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1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
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。
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)
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Mre peple are increasingly biking t cmmute (上下班往返), fr exercise, r just fr fun. Bicyclists shuld bserve bicycle safety rules t help reduce deaths and injuries n the rad.
Wear a helmets
Every bike ride begins with putting n a helmet. Yur helmet can best prtect yu. Fr the mst cmprehensive list f helmet sizes accrding t manufacturers, click here t visit the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute (BHSI) website.
Avid crashes
There are tw main types f crashes: the mst cmmn (falls) , and the mst serius (the nes with cars). Regardless f the reasns fr the crash, preventin is the key pint.
Be alert (警惕的)
Be alert t the rad and all traffic arund yu; anticipate what thers may d befre they d it. This is defensive driving — the quicker yu ntice a ptential cnflict, the quicker yu can act t avid a ptential crash.
Pay attentin t rad signs and rad cnditins
Obey street signs signals, and rad markings, just like a car. Lk ahead fr risks r situatins t avid what may cause yu t fall, like pthles (坑洼) and train tracks. N texting, listening t music r using anything that distracts yu by taking yur eyes and ears r yur mind ff the rad and traffic.
Ride in the same directin as traffic
This way, if the sidewalk ends, yu are already riding with the flw f traffic. If crssing a street, mtrists will lk left, right, left fr traffic. When yu are t the driver’s left, the driver is mre likely t see yu. Slw and lk fr traffic (left — right — left and behind) when crssing a street frm a sidewalk; be prepared t stp and fllw the pedestrian signals.
1. What is the mst imprtant aspect f aviding crashes?
A. Putting n a helmet.B. Cycling slwly.
C. Reacting quickly.D. Preventin in advance.
2. What is the crrect rder t crss the street frm the sidewalk?
A. Behind — left — right and left.
B. Left — right — left and behind.
C. Left — behind — left and right.
D. Right — left — right and behind.
3. Where is the text mst likely frm?
A. A website.B. A lcal radi statin.
C. A ppular magazine.D. A manufacture instructin.
B
J. K. Rwling frequently shws there is magic every day. Her Harry Ptter series has helped peple thrugh times f stress and depressin and she is always there t deliver wise wrds f encuragement.
She is ne celebrity wh is very active n Twitter. S when a single dad named Matt Burke sent her a message thanking her fr the series, she nticed. Her series had helped strengthen his relatinship with his 9yearld daughter Bailey.
He included a link t his article titled Being a Brke Parent. He explained hw he hadn’t fund a level f financial stability that allwed him t pay bills n time and take his daughter n mre activities and events. The family als desn’t have the Internet r TV, which means there’s n “digital babysitter” and he has t rely n his wn creative ways t bnd with his daughter. Since he received the series, the main thing that has ccupied them these days is reading bks tgether.
Burke admits that he thught he was “t cl” fr the bks when they first came ut and he was in his twenties, but he’s lving reading them nw. “We switch ff chapter by chapter reading them ut lud，“Burke explains.” This nt nly allws her t get mre used t reading alud in frnt f smene, but it gets me directly invlved in smething she lves, and it gives me the chance t be very dramatic when I read my chapters and bring myself int the characters in the bk, which has prven t be a tn f fun.”
After hearing Burke’s stry Rwling said hw hnred she was when Harry Ptter was a part f his family’s life and ffered Burke mre bks. Besides, peple are als ffering t send Burke mre bks as gifts. Fr Burke, this experience, far mre than gifts, will be what he treasures.
4. Why did Burke thank J. K. Rwling accrding t the text?
A. She guided him hw t write a gd stry.
B. She encuraged him when he was in truble.
C. Her bks helped him thrugh times f cnfusin.
D. Her bks helped him imprve his bnd with his daughter.
5. What is implied in Burke’s wrds in paragraph 4?
A. He has fund it interesting t read the series.B. He was t ld t understand the series better.
C. He has chsen a better way f reading the series.D. He hpes t play a rle in the drama in the future.
6. Which wrd can best describe Burke’s experience accrding t the text?
A. Useless.B. Nrmal.C. Valuable.D. Bring.
7. What is the main idea f this text?
A. J. K. Rwling chses t help imprve kids’ health.
B. J. K. Rwling gives a magical gift t a single father.
C. J. K. Rwling has a deep influence n thers’ grwth.
D. Burke cmes t knw J. K. Rwling thrugh her series.
C
That artificial fd dyes(染料) are unhealthy is nt news. Sme are knwn t cause hyperactivity(多动症) in sme children, affecting their ability t learn. But regulatry agencies arund the wrld dn’t necessarily agree n which fd dyes are a prblem, r why. That may sn change. An 2021 peer-reviewed reprt by Califrnia’s Office f Envirnmental Health Hazard Assessment cncluded that artificial fd dyes “cause r wrsen neurbehaviral prblems in sme children” and that the current levels regarded safe fr cnsumptin by the federal gvernment are t high.
Califrnia is nw cnsidering requiring warning labels n fd prducts and dietary supplements cntaining the seven mst cmmnly used artificial dyes. The warning label requirement wuld put Califrnia n par with the Eurpean Unin, which since 2010 has required fd prducts cntaining certain artificial fd dyes t carry warning labels abut their negative effect n activity and attentin in children.
Artificial dyes are used in fds fr ne reasn: t make prducts lk prettier. Bright clrs make candies appealing, especially t kids. But dyes are als in chclate cake mixes, sala dressings and ther prducts that dn’t seem t cry ut fr a clr bst.
In Eurpe, it was the 2010 label lawmaking that triggered cmpanies’ decisins t refrmulate. “If yu’re a cmpany, yu d nt want t put a warning label n yur prduct,” says Lefferts, an envirnmental health cnsultant. Warning labels are why Eurpean Starburst Fruit Chews are nw clred with natural prducts, nt the artificial dyes that brighten their Nrth American cunterparts(同类商品).
Given that artificial fd dyes are excessively used, we need t be mre cautius. After all, we dn’t dye fresh fruits and vegetables, but we d dye candy and sprinkles, pints ut Je Schwarcz, a chemistry prfessr at McGill University in Mntreal. “The fds in which yu find fd dyes are fds that are pr in nutritin,” he says. “If yu limit fds that cntain fd dyes, yu autmatically make yur diet better.”
8. What can we learn abut artificial fd dyes frm paragraph 1?
A A 2021 reprt cnfirmed their negative effects.
B. The fact that they are harmful is newly revealed.
C. Regulatry agencies cnsider them a serius prblem.
D. The Federal gvernment thinks their current standard t high.
9. What des the underlined part “n par with” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. In ppsitin t.B. Ahead f.C. In line with.D. Behind.
10. Which might be a pssible result f the new rule accrding t the article?
A. Fd cmpanies will stp clring their prducts.
B. Mre fresh fruits and vegetables will appear in the market.
C. Fd cmpanies may replace artificial dyes with natural prducts.
D. It will be hard t find packaged fds withut warning labels f dyes.
11 What’s Je Schwarcz’s attitude twards artificial fd dyes?
A. Apprving.B. Cncerned.C. Neutral.D. Indifferent.
D
When yu think f art restratin, what cmes t mind is prbably a grup f specialists labring ver paintings with small brushes, making effrts in a museum basement.
S it might cme as a surprise that ne thing mst peple think shuld be kept away frm art is what is bringing it back t life: bacteria.
Accrding t Ppular Science, specialized micrbes (微生物) have been set lse n everything frm centuries - ld fresces (壁画) t il paintings t massive cathedral (大教堂) walls, all in an effrt t clean and restre the riginal glry f these pieces f cultural heritage.
Recently, a team frm the Italian Natinal Agency fr New Technlgies, Energy and Sustainable Ecnmic Develpment (ENEA) and restratin cllabratrs (合作者) were tasked with slving the issue f decaying (腐烂) human remains that were staining (弄脏污染) the Michelangel - carved marble in the Medici Chapel in Flrence, Italy. Several members f the Medici family were buried there.
Anna Rsa Sprcati, a bilgist at the ENEA, chse eight f the mst prmising types f bacteria frm a cllectin f abut 1,000 and tested them n the marble. The bacteria successfully remved the cntaminants (污染物) while leaving the marble unharmed.
“Bicleaning” - using micrrganisms t clean debris (碎屑) frm stnewrk and artwrk - was first used in the 1990s by Italian micrbilgist Giancarl Ranalli.
A team was attempting t restre fresces at the Campsant Mnumentale in Pisa, Italy. When the cemetery was bmbed in Wrld War Ⅱ, the remains f the artwrk were remved using animal glue t keep the pieces tgether.
Accrding t Ppular Science, after traditinal methds f restratin failed, Ranalli said that the prject leader turned t him and asked: “But yu, Dr Ranalli, can't yu d anything with yur bugs ?” It turns ut bacteria are perfect fr this srt f task - but it's imprtant t select the right ne. Fr Ranalli, it was Pseudmnas stutzeri (施氏假单胞菌), type A29. It ate thrugh the animal glue while leaving the riginal pigments (料). In fact, Pseudmnas stutzeri is used fr mre than just cleaning up artwrks. Their favrite fd surces happen t be the same kind f materials that are ften fund as pllutants, and scientists have grwn different kinds f the bacteria t cnsume specific types f pllutin, Frbes reprted.
It is indeed the famus artists wh create masterpieces, but it's the bugs that keep them gd fr future generatins t appreciate.
12. What's the aim f the team frm the ENEA?
A. T speed up the decaying f human remainsB. T explre the histry f the Medici family
C. T save the Michelangel - carved marbleD. T study the effects f bacteria n the human bdy
13. Hw d bacteria cntribute t art restratin?
A. By making clrs brighterB. By getting rid f pllutants
C. By keeping the pieces tgetherD. By prducing a prtective material
14. What are paragraphs 6 - 8 mainly abut?
A. The rigin f “bicleaning”B. The benefits f “bicleaning”
C. The functins f Pseudmnas stutzeriD. The way the first artwrk was restred
15. What's the main purpse f the article?
A. T intrduce the histry f art restratinB. T cmpare different methds f art restratin
C. T stress the imprtance f micrrganismsD. T reprt n an apprach t art restratin
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。
Hw Arts Prmte Our Ecnmy
When mst peple think f the arts, they imagine the end prduct, the beautiful painting, a wnderful piece f music, r an award-winning perfrmance in the theater. ____16____ Unfrtunately, the ecnmic impact f the arts is ften verlked and badly judged.
The arts create jbs that help develp the ecnmy. Any given perfrmance takes a tur bus full f artists, technical experts, musicians, r writers t create an appealing piece f art. These peple can earn a living wage fr their prfessinal knwledge and skills. ____17____ Digital media experts, phtgraphers and advertising agents are hired t sell tickets and prmte the event. Accrding t the Dallas Area Cultural Advcacy Calitin, arts agencies emply mre than 10,000 peple as full-r part-time emplyees r independent cntractrs.
____18____ In 2005, when the Bishp Arts Theatre was dnated t ur twn, the lcatin was cnsidered a pr area f twn. After investing mre than $1 millin in recnstructing the building, we began prducing a full seasn f theater perfrmances, jazz cncerts, and year-rund arts educatin prgrams in 2008.Besides tickets, sme jazz lvers nearby will pay their transprt fares t and frm the events.
Arts cntribute t cultural develpment. ____19____ When they gather tgether, they will share their experiences and renew their energy. As-a-result, cultures find the way t exchange, and ecnmy can be advanced. It is wrng t assume arts grups cannt make a prfit. If yu are a student studying the arts, dds are that yu have been ill-advised t have a plan B. ____20____
A. Anther grup is needed t help market the event.
B. Abve analysis in mind, yu needn’t wrry abut yur career and have an alternative plan.
C The arts bst the develpment f ecnmy thrughut a cmmunity despite the side effects.
D. In fact, arts grups bring brader value t ur cmmunities, especially in ecnmy
E. A successful arts neighbrhd creates a series f effects thrughut a cmmunity.
F. Artists and audience are all frm diverse backgrunds.
G. Culture binds tgether nt nly hearts and suls, but the entire sciety
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人空白处的最佳选项。
It was the first night f a tiring seven-day 250 km race acrss the Gbi Desert a year ag. Mr. Lenard ___21___ a little dg ging arund his camp trying t ___22___ herself.
“Cute, but I’m nt giving yu any,” Lenard thught. Like all ___23___, he had packed just enugh fr the whle ___24___. He’d been running cmpetitively fr three years, and he had a ___25___ t win.
The next day, at the starting line, the dg ___26___ him again. He waved her away, wrried that she culdn’t cpe with dangerus situatins and might be stepped n by the runners. ___27___, the dg fllwed him all the way until the day’s race ___28___. That night the dg snuggled (依偎) up t Lenard and even ___29___ t get a little fd frm him. By then, he was determined t name her Gbi.
The pair went n t finish the seven-day race, with Gbi ____30____ a distance f 125 km n her wn, and winning Lenard ver, enugh fr him t make a ____31____ — he wuld take her hme t Edinburgh. “Seeing Gbi in the race ____32____ my attitude t things. It made me think mre abut stpping and helping her, rather than just fcusing n winning, ”said Lenard, wh finished secnd. “In the meantime, it als made my running mre enjyable, giving me a lt f pleasure. ”
As Lenard was preparing t get Gbi hme,she was missing. With a grup f lcal vlunteers cming t his ____33____, he finally fund her. After that, Lenard never let Gbi ut f ____34____. Nw Gbi’s favrite activity is still running, and she ____35____ des at least 8 km a day with Lenard up the hills.
21. A. treatedB. adptedC. spttedD. recgnized
22. A. entertainB. waterC. feedD. impress
23. A. hikersB. cmpetitrsC. explrersD. climbers
24. A. curseB. planC. dayD. camp
25. A. chanceB. desireC. rightD. md
26. A. btheredB. stppedC. welcmedD. apprached
27. A. MeanwhileB. NeverthelessC. TherefreD. Otherwise
28. A. came utB. carried nC. kicked ffD. wund up
29. A. managedB. expectedC. affrdedD. begged
30. A. keepingB. settingC. cveringD. extending
31. A. remarkB. decisinC. chiceD. difference
32. A. spnsredB. identifiedC. challengedD. changed
33. A. assistanceB. mindC. rescueD. defense
34. A. sightB. wayC. handD. reach
35. A. graduallyB. eventuallyC. rutinelyD. ccasinally
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。
Chinese screen, als knwn as pingfeng, is ____36____ unique and elegant piece f traditinal furniture in Chinese decratin. ____37____ (typical), it is made f wd and features a delicate appearance. Famus fr its carvings and paintings, the Chinese screen can blck wind and nise frm the utside, cver a dr and make the rm private. When ____38____ (decrate) a huse, Chinese peple attach great imprtance ____39____ the harmny f their living space with the surrunding envirnment. Architects believe a screen can help t cntrl hw the energy flw in a rm and prmte ____40____ (peace) envirnment.
With its rts in Chinese culture and ancient histry, the screen is mre than just a physical barrier r decratin. In additin t its decrative and practical ____41____ (functin), the Chinese screen ____42____ (cnsider) a symbl f hnr and respect as well. When imprtant guests visit, the hst ften greets them behind the screen as a sign f respect and privacy.
Tday, Chinese screens are still treasured and emplyed fr their multiple rles. Whether ____43____ (use) t divide a rm, create privacy, ____44____ add a tuch f traditinal elegance t a space, the Chinese screen _____45_____ (remain) a belved and valuable piece f design.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 学校英文报正在开展以“健康生活”为主题的征文活动，请根据你自身情况写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1．自己的不良行为习惯以及后果；
2．自己的意识及行动；
3．发出倡议。
注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头句续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Nt Withut My Mama
Thirty-eight. That was hw many stray cats (流浪猫) I had been feeding n the street where I lived. I lved them all, but I did have a favrite. A gigantic yellw cat with blue eyes had seized my heart.
I named him Butterball. Often, Butterball wuld try t jump in my car when I arrived hme r cme inside my huse. I wished that I culd bring him inside, but it was nt allwed where I lived.
Week after week, I fed the large grup f cats. Mstly, nne f them wanted t be tuched. They wuld eat in a hurry and leave, but nt Butterball. He wuld stick arund fr head scratches (抓挠), purring (发出呼噜声) ludly. I nticed that he was always in the cmpany f a small Calic cat.
Thugh nt as friendly, she was tuchable.
One day, my dream came true—I bught my wn huse. The cats, especially Butterball, watched anxiusly as I started mving my things t my new hme. I began t be away lnger as I set up the new place, but I never frgt t g back and feed them every night. Butterball wuld jump in my car and try t get in extra hugs.
Smetimes, I fund him amngst the bxes in the back when I came ut with anther lad. As I packed up the very last lad and set ut the cats’ nightly dinner, I paused befre leaving.
The nights were starting t get cld, and sn winter wuld be upn us. Upstate New Yrk winters can be bitter. Butterball seemed t knw I was leaving fr gd. I peered int his blue eyes and tld him, “I will cme back fr yu.” He turned away as if he didn’t believe me.
The next day, I returned with a grup f friends. We set ut a bunch f humane traps and caught the strays ne by ne. We transprted them t a n-kill shelter. All, except Butterball.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150词左右;
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
I intended t take Butterball t my new hme.
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Surprisedly, I fllwed him t the bush and fund Calic.
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注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
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。
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)
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Mre peple are increasingly biking t cmmute (上下班往返), fr exercise, r just fr fun. Bicyclists shuld bserve bicycle safety rules t help reduce deaths and injuries n the rad.
Wear a helmets
Every bike ride begins with putting n a helmet. Yur helmet can best prtect yu. Fr the mst cmprehensive list f helmet sizes accrding t manufacturers, click here t visit the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute (BHSI) website.
Avid crashes
There are tw main types f crashes: the mst cmmn (falls) , and the mst serius (the nes with cars). Regardless f the reasns fr the crash, preventin is the key pint.
Be alert (警惕的)
Be alert t the rad and all traffic arund yu; anticipate what thers may d befre they d it. This is defensive driving — the quicker yu ntice a ptential cnflict, the quicker yu can act t avid a ptential crash.
Pay attentin t rad signs and rad cnditins
Obey street signs signals, and rad markings, just like a car. Lk ahead fr risks r situatins t avid what may cause yu t fall, like pthles (坑洼) and train tracks. N texting, listening t music r using anything that distracts yu by taking yur eyes and ears r yur mind ff the rad and traffic.
Ride in the same directin as traffic
This way, if the sidewalk ends, yu are already riding with the flw f traffic. If crssing a street, mtrists will lk left, right, left fr traffic. When yu are t the driver’s left, the driver is mre likely t see yu. Slw and lk fr traffic (left — right — left and behind) when crssing a street frm a sidewalk; be prepared t stp and fllw the pedestrian signals.
1. What is the mst imprtant aspect f aviding crashes?
A. Putting n a helmet.B. Cycling slwly.
C. Reacting quickly.D. Preventin in advance.
2. What is the crrect rder t crss the street frm the sidewalk?
A. Behind — left — right and left.
B. Left — right — left and behind.
C. Left — behind — left and right.
D. Right — left — right and behind.
3. Where is the text mst likely frm?
A. A website.B. A lcal radi statin.
C. A ppular magazine.D. A manufacture instructin.
B
J. K. Rwling frequently shws there is magic every day. Her Harry Ptter series has helped peple thrugh times f stress and depressin and she is always there t deliver wise wrds f encuragement.
She is ne celebrity wh is very active n Twitter. S when a single dad named Matt Burke sent her a message thanking her fr the series, she nticed. Her series had helped strengthen his relatinship with his 9yearld daughter Bailey.
He included a link t his article titled Being a Brke Parent. He explained hw he hadn’t fund a level f financial stability that allwed him t pay bills n time and take his daughter n mre activities and events. The family als desn’t have the Internet r TV, which means there’s n “digital babysitter” and he has t rely n his wn creative ways t bnd with his daughter. Since he received the series, the main thing that has ccupied them these days is reading bks tgether.
Burke admits that he thught he was “t cl” fr the bks when they first came ut and he was in his twenties, but he’s lving reading them nw. “We switch ff chapter by chapter reading them ut lud，“Burke explains.” This nt nly allws her t get mre used t reading alud in frnt f smene, but it gets me directly invlved in smething she lves, and it gives me the chance t be very dramatic when I read my chapters and bring myself int the characters in the bk, which has prven t be a tn f fun.”
After hearing Burke’s stry Rwling said hw hnred she was when Harry Ptter was a part f his family’s life and ffered Burke mre bks. Besides, peple are als ffering t send Burke mre bks as gifts. Fr Burke, this experience, far mre than gifts, will be what he treasures.
4. Why did Burke thank J. K. Rwling accrding t the text?
A. She guided him hw t write a gd stry.
B. She encuraged him when he was in truble.
C. Her bks helped him thrugh times f cnfusin.
D. Her bks helped him imprve his bnd with his daughter.
5. What is implied in Burke’s wrds in paragraph 4?
A. He has fund it interesting t read the series.B. He was t ld t understand the series better.
C. He has chsen a better way f reading the series.D. He hpes t play a rle in the drama in the future.
6. Which wrd can best describe Burke’s experience accrding t the text?
A. Useless.B. Nrmal.C. Valuable.D. Bring.
7. What is the main idea f this text?
A. J. K. Rwling chses t help imprve kids’ health.
B. J. K. Rwling gives a magical gift t a single father.
C. J. K. Rwling has a deep influence n thers’ grwth.
D. Burke cmes t knw J. K. Rwling thrugh her series.
C
That artificial fd dyes(染料) are unhealthy is nt news. Sme are knwn t cause hyperactivity(多动症) in sme children, affecting their ability t learn. But regulatry agencies arund the wrld dn’t necessarily agree n which fd dyes are a prblem, r why. That may sn change. An 2021 peer-reviewed reprt by Califrnia’s Office f Envirnmental Health Hazard Assessment cncluded that artificial fd dyes “cause r wrsen neurbehaviral prblems in sme children” and that the current levels regarded safe fr cnsumptin by the federal gvernment are t high.
Califrnia is nw cnsidering requiring warning labels n fd prducts and dietary supplements cntaining the seven mst cmmnly used artificial dyes. The warning label requirement wuld put Califrnia n par with the Eurpean Unin, which since 2010 has required fd prducts cntaining certain artificial fd dyes t carry warning labels abut their negative effect n activity and attentin in children.
Artificial dyes are used in fds fr ne reasn: t make prducts lk prettier. Bright clrs make candies appealing, especially t kids. But dyes are als in chclate cake mixes, sala dressings and ther prducts that dn’t seem t cry ut fr a clr bst.
In Eurpe, it was the 2010 label lawmaking that triggered cmpanies’ decisins t refrmulate. “If yu’re a cmpany, yu d nt want t put a warning label n yur prduct,” says Lefferts, an envirnmental health cnsultant. Warning labels are why Eurpean Starburst Fruit Chews are nw clred with natural prducts, nt the artificial dyes that brighten their Nrth American cunterparts(同类商品).
Given that artificial fd dyes are excessively used, we need t be mre cautius. After all, we dn’t dye fresh fruits and vegetables, but we d dye candy and sprinkles, pints ut Je Schwarcz, a chemistry prfessr at McGill University in Mntreal. “The fds in which yu find fd dyes are fds that are pr in nutritin,” he says. “If yu limit fds that cntain fd dyes, yu autmatically make yur diet better.”
8. What can we learn abut artificial fd dyes frm paragraph 1?
A A 2021 reprt cnfirmed their negative effects.
B. The fact that they are harmful is newly revealed.
C. Regulatry agencies cnsider them a serius prblem.
D. The Federal gvernment thinks their current standard t high.
9. What des the underlined part “n par with” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. In ppsitin t.B. Ahead f.C. In line with.D. Behind.
10. Which might be a pssible result f the new rule accrding t the article?
A. Fd cmpanies will stp clring their prducts.
B. Mre fresh fruits and vegetables will appear in the market.
C. Fd cmpanies may replace artificial dyes with natural prducts.
D. It will be hard t find packaged fds withut warning labels f dyes.
11 What’s Je Schwarcz’s attitude twards artificial fd dyes?
A. Apprving.B. Cncerned.C. Neutral.D. Indifferent.
D
When yu think f art restratin, what cmes t mind is prbably a grup f specialists labring ver paintings with small brushes, making effrts in a museum basement.
S it might cme as a surprise that ne thing mst peple think shuld be kept away frm art is what is bringing it back t life: bacteria.
Accrding t Ppular Science, specialized micrbes (微生物) have been set lse n everything frm centuries - ld fresces (壁画) t il paintings t massive cathedral (大教堂) walls, all in an effrt t clean and restre the riginal glry f these pieces f cultural heritage.
Recently, a team frm the Italian Natinal Agency fr New Technlgies, Energy and Sustainable Ecnmic Develpment (ENEA) and restratin cllabratrs (合作者) were tasked with slving the issue f decaying (腐烂) human remains that were staining (弄脏污染) the Michelangel - carved marble in the Medici Chapel in Flrence, Italy. Several members f the Medici family were buried there.
Anna Rsa Sprcati, a bilgist at the ENEA, chse eight f the mst prmising types f bacteria frm a cllectin f abut 1,000 and tested them n the marble. The bacteria successfully remved the cntaminants (污染物) while leaving the marble unharmed.
“Bicleaning” - using micrrganisms t clean debris (碎屑) frm stnewrk and artwrk - was first used in the 1990s by Italian micrbilgist Giancarl Ranalli.
A team was attempting t restre fresces at the Campsant Mnumentale in Pisa, Italy. When the cemetery was bmbed in Wrld War Ⅱ, the remains f the artwrk were remved using animal glue t keep the pieces tgether.
Accrding t Ppular Science, after traditinal methds f restratin failed, Ranalli said that the prject leader turned t him and asked: “But yu, Dr Ranalli, can't yu d anything with yur bugs ?” It turns ut bacteria are perfect fr this srt f task - but it's imprtant t select the right ne. Fr Ranalli, it was Pseudmnas stutzeri (施氏假单胞菌), type A29. It ate thrugh the animal glue while leaving the riginal pigments (料). In fact, Pseudmnas stutzeri is used fr mre than just cleaning up artwrks. Their favrite fd surces happen t be the same kind f materials that are ften fund as pllutants, and scientists have grwn different kinds f the bacteria t cnsume specific types f pllutin, Frbes reprted.
It is indeed the famus artists wh create masterpieces, but it's the bugs that keep them gd fr future generatins t appreciate.
12. What's the aim f the team frm the ENEA?
A. T speed up the decaying f human remainsB. T explre the histry f the Medici family
C. T save the Michelangel - carved marbleD. T study the effects f bacteria n the human bdy
13. Hw d bacteria cntribute t art restratin?
A. By making clrs brighterB. By getting rid f pllutants
C. By keeping the pieces tgetherD. By prducing a prtective material
14. What are paragraphs 6 - 8 mainly abut?
A. The rigin f “bicleaning”B. The benefits f “bicleaning”
C. The functins f Pseudmnas stutzeriD. The way the first artwrk was restred
15. What's the main purpse f the article?
A. T intrduce the histry f art restratinB. T cmpare different methds f art restratin
C. T stress the imprtance f micrrganismsD. T reprt n an apprach t art restratin
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。
Hw Arts Prmte Our Ecnmy
When mst peple think f the arts, they imagine the end prduct, the beautiful painting, a wnderful piece f music, r an award-winning perfrmance in the theater. ____16____ Unfrtunately, the ecnmic impact f the arts is ften verlked and badly judged.
The arts create jbs that help develp the ecnmy. Any given perfrmance takes a tur bus full f artists, technical experts, musicians, r writers t create an appealing piece f art. These peple can earn a living wage fr their prfessinal knwledge and skills. ____17____ Digital media experts, phtgraphers and advertising agents are hired t sell tickets and prmte the event. Accrding t the Dallas Area Cultural Advcacy Calitin, arts agencies emply mre than 10,000 peple as full-r part-time emplyees r independent cntractrs.
____18____ In 2005, when the Bishp Arts Theatre was dnated t ur twn, the lcatin was cnsidered a pr area f twn. After investing mre than $1 millin in recnstructing the building, we began prducing a full seasn f theater perfrmances, jazz cncerts, and year-rund arts educatin prgrams in 2008.Besides tickets, sme jazz lvers nearby will pay their transprt fares t and frm the events.
Arts cntribute t cultural develpment. ____19____ When they gather tgether, they will share their experiences and renew their energy. As-a-result, cultures find the way t exchange, and ecnmy can be advanced. It is wrng t assume arts grups cannt make a prfit. If yu are a student studying the arts, dds are that yu have been ill-advised t have a plan B. ____20____
A. Anther grup is needed t help market the event.
B. Abve analysis in mind, yu needn’t wrry abut yur career and have an alternative plan.
C The arts bst the develpment f ecnmy thrughut a cmmunity despite the side effects.
D. In fact, arts grups bring brader value t ur cmmunities, especially in ecnmy
E. A successful arts neighbrhd creates a series f effects thrughut a cmmunity.
F. Artists and audience are all frm diverse backgrunds.
G. Culture binds tgether nt nly hearts and suls, but the entire sciety
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人空白处的最佳选项。
It was the first night f a tiring seven-day 250 km race acrss the Gbi Desert a year ag. Mr. Lenard ___21___ a little dg ging arund his camp trying t ___22___ herself.
“Cute, but I’m nt giving yu any,” Lenard thught. Like all ___23___, he had packed just enugh fr the whle ___24___. He’d been running cmpetitively fr three years, and he had a ___25___ t win.
The next day, at the starting line, the dg ___26___ him again. He waved her away, wrried that she culdn’t cpe with dangerus situatins and might be stepped n by the runners. ___27___, the dg fllwed him all the way until the day’s race ___28___. That night the dg snuggled (依偎) up t Lenard and even ___29___ t get a little fd frm him. By then, he was determined t name her Gbi.
The pair went n t finish the seven-day race, with Gbi ____30____ a distance f 125 km n her wn, and winning Lenard ver, enugh fr him t make a ____31____ — he wuld take her hme t Edinburgh. “Seeing Gbi in the race ____32____ my attitude t things. It made me think mre abut stpping and helping her, rather than just fcusing n winning, ”said Lenard, wh finished secnd. “In the meantime, it als made my running mre enjyable, giving me a lt f pleasure. ”
As Lenard was preparing t get Gbi hme,she was missing. With a grup f lcal vlunteers cming t his ____33____, he finally fund her. After that, Lenard never let Gbi ut f ____34____. Nw Gbi’s favrite activity is still running, and she ____35____ des at least 8 km a day with Lenard up the hills.
21. A. treatedB. adptedC. spttedD. recgnized
22. A. entertainB. waterC. feedD. impress
23. A. hikersB. cmpetitrsC. explrersD. climbers
24. A. curseB. planC. dayD. camp
25. A. chanceB. desireC. rightD. md
26. A. btheredB. stppedC. welcmedD. apprached
27. A. MeanwhileB. NeverthelessC. TherefreD. Otherwise
28. A. came utB. carried nC. kicked ffD. wund up
29. A. managedB. expectedC. affrdedD. begged
30. A. keepingB. settingC. cveringD. extending
31. A. remarkB. decisinC. chiceD. difference
32. A. spnsredB. identifiedC. challengedD. changed
33. A. assistanceB. mindC. rescueD. defense
34. A. sightB. wayC. handD. reach
35. A. graduallyB. eventuallyC. rutinelyD. ccasinally
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。
Chinese screen, als knwn as pingfeng, is ____36____ unique and elegant piece f traditinal furniture in Chinese decratin. ____37____ (typical), it is made f wd and features a delicate appearance. Famus fr its carvings and paintings, the Chinese screen can blck wind and nise frm the utside, cver a dr and make the rm private. When ____38____ (decrate) a huse, Chinese peple attach great imprtance ____39____ the harmny f their living space with the surrunding envirnment. Architects believe a screen can help t cntrl hw the energy flw in a rm and prmte ____40____ (peace) envirnment.
With its rts in Chinese culture and ancient histry, the screen is mre than just a physical barrier r decratin. In additin t its decrative and practical ____41____ (functin), the Chinese screen ____42____ (cnsider) a symbl f hnr and respect as well. When imprtant guests visit, the hst ften greets them behind the screen as a sign f respect and privacy.
Tday, Chinese screens are still treasured and emplyed fr their multiple rles. Whether ____43____ (use) t divide a rm, create privacy, ____44____ add a tuch f traditinal elegance t a space, the Chinese screen _____45_____ (remain) a belved and valuable piece f design.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 学校英文报正在开展以“健康生活”为主题的征文活动，请根据你自身情况写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1．自己的不良行为习惯以及后果；
2．自己的意识及行动；
3．发出倡议。
注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头句续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Nt Withut My Mama
Thirty-eight. That was hw many stray cats (流浪猫) I had been feeding n the street where I lived. I lved them all, but I did have a favrite. A gigantic yellw cat with blue eyes had seized my heart.
I named him Butterball. Often, Butterball wuld try t jump in my car when I arrived hme r cme inside my huse. I wished that I culd bring him inside, but it was nt allwed where I lived.
Week after week, I fed the large grup f cats. Mstly, nne f them wanted t be tuched. They wuld eat in a hurry and leave, but nt Butterball. He wuld stick arund fr head scratches (抓挠), purring (发出呼噜声) ludly. I nticed that he was always in the cmpany f a small Calic cat.
Thugh nt as friendly, she was tuchable.
One day, my dream came true—I bught my wn huse. The cats, especially Butterball, watched anxiusly as I started mving my things t my new hme. I began t be away lnger as I set up the new place, but I never frgt t g back and feed them every night. Butterball wuld jump in my car and try t get in extra hugs.
Smetimes, I fund him amngst the bxes in the back when I came ut with anther lad. As I packed up the very last lad and set ut the cats’ nightly dinner, I paused befre leaving.
The nights were starting t get cld, and sn winter wuld be upn us. Upstate New Yrk winters can be bitter. Butterball seemed t knw I was leaving fr gd. I peered int his blue eyes and tld him, “I will cme back fr yu.” He turned away as if he didn’t believe me.
The next day, I returned with a grup f friends. We set ut a bunch f humane traps and caught the strays ne by ne. We transprted them t a n-kill shelter. All, except Butterball.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150词左右;
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
I intended t take Butterball t my new hme.
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Surprisedly, I fllwed him t the bush and fund Calic.
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