2024-2025学年安徽省合肥市第四中学高二上学期10月考试英语试题（含答案）
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2024-2025学年安徽省合肥市第四中学高二上学期10月考试英语试题满分：100分
第一部分 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
A Color Run at School
What Is a Color Run
The event is usually a five-kilometer untimed run. Participants are doused(浇涂上)from head to toe in a different colored powder at each kilometer mark. This activity inspired by the Hindu festival of Holi is perfect for promoting community and happiness.
A color run is a fun event perfect for schools. It is a way to promote health and activity among children. Schools can choose whether they want to host a color run by themselves or have one organized by an event organizer.
Why Should I Take Part in a Color Run
Taking part in a color run will help you improve your overall physical health. It’s a great way to burn calories and get out. You will also be able to meet new people.
How to Set Up a School Color Run
To set up a school Color Run you will first need to decide what time you want it to start. Then, you will need to contact the principal at your school. They will then tell you if there is enough space available at the named location. You will need to inform the class teachers and include information in the student handbook. Next, you should contact the parents/guardians of the students at the school through a mailed letter or email. With everything listed above completed, you will have your event organized and ready to go!
1. What do we know about a Color Run
A It sees runners covered from head to toe. B. It used to be a part of Holi.
C. It’s designed for schools only D. It sets no time limit.
2. What benefit may kids get from a school color run
A. Better physical health. B. Prize money from the race.
C. Friendship with the principal. D. T-shirts with a rainbow pattern.
3. What’s the purpose of the text
A. To advertise. B. To inform. C. To entertain. D. To criticize.
B
Smoking is even a tradition in Chinese celebrations. At my wedding, we handed out the traditional candies to people who came. I had said to my wife, Ellen, that handing out packets of cigarettes was wrong, as it just encouraged people to continue a deadly habit. “But it’s traditional,” she replied, “People would think we were mean if we don’t!”
Over the years I’ve been given cigarettes as gifts and have always handed them straight back. This might make me look ungrateful in Chinese eyes, but I can’t understand the logic behind handing someone a gift that will cause them to smell terrible, have awful breath, and even worse, kill them.
This year the university I work at has taken the bold step of making the entire campus “smoke free”. As my students are either doctors doing postgraduates studies, or medical students on their way to being doctors, I thought they would be in favor of such a move, but I was wrong. Many of them have complained to me that they see this as depriving them of their civil rights and that they should be allowed to smoke when and where they like.
When I pointed out to them that cigarettes do harm not only to those smoking themselves, but even to those breathing in second hand smoke, the argument was dismissed with a wave. “Those studies aren’t conclusive”, one doctor replied. “Besides, my grandmother told me that smoking is manly.” Tempting(诱人的) as it was to ask if she was also a doctor, I let the argument go and went off in search of some fresh air.
4. Which of the following is a consequence of smoking according to the author
A. It will leave you breathless. B. People believe you are mean.
C. People think you are ungrateful. D. It will make your smell unpleasant.
5. What attitude do many of the author’s students have towards the entire campus “smoke free”
A. Objective. B. Unconcerned. C. Negative. D. Positive.
6. What does the underlined word “depriving” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Robbing. B. Accusing. C. Informing. D. Reminding.
7. In which column of a newspaper is this text probably found
A. Technology. B. Entertainment. C. Art. D. Life.
C
Robots in space will be extracting (提取) gold from asteroids (小行星) within ten years if anew project backed by a Silicon Valley billionaire goes as planned. Peter Diamandis, the founder of Planetary Resources, said the company attempts to make the resources of space available to humanity.
The initial stage, to be achieved in the next 18 to 24 months, is to launch a series of private telescopes which will orbit Earth. These will be used to search for the right type of asteroids. The plan is to use commercially built robotic ships to extract rocket fuel and valuable minerals from the rocks that regularly pass by Earth. Diamandis predicts that they could have their version of a space-based petrol station up and running by 2025.
Several scientists not involved in the project argued that the project was daring, difficult and very pricey. They do not see how it could be cost-effective. But the founder of Planetary Resources has a track record of profiting from space exploration business. Diamandis was the first person to sell rides into space to tourists. “Before we started launching people into space as private citizens, people thought that was a ridiculous idea,” Diamandis said. “This is a long-term project. But it’s not a charity. We’ll make money.” The idea that asteroids could be mined for resources has been around for years. There are probably 1,500 asteroids that pass near Earth that would be good initial targets. They are at least 50 meters wide, and Diamandis figures ten percent of them have water and other valuable minerals.
Richard Binzel, Professor of Planetary Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says, “The idea might be many decades ahead of its time. But you have to start somewhere as it might offer a new perspective of saving the earth from being over explored.”
8. What is supposed to be the first step of the project
A. Launching robots into Earth orbit. B. Sending some telescopes into space.
C. Building a space-based petrol station. D. Using robotic ships to extract rocket fuel.
9. How did Diamandis use to make money from space exploration business
A By extracting gold from asteroids. B. By providing space travels for tourists.
C. By being the first person to ride into space. D. By selling tickets to sce tourists' rides into space.
10. What does Richard Binzel think of the project
A. It is risky. B. It is complex. C. It is worthwhile. D. It is demanding.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Mining Asteroids B. Humans and Asteroids
C. Space Exploration in Progress D. The Project of Extracting Minerals
D
Where do great musicians, great mathematicians and great sportspeople get their talent For decades now, we have assumed that most of them are simply born with a talent that ordinary people do not have. When baseball legend Ted Williams claimed that his achievement had nothing to do with natural ability but were the result of practice, practice, practice, people assumed that he was merely being modest. But scientists now believe that there was a good deal of truth in what he said.
Throughout the last century, it was accepted that we inherit （继承） many of our characteristics from our parents via their DNA, that each of us inherits a fixed amount of intelligence -a fixed IQ, and that most of us are to be ordinary. But now it is accepted that our genes interact with their surroundings, getting turned on and off all the time. “There are no genetic factors that can be studied independently of the environment,” explains Michael Meaney of McGill University. “And there are no environmental factors that function independently of our genes. They work alongside each other.”
How does this view of the role of genes change our understanding of individual talent and abilities Does it now mean that genes don’t matter, and that we all have the potential to be like, say, Lionel Messi or Lebron James Such a claim flies in the face of reason. The genes we inherit clearly matter, as do genetic differences between individuals. But it is also true that Lionel Messi would not have become the super footballer he is, nor Lebron James a basketball superstar, without putting in thousands of hours of practice. They could have turned out entirely different people. Talent researcher Kevin Rathunde agrees. “High academic achievers are not necessarily born much smarter than others but genes do count,” he writes in his book Talented Teenagers, “and above all they usually work harder and develop more self-discipline.”
12. What did Ted Williams think led to his success
A. His natural talent. B. His full commitment.
C. His modest personality. D. His extraordinary intelligence.
13 What did we widely believe during the 20 century
A. Intelligence has little to do with DNA.
B. Our genes interact with our environment.
C. The majority of us are of average intelligence.
D. Our character is simply decided by inherited DNA.
14. Why does the author mention “Lionel Messi” and “Lebron James” in paragraph 3
A. To clarify a point. B. To illustrate a rule.
C. To offer a solution. D. To make a prediction.
15. Which statement will Kevin Rathunde probably agree with
A. Most of us are born to be average persons.
B. We could all be geniuses if working hard enough.
C. Genetie factors are more important than hard work.
D. Great talent is a combination of genes and practice.
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。
When it comes to money, the world’s luckiest woman appears to be a 63-year-old American called Joan Ginther. She has managed to win the jackpot (头奖) four times. ____16____ Experts say that the chances of winning this much are extremely small.
Mrs. Ginther’s first win was in 1993 when she won half of the $11 million first prize of the Texas Lottery (彩票). The rest of her money has come from scratch (刮) cards. You scratch these cards to expose if you have a winning code. They are very popular, but not many people who buy them win anything. However, Mrs. Ginther won $2 million from a Holiday Millionaire scratchcard in 2006 and then she won another $3 million from a Millions and Millions scratch card in 2008. ____17____
As a result of these wins, the Times Market in Bishop, where Mrs. Ginther bought her card, has become very popular. ____18____ The shop also receives calls from people trying to purchase scratch cards over the phone even though they live far away.
However, not much is known about Mrs. Ginther. ____19____ Even her neighbours have very little to say about her. She is now rarely seen in Bishop because she moved away and she now lives in Las Vegas.
Sun Bae, the owner of Times Market, remembers that Mrs. Ginther bought a new car for one of the town residents, even though she herself drives around in an old car. ____20____ And she bought her new home in Las Vegas and she donated her old home in Bishop to charity. “She has helped so many people,” Mrs. Bae said.
A. That time, the card won $10 million.
B. In total, she has won over $20 million!
C. Obviously, her private life is very important to her.
D. Additionally, she also bought a van for the local church.
E. So she is perhaps as lucky with cards as with the lottery.
F. Her answering machine says, “Please do not leave a message.”
G. There are often long queues outside the shop and along the road nearby.
第二部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分25分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C，D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I love wildlife. So when my friend said that we had a chance to ____21____ brown bears in the High Tatras, I didn’t think twice about it, and we ____22____ arrangements to go the following week.
The trip was a great ___23___ ! We walked for hours and stayed in a ____24____ mountain hut(小屋) which was usually reserved for park rangers. It actually took us some trouble even to locate it. As soon as we arrived, our guide ____25____ to us that we would be fully integrated(融入) into their research programme and would be tracking the ____26____ of bears wearing GPS transmitters. On the first day, we were woken up at sunrise and, after ____27____ some warm clothes, set off into the forest. Our guide walked very ____28____ and we had trouble keeping up with him. Suddenly he ____29____ across a small hill. He must have caught sight of a bear. We followed him as fast as we could, but by the time we reached him, the bear had _____30_____ into the bushes. Later in the week, though, we did manage to observe several bears feeding on berries. We were so excited. Yet, _____31_____ hurrying to take photos, we _____32_____ our breath, stayed about 30 meters away and just watched them. Our guide insisted that we should keep our _____33_____ from the bears so as not to _____34_____ them.
Observing bears in their natural habitat(栖息地) was really _____35_____. I had never experienced anything like that before. If I hadn’t had to go back to school, I would happily have stayed on for several more weeks.
21. A. hunt B. feed C. protect D. track
22. A. made B. changed C. cancelled D. quit
23. A. deal B. danger C. success D. regret
24. A. safe B. comfortable C. remote D. beautiful
25. A. recommended B. explained C. admitted D. reported
26. A. habits B. leftovers C. photos D. movements
27. A. throwing on B. tidying up C. paving for D. taking off
28. A. cautiously B. rapidly C. steadily D. casually
29. A. moved B. wandered C. paced D. dashed
30. A. disappeared B. looked C. broken D. turned
31 A. due to B. instead of C. apart from D. as for
32. A. drew B. held C. released D. caught
33. A. intention B. fear C. bravery D. distance
34. A. attack B. train C. disturb D. feed
35. A. fascinating B. boring C. exhausting D. challenging
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people ____36____(think) the inability to resist spending became a major social / problem. They had the idea of ____37____ (start)a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct. 31* annually, was started, and it’s still going strong now.
Not ____38____ (surprise), a movement targeting the poor was started. People in the ____39____(underdevelop) world are more open to calls to be careful with money. But ____40____ idea of being thrifty(节俭) has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark. Zuckerberg ____41____ example. The Facebook founder, one of the world’s ____42____ (rich) people. doesn’t spend very much money on himself.
Other people don’t spend money because they don’t like the culture of consumption. This is connected to the view ___43___ we should make ourselves happy through the activities we take part in, rather than with ___44___ we buy.
But however we view money, moderate spending is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that offers some good advice in this situation: ”Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after ____45____"
第三部分 读后续写(共一节，满分25分)
46. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Mr. Ward couldn’t stand students cheating the most. Whenever there was an exam, he watched very closely, making sure no act of cheating was neglected, and any student who cheated would be seriously punished.
I remember many times after tests, Mr. Ward found that the students sitting around me had better scores than the others and the further away a student was from me, the worse his grade. Mr. Ward suspected that some of the juniors “accidentally” got some of my answers. So he and I had a very interesting talk about cheating.
Mr. Ward once told me of some of the ways students tried to cheat. Student A intentionally “dropped” his pencil an unusually far distance from his desk. Then he stood up and walked slowly across the room to take it back. On the way, he glanced at the papers. Student B got a piece of paper and wrote down all the formulas (公式) on a tiny bit of paper taped to the inside of the kid’s palm. These incidents weren’t very rare.
The last day of the entire school year, all I had left was my math exam and there seemed to be some definite tension in the air because this was the biggest test of the year. I saw some kids trying to do some last minute studying, some trying to calm themselves down by breathing slowly and some saying a silent prayer.
Mr. Ward went to the front and started handing out the tests by rows. After explaining the rules of the test, he said very clearly, “If you cheat, I will take your test and tear it up. You will get a 0 for the biggest grade of the year.” Mr. Ward moved very effortlessly and efficiently about the room and during every test he went into a sort of RADAR mode. He sat at the front and watched the room for anything that might look like cheating. During this RADAR mode, if you were cheating, you would be caught. Guaranteed.
注意：（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Our test started and we were sitting there busy working on our papers.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Then Mr. Ward asked the kid he was watching to go to his office.
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答案版
满分：100分
第一部分 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
A Color Run at School
What Is a Color Run
The event is usually a five-kilometer untimed run. Participants are doused(浇涂上)from head to toe in a different colored powder at each kilometer mark. This activity inspired by the Hindu festival of Holi is perfect for promoting community and happiness.
A color run is a fun event perfect for schools. It is a way to promote health and activity among children. Schools can choose whether they want to host a color run by themselves or have one organized by an event organizer.
Why Should I Take Part in a Color Run
Taking part in a color run will help you improve your overall physical health. It’s a great way to burn calories and get out. You will also be able to meet new people.
How to Set Up a School Color Run
To set up a school Color Run, you will first need to decide what time you want it to start. Then, you will need to contact the principal at your school. They will then tell you if there is enough space available at the named location. You will need to inform the class teachers and include information in the student handbook. Next, you should contact the parents/guardians of the students at the school through a mailed letter or email. With everything listed above completed, you will have your event organized and ready to go!
1. What do we know about a Color Run
A. It sees runners covered from head to toe. B. It used to be a part of Holi.
C. It’s designed for schools only D. It sets no time limit.
2. What benefit may kids get from a school color run
A. Better physical health. B. Prize money from the race.
C. Friendship with the principal. D. T-shirts with a rainbow pattern.
3. What’s the purpose of the text
A. To advertise. B. To inform. C. To entertain. D. To criticize.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B
B
Smoking is even a tradition in Chinese celebrations. At my wedding, we handed out the traditional candies to people who came. I had said to my wife, Ellen, that handing out packets of cigarettes was wrong, as it just encouraged people to continue a deadly habit. “But it’s traditional,” she replied, “People would think we were mean if we don’t!”
Over the years I’ve been given cigarettes as gifts and have always handed them straight back. This might make me look ungrateful in Chinese eyes, but I can’t understand the logic behind handing someone a gift that will cause them to smell terrible, have awful breath, and even worse, kill them.
This year the university I work at has taken the bold step of making the entire campus “smoke free”. As my students are either doctors doing postgraduates studies, or medical students on their way to being doctors, I thought they would be in favor of such a move, but I was wrong. Many of them have complained to me that they see this as depriving them of their civil rights and that they should be allowed to smoke when and where they like.
When I pointed out to them that cigarettes do harm not only to those smoking themselves, but even to those breathing in second hand smoke, the argument was dismissed with a wave. “Those studies aren’t conclusive”, one doctor replied. “Besides, my grandmother told me that smoking is manly.” Tempting(诱人的) as it was to ask if she was also a doctor, I let the argument go and went off in search of some fresh air.
4. Which of the following is a consequence of smoking according to the author
A. It will leave you breathless. B. People believe you are mean.
C. People think you are ungrateful. D. It will make your smell unpleasant.
5. What attitude do many of the author’s students have towards the entire campus “smoke free”
A. Objective. B. Unconcerned. C. Negative. D. Positive.
6. What does the underlined word “depriving” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Robbing. B. Accusing. C. Informing. D. Reminding.
7. In which column of a newspaper is this text probably found
A. Technology. B. Entertainment. C. Art. D. Life.
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D
C
Robots in space will be extracting (提取) gold from asteroids (小行星) within ten years if anew project backed by a Silicon Valley billionaire goes as planned. Peter Diamandis, the founder of Planetary Resources, said the company attempts to make the resources of space available to humanity.
The initial stage, to be achieved in the next 18 to 24 months, is to launch a series of private telescopes which will orbit Earth. These will be used to search for the right type of asteroids. The plan is to use commercially built robotic ships to extract rocket fuel and valuable minerals from the rocks that regularly pass by Earth. Diamandis predicts that they could have their version of a space-based petrol station up and running by 2025.
Several scientists not involved in the project argued that the project was daring, difficult and very pricey. They do not see how it could be cost-effective. But the founder of Planetary Resources has a track record of profiting from space exploration business. Diamandis was the first person to sell rides into space to tourists. “Before we started launching people into space as private citizens, people thought that was a ridiculous idea,” Diamandis said. “This is a long-term project. But it’s not a charity. We’ll make money.” The idea that asteroids could be mined for resources has been around for years. There are probably 1,500 asteroids that pass near Earth that would be good initial targets. They are at least 50 meters wide, and Diamandis figures ten percent of them have water and other valuable minerals.
Richard Binzel, Professor of Planetary Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says, “The idea might be many decades ahead of its time. But you have to start somewhere as it might offer a new perspective of saving the earth from being over explored.”
8. What is supposed to be the first step of the project
A. Launching robots into Earth orbit. B. Sending some telescopes into space.
C. Building a space-based petrol station. D. Using robotic ships to extract rocket fuel.
9. How did Diamandis use to make money from space exploration business
A. By extracting gold from asteroids. B. By providing space travels for tourists.
C. By being the first person to ride into space. D. By selling tickets to sce tourists' rides into space.
10. What does Richard Binzel think of the project
A. It is risky. B. It is complex. C. It is worthwhile. D. It is demanding.
11 What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Mining Asteroids B. Humans and Asteroids
C. Space Exploration in Progress D. The Project of Extracting Minerals
【答案】8. B 9. B 10. C 11. A
D
Where do great musicians, great mathematicians and great sportspeople get their talent For decades now, we have assumed that most of them are simply born with a talent that ordinary people do not have. When baseball legend Ted Williams claimed that his achievement had nothing to do with natural ability but were the result of practice, practice, practice, people assumed that he was merely being modest. But scientists now believe that there was a good deal of truth in what he said.
Throughout the last century, it was accepted that we inherit （继承） many of our characteristics from our parents via their DNA, that each of us inherits a fixed amount of intelligence -a fixed IQ, and that most of us are to be ordinary. But now it is accepted that our genes interact with their surroundings, getting turned on and off all the time. “There are no genetic factors that can be studied independently of the environment,” explains Michael Meaney of McGill University. “And there are no environmental factors that function independently of our genes. They work alongside each other.”
How does this view of the role of genes change our understanding of individual talent and abilities Does it now mean that genes don’t matter, and that we all have the potential to be like, say, Lionel Messi or Lebron James Such a claim flies in the face of reason. The genes we inherit clearly matter, as do genetic differences between individuals. But it is also true that Lionel Messi would not have become the super footballer he is, nor Lebron James a basketball superstar, without putting in thousands of hours of practice. They could have turned out entirely different people. Talent researcher Kevin Rathunde agrees. “High academic achievers are not necessarily born much smarter than others but genes do count,” he writes in his book Talented Teenagers, “and above all they usually work harder and develop more self-discipline.”
12. What did Ted Williams think led to his success
A. His natural talent. B. His full commitment.
C. His modest personality. D. His extraordinary intelligence.
13. What did we widely believe during the 20 century
A. Intelligence has little to do with DNA.
B. Our genes interact with our environment.
C. The majority of us are of average intelligence.
D. Our character is simply decided by inherited DNA.
14. Why does the author mention “Lionel Messi” and “Lebron James” in paragraph 3
A. To clarify a point. B. To illustrate a rule.
C. To offer a solution. D. To make a prediction.
15. Which statement will Kevin Rathunde probably agree with
A. Most of us are born to be average persons.
B. We could all be geniuses if working hard enough.
C. Genetie factors are more important than hard work.
D. Great talent is a combination of genes and practice.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D
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。
When it comes to money, the world’s luckiest woman appears to be a 63-year-old American called Joan Ginther. She has managed to win the jackpot (头奖) four times. ____16____ Experts say that the chances of winning this much are extremely small.
Mrs. Ginther’s first win was in 1993 when she won half of the $11 million first prize of the Texas Lottery (彩票). The rest of her money has come from scratch (刮) cards. You scratch these cards to expose if you have a winning code. They are very popular, but not many people who buy them win anything. However, Mrs. Ginther won $2 million from a Holiday Millionaire scratchcard in 2006 and then she won another $3 million from a Millions and Millions scratch card in 2008. ____17____
As a result of these wins, the Times Market in Bishop, where Mrs. Ginther bought her card, has become very popular. ____18____ The shop also receives calls from people trying to purchase scratch cards over the phone even though they live far away.
However, not much is known about Mrs. Ginther. ____19____ Even her neighbours have very little to say about her. She is now rarely seen in Bishop because she moved away and she now lives in Las Vegas.
Sun Bae, the owner of Times Market, remembers that Mrs. Ginther bought a new car for one of the town residents, even though she herself drives around in an old car. ____20____ And she bought her new home in Las Vegas and she donated her old home in Bishop to charity. “She has helped so many people,” Mrs. Bae said.
A. That time, the card won $10 million.
B. In total, she has won over $20 million!
C. Obviously, her private life is very important to her.
D. Additionally, she also bought a van for the local church.
E. So she is perhaps as lucky with cards as with the lottery.
F. Her answering machine says, “Please do not leave a message.”
G. There are often long queues outside the shop and along the road nearby.
【答案】16. B 17. E 18. G 19. C 20. D
第二部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分25分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C，D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I love wildlife. So when my friend said that we had a chance to ____21____ brown bears in the High Tatras, I didn’t think twice about it, and we ____22____ arrangements to go the following week.
The trip was a great ___23___ ! We walked for hours and stayed in a ____24____ mountain hut(小屋) which was usually reserved for park rangers. It actually took us some trouble even to locate it. As soon as we arrived, our guide ____25____ to us that we would be fully integrated(融入) into their research programme and would be tracking the ____26____ of bears wearing GPS transmitters. On the first day, we were woken up at sunrise and, after ____27____ some warm clothes, set off into the forest. Our guide walked very ____28____ and we had trouble keeping up with him. Suddenly he ____29____ across a small hill. He must have caught sight of a bear. We followed him as fast as we could, but by the time we reached him, the bear had _____30_____ into the bushes. Later in the week, though, we did manage to observe several bears feeding on berries. We were so excited. Yet, _____31_____ hurrying to take photos, we _____32_____ our breath, stayed about 30 meters away and just watched them. Our guide insisted that we should keep our _____33_____ from the bears so as not to _____34_____ them.
Observing bears in their natural habitat(栖息地) was really _____35_____. I had never experienced anything like that before. If I hadn’t had to go back to school, I would happily have stayed on for several more weeks.
21. A. hunt B. feed C. protect D. track
22 A. made B. changed C. cancelled D. quit
23. A. deal B. danger C. success D. regret
24. A. safe B. comfortable C. remote D. beautiful
25. A. recommended B. explained C. admitted D. reported
26. A. habits B. leftovers C. photos D. movements
27. A. throwing on B. tidying up C. paving for D. taking off
28. A. cautiously B. rapidly C. steadily D. casually
29. A. moved B. wandered C. paced D. dashed
30. A. disappeared B. looked C. broken D. turned
31. A. due to B. instead of C. apart from D. as for
32. A. drew B. held C. released D. caught
33. A. intention B. fear C. bravery D. distance
34. A. attack B. train C. disturb D. feed
35. A. fascinating B. boring C. exhausting D. challenging
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. A
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people ____36____(think) the inability to resist spending became a major social / problem. They had the idea of ____37____ (start)a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct. 31* annually, was started, and it’s still going strong now.
Not ____38____ (surprise), a movement targeting the poor was started. People in the ____39____(underdevelop) world are more open to calls to be careful with money. But ____40____ idea of being thrifty(节俭) has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark. Zuckerberg ____41____ example. The Facebook founder, one of the world’s ____42____ (rich) people. doesn’t spend very much money on himself.
Other people don’t spend money because they don’t like the culture of consumption. This is connected to the view ___43___ we should make ourselves happy through the activities we take part in, rather than with ___44___ we buy.
But however we view money, moderate spending is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that offers some good advice in this situation: ”Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after ____45____"
【答案】36. thought
37. starting
38. surprisingly
39. underdeveloped
40. the 41. for
42. richest
43. that 44. what
45. themselves
第三部分 读后续写(共一节，满分25分)
46. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Mr. Ward couldn’t stand students cheating the most. Whenever there was an exam, he watched very closely, making sure no act of cheating was neglected, and any student who cheated would be seriously punished.
I remember many times after tests, Mr. Ward found that the students sitting around me had better scores than the others and the further away a student was from me, the worse his grade. Mr. Ward suspected that some of the juniors “accidentally” got some of my answers. So he and I had a very interesting talk about cheating.
Mr. Ward once told me of some of the ways students tried to cheat. Student A intentionally “dropped” his pencil an unusually far distance from his desk. Then he stood up and walked slowly across the room to take it back. On the way, he glanced at the papers. Student B got a piece of paper and wrote down all the formulas (公式) on a tiny bit of paper taped to the inside of the kid’s palm. These incidents weren’t very rare.
The last day of the entire school year, all I had left was my math exam and there seemed to be some definite tension in the air because this was the biggest test of the year. I saw some kids trying to do some last minute studying, some trying to calm themselves down by breathing slowly and some saying a silent prayer.
Mr. Ward went to the front and started handing out the tests by rows. After explaining the rules of the test, he said very clearly, “If you cheat, I will take your test and tear it up. You will get a 0 for the biggest grade of the year.” Mr. Ward moved very effortlessly and efficiently about the room and during every test he went into a sort of RADAR mode. He sat at the front and watched the room for anything that might look like cheating. During this RADAR mode, if you were cheating, you would be caught. Guaranteed.
注意：（1）续写词数应150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Our test started and we were sitting there busy working on our papers.
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Then Mr. Ward asked the kid he was watching to go to his office.
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【答案】 Our test started and we were sitting there busy working on our papers. Given the importance of the test, all students put in a lot of effort to write down their answers. I was relieved when I finished it easily. With 15 minutes left, I carefully checked my answers. Then I put down my pencil and looked around. At that time, I noticed something peculiar. I was surprised to see a kid stretching his neck to sneak a look at other students’ answers. He was cheating! I was unsure of what to do when I saw Mr. Ward looking at the kid with anger in his eyes.
Then Mr. Ward asked the kid he was watching to go to his office. The kid, feeling embarrassed and scared, slowly moved into the office. In front of the stern Mr. Ward, the kid stood still and silent, his head hanging low and his body shaking uncontrollably. Eventually, he was overwhelmed with guilt, tears of regret streaming down his face. In a tearful voice, he confessed to cheating in the test. Mr. Ward’s expression softened slightly. He gently patted the kid’s head and said seriously, “Honesty is the most important thing!” The kid nodded in understanding. Despite receiving a failing grade, the kid learned a valuable lesson about honesty.
第一部分 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
A Color Run at School
What Is a Color Run
The event is usually a five-kilometer untimed run. Participants are doused(浇涂上)from head to toe in a different colored powder at each kilometer mark. This activity inspired by the Hindu festival of Holi is perfect for promoting community and happiness.
A color run is a fun event perfect for schools. It is a way to promote health and activity among children. Schools can choose whether they want to host a color run by themselves or have one organized by an event organizer.
Why Should I Take Part in a Color Run
Taking part in a color run will help you improve your overall physical health. It’s a great way to burn calories and get out. You will also be able to meet new people.
How to Set Up a School Color Run
To set up a school Color Run you will first need to decide what time you want it to start. Then, you will need to contact the principal at your school. They will then tell you if there is enough space available at the named location. You will need to inform the class teachers and include information in the student handbook. Next, you should contact the parents/guardians of the students at the school through a mailed letter or email. With everything listed above completed, you will have your event organized and ready to go!
1. What do we know about a Color Run
A It sees runners covered from head to toe. B. It used to be a part of Holi.
C. It’s designed for schools only D. It sets no time limit.
2. What benefit may kids get from a school color run
A. Better physical health. B. Prize money from the race.
C. Friendship with the principal. D. T-shirts with a rainbow pattern.
3. What’s the purpose of the text
A. To advertise. B. To inform. C. To entertain. D. To criticize.
B
Smoking is even a tradition in Chinese celebrations. At my wedding, we handed out the traditional candies to people who came. I had said to my wife, Ellen, that handing out packets of cigarettes was wrong, as it just encouraged people to continue a deadly habit. “But it’s traditional,” she replied, “People would think we were mean if we don’t!”
Over the years I’ve been given cigarettes as gifts and have always handed them straight back. This might make me look ungrateful in Chinese eyes, but I can’t understand the logic behind handing someone a gift that will cause them to smell terrible, have awful breath, and even worse, kill them.
This year the university I work at has taken the bold step of making the entire campus “smoke free”. As my students are either doctors doing postgraduates studies, or medical students on their way to being doctors, I thought they would be in favor of such a move, but I was wrong. Many of them have complained to me that they see this as depriving them of their civil rights and that they should be allowed to smoke when and where they like.
When I pointed out to them that cigarettes do harm not only to those smoking themselves, but even to those breathing in second hand smoke, the argument was dismissed with a wave. “Those studies aren’t conclusive”, one doctor replied. “Besides, my grandmother told me that smoking is manly.” Tempting(诱人的) as it was to ask if she was also a doctor, I let the argument go and went off in search of some fresh air.
4. Which of the following is a consequence of smoking according to the author
A. It will leave you breathless. B. People believe you are mean.
C. People think you are ungrateful. D. It will make your smell unpleasant.
5. What attitude do many of the author’s students have towards the entire campus “smoke free”
A. Objective. B. Unconcerned. C. Negative. D. Positive.
6. What does the underlined word “depriving” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Robbing. B. Accusing. C. Informing. D. Reminding.
7. In which column of a newspaper is this text probably found
A. Technology. B. Entertainment. C. Art. D. Life.
C
Robots in space will be extracting (提取) gold from asteroids (小行星) within ten years if anew project backed by a Silicon Valley billionaire goes as planned. Peter Diamandis, the founder of Planetary Resources, said the company attempts to make the resources of space available to humanity.
The initial stage, to be achieved in the next 18 to 24 months, is to launch a series of private telescopes which will orbit Earth. These will be used to search for the right type of asteroids. The plan is to use commercially built robotic ships to extract rocket fuel and valuable minerals from the rocks that regularly pass by Earth. Diamandis predicts that they could have their version of a space-based petrol station up and running by 2025.
Several scientists not involved in the project argued that the project was daring, difficult and very pricey. They do not see how it could be cost-effective. But the founder of Planetary Resources has a track record of profiting from space exploration business. Diamandis was the first person to sell rides into space to tourists. “Before we started launching people into space as private citizens, people thought that was a ridiculous idea,” Diamandis said. “This is a long-term project. But it’s not a charity. We’ll make money.” The idea that asteroids could be mined for resources has been around for years. There are probably 1,500 asteroids that pass near Earth that would be good initial targets. They are at least 50 meters wide, and Diamandis figures ten percent of them have water and other valuable minerals.
Richard Binzel, Professor of Planetary Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says, “The idea might be many decades ahead of its time. But you have to start somewhere as it might offer a new perspective of saving the earth from being over explored.”
8. What is supposed to be the first step of the project
A. Launching robots into Earth orbit. B. Sending some telescopes into space.
C. Building a space-based petrol station. D. Using robotic ships to extract rocket fuel.
9. How did Diamandis use to make money from space exploration business
A By extracting gold from asteroids. B. By providing space travels for tourists.
C. By being the first person to ride into space. D. By selling tickets to sce tourists' rides into space.
10. What does Richard Binzel think of the project
A. It is risky. B. It is complex. C. It is worthwhile. D. It is demanding.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Mining Asteroids B. Humans and Asteroids
C. Space Exploration in Progress D. The Project of Extracting Minerals
D
Where do great musicians, great mathematicians and great sportspeople get their talent For decades now, we have assumed that most of them are simply born with a talent that ordinary people do not have. When baseball legend Ted Williams claimed that his achievement had nothing to do with natural ability but were the result of practice, practice, practice, people assumed that he was merely being modest. But scientists now believe that there was a good deal of truth in what he said.
Throughout the last century, it was accepted that we inherit （继承） many of our characteristics from our parents via their DNA, that each of us inherits a fixed amount of intelligence -a fixed IQ, and that most of us are to be ordinary. But now it is accepted that our genes interact with their surroundings, getting turned on and off all the time. “There are no genetic factors that can be studied independently of the environment,” explains Michael Meaney of McGill University. “And there are no environmental factors that function independently of our genes. They work alongside each other.”
How does this view of the role of genes change our understanding of individual talent and abilities Does it now mean that genes don’t matter, and that we all have the potential to be like, say, Lionel Messi or Lebron James Such a claim flies in the face of reason. The genes we inherit clearly matter, as do genetic differences between individuals. But it is also true that Lionel Messi would not have become the super footballer he is, nor Lebron James a basketball superstar, without putting in thousands of hours of practice. They could have turned out entirely different people. Talent researcher Kevin Rathunde agrees. “High academic achievers are not necessarily born much smarter than others but genes do count,” he writes in his book Talented Teenagers, “and above all they usually work harder and develop more self-discipline.”
12. What did Ted Williams think led to his success
A. His natural talent. B. His full commitment.
C. His modest personality. D. His extraordinary intelligence.
13 What did we widely believe during the 20 century
A. Intelligence has little to do with DNA.
B. Our genes interact with our environment.
C. The majority of us are of average intelligence.
D. Our character is simply decided by inherited DNA.
14. Why does the author mention “Lionel Messi” and “Lebron James” in paragraph 3
A. To clarify a point. B. To illustrate a rule.
C. To offer a solution. D. To make a prediction.
15. Which statement will Kevin Rathunde probably agree with
A. Most of us are born to be average persons.
B. We could all be geniuses if working hard enough.
C. Genetie factors are more important than hard work.
D. Great talent is a combination of genes and practice.
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。
When it comes to money, the world’s luckiest woman appears to be a 63-year-old American called Joan Ginther. She has managed to win the jackpot (头奖) four times. ____16____ Experts say that the chances of winning this much are extremely small.
Mrs. Ginther’s first win was in 1993 when she won half of the $11 million first prize of the Texas Lottery (彩票). The rest of her money has come from scratch (刮) cards. You scratch these cards to expose if you have a winning code. They are very popular, but not many people who buy them win anything. However, Mrs. Ginther won $2 million from a Holiday Millionaire scratchcard in 2006 and then she won another $3 million from a Millions and Millions scratch card in 2008. ____17____
As a result of these wins, the Times Market in Bishop, where Mrs. Ginther bought her card, has become very popular. ____18____ The shop also receives calls from people trying to purchase scratch cards over the phone even though they live far away.
However, not much is known about Mrs. Ginther. ____19____ Even her neighbours have very little to say about her. She is now rarely seen in Bishop because she moved away and she now lives in Las Vegas.
Sun Bae, the owner of Times Market, remembers that Mrs. Ginther bought a new car for one of the town residents, even though she herself drives around in an old car. ____20____ And she bought her new home in Las Vegas and she donated her old home in Bishop to charity. “She has helped so many people,” Mrs. Bae said.
A. That time, the card won $10 million.
B. In total, she has won over $20 million!
C. Obviously, her private life is very important to her.
D. Additionally, she also bought a van for the local church.
E. So she is perhaps as lucky with cards as with the lottery.
F. Her answering machine says, “Please do not leave a message.”
G. There are often long queues outside the shop and along the road nearby.
第二部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分25分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C，D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I love wildlife. So when my friend said that we had a chance to ____21____ brown bears in the High Tatras, I didn’t think twice about it, and we ____22____ arrangements to go the following week.
The trip was a great ___23___ ! We walked for hours and stayed in a ____24____ mountain hut(小屋) which was usually reserved for park rangers. It actually took us some trouble even to locate it. As soon as we arrived, our guide ____25____ to us that we would be fully integrated(融入) into their research programme and would be tracking the ____26____ of bears wearing GPS transmitters. On the first day, we were woken up at sunrise and, after ____27____ some warm clothes, set off into the forest. Our guide walked very ____28____ and we had trouble keeping up with him. Suddenly he ____29____ across a small hill. He must have caught sight of a bear. We followed him as fast as we could, but by the time we reached him, the bear had _____30_____ into the bushes. Later in the week, though, we did manage to observe several bears feeding on berries. We were so excited. Yet, _____31_____ hurrying to take photos, we _____32_____ our breath, stayed about 30 meters away and just watched them. Our guide insisted that we should keep our _____33_____ from the bears so as not to _____34_____ them.
Observing bears in their natural habitat(栖息地) was really _____35_____. I had never experienced anything like that before. If I hadn’t had to go back to school, I would happily have stayed on for several more weeks.
21. A. hunt B. feed C. protect D. track
22. A. made B. changed C. cancelled D. quit
23. A. deal B. danger C. success D. regret
24. A. safe B. comfortable C. remote D. beautiful
25. A. recommended B. explained C. admitted D. reported
26. A. habits B. leftovers C. photos D. movements
27. A. throwing on B. tidying up C. paving for D. taking off
28. A. cautiously B. rapidly C. steadily D. casually
29. A. moved B. wandered C. paced D. dashed
30. A. disappeared B. looked C. broken D. turned
31 A. due to B. instead of C. apart from D. as for
32. A. drew B. held C. released D. caught
33. A. intention B. fear C. bravery D. distance
34. A. attack B. train C. disturb D. feed
35. A. fascinating B. boring C. exhausting D. challenging
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people ____36____(think) the inability to resist spending became a major social / problem. They had the idea of ____37____ (start)a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct. 31* annually, was started, and it’s still going strong now.
Not ____38____ (surprise), a movement targeting the poor was started. People in the ____39____(underdevelop) world are more open to calls to be careful with money. But ____40____ idea of being thrifty(节俭) has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark. Zuckerberg ____41____ example. The Facebook founder, one of the world’s ____42____ (rich) people. doesn’t spend very much money on himself.
Other people don’t spend money because they don’t like the culture of consumption. This is connected to the view ___43___ we should make ourselves happy through the activities we take part in, rather than with ___44___ we buy.
But however we view money, moderate spending is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that offers some good advice in this situation: ”Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after ____45____"
第三部分 读后续写(共一节，满分25分)
46. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Mr. Ward couldn’t stand students cheating the most. Whenever there was an exam, he watched very closely, making sure no act of cheating was neglected, and any student who cheated would be seriously punished.
I remember many times after tests, Mr. Ward found that the students sitting around me had better scores than the others and the further away a student was from me, the worse his grade. Mr. Ward suspected that some of the juniors “accidentally” got some of my answers. So he and I had a very interesting talk about cheating.
Mr. Ward once told me of some of the ways students tried to cheat. Student A intentionally “dropped” his pencil an unusually far distance from his desk. Then he stood up and walked slowly across the room to take it back. On the way, he glanced at the papers. Student B got a piece of paper and wrote down all the formulas (公式) on a tiny bit of paper taped to the inside of the kid’s palm. These incidents weren’t very rare.
The last day of the entire school year, all I had left was my math exam and there seemed to be some definite tension in the air because this was the biggest test of the year. I saw some kids trying to do some last minute studying, some trying to calm themselves down by breathing slowly and some saying a silent prayer.
Mr. Ward went to the front and started handing out the tests by rows. After explaining the rules of the test, he said very clearly, “If you cheat, I will take your test and tear it up. You will get a 0 for the biggest grade of the year.” Mr. Ward moved very effortlessly and efficiently about the room and during every test he went into a sort of RADAR mode. He sat at the front and watched the room for anything that might look like cheating. During this RADAR mode, if you were cheating, you would be caught. Guaranteed.
注意：（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Our test started and we were sitting there busy working on our papers.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Then Mr. Ward asked the kid he was watching to go to his office.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案版
满分：100分
第一部分 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
A Color Run at School
What Is a Color Run
The event is usually a five-kilometer untimed run. Participants are doused(浇涂上)from head to toe in a different colored powder at each kilometer mark. This activity inspired by the Hindu festival of Holi is perfect for promoting community and happiness.
A color run is a fun event perfect for schools. It is a way to promote health and activity among children. Schools can choose whether they want to host a color run by themselves or have one organized by an event organizer.
Why Should I Take Part in a Color Run
Taking part in a color run will help you improve your overall physical health. It’s a great way to burn calories and get out. You will also be able to meet new people.
How to Set Up a School Color Run
To set up a school Color Run, you will first need to decide what time you want it to start. Then, you will need to contact the principal at your school. They will then tell you if there is enough space available at the named location. You will need to inform the class teachers and include information in the student handbook. Next, you should contact the parents/guardians of the students at the school through a mailed letter or email. With everything listed above completed, you will have your event organized and ready to go!
1. What do we know about a Color Run
A. It sees runners covered from head to toe. B. It used to be a part of Holi.
C. It’s designed for schools only D. It sets no time limit.
2. What benefit may kids get from a school color run
A. Better physical health. B. Prize money from the race.
C. Friendship with the principal. D. T-shirts with a rainbow pattern.
3. What’s the purpose of the text
A. To advertise. B. To inform. C. To entertain. D. To criticize.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B
B
Smoking is even a tradition in Chinese celebrations. At my wedding, we handed out the traditional candies to people who came. I had said to my wife, Ellen, that handing out packets of cigarettes was wrong, as it just encouraged people to continue a deadly habit. “But it’s traditional,” she replied, “People would think we were mean if we don’t!”
Over the years I’ve been given cigarettes as gifts and have always handed them straight back. This might make me look ungrateful in Chinese eyes, but I can’t understand the logic behind handing someone a gift that will cause them to smell terrible, have awful breath, and even worse, kill them.
This year the university I work at has taken the bold step of making the entire campus “smoke free”. As my students are either doctors doing postgraduates studies, or medical students on their way to being doctors, I thought they would be in favor of such a move, but I was wrong. Many of them have complained to me that they see this as depriving them of their civil rights and that they should be allowed to smoke when and where they like.
When I pointed out to them that cigarettes do harm not only to those smoking themselves, but even to those breathing in second hand smoke, the argument was dismissed with a wave. “Those studies aren’t conclusive”, one doctor replied. “Besides, my grandmother told me that smoking is manly.” Tempting(诱人的) as it was to ask if she was also a doctor, I let the argument go and went off in search of some fresh air.
4. Which of the following is a consequence of smoking according to the author
A. It will leave you breathless. B. People believe you are mean.
C. People think you are ungrateful. D. It will make your smell unpleasant.
5. What attitude do many of the author’s students have towards the entire campus “smoke free”
A. Objective. B. Unconcerned. C. Negative. D. Positive.
6. What does the underlined word “depriving” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Robbing. B. Accusing. C. Informing. D. Reminding.
7. In which column of a newspaper is this text probably found
A. Technology. B. Entertainment. C. Art. D. Life.
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D
C
Robots in space will be extracting (提取) gold from asteroids (小行星) within ten years if anew project backed by a Silicon Valley billionaire goes as planned. Peter Diamandis, the founder of Planetary Resources, said the company attempts to make the resources of space available to humanity.
The initial stage, to be achieved in the next 18 to 24 months, is to launch a series of private telescopes which will orbit Earth. These will be used to search for the right type of asteroids. The plan is to use commercially built robotic ships to extract rocket fuel and valuable minerals from the rocks that regularly pass by Earth. Diamandis predicts that they could have their version of a space-based petrol station up and running by 2025.
Several scientists not involved in the project argued that the project was daring, difficult and very pricey. They do not see how it could be cost-effective. But the founder of Planetary Resources has a track record of profiting from space exploration business. Diamandis was the first person to sell rides into space to tourists. “Before we started launching people into space as private citizens, people thought that was a ridiculous idea,” Diamandis said. “This is a long-term project. But it’s not a charity. We’ll make money.” The idea that asteroids could be mined for resources has been around for years. There are probably 1,500 asteroids that pass near Earth that would be good initial targets. They are at least 50 meters wide, and Diamandis figures ten percent of them have water and other valuable minerals.
Richard Binzel, Professor of Planetary Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says, “The idea might be many decades ahead of its time. But you have to start somewhere as it might offer a new perspective of saving the earth from being over explored.”
8. What is supposed to be the first step of the project
A. Launching robots into Earth orbit. B. Sending some telescopes into space.
C. Building a space-based petrol station. D. Using robotic ships to extract rocket fuel.
9. How did Diamandis use to make money from space exploration business
A. By extracting gold from asteroids. B. By providing space travels for tourists.
C. By being the first person to ride into space. D. By selling tickets to sce tourists' rides into space.
10. What does Richard Binzel think of the project
A. It is risky. B. It is complex. C. It is worthwhile. D. It is demanding.
11 What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Mining Asteroids B. Humans and Asteroids
C. Space Exploration in Progress D. The Project of Extracting Minerals
【答案】8. B 9. B 10. C 11. A
D
Where do great musicians, great mathematicians and great sportspeople get their talent For decades now, we have assumed that most of them are simply born with a talent that ordinary people do not have. When baseball legend Ted Williams claimed that his achievement had nothing to do with natural ability but were the result of practice, practice, practice, people assumed that he was merely being modest. But scientists now believe that there was a good deal of truth in what he said.
Throughout the last century, it was accepted that we inherit （继承） many of our characteristics from our parents via their DNA, that each of us inherits a fixed amount of intelligence -a fixed IQ, and that most of us are to be ordinary. But now it is accepted that our genes interact with their surroundings, getting turned on and off all the time. “There are no genetic factors that can be studied independently of the environment,” explains Michael Meaney of McGill University. “And there are no environmental factors that function independently of our genes. They work alongside each other.”
How does this view of the role of genes change our understanding of individual talent and abilities Does it now mean that genes don’t matter, and that we all have the potential to be like, say, Lionel Messi or Lebron James Such a claim flies in the face of reason. The genes we inherit clearly matter, as do genetic differences between individuals. But it is also true that Lionel Messi would not have become the super footballer he is, nor Lebron James a basketball superstar, without putting in thousands of hours of practice. They could have turned out entirely different people. Talent researcher Kevin Rathunde agrees. “High academic achievers are not necessarily born much smarter than others but genes do count,” he writes in his book Talented Teenagers, “and above all they usually work harder and develop more self-discipline.”
12. What did Ted Williams think led to his success
A. His natural talent. B. His full commitment.
C. His modest personality. D. His extraordinary intelligence.
13. What did we widely believe during the 20 century
A. Intelligence has little to do with DNA.
B. Our genes interact with our environment.
C. The majority of us are of average intelligence.
D. Our character is simply decided by inherited DNA.
14. Why does the author mention “Lionel Messi” and “Lebron James” in paragraph 3
A. To clarify a point. B. To illustrate a rule.
C. To offer a solution. D. To make a prediction.
15. Which statement will Kevin Rathunde probably agree with
A. Most of us are born to be average persons.
B. We could all be geniuses if working hard enough.
C. Genetie factors are more important than hard work.
D. Great talent is a combination of genes and practice.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D
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。
When it comes to money, the world’s luckiest woman appears to be a 63-year-old American called Joan Ginther. She has managed to win the jackpot (头奖) four times. ____16____ Experts say that the chances of winning this much are extremely small.
Mrs. Ginther’s first win was in 1993 when she won half of the $11 million first prize of the Texas Lottery (彩票). The rest of her money has come from scratch (刮) cards. You scratch these cards to expose if you have a winning code. They are very popular, but not many people who buy them win anything. However, Mrs. Ginther won $2 million from a Holiday Millionaire scratchcard in 2006 and then she won another $3 million from a Millions and Millions scratch card in 2008. ____17____
As a result of these wins, the Times Market in Bishop, where Mrs. Ginther bought her card, has become very popular. ____18____ The shop also receives calls from people trying to purchase scratch cards over the phone even though they live far away.
However, not much is known about Mrs. Ginther. ____19____ Even her neighbours have very little to say about her. She is now rarely seen in Bishop because she moved away and she now lives in Las Vegas.
Sun Bae, the owner of Times Market, remembers that Mrs. Ginther bought a new car for one of the town residents, even though she herself drives around in an old car. ____20____ And she bought her new home in Las Vegas and she donated her old home in Bishop to charity. “She has helped so many people,” Mrs. Bae said.
A. That time, the card won $10 million.
B. In total, she has won over $20 million!
C. Obviously, her private life is very important to her.
D. Additionally, she also bought a van for the local church.
E. So she is perhaps as lucky with cards as with the lottery.
F. Her answering machine says, “Please do not leave a message.”
G. There are often long queues outside the shop and along the road nearby.
【答案】16. B 17. E 18. G 19. C 20. D
第二部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分25分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C，D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I love wildlife. So when my friend said that we had a chance to ____21____ brown bears in the High Tatras, I didn’t think twice about it, and we ____22____ arrangements to go the following week.
The trip was a great ___23___ ! We walked for hours and stayed in a ____24____ mountain hut(小屋) which was usually reserved for park rangers. It actually took us some trouble even to locate it. As soon as we arrived, our guide ____25____ to us that we would be fully integrated(融入) into their research programme and would be tracking the ____26____ of bears wearing GPS transmitters. On the first day, we were woken up at sunrise and, after ____27____ some warm clothes, set off into the forest. Our guide walked very ____28____ and we had trouble keeping up with him. Suddenly he ____29____ across a small hill. He must have caught sight of a bear. We followed him as fast as we could, but by the time we reached him, the bear had _____30_____ into the bushes. Later in the week, though, we did manage to observe several bears feeding on berries. We were so excited. Yet, _____31_____ hurrying to take photos, we _____32_____ our breath, stayed about 30 meters away and just watched them. Our guide insisted that we should keep our _____33_____ from the bears so as not to _____34_____ them.
Observing bears in their natural habitat(栖息地) was really _____35_____. I had never experienced anything like that before. If I hadn’t had to go back to school, I would happily have stayed on for several more weeks.
21. A. hunt B. feed C. protect D. track
22 A. made B. changed C. cancelled D. quit
23. A. deal B. danger C. success D. regret
24. A. safe B. comfortable C. remote D. beautiful
25. A. recommended B. explained C. admitted D. reported
26. A. habits B. leftovers C. photos D. movements
27. A. throwing on B. tidying up C. paving for D. taking off
28. A. cautiously B. rapidly C. steadily D. casually
29. A. moved B. wandered C. paced D. dashed
30. A. disappeared B. looked C. broken D. turned
31. A. due to B. instead of C. apart from D. as for
32. A. drew B. held C. released D. caught
33. A. intention B. fear C. bravery D. distance
34. A. attack B. train C. disturb D. feed
35. A. fascinating B. boring C. exhausting D. challenging
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. A
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people ____36____(think) the inability to resist spending became a major social / problem. They had the idea of ____37____ (start)a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct. 31* annually, was started, and it’s still going strong now.
Not ____38____ (surprise), a movement targeting the poor was started. People in the ____39____(underdevelop) world are more open to calls to be careful with money. But ____40____ idea of being thrifty(节俭) has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark. Zuckerberg ____41____ example. The Facebook founder, one of the world’s ____42____ (rich) people. doesn’t spend very much money on himself.
Other people don’t spend money because they don’t like the culture of consumption. This is connected to the view ___43___ we should make ourselves happy through the activities we take part in, rather than with ___44___ we buy.
But however we view money, moderate spending is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that offers some good advice in this situation: ”Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after ____45____"
【答案】36. thought
37. starting
38. surprisingly
39. underdeveloped
40. the 41. for
42. richest
43. that 44. what
45. themselves
第三部分 读后续写(共一节，满分25分)
46. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Mr. Ward couldn’t stand students cheating the most. Whenever there was an exam, he watched very closely, making sure no act of cheating was neglected, and any student who cheated would be seriously punished.
I remember many times after tests, Mr. Ward found that the students sitting around me had better scores than the others and the further away a student was from me, the worse his grade. Mr. Ward suspected that some of the juniors “accidentally” got some of my answers. So he and I had a very interesting talk about cheating.
Mr. Ward once told me of some of the ways students tried to cheat. Student A intentionally “dropped” his pencil an unusually far distance from his desk. Then he stood up and walked slowly across the room to take it back. On the way, he glanced at the papers. Student B got a piece of paper and wrote down all the formulas (公式) on a tiny bit of paper taped to the inside of the kid’s palm. These incidents weren’t very rare.
The last day of the entire school year, all I had left was my math exam and there seemed to be some definite tension in the air because this was the biggest test of the year. I saw some kids trying to do some last minute studying, some trying to calm themselves down by breathing slowly and some saying a silent prayer.
Mr. Ward went to the front and started handing out the tests by rows. After explaining the rules of the test, he said very clearly, “If you cheat, I will take your test and tear it up. You will get a 0 for the biggest grade of the year.” Mr. Ward moved very effortlessly and efficiently about the room and during every test he went into a sort of RADAR mode. He sat at the front and watched the room for anything that might look like cheating. During this RADAR mode, if you were cheating, you would be caught. Guaranteed.
注意：（1）续写词数应150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Our test started and we were sitting there busy working on our papers.
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Then Mr. Ward asked the kid he was watching to go to his office.
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【答案】 Our test started and we were sitting there busy working on our papers. Given the importance of the test, all students put in a lot of effort to write down their answers. I was relieved when I finished it easily. With 15 minutes left, I carefully checked my answers. Then I put down my pencil and looked around. At that time, I noticed something peculiar. I was surprised to see a kid stretching his neck to sneak a look at other students’ answers. He was cheating! I was unsure of what to do when I saw Mr. Ward looking at the kid with anger in his eyes.
Then Mr. Ward asked the kid he was watching to go to his office. The kid, feeling embarrassed and scared, slowly moved into the office. In front of the stern Mr. Ward, the kid stood still and silent, his head hanging low and his body shaking uncontrollably. Eventually, he was overwhelmed with guilt, tears of regret streaming down his face. In a tearful voice, he confessed to cheating in the test. Mr. Ward’s expression softened slightly. He gently patted the kid’s head and said seriously, “Honesty is the most important thing!” The kid nodded in understanding. Despite receiving a failing grade, the kid learned a valuable lesson about honesty.
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