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8101210.Why didthe manstop going to thegymA.He wastoo busyrecently.B.He hatedthe exercisemachines.C.He foundit easierto exerciseat home.
11.How does the manmake himselfrun fasterA.By timinghimself.B.By readingmagazines.C.By watchingvideos.
12.How oftendoesthe man liftweightsA.Once aday.B.Every twodays.C.Twice aweek.听第段材料,回答第至题
9131613.Who playeda keyrole instarting the mans singingcareerA.A familymember.B.A famoussinger.C.A singingteacher.
14.What doesthemansay abouthis newsongA.It willbe popular.B.It isbased ona play.C.It isabout travelling.
15.Why willthemango tolots ofmusic festivalsA.To promotehis newsong.B.To lookfor someinspiration.C.To spendtime withhis friends.
16.What is the mostprobable relationshipbetween the speakersA.Classmates.B.Close friends.C.Host andguest.听第段材料,回答第至题
10172017.What isHabitat for HumanityA.A farm.B.An organization.C.A community.
18.Why didthe Fullersbuild HabitatforHumanityA.To makeprofits.B.To livea simplelife.C.To provideshelter for the poor.
19.Who musttake partin buildingHabitat housesA.Future owners.B.Local authorities.C.Building companies.
20.Why doesthespeakergive thetalkA.To make an appeal.B.To discussa socialissue.C.To introducethe Fullers.第二部分阅读(共两节,满分分)50第一节(共小题每小题分,满分分)
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537.5阅读下列短文,从每题所给的、、、四个选项中选出最佳选项A BC DA(私教)EnglishScore Tutorsis theBritish Councilsone-to-one tutoringplatform for13-to19-year-olds.Learn atyour ownpaceSessions onEnglishScore Tutorsare tailoredto yourlevel,needs andgoals.Together with yourchosen tutor,you willcreate alearning plan that focuseson theareas importantto you.Our tutorswill getthe best fromyou becauseeach sessionis tailoredto youas anindividual.Youre incontrolYou decidewhat tofocus onwith yourexpert tutor.Improve yourconfidence inspeaking English.Practice real-life Englishwith topicsthat interestyou.Develop conversationskills tohelp yousocialize inEnglish.Prepare foran Englishexam.Flexible learningChoosesessions attimes thatsuit you.Fit themin aroundschool,weekend activitiesand holidays,so thatyou can learnwhen youwant to.You willget access to adashboard tokeep trackof yourprogress anytime.$1introduction sessionWeoffer a30-minute introduction session where you canchoose atutor andget afeel forhow sessionswillwork.After thisintroductionsession,you candecide if you wouldlike topurchase apack of lessons tocontinuelearning.Try yourfirst sessionfor just$
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21.What isthe featureof EnglishScoreTutorsA.It focuseson spokenEnglish practice.B.It providesspecial grouplearning projects.C.It isintended foradvanced Englishlearners.D.It offerspersonalized tutoringservices toteens.
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23.Why isthe introductionsession setupA.To assesswhere yourstrengths lie.B.To improveyour currentlanguagelevel.C.To giveyou directaccesstoexpert tutors.D.To helpyoudecidewhether tobuy thelessons.BWildlife biologistPurnima DeviBarman remembersthe firsttime sheever sawthe nestof agreater(秃鹅)adjutant storkin atree nearher grandmothershome.Her grandmotherwould tellher storiesaboutbirds andanimals underthe tree.The loveforthenatural worlddeveloped inthose yearsled Bamianto devoteherlife tosaving the endangered greater adjutant stork.Known asthe Hargilain Assam,the greater adjutant storkisthesecond-rarest storkin theworld.Unlikepandas orlions,whose attractiveappearances helpgain widespreadsupport fortheir protection,these tall,bald,clumsy birdsmeet withbias inconservation campaigns.Hargilas alsobear areputation ofbringing badluck/says Barman.What wasthe pointof writingmypaper onthem if there wasno wayof actuallysaving thesebirds Ihad tostart withchanging themisconception.Not oneto shyaway from a challenge,Barman puther PhDon holdand setto work,f startedengagingwith thewomen in the village.In ourexperience,educating andsecuring theparticipation ofwomen ensuresthat the learningpasses onto thenext generation/Burman says.Today,around400women have been trainedto workon conservingthis rarebird.The groupsactivitiesinclude awareness-building inschools andplantation drivesin which45,000trees wereplanted tosupport thestorksfuture populations.A keycomponent allowingBarman tosuccessfully integrateconservation effortsinto the village cultural(纺织)life washer idea of buildingrelated livelihoods.Weaving isa long-standing craftin Assam,so Barmancreateda self-help groupemploying women to weavestork patternson textiles.This innovativeidea washighlightedat theUN Championof theEarth Awardsshe wonin
2022.Currently thenumber ofgreater adjutantnests inAssams Kamrupdistrict hasgrown from28in2010tomore than
250.The onceunlucky storkis nowa symbolof communitypride,its picturesappearing onbags,blankets andcelebration decorations.
24.What motivatedBarman tosave thegreateradjutantstorkA.Her interestin observingnests.B.Her passionfor doingresearch.C.Her lovefor naturefrom childhood.D.Her grandmother^encouragement.
25.What doesthe underlinedword biasin paragraph2probably meanA.Prejudice.B.Support.C.Danger.D.Success.
26.What was a majorchallenge Barmanfaced inconserving thegreateradjutantstorkA.The storkis commonin appearance.B.The storkwas believedto beunlucky.C.She had not finishedher paperfor PhDD.She lackedexperience inwildlife conservation.
27.How didBarman makeconservation effortspart of the villagecultural lifeA.By creatingrelated jobs.B.By teachingwomentoweave.C.By plantingtrees in thevillage.D.By advertisinglocal products.C(无人机)When dronesfirst becamewidely availablearound15years ago,it wasntuncommon to findtech peoplepainting dramaticpictures ofhow they were soongoingtochange theworld.However,ifyoulookup into the largelyempty sky,you cansee thathasnt happenedyet.(空中的)Sure,drones areuseful fortaking aerialphotos,but were a longway awayfrom aerialsuperhighways,packed with autonomous dronescarrying parcelsat speedsthat arenear-impossible ontheground.In2016,Amazon announcedit hadcompleted itsfirst everaerial deliveiy.In avideo,we saw an AmazonTrimeAir dronepick upa parceland flyit acrossthe countrysidelanding inthe buyersgarden,dropping theparcel,and thenreturning toits homebase.But Amazonstill hasntcompleted itssecond drone delivery.In fact,it hasreportedly downsizedthe droneprogramme.So,will drone delivery everbe athing There are someindications of a possibledrone deliveryfuture notinBritain,but.in Africa.Because alsosince2016,rural hospitalsin Rwandahave beenreceiving regularshipmentsof medicalsupplies bydrone thanksto acompany calledZipline.It surelyhas savedlives,thanks tothespeed atwhich bloodcan bedelivered in a countrywithapoorly developedroad network.So couldwe everexpectsuch asystem hereUnfortunatelytheres abig differencebetween ruralAfrica andthickly populatedBritain.British homesdonthave largegardens whereto landand nobodywants loudlarge dronesconstantly landingaround theneighbourhood.Another realityis that British citiesmay stillhave securityand safetyconcerns aboutroutinelyhaving dronescanying stuffover ourheads.(爬)Thats whyI wonderifthereal dronefuture couldbe crawlingalong theground.For a few years,Autonomous deliveryrobots11with wheelshavebeenwalking onthe pavements.So perhapswere notso farawayfromadrone deliveryfuture,but thereality might be alittle bitmore downto earth.
28.What canwe leam from thefirst twoparagraphsA.Drones arewidely usedin dailylife.B.Drones havemade deliveryefficientC.Drones aredesigned totake aerialphotosD.Drones haventchanged theworld asexpected.
29.Why doesthe authormention Ziplinesdrone deliveryA.To explainthe processof dronedelivery.B.To stressthe benefitsbrought bydronedelivery.C.To discussthe possibilityof adrone deliveiyfuture.D.To showits advantagesover Amazonsdronedelivery.
30.What isparagraph5mainly aboutA.The securityand safetyconcerns aboutdrones.B.The waysthatBritishpeople reactto dronedelivery.C.The differencesbetween Africancountries andBritain.D.The reasonswhy dronedelivery isntsuitable forBritain.
31.What isthebesttitle forthe textA.Pie inthe SkyB.Drone Applicationat RiskC.Robots onthe RoadD.Aerial Deliveryin ProgressDScreamsof joyappear to be easierfor ourbrains tocomprehend thanscreams offear,a newstudysuggests.The resultsadd asurprising newdimension toscientists*long-held beliefthat ourbrains arewired toquicklyrespond tofearful screamsas asurvival mechanism.The studylooked atdifferent scream types andhow listenersperceive them.The teamasked participantstoimagine“you arebeing attackedby anarmed strangerin darkness1and scream in fear,and toimagine yourfavoriteteam winsthe WorldCup andscreaminjoy.The participantsproduced sixemotional screams-pain,anger,fear,pleasure,sadness,and joy.Separate sets of study participants werethen requiredto tellthe differentscream typesapart.In onetask,33volunteers wereasked tolisten toscreams andgiven threeseconds to categorize theminto one of thesixdifferent screams.In anothertask,35different volunteerswere presentedwith twoscreams,one ata time,andwere askedtocategorizethe screamsquickly whilestill tryingto decidewhat typeof screamit was,eitheralarming screamsof pain,anger orfear ornon-alarming screamsof pleasure,sadness orjoy.It tooklonger forparticipantsto completethe taskwhen itinvolved fearand otheralarming screams,and thosescreams werenotas easilyrecognizable asnon-alarming screamslike joy,the researchersreport onlineApril13in PLOSBiology.(功能性磁共振成像)In afollow-up experiment,30different volunteersunderwent fMRIwhile(听觉的)listening tothe screams.Less-alarming screamscaused moreactivity inthe auditoryand frontalbrainregions thanmore-alarming screams,the teamfound.The differencethat turnedup betweenalanning and non-alarming screamsprovides andeeperunderstanding ofthis importantvocalization/says NYUpsychologist DavidPoeppel.The rangeofexperiments,from auditoryanalysis tofMRI,also providesna nextstepping stoneto developa moremethodicaland mechanisticunderstanding ofhow weprocess screams/he says.
32.What werethe separatesetsofstudyparticipantstasked withA.Imagining twospecific situations.B.Producing sixemotional screams.C.Distinguishing differentscreamtypes.D.Listing alarmingand non-alarming screams.
33.What isthe purposeof thefMRI experimentA.To confirmthe resultof the scream study.B.To provethe benefitofless-alarming screams.C.To stimulateactivity indifferent brainregions.D.To demonstratethe harmof more-alarming screams.
34.What isthe attitudeof DavidPoeppel towardthescreamstudyA.Doubtful.B.Favourable.C.Unclear.D.Dissatisfied.
35.What isthe mainideaof the textA.Ways ofscream communicationare diversein humans.B.Humans cantell alarmingandnon-alarming screamsapart.C.Humans recognizejoyful screamsfaster thanfearful screams.D.Fearful screamsact asa naturalmechanism forhuman survival.第二节(共小题每小题分,满分分)
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512.5阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项If youfind yourselfthinking,nI ama failure,its importantto know that there are thingsyou cando to(应对)feel better.Knowing howto copewith failureinahealthy waytakes someofthefear out of it._36_First ofall,its importantto acknowledgethat everybodyfails atone timeor another,but thatdoesntmake usfailures-it just means weai*e human,and thatthings didntwork outthis time.If youdo feellike afailure,calling afriend,going fora walk,or playingwithyourpet arejust afew examplesof healthyways todealwithyourpain.—37—So youshould trytofindout whatdoes foryou.Failure can be agreat teacherif youreopen tolearning.Did youmake awhole seriesof mistakesThinkabout whatyou coulddo differentlynext time.—38—Instead ofseeing a failure asa burdenweighing youdown,look atit asa steppingstone towardyour goals.Once you*ve identifiedyour mistakesand whereyoucanleamfromthem,youll beready tomakeaplanfor movingforward.—39—Stop thinking,nI ama failure/1and focuson thinking,nI amcapable oftiyingagain/Create aplanthatwill helpyou putthe infomiationyou gainedinto practice.If youvespent mostof yourlife avoidingfailure,it canfeel reallyscary whenit finallyhappens.Facingyour fears,however,canbethe keyto reducingthe discomfort.—40—Do thingsthat mightget yourejectedor trynew thingswhereyoucould fail.Over time,youll leamthat failureisnt asbad asyou mightimagine.A.Practice steppingoutside yourcomfort zone.B.Not everycoping skillworks foreveryone,though.C.These willprovide youwith sometemporary relief.D.Then youcan ensureyour failurewill becomea lifelesson.E.And ithelps reducethe painso youcan bounceback better.F.Remember thatfocusing onyour problemswill keepyou stuck.G.Therearemany reasonswhy youmightbefeeling likeafailure.第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分分)30第一节(共小题每小题分,满分分)15115阅读下面短文,从每题所给的、、、四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项A BC DI was68when Ifirst stepped onstage asa standupcomedian.Fve alwaysbeen aperformer butthat cametoan endafter9/
11.For ayear afterwards,nobody wantedto goout orbe_41_.It wasthen thatI startedto thinkabout comedy.I_42_people neededto laughagain andthought withalittle_43—I coulddo it.I tookafewclasses,tried towork outa routine,and finallygathered the_44_andwalked onstage.That firsttime was_45—,for Ihadnoidea whatthe audiencewould makeof me.In NewYork,comedians aretypically youngmen.Ifs hardto_46_asawoman,even harderas someone_47—enough tobe theirgrandmother.As Isteppedonstagethat firsttime,theywereclearly_48_to seeme.Iintroduced myself,—49—my ageand triedmy firstjoke.There was_50—.Butby thetime I got tothe thirdline,people werelaughing.Even today,Im_51_before Istep out.My firstline is,“Hello,everybody.Fm88years old.Fm tellingyouthat_52—I dontmake ital theway throughthe show/Then peoplelaugh andI_53—.After ashow,people comeup to me,saying whatan-54_I am.They saythey wanttobeas activeas me
41.A.fooled B.defeated C.enteilained D.recognizedB.realized C.admitted D.confirmed
43.A.energy B.money C.talent D.training
44.A.supplies B.courage C.thoughts D.information
45.A.scary B.joyful C.boring D.funny
46.A.grow upB.come backC.show offD.break throughB.wise C.kind D.serious
48.A.afraid B.eager C.suiprised D.delightedB.accepted C.stated D.calculated
50.A.wonder B.silence C.panic D.applause
51.A.depressed B.excited C.cautious D.nervous
52.A.so thatB.in caseC.even ifD.nowthat
53.A.relaxB.cry C.cease D.dance
54.A.exceptionB.champion C.pioneer D.inspiration
55.A.goalB.potential C.age D.standardwhen theyreach my_55—.Im pleasedto showas anolder personyou dontneed totake aback seatin life.非选择题(共分)55第二节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)
101.515阅读下面短文,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1The gugin,Chinas oldeststringed instrument,has existedfor over3,000years.The earliestpiece,—56—unearth inHubei provincein2016,dates back totheZhou Dynasty.The bodyofagugin ismade ofwood andseven stringsof silk,but unlikeits seeminglysimpleappearance,it takesover ahundred workingprocedures_57—make theinstrument,including materialselection,painting andtuning.It is_58—extremely demandingjob.The guqin,along withthe gameof Go,calligraphy andpainting,—59—expect tobe masteredbynoblemen andscholars inancient China.The mostdistinguished guqin_60—music wasYu Boyain theSpringand AutumnWaning StatesPeriods.As heplayed thegugin inthe mountains,a woodcutternamedZhong Ziqiheard itand understoodexactly_61—was expressedinthemusic.This deepunderstandingformed astrong bond_62—them,and theybecame closefriends.This isthe famoustale behindthe guginmasteipiece,High Mountains,Flowing Water,—63—has beenpassed downthrough generationsand isconsideredoneofthe greatestcompositions inChinese guqinmusic.Nowadays,therearefewer thanone thousandwell-trained guginplayers andperhaps nomore thanfifty_64—survive masters.The originalseveral thousandcompositions have_65—significant declinedto amerehundred worksthat areregularly performedtoday.第四部分写作共两节,满分分40第一节满分分15假定你是李华,你的英国朋友准备参加以保护野生动物为主题的海报设计大赛,现David就参赛作品初稿征求你的意见,请回复邮件,内容包括.指出存在的问题
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1.80,请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答2Dear David,Yours,Li Hua第二节(满分分)25阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文Looking overthe topofthebook,I glancedacross atthe newgirl namedRochelle.She onlyjoined ourclassatthebeginning ofthe week.It mustbe hardstarting anew schoolinthemiddle ofthe year.At last,the bellwent fortheendoftheday.I spottedRochelle runningtowards atall womanwho mustbeher mum.Then I sawasurprising thing.Rochelles mumwas wavingher armsround andmaking shapeswithher fingers,and Rochelle was doingthe samewith hers.It waslike theywere talkingto eachother withtheirhands,Oh,could her mother bedeaf Mymind wasfilled withquestions.(轻拍)The nextday,Iwasreading thisweek*s wordswhen Ifelt atap onmy shoulder.I lookedup andRochellewas standingin frontof me.Shall wetest eachother*she asked,pointing tomy spellingbook.“Yes,of course,1I replied.But Iwas stillwondering howto askthe questionsthat hadbeen tumbling(翻腾)around inmy headsince yesterday.“So,um,that handthing youdid withyour mum..”“Signing.”“Yeah,signing.Is itbecause shes,um,deaf1“Yes,both myparents aredeaf,so Icommunicate withthem throughsign/“Oh,Pm sorry.That mustbe reallydifficult.I couldtell bythe frownon Rochellesface thatPd saidsomethingwrong,but I didnt knowwhat.nSo,did yourparents needsomeone tohelp themlook afteryouwhen youwereababy1Of coursenot/Rochelle gotannoyed.Why wouldbeing deafmean theycant lookafter meBeing deafdoesn*tmeantheyre stupid,she wasalmost shouting,fh fact,theyre muchcleverer thanmost peopleIknow/Hearing that,Igothot allover.Ididntsay herparents werestupid.But beforeI couldexplain,the bell(步行走)went andshe strodeoutofthe classroom.I humedafter her,but whenI triedto speakto her,shekept herbacktome asif Iwere herenemy.注意续写词数应为左右
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150.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答2After school,IsawRochelle andhermothermoving theirhands quickly.All ofa sudden,Rochellewascoming overtome,with hereyes wateryand red.。