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away ten prizes of$250 worth of i-Watches to mark the first anniversary of the show, so get your pens ready to take down the address details. Just write the name of the person you think is our Mystery Person and send it to Mystery Draw, PO Box 5110, London. The address will be repeated at the end of the show for those of you who didn’t get it. And now let me introduce our mystery person this week. He is a very well-known footballer who plays for a famous club, and has also played for his national team. He is very talented and is very popular, especially for the part he played in a famous footballing victory. He has no famous wife, and speaks French but not a Frenchman. If you think you know who he is, then send your answer on a postcard to Mystery Draw, PO Box 5110, London. That’s PO Box 5110. We don’t accept letters. And please don’t forget to write your name and telephone number, too. 【17题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【18题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【19题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【20题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 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

The Great Wall, China

Stretching over 21,000 kilometers, the Great Wall was built to prevent invasions and has a history of more than 2,000 years. UNESCO in February 2019 calls it an absolute masterpiece, not only because of the ambitious character of the undertaking but also the perfection of its construction.”

But perfection isn’t protection. 51.2 percent of the Great Wall had either already disappeared or is at a significant risk of disappearing. Besides for wind and rain erosion, the main reasons for the destruction of the Great Wall are

human factors such as tourism, construction, human contact and so on.

Pamukkale，Turkey

Pamukkale, which means “cotton castle” in Turkish, is famous for its shining white calcite terraces (方解石阶地)with warm and mineral-rich waters overrun.

Before being listed as a World Heritage Site in 1988, Pamukkale had been severely damaged by human activities. People used hot spring water to fill swimming pools, some visitors stood on the rocks and some even bathed in the hot springs with soap and shampoo. To protect the terraces, the Turkish government has decided to pull down the hotels and require all tourists to visit this site barefoot.

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Home to 400 types of coral and 1,500 species of fish, the Great Barrier Reef draws visitors to Australia from all over the world.

However, the Great Barrier Reef is expected to suffer from increasingly frequent bleaching events, cases in which corals turn white and may die, according to a UNESCO report. The heat waves caused by global warming have killed half of the coral here in the two years, according to a CNN report. Pollution from industry developments and harmful fishing practices are also big concerns.

The Dead Sea, Jordan

At 423 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is 10 times saltier than the ocean, meaning that the water is so dense, even tourists who can9t swim will be able to float.

But the seaside resorts built in the 1980s now sit kilometers away from the water’s edge, which has lost half of its surface area in the past 40 years. The damage is irreversible due to the nature of the mineral industry and the type of agricultural use that has drained the water. 21. Which are you required to visit without shoes? A. The Great Wall, China. B. Pamukkale, Turkey. C. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. D. The Dead Sea, Jordan.

22. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Main reasons for the destruction of the Great Wall come from wind and rain erosion. B. Pamukkale was damaged by human activities after 1988.

C. Pollution and the heat waves caused by global warming kill much coral in the Great Barrier Reef. D. Half of the Dead Sea surface area has disappeared in the past two decades. 23. What do the above spots have in common? A. They are all famous endangered natural spots. B. They’re damaged only from human activities. C. They all draw the attention of the governments. D. They’re all seriously damaged. 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 【解析】

本文是一篇应用文，介绍了世界上的四大景观——中国长城、土耳其棉花堡、澳大利亚大堡礁和约旦死海，它们都受到了严重的破坏。 【21题详解】

细节理解题。根据Pamukkale，Turkey中的“To protect the terraces, the Turkish government has decided to pull down the hotels and require all tourists to visit this site barefoot.”可知，为了保护方解石阶地，土耳其政府决定所有游客必须赤脚参观棉花堡，故B项正确。 【22题详解】

细节理解题。根据Great Barrier Reef, Australia中的“The heat waves caused by global warming have killed half of the coral here in the two years, according to a CNN report. Pollution from industry developments and harmful fishing practices are also big concerns.”可知，全球变暖引发的热浪杀死了大堡礁里一半的珊瑚，来自工业和捕鱼业的污染也是极大的担忧，故C项正确。 【23题详解】

细节理解题。根据The Great Wall, China 中的“51.2 percent of the Great Wall had either already disappeared or is at a significant risk of disappearing.”，Pamukkale，Turkey中的“Pamukkale had been severely damaged by human activities.”，Great Barrier Reef, Australia中的“The heat waves caused by global warming have killed half of the coral here in the two years, according to a CNN report. Pollution from industry developments and harmful fishing practices are also big concerns.”及The Dead Sea, Jordan中的“The damage is irreversible due to the nature of the mineral industry and the type of agricultural use that has drained the water.”可知，中国长城、土耳其棉花堡、澳大利亚大堡礁和约旦死海都受到了严重的破坏。故D项正确。

B

Vijay Gupta is known to classical music lovers across the United States. He serves as first violinist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In that job, he often plays to large crowds, including many very rich people. When he is not performing, he organizes concerts for homeless people. 'They have reminded me why I became a musician, he said.

Last week, Gupta was recognized for being a founder and the artistic director of Street Symphony. The group has performed at homeless shelters, jails and halfway houses for about eight years. Gupta is among the 25 winners of the 2018 MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as the “genius grant.” Each winner will receive $625,000 over five years to use as they wish. The money is coming from a private group, the John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It awards grants (补助金)to people whose work it considers exceptional and that “inspires hope in us all.” Gupta said he got the idea for Street Symphony while teaching Nathaniel Ayers, a trained musician whose mental illness led to homelessness.

The 31-year-old grant winner said he does not know yet how he will spend the money. He has been a performer since age seven and the award will give him \ook ahead.”

Another winner is Rebecca Sandefur an associate professor of sociology and law in the University of Illinois. The Associated Press says her research actively supports new ways to involve poor communities in the U.S. justice system.

47-year-old Sandefur created the first national mapping of civil legal aid providers. It shows which states had the financial resources to provide such aid and which did not. She also found that the cost of legal services is only one of the things preventing poor people from getting lawyers. Among the others are fears about unfairness in the legal system. Sandefur noted that a lot of attention has been paid to problems with the criminal justice system, but more

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