英语
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。
第I卷（选择题三部分共85分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a bus stop
B. At a train station
C. At an airport
2. What do the two speakers think of Tom?
A. Humorous
B. Quiet
C. Lovely
3. What’s the probably relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife
B. Father and daughter
C. Mother and son
4. What do we know about the man?
A. He has confidence in the contest
B. He didn’t do well in the contest
C. He has something wrong with is fingers
5. How will the woman go sightseeing in the city today?
A. On foot
B. By car
C. By bus
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What was the woman probably doing?
A. Reading the newspaper
B. Watching a documentary
C. Reading the news on her iPad
7. How many adult Amur leopards live in a forest according to the recent survey?
A. At most 14
B. At most 20
C. At most
24
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the man’s school paper mainly about?
A. The ways of preventing global warming
B. The importance of protecting the forest
C. The harm to trees from serious droughts
9. What is the man’s plan for the week?
A. To visit some friends
B. To go to the beach
C. To work on his school paper
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where did the man watch the movie?
A. At his house
B. At Lisa’s house
C. At the cinema
11. What is the movie Oz the Great and Powerful mainly about?
A. A young girl
B. A wizard
C. A storm
12. What do we know about the woman?
A. She doesn’t like watching movies
B. She hasn’t watched the Wizard of OZ
C. She is interested in Oz the Great and Powerful
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What can we know about the old woman?
A. She couldn’t speak
B. She couldn’t hear well
C. She couldn’t see clearly
14. What did the woman do to help the old woman?
A. She lent her phone to her
B. She took her to her husband
C. She told her husband where she was
15. Why won’t the woman go to eat steaks?
A. She doesn’t like steaks
B. The restaurant is too far
C. She just had a steak this afternoon
16. How long will it take the two speakers to get to the Chinese restaurant?
A. About twenty minutes
B. About half an hour
C. About an hour
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the speaker wake up that night?
A. At about 3:45 am
B. At about 4:00 am
C. At about 4:15am
18. What woke the speaker’s husband up?
A. The shaking of the bed
B. The speaker’s shaking
C. The baby’s crying
19. What was the weather probably like that night?
A. Warm
B. Cold
C. Hot
20. Where did the speaker and her family live in the following several days?
A. In a shelter b. At her parents’ C. At her aunt’s
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35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。
21. The road construction is based on the agreement, one of ______ purposes is to ensure its completion on time.
A. which
B. whose
C. that
D. what
22. You must ___________ what Joseph tells you, for he is good at making up good stories.
A. discount
B. defend
C. deposit
D. dominate
23. ---I very much appreciate your kind help; otherwise, I couldn’t get the work done today.
---___________. All in a day’s work.
A. Oh, that’s nothing
B. You can manage, too
C. Never mind
D. Don’t bother
24. ________ toothache, I’ve been feeling bitter these days, having no good sleep.
A. Not being rid of
B. Not ridding of
C. Not rid of
D. Not having rid of
25. I’ll be glad when I get all the exam results so I know _____ I stand for next year’s course of study.
A. what
B. when
C. where
D. which
26. ----Alan refused to buy the goods _______ he was allowed a discount.
-----I’m not surprised. He’s always wanting things on the cheap.
A. until
B. though
C. once
D. unless
27. I used to like black sausage but when I found out how it is made it ______ me right _______.
A. put; through
B. put; up
C. put; off
D. put; down
28. But for the fact that China _______ also affected by the global economic crisis, we _______ fewer unemployed workers now.
A. were; would have
B. is; would have
C. was; would have had
D. were; would have had
29. There wasn’t time to finish all the games last night and so some have had to be ______ until next week.
A. carried over
B. taken over
C. got over
D. turned over
30. ----Has your wife come back from Africa?
----Yes, but she _______ here for only one month before she went on another expedition to Cuba.
A. has been
B. was
C. will be
D. would be
31. In spite of the __ positive image, the company is being accused of some illegal actions and it will probably not survive in the country.
A. aggressive
B. universal
C. ridiculous
D. previous
32. Would you like to go to the concert this evening? I’m sorry it’s at such short _____ but I was only given the tickets today.
A . attention B. notice C. coincidence D. concern
33. ---Mathew, I’m afraid that I can’t go to watch tonight’s match with you, for
I have to prepare for the coming Exam.
----__________. Have some fun!
A. Don’t be too many irons in the fire
B. Don’t be a wet blanket
C. Don’t put the cart before the horse
D. Don’t pull my leg
34. We usually go to Italy for our summer holiday, but we though we would go to France this year, ______ a change.
A. in case of
B. in terms of
C. by way of
D. by reason of
35. After further education in the USA, his knowledge and _______ were finally recognized by his employer.
A. competence
B. consciousness
C. conservation
D. convenience
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
When Rebecca Saxon was diagnosed with cancer at the young age of 27, she thought her life was over. But in her darkest hour, inspiration 36 and she found a way of turning her misfortune into 37 .
Following her cancer treatment, Rebecca 38 a successful business "Something Blue Bridal Shoes" — a 39 range of wedding footwear, which is about wedding shoes for brides.
Rebecca says: I started doing 40 of wedding shoes with blue soles when I was halfway through my cancer treatment. I had a hit a real low and was 41 that whole “Will I live or die?”situation. But I decided that I was going to 42 and fight this cancer. The sketches were my 43 and the way I 44 the many hours spent in a hospital room.
“I had no idea what was going to happen to me. But I knew I had to be 45 if I was going to overcome this treatment. I told myself this was not going to be the end for me. I decided to 46 my negative feelings and start drawing."
“I had always loved 47 and when I was younger. Several of my friends were getting married at the time so weddings were very much 48 . So 49 , I would be drawing designs for bridal gowns and other garments.
“ 50 then I started sketching wedding footwear —designing shoes with 51 , blue soles which were super comfy too. I thought it would be a lovely way of 52 the ‘something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue’ tradition.
“53 really helped me deal with my treatment. Rebecca was given the all-clear in August 2011.
54 the encouragement of her boyfriend, Mike Bandar, she then turned her dreams into her reality and set up “Something Blue Bridal Shoes”. Each brand shoe from the collection has a blue sole, 55 the age-old tradition of what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck.
36. A. stuck B. subscribed C. struck
D. submitted
37. A. advantage B. achievement C. assumption
D. accident
38. A. arranged B. launched C. distributed
D. assigned
39. A. strange B. famous C. colorful
D. unique
40. A. sketches B. maps C. pictures
D. outlines
41. A. going through B. looking through C. putting through
D. getting through
42. A. build myself up B. pick myself up C. make myself up D. cheer myself up
43. A. hobby B. relaxation C. release
D. interest
44. A. wiped away B. took up C. gave up
D. got through
45. A. energetic B. happy C. realistic
D. positive
46. A. challenge B. hold C. channel
D. fight
47. A. beauty B. fashion C. nature D. optimism
48. A. in the air B. on the way C. around the corner D. on the move
49. A. eventually B. initially C. theoretically
D. originally
50. A. And B. So C. Therefore
D. But
51. A. comprehensive B. distinctive C. impressive
D. instructive
52. A. combining B. installing C. associating
D. including
53. A. Drawing B. Laughing C. Designing D. Reading
54. A. For B. As C. In
D. With
55. A. performing B. pretending C. predicting
D. providing
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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Under Water World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba
HIGHLIGHTS
●Includes bonus discount coupons(优惠券) ●Book online &skip the queue ●16 themed zones
●14 talks and animal feeds ●Great fun for the whole family
One of the most popular attractions on the Sunshine Coast for many ears, UnderWaterWorld SEA LIFE Mooloolaba is Queensland’s largest aquarium and oceanarium with one of hugest and most diverse arrays of marine life---both above and under the water---in Australia! A brand-new, newly renovated shark exhibit will go along with the eleven other amazing zones that each highlight a different aspect of the aquatic kingdom. In total you’ll get the chance to see over 5,500 fantastic and wonderful sea creatures with a variety of tours, talks and feeds available to attend daily.
Adult AUD $ 34. 20 Child (3—14yrs) AUD $20.70
Concession(Pension/Senior/Student) AUD $ 27.00
Family (2 adults+2 children) AUD $104.00
Opening Times
Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm, Anzac Day from 1;30 pm to 5:30 pm and closed on Christmas Day. Last admissions are I hour prior to closing time.
How to get to UnderWater SEA LIFE Mooloolaba
Walk--- Just a 2 –minute walk from the beach on the southern end of Mooloolaba Esplanade.
Car---If you are coming from Brisbane simply, follow the Bruce Highway north and take the Mooloolaba exit after the Ettamogah Pub, then simply follow the signs to Mooloolaba. If you are coming from Gympie, follow the Bruce Highway south and exit at the Maroochydore exit. Follow the signs onto the Sunshine Motorway. Exit at eh Mooloolaba exit and follow the brown signs to UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba. Bus ---Sunbus operates a regular bus service from Noosa to Caloundra. Contact Sunbus on 131230 for more information.
Train----Queensland Rail Citytrain offers a 7-day service(with connecting bus service) which operates between the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast stations at Landsborough and Nambour.
Additional Information
Free parking is available at UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba. However, during holiday times parking may be limited. UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba is completely undercover so even if it is raining you can still have a fantastic time! UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba is the perfect place to visit rain, hail or shine.
Booking Information
Confirmation in the form of a tour receipt will be received at time of booking. Upon completion of purchase, please print the receipt and present on day of your visit. For your information, complete Tour Operator Information including contact details is included on your tour receipt.
56. To visit UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba, a young couple with a child aged
5 will pay .
A.AUD $54.90
B.AUD $68.40
C.AUD $83.30
D.AUD $89.10
57.Which of the following courses is proper to visit UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba by car?
A. Brisbane→Bruce Highway→the Ettamogah Pub→ Mooloolaba
B. Gympie →Bruce Highway→Maroochydore exit→ Mooloolaba
C. Brisbane→Sunshine Motorway→the Mooloolaba exit→ Mooloolaba
D. Gympie →Bruce Highway→the Ettamogah Pub→ Mooloolaba
B
Across Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year. Mothers have long known that their home worked was just heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labors, they would earn as much as ￡172,000 a year.
The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. This would make their yearly income￡3000 more than the Prime Minister earns.
By analyzing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week,40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18,it found that ,on most days, mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm.
To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labor, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. being a part-time lawyer, at ￡48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jibs”,with psychologist a close second.
It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 percent making emotional demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.
Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.
The study shoes mothers mat ter all year long and not just on Mother’s Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.
58.The biggest challenge for most mothers is from .
A. emotional demand
B. low pay for work
C. heavy workload
D. lack of training
59.What is stressed in the last paragraph?
A. Mothers’ importance shows in family all year long.
B. The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.
C. Mothers’ devotion to children can hardly be calculated.
D. Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.
60.What can we conclude from the study?
A. Mothers’ working hours should be largely reduced.
B. Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.
C. Mothers’ labor is of a higher value than it is realized.
D. Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.
C
The journal Science is adding an extra round of statistical checks to its peer-review process, editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt announced today. The policy follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that basic mistakes in data analysis are contributing to the irreproducibility of many published research findings.
“Readers must have confidence in the conclusions published in our journal,” writes McNutt in an editorial. Working with the American Statistical Association, the journal has appointed seven experts to a statistics board of reviewing editors(SBoRE). Manuscript. will be flagged up for additional scrutiny by the journal’s internal editors, or by its existing Board of Reviewing Editors or by outside peer reviewers. The SBoRE panel will then find external statisticians to review these manuscripts.
Asked whet her any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said: “The creation of the ‘statistics board’ was motivated by concerns broadly with the application of statistics and data analysis in scientific research and is part of Science’s overall drive to increase reproducibility in the research we publish.”
Giovanni Parmigiani, a biostatistician at the Harvard School of Public Health, a member of the SBoRE group. He says he expects the board to “play primarily an advisory role.” He agreed to join because he “found the foresight behind the establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a lasting impact. This impact will not only be through the publications in Science itself, but hopefully through a larger group of publishing places that may want to model their approach after Science.”
John Ioannidis, a physician who studies research methodology, says that the policy is “a most welcome step forward” and “long overdue.” “Most journals are weak in statistical review, and this damages the quality of what they publish. I think that, for the majority of scientific papers nowadays, statistical review is more essential than expert review,” he says. But he noted that biomedical journals
such as Annals of Internal Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet pay strong attention to statistical review.
Professional scientists are expected to know how to analyze data, but statistical errors are alarmingly common in published research, according to David Vaux, a cell biologist. Researchers should improve their standards, he wrote in 2012, but journals sh ould also take a tougher line, “engaging reviewers who are statistically literate and editors who can verify the process”. Vaux says that Science’s idea to pass some papers to statisticians “has some merit, but a weakness is that it relies on the board of reviewing editors to identify ‘the papers that need scrutiny’ in the first place”.
61. It can be learned from Paragraph 1 that________________.
A. Science intends to simplify their peer-review process.
B. journals are strengthening their statistical checks.
C .few journals are blamed for mistakes in data analysis.
D. lack of data analysis is common in research projects.
62. Giovanni Parmigiani believes that the establishment of the SBoRE may_____________.
A. pose a threat to all its peers.
B. meet with strong opposition.
C. increase Science’s circulation.
D. set an example for other journals.
63. David Vaux holds that what Science is doing now_____________.
A. adds to researchers’ workload.
B. diminishes the role of reviewers.
C. has room for further improvement.
D. is to fail in the foreseeable future
64. Which of the following is the best title of the text?
A. Science Joins Push to Screen Statistics in Papers.
B. Professional Statisticians Deserve More Respect
C. Data Analysis Finds Its Way onto Editors’ Desks
D. Statisticians Are Coming Back with Science
D
Scrooge looked around him angrily. It was Christmas and his only friend Jacob Marley, had been dead of seven years. What was there for him to celebrate? He listened with growing anger to the people calling out greetings in the street and growled at his nephew Bob Cratchit, who was just ready to go home. “Merry Christmas, uncle,”called Bob as he hurried out of the door.
Scrooge sighed. He might just as well go to bed. Aware that he should not waste his candle, he quickly undressed and climbed into bed. But no sooner had he done so than the ghost of Marley, covered in chains, appeared. “What’s the matter, Jacob?” he asked. “There are the chains I made in my life,” answered the ghost. “I’m forced to wander around with no rest and no peace. I have come here to warn you that if you do not change, this too will be your fate. You will be visited by three spirits. Expect the first one tomorrow when the clock strikes one. Expect the second and the third on the following nights at the same hour.” With that Marley vanished. “Nonsense!” he said and going back to bed, fell fast asleep.
When Scrooge awoke it was dark. The clock struck one. At the sound, light flashed into the room and there stood a young boy. “Who are you?” asked Scrooge in an unsteady voice. “I’m the spirit of Christmas past,” replied the spirit. “Come with me.”“Do you remember this?”he asked. Scrooge did. He heard the happy cries of people, and looking around he found himself, as he used to be, sitting on a chair and reading. It was a Christmas. Suddenly Scrooge watched his younger self joined in a band, dancing and laughing. “Strange,” said the spirit, “that such little things should make people so happy.” The ghost let him go and Scrooge sank down into a deep sleep.
When he awoke again the second night, the clock sounded one again. Before he doubted the second spirit already turned up. The fat and jolly spirit was smiling,”I’m the spirit of Christmas present.” Again Scrooge grasped the spirit’s hand and was transported to a small house filled with a number of children and their mother. “Why, it’s my nephew Bob’s house,”cried Scrooge in astonishment. His surprise
increased when the door opened and in came Bob carrying a small, sick boy, Tiny Tim. “it down,” cried Bob to his family. “Let’s have the best Christmas dinner!”They all began to eat eagerly. Scrooge watched at the happiness and contentment of his poor nephew’s family. “A Merry Christmas to us all!” cried Bob. “God bless us everyone!” added Tiny Tim, who sat very close to his father and Bob held his thin hand tightly. “No, not for the uncle, but for you and the children. Nobody knows better than you how mean that man is.” exclaimed Bob’s wife. “Spirit,”cried Scrooge. “Will Tiny Tim live?”“If the future remains the same,”said the spirit, “there will be an empty chair next year.” Again the spirit moved Scrooge away, and he fell asleep as he fell back into his bed.
The third night he woke and waited for the hour and the third spirit. This time the spirit didn’t come in a flash of light but arrived quietly wearing a black cloth that covered its face and form. “I’m the spirit of Christmas that is to come.”The spirit pointed and led him to a large stone. It was at the foot of a grave(坟墓) that was clearly neglected. Scrooge looked closer with trembling fingers and with horror read his own name on the stone. “Oh, spirit, no, no!” The spirit’s finger remained steady pointing at the grave. “I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year,” cried Scrooge in terror. He reached out to hold the spirit’s hand, but it slipped away. Scrooge looked around him. he saw he was in his own bed with his own thing around him.
“I have learned from the past, present and the future,”he rushed to the window and shouted to the boys below: “What day is it today?”“Why, it’s Christmas Day,”they replied in amazement. “Wonderful,” cried Scrooge. He rushed to his office to wait for Bob. When he entered, Scrooge pretended to look angry. “Do you know what day it is, my boy?” he asked Bob. “I’m not going to stand for this any longer,”he continued, “and so I’m going to raise your salary.”Bob looked amazed. “A Merry Christmas, Bob,”cried Scrooge slapping him on the back. “I want to help you and your family. Let’s talk about it this very afternoon.”
65. What do the underlined words “growled at” mean in the first paragraph?
A. said happily to
B. said calmly to
C. said slowly to
D.
said angrily to
66. From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A. Scrooge was even mean to himself
B. Scrooge believed what his friend told him
C. Marley lived with chains before his death
D. Marley came to say “Merry Christmas” to Scrooge
67. When did Scrooge meet three spirits?
A. At Christmas Eve.
B. On the 3 different nights before Christmas.
C. On Christmas Day.
D. On the 3 different days before Christmas
68. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Scrooge died the next year.
B. Bob’s son, Tiny Tim, died the next year.
C. There is more than one child in Bob’s family.
D. The third spirit showed Scrooge his well-cared-for grave.
69. What do you think Scrooge would be in the following years?
A. Kind and poor.
B. Kind and generous.
C. Happy and mean.
D. Miserable and mean.
70. Which of the following saying best describes the passage?
A. No pains, no gains.
B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. It will pay to be kind to others.
第二卷（两部分，共35分）
第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请阅读短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填一个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。
How to Release Creativity
According to most dictionaries. creativity is the ability to create. However, creativity is more than what is defined by the dictionary. It is an idea, a process, a thought or a state of mind. One cannot learn to be creative because creativity i s natural and unique to each individual. People should know that creativity doesn’t equal success. It equals the act of expressing. So. if at first the goal that is
aimed for is not achieved, there is no need for worry or frustration.
Creativity can, however, be released by discovery. Some people need encouragement to help release their creativity. There are quite a few ways to release it.
One way to release creativity would be to look for what can inspire you. Looking at the world and admiring the differences in people and places help. Creativity can be drawn from their beauty. A person can touch, taste, smell, hear, and see hundreds of different objects. Aromas from foods, textures of blankets, and sight of unusual objects can all give inspiration.
Many people are too concerned with how things should look. The focus should be on how it actually looks in the raw, to the human eye. Colors and shapes can be distorted(扭曲)by the mere fact that people want others to see it for what it is. It’s more difficult f or someone to let go of all that and just let their creativity flow, unblocked.
Another way to get the creativity flowing is to research what other artists have done or are currently doing. Their cultures and biographies alone can be an inspiration. Examining their works can help some appreciate artistic expression. New techniques can even be drawn from their works.
Some people are even inspired by everyday events, like reading the newspaper or watching the news. Some can take other people’s situations an d describe how it makes them feel. That is a way to release creativity. Controversial issues, such as war or abortion, can inspire writings like poems. They can be used to express death, loss, or tragedy. General topics such as religion or politics can branch off into many directions, sending creativity into overdrive.
Creativity is not about reaching a goal or being a perfectionist. It’s about being, feeling, and taking all that is inside and letting it out in one way or another. Creativity is not always expressed by paintings, drawings, or writings. One’s action is the main form to express creativity. Romance, for example, is a form of creativity. Love and emotion are inspired by one person for another. Taking something inside and then putting it back out into the world as another thing is the key of
creativity. Knowing and loving someone so much that there is a need to express it is a very natural form of creativity.
Another form of expressing creativity is talking. Some people are more blessed in this area than in more obvious ones such as painting or drawing. They Paint a “word picture”. Speeches can be centered around new ideas and thoughts. It can contain an idea of one’s being and transform it into either simple or complicated words.
Inspiration is vital to creativity. Even if it’s only a slight feeling or thought that inspires. Creativity can be released each time attempts are made to use the body as all outlet. Remember that creativity is not an art form, but that it forms art.
How to Release Creativity
第五部分书面表达（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
The fifty-foot whale was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her tail, her torso and a line tugging in her mouth.
A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallone Islands(outside the Golden Gate) and radioed an environmental group for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her, a very dangerous proposition. One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer.
They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed them gently around, she thanked them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.
The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.
May you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude.
1.以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2.以约120个词谈谈
1）为什么要感恩？ 2）对谁感恩？
3）感恩实际行动（给父母泡一杯茶或给他们一个拥抱；给老师作感恩卡；给同学和朋友发短信感谢他们的帮助……）
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英语模拟卷（一）
第一部分：
听力1-5BABBC 6-10CBCBC 11-15BCBBC 16-20BABAC
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两了，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21-35BAACC DCCAB DCBCA
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
36-55 CABD AABCD DCBAB DBAADC
阅读理解
56-57DA 58-60ABC 61-64BDCB 65-70DABCBD
任务型阅读
Answers for reference:
71. definition 72. expression 73. release 74. senses 75. look/appearance
76. researching/ studying 77. controversial 78. writing 79. mostly/mainly
80. significance/importance
第五部分书面表达（满分25分）
One possible version:
Freed from the hundreds of pounds of traps and hundreds of yards of line rope, the trapped whale expressed her gratefulness to each diver, which impressed and touched them greatly.(31 words)
Nowadays, quite a few students lack consciousness of being grateful. Many reasons account for that. Firstly, many parents pay too much attention to children’s academic performance, but ignore their value orientation. Moreover, schools don’t’input enough time and money in moral education. So I always think if everyone is grateful to our society, it will be more harmonious. If everyone has got a grateful heart to our parents, teachers and friends, love and happiness will greet us every day.
Therefore, it is high time to take effective measures to strengthen student s’consciousness of being grateful. We students should learn to express our gratefulness to people around us, just start with small things---give our parents a warm hug and make them a cup of tea, send thank-you cards to our dear teachers and send thank-you emails to our friends etc.
2016年上海市高考英语试卷 I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1．（1分）A．It is satisfactory． B．It is luxurious． C．It is old﹣fashioned． D．It is disappointing． 2．（1分）A．On August 5th． B．On August 6th． C．On August 7th． D．On August 8th． 3．（1分）A．A waiter． B．A butcher． C．A porter． D．A farmer． 4．（1分）A．In a theatre． B．In a library． C．In a booking office． D．In a furniture store． 5．（1分）A．She expected to a better show． B．She could hardly find her seat． C．She wasn't interested in the show． D．She didn't get a favourable seat． 6．（1分）A．The woman often eats out for breakfast．
II.Grammar and Vocabulary Section B Recently,I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting.As we were about to arrive,the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight delay before setting down.High desert winds had forced the airport to close all but one runway.He said that we would be circling the city for a few minutes waiting to land.We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts(21)________(fasten) because there might be a few bumps.Well,that few minutes turned into about forty-five minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster(22)________(pale)by comparison. The movement was so sudden(23)________several passengers felt sick and had to use airsickness bags.(24)________you might guess,that’s not good thing to happen in a narrow space because it only serves to increase the discomfort of the situation. About twenty minutes into the adventure,the entire airplane became very quiet.There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be distinctly noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life… (25)________one.A baby was having a good time!With each bump of the aircraft,he(26)________let out a giggle of happiness.As I observed this,I realized that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his safety.He(27)________thought about the past nor about the future.Those are (28)________we grown-ups have learned from experience.He was enjoying the ride because he (29)________(not teach)to fear it.(30)________(understand)this,I took a deep breath and sat back into my seat,pretending I was really on a roller coaster.I smiled for the rest of the flight.I even managed to giggle once or twice,which is much to the chagrin of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag. C Section People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.If you lived in the Mediterranean,for instance,you would consider octopus a great__31__.You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.On the other hand,your stomach would__32__ at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat---the__33__accepted practice in many northern countries.The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we__34__to them all our lives. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.There are countless people who,ever since their early years,have learned to__35__snails with food.My friend,Robert,lives in a country where snails are despised.As his flat is in a large town,he has no garden of his own.For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.The idea never appealed to me very much,but one day,after a heavy__36__,I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my__37__plants.Acting on a sudden impulse,I collected several dozen,put them in a paper bag,and took them to Robert.Robert was delighted to see me and__38__pleased with my little gift.I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. 第1页/共8页
厦门双十中学2016届高三（上）期中考英语试卷参考答案 听力理解 1—5 AACBC 6—10 ABCCB 11—15 ABABC 16—20 ACBAB 阅读理解 ( A ) 21—24 CDBA ( B ) 25—28 BDCA ( C ) 29—32 DBAC ( D ) 33—35 ADC 36—40 CAFGE 完形填空 41—45 BCACA 46—50 DCDBA 51—55 ABDCD 56—60 BACDB 单词拼写 61. recover 62. environmental 63. informed 64. regular 65. survival 66. block 67. dating 68. charging 69. promoted 70. response 71. targeted 72. potentially 73. sounded 74. complaints 75. appeals 短文改错 Last week we held a discussion on which we should do for our school before we graduate．The students in our what class have different suggestion．Some students thought that we can collect money to buy some books for the school suggestions think library or everything else for the schoo1．Other students argue that there’s not necessary to spend money．We can something it’s study hard and make our school feeling proud of us． feel In my opinion，we don’t have to spend money．We can do something meaningfully without money. For an meaningful example，we can do some voluntary work to beautify the school and try to get better results in the coming exams so or that our school will∧proud of us． be 书面表达（One possible version）: Dear Sophia， I am glad to hear from you. To be honest, I have the same experience as you. But you have to know that procrastination is the thief of time. The following advice may help you overcome it soon. The most effective means to solve this problem is that you can make a “to do” list. For example, you can write “Finish home work before Saturday night”on your plan. If you manage to finish it, you can reward yourself. Otherwise, punish yourself. What’s more, you can find a person to remind you to finish your work efficiently from time to time. Different people have different efficient times. But it doesn’t matter what time it is. Just don’t waste time, following the schedule strictly. Last but not the least, do it now, just from now. In a word, don't spoil yourself. Although you have a long way to go, the first step is very essential. Good luck! Yours, Abby 书面表达 一、评分原则 1．本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。 2．评分时，先根据文章内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。 4
2018年上海市普通高校秋季招生统一文化考试 英语试卷 考生注意： 1.本场考试时间120分钟，满分150分。 2.作答前，在答题纸正面填写姓名、准考证号，反面填写姓名。将核对后的条形码贴 在指定位置。 3.所有作答必须涂在或书写在答题纸上与试题号对应的区域，不得错位。在试卷上作 答一律不得分。 4.用2B铅笔作答选择题，用黑色字迹钢笔、水笔或圆珠笔作答非选择题。 第I卷（共100分） I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A.In a supermarket. B.At the laundry. C.In a clothing store. D.At the tailor’s. 2. A.He enjoys working hard. B.He is tired of piles of work. C.His complaint about work is sensible. D.His hard work doesn’t pay off. 3. A.He’s changing the light. B.He’s burning the wires. C.He’s dancing on the desk. D.He’s checking the bulb. 4. A.?100. B.?200. C.?700. D.?600. 5. A.She has no chance to get the job. B.She is sure to be hired. C.There will be a fierce competition. D.Others will not give the chance to her. 6. A.The man’s habit of drinking wine keeps him awake all night. B.This man should sleep in a comfortable bed. C.A little drinking can make the man sleep more comfortably. D.Both the bed and the wine should be blamed for the man’s insomnia. 7. A.The size of the shirt is probably small for him. B.He doesn’t want any new shirt. C.He’s exercising to put on some weight. D.The receipt is essential to buy another shirt. 8. A.Lead him to take another flight. B.Provide him with a place to stay tonight. C.Tell his friends to pick him up at the airport. https://www.doczj.com/doc/1f3836783.html,rm him of the new flight in time. 9. A.A very popular hotel. B.The competitive job market. C.The large population of the city. D.The hot news on TV. 10. A.The physics problem is Greek to all the students.
绝密★启用前 2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（上海卷） 英语试卷 考生注意： 1.考试时间120分钟, 试卷满分150分。 2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷（第1－12页）和第II卷（第13页），全卷共13页。 所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 答题前,务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上,在答题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。 第I卷(共103分) I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. It is satisfactory. B. It is luxurious. C. It is old-fashioned. D. It is disappointing. 2. A. On August 5th. B. On August 6th. C. On August 7th. D. On August 8th. 3. A. A waiter. B. A butcher. C. A porter. D. A farmer. 4. A. In a theatre. B. In a library. C. In a booking office. D. In a furniture store. 5. A. She expected to a better show. B. She could hardly find her seat. C. She wasn’t interested in the show. D. She didn’t get a favourable seat. 6. A. The woman often eats out for breakfast. B. The cafeteria serves good breakfast. C. The woman doesn’t have breakfast. D. The cafeteria doesn’t serve breakfast. 7. A. Selling cucumbers. B. Planting vegetables. C. Cooking a meal. D. Picking tomatoes. 8. A. The man should work hard. B. The man should turn down the job offer. C. The man may have another chance. D. The man can apply for the job again. 9. A. It is a hot and smoggy day. B. There is a traffic jam on King Street. C. A vehicle is polluting the air. D. The man is reading a report online. 10. A. Its ending is not good enough. B. Its special effects are not satisfying. C. It deserves an award. D. It is good except for the scary part. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question,
Section B Directions：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (B) With the coming of big data age, data science is supposed to be starved for, of which the adaption can point a profound change in corporate competitiveness. Companies, both born-in the digital era and traditional world are showing off their skills in data science. Therefore, it seems to have been creating a great demand for the experts of this type. Mr Carlos Guestrin, machine learning professor from University of Washington argues that all software applications will need inbuilt intelligence within five years, making data scientists—people trained to analyze large bodies of information — key workers in this emerging “cognitive” technology economy. There are already critical applicat ions that depend on machine learning, a subfield of data science, led by recommendation programs, fraud detection system, forecasting tools and applications for predicting customer behavior. Many companies that are born digital—particularly internet companies that have a great number of real-time customer interactions to handle—are all-in when it comes to data science. Pinterest, for instance, maintains more than 100 machine learning models that could be applied to different classes of problems, and it constantly fields request from managers eager to use this resource to deal with their business problem. The most important factor weighing on many traditional companies will be the high cost of launching a serious machine-learning operation. Netflix is estimated to spend ＄150m a year on a single application and the total bills is probably four times that once all its uses of the technology are taken into account. Another problem for many non-technology companies is talent.Of the computer science experts who use Kaggle, only about 1000 have deep learning skills, compared to 100,000 who can apply other machine learning techniques, says Mr Goldbloom. He adds that even some big companies of this type are often reluctant to expend their pay scales to hire the top talent in this field. A third barrier to adapting to the coming era of “smart” applications, however, is likely to be
2017年上海高考英语真题试卷_上海市2017高考英语试卷及参考答案 2017年高考已经结束，相信大家都对高试卷感兴趣，下面是小编收集的上海市2017高考英语试卷及参考答案，供大家参考！ 第I卷 第一部分: 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Who has given up smoking? A. Jack. B. Frank. C. The woman. 2. Why does the woman apologize to the man? A. She broke his telephone. B. She didn’t take him to the hospital.
C. She forgot to tell him the message. 3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Salesgirl and customer. B. Passenger and driver. C. Wife and husband. 4. What is the woman’s opinion about the course? A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C. Very easy. 5. What is the woman doing? A. She is apologizing. B. She is complaining. C. She is worrying. 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。每段对话或独白后几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出虽佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Who wants to attend a US university? A. A daughter of the man’s friend. B. The man’s daughter. C. The man’s friend. 7. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a classroom. B. Over the phone. C. At a language
绝密★启封前 2016普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新课标I） 英语试卷类型A 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分） 做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡ 19. 15 B. ￡ 9. 18 C. ￡ 9. 15 答案是C。 1. What are the speakers talking about? A. Having a birthday party. B. Doing some exercise. C. Getting Lydia a gift. 2. What is the woman going to do? A. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera. 3. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Tell Kate to stop. B. Call Kate, s friends. C. Stay away from Kate. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a wine shop. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant. 5. What does the woman mean? A. Keep the window closed. B. Go out for fresh air. C. Turn on the fan. 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What is the man going to do this summer? A. Teach a course. B. Repair his house. C. Work at a hotel. 7. How will the man use the money? A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C. To pay for a boat trip.
上海市进才中学2020届高三下学期3月月考 英语试题 II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Grammar and Vocabulary Universities Show “ Red Card” to English Majors An increasing number of Chinese universities are showing English the “red card” and sending it off the academic playing field. Just last month, five more universities announced that they would no longer offer English as a major, _____1_____ CET-4 (大学英语四级考试) will still be required for graduation. At first sight, it may appear that these universities are downgrading the importance of learning English. In actual fact, they are responding to the economic reality _____2_____English majors do not have good job prospects after graduation. And the same holds true for graduates in other Arts majors. According to MyCOS, the Beijing-based education research group, English graduates, along with those in history, literature and law, have _____3_____(low) starting salaries and lowest employment rate. Engineering, economics and science graduates have better job prospects and make twice as much money, with IT graduates ____4____ (make) the most. In _____5_____ 1980s, the Chinese government made the study of English a priority as part of its reform and opening-up policy. English majors were in high demand in business and in government because people with good English-language skills were so rare. Today, about 350 million Chinese have studied, or are studying, English. Ten million of them _____6_____ (consider) functionally bilingual. So, when an employer looks at a graduate’s résumé , it is assumed that he or she has good English skills. However, for those of you who truly love English, you should not be discouraged. The demand for English teachers is still high at all levels of education, _____7_____in public schools and in private institutions. Zhang Lu is probably familiar to most of you as the elegant young woman _____8_____ (see) standing or sitting slightly behind top government officials when they meet leaders from
2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语 第Ⅰ卷 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡ 19. 15 B. ￡ 9. 18 C. ￡ 9. 15 答案是C。 1. What will Lucy do at 11:30 tomorrow? A. Go out for lunch. B. See her dentist. C. Visit a friend. 2. What is the weather like now? A. It’s sunny. B. It’s rainy. C. It’s cloudy. 3. Why does the man talk to Dr. Simpson? A. To make an apology. B. To ask for help. C. To discuss his studies. 4. How will the woman get back from the railway station? A. By train. B. By car. C. By bus. 5. What does Jenny decide to do first? A. Look for a job. B. Go on a trip. C. Get an assistant. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What time is it now? A. 1:45. B. 2:10. C. 2:15. 7. What will the man do? A. Work on a project. B. See Linda in the library. C. Meet with Professor Smith. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What are the speakers talking about? A Having guests this weekend. B. Going out for sightseeing. C. Moving into a new house.