湖北省黄冈市20202021学年高二英语下学期期末调研考试试题

湖北省黄冈市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末调研考试试题2021年7月4日下午1430-16:30本试题卷共12页，67题全卷满分150分考试用时120分钟★祝考试顺利★注意事项

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题卷案后，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）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.How didthe manfeel about the operaA.Greatly pleased.B.Terribly disappointed.C.A littledissatisfied.A.On December20th.B.On December25th.C.On December30th.

2.When willLinda celebrateher birthday

3.What are the speakersmainly talkingaboutA.A bank.B.A colleague.C.A robbery.

4.Where does the manwant to goA.China.B.Russia.C.America.

5.Who isthe womanprobably talkingtoA.A repairman.B.A customer.C.A carsalesman.第二节共15小题；每小题

1.5分，满分225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下面一段对话，回答第6至7题

6.Where doesthe conversationtake placeA.In anoffice downtown.B.In anapartment downtown.C.In anapartment in the EastEnd.

7.What docsthe manwant to do nowA.Get towork.B.Go toa restaurant.C.Visit the woman*scompany.听第7段材料，回答第8至1题

8.Who isthe manprobcibly talkingtocapturing footage镜头，not he»that shouldtake the

52.Despite his53,he remainsmodest.0The futureis atstake*not forhim butfor thenext54,“he says,“Weare representativesof avery55,damaging species.So just be modest.Don*t waste.w

41.A.take offB.grow upC.live on

1.pass away

42.A.awful B.amazing C.courageousD.excellent

43.A.spread B.expanded C.recovered D.shrunk

44.A.nature B.humans C.rate

0.cities

45.A.click B.remind c.tip D.fix

46.A.returned B.fixed c.pressed D.seen

47.A.come outB.take overc.wipe outI.bring out

48.A.quite B.hard c.fast D.luckily

49.A.relief B.series c.text D.reaction

50.A.chest B.hand c.face

1.hair

51.A.award B.approached c.recognized D.threw

52.A.credit B.reward c.money D.chance

53.A.stress B.observation c.fame D.explanation

54.A.community B.generation c.race D,species

55.A.precious B.curious c.attractive D.powerful第二节（共10小题;每小题

1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文.在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式The chainShaxianDelicacies,originating inShaxicin county,Fujian Province,56be asuccess acrossthecountry to date.According tolocal officials,there areover80,000restaurants servingShaxian57_traditionsnacks nationwide.But it is also58global hitwith eateriesin61foreign countriesand regionsbelovedby foreigners.In

2018.aShaxian Delicaciesrestaurant openedinNewYorkCity,only59_closethreehourslaterafteral1thedishessoldout.ItisamazingthattheShaxianDelicacies canopenitseaterynearmyhouseinAmerica.The60flavorof the food hereare justthe sameas I remember.Ms Zheng,who was born inFuzhou city,told ChinaDaily.It haskept the“taste ofhome“，61the ShaxianDelicacies chainis alwayscreating tastestailored todifferentlocal needs.For example,the owner of itschain inFrance usesgreen tea powder,62_is verypopular there,ratherthan spinach菠菜seeds in the flourwrappers.Wu Shaohua,ownerof the ShaxianDelicacies eateryin Portugal,63special prepares“fried meat°and friedspring rollsfor localresidents wholike friedfood.Besides thedelicious food,a cleanenvironment alsokeeps customers64（come）back.The ownerof theShaxianDelicacies eateryin NewYoik.Shao Binfang,designed anopen kitchenin herrestaurant.When thecustomerscan see the cookingprocess,it putsthem65ease overfood safety,Shao toldPeoples Daily.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的美国交换生Johnson想要和你一起参加青少年活动中心举办的生存训练暑假夏令营活动，并询问有关情况请你给他回信，内容包括

1.活动时间和地点；

2.参加条件；

3.注意事项4意词数80左右5二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文注意

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好The45-ycar-old Chen Liyan wassweeping thefloor atTaiyuan RailwayStation earlylast Tuesdaymorningwhenshefoundasmallplasticbagnearachairanddiscovered100-000yuaninside.Chenwasshockedbutshewasdetermined toreturn the money toits owner.While working,Chen watchedcarefully foranyone whomight have been theowner.She waitedfor overtwohours,but havingno luck,she wentto thenearest police station toturn themoney in.There,it wasfinally returnedtoits owner,Wang Zheng.Wang thankedChen repeatedlyand apologizedfor theinconvenience,even offeringher

5.000yuan asareward.To hissurprise,however,Chen refused,believing thatit wouldbe wrongto acceptmoney thatshe hadnotearned.But whatis evenmore surprising,perhaps,is thatChen，s daughter,16-year-old Liu Xia iscurrently seriouslyill.Chen hadalready spentthe lastof hersavings on the ongoingtreatments andhas alsotaken outa largeloan.Fortunately,Ma Dongbao,who worksat thepolicestation,stepped in.Living in the sameapartment buildingasChens family,Ma was wel1aware ofChens difficulties.When Wangwas toldabout Chens situation,he decidedto do something to help.A largesum ofmoney wasraised andChen Liyanwas interviewedby the local newspaper.黄冈市2021年春季高二年级期末调研考试英语参考答案1-5BACBA6-10CBBCA11-15BCACB16-20BACACA:21-23CCD B:BCBA C:BDAB DA CA B36-40F CD AG41-55BADAC DCABB DACBD

56.has been

57.traditional

58.a

59.to close

60.flavors

61.but

62.which

63.specially

64.coming

65.atDear Johnson,How are you doingthese daysThe summerholiday isaround thecorner.Knowing thatyou areinterested inthesummer camp,I mwriting totell yousome relevantdetails about it.The summercamp isscheduled to begin onJuly10th andlast fora month.The agesof peirticipaintsarelimited toa rangeof12to

18.Those whodecide toparticipate arerequired tosign upon theinternet andpay6000yuan tocover theexpense.You areadvised towear sportsclothes andshoes.Considering safety,you dbetter takealongsome medicinein caseof injury.Looking forwardto seeingyou again.When Wangwas toldabout Chen ssituation,he decidedtodosomething tohelp.Not onlywas hedeeplymoved byChen and her honesty,but alsohe wasconcerned aboutChensdaughterJ sillness.If shedidn tgettimelytreatment,shewouldloseheryounglife.Ifhegavethis100000yuantoChen,showouldntacceptit.Hedidintend tohelp Chenand herfamily.Wang scratchedhis headand waslost inthought.Suddenly anidea flashedinhis mind—why notset upa fundraisingwebsite topay forLiuXias hospitalbill Hedid soand alsowrote to thelocal newspaperfor thegood virtue.A largesum ofmoney wasraised andChenLiyanwas interviewedby thelocal newspaper,when ciskedwhyshe didntkeep themoney,she said,“it washonesty thatmade medoso.Poor asI am,I think I amsupposed tomakemoney bymy hardwork.Words failto conveymy endlessappreciation forwhat WangZhen didfor myfamilyand I also want to expressmy sinceregratitude toallthe peoplewho donatedthemoneytohelpus.Now wehaveenough moneyfor my daughter*s ongoingtreatment.Indeed,itishonesty that makes Chen*s familypullthrough thecurrent toughsituation.It speaksthat onegood turndeserves another.答案解析A篇应用文改编题主要介绍去Vail Marriott Mountain Resort滑雪的相关事宜

21.C细节理解题从Best Time to Vacation部分可知去Vai1Marriott MountainResort滑雪的最佳时间是十二月到三月

22.C细节理解题从Know BeforeYou Go部分的Suncream可知

23.D细节理解题从Difficulty levels中可知Green Circle是最简单的滑道，对广初学者是最佳选择B篇【答案】B CB A选自Readert sDigest;体裁记叙文；主题火灾中营救家人;难度易

24.细节理解题根据文章第•段ThemedicinethatItakesformyrheumatoidarthritiscausesmetowakeupinthemiddle of the nightwith adry mouth.”可知,药物作用使我半夜起床故选B

25.细节理解题根据文章第二段“itmadeenoughnoiseformetogotohim”和hewasrunningup,andhenevercame up the slairs,“可知He keptbarking andrunning up to stairs故选C

26.细节理解题根据文章第三段“I goteverybody outon the roof and threw a blanket out there so we wouldn,tslip off.It wascold,January cold.Then I started screaming for help.”可知，after hisfamily all stood onthe roof,he started screaming forhelp故选B

27.主旨题根据文章最后一段Imnohero.I*mjustanordinarypersonwho*dhelpanybody.Thishappenedtobe the time when I helpedmy ownfamily.I liveto protectmy family.Just likeRock一he livedto protectus.”可知.作者是个有勇气和负责任的人,故选A,Courageous andresponsibleoC篇【答案】BD A B选自；话题人与社会之科学与技术，新的研究表明，无论你喝的是什么酒，无论你喝多喝少，都会对你的大脑造成危害体裁说明文；

28.细节理解题根据第二段中的“onthebrains graymatter—regions inthebrainthatmake upimportantbitswhere information is processed,M可知，gray matter是指Process information,选Bo

29.细节理解题根据第三段“The morepeople drank,the lessthe volumeof theirgray matter,可知，D错误

30.判断推理题根据第三段的“modifiable risk factors are ones you can dosomething about,in contrasttoaging.可知，可调节的风险因素指的是“你可控的因素，相对于不可控的衰老而言”故选Ao

31.主旨题根据第一段的内容，新的研究发现，无论你喝的是什么酒，无论你喝多喝少，都会对你的大脑造成危害故选BD篇A CA B本文是一篇说议文主要讲述了对于怀旧这种现象不同的观点

32.答案A细节推理判断题第二段主要是反对怀旧的观点，故排除DoB答案错误因为devotedtothegoodolddays是nostalgia的特征，并不是结果之一，同理排除C

33.答案C细节理解题根据第三段内容可知C答案文中并未提到It isalso atool forself-discovery可知A答案正确Nostalgiacantransformeventhemostordinarypastintolegend,whichwarmstheheart and the body.可知B答案正确memories area psychological immune responsethat istriggered whenyouwant totake abreak fromnegati vity.可知D答案正确

34.答案A推理判断题根据最后一段最后一句话You cant have a better tomorrow if you arethinkingabout yesterday all thetime.”可知答案为A

35.答案B主旨大意题文章第一段提出一个现象，第二段提出一种观点，但中心句在第三段开头Butnewstudiessuggest that a modest dose of nostalgia is not only harmless,but actuallybeneficial.第四段开头乂重申了此观点七选五F CDAG这是一篇说明文，对想要从事音乐事业的人提出了四点建议

36.答案F段尾句根据下面四点建议和F选项中的tip可以看出答案是F

37.答案C段中句根据这段的标题和前面一句话中whatyoudliketoachieve可以选出答案，因为whalyoudlike to achieve=outcomeo这是对前一句话的具体说明

38.答案I）段中句根据句式特点，前面一句话中有you11sland firm.D选项中you11also...与之句式上是并列的，意义上是递进关系

39.答案A小标题根据卜面一段的内容可以得知此段主要是围绕the worst展开

40.答案G段首句后面一句howtrue!多么正确呀，还有stayingpower与G选项中的“适者生存”意思是一样的完形填空【解析】BADACDCABB DACBD这是一篇夹叙夹议文讲述了David Attenborough为了警醒人们保护环境所做出的努力和他本人对他所做的事情的态度

41.答案B动词词组辨析，前文中提到David想要人们帮助bringnatureback,所以他说“孩子们在成长过程中不知道什么是蝌蚪，这是可怕的事情When someonegrows up,they graduallychange frombeing achild intobeingan adult,grow up.take off:脱掉；起飞；（使）离开；突然成功；pass away:去世

42.答案A形容词词义辨析见上awful:可怕的，courageous:勇敢的

43.答案D动词词义辨析根据后面一句中提到的他经常潜水的暗礁都变得没有生机了，可知43题是糟糕的情况词句话意思是“北极的冰在缩小”shrink:becomesmaller,especiallywhenwashedinwaterthatistoohot;to makeclothes,cloth,etc.smaller in this way（使）缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩

44.答案A名词词义辨析highlight:突出；强调，impact:影响根据上下文我们得知主要是人类对自然的影响

45.答案C动词词义辨析tip it into adisaster”使它陷入灾难”tip:to causesth tofall orturn over.

46.答案D动词词义辨析因为从后文中得知David几十年以来一直致力于自然保护并拍摄相关影片，所以作者说没有哪一个人如同David一样看到那么多的地球表层

47.答案C动词词义辨析wipe out彻底摧毁；消灭

48.答案A副词词义辨析quite:很，相当；非常；的确；确实如此；not knowquite...不太清楚

49.答案B名词词义辨析series:a setof radioor televisionprogrammes thatdeal withthe same subjector thathave the same characters（广播或电视上题材或角色相同的）系列节目relief:宽慰，安心；免除，减轻；救援物资

50.答案B名词词组辨析根据语境可知David来到妻子旁边时，妻子即将离世，只能捏了捏他的手

51.答案D动词词义辨析throw oneselfinto work“投入工作recognize:认出；识别；承认award:授予；奖励；裁定

52.答案A名词词义辨析credit:praise orapproval becauseyou areresponsible forsthgood thathas happened赞扬;称赞；认可reward:报酬；奖励，回报；赏金

53.答案C名词词义辨析fame:名声；名望“尽管他享有盛名”

54.答案B名词词义辨析“对于将来一代人，未来岌岌可危”

55.答案1）形容词词义辨析powerful:being ableto controland influencepeople andevents有权势的；有影响力的“我们是强大的具有破坏性的物种之一，所以我们更应该适度，不应该浪费”语法填空说明文出自China Daily

56.has been考查谓语时态语态主谓•致此处可从todate可知用现在完成时态并结合主语the chain可知

57.traditional考查词性转换此处是形容词修饰名词

58.a考查冠词

59.to close考查非谓语动词Only todo意料之外的结果

60.flavors考查名词的数从谓语ar可知主语是生数形式

61.but考查并列连词根据语境可知前后句为转折关系

62.which考查引导词此处引导非限制性定语从句修饰teapowder,并作从句主语

63.specially考查词性转换此处是副词修饰动词

64.coming考查非谓语动词keep sbdoing

65.at考查介词put sbat ease听力录音稿Text1W:Hi,Mike.I heardyou wentto theOpera House.How was the operayou sawlast SundayM:Don tmention it.It was not asgood asI expected.I shouldhave watchedthe livematches athome.Text2W:Iley David.Has Lindainvited youto her30th birthdayparty tonightM:Yes.We cango theretogether,Anne.Irememberyou wereborn onChristmas Day.TV:Yes.My birthdayis in five days.Every yearmy familythrow ahuge partyfor me.Text3W:Hey,Jack.Have youheard thebank whereAbby workswas robbedby agunman wearinga maskM:Oh,yeah.I readabout itin thepaper thismorning.Poor Abby.She mustbe badlyfrightened.Text4M:Blessme,I11havea10-hourtrip,andIhavetochangeplaneinBeijing.SoIwontgetbackintoMoscowuntilMonday morning.W:II sa longjourney.Keep intouch.Come andsee mein NewYork ifyou can.Text5W:Hello,is thatAdams AutoRepair ShopM:Yes.Can Ihelp youW:Yes.This isAmanda.I mcalling youabout mycar.When can I pickit upM:I mmending itright now.It11be readyat2:00this afternoon.Text6M:Wow!Nice place!1ve never been tothis partof townbefore.W:Thanks.This areas calledthe EastEnd.It isnt verycentral,but Ichose itbecause1could affordmore spacehere.M:Yeah,you have a wholeextra room!W:I know!I useit forwork.M:I thoughtyou workedin anoffice downtown.W:My companylets mework onedayaweek fromhome.M:Lucky!Youvegotagreatbossandagreatapartment,rmsohappyforyou!Letscelebrate!Letmetakeyoutodinner.Text7W:

⑧Good evening.Do youhave areservationM:No,we dont.W:How manypeople areyou togetherM:Just twopeople.My wifeis arrivinginfiveminutes.W:©Would youlike tosit ina smoking section,a non-smoking sectionor whatevercomes openfirstM:Woll,we cannotput upwith thesmoking.So…W:I see.But I m awfullysorry.©There areno emptyseats in the non-smokingsectionnow.I mafraid you,11have to wait fora while.M:®How longdo youthinkIhave towaitW:©About fifteenminutes.

⑧We11offer youthe menuso thatyou canlook atitin advance.M:®0kay.V mso thirsty.Can yougive mea glassof waterfirstW:Sure.

⑧⑩We alwaysprovide freedrinks andsnacks in the waitingarea.Text8M:Hi,Jennifer.Do youthink theweather istoo coldlately Areyou preparing to travelabroadW:Yes,I mpreparingtotrave1to someplace whichis lovelyand warm.But I haven*t decidedwhere to go yet.M:Well,I mustsay,Sanya orsome citiesof Thailandarethe best choice.W:I feelthesame.1in wondering whetherto go to Thailand.Have youeverbeenthereM:No,Ihaven*t.W:@lave youever traveledabroadM:@fes.In fact,I wasborn abroad.W:@Vhere were you bornM:©China.If m not joking.I wasmade inChina.My parentsare Americansbut I wasbornin Shanghai.W:Can youspeak ChineseM:No.@Ve movedto Pariswhen I was youngbecause ofmy mother,s newjob.W:@{ow oldwereyouthenM:⑫Iwasnine.W:@fou werenine years old.And you cannot speakChinese.M:@4o.Iwas9months old.Ha-Ha…卷But myparents alwaysspeak highlyof China.W:⑬Great.It mustbe verycharming.Now I make mymind totravel thecountry thiswinter.Text9W:@ood morning.What canI dofor youM:®xod morning,Miss.It smy firstvisit here.I needsome books.W:Have yougot areader*s cardM:Imafraid not,but1have mystudent IDwith me.W:That mightbe OK.©Vhat kindof booksareyouinterested inM:⑮I fancyart andmusic.W⑭@Veil,let mesee.Now weareonthe2nd floor.You needto climbone morefloor.M:Thank you.By theway,Ialsowant tolook forsome magazines.W@Then youcan surfthe openshelves onthe6th floor.M:Good.How longcanIkeep thesebooks and magazinesW:⑯Books fortwo months,andmagazines,only fourweeks.Text10M:©{ello,everyone!ImJohn,the Presidentof theStudent Union.@Now Ihave animportant announcementtomake.Thereareafewchanges thathavebeenmade tothevisit.So,please payfullattentiontowhat Imsayingnext.@Ve stillhavebeen arranged topay avisit to thelocalmuseum thisweekend,but its onSaturday.Wewere informedthat the museum wouldntopenthis Sundaydue tosome specialreasons.And weare going tomeet onthe playgroundinstead of the schoolgate ateight oclock in the morning.We willgo directlythere byschoolbus.Owing to the verybig museum,youf dbetter wearcomfortable shoesfor longwalks.More thananything,please bringa notebookwith youand makesome notes.will have a discussion aboutitin theclass meetingnext Monday.Oh,Inearly forgettoremind youof therules.Don,ttakepictures oftheculturalrelics.But ifyoudowant totakeapicture,youcan do thatin frontofthemuseum.@And nobodyis allowedto touchanything there,or elsethey willbefined.Have anice weekend!A.A hotelclerk.B.A waitress.C.A saleswoman.

9.Why doosthe manprobably needtowaitaround15minutesA.He forgot to make a bookinginadvance.B.The grocerystore iscrowed withpeople.C.There isntan emptytable inthe non-smoking area.

10.What isthe mangoingtodo nextA.Have somethingto drinkB.Pick uphis wife.C.Shop forsnacks.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11.What isthe mansnationalityA.Chinese.B.American.C.French.

12.How oldwasthe man whenhis parentsbrought himto ParisA.19years old.B.9yearsold.C.9months old.

13.Where doesthe womandecide togo thiswinterA.China.B.Thailand.C.America.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题

14.What isthewomandoingA.Putting somebooks inorder.B.Showing astudent aroundthe library.C.Providing assistanceto someonein need.

15.Where can themanfind thebooks thatinterest himA.On the2nd floor.B.On the3rd floor.C.On the6th floor.

16.How longcantheman keepmagazinesA.Nearly twomonths.B.About onemonth.C.Only twoweeks.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.Who isthe speakerA.A student.B.A reporter.C.A guide.

18.What isthe mainpurpose ofthe talkA.To tellabouttherules ofthemuseum.B.To discussthe weekendplans.C.To announcesome changesof avisit.

19.When wasit scheduledtogoto themuseumA.On Sunday.B.On Saturday.C.On Monday.

20.What arcthe1i stenersadv ised todoA.Wear comfortableclothes.B.Take acamera.C.Avoid touchingthings.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小gg2•5分.满分

37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AVail MarriottMountain ResortVailWinter WeatherGuideCovered ingrand mountains,fkishing lightsand snowypines,Vail isperfect forexplorers andpeople wholoveadventures alike.Whether skiingdown theslopesforthefirsttimeorthe hundredth,thisguide willensure thatyou,re readyfor everythingthis cityhas tooffer.Best Timeto VacationDecemberthrough toMarch tendsto bethebesttime forthose interestedin skiingdown theslopes instyle.Know BeforeYou GoMakethe necessarypreparations andreservations inadvance•Ski andSnowboard Rentals（租赁）Dont haveyour ownequipment!Vail Sportsrents outa varietyofskis andsnowboards foral1ages andabilities,aswel1as snowshoes andhelmets.,ClothingRentals Forthosenotinterestedinpurchasinghundredsofdollarsofskiclothingforonevacation.Mountain Threadshas arental programjust for you,where youcan getmountain necessitieslike coats,pants andgoggles（护目镜）.,Suncream Youmightnotthinkaboutgettingsunburn,butithappenstoskiersandsnowboarderseveryday.,Difficultylevels It*simportanttoknowwhatlevelyoureatbeforejumpingonaskiliftandheadingupthemountain.Use afree trailmap andplan theslopes you*re goingto skidown aheadof timebased onthe followinglevelsyou*11find upthe mountain,Green CircleThese arethe easiestslopes.,Blue SquareThese indicateaverage tomedium levels.•Black DiamondThe mostadvanced slopes.Some mountainswill featuredouble blackdiamonds,indicating evenhigher difficulty.While Vai1isfamous forsnowsports,you11find plentyof otherfunthings todoonce thesun goesdown oryouaretired.Exploretherestofourwebsiteformoreinformation!

21.WhenisthebesttimetovisitVailifyoulikeskiingA.In March,April Juneand DecemberB.In December,February,Apri1and MarchC.In January,February,March andDecemberD.In September,October,November andDecember

22.Before yougoto the Vai1MarriottMountainResort,you willhave totakewithyou.A.helmets B.gogglesC.suncream D.a trailmap

23.What willa skiingbeginner whowants toenjoy himselfprefer tochooseA.Blue SquareB.Black DiamondC.Double BlackDiamonds D,Green CircleBWhenafirebrokeoutinmyhomeinthe middleofthenight,Iknow IddoanythingIcouldtosavemyfamily.The medicinethat Itake formy rheumatoidarthritis causesmetowake up inthemiddle ofthe nightwith adrymouth.January15,2016,wasnodifferent.I,Indiana,US,awoke at230am needingwater.IwaswalkingbackupstairsfromthekitchenwhenIheardmybulldog,Rock.WhateverRockwasdoingdownthere,itmadeenough noiseformetogotohim.BythetimeImadeittothebottomofthestairs,hewasrunning up,andhenever cameupthe stairs,no matterwhat.I thinkthat washis wayof tel1ing me,Keve gottogoback up.When I gottothe topofthestairs,I turnedaround andsaw alight on,but I didnt rememberleaving oneon.Iwalked downstairsagain,and thatswhen Isawfire.Iimmediately shoutedto my wifeto wake up andget ourthreekids.I grabbeda knifeand cutouttheplastic thatcovered thewindow tothe porchroof.I thenpried open thewindow andkicked outthe screen.Istartedscreaming forhelp.But helpnever came.Igoteverybody outon theroof andthrewa blanketout theresowewouldnt tslip off.It wascold,January cold.Then Istartedscreamingforhelp.But helpnever came.Now,I*m scaredof heightsand havephysical issues,what withmy rheumatoidarthritis,but Icouldnt letmyfamily burnup.So Ijumped off the roof.Ididntscoot tothe edge；I justjumped and got thewind knockedout ofmewhen Ilanded.I foundour ladder,placed itagainst thehouse,and c1imbed backup tothe roof.I wrappedmyarms aroundmydaughterand carriedmy nine-month-old withmy teeth,by hislittle sleeper.Then Iclimbeddown theladder.Once onthe ground,I hadmy littlegirl holdher brother,and Iwent backuptotheroofto getmyother daughter.Then Iwent backup againandgotmywife.I triedto getmy dog,but hejust disappearedin thebkicksmoke.I neversaw himalive again,I*mnohero.Im justan ordinaryperson who*cl helpanybody.This happenedtobethetimewhenIhelpedmy ownfamily.I liveto protectmy family.Just likeRock—he livedto protectus.

24.What madethe authorwakeupat230amA.My dogsbarking B.The modicine*s effectC.A burningfire D.A noisedownstairs

25.How didRock tellthe authorthe dangerdownstairsA.He turnedonalight downstairs.B.He rantothe author,s roomupstairs.C.He keptbarking andrunning upto stairs.D.He madesome noiseat thebottom ofthestairs.

26.Whcit didtheauthordo afterhis fcimilyallstoodontheroofA.He placedablanketto keepwarm.B.He startedscreamingforhelp.C.He jumpedofftheroof.D.He brokeopenthewindow andkicked outthe screen

27.Which ofthe fol lowing bestdescribe theauthorA.Courageous andresponsible B.Caring andselfishC.Loyal andbrave D.Strong andconsiderateCThere isno suchthing asa safelevel ofdrinking,\vith increasedconsumption of alcohol associatedwithpoorer brainhealth,according toa newstudy.In anobservational study,which hasnot yetbeen peer-reviewed,researchers from the Universityof Oxfordstudiedthe relationshipbetween theself-reported alcoholintake ofsome25,000people inthe UK,and their brainscans.The researchersnoted thatdrinking hadan effectonthe brainsgray matter-regions inthe brainthatmakeupz，important bitswhereinformationisprocessed,according tolead authorAnya Topiwala,a seniorclinicalresearcher atOx ford.“The morepeople drank,the lessthe volumeof theirgray matter,“Topiwala said via email.“Brain volumereduceswith ageand moreseverely withdementia痴呆症.Smaller brain volume alsopredicts worseperformance on memorytesting,“she explained.While alcoholonly madea smallcontribution tothis

0.8%,itwasagreatercontributionthanothermodifiable77riskfactors,〃shesaid,explainingthatmodifiableriskfactorsare“ones youcandosomething about,in contrastto aging.”Theteam alsoinvestigatedwhethercertain drinkingpatterns,beverage typesandother healthconditionsmadeadifferencetotheimpact of alcoholon brainhealth.They foundthattherewas nosafelevel ofdrinking-meaningthat consumingany amount of alcoholwas worsethan notdrinking it.They alsofound noevidence that the typeofdrink-such aswine,spirits orbeer—affected theharm donetothebrain.However,certain characteristics,such ashighblood pressure,obesity orbinge-drinking,could putpeople athigher risk,researchers added.The risksofalcoholhave longbeen knownPrevious studieshave foundthat there*snoamount ofliquor,wine orbeer thatis safeforyouroverall health.Alcohol wasthe leadingrisk factorfordiseaseand prematuredeathinmen andwomen betweenthe agesof15and49worldwide in2016,accounting fornearly onein10deaths,according toa studypublished inThe Lancetin

2018.“Ilhasbeenknownfordecadesthatheavydrinkingisbadforbrainhealth,〃SadieBoniface,headofresearchat theUK*s Instituteof AlcoholStudies,saidviaemai

1.〃We alsoshouldnt tforget alcoholaffects allparts ofthebody andthere aremultiple healthrisks.”

28.What isthe functionof gray matterA.Control themountofalcohol B.Process informationC.Scan thebrain D.Predict theperformanceonmemory

29.Which isNOT trueinthefollowingstatements accordingtothestudyA.Drinking alcoholis worsethan notdrinking.B.With peoplegetting older,brainvolumereduces.C.Alcohol wasthe majorriskfactorfor diseaseand prematuredeath.D.The lesspeople drinkalcohol,the morethe volumeof theirgraymatter.

30.Which isone ofthe“modifiable“risk factorsA.Smoking B.Aging C.Death D.Disease

31.What isthe mainidea ofthe textA.The mountofalcoholis notrelated topeople*s health.B.People drinkingalcohol doharm totheirbrainhealth.C.People drinkingalcohol leadto dementia.D.Theresa greatdeal ofliquor,wine orbeer thatis safefor health.DNostalgia（怀IF!）hasbecomeincreasinglycommoninourcurrentclimateofaccelerated,unexpectedchange.More andmore Americansare turningback withlonging towhat feelslike simpler,sweeter times.They collectcassettetapes,manual typewriterseven decades-old videogames.Is ita mistaketo gettoo obsessedwith thepast Somepsychologists warnthat too much devotion to theso-called goodolddays isanescapefromreality;itcanindicate lonelinessorthataperson ishavingadifficulttimecoping inthe present.Psychologist StephanieCoontz arguesthat nostalgiadistracts usfrom addressingtheproblems ofmodern lifeand contributeto anxiety,depression,insomnia etc.But newstudies suggestthatamodestdoseofnostalgiais notonlyharmless,but actuallybeneficial.Theysuggest ithelps strengthenour senseof identityand makesus feelmore optimisticand inspired.It isalso atool forself-discovery andmemories areapsychologicalimmuneresponse thatistriggered whenyou wanttotakea breakfromnegativity.Interestingly,those happy memories canbeparticularlybeneficialboth tokidsintheir teensandtosociety*s elders.Recalling ourchildhood remindsus of“the timeswhen wewere acceptedand lovedunconditionally,z，says KrystineBatcho,a psychologist.That issuch apowerfully comfortingphenomenon,knowingthattherewasatimeinlifewhenwedidn*thavetoearnourlove.Nostalgiacantransformeventhemostordinary pastinto legendswhich warmsthe heartandthebody.Lets notforget thatnostalgia hasbeenasource ofinspirationtoinnumerableAmericanwriters.MarkTwainrecalledhisboyhood,writing,“afteralltheseyears,Icanpicture thatold timeto myselfnow,just asit wasthenThe whitetown drowsinginthesunshine ofa summer,smorning.*Sogo ahead,daydream alittle aboutyour bestchildhood friend,your firstcar,a long-gone familypct.As Dr.Sedikides says,Nostalgia isabsolutely centralto humanexperience.“But atthesametime,keep thesewords ofwisdomfromthegreat inventorCharles Ketteringin mind aswell”You canthaveabettertomorrowi fyou arethinkingabout yesterdayal1the.・〃time.

32.What didsome psychologistsin paragraph2probably agreeA.Nostalgia wi1]cause somemental problems.B,Nostalgia makesus devotedtothegood olddays.C.Nostalgia showsyou aretrying toget ridof loneliness.D.Nostalgia helpsus copewith thedifficult timewo aregoing through.

33.There aremany benefitsof nostalgiaexcept______________________________________________A.It canenable us to knowourselves better.B.It can bring ussome comfortwhen werecal

1.C.We arelikely togain attentionif werecall thehappy childhood.D.We cansometimes breakaway fromnegativity withhappymemories.

34.What willbe talkedabout inthefo11owing paragraphA.The badinfluence oftoomuchdevotiontonostalgia.B.The reasonswhy weshould avoidnostalgia.C.The badmemories thatalways stickaround you.D.The greatchanges nostalgiawill bringto you.

35.What,sthebest titleofthepassageA.We allhaveasoft spotfor nostalgia.B.Nostalgia isactually goodforyou.C.Don*tbecarried awayby nostalgia.D.There aremany timeswhen welike torecall.第二节（共5小题;每小题

2.5分，满分

12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Many peoplewanttobe famousand livethe lifeofacelebrity.The singingcompetition isjust oneout ofhundredsthat peoplehope tomakeasuccess ofthemselves.

36.Tip1Realize yourdreams byvisualizing themfirstYou shouldhaveaclear visionof what youd liketoachieve.37_.If youcan clearlyhold apicture ofsuccessin yourmind,your subconsciouscanbringit topass.In thebest-selling bookThe Powerof YourSubconsciousMind,author JosephMurphy said,“If1act asthough1am…I willbe.Tip2Analyze yourcareer motivationsByunderstanding yourtrue motivations,youll standfirm aboutwhatyouare,wi11ing togiveupinorder tosucceed.

38.Without thislevelofself-awareness,you caneasilygo astrayinthisbusiness.As theysay,ifyoudon,t standfor something,youcaneasily fal1foreverything.Tips3；

39._Expect tobe knockeddown,but learnhow toget upquickly andseethelesson inevery negativeexperience.Realizeyoucan,tcontroleverythingthathappensinthiscrazybusiness,butyoucandefinitelycontrolyourattitude.You mustfocus onthe positive.To surviveinthebiz.you mustbe preparedto fightforward.Tip4Adapt tochange bydiversifying yourselfnow

40.How true!It reallydocspay tobroaden yourcareer opportunitiesto increaseyour earningpotential and“staying power”inthemusicbusiness.A.Expect theworst tohappenB.Every careerrequires quaIi fications andspecial training.C.You mustsee,feel andbelieve inthe potentialoutcome.D.You*11also willinglyaccept theconsequences ofyour actions.E.Remember thatfinding yourpassion isa blessingwithin itselfF.If youare determinedto pursuea careerinthemusic industry,you canreadthese tips.G.It wasCharles Darwinwho oncesaid,“It isnot thestrongest ofspecies thattend tosurvive:It isthose thatare mostadaptable tochange.”第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节:完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑After alifetime ofbringing natureback.Sir DavidAttenborough wantsustoget outof ourcomfort zonesandhelp savethe naturalworld.I thinkits terriblethat childrenshouldH.withoutknowingwhatatadpole（蝌蚪）is.Itisvery42_.“hesays,lieseesaverydifferentworld Arcticseaicehas43_andsomeofthereefswherehedivedarelifeless.Hislatestfilm,AlifeOnOurPlanet,highlightsthelarge scaleof humanity*s impacton44,He says,the earthis heatingup andcould possibly45it intosudden,catastrophic disaster.Probcibly noone elsealive has46_as mucho£the Earthssurface asAttenborough.Hewarned ifwe dontmind ourways,we will47life aswe knowit.including ourselves.For somany years,he travelledwith justa leathersuitcase.His wifewould sechim offattheairport,neverknowing48when hewould return.In1997•when hewas filininga49about birdlife,his wifesuffered aseriousillness.Heflewtoherbedsidejustintimeforhertosqueezehis50_beforeshedied.Afterwards,he51himself intohisworkagain.These days»more often«heis inarecordingstudio sohestresses itsfilmcrewswho spendmonths。