1、笔试（共三部分 120分）第一部分 知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。A At 9 feet tall and weighing about 250 pounds, the ostrich （鸵鸟） is the worlds largest bird. As the myth goes, a frightened ostrich will bury its head in the sand 1 （make） itself
2、 invisible to its hunters. If that sounds like a “bird-brained” way to escape danger, youre right! Actually, the ostrich plays dead in this way. When this behavior 2 （see） from a distance, the ostrichs head might not be visible, 3 （give） the false impression that its head is buried. BI picked up the
3、 phone, slowly dialing the number to her house. All I could think was 4 we could possibly have a conversation about. Nothing! I didnt think I could have anything in common with the person 5 is 50 years older than me. “Your grandmother wont be around forever,” my mom said, so I just did what she told
4、 me and called my grandmother. What I didnt know was that the phone call 6 （change） my attitude to life. C Ten years ago, people bought electric vehicles （EVs） to reduce their carbon footprint. 7 the limited range and high price made EVs something of a rare sight on roads. A lot can change in a deca
5、de. Advances in battery technology 8 （mean） electric cars now travel much further on a single charge. Government grants （补贴） serve to draw buyers away from gasoline-powered cars. The change will have a huge impact 9 life. Roads will become far 10 （quiet） and pollution levels will be reduced quickly,
6、 potentially leading to improved quality of life. 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The small town of Allen Crossing, Indiana, has been the place Ive called home for all 16 years of my life. Thats where I spend hours just 11 . Looking at how the wind blow
7、s the wild flowers to create a magical 12 of color. Looking at the way insects move hurriedly among plants. The beauty of nature has always been what 13 me to create art. I used to think that artists get inspiration from 14 . Then I went to New York and something happened that really made me 15 that
8、 idea.I was offered two-week courses at an art college there. When I took the train to the college for the first time, I had some serious 16 about whether I had made the right choice about coming. I was so used to the 17 countryside. New York, however, was noisy and 18 . People pushed past me to squ
9、eeze through the doors of the subway cars. Everything moved at such a 19 pace that I felt I had no time to process it all.Art classes were another story. 20 I started making art, I felt like myself again. Working from memory, I made a series of drawings of natural scenes. “Your images are very 21 an
10、d accurate,” one teacher told me. “Why not try using brighter colors and bolder shapes and motions?” I followed her advice and was amazed at the 22 . One day my cousin Ken came to see my drawings. “Gosh! These are great! They remind me of graffiti （涂鸦）.” He exclaimed. I looked at my drawings and was
11、 23 .To me graffiti was not art, it was 24 messy, unreadable writing on walls. “Cool,” Ken continued. “If youre into art, you should come with me.” I followed him to a huge factory that was completely 25 with graffiti. The walls were covered with bright colors, portraits, words and calligraphy-like
12、symbols. What I saw was art not unlike what I had been making. The big 26 was that the artists drew images from city life, such as crowded subway trains and tall, shiny buildings. In every sketch, there was a（n） 27 that reminded me of that first subway ride, only it was a creative one.Now I know tha
13、t 28 is different for everyone. What drives one person crazy can be the thing that drives another person to 29 . I may not look at the city the way street artists do, but they may not see nature the way I do. I 30 the way the citys energy inspires them. And now I use that energy wherever I am to cre
14、ate my own art. 11. A. thinking B. reading C. looking D. working12. A. note B. moment C. power D. carpet 13. A. leads B. drives C. forces D. requires14. A. beauty B. scenery C. nature D. imagination15. A. regret B. develop C. share D. rethink 16. A. doubts B. problems C. trouble D. consideration 17.
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16、 D. amused24. A. just B. still C. even D. yet25. A. coated B. decorated C. engaged D. marked26. A. advantage B. attraction C. priority D. difference27. A. clue B. energy C. style D. element28. A. destination B. ambition C. inspiration D. determination 29. A. create B. discover C. progress D. concern
17、 30. A. explore B. respect C. understand D. follow第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AQUILA Childrens Magazine is the most intelligent read for curious kids. Full of enthusiastic articles and challenging puzzles, every issue covers science, history an
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25、 Heisss attention on December 16, 2018. He walked toward it and found a balloon attached to a piece of paper. “Dayami,” it read on one side, in a childs writing. Heiss flipped the paper over. It was a numbered list in Spanish. His Spanish isnt very good, but he could see it was a Christmas list. He
26、was charmed and wondered whether he could find the child. About 20 miles to the southwest, just across the border, was the city of Nogales, Mexico. Based on the prevailing wind, he was pretty sure thats where it came from.Back home, Heisss wife who is fluent in Spanish translated the list. Dayami, p
27、robably a girl, had asked for a doll, a dollhouse, clothes and art supplies.Heiss then posted about his quest on Facebook, attaching photos, hoping someone might know the girls family.A few days passed with no leads; Heiss worried that time was running out before Christmas. On December 19, he decide
28、d to send a private Facebook message to Radio XENY based in Nogales. The next morning, Heiss awoke to a message: The staff had located Dayami, who indeed lived in Nogales and would be willing to arrange a get-together at the radio station.Heiss and his wife rushed to buy everything on Dayamis list.
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