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涡阳县蔚华中学高二开学考试卷 英语 第一节 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。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、What will the woman do after lunch today? A. Attend a class. B.Practise soccer. C. Go to the library. 2、How much does one ticket cost? A.$1.60 B.$4.20 C.$8.40 3、What is the weather like now? A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy. 4、Where does the conversation probably take place A. At a bank.B. At a hotel.C.AL a restaurant 5、What is the probable relationship between the speakers A.Classmates B. Colleagues. C. Neighbours 第二节听下面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。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追。 听第6段材料回答第6、7题。 6、What day is it today? A. Tuesday.B. Thursday C. Saturday 7、Who told the man the news A.His mother B. His sister.C. His father. 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。 8、What is the ma in subject of this conversation A.Saturday's game. B.A ping-pong game. C.Getting into the coach's office 9、Where does the w man tell Fred to g0 A. To the hospital.B. To his home.C.To her office. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题 10、Why does the woman change the first overcoat A.It's too expensive.B. It's large for her.C. It's small for her. 11、What does the woman buy A.Silver and wool B.An overcoat C. An overcoat and a jacket 12 、How much does the woman pay A.$170 B.$220. C.$390. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13、What is the man doing A. Interviewing the woman B. Planning for next term C.Looking for a part-time job 14 、Which place is in need of cleaners A. A market.B. A middle school C.A business building 15、What does the man think of the job in the Center Zoo? A. The pay is good. B. The task is challenging C. The working hours are long 16、What does the m an plan to do next term A Work part-time. B. Become a guide in a zoo C.Focus on his schoolwork 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题 17、How many foreign students an e visiting the school A.35.B.27.C.20 18、Why does the school organize the music wee A. To attract more foreign student B. To help foreign students enjoy their time C. To exchange ideas about different culture 19、When should students sign up for the activitie A. At the beginning of September B. In the last week of September C. No later than September 15 20、Where will the music week be held A. In the library. B. In the garden C. In the school hall. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The following properties which the World Heritage Committee （世界遗产委员会）has decided to include on the List of World Heritage are under threat. Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley （Afghanistan） The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley stand for the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria. The area contains a number of Buddhist monastic ensembles, as well as strong buildings from the Islamic period. Historic Centre of Vienna （Austria） Vienna developed from early Celtic and Roman settlements into a Medieval and Baroque city, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It played an important role as a leading European music centre, from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century. The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural buildings, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th-century Ringstrasse lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks. Okapi Wildlife Reserve （Democratic Republic of the Congo） The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congo river basin, of which the reserve and forest are a part, is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa. The reserve contains threatened species of primates and birds surviving in the wild. It also has some amazing scenery, including waterfalls on the Ituri and Epulu rivers. The reserve is inhabited by traditional nomadic pygmy Mbuti and Efe hunters. 1. Which of the following heritage sites is located in Asia? A. Okapi Wildlife Reserve. B. Historic Centre of Vienna. C. The Austro-Hungarian Empire. D. Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley. 2. Who may get interested in Historic Centre of Vienna? A. Music composers. B. Birds researchers. C. Modem building lovers. D. Natural Scenery Photographer. 3. What do the three world heritage sites have in common? A. They are all in danger. B. They are closed to the public. C. They feature lots of ancient buildings. D. They are to be removed from the World Heritage List. 【答案】1. D 2. A 3. A 【解析】 【分析】本文为应用文。主要介绍了三个处于危险之中的世界遗产。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一个小标题里的Afghanistan(阿富汗)可知，Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley是位于阿富汗的世界遗产，根据常识可知，阿富汗是亚洲国家。我们也可以用排除法A项Okapi Wildlife Reserve，原文中The Congo river basin, of which the reserve and forest are a part, is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa.我们可知是位于非洲，可以排除。B项通过It played an important role as a leading European music centre可知是在欧洲，可以排除。C项Vienna developed from early Celtic and Roman settlements into a Medieval and Baroque city, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire我们也可以推断出是在欧洲，可以排除。故此题选D。 【2题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二个小标题下It played an important role as a leading European music centre(作为欧洲领先的音乐中心，维也纳发挥了重要作用)我们可以推断出维也纳在欧洲音乐史上十分重要，所以对于喜爱音乐的人来说会非常有吸引力。那么A项Music composers(音乐作曲家)满足这一推断。故此题选A。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一自然段The following properties which the World Heritage Committee has decided to include on the List of World Heritage are under threat.(世界遗产委员会决定将其列入世界遗产名单的下列遗产正处于威胁之中)可知，本文所介绍的三个世界遗产都处于危险当中。那么A项They are all in danger.(他们都处于危险中)满足推断。故此题选A。 B For most of us, it seems that money makes the world go around. But it is not true for Mark Boyle, who has turned his life into an experiment and promised to live without any form of money. The British economics graduate was inspired by Gandhi’s call to be the change you want to see in the world. After six years working as the manager of a company, he decided to carry out a brave plan. “I was discussing the world’s problems with a friend one night, and we were trying to work out which one to devote our lives to helping solve”, he said. “Then it hit me because at the root of it all was money, so I decided to see if it was possible to do without.” Mark sold his houseboat to prepare himself for his new life. And he got a caravan (大篷车) through an advertisement. The caravan was taken to the farm where he was to volunteer three days a week in return for space to live and grow his own vegetables. Although it hasn’t always been easy, and there have been many challenges, 18 months later. Mark is still living this way. “The first few months were hard.” he admitted. “If you think about how annoying it is when you just move your house or change a job, imagine changing everything at once. But after several months, it became very easy.” Mark’s remarkable journey is recorded in his new book, The Moneyless Man, which explains that human society is fairer, happier and more secure when relationships are not influenced by money. 4. The reason why Mark is trying to live without money is that ______. A. he got bored with his job and wanted to start a new kind of life B he was in need of money and wanted to sell his houseboat C. he was inspired by Gandhi’s call to make a change in his life D. he found it difficult to make money to pay off his debts 5. In Mark Boyle’s new book, he puts forward the idea that ______. A. it is money that makes the world go around B. growing vegetables on a farm is better than working as a manager in a company C. life without money is tough, so one had better earn as much as possible D. if people’s relationships are not influenced by money» human society may become fairer, happier and more secure 6. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Mark Boyle experimented to live without money. B. Mark Boyle was so poor that he had to live without money. C. Mark Boyle’s new life on a farm made him hate money. D. Mark Boyle was willing to live on the farm forever. 7. The author’s attitude towards Mark Boyle’s is ______. A. critical B. neutral C. doubtful D. indifferent 【答案】4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了主人公Mark Boyle在一年半的时间里从来都没有用 过钱的经历，Mark Boyle还将此次经历写入了一本书。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The British economics graduate was inspired by Gandhi’s call to be the change you want to see in the world.”可知，Mark Boyle产生这种想法是因为他受到了甘地的号召的影响。故选C。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“which explains that human society is fairer happier and more secure when relationships are not influenced by money”可 知，在新书中，Mark Boyle提出如果人们的关系不受金钱的影响，人类社会可能会变得更加公平、幸福和安全，D项的意思与之相符。故选D。 【6题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第七段以及文章整体内容可知，本文主要介绍了Mark Boyle体验了不使用钱的生 活的事。故选A。 【7题详解】 观点态度题。纵观全文，作者是站在第三者的立场客观地对Mark Boyle的这次经历进行描述说明，在文章中也没有发表自己对Mark Boyle这种做法的观点。critical意为“批评的” neutral意为“中立的” doubtful意为“怀疑的” indifferent意为“漠不关心的”。故选B。 C Cortana, Alexa ,Siri ,These are names of robotic voices that are often programmed on electronic tablets. They also become default (默认) identities for people with speech disorders who rely on technology to communicate. Now some speech scientists are developing personalized voices to reflect the broader diversity of the people who use them. To do it, they are tapping into a vast network of volunteers who are donating their voices to share with people who can’t speak. The effort to build an international “Human Voicebank” has attracted more than 17,000 volunteers from 110 countries, including Priyanka Pandya, a 16-year-old from Columbia, Md., who plans to spend her winter vacation recording a string of sentences into her computer “To be able to give somebody the gift of voice, I think that’s really, really powerful,” she said. “Everyone has a voice,” said Rupal Patel, founder of VocaliD, the company that started the voicebank. “Even people who are unable to speak have sounds that are unique to them.” Her company designs personalized voices by recording the unique sounds of the user, and then mixing them with 6 to 10 hours of recordings from a voice donor, matched by age, gender and region. The company is developing voices now for its first 100 customers. Also, people’s voices change. The company is looking for donors who are willing to record their voices, and then record them again a few years later, as they get older. Some of the first customers say they are happy with the results, John A. Gregoire was one of the first customers to receive a personalized voice from Vocalid last December. The voice came eight years after he developed ALS (肌萎缩侧索硬化症) and more than six years have passed since his voice became unintelligible to everyone except his wife and youngest son. “Having a distinctive voice is like getting something back that was stolen.” John said. 8. What can we know about the voicebank? A It collects all kinds of voices. B. It gains strong public support. C. It helps to recognize special voices. D. It offers people personalized voices free. 9. What does the example of John A. Gregoire stress? A. Customers' desire for personalized voices. B. VocaliD's efforts to develop personalized voices. C. Customers'satisfaction with personalized voices. D. VocaliD's success in designing personalized voices. 10. What does the underlined word “unintelligible” mean in the last paragraph? A. Unclear. B. Soft. C. Incomplete. D. Rough. 11. What is the main idea of the text? A. Volunteers donate their voices to VocaliD. B. Vocalic is devoted to building a voicebank. C. The Human Voicebank wins fame among people with speech. D. The Human Voicebank helps people with speech problems. 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。原来用平板电脑编程的机器人的声音只是固定的几个，现在，一些语音科学家正在开发个性化的声音，让对于依赖技术进行交流的言语障碍患者有更广泛的多样性选择。为了达成这一目标他们正在利用一个庞大的志愿者网络来建成“人类声音银行”，让他们捐出自己的声音，和那些不能说话的人分享他们的声音。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段The effort to build an international “Human Voicebank” has attracted more than 17,000 volunteers from 110 countries, including Priyanka Pandya, a 16-year-old from Columbia, Md., who plans to spend her winter vacation recording a string of sentences into her computer. 建立国际“人类声音银行”的努力吸引了来自110个国家的17，000多名志愿者，包括来自马里兰州哥伦比亚的16岁女孩Priyanka Pandya，她计划利用寒假把一些话录制到电脑里。可知，声音银行得到了很多人的响应，大家的反应很积极，主动去做事来支持它。选项B：它获得了公众的大力支持。切题，故选B。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。最后一段的Some of the first customers say they are happy with the results, John A. Gregoire was one of the first customers to receive a personalized voice from Vocalid last December. …“Having a distinctive voice is like getting something back that was stolen.” John said. 第一批客户中的很多人表示他们对结果感到满意，John A. Gregoire是去年12月从Vocalid收到个性化语音的第一批客户之一。“拥有独特的声音就像找回被偷走的东西。” John 说。可知，John A. Gregoire 是声音银行的客户，他的反馈代表了客户的态度，John 的例子是来强调说明客户对个性化的声音很满意，选项C：客户对个性化声音的满意。切题，故选C。 【10题详解】 词义猜测题。画线词的上文after he developed ALS …在他得了肌萎缩侧索硬化症，可知John A. Gregoire是一位病人，就是文章一开始所说的people with speech disorders有言语障碍的人，可知John A. Gregoire是说话有困难的人，他的声音无法让人听清楚。画线词是来说明his voice的，选项A切题，故选A。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。文章的第一段的最后一句To do it, they are tapping into a vast network of volunteers who are donating their voices to share with people who can’t speak. 为了做到这一点，他们正在利用一个庞大的志愿者网络，志愿者捐出自己的声音，与不会说话的人分享。接着文章介绍了这个庞大的网络就是Human Voicebank，接着讲了人类声音银行（语音库）所受到的欢迎，如何用声音银行（语音库）为有言语障碍的人提供个性化的帮助，还有得到帮助人的感受。所以文章的中心大意就是人类声音银行（语音库）帮助有言语障碍的人。选项D人类声音银行（语音库）帮助有言语问题的人们。切题，故选D。 D We humans used to think that our ability to use tools made us different from all other animals. But then we found out that chimps use tools, too, such as sticks to gather distant snacks and rocks to hammer open nuts. And some birds use tools — like brainy New Caledonian crows (乌鸦), which can collect multipart tools to solve puzzle boxes presented to them by researchers. Now we’ve learned that a different group of birds — seabirds — can also use tools. Scientists spied on Atlantic puffins, the distinctive birds with bright orange beaks (鸟喙). And in 2014 the observers spotted one floating on the sea off Wales, scratching (抓挠) its back with a stick. Then, in 2018, the researchers caught another tool-using puffin on camera, on Iceland’s Grímsey Island. In the short video clip, a puffin can be seen grabbing a stick with its beak and then using it to scratch its chest — perhaps to remove one of the seabird ticks (蜱虫) living on the island that summer. The details about puffins’ superb ability are in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Study author Annette Fayet told Scientific American in an e-mail that these two instances don’t prove that seabirds are highly intelligent — though they could be smarter than we thought. But what is certain, she says, is that puffin populations are crashing, and it’s largely the fault of us and our tools — which have led to overfishing, climate change, marine pollution and the presence of invasive species, all of which make seabird life harder. It would be nice to keep puffins and other birds around and find out just what else we don’t know that they’re able to do. 12 What do we know from the first paragraph? A. Chimps are smarter than other animals. B. Crows are the cleverest birds in the world. C. Some animals are smarter than originally thought. D. Mammals and birds are cleverer than other species. 13. What ability do puffins have according to the findings? A. To float on the water. B. To treat some diseases. C. To kill island insects. D. To make use of a stick. 14. What else does the study about puffins show? A. They possess high intelligence. B. They have been endangered for long. C. Their number is decreasing very fast. D. Their existence affects other sea animals. 15. What do Annette Fayet’s words imply? A. It is necessary to protect seabirds like puffins. B. Humans are to blame for some species’ extinction. C. Scientists have known more than they need about birds. D. Enough evidence has been collected to prove puffins’ value. 【答案】12. C 13. D 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了有些动物使用工具的能力比人类想象的要聪明得多，尤其是还鸟类，但是由于人类的过渡捕猎，环境污染等活动，导致这些动物数量锐减，因此保护这些动物很有必要。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“We humans used to think that our ability to use tools made us different from all other animals. But then we found out that chimps use tools, too, such as sticks to gather distant snacks and rocks to hammer open nuts. （我们人类曾经认为我们使用工具的能力使我们不同于其他动物。但后来我们发现，黑猩猩也会使用工具，比如用棍子收集远处的零食，用石头砸开坚果。）”后面紧接着举例乌鸦也会使用工具，可知，有些动物比我们想象的要聪明。故选C项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“And in 2014 the observers spotted one floating on the sea off Wales, scratching (抓挠) its back with a stick. Then, in 2018, the researchers caught another tool-using puffin on camera, on Iceland’s Grímsey Island. In the short video clip, a puffin can be seen grabbing a stick with its beak and then using it to scratch its chest — perhaps to remove one of the seabird ticks (蜱虫) living on the island that summer.（2014年，观察者们发现了一只漂浮在威尔士海面上大西洋海鹦用一根棍子挠它的背部。然后，在2018年，研究人员在冰岛格里姆西岛拍摄到了另一只使用工具的海鹦。在这段短视频中，可以看到一只海鹦用嘴抓住一根棍子，然后用它抓自己的胸部——可能是为了除掉那年夏天生活在岛上的一只海鹦蜱虫。）”文中几次提到木棍，可知，海鹦具有使用木棍的能力。故选D项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“But what is certain, she says, is that puffin populations are crashing, and it’s largely the fault of us and our tools — which have led to overfishing, climate change, marine pollution and the presence of invasive species, all of which make seabird life harder. （但她说，可以确定的是，海鹦的数量正在减少，这在很大程度上是我们和我们的工具造成的——它们导致了过度捕捞、气候变化、海洋污染和入侵物种的存在，所有这些都使海鸟的生活更加艰难。）”可知，海鹦的数量正在锐减。故选C项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“…and it’s largely the fault of us and our tools — which have led to overfishing, climate change, marine pollution and the presence of invasive species, all of which make seabird life harder. It would be nice to keep puffins and other birds around and find out just what else we don’t know that they’re able to do.（…这在很大程度上是我们和我们的工具造成的——它们导致了过度捕捞、气候变化、海洋污染和入侵物种的存在，所有这些都使海鸟的生活更加艰难。让海鹦和其他鸟类生存在我们周围，就可以发现其他我们所不知道的能力。）”可知，Annette Fayet认为保护像海鹦这样的海鸟很有必要。故选A项。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5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。 New Year’s resolutions you should be making about time management You likely already have too many goals and too many disappointments from this past year. So as you look ahead to 2020, the idea of adding more seems kind of exciting but also a bit forbidding. That’s why as a time management coach, I recommend that you do the opposite: ___16___ Know less It’s okay not to be up-to-date on everything. To cut down on these distractions, you might turn off social media notifications on your phone. ____17____ Unsubscribe from notification emails or newsletters you don’t read regularly. Resolution: I resolve to be less aware of “interesting” things so I can be interested in and present for the people around me. Care less This one may sound a bit unfeeling.You may want to be a kind and thoughtful person for your friends and family and to serve your clients well. ____18____ What that means is that you say “No” a lot. Here is a way: I am at the service of my customers Monday through Friday, during the day. ____19____ Being able to unplug from work in my personal time increases my ability to serve my clients well when I’m in the office. Resolution: ____20____ Consequently, I can match my time with my highest priorities and take better care of the people closest to me. Is it easy to do less? No. But will it lead you to the best outcomes in the end? Yes. You’ll thank yourself for it at the end of 2020. A. Resolve to do less. B. Contact people face to face. C. I have to manage my time strategically. D. But I don’t feel the need to be available 24/7. E. Alternatively, you could offload the apps altogether. F. I resolve to care less about what others want me to do. G. But you can’t care about everyone who wants your attention professionally. 【答案】16. A 17. E 18. G 19. D 20. F 【解析】 【分析】本文为说明文。文章叙述了在新年如何制定关于管理时间的新年计划。工作日外要有自己的私人时间，用于做自己喜欢做的事。人的精力是有限的，不能尽力照顾每一个人，要关心最亲近的人。到了年底你会感激自己的。 【16题详解】 考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。第一段第一句“You likely already have too many goals and too many disappointments from this past year. So as you look ahead to 2020, the idea of adding more seems kind of exciting but also a bit forbidding.” 从去年开始，你可能已经有太多的目标和太多的失望。所以当你展望2020年，添加更多的想法似乎有点令人兴奋，但也有点令人生畏。下面说这就是我建议你反其道而行之（you do the opposite）: ___1___”。文中冒号起到解释说明作用，“do the opposite”对应上文提到“the idea of adding more”，与增加更多的想法相反的就是不去做多的计划，分析选项可知，可知A项Resolve to do less（决心少点）符合题意。故选A。 【17题详解】 考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。本文的小标题“know less”知道的少点。上句“It’s okay not to be up-to-date on everything. To cut down on these distractions, you might turn off social media notifications on your phone.” 不了解每件事的最新进展也没关系。为了减少这些干扰，你可以关掉手机上的社交媒体通知。以及后面的“Unsubscribe from notification emails or newsletters you don’t read regularly.” 取消订阅你不经常阅读的通知邮件或时事通讯。这些都是呼应上文提到的减少社交媒体干扰，分析选项可知E项Alternatively, you could offload the apps altogether（或者，你也可以完全卸载应用程序）中用“Alternatively”提出另外一种解决方案，即把应用程序卸载了，也就了解的少了，可知E项符合题意，故选E。 【18题详解】 考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。针对前文“you may want to be a kind and thoughtful person for your friends and family and to serve your clients well” 你可能想成为一个善良体贴的人，为您的朋友和家人，并为您的客户提供良好的服务。结合空后“What that means is that you say “No” a lot.”意味着多拒绝。可知，结合本段的小标题为“care less(少关心点)”。可知，本段就是要求你少点关心。分析选项可知，G项But you can’t care about everyone who wants your attention professionally.（但你不能关心每个想要你专门关心的人）与少点关心意义一致。把本句放入句中，即：但你不能关心每个想要你专门关心的人，这意味着你经常说“不”。可知，意义上是一致的，故选G。 【19题详解】 考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。前文“I am at the service of my customers Monday through Friday, during the day” 我星期一到星期五白天都在为顾客服务。后文又提到“Being able to unplug from work in my personal time” 能够在我的私人时间里从工作中解脱出来。可知，没有必要一周七天都要工作。要用自己的私人时间。分析选项可知，D项But I don’t feel the need to be available 24/7（但是我觉得没有必要一周七天，一天24小时都要为客户服务）符合题意，由此故而中间需要D项作为衔接。故选D。 【20题详解】 考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空格后的“I can match my time with my highest priorities and take better care of the people closest to me.” 我可以将我的时间做我的最优先要做的事，更好地照顾与我最亲近的人。因此可知，不能在乎别人要你做什么，而要做你最想做的事，照顾你最想照顾的人。这也呼应前面的小标题“Care less”提出的新年心愿。分析选项可知F 项I resolve to care less about what others want me to do（我决心不去在乎别人想让我做什么）符合语境可知，可知F项符合题意，故选F。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight A student, I believed I could ___21___ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he ___22___ in class. When I took the first exam of my best subject English, I was ___23___ to find a 77, C plus, on my test paper. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained ___24___. I decided to try harder, and I read the books more carefully, but got another 77 again. I ___25___ with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his ___26___. One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubled my effort and, for the first time ___27___ the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my effort did no good and everything ___28___ as before. The last hurdle(障碍)was the final. No matter what ___29___ I got, it wouldn't cancel three C pluses. I might as well kiss the ____30____ goodbye. I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even ____31____ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I'd have ____32____ with a test. A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He ____33____ to be expecting me, “If I gave you the As you ____34____, you wouldn't continue to work hard.” I stared at him ____35____ that his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct. I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A plus. The next year I received my scholarship. I always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence. 21. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get 22. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained 23. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious 24. A. unchangeable B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved 25. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted 26. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view 27. A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned 28. A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed 29. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment 30. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject 31. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed 32. A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks 33. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed 34. A. valued B. imagined C. expected D. welcomed 35. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizing 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. A 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过叙述自己在Jayne教授所教科目下，努力争取A级并获得奖学金的故事告诉我们：不管做什么事，自身的努力不可或缺，任何人都有泄气的时候，但只有通过不断努力，给自己设定目标，才能不断进步。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为一个优等生，我相信我可以选修一些困难的科目，并真正学到一些东西。A. take 拿走，修……课程；B. discuss 讨论；C. cover 覆盖；D. get得到。由下文的“subjects”推断，此处表示“修……课程”，应用take。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对他在课堂上提出的一些观点非常感兴趣。A. sought 寻找；B. presented陈述；C. exchanged交流；D. obtained 获得。根据空格后的“in class”和“the ideas”可推断，此处指的是老师在课堂上所陈述的观点是作者非常感兴趣的。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我参加第一次考试时，我震惊地发现我的试卷上只有77分，一个C+。A. shocked 震惊的；B. worried 担心的；C. scared 害怕的；D. anxious焦虑的。根据第一段“Having been a Straight A student, I believed I could ___1___ tough subjects and really learn something(作为一个优等生，我相信我可以选修一些困难的科目，并真正学到一些东西)”可知作者对自己信心满满；根据空格后“find a 77, C plus”可知第二段来个大转折，第一次考试后，意外地发现自己竟然只得了77分，所以是“吃惊的”。故选A。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我去找杰恩教授，他听了我的争论，但结果没有改变。A. unchangeable 不能改变的；B. unpleasant不高兴的；C. unfriendly不友好的；D. unmoved 不为所动的。根据上文“but remained”可知，老师不为所动，没有改变作者的分数。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我又一次和杰恩教授理论。A. quarreled 争吵；B. reasoned 讲道理；C. bargained 讨价还价；D. chatted 聊天。reason with sb.表示“与某人讲道理”。结合句意以及空格后介词“with”可知，此处应填reason。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他又一次耐心地听着，但就是不愿改变主意。A. attitude 态度；B. mind主意；C. plan 计划；D. view 观点。change one's mind表示“改变想法或决定”，此处指他还是只给作者77分和一个C+。故选B。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是我加倍努力，第一次懂得了“彻底”这个词的含义。A. memorized 记住；B. considered 考虑；C. accepted 接受；D. learned 学习。根据空格前“So I redoubled my effort”可知，这一次作者显然是拼命学习，那么是真的第一次了解到什么叫“彻底”了。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我的努力没有起效，一切都像以前一样。A. stayed 待；B. went 去，发生，进行；C. worked 工作；D. changed改变。根据“my effort did no good”可知作者努力的结果并不好，跟以前一样，没有改变；应用go表示事情的进展。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：不管我得多少分，都不能摆脱三个C+。A. grade 分数，年级；B. answer 回答；C. lesson 课程；D. comment 评论。根据上下文可知，此处指的是分数。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我还是跟奖学金说再见吧。A. scholarship 奖学金；B. course 课程；C. degree 学位；D. subject科目。根据文章第一段中的“When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship.(当我进伯克利大学的时候，我希望能拿到奖学金)”和最后一段中的“The next year I received my scholarship.(第二年，我拿到了奖学金)”可知，这里表示作者以为自己拿不到奖学金了。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在期末考试的前一天晚上，我甚至请自己去看了电影。A. helped 帮助；B. favored 支持，喜欢；C. treated 请（客），款待；D. relaxed 放松。根据空格后“myself to a movie.”可知，作者请自己看了场电影。故选C。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我决定开心地考一次试。A. fun 乐趣；B. luck 运气；C. problems 问题；D. tricks诡计，诀窍。根据上文作者请自己看电影，可知，作者决定开心地考试，即have fun with a test。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他好像在等我，“如果我给了你所期望的A，你就不会继续努力学习了。” A. happened 发生，碰巧；B. proved 证明；C. pretended假装；D. seemed 似乎。根据上文“A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne's office.(一周后，我惊喜地发现自己居然得了A，跑去找教授Jayne)”可知，作者惊喜地发现自己居然得了A，跑去找教授，发现教授好像早料到作者会来，所以作者觉得教授似乎在等自己。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他好像在等我，“如果我给了你所期望的A，你就不会继续努力学习了。”A. valued 重视；B. imagined 想象；C. expected 期望，预计；D. welcomed 欢迎。根据空格后“you wouldn't continue to work hard”以及上文“Having been a Straight A student, I believed I could ___1___ tough subjects and really learn something(作为一个优等生，我相信我可以选修一些困难的科目，并真正学到一些东西)”可知作者对自己信心满满，所以得A是作者的预期。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我盯着他，意识到他的分析和策略是正确的。 A. remembering记得；B. guessing 猜测；C. supposing 猜想，认为；D. realizing 意识到。根据空格后“his analysis and strategy were correct”可知，作者真正意识到了教授的用心。故选D。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When we see cute babies, puppies, or other adorable things, it isn’t uncommon to feel a strong urge to pinch (捏) or even bite them. It turns out there’s a ___36___ (science) term for this response: “cute aggression”. In 2015 Yale University researchers ___37___ (publish) a study about human responses to cuteness, ___38___ are often both positive and negative. They concluded that reactions to cuteness — ___39___ (range) from smiles to tears to aggression—are brought on by the degree of positive emotion. Cute aggression doesn’t appear to be driven by aggressive intention. Instead, it is ___40___ way for us to cope with intense positive emotions. To see whether this phenomenon could be measured in brain activity, researchers fitted 54 participants with electrode caps ___41___ (measure) brain activity and showed them 32 photographs of adult and baby animals. The result is, the images of baby animals received ___42___ (strong) response than those of adult animals, and participants expressed more cute aggression toward baby animals. Researchers also found connections ___43___ the degree of cute aggression and the brain’s reward response to adorable animals: when these two powerful systems—emotion and reward—___44___ (start), the brain adjusts to the flood of positive feelings by adding a little aggression. Researchers believe that aggressive responses may have played a role in the ____45____ (survive) and adaptation of our species over time, helping us regulate emotions and strengthen social bonds. 【答案】36. scientific 37. published 38. which 39. ranging 40. a 41. to measure 42. stronger 43. between 44. are started 45. survival 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。当看到可爱的小朋友或毛茸茸的小动物时，人们经常会有想要捏一捏或咬上一口的冲动。耶鲁大学的一项研究指出，人们在面对可爱的事物时，常会产生一种“侵略性”的想法，即使并没有任何攻击性的意图，因为可爱的事物会给大脑带来过多的“正向能量”，导致大脑无法承受，因此需要一种机制来中和这种过度的情绪。这种心理通常被称为“可爱侵略性”。 【36题详解】 考查形容词。句意：事实证明，这种反应有一个科学术语：“可爱的攻击”。此处应该用形容词修饰名词term（术语）。故填 scientific。 【37题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：2015年，耶鲁大学的研究人员发表了一项关于人类对可爱的反应的研究，这些反应通常有积极的也有消极的。根据时间状语In 2015可知，此处应该用一般过去时态。故填published。 【38题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：2015年，耶鲁大学的研究人员发表了一项关于人类对可爱的反应的研究，这些反应通常有积极的也有消极的。句中先行词为human responses，在非限定性定语从句中作主语，所以用关系代词which引导。故填which。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他们得出结论，对可爱的反应——从微笑到眼泪到攻击性——是由积极情绪的程度引起的。空处为非谓语动词，reactions to cuteness与range为主动关系。本句要用现在分词作状语，起到补充说明的作用。故填ranging。 【40题详解】 考查冠词。句意：相反，它是我们应对强烈积极情绪的一种方式。a way to do sth.一种做某事的方法。故填a。 【41题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：为了观察这种现象是否可以通过大脑活动来测量，研究人员给54名参与者戴上电极帽来测量大脑活动，并向他们展示了32张成年动物和小动物的照片。本句要用不定式做目的状语。故填to measure。 【42题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：结果表明，动物幼崽的图像比成年动物的图像得到更强烈的反应，并且参与者对动物幼崽表现出更多的可爱攻击性。根据介词than和句意可知，此处要用形容词的比较级形式。故填stronger。 【43题详解】 考查介词。句意： 研究人员还发现了可爱的攻击性程度和大脑对可爱动物的奖励反应之间的联系：当这两个强大的系统——情感和奖励——启动时，大脑会通过增加一点攻击性来适应积极情绪的泛滥。between…and… 在……和……之间。故填between。 【44题详解】 考查动词的时态和语态。句意：研究人员还发现了可爱的攻击性程度和大脑对可爱动物的奖励反应之间的联系：当这两个强大的系统——情感和奖励——启动时，大脑会通过增加一点攻击性来适应积极情绪的泛滥。陈述客观事实，用一般现在时。主语systems为复数，与start之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态。故填are started。 【45题详解】 考查名词。句意：研究人员认为，随着时间的推移，攻击性反应可能在人类的生存和适应中发挥了作用，帮助我们调节情绪，加强社会联系。根据并列连词and后名词adaptation可知，此处应该用survive的名词形式在句中作宾语。故填survival。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，你班将于周六下午去参观历史博物馆。请你用英语给外教Tom写一份电子邮件，邀请他一同前往，并向他简要介绍此次活动的内容。活动内容包括: 1.参观:印刷术图片展览、历史介绍(始于汉朝)； 2.体验印刷术。 注意: 1.词数80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇:印刷术printing ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Tom， I’m writing to invite you to visit the History Museum scheduled on Saturday afternoon. During our tour there，we’ll see a picture exhibition on printing，which dates from the Han Dynasty.This invention has enabled us to record and share our findings accurately，greatly accelerating the exchanges of cultures between countries all over the world.If you are interested，you can even print a copy with this ancient method.Your presence is highly expected. Looking forward to your earliest reply. Yours， Li Hua 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇提纲类写作。要求考生写一封邀请信，邀请外教Tom一起参观历史博物馆。 【详解】第1步：根据提示可知，假定你是李华，你班将于周六下午去参观历史博物馆。请你用英语给外教Tom写一份电子邮件，邀请他一同前往，并向他简要介绍此次活动的内容。活动内容包括:1.参观:印刷术图片展览、历史介绍(始于汉朝)；2.体验印刷术。 第2步：根据写作要求，确定关键词（组）：schedule；exhibition on printing；date from；enable sb. to do sth.；accelerate；look forward to等。 第3步：根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。此处文章主要应用一般现在时和一般将来时。 第4步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面是非常重要的。 【点睛】范文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。作者在范文中使用了较多高级表达方式，如During our tour there，we’ll see a picture exhibition on printing，which dates from the Han Dynasty.使用了which引导定语从句；This invention has enabled us to record and share our findings accurately，greatly accelerating the exchanges of cultures between countries all over the world.使用了非谓语动词。全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外文章思路清晰、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。 “I hate them! I really hate them!" shouted Tom angrily. Tara and Mike looked at their friend.They couldn't believe it.He was really furious! “Andy is OK now," said Tara, trying to calm Tom down. The three friends were in the park after school.They were talking about their friend Andy.Andy was the youngest in the class and today two bullies (欺凌者) pushed him against a locker and hurt him.Andy fell and cut his head.Now he has five stitches (缝针) in his forehead. Their school was a nice, peaceful place until Brian and Mark arrived a few months ago.Brian and Mark were bullies and their favorite trouble spot was the locker room.That morning their victim was Andy, maybe because he was smaller and younger than everyone else in the class. The teachers knew that there were some bullying incidents at school.But most kids didn't want to report the incidents.So bullying at their school wasn't an“official" problem. During the incident Andy cut his head.As soon as the bullies saw the blood, they disappeared.Andy called for help and a teacher came and took him straight to the hospital.But Andy didn't tell the teacher about the bullies.When the head teacher asked him, he simply said,“I fell and cut my head" “Brian and Mark must pay!" repeated Tom.He was walking around in circles and hitting the palm of his left hand with his right fist.“Can't you see? You are behaving like the bullies," Tara said sadly.Mike looked at Tom, too, and he knew Tom very well, Tom hated violence.“bullying is not cool,”said Mike, waving his arms like he was dancing.“We have to tell someone about this," said Tara.“Andy was hurt." But right now, Tom had other things on his mind.He not only hated the bullies but also hated violence.He was in a dilemma一he wanted to fight Brian and Mark but he didn't want to fight with the bullies by violence. 注意: 1.所续写短文的词数应为150 左右: 2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。 Paragraph1: “What can we do?" Tom and his friends decided to find a way out.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph2: The three friends started to put their anti-bully plan into practice._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Possible version: “What can we do?” Tom and his friends decided to find a way out.It seemed that they had to solve the problem in a sensible and civilized way.“Listen guys,” said Tom.“I’ve got a plan.” “What is it?” asked both Tara and Mike with interest.“We can send messages to our friends and ask them to re-send the text to someone else.In this way, we can create a network.” said Tom.The three friends talked about this idea for the whole afternoon and their idea gradually turned into a solid plan. The three friends started to put their anti-bully plan into practice.Tom wrote a new message on his Facebook which is a great way of communicating with different people.All the people were impressed with their plan and wanted to stop the bullies for good.One day when Brian and Mark made their way out of school, two police officers went over to them and took them into the police car.Tom and his friends learned something important—you are never too young to make a difference. (156words) 【解析】 【分析】本文以故事的发展为线索展开，讲述了在布莱恩和马克没来之前，学校一直是一个安静的友好的地方，但是他们带来了校园欺凌，汤姆和他的朋友们决定想办法以明智和文明的方式来解决这个问题。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“‘ 我们能做什么？’汤姆和他的朋友们决定想出办法。”可知，第一段可描写汤姆和他的朋友们想出的具体办法。 ②由第二段首句内容“这三个朋友开始实施他们的反欺凌计划。”可知，第二段可描写这三个朋友实施计划的过程和结果。 2.续写线索：制定计划——实施计划——计划的结果——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①制定计划：have got a plan / turn into a solid plan ②实施计划：send messages/ ask them to re-send/ create a network ③结果：take them into the police car 【点睛】[高分句型1] It seemed that they had to solve the problem in a sensible and civilized way. （由连接词that引导的表语从句作seemed的表语） [高分句型2] Tom wrote a new message on his Facebook, which is a great way of communicating with different people. （由关系代词which引导非限制性定语从句） [高分句型3]One day when Brian and Mark made their way out of school, two police officers went over to them and took them into the police car. （when引导的时间状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 涡阳县蔚华中学高二开学考试卷 英语 第一节 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。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、What will the woman do after lunch today? A. Attend a class. B.Practise soccer. C. Go to the library. 2、How much does one ticket cost? A.$1.60 B.$4.20 C.$8.40 3、What is the weather like now? A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy. 4、Where does the conversation probably take place A. At a bank.B. At a hotel.C.AL a restaurant 5、What is the probable relationship between the speakers A.Classmates B. Colleagues. C. Neighbours 第二节听下面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。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追。 听第6段材料回答第6、7题。 6、What day is it today? A. Tuesday.B. Thursday C. Saturday 7、Who told the man the news A.His mother B. His sister.C. His father. 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。 8、What is the ma in subject of this conversation A.Saturday's game. B.A ping-pong game. C.Getting into the coach's office 9、Where does the w man tell Fred to g0 A. To the hospital.B. To his home.C.To her office. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题 10、Why does the woman change the first overcoat A.It's too expensive.B. It's large for her.C. It's small for her. 11、What does the woman buy A.Silver and wool B.An overcoat C. An overcoat and a jacket 12 、How much does the woman pay A.$170 B.$220. C.$390. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13、What is the man doing A. Interviewing the woman B. Planning for next term CLooking for a part-time job 14 、Which place is in need of cleaners A. A market.B. A middle school C.A business building 15、What does the man think of the job in the Center Zoo? A. The pay is good. B. The task is challenging C. The working hours are long 16、What does the m an plan to do next term A. Work part-time. B. Become a guide in a zoo C.Focus on his schoolwork 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题 17、How many foreign students an e visiting the school A.35.B.27.C.20 18、Why does the school organize the music wee A. To attract more foreign student B. To help foreign students enjoy their time C. To exchange ideas about different culture 19、When should students sign up for the activitie A. At the beginning of September B. In the last week of September C. No later than September 15 20、Where will the music week be held A. In the library. B. In the garden C. In the school hall. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The following properties which the World Heritage Committee （世界遗产委员会）has decided to include on the List of World Heritage are under threat. Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley （Afghanistan） The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley stand for the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria. The area contains a number of Buddhist monastic ensembles, as well as strong buildings from the Islamic period. Historic Centre of Vienna （Austria） Vienna developed from early Celtic and Roman settlements into a Medieval and Baroque city, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It played an important role as a leading European music centre, from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century. The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural buildings, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th-century Ringstrasse lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks. Okapi Wildlife Reserve （Democratic Republic of the Congo） The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congo river basin, of which the reserve and forest are a part, is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa. The reserve contains threatened species of primates and birds surviving in the wild. It also has some amazing scenery, including waterfalls on the Ituri and Epulu rivers. The reserve is inhabited by traditional nomadic pygmy Mbuti and Efe hunters. 1. Which of the following heritage sites is located in Asia? A. Okapi Wildlife Reserve. B Historic Centre of Vienna. C. The Austro-Hungarian Empire. D. Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley. 2. Who may get interested in Historic Centre of Vienna? A. Music composers. B. Birds researchers. C. Modem building lovers. D. Natural Scenery Photographer. 3. What do the three world heritage sites have in common? A. They are all in danger. B. They are closed to the public. C. They feature lots of ancient buildings. D. They are to be removed from the World Heritage List. B For most of us, it seems that money makes the world go around. But it is not true for Mark Boyle, who has turned his life into an experiment and promised to live without any form of money. The British economics graduate was inspired by Gandhi’s call to be the change you want to see in the world. After six years working as the manager of a company, he decided to carry out a brave plan. “I was discussing the world’s problems with a friend one night, and we were trying to work out which one to devote our lives to helping solve”, he said. “Then it hit me because at the root of it all was money, so I decided to see if it was possible to do without.” Mark sold his houseboat to prepare himself for his new life. And he got a caravan (大篷车) through an advertisement. The caravan was taken to the farm where he was to volunteer three days a week in return for space to live and grow his own vegetables. Although it hasn’t always been easy, and there have been many challenges, 18 months later. Mark is still living this way. “The first few months were hard.” he admitted. “If you think about how annoying it is when you just move your house or change a job, imagine changing everything at once. But after several months, it became very easy.” Mark’s remarkable journey is recorded in his new book, The Moneyless Man, which explains that human society is fairer, happier and more secure when relationships are not influenced by money. 4 The reason why Mark is trying to live without money is that ______. A. he got bored with his job and wanted to start a new kind of life B. he was in need of money and wanted to sell his houseboat C. he was inspired by Gandhi’s call to make a change in his life D. he found it difficult to make money to pay off his debts 5. In Mark Boyle’s new book, he puts forward the idea that ______. A. it is money that makes the world go around B. growing vegetables on a farm is better than working as a manager in a company C. life without money is tough, so one had better earn as much as possible D. if people’s relationships are not influenced by money» human society may become fairer, happier and more secure 6. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Mark Boyle experimented to live without money. B. Mark Boyle was so poor that he had to live without money. C. Mark Boyle’s new life on a farm made him hate money. D. Mark Boyle was willing to live on the farm forever. 7. The author’s attitude towards Mark Boyle’s is ______. A. critical B. neutral C. doubtful D. indifferent C Cortana, Alexa ,Siri ,These are names of robotic voices that are often programmed on electronic tablets. They also become default (默认) identities for people with speech disorders who rely on technology to communicate. Now some speech scientists are developing personalized voices to reflect the broader diversity of the people who use them. To do it, they are tapping into a vast network of volunteers who are donating their voices to share with people who can’t speak. The effort to build an international “Human Voicebank” has attracted more than 17,000 volunteers from 110 countries, including Priyanka Pandya, a 16-year-old from Columbia, Md., who plans to spend her winter vacation recording a string of sentences into her computer “To be able to give somebody the gift of voice, I think that’s really, really powerful,” she said. “Everyone has a voice,” said Rupal Patel, founder of VocaliD, the company that started the voicebank. “Even people who are unable to speak have sounds that are unique to them.” Her company designs personalized voices by recording the unique sounds of the user, and then mixing them with 6 to 10 hours of recordings from a voice donor, matched by age, gender and region. The company is developing voices now for its first 100 customers. Also, people’s voices change. The company is looking for donors who are willing to record their voices, and then record them again a few years later, as they get older. Some of the first customers say they are happy with the results, John A. Gregoire was one of the first customers to receive a personalized voice from Vocalid last December. The voice came eight years after he developed ALS (肌萎缩侧索硬化症) and more than six years have passed since his voice became unintelligible to everyone except his wife and youngest son. “Having a distinctive voice is like getting something back that was stolen.” John said. 8. What can we know about the voicebank? A. It collects all kinds of voices. B. It gains strong public support. C. It helps to recognize special voices. D. It offers people personalized voices free. 9. What does the example of John A. Gregoire stress? A. Customers' desire for personalized voices. B VocaliD's efforts to develop personalized voices. C. Customers'satisfaction with personalized voices. D. VocaliD's success in designing personalized voices. 10. What does the underlined word “unintelligible” mean in the last paragraph? A. Unclear. B. Soft. C. Incomplete. D. Rough. 11. What is the main idea of the text? A. Volunteers donate their voices to VocaliD. B. Vocalic is devoted to building a voicebank. C. The Human Voicebank wins fame among people with speech. D. The Human Voicebank helps people with speech problems. D We humans used to think that our ability to use tools made us different from all other animals. But then we found out that chimps use tools, too, such as sticks to gather distant snacks and rocks to hammer open nuts. And some birds use tools — like brainy New Caledonian crows (乌鸦), which can collect multipart tools to solve puzzle boxes presented to them by researchers. Now we’ve learned that a different group of birds — seabirds — can also use tools. Scientists spied on Atlantic puffins, the distinctive birds with bright orange beaks (鸟喙). And in 2014 the observers spotted one floating on the sea off Wales, scratching (抓挠) its back with a stick. Then, in 2018, the researchers caught another tool-using puffin on camera, on Iceland’s Grímsey Island. In the short video clip, a puffin can be seen grabbing a stick with its beak and then using it to scratch its chest — perhaps to remove one of the seabird ticks (蜱虫) living on the island that summer. The details about puffins’ superb ability are in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Study author Annette Fayet told Scientific American in an e-mail that these two instances don’t prove that seabirds are highly intelligent — though they could be smarter than we thought. But what is certain, she says, is that puffin populations are crashing, and it’s largely the fault of us and our tools — which have led to overfishing, climate change, marine pollution and the presence of invasive species, all of which make seabird life harder. It would be nice to keep puffins and other birds around and find out just what else we don’t know that they’re able to do. 12. What do we know from the first paragraph? A. Chimps are smarter than other animals. B. Crows are the cleverest birds in the world. C. Some animals are smarter than originally thought. D. Mammals and birds are cleverer than other species. 13. What ability do puffins have according to the findings? A. To float on the water. B. To treat some diseases. C. To kill island insects. D. To make use of a stick. 14. What else does the study about puffins show? A. They possess high intelligence. B. They have been endangered for long. C. Their number is decreasing very fast. D. Their existence affects other sea animals. 15. What do Annette Fayet’s words imply? A. It is necessary to protect seabirds like puffins. B. Humans are to blame for some species’ extinction. C. Scientists have known more than they need about birds. D. Enough evidence has been collected to prove puffins’ value. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5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。 New Year’s resolutions you should be making about time management You likely already have too many goals and too many disappointments from this past year. So as you look ahead to 2020, the idea of adding more seems kind of exciting but also a bit forbidding. That’s why as a time management coach, I recommend that you do the opposite: ___16___ Know less It’s okay not to be up-to-date on everything. To cut down on these distractions, you might turn off social media notifications on your phone. ____17____ Unsubscribe from notification emails or newsletters you don’t read regularly. Resolution: I resolve to be less aware of “interesting” things so I can be interested in and present for the people around me. Care less This one may sound a bit unfeeling.You may want to be a kind and thoughtful person for your friends and family and to serve your clients well. ____18____ What that means is that you say “No” a lot. Here is a way: I am at the service of my customers Monday through Friday, during the day. ____19____ Being able to unplug from work in my personal time increases my ability to serve my clients well when I’m in the office. Resolution: ____20____ Consequently, I can match my time with my highest priorities and take better care of the people closest to me. Is it easy to do less? No. But will it lead you to the best outcomes in the end? Yes. You’ll thank yourself for it at the end of 2020. A. Resolve to do less. B. Contact people face to face. C. I have to manage my time strategically. D. But I don’t feel the need to be available 24/7. E. Alternatively, you could offload the apps altogether. F. I resolve to care less about what others want me to do. G. But you can’t care about everyone who wants your attention professionally. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight A student, I believed I could ___21___ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he ___22___ in class. When I took the first exam of my best subject English, I was ___23___ to find a 77, C plus, on my test paper. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained ___24___. I decided to try harder, and I read the books more carefully, but got another 77 again. I ___25___ with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his ___26___. One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubled my effort and, for the first time ___27___ the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my effort did no good and everything ___28___ as before. The last hurdle(障碍)was the final. No matter what ___29___ I got, it wouldn't cancel three C pluses. I might as well kiss the ____30____ goodbye. I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even ____31____ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I'd have ____32____ with a test. A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He ____33____ to be expecting me, “If I gave you the As you ____34____, you wouldn't continue to work hard.” I stared at him ____35____ that his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct. I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A plus. The next year I received my scholarship. I always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence. 21. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get 22. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained 23. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious 24. A. unchangeable B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved 25. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted 26. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view 27. A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned 28. A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed 29. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment 30. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject 31. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed 32. A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks 33. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed 34. A. valued B. imagined C. expected D. welcomed 35. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizing 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When we see cute babies, puppies, or other adorable things, it isn’t uncommon to feel a strong urge to pinch (捏) or even bite them. It turns out there’s a ___36___ (science) term for this response: “cute aggression”. In 2015 Yale University researchers ___37___ (publish) a study about human responses to cuteness, ___38___ are often both positive and negative. They concluded that reactions to cuteness — ___39___ (range) from smiles to tears to aggression—are brought on by the degree of positive emotion. Cute aggression doesn’t appear to be driven by aggressive intention. Instead, it is ___40___ way for us to cope with intense positive emotions. To see whether this phenomenon could be measured in brain activity, researchers fitted 54 participants with electrode caps ___41___ (measure) brain activity and showed them 32 photographs of adult and baby animals. The result is, the images of baby animals received ___42___ (strong) response than those of adult animals, and participants expressed more cute aggression toward baby animals. Researchers also found connections ___43___ the degree of cute aggression and the brain’s reward response to adorable animals: when these two powerful systems—emotion and reward—___44___ (start), the brain adjusts to the flood of positive feelings by adding a little aggression. Researchers believe that aggressive responses may have played a role in the ____45____ (survive) and adaptation of our species over time, helping us regulate emotions and strengthen social bonds. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，你班将于周六下午去参观历史博物馆。请你用英语给外教Tom写一份电子邮件，邀请他一同前往，并向他简要介绍此次活动的内容。活动内容包括: 1.参观:印刷术图片展览、历史介绍(始于汉朝)； 2.体验印刷术。 注意: 1.词数80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇:印刷术printing ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。 “I hate them! I really hate them!" shouted Tom angrily Tara and Mike looked at their friend.They couldn't believe it.He was really furious! “Andy is OK now," said Tara, trying to calm Tom down. The three friends were in the park after school.They were talking about their friend Andy.Andy was the youngest in the class and today two bullies (欺凌者) pushed him against a locker and hurt him.Andy fell and cut his head.Now he has five stitches (缝针) in his forehead. Their school was a nice, peaceful place until Brian and Mark arrived a few months ago.Brian and Mark were bullies and their favorite trouble spot was the locker room.That morning their victim was Andy, maybe because he was smaller and younger than everyone else in the class. The teachers knew that there were some bullying incidents at school.But most kids didn't want to report the incidents.So bullying at their school wasn't an“official" problem. During the incident Andy cut his head.As soon as the bullies saw the blood, they disappeared.Andy called for help and a teacher came and took him straight to the hospital.But Andy didn't tell the teacher about the bullies.When the head teacher asked him, he simply said,“I fell and cut my head" “Brian and Mark must pay!" repeated Tom.He was walking around in circles and hitting the palm of his left hand with his right fist.“Can't you see? You are behaving like the bullies," Tara said sadly.Mike looked at Tom, too, and he knew Tom very well, Tom hated violence.“bullying is not cool,”said Mike, waving his arms like he was dancing.“We have to tell someone about this," said Tara.“Andy was hurt." But right now, Tom had other things on his mind.He not only hated the bullies but also hated violence.He was in a dilemma一he wanted to fight Brian and Mark but he didn't want to fight with the bullies by violence. 注意: 1.所续写短文的词数应为150 左右: 2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。 Paragraph1: “What can we do?" Tom and his friends decided to find a way out.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph2: The three friends started to put their anti-bully plan into practice._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$