摘要： 15. What do we know about the knife?A. The man never uses it.
B. It's about a foot long.
C. It's from the man's father.
第一节 （共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
For those dedicated to travelling, everyday activities during your journey such as shopping, eating, sleeping are as significant as the travel scenery. These are the most beautiful streets in destinations around the world to meet your requirements.
Jinli Street, Chengdu, China
Qing Dynasty style wooden houses and shops, filled with red lanterns and traditional signage（招牌）help make Chengdu's biggest tourist attraction look pleasingly historic. While it was restored into its current form in 2004, Jinli Street traces its history back some 1,800 years, making it one of the oldest shopping streets in Sichuan province.
Convent Avenue, Harlem, New York City
New York City is blessed with some of the most architecturally arresting streets in the world. But Harlem's Convent Avenue stands out from the pack, thanks to its knockout buildings and tree-lined sidewalks. The stretch between West 140th and 145th streets is the most impressive, including the Convent Avenue Baptist Church and 339 Convent Avenue, also known as The Royal Tenenbaums’ house.
Lombard St, San Francisco
Famed for its eight hairpins, which twist between a single block, Lombard Street is one of San Francisco^ busiest attractions. And while the crowds lining up to take shots for Instagram can get a bit much, they shouldn't put you off going.
Said to be the most crooked（弯曲的）street in the world, the views from the top are worth the trip alone, while the surrounding buildings of Russian Hill are added eye candy.
Caminito, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Meaning “the little path", Caminito is the most colorful street in the most colorful area of Buenos Aires. The street fell into disrepair in the 1950s after the railroad which ran through the area closed （the tracks are still here）, before local artist Benito Quinquela Martin set about regenerating the area. Today, Caminito is a street museum, its blue, yellow and green tenements（住户，房屋）showcasing works by local artists.
21. What do we know from the passage?
A. Jinli Street is the oldest shopping street in China.
B. Convent Avenue is known for its commercial shops.
C. Lombard Street is located in Russia.
D. Lombard Street is usually crowded with visitors.
22. If you want to see artistic works, which will you choose?
A. Convent Avenue, Harlem, New York City.
B. Lombard St, San Francisco.
C. Caminito, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
D. Jinli Street, Chengdu, China.
23. Whom is the passage targeting at?
A. Holidaymakers. B. Bookworms.
C. Cyclists. D. Collectors.
B
“Why is my stocking cold?" my mother asked nervously on Christmas morning in 1992. With a twinkle in his eye, my dad encouraged her to reach into the homemade stocking on her lap. My sisters and I were eager to discover what surprise my dad had cooked up this year. My mom tentatively pulled out a plastic grocery bag that was filled with ice and let out a high-pitched scream. “Marty! It's a lobster!" The room erupted in laughter. My dad, sporting a giant smile, was as pleased as Christmas punch at the success of his joke. That night, alongside our traditional turkey dinner, we enjoyed the fresh lobster with butter sauce. It has long been a family tradition to skip the novelty items and instead fill each other's stockings with common things the receiver truly enjoys. Most often, this has included foodstuffs not usually associated with the holiday, for example, a jar of extra-sour pickles（腌菜）.Seafood has been a favourite over the years, and the shock value is definitely worth risk of salmonella（沙门氏菌）.
One year, my dad gave my mom a bunch of carrots, with the feathery greens attached. My mom hates carrots, so she half-heartedly thanked him and set them aside. “Read it again!" he shouted. On a second look at the orange bunch, something sparkly caught her eye. She found a ring and cried in excitement.
My dad died when I was 25. We made a recording of some last words of advice that we could carry with us into adulthood. He told us to link arms with each other, to stick to some family traditions and to always keep our sense of curiosity. He said, “Look up； I'll be there.” Fifteen Christmases later, I reached my hand into my stocking and felt my fingernail dig into something fleshy. With a giant smile my sister said, “Isn’t that the most perfectly shaped dragon fruit you've ever seen?" She was right. It was. I looked up, and somehow, just as he'd promised, I knew he was there.
24. What does the underlined word “novelty" mean?
A. Unusual. B. Literary. C. Imaginary. D. Attractive.
25. What would be the best gift according to the author's family tradition?
A. A nice card. B. A live shrimp.
C. A pair of warm gloves. D. A new music album.
26. Which of the following corresponds with Dad's last words?
A. Being successful in careers. B. Celebrating Christmas every year.
C. Being humorous in life. D. Supporting each other.
27. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Dad's love B. Christmas Day
C. Family funny stories D. Dad's humor
C
The electronic trash of yesterday will be tomorrow's most desired treasure when the Tokyo Olympics begin this summer. Athletes standing on the podium at the 2020 Olympic Games will receive medals made from recycled phones.
During the 2020 Olympics, the organizing committee expects to hand out about 5,000 medals. Although they're made from recycled electronics, the medals don't look different on the surface. They're still gold, silver and bronze circles with ribbons. Athletes probably wouldn't even notice that their Olympic medals are made from recycled materials.
The Tokyo 2020 Medal Project focused on sustainability and creating environmentally friendly medals for the Olympic Games. From April 2017 to March 2019, they collected small electronic devices, such as phones, all over Japan for recycling. They gathered 78,985 tons of devices, and 6. 21 million of the devices were used mobile phones. More than 90 percent of Japan's citizens participated in the recycling efforts.
After collecting the used electronics, contractors took them apart, extracted(萃取） the valuable metals and refined them. They were able to collect 32kg of gold, 3,500kg of silver and 2,200kg of bronze. This allowed them to make 100 percent of the Olympic medals for 2020 from recycled materials.
The 2020 Olympic medals have highlighted the importance of recycling electronics and the growing problem of e-waste, or electronic waste. The United Nations estimates that people created 44. 7 million metric tons of e-waste in 2016. From televisions to smartphones, landfills are full of old and abandoned devices that no one wants.
The United Nations points out that only 20 percent of the e-waste from 2016 was recycled. Not only do devices contain valuable metals like gold that can be reused, but they also have harmful substances such as mercury that can leach into（渗入）the soil and water.
Medals made from recycled metals are part of a larger plan to make the 2020 Olympic Games more sustainable. The motto of 2020 Olympics is “Be better, together—for the planet and the people", and the organizing committee has started multiple initiatives to fulfill it.
28. What can we know about the 2020 Olympic medals from the text?
A. They are made of gold and silver.
B. They are all made from recycled phones.
C. They are awarded to the organizing committee.
D. They are the same as traditional ones in appearance.
29. What is most Japanese people's attitude towards this project?
A. Supportive. B. Indifferent.
C. Opposed. D. Reluctant.
30. How many metric tons of e-waste was recycled in 2016 according to the UN?
A. About 20 million. B. About 35 million.
C. Less than 10 million. D. More than 40 million.
31. What is most likely to be talked about after the last paragraph?
A. Tips on sustainable development.
B. Plans on Green Olympic Games.
C. The process of medal making.
D. The definition of the Olympic motto.
D
A report by The Children's Society suggests one in five teens in the UK are self- harming ,motivated by sex discrimination and pressures to look good in a selfie（自拍） society.
But while the term “self-harm" reminds one of teenagers cutting themselves, that may, thankfully, be only the most extreme end of a broader range. In this survey, participants were merely asked if they had “hurt themselves on purpose in any way".
Some could have answered yes for punching （用拳猛击）a wall in dissatisfaction while others could have thought the question included mental hurt. Such self-destructive behavior is naturally of concern to parents. It is true that self-harm among teens is somewhat on the rise, yet the question in this survey was apparently not specific enough to suggest its real universality（普遍性）.
The report joins an increasing number of reports that stress the mental health problem in today's youth. But such reports also deserve some skepticism. Claims of high rates of depression（抑有症）are usually based on surveys with very loose, non — medical criteria. Thankfully, depression confirmed by doctors is still rare among teens.
In fact, a different and regularly repeated survey has found no change in 11-to-15- year-olds' happiness with life as a whole between 1995 and 2018. Nor did their satisfaction with their appearance change, which makes it strange to blame the selfie culture for the self-harm increase. This survey, called Understanding Society, even found improvement in happiness with life over that period.
Max Davie, a health promotion officer, thinks the rise in self-harm may not be due to a rise in unhappiness, but simply that teens now see self-harm as a more culturally acceptable way to express extreme sufferings. “It may be that previously people didn't know that this was something you could do. When teens see stories of their teens（同龄 人）doing it online, it normalizes the harming and they may follow the examples. Thus, it is clearly fundamental not to make self-harm seem more common than it really is.”
32. According to the author, The Children's Society's survey on teens' self- harming .
A. alarms both the teens and their parents
B. is vague about its question on self-harm
C. focuses too much on physical harm
D. shows many teens killing themselves
33. What does the author think of the mental health problem of today's teens?
A. It is becoming more widespread. B. It is actually on the decline.
C. It usually turns out OK. D. It is less serious than reported.
34. Why does the author mention the survey called Understanding Society?
A. To doubt The Children's Society's finding.
B. To comfort the parents of today's teens.
C. To encourage more confidence in teens.
D. To support the development of social media.
35. To deal with the rise in self-harm, Max Davie would probably suggest .
A. finding out why teens are unhappy
B. exposing more cases of self-harm
C. avoiding normalizing it in teens
D. treating teens with love and care
