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A.At1:
00pmB.At3:
00pmC.At4:
00pm
5.Wherearethespeakers?
A.InastoreB.InaclassroomC.Inahotel.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小问题,从题中所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置,听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各小题,每小题5秒钟;
听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6.7题。
6.WhatdoweknowaboutNora?
A.Sheprefersaroomofherown.
B..Shelikestoworkwithothergirls.
C.Shelivesnearthecitycenter.
7.Whatisgoodatabouttheflat?
A.Itisalargesittingroom.
B.Ithasagoodfuture.
C.Ithasabigkitchen.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.WherehasBarbarabeen?
A.MilanB.FlorenceC.Rome
9.WhathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?
A.ShoesB.StonesD.Books
听第8段材料,回答10至12题。
10.Whoismakingthetelephonecall?
A.ThomasBrothers.B.MikeLandonC.JackCooper
11.WhatrelationisthewomantoMr.Cooper?
A.Hiswife.B.Hisboss.C.Hissecretary.
12.Whatisthemessageabout?
A.AmeetingB.AvisittoFranceC.Thedateforatrip.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whocouldthemanspeakermostprobablybe?
A.Apersonwhosawtheaccident.B.Thedriverofthelorry.C.Apoliceoffice.
14.whatwasMrs.franksdoingwhentheaccidenttookplace?
A.walkingalongChurchillAvenue.
B.Gettingreadytocrosstheroad.
C.standingoutsideabank
15.whendidtheaccidenthappen?
A.atabout8:
00amB.atabout9:
00amC.atabout10:
00am
16.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?
A.alorryhitacar.
B.acarranintoalorry.
C.abankclerkrushedintothestreet.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?
A.Thehistoryoftheschool.
B.Thecoursesfortheterm.
C.Theplanfortheday.
18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?
A.Intheschoolhall.B.Inthesciencelabs.C.Intheclassrooms.
19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?
A.Takesciencecourses.B.EnjoyexcellentmealsC.Attendworkshops.
20.Whenarethevisitorsexceptedtoaskquestions?
ADuringthelunchhour.
B.Afterthewelcomespeech.
C.Beforethetourofthelabs.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,进出最佳选项。
Duetotheoutbreakofthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia(NCP),peopleallovertheworldarewearingmaskstoreducetheriskofinfection.It’saverysimplebutincrediblyeffectivemethodtoprotectoneselffromavarietyofharmfulthings.Infact,maskshavebeenhelpingmankindforcenturies.Let’stakealookatsomemask-relatedhistory.
1stcentury
Inthatera,manypeopleinRomanEmpireworkedundergroundinminestosupporttheirfamilies.Butmostofthemsufferedfromandeveneventuallydiedofrespiratory(呼吸的)illnesses.Toaddressthisproblem,PlinytheElder(23-79AD),aRomanphilosopherandnaturalist,recommendedtheuseofanimalbladder(膀胱)skinstostopdustfrombeinginhaled(吸入).Althoughprimitive,hisideawasconsideredtheveryfirstrecordedmaskinvention.
16thcentury
EarlyinventionsdidnotstopwithPliny.Manycenturieslater,ItalianartistandinventorLeonardodaVinci(1452-1519),proposedusingawovenclothdippedinwateroverthefacetoprotectagainstthetoxic(有毒的)chemicals.
19thcentury
Thedesignofthemasktookabigstepforwardinthe19thcentury.
In1848,AmericanLewisHassleybecamethefirstpersontopatent(注册专利)aprotectivemaskforminers,whichwasamilestoneinfacemaskhistory.Masksatthisstageweresimilartogasmasks.Later,in1897,Polish-AustriandoctorJohannvonMikulicz-Radeckidesignedasimplemaskcomposedofonelayerofgauze(纱布),recommendingmedicalworkerstowearittopreventinfection.Thatwasthefirstrecordeduseofasurgicalmask.
20thcentury
In1910,anepidemicbrokeoutinNortheastChina.ChinesedoctorWuLiandedesignedacheapfacemaskcalled“Wu’smask”.Madeoftwolayersofsurgicalgauze,itcouldbewrappedaroundthebackoftheheadandtiedinaknot.Thismaskwaspraisedbyexpertsaroundtheworld,asitwassimpletomanufacture(制作)andhadalowproductioncost.
Modernexploration
Withseveraloutbreaksofinfectiousdiseasesandtheflu,andtheriseofpollutioncausedbyindustrialwaste,thematerialsinmaskshavecontinuedtoevolvetobetterprotectitswearer.Forexample,in2012whenChinasufferedfromsmog,maskmodelssuchasN95andKN90,whichcanfilteroutthisfineparticulate(微粒)matter,becamehighlypopular.Inthefuture,maskswillcontinuetoimprove,hopefullysowillthehabitsofhumans.
21.Accordingtothetext,whyweremasksinvented?
A.Toreducetheriskofinfection.
B.Toprotectminersfromdust.
C.Toindicatepatientswithrespiratoryillnesses.
D.Toprotectworkersfromharmfulchemicals.
22.Whatwasconsideredamilestoneinfacemaskhistory?
A.Usingawovenclothinsteadofanimalskins.
B.Gettingapatentonprotectivemasksforminers.
C.Theinventionofsurgicalmasksin1897.
D.Usingmorethanonelayerofsurgicalgauze.
23.“Wu’smask”grewpopulararoundtheworldbecause_____.
A.itcouldbeusedmultipletimes
B.itwassimpleforpeopletowear
C.itwascheapandeasytomanufacture
D.itcouldbetterprotectpeoplefromsmog
24.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Theevolutionofmasks.
B.Thebenefitsofusingmasks.
C.Acomparisonofdifferentmasks.
D.Therolesmasksplayedatdifferenttimes.
B
AliceMooreisateenagerentrepreneur(创业者),whoinMay2015setupherbusinessAilieCandy.Bythetimeshewas13,hercompanywasworthmillionsofdollarswiththeinventionofasuper-sweettreatthatcouldsavekids’teeth,insteadofdestroyingthem.
ItallbeganwhenMoorevisitedabankwithherdad.Ontheouting,shewasofferedacandybar.However,herdadremindedherthatsugarytreatswerebadforherteeth.ButMoorewassickofmissingoutoncandies.Soshedesiredtogetroundthewarning.“Whycan’tImakeahealthycandythat’sgoodformyteethsothatmyparentscan’tsaynotoit?
”Withthatinmind,Mooreaskedherdadifshecouldstartherowncandycompany.Herecommendedthatshedosomeresearchandtalktodentistsaboutwhatahealthiercandywouldcontain.
Withherdad’spermission,shespentthenexttwoyearsresearchingonlineandconductingtrialstogetarecipethatwasbothtastyandtooth-friendly.Shealsoapproacheddentiststolearnmoreaboutteethcleaning.Consequently,shesucceededinmakingakindofcandyonlyusingnaturalsweeteners,whichcanreduceoralbacteria.
Moorethenusedhersavingstogetherbusinessofftheground.Afterwards,sheandherfathersecuredtheirfirstbusinessmeetingwithasupermarketowner,whofinallyagreedtosellMoore’sproduct—CanCandy.
AsCanCandy’ssuccessgrows,sodoesMoore’scredibilityasayoungentrepreneur.Mooreisenthusiasticaboutthecandyshecreated,andshe’salsopositiveaboutwhatthefuturemightbring.Shehopesthateverykidcanhaveacleanmouthandabroadsmile.
Meanwhile,withherparents’help,Mooreisgenerallyabletoliveanormalteenagelife.Althoughshefoundedhercompanyearlyoninlife,shewasn’tdrivenprimarilybyprofit.Moorewantstouseheruniquetalenttohelpothersfindtheirsmiles.Shedonates10%ofAilieCandy’sprofitstoBigSmiles.Withhertalentanddetermination,itappearsthattheskycouldbethelimitforAliceMoore.
25.HowdidMoorereacttoherdad’swarning?
A.Shearguedwithhim.B.Shetriedtofindawayout.
C.Shepaidnoattention.D.Shechosetoconsultdentists.
26.WhatisspecialaboutCanCandy?
A.Itisbeneficialtodentalhealth.
B.Itisfreeofsweeteners.
C.Itissweeterthanothercandies.
D.Itisproducedtoadentists’recipe.
27.WhatdoesMooreexpectfromherbusiness?
A.Toearnmoremoney.B.Tohelpothersfindsmiles.
C.Tomakeherselfstandout.D.Tobeatothercandycompanies.
28.WhatcanwelearnfromAliceMoore’sstory?
A.Fameisagreatthirstoftheyoung.
B.Ayouthistoberegardedwithrespect.
C.Positivethinkingandactionresultinsuccess.
D.Successmeansgettingpersonaldesiressatisfied.
C
Abuild-it-yourselfsolarstill(蒸馏器)isoneofthebestwaystoobtaindrinkingwaterinareaswheretheliquidisnotreadilyavailable.DevelopedbytwodoctorsintheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,it’sanexcellentwatercollector.Unfortunately,youmustcarrythenecessaryequipmentwithyou,sinceit’sallbutimpossibletofindnaturalsubstitutes.Theonlycomponentsrequired,though,area5’
5’sheetofclearorslightlymilkyplastic,sixfeetofplastictube,andacontainer—perhapsjustadrinkingcup—tocatchthewater.Thesepiecescanbefoldedintoaneatlittlepackandfastenedonyourbelt.
Toconstructaworkingstill,useasharpstickorrocktodigaholefourfeetacrossandthreefeetdeep.Trytomaketheholeinadampareatoincreasethewatercatcher’sproductivity.Placeyourcupinthedeepestpartofthehole.Thenlaythetubeinplacesothatoneendrestsallthewayinthecupandtherestofthelinerunsup—andout—thesideofthehole.
Next,covertheholewiththeplasticsheet,securingtheedgesoftheplasticwithdirtandweightingthesheet’scenterdownwitharock.Theplasticshouldnowformacone(圆锥体)with45-degree-angledsides.Thelowpointofthesheetmustbecentereddirectlyover,andnomorethanthreeinchesabove,thec