1、AWith our graduation day around the corner, I was busy preparing presents for my friends. As usual, I walked into the classroom, only 1 （find） a big box standing there. Approaching, I saw my name 2 （write） on it. I was quite shocked when the box 3 （open） and I saw “myself”, a vivid statue, sitting i
2、nside smiling up at me. I was at a complete loss for words. It was the most unique, unconventional present in my life.BAnalysis finds Earths magnetic（有磁性的） field was in place by at least 3.7 billion years ago, as early life arose.Scientists think that having a magnetic field 4 （make） Earth more frie
3、ndly to life. The field, 5 is generated by liquid iron moving about in the planets core, protects Earth 6 energetic particles（粒子） flowing from the Sun. It helps the planet hold on to its atmosphere and maintain liquid water on its surface.CDo you have a mentor（导师） helping you make decisions in your
4、life? If you do, then you are a very lucky person. 7 if not, then read the book Tuesdays with Morrie.It tells the true story of the author, Mitch Albom, and his dying former professor, Morrie Schwartz. 8 you read this book, you will learn some very meaningful lessons from a professor dying from Lou
5、Gehrigs disease. When Mitch visits Morrie every Tuesday, the 78-year-old professor shares words of 9 （wise） about love, life, communication, values, and openness with his former student. As a beautiful tale 10 （deliver） many powerful lessons about life, this book should be high on everyones reading
6、list.第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Giddas TeamThe door closed behind Malik, making Mama look up from the hot meal. “Just in time for dinner. Will you 11 Gidda, please?”Gidda was staying in Maliks bedroom. He didnt 12 giving up his room for hi
7、s 82-year-old grandmother at first. But then she didnt leave. Malik 13 over her suitcase on the floor. “Sorry,” Gidda said. “Im just a nuisance（讨厌的人） here. Im 14 .” Malik didnt answer as he helped her up from her chair.At dinner, Mama asked Malik, “Hows your 15 with the coach?Malik was captain of sc
8、hool soccer team, and he had to discuss a fundraiser with the coach. Theyd have to raise hundreds of dollars to 16 their old shirts, and that seemed unlikely unless Malik came up with a（n） 17 plan.Unwillingly, Malik said, “Its just team stuff.” Changing the 18 , Malik turned to Gidda. “Do you want t
9、o go sit outside after dinner?Gidda agreed. In the soft warmth of the evening, Gidda settled herself beneath the enormous fig（无花果） tree. “Feels like home,” she said. But Malik 19 , “It drops figs everywhere.” Right then, a fig landed on his head. Gidda laughed, picked it up, and took a 20 . “Perfect
10、. Pick me a bunch. Ill make fig cakes.”The next morning, Malik found Gidda making fig cakes in the kitchen. She offered him one. Malik, hoping it wasnt too awful, put it in his mouth. His eyes 21 as he chewed. It was delicious. He eyed the tree in the backyard. How many fig cakes could it 22 ?Malik
11、grabbed his phone and started 23 in a rush of excitement. An hour later, most of the soccer team gathered in the kitchen, and ate up fig cakes.“Giddas Fabulous（极好的） Fig Cakes!” Malik said. “Well 24 them! Gidda said they were easy to make; shell 25 us how.”At dinner that night, Gidda shared their pla
12、n with Mama, smiling 26 as she repeated the title Malik gave on her, “Team Grandmother.”The next day, the kitchen was full of 27 . Walking slowly among the excited boys, Gidda taught them to make fig cakes. Soon the fig cakes piled up.As Malik 28 , Giddas Fabulous Fig Cakes were a huge hit and they
13、were quickly sold out.When the new 29 arrived just in time for the opening game, Coach Garcia invitedGidda to watch. She arrived early, and waved at Malik. Then she turned 30 to show off her shirt. On the back were the words Team Grandmother.11Awatch Bfetch Cvisit Dserve 12Aallow Benjoy Cconsider Dm
14、ind 13Alooked Bhanded Ctripped Dturned 14Auseless Bunlucky Cscared Dnervous 15Atraining Bappointment Cnegotiation Dmeeting 16Abuy Breplace Ciron Dabandon 17Abrilliant Brandom Coriginal Dpersonal 18Aplan Battitude Csubject Dway 19Arepeated Breported Cexplained Dcomplained 20Apicture Btest Cbite Dbrea
15、k 21Awidened Bmoved Cfocused Dopened 22Aproduce Bdonate Cdeliver Dexchange 23Arunning Btexting Cshouting Dthinking 24Apresent Bsend Csell Dreserve 25Aprepare Bshow Cchoose Dwrite 26Aproudly Bpolitely Cshyly Dbitterly 27Atension Bhope Cpraise Denergy 28Apromised Bpredicted Cannounced Didentified 29As
16、ocks Bboots Cuniforms Dgloves 30Aback Baway Cdown Daround第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 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，并在答题卡 上将该项涂黑。Music for Life Learning music is important for the educational and personal development of young people!Learning an instrument: how do pupils choose?
17、All our teachers are highly qualified and experienced musicians,and pupils can learn to play a wide range of instruments, from the keyboard to the drums（鼓）. We have open days when new pupils who are unsure which instrument to choose can come to the centre. They are able to speak to teachers about wh
18、ich instrument might be best for them, and they can also see and hear classes in action.Who is responsible for buying the instruments?Parents usually have to provide instruments. But parents of beginners are advised not to buy an instrument until they are told that a place is available. They should
19、also find out from the teacher the most suitable type of instrument to get.When and where do lessons take place?Lessons are available in many schools, usually during the day. If there is no lesson available for a particular instrument in a particular school, other arrangements can be made at one of
20、our music centres for lessons on Saturday afternoons or weekday evenings.How are pupils taught?Pupils can learn in small groups, in classes or individually, depending on their needs. Small groups of three pupils have lessons that last thirty minutes. Class lessons last forty-five minutes and have at
21、 least ten pupils. Individual lessons are offered only to pupils who have some experience.Starting young: when can pupils begin?Children are never too young to become interested in music. We have special “Musical Youth” classes for children from the age of 3 to 8. These are designed to encourage you
22、ng children to enjoy music through a variety of activities including singing, musical games, listening and movement. “Musical Youth” classes take place on Saturday mornings with groups of about 18 children. A parent or other adult must attend each session, and they are encouraged to sit with their c
23、hildren and help them with the activities.31. What can we learn from the passage?A. New pupils can see classes on an open day.B. Pupils can learn special instruments on Sundays.C. Parents must accompany pupils during the learning process.D. Teachers at the centre can provide the right instruments fo
24、r pupils.32. What is the best choice for children with some experience?A. Lessons for groups of ten. B. Individual lessons.C. Lessons for small groups of three. D. Special “Musical Youth” classes.33. The passage is intended for _.A. teachers B. parents C. musicians D. pupilsNenad Sestan was working
25、in his office one afternoon in 2016, when he heard his lab members whispering with excitement over a microscope. He realized something beyond their expectations was happening.The researchers, at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, had found electrical activity in brains taken from dea
26、d pigs. With that shocking result, Sestan realized what had started as a side project to find ways to better preserve brain tissue for research had changed into a discovery that could redefine our understanding of life and death.The excitement soon turned to concern, when the researchers thought the
27、y saw widespread, consistent electrical activity which can indicate consciousness（ 意识 ）. Sestan brought in a neurologist, who determined the readout was actually an error, but the possibility had frightened them.Sestan kept his cool and immediately did two things: he shut down the experiment and con
28、tacted the US National Institutes of Health （NIH）, as well as a Yale bioethicist（生物伦理学家）. Over the next few months, experts discussed the potential ethical implications, such as whether the brains could become conscious and whether physicians needed to reconsider the definition of brain death.They s
29、ubmitted the work to Nature. But before the final paper was published, Sestan met sharp criticism from the press. Some even suggested that the researchers were engineering immortality（永生）, or maintaining a room full of living brains in jars. Neither he nor his team wanted to discuss the results unti
30、l the paper was out, but as their inboxes filled with concerns and anger from animal rights activists and futurists, Sestan became depressed. He felt all they could do, however, was to hold off on correcting public misunderstandings until the expert review process had run its course.Since the paper
31、was published in April, 2019, the team has been so busy fielding questions from the media and scientists that it hasnt performed any further experiments. Sestan wants to focus on his original questions and explore how long the brains can be maintained and whether the technology can preserve other organs.“We want to get outside opinion before we do anything,” Sestan says. “When you explore uncharted territory, you have to be extremely thoughtful.”34. What happened in the lab
