高三年級英語上學期月測題
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高三英語上學期月考試題參考
第一部分 聽力(共兩節，滿分30分)
做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束後，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉塗到答題卡上。
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。每段對話後有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話後，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. What time is it in New York?
A. It’s 5:00 pm. B. It’s 7:00 pm. C. It’s 10:00 pm.
2. What do we know about the man?
A. He dialed the wrong number.
B. He was looking for Philips.
C. He invited the woman to have ice cream.
3. What does the man think is important?
A. To be unexpected. B. To enjoy every song. C. To get what you expect.
4. What may lead to the man finding no job?
A. His age. B. His living address. C. His email address.
5. Why isn’t the man’s brother bringing Jennifer to the party?
A. They are divorced now. B. They live very far away. C. Jennifer broke her leg.
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。每段對話或獨白後有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，並標在試卷的相應位置。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;聽完後各小題將給出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. Where might the woman usually study?
A. In the library. B. At home. C. In the lab.
7. What is the man’s major?
A. Psychology. B. Physics. C. Maths.
聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。
8. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. They are brother and sister. B. They are roommates. C. They are lovers.
9. Why didn’t the man invite the woman at first?
A. He was embarrassed about her presence.
B. He thought she had other plans.
C. He wanted her to go out with her friends.
聽第8段材料，回答第 10至 12題 。
10. What is the name of the cat?
A. Alice. B. Lola. C. Jenny.
11. What is Alice’s advice for the pregnant woman?
A. Name her baby what she wants.
B. Make her sister get another cat.
C. Find another name for her baby.
12. Why does the woman read the advice page?
A. To feel better about herself. B. To get good advice. C. To be entertained.
聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。
13. How many people went on the trip together?
A. Four. B. Twelve. C. Eighteen.
14. According to the man, what is most important on family trips?
A. Having some privacy.
B. Spending time with the children.
C. Visiting as many places as possible.
15. What is the closest city to where the man stayed?
A. Cordoba. B. Madrid. C. Sevilla.
16. How does the man feel about the trip now?
A. Quite tired. B. Very grateful. C. A little disappointed.
聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。
17. Who is the intended audience of this announcement?
A. Staff at children’s organizations.
B. Young people who want to volunteer.
C. People who have given money in the past.
18. How much money of the donations will go to services this year?
A. 85 %. B. 95 %. C. 100%.
19. Which program would be funded by this foundation?
A. After-school programs.
B. Future career planning.
C. Computers for preschool students.
20. What type of support does the foundation want?
A. Equipment only.
B. Both volunteers and equipment.
C. Both financial donations and volunteers.
第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節，滿分40分)
第一節 (共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
A
More than great drinks, great rewards
Enjoy all the benefits and more with your membership to our Loyalty Program! Whenever you pay with your membership account, you’ll earn a Star.
Collect more Stars, earn more rewards.
Three ways to join us
Buy a Starbucks Card handy to create an account.
Track your Stars online or through the mobile app, and we’ll send an email when you’ve earned a reward.
You can also join from your phone.
Download the Starbucks’ App.
One of the most exciting benefits of being a member is using our mobile app to pay for purchases; view your Stars and rewards; access iTunes’ Pick of the Week; see current offers.
Or you can join with specially marked coffee purchased at the grocery store.
Enter your Starcode (limit 2 per day).
Look for the Starcode symbol on specially marked Starbucks’ products where you buy groceries.
Three levels with increasingly greater rewards
To reach each level in our Loyalty Program, you need to collect more Stars. ( Remember, to earn a Star you must pay with a registered Starbucks Card. )
Welcome level
To earn your first rewards, just register a Starbucks Card.
Birthday drink or treat on us; birthday coupon (優惠券) for 15% off a purchase at .
Green level
Collect 5 Stars within 12 months and you’ll be in the Green level.
•What is included in the Welcome level plus
♀Free in-store refills (續杯) on hot or iced brewed coffee or tea
Gold level
Collect 30 Stars within 12 months and you’re at the Gold level.
•What is included in the Green level plus
♀A free food or drink item after another 12 Stars earned
♀Personalized Gold Card
21. Which of the following is a way you can apply for membership?
A. To enter a Starcode from specially marked Starbucks’ products.
B. To buy a Starbucks Card over the phone.
C. To update the Starbucks’ App from the official website.
D. To buy a drink at a Starbucks on weekends.
22. With the Starbucks’ App, you can ________.
A. change the prices B. earn a Star
C. pay for rewards D. view current offers
23. With a Starbucks Card of Green level, you will get ________.
A. a free cake B. personalized Green Card
C. free in-store refills D. all purchases 15% off
B
For years I have had no idea what I have been doing with my life. I was a 30-year-old lawyer in New York. But being a lawyer was never my dream or goal in life. I honestly wanted to be a writer. I have a great imagination and would write amazing stories in my head. But I always knew that being a writer was never possible for me because it was a better financial decision to stay a lawyer.
Recently, I couldn’t fall asleep at my usual time of 10 p. m. and when I did fall asleep I had the same dream over and over again. The dream starts with me in the ocean trying to go for a swim and I’m searching for something, but I start to drown and have no control over my body. Then a light shines through the waters and when I look up all I can see is myself in a bright white room writing a novel. Then I hear a voice say repeatedly, “Now is the time to try something new!”
It wasn’t just a dream; it was my opportunity to make something good out of my life. That afternoon, I quit my job at the law firm and I couldn’t have been any happier. My life started at 30, and every day since that point I haven’t stopped enjoying life. I started to write and have been on the best-sellers list for the last two months. Things have definitely turned around.
Change is a good thing; it gives us an opportunity to take a chance. So my two favorite words I live by and so should you are “change and chance”.
24. From the first paragraph, we can know that ________.
A. the author is now 30 years old
B. It is impossible for the author to become a writer
C. a lawyer can be likely to earn more than a writer
D. the author prefers to be a lawyer rather than a writer
25. The second paragraph mainly talks about the author’s ________.
A. difficulty in sleeping at night. B. strong desire to become a writer
C. wish to have a swim in the waters D. terrible swimming experience in the ocean.
26. The underlined part in the 3rd paragraph probably means the author ________.
A. regretted having quitted his job as a lawyer
B. was unhappy after giving up his job as a lawyer
C. was upset because he had to give up his job as a lawyer
D. was pretty happy when he quitted his job as a lawyer
27. The best title of the text might be _________.
A. Lawyer or Writer B. Change and Chance
C. Change and Regret D. Risk or Opportunity
C
As free as they make us, mobile phones still need to stay close to a power source. Soon that may change with "green" power.
Three Chilean students got the idea for a plant-powered device(裝置) to charge their cellphones, while sitting in their school's outdoor courtyard during a break from exams, with dead mobile phones. Then, one of them had an "aha" moment.
“It occurred to Camila to say about plants,” said inventor Evelyn Aravena, “‘Why don't you have a socket, if there are so many plants? ’After that, we thought, ‘why don't they have a charging outlet? Because there are so many plants and living things that have the potential to produce energy, why not?’”
Their invention—a small biological circuit called E-Kaia—uses the energy plants to produce during photosynthesis(光合作用). A plant uses only a small part of that energy and the rest goes into the soil, and that's where the E-Kaia collects it. The device plugs into the ground and then into your phone.
"It's the most amazing project I've ever seen in my life, plain and simple. They brought this original model, and it worked — and that's when it all changed, at least from my personal point of view and I began to support them." said Mauricio Cifuentes.
The device solved two problems for the engineering students — they needed an idea for a class project, and an outlet to plug in their phones.
"Looking for a place to charge the notebook, which had no power, and the mobile phones, we weren't able to find anything because all the other students were in the same state of madness trying to find a place to charge their devices," said Aravena.
But plants are everywhere, and the bio-circuit makes the best of their excess(過多的) power.
The E-Kaia doesn't carry much charge but it's powerful enough to completely recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours.
The student inventors have applied for patents on their technology, and expect the E-Kaia to go on sale soon.
28. How could the students get the "green" power idea?
A. By carrying out an experiment.
B. Just from an occasional thought.
C. With the support of their professors.
D. Inspired by the information in a science book.
29. The device collects power by using _____________.
A. photosynthesis B. a small biological circuit
C. energy plants D. the electricity stored in the device
30. What can we learn from what Mauricio Cifuentes said?
A. He intended to buy the patent.
B. He invented the original device.
C. He showed great interest in the device.
D. He attempted to produce the device in large numbers.
31. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. A New Device to Change the World
B. Green Power - A New and Potential Source
C. Chilean Students Find A Green Way to Charge Phones
D. A New Device Invented by Chilean Students Will Be on Sale
D
Eudaimonia is an Ancient Greek word, particularly stressed by the philosophers Plato and Aristotle, which deserves far more attention than it has because it corrects the shortfalls (缺失)in one of the most central, but troubling words in our modem language: happiness.
When we nowadays try to clearly express the purpose of our lives，it is the word “happiness” that we commonly turn to. We tell ourselves and others that the most important principle for our jobs, our relationships and the conduct of our day-to-day lives is the pursuit of happiness. It sounds like an innocent enough idea, but too much reliance on the term means that we frequently unfairly tend to quit or, at least, heavily question a great many challenging but worthwhile situations. The Ancient Greeks did not believe that the purpose of life was to be happy; they proposed that it was to achieve Eudaimonia, a word which has been best translated as “fulfilment”.
What distinguishes happiness from fulfilment is pain. It is very possible to be fulfilled and—at the same time—under pressure, suffering physically or mentally, overburdened and, quite frequently, in an irritable (易怒的)mood. This is a slight psychological difference that is hard for the word “happiness” to capture, for it’s tricky to speak of being happy yet unhappy, or happy yet suffering. However, such a combination is readily accommodated within the respected and noble-sounding idea of Eudaimonia.
The word encourages us to trust that many of life’s most worthwhile projects will sometimes be in conflict with contentment, and yet will be worth pursuing. Properly exploring our professional talents, managing a household, keeping a relationship going, creating a new business venture or engaging in politics... none of these goals are likely to leave us cheerful and grinning on a daily basis. They will, in fact, involve us in all manner of challenges that will deeply exhaust and weaken us, provoke (激怒)and wound us. And yet we will perhaps, at the end of our lives, still feel that the tasks were worth undertaking. Through them, we’ll have achieved something deeper and more interesting than happiness.
With the word Eudaimonia in mind, we can stop imagining that we are aiming for a pain-free existence—and then blaming ourselves unfairly for being in a bad mood. We’ll know that we are trying to do something far more important than smile all the time: we're striving to do justice to our full human potential.
32. What do we know about “Eudaimonia” from the passage?
A. It was first created by two Greek philosophers.
B. It has received a lot of attention from the public.
C. It still has some shortfalls that need to be corrected.
D. It was regarded as the purpose of life in ancient Greece.
33. According to Paragraph 3, happiness .
A. is the opposite of fulfillment
B. is free from physical or mental pain
C. stresses the psychological difference
D. serves as a respected and noble life goal
34. We can learn from the passage that .
A. aiming for happiness may lead to wrong self-blaming
B. goals that wound and weaken us result in happiness
C. challenges leading to contentment are worth undertaking
D. feeling fulfilled means we should avoid tough situations
35. The passage encourages the readers to .
A. find fulfillment with all efforts B. seek for a pain-free existence
C. keep optimistic whatever happens D. balance happiness and suffering
第二節 (共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)
根據短文內容，從短文後的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項爲多餘選項。
Radar is an electronic device that detects planes, ships, coastlines, landmarks, and even storm clouds. The name radar comes from the first letters of the words radio direction and ranging. As the human eye uses light waves to see, radar “sees” with radio waves. Without radar, planes could not land safely in bad weather and ships could not move safely in thick fog. ____51_____
In the 1800s it was discovered that radio waves could be reflected from objects. But scientists did not make great advances in radar research until the 1930s, when the world was threatened by war. ____52_____ It has been used widely in almost every conflict since then.
Echoes make it possible for radar to work. When a beam of radio waves is sent out, it strikes on an object and returns an echo. This echo is picked up by radar and recorded on a screen similar to television screen. On the screen an observer sees a flash, or a blip, that shows the direction and distance of the object. ____53_____
Airport control towers use radar to guide planes in for safe landings. Almost all large ships depend on radar to prevent collisions with icebergs or other ships. ____54_____ Weather forecasters “see” the size, direction, and speed of storms on radar screens. Astronomers can even use radar to measure accurately the distance to the moon. Thus, the device has generated major advancements.
____55_____Huge radar antennas have been installed all over the United States. They guard us against possible enemy attacks. We have ballistic—missiles (戰略導彈)warning systems that can alert us to attacks when missiles are more than 1,000 miles away. Other radar systems warn us against enemy aircraft and even spying space satellites.
A. Police track speeders in radar-equipped cars.
B. These measurements are now highly accurate.
C. The device can be used in a wide range of fields.
D. It is therefore especially valuable to shippers and travelers.
E. During World War II many countries used radar effectively.
F. Today radar is used by commercial airliners and weather forecasters.
G. Strengthening national defense is one of radar’s most important functions.
第三部分 語言知識運用(共兩節，滿分45分)
第一節 (共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文後各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
I had just started my second year studying at Cambridge University when I was faced with the news I had never expected. A lump in my neck __41__ out to be cancer. I would __42__ six months of chemotherapy (化療).
After the shock, I was struck by this thought: my __43__ didn’t have any room for cancer. I had so much I wanted to __44__ and so many goals I wanted to chase.
I was faced with the __45__ job of telling my friends and family. Then, I had to decide whether to __46__ in Cambridge and take five exams at the end of the year. My doctor ___47__ against it, and so did my parents and teachers.
My doctors and teachers convinced me that taking some time off to _48__ and relax would be the best thing for me. I could not think of anything __49__. I did not want to __50__ a year of my life, receiving pity from those around me.
Together with ray parents, I tried to persuade the university to __51___ me to stay at Cambridge and study only half the course. At the end of the year I would take two exams. It was really a __52__ to persuade them to agree.
Treatment began and I was up and down from Cambridge to London every other week. It made me feel ___53_, but to a much lesser degree than I had expected. I was ___54__ to read, eat and socialize exactly as I used to. I slept a lot and rested a lot, but I also worked hard at my studies. It gave me focus, and it also gave me purpose. Completing my __55__ at the end of term felt like a great personal victory.
I took a __56__ to continue studying while undergoing treatment, and it __57___. I was successful in my exams, and more ___58__, I made a full recovery.
Every person facing a disease like cancer must make the __59__ that are right for them. I am __60__ that I made the decision that was right for me.
41. A. stuck B. came C. turned D. worked
42. A. require B. expect C. sense D. arrange
43. A. body B. memories C. family D. dreams
44. A. face B. achieve C. show D. understand
45. A. necessary B. temporary C. difficult D. disappointing
46. A. join B. treat C. settle D. continue
47. A. fought B. advised C. acted D. decided
48. A. recover B. exercise C. study D. play
49. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
50. A. save B. spend C. take D. miss
51. A. help B. remind C. allow D. invite
52. A. struggle B. failure C. burden D. trouble
53. A. tired B. relaxed C. confident D. nervous
54. A. afraid B. ready C. able D. eager
55. A. purpose B. projects C. treatment D. exams
56. A. rest B. risk C. privilege D. job
57. A. ended up B. passed on C. paid off D. broke out
58. A. clearly B. interestingly C. specifically D. importantly
59. A. choices B. changes C. efforts D. chances
60. A. surprised B. excited C. determined D. proud
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。
In Chinese culture, each year is related to 61. Chinese animal according to the 12-year cycle. 2018 is an Earth Dog Year. People born during the year of dog 62.__________ (believe) to take after some of the animal’s characteristics, such as loyalty, patience, and reliability.
Zodiac(黃道) theory also relates to Chinese elemental theory, 63. associates the 12 animals with one of five elements :metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The five elements 64.______ ___ (combine) with the 12 zodiac signs produce a 60-year cycle. Zodiac animals have both fixed and non-fixed elements attached 65. ________ them. For example, the dog (as well as the dragon, ox, and goat) is always associated with the earth element. 66.________
the year of 2018 is considered an earth year according to the Chinese solar calendar, those born in 2018 are considered earth dogs, which carry characteristics like being communicative and responsible at work. Though dogs are 67. ____ (general) associated with earth, those born during the metal dog year are believed to be conservative and 68. _ (caution) in nature. As Dogs are not good at communication, 69. is difficult for them to convey their thoughts to others. Therefore, Dogs tend to leave others with the 70._________(impress) that they have a stubborn personality, but they are indeed loyal to their families and friends.
第四部分 寫作(共兩節，滿分35分)
第一節 短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，並在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多餘的詞用斜線()劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，並在該詞下面寫出修改後的詞。
注意：1.每處錯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)不計分。
Last weekend, I went to visit my English teacher, who was already in his fifty. He gives me a lot of help when I was a junior middle school student. Delighting to see me, he asked my senior middle school life. Then he advised me to make fully preparations for the coming entrance examination. It was so a pleasure to see him again that I didn’t notice it was pretty later. I had to say goodbye to each other.
He is not only a good teacher but my close friend. Wherever I will go, I will always treasure a time that I spent with my teacher.
第二節 書面表達(滿分25分)
假如你是李華，你校邀請了部分澳大利亞中學生來校參加暑假爲期一週的“體驗中國文化”的交流活動(The “Experience Chinese Culture”exchange program)。其中就有你的朋友Tom。他來信想了解這次活動的具體細節。請給他寫封回信。要點如下：
1. 具體時間及住宿安排
2. 活動內容：學習中文、唱中國民歌、欣賞中國繪畫及傳統中國戲劇
3. 你的祝願
注意：1. 詞數100詞左右;
2. 可適當增加細節, 以使行文連貫;
3. 開頭和結尾已給出, 不計入總詞數。
Dear Tom,
______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
英語試題參考答案
第一部分 聽力
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. B
11. A 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. C
16. B 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. C
第二部分 閱讀理解
21. A 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. B
26. D 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. C
31. C 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. A
36. D 37. E 38. B 39.A 40. G
第三部分 語言知識運用
41. C 42. A 43. D 44. B 45. C
46. D 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. D
51. C 52. A 53. A 54. C 55. D
56. B 57. C 58. D 59. A 60. D
61. a 62. are believed h ined 65. to
66. Because 67. generally 68. cautious 69. it ession
第四部分 寫作
第一節
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第二節
Dear Tom,
Knowing that you are thirsty for some details about The “Experience Chinese Culture” exchange program, which will be held in our school from February 1 to February 7, I am more than delighted to inform you of the relevant information.
You will be invited to live in Friendship Hotel which is near our school so that it will be more convenient for you to contact us. Meanwhile, you are going to be required to learn a little Chinese, because it is the first step to get close to the Chinese culture. Moreover, singing Chinese folk songs will make it possible for you to have a good understanding of Chinese music. Besides, what will impress you deeply will be some famous Chinese paintings and traditional dramas, from which you will enjoy vivid Chinese arts.
I hope you will have a good time in China. I’m looking forward to your arrival.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
關於高三英語月考試卷閱讀
第Ⅰ卷
注意事項：獨家發送
1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、考生號填寫在答題卡上。
2. 選出每小題答案後，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號塗黑;如需改動，用橡皮擦乾淨後，再選塗其他答案標號。不能答在本試卷上，否則無效。
第一部分 聽力(共兩節，滿分30分)
做題時，建議先將答案標在試卷上，錄音內容結束後，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉塗到答題卡上。
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，每段對話後有一個小題。從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，並標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話後，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。獨家發送
1. What will the woman drink probably?
A. Cold water. B. Orange juice. C. Tea.
2. How is the man going there?
A. By bus. B. By train. C. By plane.
3. When did the woman get up?
A. Half an hour ago. B. An hour ago. C. Two hours ago.
4. What color T-shirt will the man try on?
A. Blue. B. Black. C. Red.
5. What day is it today?
A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.
第二節(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)
請聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白後有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，並標在試卷的相應位置。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;聽完後，各小題將給出 5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
請聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。 獨家發送
6. Which sport does the man play most often?
A. Football. B. Basketball. C. Tennis.
7. What books does the woman like reading now?
A. Adventure novels. B. Historical novels. C. Children’s novels.
請聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。
8. How much did the woman pay for the dress?
A. $60. B. $0. C. $120.
9. Why did the woman buy the dress?
A. To attend a party. B. To wear it to work. C. To give it to Lisa.
請聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。
10. What is the woman going to do?
A. Find a new roommate. B. Move to her new house. C. Sell some old things.
11. Which of the following can’t the man take?
A. The chairs. B. The table. C. The books.
12. When will the man go to the woman’s place?
A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tomorrow afternoon.
請聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。
13. Where will the woman stay during the holiday?
A. In a tent. B. In a friend’s. C. In a hotel.
14. Where will the man go on holiday this year?
A. Scotland. B. Wales. C. Northern Ireland.
15. What does the man like doing?
A. Going to museums. B. Walking along the beach. C. Walking in the hills.
16. With whom will Tara go on holiday?
A. Her friends. B. Her family. C. Her classmates.
請聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。 獨家發送
17. What value does June learn?
A. The value of having friends.
B. The value of helping others.
C. The value of believing in herself.
18. Which book is about China’s changes?
A. June’s New Shoes. B. Dreams of Joy. C. For the Children’s Hour.
19. Who chose the stories for the book For the Children’s Hour?
A. Two teachers. B. A group of girls. C. A mother and her sister.
20. Who wrote the book Fifty Famous Stories Retold?
A. James Baldwin. B. Robin Hood. C. Julius Caesar.
第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節，滿分40分)
第一節 (共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)獨家發送
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，並在答題卡上將該項塗黑。
A
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Cold Dew (寒露), the 17th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 8 and ends on Oct 23.
At this time, temperatures are much lower than in White Dew in most areas of China. The dew is greater and colder and there will be less rain. Autumn crops will be ripe.
Here are four things you should know about Cold Dew.
Foggy autumn
Temperatures drop a lot in October. When the cold air meets with autumn rain, the water vapor in the air soon reaches saturation(飽和), and then it turns into misty rain or fog, causing many areas foggy in China.
Season for fishing
People always say that fishing in shallow water in autumn does make sense. That’s because during the Cold Dew period, temperatures decrease quickly and sunshine cannot reach the deep water thoroughly. Fish all swim to shallow water areas where the water temperature is relatively high.
Season for drinking chrysanthemum wine
Chrysanthemum is the typical flower of Cold Dew. To prevent autumn dryness, many regions in China have the custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine. This is a tradition of the Double Ninth Festival (on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar), which often falls around Cold Dew.
A great time for hiking
During Cold Dew, North China takes on a look of late autumn with white clouds, red leaves and early frost. On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, people often climb hills with cornels, a kind of plant. This custom aims to drive away evils, and dated from the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD25-220).
21. How long does Cold Dew last this year?
A. 24 days B. 17 days C. 15 days D. 23 days
22. Fishing in shallow water in autumn makes sense because _________.
A. the water temperature there is higher than that of deep water
B. it can drive away evils and enjoy the beauty of autumn
C. the temperature drops a lot with the fog appearing in October
D. it is the custom to prevent autumn dryness in many regions
23. In which part of newspaper may we find the passage?
A. business B. sports C. culture D. travel
B
ing turned another year older this week. Born Joanne Rowling, ing is, of course, her adopted pen name. Concerned that young boys might not go for a book written by a woman, her publisher suggested she come up with a pseudonym. So, upon combining her first initial with the initial of her paternal grandmother, Kathleen, the moniker ing was born.
Interesting fact about Rowling：apparently, she can only fool some of the people some of the time.
Back in April of this year, a crime novel appeared on the was entitled The Cuckoo's Calling, and it was written by Robert Galbraith. According to Galbraith’s bio, he spent “several years with the Royal Military Police” and the leading character of his novel, a fellow by the name of Cormoran Strike, “grew directly out of his own experiences and those of his military friends.” Only, upon further review, he didn’t! The book was actually penned by ing, who apparently wanted to try and sell a novel based on complete craftsmanship rather than on her name.
Unfortunately, however, the wife of a partner in the media firm in whom she placed he trust, shared the secret on Twitter. Rowling was angry and disappointed concerning the betraying of trust.
I'm not sure whether I would be terribly upset for too long, if I were her. Previous to her being known as the author, Rowling saw her book listed 4,709th on Amazon. After the big reveal, her book jumped all the way to No.1!
More importantly, I think she got what she wanted. The novel has received nearly universal critical acclaim. Rowling passed her own test with flying colors. Clearly, she’s pretty good at her craft!
In any case, I personally look forward to reading her newest writing endeavor.
24. Why was Joanne Rowling advised to use a male pen name?
A. It was a common practice.
B. Her grandmother didn’t like her name.
C. The publisher wanted to give readers a surprise.
D. Women writers might not be popular with boy readers.
25. Why didn’t ing publish her new book under her name?
A. She thought her name was out of date.
B. She intended to prove her writing ability.
C. Readers didn’t like her books any longer.
D. She thought a new name could make her more popular.
26. What does the word“acclaim”underlined in Paragraph 6 mean?
A. High praise B. Great respect C. Severe criticism D. Much sympathy
27. What is the best title of the text?
A. The Book is Off Sale B. Her Door is Open
C. The Secret is Out D. Her Effort is in Vain
C
Plants cannot run or hide, so they need other strategies to avoid being eaten. Some curl up their leaves; others produce chemicals to make themselves taste bad if they sense animals drooling on them, chewing them up or laying eggs on them—all signals of an attack. New research now shows some flora can feel a plant-eating animal well before it launches an attack, letting a plant prepare a preemptive(搶先的)defense that even works against other pest species.
When ecologist John Orroek of the University of Wisconsin-Madison sprayed snail slime—a liquid the animals release as they slide along—into soil, nearby tomato plants appeared to notice. They increased their levels of an enzyme(生化酶), which is known to prevent plant-eating animals. “None of the plants were ever actually attacked.” Orrock says. “We just gave them cues that suggested an attack was coming, and that was enough to cause big changes in their chemistry.”
Initially Orrock found this defense worked against snails; in the latest study, his team measured the slimy warning impact on another potential threat. The investigators found that hungry-caterpillars(毛蟲), which usually eat tomato leaves greedily, had no appetite for them after the plants were exposed to snail slime and activated their chemical resistance. This nonspecific defense may be a strategy that benefits the plants by further improving their overall possibilities of survival, says Orrock, who reported the results with his colleagues in March in Oecologia.
The finding that a snail’s approach can cause a plant response that affects a different animal made Richard Karban curious, a plant communications expert, who was not involved in the study. “It is significant that the plants are responding before being damaged and that these cues are having such far-ranging effects,” Karban says. The research was comprehensive, he adds, but he wondered how the tomato plants felt chemicals in snail slim that never actually touched them.
“That’s the million-dollar question,” Orrock says. He hopes future research will make out the mechanisms that enable plants to sense these relatively distant cues.
28. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. A Defense Attack B. Greedy Animals C. A Snail’s Approach D. Watchful Plants
29. John Orrock sprayed a liquid into soil nearby tomato plants to_______.
A. give tomato plants a warning B. make them grow better
C. keep plant—eating animals away D. inform plant-eating animals of danger
30. Why is the example of “caterpillars” mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A. To introduce another animal. B. To confirm the result of the study.
C. To appeal to people to protect animals. D. To analyse different resistance chemicals.
31. What does Richard Karban really want to know?
A. How tomato plants become aware of danger.
B. What the chemicals in the snail slime are.
C. Whether the research is of practical value.
D. What the finding of the research is.
D
Digital grounding is when parents or caregivers limit or completely take away access to technology from children. According to a study conducted by Pew Research, 65%of parents have digitally grounded their teen by taking away their teen’s cellphone or Internet access as punishment.
Because children are so connected with their technologies, digital grounding may seem like a logical step for parents. Take away a child’s most cherished item and they will quickly learn from their behavior. But the idea of digital grounding isn’t as clear-cut as that. Instead, it may be a lose-lose situation for parents and kids, alike.
For most parents, the goal of grounding isn’t to make their children unhappy or sad. It is to teach a lesson in the hope that they won’t engage in whatever behavior got them in trouble in the first place. Unfortunately, though, digital grounding is often just punishment, not discipline. If a child stays out past curfew(約定的最晚回家時間), a punishment would be hitting or yelling at them. Discipline would be not letting them go out the next weekend because they failed to follow rules.
We’ve all been there—we’ve caught our child doing something wrong and in the heat of the moment laid out a strict punishment. We may have been feeling hot-headed, embarrassed, or upset. Often, though, these punishments don’t align with the bad behavior.
While digital grounding may solve the problem temporarily, it won’t provide children with the guidance they need to act appropriately in the future. Instead of grounding, show your child what they did wrong and give them the chance to act differently. This way, they will learn from their mistakes in a practical manner and figure out ways to be safe and smart with technology.
There’s no denying it：technology is here for the long-haul. This is why some parenting experts don’t recommend digitally grounding your children. It doesn’t focus on the end goal of safe behavior. They recommend teaching them good habits as soon as possible, rather than taking away their technology. By digitally grounding them, you are putting a bandage over the wound, rather than treating it.
Now, when we say that digital grounding is a lose-lose situation, we’re not saying that disciplining your children in general is a lose-lose situation. Discipline is a great way to teach children lessons, when used appropriately.
32. Which of the following is a form of discipline?
A. Hitting or yelling at children.
B. Laying out a strict punishment in the heat of the moment.
C. Taking away access to cellphones from children completely.
D. Forbidding kids to go out the next weekend if they stay out past curfew.
33. What does the author think of digital grounding?
A. It benefits children a great deal.
B. It is no better than disciplining.
C. Parents can use it to correct kids’ behavior.
D. Neither parents nor children gain benefits from it.
34. What does the author suggest parents do instead of grounding?
A. Give kids more free time. B. Help kids form good habits.
C. Act appropriately in public. D. Put a bandage over the wound.
35. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To inform us of ways of punishing kids.
B. To explain what digital grounding means.
C. To show how to parent children in digital times.
D. To prove digital grounding is not a good parenting way.
第二節 (共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分)根據短文內容，從短文後的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項爲多餘選項。獨家發送
Does your mood change with the seasons?
Some people find that when the temperature goes down, so do their spirits. ___36___ They eat more and gain weight. They have trouble sleeping. They can’t think clearly. Here are some ways you can beat the winter blues：
Get out in the sun. Some experts say that winter blues happen because we get less sunlight in the winter than we do in other seasons. Some say that the decrease in sunlight can make us feel sad. ___37___
Get some exercise. A walk or other exercise will make chemicals called endorphins (內啡肽)flow through your body. Endorphins are natural “feel good” chemicals.
___38___ Avoid having too much sugar. If you want sugary foods (like cookies or candy), it may be a sign that you need more protein (蛋白質), like meat, chicken, or fish.
Avoid holiday stress. Cut back if you have too many things to do. Make sure you have some quiet time to yourself. ___39___ Get some rest. Studies show that most teens need about nine hours of sleep each night. The average teen, though, gets only about six or seven hours of sleep per night.
Get help. Be careful if you feel sad all the time and the feeling won’t go away. ___40___ Talk to an adult who you trust or get help from a doctor.
A. Eat more healthful foods.
B. Choose different foods in season.
C. Don’t be so busy that you get run-down.
D. Those people sometimes feel sad for no reason.
E. You may have a bigger problem than the winter blues.
F. Getting extra sunlight each day can help brighten your mood.
G. A regular pattern of sleep is the most important thing to maintain.
第三部分 英語知識運用(共兩節, 滿分45分)獨家發送
第一節 完形填空(共20 小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文後各題所給的四個選項(A, B, C, D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，並在答題卡上將該項塗黑。
The Sweetest Thing
When I was ten, I was crazy about candy. Whenever in our small-town 41 with my mom, I would run my fingers through my favorite candy on the shelf.
Once there, thinking about all things sweet, I noticed a man a few feet away pushing buttons on the ATM machine. Dressed in a suit, he seemed to be late for something, 42 waiting for his cash to appear. The machine made a noise, and he immediately 43 _ a pile of bills and headed out. Curiously, I walked over to the ATM, where I started pressing the buttons as if knowing the 44 . Then I looked into the bottom of the machine. There I saw it: a beautiful $20 bill! 45 I wanted to believe my magic made the cash appear, I knew the man in the suit must have left it behind.
I held the money in my hand, staring at the number “20” and feeling 46 than I ever had. I thought about putting the money into my pocket. No one would know, but it didn’t feel 47 . I knew it didn’t belong to me. I had to find its owner and give it back! So I told my mom what had happened. “We’ll look for him.” she said kindly. We rushed out and found him stepping into his car in the parking lot! We 48 to him and asked whether he had left money at the cash machine.
Let me 49 ,” he said, pulling out his wallet and bills. “Twenty, forty, eighty…Oh! You’re right,” he said with surprise, “I’m 50 a $20 bill.”
“Here you go,” I said, smiling with pride, as if I was a(n) 51 who had solved a mystery. “Thank you so much,” he said, bending down and 52 my hand. My heart swelled. Before saying goodbye, he asked my mom for my name and 53 . “I want to send your daughter a thank-you card,” he said.
On my way home, my 54 was racing. Twenty dollars. What could I have done with it? I bet I could have bought a puppy or every single candy bar in town! But now 55 of that would happen. Yet I knew I had done the right thing.
A few weeks later, I got a box with a note. I ripped it open to find packages of candy.
“Dear Felicia, Thank you very much for 56 my $20. You are a great girl, and I appreciate your 57 . I hope you enjoy this candy. Best Wishes, Tom.” Tom included his business card. It turned out he was vice-president for the candy company. The candy tasted sweet, each 58 reminding me that what I had done mattered. Although my honesty wouldn’t always be 59 with candy, it would make a difference to someone. And that was the 60 part of all.
41. A. store B. church C. school D. bank
42. A. angrily B. anxiously C. excitedly D. hopefully
43. A. covered B. took C. handed D. posted
44. A. machine B. assistant C. password D. man
45. A. Until B. Since C. Once D. Though
46. A. smarter B. stronger C. richer D. prettier
47. A. right B. good C. fair D. easy
48. A. stood up B. went up C. lived up D. drove up
49. A. try B. think C. guess D. check
50. A. sparing B. seeking C. changing D. missing
51. A. engineer B. policeman C. manager D. designer
52. A. shaking B. feeling C. waving D. packing
53. A. habit B. age C. address D. birthday
54. A. mind B. memory C. time D. car
55. A. both B. none C. some D. either
56. A. keeping B. remembering C. returning D. lending
57. A. friendliness B. devotion C. honesty D. bravery
58. A. dollar B. choice C. product D. bite
59. A. marked B. replaced C. shared D. rewarded
60. A. sweetest B. hardest C. freshest D. heaviest
第II卷(共50分)
第三部分 英語知識運用獨家發送
第二節 (共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)
閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Last year a journalist 61 (instruct) by a well-known magazine to write 62 article on the president’s palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused 63 (publish) it. The article began: ‘ 64 (hundred)of steps lead to the high wall 65 surrounds the president’s palace.’ The editor at once sent the journalist a fax 66 (inform) him that he should find out the exact number of steps and the 67 (high) of the wall.
The journalist 68 (immediate) set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting 69 (patience), for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two more faxes, but received no reply Why? Because the journalist had been arrested while counting the steps. The poor man had been sent 70 prison as well.
第四部分 寫作(共兩節;滿分35分)獨家發送
第一節 短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，並在該詞下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多餘的詞用斜線()劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，並在該詞下面寫出修改後的詞。
注意：1.每處錯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)不計分。
Dear Sir or Madam,
News came which the teachers from Asheville School in America would pay a visit to our school for communication. Having read your requirements, I am willing to be one of the volunteer.
I am Li Hua, a Senior 3 student. I think I am qualified of the job. I have a good command of oral English, which can make me to communicate with foreigners freely. What’s more, I was always ready to help others and full of spirit of devotion. Aimed to do the work well, I’d like to receive any necessary training, and do whichever our school requires. Believe me, I’ll make full preparation and there is no doubt that I will be an outstanding volunteer.
I would appreciate you if you could take my request into consideration.
Yours,
Li Hua
第四部分 寫作(共兩節，滿分30分)
第一節 書面表達(滿分25分)獨家發送
假定你是李華，你校爲了弘揚中國傳統文化，成立了太極(Tai Chi)俱樂部。你準備邀請美國留學生Jackie參加，因爲他非常喜歡太極拳(Tai Chi)。請你根據以下要點寫一封信，邀請她加入：
1. 介紹俱樂部的主要活動(共同訓練、參加比賽等);
2. 加入俱樂部的好處(強身健體、結交朋友、瞭解中國文化等);
3. 表達願望(希望參加)。
注意：
1. 詞數100左右;
2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。
3. 開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。
Dear Jackie，
Learning that our school has formed a Tai Chi club, I’d like to invite you to join in.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours’
Li Hua
英語參考答案
1—5 CBBCA 6—10 ACAAB 11—15 BCACA 16—20 CCBAA
21—25 CACDB 26—30 ACDAB 31—35 ADDBD 36—40 DFACE
41—45 ABBCD 46—50 CABDD 51—55 BACAB 56—60 CCDDA
61. was instructed 62. an 63. to publish 64. Hundreds 65. that/which 66. informing
67. height 68. immediately 69. impatient 70. to
第五部分：短文改錯
第一處：which→that 第二處：volunteer→volunteers
第三處：orally→oral 第四處：去掉to
第五處：was→am 第六處：Aimed→Aiming
第七處：whichever→whatever 第八處：在I前加上and
第九處：preparation→preparations 第十處：you→it
參考範文
Dear Jackie, 獨家發送
Learning that our school has formed a Tai Chi club, I’d like to invite you to join in it.
As far as I am concerned, you are deeply interested in Chinese Tai Chi. Joining the club, you can practice together with other Chinese students, put on performances on different occasions and take part in many competitions. By practicing together, not only can you build up your body but also you can keep healthy. In addition, you will make more friends. More importantly, you can have a better understanding of traditional Chinese culture.
If this appeals to you, please let me know. I do hope that you can join it. Hope you can reply to me at your earliest convenience.
Yours,
Li Hua
高三年級英語上學期月測考試題
第一部分 聽力 (共兩節，滿分30分)
做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束後，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉塗到答題紙上。
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。每段對話後有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，並標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話後，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. Who might Sam be?
A.A chicken. B. A cat. C. A bird.
2. What did the woman do last night?
A. She stayed at home. B. She went to a party. C. She saw a doctor.
3. Where are the speakers?
A. At a party. B. In a store. C. In their new house.
4. What does the woman mean?
A. H er sister loves villages.B. Tom makes a mistake. C. She likes her sister.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A picture. B. A holiday. C. A sport.
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白後有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，並標在試卷的相應位置。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;聽完後，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 happened to the man?
A. He broke a machine.
B. He failed to ask the shop owner for help.
C. He couldn’t get the change back from the machine.
7. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Call the police. B. Rock the machine. C. Call the number on the machine.
聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。
8. Why is the man’s blue shirt no longer suitable for him?
A. He’s put on much weight. B. He thinks it’s too old. C. He’s grown taller.
9. What does the woman think of the man?
A. Lucky. B. Busy. C. Lazy.
聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。
10. How many showers has the man already taken today?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
11. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. He should clean up the bathroom.
B. He should sweep the house.
C. He should take a quick shower.
12. What did Michael tell the woman?
A. Water supply in cities is endless.
B. Water shortages happen everywhere.
C. It’s no good taking more than one shower a day.
聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。
13. Why does the woman come to Manchester?
A. To watch a concert. B. To visit a friend. C. To give a performance.
14. How did the woman feel when she first sang in public?
A. Nervous. B. Happy. C. Disappointed.
15. When will the woman go to clubs?
A. Tomorrow. B. This evening. C. This weekend.
16. Who is Dean?
A. The woman’s boyfriend. B. A club owner. C. A newspaper reporter.
聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。
17. What does Carl think of his music life?
A. Interesting but busy. B. Helpful but boring. C. Worthwhile but tiring.
18. What is Carl’s problem at the moment?
A. Finding it hard to succeed.
B. Being tired of working early.
C. Lacking time to write songs.
19. Why would Carl go to a quiet place?
A. To be free from his work.
B. To locus on his songwriting.
C. To gain some life experience.
20. How would Carl probably enjoy himself if he had no work to do?
A. By going shopping. B. By talking with friends. C. By traveling around the world.
第二部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節，滿分35分)
第一節 (共15小題;每小題2 分，滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，並在答題紙上將該項塗黑。
A
The Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endure. It’s our pleasure to confirm this year’s Category Winners.
First Novel Award Winner
Book: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Author: Gail Honeyman
Eleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. Between, her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her own solitary, unique wit (機智) . It is contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to possibility. Challenging reader expectations with a living, breathing character, Gail Honeyman’s debut is a Funny and moving diamond.
Biography Award Winner
Book: In the Days of Rain
Author: Rebecca Stott
The Exclusive Brethren were a closed community who believed the world is ruled by Satan. Into this is born Rebecca. Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir. He wanted to tell the story of their family who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect.
Poetry Award Winner
Book: Insider the Wave
Author: Helen Dunmore
To be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead ----- and the acutely intense being of both.
Children’s Award Winner
Book: The Explorer
Author: Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn
Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends it’s only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival. Brimming with adventure and a real command of character and incident, Rundell has few peers in superb children’s fiction.
21. What kind of life does Eleanor lead?
A. Funny and touching. B. Ordinary and happy.
C. Exciting and complex. D. Boring and lonely.
22. Why did Rebecca Scott write In the Days of Rain?
A. To pass on her family traditions.
B. To share the life of fundamentalist Christians.
C. To help her father fulfill his last wish.
D. To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren.
23. For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more appealing?
A. The Explorer. B. Insider the Wave.
C. In the Days of Rain. D. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine .
B
The bristlecone pine is the longest-living thing on the e trees，with their strangely-shaped，wind-beaten limbs(枝幹)，can live up to 5 000 experts worry that a warming climate in some areas may threaten its future.
Researchers say warmer weather is permitting a similar kind of tree，the limber pine，to take over good growing places from the ancient say the tree is being crowded out of mountainous areas where it grows.
“The bristlecone pine is the oldest individually growing organism，”researchers grow in high mountain forests in eastern California，Nevada and Utah. In those mountains，the trees face high winds and extreme temperatures，which leave them with twisted limbs and shapes.“Even in such tough conditions，”Brian Smithers，a researcher at the University of California，said，“the limber pine is taking all the good spots.”
The limber pine is the bristlecone’s distant relative and can also live a long time—up to 2 000 it is usually found at lower altitudes，where temperatures are ver，according to a three-year study which centered on trees that have started growing in the last 50 years in California’s White Mountains，most of the trees growing at higher altitudes were limber pines.
Scientists compared the competing species to two o1d men in a very slow race up a race between such slow-growing trees takes thousands of say climate change is causing the competition.
Smithers said the bristlecone pines are not in danger of he assumes they could be crowded out of some places where they have grown for thousands of years.
The researchers say the findings show how climate change can affect the two kinds of trees. The information，they say，can help scientists understand more complex forests.
24. What’s the function of Paragraph 1?
A. To introduce a topic. B. To summarize the whole passage.
C. To describe the appearance of a tree. D. To praise the hard work of the experts.
25. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. There will be older trees sent out of those mountains.
B. There will be more places covered with bristlecone pines.
C. There will be better limber pines replacing the ancient ones.
D. There will be fewer bristlecone pines growing in those areas.
26. According to the passage，the reason why limber pines can grow at higher altitudes is_________.
A. the high winds B. the difficult conditions
C. the changing climate D. the extreme temperatures
27. What is the researchers’ attitude towards the future of the bristlecone pine?
A. Positive. B. Concerned. C. Enthusiastic. D. Indifferent.
C
I start every summer with the best of intentions: to attack one big book from the past, a classic that I was supposed to have read when young and ambitious. Often the pairings of books and settings have been purely accidental: “Moby Dick” on a three-day cross-country train trip; “The Magic Mountain” in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors, no telephones or televisions in the rooms, and little to do beyond row on the salt pond. Attempting “The Man Without Qualities” on a return to Hawaii, my native state, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes (冊), then decided that I’d got the point and went swimming instead.
But this summer I find myself at a loss. I’m not quite interested in Balzac, say, or “Tristram Shandy.” There’s always “War and Peace,” which I’ve covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the “War” part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank. How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite — once more into “The Waves” or “Justine,” which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much fun to properly belong in serious literature.
And then there’s Stendhal’s “The Red and the Black,” which happens to be the name of my favorite cocktail (雞尾酒) of the summer, created by Michael Cecconi at Savoy and Back Forty. It is easy to drink, and knocking back three or four seems like such a delightful idea. Cecconi’s theory: “I take whatever’s fresh at the greenmarket and turn it into liquid.” The result is a pure shot of afternoon in the park, making one feel cheerful and peaceful all at once, lying on uncut grass with eyes shut, sun beating through the lids...
28. What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph?
A. He shows talents for literature. B. He admires a lot of great writers.
C. He has a cottage in New England. D. He enjoys reading when traveling.
29. What do the underlined words “get bogged down” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Be interrupted. B. Make no progress.
C. Get confused. D. Be carried away.
30. Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating?
A. He barely understands them. B. He finishes them quickly.
C. He has read them many times before. D. He should read something serious.
31. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. To Read or Not to Read B. The Books of Summer
C. It’s Never Too Late to Read D. My Summer Holidays
D
It is quite apparent that competition surrounds every aspect of human life whether in the United States or the Amazon rainforest. Without it we would not have grown into primates (靈長類動物) . Or we would probably still be struggling to sharpen a bronze tool while crawling around on four legs in search of meat. Without competition, Columbus wouldn’t have dicovered America and Edison would never have invented the light bulb.
Friendship, like all relationships between two people, involves competition. It isn’t competition in a traditional sense because there are no goals to be scored and no prize. Perhaps the ecological defintion --- the simultaneous (同時) demand by two or more organisms for limited environmental resources, such as nutrinents, living space, or light --- better explains it.
As in nature, high school life is governed by a set of laws, similar to a shortened version of Darwin’s theory of evolution, overpopulation, and competition. There is an abundance of high school students and to distinguish them, ranking and categorizing (分類) take place. In high school, friendships learn to coexist with competition even though at times the relationship is rough. In fact, in some circumstance, competition is too much of a burden for a friendship to bear, causing it to fall apart. College admission is the final high school objective. Four years of hard work is to achieve good grades, and a student’s fate is determined not only by these achievements, but by the records of thousands of other seniors trying to achieve a similar recognition.
Nevertheless, by necessity, competition between students exists in all aspects of high school life. It sets and improves the standards in everything from sports to schoolwork. A healthy, friendly competition can have only benefits, but when it becomes too fierce, jealousy (妒忌) can tear friendships apart. Yet, despite all this, without competition, we would be lost.
32. What does the ecological definition mainly explain?
A. How to win the competition. B. What competition exactly is.
C. What the result of competition is. D. How friends compete with each other.
33. According to the writer, what causes the high school students to compete?
A. They know the laws of nature well. B. Friendship is a burden for them.
C. The number of them is too large. D. They are divided into different groups.
34. Which best describes the relationship of friendship and competition?
A. Friendship is always based on competition.
B. Competition is a result of lost friendship.
C. C ompetition is terribly harmful to friendships.
D. The degree of competition is vital to friendship.
35. What does the author think of “competition”?
A. Competition is certain to happen at school.
B. The result of competition are out of control.
C. Competition becomes fierces in high school.
D. Friendship is not as important as competition at school.
第二節(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分I0分)
根據短文內容，從短文後的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項爲多餘選項。
The Science of Risk-Seeking
Sometimes we decide that a little unncessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth tasking. 36 Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say if may have to do with how our brains work.
The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 37 As the quality of Risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.
So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. 38
No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 39 To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.
40 For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.
As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.
A. Those are the risks you should jump to take.
B. Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.
C. It all depends on your character.
D. This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.
E. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.
F. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.
G. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.
第三部分 語言運用(共兩節，滿分45分)
第一節 (共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文後各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，並在答題紙上將該項塗黑。
I had a student today who got his finger stuck inside a test tube in science class. It was really quite stuck. This young man’s finger 41 to get whiter and whiter right before my eyes.
Remaining 42 , I suggested he carefully rotate (轉動) the tube. It wouldn’t move a bit. He 43 soap and cold water. Still stuck. Meanwhile 44 was breaking out in the class. Finally, I 45 the young man to our secretary, who was a miracle (奇蹟) worker 46 three kids of her own. With her in charge, I was 47 all would be OK.
To get the students back in order, I 48 my own story of getting my 49 stuck between the rails of a balcony. Same kind of curiosity, I remembered 50 then how far I could thrust (塞) my knee between the rails. Inch by inch, I kept 51 and before I knew it, my knee was stuck and 52 before my eyes and in front of lots of 53 at a popular Las Vegas hotel!
Hearing my story, many students followed with their own 54 of heads, arms, fingers stuck in places they shouldn’t 55 . A few minutes later, the young man came back, test tube unbroken and finger 56 to a lovely shade of pink.
I just couldn’t 57 this kid. He’s only twelve. I too got my knee unstuck, but not without great 58 . The excuse for me, however, was not 59 but plain stupidity. I was 60 fifty years old when this happened.
41. A. continued B. needed C. happened D. used
42. A. active B. silent C. cheerful D. calm
43. A. lost B. tried C. fetched D. accepted
44. A. fire B. violence C. chaos D. argument
45. A. sent B. carried C. introduced D. described
46. A. teaching B. observing C. saving D. raising
47. A. confident B. doubtful C. surprised D. happy
48. A. heard B. wrote C.. read D. shared
49. A. head B. arm C. knee D. foot
50. A. calculating B. wondering C. explaining D. reporting
51. A. kicking B. climbing C. walking D. pushing
52. A. swelling B. lifting C. resting D. shaking
53. A. doctors B. managers C. strangers D. students
54. A. findings B. stories C. conclusions D. news
55. A. stop B. exist C. stay D. be
56. A. pointing B. belonging C. returning D. growing
57. A. get mad at B. get rid of C. get used to D. get along with
58. A. encouragement B. embarrassment C. disappointment D. achievement
59. A. ambition B. bravery C. youth D. experiment
60. A. in the end B. after all C. in total D. at any rate
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。
Consensus about screens硅谷精英禁子女玩手機
The people (61) are (62) (close) to a thing are often the most wary (警惕的)of it. (63) (Technology) know how phones really work, and many have decided they don't want their own children anywhere near them. (64) wariness that has been slowly brewing is turning into a regionwide consensus in Silicon Valley: The benefits of screens ___(65) a learning tool (66) (overblow), and the risks for addiction and stunting development seem high. Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, said earlier this year that he would not let his nephew join social networks. Bill Gates (67) (ban) cellphones until his children were teenagers. "On the scale between candy and crack cocaine, (68) is closer to crack cocaine," Chris Anderson, the former editor of Wired, said of screens. "We thought we could control it. (69) it's beyond our power (70) (control). This is going straight to the pleasure centers of the developing brain."
第四部分 寫作(共兩節，滿分35分)
第一節 短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，並在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多餘的詞用斜線()劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，並在該詞下面寫出修改後的詞。
注意：1.每處錯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)不計分。
In the picture, we can see a boy in worn clothes, sits at a shabby wooden table with a pile of books on it. A weak ray of light came through a small hole in the wall and he was absorbed in her reading.
This is a well-known story from an ancient Chinese idiom. A boy, being poor, couldn’t afford
even a candle, but he bored a hole in the wall to “steal” light from his neighbor’s house to read at
night. The moral of the story is: spare no effort to acquire knowledges and never get discouraged
easy no matter how difficult the situation may be.
Of course, things are totally different today. It is not the story itself but also that is reflected
in the story that count. Hard work pays out off. We should take pains to improve ourselves through learning and get prepared for the future.
第二節 書面表達(滿分25分)
假定你是李華，乘坐FL753航班抵達倫敦後發現錢包遺失。請給航空公司寫一封郵件說明情況並尋求幫助。內容包括：
1. 行程信息; 2. 錢包特徵; 3. 聯繫方式。
注意：1. 詞數100左右; 2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。
英語參考答案
1—5 BACBA 6—10 CCACB 11—15 CBCAB 16—20 AACBA
21—23 BCA 24—27 ADCB 28—31 DBDB 32—35 BCDA
36—40 GBCDF
41—45 ADBCA 46—50 DADCB 51—55 DACBD 56—60 CABCB
Consensus about screens硅谷精英禁子女玩手機
The people (61)who / that are (62) closest ( close ) to a thing are often the most wary of it. (63) Technologists ( Technology) know how phones really work, and many have decided they don't want their own children anywhere near them. (64) A wariness that has been slowly brewing is turning into a regionwide consensus in Silicon Valley: The benefits of screens (65) as a learning tool (66)are overblown (overblow), and the risks for addiction and stunting development seem high. Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, said earlier this year that he would not let his nephew join social networks. Bill Gates (67)banned (ban) cellphones until his children were teenagers. "On the scale between candy and crack cocaine, (68) it is closer to crack cocaine," Chris Anderson, the former editor of Wired, said of screens. "We thought we could control it. (69) But it's beyond our power (70) to control (control). This is going straight to the pleasure centers of the developing brain."
對一件事物最瞭解的人往往也對其最警惕。技術專家們知道手機的運作原理，所以許多人拿定主意，絕不讓自己的孩子靠近手機。在硅谷，一種一直在緩慢發酵的警覺正在變成地區性共識：屏幕產品作爲學習工具的好處被誇大了，上癮和阻礙孩子發育的風險似乎很高。蘋果首席執行官蒂姆•庫克今年早些時候表示，他不會讓自己的侄子上社交網絡。比爾•蓋茨禁止他的孩子在十幾歲前使用手機。《連線》前主編克里斯•安德森這麼形容屏幕產品："在糖果和快克可卡因之間，它更接近後者。我們以爲能控制它，但它已經超越了我們的控制能力。它能直接抵達正在發育的大腦的愉悅中樞。"
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sitting
books on it. A weak ray of light came through a small hole in the wall and he was absorbed in her
in his
reading.
This is a well-known story from an ancient Chinese idiom. A boy, being poor, couldn’t afford
the
even a candle, but he bored a hole in the wall to “steal” light from his neighbor’s house to read at
so
night. The moral of the story is: spare no effort to acquire knowledges and never get discouraged
knowledge
easy no matter how difficult the situation may be.
easily
Of course, things are totally different today. It is not the story itself but also that is reflected
what
in the story that count. Hard work pays out off. We should take pains to improve ourselves
counts
through learning and get prepared for the future.
書面表達範文
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua, and I was a passenger on Flight FL743 of your airline to London from Hangzhou yesterday, I found my wallet got lost when I arrived at the airport of London. Therefore, I am writing to ask for your help in finding my wallet, which is yellow with my name attached to the back. It contains my ID cards and two bank cards. The most importantly, it’s a birthday present that my father had given me. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help find it. My telephone number is 3308-8977.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Regards,
Li Hua
