论文部分内容阅读
第二部分 閱读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Suppose you are a college graduate， with little experience on your CV（简历），what can you do to increase your chances of landing your dream position？
Treat it like a job
“The best advice is simple， but job seekers rarely follow it，” said Ginger Porter， managing director of the Dallas and Atlanta offices at global communications firm Golin， “Start every day like it’s your work day.”
Get dressed in the morning with the idea that you have somewhere you need to be： looking for a job.
Presenting yourself on paper
If you did any internships（实习期的工作） while in school that were related to your field of interest， don’t just list them. Instead， show them through the work you did while at the job， suggested Payal Vasudeva， managing director in Accenture’s Strategy division in the London office.
“Being able to demonstrate（示范）specific job skills， whether through an internship， volunteer work or extracurricular activities， increases your chances of landing that job，” she said.
Lots of skills， little experience
“If you don’t have any real work experience， consider switching to a skill-based CV，”suggested Sally Walker， an international career coach. Use the first page to lay out up to five transferable job skill headings relevant to the role for which you are applying. Under these headings， create bullet-pointed achievement statements which provide evidence of the skill.
Expand your horizons
If you are still coming up empty after applying for jobs， consider careers that are on the edge of your area of study.
“The opportunities won’t always be directly connected to what you studied， and sometimes you need to take a step in a different direction to get ahead in your career，”said Oliver Donoghue， managing director of the Nonstop Recruitment Schweiz AG talent agency.
21. What is the best advice on job seeking according to Ginger Porter？
A. Treat it like a job.
B. Get dressed in the morning.
C. Speak out your dream to employers.
D. Make yourself attractive to employers.
22. Where can you demonstrate your specific job skills？
A. In an internship. B. In a class activity.
C. In a job interview. D. In your personal CV.
23. What can you do if you don’t have any real work experience？
A. Consider switching jobs. B. Write a skill-based CV.
C. Apply for a relevant role.
D. Provide evidence of the skills.
24. Whose post is different from the others among the four advice givers？
A. Ginger Porter. B. Payal Vasudeva.
C. Sally Walker. D. Oliver Donoghue.
B
My daughter， Laura， was thinking about starting a new club for an after-school activity hour. She loved animals and wanted it to have something to do with them.
After talking with her teacher， she realized that having a Pet Club would be a great club for kids with disabilities. It was an activity that didn’t require a certain skill. Laura had brought her little papillon dog into school for the kids to meet and they loved her. They even wrote a poem about the dog.
So the Furry Friends Club was created. The kids raise money for shelter and animals victims of hurricanes. For $1.00 donations， students could post a photo of pets on the school bulletin boards. Over $500 was donated. A box was left by the bulletin board for toys， food and blanket donations for the local shelter. The kids made homemade Catnip Toys and baked dog biscuits. They even had the Cooking Club get involved by baking a large quantity of Dog Biscuits to sell around the holidays to raise money. The Police brought in drug-sniffing canines（警犬）. They went on a field trip to see ponies used to calm domestic violence victims.
I am so proud of my daughter for coming up with the idea for this type of club and for getting a teacher to get it going with her. She’s happy to see kids that struggle in school wanting to stay after school to be part of this club.
It’s been 3 years now and the club is still going strong. It’s nice that there is a club that anyone can join. All you need is a love for animals...
25. Why was a Pet Club a good idea for kids with disabilities？
A. Because school kids love animals.
B. Because it was given by the teacher.
C. Because students can gain practical skills.
D. Because kids can write poems about animals.
26. What was the box beside the bulletin board used to do？
A. To raise money for shelter and animals.
B. To post photos of pets for the donators.
C. To collect donations for the local shelter.
D. To gather waste paper used by the students.
27. What can we infer from the passage？
A. The author and the daughter are satisfied with the club.
B. The club was created four years ago and is going strong. C. All the students stay after school to wait to join the club.
D. Nothing is needed to join the club except love and a dog.
C
Robert Ripley’s life was an unbelievable adventure. For 35 years he explored the mysterious and witnessed the amazing. His Believe It or Not cartoons proved extraordinary every day. He was a world traveler who visited more than 200 countries seeing places few people had even heard of， from the tombs of the Ming Emperors in China， to a town called Hell in Norway！
Ripley was an artist， a reporter， an explorer， and a collector. The stories he gathered， illustrated（作圖解）by Ripley himself， would later appear in his popular cartoon album Believe It or Not. Today these cartoons are still enjoyed by millions of readers worldwide.
Wherever Ripley went， he searched for the odd and the unusual. In his search， he documented the customs and beliefs of many ancient and exotic modern civilizations. Whenever possible he brought home artifacts（手工艺品）from his journeys， which today probably is the greatest collection of oddities（奇特的东西）ever collected. Today these artifacts can be seen in Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums around the world. Every year millions of people visit these museums to take part in an adventure， one in which they experience the incredible（难以置信的）world of Robert Ripley！
Robert Leroy Ripley was born in Santa Rosa， Calif. As a talented， self-taught artist， Ripley sold his first drawing to Life magazine when he was only 18. Ripley was also a natural athlete， and his first love was baseball. He played semi-pro（半职业性的）ball for several years， but his dream of throwing in the Big Leagues was shattered（破灭）when he broke his arm during a New York Giants spring training game. After the accident， Ripley was forced to take his art more seriously. His hobby would become his occupation and his life work. He worked first for a newspaper in San Francisco but left for New York City to search for his future in 1912.
28. When did Ripley gather many strange artifacts？
A. When he was teaching himself art.
B. When he was working as a reporter.
C. When he was playing semi-pro ball.
D. When he was traveling around the world.
29. What is Believe It or Not considered to be besides a book with pictures？
A. A magazine. B. A sports game.
C. A museum. D. A baseball.
30. What’s the reason for Ripley to take art as his occupation and his life work？ A. An accident. B. His gift in art.
C. His love for art. D. His first drawing.
31. What will the author talk about in the next paragraph？
A. Working as a reporter in the United States.
B. Popularity of Believe It or Not in the world.
C. Response of Believe It or Not from his readers.
D. Working as a sports cartoonist in New York City.
D
A satellite was carried on a rocket which was sent up from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province on Tuesday. The satellite is named after the ancient Chinese scientist Mozi.
The project tests a technology that could one day offer digital communication that is hacker-proof（防黑客的）. But even if it succeeds， it is a long way off that goal， and there is some mind-bending physics to settle first.
The satellite will create pairs of so-called entangled photons（糾缠光子） — tiny sub-atomic particles of light whose properties（属性）are dependent on each other — beaming one half of each pair down to base stations in China and Austria.
This special kind of laser（激光）has several curious properties， one of which is known as “the observer effect” — its quantum state（量子态）cannot be observed without changing it.
So， if the satellite were to encode an encryption key（加密钥）in that quantum state， any interception（拦截）would be meaningless. It would change the key， making it useless.
If it works， it will solve the central problem of encrypted communications — how to distribute keys without interception — promising hacker-proof communications. The encrypted message itself can be sent out normally after the key exchange.
The signals weaken over distance though， which this project is hoping to minimize by sending the signals mostly through space， keeping weakening to a minimum despite the distances involved.
But apart from the tricky physics， there is also the difficult matter of firing tiny sub-atomic particles at precise targets on the ground， across vast distances， while travelling extremely fast through space. So this is the first attempt in the world.
32. What is the purpose of China’s sending up the satellite Mozi？
A. To settle some mind-bending physics.
B. To honor the ancient Chinese scientist Mozi.
C. To create pairs of so-called entangled photons.
D. To provide hacker-proof communication in the future.
33 What does the underlined word “beaming” probably mean？
A. Breaking. B. Shooting. C. Sending. D. Splitting. 34. How would the satellite make any interception useless？
A. By weakening its signals.
B. By changing the encryption key.
C. By exchanging keys with the hacker.
D. By firing sub-atomic particles at precise targets.
35. What can we infer from the last paragraph？
A. No countries other than China have tried in the world.
B. Firing particles at precise targets on the ground is difficult.
C. This project hopes to minimize the weakness of the signals.
D. The sub-atomic particles travel extremely fast through space.
第二節（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
“I’ve heard that smoking reduces stress and it’s better for a smoker’s health to continue smoking. Is this true？”
To answer this question， we turned to Masato Kano， a clinical psychologist specializing in guidance to help people quit smoking at Hoyukai Shinnakagawa Hospital in Yokohama.
The conclusion？ 36 The“stress reduction”that people think they feel after smoking is just an illusion（幻觉）， the result of nicotine reducing withdrawal（脱瘾）symptoms like difficulty in concentrating and restlessness.
37 Usually， first-time smokers only feel bad and don’t get any pleasurable feelings from it. This is because just introducing nicotine into the body does not improve one’s mood. This contrasts with alcohol， which even the first drink can intoxicate（使陶醉）a person.
When a person continues smoking， their brain becomes lazy and does not as readily release dopamine（多巴胺）， a brain hormone（荷尔蒙） that is involved with feelings of happiness. When the nicotine in their body runs out， withdrawal symptoms cause them to feel less satisfaction with all parts of their life， from their meals to their job. 38 And they gain a sense of satisfaction for a time.
Rather， if a person stops smoking， the usual stress caused by nicotine withdrawal symptoms will disappear. 39 Kano says he often hears from his patients who quit smoking that they have less trouble in their interactions with other people， and while driving they are kinder toward pedestrians and other drivers.
We know that about half of smokers die early due to smoking-related illnesses.
40 Even if smoking did reduce stress， since it is bad for the health it would be a case of mistaken priorities（优先）. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms last only a week at most. You can definitely quit.
A. Smoking does not reduce stress. B. Their mental health will improve.
C. How does one get into the habit of smoking？
D. How was a cigarette the first time you tried it？
E. Quitting smoking may be very hard in the first week.
F. When the person then smokes， they resupply the nicotine in their body.
G. Therefore， quitting smoking is better for health than continuing to smoke.
第三部分 英語知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Researchers at a university in Hungary say there is truth to what many dog owners always believed. Dogs do understand what humans 41 .
The researchers made 42 of the brains of 13 dogs using a machine that 43 brain activity. The dogs were trained to lie down in the 44 for seven minutes. During that time， they listened through headphones to their trainers’
45 .
Dog owners may think the news is not 46 ， but scientists are impressed.
Brian Hare is a 47 of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University. He called one of the findings a“shocker”.
The brain imaging 48 dogs processed words using the 49 side of their brains， just as humans do. They use the right side of their brains to understand 50 and pitch（音高）.
The study showed dogs understand words and how they are said. 51 words said in a neutral（中性的）way did not have the same 52 as the same words said in an
53 way.
Attila Andics was the leading researcher on the project. “Dog brains 54 both what we say and how we say it，” he said.
Researchers say that dogs are 55 to what people say 56 dogs have lived with people for a long time.
Andics thinks other animals 57 can understand human language like dogs do. But those animals are not very
58 in what humans say.
Pet owners said they always knew their 59 could understand them. And they were happy to see 60 support for what they experienced every day.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A trip to Shenzhen
When I arrived in Shenzhen， I started my trip at the East Gate Shopping Mall. This area is a fascinating shopping center. On both sides of the street， there are different shops 61 （sell）all kinds of goods. Almost everything could 62 （find）there， so I bought a lot of souvenirs for my friends. After that， I went to visit Diwang Building， the symbol of Shenzhen. 63 looks so tall and grand. It has 69 storeys. When I was on the top of the building， I could overlook 64 whole city. The next morning， the sun smiled 65 （gentle）. I went to Dameisha， the seashore of Shenzhen. I swam in the sea and walked on the sandy beach， 66 was so relaxing. I moved on， stopping at Xiaomeisha， another beautiful seaside resort（度假胜地）of the city. There I just picked up some seashells and 67
（eat）some delicious seafood. In the afternoon， I visited Sino-Britain Street， the boundary of Shenzhen and Hong Kong， 68
（experience） the exotic customs there.
My final stop was the Gold Coast. From there， I could see the high-rise 69 （build）and skyscrapers of Hong Kong. They look so splendid and handsome.
After my three-day stay 70 Shenzhen， I left there with reluctance. How time flies when we’re having fun！
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
刪除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Our country is aiming to building a harmonious society. I think it is all citizen’s wish to achieve this goal. As high school student， what should we do？ Firstly， we should love our hometown and our motherland. Second， we should show our respect on our teachers and the elderly. Thirdly， our students should help each other and learn each other. More importantly， all of us must be honest and faithfully in our daily life. Finally， we need to pull together to protect wildlife and the environment. It is hoped that we would not only live in the harmony with each other but also with wildlife in the future.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，去年自从外教Karl担任你们班的口语老师以来，你的英语口语和笔试成绩都有了很大的提高。他现在已经回国。你给他写信表示问候和感谢。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考答案与简析
第二部分 阅读理解
第一节
（A）本文为说明文，作者针对无工作经验的大学生求职提出了一些实用的建议，供求职者借鉴。
21. A 细节理解题。由第一个小标题Treat it like a job以及第二段中的“Start every day like it’s your work day.”可知。
22. A 细节理解题。第五段开头的Being able to demonstrate specific job skills， whether through an internship给了明确提示。
23. B 推理判断题。根据第六段开头的“If you don’t have any real work experience， consider switching to a skill-based CV，”可以推出。
24. C 细节理解题。本题是问文章中四位提建议者的职位异同，阅读本文，不难发现，他们中三个人都是managing director，只有Sally Walker是international career coach。因此选C。
（B）本文为记叙文。女儿因喜欢动物，和母亲及老师商量，决定办一个宠物俱乐部。本文讲述了举办过程和现在的状况。
25. A 细节理解题。 根据第二段的Laura had brought her little papillon dog into school for the kids to meet and they loved her. They even wrote a poem about the dog. 可知孩子们爱动物，故选A。 26. C 细节理解题。根据第三段的A box was left by the bulletin board for toys， food and blanket donations for the local shelter可知选C。
27. A 推理判断题。第四段的内容告诉我们：妈妈感到自豪， 女儿感到幸福， 故答案选A。
（C）本文是记叙文，主要讲述多才多艺的Robert Ripley不平凡的人生。
28. D 细节理解题。 根据第三段的Wherever Ripley went， he searched for the odd and the unusual和Whenever possible he brought home artifacts from his journeys可知，不管到哪里，他都喜欢收集奇怪的东西，只要有可能，每次旅游都带回一些工艺品。
29. C 细节理解题。 根据第三段的Today these artifacts can be seen in Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums around the world可知，现在在全世界的Ripley’s “信不信由你”博物馆里都可以看到这些人工制品。
30. A 细节理解题。 由最后一段的After the accident， Ripley was forced to take his art more seriously. His hobby would become his occupation and his life work可知答案。
31. D 推理判断题。 根据最后一段的He worked first for a newspaper in San Francisco but left for New York City to search for his future in 1912可知，他先是在旧金山为一家报社服务，后来在1992年期間去纽约寻找前途，那么接下来应该讲述他在纽约工作的情况，故选D。
（D）这是一篇科技说明文，文章讲的是中国成功发射的全球首颗量子通讯卫星“墨子号”。作者还介绍了该量子通讯卫星的工作原理。
32. D 推理判断题。由本文第二段中的The project tests a technology that could one day offer digital communication that is hacker-proof可以推出：中国发射该卫星的最终目的就是在未来提供一种可以“防黑客”的数字通信系统。
33. C 词义猜测题。由画线词所在的句子中的down to base stations可以推出。从卫星到基站的过程自然是“发射”或“发送”。
34. B 细节理解题。根据第五段中的 ...any interception would be meaningless. It would change the key， making it useless可知。
35. A推理判断题。由最后一句So this is the first attenpt in the world可推知。
第二节
本文作者告诫读者抽烟不能减压，并作了科学解释。
36. A由前面的The conclusion？可知这里缺少一句结论性的句子。根据后面的The“stress reduction”... is just an illusion得出答案。
37. D根据后面的first-time smokers可知此处填与关键词first-time有关的句子。
38. F由后面的And they gain a sense of satisfaction for a time可推出答案。
39. B根据前面的关键词will disappear可推出此处也应该是含将来时态的句子。
40. G 前面的half of smokers die early due to smoking-related illnesses说明了此处填G的原因。
第三部分 英语知识运用
第一节
本文为说明文，匈牙利一所大学的研究结果表明，由于狗与人类生活在一起的时间较长，因此它能听懂人类的语言。
41. D 根据第六段中的The study showed dogs understand words可知。“say”的内容自然是“words”。
42. A 根据第五段中的The brain imaging可知。image与imaging是词语同现。
43. A 由语境及常识可知，这里是指仪器记录狗狗的大脑活动情况。
44. B由上句中的using a machine that可知这里填machine。
45. C由本句中的listened可推出听的内容应该是voices。
46. B 后半句的意思是“但是科学家们却对此印象深刻”。由此可以推出前半句应该是讲狗狗的主人们认为这个消息并不让人惊奇。
47. D根据本句中的evolutionary anthropology at Duke University可知Brian Hare是一位教授。
48. A根据句意及宾语从句的内容可知，这里应该是指实验的结果所表明的情况。
49. C由下句中的They use the right side of their brains可知这里应该填left（左边的）。 50. B根据常识，就人类说话而言，除了内容，就是语调和音高，因此这里填tone。
51. D同样由常识可知，作为动物的狗狗本来只是能听懂人类的简单语言，而且这语言必须是有意思的。
52. C本句用的是比较法，比较的内容自然是效果。也就是“用中性的方式说出来的有意思的话”的效果不如“用鼓励的方式说出来的话”。
53. A既然前面的效果不如后面的，那么后面的说话方式一定是积极的。所以填encouraging。
54. C狗狗当然是“在乎”人类说话的内容和方式，否则它就听不懂啊。所以这儿填care about。
55. D由于狗狗与人类生活时间长，它们能够听懂人类的话是因为人类长期努力的结果。因此这里应该填tuned in（了解）。而let in（放进来）、 let out（发出）和tune out（不理睬）均不符合句意。
56. D很明显前后句之间是因果关系，故填because。
57. C由句末的like dogs do很明显可以知道这里填probably。
58. B上句既然说“别的动物也能听懂人类的语言”，这里又是转折句，那就只有一种可能：它们对人类说话不感兴趣。
59. A根据句首的Pet owners可知这里填pets。注意此处不要误填dogs，因为上句说到了其他动物很可能也能听懂人类的话。
60. B根据前面的实验研究结果，宠物的主人们很高兴的应该是看到了“科学的”证据支持，而不是“社会的”“公众的”或“官方的”。
第二节 语法填空
本文作者主要讲述自己在深圳的三日游。
61. selling 考查现在分词用法。因shops与sell是主动关系，用现在分词。
62. be found 考查被动语态。因主语everything与find是被动关系。
63. It考查代词的用法。替代前句中的Diwang Building。
64. the 考查冠词用法。这里特指整个深圳。
65. gently 考查副词用法。用副词修饰前面的动词smiled。
66. which 考查定语从句的引导词。先行词是整个主句的内容。
67. ate 考查时态。与picked并列，也用一般过去时。注意eat是不规则动词（eat→ate→eaten）。
68. to experience 考查不定式用法。这里用不定式表目的。
69. buildings 考查词类转换。冠词加形容词后用名词，又由后面的与之并列的skyscrapers可知用复数。
70. in 考查介词用法。表示在某个大地方一般用in。
第四部分 写作
第一节 短文改错
Our country is aiming to building a harmonious society. I think it is all citizen’s wish to achieve this goal. As high school student， what should we do？
Firstly， we should love our hometown and our motherland. Second， we should show our respect on our teachers and the elderly. Thirdly， our students should help each other and learn each other. More importantly， all of us must be honest and faithfully in our daily life. Finally， we need to pull together to protect wildlife and the environment. It is hoped that we would not only live in the harmony with each other but also with wildlife in the future.
第二節 书面表达
Dear Karl，
My name is Li Hua， a pupil of yours. I hear that you have gone back to your own motherland and now I’m writing to ask if you have had a safe journey all the way home.
Here I would like to express my greatest thanks to you for your teaching and your help with my English. Since you became our teacher last year， I have made rapid progress not only in my written exams but also in my oral tests. But for your help， I couldn’t have achieved so much. So I will never forget what you did for me.
Thanks again and wish you all the best.
Yours，
Li Hua
责任编辑 蒋小青
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Suppose you are a college graduate， with little experience on your CV（简历），what can you do to increase your chances of landing your dream position？
Treat it like a job
“The best advice is simple， but job seekers rarely follow it，” said Ginger Porter， managing director of the Dallas and Atlanta offices at global communications firm Golin， “Start every day like it’s your work day.”
Get dressed in the morning with the idea that you have somewhere you need to be： looking for a job.
Presenting yourself on paper
If you did any internships（实习期的工作） while in school that were related to your field of interest， don’t just list them. Instead， show them through the work you did while at the job， suggested Payal Vasudeva， managing director in Accenture’s Strategy division in the London office.
“Being able to demonstrate（示范）specific job skills， whether through an internship， volunteer work or extracurricular activities， increases your chances of landing that job，” she said.
Lots of skills， little experience
“If you don’t have any real work experience， consider switching to a skill-based CV，”suggested Sally Walker， an international career coach. Use the first page to lay out up to five transferable job skill headings relevant to the role for which you are applying. Under these headings， create bullet-pointed achievement statements which provide evidence of the skill.
Expand your horizons
If you are still coming up empty after applying for jobs， consider careers that are on the edge of your area of study.
“The opportunities won’t always be directly connected to what you studied， and sometimes you need to take a step in a different direction to get ahead in your career，”said Oliver Donoghue， managing director of the Nonstop Recruitment Schweiz AG talent agency.
21. What is the best advice on job seeking according to Ginger Porter？
A. Treat it like a job.
B. Get dressed in the morning.
C. Speak out your dream to employers.
D. Make yourself attractive to employers.
22. Where can you demonstrate your specific job skills？
A. In an internship. B. In a class activity.
C. In a job interview. D. In your personal CV.
23. What can you do if you don’t have any real work experience？
A. Consider switching jobs. B. Write a skill-based CV.
C. Apply for a relevant role.
D. Provide evidence of the skills.
24. Whose post is different from the others among the four advice givers？
A. Ginger Porter. B. Payal Vasudeva.
C. Sally Walker. D. Oliver Donoghue.
B
My daughter， Laura， was thinking about starting a new club for an after-school activity hour. She loved animals and wanted it to have something to do with them.
After talking with her teacher， she realized that having a Pet Club would be a great club for kids with disabilities. It was an activity that didn’t require a certain skill. Laura had brought her little papillon dog into school for the kids to meet and they loved her. They even wrote a poem about the dog.
So the Furry Friends Club was created. The kids raise money for shelter and animals victims of hurricanes. For $1.00 donations， students could post a photo of pets on the school bulletin boards. Over $500 was donated. A box was left by the bulletin board for toys， food and blanket donations for the local shelter. The kids made homemade Catnip Toys and baked dog biscuits. They even had the Cooking Club get involved by baking a large quantity of Dog Biscuits to sell around the holidays to raise money. The Police brought in drug-sniffing canines（警犬）. They went on a field trip to see ponies used to calm domestic violence victims.
I am so proud of my daughter for coming up with the idea for this type of club and for getting a teacher to get it going with her. She’s happy to see kids that struggle in school wanting to stay after school to be part of this club.
It’s been 3 years now and the club is still going strong. It’s nice that there is a club that anyone can join. All you need is a love for animals...
25. Why was a Pet Club a good idea for kids with disabilities？
A. Because school kids love animals.
B. Because it was given by the teacher.
C. Because students can gain practical skills.
D. Because kids can write poems about animals.
26. What was the box beside the bulletin board used to do？
A. To raise money for shelter and animals.
B. To post photos of pets for the donators.
C. To collect donations for the local shelter.
D. To gather waste paper used by the students.
27. What can we infer from the passage？
A. The author and the daughter are satisfied with the club.
B. The club was created four years ago and is going strong. C. All the students stay after school to wait to join the club.
D. Nothing is needed to join the club except love and a dog.
C
Robert Ripley’s life was an unbelievable adventure. For 35 years he explored the mysterious and witnessed the amazing. His Believe It or Not cartoons proved extraordinary every day. He was a world traveler who visited more than 200 countries seeing places few people had even heard of， from the tombs of the Ming Emperors in China， to a town called Hell in Norway！
Ripley was an artist， a reporter， an explorer， and a collector. The stories he gathered， illustrated（作圖解）by Ripley himself， would later appear in his popular cartoon album Believe It or Not. Today these cartoons are still enjoyed by millions of readers worldwide.
Wherever Ripley went， he searched for the odd and the unusual. In his search， he documented the customs and beliefs of many ancient and exotic modern civilizations. Whenever possible he brought home artifacts（手工艺品）from his journeys， which today probably is the greatest collection of oddities（奇特的东西）ever collected. Today these artifacts can be seen in Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums around the world. Every year millions of people visit these museums to take part in an adventure， one in which they experience the incredible（难以置信的）world of Robert Ripley！
Robert Leroy Ripley was born in Santa Rosa， Calif. As a talented， self-taught artist， Ripley sold his first drawing to Life magazine when he was only 18. Ripley was also a natural athlete， and his first love was baseball. He played semi-pro（半职业性的）ball for several years， but his dream of throwing in the Big Leagues was shattered（破灭）when he broke his arm during a New York Giants spring training game. After the accident， Ripley was forced to take his art more seriously. His hobby would become his occupation and his life work. He worked first for a newspaper in San Francisco but left for New York City to search for his future in 1912.
28. When did Ripley gather many strange artifacts？
A. When he was teaching himself art.
B. When he was working as a reporter.
C. When he was playing semi-pro ball.
D. When he was traveling around the world.
29. What is Believe It or Not considered to be besides a book with pictures？
A. A magazine. B. A sports game.
C. A museum. D. A baseball.
30. What’s the reason for Ripley to take art as his occupation and his life work？ A. An accident. B. His gift in art.
C. His love for art. D. His first drawing.
31. What will the author talk about in the next paragraph？
A. Working as a reporter in the United States.
B. Popularity of Believe It or Not in the world.
C. Response of Believe It or Not from his readers.
D. Working as a sports cartoonist in New York City.
D
A satellite was carried on a rocket which was sent up from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province on Tuesday. The satellite is named after the ancient Chinese scientist Mozi.
The project tests a technology that could one day offer digital communication that is hacker-proof（防黑客的）. But even if it succeeds， it is a long way off that goal， and there is some mind-bending physics to settle first.
The satellite will create pairs of so-called entangled photons（糾缠光子） — tiny sub-atomic particles of light whose properties（属性）are dependent on each other — beaming one half of each pair down to base stations in China and Austria.
This special kind of laser（激光）has several curious properties， one of which is known as “the observer effect” — its quantum state（量子态）cannot be observed without changing it.
So， if the satellite were to encode an encryption key（加密钥）in that quantum state， any interception（拦截）would be meaningless. It would change the key， making it useless.
If it works， it will solve the central problem of encrypted communications — how to distribute keys without interception — promising hacker-proof communications. The encrypted message itself can be sent out normally after the key exchange.
The signals weaken over distance though， which this project is hoping to minimize by sending the signals mostly through space， keeping weakening to a minimum despite the distances involved.
But apart from the tricky physics， there is also the difficult matter of firing tiny sub-atomic particles at precise targets on the ground， across vast distances， while travelling extremely fast through space. So this is the first attempt in the world.
32. What is the purpose of China’s sending up the satellite Mozi？
A. To settle some mind-bending physics.
B. To honor the ancient Chinese scientist Mozi.
C. To create pairs of so-called entangled photons.
D. To provide hacker-proof communication in the future.
33 What does the underlined word “beaming” probably mean？
A. Breaking. B. Shooting. C. Sending. D. Splitting. 34. How would the satellite make any interception useless？
A. By weakening its signals.
B. By changing the encryption key.
C. By exchanging keys with the hacker.
D. By firing sub-atomic particles at precise targets.
35. What can we infer from the last paragraph？
A. No countries other than China have tried in the world.
B. Firing particles at precise targets on the ground is difficult.
C. This project hopes to minimize the weakness of the signals.
D. The sub-atomic particles travel extremely fast through space.
第二節（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
“I’ve heard that smoking reduces stress and it’s better for a smoker’s health to continue smoking. Is this true？”
To answer this question， we turned to Masato Kano， a clinical psychologist specializing in guidance to help people quit smoking at Hoyukai Shinnakagawa Hospital in Yokohama.
The conclusion？ 36 The“stress reduction”that people think they feel after smoking is just an illusion（幻觉）， the result of nicotine reducing withdrawal（脱瘾）symptoms like difficulty in concentrating and restlessness.
37 Usually， first-time smokers only feel bad and don’t get any pleasurable feelings from it. This is because just introducing nicotine into the body does not improve one’s mood. This contrasts with alcohol， which even the first drink can intoxicate（使陶醉）a person.
When a person continues smoking， their brain becomes lazy and does not as readily release dopamine（多巴胺）， a brain hormone（荷尔蒙） that is involved with feelings of happiness. When the nicotine in their body runs out， withdrawal symptoms cause them to feel less satisfaction with all parts of their life， from their meals to their job. 38 And they gain a sense of satisfaction for a time.
Rather， if a person stops smoking， the usual stress caused by nicotine withdrawal symptoms will disappear. 39 Kano says he often hears from his patients who quit smoking that they have less trouble in their interactions with other people， and while driving they are kinder toward pedestrians and other drivers.
We know that about half of smokers die early due to smoking-related illnesses.
40 Even if smoking did reduce stress， since it is bad for the health it would be a case of mistaken priorities（优先）. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms last only a week at most. You can definitely quit.
A. Smoking does not reduce stress. B. Their mental health will improve.
C. How does one get into the habit of smoking？
D. How was a cigarette the first time you tried it？
E. Quitting smoking may be very hard in the first week.
F. When the person then smokes， they resupply the nicotine in their body.
G. Therefore， quitting smoking is better for health than continuing to smoke.
第三部分 英語知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Researchers at a university in Hungary say there is truth to what many dog owners always believed. Dogs do understand what humans 41 .
The researchers made 42 of the brains of 13 dogs using a machine that 43 brain activity. The dogs were trained to lie down in the 44 for seven minutes. During that time， they listened through headphones to their trainers’
45 .
Dog owners may think the news is not 46 ， but scientists are impressed.
Brian Hare is a 47 of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University. He called one of the findings a“shocker”.
The brain imaging 48 dogs processed words using the 49 side of their brains， just as humans do. They use the right side of their brains to understand 50 and pitch（音高）.
The study showed dogs understand words and how they are said. 51 words said in a neutral（中性的）way did not have the same 52 as the same words said in an
53 way.
Attila Andics was the leading researcher on the project. “Dog brains 54 both what we say and how we say it，” he said.
Researchers say that dogs are 55 to what people say 56 dogs have lived with people for a long time.
Andics thinks other animals 57 can understand human language like dogs do. But those animals are not very
58 in what humans say.
Pet owners said they always knew their 59 could understand them. And they were happy to see 60 support for what they experienced every day.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A trip to Shenzhen
When I arrived in Shenzhen， I started my trip at the East Gate Shopping Mall. This area is a fascinating shopping center. On both sides of the street， there are different shops 61 （sell）all kinds of goods. Almost everything could 62 （find）there， so I bought a lot of souvenirs for my friends. After that， I went to visit Diwang Building， the symbol of Shenzhen. 63 looks so tall and grand. It has 69 storeys. When I was on the top of the building， I could overlook 64 whole city. The next morning， the sun smiled 65 （gentle）. I went to Dameisha， the seashore of Shenzhen. I swam in the sea and walked on the sandy beach， 66 was so relaxing. I moved on， stopping at Xiaomeisha， another beautiful seaside resort（度假胜地）of the city. There I just picked up some seashells and 67
（eat）some delicious seafood. In the afternoon， I visited Sino-Britain Street， the boundary of Shenzhen and Hong Kong， 68
（experience） the exotic customs there.
My final stop was the Gold Coast. From there， I could see the high-rise 69 （build）and skyscrapers of Hong Kong. They look so splendid and handsome.
After my three-day stay 70 Shenzhen， I left there with reluctance. How time flies when we’re having fun！
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
刪除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Our country is aiming to building a harmonious society. I think it is all citizen’s wish to achieve this goal. As high school student， what should we do？ Firstly， we should love our hometown and our motherland. Second， we should show our respect on our teachers and the elderly. Thirdly， our students should help each other and learn each other. More importantly， all of us must be honest and faithfully in our daily life. Finally， we need to pull together to protect wildlife and the environment. It is hoped that we would not only live in the harmony with each other but also with wildlife in the future.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，去年自从外教Karl担任你们班的口语老师以来，你的英语口语和笔试成绩都有了很大的提高。他现在已经回国。你给他写信表示问候和感谢。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考答案与简析
第二部分 阅读理解
第一节
（A）本文为说明文，作者针对无工作经验的大学生求职提出了一些实用的建议，供求职者借鉴。
21. A 细节理解题。由第一个小标题Treat it like a job以及第二段中的“Start every day like it’s your work day.”可知。
22. A 细节理解题。第五段开头的Being able to demonstrate specific job skills， whether through an internship给了明确提示。
23. B 推理判断题。根据第六段开头的“If you don’t have any real work experience， consider switching to a skill-based CV，”可以推出。
24. C 细节理解题。本题是问文章中四位提建议者的职位异同，阅读本文，不难发现，他们中三个人都是managing director，只有Sally Walker是international career coach。因此选C。
（B）本文为记叙文。女儿因喜欢动物，和母亲及老师商量，决定办一个宠物俱乐部。本文讲述了举办过程和现在的状况。
25. A 细节理解题。 根据第二段的Laura had brought her little papillon dog into school for the kids to meet and they loved her. They even wrote a poem about the dog. 可知孩子们爱动物，故选A。 26. C 细节理解题。根据第三段的A box was left by the bulletin board for toys， food and blanket donations for the local shelter可知选C。
27. A 推理判断题。第四段的内容告诉我们：妈妈感到自豪， 女儿感到幸福， 故答案选A。
（C）本文是记叙文，主要讲述多才多艺的Robert Ripley不平凡的人生。
28. D 细节理解题。 根据第三段的Wherever Ripley went， he searched for the odd and the unusual和Whenever possible he brought home artifacts from his journeys可知，不管到哪里，他都喜欢收集奇怪的东西，只要有可能，每次旅游都带回一些工艺品。
29. C 细节理解题。 根据第三段的Today these artifacts can be seen in Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums around the world可知，现在在全世界的Ripley’s “信不信由你”博物馆里都可以看到这些人工制品。
30. A 细节理解题。 由最后一段的After the accident， Ripley was forced to take his art more seriously. His hobby would become his occupation and his life work可知答案。
31. D 推理判断题。 根据最后一段的He worked first for a newspaper in San Francisco but left for New York City to search for his future in 1912可知，他先是在旧金山为一家报社服务，后来在1992年期間去纽约寻找前途，那么接下来应该讲述他在纽约工作的情况，故选D。
（D）这是一篇科技说明文，文章讲的是中国成功发射的全球首颗量子通讯卫星“墨子号”。作者还介绍了该量子通讯卫星的工作原理。
32. D 推理判断题。由本文第二段中的The project tests a technology that could one day offer digital communication that is hacker-proof可以推出：中国发射该卫星的最终目的就是在未来提供一种可以“防黑客”的数字通信系统。
33. C 词义猜测题。由画线词所在的句子中的down to base stations可以推出。从卫星到基站的过程自然是“发射”或“发送”。
34. B 细节理解题。根据第五段中的 ...any interception would be meaningless. It would change the key， making it useless可知。
35. A推理判断题。由最后一句So this is the first attenpt in the world可推知。
第二节
本文作者告诫读者抽烟不能减压，并作了科学解释。
36. A由前面的The conclusion？可知这里缺少一句结论性的句子。根据后面的The“stress reduction”... is just an illusion得出答案。
37. D根据后面的first-time smokers可知此处填与关键词first-time有关的句子。
38. F由后面的And they gain a sense of satisfaction for a time可推出答案。
39. B根据前面的关键词will disappear可推出此处也应该是含将来时态的句子。
40. G 前面的half of smokers die early due to smoking-related illnesses说明了此处填G的原因。
第三部分 英语知识运用
第一节
本文为说明文，匈牙利一所大学的研究结果表明，由于狗与人类生活在一起的时间较长，因此它能听懂人类的语言。
41. D 根据第六段中的The study showed dogs understand words可知。“say”的内容自然是“words”。
42. A 根据第五段中的The brain imaging可知。image与imaging是词语同现。
43. A 由语境及常识可知，这里是指仪器记录狗狗的大脑活动情况。
44. B由上句中的using a machine that可知这里填machine。
45. C由本句中的listened可推出听的内容应该是voices。
46. B 后半句的意思是“但是科学家们却对此印象深刻”。由此可以推出前半句应该是讲狗狗的主人们认为这个消息并不让人惊奇。
47. D根据本句中的evolutionary anthropology at Duke University可知Brian Hare是一位教授。
48. A根据句意及宾语从句的内容可知，这里应该是指实验的结果所表明的情况。
49. C由下句中的They use the right side of their brains可知这里应该填left（左边的）。 50. B根据常识，就人类说话而言，除了内容，就是语调和音高，因此这里填tone。
51. D同样由常识可知，作为动物的狗狗本来只是能听懂人类的简单语言，而且这语言必须是有意思的。
52. C本句用的是比较法，比较的内容自然是效果。也就是“用中性的方式说出来的有意思的话”的效果不如“用鼓励的方式说出来的话”。
53. A既然前面的效果不如后面的，那么后面的说话方式一定是积极的。所以填encouraging。
54. C狗狗当然是“在乎”人类说话的内容和方式，否则它就听不懂啊。所以这儿填care about。
55. D由于狗狗与人类生活时间长，它们能够听懂人类的话是因为人类长期努力的结果。因此这里应该填tuned in（了解）。而let in（放进来）、 let out（发出）和tune out（不理睬）均不符合句意。
56. D很明显前后句之间是因果关系，故填because。
57. C由句末的like dogs do很明显可以知道这里填probably。
58. B上句既然说“别的动物也能听懂人类的语言”，这里又是转折句，那就只有一种可能：它们对人类说话不感兴趣。
59. A根据句首的Pet owners可知这里填pets。注意此处不要误填dogs，因为上句说到了其他动物很可能也能听懂人类的话。
60. B根据前面的实验研究结果，宠物的主人们很高兴的应该是看到了“科学的”证据支持，而不是“社会的”“公众的”或“官方的”。
第二节 语法填空
本文作者主要讲述自己在深圳的三日游。
61. selling 考查现在分词用法。因shops与sell是主动关系，用现在分词。
62. be found 考查被动语态。因主语everything与find是被动关系。
63. It考查代词的用法。替代前句中的Diwang Building。
64. the 考查冠词用法。这里特指整个深圳。
65. gently 考查副词用法。用副词修饰前面的动词smiled。
66. which 考查定语从句的引导词。先行词是整个主句的内容。
67. ate 考查时态。与picked并列，也用一般过去时。注意eat是不规则动词（eat→ate→eaten）。
68. to experience 考查不定式用法。这里用不定式表目的。
69. buildings 考查词类转换。冠词加形容词后用名词，又由后面的与之并列的skyscrapers可知用复数。
70. in 考查介词用法。表示在某个大地方一般用in。
第四部分 写作
第一节 短文改错
Our country is aiming to building a harmonious society. I think it is all citizen’s wish to achieve this goal. As high school student， what should we do？
Firstly， we should love our hometown and our motherland. Second， we should show our respect on our teachers and the elderly. Thirdly， our students should help each other and learn each other. More importantly， all of us must be honest and faithfully in our daily life. Finally， we need to pull together to protect wildlife and the environment. It is hoped that we would not only live in the harmony with each other but also with wildlife in the future.
第二節 书面表达
Dear Karl，
My name is Li Hua， a pupil of yours. I hear that you have gone back to your own motherland and now I’m writing to ask if you have had a safe journey all the way home.
Here I would like to express my greatest thanks to you for your teaching and your help with my English. Since you became our teacher last year， I have made rapid progress not only in my written exams but also in my oral tests. But for your help， I couldn’t have achieved so much. So I will never forget what you did for me.
Thanks again and wish you all the best.
Yours，
Li Hua
责任编辑 蒋小青