安徽省池州市2020届高三上学期期末考试 英语

安徽省池州市2020届高三上学期期末考试 英语

‎2019－2020学年第一学期期末考试卷 高三英语 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 注意事项：‎ ‎1.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。‎ ‎2.选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清晰。‎ ‎3.请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上的答题无效。‎ ‎4.保持答题卡卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。‎ ‎5.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)‎ 回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将您的答案转涂到客观答题卡上，‎ 第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)‎ 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.What does the woman mean?‎ A. She will see the professor. B. She can't help the man. C. She will return some books.‎ ‎2. What will the man do first?‎ A. Fix the computer. B. Clean the windows. C. Have some tea.‎ ‎3. Why doesn't the woman like the Star Club?‎ A. It's too far away. B. It's too expensive. C. It's too noisy.‎ ‎4. What time is it now?‎ A.8:00 am. B. 8:30 am. C. 5: 30 pm.‎ ‎5. What is the woman probably doing?‎ A. Having a wedding ceremony.‎ B. Taking on her honeymoon. ‎ C. Getting ready to go to Canada.‎ 第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)‎ 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 Alison like her present job?‎ A. It is very satisfactory. B. It is rather rewarding. C. It isn't completely pleasing.‎ ‎7. Why doe、the man suggest Alison go to college?‎ A. It'll increase her career choices.‎ B. It'll get her promoted soon.‎ C. It'll help her earn more money.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。‎ ‎8. What is the man suffering from?‎ A. Heavy traffic. B. Noise pollution. C. Illness.‎ ‎9. What is the woman's advice to the man?‎ A. Taking it easy. B. Turning to the police. C. Finding another neighbourhood.‎ 听第8段材料.回答第10~12题。‎ ‎10. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. What to do for a project. B. When to draw a picture. C. How to be a good artist.‎ ‎11. How does the man feel about the woman's first suggestion?‎ A. Surprised. B. Hesitant. C. Uninterested.‎ ‎12. What would the man do according to the woman's second suggestion?‎ A. Do much preparation beforehand.‎ B. Work with talented students.‎ C. Draw in front of the class.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。‎ ‎13. Why does the man want to rent a car?‎ A. To go to a concert. B. To attend a party. C. To see his girlfriend.‎ ‎14. What does the word "Porsche" probably refer to?‎ A. A rental agency. B. A car brand. C. The name of a factory.‎ ‎15. Where did the man once go for renting a car?‎ A. The Benz company. B. The bus station. C. The airport.‎ ‎16. In which aspect is the man satisfied with the car?‎ A. Its condition. B. Its colour. C. Its speed.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第7～20题。‎ ‎17. Who will conduct the activity "Dogs might fly"?‎ A. Professor Black. B. Patrick Bell. C. Dr. Smith.‎ ‎18. What is the video show about?‎ A. How plants and animals live together.‎ B. How plants communicate with each other.‎ C. How plants get used to their natural environment.‎ ‎19. Where is the speaker now?‎ A. In Room 27. B. In the lecture room. C. In the main hall.‎ ‎20. What will the listeners do in the final activity?‎ A. Join in the group discussion.‎ B. Explore the school garden.‎ C. Take a walk in the local park.‎ 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A、B、C 和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Good education is expensive. Some countries today have proven that belief to be wrong, though. If you're dreaming of having your university education in a country outside your motherland, do not he afraid to apply to study in the below-listed countries as everything about your education can be achieved with little or nothing.‎ Germany Kenznow. com All the public universities in Germany do not ask for any education fees except administration fees which are quite affordable, no matter what your status. The English language is common in Germany and moat of these universities teach with English so it will be easier to get along as an ‎ international student.‎ Norway Wikipedia. org Want to achieve your post-graduate degrees? Even if you aim to achieve an undergraduate, Norway is a good option because you will not have to send a penny to anyone. This is possible because of the government's financing of the education from tax income. The only problem is that most of the top universities in the country teach with their mother tongue and as a foreigner, you have to familiarize with the language enough to pass a required test.‎ Turkey Turkeydiscoverthepotential. com Public universities, called ‘Devlet Universiteleri’ in Turkish, are totally free of tuition costs. After payment of an affordable basic fee, the rest is free absolutely. Some of these institutions teach in English while some in French and German.‎ Italy Gooverseas. com Italy offers almost free education to international students. When you have to pay as little as￡850 per year for quality education, then it is quite cheap. Besides, Italy has so much cultural heritage, and history that students can learn about.‎ ‎21.Which website can you visit if you tend to apply for a country free of charge?‎ A.Kenznow. com B. Wikipedia. org C.Gooverseas. com D. Tit rkeydiscoverthepotuuial.com ‎22. Which country could be suitable for a Chinese student skilled in French?‎ A. Germany. B. Norway. C. Turkey. D. Italy.‎ ‎23. Whom is the passage intended for?‎ A. International students on tight budget. B. Teachers encouraged to study abroad.‎ C. Parents with adequate education funds. D. Native students with good performances.‎ B As a volunteer teacher, I moved into an apartment with eagerness. Sorting all the necessary paperwork out, I got ready to start my work. Great, or so I thought. At 4 a. m. and at several intervals after that, I was rudely awoken by the cork that lives opposite me. Fantastic! I now have 5 extra ‎ alarms every morning.‎ In the following weeks, I also started to notice a trend. Things in my flat started to break at the rate of one object per day, like the hot water line, bowls, cups, shower, doors or glass shelves. Yes, I am clumsy but things just fell apart. If it wasn't broken, it would either be dirty or missing. Using my washing basket for the first time was pretty disgusting. When I took out my clothes, they were swiftly followed by a hundred or so bugs that were living in the bottom.‎ As for the general lack of equipment in the house, there was no oven, tin opener, or sharp knives. It turns out making a vegetarian burger from scratch wasn't the best idea. I had a small microwave and a grill. I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went on. Smoke soon started to appear. I'm not quite sure if it was the burger or the grill but as soon as I opened the door, the electricity cut nut. I spent the following 10 minutes in a dark, smoky room hunting for the power switch using the light from my mobile phone, which broke the week after and left me without a connection to the outer world.‎ Luckily, I'm now borrowing a phone and my luck has returned. No more things have broken (probably because there is nothing left to break). I am learning how to adapt to life with limited, broken utensils(用具).‎ ‎24. How did the author feel about her new life upon her arrival?‎ A. She was nervous to kick off the new job.‎ B. She was annoyed with the vide students.‎ C. She was full of enthusiasm about her new life.‎ D. She was satisfied with five alarm clocks in her room.‎ ‎25. What was the trend in the following weeks?‎ A. Her flat became dirtier. B. She developed disability.‎ C. Things began to go wrong. D. More clothes needed mending.‎ ‎26. What happened when the author was making a burger?‎ A. She suffered a big fire. B. She made a terrible mistake.‎ C. She was seriously injured. D. She broke her phone accidentally.‎ ‎27. What can be inferred about the author from the end of the passage?‎ A. She will go on living here. B. She will resign from her job.‎ C. She will move into a new flat. D. She will buy new daily necessities.‎ C The Wall Street Journal recently published an excellent article penned by Wendy Bounds on a hot topic here at MNN: the air-purifying qualities of the common houseplant. Given that the air inside your home can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than the air outside of it, making it clean with plants like peace lily(百合花)and asparagus fern(芦笋蕨)is an economical, artistically pleasing alternative to air purifiers. So it’s been acknowledged that a bunch of pretty putted houseplants can help you maintain a healthier home, but a smarter home?‎ That's the question in light of a recent study published by the journal of Environmental Psychology showing that the presence of plants in a room, particularly in an office environment, can shrink attention span(范围). Struggling directive attention(the kind of attention that takes effort)can be refreshed through exposure to naturalistic environments. Basically, taking a walk through the park can clear one's head. But can a head be refreshed simply by being surrounded by houseplants?‎ To test their theory, the study's authors rounded up a hunch of participants, put Rome of them in a room with no plants and put others in a room with four plants placed around a desk, and put them all to the same series of tests. First war a Reading Span Test, which involves reading a series of sentences aloud and remembering the last word in each sentence. This task requires that you fluently switch between attention demanding tasks: from reading and memorizing at one moment, to writing and recalling at the next. Next came a proofreading task followed by another Reading Span Test.‎ The results? Participants working in the room with the plants improved their performance from the first Reading Span Test to the second while those working in the room lacking in greenery did not. Consequently, the benefits of working among plants is indeed evident.‎ ‎28. What do we know from the first paragraph?‎ A. Staying indoors can help avoid the poorer air outdoors.‎ B. Houseplants can function as beautiful cheap air purifiers.‎ C. Planting potted flowers as decorations is very interesting.‎ D. Air purifiers are the most effective to create a healthy home.‎ ‎29. What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 probably refer to?‎ A. Focus one's attention. B. Disturb one's attention.‎ C. Weaken one's attention. D. Turn one's attention away.‎ ‎30. What does the test prove?‎ A. Working in nature helps increase productivity.‎ B. Houseplants will be in great demand in our life.‎ C. Greenery creates healthier naturalistic atmosphere indoors.‎ D. Working among houseplants improves mental functioning.‎ ‎31. What can be a suitable title for the text?‎ A. Flowers: Grand Feast to Eyes B. Greenery: Effective Air-purifier C. Houseplants: Visual Brain Food D. Potted Plants: Great House-beautifier D Have you ever experienced such an annoying thing as it took so long to open a web page? You're watching stops every few minutes, which ruined your internet experience. But it could be a thing of the past. On June 3, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that China would issue licenses for the commercialization of 5G. It means major telecom carriers will start to provide 5G services.‎ The "G" in "5G" refers to the generations of mobile network technologies. 1G let us talk to each other, 2G let us send messages, 3G gave us mobile data and the internet, and 4G made all of these things faster.‎ Now 5G promises much faster data download and upload speeds，and more stable connections. This means that you will be able to download an entire HD movie in seconds and only experience a short delay between sending and receiving data. For example，when you have a video chat with your friend，there. is generally a 100 to 200 milliseconds(毫秒)delay with 4G, but 5G will reduce the delay to 1 millisecond or less, which is almost real time.‎ With a 5G network，the short delay in information exchange will allow driverless cars to run more safely, as they will be able to communicate in real time and avoid potential dangers. Meanwhile, 5G-enabled wearable devices will keep doctors constantly updated on the health status of their patients and warn them immediately if there's something wrong. Besides, VR games will become more popular with 5G. The short delay of 5G will make the games feel even more real.‎ Though 5G will make our lives more convenient，it will not be perfect. For one thing, 5G will not “travel" far. On 4G networks, you can he 10 kilometers away from the nearest transmission(传输)base and barely lose signal. But 5G will only cover about 300 meters, meaning we will need more transmitters so that we can get signals. And in order to use 5G, we will have to buy new ‎ products specially designed for 5G that are currently expensive.‎ ‎32. What is the function of the first paragraph?‎ A. To provide a background of the topic. B. offer basic knowledge of the topic.‎ C. To use an example to support the topic. D. To draw readers' attention to the topic.‎ ‎33. According to the passage，what is likely to happen to our life with 5G?‎ A. Doctors can treat more patients.‎ B. No drivers are needed in the near future.‎ C. Many advanced technologies will be further improved.‎ D. Children will hate playing VR games in the real world ‎34. What can he found when 5G is compared with 4G?‎ A. 4G covers smaller areas. B. 4G needs more transmitters.‎ C. 5G signals can travel farther. D. 5G coats higher in early stage.‎ ‎35. What is the text mainly about?‎ A. The development of 5G. B. Challenges that 5G will face.‎ C. Benefits that people will get from 5G. D. The difference that 5G will make to our lives.‎ 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。‎ Money can buy happiness. 36 What would bring you greater, longer-lasting happiness: purchasing an expensive item you've been eyeing or hooking the vacation you've been dreaming about?‎ ‎ 37 New things are exciting to us at first, but then we adapt to them. Over time, the satisfaction with material objects decreased. Even though new cars may make us happy in the short-term, the freshness quickly wears off.‎ Spending money on experiences-travel, outdoor activities, concerts, classes, movies-brings us more joy than buying material things. One reason is that our experiences are a bigger part of our identity than our possessions. You can really like your material stuff. You can even think that part of your identity is connected to those things. 38 In contrast, your experiences really are part of you. We are the sum total of our experiences.‎ Another reason we value experiences even after they're over is that even negative experiences ‎ can become positive over time. 39 Why? Because even unpleasant experiences can later become funny stories or be looked at as character-building opportunities.‎ Shared experiences are also looked upon more favorably because they connect us to others more than shared consumption does. We feel Hole connected to people who have also backpacked through Europe than people who happen to have purchased the same iPhone. 40 ‎ A. But how you spend it matters.‎ B. Yet they remain separate from you.‎ C. You could use the material item every day.‎ D. One of the enemies of happiness is adaptation.‎ E. Just talking about them made their evaluation improve.‎ F. Spending money on experiential purchases makes people more generous.‎ G. If weighing your options, buying experience promises promotion of well being.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用(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。‎ Can you imagine finishing 20 miles on two legs? With his car breaking down, Walter was left with no choice but to get to his first day of work: Walk. Figuring it would take 41 seven hours to he on time before 8 a. m. , he Alabama college student set out at 42 .‎ ‎"I occasionally 43 my decision. But I'm well 44 how much the job means to me," Walter says. About 4 a. m. four local policemen 45 him and learned about his story, fill of 46 . Although Walter didn't want to be a(n) 47 , they gave him some food before driving him to a 48 , a safe place for him to stay until morning. However, he left the church and started walking again after 20 minutes. When Scott, the police officer, was 49 to take over work, he heard about Walter from his workmates. He picked up Walter and drove him his rest way. Despite walking for hours, Walter 50 to take a break and started to work before the rest of the crew arrived.‎ Walter’s new boss, Lamey, wrote on Facebook. “I can’t imagine how many times on that exhausting and 51 walk in the dark he wanted to turn back. But he 52 it to get here!" She was 53 by Walter, who desired to finish his bachelor's degree after lie and his mother 54 their home in Hurricane Katrina.‎ Lamey added that she had started a GoFundMe to help this hardworking boy with his 55 . After seeing the 56 on Facebook, CEO Marklin presented his new 57 employee with his personal car! Tears 58 up in Carr's eyes. "I don't think that little walk so 59 .” said Walter.‎ In fact, the barrier to one's success often lies in himself. One could only be 60 if he let himself be beaten.‎ ‎41. A. hardly B. gradually C. exactly D. roughly ‎42. A. midnight B. dawn C. dusk D. noun ‎43. A. confirmed B. questioned C. changed D. abandoned ‎44. A. aware B. content C. guilty D. proud ‎45. A. caught B. recognized C. spotted D. searched ‎46. A. relief B. admiration C. gratitude D. curiosity ‎47. A. bother B. target C. enemy D. comfort ‎48. A. garage B. restaurant C. church D. farm ‎49. A. dropping in B. passing by C. checking in D. hanging out ‎50. A. stopped B. agreed C. desired D. rejected ‎51.A. casual B. enjoyable. C. appealing· D, lonely ‎52. A. won B. owed C. made. D. loved ‎53. A. impressed B. motivated C. thrilled D. influenced ‎54. A. built B. lost C. destroyed D. sold ‎55. A dignity B. growth C. occupation D. expenses ‎56. A. comment B. offer C. post D. motto ‎57. A. friendly B. devoted C. intelligent D. confused ‎58. A. welled B. rolled C. appeared D. lifted ‎59. A. relaxing B. special C. long D. demanding ‎60. A. rewarded B. awarded C. rescued D. defeated 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。‎ All eyes were on Jack Ma. The chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 61 (step) down on Teachers' Day from leading the e-commerce giant. "I still have lots of dreams to go after.” Ma wrote in 62 open letter last year，announcing his parting. The 55-year-old businessman showed up at his ‎ farewell party(欢送会) 63 (dress) up like a rock star.‎ Ma's rags-to-riches story is a good example of doing something different. 64 (visit) America in 1995, Ma saw the Internet and had the idea of setting up his own trading website. In 1999, he founded Alibaba, struggling for years to get it off the ground. E-commerce was 65 (gradual)brought to China by Ma, 66 success has inspired many Chinese tech businessmen.‎ Now Ma is looking to focus 67 education. “I'm not gonna teach English; I'm not gonna teach business. But I'm gonna teach young people how to face 68 (challenge),” he told Bloomberg News. It's never true that skilled sailors can 69 (make)on calm waters. As Ma said, "Today is cruel. Tomorrow is 70 (cruel). But the day after tomorrow is beautiful.”‎ 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。错误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(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。‎ 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。‎ Our school witnessed quite a few changes in the past few years. There used to have a playground on one side of the main road. And now what you can see is a hew office building, where our teachers prepare for their lessons. On the other side stand another building-our library. Most of the students like to study in the library, main because the atmosphere in them is suitable for learning. Another reason is because we can get plenty of useful informations from various learning materials. Much to my pleased, our school becomes, more beautiful than ever before.‎ 第二节书面表达(满分25分)‎ 假如你是李华。本周末你校要组织学生参观在博物馆举行的中国陶瓷(porcelain)展览，你想邀请对中国文化感兴趣的外教Daniel一同参观。请给他写一封邮件。内容包括：‎ ‎1.发出邀请；‎ ‎2.展览的内容；‎ ‎3.时间、地点。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎2019-2020学年第一学期期末考试卷 高三英语参考答案 第一部分 ‎ 听力（共30分）‎ ‎（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎1-5： BCBAA 6-10： CABCA ‎ ‎11-15：BACBC 16-20：AABCC ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共40分）‎ 第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）‎ A篇 21-23：BCA B篇 24-27：CCBA C篇 28-31：BADC D篇 32-35：DCDD ‎ 第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎36-40:ADBEG 第三部分 语言知识运用（共45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45：DABAC 46-50:BACCD ‎51-55:DCABD 56-60:CBABD 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. stepped 62. an 63. dressed 64. Visiting 65. gradually ‎ ‎66. whose 67. on/upon 68. challenges 69. be made 70. crueler/more cruel 第四部分 写作（共35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ Our school ∧ witnessed quite a few changes in the past few years. There used to have a ‎ ‎ has be ‎ playground on one side of the main road. And now what you can see is a new office building, ‎ ‎ But where our teachers prepare for their lessons. On the other side stand another building — our ‎ ‎ stands library. Most of the students like to study in the library, main because the atmosphere in them is mainly it ‎ suitable for learning. Another reason is because we can get plenty of useful informations from ‎ ‎ that information various learning materials. Much to my pleased, our school becomes more beautiful than ever ‎ ‎ pleasure ‎ before. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ One possible version:‎ Dear Daniel，‎ Students in our school will go to the Chinese Porcelain Exhibition held in the City Museum this weekend. Knowing that you take a great interest in Chinese culture, I’m writing to invite you to join us.‎ It is a great chance for you to enjoy the most beautiful works of porcelain art. Some of them were made by gifted craftsmen from hundreds of years ago. You can be very lucky to see the delicate objects used by the former kings. The commentators will make vivid explanations about the exhibits, from which you can have a good understanding of the wisdom of Chinese people. Of course, you can also listen to the explanation by scanning QR code beside each exhibit.‎ All students are supposed to gather at the front gate of the City Museum at 9 a.m. on Saturday. I’m looking forward to seeing you then. ‎ ‎ Yours，‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ 录音原文 ‎(Text 1)‎ M: Would you mind giving these books to Professor Hata for me? He lent them to me.‎ W: I'm afraid I wouldn’t be seeing him today, since classes have been cancelled due to the snowstorm.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ W: I really want to use my computer but there's something wrong with it. Can you see if you can figure out what's wrong?‎ M: I've just finished cleaning the windows so I'll have some tea and then take a look at it, OK?‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: Do you want to go to the Star Club with me tonight? I'm going with some of my friends from school.‎ W: Not really. They overcharge for drinks and foods. I'd rather go to a bar around here.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ W: Sir, can I come in now?‎ M: Sorry, lady. I'm afraid you'll have to wait half an hour.‎ Our business hours are from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ M: Congratulations on your marriage! You're so beautiful today.‎ W: Thank you very much for coming.‎ M: Where are you going for your honeymoon?‎ W: We're going to Canada.‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ M: How's the new job, Alison?‎ W: Well, I'm terribly busy. Every day I meet many people. But I do lots of typing and filing, too.‎ M: Don't you like being a receptionist?‎ W: Oh, I enjoy meeting people, and I like answering the phone. But I hate typing, and I can't stand filing.‎ M: You can go to college, you know. Why don't you study for a year?‎ W: What do you mean?‎ M: I mean, you can do a course in business studies. After a year, you get a certificate. Then you can apply for lots of different jobs.‎ W: That's a good idea.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ M: I wish there were laws to keep down noise.‎ W: What's the matter?‎ M: There's so much noise in my neighbourhood. At first, I didn't mind it, but now I find the noise is making me nearly deaf.‎ W: What kind of noise?‎ M: Oh, all sorts -- pop music all day long, the starting of car engines in the early morning, stuff like that.‎ W: You're suffering from noise pollution, Mike. Constant noise makes life difficult and unpleasant. It can prevent you from working well and can even damage your health.‎ M: Yes, that's true. I am not as efficient as I used to be. I really can't find a way to avoid all this noise.‎ W: Well, I'd suggest you move out of your neighbourhood.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ W: What are you going to do for the project?‎ M: I don't know. I was hoping you could help me think of something.‎ W: Well, you're such a good artist. You could talk about watercolour while you're doing one in front of the class.‎ M: Maybe, but I'm still uncertain. What if I make a mistake in front of everyone?‎ W: Come on, you're really talented. You wouldn't have to do much preparation beforehand.‎ M: Er ‎ W: Or, how about this? You could bring in a photo, a pencil drawing, and a watercolour of the same subject. Something simple so it wouldn't take so much time to do, like a flower. Then you could show the advantages and disadvantages of working with different materials.‎ M: I could do that ahead of time.‎ W: You could, but remember, it would take a lot more time.‎ M: Sure, thanks.‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ W: I think you made the right choice, coming to us. We have a wide selection of vehicles you can choose from.‎ M: I would like to rent a car with good air conditioning.‎ W: All our cars have air conditioning systems in them. Air conditioning and stereos are all standard with us.‎ M: Good. I am visiting my girlfriend. I want her to have a good time.‎ W: Oh, is that so? Well, then. Let me show you something she might like. It's on our back lot.‎ M: This is a Porsche!‎ W: Yes. Beautiful, isn't it?‎ M: But I probably can't afford it. It must be really expensive.‎ W: Well, sir. You said you were looking at cars at the rental agency at the airport. Now with them you'd spend your money and get nothing for it. But you could probably rent this Porsche from us, for the same price as one of their standard cars.‎ M: But how can you do that?‎ W: It's because our prices are so good. And this car has a lot of miles on it. But it's in nice shape,‎ ‎ isn't it?‎ M: Yes, that's very satisfying. I'll rent it.‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ Hello, everyone, and welcome to our school Natural History Day. Let me give you some information about today's activities. Remember, you need to attend one of these activities.‎ All right, your first choice is called "Dogs might fly", which will take place in Room 27. Professor Black will be having a lecture on animals and this will be followed by a group discussion where you'll get a chance to ask her questions and offer your own thoughts and opinions.‎ Well, we all know that animals communicate with each other, but what about flowers? Your second choice is a video show called "Flowers Talk". This considers the possibility that plants and flowers do actually communicate with each other. The video is introduced by Patrick Bell, who has just written a book on how plants get used to their natural environment. That will take place in the lecture room, no, sorry, correct that, here in the main hall. We've had to move it because the lecture room is being repaired.‎ The final choice is good for those of you who want to get a bit of fresh air. We've called it "A world in your garden". Anyway, for those of you interested in getting away from the classroom. Dr. Smith will be taking you on a nature walk through the local park, and will be telling you about some of the animals and plants that live and grow nearby. And it's a lovely day for a walk!‎ OK, let's start our wonderful day now.‎ 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）‎ A ‎ ‎【语篇导读】 本文为应用文。文章介绍了大学学费低的四个国家。‎ ‎21.B 【解析】理解具体信息。 从对挪威的表述Norway is a good option because you will not have to send a penny to anyone.可知，申请挪威大学的学生不必支付费用。而其它国家都收取少量费用。故B项正确。‎ ‎22.C 【解析】 理解具体信息。 根据对土耳其的描述：Some of these institutions teach in English while some in French and German.可知，土耳其的一些大学里开设法语授课。故C选项正确。‎ ‎23.A 【解析】作出推理判断。 根据第一段和通读全文可知本文写给想要申请低费用大学 的国际生。故A选项正确。‎ B ‎ 【语篇导读】 本文为记叙文。作者去西班牙的一个漂亮小岛上做英语老师，虽然拥有自己的公寓，可是里边的生活用具很老旧，给作者的生活带来了诸多不便。这让作者学会了如何利用有限的生活用品去生活。‎ ‎24.C 【解析】 理解具体信息。 根据第一段前三句As a volunteer teacher, I moved into an apartment with eagerness. Sorting all the necessary paperwork out, I got ready to start my work. Great, or so I thought.可知，作者怀着迫切心情搬进公寓，整理好各种文件做好开始工作的准备，心想一切还不错。所以作者刚一到的时候是满怀热情的。故选C。‎ ‎25. C 【解析】 作出推理判断。 根据第二段可知，接下来的几周作者所住的房子里东西每天损坏一件,不坏的东西要么脏了，要么找不到了，洗衣篮里都是虫子。据此可推知，事情开始出问题。故选C。‎ ‎26. B 【解析】 理解具体信息。 根据第三段I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went on. Smoke soon started to appear. 可知，作者本来知道不能把将金属烤架放进微波炉里，但是她还是这样做了，导致冒烟，发生了故障。据此可知，作者在作汉堡时犯了个错误。故选B。‎ ‎27. A 【解析】 作出推理判断。 文章最后一段最后一句I am also learning how to adapt to life with limited, broken utensils（用具）可知，作者学会如何利用有限的破旧的日常用品适应生活。故选A。‎ C ‎ 【语篇导读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章通过实验说明室内植物可以很好地提高人们的注意力。‎ ‎28. B 【解析】 理解具体信息。 根据第一段第二句 Given that the air inside your home can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than the air outside of it, making it clean with plants like peace lily（百合花）and asparagus fern（芦笋蕨）is a economical, artistically pleasing alternative to air purifiers.可知，鉴于室内空气污染比室外空气污染严重2到5倍，用百合花、芦笋蕨这些植物来取代空气净化器净化室内空气即经济实惠又美观。故选B。‎ ‎29. A 【解析】 作出推理判断。 第二段第二句是对划线部分的进一步阐释，Struggling directive attention (the kind of attention that takes effort) can be refreshed through exposure to naturalistic environments. 挣扎的注意力（需要努力的注意力）可以通过置身于自然环境中来恢复。据此可推知，缩小注意力范围即指注意力得到恢复，变得更专注。故选A。‎ ‎30. D 【解析】 理解具体信息。 实验结果可从第四段得知，在有植物的室内工作的实验者比无植物室内的实验者表现好。所以室内植物对大脑的工作效果起到积极作用。故选D。‎ ‎31. C 【解析】判断标题。 根据全文内容可知本文介绍室内植物可以很好地提高人们的注意力，对大脑的工作效果起到积极作用。故选C。‎ D ‎【语篇导读】 本文为说明文。本文讲述5G时代的到来即将给人们的生活带来的影响。‎ ‎32. D 【解析】 作出推理判断。 本题考查写作手法，文章第一段通过一个现象吸引读者并引出主题。故选D。‎ ‎33. C 【解析】 作出推理判断。 第四段内容：5G使无人机更安全；医生更精准获取病人的病情；VR游戏玩起来更逼真。所有这些都得益于5G传输速度的极大提高。由此可推知5G使许多先进技术得到进一步优化。故选C。‎ ‎34. D 【解析】 理解具体信息。 根据最后一段And in order to use 5G, we will have to buy new products specially designed for 5G that are currently expensive.可知，为了使用5G，需要购买目前价格昂贵的与之配套的新产品。故选D。‎ ‎35. D 【解析】 理解主旨要义。 通读全文可知，本文主要讲述的是5G将给人们生活带来的影响。故选D。‎ 第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎【语篇导读】本文为议论文。讨论了金钱可以买来快乐，正确方式是把钱消费在增加人生经历上而不是购买物质财富上。‎ ‎36.A 【解析】后一句问了两种不同的花钱方式，所以本句说明怎样花钱很重要。‎ ‎37.D 【解析】本段阐述快乐的敌人是适应。物质带来的满足感会慢慢减弱。新鲜事物开始时令人激动，但很快我们就习惯了它们，比如汽车让我们短时间内开心，但新鲜感很快就消失了。‎ ‎38.B 【解析】本段说明经历给人们带来的快乐更大的第一个原因。通过对比购买物质和购买经历，可以看出经历可以成为人本身的一部分，而物质与人本身是分离的。‎ ‎39.E 【解析】本段说明购买经历更重要的第二个原因。即使当时的负面经历，多年后 会变为积极的。即使只是谈论负面经历也会让它们的价值得以提升，因为谈论它们就像讲有趣的故事，或者变为陶怡情操的机会。‎ ‎40.G 【解析】本段说明购买经历的另一个好处。购买经历比物质消费更能让我们与别人交往。两者相比较购买经历更有助于提升幸福指数。‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（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）‎ ‎【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了大学生Walter虽然在飓风中失去家园，但是为了读完大学，他找了份工作。在去上班的前一天他的汽车坏了，所以他决定夜里步行到达20里外的工作地点。他的精神感动了很多人，甚至公司的CEO把自己的汽车赠送给了他。‎ ‎41. D 【解析】他计算了一下步行大约(roughly)需要7小时能够早晨8点前按时到达工作地点。‎ ‎42. A 【解析】依据前边对路程所用时间的估算，他午夜(midnight)动身了。‎ ‎43. B 【解析】我偶尔会质疑(questioned)我的决定。‎ ‎44. A 【解析】但是我非常清楚(aware)这份工作对于我有多重要。‎ ‎45. C 【解析】大约凌晨4点，四位警察发现(spotted)了他。‎ ‎46. B 【解析】了解了他的情况后，他们对他充满了崇敬(admiration)。 ‎ ‎47. A 【解析】Walter不想给他们添麻烦(bother)。‎ ‎48. C 【解析】这几位警察给了他些食物，然后把他送到一座教堂(church)，这里很安全，他可以待到早晨继续赶路。‎ ‎49. C 【解析】当警官Scott来签到(checking in)接班的时候，他从同事那里听到了Walter的情况。check/sign in“签到上班”；drop in“顺便走访”；pass by“从旁边经过”；hang out“闲逛”。‎ ‎50. D 【解析】尽管走了好几个小时的路，但是Walter拒绝(rejected)休息一下，在其他员工上班之前已经开始工作了。‎ ‎51. D 【解析】我无法想象在漆黑的夜里疲惫又孤寂地(lonely)走路，他有多少次会想返回去。此句指的是身心的煎熬，lonely指精神意志层面。‎ ‎52. C 【解析】但是他成功地(made)到了这里。make it“（经历艰难困苦后）成功”。‎ ‎53. A 【解析】她被Walter所感动(impressed)。‎ ‎54. B 【解析】飓风后他和母亲失去(lost)了家园。‎ ‎55. D 【解析】她说她在GoFundMe 网站上发起募捐来资助这位勤奋男孩的开销(expenses)。‎ ‎56. C 【解析】看到Facebook上的这个帖子(post)。即老板Lamey在Facebook上所写的内容。‎ ‎57. B 【解析】公司的CEO把自己汽车赠给了这位尽职(devoted)的新员工。通过老板对Walter的描述，以及前文的hardworking可知Walter非常尽职。‎ ‎58. A 【解析】Walter眼里涌出(well)了眼泪。‎ ‎59. B 【解析】Walter说他并不觉得那次小小的步行那么特别(special)（不值得老板夸赞和CEO的馈赠）。‎ ‎60. D 【解析】一个人如果自己打败了自己，他就真地被打败(defeated)了。‎ ‎ ‎