Section Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading—Comprehending
阅读理解
A
A Harvard study of their graduates over thirty years found that there were only a small percentage(3%) of them who actually wrote down their goals and these were the most successful! You can be certain that every one of those students had repeatedly heard the value of goal setting. Yet only 3% actually wrote down their goals consistently. Imagine what you can do if you both write down your goals and, then, focus on them consistently, until they are accomplished!
What is it that causes the “New Year’s Resolution Syndrome”？ People make resolutions, work hard at them for a few weeks, maybe even a few months, and then forget them. Next year, they make the same New Year’s resolutions. That is the syndrome. So why do so many people do it?
They may be making goals that are too global, and too unrealistic. The elephant analogy(比喻) is still the best one I know of to illustrate good goal setting.“How do you eat an elephant? One spoonful at a time.” So it is with goals. Make spoon size goals and accomplish them easily. Once you’ve mastered this, get a bigger spoon!
You may have too many people in your life who consciously or subconsciously are unwilling or unable to support you to reach your goals. Surround yourself with people who want you to have what you want for yourself. Support each other and you’ll all achieve your highest goals.
We must be careful not to confuse busyness with progress. Be selective about how you use your time and what you focus on. Success often comes when you know what to leave out, rather than what to include in your life.
Goal setting is like the pig and chicken who were out for a walk in town early one morning. The chicken became really excited when she saw a sign that said “Ham & Eggs, $2.99”. She said to the pig, “Look, we’ve got double billing again.” The pig grunted and said, “That’s all right for you to say. For you, it’s all in a day’s work. For me, it’s total commitment.” Goal setting is all in a day’s work. Goal achievement is total commitment.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文。树立目标是一个永恒的话题。树立目标易，实现目标难。作者建议我们应该合理设定目标，并通过不懈努力实现目标。
1．According to the elephant analogy, when setting goals, we should ________．
A．ask for others’ advice
B．set great and worthy goals
C．refer to the goals we set earlier
D．break a big goal into smaller pieces
D 解析：推理判断题。通读第三段，作者借用吃大象的比喻，告诉读者应该把大目标分解成具体可行的小目标。通过一步步实现小目标，而最终实现大目标。
2．What does the story of the pig and chicken imply?
A．When the cat is away, the mice will play.
B．The early bird catches the worm.
C．Birds of a feather flock together.
D．Rome is not built in one day.
D 解析：推理判断题。通读第六段，作者借用猪和鸡的故事，告诉读者设定目标容易，但是实现目标却是一个日积月累的过程。从而启发读者在设定目标后，应该不懈努力实现目标。
3．What can be the best title for this passage?
A．Surroundings Contribute to Success!
B．Goals Only Work When You Do!
C．Ways to Make New Year’s Resolutions
D．Suggestions for Setting Realistic Goals
B 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲树立目标易，实现目标难。所以选择Goals Only Work When You Do！作文章标题最合适。只有朝着设定的目标不断奋斗，目标才有意义。
B
Georgia Tech is developing a robot that could eventually be used to dress humans in hospitals and elderly homes. According to the university, more than 1 million Americans require daily physical assistance to get dressed because of injury, disease and advanced age.
To address this problem researchers are developing a robot that can successfully slide hospital gowns(长袍) onto people’s arms. The robot known as PR2 taught itself to complete the task in just a single day by analyzing over 11，000 simulated(模拟的) examples of a robot putting a gown onto a human arm.
“People learn new skills using trial and error. We gave the PR2 the same opportunity，” said Zackory Erickson, the lead Georgia Tech Ph.D. student on the research team. “Doing thousands of trials on a human would have been dangerous, let alone impossibly dull. But in just one day, using simulations, the robot learned what a person may physically feel while getting dressed.”
The examples also allowed the robot to predict the consequences of different motions(动作). In some cases, moving the gown in one way led to the cloth being pulled tight. However, the robot can slide the gown on smoothly in other ways. The robot could use these predictions to select the right motions to comfortably and efficiently dress the patient. Once the robot did well in simulation, it turned to real patients.
“The key is that the robot is always thinking ahead，” said Charlie Kemp, an associate professor at Georgia Tech. “It asks itself, ‘If I pull the gown this way, will it cause more or less force on the person’s arm? What would happen if I go that way instead？’ The more robots can understand us, the more they’ll be able to help us. By predicting the physical implications of their actions, robots can provide assistance that is safer, more comfortable and more effective.”
Currently, the robot is able to just slide the sleeve of the gown onto the arm of a patient, and researchers say the final goal of fully dressing a human requires much more development and research.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍乔治亚理工大学正在研发一款穿衣机器人，从而帮助那些生活无法自理的人穿衣服。
4．Why does Georgia Tech try to develop such a robot?
A．To update hospitals’ medical equipment.
B．To help elderly homes reduce labor costs.
C．To encourage healthy Americans to enjoy life better.
D．To meet the needs of people requiring physical assistance.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的According to the university...require daily physical assistance to get dressed because of injury, disease and advanced age.及第二段中To address this problem...onto people’s arms.可知，研发穿衣机器人的目的是帮助身体上需要照顾的人。
5．When learning to dress people by simulations, the robot can________．
A．adjust its motions effectively
B．avoid repeated trials and errors
C．end up doing it better than humans
D．complete the whole process at one time
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的The robot could use these predictions...comfortably and efficiently dress the patient.可推断，通过模拟试验，机器人可以有效调节穿衣动作。
6．What’s Kemp’s attitude towards the robot being developed?
A．Objective. B．Negative.
C．Doubtful. D．Favorable.
D 解析：观点态度题。通读第五段，可知Kemp对正在开发的机器人是非常支持的。
7．What can we know about the robot being developed by Georgia Tech?
A．A million elderly Americans need it.
B．It will be put into production recently.
C．There is much room for improvement.
D．Finishing the development costs huge sums.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的the final goal of fully dressing a human requires much more development and research可知，目前这款穿衣机器人还需要做很多改进。
C
Visitors at the MIT Stratton Student Center chatted with high school students standing at various booths. 3D printers hummed(发出嗡嗡声), a remote?controlled plastic shark swam above their heads and tiny self?driving racecars moved down a complex racetrack while onlookers cheered them on.
This was the scene on Sunday at the final event of the Beaver Works Summer Institute(BWSI), a four?week summer science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) program for rising high school seniors. It finds and attracts talented and motivated students throughout the world to science and engineering. BWSI started in 2016 with 46 students. On Sunday, the program concluded its third year with 198 students from 105 schools around the country.
“BWSI offers hands?on, project?based experiences that reinforce the students’ understanding of fundamental concepts in appearing technologies of tomorrow，” said Professor Karaman, an academic director of BWSI.
Students from Mexico, Canada, and the US also participated in the courses remotely by building the technologies in their own classrooms and listening in on webcasted lectures. At the end of the program, they travelled to the MIT campus to participate in the final event.
In the spirit of hands?on learning, students made their own 3D printers and radars, tested a home door lock system, and designed their own miniature(缩小的) racecars. Despite the challenging nature of the material, the students caught on quickly.
The organizers hope to expand the program in the future by helping schools develop their own local STEM programs. They are also brainstorming possible new course topics for next year.
Although the third year of BWSI is now over, the organizers hope the program will have a lasting impact on the students.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了麻省理工学院举办面向高三新生的为期四周的一个项目，培养学生对科学、技术、工程和数学的热爱。
8．What were the high school students most probably doing there?
A．Displaying their own creations.
B．Visiting a technology exhibition.
C．Experiencing self?driving racecars.
D．Watching a 3D printed shark show.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段可推断，学生们正在展示自己的作品。
9．What does the underlined word “reinforce” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Change. B．Strengthen.
C．Simplify. D．Test.
B 解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段中的BWSI offers hands?on, project?based experiences...可知，该项目提供了基于具体项目的实践经验，从而增强(reinforce)学生们对于尖端科技基本原理的理解。
10．What is a big feature of the program?
A．Taking advantage of 3D printers.
B．Having the same course topics each year.
C．Being extremely challenging for most teenagers.
D．Focusing on developing students’ hands?on ability.
D 解析：推理判断题。结合第三段中的offers hands?on, project?based experiences及第五段中的In the spirit of hands?on learning, students...designed their own miniature(缩小的) racecars.可推断，此项目最大的一个特点就是培养学生的动手能力。
七选五
Four Reasons Why You Should Move to a Big City
We’ve all had the dream. We’ve needed a fresh start. While it may not be the best idea to jump into the car with nothing more than a suitcase, the experience of staying in an entirely new setting can teach you lessons you’d never learn any other way. 1.________， a major city will challenge you in ways you didn’t know were possible. Here are four reasons why you should move to a big city at least once in your life.
Find yourself—When you’re in a major city, you’re not going to run into the same people every day unless you plan on it. Nobody will bring up that time you tripped on your way into the post office. 2.________．
Grow up fast—Nothing forces you to grow up fast quite like living in a big city. Even with so many people around, there will be moments where you feel so alone. But you will get hard?earned success and satisfaction. 3.________. Your view of life becomes challenge?welcoming instead of fearful.
Opportunity—Everyone focuses on the competitive nature of big cities, but there are also opportunities that you would never have access to in a small town. 4.________. And when you have passion(热情) fueling you, your attitude to work will become untouchable.
Broaden your horizons(眼界)—If there are many foreigners in your town, it may be time to open yourself up to more languages, cultures, and food. And you’ll be in a place with access to so many different ideas and values. 5.________.
A．You can leave your past where it belongs
B．When everyday tasks become challenging
C．More people, more professions, more businesses
D．It will expand your knowledge and understanding
E．Moving to a major city helps you achieve success rapidly
F．While moving to the next small town may not expand your worldview
G．You made it through with nothing but yourself, your voice, and your determination
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了为何要搬去大城市的四个理由。
1．F 解析：F项中的While...may not...与上文中的While it may not是同一种句式，即while引导的让步状语从句，搬去下一个小镇不会拓宽你的视野，但是搬去大城市可以给你带来许多挑战。
2．A 解析：根据上文中的Nobody will bring up that time you tripped on your way into the post office.可知，在大城市中没有人知道你以前在小城市的糗事，所以你可以尽情地与过去告别。A项是对上文的总结。
3．G 解析：根据上文中的Even with so many people around...But you will get hard?earned success and satisfaction.可知，大城市会让你迅速成长起来，因为即使身边有很多人，但你可能依然是孤军奋战，你需要通过自己的努力获取成功。G项符合此处语境。
4．C 解析：根据上文中的Everyone focuses on the competitive nature of big cities, but there are also opportunities that you would never have access to in a small town.可知，大城市会给你带来许多机遇，所以会有更多的职位和商业机会提供给你，让你充满干劲地去工作。C项起承上启下的作用。
5．D 解析：根据上文中的And you’ll be in a place with access to so many different ideas and values.可知，大城市会给你接触多元化思想和价值观的机会，因此你可以拓宽视野和提升洞察力。
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Section Ⅱ Warming Up & Reading—Language Points
品句填词
1．Everyone desires(渴望) to live in a world free of worries and pains.
2．Alarmed(惊动) by the noise, the birds flew away.
3．Since Jane’s colleague resigned, there have always been piles(堆) of work waiting for her each day.
4．The court declared(宣布) that the strike action was illegal.
5．To our satisfaction(满意), the disabled have easy access to any parts of the new theatre.
6．She begged me to accompany(陪伴) her to attend her daughter’s graduation ceremony.
7．My mother is so kind that she has a lot of sympathy(同情心) for those in need.
8．I don’t envy(羡慕) you your journey in this bad weather.
9．The minister is so busy with the affairs(事务) of state that he often forgets to eat and sleep.
10．If your baggage is overweight(超重的) you’ll have to pay extra.
单句改错
1．After a whole afternoon’s heated discussion，they finally declared us what had been decided.在declared后加to
2．The superstar showed up at the court，accompanying by his agent.accompanying→accompanied
3．Jenny hopes that Mr. Smith will suggest a good way to have her written English improving in a short period.improving→improved
4．There stands two lions at the entrance to the zoo.stands→stand
5．It is desired that remote control introduced into this system.在introduced前加(should)__be
完成句子
1．当那个调皮的男孩从墙上跳下时，校长站在那里。
When the naughty boy jumped off the wall, there stood__the__headmaster．
2．她脸上惊讶的表情表明，她没想到这个机器人如此英俊。
The surprised__look__on__her__face suggested that she hadn’t expected that the robot was so handsome.
3．我刚从网上得知李磊去世了。就在那时我才意识到健康是多么重要。
I just got the news online that Li Lei had passed away. It__was__then__that I realized how important health was.
4．放弃你愚蠢的想法吧。你父母不会允许你辍学帮他们养家的。
Give up your foolish idea. Your parents won’t__have__you__dropping__out__of__school to help them support the family.
5．当我第一次去杭州西湖时，它美丽的景色给我留下了极为深刻的印象。
The first time I went to the West Lake in Hangzhou, I was__deeply__impressed__by its beautiful scenery.
课文语法填空
A robot was going to be tested out in Claire’s house when her husband wasn’t at home. When the robot named Tony first appeared in her house, Claire felt 1.alarmed(alarm), because Tony was more like a human than a machine. On 2.the second morning, Tony brought Claire breakfast and then asked her if she needed help dressing, 3.which made her embarrassed.
One day, when Claire told her troubles to Tony, he promised to help her make herself 4.smarter(smart) and her home more elegant. When Claire went to buy a necklace and was treated 5.rudely(rude) by a clerk, Tony got him to apologize to her. Claire was excited and called Tony a “dear”. When they worked on the 6.improvements(improve) to the house, Claire fell off a ladder, but Tony managed 7.to__catch(catch) her in time. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed and ran away. A party 8.was__held(hold) on the night before Tony left. Claire was 9.in great pain when she remembered Tony was just a machine and cried all night.
The next morning Tony was taken away. The company was pleased with Tony’s report, but he would be rebuilt because the company can’t have women 10.falling(fall) in love with a robot.
单句语法填空
1．Lily’s boyfriend picks her up after work every day, which is__envied(envy) by her female colleagues.
2．Andrew felt alarmed(alarm) when he saw the big creature, because he had never seen it before.
3．He sang and Alice accompanied(accompany) him on the piano.
4．Henry is very annoying and is always trying to influence other people’s affairs(affair)．
5．Our foreign teacher is from England, who is a tall, elegantly(elegant) dressed man with a mustache.
6．William was__declared(declare) to be innocent and was set free at once, which was a huge relief to his parents.
7．I have a lot of sympathy for her；she had to bring up the children on her own after her husband died.
8．Hearing the student’s answer，the old professor nodded with great satisfaction(satisfy)．
9．In my opinion, a robot like this is more a friend than a machine.
10．It was awful! One of my violin strings broke right in the middle of the Mozart piece.I felt so embarrassed(embarrass)．
阅读理解
Many animals have adaptations that help them cope with specific environments or lifestyles. These special adaptations are written in the genome(基因组) and passed down from generation to generation. This information can help scientists project into the future as well. Reading an animal’s genes can help us predict whether an organism(有机体) might adapt to rapid changes in their environment, like those brought on by climate change, so as to match conservation efforts for at?risk species.
A group of biologists are associated with the Bird Genoscape Project that is concerned with the effects of a changing climate. They investigated this question by using yellow warblers(黄莺) and found that some genes looked different in birds from rainy regions when compared with the same genes in birds living in dry zones. These birds have ideally adapted to their local climates.
But if birds have adapted to their current climate, what will happen in the coming years as the climate changes?
Many regions of the US are predicted to get warmer and drier over the next century. Because the biologists had an idea of which genetic changes are ideal for each climate, they could calculate how much the genome sequences of yellow warbler populations would have to change over the next 50 years to match the genetic conditions of yellow warblers in future conditions. Yellow warblers in some regions, like the Rocky Mountains, showed very high levels of genomic vulnerability(脆弱性), suggesting they would need many changes in their genomes to keep up with climate change. Meanwhile, yellow warblers from other regions, like the Midwest, had low genomic vulnerability and were less at risk.
When we compared genomic vulnerability to changes in yellow warbler populations over the past 50 years, in areas like parts of California and the Rocky Mountains, which had the highest genomic vulnerability, yellow warbler populations have already declined. This could mean that climate change has already affected these populations, and those effects are likely to become even more severe over the next century.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。动物的基因可以体现其对环境的适应能力。科学家们通过研究动物的基因以帮助预测这些动物是否能够适应未来的环境变化，从而保护濒危动物。
1．Why should we study the genes of animals according to the author?
A．To protect them from extinction.
B．To study the climate change in history.
C．To predict the environment in the future.
D．To know how climate affects their reproduction.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的Reading an animal’s genes can...conservation efforts for at?risk species.可知，研究动物的基因是为了保护那些濒临灭绝的动物。
2．From the comparison between rainy regions and dry regions, we know that ________．
A．birds in rainy areas have worse adaptability
B．the genes of birds are influenced by the environment
C．global warming has limited effects on birds in dry areas
D．the environment birds live in determines the order of their genes
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，经过对比干旱地区和湿润地区鸟的基因可发现，它们的基因受环境的影响。
3．What can we learn about the yellow warblers in the US?
A．Most of them can adapt to the climate change easily.
B．Few of them will exist in Rocky Mountains in the future.
C．Their population is related with the level of genomic vulnerability.
D．The change in their DNA code can help them adapt to climate change.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的内容及第五段的第一句话可知，在一些地区，黄莺的基因脆弱性较强，气候变化使这些地区的黄莺数量不断减少，由此推断，黄莺的数量与其基因脆弱性水平密切相关。
4．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Animals’ DNA can tell their adaptability.
B．Yellow warblers are highly vulnerable species.
C．Changing is the matter of life and death.
D．Environment affects animals’ genome.
A 解析：主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的是动物的基因可以体现其对环境的适应能力。
完形填空
Because I had played soccer for many years, my decision to play football in my senior year was rather bold. It came after several months of hard __1__. I remembered the day before summer __2__ started, my father asked whether I was scared, to which I __3__， “How can I be scared of something I don’t know？” After making that __4__， I realized that I am not afraid of the unknown. And all this is owed to one earlier experience.
When I was ten, I received __5__ that my father had been removed to work in England, and my family and I were moving to London. It was big, and I was a small?town kid from __6__ New Jersey who barely knew where London was. I didn’t take kindly to the fact that I would be leaving the only place I had ever known as __7__. A five?year journey began with a(n) __8__ kid in an airport who was, __9__， the last person to board the plane __10__ the unknown.
But after four years in London, I had changed. I had __11__ the unknown and everything was okay. Five months into my fifth year, our time abroad was over, and my family would be returning to New Jersey. This aroused mixed emotions. __12__ I had wanted nothing more than to go back for the __13__ several years, now I had begun __14__ my situation. The moving day came, but this time I wasn’t scared, and I __15__ that I would never again be afraid of the unknown.
I will never __16__ my first day of football training. I came home and was __17__ by my mother. Seeing her I just said, __18__，“I must be out of my mind，” and walked away. The truth is, I was not out of my mind. __19__ to play football was, in effect, agreeing to __20__ what I had always known, and experience something I had never done before.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者十岁从新泽西搬到伦敦的经历让他变得善于适应新环境。高三时他决定在踢了多年的足球后改去玩橄榄球，他意识到自己已经不再害怕未知的东西。
1．A.design B．imagination
C．work D．thought
D 解析：作者不再踢足球而改去玩橄榄球的决定是经过几个月的深思熟虑才做出的。hard thought意为“努力思考，冥思苦想”，符合语境。
2．A.competition B．practice
C．vacation D．time
B 解析：根据文章最后一段第一句I will never ______ my first day of football training.可知，此处指暑假的橄榄球训练(practice)。
3．A.readjusted B．replied
C．reported D．repeated
B 解析：当父亲问作者是否感到害怕时，作者回答(replied)说：“我怎么可能会害怕我不知道的东西。”
4．A.remark B．suggestion
C．note D．rule
A 解析：回答完父亲的问题后，作者意识到自己不惧怕未知的东西。remark意为“谈论，言论”。
5．A.order B．fact
C．news D．invitation
C 解析：作者十岁的时候收到消息(news)，父亲已经被调到英国工作，作者和家人也将搬到伦敦。
6．A.modern B．beautiful
C．urban D．remote
D 解析：对即将搬到伦敦的作者来说，伦敦很大，新泽西很远(remote)，他甚至都不知道伦敦在哪里。
7．A.home B．school
C．countryside D．town
A 解析：作者不乐意接受即将离开他认为是家(home)的地方这个事实。
8．A.excited B．frightened
C．confident D．embarrassed
B 解析：根据上下文信息可知，此刻的作者是很害怕的(frightened)。
9．A.patiently B．finally
C．calmly D．unwillingly
D 解析：根据上文信息可知，作者不愿意(unwillingly)离开家去伦敦。
10．A.running across B．coming from
C．fighting with D．leading to
D 解析：根据上文作者说自己甚至还不知道伦敦在哪里可推知，作者认为这架飞机是通往(leading to)未知的。
11．A.gone into B．looked into
C．fallen into D．broken into
A 解析：在伦敦待了四年后，作者变了，融入了(gone into)未知，一切都很好。
12．A.Unless B．Now that
C．Even though D．Since
C 解析：根据空前的mixed emotions及其后的主句now I had begun...my situation可知，本从句应为让步状语从句，Even though符合语境。
13．A.different B．recent
C．previous D．valuable
C 解析：根据下文now I had begun...my situation可知，作者只想搬回家是前(previous)几年的想法。
14．A.judging B．considering
C．appreciating D．reviewing
C 解析：根据下文I would never again be afraid of the unknown可推知，作者不再惧怕未知的东西，现在他开始感激(appreciating)自己的境遇了。
15．A.hoped B．knew
C．insisted D．promised
B 解析：作者知道(knew)自己对未知的东西决不会惧怕了。
16．A.forget B．remember
C．regret D．admire
A 解析：作者说自己决不会忘记(forget)第一天的橄榄球训练。
17．A.criticized B．greeted
C．blamed D．requested
B 解析：根据上文训练后回家的信息及下句与妈妈的对话可推知，此处是作者回家时，妈妈跟他打招呼(greeted)。
18．A.happily B．sadly
C．simply D．awkwardly
C 解析：根据Seeing her I just said可知，作者只是简单地(simply)回应妈妈的问候。
19．A.Failed B．Agreeing
C．Refusing D．Deciding
D 解析：作者做出玩橄榄球的决定(Deciding)，实际上就是去体验未知的东西。
20．A.step away from B．go in for
C．put up with D．look forward to
A 解析：根据．..and experience something I had never done before.可知，此处指作者放弃(step away from)已经熟悉了的东西，去体验未知的东西。
短文改错
My former headmaster Mr. Page will leave his job because of old age next week. Student of the school, old and new, will send him a present to marking the occasion. They will sign their names on a large photo. Mr. Page deserves to admired and respected. We shall all remember him for his patient and understanding and for the kind encouragement he gave us to. Mr. Page will have been teaching for the total of forty years on the day of his retirement(退休). After his retirement, he will devote him to gardening. For him, this will be an entire new hobby. But this did not matter, for, as he has often said, one is never very old to learn.
答案：
My former headmaster Mr. Page will leave his job because of old age next week. of the school, old and new, will send him a present to the occasion. They will sign their names on a large photo. Mr. Page deserves to eq \o(\s\up7( ∧, )) admired and respected. We shall all remember him for his and understanding and for the kind encouragement he gave us eq \o(,\s\up0(＼)). Mr. Page will have been teaching for total of forty years on the day of his retirement(退休). After his retirement, he will devote to gardening. For him, this will be an new hobby. But this not matter, for, as he has often said, one is never old to learn.
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Section Ⅲ Learning about Language & Using Language
品句填词
1．The young man is fond of literature so much that we all think he is bound(一定会) to be a novelist one day.
2．The move from junior(初级的) to senior high school is an important occasion that can be celebrated in many ways.
3．They quarrelled a lot and eventually ended in divorce(离婚)．
4．Don’t look down upon the man in ordinary clothes. He is the owner of the grand(豪华的) hotel.
5．Everybody should obey(遵守) the law, or he will be punished.
6．I opened a bank account after I made$1，000 by doing a part?time(兼职的) job during the summer vacation.
7．The staff(全体员工) in the restaurant are polite，with smiles on their faces all the time.
8．He is an officer in the navy(海军) and his wife works in a bank.
9．My mother bought a digital(数码的) camera yesterday from the Internet.
10．It is obvious that your daughter has a great affection(喜爱) for Chinese folk music.
选词填空
test out; in favour of; turn around; leave...alone; in all; set aside; ring up; in time
1．Leave your father alone. He is preparing an important report in his study.
2．Due to the traffic jam, we got to the airport by taxi just in__time to check in.
3．Generally speaking, all the new products need to be tested__out before they come onto the market.
4．It’s reported that 3，000 runners in__all will take part in the race this weekend.
5．Having realized she had left her wallet in the restaurant, Mrs. Green turned__around and ran fast toward it.
6．Some people interviewed were in__favour__of sending their children abroad for further study.
7．You may save some money, since these places often set__aside one or two free admission days during the week at slow times.
8．I rang Alex up this afternoon, but he didn’t answer the phone.
完成句子
1．你的想法不现实，因此你的父母不会让你从大学退学办公司的。
Your idea is not practical, so your parents won’t__have__you__leaving__university_
_to__set__up a company.
2．你的女儿在绘画方面很有天赋，因此你应该让她学习绘画。
Your daughter has__a__great__talent__for painting, so you should let her study painting.
3．母亲的坚强意志给他留下了深刻的印象，因此面对困难，他从不退缩。
He was__greatly__impressed__by his mother’s strong will, so he never gave up when facing difficulties.
4．很奇怪，他今天竟然缺席那么重要的会议。
It__was__strange__that he should have been absent from such an important meeting today.
5．当她走出大门口，那里停着一辆黑色小汽车。
When she went out of the gate, there__parked__a__black__car．
课文语法填空
Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer 1.who/that wrote about 480 books. And he is best known for his science fiction stories. Asimov had an extraordinary 2.imagination(image) and an amazing mind.
Asimov was born in Russia in 1920. Three years later, his family moved to New York City. At 3.the age of 9, Asimov began working part?time in his parents’ store. He helped out through his school and university years until 1942. It was when Asimov was 11 years old that his talent 4.for writing became obvious. He began to take 5.himself(him) seriously as a writer. In 1939, Asimov started having his stories 6.published(publish) in science fiction magazines. In 1950, he published his first novel and in 1953 his first science book. In 1958, he gave up 7.teaching(teach) and became a full?time writer.
Throughout his life, Asimov received many 8.awards(award), both for his science fiction books and his science books, The Foundation trilogy, 9.loosely(loose) based on the fall of the Roman Empire but about the future, was one of his most famous science fiction works. He is also well known for his collection of short stories, I, Robot.
Asimov was married twice. In 1992, he 10.died(die) in New York because of an HIV infection.
单句语法填空
1．Alice is outgoing and has a great talent for making friends with strangers.
2．This international language is based on the sounds of English.
3．Relax. You’re bound to__pass(pass) the exam since you have done so much work.
4．The driver disobeyed(obey) the traffic rules and parked his car illegally. As a result, he was fined 200 yuan.
5．She felt quite alarmed(alarm) when she was asked to go to the headmaster’s office.
6．My father enjoys scanning(scan) the morning newspaper when we are having breakfast.
7．It was on September 16th that Mexico declared(declare) independence from Spain.
8．It was when I made the serious mistake that I realized I should take others’ advice seriously.
9．Having worked for just a few days，Richard was junior to those who had been in the company for a long time.
10．You don’t have to take his words seriously(serious), because he never keeps his word.
阅读理解
A
Hibernation(冬眠) allows an animal to slow its life support systems. This saves energy, and prevents the animal’s body from requiring additional food and water while it sleeps. The animal’s body temperature also drops, and most of the warmth is near and around the important organs.
Many small warm?blooded animals hibernate during the winter, like the dormouse, ground squirrel, and woodchuck. These animals need to hibernate for part of the year, and once this process begins, they are extremely difficult to wake up. The body temperature of a dormouse, for example, drops to just above zero, and its heart beats only a few times each minute. Some of these animals will wake up periodically to eat, but others stay in this deep sleep for up to six months.
Bears also sleep through the winter months; however, many scientists don’t classify them as true hibernators. This is because they don’t go through the same degree of physiological changes that other hibernating animals do. For example, while a bear’s heart rate and breathing slow, its body temperature doesn’t fall very much. Along with some bats, bears are also relatively easy to wake up. Most bears deliver their young during the winter, and so mother bears must become somewhat conscious during the birthing process to properly tend their babies.
Insects, reptiles(爬行动物) and other species, including some fish, also hibernate. Since they cannot maintain their body temperatures like warm?blooded animals, many cold?blooded animals find shelters in caves or underground to protect themselves during the winter. Some wetland creatures—as well as fish—often bury themselves in mud at the bottom of a lake or pond. This not only protects the creature from the bad weather, it also prevents the running water from washing the creature downstream and guards it from being eaten by animals that don’t hibernate.
However, while most animals eat extra food before hibernating and use the stored fat to get them through the winter, reptiles survive on glycogen(糖原), an energy storage molecule.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了动物冬眠的一些知识。
1．What can we learn from paragraph 2?
A．Animals’ organs cannot work during hibernation.
B．Warm?blooded animals are more likely to hibernate.
C．Squirrels won’t be disturbed easily during hibernation.
D．Most small animals wake up periodically to feed themselves during hibernation.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的These animals need to hibernate...are extremely difficult to wake up.可知，松鼠冬眠时一般不容易醒来。
2．What prevents bears being called real hibernators?
A．Their heart rate increases.
B．They sleep for a short time in winters.
C．They eat little food before hibernating.
D．Their body temperature falls a little.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的For example, while a bear’s heart rate and breathing slow, its body temperature doesn’t fall very much.可知，熊类在冬眠时体温下降不大，因此有些专家认为它们并不是真正的冬眠。
3．Why do some wetland fish get themselves buried in mud in winter?
A．To look for more food.
B．To avoid being washed away.
C．To guarantee their deep sleep.
D．To get away from the strong sunlight.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的it also prevents the running water from washing the creature downstream可知，这些鱼这样做可以保护自己不被水冲走。
B
When Betabrand recognized that knitwear was becoming a popular look in running shoes, the company asked users of its website what kinds of footwear they liked. Using those answers, the clothing manufacturer had its version of the shoe available on the website in just one week.
What the users saw was a three dimensional(3?D) picture of the running shoe. The image had height, width and depth. However, no such footwear existed yet. Normally, it would take six to nine months to create a traditional model of the shoe. Buyers still needed to wait a few months for the real shoe to be manufactured. Yet the use of digital technology in designing and selling means new fashion products are getting to people faster than under the old system. “The web attention span is short, so if you can develop and create the product in a short time, you can be a real product development machine，” noted Chris Lindland, CEO of Betabrand.
The use of 3?D imaging is a big cultural change for clothing makers. For years, designers created images on paper; a design got approved; and then images went to a factory that created prototypes(原型). Designers and developers made changes and sent prototypes back and forth. Once a final version was approved, it was sent to the factory to be copied for mass production. From start to finish, the process could take as long as a year.
Now, some companies have designers creating images on high?resolution computer tablets. They use software programs that can email 3?D images of clothing with measurements immediately to factories. The goal is to reduce to six months or less the time it takes to get new products to stores.
“Companies and store owners who welcome this approach are going to be ‘the winners of the future’，” said David Bassuk, managing director of AlixPartners, a marketing advisory service.
Currently, although 3?D technology is only used in just two percent of overall suppliers, says Spencer Fung, CEO of Li & Fung, he believes that will change as more stores realize that reducing design time and prototypes saves money.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章通过介绍一款新型3?D鞋样的诞生，阐述了3?D技术能帮助服装行业提高生产效率，降低成本。
4．The appearance of the 3?D image of the running shoe means that ________．
A．the price of such a type of shoes will be higher
B．customers will tend to buy such a type of shoes
C．the entire production process will be more efficient
D．manufacturers will mainly produce knitwear products
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的Yet the use of digital technology...faster than under the old system.再结合第三段末尾说传统工艺需要大约一年时间，而第四段中说利用3?D技术可使时间减少至六个月甚至更短，由此可推断，3?D技术的出现可以使生产更高效。
5．According to David Bassuk, the winners of the future depend on ________．
A．a wide diversity of products
B．the use of digital technology
C．excellent customer service
D．simple manufacturing process
B 解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可推测，David Bassuk的观点是：未来的市场赢家将属于那些善于运用数字科技的企业。句中的this approach指的就是前文讨论的3?D数字科技的运用。
6．What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A．The reform of 3?D technology is bound to succeed.
B．Store owners are optimistic about 3?D products.
C．Few buyers can realize the benefits of 3?D imaging.
D．The use of 3?D technology hasn’t yet caught on.
D 解析：推理判断题。最后一段中的just two percent of overall suppliers以及that will change as more stores realize...暗示了目前此项技术的运用并没有普及。
七选五
When one of your friends is upset, help them by being there for them, finding the right things to say, and avoiding common mistakes. Here are some ways to comfort your friend.
1．________ If they seem to be very troubled, it may take more effort on your part to help them. If something is bothering them, but they aren’t too upset, be there for them without overreacting. So use their behavior as your guide for how to go on with your help.
Find out what’s wrong. Before you say anything, try to figure out what the problem is. 2.________ If you try to talk to your friend without knowing the situation first, you could end up getting into trouble. If your friend is too upset to talk, don’t push them for an explanation. Just stay with them until they calm down.
Give your friend a hug. A kind touch will do wonders for your friend, even if you don’t know what they’re upset about. If your friend doesn’t like hugs, don’t force one. 3.________ Say something like，“I’ll just sit here with you.”
Encourage them to express themselves fully. 4.________ Pay attention and don’t interrupt. During pauses, you might add something like, “I’m listening.”
Keep the conversation focused on your friend. Do not talk about yourself and your own problems, even if you’ve faced similar issues as your friend. Derailing(偏离) the conversation with a story about yourself won’t solve your friend’s problems. 5.________
A．Offer your help immediately.
B．Just sit near them and keep them company.
C．It’s fine to offer advice if your friend asks for it.
D．This will help you know what to say and what not to say.
E．It will just make them feel like you aren’t listening to them.
F．Comfort your friend according to how upset they seem to be.
G．If your friend needs to get their sadness or anger out, let them do so.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍如何安慰朋友。
1．F 解析：此空设于段首，是本段的主旨句。本段主要讲安慰朋友要依据他们的烦恼程度。
2．D 解析：此空设于段中，与上文存在指代关系，设空中This指的是前一句的内容：在开口安慰朋友之前要知道朋友的问题所在，这样才能帮助“你”了解什么该说和什么不该说。
3．B 解析：此空设于段中，承上启下。上文提到在朋友不喜欢拥抱时，不要勉强，同时，根据下文的“I’ll just sit here with you.”也可推出。
4．G 解析：此空设于段中，与上文存在解释关系，本段旨在说鼓励朋友充分表达自己。设空对主旨句作进一步解释，说明当朋友想发泄自己的悲伤或愤怒时，让他们这样做。
5．E 解析：此空设于段尾，与上文存在指代及因果关系，设空中的It指代上文提到的偏离谈话主题而谈论自己的故事这件事，这么做的结果是会让朋友感到“你”没有在倾听他们。
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Section Ⅳ Grammar
单句语法填空
1．As is known to all, the 2022 Winter Olympics will__be__held(hold) in Beijing and towns in the neighboring Hebei Province.
2．In China, the practice of presenting the best food first to the senior members of the family has__been__observed(observe) for generations.
3．Up to now, a large number of new houses have__been__built(build) in what used to be a wasteland.
4．The decision to__be__made(make) at tomorrow’s meeting will affect a lot of people.
5．His book is said to__have__been__translated(translate) into more than 30 languages since it was__published(publish) in the 1940s.
6．Your pencil case is nowhere to__be__found(find), and I will buy a new one for you this weekend.
7．The fire is reported to__have__been__caused(cause) by a cigarette end, which was thrown by one tourist.
8．The best and most beautiful thing in the world cannot be__seen(see) or even touched for it must be__felt(feel)．
9．It is a great honor for me to__be__asked(ask) to speak at the meeting on behalf of the whole class.
10．The kids were__allowed(allow) to go swimming in the river, which made them very happy.
阅读理解
We live in a golden age of misinformation. On Twitter, false news spreads further and faster than the truth. In the run?up to the 2016 US presidential election, the most popular false articles got more Facebook shares, reactions and comments than the top real news, according to a BuzzFeed News analysis.
Before the Internet, “You could not have a person sitting in a room and generating conspiracy(阴谋) theories at a mass scale，” says Luca de Alfaro, a computer scientist at the University of California. But with today’s social media, selling lies is too easy—whether those lies come from a company like Disinfomedia, which has owned several false news websites, or a crowd of teenagers in Macedonia who got huge sums of money by writing popular false news.
Most Internet users probably aren’t intentionally broadcasting nonsense. Information overload and the Web surfers’ limited attention span aren’t exactly good at fact?checking inspection. Confirmation bias(偏见) feeds in as well. “When they’re dealing with unfiltered information, it’s likely that people will choose something that meets with their own thinking, even if that information is false，” says Fabiana Zollo, a computer scientist in Italy who studies how information circulates on social networks.
Intentional or not, sharing misinformation can have serious consequences. False news doesn’t just threaten the equity of elections and wear away public trust in real news. It threatens lives. Rumors(谣言) that spread on WhatsApp, a smartphone messaging system, for instance, led to murder cases in India that left more than a dozen people dead.
To help sort false news from truth, programmers are building automated systems that judge the truth of online stories. A computer program might consider certain characteristics of an article or the reception an article gets on social media. Computers that recognize certain warning signs could warn human fact?checkers, who would do the final check. “Automatic lie?finding tools are still in their babyhood，” says computer scientist Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia of Indiana University Bloomington.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文。如今，我们处在一个假新闻充斥网络的时代，本文就假新闻的影响及如何抵御进行了讨论。
1．What can be learned from the second paragraph?
A．False news is sometimes more popular than the real news.
B．Teenagers are the main force for spreading fake messages.
C．The openness of the Internet provides soil for false news.
D．Social media contributes to the loss of people’s social values.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的Before the Internet...selling lies is too easy可知，在过去，大规模的传播假消息是很难的，而如今，网络的发展使其变得十分容易。由此可推断，第二段想告诉我们的是网络为假消息提供了生存的土壤。
2．What best explains the underlined word “unfiltered” in paragraph 3?
A．Unknown. B．Original.
C．False. D．Boring.
B 解析：词义猜测题。根据上下文语境可知，网络消息的关注度并不能证明它的真实性，因为人们在阅读那些未过滤的信息时，容易根据自己的喜好去选择，即使那是错误的消息。由此推断，画线词意为“未过滤的，原始的”。
3．Paragraph 4 is mainly about ________．
A．the drawbacks of social media
B．the negative effects of misinformation
C．the disordered Internet market of India
D．the relationship between laws and rumors
B 解析：段落大意题。根据第四段的内容尤其是第一句可知，本段主要想告诉我们虚假消息的不利影响。
4．What do we know about the automatic lie?finding tools?
A．They have been fully developed in the computer program.
B．They remind human fact?checkers of some warning signs.
C．They are proved to be good at telling false news from the truth.
D．They make up a machine?controlled system that can do the final check.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Computers that recognize certain warning signs could warn human fact?checkers, who would do the final check.可知，这个自动识别系统可以帮助人工排查人员分辨网络信息。
完形填空
I came from my home in Italy by overnight train to Vienna to start the second part of my year abroad as an English language assistant. I went to sleep in Italy and __1__ in Austria, to a snow?covered countryside that looked like something out of a tour guide. Although this __2__ scene made me excited, I soon __3__ that adjusting to the Austrian world was going to be __4__．
The first thing was the __5__. I had to switch from talking and thinking in Italian to German __6__. I found myself stumbling over(结结巴巴地说) words and really struggling to __7__ when people spoke to me, especially in Austrian German which not only sounds different from the German I learned at school but also uses different words! So I’ve had lots of __8__ moments in the supermarket and felt rather embarrassed when I used the __9__ word.
There are also lots of other __10__ things. One big difference is the __11__. Italy is famous for its varied pasta(意大利面食) dishes and delicious pizzas! But in Austria the __12__ food seems to be meat. It also seems that there isn’t time for a __13__， relaxed lunch. In Italy I had an hour’s lunch break from my office job, but when I’m __14__ in the schools in Vienna there are just 10 or 15 minutes between lessons, which is only __15__ for a quick sandwich.
I don’t think these are __16__ things, but it will just take time to get used to them. However, there are some things I have immediately __17__， like the very efficient public transport—it’s __18__ to get around and it’s always on time! I also __19__ the coffee house culture here where you can go to a café and just sit for hours, chatting and __20__ with friends and a cake or two. In fact, I really love the country and I think I will enjoy my stay here.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在异国他乡遇到的问题，但是作者仍然希望通过努力能够快乐地生活在这里。
1．A.stayed up B．dressed up
C．warmed up D．woke up
D 解析：根据上文的I came from my home in Italy by overnight train to Vienna及I went to sleep in Italy ...Austria可知，作者睡着的时候还在意大利，但醒来(woke up)时已身在奥地利。
2．A.familiar B．touching
C．beautiful D．funny
C 解析：根据上文的a snow?covered countryside that looked like something out of a tour guide可知，这里的景色很美(beautiful)。
3．A.realized B．guessed
C．admitted D．remembered
A 解析：根据下文中对作者在奥地利遇到的问题的描述可知，作者很快就意识到(realized)适应奥地利的生活是比较难的(hard)。
4．A.hard B．boring
C．meaningful D．interesting
A
5．A.habit B．language
C．attitude D．custom
B 解析：根据本段中的I had to switch from talking and thinking in Italian to German可知，首先是语言(language)方面的问题。作者的所说所想都要立刻(immediately)从意大利语切换成德语。
6．A.patiently B．finally
C．secretly D．immediately
D
7．A.think B．understand
C．learn D．explain
B 解析：根据上文的I found myself stumbling over(结结巴巴地说) words ...spoke to me可知，当别人跟作者说话的时候，作者理解(understand)起来很吃力。
8．A.brief B．anxious
C．awkward D．terrifying
C 解析：根据本段中的especially in Austrian German...uses different words及felt rather embarrassed可知，作者在超市里经历过很多尴尬的(awkward)时刻，在使用了错误的(wrong)词语后会感到非常尴尬。
9．A.key B．wrong
C．foreign D．hurtful
B
10．A.different B．basic
C．wonderful D．silly
A 解析：根据下文中对意大利和奥地利食物的对比及One big difference可知，在这里生活还有很多其他不一样的(different)地方，其中一项就是食物(food)。
11．A.restaurant B．bill
C．menu D．food
D
12．A.delicious B．main
C．cheap D．fast
B 解析：根据上文的Italy is famous for its varied pasta(意大利面食) dishes and delicious pizzas！可知，奥地利的主要(main)食物就是肉类。
13．A.late B．light
C．long D．hot
C 解析：根据上文的start the second part of my year abroad as an English language assistant及In Italy I had an hour’s lunch break from my office job, but ...10 or 15 minutes between lessons可知，在维也纳，人们没有很长的(long)时间来享受一顿轻松的午餐。当作者在学校工作(working)时，每节课之间只有10到15分钟的休息时间，仅仅够(enough)吃一个三明治。
14．A.struggling B．studying
C．sitting D．working
D
15．A.proper B．enough
C．convenient D．ready
B
16．A.bad B．small
C．risky D．important
A 解析：根据空后的but it will just take time to get used to them可知，作者并不觉得这些不同是坏(bad)事，只是需要时间去适应。
17．A.gotten tired of B．gotten close to
C．gotten used to D．gotten interested in
C 解析：根据本段的like the very efficient public transport可知，作者在奥地利还是很快适应了(gotten used to)一些事，比如高效便捷的公共交通——到处走动很容易(easy)而且通常很准时。
18．A.safe B．necessary
C．easy D．possible
C
19．A.feel B．share
C．keep D．enjoy
D 解析：根据本句的chatting and ...friends and a cake or two可知，作者也很喜欢(enjoy)这里的咖啡屋文化，人们可以一连坐在咖啡厅里几个小时，和朋友聊天或者吃些点心放松(relaxing)身心。
20．A.relaxing B．dreaming
C．comparing D．competing
A
语法填空
Scientists found that air pollution may be responsible 1.____________ a big reduction in 2.____________(intelligent). Research showed that air pollution led to big falls in test 3.____________(score) for languages and mathematics. The study called “The influence of air pollution on cognitive(认知的) performance” 4.____________(conduct) over four years ago. Researchers analyzed speaking and mathematics tests 5.____________(take) by 20，000 people of all ages. They said, “Polluted air may do harm to cognitive ability as people become older.”
The study is a warning to the rest of the world, 6.____________(particular) those in cities. Over 91 percent of the world population live in areas with polluted air, 7.____________ is the fourth biggest cause of global deaths. Researchers discovered that the 8.____________(long) people were exposed to polluted air, the greater their cognitive ability went down. They said air pollution caused a year’s worth of lost education. For those aged over 60, this could be several years. A researcher warned, “9.____________ is no shortcut to solve this issue. Governments really need to take effective measures 10.____________(reduce) air pollution.”
1．for 解析：考查固定搭配。be responsible for意为“造成……的原因”。
2．intelligence 解析：考查名词。设空处作in的宾语，表示“脑力”，故填intelligence。
3．scores 解析：考查名词复数。score是可数名词，且在此表泛指，故填名词复数形式scores。
4．was conducted 解析：考查动词的时态和语态。由后面的over four years ago可知，设空处所表示的动作发生在过去，应用一般过去时；又因为study与conduct之间是被动关系，故填was conducted。
5．taken 解析：考查过去分词。tests后跟定语，又因为take与tests之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且take所表示的动作已完成，故填taken。
6．particularly 解析：考查副词。设空处作状语，表示“尤其”，故填particularly。
7．which 解析：考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明polluted air，且在从句中作主语，故填which。
8．longer 解析：考查副词比较级。“the＋副词比较级，the＋副词比较级”表示“越……，就越……”。
9．There 解析：考查there be句型。句意：解决这一问题并没有捷径。故填There。
10．to reduce 解析：考查动词不定式。政府采取有效措施的目的是为了减少空气污染，故填to reduce。
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单元过关检测(二)
(时间：120分钟，满分：150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What is the woman doing?
A．Making a suggestion.
B．Making a decision.
C．Asking for directions.
2．What time does the BBC news end?
A．At 6：30. B．At 7：00. C．At 7：30.
3．Who is probably the man?
A．Tom’s boss.
B．Tom’s doctor.
C．The woman’s doctor.
4．What will the man do next Monday morning?
A．See his manager off at the airport.
B．Fly to New York to buy some equipment.
C．Go to New York with his manager.
5．What does the woman suggest?
A．Buying a house.
B．Selling a house.
C．Renting a house.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Where does the conversation take place?
A．In the library.
B．In the classroom.
C．In the teacher’s office.
7．What will be left on the board?
A．The new words.
B．The new drills.
C．The drills and examples.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．Who are the two speakers?
A．A couple.
B．Old friends.
C．New neighbours.
9．What is the man doing?
A．Returning something.
B．Settling a business.
C．Lending a ladder to someone.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．How will the speakers go to New York?
A．By air. B．By taxi. C．By bus.
11．Why are the speakers making the trip?
A．On business. B．For shopping. C．To school.
12．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Driver and passenger.
B．Husband and wife.
C．Fellow workers.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A．In a restaurant.
B．In an office.
C．In a factory.
14．What does John do now?
A．He’s a trainer.
B．He’s a tour guide.
C．He’s a college student.
15．How much can a new person earn for the first year?
A．$10，500. B．$12，000. C．$15，000.
16．How many people will the woman hire?
A．Four. B．Three. C．Two.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What was the speaker doing at the fast food restaurant?
A．Waiting on tables.
B．Having dinner.
C．Selling food.
18．What did the manager of the restaurant say?
A．Everyone must get out of the building.
B．Everyone had to stay where they were.
C．There was no more food and vegetables.
19．Why did the speaker return in the emergency?
A．To let others get out first.
B．To help an elderly woman.
C．To get her purse back.
20．What did the police find out?
A．There was a bomb.
B．There was no danger.
C．There was an alarm clock.
答案：1－5.CBABC 6－10.BACAA 11－15.ACBCA 16－20.CBACB
听力材料
(Text 1)
W：Jim, do you know how to get to the sports centre from here？①
M：Why not ask that policeman?
(Text 2)
W：BBC news starts at half past six.②
M：Does it go for an hour?
W：No.It lasts for half an hour.②
(Text 3)
M：Hello, Mary.This is David Morrison from the office.③I’m calling to see how Tom is feeling today.If he is not well, I may tell someone else to do his work instead.③
W：Oh, hello.The doctor said he’d be able to go back to work tomorrow.
M：I see.
(Text 4)
W：Hello, Mike.When are you taking off for New York？④
M：Next Monday morning.
W：Is anybody seeing you off?
M：Yes.The manager’s seeing me off.I am going to buy telephone equipment for our company.④
(Text 5)
W：Darling, how I wish I hadn’t sold the old house downtown!
M：Don’t be sad.We can buy a new one in the near future.
W：Yes, but we don’t have enough money.What about renting a big house at the moment？⑤
(Text 6)
W：Would you do me a favor, Billy?
M：Yes, Miss Smith.
W：I have to go back to the office to fetch your homework.Would you clean the blackboard for me？⑥
M：Sure.Shall I wipe off everything on the blackboard?
W：No.Leave the new words on, please.⑦
M：And the drills?
W：I am sorry you weren’t listening to me.What should you clean if drills and examples are on the blackboard?
(Text 7)
M：I’ve just brought your ladder back, Mrs.Fielding.Thanks for lending it to me.Where shall I leave it？⑧⑨
W：Just lean it against the wall there.How are you settling down in the new house?
M：Oh, fine, thanks.All the neighbours here are very kind to me.⑧
W：I’m sure you’ll soon feel at home.Use the ladder again any time.
M：That’s very generous of you, Mrs.Fielding.Thank you very much.
W：You’re welcome.Always glad to help you.
(Text 8)
M：Hey, Lucy.Do you have some time to talk about next week’s trip with me?
W：Sure, Dave.We will go to New York for a conference.?
M：OK.So, we’re leaving on Monday from Hartsfield International Airport and returning on Friday. Do we go to the airport by ourselves? Maybe we need to book a taxi or just go by bus.
W：No, we don’t have to.The company car will pick us up and take us there.?
M：Oh, that’s good.When?
W：Our flight leaves at 11 a．m., so they should pick us up between 8 and 9 a．m.Besides, the company pays for our trip, including hotel and food.
M：How much will that be?
W：Well, New York is a pretty expensive city, so each of us will get $200 a day.
M：Oh, OK.Thanks for telling me that.
W：You’re welcome.
(Text 9)
W：Please sit down.Let’s see, you’re Mr.Smith, is that correct?
M：Yes, John Smith.
W：And you’re interested in this job？?
M：Yes, I am.I’ll graduate from college the coming June.My major is Chinese.?
W：I see.Have you ever done any work in this field?
M：Yes, I used to be a tour guide for Chinese travellers.
W：Good.Now how much money do you expect to have for a year?
M：From what I’ve read, it seems that a starting pay would be around $12，000 a year.
W：Here you would start at $10，500 for the first year—a kind of training period.?Then you would go to $15，000.
M：That sounds fair enough.What do you think are the chances for me to get a job here?
W：Well, I’m talking to three people today and four tomorrow.We’ll be hiring two people.? You’ll hear from us sometime next month.Good luck and thanks for coming today.
(Text 10)
W：Last night I had a frightening experience.While I was eating dinner at the fast food restaurant where I normally go when I’m in a hurry，? the manager announced that everybody had to leave the building.?The place was crowded and that made the situation dangerous, as everyone was determined to get out first.To make matters worse, an elderly woman, who must have weighed 300 pounds, had just come up to the entrance, which was also the only exit.In the meantime, I remembered that I had left my purse in the chair I had been occupying when the announcement was made. It was certainly not convenient to return and get it, but I had to do it.? When I finally got outside, I saw that the police bomb team had arrived and the men were studying the area.They finally found out that it was all a false alarm and the crowd went away.?
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
Summer Classes at the Community Center
The Community Center is offering adult summer classes again this year. The schedule includes classes in basic computer skills, painting, drawing, and dance.
Registration(注册)
There are two ways to register for classes：
1．Go to our website: www.cc.org/classes/summerschedule. Click(点击) on “Class Descriptions” to see a full listing of the classes this summer. Decide which class or classes you are interested in.
Then click on “Register Now” and a registration form will appear. Complete the form and work out the amount of money you should pay for your classes. This will include the cost of your classes plus a $15 registration fee. Any material fees will be payable to the instructor on the first day of class. In addition, if your address is outside of the city, you will pay an additional fee of $25 per class.
Fill in your credit card information and click “Send Now”. You will receive registration confirmation by e?mail.
2．If you do not have access to a computer, you can call the Community Center at 872?555?5068 to request a class schedule and registration form. Choose your classes from the schedule, complete the form, and return it by mail with your credit card information.
Withdrawal Policy
Full refunds(退款), minus(减去) the $15 registration fee, will be given for any withdrawals made up to one week before the class begins. Withdrawals made before the start of the second class will receive a 50 percent refund, minus the registration fee. No refunds will be made after the start of the second class.
Classes offered by the Community Center are for adults only. You must be eighteen years of age or older to participate(参加). Classes for children and teens are offered through the City Department of Recreation.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇应用文。文章是社区中心对其所提供的夏季课程的介绍。
21．Who can take part in the Community Center summer classes?
A．Adults only.
B．Citizens only.
C．High schoolers.
D．Children and teens.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的The Community Center is offering adult summer classes again this year.以及最后一段中的Classes offered by the Community Center are for adults only.可知，社区中心的夏季课程是针对成年人的。
22．What do you have to do for summer classes’ registration?
A．Pay a $15 registration fee.
B．Sign up for classes online.
C．Provide your credit card information.
D．Pay material fees before the class begins.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据Registration中的Fill in your credit card information及and return it by mail with your credit card information可知，注册夏季课程需要提供信用卡信息。
23．How much will you be refunded after the start of the second class?
A．$15. B．None.
C．A full refund. D．A 50 percent refund.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据Withdrawal Policy中的No refunds will be made after the start of the second class.可知，第二节课开课后就不会退款了。
B
Ah, prom(正式舞会), the most exciting part of the year. However, many will feel pressured into going, while asking themselves, “Is prom worth the hype(天花乱坠的宣传)？”
There are undoubtedly many reasons high schoolers and teenagers will give as to why everyone should attend prom. Many will say that for seniors, prom is the last big event of a student’s high school career. It will feel strange to miss it. Others would also say that it is one of the few events of the year where spending a lot of money is worth it.
“I think people spend too much money on prom because the tickets, tuxedos(无尾礼服) and dresses and all are so expensive，” senior Trevor Lambert said. “But, in the end, I believe the money is worth it.”
Prom isn’t the only big event that everyone in high school has to look forward to though. Keep in mind that there are many other moments in high school to take note of and to look back on.
“I don’t think that prom is the best way to have fun and spend time with friends since it is organized by someone else，” junior Reagan Davis said. “That person in charge may not know how you like to enjoy yourself.”
Also, prom preparations usually cost a large amount of money. However, as stated before, prom is not the only choice where money can be spent to enjoy something special. Personally, I have thrown two parties to celebrate an end?of?the?year occasion, costing about $50 each, which is much cheaper than $919 (the average amount a person spends on prom)．
So, in conclusion, there are many reasons to go to prom, but in the end, it is simply not worth all the hype it receives. However, that is not to say that prom should be avoided by any means. Prom is still a great way to spend time with friends and have fun. But there are alternatives(可供选择的事物) to have as much fun at prom night; it simply takes a little research.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文。作者分析了高中生喜欢和不喜欢正式舞会的原因，并表明自己的观点：正式舞会很重要，但不应被过度宣传。高中生如果愿意，可以参加正式舞会，但也可以考虑其他一些经济且充满乐趣的活动。
24．What’s Trevor Lambert’s opinion of prom?
A．It is beneficial to attend prom.
B．Prom is a big waste of money.
C．Tickets are not worth the money.
D．It feels a bit strange to miss prom.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段可知，尽管Trevor Lambert认为正式舞会需要花费很多钱，但是他认为这些钱值得花。
25．Why does Reagan Davis think little of prom?
A．It involves too many students.
B．It may be badly organized.
C．It lacks creativity and fun.
D．It takes a lot of time.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中的since it is organized by someone else和That person in charge...enjoy yourself.可知，Reagan Davis觉得由于正式舞会是由别人组织的，而那个人并不知道如何取悦你们，所以它并不是你和朋友欢聚的最好选择。
26．Why does the author mention his own experiences?
A．To offer advice on prom preparation.
B．To let readers consider other options.
C．To show money can buy good memories.
D．To call on readers to avoid attending prom.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的prom preparations usually cost a large amount of money ...prom is not the only choice where money can be spent to enjoy something special及之后的费用对比可知，作者认为正式舞会并不是你回忆高中生活的唯一方式，你还可以考虑其他形式的活动。
27．What’s the author’s attitude towards prom?
A．He is against it.
B．He thinks highly of it.
C．He is uninterested in it.
D．He has mixed feelings about it.
D 解析：观点态度题。作者的观点主要体现在最后一段的总结：正式舞会对高中生来讲很重要，但同时高中生也可以考虑其他的活动。因此，他对正式舞会持中立态度。注意，作者反对的是大肆宣传正式舞会。
C
Horses can tell the difference between dominant(强硬的) body postures and submissive(顺从的) ones in humans. The former means the person stands straight, with arms and legs apart. The latter means the person’s arms and legs are close to the body and the knees are relaxed. Horses can do that even when the humans are not familiar to them, according to a new study.
Researchers worked with 30 home?raised horses to see whether they were more likely to go to a person showing a dominant body posture, or a submissive posture. Research was done on horses at three centres in Suffolk and East Sussex. All the handlers were women, dressed in similar clothing and of similar size. A dark neck warmer covered their faces to eye level. The horses, which had been fed by two people, were allowed to choose whether to go to either the person showing the dominant or the submissive body posture.
They found that even though the horses had been given food before by each person, they were much more likely to get to the person showing a submissive rather than a dominant posture in follow?up experiments.
Co?lead author of the study, Amy Smith, said, “Horses are often thought to be good at reading human body language based on stories such as the ‘Clever Hans Effect’. However, little research has tested this. Now we have scientific evidence for that.”
Amy Smith said, “Animals, including humans, tend to use larger postures to show dominance, and smaller postures to show submissiveness. Horses may therefore have a natural understanding of larger vs.smaller postures.”
The findings increase our understanding of how different kinds of animals can communicate using body posture, and are helpful for informing horse handlers and trainers about the ways horses read human body language.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。研究发现，家养的马可以读懂人类的一些肢体语言。
28．What did the researchers do for the study?
A．They showed several kinds of body postures.
B．They asked two men to feed the horses.
C．They chose two well?trained horses.
D．They had handlers dress alike.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的All the handlers were women, dressed in similar clothing and of similar size可知，在试验过程中，驯马师被要求穿相似的衣服。
29．How was the research done?
A．By making comparisons.
B．By collecting information.
C．By giving horses physical checks.
D．By talking to handlers face to face.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的The horses, which had been fed by two people, were allowed to choose whether to go to either the person showing the dominant or the submissive body posture.可知，试验中两个人分别作出不同的姿势让马来选择，由此可知该试验使用的是对比的方法。
30．What do the findings show about horses?
A．They always use large postures.
B．They like the people who feed them.
C．They enjoy animal?human communication.
D．They prefer submissive postures to dominant postures.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，这个试验表明马更喜欢顺从的身体姿势。
31．What does the last paragraph mainly show about the findings?
A．Their cause.
B．Their future.
C．Their method.
D．Their importance.
D 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，该研究结果增加了人们对动物之间肢体语言的了解，并帮助马的训练者了解马是如何理解人类肢体语言的，所以该发现很重要。
D
A baby seal(海豹) robot from Japan has come to the U．S. It’s been sold in Japan for several years, but now the company has created a Florida?based unit, Paro Robots U．S. Inc., to sell the creature to places like nursing homes and hospitals. The robot, named Paro, is marketed as a therapeutic(治疗的) device that can help comfort people who have problems that can lead to social isolation(隔离)．
Takanori Shibata, a Japanese engineer, invented Paro. He says the robot, which weighs about 6 pounds, is able to respond to touch, light, and sound.
Shibata says he tried making robotic cats and dogs, but that people didn’t find those convincing. “They expected too much，” he says, “and would compare the robot to real animals they had known.” Few people have ever seen a live baby seal, so they aren’t likely to draw comparisons between the robot and the real thing. So they accept Paro as a cute little companion.
The Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McLean held a recent event to showcase the robot, and Virginia Long slowly came into the activity room. When a nurse put the robot on her lap, it began to shake slightly, and Long talked to it gently. “Why are you shaking? Are you cold？” she asked. The robot made a high sound, and Long laughed. She said she used to have a cat, “but somebody stole him.” “Petting a seal is unusual，” she said, “but a lot of people have strange animals.”
But some experts say a robot is no replacement for a real animal. “One of the things that we’ve learned is that it is the unexpected and natural behavior of the living creature that adds so much value to people’s experience. Any kind of newness can get the attention of people who are lonely and bored, but that doesn’t necessarily help them live a meaningful life. It doesn’t solve the problem that is really causing their lack of enjoyment of life，” says Bill Thomas, a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了由日本科学家研发的海豹型机器人。
32．What is the role of Paro?
A．To look after baby seals.
B．To give relief to patients.
C．To replace home?raised pets.
D．To provide medical examinations.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的The robot, named Paro, is marketed as a therapeutic(治疗的) device that can help comfort people who have problems that can lead to social isolation(隔离)．可知，Paro主要是为患者带来一丝慰藉。
33．How did people feel about robotic cats?
A．Disappointed. B．Astonished.
C．Concerned. D．Amused.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的Shibata says he tried making robotic cats and dogs ...would compare the robot to real animals they had known.可知，人们对机器猫比较失望，因为他们总会将其与真猫作对比。
34．What was Long’s reaction to Paro?
A．She refused to get close to it.
B．She showed it much affection.
C．She regarded it as her new cat.
D．She was frightened to talk to it.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的When a nurse put the robot on her lap ...The robot made a high sound, and Long laughed.可知，Long很关心Paro并被它的声音逗乐，说明Long很喜欢Paro。
35．What do Bill Thomas’ words suggest about Paro?
A．It is of great value to people.
B．It is useless in solving real problems.
C．It fails to catch older people’s interest.
D．It can take the place of a living creature.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的It doesn’t solve the problem that is really causing their lack of enjoyment of life可知，Bill Thomas认为Paro虽然可以为孤独、无聊的人带来快乐，但是却不能真正解决他们生活中的问题。
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。
We all want to be liked, yes. But—perhaps more importantly in the workplace—we all want to be respected. Try some of the ways below that you can make sure your colleagues like and respect you.
Do your job and do it well. The most basic way to get respect? Don’t spend your time worrying about getting respect. Instead spend that time doing your job really, really well. 36.________
Have an opinion. 37.________ Don’t be afraid to bring it to the table. Whether it’s an idea about a new product or service, people will appreciate you thinking of ways to help the organization improve.
Ask people “How are you？” Being busy with work all the time won’t make you very well liked. 38.________ You’d be amazed how good a simple “How are you？” can make someone feel.
39．________ Whether it’s grabbing an extra coffee on your way to work for your boss or getting some flowers for your colleague’s desk when you know she’s had a rough day, small gestures like these can speak wonders to your character.
Remember things about people. Keep their spouse’s(配偶) and kid’s names in mind. 40.________ Then referring to them in conversation can be a good way to up your brownie points(印象分). It shows that you really care about them.
A．Do small nice things for people.
B．Make friends with the right people.
C．Get a reputation for being really good at what you do!
D．So take the time to ask people about their lives as well!
E．It shows the person that you respect his or her opinion.
F．You should have your well?thought?out opinion on things.
G．Get to know what they’re doing over the weekend, their hobbies, and the like.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍的是让同事尊敬你的几个方法。
36．C 解析：此空设于段尾，是本段的总结句。本段主要讲想要获得同事的尊重最基本的方法是把时间花在专注做好自己的工作上。
37．F 解析：此空设于段中，是一个过渡句，进一步解释本段中心句：你对事情应该有深思熟虑的见解，且过渡到下文：也不要怕把自己的观点表达出来。
38．D 解析：此空设于段中，与上文存在解释关系。上文提到：总是忙于工作可能不会使你非常受大家喜爱。设空则解释应该怎么做——花一些时间去关心别人的生活。
39．A 解析：此空设于段首，是本段的主旨句。本段主要讲为别人做一些小的事情，根据后文内容，尤其small gestures可推知。
40．G 解析：此空设于段中，与上文存在并列关系。本段主要说明用心记住关于别人的一些小事。上文提到记住别人配偶或者孩子的名字，设空提到了解别人的兴趣爱好等，都属于需要记住的事。
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。
In my third year in junior school, stereotypes(模式化观念) made me believe that I had to study science. It is thought that science students would __41__ succeed in the future. Science students are __42__ the main science subjects, so they’re most likely to be engineers or doctors. Both of them are considered the best __43__ in Nigeria. I told myself that I would be a doctor.
A year later, I went onto the next stage, first year in senior school __44__ a science student. My physics, biology and chemistry __45__ became my new friends. I found myself learning them hard to __46__ good grades in the exams __47__ I had lost interest in them. I repeated asking myself whether I __48__ wanted to study medicine.
Nigerians have the __49__ that only those who take classes in art subjects can be lawyers. My conversations with my friends often became __50__ because none of them __51__ my decision to be a lawyer. Many of them even laughed at me. However, I __52__ to give up my dream of becoming a lawyer.
Nigerians also believe that if children don’t score a hundred percent in their tests, it means they don’t __53__ anything they learn in school. Young people are usually __54__ for not making perfect grades but you should never feel __55__. Tests are not the only __56__ of your hard work, as long as you keep trying to do better.
I want to encourage all people never to be discouraged from __57__ the career that they desire. An individual can be __58__ whether he is a science student or not. Stereotypes should not __59__ what you will be in the future. You should be __60__ by the passion you possess.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者不受传统观念的影响，坚持自己当律师的梦想。
41．A.possibly B．hardly
C．randomly D．suddenly
A 解析：根据上文的stereotypes(模式化观念) made me believe that I had to study science可知，人们认为理科生将来可能(possibly)成功。
42．A.sent B．offered
C．passed D．lent
B 解析：理科生主要学理科学科，offer意为“提供”。
43．A.experts B．chances
C．dreams D．professions
D 解析：根据上文的engineers or doctors可知，在尼日利亚，工程师或者医生被认为是最好的职业。
44．A.with B．for
C．as D．from
C 解析：现在，作者在读高一，选择了理科。as a science student意为“作为一个理科学生”。
45．A.textbooks B．labs
C．exams D．teachers
A 解析：根据下文的learning them hard可知，物理书、生物书和化学书都成了作者的新朋友。
46．A.accept B．obtain
C．collect D．aid
B 解析：作者努力学习这些理科学科是为了取得(obtain)好的分数。
47．A.since B．until
C．even though D．as if
C 解析：尽管(even though)作者对这些学科已经失去了兴趣，但为了分数还是拼命地学。
48．A.really B．slightly
C．generally D．crazily
A 解析：作者不断地问自己是否真正(really)想学医。
49．A.nature B．belief
C．confidence D．ability
B 解析：尼日利亚人相信(belief)只有学文科的人才能成为律师。
50．A.worrying B．amazing
C．interesting D．discouraging
D 解析：作者跟朋友们的聊天经常让作者感觉到泄气(discouraging)。
51．A.remembered B．supported
C．questioned D．disliked
B 解析：作者的朋友中没有人支持(supported)作者的决定。
52．A.decided B．refused
C．began D．hesitated
B 解析：根据上文的However可知，尽管朋友不支持，但作者不会放弃当律师的梦想。
53．A.wonder B．prepare
C．understand D．admit
C 解析：如果孩子们考试没有得满分，尼日利亚的大人们就认为孩子们没有理解(understand)他们在学校所学的东西。
54．A.interrupted B．praised
C．forgiven D．criticized
D 解析：年轻人经常因为没有取得好的成绩而受到批评(criticized)。
55．A.excited B．content
C．grateful D．hopeless
D 解析：但是永远不要因此而绝望(hopeless)。
56．A.measure B．result
C．method D．choice
A 解析：成绩不是努力学习的唯一衡量标准(measure)。
57．A.continuing B．pursuing
C．adjusting D．changing
B 解析：pursue the career“追求事业”。
58．A.beneficial B．fortunate
C．important D．successful
D 解析：无论你是理科生还是文科生，你都可以成功(successful)。
59．A.influence B．bring
C．lead D．select
A 解析：模式化观念不应该影响(influence)你将来成为什么样的人。
60．A.touched B．honored
C．motivated D．helped
C 解析：你应该被自己的激情所驱动(motivated)，努力追求自己的梦想。
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。
If you touch a hot object, you will yank(猛拉) your hand away 61.____________(immediate). When this happens to you 62.____________ first time, the event and the result get stored in your brain. This is 63.____________ we call an experience. When you see a hot object next time, you will not touch it. You will use the knowledge of your previous experience and decide not to repeat it again.
This process of learning, comparing a previous experience, making a 64.____________(decide) and acting upon it 65.____________(be) the key to human intelligence. Ever since machines were invented, scientists have dreamt of making them learn and perform intelligent tasks—like humans.
Artificial intelligence(AI) is a branch of science, 66.____________ is making machines think like humans. These machines, or computers, can store large amounts of information and process them accurately at an 67.____________(amaze) speed. What they lack is an ability to learn and decide intelligently.
What do we need 68.____________(make) an intelligent machine? A memory or a space where experiences or information can be stored, a method of applying these experiences to new ones, comparing experiences to come to logical 69.____________(conclusion). That would be an intelligent machine.
Scientists are creating new software programs, 70.____________(try) to copy the functioning of the brain and to recreate the process of human learning in a computer.
61．immediately 解析：考查副词。设空处修饰动词yank，表示“立刻”，故填immediately。
62．the 解析：考查定冠词。the first time意为“第一次”。
63．what 解析：考查连接词。设空处引导表语从句，且在从句中作call的宾语，故填what。
64．decision 解析：考查名词。设空处在此作making的宾语，表示“决定”，又由前面的不定冠词a可知，应填decision。
65．is 解析：考查主谓一致。主语是This process，且设空处是对一般情况的描述，故填is。
66．which 解析：考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明a branch of science，且在从句中作主语，故填which。
67．amazing 解析：考查形容词。设空处作定语修饰speed，意为“令人吃惊的”，故填amazing。
68．to make 解析：考查动词不定式。设空处在此作目的状语，故填to make。
69．conclusions 解析：考查名词复数。conclusion是可数名词，且在此表泛指，故填名词复数形式conclusions。
70．trying 解析：考查现在分词。设空处作目的状语，又因为Scientists与try之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且try所表示的动作与主句谓语动词所表示的动作同时发生，故填trying。
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
As my parents and I was on our way to pay for our parking space, a woman came up to them. She said she had just paid for hers but she had called back home just now and asked how we would like to have her parking pass. She refused to take up any money for it and insisted we took it. We glad accepted it and thanked her. We got down to the beach in time to watch the sun setting because of this woman’s kind and we were so thankfully. It was a wonderful experience and the sunset was so a breathtaking sight!
答案：
As my parents and I on our way to pay for our parking space, a woman came up to . She said she had just paid for hers but she had called back home just now and asked we would like to have her parking pass. She refused to take any money for it and insisted we it. We accepted it and thanked her. We got down to the beach in time to watch the sun setting because of this woman’s and we were so . It was a wonderful experience and the sunset was / a breathtaking sight!
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假设某英文论坛正在开展主题为“未来的生活”的讨论。请你展开合理的想象，用英语写一篇短文并发表在该论坛上。
注意：词数100左右。
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One possible version：
I believe that in the future there will be great changes in medicine, education and the environment.
With the rapid development of medicine, people will have medical examinations through video and receive proper treatment at home from machines. People will also live up to the age of 120. As for education, students will communicate with teachers on the Internet and finish their homework at home rather than sit in a class taking lessons. When it comes to the environment, there will be no need to worry about pollution because everything such as products and buildings will be environmentally friendly.
In a word, people’s life in the future will just get better and better.
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