英 语 试 题
试卷由第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）组成，满分120分，考试时间100分钟。
注意事项:
1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定的位置上。
2、回答选择题时，选出每题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，先用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。
第I卷 选择题部分
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题; 每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Weald & Downland Living Museum
Fun fact
Over 50 historic buildings from across the Weald and Downland area have been dismantled(拆除) and then reconstructed across a lovely 40-acre site in the South Downs national park. The collection of buildings represents almost a thousand years of rural life in south-east England: furnished just as they would have been in the past — complete with the homes, farms and public buildings. There’s a sense of exploring a real village as you wander between them along green paths, stopping to climb the stairs of a 17th-century craftsman’s(工匠) cottage to lie on the straw bed or sheltering from a shower in a smoky, 14th-century hall.
Getting there
The Stagecoach 60 bus service from Chichester to Midhurst stops just five minutes away at Grooms Yard, Singleton. The nearest railway stations are Chichester (2 miles) and Haslemere (7 miles). The museum is on Town Lane in Singleton, reached via the A286 from Chichester to Midhurst. Parking is free and there are disabled parking spaces opposite the museum shop.
Value for money?
Yes. It’s not cheap but it’s a special experience that easily fills a day. Plus, it’s a valuable cause worth supporting. Adults ￡14, children 5-17 and students ￡6.50, under-4s free, family ￡38 (two adults and two children) or ￡25 (one adult and three children).
Opening hours
Daily 10am-5pm (last entry 4pm).
1. What can visitors do in Weald & Downland Living Museum?
A. Take a shower in the hall. B. Stay overnight at a cottage.
C. Learn construction techniques. D. Explore rural life centuries ago.
2. How much would a couple with their 5-year-old twin sons pay for admission?
A. ￡25. B. ￡34.5. C. ￡38. D. ￡41.
3. What do we know about Weald & Downland Living Museum?
A. It charges parking fees.
B. It has varied opening hours.
C. It is inconveniently located for bus riders.
D. It offers the disabled thoughtful service.
B
“I have cancer.” Mom said and held me in a tight hug. I could feel her chest shaking as she tried not to cry but failed.
For all of my twenty-four years, my mom had been supportive. Strength and protection had always flowed from her to me. Now I knew it would have to flow the other way.
Mom didn’t stay down for long. After the shock of breast-cancer, she armed herself with a notebook and a pen and a thousand questions for the doctors. She took notes on white blood cell counts and medications (药物) with long names as though she were studying for entrance exams into medical school. “The not-knowing is the worst.” she said.
The operation was successful. The chemo (化疗) was the harder part. I went with Mom to every chemo treatment. She rarely complained, though her hair was gone and her toenails and fingernails fell out one by one. She joked that she could save money on nail polish and put it toward the doctor bills, even though she never wore nail polish. “Cancer can take my hair, my nails, my health, my very life. But it can’t take my smile.” Mom said.
Mom learned to share her fears with me, and it formed an even deeper bond between us. Yet I am certain there were fears she didn’t share because she was still protecting me — worries she only shared with Dad. Even in the darkest hours, she would just joke about the cancer. Mom always said, “When you look your greatest fear in the eye and laugh at it, you take away some of its power.”
Mom was one of the lucky ones. She did beat her cancer, though not without scars. From her, I’ve learned I may not get to choose what I face, but I do get to choose how I face it.
4. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. There were other ways to treat cancer.
B. I should be the one being there for Mom.
C. Mom had to beat cancer alone for years.
D. Knowledge of cancer would be helpful.
5. Which of the following words can best describe Mom?
A. Optimistic and determined. B. Considerate and ambitious.
C. Humorous and generous. D. Caring and knowledgeable.
6. Why didn’t Mom share all the fears with the author?
A. She only shared with Dad. B. She would just joke about the cancer.
C. She wanted to protect the author. D. She formed a deeper bond with the author.
7. What lesson did the author learn from Mom?
A. Luck counts in beating diseases.
B. Complaint does no good to one’s health.
C. Sharing feelings helps reduce sufferings a lot.
D. Positive attitudes get one through hardship.
C
A couple of years ago, Ashok Goel was overwhelmed by the number of questions his students were asking in his course on artificial intelligence. Goel teaches computer science at Georgia Tech, sometimes to large classes, where students can ask thousands of questions online in a discussion forum. Professor Goel already had eight teaching assistants, but that wasn’t enough to deal with the increasing number of daily questions from students.
When students feel confused and reach out with questions that go unanswered, their motivation to continue begins to fade. Professor Goel decided to do something to improve this situation and his solution was to create a virtual assistant named Jill Watson, which is based on the IBM Watson platform.
Goel and his team developed several versions of Jill Watson before releasing her to the online forums. At first, the virtual assistant wasn’t too great. But Goel and his team sourced the online discussion forum to find all the 40, 000 questions that had ever been asked since the class was launched. Then they began to feed Jill with the questions and answers. After some adjustments and enough time, Jill was able to answer the students’ questions correctly 97% of the time. The virtual assistant became so advanced and realistic that the students didn’t know she was a computer. The students, who were studying artificial intelligence, were interacting with the virtual assistant and couldn’t tell it apart from a real human being. Goel didn’t inform them about Jill’s true identity until April 26. The students were actually very positive about the experience.
The goal of Professor Goel’s virtual assistant next year is to take over answering 40% of all the questions presented by students on the online forum. The name Jill Watson will, of course, change to something else next semester. Professor Goel has a rosy outlook on the future of artificial intelligence, believing it will be widely applied.
8. What did Professor Goel find in the online course?
A. The course was too difficult for students.
B. Most students dropped out of his course.
C. Students’ questions were too many to handle.
D. Assistants’ capacity made students unsatisfied.
9. What can be inferred about Jill Watson?
A. She was easily identified as an AI.
B. She turned out to be a great success.
C. She was released online as the first version.
D. She could answer all the questions correctly.
10. Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “rosy” in Paragraph 4?
A. Hopeful. B. Sensitive. C. Adventurous. D. Cautious.
11. What is the main idea of the text?
A. An online computer course benefits students.
B. An Al team develops online discussion forums.
C. A knowledgeable AI assists in online education.
D. A new outlook promises online AI development.
D
We live in a technological society where most goods are mass-produced by unskilled labor. Because of this, most people think that craft(手艺) no longer exists.
One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which are still solid, and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability(持久性). “Homes in those days were well-built,” they say. No doubt these homes were well-built, but what these people have done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craftsmanship.
Homes today could be built to last just as long as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay the price. For example, more people can no longer afford solid oak stairways(橡木台阶), although they were once fairly common in older homes. Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing a carpenter to build the stairway. Yet if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways. And not only would these carpenters know how to build them, they would probably do a better job than carpenters of old.
One thing the modern carpenter has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools. Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts(精确切割) on the wood. Also, it is not uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs.
The problem of modern quality, then, really boils down to the problem of material, for the modern carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given proper material.
12. Compared to the carpenters in the past, modern carpenters are __________.
A. more successful B. more learned C. more imaginative D. more hardworking
13. What does the underlined word “they” (paragraph2) refer to?
A. Carpenters who are fond of oak stairways.
B. Carpenters who have college degrees.
C. people who think highly of carpenters of old
D. people who think that modern material is of low quality.
14. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?
A. People in the past preferred to use oak to build stairways.
B. It is now expensive to employ a carpenter.
C. Modern houses last as long as the old one.
D. Good carpenters still exist in modern times.
15. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Is Craft Dead? B. Craft, Back to Life?
C. History of Craftsmanship D. Carpenters Today and Yesterday
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In Russia, guests almost receive a warm welcome. People in the country go out of their way to make sure visitors have everything. In ancient Russia, bread and salt symbolized boom and health, so hosts would put on their best clothes and offer bread together with salt to their guests.
16 No bread at home means there’s nothing to eat — no meal doesn’t include bread. “Bread is the staff of life” is probably the most famous Russian proverb.
Today, there is no shortage of salt in the world. 17 During the mid-17th century the rising price of salt led to riots (暴乱) in Moscow. The salt tax was completely abolished (废除) at the end of the 19th century — only afterwards did salt become affordable. 18 .
According to tradition, guests are greeted by ladies in national costumes with a large round loaf on a towel with a salt shaker on top. The guests should carefully break off a piece of the bread, dip it in the salt and eat. 19 An old belief is that if the worst of enemies share bread and salt, they will reconcile (和解).
In today’s Russia, this tradition is still popular. It can be witnessed during official receptions, as well as in restaurants prepared for foreign tourists. 20 Parents of the newlyweds welcome their children with bread and salt after the ceremony. The husband and wife should break off a piece of bread, dip it in salt, and feed each other. This is a sign that they are ready to share any difficulties in life and always take care of each other.
A. It was believed this gesture expressed rudeness.
B. Bread in Russia culture is considered an important thing.
C. Most often you can see this at traditional Russian weddings.
D. Many foreigners visiting Russia have come across a strange welcome.
E. This signals that a friendship has been formed between the two parties.
F. But in ancient Russia, it was rather expensive and not everyone could afford it.
G. That’s why Russians kept it for special occasions, like when they received guests.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Actor Anthony Anderson has realized a dream 30 years in the making. The 51-year-old 21 a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Howard University last week. “It was all a dream! Words fail to 22 the feeling I’m having right now,” Anderson wrote on a social media platform. “My proudest moment is a sense of 23 --finishing what I started many years ago.”
Anderson finished his junior year at Howard 30 years ago. 24 some financial difficulties, he had to ask for a 25 from school. He worked hard to make a 26 . Later he started a family and his career 27 . He played the starring roles in many films and became a 28 . The following years he was occupied in his work and didn’t return to school. It was something he always felt 29 about-until his son, Nathan, gained 30 to Howard four years ago. That inspired his longing for university study, so he was 31 to go back and finish his degree.
“This spring I was 32 able to finish the work to graduate from Howard University,” Anderson said. He marked it as a 33 by calling it “a full-circle moment” and 34 his fans, “It’s never too late. Things happen when they’re supposed to happen!” Anderson, now a father of two, plans to 35 his education and go to graduate school for a master’s degree.
21. A. took B. received C. deserved D. held
22. A. cause B. give C. describe D. hide
23. A. completion B. identity C. purpose D. belonging
24. A. In terms of B. With regard to C. On account of D. By comparison with
25. A. reward B. favor C. job D. break
26. A. fortune B. promotion C. living D. reputation
27. A. took off B. started over C. slowed down D. pulled up
28. A. director B. leader C. singer D. hit
29. A. confused B. upset C. anxious D. regretful
30. A. assistance B. admission C. invitation D. permission
31. A. willing B. cautious C. determined D. satisfied
32. A. gradually B. eventually C. obviously D. temporarily
33. A. milestone B. award C. dreamland D. wonder
34. A. warned B. begged C. commanded D. reminded
35. A. record B. acquire C. further D. finish
第II卷 非选择题部分
第二节 语法填空 (共10题，每小题1.5分；满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
We all know clean water is important for good health. But we should also watch 36 we keep our water in. Plastic bottles with a dangerous material 37 (call) BPA can release a chemical into our water that harms our bodies. Since 2011, many countries 38 (ban) plastic with BPA from use in food containers and baby bottles. But are other non-BPA plastics safe? Plastic labeled BPA-free might use other chemicals that have 39 (harm) health effects. 40 (Study) have shown that low levels of those chemicals might have the same effects as BPA.
So, what should people do? The 41 (good) material to drink from is glass, 42 has no chemicals that can poison water.
Another good choice 43 a drink container is stainless steel(不锈钢). There are many good food-grade stainless steel water bottles on the market. Aluminum bottles(铝杯) are often not so good, because a thin plastic covers them 44 (protect) the metal from acids.
If you do decide to use a reusable plastic water bottle, avoid 45 (keep) it in the sun. Sunlight speeds up the release of chemicals into your drinking water.
第三部分 书面表达(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文（满分15分）
假定你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的交换生好友Jim正策划在白塔广场举办一次以“保护泸州古建筑”为主题的社团活动，他发邮件询问你的建议。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括：
1、活动形式；2、活动内容。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was August, the peak season for tourism. Olav Hylland, the owner of a local restaurant, was expecting as many as 500 tourists to visit and eat there. With a joyful heart, he jumped into a van(小型货车) which he had just bought to transport cargo(货物) for his restaurant, and set off.
Leaving his home, he turned onto the main road with a tunnel 300 meters ahead. The 11.4-kilometer tunnel was the only way to access the local scenic spot, where his restaurant was located. Two years earlier, a truck caught fire inside it and the tunnel’s closure for repairs was a disastrous blow to Olav’s business. The road to his restaurant was blocked, stopping the stream of tourists. Although it was difficult, he managed to keep his staff on.
“And today will be a perfect day,” Olav thought.
Inside the tunnel, everything went normally. But when he was near the end, Olav spotted an unusual light 50 meters ahead. Then he saw something burning.
Horrified, he stopped dead in his tracks. A tour bus was on fire! At the back where the engine was, dozens of tourists were rushing towards him, trying to get away from the fire. “They’re going the wrong way,” Olav thought, knowing the tunnel exit was just 500 meters ahead round a bend ahead of him. Then he realized the bus was now burning so fiercely that it was impossible for them to get around it.
As a former volunteer firefighter, Olav knew he first had to raise the alarm. Grabbing his cell phone, he entered the codes with shaking hands. “A bus is on fire!” Thick smoke was pouring out of the bus in his direction under the influence of the strong wind. In no time it would black out the tunnel, choking and blinding anyone inside.
There was no way the poor tourists could outrun the harmful fumes(烟雾).
Every minute counted.
注意：1、续写词数因为150词左右；2、请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Immediately, Olav turned the van round, jumped out and opened the sliding doors to the empty cargo space. .
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After 20 minutes’ desperate drive, they finally left the tunnel! .
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