【正文】 devices are more reliable than they used to be. D. GPS error is not the only cause for Celery’s accident. 44. In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argument is________. A. onesided B. reasonable C. puzzling D. wellbased 45. What is the real concern of the writer of this article? A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts. B. The relationship between humans and technology C. The shortings of digital devices we use. D. The human unawareness of technical problems. B Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary. Important words to learn: ○ E Essential ○ I Improver ○ A Advanced pump /p?mp/ ? noun [C] DEVICE 1 ○ A a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to another: ɑ water/bicycle/fuel/pump ○ a UK petrol/US gas pump SHOE 2 [USUALLY PLURAL] US (UK COURT SHOE) a type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3 [USUALLY PLURAL] a type of flat shoe, like a BALLET dancer’s shoe, which is worn by women 4 [USUALLY PLURAL] UK a flat shoe made of heavy cloth, which is worn by children for sports ? verb LIQUID/GAS 1 [T USUALLY+ADV/PREP] to force liquid or gas to move somewhere: Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute. o The new wine is pumped into storage tanks. o The heart pumps blood through the arteries/round the body. INFORMATION 2[T] INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direct: She was pumping me for details of the new project. ? idioms pump sb’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand (=hold their hand and move it up and down, especially in order to greet them) ?? pump iron INFORMAL to lift heavy weights for exercise: These days both men and women pump iron for fitness. ? pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate successfully: They had been pumping money into the business for some years without seeing any results. Pump sth out [M]REMOVE 1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump: We took turns pumping out the boat. PRODUCE 2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous: The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda. o The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat. pump out sth If someone’s stomach is pumped out, a poisonous substance is removed from it by being sucked through a tube: She had to go to hospital to have her stomach pumped out. pump sth up [M] INFORMAL to make someone feel more confident or excited: He was offering them advice and trying to pump them up. O [R] The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the game. Pump sth up[M] 1 to fill something with air using a pump: Have you pumped up the balloons yet? O I must pump the tyres up on my bike. 2 INFORMAL to increase something by a large amount: The US was able to pump up exports. O Let’s pump up the volume a bit! pumpaction /p?mp230。t been a lot of fun as I39。t 12. He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ____at a hotel for the night. A. putting down B. putting off C. putting on D. putting up 13. I39。 不填 D. the。 2022 年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試 英語(yǔ) (浙江 ) 第一部分：英語(yǔ) 知識(shí) 運(yùn)用 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分） 1.—I’m sorry I didn39。 a 3. Bats are surprisingly longlived creatures, some ______ a life span of around 20 years. A. having B. had C. have D. to have 4. One Friday, we were packing to leave for a weekend away __ my daughter beard cries for help A. after B. while C. since D. when 5. I always wanted to do the job which I39。ve been writing this report ____for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed it tomorrow. A. finally B. immediately C. occasionally D. certainly 14. Even the best writers find themselves _______for words. A. lose B. lost C. to lose D. having lost 15. The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant _____in his place but, luckily, everything was going on smoothly. A. gave B. gives C. was giving D. had given 16. My schedule is very _____right now, but I39。ve been ill for 28 years. Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my _21 was move manageable, I 22 ten years as a professional singer in restaurant, playing and singing folk songs. 23 that was years ago and times have changed. __24__ I live with my mother on a country farm. Two years ago, I decided that I would need to love some kind of extra work to _25_ my disability pension (殘疾撫恤金） ._26_ I needed to sleep in afternoons. I was limited in my _27_I decided that I would consider 28 to singing in restaurants. My family are all musicians, so I was _29 when I