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第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共95分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Which cuntry did the wman g?
A. France. B. China. C. Suth Krea.
2. When des the train leave?
A. At 6:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:30.
3. What are the speakers ding?
A. Swimming. B. Skating. C. Skiing.
4. Hw des the wman g t wrk nw?
A. By car.B. On ft.C. By bike.
5. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.B. Teacher and student.C. Dctr and patient.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Why des the man lk pale?
A. He gt sick. B. He didn’t sleep well. C. He argued with his manager.
7. What will the wman d t help the man?
A. Have a chat with him.B. Talk with his manager.C. D the prjects with him.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What was the building used as in the past?
A. A library.B. A pst ffice.C. A supermarket.
9. What did the man’s kids d at the cafe n Saturday?
A. They made their wn pizza.
B. They had fun in the play area.
C. They ate hamburgers and ndles.
10. What did the man dislike abut the cafe?
A. The nise. B. The price.C. The service.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Hw des the man feel nw?
A. Hmesick. B. Annyed. C. Hungry.
12. What festival is celebrated in the wman’s mtherland at this time?
A. Hallween. B. The New Yam Festival. C. The Day f the Dead.
13. What des the man advise the wman t t?
A. Treat Rebecca t lunch.
B. Share smething abut a festival.
C. Jin in the Internatinal Fall Festival.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Why des the wman meet the man?
A. T lk at an apartment.
B. T deliver sme furniture.
C. T have a meal tgether.
15. What des the wman like abut the carpet?
A. Its clr. B. Its design. C. Its quality.
16. What des the man say abut the kitchen?
A. It’s a gd size.B. It’s newly painted. C. It’s well equipped.
17. What will the wman prbably d next?
A. G dwntwn. B. Talk with her friend.C. Make payment.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Wh is the speaker?
A. An invited guest.B. A news reprter. C. A radi hst.
19. In what way has the speaker changed?
A. She has spken faster.B. She has becme heavier.C. She has cked mre ften.
20. What is difficult fr the speaker t get used t?
A. The fd.B. The weather.C. The language.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Our Favurite Tech Gifts f 2021
When it cmes t time fr the hliday shpping seasn, we’re extra chsy abut the cuntless technlgy prducts that we will buy and give t friends and family. Here’s what impressed editrs, reprters and prducers mst in 2021.
Lums Matrix helmet
I recently bught a Lums Matrix helmet ($229) with built-in lights t make riding my bike at night a lt safer and less stressful. It’s a regular pain pint fr bikers like me t make sure careless drivers see yu, especially when it’s dark. This des help.
——Matt Mcfarland, Writer
Gdreads app
Althugh this isn’t a gift, the free Gdreads app is a game changer. At the beginning f 2019, I prmised myself that I’d read at least ne new bk every mnth. I set a gal f 12 bks n Gdreads and use it t track my prgress, keep a list f bks I’m interested in and check ut what friends and thers n the app were recmmending. I read 35 bks this year! (That’s up frm five bks last year.) Gdreads feels like ne f the rare feel-gd scial netwrks.
——Kaya Yurieff, Tech Reprter
Ember cffee cup
I drink my cffee slwly, s it has rutinely cled by the time I get halfway thrugh it. Fr my birthday, my mum bught me a cup, which keeps my cffee warm until I finish it withut reheating. I can als set the temperature I want. It makes my mrnings s much easier.
——Millie Dent, Intern
21. What is the main advantage f Lums Matrix helmet?
A. Helping drivers cncentrate.B. Managing the bad weather.
C. Making night riding safer.D. Making bikers less painful.
22. What des the writer mean by referring t the Gdreads app as “a game changer”?
A. It changes sme readers’ reading rules.
B. It inspires readers t read mre thrugh cmmunicatin.
C. It limits the number f bks a reader can read.
D. It prvides readers with free Internet games.
23. Which f the fllwing can best describe Ember cffee cup?
A. Simple.B. Expensive.C. Ec-friendly.D. Cnvenient.
B
T raise mney fr restaurant wrkers wh had t stay at hme during COVID, tw brthers, Aiden and Luis Ardine, decided t walk 3,200 miles acrss America t raise mney.
Having just arrived n the sands f the Pacific Ocean, Aiden and Luis Ardine have nw cmpleted their five-mnth walk which started n the Asbury Park bardwalk in New Jersey. They hped t raise $30,000 fr sme charities that were helping restaurant wrkers waiting fr lckdwn (隔离) t end, but ended up making $70,000—which they gave away t the COCO Fund and the Restaurant Wrkers’ Cmmunity Fundatin.
“This wuld nt have been pssible withut the help f a huge cmmunity f peple, whether peple were dnating r helping us guide ur way acrss the United States.” said Aiden Ardine. “This was surely an adventure full f hpe, and it prved peple are brn gd and want t help their neighbrs.”
Just like crss-cuntry trips in this natin, their jurney was characterized by amazing views, lng rads, and helpful strangers: like a man wh passed them in the extreme heat f summertime Iwa, befre dubling back and giving them a cld Gatrade; r a Nevada campgrund manager wh left them stay fr free.
In Utah they had what the naturalist Jhn Muir wuld have described as an “interview” with a black bear, when runding a crner in the path, they fund themselves within a few feet f it.
When they reached San Francisc, their supprters were waiting fr them n the beach. Afterwards they flew hme alng with their mm wh had been there t meet them. After their adventurus stay away frm hme, we can nly imagine she was really feeling prud f her sns.
24. What did the tw brthers cllect mney fr?
A. Setting up sme charities.B. Helping t end the lckdwn.
C. Cmpleting their five-mnth walk.D. Helping restaurant wrkers stuck at hme.
25. Which wrd can best describe the tw brthers?
A. Humrus.B. Caring.C. Curius.D. Hnest.
26. What happened t the brthers in Utah?
A. They met with a bear.B. They were interviewed.
C. They visited a naturalist.D. They were lst in the path.
27. Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A. A Lng JurneyB. Walk with Lve
C. A Prud MtherD. Adventure with Fun
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If yur children’s Christmas wish lists are hard t make ut, pity their teachers wh have been struggling with cnfusing schlwrk ever since schls repened.
“Yunger kids failed t learn letter patterns and frmatins while lder kids lse speed and clearness withut regular practice during the shutdwn f schls,” says Sheilagh Blyth, an ccupatinal therapist (治疗专家) wh studies handwriting.
Of curse, it’s a symptm f a wider prblem. As Amanda Spielman, the head f Ofsted (Office fr Standards in Educatin), indicated yesterday, handwriting puts an added burden n parents—it’s lng been an aspect f children’s schl bks that they analyse at hme.
“This is a big prblem fr my almst 10-year-ld”, says ne mther. “When they sent tw year’s wrth f his bks back tgether, the degradatin (退化) was severe and it hasn’t recvered”.
Anther mther wrries that her yunger sn has fallen behind cmpared with his lder brther. “His handwriting is definitely nt where I think it shuld be,” she says.
Blyth warns handwriting needs t be practiced regularly and that students need t practise the letter frmatin and jined-up writing t write well in exams. “Learning handwriting desn’t just happen as there are increasingly fewer day-t-day pprtunities t write with a pen r pencil,” says Gill Budgell, an educatinal cnsultant wh wrte Penpals fr Handwriting meant fr three t 11-year-lds.
The Write Dance prgramme is an apprach t teaching handwriting that is based n physical mvement. Diana Strauss, wh runs the prgramme in the UK with Nicle Barrns, says, “Whle bdy mvement relaxes the shulders and the arms and has a psitive effect n physical tasks, which handwriting is.”
Diana is seeing mre interest frm schls in accessing the Write Dance Prgramme, which was develped in the 1960s by Ragnhild Oussren, a Dutch graphlgy (笔迹学家). “We’ve been busy ding live training sessins, particularly with schls in Wales,” she adds.
Perhaps there is hpe fr Father Christmas and thse gift wish list after all.
28. Why are children’s Christmas wish lists mentined in paragraph 1?
A. T describe children’s lnging fr Christmas gifts.
B. T make a cmparisn between parents and teachers.
C. T intrduce the tpic f children’s handwriting in crisis.
D. T prvide an explanatin fr children’s bad handwriting.
29. What des the underlined wrd “this” in paragraph 4 refer t?
A. Schls have lng been shut dwn.
B. Children have recently returned t schl.
C. Parents analyze their children’s bks at hme.
D. Children’s handwriting gets wrse n schl bks.
30. What pinins d Blyth and Gill share in paragraph 6?
A. Gd handwriting serves exams.
B. Learning handwriting is difficult.
C. Handwriting is imprtant amng 11-year-lds.
D. Regular practice cunts in imprving handwriting.
31. What can we learn abut the Write Dance Prgramme?
A. It has attracted mre attentin frm schls.
B. It advcates carrying ut physical tasks.
C. It was develped by Diana Strauss and Nicle Barrns.
D. Its training sessins have nly cvered schls in Wales.
D
Jasn, a straight-A student frm the University f Pennsylvania, uses the term “pseud-wrking” t describe hw many f us study. The pseud-wrker lks and feels like smene wh is wrking hard—he r she spends a lng time in the library and is nt afraid t push n late int the night—but, because f a lack f fcus and cncentratin, he r she’s desn’t actually achieve much.
This phenmenn (现象) can be seen n mst cllege campuses. Fr example, at Dartmuth there was an area f library that was pen twenty-fur hurs a day, and the students I used t see there late at night crwded in grups, drinking cffee, were definitely pseud-wrking. The rmmate wh lks thrugh her chemistry ntes n the cuch while watching TV is pseud-wrking.
By placing themselves in distracting envirnments and insisting n wrking lng hurs, these students are damaging their brain’s ability t think clearly and efficiently finish the task at hand. In the end they get half the results with twice the effrt.
The bigger prblem here is that mst students dn’t even realize that they’re pseud-wrking. T them pseud-wrking is wrk—it’s hw they’ve always dne it, and it’s hw all f their friends d it. It never crsses their mind that there might be a better way. Straight-A students, n the ther hand, knw all abut pseud-wrking. They fear it. It nt nly wastes time, but it’s als mentally tiring.
In fact, the mst imprtant skill in becming a straight-A student is the ability t get wrk dne quickly and with a minimum f wasted effrt. Sme cgnitive science research cncludes that abut fifty minutes is the ptimal learning perid t maximize the material integrated per time unit. S hw d these students achieve this gal? T understand their secret t success, cnsider the fllwing simple frmula (公式) : wrk finished = time spent × intensity (强度) f fcus.
Pseud-wrking features a very lw intensity f fcus. Therefre, t achieve smething by pseud-wrking, yu need t spend a lt f time. The straight-A apprach n the ther hand, increases intensity in rder t use less time.
32. Which f the fllwing phenmenn is pseud-wrking?
A. Tm is busy taking ntes while attending a lecture.
B. Mike is sitting at a study lunge in preparatin fr a final exam quietly.
C. Jack spends a lng time in the library n his essay while listening t music.
D. Alice and Sara are sitting n the cuch reading their favrite bks.
33. Cmpared with straight-A students, what is the majr prblem f mst students?
A. They want t spend mre time n study.
B. They are eager t fllw their friends’ way.
C. They have gt used t their study apprach.
D. They are unaware f their pseud-wrking.
34. What des the underlined wrd “ptimal” mean in paragraph 5?
A. Pssible. B. Best. C. Least. D. Wrst.
35. What des the authr want t stress by mentining the frmula?
A. The length f time n study cunts.
B. Cncentratin plays a key rle in study.
C. Getting wrk dne quickly means everything.
D. Effective study apprach is very imprtant.
第二节 七选五阅读（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，注意选项中有两项为多余选项。
Walking in the city is very different frm walking in the park. A small psychlgy study suggests urban envirnments can slw yur step and pssibly increase yur mental lad. 36
It can ease yur mind and quicken yur pace. The findings shw that natural settings may ptentially reduce cgnitive (认知的) tiredness and imprve reactin time straight away. 37
The first f the tw experiments in the new study fcused n peple’s way f walking and cgnitive lad. During this trial, participants were fitted with sensrs and a dzen mtin cntrl cameras were set up t watch them repeatedly walk dwn a l5-metre rm at their natural speed. The wall ppsite them shwed an image f either a nature scene r a city scene. 38 On the whle, when walking in city settings, peple reprted that they felt mre uncmfrtable and they walked at a slwer pace, indicating a higher cgnitive lad.
39 In the trial, participants were asked t distinguish (区分) between basic visual shapes n the cmputer while als in the presence f a natural r urban image (the same nes frm the first experiment).
Measuring reactin time in bth natural and urban settings, the team fund results t supprt their idea. In urban envirnments, participants were slwer in distinguishing between simple shapes.
40 Our brains take lnger t prcess. Hwever, mre research is needed t prve that idea.
A. Nature influences us in many ways.
B. A walk thrugh nature des the ppsite, thugh.
C. They said they culdn’t cncentrate prperly after walking.
D. After each, participants were asked t rate their discmfrt.
E. The study includes tw experiments with tw different ways.
F. The secnd experiment dug int sme higher-level cgnitive prcesses.
G. The reasn is that urban envirnments are mre likely t take ur attentin away.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Whether it is a relaxing walk r a pwer ne, taking a walk usually nly lasts a small duratin f time. This was nt the 41 fr Tm Turcich, thugh.
On April 2, 2015, Tm decided t walk arund the wrld by himself. It wasn’t a 42
thught. His childhd friend died 43 at the age f 17 due t a jet ski accident. 44 by hw shrt life was, he was fueled by a strng 45 t live every day t its fullest.
Tm’s walk 46 as a lne jurney. But quickly, he fund himself missing 47 n the rad. And s, while making a stp in Austin, Texas, he 48 Savannah, a rescue dg. Since then, the pair have been making their way acrss brders, cntinents and seas, 49 25, 000 miles in all.
Traveling always has sme ups and dwns. Tm 50 numerus unexpected delays alng the way. He was 51 due t severe weather in Panama and became very ill in Sctland. Als, he had n 52 but t wait ut pandemic lckdwns in many cuntries. But n the 53
side, he met many kind peple and 54 the beauty f nature in different parts f the wrld.
Tm 55 smething few peple have succeeded in, which helped him gain a much larger understanding f the wrld.
41. A. caseB. rutineC. reasnD. intentin
42. A. nvelB. wiseC. suddenD. simple
43. A. instantlyB. unexpectedlyC. eventuallyD. undubtedly
44. A. TrnB. StruckC. MvedD. Surprised
45. A. enthusiasmB. curisityC. prideD. desire
46. A. startedB. prgressedC. prvedD. remained
47. A. neighbrhd B. childhdC. cmpaninship D. citizenship
48. A. fundB. spttedC. savedD. adpted
49. A. cveringB. measuringC. ccupyingD. equaling
50. A. respndedB. experiencedC. acceptedD. ignred
51. A. blwn awayB. carried awayC. backed upD. held up
52. A. respnsibility B. rightC. ptinD. pprtunity
53. A. rughB. invisibleC. mralD. bright
54. A. enjyedB. missedC. recalledD. preserved
55. A. discveredB. challengedC. sufferedD. renewed
第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题，共55 分）
第四部分 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的词，如有括号提示，请以提示词的正确形式填空。请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
Tai Chi has gained mre and mre ppularity at hme and abrad during the past few years. There is 56 (grw) evidence that this mind-bdy practice which riginated in China as a martial art, has value in treating r preventing many health prblems.
57 Tai Chi is slw and gentle and desn’t leave yu breathless, it deals with the key cmpnents f 58 (fit) — muscle strength, flexibility and balance. Tai Chi imprves balance and, accrding t sme studies, 59 (reduce) falls. Prpriceptin (本体感受) — the ability
60 (sense) the psitin f ne’s bdy in space — declines with age. Tai Chi helps train this sense and als 61 (dramatic) imprves muscle strength and flexibility, which makes 62
easier t recver frm a stumble (绊倒). Fear f falling can make yu mre likely t fall. Sme studies have fund that Tai Chi training helps relieve that fear.
Tai Chi is very safe, and n fancy equipment 63 (need), s it’s easy t get started. Dn’t be frightened by the names. Names like Yang, Wu, and Cheng are given t different 64 4 (branch) f Tai Chi, in hnr f peple wh designed the sets f mvements called frms. In sme frms, yu learn a series f mvements, while thers mre fcus n breathing and meditatin. Finding an apprach 65 matches yur interests and needs is the key.
第五部分 词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据首字母或中文提示，写出下列各句中的单词，并将单词的完整形式写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。
66. The shw has received a psitive r frm visitrs.
67. J frm her accent, she must be frm Sichuan Prvince.
68. I have a n pinin n the value f this idea while thers are psitive abut it.
69. Our knwledge f the universe has a significantly with mdern technlgy develping.
70. Schl life in senir high schl is challenging. F , my teachers are always helpful and give me a lt f encuragement.
71. Many cuntries have gained natinal (独立) after decades’ struggle.
72. He received the award in (承认) f his success ver the past year.
73. In a wrd, t read the (原创的) wrk is better than t see the film based n it.
74. Cycling is highly (有益的) t health and the envirnment, s we shuld stick t it.
75. Chinese (书法) is ne f the many ptinal curses ffered t students wh are
interested in traditinal art.
第六部分 书面表达（满分30分）
76. 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的好友Mary对自己的容貌非常不自信，十分苦恼，想去做整容手术，给你来信询问你对整容的看法，请用英文给她写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 表示不赞同；2. 整容的弊端；3. 你对美的看法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：整容手术plastic surgery
Dear Mary,
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Yurs,
Li Hua
77. 微写作（满分15分）
请根据下面的写作要点和要求写一篇标题为Friendship in Mdern Sciety的短文。
【写作要点】
1.友谊的积极作用；
2.当代社交媒体对友谊发展的负面影响，如缺少面对面的交流，网络欺凌等；
3.如何在现实生活中维持友谊（至少两点）。
【写作要求】
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：网络欺凌 cyberbullying
Friendship in Mdern Sciety
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▲ 注意事项：
1．本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
2．请将第Ⅰ卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第Ⅱ卷请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。答题前，务必将自己的学校、姓名、考试号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共95分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Which cuntry did the wman g?
A. France. B. China. C. Suth Krea.
2. When des the train leave?
A. At 6:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:30.
3. What are the speakers ding?
A. Swimming. B. Skating. C. Skiing.
4. Hw des the wman g t wrk nw?
A. By car.B. On ft.C. By bike.
5. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.B. Teacher and student.C. Dctr and patient.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Why des the man lk pale?
A. He gt sick. B. He didn’t sleep well. C. He argued with his manager.
7. What will the wman d t help the man?
A. Have a chat with him.B. Talk with his manager.C. D the prjects with him.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What was the building used as in the past?
A. A library.B. A pst ffice.C. A supermarket.
9. What did the man’s kids d at the cafe n Saturday?
A. They made their wn pizza.
B. They had fun in the play area.
C. They ate hamburgers and ndles.
10. What did the man dislike abut the cafe?
A. The nise. B. The price.C. The service.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Hw des the man feel nw?
A. Hmesick. B. Annyed. C. Hungry.
12. What festival is celebrated in the wman’s mtherland at this time?
A. Hallween. B. The New Yam Festival. C. The Day f the Dead.
13. What des the man advise the wman t t?
A. Treat Rebecca t lunch.
B. Share smething abut a festival.
C. Jin in the Internatinal Fall Festival.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Why des the wman meet the man?
A. T lk at an apartment.
B. T deliver sme furniture.
C. T have a meal tgether.
15. What des the wman like abut the carpet?
A. Its clr. B. Its design. C. Its quality.
16. What des the man say abut the kitchen?
A. It’s a gd size.B. It’s newly painted. C. It’s well equipped.
17. What will the wman prbably d next?
A. G dwntwn. B. Talk with her friend.C. Make payment.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Wh is the speaker?
A. An invited guest.B. A news reprter. C. A radi hst.
19. In what way has the speaker changed?
A. She has spken faster.B. She has becme heavier.C. She has cked mre ften.
20. What is difficult fr the speaker t get used t?
A. The fd.B. The weather.C. The language.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Our Favurite Tech Gifts f 2021
When it cmes t time fr the hliday shpping seasn, we’re extra chsy abut the cuntless technlgy prducts that we will buy and give t friends and family. Here’s what impressed editrs, reprters and prducers mst in 2021.
Lums Matrix helmet
I recently bught a Lums Matrix helmet ($229) with built-in lights t make riding my bike at night a lt safer and less stressful. It’s a regular pain pint fr bikers like me t make sure careless drivers see yu, especially when it’s dark. This des help.
——Matt Mcfarland, Writer
Gdreads app
Althugh this isn’t a gift, the free Gdreads app is a game changer. At the beginning f 2019, I prmised myself that I’d read at least ne new bk every mnth. I set a gal f 12 bks n Gdreads and use it t track my prgress, keep a list f bks I’m interested in and check ut what friends and thers n the app were recmmending. I read 35 bks this year! (That’s up frm five bks last year.) Gdreads feels like ne f the rare feel-gd scial netwrks.
——Kaya Yurieff, Tech Reprter
Ember cffee cup
I drink my cffee slwly, s it has rutinely cled by the time I get halfway thrugh it. Fr my birthday, my mum bught me a cup, which keeps my cffee warm until I finish it withut reheating. I can als set the temperature I want. It makes my mrnings s much easier.
——Millie Dent, Intern
21. What is the main advantage f Lums Matrix helmet?
A. Helping drivers cncentrate.B. Managing the bad weather.
C. Making night riding safer.D. Making bikers less painful.
22. What des the writer mean by referring t the Gdreads app as “a game changer”?
A. It changes sme readers’ reading rules.
B. It inspires readers t read mre thrugh cmmunicatin.
C. It limits the number f bks a reader can read.
D. It prvides readers with free Internet games.
23. Which f the fllwing can best describe Ember cffee cup?
A. Simple.B. Expensive.C. Ec-friendly.D. Cnvenient.
B
T raise mney fr restaurant wrkers wh had t stay at hme during COVID, tw brthers, Aiden and Luis Ardine, decided t walk 3,200 miles acrss America t raise mney.
Having just arrived n the sands f the Pacific Ocean, Aiden and Luis Ardine have nw cmpleted their five-mnth walk which started n the Asbury Park bardwalk in New Jersey. They hped t raise $30,000 fr sme charities that were helping restaurant wrkers waiting fr lckdwn (隔离) t end, but ended up making $70,000—which they gave away t the COCO Fund and the Restaurant Wrkers’ Cmmunity Fundatin.
“This wuld nt have been pssible withut the help f a huge cmmunity f peple, whether peple were dnating r helping us guide ur way acrss the United States.” said Aiden Ardine. “This was surely an adventure full f hpe, and it prved peple are brn gd and want t help their neighbrs.”
Just like crss-cuntry trips in this natin, their jurney was characterized by amazing views, lng rads, and helpful strangers: like a man wh passed them in the extreme heat f summertime Iwa, befre dubling back and giving them a cld Gatrade; r a Nevada campgrund manager wh left them stay fr free.
In Utah they had what the naturalist Jhn Muir wuld have described as an “interview” with a black bear, when runding a crner in the path, they fund themselves within a few feet f it.
When they reached San Francisc, their supprters were waiting fr them n the beach. Afterwards they flew hme alng with their mm wh had been there t meet them. After their adventurus stay away frm hme, we can nly imagine she was really feeling prud f her sns.
24. What did the tw brthers cllect mney fr?
A. Setting up sme charities.B. Helping t end the lckdwn.
C. Cmpleting their five-mnth walk.D. Helping restaurant wrkers stuck at hme.
25. Which wrd can best describe the tw brthers?
A. Humrus.B. Caring.C. Curius.D. Hnest.
26. What happened t the brthers in Utah?
A. They met with a bear.B. They were interviewed.
C. They visited a naturalist.D. They were lst in the path.
27. Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A. A Lng JurneyB. Walk with Lve
C. A Prud MtherD. Adventure with Fun
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If yur children’s Christmas wish lists are hard t make ut, pity their teachers wh have been struggling with cnfusing schlwrk ever since schls repened.
“Yunger kids failed t learn letter patterns and frmatins while lder kids lse speed and clearness withut regular practice during the shutdwn f schls,” says Sheilagh Blyth, an ccupatinal therapist (治疗专家) wh studies handwriting.
Of curse, it’s a symptm f a wider prblem. As Amanda Spielman, the head f Ofsted (Office fr Standards in Educatin), indicated yesterday, handwriting puts an added burden n parents—it’s lng been an aspect f children’s schl bks that they analyse at hme.
“This is a big prblem fr my almst 10-year-ld”, says ne mther. “When they sent tw year’s wrth f his bks back tgether, the degradatin (退化) was severe and it hasn’t recvered”.
Anther mther wrries that her yunger sn has fallen behind cmpared with his lder brther. “His handwriting is definitely nt where I think it shuld be,” she says.
Blyth warns handwriting needs t be practiced regularly and that students need t practise the letter frmatin and jined-up writing t write well in exams. “Learning handwriting desn’t just happen as there are increasingly fewer day-t-day pprtunities t write with a pen r pencil,” says Gill Budgell, an educatinal cnsultant wh wrte Penpals fr Handwriting meant fr three t 11-year-lds.
The Write Dance prgramme is an apprach t teaching handwriting that is based n physical mvement. Diana Strauss, wh runs the prgramme in the UK with Nicle Barrns, says, “Whle bdy mvement relaxes the shulders and the arms and has a psitive effect n physical tasks, which handwriting is.”
Diana is seeing mre interest frm schls in accessing the Write Dance Prgramme, which was develped in the 1960s by Ragnhild Oussren, a Dutch graphlgy (笔迹学家). “We’ve been busy ding live training sessins, particularly with schls in Wales,” she adds.
Perhaps there is hpe fr Father Christmas and thse gift wish list after all.
28. Why are children’s Christmas wish lists mentined in paragraph 1?
A. T describe children’s lnging fr Christmas gifts.
B. T make a cmparisn between parents and teachers.
C. T intrduce the tpic f children’s handwriting in crisis.
D. T prvide an explanatin fr children’s bad handwriting.
29. What des the underlined wrd “this” in paragraph 4 refer t?
A. Schls have lng been shut dwn.
B. Children have recently returned t schl.
C. Parents analyze their children’s bks at hme.
D. Children’s handwriting gets wrse n schl bks.
30. What pinins d Blyth and Gill share in paragraph 6?
A. Gd handwriting serves exams.
B. Learning handwriting is difficult.
C. Handwriting is imprtant amng 11-year-lds.
D. Regular practice cunts in imprving handwriting.
31. What can we learn abut the Write Dance Prgramme?
A. It has attracted mre attentin frm schls.
B. It advcates carrying ut physical tasks.
C. It was develped by Diana Strauss and Nicle Barrns.
D. Its training sessins have nly cvered schls in Wales.
D
Jasn, a straight-A student frm the University f Pennsylvania, uses the term “pseud-wrking” t describe hw many f us study. The pseud-wrker lks and feels like smene wh is wrking hard—he r she spends a lng time in the library and is nt afraid t push n late int the night—but, because f a lack f fcus and cncentratin, he r she’s desn’t actually achieve much.
This phenmenn (现象) can be seen n mst cllege campuses. Fr example, at Dartmuth there was an area f library that was pen twenty-fur hurs a day, and the students I used t see there late at night crwded in grups, drinking cffee, were definitely pseud-wrking. The rmmate wh lks thrugh her chemistry ntes n the cuch while watching TV is pseud-wrking.
By placing themselves in distracting envirnments and insisting n wrking lng hurs, these students are damaging their brain’s ability t think clearly and efficiently finish the task at hand. In the end they get half the results with twice the effrt.
The bigger prblem here is that mst students dn’t even realize that they’re pseud-wrking. T them pseud-wrking is wrk—it’s hw they’ve always dne it, and it’s hw all f their friends d it. It never crsses their mind that there might be a better way. Straight-A students, n the ther hand, knw all abut pseud-wrking. They fear it. It nt nly wastes time, but it’s als mentally tiring.
In fact, the mst imprtant skill in becming a straight-A student is the ability t get wrk dne quickly and with a minimum f wasted effrt. Sme cgnitive science research cncludes that abut fifty minutes is the ptimal learning perid t maximize the material integrated per time unit. S hw d these students achieve this gal? T understand their secret t success, cnsider the fllwing simple frmula (公式) : wrk finished = time spent × intensity (强度) f fcus.
Pseud-wrking features a very lw intensity f fcus. Therefre, t achieve smething by pseud-wrking, yu need t spend a lt f time. The straight-A apprach n the ther hand, increases intensity in rder t use less time.
32. Which f the fllwing phenmenn is pseud-wrking?
A. Tm is busy taking ntes while attending a lecture.
B. Mike is sitting at a study lunge in preparatin fr a final exam quietly.
C. Jack spends a lng time in the library n his essay while listening t music.
D. Alice and Sara are sitting n the cuch reading their favrite bks.
33. Cmpared with straight-A students, what is the majr prblem f mst students?
A. They want t spend mre time n study.
B. They are eager t fllw their friends’ way.
C. They have gt used t their study apprach.
D. They are unaware f their pseud-wrking.
34. What des the underlined wrd “ptimal” mean in paragraph 5?
A. Pssible. B. Best. C. Least. D. Wrst.
35. What des the authr want t stress by mentining the frmula?
A. The length f time n study cunts.
B. Cncentratin plays a key rle in study.
C. Getting wrk dne quickly means everything.
D. Effective study apprach is very imprtant.
第二节 七选五阅读（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，注意选项中有两项为多余选项。
Walking in the city is very different frm walking in the park. A small psychlgy study suggests urban envirnments can slw yur step and pssibly increase yur mental lad. 36
It can ease yur mind and quicken yur pace. The findings shw that natural settings may ptentially reduce cgnitive (认知的) tiredness and imprve reactin time straight away. 37
The first f the tw experiments in the new study fcused n peple’s way f walking and cgnitive lad. During this trial, participants were fitted with sensrs and a dzen mtin cntrl cameras were set up t watch them repeatedly walk dwn a l5-metre rm at their natural speed. The wall ppsite them shwed an image f either a nature scene r a city scene. 38 On the whle, when walking in city settings, peple reprted that they felt mre uncmfrtable and they walked at a slwer pace, indicating a higher cgnitive lad.
39 In the trial, participants were asked t distinguish (区分) between basic visual shapes n the cmputer while als in the presence f a natural r urban image (the same nes frm the first experiment).
Measuring reactin time in bth natural and urban settings, the team fund results t supprt their idea. In urban envirnments, participants were slwer in distinguishing between simple shapes.
40 Our brains take lnger t prcess. Hwever, mre research is needed t prve that idea.
A. Nature influences us in many ways.
B. A walk thrugh nature des the ppsite, thugh.
C. They said they culdn’t cncentrate prperly after walking.
D. After each, participants were asked t rate their discmfrt.
E. The study includes tw experiments with tw different ways.
F. The secnd experiment dug int sme higher-level cgnitive prcesses.
G. The reasn is that urban envirnments are mre likely t take ur attentin away.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Whether it is a relaxing walk r a pwer ne, taking a walk usually nly lasts a small duratin f time. This was nt the 41 fr Tm Turcich, thugh.
On April 2, 2015, Tm decided t walk arund the wrld by himself. It wasn’t a 42
thught. His childhd friend died 43 at the age f 17 due t a jet ski accident. 44 by hw shrt life was, he was fueled by a strng 45 t live every day t its fullest.
Tm’s walk 46 as a lne jurney. But quickly, he fund himself missing 47 n the rad. And s, while making a stp in Austin, Texas, he 48 Savannah, a rescue dg. Since then, the pair have been making their way acrss brders, cntinents and seas, 49 25, 000 miles in all.
Traveling always has sme ups and dwns. Tm 50 numerus unexpected delays alng the way. He was 51 due t severe weather in Panama and became very ill in Sctland. Als, he had n 52 but t wait ut pandemic lckdwns in many cuntries. But n the 53
side, he met many kind peple and 54 the beauty f nature in different parts f the wrld.
Tm 55 smething few peple have succeeded in, which helped him gain a much larger understanding f the wrld.
41. A. caseB. rutineC. reasnD. intentin
42. A. nvelB. wiseC. suddenD. simple
43. A. instantlyB. unexpectedlyC. eventuallyD. undubtedly
44. A. TrnB. StruckC. MvedD. Surprised
45. A. enthusiasmB. curisityC. prideD. desire
46. A. startedB. prgressedC. prvedD. remained
47. A. neighbrhd B. childhdC. cmpaninship D. citizenship
48. A. fundB. spttedC. savedD. adpted
49. A. cveringB. measuringC. ccupyingD. equaling
50. A. respndedB. experiencedC. acceptedD. ignred
51. A. blwn awayB. carried awayC. backed upD. held up
52. A. respnsibility B. rightC. ptinD. pprtunity
53. A. rughB. invisibleC. mralD. bright
54. A. enjyedB. missedC. recalledD. preserved
55. A. discveredB. challengedC. sufferedD. renewed
第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题，共55 分）
第四部分 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的词，如有括号提示，请以提示词的正确形式填空。请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
Tai Chi has gained mre and mre ppularity at hme and abrad during the past few years. There is 56 (grw) evidence that this mind-bdy practice which riginated in China as a martial art, has value in treating r preventing many health prblems.
57 Tai Chi is slw and gentle and desn’t leave yu breathless, it deals with the key cmpnents f 58 (fit) — muscle strength, flexibility and balance. Tai Chi imprves balance and, accrding t sme studies, 59 (reduce) falls. Prpriceptin (本体感受) — the ability
60 (sense) the psitin f ne’s bdy in space — declines with age. Tai Chi helps train this sense and als 61 (dramatic) imprves muscle strength and flexibility, which makes 62
easier t recver frm a stumble (绊倒). Fear f falling can make yu mre likely t fall. Sme studies have fund that Tai Chi training helps relieve that fear.
Tai Chi is very safe, and n fancy equipment 63 (need), s it’s easy t get started. Dn’t be frightened by the names. Names like Yang, Wu, and Cheng are given t different 64 4 (branch) f Tai Chi, in hnr f peple wh designed the sets f mvements called frms. In sme frms, yu learn a series f mvements, while thers mre fcus n breathing and meditatin. Finding an apprach 65 matches yur interests and needs is the key.
第五部分 词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据首字母或中文提示，写出下列各句中的单词，并将单词的完整形式写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。
66. The shw has received a psitive r frm visitrs.
67. J frm her accent, she must be frm Sichuan Prvince.
68. I have a n pinin n the value f this idea while thers are psitive abut it.
69. Our knwledge f the universe has a significantly with mdern technlgy develping.
70. Schl life in senir high schl is challenging. F , my teachers are always helpful and give me a lt f encuragement.
71. Many cuntries have gained natinal (独立) after decades’ struggle.
72. He received the award in (承认) f his success ver the past year.
73. In a wrd, t read the (原创的) wrk is better than t see the film based n it.
74. Cycling is highly (有益的) t health and the envirnment, s we shuld stick t it.
75. Chinese (书法) is ne f the many ptinal curses ffered t students wh are
interested in traditinal art.
第六部分 书面表达（满分30分）
76. 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的好友Mary对自己的容貌非常不自信，十分苦恼，想去做整容手术，给你来信询问你对整容的看法，请用英文给她写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 表示不赞同；2. 整容的弊端；3. 你对美的看法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：整容手术plastic surgery
Dear Mary,
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Yurs,
Li Hua
77. 微写作（满分15分）
请根据下面的写作要点和要求写一篇标题为Friendship in Mdern Sciety的短文。
【写作要点】
1.友谊的积极作用；
2.当代社交媒体对友谊发展的负面影响，如缺少面对面的交流，网络欺凌等；
3.如何在现实生活中维持友谊（至少两点）。
【写作要求】
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：网络欺凌 cyberbullying
Friendship in Mdern Sciety
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▲ 注意事项：
1．本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
2．请将第Ⅰ卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第Ⅱ卷请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。答题前，务必将自己的学校、姓名、考试号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方。
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