第一节(共5小题:每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
每段对话仅读一遍。
例:Howmuchistheshirt
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.Whatisthemandoing
A.Askingtheway.
B.Givingdirections.
C.Correctingamistake.
2.Whatdresssizedoesthewomanwant
A.8.
B.10.
C.12.
3.Whatisthewomanlikelytodo
A.Makeaphonecall.
B.Handletheproblem.
C.Havearest.
4.Whichtourdoesthemanseemtobeinterestedin
A.Theeveningtour.
B.Thehalf-daytour.
C.Thefull-daytour.
5.Wherearethespeakers
A.Atacanteen.
B.Ataclinic.
C.Atabank.
第二节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthematch
A.Entertaining.
B.Discouraging.
C.Boring.
7.WhatdothespeakersplantodoonTuesdayafternoon
A.Watchagame.
B.Playtennis.
C.Gotothecinema.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.WhatdoesthemanadviseMrs.Whitetodo
A.Goonadiet.
B.Domoreexercise.
C.Getenoughsleep.
9.WhichcanbeincludedinMrs.White'sbreakfast
A.Eggs.
B.Sausages.
C.Porridge.
10.Whatistheman
A.Ateacher.
B.Aphysician.
C.Achef.
听第8段材料,回答第11至14题。
11.HowdoesNancylooktoDaniel
A.Confused.
B.Excited.
C.Anxious.
12.WhydoesDanielmentionhisperformanceinaplay
A.TocomfortNancy.
B.Toexpresshisregret
C.Toshowhispride.
13.WhatisNancygoingtodonextweek
A.Takeaschooltest
B.Haveacheck-up.
C.Goinforacompetition.
14.WhatdoesDanieloffertodoforNancy
A.Rewriteherlines.
B.Drivehertothetheatre.
C.Helpherwiththepractice.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.WhatwasProf.Stone'sgrandfatherafraidof
A.Leavinghishome.
B.Partingfromhisson.
C.Takingearlyretirement.
16.WhatdoesoldagemeantomanyelderlyAmericans
A.Lackofmoralsupport.
B.Lossofself-worth.
C.Changeoflivinghabits.
17.WhatwillProfStonetalkaboutnextconcerningelderlypeople
A.Publicservicestheyaskfor.
B.Healthcareavailabletothem.
C.Contributionstheycanmake.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whatdoesthespeaker'smotherwanthertobe
A.Aconfidentperson.
B.Awarm-heartedperson.
C.Ahumorousperson.
19.Whydidthespeakerfeellonelyinherchildhood
A.Sheoftentraveledbyherself
B.Herfamilymovedfrequently.
C.Hermotherwasbusyworking.
20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout
A.Importanceofhomeschooling.
B.Mother-daughterrelationship.
C.Arolemodelinherfamily.
第二部分阅读理解(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
TheBiggestStadiumsintheWorld
PeoplehavebeenpouringintostadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.Inaround8A.Q.,theRomansbuilttheColosseum,whichremainstheworld'sbestknownstadiumarecontinuestoinformcontemporarydesign.Rome’sColosseumwas157feettallandhad80entrances,seating50,000people.However,thatwassmallfrycomparedwiththecity’sCircusMaximus,whichaccommodatedaround250,000people.
Thesedays,safetyregulations-nottomentionthemodernsportsfan’sdesireforagoodviewandacomfortableseat-tendtokeepstadiumcapacities(容量)slightlylower.Evensoccerfanstendtohaveaseateach;gonearethedaysofthousandsstandingtowatchthematch.
Forthebiggeststadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorldAtlaslistsofar,whichranksthembytheirstatedpermanentcapacity,aswellasupdatedinformationfromofficialstadiumwebsites.
Allthesestadiumsarestillfunctional,stillopenandstillhostingthebiggesteventsinworldsport.
Rungrado1stofMayStadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R-Korea.Capacity.150,000.Opened.May1,1989.
MichiganStadium,AnnArbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,601.Opened.October1,1927.
BeaverStadium,StateCollege,Pennsylvania,U.S.Capacity:106,572.Opened:September17,I960.
OhioStadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,944.Opened:October7,1922.
KyleField,CollegeStation,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,512.Opened:September24,1927.
21.HowmanypeoplecouldtheCircusMaximushold
A.104,944.B.107,601.C.About150,000.D.About250,000.
22.Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest
A.MichiganStadium.
B.BeaverStadium.
C.OhioStadium.
D.KyleField.
23.Whatdothelistedstadiumshaveincommon
A.Theyhostbiggames.
B.Theyhavebecometouristattractions
C.TheywerebuiltbyAmericans.
D.Theyarefavoredbyarchitects
B
Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstillpayingforalandline(座机)
Thesedaysyou'dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15whodoesn’townamobilephone.Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,anytime.
Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustoveraquarter(29%)relyonlyontheirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey(调查).OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athirdconcedethatit'snotreallynecessaryandthey'rekeepingitasasecurityblanket-19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhileafurther13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhomefallsintothatcategory.
MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhomephone.Ageisnaturallyafactor(因素)-only58percentofGenerationYsstilluselandlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percentofBabyBoomerswho'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.Ageisn'ttheonlyfactor;I'dsayit'salsotodowiththemakeupofyourhousehold.
GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfinditconvenienttohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephoneforeveryfamilymember.Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagameandguesswhoiscallingbeforewepickupthephone(usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit).
HowattachedareyoutoyourlandlineHowlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorningmilkdeliveries
24.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones
A.Theirtargetusers.
B.Theirwidepopularity.
C.Theirmajorfunctions.
D.Theircomplexdesign.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"concede"inparagraph3mean
A.Admit.
B.Argue.
C.Remember.
D.Remark.
26.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers
A.Theylikesmartphonegames.
B.Theyenjoyguessingcallers’identity.
C.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.
D.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.
27.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph
A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.
B.Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.
C.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.
D.Itisasimportantasthegaslight.
C
You’veheardthatplasticispollutingtheoceans—between4.8and12.7milliontonnesenteroceanecosystemseveryyear.ButdoesoneplasticstraworcupreallymakeadifferenceArtistBenjaminVonWongwantsyoutoknowthatitdoes.Hebuildsmassivesculpturesoutofplasticgarbage,foreingviewerstore-examinetheirrelationshiptosingle-useplasticproducts.
Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececalled“Strawpocalypse,”apairof10-foot-tallplasticwaves,frozenmid-crash.Madeof168,000plasticstrawscollectedfromseveralvolunteerbeachcleanups,thesculpturemadeitsfirstappearanceattheEstellaPlaceshoppingcenterinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.
Inapiecefrom2018,VonWongwantedtoillustrate(说明)aspecificstatistic:Every60seconds,atruckload'sworthofplasticenterstheocean.Forthiswork,titled"TruckloadofPlastic,"VonWongandagroupofvolunteerscollectedmorethan10,000piecesofplastic,whichwerethentiedtogethertolooklikethey’dbeendumped(倾倒)fromatruckallatonce.
VonWonghopesthathisworkwillalsohelppressurebigcompaniestoreducetheirplasticfootprint.
28.WhatareVonWong’sartworksintendedfor
A.Beautifyingthecityhelivesin.
B.Introducingeco-friendlyproducts.
C.Drawingpublicattentiontoplasticwaste.
D.Reducinggarbageonthebeach.
29.Whydoestheauthordiscussplasticstrawsinparagraph3
A.Toshowthedifficultyoftheirrecycling.
B.Toexplainwhytheyareuseful.
C.Tovoicehisviewsonmodernart.
D.Tofindasubstituteforthem.
30.Whateffectwould"TruckloadofPlastic"haveonviewers
A.Calming.
B.Disturbing
CRefreshing
D.Challenging.
31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext
A.Artists'OpinionsonPlasticSafety
B.MediaInterestinContemporaryArt
C.ResponsibilityDemandedofBigCompanies
D.OceanPlasticsTransformedintoSculptures
D
Duringaninterviewforoneofmybooks,myinterviewersaidsomethingIstillthinkaboutoften.Annoyedbythelevelofdistraction(干扰)inhisopenoffice,hesaid,“That’swhyIhaveamembershipatthecoworkingspaceacrossthestreet—soIcanfocus."Hiscommentstruckmeasstrange.Afterall,coworkingspacesalsotypicallyuseanopenofficelayout(布局).ButIrecentlycameacrossastudythatshowswhyhisapproachworks
Theresearchersexaminedvariouslevelsofnoiseonparticipantsastheycompletedtestsofcreativethinking.Theywererandomlydividedintofourgroupsandexposedtovariousnoiselevelsinthebackground,fromtotalsilenceto50decibels(分贝),70decibels,and85decibels.Thedifferencesbetweenmostofthegroupswerestatisticallyinsignificant;however,theparticipantsinthe70decibelsgroup—thoseexposedtoalevelofnoisesimilartobackgroundchatterinacoffeeshop-significantlyoutperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectsweresmall,thismaysuggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchinresponsetototalsilenceand85decibelsofbackgroundnoise.
Butsincetheresultsat70decibelsweresignificant,thestudyalsosuggeststhattherightlevelofbackgroundnoise—nottooloudandnottotalsilence—mayactuallyimproveone’screativethinkingability.Therightlevelofbackgroundnoisemayinterruptournormalpatternsofthinkingjustenoughtoallowourimaginationstowander,withoutmakingitimpossibletofocus.Thiskindof"distractedfocus"appearstobethebeststateforworkingoncreativetasks.
SowhydosomanyofushateouropenofficesTheproblemmaybethat,inouroffices,wecan'tstopourselvesfromgettingdrawnintoothers’conversationswhilewe’retryingtofocus.Indeed,theresearchersfoundthatface-to-faceinteractionsandconversationsaffectthecreativeprocess,andyetacoworkingspaceoracoffeeshopprovidesacertainlevelofnoisewhilealsoprovidingfreedomfrominterruptions.
32.Whydoestheinterviewerpreferacoworkingspace
A.Ithelpshimconcentrate.
B.Itblocksoutbackgroundnoise.
C.Ithasapleasantatmosphere.
D.Itencouragesface-to-faceinteractions.
33.Whichlevelofbackgroundnoisemaypromotecreativethinkingability
A.Totalsilence.
B.50decibels.
C.70decibels.
D.85decibels.
34.Whatmakesanopenofficeunwelcometomanypeople
A.Personalprivacyunprotected.
B.Limitedworkingspace.
C.Restrictionsongroupdiscussion.
D.Constantinterruptions.
35.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext
A.He'sanewsreporter.B.He’sonofficemanager.
C.He'saprofessionaldesigner.D.He'sapublishedwriter.
第二节(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
AccordingtoJessicaHagy,authorofHowtoBeInteresting,it'snotdifficulttomakeyourselfinterestingatadinnerparty.
___36___,ifyou'reoutofyourcomfortzoneorifyou'rewanderingintosomebody'shouseforthefirsttime.Sothemainthingisjusttoshowupandbeadventurous,tryingdifferentfoodsandtalkingtostrangers.
Peoplelovetotalkaboutthemselves.Ifyoucanstarttheconversationwithaquestionotherthan“Whatdoyoudoforaliving",you'llbeabletogetalotmoreinterestingconversationoutofwhomeveritisyou'retalkingto.____37___.itcanbringin"Ihavethisold,broken-downvehicle"or"Irodethebuswiththesecrazypeoplewhowerelaughingatsillyjokesintheback."Itjustopensupconversation.
____38___Ifyoucan'ttaketheirwineaway,youshouldcertainlytrytotakeawaytheirsoapbox(讲台).Ifyou'rethehost,youcanaskthemtohelpyouinthekitchenwithsomethingandjustremovethemfromthesituation.___39_____
Andwhataboutthatotherdinner-partykiller:awkwardsilenceIfyou'refacedwithanawkwardsilenceatadinnerparty,theonlythingthatalwaysgetseveryonetalkingagainistogivethehostacompliment(赞扬).__40___.Justquicklytunaroundandsay,"Thiscakeisextremelydeliciousandyouhavetotellmeallaboutit.”
Sobeinginterestingatadinnerpartyisn’tthathard.
A.Howdoyouknowthehost
B.Thefirststepistogoexploring
C.Ifyouaskthequestion"Howdidyougethere',
D.Bepreparedtohaveawkwardconversationswithstrangers
E.Orturntheconversationintoatopicwheretheyhavelittletosay
F.Whataboutthatpersonwhohashadtoomuchtodrinkorwon'tstoptalking
G.Heorsheisthepersonwhoisfeelingtheweightofthatawkwardnessthemost
第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节(共20小题,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。
Simplysayingthankyoudoesn'tseemenoughincertainsituations.Iwasconsideringthiswhileworkingasa___41__Justafewweeksago.Anditcametomethenhowmucheasieritwouldbeifwehadarangeofwordsthatexpressdifferent____42___ofgratitude(感谢).
Mythoughtsweresoon___43___.Wehadawomanpatientwhowas___44____fromakneereplacementoperation.Oneafternoon,while__45___togetintobedshecollapsed(倒下)fromwhatwas____46_____discoveredtobeaheartattack.Thecollapsewasdisastrous,___47____theemergencymedicalteamandgoodteamwork.Butsherecovered,though___48___,andwasreadyfordischarge(出院)afterfourweeks.
Shewas__49____foreverythingthatthemedicalandnursingteamhaddoneforher.Onherdayofdischarge,wesharedinher___50____atherrecovery.Asshewas____51___shewaseagertosay___52____toeachofusinthenursingteam.Whenshe___53______onenurse,shetriedtopressafive-poundnoteintoherhand.Mycolleague____54___toacceptit,sayingthatwewerealljust___55___ourjob.Thepatientlookedpuzzled,andthen____56____:"Ohthisisn'tforthe___57___Ihad.Itakethatasa____58____.No,thisisforsettingmyhairyesterday.''
Andthereyouhaveit.Tomanypeople,___59____livesispartofthejobbutstylinghairisan___60____andshouldberewarded.
41.A.cleanerB.chemistC.nurseD.doctor
42.A.gradesB.meaningsC.needsD.expectations
43.A.brushedasideB.puttothetest
C.broughtunderdiscussionD.takenintoaccount
44.A.departingB.escapingC.retiringD.recovering
45.A.attemptingB.choosingC.pausingD.promising
46.A.eventuallyB.fortunatelyC.casuallyD.secretly
47.A.assessingB.requiringC.formingD.proving
48.A.slightlyB.accidentallyC.slowlyD.happily
49.A.gratefulB.thoughtfulC.sorrowfulD.fearful
50.A.surpriseB.delightC.curiosityD.disappointment
51.A.operatingB.thinkingC.hesitatingD.leaving
52.A.sorryB.helloC.goodbyeD.yes
53.A.reachedB.consultedC.introducedD.persuaded
54.A.wishedB.pretendedC.failedD.refused
55.A.enjoyingB.doingC.securingD.starting
56.A.repeatedB.recitedC.repliedD.reported
57.A.courageB.patienceC.dutyD.care
58.A.goalB.givenC.pushD.greeting
59.A.riskingB.changingC.savingD.building
60.A.honourB.abilityC.openingD.extra
第二节(共10小题:每小題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。
Ecotourismiscommonlyregardedaslowimpact(影响)traveltoundisturbedplaces.Itisdifferentfromtraditionaltourismbecauseitallowsthetravelertobecome61(educate)abouttheareas-bothintermsofgeographicalconditionsandculturalcharacteristics,andoftenprovidesmoneyforconservationandbenefitsthe62(develop)ofthelocalareas.
Ecotourismhas63(it)originwiththeenvironmentalmovementofthe1970s.Itwasnotwidelyacceptedasatravelconcept64thelate1980s.Duringthattime,increasingenvironmentalawarenessmadeitdesirable.
Dueto65growingpopularityofenvironmentally-relatedandadventuretravel,varioustypes66tripsarenowbeingclassifiedasecotourism.Actually,atrueeco-friendlytripmustmeetthefollowingprinciples:
KomodoNationalPark,officiallyrecognizedin1980,ispopularforecotourismbecauseofitsuniquebiodiversity.69(activity)thererangefromwhalewatchingtohiking(远足)andaccommodationsaim70(have)alowimpactonthenaturalenvironment.
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作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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。
Ilovedoinghousework.Ialwaysassistmyparentsindoingthedishaftermeals.Ialsowatertheflowersintheyardandtidyingupmyownbedroomwhatevernecessary.Inmyopinion,studentscanbenefitalotdoingsomehousework.Firstly,doinghouseworkwashelpfulforustobearesponsibleperson.Also,itgivesourparentsmoretimetodowhattheyarelikeanditimprovesthefamilyrelationship.What'smost,doinghouseworkcanbeaformofmentallyrelaxationfromstudy.That’sourviewonhousework.Andhopesthiscaninspiremorethinkingonthetopic!
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你以Besmartonlinelearners为题写一篇发言稿参赛,内容包括: