劉召文
第一部分:聽力(30分)
第一節(jié) (7.5分)
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. When will the man play games?
A. As long as he has time.????????? B. After school.?????? C. When he feels bored.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. After-school activities.??? ????? B. Holiday plans.??? ???? C. Interesting books.
3. What can’t the woman stand in the downtown sometimes?
A. Traffic jam.?? ???????????????????? B. Traffic noise.??? ?????? C. Air pollution.
4. What is the man doing?
A. Having breakfast.??? ???????????????? B. Getting ready for work.
C. Complaining about life.
5. What had happened to the speakers?
A. They were robbed.???????????????????? B. Their things were stolen.
C. They were fooled.
第二節(jié)(22. 5分)
聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前,你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料,回答第6、7題。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Employer and employee.?????? B. Doctor and patient.??? C. Husband and wife.
7. What is the man going to do next?
A. Take his son to hospital.???????????? B. Go to his son’s school.
C. Go to the hospital.
聽第7段材料,回答第8、9題。
8. What does the woman like to be?
A. A journalist.????????????? ??? B. A teacher.??????????????? C. A doctor.
9. What are they talking about?
A. Why they should study.???????????????????? B. Where they should work.
C. What subjects they should take.
聽第8段材料,回答第10至12題。
10. What did the man hear about the Browns?
A. They have been ill.????????? B. They have moved.????????? C. They have divorced.
11. Why couldn’t the Browns sleep well?
A. Because of the neighbors.???????????????? B. Because of Mr. Brown’s health condition.
C. Because of the noise from the planes.
12. Where do the Browns live now?
A. In the country.?????????????? B. Near the airport.???????????? C. In the city.
聽第9段材料,回答第13至16題。
13. Which room did the man show to the woman first?
A. The bathroom.?? ?????????? B. The living room.?? ???????? C. The dining room.
14. What will the woman’s husband like best about the kitchen?
A. The big table.?? ???????????? B. The dishwasher.? ?????????? C. The microwave.
15. What will the woman put in the second bedroom most probably?
A. A new carpet.?? ???????????? B. Office supplies.??? ???????? C. Musical equipment.
16. What does the woman think of the apartment?
A. Big.?? ????????????????????????? B. Excellent.?? ???????????? C. Clean.
聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。
17. What are the “therapy dogs” trained to be?
A. Strong and clever. ????????? B. Quiet and calm. ?????? C. Clever and loyal.
18. Where do therapy dogs go into in the passage?
A. Kindergartens. ?????????????? B. Shopping malls. ?????? ????????? C. Nursing homes.
19. What have therapy dogs become in one town of California?
A. Playing companions. ?????? B. Reading buddies. ?????????? C. Acting supporters.
20. What’s people’s attitude to therapy dogs?
A. Doubtful. ????????????????????? B. Supporting. ???????????? C. Opposing.
第二部分:閱讀理解(40分)
I. 閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。(30分)
A
Here are the most strange rules at Oxford Colleges.
1. Permission for a pint
Forget being asked for your ID next time you fancy a drink: in the early 20th century students needed written permission from their tutors before they could stop off for a beer at The Bear (Oxford’s oldest pub). Without a note, students weren’t simply thrown out—they were arrested by the “bulldogs”, the university police. Not that potential arrest deterred students determined to have their pint of ale (麥芽酒): between 1910 and 1920, bulldogs arrested approximately 620 students “in pubs without permission”.
2. Stripping off in the library
One wonders how those sober (冷靜的) tutors would have reacted to Worcester’s “infamous” Breakfast Club. The college society, founded in 2009, spent two years declaring their revision breaks in rather bare-faced fashion: “Half Naked Half Hours”. This is exactly what it sounds like: each afternoon, club members studying in the library would strip to the waist, continue with their work, and re-dress 30 minutes later. Sadly in 2011 Worcester Library Committee banned the would-be strippers, ruling that “Half Naked Half Hours” posed a distraction to other studiers.
3. Making a splash
Perhaps those poor Breakfast Club members should transfer to Jesus College. In 2012 the college JCR voted unanimously to install a hot tub for stressed finalists during the final week of Trinity term, costing up to £400. It has since become an annual fixture: the JCR committee noting in 2013 that “9th Week Trinity term is always hot” and that “JCR members (especially finalists) have worked extremely hard this year and deserve a reward.”
4. No cake for you
Finalists certainly deserve a reward after their last exams: but the University proctors (學(xué)監(jiān)) will not let them eat cake. The famous “trashing” celebrations that occur when students walk out of exams—where friends of the freed throw confetti and pop champagne—are permitted, so long as they don’t involve food stuff. Eggs, flour and whipped cream are specifically prohibited from being brought into the proximity of the Exam Schools, so no-one can whip up a celebratory cake on their friend’s head.
1. What does the underlined word “deter” mean?
A. Hold back. ?? B. Take back. ??????? C. Give back.? ?????? D. Bring back.
2. According to the passage, “Half Naked Half Hours”____.
A. lasted for five years ?????????????????? B. is ridden for distraction
C. is a bare-footed fashion. ??????????? D. occurred in class breaks
3. Which action won’t take place in Oxford?
A. Popping champagne. ?????????????????????? B. Throwing confetti.
C. “Trashing” celebration.??????????????? D. Eating cake after exams.
B
Across the U.S. sports injuries are a safety concern for young athletes. Now the American Medical Association(AMA) has a new set of rules aimed at helping players avoid the danger of concussions. A concussion is a type of brain injury caused by a blow to the head or hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This type of movement can damage brain cells and create chemical changes in the brain.
“By telling them the serious risks associated with concussions and making sure that appropriate rules are in places, we can reduce the number of young athletes who may return to the games too soon, which can put their health at further risk,” said AMA Board member Jack Resneck Jr. The policy suggests that young athletes who may have a concussion be taken off the field as soon as possible. Then they are only to return to their sport with a doctor’s written approval. The policy also sets age-specific rules for health care professionals and athletic organizations in evaluting and caring for concussions.
Between 1.6 million and 3.8 million serious brain injuries caused by sports activities occur? in the U.S. every year. A study from the Center for Injury Reseach and Policy showed that as many as 40% of high school athletes return to playing before they recover. The AMA’s new rules should cut those numbers down.
As an athlete, it’s important to know when to take yourself out of the game.
Signs to look out for after a sports injury include:
● Double vision
● Sensitivity to light or noise
● Feeling weak and dizzy
● Confusion or concentration problems
If you notice any of these symptoms, be sure to tell your coach right away and ask your parent or guardian to take you to the doctor.
4. What do you know about concussion?
A. It’s a type of brain injury.????????????????? B. Americans suffer from it easily.
C. It’s an incurable and bad disease.?????? D. Chemicals in the body are changed by it.
5. Why is concussion a big health problem among young athletes?
A. 40% of them have had it.????????????????? B. They are crazy about sports.
C. Schools attach little importance to it. ? D. They aren’t clear about its bad effects.
6. The reason for AMA to make the rules is to ____.
A. stop the happening of concussions?????????? B. raise awareness of concussions’ risks
C. strengthen the management of doctors???? D. increase the number of young athletes
7. What symptoms do people with concussions have?
A. Sight loss. ???????????????????????????????????? B. Memory losing.
C. Unconscious behavior. ???????????????????? D. Light dependence.
C
Jeni Stepanek’s home is an attractive four-bedroomed house. Had it been a one-roomed house, however, Jeni would still have bought it. The one thing that mattered when she moved in four years ago was its location—it’s near the 26-acre park in Rockville, near Washington, D.C.
The park has play spaces, but at its heart is a memorial peace garden with a life-size statue of Mattie and his dog Micah. “Every day, I sit at my window and see mothers go over to the statue with their children,” says Jeni. “It is a terrible thing for a parent to bury a child, but I do see how Mattie has touched the world.”
Jeni is a mother who has experienced more sadness than most of us could imagine. All four of her children were born with a genetic disorder(遺傳疾病). The first three died before the age of four. Mattie survivied until three weeks before his 14th birthday. In his short lifetime, he has sold two million copies of his poetry collections and gave encouraging speeches to thousands of followers. His hero, Oprah Winfrey, poet Maya Angelou and former U.S. president Jimmy Carter were all his friends. Carter said, “My wife and I have known kings, queens and presidents, but the most extraordinary person whom I have ever known is Mattie Stepanek.”
In the years after Mattie died, Jeni had been writing about his short but meaningful life. “I didn’t want my sadness to flow onto the pages and nor did I want people to think I was hanging on to Mattie’s coat tails. But I knew in the end I would tell the story, because I was the only one who lived it with him,” She said. Jeni’s now published book Messenger is a celebration of Mattie’s achievements that were beyond his years.
8. What can you infer from the first two paragraphs?
A. Mattie is not familiar to the local people.
B. It’s unbearable for a son to bury her parent.
C. Jeni moved near the park in honor of her son.
D. Mattie tells visitors her son’s achievements in the park.
9. Mattie is admired by so many people because ____.
A. he achieved success in poetry though young
B. he made great contributions to genetic disorders
C. he was strong enough to fight against his disease
D. he was so brave as to make friends with president
10. Jeni published the book Messenger in order to ____.
A. praise her son’s success in poems?????? B. satisfy the requests of the readers
C. use her son’s fame to become successful D. make money to pay for her living expense
II. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。(10分)
The morning is extremely important. _1_ How you choose to spend your morning can be used to predict what kind of day you are going to have and what kind of life you are going to live. Here are some tips for you to make your day from the moment you open your eyes.
● Wake up with a sense of gratitude.
_2_ Learn to be truly appreciative of your life and practice small acts of gratitude in the morning by expressing thankfulness directly to the people you care about, and to the immediate circumstances (health, opportunities, etc.) you could so easily take for granted. Thanksgiving heart not only makes you happy, but also warms the people around.
● Reading something positive.
What can you do to make a positive difference in the lives around you today? Some happy people read inspiring books, articles or quotes to get their day started. Either way, you can also develop your own regular habits to read some forms of self-improvement literature to strech and grow your insight and knowledge. _3_
● _4_
You can’t possibly have a happy and healthy day if you don’t feed your body garage first in the morning. Your body is a temple. _5_ So do not eat processed food, fast food, and all the unhealthy food the big processed food companies try to pass off as “healthy”. Make your big morning decisions about what to eat for breakfast the night before and then build a simple routine for breakfast gradually.
A. You are what you eat.
B. Follow an effective morning routine.
C. It is the basis on which the day is built.
D. Start the day with love in your hearts and minds.
E. Spare your enough time to eat a balanced breakfast.
F. It’s a brand new day to start over and do something different.
G. It starts your day off on productive ideas to guide your day’s journey.
第三部分:語言知識運(yùn)用(50分)
I. 完形填空(30分)
閱讀下面的短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
The British Government has decided to spend £1.5 million translating the complete works of Shakespeare into Chinese. The _1_ will be delivered by Royal Shakespeare Company, who has also _2_ government funding of a tour of China.
The plays and poetry of William Shakespeare are _3_ England’s greatest cultural treasure. Every schoolchild _4_ his works, and he is considered to be the greatest Englishman to ever use a pen. Until the 20th century though, Shakespeare was almost _5_ in China. The new translations and _6_ tour will bring Shakespeare to a wider audience in China. What, though, do those from the land of Shakespeare’s birth feel about their government _7_ this project?
Only a very few were _8_ about this use of taxpayers’ money, with most _9_ pride that “their” playwright was to be presented again in the world’s most _10_ language. However, there are some huge _11_ involved in translating Shakspeare into Chinese. The first translations of Shakespeare into Mandarin were by Lin Shu (1852—1924). They were not direct translations, but??? _12_ from a children’s book of adaptations of Shakespeare’s stories. The first Chinese who _13_ Shakespeare were therefore not with the verse (韻文) of his plays but the stories and characters in a??? _14_ format. The influence of Shakespeare’s storylines has definitely been greater than that of his language. Shakespeare’s language does not easily _15_ to translation. Many of the words, figures of speech and references are too _16_ to be understood even by native English speakers. Much of the plays is written in verse limited by strictures on rhythm (韻律) and rhyme. This is particularly difficult when translated into Chinese.
Shakespeare’s “History Plays”_17_ a different challenge to the Chinese translator. As dramatisations of real historical events, it is _18_ that the translator to have a thorough knowledge of British _19_. Meanwhile, Shakespeare’s comedic moments are often _20_ puns (雙關(guān)語). These are really difficult to translate directly.
1. A. works ???????????????? B. information ??????? C. books ??????????????????? D. project
2. A. given ??????????? B. offered ???????????? C. received ??????????? D. supported
3. A. mainly ????????????;??? B. arguably ???????????????? C. originally???????????? D. approximately
4. A. studies ??????????????? B. watches???????????? C. loves ???????????????????? D. performs
5. A. unknown ?????? B. astonished ????????????? C. uninterested ?????? D. distinguished
6. A. enjoying ??????? B. accompanying ???????? C. sharing ???????????? D. leading
7. A. donating ??????? B. depositing ?????????????? C. sponsoring ????????????? D. delivering
8. A. cautious ????????????? B. generous ??????????????? C. crazy ???????????????????? D. angry
9. A. winning ?????????????? B. losing ???????????????????? C. obtaining ??????????????? D. expressing
10. A. well-known ?? B. written ????????????? C. spoken ???????????? D. translated
11. A. challenges ????????? B. puzzles ???????????? C. debates ??????????? D. suggestions
12. A. grown ?????????????? B. selected ??????????? C. issued ??????????????????? D. found
13. A. broke into ???????? B. looked into ??????? C. ran into ???????????? D. came into
14. A. complicated ?????? B. polished ??????????? C. decorated ?????????????? D. simplified
15. A. submit ????????????? B. expose ???????????? C. stick ???????????????????? D. object
16. A. casual ?????????????? B. old ?????????????????? C. flexible ????????????? D. dull
17. A. seem ??????????????? B. convey ???????????? C. present ???????????? D. face
18. A. told ???????????? B. reported???????????? C. said ????????????????? D. asked
19. A. history ????????????? B. literature ???????????????? C. politics ????????????? D. culture
20. A. called in ?????? B. based on ??????????????? C. reflected on ?????? D. taken in
II. 閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。(10分)
Bangkok is one of the most popular tourist sports in the wold. There are good reasons why so many people are drawn to it. The impressiveness of Thai culture _1_ (shine) in Bangkok’s buildings and temples. For those who would like _2_ (shop) till they drop, the city offers a sea of stores and street stalls. _3_ your interests are,? Bangkok never disappoints you.
If? there’s _4_ place in Bangkok that you must see, that is the Grand Palace. For 150 years, this? complex of walled buildings severed as home _5_ Thai kings and the royal court. Today the Grand Palace is no longer the set of the government, but its unique mix of European and Thai building styles still commands _6_ (admire).
Near the Grand Palace is Wat Pho, a temple well _7_ (celebrate) for its 46-meter-long golden Buddha. The statue’s as well as the _8_ (symbol) that decorate the soles of its feet, impresses visitors from around the world. _9_ (tradition), Wat Pho is also known for being Thailand’s top massage school. Therefore, it’s a great place for a relaxing Thai massage, during _10_ you’ll have your limbs stretched in a variety of directions.
IV. 從方框中選擇合適的短語并用它的正確形式完成句子。(10分)
in favour of,? pay off, in good condition, in vain, from time to time
1. I don’t care about the price, so long as the car is ___ ___ ___.
2. I tried to talk him out of leaving, but ___ ___.
3. It is considerate of you to call on your relatives ___ ___ ___ ___.
4. All those ___ ___ ___ the suggestion, please raise your hands.
5. At worst we’ll have to sell the house so as to ___ ___ our debts.
第四部分:寫作(30分)
I. 短文改錯(cuò)(10分)
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2. 只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。
I’m Li Hua, the chairman of the Students’ Union. As the Art Week of our school is around the corner, we are going to hold a series of activity on Chinese traditional art exhibition in the second and third floor of No.1 Teaching Building from next Monday to Wednesday. The art exhibition is intend to enable you to have a better understand of Chinese culture.
During the activities, not only can you contact with Peking Opera close, but you will also feel the charm of Chinese paper-cut. What’s more, you would learn how to play traditional Chinese instruments compete with each other. You can see how skilled you are at use brushes to write calligraphy or drawing.
II. 書面表達(dá)(20分)
假如你是李華,一直跟隨Mr. Smith 學(xué)習(xí)英語。最近,你們家搬進(jìn)了一新的住宅區(qū)。請給Mr. Smith寫一郵件, 內(nèi)容:1. 搬家時(shí)間及新家地點(diǎn);2. 小區(qū)環(huán)境及新家結(jié)構(gòu);3. 邀請Mr. Smith來家做客。
注意:1. 字?jǐn)?shù) 100詞左右;2. 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)以使行文連貫;3. 開頭結(jié)尾已為你寫好,但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。
Dear Mr. Smith,
How is everything going? ___________________________
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Hope to see you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua