第一节 阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分) A
I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Virginia. And we’ve got students listening from all across America, from kindergarten to 12th grade. I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now — with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could stay in bed.
I know that feeling. When I was young, my mother didn’t have the money to send me where most American kids went to study, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning. Now, as you might imagine, I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. But whenever I complained, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she’d say, “This is no picnic for me either.” So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school.
But I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this new school year. Now, I’ve given a lot of speeches about education. And I’ve talked about responsibility a lot. I’ve talked about teachers’ responsibility for encouraging students and pushing you to learn. I’ve talked about your parents’ responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done. I’ve talked a lot about your government’s responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren’t working, where students aren’t getting the opportunities that they deserve.
But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world — and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill (履行) your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and put in the hard work it takes to succeed. That’s what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education. I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something that you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide.
Maybe you could be a great writer but you might not know it until you write that English paper. Maybe you could be an inventor but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class. And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it. And this isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. The future of America depends on you. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future. That’s why today I’m calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you can to meet them.
21. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Some of the students wish they could still be on holiday.
B. All of the students from America are listening to the speech.
C. Some students feel nervous because it is their first day in an old school.
D. Some seniors feel good because they will have more than one year to graduate.
22. From the passage, we can conclude that ______ is the most important in students’ education.
A. the most dedicated teachers B. the most supportive parents
C. the best schools in the world D. students taking their own responsibility
23. Education is important because ______.
A. it provides students with opportunities to discover what they are good at
B. it is only important for students’ own life and own future
C. it will decide the greatest challenges students meet in the future
D. it will have no influence on the future of America
24. What’s the main focus of the speech?
A. Great challenges in the future.
B. The importance of education.
C. Responsibility students have for their education.
D. The opportunities an education can provide.
B
After almost a year of saving from shopping and vacationing, you find the numbers reflected by your bank account meet your heat’s desire. Now the most important question comes what to do with the earnings? Should you fulfill dreams of the present, or keep saving it for a rainy day?
Our elders always try to teach us the value of money and its uncertainty. One may be on a winning situation now, but it will not always be so. One will have days when there will be no sunshine but only rain, and their luck will hide behind those thick grey clouds. Save for those rainy days, they say. Do not spend too much, live within a budget, stay away from credit no matter how small and save for the future. Since the very first time we earn our own money from a summer job or earn our first salary, the lessons start.
In fact, the pocket money that we receive when we are children starts the process of learning how to best manage one’s manage one’s money. Future, future, future, that’s all they talk about, but what about the present? What about our current desires, wants and needs? Wasn’t our present once our future?
One day when I have enough money, I will buy myself a car. One day my luck will shine. One day I will have enough money to travel the world. Then, once we do earn enough money from saving, tomorrow’s plans start shadowing our present ones.
However, is it wise to keep living for that future? Will we still enjoy or even be able to backpack in our 50s? What will be the use of those professional cameras when pains take over our joints and our mind grows dull? Will our liver be able too handle the meat and alcohol in our advanced age? What if our life ends suddenly? How will we ever enjoy our present if we are constantly living for the future?
I say enjoy the most comfort but also keep enough for your necessities, and stay happy with your present but with a plan for the foreseeable future. Beyond that, life is not in our control and we shouldn’t worry about the unseen. Life is for the living, so live it wisely.
25. The underlined “a rainy day” in the first paragraph has the same meaning as______.
A. the background of the story is set on a rainy day
B. driving fast on a rainy day may lead to accidents
C. it is crazy of him to suggest a picnic on such a rainy day
D. he always puts aside his pocket money for a rainy day
26. The questions in the fifth paragraph suggest that_____
A. the author insists that w should live for the future
B. the author doubts the meaning of living in the world
C. the author believes that enjoying our present is very important
D. the author is not sure whether we should save money or spend it
27. The statement that the author may agree with is that_____
A. we should live happily regardless of others’ words
B. we should care more about future and shouldn’t just live today
C. we should live happily at present and be prepared for the future
D. we must save lots of money for unexpected accidents
C
Your best friends may just be your worst enemies, especially when it comes to young women checking out images of their friends on social media sites.
This is according to a recent study carried out by researchers at the Center for Emotional Health at Macquarie University, Australia. The study found that young women are much more likely to be affected by images of their friends on social media than those of celebrities(名人)in traditional media.
A hundred and fifty female undergraduate students were questioned in five daily surveys over a five-day period. The students were asked questions such as whether they had compared their appearance with someone were asked questions such as whether they had compared their appearance with someone else’s, and whether they made that comparison after looking at social media, traditional media or in person.
Results showed that young women are more likely to compare their appearance with that of their peers’(同龄人的)images on social media than those of models’ or movie stars’ in traditional media. Most students thought others looked better than them on social media. This led some to diet and exercise, although the majority of those who did were not overweight and didn’t need to do so.
The negative effect images of skinny models in mass media has on young women is a well-known source of concern throughout the world, but social media appear t make things worse.
Jasmine Fardouly, lead researcher in the study, explained why social media might be more damaging than traditional media.
“Celebrities may seem more distant and their appearance may have less influence than people you work with or see regularly,” she told The Guardian.
In Fardouly’s opinion, people could unfollow or avoid those who post highly improved images of themselves. This may reduce how often people think others look more attractive than them on social media.
But more critical (批判的)thinking may also do the trick. “When surfing social media, it may be helpful for people to stop and think about the motivation behind each post and question how realistic each image is,” Fardouly wrote on news site The Conversation.
28. “Your best friends may just be your worst enemies”, because_____.
A. your friends might hurt you badly when you become their enemy
B. you feel unhappy because your friends look more attractive than you in person
C. your friends beat you in appearance when you compare their images on social media
D. you disappoint your friends because you don’t look better on social media than on traditional media
29. The reasons why more young women are dieting or exercising are as follows EXCEPT that ______
A the skinny models on TV have some influence on them
B. celebrities in traditional media have a far greater influence on them
C. they concern more about their images online with the widespread use of social media
D. they tend to compare and compete after they see their friends’ images on social media
30. The underlined phrase “do the trick” in the last paragraph probably means______
A. meet the desired result B. make people feel worse
C. remind people of something D. develop people’s interest
第二节 七选五(共 5 小题,每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)
Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy, as there's no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. ___31___.
Give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. ___32___, children can give more logical, complete and creative answers.
Watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don t jump in with “That's right" or “Very good”. ___33___. But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying "That's interesting or "I have never thought of it that way before”,or coming up with more questions or ideas. Never force a child to think. ___34___, as children are always thinking, without your telling them to.
What's more, giving them freedom to think can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target for your disagreement.
___35___ Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass (放大镜), and they'll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates (蒸发), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.
A. It doesn't make sense
B. Listen to their questions
C. Teach them by examples
D. You only have to share your children's curiosity
E. It began with a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours
F. When adults increase their "wait time” to three seconds or more
G.These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior
第三部分 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I think love is for those who believe in love. Being grateful to others is a way to _36 _ your love. In our daily life, we often receive help from our parents, friends, colleagues and ---37- .
It was a rainy Monday. I was about to cross the road -38- I heard a cry. Someone beside me -39- me because the car would hit me, but the guy himself got injured. So - 40- was I that I was trembling (发抖的). I couldn’t -41- what had happened. I didn’t know where I was going because after the accident I was walking far from the scene -42- direction. However, the man who -43- my life was gone, saying no words and giving me no chance to thank him. I didn’t - 44 - ask what his name was. I was trying to find the man in my dreams because I wanted to say a -45- word coming from my heart — simply THANKS!
Every morning I would go to the place where the accident -46- , hoping to find that man. It was Monday morning - 47- . When I went to the spot, the rain started to -48- . I stepped backward to the bus stop nearby to avoid getting -49- . It rained heavily and I suddenly -50- a man walking in the rain hurriedly without an umbrella. So, I took out my umbrella and walked to the man’s -51- . I didn’t realize the man was the guy who I’d been -52- until I found myself standing beside the man! I was excited and couldn’t wait to say Thank You. The man was -53- but after a while he smiled. I smiled too and said, “I have been waiting for this moment and praying someday we are going to -54- again and this is it.” When saying these words, I cried but felt happy.
Perhaps it is a little thing, but we should be thankful to those who help us for -55- they have done. The more love you give, the more love you will receive.
36. A. mean B. defend C. show D. devote
37. A. classmates B. strangers C. family D. relatives
38. A. while B. after C. until D. when
39. A. pulled B. tended C. handled D. comforted
40. A. surprised B. embarrassed C. frightened D. worried
41. A. put out B. pick out C. turn out D. figure out
42. A. in B. without C. beyond D. from
43. A. risked B. respected C. harmed D. saved
44. A. ever B. even C. never D. still
45. A. single B. mild C. good D. wise
46. A. appeared B. existed C. occurred D. lasted
47. A. again B. somehow C. anyhow D. already
48. A. come B. fall C. end D. arrive
49. A. warm B. dirty C. cold D. wet
50. A. heard B. watched C. noticed D. caught
51. A. doubt B. direction C. explanation D. survival
52. A. looking after B. looking for C. looking at D. looking into
53. A. annoyed B. ashamed C. disappointed D. confused
54. A. meet B. wait C. contact D. face
55. A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whenever
第四部分 语法 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
一、根据中文意思用合适的词语完成下列句子(共10个填空;每空1分,满分10分)
56.It is important for our teenagers to _______________ in the senior school time. (开发潜能)
57.The secret of success_______________ our hard work. (在于)
58.When you rise to the challenges, you’ll __________ to acquire great knowledge. (有机会)
59.If you __________ youself, you’ll improve your _________.(对….有信心; 交际能力)
60. You are the only person who ______________your growth. (对….负责)
61. ______________ are good study habits, useful skills and ____________. (同样重要的; 一个积极的态度)
62. __________________ teaching facilities can __________________ keeping the classroom lively and interesting. (充分利用; 对….有贡献)
二、用适当的关系代词或关系副词完成句子(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
1.Maria has written two novels, both of ________ have been made into television series.
2.________is shown in the report,the air quality has improved over the past two months.
3.After the flooding, people were suffering in that town,_______ badly needed clean water and medicine.
4.It is the third time that she has won the race, ______ has surprised us all.
5.The school shop, ________ customers are mainly students, is closed few the holidays.
6.The meeting is being held at a time ________ the world is looking for a new kind of balance between nature and cities.
7. She brought with her three friends, none of ________ I had ever met before.
Children who are not active or _______ diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.
We have found the place, _______ we thought is the site of the lost city.
In Australia, surfing is a popular sport among young people _____ they can get excitement and adventure.
第五部分、语法填空(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。
Students have responsibility to learn well and pay more attention to ___1__(learn). If a long reading assignment (任务) is given, teachers expect students to be familiar ____2___ information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination.
The ideal student ____3__ (consider) to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning not the one interested only in getting high ____4___ (grade). Sometimes homework is returned with brief ____5___ (write) comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is responsible for learning the material distributed.
When research is distributed, the professor expects the student to take it ____6____ (active) and to complete it with minimum guidance. It is the students’ responsibility to find books in the library. Professors do not have the time ____7____ (explain) how a university library works. Professors will help students ___8___ need them, but prefer that their students should not be too dependent on them. In the United States, professors have many other duties besides ___9___ (teach), such as regulative or research work. Therefore, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either approach a professor during office hours ____10___ make an appointment.
第六部分 书面表达:(20分)
假如你是李华,你校英语俱乐部将进行换届选举,现向大家证求主席人选.请给负责英语俱乐部的外教史密斯先生写封英文信推荐你们班长王林,并从以下方面说明他的优势并表达你的希望和感激之情。
1.领导能力;2.个性特点;3.群众基础4 .英语水平
注意 :
1.可以适当发挥,以使行文连贯.
2.词数:150左右
Dear Mr.Smith,
I am writing to __________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Lihua
英语练习答案
一、听力1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. B
11. C 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. C
二、阅读理解 21-30 ADAC DCC CBA
三、七选五 31-35 DFGAC
四、完形填空 36-40 CBDAC 41-45 DBDBA 46-50 CABDC 51-55 BBDAC
五、完成句子
1. realize your potential 2. lies in 3. have the opportunity; 4.have confidence in ; communication skills 5. is responsible for 6. Of equal importance ; a positive attitude 7. Making the most of ; make a contribution to
六、句子填空
1.which 2.As 3. who 4. which 5.whose 6.when 7. whom 8.whose 9.which 10.where
七、语法填空
1: learning 2: with 3: is considered 4: grades 5: written 6: actively 7:to explain 8: who/that 9: teaching 10:or
八、书面表达:(20分)
Dear Mr.Smith,
I am writing to recommend my classmate Wang Lin for the position of Chairman of the English Club.I am sure he is the right person for this position.The reasons why I recommend him are as follows.
Wang Lin is the monitor of our class and he has good leadership qualities.Being responsible,honest and selfless,he is loved and respected by everyone.Therefore, all students are wiling to follow his instructions. Most importantly, he has good communication skills and is always open to different opinions.Besides,he is good at both written and spoken English and won first prize in last year's English speech contest.In conclusion,I am sure he is fit for the position.
I would be most grateful if you take my recommendation into consideration.
Yours