高中英语人教版必修2 Unit 1 Cultural relics 单元测试题 2
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Unit 1?Cultural relics单元测试题2
第二部分：?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
Science on Sundays
Science on Sundays is a new series of informal, drop-in plant science talks at the?Cambridge?University?Botanic Garden?suitable for 12+.
27 Mar??? A trick (花招) of the light? How flower surfaces attract pollinators (授粉昆虫)www.21-cn-jy.com
Professor Beverley Glover, Director of the CUBG (Cambridge?University?Botanic Garden) and Head of Group, Plant Evolution and Development Research, Department of Plant Sciences
24 Apr??? The shapes that feed us: a pleasing journey into grass leaf shape
Dr Devin O’Connor, the Leyser Group,?Sainsbury?Laboratory?Cambridge?University
29 May?? Nature’s geometry (几何学): the interesting world of plant patterns (图案)
Dr Siobhan Braybrook, Plant Growth Mechanics Group,?Sainsbury?Laboratory?Cambridge?University
26 Jun???? A bird’s-eye view of the natural world: learning about forests from aircraft
Dr David Coomes, Head of Group,?Forest?Ecology and Conservation, Department of Plant Sciences
24 Jul ??? Extreme green: plant adaptations (适应) to the world’s most difficult environments
Dr Sam Brockington, Head of Group, Molecular Systematics & Evolution, Department of Plant Sciences
Science on Sunday talks last 30 minutes and are free (as long as you have paid to get into the Garden); there is no need to book; just drop in to the Classroom at the Brookside Gate at 11 am (each talk repeated at 2 pm).
www.botanicxam.ac.uk????@CUBotanicGarden
21. Who is the director of the?Cambridge?University?Botanic Garden?
A. Devin O’Connor.??
B. David Coomes.
C. Beverley Glover.? ??
D. Siobhan Braybrook.
22. What is the talk about in April?
A. Tricky light.??? ????????????
B. Leaf shape.?
C. Plant patterns.??? ??????????
D. Plant adaptations.
23. Where is the text probably taken from?
A. A local notice.??? ?????????
B. A science report.
C. A gardening guide. ?
D. A monthly review.
B
Fifth-grader Dominic — or Nic, as his friends call him — and the group of friends he’s walking with are from?Oyster-Adams?Bilingual?School?in?Northwest Washington. Together on a “walking school bus,” these kids walk every day to get to school.www-2-1-cnjy-com
“I love walking with my friends to school,” Lizey says. “This way, we have half an hour to hang out before school, and I feel good.”
The walking school bus is an idea to encourage kids to walk to school. So what is a walking school bus, exactly?
“It’s like a car pool (汽车共乘), except we walk,”?says 10-year-old Stanton, who?“rides”?with Nic and Lizey.?“There are different little stops, and the group just keeps getting bigger and bigger with more and more kids the closer we get to school.”
“Walking school buses have many?merits,” says Lizey’s mom, Meri, who started the “bus” that travels 1.3 miles each morning from Woodley Park to Oyster-Adams Bilingual School. The “bus” runs every day unless it’s colder than 25 degrees outside or it rains heavily. Meri says the effort put in setting up what she calls “walk pool” helps parents save time because they take turns checking the walk. It also saves energy and cuts down on neighborhood traffic. Having fewer cars on the road means better air quality. It also provides kids with a chance to exercise and have fun.
But there are rules, such as being on time, staying on the sidewalk and crossing only at green lights and within crosswalks. Nic says another rule is that “your feet should move way faster than your lips.”【版权所有：21教育】
“But that doesn’t usually happen,” Ruthie points out, “because Nic’s usually singing.”
24. How does Lizey feel about walking to school?
A. Tired.???? ????????????
B. Bored.?
C. Excited.???? ?????????
D. Disappointed.
25. It turns out that the walking school bus _____.21·世纪*教育网
A. tries to bring kids closer to each other
B. increases in size as it nears school
C. has many easily-broken rules
D. runs in all weathers
26. What does the underlined word “merits” in the text mean?
A. Steps.????? ???????????
B. Skills.????
C. Problems.????
D. Advantages.
27. What is the best title for the text?
A. A walk to school is fun and good exercise
B. Walking school buses around the world
C. Share the power of walking
D. Car pool vs walk pool
C
What do the following places have in common: the?Serengeti?Desert,?Edinburgh’s?Old?Town?and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve?
The?Serengeti?Desert?is in?Tanzania?and?Kenya,?Africa. It contains (包含) thousands of kilometers of dry grasslands and many rare kinds of animals.
Edinburgh’s?Old?Town?is in the capital city of?Scotland. It has many old buildings and streets. There are very few new buildings in?Edinburgh’s?Old?Town.
The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is near?Mexico City?in?Mexico. It has beautiful flowers and forests. It is also the home of millions of butterflies in the winter.
These three places are very different. But they are all under special protection by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织). They are World Heritage Sites.
The story of World Heritage Sites begins more than 3,000 years ago. At that time, the great king of?Egypt?built many temples. But after thousands of years, sand covered them.
Stories tell of a young boy named?Abu Simbel?who found the temples. One day,?Abu Simbel?saw something under the sand. Soon, the ancient temples of Ramses II were officially rediscovered. But they were not safe. The government of?Egypt?planned to build a dam on the?Nile?River. It would create a large lake, which would cover the temples in water.
Many people did not want the temples destroyed. UNESCO agreed and raised 40 million dollars from around the world to save the temples. From 1964 to 1968, engineers took the temples apart in many pieces and rebuilt them hundreds of meters back from the?Nile?River. Today, they are called the Abu Simbel Temples, in memory of the young boy who first found them.
The effort to save the Abu Simbel Temples was a success. So in 1972, UNESCO formed the World Heritage Committee, which protects places on the earth that are of great cultural or natural value.
Any country in the world can ask for protection from UNESCO. The countries send a list of places to the World Heritage Committee. Once a year, the World Heritage Committee meets and votes on which places to protect. When they choose a place, it officially becomes a World Heritage Site.
28. What’s special about?Edinburgh’s?Old?Town?
A. It has no new buildings.
B. It’s a World Heritage Site.
C. It’s in the capital city of?Scotland.
D. It has the oldest streets in the world.
29. The young boy?Abu Simbel?_____.
A. grew up to be a great engineer
B. took part in building the temples
C. lived in?Egypt?about 3,000 years ago
D. was the first to discover the hidden temples
30. How did people save the temples of Ramses II?
A. By storing their pieces away.
B. By keeping them under the sand.
C. By moving them to a much safer place.
D. By preventing the government building the dam.
31. The last paragraph mainly deals with _____.
A. how a World Heritage Site is chosen
B. why the World Heritage Committee was formed
C. how often the World Heritage Committee works
D. why countries ask for protection from UNESCO
D
Maru is a popular international star. Every day, millions of people watch his videos on the Internet. But there is something about Maru that may surprise you. He is a cat.
There are many famous Internet cats. Some cats are famous for their videos like Maru. The woman who owns Maru puts new videos on Youtube often. People love to see what Maru is doing. Another famous cat is called “Grumpy Cat”. Grumpy Cat looks as if she is angry all the time and she usually appears in pictures.
Pictures are a popular way cats exist (存在) on the Internet. Some are memes (an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture), like Grumpy Cat. These cat picture memes often include funny words. They use wrong words as if the cat is speaking in a strange form of English.
One of the most famous cat memes is called “I can has cheezburger”. The picture was the first on a website about cat memes. This website is even called “I can has cheezburger”. Ben Huh bought the small website in 2007. And today, it is part of a group of sites. He earns millions of dollars every year managing them.
But why do people on the Internet like cats so much? How can websites like these be successful? Some experts believe that cats amaze us. Often, it is very difficult to train a cat. So, when people see a cat do something amazing, they know it did the trick without training.
Or maybe people just love seeing cats on the Internet because cats are cute. We may never know the answer. But we do know one thing. Cats will be on the Internet for a long time. Matt Smith, who produces videos and pictures for the Internet, explains, “There will always be more cats on the Internet because so many people have cats. That means there is a lot of basic material for meme creation.”
32. What do Maru and Grumpy Cat have in common?
A. They are Internet stars.
B. They seem to be always angry.
C. They belong to the same owner.
D. They usually appear in pictures.
33. The website “I can has cheezburger” _____.
A. was a great success
B. was set up by Ben Huh
C. began as a place to share cat videos
D. was the first website designed for cats
34. According to some experts, people on the Internet like cats because _____.
A. they’re cute and funny
B. they’re friends of humans
C. they train hard to please people
D. they always surprise people in a natural way
35. What is Matt Smith’s attitude towards the future of cat memes?
A. Doubtful.????? ????????????
B. Worried.?
C. Hopeful.????? ???????
D. Unclear.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Revise
Revising (复习) is an important part of study. It helps you learn, remember, and apply (应用) what you know. It is also a good idea to revise before quizzes and exams.??36??Here are some tips on how to revise well.21教育名师原创作品
Find Your Place
To revise for an exam, you must first find a quiet and relaxing environment.??37??It should be in a place where you will not be disturbed.
Take Your Time
It’s a good idea to make revising part of your weekly routine (常规).??38??You should take care to make sure that you study for no more than two hours at a time, and that you take regular breaks every half hour or so. This will keep you fresh and able to take in information.
Stay Organized
It can be very helpful to set up a system so you are organized.??39??That way when you have a quiz or exam, you can easily find the right notes to study to help you prepare.
?40?
At the end of every revision, review your notes carefully so that you can be sure that you have understood what you have learned. You may also consider writing out revision cards. You can then use these as a summary (概要) of the subjects that you have studied.
A. Get Ready
B. Check Your Progress
C. Don’t revise for too long.
D. This will help keep material fresh in your mind.
E. Somewhere you feel most comfortable works best.
F. The best way to do this is to revise every school day.
G. If you are taking notes, organize them by subject, topic, and date.
第三部分：?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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Scott had always been creative. As he finished university, he??41??to become an inventor. He often designed many new things. His??42??thought that he was misguided.
“You cannot spend your life as an inventor,”?said his best friend Luke.?“You will??43??have a steady income (稳定的收入).”
Luke was??44??his friend’s future.
“Why don’t you??45??and get a job in the city?” Luke often asked.
“This is my??46?,” Scott said to Luke. “I have wanted to be an inventor since I was a small child. I am not going to??47?.”
Over several years, Scott developed many ideas that??48??to become a success. His first invention had many??49??and he was unable to sell it. His second idea received little support (支持) from people or companies.21cnjy.com
Scott’s friend Luke??50??to encourage him to find a(n)??51??career (职业).
“Scott, you have to think about your??52?. I think it is now time to??53??something else.”
“But I cannot stop now. I am so close to coming up with something huge.??54??I left my designs now, all my life would have been wasted,” he replied.
Luke nodded, “I??55?, my friend. Just know that I am here to support you.”
Then one day it happened. Scott??56??his design of a new wing for an airplane. He presented it to several companies who all loved his??57?. After some competition, a company offered to buy his design.
“I knew that one day I would??58??it!” he said to Luke as they celebrated at his apartment.
Luke felt a little guilty (内疚的) for??59??suggesting that Scott should give up.
“I don’t know how you kept going all these years,”?Luke said.?“You certainly deserve (值得) every bit of your??60?.”
41. A. managed ? ? ? ? ? ?B. decided C. offered ? ? ? ? ? D. waited
42. A. teachers ? ? ? ? ? ? B. parents????????????? C. friends ? ? ? ? ? D. relatives
43. A. also ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???B. never? C. still ? ? ? ? ? ? D. even
44. A. worried about ? ? ? ?B. tired of?????????? C. interested in? ? ?D. disappointed at
45. A. leave ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. forget C. speak ? ? ? ? ? ?D. reconsider
46. A. chance ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. purpose???????????? C. dream ? ?? ? ? ?D. honor
47. A. give up ? ? ? ? ? ? B. look back??????? ??C. fall behind ? ? ?D. run away
48. A. appeared ? ? ? ? ? B. failed???????????? ???C. started ? ? ? ? ? D. happened
49. A. stories ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. corrections??????? C. secrets ? ? ? ? ?D. disadvantages
50. A. continued ? ? ? ? ? ?B. seemed????????????? C. promised ? ? ? ? D. chose
51. A. important ? ? ? ? ? ?B. happy?????????????? C. different ?? ? ? ? ?D. unusual
52. A. health ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. safety? C. education ? ? ? ? D. future
53. A. try ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. learn? ?C. design ? ? ? ? ? ?D. check
54. A. If ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. When? C. Because ? ? ? ?D. Although
55. A. remember ? ? ? ? ?B. understand???????? C. insist ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. doubt
56. A. used ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. improved?????? ???C. began ? ? ? ? ? ? D. completed
57. A. job ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. help??? C. idea ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. hobby
58. A. make ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. keep?? C. have ? ? ? ? ? ? D. finish
59. A. almost ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. ever??? C. nearly ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. only
60. A. patience ? ? ? ? ?B. wealth?????????????? C. comfort ? ? ? ? ? ? D. success
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：?英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Moai are stone statues (雕像) on Easter Island. There are about 1,000 moai 61. ________ (place) mainly around the coast of the island; most of 62. ________ (they) are between 7 and 10 metres high and weigh about 12.5 tonnes. Though moai are whole-body statues, they are commonly known as “Easter Island?heads”. This is partly because of the 63. ________ (extreme) large size of most moai heads and partly because some of 64. ________ best known ones are buried up to their shoulders.
When, why, and how they were made is still a mystery today. It is believed that they were made almost 1,000 years ago by Polynesians, 65. ________ lived there at the time, to honour their ancestors and bring good luck. 66. ________ (move) them, they may have used wooden sledges (雪橇) or rollers or even?“walked”?them by rocking the moai along.2·1·c·n·j·y
However, Erich von Daniken, a novelist, had a(n) 67. ________ (amaze) theory. He suggested 68. ________ long time ago an alien space ship broke down and the aliens were forced to land on the island. While 69. ________ (repair) the space ship, they had fun shaping each other in stone. This is why moai statues have such long non-human looking faces. As soon as the space ship 70. ________ (fix), the alien visitors left, leaving some of the statues unfinished.【出处：21教育名师】
第四部分：?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。21*cnjy*com
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。
This morning I went to People’s Park as usually. I took part in an English activity calling “English Corner” there every Sunday. When I was practising English here with some friends, two?America?students came. We were both interested in sports. So we talked about our love of sports. I told them I liked to play volleyball. They said they also liked them and they were even members of their school’s volleyball team. We talk about some rules, some famous player and other things about volleyball. I like this kind conversation, because I can not only practise my English, but also to learn some other useful things.21教育网
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
最近你所在的英语俱乐部就“网络购物”进行了讨论。一些人认为网购方便、省时、省力，且更容易做到“货比三家”；但另一些人认为网购时人们无法切实看到商品，容易买到不合适或劣质的商品。请你写一篇英语短文介绍讨论情况并发表自己的看法，然后发表在你校英语论坛上。
注意：词数100左右（开头已给出，但不计入总词数）。
Recently our English Club has had a discussion about online shopping.???????????????????????????????????????????____________________________________
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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?__________________________________
选做题
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
For several years, Paul Watson, a Canadian environmentalist, and his crew (船员) have been very busy with a campaign (运动) every winter to find and stop Japanese ships that hunt whales in the name of research. Watson is the captain of a ship called the Steve Irwin. He and his crew work very hard to save endangered sea creatures. Many kinds of large whale were greatly?depleted?in numbers before an official order to stop commercial whaling was made in 1986. And although some kinds of whale have shown great recovery since then, others like the Northern Right Whale remain seriously endangered.
In February 2009, the sea captain noted, “For twelve hours our ship, the?Steve Irwin, has been on the tail of the Japanese whale killing factory ship the?Nisshin Maru. Every hour has brought us closer to this monstrous killing machine, this industrialized whale-killing place.” The Japanese have continued killing whales over the last 20 years in the name of “scientific” whaling. Watson states that research is not the actual intention. Some say that the whale meat ends up on food store shelves.
Disagreements between the?Steve Irwin?and the whaling ships have resulted in two collisions (碰撞) serious enough to make the headlines. The whaling ships have been accused (控告) of using something illegal that produces loud waves. These made Watson’s crew members feel dizzy and lose their sense of direction and may have caused ear and eye damage. The Japanese whalers also used powerful water cannons (高压水枪) against the Steve Irwin crew. In response, the Japanese have accused the?Steve Irwin?of causing the ships to hit each other.
The behavior of people on both sides of the problem has been dangerous and caused a lot of disagreement. The question that needs to be asked is whether violence against illegal whaling operations is reasonable and right.
1. What keeps Paul Watson busy every winter?
A. Carrying out research on whales.
B. Keeping an eye on Japanese ships.
C. Preventing whales from being caught.
D. Organizing campaigns to protect the environment.
2. What does the underlined word “depleted” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Saved.???? ???????????
B. Sickened.??
C. Recovered.?? ??????
D. Reduced.
3. It turned out that the?Nisshin Maru?_____.
A. intended to hunt whales for meat
B. had met with some sea monsters
C. took whales alive for scientific research
D. was following the?Steve Irwin?all the time
4. What do the collisions show?
A. Laws need to be changed.
B. Both sides are acting outside of the law.?
C. The Japanese are worse than the?Steve Irwin?crew.
D. The?Steve Irwin?crew should act in a non-violent manner.
5. What is the text mainly about?
A. Paul Watson: the great environmentalist.
B. The Japanese whaling ship: the?Nisshin Maru.
C. Canadian?vs?Japanese environmental problems.
D. The anti-whaling efforts of the?Steve Irwin?crew.21*cnjy*com
B
If you examined the birth date of every World Cup soccer player, you would find an unusual tendency (倾向): the best soccer players are more likely to have been born earlier in the year than later. If you then examined the European national youth teams that supply many World Cup players, this tendency would be even more noticeable. In recent English teams, for example, half the top teenage soccer players were born in January, February or March.
Professor Anders Ericsson at?Florida?State?University?is trying to answer an important question: when someone is very good at something, what actually makes them good? Early experiments by Ericsson suggested that the best way to learn was a process known as?“deliberate practice (强化训练).”?This is more than simply repeating a task. Rather, it includes setting specific goals, getting immediate feedback (反馈) and concentrating equally on technique and results.
Ericsson and his colleagues therefore began studying expert performers in a wide range of professions. They’ve come to a rather surprising conclusion: practice really does make perfect. What we call?“talent”?is highly overrated (高估), as expert performers are nearly always made, not born. The research also suggests that when it comes to choosing a life path, you should do what you love. People often give up trying to do things they don’t like, telling themselves they simply don’t have the talent. But what they really don’t have is the will to succeed and to put in the deliberate practice that would make them better. Ericsson’s conclusions suggest that students should follow their interests earlier in their schooling to build up experience and receive meaningful feedback.
The ideas of the researchers can explain the question of why so many excellent soccer players are born early in the year. Since youth sports are organised by age group, teams have a cut-off birth date. So the coach will pick the player born in January because he is supposed to be bigger, stronger, more mature (成熟的) than the one born in December. The coach is mistaking maturity for ability but once chosen, those January-born players, year after year, receive the training, the practice, the feedback, which will turn them into the best players. What about those December-born players? They never get a chance.
6. The unusual tendency about the top soccer players is connected to their _____.
A. country????? ????????
B. technique??
C. training team????? ?
D. birth month
7. What did Ericsson want to find out?
A. The meaning of repeating a task.
B. The reason behind one’s success.
C. What “deliberate practice” exactly is.
D. How to make someone good enough.
8. According to the research, _____.
A. a star is made
B. talent doesn’t exist
C. the slow need to start practicing early
D. expert performers aren’t as good as imagined
9. What may Ericsson advise people to do?
A. Set specific goals.??
B. Choose what they love.??
C. Develop a variety of interests.??
D. Try to do a lot of different things.
10. What does the author think of the way the coach picks a player?
A. Completely wrong. ?
B. Quite unusual.
C. A bit unfair.?? ????????
D. Very proper.
参考答案
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31-35 AAADC ? ? 36-40 DEFGB????
41-45 BCBAD 46-50 CABDA ? ? ?
51-55 CDAAB ? ? ?56-60 DCABD
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64. the ????????? ?????65. who ? ? ? ? 66. To move【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
67. amazing ? ?????68. that ? ? ? ? ? 69. repairing
70. was fixed
短文改错：
71. ... Park as usually. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? usually?→?usual
72. ... English activity calling ...??????? ?? calling?→?called
73. ... practising English here ... ? ? ? ? here?→?there
74. ... two?America?students ... ? ? ? ? ? ?America?→?American
75. ... were both interested ... ? ? ? ? ? ? both?→?all
76. ... also liked them ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?them?→?it
77. We talk about ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?talk?→?talked
78. ... some famous player ... ? ? ? ? ? ? player?→?players
79. ... this kind conversation ...??????????? kind后加of
80. ... but also to ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?去掉to
One possible version:
Recently our English Club has had a discussion about online shopping.?We had different opinions.
Some people are in favour of online shopping. They think online shopping is very convenient and time-saving. It allows people to buy all kinds of things without leaving their homes. Besides, people can compare prices among different online shops before making decisions.
However, others think differently. They think online shopping isn’t as reliable as traditional shopping. People can’t touch or try the things they want to buy. They may get unsuitable things or even get cheated by receiving goods of poor quality.
In my opinion, online shopping has more advantages than disadvantages. It’s quite convenient and time-saving as long as people think carefully before placing orders.21世纪教育网版权所有
部分解析
阅读理解：
A篇（兴趣与爱好）
本文是应用文。文章是剑桥大学植物园的周日科学报告的活动介绍。
21. C。细节理解题。根据文中的Professor Beverley Glover, Director of the CUBG (Cambridge University Botanic Garden)可知，Beverley Glover是剑桥大学植物园的负责人。
22. B。细节理解题。根据24 Apr部分中的a pleasing journey into grass leaf shape可知，4月的报告主题是叶子形状。
23. A。推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的science talks at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden以及下文介绍这些报告的时间、主题和主讲人等信息可以推测，该文摘自当地的一则通知。
B篇（交通）
本文是新闻报道。文章主要报道了美国华盛顿区的走路校车。
24. C。推理判断题。根据第二段中的I love walking with my friends to school和I feel good可知，Lizey认为走路去上学是一件赏心乐事。
25. B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的the group just keeps getting bigger and bigger with more and more kids the closer we get to school可知，离学校越近，走路校车的队伍越庞大。
26. D。词义猜测题。该段接下来谈到的helps parents save time，saves energy and cuts down on neighborhood traffic和provides kids with a chance to exercise and have fun都是走路校车的好处，由此可知merits与advantages同义。
27. A。标题归纳题。通读全文不难发现，整篇文章围绕走路校车这个话题展开，向我们陈述了走路校车这个概念，它的好处以及规则等相关信息。因此，A项概括了文章主旨，作标题合适。
C篇（历史）
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了《世界文化遗产名录》的相关背景知识。
28. B。细节理解题。根据第五段中的They are World Heritage Sites可知，Edinburgh’s Old Town的特别之处在于它被列入了《世界文化遗产名录》。
29. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第四段中的Stories tell of a young boy named Abu Simbel who found the temples和倒数第三段中的the Abu Simbel Temples, in memory of the young boy who first found them可知，Abu Simbel是第一个发现那些寺庙的人。2-1-c-n-j-y
30. C。推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的engineers took the temples apart in many pieces and rebuilt them hundreds of meters back from the Nile River可知，Ramses II（拉美西斯二世，古埃及的国王名）寺庙被移到了一个安全的地方。
31. A。段落大意题。最后一段中的send a list和meets and votes等信息向我们展示了世界遗产委员会是如何选出可以被列入《世界文化遗产名录》的遗产的，故A项符合段意。
D篇（文娱）
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了网上备受亲睐的猫咪。
32. A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Maru is a popular international star和第二段中的Another famous cat is called?“Grumpy Cat”可知，Maru和Grumpy Cat是网络“红人”。
33. A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的Ben Huh bought the small website in 2007和He earns millions of dollars every year managing them可知，I can has cheezburger这个网站很成功。
34. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的when people see a cat do something amazing, they know it did the trick without training可知，有的专家认为人们喜欢在网上看关于猫的图片和视频是因为觉得猫的举动是自然而然的，没有经过人为刻意的训练。21·cn·jy·com
35. C。推理判断题。根据最后一段中Matt Smith说的There will always be more cats on the Internet可知，Matt Smith对猫米姆文化的前景感到乐观。
七选五：
话题：学校生活
本文是说明文。文章给出了几点关于复习的建议。
36. D。根据上一句It is also a good idea to revise before quizzes and exams可知，临考前复习可以让你对学习材料记忆犹新。
37. E。根据该段的小标题Find Your Place以及上一句中的find a quiet and relaxing environment和下一句中的a place where you will not be disturbed可知，E项谈论舒适的地方符合该处语境。
38. F。根据上一句中的make revising part of your weekly routine可知，F项承接上一句说最好每天都复习符合该处语境。
39. G。G项中的organize them by subject, topic, and date实际上就是该段提到的Stay Organized的方法之一。
40. B。根据该段首句中的At the end of every revision, review your notes carefully可知，这是在每个复习阶段完成后检查自己的掌握情况，因此B项作小标题符合该段语境。
完形填空：
话题：个人情况
本文是记叙文。Scott从小立志当一名发明家，虽然在此追逐梦想的过程中屡屡失败，但是他从不轻言放弃，并最终梦想成真。
41. B。根据下文中的I have wanted to be an inventor since I was a small child可知，由于Scott儿时的梦想就是当发明家，因此他大学毕业后“决定（decided）”成为一名发明家。
42. C。根据下文中的his best friend Luke以及朋友Luke给他的建议可知，这里填friends。
43. B。Luke认为如果Scott当发明家，将“绝不会（never）”有一份固定的收入。
44. A。根据上文中的You cannot spend your life as an inventor以及a steady income可知，Luke为Scott的前途感到“担忧（worried about）”。
45. D。根据该空后的get a job in the city可知，Luke劝Scott“重新考虑（reconsider）”。
46. C。
47. A。根据该段中的I have wanted to be an inventor since I was a small child可知，成为一名发明家是Scott的“梦想（dream）”，因此他不想“放弃（give up）”。
48. B。根据下文中的he was unable to sell it和His second idea received little support可知，Scott的很多点子都以“失败（failed）”告终。
49. D。根据该空后的he was unable to sell it可知，Scott的第一个发明“问题百出（disadvantages）”。
50. A。
51. C。根据下文Luke和Scott的对话可知，Luke“继续（continued）”劝说Scott，希望他换一个“不同的（different）”职业。
52. D。
53. A。根据上文中的career可知，Luke希望Scott好好为自己的“将来（future）”打算，并是时候“尝试（try）”一些别的工作了。
54. A。根据上文中的But I cannot stop now. I am so close to coming up with something huge可知，Scott认为“如果（If）”他现在放弃，那他的生命就被浪费掉了。【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
55. B。根据该段中的nodded和Just know that I am here to support you可知，Luke“理解（understand）”朋友的决定。
56. D。根据下一句中的He presented it to several companies可知，有一天，Scott“完成了（completed）”他给飞机构想的新型机翼的设计。
57. C。根据下一句After some competition, a company offered to buy his design可知，那几家公司都喜欢Scott的“想法（idea）”。
58. A。根据上文中的a company offered to buy his design可知，Scott为自己的“成功（make it）”感到高兴。
59. B。根据文章开头Luke对Scott的劝说You cannot spend your life as an inventor可知，Luke对“曾经（ever）”建议Scott放弃发明家的梦想而心生内疚。
60. D。根据Scott最后成功的故事可知，Luke认为Scott的“成功（success）”是他应得的。
语法填空：
61. placed。考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语，修饰1,000 moai，因place与1,000 moai之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填placed。
62. them。考查代词。设空处指代上文的1,000 moai，且作介词of的宾语，故填them。
63. extremely。考查副词。设空处作状语修饰large，故填extremely。
64. the。考查定冠词。best known是形容词最高级形式，其前应用定冠词限定，故填the。
65. who。考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明Polynesians，且在从句中作主语，故填who。
66. To move。考查不定式作状语的用法。他们（波利尼亚人）使用木雪橇或滚轴的目的是移动石像，故填To move。
67. amazing。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰theory，表示“令人惊讶的”，故填amazing。
68. that。考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句，作suggested的宾语，因从句结构和意义均完整，故填that。
69. repairing。考查动词-ing形式作状语的用法。While与设空处构成“连词+分词”结构，因they与repair之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填repairing。
70. was fixed。考查一般过去时的被动语态。the space ship与fix之间是被动关系，且由上下文可知，fix表示的动作发生在过去，故填was fixed。
选做题参考答案
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第二部分：?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
Science on Sundays
Science on Sundays is a new series of informal, drop-in plant science talks at the?Cambridge?University?Botanic Garden?suitable for 12+.
27 Mar??? A trick (花招) of the light? How flower surfaces attract pollinators (授粉昆虫)www.21-cn-jy.com
Professor Beverley Glover, Director of the CUBG (Cambridge?University?Botanic Garden) and Head of Group, Plant Evolution and Development Research, Department of Plant Sciences
24 Apr??? The shapes that feed us: a pleasing journey into grass leaf shape
Dr Devin O’Connor, the Leyser Group,?Sainsbury?Laboratory?Cambridge?University
29 May?? Nature’s geometry (几何学): the interesting world of plant patterns (图案)
Dr Siobhan Braybrook, Plant Growth Mechanics Group,?Sainsbury?Laboratory?Cambridge?University
26 Jun???? A bird’s-eye view of the natural world: learning about forests from aircraft
Dr David Coomes, Head of Group,?Forest?Ecology and Conservation, Department of Plant Sciences
24 Jul ??? Extreme green: plant adaptations (适应) to the world’s most difficult environments
Dr Sam Brockington, Head of Group, Molecular Systematics & Evolution, Department of Plant Sciences
Science on Sunday talks last 30 minutes and are free (as long as you have paid to get into the Garden); there is no need to book; just drop in to the Classroom at the Brookside Gate at 11 am (each talk repeated at 2 pm).
www.botanicxam.ac.uk????@CUBotanicGarden
21. Who is the director of the?Cambridge?University?Botanic Garden?
A. Devin O’Connor.??
B. David Coomes.
C. Beverley Glover.? ??
D. Siobhan Braybrook.
22. What is the talk about in April?
A. Tricky light.??? ????????????
B. Leaf shape.?
C. Plant patterns.??? ??????????
D. Plant adaptations.
23. Where is the text probably taken from?
A. A local notice.??? ?????????
B. A science report.
C. A gardening guide. ?
D. A monthly review.
B
Fifth-grader Dominic — or Nic, as his friends call him — and the group of friends he’s walking with are from?Oyster-Adams?Bilingual?School?in?Northwest Washington. Together on a “walking school bus,” these kids walk every day to get to school.www-2-1-cnjy-com
“I love walking with my friends to school,” Lizey says. “This way, we have half an hour to hang out before school, and I feel good.”
The walking school bus is an idea to encourage kids to walk to school. So what is a walking school bus, exactly?
“It’s like a car pool (汽车共乘), except we walk,”?says 10-year-old Stanton, who?“rides”?with Nic and Lizey.?“There are different little stops, and the group just keeps getting bigger and bigger with more and more kids the closer we get to school.”
“Walking school buses have many?merits,” says Lizey’s mom, Meri, who started the “bus” that travels 1.3 miles each morning from Woodley Park to Oyster-Adams Bilingual School. The “bus” runs every day unless it’s colder than 25 degrees outside or it rains heavily. Meri says the effort put in setting up what she calls “walk pool” helps parents save time because they take turns checking the walk. It also saves energy and cuts down on neighborhood traffic. Having fewer cars on the road means better air quality. It also provides kids with a chance to exercise and have fun.
But there are rules, such as being on time, staying on the sidewalk and crossing only at green lights and within crosswalks. Nic says another rule is that “your feet should move way faster than your lips.”【版权所有：21教育】
“But that doesn’t usually happen,” Ruthie points out, “because Nic’s usually singing.”
24. How does Lizey feel about walking to school?
A. Tired.???? ????????????
B. Bored.?
C. Excited.???? ?????????
D. Disappointed.
25. It turns out that the walking school bus _____.21·世纪*教育网
A. tries to bring kids closer to each other
B. increases in size as it nears school
C. has many easily-broken rules
D. runs in all weathers
26. What does the underlined word “merits” in the text mean?
A. Steps.????? ???????????
B. Skills.????
C. Problems.????
D. Advantages.
27. What is the best title for the text?
A. A walk to school is fun and good exercise
B. Walking school buses around the world
C. Share the power of walking
D. Car pool vs walk pool
C
What do the following places have in common: the?Serengeti?Desert,?Edinburgh’s?Old?Town?and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve?
The?Serengeti?Desert?is in?Tanzania?and?Kenya,?Africa. It contains (包含) thousands of kilometers of dry grasslands and many rare kinds of animals.
Edinburgh’s?Old?Town?is in the capital city of?Scotland. It has many old buildings and streets. There are very few new buildings in?Edinburgh’s?Old?Town.
The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is near?Mexico City?in?Mexico. It has beautiful flowers and forests. It is also the home of millions of butterflies in the winter.
These three places are very different. But they are all under special protection by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织). They are World Heritage Sites.
The story of World Heritage Sites begins more than 3,000 years ago. At that time, the great king of?Egypt?built many temples. But after thousands of years, sand covered them.
Stories tell of a young boy named?Abu Simbel?who found the temples. One day,?Abu Simbel?saw something under the sand. Soon, the ancient temples of Ramses II were officially rediscovered. But they were not safe. The government of?Egypt?planned to build a dam on the?Nile?River. It would create a large lake, which would cover the temples in water.
Many people did not want the temples destroyed. UNESCO agreed and raised 40 million dollars from around the world to save the temples. From 1964 to 1968, engineers took the temples apart in many pieces and rebuilt them hundreds of meters back from the?Nile?River. Today, they are called the Abu Simbel Temples, in memory of the young boy who first found them.
The effort to save the Abu Simbel Temples was a success. So in 1972, UNESCO formed the World Heritage Committee, which protects places on the earth that are of great cultural or natural value.
Any country in the world can ask for protection from UNESCO. The countries send a list of places to the World Heritage Committee. Once a year, the World Heritage Committee meets and votes on which places to protect. When they choose a place, it officially becomes a World Heritage Site.
28. What’s special about?Edinburgh’s?Old?Town?
A. It has no new buildings.
B. It’s a World Heritage Site.
C. It’s in the capital city of?Scotland.
D. It has the oldest streets in the world.
29. The young boy?Abu Simbel?_____.
A. grew up to be a great engineer
B. took part in building the temples
C. lived in?Egypt?about 3,000 years ago
D. was the first to discover the hidden temples
30. How did people save the temples of Ramses II?
A. By storing their pieces away.
B. By keeping them under the sand.
C. By moving them to a much safer place.
D. By preventing the government building the dam.
31. The last paragraph mainly deals with _____.
A. how a World Heritage Site is chosen
B. why the World Heritage Committee was formed
C. how often the World Heritage Committee works
D. why countries ask for protection from UNESCO
D
Maru is a popular international star. Every day, millions of people watch his videos on the Internet. But there is something about Maru that may surprise you. He is a cat.
There are many famous Internet cats. Some cats are famous for their videos like Maru. The woman who owns Maru puts new videos on Youtube often. People love to see what Maru is doing. Another famous cat is called “Grumpy Cat”. Grumpy Cat looks as if she is angry all the time and she usually appears in pictures.
Pictures are a popular way cats exist (存在) on the Internet. Some are memes (an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture), like Grumpy Cat. These cat picture memes often include funny words. They use wrong words as if the cat is speaking in a strange form of English.
One of the most famous cat memes is called “I can has cheezburger”. The picture was the first on a website about cat memes. This website is even called “I can has cheezburger”. Ben Huh bought the small website in 2007. And today, it is part of a group of sites. He earns millions of dollars every year managing them.
But why do people on the Internet like cats so much? How can websites like these be successful? Some experts believe that cats amaze us. Often, it is very difficult to train a cat. So, when people see a cat do something amazing, they know it did the trick without training.
Or maybe people just love seeing cats on the Internet because cats are cute. We may never know the answer. But we do know one thing. Cats will be on the Internet for a long time. Matt Smith, who produces videos and pictures for the Internet, explains, “There will always be more cats on the Internet because so many people have cats. That means there is a lot of basic material for meme creation.”
32. What do Maru and Grumpy Cat have in common?
A. They are Internet stars.
B. They seem to be always angry.
C. They belong to the same owner.
D. They usually appear in pictures.
33. The website “I can has cheezburger” _____.
A. was a great success
B. was set up by Ben Huh
C. began as a place to share cat videos
D. was the first website designed for cats
34. According to some experts, people on the Internet like cats because _____.
A. they’re cute and funny
B. they’re friends of humans
C. they train hard to please people
D. they always surprise people in a natural way
35. What is Matt Smith’s attitude towards the future of cat memes?
A. Doubtful.????? ????????????
B. Worried.?
C. Hopeful.????? ???????
D. Unclear.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Revise
Revising (复习) is an important part of study. It helps you learn, remember, and apply (应用) what you know. It is also a good idea to revise before quizzes and exams.??36??Here are some tips on how to revise well.21教育名师原创作品
Find Your Place
To revise for an exam, you must first find a quiet and relaxing environment.??37??It should be in a place where you will not be disturbed.
Take Your Time
It’s a good idea to make revising part of your weekly routine (常规).??38??You should take care to make sure that you study for no more than two hours at a time, and that you take regular breaks every half hour or so. This will keep you fresh and able to take in information.
Stay Organized
It can be very helpful to set up a system so you are organized.??39??That way when you have a quiz or exam, you can easily find the right notes to study to help you prepare.
?40?
At the end of every revision, review your notes carefully so that you can be sure that you have understood what you have learned. You may also consider writing out revision cards. You can then use these as a summary (概要) of the subjects that you have studied.
A. Get Ready
B. Check Your Progress
C. Don’t revise for too long.
D. This will help keep material fresh in your mind.
E. Somewhere you feel most comfortable works best.
F. The best way to do this is to revise every school day.
G. If you are taking notes, organize them by subject, topic, and date.
第三部分：?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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Scott had always been creative. As he finished university, he??41??to become an inventor. He often designed many new things. His??42??thought that he was misguided.
“You cannot spend your life as an inventor,”?said his best friend Luke.?“You will??43??have a steady income (稳定的收入).”
Luke was??44??his friend’s future.
“Why don’t you??45??and get a job in the city?” Luke often asked.
“This is my??46?,” Scott said to Luke. “I have wanted to be an inventor since I was a small child. I am not going to??47?.”
Over several years, Scott developed many ideas that??48??to become a success. His first invention had many??49??and he was unable to sell it. His second idea received little support (支持) from people or companies.21cnjy.com
Scott’s friend Luke??50??to encourage him to find a(n)??51??career (职业).
“Scott, you have to think about your??52?. I think it is now time to??53??something else.”
“But I cannot stop now. I am so close to coming up with something huge.??54??I left my designs now, all my life would have been wasted,” he replied.
Luke nodded, “I??55?, my friend. Just know that I am here to support you.”
Then one day it happened. Scott??56??his design of a new wing for an airplane. He presented it to several companies who all loved his??57?. After some competition, a company offered to buy his design.
“I knew that one day I would??58??it!” he said to Luke as they celebrated at his apartment.
Luke felt a little guilty (内疚的) for??59??suggesting that Scott should give up.
“I don’t know how you kept going all these years,”?Luke said.?“You certainly deserve (值得) every bit of your??60?.”
41. A. managed ? ? ? ? ? ?B. decided C. offered ? ? ? ? ? D. waited
42. A. teachers ? ? ? ? ? ? B. parents????????????? C. friends ? ? ? ? ? D. relatives
43. A. also ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???B. never? C. still ? ? ? ? ? ? D. even
44. A. worried about ? ? ? ?B. tired of?????????? C. interested in? ? ?D. disappointed at
45. A. leave ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. forget C. speak ? ? ? ? ? ?D. reconsider
46. A. chance ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. purpose???????????? C. dream ? ?? ? ? ?D. honor
47. A. give up ? ? ? ? ? ? B. look back??????? ??C. fall behind ? ? ?D. run away
48. A. appeared ? ? ? ? ? B. failed???????????? ???C. started ? ? ? ? ? D. happened
49. A. stories ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. corrections??????? C. secrets ? ? ? ? ?D. disadvantages
50. A. continued ? ? ? ? ? ?B. seemed????????????? C. promised ? ? ? ? D. chose
51. A. important ? ? ? ? ? ?B. happy?????????????? C. different ?? ? ? ? ?D. unusual
52. A. health ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. safety? C. education ? ? ? ? D. future
53. A. try ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. learn? ?C. design ? ? ? ? ? ?D. check
54. A. If ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. When? C. Because ? ? ? ?D. Although
55. A. remember ? ? ? ? ?B. understand???????? C. insist ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. doubt
56. A. used ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. improved?????? ???C. began ? ? ? ? ? ? D. completed
57. A. job ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. help??? C. idea ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. hobby
58. A. make ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. keep?? C. have ? ? ? ? ? ? D. finish
59. A. almost ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. ever??? C. nearly ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. only
60. A. patience ? ? ? ? ?B. wealth?????????????? C. comfort ? ? ? ? ? ? D. success
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：?英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Moai are stone statues (雕像) on Easter Island. There are about 1,000 moai 61. ________ (place) mainly around the coast of the island; most of 62. ________ (they) are between 7 and 10 metres high and weigh about 12.5 tonnes. Though moai are whole-body statues, they are commonly known as “Easter Island?heads”. This is partly because of the 63. ________ (extreme) large size of most moai heads and partly because some of 64. ________ best known ones are buried up to their shoulders.
When, why, and how they were made is still a mystery today. It is believed that they were made almost 1,000 years ago by Polynesians, 65. ________ lived there at the time, to honour their ancestors and bring good luck. 66. ________ (move) them, they may have used wooden sledges (雪橇) or rollers or even?“walked”?them by rocking the moai along.2·1·c·n·j·y
However, Erich von Daniken, a novelist, had a(n) 67. ________ (amaze) theory. He suggested 68. ________ long time ago an alien space ship broke down and the aliens were forced to land on the island. While 69. ________ (repair) the space ship, they had fun shaping each other in stone. This is why moai statues have such long non-human looking faces. As soon as the space ship 70. ________ (fix), the alien visitors left, leaving some of the statues unfinished.【出处：21教育名师】
第四部分：?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。21*cnjy*com
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。
This morning I went to People’s Park as usually. I took part in an English activity calling “English Corner” there every Sunday. When I was practising English here with some friends, two?America?students came. We were both interested in sports. So we talked about our love of sports. I told them I liked to play volleyball. They said they also liked them and they were even members of their school’s volleyball team. We talk about some rules, some famous player and other things about volleyball. I like this kind conversation, because I can not only practise my English, but also to learn some other useful things.21教育网
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
最近你所在的英语俱乐部就“网络购物”进行了讨论。一些人认为网购方便、省时、省力，且更容易做到“货比三家”；但另一些人认为网购时人们无法切实看到商品，容易买到不合适或劣质的商品。请你写一篇英语短文介绍讨论情况并发表自己的看法，然后发表在你校英语论坛上。
注意：词数100左右（开头已给出，但不计入总词数）。
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选做题
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
For several years, Paul Watson, a Canadian environmentalist, and his crew (船员) have been very busy with a campaign (运动) every winter to find and stop Japanese ships that hunt whales in the name of research. Watson is the captain of a ship called the Steve Irwin. He and his crew work very hard to save endangered sea creatures. Many kinds of large whale were greatly?depleted?in numbers before an official order to stop commercial whaling was made in 1986. And although some kinds of whale have shown great recovery since then, others like the Northern Right Whale remain seriously endangered.
In February 2009, the sea captain noted, “For twelve hours our ship, the?Steve Irwin, has been on the tail of the Japanese whale killing factory ship the?Nisshin Maru. Every hour has brought us closer to this monstrous killing machine, this industrialized whale-killing place.” The Japanese have continued killing whales over the last 20 years in the name of “scientific” whaling. Watson states that research is not the actual intention. Some say that the whale meat ends up on food store shelves.
Disagreements between the?Steve Irwin?and the whaling ships have resulted in two collisions (碰撞) serious enough to make the headlines. The whaling ships have been accused (控告) of using something illegal that produces loud waves. These made Watson’s crew members feel dizzy and lose their sense of direction and may have caused ear and eye damage. The Japanese whalers also used powerful water cannons (高压水枪) against the Steve Irwin crew. In response, the Japanese have accused the?Steve Irwin?of causing the ships to hit each other.
The behavior of people on both sides of the problem has been dangerous and caused a lot of disagreement. The question that needs to be asked is whether violence against illegal whaling operations is reasonable and right.
1. What keeps Paul Watson busy every winter?
A. Carrying out research on whales.
B. Keeping an eye on Japanese ships.
C. Preventing whales from being caught.
D. Organizing campaigns to protect the environment.
2. What does the underlined word “depleted” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Saved.???? ???????????
B. Sickened.??
C. Recovered.?? ??????
D. Reduced.
3. It turned out that the?Nisshin Maru?_____.
A. intended to hunt whales for meat
B. had met with some sea monsters
C. took whales alive for scientific research
D. was following the?Steve Irwin?all the time
4. What do the collisions show?
A. Laws need to be changed.
B. Both sides are acting outside of the law.?
C. The Japanese are worse than the?Steve Irwin?crew.
D. The?Steve Irwin?crew should act in a non-violent manner.
5. What is the text mainly about?
A. Paul Watson: the great environmentalist.
B. The Japanese whaling ship: the?Nisshin Maru.
C. Canadian?vs?Japanese environmental problems.
D. The anti-whaling efforts of the?Steve Irwin?crew.21*cnjy*com
B
If you examined the birth date of every World Cup soccer player, you would find an unusual tendency (倾向): the best soccer players are more likely to have been born earlier in the year than later. If you then examined the European national youth teams that supply many World Cup players, this tendency would be even more noticeable. In recent English teams, for example, half the top teenage soccer players were born in January, February or March.
Professor Anders Ericsson at?Florida?State?University?is trying to answer an important question: when someone is very good at something, what actually makes them good? Early experiments by Ericsson suggested that the best way to learn was a process known as?“deliberate practice (强化训练).”?This is more than simply repeating a task. Rather, it includes setting specific goals, getting immediate feedback (反馈) and concentrating equally on technique and results.
Ericsson and his colleagues therefore began studying expert performers in a wide range of professions. They’ve come to a rather surprising conclusion: practice really does make perfect. What we call?“talent”?is highly overrated (高估), as expert performers are nearly always made, not born. The research also suggests that when it comes to choosing a life path, you should do what you love. People often give up trying to do things they don’t like, telling themselves they simply don’t have the talent. But what they really don’t have is the will to succeed and to put in the deliberate practice that would make them better. Ericsson’s conclusions suggest that students should follow their interests earlier in their schooling to build up experience and receive meaningful feedback.
The ideas of the researchers can explain the question of why so many excellent soccer players are born early in the year. Since youth sports are organised by age group, teams have a cut-off birth date. So the coach will pick the player born in January because he is supposed to be bigger, stronger, more mature (成熟的) than the one born in December. The coach is mistaking maturity for ability but once chosen, those January-born players, year after year, receive the training, the practice, the feedback, which will turn them into the best players. What about those December-born players? They never get a chance.
6. The unusual tendency about the top soccer players is connected to their _____.
A. country????? ????????
B. technique??
C. training team????? ?
D. birth month
7. What did Ericsson want to find out?
A. The meaning of repeating a task.
B. The reason behind one’s success.
C. What “deliberate practice” exactly is.
D. How to make someone good enough.
8. According to the research, _____.
A. a star is made
B. talent doesn’t exist
C. the slow need to start practicing early
D. expert performers aren’t as good as imagined
9. What may Ericsson advise people to do?
A. Set specific goals.??
B. Choose what they love.??
C. Develop a variety of interests.??
D. Try to do a lot of different things.
10. What does the author think of the way the coach picks a player?
A. Completely wrong. ?
B. Quite unusual.
C. A bit unfair.?? ????????
D. Very proper.
参考答案
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短文改错：
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72. ... English activity calling ...??????? ?? calling?→?called
73. ... practising English here ... ? ? ? ? here?→?there
74. ... two?America?students ... ? ? ? ? ? ?America?→?American
75. ... were both interested ... ? ? ? ? ? ? both?→?all
76. ... also liked them ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?them?→?it
77. We talk about ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?talk?→?talked
78. ... some famous player ... ? ? ? ? ? ? player?→?players
79. ... this kind conversation ...??????????? kind后加of
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One possible version:
Recently our English Club has had a discussion about online shopping.?We had different opinions.
Some people are in favour of online shopping. They think online shopping is very convenient and time-saving. It allows people to buy all kinds of things without leaving their homes. Besides, people can compare prices among different online shops before making decisions.
However, others think differently. They think online shopping isn’t as reliable as traditional shopping. People can’t touch or try the things they want to buy. They may get unsuitable things or even get cheated by receiving goods of poor quality.
In my opinion, online shopping has more advantages than disadvantages. It’s quite convenient and time-saving as long as people think carefully before placing orders.21世纪教育网版权所有
部分解析
阅读理解：
A篇（兴趣与爱好）
本文是应用文。文章是剑桥大学植物园的周日科学报告的活动介绍。
21. C。细节理解题。根据文中的Professor Beverley Glover, Director of the CUBG (Cambridge University Botanic Garden)可知，Beverley Glover是剑桥大学植物园的负责人。
22. B。细节理解题。根据24 Apr部分中的a pleasing journey into grass leaf shape可知，4月的报告主题是叶子形状。
23. A。推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的science talks at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden以及下文介绍这些报告的时间、主题和主讲人等信息可以推测，该文摘自当地的一则通知。
B篇（交通）
本文是新闻报道。文章主要报道了美国华盛顿区的走路校车。
24. C。推理判断题。根据第二段中的I love walking with my friends to school和I feel good可知，Lizey认为走路去上学是一件赏心乐事。
25. B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的the group just keeps getting bigger and bigger with more and more kids the closer we get to school可知，离学校越近，走路校车的队伍越庞大。
26. D。词义猜测题。该段接下来谈到的helps parents save time，saves energy and cuts down on neighborhood traffic和provides kids with a chance to exercise and have fun都是走路校车的好处，由此可知merits与advantages同义。
27. A。标题归纳题。通读全文不难发现，整篇文章围绕走路校车这个话题展开，向我们陈述了走路校车这个概念，它的好处以及规则等相关信息。因此，A项概括了文章主旨，作标题合适。
C篇（历史）
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了《世界文化遗产名录》的相关背景知识。
28. B。细节理解题。根据第五段中的They are World Heritage Sites可知，Edinburgh’s Old Town的特别之处在于它被列入了《世界文化遗产名录》。
29. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第四段中的Stories tell of a young boy named Abu Simbel who found the temples和倒数第三段中的the Abu Simbel Temples, in memory of the young boy who first found them可知，Abu Simbel是第一个发现那些寺庙的人。2-1-c-n-j-y
30. C。推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的engineers took the temples apart in many pieces and rebuilt them hundreds of meters back from the Nile River可知，Ramses II（拉美西斯二世，古埃及的国王名）寺庙被移到了一个安全的地方。
31. A。段落大意题。最后一段中的send a list和meets and votes等信息向我们展示了世界遗产委员会是如何选出可以被列入《世界文化遗产名录》的遗产的，故A项符合段意。
D篇（文娱）
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了网上备受亲睐的猫咪。
32. A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Maru is a popular international star和第二段中的Another famous cat is called?“Grumpy Cat”可知，Maru和Grumpy Cat是网络“红人”。
33. A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的Ben Huh bought the small website in 2007和He earns millions of dollars every year managing them可知，I can has cheezburger这个网站很成功。
34. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的when people see a cat do something amazing, they know it did the trick without training可知，有的专家认为人们喜欢在网上看关于猫的图片和视频是因为觉得猫的举动是自然而然的，没有经过人为刻意的训练。21·cn·jy·com
35. C。推理判断题。根据最后一段中Matt Smith说的There will always be more cats on the Internet可知，Matt Smith对猫米姆文化的前景感到乐观。
七选五：
话题：学校生活
本文是说明文。文章给出了几点关于复习的建议。
36. D。根据上一句It is also a good idea to revise before quizzes and exams可知，临考前复习可以让你对学习材料记忆犹新。
37. E。根据该段的小标题Find Your Place以及上一句中的find a quiet and relaxing environment和下一句中的a place where you will not be disturbed可知，E项谈论舒适的地方符合该处语境。
38. F。根据上一句中的make revising part of your weekly routine可知，F项承接上一句说最好每天都复习符合该处语境。
39. G。G项中的organize them by subject, topic, and date实际上就是该段提到的Stay Organized的方法之一。
40. B。根据该段首句中的At the end of every revision, review your notes carefully可知，这是在每个复习阶段完成后检查自己的掌握情况，因此B项作小标题符合该段语境。
完形填空：
话题：个人情况
本文是记叙文。Scott从小立志当一名发明家，虽然在此追逐梦想的过程中屡屡失败，但是他从不轻言放弃，并最终梦想成真。
41. B。根据下文中的I have wanted to be an inventor since I was a small child可知，由于Scott儿时的梦想就是当发明家，因此他大学毕业后“决定（decided）”成为一名发明家。
42. C。根据下文中的his best friend Luke以及朋友Luke给他的建议可知，这里填friends。
43. B。Luke认为如果Scott当发明家，将“绝不会（never）”有一份固定的收入。
44. A。根据上文中的You cannot spend your life as an inventor以及a steady income可知，Luke为Scott的前途感到“担忧（worried about）”。
45. D。根据该空后的get a job in the city可知，Luke劝Scott“重新考虑（reconsider）”。
46. C。
47. A。根据该段中的I have wanted to be an inventor since I was a small child可知，成为一名发明家是Scott的“梦想（dream）”，因此他不想“放弃（give up）”。
48. B。根据下文中的he was unable to sell it和His second idea received little support可知，Scott的很多点子都以“失败（failed）”告终。
49. D。根据该空后的he was unable to sell it可知，Scott的第一个发明“问题百出（disadvantages）”。
50. A。
51. C。根据下文Luke和Scott的对话可知，Luke“继续（continued）”劝说Scott，希望他换一个“不同的（different）”职业。
52. D。
53. A。根据上文中的career可知，Luke希望Scott好好为自己的“将来（future）”打算，并是时候“尝试（try）”一些别的工作了。
54. A。根据上文中的But I cannot stop now. I am so close to coming up with something huge可知，Scott认为“如果（If）”他现在放弃，那他的生命就被浪费掉了。【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
55. B。根据该段中的nodded和Just know that I am here to support you可知，Luke“理解（understand）”朋友的决定。
56. D。根据下一句中的He presented it to several companies可知，有一天，Scott“完成了（completed）”他给飞机构想的新型机翼的设计。
57. C。根据下一句After some competition, a company offered to buy his design可知，那几家公司都喜欢Scott的“想法（idea）”。
58. A。根据上文中的a company offered to buy his design可知，Scott为自己的“成功（make it）”感到高兴。
59. B。根据文章开头Luke对Scott的劝说You cannot spend your life as an inventor可知，Luke对“曾经（ever）”建议Scott放弃发明家的梦想而心生内疚。
60. D。根据Scott最后成功的故事可知，Luke认为Scott的“成功（success）”是他应得的。
语法填空：
61. placed。考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语，修饰1,000 moai，因place与1,000 moai之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填placed。
62. them。考查代词。设空处指代上文的1,000 moai，且作介词of的宾语，故填them。
63. extremely。考查副词。设空处作状语修饰large，故填extremely。
64. the。考查定冠词。best known是形容词最高级形式，其前应用定冠词限定，故填the。
65. who。考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明Polynesians，且在从句中作主语，故填who。
66. To move。考查不定式作状语的用法。他们（波利尼亚人）使用木雪橇或滚轴的目的是移动石像，故填To move。
67. amazing。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰theory，表示“令人惊讶的”，故填amazing。
68. that。考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句，作suggested的宾语，因从句结构和意义均完整，故填that。
69. repairing。考查动词-ing形式作状语的用法。While与设空处构成“连词+分词”结构，因they与repair之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填repairing。
70. was fixed。考查一般过去时的被动语态。the space ship与fix之间是被动关系，且由上下文可知，fix表示的动作发生在过去，故填was fixed。
选做题参考答案
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