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一、语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）Chinese people are eating __1__ salt. On average, people in China eat about 10.5 grams of salt each day. __2__ amount is much higher than the 6 grams recommended (建议) by Chinese Dietary Guidelines (2016).China now has one of __3__ salt intakes (摄入量) in the world. To fix this, China issued the first salt reduction guide for its food industry __4__ April 18,2018, People's Daily reported.If die guide is followed __5__, the average salt intake for Chinese people __6__ by 20 percent by 2030. According to the guide, food companies __7__ to lower the salt content in their products by adjusting (调整) their production techniques (技术) and __8__ flavors.The salt we take in mainly comes from processed (加工的) food. For example, a __9__ can of Lay's classic potato chips contains about 0.66 grams of salt, which accounts for over 10 percent of the recommended daily salt intake. __10__ popular snacks like spicy gluten (辣条) and biscuits contain a lot of salt, __11__.A small amount of salt makes food taste better and is important for good health, but __12__ too much increases the risk of high blood pressure, Xinhua reported.Less salt leads to better __13__. And there's no need to worry that food will be less tasty in the future, A study by the Monell Chemical Senses Center in the United States found that it's easy for people __14__ their salt intake. __15__ you may think your food is not salty enough at first, your taste buds (味蕾) will gradually get used to it and you will feel that your food tastes the same as it did before.1. A. too many B. too much C. much too D. many too2. A. A B. An C. The D. /3. A. highest B. the highest C. high D. higher4. A. on B. in C. at D. since5. A. proper B. properly C. more proper D. more properly6. A. drop B. drops C. will be dropped D. will drop7. A. advise B. advised C. will be advised D. are advised8. A. improve B. to improve C. improving D. improved9. A. 104 gram B. 104 grams C, 104-gram D. 104-grams10. A. Other B. Another C. The other D. Others11. A. also B. too C. as well D. either12. A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. eaten13. A. health B. healthy C. healthily D. heal14. A. to reduce B. reducing C. reduce D. reduced15. A. Because B. When C. Although D. If二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）One day, a successful businessman was getting ready to go to his office in the morning. When he opened the door of his car, a stray dog (流浪狗) sleeping under his car __16__ came out and bit his leg! He was angry and __17__ a rock at the dog, but he was not able to hit it.Upon __18__ his office, the businessman called a meeting of his managers. During the meeting, he took out his __19__ on his managers. His managers were upset about this, and took out their own anger on the employees (员工) working under them. __20__, the businessman's anger spread through the whole company.The businessman was still angry after returning homo. His wife opened the door. She asked him, "Why are you so late today?" The man __21__ his wife, "I didn't go to the office to play soccer, I went to work. So don't ask me such __22__ questions!" His wife was upset about being shouted at for no reason. She turned her anger on their son, who was watching TV. "This is all you do. You have no __23__ in studying! Turn off the TV now!" She yelled (大喊).The son became __24__ as well. He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by. He picked up a rock and threw it at the dog angrily. The dog ran away, barking in __25__.Sometimes, when we are angry about something, we might fake out our anger on others who are not to blame (责备) for our mood. This is not fair to others. We should learn to control our anger.16. A. slow B. suddenly C. easily D. simply17. A. gave B. sent C. threw D. pointed18. A. getting B. reaching C. leaving D. staying19. A. story B. rock C. pressure D. anger20. A. Gradually B. Carefully C. Actually D. Luckily21. A. smiled B. laughed at C. shouted at D. shot at22. A. stupid B. difficult C. famous D. lovely23. A. spirit B. interest C. chance D. choice24. A. lovely B. lonely C. upset D. excited25. A. energy B. pain C. order D. power三、阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分；共30分）AWhen we have trouble, we turn to our family. But what would we do If we lost our family? I want to share with you a touching film about an Indian child who loses his loved ones.The main character in the 2016 Australian film Lion is a child named Saroo. When he is 6 years old, he follows his brother Guddu to a job, but gets lost. Saroo ends up in a new city and is adopted (收养) by a kind Australian family.However, one day Saroo is reminded of his original (原生的) family. He knows immediately that he must find out as much about them as he can, so he tries to recall all that he can remember.Lion is the most moving film that I have ever seen. When I saw the young Saroo trying to help his brother while they worked on a construction site (建筑工地) at such a young age, I was amazed.In today’s society, the poor are always looked down upon (看不起). But in the eyes of young Saroo I saw great courage and kindness that made me think differently. He has great qualities (品质) that help him live in the strange city where he finds himself.When Saroo sees that people are kind lie rewards (回报) them with the sweetest smiles and loves them with all his heart. Saroo’s goodness, 1 believe, allows him to live a happy life with his Australian foster (收养) family.It is really hard for Saroo to get together with his original family again. He can’t even remember the name of his hometown. Il takes him days to find the real one. In fact, he has to go through every possible place he can find on Google Maps.I’m deeply impressed by Saroo’s determination (决心). It is why 1 cried at the moment when he finally found his mother.Lion is full of moving and impressive details. There are so many that I can only mention a few of them here. But what stands out most to me is Saroo’s finding his original family, and the fact that his search doesn’t stop him from loving his foster family.I want to recommend (推荐) this film to everyone. See it and you’ll come to understand so much about family and love.26. What might Saroo’s life be like according to Paragraph 2?A. Easy.B. Hard.C. Relaxing.D. Happy.27. What can we learn from the passage?A. While Saroo’s brother was working, Saroo played games outside.B. Saroo made people think that the poor are always looked down upon nowadays.C. It was easy for Saroo to find his hometown because of his good memory.D. Saroo kept loving his foster family after knowing his original family.28. Why does the writer write this passage?A. To recommend readers a touching film.B. To help Saroo find his original family.C. To make some money.D. To help readers understand what love is.BBetty was familiar with Hopelink’s Carnation food bank, but that didn’t make it easier for her to take that first step inside when she found she needed help a few years ago;“I sat out in the car for a long time before I finally went in/’ Betty says. “But I knew I had to do it.”Betty and her husband lived together happily, but when her husband passed away in 2008, everything changed. Soon, Betty realized she needed to ask for help,“When Dave was still alive, I never thought it would happen,” she says. “I never really thought I would have to go to a food bank. I thought I’d be able to keep my job longer, and I thought we’d have more money to save.”Things didn’t work out that way. And finally, Betty found herself in need of help, sitting in her car outside Hopelink, working up the courage to take that first step.Once inside, she felt welcome immediately.“A dear lady—I think she was a volunteer—came up to me, and I don’t know whether she saw that I was scared … I think So; I feel that way,” Betty says. “And she said, ‘you know, there’s a lot of us that have to come here.’ I went into the food bank, and it was wonderful. I learned there were other people having a hard time … it wasn’t just me. I felt more relaxed.”Betty started visiting the food bank twice a month, and began to look forward to it. It gave her a chance to get out of the house and dress up a bit — often in her favorite color pink and meet other people and check in with the regular volunteers.Hopelink has helped Betty stay healthy and independent in her later years, and knowing that someone cares means the most to her.“I appreciate Hopelink, I really do,” Betty says. “They’ve helped me in a million ways since Dave died. And without them, I don’t know what 1 would do. Without the food bank. I’m not sure I could make it. I know I couldn’t.”Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families and individuals in King and Snohomish counties, providing stability (稳定) and helping people get the skills and knowledge they need to exit poverty for good.29. It wasn’t easy for her to when she needed help a few years ago.A. take that first step into the food bankB. buy fresh food in the food bankC. be a volunteer in the food bankD. stay beautiful and independent30. Why did the volunteer said “there’s a lot of us that have to come here”?A. To complain (抱怨) that she was very busy every day.B. To show that she was sorry for the poor.C. To show that she was also in need of help.D. To make her less nervous by comforting (安慰) her.31. Later on, Betty to go to the food bank.A. refusedB. hopedC. looked forD. forgot32. The underlined word “appreciate” probably means.A. aw thankful forB. am careful aboutC. am regretful (后悔的) forD. am worried aboutCWhen Wang Haiyan was young, her favorite toys weren’t Barbie dolls. Instead, she started learning to make shadow puppets from her father at 13. Now 43, Wang has spent 30 years practicing and spreading the art.Shadow puppetry is a form of theater that uses puppets made from leather or paper, together with music and singing. Invented during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), it tells us about folklore (民间传说) and historical stories, passing down culture and customs over thousands of years.Shadow puppetry is about creating die puppets and performing with them. Wang’s hometown of Hua county, Shaanxi, is known as the birthplace of the folk art,Puppet-makers must follow 24 steps to make the puppets, including washing the leather, carving (雕刻),and painting, according to Wang. Carving is the most difficult part,“We have a special carving technique (技巧)--moving the leather under the knife?’ Wang said. “You have to hold the knife still in your right hand and only move the leather in your left hand.” It took Wang three years to master this skill. She used a brick (砖块) to make her left hand strong while practicing. It takes about 3,000 carves to make a shadow puppet. “The complicated (复杂的) steps make it hard to hand down this kind of folk art,” she said.But Wang has found a way to do so. In 2016, she made shadow puppets based on the cartoon series Huyao Xiaohongniang (《狐妖小红娘》) and gave a livestreaming performance. She used colors like blue and purple that are seldom seen in shadow puppetry and added more sticks to the puppets to make the performance more vivid. It became popular among young people.Wang also plays an important role in helping the shadow puppets spread across the world. In 2017, she helped the famous cosmetics brand (化妆品牌) Innisfree with its package design for the new year. In 2018, she was invited to design the souvenirs (纪念品) for Burberry. She also cheated the cartoon character Arad。
