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1、阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AI-drive 360Looking for things to do in Orlando after youve visited Disney World?Families should head for I-drive 360:an 18-acre entertainment complex centredaround a 400-foot tall observation wheelthe Coca-Cola Orlando Eye that offersbreathtaking views of Centra

2、l Florida.There two on-site museums make I-Drive 360stand out.Skeletons:Museum of Osteology features 500 complete animal skeletons(骨骼)that provide remarkable look into the world of wildlife.Sea Life Orlandois an interactive underwater adventure allowing you to observe sea species upclose from inside

3、 a thrilling 360-degree ocean tunnel.Lake Eola ParkLocated in the heart of downtown Orlando,Lake Eola Park is continuously ratedone of the best things to do in Orlando by both visitor and locals alike.Whetheryou want a leisurely walk or a heart-pumping jog,you can taste the peacefulscenery along the

4、 1.5-kilometre pathway that lines the lake.Feeling romantic?Wonder WorksWonder Works was actually built to look as though it was dropped upside downon an otherwise ordinary Orlando city block!No,your eyes arent playing trickson youhere everything is upside down!Kids of all find the 100-plus hands-on

5、exhibits inside the striking structure just as mind-blowing,from the naturaldisasters-themed displays to a 36-foot-high indoor ropes course.College Park NeighborhoodVoted“Orlandos Best Neighborhood,”its here youll find the DubsdreadGolf Course(the only public golf course in the city),and some of the

6、 best foodOrlando has to offer.In the fall,College Park plays host to a popular JazzFestival,with as many as 10 bands playing on three stages dotted throughout theneighborhood.1.What makes I-drive 360 most famous?A.Its two on-site museums.B.Its size and ideal location.C.The Coca-Cola Orlando Eye.D.T

7、he 360-degree ocean tunnel.2.If you have a mood for a walk,where would you go?A.I-Drive 360.B.Wonder Works.C.Lake Eola Park.D.College Park Neighborhood.3.What can we know about Wonder Works?A.It has earned a lot of money.B.Many workers are working there.C.No adult will be admitted into it.D.It is ed

8、ucational and entertaining.4.What do the four attractions have in common?A.They are all for children.B.They are closely located.C.They all are seaside ones.D.They are all Orlando-based.B(2019江西师大附中月考)Imagine that youre the creator and show runner ofthe newest comedy show on television.Only it isnt s

9、o popular yet,and your livestudio audience dont give you the big laughs the show deserves.Do you film theshow all over again,hoping that this time the audience will laugh?Or is thereanother option for making a joke sound funnier than it was received?Sweeten(使悦耳)the sound by adding a laugh track!“Swe

10、etening”or theaddition of sound effects such as laughs,screams,and other audience-producednoises to the audio track of a TV show,has been used since the 1940s to producethe appearance,or rather the sound,of an engaged and entertained response to ashows comedy.Laugh tracks came into existence as not

11、only a solution,andsometimes replacement,for an unengaged live audience but also as a way to engagean at-home audience into a more-traditional,public and theaterlike experience.Adding a laugh track to a television show makes the viewers at home feel much lesslike theyre sitting on a couch staring at

12、 the television screen and much morelike theyre in a room full of laughing happy people.Though the art of“sweetening”has risen and fallen in popularity over thepast 60 years,credit for its creation and continued use is owed to laugh-trackpioneer and sound engineer Charles Douglass.Douglass was the f

13、irst to develop,in1953,a machine for producing“canned laughter”,accessible at the push of abutton or pull of a lever(操纵杆).Despite being artificial,sensibly editedlaugh tracks are found by television studios to bring about a positive audienceresponse,as their use is usually accompanied by higher rati

14、ngs and increasedaudience memory.Though some television audience may disagree with the value ofthe laugh track,the cheerful and repetitive sound holds a permanent place in thehistory and future of television comedy.5.The author uses the first paragraph to.A.arouse readers interest in comediesB.seek

15、solutions for the problemC.point out a way of making comediesD.introduce the topic“sweetening”6.What effect does a laugh track produce?A.The creation of a show.B.Funnier sound in a show.C.More engaged live audience.D.Communication among TV viewers.7.Whats the authors attitude towards the use of the

16、laugh track?A.Doubtful.B.Neutral.C.Positive.D.Uncertain.8.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.The reason for using laugh tracks.B.The history of laugh tracks.C.The development of TV comedies.D.The way to improve television shows.C(来源:华盛顿邮报)(2020东北三校联考)If you live in Washington,DC,or Redwood,Ca

17、lif,you mayhave glimpsed a small,boxy robot rolling along a local sidewalk,minding its ownbusiness,but attracting the attention of many a curious onlooker.The robots,which look like electric rice cookers with wheels,were part of apilot program last year by Starship Technologies focused on delivering

18、 meals fromlocal restaurants in dozens of cities around the world.This week,the company revealed plans to broaden its delivery service beyondfood to include packages,a move that made it“the worlds first robot packagedelivery service”.The package delivery service is only available in some citiesin th

19、e US.The wheeled robots have a top speed of 4 mph and and can detect barriers fromas far as 30 feet away.“The robot can operate through just about anything,”says Nick Handrick,head of operations for Star ships DC office.“If there issomething in the way,its able to climb it.”By giving customers contr

20、ol of whendeliveries occur,Starship Technologies is promoting its service as a way tocombat package theft.To sign up for the service,which costs a little more than$10 per month,customers need to download the companys app.Customers then create a“StarshipDelivery Address”,a unique address inside a Sta

21、rship facility,instead of a homeaddress,where they can have packages sent from places such as A.Once a package is delivered to the Starship address,customers receive a textnotice that allows them to schedule a home delivery via robot.The robots areopened by customers with a mobile phone code(代码).9.W

22、hat do we know about Starship Technologies?A.Its delivery service is the best of all in the world.B.Its robots have taken on package delivery for long.C.Packages are delivered by its robots all round America.D.It is the first to provide robot package delivery service.10.What does the underlined word

23、“combat”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Delay.B.Prevent.C.ReportD.Discover.11.What can we learn about robot package delivery service?A.Customers have to pay a little more than$10 each time.B.Starship Delivery Address is the customers home address.C.Customers cant open the robots without a mobile phon

24、e code.D.Robots themselves have control over when to deliver packages.12.What may be the best title for the passage?A.Humans Are Replaced by RobotsB.Everything Can Be Done by RobotsC.Robot Delivery Service Is Taking OffD.Packages Can Be Delivered by RobotsD(2019江西红色七校月考)Although wed like to believe

25、gender(性别)equalityin the workplace has come,theres still a yawning gap between male and femaleleaders in the professional world.A recent statistic shows that women nowadayshold just 5.8 percent of CEOs positions at Global Top 500 companies,accordingto Catalyst.While its not a huge shock that women a

26、re somewhat underrepresented inleadership positions,what is surprising is the fact that females may actually bebetter suited to lead in almost every area,at least according to new findingsfrom the BI Norwegian Business School.In their research,Professor Oyvind L.Martinsen and Professor Lars Glassurv

27、eyed 2,900 managers with a special focus on personality types.The resultswere clear:Women scored higher than men in four of the five major leadership-centric categories.While some people believe that men inherently make better leadersprobablybecause they picture a leader with a commanding voice,whic

28、h is more typical ofmen than womenthis piece of research suggests that women are better atmethodical management and goal-setting,openness,sociability and supportiveness,as well as the ability to communicate clearly.There was one area in which men scored higher than women,and that was onemotional sta

29、bility and ability to face job-related pressure and stress.Theresults suggest that women are more sensitive to the effects of high-pressure orhighly emotional situations.Obviously,its important to consider individual differences.Anyone,regardless of gender,may be an inspiring leader and a competent

30、boss.So nexttime youre hiring for a management position,you should have a good look at theresumes(简历)from female candidates.13.What makes us shocked much at leadership positions?A.Women are worse than men.B.Men take almost all high positions.C.There is a huge gap between genders.D.Women might behave

31、 better in nearly every field.14.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word“inherently”inParagraph 4?A.Properly.B.Potentially.C.Naturally.D.Normally.15.Which of the following may be the best title of this passage?A.How We Can Figure Out the BossB.Why Women Are Better than MenC.Why W

32、omen Make the Best BossesD.How We Can Tell Gender Difference第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2019宁夏银川一中月考)Playing a musical instrument throughout your lifeprotects your hearing,a Canadian study suggests.The study,which was publishedinPsychology and Aging,carried o

33、ut hearing tests on 74 adult musicians and 89non-musicians.16Action on Hearing Loss said all peopleincluding musiciansshould try toprevent hearing damage.17By sixty,10%30%of people have moderate hearingloss.By eighty,that goes up to as many as 60%.Problems are particularly seen inthe central auditor

34、y(听觉的)processing system,which is associated withunderstanding speech,especially when there is background noise.Then a research,by a team at the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto,lookedat adults from the age of 18 to 91 to see how people were affected as they aged.They chose both musicians and non

35、-musicians and divided them into different groupsbased on the age.Again musicians were significantly better at picking out speechagainst noise in all the age ranges.18Benjamin Zendel,who was part of the research team,said,“We foundthat being a musician might contribute to better hearing in old age,p

36、robably dueto musicians using their hearing systems at a high level on a regular basis.Thisadvantage widened considerably for musicians as they got older when compared tosimilar-aged non-musicians.”This study suggests that musicians might be more able to deal with theconsequences of hearing loss.19A

37、s Dr Ralph Holme said,all peopleincludingmusiciansshould try to prevent hearing damage in the first place.Itsnecessary for everyone who plays a musical instrument or listens to loud music towear ear protection.20A.Hearing normally declines as people age.B.Previous studies explained the reasons for h

38、earing loss.C.That can effectively reduce the risk of damaging their hearing permanently.D.Still,it is far better to minimize damage by using appropriate earprotection.E.They believed musicians are also likely to experience age-related hearingproblems.F.The researchers concluded that lifelong musici

39、anship delays age-relatedchanges in hearing.G.It found a 70-year-old musicians hearing was as good as that of a 50-year-old non-musician.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分 45 分)第一节(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One evening I was going back from a supermarket.As I21my car,I

40、 noticedthat a person stood beside me.He was the one that could be22as a bum(流浪汉).It seemed that he was homeless.I23that he would ask me for money,buthe did not do that.He only said,“Your car is very nice.”After several moments of24,I replied,“Thanks.”And then the innervoice25to me,“Ask him if he ne

41、eds help.”After a short26I asked himthat.His response was27.I would never forget those simple three words“Dont we all?”It was a new28to me.I needed help,just as those29.I had money anda house to live in,but I30needed help.Then I opened my wallet and offeredhim enough money to get some shelter for a

42、day.31I understood that no matter how much money,32,luxury things wehave,we all need help.And on the other hand,no matter how poor we are,how many33problems we have,we still might be giving.34its just a nice word,itcan be35to other people.Maybe that man was just a homeless stranger,but to me he was3

43、6that.Maybe he was a man sent to37me that there is one thing,among all38,which is very important and cannot be39for every person.Actually,it is atrue40and its called“Giving”.21.A.openedB.lockedC.approachedD.parked22.A.turned downB.referred toC.left behindD.kept off23.A.thoughtB.understoodC.admittedD

44、.recognized24.A.contactB.absenceC.conversationD.silence25.A.respondedB.reactedC.appealedD.whispered26.A.hesitationB.distanceC.driveD.break27.A.casualB.cautiousC.astonishingD.ambiguous28.A.defeatB.explorationC.discoveryD.challenge29.A.in realityB.in troubleC.in forceD.in action30.A.stillB.evenC.onlyD

45、.already31.A.PreviouslyB.ObviouslyC.GenerallyD.Suddenly32.A.achievements B.talentsC.potentialD.budgets33.A.medicalB.materialC.physicalD.theoretical34.A.If onlyB.Now thatC.Even thoughD.In case35.A.pricelessB.harmlessC.blamelessD.useless36.A.other thanB.more thanC.rather thanD.less than37.A.warnB.prom

46、iseC.remindD.assure38.A.effortsB.memoriesC.factorsD.values39.A.replacedB.assignedC.contradictedD.betrayed40.A.inspirationB.giftC.faithD.guidance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。Its never easy for 41.Asia athlete to shine in track and field events.But Su Bingtian 28,42.

47、(know)as the“Chinese flying man”,became thefirst male Chinese sprinter to win a 43.(globe)medal in an individualevent.44.March 3,2018,he took the silver in the mens 60m final atthe World Indoor Championships in the UK.In the final,Su Bingtian ran hispersonal best of 6.42 seconds,45.(break)the Asian

48、record of 6.43,whichhe also set last month in Germany.The last time a Chinese athlete achieved a milestone was in 2004,46.Liu Xiang won a gold medal in Athens in the 110m hurdles.Inevitably,Su 47.(compare)to Liu.“Liu Xiang is my idol and also my friend,”Su told Xinhua NewsAgency.As a matter of fact,

49、Su had expected 48.(win)a bronze during thefinal.“There is no difference between silver 49.bronze.Even a bronzecould prove that Chinese sprinters have made breakthroughs in major world 50.(compete),”he said.On 14 February,2019,Su started the year out strong with a 60m victory at the2019 AIT Internat

50、ional Grand Prix,clocking a stadium-record time of 6.52 seconds.第四部分写作(共两节,满分 35 分)第一节短文改错(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10 处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每个错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改 10 处,多者(