本试卷有八道大题，考试时长100分钟，满分140分。
第Ⅰ卷
一、选词填空。本大题共10小题，共10分。
1. The shrinking population has triggered _____________ in recent years.
A. potential B. content C. concern D. source
2. He believes genetically _____________ foods do harm to our health.
A. negotiated B. accomplished C. preserved D. modified
3. The students in this school are asked to _____________ their teachers annually.
A. identify B. view C. evaluate D. supervise
4. China has set an example to the world in dealing with the COVID-19 _____________.
A. surgery B. crisis C. image D. popularity
5. A lot of technology has been _____________ to improve the quality of life.
A. convinced B. encouraged C. applied D. opposed
6. Tsinghua University is one of the most _____________ universities in China.
A. capable B. prestigious C. curious D. artificial
7. Everyone was curious about who wrote this enormously popular book, but the author remained _____________.
A. anonymous B. fake C. retired D. straightforward
8. They went hiking at the weekend but the unexpected rain _____________ their day.
A. crashed B. spoiled C. devoted D. skipped
9. He was too angry to make a _____________ decision on that occasion.
A. sensible B. virtual C. loyal D. inferior
10. He won the scholarship because his academic performance is _____________ excellent.
A. consistently B. religiously C. commonly D. precisely
二、完形填空。本大题共20小题，共30分。
Cell Phone Madness
When I opened the box at my 12th birthday party, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I had really gotten a cell phone!
As soon as I got to my 11 the next morning I 12 off my phone and asked everyone for their 13 .
It felt like I didn’t even 14 in that class anymore. I wouldn’t pay much attention to the teachers because I was too busy on my 15 . Luckily I didn’t get 16 using it. I was pretty 17 that the teacher did 18 that I stopped paying attention to her 19 a week later we took a test and I failed. To make matters 20 , my mom had to 21 the test.
It was hard to show my mom the 22 . She was used to seeing A’s and B’s on my tests. Well, eventually, I showed her and she couldn’t 23 it. She was angry but most of all, she was disappointed.
Weeks passed and my parents started to 24 the fact that I had a phone. They would say, “We have noticed that you never pay attention to us. It’s like you have your own little 25 now and we don’t communicate as much with your phone.” I acted like they were wrong, but then I started to wonder if it was true that I was spending too much 26 on the phone.
A week later I tried 27 a whole day without a cell phone and it didn’t go that badly. I had so much 28 because I was actually spending time with my family and paying attention to them. From that day, I had a different point of view towards cell phones.
Phones really take you away from the rest of the world. I’m not saying that phones are 29 and not to use them, but you do have to spare some time to spend with your family and not get 30 with your phone all day. My phone took away time from my homework and from my family. It also affected my grades.
I will keep using my phone, but I will have it under better control.
11. A. office B. school C. store D. home
12. A. took B. put C. turned D. showed
13. A. number B. name C. help D. address
14. A. come B. hand C. give D. exist
15. A. job B. test C. phone D. desk
16. A. caught B. allowed C. troubled D. appreciated
17. A. proud B. doubtful C. sure D. angry
18. A. mention B. notice C. prevent D. punish
19. A. until B. before C. though D. because
20. A. clearer B. easier C. worse D. better
21. A. read B. sign C. do D. make
22. A. box B. book C. homework D. paper
23. A. believe B. receive C. see D. achieve
24. A. ignore B. dislike C. accept D. enjoy
25. A. secret B. idea C. world D. dream
26. A. time B. force C. money D. control
27. A. studying B. working C. going D. thinking
28. A. trouble B. worry C. fun D. improvement
29. A. good B. bad C. necessary D. useful
30. A. interested B. pleased C. annoyed D. stuck
三、阅读理解。本大题共15小题，共30分。
A
How to look good in a photo?
What should you do if you want to have a nice photo taken? Whether it’s work or fun, the most important thing is lighting. If you get bad lighting, you will look bad, too. Know where the light is. You don’t want it below you or above you, you want it to shine directly at you.
The key thing is no shadow. If you are being photographed outside, do it in the morning, or wait till the 2 o’clock shadow has passed. Also don’t let pictures in the magazines stress you out – all the pictures are taken by great photographers. And all the faces have had pimples (丘疹，粉刺) taken out by computers.
Tip your head and learn what angles work with your face; everyone is different. So you have to learn what suits you. You can practice in Photo Booth for as long as it is your turn to learn what angles suit your face. Tip your neck to make it look longer and make eye contact with the camera. No one can look bad if they smile.
For long legs, point one leg into center of the frame and get the photographer to shoot looking up your body.
For just leg shots, lie upside down and raise legs in the air for the best angle. And your legs will look thinner and be in better shape.
Keep shoulders back.
Always have mouth slightly open, enough to put a penny between your lips, as this will make your lips look fuller.
Lower your eyes and then look up just as shutter (快门) is clicked for full eyes.
Delete any evidence of a less than perfect photogenic moment, everyone has off days.
31. If you want to look good in a photo, the light should be _____________.
A. below you B. above you
C. directly at you D. right behind you
32. According to the passage, we should consider all EXCEPT _____________.
A. light B. shadow
C. angles D. photographers
33. What advice does the author give on taking photos?
A. Raise legs on the wall. B. Look down.
C. Keep shoulders back. D. Put a penny between lips.
B
Dream in Heart
On the first day of school our professor introduced a new classmate—a wrinkled little old lady—to us. Her name was Rose, and she was eighty-seven years old.
After class Rose and I walked to the Student Union Building and shared a chocolate milk-shake. She told me she always dreamed of having a college education and now she was getting one. We became instant friends. Every day for the following months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always attracted, listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Rose became famous and easily made friends wherever she went. She tended to be highly motivated, responsible, and deeply involved in class participation. In spare time she had someone hang out or go to bars with. She even participated in some form of athletic activity. She said that extra-curricular activities can form a vital part of her experience, creating unique chances for friendship and learning.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football meal. A little embarrassed, she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “I’m sorry I’m so nervous.” As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you’re nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year, you will turn twenty. If I’m eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year, I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. It’s non-optional but that doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. In this way the elderly don’t have regrets for what they did, but rather for things they did not do.” Rose concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose”. She challenged us to study the words of the song and lived them out in daily lives.
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.
34. Why does the author compare Rose to “time machine” in Paragraph 2?
A. To stress her old age and knowledge of life.
B. To describe the close friendship between them.
C. To show that she always enjoyed her active life.
D. To explain why she took on a challenge in college.
35. Rose was invited to speak at the football meal most probably because _____________.
A. she was a great football fan
B. she was the smartest student
C. she tried hard to achieve her dream
D. she became more educated than the others
36. We can learn that Rose agreed with the idea that _____________.
A. growing older means growing UP
B. it takes talent and ability to grow up
C. receiving high education helps to be courageous
D. one grows older at the same time when he grows up
37. The passage is intended to _____________.
A. provide an example for the elderly
B. discuss how to grow up quickly
C. tell the importance of attending college
D. inspire the readers to live up to lives
C
This week at the British Science Festival, Prof Rory Wilson of Swansea University has been revealing (揭示) the secrets of the animal kingdom, including penguins’ diving habits and the emotional(情感的) states of elephants.
“The problem with animals is that we often want to know things about them that they don’t want to tell us or that aren’t easy to find out. The only way to do it is to put something on the animal that will accompany it,” Prof Wilson said. Addressing a crowd of journalists, Prof Wilson said his work was all made possible by a small electronic chip (芯片) his team developed specifically to monitor animals in their private hours.
This chip contains pressure, temperature and light sensors—offering an extraordinary view of an animal’s life. The chip, Prof Wilson explained, does exactly what our smartphones or fitness monitors do, continually tracking and recording the wearer’s position and movements. “This is a novel written by an animal. It’s very exciting to be the first person to open that novel.” This earlier chip was about five times larger than the current version, 27mm across and 4mm thick—and weighing 1.2g.
So far the group at Swansea has recorded the lives of more than 1,000 animals and 100 different species. Prof Wilson said the whole enterprise was a team effort. His group consists of academics, postdocs and students, who spend months searching through all the data collected by the chips.
Presenting results from a chip on a penguin in Argentina, he said the penguin was a personal favorite; he still analyzes these birds’ data himself. Looking at the huge screen in Prof Wilson’s lab, we could see the penguin’s individual steps. A change in movement and a drop in temperature indicate the exact moment of a dive into the water. The sensors within the chip are so accurate that they can easily detect behaviors that humans might not notice—even offering deep understanding into some animals’ emotional state.
Think of the way we humans walk. If someone is happy, this can be reflected in our physical behavior—it is often said that they “have a spring in their step”. To observe if this sort of phenomenon also occurs in animals, Prof Wilson’s team analyzed the walking movement of elephants in a zoo. They realized that an elephant walking towards something it liked would walk in a particular way. When that same elephant though was made to go away from the thing it liked, it would walk in a different manner. “How well you can predict the behavior of animals and protect them is dependent on how well you understand the rules by which they’re working.” Prof Wilson said.
38. According to Prof Wilson, what contributes most to his team’s discovery?
A. The cooperation of experts from different fields.
B. The use of a special electronic chip.
C. The personal interest in penguins.
D. The special way of data analysis.
39. It can be learned from the passage that the sensors can _____________.
A. evaluate stress resulting from animals’ fighting
B. examine penguins’ unusual behavior while diving
C. distinguish different walking manners of elephants
D. provide information about the animals’ inner feelings
40. Monitoring animals’ behavior helps _____________.
A. set rules for them B. control their behavior
C. change their habits D. understand and protect them
41. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Inspiring ‘Novels’ Written by a Group fromSwansea University
B. Pioneering ‘Diaries’ Uncover the Secret Lives of Animals
C. Penguins and Elephants Tracked for Emotional State
D. Scientists Made a Breakthrough in Animal Study
D
Dear Mom, Clear My Calendar
September is around the corner, and some of us are already complaining about summer’s end. But parents have a special reason to do so. The end of summer means the start of school. And these days, planning a young child’s schedule is a big challenge. The challenge is no longer finding activities to fill a child’s day; it is saying no to the hundreds of options available. Our mailbox is filled with brochures urging us to sign our kids up for classes from cooking to martial arts(武术).
Educators are themselves discouraged by the number of special classes that many children attend. In the name of “enrichment,” three-year-olds not only go to preschool in the morning but study French or gymnastics after lunch. One teacher tells of a four-year-old asking for help in the toilet before hurrying off to tennis. Another teacher says that children sometimes hold on to her at pickup time. What happened to unstructured time?
A generous explanation is that we enjoy giving children opportunities we never had. The truth however is that many parents have doubts about how much time they spend away from their families. And one way to reduce this guilt is to believe that time spent in these classes is somehow more beneficial to children than the time we know we should be giving them ourselves.
David Elkind, an expert on children, suggests that the 1960s gave birth to the belief that earlier is better. Parents hope that early music lessons, for example will build a child’s confidence. The truth, however, is that any time children are asked to do too much, too soon, they are at greater risk for feelings of failure.
A child’s time does not have to be planned to be meaningful. Remember the lazy days of summer? Some children sleep late and play with the kids across the street until it’s time to come home for dinner. However, with the majority of mothers working, fewer children enjoy that idle (空闲的) time now.
Come September, children across the country will finish a full day of kindergarten, only to attend an after-school program until 6 P.M., when a working mom or dad comes to take them home. That’s too much for a five-year old. Finances, of course, do limit some parents. But let’s be honest with ourselves－our own busy schedules, whatever they involve, are no excuse for burdening a young child’s.
42. The author holds that it’s a challenge to plan a schedule for a child mainly because _____________.
A. a child’s schedule is too complex
B. activities suitable for kids are limited
C. parents are stuck in numerous choices
D. children always say no to parents’ advice
43. What the two teachers say in Paragraph 2 implies that _____________.
A. children love to stay at school
B. they are popular with children
C. children dislike after-school classes
D. after-school classes are of poor quality
44. According to the author, what is the real reason for parents to send their children to after-school classes?
A. Parents want to make up for their own regrets.
B. After-school classes develop children’s potential.
C. Parents have doubt about their own ability to guide children.
D. After-school classes give parents an excuse for being absent.
45. Which of the following will the author probably agree with?
A. For children’s benefits, the earlier the better.
B. Idle time is something rare for children now.
C. Children’s spare time should be carefully designed.
D. Parents should be forgiven if they have a good reason.
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四、单词拼写：根据首字母提示拼写单词。本大题共20小题，共20分。
1. 冒险n. a____________ 11. 氛围n. a____________
2. 想象n. i____________ 12. 有说服力的adj. p____________
3. 出现，外形n. a____________ 13. 慷慨n. g____________
4. 营养n. n____________ 14. 潜能n. p____________
5. 损害v. d____________ 15. 道歉v. a____________
6. 运动员n. a____________ 16. 欣赏，感激v. a____________
7. 恢复n. r____________ 17. 犹豫v. h____________
8. 独立的adj. i____________ 18. 相册，唱片n. a____________
9. 勤奋的adj. d____________ 19. 永久的adj. p____________
10. 拥抱v. e____________ 20. 准备n. p____________
五、中译英：请根据中文提示默写短语。本大题共10小题，共20分。
21. 增加我们的困难 ____________________________________
22. 以……结束 ____________________________________
23. 有明显的好处 ____________________________________
24. 穿戴防护装备 ____________________________________
25. 追求真理 ____________________________________
26. 保持乐观 ____________________________________
27. 排在第一 ____________________________________
28. 以……为代价 ____________________________________
29. 利用 ____________________________________
30. 把……和……联系起来 ____________________________________
六、语法填空。本大题共10小题，共10分。
A
Tom got to the school early in the morning. This was his first day at senior high! He 31 (picture) this big day for a long time before it finally came. It was too early and the school was quiet. He decided to explore a bit and then he 32 (meet) his math teacher, Mr. Green, who promised Tom that the life of senior high 33 (be) wonderful.
B
Paper-cutting is a Chinese folk art with a long history. The earliest paper cuts 34 (date) back to the 4th century in China. In the past, paper cuts were put up during holidays to bring good luck. Nowadays, paper cuts can 35 (use) to make design patterns, such as Chinese character Fu, on clothing. In recent years, people from other cultures 36 (find) the beauty of this art form and it 37 (list) as a world cultural heritage in 2002.
C
Van Gogh’s sunflower paintings are among his most famous, and this one 38 (complete) in 1889. It 39 (show) sunflowers in a vase, mostly in three shades of yellow. The colors of the flowers range from bright yellows to brownish yellows, showing that the flowers are at different stages of life. The sunflower paintings held special meaning for Van Gogh. When his friend Paul Gauguin, who was also a famous painter, came to live with him for a while, he 40 (hang) the first two in his guest’s room to welcome him.
六、翻译句子：请用所学过的词汇、短语或句式翻译句子。本大题共3小题，共10分。
41. 诸如日常垃圾分类的微小行为也可以对我们的环境产生影响。
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42. 为了体验不同的文化和帮助有需要的人，他报名参加了在尼泊尔(Nepal)的志愿项目。
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43. 紫禁城坐落在市中心，建筑宏伟壮丽，吸引了无数游客。
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八、作文。本大题共10分。
你的美国笔友Jim准备参加学校举办的题为“Should middle school students be allowed to use smartphones?”的辩论赛，来信询问你的看法，请给Jim写一封回信。
信的开头和结尾已经给出。只写一个段落！
Dear Jim,
Great to hear from you and I’m delighted to share with you my opinion about the use of smartphones.
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Hope my reply is of some help. I wish you the best of luck in this debate.
Yours,
Li Hua
【试题答案】
一、选词填空。本大题共10小题，共10分。
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A
二、完形填空。本大题共20小题，共30分。
11—15 BDADC 16—20 ACBDC 21—25 BDABC 26—30 ACCBD
三、阅读理解。本大题共15小题，共30分。
31—33 CDC 34—37 ACBD 38—41 BDDB 42—45 CCDB
四、单词拼写。本大题共20小题，共20分。
1. adventure 2. imagination 3. appearance 4. nutrition 5. damage 6. athlete 7. recovery 8. independent 9. diligent 10. embrace | 11. atmosphere 12. persuasive 13. generosity 14. potential 15. apologize 16. appreciate 17. hesitate 18. album 19. permanent 20. preparation |
五、中译英。本大题共10小题，共20分。
21. add to our difficulties
22. conclude with
23. have a noticeable benefit
24. wear protective equipment
25. pursue truth
26. remain optimistic
27. top the ranking
28. at the expense of
29. take advantage of
30. associate…with…
六、语法填空。本大题共10小题，共10分。
31. had pictured
32. met
33. would be
34. date
35. be used
36. have found
37. was listed
38. was completed
39. shows
40. hung
七、翻译句子。本大题共3小题，共10分。
41. Small acts like daily garbage sorting can make a big difference to our environment.
42. To experience a different culture and help those in need, he sighed up for a volunteer program in Nepal.
43. The Forbidden City, which is located in the heart of the city, fascinates numerous tourists with its magnificent architecture.
八、作文。本大题共10分。略。