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三、单项选择（共10小题, 每小题1分; 满分10分）
1. You ________ late again, Amy. It’s your third time this week.
A. had not better be B. had better not be
C. had better be not D. had better not to be
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：艾米，你最好不要再迟到了。这是你这个星期第三次迟到了。
考查情态动词。had better not do sth.表示“最好不要做某事”，be late“迟到”，故选B。
2. —Jimmy, dinner is ready!
— No, Dad. I ________ leave my room ________ Mum asks me to go.
A. won’t; if B. don’t; if
C. won’t; unless D. don’t; unless
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——吉米，晚饭准备好了！——不，爸爸。除非妈妈让我去，否则我不会离开我的房间。
考查连词辨析。if如果，引导条件状语从句；unless除非，如果不，引导条件状语从句。主句用一般将来时，条件状语从句用一般现在时代替一般将来时，排除选项B、D。根据句意可知，“Mum asks me to go”是“我离开房间”的否定条件，表示“除非……否则我不会……”，故选C。
3. We had a very wonderful time, ________ the bad weather.
A. except for B. instead of
C. besides D. in addition
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：除了天气不好外，我们玩得很开心。
考查介词的用法。instead of 代替；except“除……之外”，时常表示从整体中剔除一部分；而besides作“除……之外”时，则表示 “另外附加”的含义，相当于“in addition to”。当except用在句首时往往改用except for。根据“the bad weather.”可知，这里指除了天气不好外，我们玩得很开心。故选A。
4. — Congratulations, Simon! You did a good job in the English test.
一Thank you, Miss Lu! English is getting ________ than Grade 7, but I find it ________ of all the subjects.
A. hard; more interesting
B. the hardest; the most interesting
C. harder; more interesting
D. much harder; the most interesting
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——祝贺你，西蒙！这次英语考试你考得很好。——谢谢你，卢小姐！英语比七年级更难了，但我发现它是所有科目中最有趣的。
考查形容词。hard困难的；the hardest最困难的；harder更困难的；much harder困难的多；interesting有趣的；the most interesting最有趣的；more interesting更有趣的。根据“than”可知，第一空用比较级，排除AB两项，根据“of all the subject”可知，第二空用最高级，故选D。
5. — Why are you so nervous, Nancy?
— I’m going on an educational exchange next week. But I ________ my host family yet.
A. didn’t talk with B. haven’t talked to
C. don’t talk with D. am not talking to
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——南希，你为什么这么紧张？——我下周要去做教育交流。但是我还没有和我的寄宿家庭谈过。
考查时态。talk with=talk to“与……交谈”，根据“yet”可知，此处用现在完成时。故选B。
6. The great inventor invented five ________ inventions in his life. And the ________ one is the most useful.
A. hundred; twelve B. hundreds of; twelve
C. hundreds of; twelfth D. hundred; twelfth
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：这位伟大的发明家一生中发明了五百项发明。第十二个是最有用的。
考查数词。hundred百，前面要用具体数字不用复数，即数字+hundred +名词复数；hundreds of成百上千，表示笼统数字，即前面不能加具体数字；twelve十二；twelfth第十二。根据“five … inventions”可知，空格前有数词，空格处为hundred，表示“五百”，排除B和C；根据“And the … one”可知，空格后为单数，第二空为序数词，表示“第十二个”，故选D。


7. If you _________ salt into water, it _________.
A. will put, will disappear B. will put, disappears
C. put, will disappear D. put, disappears
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：如果你往水里放盐的话，它就会消失。
考查if条件状语从句。该句是if引导的条件状语从句，本句表示一定会发生的客观事实，主从句都用一般现在时。故选D。
8. Judy won the first prize in the Spelling Bee. She ________ spelling 300 words in 5 minutes.
A. successful at B. succeeded in
C. successfully in D. success with
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：朱迪在拼写比赛中获得一等奖。她成功地在5分钟之内拼写出300个单词。
successful成功的，形容词；succeed成功，动词；successfully成功地，副词；success成功，名词。根据“She”可知后接谓语动词，因此应用succeed in doing sth表示“成功地做某事”。故选B。
9. My mum has worked as a teacher ________ September 1990.
A. for B. before C. since D. until
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：我妈妈从1990年9月起就一直当老师。
考查介词辨析。for+一段时间：（时间）长达……；before在……之前；since自从；until直到。常用于现在完成时表时间的介词是for和since；for后接时间段，since后接时间点。根据题干可知，“1990年9月”是时间点，用介词since。故选C。
10. —What do you think of the speaking competition?
—________.
A. It’s exciting B. I don’t think so
C. No problem D. All right
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你觉得演讲比赛怎么样？——它是令人兴奋的。
考查情景交际。It’s exciting它是令人兴奋的；I don’t think so我不认为如此；No problem没问题；All right好的。根据“What do you think of the speaking competition?”可知，回答应对这次比赛进行评价。It’s exciting符合语境。故选A。
四、语法选择
11. （10分）
Once upon a time there lived a rhino（犀牛） who got angry easily. One day, a giant turtle entered the rhino’s control area carelessly. The turtle was frightened and ____11____ into its shell.
The rhino thought the turtle was fooling him. He was ____12____ angry with the giant turtle that he started kicking the shell to make the turtle come out. No success, so he became even ____13____. He hit it with his horn sending the poor turtle flying ____14____ all directions. From a distance, it looked a bit like that the turtle was a football.
Quite a funny thing it was, and a crowd of monkeys soon came close ____15____ it. They laughed non-stop at the angry rhino and, of course, the turtle.
However the rhino was too angry with the turtle, ____16____ he didn’t even notice that the monkeys were laughing. He went on until he had to stop for a second to get his breath.
Then he heard the laughing and joking of the monkeys, who were making fun of him in every way you can imagine.
Both the rhino and the turtle who had appeared from his shell ____17____ enjoy the laughing. So, they exchanged a knowing look, nodded, and the turtle went back inside his shell. The rhino very quietly walked back ____18____ steps, looked at the monkeys, took a run up, and shot the giant turtle with such a good aim（瞄准） that it looked like he was using the monkeys as the goal of a football game.
____19____ strike（进攻） against the monkeys turned that place into something of a hospital for monkeys. There they all lay, blue and black. On the other side off went the rhino and the turtle, smiling like old friend… and while the monkeys were putting on medicine, they knew that it was about time they found a better way to play rather than making fun of _____20_____.
11. A. hide B. hiding C. hid D. hidden
12. A. very B. too C. so D. such
13. A. angry B. angrier C. the most angry D. angrily
14. A. in B. for C. on D. with
15. A. enjoyed B. enjoying C. to enjoying D. to enjoy
16. A. or B. so C. but D. then
17. A. couldn’t B. mustn’t C. didn’t have to D. needn’t
18. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
19. A. The B. An C. A D. /
20. A. other B. another C. others D. the other
【答案】11. C 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要叙述了一头爱生气的犀牛因为一只乌龟进入它的领地，而想方设法想要赶走它。在驱赶乌龟的过程中，它们的行为被众多猴子嘲笑。犀牛和乌龟都不愿被嘲笑，于是联手驱散了树上的猴子，猴子们也意识到不该嘲笑别人的故事。
【11题详解】
句意：乌龟很害怕，缩进了它的壳里。
hide藏，动词原形；hiding现在分词；hid过去式；hidden过去分词。根据“The turtle was frightened”可知本句用一般过去时，谓语动词要用过去式，故选C。
【12题详解】
句意：他是对这只大乌龟是如此生气以至于他开始踢壳让乌龟出来。
very非常；too太；so如此（后接形容词）；such如此（后接名词）。根据空后形容词angry“生气的”以及句中that引导从句可知，此处考查结构so+adj.+that+句子“如此……以至于……”。故选C。
【13题详解】
句意：没有成功，所以他变得更加愤怒
angry生气的；angrier更生气的；the most angry错误用法，最高级应为angriest；angrily生气地。根据空前程度副词even“甚至”可知，空处用比较级。故选B。
【14题详解】
句意：他用角撞击它，让这只可怜的乌龟向四处飞去。
in在……方面；for为了；on在……上面；with和……一起。根据语境及空后短语可知，此处考查短语in all directions“四面八方”。故选A。
【15题详解】
句意：这是一件非常有趣的事情，一群猴子很快就走近来欣赏这件事。
enjoyed享受，过去式/过去分词；enjoying现在分词；to enjoying to+动名词；to enjoy动词不定式。分析句子可知，此处是非谓语动词，结合语境空处用动词不定式表目的。故选D。
【16题详解】
句意：然而，犀牛对乌龟太生气了，所以他甚至没有注意到猴子在笑。
or或者，表示选择；so所以，表示因果；but但是，表示转折；then然后，表示顺序。分析空前空后可知，前后为因果关系，因为太生气了，所以没注意到周围的情况。故选B。
【17题详解】
句意：犀牛和从壳里出来的乌龟都不喜欢这种嘲笑。
couldn’t不能，不会；mustn’t禁止；didn’t have to没必要；needn’t没必要。根据句意理解可知，此处表达对动作的否定，表示“不喜欢”，且动作发生在过去，用couldn’t。故选A。
18题详解】
句意：犀牛非常安静地向后走了几步。
few几乎没有，后接可数名词复数；a few一些，后接可数名词复数；little几乎没有，后接不可数名词；a little一些，后接不可数名词。根据空后steps“台阶”可知，是可数名词复数，且表达肯定语意，用a few。故选B。
【19题详解】
句意：对猴子的这次进攻把那个地方变成了猴子医院。
the是定冠词，特指；an是不定冠词，泛指，常用在元音音素之前；a是不定冠词，泛指，常用在辅音音素之前。此处特指犀牛对猴子的这次进攻，所以用定冠词the。故选A。
【20题详解】
句意：犀牛和乌龟从另一边走过，笑得像是老朋友，而当猴子上药的时候，他们知道是时候找一个更好的方式去玩耍了，而不是嘲笑别人。
other其他的；another三者及三者以上的另一个；others其他人；the other两者中的另一个。空处作宾语，且是指其他人，所以用others。故选C。
五、完形填空
12. （15分）
One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order. She asked me to walk to the public library and ____21____ at least one book for the summer. This was one way for me to solve my problem--inability to read.
In the library, I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf. The cover of a book caught my attention. It was a ____22____ of a beagle(小猎兔狗). I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal friend I ever had. But one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never ____23____ my beagle.
The beagle on the cover looked like my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My ____24____ ran across the title, Bobby, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I took it out of the library.
Under the shade of a bush. I started to read about Bobby. I read very, very ____25____ with difficulty. I got the main idea of the story about a dog. Like mine, he had been away from his family and finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. ____26____ the story, my mind continued the final scene of getting together, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were running together in my mind.
My mother’s call returned me to the real world. I suddenly ____27____ something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading the book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be really ____28____ and I was going to read them.
I never told my mother about my “miraculous (奇迹般的)” ____29____ that summer, but she saw a slow but surprising improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was _____30_____ that her son had read thousands of books, and wrote his own books, articles, and poetry.
21. A. buy B. borrow C. return D. send
22. A. name B. title C. picture D. song
23. A. missed B. knew C. remembered D. forgot
24. A. mouth B. eyes C. nose D. ears
25. A. slowly B. perfectly C. correctly D. suddenly
26. A. At the end of B. At the start of C. In the middle of D. On the side of
27. A. advised B. realized C. believed D. liked
28. A. difficult B. different C. popular D. fantastic
29. A. experience B. performance C. problem D. idea
30. A. sure B. worried C. proud D. sorry
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了作者由不喜欢读书到喜欢的过程。
【21题详解】
句意：她让我步行到公共图书馆，在这个夏天至少借一本书。
buy买；borrow借；return归还；send发送。根据“She asked me to walk to the public library”和“Without opening the book, I took it out of the library.”可知，她让我去图书馆借书，故选B。
【22题详解】
句意：那是一张小猎兔狗的图片。
name名字；title标题；picture图片；song歌曲。根据“The cover of a book caught my attention.”可知，此处表示这本书的封皮，应是一张小猎兔狗的图片，故选C。
【23题详解】
句意：我从来没有忘记我的小猎兔狗。
missed想念；knew知道；remembered记住；forgot忘记。根据“The beagle on the cover looked like my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover.”可知，封皮上的小猎兔狗很像我的小猎兔狗，因此表示我没有忘记我的小猎兔狗，故选D。
【24题详解】
句意：我的眼睛掠过标题《鲍比，有计划的小猎犬》。
mouth嘴；eyes眼睛；nose鼻子；ears耳朵。根据“ran across the title”可知，看见标题，应是用眼睛看见，故选B。
【25题详解】
句意：我读得很慢很慢，很吃力。
slowly缓慢地；perfectly完美地；correctly正确地；suddenly突然。根据“with difficulty”可知，我读得很吃力，因此我读得很慢，故选A。
【26题详解】
句意：在故事的结尾，我的脑海中继续着重聚的最后一幕，不停地循环，直到我和我那只走失的狗一起在我的脑海里奔跑。
At the end of在……末；At the start of在……的开端；In the middle of在……中间；On the side of站在……一边。根据“the final scene of getting together”可知，此处表示最后的场景，应是在故事的结尾，故选A。
【27题详解】
句意：我突然意识到一件事：我读了一本书，而且我喜欢读这本书。
advised建议；realized意识到；believed相信；liked喜欢。根据“Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it.”可知，大家都知道我不会读书，但我已经读过了，因此表示我意识到我读了一本书。故选B。
【28题详解】
句意：书可以是非常奇妙的，我要读它们。
difficult困难的；different不同的；popular受欢迎的；fantastic极好的，了不起的。根据“I was going to read them.”可知，打算读书，说明书是非常好的，故选D。
【29题详解】
句意：我从来没有告诉过母亲我那个夏天的“奇迹”经历，但她看到我在第二年的课堂表现有了缓慢但令人惊讶的进步。
experience经历；performance表演；problem问题；idea想法。根据“Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it.”可知，我由不会读书到已经读了本书，这是一次奇迹般的经历，故选A。
【30题详解】
句意：多年以后，她为她的儿子读了成千上万本书，并写了自己的书、文章和诗歌而感到骄傲。
sure确信的；worried担心的；proud骄傲的；sorry抱歉的。根据“her son had read thousands of books, and wrote his own books, articles, and poetry”可知，她的儿子读了成千上万本书，并写了自己的书、文章和诗歌，她为此感到骄傲，故选C。
六、阅读理解
13. （8分）
The Shenzhou Ⅷ mission crew’s six-month journey in space has left many talks about the differences between male and female astronauts.
Wang Yaping, a 41-year-old female astronaut from Shandong province in East China, became the first Chinese woman to enter China’s space station.
“Spaceflight missions（任务） are extremely hard. Astronauts need to meet both the physical and emotional challenges. so female astronauts are no exception.” said Pang Zhihao, a spaceflight researcher in Beijing . “Although many people think that it is inconvenient for women to take part in long-term spaceflights, female astronauts actually have many advantages. They are usually more thoughtful and careful, and better at communicating.”
Wang’s space dream started in 2003. when China sent its first astronaut Yang Liwei into space. At that time, she was a pilot in the Chinese army. After having safe flights for 1, 600 hours over nine years, Wang was a strong candidate（候选人） to become an astronaut in 2010. She pushed herself hard, getting the same training as men. The hardest part is the high-G training. Sitting in a spinning（旋转的） machine, Wang would become blind for a while because her brain was short of blood. “There’s a red button,” said Wang. “If you can’t bear it, you can press it to stop. ” But Wang never used it. “There is no such red button in my heart. ” That strong spirit finally made her dream come true in 2013. She joined the team for the Shenzhou X mission. Then, she was chosen for the Shenzhou Ⅷ mission in December 2019.
Retired NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman sent a greeting to Wang before the Shenzhou XIII trip. Coleman said, “When you look out the window and see the stars and the Earth, billions of women will be looking out that window with you.” Wang carries the spirit of every young woman who dreams of something big.
31. Which of the following about the female astronauts is TRUE?
A. It is easier for them to take the training.
B. They are better than male astronauts in a way.
C. They need to meet more challenges than male astronauts.
D. It is more convenient for them to take long-term spaceflights.
32. Which of the following shows the order of Wang Yaning’s experience?
a. Wang was going to be chosen to become an astronaut.
b. Wang started her Shenzhou XIII trio with Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu.
c. Wang worked as a pilot in the Chinese army.
d. Wang trained herself as hard as men did to prepare for being an astronaut.
e. Wang began to dream of becoming a female astronaut to the space.
f. Wang became an astronaut and entered the space for the first time.
A. e-a-f-c-d-b
B. c-f-b-e-d-a
C. c-e-a-d-f-b
D. e-d-c-a-b-f
33. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A. Wang is setting an example for billions of women.
B. Billions of women will go to the space with Wang.
C. There are many women in the spaceship with Wang.
D. Wang is teaching other women to see the stars and the Earth
34. The writer writes the passage to ________.
A. show how hard Wang Yaping worked
B. introduce how to become an astronaut
C. ask more women to become astronauts
D. encourage women to dream something big bravely
【答案】31. B 32. C 33. A 34. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了中国宇航员王亚平的故事。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Although many people think …female astronauts actually have many advantages. They are usually more thoughtful and careful, and better at communicating.”可知，女性宇航员其实有很多优势。她们通常更体贴、更细心，更善于沟通。因此女宇航员在某种程度上比男宇航员好，选项B正确。故选B。
【32题详解】
判断推理题。根据“Wang’s space dream started in 2003…She pushed herself hard, getting the same training as men.”和“That strong spirit finally made her dream come true in 2013…Then, she was chosen for the Shenzhou Ⅷ mission in December 2019.”可知，王亚平的太空梦始于2003年。当时，她是中国军队的飞行员。成为宇航员的有力候选人。她努力训练自己，和男人接受同样的训练。最终她成为了一名宇航员，第一次进入太空。她与翟志刚和叶光富组成了神舟十三号三人组。正确的顺序为c-e-a-d-f-b。故选C。
【33题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“Wang carries the spirit of every young woman who dreams of something big.”可知，王亚平承载了每一个梦想成就大事的女性的精神，结合划线句子，因此可知这句话的意思是王亚平为亿万女性树立了榜样。故选A。
【34题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文并结合文章最后一段内容，可知本文主要目的是为了鼓励女性勇敢地追求梦想大事。故选D。
14. （8分）
Once, there was a spoilt(被宠坏的)little prince. He wouldn’t let anybody have a new toy if he didn’t have it first. So, if any child in the land wanted a new toy, they had to buy two and give one to him first.
One day a toymaker came to the land. The prince liked his toys so much that he invited him to stay a year, provided him with a lot of money and asked him to make a new toy every day.
“I just want to find a good owner to play with my lovely toys.” said the toymaker. “Will you promise to spend time with each one every day?” “Of course.” replied the little prince.
Every morning the prince got a new toy, but day by day, there were too many toys. So, one day the prince put a few toys to one side, hoping to just “forget” about them. However, when the prince was ready to go to bed, those toys lined up in front of him and, one by one, asked for their daily playtime. That night, the little prince just couldn’t get to sleep until midnight. The next day, the tired prince slept very late but he still had to get to know a new toy and then play with all the others.
From then on, every day was a little bit harder. The prince was so tired and sleepy. ▲ . Later, the prince had less and less time and had to play while eating, talking, bathing and even sleeping. He was terribly tired until one day, as he was looking out of his window, he saw some children playing with a stone.
“Hmmmm, I have an idea!” he said, and he sent for the children. He shared his toys and let the children take home the toys they liked the most.
The idea worked. The prince could enjoy himself without having too many toys to play with. Even better, he had new friends. From then on, he did the same thing and invited more children.
At the end of the year the 365 fantastic toys had all been shared out and the palace had turned into the best playroom in the kingdom.
35. In Paragraph 4, the prince put some toys to one side because ________.
A. he didn’t like them at all
B. he forgot to play with them
C. the toys were not as good as the others
D. he didn’t have enough time to play with all of them
36. In Paragraph 5, which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ”.
A. Luckily the, prince finally found a good way to spend time playing with all the toys
B. However, even with all the time he had, he still didn’t had enough time to play with every toy
C. To make things worse, the toys were getting more and more angry because of the less playtime
D. Then the toymaker came and took back some of the toys so that the prince could have enough time
37. The toymaker might want to teach the prince to ________.
A. learn to share
B. use time in a better way
C. change his hobby
D. make good toys for others
38. What can be the best title of this passage?
A. The Best Playroom
B. The Cleverest Toymaker
C. The Prince and the Toys
D. The Spoilt Prince and the Children
【答案】35. D 36. B 37. A 38. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一个非常喜欢玩具的王子，最后懂得了分享的故事。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Every morning the prince got a new toy... there were too many toys. So, one day the prince...hoping to just “forget” about them.”可知，因为王子每天都会得到一个新玩具，玩具越来越多，他不得把一些玩具放在一旁，假装忘记它们，是因为他根本没足够时间玩这些玩具，故选D。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“The prince was so tired and sleepy.”和“Later, the prince had less and less time and had to play while eating, talking, bathing and even sleeping.”可知，虽然王子又累又困，但是他还是没有足够时间玩所有的玩具，后来甚至他不得不在吃饭，说话，洗澡，睡觉时也需要玩玩具。故选B。
【37题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段“he sent for the children. He shared his toys...”可知，王子派人去把孩子们叫来，然后把玩具分享给他们，并允许孩子们把最喜欢的玩具带走，可推测出玩具制造商可能想教会王子分享。故选A。
38题详解】
最佳标题题。根据“The prince liked his toys so much...make a new toy every day.”，“Every morning the prince got a new toy, but day by day, there were too many toys. ”和“The idea worked. The prince could enjoy himself without having too many toys to play with...invited more children.可知，本篇文章主要讲述了王子和他的玩具，最后王子懂得了要把玩具分享给大家的故事。故选C。
15. （8分）
Who is smarter? A human being or artificial intelligence （人工智能）?
The question was asked around the world when a computer program called AlphaGo beat the world top Go（围棋）player, South Korean Lee Se-del, 4—1. In fact, before the match, most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner because they didn’t think that AI was good enough to be better than the human mind. However, as a machine, AlphaGo would never get tired, while Lee Se-del was only a human and humans must have some weaknesses.
So, what comes next?
Some people have been thinking that artificial intelligence, or AI in short, will be a bad thing for humans. In an interview with the BBC in 2014, the UK scientist Stephen Hawking showed his opinion that development of full artificial intelligence could mean the end of the human beings.
So, are we really about to live in the world controlled by AI or robots?
Not quite. After all, it’s not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use their knowledge in everyday fields（领域）.
“We think that, for the human being, things like seeing and moving, are natural and common in our life.” Thomas Johnson, founder of Motion Figures, a company that is bringing AI to toys, told the newspaper. “But for a robot, to walk up and down just like human beings needs a great number of things to be done every second, and it’s really difficult to do. We have a long way to go before AI can truly begin to be like the human brain , even though the technology can be great.”
But, who believes much has to be done to improve AI?
John Markoff of The New York Times said that researchers should build artificial intelligence to improve people’s life. “Our fate is in our own hands,” he wrote. “Since technology depends on the ideas of its creators, we can choose to use technology to improve the world.”
39. The match between AlphaGo and Lee Se-del is mentioned at the beginning of the article mainly to ________.
A. show how AI is usually tested
B. get the readers to think about AI
C. draw the readers’ attention to AlphaGo
D. tell the readers AI has been over the human brain
40. Most people believed Lee would be the winner because they thought that ________.
A. computers were not so smart as a human
B. computers had weaknesses and also got tired
C. AlphaGo had never beaten a human Go player
D. the Go game was too difficult for the computer program
41. What does Thomas Johnson probably agree with?
A. Robots do better than humans in most fields.
B. We should use AI to help us finish difficult work.
C. Some easy things may be hard for robots to finish.
D. The development of robots could be harmful one day.
42. Which sentence has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence?
A. Our lives depend on technology.
B. We should do our own things by hand.
C. Our future is in the control of ourselves.
D. Technology will totally change our world.
【答案】39. B 40. A 41. C 42. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人工智能AlphaGo击败了韩国棋手李世石，这引发了人们对于人工智能超越人类的讨论。
【39题详解】
推理判断题。由文中“The question was asked around the world when a computer program called AlphaGo beat the world top Go（围棋）player, South Korean Lee Se-del, 4—1. ”（当一个名为AlphaGo的电脑程序以4比1击败世界顶级围棋选手韩国选手李世石时，全世界都在问这个问题）可知，本文都是在讲人工智能的发展，以及是否会与人类相匹敌，由开头电脑和人类下棋的对决来引出下文，主要目的是引起读者对人工智能的思考，故选B。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据“In fact, before the match, most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner because they didn’t think that Al was good enough to be better than the human mind.”（事实上，在比赛之前，大多数人认为李肯定会是赢家，因为他们认为AlphaGo不够好，不足以超越人类的心智。）可知，大多数人认为李将是赢家，因为他们认为计算机不如人类聪明，故选A。
【41题详解】
推理判断题。由文中“Thomas Johnson, founder of Motion Figures, a company that is bringing AI to toys, told the newspaper. “But for a robot, to walk up and down just like human beings needs a great number of things to be done every second, and it’s really difficult to do. ”可知，托马斯•约翰逊表示“对于一个机器人来说，要像人类一样走来走去，每一秒钟都需要做出不同的决定，这真的很难做到。”，也就是说对人工智能来说，在一切事情上打败人类是很困难的。所以托马斯•约翰逊可能同意“有些简单的事情机器人可能很难完成。”这一观点。故选C。
【42题详解】
句意猜测题。划线句的字面意思是“我们的命运掌握在自己手中”，根据画线句后的“Since technology depends on the ideas of its creators, we can choose to use technology to improve the world”（由于技术取决于创造者的想法，我们可以做出人类的选择，利用技术改善世界。）可知，划线句的意思是说人工智能在人类的控制之下，也就是说人类控制着电脑，我们的命运掌握在我们自己手中。故选C。
16. （6分）
Mini Challenges!
Challenge #1
“Wake up!”

A FUNNY WAY TO WAKE You UP IN THE MORNING
The Licker Spider Alarm Clock invented by Krystal, age 9, Sunderland, UK. Brought to life by Andy Mattocks.
“My invention is for somebody that has trouble waking up in the morning. A spider will be hung on the ceiling（房顶）. If you don’t wake up after the alarm clock rings, the spider will come down and lick you on your face.”
Challenge #2
“Piggy Bank”

AN INVENTION THAT WOULD HELP YOU TO SAVE MONEY
‘The Alarmed Piggie Bank’ invented by Jinsil, age 10 from Vancouver﹣BC, Canada.
“My invention is a piggie bank made of very strong materials so it won’t be robbed easily. It has two alarms. If someone wants to open it without the passwords, it will make loud noise and shoot out ping﹣pong balls. This invention is for those who worry about their money stolen.”
Challenge #3
“Party Entrance”

A FUNNY WAY TO SAY HELLO TO GUESTS ARRIVING AT A PARTY
‘Handy High Five Machine’ invented by Oliver, age 6, Sunderland, UK. Made real by Tony Canning.
“It’s a machine that helps the host to give you a high five. When you say’High Five’, it will spring up to meet your hand and say’High Five’. Children would love it.”
Challenge #4
off to school!

AN INVENTION THAT MAKES WALKING TO SCHOOL MORE FUN
‘The Water Boot’ invented by Renaud, age 11, Gatineau, Canada. Made real by David Hunt.
“The Water Boot makes it possible to walk on the water. It draws its energy from a solar panel above the boot. This boot is for people who like strong feelings.
Material: Boot﹣rubber, propeller﹣plastic and metal, ski﹣plastic, boot interior ﹣ thick belt, bonus﹣electric wire, bluetooth watch and bluetooth antenna”

43. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about “The Licker Spider Alarm Clock”?
A. It will make an alarm.
B. It will dance in front of you.
C. It will come down from the ceiling.
D. It will touch your face with its long tongue.
44. Which invention can provide the users with strong feelings?
A. The Licker Spider Alarm Clock
B. The Alarmed Piggie Bank
C. Handy High Five Machine
D. The Water Boot
45. You are going to hold a big party this Sunday evening, many people will come. If you want to keep your money safe during the party and say hello to your friends in a funny way, what inventions may help you?
A. The Licker Spider Alarm Clock and The Water Boot .
B. The Alarmed Piggie Bank and Handy High Five Machine
C. Handy High Five Machine and The Water Boot.
D. The Water Boot and The Alarmed Piggie Bank.
【答案】43. B 44. D 45. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了四样有趣的发明。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一个发明中“My invention ...A spider will be hung on the ceiling（房顶）...the spider will come down and lick you on your face.”可知，这项发明是为那些早上起床有困难的人设计的。房顶的天花板上会挂一只蜘蛛。如果你在闹钟响后不醒来，蜘蛛会下来舔你的脸。选项B“在你面前跳舞”没有提及。故选B。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四个发明中“This boot is for people who like strong feelings.”可知，这只靴适合喜欢强烈感觉的人，水靴能给用户带来强烈的感受。故选D。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二个发明“My invention is a piggie bank... This invention is for those who worry about their money stolen .”可知小猪存钱罐这项发明是为那些担心钱被偷的人设计的，以及第三个发明“It's a machine that helps the host to give you a high five.”可知，这是一台帮助主人向你击掌的机器。如果你想在聚会期间保证你的钱安全，并用一种有趣的方式向你的朋友问好，报警的小猪存钱罐和轻便的击掌机可以帮助你。故选B。
七、阅读填空 阅读短文及文后选项, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 把答案与在答题卷相应的空格中。
17. （5分）
September 20th is National Teeth-loving Day in China. ____46____ When your new teeth begin to grow and the old teeth haven’t fallen out, there isn’t enough space for the new ones. This causes crooked teeth (不整齐的牙齿).
Some people have teeth that are out of place. They are hard to clean and more likely to get catties (虫牙). ____47____ They also make trouble for you when you chew, talk or smile.
Don’t worry. ____48____ Braces (牙套) work little by little on these teeth. After some time, the teeth will go back to the right place.
Traditional braces are small metal pieces on teeth. They help people get straight teeth.
____49____ Brushing teeth becomes difficult. You have to brush them more often. If you don’t, food leaves on your braces and people will see what you have eaten. ____50____
But after all this trouble, you’ll have beautiful, straight teeth.
A. Sometimes they cause pain.
B. Wearing braces might solve your problem.
C. You may feel strange and uncomfortable when you wear braces.
D. Among all the teeth problems, crooked teeth is a common one.
E. You have to visit the dentist every few weeks and wear the braces for one to three years.
【答案】46. D 47. A 48. B 49. C 50. E
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了9月20日是中国的全国爱牙日，并详细介绍牙齿遇到的一些问题和矫正牙齿的建议。
【46题详解】
根据“When your new teeth begin to grow and the old teeth haven’t fallen out, there isn’t enough space for the new ones. This causes crooked teeth (不整齐的牙齿).”可知，此处描述牙齿不整齐的问题，选项D“在所有的牙齿问题中，牙齿不整齐是一个常见的问题”符合语境。故选D。
【47题详解】
根据“They are hard to clean and more likely to get catties (虫牙).”可知，此处描述虫牙的问题，选项A“有时它们会造成痛苦”符合语境。故选A。
【48题详解】
根据“Braces (牙套) work little by little on these teeth. After some time, the teeth will go back to the right place.”可知，此处建议戴上牙套，选项B“戴上牙套或许能解决你的问题”符合语境。故选B。
【49题详解】
根据“Brushing teeth becomes difficult. You have to brush them more often.”可知，此处描述戴上牙套后遇到的问题，选项C“当你戴牙套时，你可能会感到奇怪和不舒服”符合语境。故选C。
【50题详解】
根据“If you don’t, food leaves on your braces and people will see what you have eaten.”可知，此处描述戴上牙套后要注意的事项，选项E“你要每隔几周看一次医生，牙套要戴1-3年”符合语境。故选E。
八、语篇填词（共1小题, 每小题5分, 满分5分）
18. （5分）
请根据下文中所给的首字母写出空格所缺的单词，使文章通顺合理并符合语法要求。
Wang Wei is a 15-year-old student. He lives in Beijing. Last week, Wang Wei joined an educational programme and got a c____51____ to live in the countryside for a week. During those days, he found that there were a lot of d____52____ between the life in the city and that in the country. Every day, he had to walk to school and help the family on the farm when he finished school. He often felt very tired. It made Wang Wei u____53____ the hard life in the countryside deeply. H____54____, he said he was glad to learn about other ways of life. It was such a s____55____ experience for him that he would never forget.
【答案】51. (c)hance
52. (d)ifferences
53. (u)nderstand
54. (H)owever
55. (s)pecial
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述的是王伟上个星期参加的一个有意义的节目。
【51题详解】
句意：上周，王伟参加了一个教育项目，有机会在农村生活一周。根据“got a …to live in the countryside”及首字母可知，得到了一次在农村生活的机会，chance“机会”，a修饰名词的单数形式，故填(c)hance。
【52题详解】
句意：在那些日子里，他发现城市生活和乡村生活有很多不同。根据“between the life in the city and that in the country”及首字母可知，发现城市生活和乡村生活有很多不同，difference“差异”，可数名词，a lot of修饰可数名词的复数形式，故填(d)ifferences。
【53题详解】
句意：这使王伟深刻了解农村的艰苦生活。根据“the hard life”及首字母可知，明白了艰苦生活，understand“明白，理解”，make sb do sth“使某人做某事”，此空应填动词原形，故填(u)nderstand。
【54题详解】
句意：然而，他说他很高兴了解其他的生活方式。“the hard life in the countryside”与“he said he was glad to learn about other ways of life”是转折关系，用however表示“然而”，故填(H)owever。
【55题详解】
句意：对他来说，这是一次特别的经历，他永远不会忘记。根据“he would never forget”及首字母可知，这是一个特别的经历，special“特别的”，形容词作定语，故填(s)pecial。
九、完成句子（15分）
56. Jack那时完全没有意识到他所惹的麻烦。
At that time, Jack ________ totally ________ the trouble he caused.
【答案】 ①. was ②. unware of
【解析】
【详解】be unaware of“没有意识到……”，根据“at that time”可知，此处用一般过去时，主语Jack是第三人称单数形式，谓语用第三人称单数形式，故填was；unaware of。
57. 迄今为止，她还没去过北京。
So far, she ________ never ________ Beijing.
【答案】 ①. has ②. been to
【解析】
【详解】have been to表示“去过……”，根据“So far”可知，此处为现在完成时，主语she是第三人称单数形式，谓语用第三人称单数形式，故填has；been to。
58. 他们正期待着在游戏《我的世界》里创造自己的梦想家园。
They are ________ their dream home in the game Minecraft.
【答案】looking forward to creating
【解析】
【详解】根据汉语提示和“They are ... their dream home in the game Minecraft.”可知，空格处缺“期待着”和“创造”，look forward to doing sth.“期待做某事”，create“创造”，此处填“create”的动名词形式“creating”，根据“are”可知，空格所在句为现在进行时，谓语结构是：be+动词的现在分词。故填looking forward to creating。
59. 汽油汽车比混合动力汽车产生更多的污染。
Gasoline-powered cars produce ________ pollution ________ hybrid cars do.
【答案】 ①. more ②. than
【解析】
【详解】根据所给中文，此处more“更多的”，是形容词much或many的比较级，than“比”，pollution为不可数名词，用形容词修饰，故填more；than。
60. Susan 的演讲非常有趣，因此，整个演讲大厅充满了欢声笑语。
Susan’s speech is so interesting that the whole hall ________ laughter.
【答案】is full of##is filled with
【解析】
【详解】充满：be full of/be filled with；根据“is so interesting”可知句子用一般现在时，主语是the whole hall，be动词用is。故填is full of/is filled with。
十、书面表达
24. （15分）
61. 积极锻炼是非常重要的。为此，某英文报开展了一次关于初中生锻炼情况的调查。请根据如图所示图表和相关文字提示，以“Exercising is important!”为题，用英语写一篇短文, 汇报调查结果，阐明锻炼的重要性，并就“锻炼”这一话题提出至少两点你的建议。
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（3）文章必须包含以上表格提供的所有信息，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Exercising is important!
Recently, we have done a survey about students’ exercising. According to the survey,
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【答案】例文：
Exercising is important!
Recently, we have done a survey about students’ exercising. According to the survey, 32% of the students spend over one hour every day doing exercise, while 68% of them spend less than one hour. The reasons are as follows: Firstly, 46% of them have too much homework, so they have no time to do exercise. Secondly, 29% of them are not good at exercise. Thirdly, 25% of them are not interested in it.
As we all know, exercising is good for our health, which keeps our minds active and makes us confident and happy.
In my opinion, we should keep a balance between our study and exercising. Besides, we should develop a good habit of doing exercise.
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意完整表达图表提示中对锻炼和不锻炼的结果，锻炼的重要性和建议，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，紧接首段，具体介绍锻炼和不锻炼的结果；
第二步，阐述锻炼的重要性，包括有利于健康、保持头脑活跃，变得自信等；
第三步，针对积极锻炼提出自己的建议。
[亮点词汇]
①have no time to do sth 没有时间做某事
②as we all know 众所周知
③develop a good habit of doing sth. 养成一个……好习惯
[高分句型]
①According to the survey, 32% of the students spend over one hour every day doing exercise, while 68% of them spend less than one hour. （while作并列连词，表前后句意义的对比）
②As we all know, exercising is good for our health, which keeps our minds sharp and makes us confident and happy.（which引导的非限制性定语从句）