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1.What does the womanwant the man to doA.Have some milk.B.Go shopping.C.Take outthe garbage.

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47.The mostimportant partof the48was tobring tolifethe vividdetails ofeach stage,while alsofocusing on the49that camewith it.We weretrained to50fear,doubt andlearned to go beyond them,so thatby thetime wegot onto the court,we weregrounded,51andready to play.What Ilearnt mostfrom thistechnique wasthat winning games wasimportant buthow we52to playwaseven morevital.And53visualization was a powerfulway to see throughto the54,there wereabsolutely no55in thehard workof gettingthere.

41.A.improveB.monitor C.measure D.maintain

42.A.pensate fbrB.prepare fbrC.tough outD.show up

43.A.in additionB.in otherwords C.as aresult D.on the other hand

44.A.wildB.home C.history D.future

45.A.findingB.leaving C.moving D.missing

46.A.courtB.street C.platform D.stage

47.A.learningB.winning C.waiting D.talking

48.A.subjectB.match C.technique D.team

49.A.questionsB.decisions C.feelings D.lessons

50.A.forget aboutB.drive awayC.bring backD.step into

51.A.cheerfulB.patient C.eager D.confident

52.A.aimB.appear C.continue D.promise

53.A.unlessB.as C.while D.if

54.A.solutionB.goal C.truth D.background

55.A.shortcutsB.tools C.examples D.downsides第二节共小题每小题分，满分分101・515阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1The InternationalSpace StationISS is an

56.extreme high-tech spacecraft.Its packedwith advancedinstrumentsand thefoct

57.its basicallya floatingscience labtells youall you need

58.know about howimportant it is toNASA,the EuropeanSpace Agency,and RussiasRoscosmos.But,like anymachine,itneeds somelove everynow and then,and acouple of

59.spacewalk willprovide theISS

60.somemuch-needed upgrades.According to

61.schedule providedby NASA,the firsttook placeon June26thand theother

62.happenon July1st.During bothspacewalks,astronauts weretasked with

63.change oldand outdated batteries tonew,higher-capacity batteries.太阳能阵歹［The ISSuses agreat amountof power,and ithas asolar powerarray toprovide thatpower.However,because thespace stationpletes overten tripsaround theEarth everysingle day,the（）spacecraft isoften coveredby theshadow

64.produce byour planet.During thosedark moments,the spacestationmaintains itspower supplyby usingjuice

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21.B.ACD Let the middle-seat passengeruse thearmrests可知项错误.B从最后——段可

22.D.be sure to delayswapping untilthe planehas reachedthe safealtitude矢口.从第一句话和下文可知.

23.C.细节理解题根据第二段的

24.C But the factthat Anastasija Puzankova can even converse in…和第三段Liantang Ihad always wondered how the elderly were getting along with others,or iftheywere well cared for.I realizedthat I could better serve them and understand their concerns if I spoke theirdialect/1可知答案Co细节理解题根据倒数第三段

25.D When family visits and group activities weresuspendedduring thenovel coronavirusoutbreak,Puzankova implementeda similaridea at the home,purchasingvegetable seeds and growing them in the fieldnear the nursing homeso that the residentscan observetheplants growing from their windows.nJust watchingthe plantsgrow canlift theirspirits.We can also servethese organicvegetables tothem/1she explains.可知答案Do推理判断题综合全文，对老人的爱打破了国界、语言、专业等等的障26c Anastasija Puzankova碍，获得成功所以答案选C主旨大意题身为外国人，在上海的敬老院担任院长，学当地

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28.B.由第一段winter9s end和celebrate spring可知.由第二段中鸡蛋从到可知，鸡蛋是被“提升”到了

29.B.“simple”“heavily jewel-covered”的行列.a fancy art由第二段引号里的句子可知.

30.C.第二三四段分别有选项的支持句；项中错误.

31.D.ABC Dhard标题归纳题本文主要是介绍亚马逊的新产品飞行摄像头，是一篇新闻体裁的文

32.A章由第一段可知，用设问的方式引出主题这个摄像头只能在家里内部飞行拍摄，不“camera”，能一直保证人的生命安全，因此排除D细节理解题第二段第一句话它是

33.C“can take a predeterminedpath set by its user.”由用户设置路径的，不是由电脑，排除第二段最后一句话它Ao“It only records whilein flight,too.只能在飞行期间进行拍摄，排除Bo第二段第二句话When usedwith Ringfsproprietary homealarmssystems like the RingAlarm,the Always Home Camwill take flight andcheck thehouse forany potential”在使用的专有家庭警报系统时将飞行查看是否有任何动静，而不是只要主disturbances.Ring人出门就会飞行，排除第二段的倒数第二句Do After a flight,the Always Home Camautomatically它会自动返回对接充电，选returns toits station itself forcharging.”C细节理解题

34.C“Due tothe pandemic,this yearsversion washeld onlineinstead of at因为疫情发布会是网上举行的，排除倒数第二段Amazon^Seattle headquarters.A“The indoorflying camera,called theRing Always Home Cam,still needsapproval fromthe U.S.Federal munications”它还需要批准后才能上市,排除mission,but Amazon said itexpects tosell itnext yearat$

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36.G Itsing itG itFlu该空前谈到每年有二十多万人因流感而住院，选项顺承谈到很多人因流感而

37.A A死亡该空前后内容是转折关系,选项用起

38.C Chowever,it stilloffers considerableprotection.到了很好的衔接过度该空后的语段谈论了注射流感疫苗的症状和防控流感的效果很好的回答了项

39.F F提问的内容该空后的代词承前指代选项中的防控流感传播的具体措施

40.D that,D完型主题语境人与自我一一生活与学习本文是议论文作者在文中分享了篮球赛前心理学技巧对自己的积极影响根据本句中的可知,作为一群年轻又自视

41.Ao youngprofessional athleteswith highegos甚高的职业运动员，大家都不相信心理学技巧能够“提高（improve）”赛场上的表现根据常识可知，日复一日的训练和打比赛需要强大的体力和耐力才能支撑下来，

42.C然而文中的心理学家让这些队员们使用心理学的办法来应对意为“勇敢地承受，tough out挺过去”，符合语境根据上文中的…和本句中的可知，对于这

43.Do theteamwere notquiteI…was interested种心理技巧，作者与球队的其他成员的态度迥异由此可知，此处需要填入可表达这种转折的过渡语，意为“然而，但是“，符合语境ontheother hand根据上——句中的本句中的及

44.Do visualizationtechnique,taking oursekesonajourney第二段段末的可知，这是一种视觉训练，在脑海中进行,we weregrounded...and readyto play创设比赛时候的场景，故符合此处语境future

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46.Ao...home,getting tothe stadium,being in the changeroom,walking outontothe...是比赛前按时间逻辑顺序发生的一系列动作，故填和符合语境leaving court这一训练技巧的目的是为了赢得比赛另外本空填也与文章中的其他主题词

47.Bo winning、等形成词汇同现basketbalK performancecourt第二段段首句为本段主题句，本段旨在介绍这种视觉技巧，本句在讲其核心内

48.Co容此处填与下一句中的和构成上下义关系

49.Co feelingsfear doubt根据本句中的

50.Do learned togo beyondthem,so thatby thetime wegot ontothe court,we were可知，此处是在说，我们在脑海中提前感知恐惧、疑虑这些情感，grounded…and readyto play并学会如何超越这些情感，这样等我们真正到了赛场上就能保持平衡心态，准备好打比赛了意为“进入，走进”，符合语境step into

4.Where doesthe conversationtake placeA.At home.B.At thedoctors，C.At the mans office.

5.What arethe speakersmainly talkingaboutA.A man.B.A course.C.A language.第二节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）15L

522.5听下面段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的、、三个选项5A BC中选出最佳选项听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题秒钟；听完后,各5小题将给出秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍5听第段材料，回答第、题

6676.What doesthe manwant the woman to doA.Buy hima boat.B.Lend him some money.C.Spend thesummer ona boat.

7.What is the womansattitude towardsthe mansideaA.Supportive B.Opposed C.Confused听第段材料，回答第至题

78108.Where doesthe womanworkA.In aradio station.B.In a hotel.C.In abuilding pany.

9.Why isthe womanlooking forMr.NashA.To bookahotel.B.To talkabout hisconcern.C.To invitehim foran interview.

10.How willthewomanget intouch withMr.NashA.By writingane-maiL B.By sendinga textmessage.C.By makinga phonecall.听第段材料，回答第至题

8111311.What doesthewomanask the man aboutfirst本句探讨我们到了赛场上的心态准备，此处应填与和意义相近的词

51.Do groundedready符合语境为形容词,意为“理性的，理智的”confident grounded艮据上——段中的

52.Bo|We weretrained to...fear,doubt andlearnedtogobeyondthem,so thatby the可知，经过这种技巧的训练，time wegot ontothe court,weweregrounded,...and readyto play我们有望赢得比赛，但我们以何种精神状态出现在场上打比赛更重要howweappear toplay总结概括了上文中的weweregrounded,...and readytoplay逗号前面分句中的和逗号后面分句中的形成意义上的转折，故此处

53.Co powerfulabsolutelyno需要填入能表达转折意义的连词，意为“虽然，尽管，符合语境while此处填指上一句中的

54.Bo goalwinninggames此处填与构成反义关系作者在最后一句谈到这种视觉训练

55.Ao shortcutshard work技巧对自己的影响让作者意识到成功没有捷径可走，唯有刻苦二字录音稿Text1W:Are yougoing outM:Yes,in alittle while.Tm goingto buysomemilk.It wontbe long.W:Could you take outthe garbageon yourway outM:Sure.Leave itby thedoor.Text2W:Fm thinkingof goingbowling tonight.Are youinterested iningalongWe canmeet atmy houseandthen go together.M:Sorry,Im planningon stayingat hometonight to study fbrmy scienceexam.Text3M:Excuse me,can Ibuy ticketshereW:No,tickets areon saleover there,at theticket office.M:OK,is therea discountfbr seniorcitizensW:Im notsure.For moreinformation askattheticketoffice.Text4M:I havea sorethroat anda runnynose.I thinkI havea cold.W:OK.Let meexamine you.Over here,please.Open yourmouth,please.OK.Youve caughtthe fluand Ithinkyoud betterask fbrsick leavefrom workand havea restathome.Text5M:What willGreg dowhen hefinishes hisSpanish courseW:He saidhe wouldgotoColombia fbra while.M:Thats agood idea.Hell be able topractice thelanguage.W:Yes,he wonthave anyoneto helphimsohe willhave tospeak Spanish.Text6M:Look atthose boats!Im thinkingof buyingone.W:What Youdont needa boat.Ifs awaste ofmoney!M:No,it isnt.Think ofallthesummers wecan spendonit!W:But lookattheprice!M:Iwasgetting tothat.With alittle helpfrom afriend,Icouldbuy it.I justneed toborrow$1,

000.W:Youre kidding,rightM:No,and Ipromise topay youback verysoon.Please!W:Sorry,Billy.Im broke.Anyway,I wouldntlend youmoney fbra boat!Text7M:Hello,Mike speaking.What canI dofbr youW:Hello.This isElla Campbell,and Fmcalling fromBright LightsRadio.Could Ispeak to your PRmanager,pleaseM:Can Iask whatyour callis concerningW:Yes,Im callingabout thenew hotelyour panyis buildingnear thebeach inBrighton.M:OK.The PRmanager isMr.Nash.Fm afraidMr.Nash isnot availableright now.Can Itake amessageW:Yes,could youask himto callme Itsquite urgent.We want to interviewhim onour radioshow.M:To behonest with you,Ms.Campbell,the bestway to get intouch withMr.Nash isto send him ane-mail.W:An e-mail Isit notpossible tosendhima textmessageM:Fm afraidnot.But hedoes replyto alle-mails.Text8W:Good morning,sir.What canI dofbr youM:Hi.I justbought thiscamera afew daysago,but whenI tookit outof thepacking,I noticedthat therewassomething wrongwith the flash.When Itry tophotograph,theflashdoesnt gooff.W:Tm sorryyou hada problemwith ourproduct.Do youstill have the receiptM:My receiptis righthere alongwith theoriginal box.W:We dont have thatproduct atthe moment,butwecan exchangeit fbra cameraof thesame price.Or,Ican askthe technicianto fixit,or I can giveyour money back.M:I thinkId liketo geta newcamera todayinstead ofasking mymoneyback.W:It lookslike everythingis inorder.Why dontyoutakea lookaround andsee iftheres anothermodel youlikeText9W:George,how areyou findingliving in this sideof the cityM:Well,Ihavea jobthat ischallenging andvery interesting.I loveit.But Ima bitlonely.Although Ihavebeen livingin the city fbralmost30years,my family,my friendsand classmatesareallin theoppositeside of thecity.I dontreally knowanyone hereexcept you and Tomin the office.W:Yes,its toughmoving toa newplace whereyou dontknow many people,but youdonthaveto belonely.There arelots ofamazing peoplewho liveinthis area.You shouldeandhave dinnerwith us.I canintroduceyou tomy neighborswho willabsolutely loveyou!M:Do youthink soId loveto meetsome peoplewho arefiin to be with.W:Well,why dontyou eover tomy housenext SaturdayIll inviteagroupof friendswho Ithink youllfindboth interestingand greatfun.Does thatsound OKM:That soundsgreat.Thanks!Text10W:Do youwant towork for the trendiestcafe chainin EuropeFrom Londonto Warsawand fromOslo toBucharest,everyone isgetting toknow ourname nowadays.If youwanttowork in aplaceserving greatcustomers,joining Euro Cafe could be justthe rightmove foryou.etothe Euro Cafe Job Fair onFriday,June7,from9a.m.to5p.m.,or onSaturday,June8,from10a.m.to4p.m.This eventis beingheld incitiesall acrossEurope,so checkfor positionsin yourarea.At EuroCafe,our staffperform avariety ofroles.Were lookingfor peoplewho canact assoft drinkservers,storeroom clerksand cleaningcrew asneeded.EuroCafestaff workin afast-paced environmenttokeep ourcustomers happyand ingback.Employees whowork hardcan expectto advancerapidly withinour pany.Applicants shouldhave goodmunicationand serviceskills.You cansign up for thefair at anytime beforeJune

1.For additionalinformationcall999-239-0107or faxan enquiryto999-284-

1702.If you cannot attendyou mayalsovisit one of ourhuman resourcesoffices atany time.A.The packing.B.The receipt.C.The price.

12.What doesthemandecide todo with the cameraA.Change it.B.Have itfixed.C.Return it.

13.Who isthewomanmost likelyto beA.A technician.B.A photographer.C.A saleswoman.听第段材料，回答第至题

9141714.What isthe relationshipbetween TomandthemanA.Colleagues.B.Neighbors.C.Classmates.

15.What problemdoestheman haveA.He dislikeshis job.B.He isunfamiliar withthecity.C.He knowsfew peoplenear hispany.

16.What willthemando nextSaturdayA.Go tothe womanshouse.B.Treat thewoman todinner.C.Introduce someonetothewoman.

17.What canwe learnabout thewomanA.She feelslonely.B.She tries to helptheman.C.She likeschallenging jobs.听第段材料，回答第至题

10182018.What workingenvironment doesEuroCafeprovideA.Fast-paced.B.Pleasant.C.petitive.

19.What shouldapplicants doto signupfor the fairA.Send afax.B.Visit thewebsite.C.Go totheoffice.

20.What dowe knowabout EuroCafeA.It opensfrom10a.m.to4p.m.B.It willhold theJobFairon June

1.C.It isfamous insome partsof Europe.

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537.5阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中选出最佳选项A BC DABeinga politeairline passengerstarts withjust afew easysteps.Help yourfellow travelerWhileyoure loadingyour carry-on bag into the overhead space,offer tolift afellow passengersupthere,too.Not onlyis itkind,but it could makethe boardingprocess moreefficient foreveryone else.Keep your personal thingswell,personalIts importanttobemindful ofyourpersonalbelongings.Avoid hittingother passengerswithyourbag,（过道），as youwalk downthe aislesby keepingitinfront ofyouandclose toyour body.And onceyousit down,you shouldstay there,and makesure youhave everythingyou willneed forthe flightonce yousettlein yourseat.Reaching overother passengersto accessthe overheadstorage during the flightisunfbliable fbreveryone.（）Respect yourlimited spaceInthe narrowspace of an airplane,maintaining yourpersonal spacewill goa longway towardsmaking（）a smootherride fbreveryone.Letthemiddle-seat passengeruse thearmrests itsthe leastyoucando,andkeep yourlegs within the widthofthechair frame.Be willingto swapseats witha family（毗连Airlines sometimesreserve certainseats fbrspecial passengersor charge extra fees for adjacent的）ones,making ittough forfamily membersto buyseats together.If youretraveling alone,offer toswitchseats so thatafamily cansit besideeachother;itsa kind gesturethat theywon*t forget.But besuretodelayswapping untilthe planehas reachedthe safealtitude,as switchingseats whileeveryone isboarding canbean inconveniencefbr thosestanding in the walkways.

21.To bea politeairline passenger,youneedtodothe followingexcept.A.lending ahelping handtoyourtravelling panionB.using thearmrests tosupport yourarms if you wantC.avoiding reachingover othersto opentheoverheadstorageD.keeping yourbaginfront ofyou whilewalking downthe aisles

22.If aman wants to swapthe seatwithyou,you shouldA.chargeextrafeesforoffering adjacentseatsB.ask himto reservethe seatonline inadvanceC.offer yourseat andstand in the walkwaysD.put offswapping unlessit issafe enough

23.Where canyou mostprobably findthe textA.In adaily newspaper.B.In aliterature book.C.In anairport guidebook.D.In anofficial document.Driven byher passionfor providingquality healthcare,a Latvianwoman haswon overthe heartsof theelderlyresiding inthe nursing home sheoversees.It isincredibly rareto finda Caucasianwoman workingasthedirector ofa nursing home inShanghai.Butthefoct thatAnastasijaPuzankovacanevenconverseinLiantang,a Chinese dialect spokenonly byresidentsinasmall townin southwesternShanghai,makes heroneofakind.“Ihadalwayswonderedhowthe elderlyweregetting alongwithothers,or ifthey werewellcaredfor.Irealized that IcouldbetterservethemandunderstandtheirconcernsifIspoketheir dialect.,,says the35-year-old,who alsospeaks Russian,English,Latvian,French andSpanish.（汉学）Puzankova chosetostudySinology outof hercuriosity aboutChina atthe Universityof Latviain

2003.The next year,she traveledto Shanghaias partofanexchange programand thenshe spentthe next10years studyinglaw atFudan University,graduating witha mastersdegree in

2014.Despite herqualifications,in2018,Puzankova joinedHaiyang Group,a Shanghai-based partythatoperates thenursinghome,asanexecutive assistant.During thatperiod,she performedso wellin hernursingand managementtraining thatshe wasappointed thedirector ofthe homeafter justone year.A caregiver,sumamed Cai,says theatmosphere atthe homehas changedsince Puzankovatook charge.She makeslife inthenursinghome upliftingand purposeful.n saysCai.uShe throwsmonthly birthdayparties forthe elderly,creates afestive moodinthe home fbreverytraditional festivaland frequentlyorganizes handicraftsclasses andactivities tostimulate theminds oftheresidents.5,Whenfamilyvisits andgroupactivitieswere delayedduringthenovel coronavirusoutbreak,Puzankova cameup witha similaridea atthehome,purchasing vegetableseedsandgrowingthemin thefieldnear thenursinghomesothatthe residentscan observethe plantsgrowingfromtheirwindows.“Just watchingthe plantsgrow canlift theirspirits.We canalso servethese organicvegetables tothem.”she explains.Puzankova says,“I simplylike municatingwith people,understanding theirpersonalities andofferinghelp whenthey arein need.Making anelderly personhappy isnthard.It justtakes alittle time,love andthought.”

24.Why didAnastasijaPuzankovalearn theChinesedialectLiantangA.To satisfyher superior.B.To researchits historyand popularity.C.To municatewiththeelderly better.D.To proveher languagelearning capacity.

25.During thenovel coronavirusoutbreak,Puzankova.A.forbade familyvisits forever.B.created afestive moodinthehome.C.organized someoutdoor activitiesfortheelderly.D.planted somevegetables fbrtheelderlyto watchindoors.

26.What canwe learnfrom Puzankova^storyA.I imetests.B.Hard workpays off.C.Love breaksdown barriers.D.Education isthe keyto success.

27.The besttitle ofthe passagecouldbeA.A foreignface witha localsoulB.A languageexpert witha lovingheartC.A nursinghome witha womandirectorD.An executiveassistant witha mastersdegreeCIn spring,chickens startlaying again,bringing a wele source of proteinat wintersend.So itsnosurprise thatcultures aroundtheworldcelebrate springby honoringthe egg.Some traditionsare simple,like thered eggs that getbaked intoGreek Easterbreads.Others elevatetheegg intoa fancyart,like theheavily jewel-covered eggsthat werefavored bythe Russiansstarting inthe19th century.One ancientform ofegg artestous fromUkraine.For centuries,Ukrainians havebeen drawingplicatedpatterns oneggs.Contemporary artistshave followedthis traditiontocreateeggsthatspeak tothe anxietiesofour age:Life isprecious,and delicate.Eggs are,too.“Theres somethingabout theirdelicate naturethat appealstome,“says NewYorker cartoonistRozChast.Several yearsago,she becameinterestedineggs andlearned thetraditional Ukrainiantechnique todrawher verymodern characters,Tve brokeneggs atevery stageofthe process—fromthe very beginningtothevery,very end.”But there9sanappeal inthat vulnerability（易损性）.“Theres partof thissickening horrorof knowingyou5re walkingontheedge withthis,thatIkind oflike,knowing thatitcouldall fallapart atany second.Chasfs designs,such asa worriedman aloneinatiny rowboat,reflect thatdelicateness.Traditional Ukrainiandecorated eggsalso spoketo thosefears.The elaboratepatterns werebelieved toofferprotection againstevil.“Theres anancient legendthat aslong asthese eggsare made,evil willnot existintheworld.says JoanBrander,a Canadianegg-painter whohas beenpainting eggsfbr over60years,having learnedthe artfromher Ukrainianrelatives.

28.People inmany cultureshonor the egg because.A.it istheir majorsourceofprotein inwinterB.itisawelesign ofthe approachof springC.it canbring wealthand honor to themD.it caneasily bemade intoa workof art

29.What doesthe underlinedword“elevate“in Paragraph2mean A.carve B.promote C.place D.lower

30.Why doesChast enjoytheprocessof decoratingeggsA.She isnever surewhat thefinal designwill looklike untilthe end.B.She alwaysachieves greatpleasure fromdesigning somethingnew.C.She neverknows ifthe eggwill breakbefore thedesign ispleted.D.She believesthere wontbe evilintheworld oncetheeggis made.

31.The followingstatements areright exceptthat.A.the decoratedeggs”are favoredasaform offancyartin RussiaB.contemporary artistsdraw oneggs toreflect anxietiesof peopletodayC.the delicatenature ofeggs appealsto RozChastD.eggs providea hardand uniquesurface topaint onDAmazonwantstobeableto answerthe troublesomequestion:Did Ileave the stove onThe latesthomesecurity toolby Ring,a homesecurity panyowned byAmazon,isthe AlwaysHome Cam,a flyingdrone thatcanhelp homeownerscheck theirapartments wheneverthey,renotin.The AlwaysHome Camisalightweight,seldocking,flying indoorcamera thatcan takeapredetermined path setbyitsuser.When usedwith Ringsproprietary homealarms systemsliketheRingAlarm,the AlwaysHome Camwill takeflight andcheck thehouse forany potentialdisturbances.The droneunitcanalsobe controlledremotely andmanually.Afteraflight,the AlwaysHome Camautomaticallyreturns toits stationitself fbrcharging.It onlyrecords whilein flight,too.You canask itto flyto checkthestovewhile youreout,ortosee if you leftthe windowsopen.Its alsogreatfor checkingon naughtypets.The dronehas obstacleavoidance technologybuilt-in,and hidden（螺旋桨）propellers tomitigate anydamagetohouseholdfurnishingintheeventofacollision.Amazon saysthe drone willautomatically takeflight iftheres movementinthehouse toshow youwhafs goingon.The devicewas oneof severalthat Amazonunveiled Thursdayas partof itsannual applianceevent.Due tothe pandemic,this yearsversion washeld onlineinsteadofat Amazons Seattle headquarters.The indoorflyingcamera,called theRing AlwaysHome Cam,still needsapproval fromthe U.S.Federal municationsmission,but Amazonsaid itexpects tosell itnext yearat$

250.It willalso launchacamera andalarm systemfor carsnext yearunder itsRing brand.Critics haveraised privacy concerns aboutRing,which isbest knownfbr itsdoorbell cameras,citingthe pany9s closerelationship withpolice departments.Amazonsaidthedroneonlyrecordswhen itisintheair,and thatit makesa soundwhen itflies soanypeopleinthehouse knowsits recording.

32.Whats themainidea ofthe textA.Amazons cameracan checkwhether yourstove ison.B.New deviceswere unveiledon Amazonannual applianceevent.C.Critics raisedprivacyconcernsabout the AlwaysHome Cam.D.The AlwaysHomeCamcan ensureyour safety.

33.What cantheAlwaysHomeCamdoA.It cantakeapathsetby puter.B.It canrecord whenyouareout.C.It canget chargedby itself.D.It cantakeflightatanytime.

34.What dowe knowabout theAlwaysHome CamA.It wasunveiled atAmazonsSeattleheadquarters.B.It willbe soldat$250nextyear.C.It canlessen damageto furniturefbr itsobstacleavoidancetechnology.D.It recordsintheair,not foundby anyone.

35.Whaf sthe authorsattitude towardstheAlwaysHomeCamA.favorable B.critical C.doubtful D.objective第二节（共小题每小题分，满分分）

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512.5阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Top tipsfortheFlu SeasonItsing.36On thesubway everytime someonecoughs,I lookup tosee ifIcanmove alittle further.AsI exitthe train,I immediatelyreach fbrhand washto removeany ofthe dirton myhands.The fluseason ishere,and Itake itseriously.If youare youngand healthy,ifs mostlikely thatyou willjust feelunfbrtable fbra weekor two,and misssomework orstudy.If youare elderly,having medicalproblems,or area youngchild,you maynot besolucky.Each yearmore than200,000people arestaying inhospital duetotheillness.37The bestway toprevent the flu isto getvaccinated.You mayhave heardabout anew studyon fluvaccines,and itfound thatthefluvaccine didntwork aswellaswe thoughtor wouldlike.38In adults,thevaccine is59protective onaverage.For childrenthe storyis better.Clearly,we needbetter vaccinesbut itsstilla reallygood ideatogetvaccinated.39You mayhave anarm painoralittle fever,but theinjection doesnot containa livevirus andcannotgive youtheflu.If yougot theflu shotlast year,do youneed itthis yearIt isntclear howlong protectionlastsand ifthe vaccineprotects againstdifferent flusfbr onlyone year.Finally,here issome adviceabout whattodoifyouget theflu.•Call yourdoctor earlyifyouhavethesymptoms.•40That willreduce thenumber ofpeople yougive thisto.•Cover yourcoughs andsneezes.•Keep yourhands clean.Use soapand wateror handwash frequently,especially aftercoughing orsneezing.。