江苏省常州市2016届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

常州市教育学会学业水平监测

高三英语试题 2016年1月

注意：本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。第一卷答案全部做在答题纸上：第二卷答案直接做在试卷上。总分为l20分。考试时间l20分钟。

第一卷(选择题，共85分)

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题：每小题l分，满分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l0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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A．￡l9.15 8．￡9.18 C．￡9.15 答案是C。

1. Where is the man’s mother now?
   1. At home. B. In a hospital. C. At a bus stop.
2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
   1. In a restaurant. B. In a clothing store. C. In a bookstore.
3. How does Susan probably look now?
   1. Pleased. B. Surprised. C. Upset.
4. What does the man’s father want him to be?
   1. A musician. B. A doctor. C. A programmer.
5. What is the woman going to do?
   1. Go to see a movie.
   2. Meet her aunt at the station.
   3. Prepare a party.
      第二节(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5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 seems to be the man’s problem?
   1. Keeping his room clean every day.
   2. Getting along with his roommate.
   3. Having trouble making friends.
7. What does the woman suggest the man do?
   1. Try to get more sleep.
   2. Buy some music CDs.
   3. Talk to Charlie.
8. How is the man going to Sun College?
   1. By bike. B. On foot. C. By car.
      听第7段材料，回答第8、10题
9. How far is it from Main Street to Water Square?
   1. A few yards. B. 2 blocks away. C. 20 minutes’ walk.
10. Where will the man have to ask the way again?
    1. At Rain Avenue. B. At Mass Hospital. C. At the Farmer’s Bank.
       听第8段材料，回答第11、13题
11. What do we know about Steve?
    1. He’s seeing a doctor.
    2. He’s absent from work.
    3. He’s on a business trip.
12. How does Steve feel now?
    1. Weak. B. Tired. C. Bored.
13. What is Sue going to do next week?
    1. To get a job.
    2. To join a sports team.
    3. Travel on business.
       听第9段材料，回答第l4、16题
14. Where did the man meet Claudia?
    1. At a music store. B. On the Internet. C. At a class discussion.
15. What is the relationship between the man and Claudia?
    1. Web friends. B. Close friends. C. Boy friend and girl friend.
16. What does the woman suggest about greeting Claudia?
    1. Arriving on time. B. Using her family name. C. Bringing her some flowers.
       听第l0段材料，回答第l7、20题
17. What inspired the speaker to eat in a more healthy way?
    1. A report about Americans’ eating habits.
    2. A report about a restaurant owner.
    3. A report about fast food restaurants.
18. What do we know about Alice Waters’ restaurant?
    1. It is famous in the US.
    2. It was started in France.
    3. It used to be a fast food restaurant.
19. Where do the vegetables used by Alice Waters’ restaurant come from?
    1. Overseas markets. B. Supermarkets. C. Local farms.
20. How much weight has the speaker lost in the past five years?
    1. 30 pounds. B. 40 pounds. C. 70 pounds.
       第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
       第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)
       请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. “Made in China 2025” aims to transform China from a product-making factory into a procuct-making power, ______________ driven by innovation and emphasizes quality over quantity.
    1. the one that B. one that C. one D. the one
22. On Nov.l1, Alibaba sold more than 90 billion yuan ____________goods on its e-commerce platforms Taobao.com and TMall, making headlines all over the world.
    1. worth of B. sum of C. value for D. profit for
23. Younger people might like snow and cold, but for________, such weather is very tough; snow can turn into ice, _______is easy to slip on.
    1. people my age; where B. my age people; where
       C. people my age; which D. my age people; which
24. China may as well keep its growth rate above 7 percent. ________, the rate may be set between 6 to 7 percent, for the sake of a healthy environment.
    1. DifferentlyB. Alternatively C. Accordingly D. Conversely
25. —Will you have a second child?
    — Haven’t decided yet. We ______ about it the whole year.
    1. have thought B. had thought C. thought D. have been thinking
26. How shocked he __________ the news that the terrorists attacked Paris, leaving 129 dead and hundreds injured.
    1. was heard B. heard C. was to hear D. would hear
27. The door was open, from ______he could see everything outside.
    1. whichB. after which C. behind it D. where
28. It is beyond awkward when everyone around you ______________ laughing at a joke that you do not find funny, especially if it’s a joke told in a foreign language.
    1. run into B. bursts out C. yells out D. falls into
29. The average income of the Changzhou, though still well below that of Suzhou, has been on the increase and is three times ________it was in 2001.
    1. thatB. which C. what D. how
30. Having a brother or sister protects adolescents against negative feelings such as loneliness and guilt, but they also have to learn to ___________and to control their emotions.
    1. competeB. compensate C. comprehend D. compromise
31. — The government must have taken measures to lower the house prices next year, ________it?
    — Yes. I guess so.
    1. didn’tB. hasn’t C. mustn’t D. won’t
32. It was human errors, rather than the natural disaster, that _________for the death of so many innocent people in the landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen.
    1. is blamed B. is to blame C. are blamed D. are to blame
33. — How is the smog control going on in our capital city?
    — It couldn’t be worse. You ___________believe Beijing upgraded the smog alert from yellow to orange and then red again yesterday.
    1. won’tB. mustn’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
34. — Can you explain ______China’s football team failed again in the attempt for the World Cup?
    — I am sorry, but this is the last time. We will behave ourselves.
    1. why is it that B. why it is that C. how it is that D. how is it that
35. — I still haven’t made any progress in writing an English essay.
    — ________. How can you expect to write a passage when you don’t understand the words?
    1. Learn to walk before you run B. Practice makes perfect
       C. Don’t put the cart before the horse D. Learn to fish but not just ask for fish
       第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分)
       请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
       It is dark now when I begin my early morning walk in the woods. And now that autumn has marched into winter, darkness persists well beyond my 6 a.m. start time.
       Paths have become familiar after years of hiking. But rocks and tree roots have magically appeared from previously 36ground.
       Certainly I hit my toe against or 37 on some unseen barriers. Fallen branches from last night’s storm 38 in wait. Layers of autumn leaves create a false floor through which my trusting footsteps 39 . Sometimes a piece of moon donates some 40 to the mystery path. But when skies are dark, there are no 41 clues for where I step.
       My very first night hike was during summer camp on a warm August night in the woods. Our leader 42 bright flashlights so we would not scare away the night creatures we hoped to find.
       “See with your 43 ,” the leader told us over and over again.
       44 , that advice took effect. With 45 and courage, it didn’t take long before our feet became 46 to the ground’s textures(质地) and irregularities. Toes learned to 47 for barriers before trusting full weight on feet. Holes and dips in the ground were detected in 48 of possible fall...
       But mistakes 49 happen. My foot gets caught on a trip and I fall. Since the pace is 50 , there is little damage except to pride. Once 51 , I pause to feel the firmness of earth beneath me.
       On my way home, as dawn 52 day, I think about how similar night hikes are to journeys through life.
       The same rules often 53 for both: slow down, concentration, “see” with new senses — and don’t be 54 . Although the path is full of 55 — hidden barriers, false surface, wet floor — the earth is solid and firm beneath. It is the nature of night ground. It is the nature of life.
36. A. level B. soft C. wet D. hard
37. A. step B. tour C. trip D. go
38. A. stand B. hang C. stain D. lie
39. A. break B. sink C. walk D. remove
40. A. coldness B. light C. loneliness D. courage
41. A. vague B. typical C. visual D. conscious
42. A. forbade B. shone C. removed D. collected
43. A. eyes B. toes C. hands D. feet
44. A. Directly B. Amazingly C. Possibly D. Luckily
45. A. contribution B. appreciation C. concentration D. expectation
46. A. suspicious B. cautious C. tentative D. sensitive
47. A. explore B. head C. clarify D. assess
48. A. need B. search C. advance D. spite
49. A. also B. still C. even D. ever
50. A. rapid B. mild C. slow D. gentle
51. A. up B. down C. out D. away
52. A. makes up for B. makes way forC. makes use of D. makes sense of
53. A. work B. apply C. answer D. suit
54. A. disappointed B. confused C. scared D. annoyed
55. A. darkness B. hopelessness C. anxieties D. uncertainties
    第三部分：阅读理解(共l5小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
    请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
    A
    Thank you for agreeing to be a Test Administrator for PISA. The purpose of this manual is to help you to understand how you will assist with the successful implementation of this large-scale student survey.
    1.1. What is PISA?
    PISA stands for the Programme for International Student Assessment, sponsored by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). PISA 2015 is the sixth PISA study that has been conducted since 2000 and involves more than 70 participating countries.
    PISA has the following characteristics:
    • It is the world’s largest international survey in education.
    • It surveys students aged about 15 years.
    • It assesses students’ preparedness for adult life.
    Undertaking PISA is important because the results of the test can be used:
    • to indicate how well prepared students in a country/economy are for learning once they leave school;
    • to identify areas for improvement over time by schools, education systems, and governments; and
    • to allow a comparison of student performance and the learning environment between different countries.
    1.2. Components of PISA 2015
    • 1.2.1. Cognitive test
    42 students from each school will be randomly sampled to complete a 2-hour computer-based test consisting of questions in science, mathematics, reading, and Collaborative Problem Solving.
    • 1.2.2. Questionnaires
    These students will also be asked to complete a 30 minutes Student Questionnaire on the computer either directly after the test sections or at a later time.
    • 1.2.3. Financial Literacy assessment
    After the cognitive test and questionnaires, a sub-sample of 10-11 students will take a computer-based Financial Literacy(FL) assessment. The 65-minute Financial Literacy assessment tests students’ knowledge of personal finances and their ability to apply it to their financial problems.
56. According to the manual, each participating student of PISA should___________.
    1. be aged more than 15 years old
    2. be of or above the average level in their classes
    3. spend 215 minutes for the programme
    4. carry out all the tasks on the computer
57. What can we know about PISA from the passage?
    1. There will be over seventy countries participating in the seventh PISA in 2018.
    2. Top PISA scorers are more likely to succeed in their adult life than lower score owners.
    3. PISA will compare students’ personal performance based on their learning environment.
    4. The FL assessment is specially intended for students who are suffering financial problems.
       B
       In today’s China, exchanges between Chinese and English-speakers are increasingly frequent. English skills are important to Chinese if China wishes to play a stronger role on the world stage. However, the general English level of the Chinese people is on the decline.
       China’s ranking in the 2015 EF English Proficiency Index dropped 10 drops. The Middle Kingdom was ranked 47th out of 70 countries rated, and is now on par with several Latin American countries. The report triggered widespread discussion in China: in an increasingly international nation, why is the peoples’ level of English getting worse?
       A decline in the English level of the Chinese people is no accident. With China’s exam-based education system, worsening English is inevitable. English education in China is too focused on grammar and ignored oral practice. This results in students that are often too scared to speak, for fear of making a mistake. Exam-based courses make it so students merely learn for the test, not learn the language.
       In Latin America, nations do not have a rigorous exam system for English, but focus on promoting the language itself. Such programs that promote English include Chile’s “English Opens Doors” program, Panama’s “Panama Bilingual Education Program,” and Mexico’s “10 Million People Plan.” Brazil, which also has a government program, is ranked first in the region for English.
       The Chinese government should first think about how to reduce the amount of pressure on students taking exams in order to promote change in the current system of rote English education. This is the most important step.
       Everyone has been recently focused on overseas returnees. The number of Chinese studying abroad has rapidly multiplied in past years. At the same time, the number of overseas returnees is increasing as well. The job market is also increasingly competitive for them and it is often more difficult for returnees to find a suitable job than it is for domestic graduates.
       Difficulties and pressure in the job market for overseas returnees deters a number of Chinese from studying abroad. As a result, the number of Chinese with high-level English, carefully perfected abroad, has been reduced. This could be a major reason for why English is getting worse overall in China.
       While China’s overall level of English has declined, it has not affected China’s huge emphasis on English education and training. China remains one of the nations that is most committed to the study of English.
58. What do the underlined phrase “on par with” most probably mean?
    1. superior to B. relative to C. parallel to D. equal to
59. What does the writer want to do with this article?
    1. To advise the Chinese government to reform its exam-based education.
    2. To analyze the reasons why China’s general English level is on the decline.
    3. To report the phenomenon that there is a decline in English level of Chinese people.
    4. To compare the different ways of learning English between China and Latin America.
60. What measure can help improve English level of Chinese people?
    1. Stopping testing English in the educational examination system.
    2. Reducing the amount of pressure on students studying English.
    3. Encouraging more students to study in Latin American countries.
    4. Focusing more on expressive abilities and less on grammatical exams.
       C
       The Oxford dictionary has announced its word of the year. It’s spelled ... Actually, it isn’t spelled at all, because it contains no letters, just a “face with tears of joy” emoji.
       “The fact that English alone is proving not enough to meet the needs of 21st-century digital communication is a huge change,” says Caspar Grathwohl, president of Oxford Dictionaries. When one of his dictionary colleagues suggested using an emoji instead of the word “emoji”, “lightbulbs went off’. Until recently, Grathwohl, who is 44, avoided using emojis altogether because he worried that he would look as if he “was trying to get in on teen culture”. “I felt inauthentic. But I think there was a tipping point this year. It’s now moved into the mainstream.”
       Some 76% of the UK adult population owns a smartphone, and of those, between 80% and 90% use emojis. Worldwide, six billion are sent daily. The “face with tears of joy” is the most used, representing 20% of all UK and 17% of all US emoji use. It has overtaken the standard smiley-face emoji in popularity, which may mean that emoji users are moving towards exaggeration or irony or fun, or that all this emoji use has brought everyone to a higher emotional plane. Even if you don’t send emojis yourself, you will probably receive them.
       How far do emojis function as a language? “There’s a lot of prejudice against emojis,” Vyvyan Evans, a professor in linguistics at Bangor University, says. “A lot of people think they are a backward step, but this misunderstands the nature of human communication.” The picture is more complicated, with emojis offering both greater freedom and limitations than verbal language. “Emoji isn’t a language as such. They don’t develop in the way that the natural language does. But they are working according to the same principles of communication as the spoken language. What is the value of an emoji? I think I can prove this with an ordinary sentence.” There is a pause. “I love you,” he says. “Crikey(哎呀), I love you.” He says it again. The first time I think he means it; the second time we both know he doesn’t. “The meaning is coming from extra-language factors,” he says. “Emojis are performing the same function in digital speech.”
       Like any sort-of language, emoji is evolving. “I do think they are subtle(微妙) and rich,” Grathwohl says. “They can mean different things to different people. The fact that we are using emoji in combination to express more complex ideas and experiences is one of the most fun and playful parts of the whole words. Will emoji finally come to look something more like traditional language that we understand?” he asks. “That would be interesting.”
61. The sentence “lightbulbs went off” (Para 2) means that_____________.
    1. the president became embarrassed and annoyed
    2. the president suddenly realized he was outdated
    3. the suggestion was immediately adopted
    4. the suggestion started a heated discussion
62. The “face with tears of joy” is more popular than smiley-face emoji, which means that _______.
    1. emoji is changing constantly
    2. smiley-face emoji is too traditional
    3. adults have more sorrow than joy in their daily life
    4. people like to express their emotions in a richer way
63. Vyvyan Evans uses the sentence “I love you” as an example (Para 4) to prove that_____.
    1. emoji can express the real meaning behind words
    2. emoji is different from the natural language
    3. people feel free to use emoji in communication
    4. emoji will limit people in expressing their feelings
64. Which of the following statement might Grathwohl agree with?
    1. emoji is too childish for adults
    2. people have the same explanation for an emoji
    3. using emoji can add fun to communication
    4. emoji won’t develop into a language
       D
       “Hypotheses(假设),” said Medawarin 1964, “are imaginative and inspirational in character”; they are “adventures of the mind”. He was arguing in favour of the position taken by Karl Popper that the nature of scientific method is hypothetico-deductive and not, as is generally believed, inductive.
       The myth(误区) of scientific method is that it is inductive: that the formulation of scientific theory starts with the basic, raw evidence of the senses — simple, fair, unprejudiced observation. Out of these sensory data — commonly referred to as “facts” — generalisations (归纳) will form. The myth is that from a disorderly collection of factual information an orderly, relevant theory will somehow come out. However, the starting point of induction is an impossible one.
       There is no such thing as an unprejudiced observation. Every act of observation we make is a function of what we have seen or otherwise experienced in the past. All scientific work of an experimental or exploratory nature starts with some expectation about the outcome. This expectation is a hypothesis. Hypotheses provide the motivation for the inquiry and influence the method. It is in the light of an expectation that some observations are held to be relevant and some irrelevant, that one method is chosen and others abandoned, that some experiments are conducted and others are not.
       Hypotheses arise by guesswork, or by inspiration, but having been started they can and must be tested thoroughly, using the appropriate method. If the predictions you make as a result of deducing certain consequences from your hypothesis are not shown to be correct then you abandon or adjust your hypothesis. If the predictions turn out to be correct then your hypothesis has been supported and may be kept until such time as some further test shows it not to be correct. Once you have arrived at your hypothesis, which is a product of your imagination, you then move on to a strictly logical and thorough process, based upon deductive argument — therefore the term “hypothetico-deductive”.
       So don’t worry if you have some idea of what your results will tell you before you even begin to collect data; there are no scientists in existence who really wait until they have all the evidence in front of them before they try to work out what it might possibly mean.
       The hypothetico-deductive method describes the logical approach to much research work, but it does not describe the psychological behaviour that brings it about. The psychological behaviour is a much more complicated process — involving guesses, reworkings, corrections, and above all inspiration, in the deductive as well as the hypothetic component. However, describing the logical approach is like writing the final thesis(毕业论文) or published papers of research work. These theses and papers have been, quite properly, organised into a more logical order so that the worth of the output may be evaluated independently of the behavioural processes by which it was obtained. It is the difference, for example between the academic papers with which Crick and Watson demonstrated the structure of the DNA molecule(分子) and the fascinating book The Double Helix in which Watson (1968) described how they did it. From this point of view, the scientific method may more usefully be thought of as a way of writing up research rather than as a way of carrying it out.
65. What is right about the deductive method and the inductive method according to the author?
    1. They cannot exist in a research at the same time.
    2. The former one is of greater importance than the latter.
    3. The latter one is more scientific than the former one.
    4. The former is closer to the nature of scientific research.
66. Which of the following best supports the author’s main opinion shown in paragraph 2?
    1. Usually facts are more convincing than predictions.
    2. People always observe based on what they have seen or experienced.
    3. It is impossible to generalize disorder facts into orderly theories.
    4. People all begin scientific work with the observation of evidences.
67. Which of the following about a hypothesis is right?
    1. It functions as a guide in the process of a scientific research.
    2. It works as a means that can help make unprejudiced observations.
    3. It is an expectation unrelated to guesswork and inspiration.
    4. It is a prediction which will be arrived at sooner or later.
68. According to the author, a good scientific research is a process______________________.
    1. starting from details and ending in generalisations
    2. where observations play more role than expectations do
    3. where hypotheses are gradually tested before finally approved
    4. which cannot be started before enough evidences are collected
69. What does the last sentence of the passage mean?
    1. The hypothetico-deductive method plays an important role in carrying out a research.
    2. The scientific method is more a way of describing research than a way of doing it.
    3. Describing the logical approach is harder than describing the psychological behaviour.
    4. Writing up a scientific research paper is as difficult as carrying out the research.
70. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
    1. Generalisations of Scientific Theory B. Hypotheses of Scientific Research.

C. The Psychological Behaviour D. The Scientific Method

第二卷(非选择题，共35分)

第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)

请阅读下面短文，并根据所读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：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。 每个空格只填一个单词。

In China, as in many countries, the north-south divide runs deep. People from the north are seen as hale and hearty, while southerners are often portrayed as cunning, cultured traders. Northerners are taller than southerners. The north eats noodles, while the south eats, rice—and according to new research, when it comes to personality, that difference has meant everything.

A study published Friday by a group of psychologists in the journal Science finds that China’s noodle-slurping northerners are more independent, show more “analytic thought” and divorce more frequently. By contrast, the authors write, rice-eating southerners show more qualities traditionally associated with East Asian culture, including more “holistic thought” and lower divorce rates.

The reason? Cultivating rice, the authors say, is a lot harder. Picture a rice paddy, its delicate seedlings tucked in a bed of water. They require careful tending and many hours of labor—by some estimates, twice as much as wheat—as well as reliance on irrigation systems that require neighborly cooperation. As the authors write, for southerners growing rice, “strict self-reliance might have meant starvation.”

Growing wheat, by contrast, the north’s staple grain, is much simpler. One Chinese fanning guide from the 1600s quoted in the study advised aspiring farmers that “if one is short of labor power, it is best to grow wheat.”

To produce their findings, the authors evaluated the attitudes of 1,162 Han Chinese students in Beijing and Liaoning in the north and in Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan and Sichuan in the south. To control for other factors that distinguish the north and south—such as climate, dialect and contact with herding cultures—the authors also analyzed differences between various neighboring counties in five central provinces along China’s rice-wheat border.

According to the authors, the influence of rice cultivation can help explain East Asia’s “strangely persistent interdependence.” For example, they say South Korea and Japan have remained less individualistic than Western countries, even as they’ve grown wealthier.

The authors aren’t alone in observing the influence various crops have on shaping culture. Malcolm Gladwell in his 2008 book “Outliers” also drew connections between a hard-working ethic (measured by a willingness to fill out long, boring questionnaires) and a historical tradition of rice cultivation in places such as South Korea and Japan, given that the farming of such crops is arguably an equally boring chore.

第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)

请阅读下面一篇短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

The other day, BBC broadcast its documentary(纪录片)“Are Our Kids Tough Enough? — Chinese School”, in which the British and Chinese teaching styles competed against each other, with both sides tested after four weeks to see who comes out on top.

In this unique experiment, five Chinese teachers took over a British classroom with 50 teenagers aged 13 and 14 in a British school for one month and taught them in a typical Chinese way: no talking, no questions and experiencing the severe classroom discipline within an extended school-hour from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In the meantime, another group of students were guided in the British teaching style: free talking, free questioning, thinking for themselves and relaxing learning atmosphere.

At the end of the documentary, all the pupils took part in the same exams in a few subjects. Next is the result.

At the end of the documentary, all the pupils took part in the same exams in a few subjects. Next is the result.

Faced with the result, many netizens in Britain made a strong suggestion to their Education Minister that Britain should learn from China and adopt China’s educational style.

【写作内容】

假设英国教育部长正在向中国学生征询对上述建议的看法，请你给他写封信表达你的看法。

1．用约30个单词完成上文的概要：

2．用约120个单词发表你的观点，你应当

(1)阐述你对“英国教育该不该采用中国方式”的看法；

(2) 用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的观点。

【写作要求】

1．写作时不能直接引用原文语句：

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称：

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

Dear Minister,

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_____________________________________________________________________. It is said you are collecting opinions from Chinese students. The following is my view.

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Yours sincerely

A Chinese senior student

参考答案：

—、听力 1 -5 BACBC 6-10 BCBCB 11-15 BACBA 16-20 CBACB

二、单选 21-25: CACBD 26-30 CDBCD 31-35 BDABA

三、完形 36-40 ACDBB 41-45 CADBC 46-50 DACBC 51-55 BBACD

四、阅读 56-57 DB 58-60 CBD 61-64 CDAC 65-70 DBACBD

五. 任务型

71.Shaping/Forming/Developing 72.Difference(s)/Distinction(s) 73. feed (live) 74. independence 75.1abor 76.cooperate 77.starve 78. lacking (weak) 79.controlled 80.similar(related, relevant)

六. 书面表达

Dear Minister,

I hear that many people in your country are suggesting Britain’s education system should follow china’s after a BBC documentary, which reported a 4-week experiment ending up with Chinese teaching methods defeating British ones. It is said you are collecting opinions from Chinese students. The following is my view.

Personally, I strongly advise you forget Chinese style of education. On one hand, Chinese’ students wining in test scores is in fact at the cost of their creative abilities and autonomy in learning. As a matter of fact, many of my classmates could do nothing without teachers and parents’ help, let alone make great innovations in their later life. On the other hand, we Chinese students are suffering from a severe lack of sleep and good health, all due to the pursuit of a high score in numerous tests. Without a healthy body, nothing is meaningful. Do you really want young Britons to spend 15 to 16 hours a day on study?

Therefore, dear Minister, you should think twice if you decide to follow that suggestion.

听力原文

Text 1

W: How's your mother now? I heard she had an operation last week.

M: She is much better. Thank you. But she still needs to stay there for, two more weeks.

Text 2

M: Pardon me, I asked for Thousand Island dressing on my salad.

W: I'm so sorry. I'll see that it's changed.

Text 3

W: What’s wrong with Susan?

M: She tried and tried — but she failed again.

W: Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that. I thought she would pass the test for sure this time.

M: Not everyone is as lucky as you are.

Text 4

W: What do you want to be in the future, Sam?

M: I want to be a musician, but ...

W: But what?

M: My dad wants me to study medicine and my mother wants me to become a computer expert. Text 5

M: Let’s go to the movie, Jane. There’s a good picture at the “Princess”.

W: I can’t, I’m afraid. My aunt is coming from Chicago to visit us. I have to arrange a party in her honor.

Text 6

W: What’s going on between you and Charlie? Did you have a fight or something?

M: No. But I can’t stand him anymore! He’s the worst roommate I’ve ever had! He never cleans up after himself, and he’s always listening to loud music when I try to get some sleep.

W: Why don’t you have a heart-to-heart talk with him?

M: I tried, but it didn’t work. Maybe you can talk to him? After all, you’re his good friend.

Text 7

M: Excuse me, madam. Can you tell me how to get to Sun College? I'm walking.

W: Well, I think the simplest way for you is to go up to Main Street over there. Turn left on Main Street and keep going for about 20 minutes. When you get to Water Square, turn right. Keep on, past the Mass Hospital, to the end of the road, and then take a left turn. You'll be on Rain Avenue. Walk two blocks until you see the Farmers' Bank. Cross the street and almost immediately take a left turn again. The entrance to Sun College is down a few yards on your right. Can you remember all that?

M: I guess I got a little lost in the middle.

W: Well, perhaps the best thing for you is to find your way up to Mass Hospital and ask again. M: OK. Thanks a lot.

W: My pleasure.

Text 8

M: Hi, Sue. It’s me.

W: Well, hello. Where have you been all day, Steve? Mr. Smith asked me this morning where you were, but he didn’t seem to be looking for you or anything.

M: What did you say?

W: I told him that I didn’t know. He seemed very busy, as managers always are. Are you OK?

M: I’m sorry I didn’t call you this morning. I’ve had a cold since Saturday. I haven’t eaten much these days, and it has made me feel really weak. But I’ll probably be there tomorrow.

W: All right. We’ll go on a business trip next week. And don’t worry. You should go see a doctor, Steve.

M: Thanks, but I’m getting better now.

W: Take care, then. Bye.

M: Bye-bye, Sue.

Text 9

M: Hey, Lucy, I have a question I'd like to ask you.

W: Yes, go ahead.

M: Well, don't laugh.. But, I met this really nice woman through an online music group. I need some advice. You see, Claudia.

W: Ok. So it's Claudia.

M: Yeah, yeah. She invited me to spend two weeks in Germany. She is planning on introducing me to her parents. What should you do when you greet someone for the first time in Germany? W: Well, it depends upon your relationship with the person, now speaking of your girlfriend Claudia.

M: Hey, I didn't say she was my girlfriend.

W: Oh, ok, ok. Now if you are meeting someone for the first time, like Claudia's parents, you should make sure you arrive on time.

M: Ok, so arrive on time. Err, what about common greetings?

W: Well, Germans often shake hands and they use the person's family name unless they are really close friends.

M: Ok, what about with Claudia?

W: Err, you can call her Claudia, shake hands, and why don't you take her some flowers?

Text 10

Most Americans enjoy eating fast food. Five years ago, I liked eating fast food, too. I weighed 170 pounds then. One day, I read a report about Alice Waters, and I decided to change how I eat. Alice Waters opened her French restaurant in Berkeley, California when she was 27 years old. Today it is considered one of the finest restaurants not only in the US but also around the world. Unlike other restaurants, her restaurant encourages people to eat healthy food. She buys fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers and prepares them in a healthy way. Alice Waters even started a movement called “slow food ”, to try and encourage people to prepare food in the more traditional, slow manner — and avoid fast food.

Her story greatly inspired me and I realized that eating healthily is very important. Since then, I’ve tried my best to avoid fast food. Now I seldom eat out, and when I do go out, I order only healthy food. Now I weigh just 130 pounds.