第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Courtyard Stay with Your Dogs
As autumn approaches, we are inviting you to join us on our August dog event—Courtyard Stay with Yoga & Hike from August 21st to August 22nd nearQinglongLakein Fangshan district. This event will continue to raise fund for our Pre-treatment Guidance Project (PGP).
Check out our full itinerary below: Day 1: Saturday, August 21st
At 9 am in the morning, you will be picked up by car or bus and head to Fangshan district. We have arranged a private courtyard house for a comfortable stay for the Saturday night. We will enjoy some local dishes for lunch, while enjoying the peaceful views of theQinglongLake. After lunch, we will go together for a light hike to the nearby mountain and water tracks with our dogs. For dinner, enjoy the coziest, home-style BBQ with both vegetable and meat options.
Day 2: Sunday, August 22nd
After breakfast, we will join a yoga teacher for a deeply relaxing yoga session, with the company of the morning sun. You can choose to hike a bit more afterwards in theforest park. We will be checking out around 4 pm in the afternoon, returning to our homes.
Reservation: Please add our event manager, Diana, on Wechat to reserve a spot for yourself and your dog, a full payment will be required upon signing up. If you don’t have a dog but would still like to hang out with dogs, you are more than welcome to join too!
Pricing:
Early Bird Fee: 1400 RMB per human for the first four participants only before 7th August. Children Price: 800 RMB (4—13 years old). Full Price: 1600 RMB per human.
All surplus funds and donations will go to our Pre-treatment Guidance Program. Please bring your ID, your dog’s ID and vaccine proof for any potential security check. We can’t wait to see you soon！
1. Who would be most interested in the weekend activity?
A. Taxi drivers. B. Yoga coaches. C. Pet dog owners. D. The PGP members.
2. According to the itinerary, on August 22nd, you can ________.
A. join a teacher to do some yoga B. have some local dishes for lunch
C. enjoy the coziest, home-style BBQ D. go together for a hike to the water tracks 3. The purpose of the countryside stay activity is to________.
A. promote theQinglongLake B. raise fund for a public project
C. teach skills of BBQ and keeping dogs D. provide access to dogs for people without pets
B
Each year, the women of Olney and Liberal compete in an unusual footrace. Dressed in aprons (围裙) and headscarves, they wait at both towns’starting lines. Each woman holds a frying pan with one pancake inside. At the signal, the women flip (轻抛) pancakes and they’re off!
This “pancake racing” tradition is said to have started on Shrove Tuesday, 1445, in Olney. Shrove Tuesday is the day beforethe Christian season of Lent (大斋戒) begins. During Lent, many people decide to give up sugary or fatty foods.
Legend says that in 1445, an Olney woman was making pancakes to use up some of her sugar and cooking fats before Lent. She lost track of time and suddenly heard the church bells ring, signaling the beginning of the Shrove Tuesday service. Realizing that she was going to be late for church, she raced out the door still wearing her apron and headscarf and holding her frying pan with a pancake in it. In the following years, the woman’s neighbors imitated her dash to church, and pancake racing was born.
The rules are simple. Racers must wear the traditional headscarf and apron. They must flip their pancakes twice - once before starting and once after crossing the finish line. After the race, there are Shrove Tuesday church services. Then Liberal and Olney connect through a video call to compare race times and declare a winner.
In both towns, the races have grown into larger festivals. Olney’s festival is an all-day event starting with a big pancake breakfast. Liberal’s festival lasts four days and includes a parade, a talent show, and contests that feature eating and flipping pancakes. Although the women’s race is still the main event, both towns now hold additional races for boys and girls of all ages. 4. How did pancake racing start? A. A woman in Olney created it.
B. Women made pancakes before Lent. C. A woman dashed to church with a pancake. D. People followed the suit of an interesting incident. 5. What should racers obey during the race?
A. They can wear fashionable headscarves and aprons. B. They must flip their pancakes once in the race.
C. They must flip their pancakes at the beginning of the race. D. They can flip their pancakes in the middle of the race. 6. What can we learn about the race from the last paragraph? A. People can show their talent in Olney festival. B. People can enjoy a one-day holiday in Liberal. C. The race is not only intended for women now. D. People can have a big pancake breakfast in both towns. 7. What is the text mainly about? A. The origin of pancake racing. B. The history of pancake racing. C. The development of pancake racing. D. The introduction to pancake racing.
C
Did you know that the average child has heard the word \"no\" over 20,000 times before they turn the age of three? Ironically, it is also around this time that children begin to develop enough personal character to refuse to obey. The \"terrible twos\" are categorized by a lack of understanding. Somewhere between three and four, children begin to acquire the skills to reason. It is during this time they watch how other children and adults reason. If we're not careful, the children will watch us model a world of \"NOs\".
By the time a person turns eighteen, how many times have they been told no? I haven't found any studies that even attempted to track this statistic, but I'm sure if the number is 20,000 by three, then at eighteen that number has multiplied. You can do the math.
Anyway, I think I know why we say no. We say no to protect. We say no to direct. We say no to stop potential confusion. However, do we sometimes say no just for the sake of saying no? Do we say no because we have internalized(内在化)all of the \"NOs\" we've heard over the years and we feel it is finally our time to say no to
someone else?
The internalized no can damage the growth process of dreams in infancy as quickly as it can weaken a three-year-old. And we wonder why we run intopeople with big, un-accomplished dreams who have a bit of a chip on their shoulder. They have to take on the 20,000 NOs. However, the thing that keeps them going is the possibility of the power of ONE YES! Just as it only takes one book to make a writer a Pulitzer Prize Winner, it only takes one word to change the course of your day. That word is YES! 8. What do we know about two- year- olds?
A. They understand well. B. They often say no to others. C. They think logically. D. They don't do all they're told. 9. What effect does saying no have on children?
A. They lose all their dreams. B. They aren't easy to succeed. C. They don't make mistakes. D. They never say yes to others. 10. Which word best describes the author's attitude to a world of \"NOs\"?
A. Tolerant. B. Disapproving. C. Favorable. D. Carefree. 11. What is the text?
A. A how-to guide. B. A survey report. C. An opinion essay. D. A short story.
D
Jake Oldershaw and his daughter Mollie from Birmingham, Britain have asthma (哮喘). Mollie, 11, has required hospital treatment several times while Jake Says he always finds breathing more difficult when there is heavy traffic. Air quality has an enormous impact on their lives and both noticed a marked improvement during the spring lockdown because of the epidemic (疫情). Jake said, “During lockdown there was a noticeable difference in air quality. I didn't suffer any asthmatic attacks during that period. These days you can feel the effects.”
However, under current COVID-19 restrictions in the UK this winter, many people probably will have to work from home. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) says while emissions (排放) have dropped this year because we've been travelling less and doing less, the expected use ofgas boilers to provide heating and hot water could rise by more than half.
Heating accounts for nearly 37% of the UK's total carbon emissions. Modelling by the ECIU suggests a 56% increase in boiler usage this winter resulting in a 12% increase in emissions of carbon. The ECIU says that's enough
to offset the last two years' worth of progress on reducing traffic emissions.
Jess Ralston, author of the analysis for the ECIU, said, “Working from home and having increased gas use in the home could be really critical for air pollution and also climate change. The way we heat our homes needs to change if we are to get to net zero by 2050.”
Jess Ralston said, “The increase in pollution from gas boilers expected this winter provides a graphic illustration (图解) of their forgotten role in air pollution. And it is a role set to continue without practical policies to decarbonize home heating. ”
The government is set to publish its Heat and Buildings Decarbonisation Strategy in a few weeks which is expected to give details on plans to try to switch British homes to cleaner sources of heat. 12. How did the spring lockdown in the UK affect Jake? A. He was cured of his asthma.
B. He had to go to hospital for retreatment. C. He suffered a noticeable difficulty in study.
D. He didn't suffer any asthmatic attacks during that period. 13. What is concerning the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit? A. The epidemic will become worse. B. Air pollution will get worse this winter. C. People may have to work from home longer. D. There is less energy for gas boilers in winter. 14. What would Jess Ralston agree with? A. People prefer to work from home in winter. B. The government failed to protect the environment. C. People tend to ignore the harmful effect of home heating. D. The climate has suffered a lot from the epidemic this year.
15. How to improve air quality during winter according to Jess Ralston? A. A warmer winter season. B. Less and less gas boilers.
C. Practical plans from the government.
D. Improved awareness of cutting down pollution. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
The idea that history is an outdated course of study that will lead to limited career options has spread.___16___It is a wonderful way to prepare for a successful future. Here are a few reasons whyit’s important that today’s students continue to learn about the past.
Understanding where people come from is key in understanding who we are.___17___It’s deeply influenced the world and its citizens. For this reason, it’s important to understand history in order to understand why people are the way that they are.
___18___Through history classes, you can experience a change in the way you think. You’ll look at things from a new angle, as you understand the world in a new way. In the end, this change can improve your ability to assess and understand situations, make educated decisions, and learn how to weigh the consequences linked with each choice before you.
Learning from the past prevents future mistakes.___19___From wars to fashion to political trends, historians are often able to make predictions about the future based upon the past. By having a firm grasp on what happened in the past, today’s generation can better prepare for a brighter future by making the right decisions — instead of repeating old mistakes.
___20___The idea that a degree in history can’t lead to a good career is untrue. In fact,students who graduate with degrees in history can become lawyers, business owners, foundation leaders, and non-profit leaders. Besides, history degrees can lead to working as an educator, a leader in a historical organization, a writer, an editor, a journalist, or a producer of multimedia materials. A.You will understand the world much better. B.History degrees can lead to well-paying careers. C.Many people don’t know well about themselves. D.Learning history can change how you think.
E.But the truth is that studying history is still important. F.The idea that history repeats itself is rooted in truth. G.History has shaped cultures, attitudes, and social structures.
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
A few years ago, my father arranged to send me a mail-order fruitcake at Christmastime. Although I had a___21___job and owned an apartment inManhattan, he always___22___my refrigerator might be empty.
He___23___me to have a particular brand of fruitcake. Made inTexas, it was famous among fruitcake___24___. “It makes me___25___my mother’s,” he told me in a phone call.
Ordering the fruitcake was his___26___of trying to take care of me from afar.___27___I was middle-aged, I was still his son.
The first week of December passed with no___28___of his fruitcake. Delayed (耽搁) by holiday mail, I thought, or a backlog of orders. The day before my flight toCalifornia, the fruitcake still had not___29___.
January, February, and March came and went____30____no fruitcake. Though my father____31____to ask about it, I never once considered____32____and telling him yes, the fruitcake had____33____arrived and was____34____. Instead I said, “That____35____is orbiting earth, and sooner or later it will____36____.” “That’s a good one!” he____37____.
Early last December, nearly a year after my father died from a failing heart, I got a(an)____38____from a staffer at the front desk of my apartment building.
“You____39____a package (包裹),” he said.
I went downstairs to____40____it up. The brown box had a FedEx label with a return address inTexas. 21. A. poorly-paid B. good C. new D. interesting 22. A. believed B. hoped C. feared D. guessed 23. A. forced B. encouraged C. asked D. wanted 24. A. lovers B. sellers C. markets D. shops
25. A. think over B. think of C. look for D. look around 26. A. suggestion B. experience C. attitude D. idea 27. A. Because B. Even though C. Whenever D. Before 28. A. sign B. call C. mail D. taste 29. A. sold B. gone C. arrived D. stayed 30. A. out B. for C. with D. off
31. A. continued B. forgot C. waited D. refused 32. A. replying B. keeping C. believing D. lying 33. A. quickly B. finally C. suddenly D. slowly 34. A. delicious B. broken C. ready D. famous 35. A. flight B. cake C. man D. box 36. A. leave B. disappear C. land D. fly
37. A. shouted B. cried C. answered D. said 38. A. message B. letter C. email D. call 39. A. have B. send C. make D. order 40. A. give B. look C. pick D. take 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
A team of engineers at Harvard University____41.____(inspire) by Nature to create the first robotic fly. The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series of new high-tech systems.____42.____(design) to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny machine is the size of a fat housefly. Its mini wings allow it to stay in the air and perform____43.____(control) flight tasks.
“It’s extremely important for us to think about this as a whole system and not just the sum of a bunch of individual components (元件),” said Robert Wood, the Harvard engineering professor who____44.____(work) on the robotic fly project for over a decade. A few years ago, his team got the go-ahead to start____45.____(pierce) together the components. “The____46.____(add) difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own,” he said.
They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly. “The seemingly simple system which just moves the wings has a number of devices, each of which individually has to perform well, but then has to be matched well,” said Wood. The flight device____47.____(build) into a set of power, computation, sensing and control systems. Wood says the success of the project proves that the____48.____(fly) robot with these tiny components can be built and manufactured.
While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal is eventually____49.____(equip) it with a built-in power source, so that it can someday perform data-gathering work at rescue sites, in farmers’ fields_____50._____on the battlefield. “Basically it should be able to take off, land and fly around,” he said. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\\)画掉。
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。
A city，whether big and small，should be clean. Only when we live in a clean city we live a happy life. As we know，a clean city，that disease may be reduced and people's health may be better，are good both to our mind and body. No one believes people lived in a dirty city with waste everywhere can live happy. However，as more and more people moving into our city，it is not easy to keep our city clean. Beside，some factories will pour waste into the air，the river and onto the ground，making it is hard to keep our city clean. To make our city the better place to live in，we still have a lot to do. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Thana was a postman. His service range covered Vinayak Mudali street and its four nearby roads. It took him nearly six hours to cover the area. That was because he tried to be friendly with peopleforwhom he brought letters. He used to take personal interest in their lives and problems. He would comfort one, offer help to another and give hope to the third. On hot days, he would enjoy buttermilk at someone’s house. He had thus become a part of their life. Everybody liked him.
Thana was most friendly with Raman, a senior clerk in the bank office. Raman had a 23-year- old daughter named Kama, who was a tall, beautiful young lady. These days, Raman was worrying about her marriage and told Thana that his father, whose health was failing, was anxious to see his granddaughter get married soon. The old man, living in another city, had set apart five thousand rupees for her marriage. The old man blamed that Raman was not making enough efforts for his daughter's marriage. Thana comforted Raman and offered to contact the parents of a young man who lived in Delhi. They quickly arranged a blind date for Kama and the young man, who fell in love at the first sight.
Everything went smoothly. At last their wedding day came on May 20th. The wedding party was full of sweet smell of flowers and wines. Everyone in the neighbourhood came. Raman, in high spirits, talked with guests and laughed all the time. The pity was that grandpa didn't show up because of his worsening health. Thana went to the wedding and brought Raman several letters of congratulation. Thana congratulated the young couple, calling them a perfect match. The young couple smiled happily and thanked him for his help and warm-heartedness.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Para 1:
The following day, Thana brought a telegram far Raman that informed him of his beloved father's death. Para 2:
When Raman took a second look at the telegram, he started shouting at Thana, “Why? Look at the date, May 20th. It was a delay.”
参考答案
1. C 2. A 3. B
4. D 5. C 6. C 7. D
8. D 9. B 10. B 11. C
12. D 13. B 14. C 15. C
16. E 17. G 18. D 19. F 20. B
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C D 33. B 34. A 35. B 36. C 37. D 38. D 39. A 40. C 41. has been inspired 42. Designed 43. controlled
44. has worked##has been working 45. to pierce##piercing 46. added 47. was built 48. flying 49. to equip 50. or
51.(1).and→or
(2).when后添加can/will (3).that→where (4).are→is
(5).lived→living (6).happy→happily (7).moving→move (8).Beside→Besides (9).去掉is (10).the→a
30. C 31. A 32. 52.略
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