1.The British National Health Service (NHS) was set up in 1948 and was designed to provide equal basic health care, free of charge, for everybody in the country. Before this time health care had to be paid for by individuals.<br> Nowadays central government is directly responsible for the NHS although it is administered by local health authorities. About 83 percent of the cost of the health service is paid by general taxation and the rest is met from the National Insurance contributions paid by those in work. There are charges for prescription and dental care but many people, such as children, pregnant women, pensioners, and those on Income Support, are exempt from payment.<br> Most people are registered with a local doctor (a GP, or General Practitioner) who is increasingly likely to be part of a health centre which serves the community.<br> As the population of Britain gets older, the hospital service now treats more patients than before, although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitals-many of which were built in the nineteenth century-provide nearly half a million beds and have over 480, 000 medical staff. The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe although Britain actually spends less per person on health care than most of her European neighbours.<br> During the 1980s there was considerable restructuring of the Health Service with an increased emphasis on managerial efficiency and the privatization of some services (for example, cleaning). At the end of the 1980s the government introduced proposals for further reform of the NHS, including allowing some hospitals to be self-governing, and encouraging GPs to compete for patients. Patients would be able to choose and change their family doctor more easily and GPs would have more financial responsibility. The political questions continue of how much money should be provided to support the NHS and where it should come from.<br>What do we know about the NHS
答案:It hires more people than any other unit in Europe.
2.The British National Health Service (NHS) was set up in 1948 and was designed to provide equal basic health care, free of charge, for everybody in the country. Before this time health care had to be paid for by individuals.<br> Nowadays central government is directly responsible for the NHS although it is administered by local health authorities. About 83 percent of the cost of the health service is paid by general taxation and the rest is met from the National Insurance contributions paid by those in work. There are charges for prescription and dental care but many people, such as children, pregnant women, pensioners, and those on Income Support, are exempt from payment.<br> Most people are registered with a local doctor (a GP, or General Practitioner) who is increasingly likely to be part of a health centre which serves the community.<br> As the population of Britain gets older, the hospital service now treats more patients than before, although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitals-many of which were built in the nineteenth century-provide nearly half a million beds and have over 480, 000 medical staff. The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe although Britain actually spends less per person on health care than most of her European neighbours.<br> During the 1980s there was considerable restructuring of the Health Service with an increased emphasis on managerial efficiency and the privatization of some services (for example, cleaning). At the end of the 1980s the government introduced proposals for further reform of the NHS, including allowing some hospitals to be self-governing, and encouraging GPs to compete for patients. Patients would be able to choose and change their family doctor more easily and GPs would have more financial responsibility. The political questions continue of how much money should be provided to support the NHS and where it should come from.<br>The biggest problem for the NHS is ______.
答案:there is not enough money for further reform
3.a year ago, i paid no attention to english idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. but soon, the importance of english idioms was shown in an amusing experience. one day, i happened to meet an englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. as i was talking about how i was studying english, the foreigner seemed to be astonished. gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, "you don't say!" "you don't say!" i was puzzled. i thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. "well, i'd better change the topic." so i said to him. "well, shall we talk about the great wall? by the way, have you ever been there?" "certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if i leave china without seeing it. it was magnificent." he was deep in thought when i began to talk like a tourist guide. "the great wall is one of the wonders in the world. we are very proud of it." soon i was interrupted again by his words:"you don't say!" i couldn't help asking, "why do you ask me not to talk about it?" "well, i didn't request you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised. i said, "didn't you say you don't say?" hearing this, the englishman laughed to tears. he began to explain, 'you don't say' actually means 'really!' it is an expression of surprise. perhaps you don't pay attention to english idioms." only then did i know i had made a fool of myself. since then i have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. remember: what the english teachers said is always right to us students.
答案:i was not careful with english idioms;
he was not interested in the topic;
interesting;
the englishman visited the great wall and thought it worth visiting.;
i felt very silly
4.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished. Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall By the way, have you ever been there” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his words: ‘You don’t say!’. I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it” “Well, I didn’t request you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really’! It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
答案:
5.______ you apply, ______ chance you have of finding a job. ( )
A:Where there are … there are
B:The more … the better
C:The better … the better
D:What … what
答案:AI参考:正确答案是B:The more … the better。\n根据题意，你应该选择正确的选项来表达当你申请的时候，你有多少机会找到一份工作。在这个句子中，第二个空需要使用一个副词来修饰chance这个词，表示越有机会越好。而选项B中的the more …the better恰好符合这个意思，表示越怎么样越好。因此，答案为B。'
6.If you want to be our business partner, you need to _________ our rule.（ ）
A:make peace
B:make use
C:play by
D:agree
答案:AI参考:正确答案是D:agree。\nagree to接受，符合句意。make peace和make use均不符合句意。play by oneself是固定搭配，意为“遵守规则”。故选D。'
7.The boss ordered his employee to check everything to ensure that nothing would be _________ .（ ）
A:all right
B:out of control
C:good
D:in order
答案:AI参考:答案为 D:in order。根据语境“老板命令他的员工检查所有的事情，确保一切都是井井有条的”和in order的意思是“井井有条的”可知答案为D。其他选项的意思与语境不符。因此，正确答案是D。'
8.Could you ______ the post office and get a package for me when you come back ?( )
A:drop on
B:drop by
C:drop off
D:drop out
答案:AI参考:正确答案是B:drop by。\ndrop by表示顺便拜访，符合句意。drop on意为“突然出现”，drop off意为“下车”，drop out意为“退学”，都不符合句意。故选B。'
9.His design can’t be _________ on time due to lack of funds. ( )
A:put on
B:given up
C:taken on
D:carried out
答案:AI参考:正确答案是D:carried out 。\n分析可知句子主语“His design”表示计划或设计方案等。此处句意表达因为资金不足，设计无法在时间里实现或实施，选项D表示实现，符合句意，因此为正确答案。而选项A、B、C的意思分别是穿上、放弃和承担，均不符合句意。因此，答案为D。'
10.What are the different meaning of the word “advance”?( )
A:v. to move forward, often in order to attack sb.
B:money paid for work before it has been done payment
C:a. (only before noun) done, obtained, or announced before a particular time or event
D:n. [C] progress or a development in a particular activity
答案:AI参考:正确选项是 D:n. [C] progress or a development in a particular activity\n\n选项 A 表示向前移动，攻击某人，不符合题意；选项 B 表示已经完成的工作支付的钱，与题意无关；选项 C 指在特定时间或事件之前完成或得到的事物或行动，也不是题目的意思。而选项 D 是正确的解释，即“进展或某项特定活动的发展”，与题目中的“advance”含义相符。因此，正确答案是 D。'
11.According to iExplore 1 of unit 4, in which aspects does the Internet affect our lives?( )
A:The way of sharing opinions and E-commerce
B:Spread of Internet access
C:Paying and banking online
D:Social networking
A:He was a lover of sports as he had been in his youth. B:The river was deep and the ice thin. C:He was not hurt. Strange! D:He spent part of the money, and the rest he saved. 13.Who are honored with the Medal of the Republic? ( ).
A:Huang Xuhua B:Tu Youyou C:Yu Min D:Yuan Longping 14.The sentences with gerund are ( ).
A:Seeing is believing. B:It is no good reading without understanding. C:Playing basketball is his favorite sport. D:I have a lot of work to do. 15.
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished. Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his words: ‘You don’t say!’. I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t request you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really’! It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
16.Remember you must follow every step ______ I've shown you.( )
A:like B:over C:in D:as 17.Basically I am saying that the technical issues are _______ given some time and patience ( ).
A:reliable B:solvable C:valuable D:movable 18.It was reported all flights have been ______ due to the severe snow. ( )
A:delayed B:took off C:delay D:take off 19.Some big companies decided to ______ the factory from China to low-cost countries such as Vietnam.( )
A:transfer B:transmit C:transact D:translate 20.Constant _________ to a new language will be of great benefit for language learners.（ ）
A:usage B:practice C:exposure D:chances 21.A meeting will be held on how to ______ pollution of the oceans ( ).
A:abandon B:combat C:fight D:improve 22.We felt warm and delighted by the wonderful ______ of the Southern American people.( )
A:discomfort B:depression C:confusion D:hospitality 23.Please _________ us of any change of schedule as soon as possible.( )
A:notify B:inform C:reveal D:assure 24.Many people believed that the old actor’s art career was at an end, but he made a successful _________ after ten years. ( )
A:experiment B:emotion C:discomfort D:comeback 25.Failure is not _________ a bad thing, it can motivate you to overcome all obstacles. ( )
A:necessarily B:finally C:hopefully D:eventually 26.The award is given to him in ______ of his contribution to the factory ( ).
A:recognition B:foundation C:admission D:mention 27.A recent survey found that some companies have trouble ______ tech talent. ( )
A:in order to find B:so as to find C:that finds D:finding 28.He had the _________ to break his legs.( )
A:fortune B:misfortune C:chance D:fate 29.World-class people start with desire, the three parts of desire are ( ).
A:dreaming B:focus C:vision D:plan 30.What are the two dominant e-commerce giants in China?( )
A:JD B:eBay C:Alibaba D:Amazon 31.College life is never meant to be easy. The meaning of this sentence is（ ).
A:大学生活注定是不容易的。 B:大学生活是很轻松的。 C:大学生活绝不会轻松。 D:大学生活无比悠闲。 32.The following adjective words that can modify“climate”are ( ).
A:tropical B:mild C:extreme D:local 33.Generally speaking, the structure of a complete essay contains ( ).
A:conclusion B:body C:introduction D:supporting ideas 34.The Chinese meanings of the word“desert”include ( ).
A:观察 B:沙漠 C:甜点 D:废弃 35.The words that can replace the underlined word in this sentence “The popularity of social apps helps create a new group of people called ‘Phubbers’” are ( ).
A:make B:generate C:bring about D:open up 36.The words that can replace the underlined word in this sentence “Some people are worried that the development of AI will have too many influences on our lives” are ( )
A:impacts B:effects C:intuitions D:impressions 37.The underlined words “reasonable” that has the similar meaning with the word in this sentence “ I spoke reasonable French, but what I especially liked about France was that people kiss you a lot.” are ( ).
A:She seems like a reasonable person. B:He had never been able to make a reasonable living from his writing. C:They advanced many reasonable proposals. D:The hotel was reasonable, I suppose. 38.The author talks about the trouble caused by words as well as body language in cross-cultural communication.( )
A:对 B:错 39.Argument and evidence are the essential parts of an argumentative essay. ( )
A:错 B:对 40.Some Western companies are turning to China’s tech industry for ideas. ( )
A:错 B:对 41.College is a unique time when this autonomy becomes most apparent. ( )
A:错 B:对 42.Many of the mobile tech developments was first popularized in the West, especially in the US. ( )
A:错 B:对 43.The negative effects of the loss of this natural resource might seem quite apparent. ( )
A:对 B:错 44.Chinese writer Jia Pingwa won the Noble Prize. ( )
A:错 B:对 45.The author provides us with some information of the different spoken languages and body language in France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and China.( )
A:错 B:对 46.Nowadays people lose interest in foreign movies. ( )
A:错 B:对 47.The author believes few people are well aware that light can also be a source of pollution. ( )
A:对 B:错 48.All college students should keep the number of a good psychiatrist somewhere handy. ( )
A:错 B:对 49.The song writer created a song called “let it go”to make the movie more attractive. ( )
A:错 B:对 50.The negative effects of artificial lights could be hardly felt and measured. ( )
A:错 B:对 51.Other companies are allowed to explore new ways of using WeChat, such as creating apps within WeChat. ( )
A:错 B:对 52.Even though sometimes it may be tough, remember that college is just a step toward your dream career. ( ).
A:对 B:错 53.Going to college means more challenges than fun. ( )
A:对 B:错 54.According to the 2016 groundbreaking "World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness," 30 percent of the world's population lives under skyglow. ( )
A:错 B:对 55.In Paris, people kiss each other four times when greeting.( )
A:对 B:错
