I come from Ireland and I am a foreign teacher in Wuhan University. At the end of December
英语试题 05-31
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I come from Ireland and I am a foreign teacher in Wuhan University. At the end of December, a few cases of “novel pneumonia” were ____21____in the city of Wuhan. We all took notice but assumed it was ____22____to worry about.
However, it gradually ___23___me with sadness that Wuhan is becoming synonymous(同义的) with the coronavirus that is causing a ____24____emergency and develops further ____25____ around the world. At home I often see the news ____26____ Wuhan, which I’ve come to love and call ___27___ home. News includes stories of infections, stories of isolation but also stories of ___28___. Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have ___29___, remains on lockdown.
I still remember last vacation back home, when mentioning Wuhan, people would often just ___30___and say, “Wu… what?” “Wuhan”! “Where’s that?” “Hubei Province, Central China.” “Mhhh, ____31____ heard of it.”
Then I talked about the beauty of Wuhan, like ___32___ the scenery keeps changing, and becoming more ____33____ day by the day. It has a growing art and creative scene, new green and recreative spaces ____34____everywhere.
I was ___35___ asked what ____36____ could be told to the world about Wuhan. I said that I’d write about its natural beauty like lakes, mountains and rivers, long walks ____37____the East Lake, and of course the city’s culture, art and music.
I hope that everything will return to ___38___, and indeed people are going out of their way to help and support each other. They choose to believe that they can___39___ the crisis to return life to normal as quickly as possible.
As for me, I will definitely____40____to tell the story of the city I love and of its wonderful, welcoming, and strong people.
21. A. spotted B. occurred C. settled D. solved
22. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
23. A. sends B. gives C. fills D. helps
24. A. urgent B. national C. immediate D. limited
25. A. convenience B. unhappiness C. ambition D. concern
26. A. putting aside from B. coming out of C. looking forward to D. leaving out for
27. A. its B. it C. my D. me
28. A. virus B. segregation C. hope D. nature
29. A. lightened B. surfaced C. missed D. decreased
30. A. stare B. glance C. cry D. beg
31. A. never B. always C. random D. often
32. A. how B. why C. what D. whether
33. A. upsetting B. challenging C. charming D. curious
34. A. setting aside B. falling down C. springing up D. drawing back
35. A. barely B. rarely C. merely D. once
36. A. remarks B. stories C. experiences D. thoughts
37. A. across B. along C. between D. through
38. A. normality B. disaster C. home D. reality
39. A. put B. suffer C. defeat D. surround
40. A. calm B. start C. stop D. continue
【答案】
I come from Ireland and I am a foreign teacher in Wuhan University. At the end of December, a few cases of “novel pneumonia” were ____21____in the city of Wuhan. We all took notice but assumed it was ____22____to worry about.
However, it gradually ___23___me with sadness that Wuhan is becoming synonymous(同义的) with the coronavirus that is causing a ____24____emergency and develops further ____25____ around the world. At home I often see the news ____26____ Wuhan, which I’ve come to love and call ___27___ home. News includes stories of infections, stories of isolation but also stories of ___28___. Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have ___29___, remains on lockdown.
I still remember last vacation back home, when mentioning Wuhan, people would often just ___30___and say, “Wu… what?” “Wuhan”! “Where’s that?” “Hubei Province, Central China.” “Mhhh, ____31____ heard of it.”
Then I talked about the beauty of Wuhan, like ___32___ the scenery keeps changing, and becoming more ____33____ day by the day. It has a growing art and creative scene, new green and recreative spaces ____34____everywhere.
I was ___35___ asked what ____36____ could be told to the world about Wuhan. I said that I’d write about its natural beauty like lakes, mountains and rivers, long walks ____37____the East Lake, and of course the city’s culture, art and music.
I hope that everything will return to ___38___, and indeed people are going out of their way to help and support each other. They choose to believe that they can___39___ the crisis to return life to normal as quickly as possible.
As for me, I will definitely____40____to tell the story of the city I love and of its wonderful, welcoming, and strong people.
21. A. spotted B. occurred C. settled D. solved
22. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
23. A. sends B. gives C. fills D. helps
24. A. urgent B. national C. immediate D. limited
25. A. convenience B. unhappiness C. ambition D. concern
26. A. putting aside from B. coming out of C. looking forward to D. leaving out for
27. A. its B. it C. my D. me
28. A. virus B. segregation C. hope D. nature
29. A. lightened B. surfaced C. missed D. decreased
30. A. stare B. glance C. cry D. beg
31. A. never B. always C. random D. often
32. A. how B. why C. what D. whether
33. A. upsetting B. challenging C. charming D. curious
34. A. setting aside B. falling down C. springing up D. drawing back
35. A. barely B. rarely C. merely D. once
36. A. remarks B. stories C. experiences D. thoughts
37. A. across B. along C. between D. through
38. A. normality B. disaster C. home D. reality
39. A. put B. suffer C. defeat D. surround
40. A. calm B. start C. stop D. continue
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