2023-2024学年高一英语下学期第三次月考（上海专用）
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：140分）
Listening Comprehension Section A （第1-10题, 每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1．A．He dropped his phone. B．He hates long-distance calls.
C．His call got cut off. D．His mobile is too long.
2．A．In a clinic. B．In a cinema. C．In an electronics store. D．In a bookstore.
3． A．He was forced to go to the calligraphy exhibition.
B．He found no interest in the calligraphy exhibition.
C．He was poor at investing in exhibits of calligraphy.
D．Watching soap operas is his favorite recreation.
4．A．Teacher and student. B．Father and daughter.
C．Shop assistant and customer. D．Boss and employee.
A．The membership of the gym is no longer valid.
B．The woman is really tired of that gym.
C．The woman went to that gym only once.
D．The woman has never gone to that gym.
6．A．It’s not the one he likes. B．He needs a smaller shirt.
C．It doesn’t fit him very well. D．He hasn’t had time to try it on yet.
7. A．The man was seriously injured in the car accident.
B．The man had poor imagination because of the car accident.
C．The man wasn’t wearing the seat belt when the accident happened.
D．The man’s daughter advised him to wear the seat belt before he left home.
8．A．Playing tennis. B．Writing a term paper.
C．Holding a meeting. D．Gathering materials.
9．A．Excited. B．Exhausted. C．Bored. D．Dissatisfied.
10．A．7:00. B．7:10. C．9:10. D．9:00.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions will be read twice, but the question will be spoken only one the four possible answers on your paper and
decide which o you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage
11．A．The benefits of walking. B．The importance of keeping fit.
C．The way of forming a habit. D．The possibility of excising regularly.
12．A．Because it needs much thinking.
B．Because people can improve their memory.
C．Because it is suitable for everyone.
D．Because people needn’t concentrate on it.
13．A．It is the easiest way to lose weight.
B．It can be made part of people’s life.
C．It can make people’s hearts stronger.
D．It prevents people suffering from cancers.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage
14．A．Because the manager asked him to do so.
B．Because the elderly were respected in his hometown culture.
C．Because the couple wanted him to do so.
D．Because he wanted more pay.
15．A．He lost his job in the restaurant.
B．He made friends with the couple.
C．He no longer respected the elderly.
D．He changed his way with older people.
16．A．The more the speaker explained, the angrier the couple got.
B．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
C．From this experience, the speaker learned more about American culture.
D．The speaker wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation
17．A．He has just been back from South America.
B．He has been burnt for a few hours.
C．He has been doing school work all night.
D．He has been surfing the Internet for long.
18．A．To look for information for his project.
B．To meet new friends in the net chatroom.
C．To release pressure from heavy work.
D．To look for something interesting for pleasure.
19．A．Quite a few sites are just old event calendars.
B．It’s a waste of time to surf the Internet.
C．A lot of information can be found.
D．A lot of friends can be made on the Internet.
20．A．It takes long to find things because of many useless sites.
B．It’s hardly the best source of information available.
C．It is hard to start chatting with others in the chatroom.
D．People spend much time talking about other interests.
Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分）
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Robot Chef Learns to Twirl (旋转) Pizza Like a Pro
Pizza has a proud history of fueling late-night lab work, and scientists in Naples—an Italian city famous for its pizza—have easy access to some of the world’s tastiest take-out. But what inspires engineer Bruno Siciliano is not that first bite 21 much as how the dish is made.
“Preparing a pizza involves an extraordinary level of agility and dexterity (敏捷和灵巧),” says Siciliano, who directs a robotics research group at the University of Naples Federico Ⅱ. Stretching a deformable object like a lump of dough (面团) requires an accurate and gentle touch. It is one of the few things humans can handle, but robots cannot—yet.
Siciliano’s team 22 (develop) a robot able to make a pizza pie. RoDyMan (short for Robotic Dynamic Manipulation) is a five-year project 23 (support) by a ?2.5-million grant from the European Research Council. Like a human chef, RoDyMan must throw the dough into the air to stretch it, 24 (follow) it as it spins and anticipating how it will change shape.
RoDyMan has been working this spring toward a milestone: stretching the dough 25 tearing it. To guide the robot, Siciliano’s team asked master pizza chef Enzo Coccia to wear a suit of movement-tracking sensors. “We learn [Coccia’s] motions, and we copy them with RoDyMan,” Sciliano says.
RoDyMan uses visual sensors in its head to track the dough in real time. Using software, it can train 26 to handle the pizza like a chef would. The robot 27 (map) the dough’s position and tracks how it moves. Through practice, the robot 28 get better—much like humans develop “muscle memory.” Researchers hope RoDyMan’s technology can lead to a new generation of robots that will perform tasks in ways 29 are accurate and responsive, if not more lifelike.
Yet Siciliano admits that 30 compares with a traditional chef. “I would never eat a pizza made by a robot,” he says. “It would not have the taste a real pizzaiolo, with his soul, would put in it.”
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note
that there is one word more than you need.
A．as B．involve C． filling D．rapidly E. major F. developed G. all H. by I. along J. needs K. present
Throughout the 20th century, Japanese towns and cities grew 31 . Today about 80 percent of the Japanese people live in urban areas. The growth of towns and cities, called urbanization (城市化), happens in two ways. One way is 32 rural-urban migration, when people move to the city from the country. As cities prosper and grow, industries and services that 33 many people both as workers and consumers grow to meet the 34 of the increasing population. New industries and services emerge to support the growing business, and the region experiences an upward spiral of growth.
The urban areas on the Japanese island of Honshu (本州岛) continue to grow 35 they attract more people, industries and business. These urban areas contain nearly two-thirds of Japan’s population and manufacturing. City suburbs are 36 in the rural spaces between the towns and cities, and Japan’s efficient and fast transportation system links them all.
Four 37 cities on Honshu-Tokyo Kawasaki (川崎), Chiba (千叶), and Yokohama (横滨) have grown together into one of Japan’s largest urban areas. Two other large urban areas have 38 on Honshu. The area around the city of Nagoya (名古屋) forms one, and the cities of Osaka (大阪)，Kyoto and Kobe (神户) from the other. At the 39 time, these three areas are growing toward one another to form one long, enormous urban area. A single urban system this large is called a megalopolis. This Japanese megalopolis on Honshu, stretching from Tokyo in the east 40 the way to Kobe in the west, is called the Tokaido (东海道) megalopolis.
III. Reading Comprehension (共45分。41-55每题1分; 56-70每题2分)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context
To prevent tsunami-caused disasters, several countries worked together to expand the use of a tsunami-detecting system that had been developed in the United States by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The system 41 of an instrument installed on the seafloor — called a tsunameter — that measures pressure changes caused by a passing tsunami. The tsunameter sends a signal to a surface buoy (浮标), which sends the data to a satellite, which 42 the information to warning centers around the world.
By 2004 only six such detectors had been installed, all in the Pacific. There were 43 in the Indian Ocean, and many countries in the region had no national warning centers that could have 44 local communities. That policy mistake had tragic consequences. In Sumatra people had only a few minutes to run, 45 the tsunami took two hours to reach India, and some 16,000 people died there. “It was totally unnecessary,” says Paramesh Banerjee, a geo-physicist at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. “Technically it would have been relatively 46 to install a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean.”
There are now 53 detector buoys operating in the world’s oceans, including 6 of a planned 27 in the Indian Ocean. So a (n) 47 of the 2004 horror, in which the tsunami traveled for hours and still caught people by 48 is less likely. But buoys would not have helped in Sumatra. People living on coasts near a rupturing fault (地壳断层) can’t wait for 49 that a tsunami is on its way, which it often isn’t; they must flee as soon as the quake hits. The Japanese warning system relies not only on tsunameters but also on seismometers (地震测量仪) — a thousand of them 50 the country, the densest network anywhere — combined with a computer model that forecasts the scale of a tsunami from the magnitude (震级) and 51 of the quake.
In March, the system, which is run by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), did not work perfectly. JMA’s initial 52 , while the ground was still shaking, put the quake magnitude at 7.9 — but later analysis revealed a quake that, at magnitude 9, was 12 times larger. The tsunami forecast warned of waves of ten feet or more — but they reached 50 feet in Minanisanriku and in some places even 53 . But the human 54 to the warning was imperfect as well. “I think this time many people who lived above the high-water mark of the 1960 tsunami didn’t bother to run.” says Jin Sato, mayor of Minanisanriku. “Many of them died.” The town’s seawall, he thinks, also gave people a false sense of 55
41．A．approves B．rids C．expects D．consists
42．A．broadcasts B．foresees C．assigns D．imposes
43．A．some B．a few C．none D．others
44．A．qualified B．alerted C．substituted D．fueled
45．A．although B．until C．as D．where
46．A．difficult B．thoughtful C．easy D．pressing
47．A．alternative B．perspective C．repetition D．resume
48．A．surprise B．mistake C．accident D．force
49．A．reference B．confirmation C．suggestion D．expectation
50．A．undertake B．multiply C．deposit D．blanket
51．A．location B．direction C．territory D．length
52．A．note B．catalogue C．volume D．estimate
53．A．worse B．larger C．higher D．wider
54．A．schedule B．scheme C．monitor D．response
55．A．warning B．security C．setting D．responsibility
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat almost at the same time. It was hanging at a secondhand clothing store. While the other coats looked rather depressed, this one looked as if it were holding itself up. The
thick, black wool of the chesterfield (长大衣) was soft and unworn. It was beautifully tailored and had an unbelievable price tag of $28. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen coats were popular with teenage boys; but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that touch of classic elegance from long ago.
John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied expression that soon changed into a smile. The fit was perfect.
John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a grin. “How did the kids like your coat ” I asked. “They loved it!” he said merrily, carefully folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat.
Over the next few weeks, a change came over John. Agreement replaced protest; quiet, reasoned discussion replaced argument. He became more sensible, more polite, more thoughtful, eager to please. “Good dinner, Mom, ” he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John, who was always putting off doing stuff, said, “You’re right. I guess I will.”
When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It must be his coat!” At the library, we ran into a friend who had not seen our children for a long time, “Could this be John ” he asked, looking up to John’s new height, assessing the style of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
Sometimes, watching John leave for school, I’m reminded of what it felt like to be at his age — a time when it was as easy to try on different approaches to life as it was to try on a coat.
56．Why did John’s eyes shine when he saw the coat
A．It was the first time that he had been to a secondhand store.
B．It was pleasant for him to share the same taste with mom.
C．He fell in love with that coat and wanted to put it on.
D．He managed to get his mom to buy him a new coat.
57．What does the underlined word “grin” in paragraph 3 refer to
A．A big smile. B．A sad look. C．A jealous remark. D．An anxious thought.
58．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage
A．There was a trend of loving such coats among teenage boys then.
B．John used to be disobedient towards parents’ demands.
C．John acted like a gentleman after wearing the coat.
D．The teacher didn’t understand why John changed a lot.
59．Which of the following might the best title
A．A Special Shopping Experience B．A Caring Mother
C．A Magical Coat D．John’s Taste for Clothing
(B)
It’s easy to blame an achy neck and stiff shoulder on bad posture. But on many desks, experts agree, the quiet culprit is your mouse.
“There are a lot of delicate body parts involved in mousing,” explains Cameron Stiehl, a San Francisco-based ergonomic assessment specialist. “When you’re at the computer for hours at a time, having a mouse that doesn’t fit properly or is positioned incorrectly can cause soft-tissue injuries in the fingers, wrists, hands, elbows and even in the shoulder.” Countless ergonomic mouse models promise improvement. If you’re ready for a level up, here are four mice that will give you a hand.
1 | Semi-vertical mice like the Logitech MX Master 3S have a 30 to 45-degree slant, which can help reduce stress on the forearm muscles. It can help relieve discomfort from epicondylitis (or ‘tennis elbow’) or help a sore wrist. At 141 grams, the MX Master 3S is a bit heavy but is designed to be especially responsive so that you needn’t move it too much. You can also custom-program the functions of the mouse’s seven buttons and two scroll wheels, letting you avoid certain repetitive motions that can cause injuries. $100,
2 | Look past their uncanny resemblance to Kubrick’s HAL 9000. Trackball mice can be particularly helpful for treating shoulder discomfort by limiting most of your mousing movement to the fingers and wrist. For the most natural motion, Stiehl suggests the Kensington Orbit Trackball. It has both the namespace feature for moving your cursor with little effort and a ring-style scroll wheel encircling it. Unlike traditional scrollers, you use it like a dial. This, Stiehl says, makes the mouse “especially good for people who have issues like trigger finger” (when bending your digits causes them to painfully click and pop). The Orbit also takes the ergonomics a step further, with an included, detachable wrist rest. $50, Kensington. com
3 | A vertical mouse lets you position your hand not flat but tilted sideways as if you’re shaking hands with the device. This position, reduces wrist and forearm movement and can be soothing. The Logitech Lift version’s small footprint and light weight (125 grams) make it a good fit for small hands. “It’s not a long vertical, so I think it can be very comfortable if it fits the hand,” said Stiehl. Six buttons allow for control customization, and it comes in three colors (including a very cute rose), and is made of mostly recycled material. $70,
4 | Working away from your desk doesn’t mean you can’t cast an eye toward ergonomics. The Lenovo Go Wireless Vertical Mouse is a compact vertical mouse, powered by a single replaceable AA battery, which the manufacture r promises will last a year. It also features a handsome cork thumb divot. But the selling point is its smaller footprint, which makes it easy to pack with your laptop. $50,
60．According to the description, which product chart is Logitech Lift
A． B．
C． D．3
61．Sam is an office lady with loads of paperwork to complete, which results in severe neck-shoulder problems. Which of the following mice is highly recommended
A．Logitech MX Master 3S. B．Kensington Orbit Trackball.
C．Logitech Lift. D．Lenovo Go Wireless Vertical Mouse.
62．Which of the following slogans is the most suitable for Lenovo Go Wireless Vertical Mouse
A．Suited for smaller hands. B．A universal upgrade.
C．Trigger finger treater. D．Ergonomics can go everywhere.
(C)
Today China is the world’s biggest consumer of wheat. But it wasn’t always that way.
Wheat only came to the area now known as northern China toward the end of the Neolithic (新石器) period, some 4,600 years ago. Initially, wheat didn’t seem to be so delicious and had been treated as a crop of desperation rather than a cooking delight. The first farmers of northern China primarily grew millet (粟), starting as early as 11,500 years ago. By the time of the Tang dynasty, wheat had replaced millet, becoming a major crop. But relatively little was known about exactly why this shift occurred.
In an attempt to track the answer, I accumulated (积累) a collection of nearly 1,200 data points covering more than 50 sites from the mid-Neolithic, about 9,000 years ago, to the collapse of the Eastern Han dynasty in 220 AD．The sites were across 8 modern provinces, ranging from Gansu province in the northwest to Shandong province in the east.
One possible explanation is a major climate shift, called the Holocene Event 3, which happened 4,000 to 4,500 years ago. At that time, the climate became colder and drier across continents, causing damage to crop production.
On top of this, the late Neolithic period was also a time of rapid population growth around the world. With an ever-increasing population and unsteady crop production, it is reasonable to assume that Neolithic farmers in northern China were struggling.
Wheat, it turns out, actually needs more water than millet, making it seem a poor choice for a dry period of history. But importantly, it can be sowed after millet has been harvested. That, we think, is the most likely reason why the people across northern China started to grow wheat.
From more extreme weather to changing coastlines, climate change has always brought unexpected and sometimes dramatic changes to societies. In this instance, the consequence of the Holocene Event 3 in northern China proved, eventually, delicious.
63．What can we learn about wheat from the second paragraph
A．It replaced millet for its great taste. B．It was a poor choice at the beginning.
C．It outnumbered millet 4,600 years ago. D．It was the earliest crop grown in China.
64．What do the figures in paragraph 3 show
A．The author found the exact answer. B．The author did the research cautiously.
C．The author did extensive research. D．The author was good at collecting data.
65．What was probably the main reason for northerners in China to grow wheat
A．The water supply was enough then. B．The harvest of millet was not satisfying.
C．It adjusted to the weather conditions better. D．It had an alternative sowing season with millet.
66．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A．How was millet introduced to China
B．Why did Chinese farmers switch to wheat
C．How did China become the biggest wheat consumer
D．How was China’s wheat growth affected by climate change
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
A．If you are a gout sufferer, you are not alone. B．No one knows what's behind the phenomenon. C．Nor is it any longer exclusive to rich white men. D．The foot is red and swollen, pounding like a heart. E．We might dismiss gout as a ghost from a fable, which it was. F．The tubercular's hollow cheeks were considered desirable look for women.
Gout （痛风）: The Disease of Kings
Gout, once the disease of geniuses, conquerors and kings, now is affecting the masses. But comes at night, first as a fevered dream, then pain in darkness, the body turned rude animals 67 So strong is the sensitivity of this swollen big toe that the faintest footstep of a sympathetic visitor is a gunshot straight to the nerve. It will not help, at such as moment, to recall that Alexander the Great, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton reportedly suffered.
68 In the words of the 17 th -century French poet, Gout falls onto a poor man and then, horrified by her host's ceaseless labor, did nothing in a building. Surely it's a time of a less enlightened, more hierarchical（等级制的）age. We can laugh at from the safe distance of the present day. But the American critic Susan Sontag warned us against illness as myth. Gout is not a punishment, certainly not an embarrassment and, it is highly curable, if good treatment is followed. And the disease has not been limited to the past. 69 From the 1960s to the 1990s, the number of sufferers doubled in the United States, and that's continued to rise.
It is tempting to see gout as an annoying angel and come to punish greed. Mentioning the romantic aspect of tuberculosis（肺结核）in the 19th century, Sontag argued that gout was contrary to tubercular. The gout-ridden were guilty of eating too much, while those dying of tubercular were themselves consumed from the inside. During that period, turning thinner from tubercular was taken as a sign of elegance, with poets considered unreliable if they weighed more than a hundred pounds, and so "it became rude to eat heartily". Sontag also highlighted a strange social phenomenon. 70 Great men "grew fat, wrote novels and conquered continents."
IV.Summary Writing (10分)
71. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point( s)of the passage in no
more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
The Problem of Packaging
A large source of rubbish is packaging material. It often makes up more than 30 percent of the total. To understand why this is true, think of the packaging commonly used for a simple product, such as toothpaste. The packaging includes not only the tube for the toothpaste, but also the box for the tube. This box is put into a plastic wrapper. Then, the boxes are transported in a cardboard container.
Most packaging material ends up in a landfill after it is thrown away. Though necessary, landfills take up valuable space, often stink, and can leak harmful substances into the soil. Landfills not included, the production of packaging material itself is a major source of air and water pollution.
People are now trying to solve the problems caused by packaging materials. In 1991, Germany took the lead by requiring companies to recycle the packaging used for their goods. To do this, the companies set up recycling bins in every neighborhood. Consumers now separate their rubbish into three categories—metal, plastic and paper cartons. They then put it into the appropriate bin. The rubbish sorted, it is transported to recycling company for processing.
The programme worked well at first. However, the amount of rubbish has begun to increase again. One reason for this is that many consumers no longer reduce waste because they think the problem is solved. It seems that to properly deal with the problem of rubbish, everyone must remain alert and do their part.
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V.Translation (共15分。第1小题和第2小题,每题3分;第3题4分;第4题5分。)
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets
72．学生们应充分意识到这样的事实：能力、努力和健康是成功的三大要素。(aware)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________73．只要你坚持提高运动技术，就一定会实现终极目标：入选排球校队。(persist, sure)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________74．由于生态环境的日益改善，这个地区的湿地吸引了越来越多的鸟类来此过冬，包括一些珍稀的鸟类。(attract)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________75．那是他第一次登台即兴演讲，结果他的镇定自若和旁征博引深深地打动了评委们。(turn out)
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VI.Guided Writing (共25分)
明启中学将举办一次校园摄影展，拟采用线下布展(校图书馆)或者线上布展(校园网站)的方式。请谈谈你的选择，说明做此选择的理由。(提示：可从体验感、互动性、影响力等方面进行分析)
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（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：140分）
Listening Comprehension Section A （第1-10题, 每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1．A．He dropped his phone. B．He hates long-distance calls.
C．His call got cut off. D．His mobile is too long.
【答案】C
【原文】M: Oh, no. The Z-Mobile dropped my call again, right in the middle of the conversation!
W: I hardly ever get dropped with T-Mobile, and long distance calls in Canada are free.
Q: What is the man’s problem
2．A．In a clinic. B．In a cinema. C．In an electronics store. D．In a bookstore.
【答案】C
【原文】M: This TV looks like a pretty good deal. It’s on sale for $399. What do you think
W: That’s a good price, but we should look around before we buy.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place
3． A．He was forced to go to the calligraphy exhibition.
B．He found no interest in the calligraphy exhibition.
C．He was poor at investing in exhibits of calligraphy.
D．Watching soap operas is his favorite recreation.
【答案】B
【原文】W: I heard that you went to the calligraphy exhibition. How was it
M: To an art idiot like me, sitting at home watching a soap opera would be a better investment of time.
Q: What does the man imply
4．A．Teacher and student. B．Father and daughter.
C．Shop assistant and customer. D．Boss and employee.
【答案】D
【原文】M: Mandy, I’m disappointed with your work lately. You’ve been late three times in the past month, and last week you gave shoes of a wrong size to a customer.
W: Sorry, Mr. Jefferson. I promise to be more careful.
Q: What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers
A．The membership of the gym is no longer valid.
B．The woman is really tired of that gym.
C．The woman went to that gym only once.
D．The woman has never gone to that gym.
【答案】C
【原文】M: I hear that you have a membership in that gym. How is it
W: Sorry, to tell you the truth, I was tired out the first time there and never went back there again.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation
6．A．It’s not the one he likes. B．He needs a smaller shirt.
C．It doesn’t fit him very well. D．He hasn’t had time to try it on yet.
【答案】C
【原文】W: Have you had a chance to wear your new shirt yet
M: That reminds me. I’ve been planning to exchange it for a larger size.
Q: What does the man imply about the shirt
7．A．The man was seriously injured in the car accident.
B．The man had poor imagination because of the car accident.
C．The man wasn’t wearing the seat belt when the accident happened.
D．The man’s daughter advised him to wear the seat belt before he left home.
【答案】D
【原文】W: Thanks to the seat belt, otherwise you would have been seriously injured in the car accident.
M: Yes. I can hardly imagine what would happen if I hadn’t taken my daughter’s advice before leaving home.
Q: What can be learned from the conversation
8．A．Playing tennis. B．Writing a term paper.
C．Holding a meeting. D．Gathering materials.
【答案】D
【原文】W: Jack, would you like to join the school tennis club It’s wonderful.
M: I should say I envy you. I just turned in my term paper and now I am collecting information for the school conference which is to begin next week.
Q: What is the man doing now
9．A．Excited. B．Exhausted. C．Bored. D．Dissatisfied.
【答案】D
【原文】W: Sorry, sir. We are working on your order right now and we’ll be delivering it soon.
M: Soon How soon
Q: How does the man feel
10．A．7:00. B．7:10. C．9:10. D．9:00.
【答案】C
【原文】W: Could you tell me the starting time for both performances
M: The first begins at 7: 00 o’clock, and it lasts two hours. The second follows immediately after a ten-minute break.
Q: At what time does the second show start
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions will be read twice, but the question will be spoken only one the four possible answers on your paper and decide which o you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage
11．A．The benefits of walking. B．The importance of keeping fit.
C．The way of forming a habit. D．The possibility of excising regularly.
12．A．Because it needs much thinking.
B．Because people can improve their memory.
C．Because it is suitable for everyone.
D．Because people needn’t concentrate on it.
13．A．It is the easiest way to lose weight.
B．It can be made part of people’s life.
C．It can make people’s hearts stronger.
D．It prevents people suffering from cancers.
【答案】11．A 12．D 13．D
【原文】Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot … you can travel fast or slow. The movement of your feet gets you where you need to go. But it also gets you so much more! Walking is a basic, simple exercise that’s suitable for almost everyone.
Walking helps you in many ways. First it makes you heart stronger. Studies show regular walking reduces your chance of heart disease. Walking quickly for 30 minutes a day also helps control high blood pressure. It can reduce your chance of developing some cancers, too.
Want to lose weight You need to burn 600 more calories each day than you eat. Walking is the easiest way. As people age, their brains don’t work as well. One in 14 people over 65 suffers from memory loss. Older people who walk six miles or more per week keep their brains in better shape.
Walking helps your mental health, too. Putting one foot in front of the other isn’t difficult. You don’t have to think about it, so you can concentrate on other things.
You can make walking part of your day. Instead of parking near your house, park a distance away and walk. Instead of taking the elevator, walk. Make walking a habit, and see how it makes you feel.
Questions:
11.What’s the topic of the passage
12.Why is walking good for people’s mental health
13. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about walking in the passage
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage
14．A．Because the manager asked him to do so.
B．Because the elderly were respected in his hometown culture.
C．Because the couple wanted him to do so.
D．Because he wanted more pay.
15．A．He lost his job in the restaurant.
B．He made friends with the couple.
C．He no longer respected the elderly.
D．He changed his way with older people.
16．A．The more the speaker explained, the angrier the couple got.
B．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
C．From this experience, the speaker learned more about American culture.
D．The speaker wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
【答案】14．B 15．D 16．C
【原文】When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. Once, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respected the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them anymore; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
Questions:
14. Why did the speaker bring the couple their food very fast
15. What happened to the speaker after this experience
16. Which of the following statements is true
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation
17．A．He has just been back from South America.
B．He has been burnt for a few hours.
C．He has been doing school work all night.
D．He has been surfing the Internet for long.
18．A．To look for information for his project.
B．To meet new friends in the net chatroom.
C．To release pressure from heavy work.
D．To look for something interesting for pleasure.
19．A．Quite a few sites are just old event calendars.
B．It’s a waste of time to surf the Internet.
C．A lot of information can be found.
D．A lot of friends can be made on the Internet.
20．A．It takes long to find things because of many useless sites.
B．It’s hardly the best source of information available.
C．It is hard to start chatting with others in the chatroom.
D．People spend much time talking about other interests.
【答案】17．D 18．A 19．C 20．A
【原文】W: Hi, Bryan. How are you doing You look tired.
M: Oh, I’m a little burned out. I’ve been surfing the Net for the last few hours.
W: Were you doing schoolwork, or was it just for pleasure.
M: Well, I wanted to get some information on South America for a project I have, but I found a really interesting chat site with people from there and started chatting.
W: Well, did you get the information you needed
M: Yes, but then we spent lots of time chatting about other interests.
W: I see. The Internet is a wonderful place. There is so much information available. Sometimes I find myself looking for one piece of information, but by the time I have finished, I have a lot more than I started off looking for.
M: I know. One thing I really don’t like about it, though, it takes so much longer to find things, because many sites are useless.
W: Yes, there is that, and also, I often find the same site over and over again in a search. That definitely wastes lots of my time.
M: And of course, there are sites that offer little to no relevant information on the topic you are searching for. In my search today, I found quite a few sites that were nothing more than old event calendars.
W: Well, I’m sure they were useful to someone at some time, but they should be removed when they’re no longer of use to anyone.
M: I agree. With all the time I spend on it, I still find it to be the best source of information available. And speaking of information, I really should read through what I got on the Internet and start working on my subject.
W: Okay. Good luck. It’s funny we had this chat, as I was just on my way home to surf the Net myself.
M: Well, it was nice talking to you, and maybe I’ll meet you in a chat room later tonight.
Questions:
17. Why does the man look tired
18. Why did the man surf the Internet
19. What’s the woman’s opinion about surfing the Internet
20. What does the man NOT like about the Internet
Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分）
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Robot Chef Learns to Twirl (旋转) Pizza Like a Pro
Pizza has a proud history of fueling late-night lab work, and scientists in Naples—an Italian city famous for its pizza—have easy access to some of the world’s tastiest take-out. But what inspires engineer Bruno Siciliano is not that first bite 21 much as how the dish is made.
“Preparing a pizza involves an extraordinary level of agility and dexterity (敏捷和灵巧),” says Siciliano, who directs a robotics research group at the University of Naples Federico Ⅱ. Stretching a deformable object like a lump of dough (面团) requires an accurate and gentle touch. It is one of the few things humans can handle, but robots cannot—yet.
Siciliano’s team 22 (develop) a robot able to make a pizza pie. RoDyMan (short for Robotic Dynamic Manipulation) is a five-year project 23 (support) by a ?2.5-million grant from the European Research Council. Like a human chef, RoDyMan must throw the dough into the air to stretch it, 24 (follow) it as it spins and anticipating how it will change shape.
RoDyMan has been working this spring toward a milestone: stretching the dough 25 tearing it. To guide the robot, Siciliano’s team asked master pizza chef Enzo Coccia to wear a suit of movement-tracking sensors. “We learn [Coccia’s] motions, and we copy them with RoDyMan,” Sciliano says.
RoDyMan uses visual sensors in its head to track the dough in real time. Using software, it can train 26 to handle the pizza like a chef would. The robot 27 (map) the dough’s position and tracks how it moves. Through practice, the robot 28 get better—much like humans develop “muscle memory.” Researchers hope RoDyMan’s technology can lead to a new generation of robots that will perform tasks in ways 29 are accurate and responsive, if not more lifelike.
Yet Siciliano admits that 30 compares with a traditional chef. “I would never eat a pizza made by a robot,” he says. “It would not have the taste a real pizzaiolo, with his soul, would put in it.”
【答案】21．so 22．has been developing 23．supported 24．following 25．without 26．itself 27．maps 28．can 29．that/which 30．nothing
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。在意大利那不勒斯，科学家们试图做出一款能做披萨的机器人。
21．考查副词。句意：但是，工程师布鲁诺·西西里亚诺的灵感并非仅源于最初的一口，更多的是来自菜肴的制作方法。分析句子结构，not so much as为固定短语，含义为“与其说是……不如说是……”，符合语境，故填so。
22．考查时态。句意：Siciliano的团队一直在开发一种能够制作披萨派的机器人。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作谓语，根据下文“RoDyMan (short for Robotic Dynamic Manipulation) is a five-year project(RoDyMan（机器人动态操纵的缩写）是一个为期五年的项目)”可知此处表达的是一个从过去一直持续到现在的动作，而且还有可能继续下去，谓语动词使用现在完成进行时，因主语Siciliano’s team为单数，故填has been developing。
23．考查非谓语动词。句意：RoDyMan（机器人动态操纵的缩写）是一个由欧洲研究委员会250万欧元拨款支持的五年项目。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作后置定语，且与其逻辑主语project之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，使用过去分词，故填supported。
24．考查非谓语动词。句意：就像人类厨师一样，RoDyMan必须将面团抛向空中拉伸，在面团旋转时跟随它，并预测它将如何改变形状。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作状语，使用非谓语动词，因与其逻辑主语RoDyMan之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，使用现在分词，故填following。
25．考查介词。句意：今年春天RoDyMan一直致力于实现一个里程碑：拉伸面团而不撕裂它。根据上文“stretching the dough(拉伸面团)”以及下文“tearing it(撕裂它)”可推理出本句说的是RoDyMan要学会拉伸面团但不会撕裂它，空白处应填表示“没有”含义的介词，故填without。
26．考查反身代词。句意：使用软件，它可以像厨师一样训练自己处理披萨。根据下文“to handle the pizza like a chef would(像厨师一样处理披萨)”可推理出此处说的是RoDyMan使用软件训练自己能够像厨师一样处理披萨，空白处应填反身代词，故填itself。
27．考查时态。句意：机器人绘制面团的位置并跟踪其移动方式。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作谓语，因句子表示的是一个客观情况，谓语动词使用一般现在时，因主语The robot为单数第三人称，谓语动词使用单数第三人称形式，故填maps。
28．考查情态动词。句意：通过练习，机器人可以变得更好——就像人类发展“肌肉记忆”一样。根据上文“Through practice(通过练习)”以及下文“get better(变得更好)”可知本句说的是一种理论上的可能性，使用情态动词can，故填can。
29．考查定语从句。句意：研究人员希望RoDyMan的技术能够开发出新一代机器人，以准确和快速的方式执行任务。分析句子结构，这是一个包含定语从句的复合句，先行词为ways，因空白处在句子中做主语，使用关系代词that或which引导定语从句，故填that/which。
30．考查代词。句意：然而，Siciliano承认，没有什么能与传统厨师相比。根据下文“I would never eat a pizza made by a robot(我永远不会吃机器人做的披萨)”可知此处上下文说的是机器人做的披萨比不上传统厨师做的，可推理出空白处应填表示“没有什么”含义的代词，故填nothing。
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A．as B．involve C． filling D．rapidly E. major F. developed G. all H. by I. along J. needs K. present
Throughout the 20th century, Japanese towns and cities grew 31 . Today about 80 percent of the Japanese people live in urban areas. The growth of towns and cities, called urbanization (城市化), happens in two ways. One way is 32 rural-urban migration, when people move to the city from the country. As cities prosper and grow, industries and services that 33 many people both as workers and consumers grow to meet the 34 of the increasing population. New industries and services emerge to support the growing business, and the region experiences an upward spiral of growth.
The urban areas on the Japanese island of Honshu (本州岛) continue to grow 35 they attract more people, industries and business. These urban areas contain nearly two-thirds of Japan’s population and manufacturing. City suburbs are 36 in the rural spaces between the towns and cities, and Japan’s efficient and fast transportation system links them all.
Four 37 cities on Honshu-Tokyo Kawasaki (川崎), Chiba (千叶), and Yokohama (横滨) have grown together into one of Japan’s largest urban areas. Two other large urban areas have 38 on Honshu. The area around the city of Nagoya (名古屋) forms one, and the cities of Osaka (大阪)，Kyoto and Kobe (神户) from the other. At the 39 time, these three areas are growing toward one another to form one long, enormous urban area. A single urban system this large is called a megalopolis. This Japanese megalopolis on Honshu, stretching from Tokyo in the east 40 the way to Kobe in the west, is called the Tokaido (东海道) megalopolis.
【答案】31．D 32．H 33．B 34．J 35．A 36．C 37．E 38．F 39．K 40．I
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了日本城市化的原因和带来的影响。
31．考查副词。句意：在整个20世纪，日本的城镇和城市迅速发展。结合上下文可知，该空处意思为“迅速地”，此处应填一个副词表明发展的很快，故用副词rapidly作状语，修饰动词grew。故选D。
32．考查介词。句意：一种方式是通过农村-城市迁移，即人们从农村迁移到城市。结合上下文可知，该空处意思为“通过”，故填介词by。故选H。
33．考查动词。句意：随着城市的繁荣和发展，涉及许多工人和消费者的工业和服务业也在发展，以满足不断增长的人口的需求。分析句子结构可知，that引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词industries and services，且从句缺少谓语。根据句意和空前的动词原形prosper、grow可知，从句用一般现在时。因that代替复数名词industries and services在从句中作主语，故谓语用动词原形。本空结合上下文可知，该空处意思为“涉及”，故用动词involve。故选B。
34．考查名词。句意：随着城市的繁荣和发展，涉及许多工人和消费者的工业和服务业也在发展，以满足
不断增长的人口的需求。结合上下文可知，该空处意思为“需求”，此处考查固定搭配，meet the needs of意为“满足……的需求”。故选J。
35．考查连词。句意：日本本州岛的城市继续增长，因为它们吸引更多的人、工业和商业。结合上下文可知，该空处意思为“因为”，此处连接两个句子，应用从属连词as引导原因状语从句。故选A。
36．考查动词。句意：城市郊区正在填补城镇和城市之间的农村空间，日本高效快速的交通系统将它们连接起来。结合上下文可知，该空处意思为“填补”，故用filling，与前面的are构成现在进行时态。故选C。
37．考查形容词。句意：本州岛的四个主要城市——东京、川崎、千叶和横滨已经共同发展成为日本最大的城市地区之一。结合上下文可知，此处应填一个形容词，该空处意思为“主要的”，故用major，作定语，修饰后面的名词cities。故选E。
38．考查动词。句意：另外两个大城市也在本州岛发展起来。此处与上文“grown”对应，结合上下文可知，该空处意思为“发展”，故用动词developed，与前面的have构成现在完成时态。故选F。
39．考查形容词。句意：目前，这三个地区正在相互发展，形成一个长长的、巨大的城区。此处考查固定搭配，at the present time意思为“目前”，故用形容词present，作定语，修饰后面的名词time。故选K。
40．考查介词。句意：这个位于本州岛的日本特大城市，东起东京，西至神户，被称为东海道特大城市。结合上下文可知，此处考查固定搭配，along the way意思为“沿途，一路上”。故选I。
III. Reading Comprehension (共45分。41-55每题1分; 56-70每题2分)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context
To prevent tsunami-caused disasters, several countries worked together to expand the use of a tsunami-detecting system that had been developed in the United States by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The system 41 of an instrument installed on the seafloor — called a tsunameter — that measures pressure changes caused by a passing tsunami. The tsunameter sends a signal to a surface buoy (浮标), which sends the data to a satellite, which 42 the information to warning centers around the world.
By 2004 only six such detectors had been installed, all in the Pacific. There were 43 in the Indian Ocean, and many countries in the region had no national warning centers that could have 44 local communities. That policy mistake had tragic consequences. In Sumatra people had only a few minutes to run, 45 the tsunami took two hours to reach India, and some 16,000 people died there. “It was totally unnecessary,” says Paramesh Banerjee, a geo-physicist at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. “Technically it would have been relatively 46 to install a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean.”
There are now 53 detector buoys operating in the world’s oceans, including 6 of a planned 27 in the Indian Ocean. So a (n) 47 of the 2004 horror, in which the tsunami traveled for hours and still caught people by 48 is less likely. But buoys would not have helped in Sumatra. People living on coasts near a rupturing fault (地壳断层) can’t wait for 49 that a tsunami is on its way, which it often isn’t; they must flee as soon as the quake hits. The Japanese warning system relies not only on tsunameters but also on seismometers (地震测量仪) — a thousand of them 50 the country, the densest network anywhere — combined with a computer
model that forecasts the scale of a tsunami from the magnitude (震级) and 51 of the quake.
In March, the system, which is run by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), did not work perfectly. JMA’s initial 52 , while the ground was still shaking, put the quake magnitude at 7.9 — but later analysis revealed a quake that, at magnitude 9, was 12 times larger. The tsunami forecast warned of waves of ten feet or more — but they reached 50 feet in Minanisanriku and in some places even 53 . But the human 54 to the warning was imperfect as well. “I think this time many people who lived above the high-water mark of the 1960 tsunami didn’t bother to run.” says Jin Sato, mayor of Minanisanriku. “Many of them died.” The town’s seawall, he thinks, also gave people a false sense of 55
41．A．approves B．rids C．expects D．consists
42．A．broadcasts B．foresees C．assigns D．imposes
43．A．some B．a few C．none D．others
44．A．qualified B．alerted C．substituted D．fueled
45．A．although B．until C．as D．where
46．A．difficult B．thoughtful C．easy D．pressing
47．A．alternative B．perspective C．repetition D．resume
48．A．surprise B．mistake C．accident D．force
49．A．reference B．confirmation C．suggestion D．expectation
50．A．undertake B．multiply C．deposit D．blanket
51．A．location B．direction C．territory D．length
52．A．note B．catalogue C．volume D．estimate
53．A．worse B．larger C．higher D．wider
54．A．schedule B．scheme C．monitor D．response
55．A．warning B．security C．setting D．responsibility
【答案】41．D 42．A 43．C 44．B 45．A 46．C 47．C 48．A 49．B 50．D 51．A 52．D 53．C 54．D 55．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了为了防止海啸引起的灾害，几个国家共同努力，扩大使用由美国国家海洋和大气管理局在美国开发的海啸探测系统。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：该系统由一个安装在海底的仪器组成，这个仪器被称为海啸计，用来测量海啸经过时造成的压力变化。A. approves赞成；B. rids去掉；C. expects期待；D. consists构成。根据后文“of an instrument installed on the seafloor”可知是在说明系统的构成，由一个安装在海底的仪器组成，短语consist of表示“由……组成”。故选D。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：海啸仪向海面浮标发送信号，浮标将数据发送给卫星，卫星将信息广播到世界各地的预警中心。A. broadcasts广播；B. foresees预见；C. assigns分配；D. imposes强加于。根据上文“which sends the data to a satellite”可知，卫星的作用是将信息广播到世界各地的预警中心。故选A。
43．考查代词词义辨析。句意：印度洋没有，该地区的许多国家没有可以向当地社区发出警报的国家预警
中心。A. some一些；B. a few少许；C. none没有；D. others其他人。根据上文“By 2004 only six such detectors had been installed, all in the Pacific.(到2004年，只安装了6个这样的探测器，全部在太平洋)”可知，印度洋一个探测器都没有，应用none。故选C。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：印度洋没有，该地区的许多国家没有可以向当地社区发出警报的国家预警中心。A. qualified取得资格；B. alerted警告；C. substituted替代；D. fueled加燃料。根据上文“many countries in the region had no national warning centers that could have”可知，印度洋地区许多国家没有可以向当地社区发出警报的国家预警中心。故选B。
45．考查连词词义辨析。句意：在苏门答腊岛，人们只有几分钟的时间奔跑，尽管海啸花了两个小时到达印度，大约16000人在那里死亡。A. although虽然；B. until直到；C. as正如，因为；D. where在那里。结合前后文语境可知为转折关系，应用although引导让步状语从句，故选A。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“从技术上讲，在印度洋安装海啸预警系统是相对容易的。”A. difficult困难的；B. thoughtful体贴的；C. easy容易的；D. pressing紧迫的。根据后文“There are now 53 detector buoys operating in the world’s oceans, including 6 of a planned 27 in the Indian Ocean.(目前世界上有53个探测浮标在运行，其中6个在印度洋，计划部署27个)”可知，印度洋有6个探测浮标，可知从技术上讲，在印度洋安装海啸预警系统是相对容易的。故选C。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，2004年那场海啸持续数小时，但仍让人们措手不及的恐怖事件不太可能重演。A. alternative替代物；B. perspective角度；C. repetition重复；D. resume简历。根据后文“of the 2004 horror, in which the tsunami traveled for hours”此处指持续数小时的海啸让人们措手不及的恐怖事件重演的可能性并不高。故选C。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，2004年那场海啸持续数小时，但仍让人们措手不及的恐怖事件不太可能重演。A. surprise惊讶；B. mistake错误；C. accident事故；D. force力量。根据上文“still caught people by”可知，指海啸令人措手不及，此处应用catch by surprise表示“通过做某事使某人感到意外或措手不及”。故选A。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：生活在断裂断层附近海岸的人们迫不及待地等待海啸即将来临的确认，而实际上往往不是这样；他们必须在地震发生后立即逃离。A. reference提及；B. confirmation确认；C. suggestion建议；D. expectation期待。根据后文“that a tsunami is on its way”指确认海啸即将来临的消息。故选B。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：日本的预警系统不仅依赖于海啸仪，也依赖于地震仪——全国有上千个地震仪，是世界上最密集的地震仪网络——结合计算机模型，根据地震的震级和位置预测海啸的规模。A. undertake从事；B. multiply大大增加；C. deposit储蓄；D. blanket覆盖。根据上文“The Japanese warning system relies not only on tsunameters but also on seismometers — a thousand of them”指地震仪覆盖全国，blanket符合语境。故选D。
51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：日本的预警系统不仅依赖于海啸仪，也依赖于地震仪——全国有上千个地震仪，是世界上最密集的地震仪网络——结合计算机模型，根据地震的震级和位置预测海啸的规模。A. location位置；B. direction方向；C. territory领土；D. length长度。根据上文“forecasts the scale of a tsunami from the
magnitude and”可知，地震仪结合计算机模型，根据地震的震级和位置预测海啸的规模。故选A。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：日本气象厅在地面仍在震动时的初步估计为7.9级，但后来的分析显示，这次地震的震级为9级，是这次地震的12倍。A. note笔记；B. catalogue目录；C. volume体积；D. estimate估计。根据后文“while the ground was still shaking, put the quake magnitude at 7.9 — but later analysis revealed a quake that, at magnitude 9, was 12 times larger”可知，起初估计地震为7.9级，后来分析发现为9级，故选D。
53．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：海啸预报警告说海浪将达到10英尺或更高，但在南三陆岛，海浪达到了50英尺，有些地方甚至更高。A. worse更糟的；B. larger更大的；C. higher更高的；D. wider更宽的。根据上文“but they reached 50 feet in Minanisanriku and in some places even”此处指海浪的高度更高，应用higher。故选C。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是人类对这一警告的反应也不完美。A. schedule安排；B. scheme计划；C. monitor监视器；D. response回答。根据后文““I think this time many people who lived above the high-water mark of the 1960 tsunami didn’t bother to run.” says Jin Sato, mayor of Minanisanriku. “Many of them died.”(“我认为，这次许多生活在1960年海啸高水位线以上的人都懒得跑了。”南三陆町市长Jin Sato说。“很多人都死了。”)”可知，人们面对遭难，懒得逃跑，说明人类对这一警告的反应也不完美。故选D。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他认为，这个城镇的海堤也给了人们一种错误的安全感。A. warning警告；B. security安全；C. setting设置；D. responsibility责任。根据上文“The town’s seawall, he thinks, also gave people a false sense of”可知，海堤的作用是防御洪水，即给了人一种错误的安全感。故选B。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat almost at the same time. It was hanging at a secondhand clothing store. While the other coats looked rather depressed, this one looked as if it were holding itself up. The thick, black wool of the chesterfield (长大衣) was soft and unworn. It was beautifully tailored and had an unbelievable price tag of $28. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen coats were popular with teenage boys; but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that touch of classic elegance from long ago.
John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied expression that soon changed into a smile. The fit was perfect.
John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a grin. “How did the kids like your coat ” I asked. “They loved it!” he said merrily, carefully folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat.
Over the next few weeks, a change came over John. Agreement replaced protest; quiet, reasoned discussion replaced argument. He became more sensible, more polite, more thoughtful, eager to please. “Good dinner, Mom, ” he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John, who was always putting off doing stuff, said, “You’re right. I guess I will.”
When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It must be his coat!” At the library, we ran into a friend who had not seen our children for a long time, “Could this be John ” he asked, looking up to John’s new height, assessing the style of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
Sometimes, watching John leave for school, I’m reminded of what it felt like to be at his age — a time when it was as easy to try on different approaches to life as it was to try on a coat.
56．Why did John’s eyes shine when he saw the coat
A．It was the first time that he had been to a secondhand store.
B．It was pleasant for him to share the same taste with mom.
C．He fell in love with that coat and wanted to put it on.
D．He managed to get his mom to buy him a new coat.
57．What does the underlined word “grin” in paragraph 3 refer to
A．A big smile. B．A sad look. C．A jealous remark. D．An anxious thought.
58．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage
A．There was a trend of loving such coats among teenage boys then.
B．John used to be disobedient towards parents’ demands.
C．John acted like a gentleman after wearing the coat.
D．The teacher didn’t understand why John changed a lot.
59．Which of the following might the best title
A．A Special Shopping Experience B．A Caring Mother
C．A Magical Coat D．John’s Taste for Clothing
【答案】56．C 57．A 58．D 59．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者给儿子买了一件他喜欢的外套，儿子穿上去上学后有了全新的改变。作者因此感悟到如果我们穿着得体，思想行为也会与之相配的，因为我们所穿的衣服会一定程度的影响我们的内在。
56．细节理解题。根据第一段“My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat almost at the same time. It was hanging at a secondhand clothing store. While the other coats looked rather depressed, this one looked as if it were holding itself up. The thick, black wool of the chesterfield (长大衣) was soft and unworn. It was beautifully tailored and had an unbelievable price tag of $28. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen coats were popular with teenage boys; but could cost several hundred dollars new.(我和14岁的儿子约翰几乎同时发现了这件外套。挂在一家二手服装店。其他的外套看起来都很压抑，而这件外套看起来却挺得住。厚的，黑色的羊毛的切斯特菲尔德是柔软的，没有磨损。这件衣服剪裁精美，标价28美元，令人难以置信。我们面面相觑，什么也没说，但约翰的眼睛闪闪发光。深色的羊毛外套在十几岁的男孩中很受欢迎；但是可能要花费几百美元)”可知，约翰看到那件外套时眼睛闪闪发光因为他爱上了那件外套，想穿上它。故选C。
57．词句猜测题。根据划线词后文““How did the kids like your coat ” I asked. “They loved it!” he said merrily, carefully folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat.(“孩子们喜欢你的外套吗？”我问。“他们很喜欢！”他高兴地说，小心地把它叠在椅背上，把它抚平)”可知，儿子的同学都很喜欢这件衣服，儿子很高兴，是带着微笑回来的，故划线词意思是“大大的微笑”。故选A。
58．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It must be his coat!”(当我向他的一位老师提到这件事，并说我不知道是什么导致了这些变化时，她笑着说。“一定是因为他的外套！”)”可知，D选项“老师不明白为什么约翰改变了很多”不正确。故选D。
59．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Sometimes, watching John leave for school, I’m reminded of what it felt like to be at his age — a time when it was as easy to try on different approaches to life as it was to try on a coat.(有时，看着约翰去上学，我想起了在他这个年纪的感觉——在那个时候，尝试不同的生活方式就像试一件外套一样容易)”结合文章主要讲述了作者给儿子买了一件他喜欢的外套，儿子穿上去上学后有了全新的改变。作者因此感悟到如果我们穿着得体，思想行为也会与之相配的，因为我们所穿的衣服会一定程度的影响我们的内在。可知，C选项“一件神奇的外套”最符合文章标题。故选C。
(B)
It’s easy to blame an achy neck and stiff shoulder on bad posture. But on many desks, experts agree, the quiet culprit is your mouse.
“There are a lot of delicate body parts involved in mousing,” explains Cameron Stiehl, a San Francisco-based ergonomic assessment specialist. “When you’re at the computer for hours at a time, having a mouse that doesn’t fit properly or is positioned incorrectly can cause soft-tissue injuries in the fingers, wrists, hands, elbows and even in the shoulder.” Countless ergonomic mouse models promise improvement. If you’re ready for a level up, here are four mice that will give you a hand.
1 | Semi-vertical mice like the Logitech MX Master 3S have a 30 to 45-degree slant, which can help reduce stress on the forearm muscles. It can help relieve discomfort from epicondylitis (or ‘tennis elbow’) or help a sore wrist. At 141 grams, the MX Master 3S is a bit heavy but is designed to be especially responsive so that you needn’t move it too much. You can also custom-program the functions of the mouse’s seven buttons and two scroll wheels, letting you avoid certain repetitive motions that can cause injuries. $100,
2 | Look past their uncanny resemblance to Kubrick’s HAL 9000. Trackball mice can be particularly helpful for treating shoulder discomfort by limiting most of your mousing movement to the fingers and wrist. For the most natural motion, Stiehl suggests the Kensington Orbit Trackball. It has both the namespace feature for moving your cursor with little effort and a ring-style scroll wheel encircling it. Unlike traditional scrollers, you use it like a dial. This, Stiehl says, makes the mouse “especially good for people who have issues like trigger finger” (when bending your digits causes them to painfully click and pop). The Orbit also takes the ergonomics a step further, with an included, detachable wrist rest. $50, Kensington. com
3 | A vertical mouse lets you position your hand not flat but tilted sideways as if you’re shaking hands with the
device. This position, reduces wrist and forearm movement and can be soothing. The Logitech Lift version’s small footprint and light weight (125 grams) make it a good fit for small hands. “It’s not a long vertical, so I think it can be very comfortable if it fits the hand,” said Stiehl. Six buttons allow for control customization, and it comes in three colors (including a very cute rose), and is made of mostly recycled material. $70,
4 | Working away from your desk doesn’t mean you can’t cast an eye toward ergonomics. The Lenovo Go Wireless Vertical Mouse is a compact vertical mouse, powered by a single replaceable AA battery, which the manufacture r promises will last a year. It also features a handsome cork thumb divot. But the selling point is its smaller footprint, which makes it easy to pack with your laptop. $50,
60．According to the description, which product chart is Logitech Lift
A． B． C． D．3
61．Sam is an office lady with loads of paperwork to complete, which results in severe neck-shoulder problems. Which of the following mice is highly recommended
A．Logitech MX Master 3S. B．Kensington Orbit Trackball.
C．Logitech Lift. D．Lenovo Go Wireless Vertical Mouse.
62．Which of the following slogans is the most suitable for Lenovo Go Wireless Vertical Mouse
A．Suited for smaller hands. B．A universal upgrade.
C．Trigger finger treater. D．Ergonomics can go everywhere.
【答案】60．B 61．B 62．A
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四款符合人体工程学的小鼠标。
60．推理判断题。根据第三个表格中的“A vertical mouse lets you position your hand not flat but tilted sideways as if you’re shaking hands with the device. This position, reduces wrist and forearm movement and can be soothing. (垂直鼠标可以让你的手不是平的，而是倾斜的，就像你在和设备握手一样。这个姿势，减少手腕和前臂的活动，可以舒缓)”可推知，Logitech Lift是一款垂直鼠标，就像你在和设备握手一样。结合图片可推知，B项符合题意。故选B。
61．细节理解题。根据第二个表格中的“Trackball mice can be particularly helpful for treating shoulder discomfort by limiting most of your mousing movement to the fingers and wrist.(轨迹球鼠标通过限制手指和手腕的大部分鼠标运动，对治疗肩部不适特别有帮助)”可知，山姆是一名办公室女士，有大量的文书工作要完成，这导致了严重的颈肩问题，适合使用Kensington Orbit Trackball。故选B。
62．推理判断题。根据第四个表格中的“But the selling point is its smaller footprint, which makes it easy to pack
with your laptop.(但它的卖点是体积更小，便于与笔记本电脑一起打包)”可推知，“适合小手”是联想Go无线垂直鼠标最合适的广告语。故选A。
(C)
Today China is the world’s biggest consumer of wheat. But it wasn’t always that way.
Wheat only came to the area now known as northern China toward the end of the Neolithic (新石器) period, some 4,600 years ago. Initially, wheat didn’t seem to be so delicious and had been treated as a crop of desperation rather than a cooking delight. The first farmers of northern China primarily grew millet (粟), starting as early as 11,500 years ago. By the time of the Tang dynasty, wheat had replaced millet, becoming a major crop. But relatively little was known about exactly why this shift occurred.
In an attempt to track the answer, I accumulated (积累) a collection of nearly 1,200 data points covering more than 50 sites from the mid-Neolithic, about 9,000 years ago, to the collapse of the Eastern Han dynasty in 220 AD．The sites were across 8 modern provinces, ranging from Gansu province in the northwest to Shandong province in the east.
One possible explanation is a major climate shift, called the Holocene Event 3, which happened 4,000 to 4,500 years ago. At that time, the climate became colder and drier across continents, causing damage to crop production.
On top of this, the late Neolithic period was also a time of rapid population growth around the world. With an ever-increasing population and unsteady crop production, it is reasonable to assume that Neolithic farmers in northern China were struggling.
Wheat, it turns out, actually needs more water than millet, making it seem a poor choice for a dry period of history. But importantly, it can be sowed after millet has been harvested. That, we think, is the most likely reason why the people across northern China started to grow wheat.
From more extreme weather to changing coastlines, climate change has always brought unexpected and sometimes dramatic changes to societies. In this instance, the consequence of the Holocene Event 3 in northern China proved, eventually, delicious.
63．What can we learn about wheat from the second paragraph
A．It replaced millet for its great taste. B．It was a poor choice at the beginning.
C．It outnumbered millet 4,600 years ago. D．It was the earliest crop grown in China.
64．What do the figures in paragraph 3 show
A．The author found the exact answer. B．The author did the research cautiously.
C．The author did extensive research. D．The author was good at collecting data.
65．What was probably the main reason for northerners in China to grow wheat
A．The water supply was enough then. B．The harvest of millet was not satisfying.
C．It adjusted to the weather conditions better. D．It had an alternative sowing season with millet.
66．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A．How was millet introduced to China
B．Why did Chinese farmers switch to wheat
C．How did China become the biggest wheat consumer
D．How was China’s wheat growth affected by climate change
【答案】63．B 64．C 65．D 66．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了小麦开始作为农作物的历史以及小麦成为了主要农作物这种转变的原因。
63．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Initially, wheat didn’t seem to be so delicious and had been treated as a crop of desperation rather than a cooking delight.(起初，小麦似乎并不好吃，人们把它当作一种绝望的作物，而不是烹饪的乐趣)”可知，小麦一开始是一个糟糕的选择。故选B。
64．推理判断题。根据第三段“In an attempt to track the answer, I accumulated a collection of nearly 1,200 data points covering more than 50 sites from the mid-Neolithic, about 9,000 years ago, to the collapse of the Eastern Han dynasty in 220 AD. The sites were across 8 modem provinces, ranging from Gansu province in the northwest to Shandong province in the east.(为了找到答案，我收集了近1200个数据点，涵盖了50多个地点，从大约9000年前的新石器时代中期到公元220年东汉王朝的崩溃。这些遗址横跨8个现代省份，从西北部的甘肃省到东部的山东省)”可推知，第三段中的数字说明了作者做了广泛的研究。故选C。
65．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“But importantly, it can be sowed after millet has been harvested. That, we think, is the most likely reason why the people across northern China started to grow wheat.(但重要的是，它可以在谷子收获后播种。我们认为，这最有可能是中国北方人开始种植小麦的原因)”可知，中国北方人种植小麦的主要原因是它有一个可选择的播种季节。故选D。
66．主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Today China is the world’s biggest consumer of wheat. But it wasn’t always that way.(如今，中国是世界上最大的小麦消费国。但事情并不总是这样的)”以及第二段中“But relatively little was known about exactly why this shift occurred.(但人们对这种转变发生的确切原因知之甚少)”可知，文章介绍了小麦开始作为农作物的历史以及小麦成为了主要农作物这种转变的原因。可知，故B选项“为什么中国农民转向种植小麦？”最符合文章标题。故选B。
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
A．If you are a gout sufferer, you are not alone. B．No one knows what's behind the phenomenon. C．Nor is it any longer exclusive to rich white men. D．The foot is red and swollen, pounding like a heart. E．We might dismiss gout as a ghost from a fable, which it was. F．The tubercular's hollow cheeks were considered desirable look for women.
Gout （痛风）: The Disease of Kings
Gout, once the disease of geniuses, conquerors and kings, now is affecting the masses. But comes at night, first as a fevered dream, then pain in darkness, the body turned rude animals 67 So strong is the sensitivity of this swollen big toe that the faintest footstep of a sympathetic visitor is a gunshot straight to the nerve. It will not help, at such as moment, to recall that Alexander the Great, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton reportedly suffered.
68 In the words of the 17 th -century French poet, Gout falls onto a poor man and then, horrified by her host's ceaseless labor, did nothing in a building. Surely it's a time of a less enlightened, more hierarchical（等级制的）age. We can laugh at from the safe distance of the present day. But the American critic Susan Sontag warned us against illness as myth. Gout is not a punishment, certainly not an embarrassment and, it is highly curable, if good treatment is followed. And the disease has not been limited to the past. 69 From the 1960s to the 1990s, the number of sufferers doubled in the United States, and that's continued to rise.
It is tempting to see gout as an annoying angel and come to punish greed. Mentioning the romantic aspect of tuberculosis（肺结核）in the 19th century, Sontag argued that gout was contrary to tubercular. The gout-ridden were guilty of eating too much, while those dying of tubercular were themselves consumed from the inside. During that period, turning thinner from tubercular was taken as a sign of elegance, with poets considered unreliable if they weighed more than a hundred pounds, and so "it became rude to eat heartily". Sontag also highlighted a strange social phenomenon. 70 Great men "grew fat, wrote novels and conquered continents."
【答案】67．D 68．E 69．C 70．F
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了痛风从过去是天才、征服者和国王的疾病，现在正影响着大众。
67．根据前句“But comes at night, first as a fevered dream, then pain in darkness, the body turned rude animals. (但在夜晚来临，首先是一个发烧的梦，然后是痛苦的黑暗，身体变成了粗鲁的动物。)”和后句“So strong is the sensitivity of this swollen big toe that the faintest footstep of a sympathetic visitor is a gunshot straight to the nerve.( 这个肿胀的大脚趾的敏感度是如此之强以至于一个有同情心的来访者最轻微的脚步声都会直接击中他的神经。)”可知，这里陈述痛风的症状。所以选择项D“The foot is red and swollen, pounding like a heart.(脚又红又肿，像心脏一样怦怦直跳。)”符合上下文语境。故选D。
68．根据后句“In the words of the 17 th -century French poet, Gout falls onto a poor man and then, horrified by her host's ceaseless labor, did nothing in a building. (用17世纪法国诗人的话说，痛风症发生在一个可怜的人身上，然后，被她的主人无休止的劳动吓坏了，在一栋建筑里什么也没做。)”可知，这里陈述过去对痛风的认识很少，以至于人们对痛风不予理睬。所以选择项E“We might dismiss gout as a ghost from a fable, which it was. (我们可能会把痛风当作寓言中的鬼魂而不予理睬，确实如此。)”符合上下文语境。故选E。
69．根据前句“And the disease has not been limited to the past.(这种疾病并不局限于过去。)”和后句“From the 1960s to the 1990s, the number of sufferers doubled in the United States, and that's continued to rise. (从20世纪60年代到90年代，美国的患者数量翻了一番，而且还在继续上升。)”可知，痛风过去是美国富人经常得的，所以常常是白人的专利。所以选择项C“Nor is it any longer exclusive to rich white men. (它也不再是富有的白人男性的专利。)”符合上下文语境。呼应下文。故选C。
70．根据前句“Sontag also highlighted a strange social phenomenon. (桑塔格还强调了一种奇怪的社会现象。)”可知，后句介绍这种奇怪的社会现象。所以选择项F“The tubercular's hollow cheeks were considered desirable look for women. (肺结核患者凹陷的脸颊被认为是女性的理想外貌。)”符合上下文语境。故选F。
IV.Summary Writing (10分)
71. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point( s)of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
The Problem of Packaging
A large source of rubbish is packaging material. It often makes up more than 30 percent of the total. To understand why this is true, think of the packaging commonly used for a simple product, such as toothpaste. The packaging includes not only the tube for the toothpaste, but also the box for the tube. This box is put into a plastic wrapper. Then, the boxes are transported in a cardboard container.
Most packaging material ends up in a landfill after it is thrown away. Though necessary, landfills take up valuable space, often stink, and can leak harmful substances into the soil. Landfills not included, the production of packaging material itself is a major source of air and water pollution.
People are now trying to solve the problems caused by packaging materials. In 1991, Germany took the lead by requiring companies to recycle the packaging used for their goods. To do this, the companies set up recycling bins in every neighborhood. Consumers now separate their rubbish into three categories—metal, plastic and paper cartons. They then put it into the appropriate bin. The rubbish sorted, it is transported to recycling company for processing.
The programme worked well at first. However, the amount of rubbish has begun to increase again. One reason for this is that many consumers no longer reduce waste because they think the problem is solved. It seems that to properly deal with the problem of rubbish, everyone must remain alert and do their part.
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【答案】About one third of rubbish comes from packaging materials, which cause damage to air and water during their production process. And after ending up in landfills, packaging materials can also pollute the soil. Previous measures have achieved temporary success, but the problem remains a great concern. Everyone should be alert and play a part to address it.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍说，大约三分之一的垃圾来自包装材料，它们在生产过程中对空气和水造成破坏。包装材料在被填埋后还会污染土壤。以前的措施取得了暂时的成功，但这个问题仍然是一个大问题。每个人都应该警惕并发挥作用来解决这个问题。
【详解】1.要点摘录
①A large source of rubbish is packaging material. It often makes up more than 30 percent of the total. Landfills
not included, the production of packaging material itself is a major source of air and water pollution.
②Though necessary, landfills take up valuable space, often stink, and can leak harmful substances into the soil.
③People are now trying to solve the problems caused by packaging materials.
④The programme worked well at first. However, the amount of rubbish has begun to increase again. It seems that to properly deal with the problem of rubbish, everyone must remain alert and do their part.
2.缜密构思 将第1个要点进行总说，将第2、3、4三个要点进行分说。
3.遣词造句
About one third of rubbish comes from packaging materials, which cause damage to air and water during their production process.
And after ending up in landfills, packaging materials can also pollute the soil.
Previous measures have achieved temporary success, but the problem remains a great concern.
Everyone should be alert and play a part to address it.
【点睛】[高分句型1] About one third of rubbish comes from packaging materials, which cause damage to air and water during their production process.运用which引导非限制性定语从句对原文第一段和第二段进行了概括。
[高分句型2] And after ending up in landfills, packaging materials can also pollute the soil.用动名词对第二段进行了概括。
V.Translation (共15分。第1小题和第2小题,每题3分;第3题4分;第4题5分。)
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets
72．学生们应充分意识到这样的事实：能力、努力和健康是成功的三大要素。(aware)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】Students should be fully aware of the fact that ability, efforts and health are three important factors of success.
【详解】考查时态，短语和从句。根据所给汉语提示，“学生”英语表达为“student”，“应该”英语表达为“should”，“意识到”英语可使用介词短语即“be aware of”，“事实”英语表达为“fact”，根据所给句子分析可知，句中“能力、努力和健康是成功的三大要素”在解释fact这一抽象名词，因此需要使用同位语从句。“能力”英语表达为“ability”，“努力”英语表达为“efforts”，“健康”英语表达为“health”，“重要的”英语表达为“important”，“因素”英语表达为“factor”，“成功”英语表达为“success”，此句句意完整，成分齐全，使用that引导同位语从句，即that ability, efforts and health are three important factors of success. 故答案为：Students should be fully aware of the fact that ability, efforts and health are three important factors of success.
73．只要你坚持提高运动技术，就一定会实现终极目标：入选排球校队。(persist, sure)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】As long as you persist in improving sports techniques, you’re sure to achieve your ultimate goal — to be selected for the varsity volleyball team.
【详解】考查条件状语从句和固定搭配。根据句意用一般现在时，表示“只要”应用as long as引导条件状语从句。表示“坚持做某事”应用动词短语persist in doing。表示“提高”应用动词improve。表示“运动”应用名词sports，表示“技术”应用名词technique。表示“一定做某事”应用be sure to do。表示“实现”应用动词achieve，表示“终极的”应用形容词ultimate，表示“目标”应用名词goal。表示“入选”应用be selected for，goal为抽象名词，所以此处应用to do不定式。表示“排球校队”应用the varsity volleyball team。再结合其它汉语意思，故翻译为As long as you persist in improving sports techniques, you’re sure to achieve your ultimate goal — to be selected for the varsity volleyball team.。
74．由于生态环境的日益改善，这个地区的湿地吸引了越来越多的鸟类来此过冬，包括一些珍稀的鸟类。(attract)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】Due to the increasing improvement of the ecological environment, the wetlands in this area have attracted more and more birds to spend winter here, including some rare birds.
【详解】考查时态、名词、动词、短语和介词。表示“由于”应用due to；表示“生态环境”应用ecological environment；表示“日益改善”应用increasing improvement；表示“湿地”应用wetland；表示“吸引”应用attract；表示“越来越多的”应用more and more；表示“包括”应用include；表示“珍稀的鸟类”应用rare bird。根据题干，本句应用现在完成时，强调过去的动作对现在产生的影响。分析句子结构和汉语题干，本句的谓语为“吸引”，包括为介词including。故本句可译为：Due to the increasing improvement of the ecological environment, the wetlands in this area have attracted more and more birds to spend winter here, including some rare birds.
75．那是他第一次登台即兴演讲，结果他的镇定自若和旁征博引深深地打动了评委们。(turn out)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】It was his first impromptu speech on stage, and it turned out that he impressed the judges with his composure and breadth of insight.
【详解】考查形容词、名词、介词短语、固定句型、动词。根据句意可知，表示“即兴的”为形容词impromptu；表示“演讲”为名词speech；表示“在舞台上”为介词短语on stage；表示“结果是……”为固定句型it turn out that；表示“用……给某人留下印象”为动词短语impress sb with sth；表示“评委们”为名词the judges；表示“他的镇定自若和旁征博引”为名词短语his composure and breadth of insight，结合句意可知，该句应为一般过去时。故翻译为：It was his first impromptu speech on stage, and it turned out that he impressed the judges with his composure and breadth of insight.
VI.Guided Writing (共25分)
明启中学将举办一次校园摄影展，拟采用线下布展(校图书馆)或者线上布展(校园网站)的方式。请谈谈你的选择，说明做此选择的理由。(提示：可从体验感、互动性、影响力等方面进行分析)
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【答案】I’ve learned that a photography exhibition is to be held and that you’re collecting advice on the way of arrangement. I’m writing this letter to share my opinions with you. In my opinion, it is more advisable to hold the photography exhibition in school library than on campus website. My reasons are as follows.
At first, the library of our school is spacious, which provides visitors with a comfortable environment for appreciating the exhibition, so they will have a nice experience. Besides, watching the exhibition at school library is more convenient for visitors to interact with others. Last but not least, a photography exhibition held on campus website has far less impact than that held in school library, because people may assume that holding a photography exhibition on website is just like a virtual activity. Therefore, I suggest the exhibition be held in school library.
【导语】本篇书面表达属于议论文。要求考生对于明启中学将举办的一次校园摄影展的安排方式，谈谈自己的选择和选择理由。
【详解】1.词汇积累
得知：learn→hear
建议：advice→suggestion
另外：besides→moreover
因此：therefore→hence
2.句式拓展
同义句替换
原句：Therefore, I suggest the exhibition be held in school library.
拓展句：Therefore, I make the suggestion that the exhibition be held in school library.
【点睛】【高分句型1】At first, the library of our school is spacious, which provides visitors with a comfortable environment for appreciating the exhibition, so they will have a nice experience. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】Besides, watching the exhibition at school library is more convenient for visitors to interact with others. (运用了非谓语动词动名词作主语)
