今年最大的坎是坎儿井！
Directions:
Suppose your university student union is planning to hold a speech contest. You are now to write a proposal for organizing the contest. The proposal may include the topic, aim, procedure and selection of contestants. You will have 30 minutes to write the proposal.
In order to improve the students' spoken English and develop the public speaking skills, I hope an English speaking contest could be held by the School Students' Union，whose theme could be“a word that has changed the world” or whatever.
The judge of the speech contest can be five teachers of the Foreign Language School and our favorite foreign teacher Mr. Smith. Each contestant has only three minutes to give a speech, including self-introduction and a speech on the theme of the speech contest. When the contest is completely over, one first prize, three second prizes and five third prizes will be given to the excellent speakers. Anyone of us willing to take part in the contest can go to the monitor and sign our name for it. Students of all majors should be welcome to take part in the speech contest.
I sincerely hope my suggestion can be adopted.
Directions:
Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program（新生训练；新生练习）to help the freshmen adapt to the new environment and academic studies. You are now to write a proposal, which may include its aim, duration, participants and activities.
An Orientation Program for Freshmen
Freshmen are about to start a new chapter in their college life. Transition from high school to college life will be a hard time at the beginning. With the purpose of helping them to adapt to the new life and academic studies of college quickly and avoid losing themselves, our university is planning to organize an orientation program.
The program, which is hold by the student union, will last two weeks. All the new students are required to attend. During this time, many activities will be hold including military training which is a tradition. Also, freshmen are going to take part in some lectures which are about the history of our university, helping them know better about the place where they are going to spend four years. Apart from those activities, we will also organize many interesting activities that can involve both entertainment and study. At the end of this program, we will hold an award party to commend those advanced individual groups. Most of all, they can make many friends during those activities.
Hope all the freshmen can take part in our program actively and I am sure they can find their own way to adapt to the wonderful life of college.
It is not uncommon that when senior students graduate from university, most of their used books which are still in good condition are probably thrown away. What a great waste it is! In order to avoid this kind of waste and make full use of used books, the Students’ Union of our university has organized the special project of collecting used books on campus. We are pleased that the project has received warm welcome and strong support from the students. All the members of the Students’Union give ours sincere thanks to you.
For nearly two weeks since the start of the project, we have received more than 1000 books and we have classified them carefully according to the subjects. We plan to donate part of these books to our library, and part of them to students in need. We will have a small booth on our campus on Saturday, 18th December, and any students who want some used books can come and select. We are looking forward to your participation and your contribution to the recycling of books.
1. C) It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.
2. A) Correct their mistake as soon as possible.
3. B) She has had babies before.
4. C) It was smooth.
5. D) It was built above the sea-water.
6. B) Replace the restaurant’s wooden deck.
7. C) She posted its picture on Facebook.
8. D) Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.
9. A) Droughts.
10. B) Their neat is not that popular.
11. D) They poisoned wild ducks in large numbers.
12.A) Have her house repainted.
13.B) How much the work will cost.
14.C) Stay somewhere else.
15.B ) Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.
16. A) To cultivate good habits.
17. B) Create an ideal study environment for them.
18. C) Start with something they enjoy.
19. A) Workers who meet its body weight standards.
20. D) Unfair.
21. C) Encourage healthy behaviors.
22. A) It has not done enough to help left-handed children.
23. D) They tend to have more difficulties in learning.
24. D) Keep track of left-handed children’s school performance.
25. B) Why their numbers are so high.
1. B) She was coughing all the time.
2. C) Through a surgical operation.
3. D) It ran away into a nearby forest.
4. A) They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.
5. D) The loss of gold from an airplane.
6. A) It made an emergency landing.
7. C) They will be questioned by the police.
8. B) For future training purposes.
9. C) To get her money back for the returned chair.
10. D) She was issued a new card.
11. C) Update her bank card details on the company's website.
12. A)He is feeling exhausted.
13. B) Order a delivery.
14. D) It is too spicy.
15. C) She is too picky about food
16.A) Owner’s personalities affect their cats’ behavior and wellbeing.
17. B) Provide their pets with the best care.
18. D) Further investigation.
19. B) Running is the best exercise for extending one’s life.
20. A) Improving their brain function.
21. D) They were less affected by sad movies.
22. A) He is a tour guide.
23. C) He observed his client’s life and habits.
24. D) A house of a unique design.
25. B) They are copies built to the architect’s designs.
词汇理解
（1）文章开头
开头：Many people believe that...
（2）答案
【答案速查】26-30 OIDCJ 31-35 AFBMG
26. O unique
27. I possess
28. D endure
29. C confused
30. J presence
31. B assess
32. F genius
33. A acknowledge
34. M surprising
35. G highly
长篇阅读
（1）文章标题
标题：There’s a stress gap between men and women
36-40 HECKF 41-45 IBGJD
36.Some career women who aim high tend to feel guilty if they feel to achieve their goals.
[H]【定位】"Some professional women aim to do it all. They want to reach the top of the corporate ladder and fly like super-mom," she said. When women don’t reach this ideal, they feel guilty; and even more stressed.
37.The unpaid housework done by women is triple that done by men.
[E]【定位】For example, the United Nations reported that women do nearly three times as much unpaid domestic work as men.
It is reported that women consistently suffer more from severe stress than men.
38.[C]【定位】Women are twice as likely to suffer from severe stress and anxiety as men, according to a 2016 study published in The Journal of Brain & Behavior.
Women are advised to identify the specific causes of their stress so that steps can be taken to deal with it.
39. [K]【定位】It is important to understand what causes your stress in the first place.
40. One study showed that women managers often expressed positive emotions that they didn’t really feel.
40.[F]【定位】"They expressed optimism, calmness and sympathy even when these were not the emotions that they were actually feeling," the study said.
41.Women tend to mistake signs of heart attacks for symptoms of stress.
[I]【定位】For example, women are more likely to experience disturbed sleep, anxiety and unusual fatigue before a heart attack. Stress is so normalized that it is easy for women to shrug off those symptoms as simply the consequences of stress.
For a time an app developer in America was so busy attending to work and family that she suffered from sleeplessness.
42.[B]【定位】Ms. Li said her stress led to sleeplessness...After I became a first-time mother, I quickly realized i was so busy caring for other people and work that I felt like I'd lost myself, " she said.
The emotional labor women do is noticed only when it is not done.
43. [G]【定位】Hundreds of women spoke up about their own experience with emotional labor: the duties that are expected of them, but go unnoticed. These invisible duties become apparent only when you don't do them.
44. Dr. Joyoe suggests that apart from self-care, women should seek professional support if they experience severe stress.
[J] 【定位】Dr dove said, "Support from trusted relationships is vital. This includes professional support front various health and wellness providers if stress is becoming increasingly overwhelming.
45. Some people believe that there may not exist a stress gap between men and women.
[D]【定位】Some people may argue that this is merely reported data, and they say many men feel the same pressures as women in terms of fulfilling responsibilities at work and home.
Passage One
（1）文章开头
As many office workers adapt to remote work
（2）答案
【答案速查】 46-50 CDACA
（3）试题、选项及定位：
46. What does the author say about working from home?
C) It benefits employers at the expense of employees.
47. Why do some people oppose working from home?
D) It negatively impacts productivity.
48. Why did the author run the estimates for Montreal?
A) To provide convincing data for serious discussion.
49. What can we conclude from the authors calculations?
C) Employers’ gain from remote working should go to employees as compensation.
50. What is the author’s opinion on working from home?
A) It should be avoided if possible.
Passage Two
文章开头The human thirst for knowledge ...
答案速查 BADBA
51. What dose the author say about curiosity?
[B] It is the force that pushes human society forward.
52. What is the general understanding of the curiosity?
[A] It motivates people to seek information.
53. What do we learn about how genes shape people’s behavior?
[D] They work in conjunction with the environment.
54. What do numerous studies show about infants?
[B] They prefer to go after all that is novel
55. What dose the example of the Inuit people of the Arctic regions illustrate?
[A] The cost of human’s curiosity to explore.
词汇理解
（1）文章开头It is commonly believed that...
（2）答案
【答案速查】26-30 E C L H J 31-35 B M D A I
26. E) exact
27. C) conclusively
28. L) scarcity
29. H) position
30. J) probably
31. B) classical
32. M) senior
33. D) emergence
34. A) captured
35. I) precision
长篇阅读（1）文章开头开头：How to not be boring（2）答案【答案速查】36-40 FJBIM 41-45 CGAKE
36. Pirson claims that some ordinary things may often prove to be miraculously interesting,
答案：[F] The most interesting people aren’t those who’ve...
37. To make a conversation interesting, it is important that you listen to the other party alternatively.
答案：[J] Of course，it’s possible to be a fountain of knowledge and a boring person...
38. A person who is unable to stimulate others’ curiosity or make their life enjoyable may appear somewhat boring.
答案：[B] To tell the truth, interesting people are more popular among their friends...
39. Interesting people usually possess certain unique qualities, according to a TV program producer.
答案：[I] Television veteran Audrey Morrissey, executive producer of....
40. Be interested in others and they are sure to be interested in you.
答案：[M] I have now come to realize that being boring....
41. The author considers himself usually good at conducting conversations.
答案：[C] Recently, I was at a gathering ....
42. Interesting people are always full of curiosity.
答案：[G] This is essentially how Jessica Hagy starts her day....
43. Falling into a routine can turn a person into an utter bore.
答案：[A] Humans are creatures of habit...
44. One strategy to be a good conversationalist is to motivate your partner to tell their own stories.
答案：[K] “If the listener is not paying attention,it’s your sign to...
45. Interesting as it might appear,a made-up conversation will probably turn to dull.
答案：[E] “If someone is making up some conversation that might be interesting...
Passage One
开头：With obesity now affecting 29% of the population in England, and expected to rise to 35% by 2030, should we now recognise it as a disease?
【答案】46-50 CDABD
46. C) It should be regarded as a genetic disease.
47. D) It results from a lack of self-control.
48. A) Obese people would not feel responsible to take any action.
49. B) It is too inclusive and thus lacks clarity.
50. D) It may do little good to patients.
Passage Two
（1）文章开头
标题：Nationwide, only about three percent of early children
（2）答案速查
51-55 CADAB
51. C) It is negatively impacted by a lack of male teachers.
52. A) The importance of broadening children's horizons.
53. D) Many of them feel prejudiced against socially and culturally.
54. A) Higher pay.
55. B) Taking measures to attract prospective male teachers to work in the field.
词汇理解
（1）文章开头
开头：The sheets are damp with sweat...
（2）答案
【答案速查】26-30 GCHDB 31-35 OJLKM
26. G fear
27. C avoid
28. H limited
29. D aware
30. B answer
31. O typically
32. J result
33. L rigorous
34. K review
35. M tend
长篇阅读
（1）文章标题
标题：Why it matters that teens are reading less
（2）答案速查
36-40 EBGDA 41-45 JCFBE
（3）题干、答案和定位处
36. Many years' surveys reveal that young people in America are going to the cinema much less often than they used to.
36. E【定位】Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tells us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.
37.Survey analysis shows American teens now spend their leisure time on digital devices rather than reading printed books.
37. B【定位】Analysis of survey of over one million teens in the United State collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.
38.The number of senior high schoolers not reading books for pleasure in a year increased three times over 20 years.
G【定位】Indeed, the number of senior high school students who said they had not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of three by 2016. That is triple the number from two decades ago.
39.Many scholars claim that spending time on electronic devices doesn't necessarily mean a decrease of time for other activities.
39. D【定位】Over the years ,many scholars have insisted that time online does not necessarily take away time spent engaging with traditional media or on other activities.
40.Most people spend much more time interacting with digital media than they did ten years ago.
A【定位】Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago.
41. The author claims that it will be a great loss if we no longer read books and longer articles.
J【定位】If serious reading dies ,a lot will go with it .
42.Over a decade or so, American teens' social media use shifted from an occasional activity to a routine one.
C 【定位】Teens did not always spend that much time with digital media. Online time has doubled since 2006,and social media use has moved from a periodic activity to a daily one in the same period.
43. A more disturbing trend in America today is that teens are spending far less time reading than around four decades ago.
F【定位】But the trend related to movies are less disturbing compared with the change in how teens spend their time. Research has revealed an enormous decline in reading.
44.Some five years ago,high school seniors in America generally spent more than six hours a day on electronic devices.
B 【定位】Indeed, by 2016, the average American high school senior said they spent six hours a day writing text messages, on social media, and online during their free time.
45. It was fond that American youngsters today don’t socialize nearly as much as the earlier generations.
E【定位】In another analysis, research found that today’s teens go out with their friends much less often that previous generations did.
Passage One
开头：Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone?
【答案】46-50 CDBAD
46. C) Its absence might suggest a lack of warmth in interpersonal relationships.
47.D)How close the communicators’ relationships are.
48. B) They take touching as a cultural norm in social interactions.
49. A) Men can show friendship in public through physical affection.
50.D)Take other people’s preference into consideration.
Passage Two
文章开头：From climate change to the ongoing pandemic（大流行病）...答案：51-55 ACDCB
51. A) It faces problems that are getting more varied and complicated.
52. C) People are divided about the nature of interest.
53. D) How a growth mindset of interest can contribute to cross-disciplinary thinking.
54.C)Making innovative products needs multidisciplinary knowledge.
55. B) Broadening their interests.
都江堰( Dujiangyan)坐落在成都平原西部的岷江上，距成都市约50公里，始建于公元前三世纪。它的独特之处在于无需用堤坝调控水流。两千多年来，都江堰一直有效地发挥着防洪与灌溉作用，使成都平原成为旱涝保收的沃土和中国最重要的粮食产地之一。都江堰工程体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存的智慧，是全世界年代最久、仍在使用、无坝控水的水利工程。
Dujiangyan is located on the Minjiang River in the west of Chengdu Plain, about 50km away from Chengdu City. It was built in the third century BC. Its unique feature is that it does not need dams to regulate the flow of water. For more than 2000 years, Dujiangyan has been playing an effective role in flood control and irrigation,making Chengdu Plain a fertile land during drought and flood and one of the most important grain producing areas in China. Dujiangyan project embodies the wisdom of the harmonious coexistence of Chinese people and nature. It is the oldest water conservancy project in the world that is still in use and has no dam to control water.
大运河（Grand Canal）是世界上最长的人工河，北起北京，南至杭州。它是是中国历史上最宏伟的工程之一。大运河始建于公元前4世纪，公元13世纪末建成。修建之初是为了运输粮食，后来也用于运输其他商品。大运河沿线区域逐渐发展成为中国的工商业中心。长久以来，大运河对中国的经济发展发挥了重要作用，有力地促进了南北地区之间的人员往来和文化交流。
The Grand Canal is the longest man-made river in the world, running from Beijing in the north to Hangzhou in the south. As one of the most magnificent projects in Chinese history, the Grand Canal was built in the 4th century B.C and completed at the end of the 13th century A.D. In the beginning, it was built to transport food, and later also used to transport other commodities. And the area along the Canal gradually developed into China's industrial and commercial center. For a long time, the Grand Canal has played an important role in China's economic development and greatly promoted personnel and cultural exchanges between the North and the South.
坎儿井(Karez) 是新疆干旱地区的一种水利系统，由地下渠道将水井连接而成。该系统将春夏季节渗入(seep into)地下的大量雨水及积雪融水收集起来，通过山体的自然坡度引到地面，用于灌溉农田和满足人们的日常用水需求。坎儿井减少了水在地面的蒸发(evaporation),对地表破坏很小， 因而有效地保护了自然资源与生态环境。坎儿井体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存的智慧，是对人类文明的一大贡献。
The Karez is a water conservancy system in the arid regions of Xinjiang, consisting of underground channels connecting Wells. The system collects a large amount of rain and meltwater of snow that seeps into the ground in spring and summer and leads it to the ground through the natural slope of the mountain. The water (brought to the ground) is used to irrigate farms and meet people's daily water needs. The Karez reduces evaporation of water at the surface, does little damage to the surface, and thus effectively protects the natural resources and ecological environment. The Karez embodies the wisdom of the harmonious coexistence of the Chinese people and nature, and is a great contribution to human civilization.
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