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考试时间：120分钟；总分：130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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.
A
Best Sleep Music Apps
If yu’re in search f a better night’s sleep, trying a sleep music app might be the answer. Here are sme sleep music apps t chse frm.
Calm
Calm has an impressively large library f relaxatin and sleep-causing sunds. It stands ut fr prviding the latest cllectin f mdern music frm ppular artists. This app ffers a free versin, but t really take advantage f what Calm has t ffer, yu had better chse the paid versin, which csts $69.99 fr ne year. A lifetime membership is $399.99.
Headspace
Headspace is an app designed in the simplest way that makes it quick and easy t use its library f sleep-specific music, s it is friendly t the aged. Helpful suggestins pint ut features like hw t set a timer withut making yu feel the app difficult t use. Headspace nly csts $39.99 yearly.
Relax Meldies
Relax Meldies is designed t calm yur mind with relaxing sunds. “Discver” page helps yu find sme app features, like bedtime stries and breathing exercises. Thugh its free versin prvides a great intrductin t the idea f sleep music, the paid versin unlcks a larger library f sunds. It nly csts $49.99 yearly r yu can pay $8.99 a mnth.
Pzizz
One thing that sets Pzizz apart is its vice narratin (旁白), with male and female ptins available. Usually, the vice is lw and calm. If yu find the presence f a vice t be cmfrting r benefit frm smene helping yu t relax yur mind and bdy, then Pzizz is suitable fr yu. Mnthly csts fr it are $7.99, yearly $49.99 and lifetime $249.99.
1. Which app wuld yu recmmend t yur grandparents?
A. Calm.B. Headspace.C. Relax Meldies.D. Pzizz.
2. What d Calm and Relax Meldies have in cmmn?
A. They ffer physical exercises.B. They include cllectins f mdern music.
C. They prvide free service.D. They intrduce users t a large library.
3. What can yu d with Pzizz?
A. Create the vice narratin yu like.B. Chat with smene befre sleep.
C. Listen t lw and calm music.D. Listen t the vice yu like best.
B
My first shpping in a general stre was in Miss Bee’s when I spent the summer with my grandmther in New Yrk.
“G get them yurself” Miss Bee said, ignring the shpping list held up befre her nse. “I’m nt yur servant, s just get yurself a basket frm that pile ver there and start filing.”
It tk me three wall-t-wall searches befre I fund the first item n my list — a prk can be placed between bxes f cereal and bread. Next up was tilet paper, fund under the daily newspaper, and Band-Ads, fund next t the face cream. The stre was a puzzle, but it held sme surprises t. I fund a new Superman cmic behind the peanut butter.
I visited Miss Bee a cuple f times a week that summer. Smetimes she shrt-charged me. Other times she vercharged r sld me an ld newspaper instead f a current ne. Ging t the stre was mre like ging int battle. I left my Grandma’s huse armed with my list — memrized t the letter — and marched int Miss Bee’s like General Pattn (巴顿将军) marching int Nrth Africa.
All summer lng she fund ways t trip me up. N sner had I learned hw t prnunce bicarbnate f sda (小苏打) and memrized its lcatin n the shelf than Miss Bee rearranged the shelves and made me hunt fr it all ver again. By summer’s end, hwever, the shpping trip that had nce taken me an hur was dne in 15 minutes.
The mrning I was t return t Brklyn, I stpped in t tell her that she was mean. T my amazement, she laughed and said. “Well, I dn’t care! Each f us is put n this earth fr a reasn. I believe my jb is t teach every child I meet sme life lessns t help them. Think what yu will, but when yu get lder yu’ll be glad ur paths crssed!”
4. Why did the writer spend a lng time ding her first shpping in the general stre?
A. She was t yung t remember all the items n the list.
B Miss Bee didn’t treat her kindly.
C. Her grandmther asked her t buy t many things.
D. The stre was in disrder and she was nt familiar with the shp.
5. What did the writer mean when cmparing herself t “General Pattn” in Paragraph 4?
A. She was well prepared and full f cnfidence.
B. Ging shpping in the stre was a challenge t her.
C. She was very aggressive, taking Miss Bee as the enemy.
D. Ging shpping was s fun that it was like playing a war game.
6. What des the underlined sentence in paragraph 6 prbably suggest?
A. The writer wuld benefit frm the experience f shpping in Miss Bee’s.
B. The writer wuld find shpping in Miss Bee’s stre very interesting.
C. The writer wuld be happy t meet Miss Bee again later in life.
D. The writer wuld realize that Miss Bee culd becme her friend.
7. What kind f persn is Miss Bee accrding t the text?
A. Mean.B. Careless.C. Helpful.D. Humrus.
C
Here’s an all-t-familiar situatin: Yu excitedly packed fr yur beach trip. Luckily, yu remembered all the necessities: scks, underwear, a phne charger and yur passprt, etc. But upn arrival, yu realized yu frgt t bring yur tthbrush. In a new study, researchers suggest fflading imprtant t-d items — fr example, by setting reminders n yur phne — culd clear brain space t better remember the little things, like yur tthbrush.
T prve this, the researchers develped a memry task t be played n a tuch screen cmputer. The test was undertaken by 158 vlunteers aged between 18 and 71. They were shwn 12 numbered circles n the screen, and had t remember t drag sme f these t the left and sme t the right. The number f circles that they remembered t drag t the crrect side decided their rewards at the end f the experiment. One side was “high value’, meaning that remembering t drag a circle t this side was wrth 10 times as much mney as remembering t drag a circle t the ther “lw value” side.
Vlunteers perfrmed this task 16 times. They had t use their wn memry t remember at half f the trials and they were allwed t set reminders n the external digital devices fr the ther half.
The researchers fund vlunteers tended t use the digital devices t stre details f the high-value circles. And, when they did s, their memry fr thse circles was imprved by 18%. “What was unexpected was that their memry fr lw-value circles was als imprved by 27%, even in thse wh had never set any reminders fr lw-value circles,” said Sam Gilbect.
Hwever, results als shwed a ptential cst t using reminders. When reminders were taken away, the vlunteers remembered the lw-value circles better than the high-value nes. “Far frm causing digital dementia (痴呆), using a memry device can even imprve ur memry fr infrmatin that we never saved. But we need t be careful that we back up the mst imprtant infrmatin. Otherwise, if a memry tl fails, we culd be left with nthing but less imprtant infrmatin in ur wn memry,” Gilbert said.
8. The situatin in paragraph 1 is described t shw that ______.
A. ur memry is incrrect smetimes
B. ur memry has a certain preference
C. ur memry has an rder f imprtance
D. ur memry is likely t weaken ver time
9. What can we learn abut the experiment?
A. Vlunteers’ perfrmance was cnnected with their ages.
B. Vlunteers tended t set reminders fr lw-value circles.
C. Vlunteers were nt allwed t use devices in the experiment.
D. Dragging high-value circles t the crrect side wuld win mre awards.
10. What surprised the researchers?
A. Digital devices did harm t the brain when used imprperly.
B. Vlunteers tended t remember lw-value infrmatin better.
C. Vlunteers’ memry fr lw-value cntent was imprved t.
D. Vlunteers tended t use digital devices fr high-value infrmatin.
11. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. We rely t much n t-d lists
B. Digital reminders are replacing human memry
C. Overuse f technlgy leads t digital dementia
D. Using digital reminders helps imprve ur memry
D
Danne Prtugal intrduced a new ygurt named Junts. Fr every pack f ygurt that a persn bught, he wuld dnate ygurt t a family in need. Danne had dne its research. Increasingly, peple say they want t buy frm brands that give them a sense f purpse. Surely a ygurt that helped the needy wuld be appealing. But Junts was a failure. Despite sinking millins int a marketing campaign, Danne pulled Junts frm the market nly mnths after it was launched. Nw the same prduct is simply marketed as a tasty ygurt.
What happened? T find the reasn behind Junts’ failure, Lawrence Williams and his clleagues did an experiment where they shwed peple sme prducts and asked these peple t pick ne ptin. They reminded sme t fcus n the “purpseful and valuable” aspect while thers were tld t “enjy themselves” and fcus n “delight and pleasure.” They fund that participants wh priritized meaning preferred the less expensive prduct when cmpared with peple wh put pleasure in the first place.
S why were meaning-seekers cheaping ut? Lawrence Williams asked participants t explain their decisin-making t find ut. He learned that meaning-riented peple were nt thinking abut hw the prduct they might buy culd bring meaning t their lives. Instead, they were ccupied with what else they culd d with their mney.
I am all fr peple making wise and strategic financial chices. But cheap prducts can create many prblems. Inexpensive ptins ften d nt last as lng as the higher-end nes. As a result, we shp mre ften, which is ultimately wrse fr ur wallets. Plus, that spending pattern can d a greater damage t the envirnment. Thanks in part t fast fashin, peple buy 60 percent mre clthing tday than they did 15 years ag. The fashin industry alne emits mre greenhuse gases than internatinal flights and maritime (海洋的) shipping cmbined.
S befre yu dive int yur wallet fr sme deals, try nt t fix nly n what yu are spending r saving. Think carefully abut what yu are buying, t.
12. What is the main reasn fr the failure f Junts?
A. It ignred marketing strategies.B. It priced itself relatively high.
C. It lacked a particularly gd taste.D. It fcused n delight and pleasure.
13. What can be inferred abut meaning seekers?
A. They frequent high-end stres.B. They think prducts extend their lives.
C. They hesitate t make decisins.D. They make mre purchases with mney.
14. Hw is Paragraph 4 mainly develped?
A. By giving sme examples.B. By listing numbers and data.
C. By explaining reasns.D. By making sme cmparisns.
15. Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Innvatin: a Prduct’s LifeB. T Buy r nt t Buy
C. Meaning seekers r Quality-pursuersD. Fast Fashin: a Hit t Yur Wallet
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。
What is heritage? The wrd can be difficult t define. Heritage is always smething that is passed dwn by families r ther grups fr many years.____16____ It can als be the custms, traditins, and values shared by grups f peple. One way t think abut heritage is t break it dwn int three grups. These are the tangible(有形的), the natural, and the intangible.
____17____ It can include many human-made bjects that hld cultural value. Sme examples are natinal mnuments and wrks f art. Many ancient sites are als part f this grup. On a smaller scale, a family hme can be part f an individual’s heritage.
Many parts f the natural wrld are als imprtant t cultural heritage. This can include bdies f water, plant life, landfrms and mre. One example is the Nile River.____18____ Effrts t prtect natural heritage are key in many cultures.
The intangible grup includes any part f cultural heritage that yu can’t feel thrugh tuch. Maybe yu’ve read abut frms f dance, like Flamenc dancing. Yu might knw abut the music f Mariachi Bands r hlidays like Eid. These are all examples f intangible heritage. ____19____
Explring yur wn heritage can be fun. It can help yu learn abut yurself, yur family, and yur ancestrs. But it’s als imprtant t learn abut the heritage f thers. ____20____ It can als lead yu t find things yu may have in cmmn with thers!
A. They are treasures that can be tuched.
B. What tangible items can be part f heritage?
C. Hwever, heritage isn’t limited t cncrete bjects.
D. Languages, hlidays and custms als make the list.
E. Therefre, it’s difficult t prtect them frm fading away.
F. Ding s can help yu build a strnger understanding f ther cultures.
G. It has been part f cultural heritage in many African natins fr centuries.
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 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I retired, my wife Peg said “Great! Yu’ll have time t clean the garage!” After 30 years’ ____21____ as directr f a radi statin, I wuld finally have mre time fr husewrk, but I wrried I’d lse the sense f____22____ I had felt in my prfessin.
I pushed at the garage’s wden drs, but they were as ____23____as I felt in this new stage f my life. I finally gt the drs pen and started t empty the shelves. Then my hand hit smething ____24____. It was a cmmn ld metal can. I ____25____ the cver and fund a ____26____ envelpe with a pstmark f May 13, 1940 inside. ____27____, I pened it and fund sme flwer seeds in it, “ Eighty years ld! I wnder if they’ll still grw. ”
I ____28____the seeds in a plastic pt. I checked it every day, but nthing happened. “I guess they’re just t ____29____t be any gd, ” I tld Peg in ____30____ . I picked up the pt t get rid f it, but smething made me ____31____. I changed my mind and set it aside. Meanwhile, I was keeping ____32____, buying sme bks t imprve my phtgraphy skills and teaching my granddaughters everything I knew abut gardening and dgs.
Six weeks later, I was ut in the yard when I ____33____ t ntice the pt. A new bit f green-a leaf had ____34____. I prudly shwed it ff t my granddaughters. “Lk, girls, even smething this ld can still ____35____ fr its purpse and be pretty cl. Just like yur grand- papa!”
21. A. dreamB. beliefC. studyD. service
22. A. freedmB. purpseC. trustD. security
23. A. wrnB. stuckC. brkenD. lst
24. A. delicateB. specialC. hardD. sharp
25. A. remvedB. washedC. cleanedD. fastened
26 A. labeledB. selectedC. yellwedD. ruined
27. A. CuriuslyB. SincerelyC. SkillfullyD. Bravely
28. A. cllectedB. plantedC. abandnedD. stred
29. A. ldB. wetC. weakD. small
30. A. angerB. surpriseC. regretD. relief
31. A. delayB. reflectC. hesitateD. disappint
32. A. upsetB. awakeC. scialD. busy
33. A. expectedB. attemptedC. failedD. happened
34. A. shwed upB. fallen ffC. taken ffD. dried up
35. A. cmpeteB. grwC. surviveD. relax
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。
A music cncert “Eches f Ancient Tang Pems” jintly perfrmed by iSING! Suzhu and the Philadelphia Orchestra was staged at Kimmel Perfrming Arts Center in Philadelphia n Jan .6.
Anther cncert featuring Tang petry was ____36____(successful) held at the Lincln Center in New Yrk n Jan.7. Fifteen iSING! Suzhu singers frm 10 cuntries led by Lia Gumin perfrmed sngs ____37____(write) by yung cmpsers frm 6 cuntries. The sngs included many well-knwn pems dating ____38____ the Tang Dynasty, such as Lu Binwang’s Singing f Gse and Li Bai’s Quiet Thughts by Night.
The iSING! Suzhu Internatinal Yung Artists Festival ____39____(set) up in Suzhu in 2014 as ____40____ (China) first internatinal vcal (声乐) art festival. Over the past eight years, the festival ____41____(attract) utstanding yung singers frm all ver the wrld, spread ____42____ prmted Chinese and classical music, and enhanced cultural exchanges between China and the West, becming a cultural card fr Suzhu t g ____43____(glbe).
The perfrmances were als held t cmmemrate (纪念) ____44____ fiftieth anniversary f the Philadelphia Orchestra’s China tur in 1973. The Philadelphia Orchestra as the first American rchestra _____45_____(visit) China, bridged the tw natins in the field f culture.
第三部分 写作（共四节 满分50分）
第一节 单词拼写。（共10题，每题1分，满分10分）
请根据中文释义，用Bk 2 Unit 3—Bk3 Unit 3单词的适当形式填空。
46. System files have been _________ (更新). Please restart yur cmputer. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
47. The small tl is very useful as it has many ______(功能). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
48. It was a remarkable ___________ (成就) fr such a yung player. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49. When he pened his eyes, he fund himself ______ (包围) by a crwd f peple. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
50. It has ______(证明) t be a psitive influence n the lives f many peple. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
51. In the __________(之前的) lessn, we learned abut irregular verbs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
52. This srt f ht and spicy fd is very _________ (典型的) f the fd in the suth f the cuntry. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
53. The classrm was full f __________ (紧张) as students debated the cmplex scial issues. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
54. I'm very happy t jin this yung and _________ (充满活力的) team.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
55. Mst f the damage that’s ________ (发生) was simply because f fallen trees. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
第二节 句子翻译。（共5题，每题3分，满分15分。）
根据括号里的要求，把下列汉语翻译成英语。将每一题的答案写在答题卷相应的横线上。
56. 用网络和朋友保持联系是很方便的。（cnvenient, keep in tuch with）（汉译英）
____________________________________________________________________________________________
57. 看到儿子的重病被医生治好了，这位妈妈脸上露出了释然的微笑。(cure，relief) (汉译英)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
58. 尽管雪下得很大，他还是赶在新年前夕回到了家。(in spite f; New Year’s Eve) （汉译英）
59. 搬入新家之前, 母亲让人把房子重新装修了一番, 把地板都换了（redecrate, replace）（汉译英）
60. 每年，人们都会举办各种各样的活动庆祝国庆节，从升旗仪式到烟花表演。（现在分词作定语）（汉译英）
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第三节 默写填空（《新概念英语2》）。（共5题，每题1分，满分5分）
根据中文提示，每空填入一个单词，写在答题卷相应的横线上。
61. The assistant wh served her did nt like the way she was dressed. ________ (扫视) at her scrnfully, he tld her that the dress was sld.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
62. As the neighburs cmplained f the nise, my husband spent weeks training him t ________ (按住) his paw n the latch t let himself in. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
63. A wman yu knw well will ________(急冲) twards yu.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
64. The shuttle Endeavur will be taking the astrnauts t the Hubble. A rbt-arm frm the Endeavur will ________ (抓住) the telescpe and hld it while the astrnauts make the necessary repairs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
65. In place f the great trees which had been grwing there fr centuries, patches f green had be gun t appear in the ________ (发黑) sil. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
第四节 应用文写作。（共1题，满分20分）
66. 你校英语社团将举办以“Labr and Grwth”为主题的演讲活动，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1．劳动的益处：
2．自己的劳动体验：
3．发出倡议。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；2．开头结尾已给出，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Gd mrning, everyne!
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Thanks fr Listening!
考试时间：120分钟；总分：130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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.
A
Best Sleep Music Apps
If yu’re in search f a better night’s sleep, trying a sleep music app might be the answer. Here are sme sleep music apps t chse frm.
Calm
Calm has an impressively large library f relaxatin and sleep-causing sunds. It stands ut fr prviding the latest cllectin f mdern music frm ppular artists. This app ffers a free versin, but t really take advantage f what Calm has t ffer, yu had better chse the paid versin, which csts $69.99 fr ne year. A lifetime membership is $399.99.
Headspace
Headspace is an app designed in the simplest way that makes it quick and easy t use its library f sleep-specific music, s it is friendly t the aged. Helpful suggestins pint ut features like hw t set a timer withut making yu feel the app difficult t use. Headspace nly csts $39.99 yearly.
Relax Meldies
Relax Meldies is designed t calm yur mind with relaxing sunds. “Discver” page helps yu find sme app features, like bedtime stries and breathing exercises. Thugh its free versin prvides a great intrductin t the idea f sleep music, the paid versin unlcks a larger library f sunds. It nly csts $49.99 yearly r yu can pay $8.99 a mnth.
Pzizz
One thing that sets Pzizz apart is its vice narratin (旁白), with male and female ptins available. Usually, the vice is lw and calm. If yu find the presence f a vice t be cmfrting r benefit frm smene helping yu t relax yur mind and bdy, then Pzizz is suitable fr yu. Mnthly csts fr it are $7.99, yearly $49.99 and lifetime $249.99.
1. Which app wuld yu recmmend t yur grandparents?
A. Calm.B. Headspace.C. Relax Meldies.D. Pzizz.
2. What d Calm and Relax Meldies have in cmmn?
A. They ffer physical exercises.B. They include cllectins f mdern music.
C. They prvide free service.D. They intrduce users t a large library.
3. What can yu d with Pzizz?
A. Create the vice narratin yu like.B. Chat with smene befre sleep.
C. Listen t lw and calm music.D. Listen t the vice yu like best.
B
My first shpping in a general stre was in Miss Bee’s when I spent the summer with my grandmther in New Yrk.
“G get them yurself” Miss Bee said, ignring the shpping list held up befre her nse. “I’m nt yur servant, s just get yurself a basket frm that pile ver there and start filing.”
It tk me three wall-t-wall searches befre I fund the first item n my list — a prk can be placed between bxes f cereal and bread. Next up was tilet paper, fund under the daily newspaper, and Band-Ads, fund next t the face cream. The stre was a puzzle, but it held sme surprises t. I fund a new Superman cmic behind the peanut butter.
I visited Miss Bee a cuple f times a week that summer. Smetimes she shrt-charged me. Other times she vercharged r sld me an ld newspaper instead f a current ne. Ging t the stre was mre like ging int battle. I left my Grandma’s huse armed with my list — memrized t the letter — and marched int Miss Bee’s like General Pattn (巴顿将军) marching int Nrth Africa.
All summer lng she fund ways t trip me up. N sner had I learned hw t prnunce bicarbnate f sda (小苏打) and memrized its lcatin n the shelf than Miss Bee rearranged the shelves and made me hunt fr it all ver again. By summer’s end, hwever, the shpping trip that had nce taken me an hur was dne in 15 minutes.
The mrning I was t return t Brklyn, I stpped in t tell her that she was mean. T my amazement, she laughed and said. “Well, I dn’t care! Each f us is put n this earth fr a reasn. I believe my jb is t teach every child I meet sme life lessns t help them. Think what yu will, but when yu get lder yu’ll be glad ur paths crssed!”
4. Why did the writer spend a lng time ding her first shpping in the general stre?
A. She was t yung t remember all the items n the list.
B Miss Bee didn’t treat her kindly.
C. Her grandmther asked her t buy t many things.
D. The stre was in disrder and she was nt familiar with the shp.
5. What did the writer mean when cmparing herself t “General Pattn” in Paragraph 4?
A. She was well prepared and full f cnfidence.
B. Ging shpping in the stre was a challenge t her.
C. She was very aggressive, taking Miss Bee as the enemy.
D. Ging shpping was s fun that it was like playing a war game.
6. What des the underlined sentence in paragraph 6 prbably suggest?
A. The writer wuld benefit frm the experience f shpping in Miss Bee’s.
B. The writer wuld find shpping in Miss Bee’s stre very interesting.
C. The writer wuld be happy t meet Miss Bee again later in life.
D. The writer wuld realize that Miss Bee culd becme her friend.
7. What kind f persn is Miss Bee accrding t the text?
A. Mean.B. Careless.C. Helpful.D. Humrus.
C
Here’s an all-t-familiar situatin: Yu excitedly packed fr yur beach trip. Luckily, yu remembered all the necessities: scks, underwear, a phne charger and yur passprt, etc. But upn arrival, yu realized yu frgt t bring yur tthbrush. In a new study, researchers suggest fflading imprtant t-d items — fr example, by setting reminders n yur phne — culd clear brain space t better remember the little things, like yur tthbrush.
T prve this, the researchers develped a memry task t be played n a tuch screen cmputer. The test was undertaken by 158 vlunteers aged between 18 and 71. They were shwn 12 numbered circles n the screen, and had t remember t drag sme f these t the left and sme t the right. The number f circles that they remembered t drag t the crrect side decided their rewards at the end f the experiment. One side was “high value’, meaning that remembering t drag a circle t this side was wrth 10 times as much mney as remembering t drag a circle t the ther “lw value” side.
Vlunteers perfrmed this task 16 times. They had t use their wn memry t remember at half f the trials and they were allwed t set reminders n the external digital devices fr the ther half.
The researchers fund vlunteers tended t use the digital devices t stre details f the high-value circles. And, when they did s, their memry fr thse circles was imprved by 18%. “What was unexpected was that their memry fr lw-value circles was als imprved by 27%, even in thse wh had never set any reminders fr lw-value circles,” said Sam Gilbect.
Hwever, results als shwed a ptential cst t using reminders. When reminders were taken away, the vlunteers remembered the lw-value circles better than the high-value nes. “Far frm causing digital dementia (痴呆), using a memry device can even imprve ur memry fr infrmatin that we never saved. But we need t be careful that we back up the mst imprtant infrmatin. Otherwise, if a memry tl fails, we culd be left with nthing but less imprtant infrmatin in ur wn memry,” Gilbert said.
8. The situatin in paragraph 1 is described t shw that ______.
A. ur memry is incrrect smetimes
B. ur memry has a certain preference
C. ur memry has an rder f imprtance
D. ur memry is likely t weaken ver time
9. What can we learn abut the experiment?
A. Vlunteers’ perfrmance was cnnected with their ages.
B. Vlunteers tended t set reminders fr lw-value circles.
C. Vlunteers were nt allwed t use devices in the experiment.
D. Dragging high-value circles t the crrect side wuld win mre awards.
10. What surprised the researchers?
A. Digital devices did harm t the brain when used imprperly.
B. Vlunteers tended t remember lw-value infrmatin better.
C. Vlunteers’ memry fr lw-value cntent was imprved t.
D. Vlunteers tended t use digital devices fr high-value infrmatin.
11. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. We rely t much n t-d lists
B. Digital reminders are replacing human memry
C. Overuse f technlgy leads t digital dementia
D. Using digital reminders helps imprve ur memry
D
Danne Prtugal intrduced a new ygurt named Junts. Fr every pack f ygurt that a persn bught, he wuld dnate ygurt t a family in need. Danne had dne its research. Increasingly, peple say they want t buy frm brands that give them a sense f purpse. Surely a ygurt that helped the needy wuld be appealing. But Junts was a failure. Despite sinking millins int a marketing campaign, Danne pulled Junts frm the market nly mnths after it was launched. Nw the same prduct is simply marketed as a tasty ygurt.
What happened? T find the reasn behind Junts’ failure, Lawrence Williams and his clleagues did an experiment where they shwed peple sme prducts and asked these peple t pick ne ptin. They reminded sme t fcus n the “purpseful and valuable” aspect while thers were tld t “enjy themselves” and fcus n “delight and pleasure.” They fund that participants wh priritized meaning preferred the less expensive prduct when cmpared with peple wh put pleasure in the first place.
S why were meaning-seekers cheaping ut? Lawrence Williams asked participants t explain their decisin-making t find ut. He learned that meaning-riented peple were nt thinking abut hw the prduct they might buy culd bring meaning t their lives. Instead, they were ccupied with what else they culd d with their mney.
I am all fr peple making wise and strategic financial chices. But cheap prducts can create many prblems. Inexpensive ptins ften d nt last as lng as the higher-end nes. As a result, we shp mre ften, which is ultimately wrse fr ur wallets. Plus, that spending pattern can d a greater damage t the envirnment. Thanks in part t fast fashin, peple buy 60 percent mre clthing tday than they did 15 years ag. The fashin industry alne emits mre greenhuse gases than internatinal flights and maritime (海洋的) shipping cmbined.
S befre yu dive int yur wallet fr sme deals, try nt t fix nly n what yu are spending r saving. Think carefully abut what yu are buying, t.
12. What is the main reasn fr the failure f Junts?
A. It ignred marketing strategies.B. It priced itself relatively high.
C. It lacked a particularly gd taste.D. It fcused n delight and pleasure.
13. What can be inferred abut meaning seekers?
A. They frequent high-end stres.B. They think prducts extend their lives.
C. They hesitate t make decisins.D. They make mre purchases with mney.
14. Hw is Paragraph 4 mainly develped?
A. By giving sme examples.B. By listing numbers and data.
C. By explaining reasns.D. By making sme cmparisns.
15. Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Innvatin: a Prduct’s LifeB. T Buy r nt t Buy
C. Meaning seekers r Quality-pursuersD. Fast Fashin: a Hit t Yur Wallet
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。
What is heritage? The wrd can be difficult t define. Heritage is always smething that is passed dwn by families r ther grups fr many years.____16____ It can als be the custms, traditins, and values shared by grups f peple. One way t think abut heritage is t break it dwn int three grups. These are the tangible(有形的), the natural, and the intangible.
____17____ It can include many human-made bjects that hld cultural value. Sme examples are natinal mnuments and wrks f art. Many ancient sites are als part f this grup. On a smaller scale, a family hme can be part f an individual’s heritage.
Many parts f the natural wrld are als imprtant t cultural heritage. This can include bdies f water, plant life, landfrms and mre. One example is the Nile River.____18____ Effrts t prtect natural heritage are key in many cultures.
The intangible grup includes any part f cultural heritage that yu can’t feel thrugh tuch. Maybe yu’ve read abut frms f dance, like Flamenc dancing. Yu might knw abut the music f Mariachi Bands r hlidays like Eid. These are all examples f intangible heritage. ____19____
Explring yur wn heritage can be fun. It can help yu learn abut yurself, yur family, and yur ancestrs. But it’s als imprtant t learn abut the heritage f thers. ____20____ It can als lead yu t find things yu may have in cmmn with thers!
A. They are treasures that can be tuched.
B. What tangible items can be part f heritage?
C. Hwever, heritage isn’t limited t cncrete bjects.
D. Languages, hlidays and custms als make the list.
E. Therefre, it’s difficult t prtect them frm fading away.
F. Ding s can help yu build a strnger understanding f ther cultures.
G. It has been part f cultural heritage in many African natins fr centuries.
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 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I retired, my wife Peg said “Great! Yu’ll have time t clean the garage!” After 30 years’ ____21____ as directr f a radi statin, I wuld finally have mre time fr husewrk, but I wrried I’d lse the sense f____22____ I had felt in my prfessin.
I pushed at the garage’s wden drs, but they were as ____23____as I felt in this new stage f my life. I finally gt the drs pen and started t empty the shelves. Then my hand hit smething ____24____. It was a cmmn ld metal can. I ____25____ the cver and fund a ____26____ envelpe with a pstmark f May 13, 1940 inside. ____27____, I pened it and fund sme flwer seeds in it, “ Eighty years ld! I wnder if they’ll still grw. ”
I ____28____the seeds in a plastic pt. I checked it every day, but nthing happened. “I guess they’re just t ____29____t be any gd, ” I tld Peg in ____30____ . I picked up the pt t get rid f it, but smething made me ____31____. I changed my mind and set it aside. Meanwhile, I was keeping ____32____, buying sme bks t imprve my phtgraphy skills and teaching my granddaughters everything I knew abut gardening and dgs.
Six weeks later, I was ut in the yard when I ____33____ t ntice the pt. A new bit f green-a leaf had ____34____. I prudly shwed it ff t my granddaughters. “Lk, girls, even smething this ld can still ____35____ fr its purpse and be pretty cl. Just like yur grand- papa!”
21. A. dreamB. beliefC. studyD. service
22. A. freedmB. purpseC. trustD. security
23. A. wrnB. stuckC. brkenD. lst
24. A. delicateB. specialC. hardD. sharp
25. A. remvedB. washedC. cleanedD. fastened
26 A. labeledB. selectedC. yellwedD. ruined
27. A. CuriuslyB. SincerelyC. SkillfullyD. Bravely
28. A. cllectedB. plantedC. abandnedD. stred
29. A. ldB. wetC. weakD. small
30. A. angerB. surpriseC. regretD. relief
31. A. delayB. reflectC. hesitateD. disappint
32. A. upsetB. awakeC. scialD. busy
33. A. expectedB. attemptedC. failedD. happened
34. A. shwed upB. fallen ffC. taken ffD. dried up
35. A. cmpeteB. grwC. surviveD. relax
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。
A music cncert “Eches f Ancient Tang Pems” jintly perfrmed by iSING! Suzhu and the Philadelphia Orchestra was staged at Kimmel Perfrming Arts Center in Philadelphia n Jan .6.
Anther cncert featuring Tang petry was ____36____(successful) held at the Lincln Center in New Yrk n Jan.7. Fifteen iSING! Suzhu singers frm 10 cuntries led by Lia Gumin perfrmed sngs ____37____(write) by yung cmpsers frm 6 cuntries. The sngs included many well-knwn pems dating ____38____ the Tang Dynasty, such as Lu Binwang’s Singing f Gse and Li Bai’s Quiet Thughts by Night.
The iSING! Suzhu Internatinal Yung Artists Festival ____39____(set) up in Suzhu in 2014 as ____40____ (China) first internatinal vcal (声乐) art festival. Over the past eight years, the festival ____41____(attract) utstanding yung singers frm all ver the wrld, spread ____42____ prmted Chinese and classical music, and enhanced cultural exchanges between China and the West, becming a cultural card fr Suzhu t g ____43____(glbe).
The perfrmances were als held t cmmemrate (纪念) ____44____ fiftieth anniversary f the Philadelphia Orchestra’s China tur in 1973. The Philadelphia Orchestra as the first American rchestra _____45_____(visit) China, bridged the tw natins in the field f culture.
第三部分 写作（共四节 满分50分）
第一节 单词拼写。（共10题，每题1分，满分10分）
请根据中文释义，用Bk 2 Unit 3—Bk3 Unit 3单词的适当形式填空。
46. System files have been _________ (更新). Please restart yur cmputer. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
47. The small tl is very useful as it has many ______(功能). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
48. It was a remarkable ___________ (成就) fr such a yung player. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49. When he pened his eyes, he fund himself ______ (包围) by a crwd f peple. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
50. It has ______(证明) t be a psitive influence n the lives f many peple. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
51. In the __________(之前的) lessn, we learned abut irregular verbs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
52. This srt f ht and spicy fd is very _________ (典型的) f the fd in the suth f the cuntry. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
53. The classrm was full f __________ (紧张) as students debated the cmplex scial issues. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
54. I'm very happy t jin this yung and _________ (充满活力的) team.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
55. Mst f the damage that’s ________ (发生) was simply because f fallen trees. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
第二节 句子翻译。（共5题，每题3分，满分15分。）
根据括号里的要求，把下列汉语翻译成英语。将每一题的答案写在答题卷相应的横线上。
56. 用网络和朋友保持联系是很方便的。（cnvenient, keep in tuch with）（汉译英）
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57. 看到儿子的重病被医生治好了，这位妈妈脸上露出了释然的微笑。(cure，relief) (汉译英)
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58. 尽管雪下得很大，他还是赶在新年前夕回到了家。(in spite f; New Year’s Eve) （汉译英）
59. 搬入新家之前, 母亲让人把房子重新装修了一番, 把地板都换了（redecrate, replace）（汉译英）
60. 每年，人们都会举办各种各样的活动庆祝国庆节，从升旗仪式到烟花表演。（现在分词作定语）（汉译英）
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第三节 默写填空（《新概念英语2》）。（共5题，每题1分，满分5分）
根据中文提示，每空填入一个单词，写在答题卷相应的横线上。
61. The assistant wh served her did nt like the way she was dressed. ________ (扫视) at her scrnfully, he tld her that the dress was sld.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
62. As the neighburs cmplained f the nise, my husband spent weeks training him t ________ (按住) his paw n the latch t let himself in. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
63. A wman yu knw well will ________(急冲) twards yu.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
64. The shuttle Endeavur will be taking the astrnauts t the Hubble. A rbt-arm frm the Endeavur will ________ (抓住) the telescpe and hld it while the astrnauts make the necessary repairs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
65. In place f the great trees which had been grwing there fr centuries, patches f green had be gun t appear in the ________ (发黑) sil. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
第四节 应用文写作。（共1题，满分20分）
66. 你校英语社团将举办以“Labr and Grwth”为主题的演讲活动，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1．劳动的益处：
2．自己的劳动体验：
3．发出倡议。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；2．开头结尾已给出，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Gd mrning, everyne!
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