外研版（2019）必修第一册：Unit 1-6 期中综合测试（一）（Word版含答案，无听力试题）
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期中综合测试题(一)
第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
There are many beautiful small lakeside towns in America for people to explore. If you want such a trip, here are some towns you can consider visiting.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
This small Victorian town sits on South Bass Island in Lake Erie, with views of the water all around. Fewer than 200 people live there, though the population increases in most summers as people visit, drawn by the lake beaches and caves. The town has the worlds longest swim-up bar, at the Grand Islander Hotel.
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
This town lies next to the shores (岸) of Lake Martin, the largest nesting area of wading birds in the US and one of the top spots for viewing them in the country. Just outside Lafayette, it shares much of the bigger city’s Louisiana charm. For a start, it calls itself the “Crawfish (淡水小龙虾) Capital of the World”, with a spring festival celebrating that status. Many people living there speak French.
Grand Lake, Colorado
It only has a few hundred people but tends to attract many more with its short distance to Rocky Mountain National Park and its general loveliness. The mountain town is considered the western gateway to the famous park so, of course, it has amazing views. It also has some lower-lying beauty, with the mirrored blue lake it’s named for and an old Western-style downtown with saloons, restaurants and galleries (画廊).
Marble Falls, Texas
In the heart of beautiful Texas Hill Country, Marble Falls owns not just one but five major lakes, including Lake LBJ, popular for swimming and messing about in boats. Most homes and the charming downtown are gathered around Lake Marble Falls, and there are views of the blue lake
at every turn.
1. What do Put-in-Bay and Grand Lake have in common
A. They both have a small population.
B. They both attract the most tourists in summer.
C. They are both crowded with traditional bars.
D. They are both suitable for the growth of wild animals.
2. Among the four towns, Breaux Bridge is the best place for __________.
A. exploring some charming French buildings
B. trying all kinds of delicious seafood
C. watching some species of birds
D. enjoying exciting water sports
3. Which town can probably lead you to Rocky Mountain National Park
A. Put-in-Bay. B. Grand Lake.
C. Marble Falls. D. Breaux Bridge.
B
Just because you’ve got “higher math” in your name doesn’t mean you’ll have a natural ability for math, but for 11-year-old Sanaa Hiremath, numbers are her special gift.
Sanaa suffered from autism (自闭症) at age 2. But she recently took home an award from Guinness World Records (GWR) for “largest mental arithmetic multiplication (心算乘法) problem”. When she was 7 years old, Sanaa was introduced to multiplication for the first time. She was able to immediately type in the right answers to math problems.
Yet due to her autism, Sanaa failed math in second grade at school. Even so, Sanaa’s parents are trying to make sure the life their daughter leads is that of a normal 11-year-old — and in many ways, Sanaa is like a normal pre-teen who enjoys music, swimming and bike-riding.
However, since conventional (传统的) education wasn’t suitable for her special needs, it was decided home-schooling would be Sanaa’s best choice. Although she’s made surprising progress, her parents prefer to keep her at grade level with kids of her age as they try to maintain a careful balance between Sanaa’s special talents and the language, social, and motor skills with which she continues to struggle. “Whether it is her speech, fine motor skills, or every little thing we take for granted in our daily life, she has worked hard for all of those. She is now able to do things which were considered impossible during her early childhood,” Sanaa’s father, Priya, told GWR.
For Sanaa and others like her, when solving difficult math problems, a brilliant mind must be multiplied by unconventional wisdom, which means it’s up to the educators to learn to ask the right questions. Albert Einstein once said of conventional education, “The true art of questioning is to discover what the pupil does know or is capable of knowing.”
4. What made Sanaa known to the public
A. Her talent for mental arithmetic.
B. Her excellent performance in math at school.
C. Her experience of winning an award at age 7.
D. Her act of helping kids with mental health problems.
5. Which of the following can best describe Sanaa’s parents
A. Honest and brave.
B. Active and friendly.
C. Positive and thoughtful.
D. Strict and knowledgeable.
6. What do Priya’s words suggest .
A. Sanaa’s efforts lead to great progress.
B. Sanaa will lead a relaxing life in the fixture.
C. Sanaa can attend school like a normal kid now.
D. Sanaa’s parents always have high hopes for her.
7. What does the author want to convey in the last paragraph
A. We should value the hard work of educators.
B. Albert Einstein’s educational idea is advanced.
C. The best way to learn is to learn from your mistakes.
D. Teaching should be carried out according to students’ abilities.
C
Those who live in many parts of the eastern United States will experience an unusual phenomenon every 13 or 17 years. Depending on where you live, insects called cicadas (蝉) come out of the ground in huge numbers. But don’t worry. They don’t hurt people or pets. They’re just here to party.
It’s one of the loudest insect parties you’ll ever see — or hear. When large numbers of adult insects appear, the collective noise made by males can reach 90 decibels (分贝). “Where the cicadas get together, it will be spectacular,” Michael Raupp told Science News for Students in 2013. He is a professor at the University of Maryland. Across some small areas, cicada concentrations may reach 1 trillion insects per square mile. That’s like having nearly 4 million cicadas emerge from an area of the ground the size of your bedroom floor.
There are more than 3,000 species of these insects. The best-known species in North America are periodical cicadas. These 5-centimeter-long insects spend more than 99 percent of their life underground. There, they take in nutrition from the roots of certain trees. These underground young are known as nymphs. Adult cicadas live for only two to four weeks. During that brief time, the females, lay eggs in the young branches of trees. After a few weeks, the young drop to the ground. At once, each tiny nymph begins digging holes to go underground.
You might think that large numbers of cicadas taking in nutrition from the roots of trees for an extended period would harm plants. But Raupp said, “It’s a wonder that we don’t see more damage.” And to date, research has not shown that the under-ground activities of cicadas cause significant damage to their hosts.
In fact, cicadas probably help the environment, instead of hurting it. Raupp noted that they could dig up the ground and loosen the soil (松土). That not only helps air reach plant roots but also helps water move through the soil deeply.
8. What will happen in many parts of the USA every 13 or 17 years
A. Many pets will get sick because of cicadas.
B. A festival about insects will be celebrated.
C. A large number of cicadas will appear.
D. Some kinds of insects will die out.
9. What does the underlined word “spectacular” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Impressive. B. Dangerous.
C. Strange. D. Silent.
10. Why do young cicadas dig holes
A. To keep away from danger.
B. To go underground to lay eggs.
C. To stay warm in cold weather.
D. Do find plant roots to feed on.
11. Which point would Michael Raupp agree with
A. Noise pollution is mostly caused by female cicadas.
B. Cicadas can actually help plants grow better.
C. Cicadas will do harm to certain trees.
D. Nymphs are used to living in trees.
D
When COVID-19 closed gyms and put school sports on hold, many teens looked for other ways to stay active. Some took up at-home yoga or running. For high school student Michelle Hua, that wasn’t enough. She wanted to know if her movements were in the right position while practicing at home. So she invented an app to identify (识别) her movements. It can tell her whether she is performing- them correctly.
Many movement-identifying apps use models of skeletons (骨骼) to track movements. But that method is not very correct because those apps have to know where the head, shoulders, arms, legs, feet, etc. are in the video. However, Michelle used silhouettes (轮廓) to track movements. With silhouettes, the program wouldn’t need information about the location of the body parts. “It only needs to separate the shape of the human — regardless of where the head, arms, and legs are — from the background it is in,” she explains.
Michelle designed a special program. This is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) program that can learn from data. Michelle’s trained hers using data from different sets of movement files. Those thousands of videos show people in all sorts of motions, from sitting to jumping and running. She made great efforts to make sure that her program analyzed them, drew silhouettes and then learned what those silhouettes were doing.
The program now can recognize everything from brushing your hair to chewing gum. But, at first, rhythmic gymnastics wasn’t in any of those movement data sets with which her program trained. So the teen took videos of her performing and trained her program with her own data. Her new app knows what each exercising silhouette should be doing. What’s more, the app can help users correct their position while they are taking exercise. As is known, if done improperly, exercise can be dangerous and cause physical injuries for people. She hopes people will use her app to avoid those and exercise more effectively.
12. Why did Michelle invent the app
A. To improve her exercise at home.
B. To get in touch with her classmates.
C. To remind her to stay active at home.
D. To ease her stress caused by COVID-19.
13. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A. The advantages of Michelle’s app.
B. New ways of identifying body parts.
C. The development of the new invention.
D. Fierce competition between different sports apps.
14. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to
A. Some AI programs.
B. Movements in each video.
C. Different kinds of sports skills.
D. Silhouettes of people around Michelle.
15. What can be learned about the new program from the last paragraph
A. Its users are mainly teenagers.
B. Its final movement data sets are quite limited.
C. It can teach people how to find training partners.
D. It can help users do exercise in a proper and safe way.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyone has the right to earn a living while doing something that makes them happy. It’s never too late to start over. 16 You, too, can find a career full of passion and purpose. If you want to start your path toward career reinvention, these tips may help you.
Getting clear on your values is necessary. It will help understand the direction of your life. Some examples of values include family, careers, status, honesty, service, spirituality, and freedom. But not everyone shares the same values. What matters most to you may not concern another person. 17
Consider the things that you do well and enjoy doing. Some examples of strengths include discipline, patience, creativity, enthusiasm, leadership, emotional awareness, and public speaking. 18 Then you will build confidence as you excel in (表现出色) those areas.
Making a big change in your life takes some risk. 19 But you don’t want to act quickly and find yourself in financial ruin. Instead, take calculated (权衡考虑过的) risks. By planning ahead and understanding the risks involved, you set yourself up for success.
20 Schools often offer free courses online. You can sign up for some programs to qualify for a new role, which costs less time and money. Books, podcasts, audiobooks, and Ted Talks are also good ways to learn.
A. You may also meet with failure.
B. Check the dos and don’t for your career.
C. Anyone can find a satisfying career at any age.
D. You can find all kinds of ways’ to educate yourself.
E. You’ll have to step outside of your comfort zone a little.
F. So you need to understand what is truly important to you.
G. When you recognize your advantages, you can put them into action.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There was once a man who liked to see how people took care of their land. One day he reached a beautiful 21. The house was well built and the garden was filled with various plants. There were some animals running free, but everything was well 22.
When the farmer noticed the man, he greeted him with a(n) 23 and a cheerful hello. The man couldn’t help 24 everything he saw there. He said to the farmer with 25, “Do you know how lucky you are to have a(n) 26 place like this ”
The farmer thanked him. But the man continued saying the farmer and his family were so lucky. The farmer had had enough of the man and added that he started 27 this piece of land many years ago and that nothing was as it is now.
The man looked at the farmer and said 28, “Someone must have 29 this beautiful land before you came here.” The farmer realized he couldn’t make the man 30 that the land was in ruins when he came to live here. So he simply said, “Yes, he has. And we’ve 31 But you should have seen this place 32 someone had built it before.”
If you meet someone like the man who has a 33 mindset in your life, just 34 him. You should be proud of your 35 even if others don’t credit (把......归功于) them to you.
21. A. camp B. market C. farm D. mountain
22. A. organized B. performed C. taught D. celebrated
23. A. order B. smile C. sign D. example
24. A. challenging B. managing C. removing D. admiring
25. A. excitement B. anxiety C. boredom D. disappointment
26. A. ancient B. similar C. normal D. attractive
27. A. giving up B. working on C. cheering for D. referring to
28. A. doubtfully B. honestly C. socially D. formally
29. A. taken back B. heard about C. looked after D. paid for
30. A. conclude B. understand C. admit D. regret
31. A. talented B. famous C. grateful D. sorry
32. A. because B. so C. though D. if
33. A. fixed B. modem C. changeable D. different
34. A. follow B. influence C. ignore D. value
35. A. achievements B. experiments C. prizes D. suggestions
第二节(共10小题；每小题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。
It’s no secret that time spent in nature offers us lots of advantages. This year’s European Green Capital, Finland’s city of Lahti, is now piloting nature time as (36) ___________ office policy. The city wants to ensure that protecting its natural resources (37) ___________ (remain) front and center in the minds of the officials, (38) ___________ are the city’s policymakers.
To do this, Lahti has developed a service called ahfti Green Screen It connects a nature camera (39) ___________ (place) in woodland and lakeside areas to video meetings, (40) ___________ (clear) livestreaming (直播) the great outdoors to the city’s officials.
It is thought that the more time we spend in nature, the more likely we are to be sensitive to the needs of nature, to make wise (41) ___________ (choice) and to help protect our environment. Video meetings keep us in touch with our friends and family. Why not also use (42) ___________ (they) to connect us to nature
As an official explains, “With the project, the city aims to increase people’s well-being and encourage greener policies by (43) ___________ (make) nature a part of decision-making.” To spread the word, people enjoying nature’s presence (44) ___________ their meetings are being encouraged (45) ___________ (share) photos of the meetings on social media.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，最近因为沉迷于电脑游戏而影响了学习和生活。请给你的英国好友 Mandy写信寻求建议，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.具体情况；
3.表示感谢。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
My room was a mess. Clothes were everywhere: all over the bed, on the floor, on the chairs, and so on. I had promised my mom that I would clean up my room, trying to make it tidy. But as a matter of fact, I’d always have an excuse for not cleaning it. The excuses that I commonly used were: “I’m busy. I can’t do it right now,” “I have to go to Kristen’s house,” or “I have to get ready for soccer.”
No matter how hard my mom tried, she couldn’t get me to clean up my room. Then she did something completely unexpected. One afternoon I was going to the supermarket with my friends, and I went up to my room to get my purse (钱包). My friends were waiting for me outside of my house. It took me about five minutes to know that I had lost it somewhere in the piles and piles of clothes. After another five minutes of looking for it, I started to get very worried. I called my mom for help.
She rushed upstairs and asked what was wrong. I told her that I couldn’t find my purse. And I told her that I needed it badly, for all of my pocket money was in it! She suggested that I put some of my things away so that I might see it lying on the ground or something. I started to do that. But my purse still couldn’t be seen.
Twenty minutes had passed, and any minute my friends were going to leave without me. I broke out in a sweat (汗水). A small voice seemed to be in my head — laughing at me, “Look! Now you are suffering from your bad habit!” Just when I was about to lose patience, my mom told me to clean up more of the clothes so I could find it then. I took a deep breath and continued.
Paragraph 1：
To my disappointment, I tried but with no luck!
_______________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2 ：
As I looked around my room, I noticed it was truly clean.
_______________________________________________________________________________
1-5 ACBAC 6-10 ADCAD
11-15 BAABD 16-20 CFGED
21-25 CABDA 26-30 DBACB
31-35 CDACA
36-45 (One possible version)
36. an 37. remains 38. who
39. placed 40. clearly 41. choices
42. them 43. making 44. in
45. to share
写作(One possible version)
第一节
Dear Mandy,
I’m feeling bad about being addicted to computer games these days. Not knowing what to do, I’m writing to turn to you.
I often feel sleepy because I have been staying up late to play computer games on weekends in the past few months. It was so hard to concentrate on my studies that I failed some exams. I had tried to do something to solve the problem, but failed. So I wonder if you could kindly give me some advice. Thanks in advance for your help.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
Paragraph 1：
To my disappointment, I tried but with no luck! Then my mom said if I picked up the last few of clothes, I would see my purse. As soon as I finished cleaning up every piece of clothing, a broad smile spread across her face. I asked her what was so funny. She just burst out laughing. It made me a little angry. I asked her to tell me what happened. She pointed to my room and said, “Look, your room is clean now!”
Paragraph 2：
As I looked around my room, I noticed it was truly clean. For one second, I just couldn’t believe my eyes. Then I asked my mom where my purse was. “It’s at the front door, waiting for you,” she said. I excitedly rushed downstairs. When I returned to my room after shopping that day, I took a closer look at it. I found it felt fresh and seemed larger and brighter. It gave me a better feeling. Since that day, I’ve stopped making excuses and kept my room tidy.
第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
There are many beautiful small lakeside towns in America for people to explore. If you want such a trip, here are some towns you can consider visiting.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
This small Victorian town sits on South Bass Island in Lake Erie, with views of the water all around. Fewer than 200 people live there, though the population increases in most summers as people visit, drawn by the lake beaches and caves. The town has the worlds longest swim-up bar, at the Grand Islander Hotel.
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
This town lies next to the shores (岸) of Lake Martin, the largest nesting area of wading birds in the US and one of the top spots for viewing them in the country. Just outside Lafayette, it shares much of the bigger city’s Louisiana charm. For a start, it calls itself the “Crawfish (淡水小龙虾) Capital of the World”, with a spring festival celebrating that status. Many people living there speak French.
Grand Lake, Colorado
It only has a few hundred people but tends to attract many more with its short distance to Rocky Mountain National Park and its general loveliness. The mountain town is considered the western gateway to the famous park so, of course, it has amazing views. It also has some lower-lying beauty, with the mirrored blue lake it’s named for and an old Western-style downtown with saloons, restaurants and galleries (画廊).
Marble Falls, Texas
In the heart of beautiful Texas Hill Country, Marble Falls owns not just one but five major lakes, including Lake LBJ, popular for swimming and messing about in boats. Most homes and the charming downtown are gathered around Lake Marble Falls, and there are views of the blue lake
at every turn.
1. What do Put-in-Bay and Grand Lake have in common
A. They both have a small population.
B. They both attract the most tourists in summer.
C. They are both crowded with traditional bars.
D. They are both suitable for the growth of wild animals.
2. Among the four towns, Breaux Bridge is the best place for __________.
A. exploring some charming French buildings
B. trying all kinds of delicious seafood
C. watching some species of birds
D. enjoying exciting water sports
3. Which town can probably lead you to Rocky Mountain National Park
A. Put-in-Bay. B. Grand Lake.
C. Marble Falls. D. Breaux Bridge.
B
Just because you’ve got “higher math” in your name doesn’t mean you’ll have a natural ability for math, but for 11-year-old Sanaa Hiremath, numbers are her special gift.
Sanaa suffered from autism (自闭症) at age 2. But she recently took home an award from Guinness World Records (GWR) for “largest mental arithmetic multiplication (心算乘法) problem”. When she was 7 years old, Sanaa was introduced to multiplication for the first time. She was able to immediately type in the right answers to math problems.
Yet due to her autism, Sanaa failed math in second grade at school. Even so, Sanaa’s parents are trying to make sure the life their daughter leads is that of a normal 11-year-old — and in many ways, Sanaa is like a normal pre-teen who enjoys music, swimming and bike-riding.
However, since conventional (传统的) education wasn’t suitable for her special needs, it was decided home-schooling would be Sanaa’s best choice. Although she’s made surprising progress, her parents prefer to keep her at grade level with kids of her age as they try to maintain a careful balance between Sanaa’s special talents and the language, social, and motor skills with which she continues to struggle. “Whether it is her speech, fine motor skills, or every little thing we take for granted in our daily life, she has worked hard for all of those. She is now able to do things which were considered impossible during her early childhood,” Sanaa’s father, Priya, told GWR.
For Sanaa and others like her, when solving difficult math problems, a brilliant mind must be multiplied by unconventional wisdom, which means it’s up to the educators to learn to ask the right questions. Albert Einstein once said of conventional education, “The true art of questioning is to discover what the pupil does know or is capable of knowing.”
4. What made Sanaa known to the public
A. Her talent for mental arithmetic.
B. Her excellent performance in math at school.
C. Her experience of winning an award at age 7.
D. Her act of helping kids with mental health problems.
5. Which of the following can best describe Sanaa’s parents
A. Honest and brave.
B. Active and friendly.
C. Positive and thoughtful.
D. Strict and knowledgeable.
6. What do Priya’s words suggest .
A. Sanaa’s efforts lead to great progress.
B. Sanaa will lead a relaxing life in the fixture.
C. Sanaa can attend school like a normal kid now.
D. Sanaa’s parents always have high hopes for her.
7. What does the author want to convey in the last paragraph
A. We should value the hard work of educators.
B. Albert Einstein’s educational idea is advanced.
C. The best way to learn is to learn from your mistakes.
D. Teaching should be carried out according to students’ abilities.
C
Those who live in many parts of the eastern United States will experience an unusual phenomenon every 13 or 17 years. Depending on where you live, insects called cicadas (蝉) come out of the ground in huge numbers. But don’t worry. They don’t hurt people or pets. They’re just here to party.
It’s one of the loudest insect parties you’ll ever see — or hear. When large numbers of adult insects appear, the collective noise made by males can reach 90 decibels (分贝). “Where the cicadas get together, it will be spectacular,” Michael Raupp told Science News for Students in 2013. He is a professor at the University of Maryland. Across some small areas, cicada concentrations may reach 1 trillion insects per square mile. That’s like having nearly 4 million cicadas emerge from an area of the ground the size of your bedroom floor.
There are more than 3,000 species of these insects. The best-known species in North America are periodical cicadas. These 5-centimeter-long insects spend more than 99 percent of their life underground. There, they take in nutrition from the roots of certain trees. These underground young are known as nymphs. Adult cicadas live for only two to four weeks. During that brief time, the females, lay eggs in the young branches of trees. After a few weeks, the young drop to the ground. At once, each tiny nymph begins digging holes to go underground.
You might think that large numbers of cicadas taking in nutrition from the roots of trees for an extended period would harm plants. But Raupp said, “It’s a wonder that we don’t see more damage.” And to date, research has not shown that the under-ground activities of cicadas cause significant damage to their hosts.
In fact, cicadas probably help the environment, instead of hurting it. Raupp noted that they could dig up the ground and loosen the soil (松土). That not only helps air reach plant roots but also helps water move through the soil deeply.
8. What will happen in many parts of the USA every 13 or 17 years
A. Many pets will get sick because of cicadas.
B. A festival about insects will be celebrated.
C. A large number of cicadas will appear.
D. Some kinds of insects will die out.
9. What does the underlined word “spectacular” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Impressive. B. Dangerous.
C. Strange. D. Silent.
10. Why do young cicadas dig holes
A. To keep away from danger.
B. To go underground to lay eggs.
C. To stay warm in cold weather.
D. Do find plant roots to feed on.
11. Which point would Michael Raupp agree with
A. Noise pollution is mostly caused by female cicadas.
B. Cicadas can actually help plants grow better.
C. Cicadas will do harm to certain trees.
D. Nymphs are used to living in trees.
D
When COVID-19 closed gyms and put school sports on hold, many teens looked for other ways to stay active. Some took up at-home yoga or running. For high school student Michelle Hua, that wasn’t enough. She wanted to know if her movements were in the right position while practicing at home. So she invented an app to identify (识别) her movements. It can tell her whether she is performing- them correctly.
Many movement-identifying apps use models of skeletons (骨骼) to track movements. But that method is not very correct because those apps have to know where the head, shoulders, arms, legs, feet, etc. are in the video. However, Michelle used silhouettes (轮廓) to track movements. With silhouettes, the program wouldn’t need information about the location of the body parts. “It only needs to separate the shape of the human — regardless of where the head, arms, and legs are — from the background it is in,” she explains.
Michelle designed a special program. This is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) program that can learn from data. Michelle’s trained hers using data from different sets of movement files. Those thousands of videos show people in all sorts of motions, from sitting to jumping and running. She made great efforts to make sure that her program analyzed them, drew silhouettes and then learned what those silhouettes were doing.
The program now can recognize everything from brushing your hair to chewing gum. But, at first, rhythmic gymnastics wasn’t in any of those movement data sets with which her program trained. So the teen took videos of her performing and trained her program with her own data. Her new app knows what each exercising silhouette should be doing. What’s more, the app can help users correct their position while they are taking exercise. As is known, if done improperly, exercise can be dangerous and cause physical injuries for people. She hopes people will use her app to avoid those and exercise more effectively.
12. Why did Michelle invent the app
A. To improve her exercise at home.
B. To get in touch with her classmates.
C. To remind her to stay active at home.
D. To ease her stress caused by COVID-19.
13. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A. The advantages of Michelle’s app.
B. New ways of identifying body parts.
C. The development of the new invention.
D. Fierce competition between different sports apps.
14. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to
A. Some AI programs.
B. Movements in each video.
C. Different kinds of sports skills.
D. Silhouettes of people around Michelle.
15. What can be learned about the new program from the last paragraph
A. Its users are mainly teenagers.
B. Its final movement data sets are quite limited.
C. It can teach people how to find training partners.
D. It can help users do exercise in a proper and safe way.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyone has the right to earn a living while doing something that makes them happy. It’s never too late to start over. 16 You, too, can find a career full of passion and purpose. If you want to start your path toward career reinvention, these tips may help you.
Getting clear on your values is necessary. It will help understand the direction of your life. Some examples of values include family, careers, status, honesty, service, spirituality, and freedom. But not everyone shares the same values. What matters most to you may not concern another person. 17
Consider the things that you do well and enjoy doing. Some examples of strengths include discipline, patience, creativity, enthusiasm, leadership, emotional awareness, and public speaking. 18 Then you will build confidence as you excel in (表现出色) those areas.
Making a big change in your life takes some risk. 19 But you don’t want to act quickly and find yourself in financial ruin. Instead, take calculated (权衡考虑过的) risks. By planning ahead and understanding the risks involved, you set yourself up for success.
20 Schools often offer free courses online. You can sign up for some programs to qualify for a new role, which costs less time and money. Books, podcasts, audiobooks, and Ted Talks are also good ways to learn.
A. You may also meet with failure.
B. Check the dos and don’t for your career.
C. Anyone can find a satisfying career at any age.
D. You can find all kinds of ways’ to educate yourself.
E. You’ll have to step outside of your comfort zone a little.
F. So you need to understand what is truly important to you.
G. When you recognize your advantages, you can put them into action.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There was once a man who liked to see how people took care of their land. One day he reached a beautiful 21. The house was well built and the garden was filled with various plants. There were some animals running free, but everything was well 22.
When the farmer noticed the man, he greeted him with a(n) 23 and a cheerful hello. The man couldn’t help 24 everything he saw there. He said to the farmer with 25, “Do you know how lucky you are to have a(n) 26 place like this ”
The farmer thanked him. But the man continued saying the farmer and his family were so lucky. The farmer had had enough of the man and added that he started 27 this piece of land many years ago and that nothing was as it is now.
The man looked at the farmer and said 28, “Someone must have 29 this beautiful land before you came here.” The farmer realized he couldn’t make the man 30 that the land was in ruins when he came to live here. So he simply said, “Yes, he has. And we’ve 31 But you should have seen this place 32 someone had built it before.”
If you meet someone like the man who has a 33 mindset in your life, just 34 him. You should be proud of your 35 even if others don’t credit (把......归功于) them to you.
21. A. camp B. market C. farm D. mountain
22. A. organized B. performed C. taught D. celebrated
23. A. order B. smile C. sign D. example
24. A. challenging B. managing C. removing D. admiring
25. A. excitement B. anxiety C. boredom D. disappointment
26. A. ancient B. similar C. normal D. attractive
27. A. giving up B. working on C. cheering for D. referring to
28. A. doubtfully B. honestly C. socially D. formally
29. A. taken back B. heard about C. looked after D. paid for
30. A. conclude B. understand C. admit D. regret
31. A. talented B. famous C. grateful D. sorry
32. A. because B. so C. though D. if
33. A. fixed B. modem C. changeable D. different
34. A. follow B. influence C. ignore D. value
35. A. achievements B. experiments C. prizes D. suggestions
第二节(共10小题；每小题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。
It’s no secret that time spent in nature offers us lots of advantages. This year’s European Green Capital, Finland’s city of Lahti, is now piloting nature time as (36) ___________ office policy. The city wants to ensure that protecting its natural resources (37) ___________ (remain) front and center in the minds of the officials, (38) ___________ are the city’s policymakers.
To do this, Lahti has developed a service called ahfti Green Screen It connects a nature camera (39) ___________ (place) in woodland and lakeside areas to video meetings, (40) ___________ (clear) livestreaming (直播) the great outdoors to the city’s officials.
It is thought that the more time we spend in nature, the more likely we are to be sensitive to the needs of nature, to make wise (41) ___________ (choice) and to help protect our environment. Video meetings keep us in touch with our friends and family. Why not also use (42) ___________ (they) to connect us to nature
As an official explains, “With the project, the city aims to increase people’s well-being and encourage greener policies by (43) ___________ (make) nature a part of decision-making.” To spread the word, people enjoying nature’s presence (44) ___________ their meetings are being encouraged (45) ___________ (share) photos of the meetings on social media.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，最近因为沉迷于电脑游戏而影响了学习和生活。请给你的英国好友 Mandy写信寻求建议，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.具体情况；
3.表示感谢。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
My room was a mess. Clothes were everywhere: all over the bed, on the floor, on the chairs, and so on. I had promised my mom that I would clean up my room, trying to make it tidy. But as a matter of fact, I’d always have an excuse for not cleaning it. The excuses that I commonly used were: “I’m busy. I can’t do it right now,” “I have to go to Kristen’s house,” or “I have to get ready for soccer.”
No matter how hard my mom tried, she couldn’t get me to clean up my room. Then she did something completely unexpected. One afternoon I was going to the supermarket with my friends, and I went up to my room to get my purse (钱包). My friends were waiting for me outside of my house. It took me about five minutes to know that I had lost it somewhere in the piles and piles of clothes. After another five minutes of looking for it, I started to get very worried. I called my mom for help.
She rushed upstairs and asked what was wrong. I told her that I couldn’t find my purse. And I told her that I needed it badly, for all of my pocket money was in it! She suggested that I put some of my things away so that I might see it lying on the ground or something. I started to do that. But my purse still couldn’t be seen.
Twenty minutes had passed, and any minute my friends were going to leave without me. I broke out in a sweat (汗水). A small voice seemed to be in my head — laughing at me, “Look! Now you are suffering from your bad habit!” Just when I was about to lose patience, my mom told me to clean up more of the clothes so I could find it then. I took a deep breath and continued.
Paragraph 1：
To my disappointment, I tried but with no luck!
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Paragraph 2 ：
As I looked around my room, I noticed it was truly clean.
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11-15 BAABD 16-20 CFGED
21-25 CABDA 26-30 DBACB
31-35 CDACA
36-45 (One possible version)
36. an 37. remains 38. who
39. placed 40. clearly 41. choices
42. them 43. making 44. in
45. to share
写作(One possible version)
第一节
Dear Mandy,
I’m feeling bad about being addicted to computer games these days. Not knowing what to do, I’m writing to turn to you.
I often feel sleepy because I have been staying up late to play computer games on weekends in the past few months. It was so hard to concentrate on my studies that I failed some exams. I had tried to do something to solve the problem, but failed. So I wonder if you could kindly give me some advice. Thanks in advance for your help.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
Paragraph 1：
To my disappointment, I tried but with no luck! Then my mom said if I picked up the last few of clothes, I would see my purse. As soon as I finished cleaning up every piece of clothing, a broad smile spread across her face. I asked her what was so funny. She just burst out laughing. It made me a little angry. I asked her to tell me what happened. She pointed to my room and said, “Look, your room is clean now!”
Paragraph 2：
As I looked around my room, I noticed it was truly clean. For one second, I just couldn’t believe my eyes. Then I asked my mom where my purse was. “It’s at the front door, waiting for you,” she said. I excitedly rushed downstairs. When I returned to my room after shopping that day, I took a closer look at it. I found it felt fresh and seemed larger and brighter. It gave me a better feeling. Since that day, I’ve stopped making excuses and kept my room tidy.