1、英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）注意事项：1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2. 作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。3. 考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。第一部分 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。AThe year 2019 saw the deaths of people who changed culture through art, politics and tireless hard
2、work.It also witnessed tragedy, in talent struck down in its youth.Elijah E. CummingsIn 2019, the United States lost a major civil rights leader. Elijah E. Cummings was born the son of a poor farmer. A school official once told young Cummings he would never become a lawyer because he was too slow to
3、 learn and spoke poorly. He refused to believe that. Cummings not only gained an education in law, but went on to become an influential congressman and champion of civil rights. Cummings died in October. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1996. Toni Morrison The death of
4、 writer Toni Morrison in August left a huge hole in the publishing world. The 88yearold was a leader of modern American literature. She was also seen as an artistic guide to many young writers. Morrison wrote books that explored the inhumanity of racism and other discrimination. In 1993, she became
5、the first black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2012, she was awarded one of the countrys highest civilian honors, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her most famous books include The Bluest Eye, Beloved and A Mercy.Alexei LeonovAmong those in the scientific world who died in 2019
6、 was a cosmonaut, Alexei Leonov, the first person to walk in space. Leonov, who died in October, stepped out of a spaceship in 1965 and spent 12 minutes floating above Earth.He later described how he saw the stars that day: “They were everywhere，” he said, “up above, down below, to the left, to the
7、right. I can still hear my breath and my heartbeat in that silence.”Wallace Smith BroeckerAmerican Scientist Wallace Smith Broecker, died in February. Broecker brought “global warming” into common use with a 1975 report that predicted rising carbon dioxide levels would lead to the warming of the pla
8、net. He was among the first people to warn about the dangers of climate change.1According to the passage, who was the first to die in the four figures?A. Elijah E. Cummings.B. Toni Morrison.C. Alexei Leonov.D. Wallace Smith Broecker.2Which of the following word can best describe Elijah E. Cummings?A
9、. Selfcentred. B. Confident.C. Modest. D. Stubborn.3What did Wallace Smith Broecker and Alexei Leonov have in common?A. They both made achievements in science.B. They both came from a poor family.C. They both won the highest civilian honor.D. They were both influential in politics.BAustralias govern
10、ment has promised to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from ongoing wildfires. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday an additional $1.4 billion in government aid for recovery efforts. Officials had already promised tens of millions of dollars to help rebuild from the fires
11、.About 200 wildfires have burned more than 6 million hectares of land in the southern Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. At least 24 people have been killed. More than 2,000 homes have been destroyed by the fires.The government assistance is to be used to help rebuild towns and repai
12、r infrastructure damaged by the fires. Morrison said the military was now attempting to get food, fuel and water to burnedout communities. Engineers were working to reopen roads and resupply evacuation centres.Dry conditions and strong winds fed more than 135 fires burning across New South Wales. Th
13、e fires hit earlier than usual this year after a severe lack of rain led to Australias hottest and driest year on record. Scientists partly blame global warming caused by human activity for creating a high fire danger.On Monday, rain and cooler temperatures provided a short break to some communities
14、 battling the wildfires. But the rain also made it more difficult for fire crews attempting to carry out controlled burning operations. The latest weather was welcomed in Victoria state. However, at least 20 centimeters of rain would be needed to put out the fires. That is about 20 times the amount
15、of rain that fell during the past day.Drier conditions and higher temperatures were expected to return to the area later this week. “Weve got big fire danger coming our way toward the end of this week，” Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said. “We are by no means out of this. And the next few day
16、s, and indeed the next few months, are going to be challenging.”4What does the underlined word “fed” in paragraph 4 probably refer to?A. Contributed to. B. Provided.C. Raised. D. Influenced.5What is the attitude of Daniel Andrews towards the fire control?A. Promising. B. Positive.C. Doubtful. D. Con
17、cerned.6Which of the following is not the factor that leads to wildfires?A. Winds.B. Lack of proper preventive measures.C. Lack of rain.D. Human activities.7What can be inferred from the passage?A. The military was now trying to reopen roads and build shelters for those affected.B. The rainfall amou
18、nt was far from adequate to control fires.C. The weather promises to cool down in the following days.D. A total of $1.4 billion in government aid has been used for recovery efforts.CChinese Culture Shown to the World with LoveLi Ziqi, a short video blogger specializing in traditional Chinese cooking
19、 and handicrafts, has gained worldwide popularity.Li has about 20 million followers on Sina Weibo, Chinas equivalent (相等物) to Twitter, plus 7 million followers on overseas social media networks. Many foreigners say they have got to know traditional Chinese food culture via her channel.It is the spir
20、it of craftsmanship (技艺) behind her works that makes Lis video clips attractive. She strictly follows the authentic traditional steps and procedures in making traditional Chinese food and handicrafts, such as peach flower wine and silk, and goes to great lengths to ensure her videos are accurate. So
21、metimes she spends several months producing one of her videos.Li has been inheriting (继承) traditional Chinese culture in a rather creative way. A closer look at her videos will show that they are never with any “analysis” that makes people feel bored. They just show audience each and every detail of
22、 traditional Chinese culture so that the latter knows how Chinese live their beautiful and elegant lives. It is that universal appeal that makes her works so attractive. Thanks to Lis efforts, many intangible cultural heritages that only existed in memories and written records now appear before our
23、eyes. Via her short videos, Li presents the image of a beautiful and friendly China.With the growth of the Chinese economy, people overseas are showing more interest in traditional Chinese culture. Li has shown how to satisfy that interest in a good way, namely showing the best parts of traditional
24、Chinese culture with her heart.To effectively present the beauty of Chinese culture to the world, we need more Li Ziqi.8What can we learn about Li Ziqis video clips?A. They promote the sales of Chinese food and handicrafts.B. They attract a large number of foreigners to visit her online shop.C. They
25、 aim to introduce traditional Chinese food culture and handicrafts worldwide.D. They are based on her familys recipes of making traditional Chinese food.9What could be inferred from paragraph 3 and paragraph 4?A. Analysis of Chinese culture in Lis videos makes people bored.B. Details and accuracy pl
26、ay significant roles in the success of Lis videos.C. Li makes sure all of her video clips are short enough to be downloaded.D. Cultural heritages usually exist in memories and written accounts.10What does the underlined word “intangible” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Nonphysical. B. Inaccessible.C. Invalua
27、ble. D. Unnoticeable.11What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To provide guidance on cooking and making handicrafts.B. To suggest a way of attracting more followers on Sina Weibo.C. To give an example of how to gain worldwide popularity as a a short video blogger.D. To encourage more
28、people to make efforts to bring Chinese culture to the world.DAs you move out of your teens and into your 20s and 30s, your musical tastes start to solidify and you likely quit keeping up with popular music. Now, research has found the average age at which your music library is unlikely to change: 3
29、3.The studys author reached this conclusion by analyzing data on US. Spotify users and comparing it to artist popularity data from music intelligence company The Echo Nest.To determine the age at which we stop seeking out new tunes, the author gathered selfreported age data from Spotify and looked a
30、t users “Taste Profiles”， which tracks how many times listeners have streamed individual artists. These artists were then matched to their popularity rank on The Echo Nest.The average teen listens almost only to music among the Billboard, the 200 highestranking albums in the country, but this music
31、represents a smaller part of their streaming as they age. In their teens, they listen to a lot of the same music, over and over again. Frank T. McAndrew, a professor of psychology at Knox College, explains thats the “mere exposure effect” at work, and it basically means, the more were exposed to som
32、ething, the more we like it.There are many reasons why a person may stop streaming the current top musical hits, and the author looked into one by identifying Spotify listeners with large amounts of childrens music and nursery rhymes in their libraries. In other words, when users may have become par
33、ents.But the study concludes with some good news for parents: “If youre getting older and cant find yourself staying as relevant as you used to, have no fearjust wait for your kids to become teenagers, and youll get exposed to all the popular music of the day once again！”12What happens after teens g
34、row older?A. They quit listening to music.B. Their interest in music fades.C. They change their music libraries.D. Their musical tastes become stable.13What is the way of the research?A. Interviews. B. Analyzing data.C. Observation. D. Tracking popularity.14How do teens develop their musical tastes?
35、A. They listen to what they like repeatedly.B. They act like their favorite popular stars.C. They experience different styles of music.D. They like highranking music worldwide.15Whats the good news for parents in the last paragraph?A. Parents will regain their faith in music.B. Parents will influenc
36、e their teens in music.C. Parents will hear their favorite music again.D. Parents will enjoy the music for teens again.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。Lets take a minute to think about the water we use. The human body is 60% water and we need to drink lots of water to
37、be healthy. When we are thirsty we just go to the kitchen and fill a glass with clean water. 16 For example, farmers, who produce the food we eat, use water to make the plants grow. When we turn on a light or switch on a TV or a computer we use energy and we need water to produce this energy.The tru
38、th is that we are lucky enough to have clean water whenever we want, but this is not the case for many people around the world. 17 Thats around one in 10 people in the world. If we drink dirty water, we can catch diseases from the bacteria and become ill. Every year over 500,000 children die from di
39、arrhoea (腹泻) from dirty water. Thats around 1,400 children every day! Also, in some countries children walk many kilometres every day to get water. 18 Therefore, they dont have time to learn how to read or write and dont get an education. 19 On this day every year, countries around the world hold ev
40、ents to educate people about the problems of dirty water and that clean water is something that everyone should have around the world. At one school in the UK, children between the ages of 10 and 15 walk 6 km with six litres of water. 20 People give them money to do this and all the money helps get
41、clean water to as many people as possible around the world.A. We use water indirectly too.B. Every system in our body depends on water to function.C. It is to inspire people to learn more about waterrelated problems.D. If children walk many hours a day to get water, they cant go to school.E. Did you
42、 know that around 750 million people do not have clean water to drink?F. In 1993 the United Nations decided that March 22nd is the World Day for Water.G. In this way, they know how it feels to walk a long distance carrying heavy bottles.第二部分 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
43、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。A big thought can be one of the 21 forces in the world. I was 22 with that idea all over again when I heard the story of Mary Crowe.Young Mary was washing her fathers overalls one day when the big thought 23 her.In her mind she saw herself 24 from college in cap and
44、 gown, accepting her diploma, ready to 25 a career.Since Mary came from a low-income family, her dream seemed out of 26 . There would never be enough money to send Mary to college 27 , no member of her family had ever gone to college. But Mary 28 that thought. In secondary school she studied hard, a
45、nd spoke 29 of her dream to teachers and friends. When her 30 day at school came, her principal (校长) called her into his office.“I have a(n) 31 for you,” he said.It contained a scholarship to a nearby college. The power of a thought had 32 its first dividend (红利). But the scholarship could cover onl
46、y part of her college 33 . Mary took every parttime job she could find.Marys dream came true when she graduated from college. Then she took a course in insurance. When she 34 herself to a local insurance company for a job, she was 35 . She applied again. The answer was no. She kept going back until
47、the manager 36 her.Twenty-five years later Mary Crowes associates in that company 37 at a special dinner in her honour, recognizing her for her outstanding achievements as an insurance saleswoman. “Each of us is constantly in a state of becoming,” she said, giving her formula (方法) for 38 . “Through
48、39 and faith you can become what you think. Not that your life will be without problems, but along the way problems will be 40 . Ask and believe; dream and believe; work and believe.”21.A. safest B. strongestC. heaviest D. weakest22.A. shocked B. familiarC. nervous D. impressed23.A. seized B. greete
49、dC. struck D. beat24.A. graduating B. escapingC. driving D. judging25.A. start B. finishC. abandon D. quit26.A. control B. questionC. sight D. place27.A. However B. InsteadC. Therefore D. Besides28.A. held on toB. took pride inC. made up forD. came up with29.A. selfishly B. freelyC. unwillingly D. j
50、okingly30.A. first B. formalC. final D. unique31.A. book B. envelopeC. souvenir D. test32.A. joined B. wastedC. consumed D. produced33.A. expenses B. secretsC. incomes D. ambitions34.A. limited B. relatedC. accustomed D. presented35.A. picked upB. put asideC. turned downD. taken in36.A. believed B.
51、praisedC. accepted D. noticed37.A. gathered B. declaredC. resigned D. parted38.A. reputation B. independenceC. responsibility D. success39.A. friendliness B. enthusiasmC. politeness D. status40.A. corrected B. overcomeC. forgotten D. collected第二节 语法填空 (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
52、正确形式。Japanese automaker Toyota has announced plans 41 (create) a “ Woven City” in order to test and develop new technologies. The city is meant to be 42 model for creating “smart cities” around the world. A smart city 43 (be) an area developed with highspeed Internet connectivity to link major infor
53、mation and communication systems. These systems powered by data and sensors can improve living conditions relating to things like energy, transportation and health. Experts say smart cities can 44 (great) cut humancaused pollution, reduce traffic problems and create new uses for Internet technology
54、to affect everyday life.The Woven City 45 (use) as a “living laboratory” for technologies including selfdriving systems, robotics, smart homes and artificial intelligence. It will be built on the land 46 an automobile factory currently operates. The factory is set to close by the end of 2020. 47 (co
55、ver) about 70 hectares of land, the city is designed to hold around 2,000 people. Residents could include Toyota employees and visiting researchers. It will have its own police 48 (officer), fire and emergency services and schools. Its main electrical power will come from hydrogen fuel technology. I
56、t is planned to be fully sustainable as buildings will be made mostly 49 wood. Buildings will be equipped with solar facilities to produce 50 (addition) electricity.第三部分 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
57、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。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。One day my friend took me to a R.O.K.s restaurant, where she often visited. I looked at the menu all writing in R.O.K.s. Since I couldnt read them, I glanced over the pictures and picked out wh
58、at I want. I ordered the Kimchi Beef with vegetables. It was very spicy food I had never had before. Therefore, I drank my glass of water immediate. I thought the beef was the spicy part, but when I started eating the cabbage, it only got worst! The waitress had refilled in my glass after I knew it and I drank it quickly. Turned around, I could see that the waitresses were having good laugh.第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你校交换生Jim 打算寒假出京旅游，发来邮件请你推荐一座中国历史文化名城。请给他回复邮件，内容包括：1.你的推荐；2.推荐理由；3.食宿建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
