1、英语试题本试卷共三部分，共10页。满分120分。考试时间1 00分钟。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和试卷指定位置上。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。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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFour ways the increasingly mobile workfor
2、ce is transforming office styleMore breakout spaces and rest areasWhile some people tend to work more productively in a traditional deskandchair arrangement，others feel better when theyre working from a sofa or beanbag chairThats why offices are creating a new mixture of furniture zones that offer b
3、oth laid-back and traditional seating optionsSmaller offices，smaller carbon footprintThere are huge bonuses，both financially and environmentally，to offices employing more remote workersFor employers，less people in the office equals less needed spacemeaning they can save huge amounts of money by rent
4、ing or building smaller office spaces，and by using less energy and water，lowering their utility billsFor employees，smaller offices in turn will reduce air pollution and help create a smaller carbon footprintDesignated desks are no longer the normThe days of cubicles(小隔间)and assigned desk stations ar
5、e finally coming to an endAs more office employees start working from home full-time or only come into work on certain days of the week，it makes no sense for employers to keep individual，asigned desks around for everyone.Technology that cuts the barrier between office and homeWhen offices have more
6、employees working from home or even from other countries its vital to have the proper technology to connect people together easilyTo do this，offices are using VoIP phones，which make phone calls through the internet rather than regular landlines，to help employees around the world appear as though the
7、yre calling from the office1What is the advantage of smaller offices?AThere are huge bonuses to the workers in the officeBThe employers can employ less people，reducing salaryCTheyre environmentfriendly and save the office costDMore employees are seated working in the smaller space2Why are the indivi
8、dual，assigned desks not kept in the office?AMore employees seldom work in the officeBNobody makes the desks any longerCThe price of the desks is greatly highDThe employers come to work in turn3What makes it possible for employees around the world to work from home?AMore breakout spaces and rest area
9、sBRenting or building smaller officesCCubicles and designated desk stationsDTechnology that connects people together easilyBCompassion and love are concepts that are often thought to be felt by humans onlyAs the most intelligent creatures to ever walk the earth，we tend to assume that we are the only
10、 ones who can feel emotionsWe forget that the speechless beings who live here with us animals also have the same capabilityDuring a cold night in Ontario，Canada，a passerby spotted something on the side of the road that made her stop a shaking dog curled up in the snowWhen she approached the pup，she
11、discovered that she wasnt aloneshe was cuddling five orphaned black kittens to keep them warmThe dog surely could have found a safer place to stay for the night，but she chose instead to help not just herself but other stray animals as wellThe Good Samaritan called Pet and Wildlife Rescue and an anim
12、al control officer picked them upWhen they got to the shelter，it was apparent that a close bond had already been formed between the dog and the orphaned kittensThe staff decided to name the kind dog Serenity in honor of her selfless act“Its truly heartwarming!”a shelter spokesperson told The Dodo“It
13、 had been a very cold night so these kittens would have had a very hard time surviving”Aside from requiring treatment for worm and flea infections，the orphanod kittone are now safeJust like a proud and doting mother，Serenity insisted on checking on her babies regularly to oversee their progressThe g
14、ood news is that the kittens are now living with a foster family who will care for them until they are old enough to be adoptedSerenity，on the other hand，is still looking for a familyAccording to the shelter，she loves zooming around in the yard and is big on playlngShe is also quite jumpy，so she wou
15、ld do best in a home without small children4What did the passer-by see on the road?AA dog curled up in the snowBFive kittens were in the snow aloneCA dog was warming five kittens in the snowDA dog found a safe place to stay for the night5What does the underlined word“she”in paragraph 3 refer to?AThe
16、 passerby BThe dog CThe kittenDThe spokesperson6Where is the dog Serenity now?ALiving in the shelterBBeing adopted by a familyCStaying with the kittensDPlaying with some children7What can we draw from the story?AAnimals and humans should live in harmonyBA sad end can be turned into a positive oneCAn
17、imals have the same capability with humansDAnimals can feel compassion and love like humansCAccording to the International Union for Conservation of Nature，33 percent of coral reefs (珊瑚礁)are in dangerOne of the victims is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia，the worlds largest coral reef systemA team
18、 of British and Australian scientists banded and came up with a solution to revive one of the worlds seven natural wondersThey used underwater loudspeakers to attract fishes to the dead coral reefs to help them restoreThe groundbreaking process is known as“acoustic (声音的)enrichment”Loudspeakers are p
19、laced on patches of dead corals in the Great Barrier ReefAfter careful observation，researchers discovered a favorable resultnearly twice as many fish arrivedand stayed，as compared to parts where there was no sound from speakers“Healthy coral reefs are remarkably noisy placesthe crackle of sanapping
20、shrimp and the whoop of fish combine to form a biological soundscapeYoung fish home in on these sounds when theyre looking for a place to settle”said Professor Steve Simpson at the University of ExeterReefs become quiet when they are desraded(退化)，as the shrimps and fish disppear “By using loudspeake
21、rs to restore this lost soundscape，we can attract young fish back again，”Simpson added“Fish are crucial for coral reefs to function as healthy ecosygtemsBoosting fish populations in this way could help kick-start natural recovery processes，counteracting(抵消)the damage were seeing on many coral reefs
22、around the world”he saidDespite this groundbreaking discovery，we still have our work cut out for the preseryation of coral reefsThe average water temperatures are rising，and problems such as overfishing and pollution are still among the pressing issues at handAlso，further research is still needed to
23、 understand how loudspeakers influence the behavior of aquatic(水中)creatures fullyNevertheless，hope is still visible for the degraded coral reefsThe authors of the acoustic enrichment study remain to be optimistic in the power of music and sound to restore the reefs abundant marine population8How doe
24、s“acoustic enrichment”function according to the text?ABy scaring the enemy of fishesBBy making degraded reefs noisierCBy appealing to young fishesDBy making fishes multiply faster9What does Prof Simpson think of bringing fish back?AIt can help rebuild the coral reefsecosystemBIt can benefit the othe
25、r lives in the oceanCIt can make the ocean noisier and cleanerDIt can improve the food chains of the ocean10What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?AThe research has achieved a complete successBIt is tough to restore the damaged coral reefsCGlobal wanning is the biggest reason for reef victim
26、sDMusic and sound benefit endangered animals11What is the text mainly about?AThe threats coral reefs face nowadaysBThe worlds biggest coral reef systemCVarious reasons why corals are threatenedDA novel approach to degraded coral reefsDIn the land of the Sagas，it isnt Christmas if there isnt a flood
27、of books under the tree literallyThe Jolabokaflod，or Christmas Book Flood，is a much-loved tradition that has been celebrated in Iceland since 1945Its a bit like Britains Super Thursday，when hundreds of hardbacks hit the shelves on the first Thursday of October，but much bigger：Twothirds of books in I
28、celand are published in November and DecemberHundreds of new titles go on sale in bookshops and supermarkets at reduced prices，a Yuletide(圣诞季)custom that has also become vital for the publishing industrys survivalOn Christmas Eve，Icelanders traditionally exchange books and spend the evening reading
29、booksperhaps curling up by the fireside with the latest crime novel by Arnaldur IndridasonAlmost seven out of 10 Icelanders buy at least one book as a Christmas gift，according to the Icelandic Publishers Association“Literature is very important in Iceland and it is，I guess，the art form that is somet
30、hing the whole public can relate to，”said Sigrun Hrolfsdottir，an artist and mother of two childrenHer daughter and son have already picked the books they want out of the Bokatidindi，an 80-page catalog of novels，poetry and childrens books distributed free to all householdsIcelands literary tradition
31、was born about 900 years ago with the Icelandic Sagas，widely seen as a gem in world literature and still studied in school by Icelandic children todayThe Jolabokaflod started during World War II，when paper was one of the few things not rationed in IcelandBecause of this，Icelanders gave books as gift
32、s while other commodities in short supply，turning them into a country of bookaholics to this day，according to jolabokafiodorgIn fact，a 2013 study conducted at Bifrost University found that 50 percent of Icelanders read more than eight books a year and 93 percent read at least one12How do Icelandic p
33、eople celebrate Christmas each year?AGiving books as gifts and readingBPurchasing smaller gifts for childrenCHolding large family parties on Christmas EveDComposing stories for family members13Why does the author give the example of Sigrun Hrolfsdotti?ATo advertise Christmas Book FloodBTo tell us ho
34、w clever her two children areCTo publicize the grand Christmas occasion in IcelandDTo show the importance of reading in Icelandic culture 14What does the underlined word“gem”in the last paragraph most probably mean?AA fine tradition BThe best workCA great eventDAn important subject15What does the la
35、st paragraph mainly talk about?AThe history of IcelandBThe origin of the JolabokaflodCThe activities on Christmas EveDThe impact of the Jolabokaflod第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。For me，one of the greatest pleasures in life is going to watch a great film at the ci
36、nema 16 Theres nothing better than being engrossed in a story unless，of course，someone decides to spoil the momentWhether at an art house cinema or a huge multiplex(多厅影院)，someone usually decides to treat the auditorium like their own home!To start with，some people always turn up late，causing you to
37、rise from your seat to allow them to get pastThen，when you want to enjoy the digital projection someone decides to slurp on their drink and munch their popcorn 17 Its just bad manners! 18 Simon Mayo，a film critic at the BBC，experienced a“new low”during a film screeningHe says the woman in front of h
38、im got her phone out and used the torch on it to do her makeup! 19 One of them is to ban mobile phones，and another is not to take your shoes off! Of course，when we have paid for a ticket，we feel it is our right to relax and enjoy the film and in the way we want to 20 The best option for anyone wanti
39、ng to break the rules of cinema etiquette is to get a DVD and watch it at homeBut we all know that the best way to appreciate the art of cinematography is on the big screenIts your choice!What about you?What annoys you about other people at the cinema?AIts a chance for escapismBI have the same diffi
40、culty as youCIm not alone in this complaintDBut we should go to the cinema on timeEBut we mustnt forget our fellow moviegoersFAnd my worst worry is people who chat to their friendsGHe has helped to create a code of conduct for moviegoers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、D四
41、个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It was a hot Spring dayThe temperatures 21 more like July than MayI headed into the store to buy my son a shirtThe air conditioning there was a welcome 22 from the heat outsideAfter I made my 23 I walked back out into the heatI got in my car but had to wait to 24 because of all th
42、e cars lined up at the red stop lightI looked out of my car window and saw something on the pavementA single butterfly was 25 flapping its wings but not getting off the 26 It was right in front of a trucks tire tooWithout thinking I got out of my car，held my 27 up so the truck driver wouldnt move fo
43、rward，and 28 down to look at the butterflyOne of its legs was 29 in what looked like spilt sodaI reached down and 30 as I could cupped the butterfly in my handsI lifted its leg up and suddenly it was 31 I opened my hands and up it flew towards the shining sunMy own heart felt 32 as I watched itNow a
44、 lot of people might wonder why I would step out into 33 like that to rescue a single butterflyAll I can say is that my heart was 34 me at that momentAnd 35 I was done I felt more like my true self than I had all day21Afelt Bstayed Ctouched Dmeasurecl22Arecovery Brelief Creflection Dselection23Adeci
45、sion Barrangement Cpurchase Dcomment24Acheck in Bback off Cspeed up Dpull out25Amadly Bquietly Chappily Dhopefully26Acar Bcage Cnest Dground27Aeyes B1eg Chand Dhead28Awent Bcalmed Cslowed Dbent29A1ost Bstuck Cburied Druined30Aangrily Bgently Canxiously Drapidly31Afree Bdead Cviolent Dquiet32Acooler
46、Bheavier C1ighter Dsadder33Adanger Btraffic Cpanic Demergency34Aguiding Bprotecting Ccontrolling Dpersuading35Aif Buntil Cwhen Dwhere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。Rainbow-coloured rubbishThis is the colourful waste 36 (create)by a Swedish city with a unique recycling system
47、Like many cities in Sweden，Eskilstuna has an impressive recycling recordIt met the EUs 2020 target of recycling 50of waste many years agoBut almost everyone who lives here follows a strict recycling policy at homePeople 37 (expect)to sort their household waste into seven separate 38 (category)，inclu
48、ding food，textiles，cartons and metalBut 39 really makes the system stand out is the bright colour codeThe bags arrive all mixed up because theyre collected 40 (frequent)But thanks to those bright colours，scanners can select the bags and separate them efficientlyThe food waste in green bags 41 (be)pr
49、ocessed on site into pieces to make biogas， 42 powers the citys busesOne of the benefits of this method of recycling is that there is less crosscontamination (交叉污染)，so 43 (much)of the recycled waste can actually be used to make new thingsAs countries around the world try to improve their recycling r
50、ates，some may look to Eskilstuna as 44 example to followas long as they think they can persuade their citizens to get busy 45 (sort)at home第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Henry来信说由于最近很多人患了新冠病毒肺炎(COVID19)，他很是担心，询问你的情况并请教一些预防建议。请你给他写封回信，内容包括：1你的情况；2你的预防建议；3其他。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3信的格式
51、已为你写好。第二节(满分25分)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。续写的词数应为150左右。It was only a dollarDylan Belscher noticed it on the floor as he sat at the back of his English classWhen the school day ended，Belscher wandered back to the classroomThe wrinkled old bill was still thereHe could easily have pocketed i
52、t without thinking twiceInstead，he picked it up and brought it to his English teacher，Katie Mattison“It wasnt my money，”Belscher says，which he sees as ample explanationMattison，54，was a little surprised hed turned the dollar in，knowing a lot of people would have just kept itShe suggested that Belsch
53、er tape(粘贴)it to the whiteboard at the front of the classroom，where she always puts lost thingsMaybe the dollar was lunch money or bus fare for the student who dropped it“You can always tell when someone is looking for something，”Mattison saysA day or two later，the school shut down for Easter breakN
54、either the teacher nor her student thought twice about the dollarTaping it up“was jugt good karma，”gays Belgeher. Hunter Rose，then a senior，was in English class after break when he potted the dollar on the whiteboardThere was a mystery to it，Rose saysAfter class，he asked Mattison why it was thereShe
55、 was still waiting for the original owner to claim it，so she replied,“I dont know” Rose took the tape from Mattisons desk and taped a second dollar to the boardThat got it rollingThe sight of the two dollar bills，side by side，stimulated something in Mattisons studentsThey started asking about the pu
56、rpose of the money，to which Mattison always gave the same answer：She didnt knowAt that point，it was absolutely trueMore students，excited，taped up single dollar billsMattieonan experienced teacher who recognized a phenomenon in the makingwrote the initials of each student on each specific bill，and sh
57、e started to leave the tape on the tray of the whiteboardPara 1：The effort snowballed and many students wanted to be part of whatever this was_Para 2:That left Mattison to decide upon the best resolution_ 英语试题参考答案及评分标准第一部分 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)1-3 CAD 4-7 CBAD 8-11 CABD12-15 ADBB第二
58、节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)16-20 AFCGE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)21-25ABCDA 26-30 DCDBB 31-35 ACBAC第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)36.created37.are expected38.categories39.what40.frequently41.is42.which43.more44.an45.sorting第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分l 5分)评分原则：1.本题总分为15分，按三个档次给分。2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确
59、定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量确定或调整档次，最后给分。3.评分时应考虑：内容是否完整，条理是否清楚，交际是否得体，语言是否准确。4.拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，应视其影响度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。5.词数少于70字，从总分中减去2分。第三档（11-15分）完全完成了试题规定的任务。内容完整，条理清楚；交际得体，表达时充分考虑到了交际的需求；体现了较强的语言运用能力。完全达到了预期的写作目的。第二档（6-10分）基本完成了试题规定的任务。内容、条理和交际等方面基本符合要求；所用语法和词汇满足了任务的要求；语法和用词方面有一些错误，但不影响理解。基本达到了预期的写
60、作目的。第一档（1-5分）未恰当完成试题规定的任务。内容不完整；所用词汇有限，语法或用词方面的错误影响了对所写内容的理解。未能清楚地传达信息。0分未能传达任何信息；写的内容与要求无关。第二节（满分25分)One possible version： Para 1：The effort snowballed and many students wanted to be part of whatever this wasJake Braniecki：another senior，says everyone understood that the eventual plan for the dolla
61、rs would be for“something good”He taped a $20 bill and a $10 bill to the whiteboardMegan Makowski dug into her Christmas and birthday savings and taped up another $20The amount continued to grow over several weeks，until it reached $17576As for the original dollar，the person who lost it never came lo
62、oking(70 words) Para 2:That left Mattison to decide upon the best resolutionShe thought of her brother Jack HainEight years earlier，Jack had died of a rare and devastating neurological diseaseALSMattison told that story to all her classesShe asked the teens whether they minded if she donated the dol
63、lars in their names to ALS Institute established to seek a cure for the diseaseTheir answer was to tape enough money to the whiteboard to push the amount and make the donationMattison choked back tears at this(79 words)各档次的给分范围和要求： 第五档(21-25分)与所给短文融洽度高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接合理； 内容丰富，应用了5个以上短文中标出的关键词语；所使用语法结构和
64、词汇丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达；有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。第四档(16-20分)与所给短文融洽度较高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接较为合理；内容比较丰富，应用了5个以上短文中标出的关键词语所使用语法结构和词汇较为丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达； 比较有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结沟紧凑。第三档（11-15分） 与所给短文关系较为密切，与所提供各段落开头有一定程度的衔接； 写出了若干有关内容，应用了4个以上短文中标出的关键词语；应用的语法结构和词汇满足任务的要求，虽有一些错误，但完全不影响意义表达；第二档（(6-10分)与所给短文关系较为密切，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接； 写出了一些有关内容，应用了3个以上短文中标出的关键词语；语法结构单调、词汇项目有限，有些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达；较少使用语句的连接成分，全文内容缺少连贯性。第一档（1-5分）与所给短文和开头语的衔接较差；产出内容太少，很少使用短文中标出的关键词语；语法结构单调、词汇项目很有限，有较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，严重影响了意义的表达； 缺乏语句间的连接成分，全文内容不连贯。0分白卷，内容太少，无法评判。所写内容与所提供内容无关。
