本刊試題研究中心
第一部分???閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)
第一節(jié)???(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)
閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
Best?attractions?in?Langkawi
Underwater?World?Langkawi
Set?along?a?beach?town,?it?houses?more?than?500?species?of?sea?creatures?including?seals,?penguins,?sea?horses,?as?well?as?mandarin?ducks.?One?of?the?highlights?is?a?15metre?underwater?tunnel,?where?you?can?enjoy?closeup?views?of?sharks?and?green?turtles.
Opening?hours:?Monday—Friday?9:30—18:30,?Saturday—Sunday?9:30—22:30
Price?range:?RM40?(adults)?and?RM30?(children?aged?3?to?12?years?old)
Langkawi?Wildlife?Park?&?Bird?Paradise
Great?for?families?and?animal?lovers,?it?houses?over?2,500?exotic?birds?from?150?species?such?as?ducks,?owls,?eagles?and?hornbills.?It?also?hosts?animal?feeding?sessions?for?crocodiles?and?hornbills?between?11:00?and?16:00.
Opening?hours:?daily?8:30—18:00
Price?range:?RM28?(adults)?and?RM18?(children?aged?3?to?12?years?old)
Art?in?Paradise?Langkawi
It?features?more?than?200?impressive?artworks?that?appear?almost?lifelike?when?photographed.?Praised?as?the?largest?3D?art?museum?in?Malaysia?and?second?largest?in?the?world,?there?are?nine?interactive?zones?within?this?threestorey?building,?including?fantasy,?classic,?castle,?landscapes,?Egypt,?and?Malaysia?zones.
Opening?hours:?daily?9:00—18:00
Price?range:?RM38?(adults)?and?RM28?(children?aged?3?to?12?years?old)
Taman?Lagenda?Langkawi
It?is?a?beautifully?landscaped?folkthemed?park?where?you?can?explore?on?foot?or?hire?a?buggy?to?cart?you?around.?The?openair?“garden?museum”?faces?the?Kuah?waterfront?and?has?a?total?of?17?colorful?sculptures?describing?Langkawi?legends?including?tales?of?heroic?giants,?mythical?birds?and?beautiful?princesses.A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
Opening?hours:?daily?9:00—19:00
Price?range:?RM5?(adults)?and?RM2.5?(children?aged?3?to?12?years?old)
1.?In?which?attraction?can?visitors?watch?animal?feeding?
A.?Langkawi?Wildlife?Park?&?Bird?Paradise.
B.?Underwater?World?Langkawi.
C.?Art?in?Paradise?Langkawi.
D.?Taman?Lagenda?Langkawi.
2.?What?can?visitors?do?in?the?3D?art?museum?in?Langkawi?
A.?Appreciate?the?sculptures?in?the?open?air.
B.?Enjoy?closeup?views?of?sea?creatures.
C.?Play?with?birds?in?the?interactive?zones.
D.?Take?pictures?of?the?great?artworks.
3.?How?much?should?a?couple?with?a?boy?aged?10?pay?to?enter?the?folkthemed?park?
A.?RM7.5.?B.?RM10.?C.?RM12.5.?D.?RM15.
B
After?public?health,?the?next?crisis?coming?from?the?novel?coronavirus?pandemic?will?be?economic.?In?fact,?heres?how?much?the?coronavirus?is?costing?the?world?so?far.?The?hardest?hit?will?be?small?businesses,?especially?local?businesses?with?storefronts.?With?people?staying?in?and?many?cities?issuing“shelterinplace”?orders,?restaurants?and?local?stores?are?taking?a?big?hit,?employees?included.
As?dining?in?a?restaurant?is?no?longer?an?option?in?much?of?the?United?States?and?leaving?the?house?to?visit?a?store?has?been?restricted?to?only?for?essentials,?many?are?wondering?what?can?be?done.?Joe?Cain,?50,?who?lives?in?the?Noe?Valley?neighborhood?of?San?Francisco,?had?an?idea?and?posted?the?following?on?Nextdoor:A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
“Its?just?a?friendly?notice?that?while?we?all?shut?ourselves?in,?the?restaurants?and?small?businesses?in?our?neighborhood?still?need?customers.?A?week?of?low?sales?can?be?hard?and?a?few?weeks?can?be?devastating.?Rent?and?pay?go?on?regardless,?and?a?payroll?tax?break?wont?help?as?much?as?customers?cash.?Consider?getting?takeout?(not?through?an?app),?buying?a?gift?card,?or?getting?something?extra?to?put?in?the?freezer.?Keep?the?cash?flowing?in?the?local?economy.”
He?followed?that?with?a?long?list?of?local?businesses?people?can?support.?“As?soon?as?this?stuff?happened?last?week,?I?didnt?go?out?anymore,”?Cain?said.?“And?I?can?imagine?these?business?owners?sitting?there,?trying?to?pay?their?employees?and?rent.?They?dont?have?cash?coming?in,?and?theyre?in?a?bind.”
Since?he?wrote?the?post?on?March?12,?he?has?received?some?positive?responses?and?has?made?a?little?gift?card?by?himself.?“Im?not?a?very?wealthy?person,?so?I?cant?buy?gift?cards?for?everybody,?but?I?can?at?least?broadcast?that?idea?so?more?people?can?do?some?of?this?stuff,”?he?explained.
4.?What?is?the?author?mainly?concerned?about?in?the?text?
A.?Health.?B.?Economy.?C.?Lifestyle.?D.?Convenience.
5.?What?does?the?underlined?word?“devastating”?in?paragraph?3?mean?
A.?Harmful.?B.?Effective.?C.?Impressive.?D.?Unbelievable.
6.?Which?of?the?following?is?a?suggestion?in?Cains?post?A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
A.?Changing?the?freezer.
B.?Buying?food?for?others.
C.?Donating?money?to?business?owners.
D.?Trying?to?spend?more?money?in?stores.
7.?Why?did?Cain?post?the?list?online?
A.?To?ask?the?rich?for?help.
B.?To?help?business?owners?out.
C.?To?warn?people?not?to?go?out.
D.?To?remind?people?to?buy?enough?food.
C
Taking?a?course?that?teaches?people?about?happiness?is?more?effective?at?boosting?(增加)?life?satisfaction?than?finding?a?partner?or?landing?a?job,?recent?research?suggests.?Some?researchers?from?the?London?School?of?Economics?and?Political?Science,?Oxford?University?and?University?College?London?carried?out?a?study?on?the?Exploring?What?Matters?course.?The?course?is?taught?throughout?the?country?and?is?run?by?volunteers,?who?have?no?formal?training?but?bring?people?together?to?explore?“the?things?that?really?matter?in?life”.
The?study?found?that?satisfaction?levels?of?those?taking?part?increased?by?one?point,increasing?from?6.4?out?of?10?to?7.4?after?the?course.?Researchers?said?that?this?increase?was?greater?than?the?boost?people?would?get?from?being?partnered?rather?than?single?(+0.59),?and?being?employed?rather?than?unemployed?(+0.7).
So?far,?more?than?6,000?people?in?the?UK?have?taken?part?in?the?eightweek?course.?People?involved?in?the?course?learn?how?to?cultivate?happiness?by?taking?positive?action?in?their?daily?lives.?They?also?learn?how?to?have?better?relationships?and?create?stronger?communities.A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
“I?was?quite?skeptical,”?said?Jo?Newstead,?a?retired?health?worker?in?London.?“But?I?really?enjoy?it.?There?are?nice?people?from?all?different?backgrounds?and?we?usually?have?a?full?discussion.?It?has?made?me?focus?on?what?I?can?do?to?help?improve?things?for?myself?and?for?others.”
Mark?Williamson,?director?of?Action?for?Happiness,?was?not?surprised?by?the?studys?results.?“This?new?research?backs?up?what?hundreds?of?people?have?already?told?us:?taking?part?in?these?groups?is?lifechanging,”?he?said.?“But?the?thing?were?most?excited?about?is?that?people?coming?out?of?this?experience?not?only?feel?better?about?themselves,?but?also?feel?more?connected?to?others?and?want?to?do?more?for?others,”?he?added.
8.?What?do?we?know?about?the?course?
A.?It?is?managed?by?volunteers.
B.?It?is?not?as?effective?as?expected.
C.?It?is?taught?all?year?round.
D.?It?explores?difficult?things?in?life.
9.?How?does?the?author?introduce?the?result?of?the?course?in?paragraph?2?
A.?By?analyzing?causes.?B.?By?giving?examples.
C.?By?describing?processes.?D.?By?making?comparisons.
10.?What?is?mainly?discussed?in?paragraph?3?
A.?Advantages?of?the?course.
B.?How?to?learn?the?course?well.
C.?What?people?learn?in?the?course.
D.?Problems?to?be?solved?during?the?course.
11.?What?can?be?a?suitable?title?for?the?text?A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
A.?Create?a?better?world?together
B.?What?really?matters?makes?a?difference
C.?What?decides?peoples?happiness?is?being?argued
D.?Confident?and?humorous?people?live?happily
D
Researchers?used?decades?of?measurements?of?earthshine?to?find?that?there?has?been?a?significant?drop?in?Earths?reflectance?(反射率)?over?the?past?two?decades.?Earth?is?now?reflecting?about?half?a?watt?(瓦)?less?light?per?square?meter?than?it?did?20?years?ago,?with?most?of?the?drop?occurring?in?the?last?three?years?of?earthshine?data.?Thats?the?equivalent?of?a?0.5%?decrease?in?Earths?reflectance.
“The?reflectance?drop?was?such?a?surprise?to?us?when?we?analyzed?the?last?three?years?of?data?after?17?years?of?nearly?flat?reflectance,”?said?Philip?Goode,?a?researcher?at?New?Jersey?Institute?of?Technology?and?the?lead?author?of?the?new?study.
Two?things?affect?the?net?sunlight?reaching?Earth:?the?Suns?brightness?and?the?planets?reflectivity.?The?changes?in?Earths?reflectance?observed?by?the?researchers?did?not?correlate?with?periodic?changes?in?the?Suns?brightness,?so?that?means?changes?in?Earths?reflectance?are?caused?by?something?on?Earth.
Specifically,?there?has?been?a?reduction?of?bright,?reflective?lowlying?clouds?over?the?eastern?Pacific?Ocean?in?the?most?recent?years.?Thats?the?same?area,?off?the?west?coasts?of?North?and?South?America,?where?increases?in?sea?surface?temperatures?have?been?recorded?because?of?the?reversal?of?climatic?conditions,?with?likely?connections?to?global?climate?change.A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
The?darkening?of?Earth?can?also?be?seen?in?terms?of?how?much?more?solar?energy?is?being?captured?by?Earths?climate?system.?Once?this?significant?additional?solar?energy?is?in?Earths?atmosphere?and?oceans,?it?may?contribute?to?global?warming.
“Its?actually?quite?concerning,”?said?Edward?Schwieterman,?a?planetary?scientist?at?the?University?of?California,?Riverside?who?was?not?involved?in?the?new?study.?“For?some?time,?many?scientists?had?hoped?that?a?warmer?Earth?might?lead?to?more?clouds?and?higher?reflectance,?which?would?then?help?to?moderate?warming?and?balance?the?climate?system,”?he?said.?“But?this?shows?the?opposite?is?true.”
12.?How?did?Philip?Goode?feel?about?the?drop?in?Earths?reflectance?
A.?Excited.?B.?Puzzled.?C.?Worried.?D.?Amazed.
13.?What?caused?the?drop?in?the?brightness?of?Earth?
A.?More?thicker?clouds.????????B.?Warming?ocean?waters.
C.?Additional?solar?energy.??????D.?Periodic?changes?in?the?Sun.
14.?What?is?the?result?of?fewer?bright?clouds?
A.?Earthshine?data?will?be?gathered?again.
B.?Earths?climate?system?is?out?of?function.
C.?Unnecessary?solar?energy?comes?to?Earth.
D.?Earth?and?oceans?become?darker.
15.?Why?did?many?scientists?expect?more?clouds?
A.?To?have?a?balanced?climate?system.
B.?To?prevent?the?climate?becoming?warmer.
C.?To?show?their?concerns?over?reflectance.A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
D.?To?explain?the?great?importance?of?reflectance.
第二節(jié)???(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
How?to?help?a?friend?with?a?broken?spirit
It?can?be?difficult?to?see?a?friend?in?pain,?especially?if?your?friend?has?just?suffered?a?broken?spirit.??????16??????While?you?cant?fix?your?friends?problems?or?take?away?your?friends?pain,?you?can?support?him?or?her?in?the?healing?process.
Work?out.?Working?out?is?a?healthy?way?for?your?friend?to?process?his?or?her?emotions,?because?it?increases?the?chemicals?in?your?friends?brain?that?produce?pleasing?feelings.??????17???????Maintaining?a?schedule?will?help?your?friend?to?get?through?his?or?her?issues.
Listen.?Its?important?for?your?friend?to?have?someone?he?or?she?can?trust.?People?who?are?hurting?can?benefit?from?feeling?heard?and?understood,?aiding?in?their?catharsis(宣泄).?If?youre?not?sure?how?to?be?a?good?listener?for?your?friend,?ask?what?he?or?she?needs.??????18
Help?your?friend?make?a?list.??????19???????If?you?can?help?your?friend?make?a?list?of?how?great?he?or?she?is,?what?his?or?her?strengths?are,?or?how?great?his?or?her?life?is,?it?can?help?your?friend?in?the?healing?process.?When?you?divert?(轉(zhuǎn)移)?your?friends?focus?away?from?the?painful?experience?to?something?positive?instead,?you?can?help?him?or?her?start?thinking?and?feeling?more?positive.A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
20???????Sometimes?you?just?need?a?moment?to?be?a?little?funny,?a?little?serious?and?a?little?healing.?If?you?have?a?releasing?ceremony?with?your?friend,?it?can?provide?all?of?these?aspects.?What?you?can?do?is?take?objects?that?remind?your?friend?of?his?or?her?pain,?and?have?your?friend?write?a?letter?releasing?it.
A.?Have?a?releasing?ceremony.
B.?Feelings?of?sorrow?have?hurt?your?friend.
C.?Set?up?times?to?meet?up?with?your?friend?at?the?gym.
D.?He?or?she?may?have?trouble?finding?enjoyment?in?life.
E.?See?if?your?friend?wants?advice?and?respect?his?or?her?answer.
F.?Lists?are?a?great?way?to?get?your?friends?brain?on?a?roll.
G.?Feeling?sad?is?a?natural?response.
第二部分???語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)
第一節(jié)???(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)
閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
I?loved?my?first?grade?teacher,?Mrs?Gross.?She?had?such?a?sweet?smile.?I?wasnt?sure?what?her??????21???????was?at?the?time,?but?she?already?looked?very?grandmotherly.
She?never?yelled?at?or??????22???????her?students.?To?me,?it?felt?like?having?a?second?grandmother?as?my?teacher.?Every?day?I?arrived?at?her?classroom?and?sat??????23???????at?my?desk?with?a?big?smile?on?my?face.
One?such?memory?is?still?with?me?to?this?day.?We?were?doing?math??????24???????that?were?printed?on?the?chalkboard.?I?finished?first?and??????25???????my?head?up?just?as?Mrs?Gross?walked?up?behind?me.?She?looked?at?my??????26???????and?smiled.?Then?she?said,?“This?is?really?good?work,?Joe.?You?are?a?very??????27???????boy.”?As?she?walked?on,?she?gently?touched?my?shoulder?and?I?felt?a(n)??????28???????in?my?heart.?It?felt?so?good?to?be?seen.?It?felt?so?good?to?be??????29??????.?From?that?moment,?I?always?tried?my?best.?I?always?wanted?to?be?as?smart?as?she??????30???????I?already?was.A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
Mrs?Gross??????31???????a?desire?in?me?to?be?the?best?person?I?could?be.?With?her?gentle?love?and??????32??????,?I?started?down?a?wonderful?path?that?I?am?still?on?today.
David?Whyte?wrote,?“People?are??????33??????,?and?one?good?word?is?bread?for?a?thousand.”?Mrs?Gross?showed?me?just?how?much??????34???????one?soul?can?have?on?another.
Every?kind?word,?every?loving?act,?or?every?helping?hand?is?a?treasure.??????35???????your?days?with?good?words?then.?Make?your?life?a?gift?of?love.
21.?A.?age?B.?experience?C.?request?D.?application
22.?A.?criticized?B.?puzzled?C.?abandoned?D.?regretted
23.?A.?happily?B.?deliberately?C.?consequently?D.?obviously
24.?A.?plans????B.?excuses??????C.?problems?D.?hobbies
25.?A.?leaned?B.?supported?C.?lowered?D.?lifted
26.?A.?grades??????B.?eyes?C.?work?D.?face
27.?A.?particular??????B.?intelligent?C.?flexible?D.?simple
28.?A.?excitement?B.?security?????????C.?curiosity?D.?surprise
29.?A.?recommended???B.?accomplished?C.?advocated?D.?appreciated
30.?A.?pretended?B.?thought?C.?reconsidered?D.?imagined
31.?A.?overcame?B.?interviewed?C.?awakened?D.?responded
32.?A.?encouragement?B.?recognition?C.?operation?D.?achievementA13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
33.?A.?gradual???B.?hungry?C.?missing?D.?wild
34.?A.?invitation???B.?effect?????????C.?thirst????????D.?effort
35.?A.?Compare???B.?Exchange?C.?Share????D.?Fill
第二節(jié)???(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)
閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
One?day?Tom?wanted?to?go?to?climb?a?tall?mountain?36.??????????(call)?Mt.?Hood?in?Oregon.?It?was?a?few?37.??????????(hour)?drive?to?get?there,?but?the?road?trip?was?really?beautiful,?and?there?was?no?traffic.?Soon,?he?saw?the?mountain?topped?with?snow.?As?he?approached,?he?realized?how?high?it?was.?It?even?went?through?the?clouds!?He?knew?the?rest?of?the?day?wouldnt?be?enough?for?him?to?hike?to?the?top.?So?he?decided?38.
(spend)?the?night?at?the?bottom?of?the?mountain.?However,?he?was?too?39.???????????(excite)?to?fall?asleep.
The?next?morning?he?parceled?his?camping?gear(設(shè)備)?and?set?off.?It?was?40.??????????????sunny?day?and?there?were?no?clouds.?41.??????????????the?way?up?the?mountain,?he?enjoyed?the?beautiful?scenery.?He?saw?a?deer?and?a?few?more?after?that.?There?was?a?stream?42.????????????went?down?the?mountain?and?into?a?beautiful?pond.?The?water?was?so?clear?that?the?fish?could?43.???????????(see).?Several?hours?later,?he?foundA13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
44.???????????(he)?at?the?top?of?the?mountain.?Looking?at?such?a?wonderful?view,?he?thought?it?was?the?45.???????????(great)?moment?of?his?life!
第三部分???寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)
第一節(jié)???(滿分15分)
Crazy?English正在舉辦主題為“The?animal?I?like?best”的征文活動(dòng),請(qǐng)你用英文寫一篇短文投稿,內(nèi)容包括:
1.?你最喜歡的動(dòng)物;
2.?你喜歡該動(dòng)物的理由。
注意:
1.?詞數(shù)80左右;
2.?可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。
The?animal?I?like?best
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■第二節(jié)???(滿分25分)
閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
As?I?came?into?Middle?School,?Grade?Six,?I?was?really?excited?because?my?friend?Jennifer?was?going?to?be?in?the?same?school?with?me!?At?first,?things?were?great.?She?introduced?me?to?her?friend,?Amy,?and?we?had?lots?of?fun?together.?Then?things?started?to?change.?Jennifer?was?a?very?controlling?person:?I?couldnt?make?new?friends,?because?if?I?hung?out?with?different?people,?she?would?decide?that?I?was?“mad?at?her?and?Amy”.?So?I?didnt?make?new?friends,?and?pretty?soon?being?Jennifers?friend?became?a?battle?between?Amy?and?me.
Jennifer?wanted?to?be?the?“l(fā)eader”?of?our?little?group.?Amy?and?I?were?never?partners?in?class?projects?or?gym;?it?was?always,?“Who?gets?the?privilege?(榮耀)?of?being?Jennifers?partner.”?It?was?either?Jennifer?liked?me?and?she?left?Amy?out?or?Jennifer?liked?Amy?and?she?left?me?out.?Amy?and?I?both?wanted?to?be?Jennifers?number?one.?Being?Jennifers?friend?became?the?most?important?thing?in?the?world.A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655
I?always?waited?for?Jennifer?and?Amy?after?class,?so?we?could?walk?together?to?our?next?class.?Amy?and?Jennifer?chatted?at?Jennifers?desk?as?Jennifer?packed?her?books?up?and?I?waited?by?the?door.?Sometimes?when?they?left,?theyd?walk?right?past?me.?No“Thanks?for?waiting”.?No?“Sorry?we?took?so?long”.?It?was?as?if?they?couldnt?even?see?me.?Yet?I?still?waited?after?every?single?class.
Most?of?the?time?we?gossiped(閑聊)?about?people,?and?I?soon?realized?that?nobody?was?good?enough?for?Jennifer.?Jennifer?had?a?list?of?bad?things?about?everybody,?even?Amy.?And?Im?sure?she?had?a?list?of?bad?things?about?me,?too.?After?months?of?living?through?school?this?way,?I?had?really?changed.?I?was?moody,?depressed?and?lonely.?I?didnt?smile?much.?I?spent?lots?of?days?trying?not?to?cry.?I?felt?so?left?out.
注意:續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。
Finally,?near?the?end?of?the?school?year,?I?got?sick?of?being?treated?so?poorly.
When?I?was?in?Grade?Seven,?I?had?tons?of?friends.A13CC26E-A41A-4625-BE00-7782B4289655