.making a comparison

C.presenting research findings D.analyzing cause and effect

3.What is the author's attitude towards having a second job?

A.Critical. B.Indifferent.

C.Neutral. D.Favorable.

假定你是某国际学校学生李华，你校国画教师张老师因事要将明天的网课推迟，请你根据以下内容向你校国际部留学生发出英文书面通知，内容包括：

1.表示歉意并说明原因；

2.调整后的网课时间是下周一下午4点；

3.做好预习工作，不要缺课。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear editor,

1 am Li Hua,an exchange student from China.I am writing to point out to you some of the mistake in your recent article about the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival.

The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival falls May 5th in the Chinese Lunar Calendar,not the calendar using around the world.Also,we compete with dragon boats,where there was always a dragon head at the front,not rowing boats.To correct the mistakes is constructive but thus readers can have the better understanding of China.However,I quite appreciate your efforts to introduce Chinese culture to our people.In my opinion,it is no doubt that it will sure bridge the gap between our countries.

Thank you for your efforts.Wish you all are the best!

Yours.

Li Hua