第二部分 阅读理解 (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, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。

A

Let’s catch a glimpse of the latest inventions this year.

Parallels lets you use desktop apps on your phone

You'd think most applications would have created a mobile app by now — but many companies still use desktop apps exclusively. Now Parallels Access lets you access them on your smartphone. All you need to do is download the app, then connect Parallels' Applification™ to your computer, so you can access important files and other apps with a single click. You can easily use your apps in full-screen mode, using intuitive(直观的) touch controls to work faster than before.

Usually, Parallels Access is $19.99, but you can get it now for $9.99. 

Take your lighting to the next level with this smart switch

You probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about your home’s lighting, but it’s important: the way that you control your lighting affects the environment (and your electric bill).

This WiFi wall switch is controlled via a companion app on your smartphone, so you can control connected lights or ceiling fans from anywhere.

Usually, the Meross WiFi Wall Light Switch costs $45.99, but right now it’s on sale for $39.99 .

Shoot beautifully clear videos with this smartphone gimbal

If you're interested in shooting professional-quality videos and photos, you don't have to spend a fortune to take a beautifully composed shot: just use this Rigiet Smartphone Gimbal instead.

A gimbal is a support for your camera (in this case, your smartphone) that allows it to pivot（移动）, and automatically detect and adjust to the position that you want to film in. Unlike any other camera hardware you might own, this one comes with its own accompanying app.

Usually, this Rigiet Smartphone Gimbal is $269, but you can get it now for $109.99.

21.What do these products have in common?

A. They save us energy.

B. They make us work faster than before.

C. They make our life easier and more comfortable.

D. We have to download their apps before they are used.

22. Which product gives you the best discount?

A. The Rigiet Smartphone Gimbal.         B. The Meross WiFi Wall Light Switch.

C..The Parallels Access.                     D.The Desktop Apps.

23.In which section can we see the article in a newspaper?

A. Education. B. Science. C. Society. D. Culture.

B

When Huang Lizhi took her first class in African sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa in February, her professor asked her and her classmates what impresses them most when it comes to Africa.

Unexpectedly, Huang, 31, found that words like “poverty” and “safari” – negative words that were often associated with the continent in media reports – were the kind of terms her African classmates didn’t want to hear. Instead, they preferred to hear the question answered in this way: “Africa is the cradle of humankind” and “Africans are passionate and generous”.

Apparently, there are some misunderstandings between us. It’s true that with incidents like the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa and the emergence (出现) of pirates off the coast of Somalia hitting the news, it’s easy for us to keep forgetting that Africa has one of the world’s oldest civilizations – Egypt, born by the world’s longest river, the Nile. The proof is in the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza, which are both popular among tourists. And the tombs of ancient Egypt have also become endless sources for the literature and film industries.

When it comes to the natural environment of Africa, our misunderstandings are only bigger. But the truth is that instead of being extremely hot all year and covered by desert, the continent has large areas of savannas (稀树草原) where lions, giraffes and zebras live, the snowcapped Kilimanjaro – the highest mountain in Africa – and even thick forest on the island of Madagascar.These misunderstandings are one of the reasons why the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held on Sept 3 and 4 – to understand each other better.

Indeed, only by visiting Africa herself did Huang see the convenient living conditions, the amazing natural beauty and the friendly people.In her eyes, her classmates were as hopeful about the future of their own countries as they were about Africa as a whole, and they were quick to demonstrate both their strong will and activity. “At that moment, I knew exactly what they wanted – they wanted their culture to be respected.”

24. Which of the following best explains “cradle ” underlined in paragraph 2?

A. A small bed for babies.            B. A basket to hold something.     

C. A place for people to relax themselves.   D. A place where something important began.

25. What can we infer about Africa according to the passage ?

    A. It is very hot all the year round.      B. It’s not a safe continent to live in

C. It’s different from what we imagine. D. It is bound to have a bright future

26. Which of the following would Huang agree with ?

A. To see is to believe                  B. Think twice before you do 

C. A miss is as good as a mile          D. Don’t judge a person by his appearance

27. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Valuing a Culture.       B. Understanding Africa.

C. Paying a Visit to Africa. D. Discovering a Continent.

 

C

Not all of George H.W. Bush’s extended family members were invited to his Washington D.C. memorial service.

Nearly a week after many paid their respects at the Washington National Cathedral, Sharon Bush, who was married to the 41st president’s son Neil from 1980 to 2003, told Page Six that she was allegedly unable to attend the funeral after she was told by her ex-husband’s secretary that there were not enough seats.

“I was going to take the train down. I wanted to pay my respects. But I paid my respects by raising three wonderful children during a 23-year marriage,” Sharon told the Outlet.

Neil and Sharon share three children: son Pierce and daughters Ashley and Lauren Bush Lauren, who gave a reading at the funeral, where the father of three attended with his second wife Maria Andrews, whom he wed in 2004.

While the D.C. memorial service was taking place, Sharon recalled having lunch with Lady Gaga’s mother Cynthia Germanotta and publishing heiress Anne Hearst.

Though she was snubbed from the funeral, Sharon shared photos on Instagram to honor her former father-in-law. “My girls Lauren and Ashley read scriptures at their grandfather’s funeral. I feel so proud of them. May he RIP.” The mother of three captioned a photo of Lauren and Ashley.

“May he RIP,” Sharon also posted on Instagram, speaking of their children’s upbringing. Sharon credited herself for raising them to be charitable and public servants. “I taught them everything they know about ‘points of light’ by taking them to soup kitchens and homeless shelters from the time they were 4 years old. I didn’t want them spoiled,” she said, referencing the public service nonprofit — Points of Light, for which her ex-husband serves as chairman of the board of directors. “I did this. Neil was never around. He was always traveling,” Sharon added.

28. Why was Sharon not invited to George H.W. Bush’s funeral?

A. Because she did not intend to attend.

B. Because she was not Neil’s current wife.

C. Because the cathedral can’t hold so many people.

D. Because she was busy with her children’s upbringing.

29. How did Sharon mourn for the passing away of her former father-in-law?

A. Through media interviews. B. By posting on a social medium.

C. By raising three grandchildren. D. By looking back on lunching with him.

30. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sharon’s marriage lasted 30 years.

B. Neil and Sharon share three daughters.

C. Points of Light is a profit-making company.

D. Sharon’s girls attended their grandfather’s funeral.

31. What is Sharon’s attitude towards Neil’s performance of bringing up children?

A. Unconcerned.  B. Appreciative.      C. Dissatisfied.      D. Positive.

D

You’ve got your fancy new suitcase and you’re ready to take it with you on your travels across the globe.

You get to the airport, quickly moving through the crowds on the uneven pavement, rushing to check in. Then, your heart sinks when you realize your new suitcase has got a serious case of the wobbles (摇晃).

Why does this happen?

Scientists from the Universite Paris-Diderot in France investigated this matter and published their findings in the science journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A. They also suggested some solutions to overcome this modern-day problem.

To learn more about the issue, they put a suitcase on a treadmill (跑步机) and observed what happened.

It was soon noted that the “wobble” was actually a result of repeated actions that caused the suitcase to sway from side to side. They discovered that if one of the wheels encountered an obstacle such as a small bump, it jumped into the air for just a moment and then banged back down to the ground. That second action caused the opposite wheel to lift off the ground and then to bang back down, causing the first to lift again and so on. This swaying increased as the luggage was pulled along.

“The suitcase is a fun way to tackle the problem, but the study would be the same for any trolley with two wheels or blades (桨叶),” Sylvain Courrech du Pont, lead author of the study, told BBC News. “So it will be the same for a caravan (大篷车) or maybe also for airplanes.”

Instead of slowing down when we see a rocky part of the path, the scientists recommended doing the exact opposite and speeding up. This is because going faster gives the wheels less time to rise and fall, preventing the case from swaying. They also said that reducing the angle of the suitcase by lowering its handle to the ground would help keep it steady.

“These findings could help researchers simulate and design better rolling suitcases and other pulled trolleys, such as towed trailers ,” Courrech du Pont added.

With these masterminds (智者) working on perfecting our suitcase problems, wobbly luggage may soon be a thing of history, leaving us to enjoy our travels.

32. The main purpose of the first two paragraphs is to ______.

A. show the importance of a good wheeled suitcase for travel

B. lead up to the wobbling problem of wheeled suitcases

C. describe how unstable wheeled suitcases can be

D. show that wobbling can cause wheeled suitcases to stop working

33. According to the scientists, when a suitcase meets with an obstacle, ______.

A. the swaying will stop for a moment

B. its two wheels will jump into the air at the same time

C. even a small obstacle can lead to a serious damage

D. there is a series of repeated actions leading to the swaying

34. What can be done to keep a suitcase steady on an uneven path according to the text?

A. Slow down. B. Pull the suitcase at a faster speed.

C. Raise the handle of the suitcase. D. Increase the angle of the suitcase.

35. According to the article, the findings could ______.

A. help improve the design of suitcases

B. solve the wobble of suitcases completely

C. be helpful in the advancement of treadmills

D. be used to develop blades for boats

 

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

Rise and shine all day

Making these easy tasks part of your morning schedule will improve your nutrition, energy, and mood today—and beyond.

Stretch in bed

Try this even before you open your eyes. Lift one arm and begin by stretching each finger, then your hand, then your wrist, and then your whole arm.      36     . Then stretch your toes, feet, ankles, and legs. Finally, end with a neck and back stretch that pushes you out of bed. This “power pose” makes you feel more confident all day long.

    37    

Working out before you eat encourages your body to burn more fat for energy rather than relying on carbohydrates（碳水化合物）from food. In a study, participants who exercised after breakfast still gained weight, but those who exercised on an empty stomach did not.

Turn on the music

    38    . If anyone plays an instrument, and if you have a little time, morning is the perfect time to practice, as it prepares your brain for learning. One study found that both playing and listening to music help improve academic performance in 16 different ways, including increasing focus and memory.

Enjoy some fun

Many people fear to face a new day of work, school, or chores.    39    . This can be having a cup of coffee as you read your favorite blog, etc. Choose activities you enjoy and that set you on a good path for the day

You’ve improved your state of mind, your health, and your productivity—all before the weekday has even begun.

    40    .

 

A. Pick something energetic that you and others in the house enjoy and put it on while you get ready

B. Now you’re ready to conquer your to-do list for today and every day

C. Do regular exercise in the morning

D. Move on to the other arm

E. Exercise a bit—On an empty stomach

F. Take up the entire length of the bed when you stretch

G. But if the first thing you do is pleasant, you’ll find it much easier to get going

 

第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood  41   the harmony that was   42   of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he   43   excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally   44   literature,   45   drama and poetry.

Yeats had strong   46   in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the   47   task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments,  48  , were not received   49   at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed   50   in his poetical drama.

  51   with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much  52  notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern  53  to them. As his literary life    54   , his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide   55  .

He had not   56   a major public life   57   winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be   58   as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who   59   his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats’s death in 1939, W.H.Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:

Earth, receive an    60    guest:

William Yeats is laid to rest.

Let the Irish vessel (船) lie.

Emptied of its poetry.

41. A. held    B. lacked        C. expected D. desired

42. A. typical    B. special        C. awkward D. capable

43. A. inherited    B. developed        C. abandoned D. formed

44. A. carried on    B. decided on        C. put on D. based on

45. A. regularly    B. instantly        C. particularly D. finally

46. A. desire    B. energy        C. access D. faith

47. A. fresh    B. stupid        C. small D. difficult

48. A. therefore    B. however        C. besides D. furthermore

49. A. possibly    B. honorably        C. favorably D. doubtfully

50. A. failure    B. fame        C. pleasure D. success

51. A. Connected    B. Occupied        C. Compared D. Tired

52. A. admiring    B. amusing        C. amazing D. envying

53. A. potential    B. sensibility        C. possibility D. benefit

54. A. finished    B. produced        C. created D. progressed

55. A. praise    B. spread        C. recognition D. assessment

56. A. enjoyed    B. accepted        C. purchased D. taken

57. A. before    B. since        C. until D. after

58. A. respected    B. admired        C. valued D. favored

59. A. prohibits    B. attempts        C. recommends D. produces

60. A. appealed    B. advocated        C. advanced D. honored

第II卷（非选择题，共50分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

With the passing of 2018 and Spring Festival, we   61  (start) a new important year already.

This year is one of the final stepping stones to becoming a   62  (moderate) prosperous society in 2020. Meanwhile, 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. To prepare for 2019, the government made   63  (it) economic agenda (事项) clear at the Central Economic Work Conference,   64  (attend) by the country’s leaders in Beijing in December. 

Great attention will keep on   65   (pay) to China’s growth performance in 2019. To meet the target of doubling 2010 GDP by the end of 2020, it needs to average about 6.3 percent this year and next.

Meanwhile,China will host the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in April. At this event, the Belt and Road Initiative,   66   has huge potential to drive economic growth, will take greater shape.

This year is also likely to pave the way for a number of technological   67   (advance). China is expected to roll out 5G, the next generation of   68   (wire) technology, next year. It’s up to 100 times faster   69   the current 4G technology.

It will be a year for China to reflect   70   its past and future direction,

第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)

假设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10处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。错误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；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

 

In order to encourage the seniors to take exercise and relax them, we are going to organize a mountain-climbing activity in April 10. We were to gather at the school gate and start at 7:20 a.m. by bus and get back at 7:00 p.m. We'll climb Mangshan Mountain in the morning, on which top we'll have a picnic at the noon. In the afternoon we'll be divided into group and have a free time. Remember take photos and make notes for the photo exhibition or the essay contest to be held late at our school. Besides, taking your lunch and drinking water with you. Unless you want to join, please come to Students' Union and sign up before April 5.

 

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华。你的外国笔友peter打算七月来中国，特来信了解中国人的社交习俗。请你用英语回一封信，从以下几个方面作具体介绍:

1. 见面时的问候方式；2. 对赞美的回答方式；3. 接收礼物时的回应方式；4. 餐宴礼节。

注意：1. 词数100左右，信的开头和结束语已为你写好(不计入总词数)。

2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

Glad to hear from you and you’re welcome to China in July.                                            

                                                                                               

                                                                                               

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua