第一部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
On a rainy afternoon, maybe one of the following books will keep you company leisurely, allowing you to spend your time alone as well as stepping into a different world.
Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets,by Patricio Pron
In April 1945,Italy, a writer disappeared at a conference and was found dead at another place. Thirty years later, a young man interviewed survivors from the conference, trying to uncover the truth about what happened and its consequences. This novel, by a well-known Argentine writer, explores art, crime and politics.
When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi
At thirty-six, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed (诊断) with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient. This autobiography finds hope and beauty in the face of death as Kalanithi attempts to answer the question “What makes a life worth living?”.
To Killa Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Set in a smallAlabamatown in the 1930s, the story focuses on honest, highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch who puts his career on the line when he agrees to represent Tom Robinson, a black man accused of committing a crime.
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) storyby Bess Kalb
Bess Kalb saved every voicemail from her grandmother Bobby Bell who died at ninety. In this book, Bobby is speaking to Bess once more, in a voice as loving as it ever was in life and brings us several generations of brave women. They include Bobby’s mother, who traveled alone fromBelarustoAmericato survive, and Bess’s mother, who always fought against convention. 1.What type of book is the first novel? A.Sci-fi. B.Biography.
C.Detective books. D.History books. 2.Which book explores life and death? A.To Kill a Mockingbird B.When Breath Becomes Air
C.Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets D.Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) story 3.Who is the main character in the last novel?
A.Bobby Bell. B.Bess Kalb. C.Bess’s mother. D.Bobby’s mother.
B
“Snowplow(扫雪机) parenting” is the newest parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, calling their college kids to wake them up so that they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.
“‘Helicopter (直升机) parenting’ means monitoring their kids’ every activity,which is out of date.” Claire Cain Miller and Jonah Engel Bromwich wrote in The New York Times. “Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: clearing any problems in their children’s path to success so that they don’t have to meet failure or lose opportunities.”
There is a mother who started a charity in her son’s name to try to raise his chances of being accepted to the college. Another parents spent years helping their daughter avoid foods with sauce, which she didn’t like. Once she got to college, she had problems with the food in her school because it was all covered in sauce.
A survey says that three-quarters of parents of children between the ages of 18 and 28 ask for doctor visits or haircuts for their children, and 11% say they would call their kids’ bosses whether their children are having an issue at work.
As reported, wealthy parents try to get their children into top colleges by giving a large amount of money to a school, such as paying for a building. This parenting has become the most popular way to raise children, whatever the income, education, or race is.
Julie, a teacher at Stanford, told the Times that “snowplow parenting” is not a reasonable approach. “The parents should prepare the kid for the road, instead of preparing the road for the kid,” she said. 4. How does Julie like “snowplow parenting”? A. It is unreasonable. B. It is advanced.
C. It is accepted by teachers. D. It is refused by rich people. 5. What is the character of “helicopter parenting”?
A. Parents make kids popular. B. Parents provide little money for kids.
C. Parents ask kids to care for themselves. D. Parents watch over kids’ every activity. 6. What should parents do according to Julie?
A. Do as wealthy parents do. B. Make kids be prepared. C. Make roads be prepared. D. Do as little as possible. 7. What’s the best title for the text?
A. Helicopter Parenting. B. The Similarity in Parenting. C. A Research on Parenting. D. A New Kind of Parenting.
C
For centuries , tea has been used for far more than quenching thirst. Around the world people drink it to relax, reinvigorate and relieve, and it's something we need now more than ever.
Even in the United States, a long coffee-dominated country, tea drinking is growing in popularity, with the country consuming 0.4 kilograms (14 ounces) of tea leaves per person a year compared with 0. 36 kilograms(12. 7 ounces) in 2007 according to the United Nations, as people switch away from soda，milk and fruit drinks.
Scientists are beginning to look into just how tea might affect mood and cognition. Specifically, they're investigating whether its relaxing and refreshing effects are a direct biological outcome of the compounds in tea or whetherthey come from the context in which the drink is consumed—preparing your tea, choosing your favorite cup and sitting down for a brief break from the world. Or both.
Drinking green tea has been found to improve brain function in healthy people, said Stefan Borgward, chair and director of the department of psychiatry and psychotherapy at the University of Lubeck, Germany.
In a 2014 study, he gave one or two cups of green tea to 12 healthy volunteers and imaged their brains to analyze changes in connectivity inside certain brain regions.
“We noticed an increased connectivity in regions of the brain associated with working memory,” he said via email.
And a 2017 review of more than 100 studies he coauthored found that green tea can impact the brain in three ways: It can influence psychopathological state such as reducing anxiety; cognition by benefiting memory and attention; and brain function, specifically memory.
That review concluded that \"it would be desirable\" for more Westerners to consume at least 100 milliliters(3.3 fluid ounces) of green tea each day “to protect neurocognitive function.”
However, Borgward, cautioned that the effects aren't large, and the evidence is mainly provided by small-scale studies.
8. How does the author introduce the tendency of drinking in the U.S.? A. By showing examples. B. By explaining reasons.
C. By making a comparison. D. By checking existing facts. 9. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. Scientists are looking into why tea makes people relaxed and refreshed. B. The context in which the drink is consumed is very important.
C. People's relaxation is the direct biological outcome of the ingredients in tea. D. Preparing tea, choosing a cup and sitting down for a brief rest is amazing. 10. What can we conclude from Stefan's research? A. Tea is a cure for a neurocognitive disease. B. Green tea is particularly beneficial to our memory. C. Drinking tea every day can prevent us from getting ill. D. Westerners drink less than 100 milliliters of green tea. 11. What is the researcher'sattitude towards the finding?
A. Supportive B. Doubtful. C. Unclear. D. Objective.
D
A cheap printed sensor could transmit wildfire warnings. Wildfires have recently destroyed regions across the world, and theirgravityis increasing. Hoping to reduce harm, researchersled by Yapei Wang, a Chinese chemist ofRenminUniversity, say they have developed an inexpensive sensor to detect such fires earlier with less effort.
Current detection methods rely heavily on human watchfulness, which can delay an effective response. Most wildfires are reported by the general public, and other alerts come from routine foot patrols and watchtower observers. Passing planes and satellites also occasionally spot something, but “the fire first appears on the ground,\" Wang says. “ When you see the fire from the sky, it is too late. ”
The team says its new sensor can be placed near tree trunks' bases and send a wireless signal to a nearby receiver if there is a dramatic temperature increase. That heat also powers the sensor itself, without replacing batteries. The team printed the substances onto ordinary paper to create a sensor for just $ 0.40.
But improving coordination among the different agencies involved in firefighting is even more crucial to address, says Graham Kent, an earthquake expert at theUniversityofNevada,Reno, who was not part of the study.Kentis director of ALERTWildfire, a network that uses cameras and crowd sourcing to watch for fires inCalifornia,NevadaandOregon. “The whole way that you respond to a fire until it's put out is like a ballet,\" he says. “You'd have to choreograph (设计) it just so, with resources precisely used at the right time and place and in the right order from detection to confirmation to assignment to extinguishment (熄灭).Fire detection is just step one.
Wang says his team's next steps are to extend the device'ssignal range beyond the current 100 meters, which can limit practical use, and to develop a protective shield for it. The transmitter's effectiveness, he notes, will also need to be examined in the field ahead.
12. What does the underlined word “gravity” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Pull. B. Extinction. C. Popularity. D. Severity. 13. What do we know about the sensor? A. Its price remains high. B. Its batteries are replaceable. C. It can detect fires earlier and easier. D. It can reduce firefighters' pain. 14. What doesKentmean in paragraph 4? A. Firefighting is easy but crucial. B. Fire detection resources are rich. C. Putting out a fire is an orderly activity. D. Technology is the key to extinguishing a fire.
15. What's the plan for the new sensor according to Wang? A. Improving and testing it. B. Limiting its use and transmission. C. Examing and reducing its signal range. D. Getting it on the market ahead of time.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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
Can you move 11 minutes a day? You’ll live longer if you do
There is no denying that 2020 has reduced activity levels. Between the Zoom meetings, Netflix binges and virtual cocktail hours, increased sitting is a pandemic-driven reality for many.____16____But there is good news! Despite all that sedentary time, with as little as 11 minutes of movement a day, you can increase your life span, a recent study has found.____17____It's true; past studies, including a popular study from 2016, had originally put the daily exercise target at 60 to 75 minutes for mortality benefits. However, that study was based on self-reported data, which this latest study, published in theBritish Journal of Sports Medicine, found to be flawed
due to people misremembering their actual activity levels.
Taking a more objective approach, scientists at the Norwegian School of Sports Medicine based their research on the use of activity monitors to track exercise versus sedentary time. The results showed that participants who exercised 35 minutes per day saw the biggest statistical difference on life span. Yet just 11 minutes of moderate exercise — equivalent to a brisk walk — still had a noticeable positive impact.____18____
Here is a way to consider—4 sets of a 3-minute body-weight exercise sequence. Depending on the exercises you use, you may go at a slightly different pace during each round, making it about 11 minutes. When selecting your exercises, try to pick a sequence of movements that will equate to a full-body workout of moderate effort.____19____Ideally, do a combo, determining the number of repetitions for each exercise based on your fitness level and maintaining a three-minute sequence for the time frame.
See how easy it is to fit in 11 minutes of daily exercise? You can do it.____20____Although no one can give you a do-over of 2020, you can make up for lost time by adding a little more to your life span. A. In fact, you owe it to yourself after getting through this past year. B. And studies have revealed the great health risks of prolonged sitting. C. The simplest way is with a walk outside or on the treadmill at your local gym. D. A lower barrier makes it easier to get even the most inactive among us moving.
E. You might wonder about the hour-per-day measurement you've been hearing about for years. F. What's more, both time frames were positively impactful, regardless of the amount of sitting. G. Avoid doing only upper-body movements unless you do lower-body movements the next day. 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
Ten years ago I was visitingCosta Ricawhen I found I was in a bad situation. I only knew basic Spanish，and the only___21___I had was some coins and a return ticket to Guatemala in two weeks.
With the coins，I managed to arrive at Santa Rosa by bus. It was___22___in the middle of the night，but I could see some___23___in the distance，so I___24___ toward them.
I went___25___door to door，explaining my situation. “I can___26___and clean and look after your kids，I can do anything，can you give me a___27___?”Everybody replied saying “Oh my gosh，but we are so___28___.We have no extra food. Maybe you can try the next___29___.”
Finally，I arrived at a Chinese restaurant，the owner of which was incredibly____30____.She told me that her son had a(n)____31____experience. At that time，some other people were very kind to him，and she remembered
how____32____that made her feel. She called the Red Cross to____33____me.With their help, I spent my____34____days inCosta Rica.
I've____35____all over the world. But this was one of the best trips，the best two____36____I ever had in my traveling life.
At first，I felt____37____and stupid for not traveling with a clear plan. But then I realized that when you’re in a position to be able to____38____，it actually makes people feel happier. Being able to receive kindness is a____39____for other people as well. And kindness____40____more kindness in small ripples(涟漪). 21. A. possession B. file C. choice D. fortune 22. A. busy B. dark C. hot D. cold
23. A. stores B. bus-stops C. bookshops D. houses 24. A. wandered B. fled C. walked D. jumped 25. A. knocking B. hitting C. answering D. kicking 26. A. cook B. fish C. swim D. fight 27. A. coffee B. bed C. tip D. job 28. A. unlucky B. poor C. mean D. hard 29. A. company B. factory C. restaurant D. family 30. A. honest B. polite C. kind D. easygoing 31. A. similar B. different C. relaxing D. pleasant 32. A. tough B. grateful C. awkward D. warm 33. A. seize B. check C. find D. rescue
34. A. passing B. remaining C. rewarding D. exciting 35. A. surveyed B. driven C. studied D. traveled 36. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years 37. A. fortunate B. optimistic C. guilty D. curious 38. A. offer B. help C. receive D. repay 39. A. gift B. talent C. chance D. character 40. A. proves B. reflects C. forces D. inspires 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
My grandma is a gentle lady. Like many women of her time, she has a talent___41.___sewing(缝纫). She
made all my childhood clothes by hand. As a young girl, I didn't like playing outside with my friends. I preferred to spend time___42.___(help)her sew.
My grandma taught me___43.___to express love and care. Almost a year ago, I was struggling___44.___(find)a birthday present for my friend when a thought came to me: \"Why don't I sew her a gift?\" I made a___45.___(decide)to sew her a pencil case. I cut out material from___46.___old skirt, drew a design and started sewing.___47.___took me many tries to complete the case. The final result wasn't as pretty as I had imagined, but it was___48.___(good)pencil case I could make.
Just yesterday, my friend___49.___(call)me and said that every time sees the pencil case, she thinks of me and gets a warm feeling. Hearing____50.____she said made me very happy. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节短文改错（满分10分） 51.
单句改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
以下句子中每句有一处错误，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。
It cannot tell us much about the Chinese. On the other hand, it do tell us a lot about Americans. Tired, hungry, and not knew a word of Chinese, we had no idea how to order.
With this, we had the pleasure of experiencing an entire new taste: Sichuan peppercorns.
As result, their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire—usually boiled or roasted meat. In fact, one of the largest shopping mall in North America is in Edmonton.
They went through two wheat-growing provinces, which they saw quantities of farms covering a large area. The cousins chatted with Lin Fei, that had moved to Canada many years earlier.
The food was wonderful, but it was even more important was the friendship offered by Chinese people. The blue water literally took them breath away with its exceptional beauty. It was not until 9:30 a.m. that they finally reached to the capital of Ontario, Toronto. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你班将进行一场关于中国高铁(high-speed railway)的作用及意义的班会，班主任请你做一个简单发言。现请你结合以下要点写一篇英语发言稿。
1.高铁让出行更加方便快捷；
2.高铁让世界变小。 注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考答案
1. C 2. B 3. A
4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D
12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A
16. B 17. E 18. F 19. G 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. D B 33. D 34. B 35. D 36. B 37. C 38. C 39. A 40. D
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