2019惠州二调英语试题及答案

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　　Wild animals are known to listen to each other for warnings that predators are near. Some birds, for example, flee when neighbors make a loud noise to announce a snake's presence.

　　The fairy wren is a small Australian songbird. It is not born knowing the "languages" of other birds. But recent research says it can learn the meaning of a few important sounds.

　　Andrew Radford is a biologist at the University of Bristol in England and co-writer of the new report published in early August in the journal Current Biology. He told the Associated Press, "We knew before that some animals can translate the meanings of other species' ‘foreign languages,' but we did not know how that ‘language learning' came about."

　　Birds have several ways of learning life skills. Some knowledge is genetically passed down by their parents and some comes from direct experience with the world. But Radford and other scientists are exploring a third kind of knowledge: information from fellows.

　　Radford and researchers at the Australian National University carried out the study in the country's National Botanic Gardens in Canberra.They attached to their bodies specially-designed, sound-producing equipment called "tweeter speakers." They wanted to see if fairy wrens would react to sounds of other birds even if they could not see them.

　　The scientists first played the birds two recorded sounds that they likely had never heard before. One was a warning cry of a thornbill, a bird not native to Australia. The other was a computer-generated bird sound called "buzz."

　　When the 16 fairy wrens in the study first heard the sounds, they had no special reaction. The scientists then tried to train half of the birds to recognize the thornbill's cry as a warning sound. They tried to train the other half to recognize the computer-generated "buzz" as a warning call.

　　After three days, the scientists tested what the birds had learned — and their students passed the test. The fairy wrens trained with the thornbill's cry, fled when they heard it. The group trained with the buzz, fled when they heard that sound. Neither group reacted to the sound taught to the other.

　　32. What does the underlined word “predators” in the first paragraph mean?

　　A. enemies B. neighbors C. birds D. snakes

　　33. Which is the right order of the experiment?

　　a. The fairy wrens were divided into two parts.

　　b. The fairy wrens made no reaction to the strange sounds.

　　c. The fairy wrens wore sound-providing equipment.

　　d. The fairy wrens were trained separately.

　　e. The fairy wrens passed the test successfully.

　　A. a b c d e B. c b a d e C. c e b a d D. a c e d b

　　34. It can be learned from the study that the fairy wrens _______.

　　A. were not good “foreign language” learners

　　B. made no reaction to the sounds all the time

　　C. took both of the sounds as warnings

　　D. fled when hearing the sound trained with

　　35. The passage is probably taken from________.

　　A. A biology textbook B. A science magazine

　　C. A science fiction D. A wildlife brochure

　　第二节 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项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。

　　Gratitude is not only an art performed in daily life, but also part of our traditional virtue. Has your mother or friend told you that you’re an ungrateful person? Do you feel unable to appreciate the world or people around you? Are you obsessed with things you don’t have instead of being thankful for what you do have? 36 then you will definitely need to work on being a more grateful person.

　　Showing gratitude has been put forward in the last few decades. 37 But there are still some tips that help make it possible for you to practice gratitude.

　　Refusing to play the victim is the first step you’re supposed to take. 38 If you want to be grateful, stop complaining the world, your teachers, your friends and your family about not putting themselves in your shoes, and focus on how much they’ve helped and cared about you.

　　Volunteering in your community is another effective way to show how grateful you are for what the world has given you. Whether you’re helping clean up a local park, working in a soup kitchen, or teaching children or adults in your community to learn to read, your perspective towards life will change positively. 39

　　40 You shouldn’t always be good only to your close friends or family members. You can help a neighbor look for a lost dog. You can also help an old lady carry her grocery. You don’t have to search for these opportunities purposely. Sometimes they will present themselves. So when they come, act with generosity. You’ll be more grateful for your role played in the world.

　　A. However hard you try to avoid these questions

　　B. If you find yourself involved in one of these circumstances

　　C. Gradually, you’ll be more grateful for the chances to repay the society

　　D. Doing a random act of kindness is also a great way of practicing gratitude.

　　E. While such encouragement is morally meaningful，it seems to be a little abstract.

　　F. Ungrateful persons are always blaming the world for the problems and owing all the faults to others

　　G. When you reflect on your thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions, you are actually

　　reflecting on your values.

　　第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节， 满分45分)

　　第一节 完形填空(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四个选项(A, B, C, D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　I was frustrated at not being entered into the national IT competition I’d applied for. I sat in the car, lost in 41 , chewing my lip and staring outside.

　　I went upstairs, 42 and desperate. Grandpa’s door was open for me as usual. There, he was waiting for my 43 with great excitement. I stood silently, forcing a 44 to cover my sadness. He seemed to 45 me immediately, giving me a 46 . I was astonished that such a 47 body was full of so much energy.

　　Only then did my emotions start 48 out. I told him that all my 49 were for nothing, and that I was feeling discouraged. Grandpa smiled at me 50 and said, “Don’t worry. You’re far stronger than you think.” Then he 51 , “Life can be full of ups and downs so what we need do is to still have our hopes and 52 , neglecting the anxiety that makes it easy to give up.”

　　He 53 me on the shoulder, with a determined look, before saying, “Cheer up. I’m firmly 54 that you have the capability to succeed.” Grandpa’s encouragement soon made my sadness 55 .

　　The next day, I thought about all my problems and 56 a plan. Now, I believe that with a positive attitude towards failure, I’ll 57 reach my goals.

　　Looking back, I realize that we should share our setbacks and progress in life with our 58 ones. As my grandpa showed, the 59 of our family members will benefit us 60 .

　　41. A. fear B. despair C. love D. need

　　42. A. weak B. strong C. sweet D. simple

　　43. A. suggestion B. comment C. discovery D. arrival

　　44. A. tear B. sigh C. signal D. smile

　　45. A. ignore B. inspect C. read D. order

　　46. A. hug B. pride C. challenge D. wish

　　47. A. fine B. fit C. thin D. healthy

　　48. A. dying B. turning C. checking D. pouring

　　49. A. offers B. efforts C. promises D. profits

　　50. A. generally B. gently C. suddenly D. freshly

　　51. A. added B. shared C. helped D. served

　　52. A. decisions B. respects C. desires D. pains

　　53. A. patted B. hit C. begged D. picked

　　54. A. convinced B. believed C. expected D. changed

　　55. A. arise B. prevent C. continue D. disappear

　　56. A. turned into B. came across C. cared about D. worked out

　　57. A. merely B. actually C. eventually D. instantly

　　58. A. deserved B. beloved C. determined D. excited

　　59. A. company B. gratitude C. support D. blame

　　60. A. never B. forever C. however D. wherever

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