known as Waimai Xiaoge, or “Brother Takeaway”.
Guo said he wolfs down four or five steamed buns before starting work every morning. “You’ll need the energy for various delivery missions, ” he said. “Sometimes, the buildings you deliver to don’t have elevators. 38 Then, you have to climb ten flights of stairs.”
Guo works around Shanghai’s central business district. He joined Ele. me only last year. 39 With a food-warmer box tied to his scooter, Guo tears through traffic, rushes past pedestrians and avoid bumps that might spill soup dishes. In less than two hours, he has made stops at a hospital, a hair salon, a hotel room and several high-rises. Six orders an hour is the norm for the lunchtime rush, but Guo said he is sometimes called upon to deliver ten meals. “ 40 You just have to apologize.” he said.
Nevertheless, Guo said he thrives on deadline pressure. “I’m the kind of person who likes challenging work,” he added.
A. That’s really difficult, and if you arrive late, customers get angry. B. One order down, six to go.
C. The tradition of going out for a meal has been under pressure from the fast pace of urban life. D. Sometimes, the elevators are crowded and take a long time.
E. Sometimes, people ask them to pick up cigarettes, alcohol and other items, which they aren’t
supposed to do.
F. The arrival of food-delivery apps has transformed the country’s lunchtime culture. G. But he has memorized the layouts of all the buildings in his area. 第三部分 英语知识运用 (共四节,满分65分)
第一节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Everyone should go to his or her 50th high school reunion. There was a time I thought I’d never go even if the opportunity 41 . But now I feel 42 for people who don’t go.
I went to the 43 of my high school on a Saturday evening, and I am glad I did. It was a gift to recognize some 44 classmates right away — and to be recognized. 45 , we had name tags and our 46 photos on our clothing to help identify us. I recognized one woman immediately!
The most memorable and moving experience of the night was 47 by a schoolmate and neighbor to whom I was once close. Unfortunately, we had a falling out in the high school. I never saw her after 48 , but this time, I saw her name on a place setting. At first, I feared that I would 49 her. But my better self won over, and I 50 her out. I kept looking until I got a 51 on my shoulder. There she was 52 . We hugged as if nothing had ever 53 and exchanged affectionate words. When the party 54 , my old-new friend walked towards me, 55 me again and wished me well. I returned her good wishes. All the bad 56 melted into thin air.
I am grateful I had this 57 to reunite with old classmates. After all, we are almost 58 the final lap of our lifelong journeys. Some classmates had already left this 59 , and their names were deleted from the list. Sometimes we have to walk back into the past because time does heal old wounds. We’re not the 60 people. We are better people. 41. A. put down 42. A. sorry 43. A. event 44. A. latter 45. A. Unluckily 46. A. old 47. A. delivered 48. A. graduation 49. A. stare at 50. A. let 51. A. hand 52. A. walking 53. A. happened 54. A. began 55. A. encouraged 56. A. words 57. A. qualification 58. A. missing
B. came up B. relieved B. reunion B. former B. Unwillingly B. recent B. provided B. separation B. turn to B. drove B. blow B. talking B. changed B. ended B. approached B. apologies B. situation B. operating
C. get through C. upset C. ceremony C. present C. Normally C. fancy C. committed C. marriage C. run into C. sought C. kiss C. smiling C. existed C. continued C. hugged C. excuses C. courage C. nearing
D. take off D. enthusiastic D. campaign D. future D. Thankfully D. new D. ruined D. departure D. rely on D. helped D. tap D. laughing D. mentioned D. lasted D. patted D. memories D. chance D. wasting
59. A. world 60. A. important
B. city B. bad
C. school C. merciful
D. class D. same
第二节 单项选择 (共10小题; 每小题1分,满分10分)
61. We had lots of good applicants for the job, but one _________ from the rest. A. made out
B. stood out
C. picked out
D. figured out
62. He shouts when he gets angry, _________ is often the case. A. which
B. that
C. when
D. as
63. Try to discourage him ________ driving too fast, as it’s extremely dangerous. A. from
B. into
C. to
D. for
64. Mr. Green stood up in defence of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one ________. A. blamed
B. blaming
C. to blame
D. to be blamed
65. — How did ________ feel to run 3,000 meters at the sports meeting? —Terrible! Especially when I saw I was left so far ________ by others. A. that; alone
B. it; alone
C. that; behind
D. it; behind
66. Bai women wear white and red costumes, _______ the men wear white shirts and long wide trousers. A. while
B. but
C. because
D. so
67. Hardly _________ the knock when I opened the door. A. have I heard
B. had I heard
C. did I hear
D. do I hear
68. _________ my heart still beats, I will go on working for the people. A. As soon as
B. As far as
C. As long as
D. As much as
69. They demanded that the right to vote ___________ to every adult. A. was given
B. was giving
C. be giving
D. be given
70. __________, your article is of greater value than his. A. All things considered
B. All things considering D. All things are considering
C. All things are considered
第三节 根据首字母或提示词,结合句意写出所缺单词 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 71. Yet Antarctica is full of wildlife, which has a___________ to its extreme conditions. 72. The meeting is intended to p__________ an understanding of different countries in Asia. 73. I expressed the great thanks for your help in seeking the lost child on b________ of my family. 74. It’s a new country, hoping for diplomatic r____________ from the international community. 75. The koala is u__________ to Australia, which can’t be found in other countries. 76. The plan is designed to ___________ (激发) employees to work more efficiently. 77. The government is ___________ (呼吁) to the public to save water. 78. She’s completely ___________ (迷恋) with the handsome boy.
79. According to a rough ____________ (估计), at least 5, 000 people were killed.
80. Such events only increased the ____________ (不赞成) of France’s princely neighbours. 第四节 语法填空(共10小题; 每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。
Many people agree that going to museums 81 (be) a good way of learning about ancient treasures. However, others may find it boring to spend hours there. Therefore, how to make museums and their lifeless collections more attractive is a tough question worth 82 (attach) importance to. Luckily, National Treasure, a TV program 83 began to air on Dec. 3, 2017, throws light 84 ways to inspire interest in museums and their collections.
Aiming to make ancient relics to come alive, the program presents treasures through different artistic methods including lots of dramatic 85 (perform) and storytelling, which explain the history behind each cultural relic 86 (complete), so that audiences can not only understand how to appreciate the beauty of cultural relics, but also know the civilization 87 the spirit of Chinese culture. In fact, such programs that promote traditional ancient relics 88 (become) popular in recent years. For example, a 2016 documentary featuring the Forbidden City’s cultural relics and their restorers, urged lots of college students 89 (apply) to work as volunteers there. It is universally accepted that National Treasure has
been 90 (success) in encouraging more people to visit museums by touching their hearts.
第II卷
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 短文改错 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线(\\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
On Aug. 21, I was writing a composition titling “My Hero/Heroine”. I stuck at the beginning, trying to find out what would be my hero/heroine.
Attracted by the cheers from the living room, I opened the door only to find my parents were watching the volleyball matches of women’s final. Then I decided to take the break and joined in them. The score was quite closely between China and its opponent.
To our delight, China won in the end. We couldn’t help feel proud as Chinese! The volleyball players had trained so hard before and fight till the last minute. Without doubt, they were not only my heroines, and the heroines of China! I started to write my composition. 第二节书面表达 (满分25分)
假定你是李华,得知某英文报社就 “如何关爱老年人” 征集想法。请给编辑写一封信,内容包括: 1.写信目的;
2.个人和社会能做的事情;