英語試題(考試時(shí)間：100分鐘試卷滿分：120分)第一部分聽力(略)第二部分閱讀理解(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，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ABaltimoreSunEvents2021TheBaltimoreSunproducesanumberofconsumereventsthroughouttheyear,includingthoselistedbelow.Formoreinformationonanyevent,justclicktheiconorchoosefromthemenuatright.Health&FitnessExpoThe2020Health&FitnessExpobroughtmorethan4,600healthconsciousattendeestotheMDStateFairgrounds,ExhibitionHall.Attendeestookpartinhealthscreenings,gainedfitnessinformation,sampledmanyhealthyfoodsandmore.Checkbacksoonforinformationonthe2021Health&FitnessExpo.TravelExpoThe2020TravelExpo&GolfExpohadmorethan5,000attendees.Markyourcalendarsfor2021astheTravel&GolfExpowillreturntotheBaltimoreConventionCenteronSaturdaySunday,February2526.CareerFairCallingallJobseekers!StartputtingyourresumetogetherbecausethenextCareerFairisingsoon!ItwilltakeplaceWednesday,January18,2021from10amto4pmatM&TBankStadium,ClubLevel.Keepcheckingbackforpanylistingsandmoreeventdetails.Baltimore'sBestDarnYardSaleBaltimore'sBestDamYardSale2020atEastpointMall(商業(yè)街)washopping(忙碌的)withthousandsofshopperswithcashinhandtospendatmorethan300booths(售貨亭)!SittightandstartsavingyourbelongingsandcashforBaltimore'sBestDarnYardSale2021.21.Whatwillyoudotolearnmoreinformationabouttheeventsabove?A.Telephoning.B.Emailing.C.Clickingtheicon.D.Goinginperson.22.AtwhattimeshouldyougotoCareerFairforyoutolookforajob?A.8amFebruaryl8.B.12amJanuary18.C.4pmJanuary8.D.5pinNovember18.23.Whichpartwillyouvisitifyoulikeshopping?A.Health&FitnessExpo.B.TravelExpo.C.CareerFair.D.Baltimore'sBestDamYardSale.BTheDayMyFatherAlmostDrownedMeDadusedtobeadevotedfisherman.Hetriedtogetmeinterestedaswell,butitneverseemedmuchfuntome.Thelinealwaysseemedtotangle(纏結(jié)),theworms(蟲)wouldnotholdstill,thehooks(掛鉤)weresharp,andDadalwaysseemedtowanttogosomeplacefaraway,sothatyouhadtogetupinthemiddleofthenight.OnetimewhenIwasabouttenyearsold,mydadtookmefishingtotheAmericanFallsreservoir(Ithinkthat'swhereitwas).OurneighborWayneBoothhadbuiltakayak(皮船),whichwaspaintedbrightblue,andDadthoughtwecouldrowoutontothereservoir(劃到水庫)andcatchsomefish.Idon'trememberwhetherwecaughtanyfishornot.IthinkIwashavingmorefunrowingthekayak,whichisrowedfacingforwardwithadoubleendedoar(船槳),unlikeanordinaryrowboat,whichIneverlikedbecauseyoucouldn'tseewhereyouweregoing.Butmidafternoonthewindcameupalittle.Weweremaybeahundredfeetfromshore,whenthewindcaughtmyhatandblewitintothewaterjustafewfeetaway.Dadsaid,"Don'tworry.I'llgetit!"andreachedoutforthehat.Now,akayakisaveryskillfullybalancedthing,andDad'sreachingforthehatwasjustenoughtoupsetthebalanceandtipusover.Ididn'tknowhowtoswimyet,andthoughtIwasagoner.Daddid,too,Ithink,becausehewasgrabbingformemadlyuntilwerealizedthatthewaterwasonlyaboutfourfeetdeep.Motherwasnottoopleasedwhenwegothome,soakingwet,andIthinkshethoughtDadwascreatingthestoryalittlesothatitwouldn'tsoundlikehehadreallyalmostdrowned(溺死)me.24.Howmanypeoplearementionedinthepassage?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.25.Whichofthefollowingcandescribemyfather?A.Hewasgoodatswimming.B.Hewashardonthewriter.C.Hewasintomakingupastory.D.Hewasamanfondoffishing.26.What'sthecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage?a.Dadgrabbedformemadly.b.Ourneighborbuiltakayak.c.DadandIfellintowater.d.Myhatwasblownintothewater.A.a,b,c,dB.b,d,c,aC.C,d,a,bD.b,a,d,c27.Whatdoesthewriterwanttoexpressbysaying"Iwasagoner"?A.Hewasgoingtobesaved.B.Hewasgoingtobedrowned.C.Hewasgoingtobebeaten.D.Hewasluckytoleave.CRadioproveditsimportanceduringWorldWarII(193945)withalmostimmediatecoverageofevents.Between1941and1945,AmericanstunedintolistentobreakingnewsfromEurope,hearingaboutmajorbattlesandthebombingofPearlHarborinHawaiijustmomentsaftertheactualevents.NewsreporterssuchasEdwardR.Murrow(19081965)andWilliamShirer(19041993)offeredinsightful(有深刻見解的)mentaryandstraight,hardnews.Theirexamplewouldinfluencethenewsanchors(新聞廣播員)onthenewmediatelevision,monlycalledTVfordecades.Radio'sgoldenageendedwiththewar.The1940swerethetruebeginningoftheTVera.Althoughsetshadbeenavailableasearlyasthelate1930s,thewidespreaddistributionandsaleofTVsetsdidnotreallytakeoffuntilafterthewar.BroadcastingstationsignoredmanyoftheirradiostationsandpouredmoneyintoTVafterthewar.Soonmanyradiodramas,varietyshows,andedyprogramswereavailableonTVandradiowasleftwithmostlymusic.Forchildren,newshowslikeKukla,Fran,andOllieandTheHowdyDoodyShowofferedlaughs.OneofthemostpopularearlyTVprogramswasavarietyshowcalledTexacoStarTheater,starringedianMiltonBerle(19082002),thatstartedin1948.Asthedecadecontinued,moreandmorepeopleboughtTVsets.Insteadofcirclingaroundtheirradios,peoplewouldsettleinfrontoftheirTVsfornewsandentertainment.AsTVbecamemorepopular,thegovernmentsetupregulationstoensurepetitionbetweenstations,channels(頻道),andprograms.The1950swouldseethenewmediumchangedramatically(明顯的)withtheintroductionofcolorandothertechnologicaladvances.28.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.TVplayedanimportantroleinWorldWarII.B.RadiodisappearedwiththeendofWorldWarII.C.R.MurrowandWilliamShirerareexcellentnewsreporters.D.AmericanspickedupthebombingofPearlHarborinHawaiijustbeforetheactualevent.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"takeoff"inparagraph2mean?A.Copy.B.Remove.C.Bepopular.D.Leave.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastpassage?A.TVshastakentheplaceofradios.B.ThegovernmentmaderulestolimitthedevelopmentofTVs.C.Duringthe1950sTVchangedbetterwiththeintroductionofnewenergytechnology.D.Astimewenton,lessandlesspeoplepreferradios.31.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TVandRadiointhe1940sB.WhyDoPeoplePreferTVsC.TheHistoryofRadioandTVD.TheImportanceofTVandRadioDChildrenborninAsiaarelesslikelytodevelopanallergy(過敏)tonutsthanthoseborninAustralia,accordingtoAustralianscientists.AquestionnairefromUniversityofMelbournedistributedto57,000fiveyearoldchildreninthestateofVictoriafoundthat,ofthosevoted,noneofthechildrenborninAsiathenmigrated(遷移)toAustraliahadanallergytonuts.However,childrenwithAsianparentsborninAustraliawerefoundtobeuptothreetimesmorelikelytodevelopanallergytonutsthanchildrenwithAustralianparents.ThefindingshaveledresearcherstobelievethattheAsianenvironmentsomehowprotectschildrenagainstdevelopingmanyfoodallergies.ProfessorKatieAllen,wholedtheUniversityofMelbourneresearch,saidthatthisdiscoverycouldhelpusunderstandwhyallergyrateswererisinginAustraliaandpossiblyleadtothedevelopmentofatreatment."Weknowthatfoodallergiesareanewkidontheblock;weknowthishashappenedinthelast20to30yearssoweknowit'ssomethingtodowithmodernlifestyle,"AllentoldXinhuainaninterviewonWednesday."Soifwecanworkoutifit'sonefactor,orseveralfactorsworkingtogether,thenwecanturnbackthetide."AllentheorizedthattherewerethreecontributingfactorstotheAsianenvironmentpreventingallergiesfromdeveloping;VitaminD,allergenexposureandexposuretoagreatervarietyoforganisms."PeoplelivinginAsiahaveoftenhadtodealwithingintocontactswithdifferentlevelsofpublichealthsotheirimmunesystemishealthyandabletofightoffallergies,"shesaid."Peoplearegeneticallyatriskofdevelopingallergiesifthey'reAsianbutifthey'reborninAsiathoseprotectivefactorseintoplay."32.WhatcanyouinferaccordingtoParagraph1?A.ThechildrenborninAsiawillneverhaveanallergytonuts.B.Childrenareprotectedagainstdevelopingallkindsofallergies.C.AustralianparentsaremorelikelytodevelopanallergythanAsianparents.D.ChildrenborninAustraliaaremorelikelytodevelopanallergythanthoseborninAsia.33.WhywereallergyratesrisinginAustraliainProfessorKatieAllen'sopinion?A.BecauseoftheAustralianenvironment.B.BecauseoftheAustralianunhealthyfood.C.BecauseoftheAustralianwater.D.BecauseoftoofastdevelopmentofAustralia.34.Whichofthefollowingisnotthefactortopreventallergiesfromdeveloping?A.VitaminD.B.Immunesystem.C.Allergenexposure.D.Exposuretoallsortsoforganisms.35.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.AquestionnairefromUniversityofMelbourne.B.Peoplearegeneticallyatriskofdevelopingallergies.C.Asianimmunesystemishealthyandabletofightoffallergies.D.Whoaremorelikelytodevelopanallergy,kidsborninAustraliaorAsia?第二節(jié)七選五(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(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Ourrealdisabilitiesefromtheinside.Allofuswillmeetwithobstacles(障礙)inourlife.36Herearemytipsforhowtoovereanyobstaclethatlifemayputinfrontofyou:Stayfocusedonthepositivesinsteadofthenegatives.Nomatterwhatobstacleshaveemyway,stayingpositivehasallowedmetooverethem.WhenIwasintenthgrade,Ihadtomiss29daysofschoolinordertohavemajorbacksurgery,wheresevenvertebrae(脊椎)wereremovedduetospinalcordpression(脊髓壓迫癥).IknewthatthebacksurgerywasimportantandIfoundawaytomakeuptheschoolworkthatIhadmissed.37Don'tevergiveup.WhenIfirstmovedouttoLosAngelesaftergrowingupinBoston,Iwentononehundredjobinterviewsbeforestartingmycurrentposition.IfIwasn'trightforthoseonehundredpositions,Iknewtherestillhadtobeanopportunityoutthereforme.38AssoonasIwakeupinthemorning,Iencounteranewchallengewhetherit'stryingtoreachsomethinghighinthekitchenorvolunteeringtoparticipateinapickedlunchatwork.Aslongasyoutry,that'sallthatmattersintheend.Askyourselfifyou'rehappyeach,day.Ifthere'ssomethingthat'smakingyouunhappy,youshouldfindawaytomakechange.39NowI'mmorecautiousofthepeoplewithwhomIsurroundmyself.Smile.Asmilegoesalongway.Wheneverpeoplearestaringorlaughingatmeforwhateverreason,keepingasmileonmyfacecausesthemtowonderwhyIdon'treact.40Iftheylooklikethey'restruggling,trytohelpthemout.Takethechancetolearnfromthem.Disabilitycanonlybefoundinthewayyouthink…andlifeisonlyashardasyoumakeit.A.Howcanwedo?B.Ialwayssetmyowngoals.C.Don'tpareyourselftoothers.D.Challengeyourselfandtrynewthingseveryday.E.IfindmyselfunhappywheneverI'msurroundedbynegativepeople.F.Nexttimeyou'reoutandabout,trytofindsomeonetosmileatandsayhelloto.G.Stayingpositiveallowedmetokeepupwithmyclassmatesandgraduateontime.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Lastsummer,IwenthometovisitmyparentsinBrunsville,Minnesota.Sometimes,a14yearoldboy,Matthew,wouldetohelp.Earlyonemorning,asIwas41,Iheardhimoutsidecuttingthegrass.Ipaidno42andwentbacktosleep.IdreamtIwasinthe43bathroom,standinginfrontofthesink(水槽)andlookingatmyfaceinthe44.Buttherewassomething45aboutmyface.Ilookeddownatthesink,andthe46wasrunninginacircledownthedrain(排水溝).Iheldmyhandsunderthewaterand47washingmyhandswithsoap.48,Ilookedatthefacethatwasn'tmyface.I49washingmyhands,butmyleftthumb50.ThenIlookeddownatthesinkagain,andtherewasbloodrunningintothewater,51roundandroundinthatcounterclockwise(逆時(shí)針的)circle.Bloodwasrushingfrommy52,pouringoutfromthefattypart53belowtheknuckle(關(guān)節(jié)),thenrunningdownmyarmanddroppingoffmyelbowintothesink.JustthenIheardavoice54tome."Jim!Jim!"Iwokeupandrealizedthatitwasmymothercallingmefromthetopofthe55.Shetoldmetoequickly.Irusheduptoher.Matthewhadhurthimselfcuttingthegrass,shesaid,andshe56metogototheupstairsbathroomtohelphim.Iwalkedintothebathroomandwas57toseeMatthewstandinginfrontofthemirrorandholdinghislefthandoverthesink.Bloodwas58outfromacutbetweenhisthumbandfirstfinger.Thebloodwasrunningdownhis59andintothewater,goingroundandroundasit60downthedrain.41.A.writingB.sleepingC.exercisingD.reading42.A.tensionB.expectationC.attentionD.disappointment43.A.leftB.rightC.downstairsD.upstairs44.A.mirrorB.waterC.sinkD.drain45.A.familiarB.strangeC.funnyD.exciting46.A.waterB.bloodC.handD.foot47.A.continuedB.startedC.stoppedD.dragged48.A.AsaresultB.AsusualC.InadditionD.Onceagain49.A.wentonB.adaptedtoC.dealtwithD.benefitedby50.A.hurtB.sweatedC.brokeD.clapped51.A.jumpingB.goingC.rollingD.flying52.A.legB.thumbC.faceD.hand53.A.justB.thusC.onlyD.directly54.A.shoutingatB.callingoutC.callingupD.callingat55.A.stairsB.buildingC.drainD.sink56.A.permittedB.wantedC.promisedD.demanded57.A.astonishedB.pleasedC.worriedD.frightened58.A.droppingB.throwingC.pouringD.going59.A.armB.legC.handD.foot60.A.letB.flowedC.fellD.set第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ResearchersfromChina's32ndscientificexpedition(考察)totheAntarcticdiscovereda1,000kilometrelongcanyonunder61Antarcticicesheet.Itisnowthelargestknowncanyon(峽谷)ontheearth'ssurface.DiscoverednearthePrincessElizabethLand,thecanyonisover1,000kilometresin62(long)and1,500metresindepth.Themaximumwidthatthetopofthecanyonis26.5kilometres.Thisisthefirsttimethatanylargecanyon63(find)intheregion.Accordingtodata64(collect)onthesite,Chinesescientistshavemadethreemajorscientificdiscoveriesthere,saidSunBo,vicedirectorofChina's32ndAntarcticexpeditionteam.Thefirstbigdis