Module 12 Save our world
第 Ⅰ 卷
一、听力理解(略)
二、单项填空(本大题共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( ) 21. In class, Miss Wang divided the students _______ four discussion groups.
A. to B. for C. into D. between
( ) 22. Jenny got up early _______ she could get to school on time.
A. if B. so that C. after D. since then
( ) 23. David works in a _______ that produces mobile phones.
A. school B. hospital C. museum D. factory
( ) 24. Thanks to the local government’s good _______, the poor family has lived a happy life.
A. order B. rule C. policy D. notice
( ) 25. Though Mr Black can’t see or hear anything, he always has a big smile on his face. He never feels _______.
A. careless B. careful C. hopeless D. hopeful
( ) 26. —It’s unbelievable that Gina has progressed in such a _______ way.
—Yes. She has made great progress since last month.
A. slow B. rapid C. short D. long
( ) 27. The beach has been _______ by the rubbish left by visitors.
A. polluted B. created C. improved D. closed
( ) 28. —I didn’t hear what you said. Can you _______ it
—No problem.
A. speak B. discuss C. talk D. repeat
( ) 29. It’s wasteful to _______ things like glass and paper.
A. find out B. read out C. throw away D. put away
( ) 30. My grandpa used this tool _______ a hole in the garden.
A. dig B. digging C. to dig D. dug
( ) 31. It’s no use _______ me. I don’t know any more than you do.
A. ask B. asking C. tell D. telling
( ) 32. After two years of physical training, Peter became _______ and healthier.
A. weak B. weaker C. strong D. stronger
( ) 33. Please _______ here earlier. We don’t want to miss the first bus to the museum.
A. arrive B. arriving C. to arrive D. arrived
( ) 34. If everyone lives a green life, the earth _______.
A. saves B. is saved C. will save D. will be saved
( ) 35. —Shall we go horse riding this Saturday
—_______. Let’s meet here at 8 am.
A. That’s funny
B. That’s too bad
C. That’s the problem
D. That’s a good idea
三、完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Look around you. Do you see anything made with plastic We use plastic in our computers, in our phones, in our homes, in our cars and 36 in our clothes!
We make 300 million tons of plastic every year. That’s about the same 37 as 30 million elephants! Plastic is very useful, but there’s a(n) 38 . When we don’t want things made of plastic any more, we often throw them away.
A lot of that plastic ends up in our oceans (海洋). 39 , every year, at least 8 million tons of plastic goes into our oceans. This plastic breaks up into very small pieces called microplastics. Sea animals and fish which eat the microplastics 40 die.
Microplastics are not the only problem. Other small pieces of plastic, called microbeads, are added to many kinds of toothpaste and shampoo (牙膏和洗发水). When we 41 these products, the microbeads go into the water and fish eat them. However, 42 microbeads are not food and are not nutritious (有营养的), the fish then die. Microbeads can also pass into our systems when we eat fish.
There are things we can do to stop plastic from 43 the ocean. Some countries have now banned (明令禁止) the use of microbeads in products. We can also reduce the amount of plastic we use and find 44 to recycle it. Don’t use plastic bags. When you go shopping, take cloth bags to the store with you and 45 them. Recycle your plastic bottles at home and at school. If you live near a beach, join or start a cleanup group. Let’s all work together to keep our oceans clean!
( ) 36. A. never B. almost C. even D. only
( ) 37. A. age B. price C. number D. weight
( ) 38. A. idea B. advice C. problem D. decision
( ) 39. A. In fact B. At first C. In this way D. At the time
( ) 40. A. must B. may C. need D. should
( ) 41. A. use B. record C. replace D. present
( ) 42. A. when B. until C. because D. though
( ) 43. A. finding B. reaching C. cleaning D. escaping
( ) 44. A. ways B. signs C. lessons D. symbols
( ) 45. A. make B. reuse C. sell D. change
四、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下面的材料,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
[A]
London is one of the greenest cities in the UK. Here are some green places there.
Hackney City Farm
The city farm was built in the 1980s to create a place where young people could be close to animals. It encourages them to create a friendly environment that cares for animals. You can meet lovely farm animals including rabbits, sheep and chickens. You may see butterflies (蝴蝶) too.
Barbican Conservatory
Invite your friends and family for afternoon tea here. You can enjoy special cakes made from fruit and plants grown right here. If you watch carefully, you can even see some exotic (异国的) fish.
Abney Park Cemetery
It is a public garden and an arboretum (植物园). However, if you get hungry, do NOT eat anything. The plants of the park might be full of arsenic and lead (砷和铅) that can cause health problems.
Primrose Hill Park
Primrose Hill is a park area on the top of a hill. No matter whether it’s winter or summer, from here, you can have an unusual view (景色) of London. Here is one piece of advice as you are walking towards the top of the hill: do not look back at the view.
( ) 46. What can you enjoy in Barbican Conservatory
A. Exotic fish.
B. Exotic flowers.
C. Special trees.
D. Special butterflies.
( ) 47. What should visitors to Abney Park Cemetery keep in mind
A. The plants can be dangerous.
B. It’s boring to look back.
C. No food is sold there.
D. It’s a private garden.
( ) 48. Primrose Hill Park gives visitors a chance to _______.
A. see different kinds of trees
B. have a taste of exotic food
C. enjoy an unusual view of London
D. make cakes from fruit grown there
( ) 49. To be close to animals, one can go to _______.
A. Primrose Hill Park
B. Hackney City Farm
C. Abney Park Cemetery
D. Barbican Conservatory
( ) 50. The material is probably from a _______.
A. diary B. dictionary C. storybook D. magazine
[B]
I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl, my parents were very busy. In order to entertain (使快乐) myself, I found pens and paper, and started drawing.
At that time, I thought of drawing just as a hobby. When I was tired of doing homework, I wanted to do something creative. One day, it hit me: how nice would it be if I could do something I love for a living I did research on the best art schools around the world. One of my friends studied art in the US. She advised me to go to Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). That was the only school I applied to (申请) after I left high school.
Luckily, I was accepted into RISD. At first, I felt a little down. I didn’t have my own style (风格). I tried many different things. Finally, Chris Baselli, one of my teachers, helped me find it.
Now, I’ve been working as a full-time illustrator (插图画家) for ten years. I’ve drawn for newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times and The New Yorker. I often get letters from readers. They love my style.
When I get an assignment (任务), I read it over a lot of times. I try to work out the most important message that I need to include in my work. I’m still in the early part of my career. The biggest worry that I have is losing the excitement. I hope that will never happen so that I can keep creating wonderful artworks.
( ) 51. The writer started to draw in order to _______.
A. make money
B. entertain herself
C. help her parents
D. finish homework
( ) 52. Who advised the writer to apply to RISD
A. Her friend. B. Her parents.
C. A teacher at RISD. D. A teacher at her high school.
( ) 53. Chris Baselli was important to the writer because _______.
A. she helped her find a good job
B. she got her interested in drawing
C. she helped her find her own drawing style
D. she got her interested in being an illustrator
( ) 54. After the writer reads the readers’ letters, she must feel _______.
A. happy B. sad C. angry D. worried
( ) 55. Which of the following is TRUE about the writer
A. She is worried she will lose her job.
B. She can finish an assignment very soon.
C. She reads newspapers and magazines every day.
D. She feels she still has a long way to go in her career.
[C]
Ian Kiernan took part in an around-the-world sailing race in 1987 and noticed a lot of rubbish in the seas. Returning home to Australia, Kiernan felt he had to do something about it.
He started close to home by organising (组织) a community activity in 1989 called Clean Up Sydney Harbour. To his surprise, more than 40, 000 volunteers came out to clear away rubbish. Encouraged by his success, Kiernan decided to make the clean-up a national activity the following year, and about 300, 000 people spent the day working to improve their local environment. Clean Up Australia Day was born and has been held every year since then.
In 1993, Kiernan started an even bigger programme. With the help of the United Nations Environment Programme, he started Clean Up the World to help communities around the world in cleaning up and protecting the environment. In its first year, more than 30 million people in 80 countries joined. Clean Up the World now falls on the third weekend of September every year, and has grown more popular as the years go by.
In recent years Kiernan says that there has been an increase in electronic waste, such as computers and phones. E-waste is dangerous since chemicals (化学品) from it can cause health problems if they leak (渗漏) into the ground or into the water. To help deal with e-waste, Kiernan started a programme called Clean Up Mobile Phones to collect used phones for reuse.
Kiernan saw a problem that needed fixing, and he chose to take action. He worked with millions of people in their goal (目标) to make the world a cleaner place. Through hard work, Kiernan showed that anyone who puts their mind to it can make a difference.
( ) 56. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to “_______”.
A. Australia B. the rubbish C. the sailing race D. the community activity
( ) 57. Kiernan first organised a national clean-up activity in Australia in _______.
A. 1987 B. 1989 C. 1990 D. 1993
( ) 58. What do we know about Clean Up the World
A. It is held on the third weekend of September every year.
B. More than 80 million people joined in its first year.
C. Kiernan started it with the help of his friends.
D. It is not that popular these years.
( ) 59. If Peter wants to learn something about e-waste, he can read _______.
A. Paragraph 2 B. Paragraph 3 C. Paragraph 4 D. Paragraph 5
( ) 60. The passage is mainly about _______.
A. how to deal with the sea rubbish
B. the dangers of e-waste to the seas
C. the development of Clean Up Australia Day
D. what Kiernan did to protect the environment
五、补全对话(本大题共5小题,每小题1分,共5分)
根据对话内容,从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。(选项中有两项是多余的)
A: Tina, it is 22nd April today. Do you know it is also Earth Day
B: No, I don’t. Tell me about it.
A: (61) _______ It started in the US after an oil spill (石油泄漏) killed many sea animals.
B: (62) _______
A: People cleaned up rubbish, listened to speeches and planted trees. Soon the US even made laws (法律) to reduce pollution.
B: (63)_______
A: Now, people in 193 countries celebrate Earth Day by doing “acts of green”.
B: (64)_______
A: OK. People can do many things like recycling, eating less meat and walking instead of driving.
B: How about organising an activity to call for more students to protect the earth in our school
A: (65) _______ Let’s discuss it after school.
A. Nice idea! B. It’s no good. C. What about now D. Where did it start E. Can you give me some examples F. It’s a day when we take care of the planet. G. How did people celebrate the first Earth Day
[第 Ⅱ 卷]
六、完成句子(本大题共5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
根据所给中文意思完成句子,每空限填一词。
66. 我还有许多工作要做。
I’ve still got _______ _______ work to do.
67. 我们应该采取措施节约能源。
We should _______ _______ to save energy.
68. 你知道如何把水变成冰吗?
Do you know how to _______ water _______ ice
69. 我们在学校学习很多科目,比如数学和英语。
We learn many subjects at school ______ _______ maths and English.
70. 她会打篮球,也会打网球。
She can play basketball and tennis _______ _______.
七、任务型阅读(本大题共5小题,每小题1分,共5分)
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容完成句子。
“Hi! Do you want to sing a song with me ”
The one speaking is a robot named Robin. Robin looks like a friendly character (角色) from an animated movie (动画片). It acts like a friend to children. It can play games, tell funny stories and jokes ... and explain difficult (and terrifying) medical problems in simple ways. Its main job is to interact (交流) with young patients in hospital and make them feel less afraid and lonely.
The team behind Robin was set up in 2017. They began developing Robin at the beginning of 2018. They used some technology to help Robin learn — it can recognise (辨别出) a child’s feelings through his or her facial expressions (面部表情); it can also learn from past experiences and make dialogues.
“Kids who stay in hospitals often have to experience long-term and sometimes painful treatment. They usually don’t have a good appetite (胃口); some may stop speaking to anyone and lose interest in everything,” says Karen Khachikyan, CEO of the company that has developed Robin. “However, all the kids who have once interacted with Robin would like to meet it again. And some kids’ appetite improved. Some became more cheerful after interacting with Robin.”
Robin has been going down the halls of UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital since mid-July. It is also going through a year-long training. During this period of time, a worker from the hospital’s Chase Child Life Programme will provide Robin’s voice and control the robot’s actions and expressions as it “learns” how to deal with the needs of children and their families.
71. Robin is a robot that acts like _______________.
72. Robin is mainly used to interact with young patients in hospital so that they will feel _______________.
73. Robin can recognise children’s _______________ through their facial expressions.
74. All the kids would like to _______________ after they have once interacted with Robin.
75. Robin will be trained for _______________ to learn how to deal with the needs of children and their families.
八、综合填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。
Sue and Seymour Savemor have two children: Sidney and Sheila. The Savemors want to help protect the environment by r_______ (76) pollution. To reach that goal the Savemors try to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle as much as possible. They moved with some of their friends w_______ (77) are environmental protectors to a place called Recycle City. There they use solar panels (太阳能电池板) to produce electricity.
Seymour keeps all the appliances (家电), l_______ (78) the fridge and the cooker in good working order. He follows the producers’ s_______ (79) for proper operation. In that way he uses l_______ (80) electricity.
Sue holds a garage sale (车库旧物销售) twice a year to s_______ (81) things she no longer wants or needs. She can not only help other people but also get some money.
Sidney and Sheila built a compost bin (堆肥桶) in the g_______ (82) after learning about how to do it at school. That’s how they get free fertilizer (肥料) for the garden and reduce the amount of w_______ (83).
The Savemors keep recycling bins in the kitchen. They r_______ (84) glass, paper as well as plastic, so those materials can be reused.
All the family members are doing their best to keep the environment c_______ (85) and comfortable for themselves and their grandsons and granddaughters in the future.
九、书面表达(本大题共15分)
86. 随着日益严峻的环境危机,“救救地球”已成为世界各国人民最强烈的呼声。为此,你校英语俱乐部正在开展以“环保,就在我们身边”为主题的英语演讲比赛,请你以How to protect our environment为题,根据以下提示要点和要求写一篇演讲稿参加比赛。
提示要点:(1) 步行或骑车代替开车;(2) 购物时使用布袋代替塑料袋;(3) 节约用水用电。
要求:(1) 词数:80—100;(2) 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;(3) 要点齐全,行文连贯,可适当发挥。
How to protect our environment
Good morning, everyone! The environment is getting worse. It’s time for us to take steps to protect our environment.
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Thanks for listening!
参考答案
二、21-25 CBDCC 26-30 BADCC 31-35 BDADD
三、36-40 CDCAB 41-45 ACBAB
四、46-50 AACBD 51-55 BACAD 56-60 BCACD
五、61-65 FGCEA
六、66. tons / lots of 67. take steps 68. change; into
69. such as 70. as well
七、71. a friend to children 72. less afraid and lonely
73. feelings 74. meet it again 75. a / one year
八、76. reducing 77. who 78. like 79. suggestions
80. less 81. sell 82. garden 83. waste
84. recycle 85. clean
九、86. One possible version:
How to protect our environment
Good morning, everyone! The environment is getting worse. It’s time for us to take steps to protect our environment.
We can do many things to protect our environment. We can walk or ride a bike to school instead of driving. When shopping, we can use cloth bags instead of plastic bags. We can turn off the water while we brush the teeth and turn off the lights when we leave a room. In this way, we can save water and electricity. What’s more, we can divide rubbish into plastic, glass, paper, rubber and recycle them.
Though we are students, we still can make a difference. So let’s take these simple actions immediately to protect our environment.
Thanks for listening!
部分解析
单项填空
21. C。本题考查介词辨析。divide ... into ... 意为“把……分成……”。故选C。
22. B。本题考查连词辨析。if意为“如果;若”,so that意为“以便”,after意为“在……后”,since then意为“从那以后”。结合语境可知应选B。
23. D。本题考查名词辨析。school意为“学校”,hospital意为“医院”,museum意为“博物馆”,factory意为“制造厂;工厂”。结合语境可知应选D。
24. C。本题考查名词辨析。order意为“命令;指示”,rule意为“规则;法则”,policy意为“政策;方针”,notice意为“布告;告示”。结合语境可知应选C。
25. C。本题考查形容词辨析。careless意为“粗心的;疏忽的”,careful意为“仔细的;认真的;小心的”,hopeless意为“无望的”,hopeful意为“有希望的”。结合语境可知应选C。
26. B。本题考查形容词辨析。slow意为“慢的”,rapid意为“快速的;迅速的”,short意为“短的;短暂的;矮的”,long意为“长的;长时间的”。结合语境可知应选B。
27. A。本题考查动词辨析。pollute意为“污染”,create意为“创造”,improve意为“改进;改善”,close意为“合上;关闭”。结合语境可知应选A。
28. D。本题考查动词辨析。speak意为“说话,讲话”,discuss意为“讨论;谈论”,talk意为“谈论,说话”,repeat意为“重说;重新做”。结合语境可知应选D。
29. C。本题考查短语动词辨析。find out意为“发现;查明;弄清”,read out意为“朗读;宣读”,throw away意为“扔掉;丢弃”,put away意为“收起;收拾好”。结合语境可知应选C。
30. C。本题考查非谓语动词的用法。use ... to do sth.意为“用……做某事”。故选C。
31. B。本题考查固定搭配。It’s no use doing sth. 意为“做某事没有用处”。故选B。
32. D。本题考查形容词辨析和形容词比较级。结合语境可知用比较级。故排除A、C项。weak意为“弱的;虚弱的”,strong意为“强壮的;强大的;强烈的”。结合语境可知应选D。
33. A。本题考查祈使句。祈使句的肯定式以动词原形开头。故选A。
34. D。本题考查时态和语态。结合语境可知用一般将来时的被动语态。故选D。
35. D。本题考查交际用语。结合语境可知应选D。
完形填空
【体裁】说明文
【话题】世界与环境
【大意】作者介绍了塑料给海洋带来污染的现状,并号召大家少用塑料以保护海洋。
36. C。我们把塑料用到电脑、手机、家中以及汽车里,“甚至”衣服里也用到了塑料!
37. D。这和3000万头大象的“重量”相等。这指代上一句提到的“每年制造的3亿吨垃圾”。
38. C。塑料很有用,但有一个“问题”——我们不再使用时,经常会扔掉它们。
39. A。很多塑料最终进入海洋里。“事实上”,每年至少有800万吨塑料进入海洋。
40. B。食用微塑料的海洋动物和鱼“可能”会死亡。
41. A。当“我们”“使用”这些产品(牙膏和洗发水)时,这些叫“微珠”的微塑料会进入水中,被鱼吃掉。
42. C。然而,“因为”微珠不是食物,且没有营养,所以鱼吃了它们后会死掉。
43. B。由后一句一些国家明令禁止使用微珠可推测此处在讲,我们能做一些事情来阻止塑料“进入”海洋。
44. A。 “我们”也可以减少塑料的使用量并且找到循环使用它的“方法”。
45. B。当你去购物时,带着布袋去商店并“重复使用”它们。
阅读理解
A
【体裁】说明文
【话题】旅游与交通
【大意】材料介绍了伦敦四个风景优美的地方。
46. A。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由Barbican Conservatory部分最后一句可知答案。
47. A。本小题考查学生理解具体信息的能力。由Abney Park Cemetery部分最后一句可知,这个植物园中的植物可能含有大量的砷和铅,对人体会造成伤害。所以这些植物可能有一定的危险性。
48. C。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由Primrose Hill Park部分第二句可知答案。
49. B。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由Hackney City Farm部分第一句可知答案。
50. D。本小题考查学生推理判断的能力。材料介绍了伦敦四个风景优美的地方,最有可能来源于杂志,故选D。
B
【体裁】记叙文
【话题】个人情况
【大意】材料讲述了作者将儿时画画的爱好发展成职业,成为一名插图画家的故事。
51. B。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由第一段第三句可知答案。
52. A。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由第二段倒数第二、三句可知答案。
53. C。本小题考查学生理解具体信息的能力。由第三段可知答案。
54. A。本小题考查学生推理判断的能力。由第四段最后两句可知,读者们给我写信,信中提到喜欢我的风格,由此可推断我读完信应该是“开心的”,故选A。
55. D。本小题考查学生理解具体信息的能力。由最后一段第三句可知,我仍在职业生涯的初期,因此我还有很长的一段职业道路要走,故选D。
C
【体裁】记叙文
【话题】世界与环境
【大意】材料介绍了Ian Kiernan保护环境的事迹。
56. B。本小题考查学生理解指代关系的能力。由第一段第一句可知Kiernan参加比赛时看到大海里有很多“垃圾”,因此他决定去清理它,故选B。
57. C。本小题考查学生理解具体信息的能力。由第二段第三句可知举办全国性清理活动是在Kiernan开展Clean Up Sydney Harbour的后一年,故C项正确。
58. A。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。由第三段最后一句可知答案。
59. C。本小题考查学生查找细节信息的能力。关于E-waste的内容在文章第四段,故选C。
60. D。本小题考查学生归纳文章大意的能力。文章讲述了Kiernan如何通过自己的努力,让越来越多的人参与到保护环境的行动中来。D项的表述最符合此意。
综合填空
【体裁】记叙文
【话题】世界与环境
【大意】材料讲述了Savemor一家如何在日常生活中保护环境。
76. reducing。Savemor一家想要通过“减少”污染来帮助保护环境。
77. who。分析句子可知,此句为包含有定语从句的复合句。先行词their friends是人,故引导词应用who。
78. like。Seymour将所有家电“像”冰箱和炉具都维持在良好的工作状态。
79. suggestions。他谨遵制造商的正常操作“建议”。
80. less。这样他使用了“较少的”电。
81. sell。Sue一年举办两次车库旧物销售来“卖掉”她不再想要或需要的东西。
82. garden。Sidney和Sheila在学校学会如何做堆肥桶后,在“花园”里建了一个堆肥桶。
83. waste。那就是他们如何为花园获得免费的肥料和减少“废料”量的。
84. recycle。他们“回收利用”玻璃、纸以及塑料,因此那些材料可以被再利用。
85. clean。所有的家庭成员正在尽全力为自己以及子孙后代来保持环境“干净”和舒适。