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第一部分 阅读（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）
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。
A
Westburne Huse ffers a mrning schl transprt service frm Mnday t Friday.
Rutes
Based n the interest received frm parents, we are running three minibus rutes: Midhurst, Petwrth and the Witterings. The interest received fr each f these lcatins was reasnably spread ut. We have therefre included pick-up pints t accmmdate as many families as pssible while trying t keep the time f the jurney at a reasnable length. The pick-up pints alng the rute are as fllws:
Reserve a minibus seat
We still have seats available n each f the rutes. Therefre, please cmplete the minibus reservatin frm t cnfirm yur place/s. Seats will be available n a “first cme first served” basis.
Fees
The minibus service will be ffered at a price f £160 per term per child. A 5% discunt is ffered fr a secnd child f the family.
Additinal Infrmatin
Age f Children
Children must be at least 5 years ld t use the minibus service.
Running Late r Absent
The minibuses are n a strict timetable t arrive at each pick-up spt n time. T ensure the children arrive at schl n time, the minibuses will nt be able t wait fr any late arrivals. If children miss the bus, it is the parents’ respnsibility t prvide transprtatin and get them t schl. If yu knw yu will nt be taking the bus ne day, we ask that yu please send a text message t yur driver.
1. When and where can a kid catch the minibus in Petwrth Area?
A. 7.35 a.m. Midhurst.B. 7.39 a.m. West Wittering.
C. 7.45 a.m. Dunctn.D. 7.50 a.m. Birdham.
2. If tw brthers take the minibus fr ne term, hw much shuld they pay?
A. £ 320B. £ 312C. £ 304D. £ 240
3. What shuld a by d if he misses the minibus?
A. Wait fr the next ne.B. Call the schl fr help.
C. Send a message t the bus driver.D. Ask his parent t send him t schl.
B
Gahriela wrked fr a multinatinal cmpany as a successful prject manager in Brazil. Later she was transferred t manage a team in Sweden. She was excited abut her new rle but sn realized that managing her new team wuld be a challenge.
Despite their friendliness, Gabriela didn’t feel respected as a leader. Her new staff wuld questin her prpsals penly in meetings, and when she gave them instructins n hw t carry ut a task, they wuld ften g abut is in their wn way withut checking with her. When she annunced her decisins n the prject, they wuld cntinue giving their pinins as if it was still up fr discussin.
What Gabriela was experiencing was a culture shck in expectatins. Dutch psychlgist Geert Hfstede uses the cncept f “pwer distance” t describe hw pwer is distributed (分布) in different cultures. In her previus wrk envirnment, Gabriela was used t a high pwer distance culture where pwer is respected. In such a culture, leaders make the big decisins and are nt ften challenged. Her Swedish team, hwever, were used t wrking in a lw pwer distance culture where emplyees ften wrk tgether with their bsses t find slutins and make decisins. Here, leaders act as caches wh encurage independent thught and expect t be challenged.
When Gabriela became aware f the cultural differences between her and her team, she had an pen cnversatin with them abut their feelings abut her leadership.
Pleased t be asked fr their thughts, Gabriela’s team penly expressed that they were nt used t being tld what t d. They enjyed having mre rm fr initiative and creative freedm. When she tld her team exactly what she needed them t d, they felt that she didn’t trust them t d their jb well.
With a better understanding f the underlying reasns behind each ther’s behaviur, Gabriela was able t make adjustments t her management style. Finally, she effectively mtivated her team t achieve their gals.
4. What prblem did Gabriela have with her Swedish team at the beginning?
A. Her Swedish staff didn’t understand her instructins.
B. They were always refusing t fllw her directins.
C. Her authrity was challenged by her Swedish staff.
D They lked dwn upn her because she was a female.
5. What is encuraged in the wrking culture in Sweden?
A. Independent thinking and mild character.B. Cmpetitive spirit and mild character.
C. Prfessinal spirit and risk-taking behavir.D. Active participatin and creative thinking.
6. Which f the fllwing can best describe Gabriela?
A. Bssy and rude.B. Flexible and cmmunicative.
C. King but stubbrn.D. Strict but trustwrthy.
7. What can we learn frm Gabriela’s stry?
A. Tw heads are better than ne.B. When in Rme, d as Rmans d.
C. Birds f a feather flck tgether.D. Dn’t judge a bk by its cver.
C
Imagine that the genme (基因组) is a bk. The bk cnsists f 23 chapters, with thusands f stries made up f paragraphs, wrds and letters n different levels. There are ne billin wrds in the bk, which makes it lnger than 500 dictinaries. If I read the genme ut t yu at the rate f ne wrd per secnd fr eight hurs a day, it wuld take me a century. If I wrte ut the human genme, ne letter per millimeter, my text wuld be as lng as the River Danube. This enrmus dcument, hwever, all fits inside the extremely small nucleus (核) f a tiny cell that fits easily upn the head f a pin (针尖).
The idea f the genme as a bk is nt, strictly speaking, even a metaphr (比喻). It is true t a great extent. A bk is a piece f digital infrmatin, written in ne-directinal frm and cntrlled by a system that translates a small alphabet (字母表) f letters int a large dictinary f meanings thrugh the rder f their grupings. S is a genme. The nly difference is that all English bks read frm left t right, while sme parts f the genme read frm left t right, and sme frm right t left, thugh never bth at the same time.
While English bks are written in wrds f different lengths using twenty-six letters, genmes are written entirely in three-letter wrds, using nly fur letters. And instead f being written n flat pages, they are written n lng chains f DNA mlecules (分子). The genme is a very clever bk, because in the right cnditins it can bth phtcpy itself and read itself.
8. What facts d yu knw abut the genme?
A. It has 23 chapters.B. It is extremely lng.
C. It is in the cell nucleus.D. It is n the pin head.
9. In what sense is the genme like a bk?
A. Bth have digital images.B. Bth are read frm left t right.
C. Bth are gruped by subject.D. Bth have a translatin system.
10. What can we knw abut genmes frm paragraph 3?
A. They are nearly f the same length.B. They are made up f DNA.
C. They can reprduce each ther.D. They are written n flat pages.
11. Why did the writer make a cmparisn f the genme t a bk?
A. T fcus n the differences.B. T emphasize the similarities.
C. T simplify the cncept.D. T give different descriptin.
D
After years f bserving human nature, I have decided that tw qualities make the difference between men f great achievement and men f average perfrmance curisity and discntent. I have never knwn an utstanding man wh lacked either. And I have never knwn an average man wh had bth. The tw belng tgether.
Tgether, these deep human urges (驱策力) cunt fr much mre that ambitin. Galile was nt merely ambitius when he drpped bjects f varying weights frm the Leaning Twer at Pisa and timed their fall t the grund. Like Galile, all the great names in histry were curius and asked in discntent,“Why? Why? Why?”
Frtunately, curisity and discntent dn’t have t be learned. We are brn with them and need nly recapture them.
“The great man,” said Mencius (孟子), “is he wh des nt lse his child’s heart.” Yet mst f us d lse it. We stp asking questins. We stp challenging custm. We just fllw the crwd. And the crwd desires restful average. It encurages us t ccupy ur wn little crner, t avid flish leaps int the dark, t be satisfied.
Mst f us meet new peple, and new ideas, with hesitatin. But nce having met and liked them, we think hw terrible it wuld have been, had we missed the chance. We will prbably have t frce urselves t waken ur curisity and discntent and keep them awake.
Hw shuld yu start? Mdestly, s as nt t becme discuraged. I think f ne friend wh culdn’t arrange flwers t satisfy herself. She was curius abut hw the experts did it. Hw she is ne f the experts, writing bks n flwer arrangement.
One way t begin is t answer yur wn excuses. Yu haven’t any special ability? Mst peple dn’t; there are nly a few geniuses. Yu haven’t any time? That’s gd, because it’s always the peple with n time wh get things dne. Harriet Stwe, mther f six, wrte parts f Uncle Tm’s Cabin while cking. Yu’re t ld? Remember that Thmas Cstain was 57 when he published his first nvel, and that Grandma Mses shwed her first pictures when she was 78.
Hwever yu start, remember there is n better time t start than right nw, fr yu’ll never be mre alive than yu are at this mment.
12. In writing Paragraph 1, the authr aims t ______.
A. prpse a definitinB. present an argument
C. reach a cnclusinD. make a cmparisn
13. What des the example f Galile tell us?
A. Trial and errr leads t the finding f truth.B. Greatness cmes frm a lasting desire t explre.
C. Creativity results frm challenging authrity.D. Scientists tend t be curius and ambitius.
14. What can yu d t recapture curisity and discntent?
A. Observe the unknwn arund yu.B. Fllw the fashin.
C. Lead a life f adventure.D. Develp a questining mind.
15. What can we learn frm Paragraphs 6 and 7?
A. Lack f talent and time is n reasn fr taking n actin.
B. The genius tends t get things dne creatively.
C. Gaining success helps yu becme an expert
D. Yu shuld remain mdest when appraching perfectin.
第二节 （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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Schl days mean hmewrk, studying, exams, and scial interactins — nt t mentin getting up early every mrning. It’s understandable if yu dn’t always feel yur happiest ging t schl during the week, but it’s als smething yu can ttally imprve! Fllw the tips n this list t feel happier n schl days. ____16____
Fcus n the gd things abut schl. A little psitive thinking can g a lng way twards imprving yur md. ____17____If yu’re having a bad day, tell yurself that yu nly have t be in schl fr a relatively shrt perid f yur life. After that, the sky is the limit!
____18____Making ther peple smile can imprve yur wn happiness. Give anther student sme psitive encuragement. Or, thank a teacher fr a fun activity r an interesting lessn. If yu see smene else that lks like they might be feeling dwn, tell them yu like their hair style r praise the wrk they have dne.
Try nt t take negativity frm thers t hard ____19____ Try t remember that nbdy is perfect and think abut what might be ging n in their lives that makes them act negatively twards yu. Try yur best t sweep away a dirty lk r a bad cmment and mve n with yur day nt getting angry and upset.
See a schl cunselr if yu feel really unhappy. The jb f yur schl cunselr is t help make yur experience better. Stp by their ffice and ask t talk if yu can’t keep up with schl wrk r if yu feel like yu’re being bullied by ther students. Schl cunselrs have access t all kinds f resurces t help yu ut.____20____
A. Smile mre ften.
B. D smething nice fr smene.
C. Maybe yu’ll even start lking frward t them!
D. If smene isn’t nice t yu at schl, it’s prbably nt yur fault.
E. Whether in junir high r senir high, yu may lk fr ways t make learning mre enjyable.
F. Think abut the bigger picture and hw yur educatin will have a psitive impact n yur life in the lng run.
G. Fr example, if yu’re struggling in a particular subject, they can set yu up with a teacher t help yu imprve.
第二部分 语言运用（共三节，满分60分）
第一节 完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B.C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
The Adams’ hme has been taken ver by rigami (折纸艺术) in all sizes and shapes. N ne seems t ___21___ that thugh. Thse paper creatins are ___22___ clean water prjects arund the wrld and saving lives. A messy hme is a small price t pay ___23___.
In 2011, Isabelle Adams and her sister Katherine learned that every five secnds a child died frm ___24___ f clean water and that girls f their age culdn’t g t schl ___25___ they were fetching water all day fr their families. They___26___ t d smething.
“S we tk smething that we lved ding－flding rigami, with the ___27___ gal t help fund a well in Ethipia,” explains Katherine. ___28___, they ended up selling ut f rigami and raising mre than 10,000 which culd fully ___29___ the cst f the well.
Katherine, nw 13, adds, “It just snwballed, ____30____ the funding f the prject Paper fr Water.” In eight years, this prject has ____31____mre than 2 millin dllars fr ver 200 water prjects in 20 different cuntries.
Nw, the rest f the Adams family are als ____32____. But at the heart f it, under cuntless paper decratins sit tw brave sisters hping t____33____ ther girls and bys. “Kids have an unbelievable ability t make a real ____34____ t the wrld if they’re just given the chance,” Isabelle says, “and if peple ____35____ them in their effrts.”
21. A. mindB. preventC. appreciateD. remember
22. A. decratingB. rewardingC. attractingD. funding
23. A. in exchangeB. in turnC. in returnD. in respnse
24. A. damageB. lssC. shrtageD. waste
25 A. althughB. becauseC. unlessD. while
26. A. prvedB. determinedC. happenedD. demanded
27. A. lifelngB. persnalC. riginalD. achievable
28. A. ObviuslyB. UnexpectedlyC. SuddenlyD. Gradually
29. A. spendB. cutC. buryD. cver
30. A. respnding tB. depending nC. cntributing tD. fcusing n
31. A. savedB. brrwedC. earnedD. cllected
32. A. includedB. praisedC. recgnizedD. emplyed
33. A. satisfyB. inspireC. infrmD. cmfrt
34. A. judgmentB. senseC. differenceD. cnnectin
35. A. supprtB. persuadeC. welcmeD. award
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Earth Day was funded in 1970 as a day f educatin abut envirnmental prblems, and Earth Day 2020 ___36___ (fall) n Wednesday, April 22 — the hliday’s 50th anniversary. The hliday is nw a glbal celebratin that’s smetimes extended int Earth Week, a full seven days f events fcused n green living.
___37___(elect) t the U. S. Senate (参议院) in 1962, Senatr Gaylrd Nelsn was determined t cnvince the federal gvernment that the planet was ___38___ risk. In 1969, Nelsn develped the idea fr Earth Day after ___39___ (inspire) by sme teaching activities ___40___ were taking place n cllege campuses arund the United States.
Denis Hayes, a yung activist wh had served as student president at Stanfrd University, ___41___(select) as Earth Day’s natinal crdinatr (协调者), and he wrked with ___42___ army f student vlunteers and several staff members frm Nelsn’s Senate ffice ___43___(rganize) the prject.
The first Earth Day was effective at raising ___44___ (aware) abut envirnmental prblems and transfrming public attitudes. Earth Day kicked ff the “Envirnmental decade with a bang,” as Senatr Nelsn later put it. The theme f Earth Day 2020 is “climate actin.” EarthDay.rg hpes it will be the ___45___ (large) vlunteer event in histry.
第三节 单项选择（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
46. The gvernment is aiming at full emplyment.
A. 瞄准B. 力求达到C. 对准D. 目标
47. After public figure’s explanatin, we thught we had figured it ut, but when he asked us hw t keep ur figures, all f us didn’t figure ut its answer.
A. 人物；认为；数字；计算出B. 身材；解决；人物；认定
C. 人物；听清楚、领会；身材；解决D. 人物；认定；身材；推算
48. Large televisin screens were psitined at either end f the stadium.
A. 放置方式B. 恰当位置C. 姿态；姿势D. 安装
49. In ur culture, girls are brught up t tend t the needs f thers.
A. 照料B. 常常就C. 往往会D. 护理
50. The little girl pressed her face against the shp windw.
A. 催促B. 贴；压；按C. 逼迫D. 极力劝说
51. With the mst difficult prblems ______, the newly-elected chairman felt greatly delighted.
A. t settleB. settlingC. settledD. being settled
52. A great deal f mdern technlgy ______ in since China ______ its refrm and pening-up plicy (政策).
A. have been brught; carried nB. were brught; has carried ut
C. has been brught; carried utD. was brught; has carried n
53. If ______ in class, yu will have t clean the classrm fr a week as a punishment.
A. t catch t sleepB. caught t sleep
C. catching sleepingD. caught sleeping
54. Mr. Jhnsn, ur teacher and friend, ______ t attend the meeting, ______ he wuld deliver a speech t the students.
A. were invited; whichB. were invited; that
C. was invited; whenD. was invited; where
55. When I tried t understand ______ prevented my prgress in English study, it seemed t me that there were tw causes.
A. what it was thatB. that it was whatC. it was whatD. what was it that
56. ________ is ften the case, thse withut wrking experience are likely t be turned dwn when ________ fr a pst.
A. It, applyingB. As, applyingC. As, appliedD. It, applied
57. I’m very grateful ______ the girl ______ bright smile gave me s much cnfidence.
A. t; whichB. fr; whereC. t; whseD. fr; that
58. The mre wrds yu are familiar with ________ yu will find it ________ the cntent and meaning f the article.
A. the mre easy; t understand
B. the easier; t understand
C. the mre easy; understanding
D. the easier; understanding
59. But, t be frank, the firewrks ______ ff thrughut the night were really ______.
A. ging; annyingB. went; annyedC. gne; annyingD. g;annyed
60. ______ by the plice, the thieves had n chice but ______ up.
A. Having surrunded; giveB. Surrunded; t give
C. T be surrunded; t giveD. Surrunding; give
第三部分 写作（共三节，满分40分）
第一节 单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请根据句子的意思、首字母和汉语提示完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。
61. The cuple c______（抱怨）abut the high cst f visiting Eurpe. (根据中英文提示填空)
62. Each cmpany is fighting t prtect its wn c______(商业的) interests. (根据中英文提示填空)
63. She r______ (代表) her classmates t make a speech at the meeting. (根据中英文提示填空)
64. It is the respnsibility f every gvernment t uphld a set f p ______（原则）. (根据中英文提示填空)
65. But it’s an answer t the questin yu have been s______（寻找）(根据中英文提示填空)
66. He studied hard in the hpe f being a______(准许进入) int an engineering cllege. (根据中英文提示填空)
67. I’d like t express my gratitude t yu fr yur g______(慷慨) during my stay there. (根据中英文提示填空)
68. Three c______（牛群）brke int the wheat fields and did much damage. (根据中英文提示填空)
69. Since then, she has funded tw yga s______ (工作室). (根据中英文提示填空)
70. Much t my r______(宽慰), the car was nt damaged. (根据中英文提示填空)
第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每空1分，满分15分）
请根据所提供的汉语句子意思完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。
71. 许多连绵不绝的绿色小山环绕着，这个宁静乡村的风景真是一场视觉盛宴。
With rlling green muntains surrunding it, the landscape f peaceful village is ______ ______ ______ the eyes.
72. 在这个世界上没有什么比我们的生命更珍贵了。
______ is ______ ______ than ur life in the wrld.
73. 他的父母从未想到他竟然在数学上取得这么大进步。
______ never ______ ______ his parents that he shuld make such great prgress in math.
74. 非常荣幸来到这里与大家分享音乐是如何影响了我的人生的。
It is an hnur t be here and t share with yu the stry f hw music has ______ an ______ ______ my life.
75. 他一上车就迫不及待和我分享这个消息。
______ ______ he gt int the car, he culdn’t wait t share the news ______ me.
第三节 应用文写作（满分15分）
76. 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tm发来邮件说他想了解中国的传统节日—端午节（the Dragn Bat Festival）。请你给他回一封邮件，内容主要包括：
1. 端午节的时间；2. 端午节的由来；3. 端午节的习俗和意义
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：皇帝的腐败the emperr’s crruptin
Dear Tm,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If yu want t knw abut ther Chinese traditinal festivals, just write t me.
Yurs
Lì Hua
Midhurst Area
7.35 a.m. Midhurst
7.50 a.m. Singletn
Petwrth Area
7.30 a.m. Balls Crss
7.35 a.m. Petwrth
7.45 a.m. Dunctn
The Witterings
7.35 a.m. East Wittering
7.39 a.m. West Wittering
7.45 a.m. Shiptn Green
7.50 a.m. Birdham
第一部分 阅读（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）
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。
A
Westburne Huse ffers a mrning schl transprt service frm Mnday t Friday.
Rutes
Based n the interest received frm parents, we are running three minibus rutes: Midhurst, Petwrth and the Witterings. The interest received fr each f these lcatins was reasnably spread ut. We have therefre included pick-up pints t accmmdate as many families as pssible while trying t keep the time f the jurney at a reasnable length. The pick-up pints alng the rute are as fllws:
Reserve a minibus seat
We still have seats available n each f the rutes. Therefre, please cmplete the minibus reservatin frm t cnfirm yur place/s. Seats will be available n a “first cme first served” basis.
Fees
The minibus service will be ffered at a price f £160 per term per child. A 5% discunt is ffered fr a secnd child f the family.
Additinal Infrmatin
Age f Children
Children must be at least 5 years ld t use the minibus service.
Running Late r Absent
The minibuses are n a strict timetable t arrive at each pick-up spt n time. T ensure the children arrive at schl n time, the minibuses will nt be able t wait fr any late arrivals. If children miss the bus, it is the parents’ respnsibility t prvide transprtatin and get them t schl. If yu knw yu will nt be taking the bus ne day, we ask that yu please send a text message t yur driver.
1. When and where can a kid catch the minibus in Petwrth Area?
A. 7.35 a.m. Midhurst.B. 7.39 a.m. West Wittering.
C. 7.45 a.m. Dunctn.D. 7.50 a.m. Birdham.
2. If tw brthers take the minibus fr ne term, hw much shuld they pay?
A. £ 320B. £ 312C. £ 304D. £ 240
3. What shuld a by d if he misses the minibus?
A. Wait fr the next ne.B. Call the schl fr help.
C. Send a message t the bus driver.D. Ask his parent t send him t schl.
B
Gahriela wrked fr a multinatinal cmpany as a successful prject manager in Brazil. Later she was transferred t manage a team in Sweden. She was excited abut her new rle but sn realized that managing her new team wuld be a challenge.
Despite their friendliness, Gabriela didn’t feel respected as a leader. Her new staff wuld questin her prpsals penly in meetings, and when she gave them instructins n hw t carry ut a task, they wuld ften g abut is in their wn way withut checking with her. When she annunced her decisins n the prject, they wuld cntinue giving their pinins as if it was still up fr discussin.
What Gabriela was experiencing was a culture shck in expectatins. Dutch psychlgist Geert Hfstede uses the cncept f “pwer distance” t describe hw pwer is distributed (分布) in different cultures. In her previus wrk envirnment, Gabriela was used t a high pwer distance culture where pwer is respected. In such a culture, leaders make the big decisins and are nt ften challenged. Her Swedish team, hwever, were used t wrking in a lw pwer distance culture where emplyees ften wrk tgether with their bsses t find slutins and make decisins. Here, leaders act as caches wh encurage independent thught and expect t be challenged.
When Gabriela became aware f the cultural differences between her and her team, she had an pen cnversatin with them abut their feelings abut her leadership.
Pleased t be asked fr their thughts, Gabriela’s team penly expressed that they were nt used t being tld what t d. They enjyed having mre rm fr initiative and creative freedm. When she tld her team exactly what she needed them t d, they felt that she didn’t trust them t d their jb well.
With a better understanding f the underlying reasns behind each ther’s behaviur, Gabriela was able t make adjustments t her management style. Finally, she effectively mtivated her team t achieve their gals.
4. What prblem did Gabriela have with her Swedish team at the beginning?
A. Her Swedish staff didn’t understand her instructins.
B. They were always refusing t fllw her directins.
C. Her authrity was challenged by her Swedish staff.
D They lked dwn upn her because she was a female.
5. What is encuraged in the wrking culture in Sweden?
A. Independent thinking and mild character.B. Cmpetitive spirit and mild character.
C. Prfessinal spirit and risk-taking behavir.D. Active participatin and creative thinking.
6. Which f the fllwing can best describe Gabriela?
A. Bssy and rude.B. Flexible and cmmunicative.
C. King but stubbrn.D. Strict but trustwrthy.
7. What can we learn frm Gabriela’s stry?
A. Tw heads are better than ne.B. When in Rme, d as Rmans d.
C. Birds f a feather flck tgether.D. Dn’t judge a bk by its cver.
C
Imagine that the genme (基因组) is a bk. The bk cnsists f 23 chapters, with thusands f stries made up f paragraphs, wrds and letters n different levels. There are ne billin wrds in the bk, which makes it lnger than 500 dictinaries. If I read the genme ut t yu at the rate f ne wrd per secnd fr eight hurs a day, it wuld take me a century. If I wrte ut the human genme, ne letter per millimeter, my text wuld be as lng as the River Danube. This enrmus dcument, hwever, all fits inside the extremely small nucleus (核) f a tiny cell that fits easily upn the head f a pin (针尖).
The idea f the genme as a bk is nt, strictly speaking, even a metaphr (比喻). It is true t a great extent. A bk is a piece f digital infrmatin, written in ne-directinal frm and cntrlled by a system that translates a small alphabet (字母表) f letters int a large dictinary f meanings thrugh the rder f their grupings. S is a genme. The nly difference is that all English bks read frm left t right, while sme parts f the genme read frm left t right, and sme frm right t left, thugh never bth at the same time.
While English bks are written in wrds f different lengths using twenty-six letters, genmes are written entirely in three-letter wrds, using nly fur letters. And instead f being written n flat pages, they are written n lng chains f DNA mlecules (分子). The genme is a very clever bk, because in the right cnditins it can bth phtcpy itself and read itself.
8. What facts d yu knw abut the genme?
A. It has 23 chapters.B. It is extremely lng.
C. It is in the cell nucleus.D. It is n the pin head.
9. In what sense is the genme like a bk?
A. Bth have digital images.B. Bth are read frm left t right.
C. Bth are gruped by subject.D. Bth have a translatin system.
10. What can we knw abut genmes frm paragraph 3?
A. They are nearly f the same length.B. They are made up f DNA.
C. They can reprduce each ther.D. They are written n flat pages.
11. Why did the writer make a cmparisn f the genme t a bk?
A. T fcus n the differences.B. T emphasize the similarities.
C. T simplify the cncept.D. T give different descriptin.
D
After years f bserving human nature, I have decided that tw qualities make the difference between men f great achievement and men f average perfrmance curisity and discntent. I have never knwn an utstanding man wh lacked either. And I have never knwn an average man wh had bth. The tw belng tgether.
Tgether, these deep human urges (驱策力) cunt fr much mre that ambitin. Galile was nt merely ambitius when he drpped bjects f varying weights frm the Leaning Twer at Pisa and timed their fall t the grund. Like Galile, all the great names in histry were curius and asked in discntent,“Why? Why? Why?”
Frtunately, curisity and discntent dn’t have t be learned. We are brn with them and need nly recapture them.
“The great man,” said Mencius (孟子), “is he wh des nt lse his child’s heart.” Yet mst f us d lse it. We stp asking questins. We stp challenging custm. We just fllw the crwd. And the crwd desires restful average. It encurages us t ccupy ur wn little crner, t avid flish leaps int the dark, t be satisfied.
Mst f us meet new peple, and new ideas, with hesitatin. But nce having met and liked them, we think hw terrible it wuld have been, had we missed the chance. We will prbably have t frce urselves t waken ur curisity and discntent and keep them awake.
Hw shuld yu start? Mdestly, s as nt t becme discuraged. I think f ne friend wh culdn’t arrange flwers t satisfy herself. She was curius abut hw the experts did it. Hw she is ne f the experts, writing bks n flwer arrangement.
One way t begin is t answer yur wn excuses. Yu haven’t any special ability? Mst peple dn’t; there are nly a few geniuses. Yu haven’t any time? That’s gd, because it’s always the peple with n time wh get things dne. Harriet Stwe, mther f six, wrte parts f Uncle Tm’s Cabin while cking. Yu’re t ld? Remember that Thmas Cstain was 57 when he published his first nvel, and that Grandma Mses shwed her first pictures when she was 78.
Hwever yu start, remember there is n better time t start than right nw, fr yu’ll never be mre alive than yu are at this mment.
12. In writing Paragraph 1, the authr aims t ______.
A. prpse a definitinB. present an argument
C. reach a cnclusinD. make a cmparisn
13. What des the example f Galile tell us?
A. Trial and errr leads t the finding f truth.B. Greatness cmes frm a lasting desire t explre.
C. Creativity results frm challenging authrity.D. Scientists tend t be curius and ambitius.
14. What can yu d t recapture curisity and discntent?
A. Observe the unknwn arund yu.B. Fllw the fashin.
C. Lead a life f adventure.D. Develp a questining mind.
15. What can we learn frm Paragraphs 6 and 7?
A. Lack f talent and time is n reasn fr taking n actin.
B. The genius tends t get things dne creatively.
C. Gaining success helps yu becme an expert
D. Yu shuld remain mdest when appraching perfectin.
第二节 （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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Schl days mean hmewrk, studying, exams, and scial interactins — nt t mentin getting up early every mrning. It’s understandable if yu dn’t always feel yur happiest ging t schl during the week, but it’s als smething yu can ttally imprve! Fllw the tips n this list t feel happier n schl days. ____16____
Fcus n the gd things abut schl. A little psitive thinking can g a lng way twards imprving yur md. ____17____If yu’re having a bad day, tell yurself that yu nly have t be in schl fr a relatively shrt perid f yur life. After that, the sky is the limit!
____18____Making ther peple smile can imprve yur wn happiness. Give anther student sme psitive encuragement. Or, thank a teacher fr a fun activity r an interesting lessn. If yu see smene else that lks like they might be feeling dwn, tell them yu like their hair style r praise the wrk they have dne.
Try nt t take negativity frm thers t hard ____19____ Try t remember that nbdy is perfect and think abut what might be ging n in their lives that makes them act negatively twards yu. Try yur best t sweep away a dirty lk r a bad cmment and mve n with yur day nt getting angry and upset.
See a schl cunselr if yu feel really unhappy. The jb f yur schl cunselr is t help make yur experience better. Stp by their ffice and ask t talk if yu can’t keep up with schl wrk r if yu feel like yu’re being bullied by ther students. Schl cunselrs have access t all kinds f resurces t help yu ut.____20____
A. Smile mre ften.
B. D smething nice fr smene.
C. Maybe yu’ll even start lking frward t them!
D. If smene isn’t nice t yu at schl, it’s prbably nt yur fault.
E. Whether in junir high r senir high, yu may lk fr ways t make learning mre enjyable.
F. Think abut the bigger picture and hw yur educatin will have a psitive impact n yur life in the lng run.
G. Fr example, if yu’re struggling in a particular subject, they can set yu up with a teacher t help yu imprve.
第二部分 语言运用（共三节，满分60分）
第一节 完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B.C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
The Adams’ hme has been taken ver by rigami (折纸艺术) in all sizes and shapes. N ne seems t ___21___ that thugh. Thse paper creatins are ___22___ clean water prjects arund the wrld and saving lives. A messy hme is a small price t pay ___23___.
In 2011, Isabelle Adams and her sister Katherine learned that every five secnds a child died frm ___24___ f clean water and that girls f their age culdn’t g t schl ___25___ they were fetching water all day fr their families. They___26___ t d smething.
“S we tk smething that we lved ding－flding rigami, with the ___27___ gal t help fund a well in Ethipia,” explains Katherine. ___28___, they ended up selling ut f rigami and raising mre than 10,000 which culd fully ___29___ the cst f the well.
Katherine, nw 13, adds, “It just snwballed, ____30____ the funding f the prject Paper fr Water.” In eight years, this prject has ____31____mre than 2 millin dllars fr ver 200 water prjects in 20 different cuntries.
Nw, the rest f the Adams family are als ____32____. But at the heart f it, under cuntless paper decratins sit tw brave sisters hping t____33____ ther girls and bys. “Kids have an unbelievable ability t make a real ____34____ t the wrld if they’re just given the chance,” Isabelle says, “and if peple ____35____ them in their effrts.”
21. A. mindB. preventC. appreciateD. remember
22. A. decratingB. rewardingC. attractingD. funding
23. A. in exchangeB. in turnC. in returnD. in respnse
24. A. damageB. lssC. shrtageD. waste
25 A. althughB. becauseC. unlessD. while
26. A. prvedB. determinedC. happenedD. demanded
27. A. lifelngB. persnalC. riginalD. achievable
28. A. ObviuslyB. UnexpectedlyC. SuddenlyD. Gradually
29. A. spendB. cutC. buryD. cver
30. A. respnding tB. depending nC. cntributing tD. fcusing n
31. A. savedB. brrwedC. earnedD. cllected
32. A. includedB. praisedC. recgnizedD. emplyed
33. A. satisfyB. inspireC. infrmD. cmfrt
34. A. judgmentB. senseC. differenceD. cnnectin
35. A. supprtB. persuadeC. welcmeD. award
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Earth Day was funded in 1970 as a day f educatin abut envirnmental prblems, and Earth Day 2020 ___36___ (fall) n Wednesday, April 22 — the hliday’s 50th anniversary. The hliday is nw a glbal celebratin that’s smetimes extended int Earth Week, a full seven days f events fcused n green living.
___37___(elect) t the U. S. Senate (参议院) in 1962, Senatr Gaylrd Nelsn was determined t cnvince the federal gvernment that the planet was ___38___ risk. In 1969, Nelsn develped the idea fr Earth Day after ___39___ (inspire) by sme teaching activities ___40___ were taking place n cllege campuses arund the United States.
Denis Hayes, a yung activist wh had served as student president at Stanfrd University, ___41___(select) as Earth Day’s natinal crdinatr (协调者), and he wrked with ___42___ army f student vlunteers and several staff members frm Nelsn’s Senate ffice ___43___(rganize) the prject.
The first Earth Day was effective at raising ___44___ (aware) abut envirnmental prblems and transfrming public attitudes. Earth Day kicked ff the “Envirnmental decade with a bang,” as Senatr Nelsn later put it. The theme f Earth Day 2020 is “climate actin.” EarthDay.rg hpes it will be the ___45___ (large) vlunteer event in histry.
第三节 单项选择（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
46. The gvernment is aiming at full emplyment.
A. 瞄准B. 力求达到C. 对准D. 目标
47. After public figure’s explanatin, we thught we had figured it ut, but when he asked us hw t keep ur figures, all f us didn’t figure ut its answer.
A. 人物；认为；数字；计算出B. 身材；解决；人物；认定
C. 人物；听清楚、领会；身材；解决D. 人物；认定；身材；推算
48. Large televisin screens were psitined at either end f the stadium.
A. 放置方式B. 恰当位置C. 姿态；姿势D. 安装
49. In ur culture, girls are brught up t tend t the needs f thers.
A. 照料B. 常常就C. 往往会D. 护理
50. The little girl pressed her face against the shp windw.
A. 催促B. 贴；压；按C. 逼迫D. 极力劝说
51. With the mst difficult prblems ______, the newly-elected chairman felt greatly delighted.
A. t settleB. settlingC. settledD. being settled
52. A great deal f mdern technlgy ______ in since China ______ its refrm and pening-up plicy (政策).
A. have been brught; carried nB. were brught; has carried ut
C. has been brught; carried utD. was brught; has carried n
53. If ______ in class, yu will have t clean the classrm fr a week as a punishment.
A. t catch t sleepB. caught t sleep
C. catching sleepingD. caught sleeping
54. Mr. Jhnsn, ur teacher and friend, ______ t attend the meeting, ______ he wuld deliver a speech t the students.
A. were invited; whichB. were invited; that
C. was invited; whenD. was invited; where
55. When I tried t understand ______ prevented my prgress in English study, it seemed t me that there were tw causes.
A. what it was thatB. that it was whatC. it was whatD. what was it that
56. ________ is ften the case, thse withut wrking experience are likely t be turned dwn when ________ fr a pst.
A. It, applyingB. As, applyingC. As, appliedD. It, applied
57. I’m very grateful ______ the girl ______ bright smile gave me s much cnfidence.
A. t; whichB. fr; whereC. t; whseD. fr; that
58. The mre wrds yu are familiar with ________ yu will find it ________ the cntent and meaning f the article.
A. the mre easy; t understand
B. the easier; t understand
C. the mre easy; understanding
D. the easier; understanding
59. But, t be frank, the firewrks ______ ff thrughut the night were really ______.
A. ging; annyingB. went; annyedC. gne; annyingD. g;annyed
60. ______ by the plice, the thieves had n chice but ______ up.
A. Having surrunded; giveB. Surrunded; t give
C. T be surrunded; t giveD. Surrunding; give
第三部分 写作（共三节，满分40分）
第一节 单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请根据句子的意思、首字母和汉语提示完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。
61. The cuple c______（抱怨）abut the high cst f visiting Eurpe. (根据中英文提示填空)
62. Each cmpany is fighting t prtect its wn c______(商业的) interests. (根据中英文提示填空)
63. She r______ (代表) her classmates t make a speech at the meeting. (根据中英文提示填空)
64. It is the respnsibility f every gvernment t uphld a set f p ______（原则）. (根据中英文提示填空)
65. But it’s an answer t the questin yu have been s______（寻找）(根据中英文提示填空)
66. He studied hard in the hpe f being a______(准许进入) int an engineering cllege. (根据中英文提示填空)
67. I’d like t express my gratitude t yu fr yur g______(慷慨) during my stay there. (根据中英文提示填空)
68. Three c______（牛群）brke int the wheat fields and did much damage. (根据中英文提示填空)
69. Since then, she has funded tw yga s______ (工作室). (根据中英文提示填空)
70. Much t my r______(宽慰), the car was nt damaged. (根据中英文提示填空)
第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每空1分，满分15分）
请根据所提供的汉语句子意思完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。
71. 许多连绵不绝的绿色小山环绕着，这个宁静乡村的风景真是一场视觉盛宴。
With rlling green muntains surrunding it, the landscape f peaceful village is ______ ______ ______ the eyes.
72. 在这个世界上没有什么比我们的生命更珍贵了。
______ is ______ ______ than ur life in the wrld.
73. 他的父母从未想到他竟然在数学上取得这么大进步。
______ never ______ ______ his parents that he shuld make such great prgress in math.
74. 非常荣幸来到这里与大家分享音乐是如何影响了我的人生的。
It is an hnur t be here and t share with yu the stry f hw music has ______ an ______ ______ my life.
75. 他一上车就迫不及待和我分享这个消息。
______ ______ he gt int the car, he culdn’t wait t share the news ______ me.
第三节 应用文写作（满分15分）
76. 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tm发来邮件说他想了解中国的传统节日—端午节（the Dragn Bat Festival）。请你给他回一封邮件，内容主要包括：
1. 端午节的时间；2. 端午节的由来；3. 端午节的习俗和意义
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：皇帝的腐败the emperr’s crruptin
Dear Tm,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If yu want t knw abut ther Chinese traditinal festivals, just write t me.
Yurs
Lì Hua
Midhurst Area
7.35 a.m. Midhurst
7.50 a.m. Singletn
Petwrth Area
7.30 a.m. Balls Crss
7.35 a.m. Petwrth
7.45 a.m. Dunctn
The Witterings
7.35 a.m. East Wittering
7.39 a.m. West Wittering
7.45 a.m. Shiptn Green
7.50 a.m. Birdham
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