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。 The brightness of light from our cities has reached such high levels that it is reducing the 61 (dark)of night.A century ago,when night-time 62 (fall),the dark of night arrived. Things are 63 (difference)today.A new study reports that artificial light at night is increasing around the world.Scientists say it grew 64 2.2%a year between 2012 and 2016.This in- trusion (of artificial light is causing us many problems. The International Dark-Sky Association says,"it is not only damaging our view of the universe,but it is 65 severe threatening our environment,our safety,our r energy

【答案与解析】 本文讲述了一个发人深省的故事。三个士兵说能用石头做出 一锅美味的汤，实际上这锅汤是在众人的帮助下才做出来的。本 文的寓意是告诉大家要学会与人分享。 41.D村民们遭受收成不好和多年战争之苦。 42.B 村民们立刻把他们仅存的一点点食物藏了起来。 43.C村民们抱怨他们缺乏食物，填不饱肚子。 44.A三个士兵先悄声讨论了一会，然后第一个士兵转向村里的 长者们。 45.C“你们贫瘠的田地已经让你们没有任何东西可以拿出来分 享”。 46.B“因此我们将和你们分享我们仅有的一点点东西：用石头做 汤的秘诀”。

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.What does the man like about YouTube? A.Watching funny home videos. B.Learning about the special TV channels. C.Putting his own videos on the website. 11.What kind of meals do the guys make in Epic Meal Time? A.Low fat meals. B.Unhealthy meals. C.Vegetarian meals. 12.What happens to the meals in the end? A.They are tasted by the audience. B.They are given to the homeless. C.They are eaten by the cooks and their friends.

第三部分语言知识运用（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。 Many years ago three soldiers,hungry and tired of battles, found a small village by chance.The villagers,41 a poor harvest and many years of war,quickly 42 what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square,rubbing their hands and complaining about(抱怨)their43 of food to fill in their stomachs. The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then 44 the village elders,saying "Your tired fields have left you 45 to share,so we will share with you what lit-

下表为某岛国环境与人口信息数据。读表，完成12~13题。 最多能供养的人口数量 45万 最适宜的人口数量 25万 2006年实际供养的人口数量 30万 2010年实际供养的人口数量 35万 12.反映该岛国环境承载力的数据是 A.25万 B.30万 C.35万 D.45万

Make good use of your time in class. 38 Listening careful- ly in class means less work later.In the meantime,taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says. Study regularly.When you get home from school,go over your notes,preview the important points that your teacher is go ing to discuss the next day,and read that material. 39 if you do these things regularly,the material will become more mean- ingful,and you'll remember it longer. Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.They help you remember your new knowledge.The world won't end if you don't pass a test,so don't be over worried. 40 You will probably discover many others after you

A.Food quantity. B.The light atmosphere. C.People's feeling of hunger. D.People's willingness to control intake. 35.What is the text mainly about? A.Choosing package sizes. B.Healthy eating habits. C.Factors influencing eating. D.Social activities over eating.

tor.This can lead to individuals focusing more on food choice than food quantity. For example,people eating at an Italian restaurant correctly believed that if they ate butter with each slice of their bread they would consume fewer fat calories per slice than they would if they dipped their bread in olive oil.This became a problem as they made up for this reduction in fat calories by eating 23% more bread over the meal.

【答案与解析】 一项新研究表明，燕鸥通过预测台风改变迁徙计划。 28.B根据第2段第1句可知，这项新研究是通过多年追踪记录6 只燕鸥的迁徙活动来进行的。 29.A根据第4段最后一句可知，Thiebot担心逐渐增多的台风 可能会影响燕鸥预测台风的准确性，也给燕鸥带来危险。 30.C根据最后一段第2句可知，关于水鸟的迁徙有待于进行更 多的研究。 31.D研究表明，燕鸥能够通过预测台风来改变它们的迁徙。

logical Survey,not involved in the work,says "although the study's sample size is small,it adds to scientists'overall under- standing of migration.He has studied shorebirds but little re- search has dug into this behavior."They are able to predict bet ter than the best weather forecasters we have,Gill says,"but they've also had tens of thousands,if not millions,of years to develop that skill.”