(满分150分;时间120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When was the woman born?
A. In 1963. B. In 1964. C. In 1965.
2. What time is it now?
A. 9:00. B. 8:00. C. 7:30.
3. What did Tom do this morning?
A. He had a history lesson. B. He had a chemistry lesson. C. He attended a meeting.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The new house. B. The new friends. C. The new gardens.
5. Who is the owner of the book?
A. The man. B. The man’s brother. C. The woman’s brother.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5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A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6. What is the probable relationship of the speakers?
A. How to spend the weekend. B. Where to go in the evening. C. What to do in town.
7. What does the woman want to do?
A. Read the newspaper. B. Go to a theater. C. Attend a concert.
8. What do the speakers finally decide to do?
A. See a film. B. Watch a new play. C. Go to a party.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. On the phone. C. On the street.
10. How many people will go with the woman for lunch?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
11. When does this restaurant stop serving lunch?
A. At 1 pm. B. At 2 pm. C. At 3 pm.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12. Where is the flat?
A. Behind a park. B. Far from a busy road. C. In the center of the city.
13. Which floor is the flat on?
A. The 5th. B. The 6th. C. The 15th.
14. What is the man going to do next?
A. Pay the woman. B. Move to the flat. C. See the flat first.
聽第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15. What does the man need?
A. A taxi. B. A timetable. C. A bag.
16. When will the man leave home?
A. At 2:30. B. At 3:00. C. At 3:30.
17. What does the man want the driver to do?
A. Drive carefully. B. Charge less money. C. Carry his bag.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. What will the people be asked to do for the school play?
A. Act in it. B. Help organize it. C. Direct it.
19. What can we learn about the work?
A. It needs much time. B. It is done on weekends. C. It should be done every day.
20. What will the speaker do after the speech?
A. Answer questions. B. Set up the lights. C. Watch their performances.
第二部分 閱读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
With over 2.4 million visitors every year, Cinque Terre is one of the most-visited regions in Italy. Cinque Terre is truly special. The five candy-colored fishing villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and Monterosso al Mare are built into cliffs over the clean and brightly-shining Ligurian Sea. Whether you’re visiting the region for a few days or a few weeks, these are the experiences you should add to your trip pleasure.
· Take a scenic hike.
It’s easy to visit each of the attractive villages on foot. The most popular hike is the coastal path Sentiero Azzurro. It links all five villages and offers extremely beautiful scenery of the sea, architecture and vineyards. It takes about six hours to go across, with short breaks, but most people are going to stop in the villages for food and swimming.
· Eat seafood in a cone (锥形蛋筒卷).
Dessert lovers might think that Italian ice-cream is the best thing to be served in a cone but make room for seafood cones as well. Thanks to its coastal location, Cinque Terre is full of seafood restaurants.
· Get on a boat.
If the weather cooperates, take the time to get out on the water. The villages look very beautiful from a boat. The cheapest and easiest way is to jump on the public ferry (渡船) from one of the villages to the next, but these boats are often crowded. It’s far more relaxing to take a private cruise, which departs (出发) from the docks in Riomaggiore, Manarola, Vernazza, and Monterosso al Mare.
· Take the train.
Cinque Terre’s train system is one of the most scenic in Europe. The high-speed train runs through each of the five villages every 20 minutes or so. And the whole line is directly on the coast, offering lovely views of the Ligurian Sea and rocky cliffs.
21. What is special about the five candy-colored fishing villages?
A. Their foods. B. Their histories. C. Their locations. D. Their villagers.
22. What is the favorite food for the hikers in the five villages?
A. Italian wines. B. Seafood cones. C. Italian noodles. D. Italian ice-cream.
23. What is the best way to enjoy both the beautiful scenery and the delicious food?
A. Riding a bicycle. B. Taking a boat or private ferry.
C. Walking with stops in the villages. D. Taking a train running through the villages.
B
Katharine Mehta’s mother likes to joke that the first sentence her daughter said was “I love dogs”. It’s not the fact, but it’s certainly true in spirit.
“When I was young, my grandmother told me about how she sometimes found stray (走失的) dogs and cats, and kept them on her farm as pets,” says Katharine. “That made me wonder what would happen when animals didn’t have a home. I felt horrible thinking that they might be hungry or could get hit by a car.”
But what could a little girl do? The answer came during a trip to a park in her New York City neighborhood two years ago, where she met volunteers from Mighty Mutts, a local no-kill animal rescue organization. “I thought maybe I could earn some money and give it to them,” she says.
Since Katharine had plenty of practice taking care of her own dog, she decided to start a summer dog-walking service. She chose two friends and, with their parents’ permission, the group put up homemade posters with their phone numbers and a bargain price—50 cents an hour. Before long they had 15 dogs in their care. “We walked two or three at a time with one mother helping out,” she says. “By the end of that summer, we’d collected $45.” That fall Katharine and her mother, Loma, came up with another mini enterprise to raise money for Mighty Mutts—selling fresh-baked shortbread to their neighbors.
The 11-year-old, who starts sixth grade this fall, has become a nonstop campaigner. Her mother says, “When she sees somebody with a dog, she starts a conversation and tells them to donate to Mighty Mutts.”
Katharine’s passion comes from the heart. “It makes me cry to think that strays might be put to sleep when there’s a group that can find new homes for them,” Katharine says. “But it makes me smile to know I can help.”
24. Katharine’s love of dogs comes from ___ .
A. her mother’s jokes B. her seeing a dog killed by a car
C. her grandmother’s influence D. the influence of an organization
25. How did Katharine help the organization Mighty Mutts?
A. By giving shortbread to stray dogs. B. By making speeches everywhere.
C. By walking stray dogs. D. By collecting money.
26. The underlined part “be put to sleep” in the last paragraph means “ ___ ”.
A. be supplied with a comfortable place for sleeping B. be given drugs to die without pain
C. be made unconscious D. be made to sleep
27. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Katharine and Her Pets B. A Little Girl Helps Strays
C. Pet Dogs Are Popular with Children D. An Organization for Rescuing Stray Dogs
C
Personality is, to large extent, inherent (天生的). A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring (子女). But the environment must also have a big effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children.
One place where children soak up A-characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the “win-at-all-costs” moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen (熱切) to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying, “Rejoice, we conquer!”
By far the worst form of competition in school is the improper emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examinations are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.
Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A-youngsters change into ’B’s. The world needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child’s personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.
28. What affects the building of personality according to the text?
A. Inheritance, employment and examination. B. Inheritance, competition and environment.
C. Environment, knowledge and examination. D. Competition, employment and questions.
29. Why does the author give the example of Pheidippides?
A. To express his approval for the competition. B. To show that he was too keen to win the game.
C. To show the result of the serious competition. D. To express his attitude toward the examinations.
30. What is the author’s attitude toward examinations in schools?
A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Negative. D. Uninterested.
31. What suggestion does the author make concerning the management of schools?
A. A child’s personality should be considered in regard to his possible future job.
B. Students should be made into competitive A-types.
C. Students must be changed into B characteristics.
D. Schools should give up examinations.
D
Most humans are able to recognize about 1 million different colors, but some people can’t recognize this mainly because of something called colorblindness. In rare cases, some people can’t see any colors at all.
There are three cone-shaped (锥形的) cells at the back of our eyes that allow us to see colors. These cells absorb tight waves and send a message to the brain, where the image is processed.
If something is wrong with these cone-shaped cells, this can result in colorblindness.
Thankfully, special color-correcting glasses have already been made to help fix some types of colorblindness. Now, according to research published in Optics Letters, scientists have provided another choice.
Sharon Karepov and Tal Ellenbogen, engineers from Tel Aviv University in Israel, have found a way to apply this technology to contact lenses (隐形眼镜). This is good news for the millions of people worldwide who suffer from colorblindness.
One of the most common types of colorblindness is red-green colorblindness. People who have this specific type have difficulty telling the colors red and green apart. “Problems with telling red and green apart stop simple daily routines such as deciding whether a banana is ripe,” Karepov explained.
Karepov also stressed the importance of applying this finding to create special contact lenses instead of relying on color-correcting glasses.
“Glasses based on this correction concept are commercially available. However, they are too big than contact lenses,” Karepov said. “Our contact lenses create a customized, compact and durable (耐用的) way to deal with these shortcomings.”
This new research is groundbreaking. In addition to offering those who are colorblind another choice, it may lead to solutions for other visual (視力的) damage.
32. What is the cause of colorblindness according to the text?
A. Images received can’t be processed by cone-shaped cells.
B. Eyes have just one type of cone-shaped cell.
C. Light waves can’t be absorbed by the brain.
D. Cone-shaped cells don’t work properly.
33. What can we infer from the text about people with colorblindness?
A. They are not interested in colorful stuff. B. They may find daily tasks more difficult.
C. They can recognize few different colors. D. They have fewer cone-shaped cells than normal people.
34. What does “this technology” refer to in Paragraph 5?
A. The processed image. B. Three cone-shaped cells.
C. The red-green colorblindness type. D. Special color-correcting glasses.
35. Why is the research said to be groundbreaking?
A. It has found causes of visual damage. B. It has led to a cure for colorblindness.
C. It could lead to solutions for other visual damage. D. It has helped to develop glasses to fix visual damage.
第二節(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Most people use the weekends to kick back and relax. Because you’re on duty, you have to focus on your work seven days a week. While you don’t have to be at your desk every minute of every day, weekends make you free to structure your lifestyle so that you can get the most out of your busy schedule (日程安排). Here are a few ways to make you more productive both at work and in life during the weekends.
Don’t work 24/7. Though it’s important to think about your business on the weekend, you shouldn’t be plugged (填塞) in the way you are during the week. Instead, work on projects you enjoy or use the time to think about your business in a broader way. Ask yourself, “What do I want to achieve this week, month or year?” Evaluate how your day-to-day activities are taking you closer to your long-term goals.
Check your e-mail once or twice a day. Read all your messages, arrange any activities, and then put your phone away. If you know you will be checking e-mail at a specific time, you’ll be less likely to check it throughout the day.
You could go somewhere quiet to relax, or spend time with friends and family members. Since all your previous five days have been spent on your work, you deserve your own time to relax, and to strengthen your relationship with others. However, make sure you’re prepared to walk into work on Monday while enjoying yourself.
Don’t oversleep. Though some people enjoy sleeping until noon on the weekend, it’s not beneficial to your health. So try not to sleep more than two or three extra hours on the weekend.
A. Find a hobby.
B. Set time for yourself.
C. Schedule a certain time in the day to check your e-mail.
D. Regular exercise will make you healthier and less likely to fall ill.
E. Don’t be glued to the computer or check your e-mail continuously.
F. If you sleep too many hours, you’ll likely feel weak throughout the day.
G. Unfortunately, if you own your own business, you don’t always have that comfort.
36. ___ 37. ___ 38. ___ 39. ___ 40. ___
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Reader’s Digest wrote about impressive rescues (救援). The spirit of serving can be unbelievably
41 . Here is a story from Annalysa Longworth, a survivor of Hurricane Maria, in her own 42 .
“The total 36 hours of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was 43 the scariest event we’ve ever gone through. Our house sits on the north-west coast of Rincón. In the 44 , over 100 mph winds changed direction causing a great amount of water flooding our 45 . The only place left dry and safe was our kitchen floor, where we were 46 to ride out the rest of the storm. It has been 50 days since the 47 , and we are still without power and water. During our regular afternoon showers, we are glad to 48 rainwater but are quickly 49 of the people living without roofs, and how 50 it must be for them.
Recently, our good friends told us about a video interview they were doing with Watts of Love, a solar light company. The company generously gave us a headlamp for our personal 51 and a box with 50 headlamps to distribute (分发) throughout our town. Rincón was completely blacked out so making a simple walk through a parking lot to our car is 52 . We used to rush to get things done before
53 , but now I continue daily chores in the dark. What 54 our lives most was being able to share this gift with others. We 55
the lamps house by house to the people in the mountains who needed them most, as even batteries and candles are 56 there.
Even though 57 have come slowly, people have been out of work and can’t afford to 58 their electric bill. I’ll always be 59 to Watts of Love for allowing us to pay it forward and be witnesses (見证人) to the smiles that 60 can bring.”
41. A. terrifying B. moving C. exciting D. embarrassing
42. A. words B. methods C. opinions D. editions
43. A. unluckily B. uncertainly C. unsteadily D. undoubtedly
44. A. darkness B. history C. recovery D. system
45. A. school B. garden C. house D. studio
46. A. invited B. taught C. forced D. expected
47. A. performance B. progress C. rescue D. storm
48. A. collect B. observe C. use D. research
49. A. warned B. reminded C. cleared D. informed
50. A. mysterious B. correct C. universal D. awful
51. A. interest B. purpose C. attempt D. problem
52. A. convenient B. ridiculous C. dangerous D. necessary
53. A. timetable B. sunset C. deadline D. daybreak
54. A. changed B. ruined C. challenged D. witnessed
55. A. took off B. brought out C. lit up D. gave away
56. A. enough B. expensive C. rare D. equal
57. A. supplies B. offers C. reports D. complaints
58. A. imagine B. receive C. cover D. choose
59. A. useful B. familiar C. friendly D. grateful
60. A. nature B. light C. future D. harvest
第二節(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Li Ziqi, who lives in a village of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, (make) a name for herself by making various Chinese dishes on YouTube since 2016. In her videos, she (graceful) works as a farmer, showing her understanding of food, nature and Chinese culture in life.
Just like Li Ziqi, Grandpa Amu is also trying to spread unique (独特的) Chinese techniques to the world. 63-year old Chinese grandpa’s traditional carpentry skills are delighting tens of millions of viewers online as he creates woodwork without glue, screws (螺丝钉) or nails. His most popular video, which (show) him making a fantastic arch bridge, became popular last month. Grandpa Amu follows an ancient Chinese mortise and tenon (榫卯) technique, means no glue or nails are involved in the entire process of building the arch bridge. Grandpa Amu has also made several wooden (toy) toys for his grandson. Among them, a walking Peppa Pig and a bubble-blowing toy (be) his grandson’s favorites.
Grandpa Amu’s son and daughter-in-law now work full-time on his videos, (hope) that the popularity would help local villagers (well) sell their farm produce than before. Although he is very famous online now, Grandpa Amu insists that he is not an Internet celebrity just an ordinary farmer.
61. ___ 62. ___ 63. ___ 64. ___ 65. ___
66. ___ 67. ___ 68. ___ 69. ___70. ___
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Our school organized an activity to climb Mount Tai last week. The majority of my classmates joined the activity. Early in the morning, we head straight to Mount Tai. We set out for the top in high spirits when the moment we arrived at the foot of the mountain. In a course of the climb, we cooperated with each other to pass the rocky and steep areas. Laughing and cheering, we eventually reached the summit, which we enjoyed the bright sunshine and fresh air. Viewing from the top, the city was beautiful. We entertained us with stories, songs, dances and game. This event was extreme beneficial. Therefore, we strongly suggest that similar events are held every year!
第二節 书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华,计划和同学去养老院陪老人们过重阳节。请给外教Lucy写封邮件,邀她一同前往,内容包括:
1.出发时间及交通方式;
2.活动(包饺子、表演节目等)。
注意:
1.词数100左右,邮件的开头与结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:养老院 nursing home;重阳节 the Double Ninth Festival
Dear Lucy,
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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