英语试题
第二部分 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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡
上将该项涂黑。
A
How It Feels to Float
by Helaia Fox
If you're looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness, grief (悲痛), and love,
pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age. This moving novel will
stay with you long after you finish reading it.
Two Can Keep a Secret
by Karen M. MeManus
Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a
string of unsolved murders. As threats and clues pile up, you’ll be burning the midnight oil trying to
finish the book before dawn.
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
by Julie C. Dao
The first book in the Rise of the Empress series takes the bones of a traditional fairy tale — a
poor girl fated for power, an evil queen determined to stop her, love for someone who doesn't love
back and magic — and
gives them a richly imagined East Asian setting.
Dune
by Frank Herbert
If the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera, eventually you're
going to read Frank Herbert's most famous creation. The story of centuries-old political plotting —
about warring factions
(派系) battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis — is a classic and remains a
wonderful introduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction just beyond the Star
Wars trilogies.
21. What is How It Feels to Float mainly about?
A. The murder of a teenage girl.
B. A girl's space adventures.
C. Challenges of growing up.
D. A poor girl with special powers.
22. What kind of book is Two Can Keep a Secret?
A. A fairy tale. B. A science-fiction story.
C. A love story. D. A detective story.
23.Which book is about battling for control of another planet?
A. How It Feels to Float B. Two Can Keep a Secret
C. Forest of a thousand Lanterns D. Dune
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,” says Prunuske,who teaches microbiology and immunology at a medical
college . “Students want to do a good job, because they know scientists are going to use the new
data in their own research.”
Jennifer Long’s job is to coordinate(协调) education and outreach. She agrees with Prunuske.
“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 Monarch 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 engaged, 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 needs to seek for new solutions.
B. It carries out experiments frequently.
C. It must carry out experiments in groups.
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
Your circle of friends may help you get a better reading on your overall health and wellness
rather than just using wearable devices such as a Fitbit, according to researchers.
The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, analyzed what the structure of social networks
says about the state of health, happiness and stress.
"We were interested in the topololgy (拓扑学) of the social network — what does my position
within my social network predict about my health and well-being said Nitesh V. Chawla, a professor
at the University of Notre Dame in the US.
“What we found was the social network structure provides a significant improvement in
predictability of wellness states of an individual over just using the data obtained from wearables,
like the number of steps or heart
rate,” Chawla said.
For the study, participants wore a Fitbit to capture health behavior data about walking, sleeping,
heart rate and overall activity level. They also completed surveys and self-assessments of their stress,
happiness and
positivity.
Cbawla and his team then analyzed the data with a machine learning model, alongside the
connections and characteristics of an individual's social network.
The study showed a strong correlation (相关性) between social network structures, heart rate,
number of steps and level of activity.
Social network structure provided significant improvement in predicting one's health and
well-being compared to just looking at health behavior data from the Fitbit alone.
For example, when social network structure is combined with the data from wearables, the
machine learning model achieved a 65 percent improvement in predicting happiness.
The model also achieved a 54 percent improvement in predicting one's self-assessed health
prediction, a 55 percent improvement in predicting positive attitude and a 38 percent improvement in
predicting success.
This study asserts (断言) that without social network information, we only have an incomplete
view of an individual's wellness state, and to be fully predictive or to be able to obtain interventions
(干扰). It is critical to be aware of the social network, Chawla said.
28. What did the study find?
A. How people choose their friend circles.
B. What factors decide your friend circles.
C. How your circle of friends influences you
D. What your circle of friends says about your health.
29. How did the researchers draw their conclusions?
A. By comparing data. B. By giving examples.
C. By analyzing cause and effect D. By describing personal experiences.
30. What does the underlined word “critical” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Easy. B. Common. C. Important. D. Challenging.
31. What do Chawla's words in the last paragraph tell us?
A How fitness devices can connect your circle of friends
B. That a person's social network is part of his health picture.
C. The best ways to make friends and keep a healthy social circle
D. That wearable devices are not useful for understanding someone's health.
D
While many of us may have been away somewhere nice last summer, few would say that
we’ve “summered.” “Summer” is clearly a noun, more precisely, a verbed noun.
Way back in our childhood, we all learned the difference between a noun and a verb. With
such a tidy definition, it was easy to spot the difference. Not so in adulthood, where we are
expected to “foot” bills, “chair” committees, and “dialogue” with political opponents. Chances are
you didn’t feel uncomfortable about the sight of those verbed nouns.
“The verbing of nouns is as old as the English language,” says Patricia O’Conner, a former
editor at The New York Times Book Review. Experts estimate that 20 percent of all English verbs
were originally nouns. And the phenomenon seems to be snowballing. Since 1900, about 40
percent of all new verbs have come from nouns.
Even though conversion (转化) is quite universal, plenty of grammarians object to the practice.
William Strunk Jr. and E.B.White, in The Elements of Style — the Bible for the use of American
English — have this to say: “Many nouns lately have been pressed into service as verbs. Not all are
bad, but all are suspect.” The Chicago Manual of Style takes a similar standpoint, advising writers to
use verbs with great care.
“Sometimes people object to a new verb because they resist what is unfamiliar to them,” says
O’Conner. That’s why we’re comfortable “hosting” a party, but we might feel upset by the thought
of “medaling” in sports. So are there any rules for verbing? Benjamin Dreyer, copy chief at Random
House, doesn’t offer a rule, but suggests that people think twice about “verbifying” a noun if it’s
easily replaceable by an already existing popular verb. Make sure it’s descriptive but not
silly-sounding, he says.
In the end, however, style is subjective. Easy conversion of nouns to verbs has been part of
English grammar for centuries; it is one of the processes that make English “English.” Not every
coinage (新创的词语) passes into general use, but as for trying to end verbing altogether, forget it.
32. What can we learn about the verbing of nouns?
A. It hasn’t recently been opposed by many grammarians.
B. It is more commonly accepted by children than adults.
C. It hasn’t been a rare phenomenon in the past century.
D. It is easily replaced by existing verbs in practice
33. What is most leading experts’ attitude towards the practice of the verbing of nouns?
A. Cautious. B. Satisfied. C. Disappointed. D.
Unconcerned.
34.What does the author think of ending the verbing of nouns?
A. Predictable. B. Practicable. C. Approaching. D.
Impossible.
35. What is the best title for the text?
A. Are 40 Percent of all new verbs from nouns?
B. Are Summering and Medaling Annoying?
C. Are You Comfortable about a New Verb?
D. Are There Any Rules for Verbing?
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。
Most Americans love Chinese food. However, the Chinese food served in most American
restaurants is very different from the authentic cuisine enjoyed daily by people living in China.
36 Then many Chinese immigrants had trouble landing a job in America. To make a living, some
of them opened restaurants. Over these years, Chinese cuisine has been adapted to reflect
Western influences.
37 The Chinese food found in Western restaurants is mainly cooked through frying.
Many dishes are cooked using various frying methods. However, traditional Chinese food is rarely
cooked through frying. Instead, methods such as baking, steaming, boiling and fermenting (发酵)
are more commonly used.
Another big difference between authentic and westernized Chinese food is the ingredients
used. 38 Some ingredients — like carrots, onions and tomatoes — are not often used in
authentic Chinese cooking. In addition, while you can find some Western cuisines that use strange
meats — like pig ears — most Western cultures are pretty conservative about the meats they
consume. Authentic Chinese food, in contrast, uses a wider variety of protein sources, including
tofu, snake, chicken feet, duck blood and many more that Westerners generally wouldn’t choose to
eat.
39 Sweet and Sour Chicken, for example, has no equivalent(同等物)in traditional
Chinese cuisine. Similarly, the fortune cookie is a completely American invention.
Indeed, there are numerous differences between authentic and westernized Chinese cuisine,
but Western palates (味觉) adapt to new flavors easily. 40
A. The history of westernized Chinese food started in the mid-1800s.
B. Westernized Chinese food features vegetables that are common in Western cuisines.
C. There are so many regions of China, and they all prepare their dishes a little bit differently.
D. So it may only be a matter of time before authentic Chinese food becomes popular in America.
E. Many of the most popular Chinese dishes in the West are not served in
Chinese restaurants at all.
F. Deep frying food is quick, which is why you can usually get your Chinese food in just a few
minutes.
G. One of the main differences between authentic and westernized Chinese food lies in cooking
methods.
第三部分 英语知识运用(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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin in 1865. His childhood
41 the harmony that was 42 of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying
that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited(继承) excellent taste in
43 from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally 44
literature, 45 drama and poetry.
Yeats had strong 46 in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the 47
task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, 48 ,
were not received 49 at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed 50 in his
poetical drama.
51 with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much 52 notice. The subject
matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very
traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life 53 , his poetry grew
finer and richer, which led him to worldwide 54 .
He had not 55 a major public life 56 winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he
57 writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably
now be 58 as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who 59
his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats’s death in 1939, W.H.Auden wrote,
among others, the following lines:
Earth, receive an 60 guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie.
Emptied of its poetry.
41. A. held B. lacked C. expected D. desired
42. A. typical B. special C. awkward D. capable
43. A. art B. poetry C. drama D. literature
44. A. carried on B. decided on C. put on D. based on
45. A. regularly B. instantly C. particularly D. finally
46. A. desire B. energy C. access D. faith
47. A. fresh B. stupid C. small D. difficult
48. A. therefore B. however C. besides D. otherwise
49. A. possibly B. honorably C. favorably D. doubtfully
50. A. failure B. fame C. pleasure D. success
51. A. Connected B. Occupied C. Compared D. Tired
52. A. admiring B. amusing C. amazing D. envying
53. A. finished B. produced C. created D. progressed
54. A. praise B. spread C. recognition D. assessment
55. A. enjoyed B. accepted C. purchased D. taken
56. A. before B. since C. until D. after
57. A. abandoned B. continued C. appreciated D.
recommended
58. A. respected B. admired C. valued D. favored
59. A. prohibits B. attempts C. recommends D. produces
60. A. appealed B. advocated C. advanced D. honored
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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案
填写在答题卡的相应位置。
For a long time bats 61 (be) one of the most feared creatures in the animal kingdom.
Many pop culture associations with them are 62 (relate) to vampire (吸血鬼). Though these
associations are complete misunderstandings, bats do have a dark side as a 63 (danger)
disease vector (传播媒介). So there is good reason to be exceptionally cautious if you come into
contact with bats. However, the fact is 64 bats play a significant role in keeping a balanced
ecosystem.
Many organic farmers have learned about the benefits of 65 (have) bats nearby to help
manage the amount of pests that show up without pesticides. One brown bat — about 66
size of a human thumb — can consume about 600 mosquitoes and other unwanted insects within
an hour. They make for a fantastic, almost essential 67 (add) to pest management on any
farm.
Even large government organizations have realized the economic benefits of bats. The United
States Geological Survey estimates that bat contributions 68 pest management save the
country at 69 (little) 3.7 billion dollars per year. Without them, we would likely experience a
dramatic drop in food production, which would eventually make 70 (it) way into our weekly
grocery bills.
第四部分 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)
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(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,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。
I went to watch the ballet The Peony Pavilion last Sunday’s evening. Because I think ballet was
more or less the same everywhere, I was total unprepared for its unique beauty. I was absorb as soon
as the curtain rose up. The performance borrowed a lot from Chinese dance and music, but the
Eastern influence on the ballet was clear. The production was filled in colours and romantic
symbols, and challenged my sense in new ways. So much did I enjoy that it has changed my opinion
about ballet. I can’t wait to going again!
第二节 书面表达 (满分 25 分)
假定你是李华,最近你的美国朋友 Leo 在与父母相处的过程中遇到一些困惑,沟通出现
问题。他心情不佳,来信寻求你的帮助。请根据以下要点给他写一封信:
1. 安慰 Leo;
2. 提出建议;
3. 恰当的结尾。
注意:
1. 词数 100 左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
英语试题参考答案及评分标准
第二部分:
21-23 CDD 24-27 AACB 28-31 DACB
32-35 CADB
36-40 AGBED
第三部分:
41-45. BAABC 46-50. DABCD 51-55. CADCA 56-60. BBCDD
61. have been 62. related 63. dangerous 64. that
65. having
66. the 67.addition 68. to
69. least 70. its
评分原则:
语法填空题如出现可接受的答案,由评卷点裁定,酌情给分。此次大小写错误不得分。
第四部分:
第一节:
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Sunday thought
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评分原则:
短文改错题如出现可接受的答案,由评卷点裁定,酌情给分。此次大小写错误不得分。
Dear Leo,
I am sorry to hear about your communication problems with your parents, but I know how you feel
since I’ve had similar problems before. I can offer some useful suggestions based on my own
experience. First, let’s put ourselves in their shoes. Parents love us and often try to prevent us from
making mistakes that seem obvious to them. When we share our problems with them, we often look
for a listening ear and an open heart, not a solution. Therefore, what you need is to tell them about
this difference and believe them. I hope these suggestions will make a difference to you.
Best,
Li Hu