2020-2021学年云南省昆明市第八中学高一下学期考第二次月考英语试题（特色班）
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
注意事项：
1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）
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. Who likes reading alone
A. Jim. B. Mary. C. Sarah.
2. What time does the woman get off work
A. Before 6:30 p.m. B. At 7:00 p.m. C. After 7:30 p.m.
3. What will the boy do next
A. Clean up the table. B. Do his homework. C. Buy some pencils.
4. How does the woman feel about the man’s magic trick
A. She loves it. B. She’s quite surprised. C. She thinks it’s too easy.
5. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Mother and child. C. Teacher and student.
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遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。
6. What do Eva and her classmates want to do
A. Go back to school. B. See an art exhibition. C. Celebrate their graduation.
7. What do we know about the restaurant
A. It sells works of art. B. People can paint there. C. Guests must dress up there.
听下面一段对话,回答第 8 至第 10 三个小题。
8. Why did Kevin change his backpack
A. His old one was too small.
B. The teacher asked him to change one.
C. It was for the benefit of his health.
9. Why does Kevin like staying at school
A. He likes talking to the teacher.
B. He finishes his homework faster.
C. He likes playing games with his classmates.
10. Where does the conversation take place
A. At school. B. At Kevin's house. C. At a doctor’s office.
听下面一段对话,回答第 11 至第 13 三个小题。
11. What does the man try to do
A. Get another degree. B. Take a part-time job. C. Graduate in the fall.
12. How many classes is the woman taking
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
13. What do the speakers agree on in the end
A. Studying together. B. Taking fewer classes. C. Exercising regularly.
听下面一段对话,回答第 14 至第 16 三个小题。
14. Why does Bill think Helen shouldn't be at school
A. He is afraid of getting her cold.
B. He thinks she should be resting.
C. He thinks the school is uncomfortable.
15. What did Helen's Russian friend suggest
A. Eating garlic. B. Seeing a doctor. C. Drinking a lot of water.
16. How does Helen think the hot water would help
A. It would cure her cough.
B. It would clear her runny nose.
C. It would be good for her throat.
听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。
17 What is the purpose of the announcement
A. To tell passengers the rules.
B. To help passengers stay safe.
C. To make sure people don't lose things.
18. What is the weather like today
A. Rainy. B. Snowy. C. Sunny.
19. Where should passengers go if they have problems
A. To the top of the stairs.
B To the end of the waiting area.
C. To the middle of the waiting area.
20. How will the staff deal with the luggage left behind in the waiting area
A. They may remove it.
B. They'll take pictures of it.
C. They'll try to find the owner.
第二部分阅读理解（共2节, 满分30分）
第一节（共10小题, 每题2分, 满分20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
Volunteer English Teachers Needed In San Jose
Our volunteer TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) internships (实习) are a great way to start your new work. You can get valuable experience in your teaching while you are helping others! You can also get the chance to travel around your host city or town and have a better understanding of the local people and culture.
Our volunteer TEFL internships are open to anyone who has studied in our TEFL courses and meets our need for each job chance. If you have taken a class in other TEFI courses and hold a recognized certificate (证书) (over 120 hours of study), your applications (申请) for our internships will also be accepted.
How much should you pay for your internship
Only $350 for each person!
What is included in the pay
*Airport pick-up from San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport.
*4-day training before working, including living and meals.
*Bus trip from San Jose to the host town or city.
*Three meals daily that are provided by the host family.
*Support for getting Volunteer Visa (签证) to Costa Rica.
*24-hour help from local program assistant.
*Anything that you use in your teaching at the local school.
What is NOT included in the pay
*The cost in your travelling around the country on weekends.
*Anything that you buy for your own use.
*Your trip back home when the internship is over. But we offer you $500 for your trip back home by plane after you finish your internship.
Email to: TEFL
1. Who can have the chance to take the internship
A. Those who have received college education.
B. Those who have travelled around San Jose.
C. Those who have taken a course in the TEFL program.
D. Those who love to work with children.
2. After arriving, the TEFL teachers should .
A. get to know the host families
B. take a training for 4 days before working
C. travel around the country
D. buy all the things they need in teaching
3. If Tom and his brother both decide to take the internship, they should pay .
A. $700. B. $350.
C. $500. D. $600.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。主要是为San Jose招聘志愿者英语教师的一些信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段首句 “Our volunteer TEFL internships are open to anyone who has studied in our TEFL courses and meets our need for each job chance.”（我们的TEFL志愿者实习机会面向所有学习过TEFL课程并满足我们每个工作机会需求的人。）可知，有机会参加实习的人员是参加过TEFL课程学习的学员。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据 “What is included in the pay ”中的 “4-day training before working, including living and meals.”（工作前有4天的培训，包括生活和用餐。）可知，工作之前培训4天。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据How much you should pay for your internship 中的 “Only $ 350 for each person!”（每人只需要350美元!）可知，实习费用为每人$ 350，两人则是$ 700。故选A。
B
Life has gone mostly online for many people around the world. With more people going online during the COVID-19 pandemic, global Internet traffic has become a big problem. Between January and late March, many major cities experienced an increase in Internet traffic.
Video meetings, online classrooms and stay-at-home entertainment have become a daily routine. This increase in traffic is testing the Internet’s strength. In March, major phone networks in the UK experienced mass outages (断供). People were not able to take calls, receive texts or use mobile data.
In the US, major telecommunications companies like AT&T said traffic was up 21 percent month over month. Video streaming services like You Tube, Netflix and Facebook have cut their picture qualities and download speeds. This is being done to reduce network traffic jams.
China has seen an Internet traffic increase of around 50 percent compared to the end of 2019. The country’s network speeds went down sharply in early February. However, they returned to normal soon afterwards and have been working well. This is due to China’s work in building network infrastructure (基础设施), especially 5G technology. By the end of February, 164,000 5G base stations had been built nationwide. This has given Chinese networks the power to handle increased traffic.
“If there were no such development in the Internet network field, people could hardly enjoy such a colorful life at home. Online working and teaching could never be realized so smoothly,” said Wen Kun, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
4. What happened to the Internet due to COVID-19
A. Internet traffic was jammed. B. Internet access was cut off.
C. Internet service was ignored. D. Internet community was ruined.
5. Why did some US companies cut download speeds
A. To increase Internet strength. B. To improve picture qualities.
C. To avoid Internet breakdown. D. To reduce the number of users.
6. Compared with other countries. China’s Internet system_________.
A. suffered bigger losses B. recovered faster
C. cost less money D. started earlier
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。由于新冠肺炎的影响，全球的网络流量使用大幅度增加，致使大量网站网速过慢。中国由于5G技术的应用大幅度地提高了网络速度。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中第一段“With more people going online during the COVID-19 pandemic, global Internet traffic has become a big problem. Between January and late March. many major cities experienced an increase in Internet traffic.(COVID-19大流行期间，越来越多的人上网，全球互联网流量已成为一个大问题。在一月到三月底之间。许多大城市都经历了互联网流量的增长)”及第二段“In March. major phone networks in the UK experienced mass outages (断供). People were not able to take calls, receive texts or use mobile data.( 3月英国主要的电话网络经历了大规模的中断。人们无法接听电话、接收短信或使用移动数据)”可知，由于新冠肺炎网络信号被堵塞了。故选A项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中第三段“In the US, major telecommunications companies like AT&T said traffic was up 21 percent month over month. Video streaming services like You Tube, Netflix and Facebook have cut their picture qualities and download speeds. This is being done to reduce network traffic jams.(在美国，AT&T等主要电信公司表示，流量环比增长21%。youtube、Netflix和Facebook等视频流媒体服务已经降低了它们的图像质量和下载速度。这样做是为了减少网络交通堵塞)”可知，美国公司降低了下载速度是为了避免网络崩溃。故选C项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文中倒数第二段“However, they returned to normal soon afterwards and have been working well…This is due to China’s work in building network infrastructure, especially 5G technology. By the end of February, 164,000 5G base stations had been built nationwide. This has given Chinese networks the power to handle increased traffic.(但是，他们很快就恢复了正常，而且一直工作得很好。这要归功于中国在网络基础设施建设方面的努力，尤其是5G技术。截至2月底，全国已建成16.4万个5G基站。这使得中国网络有能力处理日益增长的流量)”可推测，由于5G技术，中国的网络系统恢复得比其他的国家更快一些。故选B项。
C
Instagram has launched (发布) a machine learning technology to its app that better identifies self-harm and suicide (自杀) content in the UK after tragic death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl Molly Russell, who viewed Instagram content connected to anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide before ending her own life in November 2017.
Molly’s family later found she had been viewing content on social media, particularly pictures on Instagram, linked to anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide, which her father, Ian Russell, believed to “help to kill her.” Ian has demanded that web companies should take more responsibility for filtering (过滤) harmful content from the Internet, which may possibly contribute to more young people’s deaths.
Concerns have been raised about self-harm and suicide content online, especially how platforms deal with such content and its impact on certain users, young people in particular. Social media platforms are now increasingly being pressured to develop technology to help remove harmful content as quickly as possible, rather than waiting for users to report it.
Now, the new tool from Instagram automatically searches for suicide-related images and words on the platform. It then makes the content less visible (可见的) in the app or, in some cases, removes it completely after 24 hours if the machine learning decides it breaks the app’s safety rules.
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri said, “Our technology finds posts that may include suicide or self-harm content and sends them to human reviewers to make the final decision and take the right action.” Between April and June this year, around 90 percent of such kind of harmful content on Instagram was found by its own technology before any real user reported it to the platform. “But our goal is to get that number as close as we possibly can to 100 percent,” Mosseri added. “And I hope this could in some way help avoid tragic deaths like Molly Russell’s.”
7. What does Molly’s father mean by saying “help to kill her”
A. Someone on Instagram helped her to kill herself.
B. She was suffering from cyberbully on Instagram.
C. Content on Instagram had negative effects on her.
D. She didn’t get any help from social media.
8. What can we learn from the last three paragraphs
A. Social media platforms are all taking action to remove harmful content from the Internet.
B. Users can report harmful content online to the platform if they see any.
C. All images and words that the new technology finds will be completely removed.
D. Instagram has already achieved their goal to find 100 percent of harmful content in its app.
9. What is Adam Mosseri’s attitude towards the development of their new technology
A. Negative. B. Positive.
C. Doubtful. D. Worried.
10. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. A new technology brought out by Instagram after a teenager’s death
B. A schoolgirl’s tragic death after viewing harmful content online
C Ways to prevent young people from self-harm and suicide
D. How to deal with depression, self-harm and suicide content online
【答案】7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了在一位女孩惨死后，Instagram 发布了可以识别其应用程序上的自残和自杀内容的一项技术。
【7题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段中划线词下文“Ian has demanded that web companies should take more responsibility for filtering (过滤) harmful content from the Internet, which may possibly contribute to more young people’s deaths.(伊恩要求网络公司在过滤互联网有害内容方面承担更多责任，这可能导致更多年轻人死亡)”可以推知，伊恩说“help to kill her”的意思是他认为网络公司Instagram发布在网上的内容对他女儿产生了消极的影响。故选C。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Between April and June this year, around 90 percent of such kind of harmful content on Instagram was found by its own technology before any real user reported it to the platform. (今年4月至6月期间，Instagram 上大约90% 的有害内容是由自己的技术发现的，之后才有真正的用户向该平台报告)”可推知，如果用户发现Instagram网络上存在有害内容，可以向该平台报告。故选B。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Between April and June this year, around 90 percent of such kind of harmful content on Instagram was found by its own technology before any real user reported it to the platform. “But our goal is to get that number as close as we possibly can to 100 percent,” Mosseri added.(今年4月至6月期间，Instagram 上大约90% 的有害内容是由自己的技术发现的，之后才有真正的用户向该平台报告。“但我们的目标是尽可能接近100%，” Mosseri 补充说)”可推知，Mosseri对于他们公司的这项技术的使用是极其乐观的。故选B。
【10题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Instagram has launched (发布) a machine learning technology to its app that better identifies self-harm and suicide (自杀) content in the UK after tragic death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl Molly Russell(在英国14岁女学生莫莉拉塞尔惨死后，Instagram在其应用程序中推出了一项机器学习技术，这个技术可以更好地识别自残和自杀内容)”可知，本文主要介绍了一位女孩惨死后，Instagram 发布了可以识别其应用程序上的自残和自杀内容的一项技术。故选A。
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。
Small talk is a short conversation we have at parties, while we wait in line in a store, at family events or work. Sometimes we make small talk with people we know but not well. Often we have to make small talk with complete strangers. ____11____. Here are some tips to improve your ability to make small talk.
____12____.
If you have seen a really good movie or have read a really good book, you can talk about that.
When you are sharing the same experience with someone, it’s easy to start a conversation. You simply notice and comment on what’s going on around you. For example, if you are at a party and a song comes on that you like or that reminds you of something, you can talk about that.
Ask open-ended questions.
These types of questions require more thought and more than a simple yes or no answer. ____13____, the conversation will go on longer.
Become a student.
Nobody knows everything. So, as someone is answering one of your open-ended questions, they bring up something about which you know nothing. So tell them! This lets the other person become the teacher. ____14____. It’s a win-win situation.
Like anything, being good at making small talk takes practice. ____15____, you may find it easy. If you make small talk using English, you will definitely improve your speaking and listening skills.
A. Have some conversation starters ready
B. However, some people are not good at small talk
C. If you make small talk in your native language
D. If you ask questions that need more details to answer
E. You can talk about something that you recently learned
F. Many people find these small conversations about random topics easy
G. They feel good about sharing their knowledge and you get to learn something
【答案】11. B 12. A 13. D 14. G 15. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。本文作者针对如何提高闲聊能力，给出了自己的一些窍门。
【详解】1.根据下文“Here are some tips to improve your small-talking ability.”（一下是提高你闲聊能力的一些窍门。）所以上文会说“然而，一些人不擅长闲聊”，故选B。
2.根据下文“it’s easy to start a conversation.”（开始谈话很容易）捕捉到关键词start a conversation，可知这一段主要讲了开始谈话的一些具体内容，故A选项“准备好一些开场白”切题。故选A。
3.根据下文“the conversation will go on longer.”（这次谈话进行的时间会更长），所以上文会说“如果你提问需要回答更多细节的问题”，这样谈话进行的时间会长一点，故选D。
4.根据上文“This lets the other person become the teacher.”（这让对方成为老师。）；下文“It’s a win-win situation.”（这是一种双赢的情况），所以中间需要一个承上启下的句子，选项G .“They feel good about sharing their knowledge and you get to learn something”（他们感觉分享他们的知识很好，并且你也可以学到一些东西）与文意相符，故选G。
5.根据上文“Like anything, getting good at making small talk takes practice.”（和任何事情一样，善于交谈也需要练习）；下文“If you are making small talk using English, you will most definitely improve your speaking and listening skills.”（用英语闲聊，你一定可以提高你的听说技能）为举例论证。所以空白处应该讲述的也是举例，选项C。“If you ask questions that need more details to answer”（如果你用母语闲聊），与下文 “you may find it easy”（你可能会变得更开心）构成条件，同时和后面的举例是并列关系，故选C。
第二部分 语言知识运用（共三节, 满分55分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题, 每题1.5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, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman. But ___16___ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian ____17____ .
Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their ____18____ ended and he did not want her ticket to ___19___ . The ticket had a strict no-transfer(不可转让) ___20___ , but since passport information was not required when ____21____ , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can ___22___ it.
“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to ___23___ a lot of joy,” said Axani. He posted his ___24___ on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the ___25___ passports, “More ___26___ , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in ___27___ their name to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of ___28___ , thousands of e-mails, people around the world ___29___ their stories of travel.”
Axani wrote in his post that he is not ___30___ anything in return and that the woman who uses the ___31___ticket can choose to either travel with him or ___32___ the ticket and travel on her own.
The ___33___ is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before ___34___ in Toronto on January 8. He said the ___35___ woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.
16. A. benefits B. deposits C. restrictions D. examinations
17. A. origin B. passport C. accent D. friend
18. A. holiday B. marriage C. dream D. relationship
19. A. go to waste B. come to mind C. go on sale D. come into effect
20. A. policy B. order C. payment D. schedule
21. A. applying B. booking C. checking D. bargaining
22. A. use B. borrow C. choose D. buy
23. A. sacrifice B. express C. experience D. provide
24. A. answer B. advice C. offer D. comment
25. A. same B. right C. now D. real
26. A. interesting B. annoying C. satisfying D. convincing
27. A. writing B. giving C. lending D. changing
28. A. touch B. question C. date D. control
29. A. admiring B. advertising C. sharing D. doubting
30. A. leaving B. looking for C. losing D. dealing with
31. A. simple B. strange C. regular D. extra
32. A. return B. take C. reserve D. hide
33. A. interview B. program C. trip D. meeting
34. A. ending B. calling C. repeating D. staying
35. A. honored B. lovely C. intelligent D. lucky
【答案】16. C 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. A 21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。Jordan Axani与女朋友分手以后把原定与女朋友一起旅行的机票赠送给同名的另外一人，加拿大很多同名女性都发邮件希望得到机票，甚至有人想改名得到机票。
【16题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是申请有限制。A. benefits利益；B. deposits存款；C. restrictions限制；D. examinations检查。根据后句可知对方必须名叫Elizabeth Gallahgher而且有加拿大护照。可知申请有限制的。故选C。
【17题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你必须叫Elizabeth Gallagher，有加拿大护照。A. origin起源；B. passport护照；C. accent口音；D. friend朋友。根据第五句后“since passport information was not required”可知对方要求申请必须持有加拿大护照。故选B。
【18题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：28岁的Jordan Axani说，他和当时的女友Elizabeth Gallagher在5月份订了折扣很高的环球机票，但他们的关系结束了，他不想浪费她的机票。A. holiday假日；B. marriage婚姻；C. dream梦想；D. relationship关系。由下句“他不想浪费女朋友的机票”可知Jordan Axani和女朋友的关系结束了，女朋友不能和他去旅行了。故选D。
【19题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：28岁的Jordan Axani说，他和当时的女友Elizabeth Gallagher在5月份订了折扣很高的环球机票，但他们的关系结束了，他不想浪费她的机票。A. go to waste浪费掉；B. come to mind想到；C. go on sale上市销售；D. come into effect开始生效。结合上文可知Jordan Axani与女朋友关系破裂了，但他不想浪费这张机票。故选A。
【20题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这张票有严格的不可转让政策，但由于订票时不需要护照信息，所以加拿大的Elizabeth Gallagher都可以使用。A. policy政策；B. order订单；C. payment付款；D. schedule计划表。结合上文The ticket had a strict no-transfer可知不可转让机票是政策规定。故选A。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这张票有严格的不可转让政策，但由于订票时不需要护照信息，所以加拿大的Elizabeth Gallagher都可以使用。A. applying申请；B. booking预订；C. checking检查；D. bargaining开始。根据上文since passport information was not required when可知是在预订机票的时候是不需要护照信息的。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这张票有严格的不可转让政策，但由于订票时不需要护照信息，所以加拿大的Elizabeth Gallagher都可以使用。A. use使用；B. borrow借来；C. choose选择；D. buy购买。因为在加拿大预订机票的时候是不需要护照信息的，所以任何一位名叫Elizabeth Gallagher的人都可以使用这张机票。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说：“我只是想看到这张票发挥作用，让人们体验到很多乐趣。”A. sacrifice牺牲；B. express表达；C. experience体验，经历；D. provide提供。根据后文a lot of joy 可知Axani不想浪费机票，想让别人利用机票体验旅行的快乐。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在一个社交网站上发布了自己的提议，结果收到了数千封电子邮件，其中包括30封来自真正的Elizabeth Gallagher的邮件。“更有趣的是，有数百名加拿大人想把自己的名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher，”Axani说。A. answer回答；B. advice建议；C. offer提议，提供；D. comment评论。结合后文on a social networking website 可知Axani想让别人利用机票体验旅行的快乐，于是他就把他的提议上传到了社交网站上。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他在一个社交网站上发布了自己的提议，结果收到了数千封电子邮件，其中包括30封来自真正的Elizabeth Gallagher的邮件。“更有趣的是，有数百名加拿大人想把自己的名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher，”Axani说。A. same一样的；B. right正确的；C. now现在的；D. real真实的。结合上文including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the 可知30个名叫Elizabeth Gallagber的人，他们都有真正的护照。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在一个社交网站上发布了自己的提议，结果收到了数千封电子邮件，其中包括30封来自真正的Elizabeth Gallagher的邮件。“更有趣的是，有数百名加拿大人想把自己的名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher，”Axani说。A. interesting有趣的；B. annoying讨厌的；C. satisfying令人满意的；D. convincing令人信服的。结合后文可知有数百名加拿大人想把自己的名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher，以便来申请，这是更有趣的事情。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在一个社交网站上发布了自己的提议，结果收到了数千封电子邮件，其中包括30封来自真正的Elizabeth Gallagher的邮件。“更有趣的是，有数百名加拿大人想把自己的名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher，”Axani说。A. writing写；B. giving给予；C. lending借；D. changing改变。根据后文their name to Elizabeth Gallagher可是指把名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“这完全失去了控制，成千上万的电子邮件，世界各地的人们分享他们的旅行故事。”A. touch触碰；B. question问题；C. date日期；D. control控制。Axiani收到了成千上万封邮件，人们都在分享他们关于旅行的故事，事情完全失控了。out of control“失去控制”。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“这完全失去了控制，成千上万的电子邮件，世界各地的人们分享他们的旅故事。”A. admiring钦佩；B. advertising打广告；C. sharing分享；D. doubting怀疑。根据后文their stories of travel可知是分享旅行故事。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Axani在他的帖子中写道，他不是在寻找任何回报，使用这张额外的票的女性可以选择和他一起旅行，也可以自己拿走这张票独自旅行。A. leaving离开；B. looking for寻找；C. losing失去；D. dealing with处理。根据后文anything in return可知Axani在帖子里说他并不寻求别人的回报。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Axani在他的帖子中写道，他不是在寻找任何回报，使用这张额外的票的女性可以选择和他一起旅行，也可以自己拿走这张票独自旅行。A. simple简单的；B. strange奇怪的；C. regular定期的；D. extra额外的。因为他和女朋友分手了，这张机票对他来说就是额外的。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Axani在他的帖子中写道，他不是在寻找任何回报，使用这张额外的票的女性可以选择和他一起旅行，也可以自己拿走这张票独自旅行。A. return返回；B. take拿走，带走；C. reserve预订；D. hide隐藏。结合后文the ticket and travel on her own可知是指拿走这张票独自旅行。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：旅行定于12月21日从纽约出发，在1月8日抵达多伦多结束前，会到米兰、布拉格、巴黎、曼谷和新德里。A. interview面试；B. program项目；C. trip旅行；D. meeting会议。从上文可知Axani想把多余的机票送给别人，机票当然是与旅行有关。本句中介绍这次旅行的行程安排。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：旅行定于12月21日从纽约出发，在1月8日抵达多伦多结束前，会到米兰、布拉格、巴黎、曼谷和新德里。A. ending结束；B. calling打电话；C. repeating重复；D. staying停留。这次旅行12月21日开始，从纽约开始最后在多伦多结束。动词end与上文start on December 21中start相对应。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说，这个幸运的女人会在网站上公布，这次旅行也会在网上分享。A. honored光荣的；B. lovely可爱的；C. intelligent聪明的；D. lucky幸运的。能够被选中获得这张票，肯定是很幸运的。故选D。
第二节 语法填空（共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Book of Songs, also ____36____ (know) as Shi Jing is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry. Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was ____37____ (particular) fascinated by the stories told through the poems. It was because he couldn’t fully understand the ancient Chinese language used in the poems____38____ he turned to experts. The experts’ detailed explanation further attracted him to explore the poems.
Then he decided to describe the poems with musical language by inviting composer Ma Jiuyue to create ____39____ album. Titled Music and the Book of Songs, the album was released on Jan 18, featuring 10 original songs composed by Ma. They ____40____ (play) by Fang and won great popularity.
The 10 songs are based ____41____poems from Shi Jing, including Qiong Yao, which expresses gratitude to people who are eager ____42____ (help) others.
“Young people gave warm feedback about traditional Chinese music after they had watched my ____43____(perform). It inspired me to create more works for them,” says Fang.
“The 10 pieces sound ____44____ (enjoy) and easy. For the listeners, it’s an unusual and fresh way to fully understand poems from Shi Jing,” says Ma. “We spent three years working on the project. There are so many meanings in the poems and we want to show them as deep as possible with music” Ma says. “____45____ is our shared goal to have traditional Chinese music reach a wider audience.”
【答案】36. known
37. particularly
38. that 39. an
40. were played
41. on 42. to help
43. performance
44 enjoyable
45. It
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了中国音乐家方锦龙因对《诗经》故事感兴趣，决心用音乐的语言来描绘这些诗歌，于是邀请作曲家马久越创作专辑《音乐·诗经》，这十首原创歌曲深受观众的喜爱，有助于普及中国传统音乐。
【详解】1.考查非谓语动词。句意：《诗歌》也被称为《诗经》 ，是现存最古老的中国诗歌集。分析句子可知，本句已有系动词is且无连词，动词know用非谓语形式，also 1 (know) as Shi Jing 作定语修饰句子主语The Book of Songs，句子主语The Book of Songs和know为动宾关系，所以要用过去分词表被动。故填known。
2.考查副词。句意：三年前，当中国音乐家方锦龙读《诗经》时，他对通过诗歌讲述的故事特别着迷。根据设空后的动词fascinated，可知此处要用副词来修饰动词。故填particularly。
3.考查强调句型。句意：由于他不能完全理解诗中使用的古文，他求助于专家。强调句型：It is/was +被强调部分+ that/who + 其它，强调句的特点为去掉It is/was和that/who，句子其余部分还是完整的句子；分析可知，本句是对because引导的原因状语从句进行强调，所以空白处要用that。故填that。
4.考查冠词。句意：后来，他决定邀请作曲家马久越创作专辑，用音乐的语言来描绘这些诗歌。album“专辑”为可数名词，此处指来创作一部专辑，所以表泛指；因album的首个音素为元音音素，所以用不定冠词an。故填an。
5.考查时态和语态。句意：这些歌曲由方锦龙演奏，深受观众欢迎。分析句子可知，此处是谓语动词，由并列谓语won可知时态是一般过去时；主语为They，指歌曲，根据They与perform之间是动宾关系，可知此处要用一般过去时的被动语态，主语They是复数，谓语也用复数形式。故填were played。
6.考查介词。句意：这十首歌是根据《诗经》的十首诗改编而成的，其中包括《琼瑶》，它表达了对热心助人的人的感激之情。固定短语be based on“以……为根据”。故填on。
7.考查非谓语动词。句意：这十首歌是根据《诗经》的十首诗改编而成的，其中包括《琼瑶》，它表达了对热心助人的人的感激之情。短语be eager to do，意为“渴望做……”,结合句中提示，用动词不定式（to do）形式。故填to help。
8.考查名词。句意：年轻人在观看了我的表演后，对中国传统音乐给予了热情的反馈。根据设空前my,可知此处要用名词做谓语had watched的宾语。故填performance。
9.考查形容词。句意：这十首曲子听起来轻松愉快。根据系动词sound可知此处要用形容词，作表语。故填enjoyable。
10.考查代词。句意：我们共同的目标是让更多人听到中国传统音乐。分析句子可知，设空处在句中为形式主语，真正的主语为to have traditional Chinese music reach a wider audience，所以要用it做形式主语，首字母大写。故填It。
第三节 单词拼写（共10题，每小题1分，满分10分）
根据中文提示或首字母，用单词的正确形式填空。(答题卡上请填写完整的单词)
46. Last year they________(声称) to have discovered a cure for the disease.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】claimed
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：去年他们声称发现了治疗这种疾病的方法。根据汉语提示可知，claim声称，动词作谓语，符合题意；由时间状语last year可知，空处谓语动词需用一般过去时。故填claimed。
47. His father passed away, so he can’t afford his tuition ________ (学费) （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】fees
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：他父亲去世了，所以他交不起学费。根据汉语提示“学费”及前文his可知，此处应用可数名词fee作宾语，根据句意，此处复数。故填fees。
48. That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for m________.（根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】mankind##ankind
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：这是我个人的一小步，却是人类的一大步。根据单词首字母和句意“人类”及前文介词for可知，此处应用名词mankind作介词宾语，mankind是不可数名词。故填mankind。
49. You have to go________(市中心) in a hurry. (根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】downtown
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：你得赶紧去市中心。根据汉语提示“市中心”可知，应填入副词downtown作状语，故填downtown。
50. To a person, nothing is more p________ than their life. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】precious##recious
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：对于一个人来说，没有什么比生命更宝贵。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处使用形容词precious，作表语。故填precious。
51. Walking along the street, he was b________ by a mad dog accidentally. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】bitten##itten
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：他走在街上不小心被一只疯狗咬了一口。根据下文 by a mad dog accidentally，应该是被狗咬，结合首字母可知，动词bite符合句意，空前已有was，该空需填过去分词bitten。故填bitten。
52. With people’s incomes growing,there has been a ______(急剧的)increase in the number of vehicles. （根据汉语意思填空）
【答案】sharp
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：随着人们的收入增加，汽车的数量急剧增加。空处应填一个形容词作定语修饰名词increase，结合汉语提示可知sharp符合题意，故填sharp。
53. Sending people to other planets or even beyond the s________ system is not an easy goal to achieve. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】solar##olar
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：将人类送到其他星球甚至太阳系之外并不是一个容易实现的目标。分析句子，该空需要形容词作定语修饰system，结合句意：太阳系外的行星，及首字母s可知，形容词solar符合题意。故填solar。
54. One woman________ (绊倒) over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】tripped
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：一个女人被石头绊倒了，她的水壶摔在了地上。根据汉语提示可知，trip绊倒，动词作谓语，符合题意；由空后动词went 可知，空处谓语动词需用一般过去时，表示过去发生的事情。故填tripped。
55. He is paid less than he really e________.（根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】earns##arns
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：他的工资比他实际挣的少。根据单词首字母和句意“挣”可知，此处应用动词earn作谓语，根据前文is paid可知，此处用一般现在时，主语he为第三人称单数，主谓一致，故填earns。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错 （满分10分）
56. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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。错误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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Basketball is popular with young students at school. These days we are exciting about the basketball matches between the classes in our grade. We have chosen our players careful and practiced a lot after school every day. We had also organized a cheer team, who have prepared dances and slogans to cheering us up. In short, we have done much things for the matches. Though we don’t have good player and we are not quite skillful, we all believe that we can cooperate well but win. Whatever the result it is, the most important thing are that we are working hard and enjoying ourselves. We are looking forward to coming matches.
【答案】1.exciting→excited 2.careful→carefully 3.had→have 4.cheering→cheer 5.much→many 6.player→players 7.but→and 8.去掉it 9.are→is ing 前加the
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者和同学对即将到来的篮球比赛所做的一些准备工作。
【详解】1.考查形容词。句意：我们对将要举办的篮球赛感到很激动。excited感到激动的，其主语一般为人；exciting某物使人激动的，其主语一般为某物，本句的主语为we，所以形容词为excited。故把exciting改为excited。
2.考查副词。句意：我们很认真地选拔队员。修饰动词“chosen”应用副词，故把careful改为carefully。
3.考查动词时态。句意：我们还组织了一个拉拉队，他们准备了舞蹈和口号来鼓舞我们。根据上下文可知，文章以现在完成时来写，且组织啦啦队这件事对现在及未来还有持续影响，所以应为现在完成时，故把 had 改为have。
4.考查非谓语动词。句意同上。本句需要用不定式作目的状语，故cheering改为cheer。
5.考查形容词。句意：简而言之，我们为比赛做了很多事情。things为复数名词，需要many修饰，故much改为many。
6.考查名词的数。句意：虽然我们没有很好的球员，我们不是很熟练，但是我们都相信我们可以合作得很好，赢得比赛。由文意可知，一只篮球队里显然有不止一个队员，因此要用复数，故player改为players。
7.考查连词。句意同上。由“we all believe that we can do well but win”可知，前后句意表示并列关系，所以用and来连接。but表转折，不符合句意，故把but改为and。
8.考查 whatever 的用法。句意：无论结果如何，最重要的是我们努力工作，享受生活。本题中whatever引导状语从句，相当于no matter what，句中the result作主语，is 作系动词，加了it 后句中出现两个主语，不符合语法规则，因此去掉 it。故去掉it。
9.考查主谓一致。句意同上。根据句意可知，“the most important thing” 是句子主语，且为单数，且句子为一般现在时。故把are 改为is。
10.考查冠词。句意：我们期待着接下来的比赛。此处特指“接下来的比赛”，故coming 前加the。
第二节 书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25分）
57. 假定你是红星中学学生李华，于8月28日在www. amazon. com图书网站购买了Jennifer Jayne写的英文原版悬疑小说Never Smile at Strangers。在阅读过程中，发现小说缺页严重，你想通过网站客服解决该问题，特写了一封邮件。
内容如下：1.购书时间及书名；2.书籍的问题；3.希望有合理的解决方法；4.期待尽快得到回复并表示感谢。
要求：1.包括所有内容；
2.信的开头已写好(不计入总词数)；
3.词数：100左右。
Dear Sir / Madam,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Sir / Madam,
I’m Li Hua, a student of Xinhua Middle School. As a faithful supporter of your website, I have enjoyed your convenient and timely service. But this time, I am writing for your help.
On August 28, I received the mystery novel Never Smile at Strangers by Jennifer Jayne, which I had ordered through your website. Unfortunately, quite a few pages were found missing when I read it afterwards, greatly affecting my understanding of the book.
I am wondering whether you can solve this problem as soon as possible, for instance, sending me a new book, for I really love the book.
Your earliest reply will be highly appreciated. Thank you!
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给图书网站写一封邮件，希望解决所买小说缺页严重的问题。
【详解】1.词汇积累
喜欢：like→enjoy
收到：get→receive
不幸的是：Unluckily→Unfortunately
解决：settle→solve
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：I’m Li Hua, a student of Xinhua Middle School.
拓展句：I’m Li Hua, a student of Xinhua Middle School who likes reading very much.
【点睛】【高分句型1】On August 28, I received the mystery novel Never Smile at Strangers by Jennifer Jayne, which I had ordered through your website. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】Unfortunately, quite a few pages were found missing when I read it afterwards, greatly affecting my understanding of the book. (运用了非谓语动词现在分词作状语)
听力答案：1-20：1-5：ABACB 6-10：CBCBA 11-15：CAABA 16-20：CBBCA2020-2021学年云南省昆明市第八中学高一下学期期中英语试题（特色班）
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
注意事项：
1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）
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. Who likes reading alone
A. Jim. B. Mary. C. Sarah.
2. What time does the woman get off work
A. Before 6:30 p.m. B. At 7:00 p.m. C. After 7:30 p.m.
3 What will the boy do next
A. Clean up the table. B. Do his homework. C. Buy some pencils.
4. How does the woman feel about the man’s magic trick
A She loves it. B. She’s quite surprised. C. She thinks it’s too easy.
5. What is the relationship between the speakers
A Classmates. B. Mother and child. C. Teacher and student.
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遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。
6. What do Eva and her classmates want to do
A. Go back to school. B. See an art exhibition. C. Celebrate their graduation.
7. What do we know about the restaurant
A. It sells works of art. B. People can paint there. C. Guests must dress up there.
听下面一段对话,回答第 8 至第 10 三个小题。
8. Why did Kevin change his backpack
A. His old one was too small.
B. The teacher asked him to change one.
C. It was for the benefit of his health.
9. Why does Kevin like staying at school
A. He likes talking to the teacher.
B. He finishes his homework faster.
C. He likes playing games with his classmates.
10. Where does the conversation take place
A. At school. B. At Kevin's house. C. At a doctor’s office.
听下面一段对话,回答第 11 至第 13 三个小题。
11. What does the man try to do
A. Get another degree. B. Take a part-time job. C. Graduate in the fall.
12. How many classes is the woman taking
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
13. What do the speakers agree on in the end
A. Studying together. B. Taking fewer classes. C. Exercising regularly.
听下面一段对话,回答第 14 至第 16 三个小题。
14. Why does Bill think Helen shouldn't be at school
A. He is afraid of getting her cold.
B. He thinks she should be resting.
C. He thinks the school is uncomfortable.
15. What did Helen's Russian friend suggest
A. Eating garlic. B. Seeing a doctor. C. Drinking a lot of water.
16. How does Helen think the hot water would help
A. It would cure her cough.
B. It would clear her runny nose.
C. It would be good for her throat.
听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。
17. What is the purpose of the announcement
A. To tell passengers the rules.
B. To help passengers stay safe.
C. To make sure people don't lose things.
18. What is the weather like today
A. Rainy. B. Snowy. C. Sunny.
19. Where should passengers go if they have problems
A. To the top of the stairs.
B. To the end of the waiting area.
C. To the middle of the waiting area.
20. How will the staff deal with the luggage left behind in the waiting area
A. They may remove it.
B. They'll take pictures of it.
C. They'll try to find the owner.
第二部分阅读理解（共2节, 满分30分）
第一节（共10小题, 每题2分, 满分20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
Volunteer English Teachers Needed In San Jose
Our volunteer TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) internships (实习) are a great way to start your new work. You can get valuable experience in your teaching while you are helping others! You can also get the chance to travel around your host city or town and have a better understanding of the local people and culture.
Our volunteer TEFL internships are open to anyone who has studied in our TEFL courses and meets our need for each job chance. If you have taken a class in other TEFI courses and hold a recognized certificate (证书) (over 120 hours of study), your applications (申请) for our internships will also be accepted.
How much should you pay for your internship
Only $350 for each person!
What is included in the pay
*Airport pick-up from San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport.
*4-day training before working, including living and meals.
*Bus trip from San Jose to the host town or city.
*Three meals daily that are provided by the host family.
*Support for getting Volunteer Visa (签证) to Costa Rica.
*24-hour help from local program assistant.
*Anything that you use in your teaching at the local school.
What is NOT included in the pay
*The cost in your travelling around the country on weekends.
*Anything that you buy for your own use.
*Your trip back home when the internship is over. But we offer you $500 for your trip back home by plane after you finish your internship.
Email to: TEFL
1. Who can have the chance to take the internship
A. Those who have received college education.
B. Those who have travelled around San Jose.
C. Those who have taken a course in the TEFL program.
D. Those who love to work with children.
2. After arriving, the TEFL teachers should .
A. get to know the host families
B. take a training for 4 days before working
C. travel around the country
D. buy all the things they need in teaching
3. If Tom and his brother both decide to take the internship, they should pay .
A. $700. B. $350.
C. $500. D. $600.
B
Life has gone mostly online for many people around the world. With more people going online during the COVID-19 pandemic, global Internet traffic has become a big problem. Between January and late March, many major cities experienced an increase in Internet traffic.
Video meetings, online classrooms and stay-at-home entertainment have become a daily routine. This increase in traffic is testing the Internet’s strength. In March, major phone networks in the UK experienced mass outages (断供). People were not able to take calls, receive texts or use mobile data.
In the US, major telecommunications companies like AT&T said traffic was up 21 percent month over month. Video streaming services like You Tube, Netflix and Facebook have cut their picture qualities and download speeds. This is being done to reduce network traffic jams.
China has seen an Internet traffic increase of around 50 percent compared to the end of 2019. The country’s network speeds went down sharply in early February. However, they returned to normal soon afterwards and have been working well. This is due to China’s work in building network infrastructure (基础设施), especially 5G technology. By the end of February, 164,000 5G base stations had been built nationwide. This has given Chinese networks the power to handle increased traffic.
“If there were no such development in the Internet network field, people could hardly enjoy such a colorful life at home. Online working and teaching could never be realized so smoothly,” said Wen Kun, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
4. What happened to the Internet due to COVID-19
A. Internet traffic was jammed. B. Internet access was cut off.
C. Internet service was ignored. D. Internet community was ruined.
5. Why did some US companies cut download speeds
A. To increase Internet strength. B. To improve picture qualities.
C. To avoid Internet breakdown. D. To reduce the number of users.
6. Compared with other countries. China’s Internet system_________.
A. suffered bigger losses B. recovered faster
C. cost less money D. started earlier
C
Instagram has launched (发布) a machine learning technology to its app that better identifies self-harm and suicide (自杀) content in the UK after tragic death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl Molly Russell, who viewed Instagram content connected to anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide before ending her own life in November 2017.
Molly’s family later found she had been viewing content on social media, particularly pictures on Instagram, linked to anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide, which her father, Ian Russell, believed to “help to kill her.” Ian has demanded that web companies should take more responsibility for filtering (过滤) harmful content from the Internet, which may possibly contribute to more young people’s deaths.
Concerns have been raised about self-harm and suicide content online, especially how platforms deal with such content and its impact on certain users, young people in particular. Social media platforms are now increasingly being pressured to develop technology to help remove harmful content as quickly as possible, rather than waiting for users to report it.
Now, the new tool from Instagram automatically searches for suicide-related images and words on the platform. It then makes the content less visible (可见的) in the app or, in some cases, removes it completely after 24 hours if the machine learning decides it breaks the app’s safety rules.
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri said, “Our technology finds posts that may include suicide or self-harm content and sends them to human reviewers to make the final decision and take the right action.” Between April and June this year, around 90 percent of such kind of harmful content on Instagram was found by its own technology before any real user reported it to the platform. “But our goal is to get that number as close as we possibly can to 100 percent,” Mosseri added. “And I hope this could in some way help avoid tragic deaths like Molly Russell’s.”
7. What does Molly’s father mean by saying “help to kill her”
A. Someone on Instagram helped her to kill herself.
B. She was suffering from cyberbully on Instagram.
C. Content on Instagram had negative effects on her.
D. She didn’t get any help from social media.
8. What can we learn from the last three paragraphs
A Social media platforms are all taking action to remove harmful content from the Internet.
B. Users can report harmful content online to the platform if they see any.
C. All images and words that the new technology finds will be completely removed.
D. Instagram has already achieved their goal to find 100 percent of harmful content in its app.
9. What is Adam Mosseri’s attitude towards the development of their new technology
A. Negative. B. Positive.
C. Doubtful. D. Worried.
10. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. A new technology brought out by Instagram after a teenager’s death
B. A schoolgirl’s tragic death after viewing harmful content online
C. Ways to prevent young people from self-harm and suicide
D. How to deal with depression, self-harm and suicide content online
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。
Small talk is a short conversation we have at parties, while we wait in line in a store, at family events or work. Sometimes we make small talk with people we know but not well. Often we have to make small talk with complete strangers. ____11____. Here are some tips to improve your ability to make small talk.
____12____.
If you have seen a really good movie or have read a really good book, you can talk about that.
When you are sharing the same experience with someone, it’s easy to start a conversation. You simply notice and comment on what’s going on around you. For example, if you are at a party and a song comes on that you like or that reminds you of something, you can talk about that.
Ask open-ended questions.
These types of questions require more thought and more than a simple yes or no answer. ____13____, the conversation will go on longer.
Become a student.
Nobody knows everything. So, as someone is answering one of your open-ended questions, they bring up something about which you know nothing. So tell them! This lets the other person become the teacher. ____14____. It’s a win-win situation.
Like anything, being good at making small talk takes practice. ____15____, you may find it easy. If you make small talk using English, you will definitely improve your speaking and listening skills.
A. Have some conversation starters ready
B. However, some people are not good at small talk
C. If you make small talk in your native language
D. If you ask questions that need more details to answer
E. You can talk about something that you recently learned
F. Many people find these small conversations about random topics easy
G. They feel good about sharing their knowledge and you get to learn something
第二部分 语言知识运用（共三节, 满分55分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题, 每题1.5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, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman. But ___16___ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian ____17____ .
Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their ____18____ ended and he did not want her ticket to ___19___ . The ticket had a strict no-transfer(不可转让) ___20___ , but since passport information was not required when ____21____ , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can ___22___ it.
“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to ___23___ a lot of joy,” said Axani. He posted his ___24___ on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the ___25___ passports, “More ___26___ , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in ___27___ their name to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of ___28___ , thousands of e-mails, people around the world ___29___ their stories of travel.”
Axani wrote in his post that he is not ___30___ anything in return and that the woman who uses the ___31___ticket can choose to either travel with him or ___32___ the ticket and travel on her own.
The ___33___ is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before ___34___ in Toronto on January 8. He said the ___35___ woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.
16 A. benefits B. deposits C. restrictions D. examinations
17. A. origin B. passport C. accent D. friend
18. A. holiday B. marriage C. dream D. relationship
19. A. go to waste B. come to mind C. go on sale D. come into effect
20. A. policy B. order C. payment D. schedule
21. A. applying B. booking C. checking D. bargaining
22. A. use B. borrow C. choose D. buy
23. A. sacrifice B. express C. experience D. provide
24. A. answer B. advice C. offer D. comment
25. A. same B. right C. now D. real
26. A. interesting B. annoying C. satisfying D. convincing
27. A. writing B. giving C. lending D. changing
28. A. touch B. question C. date D. control
29. A. admiring B. advertising C. sharing D. doubting
30. A. leaving B. looking for C. losing D. dealing with
31. A. simple B. strange C. regular D. extra
32. A. return B. take C. reserve D. hide
33. A. interview B. program C. trip D. meeting
34. A. ending B. calling C. repeating D. staying
35. A. honored B. lovely C. intelligent D. lucky
第二节 语法填空（共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Book of Songs, also ____36____ (know) as Shi Jing is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry. Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was ____37____ (particular) fascinated by the stories told through the poems. It was because he couldn’t fully understand the ancient Chinese language used in the poems____38____ he turned to experts. The experts’ detailed explanation further attracted him to explore the poems.
Then he decided to describe the poems with musical language by inviting composer Ma Jiuyue to create ____39____ album. Titled Music and the Book of Songs, the album was released on Jan 18, featuring 10 original songs composed by Ma. They ____40____ (play) by Fang and won great popularity.
The 10 songs are based ____41____poems from Shi Jing, including Qiong Yao, which expresses gratitude to people who are eager ____42____ (help) others.
“Young people gave warm feedback about traditional Chinese music after they had watched my ____43____(perform). It inspired me to create more works for them,” says Fang.
“The 10 pieces sound ____44____ (enjoy) and easy. For the listeners, it’s an unusual and fresh way to fully understand poems from Shi Jing,” says Ma. “We spent three years working on the project. There are so many meanings in the poems and we want to show them as deep as possible with music” Ma says. “____45____ is our shared goal to have traditional Chinese music reach a wider audience.”
第三节 单词拼写（共10题，每小题1分，满分10分）
根据中文提示或首字母，用单词的正确形式填空。(答题卡上请填写完整的单词)
46. Last year they________(声称) to have discovered a cure for the disease.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
47. His father passed away, so he can’t afford his tuition ________ (学费) （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
48. That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for m________.（根据首字母单词拼写）
49. You have to go________(市中心) in a hurry. (根据汉语提示单词拼写）
50. To a person, nothing is more p________ than their life. （根据首字母单词拼写）
51. Walking along the street, he was b________ by a mad dog accidentally. （根据首字母单词拼写）
52. With people’s incomes growing,there has been a ______(急剧的)increase in the number of vehicles. （根据汉语意思填空）
53. Sending people to other planets or even beyond the s________ system is not an easy goal to achieve. （根据首字母单词拼写）
54. One woman________ (绊倒) over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
55. He is paid less than he really e________.（根据首字母单词拼写）
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错 （满分10分）
56. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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。错误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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Basketball is popular with young students at school. These days we are exciting about the basketball matches between the classes in our grade. We have chosen our players careful and practiced a lot after school every day. We had also organized a cheer team, who have prepared dances and slogans to cheering us up. In short, we have done much things for the matches. Though we don’t have good player and we are not quite skillful, we all believe that we can cooperate well but win. Whatever the result it is, the most important thing are that we are working hard and enjoying ourselves. We are looking forward to coming matches.
第二节 书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25分）
57. 假定你是红星中学学生李华，于8月28日在www. amazon. com图书网站购买了Jennifer Jayne写的英文原版悬疑小说Never Smile at Strangers。在阅读过程中，发现小说缺页严重，你想通过网站客服解决该问题，特写了一封邮件。
内容如下：1.购书时间及书名；2.书籍的问题；3.希望有合理的解决方法；4.期待尽快得到回复并表示感谢。
要求：1.包括所有内容；
2.信的开头已写好(不计入总词数)；
3.词数：100左右。
Dear Sir / Madam,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
听力答案：1-20：1-5：ABACB 6-10：CBCBA 11-15：CAABA 16-20：CBBCA
