
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。
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Pacific Science Center Guide
◆Visit Pacific Science Center’s Store Don’t forget to stop by Pacific Science Center’s Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or souvenir to remember your visit. The store is located(位于) upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laser Dome.
◆Hungry? Our exhibits will feed your mind, but what about your body? Our café offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonal specials. The café is located upstairs in Building 1 and is open daily until one hour Pacific Science Center closes. ◆Rental Information Lockers are available to store any belongs during your visit. The lockers are located in Building 1 near the Information Desk and in Building 3. Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to rent at the Information Desk and Denny Way entrance. ID required.
◆Support Pacific Science Center
Since 1962, Pacific Science Center has been inspiring a passion(热情) for discovery and lifelong learning in science, math and technology. Today, Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and brings inquiry-based science education to classrooms and community events all over Washington State. It’s an amazing accomplishment and one we cannot achieve without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations. Visit pacific science center.org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.
1. Where can you buy a souvenir at Pacific Science Center?
A. In Building 1. B. In Building 3. C. At the Laser Dome. D. At the Denny Way entrance.
2.What does Pacific Science Center do for schools?
A. Train science teachers. B. Distribute science books.
C. Inspire scientific research. D. Take science to the classroom.
3. What is the purpose of the last part of the text?
A. To encourage donations. B. To advertise coming events.
C. To introduce special exhibits. D. To tell about the Center’s history.
B
In 1990, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 230 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unluckily, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride. I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for quite a while in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he promised me that I would be safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Twenty-six years later, in 2016, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some drinking water. After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
4. Why did the writer have to hitch a ride one day in 1990?
A. Because she missed the only train back home.
B. Because she was going home for her holidays.
C. Because her work had ruined her trip to Sydney.
D. Because the small town was far away from Sydney.
5. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A. He helped the girl find a ride. B. He gave the girl a ride back home.
B. He bought sandwiches for the girl. D. He watched the girl for three hours.
6. Why did the author offer a lift to an elderly man in 2016?
A. Because she recognized he was Gordon. B. Because she was going to the nearby town.
B. Because she had known him for a long time.
C. Because she wanted to repay the favor she once got.
7. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A.Those who give rides will be repaid. B. Good manners bring about happiness.
C. People should offer free rides to others. D. Giving sometimes produces nice results
C
Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in offices, factories and schools. Water is needed everywhere.
There is water in seas, rivers and lakes. Water is found almost everywhere. Even in the desert part of the world, there is some water in the air. You can not see or feel it when it is a part of the air. The water in the seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid, the water in the air is a gas, and we call it water vapour (蒸气).
Clouds are made of water. They may be made of very small drops of water. They may also be made of snow crystals(结晶体). Snow crystals are very very small crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water. It is a solid. There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter.
Water may be a solid or a liquid or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be as hard as a stone. When it is a liquid, you can drink it. When it is a gas, you can not see or feel it.
8. Where can we find water?
A. Water can be found almost everywhere
B. We can find water when it turns into vapour.
C. Water is only in seas and rivers.
D. We can see water in deserts here and there.
9. We can drink water when it is
A. a solid B. in the air C. a liquid D. turned into ice
10. Clouds are made of
A. seas, rivers and lakes B. solid, liquid and gas
C. very small drops of water or snow crystals D. blocks of ice
11. Water has three states(状态). They are
A. solid, liquid and gas B. solid, vapour, snow
C. drops of water, blocks of ice and crystals of water D. ice,snow and air
D
It seems that great artists and scientists often suffer from mental problems. Both Einstein and Dickens had mental illness. Now scientists have started to look at whether mental illness and genius are linked. Dr Adele Juda studied 5,000 creative people in Germany. She found there were more people with mental illness in this group than in the general population. Poets had the highest rate of mental illness, followed by musicians, with lower numbers for painters and architects. Other scientists did research which also showed a strong link between mental problems and creativity. But, it did nothing to explain it. Dr Ruth Richards of Harvard University made a breakthrough. Instead of studying creative people, she took a group of psychiatric (精神病的) patients and tested them for creativity. The patients got much higher scores than a normal group. Also, the patients’ close relatives were much more creative than the patients and a normal group. This suggests that the key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes (基因). But this is a problem. According to Darwinism, harmful genes should be removed. Some scientists believe that evolution (进化) has created a balance, where the madness of a few people leads to the development of the whole human race. Geniuses(天才人物) may be mad, bad or just difficult to understand, but their discoveries have improved the world we live in. It seems that a little creative madness is good for us all.
12. According to Dr Adele Juda, which of the following has the lowest rate of mental illness?
A. Painters B. Musicians C. Poets D. Bus drivers
13. The underlined phrase “make a breakthrough” in the 4th paragraph means “ ___________ ”.
A. discover or find something new and important.
B. make a way through using force.
C. (of the sun or moon ) appear from behind (clouds).
D. suddenly change (from a slower to a faster pace)
14.Based on the research of Dr Ruth Richards of Harvard University, we can conclude that .______
A. great artists and scientists often suffer from mental problems
B. the patients’ close relatives were much more creative than the patients and a normal group
C. psychiatric patients have more creativity than the average people
D. it is our genes that determine the link between creativity and mental illness
15. What is the writer’s attitude toward madness?
A. Madness is harmful to the whole society.
B. A little creative madness is good for us all.
C. All the talented people are mad.
D. Only the people with mental illness have more creativity.
第二节 七选五(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。
Like many people, the start of the day maybe isn’t your favorite time. 16 Try at least one of these tomorrow …
Stretch (伸展) every part of your body for 15 seconds.
Try this before you open your eyes. Lift your arm and begin by stretching each finger, then your hand, then your wrist, then your arm. 17 Then your toes, feet, ankles and legs. In this way, you upped the flow of blood through your body, providing extra oxygen to all your tissues.
Set your alarm 15 minutes earlier.
18 You can begin your day by lying in bed, slowly waking up, mentally ticking off the decisions you made in advance about what you’re going to wear, what you’re going to do …
Brush your tongue for one minute.
There’s no better way to rid you of morning breath and begin your day fresh and clean. After all, more than 300 types of bacteria stay in your mouth every night. 19
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For truly relaxing mornings, reduce the number of choices and decisions you make to zero. Make your decisions the night before. Really, there’s no need to vary your breakfast, timetable or clothes to wear every morning.
A. Avoid any decisions.
B. Repeat with the other arm.
C. Don’t change your living habits.
D. These few minutes in bed are all yours.
E. You think quick brush is going to make them all disappear?
F. In this way, you don’t have to jump out of bed and rush through your morning.
G. Here are some healthy habits you can learn without much effort.
第二部分: 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They 21 their meal, took a table near the window and started __22__ food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The man __23__ the food into two halves and carefully placed __24__ before his wife. He took a sip (一小口) of the drink. His wife also took one and then __25__ the cup down between them. “That _26__ old couple! All they can __27__ is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. _28__ the man began to eat his French fries, I __29__ to my feet, went over and said that I was __30__ to buy another meal for them. But he __31__ refused me and said that they made it a __32__ to share everything. __33__, the lady didn’t take a bite. She sat there __34__ her husband eat, and taking turns sipping the drink. Again I __35__ to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was _36__ his face with a napkin (纸巾), I __37__ no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. __38__ being politely refused, I asked the lady __39__, “Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. _40__ is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.
21.A. served B. requested C. collected D. ordered
22. A. carrying B. taking C. fetching D. bringing
23. A. divided B. cut C. changed D. formed
24.A. it B. this C. that D. one
25.A. got B. settled C. set D. turned
26. A. funny B. crazy C. strange D. poor
27. A. afford B. pay C. demand D. choose
28. A. While B. Since C. As D. Until
29. A. came B. struggled C. rushed D. rose
30. A. anxious B willing C. satisfied D. quick
31. A. warmly B. proudly C. kindly D. seriously
32. A. way B. habit C. case D. model
33. A. Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly
34. A. seeing B. noticing C. watching D. finding
35. A. wanted B. asked C. planned D. attempted
36. A. wiping B. touching C. bathing D. washing
37. A. should B. could C. might D. would
38. A. In B. Upon C. After D. With
39. A. curiously B. carefully C. naturally D. plainly
40. A. How B. Who C. Why D. What
第三部分 :语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. __41__ water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder __42__ had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man __43__ (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled __44__ (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home __45__ a happy heart. After the student left, the teacher let __46__ student taste the water. He spat(吐)it out, _47__ (say) it was awful. Obviously, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like __48__?” The teacher replied, “You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be __49__ (sweet).” We understand this lesson best __50__ we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
第四部分 写作 (共两节,满分35分) 第一节 短文改错 (共10小题;每小题l分,满分10分) 文有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。 修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
One rainy day while I was walking home with one of my friend, a truck came to a stop besides us. The driver put the window down and offered us a unbrella because he found we were wet through. I stood there and couldn’t believe in that a complete stranger is so thoughtful. The man insisted, so I grateful accepted the offer, thanked him and watched the truck disappear down the road. This man might need the umbrella himself, and he preferred to give it to everyone else. It was a lesson to us that it was possible give without expect anything in return.
第二节 书面表达(满分30分)即将开始,请根据提示写一篇英语短文,谈谈你打算如何安排你的假期生活。内容要点应包括:
*和同学一起野餐 *反思半学期以来的高中生活,确定新的学习目标,改进学习方法*补习弱科 *帮助家长做家务活
要求:短文的内容要连贯、完整;短文单词数:100词左右。
参考词汇:去野餐go for a picnic 反思reflect on 学习方法 studying method
阅读1-5 BDAAA 6-10 DDCCC 11-15 ADADB七选五16-20:GBFEA
Answers:完型 21-25 DBADC 26-30 DACDB 31-35 CBACB 36-40 ABCAD
语法填空 41. The 42. who 43. presented 44. warmly 45. with 46. another 47. saying 48. it 49. sweeter 50. when
改错:1. friend-friends 2. besides-beside 3. a-an 4. 去掉in 5. is-was
6. grateful-gratefully 7. and-but 8. everyone-someone/somebody
9. possible后加to 10.expect-expecting
第二节:写作 :
The summer holiday is coming .We all feel excited about it. After all, after two months’ study, we are all very tired.
First, I will go for a picnic with my classmates. The weather in May is always very fine. I’m sure we’ll have great fun and relax ourselves a lot. Second, I will reflect on my study in the last two months to find my shortcomings. Then, I will set a new goal and improve my studying method in order to make greater progress in the near future. The third thing I want to do is to learn some English, because my English is not very good. But I know it is very important if I’m to succeed. Of course, I am also going to help my mother do some housework.
Now, I am looking forward to enjoying my life in the holiday. I believe it can be very wonderful.
