高一年级英语质量教学检测
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。
第I卷（选择题）
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 did Jim do last night
A. Went to the cinema. B. Did some cleaning. C. Looked after his mother.
2. How will Linda return home
A. By car. B. By bus. C. On foot.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a restaurant. B. At a shop. C. At a hotel.
4. What does the woman want to drink
A. A cup of tea. B. A cup of coffee. C. A cup of water.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. What to chat. B. How to chat. C. Why to chat.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. How long did it take Susan to finish her first book
A. 2 years. B. 4 years. C. 5 years.
7. How did Susan’s mother probably find the book
A. Difficult. B. Attractive. C. Disappointing.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What does Henry say about his hometown
A. It becomes crowded. B. It attracts more visitors. C. It has a better environment.
9. What did Henry do in his hometown last week
A. He attended an activity. B. He visited his grandparents. C. He saw around his old school.
10. Who is probably Jason
A. Henry’s old friend. B. Henry’s neighbor. C. Henry’s former classmate.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Which place will the speakers go to
A. Green Lake. B. The sports center. C. The Memorial Rink (溜冰场).
12. When will the speakers go skating
A. On Monday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
13. How much do the speakers need to pay for the tickets
A. $8. B. $16. C. $18.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. Where did Bruce grow up
A. In Milan. B. In Paris. C. In New York.
15. What helped Bruce improve his English
A. His experience of staying in America.
B. His communication with a native speaker.
C. His friendship with an American couple.
16. What does Bruce prefer doing
A Seeing English films. B. Reading English novels. C. Watching English talk shows.
17 What does Bruce want to be in the future
A. A teacher. B. A translator. C. A guide.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
18. What is the speaker doing
A. Doing a report. B. Giving an announcement. C. Introducing a flight.
19. What will the weather in Los Angeles be like this evening
A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.
20. What does the man ask passengers to do next
A. Have lunch. B. Watch a film. C. Watch a safety video.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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
Explore your world—Mirthy
Online events to help you discover, learn and connect
Who is Mirthy
Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45,000 people. It was designed to create an inclusive community where people can learn, share, and connect with others through a variety of events that are active, sociable, and uplifting. It’s all about fulfilment and wellbeing.
There are some online events each month to try, from craft workshops (手工工坊) to fitness sessions. For example, according to our event calendar, this week you can attend gardening classes and singing lessons. So whether you have a desire to get fitter or to pick up a new skill—signing up for classes and events with Mirthy could be just what you have been looking for.
How does it work
Sign up via the online registration form at Mirthy.com. Then you can take a look through the calendar of upcoming events and see what takes your fancy.
Once you register for an event, you will then receive a link on email ready for you to join the live event. If your plans change and you can’t make it, you will receive a link for a 7-day replay that you can watch at a time that is convenient for you!
Best of all, it’s completely FREE to join!
Join Mirthy for free today, and you can enjoy any 4 events every month, for free! If you’re up for more, then you can either select and book additional events on a pay-as-you-go basis, normally for 2.99 each, or you can upgrade to the Premium membership giving you full free access to all events for only 4.99 per month.
If you choose to go for the Premium membership, there’s no contract. You simply upgrade your membership and you can cancel anytime.
1. Mirthy is intended to_________.
A. improve people’s fitness B. organize sociable events
C. provide craft workshops D. create an online community
2. What can people do at Mirthy this week
A. Make art crafts. B. Talk about fitness experience.
C. Learn songs. D. Study wild plants and animals.
3. Which of the following is true about Mirthy
A. People can sign up for the events online.
B. The events can be watched again at any time.
C. People can upgrade their membership for free.
D. No more than 4 events are offered each month.
4. What’s the main purpose of this passage
A To share a lifestyle.
B. To recommend a website.
C. To introduce online events.
D. To explain a registration process.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。Mirthy是最受欢迎的在线活动网站之一，已经受到45000多人的喜爱和信任。文章对这个网站进行了推广和宣传。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Who is Mirthy 中“Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45,000 people. It was designed to create an inclusive community where people can learn, share, and connect with others through a variety of events that are active, sociable, and uplifting.(Mirthy是最受欢迎的在线活动网站之一，已经受到超过45,000人的喜爱和信任。它旨在创造一个包容性的社区，人们可以通过各种活跃、社交和令人振奋的活动来学习、分享和与他人联系。)”可知，Mirthy的目的是创建一个在线社区。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Who is Mirthy 标题下第二段“For example，according to our event calendar，this week you can attend gardening classes and singing lessons. (例如，根据我们的活动日历，本周你可以参加园艺课和歌唱课。)”可知，本周人们可以在Mirthy学习歌曲。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据How does it work 标题下第一段“Sign up via the online registration form at Mirthy.com. （通过Mirthy.com的在线注册表注册。）”可知，人们可以在线报名参加Mirthy的活动。故选A。
【4题详解】
目的意图题。根据标题Explore your world — Mirthy （探索你的世界——Mirthy）和第一段“Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45，000 people. （Mirthy是最受欢迎的在线活动网站之一，已经受到45000多人的喜爱和信任。）”可知，这篇文章的目的是推荐一个网站。故选B。
B
When Brody, a 4-year-old Connecticut boy, was asked what wish he wanted to come true, his only dream was that he could be able to play outside.
Brody was born premature (早产) at 27 weeks, which caused him to overheat and burn easily. That means he can't spend any time outside and he'll get burn blisters (水疱) on his face even when he is driven to the hospital. Besides, there are a lot of things he can't do. He has trouble walking and only began talking one year ago. Brody can't eat or drink and has to wear a backpack 24/7 that contains a pump that feeds him. “I can't even count the number of surgeries he's had since he was born,” Brody's mother said. “He's spent probably half his life at the hospital.”
When Make-A-Wish Connecticut, an organization that creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, heard about Brody's request to play outside, they immediately jumped into action. “It's the most simple, most sweet wish, just to play outside but it seems to be the most difficult to realize.” said Debbie Artinian, the manager of Make-A-Wish Connecticut.
Artinian and her team determined that a temperature-controlled tent outside Brody's home where he could play and not be in the sun would be the best option. But they had to find a tent that could stand weather conditions like wind and snow and had the right material to block all UV rays. Luckily, Artinian found a company based in the United Kingdom that could design and make the tent. Make-A-Wish Connecticut learnt that Brody loves the beach, even though he is not able to go into water because of his backpack. So they filled the tent with water toys and a kids’ pool filled with balls to make Brody feel as much as possible like he's out at the beach.
Brody got his first look at the tent earlier this summer. “When he walked out of the door and I saw his face, it was just everything,” said Artinian. “Now when Brody says ‘Can I go out and play ’, his mom can say, “Yes.” “Brody is now enjoying spending nearly all his time "outside” in the tent.
It's hard to make life completely normal for Brody, but Artinian and her team tried to make it as normal as they could.
5. What can we learn about Brody
A. He can't be exposed to sunlight.
B. He can't stand on his feet.
C. He can't be given surgeries any more.
D. He can't communicate with others.
6. Make-A-Wish Connecticut thought Brody's dream was __________
A. inspiring and heart-warming
B. simple but incredible
C. difficult and unachievable
D. challenging but worthwhile
7. Why does the author mention the beach in Paragraph 4
A. To show that Brody is a boy who loves nature.
B. To prove that the design company was responsible.
C. To suggest that Artinian and her team were considerate.
D. To emphasize that the skill in building the tent was the latest.
8. What does the story mainly tell us
A. One good turn deserves another.
B. A helping hand makes a difference.
C. All things are difficult before they are easy.
D. Tough life experience may result in success.
【答案】5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲了不能晒太阳的Brody，在Make-A-Wish Connecticut
组织帮助下，实现了到室外去玩的梦想。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。由第二段的一、二两句话可知，Brody是27周就产下的早产儿，因此他很容易过热，也很容易灼伤。那意味着他任何时候都不能在室外，而且，甚至当他被开车送往医院时，他都会脸上起水泡。由此可见，由于早产，这个小孩不能被暴露于阳光之下。故选A项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。由第三段的“It's the most simple, most sweet wish, just to play outside but it seems to be the most difficult to realize.”可知，Make-A-Wish Connecticut认为他的到室外玩这一梦想很简单，也很甜美的，然而（对于Brody）而言又是最难实现的。结合本段第一句话，我们知道这个组织主要是帮助生病严重的孩子实现梦想，所以他们会认为帮助实现这个孩子的梦想是值得的，但是有时富有挑战的，不是那么容易的，故选D项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。由第四段“Make-A-Wish Connecticut learnt that Brody loves the beach, even though he is not able to go into water because of his backpack. So they filled the tent with water toys and a kids’ pool filled with balls to make Brody feel as much as possible like he's out at the beach.”可知，他们得知Brody喜欢沙滩，虽然他去不了，但他们还是贴心地为Brody营造了沙滩场景，让他身临其境。由此可以判断Artinian以及她的团队成员真的很善解人意。故选C项。
【8题详解】
主旨大意题。结合全文，尤其是最后一段，可知，虽然很难让Brody的生活完全正常，但是Artinian 和她的团队尽他们所能，让Brody的生活正常。由此我们可以判断，在他们的帮助下，Brody的生活有了很大的变化。故选B项。
C
The digital revolution has arrived. As automation becomes ever more common, even those professions once thought to be insulated from technological disruption（扰乱）face an uncertain future. Given that state of uncertainty, Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun argues that college graduates can no longer be confident that the job they hold will be financially sustainable for the long term. Automation, long a threat to low-skilled jobs, is now cost-effective in all repetitive work, including high-skilled jobs in health care, law, and research. Thus, for many the prospect of being replaced by a robot is more pressing.
To address this, it falls to higher education to prepare graduates for changes that are sweeping through the world of work. But how can institutions prepare the next generation, when it's not clear what professions will exist to employ them
Aoun argues that universities must reinvent themselves to address this age of disruption and to provide their students with the educational foundation that ensures their employability in the coming decades. To do so, he calls for higher education to focus on those features that separate humans from machines. He named this new framework "Humanics".
Aoun details a two-tiered（两层的）structure for Humanics and explains how these tiers work together to develop creativity in students. The first tier consists of 21st-century literacies that he argues must be central to any forward-thinking educational program. In addition to reading, writing, and arithmetic, Aoun argues that all students must be competent in data interpretation and analysis, technical functions like engineering, and human-centric studies such as design thinking and communication.
This first tier of literacies forms the basis for Aoun's second tier of cognitive（认知的） capacities. Systems thinking, critical thinking, and cultural awareness constitute the mind-sets that Aoun argues are critical to distinguishing human employees from machines. A student with these mind-sets can solve problems creatively while making logical judgments.
Having defined what a robot-proof education must involve, Aoun looks into how that education should be offered and what colleges and universities must do to meet the needs of a modern student body. He calls for higher education to fully accept experiential, lifelong learning. He argues that it is only through rich experiences that students can apply their 21st-century literacies to complex problems, which will eventually shape their mind-sets. This type of learning must be lifelong because the rapid rate of change that accompanies automation will require that students consistently refresh their skill sets
Aoun acknowledges that education will never be a cure-all for society's ills. A more practical approach might be to see Humanics not as a new medicine but rather as a supplement to our current educational system.
In an automated world, to prepare for the economic disruption such automation may cause, higher education must create a generation of graduates that is liberated to think creatively while continuing to function in more traditional capacities. Perhaps that will ensure workers and the universities that educate them are indeed robot proof.
9. What does the underlined word "insulated" in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. Generated B. Sheltered C. Prohibited. D. Separated.
10. What can we learn about automation from the first two paragraphs
A. It has posed a threat to employment. B. It has made high-skilled jobs demanding.
C. It helps to fuel the process of digitalization. D. It promotes the development of new professions.
11. According to Joseph Aoun, institutions should________.
A. set the trend for automation B. provide a robot-proof education
C. redefine the framework of Humanics D. value cognitive capacities over literacies
12. What does the passage mainly discuss
A. Where is automation leading us B. What does Humanics mean to universities
C. Why is it critical to acquire higher education D. How can we get ready for an uncertain future
【答案】9. B 10. A 11. B 12. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要讲述在数字化革命到来后自动化已经威胁人们的职业，Joseph Aoun就这现象提出未来人工智能时代的教育。
【9题详解】
词义猜测题。由文章第一段“The digital revolution has arrived. As automation becomes ever more common, even those professions once thought to be insulated from technological disruption face an uncertain future.”（数字化革命已经到来。随着自动化变得越来越常见，甚至那些曾经被认为将免于科技干扰的职业也将面临一个不确定的将来。）由本句中once thought和后面face an uncertain future推断前后句意应该发生转折，前面应该表示看好这些职业，原本认为这些职业不受科技影响。而A.Generated生产； B.Sheltered庇护；C. Prohibited禁止； D.Separated分离。故选B项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。由第一段中“Automation, long a threat to low-skilled jobs, is now cost-effective in all repetitive work, including high-skilled jobs in health care, law, and research. Thus, for many the prospect of being replaced by a robot is more pressing.”（自动化一直以来就是对低技术工种的威胁，现在也在具有重复性的工种中也显得更划算，其中包括在医疗，法律和研究这是高技能的工作。因此，对于很多工种，被替代的可能性不容忽视。）可知，自动化已经威胁到人们的工作了。故选A项。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。由文中“Having defined what a robot-proof education must involve, Aoun looks into how that education should be offered and what colleges and universities must do to meet the needs of a modern student body. ”（在定义未来人工智能时代的教育后，Aoun正在研究教育应该怎样提供以及学院和大学应该做什么来满足当代学生的需求。）以及文章最后一段“Perhaps that will ensure workers and the universities that educate them are indeed robot proof.”（可能那将确保工人，而且提供他们教育的大学是真正的未来人工智能时代的教育），可知，Aoun希望学院能提供robot-proof education。故选B项。
【12题详解】
主旨大意题。由文章第二段“ how can institutions prepare the next generation, when it's not clear what professions will exist to employ them ”（当还不清楚什么职业将会存在来雇佣他们，学院们怎么让下一代做好准备？）以后后文Aoun提出的robot-proof education可知，文章主要就我们应该怎么为未来的工作做好准备提出了观点。故选D项。
D
Elephants eat plants. That’s common knowledge to biologists and animal-loving, schoolchildren alike. Yet figuring out exactly what kind of plants they eat is more complicated.
A new study from a global team that included Brown University conservation biologists used innovative methods to efficiently and precisely analyze the dietary habits of elephants in Kenya. Their findings on the habits of individual elephants help answer important questions about group food searching behaviors, and aid biologists in understanding the conservation approaches that best keep elephants not only sated (饱的) but satisfied.
“When I talk to non-ecologists, they are surprised to learn that we have never really had a clear picture of what all of these large animals actually eat in nature,” Kartzinel, an expert botanist who has conducted field research in Kenya, said. “The reason is that these animals are difficult and dangerous to observe from up-close, they move long distances, they feed at night and in thick bush and a lot of the plants they feed on are quite small.”
Then the team compared the diets of individual elephants through time. In their analysis, they showed that dietary differences among individuals were often far greater than what had been previously assumed, even among family members that ate together on a given day.
This study helps address a classic paradox (悖论) in wildlife ecology. Kartzinel said: “How do social bonds hold family groups together in a world of limited resources ” In other words, given that elephants all seemingly eat the same plants, it's not obvious why competition for food doesn't push them apart and force them to search for food independently.
“The simple answer is that elephants vary their diets based not only on what’s available but also their preferences and physiological needs,” said Kartzinel. These findings help inform theories of why a group of elephants may search for food together: The individual elephants don't always eat exactly the same plants at the same time, so there will usually be enough plants to go around.
These findings may offer valuable insights for conservation biologists. To protect elephants and create environments in which they can successfully grow their populations, they need a variety of plants to eat.
13. What did the new study focus on
A. The results of conservation approaches. B. The eating habits of elephants.
C. Ways to protect elephants from starving. D. Elephants’ social behavior and needs.
14 What can we infer from paragraph 3
A. Elephants are hard to monitor. B. Elephants only live in thick bush.
C. Elephants are kind and friendly animals. D. Elephants seldom eat with humans around.
15. What message can conservation biologists get from the study
A. It is necessary for elephants to live together.
B. It is possible to observe elephants up-close.
C. It is social bonds that hold elephants together.
D. It is important to protect the variety of plants.
16. Which word can be used to describe the study
A. Inaccurate. B. Shocking. C. Beneficial. D. Subjective.
【答案】13. B 14. A 15. D 16. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项研究大象饮食习惯的科学研究，研究表明大象不仅根据可用的食物，而且根据它们的偏好和生理需求来改变它们的饮食。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“A new study from a global team that included Brown University conservation biologists used innovative methods to efficiently and precisely analyze the dietary habits of elephants in Kenya.(包括布朗大学保护生物学家在内的一个全球团队进行了一项新的研究，他们使用创新的方法高效、精确地分析了肯尼亚大象的饮食习惯)”可知，这项新的研究集中在大象的饮食习惯上。故选B。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The reason is that these animals are difficult and dangerous to observe from up-close, they move long distances, they feed at night and in thick bush and a lot of the plants they feed on are quite small.(原因是近距离观察这些动物既困难又危险，它们移动距离很远，在夜间和茂密的灌木丛中觅食，而且它们吃的很多植物都很小)”可知，监测大象的行为生活等是存在困难的。故选A。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的““The simple answer is that elephants vary their diets based not only on what’s available but also their preferences and physiological needs,” said Kartzinel.(“简单的答案是，大象不仅根据可用的食物，而且根据它们的偏好和生理需求来改变它们的饮食，”Kartzinel说)”及最后一段“These findings may offer valuable insights for conservation biologists. To protect elephants and create environments in which they can successfully grow their populations, they need a variety of plants to eat. (这些发现可能为保护生物学家提供有价值的见解。为了保护大象，并为它们创造能够成功繁殖的环境，它们需要各种各样的植物来吃)”可推知，保护生物学家从中得到的一个信息就是“保护植物的多样性是重要的”。故选D。
【16题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Their findings on the habits of individual elephants help answer important questions about group food searching behaviors, and aid biologists in understanding the conservation approaches that best keep elephants not only sated (饱的) but satisfied.(他们对大象个体习性的研究有助于回答有关群体觅食行为的重要问题，并帮助生物学家了解保护大象的方法，这些方法不仅能让大象吃饱，还能让大象满意)”及最后一段“These findings may offer valuable insights for conservation biologists. To protect elephants and create environments in which they can successfully grow their populations, they need a variety of plants to eat. (这些发现可能为保护生物学家提供有价值的见解。为了保护大象，并为它们创造能够成功繁殖的环境，它们需要各种各样的植物来吃)”可推知，这项研究结果是有价值的，能够帮助生态学家更好地对大象进行保护。故选C。
第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
“Father of hybrid rice” Yuan Longping passed away at 13: 07 pm in Changsha of Hunan province, ___17___.
___18___. The globally renown agronomist (农学家) known for developing the first hybrid rice strains, was born on the ninth day of the seventh month in 1930, according to the lunar calendar.___19___--feeding nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with less than 9 percent of the world’s total land. In 1949, Yuan applied for Southwest Agricultural College and began his special connection with rice--a staple food of the Chinese people that would become the focus of his lifelong research career.
A discovery of a peculiar wild rice species by Yuan in the southern island of Hainan in 1970 became the prelude (序曲) of China’s decades of hybrid rice research. Three years later, he cultivated the world’s first high- yielding hybrid rice train with three lines, namely, the male sterile, maintainer and restorer.
___20___Hybrid rice recorded an annual yield about 20 percent higher than that of conventional rice strains--meaning it could feed an extra 70 million people a year.
___21___In September 2017, a strain of low-cadmium indica (籼稻；籼型) rice developed by Yuan’s team and the Hunan provincial academy of agricultural sciences was able to reduce the average amount of cadmium (镉) in rice by more than 90 percent in areas suffering from heavy metal pollution.
A. Yuan was undergoing treatment at a hospital, Yuan’s son Yuan Ding’an, and Yuan’s secretary Yang Yaosong confirmed.
B. it is said byYuan’s son Yuan Ding’an.
C. He has helped China work a great wonder.
D. Now the focus of Yuan’s hybrid rice project has changed from increasing output to green and sustainable development.
E. Yuan’s hybrid rice project aimed to create the best of it.
F. Hybrid rice has since been grown across the Country and farmers reaped incredible output after switching to Yuan’s hybrid varieties.
G. Xinhua reported on Saturday.
【答案】17. G 18. A 19. C 20. F 21. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平的生平和贡献。
【17题详解】
根据空前““Father of hybrid rice” Yuan Longping passed away at 13: 07 pm in Changsha of Hunan province,(“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平于下午13点07分在湖南省长沙市逝世，)”可知，这是一则报道的导语。选项G“Xinhua reported on Saturday.(新华社周六报道。)”符合语境。故选G。
【18题详解】
根据上文内容““Father of hybrid rice” Yuan Longping passed away at 13: 07 pm in Changsha of Hunan province(“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平于下午13点07分在湖南省长沙市逝世，)”可知，新华社报道了袁隆平的去世。选项A“Yuan was undergoing treatment at a hospital, Yuan’s son Yuan Ding’an,and Yuan’s secretary Yang Yaosong confirmed.(袁的儿子袁定安和袁的秘书杨耀松之前证实，袁正在医院接受治疗。)”与上文内容一致，袁隆平之前一直在医院接受治疗。故选A。
【19题详解】
根据下文内容“--feeding nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with less than 9 percent of the world's total land. ( 用不到世界总土地的9%养活世界近五分之一的人口。)”可知，袁隆平创造了一个奇迹。选项C“He has helped China work a great wonder(他帮助中国创造了一个伟大的奇迹)”与下文内容一致，指的是袁隆平用不到世界总土地的9%养活世界近五分之一的人口，帮助中国创造了一个奇迹。故选C。
【20题详解】
根据空后内容“Hybrid rice recorded an annual yield about 20 percent higher than that of conventional rice strains--meaning it could feed an extra 70 million people a year.(杂交水稻的年产量比传统水稻高出20%，这意味着它每年可以多养活7000万人。)”可知，杂交水稻的年产量比传统水稻高很多。选项F“Hybrid rice has since been grown across the Country and farmers reaped incredible output after switching to Yuan's hybrid varieties.(自那以后，杂交水稻在全国各地种植，农民们改用袁的杂交品种后收获了令人难以置信的产量。)”与下文内容一致，指的是袁新培育后的杂交水稻收获了高产量。故选F。
【21题详解】
根据下文内容“In September 2017, a strain of low-cadmium indica (籼稻；籼型)rice developed by Yuan’s team and the Hunan provincial academy of agricultural sciences was able to reduce the average amount of cadmium (镉)in rice by more than 90 percent in areas suffering from heavy metal pollution. (2017年9月，袁隆平团队和湖南省农业科学院开发的一种低镉籼稻，能够在遭受重金属污染的地区将大米中的镉平均含量降低90%以上。)”可知，袁隆平团队开发了一种更健康的低镉籼稻。选项D“Now the focus of Yuan’s hybrid rice project has changed from increasing output to green and sustainable development.(现在袁的杂交水稻项目的重点已经从增产转向绿色和可持续发展。)”与下文内容保持一致，指的都是袁的杂交水稻项目转向绿色和可持续发展。故选D。
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprise test. All students were ____22____and waited for the test to begin. The professor gave the test papers to all students with text facing down at the desk. ____23____ he finished ____24____ the test to all students, he asked them to ____25____ the test paper and begin.
The students were surprised to see that there was just a black ____26____ in the center of the page. The professor told them, "I want you to ____27____ about what you see there. "The students were____28____ surprised but got started with the test. ____29____ the end of the class, the professor collected all answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of all students. ____30____of them described about the black dot（点）and tried to explain its position. Now. the professor began to explain, "Here everyone____31____ the black dot and wrote about it ____32____ no one wrote about the white paper. The same is with our lives. The white paper stands ____33____ our whole life and the black dot ____34____ problems in our life.
Our life is a ____35____ given to us by God, with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate--- our friends around us, the job that provides us with everything we need. ____36____, we just focus on day-to-day problems like health issues, lack of money, problems in relationships but we ____37____ see that these problems are very ____38____ compared to everything we have in our lives. "
We should try to take eyes off our ____39____ and enjoy each moment ____40____ life gives us. Be happy and ____41____ your life positively.
22. A. seated B. frightened C. happy D. stood
23. A. Before B. If C. When D. Unless
24. A. working out B. handing out C. setting down D. packing up
25. A. open B. read C. turn D. recognize
26. A. space B. word C. sentence D. dot
27. A. write B. speak C. bring D. talk
28. A. never B. hardly C. still D. mostly
29. A. By B. At C. In D. On
30. A. Most B. All C. None D. Few
31. A. got along with B. came up with C. insisted on D. focused on
32. A. but B. so C. and D. for
33. A. out B. of C. as D. for
34. A. likes B. organizes C. prefers D. means
35. A. picture B. lesson C. gift D. text
36. A. So B. However C. Instead D. Besides
37. A. frequently B. gradually C. usually D. seldom
38. A. small B. big C. serious D. difficult
39. A. problems B. happiness C. achievements D. advantages
40. A. what B. that C. who D. when
41. A. dream B. earn C. live D. gain
【答案】22. A 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. D 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. D 38. A 39. A 40. B 41. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。短文通过教授的一个小测试，折射出人生的一个哲理：我们应该努力把注意力从问题上移开，享受你所拥有的一切和生命里的每一刻。要幸福快乐，积极面对生活。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：听到这个消息，所有学生都坐好等待测试开始。A. seated就坐的；B. frightened害怕的；C. happy高兴的；D. stood站立。根据上一句内容“A professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprise test.（一位教授走进教室，告诉学生们要进行突击测验。）”可知，教授让学生准备考试，所以要坐好才能考试。be seated“就坐”。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：当教授发完所有试卷的时候，他就让学生把试卷翻过来，开始了测试。A. Before在......之前；B. If如果；C. When在......时候；D. Unless除非。根据本句内容“ he finished the test to all students, he asked them to the test paper and begin.”可知，当教授发完所有试卷的时候，他就让学生把试卷翻过来。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当教授发完所有试卷的时候，他就让学生把试卷翻过来，开始了测试。A. working out计算出；B. handing out分发；C. setting down记下，放下；D. packing up整理，打包。根据上一本句内容“The professor gave the test papers to all students with text facing down at the desk.（教授把试卷发给所有的学生，试卷的文字面朝下放在桌子上。）”可知，这里指教授给学生分发试卷。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当教授发完所有试卷的时候，他就让学生把试卷翻过来，开始了测试。A. open打开；B. read读；C. turn把……翻过来；D. recognize辨认出，意识到。根据本句内容“begin.”可知，只有把卷子翻过来才能看到试题并开始测试，turn the page翻开卷子。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：学生看到卷上没有问题，在纸中央只有一个黑点，都很惊讶。A. space空间；B. word词；C. sentence句子；D. dot点。根据第二段第六句内容“ of them described about the black dot（点）and tried to explain its position.”可知，卷子中心有一个黑点。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：教授告诉学生们“我想让你们把看到的都写下来”。A. write写；B. speak说；C. bring带来；D. talk谈话。根据本句内容“e wrote about the white paper.”可知，教授想让学生写下自己看到的东西。故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：学生们依旧惊讶，但都开始了测试。A. never决不；B. hardly几乎不；C. still仍然；D. most大多数。根据第二段第一句内容“The students were surprised to see that there was just a black in the center of the page.”可知，同学们对于卷子上只有小黑点感到惊讶，教授又让把看到的写下来，但学生仍然很惊讶。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：下课时教授把所有试卷都收上来，开始在全班面前读每张试卷上的答案。A. By通过；B. At在；C. In在......里；D. On在.......上。根据本句内容“ the end of the class, the professor collected all answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of all students.”可知，教授收卷，课堂结束。at the end of“在.......结束时”为固定短语。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查代词词义辨析。句意：所有学生都描述了那个黑点，并努力说明它的位置。A. Most大多数；B. All所有；C. None没有人；D. Few没有多少事物。根据第二段倒数第三句话“Now, the professor began to explain, Here everyone the black dot and wrote about it no one wrote about the white paper.”可知，所有学生都描述了那个黑点，并努力说明它的位置，没有一个例外。故选B项。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：这里的每个人关注的都是黑点，写的都是这个黑点，却没人描述这张白纸。A. got along with和......相处融洽；B. came up with提出，想出；C. insisted on坚持；D. focused on集中于。根据“ of them described about the black dot（点）and tried to explain its position.”可知，这里的每个人关注的都是黑点，写的都是这个黑点，却没人描述这张白纸。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：这里的每个人关注的都是黑点，写的都是这个黑点，却没人描述这张白纸。A. but但是；B. so所以；C. and和；D. for因为。根据本句内容““Now, the professor began to explain, "Here everyone the black dot and wrote about it no one wrote about the white paper.””可知，前后语意表示转折，所以用but连接。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：白纸代表我们的一生，黑点意味着我们生活中的问题。A. out从.......里面出去；B. of.......的；C. as作为；D.for为了。根据本句内容“The white paper stands our whole life and the black dot problems in our life.”可知，白纸代表我们的一生。stand for“代表”为固定短语。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：白纸代表我们的一生，黑点意味着我们生活中的问题。A. likes喜欢；B. organizes组织；C. prefers偏爱于；D. means意味着。根据本句内容“problems in our life.”可知，白纸代表我们的一生，黑点意味着我们生活中的问题。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们的生命是上帝赐予我们的礼物，其中充满爱和关心，我们总是有快乐的理由——身边的朋友、为我们提供生计的工作。A. picture图片；B. lesson课程；C. gift礼物；D. text文本。根据本句内容“ given to us by God, with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate--- our friends around us, the job that provides us with everything we need.”可知，我们的生命是上帝赐予我们的礼物，其中充满爱和关心。故选C项。
【36题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们只关注日常的问题，如健康问题、缺钱、人际关系问题，但我们很少看到这些问题与我们生活中拥有的一切相比是微不足道的。A. So所以；B. However然而；C. Instead而不是；D. Besides此外。根据本句内容“we just focus on day-to-day problems like health issues, lack of money, problems in relationships but we see that these problems are very compared to everything we have in our lives. "”可知，前后语意为转折关系，所以用however。故选B项。
【37题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们只关注日常的问题，如健康问题、缺钱、人际关系问题，但我们很少看到这些问题与我们生活中拥有的一切相比是微不足道的。A. frequently频繁地；B. gradually逐渐地；C. usually通常地；D. seldom很少。根据本句内容“ see that these problems are very compared to everything we have in our lives. "”可知，我们只关注问题，很少看清问题的本质。故选D项。
【38题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们只关注日常的问题，如健康问题、缺钱、人际关系问题，但我们很少看到这些问题与我们生活中拥有的一切相比是微不足道的。A. small小的；B. big大的；C. serious严重的；D. difficult困难的。根据本句内容“compared to everything we have in our lives. "”可知，与上文提到我们的生活中拥有的一切可知，这些问题都是非常小的事情。故选A项。
【39题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们应该努力把注意力从问题上移开，享受你所拥有的一切和生命里的每一刻。A. problems问题；B. happiness幸福；C. achievements成就；D. advantages优势，有点。根据“ enjoy each moment life gives us.”可知，生活中的问题很小，我们应该努力把注意力从问题上移开。故选A项。
【40题详解】
考查关系代词辨析。句意：我们应该努力把注意力从问题上移开，享受你所拥有的一切和生命里的每一刻。根据本句内容“We should try to take eyes off our and enjoy each moment life gives us.”分析句子可知，moment为先行词，在后面的定语从句中作give的直接宾语，所以关系代词为that。故选B项。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：要幸福快乐，积极生活。A. dream做梦；B. earn赚；C. live过活；D. gain获得。根据本句内容“ your life positively.”中的“life”可知，动词live符合句意，表示“过……生活”。故选C项。
第II卷（非选择题，共50分）
第三部分 英语知识应用
第二节（共 10小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分15分）
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
A flight recorder is an electronic recording device ___42___(place) in an aircraft for the purpose of ___43___(faciliate) the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents. Flight recorders are also known ___44___ the misnomer black box—they are, in fact, painted bright orange in color to aid in their recovery after accidents.
The black box is made up of two separate pieces of equipment: the flight data recorder (FDR) and a cockpit voice recorder (CVR). FDRs record things like airspeed, altitude, vertical acceleration and fuel flow. The CVRs track the crew’s ___45___(interact) with each other and air traffic control, but also background noise that can give vital clues ___46___ investigators.
They are compulsory on any ___47___(commerce) flight or corporate jet and are usually ___48___(keep) in the tail of an aircraft, ___49___ they are more likely to survive a crash.
This box is made of Titanium metal and is ___50___(enclose) in a Titanium box which gives it the strength to withstand any shock if it falls in the sea ___51___ falls from the height.
【答案】42. placed
43. faciliating
44. for 45. interactions
46. to mercial
48. kept 49. where
50. enclosed
51. or
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了飞机上的黑匣子的结构与作用。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：飞行记录仪是放置在飞机上的电子记录设备，用于方便调查航空事故和事件。分析句子结构可知，空处需要非谓语动词作定语。该动词和其修饰的名词device之间为被动关系，所以用过去分词作后置定语。故填placed。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：飞行记录仪是放置在飞机上的电子记录设备，用于方便调查航空事故和事件。空处需要动名词作介词of的宾语。故填faciliating。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意：飞行记录仪也因别名黑匣子而闻名——事实上，它们被漆成亮橙色，以帮助事故后的恢复。be known for“因……而闻名”。故填for。
【45题详解】
考查名词。句意：CVR跟踪机组人员之间的互动和空中交通管制，但也跟踪背景噪音，这些噪音可以为调查人员提供重要线索。根据空前的名词所有格the crew’s可知，空处需要名词。interact为动词，其名词形式为interaction“互动”，可做可数名词。此处需要该名词的复数形式表示泛指。故填interactions。
【46题详解】
考查介词。句意：CVR跟踪机组人员之间的互动和空中交通管制，但也跟踪背景噪音，这些噪音可以为调查人员提供重要线索。give sth. to sb.“给某人某物”。故填to。
【47题详解】
考查形容词。句意：它们在任何商业航班或公务机上都是强制性的，通常放在飞机的尾部，在那里它们更有可能在坠机后幸存下来。空处需要形容词修饰后面的名词作定语。commerce为名词，其形容词形式为commercial“商业的”。故填commercial。
【48题详解】
考查被动语态。句意：它们在任何商业航班或公务机上都是强制性的，通常放在飞机的尾部，在那里它们更有可能在坠机后幸存下来。根据句意以及空前的are可知，空处需要动词的过去分词，构成被动语态，表示“他们被保存在飞机的尾部”。故填kept。
【49题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：它们在任何商业航班或公务机上都是强制性的，通常放在飞机的尾部，在那里它们更有可能在坠机后幸存下来。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词the tail of an aircraft。先行词在定语从句中作地点状语，所以用关系副词where引导非限定性定语从句。故填where。
【50题详解】
考查被动语态。句意：这个盒子是由钛金属制成的，装在一个钛盒子里，如果它掉进海里或从高处坠落，它就有足够的强度承受任何冲击。根据空前的is可知，空处需要过去分词构成被动语态，表示“盒子被装一个由钛制成的盒子里”。故填enclosed。
【51题详解】
考查连词。句意：这个盒子是由钛金属制成的，装在一个钛盒子里，如果它掉进海里或从高处坠落，它就有足够的强度承受任何冲击。空处需要连词连接“掉进海里”和“从高处坠落”，根据句意可知，他们为选择关系，应用连词or“或者”。故填or。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分10分）
52. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删减:把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改:在错词下面划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last Monday, our class hold a speech contest on the theme of thankfulness. Both of us took an active part in it because we were interesting in it. In beginning, our teacher made a speech, appeal to us to be thankful. After that, many participants impressed us on their wonderful performances. They expressed their love and appreciations to their parents, teachers and people who love them. I learned a lot of from this activity. There are many people around us who have helped us great. We should be grateful to them in return for which they have done for us.
【答案】hold → held
Both → All
interesting → interested
beginning前加the
appeal → appealing
on → with
appreciations → appreciation
去掉of
great → greatly
which → what
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了上周一班级举行演讲比赛的情况和意义。
【详解】1.考查动词时态。根据句中时间状语Last Monday可知此处用一般过去时，故hold → held.
2.考查代词。因为是班级演讲比赛，所以此处指全体同学积极参加，与句中we一致。Both表示“两者都”，表示“三者或三者以上都”用all，故Both → All.
3.考查形容词。interesting “有趣的”，用来修饰物。interested “感兴趣的”,用来修饰人。此处主语是we，用interested修饰。故interesting → interested.
4.考查冠词。表示“开始，起初”是in the beginning，beginning前由the限定，故beginning前加the.
5.考查非谓语动词。句中appeal的主语和句子的主语our teacher一致，此处作状语用动词-ing形式。故appeal → appealing.
6.考查介词。此处表示许多参与者精彩的表现给我们留下了深刻印象，“某物给某人留下……印象”是impress sb. with sth.介词用with，故on → with.
7.考查名词。appreciation表示“感激”是不可数名词，没有复数形式。故appreciations → appreciation.
8.考查介词。a lot相当于a lot of sth. 而a lot of等于many、lots of，用来修饰名词。此处表示“学到了许多”，后面没有名词，用a lot，故去掉of.
9.考查副词。此处修饰动词help用副词，故great → greatly.
10.考查代词。此处作介词for的宾语，表示“为我们所做的事”，用what引导宾语从句。故which → what.
第二节 书面表达
53. 假定你是李华，为了激发学生学习英语的兴趣，你校即将举办英语话剧比赛。请给外教 Miss Grant写封邮件，请她担任比赛评委。邮件内容包括：
1. 写信事由；
2. 比赛安排；
3. 表示感谢。
注意：
1. 词数120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
Dear Miss Grant,
In order to stimulate students’ interest in learning English, there will be an English drama competition in our school. So I am writing this e-mail to invite you to be a judge of the competition.
The competition will be held in the school performing hall next Friday afternoon. It will start at 2 p.m. and last for two hours. Teams participating in the competition will perform in order in the form of a draw. The judges will give them marks based on their performance. Finally, the first, the second, the third and outstanding teams will be selected according to the score ranking.
I would be most grateful if you would accept my invitation. Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给外教Miss Grant写封邮件，邀请她担任学校即将举办的英语话剧比赛的评委，告知比赛安排，并表示感谢。
【详解】1.词汇积累
激发/刺激：stimulate→motivate/inspire/encourage
（被）举办：be held→take place
参加：participate in→take part in
根据/依据：(be) based on→according to
选择：select→choose
感谢的/感激的：grateful→thankful
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Teams participating in the competition will perform in order in the form of a draw.
拓展句：Teams who will participate in the competition will perform in order in the form of a draw.
【点睛】【高分句型1】In order to stimulate students’ interest in learning English, there will be an English drama competition in our school.（运用了there be句式）
【高分句型2】I would be most grateful if you would accept my invitation.（运用了if引导条件状语从句）高一年级英语质量教学检测
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。
第I卷（选择题）
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 did Jim do last night
A. Went to the cinema. B. Did some cleaning. C. Looked after his mother.
2. How will Linda return home
A. By car. B. By bus. C. On foot.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a restaurant. B. At a shop. C. At a hotel.
4. What does the woman want to drink
A. A cup of tea. B. A cup of coffee. C. A cup of water.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. What to chat. B. How to chat. C. Why to chat.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. How long did it take Susan to finish her first book
A. 2 years. B. 4 years. C. 5 years.
7. How did Susan’s mother probably find the book
A. Difficult. B. Attractive. C. Disappointing.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What does Henry say about his hometown
A It becomes crowded. B. It attracts more visitors. C. It has a better environment.
9. What did Henry do in his hometown last week
A. He attended an activity. B. He visited his grandparents. C. He saw around his old school.
10. Who is probably Jason
A. Henry’s old friend. B. Henry’s neighbor. C. Henry’s former classmate.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Which place will the speakers go to
A. Green Lake. B. The sports center. C. The Memorial Rink (溜冰场).
12. When will the speakers go skating
A. On Monday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
13. How much do the speakers need to pay for the tickets
A. $8. B. $16. C. $18.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. Where did Bruce grow up
A. In Milan. B. In Paris. C. In New York.
15. What helped Bruce improve his English
A. His experience of staying in America.
B. His communication with a native speaker.
C. His friendship with an American couple.
16. What does Bruce prefer doing
A. Seeing English films. B. Reading English novels. C. Watching English talk shows.
17 What does Bruce want to be in the future
A. A teacher. B. A translator. C. A guide.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
18. What is the speaker doing
A. Doing a report. B. Giving an announcement. C. Introducing a flight.
19. What will the weather in Los Angeles be like this evening
A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.
20. What does the man ask passengers to do next
A. Have lunch. B. Watch a film. C. Watch a safety video.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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
Explore your world—Mirthy
Online events to help you discover, learn and connect
Who is Mirthy
Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45,000 people. It was designed to create an inclusive community where people can learn, share, and connect with others through a variety of events that are active, sociable, and uplifting. It’s all about fulfilment and wellbeing.
There are some online events each month to try, from craft workshops (手工工坊) to fitness sessions. For example, according to our event calendar, this week you can attend gardening classes and singing lessons. So whether you have a desire to get fitter or to pick up a new skill—signing up for classes and events with Mirthy could be just what you have been looking for.
How does it work
Sign up via the online registration form at Mirthy.com. Then you can take a look through the calendar of upcoming events and see what takes your fancy.
Once you register for an event, you will then receive a link on email ready for you to join the live event. If your plans change and you can’t make it, you will receive a link for a 7-day replay that you can watch at a time that is convenient for you!
Best of all, it’s completely FREE to join!
Join Mirthy for free today and you can enjoy any 4 events every month, for free! If you’re up for more, then you can either select and book additional events on a pay-as-you-go basis, normally for 2.99 each, or you can upgrade to the Premium membership giving you full free access to all events for only 4.99 per month.
If you choose to go for the Premium membership, there’s no contract. You simply upgrade your membership and you can cancel anytime.
1. Mirthy is intended to_________.
A. improve people’s fitness B. organize sociable events
C. provide craft workshops D. create an online community
2. What can people do at Mirthy this week
A. Make art crafts. B. Talk about fitness experience.
C. Learn songs. D. Study wild plants and animals.
3. Which of the following is true about Mirthy
A. People can sign up for the events online.
B. The events can be watched again at any time.
C. People can upgrade their membership for free.
D. No more than 4 events are offered each month.
4. What’s the main purpose of this passage
A. To share a lifestyle.
B. To recommend a website.
C. To introduce online events.
D. To explain a registration process.
B
When Brody a 4-year-old Connecticut boy, was asked what wish he wanted to come true, his only dream was that he could be able to play outside.
Brody was born premature (早产) at 27 weeks, which caused him to overheat and burn easily. That means he can't spend any time outside and he'll get burn blisters (水疱) on his face even when he is driven to the hospital. Besides, there are a lot of things he can't do. He has trouble walking and only began talking one year ago. Brody can't eat or drink and has to wear a backpack 24/7 that contains a pump that feeds him. “I can't even count the number of surgeries he's had since he was born,” Brody's mother said. “He's spent probably half his life at the hospital.”
When Make-A-Wish Connecticut, an organization that creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, heard about Brody's request to play outside, they immediately jumped into action. “It's the most simple, most sweet wish, just to play outside but it seems to be the most difficult to realize.” said Debbie Artinian, the manager of Make-A-Wish Connecticut.
Artinian and her team determined that a temperature-controlled tent outside Brody's home where he could play and not be in the sun would be the best option. But they had to find a tent that could stand weather conditions like wind and snow and had the right material to block all UV rays. Luckily, Artinian found a company based in the United Kingdom that could design and make the tent. Make-A-Wish Connecticut learnt that Brody loves the beach, even though he is not able to go into water because of his backpack. So they filled the tent with water toys and a kids’ pool filled with balls to make Brody feel as much as possible like he's out at the beach.
Brody got his first look at the tent earlier this summer. “When he walked out of the door and I saw his face, it was just everything,” said Artinian. “Now when Brody says ‘Can I go out and play ’, his mom can say, “Yes.” “Brody is now enjoying spending nearly all his time "outside” in the tent.
It's hard to make life completely normal for Brody, but Artinian and her team tried to make it as normal as they could.
5. What can we learn about Brody
A. He can't be exposed to sunlight.
B. He can't stand on his feet.
C. He can't be given surgeries any more.
D He can't communicate with others.
6. Make-A-Wish Connecticut thought Brody's dream was __________
A. inspiring and heart-warming
B. simple but incredible
C. difficult and unachievable
D. challenging but worthwhile
7. Why does the author mention the beach in Paragraph 4
A. To show that Brody is a boy who loves nature.
B. To prove that the design company was responsible.
C. To suggest that Artinian and her team were considerate.
D. To emphasize that the skill in building the tent was the latest.
8. What does the story mainly tell us
A. One good turn deserves another.
B. A helping hand makes a difference.
C. All things are difficult before they are easy.
D. Tough life experience may result in success.
C
The digital revolution has arrived. As automation becomes ever more common, even those professions once thought to be insulated from technological disruption（扰乱）face an uncertain future. Given that state of uncertainty, Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun argues that college graduates can no longer be confident that the job they hold will be financially sustainable for the long term. Automation, long a threat to low-skilled jobs, is now cost-effective in all repetitive work, including high-skilled jobs in health care, law, and research. Thus, for many the prospect of being replaced by a robot is more pressing.
To address this, it falls to higher education to prepare graduates for changes that are sweeping through the world of work. But how can institutions prepare the next generation, when it's not clear what professions will exist to employ them
Aoun argues that universities must reinvent themselves to address this age of disruption and to provide their students with the educational foundation that ensures their employability in the coming decades. To do so, he calls for higher education to focus on those features that separate humans from machines. He named this new framework "Humanics".
Aoun details a two-tiered（两层的）structure for Humanics and explains how these tiers work together to develop creativity in students. The first tier consists of 21st-century literacies that he argues must be central to any forward-thinking educational program. In addition to reading, writing, and arithmetic, Aoun argues that all students must be competent in data interpretation and analysis, technical functions like engineering, and human-centric studies such as design thinking and communication.
This first tier of literacies forms the basis for Aoun's second tier of cognitive（认知的） capacities. Systems thinking, critical thinking, and cultural awareness constitute the mind-sets that Aoun argues are critical to distinguishing human employees from machines. A student with these mind-sets can solve problems creatively while making logical judgments.
Having defined what a robot-proof education must involve, Aoun looks into how that education should be offered and what colleges and universities must do to meet the needs of a modern student body. He calls for higher education to fully accept experiential, lifelong learning. He argues that it is only through rich experiences that students can apply their 21st-century literacies to complex problems, which will eventually shape their mind-sets. This type of learning must be lifelong because the rapid rate of change that accompanies automation will require that students consistently refresh their skill sets
Aoun acknowledges that education will never be a cure-all for society's ills A more practical approach might be to see Humanics not as a new medicine but rather as a supplement to our current educational system.
In an automated world, to prepare for the economic disruption such automation may cause, higher education must create a generation of graduates that is liberated to think creatively while continuing to function in more traditional capacities. Perhaps that will ensure workers and the universities that educate them are indeed robot proof.
9. What does the underlined word "insulated" in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. Generated B. Sheltered C. Prohibited. D. Separated.
10. What can we learn about automation from the first two paragraphs
A. It has posed a threat to employment. B. It has made high-skilled jobs demanding.
C. It helps to fuel the process of digitalization. D. It promotes the development of new professions.
11. According to Joseph Aoun, institutions should________.
A. set the trend for automation B. provide a robot-proof education
C. redefine the framework of Humanics D. value cognitive capacities over literacies
12. What does the passage mainly discuss
A. Where is automation leading us B. What does Humanics mean to universities
C. Why is it critical to acquire higher education D. How can we get ready for an uncertain future
D
Elephants eat plants. That’s common knowledge to biologists and animal-loving, schoolchildren alike. Yet figuring out exactly what kind of plants they eat is more complicated.
A new study from a global team that included Brown University conservation biologists used innovative methods to efficiently and precisely analyze the dietary habits of elephants in Kenya. Their findings on the habits of individual elephants help answer important questions about group food searching behaviors, and aid biologists in understanding the conservation approaches that best keep elephants not only sated (饱的) but satisfied.
“When I talk to non-ecologists, they are surprised to learn that we have never really had a clear picture of what all of these large animals actually eat in nature,” Kartzinel, an expert botanist who has conducted field research in Kenya, said. “The reason is that these animals are difficult and dangerous to observe from up-close, they move long distances, they feed at night and in thick bush and a lot of the plants they feed on are quite small.”
Then the team compared the diets of individual elephants through time. In their analysis, they showed that dietary differences among individuals were often far greater than what had been previously assumed, even among family members that ate together on a given day.
This study helps address a classic paradox (悖论) in wildlife ecology. Kartzinel said: “How do social bonds hold family groups together in a world of limited resources ” In other words, given that elephants all seemingly eat the same plants, it's not obvious why competition for food doesn't push them apart and force them to search for food independently.
“The simple answer is that elephants vary their diets based not only on what’s available but also their preferences and physiological needs,” said Kartzinel. These findings help inform theories of why a group of elephants may search for food together: The individual elephants don't always eat exactly the same plants at the same time, so there will usually be enough plants to go around.
These findings may offer valuable insights for conservation biologists. To protect elephants and create environments in which they can successfully grow their populations, they need a variety of plants to eat.
13. What did the new study focus on
A. The results of conservation approaches. B. The eating habits of elephants.
C. Ways to protect elephants from starving. D. Elephants’ social behavior and needs.
14. What can we infer from paragraph 3
A. Elephants are hard to monitor. B. Elephants only live in thick bush.
C. Elephants are kind and friendly animals. D. Elephants seldom eat with humans around.
15. What message can conservation biologists get from the study
A. It is necessary for elephants to live together.
B. It is possible to observe elephants up-close.
C. It is social bonds that hold elephants together.
D. It is important to protect the variety of plants.
16. Which word can be used to describe the study
A. Inaccurate. B. Shocking. C. Beneficial. D. Subjective.
第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
“Father of hybrid rice” Yuan Longping passed away at 13: 07 pm in Changsha of Hunan province, ___17___.
___18___. The globally renown agronomist (农学家) known for developing the first hybrid rice strains, was born on the ninth day of the seventh month in 1930, according to the lunar calendar.___19___--feeding nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with less than 9 percent of the world’s total land. In 1949, Yuan applied for Southwest Agricultural College and began his special connection with rice--a staple food of the Chinese people that would become the focus of his lifelong research career.
A discovery of a peculiar wild rice species by Yuan in the southern island of Hainan in 1970 became the prelude (序曲) of China’s decades of hybrid rice research. Three years later, he cultivated the world’s first high- yielding hybrid rice train with three lines, namely, the male sterile, maintainer and restorer.
___20___Hybrid rice recorded an annual yield about 20 percent higher than that of conventional rice strains--meaning it could feed an extra 70 million people a year.
___21___In September 2017, a strain of low-cadmium indica (籼稻；籼型) rice developed by Yuan’s team and the Hunan provincial academy of agricultural sciences was able to reduce the average amount of cadmium (镉) in rice by more than 90 percent in areas suffering from heavy metal pollution.
A. Yuan was undergoing treatment at a hospital, Yuan’s son Yuan Ding’an, and Yuan’s secretary Yang Yaosong confirmed.
B. it is said byYuan’s son Yuan Ding’an.
C. He has helped China work a great wonder.
D. Now the focus of Yuan’s hybrid rice project has changed from increasing output to green and sustainable development.
E. Yuan’s hybrid rice project aimed to create the best of it.
F. Hybrid rice has since been grown across the Country and farmers reaped incredible output after switching to Yuan’s hybrid varieties.
G. Xinhua reported on Saturday.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprise test. All students were ____22____and waited for the test to begin. The professor gave the test papers to all students with text facing down at the desk. ____23____ he finished ____24____ the test to all students, he asked them to ____25____ the test paper and begin.
The students were surprised to see that there was just a black ____26____ in the center of the page. The professor told them, "I want you to ____27____ about what you see there. "The students were____28____ surprised but got started with the test. ____29____ the end of the class, the professor collected all answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of all students. ____30____of them described about the black dot（点）and tried to explain its position. Now. the professor began to explain, "Here everyone____31____ the black dot and wrote about it ____32____ no one wrote about the white paper. The same is with our lives. The white paper stands ____33____ our whole life and the black dot ____34____ problems in our life.
Our life is a ____35____ given to us by God, with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate--- our friends around us, the job that provides us with everything we need. ____36____, we just focus on day-to-day problems like health issues, lack of money, problems in relationships but we ____37____ see that these problems are very ____38____ compared to everything we have in our lives. "
We should try to take eyes off our ____39____ and enjoy each moment ____40____ life gives us. Be happy and ____41____ your life positively.
22. A. seated B. frightened C. happy D. stood
23. A. Before B. If C. When D. Unless
24. A. working out B. handing out C. setting down D. packing up
25. A. open B. read C. turn D. recognize
26. A. space B. word C. sentence D. dot
27. A. write B. speak C. bring D. talk
28. A. never B. hardly C. still D. mostly
29. A. By B. At C. In D. On
30. A. Most B. All C. None D. Few
31. A. got along with B. came up with C. insisted on D. focused on
32. A. but B. so C. and D. for
33. A. out B. of C. as D. for
34. A. likes B. organizes C. prefers D. means
35. A. picture B. lesson C. gift D. text
36. A. So B. However C. Instead D. Besides
37. A. frequently B. gradually C. usually D. seldom
38. A. small B. big C. serious D. difficult
39. A. problems B. happiness C. achievements D. advantages
40. A. what B. that C. who D. when
41. A. dream B. earn C. live D. gain
第II卷（非选择题，共50分）
第三部分 英语知识应用
第二节（共 10小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分15分）
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
A flight recorder is an electronic recording device ___42___(place) in an aircraft for the purpose of ___43___(faciliate) the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents. Flight recorders are also known ___44___ the misnomer black box—they are, in fact, painted bright orange in color to aid in their recovery after accidents.
The black box is made up of two separate pieces of equipment: the flight data recorder (FDR) and a cockpit voice recorder (CVR). FDRs record things like airspeed, altitude, vertical acceleration and fuel flow. The CVRs track the crew’s ___45___(interact) with each other and air traffic control, but also background noise that can give vital clues ___46___ investigators.
They are compulsory on any ___47___(commerce) flight or corporate jet, and are usually ___48___(keep) in the tail of an aircraft, ___49___ they are more likely to survive a crash.
This box is made of Titanium metal and is ___50___(enclose) in a Titanium box which gives it the strength to withstand any shock if it falls in the sea ___51___ falls from the height.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分10分）
52. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删减:把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改:在错词下面划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last Monday, our class hold a speech contest on the theme of thankfulness. Both of us took an active part in it because we were interesting in it. In beginning, our teacher made a speech, appeal to us to be thankful. After that, many participants impressed us on their wonderful performances. They expressed their love and appreciations to their parents, teachers and people who love them. I learned a lot of from this activity. There are many people around us who have helped us great. We should be grateful to them in return for which they have done for us.
第二节 书面表达
53. 假定你是李华，为了激发学生学习英语的兴趣，你校即将举办英语话剧比赛。请给外教 Miss Grant写封邮件，请她担任比赛评委。邮件内容包括：
1. 写信事由；
2. 比赛安排；
3. 表示感谢。
注意：
1. 词数120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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