浙江省温州中学2015-2016学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷

温州中学2015学年第二学期高一期末考试

英语试题 2016.6

本试卷共11页，满分100分。考试用时120分钟。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

选择题(共70分)

注意事项：

1.答题前,考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚,并贴好条形码.请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目.

2.每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再

选涂其他答案示号,在试题卷上作答无效.

第一部分:听力（共两节, 满分10分）

做题时, 先将答案划在试卷上. 录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分, 满分2.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What’s the most probably relationship between the two speakers?

2.Where does the concersation probably take place?

3.What will the man probably do?

4.How many boys are thre in the pictures?

5.Why does the man work hard?

A.To make more money.

B.To keep his job.

C.To enjoy the challenge of the job.

第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分, 满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白. 每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What does the man ask the woman to do?

来源：A. To work for her former employer.

B. To recommend a customer.

C. To join his company.

7. What is the woman doing?

1. Working for a company. B. Running a business. C. Hunting for a job.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Why did the woman give up her dream to be a gym teacher?

A. She didn’t have the equipment.

B. She couldn’t afford the expense.

C. She found the training too hard.

9. How does the woman feel about her job?

A. Satisfied. B. Regretful. C. Disappointed.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What does the woman say about the science book?

1. It’s of little value. B. It’s in bad condition. C. It’s an old edition.
   11. How much will the woman pay the man?
   1. $30. B. $23. C. $21.
      12. Why is the woman unwilling to buy more textbooks?
      A. She isn’t sure what textbooks will be used.
      B. She hasn’t enough money to buy more.
      C. She doesn’t like books marked with notes.
      听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
      13.Where is the man?
      1. At home. B. At the office. C. At a travel agency.
         14. What are the speakers going to do?
         1. To travel abroad. B. To go to the theatre. C. To meet their friends.
            15. When will the speakers meet?
            1. At 3:15 pmB. At 7:00 pm.C. At 6:15 pm.

16. What do we know about the man?

A. He is sensitive.B. He is humorous. C. He is dishonest.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What is the first news headline about?

A. Street violence. B. Personal safety. C. Students’ health.

18. Why did some parents gather at schools in Glasgow?

A. To prevent the close-down of the school.

B. To call for better primary education.

C. To participate in school activities.

19. What are the litter pickers doing?

A. Collecting private rubbish. B. Having a one-day break. C. Cleaning themselves up.

20. Which teams will play in the European Cup final?

A. AC. Milan and Barcelona. B. Barcelona and Liverpool. C. Liverpool and AC. Milan.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.—Could you tell me the________ of making such tasty cakes?

—Well, I just follow the directions in the cookbook.

22. —Who's that at the door?

—________ is the milkman.

23. Life is like ________ ocean: only ________ strong­willed can reach the other shore.

24.Joe is proud and ________，never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame.

25.—What did you do last weekend?

—Oh, nothing ________.

26.September 30 is the day ________ which you must pay your bill.

27.________ the school, the village has a clinic, which was also built with government support.

28. Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is to ________ the soul of Qu Yuan.

29.The two countries are going to meet to ________ some barriers to trade between them.

30.How could you ________ such a fantastic job when you have been out of work for months?

31.There are still many problems ________ before we are ready for a long stay on the moon.

32. It was sad to me that they, so poor themselves, ________ bring me food.

33.I still remember my happy childhood when my mother ________ take me to Disneyland at weekends.

34.—Haven't seen you for ages! Where have you been?

—I went to Ningxia and ________ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.

35. James has just arrived, but I didn't know he ________ until yesterday.

36. —Is it true that Mike refused an offer from Yale University yesterday?

—Yeah, but I have no idea ________ he did it; that's one of his favourite universities.

37.Please send us all the information ________ you have about the candidate for the position.

38.English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, ________ uses it differently.

39.—I spent two weeks in London last summer.

—Then you must have visited the British Museum during your stay, ________ you?

40.—I can't remember those grammar rules!

—________. Practise more.

第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分, 满分20分)

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从41～60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项.

A twenty-three-year Dutch student has enjoyed a short but unexpected holiday in Dubai. Mr Frank Vreede, a business student, had taken a part-time job at Schiphol Airport to help pay for his 41 ,He worked as a baggage handler.

Last Friday night after a42day in the university library preparing for his final exams, Frank was 43 a plane at the airport. He was waiting for the next baggage truck to arrive and he felt tired. He decided to have a 44rest ,so he sat down in the hold of the plane and shut his eyes-just for a moment.

45, while he was sleeping, the plane took off. An hour later, Frank 46 and was shocked to discover that the plane was in the air. 47 was a terrible noise from the engines, and he tried not to 48 It was dark, uncomfortable and very, very cold. Frank knew he could not 49in the freezing temperatures. It was an impossible situation.

He decided to make as much 50 as possible. He hit the ceiling of the baggage hold and shouted at the top of his voice. 51 a passenger heard the noise and called a flight attendant, who immediately informed the pilot. 52the captain understood what was happening, he ordered hot air to be pumped into the hold.

When the plane arrived at Dubai International Airport, an ambulance was waiting to take a very 53 and frightened Mr Vreede to hospital. 54 examined him, but he was unhurt and was allowed to leave after a few hours 55spread quickly about this"stowaway". The managing Director of one of Dubai's top hotels offered him a free room for the weekend." He must have wanted to come to Dubai very much if he was prepared to travel in the hold !"56 the MD.

"57been so kind," said Mr Vreede."I'm really enjoying my stay in Dubai and I'm getting a lot of rest, so I won't fall asleep on the job again." He also 58 to his boss for sleeping at work 59 _ working, and promised it would not happen again."Next time, I'II catch a 60flight!" said Mr Vreede.

41. A. business B. studies C. flights D. exams

42. A. tiring B. boring C. lazy D. sad

43. A. boarding B. repairing C. loading D. sweeping

44. A. good B. quiet C. full D. quick

45. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise

46. A. set up B. threw up C. woke up D. looked up

47. A. It B. There C. What D. That

48. A. risk B. anger C. bother D. panic

49. A. guarantee B. survive C. challenge D. involve

50. A. sense B. progress C. fortune D. noise

51. A. Luckily B. Generally C. Actually D. Usually

52. A. Unless B. Though C. Once D. Since

53. A. sleepy B. greedy C. hungry D. cold

54. A. Workers B. Passengers C. Doctors D. Pilots

55. A. Diseases B. News C. Fear D. Lies

56. A. joked B. cried C. whispered D. replied

57. A. Nobody's B. someone's C. Anyone's D. Everyone's

58. A. applied B . contributed C. apologized D. appealed

59. A. instead of B. in spite or C. in case of D. except for

60. A. local B. regular C. delayed D. cheap

第三部分：阅读理解(第一节15小题, 第二节5小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

第一节：阅读下列材料, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项.

A

HOLIDAY FUN AT THE POWERHOUSE

500 HARRIS STREET ULTIMO·TELEPHONE

(02) 9217 0111

Join in the holiday fun at the Powerhouse this month linked to our new exhibition, Evolution & Revolution: Chinese dress 1700s to now. DON'T FORGET our other special event, the Club Med Circus School which is part of the Circus(马戏团)！150 years　 of circus in Australia exhibition experience!

◆Chinese Folk Dancing: Colourful Chinese dance and musical performances by The Chinese Folk Dancing School of Sydney. Dances include: the Golden stick dance and the Chinese drum dance. A feature will be the Qin Dynasty Emperor's court dance. Also included is a show of face painting for Beijing opera performances.

Sunday 29 June and Wednesday 2 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11：30 am & 1：30 pm.

◆Australian Chinese Children's Arts Theatre: Well­known children's play experts from Shanghai lead this dynamic youth group. Performances include Chinese fairy tales and plays.

Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11：30 am & 1：30 pm.

◆Chinese Youth League: A traditional performing arts group featuring performance highlights such as Red scarf and Spring flower dances, and a musician playing Er Hu.

Sunday 6 to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 11：30 am to 1：30 pm.

◆Kids Activity: Make a Paper Horse: Young children make a paper horse cut­out. (The horse is a frequent theme in Chinese painting, indicating a kind of advancement.) Suitable for ages 8～12 years.

Saturday 28 June to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 12：00 pm to 1：00 pm.

◆Club Med Circus School: Learn circus skills, including the trapeze, trampolining and magic. Note only for children over 5. There are 40 places available in each 1 hour session and these must be booked at the front desk, level 4, on the day.

Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 July at 11：30 am & 1：00 pm.

Enjoy unlimited free visits and many other benefits by becoming a family member of the Powerhouse. Our family memberships cover two adults and all children under the age of 16 years at the one address.

Members receive Powerline,our monthly magazine, discounts in the shops and the restaurants, as well as free admission to the Museum. All this for as little as $50.00 a year! Call (02)9217 0600 for more details.

61. To learn the magic tricks, you can go to ________.

A. Kids Activity B. Chinese Youth League

C. Club Med Circus School D. Children's Arts Theatre

62. What is required if you want to enjoy free visits to the Museum?

A. Calling (02)9217 0600. B. Gaining family membership.

C. Coming for the holiday fun.D. Paying Powerline $50.00 a year.

63. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To attract visitors. B. To present schedules.

C. To report the performances.D. To teach kids Chinese arts.

B

As more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6，000～7，000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations—UNESCO and National Geographic among them—have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.

Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Centre, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that_tradition. His recently published book, AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,grows out of his experience living, working, and raising a family in a village in Nepal.

Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.

At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials—including photographs, films, tape recordings, and field notes—which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.

Now, through the two organizations that he has founded —the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project—Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet, Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.

64. What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Having full records of the languages.B. Writing books on language teaching.

C. Telling stories about language users. D. Living with the native speakers.

65. What is Turin's book based on?

A. The cultural studies in India. B. The documents available at Yale.

C. His language research in Bhutan.D. His personal experience in Nepal.

66. Which of the following best describes Turin's work?

A. Write, sell and donate. B. Record, repair and reward.

C. Collect, protect and reconnect.D. Design, experiment and report.

C

Most damagingly, anger weakens a person's ability to think clearly and keep control over his behaviour. The angry person loses objectivity in evaluating the emotional significance of the person or situation that arouses his anger.

Not everyone experiences anger in the same way; what angers one person may amuse another. The specific expression of anger also differs from person to person based on biological and cultural forces. In contemporary culture, physical expressions of anger are generally considered too socially harmful to be tolerated. We no longer regard duels(决斗) as an appropriate expression of anger resulting from one person's awareness of insulting behaviour on the part of another.

Anger can be identified in the brain, where the electrical activity changes. Under most conditions EEG(脑电图) measures of electrical activity show balanced activity between the right and left prefrontal(额叶前部) areas. Behaviourally this corresponds to the general even­handed disposition(意向) that most of us possess most of the time. But when we are angry the EEG of the right and left prefrontal areas aren't balanced and, as a result of this, we're likely to react. And our behavioural response to anger is different from our response to other emotions, whether positive or negative.

Most positive emotions are associated with approach behaviour: we move closer to people we like. Most negative emotions, in contrast, are associated with avoidance behaviour: we move away from people and things that we dislike or that make us anxious. But anger is an exception to this pattern. The angrier we are, the more likely we are to move towards the object of our anger. This corresponds to what psychologists refer to as offensiveanger:the angry person moves closer in order to influence and control the person or situation causing his anger. This approach­and­confront behaviour is accompanied by a leftward prefrontal asymmetry(不对称) of EEG activity. Interestingly, this asymmetry lessens if the angry person can experience empathy(同感) towards the individual who is bringing forth the angry response. In defensiveanger,in contrast, the EEG asymmetry is directed to the right and the angry person feels helpless in the face of the anger­inspiring situation.

67.The“duels”example in Paragraph 2 proves that the expression of anger ________.

A.usually has a biological basisB.varies among people

C.is socially and culturally shapedD.influences one's thinking and evaluation

68.What changes can be found in an angry brain?

A.Balanced electrical activity can be spotted.

B.Unbalanced patterns are found in prefrontal areas.

C.Electrical activity corresponds to one's behaviour.

D.Electrical activity agrees with one's disposition.

69.Which of the following is typical of offensive anger?

A.Approaching the source of anger.B.Trying to control what is disliked.

C.Moving away from what is disliked.D.Feeling helpless in the face of anger.

70.What is the key message of the last paragraph?

A.How anger differs from other emotions.B.How anger relates to other emotions.

C.Behavioural responses to anger. D.Behavioural patterns of anger.

D

Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long­handled brush. He stopped by the fence in front of the house where he lived with his aunt Polly. He looked at it, and all joy left him. The fence was long and high. He put the brush into the whitewash and moved it along the top of the fence. He repeated the operation. He felt he could not continue and sat down.

He knew that his friends would arrive soon with all kinds of interesting plans for the day.

They would walk past him and laugh. They would make jokes about his having to work on a beautiful summer Saturday. The thought burned him like fire.

He put his hand into his pockets and took out all that he owned. Perhaps he could find some way to pay someone to do the whitewashing for him. But there was nothing of value in his pockets—nothing that could buy even half an hour of freedom. So he put the bits of toys back into his pockets and gave up the idea.

At this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea came to him. It filled his mind with a great, bright light. Calmly he picked up the brush and started again to whitewash.

While Tom was working, Ben Rogers appeared. Ben was eating an apple as he walked along the street. As he walked along it, he was making noises like the sound of a riverboat. First he shouted loudly, like a boat captain. Then he said “Ding－Dong－Dong”， “Ding－Dong－Dong” again and again, like the bell of a riverboat. And he made other strange noises. When he came close to Tom, he stopped.

Tom went on whitewashing. He did not look at Ben. Ben stared a moment and then said: “Hello! I'm going swimming, but you can't go, can you？”

No answer. Tom moved his brush carefully along the fence and looked at the result with the eye of an artist. Ben came nearer. Tom's mouth watered for the apple, but he kept on working.

Ben said, “Hello, old fellow, you've got to work, hey？”

Tom turned suddenly and said, “Why, it's you, Ben! I wasn't noticing.”

“Say—I'm going swimming. Don't you wish you could? But of course you'd rather work—wouldn't you? Of course you would.”

Tom looked at the boy a bit, and said, “What do you call work？”

“Why, isn't that work？”

Tom went back to his whitewashing, and answered carelessly.

“Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isn't. All I know is, it suits Tom Sawyer.”

“Oh come, now, you don't mean to say that you like it？”

The brush continued tomove.

“Like it? Well, I don't see why I shouldn't like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day？”

Ben stopped eating his apple. Tom moved his brush back and forth, stepped back to look at the result, added a touch here and there, and stepped back again. Ben watched every move and got more and more interested. Soonhe said，“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”

Tom thought for a moment, and was about to agree, but he changed his mind.

“No—no—it won't do, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly wants this fence to be perfect. It has got to be done very carefully. I don't think there is one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it well enough.”

“No—is that so? Oh come, now—let me just try. Only just a little.”

“Ben, I'd like to, but if it isn't done right, I'm afraid Aunt Polly … ”

“Oh, I'll be careful. Now let me try. Say—I'll give you the core of my apple.”

“Well, here—No, Ben, now don't. I'm afraid …”

“I'll give you all of it.”

Tom gave up the brush with unwillingness on his face, but joy in his heart. And while Ben worked at the fence in the hot sun, Tom sat under a tree, eating the apple, and planning how to get more help. There were enough boys. Each one came to laugh, but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was tired, Tom sold the next chance to Billy for a kite; and when Billy was tired, Johnny bought it for a dead rat—and so on, hour after hour. And when the middle of the afternoon came, Tom had won many treasures.

And he had not worked. He had had a nice idle time all the time, with plenty of company, and the fence had been whitewashed three times. If he hadn't run out of whitewash, Tom would have owned everything belonging to his friends.

He had discovered a great law of human action, namely, that in order to make a man or a boy want a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to get.

71.How many characters are mentioned in this story?

72.Tom was about to agree to let Ben whitewash when he changed his mind because ________.

A. Tom wanted to do the whitewashing by himself

B. Tom planned to make Ben give up his apple first

C. Tom was unwilling to let Ben do the whitewashing

D. Tom was afraid Ben would do the whitewashing better

73.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. Tom was interested in whitewashing the fence

B.Tom had a lot of friends who are ready to help others

C. Tom was unwilling to whitewash the fence, but he managed to let other boys do it for him

D. Tom was good at whitewashing the fence, so he looked at the result of his work with the eye of an artist

74.What made Ben Rogers eagerly give up his apple and offer to brush the fence for Tom?

A. His warm heart and kindness to friends. B. His curiosity about Tom's brushing job.

C. Tom's threat. D. Aunt Polly's idea.

75.Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

A. The Happy WhitewasherB. Tom And His Fellows

C. Whitewashing A FenceD. How To Make The Things Difficult To Get

第二节：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。

Many adults are not aware of the very active social lives that their children lead. You might think that your young child does not yet have a social life. 76
Young children under the age of 5 are in a stage of life where they need to be nurtured by their parents, guided and taught about the world around them. They have minimal independence and are generally always supervised by an adult. Even so, it is a stage of their lives when huge amounts of personality development and emotional development take place.77
One of the things that always makes me chuckle is when I am in the supermarket or out and about and I see a young mother with her child. The mother is often busy multi-tasking, picking up items, calculating prices and soothing her young child all at the same time, while the child is engaging with the people around them.78Usually the mother is completely unaware that her child is engaging in social interaction. Some babies smile at every passing person, undoubtedly developing the charm that will open many doors for them in later life.
Aside from all of the incidental ways that your child engages in social interaction, it is important to purposely set up opportunities for your child to socialize and interact with other children their age.79 Households with many children can be ideal for providing natural opportunities for children to interact socially. However today’s typical household contains just one or two children.

80Organizing play dates with other children their age is great, as is enrolling them in some type of activity for toddlers at the local library. Look around your community for activities that are safe, social and stimulating for your child and begin to purposefully involve your child in these activities for their social development.
A. Sometimes the child makes eye contact, some times an adult waves to the child or makes faces.

B. In reality though, even if your child spends the majority of their time right by your side, they interact directly or indirectly with everyone you interact with and more.

C. The fact is, many of the social skills that they learn as a young child will last them throughout their entire lifespan.

D. This development will affect their young social lives and, surprisingly to most, a lot of the social interaction that they will engage in for the remainder of their lives.

E. Anything aimed at children much younger than your child will bore them and anything aimed at children much older will frustrate them.

F. Taking young children to the local park to play while you watch and supervise is a great way to introduce them to playing with other children.

G. This gives them healthy opportunities to begin to develop socially.

非选择题部分(共30分)

注意事项：

用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上,不能答在试题卷上.

第一节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式，并将相应的答案写在答题纸上。

Emotional eating is when people use food as a way to deal with feelings 81 of satisfying hunger. Believe it or not, we’ve all been there. Have you ever finished a whole bag of chips out of boredom or downed cookie after cookie while preparing 82 a big test? But when done a lot — especially 83 realizing it — emotional eating can affect weight, health, and overall well-being.

Understanding what drives emotional eating can help people 84 steps to change it. One of the biggest myths about emotional eating is that it’s caused by 85 feelings. Yes, people often turn to food when they’re stressed out, lonely, sad, anxious, or bored. But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too, like the romance of sharing dessert on Valentine’s Day or the celebration of a holiday feast. Sometimes emotional eating is tied 86 major life events, like a death or a divorce. More often, though, it’s the countless little daily stresses 87 cause someone 88 (seek) comfort in food.

We’re all emotional eaters to a degree. But for some people emotional eating can be a real problem, 89 (cause) serious weight gain or other problems. The trouble with emotional eating is that once the pleasure of eating is gone, the feelings that cause it remain. And you often may feel worse about eating the amount or type of food you like. That’s 90 it helps to know the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger.

Next time you reach for a snack, wait and think about which type of hunger is driving it.

第二节：书面表达 (满分20分)

Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay on the topic of loving our parents

Your essay should meet the requirements below:

I.Describe the cartoon and the message conveyed

II. Draw a conclusion and give your comment on the cartoon.

III. Word limit: 100-- 120 words

温州中学2015学年第二学期高一期末考试

英语参考答案

第一部分:听力（共两节, 满分10分）

1-5 CBCBB 6-10 CABAB 11-15 CABAC 16-20 BBABC

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

21-25DBACA 26-30ABDDC 31-35DCCAB 36-40BABCA

第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分, 满分20分)

41-45BACDA 46-50CBDBD 51-55ACDCB 56-60ADCAB

第三部分：阅读理解(第一节15小题, 第二节5小题;每小题1分,满分30分)

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第四部分：写作(共两节, 满分30分)

第一节：语法填空 (满分10分)

instead；for；without/before；take；negative；to；that；to seek；causing；why

第二节:书面表达 (满分20分)

Possible version:

As is vividly shown in the picture, old parents are sitting at table, disappointed.

Although they received a lot of presents from their children, no one comes back to celebrate with them. They feel very miserable and have no appetite, since what they want most is not such material stuffs but the care and love from their children and grandchildren.

Nowadays, young men look so busy and independent in modern society that they will never feel free to live with their parents. They move out and mind their own business every day. On usual days, they would not like to take their time to visit their parents with the excuses of busyness. On some festival days, they probably share a little time to drop in on their parents or even just send some presents but don't show up personally like what the cartoon above illustrates. They think that presents can represent their love, however, to the parents, who overcame a lot of difficulties to bring them up, those stuff are far away from what they really hope for.

Therefore, however busy we may be, we should spend more time accompanying them. Considering parents’ selfless love, we should return them the same from the bottom of our heart.