(滿分150分;時間120分鐘)
第一部分 聽力(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)
第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分)
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. What does the man mean?
A. The weather forecast is wrong. B. He probably wont go swimming.
C. He doesnt believe the weather forecast.
2. Where has the man been to?
A. Austria. B. Australia. C. South America.
3. What does the man think of Lisa?
A. Shes a hard-working student. B. She does her homework well. C. She usually does her homework slowly.
4. What does the woman mean?
A. Shes lent the man her bicycle. B. She will lend the man her bicycle. C. She doesnt have a bicycle.
5. Whats the matter with the woman?
A. She spilt the milk. B. She fell asleep in the exam. C. She got poor marks in the exam.
第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分)
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料,回答第6至7題。
6. What are the speakers doing?
A. Going to take a plane. B. Waiting for Maria. C. Seeing Maria off.
7. What can we know about Maria?
A. She is tall with fair hair. B. She is tall with a suitcase. C. She is short with a backpack.
聽第7段材料,回答第8至9題。
8. What makes the man worried?
A. A rubbish plant. B. A Chinese restaurant. C. A lot of rubbish and waste.
9. What can a rubbish plant do?
A. Produce rubbish. B. Deal with rubbish. C. Bring about other pollution.
聽第8段材料,回答第10至12題。
10. What is the rent for a week?
A. 8 pounds 50, including dinner. B. 8 pounds 15, including furniture. C. 8 pounds 50, dinner not included.
11. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman is having lunch. B. The man has a spare room.
C. The man can check the room immediately.
12. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a railway station. B. At a lunch party. C. On the phone.
聽第9段材料,回答第13至16題。
13. Whats the most probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Journalist and interviewee. B. TV maker and customer. C. Teacher and student.
14. Whats the mans opinion of the television programs?
A. They are all interesting. B. Some of them need improving. C. They are objective and instructive.
15. What does the man think of the teachers work?
A. Unsatisfying. B. Meaningless. C. Boring.
16. How many topics have been discussed?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。
17. What does a man most possibly want to do if he goes to a shop?
A. To buy something he needs. B. To have a rest for his mind. C. To have a look around.
18. How does a man think of the price while shopping?
A. Its very important. B. Its not important at all. C. It doesnt need considering much.
19. What does a female shopper mainly do while shopping?
A. Looking for something she likes most.
B. Finding something that people think suits her.
C. Trying something she enjoys most.
20. Whom do most dress shops provide chairs for?
A. The shoppers. B. The assistants. C. The shoppers husbands.
第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。
A
Lita Cabellut is one of Spains most successful artists. Her paintings now sell for more than $100,000, but she spent her early years living on the streets.
Cabellut was born in 1961. While she was a baby, she was left with her grandmother by her parents. In fact, she spent most of her time out with other homeless children on the streets.
She didnt go to school and it never crossed her mind that one day she would become an artist. So what changed Cabelluts life so greatly?
Cabelluts grandmother died when she was about 10 years old. And she lived in an orphanage (孤兒院) before being adopted by a family at the age of 12. They took her to museums and introduced her to art. One painting by Goya, a famous Spanish painter, made a deep impression on her. She even tried to copy one of Goyas other paintings. The result was not very good, but her adopted family encouraged her to keep painting.
And for the first time in her life, she also started going to school. She says, “Its hard to start learning to read and write when you are 13. I had a lot of private classes at home because I had to learn everything.” She slowly made progress at school and started to listen to the radio program “Voice of Art”. After graduating from university, she kept painting.
Today, Cabellut is best known for her portraits (肖像畫), which include not only paintings of famous people such as Charlie Chaplin, but also some ordinary people who might consider ugly.
“I dont see ugly people,” says Cabellut. “I paint different people. I paint people in whom you need to find the real beauty behind the skin.”
She always says, “People are not buying just paintings—its the magic and emotion that is the spirit of art.”
21. What can we learn about Cabellut from the text?
A. She isnt a successful artist. B. She is more than fifty years old now.
C. She dreamed of being an artist as a little girl. D. She was sent to an orphanage after her birth.
22. What happened when Cabellut was about 10 years old?
A. Her talent for painting was first found. B. She went to school for the first time.
C. Her grandmother passed away. D. She was adopted by a family.
23. What do Cabelluts paintings mainly focus on?
A. People who are usually considered ugly. B. The real beauty behind every person.
C. The appearance of different people. D. Famous people in different times.
B
True friends double your happiness and halve your burdens. Basically how you would like a true friend to be is what you should be like to your true friends. Trust, forgiveness, and responsibility are some elements of a true friendship. True friendships are hard to achieve. And whats more, life is short. So treasure (珍惜) these friends if you already have them. If you dont continue to search, because once you have them, life will become so much easier to live, no matter what happens. I have been through very difficult times and I dare say, without my friends, I would not have made it.
Friendships need lots of energy and patience to maintain (維持) them. Not to mention time. When your friend needs you, and when things are not going too well on your side, it is often so easy to turn a deaf ear to their requests. It is especially during these times that you must find the strength to help your friend. And it is during these times that your friendship will be made stronger.
And you must always be happy for their successes, even when things are not going too well for you. It might be hard to do this, but it is something that you need to learn. Think about all the sacrifices (犧牲) your friend has made for you and all the times when he was happy for you despite his own troubles. Think about all the happy times you enjoyed and the sad, difficult times you went through together. That should give you plenty of patience to actually be a true friend. Remember, true friends are the next best thing to family. They will always be your supporters.
24. Why are true friendships hard to achieve?
A. You should be always on your friends side. B. You have to give more help to your friends.
C. They come at difficult times. D. They need lots of energy and patience.
25. What does the underlined phrase “turn a deaf ear to” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Have a deaf ear for. B. Have no meaning to.
C. Take no measures against. D. Pretend not to know.
26. What can we conclude from Paragraph 3?
A. A true friend appears when you have troubles.
B. A friend wont achieve success without your support.
C. You should share happiness with your friends when they succeed.
D. Most people in trouble are not happy about their friends success.
27. What is the best title of this passage?
A. A Precious Friendship B. To Be a Friend
C. A True Friend D. Friendship, a Success
C
Four decades ago a group of college students visited the mountains of Borneo to examine moth (蛾) populations. Now a team of British scientists, including a member of the original trip, has returned to the same sites to repeat the survey. They have found that, due to rising temperatures, the insects now live 75 meters higher.
Global warming is forcing tropical (熱帶的) species uphill to escape the rising temperatures at a rate of nearly 2 meters a year, the new study from Borneo suggests.
Since this was the only chance to repeat the original survey, the scientists did everything they could to do it exactly the same way, going at the same time of year, in July and August, using photographs to find the exact original sites of the moth traps.
“While this is the first study of insects, a few other studies of tropical species are starting to appear,” said Thomas. “If you look across all those studies, youll find the same results, and its extremely difficult to think of any other explanation for them.”
While some species might survive by finding places on the mountains with temperatures similar to those of their original habitats, others may run out of habitat on the rocky peaks, warns the study.
In a paper in the journal Nature in 2014, Thomas and 13 other experts analyzed the habitats of 1,100 species on five continents, and estimated that on average one quarter were at risk of extinction (滅絕).
In 2016, a paper published in the Public Library of Science in the US warned that the risk of extinction in the tropics was becoming more and more serious. The authors, Jana and Steven Vamosi, estimated that 20—45% of tropical species were at risk of extinction.
28. If the temperature continues to rise at the same rate for ten years, the insects will live about ____.
A. 7.5 meters higher B. 18 meters higher
C. 37 meters higher D. 75 meters higher
29. Whats the problem for some species moving up mountains?
A. Therell be too little space. B. The temperature will be much too low for them.
C. Theyll be at risk of extinction for lack of food. D. Theyll find it hard to adapt to the environment.
30. What can we learn about the scientists from the passage?
A. They tried to repeat the original survey.
B. Theyve carried out the survey many times.
C. Some of them have put forward other explanations for the results.
D. They estimated that 20—45% of tropical species were at risk of extinction.
31. What has been mainly discussed in the passage?
A. How to research tropical moths. B. Protecting moths from extinction.
C. Climate change forcing moths uphill. D. How to study moths living on mountains.
D
Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems, burdens and confusion. I decided to take a walk even though I didnt know where I would go.
The most extraordinary thing happened when I was on this walk.
I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. I thought he looked at least seventy years old. He seemed so tired and nobody was buying his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I hadnt brought anything with me.
Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, “Sir, may I polish your shoes?” That old man took pity on her and he gave her a shoe to polish.
“I polish shoes because I need money to buy my little brother a new school uniform,” said the girl.
I heard this and tears came to my eyes. The old man answered, “Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me.” Then they walked to a market and I followed them behind. There he bought her a school uniform.
The girl said, “Thank you so much. May God bless you.” Then she left, leaving the old man smiling there. I was moved and stopped him, whispering in his ear, “You are a hero. Thank you for your kindness.”
At this moment, my own sadness disappeared and was chased away by the light of this kind act. I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation of what I have by following the example of the old man who only had a little, and shared it beautifully with someone who had nothing.
32. The author decided to take a walk in order to ____ .
A. kill time B. have fun
C. adjust his mood D. get rid of tiredness
33. When he first saw the old man, the author was full of ____ .
A. sorrow B. regret C. surprise D. sympathy
34. Why did the girl offer to polish shoes for the old man?
A. She took great pity on him. B. She wanted to take care of him.
C. She meant to be friendly to him. D. She expected to get help from him.
35. The underlined part “was chased away” most probably means “____”.
A. was sent out B. was made clear
C. was got rid of D. was showed around
第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.
36 Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing (抑制) anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases (釋放) the same hormones (荷爾蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. 37
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
38 They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger. Then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “ 39 Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. 40
A. Anger may cause you a cancer.
B. Do not express your anger while angry.
C. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.
D. They say that laughter is much healthier than anger.
E. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.
F. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.
G. Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
第三部分 語言知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分45分)
第一節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
To me, a singer is someone who finds his voice at an early age. This wasnt my 41 . I treated music in a very casual way. I was much more interested in 42 . Then everything changed on the day before I 43 20.
I was driving with some friends when my car 44 . My spinal cord (脊髓) was damaged. My nerves were compressed (壓迫), 45 my lower body. I couldnt walk and also had trouble with my 46 . My father, a lawyer, quit his job for a year to take care of me.
It took long for me to recover 47 . I had to learn how to walk again. With each 48 I took, I was sweating like crazy. My soccer-playing days were over for 49 . But I would be in a wheelchair today 50 I hadnt got my fathers care.
During my recovery, I listened to 51 on the radio. When given a guitar to practice 52 my fingers, I started strumming (彈樂器) the instrument and 53 my own song, Life Goes On. My father liked it very much when I sang it for him. Then, after I 54 about a national singing competition, I said to him, “Im going to enter it.”
He was 55 . Music as a career was still completely 56 to him. He didnt think I would become a professional singer; no one in my 57 had ever been. But he didnt say no. He gave me his 58 . And when I was almost 25 years old, I entered the contest and sang the song I had written.
And I won. I recorded the song, and soon I started to 59 myself singing over the radio. My song became a No.1 hit in my country. 60 , I began my singing career.
41. A. judgment B. opinion C. situation D. expectation
42. A. medicine B. sports C. business D. law
43. A. became B. grew C. turned D. started
44. A. broke down B. rolled over C. ran out D. burned up
45. A. cutting B. disturbing C. blocking D. affecting
46. A. neck B. feet C. arms D. hands
47. A. entirely B. naturally C. smoothly D. safely
48. A. measure B. attempt C. step D. treatment
49. A. ever B. sure C. good D. once
50. A. so B. since C. if D. though
51. A. news B. programmes C. reports D. music
52. A. opening B. moving C. showing D. matching
53. A. recorded B. recalled C. enjoyed D. wrote
54. A. talked B. learned C. thought D. checked
55. A. cautious B. angry C. curious D. interested
56. A. easy B. foreign C. old D. secretive
57. A. factory B. office C. family D. school
58. A. instruction B. introduction C. permission D. explanation
59. A. call B. have C. see D. hear
60. A. However B. Thus C. Meanwhile D. Moreover
第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)
閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
What on earth does happiness mean? I cant give you its exact definition, but Im sure if you love and help 61 (other), youll get it.
Ill never forget 62 old lady. She lives in a small house alone. Its said that her husband and her son died in a road accident years ago. Her life is bitter, but she often helps others 63 a smile. Whenever it snows, she is always the first 64 (clean) the paths .
She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of them. I often remember the stories she told us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is unlucky, 65 I think she is a happy person. Her life is full of 66 (laugh) and love.
But Im sad to see some people getting their happiness in bad ways. They talk 67 (noisy) in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy themselves and they laugh at others shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy at that time, but they will never get true happiness because they 68 (lose) their personality already.
Now I know what happiness is. It means kindness, love and unselfishness. Above all, I have come to understand that 69 (bring) happiness to others is getting 70 (we) happiness.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
第四部分 寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分35分)
第一節(jié) 短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2. 只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。
We were having such a bad weather in London. Robert suggested spend the Christmas week in an Italy seaside town we had visited in the previous summer. We thought this idea over a day or two and then made up our mind to go. When I asked my brother whether I could lend some money from him, he advised me not to go somewhere at that time. But he finally agree to help me. And he gave me some advices and information about our trip from London to Italy, or the type of clothes to take.
第二節(jié) 書面表達(滿分25分)
時間是無價之寶,浪費時間就是浪費生命。請以“The Value of Time”為題,根據(jù)以下要點提示,給《時代英語》寫一篇英語文稿,談談你的看法。要點提示:
1. 時間的重要性;
2. 浪費時間的壞處;
3. 作為學生應怎樣合理利用時間。
注意:
1. 詞數(shù)100左右;
2. 可根據(jù)要點提示適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。
The Value of Time