辽宁省锦州市名校2023-2024学年高一上学期新生入学测试英语试题（含答案，无听力音频有听力原文）

锦州市名校2023-2024学年高一上学期新生入学测试
英语
考试时间：150分钟，试卷满分：200分（含25分附加题）
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一、单选题（本大题共7小题，共7分）
1.When can we see the films in our town
—Not until the cinema __________ next year.
A. builds B. will build C. is built D. will be built
2.—Mike, where is your father
—He ________ to New York on business. He ________ the airport at five in the morning.
A. has gone; has left for B. has been; has left for
C. has gone; left for D. has been; left for
3.Unless _______, he kept silent all the time.
A. spoken B. being spoken to C. spoken to D. speaking to
4.If you put a stone in the way of an ant, it will go around, over, under or on top, with out stopping, until it finds a way to get ______ it needs to be.
A. what B. how C. which D. where
5.He suggested that the problems ______ paid special attention to.
A. referred to being B. refer to being C. referred to be D. referring to be
6. no modern telecommunications, we would have to wait for weeks to get news from around the world.
A. Were there B. Had there been C. If there are D. If there have been
7.— ________ that he didn’t dare to move an inch.
— So ________, and so ________ you, were you in the dark.
A. So frightened was he; was he; would B. He was so frightened; he was; were
C. So frightened was he; he was; would D. So frightened he was; was he; were
二、阅读理解（本大题共31小题，共77.5分）
Passage A（共5小题，12.5分）
While I was jumping rope, my smartphone took a fall to the floor which created cracks（裂缝）on my screen. However, the music kept playing.30 minutes later, I could see only one-tenth of my screen while the rest was black. The next morning, I decided not to use it for 24 hours. I felt a sense of calm that day, which led to my not using it for on week. One week ended up becoming 60 days in total without my smartphone.
Here are some advantages I noticed in this challenge.
-You'll become "bored"
Without my phone, 1 became bored, but my mind went through all kinds of topics, Boredom（无聊）is a perfect way to create new ideas on a business or project, When you are bored, you allow your mind to relax to reach all possibilities.
-You'll be able to reduce your "work" hours
A survey found that adults checked their smartphones 85 times a day, or once every 10 minutes. As I learned in my challenge, by not having my smartphone, I fell into deep work more easily, so I completed my tasks in a shorter time.
-You'll improve your mental health
Without my phone, I avoided reading negative news and comments. While that helped make a big improvement in my mental health, the biggest reason for it was truly communicating with people. It brought me more connections with humans in the real world. I went to more dinners with friends and asked more questions to strangers.
8.What happened to the writer 's smartphone
A. It was lost. B. It had no sound.
C. Its music stopped playing. D. Its screen was mostly black.
9.How long did the writer stop using the phone in the end
A. For 24 hours. B. For one week. C. For one month. D. For sixty days.
10.Boredom is a good way for the writer（ ）.
A. to create new ideas B. to start a business
C. to set up a project D. to relax the body
11.Without the smartphone，the writer could finish the work（ ）.
A. more terribly B. more quickly C. more carelessly D. more comfortably
12.What can improve people's mental health according to the passage
A. Chatting on the phone. B. Reading negative news.
C. Communicating in the real world. D. Avoiding meeting friends and strangers.
Passage B（共5小题，12.5分）
“Children, tomorrow I shall expect all of you to write compositions,” said a teacher of Love Lane School. “Then, on Friday those who have done the best may stand up and read their compositions to the school.” Some of the children were pleased, and some were not. “What shall we write about ” they asked.
Some of them thought that “Home” was a good subject. Others liked “School”. One little boy chose “The Horse”. A little girl said she would write about “Summer”. The next day, every pupil except Henry Longfellow had written a composition.
“Well, then,” said the teacher, “you may take your notebook and go out behind the schoolhouse for half an hour. Think of something to write about, and write the word on your notebook. Then try to tell what it is, what it is like, what it is good for, and what is done with it. That is the way to write a composition.”
Henry took his notebook and went out. Just behind the schoolhouse was Mr. Finney’s barn. Quite close to the barn was a garden. And in the garden, Henry saw a turnip（萝卜）.
“Well, I know what that is,” he said to himself and he wrote the word turnip on his notebook. Then he tried to tell what it was like, what it was good for, and what was done with it.
Within half an hour, he had written a very neat composition on his notebook. He then went into the house, and waited while the teacher read it.
The teacher was surprised and pleased. He said, “Henry Longfellow, you have done very well. Today you may stand up before the school and read what you have written about the turnip.”
Many years after that, some funny little poems about Mr. Finney’s turnip were printed in a newspaper. Some people said that they were what Henry Longfellow wrote on his notebook that day at school.
13.Some students were not pleased probably because （ ）.
A. the teacher would not read their compositions B. they did worse than other students at school
C. they didn’t know what to write about the composition D. they would have no time to enjoy themselves at all
14.The second paragraph is mainly to tell us that （ ）.
A. Henry was a lazy boy B. students wrote compositions on different topics
C. other students was cleverer than Henry D. Henry would like to stand outside alone
15.Why did the teacher ask Henry to stand behind the schoolhouse
A. To write a composition. B. To punish him seriously.
C. To have a good time. D. To help Mr. Finney.
16.Which of the following statements is TRUE of Henry’s composition
A. No one liked it. B. Its topic was very strange to people.
C. Henry wrote it especially for a newspaper. D. It was better than other students’ compositions.
17.We can learn from Henry’s story that（ ）.
A. actions speak louder than words B. good works come from discovery of life
C. all things are difficult before they are easy D. a friend without mistakes is never found
Passage C（共5小题，12.5分）
The world is full of screens. They are on TVs, computers and smartphones. Screens are at school, at home, and just about everywhere in between. The time people spend every day looking at screens is known as "screen time." Most families have rules about how much time children can spend with screens. Why do they have rules Are there good reasons to limit screen time
In many ways, screens are helpful for communication and connecting with other people. Social media and video calls allow people to be always in touch with one another. ________ By sharing and commenting on videos, photos, games or music, people can meet others who have similar interests.
However, some adults are worried that young people spend too much time on screens and not enough time meeting people in real life. As a result, they may not properly understand feelings or develop strong relationships. Many kinds of screen time may be good for students. Students may use screen time to develop their skills in creating music or videos. They may even learn skills such as coding（编程）computer programs. When students use their screen time to do research online, they may meet people who are different from them or ideas they have never thought about before.
However, some researchers think that screens change how the brain processes information. Some have linked （连接） screen time to lower test scores or less attention time.
In the future, scientists will continue studying the effects of screen time. Parents will likely continue to make rules limiting screen time. Plenty of good things can come from all this screen time, but it's a good idea for people to pay attention to how much time in a day they spend looking at a screen. They should know how screen time influences their health, relationships, and learning.
18.Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank" ______ " in Paragraph 2.
A. People create videos and photos with their screen time.
B. People spend too much time sharing photos and videos.
C. Screen time can also help people build new relationships.
D. Screen time encourages people to meet friends in real life.
19.Which group of screen-time activities would "coding" belong to
A. Social media. B. Learning Skills.
C. Playing Games D. Researching online.
20.What's the author's opinion on screen time
A. It should be increased. B. It should not be limited
C. It should be made good use of. D. It should not be allowed at school.
21.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage
A. B. C. D.
22.What would be the best title for the passage
A. What Is Screen Time B. Screen Time and Learning.
C. Screen Time：Good or Bad D. Screen Time and Social Life.
Passage D（共4小题，10分）
Scientists at Purdue University created the world's whitest paint — a discovery that not only adds yet another choice to the "which white should we paint this wall" dilemma, but also might help the climate crisis.
The paint was developed by Purdue mechanical engineering professor Xiulin Ruan and his team. It works through a passive cooling technology that offers great promises to reduce space cooling cost and global warming. "When we started this project seven years ago, we had saving energy and fighting climate change in mind," Ruan said in a podcast（播客） episode of This Is Purdue. They wanted to create a paint that would reflect sunlight away from a building, dramatically decreasing the need for air conditioning.
Heating, cooling, and lighting account for 28 percent of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions. And overusing air conditioning can overwhelm a city's power grid and cause blackouts （停电）. In a Queens blackout in 2006, 175, 000 people were left without power, which lead to 40 deaths. This paint could effectively be an alternative to air conditioners in some places.
The paint reflects 98.1% of solar radiation while also giving out infrared（红外线的）heat. Because the paint takes in less heat from the sun than it gives out, a surface coated with this paint is cooled below the surrounding temperature without using power. Covering a roof area of 1, 000 square feet with the paint could create 10 kilowatts of cooling power, the researchers found. "That's more powerful than the air conditioners used by most houses," Ruan told This Is Purdue.
You can't buy the paint just yet, but researchers are partnering with a company to put the paint on the market. While individual action to fight climate change can help save our planet, it's important to note that the vast majority of the world's greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to 100 companies. Maybe we can douse（浇） those companies with this white paint, too — it could be worth a shot.
23.What is known about the paint
A. It has different colors. B. It doesn't cost much.
C. It uses heating technology. D. It is climate-friendly.
24.What is the Queens blackout mentioned to show
A. The poor management of power. B. The significance of the paint.
C. The importance of air conditioning. D. The result of global warming.
25.Which aspect of the paint is talked about in Paragraph 4
A. Its application. B. Its function. C. Its composition. D. Its disadvantage.
26.What can be learned from the last paragraph
A. The quality of the paint needs improving.
B. The paint will bring profits to the 100 companies.
C. Researchers want to see the paint in commercial use.
D. Individual efforts matter in creating the whitest paint.
Passage E（共4小题，10分）
Tetraplegic paticnts（those who can't move their upper or lower body） are prisoners of their own bodies. Now a robot arm is to help them interact with their world. This research was completed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne （EPFL）.Professor Aude Billard and Jose del R. Millan worked together to create a computer program that can control a robot using electrical signals from a patient's brain.
First, the user wears an EEG cap to have their electrical signals inside their brain scanned（扫描）effectively, which are then interpreted by the machine-learning algorithm （算法）.The computer then sends signals to the robot arm to determine how it moves. As the robot arm performs a motion, the algorithm is looking to get feedback from the user when it makes a mistake：perhaps it moved too fast, or too violently. The end goal is that the robot can learn the right movements for a task in a given context. For example, you might want the arm to use a bit of force to throw a paper ball, but you might want it to be gentler when putting glass bottles.
In the team's research, they trained the robot arm to pick up a glass. The arm would move towards the glass and the user's brain would decide if they felt it was too close or too far away. The process is repeated until the robot understands the optimal route for the individual's preference - not too close to be a risk but not so far away to waste movement.
"Training an algorithm to read brain waves in a consistent fashion was the most challenging part, because the brain is not only focused on the hand but also processing many other things, " said Millan. "This means our algorithm will never be 100% accurate."
The researchers hope to eventually use their algorithm to control wheelchairs, which would allow people in wheelchairs to have greater control over their movements, speeds and general safety. However, this does require contirtency. over time frour the algorithm.
27.Which paragraph mentions the working process
A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph 2. C. Paragraph 3. D. Paragraph 4.
28.What does the underlined word "optimal" in paragraph 3 mean
A. Indirect. B. Best. C. Regular. D. Alternative.
29.How can the accuracy of reading brain waves be improved
A. By controlling people's brain. B. By ensuring general safety.
C. By processing other information. D. By gaining data continuously.
30.What could be the best title of the text
A. This robot arm can read your mind. B. Robot arms control your movement.
C. Algorithm finds cure for the disabled. D. Machine-learning algorithm can train robots.
Passage F（共4小题，10分）
Sitting in the garden for my friend's birthday. I felt a buzz（振动） in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender's name. The email started off: "Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest" and "the review process took longer than expected. "It ended with" We are sorry to inform you…"and my vision blurred（模糊）. The position-measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research programme-had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for.
I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of the road for my science career.
So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked-and overjoyed-when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn't seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all.
I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn't. In the end. I had a new scientific interest to pursue.
When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective（视角）to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about.
Rather than setting plans in stone, I've learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don't sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them.
31.How did the author feel upon seeing the email sender's name
A. Anxious. B. Angry. C. Surprised. D. Settled.
32.After talking with Professor Devon, the author decided to（ ）.
A. criticise the review process B. stay longer in the Sahara Desert
C. apply to the original project again D. put his heart and soul into the lab work
33.According to the author, the project with the robotics professor was（ ）.
A. demanding B. inspiring C. misleading D. amusing
34.What can we learn from this passage
A. An invitation is a reputation. B. An innovation is a resolution.
C. A rejection can be a redirection. D. A reflection can be a restriction.
Passage G（共4小题，10分）
What is life Like most great questions, this one is easy to ask but difficult to answer. The reason is simple: we know of just one type of life and it's challenging to do science with a sample size of one. The field of artificial life-called A Life for short-is the systematic attempt to spell out life's fundamental principles. Many of these practitioners, so-called A Lifers, think that somehow making life is the surest way to really understand what life is.
So far no one has convincingly made artificial life. This track record makes A Life a ripe target for criticism, such as declarations of the field's doubtful scientific value. Alan Smith, a complexity scientist, is tired of such complaints. Asking about "the point" of A Life might be, well, missing the point entirely, he says. "The existence of a living system is not about the use of anything. "Alan says." Some people ask me, 'So what's the worth of artificial life ' Do you ever think, 'What is the worth of your grandmother '"
As much as many A Lifers hate emphasising their research's applications, the attempts to create artificial life could have practical payoffs. Artificial intelligence may be considered A Life's cousin in that researchers in both fields are enamoured by a concept called open-ended evolution（演化）.This is the capacity for a system to create essentially endless complexity, to be a sort of" novelty generator". The only system known to exhibit this is Earth's biosphere. If the field of A Life manages to reproduce life's endless "creativity" in some virtual model, those same principles could give rise to truly inventive machines.
Compared with the developments of Al, advances in A Life are harder to recognise. One reason is that A Life is a field in which the central concept--life itself-is undefined. The lack of agreement among A Lifers doesn't help either. The result is a diverse line of projects that each advance along their unique paths. For better or worse, A Life mirrors the very subject it studies. Its muddled（混乱的）progression is a striking parallel（平行线）to the evolutionary struggles that have shaped Earth biosphere.
Undefined and uncontrolled, A Life drives its followers to repurpose old ideas and generated novelty. It may be, of course, that these characteristics aren't in any way surprising or singular. They may apply universally to all acts of evolution. Ultimately A Life may be nothing special. But even this dismissal suggests something: perhaps, just like life itself throughout the universe, the rise of A Life will prove unavoidable.
35.Regarding Alan Smith's defence of A Life, the author is
A. supportive B. puzzled C. unconcerned D. doubtful
36.What does the word "enamoured" underlined in Paragraph 3 most probably mean
A. Shocked. B. Protected. C. Attracted. D. Challenged.
37.What can we learn from this passage
A. A Life holds the key to human future. B. A Life and AI share a common feature.
C. AI mirrors the developments of A Life. D. AI speeds up the process of human evolution.
38.Which would be the best title for the passage
A. Life Is Undefined. Can AI Be a Way Out
B. Life Evolves. Can AI Help ALife Evolve, Too
C. Life Is Undefined. Can ALife Be Defined One Day
D. Life Evolves. Can Attempts to Create ALife Evolve, Too
三、完形填空（本大题共25小题，共25分）
（一）（共10小题，10分）
One day, a baby snail found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He didn't（39） ______ why it was, so he went up to his mother and asked, "Why was I born with a shell that grew so（40） ______ and heavy " His mother said, "Because we don't have（41）______ to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to（42） ______ us."
The baby snail asked again, "The caterpillar （毛毛虫） has no bones, and she can't move quickly either. Why can she （43） ______ without a shell " The mother snail answered, "That's because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can （44） ______ high into the sky. The sky can protect her. "
The baby snail had one more（45） ______, "But the earthworm moves like us. He has no bones and he won't turn into a butterfly. Why doesn't he carry a hard and heavy shell " His mother said, "He can dig a hole and hide in the （46） ______ , and then the earth can protect him."
The baby snail then cried, "We are so（47） ______ !We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!" His mother smiled at him. "That's why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don't have the shells, what will happen to you Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we'll have nowhere to sleep. What's more, we'll die in the heavy rain. How（48） ______ it is! We don't depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves."
39.A. know B. except C. think
40.A. tall B. hard C. fast
41A. feet B. legs C. bones
42.A. protect B. attract C. guide
43.A. grow B. live C. breathe
44.A. fly B. jump C. circle
45.A. answer B. question C. requirement
46.A. sea B. sky C. ground
47.A. sleepy B. poor C. confident
48.A. amazing B. boring C. terrible
（二）（共15小题，15分）
My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when government assistance（帮助）was unheard of. The family of five struggled hard to（49） ______ , which caused my father to be extremely mean with his money.
When we children—two older brothers and myself—asked him for some money, his face turned cold, saying "If you are old enough to ask, you are old enough to（50） ______". So when the need（51） ______ , we tried to seek jobs in the neighborhood or sell produce from the garden.
His attitude didn't soften as we grew into adulthood and went to jobs or college. Since none of us had a car, we had to ride the bus whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, father never（52） ______ us, even in（53） ______ weather. If someone（54） ______ , he would say, "That's what your legs are for! "For me, the walk didn't bother me as much as the （55）______ of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt that my father didn't seem concerned about my safety. That feeling disappeared one spring evening. It had been an extremely（56） ______ week at college. Tests and long hours in labs had left me（57） ______ . I longed for home and a soft bed. As other students were met at their stops, I gazed（58） ______ out of the window. Finally, the bus stopped at my destination. I stepped off and walked home with my luggage.
A row of hedge（树篱笆）edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I turned off 走下）the highway and saw the hedge, I was always（59） ______ because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening, the hedge had just come into（60） ______ when I saw a（an）（61） ______ moving toward the house along the top of the hedge. Upon closer（62） ______ , I realized it was my father. Then I knew each time I came home, he stood（63） ______ the hedge, watching until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care, after all.
49. A. process B. transform C. survive D. exist
50. A. worry B. spend C. earn D. print
51. A. happened B. arose C. passed D. counted
52. A. met B. hugged C. welcomed D. greeted
53.A. pleasant B. bad C. mild D. agreeable
54.A. questioned B. complained C. hesitated D. suspected
55. A. boredom B. delight C. warmth D. fear
56.A. colorful B. stressful C. wonderful D. sorrowful
57.A. awkward B. embarrassed C. ashamed D. exhausted
58.A. eagerly B. happily C. curiously D. crazily
59.A. frightened B. inspired C. relieved D. astonished
60. A. effect B. life C. being D. view
61.A. figure B. statue C. sculpture D. character
62.A. examination B. observation C. inspection D. experience
63.A. before B. above C. behind D. off
四、语法填空（本大题共20小题，共30分）
（一）（共10小题，15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The power of Chinese emperors rose and fell with their control of the Grand Canal. Today, this waterway is shorter than it was once, （64） ______ it is still the longest man-made river in the world. （65） ______（important）, the Grand Canal continues to provide a vital cultural and economic link for modern China.
The original Canal system began around the year 605, （66） ______ China's emperor Yang realized that he needed a better way to move food and feed his army, so the emperor ordered the construction of the first section of the Grand Canal, （67） ______ （connect） those existing canals, lakes and rivers.
For more than a thousand years, goods （68） ______ （transport） along the Grand Canal. Even today the country's watery highway plays an important economic role in China. Boats continue to carry tons of coal, food and other goods （69） ______ Hangzhou and Jining. However, local governments eager to increase （70）______ （tour） and city development have torn down almost all of the older canal-side buildings. In 2005 a group of citizens proposed that the historic Grand Canal be made （71） ______ UNESCO world heritage site, hoping this status would protect both the waterway and the architecture around it. With UNESCO status officially （72） ______ （grant） in 2014, the world's greatest engineering accomplishments continue to link north and south China for （73） ______ （century） to come.
（二）（共10小题，15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
For me, nothing is more satisfying （74） ______ discovering hidden gems（珍宝）in（75） ______ secondhand shop. （76） ______ all, one person's trash is another person's treasure.
Two years ago, I came across a collection of dusty photos. I thought, if these were（77） ______ （I）, or my family's, I'd want someone to return them to me, so I made it my goal to do so for others.
I've since visited secondhand shops（78） ______ （week）, and have accumulated more than 50, 000 of these items. I organize them in big boxes all over my house in New York. Photographs, home movies, undeveloped films, photo albums - you name it, I've collected it.
I've also set up a social media account to help reunite items with their owners or other family members. The quickest we've been able to find an owner is within two minutes. Someone commented below a photo I posted, "I think that's my child's preschool teacher. " The longest we've taken to find someone is four months, but I'm proud that we still made it. There are（79） ______ （thousand） of photos that have yet to be reunited. （80）______ social media, this project would not be possible.
People are often quite emotional when we get in touch - most of these items are（81） ______ （lose） after a house move or a family death. Sometimes people donate a camera to a charity shop and forget to take the memory card out.
We once（82）______（manage）to reunite a family with pictures from 1943, which was special. I found a can containing two rolls of film at a shop. One of my followers found a family on a heritage site, and their old photographs looked similar to the ones I found. We contacted them, and they confirmed their ancestors were in the photographs. They were extremely grateful and said that a family member had recently moved out of New York, which is probably how the film ended up at a secondhand store.
I'd love to create a building to hold all these memories. I want every photo and video to be digitized so they can be preserved online. I'm bringing together a team to return the photos to their owners. （83）______ , I am still working on it since we are short of money. Maybe one day, I can realize my dream.
五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共30分）
84.查理 卓别林成功背后除了天赋还有乐观的精神、顽强的意志力。你认为成功的秘诀有哪些 《中山日报》英文专刊以"成功的秘诀"为题向中学生开展征文活动，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
①你认为什么是成功；
②举一个关于你自己或家人、朋友、名人等取得成功的事例；
③你认为获取成功的秘诀有哪些（至少两点）。
作文要求：
①不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。
②语句连贯，词数80左右。
85.假定你是李华，得知美国外教 Peter 最近经常头痛，西医疗效不佳。请你给他写一封电子邮件，推荐中医治疗，简介中医的优点（如副作用小、价格低等），愿意帮助，并期待他早日康复。
注意：
(1)词数100左右；
(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
Yours sincerely,
六、听力（共10小题，10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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C.
1. How long will the man stay
A. For one night. B. For two nights. C. For three nights.
2. What does the woman mean
A. She will lend the man a hat.
B. The man can use her umbrella.
C. She doesn't have an umbrella either.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A play. B. Reviewers. C. A newspaper.
4. Why is the man calling the woman
A. To mail a sweater. B. To ask for a number. C. To place an order.
5. What does the woman think of the requirement
A. Exciting. B. Surprising. C. Interesting.
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至8题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Co-workers. B. Husband and wife. C. Saleswoman and customer.
7. What problem does the woman have
A. Her project is overdue. B. She is short of change. C. The food-selling machine is broken.
8. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Wait for another person. B. Make change for a dollar. C. Go to a better food-selling machine.
听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。
9. What is the woman
A. A doctor. B. A nurse. C. A saleswoman.
10. What is wrong with the man
A. He has a bad cough. B. He has a slight headache. C. He has an upset stomach.
七、附加题（本题共1小题，满分25分）
86.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。
Have you ever had to overcome an extreme challenge in your life
My teenage years had been insane. From schoolwork to athletics, I had always been running around. Everything was so difficult.
Throughout my hectic teenage years I have been faced with many extreme challenges that have required extreme focus and hard work to overcome. If it hadn't been for hard work, none of these challenges that I faced would have been conquered.
Two years ago, when I was a freshman in high school, I dealt with an extremely significant injury. This took place in my tennis tournament in January. In the climax of my match, I jolted my back to the left and soon after felt a sharp, painful shock run through my spine. I knew at that difficult moment I seriously injured my back. I was rushed off the court and my parents made an appointment with an orthopedist （矫形外科医生）for the next morning.
I walked into the office extremely nervous and suffering from excruciating pain. My tennis season for school started in three months and I absolutely needed to build up the strength.
After about twenty minutes of waiting in the office, which felt like an eternity, the doctor walked in to examine my Xrays. With a sorrowful face, the doctor looked into mine and my mother's eyes and said," There is a 50/50 chance that Lucas will be able to participate in this years tennis season. Lucas broke his L5 vertebrae in his lower back. " My heart dropped and I felt a sadness come over me. The doctor said that I would be sitting out of physical activity for two and a half to three months.
Those three months were the longest three months of my life. I was so eager to get back to practices for the season. Every day, I would think about how it was going to be when I was fully healthy. I asked myself, "Am I going to be out of shape Should I even play this year I probably won't have a successful season."
From that dreadful day on, I decided that I was going to put in the work to be back in top form and have a successful season.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
不得照抄原文或试卷中的阅读材料。
Paragraph 1：
After I got the "all clear" from my orthopedist I was going to get to work.
Paragraph 2：
My hard work proved to be very effective.
参考答案
一、单选题（本大题共7小题，共7分）
C C C D C A C
二、阅读理解（本大题共31小题，共77.5分）
Passage A DDABC
Passage B CBADB
Passage C CBCDC
Passage D DBBC
Passage E BBDA
Passage F ADBC
Passage G ACBD
三、完形填空（本大题共25小题，共25分）
（一）1-5 ABCAB 6-10 ABCBC
（二）1-5 CCBBB 6-10 BDBDA 11-15 CDABC
四、语法填空（本大题共20小题，共30分）
（一）64.but 65.Importantly 66.when 67.connecting 68.have been transported
69.between 70.tourism 71.a 72.granted 73.centuries
（二）74.than 75.a 76.After 77.mine 78.weekly 79.thousands
80.Without 81.lost 82.managed 83.But
五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共30分）
84.【参考例文】 The secrets of success
Have you heard of the saying " Where there is a will, there is a way " It means if you want to succeed, you should have a dream and stick to it.【高分句型一】（谚语的含义）
The saying has a special meaning to me. When I was in Grade 8, I was poor in my studies and nearly gave up. But my teacher gave me confidence whenever I lost my heart. He said, "A little more effort and you'll make it. "Thanks to him, all my efforts paid off.（个人经历）
Through this unforgettable experience, I believe as long as I have a dream and keep trying, I'll make it.【高分句型二】（个人感悟）
85.【参考例文】Dear Peter,
I'm sorry to learn that you have been suffering headaches, which prevents you from performing well in your work. Worse still, you haven't got better after taking medicine. Therefore I suggest you try Chinese medicine.
From my perspective, Chinese medicine is superior to western medicine in a sense. Producing fewer side effects is typical of Chinese medicine. If time permits, patients can recover completely. In addition, Chinese medicine is less expensive, so you don't need to worry about your budget. I believe the treatment appeals greatly to you.
Hope you will recover soon. If there is anything you need me to do, don't hesitate to inform me.
Yours sincerely,
六、听力（本题共10小题，共10分）
1-5 CBACB 6-10 ABABC
七、附加题（本题共1小题，满分25分）
【参考例文】Paragraph 1：After I got the "all clear" from my orthopedist， I was going to get to work. Practices were going to start in two weeks and I was determined to get back on the court. My hunger for success made me play and work out for two hours every day before the season. Through practices, I would hit the gym and try to build up the strength that I had before the injury.【高分句型一】（作者回到球场去训练，通过训练恢复到了受伤前的体质）
Paragraph 2：My hard work proved to be very effective. I had the most successful season of my career. I made it to the finals. Although I truly wanted to win, I knew that it was a great accomplishment for me to be in that position even not in the first place.【高分句型二】The injury was almost a good thing because I proved to myself that I was capable of achieving goals that I strived for, through hard work of course. That season was by far the most rewarding season of my career. I felt so accomplished at the end of the season. Hard work always pays off.（作者努力训练的结果以及感受）
听力录音稿
Text 1
W: Can I help you
M: Yes. I booked a room for two nights-Wednesday night and Thursday night. But I’d like to stay tor one more night, please.
Text 2
W: It’s raining outside. Do you have an umbrella
M: Oh no. I forgot to bring my umbrella downstairs.
W: Here’s mine. My hat will keep my hair dry.
M: Thank you very much. It’s so kind of you.
Text 3
M: Have you read the review about the play we’re going to see
W: Yeah. Everyone speaks highly of it, even the reviewers from the newspaper Sunday Times.
M: I can’t wait.
W: Me too.
Text 4
W: Hello, Green Mail Order Service. How can I help you
W: I’m calling to order a men’s sweater from your mail order catalogue. The number is S6489, and I want a larger size one.
Text 5
W: Is it true that everyone has to pass a swimming test in order to graduate
M: Don’t worry. You only have to do one lap.
W: I can’t believe they still make everyone do this!
Text 6
W: Hey Bill, do you have any change I need some coins for the food-selling machine.
M: Another healthy lunch today, eh Paula Let me see, I can change a dollar. Here you are.
W: Thanks.
M: Why don’t you go out for lunch It’s much better than the food-selling machine.
W: Well, I’m working on the Pratt Project. It’s due this week, so I don’t have time to get out for lunch. Oh no, I need some more coins.
M: Why don’t you ask Theresa She’ll be back soon.
Text 7
W: Hi. Can I help you
M: Yeah. I’m not feeling very good. I think I’ve caught the flu or something.
W: What are your symptoms today
M: Well. My stomach feels awful, like I’m going to throw up, you know. And I think I’ve got a flu, but I don’t cough or have a headache. And. umm... I guess that’s it, really.
W: I see. Well, if you wait over there, the doctor will see you in just a moment or two.
M: Uh... um... Can I drink anything Is it OK if I get myself an orange juice
W: Sure, if you feel like it.
M: Uh. I don’t, no, really. But I thought I’d just try it to settle my stomach.
W: Well, if the juice doesn’t work, the toilets are right over there.
M: Uh... ugh! Yeah... Now I have to... Oh! Oh! ...
W: Be careful! Don’t run!
【详细解析】
3. 【答案】C
【解析】句意：除非和他说话，不然他会一直默不作声。此处用在连词 Unless 之后作状语，相当于 Unless 引导的条件状语从句（Unless he was spoken to），所以这里应使用过去分词；由于 speak 为不及物动词，故应在它的后面加介词 to，表示的是已完成的动作；故排除 A；B．现在分词的被动语态：表示正在进行的被动动作，故排除 B，故选 C。
4【答案】D
【解析】句意：如果你在蚂蚁的路上放一块石头，它会在周围、上方、地下或顶部，不停地移动，直到它找到一条通向它需要去的路。题干中 get 表示"到达"，不及物动词，后面应接地点状语，表示"到达它要去的地方"，所以此处应用从属连词 where。根据句意，故选 D。
5. 【答案】C
【解析】句意：他建议提到的环保问题应该给予特别关注。refer to 和 problem 之间是被动关系，用动词的-ed形式作后置定语。而 suggest 表示“建议”时，后面宾语从句部分的谓语动词应该用“ (should)+动词原形”来表达虚拟语气，should 可以省略。故选 C。
6【答案】A
【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意：如果没有现代电信，我们将不得不等待数周才能从世界各地得到消息。表示对现在情况的虚拟，条件句中用一般过去时，be 动词用 were；主句用 would/should/might/could+动词原形。虚拟条件句中有 had, should, were 时，可以将 if 去掉，然后把 had，should，were 提到主语前面。故选 A。
7. 【答案】C
【解析】句意：——他吓得一步也不敢动。——的确这样，如果你在黑暗中，你也会这样。分析句子可知，当“so/such...that...”结构中的 so, such 连同它所直接修饰的成分共同位于句首表示强调时，主句要部分倒装，故排除 B、D 两项；根据下文内容，可知是对上文的肯定回答，故第二空应是 So he was；第三空是说你也将如此，其中 were you in the dark 是省略了 if 的条件句，故第三空应填 would。故选 C。
D、D、A、B、C
【解析】细节理解题。
（1）D.根据文中 30 minutes later, I could see only one-tenth of my screen while the rest was black.可知，30 分钟后，我只能看到我的屏幕的十分之一，而其余的是黑色的。所以作者的智能手机屏幕大部分是黑色的。故选D。
（2）D.根据文中 One week ended up becoming 60 days in total without my smartphone.可知，一个星期最后变成了整整 60 天没有我的智能手机。所以作者停止使用手机的时间是六十天。故选 D。
（3）A.根据 Boredom is a perfect way to create new ideas on a business or project.可知，无聊是在商业或项目上创造新想法的完美方式。所以无聊是作者创造新的想法的好方法。故选 A。
（4）B.根据 As I learned in my challenge, by not having my smartphone, I fell into deep work more easily, so I completed my tasks in a shorter time.可知，正如我在我的挑战中所学到的，由于没有智能手机，我更容易投入到深层次的工作中，所以我在更短的时间内完成了我的任务。所以没有智能手机，作者就可以更快地完成这项工作。故选 B。
（5）C.根据文中 Without my phone, I avoided reading negative news and comments. While that helped make a big improvement in my mental health, the biggest reason for it was truly communicating with people. It brought me more connections with humans in the real world. I went to more dinners with friends and asked more questions to strangers.可知，没有手机，我避免阅读负面新闻和评论。虽然这有助于我的心理健康有了很大的改善，但最大的原因是真正与人沟通。它给我带来了更多与现实世界中的人类的联系。我和朋友一起吃了更多的晚餐，向陌生人问了更多的问题。所以根据这篇文章，在现实世界中交流能改善人们的心理健康。故选 C。
文章作者通过自己60天没有使用智能手机的经历，讲述了没有智能手机的好处，你会变得无聊，但会让头脑放松；可以减少你的工作时间；心理健康会大有改善。
阅读理解题要求理解文章大意，浏览题干后带着问题到文中寻找相关内容从而得出答案。
16~20. 【答案】C、B、A、D、B
【解析】【文章大意】本文主要通过老师让 Henry Longfellow 到校舍后面自己观察和思考写作文的故事告诉我们，好的作品来自对生活的发现。
1. 根据第一段 Some of the children were pleased, and some were not. "What shall we write about？" they asked.（有些孩子很高兴，有些孩子不高兴。"我们应该写些什么？"他们问道。）可知，有些学生不高兴可能是因为他们不知道该写什么作文。故选 C。
2. 根据第二段
Some of them thought that "Home" was a good subject. Other liked "School". One little boy chose "The Horse". A little girl said she would write about "Summer".（他们中的一些人认为"家"是一个好主题。另一些人喜欢"学校"。一个小男孩选择了"马"。一位小女孩说她会写"夏天"。）可知，第二段主要是告诉我们学生们写关于不同主题的作文。故选 B。
3. 根据第三段 "Well, then, "said the teacher, "you may take your notebook and go out behind the schoolhouse for half an hour. Think of something to write about, and write the word on your notebook. Then try to tell what it is, what it is like, what it is good for, and what is done with it. That is the way to write a composition."（"好吧，那么，"老师说，"你可以拿着你的笔记本出去到校舍后面半个小时。想一些要写的东西，把这个词写在你的笔记本上。然后试着说出它是什么，它什么样，它有什么好处，以及用它做什么。这就是写作文的方法。"）可知，老师要 Henry 站在校舍后面是为了让他写一篇作文。故选 A。
4. 根据第七段 The teacher was surprised and pleased. He said, "Henry Longfellow, you have done very well. Today you may stand up before the school and read what you have written about the turnip."（老师既惊讶又高兴。他说："Henry Longfellow，你做得很好。今天你可以站在学校面前，读你写的关于萝卜的文章。"）可知，亨利的作文应该比其他学生的作文好。故选 D。
5. 通读全文可知，本文主要通过老师让 Henry Longfellow 到校舍后面自己观察和思考写作文的故事告诉我们，好的作品来自对生活的发现。故选 B。
21~25. 【答案】C、B、C、D、C
【解析】（1）推理判断题。根据第二段 By sharing and commenting on videos, photos, games or music, people can meet others who have similar interests.（通过分享和评论视频、照片、游戏或音乐，人们可以遇到有相似兴趣的人。）联系后句可推断出空处应填：屏幕时间也可以帮助人们建立新的关系。故选 C。
（2）细节理解题。根据第四段 They may even learn skills such as coding（编程）computer programs.（他们甚至可以学习编程等技能。）可知编码"属于学习技能屏幕时间活动。故选 B。
（3）推理判断题。根据最后一段 Plenty of good things can come from all this screen time, but it's a good idea for people to pay attention to how much time in a day they spend looking at a screen.（看屏幕的时间可以带来很多好处，但人们最好注意一下自己一天看屏幕的时间。）可推断出作者对屏幕时间的看法是应该好好利用。故选 C。
（4）篇章结构题。根据第一段提出问题：限制看屏幕的时间有什么好的理由吗？第二、三、四、五段讨论了屏幕时间的优缺点。第六段总结要合理利用屏幕时间。故文章的结构为总→分→总结构，故选 D。
（5）标题归纳题。通读全文，根据最后一段 In the future，scientists will continue studying the effects of screen time.（未来，科学家将继续研究屏幕时间的影响。）可知本文主要讨论了现代社会中屏幕时间的问题。故最佳标题应为：屏幕时间：好还是坏？故选 C。
本文主要讨论了现代社会中屏幕时间的问题。
通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
6~9.【答案】D、B、B、C
【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据第二段
The paint was developed by Purdue mechanical engineering professor Xiulin Ruan and his team.It works through a p assive cooling technology that offers great promises to reduce space cooling cost and global warming.（这种涂料是由普渡大学机械工程教授林岫阮和他的团队开发的。它通过一种被动冷却技术工作，这种技术为降低空间冷却成本和全球变暖提供了巨大的希望。）可知这种涂料对气候无害。故选 D 项。
（2）推理判断题。根据第三段中 In a Queens blackout in 2006, 175,000 people were left without power, which lead to 40 deaths. This paint could effectively be an alternative to air conditioners in some places.（在2006年皇后区的一次大停电中，17.5万人没有电，导致40人死亡。在一些地方，这种涂料可以有效地替代空调。）可推知，皇后区停电事件是为了说明涂料的意义。故选 B 项。
（3）细节理解题。根据第四段 The paint reflects 98.1%of solar radiation while also giving out infrared （红外线的） heat. Because the paint takes in less heat from the sun than it gives out, a surface coated with this paint is cooled below the surrounding temperature without using power. Covering a roof are a of 1,000 square feet with the paint could create 10 kilowatts of cooling power, the researchers found. "That's more powerful than the air conditioners used by most houses, "Ruan told This Is Purdue.（这种涂料能反射 98.1%的太阳辐射，同时还能发出红外线。由于这种涂料从太阳吸收的热量比散发的热量少，涂上这种涂料的表面可以在不使用电力的情况下冷却到周围温度以下。研究人员发现，用这种涂料覆盖 1000 平方英尺的屋顶可以产生 10 千瓦的冷却功率。"这比大多数家庭使用的空调更强大，"阮告诉 This Is Purdue。）可知，第 4 段主要谈论了涂料的功能方面的内容。A．Its application.它的应用；B．Its function.它的功能；C．Its composition.它的构成；D．Its disadvantage.它的缺点。故选 B 项。
（4）推理判断题。根据最后一段 You can't buy the paint just yet, but researchers are partnering with a company to put the paint on the market. While individual action to fight climate change can help save our planet, it's important to note that the vast majority of the world's greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to 100 companies. Maybe we can douse（浇） those companies with this white paint, too — it could be worth a shot.（你现在还不能买到这种涂料，但研究人员正在与一家公司合作，将这种涂料推向市场。虽然个人行动对抗气候变化可以帮助拯救我们的地球，但重要的是要注意，世界上绝大多数温室气体排放可以追溯到 100 家公司。也许我们可以把这些公司也涂上这种白漆——值得一试。）可推知，从最后一段可以得知研究人员希望看到这种涂料在商业上的应用。故选 C 项。
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了普渡大学的科学家们创造了世界上最白的涂料——这一发现不仅为"我们应该把这面墙涂成哪种白色"的困境增加了另一个选择，而且可能有助于解决气候危机。
一、速读全文，了解大意知主题。
阅读能力一般指阅读速度和理解能力两个方面。阅读速度是阅读最基本的能力，考生必须在十分有限的时间内运用略读、扫读、跳读等技巧快速阅读，搜寻关键词、主题句，捕捉时空、顺序、情节、人物、观点，并且理清文章脉络，把握语篇实质。
二、看题干，带着问题读文章。
首先要掌握问题的类型，客观信息题可以从文章中直接找到答案；而主观判断题考查的是对文章的感情基调等，这类题必须经过对作者的态度、意图以及对整篇文章进行深一层的推理等。其次，了解试题题干以及各个选项所包含的信息，然后有针对性地对文章进行扫读，对有关信息进行快速定位。此法加强了阅读的针对性，提高了做题的准确率。
三、逻辑推理，做好深层理解题。
在实际阅读中，有时作者并未把意图说出来，阅读者要根据字面意思，通过语篇逻辑关系，研究细节的暗示，推敲作者的态度，理解文章的寓义。要求读者对文字的表面信息进行分析、挖掘和逻辑推理，不能就事论事，以偏概全。推理题在提问中常用的词有：infer，imply，suggest，indicate 等。
四、猜词悟义，扫除阅读拦路虎。
猜词是应用英语的重要能力。它不但需要准确无误地理解上下文，而且要有较大的泛读量，掌握或认识较多的课外词汇。我们要学会"顺藤摸瓜"，通过构词，语法，定义，同位，对比，因果，常识，上下文等线索确定词义。
10~13. 【答案】B、B、D、A
【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据第二段 First，the user wears an EEG cap to have their electrical signals inside their brain scanned（扫描）effectively，which are then interpreted by the machine-learning algorithm （算法）.The computer then sends signals to the robot arm to determine how it moves. As the robot arm performs a motion, the algorithm is looking to get feedback from the user when it makes a mistake：perhaps it moved too fast, or too violently. The end goal is that the robot can learn the right movements for a task in a given context.（首先，用户戴上脑电图帽，有效地扫描他们大脑中的电信号，然后由机器学习算法解释。然后，计算机向机器人手臂发送信号，以确定它如何移动。当机器人手臂执行一个动作时，算法会在它犯错误时从用户那里得到反馈：可能移动得太快或太剧烈。最终目标是机器人能够在给定的环境中学习完成任务的正确动作。）可知，第二段描述了机器人手臂的操作流程。故选 B。
（2）词句猜测题。根据划线单词后半句 not too close to be a risk but not so far away to waste movement.（既不会太近而有风险，又不会太远而浪费移动时间。）可知，最终机器人会了解到适合个体偏好的最佳路线。所以 optimal 为"最佳的"之意。A．Indirect.间接的；B．Best.最佳的；C．Regular.定期的；D．Alternative.两者挑一的。故选 B。
（3）推理判断题。根据最后一段 The researchers hope to eventually use their algorithm to control wheelchairs, which would allow people in wheelchairs to have greater control over their movements，speeds and general safety.（研究人员希望最终能使用他们的算法来控制轮椅，这样坐轮椅的人就能更好地控制自己的行动、速度和总体安全。）可推断，他们是通过不断获得数据来提高准确性的。故选 D。
（4）标题归纳题。根据第一段 Now a robot arm is to help them interact with their world. This research was completed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne （EPFL）.Professor Aude Billard and Jose del R. Millan worked together to create a computer program that can control a robot using electrical signals from a patient's brain.（现在，机器人手臂可以帮助他们与自己的世界进行互动。这项研究由瑞士洛桑联邦理工学院（EPFL）的研究人员完成。Aude Billard 教授和 Jose del R.Millan 教授合作开发了一个计算机程序，该程序可以利用病人大脑的电信号来控制机器人。）及全文可知，文章主要介绍了一项新的研究，为了帮助四肢瘫痪的患者，科学家们发明了机器人手臂，患者可以用大脑电信号控制机器人手臂。所以 This robot arm can read your mind. （这个机器人手臂能读你的想法。）作为文章标题最为合适。A．This robot arm can read your mind.这个机器人手臂能读你的想法；B．Robot arms control your movement.机器人手臂控制你的运动；C．Algorithm finds cure for the disabled.算法为残疾人找到治疗方法；D．Machine-learning algorithm can train robots.机器学习算法可以训练机器人。故选 A。
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新的研究，为了帮助四肢瘫痪的患者，科学家们发明了机器人手臂，患者可以用大脑电信号控制机器人手臂。
一、速读全文，了解大意知主题。
阅读能力一般指阅读速度和理解能力两个方面。阅读速度是阅读最基本的能力，考生必须在十分有限的时间内运用略读、扫读、跳读等技巧快速阅读，搜寻关键词、主题句，捕捉时空、顺序、情节、人物、观点，并且理清文章脉络，把握语篇实质。
二、看题干，带着问题读文章。
首先要掌握问题的类型，客观信息题可以从文章中直接找到答案；而主观判断题考查的是对文章的感情基调等，这类题必须经过对作者的态度、意图以及对整篇文章进行深一层的推理等。其次，了解试题题干以及各个选项所包含的信息，然后有针对性地对文章进行扫读，对有关信息进行快速定位。此法加强了阅读的针对性，提高了做题的准确率。
三、逻辑推理，做好深层理解题。
在实际阅读中，有时作者并未把意图说出来，阅读者要根据字面意思，通过语篇逻辑关系，研究细节的暗示，推敲作者的态度，理解文章的寓义。要求读者对文字的表面信息进行分析、挖掘和逻辑推理，不能就事论事，以偏概全。推理题在提问中常用的词有：infer，imply，suggest，indicate 等。
四、猜词悟义，扫除阅读拦路虎。
猜词是应用英语的重要能力。它不但需要准确无误地理解上下文，而且要有较大的泛读量，掌握或认识较多的课外词汇。我们要学会"顺藤摸瓜"，通过构词，语法，定义，同位，对比，因果，常识，上下文等线索确定词义。
14~17. 【答案】A、D、B、C
【解析】（1）观点态度题。根据文章第一段 My heart raced when I saw the email sender's name. The email started off："Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest" and "the review process took longer than expected." It ended with "We are sorry to inform you…"and my vision blurred（当我看到电子邮件发件人的名字时，我的心跳加速。邮件开头写道："亲爱的格林先生，感谢您的关注"和"审查过程比预期的要长。"它以"我们很抱歉地通知你……"结束，我的视线模糊了）可知作者在看到电子邮件发件人的名字时感到焦虑。故选 A。
（2）细节理解题。根据文章第三段 So I was shocked when，not long after the email，Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab.I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked-and overjoyed-when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn't seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all. （因此，当邮件发出后不久，项目负责人玛丽 德文教授邀请我去观察她实验室的工作时，我感到非常震惊。我欣然接受了这个机会，几周后，当她邀请我和她谈谈我可以在她的实验室里进行的潜在项目时，我同样感到震惊和欣喜。她提出的建议似乎没有我申请的最初项目那么令人兴奋，但我会全力以赴。）可知与德文教授交谈后，作者决定全心全意地投入实验室工作。故选 D。
（3）推理判断题。根据文章第四段 I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely .That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn't. In the end. I had a new scientific interest to pursue.（我发现自己正在和一位机器人学教授一起研究从沙漠中远程收集数据的技术。那个项目，我可以在我的沙发上完成，而不是在炎热的沙漠中，它不仅经受住了封锁，而且在传统方法不奏效的地方也奏效了。我有了新的科学兴趣去追求。）可知机器人学教授的项目很鼓舞人心。故选 B。
（4）推理判断题。根据文章最后一段 Rather than setting plans in stone，I've learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered，even if they don't sound perfect at the time，and make the most of them.（我明白了有时候我需要抓住提供的机会，即使这些机会在当时听起来并不完美，也要充分利用，而不是一成不变地制定计划。）可知本文主要讲述了最初的拒绝给予了更好的方向。因此 C.A rejection can be a redirection."拒绝可以是重定向"符合题意。故选 C。
本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了最初的拒绝给予了更好的方向。
一、速读全文，了解大意知主题。
阅读能力一般指阅读速度和理解能力两个方面。阅读速度是阅读最基本的能力，考生必须在十分有限的时间内运用略读、扫读、跳读等技巧快速阅读，搜寻关键词、主题句，捕捉时空、顺序、情节、人物、观点，并且理清文章脉络，把握语篇实质。
二、看题干，带着问题读文章。
首先要掌握问题的类型，客观信息题可以从文章中直接找到答案；而主观判断题考查的是对文章的感情基调等，这类题必须经过对作者的态度、意图以及对整篇文章进行深一层的推理等。其次，了解试题题干以及各个选项所包含的信息，然后有针对性地对文章进行扫读，对有关信息进行快速定位。此法加强了阅读的针对性，提高了做题的准确率。
三、逻辑推理，做好深层理解题。
在实际阅读中，有时作者并未把意图说出来，阅读者要根据字面意思，通过语篇逻辑关系，研究细节的暗示，推敲作者的态度，理解文章的寓义。要求读者对文字的表面信息进行分析、挖掘和逻辑推理，不能就事论事，以偏概全。推理题在提问中常用的词有：infer，imply，suggest，indicate 等。
四、猜词悟义，扫除阅读拦路虎。
猜词是应用英语的重要能力。它不但需要准确无误地理解上下文，而且要有较大的泛读量，掌握或认识较多的课外词汇。我们要学会"顺藤摸瓜"，通过构词，语法，定义，同位，对比，因果，常识，上下文等线索确定词义。
18~21. 【答案】A 、 C 、 B 、 D
【解析】（1）观点态度题。根据第二段 So far no one has convincingly made artificial life. This track record makes ALife a ripe target for criticism, such as declarations of the field's doubtful scientific value. Alan Smith, a complexity scientist, is tired of such complaints.（到目前为止，还没有人令人信服地制造出人造生命。这一记录使 ALife成为批评的成熟目标，比如宣称该领域的科学价值令人怀疑。复杂性科学家艾伦 史密斯厌倦了这种抱怨。）可知，关于 Alan Smith 对 ALife 的辩护，作者表示支持。故选 A。
（2）词义猜测题。根据第三段 Artificial intelligence may be considered ALife's cousin in that researchers in both fields are enamoured by a concept called open-ended evolution（演化）.（人工智能可能被认为是 ALife 的表亲，因为这两个领域的研究人员都被一个叫做开放进化的概念所吸引。）可知"enamoured"意为"吸引"。A.Shocked震惊；B.Protected 保护；C.Attracted 吸引；D.Challenged 挑战。故选 C。
（3）推理判断题。根据第三段 Artificial intelligence may be considered ALife's cousin in that researchers in both fields are enamoured by a concept called open-ended evolution（演化）.（人工智能可能被认为是 ALife 的表亲，因为这两个领域的研究人员都被一个叫做开放进化的概念所吸引。）可知，ALife 和 AI 有一个共同的特点。故选 B。
（4）标题判断题。根据最后一段 They may apply universally to all acts of evolution. Ultimately ALife may be nothing special. But even this dismissal suggests something：perhaps，just like life itself throughout the universe, the rise of ALife will prove unavoidable.（它们可能普遍适用于所有进化行为。最终，ALife 可能没有什么特别的。但即使是这种否定也表明了一些事情：也许，就像整个宇宙中的生命本身一样，ALife 的崛起将被证明是不可避免的。）可知，文章主要探讨了 ALife 是否也在不断地进化。Life Evolves. Can Attempts to Create Alife Evolve，Too？（生命在进化。创造 ALife 的尝试也能进化吗？）是最合适的标题。故选 D。
本文为说明文。文章主要探讨了 ALife 是否也在不断地进化的问题。
一、速读全文，了解大意知主题。
阅读能力一般指阅读速度和理解能力两个方面。阅读速度是阅读最基本的能力，考生必须在十分有限的时间内运用略读、扫读、跳读等技巧快速阅读，搜寻关键词、主题句，捕捉时空、顺序、情节、人物、观点，并且理清文章脉络，把握语篇实质。
二、看题干，带着问题读文章。
首先要掌握问题的类型，客观信息题可以从文章中直接找到答案；而主观判断题考查的是对文章的感情基调等，这类题必须经过对作者的态度、意图以及对整篇文章进行深一层的推理等。其次，了解试题题干以及各个选项所包含的信息，然后有针对性地对文章进行扫读，对有关信息进行快速定位。此法加强了阅读的针对性，提高了做题的准确率。
三、逻辑推理，做好深层理解题。
在实际阅读中，有时作者并未把意图说出来，阅读者要根据字面意思，通过语篇逻辑关系，研究细节的暗示，推敲作者的态度，理解文章的寓义。要求读者对文字的表面信息进行分析、挖掘和逻辑推理，不能就事论事，以偏概全。推理题在提问中常用的词有：infer，imply，suggest，indicate 等。
四、猜词悟义，扫除阅读拦路虎。
猜词是应用英语的重要能力。它不但需要准确无误地理解上下文，而且要有较大的泛读量，掌握或认识较多的课外词汇。我们要学会"顺藤摸瓜"，通过构词，语法，定义，同位，对比，因果，常识，上下文等线索确定词义。
A、B、C、A、B、A、B、C、B、C
【解析】（1）考查动词，句意：他不知道这是为什么，于是他走到妈妈跟前问："为什么我出生时就有一个变得如此坚硬和沉重的壳？"A. know 知道；B. except 除了；C. think 认为。根据so he went up to his mother and asked（于是他走到他妈妈跟前问）可知，他不知道这是为什么。故选 A。
（2）考查形容词，句意：他不知道这是为什么，于是他走到妈妈跟前问："为什么我出生时就有一个变得如此坚硬和沉重的壳？"A. tall 高的；B. hard 坚硬的；C. fast 快速地。根据 and heavy（重的）可知。此处是指又坚硬又重的壳。故选 B。
（3）考查名词，句意：他的妈妈说："因为我们没有骨头来支撑我们。"A. feet 脚；B. legs 腿；C. bones 骨骼。根据 to hold us up（来支撑我们）可知，此处是指骨骼支撑身体。故选 C。
（4）考查动词，句意：我们只能缓慢行动，所以我们需要一个外壳来保护我们。A. protect 保护；B. attract 吸引；C. guide 引导。根据 We can only move slowly（我们只能慢慢行动）可知，此处是指所以我们需要一个外壳来保护我们。故选 A。
（5）考查动词，句意：为什么没有壳她也能活？A. grow 生张；B. live 生活；C. breathe 呼吸。根据Why can she. . . without a shell？（为什么没有壳她也能……？）可知，是指为什么没有壳她也能活？故选 B。
（6）考查动词，句意：她能飞进高高的天空。A. fly 飞；B. jump 跳；C. circle 环行。根据 high into the sky（高高进入天空）可知，是指她能飞进高高的天空。故选 A。
（7）考查名词，句意：小蜗牛还有一个问题。A. answer 回答；B. question 问题；C. requirement 要求。根据后面的问题 Why doesn't he carry a hard and heavy shell？（他为什么不带一个又硬又重的壳呢？）可知，小蜗牛还有一个问题。故选 B。
（8）考查名词，句意：他可以挖一个洞，躲在地上，然后泥土就可以保护他了。A. sea 大海；B. sky 天空；C. ground 地面。根据 the earth can protect him（泥土就可以保护他）可知，他躲在地里。故选 C。
（9）考查形容词，句意：小蜗牛哭着说："我们是这么可怜。"A. sleepy 困倦的；B. poor 可怜的；C. confident自信的。根据 The baby snail then cried（小蜗牛哭了）可知，他认为他们可怜。故选 B。
（10）考查形容词，句意：多么可怕呀！A. amazing 惊人的；B. boring 无聊的；C. terrible 可怕的。多么糟糕啊！根据 What's more，we'll die in the heavy rain. （更重要的是，我们会死在大雨中。）可知，这是多么可怕的事情。故选 C。
本文主要讲了一只蜗牛对自己又硬又重的壳感到困惑，妈妈告诉他蜗牛壳的作用。
解答完形填空题需要快速阅读全文，了解文章大意，再带着选项去读，边读边做，注意联系上下文。
22~36. 【答案】C、C、B、B、B、B、D、B、D、A、C、D、A、B、C
【解析】（1）考查动词及语境理解。A. process 处理；B. transform 转变；C. survive 幸存；D. exist 存在。根据前一句"My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when government assistance（帮助）was unheard of. The family of five struggled hard to"可知，这一家五口人为了生存而努力挣扎。故选 C。
（2）考查动词及语境理解。A. worry 担心；B. spend 花费；C. earn 挣钱；D. print 印刷。根据前半句"If you are old enough to ask, you are old enough to"如果你的年龄大到能开口要钱了，可知此处指的是，你的年龄也足够挣钱了。故选 C。
（3）考查动词及语境理解。A. happened 发生；B. arose 出现；C. passed 经过；D. counted 数数。根据后半句"we tried to seek jobs in the neighborhood or sell produce from the garden. "可知，此处指代是当这种需要出现时。故选 B。
（4）考查动词及语境理解。A met 遇见，去接；B. hugged 拥抱；C. welcomed 欢迎；D. greeted 打招呼。根据前半句"Though the bus stopped about two miles from home"可知，此处指的是父亲从来不接我们。故选 A。
（5）考查形容词及语境理解。A. pleasant 让人满意的；B. bad 坏的；C. mild 柔和的；D. agreeable 令人愉快的。此处指的是即使在不好的天气。形容天气时表示不好的天气。故选 B。
（6）考查动词及语境理解。A. questioned 质问；B. complained 抱怨；C. hesitated 犹豫；D. suspected 怀疑。根据后半句"he would say， "That's what your legs are for! "For me，the walk didn't bother me as much as the（7）of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt that my father didn't seem concern about my safety" 可知，此处指的是如果有人抱怨时。故选 B。
（7）考查名词及语境理解。A. boredom 乏味；B. delight 高兴；C. warmth 温暖；D. fear 害怕。根据下文"walking alone along the highway and country roads. "可知，此处指的是沿着高速和在乡间公路独行的恐惧。故选 D。
（8）考查形容词及语境理解。A. colorful 多彩的；B. stressful 有压力的；C. wonderful 美好的；D. sorrowful 痛苦的。根据下文"Tests and long hours in labs had left me"（考试以及长时间待在实验室里）可知，这是非常有压力的一周。故选 B。
（9）考查形容词及语境理解。A. awkward 尴尬的；B. embarrassed 尴尬的；C. ashamed 羞愧的；D. exhausted 筋疲力尽的。根据前文"Tests and long hours in labs had left me"（考试以及长时间待在实验室里）可知，此处在指的是考试以及长时间待在实验室里让我筋疲力尽。故选 D。
（10）考查副词及语境理解。A. eagerly 渴望地；B. happily 幸福地；C. curiously 好奇地；D. crazily 疯狂地。根据后一句"Finally, the bus stopped at my destination. "可知，此处指的是我急切地盯着窗户外面。故选 A。
（11）考查动词及语境理解。A. frightened 害怕的；B. inspired 受鼓舞的；C. relieved 安慰的；D. astonished 惊讶的。根据后半句 because it meant that I was almost home 可知，我几乎到家了，因此此处表达"我总是很放心"。故选 C。
（12）考查名词及语境理解。A. effect 影响；B. life 生活；C. being 存在；D. view 视野。结合语境可知，此处指的是那个树篱进入我的视野。故选 D。
（13）考查名词及语境理解。A. figure 形象，人物；B. statue 雕塑；C. sculpture 雕像；D. cha