考试英语试题
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一、阅读理解
National parks are an excellent way to explore all the beauty that the world has to offer: whether it’s endangered species, erupting volcanoes and snowy mountains, or rainforests and lakes. Of the thousands of national parks that exist in the world, these are the ones that should be on everyone’s bucket list. Yorkshire Dales, United Kingdom
Contrary (相反) to the popular link of national parks with the wilderness, it is filled with winding valleys, hills and villages where over 24,000 people live and work. Visitors can walk through grassland, visit waterfalls or explore underground caves, but Yorkshire Dales is also home to several food shops, and the park hosts cheese festivals and farmers markets regularly, so it’s best to go hungry.
Kakadu National Park, Australia
It is a delight for those who like a bit of history mixed with the biodiversity of national parks. While it houses thousands of species of wildlife, there’s more to the national park than that.
Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
It is surrounded by striking natural beauty and can be explored by land. But the river national park, as the name suggests, is best explored through leisurely boat rides that take visitors through many ancient towns that come along the way of the river. Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
Here’s a surprising fact: The whole of Vatnajökull National Park makes up 14% of Iceland’s territory! The park is usually open for hikes around the glaciers; boat rides through glacier lakes, and tours that take visitors through the park’s many ice caves, waterfalls, and icebergs. Vatnajökull is also where two of Iceland’s most active volcanoes are located. 1．What is recommended for a trip to Yorkshire Dales? A．Recording local customs. B．Skiing in the snowy mountains. C．Going with an empty stomach.
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D．Watching the eruption of volcanoes.
2．Which park is the best choice for observing diverse wildlife? A．Yorkshire Dales. B．Kakadu National Park. C．Vatnajökull National Park.
D．Guilin and Lijiang River National Park. 3．What do the last two national parks have in common? A．There are many ancient towns. B．There are various ice caves inside. C．They are aimed at protecting rivers. D．They can be explored through boats.
The sun was rising as we drove across the Minnesota state line to New York for my new PhD program. The move was good for me professionally, but I worried about my husband and daughters. I also feared that I wouldn’t be able to give my kids the childhood they deserved (应得的).
Anne, our first daughter, came into the world when I was a junior majoring in biology in college. It was challenging to balance classes, work schedules, and being a mom. But I got through it, finding moments of joy along the way. On the nights when I was home, I’d read my class notes out loud with my daughter. She’d respond by asking questions, such as “Mom, what are bacteria (细菌)?” It helped us both learn.
After I graduated, I knew that I would need a PhD to land the kind of job I wanted. I arrived in New York feeling more than the usual new-graduate-student anxiety. I also suffered from a more personal fear that I was being selfish — that my decision to prioritize my career was going to have long-term bad impacts on my kids. So, I made a rule lo never be visibly upset about my work in front of my children.
Over the past year, though, I’ve started to let go of some of this worry. I’ve realized that we have not only adapted to our new situation, but things are getting better. My husband landed a job that he is happy with. Anne dreams of becoming a biologist. Recently, while driving past the cancer institute I work at, Anne said, “Thinking about people having cancer is so sad, but I feel better knowing that you are researching it to help.”
Pursuing academic career as a young mother is hard, but it’s also rewarding. My kids are
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learning to look at the world through science, and watching their mom succeed inspires them. I look forward to seeing them follow ray footsteps, whatever path they choose. 4．How did the author feel about the move for her PhD program at first? A．It was fruitful but boring. B．It was hopeful but challenging. C．It was the last thing she would do. D．It was promising for the whole family.
5．What does the underlined word “prioritize” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A．Create
B．Change.
C．Evaluate.
D．Emphasize.
6．What could be inferred from Anne’s words in Paragraph 4? A．She is proud of her mother. B．She is interested in biology. C．Her mother takes her job seriously. D．She is ready to help patients with cancer. 7．What might be the best title of the text? A．Ups and Downs in Life B．Like Mother Like Daughter C．Double Harvests of Mom’s Pursuit D．Generation Gap Narrowed by Love
More than ten years after introducing “Google Glass”, Alphabet Inc. has created a new kind of smart eyeglasses. The company says the wearable computer device can translate different languages in real time.
A working model of the yet-unnamed device was presented to the public last month during the yearly Google conference. Google did not say when the glasses might go on sale to the public.
The previous Google Glass device included a wearable camera that could film what the wearers saw. That caused widespread privacy concerns. The camera element also gave Google Glass a kind of science-fiction look. The latest device looks more similar to traditional glasses.
A brief demonstration of the new eyeglasses described its translation ability, but did not provide additional details. The company also did not say whether the new device would be
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equipped with a camera. A demonstration explained that a person, wearing the glasses and talking with someone who speaks a different language, can see the spoken words in their own language. The description showed translations including English, Mandarin, Spanish and American Sign Language.
The new device is one of several products shared at the conference that are currently in development. The company says the products aim to better connect Google services with activities happening in the real world. This includes company offerings for searching and viewing maps, as well as other services using the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI).
Eddie Chung, a director of product management at Google, spoke to developers about the new eyeglasses. “What we’re working on is technology that enables us to break down language barriers, taking years of research in Google Translate and bringing that to glasses,” he said. “Apart from breaking down language barriers, another use of these translating glasses is enabling communication with people who are deaf or hard of hearing. While these glasses might not be a revolutionary product like Google Glass, they could provide a relatively simple solution to a real-world problem.”
8．What can we learn about the latest smart eyeglasses? A．They will be equipped with a camera. B．They will appear on the market next year. C．They can help users communicate easily. D．They have a kind of science-fiction look. 9．What’s the purpose of this text?
A．To share a wearable computer device on sale. B．To introduce a new product in development. C．To advertise the smart eyeglasses for sale. D．To show the development of Google Glass Device. 10．Who will use the new smart eyeglasses probably?
A．A Japanese who will talk with some Frenchmen. B．Professors who research on native languages. C．Tourists who search and view maps in Germany. D．An American deaf boy who will listen to a speech. 11．What’s Eddie Chung’s attitude towards the new eyeglasses.
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A．Favorable.
B．Doubtful. C．Opposed. D．Disappointed.
Gardeners who use pesticides (杀虫剂) are contributing to the decreasing population of British songbirds, a study suggests. Researchers have advocated stopping using poisonous chemicals in gardens in order to reduce the loss of birds and adopt wildlife-friendly practices instead. The results of the University of Sussex study, which researchers call the first of its kind, were published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.
The study, which examined information on pesticide use and garden management from 615 garden owners in Britain, found 32 percent of gardens used pesticides, and the number of house sparrows was 25% lower when glyphosate-based herbicides was used regularly. Slug pellets (鼻涕虫杀虫剂) also seemed to have an impact on bird sightings; in gardens where Slug pellets were used, house sparrow numbers were down by almost 40%.
Prof. Dave Goulson, of the school of life sciences at the University of Sussex, said, “The UK has 22 million gardens, which collectively could be a fantastic shelter for wildlife, but not if they are overly tidy and sprayed with poisons. We just don’t need pesticides in our gardens. Many towns around the world are now pesticide free. We should simply ban the use of these poisons in cities, following the example of France.” The Royal Horticultural Society, the UK’s leading gardening charity, said the use of pesticides and herbicides should be avoided if possible and they should only be used, if ever, in small and targeted applications.
The research also found that those who adopted wildlife-friendly practices such as planting native bushes and flowers, or digging a wildlife pond, saw more birds than those who did not. Cannelle Tassin de Montaigu, a PhD researcher within the school of life sciences and an author of the study, said, “It’s encouraging to find that simple measures, such as planting native bushes and trees and creating a pond, together with avoiding the use of pesticides, really make a measurable difference to the number of birds you will see in your garden.”
12．Why are the data mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A．To help gardeners choose the proper pesticides. B．To compare the effects of two kinds of pesticides. C．To reveal the serious influence of pesticides on birds. D．To inform readers of the importance of house sparrows. 13．What can be inferred from Prof. Dave Goulson’s words?
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A．Pesticides should be banned from use all over the UK. B．France has already made city regions pesticide free.
C．The ideal places for wildlife in the UK are extremely tidy gardens. D．The gardens in the UK are so tidy that pesticides are not needed. 14．What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．Other methods to keep gardens tidy. B．Gardeners’ attitudes towards the experiment. C．Other researchers’ interest in the experiment. D．Additional ways to increase the number of birds.
15．In which section of a newspaper can we probably find this text?
A．Environment. B．Health.
C．Transport.
D．Economics.
二、七选五
Reading is vital but how can one choose the right books to read and where can one find them? A few famous people may give you some helpful tips.
● Read books from past eras.
16 Otherwise, you’d be “completely dependent on the preferences and fashions of your times,” just as Albert Einstein put it. “Somebody who reads only newspapers and books of contemporary (同时期的) author looks to me like an extremely near-sighted person who dislikes eyeglasses,” he said.
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Reading too wide a variety in too short a time would keep the teachings from leaving a lasting impression on you. Seneca the Younger, a first-century Roman philosopher, suggested that “you must linger (持续看) among a limited number of master thinkers, and understand their works, if you would obtain ideas which shall win firm hold in your mind.
● Shop at secondhand bookstores.
Virginia Woolf believed the works in secondhand bookstores have an attraction which the usual volumes of the library lack. Browsing through these books gives you the chance to run into something that wouldn’t have risen to the attention of librarians and booksellers. 18 ● Check out authors’ reading lists.
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In his 1940 guide How to Read a Book, American educator Mortimer J. Adler talked about how to choose books. He attached importance to those that oilier authors consider worth reading. 19 Mortimer wrote that “one way to understand them is to read the books they read.”
● Make the final decision by yourself.
20 It’s you yourself who should choose what, how and when to read. Theodore Roosevelt recommended choosing books on subjects that interest you and letting your feeling guide you to your next great read.
A．Great authors are great readers. B．Participate in a reading challenge. C．Leave some room for older works. D．Don’t jump too quickly from book to book.
E．Analyze your options with Amazon Best Seller Rankings. F．There’s no “best books” list that everyone should follow.
G．Usually they are much more selective in organizing their collections.
三、完形填空
It was this summer that everything broke. So far I’d had a dead TV, a broken washing machine and a(n) 21 tire. The latest problem had been a toilet tank (水箱) that 22 filling. It was a 30 mile round trip to the only open hardware store but I made the 23 . This seemed to be the last straw for me and I was feeling 24 at that moment. After having my tank fixed, I started driving home. 25 , a yellow butterfly flew in front of my speeding car. I knew it must have hit against the front windshield (挡风玻璃). I felt terrible because butterflies had a special 26 for me. Ever since my mother died 30 years ago, they have 27 me of her love. I pulled over by the roadside as quickly as possible to 28 the butterfly. It lay against the windshield quietly, but luckily it looked 29 . As soon as I eased my finger down towards it, it took flight, 30 around my head and flew away with its golden wings 31 in the sun. Tears filled my eyes and I 32 my mother for this surprise. This butterfly was a gentle reminder of her love at the 33 time. 试卷第7页，共10页
Life is full of stress and struggles. 34 , we are loved and hoped to live a life of faith and joy. When it comes to the 35 of life, we should keep going on with a smiling face and a happy heart. 21．A．flat 22．A．recovered 23．A．ride 24．A．upset 25．A．Regularly 26．A．event 27．A．warned 28．A．preserve 29．A．intelligent 30．A．swung 31．A．gathering 32．A．thought of 33．A．busy 34．A．Otherwise 35．A．standard
B．soft B．escaped B．track B．grateful B．Suddenly B．tradition B．reminded B．encourage B．concerned B．climbed B．floating B．turned to B．fatal B．Moreover B．journey
C．cheap C．stopped C．model C．amazed C．Secretly C．purpose C．informed C．check C．undamaged C．trapped C．shining C．brought about C．tough C．Therefore C．quality
D．super D．forgot D．drive D．inspired D．Gradually D．meaning D．complained D．bury D．abnormal D．slid D．sailing D．learned from D．formal D．However D．goal
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
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。
Many artists draw with pens and brushes, but few “paint” with knives. Wang Jing, a woman from Shenyang city in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, 36 (work) on this novel artform for 27 years.
In 1995, Wang was inspired by an 37 (accident) cut by a knife on a piece of red paper, which left a white line. 38 (use) knives and paper, she then completed a painting of a pair of peacocks.
Unlike traditional paintings, onto which colors are “added”, “knife painters” apply varied pressure on the paper in different directions 39 (create) different colors and tones.
The novel art form was known to few people just after Wang created it. Even Wang
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herself was not expecting to make 40 something big at the beginning. But thanks to her huge interest in the art form, she has carried 41 it for the past 27 years. Wang has completed hundreds of paintings about Chinese culture, figures, landscape, flowers and birds, of which her favorite is a 2.8-meter-long painting 42 shows 20 lifelike egrets (白鹭). “Painting on paper with knives needs careful 43 (treat) and each line in the painting is as thin as a hair. Once the marks are left on the paper, they cannot 44 (cover), so it requires the painter to be 45 (complete) concentrated on the work,” said Wang.
五、其他应用文
46．假定你是李华，是校学生会主席。学生会计划面向你校所有外教和外国交换生举办“中国文化节”活动，请你写一篇演讲稿，在中国文化节开幕式上进行演讲。 内容包括：1.举办文化节的目的； 2.文化节的主要活动； 3.预祝活动圆满成功。 注意：1.词数100左右。
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
六、读后续写
47．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。
Many years ago, I was at a girls, school and our teacher made all the girls in the class sit next to someone different every day.
On one of the days, my teacher paired Madhuri, who I had never talked to, and me to sit next to each other. I noticed that she seemed very anxious. I asked her what was wrong. She remained silent at first, but eventually, she told me that she had three sisters in her family and that her father couldn’t afford school books for all of them.
My primary school was strict, as was the standard then, and if you didn’t have your school books the teacher would make you leave the class. Madhuri was very anxious that day because she thought that the teacher would tell her to leave the class. When the teacher saw that she didn’t have the books, he told Madhuri that she couldn’t attend class for a week.
Madhuri was very sad. I felt so bad when I saw her pain that I decided to help her. I went
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to speak to her and offered to buy the books for her. She refused my offer to help. She had very strong principles and she would never accept things bought by others.
When I got home from school I told my mom the story. She said that it was good that I had tried to help but I should stop worrying about it because there was nothing more that I could do if she had refused my offer to help. I couldn’t stop worrying about it though. Then I had an idea. My elder brother, who had once used the same series of books, graduated from school last year. Why not turn to him for help? 注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Maybe those old books were the solution to the problem.
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The next day, I got up early so that I could go to her house before going to school. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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