高三英语下学期试题：第二次模拟检测考试试题

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ALive and learn like a college student this summer at Carleton College's Summer Liberal Arts Institute(SLAI).Beginning on March15,SLAI is an immersive(沉浸式的)summer learning experience for current10th and11th graders to explore liberal arts through rigorous and experiential curriculum.If you are academically curious,excited about learning,and thrive in cooperative work environments,SLAI is the program for you!At SLAI,you will connect with like-minded peers from all over the nation and world,all while earning college credit and learning from top-ranked Carleton faculty,who are experts in their field.Choose from6programs,with topics in:History&Literature,Storytelling,Sociology, STEM,Computer Science and Neuroscience.Students who attend SLAI come away from the program on April6with improved college-level reading,writing,and research skills,an increased knowledge of topics and majors they may want to study in the future,and a general sense of preparedness for college.During the program,students spend their mornings and afternoons in class,conducting research,and in hands-on labs.Specially,a variety of social activities are available after class every day,from frisbee to beading to making s'mores.Weekend field trips to attractions in surrounding cities are also included in the program.Past destinations have included amusement parks,museums,or even a day at the lake!Visit our website to apply today!We have two rounds of application review.The first deadline is on February5,and the second and final deadline is on March11,Need-based scholarships are available.1.How long will SLAI last?A.About1week.B.About2weeks.C.About3weeks.D.About4weeks.2.What sets SLAI apart from other learning experiences?A.Participants can have access to hands-on labs.B.Participants can apply for it online or in person.C.It enables participants to engage in social activities.D.It ensures participants to learn with college students.3.How can SLAT benefit participants?A.It enhances awareness of preparedness for college.B.It can improve their college-level listening skills.C.It helps participants get college scholarships.D.It offers the topic they are fond of freely.BIt's been nearly seven years since a group of volunteers broke ground at What Cheer Flower Farm in Providence,Rhode Island,with a simple goal:get flowers into the hands of anyone in need of a pick-me-up.Best of all,each one of the tens of thousands of bouquets that What Cheer grows and delivers are completely free of charge."We want to blanket the state with flowers and create happiness and joy,"says Erin Achenbach,What Cheer's farmer and head florist.What Cheer regularly delivers joy to people at local hospitals,food banks,senior centers, recovery centers and more-including AIDS Care Ocean State,which provides support to those affected by HIV.“Seeing the smiles on people's faces who weren't expecting it--who just came in to have a meeting with their case manager or take advantage of one of our programs--to just see this glow come off their faces is great,”says Stephen Hogan Jr.from AIDS Care Ocean State.Located in Providence’s industrial Olneyville neighborhood,What Cheer's flower beds lie on2.7acres that once housed a knife factory.And it's safe to say that the What Cheer crew is deserving of some flowers of their own:In May,the nonprofit was awarded a record-high$500,000grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for its continued revival of a land once abandoned because of industrial pollution."Not only do we give this space back to the neighborhood by bringing life to space that's quite literally dead,"says Achenbach,“but we're an eco-landing spot with the ability to help local insect and bird populations,and that'll only make people's lives better.”What cheer, indeed!“What's good about a flower is that it doesn't need anything else,"she adds.“Your only job when someone gives you flowers is to enjoy them.”4.What was the original purpose of What Cheer?A.To donate money to those in need.B.To present people with flowers for free.C.To protect the surrounding environment,D.To develop new flowers and distribute them.5.Why could What Cheer obtain a high grant?A.It ranked as the local largest flower bed.B.It helped patients recover from illnesses.C.It delivered remarkable joy to local people.D.It was transformed into an eco-friendly area.6.What can be inferred from Achenbach?A.The success of What Cheer can't be copied.B.What Cheer improves the well-being of locals,C.What Cheer attempts to return the land to locals.D.Enjoying flowers should be advocated every day.7.Which of the following does the experience of What Cheer convey?A.Still water runs deep.B.Think twice before acting.C.God help those who help themselves.D.The roses in her hand;the flavor in mine.CA new form of real estate is popping up along the beaches of South Africa,which are just big enough to fit a family of African penguins.Their unique selling point:a safe and cool place for penguins to breed(繁殖).Historically,the penguins dug holes in layers of guano(鸟粪),but in the19th century, traders started selling guano as fertilizer,leaving the penguins and their eggs increasingly exposed to predators(捕食者)and the burning sun.This has caused African penguin populations to decrease.That's why conservationists have come to the rescue with the African Penguin Nest Project(APNP),which aims to employ artificial nests to provide penguin parents a safe and shaded place to raise their chicks.While guano trade petered out by the late1800s,recreating the layers that accumulated over thousands of years isn't an option,because seabird populations have declined so much over time and it would take around600years to produce one usable guano layer.Hence,the project decided to build artificial nests.At first glance,they look fairly simple--a domed structure made from two molded shells of fabric coated in ceramic slurry(陶瓷浆料),with a small entrance measuring about20centimeters wide.Getting the right temperature and dampness inside the nest was the toughest and most crucial part.The two-layer design and ventilation holes(通风孔)create an air conditioning effect, while the white paint reflects the sun,helping to maintain an interior temperature of less than35 degrees Celsius.The project started to use the nests in late2018.“Within a matter of minutes,penguins were running into them,”says Graham,coordinator of APNP.“That tells you how desperate they are for any opportunity to find a safe place to nest.However,population recovery relies on more than merely giving African penguins a safe place to breed.It’s not simply a case of‘we give them a nest,the species are saved’.There has to be more.”8.What do we know about artificial nests?A.They function better than natural nests.B.They are designed and built scientifically.C.They are unique attractions of South Africa.D.They are equipped with mini air-conditioners.9.What is the goal of APNP?A.To raise money to preserve penguins.B.To promote the sale of artificial nests.C.To help penguins fight against diseases.D.To provide habitable shelters for penguins.10.What does the underlined phrase“petered out”in Paragraph3probably mean?A.turned upB.dried outC.faded awayD.fell apart11.Which of the following statements might Graham agree with?A.Penguins breed more chicks in safer places.B.Various conservation efforts need be combined.C.Artificial nests have achieved the desired effect.D.Artificial nests should be applied to other species.DWhen Spanish meets English,new dialects emerge,giving us real-time insight into language evolution,linguists say.For instance,“Vamos de punches punches punches",Yamilet Munoz texted her friends in Austin,Texas.It means“let's go and party",but it’s not a phrase you'll find in any dictionary.It's a remix of Spanish and English words seasoned with an in-joke about punching the air as you dance.“Our language has always been a very big indicator of our cultural pride,"says Munoz, whose parents migrated from Mexico to San Antonio,Texas,in the1990s.Around66%of the city's population identify as Hispanic or Latino/Latina.For Munoz and her friends there is pride in speaking Spanish,but also in mixing the languages into the hybrid known as Spanglish.The evolution of Spanglish has been documented for decades,with each generation adding its unique twist.Now a growing body of research,as well as the experiences of bilingual(双语的)speakers like Munoz,shows just how deeply English and Spanish are influencing each other in the United States,resulting in hybrid dialects like Spanglish,but also, transforming the underlying languages,For the past decade,Carter and his colleagues have studied language change in Miami,a city where some72%identify as Latino or Hispanic and which is strongly shaped by historical migration from Cuba.Their research documents the emergence of a distinct“Miami English”dialect as a result of that Spanish-language heritage.The Spanish influence has also shown up in ways people may not immediately notice, such as sounds like the“oo”in“boot”being pronounced in a more Spanish-style way in Miami, more like the Spanish“u”vowel,according to separate research by Carter,Lydda Lopez Valdez at the University of Miami and Nandi Sims at Ohio State University.“This is the work of language change,this is the work of dialect formation,this is how it happens.It happens in things that are really noticeable,like the phrase‘get down from the car', but it also happens in really slight ways,"he says.12.Why is an example introduced in Paragraph2?A.To illustrate the language innovation.B.To explain the advantage of Spanish.C.To highlight the mix of Spanish and English.D.To prove the enrichment of English vocabulary.13.What can be inferred from Munoz and her friends?A.Spanish and English are interrelating.B.Mixing two languages is complicated.nguages dominate cultural development.D.Bilingualists tend to observe their own culture.14.What does Carter intend to convey?A.Dialects evolve flexibly and frequently.B.Spanish possesses more sounds than English.C.Phrases are changing more slowly than before.nguage change is progressive and dynamic.15.Which of the following is the best title for the text?A.How Researchers are Studying Languages.B.How Modem English is Changing Globally.C.How a Generation is Reinventing Spanglish.D.How Spanglish is Influencing American Culture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人空白处的最佳选项。

202 1届高三第二次模拟考试制卷人：打自企；成别使；而都那。

审核人：众闪壹；春壹阑；各厅……日期：2022年二月八日。

英语试题参考答案第一局部：听力〔一共15小题，每一小题2分，满分是30分〕1~5BCACB 6~10BAACA 11~15AABCC 16~20CACAC第二局部英语阅读理解〔一共两节，满分是40分〕21—25 DABCD 26—30 BBACD 31—35 BAACD 36-40 AFBGE第三局部英语知识运用〔一共两节，满分是45分〕第一节完形填空〔一共20 小题；每一小题1.5分，满分是30分〕41-45 BABDC 46-50 CDBDB 51-55 BCDAA 56-60 CBADD第二节：〔一共10小题；每一小题1.5分，满分是15分〕61 a/one 62. compared 63. which 64. is determined 65. or 66.particularly 67. increased 68. exposure 69. of 70. also第四局部写作〔一共两节，满分是35分〕第一节短文改错〔一共10小题，每一小题1分，满分是10分〕A few weeks before I noticed a coin on the road. I stepped on it and kept walking.agoAfter a while I started thinking of my deskmate which always stops to pick up loosewho/thatchange. If she sees the coin, she wouldn't ignore∧. I wanted to go back for it, but Isaw itthought it would be embarrassed if someone saw me picking up a coin. That didn't embarrassing Ittake long for me to change my thoughts from that coin on those small opportunitiestothat I had stepped on or passed by. Later that day I told to my deskmate about thecoin. She said, “I would have picked it up.〞 She had taken advantages of seeminglyadvantagesmall opportunities. When adding up, they become something important.added第二节: 书面表达〔满分是25分〕Dear Editor,In order to encourage their children to study hard at school, some parents reward their children with money if he/she gets a good grade. This phenomenon is quite common now and I do not deny its effect. After all, receiving cash as a reward is very encouraging and can ensure the students a sense of achievement. However, this kind of effect can be rather temporary. What’s more, it may cause some unexpected effects which can be negative.As far as I am concerned, there is more than one way to stimulate students to work hard. As I remember, my parents always encourage me with some inspiring stories and describe a brilliant future to me to help me get motivated. Above all, it’s a must for one to cultivate a good habit of studying.Yours,Li Hua附：听力原文Text 1W: Good evening, sir. Is there anything wrong?M: I'm afraid there is. The service here has been terrible. We had to wait forty minutes for the soup and then it was stone cold.Text 2W: It sounds expensive. Why did they charge you so much for repairing the computer?M: Well, it was $25 for labor to start with. A new modem cost another $50.On top of that I needed a new battery, and it cost $17.Text 3M: I got some bad news today. The store where I work is laying off staff. W: Are they going to let you go?Text 4W: So what's new with you, Tom?M: Well, I met a really nice woman. She works with my sister. We've been going out for a couple of months now and, well, things look good.Text 5M: Take a look at this catalogue. Maybe we can find some gifts for Jane's new house.W: OK. But remember, we can't afford a lot.Text 6M: Hello, madam. What can I do for you?W: My feet hurt. I think I need some new shoes.M: What size do you wear?W: ⑥The last time I bought new shoes was about a year ago, and at that time, I was a 7.M: Well, once you get to be in your twenties, your feet stop growing, so you are probably still a 7.But let's measure them just in case.W: OK… So, what does it say?M: Well, it looks like you're an 8.No wonder your feet have been hurting you.⑦You've been wearing shoes that are one size small!Text 7W: Whew! Thanks for stopping. Sometimes it can be impossible to get a cab in the rain.M: No worries. Where to?W: I'm going to Fifth Avenue and East 22nd Street. No rush at all, though. M: ⑨Well, that's good because it looks like we're not going to be able to move more than a few feet per minute!W: Well, that's what happens when it starts to rain during rush hour. I'm one of the lucky ones. Usually, I would have an appointment around this time, ⑧but today I get to go home early!M: That's great, madam.⑧I'll try to get you home as early as possible.Text 8W: You've packed so many clothes, Ben!M: Well, it is a business trip, and the weather will be different everywhere I go.W: I suppose on Sunday you'll travel in your jeans.M: Yes. Then on Monday I'm going to meet the company boss, so I'll need my suit then. I can't wear jeans.W: What is happening on Tuesday?M: I'm visiting a factory in the south, so I've packed these grey trousers. They're light and I won't need a jacket. It'll be 35 degrees.W: Oh! Then you're in the mountains on Wednesday.M: Yes. A jacket won't be warm enough. I've got my coat for that day.W: Are you taking a sweater as well?M: There isn't room in the suitcase. On Thursday I'll be by the sea where we spent our honeymoon, so I'm taking my swim shorts.W: And what about Friday?M: I'm having lunch with some colleagues. I'll wear that blue shirt you bought me. Look! Here it is, under the suit.W: Oh, good.Text 9M: Susan, I could really use your help this weekend.W: What is it, John? Another term paper?M: No, no. This is easy compared to that. My cousin is coming on Thursday. She has an interview at the college and I promised my aunt I'd look after her. We are going to the game on Friday, but on Saturday I'm on duty at the library all day and can't get out of it. Uh, I was wondering if you could show her around during the day and maybe we can all meet for dinner later.W: Sure. I don't have any plans. What kind of things does she like to do? M: Actually I haven't seen her for three years. She lives so far away. But this will be her first time on a college campus; she is still in high school. So she probably enjoys anything on campus.W: Well, there is a music festival in the auditorium(礼堂).That's a possibility. Only I hope it doesn't snow. They are predicting 68 inches for the weekend. Everything will be closed down then.M: Well, how about, for the time being, planning on dropping her off at your place on my way to work, around eleven? But if there is a snowstorm, I'll give you a call and see if we can figure something else out.W: Sounds good. We can touch on Friday night when we have a better idea of theforecast.M: I hope this works out.Text 10W: Now class, I'd like to tell you all about your final examination next week. As you know, the test will cover everything we have learned this year from the start of the term all the way until our last unit. That might sound like a lot of material to study, so I have some tips that I will share with you.First, plan ahead. Do not wait until the night before the test to start reviewing. That will not work and you will be very upset with your results. We have a total of eight units. I suggest studying one unit every night for the next week. We have ten days until the exam so you will have plenty of time if you choose to do it this way.Second, focus on studying only the most important topics we've discussed. Studying is mostly about using your time well. You cannot possibly remember everything so just review the main points.The two days before the exam will be review sessions where we will review together in class. Please prepare any questions you have for those days. Otherwise, I will be available during lunch and after school for one hour every day until the exam. Good luck and keep a positive attitude. Success is whatyou make of it.制卷人：打自企；成别使；而都那。

★启用前注意保密2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟测试(二)英语本试卷共10页，满分120分。

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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。

ACommunity Volunteers ProgramCommunity Volunteers Program is a brand new service opportunity that engages volunteers in weekly service with community-based organizations in neighborhoods surrounding the Boston campus.It offers various volunteer placements that will allow you to connect your skills,passions,and interests with weekly service!826BostonIt is a nonprofit kids writing and publishing organization empowering traditionally under-served students(age 2to13)to find their voices,tell their stories,and gain communication skills to succeed in school and in future life.·Primary Focus:After-school enrichment/tutoring.·Opportunity Type:Remote.Family Gym ProgramFamily Gym's goal is to provide families with young children(age0to10)with a safe,accessible space to engage in fun,and age-appropriate physical activity.·Primary Focus:Nutrition and Meal Assistance,Nutrition and Physical Education.·Opportunity Type:Virtual/Remote.Community ServingsCommunity Servings actively engages the community to provide medically tailored,nutritious,scratch-made meals to critically ill kids(age6to10)and their families.·Primary Focus:Food Security,Nutrition and Meal Assistance.·Opportunity Type:In person.Hernández After School ProgramSchoolquality of specialized services to meet the educational,social,emotional,cultural,and recreational needs of its students(age5to12)in the surrounding communities.·Primary Focus:After-school enrichment/tutoring for multilingual students.·Opportunity Type:Remote.21.What is the main job of volunteers in826Boston?A.To teach students expressive skills.B.To provide kids with physical training.C.To offer teenagers social assistance.D.To help youth with emotional problems.22.Which program may prefer volunteers with medical knowledge?A.826Boston.B.Family Gym Program.munity Servings.D.Hernndez After School Program.23.What do the four programs have in common?A.They advocate healthy diets.B.They focus on education.C.They feature online service.D.They center around children.BHelga Stentzel's Clothesline Animals combine charming images as fine art prints in various sizes.As an artist whose style she calls“household surrealism（超现实主义）”，she works in various media and has a large collection of works.Instead of throwing an old pair of pants or T-shirt away,Helga Stentzel puts her tired garments out to the farm.By hanging them on a simple clothesline she sets up and folding them artfully that look like animals,she takes wonderful pictures.Some are shot in real locations while others are digitally placed in environments in charming form with appealing colors.Siberian-born Stentzel has cooperated with many respectable and well-known brands,one of which is Hogar Verde,a bio-friendly laundry products in Ecuador.For them she has created the adorable clothing illusicons （错觉）for a print ad campaign，which also drew attention to the endangered animals shown within,like dinosaurs,polar bears and so on.Stentzel's practice started from her childhood in Siberia,where she spent hours surveying her grandmother's carpet,woods and random objects for recognizable forms,including a pile of buckets looking like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.In what seems a very simple gesture,Stentzel's works employ household items and turn them into surrealist images that uncover different reading layers.From food to clothes,the artist is inspired by everyday olojects and gives them a second life through her creative and really poetic personal angle.“I stare at things longer than socially acceptable!It can be anything—a chair,a noodle hanging off the fork,a lamp post in the middle of the road.Observation is a form of thinking for me.I really enjoy studying colors, shapes and textures—with no expectation,simply admiring their unique beauty.Very often there's nothing more to it,but sometimes BOOM!—a creative idea hits my brain,and it makes a link between sliced bread and wrinkled skin of a French bulldog.It's very unpredictable,”Stentzel said.24.How did Stentzel create an artwork according to paragrapl2?A.By designing clothes on software.B.By painting animals in various colors.C.D.By hanging clothes folded in animal shapes.25.What is Stentzel's source of inspiration?A.Daily items.B.Tourist attractions.C.Random surveys.D.Childhood adventures.26.Which of the following can best describe Stentzel's fine art prints?plex and digital.B.Meaningful and creative.C.Poetic but commercial.D.Ordinary but bio-friendly.27.What can we learn from Stentzel's story?A.Art can give people a second life.B.Artworks are from life yet above life.C.Creation is from intentional observation.D.Cooperation results in adorable artworks.CCould the next Ernest Hemingway or Jane Austen be a well-engineered Al software program?It's a question becoming increasingly pressing as machine language-learning software continues to evolve.Much of this is just nerves.Today's Al creative writing programs are not yet at a stage of development where they pose a serious threat to Colleen Hoover or Charles Dickens.But while attention continues to for us on the possibility of a blanket takeover of human literature by Al,far less consideration has been given to the prospect of Al co-working with humans.Earlier this month,American sci-fi writer Ken Liu,who had been awarded Hugo and Nebula to his name, joined12other professional authors for a writing workshop on Google's Word craft.This Al tool,a language generating model,is not yet publicly available but is advertised as an AI-powerel writing assistant that can,when given the right instruction from the writer,provide helpful descriptions,create lists of objects or emotional states,and even brainstorm ideas.The writers at the workshop,however,emerged with mixed reports.“Word craft is too sensible.Wow!”Robin Sloan wrote.“But‘sensible’is another word for predictable,overused and boring.My intention here is to produce something unexpected.”I'm unconvinced that writers awarded the Nobel Prize have much to fear from Al.Their work,and that of countless other rnove lists,short story writers,dramatists and poets,is too particular,too beautifully unique.Even if a model learned what they had done in the past,it would not be able to predict where their creativity might take them in the future.But for authors who write following a pattern,Al might step in,first as assistants before some day to authorship.Production-line novels are nothing new.In the1970s,Barbara Cartland,who wrote more than723books in her lifetime,many of which are romance bestsellers,would read her novels for her secretary to type up at the remarkable rate of roughly seven chapters a week.But already machine has replaced the secretary's role.Perhaps creative writing software isn't that far from replacing the Mrs.Cartlands of today.28.Which aspect of Al calls for more attention?A.Its damage to our nerves.B.Its progress in literary studies.C.D.Its influence on human literature.29.What can we learn about Word craft from the text?A.It generates novels automatically.B.It outperforms professional writers.C.Its works receive praises from the public.D.Its works bear similarity to existing ones.30.What can writers do to avoid the threat from Al?A.Increase writing speed.e diverse resources.C.Produce creative works.D.Follow the latest patterns.31.Which of the following is the best title for the text?A.Will AI Replace Human Writers?B.AI Warns Mrs.Cartlands of TodayC.Is Writing Running into a New Era?D.Word craft Lies at the Center of DebateDTwo separate research groups in the U.K.and Denmark have come up with the same idea for a study that could help save endangered species,and have gotten the same results.It involves sucking environmental DNA from the air that animals leave behind.“We use a really small pump that pulls the air through,and we hope the DNA gets caught on the filter（过滤器），"said Elizabeth Clare，the lead researcher.“It's a bit like making coffee.You make coffee by sucking waterthrough a filter and leaving the coffee grounds behind.That's basically what we're doing;we're just sucking the air through and hoping that the DNA gets lost behind."Clare says the concept has been used for years in different ways.Scientists sample pathogens（病原体）from the air，which has been used to help track COVID-19.Environmental DNA can also be collect d from water to help ease invasive species.A big goal for both research teams with the new study is to be able to locate endangered species and help save them.It is important to note that this type of DNA sampling can only be picked up if a species is in the area, so if there were two of the same animal,scientists would not be able to tell which one the DNA came from.Both research groups also reported certain DNA samples not showing up when they knew an animal had been in the area.They also can't tell yet how long an animal's DNA will stick around after it's been in one area. Clare says she'd like to plan more researches to get these answers.But one thing is for sure after conducting the study.Clare says she has a whole new perspective on taking a deep breath.“Asyou know,I'm walking through a jungle or the park or taking my dog for a walk or my kids out to play,and I take a deep breath;I think I just inhaled information about all the things that have been here before, and as a scientist,that's exciting to think that the information that I'm trying to gather is literally hanging in front of me,"she said.A.To show the function of a filter.B.To illustrate how the idea works.C.To compare two different methods.D.To prove how simply DNA-sucking works.33.What does the underlined phrase"the concept"in paragraph3refer to?A.Detecting danger in the air.B.Protecting endangered animals.C.Sucking DNA out of the air.D.Collecting environmental samples.34.What do we know about the new method of DNA sampling?A.It distinguishes different DNAs.B.It collects certain DNA within range.C.It locates endangered species exactly.D.It predicts the duration of animals'stay.35.What can we infer from Clare's words in the last paragraph?A.She breathes the air of hope for future studies.B.She agrees with the benefits of deep breathing.C.She adopts brand-new methods of purifying the air.D.She finds inner peace by doing simple things in life.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。

2024届上海市建平实验中学高三下学期第二次调研考试英语试题试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whitney Houston’s sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem ________ we should deal with it appropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where2．By the time he realizes the mistake he ________，it will be too late for him to do anything about it.A．has made B．made C．makes D．will make3．---Can those___________ at the back of the classroom hear me?---No problem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat4．—Could you give me a reminder at 9 tomorrow morning?—I'm sorry,but I a meeting then.A．attend B．will attend C．will be attending D．am attending5．I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasn’t able to ______.A．get away B．drop in C．check out D．hold on6．If you want to see a doctor，you fix a date with him ahead of time.That is a common ________ in the USA．A．view B．exerciseC．practice D．reality7．—How did you like John’s exhibition of paintings last weekend?—To tell you the truth, his paintings didn’t ________ me much.A. refer to B．appeal to C．belong to D．occur to8．---When shall we start the reconstruction of the historic building?--- Not until our program ______ by the authority.A. will approveB. will be approvedC. has approvedD. has been approved9．Mr. Zhang gave all textbooks to all the pupils, except ____________ who had already taken them.A．these B．onesC．those D．the others10．______ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to see films so often.A．If it is not B．Had it not beenC．Were it not D．If they were not11．The Lushan Mountain, occupying an area of 302 square kilometers, possesses rich cultural and geological __________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations12．It’s impossible for all the people to get jobs because ______of them is not fit for them.A．every one B．allC．not all D．none13．—What’s the recent progress in Xiong’an New Area, first announced two years ago?—It _____ increasing attention from foreign companies given its huge development potential.A．has been attracting B．had attracted C．would be attracting D．was attracting14．China’s Chang’e 4 robotic probe entered lunar orbit on Wednesday, ________ a major step in its mission to make a soft landing on the moon’s far side.A．marking B．to markC．having marked D．marked15．Backward somewhat technologically ________ we are for the moment, we have confidence in our ability to catch up in time.A．although B．if C．as D．once16．The recently released film Kong：Skull Island successfully ________ the audience to the adventure with Dolby 3-D technology.A．transports B．adjustsC．transforms D．relates17．Mary felt from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldn’t receive any e-mail. A．cut down B．cut in C．cut off D．cut out18．—you play the piano at this time of the day ? I need a good rest for tomorrow’s test.— Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May19．I quickly lowered myself, ducking my head to avoid looking directly into his eyes so that he wouldn't feel ________. A．challenged B．challengingC．to be challenged D．having challenged20．It was not until she got home____Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。