2020年高考英语冲刺模拟试卷 (五）原卷版
第I卷
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Hawaii, 2nd Edition
Original price: $ 22.95
Sale price: $ 20. 95
Summary: Hawaii is one of the world s premier vacation destinations, and this practical and fact- packed book shows why. Like other Traveler guides，it's a treasure of special features - walking and driving tours, in-depth Hawaiian history, a sample of the best of each island' s activities, plus a selection of hotels and restaurants in every price range.
Be the Pack Leader
Original price: $ 25.95
Sale price: $ 18. 95
Summary: Bestselling author Cesar Millan takes principles of dog psychology a step further, showing you how to develop the calm energy of a successful leader and use it to improve your dog' s life and your own life. With practical tips and techniques, Cesar helps you understand and read your dogs energy as well as your own energy so that you can take your connection with your dog to the next level.
Celebrate Hanukkah
Original price: $ 15. 85
Sale price: $7. 85
Summary: The US astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman brought a menorah(烛台) and a dreidel(陀螺)on his Space Shuttle mission in 1993. Hoffman observed the traditional spinning of the dreidel, but wisely left the menorah unlit in several thousand liters of rocket fuel. Also included is the author 's sure-to-please potato pancakes' recipe.
A New Perspective of Earth
Original price: $26. 85
Sale price: $ 20. 85
Summary: The author Benjamin Grant describes a unique collection of satellite images of the earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity. More than 200 images of industry, agriculture, architecture and nature highlight incredible patterns while also revealing a deeper story about human influence. This extraordinary photographic journey around our planet captures the sense of wonder gained from a new, aerial point and creates a perspective of the earth as it has never been seen before.
21. Who is Be the Pack Leader most beneficial to?
A. Dog lovers. B. Human psychologists.
C. People who love travelling. D. Adults who highlight family connections.
22. What is A New Perspective of Earth mainly about?
A. A space journey. B. The earth's satellite.
C. Our home planet. D. Photography techniques.
23. Which book offers the maximum discount?
A. Hawaii, 2nd Edition. B. Be the Pack Leader.
C. Celebrate Hanukkah. D. A New Perspective of Earth.
B
As a kid, Joanna Buckley wasn’t interested in science — until she had a chance to try it. That happened when she got a chemistry set for Christmas.
“Over the course of a few weeks, I’d completed every experiment. But in the process, I polluted my parent’s dining room carpet and burnt the kitchen worktop with the spirit burner,” she says.
Now science is Buckley’s job. She works in the chemistry department at the University of Sheffield in England. “I realize, first-hand, how important it is to have something or someone to show you why science is so great,” she says. Now the good news is that citizen science appears.
Citizen science takes the fun of experimenting a step further than Buckley’s at-home chemistry kit. That’s because these experiments are real, looking for novel answers.
“Compared with a one-off experiment, what’s cool about citizen science is that students get that this has a purpose,” Prunuske says. “Students want to do a good job, because they know scientists are going to use the new data in their own research.”
Long agrees. “Kids like that it’s real. And they like that it’s important, that it matters.” Citizen-science projects have made big discoveries. One found a previously unknown galaxy cluster （星系团）. Another project helped assess how much damage a big earthquake had caused in Japan. And one of the first citizen-science projects helped scientists learn where butterflies go every winter.
Some adults worry about teens losing interest in science. That’s one reason they hope that fun, exciting citizen-science projects can help them keep in touch, Long says. And she has some evidence that it’s working, “Last year, we did have a couple of students say, ‘I really think I want to be a scientist now. ’”
24. What is the purpose of paragraph 2?
A. To support trials can make teens interested in science.
B. To prove failure is the mother of success in science.
C. To state Buckley has a talent for science.
D. To praise Buckley for her strong will.
25. Why is citizen science more fun?
A. It carries out experiments frequently. B. It must carry out experiments in groups.
C. It needs to seek for new solutions. D. It demands to handle complex problems.
26. What can we know from what Prunuske said?
A. She participated in the experiment. B. She took pride in what students took up.
C. Citizen science is popular with students. D. Scientists are willing to employ students.
27. What is Long’s attitude towards citizen science?
A. Concerned. B. Supportive.
C. Doubtful. D. Unclear.
C
The first organized system for sending messages began in Egypt around 1500 B.C. This system developed because the pharaohs frequently needed to send messages up and down the Nile River in order to keep their empire running smoothly. Later, the Persians developed a more efficient system for sending messages using men and horses. Messages carriers rode along the road system stretching from one end of the Persian Empire to the other. Along these roads, fresh men and horses waited at special stations to take and pass along any messages that needed to be sent. The stations where riders passed messages back and forth were built 43 kilometers apart, so the men and horses were able to travel quickly between them. The Romans later took up his idea and improved it by using a more advanced and extensive road system.
In China, however, Kublai Khan had built up his own system for delivering messages. This system worked in the same basic way as the Roman system. The difference was that Kublai Khan kept 500,000 horses along the roads of this delivery lines. There were over 10,000 stations where a message would be passed from one rider to another with a fresh horse. In this way, Kublai Khan could receive messages from anywhere in the country in only a few days.
It was not until the 1500s that a well-organized postal system appeared again in Europe. One family, the von Taxis family, gained the right to deliver mail for the Holy Roman Empire and parts of Spain. This family continued to carry mail, both government and private, throughout Europe for almost 500 years.
In 1653, a Frenchman, Renouard de Velayer, established a system for delivering post in Paris. Postal charges at that time were paid by the recipient , but de Velayer's system was unique by allowing the sender to pre-pay the charges, in a similar way to the modern stamp. Unfortunately, de Velayer's system came to an end when jealous competitors put live mice in his letter boxes, ruining his business. Eventually, government-controlled postal systems took over from private postal businesses, and by the 1700s government ownership of most postal systems in Europe was an accepted fact of life.
The thing that all these early systems had in common was that they were quite expensive for public use, and were intended for use by the government and the wealthy. However, in 1860, a British schoolteacher named Roland Hill suggested introducing postage stamps, and a postal rate based on weight. This resulted in lowering postal rates, encouraging more people to use the system to stay in touch with each other, His idea helped the British postal system begin to earn profits as early as 1850. Soon after that many other countries took up Mr. Hill's idea. And letter writing became accessible to anyone who could write. Today, the Roland Hill awards are given each year to "encourage and reward fresh ideas which help promote philately" (stamp collecting).
28. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. How international letters travel. B. A surprising method for delivering mail.
C. The history of postal systems. D. Changes in the methods of communication.
29. Which of the following statements about Renouard de Velayer is true?
A. His was a government-controlled system.
B. His competitors destroyed his business.
C. His system lasted for hundreds of years.
D. In his system, the person who received the letter paid the postage fees.
30. Which of the systems mentioned in the passage was most like the postal system today?
A. Egyptian. B. Chinese.
C. de Velayer's. D. von Taxis's.
31. What was Roland Hill's greatest achievement?
A. He made letter writing accessible to the average person.
B. He made a lot of money for the British postal system.
C. He made stamp collecting a popular hobby.
D. He won an award for letter writing.
D
Teenagers who check social media for several hours a day are at the risk of developing ADHD (多动症), a study has concluded.
The research team, from the University of Southern California, tracked 2,600teenagers aged 15 and 16. They asked them how many times they checked their phones and other digital devices for various reasons, and then monitored them for symptoms of ADHD. After two years, those who had checked their phones the most often were twice as likely as those who checked the least often to show signs of ADHD.
Writing in the JAMA medical journal, the scientists said, “Modern media devices immediately inform users when new text messages, social media postings, or videogame play invitations arrive. Exposure to such information may draw attention away from important tasks. Frequent distraction could interrupt the development of constant attention and organization skills.”
They believe constant access to instant entertainment also has an impact. Researcher Professor Adam Leventhal said all previous research had focused on the link between ADHD and televisions. “What’s new is that previous studies on this topic were done many years ago, when social media, mobile phones, tablets and mobile apps didn’t exist. We can say with confidence that teens who are exposed to higher levels of digital media are significantly more likely to develop ADHD symptoms in the future,” he said.
Leventhal believes the findings help fill a gap in understanding how new mobile media devices and seemingly limitless content pose a mental health risk for children. And the findings serve as a warning.
British scientists welcomed the findings. But Professor Andy Przybylski of the Oxford Internet Institute said, “The study relies on survey responses provided by the students in question. It is not clear if teachers or parents would rate the children similarly or if the self-reported measure of digital screen use is related with either actual behavior or higher quality survey items.”
32. How did the researchers conduct the study?
A. By monitoring 2,600 teenagers with ADHD.
B. By tracking the participants for two years.
C. By analyzing data from previous researches online.
D. By controlling different teens’ time spent on social media.
33. What does Leventhal think of the exposure to higher levels of digital media?
A It will cause diverse ADHD symptoms.
B. It will create higher ADHD risks.
C. It will weaken teenagers’ confidence.
D. It will have a major influence on organization skills.
34 What does Professor Andy Przybylski think of the study?
A. It provides a better understanding of the media.
B. It should have focused on parents’ responses.
C. Its findings are not reliable enough.
D. It’s a breakthrough in this field.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The use of digital media is on the rise
B. Teens are increasingly exposed to ADHD
C. Heavy use of social media may increase ADHD risks
D. Teens’ exposure to modern media calls more attention
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Traveling With a Group? Here’s How to Plan and Stay Friends
From bachelor parties to family reunions, group trips are opportunities to explore the world with the people you love. They also have the potential to be planning messes, with scheduling, decision-making and sorting-out finances coming together. ____36____ We’ve rounded up tips, tricks and tools to help plan your group trip well.
Understand your group dynamic
Is it a group of friends, or is it a couple of families traveling together? Is it a multigenerational trip with a big age range? These factors all come into play with activity level, comfort zones and rooming. ____37____ Families might prefer the ease and facilities of a hotel or resort. Big groups of friends might opt to search through home rental sites like VRBO and Airbnb.
Shared apps are vital
Once you’ve decided on the group, figure out when everyone is available. Doodle allows users to create a poll online of possible travel dates and then vote on preferred options. Tried and true Google Sheets is a nice way to organize options for destinations, housing and more in a spreadsheet. ____38____ It will allow you to send messages both while planning and when traveling.
__39___
Tracking expenses is doable via spreadsheet, but still requires a fair amount of work to properly divvy（分摊）up shares and figure out who owes what. Splitwise is a popular app for tracking, prorating and ultimately balancing expenses. It also integrates directly with the payment app Venmo, allowing you to make payments and receive money directly.
Getting group deals
Investigating group deals may be a bit time-consuming. ____40____ Amtrak recently launched Share Fares, which earns you greater discounts on tickets the more people you travel with. If booked at least three days in advance, this program can reduce ticket prices up to 35 percent for groups of four.
A. Budget carefully.
B. Figure out finances.
C. But they don’t have to be.
D. But the research can save you money.
E. WhatsApp is of great help to communicate.
F. These apps bring much convenience to your group trip.
G. Group dynamics can play a big role in determining where to stay.
第二部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had a student today who got his finger stuck inside a test tube in science class. It was really quite stuck. This young man’s finger ___41___to get whiter and whiter right before my eyes.
Remaining ___42___ , I suggested he carefully rotate (转动) the tube. It wouldn’t move a bit. He ___43___soap and cold water. Still stuck. Meanwhile___44___was breaking out in the class. Finally, I ___45___the young man to our secretary, who was a miracle (奇迹) worker ___46___ three kids of her own. With her in charge, I was___47___ all would be OK.
To get the students back in order, I ___48___ my own story of getting my ___49___stuck between the rails of a balcony. Same kind of curiosity, I remembered____50____then how far I could thrust (塞) my knee between the rails. Inch by inch, I kept ___51___and before I knew it, my knee was stuck and ___52___ before my eyes and in front of lots of ___53___at a popular Las Vegas hotel!
Hearing my story, many students followed with their own____54____of heads, arms, fingers stuck in places they shouldn’t ___55___. A few minutes later, the young man came back, test tube unbroken and finger____56____to a lovely shade of pink.
I just couldn’t ___57___this kid. He’s only twelve. I too got my knee unstuck, but not without great ___58___. The excuse for me, however, was not ___59___ but plain stupidity. I was ___60___ fifty years old when this happened.
41. A. continued B. needed C. happened D. used
42. A. active B. silent C. cheerful D. calm
43. A. lost B. tried C. fetched D. accepted
44. A. fire B. violence C. chaos D. argument
45. A. sent B. carried C. introduced D. described
46. A. teaching B. observing C. saving D. raising
47. A. confident B. doubtful C. surprised D. happy
48. A. heard B. wrote C. . read D. shared
49. A. head B. arm C. knee D. foot
50. A. calculating B. wondering C. explaining D. reporting
51. A. kicking B. climbing C. walking D. pushing
52. A. swelling B. lifting C. resting D. shaking
53. A. doctors B. managers C. strangers D. students
54. A. findings B. stories C. conclusions D. news
55. A. stop B. exist C. stay D. be
56. A. pointing B. belonging C. returning D. growing
57. A. get mad at B. get rid of C. get used to D. get along with
58. A. encouragement B. embarrassment C. disappointment D. achievement
59. A. ambition B. bravery C. youth D. experiment
60. A. in the end B. after all C. in total D. at any rate
第II卷
第二部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Although Western medicine is ____61____ (current) more popular, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) maintains its vitality（生命力）. After ____62____ (century) of development, plentiful experiences in diagnosis and treatment have enriched TCM theories.
TCM theories began to take shape some 2,000 years ago, ____63____ (base) on the philosophies of jing and qi, the five elements of nature, and yin-yang. Jing and qi are the vital essences of life. The five elements, i.e. metal, wood, water, fire and earth, ____64____ (believe) to mutually reinforce and restrain each other（相生相克）. Yin and yang represent the two opposing aspects of ____65____ object or two contradictory objects. ____66____ (keep) yin and yang balanced ensures good health.
With much ___67____ (fast) healing effects, Western medicine has become popular in China since the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and had great impact on TCM, so much so that a debate on ____68____ to support TCM took place. It wasn’t until the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 ____69____ TCM started to be revived（复兴）. In October 2015, Tu Youyou, a Chinese TCM researcher, won the Nobel Prize in medicine, an ____70____ (achieve) that has injected new life into the development of TCM.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
71.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用删除符号（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Friday will live in my memory forever. It was the first time that I performed Latin dance with a classmate on stage.
After I changed into my suit, I stood quietly, waited for our turn. Once on stage, I am afraid of looking at the audience. Then the music began, but we started to dance. Absorbed on what I was doing, I began to feel good. Finally, it was over. We did a good job.
Through this experience, I realized I was not only putting on a show for another, but also learned why to deal with a challenge. Now when I face a new situation, I am not as nervously as I was before. I know by practising it I can achieve everything.
第二节 书面表达（共25分）
72.假如你是李华，你最近在某网站购得一部电子书阅读器( Kindle)，却发现商品存在一些质量问题。请你给商品负责人写一封电子邮件进行投诉，要点如下:
1. 购买时间；
2. 质量问题；
3. 你的要求。
注意:
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir / Madam,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
2020年高考英语冲刺模拟试卷 (五）解析版
第I卷
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Hawaii, 2nd Edition
Original price: $ 22.95
Sale price: $ 20. 95
Summary: Hawaii is one of the world s premier vacation destinations, and this practical and fact- packed book shows why. Like other Traveler guides，it's a treasure of special features - walking and driving tours, in-depth Hawaiian history, a sample of the best of each island' s activities, plus a selection of hotels and restaurants in every price range.
Be the Pack Leader
Original price: $ 25.95
Sale price: $ 18. 95
Summary: Bestselling author Cesar Millan takes principles of dog psychology a step further, showing you how to develop the calm energy of a successful leader and use it to improve your dog' s life and your own life. With practical tips and techniques, Cesar helps you understand and read your dogs energy as well as your own energy so that you can take your connection with your dog to the next level.
Celebrate Hanukkah
Original price: $ 15. 85
Sale price: $7. 85
Summary: The US astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman brought a menorah(烛台) and a dreidel(陀螺)on his Space Shuttle mission in 1993. Hoffman observed the traditional spinning of the dreidel, but wisely left the menorah unlit in several thousand liters of rocket fuel. Also included is the author 's sure-to-please potato pancakes' recipe.
A New Perspective of Earth
Original price: $26. 85
Sale price: $ 20. 85
Summary: The author Benjamin Grant describes a unique collection of satellite images of the earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity. More than 200 images of industry, agriculture, architecture and nature highlight incredible patterns while also revealing a deeper story about human influence. This extraordinary photographic journey around our planet captures the sense of wonder gained from a new, aerial point and creates a perspective of the earth as it has never been seen before.
21. Who is Be the Pack Leader most beneficial to?
A. Dog lovers. B. Human psychologists.
C. People who love travelling. D. Adults who highlight family connections.
22. What is A New Perspective of Earth mainly about?
A. A space journey. B. The earth's satellite.
C. Our home planet. D. Photography techniques.
23. Which book offers the maximum discount?
A. Hawaii, 2nd Edition. B. Be the Pack Leader.
C. Celebrate Hanukkah. D. A New Perspective of Earth.
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. C
【解析】本文是一则广告。文章推荐并介绍了四本书。
21.考查推理判断题。根据Be the Pack Leader中 Bestselling author Cesar Millan takes principles of dog psychology a step further, showing you how to develop the calm energy of a successful leader and use it to improve your dog' s life and your own life.“畅销书作者塞萨尔·米兰(CesarMilan)进一步研究了狗心理学的原理，展示了如何发展成功领导者的镇静的能量，并利用这种力量来提高你的狗的生活和你自己的生活。”可知，Be the Pack Leader最有益于Dog lovers。故选A。
22.考查段落大意题。根据A New Perspective of Earth中This extraordinary photographic journey around our planet captures the sense of wonder gained from a new, aerial point and creates a perspective of the earth as it has never been seen before.“这段环绕地球的非凡摄影之旅，捕捉到了从一个新的航拍点获得的奇妙感觉，并创造了一个前所未有的地球视角。”可知，A New Perspective of Earth主要是关于我们的家园星球的。故选C。
23.考查推理判断题。根据Celebrate Hanukkah中Original price: $ 15. 85；Sale price: $7. 85。再结合另外3个的价格，可推知Celebrate Hanukkah提供最大的折扣。故选C。
B
As a kid, Joanna Buckley wasn’t interested in science — until she had a chance to try it. That happened when she got a chemistry set for Christmas.
“Over the course of a few weeks, I’d completed every experiment. But in the process, I polluted my parent’s dining room carpet and burnt the kitchen worktop with the spirit burner,” she says.
Now science is Buckley’s job. She works in the chemistry department at the University of Sheffield in England. “I realize, first-hand, how important it is to have something or someone to show you why science is so great,” she says. Now the good news is that citizen science appears.
Citizen science takes the fun of experimenting a step further than Buckley’s at-home chemistry kit. That’s because these experiments are real, looking for novel answers.
“Compared with a one-off experiment, what’s cool about citizen science is that students get that this has a purpose,” Prunuske says. “Students want to do a good job, because they know scientists are going to use the new data in their own research.”
Long agrees. “Kids like that it’s real. And they like that it’s important, that it matters.” Citizen-science projects have made big discoveries. One found a previously unknown galaxy cluster （星系团）. Another project helped assess how much damage a big earthquake had caused in Japan. And one of the first citizen-science projects helped scientists learn where butterflies go every winter.
Some adults worry about teens losing interest in science. That’s one reason they hope that fun, exciting citizen-science projects can help them keep in touch, Long says. And she has some evidence that it’s working, “Last year, we did have a couple of students say, ‘I really think I want to be a scientist now. ’”
24. What is the purpose of paragraph 2?
A. To support trials can make teens interested in science.
B. To prove failure is the mother of success in science.
C. To state Buckley has a talent for science.
D. To praise Buckley for her strong will.
25. Why is citizen science more fun?
A. It carries out experiments frequently. B. It must carry out experiments in groups.
C. It needs to seek for new solutions. D. It demands to handle complex problems.
26. What can we know from what Prunuske said?
A. She participated in the experiment. B. She took pride in what students took up.
C. Citizen science is popular with students. D. Scientists are willing to employ students.
27. What is Long’s attitude towards citizen science?
A. Concerned. B. Supportive.
C. Doubtful. D. Unclear.
【答案】24. A 25. C 26. C 27. B
【解析】这是一篇说明文文。文章主要介绍了公民科学项目，使青少年体验实验的乐趣，激励着少年，为他们在科学的道路上指引着方向。
24.考查推理判断题。根据文章第二段中““Over the course of a few weeks, I’d completed every experiment. But in the process, I polluted my parent’s dining room carpet and burnt the kitchen worktop with the spirit burner,” she says.”（ 在几周的时间里，我完成了所有的实验。但在这个过程中，我污染了我父母的餐厅地毯，用酒精炉烧了厨房的工作台面，”）上一段提到时候，乔安娜·巴克利对科学并不感兴趣，直到她有机会尝试一下。这件事发生在她圣诞节得到一套化学仪器的时候。由此可知，第二段是为了支持上面一段作者的观点，只有做了试验才能对科学感兴趣。故选A。
25.考查细节理解题。根据文章主要第四段可知“Citizen science takes the fun of experimenting a step further than Buckley’s at-home chemistry kit. That’s because these experiments are real, looking for novel answers.”（ 公民科学的乐趣在于比巴克利的家庭化学试剂盒更进一步的实验，那是因为这些实验是真实的，寻找新的答案）可知，它更有趣是因为需要寻找新的解决办法。故选C。
26.考查推理判断题。根据第五段中“Compared with a one-off experiment，what's cool about citizen science is that students get that this has a purpose” 与一次性的实验相比，公民科学的最酷之处在于，学生们意识到这是有目的的。由此可知，公民科学受学生欢迎。故选C。
27.考查推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“Some adults worry about teens losing interest in science. That’s one reason they hope that fun, exciting citizen-science projects can help them keep in touch, Long says. And she has some evidence that it’s working, “Last year, we did have a couple of students say, ‘I really think I want to be a scientist now.” 一些成年人担心青少年对科学失去兴趣。Long说，这也是他们希望有趣、令人兴奋的公民科学项目能帮助青少年保持对科学的兴趣的原因。她有一些证据表明这是可行的，“去年，我们确实有几个学生说，‘我真的认为我现在想成为一名科学家。由此可推断出，Long对于公民科学项目是支持的。故选B。
C
The first organized system for sending messages began in Egypt around 1500 B.C. This system developed because the pharaohs frequently needed to send messages up and down the Nile River in order to keep their empire running smoothly. Later, the Persians developed a more efficient system for sending messages using men and horses. Messages carriers rode along the road system stretching from one end of the Persian Empire to the other. Along these roads, fresh men and horses waited at special stations to take and pass along any messages that needed to be sent. The stations where riders passed messages back and forth were built 43 kilometers apart, so the men and horses were able to travel quickly between them. The Romans later took up his idea and improved it by using a more advanced and extensive road system.
In China, however, Kublai Khan had built up his own system for delivering messages. This system worked in the same basic way as the Roman system. The difference was that Kublai Khan kept 500,000 horses along the roads of this delivery lines. There were over 10,000 stations where a message would be passed from one rider to another with a fresh horse. In this way, Kublai Khan could receive messages from anywhere in the country in only a few days.
It was not until the 1500s that a well-organized postal system appeared again in Europe. One family, the von Taxis family, gained the right to deliver mail for the Holy Roman Empire and parts of Spain. This family continued to carry mail, both government and private, throughout Europe for almost 500 years.
In 1653, a Frenchman, Renouard de Velayer, established a system for delivering post in Paris. Postal charges at that time were paid by the recipient , but de Velayer's system was unique by allowing the sender to pre-pay the charges, in a similar way to the modern stamp. Unfortunately, de Velayer's system came to an end when jealous competitors put live mice in his letter boxes, ruining his business. Eventually, government-controlled postal systems took over from private postal businesses, and by the 1700s government ownership of most postal systems in Europe was an accepted fact of life.
The thing that all these early systems had in common was that they were quite expensive for public use, and were intended for use by the government and the wealthy. However, in 1860, a British schoolteacher named Roland Hill suggested introducing postage stamps, and a postal rate based on weight. This resulted in lowering postal rates, encouraging more people to use the system to stay in touch with each other, His idea helped the British postal system begin to earn profits as early as 1850. Soon after that many other countries took up Mr. Hill's idea. And letter writing became accessible to anyone who could write. Today, the Roland Hill awards are given each year to "encourage and reward fresh ideas which help promote philately" (stamp collecting).
28. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. How international letters travel. B. A surprising method for delivering mail.
C. The history of postal systems. D. Changes in the methods of communication.
29. Which of the following statements about Renouard de Velayer is true?
A. His was a government-controlled system.
B. His competitors destroyed his business.
C. His system lasted for hundreds of years.
D. In his system, the person who received the letter paid the postage fees.
30. Which of the systems mentioned in the passage was most like the postal system today?
A. Egyptian. B. Chinese.
C. de Velayer's. D. von Taxis's.
31. What was Roland Hill's greatest achievement?
A. He made letter writing accessible to the average person.
B. He made a lot of money for the British postal system.
C. He made stamp collecting a popular hobby.
D. He won an award for letter writing.
【答案】28. C 29. B 30. C 31. A
【解析】本篇是说明文。主要介绍了世界邮政体系形成的来龙去脉。
28.考查主旨大意题。文章介绍了世界邮政体系的雏形，新发明及在各国的发展详情。选项A大意与本文无关；B涉及，但不能概括全文；D面太广，communication methods有很多种，不能切中大意。故选C。
29.考查推理判断题。第四段的第三句Unfortunately, de Velayer's system came to an end when jealous competitors put live mice in his letter boxes, ruining his business.可知他对手把活老鼠放入信箱导致他生意失败。故选B。
30.考查推理判断题。根据第四段第二句in a similar way to the modern stamp可知，文章中提到的de Velayer's系统最像今天的邮政系统。故选C。
31.考查细节理解题。根据第五段第五句became accessible to anyone who could write可知，罗兰·希尔最大的成就是他使一般人都能写信。故选A。
D
Teenagers who check social media for several hours a day are at the risk of developing ADHD (多动症), a study has concluded.
The research team, from the University of Southern California, tracked 2,600teenagers aged 15 and 16. They asked them how many times they checked their phones and other digital devices for various reasons, and then monitored them for symptoms of ADHD. After two years, those who had checked their phones the most often were twice as likely as those who checked the least often to show signs of ADHD.
Writing in the JAMA medical journal, the scientists said, “Modern media devices immediately inform users when new text messages, social media postings, or videogame play invitations arrive. Exposure to such information may draw attention away from important tasks. Frequent distraction could interrupt the development of constant attention and organization skills.”
They believe constant access to instant entertainment also has an impact. Researcher Professor Adam Leventhal said all previous research had focused on the link between ADHD and televisions. “What’s new is that previous studies on this topic were done many years ago, when social media, mobile phones, tablets and mobile apps didn’t exist. We can say with confidence that teens who are exposed to higher levels of digital media are significantly more likely to develop ADHD symptoms in the future,” he said.
Leventhal believes the findings help fill a gap in understanding how new mobile media devices and seemingly limitless content pose a mental health risk for children. And the findings serve as a warning.
British scientists welcomed the findings. But Professor Andy Przybylski of the Oxford Internet Institute said, “The study relies on survey responses provided by the students in question. It is not clear if teachers or parents would rate the children similarly or if the self-reported measure of digital screen use is related with either actual behavior or higher quality survey items.”
32. How did the researchers conduct the study?
A. By monitoring 2,600 teenagers with ADHD.
B. By tracking the participants for two years.
C. By analyzing data from previous researches online.
D. By controlling different teens’ time spent on social media.
33. What does Leventhal think of the exposure to higher levels of digital media?
A It will cause diverse ADHD symptoms.
B. It will create higher ADHD risks.
C. It will weaken teenagers’ confidence.
D. It will have a major influence on organization skills.
34 What does Professor Andy Przybylski think of the study?
A. It provides a better understanding of the media.
B. It should have focused on parents’ responses.
C. Its findings are not reliable enough.
D. It’s a breakthrough in this field.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The use of digital media is on the rise
B. Teens are increasingly exposed to ADHD
C. Heavy use of social media may increase ADHD risks
D. Teens’ exposure to modern media calls more attention
【答案】32. B 33. B 34. C 35. C
【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要叙述了一项研究表明，每天花几个小时查看社交媒体的青少年有患多动症的风险这一发现展开。研究人员通过对参与者进行了为期两年的追踪得出了这一发现。科学家指出频繁的分心会阻碍持续的注意力和组织能力的发展。而两位教授Adam Leventhal和Andy Przybylski就此发现表达了自己的看法。
32.考查细节理解题。第二段最后一句After two years, those who had checked their phones the most often were twice as likely as those who checked the least often to show signs of ADHD. 两年后，那些经常查看手机的人出现多动症症状的几率是那些不经常查看手机的人的两倍。可知研究人员对参与者进行了为期两年的跟踪来进行这项研究的，故选B。
33.考查细节理解题。第四段最后一句We can say with confidence that teens who are exposed to higher levels of digital media are significantly more likely to develop ADHD symptoms in the future可知Leventhal认为频繁接触数字媒体的青少年在未来更有可能出现ADHD症状，即频繁接触数字媒体会增加ADHD的风险。故选B。
34.考查细节理解题。根据文章最后一句It is not clear if teachers or parents would rate the children similarly or if the self-reported measure of digital screen use is related with either actual behavior or higher quality survey items.可知Andy Przybylski认为目前尚不清楚老师或家长是否会对孩子做出类似的评价等，即他认为这项研究的发现不够可靠。故选C。
35.考查主旨大意题。根据第一段Teenagers who check social media for several hours a day are at the risk of developing ADHD (多动症), a study has concluded.以及文章主要内容围绕一项研究表明，每天花几个小时查看社交媒体的青少年有患多动症的风险这一发现展开。故选C。
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Traveling With a Group? Here’s How to Plan and Stay Friends
From bachelor parties to family reunions, group trips are opportunities to explore the world with the people you love. They also have the potential to be planning messes, with scheduling, decision-making and sorting-out finances coming together. ____36____ We’ve rounded up tips, tricks and tools to help plan your group trip well.
Understand your group dynamic
Is it a group of friends, or is it a couple of families traveling together? Is it a multigenerational trip with a big age range? These factors all come into play with activity level, comfort zones and rooming. ____37____ Families might prefer the ease and facilities of a hotel or resort. Big groups of friends might opt to search through home rental sites like VRBO and Airbnb.
Shared apps are vital
Once you’ve decided on the group, figure out when everyone is available. Doodle allows users to create a poll online of possible travel dates and then vote on preferred options. Tried and true Google Sheets is a nice way to organize options for destinations, housing and more in a spreadsheet. ____38____ It will allow you to send messages both while planning and when traveling.
__39___
Tracking expenses is doable via spreadsheet, but still requires a fair amount of work to properly divvy（分摊）up shares and figure out who owes what. Splitwise is a popular app for tracking, prorating and ultimately balancing expenses. It also integrates directly with the payment app Venmo, allowing you to make payments and receive money directly.
Getting group deals
Investigating group deals may be a bit time-consuming. ____40____ Amtrak recently launched Share Fares, which earns you greater discounts on tickets the more people you travel with. If booked at least three days in advance, this program can reduce ticket prices up to 35 percent for groups of four.
A. Budget carefully.
B. Figure out finances.
C. But they don’t have to be.
D. But the research can save you money.
E. WhatsApp is of great help to communicate.
F. These apps bring much convenience to your group trip.
G. Group dynamics can play a big role in determining where to stay.
【答案】36. C 37. G 38. E 39. B 40. D
【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章就怎样安排团体出行，和怎样与团员相处给出了一些建议。
36.上一句“他们也有可能把计划搞得一团糟，把日程安排、决策和财务整理放在一起。”下句“我们收集了一些建议、技巧和工具来帮助你更好地计划团队旅行”。选项承上启下，C选项“但他们不一定是这样的。”切题。故选C。
37.下一句“一些家庭可能更喜欢酒店或度假村的舒适和设施。很多朋友可能会选择在VRBO和Airbnb等房屋租赁网站进行搜索。选项承接下文，G选项“团体力量在决定待在哪儿时起很大作用。”切题。选项中的Group dynamics与本段的主旨句Understand your group dynamic呼应，且与下文的Families 和Big groups of friends呼应。故选G。
38.下一句“它让你在计划和旅行的时候发消息。”，选项承接下文，E选项“WhatsApp这个软件再交流中由很大作用。”切题。选项中的WhatsApp与本段主旨句Shared apps are vital呼应，且与下文的it呼应。故选E。
39.下一句“通过电子表格跟踪费用是可行的，但还要做大量的工作来适当地分摊，找出谁欠什么。选项为本段标题，B选项“弄清楚财务状况。”切题。选项中的finances与下文的expenses呼应。故选B。
40上一句“调查团体待遇情况可能有点费时。”选项承接上文，D选项“但是这样的调查可以节约钱。”切题。且前文的Investigating与选项中的the research呼应，故选D。
第二部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had a student today who got his finger stuck inside a test tube in science class. It was really quite stuck. This young man’s finger ___41___to get whiter and whiter right before my eyes.
Remaining ___42___ , I suggested he carefully rotate (转动) the tube. It wouldn’t move a bit. He ___43___soap and cold water. Still stuck. Meanwhile___44___was breaking out in the class. Finally, I ___45___the young man to our secretary, who was a miracle (奇迹) worker ___46___ three kids of her own. With her in charge, I was___47___ all would be OK.
To get the students back in order, I ___48___ my own story of getting my ___49___stuck between the rails of a balcony. Same kind of curiosity, I remembered____50____then how far I could thrust (塞) my knee between the rails. Inch by inch, I kept ___51___and before I knew it, my knee was stuck and ___52___ before my eyes and in front of lots of ___53___at a popular Las Vegas hotel!
Hearing my story, many students followed with their own____54____of heads, arms, fingers stuck in places they shouldn’t ___55___. A few minutes later, the young man came back, test tube unbroken and finger____56____to a lovely shade of pink.
I just couldn’t ___57___this kid. He’s only twelve. I too got my knee unstuck, but not without great ___58___. The excuse for me, however, was not ___59___ but plain stupidity. I was ___60___ fifty years old when this happened.
41. A. continued B. needed C. happened D. used
42. A. active B. silent C. cheerful D. calm
43. A. lost B. tried C. fetched D. accepted
44. A. fire B. violence C. chaos D. argument
45. A. sent B. carried C. introduced D. described
46. A. teaching B. observing C. saving D. raising
47. A. confident B. doubtful C. surprised D. happy
48. A. heard B. wrote C. . read D. shared
49. A. head B. arm C. knee D. foot
50. A. calculating B. wondering C. explaining D. reporting
51. A. kicking B. climbing C. walking D. pushing
52. A. swelling B. lifting C. resting D. shaking
53. A. doctors B. managers C. strangers D. students
54. A. findings B. stories C. conclusions D. news
55. A. stop B. exist C. stay D. be
56. A. pointing B. belonging C. returning D. growing
57. A. get mad at B. get rid of C. get used to D. get along with
58. A. encouragement B. embarrassment C. disappointment D. achievement
59. A. ambition B. bravery C. youth D. experiment
60. A. in the end B. after all C. in total D. at any rate
【答案】41. A 42. D 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. C 50. B 51. D 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. D 56. C 57. A 58. B 59. C 60. B
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个学生在我的课堂上把手指卡在了试管里，尝试过多种办法，都失败了，最后我们把他送到了秘书那里救治。班里一片混乱，为了稳定学生我与同学们分享了各自被卡的经历，学生们是因为年轻不懂事被卡，而我是因为愚蠢，因为被卡时我已经五十岁了。
41.考查动词词义辨析。A. continued继续；B. needed需要；C. happened碰巧；D. used曾经。上文说这个学生的手指卡在了试管里，他的手变得越来越白，故A选项切题。
42.考查形容词词义辨析。A. active活跃的；B. silent无声的；C. cheerful愉快的；D. calm冷静的。根据本空后的“I suggested he carefully rotate (转动) the tube”可知，我保持冷静，建议他小心地转动试管，故D选项切题。
43.考查动词词义辨析。A. lost失去；B. tried尝试、努力；C. fetched拿、取；D. accepted接受。根据本空后的“soap and cold water. Still stuck.”可知，他尝试用香皂和凉水，结果还是卡住不动，故B选项切题。
44.考查名词词义辨析。A. fire火；B. violence暴力；C. chaos混乱；D. argument争论。根据下文中的“To get the students back in order”可知，发生了这样的意外，班级里一片混乱，故C选项切题。
45.考查动词词义辨析。A. sent送；B. carried搬；C. introduced介绍；D. described描绘。根据本空后的“the young man to our secretary”可知，我们把这个学生送到我们的秘书那里，故A选项切题。
46.考查动词词义辨析。A. teaching教；B. observing观察；C. saving救；D. raising抚养。根据本空后的“three kids of her own”可知，她独自抚养了三个孩子，故D选项切题。
47.考查形容词词义辨析。A. confident自信的；B. doubtful怀疑的；C. surprised惊讶的； D. happy快乐的。根据本空后的“all would be OK.”可知，有她负责，我相信一切都会好的，故A选项切题。
48.考查动词词义辨析。A. heard听；B. wrote写；C. read读；D. shared分享。根据本空后的“my own story of getting my …stuck between the rails of a balcony”可知，为了恢复班级秩序，我分享了自己膝盖卡在阳台栏杆之间的故事，故D选项切题。
49.考查名词词义辨析。A. head头；B. arm胳膊；C. knee膝盖；D. foot脚。根据下文中的“how far I could thrust my knee between the rails”可知，我把膝盖卡在阳台栏杆之间，故C选项切题。
50.考查动词词义辨析。A. calculating计算；B. wondering想知道；C. explaining解释；D. reporting报道。根据本空前的“Same kind of curiosity”可知，出于好奇，我想知道我能把膝盖伸出栏杆多远，故B选项切题。
51.考查动词词义辨析。A. kicking踢；B. climbing爬；C. walking走；D. pushing推送。根据本空后的“and before I knew it, my knee was stuck”可知，我一寸一寸地向前推送，直到发现它被卡住了，故D选项切题。
52.考查动词词义辨析。A. swelling肿胀；B. lifting抬起；C. resting休息；D. shaking摇晃。根据常识，身体部位被卡了应该会肿，故A选项切题。
53.考查名词词义辨析。A. doctors医生；B. managers经理；C. strangers陌生人；D. students学生。根据本空后的“at a popular Las Vegas hotel!”可知，住酒店的应该是很多陌生人，故C选项切题。
54.考查名词词义辨析。A. findings发现物；B. stories故事；C. conclusions结论；D. news新闻。根据本空前的“Hearing my story, many students followed with their own”可知，听完我的故事后，学生们纷纷讲述自己被卡的故事，故B选项切题。
55.考查动词词义辨析。同学们讲述自己的头、胳膊或手指卡在了不该卡在的地方，shouldn’t be表示“不应该在”，故D选项切题。
56.考查动词词义辨析。pointing指；B. belonging属于；C. returning返回、恢复；D. growing成长。根据本空后的“to a lovely shade of pink”可知，他的手指恢复了血色，故C选项切题。
57.考查动词短语辨析。A. get mad at对……生气；B. get rid of摆脱；C. get used to适应；D. get along with与……相处。根据本空后的“this kid. He’s only twelve.”可知，这个孩子只有12岁，我不能对她发火，故A选项切题。
58.考查名词词义辨析。A. encouragement鼓励；B. embarrassment尴尬； C. disappointment失望； D. achievement成就。上文说我在很多陌生人面前把膝盖卡住了，很尴尬，故B选项切题。
59.考查名词词义辨析。A. ambition抱负；B. bravery勇敢；C. youth年轻；D. experiment实验。根据本空后的“but plain stupidity”可知，和12岁的孩子相比，，我的借口不是年轻而是愚蠢，故C选项切题。
60.考查介词短语辨析。A. in the end最后；B. after all毕竟；C. in total总计；D. at any rate无论如何。上文说我的借口不是年轻而是愚蠢，毕竟那时我已经50岁了，故B选项切题。
第II卷
第二部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Although Western medicine is ____61____ (current) more popular, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) maintains its vitality（生命力）. After ____62____ (century) of development, plentiful experiences in diagnosis and treatment have enriched TCM theories.
TCM theories began to take shape some 2,000 years ago, ____63____ (base) on the philosophies of jing and qi, the five elements of nature, and yin-yang. Jing and qi are the vital essences of life. The five elements, i.e. metal, wood, water, fire and earth, ____64____ (believe) to mutually reinforce and restrain each other（相生相克）. Yin and yang represent the two opposing aspects of ____65____ object or two contradictory objects. ____66____ (keep) yin and yang balanced ensures good health.
With much ___67____ (fast) healing effects, Western medicine has become popular in China since the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and had great impact on TCM, so much so that a debate on ____68____ to support TCM took place. It wasn’t until the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 ____69____ TCM started to be revived（复兴）. In October 2015, Tu Youyou, a Chinese TCM researcher, won the Nobel Prize in medicine, an ____70____ (achieve) that has injected new life into the development of TCM.
【答案】61. currently 62. centuries 63. based 64. are believed 65. an/one 66. Keeping
67. faster 68. whether 69. that 70. achievement
【解析】这是一篇说明文。西药因为疗效快更受欢迎，但中药一直有自己的生命力，且屠呦呦获诺贝尔医学奖更是给中药发展注入了活力。
61.考查副词。句意：虽然当前西药更流行，但传统的中药有自己的生命力。popular是形容词，应该用副词修饰，current的副词是currently。故填currently。
62.考查名词复数。句意：数个世纪的发展后，大量的诊断和治疗中的经验丰富了中药理论。century是可数名词，前面没有修饰限定词，所以要用复数形式。故填centuries。
63.考查非谓语。句意：基于精气哲学，自然的五要素和阴阳，2000年前中药中药理论开始形成。分析句子可知，began是句子的谓语，base要用非谓语形式，be based on “以......为基础”所以用过去分词，即based。故填based。
64.考查动词语态。句意：金、木、水、火和土五中元素被认为相生相克。根据整段时态判断要用一般现在时；主语是five elements，谓语要用复数形式；主语five elements与believe是被动关系，用被动语态，故填are believed。
65.考查冠词代词。句意：阴阳代表一个物体的两个对立面或者两个矛盾的物体。根据句意，此处表“一个”， object为元音音素开头的字母。故填an/one。
66.考查动名词作主语。句意：保持阴阳平衡能确保身体健康。ensue是句子的谓语，keep要用动名词充当句子的主语放在句首，所以用doing形式。故填Keeping。
67.考查比较级。句意：因为疗效更快，西药从清代开始在中国流行且对中药有很大影响。此处是西药和中药对比，应该用比较级，故填faster。
68.考查宾语从句。句意：因为疗效更快，西药从清代开始在中国流行且对中药有很大影响。西药如此流行以至于在是否支持传统中药引起了争论。空白处做介词on的宾语，引导宾语从句，根据句意表“是否”，故填whether。
69.考查强调句。句意：直到1949年中华人名共和国成立，传统中药才开始复兴。“It iswas+被强调部分+thatwho(指人)+其余成分”是强调句的基本句式，此处not until the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949是被强调部分，故填that。
70.考查名词。句意：2015年10月，中国传统中药研究者屠呦呦，获得了医学诺贝尔奖，这项成就给传统中药的发展注入了新的活力。 an修饰单数可数名词，achieve的名词形式是achievement，故填achievement。
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
71.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用删除符号（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Friday will live in my memory forever. It was the first time that I performed Latin dance with a classmate on stage.
After I changed into my suit, I stood quietly, waited for our turn. Once on stage, I am afraid of looking at the audience. Then the music began, but we started to dance. Absorbed on what I was doing, I began to feel good. Finally, it was over. We did a good job.
Through this experience, I realized I was not only putting on a show for another, but also learned why to deal with a challenge. Now when I face a new situation, I am not as nervously as I was before. I know by practising it I can achieve everything.
【答案】1.performed前面加上had 2.waited→waiting 3.am→was 4.but→and 5.on→in
6.good→better 7.anther→others 8.why→how 9.nervously→nervous 10.将it删掉
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者第一次上台表演舞蹈克服恐惧的经历，以及此次经历对他的深远影响。
1.考查时态。句意：那是我第一次和同学在台上表演拉丁舞。分析可知，本句属于固定句式“it was the+序数词+time +主语+had done…”，故从句应是过去完成时结构。故在performed前面加上had。
2.考查非谓语动词。句意：我换上衣服后，静静地站着，等着轮到我们。分析可知，“wait for our turn”应是句中的伴随状语，与主语为主动关系，应用现在分词形式。故将waited改为waiting。
3.考查时态。句意：一上台，我就害怕看观众。结合语境可知，应是一般过去时。故将am改为was。
4.考查连词。句意：然后音乐开始了，我们开始跳舞。分析可知，“Then the music began”与后句“we started to dance”之间为并列顺承关系，应用并列连词and连接。故将but改为and。
5.考查介词和固定结构。句意：全神贯注于我正在做的事情，我开始感觉好些了。“be absorbed in”，固定结构，意为“专心于；全神贯注于”。故将on改为in。
6.考查形容词比较级。句意：全神贯注于我正在做的事情，我开始感觉好些了。结合句意可知，当作者专注于跳舞时，心态感到越来越好，本句含义中带有比较含义，应用比较级。故将good改为better。
7.考查不定代词。句意：通过这次经历，我意识到我不仅仅是在为别人表演，我还学会了如何应对挑战。分析可知，应是表演给其他人看，应是复数概念，应用不定代词others。another，意为“不确定数目中的另一个”，为单数含义。故将another改为others。
8.考查疑问副词。句意：通过这次经历，我意识到我不仅仅是在为别人表演，我还学会了如何应对挑战。how to do sth，“如何做某事”。故将why改为how。
9.考查形容词。句意：现在，当我面对一个新的情况，我不像以前那样紧张。我知道通过练习我可以实现一切。分析可知，系动词后为形容词作表语。故将nervously改为nervous。
10.考查句子结构和动词。句意：现在，当我面对一个新的情况，我不像以前那样紧张。我知道通过练习我可以实现一切。分析可知，practise，此句中意为“练习”，结合句子含义，应为不及物动词用法，无需宾语。故将it删掉。
第二节 书面表达（共25分）
72.假如你是李华，你最近在某网站购得一部电子书阅读器( Kindle)，却发现商品存在一些质量问题。请你给商品负责人写一封电子邮件进行投诉，要点如下:
1. 购买时间；
2. 质量问题；
3. 你的要求。
注意:
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir / Madam,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【范文】
Dear Sir / Madam,
I'm writing to complain about a Kindle that I purchased from your website on May 1st.
After one week of its purchase, I find it doesn't work as expected. The battery doesn't last long after being recharged, perhaps merely half a day. Worse than that, the words on the screen are not distinct enough, which I think is damaging to my eyesight.
I have been a devoted customer of your company and I hope you will look into the matter seriously and replace the faulty Kindle with a new one as guaranteed. Thank you!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
