单元质量检测（四） Scientists who changed the world
（满分150分，时间120分钟）
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.Who is probably at college？（ ）
A.Liza. B.Peter. C.Grace.
2.How does the man feel now？（ ）
A.Cheerful. B.Unhappy. C.Afraid.
3.What does the woman want to learn next year？（ ）
A.Math. B.Science. C.Law.
4.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers？（ ）
A.Professor and student.
B.Boss and secretary.
C.Manager and applicant.
5.What is the weather like in the man’s hometown？（ ）
A.Warm. B.Comfortable. C.Wet.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.When does the man want to receive the sofa？（ ）
A.This weekend. B.Next Wednesday. C.Next weekend.
7.Where might the woman work？（ ）
A.At an express shipping company.
B.In a customer service centre.
C.In a furniture repair store.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What will the man do to keep dry？（ ）
A.Use an umbrella.
B.Put a newspaper over his head.
C.Put on a raincoat.
9.Where are the speakers？（ ）
A.In California. B.In Arizona. C.In Oregon.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What did the woman do？（ ）
A.An editor. B.A reporter. C.A teacher.
11.Why did the woman change her job？（ ）
A.Because she didn’t get a high salary.
B.Because her workplace was too far from her new house.
C.Because she wanted to work in her husband’s company.
12.Where is the man moving to？（ ）
A.England. B.America. C.Finland.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Who has a piano class？（ ）
A.David. B.Julia. C.Alice.
14.Why does Julia make the phone call？（ ）
A.To ask about the fashion show at the fair.
B.To invite the man’s sister to the fair.
C.To offer information about the fair.
15.When are Julia and Macy going to the fair？（ ）
A.18 October. B.20 October. C.22 October.
16.What is the fair intended for？（ ）
A.Charity. B.Friendship. C.Entertainment.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What do we know about Walmart’s monthly sales in April？（ ）
A.They dropped suddenly.
B.They decreased slightly.
C.They reached the bottom.
18.How much was the decline of the sales？（ ）
A.5%. B.2%. C.3%.
19.What was to blame for the sales drop according to Walmart？（ ）
A.An optimistic forecast.
B.The modest goal.
C.Bad weather.
20.What does the company think of the decrease？（ ）
A.It’s unexpected.
B.It’s steady.
C.It’s slow.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
As a photographer， have you thought about entering photo competitions？ Which photo competition should you enter？ If you’ve found yourself asking the questions， you’re in the right place.This article will introduce some of the most famous photo competitions to you.
World Press Photo Awards
If you want to test your photojournalism （摄影新闻报道） skills against others in more than one competition， consider joining the World Press Photo Awards.The competition has been hosted each year since 1955 and there are regional and overall winners.
Deadline （截止日期）： January
Entry Fees： Free
Prizes： Regional winners： 1，000.Global winners： 6，000.
Istanbul Photo Awards
The Istanbul Photo Awards is hosted each year by Anadolu Agency， Turkey.But you don’t need to have a base in Istanbul to enter the competition.
You can apply for several categories （类别）， including single news， story news， and categories ranging from sports to nature.The competition is organized mainly for news photographers.
Deadline： February
Entry Fees： Free
Prizes：Category winners：$3，000.Runners-up （亚军）：$1，500.Third-placed：$1，000.
Amateur Photographer of the Year
The Amateur Photographer of the Year award is held every year.You’ll have the opportunity to enter several rounds throughout the year， each of which has a different topic.
Deadline： Varies
Entry Fees： Free
Prizes： Winner gets ￡500 （each round）； ￡1，000 for the overall winner.Second-placed get ￡100.Third-placed get ￡50.
Landscape Photographer of the Year
If you live in the UK and want to show your country’s beauty， you might want to consider entering the competition.The competition has several categories， including city life， black and white， and classic view.
Deadline：May
Entry Fees：￡9.99
Prizes：Winner：￡10，000 and a book.Category winners：￡1，000 and a book.Category runners-up： A book.
21.Which competition can a photographer enter several times in a year？（ ）
A.Istanbul Photo Awards. B.World Press Photo Awards.
C.Amateur Photographer of the Year. D.Landscape Photographer of the Year.
22.What do World Press Photo Awards and Istanbul Photo Awards have in common？（ ）
A.They require entry fees.
B.They set three levels of prizes.
C.They are hosted in the same month each year.
D.They are mainly held for news photographers.
23.How much can a category winner who enters Landscape Photographer of the Year get？（ ）
A.￡500. B.￡1，000.
C.￡6，000. D.￡10，000.
B
I call my beloved pair of grey jeans “Saturday Pants”.Originally hand-me-downs from a former roommate， they’re just a touch too informal to wear to the office， but for many years were my favourites to wear on the weekends for going shopping or hanging out with friends.But I needed to rethink my day-off clothes when the jeans got a large rip （撕开的大口子） next to the right back pocket.
I will happily mend （缝补） anything that rips a little， but usually when clothing in our household gets bigger holes I send these items away for recycling or add them to my collection of scrap fabric （废旧布料）.However， I couldn’t quite bring myself to add the Saturday Pants to either pile.Instead， they sat on the shelf under my other jeans for longer than I’d care to admit.
Then I came across Softpaw Vintage， the beautifully patched （打补丁的） and reworked clothes of Taylor Randal， a creator in Rhododendron， Oregon.Her perfectly patched up jeans gave me the inspiration to reuse the Saturday Pants with creative mending.
I went ahead and added a patch to the inside of my jeans to hopefully stop further tearing and to provide a strong base for the rest of the project.I then added more decorative patches to the outward-facing part of the jeans.My old favourites finally came back as my day-off clothes.I find it comforting that if these repairs don’t hold or work， I can add more patches or try a different technique.
To me， creative mending takes visible mending a step further， offering a space to play and be artistic with an eye to a functional end.As we attempt to move beyond throwaway culture and fight for the right to repair， it’s also worth finding pleasure and joy on the way to reducing our impact on the environment.
24.What is special about the author’s Saturday Pants？（ ）
A.They are a gift sent by her family. B.They are a pair of second-hand jeans.
C.They are designed by Taylor Randal. D.They are her favourites to wear to work.
25.What did the author decide to do after getting to know Softpaw Vintage？（ ）
A.Repair the hole in her beloved jeans creatively.
B.Pass down her favourite items to others.
C.Donate her old clothes to be recycled.
D.Put her clothes on the shelf in order.
26.What do we know about the author？（ ）
A.She has a strong sense of tradition. B.She dreams of opening a clothing store.
C.She enjoys bringing everything to perfection. D.She is a person with environmental awareness.
27.What is the best title for the text？（ ）
A.My Unique Way to Become a Fashion Designer
B.My Efforts to Make Full Use of Day-off Clothes
C.My Fight for the Right to Get a Pair of Designer Jeans
D.My New Strategy to Make Favourite Clothes Last Forever
C
Not only does the use of plastic water bottles hurt your wallet， but it also causes pollution， wastes energy， and surprisingly wastes water.Only 23% of the plastic in America ends up in recycling bins， meaning over $1 billion worth of plastic is treated as rubbish a year.Recently， Skipping Rocks Lab has invented a kind of water bottle called Ooho.
It’s a kind of convenient， clear water bottle that can either be drunk or eaten.To drink it， you can either get rid of the membrane （膜） or tear a hole in the membrane with your teeth to pour the water into your mouth.To eat it， you simply put the whole bottle in your mouth.It’s completely insipid so you needn’t worry about any taste.
It aims for large outdoor events where tons of plastic bottles are used and frequently left behind as litter.Too much plastic is sure to do harm to the environment， which could account for the purpose of such a new invention.
The team has been working for the past two years to develop the technology and materials that are needed to produce Ooho.The price for an only bubble （泡状物） or a unit of bubbles hasn’t been decided yet， but it costs about two cents to create a unit， which is cheaper than plastic bottles.The team has also been selling Ooho water bottles in London for the past six months.
Ooho is catching many people’s attention and has raised over $1 million in only three days.It’s mostly being sold at events at the moment to interest the buyers while the production machine is getting up and running.It’s quickly making a rise， so keep an eye out for these bottles of the future.
28.How is most plastic in America dealt with？（ ）
A.It is wasted by people. B.It is reused as new energy.
C.It is buried under the ground. D.It is applied to new technology.
29.What does the underlined word “insipid” in Paragraph 2 probably mean？（ ）
A.Sweet. B.Delicious.
C.Tasteless. D.Interesting.
30.What can we infer about Ooho？（ ）
A.It plans to be sold at a very low price.
B.It has some advantages over plastic bottles.
C.It has taken the place of plastic bottles in London.
D.Proper materials of making Ooho are hard to find.
31.Who might be the target readers？（ ）
A.Scientists. B.Experts.
C.Environmentalists. D.The public.
D
Scientists working on an experimental anti-ageing therapy have announced that they have broken a record by extending the lifespan of a lab rat called Sima.Named after the Hindi word for “limit” or “boundary”， Sima is the last remaining survivor that received infusions （输注） of blood plasma （血浆） taken from young animals to see if the treatment prolonged their lives.
Sima， who was born on 28 February 2019， has lived for 47 months， longer than the 45.5 months believed to be the oldest age recorded in scientific literature for a female Sprague Dawley rat， the researchers say.“We have the oldest living female Sprague Dawley rat，” said Dr Harold Katcher， a former biology professor at the University of Maryland， now chief scientific officer at Yuvan Research， a California-based start-up.
Researchers have rushed to produce and test therapies based on young blood plasma after numerous experiments found that infusions could give new energy and strength to ageing organs and tissues.But while studies have found benefits for rats， there is no evidence to date that the approach to youthfulness will help humans avoid the passage of time， despite the best wishes of Silicon Valley.
The results from Katcher’s latest study will be written up when Sima dies， but data gathered so far suggests that eight rats that received infusions that have no therapeutic effect lived for 34 to 38 months， while eight that received a purified and concentrated form of blood plasma， called E5， lived for 38 to 47 months.Rats normally live for two to three years， though the oldest ever one is a brown rat that survived on a restricted calorie diet for 4.6 years.
“The real point of our experiments is not so much to extend lifespan， but to extend youthspan， to make people look and feel younger， to make their golden years really potentially golden years， instead of years of pain，” Katcher said.“But the fact is， if you manage to do that， you also manage to lengthen life and that’s not a bad side-effect.”
Dr Steve Horvath is now a principal investigator at Altos Labs in San Diego， which is not working with Yuvan.“I think the results are impressive，” he said.“Some people won’t accept the results due to the low sample size.One swallow does not make a summer.But I believe the results because several studies support them.” He expects there will be safe and effective treatments from plasma research in the next 20 years.
32.How is Sima different from other rats？（ ）
A.It is the oldest Sprague Dawley lab rat. B.It has the rarest blood type.
C.It is the first Sprague Dawley rat. D.It has survived several experiments.
33.What have researchers focused on when it comes to anti-ageing therapies？（ ）
A.Purifying and concentrating blood plasma. B.Developing effective long-term diet plans.
C.Testing infusions of young blood plasma. D.Replacing ageing organs and tissues.
34.What can we infer from the words of Katcher in Paragraph 5？（ ）
A.Humans will finally live much longer than before.
B.The experiments have caused potential problems.
C.His team is worried about side-effects.
D.Youthspan is what his team cares about.
35.What does Horvath think of Katcher’s study？（ ）
A.It is worth believing. B.It requires further testing.
C.It studies too small samples. D.It is effective in treating disease.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Breakthroughs from science and technology have completely changed much of human life.36.（ ） Here are some examples of traditional methods， old ideas， and ancient techniques that are helping to solve problems here in the 21st century.
Growing food in the desert.
Yacouba Sawadogo， a farmer from Burkina Faso， a landlocked country in West Africa， has led the transformation of barren， dry land into productive agriculture.37.（ ） Pits （坑） are dug into the ground， allowing water to gather in one place.Since popularizing the use of pits， Sawadogo has helped increase food production in Burkina Faso.
38.（ ）
Digging holes forms an important part of agriculture in Zimbabwe， too.Here the use of deep holes is helping to grow crops without the need for intensive ploughing.The holes are covered with soil， straw （稻草） and other materials to keep in as much moisture as possible.Unlike more conventional ploughing-based planting， this technique means water can be directed precisely where it is needed.
Saving a forest by burning it.
39.（ ） The reason is that they can clear out dead organic materials， open the forest floor up to sunlight， and nourish the soil.But this practice is nothing new.Researchers have found that ancient Amazon indigenous civilizations had long been using fires to clear the rainforest in a carefully controlled way， to limit the risk of large outbreaks.
Realizing natural pest control.
All farmers understand the importance of pest control.In Thailand， some farmers have avoided modern， chemical-based methods and are instead using ducks known locally as “ped lai thoong”， which means “field chasing （奔跑的） ducks”.40.（ ） They also eat rice husks （外皮） after harvests.
A.Building with naturally occurring materials.
B.Creating deep holes for more precise farming.
C.Many forests are benefitting from periodic fires.
D.He has done it thanks to an ancient way of trapping water in the soil.
E.This ground-based technique allows growers to gather accurate data in real time.
F.These birds are left to wander freely among fields， eating plenty of unwanted pests.
G.But sometimes， tried-and-tested ideas that have stood the test of time can still be of use.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I had just finished my dance class， and it was a disaster： I started on the wrong foot and couldn’t get the steps that other students seemed to do easily.I began to 41 my talent for ballet.
Just then， my big sister Julissa arrived.She took one 42 at me and asked， “What’s wrong， Lakeisha？”
“Nothing，” I said 43 .
“Uh huh，” Julissa replied.“Looks like a（n） 44 ‘nothing’ to me， so tell me what happened.”
“Well，” I mumbled （咕哝）， “maybe I shouldn’t be taking 45 classes？It felt like I was the only one who couldn’t land her pirouettes （单脚尖旋转） today.”
“Listen，” she said， “not every day is a（n） 46 one， and not everything you try is going to 47 the way you want.The point is to keep 48 .Remember that and you’ll be fine.”
“I tried my best， but ...” I replied.
Looking at me seriously， Julissa said， “Maybe ballet is not your 49 yet， but dance is. I see how you shake and move all the time.There are all kinds of 50 to dance， so maybe you just need to 51 your own style.Why not stick to jazz dance？You are so good at it.”
I thought about her 52 and my performances carefully.Yes， why had I never 53 that？I wanted to be a ballet dancer， but it may not be a good 54 for me.It seemed as if I suddenly saw the light.
“You’re right，” I replied. “Thank you.I’m so 55 to have you to guide me！”
41.A.develop B.doubt
C.discover D.forget
42.A.knock B.message
C.look D.wave
43.A.quietly B.repeatedly
C.politely D.surely
44.A.frank B.useful
C.old D.bad
45.A.health B.gym
C.dance D.safety
46.A.effective B.great
C.relaxing D.warm
47.A.work out B.settle down
C.go off D.break up
48.A.thinking B.acting
C.waiting D.trying
49.A.excuse B.thing
C.goal D.idea
50.A.places B.plans
C.ways D.tips
51.A.find B.test
C.change D.spread
52.A.results B.jokes
C.lessons D.words
53.A.run into B.thought of
C.applied for D.referred to
54.A.dream B.deal
C.choice D.position
55.A.lucky B.curious
C.strong D.smart
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Danish researchers have just set a new record for data transmission （传输）.56. （use） one small computer chip， they moved about 1.8 petabits of data per second.That equals 122 million 57. （movie） streaming at the same time.In their new demonstration， 8，251 beams of light 58. （carry） more than an entire world’s worth of data.For this test， the date traveled 7.9 kilometers along a fiber optic cable （光纤电缆）.
That’s truly impressive， notes Bill Corcoran. 59. （previous）， an accomplishment like this would have taken many chips and consumed far more energy.Corcoran， a physicist 60. wasn’t involved in this research， knows a lot about this field.His group had held the record for the 61. （high） data transmission rate with a single chip since 2020.Corcoran says，“62. is great to see records being broken at this pace.”
“Even though no one needs to move data so quickly right now， researchers are planning ahead.Such 63. high rate may be useful in data centers even sooner，” one of the Danish researchers says.More work should 64. （do） before the new device can be put into real-world use.Right now， the energy needed for difficult computing tasks already poses a risk to climate.The new 65. （innovate） in moving data could help lessen the Internet’s climate impact.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是校英文杂志Teens的一名编辑，因下个月将推出科技专栏，现需要向全体学生征集题目为The Scientist That I Admire Most的文章。请你撰写一篇征文通知，内容包括：
1.稿件要求（内容、词数等）；2.投稿方式及截止日期；3.欢迎同学们积极投稿。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式作答。
NOTICE
Teens
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Tick-tock.Tick-tock.
Andreas watched the clock.It seemed to be moving very slowly.This was his last class of the day — biology.After school there would be tryouts for the basketball team.Andreas had been practicing for months.He loved the feeling of the basketball in his hands and the sound the ball made when it sailed through the net.
“Andreas！”
Andreas’s best friend， Tyrell， was trying to get his attention.
“I feel like this class will never end，” said Tyrell.
“Me， too，” said Andreas.
Tyrell and Andreas had been best friends since kindergarten （幼儿园）.Tyrell loved basketball， too， and he was also trying out for the basketball team.Andreas was glad he’d have his best friend by his side.
Suddenly the bell rang and class was over.Andreas and Tyrell ran to the gym and there were at least 60 boys crowded onto the bleachers （露天看台）.
“Oh no，” said Tyrell.“I never imagined there would be so many kids trying out for the basketball team.”
Andreas knew the basketball team only had room for 20 people.That meant two-thirds of the kids there wouldn’t make the team.Andreas and Tyrell looked at each other， worried.
The coach blew a whistle （哨子） and the tryouts began.Andreas and Tyrell were separated into different groups.First Andreas ran sprints （短跑） across the gym， over and over until his legs felt weak， and he was out of breath.Then， the coaches divided them into teams to play against one another.As soon as he felt his hands on the basketball， Andreas felt better.All the nights of practicing paid off as he took shots from the 3-point line.Not all of the shots went in， but a lot of them did.
Tyrell was waiting outside when the tryouts were over.
“How did it go？” Andreas asked.
“I don’t know ...I think it went all right，” said Tyrell.
Andreas felt worried.He knew he had played well， but was it good enough？
“It’s okay，” said Tyrell.Tyrell had known Andreas for so long that he could see when Andreas was upset.“I’m sure you made it.”
They walked the rest of the way home in silence.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
The next morning Andreas couldn’t eat any of his breakfast.
“But I didn’t see my name，” Andreas replied.
10 / 10参考答案与详解
单元质量检测（一） Nature in the balance
第一部分
1－5 CBACB 6－10 CCCAB
11－15 CACAA 16－20 ACAAC
听力材料：
（Text 1）
M：Linda， has everybody arrived？
W：Jason and Tom haven’t arrived yet.
M：Oh， Jason is in the restroom now.
W：OK， everyone is here except Tom. Let’s just wait for him.
（Text 2）
W：The machine doesn’t work again. I’ll call for service.
M：It’s unnecessary. John knows how to repair it. He used to be a repairman.
W：Great. I’ll tell him about the problem.
（Text 3）
M：These apples look nice. How much are they？
W：A small bag is three dollars and a large one is eight dollars.
M：Can I buy just two apples？
W：Certainly. But I need to weigh them.
（Text 4）
W：Jaden， I’d like to take a trip to China during the summer vacation. Do you want to come along？
M：I really want to， but you know， a trip to China can be very costly.
（Text 5）
W：Why do you like reading this newspaper？
M：Well， I can learn what happened locally. Also， there are life stories about local people.
W：Don’t you read the ads？ They can be helpful.
M：Not for me！
（Text 6）
W：Jason， what’s the most unforgettable day in your life？
M：Well， it must be the day when I knew my older brother was admitted to a key university.
W：Wow， that was good news.
M：Yes. I remember clearly that when I reached home from school in the evening， many neighbours were at my house to congratulate us and praise my brother for his hard work. My whole family all felt very excited.
W：I see. I guess your brother must be a hard-working guy.
M：Yes. I’m very proud of him.
（Text 7）
M：Hi， Susan. How is everything？
W：Nothing special. I’m just reading in the library every day.
M：You know， all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. You should do something for fun to relax this afternoon. Would you like to go to an art exhibition？
W：I’d rather not. I just want to chat with you.
M：Then what about going to the park？ We can chat as we enjoy the warm sunshine.
W：Good idea. It’s a lovely day after all.
（Text 8）
W：Jim， what do you want to do tonight？
M：I plan to stay at home and watch TV.
W：How about going to the cinema？ There’s a great movie on now named Men in Black： International. I heard it’s well received.
M：What kind of movie is it？ An action movie， a horror movie or a comedy？
W：The first kind.
M：Oh， it sounds good. I’ll go with you.
W：Great. By the way， how will we get there？
M：The cinema is in the city centre. It’s easy to get there by bus or by taxi.
W：That’s true， but I guess taking a subway may be the best choice to avoid the heavy traffic.
M：I couldn’t agree more.
（Text 9）
W：Ted， your mom’s birthday is around the corner.
M：Goodness me！ I’ve almost forgotten it.I haven’t prepared a present yet.
W：Really？
M：Yes，but don’t worry， Grandma.I’ve got an idea now.I think I can get a red handbag for Mom.
W：Why do you decide to buy a handbag for her？
M：I saw her reading a magazine last Sunday.She stared at the picture of that handbag for quite a while.I’m sure she’ll love it.
W：Oh， you are such a caring boy.
M：Will Dad come back in time for Mom’s birthday？
W：I don’t think so. He’s still attending a meeting in New York City.It won’t be over until this Saturday.But your mother’s birthday is right on this Friday.
M：I’m afraid Mom will be disappointed.
W：But I believe your father has already prepared a surprise for her.OK.It’s late.Time to go to bed.
M：OK， good night.
（Text 10）
M：Good evening， everyone. Tonight I’ll recommend a children’s book called Hiznobyuti.The book was written by Claude Ponti.It is about a boy named Hiznobyuti.He is not good-looking.His parents and brothers and sisters always say， “He’s no beauty！”They say it so often that Hiznobyuti thinks it is his name.Wherever he goes， only embarrassment and shame await him. Later， Hiznobyuti hides himself away， working on his inventions， until one day he receives a message from the stars. After a fight with his family， Hiznobyuti decides to run away. During a beautiful adventure， he learns the secrets of the universe： how to communicate with trees and birds， how to wake up the sun， and how to see himself for who he truly is！ When he returns from his journey， Hiznobyuti’s family apologises for not understanding him. The book costs $16.79.It is suitable for children aged from 5 to 9. Altogether there are 35 pages. That’s all for tonight’s program. Thank you for your listening.
第二部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。温莎市为庆祝地球日，提供了参观市区绿色社区花园的机会。
21.A 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，招募的一百个温莎家庭是要种植马利筋（一种北美常见植物），以此保护濒危的帝王蝶。
22.B 推理判断题。根据第四段第二至四句可知，Town Green Community Garden可以被用于教育活动。
23.C 细节理解题。根据A reminder部分第一句可知，参观者被建议穿合适的鞋子。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。澳大利亚新南威尔士州的七位小朋友即将收割他们的第一批小麦。
24.A 细节理解题。根据第四段中Craig Grimmond所说的话可知，他把这块地捐给学校，因为他几乎不用这块地，捐给学校后也省去了他管理上的麻烦。
25.B 细节理解题。根据第五段最后两句可知，三年前，由于天气干旱，种小麦是一件不可能的事情。
26.C 观点态度题。根据倒数第二段中Darren Mudford所说的话可知，他对这几个孩子所种的小麦的收成充满期望。
27.B 细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句可知，这些小麦的收入将用于支付这几个孩子在国内旅行的费用。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个旨在保护森林和世界环境的活动。
28.A 段落大意题。第二段指出，Canopy开展的各项活动吸引了750个品牌的参与，随后列举了几个有名的品牌。由此可知，本段主要介绍了Canopy的巨大影响力。
29.D 推理判断题。根据第四段中Nicole Rycroft所说的The companies that are joining Pack4Good are the out of ...to save forests and our planet可知，她认为加入Pack4Good的公司都是不墨守成规的思考者，是准备改变包装纸供应链并找到更多解决方案来拯救森林和地球的领导者。由此推知，她认为这些公司都是保护森林的倡导者。
30.A 推理判断题。根据第六段内容可知，在印度，每年有9000万吨稻草被焚烧，这造成了严重的空气污染。Canopy的解决办法是把这些稻草作为原料交给再生纸工厂，既保护了环境，也能为农民增加一点收入。由此推知，该解决办法是双赢的。
31.C 观点态度题。根据文中对Canopy及其开展的活动Pack4Good的介绍，并结合最后一段内容可知，作者认为需要像Canopy这样的组织来引导更多的公司减少对世界环境的影响。由此推断，作者对Canopy所做的事表示赞许。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了不断壮大的送餐机器人大军背后的秘密。
32.D 细节理解题。根据第一段内容和第二段首句可知，Shaw的工作是操控送餐机器人。
33.B 词义猜测题。画线词所在段落旨在介绍加利福尼亚州已经成为一些人行道配送机器人新创公司的试验场。根据本段中的Kiwibot， also employs remote vehicle operators和Starship Technologies has designed its sidewalk delivery robots可知，Coco和Segway合作的目的应该与上述两家公司类似，在许多城市投放使用配送机器人。由此推知，unleash意为“派送；投放”，与send out意思相近。
34.B 推理判断题。根据第四、五段中Gupta所说的话可知，人们对送货到家有很大需求，但大多数类型的配送服务都缺少司机，因为司机的需求无法以企业愿意支付的成本来满足，因此，解决这个问题的唯一办法就是用机器人送货。由此推知，Gupta说的话解释了为什么配送机器人的需求量大。
35.D 推理判断题。根据最后两段中的it’s a job she can do from anywhere.The pay is also enough to be comfortable和I’m earning money可知，Shaw的这份操控送餐机器人的工作可以在任何地方完成，比较灵活，并且收入也不错。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了二十多岁应该避免的几个误区。
36.E 上文谈到当你二十多岁开始新生活时，很多东西是全新的。空处应承接上文加以举例说明：比如，你可能会得到你的第一份“成人”工作，有可能搬到新城市。E项中的first和new呼应上一句中的brand new。
37.A 上句谈到你的第一份、第二份工作可能都不是你最终的工作，这完全正常；下句进一步解释了空前一句的内容，在选择自己唯一的道路之前，二十多岁是探索不同工作、发现自己真正优势和激情的最佳年龄。由此推断，空处应承接上句内容。A项中的that指代上句内容。
38.D 根据空处位置判断，空处和下文Finding a balanced approach to food is also crucial.之间为并列关系，分别从两个方面谈了如何培养健康习惯。由此推断，空处应谈培养健康习惯的重要性。空后一句中的dancing， playing soccer， hiking是D项中hobbies的具体形式。
39.G 空前一句讲了信用卡提供的好处；空后一句讲了作者自己在二十五岁之前不会办信用卡。由此推断，空处和上句之间为转折关系，应谈及信用卡的弊端。G项中的they指代上句中的Credit cards。
40.C 空处作小标题，概括下面一段的内容。下文主要谈了在二十多岁时有必要像海绵一样吸收新知识，强调了在生活中积极向身边的人学习的重要性。下文中的Everyone you interact with和C项中的everyone around you构成同义复现。
第三部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了有关“谁第一个抵达北极”这一有争议的历史问题。
41.C 第一段引出下文内容，科学界常会出现争论和欺骗，而对北极探索的这段历史同样有这个性质。
42.C 根据第三段首句中的he reached the North Pole on 21 April 1908和第四段首句中的Robert Peary was also trying to reach the North Pole可知，Robert Peary和Dr Frederick Cook都是在二十世纪初开始北极探险的。
43.D 根据文章最后一段可知，谁先到达北极这个问题至今依旧被人们议论，没有定论。
44.A 根据下句His claim is recorded in his diary.可知，Dr Cook曾在日记中记录着自己是在1908年4月21日到达北极的。
45.B 根据下段中However，Peary believed Cook to be dead ...In September 1909， both men managed to make it back to civilization可知，当时，Cook在北极失踪了将近一年。
46.D 同时，Robert Peary也在努力抵达北极，而且声称在1909年4月6日到达了那里。
47.B 参见上题解析。
48.C 根据空前的Peary believed Cook to be dead可知，Peary认为Cook当时已经离世，他觉得自己成了第一个抵达北极的人。
49.A 根据上段中 44 Dr.Cook， he reached the North Pole on 21 April 1908和本段首句中Robert Peary ...have arrived there on 6 April 1909可知，1909年9月，这两个人都给报纸发电报说自己是第一个抵达北极的人，他们的陈述是有冲突的。
50.D 根据上段中Peary believed Cook to be dead可知，Peary认为Cook是不诚实的，因为他没有令人信服的证明来说明他是第一个抵达北极的人。
51.B 参见上题解析。
52.A “那么，到底谁才是第一个抵达北极的人呢”，这个问题是文章的核心。
53.B 根据后半句had the upper hand可知，支持“Peary是第一个抵达北极”这一观点的人们的依据是《国家地理》杂志。
54.D 根据上文语境可知，Robert Peary和Dr Frederick Cook都是探险家。
55.A 根据上句In other words， neither of them reached the Pole.可知，到底谁最先抵达北极，这个问题至今没有定论。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者一行六人进行了一场森林清理活动。
56.Sadly 考查词形转换。设空处作状语，修饰整句，应用副词，又因位于句首。故填Sadly。
57.with 考查介词。be littered with使遍布（一般指不好的东西）。
58.members 考查名词复数。member意为“成员”，是可数名词，与team连用表示“队友”，根据空前的six of可知，此处表示复数意义。故填members。
59.picking 考查非谓语动词。spend ...doing sth花（时间等）做某事。
60.became 考查动词的时态。根据语境可知，此处描述发生在过去的事情，应用一般过去时。故填became。
61.as 考查连词。as soon as 一……就……，为固定搭配。
62.located 考查词形转换。设空处作表语，意为“位于”，应用形容词。故填located。
63.to collect 考查非谓语动词。设空处作状语，表示目的。故填to collect。
64.the 考查冠词。at the end of ...在……结束时。
65.more tired 考查形容词的比较级。根据空后的than others可知，此处表示比较含义，结合语境“‘我’穿过灌木丛去捡‘我’能发现的每一个垃圾”可知，“我”有可能比别人更累。故填more tired。
第四部分
第一节
Ladies and gentlemen，
Good afternoon！ I am Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Actions for Greener Earth”.
There are still many problems of environment pollution. For example， the habitat of wild animals is on the decrease， causing the extinction of rare species. Therefore， we should join in the actions for greener Earth.
First of all， we’d better raise people’s awareness of environmental protection. For instance，a substantial number of nature reserves can be set up for the conservation of wildlife. What’s more， I regard it as my duty to help keep our environment clean and beautiful.
Finally， on behalf of students in our school， I call on people to save the limited natural resources， which we rely on for living.
Thank you！
第二节
After I left his home， I went to the grocery store and gathered ingredients.I made him a hot meal， which I thought would lift his spirits.Carefully， I cut up some vegetables and prepared a dish for him.I believed it was the best dish I’d ever made.Then， I made some home-made biscuits and prepared fresh fruit for dessert.I dropped it off for him.He was delighted that someone cared.Emotionally， he seemed in a better place.
The next time I saw him， he said the dish was wonderful.Though I am usually skeptical of praise， I understood because I’d made it with love.He talked of his next physical-therapy appointment.I made sure he had transportation； I would gladly have driven him， but he had figured it out.What’s more， he repaired my chair.He said it gave him a reason to get his strength back.He had returned to his usual self， and his confidence had returned.I was so thankful for the inner voice that directed me to see him that morning.
单元质量检测（二） Natural disasters
第一部分
1－5 ACBCB 6－10 BAACA
11－15 BABAC 16－20 BACBA
听力材料：
（Text 1）
M：Know what？ I couldn’t get back into my apartment， and had to stay at a hotel last night.
W：How did that happen？ Did you lose your keys？
M：No， I left them in the apartment. And my wife was on a business trip.
（Text 2）
M：Wow， so many choices， and so many people. So， what kind of film do you want to see？
W：It’s up to you. But nothing too violent， please.
（Text 3）
M：How was your trip to London？
W：It was fantastic. I visited a lot of places： museums and royal palaces. And the weather was fine. Horrible traffic， though.
（Text 4）
W：How much time do we have before the conference？ We don’t have to hurry， do we？
M：Don’t worry. It’s 7：30 now. We still have an hour and a half. It takes only thirty minutes to get there.
（Text 5）
M：Hey！ Did you see Ann in the office this morning？
W：Yes， but why did she have such a long face？
M：I’m not sure. I heard she failed to get promoted.
（Text 6）
W：What time is the next train to Washington？
M：That’s 9：15 on Track 14.
W：When does it get there？
M：It’s scheduled to arrive at 10：45.
W：How much is the ticket for it？
M：It’s $30.
（Text 7）
M：What about the problems I’ve been having？
W：Not serious. Take some medicine and you will get a better night’s sleep.
M：Thank you. How should I take the medicine？
W：Take one pill about thirty minutes before you go to bed.
M：How long should I take them？
W：Thirty days.
M：Is there anything else I can do？
W：Don’t worry so much about things at work.
M：Should I stay home from work？
W：No， it’s not necessary. Just remember to stay calm.
（Text 8）
M：Hey， Heather！ Can I sit here？
W：Yeah， sure， Jonathan. How’s your day？
M：Good. Say， are you planning your summer travels？
W：Well ... not yet. I was just reading a story about this woman， Ellen Wilson， who climbed up Mount Qomolangma.
M：Yeah， I read that， too. A rather extraordinary experience， isn’t it？ 96 days. She is actually a graduate of our college， the class of 2012.
W：Oh， really？ So， Jonathan， what amazing thing have you done？
M：Well ... I just went cycling across South America.
W：You didn’t！
M：I did. Just last year before I entered the graduate school. It was such a brilliant time. 4 months on the road enjoying wonderful scenery in the country， in towns and in cities all along the way. I got a bit tired， though.
W：Sounds great！ Hmm ... maybe I should think seriously about my big life adventure， like taking a long walk across a national park.
M：Wow！Let me know if you need someone to go with you.
（Text 9）
W：Hi， Matt！ May I ask you a few questions？
M：Certainly， Julian！ What do you want to know？
W：I’m doing a study on the spending habits of students in our school. I’m writing a paper for my Social Studies course.
M：That sounds interesting.
W：To begin with， how much money do you get from your parents a month？
M：I get about 500 dollars.
W：How do you spend your money？
M：I spend about 300 dollars on food. You know how I like to eat.
W：Yes. What about the rest of the money？
M：Well， I spend on shows， about 30 dollars a month. Games， er ... for rental of the tennis court and balls， about 50 dollars. I do spend some on things like reading material. And the rest I save.
W：What about clothes？
M：My mother buys them for me.
W：Thanks a lot， Matt！
M：You’re welcome.
（Text 10）
W：A group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon record. They wanted to play for 90 hours and add 6 hours to the record. Each team had 9 players， with 5 at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21.5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 o’clock in the evening.
The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turn to rest， they were too excited to fall asleep at once. After sleeping for a short time， they had to play again. On the second night， they fell asleep as soon as they stopped. Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands， but the only serious problem was the mental one. Each boy was thinking： Why am I doing this？ How can I play any longer？ After the third night， the players knew they could finish the 90 hours. The basketball on the fourth night was very slow. But in the final hours， the players got better. For the last few minutes， the players looked as fresh as when they started.
第二部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一个牵线木偶表演的服务项目。
21.D 细节理解题。根据Two-Man Show （$650）和Notes部分中Distances over 25 miles from our Highland Park location at 4949 York Blvd will incur （带来） an additional travel fee of $50 flat.可知，预订地点距离BBMT的位置超过25英里的需要统一额外支付50美元的路费。故一共需要支付700美元。
22.B 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中We’ll bring the speaker system； we just ask for a power outlet （电源插座）.可知，人们需要准备一个电源插座。
23.C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中For Birthday Celebrations， our marionettes will bring a gift to celebrate the birthday person可知，在生日庆祝活动中，木偶会给过生日的人带来一份礼物。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。飓风来袭时，一位男士及时地解救了他的母亲。
24.C 细节理解题。根据第一段首句中Karen Lauder refused to leave her home because she was wrong about the intensity （强度） of the storm和最后一句可知，尽管Karen的儿子多次劝她，但是她认为飓风的强度没那么大，所以拒绝离开她的房子。
25.D 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，Johnny在游泳去救母亲的途中不时停下来自拍，是为了向担心他的家人表明他没事，即向家人报平安。
26.B 推理判断题。根据第四段内容，并结合第二段最后一句和第五段中Johnny所说的话可知，Johnny去救母亲时无法确定她当时的安危，因此当他听到母亲的叫喊声时，感觉就像听到了音乐声，即感到宽慰，因为那表示她还活着。
27.D 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了飓风来袭时，一位男士及时地解救了他的母亲的故事。因此，D项最适合作本文标题。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。一些在传统上由女性主导的领域，实质上还是由男性主宰。
28.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中Light 所说的even the dance world is dominated （主宰）by men at the top和in the industry， it’s still very much a boys’ game可知，Light 认为，舞蹈领域的主宰者是男性。
29.D 词义猜测题。根据第四段Rockett所说的话可知，在公立学校、餐饮业、教育、医疗保健、舞蹈等领域，男性被提拔为上层管理者的机会更多。由此推断，Rockett说女性要想成为管理者需要跨过巨大的鸿沟，即使是在女性主导的领域里，这一鸿沟依然存在。
30.C 推理判断题。根据第六段中Light所说there’s a choreographic workshop， and you don’t sign up for that because you’re like， “Well， I need to， I need to dance，”可知，Light没报名参加舞蹈工作坊，因为她需要跳舞，以保住她领舞的位置，她的话中满是无奈。
31.B 推理判断题。倒数第二段提到了在一些公司里，女性在多元化和公平方面发挥着领导作用，但她们通常不会获得额外的薪酬。根据最后一段中Rockett所说They will leave without a backup job.If they’re dissatisfied， they’re going to take off可知，Rockett从Z世代人身上看到了他们敢向不公平待遇说“不”的勇气。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。孔氏吸蜜鹦鹉濒临灭绝，里马塔拉岛上的人为保护该物种作出了努力。
32.A 推理判断题。根据第一段前三句和最后一句可知，负责清理外来老鼠的Koha的工作有了成效。
33.D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的The lorikeet was once widespread in the South Pacific.By the 18th century， however， it had already been hunted to near extinction by the Polynesians可知，十八世纪时，由于人们的捕猎导致孔氏吸蜜鹦鹉的数量大量减少。
34.C 推理判断题。根据第三段中Samuel Ravatua-Smith heads up a nest observation program ...to better understand the lorikeet and its population decline ...“The videos confirm that ...The white-tailed tropicbird may be targeting and taking over lorikeet nests because of its own habitat loss，”可知，Ravatua-Smith发现孔氏吸蜜鹦鹉的巢穴被其他鸟类侵占。
35.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Rima Ura works to educate residents of Rimatara about how they can help protect the lorikeet， for instance encouraging locals to plant more fruit trees around their houses.可知，Rima Ura组织当地岛民种植对孔氏吸蜜鹦鹉有益的树来保护它们。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了小组学习的具体实施办法及相应的益处。
36.G 设空处承接上一句。上一句讲了“大学生可以从同龄人那里学到与从老师和书本那里同样多或更多的东西”，G项进一步说明了向同龄人学习的好处，其中的a supportive group与下一句中的a study group相呼应；improving academic achievement 与下文中的academic progress and success相呼应。
37.B 设空处为段落小标题，概括本段主旨。本段主要讲了通过和小组成员比较和讨论针对阅读材料的批注来加深对阅读材料的理解并为考试做准备。因此，B项符合语境。
38.F 设空处承接上一句。文章按照组队学习的几点建议以及其益处行文，设空处前一句讲了和小组成员分享课堂笔记，因此设空处和该学习方法的益处有关。F项中的something you missed指notes中漏掉的知识。
39.E 设空处位于段首，引出本段话题。设空处所在段讲了“组建图书馆研究小组及其益处”。E项中的library research是解题关键。
40.C 设空处承接上一句，与下一句为并列关系。上一句讲了“和小组成员一起见导师是有效的学习策略，这是有原因的”，接下来设空处和后一句一起给出具体原因。C项中的This指代前一句中的Having your team visit the instructor ...preparing for exams。
第三部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。一只不适合当服务犬的狗找到了新工作——助燃剂探测犬。
41.B 根据下文内容可知，这只名叫Sheldon的狗很特别，他灵敏的嗅觉虽然让他无法成为一只服务犬，却令它在消防队找到了适合自己的工作。
42.D 根据空前的took part in a program 和下段首句中的made him a failure as a service dog 可知，Sheldon参加了一个成为服务犬的项目。
43.C 根据句首的Unluckily以及下句Whenever he ...the source.和下段首句中made him a failure as a service dog可知，Sheldon容易被气味吸引的特性令它无法达到服务犬的标准。make the grade达到要求的或预期的标准，成功。
44.C 根据空后的Sheldon’s concentration flew out of the window、the source和下文中的his sensitive nose可知，每当Sheldon闻到令它感到好奇的味道时，它的注意力就会不集中，它只想去寻找气味的来源。
45.A 参见上题解析。
46.B 根据空后的Sheldon was sent to the State Farm Arson Dog Program和下段中Sheldon went on to become the department’s best accelerant detection dog可知，虽然Sheldon不适合当服务犬，但却是另一份狗狗工作（助燃剂探测犬）的完美犬选；被送到州立农场纵火犬项目后，它灵敏的鼻子很快使它在探测非法纵火助燃剂方面名列前茅。
47.D 参见上题解析。at the top of the class 出类拔萃，居首位。
48.B 根据下段首句中的his partner Tadlock可知，Sheldon和John Tadlock是搭档。
49.A 根据上段中的Sheldon was sent to the State Farm Arson Dog Program可知，Sheldon被送到州立农场纵火犬项目接受训练；结合空后的Sheldon went on to become the department’s best accelerant detection dog可知，从该项目毕业后，Sheldon成了该消防队最棒的助燃剂探测犬。
50.C 根据句中的to look into some cars that had been 51 under suspicious （可疑的） circumstances可知，此处介绍的是Sheldon参与的第一个案子。
51.D 根据下句中的how the fire got started 可知，这些车被烧毁了。
52.A 根据空前的no one had been able to figure out how the fire got started—but以及下文中的It took him about 30 seconds to give me an alert （警报）和Sheldon found the evidence可知，Sheldon对起火的原因并不感到困惑。
53.B 根据空后的It took him about 30 seconds to give me an alert （警报）可知，Tadlock说他让Sheldon去工作，即探测助燃剂，而Sheldon只花了大概30秒就给了Tadlock一个警报。由此推断，Sheldon轻而易举地就找到了（导致车被烧毁的）物证。
54.C 参见上题解析。
55.A 根据上半句For a dog with a super sense of smell可知，对于嗅觉超级灵敏的狗来说，不管你是在跟踪坏人还是在找工作，跟着鼻子走（做你认为对的事）总是最好的。作者在此处用follow your nose 一语双关。
语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。短剧《逃出大英博物馆》掀起号召文物返还的热潮。
56.to be returned 考查非谓语动词。“for＋n./pron.＋动词不定式”是固定搭配。return和treasures之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且动作发生在将来，故用动词不定式的被动语态to be returned。
57.taking 考查非谓语动词。coming和taking并列作后置定语，修饰teapot。
58.addition 考查词形转换。设空处作表语，其前由a recent修饰，故填名词形式addition。
59.who/that 考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词artist，且在从句中作主语。故填who/that。
60.to 考查介词。unique to sb/sth表示“某人、某地或某物独具的、特有的”。
61.released 考查非谓语动词。设空处作状语，the series和release之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且动作已发生。故填released。
62.times 考查名词复数。根据语境可知，time在此处表示“次数”，为可数名词，且前面由270 million修饰。故填times。
63.strongly 考查词形转换。设空处作状语，修饰谓语，故填副词形式strongly。
64.pleased 考查词形转换。设空处作表语，且根据主语We可知，此处表示“高兴的”。故填pleased。
65.and 考查连词。history和tradition之间是并列关系，共同作about的宾语。故填and。
第四部分
第一节
Good morning， everyone！ Today I’m going to introduce some tips to protect ourselves in case of fire.
The first thing is to keep calm.Find out what’s going on and cut off the power if possible.If the fire is out of control， get a wet towel or cloth to cover your mouth and nose， which can protect yourself against the thick smoke.Remember to stay low to the ground when running away from the fire.Last but not least， call 119 for help as soon as possible.
To prevent fires， please pay more attention to fire safety， especially in autumn and winter.
Thanks for listening.
第二节
And so I had no choice but to continue.I got to the sidewalk and made my way along the street.I paused at a street corner and looked back at our house.I was uncertain about what lay ahead.I took a bite of the cookie， and decided that my mother deserved one last chance to convince me otherwise.I turned around and casually strolled back towards the house.Nothing.Not even a flicker of a curtain.My mother didn’t care if I ran away.Had she ever loved me at all？
A moment later， I was back in our home.“Lucy？” My mother’s voice came softly from the darkened living room.She was on the couch， sitting in a way I’d never seen her sit before.She perched on a pillow， positioned just right for a view through a large window.“I’m happy you’re home，” she said.She’d been crying.She managed a smile when I stepped over to her， and my anger and disappointment faded away.I knew she loved me.My mother loved me enough to let me find my own way back home.
单元质量检测（三） The world online
第一部分
1－5 CACAB 6－10 ACBBC
11－15 ABCBA 16－20 BABBA
听力材料：
（Text 1）
M：Excuse me. Have you got any books on engineering？ I’ve looked for them everywhere， but I can’t find any.
W：I’m not sure if we’ve got any now. Books of that kind are on this shelf. Well， I’m afraid we’ve sold out of them.
（Text 2）
W：Stand back from the door， please. Let the passengers off. You can’t get on until the other passengers get off.
M：How much is the fare， please？
（Text 3）
M：Let’s do something outdoors today.
W：All right. But I don’t want to play tennis. We played tennis last weekend. Let’s go hiking.
（Text 4）
M：What are you doing with that phone book？
W：I need to fly to Atlanta for a couple of days. My boss told me to make the arrangements， and he’ll pay me back. I’m looking for a travel agency.
M：Honestly， travel websites all offer much more competitive prices.
（Text 5）
W：What time does your plane leave？
M：It leaves at 12：15. And I have to get to the airport two hours early.
W：That means we have to leave the house at 9：15. There’s half an hour before we start off.
（Text 6）
W：Hi， Peter！
M：Hi， Cindy！
W：Great to see you again！ Welcome to London！
M：Thanks. It’s great to be here finally.
W：So， how are you？ How was your journey？
M：Well， the flight was forty-five minutes late but after that， it was fine. Its service was very good. The in-flight movies were really cool but there wasn’t much food， so I’m kind of hungry now！
W：Oh， you poor thing！ Well， it will be a long drive home， so why don’t we get some breakfast around here first？ Look， there’s a restaurant over there.
（Text 7）
M：Hello！ This is Tom.
W：Hello！ Tom， this is Sarah. Are you going on the bus trip to Central Park tomorrow？
M：Yes. What’s up？
W：Well， I wasn’t at school yesterday and I need some information.
M：What do you want to know？
W：When does the bus leave？
M：At 8：00. But we have to be at school by 7：45.
W：OK. When will we get to Central Park？
M：Well， it’s about an hour’s drive， so we’ll be there at around 9：00. We’ll have lunch at 11：30.
W：And when will we have to come back？
M：We will leave Central Park at 2：00 for Sunny Beach on the way back. We’ll get back to school at around 6：00.
W：Sounds like an interesting day. See you tomorrow morning.
（Text 8）
W：Thanks for bringing your car in. It looks like it needs some new brakes. Were you aware that your brakes weren’t working properly？
M：Not really. They seemed fine to me.
W：Well， we’re going to fix them for you. Three of your tires are also looking worn out. Would you like to replace them？
M：How much will that cost？
W：One hundred dollars per tire.
M：Which two are the worst？
W：The back two.
M：Okay， just replace those ones， please.
W：And last， your right front headlight is out. We’ll fix that for you as well.
M：What will the total cost be？
W：Let’s see.Your total will be one thousand dollars and fifty cents.
M：One thousand dollars？ That’s quite a bit. Maybe you should just replace the worst tire. And is fixing the brakes really necessary？
W：Yes， but you can probably go another six months. By then， you will really need to fix them， though.
M：Okay， I’ll do that.
W：Your new total is five hundred dollars and twenty cents.
M：Here’s my credit card. Owning a car can be really expensive！
（Text 9）
W：Well， before we decide we’re going to live in Weymouth， we ought to have a look at the schools. The kids’ education is really important.
M：I looked for some information at my office， and I took notes. There are three middle schools in Weymouth： one state school and two private schools.
W：How big are they？
M：Weymouth High School is the biggest， about 1，000 pupils. Their classes are big， too. They have an average of thirty pupils to a class.
W：That’s a lot. I expect the private have less.
M：Yes， there are about 200 students at Carlton Abbey and 150 at St Mary’s.They only have about twenty students to each class.
W：How many children go on to university every year in each school？
M：Well. Weymouth High School is very good， 50 percent of whose pupils go on to university ... and Carlton Abbey even better， 70 percent. St Mary’s is not so good， only 8 percent.
W：Well， they certainly seem like quite good schools. But we’ll have to find out more before we can decide.
（Text 10）
M：Good afternoon， everyone！ It’s my pleasure to share with you my colourful weekend.
I used to live a life in my screen and hardly noticed what was around me. I was always checking the time and thinking of “who’s going to text me now？” My bedtime routine was usually centered on one thing—my mobile phone. I looked through news websites and checked my emails. When I woke up at midnight， I did the same thing. The problem with me was that I felt anxious every night.
So when my friends invited me to the weekend camping without cell service in the village， I thought this was exactly what I needed. Keeping away from my phone for 48 hours changed my way of life. Without my phone， I fell asleep listening to the songs of frogs and insects. In the morning， I woke up energetically. Sitting by the river， riding a bike， or singing old songs， I truly enjoyed what I was doing. I felt free without my phone at the weekend camp， which changed me completely. I listened to what my body wanted instead of what my phone was telling me to do.
第二部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章是一则短视频挑战赛的通知。
21.C 细节理解题。根据The rules部分中的Create a 15-second （or shorter） video.可知，参赛视频时长应小于或等于15秒。
22.C 细节理解题。根据Who is qualified to participate in this contest？部分中的students aged 19 or under who have completed high school but are taking a gap year or are otherwise not enrolled in college can participate可知，19岁或不到19岁的高中毕业生，如果正在度过间隔年，或者还未进入大学，可以参加比赛。
23.D 细节理解题。根据Please note 部分中的All students must have a parent complete the Parent Permission section before submitting可知，在提交参赛作品前，所有参赛者必须让父母填写“家长同意书”。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Mike Dank 创办PhilTel机构，安装使用互联网连接的公用电话，供有需要的人们免费使用。
24.A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，十五年前Mike Dank买的那部投币式公用电话一直放在他父母的地下室。flea market跳蚤市场（廉价出售旧物的露天市场）。
25.C 词义猜测题。根据常识以及画线词所在段的unfortunately和we only have about 50 still working in Philadelphia可推测，投币式公用电话已经基本上被淘汰，很少再被使用。phase sth out逐步废除。
26.C 细节理解题。根据第六段第一句以及段中install the first PhilTel phone和introduced people to the joys of using a free pay phone可知，PhilTel允许人们免费使用其安装的公用电话。
27.B 观点态度题。根据最后两段中Karl Anderson所说Dank is on the right path和I’d like to see PhilTel succeed — phones like these would be a useful thing to have anywhere 可知，他对PhilTel的未来充满期望。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。作者呼吁家长关注肥胖儿童的精神健康问题，并对此给出了一些建议。
28.C 细节理解题。第二段首句中Parents should see obesity as a health or medical problem， rather than a willpower issue是Novick给家长的建议。由此可知，Novick认为肥胖是一个健康或医疗问题，而不是关乎意志力的事情。
29.B 细节理解题。第三段中提到了美国儿科学会给出的5-2-1-0法则的具体内容。根据其中的zero sugar-sweetened soft drinks可知，该法则不建议喝含糖的软饮料。即不含糖的软饮料可以喝。
30.C 段落大意题。第四段指出肥胖儿童有可能出现焦虑、抑郁和情绪障碍等精神健康问题，也可能出现包括心脏病和癌症在内的300多种医疗问题。由此可知，本段旨在强调肥胖儿童面临的挑战。
31.D 写作意图题。通读全文可知，作者在第二段引用Dr Marsha Novick的话指出家长要把儿童肥胖问题看作是健康或医疗问题；在第三段建议家长要限制儿童吃加工食品，并推荐他们可遵照美国儿科学会的5-2-1-0法则养育孩子；在最后一段中指出如果发现孩子因为肥胖而患有精神健康问题时，家长要及时与医生沟通，通过体检、健康饮食的方式来帮助孩子。故本文旨在为家长提供帮助孩子保持健康体重的建议。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。为解决卡车司机短缺的问题，马里兰州的Williamsport高中开设商业驾照课程，为部分学生毕业后进入该行业作好了准备。
32.C 推理判断题。根据第二段中Young所说的话可知，高中毕业的学生，刚进入卡车行业，就可能和有20多年工作经验的Young的收入差不多。由此推断，当卡车司机对部分学生来说不失为一种好的选择。
33.B 细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，这个三年学徒计划允许18到20岁的人驾驶商用车穿越州界。此前，司机需要年满21岁才能跨越州界。
34.D 推理判断题。根据第四段中Parry所说的话可知，Parry觉得一些学生学习成绩差，上不了大学，如果让他们从事一项事业，在这项事业中他们就像一个好学生，因为这是激励他们的事情。由此推断，Parry认为有些学生可能比较适合进入卡车行业，于是产生了在高中生中培养卡车司机的想法。
35.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中Parry所说Reaching out to the elementary school kids， the middle school kids， we can start building interest there and then reaching out to our female population to see if we can build interest there.可知，Parry想激发低年级和高年级学生对卡车行业的兴趣。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章给出了几条成为更聪明和更环保的购物者的建议。
36.F 根据上句中there are ways to shop smarter and greener和下文四个小标题可知，空处引出下文关于购物的几条建议。F项（这里有一些如何成为一个更好的购物者的建议）中的some tips指下文四条建议，且better呼应上文中的smarter and greener。
37.G 根据小标题可知，本部分建议与购物前提前做计划有关；结合下句This will allow you to plan healthy meals for the week.可知，设空处应指出This指代什么且与计划饮食有关。G项（去超市之前列一份清单和膳食计划）中的list与下文中的list是原词复现关系，且meal plan呼应小标题和下文中的plan healthy meals。
38.E 根据小标题和本段内容可知，本部分建议与购买散装食品有关。故E项（如果允许的话，自己携带塑料袋或容器）承接上文，给出购买散装食品时的建议。本部分中的rubbish tips意为“垃圾场”。
39.B 根据小标题和本段内容可知，本部分建议与购买时令和当地农产品有关。B项（而且你也是在支持当地的农民）承接上文，指出购买当地农产品的另一个好处，其中的local farmers呼应小标题和上文中的local produce。
40.A 根据小标题和本段内容可知，本部分建议与保存装产品的袋子有关。A项（这些袋子可以以多种方式重复使用）承接上文，These bags 指代上文中的the plastic bags that you put produce in，且be reused in lots of ways 呼应下文中的From packing a lunch to picking up dog waste。
第三部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。一位从事洗窗业务的年轻人在业余时间免费擦洗道路标志，以回馈社会。
41.A 根据第四段中的his Facebook posts are inundated （使充满） with strangers saying they 47 him 和第五段“People wave at me or sound their car horns （喇叭）， or 48 my videos to say they saw me.”可推知，Liam成了一位知名人士。
42.D 根据文章首句中的Liam Wildish started cleaning road signs in Maidstone和空后的I pull up可知，当他（开车）经过那些状况很糟糕的道路标志时，他就会停下车来擦洗它们。
43.D 参见上题解析。work-up诊断检查，污迹；clean-up清理，打扫。
44.B 根据语境可知，空前的it指代Liam擦洗道路标志这件事，他认为这对该地区的形象有很大的影响。
45.A 根据常识可推知，Liam擦洗道路标志，使其更容易辨认，因此在漫长的冬夜里可以帮助提升道路安全。
46.C 根据空后的always dressed in a red cap and his bright blue company jacket和下段中的say they saw me 可知，Liam的穿着使他引人注目。
47.B 下段中的saw提示本空选spotted，属于同义词复现。
48.B 根据第四段中的Facebook posts和空后的to say they saw me可知，人们评论Liam的视频，说他们看到了他。
49.A 根据后半句中的he had to build a new client （客户） base from the beginning 可知，Liam今年刚到Maidstone时，谁也不认识。
50.D 根据文章首句可知，在经营新公司六周后，Liam开始擦洗道路标志。下段首句中的business也是提示。
51.D 根据空后的who’d helped him through word-of-mouth recommendations and positive feedback可知，Liam这么做是为了感谢社区中通过口头推荐和积极反馈帮助过他的人。
52.A 根据空后的shares them on Maidstone community pages可知，Liam拍摄了自己的视频，并在Maidstone社区页面上分享了它们。shoot拍摄。
53.C 根据空后的the solitary （独自的） work， but he’s also chatty可知，Liam喜欢独自工作时的安静，但他也很健谈，喜欢和大家见面。
54.B 参见上题解析。
55.C 根据语境可知，设空处前的It指代Liam想和青年俱乐部一起组织清理垃圾这件事，他认为这件事非常值得去做。
语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。以太阳能为能源的美国小镇在飓风伊恩中损失甚微。
56.helplessly 考查词形转换。设空处作状语，修饰动词watched应用副词。故填helplessly。
57.a 考查冠词。根据语境可知，设空处泛指“一部科幻电影”，且science-fiction的读音以辅音音素开头。故填不定冠词a。
58.stayed 考查动词的时态。根据语境可知，设空处描述发生在过去的事情，应用一般过去时，故填stayed。stay作不及物动词，意为“保持；继续是”。
59.is powered 考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。根据语境可知，设空处描述客观事实，应用一般现在时，又因Babcock Ranch（地点名称）与动词power之间是被动关系。故填is powered。
60.homes 考查名词复数。home意为“家庭”时，是可数名词，根据空前的nearly 30，000可知，设空处表示复数意义。故填homes。
61.developer 考查词形转换。根据语境和空前的定冠词the可知，设空处应用名词，作Sydney Kitson的同位语，意为“开发者”。故填developer。
62.but 考查连词。not ...but ...不仅……而且……。
63.made 考查非谓语动词。设空处作后置定语，修饰water management system，且make 与water management system之间是逻辑上的动宾关系。故填made。
64.to build 考查非谓语动词。疑问词how与动词不定式连用作介词into的宾语。故填to build。
65.that/which 考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰way，且在从句中作主语。故填that/which。
第四部分
第一节
Dear Chris，
I feel so sorry to hear what you’ve experienced.To get on well with your parents， communication matters.
Talk to your parents and tell them your thoughts.If you can’t do that， you can write to them instead.Tell them what you use the Internet for.Everyone， including your parents， uses the Internet for different kinds of reasons.I believe they’ll understand you if you can control the time spent on it.Besides， listening is also very important.Try to put yourself in their shoes， and you’ll understand them better.
Yours，
Li Hua
第二节
Dr White was no longer allowed to visit his patients.Day after day， the little white dog lay on the step outside the door to the kitchen.His brown eyes were sad and he never wagged his tail.The children missed him.Many of them weren’t getting better， and some were getting worse.Months later， the health inspector returned.The head nurse met him in the hallway.She said the dog didn’t come there any more and her patients were suffering.Then， she looked at the health inspector and saw tears rolling down his cheeks.
In a broken voice， the health inspector said to the head nurse that his little girl was very ill and asked her for help.She said they would do all they could for his little girl.That night， the nurse invited Dr White into the ward.The next morning when the health inspector came to the ward， he saw Dr White lying next to his daughter.As Dr White wagged his tail， the little girl opened her eyes and smiled at her father.The health inspector thanked him for helping his daughter get better.From that day forward， Dr White was welcome at the hospital.
单元质量检测（四） Scientists who changed the world
第一部分
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听力材料：
（Text 1）
W：Hello？
M：Hi，Liza.It’s Peter.Is Grace there？
W：Oh， hi， Peter.No， she isn’t here at the moment.I’m afraid she’s at college this morning.Can I take a message？
（Text 2）
W：What’s the matter？You were really cheerful this morning but now you look rather upset.
M：I’m not very happy because I lost my wallet just now.I’m afraid I can’t find it.
（Text 3）
M：Mariam， tell us something about your life.
W：Well，I go to a private school.I’m studying four courses—math and three sciences.I want to go to university next year and study law.
（Text 4）
M：Susan，we’re going to hold a general meeting tomorrow at 7 a.m.You need to prepare the reports and make them in PowerPoint.
W：No problem， sir.I will be ready for that.
M：Remember to inform the managers to join the meeting.
W：Sure.
（Text 5）
W：How is the weather in your hometown？
M：Well， it’s not cold at all.It’s not exactly warm but it’s comfortable.While we were at your place，it rained a lot.
（Text 6）
W：Hello，you have reached the Furniture Warehouse.How can I help you？
M：Hello， yes， I need to schedule a delivery of a sofa for next week.I ordered it online yesterday， but I won’t be home this weekend to receive it.
W：That’s no problem，sir.What day next week would be best for you？
M：How about Wednesday？
W：Okay，Wednesday.Wednesday is July 25， right？
M：Yes， I believe so.
W：Great.Our team can deliver the sofa sometime between 9：00 a.m. and 3：00 p.m.
M：Wow， can you be more specific？I’m not going to be home all day， just in the morning.
W：Oh， I see.Well， I will make sure they arrive before noon.
M：Okay， thank you.
（Text 7）
M：It’s raining outside.Do you have an umbrella I can borrow？
W：No， I don’t.Don’t you have a raincoat？
M：I left it at home.I’m not used to the rain.I’ve lived in Arizona my whole life， and it barely rains there.
W：Well， now you’re in Oregon， so you’d better get used to it！
M：That’s for sure.It’s been raining here for two weeks straight！I guess I’ll just put The New York Times over my head and make a mad dash for my car.
W：It’s actually supposed to finally stop raining in a few days.I’m excited to be able to walk down the street without getting soaked.
（Text 8）
W：Hey， Tom， what are you doing here？
M：I come to put an advertisement in the newspaper.But what are you doing here， Susan？
W：I work here now.
M：Really？Why did you give up your teaching job in the English training centre？Didn’t you get a high salary？
W：My husband changed his job， and it took him a long time to get to the new office， so we moved.But it was a long distance from where I worked， so I decided to find a new job.
M：Oh， I see.
W：What kind of advertisement do you want to put in the newspaper？
M：I want to sell my house， as my wife wants me to move to England.She doesn’t want to live in America.
W：In that case， it might be hard to see you again.
M：I guess so.
（Text 9）
M：David speaking.
W：Hi.This is Julia.Is Alice there？
M：No.My sister is out.
W：Oh， it’s five fifteen.
M：She is out.Her piano class starts at six.
W：She must have gone to her class.Please ask her if she has time this Sunday.Macy and I are going to a fair.It aims to raise money for a children’s hospital.
M：OK.Today is the 18th of October， so this Sunday will be the 22nd of October.Would you like to leave her more information about the fair？
W：Yeah， please tell her the admission fee is twenty dollars.We can eat snacks， do crafts and play games.We can also watch a fashion show.Please ask if she’s interested in it.
M：OK.When will you meet her？
W：The fair opens at ten thirty and closes at five in the afternoon.We want to be there fifteen minutes before the fair opens.
M：All right.I’ll let her know when she gets back.Bye.
（Text 10）
M：Here is the news from Dallas.
Walmart posted its worst monthly sales results in history， declaring a large decrease in April.
Monthly sales measure sales gains or losses at stores open for at least a year.They are an obvious sign of the returns a supermarket earns， and thus an influence on the amount of profit it makes.Most US supermarkets are reporting their April results on Thursday.
Walmart’s 5% drop in the four-week period fell below its earlier forecast of “flat” sales of a 2% to 3% decrease.In a recorded phone message Thursday， Walmart blamed bad weather last month in most US areas.
Walmart’s chief financial officer warned a month ago that the company’s earlier goal of earnings for its latest quarter would be “a challenge” to achieve， considering what the company foresaw as a difficult April.The company didn’t provide an update.It did， however， predict a sales gain for this month of a small decrease.Walmart will report its results for its first quarter on Tuesday.
第二部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几个世界有名的摄影比赛。
21.C 细节理解题。根据Amateur Photographer of the Year部分中You’ll have the opportunity to enter several rounds throughout the year可知，年度业余摄影师比赛每年会举办多轮，参赛者每年可以参加多次。
22.D 细节理解题。根据World Press Photo Awards部分中If you want to test your photojournalism （摄影新闻报道） skills against others in more than one competition和Istanbul Photo Awards部分中The competition is organized mainly for news photographers.可知，这两个比赛都是主要为新闻摄影师举办的。
23.B 细节理解题。根据Landscape Photographer of the Year部分中Category winners：￡1，000 and a book.可知，该比赛中的类别获胜者可以获得1000英镑的奖金。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。创意缝补技巧让衣物长久地穿下去。
24.B 细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，“Saturday Pants”是作者最喜欢的一条灰色牛仔裤，它是作者以前的室友穿过的旧裤子，虽然不太正式没法上班穿，但却是作者周末最喜欢穿的裤子。hand-me-downs别人穿过的衣服；a touch 轻微，稍许。
25.A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的the jeans got a large rip （撕开的大口子） next to the right back pocket和第三段内容可知，Softpaw Vintage 是由Taylor Randal设计的服装，这些漂亮的打补丁的牛仔裤给了作者灵感，让作者决定创意缝补那条破了的牛仔裤。
26.D 推理判断题。根据文章末句As we attempt to move beyond throwaway culture and fight for the right to repair， it’s also worth finding pleasure and joy on the way to reducing our impact on the environment.可知，作者是一个具有环保意识的人。
27.D 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，作者最喜欢的裤子破了，但她既不愿意把这条裤子送去回收，也不愿意把它当作废旧布料，最终她通过创意缝补技巧让这条破了的裤子焕然新生。因此，D项作标题最符合本文主旨，其中的My New Strategy指代creative mending。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种可以食用的水瓶Ooho的使用方法、制作成本以及市场前景。
28.A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Only 23% of the plastic in America ends up in recycling bins， meaning over $1 billion worth of plastic is treated as rubbish a year.可知，在美国大多数塑料被人们浪费掉了。
29.C 词义猜测题。根据画线词上文的To eat it， you simply put the whole bottle in your mouth.和其后的so you needn’t worry about any taste可知，这种水瓶可以吃，你不必担心有任何味道，这是因为它是完全无味的。由此推测，insipid意为“无味道的”，与tasteless意思相近。
30.B 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句It’s a kind of convenient， clear water bottle that can either be drunk or eaten.和第三段内容并结合第四段第二句可知，Ooho比普通塑料瓶有一些优点。
31.D 推理判断题。通读全文尤其根据最后一段可知，Ooho主要出售给大型户外活动，这种瓶子正在崛起中，需要公众的关注。由此可推知，文章是写给大众看的。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。研究抗衰老疗法的科学家们培育出了历史上寿命最长的SD大鼠Sima。
32.A 细节理解题。根据第一段首句和第二段首句中Sima ...has lived for 47 months， longer than the 45.5 months believed to be the oldest age 可知，Sima是实验室中寿命最长的老鼠。
33.C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句以及第四段中eight rats that received infusions that have no therapeutic effect和while eight that received a purified and concentrated form of blood plasma可知，在研究抗衰老疗法的过程中，研究者关注的是年轻动物的血浆产生的效果。
34.D 推理判断题。根据第五段中Katcher所说可知，他的团队真正关注的是如何延长人类的青春岁月。
35.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段中Steve Horvath教授所说的话可知，虽然有些人对该抗衰老实验持怀疑态度，但他认为该实验有理论支持，其实验结果还是可信的。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几种帮助解决现代农业问题的传统方法。
36.G 设空处前一句说明了科技成就已经彻底改变了大部分的人类生活，设空处后一句对以下几个段落进行概述，说明了一些传统的方法正在帮助解决现代问题。G项与设空处前一句构成转折关系，其中的tried-and-tested ideas与设空处后一句中的traditional methods， old ideas， and ancient techniques相呼应。
37.D 上文介绍了在布基纳法索农民Yacouba Sawadogo的领导下，贫瘠干旱的土地变成了高产的农田，下文说明了这位农民推广使用挖坑聚水的方法，帮助提高了该国的粮食产量。D项中的He指代上文中提到的Yacouba Sawadogo， it指代上文中提到的情况，trapping water in the soil与下文中描述的挖抗聚水法相呼应。
38.B 通读设空处下面一段可知，挖坑也是津巴布韦农业的重要组成部分。通过挖出深坑，无需进行密集耕作便能种植庄稼。这种技术可以将水精确地引导到需要的地方。B项概括了本段主旨，适合作小标题。B项中的deep holes与段中的holes 和deep holes构成原词复现，且precise farming与段中的water can be directed precisely where it is needed相呼应。
39.C 下文说明了其中的原因是它们可以清除死去的有机物质，让森林地面接触阳光，并滋养土壤。但研究人员发现，古代亚马孙土著文明很早以前就在使用这种做法。C项与设空处后一句构成因果关系。设空处后一句中的they指代C项中的periodic fires；C项中的forests与小标题中的forest构成原词复现，且fires与下文中的fires构成原词复现。
40.F 上文指出，一些泰国农民通过将鸭子放入稻田来消灭害虫，F项对上文进行补充说明，其中的These birds指代设空处前一句中的鸭群，eating与设空处后一句中的eat构成原词复现。
第三部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者学芭蕾舞受挫，姐姐的话让她意识到她应该坚持自己擅长的爵士舞。
41.B 根据上句中it was a disaster： I started on the wrong foot and couldn’t get the steps that other students seemed to do easily可知，作者在芭蕾舞课上表现不好。由此推断，她开始怀疑自己跳芭蕾舞的天赋。
42.C 根据空后的asked，“What’s wrong， Lakeisha？”可知，作者的姐姐问作者怎么了，这说明她看了作者一眼，看到了作者的沮丧。
43.A 根据空前的“Nothing，” I said和下段首句“Uh huh，” Julissa replied.可推断，作者虽然心情不好，但还是轻声地说：“没什么。”
44.D 根据后半句so tell me what happened可知，作者的姐姐想了解究竟发生了什么。由此可推断，她听着这个“没什么”不太对劲，觉得作者肯定有事。
45.C 根据下句It felt like I was the only one who couldn’t land her pirouettes （单脚尖旋转） today.可知，作者觉得这节课上只有她自己做不到单脚尖旋转。由此推断，她怀疑自己也许不该上舞蹈课。
46.B 根据本段尾句Remember that and you’ll be fine.可知，本段是作者的姐姐劝慰她的话。上段中作者说自己在舞蹈课上的表现不好。由此推断，作者的姐姐安慰她说：“并不是每一天都是美好的，也不是你所尝试的每件事都能如你所愿。”
47.A 参见上题解析。
48.D 根据下段“I tried my best， but ...” I replied.可知，作者回答说：“我尽力了，但是……”。由此推断，作者的姐姐劝作者说：“关键是要不断尝试。”
49.B 根据本段中Maybe ballet is not your 49 yet， but dance is.和Why not stick to jazz dance？ You are so good at it.可知，作者的姐姐建议作者坚持跳爵士舞，因为作者擅长这种舞蹈。由此推断，她劝作者说：“也许芭蕾舞不是你的菜，但舞蹈是……跳舞有各种各样的方式，也许你只是需要找到自己的风格……”。thing在此意为“适当的东西，合适的东西”。
50.C 参见上题解析。
51.A 参见第49题解析。
52.D 本段是作者对姐姐的话的思考，故选words。
53.B 根据本段中I wanted to be a ballet dancer， but it may not be a good 54 for me.可知，作者思考自己为什么从来没想过这一点（坚持跳爵士舞，因为自己擅长这种舞蹈）。她想成为芭蕾舞演员，但这对她来说也许不是一个好选择。
54.C 参见上题解析。
55.A 根据本段中作者所说的话可知，作者肯定了姐姐的建议，对姐姐表示感谢。由此推断，作者说她很幸运有姐姐来引导她。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。丹麦科学家研发出超高速芯片，打破了数据传输记录。
56.Using 考查非谓语动词。设空处与one small computer chip一起作状语，且they与use之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，句首单词首字母应大写，故填Using。
57.movies 考查名词复数。movie是可数名词，且前面有122 million修饰，故填movies。
58.carried 考查动词的时态。根据语境可知，设空处描述的这场实验是发生在过去的事情，应用一般过去时，故填carried。
59.Previously 考查词形转换。设空处在句中作状语，应用副词，句首单词首字母应大写，故填Previously，意为“以前”。
60.that/who 考查定语从句。设空处引导限制性定语从句，指代先行词a physicist， 且在从句中作主语，故填that/who。
61.highest 考查形容词的最高级。根据设空处前的the record以及for后的定冠词the可知，应用形容词的最高级形式，故填highest。
62.It 考查代词。设空处作形式主语，句中的真正主语是to see records being broken at this pace， 句首单词首字母应大写，故填It。
63.a 考查冠词。“such a/an＋形容词＋可数名词单数”是固定搭配，且high的读音以辅音音素开头，故填a。
64.be done 考查被动语态。More work与do之间为被动关系，应用被动语态，且设空处前有情态动词should， 故填be done。
65.innovation 考查词形转换。设空处在句中作主语，且其前有定冠词The 和形容词new修饰，应用其名词形式，故填innovation。
第四部分
第一节
NOTICE
Our magazine Teens is planning to launch a new column about science and technology next month.Therefore， we’re looking forward to your contributions， the title of which should be The Scientist That I Admire Most.
As the title suggests， the content of the article should be an introduction to a scientist that you admire most， including his/her contributions and his/her influence on you.Your article should be within 200 words.
Everyone is welcome to send your article to our mailbox teens@.Please remember to submit your article by next Friday.
Teens
第二节
The next morning Andreas couldn’t eat any of his breakfast.He couldn’t wait anymore.He asked his mother to send him to school early.Five minutes later， Andreas was standing in front of the gym.He looked at the list.Tyrell’s name was at the very top — he had made it！Andreas’s eyes moved down the list， slowly， reading every name.He didn’t see his name anywhere.He felt very sad.Suddenly he heard Tyrell’s happy voice， “Andreas！ We made it！”
“But I didn’t see my name，” Andreas replied.Tyrell came up to Andreas， saying aloud， “Didn’t you look at the second sheet？” Andreas realized he didn’t read it.He looked back at the list hurriedly.Tyrell was right； there was a second sheet of paper underneath.Andreas lifted up the first sheet of paper and saw his name at the very top.He turned and gave Tyrell a high-five.They were going to be on the basketball team together.
21 / 23单元质量检测（二） Natural disasters
（满分150分，时间120分钟）
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 happened to the man？（ ）
A.He was locked out. B.He missed the train. C.He lost his keys.
2.Where are the speakers？（ ）
A.At a gym. B.At a restaurant. C.At a cinema.
3.What does the woman dislike about her trip？（ ）
A.The weather. B.The traffic. C.The scenery.
4.When will the conference begin？（ ）
A.At 7：30. B.At 8：30. C.At 9：00.
5.What are the speakers talking about？（ ）
A.A job position. B.A fellow worker. C.A new office.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.How long does it take to get to Washington by train？（ ）
A.An hour. B.One and a half hours. C.Two hours.
7.How much is the ticket to Washington？（ ）
A.$30. B.$40. C.$45.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What seems to be the man’s problem？（ ）
A.He doesn’t sleep well.
B.He has no more pills.
C.He can’t focus properly.
9.What is the man advised to do？（ ）
A.Stay home from work.
B.Have a check-up.
C.Stop feeling anxious.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Who reached the top of Mount Qomolangma？（ ）
A.Ellen. B.Jonathan. C.Heather.
11.How long did the man spend on his adventure travel？（ ）
A.96 days. B.4 months. C.1 year.
12.What does the woman think about doing in the future？（ ）
A.Walking through a national park.
B.Cycling along a country road.
C.Camping out in the mountains.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What is Julian doing？（ ）
A.Planning her budget.
B.Conducting an interview.
C.Giving advice on studies.
14.Which costs Matt most each month？（ ）
A.Food.
B.Clothes.
C.Books.
15.How much does Matt spend on sports a month？（ ）
A.About 15. B.About 30. C.About 50.
16.What is the probable relationship between the speakers？（ ）
A.Strangers.
B.Schoolmates.
C.Co-workers.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What was the previous world basketball marathon record？（ ）
A.84 hours. B.90 hours. C.96 hours.
18.When did those players begin their basketball marathon？（ ）
A.9：00 in the morning.
B.2：00 in the afternoon.
C.6：00 in the evening.
19.What happened to those players on the first night？（ ）
A.They had mental illness.
B.They could hardly fall asleep.
C.They suffered from much pain.
20.How did those players look in the last few minutes？（ ）
A.Energetic. B.Upset. C.Tired.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
THE BOB BAKER MARIONETTES COME TO YOU！
Book a marionette （牵线木偶） show to come to your backyard， neighbourhood park， school， or simply anywhere there’s fun to be had！ For over 55 years， the Bob Baker Marionettes （BBMT） have been taking their show on the road， and they can’t wait to come to YOU！ We have several choices to suit any size celebration or event.
One-Man Show （$350）
·25-minute performance
·A single performer and 12 marionettes perform a set variety show of endless joy！
·Space Required： 10 ft×15 ft
Two-Man Show （$650）
·25-minute performance
·Two performers and 25 marionettes help you create amazing memories！
·Several theme options： Something to Crow About， The CIRCUS， and Hallowe’en SpOoKtAcUlAr！
·Space Required： 15 ft×20 ft
Notes：
·Please make your show request at least 3 weeks in advance.
·For all show options， the travel fee is included for the first 25 miles！Distances over 25 miles from our Highland Park location at 4949 York Blvd will incur （带来） an additional travel fee of $50 flat.
All shows are self-contained.The show is done to a pre-recorded tape.We’ll bring the speaker system； we just ask for a power outlet （电源插座）.After the show， we pride ourselves on showing off the historic and beautiful marionettes， and answering questions from our audience！
For Birthday Celebrations， our marionettes will bring a gift to celebrate the birthday person， and sing “Happy Birthday” along with the audience！
READY TO BOOK A BOB BAKER TRAVELING SHOW？ Please send us a message！
21.How much should people pay for a two-man show performed 30 miles from BBMT？（ ）
A.$350. B.$400.
C.$650. D.$700.
22.What should people prepare to enjoy a Bob Baker traveling show？（ ）
A.A square room. B.A power outlet.
C.A tape recorder. D.A speaker system.
23.What can a birthday person do at his birthday celebrations？（ ）
A.Try out the marionettes.
B.Sing with the marionettes.
C.Get a present from the marionettes.
D.Choose his favourite marionettes to perform.
B
When Hurricane Ian hit Florida， Karen Lauder refused to leave her home because she was wrong about the intensity （强度） of the storm.Karen is 84 years old and depends on a wheelchair to get around because she is missing a leg.Her son， Johnny Lauder， tried repeatedly to get her to leave， but she refused.
Johnny and his whole family live within a few blocks of one another.They kept in touch with Karen as the storm continued violently outside， watching the water rising dangerously all around them.When Karen reported that the water in her house had reached her bottom， Johnny knew he had to take action.
First， Johnny ensured his sons and their pets were taken care of.Then， he jumped out of a window and began to swim.Johnny used to work as a rescue swimmer.He is obviously a strong swimmer， but the flood water was filled with dangerous materials.There was also a strong current， and he had to swim against it for most of his trip to Karen’s.As he made his way through the water， Johnny stopped periodically to snap selfies （拍自拍） to show his worried family that he was okay.
Johnny was racing against the clock.He knew he only had a short period of time to get there before the water rose above Karen’s head.It took him 40 minutes to swim four blocks.The sound of Karen’s shouting inside was music to his ears！
“If it would’ve been 20 minutes later， she wouldn’t be here，” Johnny said.“She’s never been happier to see me.”
Karen is now safe， although she is in the hospital being treated for infections （感染） she got in the water.The family have all lost everything they owned， including their houses， but they’re grateful just to be here.
24.Why did Karen decide to stay in her house when Hurricane Ian came？（ ）
A.She had nowhere to go.
B.She was too old to move.
C.She thought the storm was not violent.
D.She lost her wheelchair and was unable to leave.
25.Why did Johnny take selfies along the way to Karen’s home？（ ）
A.To record his swimming trip.
B.To show off his swimming skills.
C.To warn other rescuers of danger.
D.To report his safety to his family.
26.How did Johnny feel when he heard Karen shouting？（ ）
A.Curious. B.Relieved.
C.Confused. D.Frightened.
27.What is the best title for the text？（ ）
A.Mother and Son
B.Man Battles Hurricane
C.Hurricane Unites People
D.Timely Rescue in Hurricane
C
Great efforts have been made to close the gender （性别） pay gap.But not all fields of work are created equal.
Alexandra Light， who has been doing ballet since she was two years old， says even the dance world is dominated （主宰） by men at the top.“A lot of people on the outside of the dance world still don’t realize，” she said， “in the industry， it’s still very much a boys’ game.”
Tracey Rockett， who teaches management practice at Texas Christian University， says she can point to any number of studies that show the wide gulf （鸿沟） between women and management.That gulf persists even in fields dominated by women.
“In public schools， for example， men are in the minority， but to keep them， very often， they will be offered promotion opportunities much earlier than women are，” Rockett said.“You see that in the restaurant industry， in education， in healthcare， and in dance.”
According to the Dance Data Project， among the largest 150 ballet companies in America， only a quarter of works produced last year were choreographed （编舞） by women.
Light is a lead dancer.She knows the difficulties in reaching the position where she is now.“You know， there’s a choreographic workshop， and you don’t sign up for that because you’re like， ‘Well， I need to， I need to dance，’” Light said.
During the pandemic， women quit the workforce in larger numbers.They reported larger rates of burnout while taking on the extra burden of childcare.At companies where women often take the lead on efforts of diversity and equity， they typically don’t get additional pay.
But Rockett sees hope in Light’s generation， Gen Z （used to describe Americans born during the late 1990s and early 2000s）.“That is one thing we are seeing in particular with Gen Z.They will leave without a backup job.If they’re dissatisfied， they’re going to take off，” Rockett said.
28.What does Light reveal about the dance world in Paragraph 2？（ ）
A.There are many boys dancing. B.Men take up senior positions.
C.Many girls give up dancing in the end. D.Women are not necessarily good dancers.
29.What does the underlined word “persists” in Paragraph 3 mean？（ ）
A.Varies. B.Revives.
C.Balances. D.Continues.
30.What feeling does Light express in Paragraph 6？（ ）
A.Confusion. B.Relief.
C.Helplessness. D.Eagerness.
31.What does Rockett see in Gen Z？（ ）
A.They are unwilling to do just one job. B.They are brave to say no to unfairness.
C.They always do what they have planned. D.They choose to ignore the gender pay gap.
D
Every day at sunrise on the small French Polynesian island of Rimatara， Tiraha Mooroa goes for a run with Koha， the dog.Koha has an important job： to sniff out （嗅出） and kill any black rats he can find.Koha is the island’s only defense against the invasive rats.Keeping the island rat-free is vital： the rats， which arrive via boats and cargo ships （货船）， are the single biggest threat to native birds of the Pacific Islands， including the Rimatara lorikeet.The beautiful bird is critically endangered — only 1，500 remain in the wild， and a third of the entire population lives on tiny Rimatara island.Now， of the 118 islands in French Polynesia， Rimatara is one of only three without the rats.
The lorikeet was once widespread in the South Pacific.By the 18th century， however， it had already been hunted to near extinction by the Polynesians， who prized the bird’s red feathers for making headdresses.By 1900， the island’s queen， Temaeva V， banned hunting of the birds， effectively preserving the remaining population.Since the 1990s， however， the lorikeets have faced rising threats.
Socio-environmental researcher Samuel Ravatua-Smith heads up a nest observation program， launched by the conservation association Rima Ura， to better understand the lorikeet and its population decline.The program monitors all lorikeet nests on the island with Bluetooth-enabled cameras.Ravatua-Smith’s face falls as he watches the footage （镜头）.“The videos confirm that after the visit of a white-tailed tropicbird， the two hatchlings are no longer in the nest.The while-tailed tropicbird may be targeting and taking over lorikeet nests because of its own habitat loss，” Ravatua-Smith says.
It’s an important finding that brings Rima Ura another step closer to saving the lorikeet.This year， close to 100 new houses are set to be built to provide housing for residents in need.The clearing and construction may end up encompassing （涉及） more than half of the island.Rima Ura works to educate residents of Rimatara about how they can help protect the lorikeet， for instance encouraging locals to plant more fruit trees around their houses.Members of Rima Ura who live on the island also mark nesting trees and participate in reforestation initiatives.
32.What can we infer from Paragraph 1？（ ）
A.Koha’s efforts have worked.
B.Mooroa works on a cargo ship.
C.More dogs are needed on Rimatara island.
D.The Rimatara lorikeet’s threats are under control.
33.What was the main reason for the decline of the lorikeet’s number during the 18th century？（ ）
A.Invasion of black rats.
B.Habitat destruction.
C.Food competition.
D.Human hunting.
34.What does Ravatua-Smith discover？（ ）
A.The survival rate of the lorikeet’s newborns is increasing.
B.The lorikeet’s newborns are tended by other birds.
C.The lorikeets lose their habitat to other birds.
D.The lorikeets often stay in their nests.
35.Which measure is adopted by Rima Ura to save the Rimatara lorikeet？（ ）
A.Limiting the number of tourists on the island.
B.Building man-made nests for the birds on the island.
C.Calling on people to stop building houses on the island.
D.Uniting residents on the island to plant lorikeet-friendly trees.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Research has shown that college students can learn as much， or more， from peers as they do from instructors and textbooks.36.（ ） Recent interviews with college students at Harvard University revealed that nearly every senior who had been part of a study group considered this experience crucial to his or her academic progress and success.The list below describes several important activities that you and your study group or learning team can collaborate （合作） on：
37.（ ）
After completing each week’s readings， team up with other students to compare your highlighting and margin （页边） notes.See if you all agree on what the author’s major points were and what information in the chapter you should study for exams.
Sharing class notes.
Team up with other students immediately after class to share and compare notes.38.（ ）
Doing library research.
39.（ ） Forming library research teams is an effective way to develop a social support group for reducing this fear and for locating and sharing information.
Meeting with the instructor.
Having your team visit the instructor during office hours to seek additional assistance in preparing for exams is an effective team learning strategy for several reasons.40.（ ） Your team visit also sends a message to the instructor that you are serious about learning.
A.Working through homework together.
B.Comparing ideas about assigned readings.
C.This can be particularly helpful if you are shy.
D.It is a great way to review your understanding of it.
E.Studies show that many students are unfamiliar with library research and sometimes experience “library anxiety”.
F.One teammate might have noticed something you missed， and the same can also happen the other way around.
G.When students work effectively in a supportive group， the experience can be helpful in improving academic achievement.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
“When one door closes，” the saying goes， “another door opens.” For one 41 dog， it appears that saying is also suitable for doggy doors.
A dog named Sheldon took part in a program to 42 a service dog.Unluckily， he couldn’t quite make the 43 .Whenever he would 44 something interesting， Sheldon’s concentration flew out of the window and all he wanted to do was 45 the source.
But the very thing that made him a failure as a service dog meant he was likely 46 for another dog job.Sheldon was sent to the State Farm Arson Dog Program， where his sensitive nose soon put him 47 the class for detecting the accelerants （探测助燃剂） used to light illegal fires.
48 John Tadlock of the Saginaw Fire Department， after his 49 Sheldon went on to become the department’s best accelerant detection dog.
In his first 50 ， Sheldon and his partner Tadlock were called to a car shop to look into some cars that had been 51 under suspicious （可疑的） circumstances.After three days， no one had been able to figure out how the fire got started—but the cause wasn’t 52 to Sheldon.“I put him to 53 .It took him about 30 seconds to give me an alert （警报），” Tadlock said.Sheldon found the evidence with no 54 .
For a dog with a super sense of smell， we guess whether you’re tailing bad guys or hunting for a job， it’s always best to follow your 55 .
41.A.old B.special
C.lucky D.sick
42.A.help B.visit
C.teach D.become
43.A.difference B.mistake
C.grade D.change
44.A.find B.taste
C.smell D.hear
45.A.hunt down B.return to
C.learn about D.depend on
46.A.sorry B.perfect
C.famous D.responsible
47.A.in the front of B.at the bottom of
C.in the middle of D.at the top of
48.A.Playing with B.Paired with
C.Agreeing with D.Faced with
49.A.graduation B.recovery
C.birth D.death
50.A.course B.race
C.case D.program
51.A.sold B.built
C.stolen D.burnt
52.A.confusing B.interesting
C.clear D.important
53.A.sleep B.work
C.flight D.risk
54.A.fear B.choice
C.difficulty D.experience
55.A.nose B.head
C.plan D.dream
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A short video series in China is gaining a lot of attention， prompting （激起） demands from China and other countries for treasures 56. （return）.
Titled Escape from the British Museum， the three-part series tells the story of a jade （玉） teapot coming to life and 57. （take） on a human form as she tries to escape from the museum and return home to China.
The teapot is a recent 58. （add） to the British Museum.It was made in 2011 by a Chinese artist 59. specialises in complicated jade carvings.The delicate technique used in the making of the pot is a craft unique 60. China.
First 61. （release） on China’s version of TikTok， Douyin， the series has been played 270 million 62. （time） on the platform.
The series has also been 63. （strong） supported by state media.The state broadcaster CCTV said：“We are very 64. （please） to see Chinese young people are enthusiastic about history 65. tradition ...We are also looking forward to the early return of Chinese artefacts （艺术品） that have been displaced overseas.”
The series has also inspired other influencers to dress up as characters from ancient Chinese paintings and sculptures.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是校英文广播站的成员，你准备在“防灾科普周”向同学们介绍一些火灾应急知识。请你写一篇广播稿，内容包括：
1.发生火灾时如何自救；
2.呼吁同学们关注用火安全。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Good morning， everyone！
Thanks for listening.
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was a cloudy fall morning in our North Carolina town， and a fine mist dampened the fallen leaves.I was angry.My mother had slighted me somehow， although I can’t recall what caused my anger now.I was upset， and I would run away.
“Goodbye， Mom.” I stood outside the kitchen door， firmly holding onto my suitcase.I wore my worn-out red windbreaker （风衣） and a gray ski cap， looking the part.“Goodbye， Mom，” I repeated twice more， pushing open the door with my foot one final time， to make sure she’d heard.
At last， Mom emerged， wiping her hands on a dish towel.She gave me the once-over.I lifted the suitcase a little just to make sure she didn’t miss it.“I’m leaving，” I said.
“Did you pack a lunch？” Mom’s question knocked me off balance.Where were the tears？The pleas （恳求）？ “I said I’m leaving，” I said.“I’m running away.For ...ever.” I uttered the feared word slowly， and convinced it would weaken her determination.Instead， she smiled.
“Well， would you like me to fix you something？ A sandwich？ Bag of chips？ I just made chocolate chip cookies.”
“I’m really going，” I said.
“I can see that.”
“Maybe a cookie.”And then， “All right， I’m off.”
The misty rain lent drama to my journey.As I stepped onto the front walk， fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies in my coat pocket， I looked back at our big yellow house.I stared at the front door， waiting for it to open.I observed the curtains in the living room window， but there was no sign of any motion， not even a slight movement.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
And so I had no choice but to continue.
A moment later， I was back in our home.
10 / 10单元质量检测（三） The world online
（满分150分，时间120分钟）
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.Where are the speakers？（ ）
A.In a library. B.In a study. C.In a bookstore.
2.Who is the woman probably？（ ）
A.A bus driver. B.A policewoman. C.A passenger.
3.What did the speakers do last weekend？（ ）
A.They studied at home. B.They went hiking. C.They played tennis.
4.According to the man， how should the woman book her tickets？（ ）
A.By using any travel website.
B.By going to the ticket office.
C.By calling a travel agency.
5.How long will it take to go to the airport？（ ）
A.Half an hour. B.One hour. C.Two hours.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Where does the conversation probably take place？（ ）
A.At an airport. B.At home. C.At a restaurant.
7.What is the man dissatisfied with about the flight？（ ）
A.The service. B.The movie. C.The food.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What does Sarah want to know？（ ）
A.Central Park.
B.Something about the bus trip.
C.Sunny Beach.
9.Where will the speakers leave for tomorrow afternoon？（ ）
A.Central Park. B.Sunny Beach. C.Sea World.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.How many tires does the woman suggest the man replace？（ ）
A.One. B.Two. C.Three.
11.What will the man do for his car in about six months？（ ）
A.Get the brakes fixed.
B.Get the rest of the tires replaced.
C.Get the left headlight checked out.
12.How much will the man pay at last？（ ）
A.About $300. B.About $500. C.About $1，000.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What are the two speakers mainly talking about？（ ）
A.School ranking. B.Moving to a new place. C.Choosing a school for kids.
14.Where is probably the information of the schools from？（ ）
A.Weymouth High School. B.The man’s workplace. C.The offices of the schools.
15.Which are private schools？（ ）
A.Carlton Abbey and St Mary’s.
B.St Mary’s and Weymouth High School.
C.Carlton Abbey and Weymouth High School.
16.Which school has the highest university admission rate？（ ）
A.Weymouth High School. B.Carlton Abbey. C.St Mary’s.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What does the speaker think of the weekend？（ ）
A.It’s beneficial. B.It’s exciting. C.It’s interesting.
18.Why was the speaker anxious at first？（ ）
A.Because he went to bed too late.
B.Because he was addicted to the screen.
C.Because he was always thinking of texting messages.
19.How long was the speaker free from his phone at the camp？（ ）
A.One day. B.Two days. C.Three days.
20.What does the speaker mainly talk about？（ ）
A.A healthy lifestyle. B.A busy weekend. C.A free village life.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Our 10th Vocabulary Video Contest
We’re kicking off our 10th Vocabulary Video Contest and invite students to create a short video that teaches any of the words in our Word of the Day collection.
The rules：
·Choose a word.All words must come from our Word of the Day collection.
·Create a 15-second （or shorter） video.Make sure you pronounce your word aloud， define it and give the part of speech.Your video should help viewers understand and learn your word.
·You may work alone， with a partner or in a group.
·Be sure to use only sound effects or music that is not copyright （版权） protected.
·Upload an MP4 video file through the submission form.All entries must be submitted by 15 March， at 11：59 p.m.
Who is qualified to participate in this contest？
This contest is open to students ages 13 to 19 who are in middle school or high school around the world.College students cannot submit an entry.However， high school students （including high school postgraduate students） who are taking one or more college classes can participate.Students attending their first year of a two-year CEGEP （普通教育和职业教育学院） in Quebec Province can also participate.In addition， students aged 19 or under who have completed high school but are taking a gap year or are otherwise not enrolled in college can participate.
The children of New York Times employees cannot enter this contest.Nor are students who live in the same household as those employees.
Please note：
Students who are 13 and older in the United States or the United Kingdom， or 16 and older elsewhere in the world， can submit their own entries.Others must have an adult submit on their behalf.All students must have a parent complete the Parent Permission section before submitting their entries.
Write to us at LNFeedback@ if you have issues submitting your entries.
21.Which of the following will result in disqualification？（ ）
A.Working with others. B.Using non-copyrighted music.
C.Creating a 20-second video. D.Submitting your entry by 14 March.
22.Who would most probably enter the contest？（ ）
A.An 18-year-old college student.
B.A 19-year-old second-year CEGEP student.
C.A 17-year-old high school graduate taking a gap year.
D.A 13-year-old middle school student living with a New York Times employee.
23.What is required of all participants？（ ）
A.Developing a wide vocabulary.
B.Having an adult submit the entry on their behalf.
C.Writing to the organizer for qualification confirmation.
D.Having the Parent Permission section filled in before submitting their entries.
B
Mike Dank， 31， a technical engineer from Springfield， Pennsylvania， has loved pay phones since he was a teenager.Fifteen years ago， he picked one up for $20 at a flea market and stored it in a corner of his parents’ basement （地下室）.
“I thought， ‘I’m going to do something with this phone someday — maybe install （安装） it as my house phone，’” he said.
When he bought his first cellphone as a high school senior in 2008， Dank soon gave up on that idea.Then a few years ago， he heard about a group called Futel that had installed about 10 public pay phones around Portland， Oregon， that could be used by anyone， free of charge.The phones worked through Internet connections， and there was no charge for making calls anywhere in North America.
“I wondered if I could do something similar in Philadelphia，” Dank said.“There are lots of people who can’t afford a cellphone or a phone bill.”
“Pay phones have unfortunately been pretty much phased out — we only have about 50 still working in Philadelphia，” Dank said.
He and a friend， Naveen Albert， decided in June to start PhilTel — a phone collective that would change old donated pay phones into free working phones.For their first project， Dank took out his old 60-pound pay phone from his parents’ basement.He then convinced （劝说） Steve McLaughlin， the owner of Iffy Books， to let him install the first PhilTel phone outside his shop near Chinatown in Philly.On 17 December， they held an installation party at the bookstore and introduced people to the joys of using a free pay phone.
If the phone at Iffy Books is widely used， Dank hopes to place five more around town next year.
Karl Anderson， director of Portland’s Futel， said Dank is on the right path.
“I’d like to see PhilTel succeed — phones like these would be a useful thing to have anywhere，” Anderson said.“They’re a direct way for anyone to get help， whether they want to find organizations to help with housing and medical services， or they want to call the mayor （市长）.”
24.How did Mike Dank deal with the pay phone he bought fifteen years ago？（ ）
A.He left it in the basement.
B.He used it as his house phone.
C.He turned it into a new cellphone.
D.He donated it to a group called Futel.
25.What does the underlined part “phased out” in Paragraph 5 probably mean？（ ）
A.Out of control. B.Priced too high.
C.Brought to an end. D.In perfect condition.
26.What can we learn about PhilTel？（ ）
A.It helps people to repair their old phones.
B.It calls on people to visit bookstores regularly.
C.It allows people to use its pay phones for free.
D.It encourages people to give up their cellphones.
27.What is Karl Anderson’s attitude toward PhilTel？（ ）
A.Worried. B.Hopeful.
C.Uncaring. D.Doubtful.
C
Helping a child deal with a weight issue， while avoiding negativity about their body image， can be challenging.Yet， obesity （肥胖） influences 20% of American children， causing harm to physical and mental health.
“Parents should see obesity as a health or medical problem， rather than a willpower issue，” said Dr Marsha Novick， medical director of the Healthy Weight Program for Children and Teens at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital， in Hershey， Pennsylvania.“Obesity is not their child’s mistake — processed foods are the problem.The reward centers in the human brain are stimulated （刺激） by processed foods， making people feel good and want more.”
Parents can help by limiting access （机会） to these types of foods.They can use the 5-2-1-0 rule from the American Academy of Pediatrics as a guide.That’s five servings of fruits and vegetables per day， two hours or less of screen time per day， one hour of physical activity or more per day， and zero sugar-sweetened soft drinks.“Kids who spend hours watching screens spend less time playing and getting the physical activity they need to be healthy，” Novick said.
Children who are struggling with obesity are at risk for developing mental health issues like anxiety， depression and mood disorders， as well as more than 300 medical problems， including heart disease and cancer.
Talk to your child’s primary care doctor if you notice your child has trouble keeping up with other children or if you see them start to struggle with mental health issues.Lab work， depending on a child’s age， can check for fatty liver disease （脂肪肝）， high blood pressure and some other diseases.The primary care doctor can even recommend a nutritionist to help with healthy eating.“Early intervention （干预） is really important，” Novick said.
28.What might Novick think of obesity？（ ）
A.It is a personal matter. B.It is a willpower issue.
C.It is a medical problem. D.It is an untreatable disease.
29.According to the 5-2-1-0 rule， which of the following is suggested？（ ）
A.Eating processed foods.
B.Having sugar-free soft drinks.
C.Watching screens for over two hours daily.
D.Doing mental activities for at least one hour daily.
30.What does Paragraph 4 mainly stress？（ ）
A.Ways to fight against obesity.
B.The risks of mental health issues.
C.Challenges overweight children are facing.
D.The reasons why children easily suffer from obesity.
31.For what purpose did the author write the text？（ ）
A.To introduce different mental problems caused by obesity.
B.To show the importance of getting enough physical activity.
C.To explain why there are so many overweight children in America.
D.To give parents tips to help their children keep a healthy weight.
D
Eric Young， a technology education teacher at Williamsport High School， Maryland， never thought he’d be helping students， who want an option beyond high school that isn’t college， prepare for their commercial driver’s license permit test.
“In June， after graduation， it is possible that they could come out and they could be earning basically what I’m earning after 20-something years of experience，” Young said.
There is a great need for drivers in the trucking industry.Companies will need to hire nearly 1.2 million drivers over the next ten years.The US government is piloting a three-year apprentice （学徒） program， allowing 18－20-year-olds to drive commercial vehicles across state lines.Previously， you needed to be 21 years old to cross state lines so this is something that’s never been done before.
Why not have high schools help find the right kids？ That’s what went through assistant principal Adam Parry’s mind.“Some of these kids are not going to go to college.They may end up being like a C student，” Parry said.“When you put them in a career they are like an A＋ student because it’s something that motivates （激励） them.”
It’s why he’s learned from the six other high schools in the country with a similar course concept （理念）.For the first time， at Williamsport High School in Maryland， students can take an introduction to trucking course through a partnership with a local community college.
All of the students enrolled with a driver’s license are on track to sit for their commercial driver’s license permit test when they turn 18.Each one of them is eager to enter the industry and get out on the open road.
Williamsport is just one school that has completer programs which mean students can take a series of pathways that include certain courses and allow them to graduate in a particular concentration.
“The hope is this will give that type of student that’s interested in that field some motivation just as a sophomore （高中二年级学生） and all the way through the rest of high school，” Parry said.“Reaching out to the elementary school kids， the middle school kids， we can start building interest there and then reaching out to our female population to see if we can build interest there.”
32.What can we learn from Young’s words？（ ）
A.Being a truck driver is his favourite job.
B.Truck drivers’ licenses are hard to get.
C.Being a truck driver is a good career choice.
D.Truck drivers’ licenses are popular with teachers.
33.What is special about the three-year apprentice program？（ ）
A.It sets new requirements for truck drivers’ coaches.
B.It lowers truck drivers’ age limit on crossing state lines.
C.It is a new start to allow 18－20-year-olds to drive trucks.
D.It requires all high schoolers to get truck drivers’ licenses.
34.Why did Parry have the idea of training students to be truck drivers？（ ）
A.He was inspired by Young’s proposal.
B.He wanted students to have some incomes.
C.His school can get the government’s support.
D.Some students may be suitable for the job.
35.What does Parry hope to do？（ ）
A.Offer the trucking course among sophomores.
B.Excite children’s interest in the trucking industry.
C.Make a survey on the trucking industry among girls.
D.Call on more high schools to start similar programs.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Grocery shopping is something everyone has to do.Whether you go to the supermarket or buy online， there are ways to shop smarter and greener.36.（ ）
Plan your shopping
37.（ ） This will allow you to plan healthy meals for the week.But don’t forget to check your fridge to make sure you don’t buy food that you already have.Having a list also cuts down on impulse （冲动的） buys that you don’t really need.
Buy bulk foods （散装食品）
Many foods are wrapped in plastic or have too much packaging.In fact， 23 per cent of all waste in rubbish tips in the US comes from food packaging according to a report.You can help reduce all this packaging waste by buying bulk foods whenever possible.38.（ ）
Buy seasonal and local produce
Buying locally grown fruits and vegetables when the produce is in season cuts down on the environmental cost of transportation.In addition， the local produce you buy is fresher and not artificially ripened （人工催熟的） so it is more nutritional.39.（ ）
Save your produce bags
While many people use reusable cloth grocery bags， another tip is to save the plastic bags that you put produce in.40.（ ） From packing a lunch to picking up dog waste， reusing plastic bags is the way to go.
A.These bags can be reused in lots of ways.
B.And you are supporting your local farmers.
C.It’s easy to make better choices at the supermarket.
D.Part of shopping smarter is to buy what you can use.
E.Bring your own plastic bags or containers if allowed.
F.Here are some tips on how to be a better grocery shopper.
G.Make a list and meal plan before you go to the supermarket.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Liam Wildish started cleaning road signs in Maidstone， England this year， after launching his new window service.And he’s already become a 41 figure.
“Some of the signs in Maidstone are in terrible condition， so when I 42 them， I pull up and give them a 43 ，” the 25-year-old told SWNS news.
“I like to think it makes a 44 to the appearance of the area and hopefully improves road 45 during these long winter nights.”
The young man from Nottinghamshire makes himself 46 ， always dressed in a red cap and his bright blue company jacket — and his Facebook posts are inundated （使充满） with strangers saying they 47 him.
“People wave at me or sound their car horns （喇叭）， or 48 my videos to say they saw me.”
When he arrived in Maidstone this year， he didn’t 49 anyone， so he had to build a new client （客户） base from the beginning.After six weeks of running his new 50 ， he began dealing with the road signs as a way to 51 those in the community who’d helped him through word-of-mouth recommendations and positive feedback.
It also promotes his business.The young man 52 videos of himself and shares them on Maidstone community pages.“It’s a bit of a win-win for everybody.”
Liam loves the 53 of the solitary （独自的） work， but he’s also chatty and loves 54 everyone.Next， Liam wants to organize litter clean-ups with youth clubs.“It’s very 55 ，” he said.
41.A.famous B.leading
C.historical D.mysterious
42.A.receive B.miss
C.examine D.pass
43.A.call B.work-up
C.try D.clean-up
44.A.connection B.difference
C.judgement D.promise
45.A.safety B.traffic
C.surface D.design
46.A.accessible B.agreeable
C.noticeable D.comfortable
47.A.heard B.spotted
C.needed D.remembered
48.A.care about B.comment on
C.click on D.check out
49.A.know B.believe
C.surprise D.harm
50.A.family B.course
C.program D.business
51.A.protect B.support
C.greet D.thank
52.A.shoots B.finds
C.watches D.plays
53.A.openness B.easiness
C.quietness D.uniqueness
54.A.hugging B.meeting
C.drawing D.following
55.A.dangerous B.expensive
C.worthwhile D.convenient
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida’s west coast on 28 September， Anthony Grande 56. （helpless） watched on from his backyard， about 20 miles northeast of hard-hit downtown Fort Myers.“It looked like something out of 57. science-fiction movie，” Grande recalled.
Despite the hurricane-force winds and flooding rains， the lights 58. （stay） on at Babcock Ranch.
“We never lost power.We never lost water，” Grande said.“We got very little damage.”
Babcock Ranch 59. （power） with the help of nearly 700，000 solar panels （太阳能电池板）， which can create enough clean energy to power nearly 30，000 60. （home）.
Sydney Kitson， the 61. （develop） of the planned community， proudly calls it America’s first solar-powered town.He thinks this is the future for development， not just here， 62. around the country.
It is not just electricity that powered the community through the storm.Babcock Ranch sits 30 feet above sea level.The town could survive a storm like Ian due to its well-designed water management system 63. （make） for these types of events.
“There needs to be a lot of thought going into how 64. （build）， if we’re going to be along the coast， in a way 65. is resilient （可迅速恢复的），” Kitson said.“When you fight Mother Nature and you don’t do it right， Mother Nature is going to win every time.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是校英文报Teen Talk栏目的编辑李华，上周收到读者Chris的来信，信中他提到因为上网时间问题与父母产生了矛盾，他为此很苦恼。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1.表示安慰；2.提出建议。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式作答。
Dear Chris，
Yours，
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was a cold， wet morning.Dr White rushed to the hospital.He was late.He went through the back door of the kitchen.The cook saw Dr White first.Without saying a word， she took a towel and dried his head.
“Where have you been？ I saved your breakfast， but you’d better hurry. Mark was worse during the night.The nurses have already been down here asking for you！”
Dr White quickly drank his warm tea made with milk and sugar and quickly ate his buttered bread.Then， he ran up the stairs and down the corridor （走廊） on the left.Several doctors and nurses greeted him as he passed.
Dr White stopped at the door before going in.Mark’s face was pale.His eyes were closed and he lay still.Mark’s mother was sitting by the bed and she was crying.When Mark’s mother saw Dr White come in， she smiled with relief.Dr White jumped on the bed and lay close to Mark.He licked （舔） Mark’s hand to let him know he was there.Mark opened his eyes a little and smiled.
Mark’s mother relaxed.She believed in Dr White’s treatment.She kissed her son and gently touched Dr White on the head.“Look after him for me，” she said.Then she went out for a while.
Day after day the little white dog visited the wards （病房） of the hospital.He wagged his tail and looked at the children with his soft brown eyes.Sometimes he gently pushed them with his cold black nose.He always seemed to know when a child was very ill.Then， he would jump on the bed and lay close to them.He would lie there for hours， licking their hands now and then， and wagging his tail.
One day， as Dr White was making his rounds， he passed a man with a very red face.The man began shouting for the head nurse， “There’s a dog in the ward！ There’s a dog！” The nurse quickly tried to explain， “He’s a very special dog.He had saved many lives！” The man turned out to be the health inspector and he wouldn’t listen to a word the nurse said.
He reported the hospital immediately.It was official.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Dr White was no longer allowed to visit his patients.
In a broken voice， the health inspector said to the head nurse that his little girl was very ill and asked her for help.
9 / 10单元质量检测（一） Nature in the balance
（满分150分，时间120分钟）
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.Who do the speakers wait for？（ ）
A.Nobody. B.Jason. C.Tom.
2.What is the woman going to do finally？（ ）
A.Call for service. B.Ask John for help. C.Repair the machine.
3.What is the man doing？（ ）
A.Buying fruit. B.Packaging apples. C.Weighing apples.
4.What does Jaden probably mean？（ ）
A.He dislikes travelling. B.He has to save money. C.He can’t afford the trip.
5.What are the speakers talking about？（ ）
A.A life story. B.A newspaper. C.An advertisement.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What was Jason doing in the daytime on the most unforgettable day？（ ）
A.Staying at home. B.Chatting with neighbours. C.Having classes at school.
7.Why did Jason’s neighbours come to his home？（ ）
A.To visit his parents. B.To tell the news to his brother. C.To express their congratulations.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What does Susan do these days？（ ）
A.Play with Jack. B.Work in the park. C.Read in the library.
9.What is the woman going to do next？（ ）
A.Go to the park. B.Go to see an exhibition. C.Chat with the man at home.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What does Jim plan to do tonight at first？（ ）
A.Cook at home. B.Watch TV at home. C.Go to the cinema alone.
11.What kind of movie will the speakers watch？（ ）
A.A comedy. B.A horror movie. C.An action movie.
12.How will the speakers probably get to the cinema？（ ）
A.By subway. B.By taxi. C.By bus.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What will Ted prepare for his mother’s birthday？（ ）
A.A picture. B.A book. C.A handbag.
14.Why did Ted’s father go to New York City？（ ）
A.To attend a meeting. B.To prepare a surprise. C.To celebrate his wife’s birthday.
15.When is Ted’s mum’s birthday？（ ）
A.This Friday. B.This Saturday. C.This Sunday.
16.What will Ted’s grandma do next？（ ）
A.Go to sleep. B.Read a magazine. C.Call the man’s father.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What does the boy’s family think of him at first？（ ）
A.Kind. B.Boring. C.Bad-looking.
18.What does the boy enjoy doing？（ ）
A.Inventing new things. B.Playing with other kids. C.Observing stars.
19.What does the boy learn at last？（ ）
A.To accept himself. B.To respect his family. C.To develop some interests.
20.Who is probably telling the story？（ ）
A.A teacher. B.A student. C.A radio host.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Visit the Town Green Community Garden during Earth Week
As part of Windsor’s Earth Day activities， the Windsor Garden Club is offering open hours and gardening tips at the Town Green Community Garden.Open Garden hours for visitors will be from noon to 3 p.m.daily the week of Tuesday， 22 April through Sunday， 27 April.
The Windsor Garden Club is hoping to recruit （招募） 100 Windsor families to plant milkweed in their yards to make the town a safe place for the endangered Monarch Butterfly to stay， eat， and lay eggs.
Windsor Garden Club will give out free milkweed plant starts to families with coupons （赠券） available at the Healdsburg Library.Those without a coupon are welcome to buy milkweed starts for $3 each.
The 11-year-old community garden is organic （有机的） and beds are open for rental by Windsor residents.The garden is certified as a butterfly sanctuary （保护区）， features garden art by local artists， and is a site for classes and presentations by the UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County.It is also a hands-on lab for the Windsor High School Bridges Program.Special-needs students in the program are in the garden weekly， planting， tending and harvesting vegetables and herbs for the Food Bank.
A reminder： Please wear shoes that are good for walking in dirt.No pets are allowed inside the garden.There are no restrooms there， and no water is available — please bring water if you think you’ll need some during your visit.
21.What will the 100 Windsor families do？（ ）
A.Plant milkweed. B.Collect vegetables.
C.Share gardening tips. D.Take care of butterflies.
22.What do we know about the Town Green Community Garden？（ ）
A.It is open every day.
B.It can be used for education.
C.It only allows those with coupons in.
D.It is in the charge of Windsor residents.
23.What are visitors advised to do？（ ）
A.Leave pets alone. B.Avoid bringing water.
C.Wear appropriate shoes. D.Make reservations in advance.
B
A tiny school in western New South Wales is eyeing the skies hoping for dry weather so it can harvest its first wheat crop.
Seven students from kindergarten to year six attend Hermidale Public School， more than 600 kilometres west of Sydney.Each day they spend part of their school time outside tending the 85-hectare crop.
The land was donated by a former student.Fifty years ago young Craig Grimmond often looked out the school window at a bare paddock （荒芜的田地） that neighboured the school.Now he owns the land and kindly donated it to the students for their project.
People asked，“Why would you donate that whole block to them？” He said，“I hardly use it and it’s going to be better for me in the long run because it’ll be cleaned up and will save me a job down the track.”
Principal Skye Dedman said the school community felt very lucky.They took this opportunity for the students.The students’ crop is a reality that seemed almost impossible three years ago.Ms Dedman said there were days students were forced to stay indoors because of huge dust storms.Their school and their community really felt the threat of the drought.
The students have had the use of the land for three years.During the three years， the tiny community has dealt with a mouse plague （鼠疫） and flooding.The whole community has thrown its support behind the project， including farmer and parent Darren Mudford.
“We’ve sown （播种） wheat this year and it would be nice if we got two， two-and-a-half tonne to the hectare， which is not a bad effort，” he said.“It’s much better than a cake sale.”
The students’ wheat crop is expected to raise up to $50，000.The money will then be used to send the students on trips around the country.They are hoping to go to Newcastle later this year to see their wheat being loaded at the port.
24.Why did Craig Grimmond donate the paddock to the school？（ ）
A.It saved him from taking care of the paddock.
B.It was his promise to his former teachers.
C.The paddock was too far away from him.
D.He didn’t have money to run the paddock.
25.What made the students’ crop impossible three years ago？（ ）
A.Their lack of confidence. B.The terrible dry weather.
C.Little community support. D.Their poor planting technology.
26.What was Darren Mudford’s attitude to the students’ wheat harvest？（ ）
A.Worried. B.Regretful.
C.Hopeful. D.Satisified.
27.What will the students’ income be used for？（ ）
A.Opening a cake store. B.Paying for their travels.
C.Enlarging the planting areas. D.Repaying the school community.
C
Pack4Good， a campaign （活动） by Canopy， is one of the fastest growing corporate responsibility platforms in America for ensuring paper packaging is not coming from ancient， endangered， or valuable forests.
Canopy’s work in examining supply chains and providing recycled or sustainable （可持续的） packaging solutions has attracted 750 brands （品牌） across all its campaigns， including e-commerce company Amazon， fashion empires like Gap， Marks and Spencer， and others， and publishing and media firms like Mansfield Press， Penguin， and the New York Times.
Only 18 months since the launch of Pack4Good， the campaign has welcomed 29 new brands from food and drink products to the printing， fashion， and e-commerce industries.
“The companies that are joining Pack4Good are the out of the box thinkers we need — leaders ready to change paper packaging supply chains and find more solutions to save forests and our planet，” stated Nicole Rycroft， the founder of Canopy.“We have so many solutions just waiting to be carried out； it’s time to actually put them into practice.”
Pack4Good’s selection of solutions for companies looking to reduce their forest impact are varied.They help connect companies to providers of pulp （纸浆） material like rice and wheat straw that can be turned into packaging， while their stamp of approval （认可标志） — Ancient Forest Friendly — represents the highest ecological qualities in the paper industry， and that the approved material has no endangered， controlled， or ancient wood.
90 million tons of rice straw is burned every year in India， which in the fields surrounding Delhi accounts for 40% of the air pollution in the city area.Canopy wants to take that rice straw and put it in the hands of recycled-paper plants， flooding the market with supply and adding a little more income to farmers.
Pack4Good say these solutions are everywhere； it’s just a matter of helping business get started down the road to sustainable paper packaging supply chains.
As more companies look for ways to reduce their impact on the world environment， it’s up to groups like Canopy to ensure their energy is directed.
28.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about？（ ）
A.The impact of Canopy. B.The history of Canopy.
C.The culture of Canopy. D.The purpose of Canopy.
29.What does Nicole Rycroft say about the companies joining Pack4Good？（ ）
A.They promote simple packaging. B.They provide solutions to pollution.
C.They are leading brands in the world. D.They are pioneers in forest protection.
30.Which of the following can best describe the solution to the problem in India？（ ）
A.It is a win-win. B.It is a great challenge.
C.It is suitable worldwide. D.It is expensive but worthy.
31.What is the author’s attitude to Canopy？（ ）
A.Curious. B.Doubtful.
C.Approving. D.Uncertain.
D
In a low-light Culver City， California， control room， Lily Shaw is getting her pilot mood on.Her Xbox controller stands ready to command her computer.Shaw is set for her task： piloting an order of food along Santa Monica sidewalks to a hungry customer.
Shaw’s job at delivery start-up Coco shows a little-known fact about the delivery robot industry.For all their AI and other advanced technology， such sidewalk robots — suddenly all over certain neighbourhoods and college campuses — are backed by armies of human watchers who track the last-mile delivery vehicles the way parents watch over babies taking their first steps.These behind-the-scenes workers monitor， drive and — when things go terribly wrong — may ride a bike to complete the delivery themselves.
California has become a proving ground for several sidewalk delivery robot start-ups like Coco.A recent partnership between Coco and Segway is promising to unleash thousands of pink vehicles in many cities.Another California start-up， Kiwibot， also employs remote vehicle operators， while San Francisco-based Starship Technologies has designed its sidewalk delivery robots to move along on their own but with employees tracking every move by computer screen.
“There’s a huge demand for delivery to people’s homes.Unfortunately there is a shortage of drivers for most types of delivery，” says Satyandra K.Gupta， director of USC’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing.
“The demand for drivers cannot be met at a cost that businesses are willing to pay.So the only real option is delivery by robots，” Gupta says.
“One of the key benefits is speed， as we are able to send the food out to our nearby customers in the Coco robots as soon as the order is ready and not wait for drivers to arrive，” says Dan Londono， owner of a Santa Monica restaurant.
Shaw likes the fact that it’s a job she can do from anywhere.The pay is also enough to be comfortable， especially for a student.
“That’s really nice，” she says.“My parents are pleased that I’m earning money doing this.”
32.Which of the following best describes Shaw’s job？（ ）
A.Designing sidewalk robots. B.Repairing delivery vehicles.
C.Ordering food for customers. D.Driving food delivery robots.
33.What does the underlined word “unleash” in Paragraph 3 mean？（ ）
A.Wait for. B.Send out.
C.Give up. D.Call back.
34.What do Gupta’s words mainly explain？（ ）
A.Why delivery robots cost so much. B.Why delivery robots are much needed.
C.Why the food delivery industry is popular. D.Why the delivery service gets little attention.
35.What does Shaw think of her job at Coco？（ ）
A.It’s an unattractive job. B.It’s a highly respected job.
C.It’s a challenging full-time job. D.It’s a flexible and well-paid job.
第二节（共5小题； 每小题2.5分， 满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文， 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
4 Mistakes to Avoid in Your 20s
Your 20s are such a fun time in your life， but it’s also extremely challenging as you are entering the “real” world.There are a lot of things that are brand new.36.（ ）.Mistakes will be made， but we’ve shared some helpful mistakes to avoid.
Not exploring different career paths
Your first job， and likely your second， will probably not be your forever career.37（ ）.Your 20s are the best years to explore different jobs to discover what your true strengths and passions are before settling on a single career path.
Not starting healthy habits now
You get only one body.Starting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle early on will dramatically improve the quality of your life as you age.38.（ ）.It could be dancing， playing soccer， hiking， etc.Finding a balanced approach to food is also crucial.I like to take a balanced 80/20 approach， where during weekdays I eat very clean， and on weekends I allow myself that slice of cake.
Racking up （积累） tons of credit card debts
It CRUSHES me that schools don’t teach you about credit cards.Credit cards attract people with the promise of rewards and free vacations to tourist attractions.39.（ ）.Personally， I chose not to open a credit card until I was 25 to avoid getting into massive credit card debts.
40.（ ）
You’re starting a new stage of your life， and a valuable thing you can do for the future is to be a sponge （海绵） and soak up （吸收） as much information as possible.Everyone you interact with has something valuable to teach you and take advantage of all this knowledge.
A.And that’s totally normal
B.Not building life-long connections
C.Not learning from everyone around you
D.Find hobbies that keep you physically active and mentally sharp
E.You’ll likely be getting your first “adult” job and potentially moving to a new city
F.When you ask most people of any age what their greatest stresses are， money is always up top
G.But they are also the easiest way to put yourself in a hole that will take years to dig yourself out of
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Science is not new to the idea of controversy （争论） and fraud （欺骗）.The history of the exploration of the North Pole is a case of this 41 .
The two main players in this story are Robert Peary and Dr Frederick Cook.Both men 42 their expeditions （探险） to the North Pole in the early 1900s.However， the question of who reached the North Pole first， if either， is still 43 .
44 Dr Cook， he reached the North Pole on 21 April 1908.His claim is recorded in his diary.Cook was then 45 in the Arctic for almost a year.
46 ， Robert Peary was also trying to reach the North Pole.He 47 to have arrived there on 6 April 1909， almost a year after Cook.However， Peary believed Cook to be dead， making him the 48 man to reach the Pole.In September 1909， both men managed to make it back to civilization and， within days of each other， telegraphed （电告） their 49 claims to the newspapers.
Controversy followed when Peary charged Cook with being 50 ， claiming that he had no 51 evidence to support his claim as the first man to reach the North Pole.
Who was the first man to 52 the North Pole？ For many years， Peary’s supporters， 53 by National Geographic magazine， had the upper hand.However， new scholarship suggests that both 54 faked （伪造） their claims.In other words， neither of them reached the Pole.The 55 answer to this question has yet to be found.
41.A.culture B.test
C.nature D.theory
42.A.insisted B.recorded
C.began D.ended
43.A.ignored B.solved
C.created D.debated
44.A.According to B.In relation to
C.In addition to D.Because of
45.A.injured B.lost
C.self-absorbed D.well-known
46.A.Now and then B.Otherwise
C.Therefore D.At the same time
47.A.pretended B.claimed
C.expected D.agreed
48.A.other B.next
C.first D.ideal
49.A.conflicting B.original
C.touching D.false
50.A.unfortunate B.disappointed
C.unhurt D.dishonest
51.A.well-chosen B.convincing
C.newly-collected D.historical
52.A.reach B.discover
C.occupy D.describe
53.A.given B.backed
C.reported D.required
54.A.scientists B.judges
C.journalists D.explorers
55.A.final B.quick
C.unique D.positive
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Rubbish belongs in rubbish bins — a statement we probably all agree on.56. （sad）， beautiful places， such as forest trails， meant for everyone’s enjoyment， end up being littered 57. plastic bags， empty bottles， and lots of unexpected items.To help clean up some of Stuttgart’s public forest trails， six of our team 58. （member） recently spent a sunny afternoon 59. （pick） up all kinds of rubbish.
Shortly after our forest clean-up team gathered at the trailhead in Stuttgart South， it 60. （become） obvious that finding rubbish wouldn’t be a problem.As soon 61. we started looking for rubbish， it seemed as if it was everywhere.
Even though some of these items were 62. （locate） in difficult terrain （地带）， I didn’t shy away from going through bushes 63. （collect） every piece of man-made rubbish I could find.As it turned out， all this effort got pretty tiring， at least in comparison to a normal busy workday.
At 64. end of the day， we were able to collect over six big， heavy bags of rubbish.While I might have been 65. （tired） than others， I felt good about volunteering to make our local trails a more enjoyable place for everyone.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是星光中学的学生李华，你将代表学校参加主题为Actions for Greener Earth的英语演讲比赛。请你撰写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1.目前我们生存的地球所面临的环境问题，比如野生动物的栖息地骤减等；
2.人们为绿色地球可以采取的行动：为野生动植物建立自然保护区、倡导绿色出行等。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Ladies and gentlemen，
Good afternoon！ I am Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Actions for Greener Earth”.
Thank you！
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I had just poured my second cup of tea that morning and sat down to read the paper.From somewhere， an inner voice said， “Go and see Jeff and bring him the chair to repair.Go right now.”
It was such a strong impulse （冲动） that I hurriedly dressed and lugged （用力拖） a dining-room chair to his door.Jeff was a neighbour who had lost his wife a while back， and he occasionally did minor repairs for me on furniture because he enjoyed working with his hands.
I knocked on his door and waited a while.I was about to walk away when he answered.He looked like he was far away in his thoughts.I felt awkward about disturbing him so early.I greeted him and then asked if he could repair my chair.He invited me inside.We sat in his living room.He looked depressed and not his usual self.He said he had had a stroke （中风） recently， and while he was home now， he still needed to attend outpatient physical therapy （门诊理疗）.He had to build his strength back up.I apologized for the chair and told him， under the circumstances， I would just bring it back home.He said to leave it.
We talked for a while.It had scared him to be in the hospital.He hadn’t been there since his wife had died.Having worked as a mental health therapist， I listened to how hard it had been since his wife passed away and how much worse it was now since the stroke.The longer we talked， the more I saw his mood lighten.
We even started talking about his diet and how he had not been eating.He said the dietician had told him to eat more fruits and vegetables， but he didn’t care for them.Mostly， I was concerned because he was not eating much at all.I stayed talking with him until I saw his mood lift and the tension leave his face.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
After I left his home， I went to the grocery store and gathered ingredients.
The next time I saw him， he said the dish was wonderful.
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