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第一部分：听力部分（15分）
第一节：
听下面五段对话，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。（5分）
1. When was the weather forecast？
A. 5 o’clock in the morning. B. 6 o’clock in the morning. C. 7 o’clock in the evening.
2. What did the man think of the test？
A. It wasn’t difficult. B. It was quite hard. C. It wasn’t exciting.
3. Why was the man’s sister angry with him？
A. Because he refused to change his hairstyle.
B. Because he made her hair dirty by accident.
C. Because he laughed at her new hairstyle.
4. Why did the man stay at the store so long？
A. He talked to his old classmate. B. He met his middle school teacher.
C. He forgot what to buy.
5. Where are the speakers most probably？
A. At their school. B. In a hospital. C. At home.
第二節：
听下面两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A， B， C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（5分）
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. At which stop should the man get off the first bus？
A. At the third stop. B. At the fourth stop. C. At the fifth stop.
7. Which bus should the man change to？
A. No. 15. B. No. 25. C. No. 22.
听第7段材料，回答第8—10题。
8. What causes the conversation？
A. An advertisement. B. A TV programme. C. An article.
9. Who shops most quickly？
A. Those who know what they want to buy.
B. Those who have little money to spend.
C. Those who shop at the cheapest stores.
10. What can we conclude from the conversation？
A. People spend more time looking than shopping.
B. People enjoy shopping when they are free.
C. People buy more things when time is limited.
第三节：
听下面一段材料，将第11—15题的信息补充完整，每小题不多于3个单词。（5分） Blind people couldn’t read before the Braille system was invented. Braille is a reading system consisting of （11）____ dots. Braille is the name of a Frenchman， Louis Braille. In （12）____， Louis Braille was a very young boy living in a small town in France. His father made things of （13）____. One day， Louis Braille picked up a tool with a sharp point in his father’s shop， but he fell and the point of the tool （14）____ his eye. Later he became blind in both eyes and felt very （15）____ as a blind man. With wisdom and determination， he invented the Braille system and from then on， blind people have been able to read their own books.
第二部分：筆试部分（135分）
I. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词。（10分）
1. You need to decorate your mind with ____ （美德）.
2. She suddenly fell forward on to the table and f____.
3. As we all know， we couldn’t ____ （委托） our children to strangers.
4. You don’t care about anything but yourself and your p____ face.
5. He responded positively and accepted the f____ of ￡1，000 I had offered.
6. The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to ____ （阐明） the point.
7. We’ll raise money to set up a s____ to provide financial support for the students from rural areas.
8. They ____ （雇用） a boat and went for a row down the river.
9. He listened in silence， and finally promised to talk with the ____ （医师）.
10. The c____ opened for business last October and since then has treated more than 200 people.
II. 单句语法填空。（10分）
1. When the headmaster spoke out his plan， the ____ （major） of the students in the class were against it.
2. When， if ever， is it ____ （moral） reasonable to allow a patient to die？
3. In twenty years of ____ （marry） he has only taken two proper vacations.
4. I knocked on the door but there was no ____ （respond）.
5. Here’s a list of some useful tips that you can use and make ____ （reject） a little easier to bear.
6. I’ll enjoy my work and get along well with my ____ （college）. I’ll do a good job in whatever I do.
7. On account of his knowledge of the mountainous country， John Smith ____ （appoint） as our guide yesterday.
8. As we all know， Biden won last month’s presidential ____ （elect） by a landslide.
9. I still remember when I failed in maths exams and even tended ____ （give） it up， you just patted me on the shoulder and inspired me to keep on.
10. My lovely grandfather spent the last happy fourteen years of his life in ____ （retire）. III. 選词填空。（5分）
tuition fees， first aid， pass away， in memory of， carry through
1. You will have a breath that will ____ the forest.
2. New students should pay the whole year’s ____ at arrival the school.
3. Alice was very sorry to hear that her grandmother had ____ two days before.
4. They will build a monument ____ the national hero.
5. There are many emergencies which need proper and quick ____ treatment.
IV. 根据所给汉语意思完成下列句子，每空一词。（10分）
1. 他一直倾向于买一辆红色的车。
He always ____ ____ ____ a red car.
2. 我打算买辆新车来取代我那辆旧车。
I’m going to ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ a new one.
3. 这本书看起来与其说是一本语法书，倒不如说是一本词典。
The book seems to be ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
4. 前几天大雪风暴影响了我们的生活。结果，我们不能像往常一样去上班。
Our life ____ ____ ____ the heavy snow storm the other day. As a result， we couldn’t go to work as usual.
5. 他宁愿要一个小的，而不要大的。
He ____ ____ ____ the small one than the large one.
V. 完形填空。（20分）
It is frequently said that one good turn deserves another， which means that when someone _1_ you in a much needed situation， you should also give something in return when you get the _2_.
Lanre， who had two children， was educated but _3_. He went for a number of interviews but ended up getting _4_ results. He was always told to leave his contact number and wait for the future _5_ position.
One day， Lanre’s children were _6_ home for not paying school fees. On their way home， the two kids spotted a man _7_ on the ground in pain. “He might be a drunk，” they thought. They were too _8_ to approach the man， so they went home _9_ and told their parents about that. Lanre and his wife were _10_ to the man and seeing the man in such pain， they decided to help him.
Being given first aid， the man felt better and then _11_ the sudden heart disease. He only told the couple he was living downtown and went on a trip alone. _12_， the man was the CEO of Badmus Group of Companies！
Later， the man wanted to _13_ Lanre’s home but failed to find his house. One day， he was reading the information of those who had been _14_ when he saw the name of Lanre， whom he recognized in no time.
The man was so _15_ that he gave Lanre a _16_ as the General Manager of his company. Consequently， Lanre became well off. _17_ his children rejoined the school.
_18_ Lanre helped the stranger， he didn’t know he would be _19_ so well. It was his _20_ that led him to a better situation. So one good turn deserves another. 1. A. greets B. ignores C. helps D. recognizes
2. A. advice B. direction C. opportunity D. guidance
3. A. out of mind B. out of work C. out of control D. out of question
4. A. unsatisfactory B. impossible C. annoying D. confused
5. A. good B. exciting C. various D. spare
6. A. taken B. driven C. sent D. delivered
7. A. standing B. lying C. jumping D. singing
8. A. scared B. tired C. bored D. shocked
9. A. secretly B. curiously C. suddenly D. instantly
10. A. transported B. guided C. inspired D. forced
11. A. suffered from B. got tired of C. got used to D. recovered from 12. A. Naturally B. Actually C. Unavoidably D. Eventually
13. A. design B. arrive at C. decorate D. drop by
14. A. required B. consulted C. interviewed D. employed
15. A. grateful B. faithful C. helpful D. useful
16. A. position B. goal C. choice D. prize
17. A. And B. But C. Or D. Also
18. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Because
19. A. treated B. managed C. rewarded D. arranged
20. A. intelligence B. confidence C. honesty D. kindness
VI. 閱读理解。（40分）
第一节
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。（30分）
A
Books can’t stop a global pandemic （流行病）. But， for a short while， they can let us forget the world around us and transport us to different places， allowing us to travel in spirit. Here are some picks for this month：
Rohinton Mistry： A Fine Balance
Mistry’s novel focuses on the lives of four central characters whose lives are on a downward spiral， from poverty to outright destitution and， ultimately， death. Mistry does not whitewash the reality of urban poverty in India. But as readers， we become absorbed in his characters lives we hope with them， we fear for them and， at the end， we cry for them.
Elena Ferrante： Mу Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante’s novels take us straight to the Italian city of Napoli. Starting with My Brilliant Friend， the four novels chart the intensive relationship between two girls， Elena Greco （Lenù） and Raffaella Cerullo （Lila） who grow up in a poor neighborhood in the 1950s.
Reading Ferrante’s description calls forth images of Napoli and makes us feel like we are standing in the Piazza del Plebiscito. We can fell， hear and smell Napoli around us.
Patrick Modiano： The Search Warrant
The Search Warrant pieces together the real-life story of Dora Bruder， a young Jewish girl who went missing in Paris in December 1941. Modiano attempts to retrace Dora’s movements across Paris and his book is full of evocative descriptions of quiet squares and streets.
By tracing Dora’s possible steps， Modiano evocatively recreates the twilight atmosphere of Paris under occupation.
Kazuo Ishiguro： The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day tells the story of Stevens， the aged butler of Darlington Hall， and his ill judged life choices that saw him being involved with British fascism in the interwar years.
This allusion to British fascism in particular is something that makes this novel stand out; it is a subject matter not often discussed or even taught.
1. Which book is set in India？
A. A Fine Balance. B. My Brilliant Friend.
C. The Search Warrant. D. The Remains of the Day.
2. What do My Brilliant Friend and The Search Warrant have in common？
A. Both novels tell real life stories. B. Both novels take place in Italy.
C. Both are related to interpersonal relationship.
D. Both give a vivid description of the surroundings.
3. What is special about The Remains of the Day？
A. Its moving story. B. Its miserable character. C. Its rarely mentioned subject. D. Its skillful techniques of description.
B
I’d been retired for four years， when a friend suggested university. I thought he was joking—I was rubbish at school and failed my 11 plus. But we love to compete over Mastermind and University challenge， and he thought I’d make it. And he was absolutely right！
I did a foundation course first， which was part time at the University Lifelong Learning Centre （LLC）， two nights a week and the odd Saturday. I did quite well， and that gave me the confidence to do a full time， three year degree. I’m passionate about art，and I always wanted to be here for the journey and not the destination. That sounds really corny， but it was the truth in my case.
Initially it was a bit strange fitting in with my course mates. They were all 18， straight out of sixth form or college. Over time， though， they’ve all been fine—now， we all get on really well and there is no issue. I’ve made plenty of friends as a member of the mature students society， and I do some volunteering through the LLC， chatting to prospective students about my experience of coming to university. I tell them my story and basically encourage them to give it a go because you’ve got nothing to lose. I like to think I’ve convinced a few of them.
I have no regrets at all. Enrolling in university was the best piece of advice I’ve received in years， especially post-retirement. I needed routine in my life; I needed purpose. I’m not going to spend my day in the bookies or the pub. If you’ve got a passion for something， you should pursue it.
4. What do we learn from Paragraph 1？
A. The author often competed with his friend at university.
B. The author was satisfied with his performance at school.
C. The advice of his friend was a big challenge for the author.
D. The author’s friend told a joke when suggesting university.
5. What was it that made him determined to pursue a full time degree？
A. His long held passion for art. B. His boring retirement life.
C. His success in the foundation course. D. His desire to travel to the destination.
6. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about？
A. How he got along with his course mates.
B. How he helped his friends at university. C. What activities be took part in at school.
D. What he experienced as a volunteer.
7. Which of the following can serve as the title of the passage？
A. Knowledge is power. B. It’s never too old to learn.
C. Failure is the mother of success. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C
Many people think that listening is a passive business. It is just the opposite. Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. It is because they do not realize this， or because they are not willing to do the work， that most people do not listen well.
Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else. An essential part of listening well is the rule known as “bracketing”. Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires， to experience as far as possible someone else’s world from the inside， stepping into his or her shoes.
Most of the time we lack this energy. Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well， what we are usually doing is listening selectively. Often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder， as we listen， how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us.
It wasn’t until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic （有療效的）. In about a quarter of the patients I saw， surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of psychotherapy （心理疗法）， before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained. There are several reasons for this phenomenon， but chief among them， I believe， was the patient’s sense that he or she was being truly listened to， often for the first time in years， and for some， perhaps for the first time ever.
8. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2？
A. How to listen well. B. What to listen to.
C. Benefits of listening. D. Problems in listening. 9. According to the author， in communication people tend to ____.
A. listen actively B. listen purposefully
C. set aside their prejudices D. open up their inner mind
10. According to the author， the patients improved mainly because ____.
A. they were taken good care of B. they knew they were truly listened to
C. they had partners to talk to D. they knew the roots of problems
11. What type of writing is the article likely to be？
A. Science fiction. B. A news report. C. A medical report. D. Popular science.
D
The bad health effects of sleep loss during the week can’t be repaid by longer weekend sleep， according to a new study.
Researchers have long known that sleep deprivation （剝夺） can cause weight gain and increase other health risks. But for those who force themselves out of bed every weekday after too few hours of shut eye， they hope turning off the alarm on Saturday and Sunday will repay the weekly sleep debt and remove any ill effects.
The research， published in Current Biology， crushes those hopes. Despite complete freedom to sleep during a weekend recovery period， people in a sleep lab who were limited to five hours of sleep on weekdays gained nearly three pounds over two weeks and experienced disorders that would increase their risk for diabetes over the long term.
“If there are benefits of catch-up sleep， they’re gone when you go back to your daily schedule. It’s very short lived，” said Kenneth Wright， director of the sleep and chronobiology lab at the University of Colorado at Boulder. “These health effects are long term. It’s kind of like smoking once was—people would smoke and wouldn’t see an immediate effect on their health， but people will say now that smoking is not a healthy lifestyle choice. I think sleep is in the early stage of where smoking used to be.”
Wright said that the study suggests people should put sleep in the first place cutting out the “sleep stealers” such as watching television shows or spending time on their phones. Even when people don’t have a choice about losing sleep because of child-care responsibilities or job schedules， they should think about getting sleep in the same way they would get a healthy diet or exercise. 12. What does the underlined word “crushes” mean？
A. Ruins. B. Guarantees. C. Deepens. D. Arouses.
13. What will Kenneth Wright agree with？
A. Smoking is more harmful than sleep loss.
B. Weekend recovery sleep has many benefits.
C. Smoking and sleep loss have the same bad effects.
D. It takes long for people to see the effects of sleep loss.
14. What does Kenneth Wright advise people to do？
A. Take regular exercise every day. B. Reduce the screen time before sleep.
C. Watch some TV shows before bedtime. D. Sleep as long as possible during weekdays.
15. What is the main purpose of this passage？
A. To share some unhappy experiences. B. To show some unknown facts.
C. To promote a healthy lifestyle. D. To introduce a new study.
第二节
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。（10分）
To many of us， art is obviously a kind of human expression of creativity. But in recent years， you may have read news about artificial intelligence （AI） creating its own art， such as painting or writing poems. Some people worry that AI might someday replace artists.
_1_ Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists， AI is bringing artists more possibilities.
A piece of music created by AI recently attracted attention. AI was used to turn the novel virus into a piece of nearly two-hour long music based on its protein structure. The project was led by Markus Buehler， an American musician and MIT professor of engineering. He assigned （指定） a unique note to each amino acid （氨基酸） in the protein. _2_
Listeners found the project to be “mind-blowing”. “It allows me to see the virus from a new angle，” said one listener. _3_ As The Verge wrote， “AI helps artists play around in unpredictable ways， creating things beyond what they have ever thought was possible before.”
_4_ For example， in the comic and animation industries， there are now AI tools that can automatically （自動地） color in black-and-white line drawings. Although the results can be unpredictable and require a little cleanup， it “could give artists room to experiment， by cutting down the time it takes to color each frame （画面），” said Joao Do Lago， animator of Netflix’s Castlevania. As Peter Ward wrote for The Culture Trip， art of every kind has always been influenced by technological breakthroughs. _5_
A. The AI then translated these notes into music.
B. AI has become an important part of our everyday life.
C. But this worry seems to be unnecessary， at least for now.
D. AI can become a useful tool to bring change to the art world.
E. Besides the music industry， AI has entered the world of poetry as well.
F. This surprising marriage between science and art could not be achieved without AI.
G. Apart from co-creating imaginative works， AI can also help artists avoid repeating tasks.
VII. 语篇填空。（10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。
At age 18， instead of following the _1_ （tradition） path of marriage like the majority of girls， Lin Qiaozhi chose to study medicine. Eight years later， she graduated from Peking Union Medical College （PUMC） with Wenhai Scholarship， the _2_ （high） prize given to graduates. After working in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital for a few years， she was sent _3_ （study） in Europe and then， in 1939， in the US. She greatly impressed her American colleagues， _4_ invited her to stay. Dr Lin， however， rejected the offer. She wanted to serve the women and children at home.
In 1941， Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital， _5_ just a few months later， the department _6_ （close） because of the war. _7_ （think） of all the people still in need of help， Dr Lin opened a private clinic. She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients.
Since New China was born， she held many important _8_ （position）. However， she was more interested in tending patients， publishing medical research _9_ care for women and children， and training the next generation of doctors. “The OB-GYN department _10_ （care） for two lives，” she told new staff in her department. “As doctors， we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters.”
VIII. 書面表达。（30分）
假设你是李华，你的朋友Mary因为缺乏运动而生病。请给她写一封信，劝说她康复以后多参加体育活动，每天锻炼一个小时，以增强身体素质。
注意：1. 词数120左右;
2. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Mary，
I am sorry to hear that you have been ill for days and hope you have got better now.
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Yours， _
Li Hua _
第一节：
听下面五段对话，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。（5分）
1. When was the weather forecast？
A. 5 o’clock in the morning. B. 6 o’clock in the morning. C. 7 o’clock in the evening.
2. What did the man think of the test？
A. It wasn’t difficult. B. It was quite hard. C. It wasn’t exciting.
3. Why was the man’s sister angry with him？
A. Because he refused to change his hairstyle.
B. Because he made her hair dirty by accident.
C. Because he laughed at her new hairstyle.
4. Why did the man stay at the store so long？
A. He talked to his old classmate. B. He met his middle school teacher.
C. He forgot what to buy.
5. Where are the speakers most probably？
A. At their school. B. In a hospital. C. At home.
第二節：
听下面两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A， B， C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（5分）
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. At which stop should the man get off the first bus？
A. At the third stop. B. At the fourth stop. C. At the fifth stop.
7. Which bus should the man change to？
A. No. 15. B. No. 25. C. No. 22.
听第7段材料，回答第8—10题。
8. What causes the conversation？
A. An advertisement. B. A TV programme. C. An article.
9. Who shops most quickly？
A. Those who know what they want to buy.
B. Those who have little money to spend.
C. Those who shop at the cheapest stores.
10. What can we conclude from the conversation？
A. People spend more time looking than shopping.
B. People enjoy shopping when they are free.
C. People buy more things when time is limited.
第三节：
听下面一段材料，将第11—15题的信息补充完整，每小题不多于3个单词。（5分） Blind people couldn’t read before the Braille system was invented. Braille is a reading system consisting of （11）____ dots. Braille is the name of a Frenchman， Louis Braille. In （12）____， Louis Braille was a very young boy living in a small town in France. His father made things of （13）____. One day， Louis Braille picked up a tool with a sharp point in his father’s shop， but he fell and the point of the tool （14）____ his eye. Later he became blind in both eyes and felt very （15）____ as a blind man. With wisdom and determination， he invented the Braille system and from then on， blind people have been able to read their own books.
第二部分：筆试部分（135分）
I. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词。（10分）
1. You need to decorate your mind with ____ （美德）.
2. She suddenly fell forward on to the table and f____.
3. As we all know， we couldn’t ____ （委托） our children to strangers.
4. You don’t care about anything but yourself and your p____ face.
5. He responded positively and accepted the f____ of ￡1，000 I had offered.
6. The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to ____ （阐明） the point.
7. We’ll raise money to set up a s____ to provide financial support for the students from rural areas.
8. They ____ （雇用） a boat and went for a row down the river.
9. He listened in silence， and finally promised to talk with the ____ （医师）.
10. The c____ opened for business last October and since then has treated more than 200 people.
II. 单句语法填空。（10分）
1. When the headmaster spoke out his plan， the ____ （major） of the students in the class were against it.
2. When， if ever， is it ____ （moral） reasonable to allow a patient to die？
3. In twenty years of ____ （marry） he has only taken two proper vacations.
4. I knocked on the door but there was no ____ （respond）.
5. Here’s a list of some useful tips that you can use and make ____ （reject） a little easier to bear.
6. I’ll enjoy my work and get along well with my ____ （college）. I’ll do a good job in whatever I do.
7. On account of his knowledge of the mountainous country， John Smith ____ （appoint） as our guide yesterday.
8. As we all know， Biden won last month’s presidential ____ （elect） by a landslide.
9. I still remember when I failed in maths exams and even tended ____ （give） it up， you just patted me on the shoulder and inspired me to keep on.
10. My lovely grandfather spent the last happy fourteen years of his life in ____ （retire）. III. 選词填空。（5分）
tuition fees， first aid， pass away， in memory of， carry through
1. You will have a breath that will ____ the forest.
2. New students should pay the whole year’s ____ at arrival the school.
3. Alice was very sorry to hear that her grandmother had ____ two days before.
4. They will build a monument ____ the national hero.
5. There are many emergencies which need proper and quick ____ treatment.
IV. 根据所给汉语意思完成下列句子，每空一词。（10分）
1. 他一直倾向于买一辆红色的车。
He always ____ ____ ____ a red car.
2. 我打算买辆新车来取代我那辆旧车。
I’m going to ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ a new one.
3. 这本书看起来与其说是一本语法书，倒不如说是一本词典。
The book seems to be ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
4. 前几天大雪风暴影响了我们的生活。结果，我们不能像往常一样去上班。
Our life ____ ____ ____ the heavy snow storm the other day. As a result， we couldn’t go to work as usual.
5. 他宁愿要一个小的，而不要大的。
He ____ ____ ____ the small one than the large one.
V. 完形填空。（20分）
It is frequently said that one good turn deserves another， which means that when someone _1_ you in a much needed situation， you should also give something in return when you get the _2_.
Lanre， who had two children， was educated but _3_. He went for a number of interviews but ended up getting _4_ results. He was always told to leave his contact number and wait for the future _5_ position.
One day， Lanre’s children were _6_ home for not paying school fees. On their way home， the two kids spotted a man _7_ on the ground in pain. “He might be a drunk，” they thought. They were too _8_ to approach the man， so they went home _9_ and told their parents about that. Lanre and his wife were _10_ to the man and seeing the man in such pain， they decided to help him.
Being given first aid， the man felt better and then _11_ the sudden heart disease. He only told the couple he was living downtown and went on a trip alone. _12_， the man was the CEO of Badmus Group of Companies！
Later， the man wanted to _13_ Lanre’s home but failed to find his house. One day， he was reading the information of those who had been _14_ when he saw the name of Lanre， whom he recognized in no time.
The man was so _15_ that he gave Lanre a _16_ as the General Manager of his company. Consequently， Lanre became well off. _17_ his children rejoined the school.
_18_ Lanre helped the stranger， he didn’t know he would be _19_ so well. It was his _20_ that led him to a better situation. So one good turn deserves another. 1. A. greets B. ignores C. helps D. recognizes
2. A. advice B. direction C. opportunity D. guidance
3. A. out of mind B. out of work C. out of control D. out of question
4. A. unsatisfactory B. impossible C. annoying D. confused
5. A. good B. exciting C. various D. spare
6. A. taken B. driven C. sent D. delivered
7. A. standing B. lying C. jumping D. singing
8. A. scared B. tired C. bored D. shocked
9. A. secretly B. curiously C. suddenly D. instantly
10. A. transported B. guided C. inspired D. forced
11. A. suffered from B. got tired of C. got used to D. recovered from 12. A. Naturally B. Actually C. Unavoidably D. Eventually
13. A. design B. arrive at C. decorate D. drop by
14. A. required B. consulted C. interviewed D. employed
15. A. grateful B. faithful C. helpful D. useful
16. A. position B. goal C. choice D. prize
17. A. And B. But C. Or D. Also
18. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Because
19. A. treated B. managed C. rewarded D. arranged
20. A. intelligence B. confidence C. honesty D. kindness
VI. 閱读理解。（40分）
第一节
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。（30分）
A
Books can’t stop a global pandemic （流行病）. But， for a short while， they can let us forget the world around us and transport us to different places， allowing us to travel in spirit. Here are some picks for this month：
Rohinton Mistry： A Fine Balance
Mistry’s novel focuses on the lives of four central characters whose lives are on a downward spiral， from poverty to outright destitution and， ultimately， death. Mistry does not whitewash the reality of urban poverty in India. But as readers， we become absorbed in his characters lives we hope with them， we fear for them and， at the end， we cry for them.
Elena Ferrante： Mу Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante’s novels take us straight to the Italian city of Napoli. Starting with My Brilliant Friend， the four novels chart the intensive relationship between two girls， Elena Greco （Lenù） and Raffaella Cerullo （Lila） who grow up in a poor neighborhood in the 1950s.
Reading Ferrante’s description calls forth images of Napoli and makes us feel like we are standing in the Piazza del Plebiscito. We can fell， hear and smell Napoli around us.
Patrick Modiano： The Search Warrant
The Search Warrant pieces together the real-life story of Dora Bruder， a young Jewish girl who went missing in Paris in December 1941. Modiano attempts to retrace Dora’s movements across Paris and his book is full of evocative descriptions of quiet squares and streets.
By tracing Dora’s possible steps， Modiano evocatively recreates the twilight atmosphere of Paris under occupation.
Kazuo Ishiguro： The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day tells the story of Stevens， the aged butler of Darlington Hall， and his ill judged life choices that saw him being involved with British fascism in the interwar years.
This allusion to British fascism in particular is something that makes this novel stand out; it is a subject matter not often discussed or even taught.
1. Which book is set in India？
A. A Fine Balance. B. My Brilliant Friend.
C. The Search Warrant. D. The Remains of the Day.
2. What do My Brilliant Friend and The Search Warrant have in common？
A. Both novels tell real life stories. B. Both novels take place in Italy.
C. Both are related to interpersonal relationship.
D. Both give a vivid description of the surroundings.
3. What is special about The Remains of the Day？
A. Its moving story. B. Its miserable character. C. Its rarely mentioned subject. D. Its skillful techniques of description.
B
I’d been retired for four years， when a friend suggested university. I thought he was joking—I was rubbish at school and failed my 11 plus. But we love to compete over Mastermind and University challenge， and he thought I’d make it. And he was absolutely right！
I did a foundation course first， which was part time at the University Lifelong Learning Centre （LLC）， two nights a week and the odd Saturday. I did quite well， and that gave me the confidence to do a full time， three year degree. I’m passionate about art，and I always wanted to be here for the journey and not the destination. That sounds really corny， but it was the truth in my case.
Initially it was a bit strange fitting in with my course mates. They were all 18， straight out of sixth form or college. Over time， though， they’ve all been fine—now， we all get on really well and there is no issue. I’ve made plenty of friends as a member of the mature students society， and I do some volunteering through the LLC， chatting to prospective students about my experience of coming to university. I tell them my story and basically encourage them to give it a go because you’ve got nothing to lose. I like to think I’ve convinced a few of them.
I have no regrets at all. Enrolling in university was the best piece of advice I’ve received in years， especially post-retirement. I needed routine in my life; I needed purpose. I’m not going to spend my day in the bookies or the pub. If you’ve got a passion for something， you should pursue it.
4. What do we learn from Paragraph 1？
A. The author often competed with his friend at university.
B. The author was satisfied with his performance at school.
C. The advice of his friend was a big challenge for the author.
D. The author’s friend told a joke when suggesting university.
5. What was it that made him determined to pursue a full time degree？
A. His long held passion for art. B. His boring retirement life.
C. His success in the foundation course. D. His desire to travel to the destination.
6. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about？
A. How he got along with his course mates.
B. How he helped his friends at university. C. What activities be took part in at school.
D. What he experienced as a volunteer.
7. Which of the following can serve as the title of the passage？
A. Knowledge is power. B. It’s never too old to learn.
C. Failure is the mother of success. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C
Many people think that listening is a passive business. It is just the opposite. Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. It is because they do not realize this， or because they are not willing to do the work， that most people do not listen well.
Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else. An essential part of listening well is the rule known as “bracketing”. Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires， to experience as far as possible someone else’s world from the inside， stepping into his or her shoes.
Most of the time we lack this energy. Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well， what we are usually doing is listening selectively. Often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder， as we listen， how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us.
It wasn’t until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic （有療效的）. In about a quarter of the patients I saw， surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of psychotherapy （心理疗法）， before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained. There are several reasons for this phenomenon， but chief among them， I believe， was the patient’s sense that he or she was being truly listened to， often for the first time in years， and for some， perhaps for the first time ever.
8. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2？
A. How to listen well. B. What to listen to.
C. Benefits of listening. D. Problems in listening. 9. According to the author， in communication people tend to ____.
A. listen actively B. listen purposefully
C. set aside their prejudices D. open up their inner mind
10. According to the author， the patients improved mainly because ____.
A. they were taken good care of B. they knew they were truly listened to
C. they had partners to talk to D. they knew the roots of problems
11. What type of writing is the article likely to be？
A. Science fiction. B. A news report. C. A medical report. D. Popular science.
D
The bad health effects of sleep loss during the week can’t be repaid by longer weekend sleep， according to a new study.
Researchers have long known that sleep deprivation （剝夺） can cause weight gain and increase other health risks. But for those who force themselves out of bed every weekday after too few hours of shut eye， they hope turning off the alarm on Saturday and Sunday will repay the weekly sleep debt and remove any ill effects.
The research， published in Current Biology， crushes those hopes. Despite complete freedom to sleep during a weekend recovery period， people in a sleep lab who were limited to five hours of sleep on weekdays gained nearly three pounds over two weeks and experienced disorders that would increase their risk for diabetes over the long term.
“If there are benefits of catch-up sleep， they’re gone when you go back to your daily schedule. It’s very short lived，” said Kenneth Wright， director of the sleep and chronobiology lab at the University of Colorado at Boulder. “These health effects are long term. It’s kind of like smoking once was—people would smoke and wouldn’t see an immediate effect on their health， but people will say now that smoking is not a healthy lifestyle choice. I think sleep is in the early stage of where smoking used to be.”
Wright said that the study suggests people should put sleep in the first place cutting out the “sleep stealers” such as watching television shows or spending time on their phones. Even when people don’t have a choice about losing sleep because of child-care responsibilities or job schedules， they should think about getting sleep in the same way they would get a healthy diet or exercise. 12. What does the underlined word “crushes” mean？
A. Ruins. B. Guarantees. C. Deepens. D. Arouses.
13. What will Kenneth Wright agree with？
A. Smoking is more harmful than sleep loss.
B. Weekend recovery sleep has many benefits.
C. Smoking and sleep loss have the same bad effects.
D. It takes long for people to see the effects of sleep loss.
14. What does Kenneth Wright advise people to do？
A. Take regular exercise every day. B. Reduce the screen time before sleep.
C. Watch some TV shows before bedtime. D. Sleep as long as possible during weekdays.
15. What is the main purpose of this passage？
A. To share some unhappy experiences. B. To show some unknown facts.
C. To promote a healthy lifestyle. D. To introduce a new study.
第二节
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。（10分）
To many of us， art is obviously a kind of human expression of creativity. But in recent years， you may have read news about artificial intelligence （AI） creating its own art， such as painting or writing poems. Some people worry that AI might someday replace artists.
_1_ Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists， AI is bringing artists more possibilities.
A piece of music created by AI recently attracted attention. AI was used to turn the novel virus into a piece of nearly two-hour long music based on its protein structure. The project was led by Markus Buehler， an American musician and MIT professor of engineering. He assigned （指定） a unique note to each amino acid （氨基酸） in the protein. _2_
Listeners found the project to be “mind-blowing”. “It allows me to see the virus from a new angle，” said one listener. _3_ As The Verge wrote， “AI helps artists play around in unpredictable ways， creating things beyond what they have ever thought was possible before.”
_4_ For example， in the comic and animation industries， there are now AI tools that can automatically （自動地） color in black-and-white line drawings. Although the results can be unpredictable and require a little cleanup， it “could give artists room to experiment， by cutting down the time it takes to color each frame （画面），” said Joao Do Lago， animator of Netflix’s Castlevania. As Peter Ward wrote for The Culture Trip， art of every kind has always been influenced by technological breakthroughs. _5_
A. The AI then translated these notes into music.
B. AI has become an important part of our everyday life.
C. But this worry seems to be unnecessary， at least for now.
D. AI can become a useful tool to bring change to the art world.
E. Besides the music industry， AI has entered the world of poetry as well.
F. This surprising marriage between science and art could not be achieved without AI.
G. Apart from co-creating imaginative works， AI can also help artists avoid repeating tasks.
VII. 语篇填空。（10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。
At age 18， instead of following the _1_ （tradition） path of marriage like the majority of girls， Lin Qiaozhi chose to study medicine. Eight years later， she graduated from Peking Union Medical College （PUMC） with Wenhai Scholarship， the _2_ （high） prize given to graduates. After working in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital for a few years， she was sent _3_ （study） in Europe and then， in 1939， in the US. She greatly impressed her American colleagues， _4_ invited her to stay. Dr Lin， however， rejected the offer. She wanted to serve the women and children at home.
In 1941， Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital， _5_ just a few months later， the department _6_ （close） because of the war. _7_ （think） of all the people still in need of help， Dr Lin opened a private clinic. She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients.
Since New China was born， she held many important _8_ （position）. However， she was more interested in tending patients， publishing medical research _9_ care for women and children， and training the next generation of doctors. “The OB-GYN department _10_ （care） for two lives，” she told new staff in her department. “As doctors， we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters.”
VIII. 書面表达。（30分）
假设你是李华，你的朋友Mary因为缺乏运动而生病。请给她写一封信，劝说她康复以后多参加体育活动，每天锻炼一个小时，以增强身体素质。
注意：1. 词数120左右;
2. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Mary，
I am sorry to hear that you have been ill for days and hope you have got better now.
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Yours， _
Li Hua _