D. not all English native speakers can understand English jokes easily 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。 How to Conquer Public Speaking Fears

Does the thought of speaking in front of a room of people make your stomach upset, hands sweaty and voice shaky? ___36__ _ Many adults fear public speaking, but in the business world, it’s almost impossible to avoid having to do it. So, how do you get over this fear of public speaking? Here are a few tips:

___37__ _ Have you ever been told to avoid eye contact with the audience and direct your gaze elsewhere around the room to ease your nerves? Although this is popular advice, it’s not effective when it comes to easing your nerves. Instead, the right way to get over your public speaking fears is to focus carefully on the audience. ___38__ _ Practice in the mirror.

If you can’t perform your speech in front of your own reflection, you won’t be able to do it in front of a crowd. So you should do more such practice. ___39__ _ The audience will respond well if you appear welcoming and calm. Do a practice run.

___40__ _ Where will you be standing in relation to the audience? Will the lights be shining in your face? Will there be a place for you to put note cards on? Knowing all of these will also help you ease your anxieties because you won’t have to worry about being unprepared.

The most effective leaders are often the greatest public speakers, so conquering this fear will be beneficial to you in the long run. A. Focus on the audience. B. You are not the only one.

C. Ask yourself the following questions.

D. As a public speaker, your job is to use the information. E. And take notice of your body language and facial expressions. F. It can help you take attention away from your negative thoughts. G. If possible, visit the room where you will be speaking in advance. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，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 am Still the Greatest

I have always believed in myself, even as a young child growing up in Louisville, Ky. My parents instilled a sense of pride and 41 in me, and taught me and my brother that we could be the best

at anything. I must have believed them, 42 I remember being the neighborhood marble champion and challenging my neighborhood buddies to see who could jump the tallest hedges or run a foot race the length of the block. Of course I knew when I made the challenge that I would win. I never even thought of 43 .

As part of my boxing training, I would run down Fourth Street in downtown Louisville, 44 in and out of local shops, taking just enough time to tell them I was training for the Olympics and I was going to win a gold medal. I never thought of the 45 of failing — only of the 46 and glory I was going to get when I won. I could see it. I could almost feel it. When I declared that I was the “Greatest of 47 Time,” I believed in myself. And I still do.

Throughout my 48 boxing career, my belief in my abilities triumphed over the skill of an opponent. My will was stronger than their skills. What I didn’t know was that my will would be 49 even more when I 50 .

In 2018, I was conclusively diagnosed with Parkinson’s (帕金森) disease. Since that diagnosis, my symptoms have increased. If there was 51 that would strike at the core of my confidence in myself, it would be this disease. But my “confidence and will to continue to live life as I choose” won’t be 52 .

Early in 2018, I was asked to 53 the caldron (大锅) at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Of course my immediate answer was yes. I never even thought of what physical 54 that I had to 55 .

When the moment came for me to walk out on the 140-foot-high scaffolding (脚手架) and take the torch from Janet Evans, I realized I had the eyes of the world on me. I also realized that as I held the Olympic torch high above my head, my tremors (颤抖) had 56 . Just at that moment, I heard a rumble in the stadium that became a pounding roar (咆哮) and then turned into a(an) 57 applause. I was 58 of my 2018 Olympic experience in Rome, when I won the gold medal. Those 36 years between Rome and Atlanta 59 before me, and I realized that I had come full 60 .

Nothing in life has defeated me. I am still the “Greatest.” This I believe. 41. A. confidence 42. A. although 43. A. reaching 44. A. dating

B. intelligence B. whileCom B. losing B. jumping

C. recognition C. because C. winning C. dashing C. interpretation C. money C. One C. entire C. broken C. quit C. anything C. blown

D. imagination D. unless D. running D. shifting D. chance D. statue D. No D. instant D. obeyed D. lost D. nothing D. disappeared

45. A. possibility B. ideal 46. A. reward 47. A. Any 48. A. optional 49. A. tested 50. A. succeeded 51. A. something 52. A. defeated

B. fame B. All B. temporary B. changed B. retired B. everything B. compromised

53. A. make 54. A. ability

B. send B. challenges

C. light C. shortage C. apply C. taken down C. interesting C. rid C. crashed C. awareness

D. see D. symptom D. offer D. taken up D. deafening D. persuaded D. lighted D. distance

55. A. overcomeXXK B. reach 56. A. taken over 57. A. wonderful 58. A. told 59. A. tickled 60. A. circle

B. taken off B. exciting B. reminded B. flashed B. attention

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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。

In 2018, Adele Adkins (阿黛尔·阿德金斯) said “hello” to her greatest achievement yet. Despite giving every other musician an 11-month head start, she had no trouble 61 (beat) the competition, 62 (become) not only the year’s most talked-about artist, but also its 63 successful one. Her third album, 25, 64 (release) on Nov 20, not only broke a record for one-week album sales in just over three days, but also sold more than US singer Taylor Swift’s 2018 to become 65 best-selling album of

So what is behind the album’s 66 (popular)? First and foremost, the 27-year-old British singer has “an awe-inspiring voice that shows her genuine talent”, wrote The Christian Science Monitor. But her directness is also a huge part of her appeal (魅力). As the Chicago Tribute commented, “Adele sings about her 67 (person) struggles” with emotional lyrics (歌词) that invite everyone into her world.

Take the album’s hit single Hello 68 an example. Adele has connected with people this tear-stained (泪痕斑斑的) song because, as the Chicago Tribune (芝加哥论坛报) put it, “who doesn’t need a good cry once in a while?” Music, after all, is 69 Chris Ferguson, an associate professor of psychology at Stetson University in Florida called “a social event.” The pain in her songs satisfies everyone’s need for love. “It is this sense of ‘we’ve been here before’ 70 makes Adele,” said the Chicago Tribune.

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）

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。

Last summer, I got a part-time job as a waiter. I worked hard and very helpful. Everyone in a restaurant including some regular customer liked me. One day, a foreign couple in their fifties entered into the restaurant. I was happy to have a chance to practise their spoken English. I went up to greet them warm. After I took their order, I told them their food will be served quickly because we Chinese respect the elderly. Heard my words, a look of displeasure appeared on the wife's face. Seeing my confusing look, her husband explained to me the westerners disliked the description “old”. I apologized to them but realized the importance of knowing cultural differences. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是班长李华， 明年即将毕业。最近发现班里的同学为了提高成绩经常熬夜，不注意饮食等问题，针对这些现象，请你给某英语报社写信投稿说明以上情况，并谈谈自己的看法。 注意： 1.词数100左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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