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江苏省盐城市亭湖区伍佑中学2021-2022学年高二上学期第一次阶段考试英语试题
考试时间：120分钟总分：120
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转
涂到答题卡上。
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.What does the man want to buy
A.Some books.
B. Some toys.
C.Some clothes.
2. What will the man do next
A.Have a break.
B. Go on working.
C. Try the new restaurant.
3.Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a cinema.
B.At home.
C. In a restaurant.
4. What do we know about the woman
A. She made a mistake.
B. She got a pay raise.
C.She might feel disappointed.
5.What are the speakers discussing
A. A tourist attraction.
B.A kind of tea.
C.A picture.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. How is the man feeling now
A.Much better.
B.Even worse.
C.Very well.
7. What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Have some milk.
B.Go to the hospital.
C. Ask Mr. Kim for leave.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.What is the woman probably
A.A student.
B.A coach.
C.A basketball player.
9.When did the game begin
A.5 minutes ago.
B.7 minutes ago.
C.10 minutes ago.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.What's the relationship between the speakers
A. Bookseller and customer.
B.Reporter and guest.
C. Interviewer and applicant.
11. What does the woman think of her job
A.Challenging.
B.Enjoyable.
C.Boring.
12. What will the woman talk about next
A. Her books.
B. Her hobbies.
C. Her job duties.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.What mainly made the man hesitate to visit the White House
A.Lack of interest.
B. The tight security.
C.The historical atmosphere.
14. How did the woman get the tour information
A. From the website.
B.From the local paper.
C.From the travel guide.
15. Where are the speakers probably now
A. In the White House.
B.In a dining hall.
C.At an airport.
16. What is the man like
A.Serious.
B.Humorous.
C.Careful.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.What did Spanish merchants take to the Americans
A.Corm.
B.Wheat.
C.Potatoes.
18.Why did Balboa feel surprised
A.He saw the Pacific Ocean.
B.There were many jungles.
C. Panama was so narrow.
19. When did Francisco Pizarro leave for the Inca Empire
A.In 1513.
B.In 1524.
C.In 1533.
20.What was the Inca Empire rich in
A.Wildlife.
B.Rocks.
C.Gold and silver.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
2021-2022 Cover Art Contest
Want your photo or artwork to appear on the cover of a national magazine Here's your chance!!
Each month, one artist or photographer's work will be chosen to represent that month's issue. Check out some part covers to find inspiration for your cover!
Requirements
＊ Submit thematic artwork and photos (preferably of other teens).
＊ Only photos and artwork by teens are considered.
＊ The best images for the cover must be clear close-ups, in color and vertically oriented.
＊ Artwork must be scanned or well photographed (no flash).
＊TeenInk has a no-tolerance policy for plagiarism(剽窃）。We check the originality of all published work through WriteCheck.
General Guidelines
＊ Submit entries through our website. All photographs and artwork submitted to TeenInk are automatically considered for the cover art contest.
＊Images are accepted and published throughout the year. If, however, you are sending work that is holiday-specific, please submit it two months ahead.
＊ If you don't want your name published, we will respect your request and not publish your name in print or online, but we must still have your accurate name and address information.
Prizes
If your submission is chosen as one of our covers, you will receive a $25 gift card as well as a free copy of that month's issue!
21. Which of the following might be chosen as a cover of TeenInk
A. A drawing of Spider-Man
B.A scan of van Gogh's painting
C. A photo of a sculpture made by a teenager
D. A photo of several teenagers taken by their teacher.
22. What should you do if your submission is holiday-specific
A. Ask permission by calling the person in charge.
B. Learn about past covers of the magazine.
C.Give a detailed account of your work.
D. Submit your work two months before the holiday.
23. What will you get if your work is published in TeenInk
A. The chance to meet great artists.
B. A copy of the magazine for free.
C. A year's membership of TeenInk for just $25.
D. The opportunity to buy the.magazine at its lowest price.
B
People have different ways of dealing with a common cold. Some take over the counter medicines such as aspirin while others try popular home remedies (治疗） like herbal tea or chicken soup. Yet here is the tough truth about the common cold: nothing really cures it.
So why do people sometimes believe that their remedies work According to James Taylor, professor at the University of Washington, colds usually go away on their own in about a week, improving a little each day after symptoms peak, so it's easy to believe it's medicine rather than time that deserves the credit, USA Today reported.
It still seems hard to believe that we can deal with more serious diseases yet are powerless against something so common. as a cold. Recently, scientists came closer to figure out why. To understand it, you first need t know how antiviral drugs work. They attack the virus by attaching to and changing the surface structures of the virus. To do that, the drug must fit and lock into the virus like the right piece of a jigsaw (拼图）， which means scientists have to identify the virus and build a 3D model to study its surface before they can design an antiviral drug that is effective enough.
The two cold viruses that scientists had long known about were rhinovirus (鼻病毒）A and B. But they didn't find out about the existence of a third virus, rhinovirus C, until 2006. All three of them common cold,but drugs that work well against rhinovirus A and B have little little effect when used against rhinovirus C. “This explains most of the previous failures of drug trials against rhinoviruses,"study leader Professor Ann C. Palmenberp at the University of Wiscons in Madison,US,told Science Daily.
Now,more than 10 years after the discovery of rhinovirus C, scientists have finally built a highly detailed 3D model of the virus,showing that the surface of the virus is, as expected, different from that of other cold viruses. With the model in hand, hopefully a real cure for a common cold is on its way.Soon, we may no longer have to waste our money on medicines that don't really work.
24. What does the author think of popular remedies for a common cold
A. They are quite effective.
B.They are slightly helpful.
C.They actually have no effect.
D. They still need to be improved.
25. How do antiviral drugs work
A.By breaking up cold viruses directly.
B.By changing the surface structures of the cold viruses.
C. By preventing colds from developing into serious diseases.
D. By absorbing different kinds of cold viruses at the same time.
26.What can we infer from the passage
A.The surface of cold viruses looks quite similar.
B.Scientists have already found a cure for the common cold.
C. Scientists were not aware of the existence of rhinovirus C until recently.
D.Knowing the structure of cold viruses is the key to developing an effective cure.
27. What is the best title for this passage
A.Drugs against cold viruses.
B.Helpful home remedies.
C. No current cure for a common cold.
D. Research on cold viruses.
C
The universe likes to be shy about its age,but astronomers believe they have a pretty good idea of the range.Currently,the most widely accepted age for the universe is around 13.8 billion years.but determining the age of...well,everything,is no easy feat(功绩）。Now,new studies have investigated the question using different methods-and they've come up with two different answers,separated by more than a billion years.
Because the universe is expanding at an accelerating pace,the further away an object is,the faster it appears to be moving away from us. This is expressed as the Hubble constant(哈勃常数）， and it's a key factor in figuring out the age of the universe.After all, if we can determine how fast objects moving away from us,we can rewind(倒带） that process to its beginning--the Big Bang.Researchers from the University of Oregon set out to map the distance to dozens of galaxies. The team calculated that the universe is only 12.6 billion years old-that,you might notice is much younger than the 13.8 years usually stated.
In the second study,the method of figuring out the age of the universe is by mapping the oldest light we can detect.We are restoring(修复） the' baby photo' of the universe to its original condition, removing the wear and tear of time and space that distorted(扭曲） the image,says Neelima Sehgal, co-author on the study.Only by seeing this sharper baby photo or image of the universe can we more fully understand how our universe was born.In doing so,the researcher determined that the universe is 13.8 billion years old-in agreement with the accepted age.
The real problem though,is that the studies disagree so wildly with each other,to the tune of a billion years.But they are not the only ones-the battle lines are commonly drawn by the methods used. Obviously, more research is heeded to determine where the truth lies.
28.What do we know about the universe from the first two paragraphs
A. It doesn't exist long.
B.It becomes larger.
C.It runs away.
D. It causes the Big Bang.
29.What makes the researchers in the first study think the universe is much younger
A. The speed of moving objects.
B. The number of galaxies.
C.The process of the universe evolution.
D.The distance to other objects.
30.How does Neelima Sehgal explain their method in the second study
A. By referring to a similar thing.
B. By using hard scientific data.
C.By introducing a new concept.
D.By quoting an expert's words.
31.Which can be a suitable title for the text
A.Whose method is better
B.Which result can you believe
C.How old is the universe
D. Why is the universe so old
D
Seven years ago, Chicago-bom Ben Barron took a job with Zurich Insurance Group,an international company headquartered in Switzerland. Barron found that his new colleagues across Europe,who used English as a shared language, had difficulty understanding him.
After taking an in-company e-learning course to help native English speakers communicate better with non-native speakers, Baron slowed down his pace of speaking and avoided phrases and idioms that don't translate globally.
Barron is one of a small but growing number of native English speakers adapting how he uses his mother tongue. “With non-native English speakers now vastly outnumbering native speakers,the tables are turned,"says Neil Shaw of the British Council.About 1.75 billion people worldwide speak English at a useful level, and by 2022 it's expected to be two billion. In the Council's new intercultural fluency courses,native English speakers in countries from Singapore to South Africa have been forced to rethink how they communicate. “It shows that their English isn't as clear and effective as they think it is," Shaw says.
＂The English language is changing quite differently," says Robert Gibson, an intercultural consultant.Chinese English,known as Chinglish, and German English,called Denglish,are examples, he says. “English is also developing within organizations. In companies,they have their own style of English which is not necessarily understood by native speakers.”
The most useful change native English speakers can make is to slow down their speech, says Bob Dignen,director of York Associates.Native English speakers on average speak 250 words per minute,while the average non-native speaker is comfortable with around 150 words per minute,Dignen explains. Articulation (清晰发音） is also important, he says. “Instead of 'I will' we tend to say' I 'll' and then in fast speech we say 'ull', which might cause misunderstandings.“
＂Native English speakers tend to use a communication style that leads to dominance(优势） in terms of talking time with them speaking more than the non-native speaker,” he says.“Shutting up and asking more questions is my suggestion. It makes a huge difference.”
32.What happened to Barron after he took the job in Switzerland
A.He took an e-learning course to study Swiss.
B.He could hardly get along with his colleagues.
C.He became used to adding some idioms to his speech.
D.He often needed to edit his English to put his ideas across.
33.What can be inferred from Shaw's words in Paragraph 3
A.Standard English might not be understood by many.
B.More and more native English speakers work overseas.
C.Many non-native speakers speak English better than native ones.
D.English has been adopted as a second language in many countries.
34.According to Gibson,how is the English language changing
A.It has more and more varieties.
B.It has more rules for non-native speakers.
C.It is losing its popularity to Chinese and German.
D.It is becoming the official language of many organizations.
35.What does Dignen advise native English speakers to do when they talk with non- nativeones
A. Fix their speech speed.
B. Say less and listen more.
C. Avoid asking many questions.
D. Use short forms when necessary
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为
多余选项。
It happens all the time-you are standing on a bus, listening to music, when you feel someone's breath on the back of your neck. You think to yourself: Is this person getting too close to me The answer is yes. Everyone has a sense of personal space._36
According to a new study, the size of the space is different for different people_37_reported Los Angeles Times.In the study,researchers from University College of London asked volunteers to hold their hands at different distances from their face.They then gave them an electric shock on their hand while measuring how often the volunteers blinked(眨眼）．The more they blinked,_38
The results among volunteers were a little different, but the average personal space was 20 to 40 centimeters.Researchers also found that the more anxious a person was, the larger their personal space was because they were more sensitive.
Besides psychological factors,_39_.For example, a person who grew up in a country that hugs a lot has less of a problem with strangers getting too close than a person who grew up in one with more distance between people.
40 “If you are chatting to someone in your living room, you won't have a large safety margin(界限）at all,"explained researcher Gian Domenico Iannetti."But if you are walking through a dangerous area, then that will be much bigger.” Sadly, sometimes people just don't understand the idea of personal space and keep getting into yours.Whenever that happens,rather than trying to step backwards,researchers suggest that you “create a new space" by turning to
wave at someone passing by or to get something out of your bag.
A.But how big is this space
B.it shows that they are worried about their hands.
C.the more of a threat they felt the shock was to their face.
D. but generally it is between 20 to 40 centimeters in front of the face.
E.culture is also thought to be able to change your personal space.
F.People's senses of personal space also depend on the environments they are in.
G.It is clear that people's senses of personal space is considered to be very important.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My brother Ethan and I are twins.Wewere4lin matching clothes. We looked the same. Aswe grew,Ethan and I were eager to establish42__identities. We made different friends,wore different clothes.In high school we often43_talking to each other.Then we chose different 44 and were living apart for the first time in our lives.
This was45_to me: life without a twin,without people mixing me up with Ethan.But the46 also terrified me. Alone at college, I felt like I had lost something.
In some ways,being apart brought Ethan and me closer together.47__we were at colleges in different states,we began calling each other.I can't rememberwho48_who first,and we never talked about emotions, or philosophy,or about any severe topic.We'd just give little49,“I haven't slept in24 hours."“I just ate a huge hamburger."At the_50_of my long-distance chats with Ethan,he' d hang up, and I'd be alone again in my room.
The 5lallowed us to52_out what we actually like about each other.So we really
Gained something by crossing the miles.
Ethan and I are_53_together again for now,back in our childhood home,along with my parents and my sister. We stay up late playing video games,cracking jokes,belly-laughing softly so we don't_54_others.We still seldom talk about serious55 _.Ethan often makes fun of me. It's nice, not being alone.
41.A.built B.covered C.dressed D.raised
42.A.similar B.separate C.fantastic D.memorable
43.A.avoided B.liked C.kept D.stopped
44.A.jobs B.colleges C.homes D.dreams
45.A.interesting B.challenging C.rewarding D.exciting
46.A.emotion B.thought C.change D.position
47.A.Generally B.Then C.Therefore D.Once
48.A.called B.told C.helped D.asked
49.A.gifts B.comments C.updates D.details
50.A.edge B.end C.bottom D.time
51.A.distance B.direction C.experience D.knowledge
52.A.point B.take C.look D.figure
53.A.working B.studying C.living D.leaving
54.A.awake B.accompany C.notice D.hurt
55.A.problems B.topics C.words D.ideas
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
在空白处填入1个适当的单词使句子完整。
56.Nevertheless,journalism is still_________the Pulitzer Prizes are best known for.
57.I was about to have a bath____________I heard people screaming and dogs barking
58.We can see that the first news report pays more attention to the rescue efforts, ._________________the second talks more about deaths and injuries.
59. As media channels have grown in number and type, ._________have advertisement.
60. Based on the psychology, ___________creating a desire to buy, advertisers have developed ways of persuading people into purchasing their products or services.
61. This idiom is often used to talk about situations ____________people fail after wasting three chances.
62.____________my lack of running experience, agreed.
63. The nursing home, located on a housing estate, has more than 150 senior citizens, some of______________are over 90 years old.
64. The history of advertising has always been closely linked with ___________of the mass media.
65.There is concern_____________the construction company that built the tower block had not followed fire safety rules.
第三节单词拼写（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
根据首字母或所给中文的适当形式填空。
66. The fire has also left dozens of people injured, 5 of whom are in a c_____________condition.
67. Even if new reports are written from basically the same p__________，they may contradict each other in terms of factual details.
68.With great d_____________，every one of us has the potential to be a critical news reader.
69.The majority of these sports are i___________to those at the Olympics, but other sports, such as wushu, have been added too.
70.Motivated by the Olympic motto"Faster,Higher,Stronger",many well-known athletes, both male and female, have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the b_____________of human achievement.
71. When a boxer is losing badly and is too tired or confused to give up on his or her own, the coach will______________（真正地，确实） throw a towel into the ring to end the fight.
72.When we read more than one report, we come to understand an event in a more_______________________（全面的）way.
73. Now,advertising is becoming more digital and more _____________（个性化）。
74.However,we usually find that reports on the same events contain different or even_____________________（矛盾的）information.
75. In an interview she revealed that the secret of her_____________________（始终如一的）good performance was the training that she never missed.
第四节用所给词的适当形式或适当时态语态填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
76. Secondly, you must have a natural_________________（curious) about things that are happening, even though they may appear to be minor matters.
77.The variety and______________（access) of online news means that the rapid rise of online news media is unlikely to stop.
78.Since sport is an_____________（separate) part of day-to-day life,there are lots of sports idioms that have found their way into everyday language.
79. The focus in on building bridges between different cultures,so there are competitions______________（feature) mixed teams,such as mixed swimming relays.
80. There is an old and very wise saying,____________（repeat) many times,“Win with humility,lose with grace,and do both with dignity.
81. If someone makes a bad mistake which unintentionally harms their own interests, they are said_____________an own goal.
82.The past decades____________（witness) the rapid development of online news media.
83.When O'Neill received the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1957, it was the fourth time he___________________（win)it.
84.When my breathing returned to normal,I reflected on what just_______________（achieve).
85.He felt that his talents______________（waste) as a basketball player and was eager for a change.
第四部分写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，在今年寒假期间，你的好友Tom迷上了网络新闻，请你帮他分析一下
网络新闻的利弊，用英文给他写一封建议信。内容包括：
1.获取最新新闻；减少纸的使用；
2. 存在虚假信息：易误导大众；
3. 建议。
注意：1.词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
I'm writing to tell you that Internet news has both advantages and disadvantages.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第一部分 听力
1—5 ABBCC 6—10 BBABC 11—15 BBACB 16—20 BBABC
第二部分 阅读
21-23 CDB 24-27 CBDC 28-31 BDAC 32-35 DAAB
36-40 ADCEF
第三部分 语言运用
完形填空
41-45 CBABD 46-50 CDACB 51-55 ADCAB
填入1个适当的单词，使句子完整
56. what 57. when 58. while 59. so 60. behind
61. where 62. Despite 63. whom 64. that 65. that
单词拼写
critical 67. Perspective 68. discrimination 69. identical
70. boundaries 71. literally 72. comprehensive 73. personalized /individualized
74. contradictory 75. consistent
用所给的词的适当形式填空
76. curiosity 77. accessibility 78. inseparable 79. featuring 80. repeated
81. to have scored 82. have witnessed 83. had won 84. had been achieved
85. were being wasted
第五节 应用文写作(划线部分已给出)
Dear Tom,
I’m writing to tell you that the Internet news has both advantages and disadvantages.
With the help of the Internet, we can use our mobile phones or other devices to look through the Internet news and get the latest information in a short time. In addition, by reading the Internet news, we can reduce the use of paper, which is beneficial to the environment. However, the Internet news is also flooded with false information, which misleads people easily. With all of that information, the critical thinking skill is necessary so that you won’t be tricked.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
考试时间：120分钟总分：120
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转
涂到答题卡上。
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.What does the man want to buy
A.Some books.
B. Some toys.
C.Some clothes.
2. What will the man do next
A.Have a break.
B. Go on working.
C. Try the new restaurant.
3.Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a cinema.
B.At home.
C. In a restaurant.
4. What do we know about the woman
A. She made a mistake.
B. She got a pay raise.
C.She might feel disappointed.
5.What are the speakers discussing
A. A tourist attraction.
B.A kind of tea.
C.A picture.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. How is the man feeling now
A.Much better.
B.Even worse.
C.Very well.
7. What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Have some milk.
B.Go to the hospital.
C. Ask Mr. Kim for leave.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.What is the woman probably
A.A student.
B.A coach.
C.A basketball player.
9.When did the game begin
A.5 minutes ago.
B.7 minutes ago.
C.10 minutes ago.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.What's the relationship between the speakers
A. Bookseller and customer.
B.Reporter and guest.
C. Interviewer and applicant.
11. What does the woman think of her job
A.Challenging.
B.Enjoyable.
C.Boring.
12. What will the woman talk about next
A. Her books.
B. Her hobbies.
C. Her job duties.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.What mainly made the man hesitate to visit the White House
A.Lack of interest.
B. The tight security.
C.The historical atmosphere.
14. How did the woman get the tour information
A. From the website.
B.From the local paper.
C.From the travel guide.
15. Where are the speakers probably now
A. In the White House.
B.In a dining hall.
C.At an airport.
16. What is the man like
A.Serious.
B.Humorous.
C.Careful.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.What did Spanish merchants take to the Americans
A.Corm.
B.Wheat.
C.Potatoes.
18.Why did Balboa feel surprised
A.He saw the Pacific Ocean.
B.There were many jungles.
C. Panama was so narrow.
19. When did Francisco Pizarro leave for the Inca Empire
A.In 1513.
B.In 1524.
C.In 1533.
20.What was the Inca Empire rich in
A.Wildlife.
B.Rocks.
C.Gold and silver.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
2021-2022 Cover Art Contest
Want your photo or artwork to appear on the cover of a national magazine Here's your chance!!
Each month, one artist or photographer's work will be chosen to represent that month's issue. Check out some part covers to find inspiration for your cover!
Requirements
＊ Submit thematic artwork and photos (preferably of other teens).
＊ Only photos and artwork by teens are considered.
＊ The best images for the cover must be clear close-ups, in color and vertically oriented.
＊ Artwork must be scanned or well photographed (no flash).
＊TeenInk has a no-tolerance policy for plagiarism(剽窃）。We check the originality of all published work through WriteCheck.
General Guidelines
＊ Submit entries through our website. All photographs and artwork submitted to TeenInk are automatically considered for the cover art contest.
＊Images are accepted and published throughout the year. If, however, you are sending work that is holiday-specific, please submit it two months ahead.
＊ If you don't want your name published, we will respect your request and not publish your name in print or online, but we must still have your accurate name and address information.
Prizes
If your submission is chosen as one of our covers, you will receive a $25 gift card as well as a free copy of that month's issue!
21. Which of the following might be chosen as a cover of TeenInk
A. A drawing of Spider-Man
B.A scan of van Gogh's painting
C. A photo of a sculpture made by a teenager
D. A photo of several teenagers taken by their teacher.
22. What should you do if your submission is holiday-specific
A. Ask permission by calling the person in charge.
B. Learn about past covers of the magazine.
C.Give a detailed account of your work.
D. Submit your work two months before the holiday.
23. What will you get if your work is published in TeenInk
A. The chance to meet great artists.
B. A copy of the magazine for free.
C. A year's membership of TeenInk for just $25.
D. The opportunity to buy the.magazine at its lowest price.
B
People have different ways of dealing with a common cold. Some take over the counter medicines such as aspirin while others try popular home remedies (治疗） like herbal tea or chicken soup. Yet here is the tough truth about the common cold: nothing really cures it.
So why do people sometimes believe that their remedies work According to James Taylor, professor at the University of Washington, colds usually go away on their own in about a week, improving a little each day after symptoms peak, so it's easy to believe it's medicine rather than time that deserves the credit, USA Today reported.
It still seems hard to believe that we can deal with more serious diseases yet are powerless against something so common. as a cold. Recently, scientists came closer to figure out why. To understand it, you first need t know how antiviral drugs work. They attack the virus by attaching to and changing the surface structures of the virus. To do that, the drug must fit and lock into the virus like the right piece of a jigsaw (拼图）， which means scientists have to identify the virus and build a 3D model to study its surface before they can design an antiviral drug that is effective enough.
The two cold viruses that scientists had long known about were rhinovirus (鼻病毒）A and B. But they didn't find out about the existence of a third virus, rhinovirus C, until 2006. All three of them common cold,but drugs that work well against rhinovirus A and B have little little effect when used against rhinovirus C. “This explains most of the previous failures of drug trials against rhinoviruses,"study leader Professor Ann C. Palmenberp at the University of Wiscons in Madison,US,told Science Daily.
Now,more than 10 years after the discovery of rhinovirus C, scientists have finally built a highly detailed 3D model of the virus,showing that the surface of the virus is, as expected, different from that of other cold viruses. With the model in hand, hopefully a real cure for a common cold is on its way.Soon, we may no longer have to waste our money on medicines that don't really work.
24. What does the author think of popular remedies for a common cold
A. They are quite effective.
B.They are slightly helpful.
C.They actually have no effect.
D. They still need to be improved.
25. How do antiviral drugs work
A.By breaking up cold viruses directly.
B.By changing the surface structures of the cold viruses.
C. By preventing colds from developing into serious diseases.
D. By absorbing different kinds of cold viruses at the same time.
26.What can we infer from the passage
A.The surface of cold viruses looks quite similar.
B.Scientists have already found a cure for the common cold.
C. Scientists were not aware of the existence of rhinovirus C until recently.
D.Knowing the structure of cold viruses is the key to developing an effective cure.
27. What is the best title for this passage
A.Drugs against cold viruses.
B.Helpful home remedies.
C. No current cure for a common cold.
D. Research on cold viruses.
C
The universe likes to be shy about its age,but astronomers believe they have a pretty good idea of the range.Currently,the most widely accepted age for the universe is around 13.8 billion years.but determining the age of...well,everything,is no easy feat(功绩）。Now,new studies have investigated the question using different methods-and they've come up with two different answers,separated by more than a billion years.
Because the universe is expanding at an accelerating pace,the further away an object is,the faster it appears to be moving away from us. This is expressed as the Hubble constant(哈勃常数）， and it's a key factor in figuring out the age of the universe.After all, if we can determine how fast objects moving away from us,we can rewind(倒带） that process to its beginning--the Big Bang.Researchers from the University of Oregon set out to map the distance to dozens of galaxies. The team calculated that the universe is only 12.6 billion years old-that,you might notice is much younger than the 13.8 years usually stated.
In the second study,the method of figuring out the age of the universe is by mapping the oldest light we can detect.We are restoring(修复） the' baby photo' of the universe to its original condition, removing the wear and tear of time and space that distorted(扭曲） the image,says Neelima Sehgal, co-author on the study.Only by seeing this sharper baby photo or image of the universe can we more fully understand how our universe was born.In doing so,the researcher determined that the universe is 13.8 billion years old-in agreement with the accepted age.
The real problem though,is that the studies disagree so wildly with each other,to the tune of a billion years.But they are not the only ones-the battle lines are commonly drawn by the methods used. Obviously, more research is heeded to determine where the truth lies.
28.What do we know about the universe from the first two paragraphs
A. It doesn't exist long.
B.It becomes larger.
C.It runs away.
D. It causes the Big Bang.
29.What makes the researchers in the first study think the universe is much younger
A. The speed of moving objects.
B. The number of galaxies.
C.The process of the universe evolution.
D.The distance to other objects.
30.How does Neelima Sehgal explain their method in the second study
A. By referring to a similar thing.
B. By using hard scientific data.
C.By introducing a new concept.
D.By quoting an expert's words.
31.Which can be a suitable title for the text
A.Whose method is better
B.Which result can you believe
C.How old is the universe
D. Why is the universe so old
D
Seven years ago, Chicago-bom Ben Barron took a job with Zurich Insurance Group,an international company headquartered in Switzerland. Barron found that his new colleagues across Europe,who used English as a shared language, had difficulty understanding him.
After taking an in-company e-learning course to help native English speakers communicate better with non-native speakers, Baron slowed down his pace of speaking and avoided phrases and idioms that don't translate globally.
Barron is one of a small but growing number of native English speakers adapting how he uses his mother tongue. “With non-native English speakers now vastly outnumbering native speakers,the tables are turned,"says Neil Shaw of the British Council.About 1.75 billion people worldwide speak English at a useful level, and by 2022 it's expected to be two billion. In the Council's new intercultural fluency courses,native English speakers in countries from Singapore to South Africa have been forced to rethink how they communicate. “It shows that their English isn't as clear and effective as they think it is," Shaw says.
＂The English language is changing quite differently," says Robert Gibson, an intercultural consultant.Chinese English,known as Chinglish, and German English,called Denglish,are examples, he says. “English is also developing within organizations. In companies,they have their own style of English which is not necessarily understood by native speakers.”
The most useful change native English speakers can make is to slow down their speech, says Bob Dignen,director of York Associates.Native English speakers on average speak 250 words per minute,while the average non-native speaker is comfortable with around 150 words per minute,Dignen explains. Articulation (清晰发音） is also important, he says. “Instead of 'I will' we tend to say' I 'll' and then in fast speech we say 'ull', which might cause misunderstandings.“
＂Native English speakers tend to use a communication style that leads to dominance(优势） in terms of talking time with them speaking more than the non-native speaker,” he says.“Shutting up and asking more questions is my suggestion. It makes a huge difference.”
32.What happened to Barron after he took the job in Switzerland
A.He took an e-learning course to study Swiss.
B.He could hardly get along with his colleagues.
C.He became used to adding some idioms to his speech.
D.He often needed to edit his English to put his ideas across.
33.What can be inferred from Shaw's words in Paragraph 3
A.Standard English might not be understood by many.
B.More and more native English speakers work overseas.
C.Many non-native speakers speak English better than native ones.
D.English has been adopted as a second language in many countries.
34.According to Gibson,how is the English language changing
A.It has more and more varieties.
B.It has more rules for non-native speakers.
C.It is losing its popularity to Chinese and German.
D.It is becoming the official language of many organizations.
35.What does Dignen advise native English speakers to do when they talk with non- nativeones
A. Fix their speech speed.
B. Say less and listen more.
C. Avoid asking many questions.
D. Use short forms when necessary
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为
多余选项。
It happens all the time-you are standing on a bus, listening to music, when you feel someone's breath on the back of your neck. You think to yourself: Is this person getting too close to me The answer is yes. Everyone has a sense of personal space._36
According to a new study, the size of the space is different for different people_37_reported Los Angeles Times.In the study,researchers from University College of London asked volunteers to hold their hands at different distances from their face.They then gave them an electric shock on their hand while measuring how often the volunteers blinked(眨眼）．The more they blinked,_38
The results among volunteers were a little different, but the average personal space was 20 to 40 centimeters.Researchers also found that the more anxious a person was, the larger their personal space was because they were more sensitive.
Besides psychological factors,_39_.For example, a person who grew up in a country that hugs a lot has less of a problem with strangers getting too close than a person who grew up in one with more distance between people.
40 “If you are chatting to someone in your living room, you won't have a large safety margin(界限）at all,"explained researcher Gian Domenico Iannetti."But if you are walking through a dangerous area, then that will be much bigger.” Sadly, sometimes people just don't understand the idea of personal space and keep getting into yours.Whenever that happens,rather than trying to step backwards,researchers suggest that you “create a new space" by turning to
wave at someone passing by or to get something out of your bag.
A.But how big is this space
B.it shows that they are worried about their hands.
C.the more of a threat they felt the shock was to their face.
D. but generally it is between 20 to 40 centimeters in front of the face.
E.culture is also thought to be able to change your personal space.
F.People's senses of personal space also depend on the environments they are in.
G.It is clear that people's senses of personal space is considered to be very important.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My brother Ethan and I are twins.Wewere4lin matching clothes. We looked the same. Aswe grew,Ethan and I were eager to establish42__identities. We made different friends,wore different clothes.In high school we often43_talking to each other.Then we chose different 44 and were living apart for the first time in our lives.
This was45_to me: life without a twin,without people mixing me up with Ethan.But the46 also terrified me. Alone at college, I felt like I had lost something.
In some ways,being apart brought Ethan and me closer together.47__we were at colleges in different states,we began calling each other.I can't rememberwho48_who first,and we never talked about emotions, or philosophy,or about any severe topic.We'd just give little49,“I haven't slept in24 hours."“I just ate a huge hamburger."At the_50_of my long-distance chats with Ethan,he' d hang up, and I'd be alone again in my room.
The 5lallowed us to52_out what we actually like about each other.So we really
Gained something by crossing the miles.
Ethan and I are_53_together again for now,back in our childhood home,along with my parents and my sister. We stay up late playing video games,cracking jokes,belly-laughing softly so we don't_54_others.We still seldom talk about serious55 _.Ethan often makes fun of me. It's nice, not being alone.
41.A.built B.covered C.dressed D.raised
42.A.similar B.separate C.fantastic D.memorable
43.A.avoided B.liked C.kept D.stopped
44.A.jobs B.colleges C.homes D.dreams
45.A.interesting B.challenging C.rewarding D.exciting
46.A.emotion B.thought C.change D.position
47.A.Generally B.Then C.Therefore D.Once
48.A.called B.told C.helped D.asked
49.A.gifts B.comments C.updates D.details
50.A.edge B.end C.bottom D.time
51.A.distance B.direction C.experience D.knowledge
52.A.point B.take C.look D.figure
53.A.working B.studying C.living D.leaving
54.A.awake B.accompany C.notice D.hurt
55.A.problems B.topics C.words D.ideas
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
在空白处填入1个适当的单词使句子完整。
56.Nevertheless,journalism is still_________the Pulitzer Prizes are best known for.
57.I was about to have a bath____________I heard people screaming and dogs barking
58.We can see that the first news report pays more attention to the rescue efforts, ._________________the second talks more about deaths and injuries.
59. As media channels have grown in number and type, ._________have advertisement.
60. Based on the psychology, ___________creating a desire to buy, advertisers have developed ways of persuading people into purchasing their products or services.
61. This idiom is often used to talk about situations ____________people fail after wasting three chances.
62.____________my lack of running experience, agreed.
63. The nursing home, located on a housing estate, has more than 150 senior citizens, some of______________are over 90 years old.
64. The history of advertising has always been closely linked with ___________of the mass media.
65.There is concern_____________the construction company that built the tower block had not followed fire safety rules.
第三节单词拼写（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
根据首字母或所给中文的适当形式填空。
66. The fire has also left dozens of people injured, 5 of whom are in a c_____________condition.
67. Even if new reports are written from basically the same p__________，they may contradict each other in terms of factual details.
68.With great d_____________，every one of us has the potential to be a critical news reader.
69.The majority of these sports are i___________to those at the Olympics, but other sports, such as wushu, have been added too.
70.Motivated by the Olympic motto"Faster,Higher,Stronger",many well-known athletes, both male and female, have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the b_____________of human achievement.
71. When a boxer is losing badly and is too tired or confused to give up on his or her own, the coach will______________（真正地，确实） throw a towel into the ring to end the fight.
72.When we read more than one report, we come to understand an event in a more_______________________（全面的）way.
73. Now,advertising is becoming more digital and more _____________（个性化）。
74.However,we usually find that reports on the same events contain different or even_____________________（矛盾的）information.
75. In an interview she revealed that the secret of her_____________________（始终如一的）good performance was the training that she never missed.
第四节用所给词的适当形式或适当时态语态填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
76. Secondly, you must have a natural_________________（curious) about things that are happening, even though they may appear to be minor matters.
77.The variety and______________（access) of online news means that the rapid rise of online news media is unlikely to stop.
78.Since sport is an_____________（separate) part of day-to-day life,there are lots of sports idioms that have found their way into everyday language.
79. The focus in on building bridges between different cultures,so there are competitions______________（feature) mixed teams,such as mixed swimming relays.
80. There is an old and very wise saying,____________（repeat) many times,“Win with humility,lose with grace,and do both with dignity.
81. If someone makes a bad mistake which unintentionally harms their own interests, they are said_____________an own goal.
82.The past decades____________（witness) the rapid development of online news media.
83.When O'Neill received the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1957, it was the fourth time he___________________（win)it.
84.When my breathing returned to normal,I reflected on what just_______________（achieve).
85.He felt that his talents______________（waste) as a basketball player and was eager for a change.
第四部分写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，在今年寒假期间，你的好友Tom迷上了网络新闻，请你帮他分析一下
网络新闻的利弊，用英文给他写一封建议信。内容包括：
1.获取最新新闻；减少纸的使用；
2. 存在虚假信息：易误导大众；
3. 建议。
注意：1.词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
I'm writing to tell you that Internet news has both advantages and disadvantages.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第一部分 听力
1—5 ABBCC 6—10 BBABC 11—15 BBACB 16—20 BBABC
第二部分 阅读
21-23 CDB 24-27 CBDC 28-31 BDAC 32-35 DAAB
36-40 ADCEF
第三部分 语言运用
完形填空
41-45 CBABD 46-50 CDACB 51-55 ADCAB
填入1个适当的单词，使句子完整
56. what 57. when 58. while 59. so 60. behind
61. where 62. Despite 63. whom 64. that 65. that
单词拼写
critical 67. Perspective 68. discrimination 69. identical
70. boundaries 71. literally 72. comprehensive 73. personalized /individualized
74. contradictory 75. consistent
用所给的词的适当形式填空
76. curiosity 77. accessibility 78. inseparable 79. featuring 80. repeated
81. to have scored 82. have witnessed 83. had won 84. had been achieved
85. were being wasted
第五节 应用文写作(划线部分已给出)
Dear Tom,
I’m writing to tell you that the Internet news has both advantages and disadvantages.
With the help of the Internet, we can use our mobile phones or other devices to look through the Internet news and get the latest information in a short time. In addition, by reading the Internet news, we can reduce the use of paper, which is beneficial to the environment. However, the Internet news is also flooded with false information, which misleads people easily. With all of that information, the critical thinking skill is necessary so that you won’t be tricked.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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