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第二部分? 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié) （共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Bahia Honda State Park

Continue west to Bahia Honda State Park on Big Pine Key. At Mile Marker 37， youll find Calusa Beach， the most popular natural beach in the Florida Keys. Enjoy the calm， clear waters in a sit-on-top ocean boat. Here， you can stop in the Sand and Sea Nature Center to learn more about sea animals and Key deer， as well as various birds.

Indian Key Historic State Park

Rent a boat to paddle half-mile offshore to Indian Key Historic State Park at Mile Marker 78.5 in Islamorada. Briefly inhabited（居?。﹊n the mid-19th century， the island has since returned to Mother Nature. But its ruins remain， including a former U.S. Navy Hospital. An observation tower allows guests wonderful birds-eye views across the island.

Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park

Best known as the Sport Fishing Capital of the World， Islamorada is one of the more diverse islands on the Florida Keys. At Mile Marker 88.5， make a stop at Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park. This unique state park greets visitors with fossilized coral reefs（珊瑚礁化石）， known as Key Largo Limestone.

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Once you reach Key West at Mile Marker 0， youll find Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park， which is one of the best offshore beaches in Key West. Youll find boat rentals to explore the clear waters. This is one of the best spots for diving in Key West. Once you dry off， put yourself in wooded nature paths and the history of the castle built in Civil War to guard Key Wests harbor.

21. Where is peoples favorite beach in the Florida Keys？

A. At Mile Marker 88.5.? ? ?B. At Mile Marker 78.5.

C. At Mile Marker 37.? ? ? ?D. At Mile Marker 0.

22. In which park can a tourist see the whole island？

A. Bahia Honda State Park.

B. Indian Key Historic State Park.

C. Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park.

D. Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park.

23. What is the common theme related to the four parks？

A. Nature adventure.

B. Historical culture.

C. Animal and plant protection.

D. Scientific exploration of the seas.

B

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a spelling contest（比賽）where players take turns spelling hard words. It has been going on for 92 years， during which time it ended in a tie between two contestants just six times. However， this year， the contest had eight winners.

In all， 562 spelling stars from age 7 to 15 took part in the contest. Most of the students were from the US， but there were also students from six other countries. After 15 rounds， there were still eight students in the contest. Jacques Bailly pronounces the words at the contest. Still， from round 15 on， no one missed any words. At 17 rounds， Bailly announced that everyone who spelled their next three words correctly would be a winner. Bailly explained that the contest was being stopped because it was running out of words that were hard enough.

The students correctly spelled 47 words in a row without any mistakes. Bailly said，“We are throwing the dictionary at you， and， so far， you are showing the dictionary who is boss！”

As each student spelled their word correctly， they were cheered and given high-fives by the other students.“All of us were supporting each other，”said Christopher Serrao， one of the winners.

The contest ran much longer than it usually does. On the final night the contest took over 5 1/2 hours to reach the end. By the time the final word was spelled correctly， it was after midnight.

The prize this year is $50，000 and a special cup. And in case they want to study a bit more， the students also won two sets of books---one from dictionary maker Merriam-Webster and another from Encyclopedia Brittanica.

24. What can be learnt about all the winners in this years contest？

A. They are American students.

B. They were trained by Bailly.

C. They ended in the 17th round.

D. Each of them spelled 47 words.

25. What did Bailly want to convey about the dictionary in Paragraph 3？

A. The spellers were forbidden to use it.

B. The spellers spelled the words from it.

C. It was one of the spellers prizes.

D. It had been beaten by the spellers.

26. Which of the following can best describe this years contest？

A. Time-consuming and tough.

B. Expensive but popular.

C. Tough and expensive.

D. Popular but time-consuming.

27. Whats the best title for the text？

A. Spelling Bee， Rewarding Contest

B. Not One Winner， but Eight Ones

C. Spelling Bee Ends after Midnight

D. You Will Make It by Keep Going

C

In a single day， locust swarms（蝗蟲(chóng)群）， which cover an area of 1 square kilometer， can eat as much food as 35，000 people. Now， huge clouds of locusts are attacking farms and fields in the East African countries of Ethiopia， Kenya， and Somalia. It is already the largest locust swarm to affect Somali and Ethiopia in 25 years and the largest to hit Kenya in 70 years.

They began swarming about six months ago. By moving with the winds， locusts can travel up to 150 kilometers a day or more. There are fears that due to current wind directions in the region clouds of locusts could also arrive in neighboring South Sudan and Uganda.

Locust swarms are more common in wet climate. This season， East Africa has had its heaviest rainy season in 40 years. The rains， which usually let up in December， have continued into January. The growing season begins in March and more rain is expected. And locusts could form new swarms in April. Experts say if the problem isnt brought under control before then， the number of locusts could multiply by 500. When the insects swarm， one square kilometer of land can hold as many as 150 million locusts. Currently， there are 700 square kilometers of land covered by the insects in Kenya alone.

If the insects wipe out crops， it could cause a food shortage that might affect the lives of millions. Already many farmers who keep animals are struggling because locusts have destroyed the plants the animals usually eat.

After desperate measures like tear gas and making noises in the fields to scare the insects away， feeling there seems to be little choice， Kenya is finally spraying pesticides（殺蟲(chóng)劑）. Its reported about $70 million is needed to truly control the locusts with pesticides.

28. Why does the author mention the statistics in Paragraph 1？

A. To explain why locusts exist in East Africa.

B. To prove East Africa had suffered from locusts.

C. To warn the locusts can cause catastrophes.

D. To show how locusts can survive so long.

29. In which month was the text written most probably？

A. January.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. March.

C. April.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. December.

30. What is Kenyas attitude towards using insecticide？

A. Positive.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. Cautious.

C. Ambiguous.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. Skeptical.

31. Whats the text mainly about？

A. Reasons for locust swarms.? ? ?B. Struggles with locusts.

C. How to rid locusts.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. Locust outbreak.

D

RFID（radio frequency identification）tags（標(biāo)簽）dont need batteries. Instead， their antennas（天線）draw power from radio waves sent by nearby RFID readers. When RFID tags are made active by a reader， they send back a simple code stored in a chip inside the tag.

Using a RFID tag as a sensor， scientists at MIT have developed a Smart Diaper（尿布）with the tag attached to its inside that can call for a change when its wet. They are using the part of the diaper that absorb the wetness as the antenna–but it only becomes an antenna when its wet， which means that a dry diaper doesnt send out any signal. But as soon as it gets wet， the diaper antenna can send out a signal with the RFID chips code. The diaper can send a signal to an RFID reader up to 1 meter away. A RFID reader connected to the Internet could announce the wet diaper in many disparate ways， such as in a message or through an app and so on.

The scientists say that adding the RFID tag will cost about 2 cents per diaper. Actually， the RFID tags are so common that you may see or use several times every day without realizing it and can be used once and thrown away. Before MIT developed the smart diaper， something with similar functions were already on the market. Some diapers came with certain material that changes color when the diapers are wet， but its often hard to tell for sure without opening the diapers up. Some companies offered fancy electronic measures for checking wet diapers， which， however， cost a lot， each selling for as much as $40， and need to be cleaned by hand before they can be used again.

Well， high-tech products are not always trustworthy. Anyway， if the Smart Diaper ever fails， theres always the backup system–a crying baby. Thats the best emergency reader！

32. Where is the RFID tag placed？

A. Outside the antenna.? ? ? ? ? B. On the FRID reader.

C. In the diaper.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. In the special app.

33. What does the underlined word“disparate”mean in paragraph 2？

A. Slow.? ? B. Effective. ? ? C. Traditional.? ? D. Different.

34. What is the advantage of MITs smart diaper？

A. It is cheap and handy.? ? ? ? ?B. It can be recyclable.

C. It has changeable colors.? ? ? D. It wont get wet easily.

35. What does the author sound when talking about the smart diapers？

A. Confident.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. Humorous.

C. Curious.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. Proud.

第二節(jié)? （共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Music is a purely abstract art form.? ? ? ?36? ? ? The helpful effects of music on mental health have been known for thousands of years. Ancient thinkers from Plato to Confucius sang the praises of music.

People have common responses to some music. Because of our own unique experiences， we develop varied musical tastes and preferences.? ? ? ?37? ? ?A study of 144 adults and teenagers who listened to four different kinds of music showed that their emotions（情緒）changed according to the music. Grunge（乏味）music， which has lots of guitar and drums， for example， led to significant increases in bad feelings such as sadness， tension， and tiredness across the entire group. In another study， college students reported the opposite when they listened to pop， rock， classical music， and oldies–songs from more than 15 years ago.? ? ? ?38? ? ?Thats why music can be used in all walks of life.

Music helps children and adolescents with attention problems in several ways.? ? ? ?39? ? ? For example， for paying attention to homework for 10 minutes， a child can be rewarded with the opportunity to listen to music for 5 minutes. Meanwhile， songs， rhythms， and dance can be used to help them increase attention to “boring”academic tasks such as memorization.

40? ? ?In fact， music is so effective in reducing anxiety that it is often used by dentists or by doctors just before performing an operation to help patients deal with their concerns. Some studies suggest that specially designed music， which includes certain tones， can help improve symptoms in anxious patients mentally.

A. Music can help patients feel better.

B. Music can help people who are mentally ill.

C. Music can be used as a reward for desired behavior.

D. However， people feel the same way about certain kinds of music

E. Music speaks of overcoming hardships and big difficulties in life.

F. And yet， even though music says little， it manages to touch us deeply.

G. They said it helped them feel happier and more optimistic， friendly and calm.

第三部分 語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié) （共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

By 2030， the United Nations expects water supplies to be limited for about half of the people on Earth. When she? ? ?41

this， Mina Guli， 46， an Australian businesswoman， decided to

42? ? ? to water conservation to avoid the? ? ? ?43? ? ?.

Guli began hard and long runs to bring? ? ? ?44? ? ? to the problems. In 2016， she? ? ? ?45? ? ? the #Run4Water campaign， running the equivalent（等量）of 40 marathons （A marathon is 42.2km.） in seven weeks. Running is not? ? ? ?46? ? ? for Guli. When younger， she had her back hurt so badly that doctors said there was no? ? ?47? ? ?that she might run.? ? ? ?48? ? ? their judgment， she started swimming， then biking， and? ? ? ?49? ? ? running again. Last year， Guli ran the New York Marathon， the first of the 100 marathons? ? ? 50? ? ? for her #RunningDry project， which would be finished in 100 days around the world.

51? ? ?， after 60 marathons， doctors discovered Guli had broken a bone in her leg.? ? ? ?52? ? ?， she was determined not to give up. She? ? ? ?53? ? ?to walk the marathons rather than run them， which? ? ? 54? ? ? spending about nine to 12 hours walking instead of five hours running. So many people in the world responded? ? ? 55? ? ?to her action and united around the? ? ?56? ? ?，

picking up the baton（接力棒）and donating miles for Guli to

57? ? ? a marathon was run every day.

“I run to? ? ? 58? ? ? awareness and inspire others to believe that every single one of us can make a? ? ? 59? ? ?，”she said. Even with her hurt leg， Guli will continue working to? ? ? 60? ? ? the message about how important it is to change the ways we use and save water.

第二節(jié) （共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Last Sunday， around 100 people in Iceland? ? ?61? ? ? ?（hold）an unusual funeral–for a glacier（冰川）. The short ceremony marked the passing away of one glacier and was meant as a warning to help save the glaciers that remain.