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高一英语期中考试I.ListeningComprehension(30’)SectionA(10’)Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Att

heendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespo

kenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswer

tothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Adress-upparty.B.Thetailor’s.C.Thetheatre.D.Ashoppingmall.2.A.Waiter.B.Cardealer.C.Mec

hanic.D.Driver.3.A.15.B.30.C.50.D.45.4.A.Heenjoyedthefoodthere.B.Theplacewasbeautiful.C.Hewatchedfireworks.D.Hemetanoldfriend.5.

A.Thetimeisnotconvenient.B.Herhouseisnotbigenough.C.Afewpeoplewon’tshowup.D.Therewon’tbeenoughfood.6.A.Itisgoingtoclearupt

omorrow.B.Shewon’tgotothebeachifitrains.C.Shewouldlikethemantogotothebeach.D.Itwaspouringwhenshewasatthebeach.7.A.Howtohandlepressure.B.Howto

keepfit.C.Whattotakeupasahobby.D.Whattoplaywith.8.A.Thefilmcosttoomuchdespiteitshighquality.B.Themandidn’tli

kethefilmbutthewomandid.C.Themanmissedthefilmbecauseofthewoman.D.Themansawthefilmuponthesuggestionofthewoman.9.A.Hesetfiretotheskyscraper.B.Hew

astryingtocleartheroad.C.Hefoundoutwhatwasgoingon.D.Heparkedhiscarbesidetheskyscraper.10.A.Thewomanwouldsewthembackon.B

.Thewomanwouldquarrelwiththeman.C.Themanwouldnottaketheresponsibility.D.Themangavethewomanagoodsuggestion.SectionB(20’)Directions

:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesan

dtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Itsconstruct

ionstartedbeforeWorldWarI.B.Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.CItisefficientlyusedfortransport.D.Itisoneofthebestintheworld.12.

A.Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.B.Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.C.Toenablepeopletotravel

atahigherspeed.D.Tospeedupthetransportationofgoods.13A.Inthe1970s.B.Inthe1960s.C.Inthe1950s.D.Inthe1940s.Q

uestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Theearthtravelsatthesamespeedasthemoon.B.Themooncameintobeinglongbeforetheearth.C.Theeart

hdidnothaveenoughgravitationalpull.D.Themoonwasformedinotherpartsofthesolarsystem.15.A.Themoonhaslittl

eiron.B.Themoonhasmorevapors.C.Themoon’smaterialscomefromtheearth’score.D.Themoonhasmuchironfromtheearth’ssu

rface.16.A.Theprocessofthemoon’sevolution.B.Theoriesabouttheoriginofthemoon...C.Thepowerofthegravitationalforce.D.Thecorrectnessofthebigsp

lashtheory.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Itpublishesmagazines.B.Itisengagedinproductdesign.C.Itsponsorstr

adefairs.D.Itrunssalespromotionbusiness.18.A.Theadspecificationshadnotbeengivenindetail.B.Thewoman’scompanymadechangesatshortnotice.C.Thewo

man’scompanyfailedtomakepaymentsintime.D.Organizingthepromotionalcampaignwastime-consuming.19.A.Arerunofthecampaign

athalfthepricenextyear.B.A50percentcutofthefeeforthisyear.C.Afour-weekextensionofthecampaign.D.A20percentdiscount

fornextyear’sfee.20.A.Calmdownandmakepeace.B.Improvetheirpromotionplans.C.Reflectontheirrespectivemistakes.D.Suspendnegotiatingforthe

timebeing.II.GrammarandVocabulary(32’)SectionA(12’)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentan

dgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthat

bestfitseachblank.IPhoneuserscannolongerdownloadapopularepidemic-themedsmartphonegameinChinaasthecountryisfightingth

edeadlyCOVID-19coronavirus.Theremovalofthegame“Plague”intheChinesemarketiscertaintoreigniteadebateover____1____AppleshouldremoveappsfromitsAppStore

ontherequestofgovernmentsaroundtheworld.TheAppStoreistheonlywayformostuserstoinstallsoftwareoniPhones,andithasbecomeamagnetforcrit

icismbecauseAppleenablescountriestoremoveappstheydon’tlike,effectivelycensoringfreeexpression.Plague’

screatorssaidinstatementsthatitwasthemostpopularpaidgameinChinaformanyyearsandthatit____2____(notmean)tosensationalizediseaseoutbreaks.Plague

isoneofthemostpopulariPhonegames,andhasbeenconsistentlyinthetopofApple’sAppStorecharts____3____itslaunchin2012.It’sasimulationinwhichusersplayasanin

fectiousdisease____4____goalistowipeouttheworld’spopulation.OnThursday,itwasthetoppaidgameintheUnitedStates.IthasalsoriseninChina,

accordingtoestimatesfromSensorTower,____5____appanalyticsfirm.Ithadbeendownloaded2.2milliontimesinChina,withabout9%ofthosedownloadssin

cethestartofJanuary.ItwastheNo.3paidappinChinabefore____6____(remove),SensorTowersaid.Itwasthebest-sellingappinChina

atonepointinJanuary,accordingtotheBBC.GamesareparticularlycloselyregulatedinChina.InPlague’scase,theremovalcomesshortly____7__

__Applesetadeadlineforappdeveloperstocomplywitha2016regulationaboutpaidmobilegamesinthecountry.Theregulationrequiresthatgamemakerswhowant

tochargeforin-apppurchases____8____(get)alicenseorapprovalnumberfromtheGeneralAdministrationofPressandPublicationofChina.Thatapprovalnumberha

stobeprovidedtoApplebyJune30,CNBCreported,____9____(cite)amessagetodevelopers.Chinaistheworld’slargestmobilegamesmarket.Thegovernmenth

assignaledforyearsthatitistryingtogain_____10_____(strong)controloverconcerns_____11_____eyeproblems,playingtimeand“lootboxes”orin-apppurchase

swithanelementofrandomness.InChina,videogames_____12_____beapprovedbyregulatorsinordertobereleasedandmonetized.In2018,theChinesegover

nmentfrozegameapprovals,andtheyslowlystartedtorampupthrough2019,whichAppleCEOTimCookmentionedonaconferencecallwith

analystsinOctober.SectionB(20’)(A)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneedforeachpassage.A.entryB.concernsC.exposeD.deadlyE.calledF.underestimatedG.innovationsH.cautiousI.scheduledJ.gen

erationK.prospectsMobileWorldCongress,oneofthetechnologyindustry’sbiggestannualevents,hasbeen____13____off

becauseofthecoronavirusoutbreak.Theannouncementcomesaftermorethanadozenmajortechcompaniessaidtheywouldnotattendtheeventasthe____14____outbreakco

ntinuestospread.MWChadbeen____15____totakeplaceinBarcelonafromFebruary24-27.Ittypicallydrawsmorethan100,000attendeesan

dover2,400companies,includingthesector’sbiggestplayerswhouseittolaunchnewproductsandshowcasetheirlatest____16____

.Theevent’scancellationisa“hugedisappointment,”BenWood,chiefofresearchatCCSInsight,saidinastatement.“It’sthehighligh

tofthemobileindustrycalendar,”Woodsaid.“Theimpactonsmallcompanieswhohaveinvestedadisproportionateamountoftheirbudgetsandtimeonthiseventsh

ouldnotbe____17____.MWCisananchoreventformanyandnowtheyfacethechallengeofhavingtofigureoutwhatthebestwaytosalvage(抢救)somethingfromthisdifficultsituat

ion.”GSMAhadinitiallyplannedtogoforwardwiththeeventdespitethecoronavirusscare.ItsaidinaFebruary9statementthatitwoul

dconducthealthchecksanddoadditionalcleaningaroundthevenue,andwouldnotallow____18____toanyattendeeswhohadbeentoChinainthe

previoustwoweeks.About5,000to6,000peopletypicallyattendtheeventfromChina,accordingtoGSMA.ButbyWednesdayaslewofma

jortechplayershadannouncedtheywouldnotattendtheevent,includingAmazon(AMZN),Ericsson(ERIC),Facebook(FB),Sony(SNE)

,Intel(INTC),Cisco(CSCO)andLG(LPL),amongothers.“Duetotheoutbreakandcontinued____19____aboutnovelcoronavirus

,AmazonwillwithdrawfromexhibitingandparticipatinginMobileWorldCongress2020,”AmazonsaidinastatementMonday.Amazon

’scloudcomputingarm,AmazonWebServices,wasduetohostadozensessionscoveringtopicssuchas5Gconnectivityandartificialintelligen

ce.Thelatestcompanytowithdrawfromtheworld’sbiggestmobileeventwasNokia(NOK),whichonWednesdaysaidithadmadethe“____20_

___decision”tocancelitsparticipationratherthanpotentially____21____itsemployeestothecoronavirus.Thesummitwouldhavehadadifficulttimegoing

forwardwithoutsomeofitsheadlineparticipants.ThelossofNokiaandEricsson,thetwoEuropeansuppliersof5Gequipment,w

asparticularlydamagingforaconferencefocusedonthedevelopmentanduseofthenext_____22_____mobilenetworks.(B)Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperword

chosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.Isitpossibletomakepaperwithouttrees?Australianbusiness

menKevinGarciaandJonTsespentayearresearchingapossible___23___thatcouldserveasapossiblerawmaterialformakingpaper.ThenGarciareadaboutaTaiwa

nesecompanymakingcommercialpaperoutofstoneanda(n)___24___struck.Ayearlater,inJuly2017,theylaunchedKarstSto

nePaper.Thecompanyproducespaperwithoutusingwoodorwater.Theirsourceisstonewaste___25___fromconstructionsitesandot

herindustrialwastedumps."Ifyoulookatthewholeprocessofhowpaperistraditionallymade,it___26___choppingtrees,addingchemical

s,usinglotsofwaterandthen___27___,dryingandflatteningitintosheetsofpaper,"saidGarcia."It,contributestohighcarbonemis

sionanddeforestation."In2019,GarciaestimatesKarst'spaperproductionhashelpedsave540largelimbertrees(成材木)frombeingdefore

sted,83,100liters(21,953gallons)ofwaterfrombeingusedand25,500kilograms(56,218pounds)ofcarbondioxidefrombeing___28___."Wecollectdisposedlimestone

(石灰石)fromwhereverwecanfindit,washit,andgrinditintofinepowder,"hesaid.ThepowderismixedwithaHDPEresin(高密度聚乙烯树脂),which___29_

__overtimefromsunlight,leavingonlycalciumcarbonate(碳酸钙)behind.Thepapercanbeasthinasnotebookpaperorasthickasacardboardpape

randiswaterproof,___30___anddifficulttotear.Thenotebookscost$10to$25.Karst'sproductsaremainlysoldthroughthecompany'swebsite,butarealsostockedin1

00stores,___31___throughoutAustralia,theUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom."Over70%ofthecustomersareUS-based,"hesaid.Theyhopetohaveth

enotebooksin1,000storesbytheendoftheyear.Garciasaidtheyarenowthinkingabout_____32_____investorsforthefirsttimeino

rdertoscaleuptheiroperations.Theydeclinedtorevealhowmuchthecompanymakesortheirannualrevenue.III.ReadingComprehension(68’)SectionA(30’)D

irections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasetha

tbestfitsthecontext.(A)ArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschild

ren.Althoughrathershocking,itshouldnot_____33_____anyonewhohasseenthedoggyparlors(客厅)wherelovedpetsrest.AreAm

ericansuniqueintreatingtheirlittlefriendsinthisway?No,theEnglish,too,are_____34_____totheirpets.Thiscanclear

lybeseenwhenwelookatpetfoods,whichoftencontainmorevitaminsthanhumanfoodor,atleast,are_____35_____lessnutritious.Theyc

ertainlycostmuch.LastyeartheBritishpublicspenttwohundredmillionpoundsonpetfoodalone,_____36_____veterinary(兽医的)billsoranimalfurniture.Itisdif

ficultnottofeel_____37_____withthiswhenoneconsiderswhatthesameamountcoulddoforvictimsofstarvationandpover

ty,soitis_____38_____formetogethotunderthecollarwhenIreadanoldmanleftallhismoneytohisdoghome.ThereareavarietyofreasonswhyIfindthepo

pularityofBritishpets_____39_____.Theycausephysicalproblems.AnexampleofthisisNewYorkwheretheyhavegreatdifficultygettingridofthemessthatdogsl

eaveonthestreets.Manypeoplefindthisfunny,butinanumberoflargecitiesitisamajorproblem.Animalscancausedisease,too.Itisthe

threatofrabies---adiseasewithnoknowncure---thathasmadetheEnglishgovernmentimposestrict_____40_____onanimalscomingintotheU

nitedKingdom.WhentheSpanishgovernmentrecently_____41_____anumberofhomelessdogsasprotectionagainstthesamethreat,Englishtouristimme

diatelywroteletterstothenewspapers_____42_____aboutmassmurder.Anotherproblemisthe_____43_____ofpetowners.Mostlittlechildrenwantadogoracat,andth

eycontinuallypestertheirmothersandfathersuntiltheygetone.Itisonlywhenthesweetlittlethinghasbeenbrough

thomethattheparentsrealizehowmuchtimeandmoneymustbespenton"Rover"or"Bonzo".Thentheyjust_____44_____it.Thisbringsmetomylastpoint.Pets,whichrunfree,

areoftennot_____45_____atall.Englishfarmerslosehundredsofsheepayear,killedbysomeone'spetandyoumusthavereadofchildrenbeinghurtbysomepetsoftheirow

n._____46_____,Iwouldonlysuggestthatwehavegotour_____47_____wrongandthatsomethingshouldbedoneaboutit.33.A.alertB.

surpriseC.disappointD.interest34.A.hostileB.politeC.subjectD.available35.A.seldomB.farC.frequentlyD.totally36.A.inspiteofB.regardlessof

C.nottomentionD.ratherthan37.A.delightedB.patientC.concernedD.unsatisfied38.A.usualB.naturalC.ridiculousD

.essential39.A.inevitableB.understandableC.unacceptableD.common40.A.ordersB.punishmentsC.treatmentsD.restrictio

ns41.A.curedB.destroyedC.enclosedD.drove42.A.inquiringB.caringC.worryingD.complaining43.A.thoughtlessnessB.hesita

tionC.expectationD.kindness44.A.isolateB.scoldC.desertD.bind45.A.funnyB.sweetC.preciousD.loving46.A.NeverthelessB.MoreoverC.Therefor

eD.Meanwhile47.A.mindB.behaviorC.loveD.priority(B)Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechn

ologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisn'taneither/orproposition(命题),althoughthecurrent____48____preparingyoungAmericansforSTE

M(science,technology,engineering,math)-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportance

of____49____training,butalsomaintainsthatthestudyofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentso

fAmerica's____50____systematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative

leaders,and____51____thespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.Parentsandst

udentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducation____52____aboutgraduates'jobprospectsastechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransfor

mprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesandcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it’s____53____tolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practi

cal”wayout.Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyoua/an____54____seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydiscipli

nesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentandsuccess____55____.Indeed,accordin

gtosurveys,employershaveexpressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceiveda____56____educationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcriti

cally,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily._____57_____,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfi

rstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere'slittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalled

upontoplaymanydifferentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenvironmentwillbethosewhoseeducationshavepreparedth

emtobe_____58_____.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight--_____59_____fromscience,arts,andtechnology--tos

olvetheproblemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatpresentthemselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.InMay1780,JohnAdam

swrotetohiswifeAbigailexpressinghishopesfortheprogressoftheAmericanexperiment.“ImuststudyPoliticsandWarsothatmysons

mayhave_____60_____tostudyMathematicsandPhilosophy.MySonsoughttostudyMathematicsandPhilosophy,Geography,Architecture,Commerce

andAgriculture,inordertogivetheirChildrenarighttostudyPainting,PoetryandMusic.”WhatAdamswasreallyexpressingwasthatacountrymusthaveasufficientlevelof_

____61_____,stabilityandsecuritybeforelargenumbersofitscitizenscanengageinpursuits_____62_____thanthebasicstruggleforsurvival.Despiteourecono

micdifficulties,theU.S.isawealthynation.Wehavethecapacitytocreateandmaintainaneducationalsystemthattrainsstudentsinscience,math,history,artandothe

rdisciplines,attheveryhighestlevel.48.A.drainonB.objectiontoC.advantageoverD.emphasison49.A.extensiveB.intensiveC.l

iterateD.technical50.A.educationB.workforceC.economicD.political51.A.competewithB.benefitfromC.equaltoD.delightin52.A.thinkB.ta

lkC.worryD.inquire53.A.naturalB.ridiculousC.amazingD.disturbing54.A.skillB.jobC.titleD.advantage55A.inthelongrunB.intherightpositionC.inpracticalterm

sD.ingreatneed56.A.hard-wonB.broadly-basedC.science-orientedD.well-chosen57.A.RatherB.StillC.ThereforeD.Moreover58.A.activeB.pr

eciseC.flexibleD.critical59.A.pickedupB.referredtoC.putupD.passedon60.A.libertyB.qualificationC.visionD.vigor61.A.k

nowledgeB.insightC.wealthD.commitment62.A.morelogicalB.lessinstrumentalC.broaderD.easierSectionB(30’)Directions:Readthefollo

wingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.(A)ManyofChina’sancientarchitecturaltreasuressm

ashedtodustbeforeLinHuiyinandLiangSichengbegandocumentingtheminthe1930s.ThehusbandandwifeteamwereamongthefirstpreservationiststooperateinChina,andby

farthebestknown.Theireffortshavesinceinspiredgenerationsofpeopletospeakoutforarchitecturethreatenedbytherushtowarddevelopment.BecomingChina’

sbestarchitecturalhistorianswasnoeasyaccomplishment.Thebuildingstheywantedtosavewerecenturiesoldlocate

dindistantpartsofthecountry.Inmanycases,theyhadtojourneythroughdangerousconditionsintheChinesecountrysidetorea

chthem.ExploringChina’sremoteareasduringthe1930smeanttravelingmuddy,poorlymaintainedroadsbymule（骡子）oronfoot.Innswereoftendirtyfoodcouldbepollut

ed,andtherewasalwaysriskorviolencefromrebels,soldiersandrobbers.TheirgreatestdiscoverywastheTempleofB

uddha’sLight,inWutaiCounty,ShanxiProvince.Thebreathtakingwoodentemplewasbuiltin857A.D.,makingittheoldestbuildingknownin

Chinaatthetime.LiangandLincrawledintothetemple’smostforbidding,forgottenareastodetermineitsage,includingone.hideawayinhibitedbythousands

orbatsandmillionsofbedbugs,coveredindustandlitteredwithdeadbats.“Incompletedarknessandamongtheawfulsmell,hardlybre

athing,withthickmaskscoveringournosesandmouths,wemeasured,drew,andphotographedwithflashlightsforseveralhours.Whenatlastwecameouttotakeabreatho

ffreshair,wefoundhundredsofbedbugsinourbag.Weourselveshadbeenbadlybitten.Yettheimportanceandunexpectednessofourfindmade

thosethehappiesthoursofmyyearshuntingforancientarchitecture.”Liandwroteoftheexperienceinanaccountincludedin“LiangandLin;PartnersinExploringChina

’sArchitectualPast.”63.Ontheirwaytotheancientbuildingsin1930s,LiangandLinfacedfollowingrisksEXCEPT________.A.accommodationsB.pers

onalsecurityC.roadconditionsD.vehicles64.LiangandLinraisedpublicawarenessof________.A.documentingsmashedhistoricalbui

ldingsB.rebuildinghistoricallyvaluablebuildingsC.savingtheoldesttemplesinChinaD.Protectinghistoricalbuildings.65.WhileexploringtheTempleofBud

dha’sLight,________A.LiangandLincaughtinsectswithawfulsmell.B.LiangandLinwereforbiddentobreatheinsideC

.LiangandLinwerepleasedatsomethingunhopedforD.LiangandLindetermineditsagebystudyingbedbug’shideaway66.Whichofthefollowingisthebestt

itleforthepassage?A.CreativenessresultsindiscoveryB.DifficultyproducesachievementC.EffortscontributetohappinessD.Responsibilitiesm

akedevelopment(B)AngelaDoyinsolaAinaEMPOWERINGBLACKMOTHERSTheU.S.spendsmuchmoreonhealthcarethananyotherdevelopedcountrydoes,andyetwomenintheU.S.aredy

ingofpregnancy-relatedcausesmorethantheyusedtoandmorethaninotherdevelopednations.ThisproblemisparticularlydireforAfricanAmericans,whoarethreetof

ourtimesmorelikelythantheirwhitecounterpartstosufferpregnancy-relateddeaths.BlackMamasMatterAlliance(BMMA),co-founde

dbyAngelaDoyinsolaAina,launchedin2016toaddressthesehugedisparities;thegroupworkedwithCongresstolaunchBlackMaternalHealthWeek,now

heldeachApril.“Whatisperpetuatingtheseadversehealthoutcomesisstructuralracismandgenderoppression,”saysAina,36.Thisyear,Ainaisdrawingonherownba

ckgroundinpublichealthtorampupBMMA’sresearcheffortsandtopromotetheuseofmidwivesanddoulas,whoshesayscanbecritic

alresourcesforcommunitiesthathavehistoricallyfraughtrelationshipswiththeU.S.medicalsystem.TheWorldHealthOrganizatio

nnamed2020the“yearofthenurseandmidwife,”andAinahopesthisincreasedattentionwillhelpleadtomoreinvestmentinblackwomen-ledhealthprograms.“Thosearet

heinitiativesthatworkbest,”shesays,“incommunitiesthataremostimpactedbyhealthdisparities.”—ABIGAILABRAASD

inaBakstHELPINGWORKINGWOMENForanyAmericanwomen,especiallylow-wageworkersinphysicallydemandingfields,havin

gkidsmeansjeopardizingtheirjobs—somuchsothattheymaybeforcedtochoosebetweenapaycheckandahealthypregnancy.Thatsituati

on,saysDinaBakst,“snowballsintolastingeconomicdisadvantage.”Asco-founderofthelegaladvocacyorganizationABetterBa

lance,Bakst,47,representswomenwholosetheirjobswhilepregnant.She’schampioningfederallegislationadvancingi

nCongressthisyeartohelppregnantwomenandnewmothersgetfairtreatmentatwork:thePregnantWorkersFairnessActandthePUMPforNursingMothersActwoul

d,respectively,requireemployerstomakereasonableaccommodationsforpregnantemployees,andmakeiteasierforbreastfeedingmomstopumpatwork.

AtatimewhentherearemorewomenthanmenintheU.S.workforce,Bakstsaysimplementingfairwork-lifestandards—includingpregnancyaccommodations,paidsickdays

,paidfamilyandmedicalleave,andqualityaffordablechildcare—ismoreimportantthanever.“It’sabsolutelyessentialforgenderequalityandforournation’sec

onomicsecurity.”—KATIEREILLY67.Whichofthefollowingwordisclosestinmeaningto“jeopardizing”?A.Losing.B.Endangering.C.Givingup.D.Contrib

utingto.68.AccordingtoAngela,whatistherootofhealthdisparitiesbetweenblackmothersintheUSandtheirwhitecounterp

arts?A.TheinactionoftheAmericangovernment.B.Theignoranceofpublichealth.C.Thesocial-economicinequalitycodedbyraceandgender.D.Theunpleasantrelations

hipbetweenminoritycommunitiesandtheUSmedicalsystem.69.WhatdoesAngelaandDinahaveincommon?Theyareboth________.A.health-carersB.

businesswomenC.lawyersD.equalizers(C)Howandwhy,roughly2millionyearsago,earlyhumanancestorsevolvedlargebrainsandbeganfashion

ingrelativelyadvancedstonetools,isoneofthegreatmysteriesofevolution.Someresearchersarguethesechangeswerebrought

aboutbytheinventionofcooking.Theypointoutthatourbiteweakenedaroundthesametimeasourlargerbrainsevolved,andthatitt

akeslessenergytoabsorbnutrientsfromcookedfood.Asaresult,oncetheyhadmasteredtheart,earlychefscouldinvestlessin

theirdigestivesystemsandthusinvesttheresultingenergysavingsinbuildinglargerbrainscapableofcomplexthought.Ther

eis,however,aproblemwiththecookingtheory.Mostarchaeologists(考古学家）believetheevidenceofcontrolledfirestretchesbacknomo

rethan790,000years.RogerSummonsoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhasasolution.Togetherwithhisteam,heanalyzed1.7million-year-olds

and-stonesthatformedinanancientriveratOlduvaiGorgeinTanzania.Theregionisfamousforthelargenumberofhumanfossils(化石)that

havebeendiscoveredthere,alongsideanimpressiveassemblyofstonetools.Thesand-stonesthemselveshavepreviouslyyieldedsomeoftheworld’searliestcomplexhandaxe

s—largetear-drop-shapedstonetoolsthatareassociatedwithHomoerectus(直立人).Creatinganaxebyrepeatedlyknockingthinpiecesoffarawstoneinor

dertocreatetwosharpcuttingedgesrequiresasignificantamountofplanning.Theirappearanceisthereforethoughttom

arkanimportantmomentinintellectualevolution.TrappedinsidetheOlduvaisand-stones,theresearchersfounddistinctivebutu

nusualbiologicalmolecules（分子）thatareofteninterpretedasbiomarkersforheat-tolerantbacteria.Someoftheseliveinwaterbetween85°Cand95°C.Themolecule

s’presencesuggeststhatanancientriverwithintheGorgewasoncefedbyoneormorehotsprings.Dr.Summonsandhiscolle

aguessaythehotspringswouldhaveprovidedaconvenient“pre-fire”meansofcookingfood.InNewZealand，theMaorihavet

raditionallycookedfoodinhotsprings,eitherbyloweringitintotheboilingwaterorbydiggingaholeinthehotearth.SimilarmethodsexistinJapanandIceland,soiti

splausible,ifdifficulttoprove,thatearlyhumansmighthaveusedhotspringstocookmeatandroots.RichardWrangham,whodevisedthecoo

kingtheory,isfascinatedbytheidea.Nonetheless,firewouldhaveofferedadistinctadvantagetohumans,oncetheyhadmasteredtheartofcontro

llingitsince,unlikeahotspring,itisatransportableresource.70.AllofthefollowingstatementscansupportthecookingtheoryEXCEPT

__________.A.cookingenabledearlyhumanstoinvestlessindigestivesystemB.cookingenabledearlyhumanstodevotemoreenergyt

obuildingbigbrainsC.ourbrainbecamelargeraroundthesametimeourdigestivesystemweakenedD.thecontrolledfirewasn’tmast

ereduntilabout790,000yearsago71.Thepresenceofbiologicalmoleculeswasimportantbecause_________.A.theysuggestedapossiblemeansofcookingwithoutfir

eB.theycastlightonhowearlyHomoerectuslivedC.theyprovidedaconvenientwayofstudyingstonetoolsD.theymadestudiesofpre-historicculturespossibl

e72.Theunderlinedword“plausible”probablymeans_________.A.noticeableB.applicableC.reasonableD.affordable73.WhatmaybetheconclusionofthestudybyDr.Summo

nsandhiscolleague?A.Earlyhumanswerecapableofmakingcomplexstonetools.B.Hotspringshelpexplainhowhumanbrainsgotsobig.

C.Homoerectuswereadaptabletotoughandcomplexterritories.D.Humanbrainsarehighlyadvancedasshownbytheirsize.(D)Dr.DonaldSadowayatMITstartedhis

ownbatterycompanywiththehopeofchangingtheworld'senergyfuture．It'sadramaticendorsement（支持）foratechnologymostpeoplethinkaboutonlywhenthe

irsmartphonegoesdark．ButSadowayisn'taloneinboastingaboutenergystorageasamissinglinktoacleaner,moreefficient,andmoreequita

bleenergyfuture．Scientistsandengineershavelongbelievedinthepromiseofbatteriestochangetheworld．Advancedbatteriesaremovingoutofspecia

lizedmarketsandcreepingintothemainstream,signalingatippingpointforforward-lookingtechnologiessuchaselectriccarsandrooftopsolarpropels．T

heubiquitous（无所不在的）batteryhasalreadycomealongway,ofcourse．Forbetterorworse,batteriesmakepossibleourmobile-first．lif

estyles,ourscreenculture,ourincreasinglyglobalizedworld．Still,asimpressiveasallthisis,itmaybetrivial

comparedwithwhatcomesnext．Havingalreadyenabledacommunicationsrevolution,thebatteryisnowpoisedtotransformjustabouteverythin

gelse．Thewirelessageisexpandingtoincludenotjustourphones,tablets,andlaptops,butalsoourcars,homes,andev

enwholecommunities．Inemergingeconomies,ruralcommunitiesarebypassingthewiresandwoodenpolesthatspreadpo

wer．Instead,someinAfricaandAsiaareseeingtheirfirstlightbulbsilluminatedbythepowerofsunlightstoredinbatteries．Today,energystorageisa$33billionglobal

industrythatgeneratesnearly100gigawatt-hoursofelectricityperyear．Bytheendofthedecade,it'sexpectedtobeworthover50billiond

ollarsandgenerate160gigawatt-hours,enoughtoattracttheattentionofmajorcompaniesthatmightnototherwisebeinterestedinadecidedlypedestriantechnology．Even

utilitycompanies,whichhavelongviewedbatteriesandalternativeformsofenergyasathreat,arelearningtoembracethetechnologiesasenablingratherthand

isrupting．Today'sbatterybreakthroughscomeastheworldlookstoexpandmodernenergyaccesstothebillionorsopeoplewithoutit,whilealsoc

uttingbackonfuelsthatwarmtheplanet．Thosesimultaneouschallengesappearlessoverwhelmingwithincreasinglybetteranswerstoacenturies-old

question:howtomakepowerportable．Tobesure,thebatterystillhasalongwaytogobeforethenightlyrechargecompletelyreplacestheweeklytripto

thegasstation．Abattery-poweredworldcomeswithitsownrisks,too．Whathappenstothecentralizedelectricgrid,whichtookdecadesand

billionsofdollarstobuild,asmoreandmorepeoplebecome"prosumers,"whoproduceandconsumetheirownenergyonsite?Noonekn

owswhich——ifany——batterytechnologywillultimatelydominate,butonethingremainsclear．Thefutureofenergyisinhowwestoreit．74.WhatdoesDr.Sad

owaythinkofenergystorage?A.Itinvolvestheapplicationofsophisticatedtechnology．B.Itisthedirectionenergydevelopmentshouldfollow．C.It

willprovetobeaprofitablebusiness．D.Itisatechnologybenefitingeveryone．75.Whatismostlikelytohappenwhenadvan

cedbatteriesbecomewidelyused?A.Mobile-firstlifestyleswillbecomepopular．B.Theglobalizationprocesswillspeedup．C.Communicationswilltakemoredive

rseforms．D.Theworldwillundergorevolutionarychanges．76.Insomeruralcommunitiesofemergingeconomies,peoplehavebegunto_______________．A.finddigitaldevic

essimplyindispensableBcommunicateprimarilybymobilephoneC.lighttheirhomeswithstoredsolarenergyD.distributepo

werwithwiresandwoodenpoles77.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutthecentralizedelectricgrid?A.Itmightbecomeathingofthepast．B.Itmightturnouttobea"prosumer"．

.C.Itwillbeeasiertooperateandmaintain．D.Itwillhavetobecompletelytransformed．SectionC(8’)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineac

hblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.AccordingtotheCDC,1in110c

hildrenhavesomeformofautism(自闭症).Whilesymptomsvaryfromcasetocase,therearetwomajorcharacteristicsofthedis

order.Thepatientexperiencesadeficitinsocialcommunicationandsocialinteractionacrossmultiplecontexts.____78____.Ther

earemanytreatmentsavailable.Eachpatientisdifferent,andthereisnosingletreatmentthatisequallyeffectiveforallindividualswithautism.____79____.Thisform

ofarttherapyusesmusicalexperiencesandinterventionstobringaboutgreatbehavioralchangesinthepatient.Musictherapyhasmanyhealthbenefitsonpeople.

Studieshavefoundthatmusictherapycanhelppeoplereducedepression,calmanxiety,findcomfortandeasemuscletension.Thi

sisnotsurprising,asmusicaffectsthebodyandmindinmanypowerfulways.Musictherapyiseffectiveforautisticpatientsofallages,butitha

saparticularlyprofoundimpactonchildren.AstudybyKim,Wigram,andGoldfoundthatautisticchildrenweremoreresponsivetoth

eirmusictherapysessionsthantotheirplaysessions.____80____.Inaddition,thechildrenweremoreresponsivetothedemandsoftheirtherapistsduringmusicsessionst

haninplaysessions.Musictherapyisasafe,positive,andeffectivemeansofreachingouttoautisticindividuals.Musictherapistsdrawfroma

nextensiverangeofmusicactivitiestoensurethebesteffect.____81____.Apatientmightlearntoplaythepianotoimprovefinemotorskillsorusemusicalinstruments

tocopewithunspokenemotions.A.Throughmusic,thechildrenbecamemoreexpressive,joyful,andsociallyengagedB.Forexamp

le,thetherapistandpatientmightcomposesongstohelpexpressfeelingsC.Itisespeciallyeffectivetohelpchildrenwithautisminthedevelopmentoflifes

kills.D.Thepatientalsoexperiencesrestricted,repetitivepatternsofbehaviors,interestsandactivities.E.However,manyst

udiesnotethemusictherapyhasapositiveeffectonchildrenwithautismdisorders.F.Itisidealtobegininterventionsearlyinanindivid

ual’sdevelopmentinordertoensuretheirhighestpotential.IV.Translation(20’)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiven

inthebrackets.82.大学一毕业，她就全身心投入到治疗疟疾中，这点值得好好学习。(Barely,commit)（汉译英）83.得知检测结果是阴性的消息后，我爸松了口气，继续参加志愿者活动。（inform）（汉译英

）84.多亏高效的交通工具，全球各地的人们在日益全球化的世界里容易享用到来自不同文化的佳肴。(accessn.)（汉译英）85.莫言是首位中国诺贝尔文学奖获得者，迄今写了几十本小说，能引起读者的共鸣。(which,identify)（汉译英）获得更多资源请扫码加入享学资源网微信公

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