1、The World Health Organization has said the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) does not spread as 4 (effective) as flu. As the WHO gathers more data, the organization understands more about the novel coronavirus, 5 causes more severe disease than seasonal flu. At the moment, there is no specific treatment
2、for the new virus. Globally, about 3.4 percent of people with reported COVID-19 cases have died. In comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far 6 (few) than 1 percent of those infected (感染).CAs we live in social groups, there 7 (be) many benefits of friendship that we can enjoy. Generally speaking,
3、 close friendships have three “fruits”: they may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves. Through friendship, we can become happier, wiser, and more 8 (satisfy) humans. It should be pointed that 9 (enjoy) the company of a crowd is not the same as being w
4、ith friends. So friends should be carefully chosen 10 relationships should be well developed.第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)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,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The Deep RootsWhen I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didnt look like any 11 Id ever known. Every time
5、 I saw him, he wore 12 and a straw hat. I remember him as someone who was a lot 13 than most of the adults in our community.When Dr. Gibbs wasnt 14 lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his lifes goal was to make it a 15 .The good doctor had some 16 theories concerning plant
6、care and growth. He 17 watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional 18 . Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled (宠坏) them so that each 19 would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things 20 for them and weed out the weaker trees early on. He talked about how
7、watering trees made for 21 roots, and how trees that werent watered had to grow deep roots in 22 of water. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he 23 it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he di
8、d that, and he said it was to get the trees 24 .Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that Id 25 him plant some twenty-five years ago. Theyre extremely tall, big and strong since they have deep roots now. However
9、, the trees in my garden swung in a cold wind although I had 26 them for several years.It seems that 27 benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the
10、 28 and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be 29 . But I think that its time to 30 my prayer because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship. 11. A. gardenerB. farmerC. doctorD. professor12. A. uniformB. overcoatC. suitD. dress13. A. nic
11、erB. tenderC. richerD. stronger14. A. encouragingB. discoveringC. savingD. protecting15. A. landmarkB. castleC. yardD. forest16. A. interestingB. embarrassingC. puzzlingD. expecting17. A. usuallyB. neverC. sometimesD. always18. A. labourB. dignityC. habitD. wisdom19. A. generationB. structureC. reso
12、urceD. pressure20. A. sensitiveB. particularC. roughD. positive21. A. shallowB. intensiveC. muddyD. flexible22. A. searchB. chargeC. caseD. control23. A. coverB. beatC. pushD. clean24. A. permissionB. admirationC. expectationD. attention25. A. heardB. helpedC. madeD. watched26. A. plantedB. wateredC
13、. burdenedD. firmed27. A. surroundingsB. sufferingsC. suggestionsD. opportunities28. A. markingB. sharingC. sailingD. rising29. A. braveB. successfulC. easyD. confident30. A. observeB. revealC. changeD. mind第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Stories B
14、ehind Famous Company Names Inventor Caleb Bradham had originally wanted to be a doctor but started working in a pharmacy when he returned home to North Carolina. In 1893, he made up what he first called “Brads Drink,” a mix of water, sugar, caramel, lemon oil, nutmeg, and other flavors. Five years l
15、ater, he renamed it Pepsi-Cola. He claimed the drink could help with digestion(消化), or dyspepsia, the term from which Bradham adapted the name Pepsi.This luxury car maker combined elements from the Ford and Oldsmobile companies when it was started in 1902 and later became known for its innovation an
16、d high quality. The company was named after the French explorer Antoine Laumet de la Mothe Cadillac, who founded the city of Detroit in 1701.Company co-founder Gordon Bowker has said that while brainstorming names, someone brought out a map that featured the old mining town of Starbo. That may have
17、led him to think of Starbuck, the first mate in Herman Melvilles famous novel, Moby Dick. Not only the company name but also the origin of its logo has aroused great curiosity.The inventor of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf, was looking to make an elegant, yet precise, wristwatch. He wanted a name that was eas
18、y to say, worked in different languages, and looked good on the watches. He settled on Rolex in 1908.31. Which company name has a close relationship with literature?A. Pepsi B. Cadillac C. Starbucks D. Rolex32. Which of the following statements is True?A. Caleb Bradham aimed to cure dyspepsia with P
19、epsi.B. Hans Wilsdorf intended Rolex to be universally accepted.C. Cadillac was named after the founding father of the company.D. Starbucks was used due to the co-founders love for his hometown.33. From the passage, we can learn that .A. a famous company name is easy to spell B. a special story can
20、make a company famousC. a company name usually has a special meaning in itD. a company name is related to the founders professionWhen I was small, my mother and I would walk to our local library in Franklin Square. As we didnt always have access to a reliable car, walking hand in hand was the most c
21、onvenient way to get anywhere. It was at story time for children that both my mother and I made lasting friendships.Today, I am fortunate to live around the corner from the Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Childrens Library. My 8-month-old son, Colin, and I fi
22、nd ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week, meeting and making friends. Well, that is what many people dont understanda library is more than books; its a community.Sure, the library in Franklin Square was the place where I was introduced to Judy Blume novels. But it was also the place where I go
23、t my first email address in 1997. At the library, friends and I learned how to research colleges and search for scholarships on the Internet. The library was the place where we sometimes giggled (咯咯笑) too loudly, and where the librarians knew us by name. Their knowing our names wasnt a bad thing. Wh
24、en I came home from my first term at Binghamton University, Mary LaRosa, the librarian at the Franklin Square library, offered me my first teaching job.I now teach reading at Nassau Community College. My students are often amazed that they can check out books via their smartphones and virtually (虚拟地
25、) visit a variety of Long Island libraries. The app used by Nassau and Suffolk county public libraries, as well as the college library, makes their homework easier by helping them find resources. Even though they cant always easily visit their local libraries, the library is always with them.34. Why
26、 does the author consider herself lucky today?A. She can walk with her mother hand in hand.B. She has access to a reliable car now.C. She can giggle loudly at the library.D. She lives close to libraries.35. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to .A. socializing in a libraryB. re
27、ading books in a libraryC. visiting a library with family membersD. building parent-child friendship in a library36. What is the authors attitude to her students way of visiting libraries?A. Sympathetic. B. Favorable. C. Sceptical. D. Disapproving.37. The author writes the passage mainly to .A. reca
28、ll the days of childhood in the librariesB. discuss the differences of the libraries C. explain the changes of the librariesD. express her love for librariesIn 1888 an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near the village of Istabl Antar uncovered a mass tomb. The bodies werent human. They were felin
29、eancient cats that had been mummified and buried in holes in astonishing numbers. “Not one or two here and there”, reported English Illustrated Magazine, “but dozens, hundreds, hundreds of thousands, a layer of them, a layer thicker than most coal joints, ten to twenty cats deep.” Some of the linen-wrapped cats still looked presentable, and a few even had golden faces. Village children peddled the best ones to tourists for change; the rest were sold as fertilizer (肥料). One ship transported about 180,000, weighing some 38, 000 pounds, to
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