1、Unit 1 Science Fiction第一局部 閱讀(共兩節(jié)，總分值50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每題2. 5分，總分值37. 5分)閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最正確選項(xiàng)。ATechnology makes listening to holiday music easier than ever. There are endless sources to help you find your favourite Christmas tunes and many other songs. People have explored how to listen to h

2、oliday music with high-tech devices.Apple MusicThis is the first year that you can use Apple Music to listen to holiday songs. Apple Music has more than 30 million songs and is available in over 100 countries.Tell voice assistant Siri to “play holiday music“ to open the music program on your iPhone,

3、 iPad or Apple TV. Apple Music app is available in the Google Play store, but not with a voice assistant.For the first three months, you can use it for free. After that, users have to pay a subscription fee.Google Play MusicGoogle Play Music is also in the holiday spirit. Go to the Google Play Music

4、 Holiday page and search for holiday music”.Google Play Music is available for free if you dont mind the advertisements. If you do, buy a paid subscription to avoid them. Google Play Music offers more than 30 million songs from 58 countries.Tunein RadioListen to radio stations with Tunein Radio. Thi

5、s is an online service and offers stations from all seven continents in the world, including Antarctica. Tunein Radio is available on your computer and is free to online users. In the United States, Britain and Canada, a paid subscription gives you more stations without advertisements.()1. What can

6、we learn about Apple Music?It is a new tool to listen to holiday music.It is popular in over 100 countries.It can only be used for three months.It can only be used after the subscription.)2. Whats special about Google Play Music?It is favored by young people.It can always be used for free.It has the

7、 largest number of songs.It doesnt allow any advertisement.KK答案H K解析弱第一局部第一節(jié)AK文章大意】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了三種聽節(jié)日音樂的高科技工具。K答案X AK解 析U 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Apple Music 局部中的“This is the first year that you can use Apple Music to listen to holiday songs. ”可知,這是你可以用蘋果音樂聽節(jié)日歌曲的第一年。由 此可知，蘋果音樂是一種聽節(jié)日音樂的新工具，應(yīng)選A。答案I BK解 析U 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Go

8、ogle Play Music 局部中的“Google Play Music is available for free”可知，谷歌音樂播放器的特殊之處在于它一直都是免費(fèi)的，應(yīng)選B。K答案X CK 解析H 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) TuneTn Radio 局部中的“This is an online service and offers stations from all seven continents in the world, including Antarctica.”可矢口,Tunein Radio 是個(gè) 在線收聽服務(wù)，提供來自世界七大洲（包括南極洲）的電臺(tái)，應(yīng)選C。BK文章大意本文是一篇

9、夾敘夾議文。文章講述了作者在中國做英語老師的一段經(jīng)歷 以及他的感想和領(lǐng)悟。K答案AK 解 析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“A friend of mine posted a Facebook status asking if anybody was interested in a job teaching English in China. So I jumped on a coming plane. “可 知，“我”的一個(gè)朋友在Facebook上發(fā)布了一個(gè)動(dòng)態(tài),詢問是否有人對(duì)在中國教英語的工作感興 趣?！拔摇保ǖ弥螅┝ⅠR登上了飛機(jī)前往中國。再結(jié)合第一段中“.I have been making

10、movements with the universe.可知，他在來中國之前是沒有穩(wěn)定工作的。應(yīng)選A。K答案】AK解 析U 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“Walking into my first class, I was bombed by 16 strange children who couldnt understand a single word out of my mouth.“可知，上第堂課時(shí)作 者發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子們無法理解他說出的每一個(gè)詞，由此可知他面對(duì)的處境很艱難。應(yīng)選AoK答案R DK解析U推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中第三段“I became a father to some, an older

11、 brother to others. ”以及“But in between the discipline, I had to make learning a fun experience.“可知，作者 是一個(gè)很體貼，會(huì)自我反思的老師。應(yīng)選D。K解 析U詞義猜想題。根據(jù)畫線單詞所在句子“I want my teachings to be reciprocal because they taught me how to unconditionally open my heart and how to be a more loving and patient person.”可知，“我”希望“我”

12、的教導(dǎo)是相互的，因?yàn)樗鼈兘虝?huì)了“我”如何無條件地翻開 “我”的心扉,如何成為一個(gè)更加充滿愛和有耐心的人。由此可見,從教的這一段經(jīng)歷教會(huì)了作 者很多，因此作者希望自己的教學(xué)工作既幫助了自己也幫助了孩子們，也就是教學(xué)相長，畫線 單詞與B項(xiàng)interacted意思上最相近。應(yīng)選B。CK文章大意本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了 will走進(jìn)小學(xué)課堂，為孩子們講授能 源可持續(xù)開展。K答案D AK解 析U 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“They became the worlds first kids to be ttaught9 by a digital teacher.”可知,他們成為世界上第一批由智能機(jī)

13、器人老師“教”的孩子。由此可知，對(duì)于 奧克蘭的這些小學(xué)生們來說，新學(xué)期的特殊之處是機(jī)器人老師教他們。應(yīng)選AoK答案U DK解 析U 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中This two-way interaction not only helps attract the students attention, but also allows the programs developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed. ”可知，這種雙向互動(dòng)不僅有助于吸引學(xué)生的注意力，還可以讓程序的 開發(fā)人員監(jiān)視學(xué)生們的參與度,并在需要時(shí)做出

14、更改，由此可得出，其優(yōu)勢(shì)在于，必要時(shí)可以做 出變化。應(yīng)選D。K答案DK解 析 U 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.”可知,Ravishankar 認(rèn)為它不會(huì)在短 期內(nèi)代替人類教育工作者。應(yīng)選D。K答案U B（解析U主旨大意題。通讀文章可知，從新學(xué)年開始,新西蘭奧克蘭的一些小學(xué)生將成為 世界上第一批被機(jī)器人老師教的孩子。之后文章就此展開,由此可推斷出“The words first digit

15、al teacher appears in classrooms”作為本文的標(biāo)題最合適。應(yīng)選 BoDK文章大意本文為一篇說明文。本文講述了即將到來的5G時(shí)代給人們的生活帶來 的影響。K答案DK 解 析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第段“Have you ever experienced such an annoying thing as it took so long to open a web page? Youre watching stops every few minutes. “可矢口，第段使用 翻開網(wǎng)頁時(shí)間長且卡頓的例子來吸引讀者并引出主題。應(yīng)選DoK答案cK解析X推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段可知,5

16、G使無人駕駛汽車更平安;使醫(yī)生更精準(zhǔn)地獲取病人的病情;使VR游戲玩起來更逼真。所有這些都得益于5G傳輸速度的極大提高。由此 可推知,5G將使許多先進(jìn)技術(shù)得到進(jìn)一步優(yōu)化。應(yīng)選C。K答案DK解析R 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“And in order to use 5G, we will have to buy new products specially designed for 5G that are currently expensive.”可知，為了使用 5G,我們需要購 買目前價(jià)格昂貴并與之配套的新產(chǎn)品。由此可知，早期使用5G的本錢要高于4G。應(yīng)選D。K答案X DK解析I主旨大意題。通讀全

17、文可知，文章從一個(gè)現(xiàn)象引出對(duì)5G的討論，介紹了 5G的 優(yōu)勢(shì)和早期存在的缺陷，并講述了 5G將給人們生活帶來的影響。故D項(xiàng)“5G對(duì)我們生活的 影響”符合文章主要內(nèi)容。應(yīng)選D。第二節(jié)K文章大意X本文是一篇說明文，介紹了絲綢之路的開展歷史和意義。絲綢之路不僅促 進(jìn)了物資貿(mào)易，還傳播了知識(shí)和觀念，同時(shí)也為“一帶一路”建議提供了一個(gè)合作、均衡開展的 平臺(tái)。K答案EK解 析11前一句提到絲綢之路以中國生產(chǎn)的絲綢命名。空格后提到通過這些路線，中國 的絲綢、瓷器、漆器和鐵器被運(yùn)往西方，而辣椒、亞麻、香料、葡萄和石榴進(jìn)入中國。由此 可知，此段說的是絲綢之路上物資的貿(mào)易。silk是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。選項(xiàng)E（然而，絲綢只

18、是在這些路 線上交易的許多商品之一）符合題意。應(yīng)選E。K答案X BK解 析X后一句中的as well表示與上文之間是遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。選項(xiàng)B意為:（人們?nèi)ネ┕?代絲綢之路不僅是為了貿(mào)易。B項(xiàng)中的not only與as well相關(guān)聯(lián)，且文中They指代B項(xiàng)中的 the ancient silk routes o 應(yīng)選 B。K答案AK解 析II空后以Buddhism（佛教）、Confucianism（儒家思想）為例說明絲綢之路帶給了人 們觀念上的交流。選項(xiàng)A（更重要的是，還交流了思想）引出了下一句的話題。應(yīng)選A。K答案U cK解 析D前一句提到資木、技術(shù)和人員自由流動(dòng)（flowed freely）,這

19、和選項(xiàng)C中were widely shared意思相關(guān)聯(lián)。應(yīng)選C。K答案D DK解 析空前一句意為:然而今天，這些地方往往與沖突、危機(jī)和挑戰(zhàn)聯(lián)系在一起。選項(xiàng) D中such state of affairs指代上一句中陳述的狀況。選項(xiàng)D意為:這種狀況不應(yīng)被允許繼續(xù)下 去。應(yīng)選D。第二局部第一節(jié)K文章大意本文是一篇記敘文。作者講述了自己對(duì)在后院安家的烏鴉的態(tài)度從討厭 到憐愛的轉(zhuǎn)變過程，也告訴我們對(duì)待小動(dòng)物要一視同仁。K答案I DK解 析U “我”本打算在陽光下度過周末，在戶外賞花。但那是在那對(duì)令人討厭的烏鴉到 來之前。根據(jù)后面的語境可知，作者在烏鴉來之前(before)心情極好，想要舒適地度過周末

20、。K答案X BK解 析I根據(jù)下文的內(nèi)容可知，烏鴉在作者家的后院定居下來,即建立了它們的大本 營,base camp意為“大本營”。K答案CK解析句意:我們第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)這些長著羽毛的敵人是在星期五早上。根據(jù)語境可知, 此處是指作者第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)(discover)烏鴉。K答案H AK解 析U 根據(jù)下文“They were getting louder and probably.my neighbours nearly as much as us with the noise. I admit I got a little.可矢口，烏鴉的叫聲很大，穿越街區(qū),travel through 意為 “穿越，穿

21、過”。K答案DK解 析“我”想它們很快就會(huì)安靜下來。根據(jù)下文“But, no.They were getting louder(它們的聲音越來越大)”可知，“我”認(rèn)為它們會(huì)安靜下來(quiet down),但它們不僅沒有, 反而聲音越來越大。K答案X BK 解析 U 根據(jù)本段“on Friday morning. It was early, and the sound the birds made.through our neighbourhood. ”可知，在周五的早上很早的時(shí)候，烏鴉很吵的叫聲回蕩在 街區(qū)中，這會(huì)讓人惱火(annoy ing)。K答案DK解 析力根據(jù)上文的語境可知，在早上聽

22、到烏鴉那么大的叫聲,作者很是惱火，卻又無可 奈何，有點(diǎn)絕望(desperate)。excited激動(dòng)的;amazed驚訝的;curious好奇的。K答案I CK解 析U 根據(jù)前一句“I saw our dog Quatchi staring at something on the ground.可知, 作者看到他們的狗Quatchi盯著地上的東西，出于好奇,作者也去一探究竟,explore符合題意。 prevent 阻止;defend 防御;assist 協(xié)助。K解 析X根據(jù)下文可知，只有當(dāng)狗用鼻子觸碰它的頭時(shí)，它才走開，由此可知，在狗走近它 時(shí)，它是一動(dòng)不動(dòng)的(st川)。cold冷漠的;en

23、thusiastic熱情的;friendly友好的。K答案AK解 析H根據(jù)常識(shí)及語境可知，此處是指狗用鼻子觸碰(touch)到它的頭時(shí)，它才走開。 throw 扔掉;point 指向;connect 連接。K答案BK解析H上文提到狗用鼻子觸碰了小烏鴉,所以作者擔(dān)憂小烏鴉的處境，怕狗傷害它而把 狗鎖(lock)起來。award授予;praise表揚(yáng);feed喂食。K答案X AK解析肝我”從未想到小烏鴉會(huì)在父母的保護(hù)下在地面上玩耍，成長并壯大，也就是獲得 力量(strength)。pity 憐憫;ad vantage 優(yōu)勢(shì);freedom 自由。K答案I DK解 析烏鴉來到作者的后院安了家，吵到了

24、他們，作者非常生氣。但看到這只小烏鴉， 作者就寬恕(forgive)了它們。hate憎恨;respect尊敬;admire欽佩。K答案I BK解 析1根據(jù)上句可知，作者從來都不怎么喜歡鳥，并且他希望它們選擇另一個(gè)后院。但 根據(jù)but可知，作者雖然不怎么喜歡鳥,卻因?yàn)樾貘f的可愛，而感激(grateful)大自然能讓其近 距離觀察它。pitiful可憐的;painful痛苦的;careful仔細(xì)的。K答案CK解析1根據(jù)語境可知，此處是指看見小烏鴉的經(jīng)歷讓作者增強(qiáng)(strengthen)了建立一個(gè) 美麗后花園的愿望。discourage阻止;ensure確保;prove證明。第二節(jié)K文章大意I本文

25、是一篇說明文。文章介紹了迪拜的機(jī)器人警察。K 答案 I ItsK解 析R考查代詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處用形容詞性物主代詞its修飾名詞。位于 句首，首字母大寫，故填I(lǐng)tSoK 答 案D greetingK解 析R考查動(dòng)名詞。apart from為介詞短語淇后接動(dòng)詞時(shí)用動(dòng)名詞形式。故填greeting。K答 案D directionsK解 析II考查詞形轉(zhuǎn)換。此處表示機(jī)器人警察也回答以下問題以及指路。由空前的gave可 知，此處應(yīng)用direct的名詞形式，且空前沒有限定詞修飾,用復(fù)數(shù)形式。故填directionsoK答案D is linkedK解析考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)和語態(tài)。根據(jù)語境可知，此處表述一

26、般情況，應(yīng)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)；且tablet與link是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故應(yīng)用被動(dòng)語態(tài)。故填is linked。K 答案 D whichK解析X考查定語從句。空處引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，指代Robocop,故應(yīng)用which引 導(dǎo)。故填which。K 答案 X facialK解 析考查詞形轉(zhuǎn)換。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,此處用形容詞作定語，修飾后面的 expressionso 故填 facial。K答案 X HopefullyK解 析考查詞形轉(zhuǎn)換。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處用副詞作狀語，修飾整個(gè)句子。故填 Hopefully oK 答 案 I additionK解 析U考查詞形轉(zhuǎn)換。形容詞后用名詞。addition意為“

27、增加物”。故填additionoK 答案 I orK解 析X考查連詞。Robocop將幫助在商場(chǎng)或街上的人們。根據(jù)語境可知,此處表選擇, 故用連詞OFoK 答案 D TheK解 析H考查冠詞。此處特指機(jī)器人時(shí)代，所以用定冠詞。故填The。第三局部第一節(jié)One possible version*.Deal Jones,Im glad to receive your letter. Id like to tell you my opinion about the li能 in the future.As far as Tm concerned, in the future, mans life w

28、ill be very different from what it is today. Firstly, with the development of medicine, on average, a person will live to the age of about 120. Secondly, because of the discovery of new energy, the environmental pollution will be under control. Thirdly, peoples daily life will change greatly, too. F

29、or example, robots will do all housework for you; your chair will change its color to match what you are wearing; you can even take a new plane into space for your holidays, where there will be no traffic accidents or pollution at all. Life in the future sounds quite comfortable. What a wonderful li

30、fe it will be!Looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua第二節(jié)One possible version:Freddie was surprised but happy to see his classmate, Yeah, sure. Help me make this snowman, will you?” Dion nodded. They soon got two heavy snowballs with the small one up on the top of the big one. After that, Fr

31、eddie inserted three emptied cans as eyes and nose while Dion stuck a short branch under the nose as having a pipe. As Freddie stood admiring their work, a snowball hit him in the back. Hey! You!, Freddie quickly packed a snowball to defend himself. In no time, snowballs went flying in all direction

32、s with shouting and laughing. A wild battle over, both were exhausted but still excited. Dion suggested skating on the nearby lake.Delighted at the idea, Freddie excitedly ran into his house. His mum met him at the door. “Are you having a good time? Are you coming in now?” she asked. Not yet, mum! B

33、ut can I go skating with Dion?” Sounds great!,7 Before his mother could say something more, he had already dashed out with his skating supplies. Snow days are the best!” yelled Freddie as he ran off to play with his friend.()3. We can learn that Tunein Radio .has over 30 million songsis available on

34、 our mobile devicesoffers stations from around the worldis expensive in America and CanadaBPeople often ask how I decide where to go, and I usually get hesitated with my response, as I dont actually have an answer to that. For more than three years, I have been making movements with the universe, tr

35、avelling from location to location at seemingly random intervals.A friend of mine posted a Facebook status asking if anybody was interested in a job teaching English in China. So I jumped on a coming plane. Walking into my first class, I was bombed by 16 strange children who couldnt understand a sin

36、gle word out of my mouth. When I walked out of my last class, six months later, I had made a personal connection with them. Some of my students could barely speak Chinese or English. But somehow, through determination and force, we connected.Every class was not only a lesson in English, but in good

37、fellowship, being a role model, being a parent, and being a friend. I became a father to some, an older brother to others. I was loved and adored, feared and hated. I had to learn discipline, and not only how to deal it out, but how to discipline and conduct myself as a role model. But in between th

38、e discipline, I had to make learning a fun experience. And they forgave me when I yelled or got upset. And when they threw a temper or bruised their knees or missed their mummy, I forgave them, kissed their bruises better, and gave them a shoulder to cry on.Teaching English in China is, by far, the

39、most emotionally rewarding and fulfilling thing Ive ever challenged myself to do. I have walked away from this job with a softened heart, knowing that I have made a difference in so many lives. I want that. I want my teachings to be reciprocal because they taught me how to unconditionally open my he

40、art and how to be a more loving and patient person.)4. What can we learn about the writer before he came to China?He didnt have a fixed job.He was a professional writer.He worked in a travel agency.He taught in a language school.)5. What was the situation like when the writer met his students for th

41、e first time?A. Hard. B. Exciting. C. Touching. D. Inspiring.)6. What can we infer about the writer from Paragraph 3?He was casual and patient.He was responsible but sensitive.He was cautious but bad-tempered.D. He was self-reflective and considerate.()7. What does the underlined word reciprocal in

42、Paragraph 4 most probably mean?A. Beneficial.B. Interacted.C. Encouraging.D. Acceptable.CWhile the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They became the worlds first kids to be “taught“ by a digital tea

43、cher. Before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom, will is just an avatar that appears on the students desktop, or smartphone screen, when ordered to come.The autonomous animation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show h

44、uman-like behaviour. The digital teacher is assigned to teach Vectors “Be sustainable with energy”a free program for Auckland elementary schools.Just like the humans it replaced, will is able to instantly react to the students responses to the topic. Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not

45、 only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up non-verbal cues. For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back. This two-way interaction not only helps attract the students attention, but also allows the programs developers to monitor their engagement, and m

46、ake changes if needed.Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Will-like avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation. He says, I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver cost-effective, rich, educational experience in the future.The program, in place since A

47、ugust 2018, has been a great success thus far. Ravishankar says, “What was fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will. The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really captured their attention.However, regardless of how popular it becomes, will is unlikely

48、 to replace human educators any time soon.()8. What was special for some elementary school students in Auckland?A digital teacher taught them.They first saw something digital.This was the start of a new school year.They could get close to the smartphone screen.)9. What is the benefit of this two-way

49、 interaction?It can smile back.It can use a microphone.It can talk any topic for free.It can change if necessary.()10. Whats Ravishankar attitude to Wills replacing human educators soon?A. Optimistic.C. Unclear.A. Optimistic.C. Unclear.D. Disapproving.()11. What might be the best title for the passa

50、ge?New high-tech contributes to educationThe worlds first digital teacher appears in classroomsThe worlds first digital teacher, a help to studentsNew Zealand will replace teachers in classroomsDHave you ever experienced such an annoying thing as it took so long to open a web page? Youre watching st

51、ops every few minutes, which ruined your Internet experience. But it could be a thing of the past. On June 3, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that China would issue licenses for the commercialization of 5G. It means major telecoms carriers will start to provide 5G servi

52、ces.The G in 5G refers to the generation of mobile network technologies. 1G let us talk to each other, 2G let us send messages, 3G gave us mobile data and the Internet, and 4G made all of these things faster.Now 5G promises much faster data download and upload speeds, and more stable connections. Th

53、is means that you will be able to download an entire HD movie in seconds and only experience a short delay between sending and receiving data. For example, when you have a video chat with your friend, there is generally a 100 to 200 milliseconds(毫秒)delay with 4G, but 5G will reduce the delay to 1 mi

54、llisecond or less, which is almost real time.With a 5G network, the short delay in information exchange will allow driverless cars to run more safely, as they will be able to communicate in real time and avoid potential dangers. Meanwhile, 5G-enabled wearable devices will keep doctors constantly upd

55、ated on the health status of their patients and warn them immediately if theres something wrong. Besides, VR games will become more popular with 5G. The short delay of 5G will make the games feel even more real.Though 5G will make our lives more convenient, it will not be perfect. For one thing, 5G

56、will not “travel far. On 4G networks, you can be 10 kilometres away from the nearest transmission(傳 輸)base and barely lose signals. But 5G will only cover about 300 metres, meaning we will need more transmitters so that we can get signals. And in order to use 5G, we will have to buy new products spe

57、cially designed for 5G that are currently expensive.)12. What is the function of the first paragraph?To provide a background of the topic.To offer basic knowledge of the topic.To use an example to support the topic.To draw readers, attention to the topic.()13. According to the passage, what is likel

58、y to happen to our life with 5G?Doctors can treat more patients.No drivers are needed in the near future.Many advanced technologies will be further improved.Children will hate playing VR games in the real world.()14. What can be found when 5G is compared with 4G?A. 4G covers smaller areas.B. 4G need

59、s more transmitters.C. 5G signals can travel farther.D. 5G costs higher in early stage.()15. What is the text mainly about?The development of 5G.Challenges that 5G will face.Benefits that people will get from 5G.The difference that 5G will make to our lives.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每題2. 5分，總分值12. 5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中

60、選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多 余選項(xiàng)。Beginning with Chinese efforts to explore and connect with Central Asia, the Silk Road consisted of massive small routes and was named after the silk cloth the Chinese produced. 16. Through these routes, Chinese silk, porcelain, lacquer work and ironware were shipped to