【正文】 s no surprise. He is ____________, you know. A. a dark horse B. a green hand C. a wet blanket D. an early bird 20. Many languages have been ___________ to be the toughest to learn. A. explained B. claimed C. addressed D. recalled 21. I am sorry for being late. I should have phoned you earlier. _________. I have just arrived. A. That‘s no trouble B. You are wele C. That‘s all right D. You can never tell 22. I can ________ the house being untidy, but I hate it if it‘s not clean. A. e up with B. put up with C. turn to D. stick to 23. Much disappointed as he is _______ in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence. A. failed B. Failing C. having failed D. to have failed 24. The notice came around two in the afternoon ____ the meeting would be postponed. A. when B. that C. whether D. How 25. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he _________ it differently. A. could express B. would express C. could have expressed D. must have expressed 26. We‘ll go to the party to be held in Changzhou Grand Theater at 8 tonight. Could you join us? I am afraid I can‘t. I _______ the paper with my tutor. A. am discussing B. have discussed C. will be discussing D. will have discussed 27. Picasso was most famous for his work in Cubism, ________ the world is represented as being constructed of cubes and rectangles. A. where B. which C. that D. as 28. So many places of interest __________ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing the all. A. offers Changzhou B. Changzhou offers C. does Changzhou offer D. Changzhou does offer 29. _______ at the door before you enter my room, please. A. Knock B. Knocking C. Knocked D. To knock 30. It was because he would get the chance to travel _______ he wanted to work as a tour guide. A. where B. why C. what D. that 31. He was born in Shanghai and brought up in Beijing. ___________ my friend Li Ping. A. It is the same with B. So it was with C. So is D. So was 32. You have moved again? Would you please let me know your _______ address? No problem. A. typical B. appropriate C. concrete D. flexible 33. No sooner ________ to shine ________ it clouded over again. A. the sun had started。 low performance． C． Constant self﹣ parison． D． Application of not﹣ so﹣ secret code． B. For centuries, medical pioneers have refined a variety of methods and medicines to treat sickness, injury, and disability, enabling people to live longer and healthier lives. ―A salamander (a small lizardlike animal) can grow back its leg. Why can39。s greatest president, including his past life as a Himalayan yogi, the hidden clues that reveal past lives, the greatness he achieved, and the spiritual principles behind the yoga postures that millions now practice． 68. Based on Richard Salva‘s view, ______. A. Hindus started the holiday of Thanksgiving B. the Americans copied Thanksgiving from Hindus C. Charles Lindbergh had been a Himalayan yogi D. Thanksgiving had Hindus roots 69. We can draw a conclusion from the passage that ______. A. in India all the prayers are done on Thursday B. in India Thursday is a religious day C. Abraham Lincoln was once a famous pilot D. Paramhamsa Yogananda once taught Lincoln yoga 70. When it came to the parison between Lincoln and Lindbergh, the author held a ______ attitude. A. neutral B. doubtful C. negative D. Positive 六 任務(wù)型閱讀（共 10 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 10 分） Celebrating sleep World Sleep Day, observed on 21 March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of sleep problems worldwide. Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world ignore its importance. As a result, sleep problems are increasingly mon. In 2021, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece conducted a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries around the world, including China, Belgium and South Africa. Of the people that responded to the survey, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well, and based on their responses, percent were diagnosed with insomnia (失眠 ) and another percent were diagnosed with borderline insomnia. In addition, percent of survey respondents reported visiting a doctor for help with sleep problems and percent said that they felt very sleepy during the day. Overall, the survey found that many people suffer from the effects of poor quality sleep, some examples of which are being unable to fall asleep and waking up in the middle of the night. The main factors causing these problems are pressure from school or work and a fast pace of life, but noise pollution and light pollution also interfere with sleep and contribute to poor quality sleep. The survey‘s findings are particularly troubling because large numbers of people were found to have difficulty sleeping at night. The short term effects of this are tiredness and trouble concentrating. If this happens for a long time, the risk of gaining weight and having a heart attack may increase. There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep. First, you should have regular sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day. You also need to make your bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you. At night, you should also avoid things that contain caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and many soft drinks, as caffeine may keep you from