浙江2020年1月英语试题

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Something significant is happening to the world population - it is aging. The median (中位数的）age of an American in 1950    56   (be) 30 - today it is 41 and is expected    57   (increase) to 42 by 2050. For Japan, the    58   (number) are more striking - 22 in 1950， 46 today and 53 in 2050. In 2015, one in 12 people around the world were over 65; by 2050, it will be one in six.

This aging of the population is driven    59    two factors. The first is declining birth rates, which means old generations are large    60   (compare) to younger generations, and so, on average, the population becomes    61   (old) than before. This is    62    (particular) true in the US. The second reason is that people are living longer. A child born in the US today has    63    very realistic chance of living beyond 100 and needs to plan accordingly.

People tend to focus on the first factor. However, greater attention should   64   (place) on longevity (长寿）. It isn’t just that people are, on average, living longer. It’s also that they are on average healthier    65    more productive for longer. Therefore, they can work for longer, consume more and in general be a boost to the economy.

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，你校将举办外国学生中文演讲比赛，请给你的英国朋友George写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：

1.比赛时间;  2.演讲话题;  3.报名方式。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节  读后续写(满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

“I’m going to miss you so much，Poppy,” said the tall, thin teenager. He bent down to hug his old friend goodbye. He stood up, hugged his parents, and smiled, trying not to let his emotions (情绪) get the better of him.

His parents were not quite able to keep theirs under control. They had driven their son several hours out of town to the university where he would soon be living and studying. It was time to say goodbye for now at least. The familyhugged and smiled through misty eyes and then laughed.

The boy lifted the last bag onto his shoulder, and flashed a bright smile.“I guess this is

it,” he said. “I’ll see you back home in a month, okay?” His parents nodded, and they watched as he walked out of sight into the crowds of hundreds of students and parents. The boy’s mother turned to the dog, “Okay, Poppy, time to go back home.”

The house seemed quiet as a tomb without the boy living there. All that week, Poppy didn’t seem interested in her dinner, her favorite toy, or even in her daily walk. Her owners were sad too, but they knew their son would be back to visit. Poppy didn’t.

They offered the dog some of her favorite peanut butter treats. They even let her sit on the sofa, but the old girl just wasn’t her usual cheerful self. Her owners started to get worried. “What should we do to cheer Poppy up?” asked Dad.“We’ve tried everything.”

“I have an idea, but it might be a little crazy.” smiled Mom. “Without anybody left in thehouse but us,this place could use a bit of fun. Let’s get a little dog for Poppy.”

It didn’t take long before they walked through the front door carrying a bigbox. Poppy welcomed them home as usual, but when she saw the box. she stopped. She put her nose on it. Her tail began wagging (摆动) ever so slowly, then faster as she caught the smell.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Dad opened the box and a sweet little dog appeared.__________

A few weeks later, the boy arrived home from the university. ___________