馬國民
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分:聽力(略)
第二部分:閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
One day, Jack told his friend, Tom, that he loved a very beautiful girl with charming eyes and long hair, and that he wanted to marry her. Tom was so happy to hear the news and asked Jack to lead him to her. However, Tom loved her at first sight, He then told Jack, “This girl is not suitable for you. She deserves a handsome man like me.” Jack was astonished and struggled with Tom until they went to the police to solve the problem.
They told the policeman their story. The policeman asked them to bring the girl to his office. However, when the policeman saw her, he became taken with her and said, “This girl is not suitable for you two. She deserves someone with a status like me.” The three men struggled with each other and then went to the king.
The king asked them to bring him the girl. When the king saw the girl, he said, “Oh, the girl should marry a king like me.” They all argued with each other.
Then the girl said, “I have a solution. Im going to run and youll run after me. Ill be the wife to the one who catches me first.” The four men all agreed and ran after her. While running after her, they suddenly fell into a deep hole. From the top, the girl looked at them and said, “Now, let me tell you who I am.”
“Im Reputation—Im the one all people run after. They compete against each other to get me. They leave principles aside to seek for me, and they are sure to fall like you!”
21. The underlined part “ taken with” in Para. 2 means .
A. close to
B. confused about
C. attracted to
D. delightful with
22. According to the passage, we can infer that .
A. men can never touch beautiful girls
B. running after girls makes us fall down
C. love at risk is all the time taking place everywhere
D. seeking only for reputation may bring disasters
23. What could be the best title of the passage?
A. Always Follow the Principles in Life
B. A Smart Girl Has All Solutions
C. Be Careful about Beautiful Girls
D. All Men Are Similarly Stupid
BCafé en Seine
The wildly luxury (奢華) new art style of this huge bar has been a huge hit since it first opened in 1995, and while it may not be the “in” place it once was, it is still very popular with the afterwork crowd and outoftowners. Maybe its the glass frames, or the real 12mhigh trees; but most likely its the beautiful people supporting the woodandmarble bar.endprint
Good for: decoration, cocktails, amazing food and service
Address: 40 Dawson St
Transport: all city centre
Phone: 01 677 4369Gravediggers (aka Kavanaghs)
The gravediggers from the neighboring Glasnevin Cemetery had a secret serving hatch (艙口) so that they could drink on the job — therefore the pubs nickname. Founded in 1833 by one John Kavanagh and still in the family, this pub is one of the best in Ireland, almost unchanged in 150 years. In summer time the green of the square is full of drinkers bathing in the sun, while inside the hardened locals ensure that never a hint of sunshine disturbs some of the best Guinness in town. An absolute classic.
Good for: Guinness, traditional pub, pub food
Address: 1 Prospect Sq Glasnevin
Transport: 13 from city centre
Phone: 830 7978Davy Byrnes
James Joyce, an Irish author and a poet (1882-1941), would hardly recognize the bar that Leopold Bloom rushed into for a gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of wine in Ulysses. It doesnt stop Davy Byrnes from making the most of its Joyces connections, even though todays version is strictly for outoftowners and the rugby crowd.
Good for: socializing with the locals, tasty Irish food, watching TV
Address: 21 Duke St
Transport: all city centre
Website: www.davybyrnes.com
Phone: 01 677 521724. People choose Café en Seine most probably because they enjoy as well as its cocktails and service
A. its decoration
B. its history
C. its location
D. its environment
25. “Guinness” in Gravediggers probably refers to .
A. a kind of tea
B. the name of the town
C. the name of the boss
D. a kind of beer
26. We can infer that Davy Byrnes is .
A. a newlyopened bar
B. a bar with a long history
C. an oldfashioned bar
D. a bar popular with foreigners
27. What do Café en Seine and Davy Byrnes have in common?
A. Their represent the same architecture style.
B. They both serve cocktails and tasty Irish food
C. They give the same description about transport
D. They are both popular with the rugby crowd.
C
Chinas new term, tuhao, may be in next years Oxford English Dictionary. The word caught the attention of the dictionarys editing team after BBCs recent program on influential Chinese words. “If its influence continues, it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words,” said Julie Kleeman, project manager with the editing team.endprint
In Chinese tu means uncouth (笨拙的) and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in Chinas countryside. The word became more popular in September with the launch of Apples new goldcolored iPhone, which is loved by Chinas rich people. The color became known as “tuhao gold.” The word is now also used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it. Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words — dama and hukou — which may also make it into the dictionary.
People can have an intuitive (直觀的) grasp of the meanings if they see pinyin, Kleeman said, adding that people avoid using an English word to keep the original meaning.
“We have nearly 120 Chineselinked words now in Oxford English Dictionary,” she said. Some of them are: Guanxi, which means “connection”; Taikonaut, a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut.
The new words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive. The online version is also renewed every three months. “It at least broke our old rules. It used to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the time,” according to a statement from exchiefeditor John Simpson.
28. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. Dama and hukou have made it into Oxford English dictionary.
B. John Simpson thinks that it is not good to break old rules under any circumstances.
C. Tuhao refers to people who have both the cash and the class.
D.Some influential Chinese words appeared on one of BBCs recent programs.
29. What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 mean?
A.Get ready to help others.
B. Give orders to others.
C. Go on a diet.
D. Put on weight.
30. Tuhao becomes more popular in September partly because .
A. it is very likely to appear in Oxford English Dictionary
B. it is often used by the online community
C. Apple launched a new goldcolored
iPhone
D. people use Chinese pinyin to keep the original meaning
31. The main idea of the text is that .
A. sometimes pinyin makes Chinese words better understood
B. tuhao may end up in Oxford English Dictionary
C. tuhao has a new meaning at the present time
D. Oxford English Dictionary Includes new words faster than before
D
Look, this is the first plane in the world to be created using the new technology of “3D printing”. The airplane was built using only a computer—but it can fly at a speed of 100mph and has a twometer wingspan.endprint
It was produced using a special nylon laser printer that builds up something layerbylayer. The parts were made separately and attached using a “snap fit”(搭扣)technique so the aircraft could be put together without tools in minutes.
No fasteners(扣件) at all were used in the manufacture of the plane. Unmanned and electrically powered, the plane can travel in near silence and is also equipped with a small autopilot system. The special production process used is known as “l(fā)aser sintering(激光燒結(jié)) ”and allows the designers to create shapes and structures that would normally include costly manufacturing techniques. This technology allows a highlytailored aircraft to be developed from your own design to first flight in days, while using traditional materials and techniques would take months. And because no tooling is required for manufacture, major changes to the shape and scale of the aircraft can be made with no extra cost.
Professor Jim Scanlon, who led the team, said, “The process allows the design team to revisit historical techniques and ideas that would have been too expensive using traditional manufacturing.” He added, “This form of structure is very firm and lightweight, but very complex. If it was manufactured traditionally it would require a large number of individually tailored parts that would have to be connected or fastened at great expense.”
The new printed plane is known as the Southampton University Laser Sintered Aircraft—or SULSA for short—and is part of a wider project using cuttingedge manufacturing techniques. The University of Southampton has been at the leading position of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle development since the early 1990s.
32. What does the passage mainly talk
about?
A. New Designed Airplane with New Techniques.
B. Scientists Create Aircraft with High Speed.
C.The Worlds first 3D printed Airplane.
D. Revolutionary Breakthrough of 3D Printer.
33. Which of the following is NOT advantage of the plane?
A. It produces little noise while flying.
B. It is manufactured in quite a short time.
C. It only requires simple and cheap tools.
D. It neednt extra cost if changes are made.
34. How does the 3D printed plane fly?
A. A pilot controls it using a remote control.
B. It should be controlled by an autopilot system.
C. It should be controlled by “l(fā)aser sintering”.
D. A pilot with high techniques controlledendprint
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35. According to Professor Jim Scanlon, plane manufacturers can with their techniques.
A. produce firmer and lighter real planes
B. connect and fasten tailor parts for real planes
C. copy earlier planes to study their techniques
D. find differences by studying the traditional ones
第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Around the world there is an increase in the demand for reforestation. This is because the consumption of the forests has affected not only the animals living in the area but also the people. And reforestation is about the rebuilding of the forests that have been severely destroyed.It can offer a lot of benefits when the recreation is successful.
36This includes collecting seedlings(幼苗) that are native in the area to make sure that there is a natural reconstruction of the area. Some additional trees which are not native in the area also need to be planted. 37The importance of having multiple species of trees is considered to make sure that the needs of other species that will live and grow in the area are met.
Destroying a forest is easy but rebuilding it is really hard.38 The plan must include accurate spacing on plants and trees. This is to ensure that they wont cover each other while they grow. 39
The forest greatly helps in the reduction of the air pollution. Trees are responsible for the production of oxygen and absorption of carbon dioxide.40 It is there for a reason just like everyone else on this planet.
There cannot be a better way to restore the balance of nature than to increase the forest area. We must remember that the forest is a natural habitat of wide variety of animals and plants. In this manner, there is no substitute for reforestation.
A. Keep in mind that you cant just plant the seedlings anywhere.
B. And global warming will speed up the destruction of forests.
C. Recreations wont work until all these details have been considered.
D. So a good plan is needed to make the reforestation a successful one.
E. There are many things to be done when it comes to this type of effort.
F. The forest also protects us from typhoons and other natural disasters.
G. It is important to make sure that they are suited to the climate and the type of soil.
第三部分:英語知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分45分)
第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題;每題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。endprint
If you saw a young woman with a shaved head, a ring through her nose, a tattoo(刺字), what would your opinion be? Do you think this is attractive or 41? Different people have different ideas. In many parts of Africa, it is thought that an 42 girl should have really shinny skin.
On Bali, people 43 a beautiful woman or handsome man must have 44 straight, flat teeth. When a girl or boy becomes a (an) 45, he or she is taken to a special 46 in their village who will file off teeth points to 47 them smooth and flat. There is no anesthetic(麻藥)and this tooth filing is really 48. It is a kind of 49. Then you are thought 50 to become an adult if you can 51 it without screaming or crying too much.
In Myanmar, some people, called the “Papaung”, believe a woman can only be really beautiful if she has a long 52. I mean a VERY long neck. You might think you either born with a long or short neck and that theres nothing you can 53 about it. But you would be 54! A Papaung girl has heavy metal rings 55 around her neck when she is about five, 56 between the chin and shoulders. Each year more rings are 57 and very, very slowly their weight 58 the shoulders down, making the neck look longer. A Papaung woman will 59 her neck rings all her life, never once 60 them off.
Now I believe you will all agree different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.
41. A. dampB. ugly
C. privateD. fierce
42. A. attractive B. powerful
C. specific D. stubborn
43. A. believe B. appeal
C. confirm D. inform
44. A. firmlyB. briefly
C. graduallyD. perfectly
45. A. expertB. scholar
C. teenager D. adult
46. A. personB. drug
C. clinic D. centre
47. A. hatch B. obtain
C. limitD. make
48. A. flexible B. painful
C. generousD. changeable
49. A. fileB. faith
C. test D. tutor
50. A. secureB. ready
C. upset D. unique
51. A. formatB. accuse
C. scare D. stand
52. A. neck B. nose
C. face D. head
53. A. bake B. focus
C. clarifyD. do
54. A. superb B. wrong
C. selfishD. mental
55. A. fittedB. swapped
C. removedD. drawn
56. A. extremely B. toughly
C. sincerelyD. tightly
57. A. removedB. pulled
C. addedD. referred
58. A. matchesB. pushes
C. opposes D. acquires
59. A. absorb B. swap
C. ignoreD. wearendprint
60. A. suckingB. breaking
C. takingD. rejecting
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分:英語知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分45分)
第二節(jié)(共10分;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)
閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
In the age of the keyboard, some people think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of the teachers say they are required 61 (teach) handwriting.
One study 62 (publish) this year suggests that about three quarters of the teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing 63 (instruct) for 10-15 minutes a day, and then other teachers basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day, 64 really for handwriting is pretty much.
Many adults remember learning that way— by copying letters over and over again. Todays thinking 65 (be) that short periods of practice are 66(good). Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it should be used 67a way to get students to express ideas.
Steve Graham says word processing is 68 (rare) done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, 69 then to write in cursive(草體字), which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from 70 spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.
第四部分:寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分35分)
第一節(jié)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處錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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(Λ),并在其下面寫上該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯的詞下面畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
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。
The school TV station advertised for a student reporter the last week. He read the advertisement and was quite interested in it. I made up my mind to apply at it and then went to the interview. During the interview, I had faiths in myself and answered all the questions raising by the teachers. They were satisfying with me. I got the job started the work at once. Last week I interviewed some American visiting students. After that, I edited a programme, that was broadcast on the school television. Seeing my classmates attracted by our programme, I felt so happily and proud of what I have done.
第二節(jié)書面表達(25分)
假如你是光明中學(xué)學(xué)生會主席李華,根據(jù)學(xué)校安排,你給即將到你校任教的外籍教師Mr. Peter推薦一名學(xué)生助手(assistant)。請根據(jù)所給提示給Mr. Peter寫封推薦信。
1.歡迎Peter的到來;
2.推薦張丹作為學(xué)生助手;
3.張丹的基本情況(18歲,高三學(xué)生,學(xué)校十佳學(xué)生);
4.張丹的特點與特長(活潑、樂觀;電腦技能;溝通能力;英語水平等)。
注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;
2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。
Dear Peter,endprint