中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
2019年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题(江苏卷)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 does this conversation take place
A. In a classroom. B. In a hospital. C. In a museum.
2. What does Jack want to do
A. Take fitness classes. B. Buy a pair of gym shoes. C. Change his work schedule.
3. What are the speakers talking about
A. What to drink. B. Where to meet. C. When to leave.
4. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Strangers.
5. Why is Emily mentioned in the conversation
A. She might want a ticket. B. She is looking for the man. C. She has an extra ticket.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 did James run his business
A. 10 years. B. 13 years. C. 15 years.
7. How does the woman feel about James’ situation
A. Embarrassed. B. Concerned. C. Disappointed.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What has Kate’s mother decided to do
A. Return to school. B. Change her job. C. Retire from work.
9. What did Kate’s mother study at college
A. Oil painting. B. Art history. C. Business administration.
10. What is Kate’s attitude toward her mother’s decision
A. Disapproving. B. Ambiguous. C. Understanding.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What is the man doing
A. Chairing a meeting. B. Hosting a radio program. C. Conducting a job interview.
12. What benefits Mary most in her job
A. Her wide reading. B. Her leaders’ guidance. C. Her friends’ help.
13. Who will Mary talk about next
A. Her teacher. B. Her father. C. Her mother.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。
14. Why does the man seldom do exercise
A. He lacks motivation. B. He has a heart problem. C. He works all the time.
15. What does Jacob Sattelmair probably do
A. He’s an athlete. B. He’s a researcher. C. He’s a journalist.
16. Why does the woman speak of a study
A. To encourage the man. B. To recommend an exercise. C. To support her findings.
17. How much time will the man probably spend exercising weekly
A. 300 minutes. B. 150 minutes. C. 75 minutes.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. What did the scientists do to the road
A. They repaired it. B. They painted it. C. They blocked it.
19. Why are young birds drawn to the road surface
A. It’s warm. B. It’s brown. C. It’s smooth.
20. What is the purpose of the scientists’ experiment
A. To keep the birds there for a whole year.
B. To help students study the birds well.
C. To prevent the birds from being killed.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.We have entered into an age _______ dreams have the best chance of coming true.
A. which B. what C. when D. that
22.The musician along with his band members _______ ten performances in the last three months.
A. gives B. has given C. have given D. give
23.The doctor shares his phone number with the patients _______ they need medical assistance.
A. if only B. as if C. even though D. in case
24.More wind power stations will _______ to meet the demand for clean energy.
A. take up B. clear up C. hold up D. spring up
25.Scientists have obtained more evidence _______ plastic is finding its way into the human body.
A. what B. that C. which D. where
26.Nowadays the _______ for travelling is shifted from shopping to food and scenery.
A. priority B. potential C. proportion D. pension
27.Favorable policies are _______ to encourage employees’ professional development.
A. in effect B. in command C. in turn D. in shape
28.Unlike traditional gyms, app-backed gyms offer people _______ options to exercise.
A. casual B. regular C. flexible D. tight
29.A few months after he had arrived in China, Mr. Smith _______ in love with the people and culture there.
A. would fall B. had fallen C. has fallen D. fell
30._______ the convenience of digital payment, many senior citizens started to use smart phones.
A. To enjoy B. Enjoying C. To have enjoyed D. Enjoy
31.What a pity! You missed the sightseeing, or we _______ a good time together.
A. had B. will have C. would have had D. had had
32.China’s image is improving steadily, with more countries _______ its role in international affairs.
A. recognizing B. being recognized C. to be recognized D. recognized
33.They are trying to make sure that 5G terminals _______ by 2022 for the Beijing Winer Olympics.
A. will install B. will have been installed
C. are installed D. have been installed
34.A city is the product of the human hand and mind, _______ man’s intelligence and creativity.
A. resembling B. reflecting C. reviewing D. restoring
35.—Let’s take a coffee break.
—_______ We’ve been working for hours.
A. Why bother B. What for C. You got me there. D. You said it.
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modem age. There are species(物种)that are ___36___ every day. The white-naped crane is a typical example. So scientists are trying their best to ___37___ the species from going out of existence.
Chris and Tim work at a zoo, helping endangered cranes with their ___38___. Emma, a female crane, has been in their ___39___ since she arrived in 2004.
Born at an international crane foundation, Emma was ___40___ by human caretakers. This led to an unexpected ___41___, though she had a wonderful time there. Emma had ___42___ taken herself as a crane and become deeply attached to humans. She ___43___ to live with male cranes, and even had a ___44___ for killing some of them, which made it ___45___ for her to become a mother.
___46___, the two zookeepers didn’t want to see the extinction(灭绝)of this precious species. With their patience and efforts, they successfully developed a ___47___ of artificial breeding(人工繁殖)and natural reproduction. This ___48___ Emma to give birth to five baby cranes.
The two keepers are proud of their productive work. But before they can be ___49___, more efforts must be made, because the population of the crane in the wild is on the ___50___, and many other species appear headed toward extinction. ___51___, not everyone has realized that wildlife has thoughts, feelings, and most importantly, equal rights to survive.
How can we ___52___ the ever-widening gap that separates us from other animals Chris and Tim offered us the ___53___: human beings took it for granted that their ___54___ held all the solutions, but maybe their hearts can be a better ___55___.
36. A. growing B. migrating C. competing D. disappearing
37. A. ban B. save C. split D. remove
38. A. abortion B. recreation C. reproduction D. administration
39. A. care B. eye C. mind D. story
40. A. found B. chosen C. raised D. seized
41. A. bonus B. consequence C. victory D. sacrifice
42. A. never B. always C. unluckily D. cheerfully
43. A. liked B. refused C. decided D. hesitated
44. A. gift B. skill C. concern D. reputation
45. A. illegal B. inspiring C. important D. impossible
46. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Instead
47. A. combination B. collection C. strategy D. system
48. A. forced B. forbade C. taught D. enabled
49. A. defeated B. grateful C. assured D. tolerant
50. A. list B. rise C. agenda D. decline
51. A. In contrast B. After all C. By the way D. On the contrary
52. A. leave B. bridge C. open D. identify
53. A. course B. excuse C. answer D. reward
54. A. brains B. behaviors C. services D. projects
55. A. guide B. treat C. example D. companion
第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
56.If you want to take an undergounld journey, which place is the best choice
A. Pole’s Caven. B. Pavilion Gardens. C. Buxton Museum. D. Green Man Gallery.
57.Buxton Open House & Pavilion Arts Centre is special because it offers ________.
A. rides in small trains B. courses in modern arts
C. artistic and cultural activities D. basic courses in horse riding
B
In the 1960s, while studying the volcanic history of Yellowstone National Park, Bob Christiansen became puzzled about something that, oddly, had not troubled anyone before: he couldn’t find the park’s volcano. It had been known for a long time that Yellowstone was volcanic in nature—that’s what accounted for all its hot springs and other steamy features. But Christiansen couldn’t find the Yellowstone volcano anywhere.
Most of us, when we talk about volcanoes, think of the classic cone(圆锥体)shapes of a Fuji or Kilimanjaro，which are created when erupting magma(岩浆)piles up. These can form remarkably quickly. In 1943, a Mexican farmer was surprised to see smoke rising from a small part of his land. In one week he was the confused owner of a cone five hundred feet high. Within two years it had topped out at almost fourteen hundred feet and was more than half a mile across. Altogether there are some ten thousand of these volcanoes on Earth, all but a few hundred of them extinct. There is, however, a second les known type of volcano that doesn’t involve mountain building. These are volcanoes so explosive that they burst open in a single big crack, leaving behind a vast hole, the caldera. Yellowstone obviously was of this second type, but Christiansen couldn’t find the caldera anywhere.
Just at this time NASA decided to test some new high-altitude cameras by taking photographs of Yellowstone. A thoughtful official passed on some of the copies to the park authorities on the assumption that they might make a nice blow-up for one of the visitors’ centers. As soon as Christiansen saw the photos, he realized why he had failed to spot the caldera; almost the whole park-2.2 million acres—was caldera. The explosion had left a hole more than forty miles across—much too huge to be seen from anywhere at ground level. At some time in the past Yellowstone must have blown up with a violence far beyond the scale of anything known to humans.
58.What puzzled Christiansen when he was studying Yellowstone？
A. Its complicated geographical features. B. Its ever-lasting influence on tourism.
C. The mysterious history of the park. D. The exact location of the volcano.
59.What does the second-paragraph mainly talk about？
A. The shapes of volcanoes. B. The impacts of volcanoes.
C. The activities of volcanoes. D. The heights of volcanoes.
60.What does the underlined word “blow-up” in the last paragraph most probably mean？
A. Hot-air balloon. B. Digital camera. C. Big photograph. D. Bird’s view.
C
Who cares if people think wrongly that the Internet has had more important influences than the washing machine Why does it matter that people are more impressed by the most recent changes
It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of people’s opinions. However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.
The fascination with the ICT(Information and Communication Technology) revolution, represented by the Internet, has made some rich countries wrongly conclude that making things is so “yesterday” that they should try to live on ideas. This belief in “post-industrial society” has led those countries to neglect their manufacturing sector(制造业)with negative consequences for their economies.
Even more worryingly, the fascination with the Internet by people in rich countries has moved the international community to worry about the “digital divide” between the rich countries and the poor countries. This has led companies and individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and Internet facilities. The question, however, is whether this is what the developing countries need the most. Perhaps giving money for those less fashionable things such as digging wells, extending electricity networks and making more affordable washing machines would have improved people’s lives more than giving every child a laptop computer or setting up Internet centres in rural villages, I am not saying that those things are necessarily more important, but many donators have rushed into fancy programmes without carefully assessing the relative long-term costs and benefits of alternative uses of their money.
In yet another example, a fascination with the new has led people to believe that the recent changes in the technologies of communications and transportation are so revolutionary that now we live in a “borderless world”. As a result, in the last twenty years or so, many people have come to believe that whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress, going against which will be like trying to turn the clock back. Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.
Understanding technological trends is very important for correctly designing economic policies, both at the national and the international levels, and for making the right career choices at the individual level. However, our fascination with the latest, and our under valuation of what has already become common, can, and has, led us in all sorts of wrong directions.
61.Misjudgments on the influences of new technology can lead to __________.
A. a lack of confidence in technology B. a slow progress in technology
C. a conflict of public opinions D. a waste of limited resources
62.The example in Paragraph 4 suggests that donators should __________.
A. take people’s essential needs into account B. make their programmes attractive to people
C. ensure that each child gets financial support D. provide more affordable internet facilities
63. What has led many governments to remove necessary regulations
A. Neglecting the impacts of technological advances.
B. Believing that the world has become borderless.
C. Ignoring the power of economic development.
D. Over-emphasizing the role of international communication.
64.What can we learn from the passage
A. People should be encouraged to make more donations.
B. Traditional technology still has a place nowadays.
C. Making right career choices is crucial to personal success.
D. Economic policies should follow technological trends.
D
The 65-year-old Steve Goodwin was found suffering from early Alzheimer’s(阿尔楚海默症). He was losing his memory.
A software engineer by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and the only musician in his family. Music was his true passion, though he had never performed outside the family.
Melissa, his daughter, felt it more than worthwhile to save his music, to which she fell asleep catch night when she was young. She thought about hiring a professional pianist to work with her father.
Naomi, Melissa’s best friend and a talented pianist, got to know about this and showed willingness to help.
“Why do this ” Steve wondered.
“Because she cares.” Melissa said.
Steve nodded, tears in eye.
Naomi drove to the Goodwin home. She told Steve she’d love to hear him play. Steve moved to the piano and sat at the bench, hands trembling as he gently placed his fingers on the keys.
Naomi put a small recorder near the piano, Starts and stops and mistakes. Long pauses, heart sinking. But Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in his life for a stranger.
“It was beautiful." Naomi said after listening to the recording. “The music was worth saving.”
Her responsibility, her privilege, would be to rescue it. The music was sill in Steve Goodwin. It was bidden in rooms with doors about to be locked.
Naomi and Steve met every other week and spent hours together. He’d move his fingers clumsily on the piano, and then she’d take his place. He struggled to explain what he heard in his head. He stood by the piano, eyes closed, listening for the first time to his own work being played by someone else.
Steve and Naomi spoke in musical code lines, beats, intervals, moving from the root to end a song in a new key. Steve heard it. All of it. He just couldn’t play it.
Working with Naomi did wonders for Steve. It had excited within him the belief he could write one last song. One day, Naomi received an email. Attached was a recording, a recording of loss and love, of the fight. Steve called it “Melancholy Flower”.
Naomi heard multiple stops and starts, Steve struggling, searching while his wife Joni called him “honey” and encouraged him. The task was so hard, and Steve, angry and upset, said he was quitting. Joni praised him, telling her husband this could be his signature piece.
Naomi managed to figure out 16 of Steve’s favorite, and most personal songs. With Naomi’s help, the Goodwin family found a sound engineer to record Naomi playing Steve’s songs. Joni thought that would be the end. But it wasn’t.
In the months leading up to the 2016 Oregon Repertory Singers Christmas concert, Naomi told the director she had a special one in mind: “Melancholy Flower”
She told the director about her project with Steve. The director agreed to add it to the playing list. But Naomi would have to ask Steve’s permission. He considered it an honor.
After the concert, Naomi told the family that Steve’s music was beautiful and professional. It needed to be shared in public.
The family rented a former church in downtown Portland and scheduled a concert. By the day of the show, more than 300 people had said they would attend.
By then, Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of some of his friends. He knew the path his life was now taking. He told his family he was at peace.
Steve arrived and sat in the front row, surrounded by his family. The house lights faded. Naomi took the stage. Her fingers. His heart.
65.Why did Melissa want to save her father’s music
A. His music could stop his disease from worsening.
B. She wanted to please her dying old father.
C. His music deserved to be preserved in the family.
D. She wanted to make her father a professional.
66.After hearing Steve’s playing, Naomi ________.
A. refused to make a comment on it B. was deeply impressed by his music
C. decided to free Steve from suffering D. regretted offering help to her friend
67.How can the process of Steve’s recording be described
A. It was slow but productive. B. It was beneficial to his health.
C. It was tiresome for Naomi. D. It was vital for Naomi’s career.
68.Before Steve finished “Melancholy Flower," his wife Joni _______.
A. thought the music talent of Steve was exhausted B. didn’t expect the damage the disease brought about
C. didn’t fully realize the value of her husband’s music D. brought her husband’s music career to perfection
69.How did Steve feel at the concert held in downtown Portland？
A. He felt concerned about his illness. B. He sensed a responsibility for music.
C. He regained his faith in music. D. He got into a state of quiet.
70.What can be a suitable title for the passage
A. The Kindness of Friends B. The Power of Music
C. The Making of a Musician D. The Value of Determination
第四部分 任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
The Cost of Thinking
Despite their many differences, all human beings share several defining characteristics. such as large brains and the ability to walk upright on two legs.
The first unique human characteristic is that humans have extraordinarily large brains compared with other animals. It seems obvious that evolution should select for larger brains. Mammals(哺乳动物)weighing sixty kilograms have an average brain size of 200 cm2. Modern man has a brain averaging 1200-1400 cm2. We are so fond of our high intelligence that we assume that when it comes to brain power, more must be better. Unfortunately, that is not the case.
The fact is that a huge brain is a huge drain—consumption of energy—on the body. I’s not easy to carry around, especially when boxed inside a massive skull(倾骨). It’s even harder to provides energy. In modern man, the brain accounts for about 2-3%of total body weight but it consumes 25% of the body’s energy when the body is at rest. By comparison, the brains of apes(类人猿)require only 8%of rest-time energy. Early humans pad for their large brains in two ways. Firstly, they spent more time in search food. Secondly, their muscles grew smaller and weaker. It’s hardly an obvious conclusion that this is a good way to survive. A chimpanzee(黑猩猩)can’t win an argument with a modern man, but it can tear the man apart like a rag doll.
Another unique human characteristic is that we walk upright. Standing up, it’s easier to find food or enemies. In addition, their arms that are unnecessary for moving around are freed for other purposes, like throwing stones or signaling. As a result, humans can perform very complex tasks with their hands.
Yet walking upright has its disadvantage. The bone structure of our ancestors developed for millions of years to support a creature that walked on all fours and has a relatively small head. Adjusting to an upright position was quite a challenge, especially when the bones had to support an extra-large skull. Humankind paid for its broad vision and skillful hands backaches and painful necks.
We assume that a large brain makes huge advantages. It seems obvious that these have made humankind the most powerful animal on earth. But humans enjoyed all of these advantages for a full 2 million years during which they remained weak and marginal creature. Thus humans who lived a million years ago, despite their big brains and sharp stone tools, lived in constant fear of meat-eating animals.
The Cost of Thinking
Introduction ●Large brains for their bodies and the ability to walk upright are two (71) ▲ of human beings.
The (72) ▲ of large human brains ●The larger brains may not be better because of the cost.●The big brains make it harder for the body to move around and consume more energy.●The animal brain requires less (73) ▲ when the body is at rest.●Large human brains consume more food, and weaken muscles.
The (74) ▲ of walking upright ●Walking upright makes it easy to find food or (75) ▲ against enemies.●Freed hands can serve some (76) ▲ purpose and perform complex tasks.
●Walking upright challenges the human bone structure, and (77) ▲ the size of brains.●Walking upright results in (78) ▲ sufferings.
Conclusion ●With a large brain, human beings (79) ▲ other beings in terms ofintelligence.●Weak and marginal, human beings remained (80) ▲ of meat-eating animals.
81.请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Li Jiang: Have you heard this A group of exchange students from the UK are visiting our school next month.
Su Hua: Yes,I have. Some are already recommending the traditional Chinese dress for the welcome ceremony.
Li Jiang: But it seems people have different opinions.
Su Hua: What do you think
Li Jiang: I think it’s a good idea. It’s an opportunity to make the Chinese culture better known to international students.
Su Hua: I agree. But we don’t have to dress that way. That’s not our daily style. Besides, it’s not very convenient.
Li Jiang: You see. It’s the Chinese culture that the British friends are coming for. Just the right occasion.
Su Hua: I prefer the school uniform. It’s nice. It’s also a better display of our school culture.
【写作内容】
1.用约30个词概括上述信息的主要内容；
2.在上述场合，你是否倾向于穿中国传统服装？请说明理由(不少于两点)。
【写作要求】
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3.不必写标题。
【评分标准】
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2019年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题(江苏卷)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 does this conversation take place
A. In a classroom. B. In a hospital. C. In a museum.
2. What does Jack want to do
A. Take fitness classes. B. Buy a pair of gym shoes. C. Change his work schedule.
3. What are the speakers talking about
A. What to drink. B. Where to meet. C. When to leave.
4. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Strangers.
5. Why is Emily mentioned in the conversation
A. She might want a ticket. B. She is looking for the man. C. She has an extra ticket.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 did James run his business
A. 10 years. B. 13 years. C. 15 years.
7. How does the woman feel about James’ situation
A. Embarrassed. B. Concerned. C. Disappointed.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What has Kate’s mother decided to do
A. Return to school. B. Change her job. C. Retire from work.
9. What did Kate’s mother study at college
A. Oil painting. B. Art history. C. Business administration.
10. What is Kate’s attitude toward her mother’s decision
A. Disapproving. B. Ambiguous. C. Understanding.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What is the man doing
A. Chairing a meeting. B. Hosting a radio program. C. Conducting a job interview.
12. What benefits Mary most in her job
A. Her wide reading. B. Her leaders’ guidance. C. Her friends’ help.
13. Who will Mary talk about next
A. Her teacher. B. Her father. C. Her mother.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。
14. Why does the man seldom do exercise
A. He lacks motivation. B. He has a heart problem. C. He works all the time.
15. What does Jacob Sattelmair probably do
A. He’s an athlete. B. He’s a researcher. C. He’s a journalist.
16. Why does the woman speak of a study
A. To encourage the man. B. To recommend an exercise. C. To support her findings.
17. How much time will the man probably spend exercising weekly
A. 300 minutes. B. 150 minutes. C. 75 minutes.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. What did the scientists do to the road
A. They repaired it. B. They painted it. C. They blocked it.
19. Why are young birds drawn to the road surface
A. It’s warm. B. It’s brown. C. It’s smooth.
20. What is the purpose of the scientists’ experiment
A. To keep the birds there for a whole year.
B. To help students study the birds well.
C. To prevent the birds from being killed.
(Text 1)
W: Excuse me, sir. Visiting hours are over now. Your wife must get some rest.
M: Oh, I’m sorry, doctor. I didn’t hear the bell or I would have left earlier.
(Text 2)
M: Hello, my name is Jack. I need to get in shape. How do I register for the classes
W: We’ll need you to join the gym, and then you can find out which classes fit your schedule the best.
(Text 3)
W: I’ll see you at the theater.
M: Better still. Let’s meet in the Red Lion Bar to have a nice little talk.
W: Good idea. And I’d love to have a drink there.
(Text 4)
M: Hello, my name is John Arber, and I’m calling to ask about the position advertised in Friday’s daily mail.
W: Yes, the position is still open. You could come over and have a talk with us.
(Text 5)
M: I have an extra ticket to the concert tonight. Would you like to join me
W: Thanks, but I already have one. You can ask Emily. She might be interested.
(Text 6)
W: Did you know James went out of business
M: Really When was that
W: Last month.
M: That’s too bad. He had owned that business for fifteen years. What happened
W: I don’t know. But life must be pretty tough for his family now. His sons are still so young. One is thirteen, and the other is ten.
M: Well, maybe things are not as bad as they seem to be.
W: I hope so.
(Text 7)
W: Guess what! My mother’s decided to go back to school.
M: Why
W: Well, she always loved art but learned business administration at college, because her parents thought it was difficult for an artist to find a job.
M: So she wants to study art now
W: Yeah, oil painting. It’s been her dream for a long time.
M: It’s nice to return to learn what she loves. But, Kate, I still think old age should be about peace and relaxation. Hurrying to school every day and having to pass exams sounds a bit too much for her.
W: You know, she retired last year. And I’m leaving for the university soon. She needs to find something interesting to do.
M: Well, maybe, if it’s what she wants.
(Text 8)
M: Dear listeners, for today’s show I have with me my colleague, Mary Laney. She has been a radio TV reporter for many years. Mary, welcome to our show.
W: It’s a pleasure to be here.
M: Would you please tell our listeners who most influenced your decision to become a reporter
W: Both my parents had a great influence upon my choice of work. Instead of trying to pick out a job for me, they helped me learn those things that led me to it.
M: How did they do that
W: My father always told me that an education was one of the greatest advantages I could have — one that would always stay with me. He used to tell me that readers were leaders and encouraged me to read all I could. As a result, I’ve always kept up with the newspapers, faithfully read news magazines and learned to really enjoy books，all of which have been an invaluable help to me in radio and television reporting.
M: What about your mother
W: Well, my mother helped me in a much different way.
(Text 9)
M: We all know that exercise is good for us, but sometimes it seems too hard to leave the sofa.
W: I can see that. You seldom do exercise.
M: Plus, having the doctor tell us to get two and a half hours of exercise a week doesn’t really help our motivation much.
W: Don’t be discouraged. Now, a new study suggests getting benefits from exercise doesn’t have to be that demanding. Jacob Sattelmair, from Harvard University has done a study into how much exercise is needed to lower the risk of heart attacks.
M: Mm, interesting.
W: The study showed that people who put in 300 minutes a week of exercise had a 20% lower risk of death due to heart disease. Still, the people who exercised 150 minutes a week did pretty well too, lowering their death risk by 14%.
M: And what about the people who exercise half as much as that like what I probably do. Does that help
W: Of course. Even 15 minutes would help.
(Text 10)
W: Here is a piece of news for bird lovers. Scientists have painted a long road, red, yellow and white.
They hope to discourage the seabirds from wandering onto the highway. The area is home to large crowds of birds that come to stay for the season.
Young birds are often attracted to the warm road surface and get killed by the traffic. Biologist student Hannah tells the broadcaster, “The youngsters’ feathers are brown in color. The dark-colored road surface makes the youngsters hard to be noticed.
As the number of tourists has grown, so has the amount of traffic on the roads.” Biologist Christan says the plan is to see how the birds respond to the multicolored road this summer, and if it works, the idea could spread to other parts of the country.
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第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.We have entered into an age _______ dreams have the best chance of coming true.
A. which B. what C. when D. that
【答案】C
【解析】考查定语从句。句中先行词为an age(一个时代)，且先行词在从句中做时间状语，所以关系词用when。句意：我们已经进入到了一个时代，在这个时代梦想实现的机会最大。
22.The musician along with his band members _______ ten performances in the last three months.
A. gives B. has given C. have given D. give
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词的时态与主谓一致。句意：在过去的三个月里，这名音乐家与他的乐队成员已经完成了十场演出。由“in the last three months”可知，这句话的时态为现在完成时，故排除AD选项。本句主语为the musician，为第三人称单数形式，句中的“along with his band members”是附加成分，故谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。
23.The doctor shares his phone number with the patients _______ they need medical assistance.
A. if only B. as if C. even though D. in case
【答案】D
【解析】考查状语从句。句意：医生把他的手机号码给了病人，以防病人需要医疗援助(时用)。if only要是……多好；as if好像，仿佛；even though即使，尽管；in case以备，以防，免得。
24.More wind power stations will _______ to meet the demand for clean energy.
A. take up B. clear up C. hold up D. spring up
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词短语的辨析。take up开始从事，占领，开始干(工作)；clear up整理，收拾，解决/澄清(问题)；hold up(论点、理论等)站得住脚，阻挡，举起；spring up出现，涌现。句意：为了满足新能源的需求，更多的风力发电站将会像雨后春笋般涌现出来。
25.Scientists have obtained more evidence _______ plastic is finding its way into the human body.
A. what B. that C. which D. where
【答案】B
【解析】考查名词从句。句意：科学家已经获得更多证据，(表明)塑料正在进入人们的体内。从句不缺句子成分，且指的是evidence的内容，用that引导同位语从句。
26.Nowadays the _______ for travelling is shifted from shopping to food and scenery.
A. priority B. potential C. proportion D. pension
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词的辨析。priority优先事项，最重要的事，优先(权)，重点；potential潜力，潜能；proportion比，比率，比例；pension养老金。句意：如今，旅游的重点从购物转向了(品尝)美食和风景。
27.Favorable policies are _______ to encourage employees’ professional development.
A. in effect B. in command C. in turn D. in shape
【答案】A
【解析】考查介词短语的辨析。in effect实际上，有效的，在实施中的；in command指挥，负责，掌管；in turn轮流，依次；in shape在形式上，身体状况好的，良好的健康状态。句意：好的政策有效地激励员工的职业发展(好的政策实际上会激励员工的职业发展)。
28.Unlike traditional gyms, app-backed gyms offer people _______ options to exercise.
A. casual B. regular C. flexible D. tight
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词的辨析。casual偶然的，随便的；regular定期的，有规律的；flexible灵活的；tight紧的，密封的。句意：与传统健身房不同，应用程序支持的健身房为人们提供了灵活的锻炼选择。
29.A few months after he had arrived in China, Mr. Smith _______ in love with the people and culture there.
A. would fall B. had fallen C. has fallen D. fell
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词的时态。发生在had arrived之后的动作或状态应用一般过去时。句意：他到中国几个月后，就喜欢上了那里的人和文化。
30._______ the convenience of digital payment, many senior citizens started to use smart phones.
A. To enjoy B. Enjoying C. To have enjoyed D. Enjoy
【答案】A
【解析】考查非谓语动词。此处是不定式作目的状语。句意：为了享受数字支付的方便，很多老年市民开始使用智能手机。
31.What a pity! You missed the sightseeing, or we _______ a good time together.
A. had B. will have C. would have had D. had had
【答案】C
【解析】考查虚拟语气。根据上文，可知是对过去事情的虚拟，其句子结构为：从句：If+主语+过去完成时+其他，主句：主语+should(would, could, might)+现在完成时+其他。句意：真遗憾！你错过了这次观光，否则，我们本就会在一起度过一段美好时光的。
32.China’s image is improving steadily, with more countries _______ its role in international affairs.
A. recognizing B. being recognized C. to be recognized D. recognized
【答案】A
【解析】考查非谓语动词。“更多的国家”和“认识”之间是主动关系，用with +名词+现在分词结构。句意：中国的形象正在稳步提升，更多的国家认识到中国在国际事务中的作用。
33.They are trying to make sure that 5G terminals _______ by 2022 for the Beijing Winer Olympics.
A. will install B. will have been installed
C. are installed D. have been installed
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词的时态和语态。句意：他们正努力确保在2022年北京冬奥会之前安装5G终端。表示在将来某一时间以前已经完成或一直持续的动作，用将来完成时。“5G终端”和“安装”之间是被动关系，用被动语态。
34.A city is the product of the human hand and mind, _______ man’s intelligence and creativity.
A. resembling B. reflecting C. reviewing D. restoring
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词的辨析。resembling像；reflecting反映；reviewing回顾；restoring恢复。句意：城市是人类双手和思想的产物，反映了人的智慧和创造力。
35.—Let’s take a coffee break.
—_______ We’ve been working for hours.
A. Why bother B. What for C. You got me there. D. You said it.
【答案】D
【解析】考查情景交际。句意：“我们休息一下喝杯咖啡吧。”“你算说对了。我们已经工作好几个小时了。”下文说“我们已经工作好几个小时了”，上文应该是赞同这个建议。why bother何苦呢，何必麻烦呢，没有必要；what for为什么；You got me there你把我搞糊涂了；You said it你算说对了。
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modem age. There are species(物种)that are ___36___ every day. The white-naped crane is a typical example. So scientists are trying their best to ___37___ the species from going out of existence.
Chris and Tim work at a zoo, helping endangered cranes with their ___38___. Emma, a female crane, has been in their ___39___ since she arrived in 2004.
Born at an international crane foundation, Emma was ___40___ by human caretakers. This led to an unexpected ___41___, though she had a wonderful time there. Emma had ___42___ taken herself as a crane and become deeply attached to humans. She ___43___ to live with male cranes, and even had a ___44___ for killing some of them, which made it ___45___ for her to become a mother.
___46___, the two zookeepers didn’t want to see the extinction(灭绝)of this precious species. With their patience and efforts, they successfully developed a ___47___ of artificial breeding(人工繁殖)and natural reproduction. This ___48___ Emma to give birth to five baby cranes.
The two keepers are proud of their productive work. But before they can be ___49___, more efforts must be made, because the population of the crane in the wild is on the ___50___, and many other species appear headed toward extinction. ___51___, not everyone has realized that wildlife has thoughts, feelings, and most importantly, equal rights to survive.
How can we ___52___ the ever-widening gap that separates us from other animals Chris and Tim offered us the ___53___: human beings took it for granted that their ___54___ held all the solutions, but maybe their hearts can be a better ___55___.
【语篇解读】本篇为记叙文。短文主要记叙了克瑞斯与蒂姆为了拯救濒临灭绝的白枕鹤通过人工繁殖的手段来帮助白枕鹤繁衍后代。克瑞斯与蒂姆付出了不懈的努力。
36. A. growing B. migrating C. competing D. disappearing
【答案】D
【解析】根据第一段首句“Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modern age”和尾句提到的“…the species from going out of existence”可以推知，野生动物正在遭受巨大威胁，每天都有一些物种消失。growing生长；migrating迁徙；competing竞争；disappearing消失。
37. A. ban B. save C. split D. remove
【答案】B
【解析】前文提到每天都有物种消失，那么该句应指科学家们正在竭尽全力保护这些物种，使它们免于灭绝。故B选项正确。ban禁止；save from免于，没有……的危险；split分离，分开；remove移动。
38. A. abortion B. recreation C. reproduction D. administration
【答案】C
【解析】上文最后一句提到科学家们竭尽全力保护濒临灭绝的物种，由此推知，该处应指克瑞斯与蒂姆帮助濒危物种繁殖，增加它们的数量，这样它们才不至于灭绝。故该空应指“繁殖”，C选项正确。abortion流产，堕胎；recreation娱乐，消遣；reproduction繁殖；administration管理，行政。
39. A. care B. eye C. mind D. story
【答案】A
【解析】一只名叫艾玛的雌鹤自2004年来到动物园就一直由克瑞斯与蒂姆照顾。该空和下一句中的“human caretaker”呼应。故选A。care关心，照顾；eye眼睛；mind理智，精神；story故事。
40. A. found B. chosen C. raised D. seized
【答案】C
【解析】根据空后的“human caretakers”可知，caretaker当然是照看艾玛的。故该句应指：艾玛出生在一个国际鹤类基地，由人类抚养照看。故选C。found发现；chosen选择；raised抚养，养育；seized逮住，抓住。
41. A. bonus B. consequence C. victory D. sacrifice
【答案】B
【解析】根据空后的though(尽管)可知，though前后的两个句子之间是转折关系。后面提到，她过得很开心。根据转折关系，那么前文应该表示“这导致了意想不到的结果”。B选项正确。bonus奖金；consequence结果；victory胜利；sacrifice牺牲。
42. A. never B. always C. unluckily D. cheerfully
【答案】A
【解析】根据下文中的“become deeply attached to humans…even …killing some of them”等内容可知，因为艾玛一直由人类照看，所以它从没有把自己当作是一只鹤，而是深深的爱上了人类。故选A。never从不；always总是；unluckily不幸地；cheerfully高高兴兴地。
43. A. liked B. refused C. decided D. hesitated
【答案】B
【解析】根据上文，艾玛从没有把自己当作是一只鹤，所以它“拒绝”和雄鹤生活在一起。B选项正确。liked喜欢；refused拒绝；decided决定；hesitated犹豫。
44. A. gift B. skill C. concern D. reputation
【答案】D
【解析】根据even(甚至)这个递进关系可知，艾玛不仅拒绝和雄鹤生活在一起，而且因为弄死了几只雄鹤而“名声在外”。故D选项正确。gift礼物；skill技巧；concern关心；reputation名声，名誉。
45. A. illegal B. inspiring C. important D. impossible
【答案】D
【解析】艾玛拒绝和雄鹤生活，这当然使得她“不可能”生育小鹤，成为一位母亲。D选项正确。illegal非法的；inspiring令人鼓舞的，鼓舞人心的；important重要的；impossible不可能的。
46. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Instead
【答案】C
【解析】上文提到艾玛拒绝和雄鹤生活，使得她不可能生育小鹤。下文提到两位动物园管理员不想看到这一物种的灭绝。由此推知，上下文之间是转折关系。C选项正确。Therefore因此；Moreover而且；However然而；Instead反而。
47. A. combination B. collection C. strategy D. system
【答案】A
【解析】在耐心和努力之下，克瑞斯与蒂姆成功地将“人工繁殖”和“自然繁殖”结合在一起。A选项正确。combination联合；collection收集，聚集；strategy策略；system系统。
48. A. forced B. forbade C. taught D. enabled
【答案】D
【解析】克瑞斯与蒂姆成功地将“人工繁殖”和“自然繁殖”结合在一起，这使得艾玛诞生下五只鹤宝宝。enable sb. to do sth.意为“使……能够做某事”，D选项正确。forced被迫；forbade禁止；taught教育，教导。
49. A. defeated B. grateful C. assured D. tolerant
【答案】C
【解析】根据后文的more efforts must be made可以推知，尽管两个人为自己的成就感到自豪，但是他们还需要付出更多努力，因为野生鹤的数量在减少。所以他们还不能完全肯定(白鹤不会灭绝)。故选C。assured意为“确定的，有把握的，自信的”。defeated被打败/击败的；grateful感激的；确定的；tolerant容忍的，忍受的。
50. A. list B. rise C. agenda D. decline
【答案】D
【解析】根据because可知，前后句之间是因果关系，根据more efforts must be made可以推知，野生鹤数量在减少，所以，还要付出更多的努力(来挽救鹤)。故D选项正确。on the list在名单上；on the rise在涨，在增加，好转；on the agenda在议事日程中；on the decline下降，减少。
51. A. In contrast B. After all C. By the way D. On the contrary
【答案】B
【解析】前文提到：野生白鹤数量正在减少，很多其他物种似乎也在逐渐灭绝。该句提到，并不是所有的人都意识到野生动物有思想，感情，以及平等生存的权利。很明显，该句是对前文出现野生动物濒临灭绝原因的一种解释。故B选项正确。after all：毕竟(用于解释和说明理由)。In contrast相反；By the way顺便说一下；On the contrary相反。
52. A. leave B. bridge C. open D. identify
【答案】B
【解析】针对上文提到的很多物种灭绝这种现象，作者提出一个问题：我们如何来消除将人类和动物隔开的不断扩大的鸿沟呢？B选项正确。leave离开；bridge架桥，渡过；open打开；identify确定，鉴别。
53. A. course B. excuse C. answer D. reward
【答案】C
【解析】前文提出一个问题：我们如何来消除将人类和动物隔开的不断扩大的鸿沟呢？克瑞斯与蒂姆的做法给我们提供了一个答案。C选项正确。course课程，过程；excuse借口，理由；answer回答；reward奖励。
54. A. brains B. behaviors C. services D. projects
【答案】A
【解析】结合全文及根据下文中的“hold all the solutions”可以推断出，人类认为自己的“大脑”掌握着所有的解决办法。即：人类理所当然的认为自己的智慧可以想出所有的解决办法。A选项正确。brains智力；behaviors行为，举止；services服务；projects项目，工程。
55. A. guide B. treat C. example D. companion
【答案】A
【解析】结合全文及根据转折词but可以推知，人类理所当然的认为自己的智慧可以想出所有的解决办法，
但或许他们可以用“心”更好地“引领”他们去保护这些濒危的动物(但是，或许心之所向才是
更高的智慧)。故A选项正确。guide指南，向导；treat款待；example例子，榜样；company陪
伴。
第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文(Buxton游乐场的宣传海报)，主要介绍了三个活动项目。
56.If you want to take an undergounld journey, which place is the best choice
A. Pole’s Caven. B. Pavilion Gardens. C. Buxton Museum. D. Green Man Gallery.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。由High energy标题中的“...or journey beneath the earth at Poole’s Cavern”可知，在 Poole’s Cavern，可以在地下旅行，也就是乘坐地铁旅行。所以如果你想乘地铁旅行，Poole’s Cavern是你最好的选择。故A选项正确。
57.Buxton Open House & Pavilion Arts Centre is special because it offers ________.
A. rides in small trains B. courses in modern arts
C. artistic and cultural activities D. basic courses in horse riding
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。由High minded标题中的“Buxton is justifiably proud of it’s cultural life and you will find much to suit all tastes with art, music, opera, and the performing arts at Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Center and Green Man Gallery”可知，Buxton以其丰富的文化生活而自豪；在Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Center and Green Man Gallery，您将发现许多适合各种品味的艺术、音乐、歌剧和表演艺术。所以Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Center特别是因为它提供艺术和文化活动。故C选项正确。
B
In the 1960s, while studying the volcanic history of Yellowstone National Park, Bob Christiansen became puzzled about something that, oddly, had not troubled anyone before: he couldn’t find the park’s volcano. It had been known for a long time that Yellowstone was volcanic in nature—that’s what accounted for all its hot springs and other steamy features. But Christiansen couldn’t find the Yellowstone volcano anywhere.
Most of us, when we talk about volcanoes, think of the classic cone(圆锥体)shapes of a Fuji or Kilimanjaro，which are created when erupting magma(岩浆)piles up. These can form remarkably quickly. In 1943, a Mexican farmer was surprised to see smoke rising from a small part of his land. In one week he was the confused owner of a cone five hundred feet high. Within two years it had topped out at almost fourteen hundred feet and was more than half a mile across. Altogether there are some ten thousand of these volcanoes on Earth, all but a few hundred of them extinct. There is, however, a second les known type of volcano that doesn’t involve mountain building. These are volcanoes so explosive that they burst open in a single big crack, leaving behind a vast hole, the caldera. Yellowstone obviously was of this second type, but Christiansen couldn’t find the caldera anywhere.
Just at this time NASA decided to test some new high-altitude cameras by taking photographs of Yellowstone. A thoughtful official passed on some of the copies to the park authorities on the assumption that they might make a nice blow-up for one of the visitors’ centers. As soon as Christiansen saw the photos, he realized why he had failed to spot the caldera; almost the whole park-2.2 million acres—was caldera. The explosion had left a hole more than forty miles across—much too huge to be seen from anywhere at ground level. At some time in the past Yellowstone must have blown up with a violence far beyond the scale of anything known to humans.
【语篇解读】本篇为说明文。短文第一句“在20世纪60年代，在研究黄石国家公园的火山历史时，鲍勃·克里斯蒂安森对一些奇怪的事情感到困惑：他找不到公园的火山”提出话题，接着解惑：原来，这儿的火山并不是像我们大部分人想象的那种圆锥体形状的高耸的样子，而是一个巨大的洞，这个洞太大了以至于从地面上的任何地方都看不见。
58.What puzzled Christiansen when he was studying Yellowstone？
A. Its complicated geographical features. B. Its ever-lasting influence on tourism.
C. The mysterious history of the park. D. The exact location of the volcano.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句But Christiansen couldn’t find the Yellowstone volcano anywhere.可知，他困惑的是到处看不到火山。这里转换表达成他困惑的是火山的恰切位置。故选D。
59.What does the second-paragraph mainly talk about？
A. The shapes of volcanoes. B. The impacts of volcanoes.
C. The activities of volcanoes. D. The heights of volcanoes.
【答案】A
【解析】主旨大意题。本段讲述了两种形状的火山，一种是通常人们所理解的由火山岩浆堆积形成的圆锥体，还有一种极具爆发力的火山，它们会在一个大裂缝中爆裂，留下一个巨大的洞，故选A。
60.What does the underlined word “blow-up” in the last paragraph most probably mean？
A. Hot-air balloon. B. Digital camera. C. Big photograph. D. Bird’s view.
【答案】C
【解析】词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句Just at this time NASA decided to test some new high-altitude cameras by taking photographs of Yellowstone. A thoughtful official passed on some of the copies to the park authorities on the assumption that they might make a nice blow-up for one of the visitors’ centers.可知，美国国家航空和宇宙航行局为测试一些新的高海拔照相机而拍摄了黄石公园的照片。一位深思熟虑的官员把其中的一些照片副本转交给了公园管理部门，认为他们可能会将其放大以供其中一个游客中心展示。故可知，此处意为将照片放大，选C。
C
Who cares if people think wrongly that the Internet has had more important influences than the washing machine Why does it matter that people are more impressed by the most recent changes
It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of people’s opinions. However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.
The fascination with the ICT(Information and Communication Technology) revolution, represented by the Internet, has made some rich countries wrongly conclude that making things is so “yesterday” that they should try to live on ideas. This belief in “post-industrial society” has led those countries to neglect their manufacturing sector(制造业)with negative consequences for their economies.
Even more worryingly, the fascination with the Internet by people in rich countries has moved the international community to worry about the “digital divide” between the rich countries and the poor countries. This has led companies and individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and Internet facilities. The question, however, is whether this is what the developing countries need the most. Perhaps giving money for those less fashionable things such as digging wells, extending electricity networks and making more affordable washing machines would have improved people’s lives more than giving every child a laptop computer or setting up Internet centres in rural villages, I am not saying that those things are necessarily more important, but many donators have rushed into fancy programmes without carefully assessing the relative long-term costs and benefits of alternative uses of their money.
In yet another example, a fascination with the new has led people to believe that the recent changes in the technologies of communications and transportation are so revolutionary that now we live in a “borderless world”. As a result, in the last twenty years or so, many people have come to believe that whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress, going against which will be like trying to turn the clock back. Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.
Understanding technological trends is very important for correctly designing economic policies, both at the national and the international levels, and for making the right career choices at the individual level. However, our fascination with the latest, and our under valuation of what has already become common, can, and has, led us in all sorts of wrong directions.
【语篇解读】本文属于议论文。作者一开始提出问题：谁在乎人们错误地认为互联网比洗衣机有更重要的影响？为什么人们对最近的变化印象更深刻这一点很重要？作者接着提出自己的观点：如果错误的判断仅仅是人们的意见而已，那到没有多大关系。然而，错误的判断会有实际的影响——导致稀缺资源的使用不当。然后进行具体的论述，最后得出结论：我们不应该一味盲目地追求最新科技的运用，传统的科技在今天依然占有一席之地。
61.Misjudgments on the influences of new technology can lead to __________.
A. a lack of confidence in technology B. a slow progress in technology
C. a conflict of public opinions D. a waste of limited resources
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据misjudgments定位到第二段：It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of people’s opinions. However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.可知：如果错误的判断仅仅是人们的意见而已，那到没有多大关系。然而，错误的判断会有实际的影响——导致稀缺资源的使用不当。其中题干中的lead to与原文中的result in为同义替换；选项中的limited与原文中的scarce为同义替换。其他三个选项(导致缺乏科技自信/缓慢的科技发展进程/大众观点的冲突)都不符合原文意思。故选D。
62.The example in Paragraph 4 suggests that donators should __________.
A. take people’s essential needs into account B. make their programmes attractive to people
C. ensure that each child gets financial support D. provide more affordable internet facilities
【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。第四段讲的是人们对科技的过度迷恋与观念上的误区使得他们在帮助发展中国家和贫困地区时在捐助物品上的选择错误。第四行的转折词however后提出捐赠者赠予的电脑与互联网设备并非是发展中国家最需要的，也许实用性强的产品相对于给每个孩子一台电脑更能帮助提升人们的生活水平，由第六行的more than比较关系可以排除D选项；根据这一段主要讲的内容(捐赠者在捐赠物资上的类型选择，而不是直接捐款)可以排除C选项；由段尾句“many donators have rushed into fancy programmes without carefully assessing the relative long-term costs and benefits of alternative uses of their money.” 可知捐赠者的捐助要考虑到人们的实际需求，故推断选项A正确。B选项“使得该项目更为吸引人”与题意无关。
63. What has led many governments to remove necessary regulations
A. Neglecting the impacts of technological advances.
B. Believing that the world has become borderless.
C. Ignoring the power of economic development.
D. Over-emphasizing the role of international communication.
【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。由第五段最后一句“Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.”不难看出这道题的重点在于要弄清楚 “Believing in such a world” 到底指的是什么。看本段第一句可知：对于新兴科技的迷恋已经导致人们相信，最近通信和运输科技方面的变化出现如此彻底的变革，以至于我们现在生活在一个“无国界的世界”里。因此“such a world”指的就是“a borderless world”，故选B项(是对以上这句话的同义替换)。其余三个选项(忽略了科技进步的影响/忽略了经济发展的力量/过度强调国际交流的角色作用)表里不一，没有答在点子上。
64.What can we learn from the passage
A. People should be encouraged to make more donations.
B. Traditional technology still has a place nowadays.
C. Making right career choices is crucial to personal success.
D. Economic policies should follow technological trends.
【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“However, our fascination with the latest, and our under valuation
of what has already become common, can, and has, led us in all sorts of wrong directions.”可知：对
于最新科技的迷恋，加上我们对于最新流行趋势的低估，可能会并且已经做出了很多错
误的决定。言下之意：我们不应该一味盲目地追求最新科技的运用，也就是B选项所说“传
统的科技在今天依然占有一席之地”。此选项也可以由第三段最后一句：This belief in
“post-industrial society” has led those countries to neglect their manufacturing sector(制造业)with negative consequences for their economies.(这些国家忽略了传统的制造业，导致对他们经济产
生了负面的影响)得到验证。根据62题的答案可以排除A选项：人们捐钱固然很好，但是仍
然需要理智判断该把钱捐到那些正确的方面上；C选项：作出正确的职业选择对于个人的成功
是关键。这是在偷换概念，对原文的曲解。因为原文的意思是：理解科技趋势对于在个体水
平上做出正确的职业决定很重要(重要的是理解科技趋势，而不是做出正确的职业选择)；D选
项：经济政策应该跟随科技趋势，与C选项错误的原因相一致。
D
The 65-year-old Steve Goodwin was found suffering from early Alzheimer’s(阿尔楚海默症). He was losing his memory.
A software engineer by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and the only musician in his family. Music was his true passion, though he had never performed outside the family.
Melissa, his daughter, felt it more than worthwhile to save his music, to which she fell asleep catch night when she was young. She thought about hiring a professional pianist to work with her father.
Naomi, Melissa’s best friend and a talented pianist, got to know about this and showed willingness to help.
“Why do this ” Steve wondered.
“Because she cares.” Melissa said.
Steve nodded, tears in eye.
Naomi drove to the Goodwin home. She told Steve she’d love to hear him play. Steve moved to the piano and sat at the bench, hands trembling as he gently placed his fingers on the keys.
Naomi put a small recorder near the piano, Starts and stops and mistakes. Long pauses, heart sinking. But Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in his life for a stranger.
“It was beautiful." Naomi said after listening to the recording. “The music was worth saving.”
Her responsibility, her privilege, would be to rescue it. The music was sill in Steve Goodwin. It was bidden in rooms with doors about to be locked.
Naomi and Steve met every other week and spent hours together. He’d move his fingers clumsily on the piano, and then she’d take his place. He struggled to explain what he heard in his head. He stood by the piano, eyes closed, listening for the first time to his own work being played by someone else.
Steve and Naomi spoke in musical code lines, beats, intervals, moving from the root to end a song in a new key. Steve heard it. All of it. He just couldn’t play it.
Working with Naomi did wonders for Steve. It had excited within him the belief he could write one last song. One day, Naomi received an email. Attached was a recording, a recording of loss and love, of the fight. Steve called it “Melancholy Flower”.
Naomi heard multiple stops and starts, Steve struggling, searching while his wife Joni called him “honey” and encouraged him. The task was so hard, and Steve, angry and upset, said he was quitting. Joni praised him, telling her husband this could be his signature piece.
Naomi managed to figure out 16 of Steve’s favorite, and most personal songs. With Naomi’s help, the Goodwin family found a sound engineer to record Naomi playing Steve’s songs. Joni thought that would be the end. But it wasn’t.
In the months leading up to the 2016 Oregon Repertory Singers Christmas concert, Naomi told the director she had a special one in mind: “Melancholy Flower”
She told the director about her project with Steve. The director agreed to add it to the playing list. But Naomi would have to ask Steve’s permission. He considered it an honor.
After the concert, Naomi told the family that Steve’s music was beautiful and professional. It needed to be shared in public.
The family rented a former church in downtown Portland and scheduled a concert. By the day of the show, more than 300 people had said they would attend.
By then, Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of some of his friends. He knew the path his life was now taking. He told his family he was at peace.
Steve arrived and sat in the front row, surrounded by his family. The house lights faded. Naomi took the stage. Her fingers. His heart.
【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。短文由首句“65岁的古德云被发现患有早期阿尔茨海默氏症，他失去了记忆”展开了故事的叙述：短文介绍了Steve在患阿兹海默症之际，通过女儿的朋友Naomi的帮助，最终留下属于自己乐章并在镇子里的教堂进行演出的故事，
65.Why did Melissa want to save her father’s music
A. His music could stop his disease from worsening.
B. She wanted to please her dying old father.
C. His music deserved to be preserved in the family.
D. She wanted to make her father a professional.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段可知，Steve的专业是学的软件工程，还是一个钢琴的热爱者，是家里唯一的音乐家，音乐是他真正热爱的东西，尽管没有在家以外的地方弹奏过钢琴。根据第三段Melissa, his daughter, felt it more than worthwhile to save his music.可知他的女儿Melissa觉得保存他的音乐很有价值，故选C。本题容易误选B项(Melissa想取悦她快要死去的老父亲)，其实根本目的还是为了帮助父亲保持住音乐方面的才华来对抗遗忘。
66.After hearing Steve’s playing, Naomi ________.
A. refused to make a comment on it B. was deeply impressed by his music
C. decided to free Steve from suffering D. regretted offering help to her friend
【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。根据第十段 “it was beautiful,” Naomi said after listening to the recording. “ the music was worth saving.”可知，听了录音之后Naomi说很美，值得保存，故可以得出Naomi对Steve的音乐印象深刻，故选B。
67.How can the process of Steve’s recording be described
A. It was slow but productive. B. It was beneficial to his health.
C. It was tiresome for Naomi. D. It was vital for Naomi’s career.
【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。根据第十二段He’d move his fingers clumsily on the piano, and then she’d take his place. He struggled to explain what he heard in his head.以及第十三段Steve and Naomi spoke in musical code: lines, beats, intervals, moving from the root to end a song in a new key. Steve heard it. All of it, he just couldn’t play it.可知，Steve会笨拙地把手指放在钢琴上，然后Naomi把手指放在他放的地方，并且Steve努力解释脑海里的内容，所有的这些，都是Naomi在弹奏，而Steve在听，故可知这个录制过程很慢。根据第十六段Naomi managed to figure out 16 of Steve’s favorite, and most personal songs.可知作品很多。故选A。BD选项是无中生有，文章根本没有提及；C选项中的“tiresome”明显有误。
68.Before Steve finished “Melancholy Flower," his wife Joni _______.
A. thought the music talent of Steve was exhausted B. didn’t expect the damage the disease brought about
C. didn’t fully realize the value of her husband’s music D. brought her husband’s music career to perfection
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。根据第十六段Joni thought that would be the end. But it wasn’t.以及后文Steve取得的成就可知在完成Melancholy Flower之前，他的妻子还没完全意识到丈夫的音乐的真正价值，故选C。本题也可以用排除法解题：根据第15段中(Joni在Steve创作过程中的支持和鼓励)可以排除A选项(认为Steve的音乐天赋已然耗尽)；B选项(没有预料到疾病会带来的糟糕后果)是无中生有；D选项(使丈夫的音乐生涯走向完美)是张冠李戴。
69.How did Steve feel at the concert held in downtown Portland？
A. He felt concerned about his illness. B. He sensed a responsibility for music.
C. He regained his faith in music. D. He got into a state of quiet.
【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段He knew the path his life was now taking. He told his family he was at peace.可知，他知道自己一生要选择的路，告诉家人他很平静，故可知，家乡的音乐会让他重新坚定了对音乐的信念，故选D。A选项(他很担心自己的疾病)无中生有；B选项(他感受到了对音乐有一份责任感)是过度推断；D选项(他重拾了对音乐的信念)是在文章第14段有所提及，而不是在最后的Portland音乐会上，所以是张冠李戴。
70.What can be a suitable title for the passage
A. The Kindness of Friends B. The Power of Music
C. The Making of a Musician D. The Value of Determination
【答案】B
【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要讲述一个钢琴师帮助一个患老年痴呆症的人录制音乐的故事，其录制过程比较艰苦，但是录制的音乐很成功，也让老人对音乐充满了信心。一句话：音乐是Steve和家人对抗疾病的力量之源。故B项“音乐的力量”概括了全文内容，是最佳标题。其余三个选项(朋友的善良/一个音乐家的诞生/决心的价值)都过于片面，不能很好地概况本文主旨大意。
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The Cost of Thinking
Despite their many differences, all human beings share several defining characteristics. such as large brains and the ability to walk upright on two legs.
The first unique human characteristic is that humans have extraordinarily large brains compared with other animals. It seems obvious that evolution should select for larger brains. Mammals(哺乳动物)weighing sixty kilograms have an average brain size of 200 cm2. Modern man has a brain averaging 1200-1400 cm2. We are so fond of our high intelligence that we assume that when it comes to brain power, more must be better. Unfortunately, that is not the case.
The fact is that a huge brain is a huge drain—consumption of energy—on the body. I’s not easy to carry around, especially when boxed inside a massive skull(倾骨). It’s even harder to provides energy. In modern man, the brain accounts for about 2-3%of total body weight but it consumes 25% of the body’s energy when the body is at rest. By comparison, the brains of apes(类人猿)require only 8%of rest-time energy. Early humans pad for their large brains in two ways. Firstly, they spent more time in search food. Secondly, their muscles grew smaller and weaker. It’s hardly an obvious conclusion that this is a good way to survive. A chimpanzee(黑猩猩)can’t win an argument with a modern man, but it can tear the man apart like a rag doll.
Another unique human characteristic is that we walk upright. Standing up, it’s easier to find food or enemies. In addition, their arms that are unnecessary for moving around are freed for other purposes, like throwing stones or signaling. As a result, humans can perform very complex tasks with their hands.
Yet walking upright has its disadvantage. The bone structure of our ancestors developed for millions of years to support a creature that walked on all fours and has a relatively small head. Adjusting to an upright position was quite a challenge, especially when the bones had to support an extra-large skull. Humankind paid for its broad vision and skillful hands backaches and painful necks.
We assume that a large brain makes huge advantages. It seems obvious that these have made humankind the most powerful animal on earth. But humans enjoyed all of these advantages for a full 2 million years during which they remained weak and marginal creature. Thus humans who lived a million years ago, despite their big brains and sharp stone tools, lived in constant fear of meat-eating animals.
The Cost of Thinking
Introduction ●Large brains for their bodies and the ability to walk upright are two (71) ▲ of human beings.
The (72) ▲ of large human brains ●The larger brains may not be better because of the cost.●The big brains make it harder for the body to move around and consume more energy.●The animal brain requires less (73) ▲ when the body is at rest.●Large human brains consume more food, and weaken muscles.
The (74) ▲ of walking upright ●Walking upright makes it easy to find food or (75) ▲ against enemies.●Freed hands can serve some (76) ▲ purpose and perform complex tasks.
●Walking upright challenges the human bone structure, and (77) ▲ the size of brains.●Walking upright results in (78) ▲ sufferings.
Conclusion ●With a large brain, human beings (79) ▲ other beings in terms ofintelligence.●Weak and marginal, human beings remained (80) ▲ of meat-eating animals.
【语篇解读】本篇为说明文。文章主要叙述了人用大脑思考的代价。
71.【答案】characteristics
【解析】信息查找题。根据题干定位到第一段“all human beings share defining characteristics ,such as large brains and the ability to walk upright on two legs.”可知，大脑袋和双腿直立行走的能力是人类共有的特点。再根据题干中的数词two可确定答案为characteristics。
72.【答案】disadvantages
【解析】信息概括题。根据右栏的内容可知主要叙述了人类的大脑大的缺点。因此本空格填写disadvantages。这一题实际就是短文第三段的主旨大意。
73.【答案】energy
【解析】信息查找题。根据题干定位到第三段中的“a huge brain is a huge drain—consumption of energy ”以及“It (the brain) consumes 25% of the body’s energy when the body is at rest.By comparison the brains of apes require only 8% of rest- time energy”可知，人类巨大的大脑是一个巨大的能量消耗。 当身体处于休息时，大脑要消耗25%的身体能量。相比之下，类人猿的大脑只需要8%的休息时间能量。人类与动物相比，动物需要的能量(energy)要比人类少。故填energy。
74.【答案】impact(s)
【解析】信息概括题。分析右栏中的75—78小题定位到第四段和第五段的内容可知，此部分主要叙述了直立行走对人类的影响。故填impact(s)。
75.【答案】guard
【解析】信息概括题。根据题干定位到第四段的第一句“Another unique human characteristic is that we walk upright. Standing up, it’s easier to find food or enemies.” 和“like throwing stones or signaling”并结合题干中against enemies可知，直立行走有助于人类发现和抵御敌人，故答案为guard。guard against为固定搭配，意为“提防”。
76.【答案】other
【解析】信息查找题。根据题干定位到第四段中的”...their arms that are unnecessary for moving around are freed for other purposes, like throwing stones or signaling. As a result, humans can perform very complex tasks with their hands. ”可知，解放了的双手可以用于做其它的事，即有其它的目的。故填other。
77.【答案】limits
【解析】信息概括题。根据题干定位到第五段“walking upright has disadvantages. The bone structure of our ancestors developed for millions of years to support a creature that walked on four and a relative small head. Adjusting to an upright position was quite a challenge , especially when the bones had to support an extra -large skull.” 可知，直立行走也有缺点。我们祖先进化了上百亿年，骨骼也只能支撑四肢行走和有一个相对较小的头。直立行走对人类的骨骼是一个相当大的挑战，限制了人的头脑的大小。故本空填limits。
78.【答案】physical
【解析】信息概括题。根据第五段“..., Humankind paid for its vision and skillful hands with backaches and painful necks.” 可知，直立对人类的骨骼是一个相当大的挑战，人类为自己的视力和灵巧的双手付出了代价，换来的是腰酸背痛和脖子疼痛，backaches和painful对应题干中的sufferings，由此得出，直立导致身体方面的(physical)痛苦，故填physical。
79.【答案】beat
【解析】信息概括题。根据最后一段“We assume that a large brain makes huge advantages.It seems obvious that these have made humankind the most powerful animal on earth.”可知，我们假设大脑越大，优势越大。很明显，这些使得人类成为地球上最强大的动物。由此可推断出我们的大脑比动物大，在智力方面人类比动物更聪明，即在智力方面击败了(beat)其他动物。故本空填beat。
80.【答案】fearful/afraid
【解析】信息转换题。根据最后一段“...humans enjoyed all of these advantages for a full 2 million years during which they weak and marginal creatures. Thus humans who lived a million years ago, despite their big brains and sharp stone tools, lived in constant fear of meat-eating animals.”可知，尽管人类享受着所有这些优势，但也是弱小的生物。因此尽管拥有巨大的大脑和锋利的石器，但也曾经对食肉动物仍旧害怕/恐惧。因为空前是系动词，故本空要填fear的形容词fearful或其同义词afraid。
81.请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Li Jiang: Have you heard this A group of exchange students from the UK are visiting our school next month.
Su Hua: Yes,I have. Some are already recommending the traditional Chinese dress for the welcome ceremony.
Li Jiang: But it seems people have different opinions.
Su Hua: What do you think
Li Jiang: I think it’s a good idea. It’s an opportunity to make the Chinese culture better known to international students.
Su Hua: I agree. But we don’t have to dress that way. That’s not our daily style. Besides, it’s not very convenient.
Li Jiang: You see. It’s the Chinese culture that the British friends are coming for. Just the right occasion.
Su Hua: I prefer the school uniform. It’s nice. It’s also a better display of our school culture.
【写作内容】
1.用约30个词概括上述信息的主要内容；
2.在上述场合，你是否倾向于穿中国传统服装？请说明理由(不少于两点)。
【写作要求】
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3.不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
【解析】
仔细审题，明确要求
用约30个词概括上述信息的主要内容；谈谈在上述场合你是否倾向于穿中国传统服装？然后用不少于两个理由或论据支撑你的看法。
提炼要点，谋篇布局
第一段用约30个词概述关于是否穿传统中国服饰迎接外国学生的对话内容；从Li Jiang和Su Hua两人的对话看，两人的意见不一：Li Jiang赞同穿中国传统服装，而Su Hua则喜欢穿校服参加欢迎仪式。
第二段首先要明确表态是否赞成“在欢迎仪式上穿中国传统服装”，以便就你的表态展开讨论；然后论述赞成或者反对的理由(不能少于两个)。无论是赞成还是反对，理由无外乎就是两个方面：中国传统服装的优点及其不足；校服的优点及其不足。
第三段总结全文，得出结论(需要与你所持的观点相适应)。
【参考答案】
Possible version one:
Li Jiang and Su Hua are discussing what to wear when receiving the British students next month. Li recommends the traditional Chinese dress while Su prefers the school uniform.
I would be happy to wear traditional Chinese clothes at the welcome ceremony. Firstly, this is precisely what the British visitors are expecting. They come to learn about Chinese culture with their own eyes. Their Chinese peers in the typical Chinese dress would be highly impressive. The school uniforms are fine, but not special enough to give a unique Chinese flavour. Secondly, the inconvenience is not a problem if our purpose is to share Chinese culture. It is just the so-called inconvenience that displays the richness, delicacy and great fascination of Chinese culture with a history of thousands of years.
The traditional Chinese clothes, it seems to me, will make the occasion very Chinese and inviting to the British guests.
Possible version two:
Li Jiang and Su Hua don’t agree on what to wear when greeting the British students Li suggests traditional Chinese clothes while Su thinks the school uniforms are more suitable.
I prefer the school uniform to the traditional Chinese dress at the welcome ceremony next month. Although the traditional Chinese dress may look more beautiful and stylish, it is a little bit strange to walk around in it. We feel at ease in our school uniforms every day. What’s more, the traditional Chinese dress can’t reflect the unique culture of our school. From the design and colour of our uniforms, the British friends will learn more about our school. Besides, the choice of the traditional Chinese dress means extra money, and extra time, for we have to change it back after the event.
So the school uniforms are a better choice than the traditional Chinese dress for such an occasion.
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