Final Test

滿分150分；時間120分鐘。

第一部分 聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節 （共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. When did the man see the film？

A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Saturday.

2. What will the man do today？

A. Fly a kite. B. Visit his sister. C. Look for an apartment.

3. Who has gone back to New York？

A. Sandy. B. Sally. C. Stephen.

4. What is the man interested in？

A. Maths. B. Architecture. C. Filming.

5. What should be completed today？

A. The report. B. The project. C. The meeting.

第二節 （共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題。從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題。每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6. What does Miyako want to do？

A. Make a call. B. Send a card. C. Hold a party.

7. What is the man doing？

A. Making an apology. B. Giving an explanation. C. Sharing an experience.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8. What kind of box did the biscuits use to be put in？

A. Metal. B. Plastic. C. Cardboard.

9. What will the woman do next？

A. Return the box. B. Eat the biscuits. C. Go to a store.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至13題。

10. What is the relationship between the speakers？

A. Good friends. B. Roommates. C. Fellow students.

11. When did Sarah start college？

A. A year ago. B. Three months ago. C. A week ago.

12. Why does Ricky want to move？

A. He wants younger company.

B. He wants to be near college.

C. He gets along badly with the host family.

13. What will Ricky probably do next？

A. Visit a teacher. B. Hang out with friends. C. Give John a phone call.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14. What are the speakers mainly talking about？

A. Abilities to possess. B. Professors to follow. C. Jobs to choose.

15. What subject does the man probably prefer？

A. Art. B. Politics. C. History.

16. What do the womans parents expect her to be？

A. A teacher. B. A politician. C. A manager.

17. What is the woman good at doing？

A. Painting pictures. B. Working with kids. C. Dealing with people.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. How did Alex get to know something about e-waste？

A. From the newspaper. B. Through the Internet. C. On TV.

19. How many computers did the students in Alexs town get？

A. About 300. B. About 200. C. About 150.

20. Which places will get computers from the computer centers？

A. Asia and Africa. B. Central America and Asia. C. Central America and Africa.

第二部分 閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節 （共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

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● Dealing with difficult people and situations

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21. What does Terrific Trading Co. focus on？

A. Designing and selecting products. B. Selling goods to foreign countries.

C. Providing training services to businesses. D. Dealing with difficult people and situations.

22. Who are most likely to be interested in this advertisement？

A. Local supermarkets. B. Medical salesmen.

C. Small groups of tourists. D. Large organizations.

23. Where are most of Terrific Trading Co.s customers from？

A. Asia. B. Africa. C. Americas. D. Europe.

B

As soon as spring arrived， the young Lawrence MacEwen took off his shoes. Barefoot， he ran to school down the only road on Muck. Barefoot， he climbed to the top of Beinn Aircin， the highest hill， to look out to Knoydart and the Cuillin Hills. Barefoot， he stood for hours on the beach below his house， so mesmerized by these that he would not move until his mother called him in for tea.

Muck was a tiny place， the smallest of the Small Isles off Scotlands west coast. Lawrences family bought it in 1896 and made a decent living from it. Yet it was also left behind by the world. Most residents had moved away to softer places in the 19th century. By the late 1960s the MacEwens， too， were wondering whether or not to stay. Lawrences elder brother was set ongoing to the mainland and making Muck a summer-only place. But Lawrence knew he could never leave， being rooted there.

So he took Muck on， at 27， and for the next 50 years directed its future. He did not want to change it much. He worried about television， cars， and crowds of noisy tourists. On the other hand， visitors meant income （收入）. Under his protection there was only one tiny hotel. There was still no pub， post office， or general shop. Nor， still， was there an easy harbor （港口）， because to build on the best site would have damaged the beautiful view of the island. And the population， as for decades， remained around 40 souls.

But Lawrence was sure that 40 souls could keep Muck going， if they worked hard enough and pulled together. What the island needed was nothing sudden， but a spirit of community. He encouraged the islanders to plant trees.

He took over deserted gardens and set up polytunnels， so that everyone could grow vegetables. For a while his cows produced free milk for the whole island.

24. What does the underlined word “mesmerized” in Paragraph l mean？

A. Dominated. B. Surrounded. C. Attracted. D. Disturbed.

25. What did Lawrence do in the late 1960s？

A. He took over the island of Muck. B. He bought an island for his family.

C. He persuaded his brother to leave Muck. D. He made Muck a summer holiday center.

26. Why was Lawrence unwilling to build an easy harbor for Muck？

A. He thought it was unnecessary. B. He was afraid visitors wouldnt like it.

C. He didnt find a suitable location for it. D. He wanted to keep the view as it was.

27. What can be inferred about Lawrence from the last paragraph？

A. He encouraged self-sufficiency. B. He spoke highly of eco-tourism.

C. He made Muck world famous. D. He was strict with the islanders.

C

Scientists at MIT have managed to change ordinary spinach （菠菜） plants into natural sensors （傳感器） which can find chemicals used in bombs. The secret to giving spinach these special powers is nanotech （納米技術）， which is scientific area that deals with making or changing things that are extremely tiny.

“Ordinary spinach plants can be found everywhere and easy to store; like other plants， they normally take in carbon dioxide gas，” the scientists say. “But actually they can sense small changes of soil and water potential and respond to them. If we make use of this point， there is a wealth of information to access.” Thats what the scientists use to power their tiny experiments.

For this experiment， the scientists placed two different kinds of tiny nano-materials into spinach plants. To get them into the plants， the scientists put a liquid containing them on the bottom of the plants leaves. As part of its natural process， the spinach plant pulls water through its roots and into its leaves. If the water contains certain chemicals used in bombs， the tiny sensors in the leaves make the nano-tubes， which， along with the sensors， were placed into the spinach plant before by the scientists， produce a slightly special kind of light. By watching the plant constantly using a camera attached to a cheap computer， the scientists set up a system that can send a warning email if chemicals from explosives are found in the water.

The computer the scientists used is about the size of a playing card. They say that in the future， their system could even use a cellphone with its camera changed slightly. Discovering chemicals used in bombs is just one of the many uses the researchers are exploring. They have used such plants to discover several other dangerous chemicals as well. From their point of view， theres no doubt that in the future， such systems could give farmers specific information about the health of the land and water on their farms.

28. Why do the scientists use spinach plants to do the experiment？

A. They are common in the daily life. B. They are environmentally responsive.

C. They absorb much carbon dioxide gas. D. They are small in size and easy to store.

29. What is the function of the carbon nano-tubes placed into spinach plants？

A. To control the camera. B. To contain the liquid.

C. To fix the tiny sensors. D. To give off plant light.

30. What can we learn about the application of the experiment？

A. Its diverse. B. Its unexpected. C. Its limited. D. Its complicated.

31. What can be the best title for the text？

A. Spinach Sends Warning Emails Using Nanotech

B. Spinach Is Sensitive to Chemicals in Bombs

C. Nanotech Helps Spinach Grow Healthily

D. Nanotech Protects Spinach from Danger

D

Do you need a human to create a beautiful perfume？ Thats the question being asked as artificial intelligence （AI） starts to enter the perfume industry. Companies are increasingly turning to technology in order to create more best-selling， unique perfumes that can be produced in just minutes.

Last year， Swiss-based perfume developer Givaudan launched Carto， an AI-powered tool to help perfumers. Using a touch screen， the perfumers can choose one from 1，500 ingredients and put it in a bottle without touching them and pull together different perfumes using data from the brands vast library of perfume formulas （配方）. A small robot immediately processes the fragrances （香味） into perfumes， making it easier for perfumers to test their new perfumes.

One benefit of Carto is that with it， perfume samples are created instantly， giving them a competitive advantage. “We can adjust the perfume almost live with the customer，” says Calice Becker， vice president， perfumer and director of the Givaudan Perfumery School. “It is a big plus not just because we gain time but theres more closeness when we connect in front of the tool.”

German perfume house Symrise has gone one step further and teamed up with IBM Research to create an AI system called Philyra， which actually studies the perfume formulas and customer data to produce new perfumes. Like Carto， Philyra cant actually smell anything. Claire Viola， vice president of digital strategy fragrance at Symrise， is the first to agree it hasnt been without weakness. “Its machine-learning and sometimes the results are wrongs，” she says. “You have to qualify every new material， so it understands the difference between different perfumes， for example.”

Margaux Caron， global beauty analyst for color cosmetics and perfumes， believes AI is a powerful tool to create perfumes. “Technology and science are sometimes pictured and considered cold， but the perfume category is displaying a warm， emotional， human approach to it. The partnership between AI and perfumers is anchored in this philosophy，” she said.

32. What is the advantage of Carto？

A. It can be used to test perfumes. B. It can tell perfume ingredients apart.

C. It frees perfumers totally from the task. D. It helps make perfumes meet customers needs.

33. What can we infer about Philyra from Claire Violas words？

A. It needs to be improved. B. It has a sharp sense of smell.

C. Its study result is accurate. D. Its weakness is unable to overcome.

34. What is Margaux Carons attitude toward using AI？

A. Supportive. ? B. Objective. C. Concerned. D. Doubtful.

35. What is the authors purpose in writing the text？

A. To introduce new perfume brands. B. To explain how to make perfumes by AI.

C. To discuss AIs strengths and weaknesses. D. To show application of AI in making perfumes.

第二節 （共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Below are some hints of how you can awaken your curiosity.

Listen to yourself when you ask questions

36 and your mind starts to question， dont ignore it. If you cant explore the answer right then， make a note to find out later. Questioning， exploring and investigating are good！ It shows that you have an active and interested mind. Reward yourself by finding out the answer. The more you know about what you are studying， the better you will understand it.

Ask quality questions

37 . The better the questions you ask， the more interesting answers you will find. All of this will contribute to your classroom learning.

Play around with new things and ideas

Learn to play with and think about your ideas， your feelings and new materials and objects. What can you do with these ideas， feelings and things？ Maybe they could be used in an essay， article， poem or science experiment， or could be a gift or favor for someone else.

38 . Just because adults teach you， it does not mean that they know everything or the best way to do things. Young people are the future. Dont be scared to put your ideas forward！

Work with new people in class

Dont always join the same friends for group projects in class. 39 . Where possible， choose to work with students who enjoy asking questions and finding out new things， or students who have a lively， curious mind.

40 ， and how it might relate to classwork

Have you heard something interesting in the news—a social problem or new technology that interests you？ Find out more about it. Then remember if you have studied anything about that subject.

A. Something magical happens

B. Different people work differently

C. Keep an ear open for current events

D. If you can apply curiosity to your study

E. When you are reading or studying something

F. Always be prepared to think about things in new ways

G. Ask good questions such as “why” “what if” and “how”

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第三部分 語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節 （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

When I was in my first year of college， I hit a stretch where every area of my life was a 41 . I felt hopeless and alone， and more 42 than I knew was possible.

On one such day， I was walking from class across campus to catch my bus home， head down， fighting 43 of total despair， when a guy came down the sidewalk toward me. I had never seen him before. 44 at being seen in such an emotional mess， I turned my head away and 45 to hurry past. I figured hed walk on by， but he 46 until he was directly in front of me， waited until I looked up， then 47 .

Looking into my eyes， this 48 spoke in a quiet voice： “Whatever is 49 will pass. Youre going to be OK， just hang on.” He， then， smiled again and walked away. I cant explain the impact of that moment， of that mans unexpected 50 and unconditional caring！ He gave me the one thing Id lost

51 ： hope. I looked for him on campus to thank him， but never saw him again.

That was thirty years ago. And Ive never 52 that moment. Over the years， whenever I see someone in 53 ， I recall that man and try to give a little of hope in the 54 wherever I can— carrying groceries for people， talking to tired couples at the checkout line， it could be anything.

If you keep your 55 up， your heart will show you the place that needs a small dose of hope.

41. A. disaster B. miracle C. movie D. mystery

42. A. joyful B. depressed C. bored D. ashamed

43. A. warmth B. sweat C. tears D. love

44. A. Frightened B. Thrilled C. Delighted D. Embarrassed

45. A. waited B. refused C. hesitated D. hoped

46. A. disappeared B. waved C. moved D. left

47. A. jumped B. smiled C. cried D. shouted

48. A. stranger B. friend C. customer D. host

49. A. fancy B. wrong C. romantic D. absurd

50. A. generosity B. kindness C. pride D. lesson

51. A. fortunately B. frequently C. completely D. quickly

52. A. forgotten B. dreamed C. recalled D. ensured

53. A. doubt B. private C. surprise D. sadness

54. A. day B. dark C. time D. way

55. A. hand B. face C. head D. arm

第二節 （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

According to a report by South China Morning Post， China is planning to launch a hyperloop （超級高鐵）， also known 56 a super-high speed pipeline maglev system by 2035. If the project goes as 57 （plan）， the new train will be the worlds fastest ground-based transport.

The Chinese government officers have announced the approval of the countrys first hyperloop line. Its 58 （long） will be 175 kilometers， and it will pass between Shanghai and Hangzhou. The distance between the two cities can 59 （cover） in about three hours by car or an hour by high-speed train. But the hyperloop can reach the speed of 1，000 km/h， 60 means the route can be completed in just 15 minutes.

The project will make China one of the pioneers in hyperloop technology， 61 （allow） faster travel between several major cities. The hyperloop provides 62 high-security level with low energy consumption. The technology will 63 （far） advance Chinas position as a leader in transport.

A super-fast hyperloop train in China has completed 64 （it） first test runs. However， the current tube available for trials 65 （measure） only 2 km long. It is expected to be extended to 60 km in the near future.

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第四部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節 （滿分15分）

假定你是李華，上周你校為高二全體學生舉行了成人禮（coming-of-age ceremony），請給校英文報寫一篇活動報道，內容包括：

1. 活動目的；

2. 活動安排；

3. 活動反響。

注意：

1. 寫作詞數應為80左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

第二節 （滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

As Mom and I stood in line waiting to cash out at the retail store， I studied the customer in front of us who was reading the magazines to our left. She was young， maybe early twenties， but she already had a stoop （駝背）， looking very tired.

The items in her cart included the cheapest cuts of meat and meal materials like pasta， rice， and potatoes. Day-old bread， bargain soap， and inexpensive shampoo （洗發劑） completed her purchases—well， almost. In the corner sat a little doll and a pretty dress that was 50 percent off. She continued to look at the magazines as we waited， and more people lined up behind us. She turned around and asked Mom for help.

“Im sorry to bother you，” she began shyly. “But can you tell me how much this is？ I forgot my glasses at home.” “Of course，” Mom said. When Mom finally found the small print and told her， she sighed quietly and put it back.

“Next！” The cashier called and she moved forward to begin her trade. When the store employee finally figured everything out and told her the cost， the womans face paled. It was obvious that she didnt have enough money， and she looked at her groceries to see what she could do without. One by one， she removed things， but it was still not enough. She continued to take much-needed goods out while the cashier patiently deducted （扣除） things.

The childs items remained in the cart， however. In fact， the palm of her other hand lay protectively across them， as if she didnt want to be tempted to abandon them. The woman finally paid， and moved down to bag them.

When our turn came， Mom pointed to the pile of items the woman had taken out， added all our meat and fresh milk， and whispered “Separate bags， same bill please” to the cashier. She nodded， even though it was a “pack your own” kind of store.

注意：續寫詞數應為 150左右。

The cashier went on with her work， and Mom and I picked up all the items.

The woman turned and looked at my mom in surprise.