江苏省盐城市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

2021-2022学年度第一学期高二年级期终考试

英语试题

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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Mailingsomeitems.B.Puttingonsomestamps.C.Trackinghismailonline.

2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthepetshop.B.Inthepethospital.C.Inthepark.

3.Whatdoesthewoman'sfatherprobablydo?

A.Heisadoctor.B.Heisadriver.C.Heisaphotographer.

4.Whatistheman*sattitudetowardstheroboteconomy?

A.Doubtful.B.Objective.C.Anxious.

5.Whatisthemanlikelytodo?

A.Gotoaschool.B.Cleanthehouse.C.Finishhiswork.

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.WhendidLiuDongstartrunning?

A.Attheageof13.B.Attheageof10.C.Attheageof8.

7.WhatkindofnewsdoesMaryliketoread?

A.Currentnews.B.Sports.C.Education.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inspring.B.Insummer.C.Inautumn.

9.Whatdosthemandecidetodo?

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A.Gojogging.B.PlaybasketballC.Goswimming.

10.Whatisthemandoing?

A.AskingforhelpB.Doingexercise.C.Givingadvice.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodoatfirst

A.Throwawaytheclothes.B.Donatetheclothes.C.Selltheclothes.

12.Whatdoesthewomanfocusonwhenbuyingclothes?

A.ThebrandB.ThepriceC.Thequality

13.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'sspendinghabits?

A.Hehasmixedfeelings.B.HehatesthemC.Heisinfavorofthem

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Thedisadvantagesofsocialmedia.

B.Theeffectofsocialmediaonchildren.

C.Parents*concernaboutsocialmedia.

15.Howdochildrengetattentiononlineaccordingtotheman?

A.Bypostingphotos.B.Bysharingvideos.C.Bywritingcomments

16.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

A.Creatingagoodsocialmediaenvironment

B.Limitingthetimespentonsocialmedia.

C.Guidingchildrentofocusmoreonstudy

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.Underwhatconditionsdocacaotreeslive?

A.Cold.B.DryC.Wet

18.Whatmakescacaoproductiondecrease?

A.ClimatechangeB.DemandreductionC.Thecuttingdownoftrees.

19.Whatwasconcludedfromthestudyin2013?

A.Cacaowouldbeoflowerquality

B.Chocolatewouldn'tdisappearanytimesoon.

C.Itwouldbehardertogrowcacaoby2050ingeneral

20.Howmanymeasuresaregiventosolvetheproblem?

A.2B.3.C.4.

第二部分阅读（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

WhatDoesHumanelyRaisedMean?

Chickenlabelsoftenbearclaimsrelatedtohowthebirdswereraised.But''humane（人道的）

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treatment'1meansdifferentthingstodifferentgroups-andmaynotmatchwhatyou*dexpect.Below,

severallabelsareratedonhowwelltheymeetthoseexpectations.（Notethatthescoreforanimal

welfareshownbelowrelatestochickenraisedformeat.）

/US«A\

USDAOrganicAnimalWelfareApproved

OverallScore5OverallScore5

AnimalWelfare1AnimalWelfare5

Overall,thisisoneofthemostmeaningfulStandardsforthislabelaresetbya

labelsafoodcancarry,indicatingthatproducersnonprofitgroup,AGreenerWorld.Chickens

sticktonationalstandardsrequiringthatanimalsmusthaveaccesstotheoutdoorsandbe

beraisedwithoutaddedantibiotics（抗生素）.Butfreelyraisedonfamilyfarms,meaningthe

itfallsshortasfarasanimalwelfareisconcernedfarmerownstheanimals.Painfulprocedures

mainlybecausetheDepartmentofAgricultureareforbidden,andbirdsmustbestunned（打

hasn'tintroducedrelevantrulesonoutdoor昏）beforeslaughter（屠宰）.

access.

CERTIFIEDO'

HUMANE

JtAJSED

CertifiedHumaneRaised&HandledAmericanHumaneCertified

OverallScore4OverallScore3

AnimalWelfare4AnimalWelfare3

HumaneFarmAnimalCare,anonprofit,Underthislabelfromthenonprofit

monitorsthislabel.Outdooraccessisn'trequired,AmericanHumaneAssociation,outdoor

butbirdsaregivenslightlymoreroomthantheaccessisn'trequiredandindoorspacecanbe

industrynormandlivingconditionsarecarefullyminimal.Birdsmustbegivenatleast4hours

controlled.An"animalwelfareofficer"mustofcontinualdarkness,whichismorethan

monitorslaughtertoensurethatproperrequiredbutlessthanwhatsomeotheranimal

proceduresarefollowed.welfareprogramsaskfor.

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Worse--------Better

21.Whichlabelstressesthenecessityforoutdooraccess?

A.USDAOrganic.B.AnimalWelfareApproved.

C.CertifiedHumaneRaised&Handled.D.AmericanHumaneCertified

22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.AGreenerWorldisnotlikelytoappealtoanimalrightcampaigners.

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B.USDAOrganicgivesprioritytomeatqualityoveranimalwelfare.

C.BirdsunderAmericanHumaneCertifiedspendmosttimeindarkness.

D.HumaneFarmAnimalCareensuresbirdshaveveryspaciousroom.

23.Inwhichsectionofamagazinewillthispassageappear?

A.Sciencenews.B.Financialreports.C.Consumerguidance.D.Animal

kingdom.

B

AroundJulyIhadmadeapurchasefromawebsiteintheUS.Myshipmentwassentoutthe

verynextday,andIexpectedthepackagetoarriveatmydoorstepwithin5to7dayslikebefore.

Twoweekshadpassed,andIhadnotreceivedmypackage.Idecidedtotrackit,andtomyshock,

thecourier（快递公司）actuallysentmypackagetoadifferentcountry!

Ididn'tknowwhattodo,soIemailedthecourier,whotoldmeIhadtoemailthecompany

fromwhichIhadmadethepurchase.Insteadofhelpingme,thecompanyredirectedmetothe

courier.Ratherthangettingmadatthisentiremess.Itriedtocalmdownbyfocusingonthegood

things,thoselikethefactthatIevenhadthemoneytomakethepurchaseandthatthecompany

shippedoutthepackageratherquickly.Ialsoimaginedmyselfreceivingthepackage,whichmade

mehappier.

Weeksturningintomonths,therewasstillnosignofmypackage.AsIsignedupforupdates.

IwashorrifiedwhenIwokeuponedayinSeptembertoseethatmypackagehadbeenreturnedto

theUS.Insteadofgettingdepressed,Icontactedthecompanytoinformthemabouttheshipment

andsoughtadviceaboutwhattodonextasIreallywantedtheitemswhichwerealimitededition.

Thecustomerservicetoldmethattheycouldonlyofferafullrefund（退款）astheitemswere

alreadysoldout.EventhoughIacceptedandwasverypleased,therewasstillapartofmethat

wasslightlydisappointed.

AroundtheendofNovember,Ireceivedatextupdatethatmypackagehasclearedcustoms

intheUKbutIthoughtithadbeenreturnedtothecompany.Yesterday,mypackagearrivedatmy

doorstep!

Whileitdidtakemanymonthsforthepackagetoreachme,IfeltincrediblygratefulasIgot

whatwanted!Andforfree!Thisshowedmethattheuniverseworksinmysteriouswaysthatwe

canneverreallyunderstandbutitisnotourjobtoworryabouthowthingswillunfold.

24.Whywastheauthorshockedsoonaftermakingthepurchase?

A.Thedeliverytookmuchlesstimethanbefore.B.Hewasinformedthathispackage

hadbeenlost.

C.Hispackagewasmistakenlydeliveredelsewhere.D.Therewasadelayintheshipment

ofhispackage

25.WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs2and3?

A.Hewashappywiththecompanywherehemadethepurchase.

B.Helikedtheitemssomuchthatrefundingcouldn'tclearregret.

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C.Thepositivefeedbackfromthecompanyreallycomfortedhim.

D.ThecourierandthecompanyagreedtoreturnthepackagetotheUS

26.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthearrivalofhisunexpectedpackage?

A.Thankful.B.Peaceful.C.Hurtful.D.Hopeful.

27.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?

A.Goodthingscometothosewhowait.B.Timeandtidewaitfornoman

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Chanceonlyfavorsthepreparedmind.

C

MoretimespentindoorsduringtheCOVID-19pandemicmayhavecausedasignificantrise

inchildhoodshort-sightedness,accordingtoanewHongKongstudy.Thefindingswerebasedon

thecurrentHongKongChildrenEyeStudy,whichcontinuallyresearchestheeyeconditionsof

childrenagedsixtoeight.

Thestudyfoundthat19.5percentofthe709six-year-oldpupilsadmittedatthestartofthe

pandemic（betweenDecember2019toJanuary2020）developedshort-sightednessoverthecourse

ofeightmonths.

Theoverallestimatedone-yearincidenceofshort-sightednessforthemwas28per

cent—muchhigherthanthe17percentfoundinchildrenstudiedpre-pandemic.

Theresearchersnotethatthesechangescorrespondedwithareductioninthetimethe

childrenspentoutdoors-fromaround75minutesadaypre-pandemicto24minutesduringthe

pandemic.

Screentimeamongthechildrenalsodramaticallyincreasedduringthisperiod,fromtwoand

ahalfhoursaday,tosevenhours.

Theauthorshighlightthatthisdatareliedonquestionnaires,whichcouldimpacttheaccuracy

oftheresearch.Also,asitwasalocalstudytoHongKong,theresearcherscouldn'tsaywhether

thesameresultswouldbeseeninchildreninotherprovincesofChina.

"Despitealltheseunavoidablestudylimitations,ourinitialresultsstillshowanalarming

short-sightednessprogressionthatrequiresappropriatecorrectionalaction,'1theresearchers

concluded.

JamesHuang,professorofoptometry（视光学）atHongKongUniversity,whodidnottake

partintheresearch,toldCGTN"Duringthepandemic,lifestyleshavechanged,suchasthe

amountoftimespentviewingdigitalscreens,homeschoolingandthedurationoftimespent

outdoors.Atleastninepeer-reviewedpublishedstudies—notincludingthisnewHongKong

study-haveidentifiedanincreaseinshort-sightednessprogressionduringthepandemic.',

Fortunately,though,theeffectmaynotbepermanent."Onestudyfoundthis

short-sightednessprogressionwasturnedbackpartiallyafterlockdown,suggestingthatbotheye

focusspasm（痉挛）andstructuralchangescontributedtothisacceleratedrate,*'explainedHuang.

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?

A.Decreasedtimeoutdoorsimpactedchildren'soverallhealth.

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B.Amajorityofnewprimarystudentswerealreadyshort-sighted

C.Childrenwithshort-sightednesswererisingduringthepandemic.

D.TheeyeconditionsofHongKongteenagerswerenotaffectedatall.

29.Theunderlined"them"inParagraph3refersto.

A.eyeconditionsB.six-year-oldssurveyed

C.childrenstudiedpre-pandemicD.thefindingsofthestudy

30.Whydotheauthorsconsiderthestudysomewhatinaccurate?

A.Onlychildrenagedsixtoeightareincludedinthestudy.

B.Theexactcauseofshort-sightednessremainsunknown.

C.Itfailstoinvolveexpertsfromprofessionalorganizations.

D.ItdependsonquestionnairescollectedlocallyinHongKong

31.AccordingtoJamesHuang,howwilltheproblemchangeinthefuture?

A.Thereisnoturningbackofshort-sightednessprogression.

B.Itwillkeepworseninguntileyefocusspasmcanbesolved.

C.Short-sightednessislikelytoberelievedafterthelockdown.

D.Theproblemwillbeautomaticallyandcompletelysolved.

D

Aboutayearago,mypartnerandIgotalittleblackandwhitecat.WecalledherHashtagand

aparentalinstinct（本能）inmybodykickedin.IfIdon'tseeHashtagforaWhile,Iworrythat

somethingterriblehashappenedtoher.

Thus,IboughtatinytrackermadebyacompanycalledTile,whichattachestohercollar,It

meantthatevenifIcan'tseeher.IcanpulloutmyphoneandconnecttoTileusingBluetooth.If

theconnectionismadesuccessfully,itmeansthatshemustbenearby.

Buttherewasstillaproblem:whatifHashtagweretogetoutofthehouseandrunfurther

away?Bluetoothrangeonlyextendstoaroundtenmeters,soanyfurtherandherlocationwould

beamystery.

ThisiswhyIwasdelightedwhenearlierthisyearApplereleasedtheAirTag,itsown

Bluetoothtracker.AirTagsworkthesamewayasTile.ButApplehasaddedatwist：insteadof

justusingyourowniPhonetolookforyourowntrackers,everyiPhoneintheworldworks

togethertofindtrackingtags（追踪器），Thismeansevenifyoupersonallyaren'tinrangeofyour

AirTag,aslongasthere*saniPhonenearby,youcanseeupdatesonwhereitis-andmore

importantly,whereyourcat,keys,orwhateveryouhaveattachedtoitare.

Asyoucanprobablytell,Ifindthisnewtechnologystrangelymind-blowing.Applehas

createdanentirelynew,massivenetworkofphysicalobjectsthatcoversprettymuchtheentire

world.And,slightlyscarily,itisonlypossiblebecausethereareabillioniPhonesoutthere.

ThoughSamsunghasannouncedasimilartrackingproductthatusesitsphones,itwon'thavethe

samereachasApple'snetworkintheshortterm.

Inthenot-too-distantfuture,it'llbethecasethateverythingwebuyofcertainvaluethatwe

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mightlosewillhaveanAirTagbuiltin.Yourheadphones,yourfancycamera,yoursuitcase,and

soon.

So.ifHashtageverdoesescape,thenatleastIcaninvitetheentireworldtohelplookforher.

32.HowdoestheauthorexpressheraffectionforHashtag?

A.Bytellingaspecificstory.B.Bydetailinghercaringacts

C.Bygivingitanickname.D.Byusingacomparison.

33.Accordingtotheauthor,inwhatwayistheAirTagbetterthanthetinytrackerbyTile?

A.EveryiPhoneisuniquelyconnectedtoitsAirTag.B.Appleprovidesbettercustomer

servicesthanTile.

C.AnAirTagcoverslargerrangethanitsopponentsD.iPhonesthroughouttheworldcan

helptracktags

34.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.AirTag'ssuccessisquitedifficulttocopyB.Samsunghasposedmuch

challengetoApple

C.IfsalongwaybeforeAirTaggainspopularity.D.OveruseofAirTagsmakesamess

ofourlife.

35.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SaynototrackersB.LostandfoundC.Noworriesforpets,D.Totrackorto

follow.

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。

Makingandbreakinghabitsisn'tjustamatterofwillpower.36Thesethreestepscan

reallyhelp,sayspsychologistWendyWood,theauthorofGoodHabits,BadHabits.

37

Ifyouareworriedaboutatask,you'llbefarlesslikelytotakeit.38Woodsuggests

pairinganotso-enjoyableactivitywithoneyouenjoy.Notlookingforwardto30minutesona

treadmill（跑步机）?Turnontheshowyou'recurrentlywatching.<4We*remorelikelytorepeat

what'sfunandrewardinginsomeway."Woodsays.

Drivehomebythegym,notthebakery.

Habitsgohandinhandwiththesurroundings,Woodsays.Whenyoursurroundingsstaythe

same,ifsthatmuchhardertocreatemeaningfulchanges.39Switchingupthesurroundings

inminorbutcreativewayscanalsohelpoldhabitsfadeandsetthestagefornewones.For

example,ifyouusuallystopatafast-foodrestaurantonyourwayhomefromwork,rerouteitso

youdrivebytheparkorgyminstead.

Keepyourrunningshoesbythedoor.

Adataanalyticcompanytrackedpeoplethroughtheirphones,andtheyfoundthatthosewho

traveled3.7milestothegymwentaboutfivetimesamonth,whilethosewitha5.1-miletripwent

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onlyonceamonth.Thatrepresentsconveniencemakesitmorelikelyyou'lldosomething.40

Itcanbekeepingyoursneakersinplainsightjoiningtheclosestfitnesscenter,orstuffingyour

fridgewithhealthyeasy-prepfoods.

A.Maintaintheroutineyou'vecreated.

B.Watchhotbroadcastwhileyouworkout.

C.However,youdon'thavetoshiftyourhouse.

D.Soconsiderwhatyoucandotomakeyourhabitsfeellikechild'splay.

E.Theharderyouwork,theeasieritbecomesforyoutosustainyourinterests.

F.Setyourselfupforpositivechangebymakingyournewbehaviorsmoreenjoyable.

G.Indeed,testedstrategiescanridyouofnegativepatternsandmoveyoutowardthepositive.

第三部分语言运用（共四节，满分50分）

第一节（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。

Christmas2020wasshapinguptobeaheartbreakerforLee.Afewweeksearlier,her

33-year-oldsonhadlosthis41withalongillness.Thentheengineonher2007Chevrolet

（雪弗兰）stoppedworking.Shehadnomeansofpayingforittobefixed.

"Whenitbrokedown.Ibrokedown."Leesaid."NowIdon'thavemybaby,nowIdon'thave

42_.HowamIsupposedtostay43inmygrandchildren^lives?"

Middleton,38,theownerofabarbecuerestaurantandformer44,wouldinhisfree

timerepairand45usedcars.He'dheardaboutLee'ssituationfromhernephewMcClary,

themayorofAndrewsSouthCarolina.OnChristmasmorning,Middletonshowedup46at

Lee*shomewithagift:awhite1993Oldsmobile.

“Ihadnoideawhatwasgoingon,usaidLee,"He47methekeysanddidn'taskfor

anything."Onceagain,she'sableto48hergranddaughtersatschoolandsendthemtodance

class."Igotmy49back.^^

Theideafortheused-cargif50Middletonayearearlierduringafooddrivehe'd

organized.Manyofthosewholinedupforamealhadwalkedmilestogettherebecausethey

didn*thavecars.

CarsarevitalinthispartofSouthCarolina,Middletonsaid.HThere'sno51accessto

publicbuses,taxisorUberstotakepeopletoappointmentsandevenshopping."Sohe52on

socialmediaanoffertotradedishesofhisrestaurantsfoodfor53vehicles.Sincethen,

friendsandstrangershave54morethan100carsinvariousstatesofdisrepair.Manysitin

Middleton'syardwaitingtoberepairedanddonated.55tothosehe'sheardaboutthrough

ofmouth.It'salistofnamesthatgrowsdaily.

"PeoplethinkMiddletonisanangelJMayorMcClarysaid."AndIdotoo."

41.A.patienceB.hopeC.moneyD.battle

42.A.ambitionB.directionC.transformationD.transportation

43.A.activeB.calmC.awakeD.consistent

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44.A.mechanicB.butcherC.politicianD.typist

45.A.putawayB.clearoutC.giveawayD.bringout

46.A.unnoticedB.unmovedC.untouchedD.unannounced

47.A.awardedB.owedC.handedD.guaranteed

48.A.fetchB.visitC.deliverD.drop

49.A.confidenceB.freedomC.identityD.authority

50.A.appealedtoB.belongedtoC.cametoD.respondedto

51.A.remoteB.instantC.freeD.random

52.A.withdrewB.postedC.declinedD.accepted

53.A.perfectB.spareC.broken-downD.well-functioning

54.A.showedoffB.droppedoffC.givenoffD.keptoff

55.A.hardlyB.rarelyC.occasionallyD.usually

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。

TradingandTrending

DecemberII,2021marksthe20由anniversaryofChina'sentrancetotheWorldTrade

Organization(WTO).Overthepast20years,Chinahaswonwidespread56(recognize)

foritscommitments,becomingacountrythatpracticesanddefendsglobalization

Since2001.China*soveralltaxrate57(drop)from15.3percentto7.4percent,lower

thanthatinmostdevelopingcountries.Chinahasalsocontinuouslycut58(it)negativelist

offoreigninvestmentaccess,andopenedupasmanysectorsaspossibletointernationaltrade.

ThefacilitationoftradeandinvestmentprovesthatChinaisopening59(wide)tothe

outsideworld,60inturnhaspromotedfastergrowthoftheChineseeconomy.Inthelast

twodecades.China'sGDPwentfromsixthtosecondintheworld,withitstradeingoods_61

(rise)fromsixthplacetofirsandtradeinservicesclimbingfromeleventhtosecondplace.

WTOspokehighlyofthenation'simportantroleasadriverofglobalgrowthandits

commitment62guardingthetradingsystemandparticipatinginthevariouspartsofWTO

projects.

Astheyearsprogressed,Chinacontributed63averageof30percenttoworld

economicgrowth.In202064(specific).theglobaleconomydeclinedowingtotheimpact

oftheCOVID-19pandemic,65Chinabecametheonlymajoreconomytosustainpositive

growth,puttingthenationinanimportantpositiontodrivetheworld'sgradualeconomicrecovery.

第三节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据句意，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题纸上

相应题号的横线上。

66.Withgreat(discriminate),everyoneofushasthepotentialtobeacritical

reader.

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67.Ifsomeonemakesabadmistakewhich（intentional）harmstheirowninterests,

theyaresaidtohavescoredanowngoal.

68.ZhengHe'saccomplishmentsarenowwidelyrecognized,andheisrememberedasoneof

China'smost（influence）explorers.

69.Uptonow.morethan360acupuncturepointshavebeenidentified,each（link）

toadifferentpartofthebody.

70.Witheachspacemissioncomesgreaterinsight,thus（motivate）ustocontinue

alongthesamepathofadventure.

71.wearefascinatedbytheskyisevidentinancienttalesfromaroundtheworld,

suchasthatofChang'e.

72.Contrarypopularhistorybooks,mostacademicbookstendtoadoptamore

analyticalandseriousapproachtostudyinghistory.

73.Thosewhomakegreatdiscoveriesmustoftenovercomemanychallengesalongthe

way—wasthecasewiththeexplorerChristopherColumbus.

74.1betyou'dlovetoknowdailylifeislikeupinspaceandhowitdiffersfromthat

ontheEarth——thelowgravitydefinitelymakesordinarythingsstrange!

75.Hisworkproveddifficult,sohischiefconcernwashecoulddohisjobmore

effectivelyandefficiently.

第四节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句意和所给汉语提示，用适当的英文短语完成句子。

76.Ahostofindependentcoffeeshops（突然兴起、迅速出现）inthissmalltownin

thepastfewyears.

77.Hetoldreportersaboutthesignificanceoftheprogram.Hesaiditwouldhelp

（为..打下基础）futurespaceexploration.

78.Ideasthatare（打破常规、不落俗套）arethosewhichareunusualandaren't

sharedbymanyotherpeople.

79.WhileAlenthusiastspromiseusabrightfuturewhereintelligentrobotswillbe

working（对我们有利），theseundoubtedbenefitsalsobringconcernsandfears.

80.Hopefully,theexperimentwill（使进一步了解）theEarth'sclimateandleadto

betterlightningprotection.

81.Becauseofthenegativeeffectslowgravityhasonthehumanbody,astronautsmust

（自我约束）todoatleasttwohoursofexerciseeveryday

82.Furthermore,difficultyinmakingdecisions（归结为）careerchoice：thereare

manyjobsthatrequireadegreebutdon*tpayverywell.

83.StephenHawkingwarnedthatthedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligence

could（招致/意味着...的结束）ofthehumanrace.

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84.Everyonehastherighttoreceivegoodmedicalcare（不管、不论）hisreligion,

colour,orage.

85.However,thejobwaschallenging,because（整理）alltheavailableresourcesand

checkingfactsofhistoricalmaterialsrequiredpainstakingefforts.

第四部分写作（满分20分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文

OurfamilyhashadarelationshipwithBozo,anancientdeserttortoise（龟）whoselife

averages80to100years,forabout50years.Wefirstmethimintheearly1970sinthebackyard

ofanolderwomanwholivedafewhousesdownfromusinoursuburb.Ourthreekids,Sheldon,

DetraandRyan,visitedregularlyandourneighborlovedtoentertainthemandteachthemabout

deserttortoises.Thekidswereages10,8and2atthetime.OurneighborestimatedthatBozowas

around60.

Inthelate1980s,ourneighborpassedaway,andherhusbandgaveBozotoouroldestson.

Sheldon.HeandBozohavealwayssharedaspecialbond.SheldonisalwayspattingBozo*sshell

andheadwhentheyaretogether,whichBozoloves.

BozohappilylivedwithSheldonuntil2008,whenSheldonandhisfamilyhadtomoveabit

farthernorth,wheretheclimatewastoocoldforBozo.He*slivedinourbackyardeversince.We

feedhimvegetables,butheprimarilyfeedsonthegrassinouryard.Hedigshisburrows（洞穴）

tohibernate（冬眠）induringlatefallandwinter,wakingupinthespring.

Myson-in-lawdugabigburrow,aboutsixfeetlongand12incheswideforBozo,whichhas

sincemadesomeexpansionsanddecorations.W