北师大版高中英语必修3：Unit 7 The Sea Lessons 3 & 4练习（含部分解析无听力部分）
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Unit 7 Lessons 3 & 4
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Welcome to Cape Town — the city that has everything!
About two million tourists visit Cape Town every year. It isn’t the capital city (that’s Pretoria), and it isn’t the biggest city either (that’s Johannesburg), but Cape Town is South Africa’s most popular city with tourists for its many attractions and activities. From the beautiful views and sunny beaches to great shopping, Cape Town has something for everyone. In fact, a vacation in Cape Town is unforgettable!
Adventure?(冒险)?& outdoors
For the outdoor adventurer or sports fan, Cape Town has a lot of activities from climbing to diving — all combined with fantastic settings and sunny skies.
Water sports & diving
Cape Town’s beaches are perfect for water sports. Scuba diving is also popular. The many shipwrecks (失事船只) along the coastline offer some excellent dives. The more adventurous diver can even try shark cage (鲨鱼笼) diving to get eye-to-eye with a great white! If you aren’t so adventurous, try a visit to Boulders Beach. It’s part of a protected area for the African penguin. You can walk around on wooden roads and watch the penguins in their natural environment. It’s great for swimming too, if you don’t mind coming face-to-face with a penguin or two!
Cape Town’s weather is pleasant. In summer, it’s about 26℃?(and remember, mid-summer here is January!), and the winter temperatures don’t usually fall below 10℃. The local money is the rand. There are one hundred cents to every rand. The three main languages are Xhosa, English and Afrikaans. The population of Cape Town is about 3.5 million.
21. What can we learn about Cape Town?
A. It is underdeveloped.
B. It is a well-visited city.
C. It is less famous than Pretoria.
D. It is bigger than Johannesburg.
22. Which of the following is a special sight at Boulders Beach?
A.?Shipwrecks.
B. Penguins.
C. Sharks.
D. Shops.?
23. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. A few facts about Cape Town.
B. Some suggestions for tourists.
C. The best time to go to Cape Town.
D. The reasons for visiting Cape Town.?
B
Three years ago I worked for a few weeks as a doctor in a new dental clinic (牙科诊所) at Victor Harbor, to the south of Adelaide and an hour further away than my usual workplace. My first day there was a rush?—?driving to a new clinic and getting used to the clinical environment.
As it was all new to me, I took off my rings: my wedding ring, and one that was an anniversary (周年纪念日) gift from my husband. I put them in a tissue (纸巾) and placed them beside my computer. During my lunch break, I noticed the tissue and thought that it did not look very clean and threw it into the rubbish bin. I went about my work and my day went well; I met new patients and felt that I had been productive.
Driving home at the end of the day, just moments before I reached my house, I noticed that my rings were missing. I felt the heat in my body rise, my cheeks (脸颊) burning red. I felt sick to my stomach.
I spent an hour or so making calls, trying to find my rings. The first people I called were my manager and clinical leader and they gave me a few phone numbers for cleaners. I got in touch with a lady who managed the cleaning services for the clinic, and she told me that the bins had already been collected.
I knew nothing could be done now. I had lost my rings. But after two or so hours, I received the most amazing phone call. The cleaner had gone through the bins and found my rings! I was so thankful to her, someone who had taken the trouble to go through the bins — which is not a pleasant task — to find my priceless rings.
I worked at that clinic the following day, so I bought chocolates to thank this wonderful person. Unfortunately I did not get to meet her as she was not at work that day.
24. What can we say about the author’s first day at the clinic?
?A. Disorganized but special.?
B. Relaxing?and good.???????
C. Tiring and boring.
D.?Busy but fruitful.?
25. What happened to the author?
A.?She threw her rings away carelessly.?
B. She received a gift from her husband.
C. She failed to finish her work in time.??
D.?She made mistakes during work.
26. How did the author feel after calling the lady?
A. Thankful.
B. Surprised.
C. Frightened.
D. Heartbroken.
27. What can we learn from the author’s experience?
A. Smiles brighten people up.???????
B. Strangers are usually of little help.
C. An act of kindness can mean a lot.????
D. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C
Students at St. Peter’s Lutheran School are helping fight hunger in Guatemala by volunteering (自愿参加) with Love the Hungry, a non-profit (非营利的) organization.
The school’s student body helped package 20,000 meals for the organization based in Louisville, Kentucky.
St. Peter’s Lutheran has worked with the organization over the last few years. But this year it provided more help by asking a larger part of its students to take part, said Scott Krueger, a parent of three daughters who attend the school.
Students wearing gloves lined up on both sides of tables set up in the school’s gym as part of the packaging step. The job required scooping (舀取) food such as rice and other food from a large box that were provided by Love the Hungry.
Krueger, who also was volunteering for Love the Hungry, said he felt it was important for students to take part in it and see the importance of their work during the Sept. 13 event.?
“This is one way to try to give back,” Krueger said.
Love the Hungry, which was created in 2012, gives great attention to packaging healthy meals that can prevent malnutrition (营养不良) in young children, said Dale Oelker, the director.
Other than Guatemala, Love the Hungry also offers food to Nicaragua, El Salvador, Haiti and countries in West Africa such as Sierra Leone, Mali and Sudan.
Fifth-grader Sydney Johnson was among the hundreds of students who helped and said she felt it was important to make a difference for the hungry people.
“It makes me feel good how we all helped out,” Johnson said.
Love the Hungry plans to offer 100,000 to 150,000 meals to Guatemala before the end of the year, Oelker said.
“It’s a part of the world that this type of meal can really help,” said Oelker. “We are glad to work with St. Peter’s Lutheran School and it proves how volunteers of all ages can make a difference.”
28. What can we learn from Krueger’s words?
A. The job of the students was a bit difficult.
B. The event attracted more volunteers from the school.
C. The students realized the importance of giving back.?
D. Love the Hungry has a long history of helping the poor.?
29. How does Love the Hungry help fight hunger in Guatemala?
A. By offering food to the country’s kids.
B. By giving money to the country’s people.
C. By teaching the locals how to grow rice.
D. By providing packaged meals to the country.
30. What did Oelker express in the last paragraph?
A. His worries about the problem of hunger.
B. His thanks to the school and its students.
C. His pity for poor people around the world.
D. His pride in working for Love the Hungry.?
31. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To call on people to fight hunger.
B. To report a school’s volunteer work.
C. To introduce a non-profit organization.?
D. To discuss the problem of malnutrition.
D
Many people believe eating healthily is expensive — and more costly than buying junk foods. But our new research, published in the?BMC Public Health, shows this isn’t the truth.
Most of the Australian family food budget (预算) is being spent on junk foods and drinks that are high in fat, sugar and salt.
Less than 7% of Australians eat healthily. The Australian adults get at least 35% of their energy from junk foods and drinks. As a result, two-thirds of adults (63%) and one-quarter of children are overweight.
We used the Australian Health Survey 2011-2013 and the suggestions of the Australian Dietary Guidelines to model healthy diets (饮食) for a family of two adults and two children every two weeks. We collected food prices in supermarkets and stores in high- and low-socioeconomic (社会经济地位低的) areas in Brisbane, and compared the diet prices with family incomes (收入).
In both areas, a family of two adults and two children spend about 18% more on present diets than would be required to buy healthy diets. About 58% of the food budget for present diets is spent on junk foods, including takeaway foods (14%), and sugary drinks (4%).
In the low-socioeconomic area, a family of two adults and two children spend $640.20 every two weeks on their present diets, but could buy a healthy diet for $560.93 every two weeks. In the high-socioeconomic area, these numbers are $661.92 and $580.01.
Supermarket food prices were about 3% higher in the high-socioeconomic location. Takeaway foods were also relatively more expensive, but sugary drinks were priced similarly in both areas.
Present diets cost more than healthy diets, so causes other than price must be helping to drive preferences for unhealthy choices.
32. What did the researchers find?
A. Australians have a preference for sweet foods.
B. Most Australian kids have fat problems.
C. Half Australians live on junk foods.
D. Most Australians eat unhealthily.
33. How did the researchers get the result?
A. By making a comparison.
B. By doing the study online.
C. By carrying out interviews.
D. By asking personal questions.
34. What can we learn from Paragraph 5?
A. Australian foods are healthier.
B. A healthy diet is actually cheaper.
C. Health foods are becoming more expensive.
D. People choose junk foods for their low prices.
35. What might a following paragraph be about?
A. The harm of junk foods.
B. How we can eat healthily.
C. Why people choose junk foods.
D. The advantages of a healthy diet.
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。
Citizen journalism
Arpita has just put an article on the Internet.??36??On the website of a local newspaper, Liat has recently posted a story and a set of photos of wildlife protection. And hundreds of people in the Dominican Republic are describing a terrible storm on their cell phones.
What do these stories have in common???37?
More than ever before, technology is allowing everyone to share opinions, ideas, stories, photos, and videos from anywhere in the world. If there is breaking news, you can be sure that someone is reporting it.
Wikinews, iNewsit, and CNN’s iReport are just a few of the websites where?“citizen journalists (公民记者)”?can write their news reports. More and more people are blogging texts, photos, and videos.??38??And the increased popularity of cell phones and cameras has made it even easier for people to share news. News editors (编辑) used to decide what was news.??39??
There has been some criticism (批评) of citizen journalism, however.??40??These stories may include incorrect facts, spelling, and grammar. Besides, when people put stories and pictures on the Internet, they cannot know how other people will use them later. But it seems that news by the people and for the people is here to stay.
A. Now you decide.
B. For example, there are often mistakes in these stories.
C. She has listed the winners of a competition in Mumbai.
D. These stories are as funny as news organizations’ stories.
E. Technology is giving people the chance to be news reporters.
F. Many newspapers encouraged people to write their own stories.
G. They’re sharing their personal thoughts and news reports on these websites.
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第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Marla wore her uniform to picture day!” As soon as I walked into school, my classmate pointed out my??41?. It wasn’t exactly crazy that I’d forgotten to dress up, but I still felt??42?.
All the other girls were dressed in??43??dresses, and here I stood,??44??more than anything that I looked as nicely dressed as my friends.
At lunchtime, I ate noodles with my fork.??45?, the noodles fell onto the front of my shirt. This was??46?.
I ran to the girls’ bathroom. I scrubbed (擦洗) my shirt??47?, trying to clean up the mess. It was no use. I started to??48?.
“What happened?”
When I looked up, I??49??the girl speaking to me as a seventh grader,??50??I didn’t know her name. I pointed at my??51?. “I didn’t even remember today was picture day,” I said. “And now I’ve??52?my shirt.”
“I have an idea,”?the girl said.?“?53??your shirt! We’ll swap (交换) it.”
“But what about your school picture?”
“We have done it this morning.”
I couldn’t believe my??54?. I put her top on quickly.
“You look??55?!” the girl smiled. And she ran away.
“Wait,” I cried. I didn’t even know her name.
I looked at myself in the mirror. I felt grown up and??56?. Then I walked out happily and saw the seventh graders getting on a bus. I remembered they were going to the nursing home (疗养院). But the girl still had on my??57??shirt! She must have forgotten she was going on a trip. She would hate me!
Suddenly I saw that girl waving??58??at me. She shouted, “Have a great picture day!”
She knew what she was doing all along, I??59?. She was just a very??60??girl. I never forgot her kindness to me on what could have been a very bad day.
41. A. advantage B. weakness C. mistake D. secret
42. A. puzzled B. proud???????? C. sad D. satisfied
43. A. beautiful?????????? B. clean????????? C. short ? ? ? ? D. white
44. A. worrying ? ? ? B. doubting??? C. believing??????? D. wishing
45. A. Unexpectedly ? B. Clearly????????????? C. Hopefully D. Firstly??
46. A. funny ? ? ? ? ? ? B. terrible????????????? C. different ? ? D. strange
47. A. hard ? ? ? B. carelessly????????? C. slowly ? ? D. softly
48. A. fight ? ? ? ? ? B. cheer??????????????? C. cry ? ? ? ? ? D. laugh
49. A. called ? B. considered???????? C. saw ? ? D. recognized
50. A. and ? ? ? ? B. but?????????????????? C. so ? ? ? D. or?
51. A. shoes???????????? B. shirt????????????????? C. skirt ? ? ? D. trousers
52. A. forgotten ? ? ? B. lost?????????????????? C. found ? ? ? D. destroyed
53. A. Pick up ? ? ? ? B. Hand over???????? C. Take off ? ? D. Put away
54. A. luck ? ? ? ? ? ? B. patience??????????? C. power ? ? ? D. courage
55. A. nervous ? ? ? B. great???????????????? C. stupid ? ? ? ? D. young
56. A. old ? ? ? ? ? ? B. disappointed????? C. pretty ? ? ? ? D. surprised
57. A. new ? ? ? ? ? B. dirty???????????????? C. big ? ? ? ? ? D. cheap
58. A. happily ? ? ? B. angrily????????????????????C. shyly ? D. bravely
59. A. imagined ? ? ? B. remembered????? C. guessed???? D. realized
60. A. lovely ? ? ? ? B. clever?????????????? C. strict ? ? ? ? ? D. kind
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Josh Long and his best friend Troy Driscoll went fishing and they launched their boat into the sea without noticing the 61. ________ (warn) flags on the beach. The sea swept them out 62. ________ (fast) than they could dream of turning back within minutes.
The boys started their 63. ________ (extreme) difficult journey without any food, water or ways 64. ________ (get) either. In addition, they also did not have any shade, or anything else, besides the clothes on their backs to protect them from the burning sun. All they could do to protect themselves 65. ________ (be) to take short dips in the water, but after they saw a shark nearby, they stopped swimming 66. ________ well.
They managed to hold on for a(n) 67. ________ (believable) six days with no water and only the few jellyfish (海蜇) as food. On 68. ________ 6th day, after using a knife to write their last dying messages on the boat for their families, they heard another boat and managed to get it to stop. After being saved, both boys 69. ________ (take) to hospital to recover from the serious sunburns and lack of water from 70. ________ they had suffered.
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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。
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。
My hero is Helen Thayer. She was the first women to walk to the magnetic North Pole (磁北极) alone. Helen Thayer were born in New Zealand, and she lived there where she was a girl. Later, she lived in Guatemala for the four years and then in the United States. When she was 50, she has a dream. She wanted walk to the magnetic North Pole alone, but she decided to do it. On her journey, Helen didn’t have some help. She was complete alone except for her dog, Charlie. She walked 555 km in temperatures of -50℃! She was very strong-minded, even in very dangerous and difficulty situations.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你校英文报“中国世界遗产”专栏正在征集稿件，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇介绍平遥古城的短文并投稿。
1.?位于山西省中部，有2700多年的历史；
2.?城墙、街道、店铺、民居及庙宇等建筑基本保存完好；
3. 19世纪至20世纪初期是中国的金融中心；
4. 1997年被列入世界遗产名录。
注意：
1.?词数100左右；2.?可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：民居?dwelling houses； ? ? ? ? ?金融中心?financial center； ? ? ? ? ?世界遗产名录World Heritage List
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
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选做题
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
For the past five years, the Bartz brothers (Connor, Austin, and Trevor) of New Brighton, Minnesota, have built beautiful snow sculptures (雕塑) in their front yard. But they’re not your ordinary snowmen?—?they’re huge and sea-themed!
The tradition began in 2012, after a family fishing trip in Florida, where Austin, then 17, caught a puffer fish. It encouraged the boys to make a super-sized fish out of snow. So they got to work, collecting as much snow as possible from around their neighborhood. After eight hours of shoveling (用铲子铲) and sculpting snow, their 5-foot-tall puffer fish was complete. And it was a big hit! Before long, the locals and TV reporters began stopping by their front yard to enjoy their creation.
“Each winter, we decide which sea animals would work best and be the most fun to build,”?Trevor said. Since 2012, they’ve made a shark, a turtle, an octopus (章鱼) and so on. Their favorite is the octopus, which they built in 2016. It is their biggest sculpture yet, taking nearly 500 hours (and 150 tons of snow) to make!
The brothers also made sure it was just as much fun for visitors.?“We liked that it was kid-friendly, with tentacles (触须) you could slide (滑) under,”?Connor said. Named by Facebook fans, Octavius the octopus was a star, appearing on national news stations.
To make the most of their project, the boys decided to raise money for a good cause. “Given that our work is made from snow, it made sense to collect money to help provide drinking water to people in need,” Austin said. They teamed up with One Day’s Wages, an organization that provides clean water to people in Haiti. By the end of winter, the brothers had raised $17,263!
Their advice for anyone with big dreams: “If you want to be successful, work hard and have a good attitude,” Austin said. “Success might not come immediately, but take joy in what you are doing now. When we were younger, we made many snow creations that did not make the news, but we still had a pleasurable experience!”
1. Which of the following made the Bartz brothers start their creations?
A. A fish caught by Austin.
B. Their family traditions.
C. Austin’s snowmen.
D. Their neighbors.
2. What can we learn about Octavius the octopus?
A. It attracted great attention.
B. It was the boys’ first creation.
C. It was the boys’ smallest sculpture.???
D. It helped the boys make a lot of money.
3. What advice did the Bartz brothers offer to people?
A. Think twice.
B. Learn to be creative.
C. Make use of everything.???
D. Start small and have fun.
4. Which of the following can best describe the Bartz brothers?
A. Childish and friendly.
B. Open-minded and smart.
C. Imaginative and helpful.?
D. Hard-working and courageous.
B
New Zealand has a pest (有害动物) problem. The country has a plan to solve it. The country’s leaders want to kill rats and other predatory mammals (肉食性哺乳动物) by 2050.
In New Zealand, rats are an invasive species (入侵物种). Long ago, rats came to the country on boats, with humans, in the 13th century. When they were introduced to the island’s environment, the rats ate?—?and, scientists believe, finally killed off?—?several bird species.
Humans also brought other mammals, like stoats and possums. Stoats?—?which are similar to weasels?—?were introduced to eat another invasive mammal population: rabbits. Instead, the stoats fed on native (本地的) species. Possums were brought to New Zealand for their fur (毛皮). But their population also grew quickly out of control. Possums feed on the eggs and young of native birds. They also cause damage to forests.
One of the reasons invasive mammal populations grew so quickly is that New Zealand is home to almost no native mammals. Most of its native species are birds. Many of these birds, including the kiwi, cannot fly. That is a big problem for the birds. They cannot fly to safety. As a result, several of New Zealand’s birds are close to dying out.
Killing predatory mammals is not new for New Zealand. The country has killed off rats on some of its smaller islands. In those places, bird species that were in danger of dying out have begun toflourish.
New Zealand hopes to improve upon the methods used in those small areas. The government plans to spend more than $20 million on the project. The money will pay for research, technology, and tools to kill off the animals.
It is a big goal. But scientists say it can be met. “I really do think it’s possible,” says James Russell, a scientist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. “It will require people working in every corner of the country.”
5. What is the purpose of New Zealand’s plan?
A. To save native birds.
B. To drive mammals away. ?
C. To do research on pests.
D. To control rabbit population.
6. Why were possums introduced to New Zealand?
A. To kill rabbits.
B. To make money.
C. To protect forests.
D. To catch weasels.
7. What does the underlined word “flourish” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Increase.
B. Appear.
C. Change.
D. Drop.
8. What is Russell’s attitude towards this plan?
A. He is against it.
B. He is confident of it.
C. He has doubts about it.
D. He shows no interest in it.
参考答案
21-25 BBADA 26-30 DCBDB 31-35 BDABC 36-40 CEGAB
41-45 CCADA 46-50 BACDB 51-55 BDCAB 56-60 CBADD
61. warning 62. faster 63. extremely 64. to get 65. was
66. as 67. unbelievable 68. the 69. were taken 70. which
短文改错
71. ... first women ...??????????? women?→?woman
72. ... were born ... ? ? ? ? ? were?→?was
73. ... where she ... ? ? ? ? ? where?→?when
74. ... for the four years ... ?? 去掉the
75. ... she has ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? has?→?had
76. ... wanted walk ...??? ?????? wanted后加to??????
77. ... but she ...???? ????????????? but?→?and / so
78. ... some help.?? ????????????? some?→?any
79. ... complete alone ... ? ? ? complete?→?completely
80. ... difficulty situations. ? ? difficulty?→?difficult
One possible version:
The Ancient City of Pingyao, which is located in the middle of Shanxi Province, has a history of more than 2,700 years. Its ancient walls, streets, shops, dwelling houses and temples have kept all their features to a great degree. In particular, from the 19th century to the early 20th century, it was the financial center of China. It was included on the World Heritage List in 1997.
It’s well worth a visit. I believe a trip to the Ancient City of Pingyao will help you learn more about the history of China.
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部分解析
阅读理解
第一节
A篇（旅游）
本文是应用文。文章是一则介绍开普敦旅游项目的广告。
21. B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Cape Town is South Africa’s most popular city with tourists for its many attractions and activities及In fact, a vacation in Cape Town is unforgettable可知，开普敦是一个热门旅游城市。
22. B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的try a visit to Boulders Beach. It’s part of a protected area for the African penguin可知，在Boulders Beach游客可以看到企鹅。
23. A。段落大意题。根据最后一段中对开普敦天气、货币、语言、人口的介绍可知，该段主要介绍了开普敦的基本情况。
B篇（人际关系）
本文是记叙文。作者在工作时不慎将自己的戒指连同纸巾一起扔进了垃圾筒，当她发现的时候垃圾已经被收走了。最后，一位好心的清洁工从垃圾堆里将她的戒指找了回来。
24. D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的My first day there was a rush?—?driving to a new clinic and getting used to the clinical environment及第二段中的I met new patients and felt that I had been productive可知，作者来到这个新诊所感觉忙碌但充实。
25. A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的I put them in a tissue及I noticed the tissue and thought that it did not look very clean and threw it into the rubbish bin可知，作者把包着戒指的纸巾扔进了垃圾筒。
26. D。推理判断题。根据第四段中的she told me that the bins had already been collected及第五段中的I knew nothing could be done now. I had lost my rings可知，作者打电话后发现垃圾已经被收走，认为自己的戒指肯定是丢了，所以感到很伤心。
27. C。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的I was so thankful ... to find my priceless rings可知，作者很感谢那个把她戒指找回来的清洁工，她的这个善举对作者来说意义非凡。
C篇（社会）
本文是新闻报道。美国一所学校的学生帮助一个慈善组织包装食物，旨在解决危地马拉的饥饿问题。
28. B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的But this year it provided more help by asking a larger part of its students to take part可知，今年来自St. Peter’s Lutheran的志愿者比往年多。
29. D。细节理解题。根据第七段中的Love the Hungry, which was created in 2012, gives great attention to packaging healthy meals that can prevent malnutrition in young children可知，Love the Hungry组织通过向危地马拉提供食物的方式帮助该国解决饥饿问题。
30. B。推理判断题。由最后一段可知，Oelker实际上表达了对这所学校和该校学生的感谢。
31. B。写作目的题。通读全文可知，本文报道了美国一所学校的志愿者活动，学生帮助一个慈善组织包装食物，致力于解决危地马拉的饥饿问题。
D篇（健康）
本文是说明文。一项研究表明：健康饮食比垃圾食品的花费要更加便宜。
32. D。细节理解题。根据第三段中的Less than 7% of Australians eat healthily可知，大多数澳洲人饮食不健康。
33. A。推理判断题。根据第四段中的We collected food prices ... compared the diet prices with family incomes可知，研究者们通过使用来自Australian Health Survey的调查数据，然后搜集各超市的食品价格，最后再和家庭收入进行对比，得出研究结论。
34. B。细节理解题。根据第五段中的a family of two adults and two children spend about 18% more on present diets than would be required to buy healthy diets可知，研究结果表明，垃圾食品的花费已经超过健康食品，健康食品其实更便宜。
35. C。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为，目前人们在垃圾食品的消费上已经超过了健康食品，这说明人们选择垃圾食品的原因不是价格，而是别的原因。由此判断接下来文章最有可能讨论人们选择垃圾食品的原因。
第二节
话题：社会
本文是说明文。文章介绍了公民新闻，即从新闻的采访、写作，到最后的编辑发布，都不通过专业记者或编辑完成，而是由“读者”自己完成。
36. C。根据上文中的Arpita has just put an article on the Internet和下文中的Liat has recently posted可知，C项中的She has listed与之结构相似，且内容符合该处语境。
37. E。根据下文中的More than ever before, technology is allowing everyone to share opinions, ideas, stories, photos, and videos from anywhere in the world可知，科技让每个人都可以成为新闻记者。
38. G。根据上文中的Wikinews, iNewsit, and CNN’s iReport ... blogging texts, photos, and videos可知，人们在这些网站上分享自己的观点及新闻。
39. A。A项与上文中的News editors used to decide what was news构成对比、转折关系。
40. B。B项中的mistakes与下文中的These stories may include incorrect facts, spelling, and grammar相呼应。
语言知识运用
第一节
话题：学校生活
本文是记叙文。作者忘了今天是学校的拍照日，她没有穿上自己最漂亮的衣服，而是穿着校服就去了，没想到还把校服弄脏了。正在她伤心不已、不知所措的时候，一个七年级的女孩出现了，挽救了这一切。
41. C。根据下文中的It wasn’t exactly crazy that I’d forgotten to dress up可知，“我”忘记穿上漂亮的衣服来参加学校的班级合影，这个“错误（mistake）”被“我”的同学发现了。
42. C。根据上文中的It wasn’t exactly crazy that I’d forgotten to dress up, but I still felt可知，虽然没穿漂亮的衣服这件事并没有太让“我”发狂，但“我”还是感觉很“难过（sad）”。
43. A。44. D。根据文中的All the other girls were dressed in ... looked as nicely dressed as my friends可知，班里所有的女孩都穿着“漂亮的（beautiful）”裙子，只有“我”穿着校服，“我”多“希望（wishing）”自己能像她们穿得一样漂亮。
45. A。46. B。根据语境及文中的the noodles fell onto the front of my shirt可知，“令人意想不到的（Unexpectedly）”是“我”吃饭的时候又把校服弄脏了，这很“糟糕（terrible）”。
47. A。根据文中的trying to clean up the mess可知，“我”“使劲地（hard）”洗着衣服，想把上面的污渍洗干净。
48. C。根据文中的It was no use及“What happened?”可知，衣服上的污渍洗不掉了，所以“我”开始“哭泣（cry）”。
49. D。50. B。根据文中的When I looked up ... I didn’t know her name可知，“我”抬起头“认出（recognized）”跟“我”说话的女孩是名七年级的学生，“但是（but）”“我”不知道她的名字。
51. B。52. D。根据文中的“I didn’t even remember today was picture day,”?... my shirt可知，“我”指着自己的“衬衣（shirt）”说道：“‘我’忘了今天是拍照日，现在连衬衣都被’我’给’毁了（destroyed）’。”
53. C。54. A。根据下文中的I put her top on quickly可知，女孩让“我”“脱下（Take off）”衬衣，她要和“我”交换上衣，“我”都不敢相信自己能这么“幸运（luck）”。
55. B。根据下文中的the girl smiled可知，女孩说“我”看起来很“棒（great）”。
56. C。根据文中的I felt grown up and ... I walked out happily可知，穿上七年级女孩的衣服后，“我”觉得自己长大了，“漂亮（pretty）”了。
57. B。根据语境及上文中的the noodles fell onto the front of my shirt可知，女孩穿着“我”的“脏（dirty）”衬衣。
58. A。根据下文中的She shouted,?“Have a great picture day!”?可知，女孩“高兴地（happily）”向“我”挥着手。
59. D。根据语境及上文中的She knew what she was doing all along可知，“我”“意识到（realized）”女孩一直都知道她自己在做的事。
60. D。根据下文中的I never forgot her kindness to me on what could have been a very bad day可知，女孩是个“善良（kind）”的人，“我”永远都不会忘记她赐予“我”的恩惠。
第二节
61. warning。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处在此修饰flags，故填warning。???
62. faster。考查副词比较级。由设空处后的than可知，此处应用比较级，故填faster。
63. extremely。考查副词。设空处在此修饰形容词difficult，意为“极端地”，故填extremely。
64. to get。考查不定式作定语的用法。way作“手段，方法”讲，其后常跟不定式作定语。??????????
65. was。考查主谓一致。设空处的主语为All they could do，且由语境可知此处应用一般过去时，故填was。
66. as。考查固定结构。as well意为“也”。???????
67. unbelievable。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处在此修饰six days，意为“难以置信的”，故填unbelievable。
68. the。考查定冠词。由设空处后的6th可知，此处应填the。
69. were taken。考查一般过去时的被动语态。主语both boys与take之间是被动关系，且设空处所在句描述的动作发生在过去，故填were taken。
70. which。考查关系代词。from与设空处在此引导定语从句，修饰先行词the serious sunburns and lack of water，故填which。
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选做题参考答案及解析
参考答案
1-4 AADC?? ??????? 5-8 ABAB
解析
A篇（艺术）
本文是记叙文。文章介绍了Bartz三兄弟用雪雕出各种栩栩如生的海洋动物的故事。
1. A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的The tradition began in 2012 ... It encouraged the boys to make a super-sized fish out of snow可知，奥斯汀在一次钓鱼旅行时捕了一条河豚鱼，这让三兄弟萌生出了用雪堆一条大鱼的想法。
2. A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的Named by Facebook fans, Octavius the octopus was a star, appearing on national news stations可知，三兄弟做的章鱼雪雕集观赏性、娱乐性于一身，引起了人们的广泛关注。
3. D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Success might not come immediately ... but we still had a pleasurable experience可知，三兄弟给有梦想的人的建议是：成功不是一蹴而就的，要从小事做起，并学会乐在其中。
4. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Since 2012, they’ve made a shark, a turtle, an octopus and so on及倒数第二段中三兄弟与保护饮水资源组织的合作并为其筹款的事情可知，他们既富有创造性又乐于助人。
B篇（自然）
本文是说明文。文章介绍了新西兰为保护当地鸟类而采取消除有害动物的措施。
5. A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的The country’s leaders want to kill rats and other predatory mammals by 2050及第四段中的As a result, several of New Zealand’s birds are close to dying out可知，新西兰政府的这项计划旨在消灭境内的有害动物，保护当地的原生鸟类。
6. B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的Possums were brought to New Zealand for their fur可知，新西兰引进负鼠是为了从其毛皮上获取经济利益。
7. A。词义猜测题。根据第五段中的The country has killed off ... have begun to ...可知，新西兰的一些小岛已经消灭了所有老鼠，在那些地方，本来几乎灭绝的鸟类数量又开始增长起来。
8. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的I really do think it’s possible可知，Russell对政府的这项计划充满信心。
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Welcome to Cape Town — the city that has everything!
About two million tourists visit Cape Town every year. It isn’t the capital city (that’s Pretoria), and it isn’t the biggest city either (that’s Johannesburg), but Cape Town is South Africa’s most popular city with tourists for its many attractions and activities. From the beautiful views and sunny beaches to great shopping, Cape Town has something for everyone. In fact, a vacation in Cape Town is unforgettable!
Adventure?(冒险)?& outdoors
For the outdoor adventurer or sports fan, Cape Town has a lot of activities from climbing to diving — all combined with fantastic settings and sunny skies.
Water sports & diving
Cape Town’s beaches are perfect for water sports. Scuba diving is also popular. The many shipwrecks (失事船只) along the coastline offer some excellent dives. The more adventurous diver can even try shark cage (鲨鱼笼) diving to get eye-to-eye with a great white! If you aren’t so adventurous, try a visit to Boulders Beach. It’s part of a protected area for the African penguin. You can walk around on wooden roads and watch the penguins in their natural environment. It’s great for swimming too, if you don’t mind coming face-to-face with a penguin or two!
Cape Town’s weather is pleasant. In summer, it’s about 26℃?(and remember, mid-summer here is January!), and the winter temperatures don’t usually fall below 10℃. The local money is the rand. There are one hundred cents to every rand. The three main languages are Xhosa, English and Afrikaans. The population of Cape Town is about 3.5 million.
21. What can we learn about Cape Town?
A. It is underdeveloped.
B. It is a well-visited city.
C. It is less famous than Pretoria.
D. It is bigger than Johannesburg.
22. Which of the following is a special sight at Boulders Beach?
A.?Shipwrecks.
B. Penguins.
C. Sharks.
D. Shops.?
23. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. A few facts about Cape Town.
B. Some suggestions for tourists.
C. The best time to go to Cape Town.
D. The reasons for visiting Cape Town.?
B
Three years ago I worked for a few weeks as a doctor in a new dental clinic (牙科诊所) at Victor Harbor, to the south of Adelaide and an hour further away than my usual workplace. My first day there was a rush?—?driving to a new clinic and getting used to the clinical environment.
As it was all new to me, I took off my rings: my wedding ring, and one that was an anniversary (周年纪念日) gift from my husband. I put them in a tissue (纸巾) and placed them beside my computer. During my lunch break, I noticed the tissue and thought that it did not look very clean and threw it into the rubbish bin. I went about my work and my day went well; I met new patients and felt that I had been productive.
Driving home at the end of the day, just moments before I reached my house, I noticed that my rings were missing. I felt the heat in my body rise, my cheeks (脸颊) burning red. I felt sick to my stomach.
I spent an hour or so making calls, trying to find my rings. The first people I called were my manager and clinical leader and they gave me a few phone numbers for cleaners. I got in touch with a lady who managed the cleaning services for the clinic, and she told me that the bins had already been collected.
I knew nothing could be done now. I had lost my rings. But after two or so hours, I received the most amazing phone call. The cleaner had gone through the bins and found my rings! I was so thankful to her, someone who had taken the trouble to go through the bins — which is not a pleasant task — to find my priceless rings.
I worked at that clinic the following day, so I bought chocolates to thank this wonderful person. Unfortunately I did not get to meet her as she was not at work that day.
24. What can we say about the author’s first day at the clinic?
?A. Disorganized but special.?
B. Relaxing?and good.???????
C. Tiring and boring.
D.?Busy but fruitful.?
25. What happened to the author?
A.?She threw her rings away carelessly.?
B. She received a gift from her husband.
C. She failed to finish her work in time.??
D.?She made mistakes during work.
26. How did the author feel after calling the lady?
A. Thankful.
B. Surprised.
C. Frightened.
D. Heartbroken.
27. What can we learn from the author’s experience?
A. Smiles brighten people up.???????
B. Strangers are usually of little help.
C. An act of kindness can mean a lot.????
D. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C
Students at St. Peter’s Lutheran School are helping fight hunger in Guatemala by volunteering (自愿参加) with Love the Hungry, a non-profit (非营利的) organization.
The school’s student body helped package 20,000 meals for the organization based in Louisville, Kentucky.
St. Peter’s Lutheran has worked with the organization over the last few years. But this year it provided more help by asking a larger part of its students to take part, said Scott Krueger, a parent of three daughters who attend the school.
Students wearing gloves lined up on both sides of tables set up in the school’s gym as part of the packaging step. The job required scooping (舀取) food such as rice and other food from a large box that were provided by Love the Hungry.
Krueger, who also was volunteering for Love the Hungry, said he felt it was important for students to take part in it and see the importance of their work during the Sept. 13 event.?
“This is one way to try to give back,” Krueger said.
Love the Hungry, which was created in 2012, gives great attention to packaging healthy meals that can prevent malnutrition (营养不良) in young children, said Dale Oelker, the director.
Other than Guatemala, Love the Hungry also offers food to Nicaragua, El Salvador, Haiti and countries in West Africa such as Sierra Leone, Mali and Sudan.
Fifth-grader Sydney Johnson was among the hundreds of students who helped and said she felt it was important to make a difference for the hungry people.
“It makes me feel good how we all helped out,” Johnson said.
Love the Hungry plans to offer 100,000 to 150,000 meals to Guatemala before the end of the year, Oelker said.
“It’s a part of the world that this type of meal can really help,” said Oelker. “We are glad to work with St. Peter’s Lutheran School and it proves how volunteers of all ages can make a difference.”
28. What can we learn from Krueger’s words?
A. The job of the students was a bit difficult.
B. The event attracted more volunteers from the school.
C. The students realized the importance of giving back.?
D. Love the Hungry has a long history of helping the poor.?
29. How does Love the Hungry help fight hunger in Guatemala?
A. By offering food to the country’s kids.
B. By giving money to the country’s people.
C. By teaching the locals how to grow rice.
D. By providing packaged meals to the country.
30. What did Oelker express in the last paragraph?
A. His worries about the problem of hunger.
B. His thanks to the school and its students.
C. His pity for poor people around the world.
D. His pride in working for Love the Hungry.?
31. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To call on people to fight hunger.
B. To report a school’s volunteer work.
C. To introduce a non-profit organization.?
D. To discuss the problem of malnutrition.
D
Many people believe eating healthily is expensive — and more costly than buying junk foods. But our new research, published in the?BMC Public Health, shows this isn’t the truth.
Most of the Australian family food budget (预算) is being spent on junk foods and drinks that are high in fat, sugar and salt.
Less than 7% of Australians eat healthily. The Australian adults get at least 35% of their energy from junk foods and drinks. As a result, two-thirds of adults (63%) and one-quarter of children are overweight.
We used the Australian Health Survey 2011-2013 and the suggestions of the Australian Dietary Guidelines to model healthy diets (饮食) for a family of two adults and two children every two weeks. We collected food prices in supermarkets and stores in high- and low-socioeconomic (社会经济地位低的) areas in Brisbane, and compared the diet prices with family incomes (收入).
In both areas, a family of two adults and two children spend about 18% more on present diets than would be required to buy healthy diets. About 58% of the food budget for present diets is spent on junk foods, including takeaway foods (14%), and sugary drinks (4%).
In the low-socioeconomic area, a family of two adults and two children spend $640.20 every two weeks on their present diets, but could buy a healthy diet for $560.93 every two weeks. In the high-socioeconomic area, these numbers are $661.92 and $580.01.
Supermarket food prices were about 3% higher in the high-socioeconomic location. Takeaway foods were also relatively more expensive, but sugary drinks were priced similarly in both areas.
Present diets cost more than healthy diets, so causes other than price must be helping to drive preferences for unhealthy choices.
32. What did the researchers find?
A. Australians have a preference for sweet foods.
B. Most Australian kids have fat problems.
C. Half Australians live on junk foods.
D. Most Australians eat unhealthily.
33. How did the researchers get the result?
A. By making a comparison.
B. By doing the study online.
C. By carrying out interviews.
D. By asking personal questions.
34. What can we learn from Paragraph 5?
A. Australian foods are healthier.
B. A healthy diet is actually cheaper.
C. Health foods are becoming more expensive.
D. People choose junk foods for their low prices.
35. What might a following paragraph be about?
A. The harm of junk foods.
B. How we can eat healthily.
C. Why people choose junk foods.
D. The advantages of a healthy diet.
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。
Citizen journalism
Arpita has just put an article on the Internet.??36??On the website of a local newspaper, Liat has recently posted a story and a set of photos of wildlife protection. And hundreds of people in the Dominican Republic are describing a terrible storm on their cell phones.
What do these stories have in common???37?
More than ever before, technology is allowing everyone to share opinions, ideas, stories, photos, and videos from anywhere in the world. If there is breaking news, you can be sure that someone is reporting it.
Wikinews, iNewsit, and CNN’s iReport are just a few of the websites where?“citizen journalists (公民记者)”?can write their news reports. More and more people are blogging texts, photos, and videos.??38??And the increased popularity of cell phones and cameras has made it even easier for people to share news. News editors (编辑) used to decide what was news.??39??
There has been some criticism (批评) of citizen journalism, however.??40??These stories may include incorrect facts, spelling, and grammar. Besides, when people put stories and pictures on the Internet, they cannot know how other people will use them later. But it seems that news by the people and for the people is here to stay.
A. Now you decide.
B. For example, there are often mistakes in these stories.
C. She has listed the winners of a competition in Mumbai.
D. These stories are as funny as news organizations’ stories.
E. Technology is giving people the chance to be news reporters.
F. Many newspapers encouraged people to write their own stories.
G. They’re sharing their personal thoughts and news reports on these websites.
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第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Marla wore her uniform to picture day!” As soon as I walked into school, my classmate pointed out my??41?. It wasn’t exactly crazy that I’d forgotten to dress up, but I still felt??42?.
All the other girls were dressed in??43??dresses, and here I stood,??44??more than anything that I looked as nicely dressed as my friends.
At lunchtime, I ate noodles with my fork.??45?, the noodles fell onto the front of my shirt. This was??46?.
I ran to the girls’ bathroom. I scrubbed (擦洗) my shirt??47?, trying to clean up the mess. It was no use. I started to??48?.
“What happened?”
When I looked up, I??49??the girl speaking to me as a seventh grader,??50??I didn’t know her name. I pointed at my??51?. “I didn’t even remember today was picture day,” I said. “And now I’ve??52?my shirt.”
“I have an idea,”?the girl said.?“?53??your shirt! We’ll swap (交换) it.”
“But what about your school picture?”
“We have done it this morning.”
I couldn’t believe my??54?. I put her top on quickly.
“You look??55?!” the girl smiled. And she ran away.
“Wait,” I cried. I didn’t even know her name.
I looked at myself in the mirror. I felt grown up and??56?. Then I walked out happily and saw the seventh graders getting on a bus. I remembered they were going to the nursing home (疗养院). But the girl still had on my??57??shirt! She must have forgotten she was going on a trip. She would hate me!
Suddenly I saw that girl waving??58??at me. She shouted, “Have a great picture day!”
She knew what she was doing all along, I??59?. She was just a very??60??girl. I never forgot her kindness to me on what could have been a very bad day.
41. A. advantage B. weakness C. mistake D. secret
42. A. puzzled B. proud???????? C. sad D. satisfied
43. A. beautiful?????????? B. clean????????? C. short ? ? ? ? D. white
44. A. worrying ? ? ? B. doubting??? C. believing??????? D. wishing
45. A. Unexpectedly ? B. Clearly????????????? C. Hopefully D. Firstly??
46. A. funny ? ? ? ? ? ? B. terrible????????????? C. different ? ? D. strange
47. A. hard ? ? ? B. carelessly????????? C. slowly ? ? D. softly
48. A. fight ? ? ? ? ? B. cheer??????????????? C. cry ? ? ? ? ? D. laugh
49. A. called ? B. considered???????? C. saw ? ? D. recognized
50. A. and ? ? ? ? B. but?????????????????? C. so ? ? ? D. or?
51. A. shoes???????????? B. shirt????????????????? C. skirt ? ? ? D. trousers
52. A. forgotten ? ? ? B. lost?????????????????? C. found ? ? ? D. destroyed
53. A. Pick up ? ? ? ? B. Hand over???????? C. Take off ? ? D. Put away
54. A. luck ? ? ? ? ? ? B. patience??????????? C. power ? ? ? D. courage
55. A. nervous ? ? ? B. great???????????????? C. stupid ? ? ? ? D. young
56. A. old ? ? ? ? ? ? B. disappointed????? C. pretty ? ? ? ? D. surprised
57. A. new ? ? ? ? ? B. dirty???????????????? C. big ? ? ? ? ? D. cheap
58. A. happily ? ? ? B. angrily????????????????????C. shyly ? D. bravely
59. A. imagined ? ? ? B. remembered????? C. guessed???? D. realized
60. A. lovely ? ? ? ? B. clever?????????????? C. strict ? ? ? ? ? D. kind
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Josh Long and his best friend Troy Driscoll went fishing and they launched their boat into the sea without noticing the 61. ________ (warn) flags on the beach. The sea swept them out 62. ________ (fast) than they could dream of turning back within minutes.
The boys started their 63. ________ (extreme) difficult journey without any food, water or ways 64. ________ (get) either. In addition, they also did not have any shade, or anything else, besides the clothes on their backs to protect them from the burning sun. All they could do to protect themselves 65. ________ (be) to take short dips in the water, but after they saw a shark nearby, they stopped swimming 66. ________ well.
They managed to hold on for a(n) 67. ________ (believable) six days with no water and only the few jellyfish (海蜇) as food. On 68. ________ 6th day, after using a knife to write their last dying messages on the boat for their families, they heard another boat and managed to get it to stop. After being saved, both boys 69. ________ (take) to hospital to recover from the serious sunburns and lack of water from 70. ________ they had suffered.
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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。
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。
My hero is Helen Thayer. She was the first women to walk to the magnetic North Pole (磁北极) alone. Helen Thayer were born in New Zealand, and she lived there where she was a girl. Later, she lived in Guatemala for the four years and then in the United States. When she was 50, she has a dream. She wanted walk to the magnetic North Pole alone, but she decided to do it. On her journey, Helen didn’t have some help. She was complete alone except for her dog, Charlie. She walked 555 km in temperatures of -50℃! She was very strong-minded, even in very dangerous and difficulty situations.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你校英文报“中国世界遗产”专栏正在征集稿件，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇介绍平遥古城的短文并投稿。
1.?位于山西省中部，有2700多年的历史；
2.?城墙、街道、店铺、民居及庙宇等建筑基本保存完好；
3. 19世纪至20世纪初期是中国的金融中心；
4. 1997年被列入世界遗产名录。
注意：
1.?词数100左右；2.?可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：民居?dwelling houses； ? ? ? ? ?金融中心?financial center； ? ? ? ? ?世界遗产名录World Heritage List
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选做题
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
For the past five years, the Bartz brothers (Connor, Austin, and Trevor) of New Brighton, Minnesota, have built beautiful snow sculptures (雕塑) in their front yard. But they’re not your ordinary snowmen?—?they’re huge and sea-themed!
The tradition began in 2012, after a family fishing trip in Florida, where Austin, then 17, caught a puffer fish. It encouraged the boys to make a super-sized fish out of snow. So they got to work, collecting as much snow as possible from around their neighborhood. After eight hours of shoveling (用铲子铲) and sculpting snow, their 5-foot-tall puffer fish was complete. And it was a big hit! Before long, the locals and TV reporters began stopping by their front yard to enjoy their creation.
“Each winter, we decide which sea animals would work best and be the most fun to build,”?Trevor said. Since 2012, they’ve made a shark, a turtle, an octopus (章鱼) and so on. Their favorite is the octopus, which they built in 2016. It is their biggest sculpture yet, taking nearly 500 hours (and 150 tons of snow) to make!
The brothers also made sure it was just as much fun for visitors.?“We liked that it was kid-friendly, with tentacles (触须) you could slide (滑) under,”?Connor said. Named by Facebook fans, Octavius the octopus was a star, appearing on national news stations.
To make the most of their project, the boys decided to raise money for a good cause. “Given that our work is made from snow, it made sense to collect money to help provide drinking water to people in need,” Austin said. They teamed up with One Day’s Wages, an organization that provides clean water to people in Haiti. By the end of winter, the brothers had raised $17,263!
Their advice for anyone with big dreams: “If you want to be successful, work hard and have a good attitude,” Austin said. “Success might not come immediately, but take joy in what you are doing now. When we were younger, we made many snow creations that did not make the news, but we still had a pleasurable experience!”
1. Which of the following made the Bartz brothers start their creations?
A. A fish caught by Austin.
B. Their family traditions.
C. Austin’s snowmen.
D. Their neighbors.
2. What can we learn about Octavius the octopus?
A. It attracted great attention.
B. It was the boys’ first creation.
C. It was the boys’ smallest sculpture.???
D. It helped the boys make a lot of money.
3. What advice did the Bartz brothers offer to people?
A. Think twice.
B. Learn to be creative.
C. Make use of everything.???
D. Start small and have fun.
4. Which of the following can best describe the Bartz brothers?
A. Childish and friendly.
B. Open-minded and smart.
C. Imaginative and helpful.?
D. Hard-working and courageous.
B
New Zealand has a pest (有害动物) problem. The country has a plan to solve it. The country’s leaders want to kill rats and other predatory mammals (肉食性哺乳动物) by 2050.
In New Zealand, rats are an invasive species (入侵物种). Long ago, rats came to the country on boats, with humans, in the 13th century. When they were introduced to the island’s environment, the rats ate?—?and, scientists believe, finally killed off?—?several bird species.
Humans also brought other mammals, like stoats and possums. Stoats?—?which are similar to weasels?—?were introduced to eat another invasive mammal population: rabbits. Instead, the stoats fed on native (本地的) species. Possums were brought to New Zealand for their fur (毛皮). But their population also grew quickly out of control. Possums feed on the eggs and young of native birds. They also cause damage to forests.
One of the reasons invasive mammal populations grew so quickly is that New Zealand is home to almost no native mammals. Most of its native species are birds. Many of these birds, including the kiwi, cannot fly. That is a big problem for the birds. They cannot fly to safety. As a result, several of New Zealand’s birds are close to dying out.
Killing predatory mammals is not new for New Zealand. The country has killed off rats on some of its smaller islands. In those places, bird species that were in danger of dying out have begun toflourish.
New Zealand hopes to improve upon the methods used in those small areas. The government plans to spend more than $20 million on the project. The money will pay for research, technology, and tools to kill off the animals.
It is a big goal. But scientists say it can be met. “I really do think it’s possible,” says James Russell, a scientist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. “It will require people working in every corner of the country.”
5. What is the purpose of New Zealand’s plan?
A. To save native birds.
B. To drive mammals away. ?
C. To do research on pests.
D. To control rabbit population.
6. Why were possums introduced to New Zealand?
A. To kill rabbits.
B. To make money.
C. To protect forests.
D. To catch weasels.
7. What does the underlined word “flourish” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Increase.
B. Appear.
C. Change.
D. Drop.
8. What is Russell’s attitude towards this plan?
A. He is against it.
B. He is confident of it.
C. He has doubts about it.
D. He shows no interest in it.
参考答案
21-25 BBADA 26-30 DCBDB 31-35 BDABC 36-40 CEGAB
41-45 CCADA 46-50 BACDB 51-55 BDCAB 56-60 CBADD
61. warning 62. faster 63. extremely 64. to get 65. was
66. as 67. unbelievable 68. the 69. were taken 70. which
短文改错
71. ... first women ...??????????? women?→?woman
72. ... were born ... ? ? ? ? ? were?→?was
73. ... where she ... ? ? ? ? ? where?→?when
74. ... for the four years ... ?? 去掉the
75. ... she has ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? has?→?had
76. ... wanted walk ...??? ?????? wanted后加to??????
77. ... but she ...???? ????????????? but?→?and / so
78. ... some help.?? ????????????? some?→?any
79. ... complete alone ... ? ? ? complete?→?completely
80. ... difficulty situations. ? ? difficulty?→?difficult
One possible version:
The Ancient City of Pingyao, which is located in the middle of Shanxi Province, has a history of more than 2,700 years. Its ancient walls, streets, shops, dwelling houses and temples have kept all their features to a great degree. In particular, from the 19th century to the early 20th century, it was the financial center of China. It was included on the World Heritage List in 1997.
It’s well worth a visit. I believe a trip to the Ancient City of Pingyao will help you learn more about the history of China.
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部分解析
阅读理解
第一节
A篇（旅游）
本文是应用文。文章是一则介绍开普敦旅游项目的广告。
21. B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Cape Town is South Africa’s most popular city with tourists for its many attractions and activities及In fact, a vacation in Cape Town is unforgettable可知，开普敦是一个热门旅游城市。
22. B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的try a visit to Boulders Beach. It’s part of a protected area for the African penguin可知，在Boulders Beach游客可以看到企鹅。
23. A。段落大意题。根据最后一段中对开普敦天气、货币、语言、人口的介绍可知，该段主要介绍了开普敦的基本情况。
B篇（人际关系）
本文是记叙文。作者在工作时不慎将自己的戒指连同纸巾一起扔进了垃圾筒，当她发现的时候垃圾已经被收走了。最后，一位好心的清洁工从垃圾堆里将她的戒指找了回来。
24. D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的My first day there was a rush?—?driving to a new clinic and getting used to the clinical environment及第二段中的I met new patients and felt that I had been productive可知，作者来到这个新诊所感觉忙碌但充实。
25. A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的I put them in a tissue及I noticed the tissue and thought that it did not look very clean and threw it into the rubbish bin可知，作者把包着戒指的纸巾扔进了垃圾筒。
26. D。推理判断题。根据第四段中的she told me that the bins had already been collected及第五段中的I knew nothing could be done now. I had lost my rings可知，作者打电话后发现垃圾已经被收走，认为自己的戒指肯定是丢了，所以感到很伤心。
27. C。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的I was so thankful ... to find my priceless rings可知，作者很感谢那个把她戒指找回来的清洁工，她的这个善举对作者来说意义非凡。
C篇（社会）
本文是新闻报道。美国一所学校的学生帮助一个慈善组织包装食物，旨在解决危地马拉的饥饿问题。
28. B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的But this year it provided more help by asking a larger part of its students to take part可知，今年来自St. Peter’s Lutheran的志愿者比往年多。
29. D。细节理解题。根据第七段中的Love the Hungry, which was created in 2012, gives great attention to packaging healthy meals that can prevent malnutrition in young children可知，Love the Hungry组织通过向危地马拉提供食物的方式帮助该国解决饥饿问题。
30. B。推理判断题。由最后一段可知，Oelker实际上表达了对这所学校和该校学生的感谢。
31. B。写作目的题。通读全文可知，本文报道了美国一所学校的志愿者活动，学生帮助一个慈善组织包装食物，致力于解决危地马拉的饥饿问题。
D篇（健康）
本文是说明文。一项研究表明：健康饮食比垃圾食品的花费要更加便宜。
32. D。细节理解题。根据第三段中的Less than 7% of Australians eat healthily可知，大多数澳洲人饮食不健康。
33. A。推理判断题。根据第四段中的We collected food prices ... compared the diet prices with family incomes可知，研究者们通过使用来自Australian Health Survey的调查数据，然后搜集各超市的食品价格，最后再和家庭收入进行对比，得出研究结论。
34. B。细节理解题。根据第五段中的a family of two adults and two children spend about 18% more on present diets than would be required to buy healthy diets可知，研究结果表明，垃圾食品的花费已经超过健康食品，健康食品其实更便宜。
35. C。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为，目前人们在垃圾食品的消费上已经超过了健康食品，这说明人们选择垃圾食品的原因不是价格，而是别的原因。由此判断接下来文章最有可能讨论人们选择垃圾食品的原因。
第二节
话题：社会
本文是说明文。文章介绍了公民新闻，即从新闻的采访、写作，到最后的编辑发布，都不通过专业记者或编辑完成，而是由“读者”自己完成。
36. C。根据上文中的Arpita has just put an article on the Internet和下文中的Liat has recently posted可知，C项中的She has listed与之结构相似，且内容符合该处语境。
37. E。根据下文中的More than ever before, technology is allowing everyone to share opinions, ideas, stories, photos, and videos from anywhere in the world可知，科技让每个人都可以成为新闻记者。
38. G。根据上文中的Wikinews, iNewsit, and CNN’s iReport ... blogging texts, photos, and videos可知，人们在这些网站上分享自己的观点及新闻。
39. A。A项与上文中的News editors used to decide what was news构成对比、转折关系。
40. B。B项中的mistakes与下文中的These stories may include incorrect facts, spelling, and grammar相呼应。
语言知识运用
第一节
话题：学校生活
本文是记叙文。作者忘了今天是学校的拍照日，她没有穿上自己最漂亮的衣服，而是穿着校服就去了，没想到还把校服弄脏了。正在她伤心不已、不知所措的时候，一个七年级的女孩出现了，挽救了这一切。
41. C。根据下文中的It wasn’t exactly crazy that I’d forgotten to dress up可知，“我”忘记穿上漂亮的衣服来参加学校的班级合影，这个“错误（mistake）”被“我”的同学发现了。
42. C。根据上文中的It wasn’t exactly crazy that I’d forgotten to dress up, but I still felt可知，虽然没穿漂亮的衣服这件事并没有太让“我”发狂，但“我”还是感觉很“难过（sad）”。
43. A。44. D。根据文中的All the other girls were dressed in ... looked as nicely dressed as my friends可知，班里所有的女孩都穿着“漂亮的（beautiful）”裙子，只有“我”穿着校服，“我”多“希望（wishing）”自己能像她们穿得一样漂亮。
45. A。46. B。根据语境及文中的the noodles fell onto the front of my shirt可知，“令人意想不到的（Unexpectedly）”是“我”吃饭的时候又把校服弄脏了，这很“糟糕（terrible）”。
47. A。根据文中的trying to clean up the mess可知，“我”“使劲地（hard）”洗着衣服，想把上面的污渍洗干净。
48. C。根据文中的It was no use及“What happened?”可知，衣服上的污渍洗不掉了，所以“我”开始“哭泣（cry）”。
49. D。50. B。根据文中的When I looked up ... I didn’t know her name可知，“我”抬起头“认出（recognized）”跟“我”说话的女孩是名七年级的学生，“但是（but）”“我”不知道她的名字。
51. B。52. D。根据文中的“I didn’t even remember today was picture day,”?... my shirt可知，“我”指着自己的“衬衣（shirt）”说道：“‘我’忘了今天是拍照日，现在连衬衣都被’我’给’毁了（destroyed）’。”
53. C。54. A。根据下文中的I put her top on quickly可知，女孩让“我”“脱下（Take off）”衬衣，她要和“我”交换上衣，“我”都不敢相信自己能这么“幸运（luck）”。
55. B。根据下文中的the girl smiled可知，女孩说“我”看起来很“棒（great）”。
56. C。根据文中的I felt grown up and ... I walked out happily可知，穿上七年级女孩的衣服后，“我”觉得自己长大了，“漂亮（pretty）”了。
57. B。根据语境及上文中的the noodles fell onto the front of my shirt可知，女孩穿着“我”的“脏（dirty）”衬衣。
58. A。根据下文中的She shouted,?“Have a great picture day!”?可知，女孩“高兴地（happily）”向“我”挥着手。
59. D。根据语境及上文中的She knew what she was doing all along可知，“我”“意识到（realized）”女孩一直都知道她自己在做的事。
60. D。根据下文中的I never forgot her kindness to me on what could have been a very bad day可知，女孩是个“善良（kind）”的人，“我”永远都不会忘记她赐予“我”的恩惠。
第二节
61. warning。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处在此修饰flags，故填warning。???
62. faster。考查副词比较级。由设空处后的than可知，此处应用比较级，故填faster。
63. extremely。考查副词。设空处在此修饰形容词difficult，意为“极端地”，故填extremely。
64. to get。考查不定式作定语的用法。way作“手段，方法”讲，其后常跟不定式作定语。??????????
65. was。考查主谓一致。设空处的主语为All they could do，且由语境可知此处应用一般过去时，故填was。
66. as。考查固定结构。as well意为“也”。???????
67. unbelievable。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处在此修饰six days，意为“难以置信的”，故填unbelievable。
68. the。考查定冠词。由设空处后的6th可知，此处应填the。
69. were taken。考查一般过去时的被动语态。主语both boys与take之间是被动关系，且设空处所在句描述的动作发生在过去，故填were taken。
70. which。考查关系代词。from与设空处在此引导定语从句，修饰先行词the serious sunburns and lack of water，故填which。
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选做题参考答案及解析
参考答案
1-4 AADC?? ??????? 5-8 ABAB
解析
A篇（艺术）
本文是记叙文。文章介绍了Bartz三兄弟用雪雕出各种栩栩如生的海洋动物的故事。
1. A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的The tradition began in 2012 ... It encouraged the boys to make a super-sized fish out of snow可知，奥斯汀在一次钓鱼旅行时捕了一条河豚鱼，这让三兄弟萌生出了用雪堆一条大鱼的想法。
2. A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的Named by Facebook fans, Octavius the octopus was a star, appearing on national news stations可知，三兄弟做的章鱼雪雕集观赏性、娱乐性于一身，引起了人们的广泛关注。
3. D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Success might not come immediately ... but we still had a pleasurable experience可知，三兄弟给有梦想的人的建议是：成功不是一蹴而就的，要从小事做起，并学会乐在其中。
4. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Since 2012, they’ve made a shark, a turtle, an octopus and so on及倒数第二段中三兄弟与保护饮水资源组织的合作并为其筹款的事情可知，他们既富有创造性又乐于助人。
B篇（自然）
本文是说明文。文章介绍了新西兰为保护当地鸟类而采取消除有害动物的措施。
5. A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的The country’s leaders want to kill rats and other predatory mammals by 2050及第四段中的As a result, several of New Zealand’s birds are close to dying out可知，新西兰政府的这项计划旨在消灭境内的有害动物，保护当地的原生鸟类。
6. B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的Possums were brought to New Zealand for their fur可知，新西兰引进负鼠是为了从其毛皮上获取经济利益。
7. A。词义猜测题。根据第五段中的The country has killed off ... have begun to ...可知，新西兰的一些小岛已经消灭了所有老鼠，在那些地方，本来几乎灭绝的鸟类数量又开始增长起来。
8. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的I really do think it’s possible可知，Russell对政府的这项计划充满信心。