1、英语试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。考试时间100分钟，满分120分第一部分 阅读(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。ASomething you may not know about End of HeatTh
2、e traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar termsEnd of Heat is the 14th solar term of the year，which implies that most parts in China are getting rid of the hot summer and entering autumnBut in some areas，especially in South China，autumn is late in coming and people are stil
3、l bothered by hot weatherEnd of Heat is also the busy harvest season for farmersThe following are the things you should know about End of HeatTime for night-blooming cereus(昙花)The night-blooming cereus is a flower full of mystery，which often blooms during the period of End of HeatThis is because the
4、 climate during End of Heat，characterized by warm days and cold nights，is similar to tropical desertsNight-blooming cereus originates in the tropical deserts from Mexico to Brazil in South AmericaThey blossom at night to avoid the blazing daytime sunEating DuckDuck has a sweet flavor and according t
5、o Chinese traditional medicine it has a“cool”natureAfolk tradition is to eat duck during the End of Heat periodThere are many recipes for cooking duck such as roast duck，cooked duck with lemon，smoked duck with walnut dressing and sauteed duck with ginger shootsThe tradition of eating duck during the
6、 End of Heat period is still popular in ChinaThe Fishing Season FestivalFor fishermen，the End of Heat is a season of harvestDuring this period，the Fishing Season Festival is held in regions along the coastline of the East China Sea in Zhejiang provinceThe festival is held on the day when the fishing
7、 ban ends and fishermen can start fishing againDue to high temperatures in the sea，stocks of fish remain and become maturePeople can enjoy many kinds of seafood during this period1About End of Heat，which of the following statements is true?AIt means the whole China has entered autumnBThe areas beyon
8、d the Great Wall are still hotCIn south China，the temperature is still highDIt is the end of the harvest season for farmers2Where did you think the night-blooming cereus initially came from?ATemperate areasBTropical areasCCold areasDPolar areas3Why is it a folk tradition to eat duck during the End o
9、f Heat period?ABecause there are no other animals to eatBBecause the duck has a“cool”natureCBecause it tastes especially delicious at that timeDBecause there are many recipes for cooking duckBEveryone has a quarrel or two with friends，co-workers and family members，but library goers in Nanchang，East
10、Chinas Jiangxi Province got a surprise when a person unintentionally started an argument between two robotsThe two robots，named Tutu and Wangbao，are supposed to offer assistance to visitors in the hall of the Jiangxi Provincial LibraryWhen a library goer scanned Tutus QR code，Wangbao seemingly becam
11、e annoyed，which brought a great amusement to the library goer who posted a video of the exchange that occurred on December 30 and has gone viral on social media“Tutu，lets stop fighting，OK?”said Wangbao“Your mood sure swings a lot!”Tutu saidWangbao raved，“Arent you a drama queen，Im giving you an outS
12、top being petulant!The library goer was even more amused，as the two robots grew noisier and angrier with each other，and finally，abruptly turning away from each other like naughty children“It looks like how you quarrel with your girlfriend，ha-ha”one netizen posted“I see myself from the quarrel，”wrote
13、 another on Sina Weibo，which was echoed by many others“Its annoying to hear people arguing，and I didnt expect Id have to listen to robots arguing，”another netizen wroteThe online video was widely circulating on Sina Weibo，with some 500，000 views as of press time on SaturdayTutu and Wangbao became in
14、ternet hot figures，even attracting attention from major news outlets in the countryWhen the two online celebrities were interviewed by reporters on Friday，the two seems already forgave each other after three days “It was a thing last yearIsnt it normal to have quarrels between friends?Wangbao said i
15、n video posted by the Xinhua News Agency on Saturday4Whats the purpose of paragraph one?ATo show how smart the two robots areBTo increase our awareness of AI technologyCTo introduce the following partsDTo criticize the quarrel between the two robots5What was the library goers attitude towards the ar
16、gument?AAmazed BEntertained CPuzzledDExcited6By presenting some netizenscomments，the author intends to tell us_Athe fight draws the publics great attentionBthe fight has an awful effect on peoples lifeCthe fight takes place on a regular basisDthe fight feels like a real one7Where is the text most li
17、kely from?AA textbook BA diary CA magazineDA websiteCAs Australia experiences record-breaking drought and bush-fires，koala populations have declined along with their habitat，leading to koalas becoming“functionally extinct”The chairman of the Australian Koala Foundation，Tabart，estimates that over 1，0
18、00 koalas have been killed from the fires and that 80 percent of their habitat has been destroyedFunctional extinction is when a population becomes so limited that they no longer play an important role in their ecosystem and the population becomes no longer possible to liveDeforestation and bush-fir
19、es destroy the main food source of koalas，the eucalyptus(桉树)treeAn adult koala will eat up to 2 pounds of eucalyptus leaves per day as its main foodMany are asking the Australian government to pass The Koala Protection Act，written in 2016 but never passed into lawThe Koala Protection Act would work
20、to protect habitat and trees important to koala as well as protect koalas from huntingRecent videos of Australians saving koalas has led to increased donation to help burned koalasThe Port Macquarie Koala Hospital set up a Go Fund Me page seeking donations to help the hospital treat injured koalasTo
21、 date，they have raised$133 million，well over their $25，000 goal，which comes from over 30，000 donorsThe funds will also be used for a“Koala Ark”as a refuge for burned koalas to live in healthy habitat8According to the first paragraph，what can we know about the drought and bush-fires?AThey are the mos
22、t serious ones in the history of AustralianBThey have made koalas extinctCThey have killed 80of the koalasDThey brought the most serious influence to Australian9When does functional extinction happen?AWhen a species becomes extinctBWhen a species is limited to certain habitatCWhen ecosystem no longe
23、r plays an important roleDWhen the number of a species becomes so small that they have little chance to live10According to the passage，the following statements are true EXCEPT that_Akoalas mainly feed on eucalyptus tree leavesBthe Australian government has passed The Koala Protection Act into lawCTh
24、e Koala Protection Act is aimed to protect koalas and its habitatDa good many Australians are quite concerned about koalas11What can we infer from the last paragraph?ASome videos require people to donate for koalasBGo Fund Me page treated injured koalasCAustralians have deep love for koalas and dona
25、te generously to help themDThe funds will be used to set up healthy habitat for koalasDChildren born in the past four decades had the luxury of being the center of their parentsattentionThe entire familys resources were poured into their education and well-beingHowever，when the same resources are sp
26、lit between two children，the amount distributed to each one is going to shrinkAccording to the Hangzhou Daily，when there are two children in the family，parents tend to choose public schools instead of private schools，which are usually more expensiveEach child is enrolled in fewer after-school traini
27、ng classesBut having a second child may cure some deep-rooted problems in Chinas traditional family educationHaving two children in the family can help to prevent one child being spoiled by too much attention，according to Peoples DailyIt also spares the only child from the pressure of shouldering pa
28、rental expectations all aloneTaking care of a sibling also enables children to gain a sense of responsibility，cooperation，obedience and caringChinas public education system is also expected to shiftCurrently，there are not enough vacancies in kindergarten and schools to accommodate the potential incr
29、ease in children“Its not only the enrollment capacity of educational institutions that will feel the pressurePeople are also placing more emphasis on the quality of education，”Peng Xizhe，director of the Population and Development Research Policy Center at Fudan University，told China Education DailyH
30、e predicts the government may have to invest more to support the educational system as a result of the new family planning measure12What can children benefit from a two-child family?AThey can have less pressureBThey can study in private schoolsCThey can get much more attentionDThey can take more aft
31、er-school training classes13Which of the following words can replace the underlined word“accommodate”?Ahold Badapt Csolve Dconsider14What can we infer from Peng Xizhes words?APeople are placing more emphasis on the quality of educationBThe government may have to invest more to support the educationa
32、l systemCThe new family planning measure will challenge the current educational systemDThe educational institutions will feel the pressure that their capacity is not enough15What is the purpose of this text?ATo show benefits of owning two childrenBTo persuade people to bear more childrenCTo encourag
33、e people to have only one childDTo introduce the impact of two-child policy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。Heres the bad news：Men are hurting，and，according to many researchers，masculinity(男子气)is what is hurting them and making it hard for them to maintain friendship
34、sSociety tells men to hide their feelings and expects them to be aggressive，so many men lose their friendship when growing upThe good news is that some skills can be recovered ！16Accept your own desire and normalize it for the people in your lifeWay，an expert，recommends seeking for articles about ma
35、sculinity and friendship and poring over themDont forget you have the entire Internet at your fingertips，friend ！17Model vulnerability(脆弱) 18 like“Im afraid nobody will go to my party，”or“I miss my grandma every day”Doing so will make it OK for other people to follow your leadWe are all on the eleva
36、tor to a society where emotional availability is normalized，and I want you to be the man in the street 19 Men sometimes feel they might be prying(爱打听的)if they ask more about someones life-especially when their friend is sharing something toughBut if you get curious in moments of your friends vulnera
37、bility，you will open the door to all kinds of growth in your relationshipTake the opportunity to really see your friend and show them they matter by following upGet close with the children in your lifeWays research says that the No1 thing that helps men with masculinity grow up to own enriching frie
38、ndships is to be close with children who are not afraid to express emotions 20 take the opportunity to be close to them and help them grow up to be good friends，tooAAsk more questionsBGet curiousCSay the thing that scares you，DThere are a lot of experts who can help，and heres what they recommendEIn
39、order to show your strengthsFIn this way you can start a normal conversation with your friendsGSo，if youre a parent，or working on something to do with children，第二部分 语言运用(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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Tristin Stewart，15，of Northern Ireland，has no
40、 right knee after undergoing an operationNow，his right leg connects directly to a right foot backward，which fits more 21 than a traditional amputation(截肢)Tristin said he began experiencing 22 in his right leg in 2014，but it was not until last year that doctors diagnosed it as a cancerThe diagnosis a
41、nd 23 operation made Tristins parents，Mandy and Shane so worried“Tristin was scared firstly before receiving the operation”Mandy said“When we went in to see him after the operation，you could 24 see that something was not in the right place under the 25 ，and Shane and I got up the courage to uncover
42、itThat was a very strange sight，but my boys life was saved so thats all that 26 ”In spite of a 27 disease，the first in Northern Ireland，the soccer-loving teen is already back on his 28 just months after the operation“At the start it was uncomfortable and I wasnt used to it because of the weight and
43、my footyou know，it felt 29 but now Im accustomed to it，”Tristin told Caters News“It feels close to normal”“I can 30 with it and Ivejust started a jog，”Tristin said“Without it，Id be in a 31 I wouldnt be able to do anythingUnexpectedly，many people are now 32 money to buy Stewart professional aid equip
44、ment so he can 33 in sports and more physical activities“Friends have been just as 34 ，and they havent treated me differently，”Tristin added“And I believe no matter how 35 the mountain，there will always be a climb for the people who do not fear the difficult”21Acomfortably Bdifferently Cdangerously
45、Dcommonly22Asorrow Bpain Csurprise Dstrength23Aexpecting B1eading Cfollowing Dincreasing24Agradually Bsorely Cobviously Dfortunately25Abeds Bcovers Cclothes Dknives26Adamages Bmatters Ckeeps Dmemorizes27Asuccessful Bdeadly Cfrustrating Drare28Afeet Bway Cbehalf Dside29Agreat Bugly Camazing Dstrange3
46、0Astudy Bwalk Cswim Drun31Abed Bcar Cwheelchair Dfield32Araising Bmaking Cstealing Dprinting33Atake Bgive Cbreak Dparticipate34Ahealthy Bsmart Chard Dusual35Asmooth Bmagnificent Csteep Ddifficult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。For many westerners，the cycle rickshaw(人力车)is a 36 (represent)form of transport in Asian，which in fact，most Asian cities have long since abandonedBut in Bangladesh the cycle rickshaw is as popular as ever in the capital，Dhaka，rickshaws can 37 (see)in every streetDhakas government，however，is pushing ahead
