四川省广元市川师大万达中学2023-2024学年度第二学期期末
模拟考试
第一部分 听力（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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。
例： How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What did the woman do yesterday evening
A. She watched TV. B. She went shopping. C. She attended a show.
2. What is the man’s suggestion
A. Taking a rest. B. Going for a coffee. C. Having a snack.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A weekend plan. B. A wedding invitation. C. A business deal.
4. Where is Barbara going tonight
A. To a gym. B. To her grandma’s. C. To the doctor’s.
5. What is Alex doing
A. He’s having breakfast.
B. He’s feeding a cat.
C. He’s reading a book.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a fitness center. B. In a sports shop. C. In a clinic.
7. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Buy high-quality sportswear.
B. Keep working out regularly.
C Avoid over-exercising.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the man make the call
A. To reserve a table. B. To ask about a party. C. To postpone a meeting.
9. What time should the man arrive on Friday evening
A. At 5:30. B. At 6:30. C. At 8:00.
10. What is the man’s name
A. Brown. B. Anderson. C. Howard.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does Sarah come to talk to Jacob
A. To make an appointment.
B. To seek his advice.
C. To explain a decision.
12. How many people are there in Sarah’s group
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
13. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Fellow workers. C. Teacher and student.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. How often does the band come to perform in the park
A. Three times a year. B. Once a year. C. Every other year.
15. What kind of music will be played this evening
A. Country music. B. Jazz. C. Rock and roll.
16. What will Jannie do next
A. Catch a bus. B. Listen to a lecture. C. Go to the library.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why did the speaker go to the hotel
A. To deliver a speech.
B. To arrange a conference.
C. To interview Mr. Rochester.
18. What did Mr. Rochester do soon after he bought the hotel
A. He talked with the staff members.
B. He had the old carpets replaced.
C. He ran a six-month training project.
19. What did Susan do when she met Mr. Rochester the second time
A. She was a cleaner. B. She was a secretary. C. She was a receptionist.
20. What does the speaker think is key to Mr. Rochester’s success
A. Managing time efficiently.
B. Valuing human relationships.
C. Possessing a good memory.
第二部分：阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并涂在答题卡上。
A
Air travel can involve dreadful moments from waiting in the long security delays to cancellations. Fortunately, the lovely airport buildings, which carefully balance beauty, design and function, make the next flight delay a bit more pleasant.
Singapore Changi Airport
Commonly referred to as a destination in itself, it’s no surprise that 65 million people pass through Singapore Changi Airport annually. With the recent addition of its stunning Jewel Complex, passengers are impressed by the world’s largest indoor waterfall.
Marrakech Menara Airport
Marrakech Menara Airport serves over 5 million passengers yearly, a sign of the city’s increasing popularity and accessibility to Africa. The visually striking and solar-powered airport combines the contemporary architecture of the 21st century with the Moroccan traditional culture perfectly. Covered with white panels, the structure sheds tons of light on the airport, with brightness varying according to the time of the day.
Istanbul Airport
This brand-new airport, described as the largest airport in the world, is able to handle a jaw-dropping 200 million passengers annually. The massive airport has high round ceilings with skylights throughout, producing natural daylight, a welcome feature for those at check-in, security or passport control or for shoppers at one of more than 200 stores and restaurants.
Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport serves more than 64.5 million passengers each year. Built in 1995, its fiberglass roof is shaped to resemble the Rocky Mountains and allows the interior space to be flooded with natural light. A variety of sculptures, murals and installations support a permanent art collection throughout the airport.
1. Which airport serves the most passengers on a yearly basis
A. Singapore Changi Airport.
B. Istanbul Airport.
C. Marrakech Menara Airport.
D. Denver International Airport.
2. What is special about Marrakech Menara Airport
A. It’s well lighted by natural light.
B. It’s the smallest airport in the world.
C. It mixes traditional and modern elements.
D. It mainly serves passengers on business trips to Africa.
3. What can passengers see in Denver International Airport
A. An art exhibition. B. The Moroccan style.
C. An indoor waterfall. D. The Rocky Mountains.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
B
Fergal Keane is a well-known BBC war reporter. His reporting helped his television audiences make sense of the horrors of war, but underneath there were more personal scars attracting him to the frontline.
Fergal had seen violence ever since the early days of his work covering the fighting in Belfast. Having reported wars all over the world, in 1994, he was sent to cover the civil war in Rwanda. But what Fergal saw there shocked him like nothing before, as he told BBC World Service programme, Lives Less Ordinary. “I began to have terrible dreams of Rwanda. And of course, at that stage, it was clear that I was mentally hurt. Did I go to the experts in hospital No, I didn’t.”
Instead, Fergal turned to drinking alcohol and he had another addiction to deal with - the need to keep returning to war. Fergal knew it wasn’t healthy, but he couldn’t stop.
Around the year 2001, it seemed that war was everywhere, and Fergal kept on reporting - in Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. But the nightmares didn’t stop, and his mental health got worse and worse. You might expect Fergal to call it a day at this point, but that’s not how addiction works. He just kept getting pulled back in. He reached a point where he couldn’t carry that anymore, and it’s not dramatic, it’s a slow, steady ruin. Fergal had a nervous breakdown - a period of dangerous mental illness, leaving him unable to face his life. At last, he was admitted into hospital, and this time diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD - a mental illness experienced after violent or shocking events.
After his diagnosis of PTSD, he got support and was finally able to stay away from alcohol and war. In his new book, The Madness: A Memoir of War, Fear and PTSD, Fergal discusses his horrible life living with PTSD.
4. What caused Fergal’s illness
A. The fighting he covered in Belfast. B. The violence he saw in Rwanda.
C. The terrible dreams he had in Rwanda. D. The wars he reported all over the world.
5. How did he treat his illness
A. He got drunk and slept well. B. He talked to the experts at once.
C. He told the audiences through BBC. D. He abandoned himself to alcohol and the frontline.
6. What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 4 possibly mean
A. To call for help. B. To make phone calls one day.
C. To cry all day. D. To put a stop to it.
7. Which can be inferred from Fergal’s experience
A. Overwork can make a person mad. B. Every experience ends in a book.
C. Wars are cruel and damaging. D. Devotion to one’s job is respectable.
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. D 7. C
C
Recently, a company called SkyDrive gave a test of its new flying car, the SD-03. The small car flew at an altitude of around 6 feet around up to four minutes. The SD-03 is powered by batteries and has 8 motors, which lift it straight off the ground. Since flying cars don’t use runways, they need to be able to take off and land by going straight up or down. Its breakthrough was that a pilot was on board. Tomohiro Fukuzawa, who leads SkyDrive, said, “Of the world’s more than 100 flying car projects, only a handful has succeeded with a person on board.”
The world’s leading companies are investing (投资) heavily to work on more advanced flying cars of their own. That includes airplane makers like Airbus and Boeing, car makers like Toyota, Hyundai, and Porsche, and ride services like Uber. Some governments, including Japan’s, are supporting the idea, hoping that in the future, flying cars will be useful for short trips like taxi rides in cities. Flying cars could also save time in emergencies, and help reach places that can’t be reached by road.
However, controlling a flying car is so complex that most people won’t be able to do it. Even SkyDrive’s test flight was kept stable by an automatic computer system, and a backup team stood ready to control the car from the ground. Besides, safety is a major problem. What happens when a motor fails That’s one reason the SD-03 has eight motors — as backups. All realities have led many companies to take a wait-and-see approach to developing flying cars. But people who believe in flying cars point out that cars and airplanes faced lots of challenges at first, too and that with time, many of the big problems were settled eventually.
Mr. Fukuzawa wants SkyDrive to be able to fly two passengers on trips of up to 3 miles by 2023. By 2050, he hopes people will be able to fly anywhere inside Tokyo in just 10 minutes. “I think flying cars will become normal in the near future,” he says.
8. What made the SD-03’s test flight by SkyDrive special
A. It was its first manned flying car. B. It landed without using a runway.
C. It flew much longer than expected. D. It was powered by batteries.
9. What are the famous companies like Airbus doing about the flying car
A. Developing it independently. B. Uniting to design it together.
C. Promoting it all over the world. D. Persuading governments to invest it.
10. Which aspects does paragraph 3 mainly discuss about developing the flying car
A. The designs. B. Future tendencies.
C. Different comments. D. The challenges.
11. What’s the author’s attitude to the flying car
A. Skeptical. B. Confident. C. Objective. D. Conservative.
【答案】8. A 9. A 10. D 11. C
D
People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.
Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly (均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.
“We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,” Jack said. “Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.”
According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.
It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners. “The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,” Jack said. “Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less.”
In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.
12. What were the people asked to do in the study
A. To make a face at each other. B. To get their faces impressive.
C. To classify some face pictures. D. To observe the researchers’ faces.
13. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 6 refer to
A. The participants in the study. B. The researchers of the study.
C. The errors made during the study. D. The data collected from the study.
14. In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to ______.
A. do translation more successfully B. study the mouth more frequently
C. examine the eyes more attentively D. read facial expressions more correctly
15. What can be the best title for the passage
A. The Eye as the Window to the Soul
B Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions
C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills
D. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B
第二节（共5小题；每题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。
In an online class, developing healthy patterns of communication with professors is very important. ___16___ While I have only listed two of each, there are obviously many other situations that can arise. Students should be able to extend the logic(逻辑) of each to their particular circumstance.
Do’s
___17___ Questions about subject content are generally welcomed. Before asking questions about the course design, read the syllabus(教学大纲) and learning management system information to be sure the answer isn’t hiding in plain sight.
Participate in discussion forums(论坛), blogs and other open-ended forums for dialogue. ___18___ Be sure to stay on topic and not offer irrelevant information. Make a point, and make it safe for others to do the same.
Don’ts
Don’t share personal information or stories. Professors are not trained nurses, financial aid experts or your best friends. If you are in need of a deadline extension, simply explain the situation to the professor. ___19___
Don’t openly express annoyance at a professor or class. ___20___ When a student attacks a professor on the social media, the language used actually says more about the student. If there is truly a concern about a professor’s professionalism or ability, be sure to use online course evaluations to calmly offer your comments.
A. That’s what they are for.
B. Turn to an online instructor for help.
C. If more information is needed, they will ask.
D. Remember that online professors get a lot of emails.
E. Below are some common do’s and don’ts for online learners.
F. Everyone has taken a not-so-great class at one time or another.
G. Ask questions, but make sure they are good, thoughtful questions.
【答案】16. E 17. G 18. A 19. C 20. F
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
My husband, our children and I have had wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years.
Some of our ___21___ are funny, especially from the early years when our children were little. Once, we ___22___ along Chalk Creek. I was ___23___ that our 15-month-old boy would fall into the creek (小溪). I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot. That lasted about ten minutes. He was ___24___, and his crying let the whole campground know it. So ___25___ tying him up, I just kept a close eye on him. It ___26___ — he didn’t end up in the creek. My three-year-old, however, did.
Another time, we rented a boat in Vallecito Lake. The sky was clear when we ___27___, but storms move in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly ___28___ our peaceful morning trip. The ___29___ picked up and thunder rolled. My husband stopped fishing to ______30______ the motor. Nothing. He tried again. No ______31______. We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor. As we all sat there ______32______, a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rope and towed (拖) us back. We were ______33______.
Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are filled with a sense of ______34______, wondering what camping fun and ______35______ we will experience next.
21. A. ideas B. jokes C. memories D. discoveries
22. A. camped B. drove C. walked D. cycled
23. A. annoyed B. surprised C. disappointed D. worried
24. A. unhurt B. unfortunate C. uncomfortable D. unafraid
25. A. due to B. instead of C. apart from D. as for
26. A. worked B. happened C. mattered D. changed
27. A. signed up B. calmed down C. checked out D. headed off
28. A. arranged B. interrupted C. completed D. recorded
29. A. wind B. noise C. temperature D. speed
30. A. find B. hide C. start D. fix
31. A. luck B. answer C. wonder D. signal
32. A. patiently B. tirelessly C. doubtfully D. helplessly
33. A. sorry B. brave C. safe D. right
34. A. relief B. duty C. pride D. excitement
35. A. failure B. adventure C. performance D. conflict
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. D 35. B
第二节（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1个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。
Zhang Xuehua is ____36____ artist of paper cutting, who works attentively in her workshop in Ma’anshan city, east China’s Anhui Province. As she turns the paper, her scissors fly and a paper-cut work is “born”.
____37____ (normal), paper cutting craftsmen first draw patterns on paper and then cut them into outlines, but Zhang has a special ____38____ (capable) to cut without sketching (画素描) patterns ahead of time. She can turn a piece of paper the size of a handkerchief ____39____ a lifelike paper cutting work in less than one minute. Her works show a mixture of paper cutting styles in northern and southern China.
Zhang ____40____ (learn) the craft from her grandmother. “In the beginning, I was not able to cut well, but in time I could create little frogs, butterflies, flowers and other works,” Zhang said. “Paper cutting created a great many beautiful childhood ____41____ (memory) for me.”
The walls of Zhang’s studio are covered with work, large and small, with subjects ____42____ (range) from the twelve zodiac signs to daily items. The work Zhang remains proudest of is the Folk Girl series, ____43____ now sits in the National Art Museum of China’s permanent collection. ____44____ (promote) the traditional craft of paper cutting, Zhang often offers paper cutting classes for free at residential communities, schools and museums _____45_____ (locate) in different cities.
【答案】36. an 37. Normally
38. capability
39. into 40. learned##learnt
41. memories
42. ranging
43. which 44. To promote
45. located
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 近年来，户外徒步活动逐渐兴起，但也带来了环境和安全等方面的问题。假定你是李华，请写一封倡议书，号召大家在休闲娱乐的同时珍惜生命和爱护环境，内容包括：
1.徒步造成的问题；
2.珍爱生命和爱护环境的倡议。
注意：
1.词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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【答案】Dear Hikers,
I’m Li Hua, writing to you today with a concern that has been growing in my heart. While the popularity of outdoor hiking has brought us closer to nature and its beauty, it has also created issues related to safety and environmental protection.
We have witnessed the unfortunate accidents that arise from careless hiking, as well as the degradation of natural habitats due to littering and irresponsible actions. These issues not only endanger our own lives but also threaten the fragile ecosystem we share. Therefore, I strongly advocate for a responsible and sustainable hiking culture.
Let’s also take care of our environment, leaving behind only footprints and picking up any trash we find.
Sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 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。
I stood there listening to the angry words of my father. He gathered us all together and had the look on his face that told us that one of us had done something wrong. “Which one of you did this ” he asked in a sharp voice.
We all stared down at the floor covered with the art of a child’s handwriting in chalk. I stood there, trembling on the inside and had hoped that no one else could see it. Scared, the only words that came from my mouth were, “Not me, Dad.”
The others denied it as well. Of course, we knew that one of us must have done it. But I, being the youngest and smallest of the three, just couldn’t find the courage to tell the truth. It wasn’t that I was a bad kid. Lying was not normal for me. But the look on my dad’s face that evening sent a chill (寒冷) up and down my spine (脊柱) and somehow I couldn’t bring myself to tell him.
He had a way about himself when I was a child that made me afraid of him. But I loved him for it too, because it gave me my boundaries of what I could and could not do. I wanted to please him, of course. Maybe that’s why I held back the truth that day. I was afraid of displeasing the one man I looked up to.
Without saying a word, he disappeared for a few minutes and came back with a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step,” Dad said.
I was not a stupid kid and when my turn came, I purposely wrote the words differently. So when my dad compared the handwriting, he still couldn’t tell which one of us did it. Angrier, he stood a step above us and looked down at his three small kids. “I’m going to give you one more chance,” said Dad. “If none of you admit, you all will get a spanking (打屁股).”
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。
“I did it.” someone said and I was pretty sure it wasn’t me.
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We didn’t talk about that day for many years until we were all older.
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【答案】One possible version:
“I did it,” someone said and I was pretty sure it wasn’t me. I looked around to see my sister come forward. Huh She did it No, she didn’t because I did. Why was she taking the blame for something I did Feeling guilty, yet still scared to admit, I stood there knowing my sister was going to get a spanking for what I did. And I let it happen. I didn’t speak up. I was so afraid of displeasing my dad that 1 held back the truth that day.
We didn’t talk about that day for many years until we were all older. I finally told the truth. My dad remained silent, saying nothing. Maybe he had already known the secret. By that time, I had already figured out why my sister took the blame. She had become my protector. She would have rather taken the pain herself than seen me suffer. And as I always felt guilty about it, that was the last time I let someone take the blame for me. When I think back to that day, I’ve learned the value of a family and a sister who would do anything for me. And I’ m glad to say that I know now I would do the same for her.四川省广元市川师大万达中学2023-2024学年度第二学期期末
模拟考试
第一部分 听力（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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。
例： How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What did the woman do yesterday evening
A. She watched TV. B. She went shopping. C. She attended a show.
2. What is the man’s suggestion
A. Taking a rest. B. Going for a coffee. C. Having a snack.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A weekend plan. B. A wedding invitation. C. A business deal.
4. Where is Barbara going tonight
A. To a gym. B. To her grandma’s. C. To the doctor’s.
5. What is Alex doing
A. He’s having breakfast.
B. He’s feeding a cat.
C. He’s reading a book.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a fitness center. B. In a sports shop. C. In a clinic.
7. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Buy high-quality sportswear.
B. Keep working out regularly.
C Avoid over-exercising.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the man make the call
A. To reserve a table. B. To ask about a party. C. To postpone a meeting.
9. What time should the man arrive on Friday evening
A. At 5:30. B. At 6:30. C. At 8:00.
10. What is the man’s name
A. Brown. B. Anderson. C. Howard.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does Sarah come to talk to Jacob
A. To make an appointment.
B. To seek his advice.
C. To explain a decision.
12. How many people are there in Sarah’s group
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
13. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Fellow workers. C. Teacher and student.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. How often does the band come to perform in the park
A. Three times a year. B. Once a year. C. Every other year.
15. What kind of music will be played this evening
A. Country music. B. Jazz. C. Rock and roll.
16. What will Jannie do next
A. Catch a bus. B. Listen to a lecture. C. Go to the library.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why did the speaker go to the hotel
A. To deliver a speech.
B. To arrange a conference.
C. To interview Mr. Rochester.
18. What did Mr. Rochester do soon after he bought the hotel
A. He talked with the staff members.
B. He had the old carpets replaced.
C. He ran a six-month training project.
19. What did Susan do when she met Mr. Rochester the second time
A. She was a cleaner. B. She was a secretary. C. She was a receptionist.
20. What does the speaker think is key to Mr. Rochester’s success
A. Managing time efficiently.
B. Valuing human relationships.
C. Possessing a good memory.
第二部分：阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并涂在答题卡上。
A
Air travel can involve dreadful moments from waiting in the long security delays to cancellations. Fortunately, the lovely airport buildings, which carefully balance beauty, design and function, make the next flight delay a bit more pleasant.
Singapore Changi Airport
Commonly referred to as a destination in itself, it’s no surprise that 65 million people pass through Singapore Changi Airport annually. With the recent addition of its stunning Jewel Complex, passengers are impressed by the world’s largest indoor waterfall.
Marrakech Menara Airport
Marrakech Menara Airport serves over 5 million passengers yearly, a sign of the city’s increasing popularity and accessibility to Africa. The visually striking and solar-powered airport combines the contemporary architecture of the 21st century with the Moroccan traditional culture perfectly. Covered with white panels, the structure sheds tons of light on the airport, with brightness varying according to the time of the day.
Istanbul Airport
This brand-new airport, described as the largest airport in the world, is able to handle a jaw-dropping 200 million passengers annually. The massive airport has high round ceilings with skylights throughout, producing natural daylight, a welcome feature for those at check-in, security or passport control or for shoppers at one of more than 200 stores and restaurants.
Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport serves more than 64.5 million passengers each year. Built in 1995, its fiberglass roof is shaped to resemble the Rocky Mountains and allows the interior space to be flooded with natural light. A variety of sculptures, murals and installations support a permanent art collection throughout the airport.
1. Which airport serves the most passengers on a yearly basis
A. Singapore Changi Airport.
B. Istanbul Airport.
C. Marrakech Menara Airport.
D. Denver International Airport.
2. What is special about Marrakech Menara Airport
A. It’s well lighted by natural light.
B. It’s the smallest airport in the world.
C. It mixes traditional and modern elements.
D. It mainly serves passengers on business trips to Africa.
3. What can passengers see in Denver International Airport
A. An art exhibition. B. The Moroccan style.
C. An indoor waterfall. D. The Rocky Mountains.
B
Fergal Keane is a well-known BBC war reporter. His reporting helped his television audiences make sense of the horrors of war, but underneath there were more personal scars attracting him to the frontline.
Fergal had seen violence ever since the early days of his work covering the fighting in Belfast. Having reported wars all over the world, in 1994, he was sent to cover the civil war in Rwanda. But what Fergal saw there shocked him like nothing before, as he told BBC World Service programme, Lives Less Ordinary. “I began to have terrible dreams of Rwanda. And of course, at that stage, it was clear that I was mentally hurt. Did I go to the experts in hospital No, I didn’t.”
Instead, Fergal turned to drinking alcohol and he had another addiction to deal with - the need to keep returning to war. Fergal knew it wasn’t healthy, but he couldn’t stop.
Around the year 2001, it seemed that war was everywhere, and Fergal kept on reporting - in Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. But the nightmares didn’t stop, and his mental health got worse and worse. You might expect Fergal to call it a day at this point, but that’s not how addiction works. He just kept getting pulled back in. He reached a point where he couldn’t carry that anymore, and it’s not dramatic, it’s a slow, steady ruin. Fergal had a nervous breakdown - a period of dangerous mental illness, leaving him unable to face his life. At last, he was admitted into hospital, and this time diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD - a mental illness experienced after violent or shocking events.
After his diagnosis of PTSD, he got support and was finally able to stay away from alcohol and war. In his new book, The Madness: A Memoir of War, Fear and PTSD, Fergal discusses his horrible life living with PTSD.
4. What caused Fergal’s illness
A. The fighting he covered in Belfast. B. The violence he saw in Rwanda.
C. The terrible dreams he had in Rwanda. D. The wars he reported all over the world.
5. How did he treat his illness
A. He got drunk and slept well. B. He talked to the experts at once.
C. He told the audiences through BBC. D. He abandoned himself to alcohol and the frontline.
6. What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 4 possibly mean
A. To call for help. B. To make phone calls one day.
C. To cry all day. D. To put a stop to it.
7. Which can be inferred from Fergal’s experience
A. Overwork can make a person mad. B. Every experience ends in a book.
C. Wars are cruel and damaging. D. Devotion to one’s job is respectable.
C
Recently, a company called SkyDrive gave a test of its new flying car, the SD-03. The small car flew at an altitude of around 6 feet around up to four minutes. The SD-03 is powered by batteries and has 8 motors, which lift it straight off the ground. Since flying cars don’t use runways, they need to be able to take off and land by going straight up or down. Its breakthrough was that a pilot was on board. Tomohiro Fukuzawa, who leads SkyDrive, said, “Of the world’s more than 100 flying car projects, only a handful has succeeded with a person on board.”
The world’s leading companies are investing (投资) heavily to work on more advanced flying cars of their own. That includes airplane makers like Airbus and Boeing, car makers like Toyota, Hyundai, and Porsche, and ride services like Uber. Some governments, including Japan’s, are supporting the idea, hoping that in the future, flying cars will be useful for short trips like taxi rides in cities. Flying cars could also save time in emergencies, and help reach places that can’t be reached by road.
However, controlling a flying car is so complex that most people won’t be able to do it. Even SkyDrive’s test flight was kept stable by an automatic computer system, and a backup team stood ready to control the car from the ground. Besides, safety is a major problem. What happens when a motor fails That’s one reason the SD-03 has eight motors — as backups. All realities have led many companies to take a wait-and-see approach to developing flying cars. But people who believe in flying cars point out that cars and airplanes faced lots of challenges at first, too and that with time, many of the big problems were settled eventually.
Mr. Fukuzawa wants SkyDrive to be able to fly two passengers on trips of up to 3 miles by 2023. By 2050, he hopes people will be able to fly anywhere inside Tokyo in just 10 minutes. “I think flying cars will become normal in the near future,” he says.
8. What made the SD-03’s test flight by SkyDrive special
A. It was its first manned flying car. B. It landed without using a runway.
C. It flew much longer than expected. D. It was powered by batteries.
9. What are the famous companies like Airbus doing about the flying car
A. Developing it independently. B. Uniting to design it together.
C. Promoting it all over the world. D. Persuading governments to invest it.
10. Which aspects does paragraph 3 mainly discuss about developing the flying car
A. The designs. B. Future tendencies.
C. Different comments. D. The challenges.
11. What’s the author’s attitude to the flying car
A. Skeptical. B. Confident. C. Objective. D. Conservative.
D
People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.
Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly (均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.
“We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,” Jack said. “Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.”
According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.
It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners. “The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,” Jack said. “Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less.”
In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.
12. What were the people asked to do in the study
A. To make a face at each other. B. To get their faces impressive.
C. To classify some face pictures. D. To observe the researchers’ faces.
13. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 6 refer to
A. The participants in the study. B. The researchers of the study.
C. The errors made during the study. D. The data collected from the study.
14. In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to ______.
A. do translation more successfully B. study the mouth more frequently
C. examine the eyes more attentively D. read facial expressions more correctly
15. What can be the best title for the passage
A. The Eye as the Window to the Soul
B Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions
C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills
D. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding
第二节（共5小题；每题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。
In an online class, developing healthy patterns of communication with professors is very important. ___16___ While I have only listed two of each, there are obviously many other situations that can arise. Students should be able to extend the logic(逻辑) of each to their particular circumstance.
Do’s
___17___ Questions about subject content are generally welcomed. Before asking questions about the course design, read the syllabus(教学大纲) and learning management system information to be sure the answer isn’t hiding in plain sight.
Participate in discussion forums(论坛), blogs and other open-ended forums for dialogue. ___18___ Be sure to stay on topic and not offer irrelevant information. Make a point, and make it safe for others to do the same.
Don’ts
Don’t share personal information or stories. Professors are not trained nurses, financial aid experts or your best friends. If you are in need of a deadline extension, simply explain the situation to the professor. ___19___
Don’t openly express annoyance at a professor or class. ___20___ When a student attacks a professor on the social media, the language used actually says more about the student. If there is truly a concern about a professor’s professionalism or ability, be sure to use online course evaluations to calmly offer your comments.
A. That’s what they are for.
B. Turn to an online instructor for help.
C. If more information is needed, they will ask.
D. Remember that online professors get a lot of emails.
E. Below are some common do’s and don’ts for online learners.
F. Everyone has taken a not-so-great class at one time or another.
G. Ask questions, but make sure they are good, thoughtful questions.
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
My husband, our children and I have had wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years.
Some of our ___21___ are funny, especially from the early years when our children were little. Once, we ___22___ along Chalk Creek. I was ___23___ that our 15-month-old boy would fall into the creek (小溪). I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot. That lasted about ten minutes. He was ___24___, and his crying let the whole campground know it. So ___25___ tying him up, I just kept a close eye on him. It ___26___ — he didn’t end up in the creek. My three-year-old, however, did.
Another time, we rented a boat in Vallecito Lake. The sky was clear when we ___27___, but storms move in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly ___28___ our peaceful morning trip. The ___29___ picked up and thunder rolled. My husband stopped fishing to ______30______ the motor. Nothing. He tried again. No ______31______. We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor. As we all sat there ______32______, a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rope and towed (拖) us back. We were ______33______.
Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are filled with a sense of ______34______, wondering what camping fun and ______35______ we will experience next.
21. A. ideas B. jokes C. memories D. discoveries
22. A. camped B. drove C. walked D. cycled
23. A. annoyed B. surprised C. disappointed D. worried
24. A. unhurt B. unfortunate C. uncomfortable D. unafraid
25. A. due to B. instead of C. apart from D. as for
26. A. worked B. happened C. mattered D. changed
27. A. signed up B. calmed down C. checked out D. headed off
28. A. arranged B. interrupted C. completed D. recorded
29. A. wind B. noise C. temperature D. speed
30. A. find B. hide C. start D. fix
31. A. luck B. answer C. wonder D. signal
32. A. patiently B. tirelessly C. doubtfully D. helplessly
33. A. sorry B. brave C. safe D. right
34. A. relief B. duty C. pride D. excitement
35. A. failure B. adventure C. performance D. conflict
第二节（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1个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。
Zhang Xuehua is ____36____ artist of paper cutting, who works attentively in her workshop in Ma’anshan city, east China’s Anhui Province. As she turns the paper, her scissors fly and a paper-cut work is “born”.
____37____ (normal), paper cutting craftsmen first draw patterns on paper and then cut them into outlines, but Zhang has a special ____38____ (capable) to cut without sketching (画素描) patterns ahead of time. She can turn a piece of paper the size of a handkerchief ____39____ a lifelike paper cutting work in less than one minute. Her works show a mixture of paper cutting styles in northern and southern China.
Zhang ____40____ (learn) the craft from her grandmother. “In the beginning, I was not able to cut well, but in time I could create little frogs, butterflies, flowers and other works,” Zhang said. “Paper cutting created a great many beautiful childhood ____41____ (memory) for me.”
The walls of Zhang’s studio are covered with work, large and small, with subjects ____42____ (range) from the twelve zodiac signs to daily items. The work Zhang remains proudest of is the Folk Girl series, ____43____ now sits in the National Art Museum of China’s permanent collection. ____44____ (promote) the traditional craft of paper cutting, Zhang often offers paper cutting classes for free at residential communities, schools and museums _____45_____ (locate) in different cities.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 近年来，户外徒步活动逐渐兴起，但也带来了环境和安全等方面的问题。假定你是李华，请写一封倡议书，号召大家在休闲娱乐的同时珍惜生命和爱护环境，内容包括：
1.徒步造成的问题；
2.珍爱生命和爱护环境的倡议。
注意：
1.词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节（满分25分）
47. 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。
I stood there listening to the angry words of my father. He gathered us all together and had the look on his face that told us that one of us had done something wrong. “Which one of you did this ” he asked in a sharp voice.
We all stared down at the floor covered with the art of a child’s handwriting in chalk. I stood there, trembling on the inside and had hoped that no one else could see it. Scared, the only words that came from my mouth were, “Not me, Dad.”
The others denied it as well. Of course, we knew that one of us must have done it. But I, being the youngest and smallest of the three, just couldn’t find the courage to tell the truth. It wasn’t that I was a bad kid. Lying was not normal for me. But the look on my dad’s face that evening sent a chill (寒冷) up and down my spine (脊柱) and somehow I couldn’t bring myself to tell him.
He had a way about himself when I was a child that made me afraid of him. But I loved him for it too, because it gave me my boundaries of what I could and could not do. I wanted to please him, of course. Maybe that’s why I held back the truth that day. I was afraid of displeasing the one man I looked up to.
Without saying a word, he disappeared for a few minutes and came back with a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step,” Dad said.
I was not a stupid kid and when my turn came, I purposely wrote the words differently. So when my dad compared the handwriting, he still couldn’t tell which one of us did it. Angrier, he stood a step above us and looked down at his three small kids. “I’m going to give you one more chance,” said Dad. “If none of you admit, you all will get a spanking (打屁股).”
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。
“I did it.” someone said and I was pretty sure it wasn’t me.
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We didn’t talk about that day for many years until we were all older.
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