一、填空题
1.Since I have little work experience, I will have to take a series of unpaid jobs _________ I could find my ideal one.
2.Pop music is such an important part of society _________ it has even influenced our language.
3.She felt totally hopeless about the future _________ one day she learned about a charity which provided micro-loan for women who start business.
4._________ there is supply and demand, there is commerce.
5.On Halloween, the grown-ups still manage to keep the tradition of dressing up alive, even _________ they are too old to knock on strangers' doors for candy now.
6.Health experts have known for years that kids who grow up on a farm have fewer incidences _________ city kids do.
7.The few deer turned and disappeared in the trees as silently _________ they had come.
8.We have no chance of getting there _________ China invests hundreds of millions of dollars in all the technology that we need.
9.Hardly had she disappeared _________ a number of people began to crowd around to see what Tonino was selling.
10._________ a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
二、阅读理解
More than 100 scientists traveled to faraway places to collect wild crop seeds in an effort to help battle climate change. The scientists have been likened to the hero of the Indiana Jones movies. Like him, they had to face blood-sucking creatures and fierce tigers. Sometimes, they had to use elephants for transportation because they couldn't find any other means of transportation.
A report on the project was published last week. It described the results of a six-year search to collect thousands of wild seeds. The seeds could be important in feeding a growing human population at a time when rising temperatures are affecting crop production in some areas.
The scientists traveled on foot, by four-wheeled vehicles, boat and riding horses and they even rode elephants to reach faraway areas. They collected 4,644 seed samples of 371 wild relatives of 28 crops. Many of those wild relatives are said to be endangered.
The Crop Trust, a nonprofit organization that works to save different kinds of crops, was directing the project. The group was working in partnership with Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens and Millennium Seed Bank. Additional financial support came from Norway. The project is believed to be the largest organized international effort yet to collect and protect crops' wild relatives.
Some relatives of widely grown crops have developed so they can survive usual and severe conditions such as low rainfall, flooding, extreme temperatures and poor soils. Scientists say the wild crops offer a largely unused source of diversity for protecting crops against climate change.
Some crops are threatened because of destruction of forests, conflict and expanded cities. Experts say losing this diversity could endanger food security around the world. A United Nations report says that food supplies are under severe threat. The report notes that the number of animal and plant species are quickly disappearing as the world deals with how to feed a rising population.
1. What happened to the scientists during the journey to collect the seeds?
A. They sowed many wild crop seeds.
B. They met with some dangers and difficulties.
C. They discovered many unknown plant species.
D. They solved many issues caused by global warming.
2. What do we know about the wild crops?
A. They grow widely all over the world.
B. Some of them have adapted to extreme climates.
C. They can take the place of the present non-wild crops.
D. Some of them are endangered due to developed tourism.
3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Natural disasters endanger food security.
B. Animal and plant species are becoming diverse.
C. Human activity has a negative effect on some crops.
D. The shortage of food supplies causes a population decline.
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. New Varieties of Crops Will Be Developed
B. Animal and Plant Species Are Rapidly Disappearing
C. The Crop Trust Is Working on Studying Wild Plants
D. Scientists Collect Wild Seeds for Climate Change Fight
三、七选五
Students often have many questions when trying to choose their majors. The process can seem confusing or daunting at times. ①________. Academic advisor Megan Bowen spoke with The George-Anne, an official student newspaper, and discussed some of the important information in choosing a major.
What is the most important part of choosing a major?
"Being invested in it. There are lots of different majors that can get you to the same career. ②________ Two people can get the same degree and come out of it with vastly different skills, just based on what they put in."
What resources are available on campus for students who are uncertain towards their majors?
"The Major and Career Exploration Center in the Williams Center is a big first stop. Your advisor and the advisor for the major you are interested in can also help. If you take a class and you love it and you're curious about majoring in that subject, ask your professor about it. "
③________?
"Logistically(逻辑地) speaking, finishing all of your core before you enter a major can make the transition difficult in some majors. So having a major declared by freshman year is probably a good bet in most cases. However, some majors take four years to complete no matter when you declare because of sequencing and course rotations (轮换). ④________."
The search for a major is one every student must go through. Students need to make use of the resources available to them to make the search and decision as easy as possible. ⑤________. Remember that just pick something you care about and that you are willing to devote the time to do well in.
A. So sooner is better in all cases
B. But the skills you gain matter even more
C. Bowen ended with some advice for students still searching
D. So what matters is really the work you are willing to put in
E. When should students feel like they need to declare their majors
F. More often than not, a student's advisor can help answer questions
G. What can students do if they feel they are unhappy with their current major
四、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。
After being abroad for decades, 68 Chinese cultural relics(文物) ①_____ had been taken to the United Kingdom ②_____ (return) to their homeland in 2020 thanks to joint efforts of the two countries. Some of the relics have ③_____ history of thousands of years, ④_____ (date) from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Qing Dynasty. The relics are from quite a few provinces, including Jiangxi, Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Shaanxi, Hebei and Guizhou. ⑤_____ (they) return brings an end ⑥_____ a quarter-century of efforts for repatriation(遣返).
In February 1995, the Metropolitan Police Service in London ⑦_____ (inform) the Chinese embassy in the UK that some of the stolen cultural relics were believed ⑧_____ (be) from China. It was found that they were taken out of China ⑨_____ (illegal). British police seized all the items in an ⑩_____ (operate) in March. The State Council, China's Cabinet, set up a special cross-departmental working group to bring them home.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案：before
解析：考查时间状语从句。句意为:因为我没有什么工作经验,所以在找到理想的工作之前,我不得不做一些没有报酬的工作。before意为“在……之前”,引导时间状语从句。故填before。
2.答案：that
解析：考查结果状语从句。句意为：流行音乐是社会的重要组成部分,甚至影响了我们的语言。such... that...意为“如此……以至于……”,引导结果状语从句。故填that。
3.答案：until/till
解析：考查时间状语从句。句意为:她对未来失望极了,直到有天,她知道了一个为创业女性提供小微贷款的慈善机构。until/till 意为“直到”,引导时间状语从句。故填until/till。
4.答案：Where
解析：考查地点状语从句。句意为:哪里有供求,哪里就有商业/有供求的地方就有商业。where意为“在……的地方”,引导地点状语从句。故填Where。注意首字母大写。
5.答案：if/though
解析：考查让步状语从句。句意为:在万圣节前夕,即使大人们现在已经过了敲陌生人家的门要糖果的年纪,但他们仍设法保留了乔装打扮的传统。根据句意可知,此处应用连词even if或even though引导让步状语从句,意为“即使,尽管”。故填if/though。
6.答案：than
解析：考查比较状语从句。句意为:几年来健康专家已了解到在农场长大的孩子比在城市长大的孩子发病率低。根据句意可知,此处应用than引导比较状语从句。故填than。
7.答案：as
解析：考查状语从句。句意为:那几只鹿转身并消失在树林中,就像它们悄无声息地来一样。"as+形容词或副词原级+as"是固定用法,意为“和……一样……”,引导比较状语从句。故填as。
8.答案：unless
解析：考查条件状语从句。句意为:如果中国没有在我们需要的全部技术上投资数亿美元,我们就没有机会实现这一目标。根据句意可知,空格处应用unless引导条件状语从句,意为“除非,如果不”。故填unless。
9.答案：when
解析：考查时间状语从句。句意为:她刚一消失就有许多人开始围过来看Tonino在卖什么。hardly... when...是固定句型,意为“一……就……”,引导时间状语从句。故填when。
10.答案：If
解析：考查条件状语从句。句意为:人无远虑,必有近忧。根据句意可知,从句表示一种假设,所以用if引导这个条件状语从句,意为“如果……”。故填If。注意首字母大写。
二、答案：1-4 BBCD
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段可知,在收集野生作物种子的途中,科学家们不得不面对吸血的动物和凶猛的老虎。有时,由于找不到其他的交通工具,他们不得不把大象当作交通工具。
2.推理判断题。根据第五段第一句可知, 一些被广泛种植的农作物的同类可以在恶劣的条件下生存,比如少雨、洪水、极端的温度和贫瘠的土壤。它们已经适应了极端的气候。
3.推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,一些农作物受到的威胁是人类活动(森林破坏、冲突、 城市扩张)造成的。
4.主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句可知,文章谈论的话题是100多名科学家前往遥远的地方收集野生作物种子,以帮助应对气候变化。
三、答案：FDEAC
解析：本文主要介绍了现在大学选专业时候的注意事项。
①根据空前的"Students often have many questions when trying to choose their majors."可知,空处应提及回答问题;根据空后的"Academic advisor Megan Bowen spoke with The George-Anne, an official student newspaper, and discussed..."可知,空处应提及学术顾问并与下文相衔接分析选项可知,只有F项符合此处的语境。
②根据本段的主旨句"What is the most important part of choosing a major?"可知,本段主要讲述的是选择专业时最重要的部分;分析选项,且由本段的第一句"Being invested in it."可知,空处应是说,真正重要的是你愿意投入的工作。故选D项。
③根据文章的结构及空处所在的位置可知,空处应填本段的主旨句。由本段内容尤其是本段中的"So having a major declared by freshman year is probably a good bet in most cases."可知,本段内容是关于学生应该在什么时候申报自己的专业的。故选E项。
④根据空前的"However, some majors take four years to complete no matter when you declare because of sequencing and course rotations(轮换)."可知,由于顺序和课程轮换,有些专业无论何时申报都要花四年时间才能完成,所以空处应是建议越早选择专业越好。故选A项。
⑤根据空前的"Students need to make use of the resources available to them to make the search and decision as easy as possible."和空后的"Remember that just pick something you care about..."可知,C项“最后,Bowen为仍在寻找(专业)的学生提供了一些建议。”起承上启下的作用。故选C项。
四、答案： that/ which; were returned; a; dating; Their; to; informed; to be; illegally; operation
解析：①考查定语从句。根据句意和句子结构可知,此处为定语从句,且先行词是"68 Chinese cultural relics",指物,又空处在从句中作主语,故填that/ which。
②考查时态、语态和主谓一致。此处表示"68件中国文物回归祖国"。根据时间状语in 2020可知,此处应用一般过去时,主语68 Chinese cultural relics是复数,且与return"归还''是被动关系,故用were returned。
③考查冠词。有些文物已经有几千年的历史了。句中history意指“历史记载”,为可数名词,又history以辅音音素开头,故用a。
④考查非谓语动词。根据本句的句子结构可知,空后的内容作状语,又因Some of the relics和date是逻辑上的主谓关系,故使用dating。
⑤考查代词。它们的回归结束了长达四分之一世纪的遣返努力。空处指代的是上文提及的那些文物,又空处后面的return为名词,故此处应使用形容词性物主代词Their。
⑥考查介词。参看上题解析。bring an end to sth.是固定短语,表示“结束……”,故填to。
⑦考查时态。1995年2月,伦敦警察厅告知中国驻英大使馆一些被盗的文物被认为是来自中国。根据句意及前面的时间状语In February 1995可知,此处应用一般过去时,故填informed。
⑧考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处应用动词不定式作补语,故填to be。
⑨考查副词。人们发现这些被盗的文物是被非法带出中国的。空处作状语,修饰前面的动词词组,故填副词illegally。
⑩考查名词。英国警方在三月的一次行动中缴获了所有物品。根据句意和句子结构可知,此处应填写operate的名词形式operation。
