本试卷共五道大题，39道小题。满分60分。考试时间90分钟。
知识运用 (共14分)
一、单项填空(共6分，每小题0.5分)
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Peter’s sister is a manager and _________ works in a big company.
A. he B. she C. his D. her
2. We all studied at home _________ March this year.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
3. I had a good time in the park _________ my parents taught me how to fly a kite.
A. if B. but C. or D. because
4. －_________ does your mother go to the supermarket?
－Once a week.
A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How soon
5. We _________ make good use of our time to realize our dream.
A. should B. may C. would D. might
6. In order to catch up with her classmates, Lily works _________ than before.
A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. the hardest
7. We _________ our sports meeting every year and it brings us great fun.
A. were having B. had had C. had D. have
8. When I _________ yesterday morning, my father was cooking in the kitchen.
A. get up B. have got up C. got up D. will get up
9. －What is Mike doing now?
－He _________ an online class in his room.
A. was taking B. is taking C. took D. takes
10. Our lifestyle _________ a lot since this Spring Festival. We care more about our diets.
A. changes B. will change C. has changed D. is changing
11. More natural parks ________ in Beijing next year.
A. are built B. build C. will be built D. will build
12. －Did you notice ________ in her office?
－Yes, she was going over our writing.
A. what is Ms. Liu doing B. what Ms. Liu is doing
C. what was Ms. Liu doing D. what Ms. Liu was doing
二、完形填空(共8分，每小题1分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
My Understanding of Money
I used to walk around the store with my parents constantly begging for something. I remember the sight of all the colorful bags of chips and candy that I asked my parents to buy for me. I cannot remember a time when I didn’t beg for something at the store.
When I was about twelve years old, my dad always __13____ my begging and told me with a frustrated(使人挫败的) face, “You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job.” I listened, but I never really heard the __14____ he was trying to get across to me. Since I wanted so many things and my parents were not going to buy them for me, I decided to make money as a __15____ myself. I remember the feeling of getting new money in my pocket, then throwing it out within the next week.
A few years later, I was a freshman in high school and did not feel like looking for a new job. One day, I saw people handing out flyers(传单) at school. I wasn’t __16____ at first because I thought I was fine making money by babysitting. But once I __17____ thought about the money I could make, I applied to work as a lifeguard advertised on the flyer.
After a few months’ training, I could finally start the job. But the more money I made, the less I wanted to spend. As the work and pay increased, so did my responsibility with money. Instead of __18____ my money on useless things, I started saving up. I finally realized that money meant so much more to me because I was the one __19____ for it. Now, I have 5,000 dollars in my bank account, and I limit myself to what I buy. My life has permanently(持久地) been influenced because I know the __20____ of money. It is more than what I can spend.
13. A. met B. changed C. forgot D. refused
14. A. reply B. story C. message D. news
15. A. babysitter B. advertiser C. safeguard D. salesgirl
16. A. involved B. interested C. accepted D. pleased
17. A. proudly B. slowly C. seriously D. secretly
18. A. cutting B. raising C. receiving D. wasting
19. A. working B. saving C. longing D. begging
20. A. limit B. value C. power D. supply
阅读理解(共36分)
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。(共26分，每小题2分)
A
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. In the ancient days, they were important instructions for the farming production as well as people’s daily lives. Here are four solar terms and some details about them.
| Spring Equinox It starts around March 21st. During this time, swallows fly back to the north. It is also a good time for people to fly kites and eat spring vegetables. |
| Summer Solstice It begins around June 21st. To celebrate Summer Solstice, people often give colored fans to each other because fans can help them cool down. |
| Autumn Equinox It starts around September 23rd. From Autumn Equinox, most of the areas in China will enter the cool autumn. It is a season for people to eat crabs and enjoy chrysanthemums(菊花). |
| Winter Solstice It begins around December 22nd. It marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year. People usually make and eat dumplings with their family members. |
21. Spring Equinox begins around ________.
A. March 21st B. June 21st C. September 23rd D. December 22nd
22. To celebrate Summer Solstice, people ________.
A. eat spring vegetables B. give each other colored fans
C. enjoy chrysanthemums D. make and eat dumplings
23. ________ marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year.
A. Spring Equinox B. Summer Solstice
C. Autumn Equinox D. Winter Solstice
B
Katy’s Book Report
It was Monday afternoon. Pointing to the blackboard, Mr. Hayes reminded his students, “You should hand in your book report next Monday.”
Katy said in a low voice, “I haven’t started yet.”
Tom looked surprised, “I’ve already finished reading mine.”
“We still have a whole week,” Katy said. “There’s plenty of time. I will start reading it tonight right after the soccer practice.”
But Katy was too tired to read after the soccer practice. “I’ll start the book tomorrow,” she told herself.
Tuesday came. Katy watched TV for a few hours, and then worked on her coin collection until bedtime. “It’s too late to read now,” Katy decided. “Tomorrow, I’11 start it for sure.”
On Wednesday, Tom warned her not to leave things until the last minute.
“It’s not the last minute,” Katy told him. “I still have four whole days left.”
Unfortunately, she had to clean up her messy room first. Then, she was too tired to read. So Katy put off starting her book until Thursday.
Katy finally began reading her book on Thursday. It was so hard that she had read only a few pages by bedtime.
On Friday night, Katy gave up watching her favorite video, for she had to read her book. Then on Saturday morning, she went on reading it.
“At least I have the whole weekend,” she thought. However, she forgot her soccer game! So she lost several hours to read, which made her even more worried.
Katy read for the rest of Saturday, and she thought to herself, “I wish I’d started it earlier, like Tom!”
Katy finally finished reading her book on Sunday morning and stayed up writing her book report until midnight. She looked tired and nervous, thinking to herself, “I think this project has taught me an important lesson.”
24. What did Mr. Hayes remind his students to work on?
A. A video game. B. A soccer practice.
C. A book report. D. A coin collection.
25. How did Katy feel after the soccer game on Saturday?
A. Bored. B. Worried. C. Shocked. D. Disappointed.
26. What lesson has Katy got from the project?
A. She should read more books.
B. She should learn more writing skills.
C. She shouldn’t compare herself with others.
D. She shouldn’t leave her work to the last minute.
C
Different from common belief, blue light may not have a strong negative effect as people thought－according to the scientists from the University of Manchester.
It’s known that our body clock measures brightness through melanopsin(黑素蛋白), a specialized light sensitive protein in the eye. So there has been lots of interest in studying the influence of light on the body clock. Researchers changed the make-up of short and long wavelength light, which provided a small difference in brightness, as well as changes in color. Findings suggested blue light might be troublesome to our sleep patterns.
The new research, however, used a different method, since the changes in color may oppose the benefits from reducing the brightness signals detected(探测) by melanopsin. The team used specially designed lighting to change color without changing brightness.
Findings of the new research showed that blue colors produced weaker effects on the subjects’ body clock than equally bright yellow colors. “Our recognition of color comes from the retinal cone cells(视网膜锥形细胞), and the blue color signals they supply reduce the influence of light on the body clock,” explained the lead researcher. “The research shows the common view that blue light has the strongest effect on the body clock is misguided.”
According to the team, using dim(昏暗的), cooler lights in the evening and bright warmer lights during the day may be more beneficial to ensure healthy patterns of sleep. Twilight(暮光) is both dimmer and bluer than daylight and the body clock uses both of those features to decide on the proper times to be asleep and awake.
The findings have important suggestions for the design of lighting and visual displays which aim to promote people’s sleep patterns. Present technologies are mostly designed to limit our evening exposure to blue light by changing the screen color of mobile devices. The technology, however, may send the body clock mixed messages. This is because the small changes in brightness they produce come along with colors that are commonly seen during the day. So there’s more for the designers to take into consideration.
Setting our body clocks in line with our social and work schedules can be good for our health, and using color correctly could be a way to help us better achieve that.
27. The writer mentions different research methods in Paragraph 2 and 3 to ________.
A. suggest how the data of the research should be collected
B. explain why the findings of the old research are reasonable
C. discuss possible ways of studying the influence of blue light
D. show the progress in the methods used in the studies of blue light
28. According to the new findings, what should the designers take into consideration?
A. The changes in both colors and brightness.
B. The influence of the daylight on sleep patterns.
C. The suggestions on the proper use of mobile devices.
D. The balance between technologies and the body clock.
29. What can we learn from the new research?
A. Blue light cannot be easily detected by the body clock.
B. Blue light has the weakest effect on people’s body clock.
C. Blue light is not as harmful to their sleep patterns as people thought.
D. Blue light benefits people more in their sleep patterns than yellow light.
D
Sophia is smart, talented and incredibly nice. As a team leader, she wishes Nathan, a member of her history project, did his part as required. But rather than criticize him, Sophia offered polite encouragement trying to push him instead, only to find that Nathan kept falling behind. It ended up that other team members, who had to take on more work, complained about both Sophia and Nathan, while Nathan himself complained that he was not treated fairly.
How did poor Sophia get into this mess? The primary reason was that Sophia failed in a key aspect of leadership－the duty to provide clear feedback(反馈) for team members. This isn’t simply a duty but a correctness.
Failing to question or criticize Nathan’s work, Sophia was in fact unkind. Many people are not a failure, like Nathan in this case; they’re just in the wrong place, and still left in the dark. What they really need is feedback from their leaders. However, Sophia, in this case, withheld a gift from Nathan.
“You’d better use open, honest, continuous and clear feedback,” says Harry Kraemer, a professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University, “to help figure out someone’s best fit－in their particular job or in the organization.”
This approach also prevents surprises. It’s not uncommon to see someone suddenly removed from a team. They may have deserved it, but with a kind leader, they wouldn’t have been caught__off-guard, because they would have been receiving open, honest, continuous and clear judgment of their performance.
Then why is it so hard for leaders to give good feedback? “We like to be liked,” Kraemer says. So we avoid anything that may cause unpleasantness, but that kind of feedback usually helps members find the right place for them. “If you like to be liked, the chance of being respected is extremely low. However, if you start off focusing on being respected, you have a chance of being liked.” Kraemer adds. The most difficult part for the leader, of course, involves criticizing someone. That is what a nice leader finds hard.
Back to Sophia’s case. Not telling Nathan how he was on the team only made a hard situation worse. But with a different mindset, she could have set herself and Nathan up for success.
30. The expression “caught off-guard” in Paragraph 5 probably means “__________”.
A. kicked out carelessly B. treated unexpectedly
C. sent out unfairly D. guided effortlessly
31. The writer probably agrees that _________.
A. being nice to team members is likely to win leaders great respect
B. criticizing team members results in serious complaints to the leader
C. open and honest communication is a must for leaders and team members
D. praise and encouragement from leaders bring out better team performance
32. According to the writer, what Sophia should do is _________.
A. patiently encouraging Nathan to try his best
B. gradually having Nathan dropped out of the project
C. politely showing Nathan the improvement he made
D. clearly telling Nathan her judgment of his performance
33. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. To be nice or to be kind?
B. To be liked or to be criticized?
C. Is it necessary for leaders to be pleasing?
D. Is it helpful for leaders to be demanding?
四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题2分)
Studies have shown that when students join in team sports, their overall educational experience is greatly improved. In fact, no matter they are good at sports or not, there are still benefits to be got from playing team sports! Here are four lessons team sports can teach students.
Have a Bigger Picture
At some point in life, everyone goes through challenges. People may think that the choices they make only affect themselves, but as it turns out, that simply isn’t true! Team sports teach students about friendship and a sense of belonging to something bigger than themselves. When they play sports on a team, they quickly learn that every choice they make has an influence on their teammates and their opponents(对手)!
Be Decisive
Making choices can often be difficult for many people since they often over-complicate(过度复杂化) very simple decisions. Playing team sports gets students to reason and come to a decision faster than they might in their day-to-day life. And then, making quick decisions can help students develop a sense of self-confidence.
Never Give Up
It’s always exciting to win in life, but sometimes the greater lessons come from losses in team sports games. To deal with those losses, students should accept them peacefully, move on and try again! Team sports teach students that great comebacks do happen and a loss is never final if they refuse to give up!
Put Others First
Perhaps the most important lesson that team sports can teach students is how to put others first in difficult situations. Sometimes, they may have to be ready for being second-best for the greater good, because there is often more at play than they can see at first. Sometimes the most pleasing choice students can make is the one to help others even when it is inconvenient. Learning self-sacrifice(自我奉献) is a lesson that students will certainly carry throughout the course of their life！
Students don’t have to be athletic to succeed at sports, and there are countless benefits of team sports for them.
34. Do students need to be good at sports in order to benefit from team sports?
35. Why do many people find it difficult to make choices?
36. How should students deal with losses in team sports games?
37. What is probably the most important lesson students can learn from team sports?
38. What’s the main idea of this passage?
书面表达 (共10分)
五、文段表达(10分)
39．从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
题目①
垃圾分类，人人有责。
假如你是李华，你受学生会的委托，向在校交换生发出参与垃圾分类的倡议。请你以”Waste Sorting－A Must for Everyone”为题，用英文写一封倡议书，谈谈垃圾分类的意义，以及我们能做什么。
提示词语：waste sorting(垃圾分类), litter, recycle, protect, environment
提示问题：● Why is waste sorting important?
● What can we do to help with waste sorting?
Waste Sorting－A Must for Everyone Dear students, Waste sorting is becoming increasingly common around our country. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________
Student Council |
题目②
“战’疫’之路，大道不孤!”在新冠肺炎疫情的防控阻击战中，有无数人坚守岗位，默默付出。他们用平凡造就一个国家的伟大。
某英文网站正在开展以”我心中的英雄”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英文写一篇短文投稿，谈谈抗击疫情(fight coronavirus)期间，你心中的英雄是谁，他(她)做了什么，以及你从他(她)身上学到了什么?
提示词语：brave, serve, risk one’s life, volunteer, make contributions(贡献) to
提示问题：● Who is the hero in your heart?
● What did he/she do?
● What have you learned from him/her?
The Hero in My Heart Many ordinary people are regarded as heroes in fighting coronavirus. ________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ |
参考答案
一、单项填空
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A
5. A 6. B 7. D 8. C
9. B 10. C 11. C 12. D
二、完形填空
13. D 14. C 15. A 16. B
17. C 18. D 19. A 20. B
阅读理解
三、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. B
26. D 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B
31. C 32. D 33. A
四、阅读短文，回答问题。
34. No.
35. Because they often over-complicate very simple decisions.
36. By accepting them peacefully, moving on and trying again. /
They should accept them peacefully, move on and try again. /
They should never give up.
37. How to put others first in difficult situations. /
Learning self-sacrifice.
38. Four lessons team sports can teach students. /
The benefits of team sports. /
What team sports can teach students. /
What students can learn from team sports. /
Students don’t have to be athletic to succeed at sports, and there are countless benefits of team sports for them.
书面表达
五、文段表达
39. 参考范文：
题目①
Dear students,
Waste sorting is becoming increasingly common around our country. I hope all of us can get involved in this meaningful activity. It is important because it can not only reduce the land pollution but also raise our awareness to protect the environment.
As students, we can do a lot for waste sorting. First of all, we should learn how to sort the waste online. Secondly, we can sort the waste by preparing some bins in different colors at home. Last but not least, it’s also a good choice to put up posters to call on more people to join us.
In a word, even a small action can make a big difference to our environment. Let’s pull together to start sorting the waste right now! Thank you!
Student Council
Waste Sorting—A Must for Everyone
Dear Students,
Waste sorting is becoming increasingly common around our country. People are encouraged to sort waste for good reasons. To begin with, it is an effective way to cut down both air and land pollution, as otherwise more waste will be burned or buried, which will do harm to our environment. Also, when different kinds of waste are mixed, there is a great loss in possible resources for the future. Therefore, it is high time for everyone to sort waste!
As students, there are lots of things we can do. First, sorting at home is a must. To make waste sorting easier, we can prepare bin bags in different colors for particular kinds of waste. Second, we can make posters on the necessity and importance of waste sorting to call on more people to take action. Only when every citizen develops a habit of sorting waste can our environment be better protected. It’s a matter of great urgency and we must go into action now!
Student Council
题目②
The Hero in My Heart
Many ordinary people are regarded as heroes in fighting coronavirus. Among them, the security guard in my community is the hero in my heart. He kept working on his post without complaint. When we were stuck at home, he stayed at the gate of the community day and night. He not only took our temperature, but also recorded the information of each visitor. He risked his own life for our safety and made contributions to keeping the virus from spreading.
His spirit of dedication has influenced me a lot. It is his strong sense of responsibility that moved me. His efforts always remind me to treasure the peaceful life that we are living now. When I grow up, I will spare no effort to help people around me.
The Hero in My Heart
Many ordinary people are regarded as heroes in fighting coronavirus. The hero in my heart is Zhong Nanshan, who is admired and respected by all the Chinese.
During the epidemic, he reassured the public and dedicated himself to the battle regardless of his own safety. At the beginning of the outbreak when everyone was in panic, Academician Zhong told the truth frankly to the whole nation. He warned us not to take trips to Wuhan; nevertheless, he headed there to fight the disease. He kept working day and night despite his advanced age, leading the team to figure out the therapies to save more lives. It was his wisdom and dedication that helped to keep the virus under control.
I was deeply inspired by his sense of responsibility to serve the people and the country whenever needed. His heroic deeds not only encourage me to be brave to embrace challenges, but also motivate me to work harder to serve our country. I will make efforts to equip myself with expertise and develop professional skills in my future career to make the world a better place to live in.