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2015～2016学年度高一下学期英语试题★沉着冷静规范答题端正考风严禁舞弊★第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（1—20小题）英语听力共两节，共20小题，每小题1.5分，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。
1.What are the two speakers doing?A.Singing a song.B. Riding a bike.C. Dancing.2.What can we know about the meat?A.Its price has risen.B.It is cheaper in other shops.C.It is as expensive as fish.3.How will they cross the river?A.By ferry.B. By car.C. By plane.4.How many classes does the woman NOT like?A.Five.B. Ten.C. Nine5.How old is Jane now?A.27B. 22C. 29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。
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6.How long was the woman late?A.For an hour.B. For half an hour.C. For an hour and a half.7.How will the woman go to the restaurant?A.By bus.B. By taxi.C. On foot.8.What will the woman find near the restaurant?A. A drugstore.B. A supermarket.C. A coffee shop.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
2015级高一下学期期末石门中学、顺德一中、佛山一中三校联考英语命题学校：顺德一中2016年7月本试卷共9页，83小题，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必用黑色笔迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卷上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。
不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
3．作答选做题时，请先用2B铅笔填涂选做题的题组号对应的信息点，再作答。
漏涂、错涂、多涂的，答案无效。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节：听力理解（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）材料及问题播放两遍。
各段后有两个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段材料，回答第1-2题。
1. A. He came back late.B. He was writing a report then.C. He was very tired.2. A. He is good at learning foreign languages.B. He can talk with his friends in English.C. He had learnt Spanish before he took the class.听第二段材料，回答第3- 4题。
3. A. Before this coming Friday.B. Before next Wednesday.C. Before next Friday.4. A. Call his partners for a meeting.B. Complete the project all by himself.C. Stop doing the project.听第三段材料，回答第5-6题。
佛山一中2015-2016学年度上学期第一次段考高一级英语试题本试卷共8页，满分为150分，考试时间120分钟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节：听力理解（共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分）。
请听下面3段对话，从题中所给的Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
每段读两遍。
请听第1段对话，回答第1至3题。
1. What does the man probably do?A. A doctor.B. A repairmanC. A taxi driver2. What is the trouble with the woman in the car?A. She is about to have a baby.B. She has been hurt in an accident.C. She is suffering from some kind of disease.3. Where is the man now?A. At a small hospital nearbyB. On the Lincoln Expressway.C. In the Washington Tunnel.请听第2段对话，回答第4至6题。
4. How long has the man worked hard?A. For a couple of days.B. For a couple of weeks.C. For a couple of months.5. What will the man do first during the holiday?A. Have a good sleep.B. Have a nice dinner.C. Go on a short trip6. Who is the woman probably?A. The man’s mother.B. The man’s wife.C. The man’s friend.请听第3段对话，回答第7至9题。
广东省佛山市2015届普通高中高三教学质量检测（一）英语试题本试卷满分135分，考试时间120分钟注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用照色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将白已的姓名利考号填写在答题卡上．用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡，并在答题右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号”栏填写试室号，将相应的试室号、座位号信涂黑。
2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题日的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案答在试题卷上无效。
3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。
不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4、考试结束后，将答卷和答题卡一并交回。
I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小阅读l题；每小题2分，满分30分）The fact that your friends and peers have tattoos is one of the reasons why many young people get tattoos．Actually, peer pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of’ the common l for wearing tattoos today．The desire to be part of a group, to be 2 by one's friends or peers, can have a great influence on what a person does．Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain 3 ．（kiangs often us special clothes and tattoos to 4 their particular group．For example, in one gang all the 5 _ may wear green army jackets and have large "Xs" tattooed on their arms．It is not only gangs that have this type of 6 "uniform"．When a young person’s fronds arc all wearing tattoos, that person is likely to do the _ 7 thing．Another big influence behind the 8 of tattoos is the media．Tattoos are shown by a wide variety of media 9 ．They can be seen on lots of' famous sports heroes and fashion models in 10 , on newspapers, on TV and so on．People are familiar with these rancid images that link 11to ideas of wealth, success, and status tattoo for the 12 of fashion or status value As a result, many people get a Besides, many people wear tattoos in order to show their 13 ．A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm．Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals, and _14 may tattoo cache other's names over their hearts．So a tattoo can be a public sign to show what is 15 _ in a person's lift．第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16~25的相应位置上。
2015-2016高一下学期期末石门中学、顺德一中、佛山一中三校联考英语2016年7月本试卷共9页，83小题，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节：听力理解（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）材料及问题播放两遍。
各段后有两个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段材料，回答第1-2题。
1. A. He came back late.B. He was writing a report then.C. He was very tired.2. A. He is good at learning foreign languages.B. He can talk with his friends in English.C. He had learnt Spanish before he took the class.听第二段材料，回答第3- 4题。
3. A. Before this coming Friday.B. Before next Wednesday.C. Before next Friday.4. A. Call his partners for a meeting.B. Complete the project all by himself.C. Stop doing the project.听第三段材料，回答第5-6题。
5. A. Spring semester.B. Autumn semester.C. Winter semester.6. A. Call her friend.B. Look for a room.C. Give the man a number.第二节听取信息（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）听下面一段独白，根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为7-12的空格中。
(本试卷共8页，满分为150分，考试时间120分钟)第一部分：听力（共两节,满分20分）第一节：听力理解（共6小题；每小题2分，满分12分）材料及问题播放两遍.每段后有两个小题,各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听下面一段对话，回答第1—2题.1。
What does the man want to do tonight?A。
See a play. B. Watch a game。
C. Go out to the pub。
2。
What will the woman do next？A。
Make a call。
B. Read a magazine. C. Make some coffee.听下面一段对话，回答第3—4题.3。
What is th e woman’s destination?A. Union Square。
B。
Battery Park. C。
A bus stop。
4。
What do we know about the man？A. He is very kind.B. He can’t tell colors apart.C。
He drives really fast。
听下面一段对话,回答第5—6题。
5. What did the man buy in the department store yesterday?A。
A sports suit。
B. A pair of sunglasses.C。
A pair of training shoes.6. Why did the man lose his passport, according to the conversation?A。
He was too careless. B. He was very tired。
C。
He wasn’t very well第二节回答问题（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分)听下面一段短文，然后回答问题。
2015-2016学年度第二学期高一级月考英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，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. How does Jim feel now?A. Excited.B. Tired.C. Sad.2. What's the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Brother and sister.B. Father and daughter.C. Mother and son.3. Where are the speakers now?A. At the supermarket.B. In the park.C. At home.4. How much money does Mike need?A. $ 100.B. $ 200.C. $ 300.5. What does the man think of typing?A. It's very convenient.B. It makes words beautiful.C. It's not good for people's handwriting.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。
听完每段对话或独白前，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至7题。
高明一中2015-2016学年第二学期高一年级第一次大考英语科试卷（命题人：高一英语备课组时间：120分钟满分：150分）注意事项：1. 此份试题有1张答题卡和1张答题卷，其中选择题的答案请用铅笔涂在答题卡的相应位置上，文字作答题请把答案用钢笔写在答题卷上，注意题号对应。
2. 请注意：选E涂AB；选F涂CD；选G涂AC。
7-10小题为非选择题，所以7-10小题的位置不涂。
第一部分：听力（共两节，10小题，每小题1.5分,满分15分）第一节：听力理解听下面一段对话回答第1-2题。
1. A. It was a prize B. He bought it himself C. It was a birthday prize2. A. When he was in primary scho ol B. When he was in high schoolC. When he was in college听第二段材料，回答第3-4题3. A. Three hours. B. Five hours C. Six Hours4. A. The penguins B. The dolphins C. The giraffes听第三段材料，回答第5-6题。
5. A. She has a college education. B. She knows foreign languagesC. She has some experience.6. A. Monday. B. Wednesday C. Saturday第二节回答问题 (请在答题卷上作答)听下面一段对话，然后回答问题。
对话和问题读两遍。
7. ________________________________________ _8. Names, phone numbers, performances and ________________9. The job needs to be done ____________________10. _________________________________________第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
广东省佛山一中高一下学期第一次段考英语本试题分笔试和听力，笔试部分135分，听力15分，满分150分，考试用时100分钟。
第一部分听力（共两节; 满分15分）第一节：听力理解（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第一段对话，回答第1-3题。
1. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a mall.B. In a supermarket.C. On the telephone.2. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman buys the man a shaver.B. The man doesn’t like shopping.C. The man finds it easy to buy a gift.3. What is the woman’s opinion of a good gift?A. It should be beautifulB. It should be unique.C. It should be useful.听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。
4. Where will the man go tomorrow?A. England.B. Germany.C. China.5. What’s the woman’s tone in the conversation?A. Indifferent (冷漠的).B. Concerned.C. Complaining.6. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman is advertising a kind of equipment.B. The man will follow the woman’s advice.C. The man is living in a hotel.听第三段独白，回答第7-9题。
2012-2013学年度广东省佛山一中第二学期高一第一次段考英语试题参考答案第一部分：听力（共二节，满分15分）第一节：听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1-5 ACACA 6-10 ACBAB第二节：听取信息（每空1分，满分5分）11. Germany 12. November 13. Italian 14. 1990 15. medicine第二部分：语言知识及应用（共一节，满分30分）完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30）16-20 DABCB 21-25 BCDCD 26-30 AABCD第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分）31-35 BCADA 36-40 BDACC 41-45 BACBD 45-50 BABBA第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）51. D 52. B 53. C 54. E 55. F第四部分词汇、句型与写作（共四节，满分55分）第一节：单句填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）56. valuable 57. nobler 58. whom 59. in60. could have bought/could buy 61. are performed62. sleeping 63. fortieth 64. Although / Though 65. that第二节：词汇基础（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）66. extraordinary 67. immigrants 68. beauty 69. purpose 70. award-winning 71. unique 72. audience 73. elegantly 74. architects 75. representing第三节：句型结构（共20空；每空0.5分，满分10分）76. were greatly impressed by 77. held his breath 78.fixed on / upon79. named… running at 80. dates back to/goes back to81. deep in thought…added to第四节：基础写作（满分15分）My dream house is a beautiful cottage located/which is located in a forest, with colorful flowers around it. In the middle of the cottage there is a big hall, and around it there is a kitchen, a bedroom and a washroom. On the second floor is my study, in which/where I can read books quietly and surf the Internet. My cottage is very special because in emergency, it can fly away so that we will be safe. I love my cottage and I will consider more detail（s）in order to make it perfect.听力原文（Text 1）M: Hi, Linda. What are you doing this evening?W: Hi, Mark. Nothing much. Why?M: How about going shopping?W: Well, I don’t like shopping. Why not go to a movie? I haven’t seen a movie for a long time, and I heard there is a good movie on at 8:00.M: Good idea. You can come over to my house at about twenty to seven; let’s have dinner together and then go to the cinema.W: Ok. See you then.（Text 2）W: You don’t look quite right. What’s wrong?M: I’m afraid I’ve got a cold.W: How could you catch a cold in such hot weather?M: My friend Tom came over to visit yesterday. It was hot and he was sweating all over. So I turned on the air-conditioner. We stayed in the air conditioning for about two hours and then went outside. It was burning hot outside.W: No wonder. It’s very easy to get sick when you go out into the hot sun after staying in an air-conditioned room.M: That’s not the whole story. Later we went swimming in the lake nearby. It was hot, but the water felt a little cold.W: You really shouldn’t have done that.M: I know. I felt sick as soon as I came back. I went to bed without even eating anything. I took some pills, but I still feel terrible. I’ll never do such a foolish thing again.（Text 3）Josh and I have been best friends for over a year. We hang out together almost every day. However, about a month ago, we had a big fight. That day I went to Josh’s house to watch a movie with him. But Josh said he wanted to go and watch his older sister’s perfo rmance at school. When I asked if I could come too, Josh said no. I felt hur t. I asked why I couldn’t come, and Josh said, “I want to do something without you!” I ran home feeling sad. When my mother saw me, she asked why I was blue. I told her everything. She said, “If you really get along with someone and have a good time when h e’s around, you will want to spend all your free time with him. But spending every single day with someone can be boring. Sometimes you both need some time of your own.” Hearing what my mother said, I knew that there wasn’t anything wrong with our friendsh ip. I also learned that Josh and I shouldn’t spend every single minute together.（Text 4）W: David, are you going to Canada next Monday?M: No. I’m leaving this Saturday. Marry, I’m really nervous. I don’t know if I can make any friends like you in my new school.W: Don’t worry. You’re nice and easy-going. I’m sure you’ll make some good friends there.M: How do you make yourself so popular with everyone?W: Well, first, I’m not afraid to introduce myself to other people. The more people you introduce yourse lf to, the more chances you’ll have of gaining new friends.M: Hmm. That’s true! What else do you do?W: People like to hear their own names, so I try to remember other people’s names. If you can call them by their names when you meet them a second time, that leaves a deep impression.M: That’s very interesting.W: Also. I try to choose topics of interest to both of us, and when I’m talking with someone, I always try to make eye contact.M: I’ll have to try some of your methods. Thanks a lot, Mary.（Text 5）John Wenger’s family lives in Philadelphia, a large city in the eastern part of the United States.Mrs Wenger, John’s mother, was born in Germany on September 9th, 1969. She speaksGerman, Polish, French and English, too, of course. John’s father was born in Berne, Switzerland on November 12th, 1967. He speaks French, Italian and English. John’s parents got married on May 9th, 1989.John was born in Philadelphia on June 4th, 1990. He is twenty-two now and attends the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. John hopes to enter the field of medicine. John speaks English, of course, and he reads French and German quite well.。
佛山一中2015-2016学年度下学期第一次段考高一级英语试题命题人：黄宁、杨姝、黄佳宁（本试卷共8页，满分为150分，考试时间120分钟）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节：听力理解（共6小题；每小题2分，满分12分）材料及问题播放两遍。
每段后有两个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听下面一段对话，回答第1—2题。
1. What does the man want to do tonight?A. See a play.B. Watch a game.C. Go out to the pub.2. What will the woman do next?A. Make a call.B. Read a magazine.C. Make some coffee.听下面一段对话，回答第3—4题。
3. What is the woman’s destina tion?A. Union Square.B. Battery Park.C. A bus stop.4. What do we know about the man?A. He is very kind.B. He can’t tell colors apart.C. He drives really fast.听下面一段对话，回答第5—6题。
5. What did the man buy in the department store yesterday?A. A sports suit.B. A pair of sunglasses.C. A pair of training shoes.6. Why did the man lose his passport, according to the conversation?A. He was too careless.B. He was very tired.C. He wasn’t very well第二节回答问题（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）听下面一段短文，然后回答问题。
短文和问题读两遍。
7. _________________________________________________________8. _________________________________________________________9. _________________________________________________________10. ________________________________________________________第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AIt took some time for spring to arrive but now it’s here that UK’s gardens are enjoying it. Many flowers that would usually be over by now are still at their best. Here are some of the best gardens right now.Kew Gardens, LondonThe rock garden is one of the places to head for at Kew right now. It will be at its peak in the days ahead. The garden has waterfalls and streams over the land, and many plants and flower buds are all at their best. Equally those who cannot be missed are the flowering cherry trees.Open daily 9:30 am– 6:30 pm, adults ￡16, children free.Wentworth Castle Gardens, near BarnsleyA yellow carpet surrounds Wentworth Castle at the moment, as the daffodils(水仙花) are still in full bloom. Another wonderful spot is the Victorian flower garden, created from an old bowling(保龄球) green in the 19th century.Open daily 10:00 am –5:00 pm, adults ￡5.50, children ￡2.95, family ￡12.50.Harlow Carr, HarrogateThe earlier bad weather means many daffodil varieties were extremely late, but at Harlow Carr plenty of the plants can be found at the moment. The garden also has one of the longest streamside plantings in the country.Open daily 9:30 am – 6:00 pm, adults ￡8.50, children￡4.25, family￡20.70.Bon Stewart, NewtownardsThere are great smells as well as great sight at Bon Stewart : Lady Londonderry, who created the garden in the 1920s and 1930s, love plants with a sweet smell. So go up to Rhododendron(杜鹃花) hill. It’s one of the best places here right now.Open daily: 10:00 am—6:00 pm, adults ￡6.63, children ￡3.31, family ￡16.00.11.To enjoy pleasant-smelling flowers, you might visit _______.A.Kew GardensB. Harlow CarrC.Bon StewartD. Wentworth Castle Gardens12.You can probably enjoy the flowers beside the stream in ________.A.Kew Gardens and Bon StewartB.Harlow Carr and Kew GardensC.Bon Stewart and Harlow CarrD.Wentworth Castle Gardens and Bon Stewart13.What can we learn about Wentworth Castle Gardens?A.It offers a great place to play bowling.B.It is surrounded by flowering cherry trees.C.It provides the shortest visiting time in a day.D.It charges a couple with a child at least ￡13.95.BSan Francisco has its cable cars. Seattle has its Space needle. And, Longview has its squirrel(松鼠) bridge. The bridge, which has attracted international attention, is now a local landmark.The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars.The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library grounds. Before the bridge was built, squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff put out a nutty feast for the squirrels. Many times, Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels being run over.One day Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in its mouth and that day’s coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety. The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of the City Council（市政会）. The council approved, and Council woman Bess LaRiviere jokingly named the bridge ―Nutty Narrows‖.After architects designed the bridge, Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started construction. They built the 60-foot bridge from aluminum（铝）and lengths of fire hose（消防水带）. It cost $1,000.It didn’t take long before reports of squirrels using the bridge started. Squirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropes. The story was picked up by the media, and Nutty Narrows became known in newspapers all over the world.In 1983, after 20 years of use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge. Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced. The faded sign was repainted and in July 1983, hundreds of animal lovers attended the completion ceremony of the new bridge.Peters died in 1984, and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project.14.The underlined words ―getting flattened‖ in the second paragraph mean ―being______‖.A.killedB. guidedC. stolenD. raised15.The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built to _______.A.Provide drivers convenient way to passB.Honor the builder named Bess LaRiviereC.Spread 60-foot fire hoseD.Help squirrels cross the highway16.The rebuilding of the bridge was because_______.A.it was made of woodB.it was too narrowC.it was too oldD.the repairs were too expensive17.The best title for this article would be ______.A.Nutty Narrows – Passage of LifeB.Lovely squirrels, Warm-hearted DriversC.Squirrels, Who Cares?D. A Worn-out Bridge And Its HistoryCClearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live, we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely to have our views challenged by other members of society.Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advanced imprinting, telecommunications photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission(传输) and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed(侵蚀) by international news.No longer is the possession of information confined to(只限于) a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. For years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programme that is being channeled into millions of homes.Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining.Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is part, the vast modern network of communications is open to abuse(滥用). However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.18.In the first paragraph, the writer emphasizes the ___________ of face-to-face contact in socialsetting.A.natureB. limitationC. creativityD. usefulness19.It is implied in the passage that ______.A. local news used to be the only source of informationB. local news still takes a significant placeC. national news is becoming more popularD. international news is the fastest transmitted news20.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Possessing information used to be a privilege.B. Public libraries have replaced the private completely.C. Communication means more than transmission of information.D. Information influences ways of life and thinking.21.From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer is _________.A. indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass mediaB. happy about the flexible changes in the mass mediaC. pessimistic about the future of the mass mediaD. concerned about the wrong use of the mass mediaDDarek Fidyka, a 38-year-old Bulgarian, had been paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the chest down for four years after a knife attack. Scientists from Britain and Poland took cells from his nose, transplanted (移植) them into his back and re-grew his spinal cord (脊髓). Now he can walk and even drive a car. The doctors were delighted but said it was the first step in a long journey.The breakthrough came after 40 years of research by Professor Geoff Raisman, who found that cells had the possibility to repair damage to nasal (鼻腔的) nerves, the only part of the nervous system that constantly re-grows. ―The idea was to take something from an area where the nervous system can repair itself and put it into an area that doesn’t repair itself,‖Professor Raisman said.Polish doctors injected (注射) the nasal cells into Mr. Fidyka’s spinal cord above the injury and used some nerves from his ankle to form a bridge across the damaged tissue. The nasal cellsappear to have caused the spinal nerves to repair themselves.Professor Raisman achieved this with rats in the late 1990’s, but this is his greatest success. ―I think the moment of discovery for me was Christmas in 1997 when I first saw a rat, which couldn’t control its hand, put its hand over to me. That was an exciting moment, because I realized then that my belief that the nervous system could be repaired was true.‖Doctors chose the easiest case for their first attempt—it might not work for others. But there is real sense of hope that an idea once thought impossible has been realized.David Nicholls, who helped provide money for the breakthrough, said information about the breakthrough would be made available to researchers across the globe.―What you’ve got to understand is that for three million paralyzed people in the world today, the world looks a totally brighter place than it did yesterday,‖ he said.22. Why did Professor Geoff Raisman choose cells from nose?A. The nervous system in the nose can repair itself.B. Cells from the nose can be easily transplanted.C. The nervous system in the nose has more cells.D. Cells in the nose are able to re-produce rapidly.23. How did the operation work for Darek Fidyka?A. The nervous system in the spinal nerves can repair itself.B. The nerves from his ankle cured the patient of the injury.C. The nasal cells re-produced and spread over very quickly.D. The nasal cells helped the spinal nerves to repair themselves.24. What made Professor Geoff Raisman begin to believe the nervous system can be repaired?A. His former study with other people.B. His operation on a paralyzed patient.C. His sudden thought about Christmas.D. His unusual experience with a sick rat.25. David Nicholls’ words suggest that________.A. the world will become a better and brighter placeB. paralyzed people of today have the hope recoveryC. the report of the breakthrough will be published soonD. researchers across the world will carry out the operation第二节：选句填空（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。
