Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia
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
8 SUNDAY 1 P.M.?Molly Sinclair McCartney, a former (以前的) Washington Post reporter, will discuss?“America's War Machine: Vested Interests, Endless Conflicts”?at Politics and Prose,?5015 Connecticut Ave.?NW. 202-364-1919.
7 P.M.?Richard Russo, a Pultizer Prize-winning novelist, will read from his book “Everybody's Fool,” about friends in?New York, at Politics and Prose. $36-$50.
10 TUESDAY 7 P.M.?Angela Duckworth, a?University?of?Pennsylvania?professor, will discuss her book “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, 600 I?St.?NW. 202-408-3100. $16-$40.
11 WEDNESDAY 6:30 P.M.?Ben Lindbergh, a writer for?FiveThirtyEight.com, will discuss his book “The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team” at Busboys and Poets — 5th and K, 1025 5th?St.?NW. 202-364-1919.
6:30 P.M.?Patricia Engel, whose novel?“Vida”?was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, will read from her novel?“The Veins of the Ocean,”?about a woman feeling guilty (内疚的) about her brother's criminal act, at Kramerbooks &?Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.
7 P.M.?Nathaniel Philbrick, a winner of the National Book Award, will discuss his book “Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution” at Politics and Prose. $5-$10.
12 THURSDAY 7 P.M.?Irene Pollin, a doctor, will discuss her book “Irene and Abe: An Unexpected Life,” about her marriage to former Capitals and Wizards owner Abe Pollin, with George Solomon, a former sports editor at The Post, at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue. $12-$20.
For more literary (文学的) events, go to?wapo.st/litcal
21. Where should you go if you want to talk about Ben Lindbergh's book?
A. Politics and Prose.???
B. Busboys and Poets.??
C. Kramerbooks &?Afterwords.??
D. Sixth and I Historic Synagogue.
22. If you are interested in “The Veins of the Ocean,” you should attend the event on _____.
A. 8 SUNDAY 1 P.M.
B. 9 MONDAY 7 P.M.
C. 12 THURSDAY 7 P.M.
D. 11 WEDNESDAY 6:30 P.M.
23. How much will you pay if you attend Nathaniel Philbrick's literary event?
A. $5-$10.??? ????????????
B. $12-$20.? ?
C. $16-$40.?? ????????????
D. $36-$50.
24. Both Angela Duckworth and Irene Pollin will _____.
A. discuss their books in the same place
B. make speeches on the same day
C. share their own experiences
D. talk about the same topic
B
As a child, Sue Hendrickson loved to look for buried treasure. She would also walk along streets, looking at the ground and hoping to find interesting things.
One day, Hendrickson visited an amber mine (琥珀矿). One piece of amber had an insect in it, and a miner told her that it was 23 million years old. At that moment, Hendrickson knew that she wanted to search for fossils (化石).
In 1990, she traveled to?South Dakota?with a team of scientists looking for dinosaur bones. The team's car broke down. When the others went to get the car fixed, Hendrickson and her dog stayed behind and went for a walk. On her walk, Hendrickson saw some bones on the ground and then looked up. There, in the high area of rock, was a huge dinosaur skeleton (骨骼)! The group uncovered the biggest, most complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex (霸王龙) that had ever been found. The?T. rex?was named?“Sue”?after its discoverer.
This was not Hendrickson's only adventure. Two years later, she dove with scientists to explore a sunken ship. It was a Spanish trading ship from the 1600s. At it, the scientists found hundreds of huge stone bowls and more than 400 gold and silver coins.
Hendrickson has plans for more adventures. She wants to look for more dinosaur bones and hopes to find a woolly mammoth (长毛象) skeleton. Often, Hendrickson travels to The Field Museum in?Chicago,?Illinois, her hometown. That is where Sue the?T. rex?is on display. Sue Hendrickson likes to visit Sue the dinosaur whenever she can.
25. Hendrickson found Sue the?T. rex?_____.
A. while walking her dog
B. with the help of her dog
C. when waiting for a car repair
D. along with a group of scientists
26. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Hendrickson wants to bring woolly mammoths back to life.
B. Hendrickson spends most of her life in her hometown.
C. Hendrickson prefers research work to adventures.
D. Hendrickson has a deep love for Sue the?T. rex.
27. Which word can best describe Hendrickson?
A. Smart. ??????????????????
B. Quiet.
C. Funny.????????????????????
D. Adventurous.?
C
One day in 2016, in?Phoenix,?Arizona, a woman was getting in her car, which was parked in her driveway. Suddenly, her husband ran out of the house. He was waving his arms and shouting. Without another word, the woman ran back in her house and closed the front door. A few minutes later, the sky began to darken. And then, sand began to swirl (打旋) around the house. Soon, sand and dust were everywhere, blowing all around the house.??
This is a violent dust storm in?Phoenix. A dust storm is a kind of storm where wind picks up clouds of sand and dust from the desert and blows them into the air.?Phoenix?is deep in the?Sonoran?Desert, one of the largest deserts in?North America. It gets several dust storms every year.
When a dust storm hits, it makes it difficult to see. If you are outside during a dust storm, you may not be able to see more than a few inches in front of you. When a dust storm is coming to?Phoenix, the local weather stations start giving warnings for people to get off the street. Airplanes are not allowed to take off from or land in?Phoenix?because the pilots cannot see well.?
Paul Fisher and his family have lived in?Arizona?for more than twenty years. He can remember seeing many serious dust storms during that time. One time, he was out walking his dog, Jimbo, shortly after he had moved toPhoenix. As he was walking, he looked out at the desert and saw what looked like a big, dark wall. He looked at it for a few minutes. Suddenly, he realized what he was looking at. He took Jimbo and ran back to the house. He was just able to get inside before the storm hit. “Once you're in a violent dust storm, you never forget it,” he said.
28. Why did the husband shout at his wife?
A. He wanted to use her car.
B. He badly needed her help.
C. A dust storm was arriving.
D. A traffic accident happened.
29. Which of the following shows the position of?Phoenix?
●=Phoenix
30. What's Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. What to do in a dust storm.
B. The harm of the dust storm.
C. The cause of the dust storm.
D. How a dust storm comes into being.
31. What happened to Fisher?
A. He decided to move away from?Phoenix.
B. His house was destroyed in a dust storm.
C. He escaped from a terrible dust storm.
D. His dog got lost in a dust storm.
D
WWOOF organizations connect people who want to live and learn on organic (有机的) farms with people who are looking for volunteer (志愿者) help. WWOOF hosts (主办方) offer food, housing and opportunities to learn about organic ways of life. Volunteers (WWOOFers) give hands-on help in return. They help on the land for 4-6 hours a day. WWOOF is a network of national organizations. If you want to have hands-on experience, learn and share organic ways of living then WWOOF might be for you.
Volunteers
Usually you live with your host and are expected to join in the day to day activities. In most countries the exchange is based on 4-6 hours' work in exchange for a full day's food and housing. You may be asked to help with a variety of tasks like gardening, planting, cutting wood, packing, milking, feeding, wine making, cheese making and bread making. The length of your stay at the farm is discussed directly between you and your host. Most WWOOF visits are between one and two weeks, though some may be as short as two or three days or as long as six months.
The first step of your WWOOFing experience is to choose the place you are going and join the right WWOOF organization. As a member you will be able to receive information about farms in your chosen country and start making plans.
Hosts
If you have an organic farm or garden, you might consider opening your home to WWOOFers. Our volunteers can provide an extra pair of hands to help with various projects you are busy with. Hosting WWOOFers can be hugely helpful as you are enabling people to learn about organic growing techniques. Many WWOOFers are so encouraged by the experience that they end up changing their living and even setting up their own organic farms! As a host you are improving communication and helping growth within the organic movement. In order to host WWOOFers you will need to join WWOOF in the country where your farm is located.
Make a difference! Join WWOOF! Think global — act local!
32. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A. WWOOFers can get free food from hosts.
B. Hosts teach WWOOFers how to build farms.
C. WWOOFers should help hosts to do housework.
D. Hosts share their work experience with WWOOFers.
33. What will WWOOFers do before starting their WWOOFing?
A. Decide where to go.
B. Call the hosts directly.
C. Learn how to work on farms.
D. Search for information on farms.
34. What is the benefit of being WWOOF hosts?
A. It attracts more visitors.
B. It brings in a lot of money.
C. It improves growing techniques.
D. It increases the number of organic farms.
35. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To introduce organic farms.
B. To call on people to live organically.
C. To encourage people to join WWOOF.
D. To offer opportunities to learn about WWOOFers.
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。
Creating a reader-friendly home
A home filled with reading material (材料) is a good way to help kids become enthusiastic readers. What kind of books should you have???36??Here are a few other tips:
?37?
Collect books with mirrors and different textures (质地) for babies. Preschoolers enjoy alphabet books and picture books. Kids above 7 years old will enjoy variety: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and dictionaries.
Create a special reading place.
As kids grow, keep books and magazines on shelves they can reach in their favorite places around the house.??38??Place some of the books with the covers facing out so they're easy to notice. Put a basket full of books and magazines next to their favorite places to sit. Create a comfortable reading corner, and encourage kids to use it by setting up “reading corner time” each day.
Keep it attractive.
Make sure reading areas have good lighting. Change the materials often?—?add seasonal books, change different magazines, and include books that relate to what kids are interested in or studying in school.??39??Place a CD or tape player nearby for audio (有声的) books.
Encourage kids to create their own reading.
Set up a writing and art center and encourage kids to make books or posters that they can decorate with their own pictures and writing.??40??And they will want to share their creations with family and friends.
A. Keep a varied choice.
B. Turn to parents for help.
C. Ask your kids about their interests.
D. Create regular reading time for your kids.
E. Kids love to read things they've written themselves.
F. Make these shelves attractive and keep them organized.
G. Decorate the corner with your child's artwork or writing.
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。
Do you believe cats have nine lives? If they do, then a cat named Scarlett may have used a few of her??41??all at once.
Scarlett was a cat??42??in?an old, empty building in?New York. One day, the building caught fire. Most animals would have tried to quickly??43?. But, Scarlett had five kittens to??44?. As the fire got bigger, Scarlett ignored the??45?. One by one, she carried her??46??to safety. By the time Scarlett??47??the last kitten, her fur was badly burned, and her eyes were burned shut.
A??48??firefighter found all the kittens and??49??their mother. Even though Scarlett could not see him, she??50??his voice and let him pick her up. He put her in a box with her babies. She could not??51??her kittens, so she counted them by touching each one's nose.
Scarlett and her kittens were??52??to an animal hospital where it took almost three months for them to heal. Scarlett's??53??story was reported in the local newspapers. Many people wanted to??54??Scarlett and her kittens. An official of the hospital made sure that they were all adopted into??55??homes.
Scarlett's fur grew back, and her eyes fully opened once again. In her new??56?, she played with paper balls??57?. She did not act as if she were??58?. She was just happy to live in a safe home with??59??owners. To prove it, she purred (发出呼噜声) loudly when her??60??were near. Scarlett was a true survivor.
41. A. chances ? ? ? ? ? ?B. interests???? C. lives ? ? ? ? ? ??D. partners
42. A. missing ? ? ? ? ? ? B. surviving?????????? C. wandering ? ? ? D. playing
43. A. change ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. escape ??????????? C. hide ? ? ? ? ? ?D. return
44. A. feed ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. choose????????????????????C. protect ? ? ? ? ?D. follow
45. A. danger ? ? ? ? ? ? ??B. trouble????????????????????C. unfairness ? ? ? D. anger
46. A. boxes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. food???????????????? C. friends ? ?? ? D. kittens
47. A. lost ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. left???? C. saw ? ? ? ?? ?D. saved
48. A. kind ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. smart? C. busy ? ? ?? D. strange
49. A. asked for ? ? ? ? ? ?B. looked for???????? C. knew about ? ? D. gave up
50. A. forgot ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. heard??????????????? C. recognized ? ? ?D. trusted
51. A. see ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. touch? C. raise ? ? ? ? ? ?D. smell
52. A. invited ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. introduced???????? C. rushed? ? ? ? ? D. forced
53. A. scary ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. sad???? C. heroic ? ?? ? ? D. romantic
54. A. praise ? ? ? ? ? ? B. help??? C. examine ? ? ? ? D. cure
55. A. good ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. rich??? C. healthy ? ? D. old
56. A. basket ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. city???? C. home ? ? ? ? ? ?D. hospital
57. A. proudly ? ? ? ? ? ?B. bravely????? C. nervously ? ? ? D. happily
58. A. famous ? ? ? ? ? ? B. blind?? C. ill ? ? ? ? ?? ? ?D. cute
59. A. patient ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. humorous ??????? C. loving? ? ? ? ? D. positive
60. A. enemies????????????????????B. doctors????????????? C. babies ? ? ? ? ? D. owners
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。
Cheung Chau is a small island near Hong Kong in the?South China Sea?that has a 61. ________ (colour) festival each spring, 62. ________ draws tens of thousands of local and overseas tourists. The main 63. ________ (attract) of the festival is a procession (游行) through the streets in which children 64. ________ (dress) in beautiful clothes are carried high in the air on long bamboo sticks. The children appear to fly and the man who teaches them to do this 65. ________ (be) retired school- teacher Yeung Yuk Lun. Every child on the island hopes 66. ________ (choose) to take part. “Obviously, the children have to be small and light,” says Yeung Yuk Lun. “This means they are 67. ________ (usual) between four and seven years old. They are extremely brave because 68. ________ is quite frightening to be up in the air above a noisy crowd.” Towers of cakes carried beside the children 69. ________ (offer) to the ancient god Pak Tai, who, according to an old story, once saved the island 70. ________ great danger.
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。
I think that teenage years should be the best in everyone life because you have few problems than adults. Most teenagers have a lot of friends with whom they can discuss things they are interesting in. Teenagers have a preference to up-to-date clothes and modern music. They also like do sports and compete. Their parents are such curious about their life that they'll sometimes enter their rooms without a permission. Teenagers stop think like children as they grow up, and their beliefs and interests changes as well. So my opinion is that teenage years are total magical and I'd like to stay a teenager forever.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
请阅读所给的漫画，按要求用英语写一篇100词左右的短文。
内容要求：
1.?描述漫画内容；
2.?分析漫画所揭示的问题；
3.?提出你的看法。
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选做题
I.?阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It all started with a simple request. In 2006, Cathryn Couch was working as a chef (厨师), making home-delivery meals for customers. One day, a friend called and asked: Did Couch have any cooking work for her teenage daughter? She didn't, but the friend continued to beg (乞求). So Couch finally came up with a project: making meals and sending them to a local homeless center.
After seeing how excited and proud her friend's daughter was after making the meals, Couch decided to replicate (复制) their lesson on a larger scale. That's how, in 2007, the Ceres Community Project was born. The Bay Area-based program asks teen volunteers to cook healthful, all-organic meals and send them to sick people with cancer and other serious conditions.
That first year, 21 volunteers made 4,500 meals. In 2015, 400 volunteers prepared more than 90,000 meals. Couch has opened five branches (支部) across the Bay Area. And she has helped start similar programs in cities likeEugene,?Ore., and?Madison,?Wis.?And now, the group has expanded east of?San Francisco. In February, the Ceres Project opened up in?Alameda,?Calif., working with a supportive housing organization called Alameda Point Collaborative (APC). Much of the financial support came from the $100,000 left by a local woman who passed away from breast cancer. Generally, their money comes from a mixture of individual and foundation donations.
“I'm seeing a lot of the kids' natural leadership and social skills come out in the kitchen,” says Aileen Suzara, the Alameda program coordinator and chef. “I see a bright light from the kids' eyes. They have a sense of how the project is really touching someone's life.”
When she first started the program, Couch thought that the cooking skills the teens got would be the most valuable part of the program. But that's not the case. “It's really about learning that they matter in the world and that their choices make a difference,” she says.
1. What was Couch's friend's request?
A. She hoped to start a project.
B. She needed some home-delivery meals.
C. She wanted Couch to offer her daughter a job.
D. She asked Couch to work at a homeless center.
2. What is the purpose of the Ceres Community Project?
A. To teach students cooking skills.
B. To explore research on agriculture.
C. To bring public attention to cancer.
D. To provide healthy food for patients.
3. What can we say about the Ceres Project?
A. It is facing a lot of challenges.?
B. It badly needs public support.?
C. It has kept growing over the years.?
D. It has long been influenced by APC.??????
4. How does Suzara feel about the teen members?
A. Worried.?? ????????????
B. Doubtful.???
C. Curious.??? ???????????
D. Satisfied.
5. What is the greatest benefit of the project?
A. Building a different society.
B. Helping teens realize their self-worth.
C. Improving teen volunteers' cooking skills.
D. Allowing locals to make their own choices.
II.?完形填空
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。
I am an eighth-grade student at?Central?Middle School. In my three years at the school I have played soccer, basketball, and baseball. I love??1??and really enjoy being part of a team. Playing on our school sports teams has been the??2??part of middle school for me. I know I'm lucky that I've had this chance.
Some kids have not been so??3?. In fact, many kids who??4??sports don't have the chance to play on a school team. That's??5?, to make a team, you have to try out (参加选拔). The idea is that kids who are good at sports will do??6??in?tryouts and make the team.??7??what about the kids who don't do a great job during tryouts? Maybe they are ill that day, or nervous, so they don't play their best. They don't make the team, and that is??8?.
Also, there are kids who really don't have the??9??to play well. They??10??make a team, and that isn't fair either. How will kids ever??11??the skills if they don't have a chance to play? Remember, this is??12??and students are here to learn. All kids should have the??13??to learn sports skills and teamwork by playing on a school sports team.
There are other reasons why every??14??should have the chance to play sports. Sports are??? important for good health. They help kids feel??15??about themselves and their school. They build friendships among teammates. And, most important, team sports are??16?! Players have fun playing, and their parents have fun watching and cheering for the??17?. By now you know how I??18?. Every student who wants to play on a school sports team should have the chance. These teams are for fun and health?—?they're not??19??teams! Let's change the??20??for making a team. Let's get rid of (丢弃) tryouts. Let's give every student at Central Middle School the chance to wear a team uniform (制服).
1. A. music?????????????????? B. sports? C. literature????????????????? D. studies
2. A. easy ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. busiest?????? C. best???????????????????????? D. difficult
3. A. lucky ? ? ? ? ? ? ??B. strong??????? C. confident ? ? ? ? ? ?D. proud
4. A. watch ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. praise? C. hate ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. love
5. A. why ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. how??? C. because ? ? ? ? ? ? D. until
6. A. well ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. quickly????? C. bravely??????????????????? D. calmly
7. A. So?????????????????????? B. Though????? C. But?????????????????????? ??? D. And
8. A. unfair ? ? ? ? ? ?? B. strange?????? C. different ? ? ? ? ? D. normal
9. A. interests ? ? ? ? ? B. faith?? C. time ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. skills
10. A. even ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. nearly C. never ? ? ? ? ? ? D. often
11. A. show ? ? ? ? ? ??B. learn?? C. share???????????????? ? ?? D. remember
12. A. school ? ? ? ? ? B. classroom?? C. playground ???? ???? D. club
13. A. dream ? ? ? ? ? B. reason ????? C. goal ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. chance
14. A. sportsman ? ? ? B. teacher?????? C. student ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. adult
15. A. curious ? ? ? ?? B. good?? C. worried ? ? ? ? ? ? D. tired
16. A. enjoyable ? ? ? B. dangerous C. necessary ? ? ? ? ? ?D. useful
17. A. family ? ? ? ? ? ? B. team?? C. party ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. winner
18. A. act ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. say???? C. believe??????? ?????? D. feel
19. A. new ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. special ????? C. ordinary ? ? ? ? ? D. professional
20. A. limits ? ? ? ? ? B. rules?? C. orders ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. signs
答案
21-25 BDAAC ? ? ? 26-30 DDCAB
31-35 CAADC ? ? ?36-40 CAFGE
41-45 CBBCA 46-50 DDABD?
51-55 ACCBA ? ? ? ?56-60 CDACD
61. colourful ? ? ? ? 62. which????? 63. attraction????
64. dressed???????? 65. is ? ? ? ? ? ?66. to be chosen???
67. usually???? ??? ? 68. it ? ? ? ? ? ? 69. are offered?????
70. from
短文改错：
71. ... in everyone life ...??? ????? everyone?→?everyone's
72. ... have few problems ... ? ?few?→?fewer / less
73. ... are interesting in.???? ????? interesting?→?interested??????
74. ... a preference to ...???? ????? to?→?for
75. ... like do sports ... ? ? ? ? ?do前加to
76. ... are such curious ...??? ????? such?→?so
77. ... without a permission. ? ?去掉a
78. ... stop think ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? think?→?thinking
79. ... interests changes ... ? ? ? ?changes?→?change
80. ... are total magical ...?? ?????? total?→?totally
One possible version:
As is vividly shown in the picture, standing on a small piece of floating ice, a penguin is taking off his only coat. What a funny and ridiculous picture!
It reveals the serious situation penguins are faced with because of global warming — they are in danger of losing their habitat.
In order to save them, we should take effective measures to fight against global warming. First, governments should make strict laws to control green house gas emission. Besides, everyone of us can contribute by traveling by bus and planting more trees. Only in this way can we win this battle.
部分解析
阅读理解：
A篇（节假日活动）
本文是应用文。文章是对七场文学活动的介绍。
21. B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的Ben Lindbergh, a writer for?FiveThirtyEight.com, will discuss his book ... at Busboys and Poets可知，Ben Lindbergh将在Busboys and Poets讨论他的书。
22. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第四段中的内容可知，Patricia Engel将在十一号晚上六点半朗读她的小说“The Veins of the Ocean”。
23. A。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的内容可知应选A项。
24. A。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Angela Duckworth, a University of Pennsylvania professor, will discuss her book ... at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue以及倒数第二段中的Irene Pollin, a doctor, will discuss her book ... at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue可知，她们在同一个地点举办活动。
B篇（兴趣与爱好）
本文是记叙文。Hendrickson是个探险家，她发现了世界上迄今为止最大的霸王龙化石。
25. C。细节理解题。根据第三段中的内容可知，Hendrickson在等待修车的过程中发现了霸王龙化石。
26. D。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Sue Hendrickson likes to visit Sue the dinosaur whenever she can可知，Hendrickson非常钟爱这个霸王龙化石。
27. D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Hendrickson has plans for more adventures以及全文对她多次探险经历的描述可知，Hendrickson是个爱冒险的人。
C篇（天气）
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了美国亚利桑那州菲尼克斯市的沙尘暴。
28. C。细节理解题。根据第一段描写的沙尘暴到来的可怕场景可推断选C。
29. A。推理判断题。根据第二段中的Phoenix is deep in the Sonoran Desert可知，菲尼克斯市深处索诺兰沙漠，故选A项。
30. B。段落大意题。根据第三段描写的difficult to see，giving warnings，cannot see well等可知，本段描写沙尘暴到来时带给人们的危害。
31. C。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的He was just able to get inside before the storm hit可知，Fisher成功避开了沙尘暴的侵袭。
D篇（社会）
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了WWOOF，它串连了全球的有机农场主与志愿者。
32. A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的WWOOF hosts offer food ... in return可知，WWOOF为志愿者提供免费食宿。
33. A。细节理解题。根据第三段中的The first step of your WWOOFing experience is to choose the place you are going可知，开始WWOOF之旅之前志愿者需要先规划目的地。
34. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的Many WWOOFers ... setting up their own organic farms可知，WWOOF帮助建立了更多的有机农场。
35. C。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Make a difference! Join WWOOF以及文章对WWOOF的介绍可知，文章的目的是鼓励人们参加WWOOF。
七选五：
话题：兴趣与爱好
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了如何在家里创建一个读书的环境。
36. C。根据上一句中的What kind of books should you have可知，划线处在回答有关选择图书的问题。
37. A。根据该段的介绍可知，在为孩子准备书籍的时候要保证书籍种类的多样性。
38. F。根据上一句中的shelves可知，划线处介绍了如何布置书架。
39. G。根据该段小标题Keep it attractive可知，划线处介绍了如何将读书区域装饰得更有吸引力。
40. E。根据该段小标题Encourage kids to create their own reading以及划线处下一句中的they will want to share their creations可知，因为孩子们喜欢阅读和分享自己的作品，所以要鼓励孩子们创作。
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话题：自然
本文是记叙文。一只名叫Scarlett的猫在一场火灾中不顾自身安危救出了自己的孩子，她的行为感动了许多人，之后被好心人收养。
41. C。根据上文中的Do you believe cats have nine lives可知，如果猫有九条命，那么Scarlett就同时用了她的几条“命（lives）”。
42. B。根据old, empty可知，Scarlett?在这栋旧建筑中勉强度日。survive活下来。
43. B。根据上一句中的the building caught fire可知，房子着火了，几乎所有的动物都试图“逃跑（escape）”。
44. C。根据下文Scarlett救出自己孩子的语境可知，她要“保护（protect）”自己的孩子们。
45. A。
46. D。火势逐渐变大，但是Scarlett不顾“危险（danger）”，将所有的“小猫们（kittens）”带到了安全地带。
47. D。根据下文中的firefighter found all the kittens可知，Scarlett“救（saved）”出了所有小猫。
48. A。根据下文中消防员救出Scarlett及其小猫们的举动可知，消防员是个“善良的（kind）”人。
49. B。根据下文中的He put her in a box with her babies可知，消防员在找到小猫后又“寻找（looked for）”它们的妈妈。
50. D。根据下文中的let him pick her up可知，Scarlett“相信（trusted）”消防员所以让他把她救起。
51. A。根据上文中的her eyes were burned shut可知，Scarlett“看（see）”不见。
52. C。Scarlett和她的孩子们被“迅速送往（rushed）”宠物医院。
53. C。根据上文中Scarlett英勇救出自己孩子们的经历可知，这是个“英勇的（heroic）”故事。
54. B。根据下文中的they were all adopted可知，许多人想“帮助（help）”Scarlett和她的孩子们。
55. A。根据下文中的happy to live in a safe home可知，他们都被“好（good）”人家收养了。
56. C。
57. D。根据下文中的She was just happy可知，在Scarlett?的新“家（home）”，她“高兴地（happily）”玩着球。
58. A。根据上文中的story was reported in the local newspapers可知，Scarlett“出名了（famous）”。
59. C。根据上文中的She was just happy可知，她的主人“充满爱意（loving）”。
60. D。当Scarlett的“主人（owners）”靠近时，她会喵喵大叫表示友爱。
语法填空：
61. colourful。?考查形容词。设空处修饰名词festival，表示“丰富多彩的”，故填colourful。??????
62. which。考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明festival且在从句中作主语，故填which。?????
63. attraction。考查名词。设空处在句中作主语，表示“吸引人的事物”。???
64. dressed。考查过去分词作定语的用法。be dressed in意为“穿着……的服装”。?????
65. is。考查主谓一致。设空处在句中作谓语，且主语是the man，应用第三人称单数，故填is。??
66. to be chosen。考查不定式作宾语的用法。hope to do sth.意为“希望做某事”，且choose和child之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填to be chosen。???
67. usually。考查副词。设空处在句中修饰整个句子，表示“通常”，故填usually。????
68. it。考查it的用法。设空处在句中作形式主语，真正的主语是不定式结构to be up in the air above a noisy crowd。???? ???????
69. are offered。?考查一般现在时的被动语态。设空处在句中作谓语，因offer与主语Towers of cakes之间是被动关系且此处描述的是客观事实，故填are offered。????
70. from。考查介词。save ... from ...?意为“把……从……中拯救出来”。
选做题参考答案及解析
参考答案
I. 1-5 CDCDB?
II. 1-5 BCADC ? ? ? ? ?6-10 ACADC?
11-15 BADCB? ?????????? 16-20 ABDDB
解析
阅读理解：
话题：饮食
本文是说明文。发起于美国旧金山湾区的Ceres Community Project旨在为当地病人提供健康食物。
1. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Did Couch have any cooking work for her teenage daughter可知，Couch的这位朋友请求她给自己的女儿安排一份工作。
2. D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的The Bay Area-based program asks teen volunteers to cook healthful, all-organic meals and send them to sick people with cancer and other serious conditions可知，Ceres Community Project旨在为病人们提供健康的食物。
3. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中Ceres Community Project在许多城市开设分支机构的情况可知，该工程多年来在不断发展。
4. D。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知，Suzara对这些青少年成员的表现感到很满意。
5. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，Couch认为该工程最大的好处是帮助青少年认识到自我价值。
完形填空：
话题：学校生活
本文是议论文。作者呼吁学校能让每个喜欢运动的学生都有机会参加校队。
1. B。由上文中的I have played soccer, basketball, and baseball可知，“我”喜欢“体育（sports）”。
2. C。由上文中的really enjoy being part of a team可知，参加校队是“我”中学阶段“最美好的（best）”时光。
3. A。
4. D。由上文中的I'm lucky that I've had this chance及下文中的don't have the chance to play on a school team的对比可知，那些“热爱（love）”运动却没机会参加校队的学生很不“幸运（lucky）”。
5. C。don't have the chance to play on a school team与you have to try out之间是因果关系，故用“因为（because）”。
6. A。由下文中的do a great job during tryouts可知，学校认为擅长运动的学生就会在选拔中表现“优异（well）”。
7. C。上下文表示转折关系，故用“但是（But）”。
8. A。由下文中的isn't fair either可知，凭选拔参加校队是“不公平的（unfair）”。
9. D。下文的skills是提示。
10. C。由下文中的they don't have a chance to play可知，有些学生“从来（never）”没参加过校队。
11. B。有些学生从来就没有机会参加运动，他们如何“学习（learn）”这些运动技能呢？
12. A。由下文中的students are here to learn及语境可知，“学校（school）”是供学生学习的地方。
13. D。
14. C。由下文中的Every student who wants to play on a school sports team should have the chance可知，每个“学生（student）”都应该有“机会（chance）”学习体育技能。
15. B。体育运动会使得孩子们对自己感觉“良好（good）”。
16. A。由下文中的Players have fun playing, and their parents have fun watching可知，体育运动很“有趣（enjoyable）”。
17. B。由上文中的team sports可知，家长为“团队（team）”加油。
18. D。由下文中的Every student who wants to play on a school sports team should have the chance可知，这就是“我”的“感受（feel）”。
19. D。由上文中的These teams are for fun and health可知，校队不是“专业的（professional）”。
20. B。由下文中的Let's get rid of tryouts可知，“我”希望学校能改变校队选拔的“规则（rules）”。
Module 4?Sandstorms in Asia
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
Building Dreams
What is Building Dreams? Building Dreams is a yearlong series in Jack and Jill that’s presented? by Forever-Fit Summer Camp coach and former (以前的) NFL player Marlin Jackson and his Fight for Life Foundation (机构). In this series, Jackson offers winning methods to help readers dream big, believe in themselves, and achieve their goals through his foundation’s Building Dreams. Readers learn about a different topic in each issue (期), and are asked to participate by answering Marlin’s questions for a chance to win prizes and join his 2018 Dream Team!
How to participate: Readers can complete and mail their answers to Jack and Jill, P.O. Box 88928, Indianapolis, IN 46208. Make sure to include the participant’s name, age, state, and photo. Kids who don’t receive the magazine can also participate by completing and sending?a form online.
Prizes: All participants receive a picture of Marlin Jackson.?One winner from each issue will be named by Coach Jackson to the 2018 Dream Team and receive a bag with a water bottle and sunglasses.?Coach Marlin’s MVP, chosen from the Dream Team, will win an NFL shirt of his or her choice. The Most Valuable Player will be named on October 15, 2018.
More about Marlin: Marlin Jackson had a hard childhood: His parents weren’t around, and he moved from home to home. But he worked hard in the classroom and on the field. As a college player, Jackson?made a promise to himself to share important life lessons with kids. And that’s what he is doing! In 2006, he started the Fight for Life Foundation to help young people create a better life for themselves and a better world for all.
21. What can we learn about Building Dreams?
A. It is a sports club.
B. It hopes to train players.
C. It was created by Marlin Jackson.
D. It aims to teach kids how to camp.
22. What should you do to take part in Building Dreams?
A.?Go to Forever-Fit Summer Camp.?
B. Let your parents fill out a form.
C. Answer some questions.
D. Buy Jack and Jill firstly.
23. Who can win an NFL shirt?
A. One winner from each issue.
B. The Most Valuable Player.?
C. The 2018 Dream Team.
D. All participants.
?
B
In 1909, when Tatiana was just 11 years old, her parents and older brother traveled to the United States. Because the family could not afford to buy her a ticket, she had to remain in Russia. She had lived with her uncle for almost a year in a small house before the special letter arrived from her father. “Dear Tatiana,” he wrote. “At last we have earned? (赚得) enough money to pay for your ticket. After you join us in New York, we will travel by train to a place called South Dakota where we have bought a farm.”
A week later, Tatiana’s uncle used the money her father had sent to buy her a ticket for the Louisa Jane, a steamship that was leaving for America. Although she was lonely and missed her family, Tatiana quickly made friends with the other children on the Louisa Jane. Together, they invented games that could be played on the ship, and they ran around the decks (甲板).
The next day, as Tatiana was walking along the deck, she heard some of the passengers talking about the Statue of Liberty (自由女神像). This conversation made her puzzled (困惑的) because she knew that liberty was an idea. No one could see or touch it, so how could you make a statue of liberty? When she asked her friend’s father, Mr. Dimitrivitch, he explained that the statue looked like a woman, but it stood for freedom (自由). This explanation just made Tatiana more interested in the statue.
One morning, Tatiana woke up to the sound of wild shouting. She ran upstairs and found all the passengers were crowded onto the deck. The shouts were really cries of excitement because the Louisa Jane had finally reached the United States. When Tatiana realized that she would soon see her family again, she joined in with shouts of her own. Mr. Dimitrivitch had told her that the statue stood for freedom, and she finally understood what he meant.
24. Why did Tatiana stay in Russia?
A. She loved her motherland.??
B.?She needed to take care of her uncle.?????
C. Her parents wanted her to manage the farm.
D. Her parents were too poor to buy her a ticket.?
25. What happened to Tatiana on the sea?
A.?She had a good time.?? ?
B. She missed her life in Russia.
C. She killed time by watching the sea.?
D. She was looked after by Mr. Dimitrivitch.
26. How did Tatiana feel when she saw the statue?
A. Proud. ???????????????????
B. Excited.
C. Puzzled.???????????
D. Surprised.?
27.?What’s the best title for the text?
A. The value of freedom???????
B. The Statue of Liberty
C. Journey to a new life???
D. Tatiana’s life in America
?
C
Parents, you’ve worked hard to teach the most important life lessons to your little ones. You ask them to say “please” and “thank you”, you remind them to eat with a knife and fork, and you never, ever let them pick their nose in public. But there’s one important lesson that you might be forgetting — and it’s nothing you can cover in a simple conversation.
According to a new study in the journal Science, babies receive more than genetics (基因) from their parents. They can also get certain good qualities (品质), such as persistence (坚持不懈), by watching how adults behave. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology say that babies who watched an adult struggle (努力) with and then triumph over something were more likely to show persistence themselves when given a new task.
The team at MIT studied 262 babies between the ages of 13 and 18 months. They placed them in one of three situations. In the first one, the lead researcher struggled with two different toys’ problems before solving them, letting the baby watch while she did so. The second time, the researcher solved the problems but did not struggle with them. And for the third scene, she did not do anything.
After each scene, the researcher left a small musical toy with the child. She showed the baby that it could play music but did not teach them how to turn it on. The babies who had watched the researcher struggle discovered and pressed the toy’s button (按钮) a much greater number of times than those in the last two groups. In other words, the babies did not copy what they had watched; they learned not to give up, instead.?
Now, the researchers are interested in finding which ways of talking with babies influence them the most. They also hope to know if the results can work in the real world, as well as whether the lesson of persistence might last into adulthood.
28. What important lesson might parents forget?
A. Asking their kids to be polite.
B. Setting an example for their kids.?
C. Teaching their kids good table manners.
D. Using proper words in front of their kids.
29. What do the underlined words “triumph over”in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Succeed at.????????????????????
B. Look at.????
C. Search for.??????????????
D. Care for.
30. What did the study mainly show?
A. Babies finished difficult tasks through copying.
B. Babies learned the value of persistence.
C. Kids learned most from their parents.
D. Kids are smarter than we thought.
31. What will the researchers make an effort to do?
A. Know the influence of society on behaviors.
B. Help parents get along with their kids.
C. Put the research results into practice.
D. Learn more about babies’ language.
?
D
Princess Cruise Lines has agreed to pay a record $40 million fine for discharging (排放) waste off the coast of England and trying to cover up its “deliberate (故意的) pollution of the seas.”
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the company’s Caribbean Princess ship had been making illegal discharges through a piece of equipment known as a “magic pipe (管子) ” since 2005, one year after it was placed in service.
The agreement announced Thursday relates to an event off the coast of England on Aug. 23, 2013, when the Caribbean Princess discharged “oily waste” from shop machinery into the ocean. A newly employed engineer reported the event and stopped his work when the ship reached Southampton, England.
The fine is the largest one ever paid for a deliberate discharge by a cruise ship. “The pollution in this case was the result of more than just bad actors on one ship,” Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden said. “It is not in line with Princess’s culture and management. This is a company that knew better and should have done better. Hopefully other companies can learn a lesson from the result of this case.”
Princess Cruise Lines said it was very disappointed about the inexcusable actions of the employees who broke the policies when they discharged untreated waste water into the ocean.
The Caribbean Princess used the “magic pipe” to avoid buying required pollution prevention equipment and the ship’s first senior engineer directed other employees to lie about the August 2013 discharge.
32. What do we know about the Caribbean Princess?
A. It started discharging waste when it came into service.
B. It was the newest ship of Princess Cruise Lines.
C. It carried passengers for the first time in 2004.
D. It didn’t send waste into the ocean on purpose.
33. The employee who reported the event _____.
A. knew the ship quite well
B. gave up his job in 2013
C. was an inexperienced engineer
D. was responsible for the event
34. What can be inferred from John C. Cruden’s words?
A. He didn’t think the pollution was so serious.
B. He had high expectations of Princess Cruise Lines.
C. He was worried other companies would use a “magic pipe”.
D. He always knew Princess Cruise Lines had poor management.
35. What’s Princess Cruise Lines’ attitude towards its employees?
A. Dissatisfied.????????????????????
B. Uncaring.
C. Thankful.????????????????
D. Doubtful.
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。
Too much information
Computers and cell phones let people communicate with each other by voice or text anytime, anywhere. The result: too much information! So let me offer these tips (提示) to help you deal with it.
Tip 1 — Stick to a schedule (日程表). Do you have a calendar? Use it to schedule study times and meetings. How about also using it to schedule quiet time? ?36 ?Then stick to it!
Tip 2 — Text or phone call? Texts are great for short messages, but not for long messages. Phone calls are fine when you want a more personal touch, but not when you need to save information about a conversation. ?37
Tip 3 — Let it ring. You don’t have to answer every phone call. If you don’t want to talk, screen your calls and let the caller leave a message. ?38
The same is true for text messages.
Tip 4 — ?39 ?After you’ve answered an email, delete it or file (把……归档) it. If you need to save an email, create folders — for school, for work, for friends. Find a way to organize your messages that works for you, and follow it.
Tip 5 — ?40 ?If you belong to a social network site, are all your “friends” on the site real friends, or are some just strangers? Limit the number of “friends” on your social network, and you will limit communication overload (过多).
A. Or turn off your phone.
B. Keep your inbox empty.
C. Choose your friends carefully.
D. Pick different kinds of social network sites.
E. In those cases, an email or a letter may be better.
F. Check your cell phones and computers more frequently.
G. That is, set aside time for no email, no texts, no phone calls, nothing!
?
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。
“Did you see that?” Joe said to his friend Bill. “You’re a ?41 ?shooter!”
Bill caught the basketball and bounced (拍) it before ?42 ?it again. The ball flew into the net.
“Bill, you never ?43 !” Joe said admiringly.
“ 44 ?I’m in a real game,” Bill said ?45 . “Then I miss all the time.”
Joe knew that Bill was ?46 . Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe than he did when he was ?47 ?for the school team in front of a large crowd.
“Maybe you just need a little more ?48 ,” Joe suggested.
“But I practice all the time with you!” Bill ?49 . He shook his head. “I just can’t play well when people are ?50 ?me.”
“You play well when I’m watching,” Joe said.
“That’s because I’ve ?51 ?you since we were five years old,” Bill said. “I’m just not comfortable playing when other people are around.”
Joe nodded and understood, but he also had a(n) ?52 .
The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe ?53 ?himself.
“Practice without me,” Joe said. “I’ll be back soon.”
Joe hurried through the school building, gathering (召集) together whomever he could ?54 ?— five students and a math teacher.
When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to ?55 .
Joe reminded the group to stay ?56 ?as they all went toward the basketball court. Bill made five baskets in a row without ?57 ?the silent people standing behind him.
“Hey, Bill!” Joe called out ?58 .
Bill turned. A look of ?59 ?came over his face.
“I just wanted to ?60 ?you that you could play well with people watching you,” Joe said. “Now you’ll have nothing to worry about for the next game!”
41. A. brave B. great C. confident D. proud
42. A. returning B. touching???? C. catching D. throwing
43. A. win B. fight??? C. miss ? ? D. cry
44. A. Because B. Unless C. So ? ? ? ? D. Or
45. A. disappointedly B. nervously C. hopefully D. excitedly??
46. A. careless B. right C. competitive D. poor
47. A. playing B. speaking?? C. acting???????? D. singing
48. A. power????? B. time??? C. luck ? D. practice
49. A. suggested???? B. smiled???????? C. objected ? D. guessed
50. A. encouraging B. calling??? C. watching ? D. doubting?
51. A. known ? ? B. supported??? C. lost???????????? D. forgotten
52. A. chance B. idea??????????? C. dream????? D. try
53. A. enjoyed ? ? B. taught???? C. started ? ? ? D. excused
54. A. find???????? B. accept???? C. like?????? D. protect?
55. A. change ? B. help?????? C. leave??????? D. wait
56. A. serious ? ? B. patient??? C. quiet?????? D. polite
57. A. greeting ? ? B. reporting?? C. answering??????? D. noticing
58. A. angrily?????? B. finally???????? C. shyly ? ? D. secretly
59. A. fear???????? B. worry?????? C. happiness? D. surprise
60. A. show????????? B. promise???? C. warn???????????? D. thank
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。
Sandstorms are one of the most violent and 61. ________ (danger) phenomena (现象), which are able to cause property (财产) damage, injuries, and deaths. No matter where you live, 62. ________ is a good idea to know 63. ________ to do if you see a wall of sand racing toward you.
Pay 64. ________ (attend) to the sandstorms warnings. Sandstorms are most likely to occur in spring and on hot summer days under certain conditions, so meteorologists can always forecast the possibility of these sandstorms. If you are in an area where sandstorms easily happen, please carry a mask 65. ________ (design) to protect you from the dust. If you see a sandstorm in 66. ________ distance, and you are in a car or have access to one, you may be able to drive faster than it. Some sandstorms can travel at more than 75 67. ________ (mile) per hour, but they usually travel at a much 68. ________ (slow) speed. If you come across a sandstorm, do not make an effort 69. ________ (move) about in a blinding storm, as you will not be able to see possible danger in your path. If you can reach a safe place, get there as 70. ________ (quick) as possible.
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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。
When I was fifteen, I joined the school bands. My friend Val had already been joined, and I didn’t want miss the fun. But band was not fun for me. I did not have much talent as a piano player, and I used to hating practicing. I tried to give up, so my dad would not let me because he loves having a musician in the family. Then one day my brother Kyle walked onto my room secretly and started playing my piano. Unlike him, Kyle really enjoyed himself. I told him to keep a piano. Then I smiled at Dad and said, “It is greatly having a musician in the family, isn’t it!”
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是校英文报的记者，为帮助同学们更好地了解海洋、增强保护海洋的意识（awareness），你校举办了一场大型图片展览。请你根据所给提示，写一篇短文报道此次活动。
1. 时间及地点；
2. 展览内容；
3. 活动反响。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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
Tim Abernathy, 47, walked off the dance floor at the Menlo Barn Dance near Summerville, Georgia. He sat down in a folding chair to rest with his wife, Tina Abernathy, next to him. Then something felt wrong. His throat got tight (紧的), then tighter. He then fell onto the floor.
“His mouth had turned blue and was getting darker,” said Tina. The band stopped playing. People started shouting, but nobody stepped forward to act. Someone finally did. It was Johnny “Digger” Tucker. He opened Tim’s mouth to see if anything was inside. He started beating on Tim’s chest. Then he began mouth-to-mouth. Then, finally, Tim drew a breath. “If Johnny hadn’t been there, I would be burying my husband,” said Tina.
Johnny is a gravedigger (掘墓者). He has his rules: no smoking, or radio playing during the grave digging. “I treat everybody as if it’s my family I’m burying,” he said. He is very honorable around Chattanooga.
So maybe it’s not surprising that Johnny often finds himself in a position to lend a hand. That night at the barn dance was actually his second life-saving action. In the ‘90s, a car driving in front of him changed direction suddenly on the highway, falling into a cold river. Johnny jumped out and pulled the driver to safety. “I don’t want to see somebody leave this world,” Johnny said. On top of that, Johnny has been fighting cancer for the past four years. “He’s as strong as they come,” said his wife, Mary Tucker.
That’s why the couple spends Saturday nights at the barn dance, living it up and closing the place down. Johnny and Mary were actually on their way out the door that night when Tim Abernathy fell down. But then the band started playing that old Vern Gosdin song “Chiseled in Stone”. “Our song,” said Johnny to Mary. They turned around for one more slow dance. Minutes later, the gravedigger had saved another life.
1. What happened to Tim at the barn dance?
A. He fell and hurt himself.
B. He couldn’t see clearly.?
C. He had a serious heart disease.
D. He was unable to breathe properly.
2. What is people’s attitude towards Johnny?
A. Admiring.
B. Hopeful.
C. Worried.
D. Uncaring.
3. Why did the couple go back to the barn dance that night?
A. They wanted to help Tim.
B. They returned to play a song.
C. They forgot to lock the barn door.
D. They expected to enjoy another dance.
4. Which of the following can best describe Johnny?
A. Brave and healthy.
B. Energetic and sporty.
C. Strong and warm-hearted.?
D. Friendly and open-minded.
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B
Can you imagine a world without balloons? No balloons on your birthday. No balloons to cheer you up when you’re sick. No balloons at parties. What a sad, boring world that would be!
But some people are saying it’s time for balloons to go the way of the dinosaurs. They say balloons are bad for the environment and dangerous to animals. They are wrong.
“There is little evidence to show that balloons are a danger to sea animals,” says Dan Flynn, chairman of the Balloon Council, an organization of balloon makers and sellers. According to Flynn, the real problem is plastic rubbish — things like bags and bottles.
Still, even if balloons were a threat to wildlife, the solution wouldn’t be to ban all balloons forever. The solution would be simply to stop letting them go and dispose of (处理)? them properly instead: Let the air out of them and cut any strings (细绳) into small pieces before throwing the balloons away. Balloons placed in the rubbish bin are unlikely to end up being eaten by sea animals or as rubbish on beaches. Proper disposal would also solve the problem of balloons getting caught in power lines.
Another way to ensure your balloons don’t harm the environment is to choose ones made of latex rather than mylar. Latex is biodegradable (可生物降解的). Mylar — a plastic material — is not.
Then there is the so-called problem of helium (氦). Yes, there isn’t a lot of helium. But only 5 to 7 percent of the world’s helium supply is used for balloons, according to the Balloon Association, a British trade organization. This amount of helium is so small it is not worth worrying about.
The Balloon Council has been working with buyers and sellers to make sure everyone knows how to use and dispose of balloons responsibly.
“Balloons bring people so much joy,” says Flynn. “There aren’t a lot of dangers. When they are properly used, they are very safe.”
5. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Return.
B. Change.
C. Develop.
D. Disappear.
6. What is one of the solutions mentioned in the text?
A. Stop using helium.
B. Replace mylar with latex.?
C. Tie used balloons with strings.
D. Cut balloons into small pieces.
7. How does Flynn look at balloons?
A. They are a great threat to the environment.
B. They are not a serious problem.
C. They are dangerous to children.
D. They are becoming popular.
8. What is the best title for the text?
A. The dangers of balloons
B. A world without balloons
C. Balloons bring joy to millions
D. Make balloons safer for children
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答案
21-25 CCBDA 26-30 BCBAB 31-35 CCBBA 36-40 GEABC
41-45 BDCBA 46-50 BADCC 51-55 ABDAB 56-60 CDBDA
61. dangerous 62. it 63. what 64. attention
65. designed 66. the?? 67. miles 68. slower
69. to move?? 70. quickly
短文改错
71. ... the school bands.???? ???????????? bands → band
72. ... had already been ... ? ? ? ? 去掉been
73. ... want miss ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? miss前加to
74. ... used to hating ... ? ? ? ? ? hating → hate
75. ... so my dad ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? so → but
76. ... he loves ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? loves → loved
77. ... walked onto ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? onto → into / in
78. Unlike him ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?him → me
79. ... keep a piano. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?a → the
80. It is greatly ... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?greatly → great
书面表达
One possible version:
To help us learn more about the oceans and improve our awareness of protecting the oceans, a large exhibition of pictures was held in our school last Friday.
The exhibition was held from 14:00 to 16:00 in the school hall. Pictures of the oceans were shown at the exhibition whose topics were mainly about the present conditions of the world oceans and the pollution they have been suffering in recent years. Looking at these pictures, all people realised the importance of ocean protection and they all said they would do whatever they can to protect the oceans and to make the oceans cleaner.
Such exhibitions should be held as much as possible.
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部分解析
阅读理解
第一节
A篇（日常活动）
?????? 本文是应用文。文章是一则介绍Building Dreams活动的通知。
21. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Building Dreams is a yearlong ... NFL player Marlin Jackson可知，Building Dreams是由Marlin Jackson创办的。
22. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Readers learn about a different topic ... join his 2018 Dream Team可知，该活动要求读者回答有关Marlin Jackson的问题。
23. B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的Coach Marlin’s MVP ... The Most Valuable Player will be named on October 15, 2018可知，获得MVP称号的参与者可以获得一件美国国家橄榄球联盟的衬衫。
B篇（个人情况）
本文是记叙文。文章讲述了Tatiana离开俄罗斯移民前往美国开始她的新生活的故事。
24. D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Because the family could not afford to buy her a ticket, she had to remain in Russia可知，Tatiana留在俄罗斯是因为她的父母买不起她的船票。
25. A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的Tatiana quickly made friends ... and they ran around the decks可知，Tatiana在船上度过了欢乐的时光。
26. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的The shouts were really cries of excitement ... she joined in with shouts of her own可知，Tatiana在看到自由女神像后也加入到了人群兴奋的呼喊声中。
27. C。标题归纳题。根据文中Tatiana离开俄罗斯乘船到美国和父母团聚的故事及最后一段中的When Tatiana realized ... and she finally understood what he meant可知，Tatiana的海上旅程结束后，她的新生活就开始了，故C项适合作标题。
C篇（家庭）
本文是说明文。研究发现，婴儿可以从父母那里学到坚持不懈的好品质。
28. B。推理判断题。根据第一段中的it’s nothing you can cover in a simple conversation及第二段中的They can also get certain good qualities, such as persistence, by watching how adults behave可知，父母往往忽略的是自己以身作则的作用。
29. A。词义猜测题。根据第二段中的babies who watched an adult ... when given a new task可知，孩子看到家长努力做一件事并获得成功后会在接受新任务时表现出这种坚持不懈的品质。
30. B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的In other words ... they learned not to give up, instead可知，婴儿可以通过观察学到坚持不懈的品质。
31. C。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的They also hope to know if the results can work in the real world可知，研究人员希望把研究结果运用到实际生活中去。
D篇（环境）
本文是说明文。加勒比公主号邮轮因故意向大海中排放废物而遭到重罚。
32. C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的as a “magic pipe” since 2005, one year after it was placed in service可知，这艘邮轮在2004年首次开始载客。
33. B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的A newly employed engineer reported the event and stopped his work可知，这名工程师在上报这起事件后便辞职了。
34. B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的It is not in line with Princess’s culture and management. This is a company that knew better and should have done better可知，他对这家公司有较高的期望值。
35. A。推理判断题。根据第五段中的Princess Cruise Lines said it was very disappointed about the inexcusable actions of the employees可知，公司对员工的表现不满意。
第二节
话题：日常活动
本文是说明文。随着科技的进步，过多的信息让人们应接不暇，本文就此给出了五点建议。
36. G。上文中的schedule quiet time与G项中的set aside time for no email, no texts, no phone calls, nothing相呼应，故选G项。
37. E。根据上文中的Texts are great for short messages及you need to save information about a conversation可知，上文讲了短信和电话的缺点：前者不适合较长的信息，后者不适合存储信息。故当信息较长时，可以考虑电邮和信件。E项符合此处语境。
38. A。根据上文中的You don’t have to answer every phone call ... leave a message可知，A项“关机”是不接听电话的另一个措施。
39. B。根据下文中的After you’ve answered an email, delete it可知，该段的主题是清空你的收件箱，把你需要的信息保存下来并整理归档。
40. C。根据下文中的Limit the number of “friends” on your social network可知，要仔细地选择你的朋友，这样可以避免信息过多。
语言知识运用
第一节
话题：体育
本文是记叙文。Bill在平时篮球训练时投篮很准，但一遇到打比赛就发挥失常，他的好友Joe想出一个主意帮助Bill克服恐惧，让他能在众人面前发挥出自己的出色水平。
41. B。根据文中的The ball flew into the net及Bill made five baskets in a row可知，Bill是个“出色的（great）”投手。
42. D。根据下文中的The ball flew into the net可知，在把球“扔（throwing）”出去之前，Bill又拍了下球。
43. C。根据上文中的The ball flew into the net及下文中的Joe said admiringly可知，Bill百投百中，从来不会“失手（miss）”。
44. B。45. A。根据语境及文中的I’m in a real game及Then I miss all the time可知，Bill“失望地（disappointedly）”说：“‘除了（Unless）’在比赛中，我都能把球投中。”
46. B。47. A。根据文中的Bill performed much better ... for the school team in front of a large crowd可知，Bill说的“对（right）”，他平时与Joe打篮球要比在校队“打（playing）”得好。
48. D。根据下文中的But I practice all the time with you可知，Joe认为Bill应该加强“练习（practice）”。
49. C。根据语境及下文中的He shook his head可知，Bill“反对（objected）”Joe的观点。
50. C。根据下文中的You play well when I’m watching可知，Bill觉得有别人“看（watching）”他打球，他就打不好了。
51. A。根据下文中的since we were five years old ... other people are around可知，Bill和Joe从五岁就“认识（known）”了。
52. B。根据下文Joe的做法可知，他有一个“主意（idea）”。
53. D。根据下文中的Practice without me及I’ll be back soon可知，Joe“借口离开（excused）”。excused himself意为“请求准予离开”。
54. A。根据语境及下文中的five students and a math teacher可知，Joe“找到了（find）”他能找到的所有人。
55. B。根据下文中的Joe reminded the group to ... basketball court可知，Joe向同学和老师们说明原因后，他们都很乐意提供“帮助（help）”。
56. C。下文中的silent people 是提示。Joe提醒大家要保持“安静（quiet）”。
57. D。根据语境及文中的Bill made five baskets in a row without ... the silent people standing behind him可知，Bill并没有“注意到（noticing）”站在他身后的安静的人们。
58. B。59. D。根据文中的“Hey, Bill!” Joe called out及Bill turned. A look of ... came over his face可知，“最后（finally）”Joe叫住了Bill，Bill之前并没有注意到身后有那么多人，所以他很“惊讶（surprise）”。
60. A。根据下文中的you could play well with people watching you可知，Joe所做的一切就是为了向Bill“证明（show）”他可以在众人的注视下打好篮球。
第二节
61. dangerous。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰phenomena，表示“危险的”，故填dangerous。
62. it。考查it的用法。设空处作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式短语，故填it。
63. what。考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句，且在从句中作do的宾语，故填what。
64. attention。考查名词。pay attention to意为“注意”。
65. designed。考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语修饰mask，又因为design与mask之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且design所表示的动作已完成，故填designed。
66. the。考查冠词。in the distance意为“在远处”。
67. miles。考查名词复数。由75可知，应用名词复数，故填miles。
68. slower。考查形容词比较级。由前面的much可知，应用形容词比较级，故填slower。
69. to move。考查不定式作补语的用法。make an effort to do sth.意为“努力做某事”。
70. quickly。考查副词。“as +形容词/副词原形+ as possible”表示“尽可能……”，又因为设空处修饰get，故填quickly。
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选做题参考答案及解析
参考答案
1-4 DADC??? ????? ?????? 5-8 DBBC
解析
A篇（人际关系）
本文是记叙文。文章介绍了一位掘墓工人两次英勇救人的故事。
1. D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的His throat got tight, then tighter. He then fell onto the floor及第二段中的His mouth had turned blue and was getting darker可知，Tim突然窒息倒地不省人事了。
2. A。细节理解题。根据第三段中的He is very honorable around Chattanooga可知，人们都很敬重Johnny。
3. D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Our song,” said Johnny to Mary. They turned around for one more slow dance可知，Johnny和妻子听到了他们喜欢的歌所以决定回去再跳一支舞。
4. C。推理判断题。根据文章对Johnny救人事迹的描述可知，他非常热心；根据第四段中他与癌症作斗争的事迹可知，他很坚强。
B篇（热点话题）
本文是议论文。作者在文中论述了应该保留气球的原因。
5. D。词义猜测题。根据第二段中的They say balloons are bad for the environment and dangerous to animals可知，有些人认为气球会对环境造成危害所以认为它应该消失。
6. B。细节理解题。根据第五段中的Another way to ensure your balloons don’t harm the environment is to choose ones made of latex rather than mylar可知，一种让气球不破坏环境的办法是把制作气球的原料由聚脂薄膜替换成胶乳。
7. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的内容可知，Flynn支持人们使用气球，他认为气球并不危险。
8. C。标题归纳题。作者支持人们使用气球，认为没有气球的话，世界将变得乏味无趣。故C项标题符合本文主旨。
