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I.语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个正确答案,并将所选答案的字母填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
1.Hedeserved________theprizeforwritingsuchanamazingshortstory.Idon’tunderstandhisnotreceivingtheaward.
A.winningB.havingwon
C.towinD.tohavewon
2.Hard________hetried,hewasunabletomeetthedeadlineforthetermpaper.
A.althoughB.as
C.ifD.since
3.________,amanwhocanexpresshimselfeffectivelyislikelytosucceedmorerapidlythanthosewhocan’t.
A.OtherthingstobeequalB.Wereotherthingsequal
C.TobeequaltootherthingsD.Otherthingsbeingequal
4.Thereshespentherdaysinabare,gray-walledroomlined________smallboxes,wheretheorphanskeptwhateverplaythingstheyhad.
A.byB.with
C.forD.over
5.Hearingaidsmake________possibleforpeoplewithhearingproblemstousethetelephoneandeventolistentomusic.
A.thatB.what
C.itD.which
6.“Appearanceisessential,”hesaid.Eachmorningheputoncleansocks,________trousersandafreshwhiteshirt.
A.pressedB.pressing
C.pressesD.press
7.Ifyoutrytochasetworabbitsatthesametime,youwillnotcatch________one.
A.eachB.any
C.neitherD.either
8.Parentsshouldlearntoexplaintheirfeelingstothechildsothatthechildcanrealizethe________ofhisorherbehaviouronthem.
A.resultB.affect
C.importanceD.impact
9.Whenchildrenapproachtheirteens,theybecomemore________oftheirappearance.
A.consciousB.suspicious
C.ambitiousD.conscientious
10.Thesteps________uptoherhousewereagreatbarrier,andcarryinggrocerieswasalmostimpossibleforher.
A.runningB.moving
C.leadingD.setting
11.Researchinthesocialsciencefocusesonproblemsofindividualsincontextssuchasfamily,worksetting,andsociety________.
A.inprincipleB.atlarge
C.inshortD.atall
12.Peoplewere________whentheboysaidthatthekangaroo,restingonitshindlegsanditslargetail,hadfivelegs.
A.amusedB.moved
C.puzzledD.surprised
13.TVmaymakepeoplelesshappywithwhattheyhave,fortheyseeaworldthat________wealth.
A.criticizesB.exaggerates
C.analysesD.describes
14.Theupside-downcatfishistheonlyfishthat________swimsonitsback.
A.habituallyB.traditionally
monlyD.randomly
15.Intellectual-propertyexpertsaretryingto________newmodelsthatwillallowthefilmindustrytosurvivedownloading.
eacross
eupon
Ⅱ.完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个正确答案,并将所选答案的字母填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
Thosewhohaveastrongloveforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomen16tosuffercoldandhardship,andto17onhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivity18mengivetheirleisure.
Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Therearerulesofadifferentkindwhichitwouldbedangerousto19,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderules20makesmountaineeringinterestingtomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.
Ifwecomparemountaineeringwithothermore21sports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota“teamgame”.Weshouldnotbe22inthis.Thereare,23,no“matches”between“teams”ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareona24linkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmay25,thereisobviouslyteamwork.
Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesof26.Thissportrequireshighphysicalandmental27.
Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobably28hisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.Butitisnot29formenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountains.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermenbuttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandless30ofeffort.Theycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.
16.A.forbiddenB.willingC.reluctantD.forced
17.A.takerisksB.takeshelterC.makefortunesD.makepeace
18.A.inthatB.sothatC.forwhichD.towhich
19.A.breakB.followC.dealwithD.setup
20.A.whatB.itC.thatD.which
21.A.ignoredB.examinedC.practicedD.discussed
22.A.misunderstoodB.mistakenC.disappointedD.disturbed
23.A.inshortB.uptonowC.ofcourseD.ononehand
24.A.tripB.cliffC.stageD.step
25.A.dependB.decideC.buildD.base
26.A.natureB.universeC.worldD.environment
27.A.certaintyB.safetyC.quantitiesD.qualities
28.A.offB.afterC.behindD.past
29.A.unclearB.unusualC.unlikeD.unfair
30.A.storageB.concernC.wasteD.usage
Ⅲ.难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个正确答案,并将所选答案的字母填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
31.Andyouwouldnotbealone,becausepollstershavefoundthatpeopletodaydonotchoosepoliticalleaderswhoshapehistoryfortheir“MostAdmired”list,butrathermovieandtelevisioncelebrities,fashionmodels,professionalathletes,andevencomicbookandcartooncharacters.
A.peopletodaydonotrespectpoliticalfiguresmost...
B.peopletodaydonotbelievehistoryisinfluencedbypolitics...
C.peopletodaylookuptohistoricfiguresratherthanpoliticalones...
D.peopletodaydonotdependonpoliticalleaderstomakeuptheirminds...
32.Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock.
A.Wetrytokeeptheclockcorrect.
B.Wefollowourtimescheduleclosely.
C.Weneverhaveenoughtimetowork.
D.Weworkforeverythingexcepttheclock.
33.IshouldneverhaveselectedabusinesscareerifIhadbeenpermittedtochoose.
A.TobeabusinessmanwasnotwhatIreallywantedformycareer.
B.Tochooseacareerotherthanbusinesswasnotsopromisingforme.
C.IcouldhavemadeabetterchoiceincareerifIhadbeenmoreflexible.
D.IcouldhavebeenmoresuccessfulinbusinessifIhadhadabetterchance.
34.“We’vegottobelieveit.Wecan’taffordnotto.”
A.Wewouldbelieveitifwecould.
B.Weshouldbelieveitatanyprice.
C.Wewon’ttaketheriskofnotbelievingit.
D.Wewon’tallowanyhesitationinbelievingit.
35.Thereisabundantluxuryintheroombutaminimumoftaste.
A.Thingsintheroomlookexpensive,butshowpoortaste.
B.Althoughitisneatandclean,theroomdoesn’tseemcomforbr.
C.Despiteitsattractivesurroundings,theroomlacksrelaxingatmosphere.
D.Theroomoffersaquiteimpersonalfeelingeventhoughitisveryspacious.
36.Shehadwakenedwithaslightfever,justbothersomeenoughtokeepherhomefromherjobinawarplant.
A.Herfeverwassotroublesomethatshelostherjob.
B.Shehadtoquitherjobandstayedhomebecauseofherfever.
C.Shehadaslightfever,whichmadeherworkathomedifficult.
D.Herfeverwasnotseriousbutitgaveheranexcusenottogotowork.
37.Rememberingotherandlargercountries,weseeatoncethatoneofitscharmsisthatitisimmenselyvariedwithinasmallrange.
A.thoughitischarming,itistoosmall.
B.bothitssizeanditssceneryvaryalot.
C.itismorebeautifulthanlargercountries.
D.itisnotlargebutoffersavarietyofscenery.
38.YouareastimulantformetobecomemorefullywhatImightbecome,andmylovingenhancesyourbeingaswell.
A.yournaturemakesmeloveyoumore.
B.myloveforyoucancureyourdisease.
C.Ihavetoloveyoumoresothatyoucangrowfully.
D.youwillalsobecomeabetterpersonbecauseIloveyou.
39.IfyouthinkI’mgoingtoraiseagood-for-nothing,you’vegotanotherthinkcoming.
A.HowcouldyouconsiderthesuggestionIputforwardasuseless?
B.You’dbetterthinkcarefullybeforeyoumakecommentsonmyidea.
C.You’dbetterstopexpectingmetobringupalazyandirresponsiblechild.
D.Howcouldyoudoubtmyabilitytoprovideapropereducationtomychild?
40.Instricttruthaninventionisalmostneverthesoleproductofanyonemind.
A.Itisclearthattoomanypeopleareinvolvedinaninvention.
B.Strictlyspeaking,aninventionnevercomesfromasingleperson.
C.Thetruthisthataninventionneedsalmosteveryone’sparticipation.
D.Itistruethatnoman’sachievementcanberegardedasaninvention.
Ⅳ.阅读理解。阅读短文,根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个正确答案,并将所选答案的字母填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共10小题,每小题2分,共20分)
Passage1
Astronautselectioniscriticallyimportanttomakeamissionsuccessful.Itrequiresindividualswhoarecapableofdealingwithisolationfromfamilyandfriends,crowdedlivingconditions,greatpressuretosucceedandextremedanger.
Whatarethecriteriaforanidealastronaut?Generally,apersonmustbeathleticandmustpossessbothtechnicalandinterpersonalskills.Technicalskillsareparticularlyimportant.Astronautsneedtobeabletocompetentlycarryoutscientificandtechnicaltasksduringthemission.Theymustbecapableoftakingaccuratemeasurementsandmakingobservationswhilelivinginaweightlessenvironment.
Interpersonalskillsarealsocriticallyimportant.Studieshaveshownthatidealastronautsarepeoplewhocanbeeitherintroverts(内向的人)orextroverts.Introvertstendtobewithdrawn,whichhelpsthemputupwithisolationfromfamilyandrespecttheprivacyofothers.Ontheotherhand,extrovertsareoutgoingandprovidesocialstimulationforacrew.Bothcharactertypesarenecessaryfordifferentreasons.Therearemanyseeminglycontradictorytraitsthatastronautsshouldpossess:introvertedyetattimesextroverted,leadersyetcapableofbeingled,andsoon.Anastronaut’sabilitytoadapttodifferentsituationsismostimportant.
Asthedurationofspacemissionsincreases,humanfactorsbecomeevenmoreimportant.AmannedmissiontoMarswouldrequireacompatiblecrewthatwouldensuremissionsuccess,andofcourse,missionsafety.Behavioralstudieshavebeenconductedinspaceanalogs,whichareenvironmentssimilartotheconfinementandisolationofspace.Thesestudieshaveshownthatlongperiodsofisolationcanleadtosleepdisturbances,emotionalinstabilityanddepression-all
thingsthatwoulddisrupttheworkperformanceofacrewofastronauts.Inordertominimizethechancesofsuchconditionsdeveloping,theselectedcrewmustgetalongextremelywell.Easiersaidthandone.
ScientistsatNASAusedtheanalogy(类比)ofajigsawpuzzletodescribetherelationshipofacrewofastronauts.Themembersofspacecrewsbearacertainresemblancetothepiecesinjigsawpuzzles:whatisimportantisnotsomuchtheshapeandcolorofeachindividualpiece,butthewaythedifferentpiecesfittogether.TherehasbeenmuchdebateoverhowaspacecrewforapotentialmissiontoMarsshouldbeselected,butcurrentlyathree-phasesystemisfavored.Inthisselectionprocess,thefirstphaseisselectingalargegroupofpeoplewhosatisfytheneededtechnicalskills.Thesecondphaseistopickouttheindividualswiththebestinterpersonalskills.Thethirdphaseistogrouptheindividualsintomini-crewsandthenmonitorthosecrewsforcompatibilityastheyundergotrainingforamission.Finally,themostwell-formed,smoothly-functioningcrewofastronautsisselectedasthebestcrewforthemission.
Astronautselectionisadifficultprocess.Manypotentialcandidatesnearlyperfectforthejobarerejectedbecauseofminordetails.However,ifyoudreamofbecominganastronaut,don’tbediscouragedbytheodds.Ifthejobdescriptionofanastronautappealstoyou,andyoufeelyouhavethe“rightstuff”forthejob,thenreachforthestars.Inthiscase,theskyisnotthelimit.
41.Anidealastronautisapersonwho________.
A.respectsothers’privacy
B.issociableandoutgoing
C.adaptseasilytodifferentsituations
D.iswithdrawnfromfamilyandfriends
42.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“compatible”inthefourthparagraph?
A.gentleB.sbr
petitiveD.cooperative
43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.AstronautsliketoplayJigsawpuzzlesintheirsparetime.
B.Jigsawpuzzlesarecommonlyusedforastronauttraining.
C.Theshapeandcolorofjigsawpiecesareattractivetoastronauts.
D.Therelationshipofanastronautcrewissimilartothatofjigsawpieces.
44.ThefirstphaseofselectingthebestcrewforamissiontoMarsispickingoutthose______.
A.withgoodinterpersonalskills
B.withexcellentphysicalqualities
C.whofunctionwelltogetherasagroup
D.whocanperformmanyscientifictasks
45.Whatmightbeapropertitleforthepassage?
A.TheIdealAstronaut
B.AMannedMissiontoMars
C.AstronautsandJigsawPuzzles
D.InterpersonalSkillsofAstronauts
Passage2
IntheStates,eachfallanewcropoffirst-yearcollegestudents,waveringbetweenhighhopesforthefutureandintenseanxietyabouttheirnewstatus,scancollegemapssearchingfortheirclassroom.Theyhavebeentoldrepeatedlythatcollegeisthekeytoawell-payingjob,andtheycertainlydon’twanttosupportthemselvesbyflippinghamburgersorworkingatsomeotherdead-endjob.So,notebooksattheready,theyawaitwhatcollegehasinstore.Unfortunatelymanyofthemwillnotreturnafterthefirstyear.Whydosomanystudentsleave?Thereareseveralreasons.Somefindtheacademicprogramtoohard,otherslacktheproperstudyhabitsormotivation,andalargegroupleaveforpersonalreasons.
Notsurprisingly,theacademicshortcomingsofcollegestudentshavestronglinkstohighschool.Inthepast,ahigh-schoolstudentwholackedtheabilityordesiretotakeacollege-preparatorycoursecouldsettleforadiplomaingeneralstudiesandafterwardfindajobwithdecentpay.Nowthatpossibilityscarcelyexists,somanypoorlypreparedstudentsfeelcompelledtotrycollege.Gettingacceptedbysomeschoolsisn’tdifficult.Oncein,though,thestudentwhohastakennothingbeyondgeneralmathematics,English,andsciencefacesserioustroublewhenconfrontedwithfreshmancomposition,andbiologicalorphysicalscience.Mostcollegesdooffercoursesandotherassistancethatmayhelpsomeweakerstudentstosurvive.Inspiteofeverything,however,manyothersfindthemselvesfacingever-worseninggrade-pointaveragesandeitherfailorjustgiveup.
Likeacademicshortcomings,poorstudyhabitshavetheirrootsinhighschool,whereevenaveragestudentscanoftenbreezethroughwithaminimumofeffort.Inmanyschools,outsideassignmentsarerareandsoeasythattheyrequirelittletimeorthoughttocomplete.Toaccommodateslowerstudents,teachersfrequentlyrepeatmaterialsomanytimesthatslightlybetterstudentscangraspitwithoutopeningtheirbooks.Andwhenpapersarelate,teachersoftendon’tmarkthemdown.This“kindness”producesstudentswhocan’tordon’twanttostudy,studentstotallyunpreparedfortherigorousdemandsofcollege.There,coursesmayrequireseveralhoursofstudyeachweekinordertobepassedwithevena“C.”Inmanyprograms,outsideassignmentsarecommonplaceanddemanding.Instructorsexpectstudentstograspmaterialafteroneexplanation,andmanywon’tacceptlatepapersatall.Studentswhodon’tquicklydevelopdisciplinedstudyhabitsfaceafloodoflowgradesandfailure.
Poorstudentmotivationworsensfaultystudyhabits.Studentswhothoughthighschoolwasboringfindevenlessattractioninthemorechallengingcollegeofferings.Lackinganycommitmenttodowell,theyshrugoffassignedpapers,skipclasses,andavoiddoingrequiredreading.Overtime,classesgraduallyshrinkasmoreandmorestudentsstayaway.Withfinalexamsuponthem,somereturninalast-ditchefforttosaveapassinggrade,butbythenitistoolate.Eventually,repetitionofthissituationforcesthestudentsout.
46.Whichofthefollowingistrueoffirst-yearcollegestudents?
A.Theyhavebeenforcedtogotocollege.
B.Theyhavemixedfeelingsabouttheircollegelife.
C.Fewofthemareconfidentabouttheirpastachievements.
D.Theybelievecollegecanguaranteethemwell-payingjobs.
47.Students’performanceincollege________.
A.decidestheirworkhabitsinthefuture
B.indicatestheiracademicscoreinthepast
C.showstheirexpectationsforfuturecareer
D.reflectswhattheyhaveexperiencedinhighschool
48.Manycollegestudentsdropoutintheirfirstyearbecause________.
A.theycan’tgetenoughhelpincollege
B.theireffortsbringthemembarrassment
C.theirstudyincollegeisgettingnobetter
D.theypreferotherwaystoacquireknowledge
49.Inordertopreparetheirstudentsforcollege,highschoolteachers________.
A.shouldnotmarktheirlatepapers
B.shouldforcethemtostudylonghours
C.shouldhelpthemdevelopgoodstudyhabits
D.shouldnotexplainthecoursematerialsindetail
50.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthewords“shrugoff”inthelastparagraph?
A.forgetB.ignore
C.delayD.hate
V.词形转换。将括号里提供的词转换成适当的词形填入答题纸上相应的位置。(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
51.Thefirstelementofsuccessisthe________tosucceed.(determine)
52.Angerisamomentary________,socontrolyourpassionoritwillcontrolyou.(mad)
53.Tobea(n)________,oneneedsprofoundknowledgeaswellasaveryvividimagination.(invent)
54.One________ofacarpenteristohavegoodtools,whichaddtohisskill,confidence,andpleasureinowningthem.(require)
55.Peoplewholeavehomeinthemorningslammingdoorsbehindthemarelikelytobeless________thanthosewholeavehomewithasmile.(product)
56.Childrenmaygoonthetriponlywiththepermissionoftheirparentsor________.(guard)
57.Therescuerssucceededinbringingoutallvictims________inthecoalmineaccident.(live)
58.Universitiesofferfellowshipto________researchinbasictheoreticalstudies.(courage)
59.Yourvacationonthisbeautifulislandwillbe________withoutamealofdeliciousseafood.(complete)
60.Mobilehomescanbemovedfromplacetoplace,buttheyarenowusuallydesignedfor________livingatonelocation.(round,year)
Ⅵ.句子翻译。将下列句子译成英语,译文写在答题纸上相应的位置。(本大题共5小题,每小题3分,共15分)
61.如果有效利用的话,因特网对于拓展学生的视野有着令人难以置信的潜力。
62.他重重地跌了一跤,摔断了腿,大概得休学三个月。
63.一台开了很久的车就像一条穿了很久的牛仔裤,让人难以舍弃。
64.如果考虑这个事件的历史背景,我们就能理解事件为何发生。
65.他清楚地知道,他的发明只有在广泛使用电脑的地方才有市场。
Ⅶ.作文。根据所学的一篇课文,写出150字左右的短文。(本大题15分)
Topic:WhatdoyouthinkoftheWadefamily’sprinciplesinthetext“FirstPrinciples”?Usethefollowingquestionsasanoutline:
1)Whatarethefamily’sfirstprinciples?
2)Howdidthefamilyovercometheirdifficulties,usingtheirprinciples?
3)Howwouldyoucommentonthefamilyandtheirprinciples?