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潍坊市高考模拟考试
英 语
2019.3
注意事项:
1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意:回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前,你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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.What will the man do first?
A.Have some coffee. B.Return a book. C.Write a report.
2.Why was the man late?
A.He didn’t feel well. B.He set off late. C.He got lost.
3.Where does the woman work?
A.In a post office. B.In a hotel. C.In a cafe.
4.What does the woman probably think of working while in college?
A.Useful. B.Difficult. C.Unnecessary.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.Lifestyles in New York. B.Some health problems. C.The heavy traffic.
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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.When should the woman hand in her math homework?
A.This Sunday. B.Next Monday. C.Next Tuesday.
7.Why will the man call Sara?
A.To pay her a visit. B.To invite her to skate. C.To discuss the homework.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.What is the relationship between George and Jenny?
A.Father and daughter. B.Husband and wife. C.Brother and sister.
9.When is the woman going to Australia?
A.In a week. B.In a month. C.In a year.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.What made Jane get interested in boxing?
A.A TV programme. B.Her parents’support. C.The school training.
11.What is the most important as a top boxer according to Jane?
A.Pretty good skills. B.A very quick brain. C.Great physical condition.
12.When will Jane have her next fight?
A.In February. B.In April. C.In May.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Why does the man talk to the woman?
A.To complain about poor software.
B.To contact a customer.
C.To place an order.
14.How much will the man pay?
A.$250. B.$240. C.$180.
15.What does “794791”refer to?
A.The telephone number. B.The customer number. C.The credit card number.
16.What day is it today?
A.Monday. B.Tuesday. C.Wednesday.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.What is the speaker talking about?
A.The ways to stop cheating in exams in Algeria.
B.The use of mobile phones around the world.
C.The functions of electronic devices at schoo1.
18.How long does the exam season last?
A.12 days. B.10 days. C.6 days.
19.Where has the government put security cameras?
A.At the printing companies.
B.On the student desks.
C.In the exam halls.
20.What did Rania Salim think of the government’s policy?
A.Unfair. B.Useless. C.Reasonable.
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
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4 apps to help you make the most of your money
Living on a student budget can be tough.Budgeting is essential and it’s important to make savings in any way possible,so you can make the most of your money.Here aye some useful apps for saving money as a student.
Unidays
Cost to sign up:free
This is probably the most well—received student discount app.It’s easy to sign up to and once you have,all you have to do is use the codes Unidays provides you with when you’re paying in-store or checking out online.Unidays also sometimes increases its discount offers at certain stores and websites.Keep an eye out for these increased discounts to save yourself some extra cash,particularly as Christmas is on the horizon.
Vouchercloud
Cost to sign up:free
Vouchercloud offers some amazing deals that cannot be missed.There’s frequent 2 for 1 deals or discount available at many well-known restaurants such as Pizza Express,Frankie& Benny’s and Giraffe.They also offer deals on hotels,city breaks and a range of items such as Real Techniques products.It's a great way to save on Christmas presents—the regular 40%off at The Body Shop is always worth looking out for!
TopCashback
Cost to sign up:free
You may have seen the TV adverts for TopCashback.With the TopCashback app,you can view all participating stores security cameras.Then,all you have to do is complete your online shopping Via the app to receive cash back on any purchases you make.For example,if you buy online at Amazon you can receive up to 9%cashback into your account.It doesn’t always seem like a lot of money but if you shop online frequently it all adds up!
Tastecard
Cost to sign up:subscriptions costs vary(monthly to annually subscriptions available)
Even though it costs to subscribe to Tastecard,the discounts are worth it.With a Tastecard,you can get 2 for 1 meals or 50%off food at participating restaurants,all of which can be viewed on the app or website simply by typing in your postcode.These discounts are available at chains like Pizza Hut and Bella Italia and also independent restaurants across Manchester.
21.Which of the following is the most popular with students?
A.Unidays. B.Vouchercloud. C.TopCashback. D.Tastecard.
22.What is special about TopCashback?
A.It can only be used in stores.
B.It costs a lot of money to sign up.
C.No ads for TopCashback appear on TV.
D.Online cashback can be stored in your account.
23.What does Tastecard help you to save money on?
A.Hotels. B.Restaurants. C.Tickets. D.Presents.
B
Hawking was perhaps the most famous scientist in the world when he died in 2018 at age 76.His 1988 book,A Brief History of Time,sold ten million copies and made him an unlikely superstar even to people who sweated through high school science.
Humor was always a big part of Hawking’s effort to bring physics to the masses.In his 2010 book,The Grand Design,for instance,he recounts how,in 1277,the Catholic Church declared scientific laws such as gravity to be wrong,since they seemed against God's idea.“Interestingly,”the text adds jokingly,“Pope John was killed by the effects of the law of gravity a few months later when the roof of his palace fell in on him.”
Hawking was only 21 when he was diagnosed with the disease ALS.For most people,the condition would have been a disaster.But Hawking rolled over hardship as if it were just a pebble under his wheelchair.“Life would be tragic,”he once said,“if it weren’t funny.”He kept smiling even though he spent more than 50 years in a wheelchair.
“He loved adventure and fun,”says Mlodinow,who once took Hawking on a punt-boat trip down the fiver Cam in Cambridge,England,despite the obvious danger of the boat turning over.“You know about when he went on the Vomit Comet? It’s a plane that flies in a parabolic(抛物线的)path so you are weightless,like you are in space.A lot of people vomit,but he loved that sort of thing.”And he was 65 at the time.
Hawking’s greatest hit,humor-wise,was probably the cocktail party he threw in 2009.It was a“welcome reception for future time travelers,”he said,so naturally,he sent out the invitations the day after the party.No one showed up yet.“Maybe one day someone living in the future will find the information and use a wormhole time machine to come back to my party,proving that time travel will one day be possible,”Hawking explained.And if that happens,don’t be surprised if Hawking is there too.After all,he never missed a chance to have fun.
24.What does the text mainly tell us about Hawking?
A.He related physics to humor closely.
B.He made great contributions to physics.
C.He went through many funny experiences.
D.He was optimistic about the future of science.
25.What can we learn about Pope John?
A.He was not in favor of God.
B.He was a scientist like Hawking.
C.He was opposed to the law of gravity.
D.He was killed due to the discovery of gravity.
26.What drove Hawking to go on the Vomit Comet?
A.His fondness of adventure.
B.The invitation from his friend.
C.The requirements of his work.
D.His desire for recovery from ALS.
27.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.The cocktail party was a great success.
B.The possibility of time travel was not proved.
C.Hawking was a man who enjoyed holding parties.
D.The wormhole time machine was used at that time.
C
A freshly baked roll is as delightful as a soft,light cloud on a summer's day.What gives bread much of its appealing texture is gluten,a group of proteins found in wheat.But in people with celiac disease(乳糜泻),gluten damages the small intestine(肠).Many others may have milder gluten intolerance and avoid foods that contain it.
Most gluten-free bread is made from alternative flours such as rice or potato,so it tastes and feels different from wheat bread.Now,however,researchers say that they have found a way to genetically engineer wheat that contains far less of the most troublesome type of gluten—but still has other proteins that give bread its characteristic taste and springiness.
Genetically modified crops are the subject of fierce debate around the world.The biggest concern involves the practice of inserting DNA from one species into another,says Francisco Barro,a plant biotechnologist.To avoid this genetic crossover,Barro and his colleagues used the gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 to cut selected genes from a wheat genome(基因组).
Their study zeroed in on alpha-gliadins(α-胶质蛋白),gluten proteins believed to be wheat’s major troublemakers in the immune system.The researchers designed bits of genetic material that directed the scissor-like Cas9 protein to cut out 35 of the 45 alpha—gliadin genes.When the modified wheat was tested in a Petri dish,it produced an 85 percent weaker immune response,the team reported online last September in Plant Biotechnology Journal.
Wendy Harwood,a crop geneticist at the John Innes Center in England,who was not part of the study,notes that the engineered wheat has a long way to go before it can be turned into anything marketable.“I don’t think it's the end of the story.”she says.“This is just a really important step in maybe producing something that is going to be incredibly useful.”To develop a completely safe strain of wheat for celiac patients,the researchers may need to target more of the gluten genes.Barro says his team is working on that.
28.What’s the text mainly about?
A.Making gluten—free bread.
B.Advantages of gluten-free wheat.
C.Debate about genetically modified crops.
D.Developing genetically engineered wheat.
29.Why is bread mentioned in paragraph 1?
A.To advertise a new study.
B.To raise the topic to be written about.
C.To provide some advice for the readers.
D.To popularize some information about medicine.
30.What concerns people most according to paragraph 3?
A.Genetic crossover. B.Gene-editing technique.
C.The practice of using DNA. D.The subject of fierce debate.
31.What’s Wendy Harwood’s attitude towards engineered wheat?
A.A little alarmed. B.Mildly surprised.
C.Somewhat opposed. D.Cautiously optimistic.
D
It’s not easy feeling like you’re always under the spotlight being judged for each little mistake you make.Your mind is in an endless circle playing what you said and did over and over again.You wish you had a time capsule to go back and make things fight if you find mistakes.You fear what others will think about you and that they will reject and dislike you.You seek to be socially perfect.
Academically,you work long endless hours just to make those excellent marks.Although most would say“it's good to have high standards,”they have no idea about the internal hell you put yourself through to achieve perfection.If you come up less than your desired goal you feel as though you have failed,but you’re far from failing,you just don’t see it that way.So instead you are telling yourself that you’re stupid,and not smart.The pressure you place on yourself weighs you down and you wear the“not good enough”label each and every day.
You not only have high standards for yourself but you also have them for others.If people don’t perform up to your expectations,then you think them incompetent.This causes a lot of frustration because you can’t trust anyone to get things right.So instead of being a team player you fly solo(单飞)and try to do two or three jobs at once.Your unrealistic expectations cause you to criticize and judge others and that leads to problems in other areas of your life.
The attempt to be perfect is called perfectionism and it's the unachievable American dream that’s damaging our emotional and mental health.We strive for perfection with our body,in our performance,and in our relationships.In a society that overstates mistakes,is it any wonder that so many young people attempt the impossible task of being perfect?
We all have flaws,fears,and make mistakes,and that’s perfectly OK.It’s our imperfections that make life interesting and they help us grow into a stronger more adaptable person.We don’t have to strive to achieve the impossible.We are designed to be perfectly imperfect.
32.What might be the most suitable title of the text?
A.Far from failing B.Perfectly Imperfect
C.Perfectionism Phenomenon D.Unachievable American Dream
33.Which of the following is a perfectionist most likely to agree?
A.Nobody is perfect. B.Be generous with praise.
C.There is no best,only better. D.A contented mind is an everlasting feast.
34.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?
A.More and more people are tolerating mistakes.
B.The society is partly to blame for perfectionism.
C.Many young people find it impossible to be perfect.
D.It’s unusual for a society to seek perfectionism nowadays.
35.What does the author think of imperfection?
A.It’s part of our life. B.It’s unbearable.
C.It deserves to be overcome. D.It does harm to our mental health.
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。
To an outsider,any culture can seem confusing.And the UK's got a thing or two that raises a few eyebrows.However,understand the why and things might be less puzzling. 36 .
In a world where 61%of nations drive on the right,Brits drive on the left.Why? Most people think it goes back to Medieval,maybe even Roman times. 37 when you remember that right-handed people wear a sword on their left hip.Travelling on the left allowed you to keep your weapon arm toward your opponent,who would be on your right.This practice continued until the 18th century when a law was passed requiring all traffic crossing London Bridge to keep to the left.
Visitors to the UK that have just washed their hands in an old-fashioned sink might be wondering why one tap is only for hot water,the other cold. 38 .So,why this oddity? It relates to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent pollution.Drinkable cold water came from a mains supply,but hot water came from attic tanks and was not considered suitable for consumption.So they were kept apart.
Millions of people drink tea worldwide,but the odd Brits put milk in theirs.Why? This mysterious practice relates to the quality of china cup used in the 18th century when tea was first imposed.For the majority of Brits,the cups available couldn’t stand the heat of the boiling water and would break,so milk was added first. 39 .And this practical tweak soon became a national habit.
40 .As you can see,these odd Brits have perfectly clear reasons for left-hand driving,two-tap sinks and tea with milk.Even if they still seem strange,at least now you’re in the know.
A.This makes it difficult to improve
B.There is a method to the madness
C.This unusual behavior makes sense
D.You can know the origins of the practices
E.Either can make washing very uncomfortable
F.This cooled the cup enough to resist the boiling water
G.Here are the reasons for three of Britain’s more puzzling practices
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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There’s being a good neighbor,and then there’s going the extra mile.And in one Massachusetts neighborhood,the neighbors are pulling out all the stops.
Two years ago,about a 41 after Samantha was born,Glenda and Raphael Savitz learned their daughter was 42 .“She was the first deaf person my husband and I had known,”Glenda,33,told the Boston Globe.“So it’s a surprise. 43 .But I think I'm someone who’s 44 :OK.What do we do? She’s a week old.We’re going to be learning sign language.There was no 45 that it was going to be important to her development and her 46 .”
But the Savitz family weren’t the only ones who learned how to sign.Over 20 residents of their neighborhood in the town of Newton are 47 learning sign language.The residents 48 an instructor on their own and 49 gather together in a living room to learn the language.The neighbors’desire to learn to 50 with Samantha is something that the Savitz family finds extremely 51 .
“One of the most emotional 52 having her is that I really learned about how much support and how much love there is here,”Glenda said.“People are 53 so much time and energy to learn a(n) 54 language because they’re dying to 55 my little girl.I don’t have 56 for that.”
Baby Sam already has friends all over the neighborhood.Henry Marshall,a 19-year-old Harvard freshman,told the Globe that Sam 57 with her child-size basketball hoop 58 he shoots hoops on his adult-size one.While he plays,she copies his movements and 59 the words for“play”and“friend.”
“It’s a special neighborhood,”Raphael Savitz told the Globe.”It’s just a really 60 place.”
41.A.day B.week C.year D.month
42.A.deaf B.blind C.hurt D.dull
43.A.Embarrassed B.Awesome C.Unbearable D.Unexpected
44.A.for B.against C.1ike D.with
45.A.point B.chance C.question D.possibility
46.A.work B.study C.play D.growth
47.A.still B.also C.yet D.never
48.A.hired B.sent C.trained D.assisted
49.A.suddenly B.regularly C.immediately D.randomly
50.A.share B.stay C.associate D.communicate
51.A.interesting B.surprising C.touching D.demanding
52.A.results B.issues C.improvements D.experiences
53.A.1ooking for B.giving up C.putting in D.relying on
54.A.oral B.foreign C.1ocal D.useless
55.A.talk to B.turn to C.attend to D.adapt to
56.A.ideas B.words C.choices D.suggestions
57.A.plays B.1ives C.helps D.deals
58.A.as B.unless C.until D.because
59.A.writes B.reads C.signs D.says
60.A.challenging B.important C.usual D.welcoming
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge(HZMB),a 55-kilometre bridge-tunnel system,61 (consist)of a series of three cable-stayed bridges,an undersea tunnel,and four artificial islands.It is both the longest sea crossing and the longest fixed link on earth,another 62 (significance)project.The HZMB, 63 connects Hong Kong,Macau,and Zhuhai-three major cities on the Pearl River Delta,crosses the Lingding and Jiuzhou channel.
The HZMB designed 64 (1ast)for 120 years was built with a cost of 126.9 billion yuan(US $18.77 billion).The cost of 65 (construct)the Main Bridge was estimated 66 51.1 billion yuan(US $7.56 billion)shared among the governments of mainland China,Hong Kong and Macau.
67 (initial)set to be opened to traffic in late 2016,the structure was finally completed on 6 February 2018 and 68 (journalist)were subsequently given rides over the bridge.On 24 October 2018,the HZMB was opened to 69 public after its opening ceremony a day 70 (early)by Xi Jinping,General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
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。错误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。
I'm delight to welcome you to our Wildlife Club.You’11 be surprised that a various of plants and creatures are living here.Here are the most visited tourist sites.
One of the pleasant place is Holland Common.This has been public land for two hundred of years,and that you’11 find interesting is that the River Ouse has its source in the Common.There’s information board about the plants and animals and the Common is accessibly 24 hours a day.Then there’s Holl Island which was noted for its great range of trees.It is open only from Friday to Sunday because it's quite small,but if there were people around every day,many of the wildlife would keep away.
Have a good time here!
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李华,想邀请你的朋友John在周六晚上去观看科幻电影 The Wandering Earth,请用英语给他写一封邮件,内容包括:
1.发出邀请;
2.介绍电影(主题:保护人类共同的地球家园;观众评价等);
3.请求回复。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
潍坊市高考模拟考试
英 语
2019.3
注意事项:
1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意:回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前,你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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.What will the man do first?
A.Have some coffee. B.Return a book. C.Write a report.
2.Why was the man late?
A.He didn’t feel well. B.He set off late. C.He got lost.
3.Where does the woman work?
A.In a post office. B.In a hotel. C.In a cafe.
4.What does the woman probably think of working while in college?
A.Useful. B.Difficult. C.Unnecessary.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.Lifestyles in New York. B.Some health problems. C.The heavy traffic.
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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.When should the woman hand in her math homework?
A.This Sunday. B.Next Monday. C.Next Tuesday.
7.Why will the man call Sara?
A.To pay her a visit. B.To invite her to skate. C.To discuss the homework.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.What is the relationship between George and Jenny?
A.Father and daughter. B.Husband and wife. C.Brother and sister.
9.When is the woman going to Australia?
A.In a week. B.In a month. C.In a year.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.What made Jane get interested in boxing?
A.A TV programme. B.Her parents’support. C.The school training.
11.What is the most important as a top boxer according to Jane?
A.Pretty good skills. B.A very quick brain. C.Great physical condition.
12.When will Jane have her next fight?
A.In February. B.In April. C.In May.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Why does the man talk to the woman?
A.To complain about poor software.
B.To contact a customer.
C.To place an order.
14.How much will the man pay?
A.$250. B.$240. C.$180.
15.What does “794791”refer to?
A.The telephone number. B.The customer number. C.The credit card number.
16.What day is it today?
A.Monday. B.Tuesday. C.Wednesday.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.What is the speaker talking about?
A.The ways to stop cheating in exams in Algeria.
B.The use of mobile phones around the world.
C.The functions of electronic devices at schoo1.
18.How long does the exam season last?
A.12 days. B.10 days. C.6 days.
19.Where has the government put security cameras?
A.At the printing companies.
B.On the student desks.
C.In the exam halls.
20.What did Rania Salim think of the government’s policy?
A.Unfair. B.Useless. C.Reasonable.
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
4 apps to help you make the most of your money
Living on a student budget can be tough.Budgeting is essential and it’s important to make savings in any way possible,so you can make the most of your money.Here aye some useful apps for saving money as a student.
Unidays
Cost to sign up:free
This is probably the most well—received student discount app.It’s easy to sign up to and once you have,all you have to do is use the codes Unidays provides you with when you’re paying in-store or checking out online.Unidays also sometimes increases its discount offers at certain stores and websites.Keep an eye out for these increased discounts to save yourself some extra cash,particularly as Christmas is on the horizon.
Vouchercloud
Cost to sign up:free
Vouchercloud offers some amazing deals that cannot be missed.There’s frequent 2 for 1 deals or discount available at many well-known restaurants such as Pizza Express,Frankie& Benny’s and Giraffe.They also offer deals on hotels,city breaks and a range of items such as Real Techniques products.It's a great way to save on Christmas presents—the regular 40%off at The Body Shop is always worth looking out for!
TopCashback
Cost to sign up:free
You may have seen the TV adverts for TopCashback.With the TopCashback app,you can view all participating stores security cameras.Then,all you have to do is complete your online shopping Via the app to receive cash back on any purchases you make.For example,if you buy online at Amazon you can receive up to 9%cashback into your account.It doesn’t always seem like a lot of money but if you shop online frequently it all adds up!
Tastecard
Cost to sign up:subscriptions costs vary(monthly to annually subscriptions available)
Even though it costs to subscribe to Tastecard,the discounts are worth it.With a Tastecard,you can get 2 for 1 meals or 50%off food at participating restaurants,all of which can be viewed on the app or website simply by typing in your postcode.These discounts are available at chains like Pizza Hut and Bella Italia and also independent restaurants across Manchester.
21.Which of the following is the most popular with students?
A.Unidays. B.Vouchercloud. C.TopCashback. D.Tastecard.
22.What is special about TopCashback?
A.It can only be used in stores.
B.It costs a lot of money to sign up.
C.No ads for TopCashback appear on TV.
D.Online cashback can be stored in your account.
23.What does Tastecard help you to save money on?
A.Hotels. B.Restaurants. C.Tickets. D.Presents.
B
Hawking was perhaps the most famous scientist in the world when he died in 2018 at age 76.His 1988 book,A Brief History of Time,sold ten million copies and made him an unlikely superstar even to people who sweated through high school science.
Humor was always a big part of Hawking’s effort to bring physics to the masses.In his 2010 book,The Grand Design,for instance,he recounts how,in 1277,the Catholic Church declared scientific laws such as gravity to be wrong,since they seemed against God's idea.“Interestingly,”the text adds jokingly,“Pope John was killed by the effects of the law of gravity a few months later when the roof of his palace fell in on him.”
Hawking was only 21 when he was diagnosed with the disease ALS.For most people,the condition would have been a disaster.But Hawking rolled over hardship as if it were just a pebble under his wheelchair.“Life would be tragic,”he once said,“if it weren’t funny.”He kept smiling even though he spent more than 50 years in a wheelchair.
“He loved adventure and fun,”says Mlodinow,who once took Hawking on a punt-boat trip down the fiver Cam in Cambridge,England,despite the obvious danger of the boat turning over.“You know about when he went on the Vomit Comet? It’s a plane that flies in a parabolic(抛物线的)path so you are weightless,like you are in space.A lot of people vomit,but he loved that sort of thing.”And he was 65 at the time.
Hawking’s greatest hit,humor-wise,was probably the cocktail party he threw in 2009.It was a“welcome reception for future time travelers,”he said,so naturally,he sent out the invitations the day after the party.No one showed up yet.“Maybe one day someone living in the future will find the information and use a wormhole time machine to come back to my party,proving that time travel will one day be possible,”Hawking explained.And if that happens,don’t be surprised if Hawking is there too.After all,he never missed a chance to have fun.
24.What does the text mainly tell us about Hawking?
A.He related physics to humor closely.
B.He made great contributions to physics.
C.He went through many funny experiences.
D.He was optimistic about the future of science.
25.What can we learn about Pope John?
A.He was not in favor of God.
B.He was a scientist like Hawking.
C.He was opposed to the law of gravity.
D.He was killed due to the discovery of gravity.
26.What drove Hawking to go on the Vomit Comet?
A.His fondness of adventure.
B.The invitation from his friend.
C.The requirements of his work.
D.His desire for recovery from ALS.
27.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.The cocktail party was a great success.
B.The possibility of time travel was not proved.
C.Hawking was a man who enjoyed holding parties.
D.The wormhole time machine was used at that time.
C
A freshly baked roll is as delightful as a soft,light cloud on a summer's day.What gives bread much of its appealing texture is gluten,a group of proteins found in wheat.But in people with celiac disease(乳糜泻),gluten damages the small intestine(肠).Many others may have milder gluten intolerance and avoid foods that contain it.
Most gluten-free bread is made from alternative flours such as rice or potato,so it tastes and feels different from wheat bread.Now,however,researchers say that they have found a way to genetically engineer wheat that contains far less of the most troublesome type of gluten—but still has other proteins that give bread its characteristic taste and springiness.
Genetically modified crops are the subject of fierce debate around the world.The biggest concern involves the practice of inserting DNA from one species into another,says Francisco Barro,a plant biotechnologist.To avoid this genetic crossover,Barro and his colleagues used the gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 to cut selected genes from a wheat genome(基因组).
Their study zeroed in on alpha-gliadins(α-胶质蛋白),gluten proteins believed to be wheat’s major troublemakers in the immune system.The researchers designed bits of genetic material that directed the scissor-like Cas9 protein to cut out 35 of the 45 alpha—gliadin genes.When the modified wheat was tested in a Petri dish,it produced an 85 percent weaker immune response,the team reported online last September in Plant Biotechnology Journal.
Wendy Harwood,a crop geneticist at the John Innes Center in England,who was not part of the study,notes that the engineered wheat has a long way to go before it can be turned into anything marketable.“I don’t think it's the end of the story.”she says.“This is just a really important step in maybe producing something that is going to be incredibly useful.”To develop a completely safe strain of wheat for celiac patients,the researchers may need to target more of the gluten genes.Barro says his team is working on that.
28.What’s the text mainly about?
A.Making gluten—free bread.
B.Advantages of gluten-free wheat.
C.Debate about genetically modified crops.
D.Developing genetically engineered wheat.
29.Why is bread mentioned in paragraph 1?
A.To advertise a new study.
B.To raise the topic to be written about.
C.To provide some advice for the readers.
D.To popularize some information about medicine.
30.What concerns people most according to paragraph 3?
A.Genetic crossover. B.Gene-editing technique.
C.The practice of using DNA. D.The subject of fierce debate.
31.What’s Wendy Harwood’s attitude towards engineered wheat?
A.A little alarmed. B.Mildly surprised.
C.Somewhat opposed. D.Cautiously optimistic.
D
It’s not easy feeling like you’re always under the spotlight being judged for each little mistake you make.Your mind is in an endless circle playing what you said and did over and over again.You wish you had a time capsule to go back and make things fight if you find mistakes.You fear what others will think about you and that they will reject and dislike you.You seek to be socially perfect.
Academically,you work long endless hours just to make those excellent marks.Although most would say“it's good to have high standards,”they have no idea about the internal hell you put yourself through to achieve perfection.If you come up less than your desired goal you feel as though you have failed,but you’re far from failing,you just don’t see it that way.So instead you are telling yourself that you’re stupid,and not smart.The pressure you place on yourself weighs you down and you wear the“not good enough”label each and every day.
You not only have high standards for yourself but you also have them for others.If people don’t perform up to your expectations,then you think them incompetent.This causes a lot of frustration because you can’t trust anyone to get things right.So instead of being a team player you fly solo(单飞)and try to do two or three jobs at once.Your unrealistic expectations cause you to criticize and judge others and that leads to problems in other areas of your life.
The attempt to be perfect is called perfectionism and it's the unachievable American dream that’s damaging our emotional and mental health.We strive for perfection with our body,in our performance,and in our relationships.In a society that overstates mistakes,is it any wonder that so many young people attempt the impossible task of being perfect?
We all have flaws,fears,and make mistakes,and that’s perfectly OK.It’s our imperfections that make life interesting and they help us grow into a stronger more adaptable person.We don’t have to strive to achieve the impossible.We are designed to be perfectly imperfect.
32.What might be the most suitable title of the text?
A.Far from failing B.Perfectly Imperfect
C.Perfectionism Phenomenon D.Unachievable American Dream
33.Which of the following is a perfectionist most likely to agree?
A.Nobody is perfect. B.Be generous with praise.
C.There is no best,only better. D.A contented mind is an everlasting feast.
34.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?
A.More and more people are tolerating mistakes.
B.The society is partly to blame for perfectionism.
C.Many young people find it impossible to be perfect.
D.It’s unusual for a society to seek perfectionism nowadays.
35.What does the author think of imperfection?
A.It’s part of our life. B.It’s unbearable.
C.It deserves to be overcome. D.It does harm to our mental health.
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。
To an outsider,any culture can seem confusing.And the UK's got a thing or two that raises a few eyebrows.However,understand the why and things might be less puzzling. 36 .
In a world where 61%of nations drive on the right,Brits drive on the left.Why? Most people think it goes back to Medieval,maybe even Roman times. 37 when you remember that right-handed people wear a sword on their left hip.Travelling on the left allowed you to keep your weapon arm toward your opponent,who would be on your right.This practice continued until the 18th century when a law was passed requiring all traffic crossing London Bridge to keep to the left.
Visitors to the UK that have just washed their hands in an old-fashioned sink might be wondering why one tap is only for hot water,the other cold. 38 .So,why this oddity? It relates to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent pollution.Drinkable cold water came from a mains supply,but hot water came from attic tanks and was not considered suitable for consumption.So they were kept apart.
Millions of people drink tea worldwide,but the odd Brits put milk in theirs.Why? This mysterious practice relates to the quality of china cup used in the 18th century when tea was first imposed.For the majority of Brits,the cups available couldn’t stand the heat of the boiling water and would break,so milk was added first. 39 .And this practical tweak soon became a national habit.
40 .As you can see,these odd Brits have perfectly clear reasons for left-hand driving,two-tap sinks and tea with milk.Even if they still seem strange,at least now you’re in the know.
A.This makes it difficult to improve
B.There is a method to the madness
C.This unusual behavior makes sense
D.You can know the origins of the practices
E.Either can make washing very uncomfortable
F.This cooled the cup enough to resist the boiling water
G.Here are the reasons for three of Britain’s more puzzling practices
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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There’s being a good neighbor,and then there’s going the extra mile.And in one Massachusetts neighborhood,the neighbors are pulling out all the stops.
Two years ago,about a 41 after Samantha was born,Glenda and Raphael Savitz learned their daughter was 42 .“She was the first deaf person my husband and I had known,”Glenda,33,told the Boston Globe.“So it’s a surprise. 43 .But I think I'm someone who’s 44 :OK.What do we do? She’s a week old.We’re going to be learning sign language.There was no 45 that it was going to be important to her development and her 46 .”
But the Savitz family weren’t the only ones who learned how to sign.Over 20 residents of their neighborhood in the town of Newton are 47 learning sign language.The residents 48 an instructor on their own and 49 gather together in a living room to learn the language.The neighbors’desire to learn to 50 with Samantha is something that the Savitz family finds extremely 51 .
“One of the most emotional 52 having her is that I really learned about how much support and how much love there is here,”Glenda said.“People are 53 so much time and energy to learn a(n) 54 language because they’re dying to 55 my little girl.I don’t have 56 for that.”
Baby Sam already has friends all over the neighborhood.Henry Marshall,a 19-year-old Harvard freshman,told the Globe that Sam 57 with her child-size basketball hoop 58 he shoots hoops on his adult-size one.While he plays,she copies his movements and 59 the words for“play”and“friend.”
“It’s a special neighborhood,”Raphael Savitz told the Globe.”It’s just a really 60 place.”
41.A.day B.week C.year D.month
42.A.deaf B.blind C.hurt D.dull
43.A.Embarrassed B.Awesome C.Unbearable D.Unexpected
44.A.for B.against C.1ike D.with
45.A.point B.chance C.question D.possibility
46.A.work B.study C.play D.growth
47.A.still B.also C.yet D.never
48.A.hired B.sent C.trained D.assisted
49.A.suddenly B.regularly C.immediately D.randomly
50.A.share B.stay C.associate D.communicate
51.A.interesting B.surprising C.touching D.demanding
52.A.results B.issues C.improvements D.experiences
53.A.1ooking for B.giving up C.putting in D.relying on
54.A.oral B.foreign C.1ocal D.useless
55.A.talk to B.turn to C.attend to D.adapt to
56.A.ideas B.words C.choices D.suggestions
57.A.plays B.1ives C.helps D.deals
58.A.as B.unless C.until D.because
59.A.writes B.reads C.signs D.says
60.A.challenging B.important C.usual D.welcoming
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge(HZMB),a 55-kilometre bridge-tunnel system,61 (consist)of a series of three cable-stayed bridges,an undersea tunnel,and four artificial islands.It is both the longest sea crossing and the longest fixed link on earth,another 62 (significance)project.The HZMB, 63 connects Hong Kong,Macau,and Zhuhai-three major cities on the Pearl River Delta,crosses the Lingding and Jiuzhou channel.
The HZMB designed 64 (1ast)for 120 years was built with a cost of 126.9 billion yuan(US $18.77 billion).The cost of 65 (construct)the Main Bridge was estimated 66 51.1 billion yuan(US $7.56 billion)shared among the governments of mainland China,Hong Kong and Macau.
67 (initial)set to be opened to traffic in late 2016,the structure was finally completed on 6 February 2018 and 68 (journalist)were subsequently given rides over the bridge.On 24 October 2018,the HZMB was opened to 69 public after its opening ceremony a day 70 (early)by Xi Jinping,General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
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。错误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。
I'm delight to welcome you to our Wildlife Club.You’11 be surprised that a various of plants and creatures are living here.Here are the most visited tourist sites.
One of the pleasant place is Holland Common.This has been public land for two hundred of years,and that you’11 find interesting is that the River Ouse has its source in the Common.There’s information board about the plants and animals and the Common is accessibly 24 hours a day.Then there’s Holl Island which was noted for its great range of trees.It is open only from Friday to Sunday because it's quite small,but if there were people around every day,many of the wildlife would keep away.
Have a good time here!
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李华,想邀请你的朋友John在周六晚上去观看科幻电影 The Wandering Earth,请用英语给他写一封邮件,内容包括:
1.发出邀请;
2.介绍电影(主题:保护人类共同的地球家园;观众评价等);
3.请求回复。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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