第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
My mother and her best friend Martha were in their mid-80s when they saw each other for the last time. They had been friends since they were 18, both of them students atWesleyanCollegeinMacon,Georgia. My mother was the dreamy one, who loved to read and dream herself as an actress. Martha, however, was more practical. I’m not sure what they had in common except that they trusted each other, helped each other, and stayed in touch even when life separated them.
Martha spent most of her adulthood inAtlanta, where she raised three kids. My mother, meanwhile, raised eight children, and moved many times during her financially and emotionally troubled marriage, which included several months living with her family inseedymotels.
I sensed my mother hid her troubles from most people, but not from Martha, and I knew from my mother that Martha carried her own sorrows. Their willingness to share sorrow without judgment was part of what bond them.
The best friendships can also withstand (抵挡) periods without communication. They didn’t communicate a lot — this was before the ease of emails and texts and yet I knew they were always in each other’s minds.
One day in 2008, 1 drove my mother to Martha’s house for their final visit. The moment my mother hobbled (蹒跚) into Martha’s house, they threw their arms around each other and went to sit out in the garden, laughing until they were dizzy. I snapped a photo, and spotted something joyous, young and free on my mom, which existed only in the presence of her best friend.
Two years later, my mother died. Of all the people I had to tell, Martha was the hardest because I felt it erased her past. After that, we lost touch. But I still think of her and how that friendship strengthened my mother. 1. What does the underlined word “seedy” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. large B. dirty C. urban D. bright
2. The author’s mother and Martha had a lasting friendship partly because they________. A. were willing to share B. were constantly in touch C. had much in common D. had a likeness in personality 3. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To tell the importance of friendship. B. To express his gratitude to his mother. C. To share his standard of choosing a friend.
D. To praise the friendship between Martha and his mother.
B
In life，once on a path，we tend to follow it，for better or worse.What's sad is that even if it's the latter，we often accept it anyway because we are so used to the way things are that wed don't even recognize that they could be different This is a phenomenon psychologist call functional fixedness.
This classic experiment will give you an idea of howitworks and a sense of whether you may have fallen into the same trap: People are given a box of tacks (大头钉) and some matches and asked to find a way to attach a candle to a wall so that it burns properly.
Typically, the subjects try tacking the candle to the wall or lighting it to fix it with melted wax. The psychologists had, of course, arranged it so that neither of these obvious approaches would work. The tacks are too short, and the paraffin (石蜡) doesn't stick to the wall. So how can you complete the task? The successful technique is to use the tack box as a candle-holder. You empty it, tack it to the wall. and stand the candle inside it. To think of that, you have to look beyond the box's usual role as a receptacle just for tacks and re-imagine it serving an entirely new purpose. That is difficult because we all suffer to one degree or another from functional fixedness.
The inability to think in new ways affects people in every corner of society. The political theorist Hannah Arendt coined the phrase“frozen thoughts”to describe deeply held ideas that we no longer question but should. In Arendt's eyes, the self- content reliance on such accepted “truths”also made people blind to ideas that didn't fit their worldview, even when there was plenty of evidence for them.
Frozen thinking has nothing to do with intelligence, she said,“It can be found in highly intelligent people.” 4. What does the underlined word“it”in paragraph 2 refer to? A. The experiment. B. Functional fixedness. C. The path. D. The thinking.
5. Which way is hard to think of to complete the task? A. Tacking the candle to the wall. B. Fixing the candle with melted wax. C. Using the tack box as a candle-holder.
D. Lighting the candle tostand it.
6. Which of the following statements will Hannah Arendt agree with? A. People should question.
B. We should be used to the way things are.
C. People shouldn't accept the idea that doesn't fit their worldview. D. The smarter people are，the more open to the new things they are. 7. What's the passage mainly about? A. An interesting experiment B. A psychological phenomenon. C. A theory to be proved. D. The opinion of Hannah Arendt.
C
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have a combined net worth of 400 billion, roughly the size of the GDP of the entire nation of Ireland. And all three men have decided to put vast sums of their wealth into chasing their space travel dreams, creating a modern space race in which ultra — rich men — rather than countries — shoot for the stars.
But why the three billionaires choose the crazy plan? Just for the travel dreams? It’s not that simple. As we all know, the space travel is a mirror of comprehensive national strength, whether it’s the cold war or the present. The first space racespannedmultiple presidents and premiers — Kennedy, Krushchev, Brezhnev, Nixon. It made heroes of astronauts and cosmonauts, and it focused national prides. But obviously, this year’s race between the billionaires features none of that national pride or opposing ideas. It’s tax — averse tycoons (大亨) who want to sell high — priced tickets to rich people interested in experiencing weightlessness. Amazon’s Bezos has said he is funding his portion by selling off large chunks of his Amazon stock (股票) — 1 billion or more a year.
What are the odds? If anyone is taking bets on how this will end, and who will have the more profitable space tourism business, consider Amazon’s method of making very little profit in order to eat up competition. So, from this point of view, what’s hiding behind this crazy race is business. As a method of expand influence, it is not a bad idea.
Richard Branson has carried out his plan on July 12, and Jeff Bezos announced that he will start his space travel on July 20. Bezos is getting some good press because he’s taking Wally Funk along for the ride. She’s the pilot now in her 80s who was kept out of space in the 1960s because she’s a woman. This may be a bonus for him.
As for Musk, he thinks these two above are not real space trips, he wants a larger move.
Who will win the race in the end? Let’s wait and see.
8. Which of the following people might be the potential client of the space travel? A. Daisy aged 45 with a heavy debt. B. Clarkson who doesn’t enjoy taking risks. C. Billy aged 60 with an ample retirement pension. D. Alexander who knows nothing about space travel. 9. What stopped Wally Funk flying to space in the 1960s?
A. Age. B. Gender. C. Height. D. Disposition. 10. What does the author think of the billionaires race?
A. Profit — driven. B. Meaningless. C. Foolish. D. Generous. 11. What does the underlined word “spanned” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Revolved. B. Turned down. C. Entered. D. Leapt through.
D
This past year, I've found myself returning again and again to lines of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Like many people, I've needed the curing effects of reading more than ever. As scientists and psychologists will tell you, books are good for the brain and their benefits are particularly vital now.
Books expand our world, providing an escape and offering novelty, surprise and excitement. They broaden our view and help us connect with others. Books can also distract us and help reduce ourmental chatter.When we hit the “flow state\" of reading where we're fully lost in a book, our brain's mode network calms down. It's a network of brain that is active and gets absorbed in thinking and worrying endlessly when we are not doing anything else.
There is so much noise in the world right now and the very act of reading is kind of meditation. You disconnect from the chaos around you.You reconnect with yourself when you are reading. And there's no more noise.
In 2020, the NPD Group recorded the best year of book sales since 2004. Yet even as people are buying more books,many are reporting they're having a harder time getting through them. It's difficult for your brain to focus on a book when it's constantly scanning for threats to keep you alive.Our fight-or-flight response has been consistently activated.
Sometimes I picture my brain as a cartoon brain with little arms and legs, fighting with a book I am holding
and screaming: “Can't you see I'm busy!” Anxiety causes our brain to produce a flood of stress,which consumes our energy and makes it harder to concentrate.
Then one day in December sitting on my couch, I remembered how much I like to read\"The House of Mirth\" every few years around the holidays. The memory inspired me to pick up the familiar book, opened it up and started reading.I just kept going.The comfort and distraction and brain-opening experience gave me peace.So return to something familiar.
12. What does the underlined part “mental chatter” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Getting lost in a book. B. Non-stop inner anxiety. C. Chatting with the author. D. Powerful network of brain.
13. What do we know about reading according to the text? A. It can treat our headache. B. It can calm down the noisy people. C. It forces us to concentrate.on thinking. D. It makes us communicate with ourselves.
14. Why was it difficult for people to finish reading books in 2020? A. People bought too many books.
B. The books were too difficult to understand. C. People just wanted to escape from the threat. D. The life threat disturbed people's focus on books.
15. Why is the author's experience mentioned in the last paragraph? A. To rid people of concern for safety. B. To present an effective reading way. C. To wake up memories of an old book. D. To recommend the book he/she reads.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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
Sleep to Lose Weight
A recent study foundthat people who sleep less tend to be fat. Experts said it’s time to find out if more sleep
can fight obesity.
Nowadays the most popular method to keep fit is doing more exercise and eating less. Some people even take weight-loss drugs to keep slim, which is unhealthy and harmful to your body. “___16___As a result, we’ve failed to recognize the value of good sleep,” said a physician.
Men sleep an average of 27 minutes less than women, and overweight and fat patients sleep less than patients with normal weights. In general, fat people just sleep about 1.8 hours less a week than those with normal weights.___17___Only an extra 20 minutes of sleep per night contributes to a lower BODY MASS INDEX (身体质量指数).
We caution that this study does not establish a cause-and-effect relationship between limited sleep and fatness. However, investigations of successful weight loss by sleeping more help prove such a connection.___18___
Here are some other advantages of sleeping more •___19___
This isn’t just for children. Adults who get enough sleep also do better on tests of short-term memory. • Better mood.
After getting enough sleep, you will find yourself feeling happy and delighted. • Lower stress.
___20___With that people can better control their blood pressure. A. Sleep can definitely reduce levels of stress. B. You will be energized. C. You’ll learn better.
D. Therefore, let’s stay thin by sleeping more.
E. The study is intended to offer a healthy way to help people sleep longer. F. The experts suggest that too much extension of sleep time not be necessary. G. We’ve put so much emphasis on diet and exercise.
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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
During a terrible boat accident inTexas, 7-year-old Lucas proved you could be a superhero at any age. Breanna and her___21___headed out on two different boats at a lake. A few minutes later, the___22___thing happened. A blowup___23___occurred at the back of the bigger boat, sending several family
members flying into the air and setting the___24___on fire. Breanna watched___25___from the smaller boat. Her 7-year-old son, Lucas, was in the bigger boat,___26___two of his younger cousins.
“I was frightened,\" Breanna___27___.“I believed Lucas received flash burns to his body when the___28___happened.\"
But despite the great___29___and fear the 7-year-old must have felt, Lucas fixed his eyes on making sure his younger cousins____30____safely. \"He said he didn't want anyone else hurt,\" Breanna explained. “Lucas was____31____too and asked, 'mom, am I going to die'”?
First responders sent Lucas to the hospital where doctors____32____began treating his injuries. Lucas has a long road to____33____. But he is facing all of it with unbelievable____34____for a 7-year-old boy.
Friends, family, and the community have come together to help____35____Lucas and his family during this____36____time. In addition to raising money through the sale of special “Lucas superhero” goods, an online fundraiser has____37____more than $9, 000 being raised to help with medical bills.
Seeing your child____38____is the worst nightmare of any parent. But Breanna knows she's____39____to still have her son after the terrible accident. “Though I wish this wouldn't have happened,
I'm____40____that it happened exactly as it did because we are all still here,\" she said. 21. A. friends B. neighbors C. family D. enemies
22. A. informal B. unthinkable C. peaceful D. unsatisfactory 23. A. actually B. eventually C. generally D. suddenly 24. A. device B. plane C. boat D. container 25. A. fearfully B. eagerly C. patiently D. curiously 26. A. along with B. according to C. instead of D. as for 27. A. complained B. apologized C. recalled D. suggested 28. A. violence B. explosion C. protest D. revolution 29. A. anger B. sadness C. failure D. pain 30. A. escaped B. wondered C. explored D. swam 31. A. annoyed B. ashamed C. confused D. scared 32. A. normally B. hopelessly C. immediately D. casually 33. A. success B. recovery C. growth D. happiness 34. A. comfort B. emotion C. attitude D. courage 35. A. support B. persuade C. launch D. discourage
36. A. suitable B. tough C. convenient D. limited
37. A. cut down B. depended on C. dreamed of D. resulted in 38. A. drown B. suffer C. disappear D. beat
39. A. fortunate B. confident C. generous D. surprised 40. A. regretful B. afraid C. grateful D. annoyed 第二节（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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Surrounding_____41._____(you) with positive people can have a great influence(影响) on your life.
When someone has a positive outlook(人生观) on life, they wake up in the morning _____42._____energy and enthusiasm.
These are the kind of people_____43._____are going to encourage you to have a great attitude. These people are confident that things will work out for them. They are_____44._____(hope) about the future and willing to do whatever is necessary to get things_____45._____(do). That’s the exact kind of attitude and behavior you need to be exposed(接触) to on a regular_____46._____base).
As you watch how they push themselves, you will_____47._____(encourage) to do the same. You’ll start to wonder what you can do in your own life.
Moreover, positive people tend to think of new ideas and ways of seeing the world. Clearly,____48.____(attitude)
that
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have
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influence._____49._____(fortunate) it doesn’t always have to be a bad thing. If you make sure to be surrounded with positive people, there’s no telling how greatly that influence______50.______(shape) your life. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Ʌ），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）画掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I' m sorry for my lately reply. But it was New Year's Day and I celebrated them with my whole family. I went toBeijingwith my dad and mom who is working as doctors inShanghai. It was really crowded celebration. My
grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins were all there. We prepare and ate various and delicious foods together. We played games and told story to each other. We've been back now. I' m so tiring but I couldn't help write to you. Do you have special days when are celebrated by all the people? If yes, please tell me how and when do you celebrate them. I' m looking forward to your letter. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校拟举办“有氧健步行(Aerobic Brisk Walking)”活动。请你为校英文报写一则英文通知，内容包括：
1.举办目的； 2.参与人员； 3.举办时间； 4.活动安排。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右，
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Notice
Aerobic Brisk Walking
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参考答案
1. B 2. A 3. D
4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. B 13. D 14. D 15. B
16. G 17. F 18. D 19. C 20. A
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. A 36. B 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. C 41. yourself/yourselves 42. with 43. who/that 44. hopeful
45. done 46. basis 47. be encouraged
48. attitudes 49. Fortunately 50. will shape
51.(1).lately→late (2).them→it (3).is→are
(4).was后加a
(5).prepare→prepared (6).story→stories (7).tiring→tired (8).write→writing (9).when→that/which (10).去掉do 52.略
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