四川省简阳市阳安中学2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（无答案）
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阳安中学高2014级半期考试英语试卷
英 语
命题人：刘晓晴 何雨亭 审题人：张平 唐海燕 做题人：刘晓晴 何雨亭
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. At a restaurant. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. In a driving school C. At a car rental agency.
Why does the woman look tired
A. Because she fell i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ll. B. Because she stayed up. C. Because she slept badly.
What does the woman want to do
A. To change ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a sweater. B. To buy another sweater. C. To sell a sweater.
When will the man probably call the woman
A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.
What are the two speakers about to do
A. To move the trun ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k. B. To find something red. C. To wave the man’s T-shirt.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话后有 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。
Where is the meeting
A. In the man’s o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ffice. B. In Henry’s office. C. In Tom’s office.
7. What will the man do first
A. Sign the letters ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). B. Have lunch. C. Attend the meeting.
听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。
8. What are the two speakers talking about
A. Cleaning. B. Removing. C. Traveling.
9. What do we know about their baby
A. It’s a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )boy called Tom. B. It’s a girl called Natalie. C. It’s due quite soon.
听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。
10. How old was the schoolboy
A. 14 B. 17 C. 18
11. Why did the schoolboy break into the US military computers
A. To get their secrets.
B. To sell his software program.
C. To download films and music faster.
12. What does the woman think of the schoolboy
A. Interesting B. Troublesome C. Gifted.
听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。
13. What is Harry
A. A musician. B. A writer. C. A pilot.
14. Who is the woman’s oldest friend
A. Mandy B. Fiona. C. Rose.
15. What is George doing
A. Smoking. B. Drinking. C. Dancing.
16. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. In the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) man’s home. B. In the woman’s home. C. At a hotel.
听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。
17. What is a modern English breakfast like
A. Simple and qu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ick. B. Big and rich. C. Simple and horrible.
18. What is unacceptable for many visitors to Britain
A. Sandwiches with salad and meat.
B. Coffee made with hot water.
C. Tea with cold milk.
19. How do most school-children deal with their lunch
A. Eat in sandwich bars.
B. Take a snack from home.
C. Have a hot meal at school.
20. What makes the dinner on Sundays different
A. People all have it just at 6 p.m.
B. The whole family have it together.
C. People have meat and vegetables for it.
第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
My wife and I have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store. I don’t think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have. They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet.
One of the clerks ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), Charlie, was always wearing his glasses but he didn’t one day. I asked him about it and he said they’d been out of order and that he couldn’t afford a new pair. His family needed money. It was obvious that he was having a difficult time.
We wanted to help him, so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan. We had his secretary contact him, asking him to come in for an eye exam for free. We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them. Although Charlie questioned what was going on, the doctor just told him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses. When we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
It was so wonderful ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to see Charlie in her new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about. I’m sure that upon hearing her story, ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many.
21. Why didn’t the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day
A. It was very warm and fine. B. His old glasses were broken.
C. His glasses were missing. D. He forgot to wear his glasses.
22. From the passage, we can infer that ________.
A. Charlie was a young man with skills
B. Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses
C. Charlie didn’t support his family with enough money
D. Charlie entirely accepted the money for the new glasses
23. The underlined ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) word “waived” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A. gave up B. took up C. cut down D. put off
24. Which of the fo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )llowing could be the best title for the passage
A. The Wonderful Feeling of Helping others
B. Customers’ Gift to an Employee
C. A Friendly Clerk — Charlie
D. A New Pair of Glasses
B
Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States.
Eco City Farms ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )in Edmonston, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working class community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.
Over the past two y ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ears, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here,” he says, “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”
Margaret Morgan start ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives.“Growing food in a community brings people together,”she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an eco -friendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.
Eco City Farms ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system.
Vegetables can be g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.
“I like eating the vegetables.” says five year old Owen Moss.
25. What is mainly talked about in the passage
A. Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.
B. Eco City Farms are gaining popularity.
C. Eco City Farms are influencing community life.
D. Eco City Farms helps the working class live better.
26. According to th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT ________.
A. shopping centers B. car repair shops
C. fast food restaurants D. working class community
27. What is the author's attitude toward Eco City Farms
A. Enthusiastic. B. Disappointed. C. Surprised. D. Doubtful.
28. In which column ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of a newspaper can you most probably read this article
A. People. B. Travel. C. Environment. D. Education.
C
A report brought back by most visitors to the US is how friendly, polite, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet American’s friendliness and helpfulness is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment.
For a long period of t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ime and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of distraction, and brought news of the outside world．
The tough realitie ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s of the border also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest settler agent. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or only a charitable impulse (冲动） on the part of the settlers. It reflected the hardship of daily life: if you didn't take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation．
Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the exhausted traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist routes. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner, amazing." Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be understood neither as superficial（表面的）nor as artificial（虚伪的）, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition.
As is true of any d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eveloped society, in America a complex set of cultural signals and customs is the basis of all social inter-relationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural meanings of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor's language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to tell polite customs from individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue （美德） that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.
29. In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ________．
A. rude taxi drivers are hardly seen in the US
B. small-minded officials deserve a serious comment
C. Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors
D. most Americans are ready to offer help
30. We can know from the last paragraph that _______．
A. culture has an influence over social inter-relationship
B. polite customs and individual interest are inter-related
C. various virtues shows themselves only among friends
D. social inter-rela ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tionships equal the complex set of cultural customs
31. Families who ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lived far from one another used to entertain strangers _______．
A. to improve thei ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r hard life B. in view of their long-distance travel
C. to add some tast ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e to their own daily life D. out of a charitable impulse
32. The tradition of hospitality to strangers _______．
A. tends to be superficial and artificial
B. is generall ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y well kept up in the United States
C. is always understood properly
D. has something to do with the busy tourist route
D
We have a crisis on our hands. You mean global warming The world economy No, the decline of reading. People are just not doing it anymore, especially the young. Who's responsible Actually, it's more like, What is responsible The Internet, of course, and everything that comes with it ─Facebook, Twitter. You can write your own list.
There's been ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time. In the 20th century, first it was the movies, then radio, then television that seemed to spell doom for the written world. None did. Reading survived; in fact it not only survived, it has flourished. The world is more literate than ever before ─ there are more and more readers, and more and more books.
The fact that we ofte ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n get our reading material online today is not something we should worry over. The electronic and digital revolution of the last two decades has arguably shown the way forward for reading and for writing. Take the arrival of e-book readers as an example. Devices like Kindle make reading more convenient and are a lot more environmentally friendly than the traditional paper book.
As technology makes ne ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )w ways of writing possible, new ways of reading are possible. Interconnectivity allows for the possibility of a reading experience that was barely imaginable before. Where traditional books had to make do with photographs and illustrations, an e-book can provide readers with an unlimited number of links: to texts, pictures, and videos. In the future, the way people write novels, history, and philosophy will resemble nothing seen in the past.
On the other hand, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re is the danger of trivialization. One Twitter group is offering its followers single-sentence-long “digests” of the great novels. War and Peace in a sentence You must be joking. We should fear the fragmentation of reading. There is the danger that the high-speed connectivity of the Internet will reduce our attention span ─ that we will be incapable of reading anything of length or which requires deep concentration.
In such a fast-changing world, in which reality seems to be remade each day, we need the ability to focus and understand what is happening to us. This has always been the function of literature and we should be careful not to let it disappear. Our society needs to be able to imagine the possibility of someone utterly in tune with modern technology but also able to make sense of a dynamic, confusing world.
In the 15th ce ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ntury, Johannes Guttenberg's invention of the printing press in Europe had a huge impact on civilization. Once upon a time the physical book was a challenging thing. We should remember this before we assume that technology is out to destroy traditional culture.
33. The followin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g are all cited as advantages of e-books EXCEPT ______.
A. multimodal content B. environmental friendliness
C. convenience for readers D. imaginative design
34. According to the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )passage, people need knowledge of modern technology and ______ to survive in the fast-changing society.
A. good judgment B. high sensitivity
C. good imagination D. the ability to focus
35. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Technology pushes the way forward for reading and writing.
B. Interconnectivity is a feature of new reading experience.
C. Technology is an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) opportunity and a challenge for traditional reading.
D. Technology offers a greater variety of reading practice.
第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Four Ways to Be a Great Roommate
Having a roommate ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) can be one of the best experiences in college or, easily, one of the worst。 36 Follow these tips to avoid the common mistakes that turn good roommate relationships sour.
◇Talk things out.
Communication is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) key. If something happens, sit down with your roommate and have a face-to-face conversation. I've seen roommate relationships fall apart because something happens and ,instead of talking to each other, the two start complaining about their roommates behind their backs 37
◇Don't expect to be best friends.
Some roommates beco ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )me the best of friends, and some don't. Don't put pressure on yourself or your roommate, especially when you first meet. 38 And if your roommate doesn't end up being your best friend, don't worry.
◇Ask before you take.
This applies to f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ood, clothes and anything else. If you want to keep a relationship going, show your roommate that you have respect for what is his or hers by asking first. 39
◇Clean up after yourself.
This should do wit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hout saying. Don't be lazy. Or, at least, don't bury your roommate in your clothes and garbage. Most people I've come across in college are messy. 40 But being considerate with where you put your stuff will help you avoid conflict.
A. So you need to think twice before you help your roommates out.
B. This creates nothing but awkward. situations and unhappiness.
C. Even if you both agree to share everything, you should still ask.
D. You don't have all the time to clean your room and keep it organized.
E. It all starts wi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )th you to have a good relationship with your roommate.
F. Sometime ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )you get stuck with someone who has tons of negative energy.
G. Remember, yo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )u're trying to make a new friend, not to scare your roommate
away.
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分） 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从以下各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A Deed a Day
It was a busy day as usual. I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin. The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters. We had only about twenty minutes to eat 41 we had to take the girls to their next activity. My husband seemed a bit 42 that dinner was not on the table.
That night, I had a heavy 43 , thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线). We had become too 44 in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us. We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. It needed to be something that would 45 our own agendas and energize us toward the common good.
I bought a n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )otebook, named it “Our Deed Diary” and held a family meeting. I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a 46 for others every day. It could be for each other or for people outside our 47 . And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.
I thought one dee ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d a day was too easy. However, it was actually 48 than it seemed because it had to be something 49 what we had already done. Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not 50 .
We had a rough 51 . On some days, someone would forget to 52 a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary. After a few weeks though, I found myself waking up in the morning trying to 53 what good deed I could do for someone that day. My daughters began to rush to me after school to 54 me the good deed they had done.
Now, after a yea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r, I am happy to say that it is making a(n) 55 in our lives. Instead of always 56 what the day will bring for us, we think about what we can do for someone else.
Who would have th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so 57 I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only 58 by giving to someone else from your heart. The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything in 59 . So, when someone does return the favor, it is an enormous and positive 60 .
41. A. though B. unless C. before D. while
42. A. annoye ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d B. puzzled C. embarrassed D.frightened
43. A. shoulder B. stomach C. foot D. heart
44. A. absorbed B. interested C. confident D.successful
45. A. repeat B. relate C. refocus D. recall
46. A. kindness B. task C. job D. copy
47. A. room B. home C. school D. town
48. A. stranger B. sweeter C. harder D. bigger
49. A. beyond B. from C. about D. between
50. A. matter B. count C. last D. happen
51. A. time B. life C. start D. idea
52. A. praise B. check C. record D. do
53. A. describe B. decide C. remember D. explain
54. A. bring B. teach C. offer D. tell
55. A. effort B. choice C. difference D. fortune
56. A. forgetting B. believing C. knowing D. wondering
57. A. tiring B. moving C. surprising D. rewarding
58. A. experience B. imagine C. predict D. exchange
59. A. silence B. return C. time D. order
60. A. effect B. bonus C. attitude D. contribution
第二节 单词填空 （每小题1.5分，满分15分）
A sea of green ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )gardens surrounds Windsor Castle in the English countryside. It looks out onto the river Thames and sits next 61 a hunting ground. It was built just outside of London 62 (protect) the capital from enemies on the west side.
Windsor Castle is the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oldest and largest 63 ( occupy) castle in the world. It was built just after 1066. The castle has a long, rich and troubled history. 64 the castle walls could talk, they’d have many stories to tell.
King were born and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 65 (die) here. It’s been used as the homes of kings and queens for centuries. However, it was also used as a prison during the English Civil War ( 1642-1651) . During World War II, the royal family 66 ( secret) slept at Windsor Castle because it was safer than London’s urban area.
Today, Windsor Castle is the private home of Queen Elizabeth II. When she is not meeting quests at Buckingham Palace, she goes to Windsor Castle. 67 that’s not all. Windsor Castle is also open to the public. It is now one of England’s most popular 68 (attract) . Visitors can look at some of the finest artworks, 69 (include) the paintings of Rembrandt, as well as the well-kept gardens. What is a better way to learn about England 70 to enjoy some of the country’s finest scenery
第四部分 写作 （共两节；，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（每题1分，共10分）
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限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
We may have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )different opinion in organizing class activities. We may have various ways to dealing with such a situation. When I have a better idea, I would choose to stick to them. By doing so, I can not only share good ideas with others and also learn to express myself clear.
Once we were discussing why to go for an outing. Most of my classmates wanted to go to a park while I had an idea of going to a nice place. I manage to persuade my classmates into accepting my idea. We did have a good time on that day. Good opinions are worth sticking because they can benefit us all.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李磊，你的初中好友韩梅梅去美国读书后你们失去了联系，最近你得知了他的邮箱地址，请给她写一封邮件，要点如下:
1．问候对方，表达思念之情
2．回忆两人的友情
3．希望两人能继续保持联系。
注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头已给出，但不计入总词数。
英 语
命题人：刘晓晴 何雨亭 审题人：张平 唐海燕 做题人：刘晓晴 何雨亭
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. At a restaurant. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. In a driving school C. At a car rental agency.
Why does the woman look tired
A. Because she fell i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ll. B. Because she stayed up. C. Because she slept badly.
What does the woman want to do
A. To change ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a sweater. B. To buy another sweater. C. To sell a sweater.
When will the man probably call the woman
A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.
What are the two speakers about to do
A. To move the trun ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k. B. To find something red. C. To wave the man’s T-shirt.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话后有 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。
Where is the meeting
A. In the man’s o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ffice. B. In Henry’s office. C. In Tom’s office.
7. What will the man do first
A. Sign the letters ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). B. Have lunch. C. Attend the meeting.
听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。
8. What are the two speakers talking about
A. Cleaning. B. Removing. C. Traveling.
9. What do we know about their baby
A. It’s a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )boy called Tom. B. It’s a girl called Natalie. C. It’s due quite soon.
听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。
10. How old was the schoolboy
A. 14 B. 17 C. 18
11. Why did the schoolboy break into the US military computers
A. To get their secrets.
B. To sell his software program.
C. To download films and music faster.
12. What does the woman think of the schoolboy
A. Interesting B. Troublesome C. Gifted.
听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。
13. What is Harry
A. A musician. B. A writer. C. A pilot.
14. Who is the woman’s oldest friend
A. Mandy B. Fiona. C. Rose.
15. What is George doing
A. Smoking. B. Drinking. C. Dancing.
16. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. In the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) man’s home. B. In the woman’s home. C. At a hotel.
听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。
17. What is a modern English breakfast like
A. Simple and qu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ick. B. Big and rich. C. Simple and horrible.
18. What is unacceptable for many visitors to Britain
A. Sandwiches with salad and meat.
B. Coffee made with hot water.
C. Tea with cold milk.
19. How do most school-children deal with their lunch
A. Eat in sandwich bars.
B. Take a snack from home.
C. Have a hot meal at school.
20. What makes the dinner on Sundays different
A. People all have it just at 6 p.m.
B. The whole family have it together.
C. People have meat and vegetables for it.
第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
My wife and I have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store. I don’t think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have. They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet.
One of the clerks ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), Charlie, was always wearing his glasses but he didn’t one day. I asked him about it and he said they’d been out of order and that he couldn’t afford a new pair. His family needed money. It was obvious that he was having a difficult time.
We wanted to help him, so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan. We had his secretary contact him, asking him to come in for an eye exam for free. We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them. Although Charlie questioned what was going on, the doctor just told him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses. When we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
It was so wonderful ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to see Charlie in her new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about. I’m sure that upon hearing her story, ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many.
21. Why didn’t the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day
A. It was very warm and fine. B. His old glasses were broken.
C. His glasses were missing. D. He forgot to wear his glasses.
22. From the passage, we can infer that ________.
A. Charlie was a young man with skills
B. Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses
C. Charlie didn’t support his family with enough money
D. Charlie entirely accepted the money for the new glasses
23. The underlined ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) word “waived” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A. gave up B. took up C. cut down D. put off
24. Which of the fo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )llowing could be the best title for the passage
A. The Wonderful Feeling of Helping others
B. Customers’ Gift to an Employee
C. A Friendly Clerk — Charlie
D. A New Pair of Glasses
B
Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States.
Eco City Farms ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )in Edmonston, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working class community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.
Over the past two y ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ears, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here,” he says, “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”
Margaret Morgan start ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives.“Growing food in a community brings people together,”she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an eco -friendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.
Eco City Farms ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system.
Vegetables can be g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.
“I like eating the vegetables.” says five year old Owen Moss.
25. What is mainly talked about in the passage
A. Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.
B. Eco City Farms are gaining popularity.
C. Eco City Farms are influencing community life.
D. Eco City Farms helps the working class live better.
26. According to th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT ________.
A. shopping centers B. car repair shops
C. fast food restaurants D. working class community
27. What is the author's attitude toward Eco City Farms
A. Enthusiastic. B. Disappointed. C. Surprised. D. Doubtful.
28. In which column ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of a newspaper can you most probably read this article
A. People. B. Travel. C. Environment. D. Education.
C
A report brought back by most visitors to the US is how friendly, polite, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet American’s friendliness and helpfulness is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment.
For a long period of t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ime and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of distraction, and brought news of the outside world．
The tough realitie ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s of the border also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest settler agent. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or only a charitable impulse (冲动） on the part of the settlers. It reflected the hardship of daily life: if you didn't take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation．
Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the exhausted traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist routes. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner, amazing." Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be understood neither as superficial（表面的）nor as artificial（虚伪的）, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition.
As is true of any d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eveloped society, in America a complex set of cultural signals and customs is the basis of all social inter-relationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural meanings of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor's language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to tell polite customs from individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue （美德） that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.
29. In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ________．
A. rude taxi drivers are hardly seen in the US
B. small-minded officials deserve a serious comment
C. Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors
D. most Americans are ready to offer help
30. We can know from the last paragraph that _______．
A. culture has an influence over social inter-relationship
B. polite customs and individual interest are inter-related
C. various virtues shows themselves only among friends
D. social inter-rela ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tionships equal the complex set of cultural customs
31. Families who ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lived far from one another used to entertain strangers _______．
A. to improve thei ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r hard life B. in view of their long-distance travel
C. to add some tast ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e to their own daily life D. out of a charitable impulse
32. The tradition of hospitality to strangers _______．
A. tends to be superficial and artificial
B. is generall ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y well kept up in the United States
C. is always understood properly
D. has something to do with the busy tourist route
D
We have a crisis on our hands. You mean global warming The world economy No, the decline of reading. People are just not doing it anymore, especially the young. Who's responsible Actually, it's more like, What is responsible The Internet, of course, and everything that comes with it ─Facebook, Twitter. You can write your own list.
There's been ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time. In the 20th century, first it was the movies, then radio, then television that seemed to spell doom for the written world. None did. Reading survived; in fact it not only survived, it has flourished. The world is more literate than ever before ─ there are more and more readers, and more and more books.
The fact that we ofte ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n get our reading material online today is not something we should worry over. The electronic and digital revolution of the last two decades has arguably shown the way forward for reading and for writing. Take the arrival of e-book readers as an example. Devices like Kindle make reading more convenient and are a lot more environmentally friendly than the traditional paper book.
As technology makes ne ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )w ways of writing possible, new ways of reading are possible. Interconnectivity allows for the possibility of a reading experience that was barely imaginable before. Where traditional books had to make do with photographs and illustrations, an e-book can provide readers with an unlimited number of links: to texts, pictures, and videos. In the future, the way people write novels, history, and philosophy will resemble nothing seen in the past.
On the other hand, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re is the danger of trivialization. One Twitter group is offering its followers single-sentence-long “digests” of the great novels. War and Peace in a sentence You must be joking. We should fear the fragmentation of reading. There is the danger that the high-speed connectivity of the Internet will reduce our attention span ─ that we will be incapable of reading anything of length or which requires deep concentration.
In such a fast-changing world, in which reality seems to be remade each day, we need the ability to focus and understand what is happening to us. This has always been the function of literature and we should be careful not to let it disappear. Our society needs to be able to imagine the possibility of someone utterly in tune with modern technology but also able to make sense of a dynamic, confusing world.
In the 15th ce ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ntury, Johannes Guttenberg's invention of the printing press in Europe had a huge impact on civilization. Once upon a time the physical book was a challenging thing. We should remember this before we assume that technology is out to destroy traditional culture.
33. The followin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g are all cited as advantages of e-books EXCEPT ______.
A. multimodal content B. environmental friendliness
C. convenience for readers D. imaginative design
34. According to the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )passage, people need knowledge of modern technology and ______ to survive in the fast-changing society.
A. good judgment B. high sensitivity
C. good imagination D. the ability to focus
35. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Technology pushes the way forward for reading and writing.
B. Interconnectivity is a feature of new reading experience.
C. Technology is an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) opportunity and a challenge for traditional reading.
D. Technology offers a greater variety of reading practice.
第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Four Ways to Be a Great Roommate
Having a roommate ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) can be one of the best experiences in college or, easily, one of the worst。 36 Follow these tips to avoid the common mistakes that turn good roommate relationships sour.
◇Talk things out.
Communication is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) key. If something happens, sit down with your roommate and have a face-to-face conversation. I've seen roommate relationships fall apart because something happens and ,instead of talking to each other, the two start complaining about their roommates behind their backs 37
◇Don't expect to be best friends.
Some roommates beco ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )me the best of friends, and some don't. Don't put pressure on yourself or your roommate, especially when you first meet. 38 And if your roommate doesn't end up being your best friend, don't worry.
◇Ask before you take.
This applies to f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ood, clothes and anything else. If you want to keep a relationship going, show your roommate that you have respect for what is his or hers by asking first. 39
◇Clean up after yourself.
This should do wit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hout saying. Don't be lazy. Or, at least, don't bury your roommate in your clothes and garbage. Most people I've come across in college are messy. 40 But being considerate with where you put your stuff will help you avoid conflict.
A. So you need to think twice before you help your roommates out.
B. This creates nothing but awkward. situations and unhappiness.
C. Even if you both agree to share everything, you should still ask.
D. You don't have all the time to clean your room and keep it organized.
E. It all starts wi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )th you to have a good relationship with your roommate.
F. Sometime ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )you get stuck with someone who has tons of negative energy.
G. Remember, yo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )u're trying to make a new friend, not to scare your roommate
away.
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分） 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从以下各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A Deed a Day
It was a busy day as usual. I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin. The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters. We had only about twenty minutes to eat 41 we had to take the girls to their next activity. My husband seemed a bit 42 that dinner was not on the table.
That night, I had a heavy 43 , thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线). We had become too 44 in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us. We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. It needed to be something that would 45 our own agendas and energize us toward the common good.
I bought a n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )otebook, named it “Our Deed Diary” and held a family meeting. I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a 46 for others every day. It could be for each other or for people outside our 47 . And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.
I thought one dee ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d a day was too easy. However, it was actually 48 than it seemed because it had to be something 49 what we had already done. Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not 50 .
We had a rough 51 . On some days, someone would forget to 52 a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary. After a few weeks though, I found myself waking up in the morning trying to 53 what good deed I could do for someone that day. My daughters began to rush to me after school to 54 me the good deed they had done.
Now, after a yea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r, I am happy to say that it is making a(n) 55 in our lives. Instead of always 56 what the day will bring for us, we think about what we can do for someone else.
Who would have th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so 57 I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only 58 by giving to someone else from your heart. The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything in 59 . So, when someone does return the favor, it is an enormous and positive 60 .
41. A. though B. unless C. before D. while
42. A. annoye ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d B. puzzled C. embarrassed D.frightened
43. A. shoulder B. stomach C. foot D. heart
44. A. absorbed B. interested C. confident D.successful
45. A. repeat B. relate C. refocus D. recall
46. A. kindness B. task C. job D. copy
47. A. room B. home C. school D. town
48. A. stranger B. sweeter C. harder D. bigger
49. A. beyond B. from C. about D. between
50. A. matter B. count C. last D. happen
51. A. time B. life C. start D. idea
52. A. praise B. check C. record D. do
53. A. describe B. decide C. remember D. explain
54. A. bring B. teach C. offer D. tell
55. A. effort B. choice C. difference D. fortune
56. A. forgetting B. believing C. knowing D. wondering
57. A. tiring B. moving C. surprising D. rewarding
58. A. experience B. imagine C. predict D. exchange
59. A. silence B. return C. time D. order
60. A. effect B. bonus C. attitude D. contribution
第二节 单词填空 （每小题1.5分，满分15分）
A sea of green ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )gardens surrounds Windsor Castle in the English countryside. It looks out onto the river Thames and sits next 61 a hunting ground. It was built just outside of London 62 (protect) the capital from enemies on the west side.
Windsor Castle is the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oldest and largest 63 ( occupy) castle in the world. It was built just after 1066. The castle has a long, rich and troubled history. 64 the castle walls could talk, they’d have many stories to tell.
King were born and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 65 (die) here. It’s been used as the homes of kings and queens for centuries. However, it was also used as a prison during the English Civil War ( 1642-1651) . During World War II, the royal family 66 ( secret) slept at Windsor Castle because it was safer than London’s urban area.
Today, Windsor Castle is the private home of Queen Elizabeth II. When she is not meeting quests at Buckingham Palace, she goes to Windsor Castle. 67 that’s not all. Windsor Castle is also open to the public. It is now one of England’s most popular 68 (attract) . Visitors can look at some of the finest artworks, 69 (include) the paintings of Rembrandt, as well as the well-kept gardens. What is a better way to learn about England 70 to enjoy some of the country’s finest scenery
第四部分 写作 （共两节；，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（每题1分，共10分）
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限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
We may have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )different opinion in organizing class activities. We may have various ways to dealing with such a situation. When I have a better idea, I would choose to stick to them. By doing so, I can not only share good ideas with others and also learn to express myself clear.
Once we were discussing why to go for an outing. Most of my classmates wanted to go to a park while I had an idea of going to a nice place. I manage to persuade my classmates into accepting my idea. We did have a good time on that day. Good opinions are worth sticking because they can benefit us all.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李磊，你的初中好友韩梅梅去美国读书后你们失去了联系，最近你得知了他的邮箱地址，请给她写一封邮件，要点如下:
1．问候对方，表达思念之情
2．回忆两人的友情
3．希望两人能继续保持联系。
注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头已给出，但不计入总词数。
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