英语
第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
第一节
听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选
项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅
读一遍。
1. How is the man feeling?
A. Sleepy. B. Worried. C. Awake.
2. What is the man doing this Sunday?
A. Going camping.
B. Meeting his friend Nancy.
C. Hiking with the woman.
3. How much will the woman get for selling her old fridge?
A. $400. B. $300. C. $100.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and employee. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student.
5. Where are the speakers most likely to be?
A. At a theater. B. At a bank. C. At a restaurant.
第二节
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项
中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完
后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. How does the woman feel about her present job?
A. It’s difficult. B. It’s exciting. C. It’s interesting.
7. When does the woman have to make her final decision?
A. In two days. B. Tomorrow. C. Today.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. Where is the woman going?
A. To the theater.B. To the post office.C. To the Sunshine Hotel.
9. Where is Starbucks?
A. Opposite the post office.
B. Near the Sunshine Hotel.
C. Next to the theater.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Why does the woman call Rose?
A. To postpone a meeting.
B. To move a meeting forward.
C. To remind her to attend a meeting.11. How many people should the meeting room be able to hold?
A. At least 20 people. B. At least 12 people. C. At least 10 people.
12. What does the woman ask Rose to prepare for lunch?
A. Some takeaway food from a restaurant.
B. Coffee and hamburgers.
C. Some drinks and sandwiches.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Family members B. Co-workers. C. Neighbors
14. How many children does Hannah have?
A. 2 B. 3. C. 4
15. What do David’s sons like to do?
A. Cook food. B. Go to parties. C. Ride their bikes around.
16. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Their families have dinner together.
B. They go to the local market together.
C. The man should host a dinner party.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Why does the speaker attend English classes at a language program?
A. To study abroad.
B. To get a job in the city.
C. To improve his communication skills.
18. How many classes does the speaker have per day?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5
19. What is the speaker’s best method for learning English?
A. Constant practice.
B. Focusing on grammar.
C. Making use of his natural language ability.
20. What else does the speaker do to improve his English?
A. Read English magazines.
B. Watch English movies.
C. Listen to English songs.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A● West Town
The Chicago Public Library (CPL) encourages lifelong learning by welcoming all
people and offering equal access to information, entertainment and knowledge
through materials, programs and events. Each year, Chicago Public Library
recommends the Best of the Best, CPL’s selections of the very best books
published that year.
● Hours
Monday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: Closed
● Holidays & Closures
All Staff Institute Day: Thursday, April 30, 2020
Closed All Day
Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2020
Closed All Day
Independence Day: Saturday, July 4, 2020
Closed All Day
Labor Day：Monday, September 7, 2020
Closed All Day
Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 26, 2020
Closed All Day
Christmas：Friday, December 25, 2020
Closed All Day
● Address & Contact
1625 W. Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60622
Phone: (312) 743-0450
Email: westtown@chipublib.org
● Get a Library Card
Getting a library card is easy – and it’s free! Please visit any CPL location to fill
out an application.
Current, valid ID with name, photo and Chicago address is required.
● Facilities
After-hours book return Bike rack
Computers Meeting room WiFi
Parking lot Scanner
● Upcoming Events at West Town
Design Challenge DayDescription:
Are you up for a challenge? Drop in and tackle some design challenges using
supplies provided by the library. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative
submissions.
Suitable for: Kids and Teens
Time: Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Film Screening: The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
Description:
Join the West Town branch for a screening of The Zookeeper’s Wife. A married
couple who work as zoo caretakers help save Jewish people from the Holocaust (大
屠杀).
Suitable for: Adults and Teens
Time: Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
21. When can people go and read in Chicago Public Library?
A. 11:00 am, April 29, 2020.
B. 2:00 pm, May 25, 2020.
C. 9:00 am, July 5, 2020.
D. 6:00 pm, November 26, 2020.
22. What is required for getting a library card?
A. Paying for it on a yearly basis.
B. Providing a recent photo.
C. Applying on the library’s official website first.
D. Having a valid ID with name, photo and Chicago address.
23. What do we know about Design Challenge Day?
A. It targets adults as their major participants.
B. Participants will compete for prizes.
C. The activity will last for nearly 2 hours.
D. Winners can watch The Zookeeper’s Wife for free.
B
My 11-year-old daughter has been awarded an academic scholarship (奖学金) to a
private school. It’s only a small discount (折扣), but the scholarship means she’ll
skip the waiting list – provided my husband and I can cover $20,000 a year.
Should we pay the private school fees, or choose free education instead?
I always assumed my children would go to a private school, like I did. Not because
my family is wealthy, but because I believe that the best education is private.
It took years for me to make peace with the fact that my two children attended our local public primary school.
They’ll go to a private high school, I told myself. Yet here we are. My eldest is
now in her last year of primary school, and my husband and I will struggle to
afford private school.
If we’re to send our girl to private school, I could increase my work hours. My
law degree was supposed to be my ticket to a good job and a solid income, but
that’s not quite how it turned out.
The guilt and expectations are mine alone. I’m terrified that my daughter’s
potential will be wasted at the public school. And yet, I know that working more
hours will crush (压垮) me.
During many sleepless nights, I felt troubled by the decision. Although I want the
best for my daughter, I have my own dreams too. I can’t sacrifice everything for
my precious girl. I explain that I want to be a positive role model for my daughter,
and an unhappy parent is a terrible strain on a family. I point out that not even the
privilege of private school will protect my children from disappointment or
struggle.
And finally, it’s decided. My daughter is going to the public school behind our
home. She couldn’t be more pleased.
It’s taken me a little longer, but now I’m content. More than my fancy private
school education, it’s my family that shaped me. With high school now 25 years
in the past, I can no longer remember the mathematical problems and
Shakespearean quotes I once knew so perfectly. The lessons from my childhood
home, however, have proved impossible to forget.
24. Why did the author want her daughter to go to a private school at first?
A. Her daughter earned an academic scholarship.
B. She wanted her daughter to receive the best education.
C. She wanted her daughter to skip the waiting list.
D. Her daughter’s potential was wasted at the public primary school.
25. The author finally let her daughter go to a public school mainly because she
realized that ______.
A. private school doesn’t guarantee a solid income
B. she didn’t want her daughter to struggle in private school
C. however hard she worked, she couldn’t afford private school
D. public school is the most balanced choice for her family
26. When the decision was made, ______.
A. the author’s daughter was disappointed
B. the author felt sorry and guilty about itC. both the author and her daughter were content with the result
D. the author inspired her daughter to be a positive role model at school
27. What is the main message the author intends to convey in the last paragraph?
A. Family influences a child’s growth more than school education.
B. The lessons learned during our childhood will stay with us forever.
C. It always takes people a long time to make a right decision.
D. Private school education is not as good as people expect.
C
Small talk – the likes of “What do you have there? Popcorn?” or “The weather
today is beautiful, isn’t it?” – is meaningless and a waste of time, according to
some people. But scientists believe that it is actually more useful than it may
appear to be.
One example comes when you are on a train or a plane. The thought of talking to
the stranger sitting beside you can be scary, because you know the conversation is
sure to be awkward. But a study by the University of Chicago in the US found that
people who chat to strangers enjoy a better ride than those who sit in silence or
occupy themselves with their phones.
In the study, researchers asked people at Chicago train stations to start
conversations with fellow travelers. Most of them refused to do so at first because
they expected not to get a friendly answer. But the result turned out to be just the
opposite – most strangers were not only willing to be talked to, but also pleasant
to talk to.
“Human beings are social animals,” Nicholas Epley, one of the lead researchers,
told Live Science. “Other people are people, too. And it turns out that they’d
like to get to know you.”
Apart from making you happier, small talk with strangers can also help you feel
connected to your surroundings. Previous studies found that when people are
frequently smiled at, made eye contact with and spoken to at coffee shops, they
tend to have a stronger sense of belonging instead of feeling like they are being
ignored and left out.
And if you are already comfortable enough to make small talk with strangers, you
should try to develop it into something “bigger”.
A 2010 study proved that having a deep and meaningful conversation gives you
even more happiness than small talk. Participants in the study – 79 college
students – reported after the four-day experiment that they were much happier
when they had a third as much small talk and twice as many in-depth
conversations.
But deep conversations can start with small talk, can’t they? So the first step is to start talking, no matter how casual the topic is. And who knows, maybe an
opening line as simple as “I like your hat” could lead to a serious conversation
in which you learn something new from a stranger.
28. What is the reason for the result of the study by the University of Chicago,
according to Nicholas Epley?
A. Most people are nice to strangers.
B. People are naturally curious about others.
C. People are afraid of loneliness or boredom.
D. People try to show their good side to strangers.
29. Which of the following is a benefit of small talk?
A. Wasting less time.
B. Developing useful contacts.
C. Disconnecting from phones for a while.
D. Feeling like you are a part of your surroundings.
30. According to the 2010 study, in what way can people get more happiness from
talking with strangers?
A. Starting with serious topics.
B. Starting with casual topics.
C. Making it important and deep.
D. Choosing pleasant surroundings.
31. What is the author’s attitude toward small talk?
A. Supportive. B. Negative. C. Doubtful. D. Objective.
D
Antarctica is known for being a vast land of ice and snow, a place too cold for
most life. Despite this, the continent is slowly starting to turn warm. According to
the Guardian, the Antarctic has registered (登记) a new high temperature for the
first time on record, prompting fears of climate instability in the world’s iciest
place.
On Feb 9, Brazilian researchers at Seymour Island reported a temperature of 20.75
C on the icy continent of Antarctica. It was almost a full degree higher than the
previous record of 19.8 C, taken on Signy Island in January 1982.
This record-breaking reading was taken at a monitoring station in the northern
part of Antarctica. According to Brazilian soil scientist Carlos Schaefer, the
temperature was documented during a 20-year-long research project. The focus
of this project is to study the effect that climate change has on the permafrost (永久
冻土) within the region. Permafrost is soil that stays frozen for at least two years. Although this is a record high for Antarctica, Schaefer stressed that “We can’t
use this to anticipate climatic changes in the future. It’s simply a signal that
something different is happening in that area.”
But in fact, the last high temperature reading was in the 19 C range. These higher
temperatures can cause ice and glaciers (冰川) in Antarctic regions to melt. The
Antarctic peninsula (半岛) – the long finger of land that stretches toward Argentina
– is most dramatically affected. Scientists saw glaciers that have retreated by more
than 100 meters in Discovery Bay where the snow melted in little more than a
week, leaving dark exposed rock. This melted ice leads to a rise in sea levels that
can threaten the safety of coastal areas. It’s believed to be behind an alarming
decline of more than 50 percent in chinstrap penguin (帽带企鹅) colonies, which
are dependent on sea ice.
Like American writer Ernest Hemingway once said, “The Earth is a fine place and
worth fighting for.” We should do everything we can to help save our planet.
Otherwise, it may become too hot for us to fix.
32. What did Brazilian researchers report on Feb 9?
A. Signy Island is the warmest region in the Antarctic.
B. Antarctica hit a record high temperature of 20.75 C.
C. The average temperature of Antarctica ranges from 19.8 C to 20.75 C.
D. Antarctica’s new record temperature is a full degree higher than the
previous decade.
33. What’s the main purpose of the 20-year-long research project?
A. To predict possible climatic change in the future.
B. To monitor Antarctica’s contributions to world climate change.
C. To explain why the permafrost may cause glaciers to melt.
D. To examine how the permafrost is influenced by climate change.
34. What does the underlined word “retreated” probably mean?
A. Moved backward.
B. Increased in size.
C. Covered a certain area.
D. Stretched in an opposite direction.
35. According to the text, the melted glaciers may lead to ______.
A. the pollution of ocean water
B. the release of various viruses
C. threats to penguin habitats
D. disappearances of coastal cities第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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。
Is it true that British people have a different sense of humor than people in other
countries? Let’s have a look at what we laugh at in Britain.
36. ___________ It’s not just politicians who make us chuckle (暗笑), but anyone
whose job is to tell other people what to do and who takes themselves too
seriously.
We laugh at authority, but also sympathetically (同情地) laugh with anyone who is
treated badly. 37. ___________ Our clowns are often silly people doing silly things –
Mr Bean, for example – while in America, they are often clever people doing clever
things – and winning.
The fact that we laugh when other people might feel hopeless is one of the
oddest things to appreciate about British humor. We do have a strong sense of
irony (反讽). “Not very pleasant,” we might say after some terrible experience.
38. ___________ “It’s a bit windy today,” we might say in the middle of a
typhoon, or “There’s a slight problem,” when something has gone very
seriously wrong. This is related to the old-fashioned British expression “stiff
upper lip (坚定沉着)”. 39. ___________
Another thing that can make it difficult to understand British humor is that we
don’t always laugh or even smile when we say something funny. 40. ___________
Do you think the British sense of humor is unique?
A. In addition, we tend to play things down.
B. Brits don’t express extreme feelings; we just “keep calm and carry on”.
C. Culture plays a big part in how funny you may find something.
D. We often keep a straight face even when we’re making a joke.
E. Brits turn to laughter as a form of medicine when life knocks them down.
F. We know they can’t win, but if they do so sometimes, it’s even funnier.
G. To the British, powerful and important people are often sources of laughter.
第三部分 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最
佳选项。
About a month ago, while in the drive through at Starbucks, I noticed a woman
in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad day. There were two kids in
the back who seemed to have too much 41 at 8 am on a Sunday morning,
because they were shouting loudly. The 42 moved slowly and at one point
while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman behind me 43 my car. I
could tell this 44 her. The entire time that I waited in line for my coffee this woman didn’t 45 .
Looking back at her I could tell she was wondering “Why me? Why today?” When
I 46 up and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧员) of Starbucks
give the woman behind me a smile card and paid for her coffee.
Just 30 minutes later I was again 47 in line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car
door but thought nothing of it. I was 48 when the same woman came up to my
driver’s side She 49 me a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given
to her. She smiled and said, “These are for you. You are the 50 one who gave
these to me 51 , right? All I need you to do is ask the barista to give
the 52 back to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to
show her 53 for what I had done!
When she got back into her 54 today she was all smiles. I could tell she had the
same feeling as I had on that early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee
paid for, but what made me feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile
on her face.
As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved and yelled out, “Have a 55 day!” I
yelled back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.
41. A. force B. strength C. power D. energy
42. A. line B. time C. sun D. bus
43. A. knocked B. touched C. kicked D. watched
44. A. excited B. calmed C. worried D. entertained
45. A. apologize B. smile C. complain D. bother
46. A. pulled B. looked C. turned D. walked
47. A. standing B. waiting C. parking D. pacing
48. A. amused B. confused C. disappointed D. shocked
49. A. handed B. owed C. presented D. asked
50. A. clever B. kind C. honest D. modest
51. A. privately B. secretly C. originally D. totally
52. A. card B. change C. bill D. coffee
53. A. consideration B. respect C. desire D. appreciation
54. A. office B. home C. car D. room
55. A. free B. quiet C. regular D. good
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。
Imagine staring up and seeing a high wall of rock going hundreds of meters into
the air.
You take a deep breath and start climbing. You put 56. ________ hands, feet and
knees into small holes and cracks (裂缝) in the rock and slowly make your way to
the top. As you go higher your body gets tired, but you keep climbing up. You try
to forget about the pain and the fear 57. ________ you reach the top.While rock climbing really is an extreme sport, most people use ropes and a
harness (背带) 58. ________ (stay) safe. The ropes will catch you if you fall. But others,
like 31-year-old US climber Alex Honnold, make rock climbing even 59. ________
(crazy).
Honnold made history this month when he climbed one of the world’s most
famous cliffs (悬崖), the 914-meter-high El Capitan, in California, US. Honnold
climbed it without ropes, a harness, or even a helmet. If he had slipped and fallen,
he 60. ________ (die).
Not everyone that does rock climbing is as crazy as Honnold. Many do it 61.
________ (safe), or on special indoor walls. It is a great way to build strength and
stretch your body. According to The Huffington Post, working 62. ________ the best
way to climb up a wall also helps you develop your problem solving skills.
But Honnold says most 63. ________ (climb) do it for the same reason. “I think the
sport makes you very 64. ________ (power) on the inside,” he told The Huffington
Post. “65. ________ (overcome) your own fears all the time helps you deal well with
life’s other challenges.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节 单词默写（满分 25 分）
1. But I have to say that it’s partly your ________(责任，过错)，isn’t it?
2. Again, your ________ (策略) is clear communication.
3. Then raise your ________ (忧虑，担心) in a professional way with your team coach.
4. If the _________(后者)，don’t you think your parents would want to listen to you?
5. He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded
them to _________ (捐赠) money.
6. Later, Ryan’s experience led him to set up a _________(基金会) to encourage more
people to help.
7. He established an office to keep records of the children and then returned to
Britain to find _________ (临时的) homes for them.
8. It’s _______________(有能力的) of using GPS technology to travel to different
places,with computing technology controlling its “legs”.
9. What remains important is that we have an incredible _______________(渴望，欲望)
to think and create, and that’s the real spirit of invention
10. Currently, there’s no __________(治疗，药剂) for Alzheimer’s, but scientists are
researching ways to improve the quality of life for people living with the disease.
11. A metal key was ______________ (捆，绑，系) to the string.
12. However, neither the story nor the details of the experiment are ____________(完
全地，彻底地) true.
13. This ___________ (广播节目) is being brought to you from the largest museum on
Earth.
14. The skill of the ___________(雕刻家) is just incredible.15. And just look at how her dress is being ___________(折起) by the wind.
16. Wang We decided to __________(资助) the young man to study painting and
recommended him to a master.
17. This meant that the animal was a __________(频繁的) visitor to the royal stables.
18. With the majority of _____________(努力，尝试) to climbQomolangma resulting
either in total success or failure, is there also a scientific reason behind this
risk-taking?
19. In order to keep this secret, Captain Nemo tells his three newest
passengers that they are not_______________(允许) to leave the submarine.
20. The solar rays shone through the watery mass easily, and consumed all colour,
and I clearly ____________(看清，认出) objects at a distanceof a hundred and fifty yards.
21. Wash the area with __________(液体) medicine.
22. I’ll join a beginner’s swimming class ___________ . (即刻，马上)
23. “The next station is Bank“ comes the _______________. (通告，公告)
24. There was water everywhere, but we couldn’t drink any of it ___________ (否则，
要不然) we’d get really sick.
25. I remember us all lying under the ___________ (子夜，午夜) sky and looking up at
the stars.
第二节 书面表达（满分 15 分）
假设你是红星中学学生李华。目前，随着全球新型冠状病毒肺炎确诊病例数量不断攀升，你
的英国笔友 Jim 发来邮件向你询问在家抗疫和学习的注意事项，请你给他回信，内容包括：
1. 表达关心；2. 介绍经验；3. 分享感受。
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
提示词：
新型冠状病毒肺炎 the novel coronavirus pneumonia 或 COVID-19；疾病的大流行
pandemic
Dear Jim,
________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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