2023年名師押題考前沖刺八

名師押題考前沖刺（八）

一、單選題

1、Youhadbetter_______mytelephonenumberbeforeyouforgetit（）

A．writedown

B．clearout

C．putaside

D．skimover

2、Ihavefoundsomearticles______theharmfuleffectsofdrinking（）

A．beingconcerned

B．concerned

C．toconcern

D．concerning

3、Newscamefromthegeneralmanager______ourproducthadbeensoldbadlyinthelocalmarket（）

A．whose

B．which

C．what

D．that

4、Thenumberofmembersintheclub______totwohundred（）

A．werelimited

B．waslimited

C．limits

D．limited

5、Iwon’tlendyoumycomputer______youpromisetotakecareofit（）

A．a(chǎn)s

B．while

C．unless

D．if

6、Theyaremovingtothecountrysidebecausetheairthereismuchfresherthan_____inthecity（）

A．one

B．ones

C．that

D．those

7、Ihavekeptthatpicture_____Icanseeiteveryday,asitalwaysremindsmeofmyuniversitydaysinLondon（）

A．which

B．whether

C．where

D．when

8、It’sreportedbytheendofthisyeartheoutputofcarsinthefactory______byabout15%（）

A．willhaverisen

B．willberising

C．hasrisen

D．hasbeenrising

9、Theabilitytousealanguagecanbe_____onlybytheactofusingthelanguage（）

A．a(chǎn)cquitted

B．required

C．inquired

D．a(chǎn)cquired

10、ThecostoftravelingaroundtheeightEuropeancountriescanrun______＄2000（）

A．a(chǎn)shighfor

B．a(chǎn)shighas

C．a(chǎn)shighto

D．a(chǎn)shighby

11、Alicelookedcalmbut______shefeltextremelynervous（）

A．infactof

B．infavor

C．inreality

D．introuble

12、________isimportantisyourattitudeandIcansayitdecideseverything（）

A．That

B．It

C．What

D．This

13、Heisamanofgreatexperience,______muchcanbelearned（）

A．that

B．fromwhom

C．who

D．fromwhich

14、ItisnotdesirablethatMark______thejob,becausehehasnorelativeexperience（）

A．isassigned

B．beassigned

C．willbeassigned

D．hasbeenassigned

15、Weallknowthatsomethingsexist_____wecannotseethemwithourowneyes（）

A．a(chǎn)ssoonas

B．a(chǎn)sfaras

C．eventhough

D．nowthat

16、Johnsonisusedtoflyingbyairandonnooccasion______frightened（）

A．hehaseverfelt

B．everdoeshefeel

C．hasheeverfelt

D．heeverfeels

17、Heranallthewayhomeandarrived_______breath（）

A．fullof

B．lackingof

C．shortof

D．outof

18、Mr.Smithpreferred_____heavierworktodo（）

A．tobegiven

B．tohavegiven

C．tobegiving

D．havinggiven

19、______allthesebooks,theredoneisthemostpopularamongyoungsters（）

A．With

B．In

C．Of

D．By

20、ThatT-shirtwassotightthathedecidedtohaveit_______（）

A．beenlarged

B．enlarged

C．enlarge

D．toenlarge

二、閱讀理解

1、PassageOne

Linkup,theAPPResearchandDevelopmentCompany,hasannouncedthatitwillgivemorethantwenty-fivemilliondollarsinmoneyandinvestmentstohelpthepoor.（66）Thecompanysaystheeffortinvolvesusingthepowerofinformationandtechnologytohelppeopleimprovetheirlives.

JamesLeeworksforL—thepartofthecompanythatgivesmoneytogoodcauses.Hesaidthecompany’sfirstprojectwillhelpidentifywhereinfectiousdiseasesaredeveloping.InSoutheastAsiaandAfrica,forexample,Lwillworkwithpartnerstostrengthenearly-warningsystemsandtakeactionagainstgrowinghealththreats.

L’ssecondprojectwillinvestinwaystohelpsmallandmedium-sizedbusinessesgrow.JamesLeesaysmicrofinanceisgenerallysmall,short-termloansthatcreatefewjobs.Instead,hesaysLwantstodevelopwaystobringinvestorsandbusinessownerstogethertocreatejobsandimproveeconomicgrowth.

Lwillalsogivemoneytohelptwoclimate-changeprogramsannouncedearlierthisyear.Oneoftheseprogramsstudieswaystomakerenewable（再生的）energylesscostlythancoal-basedenergy.Theotherisexaminingtheeffortsbeingmadetoincreasetheuseofelectriccars.

TheownersofLinkuphavepromisedtogiveLaboutonepercentofcompanyprofitsandonepercentofitstotalstockvalueeveryyear.JamesLeesaysthisamountmayincreaseinthefuture

ThepurposeoftheLinkup’sinvestmentsisto_______（）

A．developnewtechnology

B．exploreitsownbusiness

C．helppoorpeople

D．setupnewmarkets

2、AccordingtoJamesLee,thecompany’sfirstprojectisto_______（）

A．discoverwhereinfectiousdiseasesdevelop

B．establishanewsystemtowarnpeopleofinfectiousdiseases

C．findoutthecausesofinfectiousdiseases

D．curepatientsofinfectiousdiseases

3、WhatkindofbusinesswillbenefitfromL’ssecondproject（）

A．Foreign-fundedcorporations

B．Smallandmedium-sizedbusinesses

C．Largeenterprises

D．State-ownedcompanies

4、Fromthefourthparagraph,welearnthatL’smoneyisalsoinvestedtohelp___（）

A．startmoreresearchprograms

B．makemoreadvancedelectriccars

C．developrenewableandcoal-basedenergy

D．conductstudiesrelatedtoclimatechanges

5、FromthelastparagraphwelearnthattheinvestmentsbyLcomeform______（）

A．L’sprofitsandstockvalue

B．someinternationalITcompanies

C．thecompany’sowninterests

D．localcommercialbanks

6、PassageTwo

Doyoufinditverydifficultandpainfultogetupinthemorning?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.

Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’rehot.That’strue.Thetimeofadaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas,Getup,Peter!You’llbelateforworkagain!ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatPeterisathistemperatureandenergypeakintheevening.（67）Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.

Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefitifbetterhabitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorning,butyouhaveanimportantthingtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsaverequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours

Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably______（）

A．heisalazyperson

B．herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle

C．heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow

D．heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening

7、Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage（）

A．Unawarenessofenergycycles

B．Familiarmonologues

C．Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle

D．Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers

8、Ifonewantstoworkefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould_____（）

A．changehisenergycycle

B．overcomehislaziness

C．getupearlierthanusual

D．gotobedearlier

9、Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill_______（）

A．helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’swork

B．helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C．enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D．keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

10、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue（）

A．Whenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak,youfeelmostenergetic

B．Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday

C．Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle

D．Childrenhaveenergycycles,too

11、PassageThree

Byadoptingafewsimpletechniques,parentswhoreadtotheirchildrencangreatlyimprovetheirchildren’slanguagedevelopment.Itissurprisingbuttrue.Howparentstalktotheirchildrenmakesabigdifferenceinthechildren’slanguagedevelopment.（68）Ifaparentencouragesthechildtoactivelyrespondtowhattheparentisreading,thechild’slanguageskillsincrease.

Astudywasdonewith30three-year-oldchildrenandtheirparents.Halfofthechildrenparticipatedintheexperimentalstudy；theotherhalfactedasthecontrolgroup.Intheexperimentalgroup,theparentsweregivenatwo-hourtrainingsessioninwhichtheyweretaughttoaskopen-endedquestionsratherthanyes-or-noquestions.Forexample,theparentshouldask,Whatisthedoggiedoing?ratherthanIsthedoggierunningaway?Theparentsintheexperimentalgroupwerealsoinstructedinhowtohelpchildrenfindanswers,howtosuggestalternativepossibilitiesandhowtopraisecorrectanswers.

Atthebeginningofthestudy,thechildrendidnotdifferinmeasuresoflanguagedevelopment,butattheendofonemonth,thechildrenintheexperimentalgroupshowed5.5monthsaheadofthecontrolgrouponatestofverbalexpressionandvocabulary.Ninemonthslater,thechildrenintheexperimentalgroupstillshowedanadvanceof6monthsoverthechildreninthecontrolgroup

Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage（）

A．Childrenwhotalkalotaremoreintelligent

B．Parentswholistentotheirchildrencanteachthemmore

C．Activechildrenshouldreadmoreandbegivenmoreattention

D．Verbalabilitycaneasilybedevelopedwithpropermethods

12、WhatcanItinParagraph1mostprobablybereplacedby（）

A．Parents’improvingchildren’slanguagedevelopment

B．Readingtechniquesbeingsimple

C．Parents’readingtochildren

D．Children’sintelligencedevelopment

13、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingquestionsisthebesttypetoaskchildrenabout（）

A．Doyouseetheelephant?

B．Istheelephantinthecage?

C．Whatanimalsdoyoulike?

D．Shallwegotothezoo

14、Thedifferencebetweenthecontrolgroupandtheexperimentalgroupwas____（）

A．thetrainingthatparentsreceived

B．theageofthechildren

C．thebooksthatwereread

D．thenumberofthechildren

15、Thebestconclusionwecandrawfromthepassageisthat______（）

A．parentsshouldbetrainedtoreadtotheirchildren

B．themorechildrenread,themoreintelligenttheywillbecome

C．children’slanguageskillsincreasewhentheyarerequiredtorespondactively

D．childrenwhoreadactivelyseemsixmonthsold

16、PassageFour

RobotRevolution?ScientistsTeachRobotstoLearn

Wouldarobotservingyoucoffeeinbedmakewakingupeasieronweekendmornings?Couldahouseholdrobothelpanelderlyrelativewhoislivingalone?Howwouldyouliketoclimbintoaroboticcarandeatbreakfastwithkidswhileyou’realldriventoschoolandwork?

Thesescenarios（狀況）maysoundlikesciencefiction,butexpertssaythey’realotclosertobecomingarealitythanyouprobablythink.

BrownUniversityroboticistChadJenkinsexpectsanear-termrobotrevolutionthatwillechothecomputingrevolutionofrecentdecades.Andhesaysitwillbedrivenbyenablingrobotstolearnmorelikehumansdo—bywatchingothersdemonstratebehaviorsandaskingquestions.

Therobotsyou’reseeingnowmostlyareanalogous（相像的）tothemainframecomputerofthe1970s,Jenkinssaid.Butyou’restartingtoseethingsdevelop.Thevacuumcleaners（真空吸塵器），thedrones（無人機(jī)）,thosearetheinitialsteps,hesaid,referringtoiRobotRoombavacuumcleaner,whichhasautonomouslycleanedmillionsofhomessinceits2022debut（初次露面）.

Andtheseplatformsaregoingtogetcheaperwhilebecomingmorecapableandmorecompact,headded.

AndentrepreneurslikeDmitryGrishin,founderofamajorRussianinvestmentfirmdedicatedtopersonalrobotics,havetakennotice.Hesaystheindustrycouldbeworth＄18billion.

Andtoreallytransform,roboticistssay,robotswillhavetoevolvefrommachinesthatcanperformonlythetasksthatthey’reprogrammedtodointoautomatonsthatcantrulylearn.（69）That’sbecauseit’simpossibletopre-programarobotforeverythingitwillencounterintheeverchangingrealworld.

Ifyoulookatwhererobotsaresuccessfulrightnow,it’sprimarilyinapplicationswheretheenvironmentisverycontrolled,likeanassemblylinewhereeverythingisthesame,orinthehandsofexpertswithPhDs,whereweseethemonMars.saidChernova.

Toreallygetthemtohandlethecomplexitiesofourrealworld,shesaid,theyaregoingtohavetobecustomizedonsite.It’snotgoingtohappentomorrow,butit’sveryclose.

Suchaleapcouldhelpbringrobotsintothemainstream

Accordingtothispassage,arobotinthefuturecan______（）

A．wakeyouupearlieronSaturdayandSundaymornings

B．serveyoucoffeeinbed

C．buildthehelpfulhouseforhomelesselderlypeople

D．pickupyourchildrenfromschoolwhenyouhaveyourbreakfast

17、ChadJenkinsbelievesthat______（）

A．a(chǎn)robotrevolutionwillhappenbeforethecomputingrevolution

B．a(chǎn)robotrevolutionwillbedrivenbymakingrobotslikehumans

C．therobotrevolutionhappenedinthe1970s

D．dronesaretheinitialstepsofdevelopment

18、DmitryGrishin_________（）

A．isamajorRussianinvestmentfirm

B．isanentrepreneurwhoworksinarobotcompany

C．establishedaninvestmentfirm

D．establishedarobotcompany

19、Robotshavetobecomeautomatonsthatcantrulylearnbecause_______（）

A．theyaregoingtobecheaper

B．theyareever-changingmachines

C．it’simpossibletopre-programarobotforeverythingitwillmeetwith

D．therobotscanperformonlytasksthatthey’reprogrammedtodo

20、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue（）

A．Thedronesaretheinitialstepsoftherobotrevolution

B．Therobotplatformsaregoingtobeinvaluable

C．Robotswilllearnmorelikehumansdointhefuture

D．Robotscanworksuccessfullywheretheenvironmentisverycontrolled

三、完形填空

1、Ifsomeonesaysyouaresmart,whatdotheymean?Isitagoodthingorsomethingbad?Theanswerisnotaseasyasyoumightthink.Thisisbecausethewordsmarthasmanymeanings.56,someonecouldsayyoulooksmartoraredressedsmartly.Thatmeanstheylike57youarewearingandyourphysicalappearance.Touseaslang（俚語）expression,theycouldsay,Youlookabsolutelycool!

Butifsomethingsmarts,itcanbe58orhurtful,eitherphysicallyormentally.Ifyouaccidentallytripoverachairand59,youmightshout,Wow!Thatsmarts!Orifafriendsayssomethingthat60yourfeelings,youcansayyouaresmartingfromtheupsetting