2016年湛江一模单词测试

湛江市2016年普通高考测试题（一）语文注意事项：1．本试卷分第I卷（阅读题）和第II卷（表达题）两部分，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。

2．作答时，将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷上无效。

3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷阅读题甲必考题一、现代文阅读（9分，每小题3分）阅读下面的文字，完成1-3题。

美感教育是一种情感教育。

儒家教育特重诗，《论语》有一段话总述儒家教育宗旨说：“兴于诗，立于礼，成于乐”。

诗、礼、乐三项可以说都属于美感教育。

诗与乐相关，目的在怡情养性，养成内心的和谐；礼重仪节，目的在使行为仪表就规范，养成生活上的秩序。

蕴于中的是性情，受诗与乐的陶冶而达到和谐；发于外的是行为仪表，受礼的调节而进到秩序，内具和谐而外具秩序的生活，从伦理观点看，是最善的；从美感观点看，也是最美的。

儒家教育出来的人要在伦理和美感观点都可以看得过去。

这是儒家教育思想中最值得注意的一点。

他们的着重点无疑是在道德方面，德育是他们的最后鹄的，这是他们与西方哲学家、宗教家柏拉图和托尔斯泰诸人相同的。

不过他们高于柏拉图和托尔斯泰诸人，因为柏拉图和托尔斯泰诸人误认美育可以妨碍德育，而儒家则认定美育为德育的必由之径。

道德并非陈腐条文的遵守，而是至性真情的流露。

所以德育从根本做起，必须怡情养性。

美感教育的功用就在怡情养性，所以是德育的基础功夫。

严格地说，善与美不但不相冲突，而且到最高境界，根本是一回事，它们的必有条件同是和谐与秩序。

从伦理观点看，美是一种善；从美感观点看，善也是一种美。

所以在古希腊文与近代德文中，美善只有一个字，在中文和其他近代语文中，“善”与“美”二字虽分开，仍可互相替用。

真正的善人对于生活不苟且，犹如艺术家对于作品不苟且一样。

过一世生活好比做一篇文章，文章求惬心贵当，生活也需求惬心贵当。

我们嫌恶行为上的卑鄙龌龊，不仅因其不善，也因其丑，我们赞赏行为上的光明磊落，不仅因其善，也因其美，一个真正有美感修养的人必定同时也有道德修养。

湛江市实验中学2016-2017学年度第一学期第一次月测考试高一英语试卷注意事项：1.本卷为笔试部分，满分150分，时间为120分钟。

2.答题前，请考生在答题卡上写上自己的学校、班级、姓名和考号.3.将试卷答案填写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

Ｉ．语言知识及应用（共两节，满分４５分）第一节：完形填空（共２０小题；每小题１.５分，满分３０分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的ＡＢＣＤ四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said,“___1___ my job。

Family to Feed。

At this store, a ___2___ like this is not normal。

My 10-year-old noticed him and made a ___3___ on how bad it must be to have to stand ___4___ in the cold wind。

In the store, I asked each of my kids to ___5___ something they thought our “friend" there would ___6___。

They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice。

Then my 17—year—old suggested giving him a ___7___。

I thought about it。

We wnished2. A。

condition B。

place C。

sight D. show3. A。

湛江一中2015—2016学年度第二学期第一次大考考试高一级英语科试卷考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。

AIt's a good time for a theme park, according to a report. There was a four percent growth in the number of visitors to theme parks in 2014 compared with 2013. There were a total of 223,450,000 visits to the top 25 theme parks in 2014. But even extreme enthusiasts may not be able to get to every park on the top-25 list. Here are six theme parks that are less known to Americans. But they're truly worth a visit.Ocean ParkHong Kong's Ocean Park is a marine mammal park, animal theme park and amusement park. It came in at No.13 on the top-25 list.Lotte WorldLocated in Seoul, South Korea, Lotte World is famous for having the world's largest indoor theme park together with an outdoor theme park. It's also home to South Korea's largest ice skating rink. It was ranked No.14 on the top-25 list.EverlandAlso in South Korea, Everland is located in Gyeonggi-Do. It includes a zoo and a water park and was ranked No.16.Europa ParkEurope Park, located in Rust, is the largest theme park in Germany and one of four in Europe to make the top-25 list. It got No.21.Tivoli GardensWhen you take into consideration that Tivoli Gardens is closed a few months every year, its spot at No.23 is impressive. Located in Copenhagen, it's famous for its fairy-tale atmosphere and antique roller coaster.De EftelingDe Efteling is a fantasy-themed amusement park in Katsheuvel, the Netherlands. The attractions are based on elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables and folklore. It was ranked No.24.1. Compared with the year2013, in 2014 _____.A. more theme parks became availableB. admission fees to theme parks became higherC. more people went to visit theme parksD. there were more extreme theme park enthusiasts2. How many European theme parks are on the top-25 list?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 53. What do we learn about Tivoli Gardens?A. It's the best theme park in Europe.B. It cannot be visited all year round.C. It doesn't have many exciting activities.D. It has nothing in common with De Efteling.BHello. I'm Jan from Mrs. Lake's class. My class wants to work together to help the public. We think we have found a great way to do this. Last month we did a class project on the highways near our town. We learned about the Adopt-a-Highway Program. This program brings people together to pick up litter along the roads. We think it would be a great idea for all students in our school to join the program and adopt a highway.Adopting a highway is not like adopting a pet. When a highway is adopted, only part of the highway is cared for by a group of p eople. The group agrees to work every week to keep its part of the highway clean. Each group gets its own sign that has the name of the group printed on it. The sign is put up at the side of the road. This sign lets drivers know who is keeping that area of the road clean.The Adopt-a-Highway Program is a great way for people to help their environment look nicer. Also, the government does not have to send out as many road workers. This saves money. Finally, people may try harder to keep roads clean if they see people, especially teenagers like us, cleaning them up.We will need helpers to care for our adopted highway. If you want to feel great and keep our roads clean，please come with your parents to the meeting next week. We will meet in Mrs. Lake's room on Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. At the meeting, we will talk about which roads are the dirtiest as a result of people's unkind acts. Then we'll try to pick an area to adopt and clean.I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Remember to keep our roads clean!4. What is the Adopt-a-Highway Program about?A. Giving names to the highways.B. Drawing pictures of highways.C. Picking up litter along the roads.D. Putting up signs near the roads.5. What should the students do first if they want to join the program?A. Pick a spot to care for.B. Go to a meeting on Wednesday.C. Write a letter to their parents.D. Call Mrs. Lake next week.6. What is the purpose of this speech?A. To encourage students to join the program.B. To introduce the traffic system.C. To show drivers how to drive safely.D. To tell a story about adopting a highway.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Adopt-a-PetB. Volunteers on RoadsC. Ways to Protect the EnvironmentD. Adopt-a-HighwayCUnderstanding one's own history is important for young people's learning and development. Students are often asked to write a story about crown family's history or about a special person in their family. But too rarely do students focus on the history of their own community or their own people, in a way that helps them to understand why they find themselves in a particular place.When people understand their own history, they are able to grapple with the influence of the social structures that sometimes limit the possibilities in their lives. Taking this approach opens the door for young people to be managers of their own learning and development as they understand why they find themselves where they are.Many people I have been talking to about this issue agree that not only schools but also public bodies and families have failed to educate young people about their own history. And I know from my own exp erience how difficult it was for my father to talk about his family's experience in 1944. This may be a reflection of the sadness that people feel about that history and not wanting to make it a burden on their young people. But in today's situation, those I spoke with now clearly see that as a mistake.If our society is ever going to find a way to properly deal with the influence of our own history, including what has happened to our Native American, African-American and Latino friends, our neighbors' schools must step up to help young people understand their own stories. Families and related social bodies must do the same.8. According to Paragraph 1, a good knowledge of our own history can help us____A. become good at writing storiesB. make our influence on the society strongerC. gain a good understanding of our present situationD. understand the importance of learning and development9. What does the underlined phrase “grapple with” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. determineB. recoverC. exerciseD. manage10.It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that the author's family's experience in 1944 was_____A. harmfulB. painfulC. interestingD. surprising11.The passage mainly encourages us to _______.A. write our own storiesB. understand the importance of historyC. learn our own historyD. have a proper attitude towards historyDScientists have never known for sure whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded animals, like mammals and birds, or cold-blooded, like reptiles and fish. A re cent study shows that in fact many dinosaurs might not have belonged to either category but instead have fallen somewhere in the middle.Warm-blooded animals ha ve bodies that are able to make their own heat. Their body temperatures stay about the same whether it is hot or cold outside. Cold-blooded animals can not make their own heat, so their body temperatures depend on how warm the outside temperature is. Warm-blooded animals have much more active lifestyles than cold-blooded ones.When scientists first discovered the bones of ancient dinosaurs in the 1800s, they were sure the huge creatures must have been slow. But as scientists found more bones of smaller, quicker dinosaurs, like Velociraptor, they realized that the creatures may have been much more active than they had thought.A team of biologists began to examine. They knew that warm-blooded animals grow faster than cold-blooded ones. The researcher realized that they could determine whether a dinosaur had been warm-or cold-blooded by finding its growth rate.The scientists examine the growth rings in bones from 21 different dinosaur species. The width of the growth rings showed how much the dinosaurs grew each year, much like the rings in the tree trunk do.“Our results showed that dinosaurs had growth rates th at were actually not characteristic of warm-blooded or cold-blooded animals,” said Brian Enquist, a scientist on the research team. “They didn't act like mammals or birds, nor did they act like reptiles or fish.” Instead, dinosaurs fell somewhere in between. Scientists called the middle-of-the-road creatures “mesotherms”.Being mesotherms gave dinosaurs many advantages. They were faster and stronger than reptiles that had to rely on the sun for warmth. Being somewhat cold-blooded had its benefits too. Cold-blooded animals burn energy more slowly. So they need much less food to l ive than warm-blooded animals. “It is doubtful that a lion the size of T-rex could eat enough to survive,”explains John Grady, another biologist on the research team. By being mesothermic, the dinosaurs could be both fast and big.12. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. The advantage of cold-blooded animals.B. The disadvantages of warm-blooded animals.C. The differences between warm-and cold-blooded animals.D. The advantages of both warm-and cold-blooded animals.13. It can be inferred that mesotherms grow _______.A. as slowly as cold-blooded animalsB. as fast as warm-blooded animalsC. slower than cold-blooded animalsD. slower than warm-blooded animals14. A lion is mentioned in the last paragraph to stress that ________.A. dinosaurs moved very fastB. dinosaurs had to rely on the sun for warmthC. dinosaurs are large animalsD. dinosaurs needed less food to survive15. The text is mainly about ________.A. how dinosaurs disappearedB. the growth areas of dinosaursC. whether dinosaurs were warm or cold-blooded animalsD. the appearance and behavior of dinosaurs第二节（共5小题；毎小题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

湛江一中2016-2017学年度第一学期第一次考试高一级英语科试卷考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第Ⅰ卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。

AHow would you like to have been born without any ability to feel pain? There are such people. One of them is being studied by doctors at a hospital in New York City. He is a 22-year-old clerk who really does not know the meaning of pain. But he wishes he did. Not long ago a packet of matches flared up(骤然烧起) in his hand. Luckily the burn was not serious. It caused large blisters(水泡)but still did not bother him. He said the burn felt like a fly crawling(在...上爬行) on his fingers. It has been the same story as far back as he can remember. He has never had headaches or sore(疼痛的) muscles. Bee stings, cuts and bruises(疼痛的) do not hurt.Being free from pain is not as wonderful as you may think. The young man has had to have rotted teeth pulled because he never felt toothache warnings. A sudden attack of appendicitis(阑尾炎) could be deadly. Life without pain is as risky as trying to run a cruise ship without fire alarms.1. In the final sentence, the writer uses “fire alarms” to meanA.loud noises that a person hearsB.a signal that something is wrongC.heat warningsD.the ability to smell smoke2.The selection as a whole points to the fact thatA.fire can cause serious injuriesB.life is happier without painC.teeth can be pulled painlesslyD. pain serves a useful purpose3.The young man had to have teeth pulled becauseA.he did not know his teeth were decayingB.he did not take care of his teeth properlyC.he did not like to visit the dentistD.he was born with soft teethBWhen asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, clothes and cars.A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect. Unfortunately, the better friends y ou are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements. And the result can be what you don’t want--- an end to the relationship.The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. First, don’t let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open. Second, apologize when you’re wr ong ---- even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit(承认) that he has been wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view. And finally, accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyle change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion: consider friendship as an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture(培养).4. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Easy Ways to Make Friends.B. Ups and Downs in FriendshipC. How to Mend a Troubled FriendshipD. How to Take the Lead in Making Friends5. The “wronged person” underlined in the passag e refers to a person __________.A. who has been mistaken for anotherB. who has been blamed unfairlyC. who has treated friends badlyD. who has admitted his mistakes6. According to the passage, a friendship can be long only if __________.A. we have much in commonB. we know our friends’ mistakesC. We treat our disagreements wiselyD. we have known one another her desires7. What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion?A. Make an apology firstB. Avoid making mistakesC. Stick to our own points of viewD. Change our lifestyles.CSometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expe ct someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky( 狡猾的). Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents(天才) and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics. But sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it.It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and p ractice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, although you think it is so, it doesn’t mean it’s true.The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that your image is far from objective(客观的), and to actively convince(客观的) yourself of your positivequalities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting(提升) a positive self-image. When you can pat(拍) yourself on t he back, you’ll know you’re well on your way. Good luck!8. You need to build a positive self-image when you _________.A. dare to challenge yourselfB. feel it hard to change yourselfC. are not confident about yourselfD. have a high opinion of yourself9. How should you change your self-image according to the passage?A. To keep a different image of others.B. To make your life successful.C. To understand your own world.D. To change the way you think.10. What is the passage mainly about?A. How to prepare for your success.B. How to face challenges in your life.C. How to build a positive self-image.D. How to develop your good qualities.11. Who are the intended readers of the passage?A. Parents.B. Adolescents.C. Educators.D. People in general.DElectrical devices (仪器) could soon use power made by human energy. Scientists say they have developed an experimental device that produces electricity from the physical movement of a person walking. British scientist Max Donelan and other scientists in Canada and the United States developed the device.The device connects to a person's knee. As the person walks, the device captures energy each time the person slows down. To do this, the device helps with the slowing down movement of the leg. The movements of the walking person push parts of a small machine that produces electricity. Using the device, an adult walking quickly could produce thirteen watts of electricity in just a minute. Donelan says walking at that speed could produce enough power to operate a laptop computer for six m inutes.There are several possible uses for the device. Developers say it could help people whowork in areas without electricity to operate small computers. The device could also be used in hospitals to operate heart pacemakers (起搏器). It could even be used to assist in the movement of robotic arms and legs.The experimental version of the device weighs about one and a half kilograms, but it is too costly for most people to buy. But the researcher s hope to make a lighter, less costly version. An improved version should be ready in one year.The developers hope the device will one day help developing countries. Nearly twenty-five percent of people around the world live without electric power.A similar product was invented in 2005 by Larry Rome of the University of Pennsylvania. He created a bag carried on a person's back that also produ ces power from walking. The knee device does not produce as much electricity as the bag. But the bag requires the walker to carry a load of twenty to thirty kilograms.12. The second paragraph mainly talks about _______.A. who developed the deviceB. how the device worksC. several possible uses for the devicesD. how much electricity the device can produce13. What is the disadvantage of the experimental version of the device?A. It is too heavy for the walker to bear.B. It is too complex for people to use.C. It will slow down one's walking speed.D. It is too expensive for most people to afford.14. Compared with the device designed by Larry Rome, this new device _______.A. produces power without adding more loads to the walkerB. can produce more power in a much shorter timeC. needs to be equipped with a batteryD. can help the walker walk faster15. From the passage, we can learn that the electrical device can _______.A. help housewives operate the micro-wave ovenB. make it much easier for us to go onlineC. produce more electricity than that invented by Larry RomeD. be applied in medicine to operate heart pacemakers第二节信息匹配（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。

英语模拟试题一I．语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）Last Sunday my train was delayed for two hours. I had plenty of time to 1 . After buying some newspapers to read on the journey, I made my way to the 2 office to collect my heavy suitcase I had left there three days before. There were only a few people 3 , and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt didn’t seem to b e where I had left it. I 4 the contents, and railway tickets, money scraps of paper and photos fell out of it. But no matter how hard I searched, the 5 was nowhere to be found.When my turn came, I explained the situation 6 to the assistant. The man looked at me up and down as if to say that he had heard this kind of sad story many times and asked me to 7 the case. I told him that it was an old, brown looking 8 no different from the many cases I could see on the shelves. The assistant then gave me a(n) 9 and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the case. If they were 10 , he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had 11 packed into the case in a short time and wrote them down as they came to me.After I had done this, I went to 12 among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there. For one dreadful moment, it 13 to me that if someone had picked the receipt up he could have easily claimed the case alr eady. This hadn’t happened 14 , for after a time I found the case lying in a corner. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was 15 and told me I could take the case away.1. A. waste B. spare C. arrange D. make2. A. tourist B. luggage C. ticket D. head3. A. standing B. crowding C. talking D. waiting4. A. threw B. gathered C. checked D. emptied5. A. newspaper B. receipt C. case D. shelf6. A. easily B. excitedly C. gladly D. sorrowfully7. A. describe B. draw C. examine D. show8. A. object B. bag C. pocket D. wallet9. A. address B. envelope C. message D. form10. A. good B. wrong C. correct D. ready11. A. carelessly B. suddenly C. hurriedly D. immediately12. A. look B. watch C. find D. see13. A. happened B. occurred C. appeared D. seemed14. A. fortunately B. unluckily C. hopefully D. presently15. A. disappointed B. surprised C. satisfied D. worried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，在空格处填入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卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。

湛江一中2015-2016学年度第二学期第一次大考考试高二级英语科试卷考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分：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）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。

AChina news, Beijing, June 5 —The Horizon Research Group conducted a survey about Chinese parentsand their children in May last year and this year. Based on a random sampling method, the survey,done in May last year, investigated about 1,095 people living in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xinjiang, Jinzhong, and Luzhou. All these people were aged between 18 and 60. Thesurvey shows that 55.5% of the parents did not know who their children’s best friends were.Fathers, in particular, knew even less about their children than mothers, as the survey showsonly 33.8% of fathers knew who their children’s best friends were while 50.8% of mothers didso, China Youth Daily reported.Parents with little education were less concerned with their children’s life, or whom theirchildren played with. The survey shows that among parents that graduated from primary schoolsor without any educat ional background, only 33.1% knew who their children’s best friends were.Among parents that had received middle school education, the related proportion reached 45.5%.This y ear’s survey was also based on random sampling. In May 2007, the Horizon ResearchGroup investigated some 1,456 families in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Xi’an,Chengdu and Harbin. The survey shows that children under the age of 12 play for less time withtheir playmates than their parents did when they were young.The survey also shows that most children at present spend only 21.9% of their time playingwith their friends, while their parents spent 36.8% of their time with their playmates when theywere young. Nowadays, most children spend more time with their grandparents or babysitters thanwith their parents.1. The article tells us that the two surveys show the following aspects EXCEPT that ______.A. parents at present spend less time playing with their children than with the oldergeneration.B. some parents do not know their children’s best friend s.C. educated parents are more concerned about their children’s life than those with littl eeducation.D. parents at present are concerned little about their children’s life.2. The passage can be found in _________.A. a magazineB. a newspaperC. a science journalD. a school book3. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Parents need to take their responsibilities for their children.B. Parents should provide better conditions for their children.C. Parents don’t play an important part in the growth of their children now.D. Parents should let their children have more friends.BHere a re some of our favorite study tips that will help any student study smarter, not harder：Recite As You StudyReciting — saying things out loud should first take place as you read through each paragraph or section. Test yourself. This will help you to understand as well as learn faster because it is more active than reading or listening. It will also help y ou to notice your mistakes and the topics you have trouble understanding.Take Fuller NotesNotes should be in your own words, brief and clear. They should be tidy and easy to read. Writing notes will help you better than just underlining as you read, since it forces you to rewrite ideas in your own words.Study the MiddleThe best time to review is soon after you've learned something. You are more likely to remember the material at the beginning and the end of th e lesson, so make sure you focus on the middle when you review.Sleep on ItStudy before going to bed, unless you are very tired. It's easier to remember material you've just learned after sleeping than after an equal period of daytime activity, because your brain continues to think even after you've fallen asleep.Combine Memory and UnderstandingThere are two ways to remember: by memorizing and by understanding. Multiplication tables(乘法表), telephone numbers, and math formulas are better learned by memorizing, while ideas are best learned by understanding.The more ways you have to think about an idea, the more meaning it will have; the more meaningful the learning, the better you can remember it. Pay attention to similarities in ideas and concepts, and then try to understand how they fit in with things you already know. Never be satisfied with anything less than a completely clear understanding of what you are reading. If you are not able to follow the thought, go back to the place where you first got confused and try again. 4．You can notice your mistakes by ________.A. saying things out aloudB. taking notesC. studying the middleD. sleeping on it5．When taking notes, you should ________ to better help you with reading.A. underline important notesB. write notes in your own wordsC. take down every detailD. write as quickly as possible6．The writer advises you to ________ as it is easier for you to remember ma terial.A. study after a period of activityB. do some exercise after studyingC. study as soon as you get upD. study before going to sleep7．Which of the following is NOT helpful for your understanding?A. Thinking about an idea in different ways.B. Relating ideas and concepts with what you already know.C. Reading from the beginning to the end without stop.D. Going back to what first made you confused and start again.CDo you like shopping? Or does the thought of wandering round the shops fill you with terror? For some of us, shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our spare time and our money. For me,it's something I would rather avoid. Thank goodness for the Internet! It's more convenient to buy CDs, electrical items, even food, from the comfort of your sofa. But that’s not the only reason: price is an important factor. We can buy goods and services cheaper online. But sometimes the problem is knowing what to buy. This has led to a type of shopping called “showrooming”.Showrooming is something I've done. I will go to a shop to see, touch and try out products but then go home and buy them online at a lower price. I'm not alone in doing this. Research by a company called Foolproof, found 24％of people showroomed while Christmas shopping in 2013.Amy Cashman, Head of Technology at TNS UK, says the reasons for this new shopping habit are that “people are lacking time, lacking money and they want security about the products they are buying.”She explains that consumers are not only shopping online at home but they are using the Internet in store or on their smartphones to shop around.But does this mean technology will kill shops? Certainly shops will change. They will have to offer more competitive prices or encourage people to buy more by giving store discounts or free gifts.We mustn’t forget that buying in a shop means you can get expert advice from the sales assistant and you can get good aftercare. It’s good to speak to a real human rather than look at a faceless computer screen but at least by showrooming, you get the best of both worlds!8. The two questions in Paragraph 1 are raised toA. give two examplesB. introduce the topicC. compare different opinionsD. get answers from readers9. What does showrooming mean in the text?A. Trying in shops and buying online.B. Showing products in a room.C. Buying something in a store.D. Shopping on the Internet.10. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. Online shops will disappear.B. Free gifts will surely promote sales.C. Shops need necessary changes.D. Shops will be replaced by online shops.11. The author's attitude towards showrooming is .A. criticalB. negativeC. casualD. supportiveDMy oldest child, Emma, just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of college. These days, friends and family have begun flooding me with one question: What is she going to do after graduation?The job market is, after all, awfully tough. Just this month the Federal Reserve Bank published a study showing that “recent graduates are increasingly working in low-paid jobs or working part-time.” The bright spot, according to the study, is for students who majored(主修) in STEM —science, technology, engineering and mathematics —areas in which recent graduates “have tended to do relatively well”.But Emma is a student of the humanities(人文) at a small college. She’s an American Studies major with a focus on the politics and culture of food. For quite a while, I think her field of study is so fashionable right now that I’m not the least bit worried she will find a good job. Yet the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve decided to be honest. “I’m not sure what Emma is going to do,” I now say. “But she’s gotten a great education and has really found her interest. — and I know those things will serve he r well over the course of her life.”Nowadays, more and more universities and colleges are being measured by the salaries of their recent graduates. In this climate, encouraging your kid to study the humanities, seems, at best, unwise or, at worst, unconcerned with earning a living. But a college is not avocational(职业) school. And promoting STEM subjects should not be society’s only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world.From the beginning, we never urged Emma to pick a college or a major with an eye on its expected return on money, as more and more families are doing. To Emma, what really matters will be something that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time: Emma’s contributionto the world and how happy she is in it.12. The author’s friends and family_________.A. are worried about Emma’s safetyB. have been worrying about the floodC. are concerned about Emma’s futureD. are worried about the job market13. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A. The number of the graduates is increasing.B. STEM graduates can be better employees.C. STEM graduates are in relatively greater demand.D. More and more graduates like to do a part-time job.14. Why did Emma choose a major in the humanities?A. Because she is interested in it.B. Because her mother told her to.C. Because it is increasingly popular.D. Because she wants further education.15. According to the author, what matters most in choosing a major is that_________.A. it should be among the STEMB. it should be fashionable and interestingC. it should allow a good job and a high salaryD. it should bring achievements and happiness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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

广东省湛江第一中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期第一次大考试题第一部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AYou may have seen a talking parrot on a TV show, in a movie, or even in someone’s home. The parrot has learned to copy sounds that people make. Birds are not the only animals that can copy the noises they hear. Dolphins, bats, and some apes also copy sounds. Now we can add elephants to this list of copycats.Dr. Joyce Poole is a zoologist. She studies the sounds of elephants. While she was in Kenya, she would hear strange noises made by Mlaika after sunset. Mlaika was a 10-year-old African elephant.Mlaika lived near a highway. Dr. Poole says, “I could not tell the difference between Mlaik a’s call and the distant truck noise.” She and other scientists studied Mlaika’s sounds. It turned out that Mlaika was copying the sounds of the trucks driving by. Why would Mlaika copy trucks that she heard going by on the highway? Animals that are able to copy sounds may enjoy practicing new sounds. When they are kept outside of their natural environment, they may copy unusual sounds. That may be why an elephant would copy the sound of a truck.“Mlaika was not the only copycat elephant,” Dr. Poole says. Calimero is a 23-year-old male African elephant. He spent 18 years with two female Asian elephants. Asian elephants make chirping sounds (sounds made by birds) to talk with one another. African elephants usually do not make chirping sounds. But Calimero now does. He is copying his Asian elephant friends. Dr. Poole says that elephants need to form bonds with their family and friends. She says, “They make sounds to communicate with each other. When they are separated, they use sounds to keep in contact.”Parrots, dolphins, humans, and elephants show that being a copycat is one way that animals and people make new friends and keep old ones.1. According to Dr. Poole, what does Mlaika copy?A. The sound of people.B. The sound of trucks.C. The sound of Calimero.D. The sound of birds.2. From paragraph 4, we can know ________.A. Calimero is a 23-year-old male Asian elephantB. African elephants never make chirping soundsC. Asian elephants make chirping sounds to talk with birdsD. Elephants make sounds to keep in touch with each other3. According to the passage, animals like to be copycats because they need_______.A. To keep in touch with nature.B. To please people and other animals.C. To make new friends and keep old ones.D. To avoid danger from the outside world.BMalka and Shaindle are sisters. Although they live an hour's drive from each other and don’t see each other often, they are in touch. Malka has a large family. Shaindle, however, has had difficulty having children.Malka had just given birth to another son. Shaindle , married three years and still childless, was receiving fertility(生育) treatments. Involved with work, doctor’s visits, and medical treats, she was unable to make the trip to visit her sister after she had given birth.Malka knew her sister’s problem an d was quite understanding. Shaindle and her husband Feivel would be at the haptismal (洗礼) ceremony，of course.On the day of the haptism, Shaindle and Feivel arrived early, earlier than Malka and her family. Malka’s mother-in-law, Yehudit, was already at th e hall. “Hello,” said Shaindle cheerfully, never thinking what was about to happen.Yehudit turned to her angrily and said, “What a selfish sister you are! Never oncedid you see fit to visit Makla this entire week! No wonder you have no children!”Shaindle went into shock at her words. She turned away, her eyes filled with tears. The accusation（控诉） had cut Shaindle like a knife. She was psychologically bleeding. Poor Shaindle couldn’t calm down. It took a while before she could regain her calmness. She cou ldn’t look at Yehud it; it was just too painful for her to do so.The minute the words had escaped Yehudit’s mo uth, she knew she had crossed a red line. She had stepped on very raw toes and felt regretted for her words –but it was too late. Her attempts to apologize were ineffective. The celebration had suddenly turned sour in just a matter of seconds. After all these years, the memory of that happening linger s on …4. Shaindle didn’t visit her sister after her sister gave birth because______________.A. she was jealous of her sisterB. she lived far from her sisterC. she was too busy to visit herD. she didn’t feel quite herself5. The under lined part “stepped on very raw toes” probably means_____________.A. make fun of somebodyB. hurt somebody deeplyC. meet somebody by accidentD. be impolite to somebody6. We can learn from th e last paragraph that_____________.A. Shaindle didn’t forgive Yehudit for many yearsB. Shaindle burst out anger at Malka’s mother-in-lawC. Yehudit did n’t realize how her words could affect ShaindleD. Shaindle couldn’t get rid of the bad memory for many years7. The purpose of the passage is to tell us ___________.A. words sometimes can really hurt usB. sisters should care for each otherC. we should forget unpleasant thingsD. two sisters’ different experiencesCIn 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. The travel, the adventure, the danger, and the steady pay were all attracting young Henson. One day, he found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship called the Katie Hinds. For the next five years, Henson sailed around the world. With the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, nav igation, history, geography, and many other subjects. By the time he left the Katie Hinds in 1885, Henson was well educated and had become an excellent seaman.Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a hat shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Robert Peary, asked the owner if he knew anyone with experience at sea. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. He needed experie nced men to accompany him. The shop owner knew about his young employee’s skills and experience on ocean journeys, so he introduced Peary to Henson.Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved himself to be a worthy and smart seaman. Peary soon made Henson his assistant（助理）, and they became close friends. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be t he first man to stand on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream come true. Over the next five years, the two explorers made two trips together to the Arctic. However, they were not able to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were worse than either of them had ever imagined.In 1908, Peary and Henson were ready to make their final attempt at reaching the North Pole. Both men were over forty years old. The years of hardship in the arctic cold had made them suffer a lot. This would be their last chance. With four Inuit（因纽特）guides, they made a mad rush straight across the ice toward the pole. Peary’s feet were injured and he had to be pul led on a dogsled. In April 1909, Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow.In later years, Robert Peary and Henson were greatly honored for their achievements. Today, the two friends and f ellow explorers lie in heroes’ graves not far apart in theArlington National Cemetery.8. In paragraph1, the author shows how Henson became ________.A. a wonderful seamanB. an educated captainC. a good shop assistantD. a successful learner9. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us ________.A. why Matthew Henson went to the hat shopB. how Matthew Henson met Robert PearyC. why Matthew Henson stopped working on the Katie HindsD. how Robert Peary knew Matthew Henson had sea experience10. The following statements are TRUE except ________.A. Henson proved himself a better seaman than PearyB. Peary wanted Henson to help him realize his dreamC. Before their final attempt, they made two trips togetherD. After they died, they were highly respected by people11. The story between Henson and Peary could best be compared to ________.A. treasure hunters looking for fortunesB. sailors seeking power over othersC. soldiers fighting for their freedomD. fighters exploring an unknown landDWhen introducing American universities, some of the first institutions（机构）to mention are the Ivy League schools. Originally, the Ivy League was an athletic conference made up of 8 private institutes of higher learning in northeastern United States. However, as time went on, these schools also became known for their excellence in academics besides athletics. Included in the Ivy League schools are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, and Harvard University. These 8 schools have been recognized as some of thebest colleges and universities in the United States.Harvard University is a private institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The university includes a number of graduate and professional schools, as well as a college for undergraduates. In 2012, Harvard ranked number one in US News’ ranking of national universities again. Founded in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institute of higher education in the United States. It can be said that first there was Harvard, then the United States of America. Also, Harvard’s library contains the oldest collection of books in the United States as well as the largest private collection in the world. Harvard has also been described by Forbes Magazine as one of the “billionaire universities” as of their recent list of 469 billionaires, 50 received a degree from Harvard.Harvard College (the institute for undergraduate students) is one of the most famous schools in the United States. It offers over 40 undergr aduate fields of study, including astrophysics（天体物理学）, mathematics, neurobiology(神经生物学), etc. And the financial aid program there is amazing. Even though the tuition is about 37,576, and there are other expenses throughout the year, about 70% of undergraduate students received financial aid. Out of those students, over 90% of them had their full need met. And the policies for international students are the same for U.S. citizens.Harvard College is very selective, as it only admits about 6% of their applicants. For admission into Harvard College, it is required that students take the SAT or the ACT, as well as 2 SAT Subject Tests. Harvard will also look at other factors during admission such as your application essay, high school transcript, work experience, GPA (Grade Point Average), your interview, recommendations, and most importantly, your character and personal qualities.12. What are the Ivy League schools famous for?A. Athletics and location.B. Academics and history.C. Financial aid and training.D. Athletics and academics.13. Harvard University includes .A. a number of colleges for undergraduatesB. a kindergarten, middle school and collegeC. many graduate and professional schoolsD. only one college for graduates14. Why is Harvard called one of the “billionaire universities”?A. Because nearly one ninth billionaires once studied there.B. Because people can earn a lot of money from Harvard.C. Because there are 50 billionaires in Harvard University.D. Because 469 billionaires contribute to Harvard University.15. What can we learn from the passage?A. 90% students in Harvard have their full need met.B. Harvard College is the institute for graduate students.C. A minority of undergraduates couldn’t receive financial aid.D. The policies for international students differs from U.S. citizens.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。

2016年广东省初中毕业生学业考试英语全真模拟试卷（四）一、听力理解（本大题分为A 、B 、C 、D 四部分，共25小题）。

A ．听句子（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）。

根据所听句子的内容和所提的问题，选择符合题意的图画回答问题，并将最佳选项的字母编号填写在题前括号内。

每小题听一遍。

（ ）1．When did the man begin to collect stamps? （ ）2．Whose birthday is it tomorrow?（ ）3．How does the girl’s sister go to work?（ ）4．What did Jim’s father take away from him?（ ）5．Which animal does the man like best in the zoo?B ．听对话（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共l0分）。

回答每段对话后面的问题，在各题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

并将最佳选项的字母编号填写在题前括号内。

每段对话听两遍。

听第一段对话，回答第6—7小题。

（ ）6．How much is the sweater?A ．70 dollarsB ．80 dollars ．C ．75 dollars听第二段对话，回答第7小题。

（ ）7．What kind of books does the woman want?A ．rt booksB ．Sports booksC ．Science books听第三段对话，回答第8小题。

（ ）8．Why is Jane’s English hard to understand?A ．Because she comes from India ．B ．Because she didn’t receive much education ．C ．Because she hasn’t learned English long enough ．听第四段对话，回答第9小题。

湛江市2016—2017学年度第一学期期末调研考试高一英语（必修1、2)试卷考试时间：120分钟,满分150分。

注意事项：1、本试卷分第I卷（选择题)和第II卷(非选择题）两部分.2、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。

3、全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效.4、考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷第一部分阅读理解（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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

ASummer Holiday Fun 2015！The summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!Peterborough MuseumThe Age of the Dinosaurs is the museum’s main attraction this summer. Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands—on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! Themuseum is open from 10:00 am to 5：00 pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12：00 pm to 4：00 pm on Sundays in August。

Call 01733 864663 for details.School holiday fun：Young people aged 13-19 will be able to produce their own music，compete in sports activities，or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club，Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road，Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3：00 pm. PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday,12th August between 3：30 pm and 6：30 pm.Call 01353 720274 for details。

编号：湛江市初中毕业生学业水平模拟考试英语试题本试题满分135分，考试时间80分钟。

注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考场、准考证号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，在规定的位置贴好条形码。

2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。

在试卷上作答无效。

3、非选择题必须用黑色钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；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、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将试卷、答题卡一并交回。

I. 听力 (共三节，满分25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听力选择题的答案转涂到答题卡上，将“听对话或短文获取信息”的答案填在答题纸标号为16—20的空格中。

第一节：听对话选图画（共5小题，每题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个问题，听完后，从题中所给的A、B、C三幅图画中选出符合对话内容的图画，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

每段对话听一遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1题。

1. What animal do they go to see first?A B C听第2段材料，回答第2题。

2. What instrument （乐器）is Jim good at?A B C听第3段材料，回答第3题。

3. What will weather be like tomorrow?A B C听第4段材料，回答第4题。

4. Who are they talking about?A B C听第5段材料，回答第5题。

5. Where do the Smiths want to travel?A B C第二节：听对话或短文选答案（共10小题，每题分，满分15分）听下面对话或短文，每段对话或短文后各有几个问题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

麻章区第一中学2015—2016高三第一学期11月月考英语注意事项:1.本卷为笔试部分，满分120分，测试时间为120分钟2.答卷前，请考生在密封线内填写自己的班级，姓名和学号.3.将试卷答案填写在答题卡上, 在试卷上作答无效。

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）A“I don't like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry，” said Li Ping，a middle school student in Hunan. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago。

Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their child ren’s eyes?One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he / she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born。

They do a lot for you，though something would make you angry，because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends，the food you eat，your work at school，how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily。

湛江一中2016 届人教版B8 U4 单元过关小测测验时间：30分钟满分：100分命题：陈静审题：揭春霞高二（）班学号：_______ 姓名：________ 分数：________一．将下列词组或短语译成英语。

（共10 题，每题2分，满分20分）1. 结识某人，与某人相识2. （把某人）改变或冒充成3. 一心想，有雄心做4. 把……错当成……5. 与某人就某事妥协6. 毫不犹豫地7. 就……来说, 从……的角度8. 把某人当下流人对待9. 带领某人参观某地10. （声音、画面）逐渐模糊；渐淡二．单句语法（共10题，每题2分，满分20分）1. Generally, it ________ (recognize) that children from upper class have an advantage over children from lower class in English.2. He _________ (fortune) failed in the interview though he thought himself always a fortunate boy.3. Much to my ________ (amaze), the man didn’t hesitate to admit that he was a policeman in disguise.4. His words are of great _________ (consider) influence on me.5. To our disappointment, the so-called hotel turned out rather ________ (comfort).6. Lots of ________ instruments can be found in the shop. It satisfies all tastes who are fond of music. (music)7. After taking the drug, she found it really _______. As is known to all, this kind of medicine has a good effect on such a disease. (effect)8. The process of _______ to a new school is difficult for some children.(adapt)9.The game was dominated by a ________ (hand) of players.10.Her back has been ______ for quite a while, and she will probably need surgery on it. (trouble)三．根据中文提示完成下列句子。

读写综合Group 1(2016湛江一模)A. 信息归纳People need to eat food, drink water, wear clothes, watch TV, use computers and so on every day. While we are doing these, we are producing waste every moment. We must think up ways to deal with the waste properly, or it will pollute our world. This morning, our class held a class meeting to discuss how to deal with the waste. The following are three students' ways to solve the waste.Kate：Recycle_themIn my everyday life, I often have a lot of waste things, like broken slippers(拖鞋), old computers, newspapers and so on. I always collect them to recycling centers.I can not only deal with the waste in a good way, but also get some pocket money by selling them.Sally：Store_themEvery day I must buy some food to cook meals for my family. After the meals some vegetables and meat are left on the table. Because nobody wants to eat them again, I have to throw them as waste. I always store them at the corner of my garden. Some time later, they will become the plants' excellent food.John：Burn_them_to_make_electricity(电)I am an engineer in an electronic factory. We collect tons of rubbish every day and put them in the stove(炉). Then we will burn the rubbish and use the heat to make electricity. In this way, we can change the rubbish into electricity. We can save a lot of resources(资源)．A．【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

中考模拟考试英语试卷含答案英语第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2分，满分10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，并标在试题的相应位置。

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。

(B)1.How is the weather now?A．Sunny. B．Cloudy.C．Rainy.(C)2.Which gift does Lucy want to buy for her grandma?A．A cake. B．Some flowers.C．A handbag.(A)3.When can the man speaker come to see the doctor this week?A．Tuesday. B．Wednesday.C．Thursday.(C)4.What will Susan most probably do this evening?A．Join the party. B．Go shopping.C．Do homework.(B)5.Where did Mary find the picture?A．In a magazine. B．On the Internet.C．From a friend's office.第二节(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)听下面3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，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。

听完后，各小题给出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至第8三个小题。

(B)6.Whom is Sally going to Florida and Hong Kong with?A．Mike. B．Her family.C．Her friend.(A)7.How long will Sally stay in Hong Kong?A．For 4 days. B．For 10 days.C．For 14 days.(B)8.What does Sally probably do according to the conversation?A．She's a writer. B．She's an actress.C．She's a singer.听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。

2016-2017学年度湛江一中高二级英语10月月考试题命题人：程功第一部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AYou may have seen a talking parrot on a TV show, in a movie, or even in someone’s home. The parrot has learned to copy sounds that people make. Birds are not the only animals that can copy the noises they hear. Dolphins, bats, and some apes also copy sounds. Now we can add elephants to this list of copycats.Dr. Joyce Poole is a zoologist. She studies the sounds of elephants. While she was in Kenya, she would hear strange noises made by Mlaika after sunset. Mlaika was a 10-year-old African elephant.Mlai ka lived near a highway. Dr. Poole says, “I could not tell the difference between Mlaika’s call and the distant truck noise.” She and other scientists studied Mlaika’s sounds. It turned out that Mlaika was copying the sounds of the trucks driving by. Why would Mlaika copy trucks that she heard going by on the highway? Animals that are able to copy sounds may enjoy practicing new sounds. When they are kept outside of their natural environment, they may copy unusual sounds. That may be why an elephant would copy the sound of a truck.“Mlaika was not the only copycat elephant,” Dr. Poole says. Calimero is a 23-year-old male African elephant. He spent 18 years with two female Asian elephants. Asian elephants make chirping sounds (sounds made by birds) to talk with one another. African elephants usually do not make chirping sounds. But Calimero now does. He is copying his Asian elephant friends. Dr. Poole says that elephants need to form bonds with their family and friends. She says, “They make sounds to communicate with each other. When they are separated, they use sounds to keep in contact.”Parrots, dolphins, humans, and elephants show that being a copycat is one way that animals and people make new friends and keep old ones.1. According to Dr. Poole, what does Mlaika copy?A. The sound of people.B. The sound of trucks.C. The sound of Calimero.D. The sound of birds.2. From paragraph 4, we can know ________.A. Calimero is a 23-year-old male Asian elephantB. African elephants never make chirping soundsC. Asian elephants make chirping sounds to talk with birdsD. Elephants make sounds to keep in touch with each other3. According to the passage, animals like to be copycats because they need_______.A. To keep in touch with nature.B. To please people and other animals.C. To make new friends and keep old ones.D. To avoid danger from the outside world.BMalka and Shaindle are sisters. Although they live an hour's drive from each other and don’t see each other often, they are in touch. Malka has a large family. Shaindle, however, has had difficulty having children.Malka had just given birth to another son. Shaindle , married three years and still childless, was receiving fertility(生育) treatments. Involved with work, doctor’s visits, and medical treats, she was unable to make the trip to visit her sister after she had given birth.Malka knew her sister’s problem and was quite understanding. Shaindle and her husband Feivel would be at the haptismal (洗礼) ceremony，of course.On the day of the haptism, Shaindle and Feivel arrived early, earlier than Malka and her family. Malka’s mother-in-law, Yehudit, was already at the hall. “Hello,” said Shaindle cheerfully, never thinking what was about to happen.Yehudit turned to her angrily and said, “What a se lfish sister you are! Never once did you see fit to visit Makla this entire week! No wonder you have no children!”Shaindle went into shock at her words. She turned away, her eyes filled with tears. The accusation（控诉）had cut Shaindle like a knife. She was psychologically bleeding. Poor Shaindle couldn’t calm down. It took a while before she could regain her calmness. She couldn’t look at Yehudit; it was just too painful for her to do so.The minute the words had escaped Yehudit’s mo uth, she knew she had crossed a red line. She had stepped on very raw toes and felt regretted for her words –but it was too late. Her attempts to apologize were ineffective. The celebration had suddenly turned sour in just a matter of seconds. After all these years, the memory of that happening linger s on …4. Shaindle didn’t visit her sister after her sister gave birth because______________.A. she was jealous of her sisterB. she lived far from her sisterC. she was too busy to visit herD. she didn’t feel quite hersel f5. The under lined part “stepped on very raw toes” probably means_____________.A. make fun of somebodyB. hurt somebody deeplyC. meet somebody by accidentD. be impolite to somebody6. We can learn from the last paragraph that_____________.A. Shaindle didn’t forgive Yehudit for many yearsB. Shaindle burst out anger at Malka’s mother-in-lawC. Yehudit didn’t realize how her words could affect ShaindleD. Shaindle couldn’t get rid of the bad memory for many years7. The purpose of the passage is to tell us ___________.A. words sometimes can really hurt usB. sisters should care for each otherC. we should forget unpleasant thingsD. two sisters’ different experiencesCIn 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. The travel, the adventure, the danger, and the steady pay were all attracting young Henson. One day, he found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship called the Katie Hinds. For the next five years, Henso n sailed around the world. With the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, navigation, history, geography, and many other subjects. By the time he left the Katie Hinds in 1885, Henson was well educated and had become an excellent seaman.Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a hat shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Robert Peary, asked the owner if he knew anyone with experience at sea. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. He needed experienced men to accompany him. The shop owner knew about his young employee’s skills and experience on ocean journeys, so he introduced Peary to Henson.Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved himself to be a worthy and smart seaman. Peary soon made Henson his assistant（助理）, and they became close friends. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be the first man to stand on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream come true. Over the next five years, the two explorers made two trips together to the Arctic. However, they were not able to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were worse than either of them had ever imagined.In 1908, Peary and Henson were ready to make their final attempt at reaching the North Pole. Both men were over forty years old. The years of hardship in the arctic cold had made them suffer a lot. This would be their last chance. With four Inuit（因纽特）guides, they made a mad rush straight across the ice toward the pole. Peary’s feet were injured and he had to be pulled on a dogsled. In April 1909, Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow.In later years, Robert Peary and Henson were greatly honored for their achievements. Today, the two friends and fellow explorers lie in heroes’ graves not far apart in the Arlington National Cemetery.8. In paragraph1, the author shows how Henson became ________.A. a wonderful seamanB. an educated captainC. a good shop assistantD. a successful learner9. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us ________.A. why Matthew Henson went to the hat shopB. how Matthew Henson met Robert PearyC. why Matthew Henson stopped working on the Katie HindsD. how Robert Peary knew Matthew Henson had sea experience10. The following statements are TRUE except ________.A. Henson proved himself a better seaman than PearyB. Peary wanted Henson to help him realize his dreamC. Before their final attempt, they made two trips togetherD. After they died, they were highly respected by people11. The story between Henson and Peary could best be compared to ________.A. treasure hunters looking for fortunesB. sailors seeking power over othersC. soldiers fighting for their freedomD. fighters exploring an unknown landDWhen introducing American universities, some of the first institutions（机构）to mention are the Ivy League schools. Originally, the Ivy League was an athletic conference made up of 8 private institutes of higher learning in northeastern United States. However, as time went on, these schools also became known for their excellence in academics besides athletics. Included in the Ivy League schools are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, and Harvard University. These 8 schools have been recognized as some of the best colleges and universities in the United States.Harvard University is a private institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The university includes a number of graduate and professional schools, as well as a college for undergraduates. In 2012, Harvard ranked number one in US N ews’ ranking of national universities again. Founded in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institute of higher education in the United States. It can be said that first there was Harvard, then the United States of America. Also, Harvard’s library contains the oldest collection of books in the United States as well as the largest private collection in the world. Harvard has also been described by Forbes Magazine as one of the “billionaire universities” as of their recent list of 469 billionaires, 50 received a degr ee from Harvard.Harvard College (the institute for undergraduate students) is one of the most famous schools in the United States. It offers over 40 undergraduate fields of study, including astrophysics（天体物理学）, mathematics, neurobiology(神经生物学), etc. And the financial aid program there is amazing. Even though the tuition is about 37,576, and there are other expenses throughout the year, about 70% of undergraduate students received financial aid. Out of those students, over 90% of them had their full need met. And the policies for international students are the same for U.S. citizens.Harvard College is very selective, as it only admits about 6% of their applicants. For admission into Harvard College, it is required that students take the SAT or the ACT, as well as 2 SAT Subject Tests. Harvard will also look at other factors during admission such as your application essay, high school transcript, work experience, GPA (Grade Point Average), your interview, recommendations, and most importantly, your character and personal qualities.12. What are the Ivy League schools famous for?A. Athletics and location.B. Academics and history.C. Financial aid and training.D. Athletics and academics.13. Harvard University includes .A. a number of colleges for undergraduatesB. a kindergarten, middle school and collegeC. many graduate and professional schoolsD. only one college for graduates14. Why is Harvard called one of the “billionaire universities”?A. Because nearly one ninth billionaires once studied there.B. Because people can earn a lot of money from Harvard.C. Because there are 50 billionaires in Harvard University.D. Because 469 billionaires contribute to Harvard University.15. What can we learn from the passage?A. 90% students in Harvard have their full need met.B. Harvard College is the institute for graduate students.C. A minority of undergraduates couldn’t receive financial aid.D. The policies for international students differs from U.S. citizens.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。

⼴东湛江市2016届⾼三调研测试（英语）湛江市2016届⾼三调研测试英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（⾮选择题）两部分。

考试结束，将试题卷、答题卡⼀并收回。

第I卷注意事项：1．答第I卷前，考⽣务必将⾃⼰的准考证号、姓名填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每⼩题答案后，⽤铅笔把答题卡上对应题⽬的答案标号涂⿊。

如需改动⽤橡⽪擦⼲净后，在选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则⽆效。

第⼀部分阅读理解（共20⼩题；每⼩题2分，满分40分）第⼀节阅读理解（共15题；每题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。

ASoul of the DesertBy Mara E. SchneiderPrice:$ 4.99 USD. Words: 81,750. Language: English. Published: December 28, 2014.This story, is an adventure of a boy on the run from the mafia（⿊⼿党）．Which is worse, the guns of New York or the dangerous desert of New Mexico? All Bob has to do is to find a way to stay alive.Snow White and the Seven HillsBy Alex R CaseyPrice: $3.68 USD. Words: 6,630. Language: English. Published: January 5,2015.What happens when you take three men in their thirties and turn them loose together? The wives have gone on a seven-day get-away vacation and left their husbands to fend（谋⽣）for themselves. Can these grown "boys" behave and not get themselves into trouble?Hidden TrailsBy Cheryl PiersonPrice: $2.36 USD. Words: 18,060. Language: English. Published: February 5,2015. Valentine Reneau lives in fear that her father will find her someday in the heart of Indian Territory and force her to return to Mississippi to take her mother's place—in every way. She knows her time has run out when a stranger shows up on her land with two hired guns—and the devil in his plans. With some unlikely help, Valentine must try to escape the slave's fate that he mother left behind.Astro is Down in the DumpsBy Susan DayPrice: $3.99 USD. Words: 22.250. Language: English. Published: February 4, 2015.This fun and entertaining book, Astro is Down in the Dumps, was created to give children the skills they need to build resilience（弹性）and cope with depression and anxiety. Astro is feeling so sad and blue that her can't get out of bed. Then there's a knock at the door....Who could that be?1. What does Snow White and the Seven Hills focus on?A. Career success.B. Environment protection.C. Family life.D. Culture and education.2. How much does the latest book cost?A. $ 2.36 USD.B. $ 3.68 USD.C. $ 4.99 USD. D. $ 3.99 USD.3. To know how to deal with anxieties, you'd better read the book by .A. Mara E. SchneiderB. Alex R CaseyC. Susan DayD. Cheryl PiersonBIn the early morning, Patrick realized there was something in the wind.His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, with his head warm on Patrick's feet, when his father cleared his throat and began, “You'll soon be eight, son. A boy needs a proper education. We've found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England.”His heart filled with a terrible fear, in fact, all Patrick could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?” his father said, “I'm afraid there's something else I have to tell you”. Looking across at his wife, the dad took a deep breath. Then he told Patrick he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He'd come to their farm in a couple of days.“No! You can't send him to a circus,” said Patrick. “People will come to see him. He'll be shut up behind bars. I ever promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He'd rather die. Any animal would!” But as he looked across the table at his dad and mom, he knew their minds were quite made up.Patrick felt completely betrayed. He waited till he heard his dad's sound breathing next door.With his lion at his heels, he crept downstairs in his pajamas, took down his father's rifle from the rack (搁物架) and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As thesun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion's neck. The time had come.“Be wild now,” he whispered. “You've got to be wild. Don't ever come home. All my life I'll think of you, I promise I will.” He buried his head in the lion's neck. Then, Patrick clambered (艰难地爬) down off the hill and walked away.When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Patrick shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion's head.4. Why did Patrick's mother feel sad?A. Because she had quarreled with his husband.B. Because she had suffered a strange disease recently.C. Because she knew selling the lion would upset her son.D. Because she missed her son who would study in England soon.5. The underlined word “betrayed” in Paragraph 5 probably means “ ”.A. annoyed or regrettedB. unfaithful or cheatedC. sad and frustratedD. beloved and pleased6. The boy fired at the lion to .A. shoot the lion out of great fearB. express his hatred towards his fatherC. practice shooting the lion preciselyD. threaten the lion back to the wild7. The passage intends to show that____.A. animal-hunting is made legal for kids in some parts of AfricaB. parents are sometimes cruel to their kids and forced them to studyC. animals can also be faithful and they may live miserably in circusesD. the adults will never understand the young's inner world wellCOn October 24, 1929 — “Black Thursday”—a wave of panic selling of stocks（股票）swept the New York Stock Exchange. The Great Depression began. By 1932, thousands of banks and businesses had failed. Industrial production was cut in half, farm income had fallen by more than half, wages had decreased 60 percent, new investment was down 90 percent and one out of every four workers was unemployed.The Republican president, Herbert Hoover was unable to take measures to deal with the economic collapse. So in the 1932 election, he was defeated by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, who promised “a New Deal for the American people”.Within the “Hundred Days”, Roosevelt rushed through Congress a number of laws to aid the recovery of the economy. The Civilian Conservation Corps put young men to work in reforestation(重新造林) and flood.The Federal Emergency Relief Administration aided state and local relief funds. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers to reduce production, thus raising crop prices. The Tennessee Valley Authority built a network of dams in the Tennessee River area to generate electricity and control floods. The National Recovery Administration regulated fair competition among businesses and minimum wages for workers.The Work Progress Administration (WPA) was one of the most effective of the New Deal measures. Financed by taxes collected by the federal government, the WPA created millions of jobs by undertaking the construction of roads, bridges, airports and other public buildings. It kept workers in the job, thus preserving their skills and their self-respect.The New Deal programs did not end the Depression. But the economy improved as a result of this program of government intervention (介⼊).8. According to the passage, “Black Thursday” refers to the day when .A. the New York Stock Exchange was shutB. industrial production decreasedC. the New Deal was issuedD. the Great Depression began9. The New Deal is a number of laws .A. to deal with economic problemsB. to help state and local relief fundsC. to aid the workers to finish their stock sellingD. to make young people plant trees and build dams10. The WPA was an effective measure because .A. it ensured workers' minimum wagesB. it provided financial aids to workersC. it preserved workers' skills and self-respectD. it provided workers jobs of building roads and airports11. In which section of the newspaper will you properly read this article?A. CultureB. EconomyC. DiscoveryD. HumanityDYou watch a sad film and get caught up in your emotions. You cry your eyes out at the dramatic plot — you feel sad for the characters if they suffer, or happy for them when they succeed. It is only when the movie is over that you realize that what you were watching is not real.But why couldn't you accept that when you were so absorbed in the movie? It was reported inScience Daily this week that scientists at Case Western Reserve University, US, discovered that people simply can not think emotionally and logically at the same time. Now scientists have foundthat thinking logically and emotionally are like the two ends of a seesaw (跷跷板) —when we're busy thinking emotionally, the part of the brain used for cold and hard analysis is suppressed (抑制). And it's also true the other way round.To come to this conclusion, scientists gathered 45 people — men and women — to take brainscans as they solved different kinds of puzzles. Scientists found that when participants were doing a math problem, the region in their brain that is associated with logical thinking lit up, and when asked to make emotional decisions, the region for emotional thinking lit up. But the most interesting part is that when asked to solve problems that required both logical and emotional responses, the participants always used one of the regions at a time while the other one went dark.However, people sometimes ended up using the wrong one. This explains why some people are good at solving complex math problems but have poor social skills and why even the smartest people get taken in by fake but touching stories.12. The author mentions “watching movies” at the beginning .A. to prove emotional thinking is the most powerfulB. to introduce the research based on such kind of experienceC. to show that we are easily moved by something that is not realD. to explain that sometimes we only use emotional thinking13. Scientists at Case Western Reserve University proved .A. logical thinking works differently from emotional thinkingB. logical thinking functions more efficiently than emotional thinkingC. logical thinking and emotional thinking take turns to work independentlyD. logical thinking and emotional thinking could work well at the same period14. It can be inferred in Paragraph 2 that____.A. people can analyze their emotions logicallyB. the two ends of a seesaw can not work at the same timeC. when thinking emotionally, people can not look at things logicallyD. when people are thinking, the brain can obtain an opposite function15. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Don't cry over something unrealB. Movies and FeelingsC. To develop your logic wellD. Your Heart vs. Your Mind第⼆节阅读填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂⿊。

试题类型：A “四校”2015—2016学年度高三第一次联考英语试题注意事项：1. 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。

2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卷相应的位置。

3. 全部答案在答题卡和答题卷上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4. 本试卷卷面总分为120分，考生最终成绩按总分135分进行折算，折算公式：最终成绩=卷面成绩(总分120分)×1.125，四舍五入取整数计分。

第I卷第一部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ADuring the cold winter days, there are some interesting festivals in the world. Look at the following ones.Harbin Ice and Snow FestivalPlace: ChinaTime: January 5 to February 5People build incredible things out of ice and snow, decorating them with lights.The Carnival of VenicePlace: ItalyTime: between February and MarchOne of the most beautiful festivals in the world, people wear masks and elaborate costumes to hide differences among classes, and there are contests for the best costumes.Holi FestivalPlace: IndiaTime: late February/ March, on the last full moon dayHindus and Sikhs, in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka celebrate the main day of this incredibly fun 16-day festival by throwing colored powder and water at each other.Sundance Film FestivalPlace: Utah, the USTime: end of FebruaryThe largest independent film festival in the US. Watch both feature films and shorts. You need to buy a ticket.1. Which of the following festivals can’t be celebrated at the end of February?A. Sundance Film Festival.B. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.C. Holi Festival.D. The Carnival of Venice.2. If you want to watch wonderful films, you may go to _______.A. IndiaB. ChinaC. AmericaD. Italy3. If you go to Europe, which festival can you celebrate?A. Sundance Film FestivalB. Holi FestivalC. The Carnival of VeniceD. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.BThomas James Hanson will remember for a long time the snowstorm that hit the state of New York on November 22. The 47-year-old man from Niagara Falls was stuck in his car on the highway for almost eight days after his vehicle was accidentally pushed to the side of the road and covered with snow by workers employed to remove the snow from the streets.Driving on the Interstate Highway 190 during the worst of the snowstorm, Mr. Hanson decided to pull over his old 1993 V olkswagen Passat to the side of the road and wait for the weather conditions to improve. He remained motionless for approximately five hours before a snow plow arrived to clear the way. Unfortunately for the poor man, the driver of the gigantic snow removal vehicle did not see the small car, pushing it into the ditch and covering it with more than 2 meters of snow.Fortunately for the father of two children, the snow that was stacked over his vehicle was not very dense and allowed for enough fresh air to get through to enable him to survive. He was able to drink water that he obtained by melting snow with his lighter in an aluminum coffee cup, and heate the few items of groceries he had bought before going home.―If I had known I would be stuck for eight days, I would have bought more than a jar of dill pickles(咸菜), a bottle of ketchup and two sticks of beef jerky(牛肉干),‖ said the survivor with a smile.Thomas Hanson had almost lost all hope of being rescued when his car was hit once again this morning by another snow plow, which revealed the poor man’s location.4. What caused Thomas James Hanson to fall into the ditch according to the passage?A. His drunk driving.B. The strong wind.C. The slippery road.D. A snow removal vehicle.5. It can be learned from the passage that _______.A. Mr. Hanson had bought some food before the accident.B. Mr. Hanson got rescued on November 22 eventuallyC. Mr. Hanson had enough bottled water to drink in the carD. Mr. Hanson was stuck in the car with his children.6. Which of the following can best describe Thomas James Hanson?A. Quick-minded.B. Hard-working.C. HumorousD. Careless7. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. Heavy Snowstorm Caused Disaster to New YorkB. Man Found Alive after Being Stuck 8 Days under SnowC. Thomas James Hanson – a Black Sheep in the SnowD. Wonderful Eight Days of Experience in the SnowCThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States. The institute stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. MIT’s early emphasis on applied technology at the undergraduate and graduate levels led to close cooperation with industry. Curricular reforms under Karl Compton and Vannevar Bush in the 1930s emphasized basic science. MIT was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1934. Today, the institute comprises various academic departments with a strong emphasis onscientific, engineering, and technological education and research.MIT is one of the most selective higher learning institutions, and received 18,357 undergraduate applicants for the class of 2018 —only admitting 1,419, an acceptance rate of 7.73%.MIT’s 168-acre campus spans approximately a mile of the north side of the Charles River basin in the city of Cambridge. The campus is divided roughly in half by Massachusetts Avenue, with most dormitories and student life facilities to the west and most academic buildings to the east. MIT’s on-campus nuclear reactor is one of the most powerful university-based nuclear reactors in the United States. In 1999 Bill Gates donated $20 million to MIT for the construction of computer laboratory named the ―William H. Gates Building‖. While Microsoft had previously given financial support to the institution, this was the first personal donation received from Gates. Other notable campus facilities include a pressurized wind tunnel and a towing tank for testing ship and ocean structure designs.8. From the passage, we know MIT _______.A. is a public research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.B. became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1934C. was founded to improve the development of agriculture of the United StatesD. at present puts emphasis on applied technology9. If there are 30,000 undergraduates applying for admission to MIT, only about ______ of themwill succeed.A. 1,319B. 2,319C. 3,319D. 4,31910. On MIT’s campus, you can’t find _______.A. Massachusetts AvenueB. a nuclear reactorC. a pressurized wind tunnelD. the Charles River11. The passage is written mainly to _______.A. present Bill Gate’s contributions to MITB. encourage more students to apply to MITC. give a brief introduction of MITD. attract more visitors to MassachusettsDSee a cellphone cover that you like on Taobao? Forget about placing an order, paying the bill online and waiting for days for it to be delivered to you. In the near future, you'll be able to get it in minutes just by hitting ―print‖ on your computer.You might find it hard to believe that you could actually ―print‖ an object like you would a picture. But it is not that hard to understand how it would work. Just as a traditional printer sprays (喷) ink onto paper line by line, modern 3D printers spread material onto a surface layer by layer, from the bottom to the top, gradually building up a shape.Instead of ink, the materials the 3D printer uses are mainly plastic, resin(树脂) and certain metals. The thinner each layer is—from a millimetre to less than the width of a hair—the smoother and finer the object will be.This may sound like a completely new technology, but the truth is that 3D printing has been around since the late 1980s. Back then, it was barely affordable for most people, so few knew about it.Last year, though, saw a big change in the 3D printing industry—printers became much cheaper. For example, 10 years ago a desktop 3D printer might have cost ￡20，000, while now they cost only about ￡1，000, according to the BBC.Taken out of the factory and introduced to more diverse and common uses, 3D printing can create just about anything you can think of—flutes (笛子), bikinis, jewelry, aircraft parts and even human organs. In fact, scientists from Cornell University in New York have just made an artificial ear using a 3D printer, according to Science Daily. The fake ear looks and acts exactly like a natural one.However, as 3D printing becomes more common, it may bring about certain problems—such as piracy. ―Once you can download a coffee maker, or print out a new set of kitchen utensils (餐具) on your personal 3D printer, who will visit a retail (零售的) store again？‖ an expert in 3D printing told Forbes News. Even more frightening, what if anyone in the world could use a 3D printer to print out a fully functioning gun?12. According to the article, in the future, the 3D printing technology will _______.A. enable people to make better purchases onlineB. change the way we make many productsC. be applied as widely in our daily life as computersD. shorten the time it takes for people to get what they buy online13. What happened in the 3D printing industry last year?A. The 3D printing technology was taken out of the factory.B. The 3D printing technology began to be used in various fields.C. The 3D printer was used for medical treatment for the first time.D. The 3D printer became more affordable for consumers.14. How is the last paragraph developed?A. By giving examples.B. By making comparisons.C. By analyzing the cause and effect.D. By presenting research findings.15. What is the best title of the passage?A. Great Demand for 3D PrintersB. Technology in the FutureC. Online Shopping DisappearingD. Printing out Everything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。