Unit 2 Improving yourself单元检测
(时间：120分钟，满分：150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
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．What are the speakers talking about
A．The man's weekend activity.
B．The woman's favorite sport.
C．The city they live in.
2．What does the man do
A．He's a businessman.
B．He's a doctor.
C．He's a student.
3．When did the speakers start talking
A．At 2：50 pm.
B．At 3：00 pm.
C．At 3：10 pm.
4．What does the woman want to do
A．Borrow money from the man.
B．Go to the bank.
C．Start up a business.
5．What is the man's research field
A．Education. B．Insects. C．Finance.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Why is the woman in the United States this time
A．To visit her friends.
B．To have a holiday.
C．To do some business.
7．Which of the following has the woman planned well
A．The route of her trip.
B．The hotel she will stay.
C．The date she will return.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．How long did the man work in the radio factory
A．For three months.
B．For two months.
C．For one month.
9．Why does the man want to work in the woman's company
A．It is the company's busy season.
B．He can make a lot of money.
C．He wants to become a skilled engineer.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What do we know about the man
A．He is married.
B．He has a four day vacation.
C．He took a trip last summer.
11．Why won't the man go to Australia by ship
A．He doesn't have enough time.
B．Going by ship isn't relaxing.
C．He has booked the plane tickets.
12．What does the man want to visit most
A．Golden Beach.
B．Wave Rock.
C．The Great Ocean Road.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．How long has the man been feeling ill
A．About two or three days.
B．About three or four days.
C．About five or six days.
14．When did the man give up smoking for the first time
A．Three years ago.
B．Two years ago.
C．One year ago.
15．What did the man do this morning
A．He took some cough medicine.
B．He had some lemon juice.
C．He took his temperature.
16．How many capsules should the man take each day
A．3. B．5. C．8.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．When were the three fishermen probably rescued
A．In January. B．In June. C．In August.
18．How did the three fishermen manage to survive
A．By eating dried food they had brought.
B．By eating animals they caught.
C．By eating fish boiled in water.
19．How were the three fishermen when they were rescued
A．They were in poor health but in good spirits.
B．They were desperate about their future.
C．They were very frightened.
20．What can we learn from the talk
A．The three fishermen were blown 5，000 kilometers off course.
B．The boat the three fishermen took was 25 feet long.
C．A Kiribati fishing boat found the three fishermen.
第二部分 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
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has fossils from all over the world, and yet many come from the areas surrounding the museum itself. Here, we make a list of fossil hotspots.
Calvert Cliffs State Park—Lusby, Maryland
One location where you can have access to the cliffs is at Calvert Cliffs State Park in Lusby, Maryland. Just a 1.8 mile walk from the parking lot, you can make a thorough search of the open beach with a small tool for remnants (遗迹) of prehistoric sea life.
Stratford Hall—Stratford, Virginia
About 17 million years earlier, during the Miocene era, the Stratford Hall's 150 foot high cliffs were actually part of the seafloor. Due to irresponsible fossil hunting practices, however, visitors must buy tickets ($8 for adults and$5 for kids) to enter the 100 yard long collecting area. The Stratford Hall still offers guided tours that are typically about four hours long.
Purse State Park—Nanjemoy, Maryland
Just over an hour's drive south of Washington, D．C., Purse State Park is located on a stretch of the banks of the Potomac River called Wades Bay. Most of the fossils you'll find at this site are from the late Paleocene—specifically the Aquia Formation rock layer, which is 55 to 59 million years old. Look at the small stones carefully, in which the teeth of a wide variety of sharks and bony fish species can be found.
Dinosaur Park—Laurel, Maryland
Dinosaur Park usually serves as an outdoor laboratory, where the public can work alongside paleontologists (古生物学家). Hundreds of fossils discovered by visitors have been collected and catalogued (记载) to date, increasing our knowledge about ancient ecosystem that once existed there.
21．How much should a family of two adults and a kid pay to visit the 100 yard long collecting area
A．$13. B．$18.
C．$21. D．$24.
22．Where can visitors find many shark teeth
A．At Calvert Cliffs State Park.
B．At Purse State Park.
C．At Stratford Hall.
D．At Dinosaur Park.
23．What can the fossils discovered at Dinosaur Park do
A．Make people figure out their history clearly.
B．Help people learn about the ancient ecosystem.
C．Let people better know the present and the future.
D．Draw people's attention to the outdoor laboratory.
B
Beijing is no stranger to Western food. American restaurants like McDonald's and KFC have brought more Western dishes to the local food scene in recent years. Now, two new restaurants have joined them.
In August, 2020, Taco Bell and Shake Shack opened their doors to eager customers in Beijing. Taco Bell is a popular American fast food restaurant that features Mexican food. Hard and soft shell tacos(玉米饼) are a staple (招牌) of the menu; they are generally served with beef, lettuce and tomato. And of course there are burritos chicken (墨西哥煎饼鸡), beef or beans wrapped in a tortilla (墨西哥薄馅饼). However, there are new menu items that are special to the Beijing location, such as the Yang Berry Freeze and Avocado Oolong Tea.
Shake Shack, known for its traditional American style hamburgers and milkshakes, is also serving up dishes that won't be found in branches outside of the capital. Harry Wang, who studied in the US, visited the restaurant soon after it opened. “The last time I had Shake Shack was more than a year ago when I was in the United States.” Wang said, “The food is pretty similar to what we had in the United States, but there is a milkshake exclusive to Beijing.”
The milkshake Wang referred to is the Hutong Hawthorn. The shake mixes hawthorn, a traditional Chinese snack, into a milkshake, a common ice cream drink in Western fast food. The Beijing Shake Shack also offers roasted chestnut ice cream.
Both restaurants also reflect elements of Chinese culture in their decorations. Shake Shack's windows feature cartoons showing hutong life, and Taco Bell has a picture of a palace from the Temple of Heaven on one of its walls.
From the design to the menus, the two restaurants are “adding a touch of local flavor”， noted China News.
24．Why are McDonald's and KFC mentioned in the first paragraph
A．To show the popularity of Western food in Beijing.
B．To lead up to the topic of new Western restaurants in Beijing.
C.To compare the differences between McDonald's and KFC.
D.To express the author's personal love for Western food.
25．What can we know about Taco Bell
A．It is a traditional Mexican restaurant.
B．It has the same menu around the world.
C．It is a popular Mexican food restaurant in China.
D．It is a fast food restaurant serving Mexican food.
26．What does the underlined word “exclusive” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Special. B．Ordinary.
C．Important. D．Acceptable.
27．What does the passage tell us about Taco Bell and Shake Shack
A.They try to keep the original characteristics in all locations.
B．They will probably have more customers than KFC.
C．They make changes to the menu for Chinese people's tastes.
D．They like to work together with Chinese restaurants.
C
I dropped off a bag of my children's worn out jeans to a local tailor and when she returned them with brightly colored, patterned patches (补丁) on all the knees, their lives unexpectedly became longer by several more years. Both my kids and I loved those pants, so unique and impossible to buy. This was my first experience with “visible mending”．
Visible mending(VM) is different from traditional mending in that it makes the repair a central point, rather than combining it into the original clothes. There are many reasons for this,_from drawing attention to the fact that clothes' lifetimes have become long and challenging the idea that secondhand clothes are only worn by the poor, to simply adding a personalized touch.
Kate Sekules is a well known advocate for visible mending. The British born, Brooklyn based writer, clothes historian and mending instructor has a new book coming out in September. It is a call to action for clothes lovers of all skill levels to take needles and threads to their beloved clothes. She reassures readers that anyone can do it.
“The skills are easy to pick up: visible mending is for everyone. The only way to go wrong is to say, ‘I can't.’ It is a skill, but of a modern way. There are many ways to create VM, and there will never be another one like yours. Though you will never sew two mends the same, you will develop a style of your own.”
Sekules spends the first several chapters explaining why practicing visible mending matters so much. She writes about the current fashion industry, and how destructive it is, from the vast quantities of textiles (纺织品) and plastic waste and poisonous runoff poisoning rivers around the world, to the terrible conditions in which clothes workers work. So, rather than waiting around for the companies to clean up their acts, we individuals can effect tiny yet meaningful changes by picking up our needles and threads and wearing our clothes for longer.
28．How did the author feel about visible mending
A．A little puzzled. B．Very satisfied.
C．Pretty shocked. D．Rather disappointed.
29．What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to
A．Focusing on the repair.
B．Adding a personalized touch.
C．Combining it into the original one.
D．Looking for the original materials.
30．What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A．When we need to do visual mending.
B．How we can master the unusual skill.
C．What we should do when sewing.
D．Why visual mending is special and easy to learn.
31．Which of the following may Sekules agree with
A．It is difficult to keep up with the newest fashion.
B．Fashion connects with social development closely.
C．It is surprising how fashion changes over the years.
D.The fashion industry can be harmful to the environment.
D
Thanks to the progress of artificial intelligence (AI), robots have won against human players in a number of games, such as chess, Go game and even mahjong. And now, AI powered robots are showing their talent in professional curling (冰壶).
Recently, a robot team named Curly has drawn much attention as it successfully beat two R．O. Korean national curling teams. Researchers from Korea University in R．O. Korea, and the Berlin Institute of Technology in Germany developed the robot.
Curling is a challenging sport that requires a mix of precision and strategy. In the game, a player called the “thrower” gently slides the stone and releases it before a boundary called the “hogline”. The stone slides down to the target, known as the “house”. An opposing team does the same, so both teams accumulate stones in the same house. At the end of the round, the team with a stone closest to the center of the target gets a point.
This requires the players to figure out the force and angle needed to slide a heavy stone in order to land it in the house or make it into another position. Players also have to form a strategy to prevent the opponent from getting their stones closest to the center of the house. And apparently, Curly has made progress in mastering these skills.
Curly is a team of two robots: One is responsible for observing the position of the stones at the scoring end, while the other does the throwing. But how was this robot programmed to achieve this
Researchers built a simulation (模拟) of a curling game for the robots to play around. In the simulation, the researchers approximated the physics of the real world as best as they could, considering various conditions, such as the ice surface and the positions of stones. Then, there is curling strategy. The robots were trained in different situations to deal with various throws. The researchers found that Curly adapted to many variables (变量) of the game the same way a person would.
This shows that a robot can observe the real world and act accordingly in a precise and strategic manner, which is a sign of a promising future for the ever expanding use of AI.
32．What do we know about the team of robots named Curly
A．It can play different kinds of sports.
B．It defeated human players in sports games.
C．It is more advanced in sports than other robots.
D．It was developed by researchers from R．O. Korea.
33．What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about
A．The way to play curling.
B．The use of AI in sports competitions.
C．The ways Curly can be improved.
D．The reasons why Curly was invented.
34．What did researchers find out about Curly when it was being trained
A．It could consider different conditions.
B．It could develop new game strategies.
C．It could build a simulation of a game.
D．It could copy what human players do.
35．What attitude does the author have toward AI technologies
A．Worried. B．Unconcerned.
C．Annoyed. D．Hopeful.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面的短文，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。
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer. 36.________ They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.
37．________ Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! 38.________ Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.
Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. 39.________ Water skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. 40.________ One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace (胜不骄，败不馁).
A．And think of people in cold countries.
B．Sports help to train a person's character.
C．Not a few people like sports in the world.
D．Many people like to watch others play games.
E．People aren't inventing new sports or games.
F．Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.
G．People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
第三部分 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)
阅读下面的短文，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。
I was diagnosed (诊断) at the age of 14 with a disease which the doctor said would ___41__ me in a wheelchair at 25 and dead at 40. Luckily, it didn't happen as ___42__. The disease never spread to my legs, for which I am very __43__．
Still, everything I did hurt, and my left hand was functionally paralyzed (功能性瘫痪的). I was in constant pain because I lack the muscle __44__ required to do these simple tasks.
After __45__ 40 years of this disease, I decided to step into the world of __46__ healing. I learned to allow the flow of grace to heal and care for me.
Healing is having the courage to love yourself, and trusting you __47__ a better life and healthier existence. When I adopted that new belief system, my entire being started to wellness.
Slowly and steadily, I was __48__ myself from the only existence I had known. I began to __49__ a new life filled with joy and acceptance. If my heart healed, my body would heal.
As I became more in touch with the energy around me, I learned the incredible power of words and how we receive __50__ what we ask for. I came to understand that everything in life is an offering, an opportunity to grow.
We always have a choice. We can remain __51__ in the past belief patterns and behaviors that no longer __52__ us, or we can create a new story, one that is truer to our __53__ self.
I learned that “__54__ ＋ compassion ＝ healing”. When we forgive ourselves, and others, we heal the hurt and discomfort. When we are compassionate and graceful, we attract the same. Healing is based in the heart, not the mind. As a result of my learning, I now live each day in joy and __55__．
“If I can heal, anyone can heal.” We are here to be in our heart's desire and live our purpose.
41．A.leave B．rescue
C．take D．spend
42．A.expected B．planned
C．predicted D．required
43．A.cheerful B．grateful
C．depressed D．scared
44．A.energy B．force
C．power D．strength
45．A.undergoing B．evaluating
C．foreseeing D．spending
46．A.traditional B．desperate
C．gradual D．alternative
47．A.desire B．demand
C．deserve D．determine
48．A.preventing B．unlocking
C．protecting D．discouraging
49．A.avoid B．destroy
C．imagine D．heal
50．A.oppositely B．exactly
C．particularly D．rarely
51．A.trapped B．absorbed
C．involved D．interested
52．A.benefit B．serve
C．work D．attract
53．A.happy B．stubborn
C．ideal D．authentic
54．A.grace B．joy
C．forgiveness D．wellness
55．A.purpose B．gratitude
C．courage D．regret
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At Lowe's, the home improvement chain, a “LoweBot” in some stores can answer simple questions, such as where 56.____________(find) items, and can assist with inventory (库存) monitoring. These robots free up workers from routine tasks, thus 57.____________(give) humans more time for customer interaction—but that's only the beginning.
The real benefit of retail robots is the opportunity to capture the exact data about the products on the 58.____________(shelf) and customer buying patterns, which can increase efficiency and accuracy in inventory management. The key is using retail robots as data collectors within 59.____________ Internet of Things (IoT) , which is best thought of 60.____________ a complex network of connected devices, objects, and sensors gathering data that 61.____________ (analyze) in the cloud or with edge computing.
With robots in stores, retailers already have the beginnings of a whole IoT 62.____________ (solve).
As the robots move around the stores, they take photos of every shelf and aisle (过道)，which are then digitized (数字化) and converted(转换) into metrics and insights about out of stock merchandise and pricing.
Such detailed data is 63.____________ (incredible) valuable in retail, 64.____________ understanding and anticipating consumer demand is necessary. For example, Stitch Fix, which provides just for you clothing choices to shoppers at home, regards 65.____________ (it) as its business model, from product recommendation to inventory management and fashion design.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，下周六你校将组织学生到光明社区参加垃圾分类进社区(Waste Sorting in Community)社会实践活动，你受学生会委托为校英文报写一则通知。内容如下：
1．活动主题；
2．时间、地点；
3．注意事项。
注意：词数80左右。
Notice
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第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面的材料，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。
Many years ago, my father, who was 80 at that time, arrived for his regular two week visit at my home in Karachi. He lived with my elder brother in Lahore most of the time and for ten years he had stuck to his habit of going for an hour long morning walk to keep fit. In Lahore, he would walk around a park that is quite close to my brother's house. Naturally, he was keen to continue his morning walk while with us in Karachi.
Our preferred park is a 2km walk from my house and it has a 1km walking track. I could not drive him there every day as I have to leave for the office at the same time he wanted to set out. Since there are hardly any footpaths in Karachi, my father said he was delighted to walk on the road as he was certain there wouldn't be much traffic in the morning.
Though I kept him informed that our house was near the park and was made of red bricks in case he got lost, I was still less confident so I suggested it would be safer if he changed his walk time to the evening. That way I could take him to the park after work. However, my father—a determined person—said that he could not change his routine for just a few days and insisted that he would be leaving the house everyday at 7 a．m. and returning by 8 a.m. He started doing this and stuck firmly to his schedule. So one day when he had not returned by 8：30 a.m., my wife, Qaisa, phoned me in a panic. Worried, I immediately drove home, taking the same route that my father would have taken for his walk.
Not spotting him anywhere, I went to the police station to report my father's disappearance. The station house officer advised me to wait until midnight before filling the report. Since it was only 10 a．m., I drove back to the park, in the hope of discovering some trace, but in vain. Totally at a loss for what to do next, I returned home and waited impatiently, walking back and forth in the house.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
At 10：35 a．m. the doorbell rang and my father stood outside the door smiling, accompanied by a young man.______________________________________________________________
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参考答案与解析
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
答案：1－5.ACBCB 6－10.BABCA 11－15.CABAC
16－20.ACBAB
听力材料
(Text 1)
W：What do you like to do during the weekend
M：I love cycling.On Saturday morning I usually ride around the city for two hours.①
(Text 2)
W：What kind of college are you going to apply for？②
M：My father wants me to go into business school but my mother wants me to go to medical school.
(Text 3)
M：How much time has passed since we started talking
W：It's been only 10 minutes.
M：So right now it should be 3：10 pm.
W：Correct.③
(Text 4)
W：Where did you get the money to start your restaurant
M：I have been saving my money for years.
W：Is there any other way to get money to start up a small business？④
M：Yes, you can borrow some from a bank.
(Text 5)
W：Did you want to become a scientist when you were young
M：No.I became interested in insects only after I entered university.⑤
W：Are you happy with the working conditions in this university
M：Yes.It provides me with excellent equipment and enough funding to do my work.
(Text 6)
M：Welcome to Boston.May I see your passport？Oh, I see you've been here before.
W：Yeah, I've been to your country a couple of times for business.
M：What's the purpose of your visit this time
W：I'm here on holiday this time.⑥
M：Where are you planning to go
W：I'm going from here to Atlanta, then across the Midwest to California, and then back to Boston.⑦
M：Who are you going to stay with
W：Mainly with friends.
M：And how long are you going to be here
W：About three months or until the money runs out.
M：What's the date of your return
W：I've got an open ticket.
M：Thank you.Have a nice day!
(Text 7)
W：Now tell me something about yourself and why you are here to apply for the job.
M：I left school three months ago.I got straight A's in nearly every subject.I worked very hard at my studies.
W：I see.Have you had any experience already
M：I worked in a radio factory for two months.⑧
W：That was a very short time, wasn't it
M：Yes, it was.It was during the factory's busy season, so they hired extra people to help, and the pay was really good.
W：I see.Can you tell me a bit about why you want this job
M：I want to become a skilled engineer, and I know your company has a reputation for excellence in engineering.⑨
W：All right.We will give you our decision as soon as possible.My secretary will be in touch.
M：OK.Thank you very much.
(Text 8)
W：Hey, James.Any plans for the coming vacation
M：Ah, yes.I am planning to tour with my wife.⑩
W：Oh, really？Where
M：We are taking a five day tour in Australia.
W：Oh, that's a wonderful country. Jack and I went there last summer.How will you get there？I mean you can take a ship there.That would be a relaxing way to travel.
M：Well, maybe next time.We have already booked the tickets; we'll go by plane this time.
W：And where will you stay, if you don't mind my asking
M：In a four star hotel.It has excellent reviews online.
W：Oh, that's good.Any place in particular that you hope to visit？
M：Golden Beach，of course.Australia is famous for its beautiful beach.
W：Yes, it is, and I am sure you will enjoy it much.Wave Rock and the Great Ocean Road are also worth visiting, if you have time.
(Text 9)
M：Morning, Doctor.Sorry I'm a bit late, but I felt really awful when I got up.
W：Don't worry, David.What seems to be the trouble
M：Well, I've had this awful flu and a terrible cough.
W：I see.How long have you been feeling like this
M：Oh, about three or four days, I suppose. About six days ago, I got caught in a heavy rain on my way home from a party.
W：I see.And have you been taking any medicine
M：Just the normal things.Cough medicine, lemon and hot drinks, but it hasn't done any good.So I stopped yesterday.
W：Are you a smoker
M：No.I gave up three years ago， though I've picked it up again twice since then.
W：Have you had a temperature
M：Yes.For a couple of days.I took my temperature this morning—it was 38.5℃.
W：OK.I'll just listen to your chest...well, it looks as if you've got a really bad cold, but not the flu.Take these pills: one capsule every 8 hours for the next five days.
M：OK，Doctor.What about going to work
W：I'm sorry, but you'll have to spend a few days in bed till it clears up.
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Today we are bringing you a story from real life.Three Mexican fishermen have been rescued after floating in a small boat for about nine months across thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean.
The three fishermen left their home of San Blas on Mexico's Pacific coast last November and were blown 5，000 miles off course after their 25 foot rubber boat ran out of gas and they were left to the mercy of the winds. The fishermen were able to survive by eating raw fish and sea birds.They caught any bird that landed on their boat and ate it uncooked.
Their difficult and unpleasant experience finally ended a week ago when they were rescued by a Taiwanese fishing boat in waters between the Marshall Islands and Kiribati.They were very skinny and very hungry but they were definitely in fine mental state.
News of their rescue shocked their friends and relatives.They were overjoyed, since they had given the fishermen up for dead, announcing their deaths in June.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
21.C 解析：细节理解题。根据“Stratford Hall—Stratford, Virginia”部分中的“visitors must buy tickets ($8 for adults and$5 for kids) to enter the 100 yard long collecting area”可知，游客必须购买门票(成人票8美元，儿童票5美元)才能进入100码长的收集区。所以两个大人和一个小孩需要：8×2＋5＝21(美元)。故选C。
22.B 解析：细节理解题。根据“Purse State Park—Nanjemoy, Maryland”部分中的“Look at the small stones carefully, in which the teeth of a wide variety of sharks and bony fish species can be found.”可知，仔细观察这些小石头，里面有各种鲨鱼和硬骨鱼的牙齿。所以，游客可以在普尔斯州立公园看到鲨鱼牙齿。故选B。
23.B 解析：细节理解题。根据“Dinosaur Park—Laurel, Maryland”部分中的“Hundreds of fossils discovered by visitors have been collected and catalogued to date, increasing our knowledge about ancient ecosystem that once existed there.”可知，迄今为止，游客们已经发现了数以百计的化石，并对它们进行了编目，增加了我们对那里曾经存在的古代生态系统的了解。所以，在恐龙公园发现的化石能帮助我们了解曾经存在的古代生态系统。故选B。
24.B 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段内容可推知，本段提及麦当劳和肯德基，是为了引入话题，说明两家新的西餐厅进入了北京当地的餐饮市场。故选B。
25.D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Taco Bell is a popular American fast food restaurant that features Mexican food. ”可知，它是一家很受欢迎的美国快餐店，以墨西哥菜为特色。故选D。
26.A 解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“The food is pretty similar to what we had in the United States”可知，奶昔小屋北京店里的食物和美国的很像，转折连词but表明二者还是有区别的，说明北京店里的食物有自己的独特之处，由此可知画线词的词义为“特别的”，和special同义。故选A。
27.C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However, there are new menu items that are special to the Beijing location, such as the Yang Berry Freeze and Avocado Oolong Tea.”和第三段中的“The food is pretty similar to what we had in the United States, but there is a milkshake exclusive to Beijing.”可推知，他们在北京的店铺为了适应北京人的口味，均进行了菜品上的改进。故选C。
28.B 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段内容可推断，作者对此修补技术是很满意的。故选B。
29.A 解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句“Visible mending (VM) is different from traditional mending in that it makes the repair a central point, rather than combining it into the original clothes. ”可推知，画线词指的是把修补点作为中心点。故选A。
30.D 解析：段落大意题。根据第四段内容可知，本段主要介绍的是为什么“可视修补”是特别的，容易操作的。故选D。
31.D 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“She writes about the current fashion industry, and how destructive it is, from the vast quantities of textiles and plastic waste and poisonous runoff poisoning rivers around the world”可知，她认为当前的时尚产业对环境是有危害的。故选D。
32.B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Recently, a robot team named Curly has drawn much attention as it successfully beat two R．O. Korean national curling teams. ”可知，这个机器人团队在比赛中打败了人类的队伍。故选B。
33.A 解析：段落大意题。根据第三段内容可知，本段主要讲述了冰壶的玩法。故选A。
34.A 解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“The researchers found that Curly adapted to many variables of the game the same way a person would.”及最后一段内容可知，研究人员发现机器人团队能够根据不同的情况采取适应的策略。故选A。
35.D 解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段内容可推知，作者认为人工智能的应用是有前途的。故选D。
36．D 解析：根据空处上下文可知，全世界的人不仅喜欢运动，更喜欢看比赛，D选项中watch others play games对应后文中watch the games。故D选项“许多人喜欢看别人比赛”符合语境。故选D。
37．F 解析：根据空处后文可知，后文主要列举了一些世界各地的人都喜欢的运动。故F选项“有些运动很有趣，各地的人都参加”符合语境。故选F。
38．A 解析：根据后文“Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.”可知，后文提到了滑冰或滑雪运动。由此可知是在介绍寒冷国家的人们喜欢从事的运动。故A选项“再想想寒冷国家的人们”符合语境。故选A。
39．G 解析：根据空处上下文可知，本段主要介绍了一些运动的历史，后文提到了滑水是最新的运动之一，可推测人们一直在发明新的运动，G选项中new sports对应后文中the newest in the family of sports。故G选项“人们一直在发明新的运动或游戏”符合语境。故选G。
40．B 解析：根据后文“One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.”可知，后文主要介绍了运动对一个人性格的塑造，故B选项“运动有助于培养一个人的性格”符合语境。故选B。
41.A 动词词义辨析。句意：我14岁时被诊断出患有一种疾病，医生说这种疾病会让我25岁坐轮椅，40岁死去。leave意为“使/让……”，rescue意为“拯救”，take意为“带走、花费(时间)”，spend意为“花费”。根据前文“I was diagnosed at the age of 14 with a disease which the doctor said”可知，因为医生诊断说作者患有重疾，所以此处表示疾病让作者25岁时会坐轮椅。故选A。
42.C 动词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，一切没有像预测的那样发生。expect意为“期待”，plan意为“计划”，predict意为“预测”，require意为“要求”。前一句提到，医生说作者25岁会坐轮椅上，40岁死去，根据副词Luckily和后文“The disease never spread to my legs”可知，病情没有按医生预测的那样发展。故选C。
43.B 形容词词义辨析。句意：疾病从未扩散到我的腿上，对此我非常感激。cheerful意为“快乐的、高兴的”，grateful意为“感激的”，depressed意为“沮丧的”，scared意为“害怕的”。根据前文描述可知，疾病没有按医生预测的那样发展，所以作者对此很感激。故选B。
44.D 名词词义辨析。句意：我经常感到疼痛，因为我缺乏完成这些简单任务所需的肌肉力量。energy意为“能量”，force意为“武力”，power意为“权力”，strength意为“力量、力气”。根据后文“required to do these simple tasks”可知，作者缺乏做一些简单任务所需要的肌肉力量。故选D。
45.A 动词词义辨析。句意：在忍受了这种疾病40年后，我决定踏入替代疗法的世界。undergo意为“忍受、经历、经受(变化、不快的事等)”，evaluate意为“评价、评估”，foresee意为“预见”，spend意为“花费”。根据空后“...40 years of this disease”可知，此处表示经受这种疾病40年后，作者有了其他决定。故选A。
46.D 形容词词义辨析。句意同上。traditional意为“传统的”，desperate意为“拼命的、绝望的”，gradual意为“逐渐的”，alternative意为“替代的”。根据下文“I learned to allow the flow of grace to heal and care for me.”可知，作者决定寻找其他替代的疗法。故选D。
47.C 动词词义辨析。句意：治愈是有勇气去爱自己，相信自己应该拥有更好、更健康的生活。desire意为“渴望”，demand意为“要求”，deserve意为“值得、应得”，determine意为“决定”。根据后文“When I adopted that new belief system, my entire being started to wellness.”可知，作者相信自己应该拥有更好的生活，所以此处需用动词deserve，表示值得拥有。故选C。
48.B 动词词义辨析。句意：慢慢地、稳步地，我将自己从我所知道的唯一存在中解放出来。prevent意为“阻止”，unlock意为“打开”，protect意为“保护”，discourage意为“使气馁”。根据空后“...the only existence I had known.”可知，此处指作者将自己从疾病的阴影中解放出来。故选B。
49.C 动词词义辨析。句意：我开始想象一个充满喜悦和接受的新生活。avoid意为“避免”，destroy意为“破坏”，imagine意为“想象”，heal意为“治愈”。根据后文“If my heart healed, my body would heal.”可知，这是作者想象的一种新生活。故选C。
50.B 副词词义辨析。句意：当我越来越多地接触到我周围的能量时，我学会了语言不可思议的力量，以及我们如何准确地得到我们所要求的。oppositely意为“相反地”，exactly意为“确切地”，particularly意为“特别、尤其”，rarely意为“罕见地”。根据前文“As I became more in touch with the energy around me, I learned the incredible power of words...”可知，作者的改变，让作者能准确地得到自己所要求的东西。故选B。
51.A 动词词义辨析。句意：我们可以继续困在过去的信仰模式和行为中，这些不再对我们有帮助，或者我们可以创造一个新的故事，一个更真实的自我。trap意为“使陷入困境”，absorb意为“吸收”，involve意为“包含”，interest意为“使感兴趣”。根据后文“or we can create a new story...”可知，此处表示被过去的信仰模式和行为束缚。故选A。
52.B 动词词义辨析。句意同上。benefit意为“使受益”，serve意为“服务”，work意为“工作”，attract意为“吸引”。根据空前“and behaviors that no longer...”可知，因为被过去的信仰模式和行为束缚，所以此处表示这些不能服务于我们，即对我们没有作用了。故选B。
53.D 形容词词义辨析。句意同上。happy意为“开心的”，stubborn意为“固执的”，ideal意为“理想的”，authentic意为“真实的”。根据空前“one that is truer...”可知，此处指真实的自我。故选D。
54.C 名词词义辨析。句意：我懂得了“宽恕＋同情＝治愈”。grace意为“优雅”，joy意为“开心”，forgiveness意为“宽恕”，wellness意为“健康”。根据后文“When we forgive ourselves...”可知，此处指的是宽恕。故选C。
55.B 名词词义辨析。句意：由于我的学习，我现在每天都生活在快乐和感激之中。purpose意为“目的”，gratitude意为“感激”，courage意为“勇气”，regret意为“后悔”。根据文章第一段描述可知，医生说作者寿命不超过40岁，作者打破了医生的预言，所以现在作者感恩生活。故选B。
56．to find 动词不定式。句意：在家装连锁店劳氏(Lowe's)，一些商店里的“劳氏机器人”可以回答一些简单的问题，比如在哪里找到物品，还可以协助进行库存监控。分析句子可知，此处为“疑问词＋to do”结构，空处缺少不定式。故填to find。
57．giving 现在分词。句意：这些机器人将工人从日常工作中解放出来，从而给人类更多的时间与顾客互动——但这仅仅是一个开始。分析句子可知，thus后表示结果，用现在分词作结果状语表示主动关系。故填giving。
58．shelves 名词复数。句意：零售机器人的真正好处是有机会捕捉关于货架上产品和顾客购买模式的准确数据，这可以提高库存管理的效率和准确性。分析句意可知，商店的货架不止一处，故此处应用名词复数。故填shelves。
59．the 冠词。句意：关键是在物联网(IoT)中使用零售机器人作为数据收集器。物联网是一个由连接设备、对象和传感器组成的复杂网络，它们收集的数据在云端或边缘计算中进行分析。Internet of Things(IoT)在此处为特定的对象，表示特指。故填the。
60．as 介词。句意同上。此句考查be thought of...as...短语，意为“被视为是……”。故填as。
61．is analyzed 一般现在时的被动语态。句意同59题。结合语境可知，此处应用一般现在时，that引导限制性定语从句，analyze与先行词data之间构成动宾关系，且data为不可数名词，此处用一般现在时的被动语态。故填is analyzed。
62．solution 名词。句意：商店里有了机器人，零售商开始着手使用物联网全面解决方案。空前的a提示应用可数名词单数形式。故填solution。
63．incredibly 副词。句意：这些详细的数据在零售业非常有价值，在其中了解和预测消费者的需求是必要的。空处修饰形容词valuable用副词。故填incredibly。
64．where 定语从句。句意同上。先行词为retail, 在定语从句中作地点状语，用where引导非限制性定语从句。故填where。
65．itself 代词。句意：例如，为在家购物的顾客提供贴身衣物选择的Stitch Fix，就是把自己当作一种商业模式，从产品推荐到库存管理，再到时装设计。当主语与宾语一致时，宾语用反身代词。故填itself。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
One possible version：
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In order to strengthen the awareness of environmental protection，we will organize a social practice activity whose theme is “Waste Sorting in Community”. The activity is to be held in Guangming Community this Saturday. We'll put up posters, show the residents how to identify different kinds of waste and demonstrate how to use the waste sorting facilities. We'll gather at the school gate at 8：30 a.m. Don't forget to take the materials and items you've prepared. Be present on time, please.
The Student Union
第二节(满分25分)
One possible version：
At 10：35 am the doorbell rang and my father stood outside the door smiling, accompanied by a young man. I hugged my father tightly and affectionately. Enormously relieved, the young man told me that my father had lost his way while returning home after the morning walk. The only description he could provide was that my house was near the park and that the house was made of red bricks. With much effort, and in almost two hours' searching, the young man was able to locate my house. He expressed great relief at getting my father home.
After knowing what had happened, I showed my appreciation of the young man's kindness. I invited him inside to join us for a cup of tea. The man refused politely and said sincerely that he felt so delighted to have brought my father safely home to me that he did not require further thanks. Then he drove the car away without even sharing his name and I have not seen him again. This kind act has a lasting influence on me. I always give others a helping hand if possible, even so many years later.
