Ann: Hello, Zoe.
Zoe: Hello, Ann. How are you doing?
Ann: 51 Are you free this weekend?
Zoe: 52 What for?
Ann: Would you like to go to the concert with me?
Zoe: Sure. 53
Ann: Country Music. I love it! It always makes me think of my hometown.
Zoe: Country music also touches me deeply. Millie and Allan love it too. 54
Ann: OK. 55
【51题】选B 上文问你还好吗?所以选I’m good;
【52题】选C 上面一句是一个一般疑问句,意为你这个周末有空吗?
【53题】选G 下文说Country music(乡村音乐)
【54题】选D 根据Millie和Allan也喜欢乡村音乐,以及下文OK可确定选D,意为为什么不邀请他们一起呢?
【55题】选A
Ⅷ.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
( )56. When did the lowest temperature appear in Antarctica?
A. In 1786. B. In 1907. C. In 1911. D. In 1983.
( )57. Who first stayed in Antarctica for some time?
A. Fishermen. B. Scientists. C. Researchers. D. Explorers.
( )58. Where is Earnest Shackleton from?
A. Britain. B. Norway. C. The South Pole. D. The North Pole.
【56题】选D 细节题 根据The lowest temperature was on 21 July in 1983 at—89.2℃!
【57题】选A 细节题 根据The first people to stay there for a while were fishermen in 1786.
【58题】选A 细节题 根据During 1907—1909, British explorer Earnest Shackleton explored Antarctica on foot.
B
Have you ever seen lions dancing in the streets? The lions dance to the beat of a drum (鼓). Of course, they are not real lions. They are dancers in lion costumes (服饰). Lion dancing first started in China centuries ago. It is meant to bring good luck in the coming year.
Usually, a lion is made up of two dancers. One dancer controls the head. The other controls the tail.
“I think of it as a sport,” says Anthony Huang, aged 16. He is a member of the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Anthony performs (表演) as the lion’s head. It can weigh 20 pounds. Lion dancing is important to Anthony. “This tradition really lifts me up,” he says.
In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly by men. But it is different today. LionDanceMe is a lion dancing group in San Francisco, California. There are boys and girls on its team. They dance together.
“Anyone can take up lion dancing. You have to believe that you can do it,” says Ananda Tang-Lee, a 17-year-old girl.
Lion dancing will continue to evolve. But a team’s sense of community will never change. “We call it a family,” Ananda says, “It’s really great, because we always have each other’s backs.”
( )59. Why do people perform lion dancing?
A. To sell lion-dancing costumes. B. To wish for a lucky new year.
C. To protect the lions in the wild. D. To show skills of playing the drum.
( )60. Which role does Anthony play in lion dancing?
A. The lion’s head. B. The lion’s tail. C. The drummer. D. The dresser.
( )61. What does the underlined word “evolve” mean?
A.延期 B.模仿 C.举办 D.演变
( )62. What can we infer (推断) from Ananda’s words “We call it a family”?
A. They bring happiness to the family. B. They call lion dancing a family game.
C. They live together in a big family. D. They support each other like a family.
【59题】选B 细节题 根据It is meant to bring good luck in the coming year.
【60题】选A 细节题 根据Anthony performs (表演) as the lion’s head
【61题】选D 词义猜测题 从but可以确定 evolve的词义和never change相反 故选D
【62题】选D 推理判断题 下文we always have each other’s backs(我们总是需要互相支持)对于support(支持)
C
The Search-for-Lost-Birds list has come to public attention recently. It lists ten kinds of birds that have not been seen in the wild for at least fifteen years. The list is calling on people to search for the rarest (最珍稀的) birds on Earth.
There could be several reasons for the long disappearances of the birds on the list. Maybe there have been no studies in areas where they live. Maybe people don’t know where or how to find them. Maybe there are changes to their natural homes because of human activities.
This year, four expeditions (考察队) are planning to find eight kinds of birds. If any of these lost birds are found, ways can be found to protect them and help their populations grow. This has happened with birds like the Madagascar pochard. The number of this once- lost kind of bird is now increasing.
( )63. How many kinds of birds are on the Search-for-Lost-Birds list?
A. Four. B. Eight. C. Ten. D. Fifteen.
( )64. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. Changes of the living areas of the birds. B. Suggestions on how to protect the birds.
C. Reasons for the disappearances of the birds. D. Steps of building natural homes for the birds.
( )65. What can we learn about the Madagascar pochard?
A. It has not been found till now. B. It has a larger population than before.
C. It needs to live close to humans. D. It provides protection for other birds.
( )66. What is the best title (标题) for the text?
A. Ways to Raise Rare Birds B. Bird-lovers Around the World
C. Searches for the Lost Birds D. Stories About Birds in the Wild
【63题】选C 细节题 根据It lists ten kinds of birds that have not been seen in the wild for at least fifteen years.
【64题】选C 细节题 根据There could be several reasons for the long disappearances of the birds on the list.
【65题】选B 细节题 根据The number of this once- lost kind of bird is now increasing.
【66题】选C 主旨大意题 从文章第一句The Search-for-Lost-Birds list has come to public attention recently.可知。
D
A team of scientists are carrying out a project at the University of Greenwich in London. They are trying to find ways to make food on Mars (火星) in the future. The project is called Feeding Mars. It tries to use water, fish and fish waste to grow fruit and vegetables on Mars.
It would take at least 21 months to reach Mars, learn about its surface and return to Earth. So it would be a big help if the spacemen could grow fresh food on Mars itself.
Farming on Mars, however, will be very hard. There’s plenty of water that could be taken from ice just below the surface, but the land on Mars is missing the nutrients (养分) that living things need. The team say that they could solve the problem by growing plants and fish together. Fish waste can then be used to provide nutrients for plants.
“It is expected that you can grow lots of food, such as vegetables, salads, teas and medicinal plants on Mars,” said Dr Benz Kotzen, who leads the project. “You can even harvest (捕获) fish for food then.”
( )67. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refer to (指的是)?
A. The future. B. The project. C. The land. D. The planet.
( )68. What makes it difficult to farm on Mars?
A. Ice below the surface. B. Too much fish waste.
C. The missing of living things. D. The poor land condition.
( )69. How does Dr Benz Kotzen feel about Feeding Mars?
A. Hopeful. B. Doubtful. C. Surprised. D. Funny.
【67题】选B 细节题 根据The project is called Feeding Mars. It tries to use water, fish and fish waste to grow fruit and vegetables on Mars.
【68题】选D 细节题 根据but the land on Mars is missing the nutrients (养分) that living things need(火星上的土地缺少生物需要的养分)
【69题】选A 推理判断题 根据最后一段,Dr Benz Kotzen说“你可以种植很多食材,是可以预计的”可知
E
The night sky is our earliest library. There, we stored our knowledge, and passed it down around the fire, before we invented the written word.
I remember going to the local university for an astronomy (天文学) night when I was a child. That night, I saw Saturn, one of the planets, and its rings with my own eyes for the first time. The rings shone bright against the blackness of space and suddenly the universe (宇宙) wasn’t something that you only read about or imagined in your head. It was right there, and you were a part of it. That moment is priceless.
While starlight is good, light pollution here on Earth can be a real problem. For the past 200 years or so, we have used too much electricity (电) to make the night brighter. However, brighter doesn’t usually mean better, especially when a lot of that light shines up into the sky where no one needs it.
Luckily, some cities have taken actions, like setting up new downward-directing lights along the streets. I hope that more cities will join in and continue the practice of controlling unnecessary lighting, so that more of us can watch the night sky in a way humans have for thousands of years.
( )70. What is the night sky compared to?
A. A book. B. The earth. C. A library. D. The universe.
( )71. How did the writer find the astronomy night?
A. It opened his eyes. B. It controlled his mind.
C. It was a real problem. D. It took him too much time.
( )72. What does the writer hope for?
A. A brighter night. B. Less use of lighting.
C. More personal space. D. A better education.
【70题】选C 细节题 根据第一段The night sky is our earliest library.
【71题】选A 推理判断题 根据第二段The rings shone bright against the blackness of space and suddenly the universe (宇宙) wasn’t something that you only read about or imagined in your head. It was right there, and you were a part of it. That moment is priceless.这个光圈在太空黑色的背景里闪耀,突然宇宙不再是你在书本上读到的样子,也不再是我在头脑中想象的样子。它就在那里,你本身就是宇宙的一部分。这一刻是无价的。
【72题】选B 推理判断题 根据最后一段I hope that more cities will join in and continue the practice of controlling unnecessary lighting.(我希望越来越多的城市加入进来,持续控制使用不必要的灯光)
阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
F
A father bought a kite for his son. The son couldn’t wait to fly it. So, on the next windy day, they took the kite to a park.
First, the father taught his son to fly the kite. Soon, the son was flying the kite high in the air. When it couldn’t go higher, the son realized something. “The string (线) is holding the kite down,” he said to himself. “If I cut it, it can fly higher.”
The son cut the string. After that, the kite flew up a little more. However, the kite didn’t rise for long. It slowly came down until it landed in a tree far away. The son was surprised.
“I thought the kite could fly higher without the string,” he said. “What happened?”
“The string wasn’t holding the kite down,” said the father. “It was helping it stay higher. After you cut the string, it didn’t have any support.”
Really, rules are like the string that seems to hold us down in our daily life. But, without them, we can’t fly high like the kite. We should never let go of them.
73. Where did the son fly the kite? (不超过10个词)
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74. Why did the son cut the string? (不超过10个词)
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75. What can we learn from the story? (不超过10个词)
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【73题】The son flew the kite in a park.(根据第一段 they took the kite to a park可知)
【73题】He thought the kite could fly higher without the string
【73题】Without rules ,we can’t fly high like the kite.
第四部分 写(共两大题,满分25分)
Ⅸ.单词拼写(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
根据首字母及汉语提示,完成下列单词的拼写,使句意明确,语言通顺。
76. I’m afraid I might lose my best friend, and I’ll try to r (修复) our relationship.
77. The Internet o (提供) special ways of communication in our daily life.
78. Making mistakes in class is c (常见的) to all, so be brave to face it.
79. The advice my English teacher gave me was s (聪明的)and useful.
80. May the whole world be full of p (和平), love, and happiness.
【76题】 repair
【77题】 offers(注意三单)
【78题】 common
【79题】 smart
【78题】 peace
Ⅹ.书面表达(共1小题;满分20分)
假定你是李辉。你的英国朋友Mike想阅读中国经典名著。请你写封邮件,向他推荐《西游记》。要点如下:
1.风趣幽默,深受喜爱; 2.团队合作,历险克难; 3.追逐梦想,永不言弃。
注意:1.词数80~100;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。
参考词汇:character(n.人物);overcome(v.克服)
Dear Mike,
Since you want to read Chinese classic works, I’d like to recommend Journeyto the West to you. _____________
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Yours,
Li Hui