Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 1
Flores Colque celebrated her 118th birthday last month. She is the oldest woman in Bolivia( 玻利维亚 ). Following the death of a woman in Japan earlier this year, Flores Colque may now be the oldest person in the world. Her national paper says Flores Colque was born on October 26, 1900 in the mountains of Bolivia.
During her long life, Flores Colque has seen two world wars. Her home country of Bolivia had a major revolution. And the town where she is from has grown from 3,000 people to 175,000. But right now, Flores Colque seems mostly interested in her dogs and cats. She has not heard of the Guinness Book of World Records, and she does not care whether experts confirm she is the oldest person alive.
“She’s always been active, easygoing and fun,”says her grandniece, who lives with her in a simple home with a dirt floor. Government officials have paid for some improvements to the house, adding a brick path and railings (栏杆) so Flores Colque can walk safely. The mayor’s office calls Flores Colque part of the country’s living history.
On the day a reporter visited, Flores Colque was playing a small guitar and singing old songs in her native language. “If you would have told me you were coming, I’d have remembered all the songs,” she joked.
When she was growing up, Flores Colque herded sheep in the Bolivian highlands. (76)Then she moved to a valley, where she sold fruits and vegetables.Those fruits and vegetables became her main food, and she still eats a healthy diet—except for a piece of cake and a glass of soda sometimes. She never married and does not have children. She cannot hear very well, but she is alert ( 机敏的 ). Flores Colque’s age would make her interesting anywhere, but it is especially notable in Bolivia. The United Nations says the country has one of the South America’s highest levels of death.
1、Which of the following is TRUE?
A The oldest person in Japan was born in 1901.
B Flores Colque is the oldest person in Bolivia.
C The oldest person in Japan knew Flores Colque.
D Flores Colque has read the Guinness Book of World Records.
2、According to the passage, Flores Colque lives in ___ now.
A Japan
B North America
C Europe
D South America
3、The word herded in the last paragraph can probably be replaced by ___ .
A made animals move along as a group
B fed animals as a group
C kept animals from hurting each other
D made sure animals did not follow one another
4、From the passage we learn that Flores Colque once ___ .
A sang to make a living
B fought in World War Two
C sold fruits and vegetables
D worked as an animal doctor
5、Which of the following statements about Flores Colque is NOT TRUE?
A She is easygoing.
B She keeps pets.
C She remains single all her life.
D She lives alone.
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 2
Playing video games can be a fun way to unwind or spend time with friends. In schools, teachers use games like Minecraft to encourage teamwork and critical thinking.
(77)But for some players, gaming has become an unhealthy habit. Late at night, they are glued to a screen.
Schoolwork suffers. The video-game world seems a friendlier place than the real one.
Mental health experts have taken notice. In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) added gaming disorder to its list of diseases and health conditions. A person may have the disorder if gaming has damaged his or her relationships with family and friends, and if it has affected his or her daily activities.
Not all experts agree that excessive gaming should be called a disorder. They say people hooked on video games may be suffering from other mental health problems that should be treated first.
Others think WHO made the right call. Psychiatrist (精神科医生) Clifford Sussman treats gaming addiction (上
瘾 ). (78) He says kids often have feelings of anxiety and loneliness. They get angry when a parent asks them to stop playing video games.
What makes video games addictive? Playing excites the brain’s reward center. After a while, the brain becomes numb (麻木的) to pleasure. You feel bored without a controller in your hand. So you play even more.
One key to healthy gaming is to track how long you play. Sussman recommends taking at least an hour-long break after every hour of play. That gives the brain time to recover.
Young gamers who think they might have a problem should seek help from an adult. Sussman suggests you first answer a simple question: “Are you in control, or is the game in control?”
6、Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A Mental Health Problems
B Excessive Gaming
C Unhealthy Habits
D Teamwork Training
7、The word unwind in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ___ .
A match
B meet
C retreat
D relax
8、Clifford Sussman’s attitude to WHO’S recognition of excessive gaming as a disorder is ___ .
A supportive
B doubtful
C neutral
D critical
9、Sussman advises game players to ___ .
A quit playing video games
B play sports instead of video games
C go to the hospital to get medical treatment
D rest for at least an hour after every hour of play
10、According to the passage, which of thy following statements is NOT TRUE?
A Video games are addictive.
B Video games are never used in classroom teaching.
C Excessive gaming may affect a person’s daily activities.
D Some experts don’t think excessive gaming should be called a disorder.
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 3
Jayden Hairston was very disappointed. More than anything in the world, he wanted to learn how to sing. His school in Yonkers—just north of New York City—didn’t offer the music instruction he needed. So he begged his parents to sign him for after-school lessons.
Jayden’s mother wanted to help her son follow his passion. (79)But private lessons were too expensive.Jayden, then 6 years old, knew exactly what to do. He took out his iPad. Then he began searching after-school arts programs. He soon came across the website for Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), in New York City. There, he could take voice
and dance lessons. It was a bit far from Yonkers. But he convinced his parents to take him for a visit.
That was three years ago. Now Jayden is one of HSA’S most active students. He takes singing, dancing, or theater lessons almost every day after school. (80)Last year, he performed in seven productions.
Like Jayden, students in many communities across the United States have limited access (使用的机会或权利) to arts instruction in schools.HSA is one of many nonprofit groups that bridges this gap by offering affordable arts classes. Groups like HSA are funded by donations (捐赠) and state grants. Many also receive money from the federal government’s National Endowment (基金)for the Arts (NEA).
The NEA was established in 1965. Its goal is to promote access to the arts for all Americans. Some people, however, believe it’s not the responsibility of the federal government to provide arts funding. President Donald Trump’s 2019 proposal calls on Congress to reduce NEA funding and eventually eliminate the agency, The Trump administration argues that “private and other public sources” already provide funding for the arts. Congress has yet to make a decision.
Supporters of arts education say cutting the NEA is a bad idea. It could leave many children unable to participate In the arts. That’s because 40% of the agency’s grants go to high-poverty neighborhoods.
11、Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A Arts Education Is Expensive
B Jaden Has Great Musical Talent
C Some Students Have Limited Access to Arts Instruction
D Trump Calls on Congress to Reduce Arts Funding
12、Jayden got the information about HSA from ___ .
A his mother
B his music teacher
C the Internet
D the newspaper
13、Jayden Hairston is ___ years old now.
A 6
B 7
C 8
D 9
14、The word eliminate in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ___ .
A criticize
B remove
C rebuild
D run
15、According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A HSA is a nonprofit group established in 1965.
B Congress agrees to Trump’s proposal to cut the NE
C Arts instruction directly affects student’ academic success.
D Jayden takes singing, dancing, and theater lessons at HS
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
16、If Peter ___ to the office tomorrow, tell him the news please.
A come
B comes
C came
D will come
答案解析：
如果彼得明天来办公室，请告诉他这个消息。
17、Yesterday Mr.Smith bought ___ English dictionary while I got a Russian novel in the bookstore.
A a
B an
C the
D /
答案解析：
昨天史密斯先生买了一本英语词典，而我在书店买了一本俄国小说。
18、Every day ___ water is wasted here though we are badly short of it.
A any
B a number of
C a lot of
D these
答案解析：
虽然我们这里严重缺水，但每天还是浪费了很多水。
19、Lucy got to the station ___ late to catch the train, so she had to wait for the next one.
A enough
B very
C too
D rather
答案解析：
露西到车站太晚了，赶不上火车，所以她不得不等下一班火车。
20、There are not ___ students in Class One as in Class Two.
A many as
B as many
C more as
D as more
答案解析：
一班的学生没有二班的学生多。
21、Your hard work has made the project a success. Without your work it ___ a complete failure.
A was
B were
C be
D would have been
答案解析：
你的努力工作使这个项目成功了。如果没有你的努力，就会彻底失败。
22、She speaks English ___ than her brother does.
A best
B better
C good
D well
答案解析：
她英语讲得比她哥哥好。
23、-- Must we hand in our exercise books today? -- Yes, ___ .
A you will
B you must
C you do
D you can
答案解析：
-- 我们今天必须交练习本吗? -- 是的,你必须
24、They will have learned Russian for 7 years by the time they ___ from the university next year.
A will graduate
B will have graduated
C graduate
D are going to graduate
答案解析：
到明年大学毕业时，他们已经学了7年俄语了。
25、-- Why did you sell the old car at such a low price?-- I did it only because I was made ___ it.
A do
B to do
C doing
D done
答案解析：
-- 你为什么以这么低的价格卖掉那辆旧车? -- 我做那件事只是因为我是注定要做的
26、On his way home, he suddenly heard his name ___ .
A calling
B called
C to call
D call
答案解析：
在回家的路上，他突然听到有人加他的名字。
27、There was an ___ look on his face when the actress appeared on the stage.
A excited
B excite
C exciting
D excitedly
答案解析：
题目:当女演员出现在舞台上时，他的脸上露出了兴奋的表情。
A:兴奋的
B:
C:
D:令人兴奋的
28、Under no circumstance ___ to tell lies to parents.
A children are allowed
B are children allowed
C children will allow
D will children allow
答案解析：
在任何情况下，孩子都不许对父母说谎。
29、Lily ___ have known the truth, or she would have told us.
A mustn’t
B shouldn’t
C can’t
D needn’t
答案解析：
莉莉一定不知道真相，否则她就会告诉我们了。
30、George applied for the position three times ___ he finally got it.
A before
B until
C when
D after
答案解析：
乔治最终得到了这个职位之前申请了三次。
31、The best way to ___ this goal is to introduce new advanced technology.
A cross
B perform
C achieve
D complete
答案解析：
实现这一目标的最好方法是引进新的先进技术。
32、The man who was accused ___ stealing the car said that he was not guilty
A for
B with
C of
D about
答案解析：
被指控偷车的那个人说他无罪
33、If you want to treat your friends to dinner in a good restaurant at the weekend, you'd better book a table ___ .
A in front
B before
C ahead of
D in advance
答案解析：
如果你想在周末请朋友去一家好的餐厅吃饭，最好提前定个位置。
34、Can you do the job alone, or do you want someone to ___ you?
A affect
B assist
C apply
D arrange
答案解析：
你能一个人做这项工作吗?还是你需要别人帮助?
35、But for her mother's sudden illness, she would never think of breaking this ___ with you.
A review
B interview
C movement
D appointment
答案解析：
要不是她母亲突然病了，她决不会想违背和你的约会。
36、When my American friends talk about China, they will always ___ it with the Great Wall.
A advertise
B associate
C attach
D combine
答案解析：
美国朋友总是把中国和长城联系起来。
37、The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ___ new customers to its stores.
A attend
B attract
C stick
D transfer
答案解析：
题目:这家公司正在发起新的宣传攻势，旨在为其他店面吸引新的顾客。
A:参加
B:吸引
C:黏贴
D:传送
38、It's wrong to judge people only according to their family ___ .
A basis
B area
C task
D background
答案解析：
仅仅根据家庭背景来判断一个人是错误的。
39、Jog's friends all have a new bicycle, and he ___ wants one, too.
A badly
B very
C rather
D barely
答案解析：
乔格的朋友有一辆新的自行车，他也非常想要一辆新的自行车
40、Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ___ .
A blank
B bare
C hollow
D vacant
答案解析：
虽然他们每年都在这个地区植树，但有些山顶仍然光秃秃的。
41、-- What has ___ the boy who fell off the bike?-- Nothing serious. The doctor says that he can come back to school in a day or two.
A become of
B happened with
C occurred of
D become with
答案解析：
--从自行车上摔下来的男孩怎么了? --不严重。医生说他一两天内就能回到学校。
42、It's bad ___ for a man to smoke in the public places.
A behavior
B action
C movement
D belief
答案解析：
男人在公共场所吸烟是不好的行为。
43、I was shocked ___ the president's words.
A with
B at
C in
D for
答案解析：
我被总统的话震惊了。
44、The United States has long been ___ to be among the best places in the world for higher education.
A proposed
B read
C considered
D told
答案解析：
长期以来，美国一直被认为是世界上高等教育最好的国家之一。
45、In recent years, several companies have developed new English language tests that are low-cost and ___ to use.
A easy
B glad
C happy
D well
答案解析：
题目:近年来，一些公司开发了新的英语语言测试，成本低，使用方便。
A:容易的；舒适的
B:高兴的；乐意的
C:幸福的；高兴的；巧妙的
D:很好地；充分地；满意地；适当地
Part Ⅲ Identification (10%)
46、Hardly had he entered the office that he realized that he had left his report behind.
A had he entered
B that
C realized
D had left
答案解析：
他刚走进办公室就意识到他把报告落在后面了。
47、Alice is fond of playing the piano while Henry is interested in listening to the music.
A is
B playing
C is
D the
答案解析：
爱丽丝喜欢弹钢琴，而亨利喜欢听音乐。
48、The boy sitting by the window is the only one of the students who are from the countryside in our school.
A sitting
B is
C are
D in
49、They can read such stories what have been rewritten in simple English.
A can
B what
C been
D in
答案解析：
他们可以阅读用简单英语改写过的故事。
50、Excuse me, could you please tell me when is the sports meet going to be held?
A Excuse me
B please tell
C sports meet
D be held
51、On addition, more than one-third of Americans over the age of 25 have a college degree or higher.
A On
B one-third
C the age of 25
D higher
答案解析：
此外，超过三分之一的25岁以上的美国人拥有大学学历或更高。
52、Scientists have long struggle with how to measure the effects of climate change on wildlife.
A have
B struggle with
C effects
D wildlife
答案解析：
长期以来，科学家们一直在努力研究如何衡量气候变化对野生动物的影响。
53、Florida's busiest airport will be the first in the country to scan face of all passengers.
A busiest
B the first
C in the country
D face
答案解析：
佛罗里达州最繁忙的机场将成为美国第一个扫描所有乘客面部的机场。
54、Americans are not very creating when it comes to breakfast.
A Americans
B creating
C when
D comes to
答案解析：
美国人在早餐这个问题上并不那么富有创造力。
55、Parents today are concerned that their children are spending too many time on a computer or other electronic devices.
A concerned
B children
C many
D a computer
Part IV Cloze (10%)
Walking through the woods alone can be a frightening prospect for a kid, but not for 7-year-old Matthew of Portland, Oregon. He doesn’t have a backyard to 56 in, so the woods behind his house serve the same 57 . He spends hours out there swinging on a swing, 58 across the valley to a friend’s house, and 59 garden knives to cut a path. He lays 60 sticks to form a bridge across the small stream. And he does all of this alone.
Matthew’s mom, Laura Randall, wants her son to gain skills and confidence that only 61 with doing things alone. But she didn’t just 62 her 7-year-old outside the door with garden tools one day. They worked up to it gradually with what Randall calls “experiments in independence.”
“Just those moments, increasingly longer moments, where he can choose to be 63 his own.” Randall explains. Randall knows this isn’t the 64 for today’s parenting style. Gone are the days 65 kids ride their bikes alone until the streetlights come on.
Randall has met people who think she’s a 66 parent. Once, an off-duty police officer started yelling at her when she left Matthew alone in the car 67 a few minutes while she ran into a shop.
Randall knows that parents in several states have been arrested for 68 their kids walk to the park alone, or even 69 them to walk to school. And so she was a bit 70 about what this man might do. Anyway, they talked it out, and the man walked 71 . Randall felt confident about 72 her parenting, partly 73 she had connected with a group 74 Free Range Kids. This group 75 childhood independence, and gives families the information they need to push back against a culture of overprotection.
56、( 56 )
A swim
B play
C move
D live
57、( 57 )
A road
B path
C target
D purpose
58、( 58 )
A walking
B arriving
C reaching
D speaking
59、( 59 )
A use
B enjoy
C using
D enjoying
60、( 60 )
A out
B away
C down
D off
61、( 61 )
A put
B come
C react
D pay
62、( 62 )
A forbid
B order
C treat
D leave
63、( 63 )
A at
B in
C with
D on
64、( 64 )
A standard
B freedom
C relation
D reflection
65、( 65 )
A when
B which
C where
D what
66、( 66 )
A kind
B good
C bad
D sick
67、( 67 )
A with
B for
C on
D at
68、( 68 )
A accompanying
B asking
C encouraging
D letting
69、( 69 )
A forbid
B allow
C forbidding
D allowing
70、( 70 )
A excited
B moved
C worried
D pleased
71、( 71 )
A away
B across
C up
D out
72、( 72 )
A persuading
B defending
C arguing
D opening
73、( 73 )
A although
B before
C because
D until
74、( 74 )
A describe
B call
C described
D called
75、( 75 )
A responds
B opposes
C provides
D promotes
Part Ⅴ Translation (20%)
76、Then she moved to a valley, where she sold fruits and vegetables.
答案解析：后来她搬到了一个山谷，在那里卖水果和蔬菜。
77、But for some players, gaming has become an unhealthy habit.
答案解析：但对一些玩家来说，玩游戏已经成为一种不健康的习惯。
78、He says kids often have feelings of anxiety and loneliness.
答案解析：他说，孩子们经常感到焦虑和孤独。
79、But private lessons were too expensive。
答案解析：但是私人课程太贵了。
80、Last year, he performed in seven productions.
答案解析：去年，他参加了七场演出。
81、由于下大雨，到处都出现了交通拥堵。
答案解析：Traffic jams are everywhere due to the heavy rain.
82、如果不能来开会，请告诉我。
答案解析：Please tell me if you can't come to the meeting.
83、我们刚才去超市了。
答案解析：We went to the supermarket just now.
84、早餐我通常吃面包和鸡蛋。
答案解析：I usually have bread and eggs for breakfast.
85、外面太嘈杂了，我无法集中精力。
答案解析：It's so noisy outside that I can't concentrate.
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