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2018届河北省普通高等学校招生全国统一考试高三下学期第二次调研考试英语试题本试卷满分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(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．What does the man offer to do?A．Buy a fridge．B．Replace a fridge．C．Repair a fridge．2．How much did the man Pay for his bag?A．80 dollars．B．50 dollars．C．30 dollars．3．Where are the speakers?A．On a bus．B．At home．C．In a car．4．What did the woman do yesterday afternoon?A．She studied．B．She took an exam． C．She attended a lecture.5．What does the woman mean?A．She wants to keep fit．B．She is too fat．C．She isn’t in a hurry．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。
昕每段对话或独白前，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 does the woman want to know from customer service?A．Where the size 10 jeans are sold.B．Whether there are size 10 jeans．C．When size 10 jeans are in Stock．7．Where is the Customer Service?A．Before the Electronics Department．B．in front of the entrance．C．on the left of the lift.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
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 the woman do today?A. Visit a friend.B. Do an experiment.C. Attend a lecture.2. What does the man find it difficult to do?A. Fix a toy train.B. Understand the instructions.C. Put together the folding table.3. Where is the woman’s cell phone?A. In the classroom.B. In her bag.C. In the dining hall.4. When does the woman need the book?A. On April 3rd.B. On April 2nd.C. On April 1st.5. What does the man mean?A. Few people read his article.B. The woman can’t convince him.C Most readers don’t agre e with him.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对活或独白。
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。
邯郸市2018年高三年级第二次模拟考试英语听力部分（Word版）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）1. B2. C3. A4. B5.C第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分）6. A7. B8. B9. A 10. B11. C 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. C16. B 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. A第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）21.A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. D26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. B31. A 32. C 33. D 34. D 35. C36. B 37. C 38. G 39. A 40. F第三部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）41. A 42. B 43. B 44. C 45. D46. C 47. A 48. B 49. C 50. D51. A 52. A 53. C 54. D 55. B56. A 57. B 58. D 59. C 60. D第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）61. impressed 62. explorers 63. but 64. is/has been 65. to66. Compared 67. longer 68. width 69. well 70. felt第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1.去掉a2. annually—annual3. experience前加to4. that—which5. year—years6. as—for7. host—hosts8. covered—covering9. or—and 10. your—my Dear Tom,Here comes a good news. An annually International Kite Festival will be held in my hometown,英语第1页annualWeifang, so I am writing to invite you ∧experience the festival.toIn China, flying kites in spring, that has a history of over 2000 year, can help to build up man’s vitalwhich yearsenergy. Weifang, known as kite-making, enjoys fame as “Kite Capital of the World” and host anfor hosts international kite festival every year. The 35th International Kite Festival will start on April 21. More than40 activities covered kite flying competitions, exhibitions or economic and trade events will take placecovering andduring the festival.I hope you can accept your invitation. All the best!myYours,Li Hua 第二节（25分）参考高考评分标准进行阅卷Dear Alice,I’m so glad you shared your reading with me. These days I just read the novel The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. Told in a language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, who, down on his luck, fought against a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the courage in the face of defeat, and personal triumph won from loss. I admire the old fisherman’s will very much. In spite of knowing perfectly well that it is very difficult to win, yet he did not give up.Hemingway’s novels are always interesting, and we al so studied them in our Chinese class. In his novels we can learn a lot by his meanings. They’re really good for people to read.Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua英语第2页1804高三英语测试卷听力理解部分录音稿第一节听下面5段对话。
参考答案听力部分录音材料(Text 1)M:Excuse me, do you have change for a fifty-pound note?W:I’m sorry. But I think you can have a try at the bank beside the bookstore across the street.(Text 2)W:I’m going to have lunch with Professor Smith.M:What about the committee meeting?W:Don’t worry. I’ll be back at the office before that.(Text 3)M：I’ve been waiting all week for this concert. The performance is said to be excellent. And with our student discount, the tickets will be really cheap.W:Ah... I’m afraid I left my student ID card in the dorm. (Text 4)M:It was so nice of Peter to offer to take us to the airport. W:Wouldn’t it be more convenient if we just take a taxi? (Text 5)M:Amy, I have always wanted to go to Washington DC. What does it look like?W:It reminds me of Beijing. The streets in the two cities are wide,and there are tourists everywhere.(Text 6)M:Oh, hi! Linda, I’m glad I’ve found you.W:Hi, Paul.M:I’ve just moved into a new house. And I’m having a party this Friday. We’ll begin at about 6:30 pm. Can you come?W:I’d love to. Thank you very much.M:Here’s my new address.W:Thanks. Church Street, Randwick.M:Right. Do remember the party begins at about 6:30 pm.W:I won’t forget, and I’ll be there in time.M:See you then.W:Bye.(Text 7)W:Well, Martin, what sports do you play?M:I play table tennis, badminton and volleyball, but volleyball is my favorite sport, because I can enjoy it in a team.W:Where do you often play, then?M:I play at local sports centers during the winter and in the summer I play beach volleyball.W:And do you do quite well in the competitions?M:Yes, I’ve played for our state and we’ve gone through to the semi finals of our national competitions and for Beatles, my othervolleyball team. We’ve actually won a few competitions.W:Oh, you’ve done a good job!(Text 8)M:Hi, Lucy, who do you think will win next week’s Davis Cup final?W:I’m not sure. Maybe world number one Rafael Nadal will win the honor.M:Rafael Nadal? I regret to tell you that he was out of the final because of his knee injury.W:What a shame! How about France’s Jo Wilfried Tsonga?M:You see, he was beaten by Argentina’s Del Potro.W:Oh, it’s a surprise. In my eyes Del Potro was 65th in the world as recently as July 7.M:Mmm... you are right. He once played a major role in getting Argentina to their third Davis Cup final, winning two singles matches, but now he ranks the world number eight.W:Hopefully he will do more wonders.(Text 9)M：Can I help you?W：I’m looking for a sweater for my husband．M：Yes，madam. What color would you like?W：Show me a gray one，please．M：What size?W：A size 38．M：Something like this perhaps? It’ s a very good sweater． W：Perhaps, but haven’t you anything better?M：What about a black sweater?W：No．It’s too dark．M：Now this green sweater is brighter than the black one．W：No. Please hurry up．M：Something like this blue sweater?W：Blue...mmm...yes. I think I like that. How much does it cost?M：8 pounds．W：8 pounds! Good heavens! Have you anything...anything... uh...M：Cheaper than this, madam? Only this gray sweater. It costs 4 pounds．W：That’s exactly what I’m looking for. Why didn’t you show me before?M：But I did, madam! It was the first one you saw.(Text 10)One Sunday night, three men came into Mr Black’s hotel and asked for rooms. Mr Black told them that there were no more rooms left. The men didn’t know what to do, because they had no place to stay in.Mr Black wanted to help them. He remembered that there was an empty room at the end of the first floor—Room 112. It was a very small room and had rarely been used as a guestroom before. So he asked the three men if they would mind sharing that small room. They replied that they would be very much satisfied so long as there was a room for them to stay in for the night.Mr Black then told them that the room would cost them $30 in total. On hearing this, each of the men gave Mr Black $10 before they left for their room.However, Mr Black soon began to think that $30 was really too much for that small room. He called his assistant over and said,“Here is $5.Give it back to the three men in Room 112.Each of them paid me $10. That’s too much.”The assistant took the money. While he was on the way to the small room, he thought,“How can three men divide $5? I’ll give each of them only $1 and keep the $2 left to myself. The men will be happy to get anything back, and I can also make some money that way. After all, Mr Black will never know anything about it.”So, the assistant returned only $1 to each of the three men.试题答案1~5 CBABC 6~10 ACBAB 11~15 ACBBA 16~20 CBBCA21~25 AACDC 26~30 CABDB 31~35 DCADB36~40 BACAB 41~45 DBBDC 46~50 CCDAB 51~55 AABDC56~59 CADC 60~62 BBC 63~66 BDCA 67~70 CBAD71~75 FDCBE短文改错Our mothers accompanied us to school in the first day. Soon ateacher came and led us to some classroom.on classroomsThere we were put into four separate classes. Some children beginto cry as the parents were not allowing intobegan allowedthe classrooms. I did not cry because I have been to kindergartenbefore. Actual my mother went home soonhadActuallyafter for she knew I would be all right. It was ∧ enjoyable timefor me as I got to know my new classmates.anThe teacher was very busy for writing down our information so theyhad plenty of time to ourselves. In thein或for wemeantime some children continued to sob although their parentslooked in anxiously through the windows.while / when / as书面表达One possible version:Dear Mr Smith, I’m very glad to know that you and your students will cometo Hebei for an international summer camp.I’d like to introduce the plan to you. The opening ceremony willbe held on July 2nd. You’ll take two main courses, Chinese and Chineseculture. During this time, there will be a speech competition,various sports games and some other activities. On July 12th, you’ll go on a three-day trip to Beidaihe District，a popular beach resortand a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province on China’s Bohai Sea coast.Here are some suggestions for you and your students. Cars herego along the right side of the road. Please take care. When go sightseeing, stay with your friends and not walk on your own.I’m looking forward to your coming!Yours,Li Hua。
河北省普通高中2018—2018学年度高三教学质量监测英语试题本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。
考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，本试卷上答题无效。
考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。
2．选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案的标号，非选择题答案使用0．5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、字迹清楚。
3．请按照题号在各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。
4．保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。
第I卷（共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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1．5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．What are they talking about?A．Weather．B．Education．C．Ecology．2．What does the woman think the man should do?A．Stop playing tennis．B．Stick to what he is doing．C．Find the cause for his failure．3．What will the woman do tomorrow morning?A．Go to the office．B．Drive the man downtown．C．Attend a meeting．4．Why won't the woman go to the man's house?A．She is tired and wants to have a rest．B．She has some guests to entertain．C．She has to go out of town．5．Which has the woman decided to buy?A．The city postcard．B．The lake postcard．C．The forest postcard．第二节（共15小题；每题1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
河北省邯郸市2018届高三上学期模拟考试第一部分听力（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）1. What will the woman do today?A. Visit a friend.B. Do an experiment.C. Attend a lecture.2. What does the man find it difficult to do?A. Fix a toy train.B. Understand the instructions.C. Put together the folding table.3. Where is the woman’s cell phone?A. In the classroom.B. In her bag.C. In the dining hall.4. When does the woman need the book?A. On April 3rd.B. On April 2nd.C. On April 1st.5. What does the man mean?A. Few people read his article.B. The woman can’t convince him.C Most readers don’t agree with him.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why is the man unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his left arm.B. He wants to watch TV.C. He is too lazy.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Stay at home.B. Take Harry to hospital.C. Play with Helen. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
邯郸市第一中学2018届高三研究性考试A卷（二）英语试卷出题人：安学焕审题人：邵华袁小曼温沈宏考试时间：2018年11月18日第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；第小题 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. What does the woman want to do?A. Borrow a phone.B. Buy a map.C. Ask the way.2. What does the woman like collecting best?A. Stamps.B. Coins.C. Train tickets.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A survey.B. A country.C. Their favorite songs.4. What does the woman ask the boy to do after school?A. Put away his school bag.B. Move the kitchen table.C. Hang up his coat.5. How many tickets has the woman got?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. How did the man plan to choose the music at first?A. Let someone decide on it.B. Ask people for their advice.C. Allow everyone to bring a piece.7. What is the woman going to do?A. Invite Sonia to the party.B. Send the man a message about Sonia’s phone number.C. Help prepare for the party.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
2018年河北省普通高中仿真模拟卷（二）英语试题满分：120分时间：100分钟成绩评定：______________ 第一部分阅读理解(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。
AHOLIDAY FUN AT THE POWERHOUSE500 HARRIS STREET ULTIMO· TELEPHONE (02)9217 0111Join in the holiday fan at the Powerhouse this month linked to our new exhibition，Evolution & Revolution: Chinese dress 1700s to now. DON'T FORGET our other special event，the Club Med Circus School which is part of the Circus (马戏团)! 150 years of circus in Australia exhibition experience!Chinese Folk Dancing: Colorful Chinese dance and musical performances by The Chinese Folk Dancing School of Sydney. Dances include : the Golden and the Chinese drum dance. A feature will be the Qin dynasty Emperor's court dance. Also included is a show of face painting for Beijing opera performances.Sunday 29 June and Wednesday 2 July in the Turbine Hali, at 11：30 am & 1：30 pm.Australian Chinese Children's Arts Theatre: Well－known children's play experts from Shanghai leads this dynamic youth group. Performances include Chinese fairy tales and plays.Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11：30 am & 1：30 pm.Chinese Youth League: A traditional performing arts group featuring performance highlights such as Red scarf and Spring flower dances, and a musician playing Er Hu.Sunday 6 to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 11：30 am to 1：30 pm.Kids Activity：Make a Paper Horse: Young children make a paper horse cut－out. (The horse is a frequent theme in Chinese painting, including a kind of advancement.) Suitable for ages 8—12 years.Sunday 28 June to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 12：30 pm to 1：00 pm.Club Med Circus School: Learn circus skills, including the trapeze, trampolining and magic. Not only for children over 5. There are 40 places available in each 1 hour session and these must be booked at the front desk, level 4, on the day.Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 July at 11：30am & 1：00pm.Enjoy unlimited free visits and many other benefits by becoming a family member of the Powerhouse. Our family members cover two adults and all children under the age of 16 years at the one address.Members receive Powerline, our monthly magazine, discounts in the shops and restaurants, as well as free admission to the Museum. All this for as little as $50.00 a year! Call (02)9217 0600 for more details.1. When can you watch the Chinese drum dance?A. On July 2.B. On July 3.C. On July 6.D. On July 8.2. From which activity can you learn the magic tricks?A. Kids Activity.B. Chinese Youth League.C. Club Med Circus School.D. Children's Arts Theatre.3. What is required if you want to enjoy free visits to the Museum?A. Calling (02)9217 0600.B. Gaining family membership.C. Coming for the holiday fun.D. Paying Powerline $50.00 a year.4. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To attract visitors.B. To present schedules.D. To teach kids Chinese arts.C. To report performances.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。
河北省邯郸市2018届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题本试卷共150分，共12页。
考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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，每段对话后有一道小题。
从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题。
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. How are the two speakers going to the concert?A. By car.B. By bike.C. By bus.2. When will the man have his next driving lesson?A. On Friday.B. On Saturday.C. On Monday.3. What are the speakers going to do on Saturday?A. Go to the beach.B. Study historyC. Play basketball.4. Why did the man come back late?A. He was stuck in a traffic jam.B. He did homework at John’s house.C. He played football with his friends.5. What is the woman doing?A. Offering the man some advice.B. Telling the man the bad news.C. Playing a joke on the man.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒中的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What can we learn about the woman?A. She didn’t watch the football game.B. She is not interested in football.C. She doesn’t work hard.7. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A football playerB. A football match.C. A football fan.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What kind of pizza is the man ordering?A. Tomato pizza.B. Seafood pizza.C. Cheese pizza.9. How soon will the pizza be ready?A. In about 10 minutes.B. In about 20 minutes.C. In about half an hour.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Which library will the speakers go to?A. The one near the shopping center.B. The one opposite the park.C. The one by the hospital.11. How will they get to the library?A. By car.B. By bus .C. On foot.12. What time will they meet?A. At 10:00.B. At 10:20.C. At 10:30.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the woman advise the man to do first?A. Focus on his question.B. Do a lot of reading.C. Choose key arguments.14. What is the man’s main problem?A. He doesn’t analyze the material.B. He doesn’t narrow the topic down.C. He doesn’t make a note of different ideas.15. How should the man begin his research project?A. Make a list of reading.B. Keep talking about questions.C. Begin with a general topic.16. What are the two speakers talking about?A. The importance of choosing the topic.B. The process of doing a research project.C. The difficulty in arranging different ideas.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does PS Camping offer now?A. Camping equipment.B. Camping places in the UK.C. Camping plans for families.18. Which could be the children’s activity in the afternoon?A. An opera.B. A drawing competition.C. A football match.19. When should be tent areas be quiet?A. At 9:30 pm.B. At 10:00 pm.C. At 10:30 pm.20. What’s the purpose of the speaker’s talk?A. Introducing the company and its activities.B. Providing camping equipment for families.C. Organizing competition for children only.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
APublic transport in New ZealandBusBuses are the cheapest and most common form of public transport available for travelling between towns and cities. Intercity and Naked Bus are the two main providers of this service, and fares start from NZ$10.Although not public transport, hop-on hop-off buses are also a popular way to get around New Zealand, especially among backpackers. Choose your pass and make up your route as you go along.TrainTrains are not a common form of public transport in New Zealand; however there are three main train lines operated by KiwiRail; Auckland to Wellington (Northern Explorer), Picton to Christchurch (Coastal Pacific), and Christchurch to the West Coast (the TranzAlpine –considered one of the most scenic rail journeys in the world). Train tickets start from around NZ$49 per person.FerryFerries are popular for travel between the North and South Islands. The two major providers are interIslander and Bluebridge, and fares start at NZ$55 for foo t passengers. Taking the ferry means you’ll experience the beautiful Marlborough Sounds on your way into or out of Picton.Ferry travel is also available between the mainland and New Zealand’s offshore islands, including Waiheke, Rangitoto and Great Barrier near Auckland city, and Stewart Island just below the South Island. In some coastal areas, ferries connect towns which are closer via water than via road – including Russell and Paihia in the Bay of Islands.Water taxis are smaller vessels which offer a scheduled service visiting the small ports that ferries can’t reach – handy for reaching out of the way hiking and mountain biking spots in places like Queen Charlotte Sounds and Abel Tasman National Park.21. Intercity and Naked Bus fares between cities and towns in New Zealand per person are ________.A. at least NZ$10B. less than NZ$55C. around NZ$49D. between NZ$10 and NZ$5522. According to the passage, we can know that KiwiRail ________.A. is a form of public transportB. operates three main travel linesC. is a popular way for backpackersD. runs between the North and South Islands23. The best way to travel between the main island and Great Barrier is to take ________.A. busesB. trainsC. ferriesD. water taxisBI h ave an unusual hobby by keeping thousands of earthworms in my home. It sounds crazy, but there’s actually a very good reason. I live in a suburb（郊区）of Los Angeles, where people waste a lot and cause many environmental problems. Over time I have begun to feel unhappy living like that.I decided to see how simply I could live, so I stopped buying anything that came in a package or plastic bags. This helped somewhat, but there was still one big source of rubbish: food waste like fruit and vegetable peelings. I t seemed a waste to throw them away. So that’s why I bought the worms.I knew that earthworms did a lot of work in the soil, but I didn’t think there was much for them to do in my apartment. After reading a book about how to recycle food waste into soil, I bought a big plastic box and filled it with dirt. Then I bought a kilogram of worms from a local fishing store and put them all into the box. I put the food waste I’d collected on top and put the cover on. That night I was so afraid the worms would escape and I would wake up to find them all over the house.But that didn’t happen. What did happen was that the worms ate my food waste, digested it, and what came out was very rich soil! It was really amazing to watch my rubbish disappear like that. I started growing vegetables, and used this soil to help them grow. It was a perfect cycle and that’s how I know just how hard worms work – by feasting. Thanks largely to the earthworms, I only throw way two small bags of rubbish every two months, and live very happily because of my simplicity.24. Why did the author decide to live simply?A. Because she decided to develop a new hobby.B. Because she felt bored with such a wealthy life.C. Because she followed the people in Los Angeles.D. Because she didn’t want to produce so much rubbish.25. The author decided to raise earthworms because she wanted ________.A. to keep some earthworms as petsB. to be different from her neighborsC. to do research about how earthworms workD. to have the worms make waste food into soil26. How did the author benefit from having the earthworms?A. She didn’t need to buy any vegetables or fruit.B. She started a new business of raising earthworms.C. She had the food waste changed into soil for her plants.D. She made some extra money by selling her earthworms.27. Which word best describes the author?A. Creative.B. Confident.C. Conventional.D. Cautious.BPeople are fatter than ever before. Obesity（肥胖症）has more than doubled since 1980. But the biggest rise has occurred in the developing world.Anyone with a body mass index, or BMI, over 30 is considered to be over-fat. The higher your BMI, the greater your risk of developing weight-related diseases like diabetes（糖尿病）and heart disease.Nearly half of the world’s overweight and fat children under five live in Asia. And in Africa, the number of overweight children under five has increased by nearly 50% since 2000.Hunger still affects many parts of the world. But the share of people who do not have enough to eat is in decline. Globally, one in nine people suffers from undernourishment（营养不良）. One in ten is overweight. If current trends continue, the share of fat children in the world will surpass the number of undernourished by 2022.Africa has the fastest-growing middle class in the world. A move from traditional foods to high-calorie fast food and a more lazy lifestyle is driving the rise in obesity. Fast food outlets like KFC and McDonalds have seen rapid growth in Africa. Women appear to be most affected. More than half of women in Botswana are overweight. Ethiopia, known for its terrible shortage of food, has seen obesity rates in women rise by 600% since 1984. Health systems in Africa, more focused on treating undernourishment and diseases like malaria and HIV, are ill-equipped to deal with obesity-related illness like heart disease and diabetes.Pacific islands have the highest obesity rates in the world, due to the spread of western fast food. Diets which a generation ago largely consisted of fish and coconuts are now mainly made up of processed meat. Nauru is top on the list, 61% of the population is over-fat, making this tiny paradise island the world’sfattest nation. Cook Islands take second place, with an obesity rate of 56% and Marshall Islands come in third, with 53%. The Middle East is also facing an obesity crisis. In Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, more than a third of the population is overweight.Obesity is already a global epidemic and is rapidly spreading from the rich world to the poor.28. What do we know about BMI according to Paragraph 2?A. Diabetes and heart disease are caused by BMI.B. Anyone with BMI over 30 is considered over-fat.C. BMI is the greatest risk faced by the developing countries.D. People with BMI over 30 will develop weight-related diseases.29. According to the passage, obesity in Africa is caused by ________.A. its terrible shortage of foodB. its suffering from the famineC. the challenges of diseases like Malaria and HIVD. its shift from traditional food to high-calorie fast food30. It can be inferred that people on the Pacific Islands ________.A. try to avoid the processed meatB. used to have healthier dietsC. suffer from undernourishmentD. prefer fast foods to fish and coconut31. What is the best title of the passage?A. Obesity: Not Just a Rich-World ProblemB. BMI: Index of Your Body MassC. Fast Foods: Main Cause of ObesityD. Diabetes: Obesity-Related IllnessDA new study says a widely-used insecticide（杀虫剂）is damaging wild bee populations. Wild bees are important, because they pollinate（给……授粉）crops and wild plants.Environmentalists in the United States and Europe say chemicals called neonicotinoids（新烟碱）are causing a drop in the number of bees. Farmers often use seeds treated with these chemicals. The chemicals target insects that eat crops, and they do not spread beyond the field. But they do get into pollen（花粉）,which is where the bees come into contact with them.Maj Rudlof is a researcher at Lund University in Sweden who led the neonicotinoids study. She and other researchers studied bees in fields. Half of the fields were grown with seeds treated with neonicotinoids. The other half was grown with seeds that were not treated. “The most impressive result we found was that bumblebee settlement almost didn’t grow at all at the treated sites in comparison with the controlled sites.” She says there were about half as many wild bees per square meter in treated fields as in untreated ones.Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a scientist who studies insects, works at the University of Maryland. He was not involved with the research on neonicotinoids. But he says banning the chemicals may not be the answer. He says they are not as bad as other insecticides. “In many cases, neonicotinoids are actually the safest alternative. So by banning it, wh at you’re doing is forcing farmers to use products that may either be just as bad or worse.” He says farmers often use the chemicals too much, and that may be hurting bees. Mr. vanEngelsdorp thinks farmers might not need to stop using neonicotinoids completely. He suggested that the chemicals should be used only when necessary.A United States Department of Agriculture report included information about the effects of neonicotinoids. It says the chemicals make the bees more likely to become sick. The bees cannot fight the viruses that commonly affect them.32. The wild bees get poisoned with the chemicals because ________.A. they feed on the insects that eat the cropsB. they eat the seeds treated with these chemicalsC. they land on the pollen containing such chemicalsD. they cannot tell where the chemicals have been spread33. What happened in the fields where seeds were treated with neonicotinoids?A. Almost no crops grew in the fields.B. The bumblebees almost didn’t grow.C. There was an increase in the number of the bumblebee.D. There were about 50% less wild bees than in untreated sites.34. Dennis vanEnglesdorp believes that neonicotinoids ________.A. do not hurt the beesB. have safer alternativesC. must be banned completelyD. should be used only when needed35. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________.A. the chemicalsB. the neonicotinoidsC. the beesD. the viruses第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
