1、Acreative Bcivilization Ccase Dclue9（.5分）请选出下列各组单词中下划线部分的发音与其他单词不相同的一个单词（）Aexpert Bexercise Cextra Dexist10（.5分）请选出下列各组单词中下划线部分的发音与其他单词不相同的一个单词（）Aarchitect Bheadache Cchampion Dcharacter二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题15分，共15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11（15分）My Chinese speaking experience Its one thing
2、to study and learn a language， but its quite another when you finally get to use it On the（1） from Venice to Paris， a group of girls my age sat around me I had caught enough of the conversation to know that they were speaking Chinese， but at first I didnt feel（2） starting a conversation with the str
3、anger next to me If it didnt（3） well， Id be stuck next to them for the rest of the flight As the food cart began to make its way down the aisle （过道）（4） us， I finally found my chance I（5） to the girl to my left and asked， Will you be having lunch？ in Chinese She nodded her head， then realizing the la
4、nguage I had （6） ， and asked me in English， You speak Chinese？ I was a bit surprised I （7） again in Chinese A little bit but not very well She nodded again and then returned to her magazine，（8） my effort to communicate with her Perhaps I should have lied and said that I spoke better Another time， at
5、 a dinner I sat next to a man who I knew spoke Chinese I told him that I was learning Chinese， but（9） only speak a little and not very well When（10） me use the language， he suddenly began to speak （11） in Chinese， but all I caught was that he told me that for Chinese people， the ability to speak a l
6、ittle bit is actually a lot His behaviour was the complete opposite of my earlier（12） I felt somewhat overwhelmed （不知所措） I never quite（13） the chance to continue or make any further efforts because the conversation returned to（14） as other people joined the table All in all， my experience has （15） m
7、e that I still have a lot of work to do（1）A subwayB trainC planeD boat（2）A satisfiedB luckyC happyD comfortable（3）A goB fitC feelD do（4）A beyondB withC offD towards（5）A promisedB turnedC ledD referred（6）A ownedB usedC writtenD advised（7）A agreedB stressedC triedD delivered（8）A endingB makingC focusi
8、ngD increasing（9）A shouldB mustC needD could（10）A lettingB seeingC hearingD helping（11）A rapidlyB extremelyC calmlyD seriously（12）A classB experienceC lectureD attitude（13）A gotB missedC exchangedD gave（14）A ChineseB FrenchC EnglishD Italian（15）A requestedB leftC regardedD taught三、阅读理解（共两节，30分）第一节（共
9、3小题；每小题6分，共22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12（6分）New Zealand Cruise （游轮） & Australian Open Tennis Includes tickets to the Womens and Mens Finals at the Australian Open Number of days： 16 days （Leaving： 31 January 2020） This holiday serves up the perfect experience for any tennis fan with tickets
10、to the Australian Open， hotel stays in Melbourne and Sydney and a cruise around New Zealands coastline Discover your itinerary （日程安排） Dayl4 Melbourne （Hotel stay & Australian Open） Melbourne is famous for its markets， where youll find everything from local produce to arts and fashion During your sta
11、y， experience all the excitement of the Australian Open， one of the worlds most exciting sports tournaments and 2020s first Grand Slam （大满贯） With tickets to the Mens and Womens Finals， youll see the best tennis stars in the world compete for glory in game like no other Day 58 Sydney （Hotel stay） Syd
12、ney is far more than the Opera House， Harbor Bridge and inviting beaches Walk along the coastal paths， with rock pools， where you can watch surfers ride the waves Day 912 At sea Day 13 Milford Sound （Scenic cruising） Youll travel through amazing natural beauty in South West New Zealand， where mounta
13、in tops are shown in mirrorsmooth waters In this important wildlife habitat， you could see a Little Blue penguin （企鹅） or two， as you travel past the breathtaking sight Day 14 Dunedin Dont miss the gardens at Larnach Castle， including the Serpentine Walk， the Alice Lawn and a native plant path； a tru
14、e dream for plant lovers Day 15 Tauranga As you sail into Taurangas scenic harbor， youll pass Mount Maunganui， a dead volcano crossed with walking paths and dotted with hot saltwater pools Day 16 Auckland（1）In which city can you buy the local produce of Australia？ A MelbourneB SydneyC DunedinD Taura
15、nga（2）When will you be able to see the dead volcano？A On Day 8B On Day 13C On Day 14D On Day 15（3）The tour is mainly designed for A sports starsB tennis fansC surfersD climbers13（8分）Elephant Transit Home In both Africa and Asia elephants are being threatened by changes in their natural habitats Peop
16、le are moving into the elephants habitats and endangering their survival In the country of Sri Lanka， there is one place where elephants are not only protected but also respected It is called the Elephant Transit Home （ETH） Set up in 1995， the ETH aims to protect and nurture baby elephants that are
17、found injured or living without their mothers in the wild Every year about 30 baby elephants in Sri Lanka need help As many as possible are brought to the ETH There they are given food， shelter， and medical care Most importantly， they are given the chance to be with other elephants and become part o
18、f a herd （象群） A day at the ETH begins early in the morning when the baby elephants are given their first feeding of milk During the day， each baby will drink an average of 13 gallons of milk Older elephants are fed mostly coconut leaves and other native plants Then the elephants are allowed to walk
19、around， eating the grass and forming a herd The cost of caring for the baby elephants is high The ETH spends about 125，000 each year on powdered milk for the baby elephants At the ETH， workers try to reduce human connection with the elephants They also try to increase bonds （联系） between the elephant
20、s It usually takes three years for a baby elephant to be set free into its natural habitat The elephants are sent back to the wild together with other orphans with whom they have bonded This program helps them return to the wild as members of a herd that will communicate with each other and take car
21、e of each other The ETH is considered one of the best animal protection sites in the world Not only are the elephants cared for， they are treated with respect Most importantly， they go back to live in the wild， where they belong（1）What does the underlined word nurture in Paragraph 2 mean？A Set freeB
22、 Care forC Focus onD Relate to（2）What do we know about the ETH？A It receives about125，000 each yearB It is the largest animal protection siteC It helps to keep baby elephants safeD It changes elephants habitats for the better（3）The workers reduce human connection with the elephants to A train them t
23、o stay away from huntersB provide them with more living spaceC study them better in a natural environmentD help them make it in the wild as a herd（4）Whats the purpose of the passage？A To show the ways of wildlife protectionB To explain the threat baby elephants faceC To introduce an animal protectio
24、n projectD To persuade the readers to protect elephants14（8分）Antiquities are ancient objects and artworks Many people visit museums to view antiquities They enjoy seeing these relics of the ancient world as a way of understanding past cultures and sometimes connecting with their own heritage Museums
25、 get works to show from many different sources Sometimes they buy them Other times they receive donations Today there are strict guidelines forbidding art that has been stolen from other countries However， antiquities that have been at museums for many years or even centuries may have arrived there
26、by dishonest means Now， some countries say that museums have a duty to return these antiquities to their original locations Should museums return the antiquities？ Experts disagree Malcolm Bell says yes Bell is a professor of art at the University of Virginia He says， Many antiquities and works of ar
27、t have special cultural value for a particular community or nation When these works are taken from their original cultural setting， they lose their context and the culture loses a part of its history According to Bell， a countrys request for the return of an antiquity usually has a strong legal basi
28、s It was exported （出口） illegally， probably also dug out illegally， and is now stolen property （财物） He called the return of antiquities an expression of justice James Cuno says not always Cuno is the president of the J Paul Getty Trust， an art museum in Los Angeles Cuno agrees that museums have a leg
29、al duty to return illegally exported antiquities However， he doesnt support the return of works which were got legally Land held today by a given nationstate in the past likely belonged to a different countryeven if one wanted to return those stolen works of art， where would one do so？ Which among the ma
