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1、 英语试卷 第一部分 听力（共两节,满分 30分）第一节（共 5小题;每小题 1.5分,满分 7.5分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是 C。1.What does Jason plan to do today?A.Visit a school.B.Go downtown.C.Look after his son.2.What is the relati
2、onship between the speakers?A.Friends.B.Colleagues.C.Waiter and customer.3.Why is Mike going to Charleroi?A.To meet friends.B.To take photos.C.To visit a museum.4.What drink will the man have?A.Beer B.Juice.C.Milk.5.Where does the woman like to work?A.At a restaurant.B.At a school.C.At a supermarket
3、.第二节（共 15 小题;每小题 1.5分,满分 22.5分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5 秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话,回答第 6和第 7 两个小题。6.What does the article tell us about Christmas shopping?A.The best time.B.The best places.C.The way to save money.7.What
4、 day is it today?A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.听下面一段对话,回答第 8和第 9 两个小题。8.How did Christopher eat on the wedding in India?A.By using a spoon and a fork.B.By using chopsticks.C.By using his hands.9.What did Christopher think of the food after trying it?A.Terrible.B.Just so-so.C.Delicious.听下面一段对话,回答第 10至
5、第 12三个小题。10.Where do the speakers live?A.In a city.B.In a town.C.In a village.11.What does Henry especially want to do?A.Go hiking.B.Surf in the sea.C.Visit King Arthurs birthplace.12.What is most probably the Watering Hole?A.An island.B.A hotel.C.A cafe.听下面一段对话,回答第 13至第 16四个小题。13.Who is Mike?A.A te
6、acher.B.A writer.C.A nurse.14.What is the man best at?A.Organizing classes and materials.B.Communicating with others.C.Giving orders as a leader.15.What made the man get into teaching?A.His interest.B.The easy work.C.The high salary.16.When did the man become a teacher?A.At the age of 25.B.At the ag
7、e of 28.C.At the age of 30.听下面一段独白,回答第 17至第 20四个小题。17.What is the talk mainly about?A.Ways to learn Latin well.B.Attempts to bring Latin to life.C.The origin of the Latin language.18.How often is the Vatican Radio news broadcast?A.Every day.B.Once a week.C.Five times a month.19.What is true about Lu
8、ca Desiatas book?A.Being written only in Latin.B.Having explanations in modern languages.C.Being about crossword puzzles.20.What did Carlo Egger try to do?A.Renew Latin through the Internet.B.Create some new Latin words.C.Form Latin Facebook groups.第二部分 阅读（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
9、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.A Weve dug deep to find 4 of the most exciting documentary films coming to a screen near you in 2022.Last Exit:Space Last Exit:Space,narrated by Werner Herzog,explores the human potential for settling in space and sending people where theyve never been before.Since pl
10、anet Earth is possibly going to hell（地狱）in a handbasket,the film promises to ask the question:where else might we call home?Directed by his son Rudolph Herzog,Last Exit:Space will be available from March 10 on Discovery+.Gorbachev.Heaven As leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev was once one o
11、f the most powerful people on the planet who governed a landmass so big that it covered 11 time zones.Gorbachevs legacy is a complex one-he oversaw the end of the Cold War but many Russians blame him for the Soviet Unions collapse.The BBC says this potentially fasci-nating look at one of the most si
12、gnificant figures from inside his own home will be airing in the very near future.We Met In Virtual Reality This film from director Joe Hunting beats fresh ground in that it is filmed entirely in virtual reality.Less about the technology itself,it is more an exploration of human connections and how
13、these can develop in the 3D virtual world.Early reviews have been positive following its showing at Sundance.Expect a streaming release in late May this year.2nd Chance Hold your popcorn tightly when watching this.If the trailer（预告片）is anything to go by,there are going to be lots of near-death momen
14、ts.2nd Chance from Oscar-nominated director Ramin Bahrani tells the story of Richard Davis,the wild and odd inventor of the modern bullet-proof vest.“All will be revealed as soon as a release date is confirmed.”Ramin Bahrani promised on April 5th.21.What is probably the major concern in Last Exit:Sp
15、ace?A.Space travel is difficult for people.B.Human beings may go to hell after death.C.Human beings cant find their way back from space.D.The earth will become unfit for human habitation.22.Which documentary film suits people who are interested in studying history?A.Last Exit:Space.B.Gorbachev.Heave
16、n.C.We Met In Virtual Reality.D.2nd Chance.23.In which section of a magazine can you find this text?A.Science&Technology.B.Fashion&Beauty.C.Culture&Entertainment.D.Travel&Adventure.B Last year,the widespread pandemic,COVID-19,struck the globe,for which reason many countries posed lock-down restricti
17、ons in some disease-stricken areas.When her five-year-old daughter,Sophie,was told she had to isolate（隔离）around the Christmas period,Amy Thompson had an innovative idea that would make sure both Sophie,and her seven-year-old brother,Will,were kept entertained.“I wanted to do something a bit differen
18、t as it was going to be the first Christmas with no Santa visits or trips to Christmas markets,and I still wanted to give them a really special December.”Amy,who is an event and wedding planner,wrote down different activities on pieces of paper and put them into an advent calendar for the children t
19、o open.Each activity was different and a total surprise.Movie night with treats,game night,making video calls with their cousins and baking were just some of the activities that they opened on those chilly December mornings that kept them excited for the day ahead.“We did almost all of them together
20、.Christmas is a time to spend with family but when we couldnt see our extended family,the kids were quite upset so we tried to make it as special as possible with the advent calendar.Some of the activities we would have done anyway,like watching Christmas movies,but they thought it was a special tre
21、at every time they opened an activity because we made a big deal out of it.”Amy plans to do the same tradition again this year and is already thinking up new exciting activities to add for 2021 that wont have to be within the lockdown restrictions.24.Why did Amy design an advent calendar?A.To isolat
22、e her kids.B.To cheer up her kids.C.To make that Christmas different.D.To defend her kids against the pandemic.25.Which of the following best describes Amy?A.considerate and curious.B.caring and ambitious.C.thoughtful and creative.D.enthusiastic and determined.26.Which statement is TRUE according to
23、 the last 2 paragraphs?A.For the kids,opening an activity matters more than the activity itself.B.The kids love their extended family more than their own family.C.The advent calendar wont be abandoned until the pandemic is over.D.The advent calendar must include special activities rather than ordina
24、ry ones.27.What is the main purpose of the text?A.To introduce a Christmas activity-the advent calendar.B.To encourage people to fight against the pandemic.C.To describe and praise a loving mother-Amy.D.To tell a family story-a special celebration of Christmas.C It has always been assumed that traff
25、ic noise is a problem unique to animals.But a new study by Ghotbi-Ravandi,a botanist at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran,has revealed that plants suffer too.Scientists have previously suspected that plants may be able to sense sound waves as they are struck by them.A number of experiments have c
26、onfirmed this in recent years-plants continuously affected by ultrasound（超声波）in the lab have shown a range of adverse responses including the expression of stress-related genes,abnormal growth and reduced sprouting（发芽）of seeds.Yet blasting（轰击）plants with ultrasound is not the same as growing them in
27、 the presence of actual traffic noise.To this end,Dr Ghotbi-Ravandi decided to set up an experiment to study precisely this question.Working with a team of colleagues,Dr Ghotbi-Ravandi grew two species in his lab.The plants were grown from seed and allowed to mature for two months in the same space
28、before they were divided into two groups.One group was exposed to 73 decibels（分贝）of traffic noise for 16 hours a day.The other group was left to grow in silence.After 15 days had passed,samples were taken from the youngest fully expanded leaves on every plant in the experiment and studied.None of th
29、e plants exposed to the traffic noise did well.Analysis of their leaves revealed that all of them were suffering.The chemical compounds indicating stress in plants were found at much higher levels in the samples ex-posed to the traffic noise.The team also found that a range of hormones normally asso
30、ciated with healthy growth and development in plants were present at significantly reduced levels in the plants exposed to the noise.His findings make it clear that,though plants lack ears,the impact generated by the noise of traffic still bothers them enough to trigger strong stress responses.The n
31、ext question is whether all noise pollution affects all species in the same way.28.What does the underlined word“adverse”mean in the second paragraph?A.expected.B.passive.C.negative.D.opposite.29.What can we know about the plants exposed to traffic noise?A.Their seeds failed to sprout.B.They have hi
32、gh-level hormones.C.They contain more stress-related compounds.D.They barely have expanded leaves.30.It is possible that the next step of the study is to _.A.reduce noise pollution B.experiment with other plants C.publish the findings D.confirm previous assumptions 31.Which of the following is a sui
33、table title for the passage?A.Noise Pollution Has to Be Reduced B.Plant Protection Is Urgently Needed C.Plant Growth Is Prevented by Ultrasound D.Plants Are Badly Affected by Traffic D In our fiercely competitive society,achievement has become the top priority for many.According to a national survey
34、 of 10,000 students,almost 80 percent of youth identified individual achievement or happiness as most im-portant to them,while only 20 percent selected caring for others.Our youth often strive to be successful even if it comes at a cost to their mental health,which may help explain increasing rates
35、of anxiety and depression among the youth.Actually,youth attitudes about achievement start with adults.Young people follow in the footsteps of adults.They can see how we treat success and productivity as symbols of honor.We reward the youth for being straight-A students.We encourage them to boost th
36、eir resumes with endless extracurricular activities.We may tell our children that we value kindness and empathy（共情）but do not always promote these values with the same enthusiasm and efforts.Our current obsession with achievement is likely fueling anxiety while damaging the fabric ofour society.If w
37、e want to heal individually and collectively then we need to examine some relationships.This process starts by recog-nizing that success is not equal to sustained happiness.It makes more sense to achieve with the aim of making a positive contribution to the life of others.If you judge success only b
38、y individual measures such as money,power,or fame,you will probably be disappointed.Furthermore,lets break the myth that kindness is a barrier to achievement.There is a false statement that kindness is weakness.However,the opposite is true.Evidence suggests that children who care for others achieve
39、more than those who do not.Kindness and achievement are not mutually exclusive.One can strive to achieve their individual goals and be kind to others.Our drive to achieve is not necessarily a bad thing.It can have a positive impact on the lives of others.The problem occurs when we pursue success onl
40、y for individual purposes.This may ultimately come at a cost to our mental health,our loved ones,and society.32.How does the author demonstrate that achievement is ranked top?A.By giving some examples.B.By making some comments.C.By presenting some data.D.By conducting a survey.33.What is Paragraph 3
41、 mainly about?A.How anxious and depressed the youth feel.B.Why the youth are crazy about success.C.How adults trick the youth.D.What demands the youth must meet.34.To reduce current obsession with achievement,the youth should be educated to A.care more about their mental health B.give up individual
42、success C.give top priority to continued happiness D.combine achievement and kindness 35.Whats the authors attitude towards the desire to achieve?A.Objective.B.Critical.C.Approving.D.Optimistic.第二节（共 5小题;每小题 2.5分;满分 12.5分）阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Forgotten Password?Never Again!Passw
43、ords should be complex and varied enough to be secure,yet still memorable._36_No wonder so many people use the same password over and over again or simply write them all down!A much better idea is to follow a system._37_Its good exercise for your brain and a valuable way to protect your identity onl
44、ine.The following system uses letters,numbers and symbols,so it will please even the strictest website.First,choose a short quotation,one that no one would have any reason to associate with you.Pick out the initial letters-creating the first“building block”for your passwords._38_ Next,choose a meani
45、ngful date-again,one that cant be guessed or easily researched.Maybe the year of a fa-vourite holiday,86 say.Then add a random element by picking any two keyboard symbols:for example,&and .Finally,organize these building blocks in any order you like.And strengthen the code further by making some of
46、the letters lower case,and some upper:maybe 86&PiAs._39_ And then add two or three extra letters each time,a few initials or abbreviations（缩写形式）to remind you of what this particular password is for.For example,you might use BT for your phone account,or CC for the camera club forum.So the final passw
47、ord for your BBC account could be:BBC86&PiAs._40_ But each password ends up being complex and unique,helping to protect your identity and giving your memory a cracking workout every time.A.Start using it as the basis for every new password you set.B.With a system like this,youve got a basic method t
48、o follow.C.But with so many to keep track of,this can be hard to achieve.D.So,if you chose,“Play it again,Sam”,youd have the letters PIAS.E.Spend a little time getting to know how to remember your passwords.F.It is not difficult to memorize your passwords once you get the hang of it.G.You save time
49、at the setting stage,and have a clear pattern for your memory to follow.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节,满分 30 分）第一节（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 和 D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It was in my first year of work as a doctor.A woman in her early twenties was brought in after a road traffic accident.The surgeons
50、 were _41_ to save her life and she died on the table.Ashen-faced,my consultant told her family the _42_.I sat with them for some time as they sobbed quietly and when I _43_from the room the consultant was standing outside.“I think it would be nice if it came from you,”he said.I stared _44_“What?”I