广东省梅州中学2012届高三第二次月考 英语

广东省梅州市重点中学2024学年高中毕业班第二次诊断性检测试题英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。

选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。

2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。

3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Do you know why the teacher asks for me?—He wants you to ________ your absence last night.A．account for B．call forC．send for D．reach for2．Usually Beijing Roast Duck _____ together with special pancakes, green onions and sweet sauce.A．was served B．will serveC．is served D．served3．In 2012, Sun Yang became the first Chinese man _____ an Olympic gold medal in swimming.A．winning B．to winC．having won D．being won4．Perhaps you ________ stop playing computer games now. Y our boss may be turning up in the office at any moment. A．will B．must C．should D．can5．As is often the case, there are always some obstacles in the way，something ________ before we realize the real goal of education.A．to be got through B．got throughC．getting through D．having been got through6．-My computer doesn't work!-Robert is a computer expert. How I wish he______ with me.A．came B．had comeC．is coming D．has come7．He liked the lovely dog so much that he ________ his book and played with it immediately.A．gave off B．set asideC．took over D．turned down8．.---Would you have told him the answer had it been possible?.---I would have, but I _____ so busy then.A．had been B．were C．was D．would be9．_______, the dancers practise hard to make their dreams come true.A．Instead of being disabled B．Being disabledC．Disabled as they are D．In case of being disabled10．This is the first time that your parents have been abroad, ______?A．haven’t they B．hasn’t it C．aren’t they D．isn’t it11．________ terrible, the medicine was thrown away by the child.A．Tasted B．TastingC．To taste D．Being tasted12．--- Ann, our department may be named the Department of the Year because of the outstanding performance. --- _______.A．Good to know B．I’ll sayC．I hear you on that one D．Can’t argue with that13．It was just at the time the bell rang he finished the last word in his composition.A．when; which B．that; when C．when; that D．that; which14．Citizens are _____ to exercise their righ ts, but under no circumstances can they violate other people’s rights. A．on track B．on scheduleC．at ease D．at liberty15．He was offered a position at the local church school, _____ he went to the Cambridge.A．after when B．since whichC．after which D．since when16．We have only twenty minutes left，so please get to the point and don’t say anything that isn’t ________ to our problem.A．relevant B．sensitiveC．familiar D．similar17．Jack decided to choose a different ________ and teach history through storytelling.A．analysis B．angle C．attitude D．approach18．He doesn't spend any more money on clothing than I do,but________he manages to look so stylish. A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise19．—Why did you let ____ kids off this time?—I just want to give them ____ second chance．A．/; the B．the;/ C．the; the D．the; a20．There are no ______ proposals to reduce the road accidents. We are still seeking inspiration. A．contradictory B．concreteC．confidential D．controversial第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2020-2021学年梅州市梅州中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AA Lifelong Devotion to Keeping People FedYuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator, known for developing the hybrid rice varieties.Yuan graduated from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953 andbegan his teaching career at an agriculture school.In the 1960s, when a serious food shortage sweptChina, Yuan decided to devote himself to studying how to increase the yields of rice. He then began a lifelong connection with rice.Yuan succeeded in growing the world’s first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 1973, which could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares), rising from the previous yield of only 300 kg per mu. For the next four decades, he continued to work on research and development of hybrid rice, achieving increasingly higher outputs. In 2020, hybrid rice developed by Yuan’s team achieved 1,500 kilograms per mu in two growing seasons, a new world record.InChina, where rice is the main food for the majority of the 1.4 billion people, the planting area of hybrid rice has reached 16 million hectares, or 57 % of the total planting area of rice, helping feed an extra 80 million people a year.Hybrid rice has also been grown in over 40 countries, including theU.S.,Brazil,India,Vietnam, thePhilippinesandMadagascar. The total planting area of the hybrid rice has reached 8 million hectares overseas.Even after a great success, Yuan never held himself back from making new breakthroughs. In 2017, his team started to grow seawater rice inQingdao. The rice was designed to grow in saline-alkaline land and survive even after being completely in seawater. His team planned to develop a type of seawater rice that could be planted in 6.67 million hectares of saline-alkaline land acrossChinato boost the country’s rice harvest by about 20 %. In 2018, Yuan’s team was invited to plant the saline-alkaline tolerant rice in experimental fields inDubai, which achieved huge success. In June 2020, his team started to grow seawater rice on a farm at an altitude of 2,800 meters in northwestChina’sQinghaiProvince. The experiment succeeded.Yuan had two dreams — to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food shortage.1. What made Yuan Longping decide to study rice?A. A serious food shortage.B. Agriculture development.C. His interest in the rice experiment.D. His wish to plant the tallest rice in the world.2. From the passage, we know that Yuan Longping ________.A. developed a variety of hybrid riceB. worked as a scientist after graduationC. started to grow seawater rice inDubaiin 2017D. grew the first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 19533. We can infer from the passage that Yuan Longping’s most outstanding qualities are________.A. modest and outgoingB. honest and creativeC. generous and optimisticD. responsible and devotedBThe first patient who died on my watch was an older man with a faulty heart. We tried to slow it down with treatment, but it suddenly stopped beating completely. Later, whenever I would have a case like that one, I found myself second-guessing my clinical management. However, it turns out that thinking twice may actually cause more harm than good.In a working paper, Emory University researchers found that when doctors delivering a baby have a bad result, they are more likely to switch to a different delivery method with the next patient, often unnecessarily and sometimes with worse results.Because doctors make so many decisions that have serious consequences, thefalloutfrom second-guessing appears especially large for us. A 2006 study found that if a patient had a bleed after being prescribed (开药) warfarin, the physician was about 20% less likely to prescribe later patients the blood thinner that prevents strokes (中风). However, if a patient was not on warfarin and had a stroke physicians were still no more likely to prescribe warfarin to their other patients.These findings highlight interesting behavioral patterns in doctors. In the blood-thinner study, doctors were more affected by the act of doing harm (prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting doctors were more affected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting a patient) and less affected by letting harm happen (not prescribing a blood thinner and the patient having a stroke). Yet a stroke is often more permanent and damaging than a bleed.But this phenomenon is not unique to medicine. ''Overreaction to Fearsome Risks'' holds true for broadersociety.For instance, sensational headlines about shark attacks on humans in Florida in 2001 caused a panic and led the state to prohibit shark-feeding expeditions. Yet shark attacks had actually fallen that year and, according to the study, such a change was probably unnecessary given the extremely small risk of such an attack happening.Humans are likely to be influenced by emotional and often irrational (不理性的) thinking when processing information, bad events and mistakes. As much as we don't want to cause an unfortunate event to happen again, we need to be aware that a worst situation that can be imagined doesn't necessarily mean we did anything wrong. When we overthink, we fail to rely on thinking based on what we know or have experienced. Instead, we may involuntarily overanalyze and come to the wrong conclusion.I have treated dozens of patients who presented with the same illnesses as my first patient, who died more than a year ago. Instead of second-guessing myself, I trusted my clinical instinct (本能) and stayed the course. Every one of those patients survived. You should trust your instinct in your life, too.4. The first two paragraphs suggest that________.A. bad medical outcomes affect doctorsB delivering babies can be difficult workC. some doctors are not very experiencedD. doctors sometimes make silly mistakes5. In the blood-thinner study, doctors________.A. tend to prescribe less effective medicineB. are more concerned about the patients' safetyC. become less confident in writing a prescriptionD. believe a stroke is more treatable than a bleeding6. What does the underlined word ''fallout'' in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. ResultB. BenefitC. DifferenceD. Absence7. The author will probably agree that________.A. we should not doubt our own decisionsB. our experience will pave way for our futureC. humans are emotional and irrational on the wholeD. instincts don't necessarily lead to wrong directionsCScientists say baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the energy they need to survive because of warming oceans from climate change.Scientists studied epaulette sharks, which live off Australia and New Guinea. They found that warmer conditions sped up the sharks’ growing process. That meant the sharks were born earlier and very tired. The findings could be used in the study of other sharks, including those that give birth to live young.The scientists studied 27 sharks. Some were raised in average summer water temperatures, about 27 degrees Celsius. Others were raised in higher temperatures around 29 degrees Celsius and 31 degrees Celsius. They found that the sharks raised in the warmest temperatures weighed much less than those raised in average temperatures. They also showed reduced energy levels.Epaulette sharks can grow to a length of about one meter. Their name comes from large spots on their bodies that look like decorations on some military clothing.One study this year found that worldwide numbers of oceanie sharks and rays dropped more than 70 percent between 1970 and 2018. Overfishing is a main concern, while climate change and pollution also threaten shark.Carolyn Wheeler is a doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts Boston and with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Australia. She was the lead author of the epaulette shark study. She said that while all the sharks survived, those raised in warmer temperatures were not strong enough to survive for long in the wild.She added that if the sharks are born smaller than usual “they are probably going to have to start looking for food sooner—and they’re going to have less time to adjust to their surroundings.” The study should serve as a warning to ocean governing agencies that careful management is needed to prevent the loss of more sharks.8. In what aspect do the warmer conditions affect the baby sharks?A. Their food.B. Their body weight.C. Their living habits.D. Their moving route.9. How did the scientists carry out their study?A. By studying former data.B. By tracking sharks in the wild.C. By collecting information about climate change.D. By comparing sharks in waters of different temperatures10. What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about?A. The origin of sharks’ names.B. The sharks’ appearance.C. The threats to sharks’ survival.D. The sharks’ living environment.11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Scientists Raise Sharks to Deal with ProblemsB. Global Warming Has Reduced Shark PopulationsC. Baby Sharks Struggle to Survive in Warming OceansD. Scientists Are Struggling to Save Sharks from ExtinctionDFrom Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Most believe that music helps increase creativity, but an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that view. The study results wereechoedby scientists fromLancasterUniversity, and theUniversityofGavle, saying their findings show music actually weakens creativity.To reach their conclusions, researchers had volunteers complete verbal problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They found that background music significantly weakened the volunteers’ ability to complete tasks connected with verbal creativity. The team also tested background noises like those commonly heard in a library, but found that such noises had no influence on subjects’ creativity.The tasks were simple word games. For example, volunteers were given three words, such as dress, rise, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word connected with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, sunrise, sunflower). Volunteers completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while listening to two different types of music: rock music or light music“We found strong evidence of weakened performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions,” says co-author D. Neil McLatchie ofLancasterUniversity. He and his colleagues find that music negatively influences the verbal working memory processes of the brain, preventing creativity. Also, as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the study’s authors believe that was the case because library noises create a “regular state” environment that doesn’t affect concentration.“To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music increases creativity, and instead show that music, whatever type it is, is always a disadvantage for creative performance in problem solving,” the study reads.12. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ________.A. challengedB. acceptedC. doubtedD. heard13. What were the volunteers asked to do in the study?A. To play music.B. To combine given words.C. To create new words.D. To connect words with music.14. What can we infer from the study?A. Quiet background inspires creativity best.B. Library noise does no harm to creativity.C. Music has a bad effect on language ability.D. Music types matter in creative performance.15. Which is the main idea of the passage?A. Quiet Environments Prevent Concentration.B. Background NoiseAffects Concentration.C. Composing Music Weakens Creativity.D. Listening to Music Reduces Creativity.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2024届广东省梅州市高三毕业班2月一模复习质检英语试题（A）(3)一、听力选择题1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A．A budget.B．An event.C．The boss.2. Where are probably the speakers?A．At the airport.B．In the hospital.C．At the train station.3. What kind of movies does the woman probably like?A．Action movies.B．Comedy movies.C．Romantic movies.4. What day is it when they are talking?A．Tuesday.B．Wednesday.C．Thursday.5. What do we learn from the conversation？A．William is not interested in the scholarship.B．No one wants the scholarship.C．William really wants the scholarship.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What has the man found?A．An old door.B．A secret dinner.C．An interesting wall.2. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A．Boss and secretary.B．Father and daughter.C．Husband and wife.3. Where are the speakers?A．In a shop.B．In a house.C．In a castle.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

2024-2025高三上学期9月月考英语试题（答案在最后）When I was in nursing school,I had to focus more on my studies than other aspects of life,and learn so much in a short amount of time.However,the clinical experience of nursing school allowed me to have the opportunity to put what I learned in my classes and readings into action.One of my favorite experiences during my clinical training was when I had a patient who was first starting chemotherapy(化疗).My nursing instructor Marie told me that patients often experience an anaphylactic(过敏性的)reaction to the medicine when they first start chemotherapy,so it is important to give the medicine at a slower rate.Marie said that if we had a patient who reacted to the medicine,we should stop running the chemotherapy,check the patient’s blood pressure,and then give the appropriate medicine from the emergency kit.When I checked my patient a couple of minutes after starting his chemotherapy,I asked him questions related to an anaphylactic reaction.I also noticed his face was getting a little red and he looked short of breath. He mentioned having lower back pain,so I immediately stopped the chemotherapy,started taking his blood pressure,and reported it to Marie.His blood pressure was within his normal limits,so we gave him Benadryl via his IV.The Benadryl helped the patient,and we had the Benadryl running when we started his chemotherapy again,but at a slower rate.This time the patient did not have an anaphylactic reaction,and tolerated his chemotherapy well.This experience taught me how important it is to assess your patient and to teach your patient beforehand about the reaction the patient could have due to the medicine.Marie and I taught our patient about the reactions he could have due to the chemotherapy;due to our teaching,our patient recognized his symptoms and was able to know that what he was experiencing was an expected reaction.During the clinical training,I had many experiences where I had to think on my feet and conduct nursing care quickly.These experiences taught me a lot about how to be a nurse and emphasized the importance of conducting proper patient care.4.Why did the author stop giving the patient chemotherapy?A.He had high blood pressure.B.He had a reaction to the medicine.C.He failed to tolerate the back pain.D.He refused to answer her questions.5.According to the author,what played a key role in saving the patient?A.Giving the patient immediate first aid.B.Making adequate preparations in advance.C.Assessing the effectiveness of the medicine.D.Telling the patient the possible reactions of the medicine.6.Which of the following words best describes the author’s clinical experience?A.Rewarding.B.Dangerous.C.Interesting.D.Painful.7.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A.To express gratitude to her instructor.B.To encourage others to take up nursing.C.To share her clinical training experience.D.To stress the importance of medical treatment.CRecently,three engineers at the University of Glasgow have designed and built an innovative AI-based drone（无人机）system that can assist in search efforts for hikers lost in the wilderness.They have published a paper describing their efforts on the preprint server.Hiking in the Scottish Highlands has become a popular activity over the past several decades.The landscape offers a wide variety of remote locations that allow hikers to get back to nature.But such hiking can be disastrous—hikers can get lost or injured.Many find themselves in need of assistance every year.Because of that,emergency teams use both traditional and modern techniques to find those who are lost or have become disabled for some reasons.In recent years,searchers have begun to use drones—their higher point allows for covering more land more quickly than searching on foot.It helps spot and locate things precisely that searchers aren’t able to see from the ground.In this new effort,the team wondered if adding AI to drone technology could improve the search for lost hikers.To find out it,they created an AI model using data sets showing the paths taken by people who were lost and then found by search parties around the world.They also added relevant data,such as participants’age,their reasons for hiking,and details about whether they were walking alone,or using some other form of transportation like horseback riding.They noted geographical information regarding both the path taken by those who were lost and where they were found,such as rivers,streams,roads or open ground.They then added data specific to Scotland’s geography.They ran the model millions of times,each representing a simulated search, until it narrowed down the most probable paths a lost hiker would take.The drone would then be instructed to search those paths first.In testing their system against traditional approaches--such as“the lawn mower”sweeping technique used to find actual hikers—the new approach found lost hikers more often.The researchers say they need more data to make their system more accurate and eventually result in a tool that could be used to save lives.8.What do we know about the AI-based drone system?A.It has been employed in searches for decades.B.It has replaced traditional search methods.C.It is a boost to search techniques.D.It is excluded from searches in the Scottish Highlands.9.What mainly makes AI drones effective in finding lost hikers?A.Precise image analysis..B.Fast photo taking.C.Quick landing ability.D.Accurate positioning10.What does paragraph4mainly talk about?A.How the AI drones were invented.B.How relevant data affected hikers’paths.C.How hikers got geographical information.D.How the AI model improved drone search strategies.11.How do the researchers propose to improve the new searching approach?A.By equipping hikers with AI toolsB..By perfecting the related data.C.By abandoning the current system.D.By increasing search practice frequency.DA global study comparing2,062birds finds that in highly variable environments birds tend to have either larger or smaller brains relative to their body size,but birds with smaller brains tend to use ecological strategies that are not available to big-brained ones.The fact is that there are a great many species that do quite well with small brains.Previous studies had found general trends toward larger relative brain sizes at higher latitudes(纬度) where conditions are more variable.This new study is different because it looks at the full distribution of brain sizes across environments,allowing the researchers to test whether different sizes are over-or under-represented.They found that at higher latitudes,some bird brains are significantly more likely to be relatively smaller compared to body size.“In Alaska,the ptarmigan(雷鸟)might be a typical example of the small-brained species.Lovable though it is,it’s not exactly known for its smarts.The ptarmigan can,however,feed on branches and willow leaves.”said Trevor Fristoe,first author of the study from Washington University.“We find that small-brained species in these environments employ strategies that are unachievable with a large brain.These species are able to live on readily available but difficult to digest resources such as needles of conifers(针叶树)or even branches.These foods can be found even during extreme winter conditions,but they are fibrous and require a large gut(肠道)to digest,"Fristoe said.“Gut tissue,like brain tissue,is energetically demanding,and limited budgets mean that it is challenging to maintain a lot of both.”"Brains are not evolving separately-they are part of a broader suite of adaptations that help creatures succeed in their lives,”said Carlos Botero,assistant professor of biology and co-author of the study.“Biologists,ourselves included,have historically believed that environmental variability drives the expansion of brain size.But when we take a broader view,we realize that other strategies also work and remarkably,the alternative here involves making a brain actually smaller!”12.How does Fristoe's research differ from previous studies?A.It reveals birds’evolving processes.B.It arrives at a conflicting conclusion.C.It focuses on birds with smaller brains.D.It covers a wider range of brain sizes.13.What do we know about the ptarmigan?A.It has a changeable feeding habit.B.It is considered fairly intelligent.C.It has a extremely large body size.D.It has a powerful digesting system.14.What does Botero think of smaller brains?A.They are a result of limited budgets.B.They are an effective survival strategy.C.They are not for variable environmentsD.They are typical of independent evolution.15.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Big Brains or Big Guts:Choose OneB.Evolution of Brain Size in BirdsC.Big Brains:Adapt to Higher LatitudesD.The Smaller the Brain,the Smarter the Bird第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）In order to build your reading habit and enjoy your reading to the fullest,begin practicing good reading skills.For example:read for content,look up unfamiliar words,learn to appreciate context and become familiar with literary devices.Reading for learning and enjoyment is never a quick run.17Find ways to connect reading to your everyday life.18You can join book clubs.These usually meet weekly or bi-monthly and are a good way of motivating you to read and also meeting people who are also committed to good reading habits.Book clubs also give you chances to talk about what you read and the benefit of talking to multiple intelligent and interested readers.19A basketball player can’t practice if she doesn’t have her ball and sneakers ready.Reading is the same as any other skill.Try to get subscriptions.Trade or special interest magazines are a good way of keeping current reading material nearby.20Barnes and Noble,as well as Amazon,have e-Readers and a substantial selection of digital books for sale or loan.Libraries often offer free e-book loans,too.A．Set daily or weekly goals.B．Keep reading materials handy.C．Also,you can consider to be an e-Reader.D．Instead,take your time,nurture your skills at your own pace.E．Set aside regular time to enjoy your spot and always bring along your current reading.F．It is easier to grow your reading skills if you make reading a part of your daily schedule.G．It is also a way to enjoy informative and inspiring works that enrich our life experiences.第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

广东省梅州中学2011-2012学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题第一部分听写部分（共两节，满分25分）第一节：听力理解听下面两段段对话。

每段对话后有几个问题，从题中所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出最佳选项，将选项写在答题卡标号的相应位置上。

每段对话读两遍。

（共五小题，每小题2分，满分10分）听下面一段材料，回答第1至2题。

1．Why does the man want to buy an American toy?A.For his son’s birthday gift.B.For his son’s Christmas giftC.For his son’s New Year’s gift2. Where does the man come from?A. AmericaB. GermanyC. Not mentioned听下面一段材料，回答第3至5题。

3. What does the woman think about the way of relaxation?A. Participating in sports is the best way.B. The most popular way of relaxing is jogging.C. Indoor recreation is fit for old women.4. Which does the man prefer to any other sports?A. Playing tennisB. JoggingC. Skiing5. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Do more exercise to lose weight.B. Go on a strict diet to reduce weight.C. Turn to doctors for help.第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分。

2024届广东省梅州市高三下学期高考英语试题（二模）本试卷共8页，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

用2B铅笔将试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。

并在答题卡相应位置上填涂考生号。

因笔试不考听力，试卷从第二部分开始，试题序号从“21”开始2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑：如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。

答案不能答在试卷上3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案：不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AFree Community SwapContact:Catherine Crawford, (718)809-1603Jon Klar, (646)530-0381New Yorkers looking to reduce, reuse, and save money this year are invited to participate in Stop ‘N’ Swap, a free community event organized by local nonprofit GrowNYC.The average NYC household throws away about 2,000 pounds of waste a year. By reusing through events like Stop ’N’ Swap, NYC residents can take part in saving over 40 million pounds of material from landfill every year. Take a break from shopping, support a cleaner future, and join the ever -growing reuse community!WHAT: Free Stop ‘N’ Swap Community Reuse EventWHEN: February 19th, 12pm-3pmWHERE: Bronx Works Classic Community Center—286 East 156th Street, Bronx, NY 10451 The public is invited to bring clean and reusable items. No one is required to bring something to take something—you can simply show up with a bag and see what’s free for the taking. Books, toys, clothing, and electronics are just some of the offerings. Furniture and other large items are not accepted at the swap. Anything leftover at the end of the day is donated or recycled.Stop ‘N’ Swaps have developed a regular following among environmentally conscious New Yorkers. After almost two years without swaps, GrowNYC has set a goal of hosting one swap in each of the city’s 59 communitydistricts each year, providing opportunities to make NYC truly livable—a place where every person can enjoy a healthier life.21．What should you do to get more information from Catherine?A．Call (646)530-0381.B．Call (718)809-1603.C．.D．Visit 286 East 156th Street, Bronx.22．What items are unacceptable at the Stop ‘N’ Swap?A．Dry-as-dust books.B．Old-fashioned clothes.C．Out-of-date electronics.D．Second-hand furniture.23．What is the aim of GrowNYC’s Stop ‘N’ Swaps?A．To make NYC a better place to live.B．To enrich New Yorkers’ community life.C．To reduce the cost of dealing with waste in NYC.D．To encourage districts to compete in sustainability.BAt first look, the playground at the Children’s Guild-Transformation Academy in Baltimore, Maryland, looks like any other. It has swings, slides, and places for children to climb and crawl. But the playground is not just a place for fun. It is also a place where students can learn, grow and gain independence. Everything—from the kind of surface it sits on, to the color of its sitting areas, to the placement of the surrounding fence—is specifically designed for kids with autism(自闭症).Mark Rapaport is the managing director of autism services at the Transformation Academy. He said the school accepts students aged 5 to 21 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and are lower functioning.Rapaport said the goal of Transformation Academy is to make the students as independent as possible in an effort to help them prepare for adult life. The school aims to provide help with developing communication and social skills, as well as practical abilities like cleaning or cooking.The playground designed by Maryland company rks@Play, using structures manufactured by Landscape Structures, Inc., took a month to develop, said Dan Hack. He works for rks@Play and helped lead the playground’s design. Hack said he and others spent weeks getting to know the students and understanding their needs before any building was started. The design process involved physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other specialists. The huge $500,000 project was funded with support from the state of Maryland and the nonprofit Orokawa Foundation.Parts of the playground that seem small are very important for children with autism and other disabilities. The surrounding fence extends into a wooded area to make it seem more open. And the ground under the play areas is made of soft, but solid materials to support students using wheelchairsor crutches. The benches on the outside of the playground look simple from far away, but are “one of our most inclusive sensory” elements, Hack said. They have many different colors that bring about feelings of calm and curiosity. They are also made with smooth material that can be felt and moved. The academy’s Rapaport said if a child starts to feel uneasy, they can sit down and feel the bench, which can help them relax.24．Why is the playground in Baltimore designed with special materials?A．To make it superior to other playgrounds.B．To better serve children with autism.C．To improve the quality of the playground.D．To make it easier for kids to climb and crawl.25．What can we learn from the playground project?A．It took a month to complete the project.B．The design process is simple and easy.C．The result of the project is uncertain.D．It’s a money-consuming project.26．What is the last paragraph mainly about?A．The scale and the structure of the playground.B．Ways for kids to free from the stress and relax themselves.C．The underlying logic and reasonable factors of the playground.D．The advantages of the playground for autism and disabled kids.27．Which best describes the playground in Baltimore?A．Advanced.B．Environmental-friendly.C．Functional.D．Convenient.CNew findings suggest that when it comes to learning, the snake may be quite a bit like humans. David Holtzman, a scientist at the University of Rochester, has found that snakes have a much greater capacity for learning than earlier studies had indicated.Holtzman’s study challenged 24 snakes to escape from a black plastic container the size of a child’s pool. Cards mounted on the container’s walls and tape on its floor provided the snakes with visual and touchable signals to find their goal: holes in the container’s bottom that offer a dark, comfortable spot to hide.Simply falling into a hole isn’t the only proof that the snakes are learning something, though. “Speed to find that goal is one of the measures which shows they’re learning,” Holtzman says. “On average, they take over 700 seconds to find the correct hole on the first day of training, and then go down to about 400 seconds by the fourth day of training. Some are actually very fast and find it in less than 30 seconds.”Studies dating back to the 1950s interpreted snakes’ awkwardness with mazes(迷宫) as a poorreflection on their intelligence. “Early attempts to study snake intelligence were problematic because the studies used mazes as testing arenas(场地)——as though snakes might be expected to run through mazes in the same way mice run through mazes,” says Peter Kareiva, a professor of zoology. “Snakes do not encounter anything like mazes in nature, and they do not learn how to run mazes in laboratory conditions.”Holtzman also found a few age-based differences in the signals the snakes use. Young snakes appear to be more adaptable and resourceful, using a variety of clues to find their way to the exit. But their elders seem to rely much more heavily on visual clues. “Actually, one of the amazing findings from our studies is that snakes do use vision in locating places,” says Holtzman. “They don’t just rely on the chemical clues picked up by sticking their tongues out, as many snake biologists assume.”28．What is the function of the cards and tape?A．To direct the snakes to the exits.B．To protect the snakes from bright lights.C．To cover the holes at the container’s bottom.D．To make the container a comfortable spot to stay.29．What do the data in paragraph 3 show about the snakes according to Holtzman?A．They are skillful escapers.B．They are good learners.C．They communicate with each other.D．They adapt to environments quickly.30．What was the problem with early attempts to study snake intelligence?A．They chose the wrong testing arenas.B．They failed to do tests in laboratory conditions.C．They referred to studies dating back to the 1950s.D．They compared snakes with a different kind of animal.31．What astonishes Holtzman about snakes?A．They rely on sight to find their way.B．They leave chemical clues everywhere.C．The young beat their elders in many ways.D．Their tongues are unable to recognize chemical clues.DResearch led by ecologist Bart Hoekstra of the University of Amsterdam shows that birds are affected by the mass use of fireworks on New Year’s Eve up to a distance of 10km (6 miles) away.With data from weather radars and bird counts an international team of researchers revealed how many birds take off immediately after the start of the fireworks, at what distance from fireworksthis occurs and which species groups mainly react.“Birds take off as a result of an acute flight response due to sudden noise and light. We already knew that many water birds react strongly, but now we also see the effect on other birds throughout the Netherlands,” says ecologist Bart Hoekstra of the University of Amsterdam. In the scientific journal Frontier s in Ecology and the Environment, he researchers therefore argue for large fireworks-free zones.Last year, other researchers at IBED discovered that geese are so affected by fireworks that they spend an average of 10% longer looking for food than normal during at least the next 11 days. They apparently need that time to restore their energy to their former condition, after fleeing from the fireworks.Because 62% of all birds in the Netherlands live within a radius of 2.5 km of inhabited areas, the consequences of fireworks are high for all birds throughout the country. “Flying requires a lot of energy, so ideally birds should be disturbed as little as possible during the cold winter months. Measures to ensure this are especially important in open areas such as grasslands, where many larger birds spend the winter. The effects of fireworks on birds are less pronounced near forests and semi-open habitats. In addition, smaller birds such as tits and finches live there, which are less likely to fly away from disturbance.”The authors argue for fireworks-free zones in areas where large birds live. Hoekstra: “These buffer zones could be smaller in areas where light and sound travel less far, such as near forests. Furthermore, fireworks should mainly be lit at central locations in built-up areas, as far away from birds as possible. It would be best for birds if we moved towards light shows without sound, such as drone shows or decorative fireworks without very loud bangs.”32．What can we learn about the research?A．It’s the first one about fireworks’ effects on birds.B．It’s conducted by collecting data from weather radars.C．It shows the extent of the fireworks’ influence on birds.D．It keeps track of birds throughout Netherlands and beyond.33．Why did geese spend more time looking for food?A．To find a place without fireworks.B．To store more food in case.C．To find a new source of energy.D．To make up for the lost energy.34．What does the underlined word “pronounced” in Para.4mean?A．Predictable.B．Noticeable.C．Admirable.D．Avoidable.35．What can be the best title for the passage?A．Fireworks in the world B．Fireworks-free zonesThese problems will drive you mad.in New York. One afternoon, I 41 a train with a load of hot-off-the-press catalogues(目录簿), our first to list every one of our titles. I was on my way to 42 my aunt, who’d agreed to 43 them to her friends.Back then, I was much less 44 ; somehow I made it on the train but I hadn’t had time to buya 45 . I figured I’d buy one on board. When the conductor came to stand next to me, I opened my46 and found nothing inside. They didn’t 47 credit cards back then. I was told to get off at the next station. 48 , the man next to me handed $15 to the conductor. I was beyond grateful and 49 : I promised him I would send him a check, which he 50 . I made him write down his address, though.Later, I wrote a check, 51 it in a letter, and sent it off. I expressed my 52 again and included my email address. Soon he emailed me and we 53 a lasting friendship.That 54 action has stayed with me. Thinking about that day, I 55 myself to be much kinder to strangers and to focus on the good in people.41．A．came across B．rushed onto C．passed byD．looked for42．A．visit B．help C．rescueD．introduce43．A．return B．explain C．connectD．distribute44．A．determined B．objective C．organizedD．professional45．A．ticket B．card C．giftD．book46．A．parcel B．wallet C．envelopeD．bottle47．A．cancel B．reject C．provideD．accept48．A．Naturally B．Unexpectedly C．DoubtfullyD．Disagreeably49．A．embarrassed B．disturbed C．annoyedD．dissatisfied50．A．gave away B．checked out C．laughed offD．sent back51．A．lost B．unfolded C．noticedD．enclosed52．A．appreciation B．admiration C．amazementSouthern Lionremember the rule. Share it fair!”答案第二部分：阅读理解第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）21-25 BDABD26-30 CCABA31-35 ACDBC第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）36-40 CEBGD第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）41-45 BADCA46-50 BDBAC51-55 DACBD第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）（形式不对不给分）56．dates57．where58．was introduced59．its60．a61．mainly62．like63．combination64．making65．to share第四部分写作（共三节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）One possible version:Dear Chris,I’m Li Hua, chairman of the School Cooking Club. I’m writing to tell you that we intend to throw a party, featuring “My Specialty Dish” next Saturday night p.m.p.m.p.m. to 8 p.m. at the dining hall. And I sincerely invite you to join us and have some fun.During the party, all participants will cook a “specialty dish” that they are good at and share with everybody how it is made. Then will come the most-anticipated part—everyone sharing these delicious dishes. I’m pretty sure you will enjoy this party very much.Looking forward to your attending.Yours,Li Hua第二节（满分25分）One possible version:First Doobie uses a knife to smooth Duksie’s lines in the icing. Then he draws three lines on the cake. The cake now bears a striking resemblance to the badge of his dad’s vehicle, its three equal parts. Just as the children celebrate their cake-cutting victory, Mama K emerges from her house,bearing a tray with three glasses of strawberry juice. Maya excitedly points out Doobie’s achievement, proudly claiming his master y of fair sharing. Mama K’s eyes shine with delight as she comments the children for their fairness and praises Doobie for his exceptional problem-solving skills.With Mama K’s encouragement, Maya takes charge, expertly cutting along Doobie’s lines to make three equal slices. Each piece falls into place, their sizes perfectly matched. In a playful display of satisfaction, the children put the slices upon one another, witnessing the unity of their equal proportions. The sight brings smiles of joy to their faces. Amidst the children’s laughter, Doobie’s dad pulls up to pick up the children, and Doobie runs off to meet him. He can’t wait to tell his dad how the badge on the truck has helped him to solve a very tricky problem!。

举例1：平凡的人因有理想而伟大，有理想者就是一个大写的人。

理想对于人生，可以让不幸者绝处逢生，平凡人变伟大，而成为真正的人，崇高的人，伟大的人。

举例2：理想却从来不抛弃任何人。

每个人只要有理想，就有了方向，就可以通过努力获得成功。

举例3：理想开花，桃李要结甜果，理想抽芽，榆杨会有浓阴。

请乘理想之马，挥鞭从此起程，路上春色正好，天上太阳正晴。

? ? 今天的理想之花，就是明天的甜果，今天的理想之芽，就是明天的浓荫，树立了理想，不懈地奋斗，就会取得丰硕的收获。

“路上春色正好，天上太阳正晴”，象征大好形势。

新的历史时期，丽日当空，春色一片，是中国人民实现自己美好理想的最好的年代。

你能说说《理想》与《在山的那边》的内在联系吗？找出这两首诗中内涵相同的诗句。

两首诗的内在联系是主题相同，都抒写了理想的意义。

例； 《在山的那边》：是的，我曾一次又一次地失望过。

当我爬上那一座座诱惑着我的山顶，但我又一次次鼓起信心向前走去。

《理想》：但理想有时候又是海天相吻的弧线，可望不可即，折磨着你进取的心。

以上诗句都说，到达理想境界的征途是漫长的，一次次失望是折磨人的。

例《在山的那边》：人们啊，请相信------在不停地翻过无数座山后，在一次次地战胜失望之后，你终会攀上这样一座山顶。

而在这座山的那边，就是海呀，是一贯全新的世界。

在一瞬间照亮你的眼睛 。

《理想》：理想开花，桃李要结甜果，理想抽芽，榆杨会有浓阴。

以上诗句都说，理想的实现给人带来美好的生活。

体验反思： 你的理想是什么？你打算如何实现自己的理想？仿写练习 1、饥寒的年代里，理想是温饱；温饱的年代里，理想是文明。

小康的年代里，理想是 ； 的年代里，理想是 。

2、理想既是一种获得，又是一种牺牲。

金钱既是一种 ，又是一种 。

3、理想是石，敲出星星之火； 理想是火，点燃熄灭的灯； 理想是灯，照亮夜行的路；理想是路，引你走到黎明。

4、 爱心是 ， ； 爱心是 ， ； 爱心是 ， ； 爱心是 ， 。

2019-2020学年梅州市梅州中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AWhat good films are coming out in March? Here are four films to watch this March.MulanIt’s another live-action remake of a classic Disney cartoon. It is based on an ancient Chinese girl who dresses up herself as a man so that she can join the army.Director Niki Caro and the actors show us wonderful battle scenes and Chinese Kung Fu.OnwardDragons, unicorns (独角兽) and other creatures are usually considered to only exist in ancient Greece, but in Onward, they are all still alive and kicking in the UStoday. Onward is about two brothers who go on a road trip in order to bring their father back from the dead. It is such a perfect film that it’s worth spending a few hours in the cinema.RadioactiveRadioactive tells us about a famous Polish-French scientist, Marie Curie who won the Nobel Prize twice but was finally killed by the radiation she studied. In the film. Curie is played by Rosamund Pike alongside Sam Riley as her husband Pierre Curie and Anya Taylor-Joy as their daughter Irene.MisbehaviorThe Miss World Beauty Contest may be out of fashion, but it used to be one of television’s biggest events.Misbehaviortells what happened when the event was staged at the Royal Albert hall in London in 1970. There could hardly be a more interesting topic for a film, even if it was set 50 years ago.1. What do we know about Onward?A. It praises a woman fighter.B. It is a Chinese story.C. It focuses on animal protection.D. It is a film about magic.2. Who does Rosamund Pike play?A. A soldier.B. A killer.C. A scientist.D. A designer.3. Which of the following films is set in the UK?A. Misbehavior.B. Onward.C. Radioactive.D. Mulan.BHappiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between young life satisfaction and screen time. The study was led by professor of psychology Jean M. Twenge at San Diego State University (SDSU).To research this link, Twenge, along with colleagues Gabrielle Martin at SDSU and W. Keith Campbell at the University of Georgia, dealt with data from the Monitoring the Future (MtF) study, a nationally representative survey of more than a million U. S. 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders. The survey asked students questions about how often they spent time on their Phones, tablets and computers, as well as questions about their face-to-face social interactions and their overall happiness.On average found that teens who spent more time in front of screen devices — playing computer games, using social media, texting and video chatting — were less happy than those who invested more time in non-screen activities like sports, reading newspapers and magazines, and face-to-face social interactions."The key to digital media use and happiness is limited use," Twenge said. "Aim to spend no more than two hours a day on digital media, and try to increase the amount of time you spend seeing friends face-to-face and exercising — two activities reliably linked to greater happiness."Looking at historical trends from the same age groups since the 1990s, it's easy to find that the increase of screen devices over time happened at the same time as a general drop-off in reported happiness inU. S.teens. Specifically, young peopled life satisfaction and happiness declined sharply after 2012. That's the year when the percentage of Americans who owned a smartphone rose above 50 percent. By far the largest change in teens' lives between 2012 and 2016 was the increase in the amount of time they spent on digital media, and the following decline in in-person social activities and sleep.4. Which method did Twenge's team use for the study?A. Calculating students' happiness.B. Asking students certain questions.C. Analyzing data from a survey.D. Doing experiments on screen time.5. How does the author develop the finding of the study in paragraph 3?A. By making a comparison.B. By giving an example.C. By making an argument.D. By introducing a concept.6. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A To draw a conclusion from the study.B. To offer some advice to the readers.C. To prove social activities' importance.D. To support the researchers' finding.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Quitting Phones Equals HappinessB. Screen Time Should Be BannedC. Teens' Lives Have Changed SharplyD. Screen-addicted Teens Are UnhappierCWith their tiny brains and excellent ability to memorize nectar locations, honeybees are a favorite model organism for studying learning and memory. Such research has indicated that to form long-term memories—ones that last a day or more—the insects need to repeat a training experience at least three times. By contrast, short-and mid-term memories that last seconds to minutes and minutes to hours, respectively, need only a single learning experience.Exceptions to this rule have been observed, however. For example, in some studies, bees formed long-lasting memories after a single learning event. Such results are often regarded as circumstantial anomalies, says Martin Giurfa of the University of Toulouse. But the anomalous findings, together with research showing that fruit flies and ants can form long-term memories after single experiences, aroused Giurfa’s curiosity. Was it possible that honeybees could reliably do the same? Giurfa reasoned that the ability to form long-term memories might depend on the particular type of bee and the experience. Within a honeybee colony, there are nurses, who clean the hive and feed the young; guards, who patrol and protect the hive; and foragers, who search for nectar.While previous studies have tested bees as a whole, Ciurfa and his colleagues focused on foragers, tasking them with remembering an experience relevant to their role: an odor associated with a sugary reward.The researchers observed that a single exposure to a reward-paired odor was enough for most forager bees to remember that specific odor the following day. Many foragers could even remember the odor three day later.The results do not mean that all prior research was wrong, says André Fiala of the University of Göttingen. “People have done the experiments in a different way.” Still, the new results do show that “the commonly held belief that one needs multiple training trials to achieve long-term memory is not always true,” he says, and this “really advances the field.”8. What does the author want to tell us through Paragraph 1?A. A model for memory research.B. The classification of memories.C. New research on learning and memory.D. Previous findings on memory formation.9. Which factor might influence a bee’s memory of an experience, according to Giurfa’s research?A. Whether the bee's role is related.B. Whether the bee is introduced or native.C. How often the bee repeats the experience.D. How long the bee is exposed to the reward.10. What is Andre Fiala’s attitude towards the new results?A. Doubtful.B. Favorable.C. Intolerant.D. Unclear.11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A. Learning and Memory: How Honeybees RememberB. Honeybee Memory: Honeybee Knows What to DoC. Honeybees Remember after Just One LessonD. Honeybees Use Memory for CommunicationDWhat will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question，you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-­technology（生物技术）. With the help of new medicine，the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents，murder and war. Today’s leading killers，such as heart disease，cancer，and aging itself，will become distant memories.In discussion of technological changes，the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells（细胞）are the basic units of all living things，and until recently，scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells，such as those of brain cells，would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100，medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so，people will beable to take medicine to repair their organs（器官）. The medicine，made up of the basic building materials of life，will build new brain cells，heart cells，and so on－in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place ofold ones.It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence，but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.12. According to the passage，human death is now mainly caused by ________.A. diseases and agingB. accidents and warC. accidents and agingD. heart disease and war13. In the author’s opinion，today’s most important advance in technology lies in（在于）________.A. the InternetB. medicineC. brain cellsD. human organs14. Humans may live longer in the future because ________.A. heart disease will be far away from usB. human brains can decide the final deathC. the basic materials of cells will last foreverD. human organs can be repaired by new medicine15. How long can humans live in the future according to the passage?A. Over 100 years.B. More than 120 years.C. About 150 years.D. The passage doesn’t tell us.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2008年梅州市高三总复习第二次质检试卷（2008.5.）英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题，满分为150分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1.答题前，学生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卡上。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。

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4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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录音播完后，请在两分钟内将试卷上的答案转移到客观题答题卡上。

I.听力(共两节，满分35分)第一节：听力理解（5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第1段对话，回答第1至3题。

1.Where do you think the dialogue takes place?A. In a shop.B. At home.C. In the street.2.Who do you think Anne and Dick are?A. Their children.B. Their niece and nephew.C. Their friend’s children.3.What will they buy for Dick?A. Some records.B. A toy suit.C. A space suit.听第2段读白，回答第4至6题。

4.Who is the speaker talking to?A. Travelers.B. Patients.C. Traders.5.What do we know about American doctors?A.They seldom stay in their offices.B.They always have much to do.C.They take better care of foreigners.6.Why are people often sent to the hospital?A. To pay medical bills.B. To get medical service.C. To receive health insurance.听第3段对话，回答第7至9题。

2012届广东梅县东山中学高三上学期英语第二次月考试题（2011.10）I. 完形填空：(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）Twelve-year-old Tang Yin is one of the earliest students to test a digital textbook in China. The boy said he was a little 1 when he received the monochromatic(单色的) flat device in April, 2010, because he thought it should be a “2 cool” laptop. But Tang still cherishes his new equipment like “protecting my 3 ,” said the fifth grader. After all, not every student has the opportunity to 4 the eBook, which is worth $294 (￥2,000 yuan), he said.The 50 eBooks, 5 by Taiwan eBook manufacturer Chuanqi Photoelectric Technology in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, enables one class at Yangzhou Sanyuanqiao Elementary School to be the 6 group of students in the Chinese mainland to replace their regular textbooks with electronic ones. Out of 1000 students, Tang’s class was the lucky 7 .“Our school could not 8 the project without the company’s donation,” said Yuan Shishan, vice-headmaster of the primary school. 9 the digital book is considered environmentally friendly, because it replaces paper books and saves money in the long run, the price is much higher than most Chinese 10 can afford. Also, some technical defects, the 11 of taking notes and monochromatic display, make the eBook fail to meet the expectations of students and teachers.“There’s still a/an 12 way to go before the eBook really plays an important role in education,” said the headmaster.According to Yuan, the annual average income of a 13 family in Yangzhou is about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, and neither the parents nor the school can afford the 2,000 yuan 14 book.The school doesn’t allow the students to take their eBooks to their homes. The devices are 15 afte r class, and are locked in the headmaster’s office.1. A. excited B. interested C. surprised D. disappointed2. A. normal B. super C. light D. thin3. A. eyes B. grades C. friendship D. class4. A. buy B. give C. use D. expect5. A. donated B. manufactured C. invented D. designed6. A. original B. first C. second D. final7. A. characters B. inspectors C. users D. devotees 8. A. support B. introduce C. determine D. afford9. A. After B. As if C. Now that D. Although10. A. families B. classes C. schools D. provinces11. A. unfamiliarity B. inconvenience C. discomfort D. dislike12. A. effective B. practical C. long D. narrow13. A. common B. local C. small D. general14. A. digital B. regular C. new D. pleasant15. A. put on B. taken in C. looked on D. handed inII、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，在空格处填人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。