一、完形填空。本大题共15题，每题1分，共15分。
（一）
By morning, Arthur knew what he had to do after sitting all night ___1___. He went out and glanced again at his motorcycle. There was no hiding the ___2___ front lamp and the dent（凹痕）on the side. Arthur let out a sigh and went to run errands（跑腿）for his mother first.
It was late morning before Arthur was free to carry out his ___3___. He went toward Jay Pritchett's house. When the door opened, Arthur ___4___ his throat and said, "I'm so sorry. I carelessly knocked into your parked car." Jay looked at the 17-year old youth, ___5___. Arthur continued. "Sorry for not telling you ___6___. I was too frightened."
Jay was silent for a minute before saying in a ___7___ voice, "You think it is the right thing to ___8___ for your brother?" Arthur went pale, wide-eyed. Jay explained that his brother had admitted how he had ridden Arthur's motorcycle and lost____9____, resulting in the accident. Arthur asked ____10____, "Will he be arrested?" "No, just a small dent." Seeing Arthur's ____11____ expression, he went on, "I hope, ____12____, your brother will learn from this. As for you, remember that it is ____13____ to hide the truth."
Arthur thanked him and set off home. He was ____14____ of his brother's courage in admitting everything. He knew he could look forward to a good night's ____15____.
1
A、working
B、thinking
C、studying
D、crying
2
A、broken
B、stolen
C、lighted
D、repaired
3
A、plan
B、task
C、job
D、test
4
A、cleaned
B、clicked
C、cleared
D、cracked
5
A、surprised
B、disappointed
C、concerned
D、moved
6
A、frankly
B、firmly
C、timely
D、exactly
7
A、cold
B、loud
C、sad
D、kind
8
A、turn up
B、cover up
C、put up
D、fix up
9
A、temper
B、control
C、confidence
D、consciousness
10
A、anxiously
B、curiously
C、calmly
D、thoughtfully
11
A、serious
B、delighted
C、relieved
D、worried
12
A、instead
B、however
C、otherwise
D、moreover
13
A、unwise
B、impolite
C、uncomfortable
D、impractical
14
A、proud
B、ashamed
C、afraid
D、sure
15
A、treat
B、party
C、reward
D、rest
二、阅读理解。本大题共8题，每题2.5分，共20分。
（二）
A
All her life, Carole-Ann Warburton kept a little hope shining at the back of her mind. Her dream was to work in a bookshop.
Warburton has always loved books. As a child, any spare sixpence went on Enid Blyton's Mary Mouse. Every Saturday morning, she and her parents would “do a gentle shop, then go to the library in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. However many books we got out, we read.” At university in Cambridge, she began to buy books—a habit that, in adult life, resulted in a large collection.
In 2010, she retired after having worked for 40 years in an administrative post. She sold her house, bought a shop and, a few weeks after her 65th birthday, The Book Rest opened. Warburton had 8,000 to 9,000 books with which to fill it. But although she dreamed of working in a bookshop, she hadn't thought of selling her own books. “That took a bit of psychological talking-to,” she says.
Her first sale was hard. “It feels, when a special book goes out, as if some little part of me has been taken away. And then I make common sense come back to me and say: ‘Let someone else learn from it. ' It's a growing up, if you like, an acceptance.”
This year, The Book Rest celebrates its 12th anniversary. While the shop makes neither profit nor loss, it brings other rewards, including friendship. “There are lots of people who stick their head round the door and say: ‘Are you all right, Carole-Ann?'”
If the days are quiet, no matter. “I am so happy standing here in the middle of a pile of books. I can walk around the shop, pick up a book and sit down and read it. I would like to keep doing this until I no longer can. It's a wonderful feeling. ”
So while Warburton's dream came true, what about those of others? “All the dreams are in the books,” she says. “They are all there waiting to be picked up.”
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Why did Warburton open The Book Rest?（ ）
A、To kill her retirement time.
B、To realize her lifelong dream.
C、To celebrate her 65th birthday.
D、To exhibit her book collection.
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What did Warburton's first sale feel like?（ ）
A、bit of loss.
B、growing pain.
C、spiritual relief.
D、sense of achievement.
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What did The Book Rest bring to Warburton?（ ）
A、Profit and fame.
B、Chaos and reflection.
C、Friendship and self-enrichment.
D、Freedom and open-mindedness.
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What did Warburton intend to do by her words in the last paragraph?（ ）
A、Call on people to learn from her.
B、Encourage people to read books.
C、Persuade people to buy her books.
D、Urge people to pursue real dreams.
（三）
B
Creativity is the ability to generate novel,useful ideas and innovation is the successful application of those ideas.With this in mind,it is easy to think that technology has made us more creative:the digital revolution has clearly produced a large number of innovative products and services.
However,it would be naive(幼稚的）to imply that these activities are truly indicative of creativity,even if quantity does eventually lead to quality.For instance,the probability of taking a great photograph does increase when there are millions of Instagram pictures taken every day,and when 500 million tweets are generated daily,it is highly probable that one or two will be funny.
Yet,much of the content people generate is unimportant and unoriginal.Before the Internet it would have stayed in the minds of their authors,but our thoughts can now be broadcasted to the. world as if they were worthy creations.The only thing that appears to have increased,rather greatly,is people's self-perceived(自认为的）creativity.From the use of emoji(表情符号）instead of words,to the use of pre-determined functions to express our views-liking,sharing and disliking,these new forms human interaction promote efficient-but lazy-behaviors so that we can devote more time to consuming more content.
Although user-generated content has been growing rapidly in the past decade,much of it is noise and the result is that valuable and trustworthy information is now harder to find.In an age of information glut(过剩）,everything is freely available but knowledge is hard to gain.This paradox highlights the importance of the"less is more"philosophy of life.
Curiosity evolved to make sense of the world and help us master our environments.Our ancestors must have benefited from taking on as much information from their surroundings as they could paying attention to everything and turning into the learning machine.Yet in an age of information glut,the curious mind is forced to ignore as much of the available data as it can,in order to consume only what is valuable.
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Why are the examples of great pictures and funny tweets mentioned in Paragraph 2?（ ）
A、To show quantity will lead to quality.
B、To explain creativity is something impressive.
C、To show technology hasn't made us more creative.
D、To explain innovative products come from creativity.
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What does the author think of the new forms of human interaction?（ ）
A、They are worthy creations.
B、They kill people's creativity actually.
C、They prevent effective communication.
D、They help people consume more useful content.
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Which of the following explains the underlined part"This paradox"in the last but one paragraph?（ ）
A、There' re more resources for knowledge but few people are willing to use them.
B、Too much information has generated material wealth but not spiritual wealth.
C、We live in an age of information explosion but we find it difficult to get knowledge.
D、Many people stick to the"less is more"philosophy with large amounts of information at hand.
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Which of the following statements about user-generated content does the author most probably agree with?（ ）
A、Much of it is original information about the real world:
B、It is the fruit of our ancestors' mastering our environments..
C、It gives the public quick and easy access to the required information.
D、It presents us with the challenge of telling valuable information from worthless content.
三、语法填空。本大题共10题，每题1分，共10分。
（四）
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。
Wearing blue jeans, Gary stood in front of an expensive____24____ (tailor) shop. After hesitating for several moments, he finally went in and asked to see the suit in the window. The shop assistant looked____25___ on Gary because of the way he____26____ (dress). Glancing at him____27____ (impatient), he whispered to the owner nearby. With the owner's ____28____ (permit), he said that the suit had already been sold. Gary was angry that he was judged by ____29____ he was wearing. The next day he returned to the same shop, dressed more properly this time. After seeking out ____30____ assistant, he asked to see an expensive-looking suit on an upper shelf. Not realizing who Gary was, the assistant was eager to carry out his duty properly this time. With great patience and difficulty, he climbed up to bring the suit down, ____31____ (apologize) for keeping Gary waiting. The moment Gary looked at it more closely, ____32____ he said he did not like it. He enjoyed _____33_____ (he), making the assistant bring almost everything in the shop to him before he finally settled on buying a tie. Would you do the same if you were Gary?
24._____
25._____
26._____
27._____
28._____
29._____
30._____
31._____
32._____
33._____
四、作文。本大题共1题，共10分。
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假定你是李华，正在准备明天英语课堂的“一分钟演讲”，你打算讲述一个邻居家庭，内容包括：
1.家庭简介；
2.生活幸福。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A Neighboring Family
____________________________________________
五、教学设计。本大题共1题，共25分。
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1.请根据教学内容确定本课时的教学目标和教学重难点。（10分）
2.请根据教学内容设计本课时的教学活动，并说明设计意图。（15分）
1、B2、A3、A4、C5、A6、C7、D8、B9、B10、A11、C12、B13、A14、A15、D16、B17、A18、C19、B20、C21、B22、C23、D24、tailor's25、down26、was dressed27、impatiently28、permission29、what30、the31、apologizing32、however33、himself
1
本题考查动词词义辨析。
题干意为：到了早上，亚瑟知道自己坐了一整晚思考之后该做些什么了。根据“By morning, Arthur knew what he had to do”可知，亚瑟整晚坐着思考怎么解决问题。thinking意为“思考”，B项正确。
A项：working意为“工作”。与题干不符，排除。
C项：studying意为“学习”。与题干不符，排除。
D项：crying意为“哭”。与题干不符，排除。
故正确答案为B。
2
本题考查形容词词义辨析。
题干意为：破碎的前灯和侧面的凹痕无处可藏。根据“I'm so sorry. I carelessly knocked into your parked car.”可知，汽车的前灯被撞破碎了。broken意为“破碎的”，A项正确。
B项：stolen意为“被偷的”。与题干不符，排除。
C项：lighted意为“点燃的”。与题干不符，排除。
D项：repaired意为“被修理的”。与题干不符，排除。
故正确答案为A。
3
本题考查名词词义辨析。
题干意为：直到快天亮的时候，亚瑟才有空执行他的计划。根据前文可知，亚瑟知道自己坐了一整晚思考之后该做些什么了，故现在亚瑟执行他思考一整晚的计划。plan意为“计划”，A项正确。
B项：task意为“任务”。与题干不符，排除。
C项：job意为“工作”。与题干不符，排除。
D项：test意为“测试”。与题干不符，排除。
故正确答案为A。
4
本题考查动词词义辨析。
题干意为：门开了，亚瑟清了清嗓子，说：“我很抱歉。我不小心撞到你停的车了。”根据“He went toward Jay Pritchett's house.”可知，亚瑟清了清嗓子向车的主人杰伊·普里契特解释。cleared one's throat意为“清清某人的嗓子”，C项正确。
A项：cleaned意为“清洁”。与题干不符，排除。
B项：clicked意为“点击”。与题干不符，排除。
D项：cracked意为“破裂”。与题干不符，排除。
故正确答案为C。
5
本题考查形容词词义辨析。
题干意为：杰伊惊讶地看着这个17岁的年轻人。根据“Jay explained that his brother had admitted how he had ridden Arthur's motorcycle and lost ___9___, resulting in the accident.”可知，因为亚瑟的哥哥已经道歉，所以车的主人杰伊对亚瑟的到来感到惊讶。surprised意为“惊讶的”，A项正确。
B项：disappointed意为“失望的”。与题干不符，排除。
C项：concerned意为“关心的”。与题干不符，排除。
D项：moved意为“感动的”。与题干不符，排除。
故正确答案为A。
6
本题考查副词词义辨析。
题干意为：亚瑟继续，“很抱歉没有及时告诉您。我太害怕了。”根据“By morning, Arthur knew what he had to do after sitting all night ___1___.”可知，车被撞已经过了一夜，所以是没有及时告诉车的主人。timely意为“及时地”，C项正确。
A项：frankly意为“坦率地”。与题干不符，排除。
B项：firmly意为“坚定地”。与题干不符，排除。
D项：exactly意为“确切地”。与题干不符，排除。
故正确答案为C。
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本题考查形容词词义辨析。
题干意为：杰伊沉默了一会儿，然后用一种亲切的声音说：“你认为替你哥哥掩盖真相是对的吗?”根据“You think it is the right thing to ___8___ for your brother?”可知，杰伊带着亲切和蔼的声音问亚瑟。kind意为“亲切的”，D项正确。
A项：cold意为“寒冷的，冷酷的”。与题干不符，排除。
B项：loud意为“大声的”。与题干不符，排除。
C项：sad意为“悲伤的”。与题干不符，排除。
故正确答案为D。
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本题考查动词短语词义辨析。
题干意为：杰伊沉默了一会儿，然后用一种亲切的声音说：“你认为替你哥哥掩盖真相是对的吗?” 根据“Arthur went pale, wide-eyed. Jay explained that his brother had admitted how he had ridden Arthur's motorcycle and lost___9___, resulting in the accident.”可知，杰伊已经知道真相，所以知道亚瑟为哥哥掩盖真相。cover up意为“掩盖”，B项正确。
A项：turn up意为“出现”。与题干不符，排除。
C项：put up意为“张贴”。与题干不符，排除。
D项：fix up意为“修理”。与题干不符，排除。
故正确答案为B。
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本题考查名词词义辨析。
题干意为：杰伊解释说，他的哥哥已经承认他是如何骑亚瑟的摩托车并失去控制，导致了事故。根据“resulting in the accident.”可知，摩托车失去控制导致事故。lose control意为“失去控制”，B项正确。
A项：temper意为“脾气”。与题干不符，排除。
C项：confidence意为“自信”。与题干不符，排除。
D项：consciousness意为“意识”。与题干不符，排除。
故正确答案为B。
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本题考查副词词义辨析。
题干意为：亚瑟焦急地问：“他会被捕吗?” 根据“Will he be arrested?”并结合语境可知，亚瑟带着焦急的口吻问。anxiously意为“焦急地”，A项正确。
B项：curiously意为“好奇地”。与题干不符，排除。
C项：calmly意为“镇静地”。与题干不符，排除。
D项：thoughtfully意为“沉思地”。与题干不符，排除。
故正确答案为A。
