第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Fine art fairs（艺术博览会）are the trend of the 21st century, with new art and antique（古玩）fairs and festivals springing up in diverse parts of the world. Here is a list of four noteworthy art fairs.
Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
The granddaddy of art fairs, Art Basel, was established in 1970 by a group of local art gallerists and is the biggest contemporary art fair in the world. Art Basel takes place over a 5-day period each June in Basel, Switzerland. The high cost of renting space for gallery owners is offset（抵消）by the huge attendance at the fair. For example in 2010, about 60,000 visitors attended Art Basel.
Frieze Art Fair, London
“Frieze Art Fair was established in 2003 and is one of the few fairs to focus only on contemporary art and living artists.v\"Thefair takes place every October in Regent's Park, London. It features over 170 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world. ”
In addition to the fair which began in 2003, the fair owners Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp publish Frieze, an international art magazine established in 1991 and devoted to contemporary art.
TEFAF Maastricht, the Netherlands
Established in 1975 as The Pictura Fine Art Fair, and renamed The European Fine Art Foundation（TEFAF）, Maastricht in 1996, the fair includes 260 of the world's most famous art and antique dealers from 16 countries.
The 24th edition of the TEFAF fair held March 18 — 27, 2011 featured 260 dealers exhibiting approximately 30, 000 artworks and antiques with an overall value of $ US 1. 4 billion.
ARCO, Madrid
ARCO Madrid was established in 1982 and is one of Europe's leading and popular art fairs. In addition to the exhibiting galleries（in 2011, 197 international art galleries participated）, a seriesof lectures and specially focused exhibitions take place.
1.How does Art Basel cover the expense of renting space? A.By selling tickets. B.By selling expensive exhibits.
C.By donation from dealers. D.By support from the government.
2.The owners of Frieze Art Fair are also in charge of____.
A.170 living artists. B.An international art magazine. C.30,000 artworks and antiques. D.A series of lectures. 3.Which of the following has the longest history?
A.Art Basel B.Frieze Art Fair C.TEFAF D.ARCO
B
The founder of Earth Day was Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator fromWisconsin. During the late 1960s, Americans witnessed the uninvited side effects of high productivity. Factories and power plants were sending out smoke and industrial waste while Americans were using petrol for their massive(大量的) cars, making air pollution almostsynonymous withthe nation’s development.
What moved Senator Nelson to action was the 1969 massive oil spill inCalifornia, the largest in theUnited Statesat that time. The spill proved to be an environmental nightmare as it had a significant effect on marine life, killing about 3,500 sea birds, as well as marine animals such as dolphins, elephant seals and sea lions, fueling public anger. Inspired by the student antiwar movement at that period of time, Nelson found it an appropriate time to direct the energy of the students towards a fight for environmental protection. He decided that it was time to educate the Americans on the need to protect the environment. Thus Earth Day was born in 1970, and public environmentalawareness took centre stage.
On 22ndApril 1970, millions of Americans took to the street and thousands of students marched to appeal for a healthy, sustainable environment. There was now a new synergy(协同作用) among different groups which had previously been fighting their causes related to the environment. Their fight for environmental conservation became so overwhelming that affected businesses were forced to follow environmental standards if they wanted to continue their operations.
As it became more apparent that environmental issues were not just localized ones but a global concern, the year 1990 saw Earth Day reach out to many more around the world. Earth Day 1990 helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit inRio de Janeiro, bringing together many nations for a united effort towards protecting the environment.
4. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “synonymous with” in paragraph 1? A. familiar with B. opposite to C. different from D. equal to 5. Why did Nelson found Earth Day?
A. To support students’ antiwar movement.
B. To draw people’s attention to the seriousness of the oil spill. C. To arouse American’s awareness of environmental conservation. D. To educate Americans to protect marine life threatened by oil spill events. 6. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Businesses would like to follow environmental standards. B. Earth Day united people to fight for environmental protection.
C. It was the side effects of high productivity that led Nelson to take action. D. The 1992 United Nations Earth Summit made Earth Day known to more countries. 7. The passage mainly talks about_______. A. how Earth Day came into being B. why Earth Day was so significant C. who the founder of Earth Day was D. what Earth Day meantto the world
C
Poaching and habitat loss have threatened Africa's two species of elephants, taking them closer toward the edge of disappearance, according to a new report released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN).
Before this update, Africa's elephants were grouped together and were evaluated as vulnerable by the IUCN. This is the first time the two species have been sorted separately. In the past, elephants were mostly considered as either Asian elephants or African elephants. Forest and savanna elephants were typically classified as subspecies of African elephants.
The African forest elephant is now listed as critically endangered and the African savanna elephant as endangered. The number of African forest elephants fell by more than 86% over a 31 -year assessment period. The population of African savanna elephants dropped by at least 60% over the last 50 years, according to the IUCN, which tracks the assessment risk of the world's animals. Africa currently has an estimated 415,000 elephants, counting the two species together.
Both elephant species experienced significant population decreases because of poaching. Although it peaked in 2011, illegal hunting still happens and continues to threaten elephant populations. African elephants also face continued habitat loss as their land isconvertedfor agriculture or other uses.
There is some good conservation news, the IUCN points out. Anti-poaching measures, combined with better land use planning to support better human-wildlife relationships, have helped conservation efforts. Some forest elephant population figures have stabilized in well-managed areas in Gabon and the Republic of Congo and savanna population figures have remained stable or have been growing, particularly in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area in southern Africa.
But with constant demand for ivory and increasing human pressures on Africa's wild lands, concern for Africa's elephants is high, and the need to creatively conserve and wisely manage these animals and their habitats is more severe than ever.
8. What can be inferred from the new report about African elephants? A. They are divided into three kinds. B. They are dying out.
C. Their threat is mainly from poaching. D. Their population has grown in Africa. 9. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 3?
A. The detailed number of African elephants. B. The similarities of African elephants. C. The different types of African elephants. D. The present situation of African elephants. 10. What does the underlined word \"converted\" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Expanded. B. Protected. C. Transformed. D. Forbidden. 11. What's the authors attitude to the present situation of African elephants?
A. Hopeless. B. Optimistic. C. Uncertain. D. Worried.
D
\"Long time no see.\" is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend's e-mail, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish.
Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greeting with wrong English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too surprised to believe her. Her words were unbelievable at all. So I did research onGoogle. com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing \"Long time no see.\" Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Interestingly, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan's movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a worldwide famous Chinese detective named \"Charlie Chan\" on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting
Confucius. \"Long time no see.\" was his symbol. Soon after Charlie Chan, \"Long time no see.\" became a popular expression in America thanks to the popularity of these movies.
Some scholars compare America to a hugemelting pot. All kinds of cultures are mixed in the pot together, and they change the colour and taste of each other. Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed pot.
You can have some examples from other countries such as pizza from Italian, sushi from Japanese, and déjà vu from French etc. There is a long list! Since Americans admire Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future. In this way, the American's melting pot keeps adding richness and flavour.
12. What did the writer himself feel surprised at? A. The Chinglish expression \"Long time no see.\"
B. So many literal translations of the expressions used in America. C. \"Long time no see.\" is used as a standard American English greeting. D. Finding out Americans use the expression every day.
13. What do the underlined words \"melting pot\" in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Confucius's words. B. Culture mixture.
C. A kind of cooked dish. D. American changing cultures. 14. According to the passage, what can be inferred? A. Detectives translated the phrase \"Long time no see.\" B. Cultures cannot be changed in the huge melting pot. C. The huge melting pot greatly affects all kinds of languages. D. Hollywood made \"Long time no see.\" popular. 15. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Some Chinese expressions are introduced into English.
B. You'll not be surprised at a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant in America. C. Some American expressions can be used in China.
D. American English keeps being enriched by different cultures. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
Have you ever heard of a bug（虫子）called the cicada（蝉）?Well,a special kind of these bugs live underground
in the US for most of their lives.They have an interesting bio-clock.___16___
Every 17 years,billions of the noisy Brood V cicadas will swarm（涌现）to northeastern parts of the US, including New York,Ohio and Pennsylvania.___17___But there are usually a lot less of them compared to the Brood V cicadas.
___18___According to Discovery News,these bugs started their lives in 1999.And as their 17-year life cycle comes to an end,they go above ground when their underground homes get warmer—64 degrees Fahrenheit (about 18℃) to be exact.Then the females will lay hundreds of eggs in trees.___19___The baby cicadas will go underground,and the 17-year cycle will start over again.
While they can be kind of annoying,these bugs don't harm humans.___20___That sound is the male cicadas attracting the female cicadas.Besides,a large amount of laid eggs can sometimes harm small trees and bushes because there are so many of the 17-year cicadas.However,after this summer,these bugs will mostly mind their own business until 2033. A. They feed on leaves and roots. B. It tells them when to go above ground. C. What makes Brood V cicadas so special?
D. But they do make a lot of noise during their time above ground. E. After about four to six weeks,the mother and father cicadas will die. F. For a different brood of cicadas,mating season is just around the corner. G. There are other kinds of cicadas that come around once a year or every 13 years. 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
Ruby Kate, 11 likes to spend time with residents at the local nursing homes where her mother Amada works as a nurse.
Oneday last summer, Ruby___21___that a resident namedPearlwas staring out of the window and looking very___22___. Ruby and Amanda learnt thatPearl’s dog had just left. She couldn't___23___to have someone take care of her dog and it was basically homeless. After a little more___24___, Amanda and her daughter found out thatPearlonly gets $40 each month from her Medicaid check. Many of the other residents received just as little — if___25___— spending money at all.
Pearl’s story____26____Ruby. She wanted to do something to____27____her and the other residents. So she got out a____28____and wrote down a simple question: “What are three things you wish you had?”
Amanda was____29____of Ruby’s broad question. She didn't think her daughter would____30____with anything helpful. “In my adult mind, that question is not going to____31____” said Amanda. “They're going to tell you that they want things you can't give them.”
She went door to door at the nursing home,_____32_____residents to list their three wishes. When Amanda saw what her daughter wrote in her notebook, she was_____33_____that the list was filled with just____34____requests like new pillows, books, razors and peanut butter.
Ruby and Amanda____35____all of the items on the first list and that started a chain reaction of____36____and kindness. They launched a GoFundMe page to_____37_____money to fulfill more wishes. Soon after,Ruby's story went viral and she's now collected more than $250,000 and_____38_____her own nonprofit called Three Wishes for Ruby's Residents.
“I'd like it to go on____39____and ever and ever,” she said. “Because I just want it to go____40____and I want it to go around the states and even in different countries.”
21. A. warned B. noticed C. screamed D. worried 22. A. upset B. curious C. exhausted D. satisfied 23. A. expect B. bother C. afford D. agree 24. A. discussing B. examining C. sharing D. digging 25. A. any B. so C. not D. ever
26. A. moved B. struck C. changed D. depressed 27. A. comfort B. compensate C. help D. protect 28. A. brochure B. pen C. diary D. notebook 29. A. skeptical B. aware C. tired D. confident 30. A. put up B. bring up C. end up D. show up 31. A. matter B. work C. inspire D. arise
32. A. persuading B. ordering C. asking D. advising 33. A. delighted B. confused C. frightened D. shocked 34. A. simple B. demanding C. unreasonable D. strange 35. A. collected B. bought C. made D. removed 36. A. curiosity B. anxiety C. sympathy D. generosity 37. A. raise B. earn C. save D. borrow
38. A. managed B. founded C. advertised D. invested
39. A. temporarily B. cheaply C. forever D. efficiently 40. A. richer B. higher C. faster D. bigger 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
The all-male Beijing Master Choir (合唱团) performed patriotic (爱国的) and folk songs during a performance at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing____41.____March 7. This kicked off____42.____series of concerts celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
The newly founded choir,____43.____performance gives classics a fresh new sound, will tour Beijing, Tianjin and cities in Hebei province with 10 concerts during the first half of 2021,_______44._______(cover) a variety of art forms, such as symphony (交响乐), traditional Chinese music, dance and piano recitals (钢琴独奏). Zheng Jian, co-founder and artistic director of the choir said more Chinese folk songs would be included.
“Over the past century, the Party____45.____(make) a great commitment to____46.____(improve) the lives of the people ,” says Xu Jian, general manager of the Forbidden City Concert Hall. “We hope to pay tribute to those____47.____made a contribution to the______48.______(develop) of the country.”
According to Xu, both Dongfang Hong and the concert of the Long March Suite will tour ____49.____(national) with 25 performances_____50._____total. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你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(℃)，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;
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 Dear Tom,
I'm glad to hear that you are very interesting in Guoxue. Let me to give you a simple introduction to it.
Generally speaking, Guoxue refers to the excellent traditional Chinese culture,that includes philosophy, literature, history, music, painting and so on. Guoxue has been playing an increasing important part in China,especially for them students. Not only did it tell us how to study,but it also teaches us how to live. More and more Guoxue courses is given in schools of different levels all over China.
If you want to get better understanding of Guoxue, you are welcome to China to learn it,feel it and enjoy it. I'm sure you’11 benefit from living in two different culture. I'm looking forward to see you soon in China.
Yours, Wang Kai
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，最近你发现自己视力下降严重，无法看清楚周边的事物。因此，你感到十分的焦虑。请你写封信向你的美国网友Lucy咨询她保护视力的相关事宜。
要点：1.视力下降；2.视力下降的原因；3.询问保护视力的建议。 注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Lucy,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours, Li Hua
参考答案
1. A 2. B 3. A
4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A
8. A 9. D 10. B 11. A
12. C 13. B 14. D 15. D
16. B 17. G 18. C 19. E 20. D
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. D
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43. whose 44. covering 45. has made 46. improving
47. who 48. development 49. nationally 50. in
51.(1).interesting→interested (2).去掉to (3).that→which
(4).increasing→increasingly (5).them→us (6).did→does (7).is→are
(8).get后加a
(9).culture→cultures (10).see→seeing 52.略
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