第一部分 听力（共两节,满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）
听下面5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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What was the birthplace of the woman? A. Canada.
B. America.
C. Australia.
2. Why does the man buy these books? A. To read them. cousin.
B. To tell stories for his
C. To exchange books with his cousin. 3. How did the man go home yesterday? A. By car.
B. By train.
C. By truck.
4. Where docs the conversation probably take place? A. Al a cafeteria. movie theater.
5. What will the man do? A. Go and pick Martin up. promise to the woman.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How long did Gary work on Strange Magic? A. For one year. three years.
B. For two years.
C.
For
B. Attend an emergency meeting.
C. Make a
B. At a supermarket.
C. At a
7. What are the speakers talking about? A. A movie.
B. A song.
C. An artwork.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. How much will the director probably be paid in total? A. $ 200. $ 1,000.
9. What does the man suggest doing? A. Decorating the stage.
B. Buying some clothes.
C.
B. $ 500.
C.
Rearranging their performance.
10. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Interviewer and interviewee. workers.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Who is the woman probably？ A. The man a workmate. man’s wife.
12. What is the man thinking about? A. Travelling abroad. a few days off.
13. How does the man go to work every day? A. By car.
B. By bus.
C. By subway.
B. Leaving his present job.
C. Taking
B. The man’s boss.
C.
The
B. Teacher and student.
C. Fellow
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Where docs the conversation take place? A. At the airport. the plane.
15. What color is the woman’s bag? A. White.
B. Blue.
C. Black.
B. In the restaurant.
C. On
16. What is the number of the woman’s baggage? A. 703 -9926. -9962,
B. 703 - 9946.
C.
703
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long on average do seniors spend on activities for enjoyment daily? A. Less than five hours. More than seven hours.
18. What activities do retired people like to do most besides reading? A. Watch TV.
B. Surf the Internet.
C.
B. About six hours.
C.
Chat with friends.
19. What do retired people spend the most lime on? A. Physical exercise.
B. Reading.
C. Sleeping.
20. Why do retired people still work? A. To ram money. make friends.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Bedtime stories play an important role in your child’s development. Not only do bedtime stories create an opportunity to increase the closeness between parents and their kids, but reading a little one at the same time night after night can help them form a healthy sleep routine. Child psychologists also point to the cognitive (认知的) benefits for young people who are raised with bedtime stories, including the higher-than-average ability to read and write and an emotional connection to reading. Let’s look at some of the most popular bedtime storybooks that are available in print.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Considered one of the greatest bedtime stories of all time, this classic has a lovely narrative and lively illustrations (插图) by Clement Hurd. Goodnight Moon celebrated the 70th anniversary of its original publication in 2017; a three- dimensional version is also available on YouTube.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
B. To enjoy the fun.
C. To
First published in 1969, this beloved tale features striking illustrations and finger-sized cutouts (剪成的图样) that allow children to physically participate in the story. If your kids enjoy this one, check out the other titles from author and illustrator Eric Carle; his 50-year career includes a bibliography of more than 70 titles.
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram
This heartwarming tale explores the bond between Big Nutbrown Hare and his son, Little Nutbrown Hare. The book - which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2015 — was followed by four books.
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat spins a tale about a naughty cat that entertains a pair of children for the afternoon. Roughly 10 million copies have been printed since its original publication in 1957, and the book has been translated into more than a dozen different languages.
21. What benefit do bedtime stories have? A. Help children get a higher education. reading habit.
C. Help children sleep and get up early. with their kids.
22. Who is good at drawing according to the text? A. Margaret Wise Brown. C. Sam McBratney.
B. Eric Carle.
D. Dr. Seuss.
D. Help parents bond
B. Help kids form a good
23. Which book was published the earliest? A. Goodnight Moon.
B
After her car ran out of gas on a dark New Jersey highway last month, Kate McClure pulled over and tried to walk to the nearest gas station on foot. But a nearby homeless man didn’t let her go far, telling her to go back in the car and lock the doors while he went instead. McClure said the man, Johnny, spent his last $ 20 on a can of gas
B. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
D. The Cat in the Hat.
C. Guess How Much I Love You.
for her.
While she didn’t have cash to give him at the time, she and her boyfriend returned to Johnny’s spot along the side of the road the next day to return the money. Over the following weeks, she kept stopping by to chat with Johnny and give him a few dollars. Finally she decided to set up a GoFundMe page for him earlier this month, intending to raise $ 10,000. “I wish that I could do more for this selfless man, who went out of his way just to help me that day,” McClure wrote on the page. “He is such a great guy, and talking to him each time I see him makes me want to help him more and more.”
To date, the campaign has raised over $ 300,000 — outstripping its goal. Many of the 10,400 donors contributed $ 10 or $ 20. McClure originality intended to use the funds to set Johnny up in his own apartment with some necessities and enough money to last him a few months while he looked for employment.
As support kept pouring in, McClure briefly stopped the campaign earlier this week on the request of Johnny, who didn’t want to take advantage of the kindness of strangers. She restarted it, however, by popular demand.
Faced with a huge surplus of the funding, McClure said, “Johnny has more than a few ideas of where this money can go and how it will be used for meaningful purposes.” “It will be his decision and his decision only on what organizations or private parties he decides lo help!” she wrote. 24. Why did McClure start the campaign? A. To show her pity for Johnny. demand.
C. To repay Johnny’s kindness to her. awareness of the homeless.
25. What does the underlined word “outstripping” mean in Paragraph 3? A. Attaining. Changing.
26. How will Johnny probably spend the extra funds? A. Return them to the donors. apartment.
B.
Buy
himself
an
B. Backing.
C. Topping.
D.
D. To raise people’s
B. To respond to the mass
C. Set up an organization. D. Help those in need.
27. Which of the following words can best describe Johnny? A. Generous and loyal. C. Honest and admirable.
C
A study examining the children of people evacuated (撤离) during the Second World War showed the daughters of female evacuees were up to four times more likely to suffer from serious mental health conditions compared to those whose parents stayed at home.
In the largest enquiry ever of its kind, researchers examined the health records of 3,000 children of Finnish people evacuated to Sweden during the 1941-1945 conflict with Soviet Russia. The evacuees, many of whom were at a pre-school age, were placed with foster families in Sweden and were forced to learn Swedish, later returning to Finland. The study found that the female children of these girls had an incrased risk of being hospitalised for conditions such as depression. However, this was not the case with children of boys evacuated during the war.
The study could not determine why. One possibility is that the stresses of the evacuees’ experience affected their psychological development in ways that influenced their parenting style. Another possibility is that the evacuees’ experience resulted in epigenetic changes - changes in the way genes are expressed. For example, the researchers mentioned an earlier finding that Holocaust survivors have higher levels of methyl groups bound to the FKBP5 gene and have passed this change on to their children. This higher level of methyl groups appears to change the production of cortisol, a hormone (荷尔蒙) that controls the stress response.
“The Finnish evacuation was intended to protect children from the harm associated with the country’s wars with the Soviet Union,” said study co-author Dr Torsten Santavirta, from Uppsala University.
“Our observation of the long-term psychiatric (精神病的) risk that reached into the next generation is concerning and stresses the need to weigh benefits as well as potential risks when designing policies for child protection.” 28. What can we infer about the new study?
B. Brave and thoughtful. D. Determined and responsible.
A. It involved the most test subjects. relatively reliable.
B. Its finding is
C. Its finding is contrary to an earlier one. right after World War Ⅱ.
D. It was conducted
29. Which method does the author use to develop Paragraph 3? A. By introducing a conclusion. experiment.
C. By making assumptions.
D. By supporting opinions.
B.
By
conducting
an
30. How does Dr Santavirta find the Finnish evacuation? A. It didn’t fully fulfill its original purpose. wars with the Soviet Union.
C. It was first suggested by the Soviet Union. child protection.
31. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Children’s mental health is greatly influenced by wars. B. Women % mental illness can be passed to the future generation. C. Girls are more likely to suffer from mental problems than boys. D. Mothers, childhood mental condition may affect their daughters.
D
While sleep patterns vary widely among animal classes and species, there are a few general rules of thumb (经验法则). Sleep serves important evolutionary functions for all animals, but sleep patterns and positions are based in large part on available food supply and defense mechanisms.
Sleep patterns in animals have evolved over time - animals that sleep and get attacked by predators (捕食者) are less likely to pass on their genes, so animals have developed ways to protect themselves during sleep. For instance, otters (水獭) sleep holding hands, or cover themselves in seaweed to protect their young and stay afloat while asleep. Likewise, cows and sheep sleep in a group - there is safety in numbers.
Evolutionary biologists consider that predation and fear of predators have
D. It was a good example of
B. It resulted in
influenced the development of sleep patterns across species. Animals that eat meat tend to sleep more than animals that eat plants. Cathemeral (间歇性的) species like lions sleep in short spells during both the day and night so as to enable them to seize food when it becomes available.
In general v animals sleep according to what they eat - animals that eat food with lower calories sleep less than others. This may explain why plant eaters need to spend more time awake, to ensure they get enough food and energy. For example, plant eaters like giraffes and elephants sleep 30 minutes to just a few hours per day respectively. However, there are exceptions to this rule, like the koala. Their eucalyptus (桉树)-based diet doesn’t give them much energy, but they sleep for almost 15 hours per day, and split the rest of their time eating and resting.
A note about the studies referenced in this article: Because most animal sleep studies are performed using EEG tests, they are typically performed on animals in zoos and research facilities. As a result, they may not accurately reflect their natural sleep habits in the wild t given the stresses of a zoo environment and consistent availability of food.
32. Why do cows and sheep sleep in groups? A. To protect themselves. C. To keep themselves warm.
B. To pass on their genes. D. To get physical closeness.
33. What does the underlined phrase “this rule” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. Animals eating plants have different sleep patterns. B. Animals rating plants spend short lime eating and resting. C. Animals eating plants need less time to sleep than meat eaters. D. Animals eating plants 30 minutes to a few hours per day. 34. What is the purpose of the last paragraph? A. To explain the studies’ dangers. studies’ limitations.
C. To describe the studies’ detailed procedures. studies’ background information.
35. What is the best title of the whole passage?
D.
To
add
the
B. To point out the
A. Sleep is good for animals’ evolution.
B. Animals’ sleep patterns have evolved over time. C. Sleep patterns differ in animal classes and species. D. Food and safety greatly affect animals’ sleep patterns. 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。
Protecting your eyesight is one of the most important things you can do to help maintain your quality of life. 36 Consider these simple guidelines:
Protect your eyes from harmful UV (紫外线的) light. When you stay outdoors during daytime, always wear sunglasses that protect your eyes from 100 percent of the sun’s harmful UV rays. 37
Look for warning signs of changes in your vision. 38 Some trouble signs to look for are double vision, hazy (模糊的) vision and having difficulty seeing in low light conditions. Other signs and symptoms of potentially serious eye problems that require immediate attention include red eyes, frequent flashes of light, eye pain and swelling.
39 A comprehensive eye exam, including enlarging your pupils (瞳孔), can determine your risk for major eye diseases that have no early warning signs or symptoms. An eye exam also can make sure that your prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses (隐形眼镜) is up to date.
40 But keeping a healthy lifestyle and having regular eye exams will certainly, decrease your risk of developing a sight-stealing eye problem that otherwise might have been prevented.
A. Get your eyes checked at least every two years. B. Test your eyesight for free in an online eye exam.
C. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter now old a person is. D. This may help reduce your risk of cataracts (白内障) and other eye problems. E. If you start noticing changes in your vision, see your eye doctor immediately. F. With a little careful and loving care, you can keep your eyes healthy as you age. G. It’s true that following these steps is no guarantee of perfect vision throughout
your lifetime.
第三部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Abbey 34 years old, who lives in Oklahoma. She was in 41 when she was told at her 19-week scan that her baby was 42 by the deadly illness — anencephaly (无脑畸形). It meant she would not 43 beyond a few hours.
According to the National Institutes of Health, the illness means the baby has an 44 brain and incomplete skull (颅骨). Approximately one in 10,000 babies in the US is born with anencephaly, most of which 45 miscarriage (流产).
46 , Abbey and her husband Robert decided to have a live 47 so that they could spend time with their baby and 48 her organs — 49 the baby the first infant newborn donor in the state.
Afterwards, they asked the doctor for the 50 of their unborn child and decided to name her 51 . They called her: Annie, which means, “grace”.
Abbey told, “ 52 a terminally-ill baby to term was by far the most difficult thing I have ever done. For us, when 53 , we were still able to see so much 54 .”
The family spent just 14 hours and 58 minutes with Annie 55 she passed away. Her organs were not 56 for transplant (移植) because her oxygen levels were too low — which Abbey said was 57 - but they were able to give her heart valves and some of her organs could be used for 58 .
She believes Annie’s story 59 hope and it shows people that in the midst of 60 , there can be beauty. 41. A. embarrassment
D. shame
B. seized
C. affected
D.
B. desperation
C. regret
42. A. occupied trapped
43. A. insist
D. live
B. stand C. grow