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  高三英语上学期期中试题阅读

  第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共85分)

  第一部分:听力(共两节,满分20分)

  第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)

  听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

  (  )1. What is Bob most probably doing?

  A. Watching a game. B. Playing basketball. C. Fishing.

  (  )2. When will the speakers meet?

  A. By 5:00. B. By 4:30. C. By 2:30.

  (  )3. What color is the T­shirt the man likes?

  A. Green and white. B. Gray and black. C. Gray and white.

  (  )4. Why was the woman annoyed?

  A. Because the film was too long.     B. Because the seats were uncomfortable.

  C. Because the people behind were too noisy.

  (  )5. How does Mary feel today?

  A. Nervous. B. Sad. C. Happy.

  第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

  听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

  听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

  (  )6. What does the woman do?

  A. A chemist. B. A train driver. C. A nurse.

  (  )7. What does the woman think of her work?

  A. Dangerous. B. Rewarding. C. Demanding.

  听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

  (  )8. Where are the speakers?

  A. In Berlin. B. In Manchester. C. In Rome.

  (  )9. Why is the woman asking the man for help?

  A. Because she mistook the flight.     B. Because she left her clothes in a hotel.

  C. Because she couldn't find her luggage.

  听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

  (  )10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

  A. Fellow workers. B. Classmates. C. Brother and sister.

  (  )11. What will the woman do this weekend?

  A. Go sightseeing. B. Have a barbecue. C. Stay at home.

  (  )12. What will the man's family celebrate?

  A. The birth of a baby. B. A wedding. C. A birthday.

  听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

  (  )13. Where does the man most probably work?

  A. In a zoo. B. In a radio station. C. In an advertisement company.

  (  )14. What does the woman say about the zoo?

  A. It serves too many tourists.     B. It should be closed.     C. It is badly run.

  (  )15. What advice will the man probably take?

  A. Ask a company for help.     B. Advertise the zoo in the newspaper.

  C. Find another place to keep animals.

  (  )16. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

  A. How to manage a zoo well.     B. How to raise money for a zoo.

  C. How to protect endangered animals.

  听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

  (  )17. When did people begin to take part in adventure racing in large numbers?

  A. About 100 years ago. B. In the late 1970s. C. In the early 1990s.

  (  )18. What makes an adventure race more challenging?

  A. The combination with different activities.         B. The area it goes through.

  C. The long distance.

  (  )19. How long does it take to do the South Island race?

  A. One day. B. Three days. C. Ten days.

  (  )20. What's the most difficult in long races according to the speaker?

  A. Staying awake. B. Saving food and drinks.

  C. Carrying all the needed things.

  第二部分:英语基础知识运用(共两节,满分35分)

  第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

  请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

  (  )21. Effective weight management requires a long­term ________ in order to lose weight for good.

  A. establishment B. commitment C. tournament D. assessment

  (  )22. China will ________ cooperation with countries and regions participating in the Belt and Road Initiative.

  A. approve B. justify C. enhance D. tighten

  (  )23. Fishing in shallow water in autumn, ________ the water temperature is relatively high, does make sense.

  A. when B. which C. as D. where

  (  )24. The society can remain good as long as we are willing to fight for it—and to fight against whatever imperfections ________ exist.

  A. shall B. may C. should D. would

  (  )25. As the population of the world is growing at the disturbing rate of 10,000 people an hour, nature is beginning to ________ us.

  A. turn against B. turn up C. turn off D. turn around

  (  )26. While John Snow attended Queen Victoria, he also thought about helping ordinary people ________ to cholera.

  A. exposing B. being exposed C. exposed D. having exposed

  (  )27. People spend half their time dreaming of getting rich, and the rest of their time thinking about all the things they ________ if they got rich.

  A. will do B. did C. do D. would do

  (  )28. — A young researcher is reported to have died of heart attack, aged only 30.

  — ________ I wonder how his family could stand the thought of losing him.

  A. How so? B. Forget it. C. Take it easy. D. Really a pity.

  (  )29. Tea is the main evening meal, traditionally eaten at 5 o'clock in the evening, ________ the diners are not drinking tea.

  A. even if B. in case C. as though D. so that

  (  )30. The pollution is likely to reach its peak on Monday, and some parts ________ heavy air pollution, the environmental watchdog told the newspaper.

  A. see B. will see C. would see D. saw

  (  )31. Throughout its early years, what we now call hip hop ________ without even having a name.

  A. evolved B. is evolved C. had evolved D. evolves

  (  )32. Stephen Hawking's crowning achievement was his prediction in the 1970s ________ black holes can emit energy, despite the classical view that nothing can escape their gravity.

  A. when B. what C. how D. that

  (  )33. Ding Yanyuhang took part in a training session ________ the NBA China game in Shenzhen.

  A. in accordance with B. in preparation for

  C. in preference to D. in association with

  (  )34. It might be early to talk about potential ________ colors for next summer when we have just entered autumn, but the fashion world can't wait that long.

  A. trendy B. worthy C. hearty D. touchy

  (  )35. — He spent little money in repairing the roof. Now the rain has ruined half his furniture.

  — ________. This is a plain example.

  A. A penny saved is a penny gained B. Many a little makes a mickle

  C. Penny wise and pound foolish D. From saving comes having

  第二节: 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

  请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

  I just finished reading Rachel Held Evan's book AYearofBiblicalWomanhood. There was one particular part of the book that really made me think.

  She did a bit of __36__ and found that the majority of the world's cocoa beans come from West Africa where there are __37__ working conditions and child slavery. And the children get there by __38__, and once there, they are often __39__ treated. She came to an important __40__, “The coffee­and­chocolate experiment forced me to find an __41__ fact to which I think most Americans can __42__: I had absolutely no idea where the majority of my food came from.”

  Well, that was going to be a(n) __43__ for me. I have supplies of __44__ to eat. Mike knows to stop on his way from work if I am nearing the __45__. Often he buys me bags of chocolate chips. I __46__ chocolate in other rooms so I don't have to __47__ with my kids. And now I am finding out that the money I spend on my __48__ is actually paying for something I am __49__ to.

  I will have to make a __50__. I will have to be more __51__ of where my chocolate comes from (as well as look into other foods and goods I consume). __52__, I live within walking distance from a fair trade shop that has a large and delicious __53__. So far, Divine Milk Chocolate made in the USA is my __54__ choice.

  And, maybe it costs a bit more money, and that means I have to __55__. But, as it has been said, “When you know better, you do better.”

  (  )36. A. research B. explanation C. revision D. prediction

  (  )37. A. favorable B. permanent C. terrible D. impressive

  (  )38. A. boycotting B. informing C. appealing D. kidnapping

  (  )39. A. equally B. badly C. formally D. warmly

  (  )40. A. agreement B. approval C. conclusion D. definition

  (  )41. A. unsuitable B. unforgettable C. unchangeable D. uncomfortable

  (  )42. A. relate B. contribute C. report D. reply

  (  )43. A. notice B. problem C. failure D. threat

  (  )44. A. chocolate B. milk C. bread D. fish

  (  )45. A. day B. shop C. end D. job

  (  )46. A. pick B. check C. make D. sneak

  (  )47. A. quarrel B. deal C. share D. reason

  (  )48. A. addiction B. recreation C. admiration D. collection

  (  )49. A. accustomed B. opposed C. devoted D. engaged

  (  )50. A. mess B. mistake C. change D. schedule

  (  )51. A. ashamed B. informed C. capable D. conscious

  (  )52. A. Luckily B. Actually C. Previously D. Certainly

  (  )53. A. element B. selection C. production D. adventure

  (  )54. A. former B. last C. first D. late

  (  )55. A. turn up B. pay off C. pay back D. cut back

  第三部分: 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

  请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

  A

  Four Apps to Boost Your Productivity

  When working or studying, you can only focus for so long before your mind starts to wander. The Pomodoro Technique(番茄工作法) helps you avoid this issue by breaking your day up into 25`­minute focus sessions followed by five­minute breaks. Here's a quick dive into the Pomodoro Technique, followed by 4 of the best Pomodoro timer apps to help you get started.

  Focus Booster (Web, Windows, macOS,iOS, Android)

  ● It lets you adjust the lengths of your focus and break sessions.

  ● Your data syncs across Focus Booster's web, mobile, and desktop apps.

  PomoDoneApp (Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android)

  ● It lets you filter your data with powerful reporting options.

  ● With its Chrome extension, you can blacklist certain websites during your focus period.

  Tomatoes (Web)

  If you're struggling to stick with the technique and need some additional motivation, Tomatoes offers a solution: motivation via competition.

  Get your coworkers involved, and compete against each other. It might even lead to useful data if one person in particular who works from home wins frequently.

  Timerdoro (Web)

  Sometimes, you need timers for more than just pomodoros. In that case, Timerdoro has a solution.

  ● It lets you create as many timers as you want to go off throughout the day.

  ● It reminds yourself to do multiple things throughout the workday.

  (  )56. We can learn from the passage that ________.

  A. Focus Booster helps users switch from focus to break sessions regularly

  B. PomoDoneApp is ideal for motivating users to complete multi­tasks

  C. Tomatoes offers assistance to those who prefer to compete with others

  D. Timerdoro creates as many timers as possible to blacklist some websites

  (  )57. Which of the following timer apps can show the advantage of coworkers competing with each other?

  A. Focus Booster. B. PomoDoneApp. C. Tomatoes. D. Timerdoro.

  B

  Before 1815 producing in the United States had been done in homes or shops by skilled artisans(工匠). As master craft workers, they passed on the knowledge of their trades to apprentices and journeymen. In addition, women often worked in their homes part­time, making finished articles from raw material supplied by merchant capitalists. After 1815 this older form of producing began to give way to factories with machinery tended by unskilled or semiskilled laborers. Cheap transportation networks, the rise of cities, and the availability of capital and credit all stimulated(刺激) the shift to factory production.

  The factory changed that. Goods produced by factories were not as finished or elegant as those done by hand, and pride in craftsmanship(工艺) gave way to the pressure to increase rates of productivity. The new methods of doing business involved a new and stricter sense of time. Factory life necessitated a more rigid schedule, where work began at the sound of a bell and workers kept machines going at a constant pace.

  The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules. One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about “obedience(服从) to the ding­dong of the bell­just as though we are so many living machines”. With the loss of personal freedom also came the loss of standing in the community.

  In this newly appearing economic order, workers sometimes organized to protect their rights and traditional ways of life. Craft workers such as carpenters, printers, and tailors formed unions, and in 1834 individual unions came together in the National Trades' Union. The labor movement made progress in the decade before the Panic of 1837, but in the depression that followed, labor's strength collapsed. During hard times, few workers were willing to strike or engage in collective action. And skilled craft workers, who led the union movement, did not feel a particularly strong bond with semiskilled factory workers and unskilled laborers. More than a decade of agitation(抗议) did finally bring a workday shortened to 10 hours to most industries by the 1850's, and the courts also recognized workers' right to strike, but these gains had little immediate impact.

  Workers were united in feeling angry or upset about the industrial system and their loss of status, but they were divided by ethnic and racial antagonisms(对立), gender, conflicting religious perspectives, occupational differences, political party loyalties, and disagreements over tactics(策略). For them, the factory and industrialism were not agents of opportunity but reminders of their loss of independence and a measure of control over their lives. As United States society became more specialized and differentiated, greater extremes of wealth began to appear. And as the new markets created fortunes for the few, the factory system lowered the wages of workers by dividing labor into smaller and less skilled tasks.

  (  )58. What can be inferred from the passage about articles produced before 1815?

  A. They were primarily produced by women.

  B. They were generally produced in shops rather than in homes.

  C. They were produced mostly in large cities with large transportation networks.

  D. They were produced with more concern for quality than for speed of production.

  (  )59. What does the complaint from a mill worker in Paragraph 3 convey?

  A. Clocks did not have a useful function in factories.

  B. It was difficult for workers to adjust to working in factories.

  C. Factories were most successful when workers revealed their complaints.

  D. Workers sometimes quit because of the loud noise made by factory machinery.

  (  )60. The author identifies political party loyalties, and disagreements over tactics as two of several factors that ________.

  A. created divisions among workers

  B. caused work to become more specialized

  C. encouraged workers to demand higher wages

  D. increased worker's complaint of the industrial system

  C

  Chemists have sped up evolution, harnessing a process that can take millions of years in the natural world and using it—in months or weeks—to make unusual molecules that today are used for everything from “green” biofuels(生物燃料) to cancer drugs. Today that speed and efficiency was rewarded with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

  Frances H. Arnold won half of the 2018 prize for directing evolution in a test tube, speeding up the natural selection of the most productive enzymes(酶) to drive chemical reactions. The other half of the prize went to George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter.

  All three scientists took Charles Darwin's idea of natural selection, in which molecules(分子) or organisms accumulate mutations(突变) in a slow, random process, and figured out ways to identify and select specific mutations that improve the ability of molecules such as proteins and enzymes. By picking and choosing enzymes with improved abilities and repeatedly refining them, Arnold ended up with one that performed 256 times better than the original.

  “This was a revolution based on evolution,” says Claes Gustafsson, a member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. “Now you can use these enzymes to speed up reaction and to replace poisonous chemicals.”

  Arnold began her line of research in the early 1990s. In a speech several years ago she said the notion of improving on the natural course of evolution was an idea that needed to come from an outsider. “Twenty­five years ago it was considered the lunatic fringe(狂热者,极端分子),” Arnold said in 2014. “Scientists didn't do that. Gentlemen didn't do that. But__since__I'm__an__engineer__and__not__a__gentleman.__I__had__no__problem__with__that.”

  Smith's research, begun in the 1980s,used a bacteriophage(噬菌体). Genes code for proteins, and Smith got his phages to display those proteins on their outer coats. He then used antibodies to fish out the proteins he was interested in. This process is called phage display. The ability to select specific proteins, cycle their genes back through the phage, and again fish out the best ones sped up natural selection.

  Winter put the genes for antibodies inside phages,got the phages to produce antibodies on their coats, and used a small molecule to fish out only antibodies that had a particular kind of binding site(结合部位), so Winter had developed a way of producing highly efficient antibodies in a short period of time. Because of this, Claes says, “Now we can use antibody drugs with greater efficiency and fewer side effects.” Of the 15 most­sold drugs on the planet, she says, 11 are now made by processes based on this method.

  (  )61. Why does the Nobel Prize in Chemistry go to Frances H. Arnold?

  A. She followed Charles Darwin's idea of natural selection.

  B. She found ways to use viruses to produce powerful proteins.

  C. She developed a way of producing highly efficient antibodies.

  D. She directed evolution and accelerated the natural selection of enzymes.

  (  )62. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 imply?

  A. She was regarded as a lunatic fringe.

  B. She dared to break through conventional idea.

  C. She took advantage of her gender(性别).

  D. She was supported by other scientists.

  (  )63. What attitude does Claes Gustafsson hold towards the use of antibody drugs?

  A. Critical. B. Ambiguous. C. Casual. D. Favorable.

  (  )64. What's the best title for the passage?

  A. Revolution in Evolution Wins 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  B. Three Scientists Speeding up the Natural Selection of the World

  C. Charles Darwin's idea of natural selection becoming outdated

  D. Scientists Finding a New Method for Wresting with Cancer

  D

  To learn to think is to learn to question. Those who don't question never truly think for themselves. These are simple rules that have governed the advancement of science and human thought since the beginning of time. Advancements are made when thinkers question theories and introduce new ones. Unfortunately, it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up slowing the progress of human thought. Aristotle was a brilliant philosopher whose theories explained much of the natural world, often incorrectly. He was so esteemed by the scientific community that even 1,200 years after his death, scientists were still trying to build upon his mistakes rather than correct them!

  Brilliant minds can intimidate up­and­coming thinkers who are not confident of their abilities. They often believe they are inferior to the minds of giants such as Aristotle, leading many to accept current paradigms instead of questioning them.

  I, like many thinkers of the past, once believed in my mental inferiority. I was certain that my parents, my teachers—adults in general—were always right. They were like a textbook to me; I didn't question what was written on those pages. I respected them, and accepted whatever they told me. But that attitude soon changed. My mind's independence was first stimulated in the classroom.

  A stern, 65­year­old elementary­school science teacher once told me that light is a type of wave. I confidently went through years of school believing that light is a wave. One day,however I heard the German exchange student mention that light could be made up of particles. As the others laughed at his statement, I started to question my beliefs.

  Maybe the teachers and textbooks hadn't given me the whole story. I went to the library, did some research and learned of the light­as­a­wave versus light­as­a­particle debate. I read about Einstein's discovery of the dual nature of light and learned the facts of a paradox(悖论) that puzzles the world's greatest thinkers to this day. Light behaves as both a particle and a wave, it is both at once. I realized I had gone through life accepting only half of the story as the whole truth.

  Each new year brought more new facts, and I formulated even more questions. I found myself in the library after school, trying to find my own answers to gain a more complete understanding of what I thought I already knew. I discovered that my parents and teachers are incredible tools in my quest for knowledge, but they are never the final word. Even textbooks can be challenged. I learned to question my sources, I learned to be a thinker. I once believed that everything I learned at home and at school was certain, but I have now discovered to re­examine when necessary.

  Questions are said to be the path to knowledge and truth, and I plan to continue questioning. How many things do we know for sure today that we will question in the future? At this moment, I know that our sun will burn for another five billion years, and I know nothing can escape the gravity of a black hole. This knowledge, however, may change in the next 20 years—maybe even in the next two. The one thing we can control now is our openness to discovery. Questions are the tools of open minds, and open minds are the key to intellectual advancement.

  (  )65. In the first paragraph, Aristotle is taken as an example to show that ________.

  A. he is the greatest and respected philosopher of all time

  B. huge influence of great thinkers may block human thought

  C. advancements are made when thinkers question theories

  D. great thinkers often make mistakes and then correct them

  (  )66. What does the underlined word “intimidate” in Paragraph 2 mean?

  A. Frighten. B. Encourage. C. Strength. D. Persuade.

  (  )67. The author began to question his previous beliefs because ________.

  A. what he learned from textbooks before turned out to be wrong

  B. he was inspired by the different ideas from an exchange student

  C. he was laughed at by other students for his unacceptable statement

  D. he was not satisfied with his life and desperate to achieve success

  (  )68. According to the passage, the author ________.

  A. looks down upon great thinkers all the time

  B. never doubts what he has learned in the textbook

  C. always throws himself into the laboratory

  D. determines to be a thinker and questioner

  (  )69. We can conclude from the last paragraph that ________.

  A. the author is not quite sure about his future

  B. we human beings don't dare to predict future

  C. questioning is necessary to promote advancement

  D. the theory of black holes will change in two years

  (  )70. What does the passage mainly talk about?

  A. Following rules. B. Challenging yourself.

  C. Questioning giants. D. Predicting future.

  第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分)

  第四部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

  请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。

  Pretending you're someone else can make you creative

  One great irony(讽刺) about our collective fascination with creativity is that we tend to frame it in uncreative ways. That is to say, most of us marry creativity to our concept of self: We are either “creative” people or we aren't,without much of a middle ground.

  Pillay, a tech businessman and Harvard professor has spent a good part of his career destroying these ideas. Pillay believes that the key to unlocking your creative potential is to dismiss the conventional advice that urges you to “believe in yourself”. In fact, you should do the exact opposite: believe you are someone else.

  In a recent column for Harvard Business Review, Pillay pointed to a 2016 study showing the impact of stereotypes(刻板印象)on one's behavior. The authors, education psychologists Denis Dumas and Kevin Dunbar, divided their college­student subjects into three categories, instructing the members of one group to think of themselves as “eccentric(古怪的) poets” and the members of another to imagine they were “rigid librarians”(people in the third category, the control group, were left alone for this part). The researchers then presented participants with 10 ordinary objects,including a fork, a carrot, and a pair of pants, and asked them to come up with as many different uses as possible for each one. Those who were asked to imagine themselves as “eccentric poets” came up with the widest range of ideas for the objects, while those in the “rigid librarian” group had the fewest. Meanwhile, the researchers found only small differences in students' creativity levels across academic majors—in fact, the physics majors inhabiting(寄生) the personas(伪装的外表) of “eccentric poets” came up with more ideas than the art majors did.

  These results, write Dumas and Dunbar, suggest that creativity is not an individual quality, but a “malleable(可塑的) product of context and perspective.” Everyone can be creative, as long as they feel like creative people.

  Pillay's work takes this a step further: He argues that identifying yourself with creativity is less powerful than the creative act of imagining you're somebody else. This exercise, which he calls “psychological halloweenism”, refers to the conscious action of inhabiting another persona—an inner costuming of the self. It works because it is an act of “conscious unfocus”, a way of positively stimulating the default mode(默认模式) network, a collection of brain regions that spring into action when you're not focused on a specific task or thought.

  Most of us spend too much time worrying about two things: How successful/unsuccessful we are, and how little we're focusing on the task at hand. The former feeds the latter—an unfocused person is an unsuccessful one, we believe. Thus, we force ourselves into quiet areas, buy noise­canceling headphones, and hate ourselves for taking breaks.

  What makes Pillay's argument stand out is its healthy, forgiving realism: According to him, most people spend nearly half of their days in a state of “unfocus”. This doesn't make us lazy people—it makes us human. The idea behind psychological halloweenism is: What if we stopped judging ourselves for our mental down time, and instead started using it? Putting this new idea on daydreaming means addressing two problems at once: You're making yourself more creative, and you're giving yourself permission to do something you'd otherwise feel guilty about. Imagining yourself in a new situation, or an entirely new identity, never felt so productive.

  Title: Pretending you're someone else can make you creative

  Some misleading ideasabout creativity ●Most of us are (71)______ with the idea that we are either creative or we are not: there doesn't exist a middle ground in between.●(72)______ to popular belief,Pillay's suggestion is that you should believe you are someone else.

  Dumas and Dunbar's study ●One group were asked to think of themselves as “eccentric poets”,another “rigid librarians” and a third (73)______ as the control group.●The former two groups were required to come up with as many different uses as possible for each (74)______ object.

  ●The level of students' (75)______ is not always in direct proportion to the type of academic majors.

  ●Therefore, creativity is probably a product of context and perspective rather than something (76)______.

  Pillay's further study ●The exercise of “psychological halloweenism” refers to the conscious action of being others by (77)______ stimulating the default mode network.●Pillay (78)______ firmly to the idea of imaging you're someone else and advises us not to worry about how successful/unsuccessful we are.

  The (79)______

  significance of

  the exercise ●We should start using it instead of stopping judging ourselves for our mental down time.●We have every right to (80)______ ourselves for being unfocused because it is not only human but also makes us more creative and productive.

  第五部分:书面表达(满分25分)

  请阅读下面文字,并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

  More than 100,000 volunteers in 132 cities spent a weekend picking up plastic and other waste across the country, in a joint worldwide effort to clean up the planet.

  To celebrate the 10th World Cleanup Day on Sept 15,some 700 non­profit NGOs (non­governmental originations) and social groups held activities aimed at cleaning up the environment and tackling the waste crisis throughout China, mobilizing an estimated 1 million­plus people.

  From snowcapped mountains to vast oceans, people united in taking action to remove waste from the environment to raise awareness of the severity of the crisis.

  “Where there is a will, every day can be and should be ‘Cleanup Day’, says Ma Yongjian, a volunteer from Beijing who recently did “plogging”—jogging while picking up trash—with his friends in Yudong Park in the northwest of the city.

  “We must change the way of living we are used to, to reduce waste from its source,” says Joe Harvey, a British national and promoter of “zero waste” lifestyles in China. He and his girlfriend Carrie Yu created The Bulk House, a brand that provides zero­waste solutions for daily living. They are urging people to reduce or eliminate the use of plastic and single­use disposables, such as plastic utensils,bags and beverage bottles.

  Sounding a note of caution, Mao Da, a specialist in environmental history at Beijing Normal University, says: “In recent years, the massive consumption and materialistic craze have worsened the waste situation as trash has been produced at a faster pace and in greater quantities.”

  【写作内容】

  1. 以约30个词概括文章大意;

  2. 以约120个词就“世界清理日”这个主题发表你的看法,内容要包括如下要点:

  (1) 你对于“世界清理日”及类似活动有哪些看法?

  (2) 你觉得要采取哪些措施来保持环境整洁?

  【写作要求】

  1. 可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接照抄原文;2. 标题自定。

  【评分标准】 概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。

  英语参考答案

  听力

  1~5 CCACB 6~10 CBACB 11~15 BAACA 16~20 BCBAA

  单项填空

  21~25 BCDBA 26~30 CDDAB 31~35 ADBAC

  完形填空

  36~40 ACDBC 41~45 DABAC 46~50 DCABC 51~55 DABCD

  阅读理解

  56~57 AC 58~60 DBA 61~64 DBDA 65~70 BABDCC

  任务型阅读

  71. fascinated/impressed 72. Contrary 73. worked/acted/served/functioned 74. given

  75. creativity 76. individual/personal 77. positively 78. subscribes 79. realistic/practical 80. forgive

  书面表达

  One possible version:

  A great many volunteers throughout the country made joint efforts to pick up rubbish scattered around so as to bring the severity of environmental crisis into the public focus.

  The past decades have witnessed the development of economy, but we pay a high price for it, damaging the environment. To observe the 10th World Clean Up Day, the Chinese participate in this worldwide action. Some organizations have carried out various programs targeted at cleaning up our surroundings and awakening people's awareness of environmental protection. In response to the campaigns launched, people do their bits to help sustain the planet where we co­exist.

  As for individuals, we can start from minor things as follows. To begin with, we can use energy­saving products as much as possible. In the second place, we cannot throw rubbish at will and we can eliminate using plastic and disposable chopsticks. Only when we all enhance the eco­friendly awareness can we enjoy a healthier life.

  关于高三英语上学期期中试卷

  第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共85分)

  第一部分:听力(共两节,满分20分)

  第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)

  听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

  (  )1. What does Jim do?

  A. A teacher. B. A student. C. An employee.

  (  )2. Where are the speakers going after dinner?

  A. A park. B. A shopping center. C. An ice­cream shop.

  (  )3. What is the man's suggestion?

  A. Going to a show. B. Going to the concert.

  C. Visiting the National Exhibition.

  (  )4. How long has the rain lasted?

  A. Five days. B. Six days. C. Seven days.

  (  )5. What does the woman imply?

  A. She has to post a letter instead.     B. She's not sure if the computer is fixed.

  C. She can't send the message right now.

  第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

  听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

  听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

  (  )6. What are the speakers doing?

  A. Having dinner. B. Watching a movie. C. Making soup.

  (  )7. What makes the man unhappy?

  A. The woman doesn't cook very well.

  B. The woman seldom talks to him at dinner.

  C. The woman watches too many commercials.

  听第7段材料,回答第8至第10题。

  (  )8. Why did Mary call?

  A. To see how her parents were going.        B. To tell her father some good news.

  C. To invite her parents to her home.

  (  )9. Who is Tom probably?

  A. Mary's son. B. Mary's husband. C. Mr Davis' friend.

  (  )10. How many children does Mary have?

  A. One son and one daughter.     B. Two sons and one daughter.

  C. Two daughters and one son.

  听第8段材料,回答第11至第13题。

  (  )11. What's wrong with the man?

  A. His throat is burning. B. His chest is hurting. C. He is coughing.

  (  )12. When did the man fall in illness?

  A. About seven days ago. B. About four days ago. C. The other day.

  (  )13. How often at most does the doctor suggest taking the painkillers?

  A. Once a day. B. Four times a day. C. Six times a day.

  听第9段材料,回答第14至第16题。

  (  )14. Why didn't the man go to sleep?

  A. He was waiting for the woman.     B. He had a habit of staying up.

  C. He had some work to do.

  (  )15. What is the news about the man?

  A. He will take a free holiday.   B. He has got a promotion.   C. He is offered a job.

  (  )16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

  A. A couple. B. Net friends. C. Brother and sister.

  听第10段材料,回答第17至第20题。

  (  )17. What does the speaker say about Shakespeare and Company?

  A. It only sells famous books.    B. It is only open to famous writers.

  C. It is not only a bookstore but also a library.

  (  )18. Why was Ms Beach's bookstore closed?

  A. She moved to Germany.     B. It was closed due to the war.

  C. Her business went from bad to worse.

  (  )19. What do we know about Mr Whitman?

  A. He was Ms Beach's neighbor.

  B. He has followed in Ms Beach's footsteps.

  C. He used to work at Ms Beach's bookstore.

  (  )20. When did Mr Whitman name his bookstore Shakespeare and Company?

  A. In 1941. B. In 1951. C. In 1964.

  第二部分:英语基础知识运用(共两节,满分35分)

  第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

  请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

  (  )21. In less than two months, the world ________ the UAE Asian Cup.

  A. was watching B. watched C. will be watching D. has been watching

  (  )22. —How do you find your new boss, you guys?

  —Oh, I think he has earned our wide respect ________ he treats everyone fairly.

  A. in that B. so that C. even though D. as though

  (  )23. Yangzhou Half Marathon, ________ popularity is growing stronger and stronger, has become the city's annual sport gala.

  A. which B. whose C. of which D. its

  (  )24. The European members are afraid that the new deal will upset the ________ balance of political interests.

  A. ambitious B. arbitrary C. delicate D. compulsory

  (  )25. It was only after all his debts were discovered that everyone knew the great financier also had ________.

  A. green fingers B. feet of clay

  C. the salt of the earth D. cool cucumbers

  (  )26. —What do you think of Cristiano Ronaldo's signing for Juventus?

  —His experience and range of skills will add a new ________ to the team.

  A. extension B. foundation C. occupation D. dimension

  (  )27. Richard sticks to principles and at the same time has flexibility, so he is to negotiate with the competitors ________ the community.

  A. on behalf of B. on account of

  C. in favor of D. in terms of

  (  )28. An earthquake struck the Indonesian island, ________ about 5,000 people out to sea.

  A. sweeping B. to sweep C. swept D. having swept

  (  )29. When having meals, more young people would like to ________ the expenses, fifty to fifty.

  A. cut B. cover C. split D. spare

  (  )30. —Did George pass the interview?

  —I'm afraid not. If so, he ________ me in the first place.

  A. informed B. had informed

  C. would inform D. would have informed

  (  )31. Employees who refuse to ________ the company's regulations will be dismissed.

  A. adjust to B. cater to C. turn to D. submit to

  (  )32. “When I take a step back and look at ________ we are today, as compared to a year ago,” he says, “the numbers indicate that our economy is becoming better.”

  A. when B. where B. why D. what

  (  )33. He took up the post of general manager, little knowing how this appointment ________ his life.

  A. has changed B. had changed C. was to change D. was changing

  (  )34. If you leave within 15 minutes, you ________ park your car at the roadside temporarily.

  A. would B. should C. must D. can

  (  )35. —Which movie do you think is better, ShadoworProjectGutenberg?

  —________. Both have highlights and flaws.

  A. It's hard to say B. It all depends

  C. You can't be serious D. I wouldn't mind that

  第二节: 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

  请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

  On my daughter Norah's fourth birthday, we stopped at the supermarket after school. Norah waved at a man a couple of steps away, “Hi, old person! It's my birthday today!” __36__ I could ask the earth to __37__ me whole, he turned to us and his rigid expression __38__ as he replied, “Well, hello, little lady! And how old are you today?” They chatted and he told us to call him Dan. We were __39__ other shoppers and we said sorry, but they didn't care. There was __40__ happening in the supermarket that day.

  I posted the story and a photo on my Facebook later that night. Soon I received a message from a __41__ reader who__42__ Mr Dan. I asked for Mr Dan's phone number and called him a few days later. He had been __43__ since his wife had gone. I was certain his heart was __44__ by my little girl and that he needed that __45__.

  We visited Mr Dan's tidy house—__46__ of his wife still __47__ displayed everywhere. He was patient and kind with my talkative, constantly moving girl. He __48__ a child's table, blank paper and crayons for Norah to draw some pictures for him to display on his refrigerator.

  Norah asks about Mr Dan every day. She wants him to feel __49__. Mr Dan thinks about Norah, too. After another recent visit, he __50__ that he hadn't had an __51__ night's sleep since his wife died. He told me that he had slept __52__ every night since meeting my girl. “Norah has __53__ me,” he said.

  That left me __54__ and my cheeks wet with tears.

  He has been __55__ into my family, and just as Norah said, we're going to love him all up.

  (  )36. A. When B. Before C. Once D. Although

  (  )37. A. swallow B. cover C. chew D. hide

  (  )38. A. strengthened B. weakened C. softened D. toughened

  (  )39. A. avoiding B. gathering C. inviting D. blocking

  (  )40. A. magic B. friction C. panic D. glory

  (  )41. A. practical B. local C. critical D. typical

  (  )42. A. recognized B. appreciated C. discovered D. admitted

  (  )43. A. merry B. annoyed C. stubborn D. lonely

  (  )44. A. shaken B. switched C. touched D. broken

  (  )45. A. caution B. connection C. unrest D. separation

  (  )46. A. decorations B. designs C. reminders D. materials

  (  )47. A. randomly B. proudly C. casually D. loosely

  (  )48. A. set out B. left out C. let out D. made out

  (  )49. A. moved B. protected C. loved D. respected

  (  )50. A. related B. swore C. yelled D. joked

  (  )51. A. impressive B. unbelievable C. incomparable D. uninterrupted

  (  )52. A. constantly B. soundly C. thoroughly D. quietly

  (  )53. A. controlled B. protected C. inspired D. healed

  (  )54. A. restless B. sleepless C. helpless D. speechless

  (  )55. A. classified B. equipped C. absorbed D. released

  第三部分: 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

  请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

  A

  CIRCLE ROLLS By Barbara Kanninen. Illustrated by Serge Bloch.

  In this delightful sneak­lesson in geometry, physics, and helping your friends when they're in a jam, some colorful shapes have a bang­up time when Circle starts rolling.

  32 pages. Phaidon. $16.95. Ages 3 to 5.

  A HOUSE THAT ONCE WAS By Julie Fogliano. Illustrated by Lane Smith.

  Two kids walking in the woods find an abandoned house. Who lived there? What happened? Accompanied by Lane's art that suggests layers of history, Fogliano's story turns this childhood story into a brilliant poem about the mysteries of other people and the wonderfulness of home.

  42 pages. Roaring Brook. $18.99. Ages 3 to 7.

  FOREVER OR A DAY Written and illustrated by Sarah Jacoby.

  In Jacoby's first elegant performance, time is both a riddle and a poem: “Perhaps it is a ghost/ it can come and go/ and you never even notice it was there,” she writes. Her soft illustrations, in lovely sunrise, sunset and moonlight colors, capture both wide­open spaces and the enduring bonds of family love.

  40 pages. Chronicle. $17.99. Ages 3 to 7.

  JEROME BY HEART By Thomas Scotto. Illustrated by Olivier Tallec.

  It's rare to find a book about friendship between boys this heartfelt. His parents laugh at the intensity of it all, but Raphael wants to spend every minute with Jerome—his school­trip buddy, his defender against mean kids, the friend who always makes him laugh. Both the words and the sweet illustrations capture the spirit behind childhood bonds.

  32 pages. Enchanted Lion. $16.95. Ages 4 to 8.

  (  )56. It can be seen that “Phaidon” might be the name of ________.

  A. a writer B. a publisher C. a book D. a subject

  (  )57. Which of the books mentions school violence?

  A. CIRCLE ROLLS B. A HOUSE THAT ONCE WAS

  C. FOREVER OR A DAY D. JEROME BY HEART

  B

  Breeders(饲养者) have long found that puppies become their cutest selves at the eight­week mark; any older, and some breeders offer a discount to arouse would­be owners' weakened desire. Such preferences might seem arbitrary, even cruel. But recent research indicates that peak puppy cuteness serves important purposes—and might play a fundamental role in binding dog and owner together.

  In a study published this spring, Wynne, the head of Arizona State University's canine­science laboratory, and his colleagues sought to pin down, scientifically, the timeline of puppy cuteness. Their finding largely matched that of breeders: People consistently rated dogs most attractive when they were six to eight weeks old. This age, Wynne says, coincides with a crucial developmental milestone: Mother dogs stop nursing their young around the eighth week, after which pups rely on humans for survival. (Puppies without human caretakers face death rates of up to 95 percent in their first year of life) Peak cuteness, then, is no accident—at exactly the moment when our involvement matters most, puppies become irresistible to us.

  It doesn't hurt that humans seem to be especially defenseless to cute things. Oxytocin, the so­called love hormone, has been found to rise in dogs and their owners after they look in each other's eyes—setting off the same feedback loop(反馈回路) that exists between human mothers and their babies. In other words, the more dogs get us to look at them, the more tightly bonded to them we grow.

  Born blind and basically deaf, puppies aren't interactive in their first weeks of life, and Wynne notes that many people find animals in this stage alien and unappealing. A recent study focused on humans showed that, similar to six­week­old puppies, six­month­old babies are seen as significantly cuter than newborns. As the psychologists Gary Sherman and Jonathan Haidt have proposed, the delayed appearance of cuteness in human babies can also bring about a flood of social interactions, such as petting, playing, and baby­talking. These acts are developmentally crucial to puppies as well, but they can't be carried out very effectively with the extremely young. And so “one is not born cute,” Sherman and Haidt conclude. “One__becomes__cute.”

  (  )58. What did Wynne find in his study?

  A. Human care reduces puppies' death rate compared with mother dogs' nursing.

  B. Mother dogs refuse to raise puppies as humans offer to help with the nursing.

  C. Puppies' attractiveness reaches its peak between six and eight weeks after birth.

  D. Puppies present their cuteness to us because we participate in their survival.

  (  )59. The bond between dogs and humans builds up when ________.

  A. oxytocin increases in both dogs and their owners

  B. dogs give us more looks than we do to them

  C. humans are able to feel dogs' cuteness at first sight

  D. dogs and humans receive negative responses

  (  )60. The conclusion “One becomes cute.” implies that ________.

  A. newly born babies or puppies seldom show cuteness

  B. cuteness serves for puppies' survival and growth

  C. even blind puppies can become cute through practice

  D. it is a challenge for cuteness to be passed down

  C

  Since 2016, the U=U(Undetectable=Untransmittable) campaign, started by Bruce Richman, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2003,has teamed up with 570 other organizations in 71 countries to share the message: “In most of these countries people have been taught to fear HIV and people with HIV. Now we're turning a corner.”

  The impact of this and other prevention strategies and campaigns has begun to reduce new infection rates. As is reported, the number of new diagnoses in San Francisco has dropped by more than 50 percent since 2006, in large part because of this “treatment as prevention” approach, also known as TasP.

  But more work is needed, for example, on a vaccine. For some other viruses, vaccines work by mimicking(模仿) the biochemistry of people who seem to be naturally protected from infection. “For HIV, we don't have a good naturally protective correlate to work with,” says Lundgren, an official in UNAIDS. Another difficulty is the lack of a good animal model for human HIV infections. Potential vaccines that show promise in monkeys infected with the similar simian immunodeficiency virus have not been successful in human clinical trials.

  There are also hopes for an HIV cure, but this has been harder to come by than expected. The main problem with trying to cure HIV is that there is a hidden reservoir of the virus in the body. That is why the leading strategy in the hunt for a cure is the “kick and kill” approach. This aims to kick HIV out of cells that act as a reservoir and then kill the virus.

  While focusing on such scientific problems to make a cure a possibility in future, researchers at pharmaceutical company Gilead are also making progress when it comes to the potential for longer­acting treatments. At the moment, antiretroviral(抗逆转录病毒的) drugs must be taken on a daily basis and this can prove difficult for some.

  Winston Tse, a senior scientist at Gilead, is working on a treatment that looks to be particularly effective and could take the form of a long­acting injection. He and his colleagues have set their sights on a protein that surrounds and protects the HIV RNA genome which is essential to viral(病毒的)life including its ability to infect new cells. The team is developing compounds that interfere with this protein and so prevent the virus to reproduce.

  It is this focus on prevention and treatment that makes the UNAIDS goal potentially achievable—removing AIDS as a public health risk by 2030. “I would love a cure, but I'm investing my time into the strategy of testing, treating and prevention, because I think that's the way to end this disease,” says Richman.

  (  )61. What is the purpose of “U=U campaign”?

  A. To call on more countries to fight HIV. B. To offer help to people with HIV.

  C. To appeal to people to face HIV. D. To promote the TasP approach.

  (  )62. Researchers have difficulty in trying vaccines because ________.

  A. many people are scared of HIV B. animal trials don't work on humans

  C. monkeys are infected with viruses D. there is a hidden reservoir in the body

  (  )63. What do we know about the “kick and kill” approach?

  A. It is less effective than expected. B. It destroys the reservoir of the virus.

  C. It kills the virus out of the cells. D. It belongs to the antiretroviral drugs.

  (  )64. What can we infer from the UNAIDS goal?

  A. AIDS will become a public health risk by 2030.

  B. A cure for AIDS is more important than prevention.

  C. Doing more trials is the solution to stopping AIDS.

  D. Researchers are confident in preventing AIDS in future.

  D

  A stout old lady was walking with her basket down the middle of a street in Petrograd to the great confusion of the traffic and with no small danger to herself. It was pointed out to her that the pavement was the place for pedestrians, but she replied: “I'm going to walk where I like. We've got liberty now.” It did not occur to the__dear__old__lady that if liberty allowed the pedestrian to walk down the middle of the road, then the end of such liberty would be universal chaos. Everybody would be getting in everybody else's way and nobody would get anywhere. Individual liberty would have become social anarchy(无政府主义).

  There is a danger of the world getting liberty­drunk in these days like the old lady with the basket, and it is just as well to remind ourselves of what the rule of the road means. It means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the liberties of everybody must be curtailed(削减). When the policeman, say, at Piccadilly Circus steps into the middle of the road and puts out his hand, he is the symbol not of tyranny(专制), but of liberty. You may not think so. You may, being in a hurry, and seeing your car pulled up by this rude officer, feel that your liberty has been outraged. How dare this fellow interfere with your free use of the public highway? Then, if you are a reasonable person, you will reflect that if he did not interfere with you, he would interfere with no one, and the result would be that Piccadilly Circus would be in chaos that you would never cross at all. You have to curtail your private liberty in order that you may enjoy a social order which makes your liberty a reality.

  Liberty is not a personal affair only, but a social contract. It is an accommodation of interests. In matters which do not touch anybody else's liberty, of course, I may be as free as I like. If I choose to go down the road in a dressing­gown who shall say me no? You have liberty to laugh at me, but I have liberty to be indifferent to you. And if I have a fancy for dyeing my hair, or wearing an overcoat and sandals, or going to bed late or getting up early, I shall follow my fancy and ask no man's permission. I shall not inquire of you whether I may eat mustard with my mutton. And you will not ask me whether you may follow this religion or that, whether you may prefer Ella Wheeler Wilcox to Wordsworth.

  In all these and a thousand other details you and I please ourselves and ask no one's leave. We have a whole kingdom in which we rule alone, can do what we choose, be wise or ridiculous, harsh or easy, conventional or odd. But directly we step out of that kingdom, our personal liberty of action becomes qualified by other people's liberty. I might like to practice on the trumpet from midnight till three in the morning. If I went on to the top of Everest to do it, I could please myself, but if I do it in my bedroom my family will object, and if I do it out in the streets the neighbors will remind me that my liberty to blow the trumpet must not interfere with their liberty to sleep in quiet. There are a lot of people in the world, and I have to accommodate my liberty to their liberties.

  We are all likely to forget this, and unfortunately we are much more conscious of the imperfections of others in this respect than of our own. A reasonable consideration for the rights or feelings of others is the foundation of social conduct.

  It is in the small matters of conduct, in the observance of the rule of the road, that we pass judgment upon ourselves, and declare that we are civilized or uncivilized. The great moments of heroism and sacrifice are rare. It is the little habits of commonplace intercourse that make up the great sum of life and sweeten or make bitter the journey.

  (  )65. The author might regard his “rule of the road” as ________.

  A. not walking in the middle of the road B. following the orders of policemen

  C. behaving considerately in public D. doing what you like in private

  (  )66. By saying “the dear old lady”, the author thinks that the lady is ________.

  A. ridiculous B. impolite C. intolerable D. irresponsible

  (  )67. The underlined word “qualified” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “________”.

  A. accepted B. prohibited C. educated D. limited

  (  )68. The author believes that he may be as free as he likes ________.

  A. when he stays in his own home B. if he doesn't interrupt others' liberty

  C. if he doesn't go against the law D. when no one pays attention to him

  (  )69. In the author's opinion, ________ is the best way to maintain social orders.

  A. obeying the authorities B. correcting others' improper acts

  C. making personal sacrifices D. being thoughtful in small things

  (  )70. Which of the sentences best sums up the author's main point?

  A. “Individual liberty would have become social anarchy.” (Paragraph 1)

  B. “There is a danger of the world getting liberty­drunk…” (Paragraph 2)

  C. “A reasonable consideration for the rights or feelings…” (Paragraph 5)

  D. “The great moments of heroism and sacrifice are rare.” (Paragraph 6)

  第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分)

  第四部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

  请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。

  According to TheNewYorkTimes, kids from ages 8 to 18 spend more than seven and a half hours a day on electronic devices and social network. Parents who have trouble tearing their teens away from the computer or smart phone may wonder whether their teenager is addicted to technology.

  One big change that has come with new technology and especially smart phones is that we are never really alone. Kids update their status, sharing what they're watching, listening to, and reading at all times. The result is that kids feel connected with each other all the time, never getting a break from them. That, in and of itself, can produce anxiety. It's also surprisingly easy to feel lonely and depressed in the middle of all that connection.

  Today kids are missing out on very critical social skills. In the past kids were more likely to chat and hang out in person. Through real­time interactions, they were experimenting and trying out skills. In a way, texting and online communicating puts everybody in a nonverbal disabled context, where body language, facial expression, and even the smallest kinds of vocal reactions are invisible.

  Peer acceptance is a big thing for adolescents, and their image matters a lot to them. Who wouldn't want to make herself look cooler if she can? So kids can spend hours beautifying their online identities, trying to project an idealized image.

  Social media also can have a positive effect, however. Some research has found that social media can be a resource for teens to find social support when they are struggling with life issues, and that introvert kids can use the different online platforms as a way to express themselves. So they are able to build friendships and relationships through the interaction they have with others on the Internet.

  Social networking makes kids more peer­based. Teens interact and receive feedback from one another. They are motivated to learn more from each other than from adults. Teachers and adults are no longer the only sources of knowledge.

  Whether technology is good or bad largely depends on the person who uses it. Parents are role models for their children. They should cut down their own consumption first, and limit the amount of time their kids spend on social media. It is also suggested that sites like Instagram and schools teach safe social media use.

  The use of social mediaamong teens Many teens seem (71)______ to social media nowadays.

  (72)______ effects of socialmedia on teens ●Long­time connection may cause (73)______ problems in teens.

  ●Teens are losing social skills for (74)______ of real­time interactions.

  ●In order to be (75)______ by peers, teens spend too much time (76)______ their online images.

  ●Teens can seek help online with their problems in life.

  ●Social media offers more (77)______ for teens to acquire knowledge.

  Suggestions on the useof social media ●Parents should set a good (78)______ for their children.

  ●A time (79)______ should be set for teens' use of social media.

  ●Sites and schools should offer (80)______ education.

  第五部分:书面表达(满分25分)

  请阅读下列材料,并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

  People use more than one exclamation mark (“Sounds good!!!”), and all caps (“GREAT IDEA!”), and repetition of letters (“soooo tired”) in social media. These are the three main ones that show enthusiasm, according to Deborah Tannen, a professor at Georgetown University. It is the same for the Chinese character “ 哈(ha)”, which we use to represent laughter. We usually text two, three or more of these characters to indicate how happy or amused we are. Using many of these kinds of symbols and characters is clearly becoming a cultural phenomenon.

  “HEY STEVE!” someone recently emailed me. Both my name and “Hey” were in caps, and all five sentences in the message ended with exclamation marks. At first glance I assumed the message was a loved one writing from a plane that was going down. It turned out to be someone I hardly knew, discussing minor household chores and thanking me for something that had taken no effort on my part.

  I hate it, that if we don't put six exclamation marks in an email or text we sound like a 13­year­old girl. But when used too much, the exclamation mark makes no sense to the receiver, losing its intended meaning.

  【写作内容】

  1. 用约30个单词写出上文概要;

  2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点,内容包括:

  (1) 支持或反对在交际中出现的这一现象;

  (2) 用2—3个理由或论据支撑你的观点。

  【写作要求】

  1. 可以支持文中任一观点,但必须提供理由或论据;

  2. 阐述观点或提供论据时,不能直接引用原文语句;

  3. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;

  4. 不必写标题。

  【评分标准】

  内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。

  英语参考答案及听力材料

  听力

  1~5 BCAAC 6~10 ABABA 11~15 CACAC 16~20 BCBBC

  单项填空

  21~25 CABCB 26~30 DAACD 31~35 DBCDA

  完形填空

  36~40 BACDA 41~45 BADCB 46~50 CBACA 51~55 DBDDC

  阅读理解

  56~57 BD 58~60 CAB 61~64 CBCD 65~70 CADBDC

  任务型阅读

  71. addicted 72. Mixed 73. emotional/mental/psychological 74. lack 75. accepted/recognized 76. beautifying/idealizing/perfecting 77. sources/help 78. example 79. limit 80. safety

  书面表达

  Possible version 1(支持):

  Today there goes a cultural phenomenon that people use many exclamation marks, caps and repeated letters or characters to express their strong emotions in social media. Some people support it while others don't.

  Generally, I'm totally in favor of this phenomenon. To begin with, using these symbols and repetition of letters or characters contribute to a better mutual communication among people, because it shows how close and concerned you are. Moreover, it can mirror the genuine sincerity while chatting with your friends or colleagues in social media because there is no need for you to be that formal, otherwise your emotions like enthusiasm and happiness would in a sense not be smoothly and fully expressed and accepted. Last but not least, we should be open to new expression to keep up with fashion trends.

  So it's quite safe to conclude that this phenomenon makes for an effective and sincere communication.

  Possible version 2(反对):

  With people using many exclamation points, caps and repeated letters or characters to express their strong emotions in social media, the public are divided into two opposite groups: “For” and “Against”.

  I tend to take the “Against” side for three reasons. Firstly, using these symbols and repetition of letters or characters, senders may make it difficult for receivers to understand what they really want to convey, especially when they are not very familiar with each other. Secondly, we will definitely leave others an impression that we are so naive when communicating with others in this way. Thirdly, it's a kind of offence to receivers especially on a very formal occasion because it is not that widely accepted.

  In short, not only will the practice cause misunderstandings among users, but it will even sound a little bit offensive to the receivers.

  听力材料

  Text 1

  M: Can I leave now?

  W: Sure, Jim. But remember to pay more attention to your work, or you won't pass the final exams.

  Text 2

  W: I want to have some ice­cream later. But the ice­cream shop may be closed by the time we finish dinner. We could go for a walk in the park instead.

  M: Actually, I know an ice­cream shop near a shopping center that stays open late.

  W: Really? Let's go then.

  Text 3

  W: What should we do today? Do you have any idea?

  M: Why don't we go to the National Exhibition? I heard that there's a good show going on. We can see a lot of things.

  Text 4

  M: It's been raining since Monday, but the weather report says that tomorrow will be clear and sunny.

  W: That's really good news. You know I always play football on Saturday, and I like to play in good weather.

  Text 5

  M: Jessica, could you forward this email to all the club members?

  W: Sorry, the computer broke down this morning. I'll do it for you as soon as I have it fixed.

  Text 6

  M: This soup is delicious. What's in it, Mary?

  W: I am sorry, what?

  M: You know sometimes I think you watch too much TV.

  W: Oh, I hardly ever watch TV.

  M: Are you serious?

  W: Well, sometimes I watch the morning shows and I usually watch the late movies.

  M: And you always have dinner in front of the TV. I mean, you never talk to me.

  W: Yes, I do. I talk to you during commercials.

  Text 7

  M: Hello.

  W: Hello, Dad?

  M: Yes... Mary! How are you? Is there anything wrong?

  W: Oh, no. I'm just calling to see if everything is OK with you and Mom. It's been quite a while since I saw you last time.

  M: Oh, we're both fine. Your mother is shopping at the new shopping center. How's Tom?

  W: He's fine. He likes his work and was given a raise last month by Mr Davis. We were all pretty pleased about that.

  M: Yes, I think you should be. And how are your children?

  W: Well, Billy's at home from school today. It's nothing serious, just a bad cold. He can go to school tomorrow. Sally's still taking dancing lessons.

  M: She must be pretty good by now. Well, it's certainly good to hear your voice. Call again soon.

  W: Goodbye. Dad.

  Text 8

  M: Doctor, whenever I cough I have a burning feeling in my throat and my chest hurts.

  W: Are you coughing up anything?

  M: Yes, and it smells terrible.

  W: I hear wheezing sounds. Do you have difficulty breathing?

  M: Yes, I do.

  W: How long have you been like this?

  M: About a week.

  W: Have you got the medicine yet?

  M: Yes, I've been given so much that I simply don't know what to do with it at all.

  W: Well, these are for internal use. You take a packet each time, four times a day.

  M: What about these?

  W: They're painkillers. You take one tablet when you feel pain, but not more than once every four hours.

  M: I see. Thank you, doctor.

  Text 9

  W: It must be so late where you are. What time is it?

  M: Just after 2 am.

  W: What's wrong? Can't sleep?

  M: Nope, actually I was just waiting for you. I have big news to tell you.

  W: Really? What is it?

  M: I have an offer to work for a company in your city today.

  W: I can't believe it! Is it real? You're moving here?

  M: I haven't accepted the position yet and with the upcoming holiday I think it's the perfect chance to visit the city and take a good look at the company before decision. If you have time I think we could get together in person.

  W: Just give me the dates and I'll make sure I'm free. You know after all these chatting online, it will be great to meet you in real life. I look forward to seeing you soon.

  M: Me too. But I think I am going to bed now. My head is getting heavy. Have a nice day there!

  W: Thanks. This is so exciting. Sleep tight and sweet dreams!

  M: Talk to you later.

  Text 10

  M: If you enjoy reading. Don't miss Shakespeare and Company when you visit the city of Paris. It is a famous English­language bookstore on the left bank of the river Seine. The first Shakespeare and Company in history was opened in 1919 by an American, Sylvia Beach. Ms Beach did more than sell books. Her bookstore was also a library, and she even prepared beds for writers visiting there. Ms Beach was not only kind to people but also good at choosing books, so her bookstore was often visited by writers like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce. But in 1941, after the Germans took power in Paris, Ms Beach was told to close her bookstore. In 1951, another American, George Whitman, opened in Paris another English­language bookstore, Librairie Mistral. Since then, just as Ms Beach did, Mr Whitman has also made his bookstore a library for people to borrow books, and a free hotel for writers to stay in. To remember Ms Beach, Mr Whitman changed the name of his bookstore to Shakespeare and Company in 1964, two years after Ms Beach died. Next time when you are in Paris, don't forget to visit this friendly bookstore, and see if you can spend a night there.

  高三英语上学期期中试卷参考

  第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)

  第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

  听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

  1. Where does the conversation probably take place?

  A. At a restaurant. B. In a shop. C. In a hotel.

  2. What’s Mary’s plan for the weekend?

  A. Watching a new movie. B. Going over her lessons. C. Doing some housework.

  3. What’s the time now?

  A.10:15. B.10:05. C.9:55.

  4. When did the man make the same call?

  A. This morning. B. Yesterday morning. C. Last night.

  5. Which subject is the man sure that he failed?

  A. French. B. History. C. Chinese.

  第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)

  听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

  听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

  6.Which flight does the woman’s cousin take?

  A.Flight MU202. B. Flight MU212. C. Flight MU220.

  7.How does the woman describe her cousin?

  A.A man of medium height and heavy weight.

  B.A man of above-average height and average weight.

  C.A man with short hair and a beard.

  请听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。

  8.Why does the woman come to Boston?

  A.To take some courses. B. To have a holiday. C. To have a business trip.

  9.What do we know about the woman?

  A. She has been to Boston before.

  B. She will stay in Atlanta for three months.

  C. She has run out of her money.

  请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

  10.What does the first apartment have?

  A.A bedroom, a dining room, a kitchen and a bathroom.

  B.A bedroom, a living room, a bathroom and a study.

  C.A bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom.

  11.Where is the second apartment located?

  A. On Tongchuan Road. B. Beside Meichuan Park. C. Near Yunan Road.

  12.What does the woman think of the owner of the second apartment?

  A. Stubborn. B. Mean. C. Easy-going.

  请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

  13.What does the woman say about foreigners?

  A. They usually don’t have much time at night.

  B. They like mahjong as much as their old card games.

  C. They are still very poor at playing mahjong.

  14.What was the man crazy about?

  A. Stamp collecting and reading.

  B. Driving and riding bicycles.

  C. Playing computer games and surfing.

  15.How does the woman feel about the man’s hobbies?

  A. Popular. B. Boring. C. Beneficial.

  16.Where is the woman right now?

  A. In her office. B. In her house. C. At the restaurant.

  请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

  17.What made Houdini’s career take off?

  A. Magical escapes. B. Theater acting. C. Traditional magic.

  18.Where did Houdini first introduce his escape?

  A. In New York. B. In St. Louis. C. In England.

  19.What do we know about Houdini’s second escape mentioned in the text?

  A. He was put under water, upside down and locked.

  B. He freed himself and escaped from the milk can.

  C. His arms were fastened by a piece of string.

  20.When did Houdini make an elephant disappear from stage?

  A. In 1908. B. In 1913. C. In 1918.

  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,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳答案。

  A

  Passport Control(护照验证处)

  If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not Britain or a citizen of the European Community(欧共体),you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined. This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London.

  After landing, follow the ARRIVALS signs. Make sure you are in the right channel when you reach Passport Control. There is one channel for holders of European Community Passports, and a second channel marked “Other Passports”.

  Baggage Reclaim Area(取行李处)

  After passing through the Passport Control, follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area. If you have luggage which is carried in the aircraft hold, it will be delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area. Look for the sign with your flight number. If you have only hand luggage, go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to the Customs.

  Customs

  All passengers must pass Customs after Passport Control. There is a choice of two channels: Green and Red. If you have nothing to declare, go through the Green Channel. If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowance(免税限额)or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel. Information about Duty Free allowance can be found on special notice boards in the Baggage Reclaim Area. You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not. Please note that if you go through the Green Channel, you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection.

  21. All passengers arriving at Heathrow from outside Britain ______.

  A. must go through either Passport Control or Custom

  B. must go through Customs, but not Passport Control

  C. must go through Passport Control and Customs

  D. don’t have to be examined

  22. At Heathrow when reaching Passport Control .

  A. all passengers go through the same channel

  B. passengers of the European Community and those from other countries go through different channels

  C. British people and passengers from other countries go through different channels

  D. All European passengers go through the channel

  23. If you have only hand luggage, __________.

  A. you may go through the Baggage Reclaim Area to customs

  B. you should go to the Baggage Reclaim Areas

  C. it isn’t necessary for you to go through the Baggage Reclaim Area

  D. it isn’t necessary for you to do anything

  24.If you have duty free goods, __________.

  A. you don’t have to go through the Green Channel

  B. you may go through the Green Channel

  C. you must go through the Red Channel

  D. you should go through both Green and Red Channel

  B

  I have a younger brother. To me, he is a fourteen-year-old kid named Joe, with blond hair and blue eyes. To others, he is different. Where I see a kid who just needs a lot more attention, others see a mentally disabled boy, a kid who cannot walk or talk or think for himself. I see someone who just makes daily routine a bit less routine. Others see an annoyance, I a bother.

  This is not to say that I have never felt resentful(怨恨的) toward Joe. He is my brother, and with that comes responsibility. “Gina, could you stay in tonight and watch your brother?” “Gina, do me a favor and feed him dinner and change his diaper(尿布) later, please?” “Could you come home right after school today and get Joe off the bus?”

  These are phrases that I have heard since I was twelve. And sure, they have made me resent my brother to a certain extent. I would think: that’s not fair! Everyone else can stay after and be a member of this club, or get extra help from that teacher. Or, all my friends are going out tonight, why can’t I? And, how come I have to feed him? He is not my son!

  However, the small amount of resentment I feel toward my brother is erased a thousand times over by what I have learned from him. Besides making me responsible from a young age, and helping me be more accepting of all kinds of people, he has taught me to be thankful for what I have.

  I know that there are moments in my life that I should cherish and that Joe will never experience. He will never laugh so hard that he cries. He will never feel the glory of a straight-A report card. He will never comfort a best friend crying on his shoulder. And he will never know how much his family love him.

  Because he will never know, it is up to me to know, every second, how lucky I am. It is up to me to realize that life should be lived to its fullest, and that you should always, always be grateful that God, or whoever are the powers that be, gave you the ability to live your life the way you were meant to live it.

  25. We know from the first paragraph that Gina's brother __________.

  A. causes trouble to neighbours B. pays more attention to others

  C. lives with mental disability D. considers daily routine a bother

  26. If Mother asks Gina to look after her brother now, what will she probably answer?

  A. I'm afraid not. B. No problem! C. It depends. D. It's not fair!

  27. The passage intends to tell us that we should _____________.

  A. value the glory of success B. appreciate what life gives us

  C. comfort unfortunate people D. treasure meaningful moments

  C

  It's rare that you see the words "shyness" and "leader" in the same sentence. After all, the common viewpoint is that those outgoing and sociable guys make great public speakers and excellent net-workers and that those shy people are not. A survey conducted by USA Today referred to 65 percent of executives who believed shyness to be a barrier to leadership. Interestingly, the same article stresses that roughly 40 percent of leaders actually are quite shy—they're just better at adapting themselves to situational demands. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Charles Schwab are just a few "innies".

  Unlike their outgoing counterparts who are more sensitive to rewards and risk-taking, shy people take a cautious approach to chance. Rather than the flashy chit-chat that defines social gathering, shy people listen attentively to what others say and absorb it before they speak. They're not thinking about what to say while the other person is still talking, but rather listening so they can learn what to say. Along the same lines, shy people share a common love of learning. They are intrinsically(内在地) motivated and therefore seek content regardless of achieving an outside standard.

  Being shy can also bring other benefits. Remember being in school and hearing the same kids contribute, until shy little Johnny, who almost never said a word, cut in? Then what happened? Everyone turned around to look with great respect at little Johnny actually talking. This is how shy people made good use of their power of presence:they "own" the moment by speaking calmly and purposefully, which translate to a positive image.

  Shyness is often related to modesty. Not to say that limelight-seekers aren't modest, but shy people tend to have an accurate sense of their abilities and achievements. As a result, they are able to acknowledge mistakes, imperfections, knowledge gaps and limitations.

  Since shy people have a lower sensitivity to outside rewards than outgoing ones, they're more comfortable working with little information and sticking to their inner desires. Shy people are also more likely to insist on finding solutions that aren't primarily apparent. Don't believe me? Maybe you'll believe Albert Einstein, who once said, "It's not that I'm so smart, it's that I stay with problems longer." Obviously, finding certainty where uncertainty is typically popular is a huge plus for any successful person.

  The myth that shy people are less effective leaders than their outgoing fellows is just a misunderstanding. Make wise use of your personality strengths to lead your business no matter what side of the range you fall on.

  28. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ___________.

  A. shy people are sensitive to rewards

  B. shy people care more about content

  C. outgoing people are more careful about chances

  D. outgoing people consider what to learn while listening

  29. The example of Johnny shows ____________.

  A. shy people are likely to be modest

  B. hardworking students speak little in public

  C. some students keep silent on purpose at school

  D. shy people may have an advantage in discussion

  30. We can learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 that ____________.

  A. success results from devotion B. shyness contributes to popularity

  C. outside reward leads to insistence D. uncertainty counts more than certainty

  31. The author supports his ideas mainly by ____________.

  A. giving definitions and presenting research results

  B. explaining problems and providing solutions

  C. quoting authorities and making evaluations

  D. making contrasts and giving examples

  D

  Runners who encounter visual and auditory(听觉的) distractions may be more likely to suffer leg injuries, according to a research by the Association of Academic Physiatrists in Las Vegas. Runners often seek distractions from the task at hand. Whether it is music, texting, daydreaming, taking in the sights, or propping a book up on the treadmill(跑步机), more often than not a distraction is welcome. But, researchers from the University of Florida have recently discovered that those distractions may lead to injury.

  Daniel Herman, MD, PhD, assistant professor at University of Florida, and his team conducted a research on the effect of visual and auditory distractions on 14 runners to determine what effect, if any, these distractions would have on things such as heart rate, how much a runner breathes per minute, how much oxygen is consumed by the body, the speed in which runners apply force to their bodies, and the force the ground applies to the runners’ bodies when they come in contact with it.

  The runners were all injury free at the time of the study and ran 31 miles each week. Dr. Herman’s team had each participant run on a treadmill three separate times. The first time was without any distractions. The second time added a visual distraction, during which the runners concentrated on a screen displaying different letters in different colors with the runners having to note when a specific letter-color combination appeared. The third time added an auditory distraction similar to the visual distraction, with the runners having to note when a particular word was spoken by a particular voice.

  When compared to running without distractions, the participants had faster application of force to their left and right legs, called loading rate, with auditory and visual distractions. They also experienced an increased amount of force from the ground on both legs, called ground reaction force, with auditory distractions. Finally, the runners tended to breathe heavier and have higher heart rates with visual and auditory distractions than without any distractions at all.

  “Running in environments with different distractions may unfavorably affect running performance and injury risk,” explains Dr. Herman. “Sometimes these things cannot be avoided, but you may be able to minimize potentially cumulative(累积的) effects. For example, when running a new route in a noisy environment such as during a destination marathon, you may want to skip listening to something which may require more attention—like a new song playlist.”

  Dr. Herman’s team will continue to investigate the potential relationship between distracted running and leg injuries, and any effect this relationship has on different training techniques that use auditory or visual cues(暗示).

  32. Paragraph 2 tells us the research ______.

  A. process B. results C. questions D. reflection

  33. Based on the research, runners with auditory distractions tended to ______.

  A. breathe heavier and have lower heart rates

  B. get an increased amount of ground reaction force

  C. apply more force with less oxygen consumption

  D. gain a faster speed with slower loading rates

  34. What can we infer from the passage?

  A. Running with distractions becomes uncommon nowadays.

  B. Listening to a new song while running guarantees performance.

  C. Runners are more likely to get injured in an environment without distractions.

  D. Runners are advised to minimize distractions in a destination marathon.

  35. What is probably the next task for Dr. Herman’s team?

  A. What determines training techniques.

  B. How distractions should be used in training.

  C. Why runners use auditory and visual cues.

  D. What effective ways can cure leg injuries.

  第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)

  根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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。

  Where did your family eat dinner last night? In the car on the way to sport? At McDonald’s? Or at the dinner table? A survey taken a few years ago found that 28% families ate dinner together at home seven nights a week. Another quarter said they ate together three or fewer nights a week.

  Once upon a time the situation was different. 36 Plates, forks and spoons would be laid out. As dinner time approached, an increasing number of hungry mouths would begin to appear with the question, “What’s for dinner”?

  37 The data seems to point to two main issues: overworked parents and over-scheduled children. When mum or dad do get home in the evening, they are soon in the car again to send the children to soccer, music, tutoring, and a host of other events.

  This nightly ceremony around the dinner table is both vital and fruitful; it is what keeps a family together. Sure, the conversation is not always significant and children argue. And sometimes the deepest and most meaningful times in a family are not at the table at all. 38 The dinner table is the place where a family builds an identity. Stories are passed down, jokes are exchanged and the wider world is examined through the lens(镜头) of a family’s values. Children pick up vocabulary and a sense of how conversation is structured. 39 Dinner time is “family time”. Coming back daily to the same place helps gain familiarity.

  The significance of dinner time is more than above. Studies show that the more families eat together, the less likely the children are to smoke, drink, get depressed, and develop eating disorders, and the more likely they are to do well in school and learn how to socialize. One professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey stated, “A meal is about civilizing children. 40 ”

  So start by planning some stay at home family dinners together. Just family talk.

  A. It’s a time to teach them to be a member of their culture.

  B. Each night the dining table would be set with a simple cloth.

  C. Why not cut back on a few activities and have dinner with your family?

  D. What accounts for this decline in families eating together today though?

  E. They also learn good table manners, something that will benefit them for life.

  F. It was important for children and parents to sit down together and get to know each other.

  G. However, there is still something unique about the time a family spends around the dinner table.

  第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)

  第一节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)

  The snow was falling and the roads had become dangerous. The schools were dismissed early, but much to my surprise, my 41 wasn’t canceled. So I went, feeling especially heroic. As far as I could see, I was risking my life to keep my 42 . Snow or no snow, I would be on time for my scheduled donation at the local 43 center.

  When I got there, I discovered I wasn’t 44 . Four more “hero-types” were already lying back in donor chairs with lines 45 to their veins, and machines quietly pumping away to 46 their lifesaving gifts.

  Seeing my fellow donors honoring their own commitments, I realized why I was there. I lay back in my donor chair, ready to make a difference in the life of someone I would never 47 .

  To be honest, I’d never really thought about why I donate. I just do it. But a few months ago, during one of my 48 donations I learned that my blood was specifically for a cancer patient and for a newborn baby—both patients needed what I would give in order to live. I’ve viewed my visits to the blood center 49 ever since.

  My wife Karen is a 50 , too. And more importantly, she has been on the bone marrow (骨髄) list for fifteen years, ever since she signed up to provide bone marrow to a kindergartner with leukemia (白血病). That little girl died before Karen’s bone marrow could help her, 51 Karen was called again recently. Her test results were still on file, and it turned out she was a potential 52 for someone else. The caller asked Karen if she would still be willing to become a bone marrow donor. “Yes,” she said and then immediately began answering questions on the pages of paperwork for further testing. It was a race 53 time.

  I wish I could say that this 54 was won. It wasn’t. The caller later thanked Karen for her participation and asked a few more questions—including whether or not she’d 55 on the donor list. “Of course,” Karen answered.

  Last week Karen gave blood and next week I’ll make my usual donation. I’ll 56 an afternoon from my schedule and make an appointment. I don’t know whose life my donation may 57 . Most likely it will be a 58 , but on any day the person needing a blood product could be you or me or maybe a loved one. It is worthwhile to 59 our time to donate.

  I really do feel 60 every time I donate. And I like the feeling.

  41. A. appointment B. class C. meeting D. flight

  42. A. secret B. balance C. shape D. word

  43. A. service B. shopping C. blood D. care

  44. A. alone B. welcome C. late D. lucky

  45. A. exposed B. attached C. applied D. added

  46. A. examine B. produce C. collect D. clean

  47. A. meet B. forget C. miss D. recognize

  48. A. regular B. unexpected C. special D. pleasant

  49. A. wisely B. differently C. hesitantly D. carefully

  50. A. receiver B. doctor C. patient D. donor

  51. A. or B. but C. and D. for

  52. A. risk B. customer C. match D. partner

  53. A. beyond B. with C. against D. of

  54. A. honor B. test C. prize D. race

  55. A. rank B. sign C. appear D. remain

  56. A. clear B. separate C. lose D. remove

  57. A. touch B. affect C. create D. enrich

  58. A. child B. stranger C. hero D. friend

  59. A. spend B. save C. kill D. take

  60. A. empty B. grateful C. proud D. nervous

  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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

  According to a recent survey, violence did exist in schools. Students showed their fear and parents 61____ teachers also expressed their great concern about it. Experts suggest more attention 62____ (pay) to it by the whole society for the mental health of adolescents.

  Nowadays, school violence is 63_____hot issue. I think this is a phenomenon, 64_____   calls for our great concern. We should try every effort 65_____(prevent) violence happening at school for more and more students would drop out of school if their personal 66_____(safe) could not be guaranteed. In fact, violence can be learned. Children learn violent behavior from adults or from 67 _____they see on television or on the Internet.

  If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence 68_____violence, for it will result in 69 _____(much)fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect me from the bad guys.

  All in all, every student should behave 70_____(he)and keep away from violence.

  第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)

  第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

  假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

  增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。

  删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

  修改:把错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

  注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

  2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

  Everyone tends to have many problems while gaining a knowledge. Therefore, your willingness to deal with these problems will eventually enable you to work it out. What I’d like to share is my approaches to solve the problems.

  First,you must focus on which you are faced with. There seems to be a lot of attractive things,like computers or games. To stay focused,you can list these things and tell yourself you should not touch them before finishing your work. Second,believe to yourself. There is no doubt that each of us might make mistakes or come across some tough problems in learning, it can never be a reason for the loss of confident. Last,keep modest. Never feel embarrassing to turn to your teachers or classmates. Everyone in your surroundings can be your teacher.

  第二节:书面表达 (满分 25分)

  假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李华。为弘扬中国文化,学生会将围绕“中国文化”举办每年一度的英语演讲比赛,以向外国友人介绍中国文化为中心。作为组织者,你将在演讲比赛开始前发言,请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿。

  ※ 说明活动的主题及意义;

  ※ 介绍中国文化的博大精深,包括语言文字、民族艺术、传统节日等;

  ※ 预祝演讲比赛活动圆满成功,感谢大家的积极参与。

  注意:

  ⑴ 请使用规范英语,词数不少于100;

  ⑵ 可适当加入细节,以使内容充实、行文连贯;

  ⑶ 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。

  参考词汇:博大精深extensive and profound

  Ladies and gentlemen,

  Good afternoon! Welcome to this year's English speech competition.__________

  _______________________________________________________________________

  _______________________________________________________________________

  _______________________________________________________________________

  That’s all! Thank you!

  英语答案

  【听力】

  1-5 CBCAA 6-10 CBBAC 11-15 BABAC 16-20 BABAC

  【阅读】

  21-35 CBAB CBB BDAD CBDB 36-40 BDGEA

  【完型】

  41. ADCAB CAA BD 51. BCCDD ABBDC

  【填空】

  61. and 62. (should) be paid 63.a 64.which 65. to prevent 66.safety 67. what 68.with 69. more 70. himself

  【改错】

  Everyone tends to have many problems while gaining a knowledge. Therefore, your willingness to deal with these problems will eventually enable you to work it out. What I’d like to share is my approaches to solve the problems.

  First,you must focus on which you are faced with. There seems to be a lot of attractive things,like computers or games. To stay focused,you can list these things and tell yourself you should not touch them before finishing your work. Second,believe to yourself. Though there is no doubt that each of us might make mistakes or come across some tough problems in learning,but it can never be a reason for the loss of confident. Last,keep modest. Never fee1 embarrassing to turn to your teachers or classmates. Everyone in your surroundings can be your teacher.

  (删去a ,However, them, solving, what, seem, in, 加but, confidence, embarrassed)

  【书面表达】

  One possible version:

  Ladies and gentlemen,

  Good afternoon! Welcome to this year’s English speech competition. As the chairman of the Student Union, I am greatly honored to share some aspects about it with you as follows:

  Firstly, the theme of this speech competition is Chinese culture, which should be mainly introduced to the foreigners. And it goes without saying that holding this activity is very meaningful to us. By doing so, not only can we carry forward Chinese culture, but also it can enhance cultural confidence.

  In addition, we are supposed to introduce that Chinese culture is extensive and profound. For one thing, we have unique language and our national arts are colorful. For another, Chinese traditional festivals have a long history.

  In the end, I sincerely hope that this year’s activity will be held very successfully. And thank you for your active participation.

  That’s all! Thank you!


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