江蘇省鹽城市2021-2022學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末考試英語試題(含答案)

2021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期高二年級期終考試

英語試題

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)

涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選

項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱

讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Mailingsomeitems.B.Puttingonsomestamps.C.Trackinghismailonline.

2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthepetshop.B.Inthepethospital.C.Inthepark.

3.Whatdoesthewoman'sfatherprobablydo?

A.Heisadoctor.B.Heisadriver.C.Heisaphotographer.

4.Whatistheman*sattitudetowardstheroboteconomy?

A.Doubtful.B.Objective.C.Anxious.

5.Whatisthemanlikelytodo?

A.Gotoaschool.B.Cleanthehouse.C.Finishhiswork.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項

中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題,

每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.WhendidLiuDongstartrunning?

A.Attheageof13.B.Attheageof10.C.Attheageof8.

7.WhatkindofnewsdoesMaryliketoread?

A.Currentnews.B.Sports.C.Education.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inspring.B.Insummer.C.Inautumn.

9.Whatdosthemandecidetodo?

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A.Gojogging.B.PlaybasketballC.Goswimming.

10.Whatisthemandoing?

A.AskingforhelpB.Doingexercise.C.Givingadvice.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題

11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodoatfirst

A.Throwawaytheclothes.B.Donatetheclothes.C.Selltheclothes.

12.Whatdoesthewomanfocusonwhenbuyingclothes?

A.ThebrandB.ThepriceC.Thequality

13.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'sspendinghabits?

A.Hehasmixedfeelings.B.HehatesthemC.Heisinfavorofthem

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Thedisadvantagesofsocialmedia.

B.Theeffectofsocialmediaonchildren.

C.Parents*concernaboutsocialmedia.

15.Howdochildrengetattentiononlineaccordingtotheman?

A.Bypostingphotos.B.Bysharingvideos.C.Bywritingcomments

16.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

A.Creatingagoodsocialmediaenvironment

B.Limitingthetimespentonsocialmedia.

C.Guidingchildrentofocusmoreonstudy

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題

17.Underwhatconditionsdocacaotreeslive?

A.Cold.B.DryC.Wet

18.Whatmakescacaoproductiondecrease?

A.ClimatechangeB.DemandreductionC.Thecuttingdownoftrees.

19.Whatwasconcludedfromthestudyin2013?

A.Cacaowouldbeoflowerquality

B.Chocolatewouldn'tdisappearanytimesoon.

C.Itwouldbehardertogrowcacaoby2050ingeneral

20.Howmanymeasuresaregiventosolvetheproblem?

A.2B.3.C.4.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C.D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

WhatDoesHumanelyRaisedMean?

Chickenlabelsoftenbearclaimsrelatedtohowthebirdswereraised.But''humane（人道的）

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treatment'1meansdifferentthingstodifferentgroups-andmaynotmatchwhatyou*dexpect.Below,

severallabelsareratedonhowwelltheymeetthoseexpectations.（Notethatthescoreforanimal

welfareshownbelowrelatestochickenraisedformeat.）

/US?A\

USDAOrganicAnimalWelfareApproved

OverallScore5OverallScore5

AnimalWelfare1AnimalWelfare5

Overall,thisisoneofthemostmeaningfulStandardsforthislabelaresetbya

labelsafoodcancarry,indicatingthatproducersnonprofitgroup,AGreenerWorld.Chickens

sticktonationalstandardsrequiringthatanimalsmusthaveaccesstotheoutdoorsandbe

beraisedwithoutaddedantibiotics（抗生素）.Butfreelyraisedonfamilyfarms,meaningthe

itfallsshortasfarasanimalwelfareisconcernedfarmerownstheanimals.Painfulprocedures

mainlybecausetheDepartmentofAgricultureareforbidden,andbirdsmustbestunned（打

hasn'tintroducedrelevantrulesonoutdoor昏）beforeslaughter（屠宰）.

access.

CERTIFIEDO'

HUMANE

JtAJSED

CertifiedHumaneRaised&HandledAmericanHumaneCertified

OverallScore4OverallScore3

AnimalWelfare4AnimalWelfare3

HumaneFarmAnimalCare,anonprofit,Underthislabelfromthenonprofit

monitorsthislabel.Outdooraccessisn'trequired,AmericanHumaneAssociation,outdoor

butbirdsaregivenslightlymoreroomthantheaccessisn'trequiredandindoorspacecanbe

industrynormandlivingconditionsarecarefullyminimal.Birdsmustbegivenatleast4hours

controlled.An"animalwelfareofficer"mustofcontinualdarkness,whichismorethan

monitorslaughtertoensurethatproperrequiredbutlessthanwhatsomeotheranimal

proceduresarefollowed.welfareprogramsaskfor.

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Worse--------Better

21.Whichlabelstressesthenecessityforoutdooraccess?

A.USDAOrganic.B.AnimalWelfareApproved.

C.CertifiedHumaneRaised&Handled.D.AmericanHumaneCertified

22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.AGreenerWorldisnotlikelytoappealtoanimalrightcampaigners.

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B.USDAOrganicgivesprioritytomeatqualityoveranimalwelfare.

C.BirdsunderAmericanHumaneCertifiedspendmosttimeindarkness.

D.HumaneFarmAnimalCareensuresbirdshaveveryspaciousroom.

23.Inwhichsectionofamagazinewillthispassageappear?

A.Sciencenews.B.Financialreports.C.Consumerguidance.D.Animal

kingdom.

B

AroundJulyIhadmadeapurchasefromawebsiteintheUS.Myshipmentwassentoutthe

verynextday,andIexpectedthepackagetoarriveatmydoorstepwithin5to7dayslikebefore.

Twoweekshadpassed,andIhadnotreceivedmypackage.Idecidedtotrackit,andtomyshock,

thecourier（快遞公司）actuallysentmypackagetoadifferentcountry!

Ididn'tknowwhattodo,soIemailedthecourier,whotoldmeIhadtoemailthecompany

fromwhichIhadmadethepurchase.Insteadofhelpingme,thecompanyredirectedmetothe

courier.Ratherthangettingmadatthisentiremess.Itriedtocalmdownbyfocusingonthegood

things,thoselikethefactthatIevenhadthemoneytomakethepurchaseandthatthecompany

shippedoutthepackageratherquickly.Ialsoimaginedmyselfreceivingthepackage,whichmade

mehappier.

Weeksturningintomonths,therewasstillnosignofmypackage.AsIsignedupforupdates.

IwashorrifiedwhenIwokeuponedayinSeptembertoseethatmypackagehadbeenreturnedto

theUS.Insteadofgettingdepressed,Icontactedthecompanytoinformthemabouttheshipment

andsoughtadviceaboutwhattodonextasIreallywantedtheitemswhichwerealimitededition.

Thecustomerservicetoldmethattheycouldonlyofferafullrefund（退款）astheitemswere

alreadysoldout.EventhoughIacceptedandwasverypleased,therewasstillapartofmethat

wasslightlydisappointed.

AroundtheendofNovember,Ireceivedatextupdatethatmypackagehasclearedcustoms

intheUKbutIthoughtithadbeenreturnedtothecompany.Yesterday,mypackagearrivedatmy

doorstep!

Whileitdidtakemanymonthsforthepackagetoreachme,IfeltincrediblygratefulasIgot

whatwanted!Andforfree!Thisshowedmethattheuniverseworksinmysteriouswaysthatwe

canneverreallyunderstandbutitisnotourjobtoworryabouthowthingswillunfold.

24.Whywastheauthorshockedsoonaftermakingthepurchase?

A.Thedeliverytookmuchlesstimethanbefore.B.Hewasinformedthathispackage

hadbeenlost.

C.Hispackagewasmistakenlydeliveredelsewhere.D.Therewasadelayintheshipment

ofhispackage

25.WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs2and3?

A.Hewashappywiththecompanywherehemadethepurchase.

B.Helikedtheitemssomuchthatrefundingcouldn'tclearregret.

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C.Thepositivefeedbackfromthecompanyreallycomfortedhim.

D.ThecourierandthecompanyagreedtoreturnthepackagetotheUS

26.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthearrivalofhisunexpectedpackage?

A.Thankful.B.Peaceful.C.Hurtful.D.Hopeful.

27.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?

A.Goodthingscometothosewhowait.B.Timeandtidewaitfornoman

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Chanceonlyfavorsthepreparedmind.

C

MoretimespentindoorsduringtheCOVID-19pandemicmayhavecausedasignificantrise

inchildhoodshort-sightedness,accordingtoanewHongKongstudy.Thefindingswerebasedon

thecurrentHongKongChildrenEyeStudy,whichcontinuallyresearchestheeyeconditionsof

childrenagedsixtoeight.

Thestudyfoundthat19.5percentofthe709six-year-oldpupilsadmittedatthestartofthe

pandemic（betweenDecember2019toJanuary2020）developedshort-sightednessoverthecourse

ofeightmonths.

Theoverallestimatedone-yearincidenceofshort-sightednessforthemwas28per

cent—muchhigherthanthe17percentfoundinchildrenstudiedpre-pandemic.

Theresearchersnotethatthesechangescorrespondedwithareductioninthetimethe

childrenspentoutdoors-fromaround75minutesadaypre-pandemicto24minutesduringthe

pandemic.

Screentimeamongthechildrenalsodramaticallyincreasedduringthisperiod,fromtwoand

ahalfhoursaday,tosevenhours.

Theauthorshighlightthatthisdatareliedonquestionnaires,whichcouldimpacttheaccuracy

oftheresearch.Also,asitwasalocalstudytoHongKong,theresearcherscouldn'tsaywhether

thesameresultswouldbeseeninchildreninotherprovincesofChina.

"Despitealltheseunavoidablestudylimitations,ourinitialresultsstillshowanalarming

short-sightednessprogressionthatrequiresappropriatecorrectionalaction,'1theresearchers

concluded.

JamesHuang,professorofoptometry（視光學(xué)）atHongKongUniversity,whodidnottake

partintheresearch,toldCGTN"Duringthepandemic,lifestyleshavechanged,suchasthe

amountoftimespentviewingdigitalscreens,homeschoolingandthedurationoftimespent

outdoors.Atleastninepeer-reviewedpublishedstudies—notincludingthisnewHongKong

study-haveidentifiedanincreaseinshort-sightednessprogressionduringthepandemic.',

Fortunately,though,theeffectmaynotbepermanent."Onestudyfoundthis

short-sightednessprogressionwasturnedbackpartiallyafterlockdown,suggestingthatbotheye

focusspasm（痙攣）andstructuralchangescontributedtothisacceleratedrate,*'explainedHuang.

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?

A.Decreasedtimeoutdoorsimpactedchildren'soverallhealth.

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B.Amajorityofnewprimarystudentswerealreadyshort-sighted

C.Childrenwithshort-sightednesswererisingduringthepandemic.

D.TheeyeconditionsofHongKongteenagerswerenotaffectedatall.

29.Theunderlined"them"inParagraph3refersto.

A.eyeconditionsB.six-year-oldssurveyed

C.childrenstudiedpre-pandemicD.thefindingsofthestudy

30.Whydotheauthorsconsiderthestudysomewhatinaccurate?

A.Onlychildrenagedsixtoeightareincludedinthestudy.

B.Theexactcauseofshort-sightednessremainsunknown.

C.Itfailstoinvolveexpertsfromprofessionalorganizations.

D.ItdependsonquestionnairescollectedlocallyinHongKong

31.AccordingtoJamesHuang,howwilltheproblemchangeinthefuture?

A.Thereisnoturningbackofshort-sightednessprogression.

B.Itwillkeepworseninguntileyefocusspasmcanbesolved.

C.Short-sightednessislikelytoberelievedafterthelockdown.

D.Theproblemwillbeautomaticallyandcompletelysolved.

D

Aboutayearago,mypartnerandIgotalittleblackandwhitecat.WecalledherHashtagand

aparentalinstinct（本能）inmybodykickedin.IfIdon'tseeHashtagforaWhile,Iworrythat

somethingterriblehashappenedtoher.

Thus,IboughtatinytrackermadebyacompanycalledTile,whichattachestohercollar,It

meantthatevenifIcan'tseeher.IcanpulloutmyphoneandconnecttoTileusingBluetooth.If

theconnectionismadesuccessfully,itmeansthatshemustbenearby.

Buttherewasstillaproblem:whatifHashtagweretogetoutofthehouseandrunfurther

away?Bluetoothrangeonlyextendstoaroundtenmeters,soanyfurtherandherlocationwould

beamystery.

ThisiswhyIwasdelightedwhenearlierthisyearApplereleasedtheAirTag,itsown

Bluetoothtracker.AirTagsworkthesamewayasTile.ButApplehasaddedatwist：insteadof

justusingyourowniPhonetolookforyourowntrackers,everyiPhoneintheworldworks

togethertofindtrackingtags（追蹤器），Thismeansevenifyoupersonallyaren'tinrangeofyour

AirTag,aslongasthere*saniPhonenearby,youcanseeupdatesonwhereitis-andmore

importantly,whereyourcat,keys,orwhateveryouhaveattachedtoitare.

Asyoucanprobablytell,Ifindthisnewtechnologystrangelymind-blowing.Applehas

createdanentirelynew,massivenetworkofphysicalobjectsthatcoversprettymuchtheentire

world.And,slightlyscarily,itisonlypossiblebecausethereareabillioniPhonesoutthere.

ThoughSamsunghasannouncedasimilartrackingproductthatusesitsphones,itwon'thavethe

samereachasApple'snetworkintheshortterm.

Inthenot-too-distantfuture,it'llbethecasethateverythingwebuyofcertainvaluethatwe

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mightlosewillhaveanAirTagbuiltin.Yourheadphones,yourfancycamera,yoursuitcase,and

soon.

So.ifHashtageverdoesescape,thenatleastIcaninvitetheentireworldtohelplookforher.

32.HowdoestheauthorexpressheraffectionforHashtag?

A.Bytellingaspecificstory.B.Bydetailinghercaringacts

C.Bygivingitanickname.D.Byusingacomparison.

33.Accordingtotheauthor,inwhatwayistheAirTagbetterthanthetinytrackerbyTile?

A.EveryiPhoneisuniquelyconnectedtoitsAirTag.B.Appleprovidesbettercustomer

servicesthanTile.

C.AnAirTagcoverslargerrangethanitsopponentsD.iPhonesthroughouttheworldcan

helptracktags

34.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.AirTag'ssuccessisquitedifficulttocopyB.Samsunghasposedmuch

challengetoApple

C.IfsalongwaybeforeAirTaggainspopularity.D.OveruseofAirTagsmakesamess

ofourlife.

35.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SaynototrackersB.LostandfoundC.Noworriesforpets,D.Totrackorto

follow.

第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2.5分，滿分12?5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

項。

Makingandbreakinghabitsisn'tjustamatterofwillpower.36Thesethreestepscan

reallyhelp,sayspsychologistWendyWood,theauthorofGoodHabits,BadHabits.

37

Ifyouareworriedaboutatask,you'llbefarlesslikelytotakeit.38Woodsuggests

pairinganotso-enjoyableactivitywithoneyouenjoy.Notlookingforwardto30minutesona

treadmill（跑步機）?Turnontheshowyou'recurrentlywatching.<4We*remorelikelytorepeat

what'sfunandrewardinginsomeway."Woodsays.

Drivehomebythegym,notthebakery.

Habitsgohandinhandwiththesurroundings,Woodsays.Whenyoursurroundingsstaythe

same,ifsthatmuchhardertocreatemeaningfulchanges.39Switchingupthesurroundings

inminorbutcreativewayscanalsohelpoldhabitsfadeandsetthestagefornewones.For

example,ifyouusuallystopatafast-foodrestaurantonyourwayhomefromwork,rerouteitso

youdrivebytheparkorgyminstead.

Keepyourrunningshoesbythedoor.

Adataanalyticcompanytrackedpeoplethroughtheirphones,andtheyfoundthatthosewho

traveled3.7milestothegymwentaboutfivetimesamonth,whilethosewitha5.1-miletripwent

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onlyonceamonth.Thatrepresentsconveniencemakesitmorelikelyyou'lldosomething.40

Itcanbekeepingyoursneakersinplainsightjoiningtheclosestfitnesscenter,orstuffingyour

fridgewithhealthyeasy-prepfoods.

A.Maintaintheroutineyou'vecreated.

B.Watchhotbroadcastwhileyouworkout.

C.However,youdon'thavetoshiftyourhouse.

D.Soconsiderwhatyoucandotomakeyourhabitsfeellikechild'splay.

E.Theharderyouwork,theeasieritbecomesforyoutosustainyourinterests.

F.Setyourselfupforpositivechangebymakingyournewbehaviorsmoreenjoyable.

G.Indeed,testedstrategiescanridyouofnegativepatternsandmoveyoutowardthepositive.

第三部分語言運用（共四節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A,B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Christmas2020wasshapinguptobeaheartbreakerforLee.Afewweeksearlier,her

33-year-oldsonhadlosthis41withalongillness.Thentheengineonher2007Chevrolet

（雪弗蘭）stoppedworking.Shehadnomeansofpayingforittobefixed.

"Whenitbrokedown.Ibrokedown."Leesaid."NowIdon'thavemybaby,nowIdon'thave

42_.HowamIsupposedtostay43inmygrandchildren^lives?"

Middleton,38,theownerofabarbecuerestaurantandformer44,wouldinhisfree

timerepairand45usedcars.He'dheardaboutLee'ssituationfromhernephewMcClary,

themayorofAndrewsSouthCarolina.OnChristmasmorning,Middletonshowedup46at

Lee*shomewithagift:awhite1993Oldsmobile.

“Ihadnoideawhatwasgoingon,usaidLee,"He47methekeysanddidn'taskfor

anything."Onceagain,she'sableto48hergranddaughtersatschoolandsendthemtodance

class."Igotmy49back.^^

Theideafortheused-cargif50Middletonayearearlierduringafooddrivehe'd

organized.Manyofthosewholinedupforamealhadwalkedmilestogettherebecausethey

didn*thavecars.

CarsarevitalinthispartofSouthCarolina,Middletonsaid.HThere'sno51accessto

publicbuses,taxisorUberstotakepeopletoappointmentsandevenshopping."Sohe52on

socialmediaanoffertotradedishesofhisrestaurantsfoodfor53vehicles.Sincethen,

friendsandstrangershave54morethan100carsinvariousstatesofdisrepair.Manysitin

Middleton'syardwaitingtoberepairedanddonated.55tothosehe'sheardaboutthrough

ofmouth.It'salistofnamesthatgrowsdaily.

"PeoplethinkMiddletonisanangelJMayorMcClarysaid."AndIdotoo."

41.A.patienceB.hopeC.moneyD.battle

42.A.ambitionB.directionC.transformationD.transportation

43.A.activeB.calmC.awakeD.consistent

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44.A.mechanicB.butcherC.politicianD.typist

45.A.putawayB.clearoutC.giveawayD.bringout

46.A.unnoticedB.unmovedC.untouchedD.unannounced

47.A.awardedB.owedC.handedD.guaranteed

48.A.fetchB.visitC.deliverD.drop

49.A.confidenceB.freedomC.identityD.authority

50.A.appealedtoB.belongedtoC.cametoD.respondedto

51.A.remoteB.instantC.freeD.random

52.A.withdrewB.postedC.declinedD.accepted

53.A.perfectB.spareC.broken-downD.well-functioning

54.A.showedoffB.droppedoffC.givenoffD.keptoff

55.A.hardlyB.rarelyC.occasionallyD.usually

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TradingandTrending

DecemberII,2021marksthe20由anniversaryofChina'sentrancetotheWorldTrade

Organization(WTO).Overthepast20years,Chinahaswonwidespread56(recognize)

foritscommitments,becomingacountrythatpracticesanddefendsglobalization

Since2001.China*soveralltaxrate57(drop)from15.3percentto7.4percent,lower

thanthatinmostdevelopingcountries.Chinahasalsocontinuouslycut58(it)negativelist

offoreigninvestmentaccess,andopenedupasmanysectorsaspossibletointernationaltrade.

ThefacilitationoftradeandinvestmentprovesthatChinaisopening59(wide)tothe

outsideworld,60inturnhaspromotedfastergrowthoftheChineseeconomy.Inthelast

twodecades.China'sGDPwentfromsixthtosecondintheworld,withitstradeingoods_61

(rise)fromsixthplacetofirsandtradeinservicesclimbingfromeleventhtosecondplace.

WTOspokehighlyofthenation'simportantroleasadriverofglobalgrowthandits

commitment62guardingthetradingsystemandparticipatinginthevariouspartsofWTO

projects.

Astheyearsprogressed,Chinacontributed63averageof30percenttoworld

economicgrowth.In202064(specific).theglobaleconomydeclinedowingtotheimpact

oftheCOVID-19pandemic,65Chinabecametheonlymajoreconomytosustainpositive

growth,puttingthenationinanimportantpositiontodrivetheworld'sgradualeconomicrecovery.

第三節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

根據(jù)句意，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式，并將答案寫在答題紙上

相應(yīng)題號的橫線上。

66.Withgreat(discriminate),everyoneofushasthepotentialtobeacritical

reader.

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67.Ifsomeonemakesabadmistakewhich（intentional）harmstheirowninterests,

theyaresaidtohavescoredanowngoal.

68.ZhengHe'saccomplishmentsarenowwidelyrecognized,andheisrememberedasoneof

China'smost（influence）explorers.

69.Uptonow.morethan360acupuncturepointshavebeenidentified,each（link）

toadifferentpartofthebody.

70.Witheachspacemissioncomesgreaterinsight,thus（motivate）ustocontinue

alongthesamepathofadventure.

71.wearefascinatedbytheskyisevidentinancienttalesfromaroundtheworld,

suchasthatofChang'e.

72.Contrarypopularhistorybooks,mostacademicbookstendtoadoptamore

analyticalandseriousapproachtostudyinghistory.

73.Thosewhomakegreatdiscoveriesmustoftenovercomemanychallengesalongthe

way—wasthecasewiththeexplorerChristopherColumbus.

74.1betyou'dlovetoknowdailylifeislikeupinspaceandhowitdiffersfromthat

ontheEarth——thelowgravitydefinitelymakesordinarythingsstrange!

75.Hisworkproveddifficult,sohischiefconcernwashecoulddohisjobmore

effectivelyandefficiently.

第四節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)句意和所給漢語提示，用適當(dāng)?shù)挠⑽亩陶Z完成句子。

76.Ahostofindependentcoffeeshops（突然興起、迅速出現(xiàn)）inthissmalltownin

thepastfewyears.

77.Hetoldreportersaboutthesignificanceoftheprogram.Hesaiditwouldhelp

（為..打下基礎(chǔ)）futurespaceexploration.

78.Ideasthatare（打破常規(guī)、不落俗套）arethosewhichareunusualandaren't

sharedbymanyotherpeople.

79.WhileAlenthusiastspromiseusabrightfuturewhereintelligentrobotswillbe

working（對我們有利），theseundoubtedbenefitsalsobringconcernsandfears.

80.Hopefully,theexperimentwill（使進(jìn)一步了解）theEarth'sclimateandleadto

betterlightningprotection.

81.Becauseofthenegativeeffectslowgravityhasonthehumanbody,astronautsmust

（自我約束）todoatleasttwohoursofexerciseeveryday

82.Furthermore,difficultyinmakingdecisions（歸結(jié)為）careerchoice：thereare

manyjobsthatrequireadegreebutdon*tpayverywell.

83.StephenHawkingwarnedthatthedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligence

could（招致/意味著...的結(jié)束）ofthehumanrace.

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84.Everyonehastherighttoreceivegoodmedicalcare（不管、不論）hisreligion,

colour,orage.

85.However,thejobwaschallenging,because（整理）alltheavailableresourcesand

checkingfactsofhistoricalmaterialsrequiredpainstakingefforts.

第四部分寫作（滿分20分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文

OurfamilyhashadarelationshipwithBozo,anancientdeserttortoise（龜）whoselife

averages80to100years,forabout50years.Wefirstmethimintheearly1970sinthebackyard

ofanolderwomanwholivedafewhousesdownfromusinoursuburb.Ourthreekids,Sheldon,

DetraandRyan,visitedregularlyandourneighborlovedtoentertainthemandteachthemabout

deserttortoises.Thekidswereages10,8and2atthetime.OurneighborestimatedthatBozowas

around60.

Inthelate1980s,ourneighborpassedaway,andherhusbandgaveBozotoouroldestson.

Sheldon.HeandBozohavealwayssharedaspecialbond.SheldonisalwayspattingBozo*sshell

andheadwhentheyaretogether,whichBozoloves.

BozohappilylivedwithSheldonuntil2008,whenSheldonandhisfamilyhadtomoveabit

farthernorth,wheretheclimatewastoocoldforBozo.He*slivedinourbackyardeversince.We

feedhimvegetables,butheprimarilyfeedsonthegrassinouryard.Hedigshisburrows（洞穴）

tohibernate（冬眠）induringlatefallandwinter,wakingupinthespring.

Myson-in-lawdugabigburrow,aboutsixfeetlongand12incheswideforBozo,whichhas

sincemadesomeexpansionsanddecorations.W