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2024届上海市青浦区高三一模英语试卷及答案
2024届上海市青浦区高三一模英语试卷2023.12 考生注意：1. 本试卷共12页。
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ComprehensionI. ListeningSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.flightAattendant. D.C.pilot.A1. A.waitress.policewoman.AB.AAt6:00. D.6:05.5:35. C.AtAtAt2. A.5:30. B.C.Boring.Enjoyable.Relaxing. D.B.Confusing.3. A.4. A. The play started early. B. She went back to get her ticket.C. Tom walked with her to the bus stop.D. It was a long way from the theatre.5. A. Preparing his school project. B. Catching the school bus.C. Making the final touch on the food.D. Handing in his homework.6. A. Return the dog to her relative. B. Place a ban on dogs.withStayrelative.herherD.CleanC.apartment.aroutine.fitnessDevelop7. A.Findanotherscale. B.C. Try another workout programme.D. Wait for the right time to exercise.8. A. The mall must be overcrowded. B. It’s hard to find the way in the mall.C. They should come to the mall some other day.D. They can get into the mall through the south gate.9. A. Tony hopes to change his role in the play.B. Tony lacks confidence in playing the part.C. Professor Wright will help Tony remember the lines.D. Professor Wright will give Tony hints during the show.10. A. It was quite easy for them to climb Huashan.B. The man went to Huashan during the summer vacation.C. The woman didn’t reach all the mountain tops of Huashan.D. The weather was just fine when the woman climbed Huashan.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the short passages and the longer conversation. The short passages and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Making the wearer feel tired. B. Gradually weakening an adult’s eyes.C. The loss of vision in children.D. Permanent change of the eye structure.Wearingsunglasses.hard. B.Working12.A.Readinginlight. D.bed.C.poorTVWatchingin13. A. Ways of choosing eye glasses. B. Suggestions of eyesight protection.C. Untruths of eye glasses and eyesight.D. Proven facts of the benefits of eye glasses. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. By reviewing new words every day.B. By studying the usage of the new word at night.C. By connecting the new word with the “old” ones.D. By applying the new word to daily conversations.15. A. Desire to learn a new language. B. Anxiety to visit a community.C. Eagerness to have more sleep.D. Wish to be connected.16. A. Roles of dreams in school life.B. Right attitudes towards language learning.C. Connections between dreams and language learning.D. Effective ways to memorize foreign language vocabulary.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.20years. D.24years.years. C.1717.A.13years. B.18. A. The pressure from his competitors.B. The high expectation from his parents.C. The unforgettable matches he played on court.D. The prizes he received from winning the championships.19. A. Because he had an operation but got well soon.B. Because he didn’t have enough rest before the match.C. Because his family and team gave him a lot of support.D. Because his belief and desire to win worked and helped.inspiring. B.Talentedanddetermined.and20.A.TalkativeC. Modest and humorous.D. Optimistic and realistic.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.The Sisterhood of the Traveling DiaryKyra Peralte thought keeping a diary might help her sort out her troubled feelings. In April 2020, the mother of two in New Jersey, started writing about the challenges of handling work, marriage and motherhood during a global crisis.Writing released emotions, but Peralte, now 46, wanted to know how other women were doing. So she made an unusual offer. She invited women from near and far to fill the 21 (remain) lined pages of her notebook with their own stories. She named the project The Traveling Diary.So many wanted to participate 22 Peralte decided to create a website (thetravelingdiarytour-com) for people to add their names to the queue. She came up with a system: each person 23 (get) to keep the diary for three days and fills as many pages as she wishes. Then she is responsible for mailing it to the next person.So far, more than 2,000 women from 30 countries 24 (participate). Of course, not all those entries could fit in just one journal. More than 50 of these notebooks are currently 25 use. About 20 completed ones are backin Peralte’s possession.Each participant fills the pages with her own handwriting, narrating her experiences, recounting obstacles she faced, and sharing 26 (learn) lessons.Kirsty Nicol, 31 from London, received the journal in March 2021. She said reading the entries allowed her to transport her into the lives of 27 and find bits of wisdom they left.One such pearl came from a woman in Australia. She had written: “Working with the setbacks. Not against them. Patience and gratitude. It’s a dance. Life is moving and we 28 stamp our feet in rejection, or we can gracefully embrace the mess, tidying as we go.”“It has really evolved into a community,” Peralte says. She sends participants a weekly newsletter and often hosts online meetings so the women get the chance to get to know one another more, share stories and feel 29 (distant). Some of the women, she says, have even become close friends. Her spontaneous idea, she says, has had a profound effect on the women 30 were part of it. “The Traveling Diary is making sisters out of strangers.” She says.Section BDirections:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. carvedB. unknowinglyC. ecosystemD. artificialE. elementalF. changingG. practically H. wrinkled I. unmoving J. species K. inspectionMagical Creatures: AN APPRECIATION OF AUTUMN MOTH (蛾) Moths seem to have a bit of a bad reputation: to some they are ill indications or something scary, to others they are dull in comparison to our well-loved butterflies. But moths are an essential part of a(n) 31 , and important food sources for species like birds and bats. And for me, moths are far from dull.My first meeting with an Angle Shades moth was nearly a non-encounter. I almost passed by without noticing it, thinking it was a fallen leaf on a fence post. But there was something about it that stopped me in my tracks. Its angular shape perhaps? Or the way it sat, 32 , despite the breeze. Close 33 revealed cream and buff shell-shaped wings, painted with triangles of light pink and brown. Suddenly, it transformed from a(n) 34 leaf into a living thing before my eyes. I’ve been fascinated ever since.The Canary-shouldered Thorn, with its hairy buttercup-coloured body and yellow and orange wings, remindsme of a fallen silver birch (白桦树) leaf. A night-flyer, it favours gardens and woodlands, and is often drawn to35 light, meaning that your torch beam may be attracting moths as well as lighting your way in the dark. It’s also worth double-checking any leaves in farm houses, as these sheltered spots are a favourite hiding place of another overwintering 36 : the Herald moth. This elegant creature’s beautiful wings look as though they’ve been 37 by hand and painted with bronze.There’s more to these imitators than fallen leaves. The Green-spotted Crescent, which 38 disappears on rough branches, has metallic green spots integrating with the moss (苔藓). Maybe I’ve already 30 crossed paths with one, though. As we dig out our big coats and slip on boots for walks beneath branches, how many moths are we missing? These clever creatures aren’t bad indications, but 40 parts of nature, with a gift for fancy-dress.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.I’m pretty good at sticking with things even when they get hard. Bad relationships, unpleasant workplaces,41 sports — I’ve hung on for months and even years longer than I should have, convinced the situation would 42 if I refused to give up.After all, isn’t every success story littered with 43 ? Didn’t Beyoncé lose Star Search, and didn’t Oprah get fired from her first TV job? Quitting is a sign that you lack patience and strong will, or so I was raised to believe.44 , if I look back on all the things I eventually quit, my only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner. I’ve wasted immeasurable time and energy dragging my heels, determined that I could 45 everyone if I just kept going.All of us are constantly making tricky choices between going further into familiar territory and 46 to expand our horizons. This is known as the exploration-exploitation trade-off. When we are younger, it’s advantageous to go far on the side of exploration, trying lots of new things because we have plenty of time to 47 later. But as we age, it’s often smarter to double down.Of course, this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t quit something just because you’ve put a lot of time into it. Economists call this the sunk cost fallacy ( 谬误): People are more likely to 48 something if they’ve invested a lot of money or effort into it, even when it’s clear that they should 49 their losses and jump ship. This practice is normal and 50 , but it’s also unreasonable. If an activity or relationship is making you miserable, that’s important information you shouldn’t ignore.If you don’t get energy out of doing something, it can be a(n) 51 that this is not for you or that there’s something better you could be doing. Or it could be a sign that you should 52 your goals. Maybe your yogurt startup might not win over investors, but you could still make and sell yogurt at the farmers’ market on weekends.In fact, dogged persistence in the face of energy-sucking disappointment can 53 depression, and then make you suffer from diseases in the long run.But the good news is that people can learn to pay better attention to these moments when they’re happening and make 54 . The art of quitting isn’t about just letting go whenever there’s an obstacle. It’s about being able to let go when there’s no 55 to success anymore.D.inevitableleisureA.41.engaging B.ding C.42. A. worsen B. occur C. improve D. continueC.attempts D.determinationsinspirationsB.A.43.frustrationsexample D.HoweverAdditionally C.ForA.Therefore B.44.45. A. amaze B. scare C. distress D. complimentupD.standingupC.backingA.up46.upbreakingB.lookingspecializerelaxexplore D.C.47.A.B.ventureC.stickfromofwithdrawwith D.A.approve48.benefitB.fromoverlook D.cutC.evaluate B.49.A.avoid50. A. human B. crazy C. sensible D. trickyoccasion D.C.recognitionA.desire51.indication B.modify D.maintainupgrade C.B.A.accomplish52.53. A. prevent B. trigger C. relieve D. contractchanges D.resolutionschoices C.54.researches B.A.55. A. shortcut B. barrier C. guarantee D. pathwaySection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)I write this on a spring morning, in the van I have called home for two years now.From one small window, I have a view of joggers pounding the sunny path by the Oxford Canal, and the other looks onto the busy railway line along which trains travel from Southampton Docks to Birmingham.The woods where I’ve parked my van have grown up between them. This ancient van, a vehicle designed for freedom and the open road, has proved a stable solution for surviving the current housing crisis.I became a travel writer after my studies ended, committing to brief “residencies” with museums and art centres—where temporary accommodation is often provided in exchange for producing new work about a community. Over the years that followed, living and working on location in the polar regions or Scandinavia or the Alps, not settling down for very long, meant wherever I landed was always “home”.During the pandemic it was necessary to adopt a more permanent engagement with locality. Oxford had often drawn me back. It’s a crossroads of reality and the imagination, the perfect city for a writer.It takes a surprising amount of work to keep a tiny home in order: buying a used van online; ensuring the smooth running of a gas cooker and car batteries; fetching water and emptying the mobile toilet. I began to enjoy taking care of my immediate surroundings. Over the summer, I worked to turn waste-ground into a wild garden, replacing weeds with wild plants.I made friends with the self-sufficient boaters living nearby, always ready to share knowledge on the low-carbon simplicity of life without electricity. I’ve learnt that comfort can be found away from the bright infrastructure of urban life: in watching the birds that nest in the tree and the foxes playing in the woods at dawn, in making a cup of coffee on a spring morning.My step away from conventional housing has been a necessary act of personal economy, but the benefits include taking nothing for granted, and unexpected delight.56. Why did the writer make the van his home?A. Because the feature of the van and that of his occupation are matching.B. Because the van is equivalent to a crossroads of reality and the imagination.C. Because the views of joggers and trains outside the van can relieve his pressure.D. Because living and working on location in the polar regions are appealing to him.57. What does “immediate surroundings” in Paragraph 6 refer to?A. a used vanB. a gas cookerC. a wild gardenD. a mobile toilet58. Which of the following is the benefit of unconventional housing?A. Joining joggers to do exercise.B. Keeping a tiny home in order easily.C. Improving the economy of Oxford.D. Embracing delightful surprises.59. What’s the writer’s attitude towards living in the van?D.Neutral.Favorable.Ironical. C.A.Cautious. B.(B)Keep Cool Next Summer with These 3 DevicesAs we prepare for what could be another hot summer, you may already be feeling the heat. Luckily a range of unusual and clever devices are now available to help make hot summer days more bearable.The breeze-blowing umbrellaUmbrellas serve a double function, protecting us from rain and sunlight; they also serve as a sort of personal ozone layer. The Fanbrella, which looks and feels just like a conventional umbrella, is perfect for keeping the rain at bay but boasts a delicate fan located underneath the cover, so that you can enjoy fresh cool air while you walk through the summer showers. The fan is small and quiet enough to be unnoticeable yet powerful enough to reduce humidity. Operated by a switch on the handle of the umbrella, it can be activated only when you need it most.Air conditioned bedsHumid nights are a horrible experience for most people, causing much discomfort and making sleep impossible. Unfortunately, a conventional fan in your bedroom will do little to mitigate your suffering, as humid air is simply blown around the room. An air conditioned bed is the perfect solution! This revolutionary furniture boasts quiet fans at the foot of the bed that help to circulate cool air from the opposite end, so you’re effectively sleeping on an air conditioned bed. With low running costs, summer nights without sleep could be a thing of the past.The iPhone faniPhones are known for getting pretty hot to the touch when you’re using one, but now your smartphone could be the perfect device to help keep the summer heat at bay when you’re working at your desk or on the move. The small plastic fan fits onto the top of your iPhone and plugs into your phone’s charging socket (充电插座), so you need not worry about running out of batteries. With a quiet motor, you can be confident that colleagues won’t be disturbed and, if you remember to keep your iPhone charged, you can take the fan anywhere, from a sweaty train ride home to a walk in the local park with family.With a range of inventive accessories to help make hot days more bearable, all we need now is a summer!60. What makes a breeze-blowing umbrella superior to a conventional umbrella?A. It creates a personal ozone layer to avoid sunlight.B. It boasts unconventional and luxurious appearance.C. It can be activated by voice when you need it most.D. It has a fan to give off cool air and reduce humidity.61. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “mitigate”?A. claimB. relieveC. intensifyD. sustain62. What do we know about the iPhone fan?A. It can prevent your iPhone from temperature rise in summer heat.B. You’d better use it outdoors to avoid noise despite the quiet motor.C. It is portable and can function well without limitation of locations.D. Batteries with high-capacity should be prepared to keep it charged.(C)In the roughly 250 years since the Industrial Revolution, the world’s population, like its wealth, has exploded. Before the end of this century, however, the number of people on the planet could shrink for the first time since the Black Death. The root cause is not an increase in deaths, but a drop in births. Across much of the world the fertility rate, the average number of births per woman, is collapsing. Although the trend may be familiar, its extent and its consequences are not. Even as artificial intelligence (AI) leads to optimism in some quarters, the baby bust (婴儿荒) hangs over the future of the world economy.Whatever some environmentalists say, a shrinking population creates problems. The world is not close to full and the economic difficulties resulting from fewer young people are many. The obvious one is that it is getting harder to support the world’s pensioners. Retired folk draw on the output of the working-aged, either through the state, which requests taxes on workers to pay public pensions, or by cashing in savings to buy goods and services or because relatives provide care unpaid. But whereas the rich world currently has around three people between 20 and 64 years old for everyone over 65, by 2050 it will have less than two. The implications are higher taxes, later retirements, lower real returns for savers and, possibly, government budget crises.Low proportion of workers to pensioners are only one problem resulting from collapsing fertility. Younger people have more of what psychologists call “fluid intelligence”, the ability to think creatively so as to solve problems in entirely new ways. This youthful energy adds to the accumulated knowledge of older workers. It also brings change. Patents filed by the youngest inventors are much more likely to cover breakthrough innovations. Older countries and their young people are less enterprising and less comfortable taking risks. Because the old benefit less than the young when economies grow, they have proved less keen on pro-growth policies, especially housebuilding.Creative destruction is likely to be rarer in ageing societies, restricting productivity growth in ways that compound into an enormous missed opportunity.Eventually, therefore, the world will have to make do with fewer youngsters—and perhaps with a shrinking population. With that in mind, recent advances in AI could not have come at a better time. A productive AI economy might find it easy to support a greater number of retired people. Eventually AI may be able to generate ideas by itself, reducing the need for human intelligence. Combined with robotics, AI may also make caring for the elderly less labour-intensive. Such innovations will certainly be in high demand.If technology does allow humanity to overcome the baby bust, it will fit the historical pattern. Unexpected productivity advances meant that demographic time-bombs (人口定时炸弹) failed to explode. Fewer babies mean less human genius. But that might be a problem human genius can fix.63. What can be learned from the first paragraph?A. The collapsing fertility rate is to blame for the shrinking population.B. Black Death marked the shrinking number of people for the first time.C. Industrial Revolution weakened the increase of the world’s population.D. The public are familiar with the extent and the influence of the baby bust.64. What makes it harder to support the world’s pensioners?A. Close relatives have refused to take care of the old without being paid.B. The output of the working-aged which the old can draw on is shrinking.C. The old have cashed in savings to cover expenses of goods and services.D. The government has requested taxes on younger employees to pay pensions.65. Why does “fluid intelligence” (in Paragraph 3) suffer in ageing societies？A. Because older workers boast more accumulated knowledge.B. Because the old benefit less than the young in creative destruction.C. Because collapsing fertility results in low proportion of workers to pensioners.D. Because restricting productivity growth compounds into a missed opportunity.66. The best title for the passage is probably .A. The Old Pensioners Make a ComebackB. Artificial Intelligence Leads to a Bright FutureC. The Measures to Overcome the Baby BustD. The Effect of the Baby Bust on EconomySection CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. They desire genuineness while constantly immersed in a digital world.B. TikTok’s user-generated videos can lead even tiny brands to speedy viral fame.C. The lifestyle of the “moonlight clan” has made many young people feel overwhelmed.D. Easy access to means of spreading payments may encourage spending money like water.E. A heightened expectation of convenience comes with being raised in the age of Amazon.F. These “always-on purchasers” often shift from a weekly shop to quicker fixes of everything from fashion to furniture.How Young Americans Spend Their MoneyYoung people have always puzzled their elders. Today’s youngsters are no different; indeed, they are confusing. They have thin wallets and expensive tastes. They prize convenience and a social conscience. They want shopping to be personal. 67 As they start spending in earnest, brands are trying to understand what these walking paradoxes with conflicting features want and how they shop. The answers will define the next era of consumerism.Their absolute numbers are impressive. The European Union is home to nearly 125m people between the ages of ten (the youngest will become consumers in the next few years) and 34. America has another 110m of these Gen-Zs and millennials, a third of the population. The annual spending of households headed by American Gen-Zs and millennials hit $2.7trn in 2021, around 30% of the total.68 Forrester, a market-research firm, found that most users of “buy now, pay later” apps are around 20. Megan Scott, a 20-year-old student from London, speaks for many of her peers by admitting that, when shopping, she has no self-control—until the bill arrives.The light-speed online world also appears to have lowered tolerances for long delivery times. A study by Salesforce, a business-software giant, found that Gen-Z Americans, who prefer to use their phones to pay for shopping, are the likeliest of all age groups to want their groceries delivered within an hour. 69The Internet has also changed how the young discover brands. Print, billboard or TV advertising has given way to social media. Instagram, part of Meta’s empire, and TikTok, a Chinese-owned app, are where the young look for inspiration, particularly for goods where looks matter such as fashion, beauty and sportswear.70 Such apps are increasingly adding features that allow users to shop without ever leaving the platform. According to McKinsey, six in ten Americans under the age of 25 had completed a purchase on a social-media site.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.71.Drawing High Schoolers to ScienceA group of educators and plant scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) are connecting to reshape science classes. And this particular partnership isn’t just helping students get a better understanding of biology; it’s turning them into young scientists, even if only during class.It doesn’t take long to see that the curriculum born from this collaboration makes for a much different experience than the traditional high school biology classes. For starters, it has a comic book for a workbook. Secondly, students are getting their hands dirty growing plants. MSU researchers are also studying the plant. The high schoolers are asking some of the same questions professional plant scientists are trying to answer.“We’re getting them engaged with science in science practices, not just having them learn about science,” says Hildah Makori, a researcher at MSU. “They learn to look at things differently. That’s a life-time impact.”The main characters of the comic book are a pair of young field scientists. They invite the high school students to help with plant research inspired by a real project at MSU. By growing their own plants, the students learn about genetics, evolution and how these interact with the environment.The team has seen how this practice could keep students in the driver’s seat of their learning. To help the characters out, students set up different experiments to test their ideas.The program is working. “This comic personally gave me a click that sparked my curiosity,” reads one student’s survey response. “The comic book put a lot of creative atmosphere into the story instead of just looking at words, instead of just listening to the teacher talk,” says another.Teachers also had positive reviews. In a survey, one remarked how helpful it was to have the comic to refer to. The students could see the comic’s characters doing something in the lab and realize, “I’m able to do this right here at my table and I can do the same thing,” the teacher says.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72．小区里的咖啡店定于年底开张，这真是锦上添花的美事。
江苏省泰州市泰兴市2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解
江苏省泰州市泰兴市2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编阅读理解2021年江苏省泰州市泰兴市中考适应性训练（一模）英语试卷三、阅读理解阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳选项（36 分）AAlice’s Adventures in WonderlandWriter：Lewis CarrollPrice：￥25（in bookstores）￥20（online）Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was an English novel writ ten in1865. At the beginning, the book was not written for all people but fora little girl. On a summer day, the writer, Carroll made a short trip upthe Thames River and told the story of Alice, The young girl falls downa rabbit hole and goes on an unimaginable adventure into awonderland.Peter PanWriter：J. M. Barrie in ScotlandPrice：￥15（in bookstores）￥12（online）It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures, which isabout Wendy, Joan, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never Landwith Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children arehappy and lovely. （with 2 tapes）Uncle Tom’s CabinWriter：Harriet Beecher StowePrice：￥20（in bookstores）￥16（online）The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talkedabout the fight between free states and slave states during the AmericanCivil War and is as popular today as when it first came out 150 yearsago.The Secret GardenWriter：Frances Hodgson Burnet in AmericaPrice：￥35（in bookstores）￥30（online）Mary Lennox, a sick girl, finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Whyare so many rooms locked？Why is one of the gardens locked？Andwhat is that crying she hears at night？Through the power of hope,friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house anda long-lost garden back to life.26. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland talks about ________________.A. a short trip up the Thames RiverB. a wonderful summer in EnglandC. an amazing experience of AliceD. a clear river near Lewis Carroll's house27. Among the four books, which one can we enjoy the sound if we buy it?A. Alice's Adventures in WonderlandB. Peter PanC. Uncle Tom's CabinD. The Secret Garden28. If Mary wants to buy four of the books online instead of the bookstores, how much can she save?A.￥30.B.￥20.C.￥27.D.￥17.29. According to the passage, we can see _______________.A. Peter Pan tells a story about five happy and lovely boysB. The Secret Garden costs most of the fourC. Uncle Tom's Cabin was written one century agoD. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is with 2 tapesBDo you know that in order to grow strange-looking pumpkins, you have to plant seeds from some rotting pumpkins fist? When 10-year-old Charlie Jones of Jamestown, Indiana, learned this, he decided to grow his own" "ugly pumpkins". He put in the work to gather, clean, and plant those seeds on his own and decided to sell his crop just in time for fall!Since ugly pumpkins aren't usually the first to go, Charlie had no problem getting customers to buy his. After all they knew the money he made was going to support their county cancer society! At first, the curious boy didn't plan to do this. His family caught the COVID-19, and with everything in lockdown, he needed a way to pass the time.His efforts paid off because he ended up with a lot of money! When the time came to sell them, his mom Corrie did some advertising on Facebook, but she didn't expect his crop to become popular. "This was just amazing, truly amazing, people lining up for ugly pumpkins, "Charlie said later. Within a few weeks, his unusual pumpkins helped him raise $720! At that point, he and his mom went to Boone County Cancer Society and donated all the money to them.His donation not only showed his kind heart, but also was very helpful to the organization. The director said the found-raising activity has been difficult for them because of COVID-19, so Charlie's donation made a big difference. Best of all, he plans to do it all over again next year! In his words, "The people don't stop having cancer, so why should I stop selling pumpkins?"30. Why did Charlie grow ugly pumpkins in the beginning?A. To kill the time.B. To make a living.C. To play a trick on customers.D. To support their county cancer society.31. How did Charlie ell his pumpkins?A. Through the local market.B. Through his classmates.C. Through the advertisement.D. Through Boone County Cancer Society.32. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. People suffered a lot because of the cancer.B. Charlie has decided to sell pumpkins in a new way.C. Selling pumpkins needs a lot of time and energy.D. Charlie will continue his donation to the Cancer Society.33. What's the best title for the passage?A. An Unlucky Boy Caught the COVID-19B. A Curious Boy Planted Pumpkins for funC. A Kind Boy Sold Pumpkins to Support Cancer SocietyD. A Friendly Boy Gave Pumpkins to Cancer SocietyCThroughout history, people have been interested in knowing how languages first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the language of today and all the languages of earlier times. There are probably about three thousand languages in the world today. Chinese is spoken by the largest number of people. English, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.There are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original language of tis family was spoken about4. 500 years ago. Many of the present-day languages of Europe and India are modem forms of the language of 4, 500 years ago.Languages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time, some even die out completely. About 1, 000 years ago, English was a little known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.If a language has a number of speakers, or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of dialects differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of people. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can't understand speakers from other parts.34. Most European and Indian languages ________________.A. will soon die out completelyB. were once a relative of EnglishC. are no longer spokenD. come from the same family of language.35. It seems that _________________ has changed a lot.A. SpanishB. RussianC. EnglishD. Chinese36. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Chinese is the language with the most speakers.B. English was a well-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.C. A language has many speakers, but there may be no differences in the way it is spoken in different areas.D. Speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can understand speakers from other parts.37. The underlined word "dialect" in the last paragraph means _______________.A. 区别B. 标志C. 语言D. 方言38. The most difficult thing for one to learn to speak Chinese is that _____________.A. there are great differences between the dialects of ChineseB. Chinese and many foreign languages are not of the same familyC. Chinese is a very old languageD. there are great differences between the old Chinese and the present-day ChineseDHave you gotten vaccinated? This question has become a common way to greet others in China since the country produced a number of COVID-19 vaccines（疫苗）in December last year.China plans to vaccinate 40 percent of its population by June, 2021. At the same time, China is also providing vaccines for other countries. It is exporting（出口）COVID-19 vaccines to 28 countries and giving help to 69 countries in need, Xinhua reported. Most of these countries are developing nations, such as Pakistan, Mongolia and Mexico.The leaders of these countries are taking the lead in receiving vaccine shots. They include Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera.According to the World Bank, to vaccinate（接种）their citizens, small and medium-sized developing nations could have ended up a year behind larger developing nations and developed countries. Some wealthier nations have already stored many vaccine doses（剂）for their own citizens. Some of them have ordered enough vaccines to vaccinate their populations two or three times, The Washington Post reported.For countries that have not yet developed or gotten a vaccine, China may be the only answer, AP noted. China is one of the few nations that can produce vaccines on a large scale（大批量）.China joined COV AX in October 2020, a mechanism（机制）organized by the World Health Organization, to make sure that all members get the vaccines in the future. China has decided to offer 10 million vaccines to COV AX, Xinhua reported.39. From Paragraph 2, we know that ______________________.A. some people have questioned the safety of Chinese vaccinesB. China has only sent vaccines to nearby Asian countriesC. Chinese vaccines have been welcomed in many countriesD. China offers vaccines to all other countries for free40. As for COVID-19 vaccines, small and medium-sized developing nations ___________.A. have received help from western countriesB. have fallen behind in vaccinating their citizensC. have stored enough vaccines for their citizensD. have started to develop their own vaccines41. What is the correct order for the following events according to the passage?a. China produced COVID-19 vaccines.b. 40 percent of Chinese receive vaccine shots.c. Many leaders in less developed countries received vaccine shots.d. China joined COV AX.A. a-d-c-bB. d-a-c-bC. d-a-b-cD. a-d-b-c42. What can be inferred（推断）from the passage?A. The COVID-19 will oon end.B. Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are cheaper and safer than others.C. China is the only country to develop COVID-19 vaccines.D. China might offer COVID-19 vaccines all over the world.43. Where is the text most probably from?A. A news website.B. A learning website.C. A travel website.D. A geography website.答案：26—29 CCDB 30-33 ACDC 34—38 DCADA 39-43 CBBDA2020年江苏省泰州市泰兴市中考英语一模试卷三、阅读理解阅读下面三篇材料，根据材料内容从各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项(30 分)【A】Welcome to CGVDirected by James WanWritten by Chris MoranRunning time: 140 minShowtime:3D screen The first show starts at 9:30 amThe last show starts at 10:30 pmIMAX screen The first show starts at 11:10 am The last show starts at 10:40 pm.Adults RMB￥100 for 3D, RMB￥140 for IMAXChildren Half the original price on weekdaysVIP Membership 60% off Mon. -Thu. & 50% off Fri. -Sun.VVIP Membership 60% off Any TimeOnline Booking 40% off Any Time31. How long does the film Fast & Furious 7 last ?A. Seven daysB. Five daysC. Three hoursD. Over two hours32. Who plays no role in the movie ?A. Vin DieselB. Paul WalkerC. Chris MoranD. Jason Statham33. What kind of ticket is the cheapest every day?A. VIPB. VVIPC. Online BookingD. Weekend tickets.34. The last show on IMAX screen ends at ____________.A. 11:30 a. m.B. 1:00 a. m.C. 12:00 p. m.D. 11:40 a. m.35. A couple decide to see the 3D film together with an 8-year-old daughter this Thursday.How much will they have to pay if booking on the Internet ?A. 150 yuan.B. 120 yuan.C. 170 yuan.D. 210 yuan【B】Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. He ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks and shirt as he went.He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(短吻鳄) was getting close. The mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ran toward the water, shoutingto her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy made a U—turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. The mother caught her little boy by the arms just as the alligator pulled his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war(拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother did her best not to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, rushed from his truck and helped them.Luckily, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were seriously scarred（疤痕）by the terrible attack of the animal. And on his arms, were deep scars where his mother’s fingernails dug into his arms in her effort to pull the son she loved.The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars.The boy lifted the legs. And then, he said to the reporter, “Look at my arms. I have great scar s on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go. ”36. _________ was in the middle of the lake.A. An alligatorB. The boyC. MotherD. Father37. The underlined part “the two” in the second paragraph refers to _______________.A. the son and the alligatorB. the mother and the sonC. the driver and the alligatorD. the mother and the alligator38. According to the passage, which is the right order?a. The mother saw the alligator getting close to her son.b. With the help of the farmer, the boy was saved.c. The mother tried not to let go.d. The mother shouted to her son.e. The boy swam back to his mother.f. The boy ran out to swim.A. f→a→d→e→c→bB. f→a→c→b→e→dC. a→d→f→e→c→bD. d→b→a→c→e→f39. From the passage we can infer(推断) _______________________.A. The son was proud of his scars on his legsB. The son was proud of his scars on his armsC. The mother was unwilling to let the alligator goD. The mother was stronger than the alligator in fact 40. Wha t’s the best title of the passage?A. A Terrible AttackB. The Scars on the LegsC. The Scars of LoveD. An Unforgettable Tug-of-war【C】American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which had become one of London’s main tourist attractions.Looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames(泰晤士河) and sent to hospital at once. Doctors said he had to eat food slowly, or he would risk losing his life. He had been drinking only water since September 5.Blaine was brought up by his grandparents in Brooklyn, New York since he was born. He first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.Over the last ten years Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.In 1999, he was buried in a coffin ( 棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25-meter pillar(柱子) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said.“They don’t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation. ”But he seemed to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that sometimes he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.41. It is ___________ for David Blaine to stay in the box without food for 44 days.A. pleasantB. deliciousC. dangerousD. important42. The underlined word “starvation” means ___________ in Chinese.A. 疼痛B. 冷冻C. 魔术D. 饥饿43. Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered(遭受) the following EXCEPT that ____________________.A. he became blindB. he had serious back painsC. he lost his sense of tasteD. he was in weak health44. Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?A. Mad.B. Brave.C. Crazy.D. Creative.45. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of David Blaine?A. In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder.B. Blaine was born and brought up in England.C. Blaine was sent to hospital at once after he was taken out of his box.D. Blaine once performed magic tricks for the famous actor and his friends.答案：31—35 DCBBA 36—40 ADABC 41—45 CDABB2019年江苏省泰州市泰兴市中考英语一模试卷三、阅读理解阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案. （30分）17.Chris GardnerNet Worth （净身家）：Over US ﹩60 million.He is the owner of a stock （股票）business in Chicago.His family was poor when he was a child. He built the businesswith his own hands. At the same time, he also did a good job asa father.Oprah WinfreyNet Worth：Over US ﹩3.1billion （十亿）She is the queen of American television. Her childhoodwas painful. At 13, she ran away from her mother and livedwith her father. Under the strict teaching of her father, she got afull scholarship （奖学金）to college. When she finishedcollege, she got a job at a radio station. Then she worked veryhard and became successful.Mark ZuckerbergNet Worth：﹩56.4 BillionHe was born into a well﹣to﹣do and well﹣educatedfamily in New York. He showed an early interest in the worldof computers. He is an American computer scientist, but bestknown for creating the social networking website, Facebook.He is the youngest billionaire. He is also famous for givingaway 99% of the Facebook shares to charity in his lifetime.（1）You can get inspiration （鼓舞人心的人或事）from these three people because they are.A. young and beautifulB. rich and luckyC. positive and encouragingD. popular and clever（2）Chris Gardner is a businessman and.A. is the richest of the three peopleB. is kind to childrenC. runs a famous networking websiteD. was born into a rich family（3）Mark Zuckerberg is famous because of.A. his well﹣to﹣do and well﹣educated familyB. his early interest in the world of computersC. his full scholarship to collegeD. his creating the website Facebook and his contribution to the charity（4）According to the passage, which statement is TURE?A. Chris Gardner had a painful childhood.B. It is OK to be poor and it is easy to be rich.C. Everyone has a chance to challenge his/her life.D. Oprah Winfrey has lived with her father since she was born.（5）In which part of a newspaper can you see this passage?A. Inspirational stories.B. Science fiction.C. Sports news.D. Education.【分析】本文是一篇人物故事类阅读, 主要介绍了三个出名又有钱的人Chris Gardner,Oprah Winfrey和Mark Zuckerberg.【解答】（1）C. 细节理解题, 根据原文His family was poor when he was a child. He built the business with his own hands. 当他还小的时候, 他的家里非常穷, 他用自己的双手做起了生意. At 13, she ran away from her mother and lived with her father. 她13岁那年离开了妈妈且和爸爸一起住, she got a job at a radio station. Then she worked very hard and became successful, 她在电台获得了一个工作, 然后她努力工作且成为了成功人士. . He showed an early interest in the world of computers. 他显示出了在世界计算机的早期兴趣, He is an American computer scientist他是美国的电脑科学家. 可以看出他们都是乐观, 积极的人, 且让人鼓舞的. 故选C.（2）B. 细节理解题, 根据原文At the same time, he also did a good job as a father. 同时他作为一个父亲也做得很好, 可知他对小孩很好, 故选B.（3）D. 细节理解题, 根据原文but best known for creating the social networking website, 但是最出名的是创造社交网站, He is also famous for giving away 99% of the Facebook shares to charity in his lifetime他也因为在他人生中捐赠99%的facebook股份给慈善机构而出名. 可知他是因为创设了facebook和对慈善的贡献而出名. 故选D.（4）C. 推理判断题, 根据原文, 从三个人的简介来看, 每个人的家庭背景都不同, 但是最后都成为了名人, 所以每个人都有机会改变他或她的人生. 故选C.（5）A. 推理判断题, 根据原文, 从三个人的简介来看, 每个人的家庭背景都不同, 但是最后都成为了名人, 他们都抓住机会改变了自己的人生, 所以属于励志故事. 故选A.【点评】考查英语知识的综合运用, 答题前一定要弄懂全文, 然后再动手解答问题. 答题过程中, 注意联系前后文, 结合短文内容, 完成各小题的解答.18. Would you pay thousands of dollars for a painting with a face so unclearthat you're not even sure it's a face? Or a picture by unknown artist? Whatif the artist was a computer?A piece of artwork created mainly by a computer programme has been sold at the price ＄432,500 ﹣about ten times more than people expected. This painting, named Edmond de Belamy, was created by artificial intelligence （AI）（人工智能）. This means the computer now doesn't just follow us, but makes some decisions and "thinks itself".15, 000 real paintings were used by some French students to train the computerprogramme with two parts. One part tries to create paintings that look real, while the other part decides if it is good. If the painting doesn't look real enough, the first part will change its decisions until it comes up with a better work.This is not the first AI artwork, just the first piece on sale. In fact, many people are not impressed with the painting. "The work isn't interesting or creative, " says Robbie Barrat, who helped create the painting but doesn't like the idea of selling it. He thinks it's too simple and gives a bad idea of what real AI artists are doing. He adds that he created many pictures like it much earlier.In some other people's opinion, however, AI art is already very unusual. They hope it will be more common in the future.Still, people who look down upon AI art shouldn't worry. Just as an AI artist, Theo Triantafyllidis says, he usually thinks of AI as a tool and not the artist. Even the best AI today is somewhere between a stupid child and a smart pet. It will grow up.（1）Edmond de Belamy was mainly created by.A. a computer programmeB. some French studentsC. several unknown artistsD. a man called Edmond（2）What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?A. What the computer programme can do.B. Whom the computer programme was trained by.C. How French students train the computer programme.D. Why the painting Edmond de Belamy was created.（3）The writer mentions Robbie Barrat in Paragraph 4 to show.A. many people are impressed with the paintingB. lots of people took part in creating the paintingC. some people didn't expect the painting to be soldD. most people hope Al art will be common in the future（4）What does the writer probably think of AI?A it creates better art than humans.B. It has not been well﹣developed yet.C. It will never be popular with art﹣lovers.D. It will always be a tool used by human artists.（5）The best title for the passage can be.A. AI technology and AI artB. The present and future of AI artC. The first painting created of AI in the worldD. The first computer﹣created artwork on sale【分析】本文是一篇科普知识类阅读, 主要介绍了卖到了＄432, 500 的人工智能艺术品, 进而说明人工技能艺术的现在与未来.【解答】（1）A. 细节理解题. 根据原文A piece of artwork created mainly by a computer programme has been sold at the price ＄432, 500 一个主要通过一台电脑程序创造的艺术品已经卖到了432, 500 美金的价格. 故选A.（2）C. 细节理解题. 根据原文15, 000 real paintings were used by some French students to train the computer programme with two parts 15, 000真是的画被一些法国学生来用, 为了用两个部分训练电脑程序. 故选C.（3）C. 细节理解题. 根据原文"The work isn't interesting or creative, " says Robbie Barrat, who helped create the painting but doesn't like the idea of selling it 这个作品没有趣味或者创造性, Robbie Barrat说, 一个帮忙创造画但是不喜欢卖掉它的想法的人, 可知Robbie Barrat就是不希望画被卖的一个代表. 文中提到他也就是想表明有一些人不喜欢画被拿来卖掉. 故选C.（4）B. 细节理解题. 根据原文however, AI art is already very unusual. They hope it will be more common in the future. 然而, AI艺术已经是非常不寻常了, 他们希望在未来能够更加平常化. Still, people who look down upon AI art shouldn't worry. Just as an AI artist, Theo Triantafyllidis says, he usually thinks of AI as a tool and not the artist仍然, 看不起AI艺术的人也不用担心, 就比如AI 艺术家, Theo Triantafyllidis 说, 他通常认为AI 就是一个工具而不是艺术家. Even the best AI today is somewhere between a stupid child and a smart pet. It will grow up尽管现在最好的AI就是在一个愚蠢的小孩和一个聪明的宠物之间的某个位置, 它将会长大, 也就是说它还处于发展阶段, 与选项B吻合. 故选B.（5）B. 概括大意题. 根据原文, however, AI art is already very unusual. They hope it will be more common in the future. 然而, AI艺术已经是非常不寻常了, 他们希望在未来能够更加平常化. 文章主要讲了人工技能艺术的现在与未来. 故选B.【点评】考查英语知识的综合运用, 答题前一定要弄懂全文, 然后再动手解答问题. 答题过程中, 注意联系前后文, 结合短文内容, 完成各小题的解答.19. If you grow up in America, you must know this little foodie（美食家）rhyme. "You scream! I scream! We all scream for ice cream!" For mostAmericans, the phrase "ice cream" brings out memories or summer. Icecream is the oldest fashioned treat, and it has an ancient history.The emperors of the Tang Dynasty （618﹣907 AD）are believed to have been the first to eat "a frozen milk﹣like dessert ", which was made with milk heated with flour. Later, camphor （樟脑）was added to improve the taste.In Medieval Titles Arabs enjoyed an ice drink called sherbet （冰冻果子露）. This cold drink often went with fruits. Over time, the drink became popular with the European upper class. Italians are said to have learned this drink﹣making skill, with the French following soon after. The 17th century saw ice drinks made into frozen desserts. With sugar added, sorbet（雪酪）was created. Antonio Latini （1632﹣1692）is the first person to create a milk﹣based sorbet, which is considered as the first "Official" ice cream.It is impossible to say how exactly ice cream reached America, but it probably arrived with European settlers in the early 1700s. In 1790, the first ice cream store opened in New York. During the summer of the same year, our first president, George Washington, is said to have spent ＄200 to satisfy his thirst for the lovely treat.Ice cream has become one of the most popular desserts in America. Apple pie might be the most traditionally American dessert, but what is served as its most popular close friend?Vanilla（香草）ice cream, of course! This creamy iced treat has strongly planted itself in the hearts of foodies across America.（1）Why does the writer mention the rhyme at the beginning of the passage?A. To explain why ice cream is popular.B. To support his view.C. To introduce the topic.D. To advertise ice cream.（2）What does the underlined word "dessert" mean in Chinese?A. 沙漠B. 甜点C. 果冻D. 糖果（3）In which order did ice cream develop?a. milk﹣based sorbetb. frozen milk﹣like dessertc. Vanilla ice creamd. cold drinks with fruitsA. b→d→a→cB. d→a→c→bC. c→a→d→bD. b→a→d→c（4）Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Camphor brought a better taste to the milk﹣like dessertB. Sherbet was often mixed with fruits.C. Sugar was added to frozen dessert in the 17th century.D. In America, apple pies are usually served with strawberry ice cream.（5）According to Paragraph 4, we can infer（推断）that.A. it must be European settlers who introduced ice cream to AmericaB. ice cream was so expensive that only American presidents could afford itC. when he was thirsty, George Washington usually bought ice creamD. the writer is an American【分析】文章主要介绍了冰淇淋的由来与发展.【解答】1. C 内容理解题. 根据you must know this little foodie rhyme. "You scream! I scream! We all scream for ice cream!" For most Americans, the phrase "ice cream" brings out memories or summer. Ice cream is the oldest fashioned treat, and it has an ancient history你一定认识这个美食家的押韵. "你尖叫！我尖叫！我们都尖叫着要冰淇淋！"对大多数美国人来说, "冰淇淋"这个词让人想起夏天. 冰淇淋是最古老的食物, 它有着悠久的历史, 可知借用这个话是为了引出本文的主题"冰淇淋", 故选C.2. B 词语理解题. 根据which was made with milk heated with flour. Later, camphor was added to improve the taste这是用牛奶和面粉加热制成的. 后来, 樟脑来改善味道, 可知这里指代的是"冰冻牛奶样甜点", dessert指代甜点, 故选B.3. A 内容理解题. 根据内容理解题. 根据The emperors of the Tang Dynasty （618﹣907 AD）are believed to have been the first to eat "a frozen milk﹣like dessert "唐朝（公元618﹣907年）的皇帝被认为是第一个吃"冰冻牛奶样甜点"的人, In Medieval Titles Arabs enjoyed an ice drink called sherbet , This cold drink often went with fruits 阿拉伯人喜欢一种叫做冰冻果子露的冷饮, 这种冷饮经常配水果, Antonio Latini （1632﹣1692）is the first person to create a milk﹣based sorbet安东尼奥•拉丁尼（1632﹣1692）是第一个发明牛奶冰糕的人, Apple pie might be the most traditionally American dessert, but what is served as its。
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四川省成都市高新区2020-2022年三年中考二模英语解析版试题分类汇编选择填空2022年四川省成都市高新区中考二模英语试题（解析版）六、选择填空。
（共15小题；计20分）A. 从以下各题的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案。
（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）1．Italy is ________ European country and ________ country will host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. A．an; the B．a; the C．the; a2．—What books did you read last year?—I ________ The Old Man and the Sea since last term, and now the third time.A．read B．am reading C．have read3．—There are mainly eight cuisines (菜系) in China. Which is your favorite?—It’s hard to say Sichuan Cuisine. I’ve tried Shandong Cuisine, Fujian Cuisine, Anhui Cuisine and so on, and ________ of them have their special tastes.A．all B．both C．none4．Dr. Yuan Longping had a dream of developing rice as ________ as peanuts (花生), and farmers could relax under the big rice plants.A．large B．larger C．largest5．—________ nice weather it is to go bike riding, in Jincheng Park! Would you like to go with me?—Good idea! Let’s go.A．How B．What C．What a6．According to the rule, people from medium or high risk areas ________ report to their communities in time. A．can B．need C．must7．Whenever you want to give up, just think about your family and friends, then you ________ to fight on. A．encourage B．are encouraged C．have encouraged8．—Larry has changed a lot since he had a baby.—Yeah. Being a parent has ________ all his love and responsibility.A．taken up B．brought out C．made up9．We all miss Xu Yuanchong ________ translated poetry to and from Chinese, English and French, in a very precise (准确的) and beautiful way.A．which B．what C．who10．—I think art should be about creating beautiful objects.—________. That’s a very out-of-date way of looking at art. In fact, art should not be beautiful, always. A．My pleasure B．You’re right C．I don’t agree2021年四川省成都市高新区中考二模英语试题（解析版）六、选择填空。
四川省岳池县2022高考英语阅读理解一轮选练(5)及参考答案
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed(呈现) herself as she did nowhere else.After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate(巨头) Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline’s close friend and former White House social secretary Letitia Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career(职业) in publishing. After consideration, Jacqueline accepted it. Perhaps she hoped to find there some ideas about how to live her own life. She became not less but more interested in reading. For the last 20 years of her life, Jacqueline worked as a publisher’s editor, first at Viking, then at Doubleday, pursuing(追求) a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined. During her time in publishing, she was responsible for managin g and editing more than 100 successfully marketed books. Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes. She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell to transform their popular television conversations into a book, The Power of Myth. The book went on to become an international best-seller. She dealt, too, with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography(自传), Moonwalk.Jacqueline may have been hired for her name and for her social relations, but she soon proved her worth. Her choices, suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to Jacqueline herself. In the books she selected for publication, she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind. Her books are the autobiography she never wrote.Her role as First Lady, in the end, was overshadowed by her performance as an editor. However, few knew that she had achieved so much.1. We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline.A. became fond of reading after working as an editorB. was in charge of publishing 100 booksC. promoted her books through social relationsD. gained a lot from her career as an editor2. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that.A. Jacqueline ended up as an editor rather than as First LadyB. Jacqueline’s life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editorC. Jacqueline was more successful as an editor than as First LadyD. Jacqueline’s role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor3. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Jacqueline’s two marr iages lasted more than 20 years.B. Jacqueline’s own publishing firm was set up eventually.C. Jacqueline’s views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edited.D. Jacqueline’s achievements were widely known.4. The passage is mainly.A. an in troduction of Jacqueline’s life both as First Lady and as an editorB. a brief description of Jacqueline’s lifelong experiencesC. a brief account of Jacqueline’s career as an editor in her last 20 yearsD. an analysis of Jacqueline’s social relations in p ublishing【参考答案】1--4 、DCCC阅读理解。
国家开放大学电大《人文英语4》形考任务(课后题)参考答案
4.Some teenagers go to art school in order to learn to paint walls.F
5.Taggers and graffiti artists are still willing to take risks.F
B. singing
3. Jim Thorpe started to play sportsB
B. when he was 16 years old
4. The word decathlon in paragraph 3 probably meansC
选择题二
Jim Thorpe was a Native American. He was born in 1888 in an Indian Territory(印第安人保护区)thatis now Oklahoma. Like most Native American children then, he liked to fish, hunt, swim, and play games outdoors. He was healthy and strong, but he had very little formaleducation.In1950,JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.HewasalsoanOlympicgoldmedalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.
1.Teenagers are not afraid of being caught by security guards when they put their names on trains and buses.F
2023全国甲卷英语七选五
2023七选五（全国甲卷）Tricks To Becoming A More Patient PersonHere's a riddle: What do traffic jams, long lines and waiting for a vacation to start all have in common? There's one answer: 1. .In the Digital Age, we're used to having what we need immediately and right at our fingertips. However, research suggests that if we practiced patience, we'd be a whole lot better off. Here are several tricks.·Practice gratitude(感激)Thankfulness has a lot of benefits: Research shows it makes us happier, less stressed and even more optimistic. 2. . “Showing thankfulness can foster self-control,”said Ye Li, researcher at the University of California.·Make yourself waitInstant gratification(满足) may seem like the most “feel good”option at the time, but psychology research suggests waiting for things actually makes us happier in the long run. And the only way for us to get into the habit of waiting is to practice. 3. . Put off watching your favorite show until the weekend or wait 10 extra minutes before going for that cake. You'll soon find that the more patience you practice, the more you start to apply it to other, more annoying situations.4.So many of us have the belief that being comfortable is the only state we will tolerate, and when we experience something outside of our comfort zone, we get impatient about the circumstances. You should learn to say to yourself,“5. .”You'll then gradually become more patient.A. Find your causesB. Start with small tasksC. Accept the uncomfortableD. All this adds up to a state of hurryE. It can also help us practice more patienceF. This is merely uncomfortable, not intolerableG. They're all situations where we could use a little extra patience1. 答案：G点金：设空处为承前启后“过渡句”。
川普智商测试题及答案
川普智商测试题及答案一、单项选择题（每题2分，共10分）1. 川普的全名是什么？A. Donald DuckB. Donald TrumpC. Donald ChickenD. Donald Rabbit2. 川普在哪一年成为美国总统？A. 2010B. 2012C. 2016D. 20183. 川普的主要职业是什么？A. 演员B. 作家C. 企业家D. 政治家4. 川普的出生地是哪里？A. 英国伦敦B. 美国纽约C. 法国巴黎D. 加拿大多伦多5. 以下哪个不是川普的绰号？A. The DonaldB. The ApprenticeC. The BuilderD. The Negotiator二、多项选择题（每题3分，共15分）6. 川普在以下哪些领域有显著成就？A. 房地产开发B. 电视娱乐C. 快餐连锁D. 出版书籍7. 川普在任期间推行了哪些政策？A. 减税政策B. 贸易保护政策C. 移民限制政策D. 环保政策8. 川普在社交媒体上有哪些行为？A. 频繁发推文B. 与网友互动C. 发布政策声明D. 转发他人推文9. 以下哪些是川普的争议事件？A. 通俄门调查B. 弹劾案C. 边境墙建设D. 新冠疫情应对10. 川普在任期间有哪些国际关系变动？A. 退出巴黎气候协定B. 退出世界卫生组织C. 与朝鲜领导人会晤D. 加强与欧盟的合作三、简答题（每题5分，共10分）11. 请简述川普的商业帝国主要包含哪些业务？12. 请简述川普在任期间的主要外交政策。
四、论述题（每题15分，共30分）13. 论述川普的政治生涯及其对美国及世界的影响。
14. 论述川普的领导风格及其在政治决策中的特点。
答案：一、单项选择题1. B2. C3. D4. B5. C二、多项选择题6. A, B, D7. A, B, C8. A, B, C9. A, B, C10. A, B, C三、简答题11. 川普的商业帝国主要包含房地产开发、电视娱乐、出版书籍等业务。
2020-2021学年上海市浦东中学高三英语一模试卷及参考答案
2020-2021学年上海市浦东中学高三英语一模试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AA Lifelong Devotion to Keeping People FedYuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator, known for developing the hybrid rice varieties.Yuan graduated from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953 andbegan his teaching career at an agriculture school.In the 1960s, when a serious food shortage sweptChina, Yuan decided to devote himself to studying how to increase the yields of rice. He then began a lifelong connection with rice.Yuan succeeded in growing the world’s first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 1973, which could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares), rising from the previous yield of only 300 kg per mu. For the next four decades, he continued to work on research and development of hybrid rice, achieving increasingly higher outputs. In 2020, hybrid rice developed by Yuan’s team achieved 1,500 kilograms per mu in two growing seasons, a new world record.InChina, where rice is the main food for the majority of the 1.4 billion people, the planting area of hybrid rice has reached 16 million hectares, or 57 % of the total planting area of rice, helping feed an extra 80 million people a year.Hybrid rice has also been grown in over 40 countries, including theU.S.,Brazil,India,Vietnam, thePhilippinesandMadagascar. The total planting area of the hybrid rice has reached 8 million hectares overseas.Even after a great success, Yuan never held himself back from making new breakthroughs. In 2017, his team started to grow seawater rice inQingdao. The rice was designed to grow in saline-alkaline land and survive even after being completely in seawater. His team planned to develop a type of seawater rice that could be planted in 6.67 million hectares of saline-alkaline land acrossChinato boost the country’s rice harvest by about 20 %. In 2018, Yuan’s team was invited to plant the saline-alkaline tolerant rice in experimental fields inDubai, which achieved huge success. In June 2020, his team started to grow seawater rice on a farm at an altitude of 2,800 meters in northwestChina’sQinghaiProvince. The experiment succeeded.Yuan had two dreams — to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food shortage.1. What made Yuan Longping decide to study rice?A. A serious food shortage.B. Agriculture development.C. His interest in the rice experiment.D. His wish to plant the tallest rice in the world.2. From the passage, we know that Yuan Longping ________.A. developed a variety of hybrid riceB. worked as a scientist after graduationC. started to grow seawater rice inDubaiin 2017D. grew the first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 19533. We can infer from the passage that Yuan Longping’s most outstanding qualities are________.A. modest and outgoingB. honest and creativeC. generous and optimisticD. responsible and devotedBWhen I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices (装置) tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007. This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planesacross the world.Watches are now classified as “investments” (投资). A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £ 350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from £ 15,000 to £ 30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner ofthat £ 350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times.4. The author don’t need another watch because ________.A. he don’t like wearing a watchB. he has mobile phone and can ask someone for helpC. he has no sense of timeD. he thinks watches too expensive5. It seems ridiculous to the writer that________.A. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sellB. expensive clothes sell better than cheap onesC. cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive onesD. people dive 300 metres into the sea6. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?A. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.B. It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.C. It targets rich people as its potential customers.D. It’s easy for theindustry to reinvent cheap watches.7. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Timex or Rolex?B. My Childhood TimexC. Watches? Not for Me!D. Watches----a Valuable CollectionCA 10-year-old swimmer with sky-high dreams and a name to match them has broken a record previously held by Olympian Michael Phelps.Clark Kent Apuada, whose friends call him“Superman", swam the 100-meter butterfly in 1:09.38 at the Far Western Long Course Championships in his home state of California this Sunday. That's a second faster than the record Phelps set at the same event in 1995 with a time of 1: 10. 48 in the same category of boys under 10.Clark, a rising fifth-grader who is Filipino-American, told HuffPost he's been dreaming about breaking Phelps' record ever since he started swimming competitively at age 7."I was so motivated,"Clarksaid about his win."I was so happy that I was able to beat that record.”Phelps competed in his first Olympics at age 15. He went on to become the mostdecoratedOlympian in history, with 28 medals overall. “Everyone in the crowd was excited when they realized what a special swim theyhad just seen when we announced the long-standing record had been broken,"Cindy Rowland,Pacific Swimming's director, wrote in an email.Clarkwon first place for all the swimming events he competed in at this year's Far Western Championships. Pacific Swimming or PacSwim, a regional association that is part of USA Swimming, organizes the Far Western Long Course Championships. Cynthia Apuada,Clark' s mother,said that her child seems to be “living by his name at this point”。
高一英语口语日常对话30题
高一英语口语日常对话30题1<背景文章>A: Hi, welcome to our restaurant. How many people are there in your party today?B: Just two.A: Great. Here are your menus. Are you ready to order or do you need a few more minutes?B: I think we're ready. I'll have the steak, medium - rare, please. And can I have a side of mashed potatoes instead of fries?A: Sure. How would you like your steak prepared?B: I just said medium - rare.A: Oh, sorry. And for you, sir?C: I'll take the fish and chips. But I'm allergic to shellfish, so make sure there's no cross - contamination.A: Of course. Would you like something to drink?B: I'll have a glass of red wine.C: I'll just have water, please.A: Alright. And how will you be paying today?B: I'll pay with my credit card.1. <问题1>What did B order?A. A well - done steak with fries.B. A medium - rare steak with mashed potatoes.C. A rare steak with fries.D. A medium - done steak with mashed potatoes.答案：B。
2020北京高考英语一模考试阅读C篇汇总带答案 精校版
2020城区高三英语一模C篇阅读汇总2020西城一模CStore owners have been inventing new tricks to get consumers into their stores and purchasing their goods. Even as we find new strategies to resist, neuroscientists (神经科学家) are employed at marketing agencies across the country to best figure out what is going through a consumer’s brain at each point in the decision process.We consumers overspend due to the fact that we have a fear of missing the really good deal or having to pay more for the same thing and lose money. Normally, the prefrontal cortex ( 前额皮层) controls our emotional reactions to things, and keeps us from acting unreasonably by calming down our fears. But an advertiser can disturb our prefrontal cortex just by displaying flashy deal signs, encouraging it to do math on how much money we might save now by buying more of something we don’t actually need yet.Nostalgia, that regretful affection for past events, is another strong influencer during the holiday season, and it’s shaped by emotion. Emotion—whether good or bad—enhances the formation of memories, engaging more parts of the brain. So hearing a nephew singing a carol, for instance, might reawaken memories associated with that particular song in a much more powerful way than hearing that same nephew sing another song. These kinds of memories are brought back even more easily by sensory input. This might be why we are often greeted by a sensory reminder everywhere we go in a month.Wherever you purchase gifts, there are social influences on what you buy as well. The holidays are a time when we are especially conditioned to pay more for the label because we’re buying gifts. Receiving a brand-name gift sends the message that “this person has spent more on me, so he or she must value me more.” And it makes sense. If two things seem pretty much the same, how do I know which to choose? Humans have survived as a social species, and we have to rely on each other. So when our brains are trying to make decisions, one of the shortcuts is to assume that if a lot of other people prefer something (and higher cost is often a predictor of that), then there must be a reason.Much of our holiday spending is driven by unplanned purchases. Plan ahead, resist the urge to purchase in the moment, make notes for comparison shopping, and if the deal is actually good, then it will hold up to inspection and you’ll feel good about your purchaseslater. Before you blow your budget this season, remember that your brain might be fooling you into that next purchase.38.From Paragraph 2, we learn that .A.the prefrontal cortex is the calculation centerB.the common consumers always act unreasonablyC.the sight of flashy deal signs may fill consumers with fearD.the advertisers make consumers pay more for the same thing39.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following can work on consumers?A. Creating a festival atmosphere.B. Following the current fashion.C. Preparing more free samples.D. Offering a bigger discount.40. Why do we buy brand-name gifts during the holiday?A. They are more reliable.B. They are a sign of social status.C. They make people feel valued.D. They are favored by most people.41. To avoid overspending, the author suggests we .A. buy in the momentB. reduce our budgetC. return unnecessary productsD. make a plan in advance答案：38．C39．A40．C 41．D2020海淀一模CThere is certainly evidence that actors experience a blending of their real self with their assumed characters. For instance, Benedict Cumberbatch said, "My mum says I'm much more impatient with her when I'm filming Sherlock.Mark Seton, a researcher at the University of Sydney, has even coined the term "post-dramatic stress disorder,, to describe the lasting effects experienced by actors who lose themselves in a role. “Actors may often prolong habits of the characters they have embodied," he writes.A recent finding doesn't involve acting, and it indicates that merely spending some time thinking about another person seemed to rub off on the volunteers’ sense of self led by Meghan Meyer at Princeton University. Across several studies, these researchers asked volunteers to first rate their own personalities, memories or physical attributes, and then to perform the same task from the perspective of another person. For instance, they might score the emotionality of variouspersonal memories, and then rate how a friend or relative would have experienced those same events.After taking the perspective of another, the volunteers scored themselves once again: the consistent finding was that their self-knowledge was now changed—their self-scores had shifted to become more similar to those they'd given for someone else. For instance, if they had initially said the trait term "confident" was only moderately related to themselves and then rated the term as being strongly related to a friend's personality, when they came to rescore themselves, they now tended to see themselves as more confident. Remarkably, this morphing of the self with another was still apparent even if a 24-hour gap was left between taking someone else's perspective and re-rating oneself."By simply thinking about another person, we may adapt our self to take the shape of that person said Meyer and her colleagues. That our sense of self should have this quality might be a little discouraging, especially for anyone who has struggled to establish a firm sense of identity. Yet there is an optimistic message here, too. The challenge of improving ourselves---or at least seeing ourselves in a more positive light—might be a little easier than we thought. By role-playing or acting out the kind of person we would like to become, or merely by thinking about and spending time with people who embody the kind of attributes we would like to see in ourselves, we can find that our sense of self changes in desirable ways.“As each of us chooses who to befriend, who to model, and who to ignore’’ write Meyer and her colleagues, “we must make these decisions aware of how they shape not only the fabric of our social networks, but even our sense of who we are."38.The first two paragraphs mainly .A.state that acting requires skillsB.explain the stress that an actor facesC.show that a role leaves a mark on the actorD.stress the importance of devoting oneself to a role39.What does the underlined phrase "rub off on” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Influence.B. Strengthen.C. Confuse.D. Determine.40.According to the study, taking the perspective of another person .A.brings changes to one's self-knowledgeB.motivates one to better understand himselfC.helps people deal with their identity problemsD.produces temporary effects on one's character41.What is the significance of the study?A.It offers instructions on making friends.B.It proposes a means to improve ourselves.C.It gives advice on adjusting one's emotions.D.It presents a way to deal with stress disorder.答案：38. C 39. A 40. A 41. B2020朝阳一模CA butterfly’s wings can have many jobs besides keeping the insecthigh up in the air. They may be used to attract mates, or to warn potentialattackers to stay away. All of these roles, though, depend on theirunchanging colouration. This plays into the idea that butterfly wings aredead tissue, like a bird’s feathers. In fact, that’s not true. For example, insome species males’ wings have special cells releasing some chemicals which attract females.Nanfang Y u, a physicist at Columbia University, in New York, has been looking into the matter. Together with Naomi Pierce, a butterfly specialist at Harvard University, he has now shown, in a paper published in Nature Communications in February, 2020, that butterfly wings are, indeed, very much alive.In their experiments, the two researchers used a laser(激光) to heat up spots on the wings of dozens of butterfly species. When the temperature of the area under the laser reached 40°C or so, the insects responded within seconds by doing things that stopped their wings heating up further. These actions included a butterfly turning around to minimize its profile to the laser, moving its wings up and down or simply walking away.Butterflies engaged in all of these heat-minimising activities even when the researchers blindfolded them. That suggested the relevant sensors were on the wings themselves. Dr Y u and Dr Pierce therefore searched those wings for likely looking sensory cells. They found some, in the form of neurons(神经元) that were similar to heat detectors known from other insects. They also uncovered disc-shaped cells that appeared to be similar to pressure-sensitive neurons. They guess that these are there to detect deformation of the wing—information an insect could use to control its flight pattern.The third discovery they made to contradict the “dead wing” idea was that some butterfly wings have a heartbeat. A butterfly’s wings have veins(静脉). These carry a bloodlike liquid which, researchers have now found in males, shows a pulse(脉搏) of several dozen beats per minute. The source of this pulse appears to be the scent(气味) pad, a dark spot on the wings that produces the female-attracting chemicals. Apparently, this “wing heart” acts as a pump that helps bloodlike liquid through the scent pad.In all their experiments simulating different environmental conditions, Dr Y u and Dr Pierce consistently found that, different parts of the wing are covered by different sorts of scales(鳞屑). In particular, tubes pass through scales over the scent pads. This improves their ability to spread heat away and helps keep the living parts of a butterfly’s wings alive.38. A bird’s feathers are mentioned in Paragraph 1 to.A. introduce the latest research findings on a birdB. highlight the special feature of a bird’s feathersC. show common knowledge about butterfly wingsD. stress the difference between a butterfly and a bird39. What can we learn from Dr Y u and Dr Pierce’s experiments?A. Butterfly wings are complicated living organs.B. Butterfly wings have little reaction to external heat.C. The scent pads on some male butterfly wings are their hearts.D. Heat-minimising activities help detect deformation of the wings.40. What is the function of scales over the scent pads?A. Attracting mates.B. Increasing blood flow.C. Covering powerful tubes.D. Producing the cooling effect.41. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Seeing Is BelievingB. More Than Meets The EyeC. Nothing Seek, Nothing FindD. Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds答案：38．C39．A40．D 41．B2020丰台一模CIn industry and medicine, robots routinely build, break down and inspect things; they also assist in surgery and pharmacies. Neither they nor “social” robots—which are designed to engage with people and to establish an emotional connection—behave like The Jetsons’ maid, Rosie, or other beloved robots of fiction. Even so, expect social robots to become more complicated and popular in the next few years.Like most robots, social robots use artificial intelligence (AI) to decide how to act oninformation received through cameras and other sensors. The ability to respond in ways that seem lifelike has been informed by research into such issues as how perceptions (认知) form, what constitutes social and emotional intelligence, and how people understand others’ thoughts and feelings. Advances in AI have enabled designers to translate such psychological and neuroscientific (神经学的) insights into algorithms (演算) that allow robots to recognize voices, faces and emotions; interpret speech and gestures; respond appropriately to complex verbal and nonverbal cues; make eye contact; speak conversationally; and adapt to people’s needs by learning from feedback, rewards and criticisms.In consequence, social robots are filling an ever expanding variety of roles. A 47-inch humanoid called Pepper (from SoftBank Robotics), for instance, recognizes faces and basic human emotions and engages in conversations via a touch screen in its “chest.” About 15,000 Peppers worldwide perform such services as hotel check-ins, airport customer service, shopping assistance and fast-food checkout. Social robots have particular appeal for assisting the world’s growing elderly population. Japan’s PARO Therapeutic (治疗的) Robot, which looks like a lovely seal (海豹), is meant to stimulate and reduce stress for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other patients. Mabu (Catalia Health) engages patients, particularly the elderly, reminding them to take walks and medication. Social robots are also gaining popularity with consumers as toys. Early attempts to incorporate social behavior in toys, such as Hasbro’s Baby Alive and Sony’s AIBO robotic dog, had limited success. But both are resurging, and the most recent version of AIBO has complicated voice and gesture recognition, can be taught tricks and develops new behaviors based on previous interactions.Worldwide sales of consumer robots reached an estimated $5.6 billion in 2018, and the market is expected to grow to $19 billion by the end of 2025. This trend may seem surprising given that multiple well-funded consumer robot companies, such as Jibo and Anki, have failed. But a wave of robots is lining up to take the place of defunct robots, including BUDDY (Blue Frog Robotics), a big-eyed mobile device that plays games in addition to acting as a personal assistant and providing home automation and security.38. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us ________.A. what the features of social robots areB. what promotes social robots’ engagement with peopleC. how algorithms are improved to adapt to people’s needsD. how psychological and neuroscientific insights are translated39. According to Paragraph 3, social robots ________.A. have a wide range of applicationsB. have the ability to deal with emergenciesC. have a tendency to take the place of humansD. have successfully gained psychological insight40. What can we learn from the passage?A. Social robots are designed as personal assistants.B. Robots in industry and medicine need improvement.C. Consumer robots have been successful all these years.D. Social robots are popular due to great interactive abilities.41. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To predict the prospect of social robots.B. To introduce the advances of social robots.C. To report the application of AI in social robots.D. To show the influence of social robots on our life.答案：38. B39. A40. D 41. B2020延庆一模CNo longer in the pinkCorals are comeback creatures. As the world froze and melted and sea levels rose and fell over 30,000 years, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, which is roughly the size of Italy, died and revived five times. But now, thanks to human activity, corals face the most complex condition they have yet had to deal with.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change, a rise in global temperatures of 1.5o C could cause coral reefs to decline 70-90%. The planet is about 1o C hotter than in the 19th century and its seas are becoming warmer, stormier and more acidic. This is already affecting relations between corals and the single-celled algae (海藻), which give them their color. When waters become unusually warm, algae float away, leaving reefs a ghostly white. This “bleaching” is happening five times as often as it did in the 1970s. Meanwhile the changing chemistry of the oceans makes it harder for corals to form their structures.If corals go, divers and marine biologists are not the only people who will miss them. Reefs take up only a percent of the sea floor, but support a quarter of the planet’s fish diversity. The fish that reefs shelter are especially valuable to their poorest human neighbors, many of whom depend on them as a source of protein. Roughly an eighth of the world’s population lives within 100km of a reef. Corals also protect 150,000km of shoreline in more than 100 countries and territories from the oceans buffeting, as well as generating billions of dollars in tourism revenue.Coral systems must adapt if they are to survive. They need protection from local sources of harm. Their eco-systems suffer from waste from farms, building sites and blast fishing.Governments need to impose tighter rules on these industrials, such as tougher local building codes, and to put more effort into enforcing rules against overfishing.Setting up marine protected areas could also help reefs. Locals who fear for their livelihoods could be given work as rangers with the job of looking after the reserves. Visitors to marine parks can be required to pay a special tax, like what has been done in the Caribbean.Many reefs that have been damaged could benefit from restoration. Coral’s biodiversity offers hope, because the same coral will grow differently under different conditions. Corals of the western Pacific, for example, can withstand higher temperatures than the same species in the eastern Pacific, which proves a way forward to encourage corals to grow in new spots.38. According to the passage, what may happen to corals when waters become warm?A. Turning whiteB. Getting pinkC. Being activeD. Becoming colorful39. According to the passage,corals can _______ the changing in the nature.A. live withB. escape fromC. die inD. recovery from40. According to Paragraph 4, the governments should__________.A. carry out stricter rules on industries around the coastB. call on volunteers to look after the marine reservesC. reduce the number of visitors to the marine parksD. ban people from fishing in the coral reef areas41. What’s the main purpose of the passage?A. To present the importance of coral reef to the world.B. To introduce the severe effect on coral reef brought by climate change.C. To propose governments to take action immediately to save coral reef.D. To attract more attention to coral reef protection.答案：38. A 39. A 40. A 41. D2020门头沟一模CNew study shows rapid decline in insect populations. A growing number of the Earth's insect population now can be seen only in collections on exhibitions. Nobody's seen those for 400 years. A new review of over 70 studies of insect populations suggests that human pressures are causing insect populations to plummet by as much as a quarter every decade. The loss of species is inevitably concerning because often we don’t know what those species are doing or we don’t know what other species are depending on them.Insects make up the largest class of animals on earth and represent more than half of all known living creatures. They are incredibly diverse, and in many ways make life on Earthpossible. But when we decrease the number of species, we're destroying ecosystem function. Why does that matter? It is because that it's ecosystems that support humans. But those life-support systems that keep us alive, even if we live in a city, are produced by healthy ecosystems. And none of these ecosystems will run well without insects. Bees and butterflies pollinate(授粉) our food, flowers and trees. They feed all kinds of larger animals, including humans. A large number of crops we eat and rely on are pollinated by insects, so we can’t imagine a world where that pollination process is not taking place.And there are some cases already around the world where we are having to pollinate by hand, at huge cost, a huge economic cost, simply because the insects aren’t there to do the work that we would normally ask them to do for free. And in some cases, if you’re talking about food crops, just try to imagine the scale of what the world would look like if insects weren't doing that for us. One big warning, all of the studies come from industrialized countries in Europe and North America. In some areas, the decline is even more rapid. According to one recent study, the number of ground insects in Puerto Rico has fallen by 98% over the last 35 years. A growing body of research shows that insects are declining about twice as fast as vertebrates.The researchers predict that all insect species could be gone in a century in these industrialized countries.38. What does the underlined word “plummet” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Reduce.B. Increase.C. Disappear.D. Raise.39. We can learn from Paragraph 2 and 3 that ______________.A. we can make a big profit by pollinating by handB. insects have no impact on industrial developmentC. pollinating by hand can replace pollinating by insectsD. insects account for the largest composition in the entire animal kingdom40. What’s the author’s attitude towards the phenomenon mentioned in the news?A. Unclear.B. Concerned.C. Suspicious.D. Critical.41. The author helps readers better understand his idea mainly by __________.A. using research resultsB. making comparisonsC. giving some examplesD. telling personal stories答案：39．A 39．D 40．B 41．C2020密云一模CA team of engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by Nature to create the first robotic fly. The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series of new high-tech systems. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny machine is the size of a fat housefly. Its mini wings allow it to stay in the air and perform controlled flight tasks."It's extremely important for us to think about this as a whole system and not just the sun of a bunch of individual components (元件) , "said Robert Wood, the Harvard engineering professor who has been working on the robotic fly project for over a decade. A few years ago. his team got the go-ahead to start piecing together the components. "The added difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own, " he said.They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly. "The seemingly simple system which just moves the wings has a number of interdependencies on the individual components, each of which individually has to perform well. but then has to be matched well to everything it's connected to, " said Wood. The flight device was built into a set of power, computation, sensing and control systems. Wood says the success of the project proves that the flying robot with these tiny components can be built and manufactured.While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source, so that it might someday perform data-gathering work at rescue sites, in farmers' fields or on the battlefield. "Basically it should be able to take off, land and fly around, " he said.Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at insect-scale. Yet, the power, sensing and computation technologies on board could have much broader applications. "You can start thinking about using them to answer open scientific questions, you know, to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the animals, but using these robots instead, " he said. "So there are a lot of technologies and open interesting scientific questions that are really what drives us on a day-to-day basis."38. The difficulty the team of engineers met with while making the robotic fly was that.A. they had no ready-made componentsB. they did not have sufficient timeC. they had no model in their mindD. they could no assemble the components39. It can be inferred from paragraphs 3 and 4 that the robotic fly.A. consists of a flight device and a control systemB. can collect information from many sourcesC. can just fly in limited areas at the present timeD. has been put into wide application40. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?A. The robotic flyer is designed to learn about insects.B. Wood's design can replace animals in some experiments.C. There used to be few ways to study how insects fly.D. Animals are not allowed in biological experiments.41. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. Father of Robotic FlyB. Inspiration from Engineering ScienceC. Harvard Breaks Through in Insect StudyD. Robotic Fly Imitates Real Life Insect答案：38-41ACB D平谷一模CWhy is poverty so difficult to overcome? Why are poorer people less likely to invest in their own learning and ability development, but more likely to be addicted to television and video games?In the past, a poor person was normally considered to have bad character or have no ambition. Banerjee corrects such views and explains the economics behind the poor. Poor people tend to live with more worries in their lives, he said, so they need tools such as televisions, cell phones, junk food and video games to relieve worries more than others. But investment in learning often takes a long time to get rewards, while the poor are often impatient due to economic reasons, and their life in the meantime is getting more worrisome and boring.That goes for health. Banerjee and his wife find that the poor spend the same amount of money and time, or even more on health and medical care than the middle class group, but they tend to get bad effects. The reason is that the poor often lack the essential medical and healthy knowledge and they tend to get medical treatment when the disease has worsened to a certain stage. Besides, they tend to trust the doctors who “give strong medicine” because they believe such doctors are the “good” ones. But in fact, “ strong medicine” always leads to resistance to drugs and overtreatment. This kind of attitude, which emphasizes treatment rather than early prevention, has brought many poor people more economic stress and physical damage, and even has affected the education of their next generation. According to the study, children in poorer physical condition tend to spend less time in school and have lower incomes after graduation, so poverty gets “inherited”.When it comes to finance, Banerjee’ s research has found that the poor often need to borrow little and short-term loans while paying extremely high interest rates. It is also because the poor tend to take higher financial risks — they often have unstable incomes and are unable to get working capital from banks, so they rely more on these high-interest loans. And these small loans put a brake on their savings against risks.How could the poor step into the middle class? Maybe starting a business is a way out. But for the extremely poor, it’ s impossible to get the capital they need to start a business. In most cases, a more practical option is getting a job in government agencies because comparatively speaking, government jobs are very stable, which give the poor the opportunities to be hired for the long term, to increase the range of their thinking and thus enabling families to move from poverty to the middle class.Banerjee’ s research provides a new perspective for governments to understand poverty, so that policies can be tailored to decrease poverty and ultimately eliminate(消除) it.38. How do the poor deal with the issue of health?A. They spend less money in preventing disease.B. They focus more on the diseases than early prevention.C. They usually think it essential to resist strong medicine.D. They are willing to get free medical treatment from the government.39. From the underlined sentence, we can learn that_________.A. poverty is produced by the poorB. poverty is passed down by their parentsC. poverty has some bad effects on the poorD. poverty causes people to bear more economic stress40. Banerjee considers it difficult to overcome poverty because .A. the poor have bad character or have no ambitionB. the poor prefer to invest in business rather than workC. the government hasn’ t taken proper and effective measureD. the poor were troubled by their lives, health and finance41. What can we learn from the passage?A. The poor have attached importance to education.B. The government can’ t provide the jobs for the poor.C. All the poor need to start a business for their survival.D. Banerjee’ s research is helpful for the government to rid of poverty.【答案】38. B；39. B；40. D；41. D；2020石景山一模CIn 1888 an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near the village of Istabl Antar uncovered a mass tomb. The bodies weren’t human. They were feline—ancient cats that had been mummified and buried in holes in astonishing numbers. “Not one or two here and there”, reported English Illustrated Magazine, “but dozens, hundreds, hundreds of thousands, a layer of them, a layer thicker than most coal joints, ten to twenty cats deep.” Some of the linen-wrapped cats still looked presentable, and a few even had golden faces. Village children peddled the best ones to tourists for change; the rest were sold as fertilizer (肥料). One ship transported about 180,000, weighing some 38, 000 pounds, to Liverpool to be spread on the fields of England.Those were the days of generously funded (资助的) explorations—that dragged through acres of desert in their quest for royal tombs, and for splendid gold and painted masks to decorate the museums of Europe and America. The many thousands of mummified animals that turned up at religious sites throughout Egypt were just things to be cleared away to get treasure. Few people studied them, and their importance was generally unrecognized.In the century since then, archaeology (考古学) has become less of a treasure hunt and more of a science. Archaeologists now realize that much of their sites’ wealth lies in the majority of details about ordinary folks—what they did, what they thought, how they prayed. And animal mummies are a big part of that.“They’re really displays of daily life,” says Egyptologist Salima Ikram. After looking beneath bandages with x-rays and cataloguing her findings, she created a gallery for the collection—a bridge between people today and those of long ago. “You look at these mummified animals, and suddenly you say, Oh, King So-and-So had a pet. I have a pet. And instead of being at a distance of 5,000-plus years, the ancient Egyptians become clearer and closer to us.”38. The underlined word “peddled” in Paragraph 1 probably means .。
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川普赢了，一位刚经历过脱欧的英国卖家陷
入了深思
2016年11月9日美国总统大选尘埃落定：川普当选，世界哗然。
此刻大部分美国人的心情可能和我等经历过今年6月24日的英国人当时是
一样一样的——是的，那天我们脱欧了；而今美国迎来了新任总统唐纳德·特朗
普。民众一半陷入恐慌，另一半欢欣雀跃，当然更多的还是吃惊。然而，一切已
成事实，贸易还将继续。
川普当选并不会立刻改变世界
本人曾在今年六月份发文分析过脱欧将如何影响自己的电商生意。这次我依
旧认为——与脱欧一样，川普当选并不会立刻改变世界。但出口美国的跨境电
商，很可能会经历一个美国订单下降，消费者花钱更加谨慎的阶段，真心希望这
不会持续太久。
但不管怎样，这个阶段终将过去。当然，大家暂时不必恐慌，因为有一点是
肯定的：在明年一月川普上任前这段时间，不会有什么意外；而且即使一月以后
真有什么改变，要等到这种改变真正波及到我等中小企业，还是需要一段时间的。
美元下跌，美境内贸易和出口或将短期上涨
目前美元已有下滑趋势，可能还会进一步下跌，这短期将有利于美国本土企
业扩大出口，增加跨境出口销售，包括向新兴市场的延伸，但这种趋势应该会出
现在时下的节日旺季之后。
2017年市场可能会有变化，但一切都无定数。川普当局可能会设置进口障
碍以减少来自我等海外卖家的竞争，这对美国本土卖家有利，但对本土消费者不
利，因为这意味着选择更少了，价格更高了。如此一来，川普当选可能一方面会
短期内增加国内销售额，而美元走软则有助于美国扩大出口——这种趋势将一
直持续，直到其他国家设置报复性的进口贸易壁垒。
贸易壁垒将损人害己，还会招致报复性反击
多年来，贸易全球化已成大趋势。世界正在变小，各国间的关税和贸易壁垒
在不断减少，跨境贸易日益频繁，许多电商公司从中获利，成功转型为跨境电商。
一旦美国开启贸易保护模式，我等国外卖家就会很受伤，而美国本土卖家一开始
会从中获益，但这种获益只是暂时的。
面对美国的贸易壁垒，许多国家一开始可能会就“要不要采取反击”举棋不
定，因此在这期间美国贸易商不会感受到出口障碍。但随着时间的推移，各国将
纷纷采取反击性政策，反击方式也将各不相同。例如，美国也可能会像川普曾暗
示过的那样，降低已商定的有关环境，安全和其他标准，使美国产品低于欧盟等
地的入境标准，从而制约出口。
此外，贸易壁垒还将不可避免地增加本土制造商的进口成本，导致产品价格
上升。英国脱欧后我们就经历过英镑贬值，进口成本上升的情况。而美国制造商
则很有可能同时经历美元贬值和贸易壁垒的双重打击。所以一两年后，这一切因
素终将损害美国中间商的利益——美本土电商将面临销量受损，价格上涨；而
美国消费者可选择的产品也会变少。
电商卖家战略建议：调整库存或转移出口目的国
如此看来，美国商人应重新审视自己的库存，尽量减少那些依赖进口原料的
产品库存。同时，还应增加那些不容易招致国际贸易问题的产品库存。当然，前
提是先搞清楚具体涉及到哪些品类。
于我个人而言，作为一个英国电商卖家，我最担心的是自己的美国订单被强
制征收销售税，而后又莫名其妙地给美国各相关部门交税，到时候就不是简单调
整库存的事了。一旦这种情况真的发生，我和众多同行将很有可能停止出口美国。
这些是我对2018或2019年的忧虑。
真到那个时候，我将会把跨境出口生意转移到世界其他地方，以弥补出口损
失。加拿大对我就很有吸引力，澳大利亚和新西兰市场也很不错。
以上是个人对川普当选后关于电商未来的一些思考。各位业界同仁也不必太
过忧心，我猜想川普当选将与英国脱欧一样，要相当长的一段时间才会改变当前
的商业常规。
即便到那时，改变的程度可能也会远远低于我们今天的忧虑。不管怎样，为
最糟糕的情况做出多样化的预案，最大程度降低风险，总归是错不了的。