广东省华附、省实、深中、广雅四校2019届高三上学期期末联考英语

广东省华附、省实、深中、广雅四校2019届高三上学期期末联考

英 语 试 题

本试卷共四大题，共12页, 满分150分。考试用时135分钟。

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、姓名、考号填写在答题卡的密封线

内。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在另发的答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液；不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡一并收回。 I. 听力 (共两节。满分15分)

第一节 听力理解 (3小段，共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分)

听下面3段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题五秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第一段对话，回答第1--3题。

1. When did the two people see each other last time? A. A long time ago 2. What is true about Joey?

A. He broke his leg B. He is learning to play the piano C. He is interested in sports 3. What is Jerry’s wife doing these days?

A. She is painting a picture B. She is learning a foreign language C. She is typing a book. 听第二段对话，回答第4—6题。 4. What’s the woman? A. An American doctor

B. A Chinese student

C. An insurance agent

B. Last Monday C. Last Christmas

5. Where can the woman turn to for help to take out an insurance policy? A. College clinics, public and private clinics C. The hospital

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B. The International Students Office

6. How much should the woman pay for the health insurance if she finishes a three-year study in American university?

A. About $300

B. About $900

C. Around $3600

听第三段对话，回答第7-9题。 7. What is the weather like this summer? A. Hot and humid

B. Very cool

C. Rainy

8. What do we know about the woman?

A. She doesn’t agree with the boy on last summer’s weather B. She is not accustomed to the heat C. She enjoys the summer holiday

9. What is NOT true about Seattle according to the man? A. Seattle is a coastal city

B. Seattle doesn’t get hot until late July

C. It is rather humid in Seattle in summer

第二节 听取信息(共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分)

听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为10-15的空格中。听录音前，你将有12秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。 Ticket Types 10.________________ Standard Return (ticket) Notes Buy on the day of travel (1) Make 11.___________ on the same day (2) Travel after 12. ___________ Super Advance Single (1) 45% discount (2) If you book 13_________ in advance. Astra Return (1) 14.__________ discount (2) If you book 4 weeks in advance and return within 6 months Roamer

II. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We cannot escape hearing and seeing brokenness in this world. We are reminded daily that as humans we are more fragile than we would want to 16 , and are exposed to being broken on a daily basis or 17 others directly or indirectly.

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Use the 15. ______ with ￡247 for a month We’ve all 18 some form of brokenness, and we know of others who have. For some people, brokenness has been a blessing in disguise. Though 19 it makes them weak, the long-term strength is increased, which makes them a 20 person. For some, it takes them down hard, pushing them to 21 from society and sometimes self-destructive habits are formed.

Mental, emotional, financial, spiritual and physical brokenness affects everyone at some point on our journey of life. The 22 back to wholeness after an encounter with brokenness can be positive or negative, bitter or better. So does this mean the measure of recovery from the brokenness 23 on the type of brokenness? My answer is no.

Nelson Mandela was kept in prison falsely for 27 years in total---but look at the end of his life. He must have 24 some form of brokenness at some point but today his life speaks of wholeness. His ability to come back as a 25 person speaks for itself.

There are men and women who have returned from war with limbs 26 , mental, social and emotional 27 , but today they’re still whole. In relationships, hearts are broken but people deal healthily with their brokenness and 28 to let what has broken them kept them broken. They’ve 29 . Sure, it’s a(n) 30 to survive any form of brokenness but believing you are worth better and with the right support system, we can be made whole again. 16. A. conclude

B. expect B. wounding

C. admit

D. prove

17. A. breaking 18. A. finished

C. interrupting D. affecting

D. changed

B. experienced C. shared

19. A. inconveniently B. slowly 20. A. richer 21. A. survive 22. A. road 23. A. insist

B. busier B. withdraw B. signal B. turn

C. dangerously D. temporarily C. calmer C. suffer C. idea C. look

D. better D. stop D. direction D. depends D. remembered D. healthy D. growing D. failures D. refuse D. calmed down D. attempt

24. A. accepted 25. A. whole 26. A. shaking 27. A. powers 28. A. choose

B. faced B. political B. missing B. abilities B. hesitate B. lit up B. process

C. predicted C. clever

C. stretching C. challenges C. mean C. given in C. fight

29. A. moved on 30. A. opportunity

第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为3l—40的相应位置上。

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Two things I did may have caused people 31 (think) that something is wrong with me. The first was when my wife asked me to have the sitting-room clock 32 (repair). I drove into the market place of our little town and, clock under arm, entered a shop. Only it was the meat shop. 33 my thoughts far away, I stood staring into the shop-keeper’s eyes. I 34 (be) his customers for a long time and the good man smiled at me.

This went on for several very long seconds before I realized where I was. There is no doubt that I should have calmly bought a pound of meat, 35 I merely nodded briefly and left. The other man in my town who probably thinks I am mad is Mr. Smith. Some years ago he was manager of Mead’s Shop, and he and I knew each other quite well. One day, he 36 (stand) in the doorway of his shop when I passed. My brain was on some distant problem and my eyes stared into space.

“Hello, Mr. Herriot,” I heard his voice. I turned a blank gaze on him—I just had no idea 37 he was though his face was familiar. Then I saw 38 word “MEAD” in foot-high letters above the shop window. “Good morning, Mead,” I cried heartily and continued my way. I had gone only a few steps before I realized that my greeting had been 39 (polite). I turned back and said to him again, “Good morning, Mister Mead.”

It was only when I had turned the corner of the street that I realized, too late, 40 his name was Tony and the time was late afternoon.

III．阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Dear Rudyard Kipling,

Father has consistently tried to instill(灌输) a sense of being a man in me ever since I was very young. When I reached the age of twelve he began taking me to his auto body shop. He told me this tough job would build me into a man of character. But this all changed a year ago when my mother passed away and stumbled upon your poem, If.

My mother was the person who could understand me. If I ever got tired during my work hours at the shop I could call her to come and pick me up. It was my mother who instilled the love of literature and languages in me. My mother spoke six languages fluently and had thousands of books, which still sit in the attic of our house. It was in this “library” of hers that I picked up a book of poetry from a cold metal shelf and found your poem, If.

Because of the death of my mother I felt alone, as if I belonged to no family. The image of a man was completely shattered when I saw him break down and cry, which looked so pathetic（凄惨的）and

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“unmanly” compared to his usual stoic（禁欲主义者）and emotionless countenance. Yet I remained silent remembering the golden words: “If you can keep your head when all about you/ Are losing theirs and blaming it on you… you’ll be a Man, my son!”

If reminded me to remain calm and “keep my head” because I wanted to be a man and wanted to be the one supporting my family. I sacrificed my ability to compete in a winter sport so that I could stay home and cook for my family and clean the house. My father saw this and our relationship has grown much stronger. He finally respected me for who I was and told me he was proud to have a man for his son. Through this poem, I realize that to be a man is not about putting weights on a barbell（杠铃）but rather putting the weight of others on your back.

Your poem was so much more than just a simple list of guidelines or morals that some see it as; it really changed my life and my relationship with my dad.

41. According to the passage, what kind of person does the author’s father expect him to be?

A. A person who will shoulder responsibilities. B. A person who knows how to earn a lot of money. C. A person who knows how to do housework. D. A person who respects his parents.

42. Who does the underlined word “him” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. the character in the poem C. the author

B. the author’s father D. an unknown person

43. According to the passage, a man in the author’s mind would have the following qualities EXCEPT

_________. A. responsible

B. calm

C. caring

D. enthusiastic

44. We can learn from the passage that ___________.

A. the poem has helped to improve the relationship between the author and his father B. the author would not know how to help his family without the poem C. the author’s father must have read the poem as well D. the author’s mother had told him about this poem before 45. The author has written this letter to ___________.

A. share with Rudyard Kipling his sadness resulting from the death of his mother B. show his appreciation for the positive influence the poem has brought to him C. share his opinion on the poem

D. tell Rudyard Kipling how he got the poem

B

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This is an old tale. It’s the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks. The only house left standing was the one made of bricks. Now there is new evidence to suggest that houses built with bales of straw can be very strong. They are also environmental.

Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain. He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bales and hemp material.

During the next twelve months the team will study the effectiveness of these materials in home building. Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw.

Professor Walker says that one of the benefits is that it’s a relatively inexpensively renewable material that’s readily available.

According to Professor Walker, straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows. So it can be seen as having no harmful effects on the environment. He says straw helps the environment in other ways.

Professor Walker: “The straw bale walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal(of heat) insulation. So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer. So they require very little additional energy.”

Professor Walker says this reduces home operating expenses. It also reduces the effect on the environment. He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change.

David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction.

He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw. But after doing his own research, he learned that building with straw bales made a lot of sense. He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted.

To build the houses, he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw. Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster. He says the common ideas about straw houses continue, including stories about the threat of fire. Mr. Lanfear says straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance. And he says his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain.

David Lanfear: “We use what we call good shoes and a good hat, and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof.”

46. The function of the story in the first paragraph is to _____________.

A. amuse the readers

B. introduce the topic of this passage

C. help the readers to recall their childhood memory

D. remind the readers that bricks are no longer the best choice for building

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47. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word “insulation” in paragraph

six?

A. protection B. condition

C. transmission

D. expansion

48. What’s David Lanfear’s attitude towards the straw houses at last? A. Doubtful B. Approving C. Defensive D. Negative 49. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the house built with straw bales?

A. It is environmentally friendly.

B. The supply of its building materials is easily guaranteed. C. It is comparatively economical. D. It is free from fires.

50. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Professor Walker is still not very sure about whether the straw bales and hemp material are as useful as they expect.

B. According to Professor Walker, climate change contributes to people’s present attention to straw bale houses.

C. People’s idea about the straw houses remains the same.

D. The straw bale house built by David Lanfear share the same method to keep out rain as the traditional ones.

C

This is our country, America. The country where everyone is supposed to have a shot at financial success. The country of dreams and ambition. Yet, caused by the endless pursuit of individual profit, our country is a mess. And we owe it all to capitalism.

We live in a society where people are forced to live without health coverage. A country where the poor can hardly feed themselves while the rich decide which one of their 10 homes to stay at for the night. All of these sad things arise out of capitalism.

Sadly, our country values little more than money. It motivates our decisions and even influences entire political parties. We have gotten to the point in society where a human life comes secondary to our financial security. Any rational society would value life above all else and realize that health is a basic human right. Yet in our world, money comes first.

I never once have claimed to be an economist and have no interest in debating the financial advantages of any economic system. Yet socialism surely looks better than what we have.

If we lived in a socialist society, we would be a country without such an unfair wealth distribution. We would value friendship over business and we would treat one another as humans. Most importantly, however,

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is that money would stop controlling our lives and we could act how humans should act.

Capitalism has created an “every man for himself” existence. Everything is a battle for limited resources and fuels. We have become so accustomed to the life value that we will do whatever we have to look out for ourselves. Yet is this really the kind of life we want?

We have become so illusioned. We are tired of the misdirection. All economic systems have their issues, but I feel like ours is turning our country into something it shouldn’t be. The good of man falls secondary to money. In our world, it is all about dollars and cents, which, unfortunately for most, makes no sense.

51. In the author’s opinion, the root cause of the present situation in his country is __________.

A. money B. people’s value C. social unfairness D. social system 52. According to the passage, which is NOT the characteristic of capitalism?

A. individualism C. humanism

B. endless pursuit of wealth

D. great gap between the rich and the poor

53. How does the author feel about his country?

A. concerned

B. angry

C. skeptical

D. hopeless

54. Which of the following would the author agree with?

A. Life should be placed at the top of our considerations. B. Socialism is perfect.

C. Health is equally important as wealth. D. The pursuit for wealth should be restricted.

55. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. How to Save America

B. Capitalism Is in Trouble D. America Is in Trouble

D

A lot of interesting things have happened in the past several months as people from all walks of life learn how to stretch their money. A lot of changes have been accelerated by the fuel shocks during the summer of 2008; in a lot of ways we seem to be reverting to the frugal(economical) sensibilities of a past generation. More people are choosing to be more picky when they swipe their credit cards even if that means not buying things until they have money in their bank accounts, the days of the $0-down mortgage(抵押贷款)seem to be murdered, and there is a lot more acceptance of environmentally-friendly technologies that promise to reduce our overall dependency on foreign oil even if it means taking a hit to the excesses that used to define our quality of living.

An interesting new trend being taken by small businesses is the practice of offering discounted prices

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C. Why Is America in Trouble

to customers willing to pay in cash. This is not the same as paying “under the table”---rather, the store saves its merchant processing fees and passes those savings on to the customers. The idea is a good one in principle---paying in cash forces consumers to take stock of what they are spending as much as it saves stores from transaction(交易) fees.

Of course there are drawbacks to the plan. When people pay in cash, they tend to be more conservative with their spending since they tangibly(really) feel their money leave their possession. That will cause stores to lose profits because customers will think twice before buying high—margin “impulse” products at checkout whereas before they might not have thought twice before charging it. Increased volume of cash handling opens stores to loss through employee theft at the till(抽屉), not to mention controls that need to be put into place to count and deposit physical currency.

Our family has saved a fortune by switching to cash. When getting to the bottom of your change jar means no more purchase power until your next pay period, you really start to appreciate the fine art of merchandising(做买卖) and the expertise applied to make you want to buy more and more. Cold hard cash feels more organic, and helps us to appreciate the effort it takes to maintain our lifestyle. 56. From the passage, we can learn that __________.

A. customers are in a more favorable position by paying in cash.

B. people will not be allowed to use their credit cards if there is no money in their bank account. C. people have adjusted their way of living to the new situation. D. people are living better than before by paying in cash.

57. By saying “people from all walks of life learn how to stretch their money”, the author means that _________.

A. people walk to work in order to save money.

B. people of all professions learn to make the best use of their money. C. people of the whole society learn to earn more money. D. all people learn to extend money so that it is worth more.

58. When the customers pay their goods in cash, the stores will be affected in the following ways EXCEPT

___________.

A. the sale of their goods will decrease as the customers are more reluctant to buy things. B. there is a potential danger of money loss by their staff.

C. it brings a burden to the stores as they need to deal with the cash.

D. the stores make less money as they need to give some money back to the customers. 59. What caused people to start to use cash instead of credit cards?

A. The rising prices. B. High unemployment. C. The fuel shocks. D. The economic crisis. 60. What’s the author’s attitude towards the practice of paying in cash?

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A. Approving

B. Ridiculous C. Uninterested D. Opposed

第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。以下为几则招聘广告：

A. The candidates will be expected to drive new business through telephone sales. However, the role does include meeting clients face to face, attending industry events, managing one or two members of staff, finding new advertisers and gaining repeat business from existing clients. Therefore, we are looking for sales professionals with media sales backgrounds, and experience in managing a team.

B. Bright Social Care Agency is calling for experienced support workers who can take care of adults with autism to register for work as soon as possible. The duties of this post include interacting with the service user, promoting independent living, and assisting with personal care. Therefore, the applicants should have experience as a support worker and good interpersonal skills. If you’re interested, please send your CV to beca@hotmail.com.

C. Balfor Education is looking for teachers who are dedicated to children’s learning and able to manage a classroom efficiency. We offer flexible teaching assignments that meet your own requirements and have a number of strong relationships with many schools. The ideal candidate should have the qualifications for a teacher and have knowledge of the National Curriculum. A flexible and friendly attitude is also an essential quality.

D. Tutor Doctor is looking for experienced and capable English tutors. If you have relevant experience of tutoring or teaching and know how to get the very best out of your students in a 1 to 1 situation, then we would love you to join the Tutor Doctor team. Also, you must have the passion and capability to help others learn and fulfill their potential. Most tuition happens between 4:30 pm and 8 pm of weekdays, and at weekends.

E. The client is looking for experienced, reliable caring individuals to look after physically sick adults in their own home. You are required to follow all rules and regulations in relation to care, and perform such other duties as may reasonably be required. You must be self-motivated, flexible, caring and sensitive to the needs of others and to the sick.

F. I run a small local family magazine which relies on adverting revenue, and I need someone to help sell advertising space for the magazine. This job would ideally suit someone who used to work in sales and now needs to work hours that fit around school hours and sports days. The job won’t make you rich but it will give you the opportunity to work your own hours, from home, in an enjoyable role for a well respected magazine.

请阅读以下几位求职者的相关信息，然后匹配适合他（她）的工作。

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61. Henry is a high school student in America. He used to do many kinds of jobs when he was a young boy, such as selling newspapers and magazine. He does not want to depend on his parents for his pocket money or waste his time hanging round at weekends. He is fond of communicating with strangers and has developed some selling skills.

62. Miss Harrison has worked in a newspaper agency for five years. She was responsible for the advertisements in the newspaper and for a work team consisting of five members. She gave up her previous job because she had to move with her husband to a new city. She is good at dealing with strangers.

63. Anna is a college student whose major is English. Since she came to college, she has begun to work as a tutor. This term, she still would like to work as a tutor after classes and at weekends. Without the experience of being a real teacher, she doesn’t have the confidence to manage a big class, and she just wants to teach one or two students each time.

64. Julie had been teaching in an elementary school for many years. Immediately after she graduated from a normal college, she got a Qualified Teacher Certificate. She likes teaching young children and has no problem managing a big class. She gave up her work two years ago because she had to take care of her children. But now she hopes to take it up again.

65. Having worked as a nurse in a big hospital for years, Susan knows how to take care of patients. She does not like to stay home alone in her retirement, as her husband died of cancer years ago and all her children work in other states. She is fully aware of the needs of the patients who are suffering from physical illness.

IV．写作 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)

你接受了校报的邀请，为其用英语写一篇人物介绍。 [写作内容]

请根据以下表格的信息，介绍一位名人。 姓名 笔名 职业 代表作品 主要奖项 诺贝尔奖评委的观点 管谟业 莫言 作家 《红高粱家族》《酒国》《生死疲劳》等 2019年诺贝尔文学奖 莫言的作品将虚幻现实主义与民间故事、历史与当代社会融合在一起 ·11·

莫言本人对获奖的看法 1、获奖理由： 1）作品中的文学素质打动了诺奖评委； 2）作品展现了中国独特的文化和风情； 3）站在了人性的角度，超越了地区和种族的局限； 2、回应质疑： 感谢质疑他的人，让他进一步了解了自己的优点和缺陷。 *《红高粱家族》Red Sorghum Clan; **《酒国》The Republic of Wine; ***《生死疲劳》Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out; ****2019年诺贝尔文学奖 The 2019 Nobel Prize for literature; *****虚幻现实主义hallucinatory realism; ****** 文学素质literary quality. [写作要求]

只能用5个句子表达全部内容 [评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

Vivek opens up the window of his room and feels the fresh air of the morning. This is a very special day in his life. He is enjoying himself, recollecting all the efforts he has taken to see this day in his life. Vivek, an engineering graduate, was rejected from selection 12 times. After every attempt he learned something new about his personality and corrected his mistake. He believed that his failure was not defeat but an important step to achieving his goal. He prepared and practiced well and got through in his 13th attempt (the number which everyone believes is unlucky). Vivek has proved that there is nothing called luck but sincere effort is what takes one to success.

Vivek, from all his previous experience he had faced during the selection process, had taken it as a challenge to perform well during his training period. He believed in himself and completed his training in style.

Vivek wears white uniform and is ready for the Passing Out Parade. He has marched all his life to perform at the Indian Naval Academy. Vivek’s parents are present to see their getting commissioned as an officer. They are also proud of their son for his achievement.

Now vivek marches up the stage to receive the Sword of Honor Award from the Naval Chief. Vivek’s achievement is something really great and the whole crowd becomes delighted and excited when Vivek’s story is narrated to the world. Vivek has given this moral（寓意）to the world: After every dark night there is bright sunlight. [写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

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2. 以约120词就“坚持与成功”这个主题谈谈你的看法，内容包括：

(1) 坚持与成功的关系；

(2) 简述你或者你周围的人因为坚持而最后取得成功的例子； (3) 如何才能做到坚持下去。

[写作要求]

1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 [评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

2019届高三上学期期末华附、省实、广雅、深中联考

英语 答案

I 听力(共两节。满分15分)

第一节 听力理解 (3小段，共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分) 1—5 CCBBB 6—10 BBCC 第二节 听取信息(共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分)

10. Standard Single 11. both trips 12. a quarter to ten/9:45 a.m. 13. a fortnight 14. 60% 15. entire network.

II. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

16—20 CABDD 21—25 BADBA 26—30 BCDAC 第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)

31. to think 32. repaired 33. With 34. had been 35. but 36. was standing 37. who 38. the 39. impolite 40. that

III．阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分

41—45 ACDAB 46—50 BABDC 51—55 DCAAC 56—60 CBDCA 第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 61—65 FADCE

IV．写作 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)

Mo Yan, whose real name is Guan Moye, is a writer with many famous novels, the best of which include Red Sorghum Clan, The Republic of Wine and Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out and so on. Mo Yan has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature by the Nobel Prize Committee who think that the works by Mo Yan have merged hallucinatory realism with folk tales, and history with the contemporary society. In Mo Yan’s opinion, he has been granted this honor for the following reasons, the first being that the literary quality of his works has impressed the members of the Nobel Prize Committee. Besides, his

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works present the unique cultures and customs of China to the world, and at the same time he has written his novels from the perspective of humanism, which has gone beyond the limit of countries and races. On the other hand, in terms of the view held by some people that he does not deserve the prize, he has expressed his gratitude to them, as they remind him of his strengths and weaknesses. 第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

Vivek had failed twelve times before he finally succeeded in gaining the admission into the Indian Navy Academy in his thirteenth attempt, which shows that perseverance and efforts can help get through all obstacles and pave the way to the final success.

In reality, no one can resist the sweet taste of success but success can hardly be achieved without perseverance. In this hard struggle, some may submit to the difficulties, while others with strong willpower will persevere and my uncle is such an admirable person.

My uncle had to walk for an hour to the town to receive his middle school education. In the first year, he had ten peers. In junior three, however, he had to cover the long distance alone because the other nine fellows quitted school for the great hardships. But my uncle persevered and didn’t stop his pursuit of ideal and now he is a successful engineer.

We are bound to meet challenges on our life journey. But as long as we hold a dream that can greatly motivate us, we will move forward. It is also advisable that we fulfill our dream by dividing it into small goals so that it may seem more accessible, which can help us persevere till the end.

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