英语试卷
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。祝各位考生考试顺利！
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共95分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I order? —Of course. ________, sir. A. Make yourself at home C. Take your time 【答案】C
2. Parents always get a little ________ when their kids are taking some important exams. A. eager 【答案】B
3. The ________ from England to India used to take more than 6 months as there were storms and huge waves at times. A. travel 【答案】C
4. ________ and I’ll get the work finished. A. Having one more hour C. Given one more hour 【答案】B
5. Jane is determined to live a fulfilling life regardless of ________ the future holds. A. that 【答案】D
6. When rats were unknowingly brought there by the sailors, they quickly ________ the island leading to an unpredictable damage to the original ecosystem. A. took over
B. held up
C. checked out
D. broke down
B. which
C. how
D. what
B. One more hour D. If I have one more hour
B. journey
C. voyage
D. trip
B. anxious
C. confused
D. impatient
B. At your service D. It doesn’t matter
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【答案】A
7. After a 57-day hiking, the explorers finally reached a place, ________ they believed was the South Pole. A. which 【答案】A
8. ________ the high cost in human life, the D-Day landings were a success and were seen widely as the beginning of the end of the Second World War. A. Beyond 【答案】B
9. Happy birthday, Tom! So you have ________ eighteen already and should be more independent. A. become 【答案】C
10. The cash the company has recently received from the government is not enough to cover the debt ______. A. remained to pay C. remaining to pay 【答案】B
11. More than one living species ________ forever from the earth every half an hour, which is an alarming speed. A. disappears 【答案】A
12. ________ both sides accept the agreement will a lasting peace be established in this region. A. As long as 【答案】B
13. In this age of information, the functions of libraries within society are changing ________ and rapidly. A. originally 【答案】D
14. I tried to explain the matter to my friend, but he appeared so upset that he ________ listen. A. wouldn’t 【答案】A
15. —I’d like to sit at the back of the classroom.
—________. But you’ll see the blackboard more clearly in the front. A. You got me there C. As you wish
B. I don’t know D. I couldn’t agree more
B. couldn’t
C. shouldn’t
D. might not
B. cautiously
C. slightly
D. fundamentally
B. Only if
C. If only
D. Unless
B. are disappearing
C. disappear
D. is disappearing
B. remaining to be paid D. remained to be paid
B. grown
C. turned
D. passed
B. Despite
C. As
D. Though
B. where
C. that
D. as
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【答案】C
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I can still remember it as if it were yesterday. I was a college freshman and had ____16____ up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first ____17____ of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a ____18____. It wouldn’t ____19____ to spend a few minutes napping before class, I thought. BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my
____20____ beating wildly trying to find the cause of the ____21____. My young professor was looking back at me with a boyish smile on his face. He had ____22____ dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still ____23____. “I am glad to see everyone is ____24____. Now let’s get started.”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the ____25____ of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the ____26____ discussion he led. With knowledge and ____27____ he made the material come ____28____. His insights were full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he ____29____ with were contagious (有感染力的). I ____30____ the classroom not only wide awake, but a little ____31____ and a little better as well. I learned something far more important than not ____32____ in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life, do it well, and do it with ____33____. What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Let your love fill your work. Don’t sleepwalk your way through ____34____. Wake up! Life is too ____35____ not to live it well. 16. A. took 17. A. class 18. A. platform 19. A. lose 20. A. heart 21. A. trouble 22. A. angrily 23. A. smiling 24. A. active 25. A. sound
B. divided B. test B. pillow B. help B. mind. B. noise B. carelessly B. talking B. curious B. shock
C. stayed C. task C. carpet C. last C. thought C. failure C. intentionally C. complaining C. present C. interruption
D. put D. major D. wall D. hurt D. head D. incident D. accidentally D. shouting D. awake D. blow
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26. A. fascinating 27. A. gesture 28. A. strange 29. A. taught 30. A. decorated 31. A. clearer 32. A. discussing 33. A. joy 34. A. work 35. A. hard
B. convincing B. sense B. natural B. spread B. filled B. smarter B. speaking B. speed B. life B. complex
C. puzzling C. humor C. handy C. combined C. left C. quieter C. cheating C. aim C. journey C. short
D. encouraging D. design D. alive D. started D. entered D. stronger D. sleeping D. determination D. college D. simple
16. C 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 【答案】
27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. C
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2.5分，满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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While Google, Bing and Yahoo dominate adult search engine choices, they are not always the best choice for students. The sites on this list are good search engines that students can rely on.
Fact Monster
Homework help is always on hand with Fact Monster (w+w=w.factmonster.c-o/m). It is mainly fit for students aged from 7 to 12. There are also all kinds of games, spelling tests and more for kids to improve their study and have some fun.
Ask Kids
Ask Kids (w+w=w.askkids.c-o/m) is a great site for students to safely find the information they need from the web. Besides being a useful and safe search engine, Ask Kids also has a useful picture and video search function that allows students to find pictures or videos that may be useful to their information search.
SortFix
SortFix (w+w=w.sortfix.c-o/m) is one of the useful search engines for students because it provides relevant, organized search results. It does this by analysing the keywords in the search results, and giving the searcher the ability to focus on, or remove, certain keywords. It is a useful search engine if you are not sure what information you want to find, or if you are tired of finding irrelevant results in your searches.
Wolfram Alpha
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Created by Stephen Wolfram, Wolfram Alpha (w+w=w.wolframalpha.c-o/m) can calculate things that it would take a hundred or more individual websites to do. It uses a set of ways to answer questions directly that you type into the search box, which is different from other websites. You can find everything from the nutritional value of an apple to the real-time position of the International Space Station. An Apple app is offered so that you can add it to any iPod Touch devices. It is best suited for older students.
36. If you keep getting the results you don’t want, which will you probably use? A. Fact Monster.
B. Ask Kids.
C. SortFix.
D. Wolfram Alpha
37. What group of students is Fact Monster designed for? A. Primary schoolers favoring academic help. B. Secondary schoolers in want of images.
C. High schoolers searching for accurate information
D. College students using mobile devices for clear search results. 38. What’s special about Wolfram Alpha? A. It offers answers directly. B. It provides games for kids
C. It focuses on solving maths problems. D. It is intended for astronomy enthusiasts.
39. Which website is worth recommendation to students needing visual materials? A. w+w=w.factmonster.c-o/m C. w+w=w.sortfix.c-o/m
40. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To recommend four useful apps B. To advertise four interesting websites. C. To list the top four popular websites in the US. D. To introduce four student-friendly search engines. 【答案】36. C 37. A 38. A 39. B 40. D
B. w+w=w.askkids.c-o/m D. w+w=w.wolframalpha.c-o/m
B
One steamy July afternoon in central Arkansas, my house caught fire unfortunately. I was lost for words to describe the feeling of seeing my home going up in flames. But the panic that filled my shocked heart in that awful moment was for the nine cats that shared my home after being rescued from situations of abuse and abandonment.
The amazing firefighters arrived in time, but the chemical-laden smoke had already caused deaths. I examined
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and kissed each cat goodbye, extremely grateful that they had passed away gently, without injuries or burns. After staying with a friend for weeks, I was relocated to a furnished apartment. One evening I was occupied in writing a mystery novel when a “meow” sounded from outside the apartment door. Was it my mind playing tricks again? More than once I had heard, seen or felt the brush of one of my departed furry roommates. The meow grew louder and more insistent. Curious, I opened the door.
Sitting on the doorstep was a kitten (小猫) with a black coat and alert amber eyes. A neighbor walking by picked him up and began petting him. When I remarked how cute her kitten was, she explained that he had been born under a bridge and looked around for food. This kitty-loving neighbor was quick to offer an extra litter box asking if I was interested in giving him a home. My immediate reaction was a seemingly humorous “that’s all I need!” After all, my determination had been well reasoned and remained firm. But without hesitation she put the adorable kitten down. I thanked her and closed the door, determined to just let him stay until a real home could be found.
That night, as I slid between the sheets of the bed in the still unfamiliar apartment, the energetic little fur ball jumped onto the bed yawned dramatically, and nestled by my side. That was the first night since the fire that I actually slept. Needless to say, the cat community knew the precise treatment for healing far better than I.
The name Starlight (Star for short) just occurred to me because that night he brought some light back into my life. He adored wrestling rubber bands, raced up and down the stairs, darted outside anytime the door opened, suddenly appeared everywhere I didn’t want him to be, held onto the broom while I was trying to sweep, and rolled in catnip or whatever else happened to be on the floor.
In the five years since the fire, we have been through a lot, Starlight and I. We returned to the house, managed to keep the business alive, brought the mystery novel to the final edits before it’s submitted in the hope of publication. Star helped me through a massive, yet untraditional, healing of spirit. The memories of the kitties that passed away in the fire now spark only warmth in my heart and win some smiles. Every single day, I appreciate the serendipitous (有意外收获的) nature of the Universe that sent me hope in the form of a little black fur ball.
So take a little advice from my furry friend: no matter how hopeless things may become or how fixed your resolution may be, open the door whenever opportunity knocks. It just might be a star to light your way. 41. What made the author relieved after the fire was put out? A. The cats being rescued from situations of abandonment. B. The cats being lost in the fire without receiving injuries. C. A description of the belongings going up in flames D. A new house being designed for him to move in. 42. What probably caused the author to open the door?
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A. The brush of his departed furry roommates playing tricks on him. B. The impact of the fire that burnt down his house on his soul. C. The curiosity about the novel written in memory of his cats. D. The thought of making sure that it was a kitten outside 43. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean? A. The author desired to make friends with a cat-loving neighbor. B. The author made a decision not to take in any animals. C. The author didn’t consider a cat-loving neighbor as a friend D. The author made a decision to adopt other animals. 44. What did the author say about Starlight? A. It was given a unsuitable name “Starlight”. B. It was very naughty and made him annoyed. C. It made him regain hope and make progress. D. It knew how to give right treatment for healing. 45. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Dream for Kittens C. The Power of Resolutions
【答案】41. B 42. D 43. B 44. C 45. D
B. Ways to Remove Sadness D. Starlight to Give Hope
C
“If you don’t behave, we’ll call the police.” is lie that parents generally use to get their young children to behave. Parents’ lies work in the short terms, but a new study led by NTU Singapore suggests that they’re associated with harmful effects when the child becomes an adult.
The research team asked 379 Singaporean young adults whether their parents lied to them when they were children how much they lie to their parents now, and how well they adjust to adulthood challenges. Adults who reported being lied to more as children were more likely to report deceiving their parents in their adulthood. They also said they faced greater difficulty in meeting psychological and social challenges.
Lead author Assistant Professor Setoh Peipei from NTU Singapore’s School of Social Sciences said, “Parenting by lying can seem to save time especially when the real reasons behind why parents want children to do something is complicated to explain. When parents tell children that ‘honesty is the best policy’, but display dishonesty by lying, such behavior can send conflicting messages to their children. Parents’ dishonesty may eventually break trust and promote dishonesty in children. Our research suggests that parenting by lying is a practice that has bad consequences
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for children when they grow up. Parents should be aware of this and consider alternatives to lying, such as acknowledging children’s feelings, giving information so children know what to expect, offering choices and problem-solving together, to help children develop good behavior.”
The analysis found that parenting by lying could place children at a greater risk of developing problems that the society disapproves, such as aggression (侵害) and rule-breaking behavior. Some limitations of the study include relying on what young adults report about their past experience of parents’ lying. “Future research can explore using more information providers, such as parents, to report on the same topic,” suggested Asst Prof Setoh. 46. Why is a parental lie mentioned in the first paragraph? A. To introduce the topic for discussion. B. To tell a popular way to educate children. C. To prove the great influence of the police. D. To show the harmful effects of parental lies.
47. The underlined word “deceiving” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “________”. A. worrying
B. abusing
C. disappointing
D. cheating
48. Why do parents lie to their children based on the passage? A. Their parents lied to them when they were young. B. They think lying to their children can avoid wasting time. C. They believe dishonesty can help solve adulthood challenges. D. They are afraid their children will suffer more by telling truth. 49. According to the research, which of the following can parents do? A. Identify with the children’s emotions. B. Force good behavior on their children. C. Stop children knowing what to expect. D. Let children solve problems independently.
50. What does the last paragraph imply about the study? A. It is quite controversial. B. It is rather meaningless. C. It needs to be perfected. D. It demands honest responses.
【答案】46. A 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. C
D
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We have often heard that “work smart and not hard”. Does only smart work bring you success? And if so, then why are so many of us still busy putting our blood and sweat into working hard? Here, we’ll discuss hard work and smart work.
Hard work sticks to the traditional form of doing work. It is all about consistently working towards a particular goal irrespective (不考虑的) of its worth, not being worried about the result and not using any means to reduce your effort. Hard work requires a lot of commitment and sincerity from the person. Although being boring and tiresome, it can give you the best results if it is done with heart and soul.
One of the preconditions of smart work is having an in-depth knowledge or experience of the work in hand, because that allows you to look for efficient ways to do the work in a planned and organized manner. Being a smart worker saves a lot of time as you can find means to reduce your work by using logical and innovative ways to achieve your goals. Besides, it also gives you enough time to learn a new task while completing the present one.
Although it seems that smart work is a better option, what we forget is that smart work is the fruit of hard work. Only when you work hard you gather the expertise (专业技能) and the knowledge to understand the work in hand and efficiently improve on it and work smartly.
So which do you think should be preferred? We are sure you have heard of “United we stand, divided we fall.”, and that is true in this case too. You will attain great heights and lead a better and comfortable life if you combine both smart and hard work together. If you are not smart your hard work will never pay. A donkey only does hard work, while a horse does hard work and uses its smartness whenever and wherever it needs. In a similar way, smart work is the result of hard work. To master the quality of smart work, you really need to work hard. Through hard work, we gain experience which helps us discover new things that in turn enables us to work smartly. The effort is important, but where to make that effort makes a difference.
51. What can we learn about hard workers from Paragraph 2? A. They lack proper work skills. B. They always have great patience. C. They tend to ignore the goal of work. D. They obtain excellent results from their work. 52. Smart workers can save a lot of time by ________. A. making a sensible plan B. making use of creative ways C. learning experience from others D. getting inspiration from a new task
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53. What does the author think of hard work? A. It is inspiring. C. It is challenging.
B. It is efficient. D. It is fundamental.
54. In the author’s view, the improvement of work pattern requires ________. A. keeping working hard
B. finding a method of working smartly C. combining smart work with hard work
D. choosing a suitable way of working based on your need
55. What does the example of donkey in Paragraph 6 intend to show? A. It is useless to work hard. B. It is necessary to work smartly. C. The efforts you make matter most. D. The horse is cleverer than the donkey.
【答案】51. B 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. B
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共35分）
第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Graduating from high school is a momentous occasion in any young person’s life, and many choose to have a big party to celebrate those four years of hard work. However, Leanne Carrasco, a Texas teen, decided that she didn’t want a party for herself, and instead she chose to host a pizza party for the homeless as a way to celebrate her big day.
The teen explained why she made a decision to think of others instead of herself on such a milestone occasion. She said, “Not a lot of people have the same options as me. There are a lot of people who need help. So I give it.”
Although Carrasco had volunteered at the Star of Hope’s Women and Family Development Center with her family over the years, this time she decided to enlist the help of friends and fellow students to pull off the party. Not only did Carrasco provide about 90 pizzas for the residents of the shelter but she and her friends also collected 400 personal care bags to give out to those in need.
Clearly, Carrasco’s actions had an impact on the shelter residents and the administration. “The teens had respect for these people.” Scott Arthur, a spokesman for Star of Hope said. “The residents saw this as a proof that people do care. To express their gratitude, they gave Carrasco a standing ovation (鼓掌欢呼) while many lined up to give the teenager hug and personally thanked her for her thoughtfulness.”
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All in all, Carrasco and her friends served lunch to about 200 people during their pizza party. “It was a very magical day,” Arthur said. “It gives you a hope for the youth of today. They (the high schoolers) were able to think of other people.”
56. How did Carrasco celebrate her high school graduation day?(no more than 15 words) 57. Why did Carrasco choose to think of others instead of herself?(no more than 10 words) 58. What does the underlined word “enlist” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?(1 word) 59. How did residents of the shelter feel about Carrasco’s actions?(no more than 10 words)
60. How would you like to celebrate your high school graduation day? Please explain.(no more than 20 words) 【答案】56. By hosting a pizza party for the homeless.
57. Because she thought a lot of people needed help. 58. Gain. 59. They were grateful and excited.
60. To hang out with my friends. Because it's difficult for us to meet again.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61. 假设你是晨光中学的李津，来自英国的James作为交换生曾在你班学习一年，现已回国。得知你即将高中毕业，他非常关心你，来信询问你对大学专业报考的设想。请你根据以下提示给他回复邮件。内容包括： （1）询问近况；
（2）谈谈你对未来大学专业的选择；
（3）说明选择的理由（如兴趣爱好、职业发展等）； 注意：
（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯； （3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear James,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
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Li Jin
【答案】Dear Lucy,
How is everything going? I’m writing to tell you about the major I will choose in the university. I have decided to major in computer science. There are some reasons why I made such a decision.
Firstly, with the development of society, computers are playing an important role in many aspects of our life. Secondly, browsing the Internet is one of my hobbies, so I think I can study computer science well. Last but not least, being good at computer science may help me find a good job after graduating from college.
What about your plan? Expect to hear from you as soon as possible.
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Yours, Li Hua
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