第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié) （共15 小題；每小題2 分，滿分30 分）

閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的A、B、C 和D 四個選項中, 選出最佳選項。

A

We take a look at TripAdvisor's top 4 best hotels in the UK for 2019, based on travellers'reviews during their stay.

1. Hotel 41, London

This swanky 5* hotel in the heart of London boasts views of the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, while offering some seriously opulent suites with huge spacious beds and lush ensuite bathrooms.

How much?Prices from ￡334 per night on TripAdvisor.

2. Bishop's Gate Hotel, Derry, Northern Ireland

Although this hotel offers total luxury, you won't need to break the bank for an overnight stay at this lush hotel with spacious yet cosy rooms, huge beds, ensuite bathrooms and a handy location. A lot of the reviews also praised the hotel restaurant with its mouth-watering dishes.

How much?Prices from ￡94 per night on TripAdvisor.

3. Hotel La Place, St Brelade, Jersey

This seventeenth century traditional Jersey country house has been transformed into a swish hotel in the heart of Jersey's lush countryside. In the winter spend nights in the on-site bar and restaurant listening to music, while summer days can be spent at the hotel pool.

How much?Prices from ￡83 per night on TripAdvisor.

4. Lawton & Lauriston Court Hotel,Llandudno, Wales

The service here seems to prove a hit with visitors if the reviews are anything to go by, as well as the friendly staff on hand to help you enjoy a relaxing break. It's a stone's throw away from attractions.

How much?Prices from ￡75 per night on TripAdvisor.

1. What are they based on to be chosen the best hotels?

A. Customers' remarks.

B. Occupancy rate.

C. Comfort level.

D. Price.

2. If you are a food lover, which hotel is the best choice?

A. Hotel 41.

B. Hotel La Place.

C. Bishop's Gate Hotel.

D. Lawton & Lauriston Court Hotel.

3. What's special for Lawton & Lauriston Court Hotel?

A. Its history is the longest.

B. It provides free breakfast.

C. It has the best reviews.

D. It's the cheapest of the 4 hotels.

B

For Tan Fanglin, a 15-year-old girl from No.2 High School of East China Normal University in Shanghai, her dream of meeting top scientists has already come true. In October, she attended the World Laureates Forum for a second time,which had attracted 44 Nobel Prize laureates.Tan was by far the youngest participant among the scientists invited to be at the meeting of the world's sharpest minds. Her discovery about the relationship between the Fibonacci sequence and Bézout numbers has won her many prizes.

Her research is not just related to some complex concepts, but rather she made a breakthrough for estimating the upper and lower bounds of Bézout numbers. This finding has been praised by the famous Canadian mathematician, Professor Rankin, who provided an estimator in his issue published inAmerican Mathematical Monthlyin 2013. Rankin has been studying the same theme for five years but with no conclusions.

From a very young age,Tan has always been fascinated by mathematics.This is largely because of the influence of her father,who teaches mathematics in East China Normal University.

According to Xu Jun, Tan's head teacher from her middle and high school, she doesn't take after-school classes or too many extra exercises either. Her mastering of Further Mathematics and her good grades in school are thanks to the right study method. Her mother toldGuangming Dailythat Tan always treats studying and life with a positive mindset.

Attending this forum enabled Tan to get more inspiration from top scientists. She even got the opportunity to talk with Gero Miesenbock, the 2019 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize winner and the founder of optogenetics. She asked him what he considered were the best personal qualities for conducting scientific research.

Miesenbock said that accepting failures is crucial for researchers. He stressed that people all knew that even Thomas Edison went through hundreds of unsuccessful attempts before finally inventing the light bulb. Tan has met many barriers in her research and often feels upset. The words made Tan feel inspired.

4. What does the underlined word“l(fā)aureates” in paragraph 1 mean?

A. Honors. B. Winners.

C. Sponsors. D. Promoters.

5. What do we know about Tan Fanglin's discovery?

A. She sought some advice from Professor Rankin.

B. She was once confused with some complex concepts.

C. She solved the puzzle with the help of some scientists.

D. She made much progress in the research of Bézout numbers.

6. Why does Miesenbock mention Thomas Edison in the last paragraph?

A. To tell Tan he is a great inventor in history.

B. To show Tan everyone should be brave like famous people.

C. To encourage Tan to hold on in spite of facing difficulties.

D. To inspire Tan to experience tough barriers.

7. Which can be the best title for the text?

A. Top minds inspire student

B. Great minds think alike

C. Face difficulties bravely

D. Failure is the mother of success

C

The College Board said that more than 2.2 million students in the class of 2019 took the college entrance test SAT. That is the largest group ever and an increase of four percent from the previous year. The average score, however,dropped a little, from 1068 to 1059.

The SAT is a test many American colleges require as part of the admissions process. It is a multiple-choice test, which means students must decide which answer is the best from several provided for each question. Higher scores can make the difference between being admitted into the top colleges and universities, and how much financial aid a student may receive. Research shows that students who have greater access to college entrance exams like the SAT and ACT are more likely to apply to college. This is particularly true for low-income students.

The College Board also said nearly a million students of the 2019 class took the SAT on a school day. The SAT School Day program makes it easier for low-income, minority students and students from families with no history of college attendance to take the SAT.

Traditionally, students have to register and pay for the tests, then travel to testing centers on a weekend to take them. For people without the resources of a computer, credit card or car,it can be difficult. Inside Higher Ed says test scores among minority groups have been lower for many years. In 2019, more African American and Latino students failed to meet the SAT test results for college readiness than the year before.

Robert Schaeffer is FairTest's Public Education Director. He criticized the SAT test in an email to VOA. He said, “The SAT remains a more accurate measure of a test-taker's family background than a student's ability to do college level work.” He said it is no wonder nearly 40%of all four-year colleges and universities in the country are now test-optional. He said they recognize that these exam requirements undermine diversity without improving educational quality.

8. How many students took the SAT test in 2018?

A. About 1.1 million.

B. About 1.2 million.

C. About 2.1 million.

D. About 2.2 million.

9. What does the second paragraph stress most?

A.The differences between the SAT and ACT.

B. The benefits of higher scores in the SAT test.

C. The admissions process of SAT.

D. The conditions for taking SAT.

10. What do we know about minority groups from the fourth paragraph?

A.They made great progress in the SAT test.

B. They had little interest in the SAT test.

C. They had the biggest test scores' gap.

D. They got low test scores in the SAT test.

11. What is Robert Schaeffer's attitude toward the SAT test?

A. Critical.

B. Respectful.

C. Supportive.

D. Neutral.

D

Picture a pigeon that stands on a telephone wire. Ready for take-off, it raises its wings,springs into the air and flaps away, perhaps with the intention of leaving its calling card on your car's windshield. This series of actions is so commonplace that you probably do not pay it much attention. But University of Manchester biomechanical engineer Ben Parslew does. He is trying to design robots that can jump like birds.

Most conventional robots roll around on wheels. “There is a need for more clever robots that can jump over barriers in complex environments,” Parslew says. To design such a machine, he turned to nature. “Birds are really good jumpers,” he notes.

The trouble is, when birds start to take off,they lean so far forward that, according to the rules of physics, they should tip over and fall onto their mouths. Yet that does not happen.Parslew and his team used computer modeling to discover how birds avoid this fate. They discovered that birds rotate (旋轉(zhuǎn)) their bodies slightly backward while accelerating into a jump. They also have flexible leg and toe joints, which prevent them from taking off briefly and immediately crashing to the ground.

Parslew thinks engineer can use his information to design robots that can not only jump well but also launch into flight more efficiently.Most human-engineered flying machines require either long runways （think：airplanes） or flat,stable surfaces （think：helicopters） for take-off.Either way, they take a while to overcome gravity and gain elevation(高度).

University of Southern California biomechanist Michael Habib, who was not involved in the study, says, “Many animals are masters of springs and levers. If you can understand how that works, you can build a robot that's good at running around and good at flying, and it will also be good at taking off suddenly in all kinds of conditions and landing on a coin.”

12. Why does the author mention a pigeon in the first paragraph?

A. To introduce the topic of the text.

B. To draw the readers' attention.

C. To emphasize its kills of jumping.

D. To advise us to observe ordinary things.

13. What prevents birds falling onto their mouths when they take off?

A. They take off slightly and efficiently.

B. They choose the proper time to fly.

C. They can overcome gravity easily.

D. They adjust their bodies backward.

14. Which of the following is Michael Habib's opinion?

A. When designing robots, we should study birds.

B. Make adjustments for future development of robots.

C. Improvement on robots requires learning from pigeons.

D.Human-engineered flying machines should take off suddenly.

15. In which part of a website will you most probably read the article?

A. Lifestyle.

B. Culture.

C. Nature.

D. Physics.

第二節(jié) （共5 小題；每小題2 分，滿分10 分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。 選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Could people with mental health conditions one day use video games to help manage their symptoms?.

The pair previously collaborated onHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice,a video game., they wondered whether video games could also be used to measure and modify(改善) people's mental anxiety.

The idea of games that respond to physiological signals is nothing new, but they have never had much commercial success in the past. Fletcher says The Insight Project will be taking a more scientific approach., he wants to study the waveform in detail.“People talk about your basic heart rate as being the key signal that determines your state of excitement or anxiety, but actually there is a whole lot more to the heart beat signal than that,” Fletcher says. “.”

Although the pair plan for their eventual game to be based on therapeutic processes and to be used in treatment, the goal is to produce a commercially viable game likeHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.“It's something exciting that people want to play, not something they are forced to play by their therapist,” says Antoniades.

A. As they developed the game

B. Instead of using a game controller

C. Rather than just reading a player's pulse as a single number

D. These signals will allow the team to build games for more patients

E. He is a mental-health professional who studies the human mind

F. If we know what state of mind they are in, we can create challenges for them to overcome

G. It is a question that Antoniades and Fletcher, scientists at the University of Cambridge, aim to answer

第二部分 語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié) （共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文， 從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中， 選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

In the late 1960s I was in major work at George ⅤSchool for grades 4, 5 and 6. Mrs Anne Moroz was my teacher. She encouraged us and always expected our best. Mrs Moroz recognized myin art early on and took everyto support my efforts.

As summer approached at the end of my final year, sheme to paint a picture of flowers for her. Shea canvas board and oil painting kit (成套工具) for me to use. I hadused oil paints before. Istruggled, but finally Ithe painting in the fall. I hesitatinglyit to her. As I recall, the painting lookedrough, but it was theI could do at the time.

Over the years I lost touch with Mrs Moroz. I graduated from the University of Manitoba andto become a professional artist, a professor of art and eventually a head of studio programs at the Winnie Art Gallery. I have always remembered theI received from Mrs Moroz. Just last year, I had the opportunity toand have lunch with Mrs Moroz! She told me the paintingon her wall, where it has been there for almost 50 years!

21. A. efforts B. grades C. decisions D. beliefs

22. A. relief B. goal C. regret D. interest

23. A. activity B. quality C. opportunity D. curiosity

24. A. ordered B. asked C. forced D. allowed

25. A. purchased B. carried C. mentioned D. delivered

26. A. ever B. never C. already D. still

27. A. slowly B. quietly C. regularly D. really

28. A. searched B. remembered C. completed D. designed

29. A. picked B. presented C. produced D. gathered

30. A. pretty B. little C. almost D. even

31. A. tightest B. best C. rarest D. worst

32. A. worried B. accepted C. delighted D. astonished

33. A. announced B. begged C. claimed D. insisted

34. A. frame B. guarantee C. polish D. promote

35. A. admired B. thrilled C. impressed D. honored

36. A. reaction B. competition C. situation D. application

37. A. showed up B. came in C. went on D. passed by

38. A. movement B. statement C. treatment D. encouragement

39. A. repeat B. revise C. refuse D. reconnect

40. A. hides B. saves C. remains D. occurs

第二節(jié) （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

This common pronoun is what Merriam-Webster chose for the word of 2019. For hundreds of years, “they” 41.(general) has meant more than one person. But increasingly, “they” is being used instead of “he” or “she” 42._______(describe) a non-binary(非二元性別的) person—one who does not identify as male or female.

Searches for “they” on Merriam-Webster's website were 313% 43._______(high) in 2019 than they were in 2018.

“I have to say it's 44._________(surprise) to me,” said Peter Sokolowski, a Merriam-Webster's editor-at-large. “It's 45______._word we all know and love.” More recently, though, “they” has also been used in daily personal interactions between English 46______._(speaker).

Sokolowski and his team watch for spikes—or sharp—in word searches. Searches for “they” increased last January with the rise of model Oslo Grace. Grace, 47._______uses the pronoun “they”,walks in both men's and women's fashion shows around the world.

Nick Adams is with the LGBTQ group GLAAD. He said Merriam-Webster's 48._______(choose) is a positive step in recognizing non-binary people.

Editor Peter Sokolowski told The Associated Press that “they”, one of a few non-binary pronouns to appear in recent years, 49._______(be) “here to stay”.

Four years ago, Members of the American Dialect Society also 50._______(vote) for “they” as the word of the year.

第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。 文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。 每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線( ＼ )劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1． 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2． 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Last winter was really memorable for me. To begin, during the first week of vacation, I went snowboarding along with my friends. We had so many fun that the time passed away before we realized it. After snowboarding for the few days, we switched to ski. Wow! It's really perfect. Though we were not experts, we learnt in our way and we had a guide whom taught us how to ski correct. It was so great but exciting. Since there is heavy snow during the winter month, skiing is perfect. Sometimes due to heavy snow, we played it in the snow making snowballs and have fun by throwing the snowballs at each other.

第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Tom就讀于英國的孔子學(xué)院，要寫一篇關(guān)于中國的端午節(jié)( the Dragon Boat Festival)的文章參加漢語作文大賽，請給他寫封郵件介紹端午節(jié)。 內(nèi)容包括：

1. 表示問候；

2. 介紹端午節(jié)；

3. 表達(dá)希望與祝愿。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。