一、單项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
1. Hearing the doorbell, I ran to answer it but found my son had me and let the guests in.
A. anticipatedB. interrupted
C. overlookedD. interfered
2. —I think youd better drop him a line immediately.
—? Hell come here tomorrow.
A. How comeB. So what
C. Why notD. Why bother
3. Its the present situation in poor areas that much higher spending on education and training.
A. answers forB. provides for
C. calls forD. caters for
4. The Silk Road Economic Belt aims to enhance economic cooperation, traffic connectivity, as well as peopletopeople and cultural exchanges.
A. to be builtB. being built
C. is builtD. having been built
5. If 53,667 people differently, Hillary Clinton would have keys to the White House.
A. votedB. had voted
C. should voteD. should have voted
6. —Im totally confused about why she steals things she could easily afford to buy them.
—God knows!
A. ifB. when
C. whileD. because
7. Dont be so discouraged. If you such feelings, you will do better next time.
A. carry onB. get back
C. break downD. put away
8. Singeractor Nicholas Tse it, the reality TV show The Twelve Feng Taste returned for a second season last month on ZheJiang Television.
A. hostedB. hosting
C. hostsD. is hosting
9. According to the central bank, the 2015 edition bills will circulate previous editions and will have the same face value.
A. in terms ofB. in parallel with
C. in defence ofD. in case of
10. A Santa Monica High School teacher put on leave after using physical force to control a student selling marijuana (大麻) in his classroom surprising support on Facebook.
A. who; has received
B. who was; was received
C. was; was received
D. that was; has received
11. With the word PM 2.5 appearing in media reports, people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for smoggy days.
A. immediatelyB. consequently
C. permanentlyD. constantly
12. The average income of the Jiangsu has been on the increase and is three times it was in 2001.
A. thatB. which
C. whatD. the one
13. When it comes to the majority of the latest technologies in the next 20 years, has greater potential than the technology being developed in these young peoples company, in my eyes will lead to a revolution.
A. nothing; whichB. none; where
C. nothing; whereD. none; which
14. —Thank you for your assistance, without I might have been in danger.
—Thats all right, anyone in my place the same thing.
A. that; will do
B. which; would have done
C. it; would
D. which; can have done
15. —The guys girlfriend broke up with him while he was out of work.
—. We should give him a hand.
A. It never rains but pours
B. Every dogs has its day
C. A miss is as good as a mile
D. The grass is always greener on the other side
二、完形填空(共20小題;每小题1分,满分20分)
In modern society loneliness can be seen as a social phenomenon and people can experience loneliness for many reasons. It is a very common, 16 normally temporary, consequence of a breakup, divorce, or loss of any important longterm 17. In these cases, loneliness may 18 both from the loss of a specific person or from 19 of social circles. The loss of a significant person in ones life will 20 lead to a grief response; in this situation, one might feel lonely, even while in the 21 of others.
There are many different 22 to treating loneliness. The first step that most doctors recommend to patients is treatment. Short term treatment typically 23 over a period of ten to twenty weeks. During treatment, 24 is put on understanding the cause of the problem, thoroughly changing the 25 thoughts, feelings, and attitudes resulting from the problem, and exploring ways to help the patient feel 26. Some doctors also recommend group treatment a means to connect with other sufferers and establish a support system.
27 treatment is animalassisted treatment. Studies and surveys indicate that the 28 of animal companions such as dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs can 29 feelings of loneliness or depression among some sufferers. 30 the companionship the animal itself provides there may also be increased opportunities for 31 with other pet owners. Results of a study also suggest that 32 improper social cognition (认知) offers the best chance of reducing loneliness.
33, loneliness can sometimes play an important role in the creative process. In some people, temporary or prolonged loneliness can lead to remarkable artistic and creative expression, for example, as was the 34 with poet Emily Dickinson, and many musicians. This is not to imply that loneliness itself ensures this creativity, rather, it may have an influence on the subject matter of the artist and more likely be 35 in individuals engaged in creative activities.
16. A. howeverB. and
C. butD. though
17. A. friendshipB. relationship
C. neighborhoodD. community
18. A. breakB. suffer
C. resultD. benefit
19. A. turning outB. dropping out
C. falling outD. putting out
20. A. occasionallyB. intentionally
C. typicallyD. casually
21. A. chargeB. company
C. faceD. absence
22. A. meansB. suggestions
C. approachesD. ways
23. A. hitsB. occurs
C. strikesD. turns
24. A. pressureB. attention
C. focusD. emphasis
25. A. negativeB. explicit
C. positiveD. original
26. A. affectedB. touched
C. satisfiedD. connected
27. A. OneB. Other
C. AnotherD. The other
28. A. presenceB. switch
C. controlD. management
29. A. deleteB. save
C. easeD. solve
30. A. BeyondB. Except
C. WithoutD. With
31. A. wrestlingB. training
C. popularizingD. interacting
32. A. calculatingB. correcting
C. assessingD. transmitting
33. A. HoweverB. But
C. ThereforeD. Though
34. A. turnB. case
C. wayD. return
35. A. absorbedB. rich
C. lostD. present
三、閱读理解(共15小题,每题2分,满分30分)
A
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS(大会)
6~15 September 2012, Jeju, Korea
Forum
Addressing the worlds most pressing sustainable development challenges, the Forum offers a unique platform for debates, workshops, dialogues, roundtable discussions, training courses, music and exhibitions.
Events are organized by the IUCN Secretariat, IUCN Members, Commissions and partners and the host country. The Call for Contributions invites you to propose events to be considered for the Forum, part of Congress which is open to all (from 7 to 11 September 2012).
Simple steps on how to submit a proposal for the Forum
1) Click here:Call for Contributions: propose an event for the Forum.
2) Go below“Sign in” and create your account.
3) Edit your proposal: Check again all the information you provide and make changes if you want to. Click on Save draft.
4) Invite coorganizers: Get people to join you in organizing the event by inviting them via email.
5) Click on Submit Proposal.
Basically, you have the opportunity to teach, host a discussion, give training or just show your work.
Workshops (TEACH)
120 minutes session, number of people to be confirmed.
The idea is to promote understanding on a specific issue while engaging participants to share their knowledge and knowhow.
Knowledge Café (DISCUSS)
120 minutes session, suitable for 12 people at the most.
These aim to share collective knowledge (explore areas of common interest) and gain a deeper understanding of a subject and the issues involved.
Conservation Campus (TRAIN)
Half day or full day modules, for up to 30 people.
Its an interactive training session where participants develop new skills and knowledge transfer on relevant conservation topics.
This type of event provides more indepth exploration of topics aimed at building the capacity of participants.
Posters (SHOW)
Your posters are meant to display conservation work and achievements in an easy and direct way.
Owners will have time to present their poster during lunch breaks (approximately 10 minutes).
36. The Call for Contributions is intended to .
A. appeal to the public to protect the environment
B. invite more people to participate in workshops
C. collect proposals for the Forum of IUCN Congress
D. introduce the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress
37. We can learn from the passage that .
A. the Forum will last from 6 to 15 September 2012
B. the host country is the only organizer of the Forum
C. areas of common interest will be explored in Workshops
D. certain procedures are required for your proposals to be considered
B
I think that genetically modified foods should be banned. Heres why.
We have no idea of the real impact they have on our environment. While theres currently no hard proof that environmental damage is being done by genetically modified foods, there are a few worrying and suspect events that may actually be tied to these products. Most important is the sudden loss of huge numbers of bee hives. Bees are necessary to the pollination (授粉) process for soybeans and many other food crops. Its entirely possible that “the law of unintended consequences” has caused the loss of these extremely important insects.
Theres also no real way to prevent cross contamination (交叉污染) between modified crops and natural crops. When neighboring fields are planted with different varieties of computable (可共存的) plants, there is a virtual guarantee of some cross pollination between the fields.
We have no idea of the real impact they have on human beings. There is already documented evidence that genetically modified foods may be the cause of higher allergy (过敏) rates in children. Its impossible to guess what other effects they may eventually cause.
I suspect that most people have forgotten the serious health scare and complete failure that occurred in 1989 that caused death or health problems for hundreds of people. The product causing the problem was Ltryptophan (色氨酸), an amino acid. Commercially produced Ltryptophan is developed through a bacterial fermentation (发酵) process. One maker of the supplement developed a genetically modified strain of bacteria which was capable of producing higher quantities of Ltryptophan.
Unfortunately, the process “broke” somewhere along the line with the genetically altered bacteria creating an altered form of the chemical which had destructive effects on people who consumed it.
Since there is no way to predict these kinds of changes, its both foolish and dangerous to introduce genetically modified products into the food chain.
Finally, theres no need for genetically modified foods. Most companies that produce these products will send out statistics about higher output per acre or plants that are more tolerant to negative conditions. But the truth is that the claims, while at least partially true, are mostly rhetoric.
These companies are really just looking for a way to increase their bottom line profits. They may not actually intend to damage the ecosystem or create new health problems for people. But in my opinion its not nice to fool Mother Nature. She may offer up a variety of severe surprises in response.
38. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Dangerous to introduce genetically modified products into food chain.
B. Why ban genetically modified foods.
C. The real impact genetically modified foods have on human beings.
D. Disadvantages of genetically modified foods.
39. The sudden loss of bee hives may be due to .
A. environmental pollution from human beings
B. genetically modified products
C. crosscontamination between modified crops
D. cross pollination between the fields
40. Which of the following words best describes genetically modified foods?
A. Risky.B. Deadly.
C. Harmful.D. Healthy.
C
The defeat of Lee Sedol, the worlds strongest Go (圍棋) player, by a Google artificial intelligence (AI) program, looks like another milestone towards a world where computers can do almost anything a human can. It is not. There are uncountable things that only a human can do, and that no computer seems close to. The problem is that the purely human things are not economically useful to anyone. The things that computers can be taught to do are by contrast economically fantastic. But even the most powerful programs are not human, just as a shovel (铲车). They have no feelings. What they have is power, but this power is growing at a rate that should frighten us all.
It might be less frightening if computers were truly intelligent, but even the most powerful networks are less human than monstrous Martians (火星人). Their power will be used to make money for the firms that finance their development, and then for others quick and clever enough to take advantage of the new world. It is far more likely that they will increase inequality and still further remove the middle classes as we move towards an hourglass (以金錢来衡量的) society in which everyone is either very rich or very poor and likely indebted.
One of the ill effects of the spread of more intelligent computer networks is, at the same time, the spread of what might be called artificial stupidity. If AI is employed largely to replace unskilled labor, it is most productive when labor is kept unskilled or redefined that way. So much of the work in service industries is now simplified until it might be automated (自动化). And robots will never need pensions. AI is slowly reducing skilled work, like some forms of medical diagnosis (诊断), at the same time, as older doctors complain that the traditional human skills of diagnosis are falling out of medical training. The belief that everything worthwhile can be measured and then managed is far more damaging to humanity than the threat of artificial intelligence on its own.
But no victory in complicated Go games can bring us closer to truly humanlike computers.
41. By mentioning the defeat of Lee Sedol, the author intends to tell us that .
A. computers can completely replace humans in everything
B. humans are of no practical economic values to the society
C. the power of computers is growing at a frightening rate
D. AI programs can not compare with humans economically
42. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the power of computers will .
A. improve the quality of human life
B. promote equality at work places
C. make contributions to human development
D. widen the gap between the rich and the poor
43. What does “artificial stupidity” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Unskilled workers become stupid.
B. AI discourages skilled work.
C. Computers dont need pensions.
D. AI is ruining medical training.
44. What is the authors attitude towards the future of artificial intelligence?
A. Optimistic.B. Supportive.
C. Sceptical.D. Cautious.
D
Gone with the Wind is a novel written by Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. It was popular with American readers from the onset and was the top American fiction bestseller in the year it was published and in 1937 on the row. As of 2014, a Harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of American readers, just behind the Bible. More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide. The sales of Margaret Mitchells novel in the summer of 1936, at the virtually unprecedented price of three dollars, reached about one million by the end of December. Because it was released in the era of the Great Depression and Mitchell worried the high $3.00 price would ruin its chance for success. Actually the book was a bestseller by the time reviews began to appear in national magazines.
Herschel Brickell, a critic for the New York Evening Post, praised Mitchell for the way she “tosses out the window all the thousands of technical tricks our novelists have been playing with for the past twenty years.”
One criticism by literary scholar Patricia Yaeger, leveled at Gone with the Wind, is for its portrayal of African Americans in the 19th century South. Former field hands during the early days of Reconstruction are described behaving “as creatures of small intelligence might naturally be expected to do. Like monkeys or small children turned loose among treasured objects whose value is beyond their comprehension, they ran wild—either from wrong pleasure in destruction or simply because of their ignorance.” In Gone with the Wind Mitchell is blind to racial oppression and “the inseparability of race and gender” that defines the southern belle character of Scarlett, according to Patricia Yaeger.
Yet there are complexities in the way that Mitchell dealt with racial issues. Scarlett was asked by a Yankee woman for advice on who to appoint as a nurse for her children; Scarlett suggested a “darky”, much to the disgust of the Yankee woman who was seeking an Irish maid, a “Bridget”. African Americans and Irish Americans are treated “in precisely the same way” in Gone with the Wind, writes David OConnell in his 1996 book, The Irish Roots of Margaret Mitchells Gone with the Wind. Ethnic slurs (种族蔑称) on the Irish and Irish stereotypes spread in every part of the novel, OConnell claims, and Scarlett is not an exception to the insults. And apparently in the novel, the Irish American OHaras were slaveholders whereas African Americans were held as slaves.
Speaking on the subject of whether Gone with the Wind should be taught in schools, James Loewen, author of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, says the novel should be taught in schools. Students should be told that Gone with the Wind presents the wrong view of slavery, Loewen states. Besides, the main complaint was that the racial slur “nigger” appears repeatedly in the novel. In the same complaint were several other books: The Nigger of the Narcissus, Uncle Toms Cabin, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Another criticism of the novel is that it promotes plantation values. Mitchell biographer Marianne Walker, author of Margaret Mitchell & John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone with the Wind, is of the opinion that those who believe Gone with the Wind promotes plantation values have not read the book. Walker states it is the popular 1939 film that “promotes a false notion of the Old South”. She goes on to add that Mitchell had no involvement in the production of the film. Perhaps the most enduring legacy (遺产) of Gone with the Wind is that people worldwide would incorrectly think it was the true story of the Old South and how it was changed by the American Civil War and Reconstruction. The film version of the novel “amplified this effect”. Scholars of the period have written in recent years about the negative effects the novel has had on race relations.
45. When Gone with the Wind was published, .
A. it became the top bestseller all of the time
B. reading was more popular than anything else then
C. the price of the book was too high for people then
D. American people were suffering financial problems
46. In Paragraph 3, the underlined part “Former field hands” refers to .
A. peasants in the early time
B. AfricanAmerican people
C. creatures of small intelligence
D. people in Reconstruction
47. David OConnells view is different from Patricia Yaegers in .
A. Mitchells Ethnic slurs in the novel
B. Mitchells description of slave laborers
C. Mitchells attitude towards the Irish people
D. Mitchells ways of dealing with racial problems
48. According to Paragraph 5, which of the following statements is True?
A. James Loewen sings high praise for American history textbooks.
B. Uncle Tom s Cabin also shows some racial discrimination.
C. The repeated appearance of the racial slur “nigger” is only a trick.
D. Gone with the Wind should be taught because it shows slavery is wrong.
49. What can we infer as to the film Gone with the Wind?
A. It has nothing to do with the novel.
B. It promotes a false concept of plantation.
C. It reflects the true story of the Old South.
D. It is not so faithful to the novel.
50. Among the four persons, who doesnt give positive comments on Gone with the Wind?
A. Herschel Brickell.B. David OConnell.
C. Patricia Yaeger.D. Marianne Walker.
四、任务型阅读(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所讀内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填一个单词。
The Internet has become a way of life for many people around the world. So what would happen if one fine morning, you woke up to find the Internet has no existence? How would your life be changed? Well, your lifestyle might be impacted. If you were an Internet addict, you would find that your life has come to an end. With no online facilities, a considerable part of your time would be spent waiting in long lines at banks, post offices or government offices. You would be waiting for days or even weeks for your mail to arrive from another corner of the world. Suddenly, you would realize that your fastpaced life is running at a snails pace.
Without the Internet, your socializing would also be impacted. If youd gotten very used to socializing online, you would now be clueless as to how you could share the pictures of your recent trip you went for with your friends across the globe. It would be difficult to interact with people living outside your locality. You might have to become a member of a club or a community in your neighborhood to make new friends. With no online social media, you would find yourself saying this very often: Lets go and talk to them!
With no way to use emails, instant messaging, chat or social media, we would have to take advantage of the option of a telephone conversation, or sending snail mail. Communication via the internet is free, whereas the options available otherwise would cost you extra money and time. Your would have to write letters and buy stamps, as we used to do before the Internet became popular.
The Internet has become a huge sea of information and resources. No Internet would mean no instant and easy access to information at the click of a button. You would have to walk down to your local library and actually search the whole place to get the information youre looking for, with little chances that youll find what you seek instantly. The students who were accustomed to using the Internet for completing their assignments would have a tough time. There would be no way to get an education without actually going to a school or a college physically.
Without the Internet, things at your workplace would be turned upside down. If your work was largely Internetbased, your company might have to shut down. If your work involved only minor use of the Internet, for example, using online system to acquire statistics from the Internet, this simple task would now be a complicated and timeconsuming process. Your desk would be full of documents and files, and you would have a nightmare searching or sorting them out by hand. In any case, life without the Internet would seem like nightmare! So enjoy living in the paradise we call the Internet and make wise use of it!
Can you imagine the world without the Internet?
Paragraph outlineSupporting details
Lifestyle● It would take you much longer time to get some public (51)
● The pace of your life would (52) down
(53)
● You would not know how to share your things with your faraway friends
● You would have difficulty (54) with people living outside your locality
● You would need to (55) a club or a community to befriend new people
● You would always be obliged to make facetoface conversation with others
Communication
● Without emails, instant messaging or social media, you would have to use old communicating ways like telephone conversation
● Communicating in old ways would be costly and (56).
Information
● Large amounts of information and resources online would no longer be easily (57)
● The students who were in the (58) of using the Internet would have trouble completing their assignments
● It would be impossible for students to be educated via the Internet
Workplace
● Those companies heavily (59) on the Internet would close down
● It would be complicated and timeconsuming to acquire some statistics
● Your desk would be in a (60) and it would be hard for you to search or sort something out
五、书面表达(满分25分)
请阅读下面短文,并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Good Daily Habits Keep Viruses Away
Lets face it. You are constantly exposed to common viruses. There is nothing you can do about them. However, you can greatly influence the effect of those viruses on your health. Dont accept that the flu or common cold is something you have to suffer from time to time. Cast off this thought and keep yourself and your entire family healthy regardless of the weather or season. These 4 easy tips will help you to reduce the number of times you are down with the flu or common cold:
1. Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables daily. They will provide you with important nutrients, mainly vitamins, which are needed to increase your ability to win the fight against common viruses.
2. Drink plenty of water. The water runs through your body, removing everything your body wants to get rid of.
3. Sleep 8 hours per night. If you often fail to have enough sleep, not only will you feel tired, but also your immune system will work less efficiently. You will be more easily affected by viruses.
【寫作内容】
请你用英语以“健康的生活习惯让我们远离病毒”为题写一篇短文,主要内容包括:
1. 以约30个词概括以上短文的主要内容。
2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你对养成健康生活习惯的看法,内容包括:
(1) 病毒的危害及形成健康生活习惯的必要性;
(2) 要保持健康,还有哪些可行措施;
(3) 倡导大家培养良好的生活习惯,健康生活。
【写作要求】
1. 作文中可使用亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;
3. 不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。
参考答案
一、1—5 ADCBB6—10 BDBBD11—15 DCDBA
二、16—20 DBCBC21—25 BCBDA
26—30 DCACA31—35 DBABD
三、36—40 CDBBA41—45 CDBCD
46—50 BDBDC
四、51. service(s)52. slow53. Socializing
54. interacting55. join56. timeconsuming57. accessed / accessible / available58. habit59. dependent60. mess
五、One possible version:
In our daily life, we may often be infected with different viruses; however, we can avoid them if we form good living habits, such as eating healthy food, drinking plenty of water, and so on.
As we know, viruses can cause diseases, which range from a slight cold to the deadly AIDS. To stay away from the infection of these viruses, its necessary for us to form healthy habits. In addition to the tips mentioned in the above passage and the pictures, I think forming a habit of working out regularly is also important, which builds up our body. Besides, an optimistic attitude to our life and our encouraging thoughts will bring the best out from our immune system.
In conclusion, we should lead a healthy life, holding a positive life attitude and doing sports regularly. All these habits will make us stronger and enable us to fight against viruses.
(作者:苏义祖,江苏省昆山中学)
中学课程辅导高考版·学生版2017年8期