C. Stop playing music in bands.
D. Choose music with the help of musicians.
14. Which can best explain “irreversible” underlined in the last paragraph?
A. Incurable.
B. Unavailable.
C. Unbelievable.
D. Invisible.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Preventing Hearing Loss B. Reasons for Losing Hearing C. The Origin of World Hearing Day D. Raising Awareness of Protecting Hearing 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选择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。 Is there a best way to pack clothes? The following ideas are of great help to those who are always on the way. Where to start?
16. Once you see how much you lay in front of you, be brave and reduce about a third. Because the truth is like your wardrobe, you never seem to use as much as you take. How to deal with clothing?
Start with your shoes. Put underwear or socks inside them to hold the shape of your shoes. Thus, you can make use of every square inch of space. Once your shoes are firmly in place, fill small gaps with very soft items. 17.
Lay out the first clothes with one end inside the suitcase and the other end dropping over the edge. Put the next clothes on top of this, but place them the other way around. 18. In this way, you’ll get another flat layer soon Finally, one by one, fold the clothes back in. Where to put non-clothing?
19. These awkward shaped items are difficult to pack. You’d better put them towards the middle give maximum protection. Remember.to double bag your toiletries kit (洗漱袋) to avoid spotting your clothes. Top tips:
If you take a belt, slip them along the inside of your case. 20. That will take more space. Next, use the hard shape of the case to offer protection. Leave your toiletries kit in your suitcase, when you return home. It’s ready for the next time you travel. A. Don’t roll belts up. B. Be sure to put away socks.
C. This idea will create a flat first layer. D. And then continue laying other clothes. E. That will make the job a whole lot easier.
F. Lay everything you want to take with you on the bed.
G. Non-clothing items are things like books, toothbrushes and cameras. 第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My least favorite part was participating in sport meets, for I loved running by myself. When faced with running against fellow athletes, I was 21. . I had butterflies in my stomach and the sudden urge to go to the nearest 22. . This year, 23. , I was encouraged to join in a long distance running competition by my coach. The 800-meter event was approaching, meaning that I would 24. soon. I breathed deeply and tried to 25. my worries. I walked over to some of the 26. who would run with me and started to 27. with them. We were all loosening up and getting ready to run as 28. as possible. I stepped up to the line for the event. The starter raised his cap gun and 29. . About twenty-five runners 30. . With these runners around me, I 31. my coach’s words, “You may be small, but you have 32. power.” So, I kept up with athletes twice my 33. . I picked up the runner in seventh place and based my steps on him, making it a little bit faster. One by one, I 34. to make it to the top four, bursting around the lap. It was the last lap before the final straightaway. I 35. I had the possibility to win. So I widened my steps, speeding up my 36. . I caught up with the runner in first place and we ran side-by-side down the last 100 meters --- I 37. him by a hair at the finishing line. My coach gave me a 38. hug as I headed back to see him. He was 39. because I had shortened my original 40. by twelve seconds at least. 21. A. shocked 22. A. stadium 23. A. however 24. A. delay
B. nervous B. hospital B. instead B. fail B. increase B. judges B. turn back B. rapidly B. withdrew B. set down B. recalled B. great B. salary B. pretended B. heard B. mind B. pushed B. cautious
C. comfortable C. bathroom C. otherwise C. escape C. form C. runners C. get away C. calmly C. screamed C. looked on C. forgot C. practical C. size C. regretted C. supposed C. fight C. dragged C. firm C. relaxed C. lap
D. brave D. station D. moreover D. compete D. imagine D. coaches D. warm up D. patiently D. fired D. went about D. adapted D. suitable D. age D. managed D. remembered D. pace D. followed D. slight D. depressed D. step
25. A. ignore 26. A. reporters 27. A. watch out 28. A. smoothly 29. A. returned 30. A. took off 31. A. challenged 32. A. exact
33. A. pressure 34. A. offered 35. A. claimed 36. A. speech 37. A. beat 38. A. soft
39. A. excited 40. A. distance
B. disappointed B. time
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hotel guests in China might no 41. (long) have to worry about waiting in line to check in. At the Alibaba’s futuristic hotels, guests can scan their IDs, take a photo and input personal details using a machine to check. 42. (they) in. The smart equipment will then provide a room key card after the information 43. (check). The process will take less than a minute, according to company. Targeting only Chinese customers for now, the new service will be 44. (gradual) expanded globally. The rapid growth of mobile usage and mobile payment adoption can show 45. convenient people’s life, is becoming in China.
Alibaba isn’t the only company 46. introduces high-tech hotels. Smart LYZ, a Shenzhen-based company which focused 47. developing AI technology and smart hotels, opened the first ever fully automated (自动化) hotel in Chengdu, Sichuan, back in January. 48. (travel) can book a room through Smart LYZ’s WeChat website, check in through a facial recognition machine, unlock the door with a 49. (give) passcode or through its mobile app and finally, check out by pressing a button on the app. The AI Smart Room will undoubtedly be extremely attractive for guests, 50. (create) the way for a new level of modernization and consumers’ satisfaction. 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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。
Our school encouraged is to experience some future careers last vacation. Some students choose to work as either cashiers in a store and waiters at a restaurant. I was one of the 500 student to join in the activity. I decided be an assistant in a photo studio because of I love taking photos. With the help of a advanced photographer in the studio, I opened my imagination in my daily work. I also developed practically skills which are necessary for them to face future challenges. The most important thing I’ve learned are to improve myself after I get my dream job. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，想邀请网友Peter下周六参观你校举办的“科技小发明”(technology gadgets)展览。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 具体时间和地点； 2. 展览目的和内容。 注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；