drive up standards in our schools and give our young people the skills they need to succeed in the global race. Good maths qualifications have the greatest earning potential and provide the strongest protection against unemployment,” said Elizabeth Truss. 32. Poor maths skills have caused serious consequences in England. A. academic

B. economic

C. culture

D. political

33. What is the main reason for Shanghai teachers’ success in maths teaching? A. Their students are from poor families. B. Their students have a talent for maths. C. They have a positive attitude to teaching. D. They teach in a highly developed city.

34. According to Elizabeth Truss, raising standards can be helpful in . A. equipping young people with global petitiveness

B. promoting the students’ international test performance C. teaching how to earn money in the global market D. discovering one’s maths talents at an early age 35. What can be the best title for the passage? A. Good Maths Skills Are about Hard Work B. Why Are English Maths Standards Left Behind? C. Why Are Shanghai Maths Teachers Getting Popular?

D. Chinese Teachers Bring the Art of Maths to English Schools 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 It’s impossible to achieve plete balance in life. 36 Here are five ways you can follow to find happiness. 1. Give to others.

Many people are pletely absorbed in their own problems. But helping others is really satisfying. In the 21st century, people are always busy with their own business. They never know the true feeling of helping others. If you can give a little time, you may feel happiness you never thought possible.

2. Take up an activity.

Everyday life can be extremely stressful, between kids, work and home life. People always plain that their time is limited. Taking part in something as an individual seems hard. 37 It can be a sport, night class or even just going for a run. A hobby can help you feel happy.

3. 38

Not only does your body need to relax, but your mind also needs to relax and this won’t happen with the family around.

4. Don’t focus on the negatives.

A negative attitude is often the reflection of someone who is overall not happy with his or her life. Adopting a negative approach is not good for anyone. 39 If we can look at things from a different perspective, we may find that life is not that bad. There are still some happy things around us.

5. Be grateful for what you have

40 A man without a penny to his name can be just as happy as a man who has plenty of money. Instead of thinking about what you don’t have, look at what you do have and in turn you will not only be a happy person, but you will be filled with confidence.

True happiness is hard to achieve. But if you put these ideas into practice, you will see what the oute will be.

A. However, you should always make time to take up at least one hobby. B. Obviously, being happy is everyone’s dream. C. Rest and stay with your family.

D. Instead, try to find the positive in most situations. E. Find time for yourself.

F. However, a feeling of happiness can be found through simple things. G. Happiness has nothing to do with material things.

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）

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，从短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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was always plaining about wind or rain and I didn’t thought I sounded 41 . Although it was nothing unusual for the arrival of wind or rain, it caused inconvenience for me to go out, and sometimes it 42 created an awful atmosphere, so I 43 it strongly.

On a rainy day a meteorologist (气象学家) I met was very 44 at my great anger caused by 45 that made a little inconvenience for me.

He asked, “Have you ever experienced typhoon?” I shook my head. “Everybody blames it 46 the destruction it brings to mankind, but do you know what would happen to the world if there were no typhoon?”

The meteorologist told me, “Without it the 47 of fresh water will be more serious, for it is a great source of water supply on earth. Without it, there would be a greater imbalance in the distribution of 48 . The equatorial (赤道的) area that receives the most sunshine pletely 49 typhoon to spread heat. Without typhoon the tropics would be even hotter 50 the cold zones much colder. 51 , the temperate (温带) zones would disappear from the world…”

Ignorance made me 52 . I disliked wind only because it messed my hair. I hated rain merely because I had to carry a(n) 53 . But I had no idea at all that typhoon - something 54 more violent, something a thousand times more disturbing than wind or rain - was a 55 to the existence of mankind.

It is advised that a man 56 to think for a moment 57 he plains. “What would the world bee if typhoon 58 all together?” The 59 will keep him calm and he will be better 60 of the world he lives in. 41. A. selfish honest 42. A. also

B. still

C. even

D. yet D. fought

D. delighted

B. absurd

C. reasonable

D.

43. A. punished B. challenged

B. puzzled

C. blamed C. satisfied C. typhoon

44. A. disappointed 45. A. rain 46. A. with

B. snowstorm B. on

D. wind

C. as

D. for

D.

47. A. pollution protection 48. A warmth

B. waste C. shortage

B cold

C water

D air

D.

49. A. lies in relate to 50. A. when

B. results from C. depends on

B. because

C. so

D. while

D.

51. A. After all In all

B. As a result C. In fact

52. A. far - sighted - sighted 53. A. suitcase 54. A. much

B. out of sight C. in sight D. short

B. overcoat

C. umbrella

D. hat

B. many

C. less

D. little

D. danger

55. A. trouble 56. A. stop

B. dream C. must

B. to stop C. stopped D. stops

57. A. until before 58. A moved 59. A theory

B. after C. since D.

B. disappeared

B. answer B. kind

C. escaped

D. hid

D. plaint D. aware

C. request

60. A careful C. tired

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共50分）

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese anti-corruption (反腐败) TV series, In the Name of the People, has really enjoyed great popularity. Some people call it “Chinese House of Cards”, 61 (pare) it to the American political drama “House of Cards”. The drama, which 62 ( base) on the novel of the same name, shows a deep reflection on the fight 63 corruption.

What makes In the Name of the People unusual is not just how 64 (direct) it describes the ugly side of Chinese politics, but that it also has the 65 (permit) of the country’s top officials’ office. The Chinese government in 2004 decided to limit the production of such dramas 66 too many were of poor quality. But since Chinese President Xi Jinping took power in 2018, anti - corruption dramas 67 (bee) popular.

People of all ages love it. “There are two aspects about In the Name of the People to 68 we should pay attention. First, the cast includes 69 number of skilled actors and actresses. Second, shooting an anti - corruption show under the current system is like trying to dance wrapped in chains. Therefore, it is much 70 (difficulty) to create such a drama than it is for other kinds.” a netizen wrote in a review on Douban.

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。文中共有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。

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