第一部分(听力1-20题满分30分)
(略)
第二部分阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
WheretoEatinBangkok
Bangkokisahighlydesirabledestinationforfoodlovers.Ithasaseeminglybottomlesswellofdiningoptions.HerearesomesuggestionsonwheretostartyourBangkokeatingadventure.Nahm
OfferingThaifinedining.NahmprovidesthebestofBangkokculinary(烹饪的)experiences.It'stheonlyThairrestaurantthatranksamongthetop10oftheword's50bestrestaurantslist.HeadChefDavidThompson.WhoreceivedaMichelinstarforhisLoodon-basedThairestaurantofthesamename,openedthisbranchintheMetropolitanHotelin2010.IssaysStameseClub
IssayaSiameseClubisintematoionallyknowThaicheflanKittichai'sfirstflagshipBangkokrestau-rant.ThemenuinthisbeautifulcolonialhouseincludestraditionalThaicuisinecombinedwithmodemcookingmethods.Bo.tan
Bo.tanhasbeenmakinwavesinBangkok'sculinarysenesinceitopenedin2009.Servinghard-to-findThaidishesinanelegantatmosphere,therestaurantistruetoThaicuisine'sroots,yetstillmanagestoaddawpecialtwist.Thisplaceisgoodforacandle-litdinneroraworkmeetingwithcolleagueswhoappreciatefinefood.Forthoseextremelyhungrythere'salargesetmenu.Gaggan
Earningfirstplaceonthelates\"Asia's50bestrestaurants\"list,progressiveIndianrestaurantGag-ganisoneofthemostexcitingvenues(场所)toarrivein
Bangkokinrecentyears.Thebesttableinthistwo-storycolonialThaihomeoffersawindowrightintothekitchen,whereyoucanseechefGagganandhisstaffinaction.Culinarytheateratitsbest.
21.WhatdoNahmandIssayaSiameseClubhaveincommon?A.Theyadpmoderncookingmethods.B.TheyhavebranchesinLondon.C.Theyhavetop-classchefs.
D.Theyhavebasedinhotcls.
22.Whichrestaurantoffersalargesetmenu?A.Gaggan.B.Bo.Lan.
C.IssayaSiameseClub.D.Nahm.
23.WhatisspecialaboutGaggan?A.IthiresstafffromIndia.B.Itputsonaplayeveryday.C.Itserveshard-to-findlocaldishes.D.Itshowsthecookingprocesstoguests.
B
TerriBoltonisadabhandwhenitcomestoDIY(do-it-yourself).Skilldeatputtingupshelvesandpiecingtogetherfurniture,sheneverpayssomeoneelsetodoajobshecandoherself.
ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLloyd.Fromtheageofsix,Terri,now26,accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.Aday'sworkwasrewardedwith&5inpocketmoney.Shesays:\"I'msureIwasn'tmuchofahelptostartwith.paintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooringthroughoutthehouse.Ittookweeksandiswasbackbreakingwork,butIknowhewasproudofmyskills.\"
Terri,whonowrentsabhousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLondon,saysDIYalsosavesherfromlosinganydepositwhenatenancy(租期)comestoanend.Sheadds:\"I'vemovedhousemanytimesandIalwsysliketopersonalisemyroomandputuppictures,So,it'sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepaintaroomtoavoidanychargeswhenI'vemovedout\"
WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytotakeonDIYprojectsoverthacomingweeks,newresearchshowsthatmorethanhalfofpeopleareplanningtomakethemostofthelong,warmsummerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaveragespendperprojectwillbearounds823.Twothirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheircomfortwhileathome.T
fifthwishtoincreasethevalueoftheirhouse.ThouthDIYhsatraditionallybeenseenasmalehobby,theresearchshowsitiswomennowleadingthecharge.
24.Whichisclosestinmeaningto\"adabhand\"inparagraph1?A.Anartist.B.Awinner.C.Aspecialist.D.Apioneer.
25.WhydidTerri'sgrandfathergiveherf5aday?A.Forabirthdaygift.B.Asatreatforherwork.C.TosupportherDIYprojects.D.Toencouragehertotakeupahobby.
26.HowdidTerriavoidlosingthedepositonthehousesherented?A.Bymakingitlooklikebefore.B.Byfurmishingitherself.
C.Bysplittingtherentwitharoommate.D.Bycancellingtherentalagreement.27.WhattrendinDIYdoestheresearchshow?A.Itisbecomingmorecostly.B.Itisgettingmoretime-consuming.C.Itisturningintoaseasonalindustry.D.Itisgainingpopularityamongfemales.
C
Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaarder'sSophie'sWorld.Itwasfullofideasthatwerenewtome,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthatbook.Itspoketomeandbroughtmeintoaworldofphilosophy(哲学).
ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollege.NothingkillstheloveforphilsosphyfasterthanpeoplewhothinktheyunderstandFoucault,Baudrillard,orConfuciusbetterthanyou-andthentrytoexplainthem.
Ericweiner'sTheSocratesExpress:InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDeadPhilosophersreawakenedmyloveforphilssophy.Itisnotanexplanation,butaninvitationtothinkandexperiencephilosophy.
Weinerstaraeachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthenframeseachphilosopher'sworkinthecentext(背景)ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.TheendresultisareadinwhichwelearntowonderlikeSocrates,seelikeThoreau,listenlikeSchopenhauer,andhavenore-gretslikeNietzsche.This,morethanabookaboutundestandingphilosophy,isabookabourlearningtousephilosophytoimprovealife.
Hemakesphilosopicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequalityofourexperiences,andhedoessowithplentyofhumor.Weinerentersintoconversationwithsomeofthemostimportantphilosophersinhistory,andhebecomespartofthatcrowdintheprocessbydecoding(解读)theirmssagesandaddinghisowninterpretation.
TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparentsimplicityandgrad-uallypullsthemindeeperthoughtsondesire,
loneliness,andaging.Theinvitationisclear:Weinerwantsyoutopickupacoffeeorteaandsitdownwiththisbook.Iencourageyoutotakehisoffer.It'sworthyourtime,eveniftimeissomethingwedon'thavealotof.
28.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfortheauthor?A.Foucault.B.EricWeiner.C.JosteinGaarder.D.Acollegeteacher.
29.Whydoestheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?A.TocompareWeinerwiththem.B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.
C.Topraisetheirwritingskills.
D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeinersbook.
30.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress?A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.D.Itleavesanopenending.
31.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeinersbook?A.Objectiveandplain.B.Daringandambitious.C.Seriousandhardtofollow.D.Humorousandstraightforward.
D
Grizalybears,whichmaygrowtoabout2.5mlongandweighover400kg,occupyaconflictedcor-neroftheAmericanpsyche-werever(敬畏)themevenastheygiveusfrighteningdreams.Askthetour-istsfromaroundtheworldthatfloodintoYellowstoneNationalParkwhattheymosthopetosee,andtheiranswerisoftenthesame:agrizzlybear.
\"Grizzlybearsarere-occupyinglargeareasoftheirformerrange,\"saysbearbiologistChrisServheen.Asgrizzlybearsexpandtheirrangeintoplaceswheretheyhaven'tbeenseeninacenturyormore,they'reincresinglybeingsightedbyhumans.
ThewesternhalfoftheU.S.wasfullofgrizzlieswhenEurpeanscame,witharoughnumberof50,000ormorelivingalongsideNativeAmericans.Bytheearly1970s,aftercenturiesofcruelandcontinu-oushuntingbysettlers,600to800
grizzliesremainedonamere2percentoftheirformerrangeintheNorthernRockies.In1975,grizzlieswerelistedundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.
Today,thereareabout2,000ormoregrizzlybearsintheU.S.Theirrecoveryhasbeensosuecess-fulthattheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicehastwiceattemptedtode-listgrizzlies,whichwouldloosenlegalprotectionsandallowthemtobe
hunted.Botheffortswereoverturnedduetolawsuitsfromconserva-tiongroups.Fornow,grizzliesremainlisted.
Obviously,ifprecautions(预防)aren'ttaken,grizzliescanbecometroublesome,sometimeskillingfarmanimalsorwalkingthroughyardsinsearchoffood.Ifpeopleremovefoodandattractantsfromtheiryardsandcampsites,grizzlieswilltypicallypassbywithouttrouble.Puttingelectricfencingaroundchickenhousesandotherfarmanimalquartersisalsohighlyeffectiveatgettinggrizzliesaway.\"Ourhopeistohaveaclean,attractant-freeplacewherebearseanpassthroughwithoutlearningbadhabits,\"saysJamesJonkel,longtimebiologistwhomanagesbearsinandaroundMissoula.
32.HowdoAmericanslookatgrizlies?A.Theycausemixedfeelingsinpeople.B.Theyshouldbekeptinnationalparks.C.Theyareofhighscientificvalue.D.TheyareasymbolofAmericanculture.
33.Whathashelpedtheincreaseofthegrizzlypopulation?A.TheEuropeansettlers'behavior.B.Theexpansionofbears'range.C.Theprotectionbylawsince1975.D.ThesupportofNativeAmericans.
34.WhathasstoppedtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicefromde-listinggrizzlies?A.Theoppositionofconservationgroups.B.Thesuccessfulcomebackofgrizzlies.C.Thevoiceofthebiologists.D.Thelocalfarmers'advocates.
35.Whatcanbeiererefromthelastparagraph?
A.Foodshouldbeprovidedforgrizzlies.B.Peoplecanliveinharmonywithgrizzlies.C.Aspecialpathshouldbebuiltforgrizzlies.D.Technologycanbeitroducedtoprotectgrizzlies.
第二节(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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
TricksToBecomingAPatientPerson
Here'sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingforavacationtostartallhaveincommon?There'soneanswer.___36___.
IntheDigitalAge,we'reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandrightaiourfingertips.However,researchsuggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we'dbeawholelotbetteroff.Hereareseveraltricks.
●Practicegratitude(感激)
Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,lesssteressedandevenmoreoptimistic.___37___.\"Showingthankfulnesscanfosterself-control,\"saidYeLi,researcherattheUniversityofCaliformia.
●Makeyourselfwait
Instantgratification(满足)mayseemlikethemost\"feelgood\"optionatthetime,butpsychologyresearchsuggestswaitingforthingsactuallymakesushappierinthelongrun.Andtheonlywayforustogetintothehabitofwaitingisto
practice.___38___.Putoffwatchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extraminutersbeforegoingforthatcake.You'llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractice,themoreyoustarttoapplyittoother,moreannoyingsituations.
●___39___
Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingcomfortabelistheonlystatewewilltolerate,andwhenweexperiencesomethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,wegetimpatientaboutthecircumstances.Youshouldlearntosaytoyourself,\"___40___.\"You'llthengraduallybecomemorepatient.
A.FindyourcausesB.StartwithsmalltasksC.AccepttheuncomfortableD.AllthisaddsuptoastateofhuryE.Itcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatience
F.Thisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable
G.They'reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience
第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节(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ABC和D四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
Manyyearsago,IboughtahouseintheGarfagnana,wherewestillgoeverysummer.Thefirsttimewe___41___there,weheardthechugchug-chugofamotorbike___42___itswaydownthehilltowardus.Itwas___43___calledMario,comingto___44___usaboxcontainingsometormatoesandabottleofwine.Itwasaverynice___45___forhimtomake.Butwhenwelookedatthetomatoes,wewere___46___be-causetheyweresomisshapen:notatalllikethenice,
round,___47___thingsyougetinasupermarket.Andthewinewascloudy,inafunnyoldbottlewithnolabel(标签)onitThesecan'tbeany___48___,wethought.Butwewere___49___hiskindness,sowe___50___them.
Whatwediscoveredisthatit's___51___tojudgewhatyoucatonlyby
its___52___.Thosetomatoeshad___53___thatremindedmeoftheonesmyuncleusedtogrowwhenIwasachild.Nowadayssuper-markettomatoes___54___perfectbuttasteofwater.Nobody'sgoingtohavea___55___memoryofthose.It'sa
surprisetheyhaven'tmanagedtogrowsquareonessothattheycan___56___themeasily.Mario'swinemayhavebeencloudyandcomeoutofanoldbottle,butitwas___57___.
It'sgoodtoeatthingsatthecorrecttime,whenthey're___58___,andascloseaspossibletowheretheywere___59___WhatMariohad___60___uswasthetasteoftheGarfagnana.
41.A.waitedB.metC.campedD.stayed42.A.makingB.searchingC.squeezingD.feeling43.A.customerB.neighborC.relativeD.passenger44.A.lendB.sendC.bringD.show45.A.choiceB.commentC.promiseD.gesture46.A.worriedB.movedC.thrilledD.bored47.A.simpleB.realC.shinyD.fun48.A.moreB.goodC.newD.easy49.A.sympathetictoB.thankfulforC.cautiousaboutD.interestedin50.A.triedB.soldC.returnedD.mixed51.A.unnecessaryB.uncertainC.unwiseD.unusual52.A.appearanceB.qualityC.originD.price53.A.sizeB.shapeC.colorD.taste54.A.smellB.lookC.becomeD.work55.A.happyB.vividC.shortD.vague56.A.cleanB.checkC.countD.pack57.AperfectB.usefulC.convenientD.familiar58.A.onviewB.onsaleC.inseasonD.inneed59.A.finishedB.storedC.foundD.grown60.A.cookedB.givenC.boughtD.told第二节(共10小题:每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavetoldfables(寓言)___61___(teach)alessonortopassonwiddom.Fableswerepartoftheoraltraditionofmanyeralycultures,andthewell-knownAesop'sfablesdatetothe___62___(six)century,B.C.Yet,theformofthefablestillhasvaluestoday,___63___RachelCarsonsaysirin\"AFableforTomorrow.\"
Carsonusesasimple,directstylecommontofble.Infact,herstyleandtone(口吻)areseeminglydirectedatchildren.\"TherewasonceatownintheheartofAmerica.___64___alllifescmedtoenjoypecefulc-cistecewithissuoundins,\"herfablebegins,___65___(borow)somefmilarwordsfrommanyage-oldfables.Behindthesimplestyle,however,isaseriousmessage.___66___(intend)foreveryone.
___67___(difference)fromtraditionalfables,Carson’sstoryendswithanaccusationinsteadofamoral.Shewarnsoftheenvironmentaldangersfacingsociety,andsheteachesthatpeoplemusttakeresponsibility___68___savingtheirenvironment.
Thethemesoftaditionalfablesoftendealwithsimpletruthsabouteverydaylife.However,Cason’sthemeisamoreweighty___69___(warn)aboutenvironmentaldestruction.Carsonprovesthatasimplelyricformthathasbeenpasseddownthroughtheagescanstill____70____(employ)todaytodrawattentiontoimportanttruths.
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,请你修以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(V),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: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。
Iusedtoafridofinsects,butlastFriday'sbiologyclassmakeabigchangeinme.Inthatclass,MissZhao,ourbiologyteacher,showedweinsectsonstamps.Thebees,butterflyandmanyotherinsectslookedlovelyandbeautifullyonthestamps.MissZhaotoldusthenamesoftheinsectsordescribedtheirlivinghabits.Sheevenplayedsomerecordingsoftheirsinging,whatwasfun.Now,I'vecometolovethoseofsmalllivingthings.Intheevening,whenItakethewalkintheschoolgarden,thesingingofinsectsbecomemoremeaningfultome.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
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