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
A
Three Things to Do Before You Are 18
Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18. ★Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to dowater sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.
★Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too—you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
★Collect something
One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or letters from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.
1. The most important reason for learning to swim is that ________. A. you might feel well B. it can make you healthy C. you might easily do lots of things D. it can save your life 2. The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to ________ . A. collect something B. do some water sports
C. send letters to your friends D. play basketball with your friends 23. The passage is mainly about ________before you are 18. A. good habits to keep B. skills to have C. things to do D. sports to play
B
Las Vegascity inNevadais built in a desert. The city may be known to the outside world for its partying. But officials have found that there are 21 square kilometers of useless grass. The grass is never laid on, played on or even stepped on. The grass is only there to look nice.
Now, the city is asking theNevadastate legislature to ban useless grass. It is trying to become the first place inAmericato ban that kind of grass often seen between streets, in housing developments and in office parks.
It is estimated that useless grass makes up 40% of all the grass inLas Vegasand it needs a lot of water to survive. Grass needs four times more water than dry climate plants like cactus. By tearing out the grass, the city could reduce yearly water usage by 15%.
In 2003, the Southern Nevada Water Authority banned developers from planting grass in front of new homes. It also offered homeowners $ 30 for each square meter of grass they tear out. But fewer people are now using the program. Water usage has increased in southernNevadaby 9% since 2019. And last year,Las Vegaswent a record 240 days without major rainfall. The Colorado River provides much ofNevada's drinking water. The river could lose more water as climate change affects it.
Water officials in other dry cities said water usage needs to be reduced. But they fear the reaction to reforms like the ones inLas Vegasif their communities do not accept them. Cynthia Campbell is the water resources adviser for the city ofPhoenixinArizona. “There might come a point when city restrictions get too severe for some residents. They'll say that is the point of no return for them,”Campbellsaid. “For some people, it's a pool. For some people, it's grass.”
4. Why doesLas Vegascity try to ban useless grass?
A. To protect the local people. B. To beautify the city. C. To reduce water usage. D. To reduce waste. 5. What program was carried out inLas Vegasin 2003? A. Allowing planting grass before new houses. B. Encouraging the residents to tear out grass. C. Praising those who signed on the program. D. Awarding those who reduced water usage.
6. What is implied inCampbell's words in the last paragraph? A. Many residents won't follow the ban. B. Reaction to the reform will vary personally. C. Other measures should be taken to protect wetter.
D. Water officials should take many factors into account. 7. What is the best title for the text? A.Las VegasPlans to Ban Useless Grass B. A Method Is Adopted to SaveLas Vegas C. Choices between Beauty and Practice D. Grass Is Important but Useless inLas Vegas
C
At the age of 50, Nina Schoen expects to have a long lifeahead of her, but has thought a lot about death—and why people are so reluctant to talk about it: “It’s going to happen to all of us,” she says, “but it should be a more positive experience than the fear we put into it.”
When she first heard about a new end-of-life process that turns the body into compost (堆肥), “I was really moved by the idea,” says Schoen, who became one of the first to reserve a spot with a Seattle-based company called Recompose, the county’s first funeral home to offer human composting.
Last year Recompose began transforming bodies to soil, more formally known as natural organic reduction. Before that, end-of-life options in the U.S. were limited to burial or cremation (火化), both of which come with environmental costs—U.S. cremations alone dump 1.7 billion pounds of carbon dioxide into theatmosphere every year.
Katrina Spade pioneering the composting movement has spent a decade developing the process in hopes of offering people a greener option for death care. “I wondered, ‘What if we had a choice that helps the planet rather than harms it?’” Spade tells PEOPLE. “To know that the last gesture you’ll make will be gentle and beneficial and it just feels like the right thing to do.”
After she had her own two sons, she began to wonder what she might do with her body after death. A friend who knew her interest in the topic reminded her that farmers sometimes compost the body of cows, and thatsparkedan idea for her theory: “If you can compost a cow, you can probably compost a human,” she thought, and she set about designing a facility to do just that.
“This is about giving people another choice,” Spade says. “At first, people react with shock—‘You really can do that?’ But so many people today are looking at their impact on the Earth. This is a popular thing because when you die, you can give back to the planet.”
8. How do people react when it comes to death according to paragraph 1? A. They are unwilling to comment.
B. They can face it without fear. C. They feel it a positive experience. D. They would like to compost their bodies.
9. What can we know about the company Recompose? A. Its CEO is Katrina Spade. B. It is located in Seattle.
C. It was founded to resist cremation. D. It has spent 10 years composting bodies.
10. What does the underlined word “sparked” probably mean? A. Changed. B. Compromised. C. Quitted. D. Inspired.
11. What message does the author seem to convey in the text? A. A little things in our life can bring in big outcomes. B. We human beings should do all we can to help the earth. C. Composting is so popular that we should reserve a spot soon. D. We should reject burial because of its harm to environment.
D
On World Oceans Day, which falls on June 8, the US National Geographic Society announced it would recognize the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, bringing the global total to five.
Unlike the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and PacificOceans—which are defined by the continents that bound them—the Southern Ocean is instead characterized by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current（南极洋流）. According to the National Geographic, the Southern Ocean includes most of the waters surrounding Antarcticaout to 60 degrees south latitude（纬度）.
\"Encircled by the powerfully swift ACC, it is the only ocean to touch three others and to completely embrace a continent rather than being embraced by them,\" Sylvia Earle, a marine biologist and oceanographer, told the Daily Mail.
Those familiar with the Southern Ocean know it's unlike any other. \"Anyone who has been there will struggle to explain what's so charming about it, but they'll all agree that the glaciers are bluer, the air colder, the mountains more awful and the landscapes morecaptivatingthan anywhere else you can go,\" Seth Sykora-Bodie, a marine scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told National Geographic.
National Geographic hopes their revised maps will bring public awareness to the region, thereby encouraging Southern Ocean conservation—but its significance is beyond that.
\"We think it's really important from an educational standpoint, as well as from a map-labeling standpoint, to bring attention to the Southern Ocean as a fifth ocean,\" Alex Tait, National Geographic Society geographer, told The Post. \"So when students learn about parts of the ocean world, they learn it's an interconnected ocean, and they learn there are these regions called oceans that are really important, and there's a distinct one in the icy waters around Antarctica.\"
12. Why is the Southern Ocean different from other oceans? A. It has never been explored before. B. It surrounds the Antarctic all around. C. It is enclosed by the fast-flowing ACC. D. It has ecologically distinct environment.
13. What does the underlined word \"captivating\" in paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Strange. B. Unusual. C. Attractive. D. Informal.
14. What does the National Geographic think of the Southern Ocean? A. It will be instructive for students. B. It will promote tourism development. C. It will encourage public to treasure water. D. It will draw scientists to study in the Antarctic. 15. What is the best title for the text?
A. World Oceans Day B. Revised Antarctic Maps C. Adding a New Ocean D. New Discovery under the Sea 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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
More than 40 million Americansmove each year, but not always by choice. Whether you're moving because of work or schooling or for better chances，adjusting to(适应)the life in a new place can be difficult. It is especially true when you don't love your new city very much.___16___
Treatit as an adventure
Living in a new place is a great opportunity to experience new things and grow up.___17___Taste the local
food and visit famous places and museums. Try local activities that aren't popular in your former city, such as skating if you come from a beach town or surfing if you lived in the mountains. You may discover a talent (才华)or interest you never knew you had.
___18___
Introduce yourself to neighbors and everyone else you meet. Tell them you’re new in the town. This is the best way to get advice about living in your area, and to make new friends. Attend local events that interest you, visit the markets or yard sales, take classes and so on.___19___
Find what you love.
It takes time to get to know a new place, so don't expect to feel comfortable right away.___20___. To help make the process easier, you can meet new people, find a support group near you. A fresh move is also a fresh start. Therefore it is a great time to start realizing a dream you've had, whether it is going back to school, starting a new career, or finishing a novel. A. Give yourself time to adjust. B. Be patient and go after your dream. C. Get involved with your neighbors.
D. So stay positive and get out there and explore!
E. Here are some tips to help you adjust to your new home. F. Show others the photos of your favorite places in your old town. G. All of these things will help you meet people and feel connected.
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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
All my life, I have been overweight and never imagined I will start running. One night, surfing through Facebook, I____21____a picture of an old school friend. Obesity（肥胖）was no____22____to him back in the day. So imagine my____23____when I saw thathe had shrunk to half the size I remembered.
I started my process of____24____myself the next day. I started____25____and began with walks, circling the shortest blocks I could find. In a while, my body burned and____26____, and nothing excited me more than the thought of quitting.____27____, I didn't give up and my walks expanded to several blocks’ worth.
On the fifth day, I thought I probably could run. I____28____“far” down the road, about a tenth of a mile in length. “Way too far to run, my aching body told me.____29____, another voice spoke, “I can do this. ” My feet______30______without a second thought. Right away, familiar______31______pulsed through them, all the
way up my legs. Soon, I was breathless, and desperate for______32______.I wanted to quit. \"I can do this, the______33______spoke again.
In the end, I came up a little short. Thirty feet or so______34______me from my goal. But when I looked back, I couldn't believe my eyes. The______35______seemed farther then, after almost crossing it all.______36______the thirty feet, I had almost achieved my desire to be better in less than a______37______. The
next
morning,
I
was
ready
to
take
on
the______38______again.
While
I
haven't
completely______39______thoughts of giving up, they're quieter now. Quieter than the that______40______me forward—“I can do this. ”
21. A. searched B. found C. figured D. realized 22. A. stranger B. wonder C. need D. good 23. A. sorrow B. excitement C. surprise D. delight 24. A. believing B. denying C. comforting D. bettering 25. A. slow B. fast C. right D. normal 26. A. waked B. moved C. ached D. trembled
27. A. Gradually B. Immediately C. Fortunately D. Abruptly 28. A. measured B. sensed C. walked D. stared 29. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise 30. A. came out B. took off C. paid off D. fell out 31. A. burning B. breaking C. emotion D. passion 32. A. help B. water C. food D. air 33. A. coach B. voice C. mind D. body
34. A. threw B. interrupted C. connected D. kept 35. A. target B. dream C. distance D. task
36. A. Ignoring B. Considering C. Achieving D. Adding 37. A. month B. day C. week D. second 38. A. game B. challenge C. adventure D. duty 39. A. formed B. escaped C. accepted D. trapped 40. A. informed B. persuaded C. forced D. encouraged 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
voice During the Lunar New Year holiday, Beijing Culture’s time-travel comedy Hi, Mom, was on release across the country. It____41.____(receive) the best user review ratings so far of the 7 films currently on release.
Jia Ling is both a star and director in the movie. She stars as a____42.____(devote) daughter, whose world is turned upside-down after her mother dies suddenly in____43.____accident. In a state of emotional crisis, she finds____44.____(she) mysteriously transported back to 1981, where she meets her mother (Zhang Xiaofei) and the social group of her youth. She attempts to improve her mother’s life____45.____means of using ideas from the future,____46.____her plans repeatedly go wrong.
Hi, Mom reflects on how Jia misses her late mother Li Huanying,____47.____took good care of her and encouraged her to pursue her artistic dreams. The film is based on her____48.____(memory) of their time together. Also, it____49.____(adapt) from a sketch comedy bit she performed in 2016. Thanks to Hi, Mom’s____50.____(power) performance to date, Jia is already one of China’s most commercially successful female filmmakers ever.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有5处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(★)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线(\\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Since I am a kid, I’ve considered different jobs I would like to do. First, I wanted to be a fireman, which uniform looked so cool. Then, when I was in the nine grade, I wanted to be a teacher because I liked my English teacher too much. When I studied the chemistry in high school, I reconsidered my goal but decided to be a doctor. There were two reason for the decision. One was that I was amazing at the fact that a sick person could felt much better after seeing a doctor. And the other was that I wanted help people in need. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，你的美国笔友David准备组织一个“人文中国”(Cultural China)的活动，写信向你求助。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1.推荐中国书法艺术； 2.提供活动建议。
参考词汇:书法calligraphy 注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考答案
1. D 2. A 3. C
4. C 5. B 6. B 7. A
8. A 9. C 10. B 11. C
12. B 13. C 14. A 15. C
16. E 17. D 18. C 19. G 20. A
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. A D 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. A 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. D
41. has received 42. devoted
43. an 44. herself 45. by 46. but
47. who 48. memories 49. is adapted 50. powerful
51.(1). am→was (2). which→whose (3). nine→ninth (4). too→very/so
(5). 删除chemistry前the (6). but→and
(7). reason→reasons (8). amazing→amazed (9). felt→feel (10). help前加to
52.略
30. B 31. A 32.
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