1、二三四五总分得分评卷人一、完型填空 本大题共1道小题。1.An art program is helping students at some of the lowest performing schools in the United States.On June 8，much of the world _21_ the United Nations World Oceans Day. The idea is to remind people how important the worlds oceans are to all life on Earth, to celebrate thei
2、r beauty, and to bring attention to the _22_ human activity has on the oceans.This year, the theme is “Our Oceans, Our Future,” with special emphasis on finding solutions to plastic pollution, and _23_ marine litter for a healthier ocean and a better future.The worlds oceans _24_ nearly three fourth
3、s of the Earths surface, and contain 97 percent of our planets water. They produce over half of our oxygen，help regulate our climate, absorb carbon dioxide，and support the greatest _25_ of life on our planet.Nearly half of all species on Earth depend on the oceans for survival, and for many of the r
4、est, including people, the oceans _26_ the quality of life.The oceans are also _27_ to the worlds economy, because they are key to transportation and recreation. As over 95 percent of the underwater area remains unexplored, it is nearly a _28_ that their depths may hold the cure to many a disease, t
5、he _29_ to many a problem.And yet, as much as 40 percent of the worlds oceans are _30_ affected by human activities that result in pollution, over-fishing, and loss of coastal habitats. Of particular _31_ is plastic garbage. Some of it comes from ships that use our rivers, lakes and seas, and eventu
6、ally _32_ into the ocean. But about 8 million metric tons of plastic waste washes off land into the ocean each year.Once there, it begins to _33_ until it turns into small fragments known as micro-plastics. Plastics are a serious threat, because they degrade very slowly, trap sea creatures, damage h
7、abitats like coral reefs, and are _34_ by marine animals. Researchers have documented the impacts of plastic on over 650 different marine speciesincluding sea turtles, seals, whales, dolphins，porpoises, seabirds, and fish.On World Oceans Day, we must remember that the health and safety of our oceans
8、 is our collective _35_，one that we cannot afford to neglect. Only through good stewardship can we safeguard the health of our oceans, and ensure that the oceans continue to meet the needs of future generations.21. A. makes B. observes C. watches D. establishes22. A. impact B. energy C. effort D. at
9、tempt23. A. promoting B. defending C. preventing D. protecting24. A. carry B. wrap C. involve D. cover25. A. abundance B. effect C. influence D. feature26. A. destroy B. improve C. damage D. spoil27. A. accessible B. indispensable C. harmful D. available28. A. certainty B. doubt C. phenomenon D. sym
10、ptom29. A. revolution B. contribution C. resolution D. distribution30. A. hardly B. barely C. nearly D. heavily31. A. importance B. concern C. value D. priority32. A. makes its way B. loses its way C. fights its way D. goes its own way33. A. break out B. break down C. break into D. break through34.
11、A. digested B. disliked C. enjoyed D. swallowed35. A. source B. resource C. responsibility D. wealth一、阅读理解 本大题共3道小题。2.An opinion poll was conducted in the early 1990s to find out the cultural attitudes of residents of five countries in Western Europe （Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Germany）. One
12、thousand people, forming a representative sample of the adult population, from each of the five participating countries were interviewed.The poll assumed that literature, history, science, arts, law, economics and so on would be regarded as significant elements of culture by all participants, but it
13、 set out to examine the areas which they considered the most important forms of cultural expression. In addition, the poll required interviewees to indicate in a questionnaire the type of education they considered most appropriate for the modern world, the best channels of knowledge and arts they mo
14、st valued. _47_The results of the poll show interesting differences between the participating nations in terms of which components of culture they regard as most important forms of cultural expression. For the French and Italians, literature comes well at the top of the list. _48_ History occupies s
15、econd place for the French, the Italians and Germans but is given very low priority by the British. For the Spanish these four areas are more or less equal, with mathematics having a slight edge.It seems that members of each country in the survey have a common definition of culture but that definition varies from country to country. _49_ The French and Italians are literary peoples, the British scientific and the Germans practical and hard-working.France has the distinction, according to the results of the poll, of being t
