内容正文:
第一部分 听力(共四节,满分30分)
第一节 听句子,选择最佳答语(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
1.( )A.In Canada. B.I like it. C.It’s beautiful.
2.( )A.It’s expensive. B.Bamboo and paper. C.It’s from China.
3.( )A.That’s OK. B.It’s cheap. C.Thank you.
4.( )A.For our work. B.Very fast. C.For watching TV.
5.( )A.In Scotland. B.In 1876. C.Alexander Graham Bell.
第二节 听对话和问题,选择正确答案(共13小题;每小题1分,满分13分)
6.( )Where is Frank’s watch made?
A. B. C.
7.( )What was the machine used to wash?
A. B. C.
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8.( )How did the man like the robot at first?
A.Helpful. B.Crazy. C.Stupid.
9.( )What will the man probably do next?
A.Sell the robot.
B.Buy a new robot.
C.Return the robot to the shop owner.
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10.( )What did the man do at the weekend?
A.He travelled around the world.B.He visited an exhibition.
C.He learned to use a compass.
11.( )Which invention does the man like best?
A.The spoon. B.The compass. C.The boat.
12.( )What does the man think of our ancestors?
A.Clever. B.Interesting. C.Successful.
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13.( )What does Adam think of inventing things?
A.Difficult. B.Interesting. C.Relaxing.
14.( )What was Adam’s first invention used for?
A.Cutting grass. B.Feeding animals. C.Watering flowers.
15.( )How long did Adam spend inventing the machine?
A.About one year. B.About two years. C.About three years.
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16.( )What did the scientist invent?
A.A new machine.
B.A new kind of water.
C.A cheap way to clean water.
17.( )Why did the scientist do this work?
A.To help kids.
B.To win awards.
C.To save water.
18.( )What’s the best award for the scientist?
A.Winning the No.1 award.
B.Seeing kids’ happy faces.
C.Making the most inventions.
第三节 听短文和问题,选择正确答案(共7小题;每小题1分,满分7分)
19.( )What were “cameras” made of?
A.Paper and glasses. B.Silver and glasses. C.Glasses and clay.
20.( )Which subject were students interested in?
A.Chemistry. B.Maths. C.Physics.
21.( )What kind of “camera” could get full marks?
A.The one with the biggest size.
B.The one with the smallest size.
C.The one with the clearest picture.
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22.( )When is the program?
A.In the morning. B.In the afternoon. C.In the evening.
23.( )What is the new invention?
A.A dishwasher. B.A teaching robot. C.A washing machine.
24.( )How long has the company spent creating the invention?
A.About 3 years. B.About 5 years. C.About 30 years.
25.( )Who will be the most interested in the invention?
A.A tired player. B.A kind doctor. C.A busy parent.
第四节 听短文填空(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
“Woman Edison”—Margaret Knight
Facts
Place of birth:in 26._____
Date of birth:on 27. February 1838
About her first invention
The reason of the invention:a worker was 28. hurt
The invention’s function:to 29. the workers
People’s response:be very 30. among factories
第二部分 语言运用(共两节,满分25分)
第一节 [唐山龙华中学期中]完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
In our busy lives, it’s sometimes hard to take care of our pets properly.Whether we’re at work or on vacation, it can be difficult to make sure they’re looked after well.To solve the problem, a new pet-caring tool was 31 .
The pet-caring tool helps us take care of our pets even when we’re not around.It has many advantages (优点).
One of the advantages of the pet-caring tool is that it can feed pets without people’s help.We can set the tool to give our pets food and water at certain times, 32 they will never be hungry or thirsty.
Another good thing about the pet-caring tool is that it lets us monitor (监控)our pets’ 33 .The tool can tell us if there are any 34 activities or if our pets are feeling sad or upset.
The pet-caring tool also 35 our pets safe.For example, the alarm (警报器)will sound if a fire 36 .This way, we know our home and pets are 37 , even when we’re far away.
And the best thing about the pet-caring tool is that it’s very 38 .With just a few 39 on our phone, we can see what our pets are doing, when they’re eating, and how they’re feeling.This makes it easy for us to take good care of them, even when we’re not at home.Besides, it is 40 so everyone can afford it.
31.( )A.created B.built C.covered D.improved
32.( )A.and B.so C.or D.because
33.( )A.activities B.experiences C.requests D.directions
34.( )A.exact B.normal C.unusual D.main
35.( )A.breaks B.keeps C.holds D.sets
36.( )A.takes place B.gives up C.comes true D.arrives in
37.( )A.protected B.sold C.taken D.hurt
38.( )A.active B.convenient C.special D.lively
39.( )A.calls B.jokes C.moves D.touches
40.( )A.inexpensive B.difficult C.polite D.easy
第二节 短文填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
In China, it’s common 41. (see)people on the streets using their fans to beat the heat in summer.However, the traditional Chinese fan is not just a tool for
42. (cool)down.It’s also an important part of 43. (tradition)Chinese culture.
With a history of over 3,000 years, the earliest Chinese fans 44. (appear)
around the Shang Dynasty.They were called Shanhan.Shanhan was a bit
45. today’s umbrella.People tied Shanhan to 46. carriage (马车)to keep away from strong sunshine and rainfall.Later, Shanhan developed 47. a long-handled fan called Zhangshan.
In fact, the fan was not used to help people cool down 48. the Zhou Dynasty.At that time, fans were usually made of feathers and mainly used by the
49. (emperor).Later, bamboo fans and cattail-leaf fans (蒲扇)were invented during the Han Dynasty.The two kinds of fans were the 50. (popular)among the common people of all the fans during the Song Dynasty.
Years later, the folding fan was 51. (introduce).As this kind of fan could be 52. (easy)folded and carried, it became popular.However, the best part of a folding fan was 53. (it)painting.If a famous 54. (art)painted on the fan, it could be sold for a lot of money.
Today, there 55. (be)over 500 kinds of fans in China.They are made of different materials and come in different shapes.They are popular not only in China but also around the world.
第三部分 阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Inventions Then and Now
For centuries, people have been inventing things to make our lives easier.Let’s take a look at some simple inventions that have improved our lives.
Ramp
The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure in the world, built around 2580 BC, with a history of about 4,600 years.How were the stones of it lifted up? People cut the big stones on the ground.Then they pushed them up ramps.It took about twenty years to build the Great Pyramid.Today we use cranes (起重机)to lift building materials.And we can build tall buildings in less than one year.
Lever
Archimedes, an ancient Greek who did well in maths, was the first person to describe a lever in around 260 BC.Levers help us lift heavy objects.People think the builders in ancient Egypt used levers to move stones.Today many of the tools we use are levers, like chopsticks and scissors.
Screw
Screws were first used in Greece.In ancient times, screws were used to move heavy objects by rotating them around in a circle.Today we use screws to hold things in places.
56.( )How were the stones of the Great Pyramid of Giza lifted up?
A.By using levers. B.By using screws.
C.By using ramps. D.By using cranes.
57.( )Which of the following belongs to levers according to the text?
a.scissors b.chopsticks c.screws d.cranes
A.a, c B.b, d
C.a, b D.b, c
58.( )What does the underlined word “rotating” probably mean in the text?
A.Breaking. B.Turning.
C.Cutting. D.Pushing.
B
Plants can not move like animals, but they communicate and respond to the environment through their own movement—a type of “plant body language”.Scientists have been amazed by these movements and created inventions based on them.
Everyone knows sunflowers turn to face the sun as it moves across the sky.This gave engineers the idea to create SmartFlower solar panels.They are in the shape of flowers, and each “petal(花瓣)” is a solar panel.SmartFlower follows the sun all day, which helps produce 40% more energy than normal solar panels.After dark or when there’s bad weather like heavy rain, the “petals” will close up.
Some plants, such as ivy (常春藤), can climb walls using sticky pads.The pads help ivy stick to wood, stone, and other surfaces.After studying this plant, scientists created soft climbing robots.Though small, these robots are strong enough to move on different surfaces and turn corners.This allows them to work in hard-to-reach places.
Another amazing plant is the exploding cucumber (喷瓜).It has a cool trick.When touched, it shoots seeds up to 6 metres away! Learning from this plant’s “body language”, medical researchers have developed a new way to send medicine to where it’s needed in the body, just as the plants shoot seeds to the right places.
Plants may seem quiet and still, but their special movements have inspired real-world inventions.Next time you see a plant, watch its “body language” carefully; you might catch the next scientific breakthrough!
59.( )Which picture best describes the invention in Paragraph 2?
A. B. C. D.
60.( )Where is the climbing robot designed to operate?
A.Deep under water.
B.Wide farm fields.
C.Narrow water pipes.
D.Open playgrounds.
61.( )What is special about the exploding cucumber?
A.It can play tricks on others.
B.It can send out the seeds far.
C.It helps people make medicine.
D.It can grow up to 6 metres tall.
C
Paper is one of the basic products of the modern world.From books to toilet paper, everyone uses paper in daily life.
According to a report, 40% of the 15 billion trees felled (砍伐)are used to produce paper every year.More importantly, the paper-making process uses lots of water and causes air pollution.
This is where Releaf Paper comes in.The company has found an ingenious way to make environmentally friendly paper.Instead of using wood to make paper, it uses leaves.The company was set up by Valentyn Frechka.He has always been interested in biochemistry (生物化学), which led him to try making paper from grass.When that failed, he moved on to leaves and achieved success.
▲ Some European cities collect leaves from their streets and send them to Releaf Paper.Then, using mechanical (机械的)and chemical processes, the company is able to create one ton of cellulose (纤维素)from 2.3 tons of leaves.Cellulose is the material that paper is made from.Lignin (木质素), the leftover (残留物)from the processes, is then sent back to the cities to be used as fertilizer (化肥).The new processes use 15 times less water and cause less air pollution than the traditional paper producing model.
“We are working only with the leaves that we get from cities because we cannot use the leaves from the forest.It’s not easy to collect them in the forest, and there is no need because there is an ecosystem,” Frechka said.“We get leaves for making paper and return lignin to the cities.It’s like a win-win model.”
62.( )What do the numbers in Paragraph 2 suggest?
A.There are fewer trees around the world.
B.Making paper has caused serious air pollution.
C.A large number of trees are used for making paper.
D.The total number of trees on Earth is 15 billion.
63.( )Which sentence can be put in ▲ ?
A.So how is the paper produced?
B.What can people do with waste?
C.Why did Frechka start Releaf Paper?
D.Why is producing eco-friendly paper important?
64.( )How does Releaf Paper make environmentally friendly paper?
A.By moving to a new location.
B.By using a different material.
C.By inventing greener machines.
D.By collecting leaves in the forest.
65.( )What do we know about lignin?
A.It’s a kind of harmful waste.
B.It can be used in city gardens.
C.It can be used to make paper.
D.It can be used to create cellulose.
D
When we touch something with our fingers, we can feel how warm or cold it is.However, most wearers of prosthetic hands (假手)can’t feel it.To change that, a group of scientists in Switzerland have developed the “MiniTouch”.
The MiniTouch can be easily paired with a prosthetic hand.The wearer of the hand can then use it.Firstly, it collects thermal (热的)information from the index finger (食指)of the hand.The information is then sent to the nerves (神经)that were once connected to the missing hand.This can help the wearer to sense temperature in daily life.
Fabrizio was the first to try out the MiniTouch.The Italian man is 57 years old.He lost his right hand 37 years ago.For one test, the team prepared three similar bottles.They were filled with cold (12℃), cool (24℃)or hot (40℃)water.With the help of the MiniTouch, Fabrizio could quickly tell the difference and didn’t make any mistakes.Without it , he only got 33% right.In another test, he sorted steel blocks according to their temperatures.The MiniTouch helped him to get 75% right.
The scientists’ next step is to improve their device (装置;设备).They want it to be able to sense touch as well.In this way, it will tell the user “this is soft and hot” or “this is hard and cold”.Another goal is to make the MiniTouch able to collect thermal information from four other fingers.“It’s all about giving the wearer a richer, more natural sense of the world,” said Micera, one of the scientists.
66.( )Why did the scientists develop the MiniTouch?
A.To touch something.
B.To cure the disease.
C.To help the disabled.
D.To change prosthetic hands.
67.( )How does the MiniTouch work?
①The wearer senses the temperature.
②The MiniTouch collects information.
③The MiniTouch is paired with a prosthetic hand.
④The index finger sends information.
A.②③④① B.②①③④
C.③①②④ D.③②④①
68.( )What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 3?
A.His right hand. B.Cold water.
C.The MiniTouch. D.The temperature.
69.( )What do we know about Fabrizio?
A.Fabrizio comes from Switzerland.
B.He had two tests about the MiniTouch.
C.He lost his hands at the age of 20.
D.He could sort steel blocks by himself.
70.( )What is the goal of the future MiniTouch?
A.To help the wearers to have more money.
B.To use five fingers to collect information.
C.To tell the sense of sight by using it.
D.To offer the users a richer, more natural sense of the world.
第二节 阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,简略回答问题。
In our daily lives, we often keep electrical appliances (电器)plugged in (接上电源)even though we don’t use them.This small habit can waste a lot of energy.But this problem can be solved by smart plugs!
A smart plug is a small thing that you can connect between your wall socket (插座)and any electrical appliance, like a TV, a computer, or a light.It’s really easy to use; with the help of an app on the phone, you can control the power of the plugged-in electrical appliances anywhere.For example, if you forget to turn off the lights before leaving home, you can just use the app to turn them off.
One of the best things about smart plugs is that they can detect when an electrical appliance is not in use but still connected.When you’re not using your game box but it’s still plugged in, the smart plug can cut off the power, so no energy is wasted.
Using smart plugs can save a lot of electricity.In fact, studies show that a family can save up to 10% on their electricity bill each month by using smart plugs.This not only helps you save money but also reduces the need to produce more electricity, which is good for the environment.
Smart plugs also have some problems.They are much more expensive than normal ones.Also, they need a stable (稳定的)internet connection.If the Wi-Fi is poor, they may not work well.
In a word, smart plugs are simple and useful.They make our lives more energy-efficient (高能效的).Using smart plugs is a small step towards a greener future.
71.How can you control a smart plug?
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72.What can a smart plug do when an appliance is not in use but still plugged in?
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73.How much can a family save on their electricity bill each month by using smart plugs?
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74.What problem do smart plugs have? (写出一个答案即可)
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75.Do you think smart plugs will become popular in the future? Why or why not?
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第四部分 情景交际(满分10分)
补全对话(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据下面的对话情景,在空白处填入一个适当的句子,使对话的意思连贯、完整。
(Bob is calling Tina on the phone.)
A:Hello, Tina! What do you think of the show you went to yesterday?
B:Great! It’s about China’s Four Great Inventions.
A:76. ___________________________________________
B:My favourite invention is the compass.It was also called “Si Nan” in ancient times.
A:I’m quite interested in it.77. __________________________________
B:In the past, it was used for showing people directions.
A:It’s really useful.78. _________________________________________
B:No one knows who invented it.
A:I will go to see the show this Sunday.79. ____________________________
B:Sure.You can take the No.7 bus.Have a good time.
A:80. ______________________ Goodbye.
B:Bye.
第五部分 写作(满分15分)
书面表达
81.科学技术日新月异,层出不穷的新科技正快速改变着我们的生活。假如你是李华,你就读的国际学校正在举办主题为 “Life in the Future” 的科技创意大赛,设计对象可以是 school、house 等建筑物,也可以是 robot、schoolbag 等物品。请发挥你的想象,根据以下思维导图,写一篇演讲稿介绍你的一个设计构思。
注意:1.可在内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息;
2.词数:80左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数)。
Dear classmates,
I’m Li Hua, a big fan of new technology, and I am very excited to share my design with you all.
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Thank you for your listening!
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