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2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing _ it can pursue politics, science, art and religion.AuntilBunlessCbeforeDsince2Painting from still images leads to a loss of sensitivity, which is _ to an artist.AabsoluteBurgentCespecialDvital3Working hard
3、 is not a _ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.AsignBsignalCguaranteeDmark4Chinas Beidou Navigation Satellite System has started providing global services, _ to become complete around 2020.Abeing scheduledBscheduledCto scheduleDscheduling5I have been considering cancelling
4、the project because it seems hard to go farther.But its too early to_ now. Theres still much hope.Apick up the piecesBthrow in the towelCgo through your pacesDjump down your throat6Christine is _ about anything but her dress as she doesnt really care about what she looks like in the eyes of others.A
5、cautiousBoptimisticCparticularDcurious7This film is very with young people, which tells a really romantic story.Afamiliar BpopularCsimilar Dparticular8The famous book Frankenstein, _ by British novelist Mary Shelley, is the first work of science fiction.AwritingBhaving writtenCwrittenDwas written9_
6、caught in the rain unexpectedly, we still enjoyed the journey very much.AWhenBAsCUnlessDAlthough10The solution to a problem， we are told， often comes to thinkers in a flash of _AinspirationBinsightCinvitationDinnovation11It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite _ to perform
7、skillfully yourself.AanotherBotherCthe otherDothers12- What do you think of zoology? - In my opinion, zoology is _ botany.Aa subject so interesting as Bas a interesting subject asCas interesting a subject as Dinteresting as a subject as13John, _ money was now no problem, started a new company with h
8、is friends.Afor whoseBof whoseCof whomDfor whom14The best method to _ the goal of helping the patients with AIDS is to unite as many sympathetic people as possible.AcompleteBcommandCaccomplishDaccompany15If you see things in a negative light, you will find faults everywhere and problems where there
9、are really _Anone BsomeCmany Dnothing16- To be a promising student is not an easy job. It takes time.- I cant agree more. _. There is no short cut.AAll roads lead to RomeBSlow but sure wins the raceCPractice makes perfectDRome was not built in a day17English is a language shared by several diverse c
10、ultures, _ uses it differently.Aall of whichBeach of whichCall of themDeach of them18I _ about what youve said and Ive decided to take your adviceAthought Bhave been thinkingCwas thinking Dwas thinking19You know quite a lot about the fashion show.Well, Cathy _ it to me during lunch.Aintroduces Bintr
11、oducedChad introduced Dwill introduce20By the side of the teaching building of our school _, which was completed in 2009. Athere standing the library Bdoes the library stand Cthe library stands Dstands the library第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。21（6分） Plants on Earth have grown for
12、hundreds of millions of years, yet President Donald Trumps pick to lead his new climate team insists that they need more carbon dioxide (CO2) to boom.Princeton physicist and carbon dioxide-advocate William Happer has been selected to head the brand new Presidential Committee on Climate Security. The
13、 atomic scientist, who achieved recognition for his work on atomic collisions (原子碰撞), not climate science, declared that the planets atmosphere needs significantly more CO2, which is reported to speed up climate change. Happer said plants use CO2 to live and more CO2 is actually a benefit to the Ear
14、th. He also stressed that Earth is experiencing a “CO2 starvation”, and concludes that “If plants could vote, they would vote for coal.”Earth and plant scientists, however, find Happers insistence that the plant kingdom would benefit from increased CO2 wrong-headed and it lacks evidence. For example, Earths CO2 levels have increased sharply in the last century, and are now at their highest levels in at least 800,000 yearsthough other measurements show CO2 levels are higher than theyve been in 15 million years. “The idea that increased CO2 is universally beneficial to plants
