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满分:120分 时间:90分钟
第 Ⅰ 卷
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
The thrill of trying on a wedding dress is a cherished experience for many brides.Take it from Ruth Sullivan,who,at the age of 92,finally got that princess moment she had been longing for her entire life.
The Frankfort,Kentucky native married her husband,Norman Sullivan,in Columbus,Ohio in the year 1946.World War Ⅱ had ended,and there weren't too many big weddings at that time,so she didn't get to wear a grand white wedding dress,although they did spring for(付钱)a hotel stay to celebrate her wedding.
Ruth enjoyed being together with her husband although they couldn't spare any money for a pretty white wedding dress.Norman passed away in 2004.Throughout their 58 year marriage,Ruth always wondered,“What if?”
“I really wanted to know if I would look pretty.It was something that I never got to do and I just wanted the experience of trying them on,”Sullivan tells us.
Thanks to the help of Second Wind Dreams a group whose goal is to change the concept of aging and David's Bridal,she enjoyed a fun filled day trying on beautiful wedding gowns with her loved ones in attendance.
“Our elders had lives and a story to tell.Some of them want to relive their past and some want to do something they never got to do—like Ruth wearing a wedding dress,”says Canice Beaty,the Managing Director of Second Wind Dreams.
After trying on dresses,Sullivan and her“bridal party”were picked up and taken to a reception at the historic Glen Willis House,located in Frankfort.
At Ruth's wedding,her sister told her to put a dime(十分硬币)in her ring box so that it would bless her marriage.At the time,no one had a dime,so they placed two nickels(五分镍币)in the ring box,and she still has them today.They highlight of the reception was when a ring box with a dime was brought out—there wasn't a dry eye in the room.
Sullivan reflects on her emotional day:“I am overwhelmed(淹没在)at all that has come from this.”
本文讲述Ruth Sullivan 92岁终于实现了穿婚纱的愿望,体现了人们对老年人生活的关心。
1.What's Ruth's pity in her previous life?
A.She didn't celebrate her wedding.
B.She didn't take good care of her husband.
C.She couldn't live together with her husband.
D.She didn't wear a wedding dress when she got married.
答案:D 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的Throughout their 58 year marriage,Ruth always wondered,“What if?”和第四段中的It was something that I never got to do and I just wanted the experience of trying them on,可推知。
2.What was the most touching part of Ruth's reception?
A.Ruth and her husband's former experience.
B.The careful preparation for the reception.
C.Ruth's sister's help for Ruth and her husband.
D.The story told by Ruth which happened during World War Ⅱ.
答案:B 解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知招待会准备得很充分。
3.This passage mainly shows concern for________.
A.the poor people's life
B.people's good will
C.wedding dress design
D.senior citizens' life
答案:D 解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中who,at the age of 92,可以推断D项合题意。
4.The passage is most probably taken from________.
A.history books B.a biography
C.a newspaper D.scientific literature
答案:C 解析:推理判断题。这是一篇体现关心老年人生活的新闻报道,因此很可能出现在报纸上。
B
Since the first Earth Day in 1970,Americans have gotten a lot“greener”toward the environment.“We didn't know at that time that there even was an environment,let alone that there was a problem with it,”says Bruce Anderson,president of Earth Day USA.
But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement.Business people,political leaders,university professors,and especially millions of grass roots Americans are taking part in the movement.“The understanding has increased many,many times,”says Gaylord Nelson,the former governor from Wisconsin,who thought up the first Earth Day.
According to US government reports,emissions(排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons.The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9.Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with,the world is a safer and healthier place.A kind of“green thinking”has become part of practices.
Great improvement has been achieved.In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs;today in 1995 there are about 6,600.Advanced lights,motors,and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.
Twenty five years ago,there were hardly any education programs for environment.Today,it's hard to find a public school,university,or law school that does not have such a kind of program.“Until we do that,nothing else will change!”says Bruce Anderson.
本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了自从1970年的第一个“地球日”以来,美国人在环保问题认识上的变化以及他们采取了一些有效措施积极应对环境问题等。文章最后还指出了教育在环保方面的重要性。
5.According to Anderson,before 1970,Americans had little idea about________.
A.the social movement
B.recycling techniques
C.environmental problems
D.the importance of Earth Day
答案:C 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的We didn't know at that time that there even was an environment,let alone that there was a problem with it...“那时候我们甚至不知道环境的存在,更别提环境问题了……”可知,当时美国人对环境问题没有足够的认识,因此应选择C项。A项指社会运动,与主题不符;B项指回收的技巧,范围太窄;D项应该是环境的重要性,而不是“地球日”的重要性。
6.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?
A.The grass roots level.
B.The business circle.
C.Government officials.
D.University professors.
答案:A 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Business people,political leaders,university professors,and especially millions of grass roots Americans are taking part in the movement.“商人、政治领导人、大学教授,尤其是数百万的基层美国民众正在参与这项运动”可知,这里强调了这个运动的支持者应该是那些普通的美国民众,因此答案应是A项The grass roots level,从而排除前面提到的那几类人。
7.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?
A.They have cut car emissions to the lowest.
B.They have settled their environmental problems.
C.They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.
D.They have reduced pollution through effective measures.
答案:D 解析:细节理解题。文章第三段的第一句说明了汽车和卡车的尾气排放量从每年1 030万吨降到了550万吨,由此可排除A项;再结合第二句“一氧化碳排放超标的城市从40个降到了9个”可知C项是错误的;根据第三句提到的“环境问题依然严峻”可知这个问题还没有得到解决,所以排除B项。本段列举的这些数字证明了美国人采取了有效措施,减少了环境污染,因此答案选D项。
8.What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?
A.Education. B.Planning.
C.Green living. D.CO reduction.
答案:A 解析:推理判断题。结合最后一段提到的“25年以前,在美国几乎没有关于环境的教育项目,而如今,很难找到没有类似项目的公立学校、大学或者法学院了”,再结合布鲁斯所说的“没有教育,就无法改变环境问题”等,我们可以推断出教育(education)的重要性,从而排除了B项“计划”、C项“绿色生活”和D项“减少一氧化碳”这几个选项。
C
“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more‘time poor’than ever before,”says Patsy Rowe,“Manners_have_fallen_off_the_radar(雷达).”Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder more people don't wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint(抱怨)about the noise.Here are some examples of rudeness.
Some people prefer to do almost everything over the internet.To them,dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward.It feels very slow because humans don't work at 4G speeds.When you have dinner with friends,you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone.We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life changing news,so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with.What is worse,some people even tend to send anonymous(匿名的)rude messages by email.
However,rudeness is never acceptable.Don't assume it is OK to be rude if the person you're in touch with won't recognize you.If you have something awful to say,have the courage to face the person and say it,write a letter or email and sign it,or forget it.Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.
We shouldn't blame technology for our shortcomings.Technology is here to help us,but we should not allow it to take over our lives.An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings.People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we'd publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.
本文是一篇议论文。当今社会,科技进步了,而人们却变得更加粗鲁了。本文就这一问题进行了论述。
9.What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?
A.People can tell good from bad behavior.
B.Radar is able to observe human behavior.
C.People care little about their behavior.
D.Radar can be used to predict human behavior.
答案:C 解析:推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more‘time poor’than ever before”可知,现在人们日益粗鲁起来是因为人们比以前更忙,空余时间也更少,前后两句话都是Patsy Rowe所说的,由此可推知,两句之间所表达的意思相近,故C项“人们很少关心他们的行为”符合文意。
10.Some people are less willing to deal with humans because________.
A.they are becoming less patient
B.they are growing too independent
C.they have to handle many important messages
D.they have to follow an evolutionary step backward
答案:A 解析:推理判断题。根据文章第二段第二、三句“...an evolutionary step backward.It feels very slow because humans don't work at 4G speeds.”可知,对一些人来说,和人打交道就像演化退步,因为人们工作没有4G的速度,因此感觉和人打交道更慢些。由此可以推知,一些人不愿意和人们交往是因为他们没有耐心,故答案A符合文意。
11.The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is________.
A.ridiculous B.disgusting
C.acceptable D.reasonable
答案:B 解析:细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句“Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.”可知,作者认为发匿名的粗鲁信息来打扰别人是残忍且令人恶心的行为,故答案B符合文意。
12.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.We should applaud good behavior.
B.Technology can never be blamed.
C.We should keep pointing out mistakes.
D.Technology will take over our lives one day.
答案:A 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段的大意可知,我们不应该将我们的缺点归咎于科技。由“An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings.”可知,重要的一步是了解自己的缺点;最后一句则点明了本段的主题,即我们需要有好的行为习惯。故A项正确。
D
Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870,it was experiencing an economic(经济的)boom,and the capital,Buenos Aires,attracted many people.Farmers,as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy,came to Buenos Aires,seeking jobs.These jobs didn't pay well,and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city.As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city,the dance known as the tango(探戈舞)came into being.
At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes.It was danced in the bars and streets.At that time there were much fewer women than men,so if a man didn't want to be left out,his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.Gradually,the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.
In Europe at this time,strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning.This interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris.Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞)to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters.After tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe,they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes.Though not everyone approved of the new dance,saying it was a little too shocking,the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.
The popularity(流行)of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world.Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America.It reached Japan in 1926,and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador,and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.
本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了一种舞蹈——探戈的形成、发展以及流行的过程。
13.The origin of the tango is associated with________.
A.belly dancers
B.American soldiers
C.a Spanish city
D.the capital of Argentina
答案:D 解析:推理判断题。根据对文章第一段的整体理解可知,探戈舞蹈的形成和阿根廷的首都布宜诺斯艾利斯在十九世纪晚期的经济繁荣是分不开的。由此可知,答案D符合文意。
14.Which of the following is true about the tango?
A.It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.
B.People of the upper classes loved the tango most.
C.It was often danced by two males in the beginning.
D.A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.
答案:C 解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三句“At that time there were much fewer women than men,so if a man didn't want to be left out,his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.”可知,在当时阿根廷男女比例不均衡,女性很少,因此一个男人如果不想打光棍的话,唯一的办法就是和另一个男人跳探戈舞,以此来吸引为数不多的女性。由此并结合本段首句“At the beginning...”可推知,“探戈一开始是两个男性跳的舞蹈”,符合文意。
15.Before World War Ⅰ,the tango spread to________.
A.America B.Japan
C.France D.South Korea
答案:C 解析:推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知,第一次世界大战后,探戈传到了美国;1926年探戈传到了日本;2003年阿根廷大使在韩国通过别样的方式推介探戈,由此可知,在第一次世界大战之前,探戈有可能传到了法国。本题可用排除法。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选面中有两项为多余选项。
How to Sleep Better
If you're having trouble getting good sleep through the night(turning,waking up more than once,for example),this text will tell you what you can do to ensure a peaceful night's sleep.
Get on schedule.Changing your sleeping time by more than an hour can severely disturb you sleep quality.__16__For example,if you normally wake up at 6 a.m.on weekdays to get to work,you might go to bed around 10 p.m.,because that's when you start to feel sleepy,and it's also a good time to ensure 8 hours of sleep.If,on the weekend,you sleep until 9 a.m.,you probably won't be able to fall asleep that night until 1 a.m.
__17__Wait at least three hours after dinner before going to sleep.Digestion slows down while asleep,and a full stomach may interrupt sleep.Similarly,you should avoid going to bed on an empty stomach,as a completely empty stomach may equally disturb your sleeping patterns.
__18__Exposure to light during the time when you're supposed to be sleeping can disturb your body's internal clock.Turn you light off,or use a very dim night light.__19__They include windows,LED clocks,computer lights and cable boxes.
Change your sleeping position.You may think that it's impossible to control what position you sleep in since you aren't fully aware of what you are doing,but it is possible and it can make a considerable difference.__20__
A.Try to avoid all sources of light.
B.Keep the room as dark as possible.
C.Make notes of unusual circumstances.
D.Be mindful of what you eat or drink before bed.
E.Sleep is considered to be adequate only when there is no daytime sleepiness.
F.In other words,sudden change sleeping time will affect your“biological clock”.
G.If you wake up in the middle of the night,make an effort to have a comfortable position.
答案:16.F 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.G
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Once in a while,the journey of water seems like a mirror of everyone's life.Water begins its__21__on earth as it falls from the sky or comes from ice and streams down a mountain into a river or sea.In a__22__way,we come into the world and begin our lives on earth.Like a river that flows__23__the boundaries of its banks,we are born with certain characteristics that__24__our identity.We are born in a specific time and place,in a specific family,and with certain gifts and disabilities.With these__25__,we move through life,__26__many twists,turns and barriers along the way—just__27__a river does.
Water is a great teacher that__28__us how to move through the world with grace,bravery,determination,and__29__.When a river__30__at a waterfall,it gains energy and moves on.Water inspires us not to become__31__with fear or stick to what's familiar.Water is brave and does not__32__time sticking to its past,but flows onward without looking back.At the same time,when there is a__33__to be filled,water does not run away from it in fear of the dark;__34__,water modestly and bravely fills the empty space.In the same way,we can face the__35__moments of our life rather than run away from them.
__36__,a river will empty into(流入)the sea.Water does not hold back from__37__up with a larger body;nor does it fear a loss of__38__or control.It gracefully and modestly falls into the vastness by contributing its energy without__39__.Each time we move to become part of something bigger,we can try our best to__40__the lead of the river.
这是一篇议论文。人的一生如水的行程,我们要学习水的优雅气质,勇敢坚强的性格,谦虚的态度和勇往直前、义无反顾的奋斗精神。
21.A.travel B.work
C.ride D.change
答案:A 解析:句意:当水从天空落下或以冰和水的形式流入河流或大海的时候,便开始了它的旅程。travel“旅行”合语境。
22.A.strange B.similar
C.separate D.special
答案:B 解析:上文Once in a while,the journey of water seems like a mirror of everyone's life.有提示。
23.A.beyond B.over
C.within D.across
答案:C 解析:河水在两个河岸之间流淌,所以within合语境。
24.A.preserve B.decide
C.assume D.cast
答案:B 解析:句意:我们生来就有了决定我们身份的特征。decide“决定,确定”合语境。
25.A.restrictions B.preferences
C.opportunities D.demands
答案:A 解析:根据in a specific time and place,in a specific family,and with certain gifts and disabilities.在这些限制条件下,我们在人生路上会遇到许多曲折、弯路和障碍。这和河流的经历是一样的。restrictions“限制”合题意。
26.A.living with B.competing with
C.meeting with D.playing with
答案:C 解析:解析同25。meet with“遇到”。
27.A.before B.because
C.until D.as
答案:D 解析:as此处是“像,正如”之意,引导方式状语从句。
28.A.comforts B.persuades
C.drives D.shows
答案:D 解析:河流是伟大的老师,向我们展示如何在世上生存。show合语境。
29.A.modesty B.happiness
C.honesty D.reputation
答案:A 解析:呼应34空后的modesty and bravely和下文的gracefully and modestly可知。
30.A.rises B.spins
C.sinks D.breaks
答案:D 解析:河水在瀑布处发生迸溅时,获得能量并继续前行。D项合语境。
31.A.excited B.stubborn
C.aggressive D.merciful
答案:B 解析:根据Water inspires us not to become__31__with fear or stick to what's familiar.中的stick to what's familiar可知,河水启示我们不要因为害怕而变得死板或只敢做自己熟悉的事情。
32.A.manage B.save
C.fix D.waste
答案:D 解析:根据下文but flows onward without looking back可知,河水不会浪费时间留恋过去,只会义无反顾,勇往直前!所以waste合语境。
33.A.hole B.pond
C.shadow D.platform
答案:A 解析:根据下文__34__,water modestly and bravely fills the empty space.可知。
34.A.therefore B.instead
C.otherwise D.besides
答案:B 解析:水不会因为害怕黑暗而逃离水坑,反而会勇敢而谦虚地将水坑填满。instead合语境。
35.A.great B.quiet
C.exact D.dark
答案:D 解析:呼应上文的in fear of the dark,指代人生中的黑暗时期。
36.A.Regularly B.Absolutely
C.Eventually D.Actually
答案:C 解析:句意:河水最终都会流入大海。eventually合语境。
37.A.putting B.coming
C.making D.joining
答案:D 解析:根据上下文中empty into和falls into以及become part of something bigger可知,水不会在汇入较大水体时退缩。join“加入,汇入”。
38.A.life B.confidence
C.liberty D.root
答案:C 解析:句意:水也不会担心失去自由和控制。liberty“自由”。
39.A.hesitation B.permission
C.responsibility D.freedom
答案:A 解析:句意:水毫不犹豫地把自己的力量贡献给浩瀚的水体。without hesitation“毫不犹豫地”。
40.A.handle B.follow
C.lose D.hold
答案:B 解析:每当我们加入一个大团体时,我们都应该向水学习。follow the lead of“仿效”。
第 Ⅱ 卷
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
__41__artist had a small daughter.Sometimes he painted women__42__any clothes on,and he and his__43__always tried to keep the small girl out__44__he was doing this,“She is__45__young to understand,”they said.
But one day,when the artist__46__(paint)a woman with no clothes on,he forgot to lock the door,and the girl suddenly ran into the room.Her mother ran up the stairs __47__her,but when she got to the room,the little girl was already in the room and looking at the woman.__48__her parents waited for her to speak.
For a few seconds the little girl said__49__,but then she ran to her mother and said__50__(angry),“Why do you let her go about without shoes and socks on when you don't let me?”
答案:41.An 42.without 43.wife 44.when/while
45.too 46.was painting 47.after 48.Both/Then
49.nothing 50.angrily
第三部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
One day,I was walking in the park while I caught sight of a wallet on a bench.Clearly,someone has left it there by accident.I picked them up and checked the contents.Inside it,I found some money and a card with a phone number.Believing that the owner would be worried,I immediate tried the number.A man answered for it in an anxious voice.Heard that I had his wallet,he sighed on relief and told me he would return right away.Ten minutes late,the man arrived.After confirming he was owner,I handed the wallet back to him.With his thumb down,he expressed his gratitude to me repeatedly.Seeing the smile on his face,I felt happy that I was able to help.
答案:
One day,I was walking in the park I caught sight of a wallet on a bench.Clearly,someone left it there by accident.I picked up and checked the contents.Inside it,I found some money and a card with a phone number.Believing that the owner would be worried,I tried the number.A man answered it in an anxious voice. that I had his wallet,he sighed relief and told me he would return right away.Ten minutes ,the man arrived.After confirming he wasowner,I handed the wallet back to him.With his thumb ,he expressed his gratitude to me repeatedly.Seeing the smile on his face,I felt happy that I was able to help.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
“中国梦”已经成为一个社会热点话题,根据最近央视的社会调查,不同的人群有不同的梦想。请结合表格提示,用英语写一篇关于“中国梦(Chinese Dream)”的演讲稿。
不同人群 梦想
城市居民 交通、环境……
大学生 就业、食品……
农民 教育、医疗……
你的梦想 (请根据自己的经历或感想,提出至少两个梦想)
注意:词数120左右。开头已经写好,不计入总词数。
Chinese Dream
“Chinese Dream”has become a hot topic among Chinese people.According to a recent survey by CCTV,different groups of people have different dreams.
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Chinese Dream
“Chinese_Dream”has_become__a__hot_topic_among___Chinese_people.According_to_a_recent_survey_by_CCTV,different_groups_of_people_have_different_dreams.
Urban residents dream of having easy access to modern transportation so that life will be easier and more convenient.Besides,they hope to enjoy a better living environment and more public facilities.What college students are mainly concerned about is employment,so their dream is to have well paid jobs.Meanwhile,they hope the government will strengthen its supervision over food so that people can have more pollution free and green food.As for the farmers,they hope that they can enjoy good and affordable medical care and their children can receive a good education.
As far as I am concerned,my dream is to be enrolled by a good university and be a talent who can make contributions to my country.Besides,I dream there to be practical reforms in education so that high school students have enough time to sleep and exercise.