Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete sentences. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
Do you use soap everyday? Do you know when people started using soap and how it is made? The word "soap" comes from the Celtic word "saipo", which means "fat", the material that soap is made from. The oldest soap dates back to 3000 BC, when people in Mesopotamia used it for cleaning the wool. Over the following centuries, soap continued to be used to clean everything but the human body.
In the second century, a Greek doctor who was called Galen wrote about the practice of using soap to clean the body. However, bathing with soap was still not popular. It wasn't until the seventeenth century that soap was used for bathing in Europe, but only the rich people could afford it. In the nineteenth century, the soap became available to most people. As a result, cleanliness standards improved in many places.
One reason that soap has been so popular throughout history is that it isn't hard to make. To make it, take some alkali(碱) and mix it with fat or oil. Once everything is mixed, leave the soap in a mold(模具) until it becomes hard. After 24 hours, it's ready to cut into pieces. But please remember, you must be patient. Because the soap still needs around two to three weeks to become hard enough before you can use it.
Being easy to make, soap has helped humans stay clean all the way to the modern age. You could even say it's one of the most important inventions in human history.
1、What was the original purpose of soap in Mesopotamia? ______
A．To wash faces. B．To wash dishes.
C．To clean the wool. D．To clean the wood.
2、When did soap become available to most people? ______
A．In the second century. B．In the third century.
C．In the seventeenth century. D．In the nineteenth century.
3、How long does it need for the soap to become hard before you can use it? ______
A．1～2 days. B．3～4 days.
C．1～2 weeks. D．2～3 weeks.
4、Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? ______
A．It's very difficult to make soap. B．Soap is an important invention.
C．Soap is extremely useful in life. D．Soap plays a crucial role in people's life.
5、Where is the passage most probably from? ______
A．A recipe book. B．A health magazine.
C．A science fiction. D．A political report.
Passage Two
My mom's a big fan of posting pictures on her WeChat Moments: from the bright blue sky and lush green mountains to tranquil clear waters—these were what our family enjoyed when camping in a park during this summer holiday. In fact, it is not difficult to find such places in our cities these days. Because, in the past decade, thousands of parks have been built in China, some even transformed from garbage dumps.
My mom cherishes natural scenery and green environment because she comes from a small, poor village where people's life once depended on mining. When she was my age, the air there was so polluted that even the green bamboo leaves on the mountains were covered by black coal dust. In the past decade, however, things have changed.
With the mines closed, the environment has improved tremendously and the local people have found new ways to live. Many of our relatives there are now engaged in business, such as selling tea and running a hotel, and one third of the local population lives on tourism-related services. Their experiences truly prove that "green mountains are gold mountains".
The past decade has witnessed a momentous shift in China's development strategies, and we've undertaken the path toward green development and a more beautiful China. For instance, eight years ago, Beijing won its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and promised a greener Olympic Games. Last year, we enjoyed the most eco-friendly and sustainable Olympic Games in human history. These Chinese contributions to world environmental efforts represent China's wisdom and set an example for the globe.
6、According to the passage, what does the author's mother like? ______
A．She likes singing and dancing very much.
B．She likes traveling around the country very much.
C．She likes posting pictures on her WeChat Moments.
D．She likes making comments on her WeChat Moments.
7、Which of the following is NOT the present condition about the mother's hometown? ______
A．The mines have been closed.
B．Half of the local population lives on tourism-related services.
C．The local people are trying their best to find new ways to live.
D．Many of the author's relatives are now engaged in business.
8、What does the word "momentous" (in Para. 4) mean in the passage? ______
A．Necessary. B．Unimportant.
C．Just so so. D．Very important.
9、How does the mother feel about natural scenery and green environment? ______
A．The mother loves natural scenery and green environment.
B．The mother does not like natural scenery and green environment.
C．The mother is indifferent to natural scenery and green environment.
D．The mother thinks there is no difference between the past and the present.
10、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? ______
A．The mother comes from a small city.
B．China's development strategies have not changed greatly.
C．The author's family camped in a park during this summer holiday.
D．When the mother was young, the air in her hometown was not polluted.
Passage Three
It's a long-awaited evening. The League for People with Disabilities is transformed into a shining nightclub for disabled adults, Lucky Club. The classrooms become dancing halls. DJs play strong club music. Hundreds of the disabled come to dance and make friends in Lucky Club. Some want to find love. Lucky Club attracts all of them because it has the sense of safety. It has the feeling that no one is judging them. They can be like anyone else out for the night.
The League for People with Disabilities was founded in June, 2016. The club opened exactly three years later and grew quickly, packing in many people from all over the state. The ultimate goal is "full inclusion", which means people with disabilities should be integrated into all aspects of life.
Mike Hornby, 27, says, "It is one of my favorite places in the whole wide world." Adults with disabilities, like Mike, yearn for more opportunities to socialize. Lucky Club stands out because it is held once a month and draws many people. Local, state and national supporters are not aware of another event like it in the country.
Sally Stern, 63, says, "Whatever you come looking for, you can find it here." She uses a wheelchair after being paralyzed in 1994. She was hit by a car. "We see a lot of relationships blossom. Some fail. Love is always in the air here at Lucky Club. Everybody feels free here."
Organizers said most club-goers have intellectual or developmental disabilities. Roughly 1 in 6 is unable to speak. About 1 in 4 uses a wheelchair.
11、When did Lucky Club open? ______
A．In June, 2016. B．In July, 2016.
C．In June, 2019. D．In July, 2019.
12、People with disabilities go to Lucky Club because ______.
A．some relationships fail in the club
B．they do not feel being judged there
C．some medical problems can be solved there
D．the attractive club event is held once a month
13、According to the passage, which is the most important reason why Sally Stern goes to Lucky Club? ______
A．She likes strong club music.
B．She wants to find love there.
C．She feels love and freedom there.
D．She wants to deal with mental disability.
14、What is the percentage of club-goers who use a wheelchair? ______
A．15%. B．25%. C．30%. D．40%.
15、According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? ______
A．The disabled can go to the club every weekend.
B．Some people do not successfully develop a relationship in the club.
C．Adults with disabilities may get opportunities to socialize in the club.
D．The nightclub is transformed from The League for People with Disabilities.
Passage Four
Science fiction has suddenly become popular since the 21st century. Before the year 2000, Chinese science fiction was known to only a small number of people in China. Few works were translated, and the Western world had little taste for it. But the once sub-genre has become internationally recognized, mainly because of Ken Liu, a writer, translator and computer scientist. Ken Liu has done more work than anyone else to translate Chinese science fiction. However, his and the genre's defining moment was Liu Cixin's novel called The Three-Body Problem, a mind-boggling, hard science fiction. When Ken Liu translated The Three-Body Problem, it became the first contemporary Chinese science fiction novel in English. Published in 2014, it proved to be a big success.
Of course, writing in Chinese is different from writing in English. The meaning and references used in Chinese science fiction are unique to the genre. In the stories Ken Liu translated, multiple footnotes are used to describe details Western readers may not understand, and they explain why a word or sentence is written in a certain way.
The use of traditional and cultural objects and places in Chinese science fiction makes the genre a cultural and historical analysis of China. This also gives translated works a foreign and distinct feel. After reading The Three-Body Problem, for example, Western readers discover some differences and similarities between Western and Asian cultures.
16、When did science fiction become popular? ______
A．After the year 2000. B．After the year 2014.
C．Before the year 2000. D．Before the year 2014.
17、Which of the following statements is TRUE? ______
A．The Three-Body Problem is the first Chinese science fiction novel.
B．The Three-Body Problem, is a hard science fiction written by Ken Liu.
C．The Three-Body Problem, is a soft science fiction written by Liu Cixin.
D．Ken Liu's translation of The Three-Body Problem is the first contemporary Chinese science fiction novel in English.
18、Which is the feature of Ken Liu's translation? ______
A．The references are special. B．It is a mind-boggling work.
C．There are multiple footnotes. D．It is a new and unique genre.
19、Why was Chinese science fiction little known to westerners before the year 2000? ______
A．Because Western readers do not like science fiction.
B．Because few works were translated into English then.
C．Because The Three-Body Problem was not published then.
D．Because there are differences between Western and Asian cultures.
20、According to the passage, which is NOT the reason why The Three-Body Problem is a big success in the Western world? ______
A．Chinese places make it a distinct feel to westerners.
B．Chinese cultures make it a distinct feel to westerners.
C．Chinese histories make it a distinct feel to westerners.
D．Western readers are very familiar with Chinese culture.
Part Ⅱ Cloze
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Foreigners Also Love Chinese Martial Arts
Chinese martial arts have 21 a long history. They form a splendid part of the Chinese culture and they are part of the nation's spirit. Not only do Chinese people love their martial arts, many foreigners are also crazy 22 them. Perhaps I'm one of those eager foreigners.
Actually, I've exercised all my life. I used to be a football player and I once loved swimming very much. But I 23 a Chinese martial arts fan the moment I saw them in a film. So, I 24 to take them up while I was studying in Hangzhou.
Practising Chinese martial arts requires a lot of 25 . You have to be able to "stand as straight as a pine tree, sit as square as a stone, and move as 26 as a gust of wind(一阵风)". What's 27 , it 28 a long time for you to realize the deep meaning of Chinese martial arts. Not all people who practise Chinese martial arts have a deep enough 29 of them. Some regard them only as 30 movement: You move here; you hit your rival(对手) there. But my coach has tried to make me realize their underlying(内在的) meaning, which has a great deal to do with one's mental state. Gradually, I've come to understand that Chinese martial arts do not only improve my physical 31 , but also make me 32 more confident in dealing with the world 33 me.
Many actions of Chinese martial arts are actually 34 meditation(冥想). They make the goal better fitted for each person. 35 forms of exercise do not necessarily make people feel happy, but when exercising Chinese martial arts, you will become calmer and more cheerful. Such beneficial function has long been realized and treasured. Many of my American friends have benefited a lot 36 practising Chinese martial arts, mentally and physically.
Now there are quite a lot of Chinese martial arts clubs in the United States. American people are willing to spend their free time learning Chinese martial arts. For them, Chinese martial arts are a unique culture as well as a 37 form of exercise. 38 to a report, one in every ten Americans once 39 or is studying a kind of Chinese martial art. I myself am planning to set up a Chinese martial arts school in my home country as 40 as I complete my studies in China.
21、A．very B．quiet C．quietly D．quite
22、A．with B．in C．about D．up
23、A．encountered B. became C．met D．found
24、A．decided B．dilated C．divided D．dejected
25、A．effects B．efforts C．affects D．affords
26、A．slowly B．frequently C．quickly D．fluently
27、A．many B．most C．much D．more
28、A．takes B．spends C．wastes D．makes
29、A．doing B．understanding C．meaning D．exercising
30、A．visual B．mental C．chemical D．physical
31、A．condition B．attitude C．mind D．work
32、A．to feel B．felt C．feels D．feel
33、A．round B．around C．along D．behind
34、A．focused on B．dependent on C．turned on D．based on
35、A．Another B．The other C．Other D．Others
36、A．of B．from C．in D．on
37、A．financial B．finance C．beneficial D．benefit
38、A．According B．In addition C．Amount D．Owing
39、A．studied B．study C．had studied D．studies
40、A．fast B．many C．much D．soon
Part Ⅲ True or False
Directions: Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are True or False. You should mark A or B on the Answer Sheet, A for True and B for False.
After meeting someone for the first time, do you see yourself as attractive? Or do you find yourself doing everything wrong? If you have the former description, you are in the minority. Studies show lots of people take a rather low opinion of their conversational abilities, as well as the social impressions they have.
In most situations, we are often much more pleasant company than we think, yet we forget all the signals of friendliness towards us. We are so busy worrying about the impression we've given that we miss all the positive signals. We worry about trifling things that we might have said wrong. We don't notice someone's encouraging smile or the warmth in their eyes.
A little self-awareness can be healthy. But many of us are far too pessimistic. This may prevent us from connecting with people who may really appreciate us.
41、After meeting someone for the first time, few people think they are attractive.
42、In most occasions, we can find the signals of friendliness.
43、We are so anxious about the first impression we have given that we pay little attention to positive signals.
44、Much self-awareness during the first conversation with others is necessary.
45、Pessimistic judgement about our first impression helps to form relationship.
Part Ⅳ Translation
Section A
Directions: There are 5 sentences in this part. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
46、I can still picture my primary school I studied in.
A．我平静地画出我就读的小学。
B．我仍然有我就读小学的照片。
C．我还能回忆起我就读的小学。
D．我能平静地回忆起我的小学。
47、Quite a few people are interested in the novels that he translated from foreign languages.
A．少数人对他翻译的外国小说感兴趣。
B．许多人对他翻译的外国小说感兴趣。
C．少数人对他创作的外国小说感兴趣。
D．许多人对他创作的外国小说感兴趣。
48、It is too hot to go out.
A．天热了适合外出。
B．发热后不能出去。
C．发热了可以外出。
D．天太热不能出去。
49、If only she'd remembered to send that letter then.
A．要是当时她记得去寄出那封信就好了。
B．要是当时她忘记去寄出那封信就好了。
C．当时只有她一个人记得去寄出那封信。
D．假如她当时忘记去寄出那封信就好了。
50、The suggestion put forward by Li Ming has been rejected.
A．李明提出的建议被接受了。
B．李明提出的建议被拒绝了。
C．提出建议的李明被拒绝了。
D．建议被接受了，是李明提出的。
Section B
Directions: Choose the appropriate translation to fill in each blank to make the following paragraph meaningful and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
在中国西北方，窑洞是居民住宅的代表。人们至今仍然住在这种窑洞里，因为黄土高原的土层有100多米厚，具有水渗透性差但垂直可塑性强的特点。于是人们充分利用当地的气候和土壤条件建造出此类民居。窑洞有诸多优点，比如节约能源，绿色环保，冬暖夏凉。
In Northwest China, the 51 of civil residence is cave or Yaodong. The reason why people 52 live in such caves is that the depth of the 53 of Loess Plateau is more than 100 meters, with poor water permeability but strong uprightness. The people make full use of the local 54 and soil conditions to develop this kind of folk house. There are many advantages to live in such caves, for example, saving energy, environment friendly, warm in winter and 55 in summer.
A. cold
B. still
C. represent
D. representative
E. stile
F. soil layer
G. soil appearance
H. weather
I. cool
J. climate
Section C
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English and write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
56、这三个家庭正在一起登泰山。
57、昨天我们看了一场非常有趣的电影。
58、中国文化已经传播到了世界上很多国家。
59、当地政府将在市中心建立一个大型的现代化医院。
60、上周六，就是这个年轻的士兵把那个小女孩从河里救了出来。
Part Ⅴ Error Correction
Directions: There are 10 sentences in this part. Each sentence has 4 underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. You are required to identify the incorrect part, and then write the corresponding letter and the correct answer on the Answer Sheet.
61、Since 2004, a number of people who live there has grown from 200 to 8,000.
62、It was over thirty years since I graduated from college.
63、We are amazed that she dances so beautifully as if she is a butterfly.
64、Mary can count on him to take care from problems in her absence.
65、My mother told me to take it ease for some time.
66、For years we had little knowledge of that life was like in the poor village.
67、Nothing would prevent him for speaking out against injustice.
68、Even though she is annoyed sometimes, I still like her.
69、The professor told us that we should do it for us own good.
70、She had the chance of get a good job.
Part Ⅵ Writing
71、Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic: The Power of Kindness. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below.
请根据以下提纲写一篇短文：
(1)自古以来就有人性善恶之争，但善良一直是人类所推崇的；
(2)请列举一些生活中你所经历或了解到的有关善良的事例；
(3)请谈谈你对“善良的力量”的看法。
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