1、单元质量检测 Unit 3时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)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。1Whats Mr.Lius telephone number?A7845632.B7845362.C7485362.2How many people share the room now?A6. B2.C4.3Why does the woman want to cha
2、nge her watch for another one?ABecause she doesnt like this type of watch.BBecause the watch doesnt work well.CBecause the watch doesnt look good.4Whats the man doing?AWatching TV.BTalking on the phone.CTurning down the TV.5What can we know from the conversation?APeter had to stay home for five hour
3、s with the work.BThere was something wrong with Peters telephone.CThe work took Peter over an hour to finish.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。6What do you think the woman is
4、?AA member of a political club.BA camerawoman.CA waitress.7What is the woman going to do?AWatch TV news.BTake some photos.CTake part in a meeting.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What relation is Susan to Tom?AHis wife.BHis sister.CHis college classmate.9Why did Susan leave her position?AShe didnt like her job.BShe
5、 couldnt bear her bosss rudeness.CShe likes changes and mobility in her job.10What does Tom think about his job?AHes thinking whether he should change his job now.BIt is quite challenging and he likes it very much.CIt is very boring and hard.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11Where are probably the two speakers?AIn
6、 the classroom. BIn the library.CIn the book shop.12How many books can a student borrow at a time?AThree. BFive.CTwo.13Why didnt the librarian allow the boy to take the books out?ABecause they were new books.BBecause his card went out of use.CBecause he had got enough number of books.听第9段材料，回答第14至16
7、题。14What are they going to do tonight?ATo go to a party. BTo see a film.CTo visit some friends.15Why do they look at the newspaper?ATo know the recent local news.BTo know what will be on TV tonight.CTo find out when the film will start.16When is the movie going to start?AAt 800. BAt 900.CAt 830.听第10
8、段材料，回答第17至20题。17What has happened to the old man Santiago?AFor eighty four days he has caught no fish.BHe is too old to go to the sea to catch fish.CThe boy Manolin wouldnt help him.18What can we know about Manolin?AHe has to go to school every day.BHis family forbids him from going fishing.CHe has
9、to go fishing with another boat.19What does Manolin think of Santiago?AToo old to go fishing. BThe best fisherman.CVery lucky.20Who taught Manolin how to fish?AHimself. BSantiago.CHis parents.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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AStagecoach BusesPopular tickets
10、DayriderTravel as much as you like in one day.With Stagecoach Dayrider bus tickets you can make as many journeys as you like for one day. They offer more value for money than buying a single or return, as you can travel on all Stagecoach buses within your chosen ticket zone. Buy tickets using the St
11、agecoach Bus App or buy on the bus. With contactless payments now available on all our buses, you dont need to worry about finding the correct changeBus and BoatUnlimited bus travel for one car in the selected zone, plus a boat rideExplore the countryside on bus and then enjoy the fine mountain view
12、s from the comfort of a boat deck. You can board one of our many boats or steamers located at four of the districts most outstanding lakes. Stagecoach have combined bus boat tickets which are available for Coniston, Detwent Water, Ullswater and WindermereSightseeing TicketsNever get lost and dont mi
13、ss a thing.Hopon and hopoff all day as much as you like at any of the bus stops on the route and see all the best sights and attractions your chosen town or city has to offer. Youll also learn lots of history along the way from one of our expert guides.Student TicketsFlexible student bus ticketsAre
14、you a student and getting ready for the new term? You can travel for a lot less with Stagecoachs student bus tickets. Youll need a current student ID card with a photo to buy a Stagecoach student ticket. The name on your ID card will need to match the name on your ticket.21What is true about the “Da
15、yrider” ticket?AYou need the correct change to buy it.BYou can use it to travel anywhere in the city.CIt can be purchased with your mobile phone.DIt can be used with any bus company.22If you want to go sightseeing around of the lake areas, which ticket is the most suitable?ADayrider. BBus and Boat.C
16、Sightseeing. DStudent tickets.23What is needed if you want to buy a student ticket?AA photo of yourself. BYour name.CThe bus app. DValid student ID.BIt was the small hours of the morning when we reached London Airport. I had cabled London from Amsterdam, and there was a hired car to meet, but there
17、was one more unfortunate happening before I reached my flat. In all my travels I have never, but for that once, been required by the British customs to open a single bag or to do more than state that I carried no goods liable to duty. It was, of course, my fault; the extreme tiredness and nervous te
18、nsion of the journey had destroyed my diplomacy (外交). I was, for whichever reason, so tired that I could hardly stand, and to the question, “have you read this？” I replied with extreme foolishness, “yes, hundreds of times.”“And you have nothing to declare？” “Nothing.”“How long have you been out of t
19、his country？” “About three months.”“And during that time you have acquired nothing？” “Nothing but what is on the list I have given you.”He seemed momentarily at a loss, but then he attacked. The attack, when it came, was utterly unexpected. “Where did you get that watch？”I could have kicked myself.
20、Two days before, when playing water games with a friend in the bath, I had forgotten to take off my ROLEX, and it had, not unnaturally, stopped. I had gone into the market and bought, for twelve shillings and six pence, an ugly time piece that made a strange noise. It had stopped twice, without any
21、reason, during the journey.I explained, but I had already lost face. I produced my own watch from a pocket, and added that I should be grateful if he would confiscate (没收) the replacement.“It is not a question of confiscation，” he said, “there is a fine for failing to declare dutiable goods. And now
22、 may I please examine that Rolex？”It took another quarter of an hour to persuade him that the Rolex was not contraband (走私货). Just when I let out a sigh of relief, he began to search my luggage!24When did the writer arrive at London Airport?AIn the early morning. BLate at night.CAt noon. DLate in th
23、e morning.25What can we conclude from the questions asked by the customs officer?AHe was just doing his duty by asking the passenger some usual questions.BHe must have noticed the writers ugly watch.CHe wanted to embarrass the writer.DHe must have noticed the writers tiredness.26What did the writer
24、think of the watch he bought in the market?AHe was fond of the watch because it was a Rolex.BHe found the watch useful though it was very cheap.CHe didnt like the watch at all.DHe was interested in the watch.27After reading the story we can infer that the writer _.Aknew little about the customs regu
25、lationsBspent a long time at the customs but was not finedCwas punished because of carrying many contraband goodsDmust have failed in catching the hired carCThis season, the bushfires in Australia have burned more than 12.35 million acres of land. At least 25 people have been killed and 2,000 homes
26、destroyed. According to the BBC, this is the most casualties(伤亡) from wildfires in the country since 2009. The University of Sydney estimates that 480 million animals have died in South Wales alone.Zeke Hausfather, an energy systems analyst and climate researcher at Berkeley Earth, said warmer tempe
27、ratures and extreme weather have made Australia more_susceptible_to fires and increased the length of the fire season. “The drier conditions combined with record high temperatures in 2019 created main conditions for the disastrous fires. Australias fires were worsened by the combination of those two
28、. 2019 was the perfect storm for being the warmest year on record for Australia and the driest year on record for Australia，” Hausfather added on Friday.Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, said warmer ocean temperatures are also contributed to more
29、 variable weather around the world. Trenberth believes that global warming contributed to energy imbalances and hot spots in the oceans, which can create a wave in the atmosphere that locks weather patterns in places, causing longer rain events in Indonesia, for example, and at the same time contrib
30、uting to drought in Australia. He said that once an area experiences drought conditions for two months or more, it increases the risk of fires catching and spreading. Those changing weather patterns due to global warming make drought events longer.Climate experts stress that climate change is not th
31、e only factor in the severity of wildfires. How land is managed can also impact the amount of fuel available for fires. Practices like controlled burns and other factors can impact the risk to people and property, such as warning systems and the type of development in a given area. Changing those po
32、licies has great potential to limit future damage from wildfires along with changes to how fire management resources are dispatched(派遣)28What do the numbers in paragraph 1 show?AThe causes of Australian fires.BThe results of Australian fires.CThe damaged areas of Australian fires.DThe property destr
33、uction of Australian fires.29Which of the following best explains “more susceptible to” underlined in the second paragraph?AQuick to adapt to.BSure to cause.CSensitive to.DEasy to be protected from.30What can we infer from Trenberths research?AGlobal warming is the root cause of the bushfires.BLonge
34、r dry weather contributes to global warming.CWarmer ocean temperatures promote fires spreading.DThe imbalanced energy leads to the temperature rising.31What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?ATo stress the effects of Australia fires.BTo show the methods for controlling burns.CTo pre
35、dict the seriousness of Australia fires.DTo provide some advice about reducing damage.DFor grownups, an afternoon snooze (打盹) is often easier said than done. But many of us have probably experienced just how simple it can be to catch some sleep in a gently rocking hammock (吊床). By examining brain wa
36、ves in sleeping adults, researchers reported in the June 21 issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, that they now have evidence to explain why that is.“It is a common belief that rocking causes sleep: we fall asleep in a rocking chair soon and, since ancient times, we cradle our babies t
37、o sleep，” said Sophie Schwartz of the University of Geneva. “Yet, how this works had remained a mystery. The goal of our study was made up of two parts: to test whether rocking does indeed improve sleep, and to understand how this might work at the brain level.”Schwartz, Michel Mhlethaler, and their
38、 colleagues Laurence Bayer and Irina Constantinescu asked twelve adult volunteers to nap on a custommade bed or “experimental hammock” that could either remain still or rock gently. All participants were good sleepers who didnt typically nap and did not suffer from excessive sleepiness during the da
39、y. Each participant took two 45minute afternoon naps, one with the bed still and one with the bed in motion, while their brain activity was monitored.“We observed a faster transition to sleep in each and every subject in the swinging condition，” Mhlethaler said. “Surprisingly, we also observed a dra
40、matic boosting of certain types of sleeprelated brain waves.”More specifically rocking increased the length of stage N2 sleep, a form of nonrapid eye movement sleep that normally occupies about half of a good nights sleep. The rocking bed also had a lasting effect on brain activity, increasing slow
41、brain waves and bursts of activity known as sleep spindles (纺锤体)Schwartz and Mhlethaler say the next step is to find out whether rocking can improve longer periods of sleep and to find out whether it may be useful for the treatment of sleep disorders, such as insomnia (失眠)32What does the June 21 iss
42、ue of Current Biology tell us according to Paragraph 1?AIt is more difficult for grownups to fall asleep.BPeople today like to sleep in a rocking hammock.CMany people nowadays suffer from excessive sleepiness.DThere comes the evidence for why rocking benefits peoples sleep.33What can we learn from S
43、ophie Schwartzs words?AHer team aimed to answer two questions.BThe study is going to benefit babies a lot.CThe study had been kept secret before being finished.DPeople used to believe rocking was bad for sleep.34What finding was beyond the researchers expectation?AThe rocking seemed to improve parti
44、cipants sleep quality.BAll the participants fell asleep faster in the swinging condition.CSome participants couldnt fall asleep in the swinging condition.DParticipants had a tendency to sleep excessively in the swinging bed.35What is the best title?ATake a Snooze Easier Said than DoneBWant a Faster
45、Sleep? Change Your Sleeping HabitsCNeed a Nap? Find Yourself a HammockDSuffer from Sleep Disorder? New Treatment Found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。A memorable science projectIf someone tells you to remember a phone number or address, it feels like an easy task at fir
46、st. You repeat the numbers to yourself, either aloud or in your mind. But after just a few seconds you might find yourself starting to doubt your own memory. _36_ Thus, it will try to throw away information that seems old or irrelevant. There are ways of helping our minds retain (记住) information, ho
47、wever, and in this activity you will explore ways that we lose and keep memoriesShortterm, or working memory, is a way of describing most peoples abilities to store a small amount of information for a brief period of time in a readily accessible form. _37_ People dont have to stop and think to remem
48、ber something in short term memory._38_ Such techniques include visualizing (观察) the information in a surprising way or linking pieces of information together so that one reminds you of the other. In the case of visualizing information, this could be as simple as remembering you parked your car on t
49、he fifth floor in the D section by picturing five dogs sitting in your car! _39_ If you need to purchase cereal (谷物), milk, fruit, cheese and eggs, you could imagine the cereal in a bowl, with milk pouring over it and pieces of fruit on top. Then imagine cracking an egg over everything, and its full
50、 of melted cheese! These may seem simple or even silly. _40_ In this activity youll test the recall of a few friends or family members, and learn a few tricks for improving memory!AThere are many techniques for improving memory.BOur brain is always seeking new and useful information.CShortterm memor
51、y has a short duration but is quickly and easily accessed.DIn addition, linking information could help you remember your grocery list.ERetaining that information over longer periods of time becomes difficult yet.FYour shortterm memory has a limited amount of space to store information.GHowever, they
52、 are proved to be good ways for improving memory by scientist.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。As is known to all, most stories of kindness do not begin with formerly drugaddicted celebrity (名人) bad boys. Mine does.When this _41_ took place, I wa
53、s accompanying my grandmother at a huge garden party. Suddenly, Robert Downey Jr., in a nice creamcolored suit, came in. I pointed out this big movie star to Grandma _42_， but she was far more interested in piling her paper plate with cheese.As my 80yearold grandmother rose for the _43_ after the pa
54、rty, she fell into a wheelchair ramp (坡道) nearby. The sharp ramp _44_ her leg open and it was bleeding.I should have quickly taken control of the situationbut due to my blood faint, I didnt. Luckily, Robert Downey Jr. _45_.He called an ambulance immediately, and asked someone to _46_ a blanket. He t
55、ook off his suit and _47_ his suit around her leg. The cream color turned dark red. Robert surely knew how to speak to her, _48_， distract her. He stayed with my grandmother until the ambulance came, _49_ her hand and telling her she was breaking his heart by leaving so early. I hurried into the amb
56、ulance without a word, feeling too shy to thank him.Some 15 years after that garden party, and five years since hed been set free from prison for possession of drugs in his car, I came across Robert in a fancy restaurant. I was _50_ to respect peoples privacy and never _51_ someone having a meal. Bu
57、t on this day, I decided to _52_ the code.“I dont have any _53_ if you remember this.” and I told him the story. “I just wanted to tell you that it was simply the kindest act Ive ever _54_.”Its never too late to express our appreciation for kindness which lies in everyone, even a celebrity bad boy.
58、_55_， appreciation itself is a sort of kindness.41A.party BkindnessCaccident Dstory42A.excitedly BsurprisinglyCfortunately Dsuccessfully43A.garden BwheelchairCstar Dexit44A.tore BbrokeCcut Dpushed45A.got across Bturned upCgot ready Dcalmed down46A.buy BrentClend Dfetch47A.tied BcoveredCplaced Dpulle
59、d48A.instead Bfor exampleCotherwise Dor rather49A.shaking BwavingCholding Dpressing50A.persuaded BbornCraised Dforced51A.bother Btalk toCstare at Dupset52A.abandon BsetCfollow Dimprove53A.idea BtroubleCdoubt Dinterest54A.called for BwitnessedCheard of Dperformed55A.However BAfter allCTherefore DOn t
60、he contrary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。Agricultural experts say crop diversity is important to feed the 56._ (increase) population of our planet. They say having a large variety of plants also 57._ (help) to protect against possible crop diseases and future crises. But ma
61、ny experts say the number has decreased sharply during the past century.One of the worlds 58._ (large) seed conservation projects has predicted further losses. The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is warning that up to one hundred thousand plant species could 59._ (permanent) disappear. The rich col
62、lection of genes 60._ decide their qualities would disappear with them.Many experts blame climate change and loss of habitat, normal growth area, for damaging plant life. They say human 61._ (activity) and poorly planned, overly heavy use of land also are responsible. Modern business farming is resp
63、onsible 62._ loss of farmers traditional crop varieties. The “Green Revolution” of the twentieth century changed agriculture. Some experts say the use of modern commercial farming methods saved millions of people from 63._ (starve). Farmers planted, watered, and fertilized their crops with the help
64、of machines. They treated their fields with chemicals 64._ (control) diseases and insects. Harvests grew larger and higher quality, 65._ another result was that some traditional crops were lost. Damage to the environment over the past century makes people believe that crop diversity also suffered.第四
65、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。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：在错的词下画一横线，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。It is one of most exciting experiences in my life. My relationship
66、 with the motorcycles begin when I was a child. The feelings are difficultly to explain. There is all important difference among cars and motorcycles. Cars forgive mistakes；motorcycles dont. There are two important period in my life relating to the motorcycle：the beginnings and today. My father boug
67、ht we a little motorcycle. My sisters and brother already knew how to ride motorcycles. I was at five years old, and I remember perfectly the first day which my father taught me to ride this little jewel. I was not afraid but I drove all afternoon on the tennis court. 第二节书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华，乘坐FL753航班抵
68、达伦敦后发现钱包遗失。请给航空公司写一封邮件说明情况并寻求帮助。内容包括：1行程信息；2钱包特征；3联系方式。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_单元质量检测 Unit 3第一部分听力材料Text 1M：I cant remember Mr.Lius telephone number. Is it 7845362?W：Let me see. Oh, it seems to be 7485362. Oh, no, I remember, its 7845632.Text 2W：Do you live in the school?M：Yes, I do. Its a sixb
69、edded room, but at the moment only four of us live there.Text 3W：Would you like to look at this watch for me, please?M：Yes, of course.W：It doesnt keep good time, Id like to change it for another one.Text 4M：Would you mind turning down the TV a bit? Im answering the phone.W：Not at all.Text 5W：Hi, Pet
70、er. What happened yesterday? You promised to meet me at 5, but you never came. I waited for you for over an hour!M：Oh, Im sorry. I couldnt because my parents told me that I had to stay home over my homework.W：Why didnt you phone me about it, then?M：Our telephone wasnt working.Text 6M：Are you ready y
71、et?W：Ill be ready in a couple of minutes.M：We have to be at the hotel in fifteen minutes.W：Do I have to make a speech tonight?M：Just a short one, after dinner.W：What about television? Will they have cameras there?M：I certainly hope so. Id like to see you on every news program in town tonight.W：Ill b
72、e glad when the election is over. Id like to have a good nights sleep more than anything else now. Ill have to shake hands with so many people.Text 7M：Hi, Susan. Havent seen you for ages. How are you getting along with your work?W：Hi, Tom. Not so well as expected. You see, I have left my position. A
73、nd I am right now looking for a job.M：Why was that? You were excellent at college. And I believe you are quite qualified for your job.W：I just couldnt bear the rudeness of my boss any longer.M：Well, what are you going to do then?W：Ive got no idea. Anyway, I have to think about it seriously. What abo
74、ut you, Tom?M：Ive been very successful as a sales manager in my company. And I like this kind of work. Its so challenging.W：Im so glad to hear that.Text 8M：Excuse me, Id like to borrow three books. Here is my card.W：Youve got two books on your card already.M：Yes, the rules say one can borrow five bo
75、oks at a time. Is that right?W：You got the three books from the shelf for new books. All newly arrived books must be placed there on show for two weeks before they can be borrowed.M：Sorry, I didnt know.W：It doesnt matter.Text 9M：Girls, what would you like to do tonight?W：Do you ever go to the movies
76、?M：Of course. I go to the movies almost once a month.W：Well, lets go to the movies.M：Theres a good movie near here: Summer in Maine.W：Fine. I heard its a very good film.M：Lets find out what time it starts.W：Lets look at the newspaper. Movie programs are usually on Page Nine.M：Here it is. Summer in M
77、aine starts at 8 oclock.Text 10For eightyfour days, an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago has had no luck. For eightyfour days, he has prepared his bait, lines and boat and headed out to the big blue ocean, only to return tired and emptyhanded. Everything about him is old except his eyes, cheerful a
78、nd undefeated, they are the same color as the sea.While Santiago is preparing for his eightyfifth try, a young boy named Manolin brings him some food and helps him prepare his tools. Manolin used to fish with Santiago, but has been forced by his parents to fish instead with a luckier boat. His paren
79、ts, like everyone else, think its only a waste of time to go fishing with the old man. However, the boy believes in Santiago, who taught him how to fish with all his rich knowledge about the sea. For Manolin, Santiago is like a father and teacher. The boy loves and respects the old man, and tells Sa
80、ntiago that he is the best fisherman.答案：15ACBBB610ACCBB1115BBABC1620AACBB第二部分第一节A【语篇解读】本文为一篇应用文。文章介绍了旅行出售的几种不同的票。21答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据Dayrider中Buy tickets using the Stagecoach Bus App or buy on the bus.( 使用Stagecoach巴士应用程序购买车票或在巴士上购买。)可知，可以用手机购买the“Dayrider”ticket。故选C项。22答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据Bus and Boat中You
81、can board one of our many boats or steamers located at four of the districts most outstanding lakes. (您可以登上我们众多船只中的一艘，或是位于四个地区中最杰出的湖泊的轮船。)可知，如果想环湖观光，公共汽车和船票最合适。故选B项。23答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据Flexible student bus tickets中Youll need a current student ID card with a photo to buy a Stagecoach student ticket. The
82、 name on your ID card will need to match the name on your ticket.(你需要一张有照片的学生证才能买一张公共马车学生票。你的身份证上的名字需要和你的车票上的名字相匹配。)可知，如果你想买学生票，需要有效的学生证。故选D项。B【语篇解读】本文为一篇记叙文。记叙了作者在过海关时被要求检查的事情经过。24答案与解析：A细节理解题。由第一段It was the small hours of the morning when we reached London Airport. (当我们到达伦敦机场时已经是凌晨了。)可知作者到达伦敦机场的时间
83、是凌晨。故选A项。25答案与解析：B推理判断题。由第四段“And during that time you have acquired nothing？” “Nothing but what is on the list I have given you.” “那段时间你什么都没获得吗？”“除了我给你单子上的以外什么都没有”和第五段Where did you get that watch？你从哪儿弄到那块表的？可推断出，当时海关一定注意到了作者简陋的手表。故选B项。26答案与解析：C推理判断题。由第六段 I had gone into the market and bought, for tw
84、elve shillings and six pence, an ugly time piece that made a strange noise. It had stopped twice, without any reason, during the journey.(我去了市场，花了十二先令六便士买了一块很难看的计时表，它发出一种奇怪的声音。在旅途中，它无缘无故地停了两次。)因此，作者并不是十分喜欢这块手表。故选C项。27答案与解析：B推理判断题。由文章结尾It took another quarter of an hour to persuade him that the Rolex
85、 was not contraband (走私货). Just when I let out a sigh of relief, he began to search my luggage! (又过了一刻钟，他才相信劳力士不是违禁品。就在我松了一口气的时候，他开始搜我的行李！)可推测，作者在海关处花费了很长时间，但是最终应该并没有被罚款。故选B项。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了澳大利亚森林大火产生的条件和蔓延的原因。28答案与解析：B推理判断题。由第一段This season, the bushfires in Australia have burned more than 12.35
86、 million acres of land. At least 25 people have been killed and 2,000 homes destroyed.这个季节，澳大利亚的丛林大火已经烧毁了超过1235万英亩的土地。至少25人死亡，2 000所房屋被毁。可知，本段的数字表明森林大火产生的严重后果。故选B项。29答案与解析：C词句猜测题。由第二段Zeke Hausfather, an energy systems analyst and climate researcher at Berkeley Earth, said warmer temperatures and ext
87、reme weather have made Australia more susceptible to fires and increased the length of the fire season.(伯克利地球大学的能源系统分析师和气候研究员泽克豪萨福尔说，气温升高和极端天气使澳大利亚更容易发生火灾，并延长了火灾季节的长度。)可推测气温升高和极端天气更容易发生火灾，more susceptible to 意为“更容易受到”，与C项Sensitive to “对.敏感”意思相近。故选C项。30答案与解析：A推理判断题。由第三段的He said that once an area expe
88、riences drought conditions for two months or more, it increases the risk of fires catching and spreading. Those changing weather patterns due to global warming make drought events longer.(他说，一旦一个地区经历了两个月或更长时间的干旱，它就会增加火灾蔓延的风险。那些由于全球变暖而改变的天气使得干旱持续的时间更长。)可推断，全球气候变暖是森林火灾的根本原因。故选A项。31答案与解析：D推理判断题。由第四段Pra
89、ctices like controlled burns and other factors can impact the risk to people and property, such as warning systems and the type of development in a given area.(控制烧伤等做法和其他因素可影响对人员和财产的风险，如预警系统和特定地区的开发类型。)可知，作者在最后一段介绍控制火灾造成伤害方法。故选D项。D【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了一项研究，通过研究成年人睡觉时的大脑波纹，发现成年人在轻轻摇晃的状态下更容易入睡。32答案与解析：
90、D细节理解题。由第一段By examining brain waves in sleeping adults, researchers reported in the June 21 issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, that they now have evidence to explain why that is.(通过对睡眠中的成年人脑电波的研究，他们现在有了解释这一现象的证据。)可知，当代生物学为摇晃改善睡眠提供了证据。故选D项。33答案与解析：A细节理解题。由第二段 Yet, how this works had
91、remained a mystery. The goal of our study was made up of two parts: to test whether rocking does indeed improve sleep, and to understand how this might work at the brain level.(然而，它是如何工作的仍然是一个谜。我们研究的目的包括两部分：测试摇晃是否真的能改善睡眠，以及了解这在大脑层面是如何起作用的。)可知，他的团队以回答这两个问题为目标。故选A项。34答案与解析：A推理判断题。由第四段“We observed a fa
92、ster transition to sleep in each and every subject in the swinging condition, ” Mhlethaler said. “Surprisingly, we also observed a dramatic boosting of certain types of sleeprelated brain waves. ” (Mhlethaler说：“我们观察到，在摇摆状态下，每个人都能更快地进入睡眠状态。令人惊讶的是，我们还观察到与睡眠相关的某些脑电波明显增强。”)可知，让研究者感到惊讶的是摇晃似乎确实提高了参与者的睡眠质量
93、。故选A项。35答案与解析：C主旨大意题。由文章开头For grownups, an afternoon snooze (打盹) is often easier said than done. But many of us have probably experienced just how simple it can be to catch some sleep in a gently rocking hammock (吊床)(对成年人来说，一个下午打盹往往是说起来容易做起来难。但是我们中的许多人很可能经历过在轻轻摇晃的吊床上睡一会儿是多么简单。)及结合全文可知，本文主要讲的是一项研究发现成
94、年人在轻轻摇晃的状态下更容易入睡。C“需要小睡一下吗？给自己找个吊床。”符合文章主旨。故选C项。第二节【语篇解读】本文介绍了一个值得记忆的科学项目。36答案与解析：B根据下文：因此，它将试图丢弃那些看起来过时或无关紧要的信息。可知，我们的大脑总是在寻找新的、有用的信息。故选B。37答案与解析：C根据下文：人们不需要停下来，想在短期记忆中记住一些东西。可知，短期记忆的持续时间很短，但很快就能被访问。故选C。38答案与解析：A根据下文：这些技术包括以一种令人惊讶的方式可视化信息或将信息连接在一起，目的是让你想起了另一个。可知，有许多提高记忆的技术。故选A。39答案与解析：D根据下句：如果你需要购买
95、谷物、牛奶、水果、奶酪和鸡蛋，你可以想象一个碗里的谷物，牛奶倒在上面，上面有水果。可知， 此外，链接信息可以帮助你记住你的购物清单。故选D。40答案与解析：G根据上句：这些看起来很简单，甚至有些愚蠢。所以下句应该是一句与上句转折的内容，“然而，事实证明，它们是科学家提高记忆力的好方法。”故选G。此处However表示转折；G项中的they指上文的These方法。第三部分第一节【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者奶奶被一位名人搭救，十多年后作者对恩人表示感谢的故事。41答案与解析：D考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个故事发生的时候，我正陪着我的奶奶参加一个大型花园派对。A.party 派对；B.k
96、indness善意；C.accident事故；D.story故事。文章讲述的是作者奶奶在大型花园派对上被搭救的故事。故选D项。42答案与解析：A考查副词词义辨析。句意：我激动地把这个大明星指给奶奶看，但她更感兴趣的是在纸盘子里堆的奶酪。A.excitedly激动地；B.surprisingly惊讶地；C.fortunately幸运地；D.successfully成功地。根据语境，作者看到名人，便激动地指给奶奶看。故选A项。43答案与解析：D考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我80岁的奶奶在聚会后走向出口，她摔进了旁边的一个轮椅坡道。A.garden花园；B.wheelchair轮椅；C.star星星；
97、D.exit出口。结合后文after the party可知，派对结束了，奶奶在走向出口地途中摔入坡道。故选D项。44答案与解析：C考查动词词义辨析。句意：尖锐的坡道把她的大腿割破了并且她的大腿在流血。 Atore 撕；B.broke打坏；C.cut剪，割；D.pushed推。根据it was bleeding可知坡道割破了奶奶的大腿。故选C项。45答案与解析：B考查动词词组辨析。句意：幸运的是，小罗伯特唐尼出现了。A.got across越过；B.turned up出现；C.got ready准备；D.calmed down冷静。根据前文I should have quickly taken
98、 control of the situationbut due to my blood faint, I didnt.作者晕血，无法控制局面，但是幸运的是小罗伯特唐尼出现了。故选B项。46答案与解析：D考查动词词义辨析。句意：他立刻叫了救护车并且让一个人取来一张毯子。A.buy买；B.rent 租；C.lend借出；D.fetch取。根据语境，小罗伯特唐尼出现了应是取来一张毯子，取毯子应用动词fetch。故选D项。47答案与解析：A考查动词词义辨析。句意：他脱下她的西装把他系在她的腿上。A.tied系；B.covered覆盖；C.placed放；D.pulled拉。根据后文The cream
99、 color turned dark red.奶油色的西服变成了暗红色，可知他将西服系在了奶奶的腿上。故选A项。48答案与解析：D考查连词词义辨析。句意：罗伯特当然知道和她说什么，或者更确切地说，怎样使她分心。 Ainstead相反；B.for example例如；C.otherwise否则；D.or rather更确切地说。根据语境，罗伯特同奶奶说话，更确切地说为了让她分心减少痛苦。故选D项。49答案与解析：C考查固定搭配。句意：他和我的祖母呆在一起，直到救护车来了，他握着祖母的手，告诉她这么早就离开让他很伤心。A.shaking摇晃；B.waving挥；C.holding握；D.press
100、ing压。根据搭配，hold her hand，意为“握住她的手”。故选C项。50答案与解析：C考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从小就被教育要尊重别人的隐私，从不打扰别人吃饭。A.persuaded劝说；B.born出生；C.raised养；D.forced强迫。结合下文 respect peoples privacy，作者从小被教育要尊重别人的隐私。故选C项。51答案与解析：A考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从小就被教育要尊重别人的隐私，从不打扰别人吃饭。A.bother打扰；B.talk to对.说；C.stare at盯着；D.upset扰乱。结合前文I came across Robert in
101、a fancy restaurant.可知，小罗伯特在吃饭，作者从来不打扰别人。故用bother，故选A。52答案与解析：A考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是在这一天，我决定抛弃约束。A.abandon抛弃；B.set设置；C.follow跟随；D.improve提高。结合前文作者十五年后与他相见，为了表达感谢，作者此时抛弃自己教养的约束去和小罗伯特打招呼。故选A项。(注：code n密码；代码；道德准则；行为规范。)53答案与解析：A考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不知道你是否记得这件事然后我就告诉他这个故事。 Aidea想法；B.trouble麻烦；C.doubt怀疑；D.interest兴趣。根据搭
102、配have no idea，意为“不知道”。故选A项。54答案与解析：B考查动词词义辨析。句意：我只是想告诉你，这是我见过的最善良的行为。A.called for要求；B.witnessed见证，见到；C.heard of听说；D.performed表演。根据语境，这是作者见到最善良的行为，应该用witness。故选B项。55答案与解析：B考查连词词义辨析。句意：毕竟，欣赏本身就是一种善良。A.However然而；B.After all毕竟；C.Therefore因此；D.On the contrary相反。根据appreciation itself is a sort of kindness
103、 欣赏本身就是一种善良，可知词句顺承上句“even a celebrity bad boy”，应用after all。故选B项。第二节【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。农作物的多样性对养活地球上不断增长的人口很重要。但是有很多植物正在消失，原因是气候变化和(这些植物)栖息地的丧失。56答案与解析：increasing考查现在分词。句意：农作物的多样性对养活地球上不断增长的人口很重要。根据句意，这里要表达的是“增长的”。increase的现在分词形式increasing可以用做形容词修饰名词 ，意为“增加的”符合句意，故填increasing。57答案与解析：helps考查时态。分析句子成分可知hel
104、p在宾语从句中做谓语，主语是having a large variety of plants，是单数，所以谓语动词要用单数。全文时态为一般现在时，所以这里也要用一般现在时，故填helps。58答案与解析：largest考查形容词的最高级。句意：世界上最大的种子保护项目之一预测将会有更多的损失。根据句意，这里要用所给形容词的最高级，故填largest。59答案与解析：permanently考查副词。所给词用来修饰动词disappear。 permanent为形容词不能用于修饰动词，所以要用其副词形式permanently。故填permanently。60答案与解析：that/which考查定语从
105、句。代指先行词genes，做定语从句decide their qualities的主语，用关系代词，故填that/which。61答案与解析：activities考查名词单复数。activity为可数名词，本句中没有冠词，说明要用其复数形式，故填activities 。62答案与解析：for考查固定搭配。be responsible for 为固定搭配，意为“对负责”，所以这里要填介词for。63答案与解析： starvation考查名词。句意：一些专家说现代商业农业方法的使用使数百万人免于饥饿。空格处为介词from的宾语，starve为动词，不能做宾语，所以用其名词形式starvation。
106、故填starvation。64答案与解析：to control考查不定式。句意：他们用化学药品来防治疾病和昆虫。根据句意，(control) diseases and insects是treated their fields with chemicals的目的，所以用不定式表目的，填to control。65答案与解析：but/while/yet考查连词。句意：收成越来越多，质量也越来越好；另一个结果是一些传统作物消失了。根据句意，Harvests grew larger and higher quality与was that some traditional crops were lost.
107、之间是转折关系，一个是好处，一个是坏处，所以要用表示转折关系的连词连接前后两个句子，故填 but/while/yet。第四部分写作第一节答案：It is one of most exciting experiences in my life. My relationship with the motorcycles begi when I was a child. The feelings are difficultl to explain. There is all important difference amon cars and motorcycles. Cars forgive mi
108、stakes；motorcycles dont. There are two important perio in my life relatin to the motorcycle：the beginnings and today. My father bought w a little motorcycle. My sisters and brother already knew how to ride motorcycles. I was at five years old, and I remember perfectly the first day whic my father ta
109、ught me to ride this little jewel. I was not afraid bu I drove all afternoon on the tennis court. 第二节参考范文：Dear Sir/ Madam，I am writing to report the loss of my wallet. On 1st November, 2018 I flew business class on your flight 753 from China to London.I clearly remember it was with me immediately I
110、boarded the plane. However, on arrival in London Heathrow Airport, I found it gone. I guess it must have slipped out of my pocket during the flight. It is a black leather one with around 200 dollars, my ID card, and 2 credit cards in it. Along with the items mentioned above, the wallet contains a family photo, my precious memory. As you can imagine, these matter a lot to me.Has anybody happened to find it? Please email me at xxxThank you for your time and support.Yours sincerely，Li Hua
