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wo to four of every 1,000 people are functionally deaf—about 2 million people. Around 28 million Americans, 10% of the population,have some degree of hearing loss. Around 500, 000 deaf people in the country use American Sign Language (ASL), and it39。s neighbors learn the language,not only for her but also to be able to municate with other deaf people.Located at the end of Islington Road in Newton, Massachusells, this little neighborhood is absolutely charmed by one little girl. Savitz is a super engaging girl, and she loves interacting with people in her munity. She is delighted when they are able to sign with her. However, she gets really sad when they can39。s neighbors’ learning ASL.25.How does little Savitz feel when her neighbors are able to municate with her?A.Proud. B.Pleased. C.Confused. D.Surprised.26.What does Rhys McGovern do for Savitz?A.He teaches her neighbors ASL. B.He guides her to interact with her neighbors.C.He hired an instructor for her neighbors. D.He called on her neighbors to help her.27.What lesson can we learn from the story?A.Many heads are better than one.B.Help others and be happy with yourself.C.You can39。It can be hard to be enthusiastic about your job after you’ve been at it for a while. 36. There are so many different things you can try to help make your old job feel a little more exciting.Change your routine. One of the first steps toward shaking things up is to look at your routine. 37. Do you think you really need to do so? Is there a reason why teams always meet at a certain time? Start by questioning assumptions about the way you’ve gotten used to doing things. Then, change it up a bit.38. It’s important to take your work seriously, but that doesn’t mean you have to take yourself too seriously. Happiness matters. And, it’s important to have fun at work. So, allow yourself to have some laughs and some fun with friends at work from time to time.Take a vacation. Just because you feel bored at work, that doesn’t mean you aren’t also super busy and maybe even stressed. Routine tasks can be both dull and stressful. Maybe a vacation would do you some good .Stress and tension can affect mood. 39.Learn something new every day. A really effective way to add a little freshness to your life is to devote yourself to learning something new every day. 40. You could just watch a Ted Talk video about a topic that interests you, for example. It doesn’t even have to relate directly to your job. Just learning one new thing each day should help bring a little excitement to your routine.A.Don’t be serious with yourself.B.Make more friends while working hard.C.This doesn’t necessarily mean you need a new job.D.It doesn’t have to be something big, or something hard.E. You don’t have to quit your old job to learn something difficult.F. The first thing in the morning for you to do is to check your s.G. Maybe you’d feel less bored at work after having a bit of time to relax yourself.第三部分 英語知識運用 (共兩節(jié),滿分45分) 第一節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題;,滿分30分) 閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C 和 D)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。s a hotspot of whale stranding(擱淺).Whales strand 63.(they)on beaches. Are these coastlines the whales’ graveyards?In February, 2015, 200 pilot whales became stuck on the shore. It was the biggest stranding in the area in over a decade, according to local conversation team. 64.(rescue)spent hours trying to refloat them, but 100 died. Without the support of water, the weight of their bodies 65.(break)their muscles. The 66.(remain)whales were watered and kept as fortable as possible by volunteers equipped with buckets and spades. Sixty were eventually refloated, but soon stranded again. Members of the Public helped to refloat them 67.second time and now the whales 68.(believe)to be back at sea. Beaches like Farewell Spit are perhaps the most places 69.whales can die. To all purposes, it seems as if the whales have killed themselves by swimming too close 70.the shore. So are beaches places in which whales go to die—or are there other graveyards that we don39。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。注意:1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2. 只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。The moment that moved meLadies and gentlemen,I39。根據(jù)文章Conrad Maldives Rangali IslandRangali Island, The Maldives部分的“This island resort is famous for its Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, the world39。22.【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。故選A。故選 D。根據(jù)文章第二段中提到在美國功能性耳聾的人大約有200萬人,總?cè)丝?0%的人有一定程度的聽力損失。s neighbors learn the language,not only for her but also to be able to municate with other deaf people.(有那么多人在使用美國手語, Savitz的鄰居學(xué)習(xí)這種語言是對的,不僅是為了她,也是為了能夠與其他聾人交流。根據(jù)第三段中“She is delighted when they are able to sign with her.”可知,當(dāng)鄰居們能夠和Savitz交流時,她感到很高興。s neighbors collectively hired an instructor for ASL classes. With the help of their instructor, Rhys MeGovern, the neighbors are able to help Savitz feel a sense of belonging.(薩維茨的鄰居們集體聘請了一名教師來講授美國手語。27.【答案】B【解析】推理判斷題。)”由此可知,鄰居在幫助Savitz的同時,也幫助了其他的聾人,同時也享受到大家一起學(xué)習(xí)的樂趣。文章介紹了研究小組通過實驗來探索不同睡眠階段過程的機理。29.【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。30.【答案】D【解析】推理判斷題。故選D項??赏茰y,這篇文章可能出現(xiàn)在報紙的技術(shù)和科學(xué)版面。32.【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。33.【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。34.【答案】D【解析】推理判斷題。我們需要做得更多。35.【答案】C【解析】主旨大意題。第二節(jié)(共5小題:每小題2分,滿分10分)本文是說明文。C項意為“這并不一定意味著你需要一份新工作。37.【答案】F【解析】根據(jù)空格上句“Change your routine. One of the first steps toward shaking things up is to look at your routine. (改變你的常規(guī)。”選項內(nèi)容能夠承接上文,“查看電子郵件”正是你工作常規(guī)的一個例子,且能引起下文“Do you think you really need to do so? (你認(rèn)為你真的需要這么做嗎?)”下文針對上文內(nèi)容提出疑問,你真的需要早起第一件事就查看你的電子郵件嗎?故選F。A項意為“別對自己嚴(yán)肅。也許度假對你有好處?!边x項內(nèi)容能夠承接上文,告訴我們度假會給我們點時間放松自己,這樣在工作中會感覺不那么無聊。)”可知,本段內(nèi)容告訴我們,每天學(xué)點新東西可以給生活增加一點新鮮感。)”正是對所學(xué)新東西的舉例,看一個視頻,并不是很大和很難,但你學(xué)到了一些新東西。這只媽媽帶領(lǐng)警察解救了自己的孩子。根據(jù)“He turned around only to find a goose pecking (啄)at the car door.”可知,一只鵝啄車門,像是敲門的聲音。A. horrible可怕的;B. stupid愚蠢的;C. possible可能的;D. unusual不同尋常的。句意:考慮到鳥類通常喜歡從遠(yuǎn)處觀察人類,這是非常不尋常的。44.【答案】C【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。故選C。根據(jù)“and kept pecking until Givens opened the car door”可知,吉文斯開車門走出來。A. slide in推進(jìn);B. push ahead奮力向前;C. fly up飛起;D. walk away走開。句意:這位警官說,雖然那只鳥后來開始走開,但它不停地轉(zhuǎn)來轉(zhuǎn)去,以確定他在看著它。48.【答案】A【解析】考查動詞詞