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Unit 8 How Much Is That Altogether同步检测Ⅰ. 语音. 选出与其余三项读音不同的一项A B C D（）1. size tie ticket die（）2. fresh smell medicine describe（）3. as pale bakery change（）4. l oo k cool book good（）5. shop cough post concertⅡ. 单项选择( )6. —_____________is that blue shirt ? —$23.6.A. How muchB. How manyC. How farD. What( )7. You don’t need to buy ______ junk food .A. so muchB. so manyC. such muchD. very much( )8. There ________ two supermarkets in the streets now .A. isB. areC. wasD. were( )9. —It’s very hot . How about _______________?A. swimB. swimmingC. swamD. to swim( )10. —I’m hungry . Can I have __________ bread ,please ?A. someB. anyC. any moreD. a( )11. If you want to buy a desk ,you should go to the ___________.A. floristB. pet shopC. sports shopD. furniture shop ( )12. Would you please give me _______________ water ? I’m really thirsty.A. manyB. anyC. someD. other( )13. The white schoolbag __________ so nice .I’ll take it .A. lookB. becomeC. growD. looks( )14. This green tie just __________ your white shirt .A. go withB. goes withC. going withD. goes on( )15. “Do you need to buy ________?” He asks.A. something elseB. anything elseC. nothing elseD. else anything ( )16. That mutton is not so good _____________.A. eatsB. to eatC. to eatingD. to eats( )17. Can I have a look _________ that blue skirt ?A. ofB. atC. toD. about( )18. Tom’s father_____________ a second-hand car.A. need to buyB. needs buyC. need buyD. needs to buy( )19. The girl wants all the roses ___________the red color.A. atB. forC. aboutD. in( )20. He is interested in ________ the flowers.A. growingB. growC. growsD. to growⅢ. 完形填空There is a shop near my home. It (21) many things like bread, milk, (22) and drinks. My mother often goes shopping there (23) Sundays and buy food. I go with her, too, and carry baskets (24) her.The people in the shop are very friendly. They (25) us put the heavy things on the bikes. It doesn’t sell (26) . I must buy rulers, pens and pencils in other shops. The shop is not open (27) eight o’clock in the morning, so don’t go to buy things before (28) . It (29) at ten in the evening. Mother says we can go there (30) supper time. But I think it is too late.( )21. A. is sell B. sells C. is buy D. buys( )22. A. cakes B. bikes C. pencils-boxes D. books( )23. A. in B. at C. on D. about( )24. A. with B. near C. help D. for( )25. A. help B. ask C. want D. like( )26. A. food B. school things C. kites D. drinks( )27. A. after B. before C. at D. class( )28. A. eight o’clock B. nine o’clock C. five o’clock D. ten o’clock( )29. A. stops B. leaves C. open D. closes( )30. A. after B. before C. at D. inⅣ. 阅读理解ALi Gang is my classmate . There are four people in his family .They are his grandfather, his parents and himself. His grandfather is sixty years old, but he looks healthy. Why ?He eats healthy food every day. In the morning he has cereal(谷类食品) for breakfast. For lunch and supper, he has rice and vegetables. He seldom has sweet snacks . He has some fruit after each meal He exercises for about half an hour every morning. He always swims and runs in the afternoon. Sometimes he plays badminton with Li Gang .Gang’s grandfather says, “I always feel young . Because I have healthy food and exercise every day .”( ) 31. Li Gang’s grandfather can keep healthy because he ___________.A. has healthy foodsB. goes to bed earlyC. does some exerciseD. Both A and C( ) 32. Li Gang’s grandfather doesn’t often have _____________.A. riceB. vegetablesC. fruitD. sweet snacks( ) 33. Li Gang’s grandfather __________after each meal .A. runsB. plays computer gamesC. eats some fruitD. plays badminton with Li Gang( ) 34. It’s not good for you to __________every day .A have a healthy breakfastB. have a healthy lifestyleC. have lots of meatD. swim or run or play badminton for about 30 minutes( ) 35. Which is the best title for this article ?A. Breakfast , lunch and supperB. You should exercise every dayC. How to keep healthyD. Sweet snacks aren’t healthyBTom is five years old. He has no brothers or sisters. He is a lovely boy. He doesn’t go to school because he is too young. He likes to play with other children in the small park every day.The park is near his building. In the park there are interesting things to see and play with.Tom’s parents love him very much. They often buy him nice things. This time , his mother buys some new clothes for him. The clothes are expensive and nice. Tom is very happy to wear them.“Mum, can I go out and play with my friends? I want them to see my new clothes,” asks Tom. “All right, but please keep your clothes clean,” says Mum. “I am going to do some cooking. We will have supper after your father comes back.” At about six , his father comes back from work . And Tom goes home for supper.“Why do you have much earth (泥土) on your clothes ?” asks his mother .“Because I have some falls(摔跤),” answers Tom. “You should not make the nice clothes dirty “ Mother says.“I’m sorry, Mum ” says Tom , “But I have no time to take off my clothes when I fall.”( ) 36. Tom _________________.A. is six years oldB. is a studentC. is five years oldD. has a brother and a sister( ) 37. How do you know Tom’s parents love him very much ?A. They let him play with other small children .B. They let him watch TV all day.C. They often buys some nice things for him .D. Tom doesn’t go to school .( ) 38. How does Tom make his clothes dirty ?A. His is friends make his clothes dirtyB. He has some falls .C. He doesn’t like the new clothesD. He takes off his new clothes and puts them on the dirty earth .( ) 39. The word “lovely ” means __________.A. 淘气的B. 可爱的C. 好看的D. 喜爱的（）40. Which is not right ?A. Tom doesn’t go to schoolB. There is a small park near his home .C. Before Tom falls , he takes off his clothes .D. Tom often goes out to play with his friends .CYao Ming, the center of the Chinese National Men’s basketball team, joined(加入) the Houston Rockets in the 2002 NBA. The 2.26m,120kg center becomes the first one to come from a foreign（外国的）team.Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother is a center and captain of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father plays basketball, too.Yao Ming is widely known(出名的) in China. He comes to be a very important basketball player in China Basketball Association(联赛). It’s short for CBA. During the 2000-2001 season, he gets 27.1 scores for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match.Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in November, 2002. He says this is a new start in his basketball life. He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself.Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton says, “Yao Ming has the potential(潜力), the capability(能力) of changing the future （未来）of basketball.”( ) 41. The Houston Rockets is the name of a ___________ team.A. table tennisB. volleyballC. basketballD. golf.( ) 42. Both Yao Ming’s father and mother were ___________.A. football playersB. basketball playersC. the centers of Chinese National Team.D. the captains of the Chinese National Team.( ) 43. Yao Ming ________ in CBA during the 2000-2001 season.A. does badlyB. wasn’t goodC. was goodD. does well( ) 44. Yao Ming _________ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002 .A. does his best to joinB. is well-known inC. becomes a member ofD. leaves( ) 45. Sport analyst Bill Walton thinks Yao Ming is able to __________.A. learn from the NBA.B. change the future of basketballC. improve himselfD. becomes the captain of the Houston Rockets.Ⅴ. 根据句意和首字母补全单词46. There are 45 students in Class 3 a .47. My mother always buys some f fruits for us .48. He likes meat, such as beef , chicken and m .49. I want somebody e to go with you.50. There are many k of flowers in his garden .Ⅵ. 翻译句子51. 我能帮您做些什么？.52. 你想要多少？.53. 它总共多少钱？.54. 我需要一条和我衬衫匹配的领带.55. 这些热狗看起来又好吃又新鲜。

北京市第二次普通高中学业水平合格性考试英语试卷一、听力理解(共25小题,25分。

每小题1分)第一节:听下面十段对话或独白,从各题A、B、C三个选项中,选出能回答问题的最佳答案。

每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第1段材料,回答第1题。

1. What is the man looking for?A. An umbrellaB. A teddy bearC. Two keys听第2段材料,回答第2题。

2. Which one is the man's daughter?A B C听第3段材料,回答第3题3. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. At homeB. In the officeC. In the classroom听第4段材料,回答第4题。

4. What is the man doing?A. Making an apology.B. Making an invitationC. Making an introduction 听第5段材料,回答第5题至第6题.5. What will the man buy for his wife?A. A handbagB. A scarf.C. A wallet6. How much will the man pay?A.￡2B.￡8C.￡10.听第6段材料,回答第7题至第8题。

7. What does the woman want to drink?A. CoffeeB. TeC. Juice8. Why does the woman like the sofa?A. Because it's bigB. Because it's traditional.C. Because it's soft听第7段材料,回答第9题至第11题。

9. What room does the man want?A. A single roomB. A double roomC. A quiet room.10. How many nights will the man stay in the hotel?A. One nightB. Two nightsC. Three nights11. What does the man want to do the next morning?A. Drink a coffeeB. Run in the gymC. Have a swim.听第8段材料,回答第12题至第14题。

一、选择题1．--Are you going out with Jade tonight?--That's my . Mind your own!A．offer B．business C．question D．chance B解析：B【分析】考点：考查名词的用法。

【详解】试题分析：句意：——今天晚上你要和简一块出去吗？——那是我的事，管好你自己的事！offer出价； business事物; question问题；chance机会。

That’s my business那是我的事。

故选B。

2．I wonder___Tom had a good time having a picnic yesterday.A．that B．if C．what D．which B解析：B【详解】句意“我想知道汤姆是否在昨天的野餐中玩得很开心”。

本题是宾语从句，that在宾语从句中无意义也不做成份；if在从句中不做成份，译为“是否”；C.what在从句中作成份，指物，译为“什么”；which在从句中作成份，译为“哪一个”。

根据句子可知，从句中不缺成份，且根据wonder可知，译为“是否玩得开心”，用if，故选B。

3．—Excuse me, can you teach me how to this new word?—No problem. Look at my mouth and listen carefully.A．prove B．pronounce C．prepare D．produce B解析：B【详解】句意：——打扰一下，你能教给我怎样发出这个新单词的音吗？——没问题。

看我的嘴认真地听。

A. prove证明；B. pronounce发音；C. prepare准备；D. produce生产，制造。

根据下文No problem. Look at my mouth and listen carefully.可知上文是说发音。

2024届北京市人民大附属中学中考英语对点突破模拟试卷含答案考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。

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考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

Ⅰ. 单项选择1、一The manager has come back from his business trip. He's asking you for the report.一Oh, my god! I haven't finished it yet. But he back at the company tomorrow.A．is expected B．expected C．was expected D．will be expected2、—Jim, what is your father?—He is a manager and is responsible for the whole company.A．looks after B．is in charge of C．is on duty for3、Did you know what I said just now？Sorry，I_______a phone．A．will answer B．am answering C．have answered D．was answering4、—The story sounds amazing. Do you know when it ____?—About fifty years ago.A．took out B．took away C．took off D．took place5、— There are a lot of ______ of bike riding.—I agree. It’s good for the environment and it saves money.A．instructions B．rules C．advantages D．products6、The man running in our playground _______ be our headmaster, because he has gone to America on business. A．mustn't B．shouldn't C．can't D．may not7、I don’t like cheese because it ________ too strong and ________ a bit sour.A．feels; looks B．smells; tastesC．sounds; look D．looks; feels8、—Look at this nice watch. Is it ________, Daming?—No, it isn’t. Ask Betty, I think it’s ________.A．your; hers B．yours; hers C．your; her D．you; her9、—Do you know that our class won first prize in yesterday’s singing competition?— Really? _______good news!A．What B．What a C．How D．How a10、The doctor did what he could the girl who was badly hurt in the accident.A．save B．saving C．to save D．savesⅡ. 完形填空11、The summer vacation is coming. During the vacation，you can do what you like and prepare yourself for the future. You'll enjoy this period of time to the fullest with the help of the following 1Take exercise. After working hard for months，you must be bored. Taking exercise is the best way to get 2 again. Swimming and walking are perfect choices for you. All kinds of exercise 3 your health.Master some basic life skills. You will live an 4 life one day. Therefore，you should learn some necessary and useful skills such as washing clothes and cooking. At the same time，you can help your parents 5 housework to express your thanks to them.Go travelling. The world is a book. Those who don't travel only read one page. Travelling is so 6 Have you made your own travel plan If not，do it 7 ！During the trip，you will have a chance to learn more knowledge. While learning about different cultures and customs，you will also make a lot of friends.Enjoy time with family members. Family members play an important role in your life. They give you love，care and support all the time. Don't 8 to spare some time to get together with them. You will find 9 great to stay with them，talking about dreams，hobbies or anything you like.10 you follow what is mentioned above，you will have a wonderful vacation.根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

一、选择题1．--How much is the dress?--It’s very．Only 80 Yuan．A．cheap B．expensive C．new D．lovely2．It’s 6:30 p.m. Let’s ____ the children first and then have our dinner.A．leave B．describe C．feed D．save3．Jane got up late ______ she didn’t miss the early bus.A．Then B．Also C．Quickly D．Luckily 4．—How long is the wall from here?—It’s about 4 kilometers ______.A．far B．long C．away D．near 5．—What________you do last night? —I________my homework.A．do ;does B．do; did C．did; does D．did; did 6．—Is there________in today’s newspaper?—Yes. A new film will be on tomorrow. A．nothing new B．new nothing C．anything new D．new anything 7．—! Someone is coming.—Sorry. I can’t anything.A．Listen; listen B．Hear; hear C．Listen; hear D．Hear; listen 8．Do you know ________ to make the snake ________?A．what; go away B．what; to go away C．how; go away D．how; to go away 9．This is a _______ train. It will take a long time to get there.A．slow B．dirty C．noisy D．scary 10．Sam thinks history is an ________ subject. He is ________ in it.A．interesting；interesting B．interested；interesting C．interesting；interested D．interested；interested11．Can you help me _______ this math problem?A．solve B．solved C．solving D．solves 12．—___________, Grandma. I can help you to get back home.—Thanks a lot.A．Excuse me B．Don’t worry C．I’m sorry D．All in all 13．（题文）What about going _________ with us?A．fish B．fishes C．fished D．fishing14．—Thanks for asking me. —_____________.A．No, thanks B．You’re welcome C．The same to you D．Yes, please 15．He to the zoo yesterday.A．goes B．go C．goed D．went16．My brother taught me how ________ a model plane yesterday.A．make B．making C．made D．to make17．I watched my dog ________ with a white cat.A．played B．to play C．plays D．play18．—How was your school trip？—______.A．It was great B．That sounds really boringC．I did my homework D．I watched TV at home19．—Who did you go to the zoo ______？—My family.A．of B．with C．in D．around 20．They can’t see ________ in the dark．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing【参考答案】***试卷处理标记，请不要删除一、选择题1．A解析：A【解析】句意：-----这件连衣裙多少钱？------非常便宜。

一、选择题1．I usually get up ________ six _____ the morning, but _____Sunday morning I get up a little later.A．at; in; on B．at; in; inC．at; on; on D．in; on; at2．Scott has breakfast at nine at night. That is a funny time_______breakfast.A．with B．at C．to D．for3．--When are you going to Shanghai?-- today or tomorrow. We’ll be free these days. A．Neither B．Either C．Both D．All4．Linda her homework.A．doesn’t B．don’t C．don’t do D．doesn’t do5．--Hi, Jim. _________ ? --Let me see. It's about four thirty.A．How old B．Where is it C．What time is it D．How much is it 6．He gets up very early,so he is late for school.A．always B．usuallyC．never D．often7．I want to have ______ dinner with my friends, and I also want to have ______ great dinner. A．the; a B．the; 不填C．不填; a D．不填; 不填8．Mr. Green always eats well and ______, so he is very healthy.A．comes B．exercises C．draws D．writes9．Either you or I_______on duty(值日)today.A．am B．is C．are D．do10．—Hi，Susan，when is Teachers' Day in China?—It's ________ September 10th.A．in B．on C．at D．for11．Lucy has an interesting . She at a TV station.A．work; works B．work; job C．job; job D．job; works 12．Mike is good people, so he has many friends.A．at B．with C．for D．on13．Don’t be late ________ class. We must be on time.A．for B．to C．in D．at14．—Can Tom play chess?—________. He often plays it with his father.A．Yes, he can B．No, he can’t C．Yes, he does D．No, he doesn’t 15．—Where is your pen pal from?—He is from Japan, so he ________ good Japanese.A．talks B．speaks C．says D．tells16．John has a busy ______.Every day he has too much ______ to do so he often gets home late .A．job ;job B．work ;work C．work ;job D．job ;work17．______ rainy mornings, a few students may arrive late ______the classroom.A．On; at B．On; for C．In; at D．In; for18．He __________ watches TV ________ plays soccer after school.A．either; and B．either; or C．also; or D．also; and19．I am sorry I can’t go with you. I have ________ homework to do.A．lots of B．a lot C．a lots of D．lot of 20．—When do you usually go to bed?—________ about half past ten.A．On B．In C．At D．For【参考答案】***试卷处理标记，请不要删除一、选择题1．A解析：A【解析】【详解】句意：我通常在早上6点起床，但是在星期天的早上，我起得晚一点。

一、选择题1．— Excuse me, .is this T-shirt?—It’s 88 yuan.A．how much B．how many C．how long D．how old A解析：A【详解】句意：——打扰一下，这件T恤衫多少钱？——88元。

how much多少钱，提问价格；多少，提问数量，修饰不可数名词；how many多少，提问数量，修饰可数名词；how long多长时间；how old多大，提问年龄。

根据下面的回答It’s 88 yuan可知，这里问的是T恤衫的价格，故应选A。

2．My brother helps me buy ________and some yogurt.A．five piece of bread B．five pieces of breadsC．five pieces of bread D．five piece of breads C解析：C【解析】【详解】句意：我哥哥帮我买了五片面包和一些酸奶。

考查量词和名词的数。

因为bread是不可数名词，所以bread本身不能加s，所以排除答案B和D；piece是可数名词，五片面包要说：five pieces of bread；故答案选C。

3．—________ will you come back to Paris?—In three months.A．How old B．How soonC．How often D．How far B解析：B【详解】句意：——你多久会回到巴黎？——三个月后。

考查疑问词辨析。

A. How old多大；B. How soon多久、多块；C. How often多久一次；D. How far多远。

根据答语In three months.可知此处是问你你多久会回到巴黎？故答案选B。

【点睛】How old“多大了”，对年龄的提问；How soon “多久、多快”，用来提问解决事情的速度，用in+一段时间作答；How often“多久一次”用来提问某动作或状态的频率；How far“多远”是对距离的提问。

一、选择题1．--How much is the dress?--It’s very．Only 80 Yuan．A．cheap B．expensive C．new D．lovely A解析：A【解析】句意：-----这件连衣裙多少钱？------非常便宜。

只有80元。

A. cheap便宜的； B. expensive 昂贵的；C. new新的；D. lovely可爱的。

根据副词only判断，裙子很便宜，故答案为A。

2．Mary likes drawing very much. Her _______ are very good.A．books B．songs C．photos D．paintings D解析：D【解析】句意：玛丽非常喜欢画画，她的画很好。

A. books书；B. songs歌曲；C. photos照片；D. paintings绘画。

根据前面“玛丽非常喜欢画画”，可知此处为“她的画很好”，结合选项，可知D选项符合题意，故答案选D。

3．My brother taught me _______ to make a model plane yesterday.A．what B．how C．where D．why B解析：B【解析】句意：昨天，我哥哥教我怎样制作一个飞机模型。

A. what什么；B. how怎样；C. where哪里；D. why为什么。

本题考查疑问词+不定式的用法，how+不定式做teach的宾语，teach sb.how to do sth.教给某人如何做某事，故答案选B。

4．Mike wasn’t at home _______.A．tomorrow B．now C．yesterday D．next Friday C解析：C【解析】句意：迈克昨天不在家。

A. tomorrow明天；B. now现在；C. yesterday昨天；D. next Friday 下周五。

本题考查一般过去时的时间状语。

一、选择题1．Next Saturday John ______ to New York again. He ________ there two weeks ago.A．will go；goes B．went；will go C．will go；went D．will go；go C解析：C【解析】【详解】句意：下星期六约翰将再次去纽约。

他两周前去过那里。

考查句子时态。

由“next Saturday”可知第一个空用一般将来时；由“two weeks ago”可知第二个空用一般过去时。

故选C。

2．— __ __ will the bus come?— It will come in ten minutes.A．How many B．How much C．How soon C解析：C【详解】句意：-公交车多久能来？-它将在十分钟之后来。

How many多少，提问数量，修饰可数名词；How much多少，提问数量，修饰不可数名词；多少钱，提问价格；How soon多久，多快，常与一般将来时态搭配使用，答语中用in后跟一段时间。

根据对话的意思可知应选C。

3．Please pass me two __ __ .A．pieces of paper B．pieces of papers C．pieces paper A解析：A【详解】句意：请递给我两张纸。

paper纸，是一个不可数名词，没有复数形式，故先排除B；表示数量的时候，应用a piece of…，空前是two，表示“两张”，piece应用复数形式pieces，故应选A。

4．—Why didn't you write down what the teacher said?—He spoke________ fast ________ I didn't follow him.A．so; that B．too; toC．very; that D．such; that A解析：A【分析】句意：——你为什么不写下你老师说的话呢？——他说得如此的快以至于我听不懂他。

2020届北京市第二十九中学高三英语模拟试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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AI once taught in a small private school. Each morning at nine o’clock all the students, ranging in age from three to seven years old, gathered in the Great Room for a warm-up in preparation for the day.One morning the headmistress made an announcement to all the children gathered,“Today we begin a great experiment of the mind.” She held up two ivy(常春藤) plants, each potted in an identical container. She continued, “Do they look the same?”All the children nodded. So did I, for, in this way, I was alsoa child.“We will give the plants the same amount of light, the same amount of water, but not the same amount of attention,” She said. “Together we are going to see what will happen when we put one plant in the kitchen away from our attention and the other plant right here in this room. Each day for the next month, we shall sing to our plant in the Great Room and tell it how much we love it, and how beautiful it is. We will use our good minds to think good thoughts about it.”Four weeks later my eyes were as wide and disbelieving as the children’s. The kitchen plant was leggy and sick-looking, and it hadn’t grown at all. But the Great Room plant, which had been sung to and surrounded by positive thoughts and words, had increased threefold in size with dark leaves that were filled with energy.In order to prove the experiment, the kitchen ivy was brought to the Great Room to join the other ivy. Within three weeks, the second plant had caught up with the first ivy. Within four weeks, they could not be distinguished, one from the other.I took this lesson to heart and made it my own.1. Why did the headmistress do the experiment?A. She wanted to teach me a lesson.B. She expected the students to learn to grow plants.C. She meant to prove the impact of good minds on growth.D. She intended to show students how to save a sick-looking plant.2. What happened to the ivy in the kitchen at last?A. It stopped growing and died.B. It was leggy and sick with dark leaves.C. It looked almost the same as the other one.D. It grew better than the one in the Great Room.3. What can be a suitable title for the passage?A. Life Means GrowthB. Things Grow with LoveC. Equality Makes a DifferenceD. Positive Thoughts Really CountBIn the summer of 2016, I gave a talk at a small conference in northernVirginia. I began by admitting that I’d never had a social-media account; I then outlined arguments for why other peopleshould consider removing social media from their lives. The event organizers uploaded the video of my talk to YouTube. Then it was shared repeatedly on Facebook and Instagram and, eventually, viewed more than five million times. I was both pleased and annoyed by the fact that my anti-social-media talk had found such a large audience on social media.I think of this event as typical of the love-hate relationships many of us have with Facebook, Instagram, and other social-media platforms. On the one hand, we’ve grown cautious about the so-called attention economy, which, in the name of corporate(公司的) profits, destroys social life gradually and offends privacy. But we also benefit from social media and hesitate to break away from it completely. Not long ago, Imet a partner at a large law firm in Washington, D.C., who told me that she keeps Instagram on her phone because she misses her kids when she travels; looking through pictures of them makes her feel better.In recent months, some of the biggest social-media companies, Facebook and Twitter, in particular, have promised various reforms. In March, Mark Zuckerberg announced a plan to move his platform toward private communication protected by end-to-end encryption(端对端加密); later that month, he put forward the establishment of a third-party group to set standards for acceptable content.All of these approaches assume that the reformation of social media will be a complex, lengthy, and gradual process. But not everyone sees it that way. Alongside these official responses, a loose collective of developers that calls itself the IndieWeb has been creating another alternative. They are developing their own social-media platforms, which they say will preserve what’s good about social media while getting rid of what’s bad. They hope to rebuild social media according to principles that are less corporate and more humane(人道的).4. Why did the author feel annoyed when his video was spread online?A. His video caused many arguments.B. His video was shared without his permission.C. His talk was opposed by a large amount of people.D. His video’s popularity on social media is against his talk.5. Why does the author mention the story of his partner in paragraph 2?A. To prove that social media has some benefits.B. To advise people to break away from social media.C. To tell the negative effects social media may produce.D. To describe people’s complicated relationships with social media.6. What is the purpose of the reform made by some social-media companies?A. To attract more users.B. To improve network environment.C. To make more profits.D. To provide more convenientservice.7. What does the IndieWeb intend to do?A. Develop new social-media platforms.B. Remove social media from people’s lives.C. Improve the existing social-media principles.D. Help social-media companies to make reformation.CAt the age of 50, Nina Schoen expects to have a long lifeahead of her, but has thought a lot about death—and why people are so reluctant to talk about it: “It’s going to happen to all of us,” she says, “but it should be a more positive experience than the fear we put into it.”When she first heard about a new end-of-life process that turns the body into compost (堆肥), “I was really moved by the idea,” says Schoen, who became one of the first to reserve a spot with a Seattle-based company called Recompose, the county’s first funeral home to offer human composting.Last year Recompose began transforming bodies to soil, more formally known as natural organic reduction. Before that, end-of-life options in the U.S. were limited to burial or cremation (火化), both of which come with environmental costs—U.S. cremations alone dump 1.7 billion pounds of carbon dioxide into theatmosphere every year.Katrina Spade pioneering the composting movement has spent a decade developing the process in hopes of offering people a greener option for death care. “I wondered, ‘What if we had a choice that helps the planetrather than harms it?’” Spade tells PEOPLE. “To know that the last gesture you’ll make will be gentle and beneficial and it just feels like the right thing to do.”After she had her own two sons, she began to wonder what she might do with her body after death. A friend who knew her interest in the topic reminded her that farmers sometimes compost the body of cows, and thatsparkedan idea for her theory: “If you can compost a cow, you can probably compost a human,” she thought, and she set about designing a facility to do just that.“This is about giving people another choice,” Spade says. “At first, people react with shock—‘You really can do that?’ But so many people today are looking at their impact on the Earth. This is a popular thing because when you die, you can give back to the planet.”8. How do people react when it comes to death according to paragraph 1?A. They are unwilling to comment.B. They can face it without fear.C. They feel it a positive experience.D. They would like to compost their bodies.9. What can we know about the company Recompose?A. Its CEO is Katrina Spade.B. It is located in Seattle.C. It was founded to resist cremation.D. It has spent 10 years composting bodies.10. What does the underlined word “sparked” probably mean?A. Changed.B. Compromised.C. Quitted.D. Inspired.11. What message does the author seem to convey in the text?A. A little things in our life can bring in big outcomes.B. We human beings should do all we can to help the earth.C. Composting is so popular that we should reserve a spot soon.D. We should reject burial because of its harm to environment.DPreventing heart disease is a topic I think about all the time, given my family history of heart disease. So last summer, I travelled toBolivia.The natives, called the Tsimane, were reported to have the healthiest hearts in theworld. I wanted to learn what they could teach me about preventing heart disease.Getting to the Tsimane wasn't easy. They lived in small family groups of about 60 people along river banks. We finally found one of the villages at sunset. That night, we set up our tents in the middle of the village. Thatched huts surrounded us, with no electricity or modem conveniences.At first, I thought they mainly got their calorics from meat. However, I found food such as rice and com made up nearly 70% of their diet. The food was not processed, lacking added sugars or salts.During my stay there, I went hunting and fishing with the men and played soccer with the kids. I found the Tsimane were standing or walking nearly all of their waking hours. Men spent lots of time tracking animals. Fanning and gathering, mostly done by children and women, were all-day affairs.I also got a clear idea of how they rested. As soon as the sun went down, people returned to their huts and went to sleep. And with the call of the cock in the morning, another day began.The lifespan of the Tsimane is actually much shorter than those living in theUS. Various factors, like animal attacks and infections, bring down the lifespan. But up until the day they die, they are often very healthy. While heart disease kills thousands of Americans every year and costs nearly a billion dollars a day, the Tsimane remind us that wealth doesn't necessarily buy health.12. Why does the author pay so much attention to preventing heart disease?A. He dreams of becoming a doctor.B. He wants to teach others about the topic.C. His family members encourage him to do so.D. He was born with a high risk of heart disease.13. Which factors did the author mainly focus on in his research?A. Housing, food and cooperation.B. Diet, activity and rest.C. Physical work, social life and lifespan.D. Group size, family history and consumption14. What was the Tsimane 's sleep-wake cycle mainly based on?A. Natural sound.B. Routine activity.C. Animal behaviour.D. Natural light.15. What might the author advise us to do after his travels inBolivia?A. Take in less sugar and salt.B. Stand less and walk more.C. Eat white meat instead of red meat.D. Live in the middle of the community.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。