第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）
Why I Got Rid of My Cell Phone
In 2017 I decided to take a break from my cell phone. Instead of shutting it off completely, I decided to turn it off a month to see how it goes. By the end of the month I found that I could live without a cell phone. It has been seven months since I have lived without a cell phone. I would like to share with you the reasons why I decided to get rid of my cell phone.
1. 31 Checking my phone was the first thing I did when I woke up and the last thing I did before going to sleep. Throughout the day I would check my phone countless times. It became a bad habit of mine in which the only way to break it was to be far away from it.
2.When I owned a phone, I was constantly connected to it. I wasn’t taking enough time to see what was right in front of me. There was no end of the day when it came ti work and there was not nearly enough time to relax. Instead, I was constantly going. 32
3. 33 If I was having a conversation with someone, I would think about what else I could be doing or texting other people instead of being fully present in the conversation. Now that I don’t have a cell phone, I am more present in my conversations and to my surroundings.
4. I was completely dependent on my cell phone. 34 A cell phone was my quick and easy problem solver. Whatever problems I met during the day, I used my cell phone for the answers. Without my cell phone I have become more self-dependent and self-problem solver/
5. I also found that my sleep wasn’t as good as it had been in the past, Screens stimulate（刺激）your mind and can affect your natural sleep patterns 35 However, I did not have the self-control to do this so I would go to bed with a stimulated mind causing me to have a poor night sleep.
A. It made me less social.
B. I found that I was addicted to my phone. C. Having a cell phone split my attention in half. D. I know that is not good for my health.
E. The answer to this is to turn off your phone a few hours before bed.
F. These phone-free travels were some of the most liberating moments of my life. G. It was my watch, my alarm clock, my email, my maps. my wallet, and my way to talk with friends.
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第三部分；语言运用
第一节 完形填空（共20题小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Mariana was just leaving a doctor’s appointment lase Wednesday. All of a sudden, she found herself in the middle of what felt like a 36 in a movie. Mariana had been returning to he office in downtown Ottawa when she heard a woman down the street yell that a man had 37 her wallet.
Sure enough, a man started running away from the scene of 38 -but not before Mariana could 39 after him. After running for two blocks, Mariana rounded the corner into an alleyway and found that 40 had stopped running and had started to 41 instead.
“He came out from behind the dustbin and said in a very 42 tone, ‘ I’m sorry, I won’t do this anymore. Here is the 43 . Just take it, take it ,’” she told the local media. “So I took the wallet, and the woman 44 soon after. I gave it back to her and he stayed there. 45 a lot. ” Recognizing that the man was extremely 46 , Mariana decided to take him to a 47 down the street and bought him a large black coffee.
The man 48 that he had come to the city with his friends from Toronto, but they had 49 him in Ottawa without any money. Mariana did her best to 50 that men before showing him how to get to the public library where he could seek help from the 51 workers on duty. She says that she 52 that the man gets the help that he needs, and she has no 53 about her actions from the day.
“You kill more flies with 54 than you do with vinegar,” she said, “ I wanted to show him some 55 . It is a more powerful remedy （治疗方法） to forgive and forget past crimes.” 36.A. song B. scene C. disaster D. party
37.A. check B. returned C. stolen D. spotted 38.A. crime B. accident C. match D. quarrel 39.A. line up B. get on C. stand up D. take off 40.A. victim B. waiter C. burglar D. policeman 41.A. struggle B. cry C. flee D. pray 42.A. guilty B. aggressive C. friendly D. innocent 43.A. coffee B. ticket C. menu D. wallet 44.A. left B. woke C. caught up D. broke down
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45.A. complaining B. apologizing C. suffering D. charging 46.A. upset B. calm C. stubborn D. gentle 47. shelter B. clinic C. station D. cafe 48.A. insisted B. announced C. explained D. intended 49.A. reminded B. deserted C. tease D. arranged 50.A. comfort B. connect C. approach D. thank 51.A. retired B. skilled C. medical D. social 52.A. suspects B. admits C. expects D. understand 53.A. debates B. regret C. confidence D. worry 54.A. honey B. wine C. poison D. glue 55.A. courage B. appreciation C. reflection D. sympathy
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第二节（共10个小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
The first bicycle appeared in France in the 1790s. It was 56 little wooded horse with a fixed front wheel. Because the wheel was fixed, it could not be turned right or left. The only way it could be controlled was the rider 57 ( push ) against the ground with his or her feet. In 1817, a German replaced the fixed wheel with one 58 could be turned. Now the wooden horse could be directed right or left. The rider still needed to push it with his or her feet on the ground. In 1839, a Scot 59 ( name ) MacMillan designed the first bicycle-like machine with foot board and rode it for 40 miles in only 5 hours. The bicycle got more 60 ( comfort ) in 1869 when rubber tires were introduced. Around the same time, the front wheel began to grow larger while the back wheel got smaller. During the 1880s, 61 ( bicycle )enjoyed a sudden 62 ( grow )in popularity. However, they weren’t very safe. Sitting high up towards the front of the bicycle and traveling very fast, the rider could be 63 ( easy ) thrown over the front wheel if the bicycle hit a small stone. Fortunately, the “ safety bicycle ” 64 ( invent ) in 1884. The safety bicycle had equal-sized wheels and tires with air in them. And more improvements quickly followed. No doubt there will be 65 ( far ) improvement in design and materials in the future.
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第四部分；写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，注意到你们学校学生很少进行英语文学阅读。请给全校同学用英语写一封倡议书，倡导大家多阅读英语文学作品。内容包括：
1、介绍现状；
2、你对英语文学阅读的看法； 3、发出倡议。 注意；
1、字数80左右。
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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