（试卷满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟）
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷.上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9:18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Hobbies. B. Sports. C. Arts.
2. Why does the man ask for leave?
A. He is seriously ill.
B. He likes to rest at home.
C. He has to look after his mother.
3. Why does the woman invite the man to dinner?
A. To express her thanks.
В. To celebrate her success.
C To ask for advice on sales.
4. When will the books be delivered?
A. April 19. B. April 20. C. April 23.
S. What does Billy decide to do?
A. Hear Lisa sing. B. Sing with Lisa. C. Sing himself.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where is the Ferry Theater?
A. In the Town Hall. B. On London Road. C. On Dublin Street.
7. How will the woman probably get to the Modern Art Gallery?
A. By bus. B. By subway. C. On foot.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What kind of music does the man like best?
A. Country music. B. Rock music. C. Jazz music.
9. How much does a used CD cost at most?
A. $10. B. $15. C.$ 20.
10. What instrument will the man learn to play?
A. The piano. B. The guitar. C. The violin.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. Living expenses.
B. Emergency cases.
C. Money management.
12 What is the problem with the woman?
A. Spending freely.
B. Not working hard.
C. Ignoring entertainment.
13. What advice does the man give to the woman?
A. To save up for urgent need.
B. To enjoy her life.
C. To work for a better chance.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Host and audience. C. Teacher and student.
15. What is the man's suggestion for the woman?
A. Taking notes. B. Recording the lectures. C. Listening attentively.
16. What does the woman need to do for extra credits?
A. Complete extra assignments.
B. Pass two more tests.
C. Change her courses.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did Fauja move to England?
A. When he was five years old.
B. Before he got married.
C. After his wife died.
18. Why did Fauja start to run?
A. To build up his body.
B. To forget his sorrows.
C. To take part in the marathon.
19. Where did Fauja run his first marathon?
A. In Canada. B. In India. C. In England.
20. Which of the following best describes Fauja?
A. Creative. B. Determined. C. Considerate.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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
Geocaching
Common Sense Media says that this expensive but very cool GPS app makes it possible for the whole family to go geocaching, a high-tech treasure hunt game. This app makes it unnecessary to buy a dedicated GPS device. The app taps directly into a database with more than 2 million locations, some within walking distance, and gives you everything you need to find treasures hidden by other enthusiasts.
SkySafari
SkySafari is a powerful mobile planetarium（天象馆）that uses GPS locations to view the night sky. The app comes in multiple versions. The databases, even on the entry-level versions, are large, requiring up to 940 MB of free space depending on the platform. You can learn about astronomy by viewing planets and stars, searching for specific objects of interest or looking at astronomical sightings in that night's sky.
Historypin
Historypin is a great tool to bring families together to share stories. You can learn about the history of any area by searching Historypin's world map by place, time, or subject. Because there are a few different ways to use Historypin's bank of user-contributed knowledge, as well as ways to add content, you can learn how to access and create digital content that's meant to be shared with the general public.
GarageBand
GarageBand is powerful digital music workstation and multitrack recorder. You can create songs in a number of ways, all in an interesting interface. An added bonus is the great editing tools that tighten up any musical performance. You can share your GarageBand songs through social media, email, or text. The app is designed to give everyone an amazing musical experience---and it delivers.
1. What is special about Geocaching?
A. It needs an extra GPS device.
B. It helps to collect data.
C. It can locate hidden treasures.
D. It is a platform for developing games.
2. Which app is suitable for an astronomy lover?
A. Geocaching. SkySafari.
C. Historypịn. GarageBand.
3. Both Historypin and GarageBand have the function for users to ________.
A. get families involved enjoy musical performances
C. search world maps share what they create
B
A dance held last Saturday in Central High School's gym raised $2,348 to help rebuild the home of freshman Keisha Kandun and her family.
Admission to “Rock the House” was $10; all money went to the Kandun Family Fund. Volunteers also walked the dance floor with donation boxes to collect more money.
The Kanduns are living with Keisha's grandparents until they can move into their new house. The whole family attended the dance; then they went on stage to thank the crowd. Rebuilding has already begun, and the family hopes to move back in time for the holidays.
“We appreciate the help so much that I cannot even put it into words,” said Mary Kandun, Keisha's mother. “We have always loved the school, but we never expected this kind of generosity. You should all be proud of your school for showing so much heart.”
The Kanduns' four-bedroom home was empty on August 14 when it caught on fire after being struck by lightning. Sadly, the family did not have enough insurance to pay for the cost of rebuilding.
Central High School Student Council organized the event with the help of advisor and English teacher Lois Conrad and Principal David Cordero; The student council also plans to hold a bake sale and a car wash, sponsored by Speedy Clean Inc. to raise more money.
The dance featured the music of the Harlequins. The four members of the band, seniors at Central, donated their time to perform.
“It's cool to be able to play for your fellow classmates,” said Adam Flynn, who plays the guitar for the band. We wanted to help out Keisha and her family, too.
“The band was awesome,” said senior Neil Lukowski, who went to the dance with several friends. It was a fun night for a good cause.
4. What do we know about the Kandun family?
A. They set up the Kandun Family Fund. B. They hadn't expected such help from school.
C. They couldn't pay for their insurance. D. They played the music of the Harlequins.
5. We can learn from the text that the dance ________.
A. raised more money than needed B. featured parents' participation
C. got support from teachers is well D. was free of charge for the seniors
6. Who organized the dance?
A. The Kanduns. B. The student council.
C. Speedy Clean Inc.. D. A school band.
7. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Fund-raising Dance Raises Roof B. "Rock the House" Counts a Lot
C. Successful Dance Requires Donation D. Sponsors Rebuild Home for Freshman
C
Delivering medical supplies to hard-to-reach places has been an issue for years. Worldwide, more than two billion people lack access to essential life-saving supplies, such as blood and vaccines（疫苗）. In the African nation of Rwanda, for example, several remote health clinics do not have sufficient quantities of blood and other healthcare products. A company called Zipline is trying to address this problem. It uses drones（无人机）to transport medical supplies around Rwanda. A drone can now deliver medicine in 30 minutes.
Drones are also assisting emergency organizations after natural disasters. In 2015, for example, a powerful hurricane destroyed thousands of buildings in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Around 75,000 people lost their homes, and at least 15 died. After the storm, drones photographed the damage. These surveys helped emergency workers assess the situation quickly and answer important questions: Which areas were hardest hit? Were crops damaged? What roads were affected?
Drones are also helping to protect wildlife populations in parts of Africa and Asia. Every year, poachers（偷猎者） kill thousands of elephants, rhinos, and other endangered animals. To stop them; the environmental organization World Wildlife Fund is using drones to find where poachers are hiding and if they are carrying weapons. Equipped with infrared video cameras, drones can easily identify people and animals at night. These drones are not only helpful, they are affordable.
As well as finding poachers, drones can be used to track animals. Scientists at Liverpool John Moores University （LJMU）plan to employ drones for an ambitious conservation project: documenting the world's wildlife. The long-term project will start with scientific surveys of animal populations. And animal species can then be identified using special software.
Ironically（讽刺地）, a tool originally created for military use is increasingly being used to save lives instead of taking then. Drones have the potential to provide solutions that will benefit both humans and animals.
8. What does the text focus on?
A. Importance of saving lives.
B. Development of drones.
C. Applications of drones.
D. Ways to protect animals.
9. What can drones be used for according to Paragraph 2?
A. Helping predict disasters.
B. Providing data for evaluation.
C. Organizing emergency workers.
D. Reporting local weather.
10. What do the scientists at LJMU intend to do?
A. Track poachers.
B. Design new practical drones.
C. Record wild animals in detail
D. Develop an assessing software.
11. What can be inferred about drones?
A. They need to be fitted with video cameras.
B. They are unavailable to ordinary people.
C. They should be limited to military use.
D. They have a promising prospect.
D
Dogs feel their way through the world with their noses. Researchers have started imitating this super skill with an artificial-intelligence-based detective tool. In a study published in February in PLOS ONE, a multinational team reported an AI-powered system that is as accurate as trained dogs at correctly identifying cases of prostate cancer from urine samples. Andreas Mershin, a research scientist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wants to eventually integrate the technology into smartphones: There would be a tiny sensor in the phone with AI software running in the cloud.
Prostate cancer, the second most deadly cancer in men worldwide, is difficult to detect. The most widely used test can miss 15 percent of cancers. Trained dogs, on the other hand, were able to identify patients with prostate cancer from urine samples more than 96 percent of the time. Yet dogs can get bored and tired, so researchers want to develop an AI system that works more consistently.
Living cells produce chemicals that come out from the skin, blood, urine and breath. Artificial noses, including the "Nano Nose" that Mershin and one of his colleagues developed, can already detect those chemicals at the same parts-per-billion concentration as dogs. The team added to the chemical sensing an artificial neural network—a type of AI algorithm that can learn from looking at examples how to identify faces, for instance.
As the 2015 Journal of Urology study showed, dogs can be trained to reach more than 96 percent accuracy, and the AI can be trained to reach that same rate. Mershin plans to train the AI algorithm using data from the "Nano Nose", which is currently one third the size of an iPhone 10 and could be further shrunk to be integrated into smartphones.
12. What is the Nano Nose?
A. A device. B. A method.
C. A database. D. A research team.
13. What is the advantage of the AI system over trained dogs in detecting prostate cancer?
A. It has the ability to sense chemicals. B. It can collect samples in the cloud.
C. It has the minimum error. D. It can ensure consistency.
14. Which of the following can best replace he underlined word "shrunk" in Paragraph 4?
A. Made smaller. B. Cut shorter. C. Expanded. D. Upgraded.
15. What is the ultimate goal of the research?
A. To train dogs to detect diseases. B. To identify artificial faces.
C. To produce AI noses to detect diseases. D. To add an AI sensor to the smartphone.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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顶。
People often want to simplify their lives. It is a lot of stress to have a complicated life, full of schedules, meetings, possessions, and so forth. Usually, a simpler life translates to less anxiety, stress and worry.____16____Follow the step-by-step process below to bare down your lifestyle piece by piece.
First, get rid of all the possessions you haven't used in the last year. If you haven't put a thing to use in one year, it is probably not worth keeping.____17____ Put anything you haven't used in one year in that bag. Next, manage your social media and electronics usage. We usually spend more time on our devices than we imagine. These days, people can spend the majority of their days on social media and electronic devices. These all-in-one devices are great tools.____18____
On a deeper level, we can simplify our thinking. Most of our thinking is not necessary.____19____If you do not want to go that far, try to ignore the thoughts that are not related to the present. A continuous stream of thoughts is not necessary. Sure, some planning should be done for the future, but there is no need to overthink.
____20____We can get rid of possession's that are non-essential, manage our social media and electronics usage, and also clean up our thinking so that we are more in the present and do not engage in unnecessary worry, or anxiety. All these things take energy and time, of which we have only have a limited amount.
A. No thought is important.
B. Get rid of electronic devices'
C. So, how do we simplify our lives?
D. Is planning our thoughts effort-making?
E. Simplifying our lives is a complex task.
F. But they should not become the main focus of our life.
G. Get a big garbage bag and walk around your living space.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Leah was 10 she saw a need for change in the world. “People are supposed to show____21____and sympathy,” she says. “But that wasn't happening.”
Leah decided to____22____her hand-made bracelets at a local event and asked each person who got one to do a kind deed for someone else. A note____23____to each bracelet said, “Let's just show other people they are ____24____.”
As Leah gave out bracelets,____25____spread. She began to receive bracelet requests worldwide, and to hear from people who'd delivered kind deeds. One person____26____a tired store clerk with sandwiches. Another paid for a stranger's coffee. “A story that____27____touched my heart was that someone established a homeless camp!” she says.
When Leah couldn't____28____requests for the bracelets, she began selling wristbands with "Kindness Travels" on the outside and "kind" on the inside in____29____languages.
So far, she has sent out 10,000 wristbands. She has____30____a party for kids at a homeless shelter, paid rent for hurricane____31____and more, using the money from wristbands____32____and donations.
Leah hopes to____33____other kids who want to help others. “Just come up with ideas! Never be____34____,” she says. “Age is just a____35____. You always have the power to do something.”
21. A. pleasure B. patience C. love D. curiosity
22. A. pick up B. put away C. show off D. hand out
23. A. compared B. attached C. opened D. connected
24. A. ignored B. infected C. valued D. engaged
25. A. word B. passion C. anxiety D. happiness
26. A. bothered B. surprised C. upset D. embarrassed
27. A. genuinely B. hardly C. slightly D. relatively
28. A. deny B. advance C. meet D. delay
29. A. native B. complex C. natural D. different
30. A. attended B. organized C. canceled D. postponed
31. A. victims B. researchers C. reporters D. observers
32. A. sales B. funds C. designs D. advertisements
33. A. respect B. contact C. recommend D. encourage
34. A. mean B. scared C. content D. proud
35. A. gap B. problem C. number D. barrier
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。
Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has adopted digital technology____36____(preserve)ancient cliff(悬崖)carvings and paintings before their disappearance.
Workers have copied more than 2,000 immovable rock carvings and paintings at Helan Mountain to digitalize the overall views as well as____37____(they)accurate locations. The digital information will____38____sorted and workers will conduct a disease analysis.
Rock carvings had appeared before writing systems were invented. Now, more than 20,000 cliff paintings and carvings____39____were created by the ancestors have been discovered at Helan Mountain. The works record the lives of the people who lived 3,000 to 10,000 years ago. In general,____40____(image)of animals dominate, followed____41____humans, vehicles, plants, planets, fingerprints and abstract signs…The surfaces were____42____(main)carved with stone or metal in the open air,____43____(expose)to weather beaten.
The protection of rock paintings and carvings is a worldwide issue. At present, there is no____44____(effect), naturally scientific and technological means to prevent their disappearance. Some experts have predicted that by the end of this century, _____45_____quarter of the world's rock paintings will disappear completely.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，上周日参加了学校组织的农场劳动，请用英语写一封信，向你的新西兰笔友David介绍活动的情况，内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.活动内容；
3.收获。
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。
Dear David,
I am writing to share with you my experience on the farm last week.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I occasionally allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely cars, with a fawn-colored coat. It was the cutest dog I had over seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was barely twelve weeks old. It had no collar or identifying marks of any sort, I didn't know what to do. I thought about running an advertisement in the lost-and-found but I really didn't want to. It would break the kids' hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart pounded with fear at what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. They sounded desperate. My hand shook. I couldn't bring myself to pick up the phone.
Instead, I pretended I hadn't seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By now we had named the dog. It looked like a Molly, so that was what we called it. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. .When they did housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this otherwise perfect picture: my conscience was bothering me. I knew in my heart I had to call that number and see if our Molly was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing I've ever done.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
With mixed feelings, I finally picked up the phone.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Opening the door I saw a woman with a little girl sitting in a small wheelchair.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
福建省2021届高三第二学期4月诊断性考试英语试题 答案版
（试卷满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟）
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷.上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9:18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Hobbies. B. Sports. C. Arts.
2. Why does the man ask for leave?
A. He is seriously ill.
B. He likes to rest at home.
C. He has to look after his mother.
3. Why does the woman invite the man to dinner?
A. To express her thanks.
В. To celebrate her success.
C To ask for advice on sales.
4. When will the books be delivered?
A. April 19. B. April 20. C. April 23.
S. What does Billy decide to do?
A. Hear Lisa sing. B. Sing with Lisa. C. Sing himself.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where is the Ferry Theater?
A. In the Town Hall. B. On London Road. C. On Dublin Street.
7. How will the woman probably get to the Modern Art Gallery?
A. By bus. B. By subway. C. On foot.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What kind of music does the man like best?
A. Country music. B. Rock music. C. Jazz music.
9. How much does a used CD cost at most?
A. $10. B. $15. C.$ 20.
10. What instrument will the man learn to play?
A. The piano. B. The guitar. C. The violin.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. Living expenses.
B. Emergency cases.
C. Money management.
12 What is the problem with the woman?
A. Spending freely.
B. Not working hard.
C. Ignoring entertainment.
13. What advice does the man give to the woman?
A. To save up for urgent need.
B. To enjoy her life.
C. To work for a better chance.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Host and audience. C. Teacher and student.
15. What is the man's suggestion for the woman?
A. Taking notes. B. Recording the lectures. C. Listening attentively.
16. What does the woman need to do for extra credits?
A. Complete extra assignments.
B. Pass two more tests.
C. Change her courses.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did Fauja move to England?
A. When he was five years old.
B. Before he got married.
C. After his wife died.
18. Why did Fauja start to run?
A. To build up his body.
B. To forget his sorrows.
C. To take part in the marathon.
19. Where did Fauja run his first marathon?
A. In Canada. B. In India. C. In England.
20. Which of the following best describes Fauja?
A. Creative. B. Determined. C. Considerate.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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
Geocaching
Common Sense Media says that this expensive but very cool GPS app makes it possible for the whole family to go geocaching, a high-tech treasure hunt game. This app makes it unnecessary to buy a dedicated GPS device. The app taps directly into a database with more than 2 million locations, some within walking distance, and gives you everything you need to find treasures hidden by other enthusiasts.
SkySafari
SkySafari is a powerful mobile planetarium（天象馆）that uses GPS locations to view the night sky. The app comes in multiple versions. The databases, even on the entry-level versions, are large, requiring up to 940 MB of free space depending on the platform. You can learn about astronomy by viewing planets and stars, searching for specific objects of interest or looking at astronomical sightings in that night's sky.
Historypin
Historypin is a great tool to bring families together to share stories. You can learn about the history of any area by searching Historypin's world map by place, time, or subject. Because there are a few different ways to use Historypin's bank of user-contributed knowledge, as well as ways to add content, you can learn how to access and create digital content that's meant to be shared with the general public.
GarageBand
GarageBand is powerful digital music workstation and multitrack recorder. You can create songs in a number of ways, all in an interesting interface. An added bonus is the great editing tools that tighten up any musical performance. You can share your GarageBand songs through social media, email, or text. The app is designed to give everyone an amazing musical experience---and it delivers.
1. What is special about Geocaching?
A. It needs an extra GPS device.
B. It helps to collect data.
C. It can locate hidden treasures.
D. It is a platform for developing games.
2. Which app is suitable for an astronomy lover?
A. Geocaching. SkySafari.
C. Historypịn. GarageBand.
3. Both Historypin and GarageBand have the function for users to ________.
A. get families involved enjoy musical performances
C. search world maps share what they create
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
B
A dance held last Saturday in Central High School's gym raised $2,348 to help rebuild the home of freshman Keisha Kandun and her family.
Admission to “Rock the House” was $10; all money went to the Kandun Family Fund. Volunteers also walked the dance floor with donation boxes to collect more money.
The Kanduns are living with Keisha's grandparents until they can move into their new house. The whole family attended the dance; then they went on stage to thank the crowd. Rebuilding has already begun, and the family hopes to move back in time for the holidays.
“We appreciate the help so much that I cannot even put it into words,” said Mary Kandun, Keisha's mother. “We have always loved the school, but we never expected this kind of generosity. You should all be proud of your school for showing so much heart.”
The Kanduns' four-bedroom home was empty on August 14 when it caught on fire after being struck by lightning. Sadly, the family did not have enough insurance to pay for the cost of rebuilding.
Central High School Student Council organized the event with the help of advisor and English teacher Lois Conrad and Principal David Cordero; The student council also plans to hold a bake sale and a car wash, sponsored by Speedy Clean Inc. to raise more money.
The dance featured the music of the Harlequins. The four members of the band, seniors at Central, donated their time to perform.
“It's cool to be able to play for your fellow classmates,” said Adam Flynn, who plays the guitar for the band. We wanted to help out Keisha and her family, too.
“The band was awesome,” said senior Neil Lukowski, who went to the dance with several friends. It was a fun night for a good cause.
4. What do we know about the Kandun family?
A. They set up the Kandun Family Fund. B. They hadn't expected such help from school.
C. They couldn't pay for their insurance. D. They played the music of the Harlequins.
5. We can learn from the text that the dance ________.
A. raised more money than needed B. featured parents' participation
C. got support from teachers is well D. was free of charge for the seniors
6. Who organized the dance?
A. The Kanduns. B. The student council.
C. Speedy Clean Inc.. D. A school band.
7. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Fund-raising Dance Raises Roof B. "Rock the House" Counts a Lot
C. Successful Dance Requires Donation D. Sponsors Rebuild Home for Freshman
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A
C
Delivering medical supplies to hard-to-reach places has been an issue for years. Worldwide, more than two billion people lack access to essential life-saving supplies, such as blood and vaccines（疫苗）. In the African nation of Rwanda, for example, several remote health clinics do not have sufficient quantities of blood and other healthcare products. A company called Zipline is trying to address this problem. It uses drones（无人机）to transport medical supplies around Rwanda. A drone can now deliver medicine in 30 minutes.
Drones are also assisting emergency organizations after natural disasters. In 2015, for example, a powerful hurricane destroyed thousands of buildings in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Around 75,000 people lost their homes, and at least 15 died. After the storm, drones photographed the damage. These surveys helped emergency workers assess the situation quickly and answer important questions: Which areas were hardest hit? Were crops damaged? What roads were affected?
Drones are also helping to protect wildlife populations in parts of Africa and Asia. Every year, poachers（偷猎者） kill thousands of elephants, rhinos, and other endangered animals. To stop them; the environmental organization World Wildlife Fund is using drones to find where poachers are hiding and if they are carrying weapons. Equipped with infrared video cameras, drones can easily identify people and animals at night. These drones are not only helpful, they are affordable.
As well as finding poachers, drones can be used to track animals. Scientists at Liverpool John Moores University （LJMU）plan to employ drones for an ambitious conservation project: documenting the world's wildlife. The long-term project will start with scientific surveys of animal populations. And animal species can then be identified using special software.
Ironically（讽刺地）, a tool originally created for military use is increasingly being used to save lives instead of taking then. Drones have the potential to provide solutions that will benefit both humans and animals.
8. What does the text focus on?
A. Importance of saving lives.
B. Development of drones.
C. Applications of drones.
D. Ways to protect animals.
9. What can drones be used for according to Paragraph 2?
A. Helping predict disasters.
B. Providing data for evaluation.
C. Organizing emergency workers.
D. Reporting local weather.
10. What do the scientists at LJMU intend to do?
A. Track poachers.
B. Design new practical drones.
C. Record wild animals in detail
D. Develop an assessing software.
11. What can be inferred about drones?
A. They need to be fitted with video cameras.
B. They are unavailable to ordinary people.
C. They should be limited to military use.
D. They have a promising prospect.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. C 11. D
D
Dogs feel their way through the world with their noses. Researchers have started imitating this super skill with an artificial-intelligence-based detective tool. In a study published in February in PLOS ONE, a multinational team reported an AI-powered system that is as accurate as trained dogs at correctly identifying cases of prostate cancer from urine samples. Andreas Mershin, a research scientist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wants to eventually integrate the technology into smartphones: There would be a tiny sensor in the phone with AI software running in the cloud.
Prostate cancer, the second most deadly cancer in men worldwide, is difficult to detect. The most widely used test can miss 15 percent of cancers. Trained dogs, on the other hand, were able to identify patients with prostate cancer from urine samples more than 96 percent of the time. Yet dogs can get bored and tired, so researchers want to develop an AI system that works more consistently.
Living cells produce chemicals that come out from the skin, blood, urine and breath. Artificial noses, including the "Nano Nose" that Mershin and one of his colleagues developed, can already detect those chemicals at the same parts-per-billion concentration as dogs. The team added to the chemical sensing an artificial neural network—a type of AI algorithm that can learn from looking at examples how to identify faces, for instance.
As the 2015 Journal of Urology study showed, dogs can be trained to reach more than 96 percent accuracy, and the AI can be trained to reach that same rate. Mershin plans to train the AI algorithm using data from the "Nano Nose", which is currently one third the size of an iPhone 10 and could be further shrunk to be integrated into smartphones.
12. What is the Nano Nose?
A. A device. B. A method.
C. A database. D. A research team.
13. What is the advantage of the AI system over trained dogs in detecting prostate cancer?
A. It has the ability to sense chemicals. B. It can collect samples in the cloud.
C. It has the minimum error. D. It can ensure consistency.
14. Which of the following can best replace he underlined word "shrunk" in Paragraph 4?
A. Made smaller. B. Cut shorter. C. Expanded. D. Upgraded.
15. What is the ultimate goal of the research?
A. To train dogs to detect diseases. B. To identify artificial faces.
C. To produce AI noses to detect diseases. D. To add an AI sensor to the smartphone.
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. A 15. D
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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顶。
People often want to simplify their lives. It is a lot of stress to have a complicated life, full of schedules, meetings, possessions, and so forth. Usually, a simpler life translates to less anxiety, stress and worry.____16____Follow the step-by-step process below to bare down your lifestyle piece by piece.
First, get rid of all the possessions you haven't used in the last year. If you haven't put a thing to use in one year, it is probably not worth keeping.____17____ Put anything you haven't used in one year in that bag. Next, manage your social media and electronics usage. We usually spend more time on our devices than we imagine. These days, people can spend the majority of their days on social media and electronic devices. These all-in-one devices are great tools.____18____
On a deeper level, we can simplify our thinking. Most of our thinking is not necessary.____19____If you do not want to go that far, try to ignore the thoughts that are not related to the present. A continuous stream of thoughts is not necessary. Sure, some planning should be done for the future, but there is no need to overthink.
____20____We can get rid of possession's that are non-essential, manage our social media and electronics usage, and also clean up our thinking so that we are more in the present and do not engage in unnecessary worry, or anxiety. All these things take energy and time, of which we have only have a limited amount.
A. No thought is important.
B. Get rid of electronic devices'
C. So, how do we simplify our lives?
D. Is planning our thoughts effort-making?
E. Simplifying our lives is a complex task.
F. But they should not become the main focus of our life.
G. Get a big garbage bag and walk around your living space.
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. F 19. A 20. E
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Leah was 10 she saw a need for change in the world. “People are supposed to show____21____and sympathy,” she says. “But that wasn't happening.”
Leah decided to____22____her hand-made bracelets at a local event and asked each person who got one to do a kind deed for someone else. A note____23____to each bracelet said, “Let's just show other people they are ____24____.”
As Leah gave out bracelets,____25____spread. She began to receive bracelet requests worldwide, and to hear from people who'd delivered kind deeds. One person____26____a tired store clerk with sandwiches. Another paid for a stranger's coffee. “A story that____27____touched my heart was that someone established a homeless camp!” she says.
When Leah couldn't____28____requests for the bracelets, she began selling wristbands with "Kindness Travels" on the outside and "kind" on the inside in____29____languages.
So far, she has sent out 10,000 wristbands. She has____30____a party for kids at a homeless shelter, paid rent for hurricane____31____and more, using the money from wristbands____32____and donations.
Leah hopes to____33____other kids who want to help others. “Just come up with ideas! Never be____34____,” she says. “Age is just a____35____. You always have the power to do something.”
21. A. pleasure B. patience C. love D. curiosity
22. A. pick up B. put away C. show off D. hand out
23. A. compared B. attached C. opened D. connected
24. A. ignored B. infected C. valued D. engaged
25. A. word B. passion C. anxiety D. happiness
26. A. bothered B. surprised C. upset D. embarrassed
27. A. genuinely B. hardly C. slightly D. relatively
28. A. deny B. advance C. meet D. delay
29. A. native B. complex C. natural D. different
30. A. attended B. organized C. canceled D. postponed
31. A. victims B. researchers C. reporters D. observers
32. A. sales B. funds C. designs D. advertisements
33. A. respect B. contact C. recommend D. encourage
34. A. mean B. scared C. content D. proud
35. A. gap B. problem C. number D. barrier
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. C
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。
Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has adopted digital technology____36____(preserve)ancient cliff(悬崖)carvings and paintings before their disappearance.
Workers have copied more than 2,000 immovable rock carvings and paintings at Helan Mountain to digitalize the overall views as well as____37____(they)accurate locations. The digital information will____38____sorted and workers will conduct a disease analysis.
Rock carvings had appeared before writing systems were invented. Now, more than 20,000 cliff paintings and carvings____39____were created by the ancestors have been discovered at Helan Mountain. The works record the lives of the people who lived 3,000 to 10,000 years ago. In general,____40____(image)of animals dominate, followed____41____humans, vehicles, plants, planets, fingerprints and abstract signs…The surfaces were____42____(main)carved with stone or metal in the open air,____43____(expose)to weather beaten.
The protection of rock paintings and carvings is a worldwide issue. At present, there is no____44____(effect), naturally scientific and technological means to prevent their disappearance. Some experts have predicted that by the end of this century, _____45_____quarter of the world's rock paintings will disappear completely.
【答案】36. to preserve
37. their 38. be
39. which/that
40. images 41. by
42. mainly 43. exposed
44. effective
45. a/one
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，上周日参加了学校组织的农场劳动，请用英语写一封信，向你的新西兰笔友David介绍活动的情况，内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.活动内容；
3.收获。
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。
Dear David,
I am writing to share with you my experience on the farm last week.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear David,
I am writing to share with you my experience on the farm last week. At 8: 00 a.m. last Sunday, my classmates and I gathered at the school gate and cycled to a farm. On our arrival, the farm workers gave us a warm welcome, and we started to plant crops and vegetables under their guidance. Then we joined them in preparing lunch. After lunch, the head of the farm gave us a talk about fantastic changes in the countryside. Tired as we were, we did have a great day and learned a lot.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I occasionally allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely cars, with a fawn-colored coat. It was the cutest dog I had over seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was barely twelve weeks old. It had no collar or identifying marks of any sort, I didn't know what to do. I thought about running an advertisement in the lost-and-found but I really didn't want to. It would break the kids' hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart pounded with fear at what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. They sounded desperate. My hand shook. I couldn't bring myself to pick up the phone.
Instead, I pretended I hadn't seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By now we had named the dog. It looked like a Molly, so that was what we called it. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. .When they did housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this otherwise perfect picture: my conscience was bothering me. I knew in my heart I had to call that number and see if our Molly was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing I've ever done.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
With mixed feelings, I finally picked up the phone.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Opening the door I saw a woman with a little girl sitting in a small wheelchair.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】With mixed feelings, I finally picked up the phone. Secretly I was praying no one would answer, but a woman did. As I described the dog to her in detail, her voice shook with excitement and she wanted to come right over. Within minutes I heard a vehicle pull up at the driveway and some footsteps stop at the door. Head cradled in my hands and heart hammering, a thousand thoughts crossed my mind: I could pretend I wasn’t home or tell her, “I’m sorry, you have the wrong address.” But it was too late: the bell rang and Molly was barking.
Opening the door, I saw a woman with a little girl sitting in a small wheelchair. One look at Molly, and the little girl’s face lit up. “Here, Lucy,” she yelled, “Come here!” Molly instantly obeyed, wagging her tail wildly. My heart sank. Seemingly sensing my feelings, the woman explained that Lucy(Molly) was more than just a puppy to her daughter, who was left crippled for life in an accident. “Lucy gave her a reason to live,” she choked. Suddenly I felt relieved. God has blessed me with so much, I thought. As they pulled out of the drive, I smiled, knowing I had done the right thing—that puppy was exactly where she belonged.
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