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1、第一单元AAni mal Frie ndly Camps for Childre nSPCA(Society for the Preve nti on of Cruelty to An imals)camps are the best choice for the childre n who love ani mals. Campers enjoy a unique lear ning experie nee with our furry frie nds duri ng these on e-week sessi onsNew Hampshire SPCA Summer Camp in cl
2、udes the Ani mal Advocat -hampers Picks program. Kids choose an animal to help it be adopted They get to know it , its pers on ality and get the word out . Cage sig ns are lovin gly made and hung and campers advocate for the animal all week Then , when the animal finds a home , the en tire camp cele
3、brates .Campers of all ages in teract closely with horses at the MSPCA at Nevi ns Farm Children 's Camp in MethuMassachusetts. Set on a 40-acre farm with a working barn , the program introduces rescue training and the equipment used to transport an injured animal into an emergency vehicle to cam
4、pers of all ages This is many childre n ' s first time in teract ing with large ani mals a ndtha nks to the MSPCA's scholarship program .Westchester SPCA Critter Camp in Briarcliff Mano , New York keeps kids busy all day In addition to attending an animal cruelty workshop , campers create Ad
5、opt Me flyers for the sheltered dog or cat theyost to finddalike me . Then it ' s time'enAnrimiaaAd?B. How to feed an imalsD. How to get along withto post them around their neighborhood and do some legwork . There ' s also crafting cat toys, baking dog biscuits and painting pictures to b
6、righten things up in the dog farm .1 . What can childre n lear n at San DiegoA . How to approach ani mals.C . How to take care of ani mals.an imals.2. Which camp trains children to save animals?A. San Diego ' s Animal Adventure Camp B.Summer CampC. Westchester SPCA Critter Camp Camp.New Hampshir
7、e SPCAD. Nevi ns Farm Childre nadoption .B. Both en courage animalA. Both are shelters for large animals12 / 12imals.C. Both invoIve making animal toys, anD. Both take in endan geredEvery day whe n Gle n Oliver orders his mor ning coffee at the drive-through wi ndow of a local cafe, he in sists on p
8、ay ing for the order of the pers on behi nd him. He also asks the restaura nt workers to tell the customer to have a great day, in case they ' re not already having one.Oliver has n ever made a big deal out of his own gen erous acti ons un til a letter was published by a n ews website in Novembe
9、r. He found out that he had n ot just bought some one his breakfast he had saved a life.“ I won dered why some one would buy coffee for a stra nger for no reason, the writer. “ Why me? Why today? If I were a religious man, I would take this as a sig n. This ran dom act of kindn ess was directed at m
10、e on this day for a purpose.When the writer arrived home, he couldn' t hold back his tears and started tothink about the simple good deed that had affected him so deeply.“ Idec mome nt to cha nge my pla ns for the day and do someth ing nice for some on e. I en ded up help ing a n eighbor take gr
11、oceries out of her car and into the house.The writer says that in the mon ths followi ng that fateful eve nt, he does at least one kind thi ng for others every day.“ To the n ice man in the SUV, tha nk youfro bottom of my heart. Please know your ki nd gesture has truly saved a life,“ On July 18, 201
12、7, I had the greatest day.”4. What is Oliver ' s act of kindness every day?A. Buying others breakfast.B. Greet ing restaura nt workers.C. Publish ing positive n ews.D. Taking groceries for n eighbors.5. What is special about Oliver' s act of kindness on July 18, 2017?A. It brought him tha nk
13、-you letters.B. It was reported on a n ews website.C. It was the first time he' d paid for others.D. It stopped some one from killi ng himself.6. What does the un derli ned phrase“ picked up the tab ” mean in ParacA. Paid the bill.B. Parked the car. C. Left a message. D.Ordered a drink.7. How di
14、d the writer of the letter feel after the eve nt?A. He felt guilty.B. He felt grateful.C. He felt con fused.D. He felt sadde ned.CArtificial in tellige nce(AI)has bee n un derg oing great progress in the last decade. An AI program can imitate human functions such as problem solving and learning Whil
15、e AI offers much promise for the development of smarter and more useful machines, it also fills many with fear of a dull future where millions are thrown out of work , replaced by robots and smart machinesIt ' s perhaps possible that humans will one day be reduced to servants of our machine over
16、lords , but a calm assessment predicts a mixed effect of Al on the job market . History teaches us that machines do replace humans but somehow there are still ple nty of jobs available today.The reason is that automation can take the place of labor on certain jobs but also adds labor for other jobs
17、that are not easily automated, making labor more productive and actually in creas ing the dema nd for workers.But look at the example of the weav ing machi nes. They in creased productivity 50-fold and dropped the price of cloth by 98 perce nt . The dema nd for cloth exploded as the price fell, thus
18、 creating more weaver jobs . In the years between 1830 and 1900, the nu mber of weaver jobs in creased 4-fold despite automati on . Automati on in creased dema nd for weavers, but also cha nged then ature of the weaver / A srbiilar process happened with ATMs which didn remove the n eed for huma n te
19、llers , whose nu mbers actually have rise n si nee ATMs were in troduced in the 1970s.The in tellige nt resp onse is for the public and private sectors to create worker training programs to teach new skills that will be required despite the spread of automation . This will require all investment in
20、on-the-job training and lifelong learning .8. What can we know about Al from Paragraph 1?A. It has a history of no more than 10 yearsB. It leaves many people worrying about job lossC. It is already too advaneed to be further improved .D . It is un able to lear n or solve problems like huma ns9. . Wh
21、at does the author say about automatio n in Paragraph 2?A . It will surely reduce job cha nces for huma nsB. It will certainly help improve productivity .C. It will enable machines to enslave humansD. It will eventually take the place of all human labor .0. What is the author ' s main purpose of
22、 listing the examples in Paragraph 3?A. To tell us how to expand the job market to cut costs.B. To explain why certain jobs suffer greatly from automation .C. To show what is the best way to have productivity improved.D. To prove automation doesn ' t necessarily makehumans jobless1. Which of the
23、 following can be the best title for the passage?A. How Al will develop in the futureB. How AI will transform the job marketC. How man will ben efit from automati onD. How man will survive in the age of automationDThere is a cha nge of attitude toward the pink and blue divide in toys. Target, the se
24、c on d-largest disco unt retailer 折扣零售店)in the US, announ ced in 2015 that it would get rid ofsig ns labeli ng toys for boys or for girls. A UK campaig n called Let Toys Be Toys seeks to get retailers to stop dividi ng toys and books for one gen de 性性 另U)only.Researchers have worried about the effec
25、t of hav ing toys that were so segregated 分开 的) by gender for some time, says Lisa Dinella, associate professor at Monm outh Uni versity.While it may seem like a small issue, toys help childre n to develop new skills, says Din ella. Dolls and prete nd kitche ns are good at teachi ng kids early Ian g
26、uage skills. Buildi ngblocks like Lego and puzzles teach skills related to space, which help set the groun dwork for lear ning math.“ Both gen ders lose out if we put kids on one trackanthey can't explore, ” says Dinella.Some pare nts try to in troduce other types of toys and get away from the s
27、trictly pink and blue divide. But it's difficult for pare nts to ignore the marketi ng and get their kids toys or costumes meant for the other gen der, says Di nella. While some pare nts try to broade n the toys their childre n are exposed to, there is ofte n a social cost to the child for cross
28、 ing gen der boun daries.“ So it is hard for parents t out the rules, ” she says.Researchers hope that one day, toys will stop being broke n up by gen der and will in stead be categorized 份类) by type, like puzzle toys, dolls or childre n's bikes. Toy choices, Sweet says, should be based on kids&
29、#39; pers onal in terests, and not on their gen der.12. What tre nd is described in the first paragraph?A. Offeri ng differe nt toys to boys and girls. B. Giving kids more time to play with toys.C. Making more colorful toys for kids.D. Ending the gen der divide intoys.13. How will the pin k-a nd-blu
30、e toy divide affect kids accord ing to Di nella?A. Helpi ng them develop in a quite no rmal way.C. Urging them to master more kno wledge and skills.D. Caus ing them to miss many opport un ities to learn.14. What is hard for the pare nts men ti oned by Din ella?A. Buying kids toys at relatively low p
31、rices. B. Buying kids toys aimed at the other gen der.C. Buying kids new types of toys.D. Buying kids high-quality toys.15. What might be Sweet's attitude to Target's decisi on?A. Supportive. B. Doubtful.C. Un cari ng.D. Curious.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
32、选项。Some people say volun teeri ng abroad is un affordable for ordinary people. 16 Volunteering isn ' t so expensive that it' s only an epHonLfosttly eaweilspent 10 weeks volunteering in Arizona, helping to preserve America' s naturalbeauty . Altogether , it cost me around £ 1, 000 a
33、 sum which I covered mostly by work ing in my stude nt bar .I spent my time maintaining trails , building fences and caring out re-vegetation projects in some of the n ati onal parks and n ati onal monuments of America. Summer temperatures in Arizona stay well above 35C , not ideal if you ' re c
34、arrying 50kg of con crete for 10 hours at a time .17 One after noon I was tak ing a nap whe nsuddenly I realized that a snake was resting only 3 meters from me. The experienee, needless to say improved my strength of character , and reduced my fear of the En glish household spide rBut best of all ,
35、my 10 weeks were spent volunteering with young people from a mix of cultures and backgro unds from Belgia ns to South Korea ns 20A. And then there ' s the wildlife to dealwithB. I suffered a great deal from this experienee.C. From my experienee, this couldn ' t be further from the truthD. Ma
36、ny people will give time and en ergy if they see a ben efit for themselves.E. The most challenging aspects of working abroad are also the most ben eficial .F. Most people volunteer because they want to give something back to the world .G. When I left Arizona , I returned home having made friends wit
37、h students from across the world .第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45 分)第一节:完形填空(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。H. Dad, look! ” I yelled, pointing to the middle of the crossroads. There, with 21 running just in ches away, sat the summer's 13th box turtle.My dad, a biologis
38、t, quickly 22 our truck on the side of the road and got out. He held out his hands to 23 traffic. Then he walked into the street and 24 the turtle.I. Ano ther turtle safe and sound,” I sj h§ed withI grew up in a secti on of Florida where teari ng dow n houses and shopp ing malls drove thousands
39、 of reptiles out of their 26 . Many of them 27 on the grass and busy highways.People would want to 28 them, and not knowing where else to go, they would 29 them to my dad. So far that summer, people had brought us 12 box turtles. We called them “ BT's. ”Among all the BT's, I thought BT 13 wa
40、s the 30 one.J. It's a miracle 奇迹) that it did n't get run over,” said my dad.When we got home, I carried Number 13 to a chicke n-wire pen 围栏) in the backyard where we 31 kept animals we found. Box turtles eat almost 32 , and we fed Number 13 cooked hamburger, vegetables, and eve n earthworm
41、s.We did n't want to keep Number 13 as a 33 . Like all the ani mals people 34 to us,Number 13 belonged in the 35 . When my dad thought the turtle was 36 , we took it to a placeclose to where we'd found itone that was safe from 37 .After a 38 look at the beautiful creature in my han ds, I set
42、 it dow n. Number 13,said.The turtle stared at me for a while. The n it walked straight in to the forest. I wassorry to see it 40 . But I felt sure that Number 13's luck would last.21. A. chicke nB. kidsC. carsD. an imals22. A. hidB. droveC. loadedD. parked23. A. stopB. moveC. startD. direct24.
43、A. looked for upB. put dow nC. threw awayD. picked25. A. surprise disappo in tme ntB. reliefC. regretD.26. A. boxesB. forestC. homesD. vehicles27. A. gave up en ded upB. set upC. cheeredupD.28. A. hu ntB. rescueC. watchD. raise29. A. reportB. takeC. lendD. retur n30. A. biggestB. weakestC. clea nest
44、D. luckiest31. A. illegallyB. impatie ntlyC. secretlyD. temporarily32. A. nothi ng aloneB. everythi ngC. awayD.33. A. pet34. A. soldB. turtleB. toldC. lifeC. broughtD. frie ndD. showed35. A. house36. A. free37. A. people38. A. last39. A. Hello40. A. go第H卷B. wildB. ready8. n atureB. firstB. ComeB. di
45、eC. zooC. safeC. trafficC. con fusedC. HelpC. cryD. desertD. calmD. weatherD. curiousD. GoodbyeD. change第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。We are visit ing my brother Rex in Bost on, USA, 41. teaches history in one of the uni versities here. So far, he
46、42. (in vite) some of his friends tomeet us. One of them is from Austria, and another is from Poland. 43 restare from Japa n, In dia, aid Italy. I tell him that rm 44.(con fuse). have any America n frien ds? I ask Rex.He says, " They're all 45( America). Did n't you know that America ha
47、s people from all over the world?”That's 46. people ofte n describe America as a melt ing pot' of many cultures, “ says Tajima, from Japan.Rex's In dia n friend, Samir, says the first people were from Asia, more tha n 20,000 years ago and they are Native America ns' an cestors. About
48、 500 years ago, Spanish settlers arrived from Europe 49 (follow) by other Europea ns . People from Africa were brought over as slaves at first. I would say people from every corner of the world have made America 50. it is today.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
49、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。每处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( A),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:在错的词下划一横线,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(从第11 处起)不计分。There are not eno ugh seats in our school's readi ng room. One morni ng just before our fin ally exam in ati on, I got there very early to occupy ing a seat. I put a book on one desk and the n went to
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