湖北省钟祥市高级中学2020届高三下学期英语周练试题（15）

东方之星外国语高级中学2020届高三
英语周练（15）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7. 5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳 选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话 仅读一遍。
1. Where did the man put the woman’s bike?
A. Under a street lamp. B. In a garage. C. In a backyard.
2. Which floor is the Committee Room on?
A. The second floor. B. The third floor. C. The fourth floor.
3. How does the man feel about the article in the end?
A. Satisfied. B. Annoyed. C. Bored.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a library B. In a bookstore. C. In a teaching building.
5. Why does the man call the woman?
A. To ask for a sick leave.
B. To ask about English classes.
C. To discuss tomorrow’s schedule.
第二节（共15小题;每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选 项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完 后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. How will the woman send the package?
A. By air. B. By sea. C. By express mail.
7. How much should the woman pay?
A. £20. B. £23. C. £26.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What problem does the woman have?
A. She’s lost. B. Her shoes are broken. C. Her feet are uncomfortable.
9. Why did the speakers come to the city?
A. To attend a meeting. B. To buy some shoes. C. To make a tour.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Why does the man want to get a summer job?
A. To save money for a course.
B. To pay his brother back.
C. To save for a trip.
11. How will the woman get money?
A. By borrowing from her brother.
B. By doing a part-time job.
C. By asking her parents.
12. What does the man decide to do in the end?
A. Study in Spain.
B. Get a job in Portugal.
C. Go to Latin America with the woman.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What are the speakers discussing?
A. How to form clouds.
B. How to present their research.
C. How to explain different types of clouds.
14. Why does the man suggest having small cards?
A. To make the presentation more interesting.
B. To remind him of what to say.
C. To organize all the research.
15. What will the man do?
A. Prepare the cards.
B. Make the presentation slides.
C. Look for pictures of clouds online.
16. What part will the woman do?
A. The low-level clouds part.
B. The medium-level clouds part.
C. The high-level clouds part.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What problem will the motorway bring to the village?
A. Children will find it hard to go to the Streeve Beach.
B. The well-known beauty spot will be destroyed.
C. Fewer villagers will live there.
18. What will be built on farmland?
A. A swimming pool. B. A steel factory. C. Houses.
19. Where will the high-tech park be built?
A. In the north of the village. B. In the south of the village. C. In the west of the village.
20. What is most villagers’ attitude towards the government plans?
A. Fully satisfied. B. Rather worried. C. Quite unexpected.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
These are the most popular and best travel destinations for next spring. Results are based on increases in interest and bookings compared with the same period last year .
Beirut, Lebanon
This may come as a surprise, but it's also plenty of people's dream of seeing the "Paris of the Middle East", as Beirut is called. Beirut---one of the world's oldest living places——is a combination of history and culture. You can admire colonial French architecture and enjoy a diversity of culinary.（烹饪的） delights. As for accommodation, Sofitel Beirut Le Gabriel and The Smallville Hotel are top picks.
Mazatlan, Mexico
Are you looking for an escape to a warm place? Mazatlan, on Mexico's Pacific coast, is a good choice. It combines blue skies, warm sunshine, sandy beaches and old-fashioned character. Old Mazatlan is lined with 19th-century buildings, historic sites and fashionable hotels, like Casa Lucila and Casa de Leyendas.
London, England
No matter how many times you venture across the Atlantic, there's always something new to discover. Recognizable landmarks, like Buckingham Palace and Big Ben, are a must for first-timers. And, surely, you'll want to take a photo when crossing Abbey Road or making a call from a phone booth. Equally there are different kinds of accommodation choices. Enjoy royal treatment at 11 Cadogan Gardens and Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, or book a flat through Airbnb.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Called the “new Dubai for enthusiastic travelers”, Tel Aviv is the place to go right now. This international city has so much to offer. Take advantage of its seaside place with a surf lesson. Check out the 1930's Bauhaus buildings and famed museums, like Eretz Israel Museum. After an action-packed day, you can have a good rest at The Rothschild 71 or Cucu Hotel.
21 . What can visitors do in Beirut, Lebanon?
A. Go sightseeing in Paris in their dreams. B. Admire various American buildings.
C. Experience its history and culture. D.Find a place to live in for nothing.
22. Where would visitors go to if they wanted to escape from cold weather?
A. Mazatlan, Mexico. B. London, England.
C. Beirut, Lebanon. D. Tel Aviv, Israel.
23. In which hotel can visitors be royally treated?
A. At Casa de Leyendas. B. At The Rothschild 71.
C. In The Smallville Hotel. D. At 11 Cadogan Gardens.
B
Five years ago, I took a career risk by leaving my job to work on a ship. My medical friends did their best to persuade me, saying that running away to sea would ruin my career. But after these years working as a junior, I was willing to take the risk.
Hungry for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2,000 passengers and crew. To my relief, the hospital was well equipped, with an X-ray machine and a blood analyzer. That first voyage was a learning experience, a tight schedule full of safety drills. There was so much new information to take in. Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a challenge. Most confusing, I often forgot to set my clock when the ship crossed time zones.
As a doctor, I was responsible for 600 crew, and I was on call for the entire ship. Far from treating seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other diseases, for my patients were wide and varied. The ship's medical center was actually a floating emergency room, and we didn't have a team of specialists on hand for a second opinion. With long and unpredictable hours, it required mental toughness.
As you can guess, many of the passengers were elderly, heart attacks don't care about geography and emergency evacuating（疏散）was difficult to arrange. I recall one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal. After a terrifying ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient survived long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City.
Thankfully, there were several unexpected benefits to the job, I regularly enjoyed the passenger facilities and I even hosted my own table of passengers in the evenings. On rare days off, I volunteered as a tour guide on trips ashore. I got to fly over Alaska in a seaplane and watched a ballet in St. Petersburg.
Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job—it's a way of life. One year at sea became two. I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life.
24. How did the writer feel working on the ship?
A. Regretful. B. Satisfied. C. Scared. D. Nervous.
25. What was the writer's most difficult thing on the ship?
A.Wearing the same uniform each day.
B.Absorbing plenty of new information.
C.Having a tight timetable full of safety drills.
D.Forgetting to adjust time by time zones.
26. The patient taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal .
A.suffered from an unknown disease
B.was taken to a safe place immediately
C.got timely treatment in the hospital
D.died on the way to the nearest hospital
27. Why did the writer lose his career ambitions later on?
A.He had a new understanding of happiness.
B.He could enjoy the passenger facilities.
C.He was content to be a tour guide on trips.
D.He gave up the dream of being a doctor.
C
“ New and improved. ” These words are put in so many marketing campaigns that we tend to accept them as linked. But many new drugs aren't an improvement over the best existing drug for a given condition, and the fast drug-approval processes in recent years have added to the uncertainty about their advantages.
A recent report in the British Medical Journal, "New Drugs: Where Did We Go Wrong and What Can We Do Better?”analysed the issue, The authors looked at 216 drugs approved between 2011 and 2017 ；152 were newly developed, and 64 were existing medicine approved for new uses. Only 25% offered a major advantage over the established treatment, and fully 58% had no confirmed added benefit to reduce symptoms or improve health-related quality of life.
"This doesn’t mean there's no added benefit," lead author Wieseler said. “It just means we have no positive proof. Either we have no studies or have studies not good enough. ” Wieseler and her co-authors work for a German institute which evaluates new treatments and advises on whether the country's health care system should pay a premium ( 附加费)for them. Such organizations , known as health technology assessment ( HTA) agencies, work a little differently in the US, says Sean Tunis，a researcher in Baltimore: “ If payers think a new drug isn't better than an existing drug，these agencies will require that hospitals try the cheaper drug first. ”
Germany's HTA demands trials to prove that a new treatment beats the existing standard. This isn't always practical For one thing, such studies can be expensive and time-consuming, with no guarantee of success. Secondly, it can discourage companies from attempting to develop new alternatives. This is already happening. Drug developers are increasingly focused on areas where there are no good treatments to compete with, such as rare diseases.
This lack of meaningful data to guide patients is a major point of Wieseler's paper- With accelerated approval, there are more products approved, with a greater amount of uncertainty about risks and benefits. But there are other solutions besides drug trials. One idea is to require postmarket studies to track the effectiveness of newly approved drugs—a step too often neglected.
28. What message does the recent report convey?
A. Many new drugs have no improved advantages.
B. The approval processes for new drugs are too fast.
C. Improved drugs have advantages over old ones.
D. Before 2017 no improvement was made to drugs.
29. What will US HTA agencies do when no advantage is found in new drugs?
A. Remove government premium on them.
B. Get hospitals to use the cheaper drugs.
C. Arrange financial support for the patients.
D. Put new drugs on further trials and studies.
30. What's the disadvantage of Germany's HTA trial demands?
A. Making drug companies think of illegal ways to cut cost.
B. Pushing companies to try alternatives for existing drugs.
C. Getting patients to depend on the government for support.
D. Holding companies back from improving existing drugs.
31. What is the best title for the text?
A. The Advantage of Existing Drugs
B. Misunderstanding of New and Old Drugs
C. A Dilemma with New Drug Alternatives
D. People Preference for New or Old Drugs
D
China’s war on garbage is as digital as the country itself. Think QR codes attached to trash bags that allow the government to trace exactly where its trash comes from.
On July 1, Shanghai began a compulsory garbage sorting program. Households and companies must classify their wastes into four categories and dump them in appointed places at certain times. The strict program became a headache for some residents. Not even the most environmentally conscious person can get all the answers right. Like, which bin does the newspaper you just used to pick up dog poop (粪便)belong to?
Gratefully, China’s tech startups are here to help. For instance, China’s biggest internet companies responded with new search features that help people identify what wastes are “wet”, “dry”, “toxic”, or “recyclable”. Simply pull up a mini app on WeChat, Baidu or Alipay and enter the keyword. The tech firms will give you the answer and why.
Alipay, Alibaba’s electronics payment company, claims its garbage sorting mini app added one million users under just three days. The mini app has so far indexed (编索引) more than 4,000 types of rubbish. Its database is still growing, and soon it will save people from typing by using image recognition to classify trash when they snap a photo of it. If people are too busy or lazy to hit the collection schedule, well, startups are offering trash service at the doorstep. A third-party developer helped Alipay build a recycling mini app and is now collecting garbage from 8,000 apartment complexes across 11 cities. To date, two million people have sold recyclable materials through its platform.
Besides helping households out, companies are also building software to make property managers, life easier. Some residential complexes in Shanghai began using QR codes to trace the origin of garbage. This way, regulators in the region know exactly which family has produced the trash and fine violators.
32. What are some residents confused about?
A. Environmental knowledge. B. Bin for dog poop.
C. Some waste classification. D. Time for dumping.
33. What is the advantage of trash service at the doorstep?
A. It provides time flexibility. B. It reduces household waste.
C. It saves people from typing. D. It classifies rubbish properly.
34. Who will probably most welcome the use of QR codes?
A. Third-party developers. B. Company managers.
C Community administrators. D. Rubbish collectors.
35. What is the main idea of this article?
A. People need recycling apps badly. B. People should classify their rubbish.
C. How regulators benefit from the tech. D. How China uses tech to sort waste.

第二节 （共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。
If you were like most kids, your mother must have told you there were three no-no’s when it came to your fingers: Don’t put them in an electrical outlet, don’t stick them up your nose (at least not in public), and don’t use them when you are counting. ___36___ But experts in education and cognition now believe that using your fingers to do math is not only a perfectly good idea but may even help children become superior students.
It certainly makes sense. When children count on their fingers, they take an abstract concept — mathematics — and translate it into the most basic and visual form ___37___. Even when we aren’t actually counting on figures, they still can help us on math problems.
___38___ It activates when we respond to heat, pressure, pain, or the use of a given finger.
Studying brain scans, researchers discovered that when students aged 8 to 13 work on subtraction (减法 ) equations, this region “lights up” on the scans, even if the students aren’t using their fingers. The more complex the problem is, the more activities are detected.
The connection between finger use and math ability has been proved on old-fashioned math tests as well. With their eyes closed, first graders were asked to identify which of their fingers a researcher was touching. ___39___. When college students were given the same quiz, the highest scores once again performed best on calculation tests.
So what does all this mean? For one thing, parents and teachers shouldn’t discourage children from counting on their fingers. ___40___. Memorizing the multiplication tables may help, but it is not the best option. “I would like to see interesting and creative representations of ideas.” says Jo Boaler, a professor of math education.
Recently, a series of activities have been designed to strengthen students’ perception of their fingers. Maybe in the near future, there will be only two no-no’s regarding the use of fingers.
A. There is a section of the brain, called the somatosensory（躯体感觉的） finger area.
B. Researchers also stress that students simply learn better using visual tools.
C. The first two laws of fingers are as true as ever.
D. That may sound simplistic, but the researchers offer an interesting explanation.
E. Researchers found those scoring highest on the finger-ID questions scored higher on a math test.
F. Researchers are unimpressed by those students who finish quickly as well.
G. In fact, experts believe the brain is built to “see” any process with our fingers.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，造出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Peter Tabichi is a science teacher who donates 80 percent of his teaching salary __41__ local community projects. He has___42__ rating the impact and importance of the world’s best ____43__.
“I’m very proud of my students. We lack__44__ that many schools take for granted,” Tabici says. “So as a teacher, I just want to have a(an) ____45____ impact not only on my country but on the whole of Africa.” Tabichi teaches in a__46__ town called Pwani Village, where approximately 95 percent of students live in poverty, and about one-third are __47_ orphans or have only one parent. In this __48__ educational environment, Tabichi introduced a Talent Nuturing Club, while __49__ an existing Science Club.
But attendance isn’t the only thing going up; so is the school’s reputation for __50__ achievements. Under Tabichi’s guiding, students from Pwani Village came first in the public schools category of Kenya’s Science and Engineering last year, with a device that ___51____ blind and deaf people to measure objects. The ____52___ also won an awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry. These feats are even more ____53___ when you consider that the school only has one computer, with intermittent Internet access.
For many of these children, Tabichi’s efforts have been life-changing. They were sometimes ____54___to get enough food at home before attending their classes. And they grow up in a community with drug, ___55___, teen pregnancies, and youth suicide.
For Tabichi, the ___56___ of his work are self-evident. “When my learners become resilient, creative and productive in the society, I get a lot of___57___ for I act as their greatest destiny enabler,” he says.
Winning the award, which was ___58____ during a ceremony hosted___59___ Hugh Jackman in Dubai, Tabichi said his experiences showed him that “Africa will produce scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs whose names will be one day famous in every ___60___ of the world.”
41. A. to B. for C. in D. on
42. A. selected B. won C. made D. created
43. A. principals B. inventors C. educators D. parents
44. A. experiences B. classrooms C. guides D. facilities
45. A. offensive B. effective C. negative D. positive
46. A. wealthy B. remote C. developed D. damaged
47. A. neither B. both C. either D. all
48. A. virtual B. cosy C. modern D. difficult
49. A. restarting B. designing C. expanding D. ignoring
50. A. scientific B. literary C. cultural D. social
51. A. prevents B. enables C. invites D. sends
52. A. staff B. students C. teachers D. friends
53. A. serious B. complex C. impressive D. believable
54. A. unlikely B. certain C. probable D. sure
55. A. fault B. adjustment C. support D. crime
56. A. studies B. funds C. rewards D. requirements
57. A. sadness B. regret C. curiosity D. satisfaction
58. A. admitted B. presented C. added D. established
59. A. by B. with C. as D. of
60. A. corner B. side C. aspect D. field
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 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。
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Music is universal — it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before speech and 61 (arise) as a development of mating calls. In fact, there is one theory that the __62__(early) languages in the world were sung rather than spoken. Indeed, in some countries, music is a form that people use 63 (record) their history. The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as a means to pass on stories of the land and spirits 64 the next generation.
65 new evidence suggests is that music does not just satisfy the feel-good factor but it is also good for the brain. A study of __66___(intellectual) disabled children showed that they could recall more information after it was given to them in a song 67 after it was read to them as a story.
Researchers also report that people score better on standard intelligence __68__(test) after listening to Mozart. The so-called "Mozart effect" has also been supported by findings that rats ___69___(bring) up on Mozart run faster through complex network of paths or passages, known as a maze (迷宫). Generally, it seems that in most cases people ____70____(suffer) from any form of mental illness benefit from listening to music.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Graduation finally came. My classmates and I made up our minds do something. Someone suggested make a video to record our experiences at school and we agreed. Material collecting took us a whole week, during it we interviewed our teachers and took picture of every aspect of school life. The editing part after that was tough. We debated over what to put them into the video. Some disagreements were unavoidable, and the video turned out perfect. Several days later, when the video was played on a graduation ceremony, it was very popular for everyone. What a wonderfully time the students and teachers shared! That surely gives us a great sense of achievement.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华，最近你获悉:为了让世界更好地了解中国，你市将举行”中国好故事--我眼中的中国”演讲比赛。请根据以下要点提示，给你的留学生好朋友John写一封邮件，鼓励他参加。内容包括:1.活动宗旨； 2.比赛时间、报名方式；
3.适当建议。
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:中国好故事--我眼中的中国:Chinese Story--China in my eye
Dear John,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua




英语周练十五答案及解析
听力 1 -20 ACABA CBCAC ACBBC BACBB
阅读理解：21-23 CAD 24-27 BDCA 28-31 ABDC 32-35 CACD 36-40 CGAEB
完形填空：41—45 ABCDD 46—50 BCDCA 51—55 BBCAD 56—60 CDBAA
语法填空：
61. arose 62. earliest 63. to record 64. to 65. What
66. intellectually 67. than 68. tests 69. brought 70. suffering
改错：do前面加to; make→making; it→which; picture→pictures;删掉them;
and→but;a→the;for→with; wonderfully→wonderful; gives→gave
21-23 CAD (解析略）
24-27 BDCA
主题语境:本文是记叙文。讲述作者离开原来的职业而去做了一名船上医生，由此带来的新的经历和重新定义人生的幸福。
24. B. 推理判断题。考察作者的观点态度。根据第一段的But these years working as a junior, I was willing to take the risk.可知，作者认为在船上工作是满意的，不后悔的。
25. D. 细节理解题。根据第二段Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a challenge.Most confusing, I often forgot to set my clock when the ship crossed time zones.可知，最难的就是跨时区时忘记调整时差，所以选D.
26.C。细节理解题。根据第四段After a terrifying ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient survived long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City. 可知，病人得到及时救治。
27. A. 推理判断题。根据最后一段Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job-it’s a way of life.和I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life. 可知，作者认为在船上当医生只是一种生活方式，从此以后，便对幸福有了新的理解。
28-31 ABDC
这是一篇说明文文。文章主要讲述了英国一项研究表明，与传统药物相比，市面上不断推出的新药大部分并不具有新的疗效。作者分析其中原因并指出，因为相关机构的要求，加上新药耗时费钱，因此药品公司干脆转向研究罕见病的药品，而不是对已有的药品进行改良。
28.A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“the authors looked at 216 drugs approved between 2011 and 2017 ； 152 were newly developed, and 64 were existing medicine approved for new uses. Only 25% offered a major advantage over the established treatment, and fully 58% had no confirmed added benefit to reduce symptoms or improve health-related quality of life.”可知，英国《医学期刊》的一篇报道对2011到2017年上市的药品的研究发现，其中58%的新药与已有的药物相比，没有任何得到证实的新增加的药效。故最近的报告传达了许多新药没有改进的优势的信息。结合选项，故选A。
29.B细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“Such organizations , known as health technology assessment ( HTA) agencies, work a little differently in the US, says Sean Tunis，a researcher in Baltimore: “ If payers think a new drug isn't better than an existing drug，these agencies will require .that hospitals try the cheaper drug first. ”可知，美国的卫生技术评估机构的功能与德国不同，如果付费方（病人）认为某种新药不比已有的药品更好，那么“他们（评估机构）就会要求医院先试用便宜一些的药品"，故选B。
30. D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中“Germany's HTA demands trials to prove that a new treatment beats the existing standard. This isn't always practical For one thing, such studies can be expensive and time-consuming, with no guarantee of success. Secondly, it can discourage companies from attempting to develop new alternatives. This is already happening. Drug developers are increasingly focused on areas where there are no good treatments to compete with, such as rare diseases”（德国的HTA需要试验来证明新的治疗方法优于现有标准。这并不总是可行的一件事，这样的研究可能是昂贵和耗时的，没有成功的保证。其次，它可以阻止公司尝试开发新的替代品。这已经发生了。药物开发人员越来越关注那些没有好的治疗方法可与之竞争的领域，例如罕见的疾病）可知，德国卫生技术评估机构要求有药物试验来证实改良后的新药比原先的药品更好，这需要大量的金钱和时间。由此可以推断出，德国HTA的试验的缺点是不利于公司对已有药品进行提升。结合选项，故选D。
31.C标题判断题。全文讲述药品研发的窘境：传统药物的更新未必有新的疗效，即使有新疗效，相关机构的要求使这个更新过程漫长而且费用高，于是很多药企干脆转向研究罕见病的新药，这就使已有药品的更新面临窘境。故C项A Dilemma with New Drug Alternatives“新药物的两难选择”作为标题，符合题意。故选C。
32-35 CACD
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了中国如何利用数字技术进行垃圾分类。
32.C细节理解题。根据第二段的The strict program became a headache for some residents. Not even the most environmentally conscious person can get all the answers right.可知，对一些居民来说，严格的垃圾分类计划变得令人头痛。 即使是最环保的人也不能得到正确的答案。由此可知，一些居民对垃圾分类是很困惑的。故选C。
33.A 细节理解题。根据第四段的If people are too busy or lazy to hit the collection schedule, well, startups are offering trash service at the doorstep.可知，如果人们太忙或太懒而赶不上收集垃圾的时间，那么，创业公司正在门口提供垃圾服务就再好不过了。由此可知，上门收垃圾的好处就是时间灵活。故选A。
34. C推理判断题。根据最后一段的Some residential complexes in Shanghai began using QR codes to trace the origin of garbage. This way, regulators in the region know exactly which family has produced the trash and fine violators. 可知，上海的一些住宅区开始使用二维码来追踪垃圾的来源。这样，该地区的监管机构就能确切地知道哪个家庭生产了垃圾和对违规者进行罚款。由此推知，社区管理员会最欢迎使用二维码，以监管到位。故选C。
35.D主旨大意题。根据第一段的China’s war on garbage is as digital as the country itself. Think QR codes attached to trash bags that allow the government to trace exactly where its trash comes from.可知，中国的垃圾大战是数字化的，就像这个国家本身一样。想想垃圾袋上的二维码，它能让政府精确追踪垃圾的来源。由此可知，本文主要介绍了中国如何利用数字技术进行垃圾分类的。故选D。
七选五：36-40 CGAEB
本文是一篇说明文。家长经常教育孩子不要用手指数数，但研究表明用手指数数对数学能力有促进作用。
36.C上文讲母亲告诉我们的三个不要用手指的事项，再根据空后But experts in education and cognition now believe that using your fingers to do math is not only a perfectly good idea but may even help children become superior students.(但是教育和认知方面的专家现在认为，用你的手指做数学不仅是一个非常好的主意，甚至可以帮助孩子成为优秀的学生)可知，教育专家说数数时用手指是很好的方法。因此推断，C项The first two laws of fingers are as true as ever.(手指的前两个定律和以往一样正确)是对上文的总结，对下文的转折。故选C。
37.G根据空前When children count on their fingers, they take an abstract concept — mathematics — and translate it into the most basic and visual form.可知，用手指数数能把抽象的数学概念变成最基本的视觉形式。因此推断，G项In fact, experts believe the brain is able to “see” a representation of our fingers.(事实上，专家认为大脑能够“看到”我们手指的图像)是对上句的进一步解释。故选G。
38.A根据下文It activates when we respond to heat, pressure, pain, or the use of a given finger.可知，当我们对热、压力、疼痛或使用给定的手指作出反应时，它就会激活。下文内容接着讲大脑特定区域的具体工作程序，因此推断，A项There is a section of the brain,called the somatosensory finger area.(大脑有一个区域，叫做躯体感觉指区)讲得是大脑的一个区域，引出下文。下文it指代上文的the somatosensory finger area。故选A。
39.E本段第一句The connection between finger use and math ability has been proved on old-fashioned math tests as well.可知，手指的使用和数学能力之间的联系在老式的数学测试中也得到了证明。此处在讲手指使用和数学能力之间的关系，根据空格上文With their eyes closed, first graders were asked to identify which of their fingers a researcher was touching.(当他们闭上眼睛时，一年级的学生被要求识别他们的手指中的哪一个是研究人员触摸的)可知，此处讲述研究过程，因此推断，E项Researchers found those scoring highest on the finger-ID questions scored higher on a math test.(研究人员发现，在手指识别问题上得分最高的人在数学测试中得分较高)说明了两者之间的关系，符合本段主题。故选E。
40.B上文For one thing, parents and teachers shouldn’t discourage children from counting on their fingers.可知，首先，父母和老师不应该阻止孩子们用手指数数。B项Researchers also stress that students simply learn better using visual tools.(研究人员还强调，学生们只是通过视觉工具学习会更好)与上句并列，与下句的乘法表一致。故选B。
【点睛】代词指代题要求同学们根据语境的逻辑关系、判断画线的人称代词或指示代词在文章中指代的对象，包括考查it(指动物，无生命的事物、特定的事件或人)，they/them(指代人、物、事件的复数名词)，he/she等人称代词的指代意义，以及指示代词this，that，these，those等在文章中的指代意义，考查同学们对文章中叙述特定的人、物、事件的认知能力。在做七选五时利用这些代词的指代能快速准确地找到正确选项。本题第3小题，根据下文It activates when we respond to heat, pressure, pain, or the use of a given finger. 可知，当我们对热、压力、疼痛或使用给定的手指作出反应时，它就会激活。下文内容接着讲大脑特定区域的具体工作程序，因此推断A .There is a section of the brain, called the somatosensory finger area.(大脑有一个区域，叫做躯体感觉指区)讲得是大脑的一个区域，引出下文。下文it指代上文的the somatosensory finger area。故选A。
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答案：41—45 ABCDD 46—50 BCDCA 51—55 BBCAD 56—60 CDBAA
本文是记叙文。肯尼亚乡村教师Peter Tabichi因为将大部分工资资助贫困学生完成学业，并致力于非洲科学教育，而获得了世界上最具影响力和重要性的教育工作者的评价。
41.A考查介词词义辨析。句意：Peter Tabichi是一名科学教师，他把80%的教学的工资捐给当地社区项目。A. to对于；B. for为了；C. in在……里面；D. on在……上面；固定短语donate…to… “把……捐赠给……”。故选A项。
42.B考查动词词义辨析。句意：他被评为世界上最具影响力和重要性的教育家。A. selected挑选；B. won赢得；C. made制作；D. created创造。根据下文rating the impact and importance of the world’s best 　3可推断Tabichi赢得了“世界上最具影响力和重要性的教育家”的评价。故选B项。
43.C考查名词词义辨析。句意：他被评为世界上最具影响力和重要性的教育家。A. principals校长；B. inventors发明家；C. educators教育工作者；D. parents父母。根据上一句“Peter Tabichi is a science teacher”可知，他是教育工作者。故选C项。
44.D考查名词词义辨析。句意：我为我的学生感到骄傲。 我们缺乏许多学校认为是理所当然的设施，”Tabici说。A. experiences体验；B. classrooms教室；C. guides向导；D. facilities设施。根据下文“the school only has one computer, with intermittent Internet access”可知，学校缺少基本教学设备。故选D项。
45.D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“因此，作为一名教师，我只是想不仅对我的国家，而且对整个非洲都产生积极的影响。”A. offensive冒犯的；B. effective有效的；C. negative消极的；D. positive积极的。文章下文提到，Tabichi的工作影响了孩子的命运，因此他的影响是积极的。故选D项。
46.B考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Tabichi在一个偏远的小镇Pwani村教书，那里大约95%的学生生活在贫困中，大约三分之一的学生要么是孤儿，要么只有一个家长。A. wealthy富裕的；B. remote偏远的；C. developed发达的；D. damaged受损的。根据下文where approximately 95 percent of students live in poverty可推断，是“偏远的，偏僻的”小镇。故选B项。
47.C考查固定搭配。句意：Tabichi在一个偏远的小镇Pwani村教书，那里大约95%的学生生活在贫困中，大约三分之一的学生要么是孤儿，要么只有一个家长。 A. neither（两者）都不；B. both（两者）都；C. either或者，要么；D. all（三者或三者以上）都。根据空后的or可以推断是either…or…“要么……要么……； 或者……或者……”。故选C项。
48.D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在这种艰难的教育环境中，Tabichi引进了一个人才培养俱乐部，同时扩大了现有的科学俱乐部。 A. virtual虚拟的；B. cosy舒适的； C. modern现代的；D. difficult困难的。上文提到“We lack____that many schools take for granted”和“approximately 95 percent of students live in poverty”，学校缺少设备，学生家境贫困，表明教育条件差，教育环境很艰难。故选D项。
49.C考查动词词义辨析。句意： 在这种艰难的教育环境中，Tabichi引进了一个人才培养俱乐部，同时扩大了现有的科学俱乐部。A. restarting重新启动；B. designing设计；C. expanding扩展；D. ignoring忽略。下文提到，在Tabichi的指导下，很多学生获得了科学方面的奖项，说明这个科学俱乐部有着积极影响，规模不断扩大。故选C项。
50.A考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但出勤率并不是唯一上升的因素；学校在科学成就方面的声誉也是如此。A. scientific科学的；B. literary文学的；C. cultural文化的；D. social社会的。根据下文“students from Pwani Village came first in the public schools category of Kenya’s Science and Engineering”可知,是学校在科学方面成就的声誉也在上升。故选A项。
51.B考查动词词义辨析。句意：在Tabichi的指导下，来自Pwani村的学生去年在肯尼亚科学与工程的公立学校类别中获得了第一名，他们使用了一种能让盲人和聋人测量物体的物体。A. prevents阻止；B. enables使能够；C. invites邀请；D. sends发送。短语enable sb. to do…“使某人能够做……”，这种设备能够让盲人和聋人测量物体。故选B项。
52.B考查名词词义辨析。句意：学生们还获得了皇家化学学会的奖项。A. staff 工作人员；B. students学生；C. teachers老师；D. friends朋友。上文提到“Under Tabichi’s guiding, students from Pwani Village came first…”，可知是学生在他的指导下获得了奖项。故选B 项。
53.C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当你考虑到学校只有一台电脑，并且断断续续地上网时，这些成绩就更令人钦佩了。 A. serious严重 的；B. complex复杂的；C. impressive令人钦佩的，令人印象深刻；D. believable可信的。根据下文when you consider that the school only has one computer, with intermittent Internet access.可推断，在这么艰难的条件下，Tabichi指导学生获得了这么多的奖项，这些成绩是了不起的，令人钦佩的。故选C项。
54.A考查形容词词义辨析。句意： 他们有时在上课前可能不能从家里得到足够的食物。 A. unlikely不可能的；B. certain肯定的；C. probable可能的；D. sure确定的。根据上文“approximately 95 percent of students live in poverty ”可知，95%的孩子家境贫困，可能吃不饱饭。故选A项。
55.D考查名词词义辨析。句意： 他们在吸毒、犯罪、青少年怀孕和青少年自杀的社区长大。A. fault过错；B. adjustment 调整；C. support支持；D. crime犯罪。根据空前后的drug和teen pregnancies, and youth suicide 可知，此处应为“犯罪”。这些孩子生活的环境极差。故选D项。
56.C考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于Tabichi来说，他工作的回报是不言而喻的。A. studies学习；B. funds经费；C. rewards酬谢，回报；D. requirements要求。根据下文Tabichi说“当我的学习者在社会中变得有适应力、有创造力和有生产力时”和“因为我是他们最大的命运推动者”可知，Tabichi的努力有了很大的回报，改变了孩子的能力和命运。故选C项。
57.D考查名词词义辨析。句意：“当我的学习者在社会中变得有适应力、有创造力和有生产力时，我得到很多满足感，因为我是他们最大的命运推动者”，Tabichi说。 A. sadness悲伤；B. regret遗憾；C. curiosity好奇；D. satisfaction满足。Tabichi认为自己的努力改变了学生的命运，他感到满足。故选D项。
58.B考查动词词义辨析。句意：Tabichi在迪拜的Hugh Jackman主持的一个仪式上获得该奖项。 他说，他的经历告诉他，“非洲将培养出科学家、工程师、企业家，有一天他们的名字将会在世界的每一个角落出名。”A. admitted承认；B. presented颁发，授予；C. added补充说；D. established成立。此处指在典礼上给Tabichi颁发奖项。故选B项。
59.A考查介词词义辨析。句意：Tabichi在迪拜的Hugh Jackman主持的一个仪式上获得该奖项。 他说，他的经历告诉他，“非洲将培养出科学家、工程师、企业家，有一天他们的名字将会在世界的每一个角落出名。”A.by通过；B. with与……一起；C. as作为；D. of……的。此处指“由Hugh Jackman主持的仪式”，介词by在被动语态中表示行为者。故选A项。
60.A考查名词词义辨析。句意：Tabichi在迪拜的Hugh Jackman主持的一个仪式上获得该奖项。 他说，他的经历告诉他，“非洲将培养出科学家、工程师、企业家，有一天他们的名字将会在世界的每一个角落出名。”A. corner角落；B. side边；C. aspect方面；D. field 领域。
固定短语in every corner of the world“在世界的每个角落”。故选A项。
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这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了音乐的由来以及听音乐的好处。
61. arose.考查时态。句意：一些科学家认为，音乐先于语言，是由求偶的声音发展而来的。描述发生在过去的事情，用一般过去时，故填arose。
62.earliest 考查形容词最高级。句意：事实上，有一种理论认为，世界上最早的语言是唱出来的，而不是说出来的。文中表示“世界上最早的语言”，用最高级，故填earliest。
63. to record 考查非谓语动词。句意：事实上，在一些国家，音乐是人们用来记录历史的一种形式。作目的状语，用不定式，故填to record。
64. to考查固定用法。句意：例如，澳大利亚土著就把音乐作为一种把土地和神灵的故事传给下一代的方式。pass on…to“传递……给”是固定用法，故填to。
65. What 考查主语从句。句意：新的证据表明，音乐不仅能让人感觉良好，而且对大脑也有好处。___5___ new evidence suggests是一个主语从句，引导词在从句中作宾语，应使用what引导，指代“新证据表明的事情”。句子第一个单词的首字母大写，故填What。
66. intellectually 考查副词。句意：一项对智障儿童的研究表明，在歌曲中给他们听后，他们能回忆起的信息比作为故事读给他们听时多。修饰形容词disabled，用副词，所以填intellectually。
67. than 考查介词。句意：一项对智障儿童的研究表明，在歌曲中给他们听后，他们能回忆起的信息比作为故事读给他们听时多。文中在进行比较，所以填than。
68. tests 考查名词。句意：研究人员还报告说，听过莫扎特音乐的人在标准智力测试中得分更高。介词之后，用名词，“标准智力测试”是复数意义，用名词复数，所以填tests。
69. brought 考查非谓语动词。“老鼠”和“养育”之间是被动关系，用过去分词作定语，所以填brought。
70. suffering考查非谓语动词。句意：一般来说，似乎在大多数情况下，任何形式的精神疾病患者都能从听音乐中受益。“人们”和“患有精神疾病”之间是主动关系，用现在分词作定语，所以填suffering。
书面表达：
Dear John,
In order to get China deeply known to the whole world and showcase China’s remarkable progress in recent decades to the world, our city is to launch a speech competition called Chinese Story---China in my eyes. Knowing that you have been studying in China for several years and are extremely familiar with the development of China, I’m writing to encourage you to participate in it.
The competition will be held on the 28th next month, which will ensure you enough time to make preparations for it. But you are supposed to sign up on the Internet before the end of this month. Whoever is interested in it is welcome to join. As a foreign student, you have witnessed the great improvement of Chinese people’s life and the rapid development of the society. Therefore, I’m convinced that it’s you that must be the very person to win the game. Of course, it’s suggested that you focus your topic more on China’s new “four great inventions”--------high speed rail, shared bike, online shopping or Alipay.
Looking forward to your participation and good performance.
Yours,
Li Hu
听力录音稿
(Text 1)
W: Karl, where did you place my bike? I can’t find it.
M: Oh, I put it under a street lamp, the one beside our backyard.
(Text 2)
W: Oh, sorry. I must have the wrong room.
M: Which room do you want?
W: The Committee Room. I thought it was here on the third floor.
M: It’s on the fourth floor and, anyway, you are lost, this is the second floor.
(Text 3)
W: The article in this morning’s paper made me angry!
M: I felt the same way when I first read it, but the more I thought about it, the more I agreed with it. It’s an excellent article.
(Text 4)
W: Welcome. What kind of book would you like?
M: Something about history.
W: They’re over there. All the books are on sale this week.
(Text 5)
W: Hello. English Language Center
M: Hello, Sarah. This is Jacob. I have a bad cold. Could I take today off? I think I’ll be ready for
tomorrow.
W: Sure. We’ll see if we can get another teacher to cover your classes.
第一节到此结束。
第二节
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳
选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟
的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。现在，你有 10 秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 6)
W: Excuse me. I’d like to have the package and the letter posted.
M: Would you like to mail by air or by sea?
W: How long will it take to mail things to the U.S. by air?
M: About 10 days. You can send it by express mail if you need it faster. It will only take three or four days.
W: Then, express mail for the package. It’s urgent. The faster, the better. And the letter by registered mail.
M: OK. The package is 3 kilograms. That’ll be £20 for postage.
W: Yes. And the letter?
M: Registered. That is £3. So you should give me £23.
W: Here you go.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。现在，你有 10 秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 7) W: I really shouldn’t have worn high heels today.
M: No kidding. Who knew we’d all be on a walking tour of the city before the meeting?
W: Maybe they think it’s the first time we’ve come to the city, so they arranged it. I remember seeing a shoe store just around the corner from here. Do you think we have enough time to stop by? I honestly won’t be able to walk back unless I get some relief for my feet.
M: It should be fine. We can get you some shoes and then eat a quick lunch at the fast food restaurant. We’re almost back at the meeting center anyway.
W: OK.
听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。现在，你有 15 秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
(Text 8)
W: Do you have any plans during this summer?
M: Well, I want to get a summer job. I’d like to save money for a vacation.
W: Really? Where would you like to go?
M: I’d love to travel to Latin America. What about you, Melissa?
W: Well, I’m not going to get a job right away. First, I want to go to Spain and Portugal.
M: Sounds great, but how are you going to pay for it?
W: I know I can’t ask my parents for money any more, so I’ll borrow some money from my brother. I
have a good excuse. I plan to take courses in Spanish and Portuguese.
M: Oh, I’m tired of studying!
W: So am I. But I also hope to take people on tours to Latin America. Why don’t you come on my first tour?
M: Count me in!
听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。现在，你有 20 秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 9)
W: OK, we’ve got all our cloud research so let’s decide how to organize it.
M: We should probably start by saying how clouds are formed, and then move on to the different types of clouds. We can separate them into low-level, medium-level and high clouds.
W: Great, and we should also make a PowerPoint to make the presentation more interesting.
M: Right. We should have small cards, too. I’m useless at remembering what to say without them.
W: Me too. Well, I’m quite happy to organize everything we’ve found out about clouds and make sure it
fits into our presentation times.
M: Actually, I’d better do that. How about if you make the presentation slides?
W: OK.
M: Then I’ll also look on the Internet for pictures of different types of clouds.
W: That’ll be great. I’ll prepare the cards so we don’t forget what we’re saying.第 5 页 共 5 页
M: Sounds great. What section do you want to talk about?
W: I hate speaking in front of people so I’d prefer not to do the introduction.
M: I’ll do that. If you don’t want to talk much, then why don’t you just do the middle bit about the
medium-level clouds?
W: That’s OK.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。现在，你有 20 秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 10)
M: And now for our main headlines on Southern Local News for today. First of all, the report about the government plans on developments around the village of Tartlesbury was published this morning. The new motorway will pass along the north side of the village. It will cross the River Teeme from the well-known beauty spot, Streeve Beach, to the north-east of the village. The motorway will cut the village off from the Streeve Beach, where many children play. But that is not the end of it. There are also plans to build a thousand houses on farmland west of the village. And on top of that is the plan to build a high-tech park for new technology companies. It will be built in the south of the village, where the old steel factory used to be. A new center with a swimming pool and a large supermarket are also planned next to the park. And, as has been expected, the plans have created quite a lot of interest. Not all people are for them. Mr. Khan, a local shopkeeper said, “Most of us in the village are absolutely concerned about what is being
planned here. This is just a chance for some people to make money quickly. Of course, we welcome the jobs that the new technology park will bring, but we feel more worried that the large increase in housing and the planned motorway will destroy the character of the area.” I think this is a debate that is going to run on for quite some time and we here on Local News will keep you informed.