英 语
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8 页，满分 120 分，考试用时 120 分钟。
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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The Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and
subsequently endure. It's our pleasure to confirm this year's Category Winners.
First Novel Award Winner
Book: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Author: Gail Honeyman
Eleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. Between,
her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her own solitary, unique wit（机智）．It is
contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to
possibility. Challenging reader expectations with a living, breathing character, Gail Honeyman's
debut is a funny and moving diamond.
Biography Award Winner
Book: In the Days of Rain
Author: Rebecca Stott
The Exclusive Brethren were a closed community who believed the world is ruled by Satan.
Into this is born Rebecca. Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay
dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir. He wanted to tell the story of their family who
for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect.
Poetry Award Winner
Book: Inside the Wave
Author: Helen Dunmore
To be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These
poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead—the underworld and the
human living world—and the acutely intense being of both.
Children's Award Winner
Book: The Explorer
Author: Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn
Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his
friends it's only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival. Brimming with adventure and a real
command of character and incident, Rundell has few peers in superb children's fiction.
21．What kind of life does Eleanor lead?
A．boring and lonely. B．funny and touching.
C．exciting and complex. D．ordinary and happy.
22．Why did Rebecca Stott write In the Days of Rain?
A．To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren.
B．To help her father fulfill his last wish.
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B．To share the life of fundamentalist Christians.
D．To pass on her family traditions.
23．For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more appealing?
A．Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine B．In the Days of Rain
C．Inside the Wave D．The Explorer
B
The student arrived early, sat front and center, and stood out in my classroom in more ways
than one. I'd say that he was about 40 years older than his classmates in my undergraduate
communications class. He eagerly jumped into class discussions, with his humor and wisdom of
experience. And he was always respectful of the other students' perspectives, as if each of them
were a teacher. Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile—and he left with one too.
These students gave me the confidence that I didn't need to feel bad about my age,
Valencia says.
One day, I spotted Valencia on campus. He said he would have to stop taking classes that
semester and reapply for next year. By then, he hoped to have earned enough money and have his
student-loan papers in order. He asked seriously whether he could still sit in on my
communications class.
Sure, I said. But he wouldn't get any credit.
No problem, he said.
Soon there he was again, back at his old desk, jumping into our discussions on how to find
and tell stories in Los Angeles—a 63-year-old man with as much energy and curiosity as any of
the youngsters in class. .
A lot of Valencia's classmates apparently knew he couldn't afford that semester's tuition but
was still doing the homework. Here he is, willingly taking a class for the delight of it and benefit
of learning, says Jessica Espinosa, a 25-year-old junior. Afterward, I overheard Valencia wanted
to stay in school until he earned a master's degree, but it had taken him 12 years to finish
community college, so he had a long way to go.
There is something splendidly unreasonable about Valencia's determination to get a four-year
degree and then a master's. At his current pace, he'll be 90 when he finally hangs all that paper on
the wall. But that doesn't seem especially relevant. He's found all the youthful energy and
academic opportunity stimulating. Valencia's grade in my class this semester will not show up on
his transcripts(成绩单). But I'm giving him an A-and in the most important ways, it counts.
24．What made Valencia different from his classmates?
A．He was respectful to the teacher.
B．He activated the class atmosphere.
C．He was eager to learn despite his age.
D．He often put forward different opinions.
25．According to the author, why did Valencia continue to attend classes?
A．He treasured the chance of learning.
B．He wished to show his determination.
C．He needed the credits to further his study.
D．He desired to have an A on his transcripts.
26．Which of the following best describes Valencia?
A．Modest and independent. B．Energetic and generous.
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C．Enthusiastic and motivated. D．Considerate and intelligent.
27．What can we learn from the passage?
A．No pains, no gains. B．It is never too old to learn.
C．Strike the iron while it is hot. D．Where there is life, there is hope.
C
A video circulated on social media earlier this year, showing a tourist opening the door of a
vehicle, reaching out an arm and attempting to stroke a passing lioness. The lioness shrugged him
off, but it could have easily gone horribly wrong.
Reckless behaviour around wildlife risks the safety of both people and animals. People risk
being attacked, mauled(撕咬) and possibly killed, while animals can be harmed, removed or put
down, irrespective of whether they were only defending themselves. Animal attacks can also cast
a destination in a negative light, causing temporary closures or scaring off visitors. All just so
someone could boast that they had stroked a lion or captured a moment on a camera phone.
Tourists are getting more and more reckless around wildlife and the source of the problem is
social media. says wildlife photographer Anette Mossbacher. People risking their lives or doing
stupid things with wildlife are after 'likes' and followers, something to show off on social media,
says Mossbacher. The greater the risk, the more 'likes' they get. With some clients, it seems like a
sickness or addiction.
Yet social media is not entirely to blame. People have always taken risks for an experience.
Foolish behavior and a tendency to get cocky around dangerous animals must have been around
since the dawn of humanity. A hunger for attention online might drive some of the current
madness, but some individuals might be trying to recreate a piece of the action they have seen on
television. Perhaps the adrenaline(肾上腺激素 )rush when close to wild animals causes an
evaporation of common sense.
There's a worrying lack of awareness that animals several times our size, weight, speed and
strength can easily hurt us, says wildlife photographer David Lloyd. I don't think parks are doing
enough to raise awareness. Tourists need to know how their presence can affect wildlife. A good
example is cheetahs(猎豹 )on vehicle rooftops. It may be a thrill for the bystanders, but the
consequences if a mother cheetah falls off would be severe. She would no longer be able to hunt,
so her cubs could easily starve.
People aren't getting the education about why they need to stay away from wildlife,
including avoiding diseases, keeping people secure and letting wildlife be wild, says Philip
Muruthi, vice president of species conservation and science for the African Wildlife Foundation.
We need to educate tourists through signs, brochures and frontline drivers. We should stick to
guidelines, and there needs to be enforcement through the law.
28．What can we learn about reckless behaviour around wildlife?
A．It harms tourists more than animals.
B．It enables tourists to get intimate with animals.
C．It may bring more profits to a tourist destination.
D．It may get animals killed for defending themselves.
29．As for Mossbacher's opinion on what drives people's reckless behavior, the author is .
A．sympathetic B．disapproving C．favorable D．indifferent
30．What does the underlined word cocky in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Selfish B．Frightened C．Arrogant D．Shocked
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31．What can we conclude from the passage?
A．Parks are expected to take more responsibilities for educating tourists.
B．Raising tourists' awareness means stressing the danger of animals to them.
C．More regulation of the tourist industry is the key to raising tourists' awareness.
D．Punishment rather than education can stop people taking silly risks around wildlife.
D
A new study has found human feelings can accurately be expressed numerically and have
more predictive power for how we behave than former studies of socioeconomic factors like
household income and employment status.
The study co-author Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and behavioral science
gathered information from nearly 700, 000 people, who were asked annually over a three-decade
period how they felt on a numerical scale about their job, spouse, health and home. Using the data
collected, researchers constructed statistical models to show how people felt and the actions they
took as a result of their reported feelings. The study found that ratings of life satisfaction had a
direct Linear(线性的 ) relationship to actions people subsequently take. Participants who rated
their job satisfaction as a 2 out of 7 had a 25% probability of quitting their job. Those who rated a
6 out of 7 had only a 10 percent probability of quitting. The same was true across other measures
like marriage, health and housing.
Previous research has also shown data about feelings predict human outcomes, but not in
such a linear fashion; the degree of satisfaction served as a good predictor of future actions.
Additionally, economists have previously been critical of feelings data because they considered
them unscientific and unreliable. But this study shows socioeconomic factors have a lesser
probability of predicting human behavior than data on feelings.
Though the study shows numbers can quantify feelings, researchers are still a bit confused as
to why estimates of seemingly subjective feelings can be such good predictors of future actions.
According to Oswald, a number of factors could be at play. Humans are very experienced in
comparative thinking and are able to scale their own life satisfaction against that of their
neighbors. We're also accustomed to using measuring devices for other aspects of life like
temperature, distance and weight, so it shouldn't be too surprising that we're able to measure our
feelings in a similarly accurate way. Another study co-author Caspar Kaiser says that it may also
be because we communicate our feelings and do it in a scaled fashion every day. This could be
why it comes out in the data more accurately than in objective markers.
Ori Heffetz, an economics professor who was not involved in the study, says that this
research shows feelings data shouldn't be underestimated even if they're more difficult to study.
Scientists who ignore this do so at their own risk, he says.
Looking ahead, Kaiser hopes this same data can be studied in lower-income countries so that
it can be applied universally to places with varied levels of economic development. But more than
anything else he's interested in studying why feelings work so well.
32．Paragraph 2 is mainly about .
A．research process and findings
B．research topic and significance
C．research subjects and purpose
D．research data collection and analysis
33．What can we know about the study?
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A．It also applies to people from lower-income countries.
B．It challenges the opinion that feelings data are unreliable.
C．It explains why ratings of feelings can foresee future actions.
D．It first shows data about feelings can predict human behavior.
34．What is Ori Heffetz's attitude towards the study?
A．Neutral. B．Skeptical. C．Supportive. D．Cautious.
35．Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．How You Rate Your Life Predicts Your Future Behavior
B．Feelings Forecast Actions Better than Economic Factors
C．Why Your Feelings Affect Your Future Actions
D．Ranking Every Aspect of Your Life Counts
第二节（共5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
根据下面短文，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。
Resolving（解决）Conflict in Friendships
Conflict is surely a common problem in life and friendships. 36 That's because there
isn't enough depth to guarantee all the trouble it takes to smooth over the disagreement.
Unfortunately, even when the friendship reaches a deeper level, conflict continues to happen and
can break apart a relationship. Here are some resolutions.
Resolve it the day it happens. One rule my parents follow in their marriage is that they don't
go to bed angry with each other. They always attempt to resolve things the day it happens so that
in the morning, it's a fresh start with no past grudge(怨恨).I've found I need a short cool down
period so that I don't act in anger. 37 Whatever you do, don't let things ride for too long.
38 Sometimes if you sit down and talk things over, you begin to see where the other
person is coming from. Realize that everyone has been created differently with various talents,
abilities, and personality traits. For example, you might be a leader while your friend is more of a
follower. You may be frustrated with him or her for not being very decisive. Yet it is important to
understand that each person is unique and needs to be appreciated.
Initiate resolution. 39 Even when you think the other person is wrong, it's not a bad
thing to say I'm sorry if I offended you in that way. If you're honest and genuine in delivering
your words, there's a good chance your friend will respond positively.
Most importantly, be loving in what you do. Try to focus on peacefully resolving the
disagreement. It is not a most pleasant task to resolve conflict in any friendship. 40
A．Don't expect too much.
B．Try to see the other person's perspective.
C．Be the first person in a fight to say sorry for your part.
D．Many shallow friendships end up being ruined after an argument.
E．To say sorry bravely when a conflict breaks out is a better resolution.
F．However, it is worth the efforts because it results in a deeper friendship.
G．For some, counting to one hundred before saying anything may be an option.
第三部分 语言运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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My 5-year-old daughter Kai walked around a bus stop, picking up candy wrappers and plastic
bottles and throwing them in the waste bin. We were a visiting family here, but she was cleaning
the sidewalk, which didn't shock me, nor was I (41) when strangers looked at us.
Our cleanup project began when we drove past an empty field one day and Kai (42) the
field was covered by (43) balloons. We had read about how animals could (44) balloons
for food. Stop, Kai said, and I (45) .Surprisingly, we found the field was full of much
trash (46) the balloons. Can we come back and clean it? Kai asked. Then each Friday, we
returned to have a(n)(47) cleaning.
However, it seems we can never (48) the trash completely. I feel something close to
(49) ! Why are we making kids clean up our (50) ? It has everything to do with the
planet we adults are leaving for kids. Plastic pollution is globally distributed and microplastics
have even been discovered in human blood. It is not a(51) story that we have created trash
but our next generation cleans up them.
Now Kai hopes to become a marine biologist to protect sharks one day. She still has many
years to(52) if adults get serious about solving plastic pollution. We shouldn't leave our
next generation a(53) planet and expect them to save it.
The last time our family was at the beach, we still picked up plastic bottles. Most
(54) , though, we saw an octopus(章鱼)playing around our feet, a(55)____of a harmonious
habitat worth protecting.
41．A．concerned B．discouraged C．embarrassed D．frightened
42．A．spotted B．confirmed C．apologized D．explained
43．A．loose B．magic C．processed D．abandoned
44．A．mistake B．trade C．replace D．change
45．A．blew up B．pulled over C．turned down D．gave in
46．A．due to B．ahead of C．instead of D．other than
47．A．official B．serious C．regular D．optional
48．A．deliver B．remove C．track D．produce
49．A．anger B．comfort C．stress D．pride
50．A．court B．platform C．mess D．house
51．A．pleasant B．scary C．historic D．real
52．A．struggle B．decide C．survive D．contribute
53．A．safe B．giant C．distant D．sick
54．A．personally B．technically C．memorably D．universally
55．A．promise B．reminder C．threat D．favor
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）。
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The power of Chinese emperors rose and fell with their control of the Grand Canal. Today,
this waterway is shorter than it was once, (56) it is still the longest man-made river in the
world. (57) (important), the Grand Canal continues to provide a vital cultural and
economic link for modem China.
The original Canal system began around the year 605,(58)_____China's emperor Yang
realized that he needed a better way to move food and feed his army, so the emperor ordered the
construction of the first section of the Grand Canal, (59) (connect) those existing canals,
lakes and rivers.
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For more than a thousand years, goods (60) (transport) along the Grand Canal. Even
today the country's watery highway plays an important economic role in China. Boats continue to
carry tons of coal, food and other goods (61) Hangzhou and Jining. However, local
governments eager to increase (62) (tour) and city development have tom down almost all
of the older canal-side buildings. In 2005 a group of citizens proposed that the historic Grand
Canal be made (63) UNESCO world heritage site, hoping this status would protect both the
waterway and the architecture around it. With the UNESCO status officially (64) (grant) in
2014, the world's greatest engineering accomplishments continue to link north and south China for
(65) (century) to come.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
假定你是李华，你校英语社团计划创建一个英文公众号(English official account)。请你
给社团负责人 Ryan 写信推荐一个栏目，内容包括：
1．栏目名称；
2．栏目内容；
3．推荐理由。
注意：
(1)写作词数应为 100 个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Ryan,
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（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。
Jim was born and raised in New York City for his entire life. He was the captain of the Fire
Department of New York, which was no surprise as he came from a family of firefighters. He
loved serving his local community.
While on the job, Jim had suffered a sad event that left him confused about what he was
supposed to do with the rest of his life. Jim had lost a good man that was on his team. The grief
had eaten the captain up for weeks. He couldn't seem to get himself out of the deep hole he had
found himself in. That's when a massive change came his way.
A young boy walked up to Jim with a special request. It was normal for Jim to have young
and excited children come up to him to see the fire engine. However, he could immediately sense
that this boy had something else in mind. This young boy was named Trucker. He was dressed in
regular jeans and a T-shirt, but he had a firefighter jacket above this. Jin found this to be
absolutely adorable and it also showed him how much Trucker cared about firefighting.
Trucker explained to Jin that he loved firefighters more than anything on the planet. His
mother nodded in agreement with her son's statement. Trucker was fascinated by the fire
department. This was common but Jim was surprised to hear Trucker's mother said he was only 5
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years old and had neuroblastoma(成神经细胞瘤), a rare form of cancer that typically affects
young children. There's no cure for patients like Trucker who suffer from the disease. There was
nothing more they could do but help him realize his dream.
注意:
1． 续写词数应为 150 左右；
2． 请按如下格式在相应的位置作答。
After knowing Trucker's story, Jim was curious to hear the boy's request.
Everyone was happy to see Trucker fulfilling his wish, especially Jim.
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英语参考答案
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）
21-23 D B D 24-27 C A C B 28-31 D B C A 32-35 A B C B
第二节（共5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
36-40 G B C F
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题1 分，满分 15 分）
41-45 CADAB 46-50 DCBAC 51-55 ABDCB
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
56. but 57. Importantly 58. when 59. connecting 60. have been transported
61. between 62. tourism 63.a 64. granted 65. centuries
第四部分写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
Dear Ryan,
Having heard that an English official account is to be created for the English Club, I am
writing to recommend a distinctive column entitled Students' Voice.
Specifically, Students' Voice is composed of articles contributed by students. Here,
students can voice inner feelings and express their viewpoints on hot domestic and global issues.
The underlying reason for this column is that we students always prioritize studying and feel
stressed, but rarely do we have an outlet for our emotions and thoughts. Furthermore, with the
articles written by students, it can enhance students' English proficiency as well.
Considering the above benefits, the column is bound to be well received by everyone.1 would
appreciate your taking my recommendation into consideration.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分 25 分）
After knowing Trucker's story Jim was curious to hear the boy's request. I wish I could be a
firefighter like you. Could I stay with you for just one day? asked Trucker, his eyes full of
anticipation. Without hesitation, Jim agreed and wanted to do what he could for the poor boy.
Having gathered his teammates, he had a ceremony for Trucker to join the team. Then he guided
the boy to experience the daily work of firefighters. Being part of the firefighters and working
along with these real firefighters, Trucker was full of passion and energy. He wore a big smile on
his face all the time and there was no trace of the deadly disease on him that day.
Everyone was happy to see Trucker fulfilling his wish, especially Jim. He was delighted that
he could help Trucker realize his dream. At the same time, Trucker was a great inspiration to him.
It was the little boy's desire and love for firefighters that had a great influence on him. Jim was no
longer drowned in the sadness of losing his teammate. He realized that disease and death were
never the obstacles that prevented him from better serving the community and living his life to the
fullest. Captain Jim strengthened his resolve as a firefighter to serve the community.
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