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高中英语Unit 2 Looking into the Future同步测试题
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这是一份高中英语Unit 2 Looking into the Future同步测试题，共14页。试卷主要包含了5分， 满分37，5分， 满分15分)等内容，欢迎下载使用。
Unit 2 Looking into the Future
单元素养评估A卷
第一部分 阅读(共两节， 满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分， 满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Some Japanese companies are producing robots for use in the home as companions. We would like to introduce three models that are more or less affordable.
Kirobo Mini, a small robot for use in home
Japanese carmaker Toyota sells the Kirobo Mini, a small robot designed for cuteness. So far, the robot can only understand Japanese. But it can respond when spoken to and can ask some questions. If you talk with Kirobo, it can remember the content of a discussion. In this way, the robot can get “smarter” and will be able to “grow up” over time. The robot is small—only 10 centimetres tall and its price is $350.
Aibo, a robotic dog
Sony is the Japanese maker, now, producing a robotic dog called Aibo. The Aibo is about 30 centimetres long and has natural looking eyes. It is also very cute. The eyes have a camera, so you can take a picture while playing with Aibo. The robotic dog can respond to a pink ball and plastic bone like real dogs. Sony is considering overseas sales but has not decided yet. However, Aibo is much more costly with a price of about $1,800.
Qoobo, cushion with a tail
Qoobo looks more like a cushion than a robot. Yukai Engineering in Tokyo makes Qoobo which has no face or legs. The robot only has a body and a tail. However, the company says the cushion can wave its tail slowly as a response to caresses and tapping. Qoobo is the biggest of the robots—at 33 centimetres in length. It is now available to order in Japan and the United States and is expected to be sent out later this year. Qoobo is the least costly of these robots at $90, but it does not have the ability to “learn” from its surroundings.
21．In which section of the newspaper does this passage belong to?
A．Economy. B．Science and Technology.
C．Entertainment. D．Education.
22．How can we arrange the order of the robots in length?
A．Kirobo Mini, Aibo, Qoobo. B．Qoobo, Kirobo Mini, Aibo.
C．Aibo, Kirobo Mini, Qoobo. D．Kirobo Mini, Qoobo, Aibo.
23．Which of the following statements is true?
A．Kirobo Mini can respond to a plastic bone like real dogs.
B．Qoobo is already on sale in the United States.
C．Kirobo Mini can really grow up over time.
D．Aibo is the most expensive among the three.
BAD
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了日本公司最新研制的家用伙伴机器人，包括其功能、大小、价格等具体内容。
21．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据第一段“Some Japanese companies are producing robots for use in the home as companions. We would like to introduce three models that are more or less affordable.”可知，文章介绍的是机器人，属于科技内容。故选B项。
22．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据介绍Kirobo Mini中的“only 10 centimetres tall”、介绍Aibo中的“about 30 centimetres long”和介绍Qoobo中的“33 centimetres in length”可知，按照长度排序依次是Kirobo Mini、Aibo、Qoobo。故选A项。
23．答案与解析：D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The eyes have a camera, so you can take a picture while playing with Aibo. The robotic dog can respond to a pink ball and plastic bone like real dogs.”可知，A项错误；根据第四段中的“It is now available to order in Japan and the United States and is expected to be sent out later this year.”可知，B项错误；根据第二段中的“In this way, the robot can get ‘smarter’ and will be able to ‘grow up’ over time.”可知，Kirobo Mini不是真正地长大，C项错误；根据第三段中的“Aibo is much more costly with a price of about $1,800.”可知，Aibo是最贵的。故选D项。
B
In the future, therapy patients may spend less time sitting in a therapist's office and more time exploring virtual worlds. Researchers have created a new virtual reality (VR) app to treat the fear of heights. The app just had a clinical trial.
People developed other VR therapies in the past. These programs needed a reallife therapist to guide patients through the treatment. But the new system only uses an animated avatar (虚拟化身) within the app. The avatar coaches patients as they climb a virtual highrise. This kind of therapistfree counseling could make it much easier for people to get help for fears and other disorders.
“This is ‘a huge step forward’ for VR therapy，” says Jennifer Hames, a clinical psychologist. “With this system, people don't need to visit a therapist's office to get expert help. They could get help in their regular doctor's office, or even at home. That could be good for people who aren't comfortable with facetoface therapy, or who can't afford it，” she says.
To test how effective their app was, Freeman and colleagues recruited (招募) 100 adult volunteers, who were moderately to severely afraid of heights. The researchers randomly assigned 49 people to have VR treatment while the other 51 participants got no treatment. Before the experiment began, participants filled out a questionnaire that rated their fear of heights from 16 to 80. They filled out the same questionnaire right after the treatment. Then they did it again two weeks later.
The scores of patients who got no treatment stayed the same. But people who used the VR app dropped an average of about 25 points on the scale. “The results give strong evidence that the new VR program is more helpful than no treatment at all. But it's not clear how well this type of system could work for more complex mental health issues，” says Mark Hayward, a clinical psychologist at the University of Sussex. “And when it comes to helping people with more severe symptoms, VR probably won't replace trained therapists any time soon.”
24．What is the passage mainly about?
A．The causes of the fear of heights.
B．The results of the fear of heights.
C．A VR app to treat the fear of heights.
D．The treatment of the fear of heights.
25．What do we know about the VR therapy?
A．It has a therapist to guide patients.
B．It is convenient and doesn't cost much.
C．It allows patients to climb a real highrise.
D．It requires patients to go to the therapist's office.
26．Why did Freeman's team conduct the experiment?
A．To rate the participants' fear of heights.
B．To check the effectiveness of the VR app.
C．To find out how severe people's fear of heights is.
D．To explore a new way to improve the treatment.
27．In helping people with more severe symptoms, ________.
A．the VR app is very helpful
B．the results of the app are not clear
C．trained therapists are still needed
D．no trained therapists are necessary
CBBC
【语篇解读】 文章主要介绍了一款用于治疗恐高症的app。
24．答案与解析：C 主旨大意题。第一段是主题段，根据最后两句“Researchers have created a new virtual reality (VR) app to treat the fear of heights.The app just had a clinical trial.”可知，文章主要介绍了一款用于治疗恐高症的app。
25．答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句“...make it much easier for people to get help for fears and other disorders.”和第三段的最后一句可知，这种疗法既方便，又不需要花很多钱。
26．答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句“To test how effective their app was, Freeman and colleagues recruited 100 adult volunteers...”可知，研究人员做实验是为了测试这个app的有效性。
27．答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句“And when it comes to helping people with more severe symptoms, VR probably won't replace trained therapists any time soon.”可知，当涉及帮助症状更严重的人时，VR很可能不会在短期内取代受过训练的治疗师，所以C项正确。
C
Intelligence makes for better leaders. It certainly makes sense that handling a market shift or anything like that requires intelligence. But new research on leadership suggests that, at a certain point, having a higher IQ stops helping and starts hurting.
Decades ago, Dean Simonton, a psychologist from the University of California, Davis, came up with that brilliant leaders' words may simply go over people's heads, that their solutions could be more complicated to carry out and that followers might find it harder to relate to them. Now Simonton and two colleagues have finally tested that idea, publishing their results in Journal of Applied Psychology.
The researchers looked at 379 male and female business leaders in 30 countries across fields including banking, retail and technology. The managers took IQ tests and each was rated (划分等级) on the leadership style and effectiveness by an average of eight coworkers. The IQ positively correlated (相互关联) with ratings of leader effectiveness, strategy formation, vision and several other characteristics—up to a point. The ratings peaked at an IQ of around 120, which is higher than roughly 80 percent of office workers. Beyond that, the ratings decreased. The researchers suggest the “ideal” IQ could be higher to 140 or lower to 100 in various fields, depending on whether technical or social skills are more valued in a given work culture.
“It's an interesting and thoughtful paper，” says Paul Sackett, a management professor at University of Minnesota, who was not involved in the research.“To me, the right interpretation (理解) of the work would be that it highlights a need to understand it is what highIQ leaders do that leads to lower understanding by followers，” he says. “The wrong interpretation would be ‘Don't hire highIQ leaders’．”
The study's lead author, John Antonakis, a psychologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, suggests leaders should use their intelligence to use creative language that will persuade and inspire others—the way former U．S. President Barack Obama did. “I think the only way a smart person can signal their intelligence properly and still connect with people，” Antonakis says, “is to speak in charming ways.”
28．According to the first paragraph, we know that ________.
A．wellknown leaders show the highest IQ
B．effective business depends on the intelligence of leaders
C．leaders with a higher IQ may do harm to teams
D. the higher IQ leaders have, the stronger leadership they have
29．According to Simonton, managers with an IQ of about __are probably the most efficient.
A．80 B．100 C．120 D．140
30．What is Paul Sackett's attitude towards hiring highIQ leaders?
A．Unconcerned. B．Positive. C．Doubtful. D．Unclear.
31．Why did Antonakis mention Barack Obama in the last paragraph?
A．To encourage us to learn more about leadership.
B．To explain how intelligent people achieve success.
C．To show creativity is more important than intelligence.
D．To emphasize the importance of using intelligence properly.
CCBD
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇科普类文章。新的研究显示，在一定程度上，领导者智商过高会影响其领导效应。
28．答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的“But new research on leadership suggests that, at a certain point, having a higher IQ stops helping and starts hurting”可知，在某种程度上，有较高智商的领导者可能会损害团队。故选C。
29．答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的“The ratings peaked at an IQ of around 120, which is higher than roughly 80 percent of office workers”可知，智商为120时，评价的等级达到最高。故选C。
30．答案与解析：B 考查观点态度。根据文章倒数第二段中的“The wrong interpretation would be ‘Don't hire highIQ leaders’．”可知，不要聘请高智商的领导者，这是错误的理解，由此可以推断出Paul Sackett支持聘用高智商领导者。故选B。
31．答案与解析：D 考查推理判断。根据文章最后一段的内容可知，领导者要像奥巴马一样，用智力说话，以说服、激励他人，故Antonakis提到奥巴马是为了强调正确运用智力的重要性。故选D。
D
There was a time when a trip to the supermarket in the United States often ended with a seemingly simple question from the cashier, “Paper or plastic？” Well, which type of bag would you choose?
While both types of bags have some influence on the environment, it has long been supposed that paper bags are better. They are made from a renewable source, are broken down easily, burn without giving off thick smoke and can be recycled. However, the producing process behind paper bags uses more energy than that of plastic ones. How can this be true?
Studies show that paper bag production requires four times as much energy as plastic bag production. And the amount of water used to make them is twenty times larger. Besides, the influence on forests is very serious. It takes about fourteen million trees to produce ten billion paper bags, which happen to be the number of bags used in the United States yearly. In terms of recycling, the idea that paper bags are more environmentfriendly than plastic ones can be quickly discarded. Research shows it requires about 98% less energy to recycle plastic than it does to recycle paper.
Even though paper bags might be more harmful than plastic ones, plastic still seems to be considered as the more harmful of the two by governments. In Ireland, for example, a tax has been introduced to discourage the use of plastic bags. People have to pay 22 cents for every plastic bag, and as a result, their use has dropped quickly.
There's no doubt that it makes more sense to reuse these bags. However, we don't seem to be doing that at present. That may be because they fall apart quickly. If so, cloth bags are a better choice, but still, their production also has a bad influence on the environment. So what to do? How should we answer the question of “Paper or plastic？” It seems that we first need to ask ourselves one more general question: “What can I do to help the environment？”
32.The question at the end of Paragraph 1 is used to ________.
A．introduce the point for discussion B．tell readers how to save money
C．express the author's doubts D．show the kindness of the cashier
33．Compared with plastic bags, paper bags ________.
A．take more time to break down B．require less energy to recycle
C．need more water to produce D．have less influence on forests
34．What does the underlined word “discarded” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Share. B．Put forward. C．Discuss. D．Give up.
35．Which question does the author probably hope the cashier ask?
A．Paper or cloth? B．A new bag or your own one?
C．A small bag or big one? D．Paper or plastic?
ACDB
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了购物时纸袋的使用，并提出了一个问题：纸袋真的如人们想的那样对环境有益吗？
32．答案与解析：A 考查推理判断。根据第二段第一句话“While both types of bags have some influence on the environment, it has long been supposed that paper bags are better”可知，作者提出问题是为了引出下文的讨论“纸袋真的更好吗？”，故选A。
33．答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“And the amount of water used to make them is twenty times larger”可知，制作纸袋的用水量更大。故选C。
34．答案与解析：D 考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的“Research shows it requires about 98% less energy to recycle plastic than it does to recycle paper”可知，回收塑料比回收纸要更节约能源，故“the idea that paper bags are more environmentfriendly than plastic ones”可能很快会被放弃，故选D。
35．答案与解析：B 考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“There's no doubt that it makes more sense to reuse these bags”可知，作者建议人们循环使用纸袋，故选B。
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分， 满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文， 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Is Fresh Air Really Good for You?
We all grew up hearing people tell us to “go out and get some fresh air.” __36__ According to recent studies, the answer is a big YES, if the air quality in your camping area is good.
__37__ If the air you're breathing is clean—which it would be if you're away from the smog of cities—then the air is filled with lifegiving, energizing oxygen. If you exercise out of doors, your body will learn to breathe more deeply, allowing even more oxygen to get to your muscles (肌肉) and your brain.
Recently, people have begun studying the connection between the natural world and healing (治愈). __38__ In these places patients can go to be near nature during their recovery. It turns out that just looking at green, growing things can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and put people into a better mood (情绪). Greenery is good for us. Hospital patients who see tree branches out their window are likely to recover at a faster rate than patients who see buildings or sky instead. __39__ It gives us a great feeling of peace.
__40__ While the sun's rays can age and harm our skin, they also give us beneficial vitamin D. To make sure you get enough vitamin D—but still protect your skin—put on sunscreen right as you head outside. It takes sunscreen about fifteen minutes to start working, and that's plenty of time for your skin to absorb a day's worth of vitamin D.
A．Fresh air cleans our lungs.
B．So what are you waiting for?
C．Being in nature refreshes us.
D．Another side benefit of getting fresh air is sunlight.
E．But is fresh air really as good for you as your mother always said?
F．Just as importantly, we tend to associate fresh air with health care.
G．All across the country, recovery centers have begun building Healing Gardens.
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文，介绍了新鲜空气对人体的益处。
36．答案与解析：E 过渡句。根据设空处前句“go out and get some fresh air”，空格处马上针对呼吸新鲜空气这件事情进行提问，然后设空处后一句就是针对提问的回答“the answer is a big YES”，所以选E。
37．答案与解析：A 主题句。设空处后面一整段都是在阐述呼吸新鲜空气的好处，尤其两次提到oxygen(氧气)，且设空处位于段首，所以设空处是整段的主题句，而且话题需要一致，oxygen与A项中的lungs有联系，所以选A。
38．答案与解析：G 细节句。设空处前一句中的关键词healing与G项中的Healing对应，G项中的recovery与设空处后一句中的recovery对应。此外，G项中出现Healing Gardens，后一句马上出现In these places来指代Healing Gardens，因此答案是G。
39．答案与解析：C 主题句。根据本段的第三句In these places patients can go to be near nature during their recovery.可知，此段讲了接近大自然有助于病人的康复，而下文对有哪些帮助进行了进一步说明，所以在本段的最后再次进行总结，话题依然是与大自然有关，而且是总结性质的句子，所以选C。C项中nature与话题一致，与设空处后一句均是对本段话题的收尾。
40．答案与解析：D 主题句。根据设空处位置可以推测此处为主题句，是对本段话题的开启。设空处后一句中的the sun's rays与D项中的sunlight对应。而D项中的Another side benefit of getting fresh air又是对前面段落中阐述呼吸新鲜空气有好处的延伸，因此D项是最佳选项。
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文， 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was visiting Costa Rica when I found myself in a bad situation: all my bank cards weren't __41__ and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks. Back then, there were no cellphones or Internet. It was __42__ who came to my rescue to get me home.
I thought the city dangerous and decided to find kind people in the __43___. With my remaining coins, I __44__ to the bus station and found a countryside that I could __45___. Five hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa. I went knocking door to door, __46__ my situation with my very poor Spanish, __47__ everyone pointed me to another house.
Finally, I __48__ a Chinese restaurant. The owner was extremely __49__. She heard my story and felt __50__ for me. She said her son had a similar __51___. At that time, some other people were very kind to him, and she remembered how __52__ that made her feel. She invited me in, gave me food, and called the Red Cross to __53__ me. I spent my remaining days in Costa Rica with the head of Red Cross.
I realized that being able to receive kindness is a __54__ for other people as well. And kindness __55__ more kindness in small ripples (波纹)．
41．A.working B．paying C．travelling D．increasing
42．A.villagers B．tourists C．visitors D．strangers
43．A.street B．town C．countryside D．community
44．A.drove B．flew C．headed D．slid
45．A.buy B．afford C．rent D．earn
46．A.explaining B．sharing C．exchanging D．exploring
47．A.or B．but C．and D．therefore
48．A.thought of B．heard of C．arrived at D．aimed at
49．A.rich B．kind C．busy D．serious
50．A.proud B．happy C．excited D．sorry
51．A.adventure B．experience C．failure D．strategy
52．A.warm B．curious C．cool D．strange
53．A.choose B．calm C．comfort D．rescue
54．A.gift B．trouble C．trap D．request
55．A.improves B．challenges C．encourages D．designs
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。十年前，作者在哥斯达黎加旅行时，发现自己的处境很糟糕。他只懂基本的西班牙语，而他所有的银行卡都不能在国外使用，他拥有的唯一财产是一些硬币。他四处求助，直到有一位中国餐馆的老板帮助了他。然后作者意识到，能够接受善意也是给别人的一份礼物，而善意会在小小的波纹中激起更多的善意。
41．答案与解析：A 考查动词。句意：我所有的银行卡都不能在国外使用。A.working工作，起作用；B.paying付钱；C.travelling旅行；D.increasing增加。根据下文“and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks”(我只有5美元和两周后的回程机票)可知，作者的银行卡在国外使用不了。故选A。
42．答案与解析：D 考查名词。句意：是陌生人来救我，把我带回家。A.villagers村民；B.tourists游客；C.visitors参观者；D.strangers陌生人。根据下文可知是一家餐馆的老板帮助了作者，他们并不认识，所以是陌生人，故选D。
43．答案与解析：C 考查名词。句意：我觉得城市很危险，于是决定到乡下去寻找善良的人。A.street街道；B.town城镇；C.countryside乡村；D.community 社区。根据上文“I thought the city dangerous”可知，作者认为城市太危险，所以到乡下寻找善良人帮助。故选C。
44．答案与解析：C 考查动词。句意：带着剩下的硬币，我去了汽车站，发现了一个我能付得起车票的乡村。A.drove驾驶，开车；B.flew飞；C.headed出发，动身，前往；D.slid滑行。head to sp.前往某地，故选C。
45．答案与解析：B 考查动词。句意：同上。A.buy买；B.afford付得起；C.rent租；D.earn赚得，挣得。根据上文“With my remaining coins”可知，因为作者只剩下一些硬币，所以只能买付得起的车票，故选B。
46．答案与解析：A 考查动词。句意：我挨家挨户敲门，用我那蹩脚的西班牙语解释我的处境。A.explaining解释；B.sharing分享；C.exchanging交换；D.exploring探索。根据“with my very poor Spanish”可知，作者用蹩脚的西班牙语解释自己的处境，故选A。
47．答案与解析：B 考查连词。句意：但是每个人都指我到另外的一家。根据前后句可知，这里为转折关系，故选B。
48．答案与解析：C 考查动词短语。句意：最后，我来到了一家中国餐馆。A.thought of想到；B.heard of听说；C.arrived at到达；D.aimed at旨在。此处指作者到达一家中国餐馆，故选C。
49．答案与解析：B 考查形容词。句意：店主非常和蔼可亲。根据下文可知店主非常善良，主动帮助作者，故选B。
50．答案与解析：D 考查形容词。句意：她听了我的故事，对我感到同情。A.proud骄傲的；B.happy快乐的；C.excited兴奋的；D.sorry难过的。feel sorry for sb.同情某人，故选D。
51．答案与解析：B 考查名词。句意：她说她的儿子也有类似的经历。A.adventure冒险；B.experience经历；C.failure失败；D.strategy策略。“a similar experience”表示相似的经历，故选B。
52．答案与解析：A 考查形容词。句意：她记得那使她感到多么温暖。A.warm温暖的；B.curious好奇的；C.cool冷漠的，冷淡的；D.strange 奇怪的，陌生的。别人善待她的儿子，她的心里感到非常的温暖，故选A。
53．答案与解析：D 考查动词。句意：她邀请我进去，给我食物，打电话给红十字会来救我。A.choose选择；B.calm使镇静；C.comfort安慰；D.rescue 拯救。根据上文“It was __42__ who came to my rescue to get me home.”可知，店主打电话给红十字会来救作者，故选D。
54．答案与解析：A 考查名词。句意：我意识到能够接受善意也是给别人的礼物，故选A。
55．答案与解析：C 考查动词。句意：善意会在小小的波纹中激发起更多的善意。这里指善意会传递，激发起更多的善意，故选C。
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分， 满分15分)
阅读下面短文， 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Big Bang theory is science's best explanation of how the universe began. The theory insists that our universe 1.________ (create) when a tiny and superhot mass exploded and began expanding very rapidly. It 2.________ (final) cooled and formed into the stars and galaxies (银河系) with 3.________ we are familiar. It is said 4.________ the event happened approximately 15 billion years ago. The event of the Big Bang was space itself expanding—perhaps at speeds 5.________ (great) than light.
Since the late 1960s, the Big Bang theory 6.________ (be) the main explanation for the birth of our universe. Because 7.________ (physics) have not yet found a convincing theory that explains how gravity operates, they are unable 8.________ (find) theories as to what happened after the Big Bang. At the very beginning, our universe may have been an object with nearlyinfinite density, 9.________ perhaps something else. Our instruments and 10.________ (science) methods may need to be fully improved before any further progress is made.
【语篇解读】 本文主要就宇宙大爆炸理论进行了介绍。
1．答案与解析：was created 考查语态。our universe与create之间是被动关系，且create所表示的动作发生在过去，故填was created。
2．答案与解析：finally 考查副词。设空处作状语修饰cooled和formed，故填finally。
3．答案与解析：which 考查定语从句。此处为由“介词＋关系代词”引导的限制性定语从句，修饰先行词stars and galaxies，因该关系代词在从句中作介词with的宾语，故填which。
4．答案与解析：that 考查连接词。It is said that...意为“据说……”，其中It是形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。
5．答案与解析：greater 考查比较级。由than可知，此处应用比较级形式，故填greater。
6．答案与解析：has been 考查时态。由since the late 1960s可知，此处应用现在完成时，故填has been。
7．答案与解析：physicists 考查名词复数。设空处作主语，表示“物理学家”，又因谓语动词为复数形式，故填physicists。
8．答案与解析：to find 考查非谓语动词。be unable to do sth.意为“不能做某事”。
9．答案与解析：or 考查连词。由句意可知，an object with nearlyinfinite density与something else之间是选择关系，故填or。
10．答案与解析：scientific 考查形容词。设空处作定语修饰methods，表示“科学的”，故填scientific。
第三部分 写作(共两节， 满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Terry很想了解中国。请你给他写一封邮件，推荐China Daily。要点如下：
1．该报是介绍中国的优质英文报；
2．该报内容广泛(包含国内外新闻、体育赛事、文化活动等)；
3．该报颇受以英语为母语的人的欢迎。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：quality newspaper优质报纸；a wide range of大范围的； be popular with…受到……的欢迎
Dear Terry，
I'm so pleased to hear that you desire to know more about China very much.___________________________________________________________________
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Looking forward to your prompt reply.
Yours，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Terry，
I'm so pleased to hear that you desire to know more about China very much. As to your interest, I am writing to recommend China Daily. First and foremost, it is China Daily that is the quality newspaper in English in China and it has a better introduction about China. Additionally, a wide range of both national and international news is covered on it, which can help you learn all important things that are happening all over the world, including China, by simply turning the pages. Equally attractive are all sorts of sports and cultural events. Last but not least, what's the most important is that it is extremely popular with native English speakers, which is beneficial for communication with your friends. I hope that the mentioned above is of great help to you.
Looking forward to your prompt reply.
Yours，
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Though it is one of the faded memories of my life today, there are times when I remember his face clearly, especially his eyes. As he had yellow spots on his eyes we called him Spotty. He would have been a stray (流浪) dog, until he came to me.
I was seven years old. My dad had just got a new job in Nasik. We had moved into a rented house. It was raining very heavily on the day we moved.
It was a cold dark night. We had our meal and went to sleep. Somehow in the midnight I heard some strange sounds outside the main door. I gathered courage and looked out through the window and I was really amused with what I saw outside.
There was a small puppy lying on an old doormat which my mother had put outside the door. It was wet and trembling. At first it was difficult to see the little one. It was the yellow spots on its eyes that made me realize its presence.
It was trying to get under the doormat to avoid the cold air outside and it had managed to get in as I could see only its head outside the doormat. Was it sick or injured?
I felt pity for the poor soul. I went in and came out with an old towel. I went near the innocent one and held it in my hand and wiped the puppy till he had become dry. I took him into my room and made a bed for him with a woolen blanket and a small pillow. He seemed very healthy and comfortable in his new bed as he went to sleep immediately.
The next morning, everyone in the family came to know about the unusual guest. “Shall we keep him with us？” I questioned my mom.
Like any other parents would, my parents first totally refused my idea but my sister and I convinced them to keep Spotty.
Slowly Spotty got on with everyone and became one of the family members.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
One day Spotty returned from his daily walk with a broken leg.
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Almost a year later, one midnight we heard Spotty barking breathlessly.
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【答案】One possible version：
One day Spotty returned from his daily walk with a broken leg. He came to my room and sat near me. It was then that I saw his hind leg was injured and was bleeding. I called out my mother and she quickly tied a bandage around his leg and gave him food to eat. I was very upset. But the next day, Spotty was up to his usual pranks though he limped a bit. After this incident my relation with Spotty became more intense. I really admired him a lot for his courage.
Almost a year later, one midnight we heard Spotty barking breathlessly. We came out and saw that he was barking continuously heading somewhere. After some time Spotty became quiet. I patted him on his back and came inside. The next day morning, my heart skipped a beat when I didn't see Spotty. I searched for him in each and every corner but he was nowhere. And this time he had gone and would never come back. I cried and waited for him. We waited for one long week. But there were no signs of him. Then one day my Dad got transferred to Mumbai. We shifted back to Mumbai. What would have happened to Spotty? Would he have died? These were the only questions in my mind, but they all remained unanswered forever.
Unit 2 Looking into the Future
单元素养评估A卷
第一部分 阅读(共两节， 满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分， 满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Some Japanese companies are producing robots for use in the home as companions. We would like to introduce three models that are more or less affordable.
Kirobo Mini, a small robot for use in home
Japanese carmaker Toyota sells the Kirobo Mini, a small robot designed for cuteness. So far, the robot can only understand Japanese. But it can respond when spoken to and can ask some questions. If you talk with Kirobo, it can remember the content of a discussion. In this way, the robot can get “smarter” and will be able to “grow up” over time. The robot is small—only 10 centimetres tall and its price is $350.
Aibo, a robotic dog
Sony is the Japanese maker, now, producing a robotic dog called Aibo. The Aibo is about 30 centimetres long and has natural looking eyes. It is also very cute. The eyes have a camera, so you can take a picture while playing with Aibo. The robotic dog can respond to a pink ball and plastic bone like real dogs. Sony is considering overseas sales but has not decided yet. However, Aibo is much more costly with a price of about $1,800.
Qoobo, cushion with a tail
Qoobo looks more like a cushion than a robot. Yukai Engineering in Tokyo makes Qoobo which has no face or legs. The robot only has a body and a tail. However, the company says the cushion can wave its tail slowly as a response to caresses and tapping. Qoobo is the biggest of the robots—at 33 centimetres in length. It is now available to order in Japan and the United States and is expected to be sent out later this year. Qoobo is the least costly of these robots at $90, but it does not have the ability to “learn” from its surroundings.
21．In which section of the newspaper does this passage belong to?
A．Economy. B．Science and Technology.
C．Entertainment. D．Education.
22．How can we arrange the order of the robots in length?
A．Kirobo Mini, Aibo, Qoobo. B．Qoobo, Kirobo Mini, Aibo.
C．Aibo, Kirobo Mini, Qoobo. D．Kirobo Mini, Qoobo, Aibo.
23．Which of the following statements is true?
A．Kirobo Mini can respond to a plastic bone like real dogs.
B．Qoobo is already on sale in the United States.
C．Kirobo Mini can really grow up over time.
D．Aibo is the most expensive among the three.
BAD
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了日本公司最新研制的家用伙伴机器人，包括其功能、大小、价格等具体内容。
21．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据第一段“Some Japanese companies are producing robots for use in the home as companions. We would like to introduce three models that are more or less affordable.”可知，文章介绍的是机器人，属于科技内容。故选B项。
22．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据介绍Kirobo Mini中的“only 10 centimetres tall”、介绍Aibo中的“about 30 centimetres long”和介绍Qoobo中的“33 centimetres in length”可知，按照长度排序依次是Kirobo Mini、Aibo、Qoobo。故选A项。
23．答案与解析：D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The eyes have a camera, so you can take a picture while playing with Aibo. The robotic dog can respond to a pink ball and plastic bone like real dogs.”可知，A项错误；根据第四段中的“It is now available to order in Japan and the United States and is expected to be sent out later this year.”可知，B项错误；根据第二段中的“In this way, the robot can get ‘smarter’ and will be able to ‘grow up’ over time.”可知，Kirobo Mini不是真正地长大，C项错误；根据第三段中的“Aibo is much more costly with a price of about $1,800.”可知，Aibo是最贵的。故选D项。
B
In the future, therapy patients may spend less time sitting in a therapist's office and more time exploring virtual worlds. Researchers have created a new virtual reality (VR) app to treat the fear of heights. The app just had a clinical trial.
People developed other VR therapies in the past. These programs needed a reallife therapist to guide patients through the treatment. But the new system only uses an animated avatar (虚拟化身) within the app. The avatar coaches patients as they climb a virtual highrise. This kind of therapistfree counseling could make it much easier for people to get help for fears and other disorders.
“This is ‘a huge step forward’ for VR therapy，” says Jennifer Hames, a clinical psychologist. “With this system, people don't need to visit a therapist's office to get expert help. They could get help in their regular doctor's office, or even at home. That could be good for people who aren't comfortable with facetoface therapy, or who can't afford it，” she says.
To test how effective their app was, Freeman and colleagues recruited (招募) 100 adult volunteers, who were moderately to severely afraid of heights. The researchers randomly assigned 49 people to have VR treatment while the other 51 participants got no treatment. Before the experiment began, participants filled out a questionnaire that rated their fear of heights from 16 to 80. They filled out the same questionnaire right after the treatment. Then they did it again two weeks later.
The scores of patients who got no treatment stayed the same. But people who used the VR app dropped an average of about 25 points on the scale. “The results give strong evidence that the new VR program is more helpful than no treatment at all. But it's not clear how well this type of system could work for more complex mental health issues，” says Mark Hayward, a clinical psychologist at the University of Sussex. “And when it comes to helping people with more severe symptoms, VR probably won't replace trained therapists any time soon.”
24．What is the passage mainly about?
A．The causes of the fear of heights.
B．The results of the fear of heights.
C．A VR app to treat the fear of heights.
D．The treatment of the fear of heights.
25．What do we know about the VR therapy?
A．It has a therapist to guide patients.
B．It is convenient and doesn't cost much.
C．It allows patients to climb a real highrise.
D．It requires patients to go to the therapist's office.
26．Why did Freeman's team conduct the experiment?
A．To rate the participants' fear of heights.
B．To check the effectiveness of the VR app.
C．To find out how severe people's fear of heights is.
D．To explore a new way to improve the treatment.
27．In helping people with more severe symptoms, ________.
A．the VR app is very helpful
B．the results of the app are not clear
C．trained therapists are still needed
D．no trained therapists are necessary
CBBC
【语篇解读】 文章主要介绍了一款用于治疗恐高症的app。
24．答案与解析：C 主旨大意题。第一段是主题段，根据最后两句“Researchers have created a new virtual reality (VR) app to treat the fear of heights.The app just had a clinical trial.”可知，文章主要介绍了一款用于治疗恐高症的app。
25．答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句“...make it much easier for people to get help for fears and other disorders.”和第三段的最后一句可知，这种疗法既方便，又不需要花很多钱。
26．答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句“To test how effective their app was, Freeman and colleagues recruited 100 adult volunteers...”可知，研究人员做实验是为了测试这个app的有效性。
27．答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句“And when it comes to helping people with more severe symptoms, VR probably won't replace trained therapists any time soon.”可知，当涉及帮助症状更严重的人时，VR很可能不会在短期内取代受过训练的治疗师，所以C项正确。
C
Intelligence makes for better leaders. It certainly makes sense that handling a market shift or anything like that requires intelligence. But new research on leadership suggests that, at a certain point, having a higher IQ stops helping and starts hurting.
Decades ago, Dean Simonton, a psychologist from the University of California, Davis, came up with that brilliant leaders' words may simply go over people's heads, that their solutions could be more complicated to carry out and that followers might find it harder to relate to them. Now Simonton and two colleagues have finally tested that idea, publishing their results in Journal of Applied Psychology.
The researchers looked at 379 male and female business leaders in 30 countries across fields including banking, retail and technology. The managers took IQ tests and each was rated (划分等级) on the leadership style and effectiveness by an average of eight coworkers. The IQ positively correlated (相互关联) with ratings of leader effectiveness, strategy formation, vision and several other characteristics—up to a point. The ratings peaked at an IQ of around 120, which is higher than roughly 80 percent of office workers. Beyond that, the ratings decreased. The researchers suggest the “ideal” IQ could be higher to 140 or lower to 100 in various fields, depending on whether technical or social skills are more valued in a given work culture.
“It's an interesting and thoughtful paper，” says Paul Sackett, a management professor at University of Minnesota, who was not involved in the research.“To me, the right interpretation (理解) of the work would be that it highlights a need to understand it is what highIQ leaders do that leads to lower understanding by followers，” he says. “The wrong interpretation would be ‘Don't hire highIQ leaders’．”
The study's lead author, John Antonakis, a psychologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, suggests leaders should use their intelligence to use creative language that will persuade and inspire others—the way former U．S. President Barack Obama did. “I think the only way a smart person can signal their intelligence properly and still connect with people，” Antonakis says, “is to speak in charming ways.”
28．According to the first paragraph, we know that ________.
A．wellknown leaders show the highest IQ
B．effective business depends on the intelligence of leaders
C．leaders with a higher IQ may do harm to teams
D. the higher IQ leaders have, the stronger leadership they have
29．According to Simonton, managers with an IQ of about __are probably the most efficient.
A．80 B．100 C．120 D．140
30．What is Paul Sackett's attitude towards hiring highIQ leaders?
A．Unconcerned. B．Positive. C．Doubtful. D．Unclear.
31．Why did Antonakis mention Barack Obama in the last paragraph?
A．To encourage us to learn more about leadership.
B．To explain how intelligent people achieve success.
C．To show creativity is more important than intelligence.
D．To emphasize the importance of using intelligence properly.
CCBD
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇科普类文章。新的研究显示，在一定程度上，领导者智商过高会影响其领导效应。
28．答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的“But new research on leadership suggests that, at a certain point, having a higher IQ stops helping and starts hurting”可知，在某种程度上，有较高智商的领导者可能会损害团队。故选C。
29．答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的“The ratings peaked at an IQ of around 120, which is higher than roughly 80 percent of office workers”可知，智商为120时，评价的等级达到最高。故选C。
30．答案与解析：B 考查观点态度。根据文章倒数第二段中的“The wrong interpretation would be ‘Don't hire highIQ leaders’．”可知，不要聘请高智商的领导者，这是错误的理解，由此可以推断出Paul Sackett支持聘用高智商领导者。故选B。
31．答案与解析：D 考查推理判断。根据文章最后一段的内容可知，领导者要像奥巴马一样，用智力说话，以说服、激励他人，故Antonakis提到奥巴马是为了强调正确运用智力的重要性。故选D。
D
There was a time when a trip to the supermarket in the United States often ended with a seemingly simple question from the cashier, “Paper or plastic？” Well, which type of bag would you choose?
While both types of bags have some influence on the environment, it has long been supposed that paper bags are better. They are made from a renewable source, are broken down easily, burn without giving off thick smoke and can be recycled. However, the producing process behind paper bags uses more energy than that of plastic ones. How can this be true?
Studies show that paper bag production requires four times as much energy as plastic bag production. And the amount of water used to make them is twenty times larger. Besides, the influence on forests is very serious. It takes about fourteen million trees to produce ten billion paper bags, which happen to be the number of bags used in the United States yearly. In terms of recycling, the idea that paper bags are more environmentfriendly than plastic ones can be quickly discarded. Research shows it requires about 98% less energy to recycle plastic than it does to recycle paper.
Even though paper bags might be more harmful than plastic ones, plastic still seems to be considered as the more harmful of the two by governments. In Ireland, for example, a tax has been introduced to discourage the use of plastic bags. People have to pay 22 cents for every plastic bag, and as a result, their use has dropped quickly.
There's no doubt that it makes more sense to reuse these bags. However, we don't seem to be doing that at present. That may be because they fall apart quickly. If so, cloth bags are a better choice, but still, their production also has a bad influence on the environment. So what to do? How should we answer the question of “Paper or plastic？” It seems that we first need to ask ourselves one more general question: “What can I do to help the environment？”
32.The question at the end of Paragraph 1 is used to ________.
A．introduce the point for discussion B．tell readers how to save money
C．express the author's doubts D．show the kindness of the cashier
33．Compared with plastic bags, paper bags ________.
A．take more time to break down B．require less energy to recycle
C．need more water to produce D．have less influence on forests
34．What does the underlined word “discarded” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Share. B．Put forward. C．Discuss. D．Give up.
35．Which question does the author probably hope the cashier ask?
A．Paper or cloth? B．A new bag or your own one?
C．A small bag or big one? D．Paper or plastic?
ACDB
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了购物时纸袋的使用，并提出了一个问题：纸袋真的如人们想的那样对环境有益吗？
32．答案与解析：A 考查推理判断。根据第二段第一句话“While both types of bags have some influence on the environment, it has long been supposed that paper bags are better”可知，作者提出问题是为了引出下文的讨论“纸袋真的更好吗？”，故选A。
33．答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“And the amount of water used to make them is twenty times larger”可知，制作纸袋的用水量更大。故选C。
34．答案与解析：D 考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的“Research shows it requires about 98% less energy to recycle plastic than it does to recycle paper”可知，回收塑料比回收纸要更节约能源，故“the idea that paper bags are more environmentfriendly than plastic ones”可能很快会被放弃，故选D。
35．答案与解析：B 考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“There's no doubt that it makes more sense to reuse these bags”可知，作者建议人们循环使用纸袋，故选B。
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分， 满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文， 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Is Fresh Air Really Good for You?
We all grew up hearing people tell us to “go out and get some fresh air.” __36__ According to recent studies, the answer is a big YES, if the air quality in your camping area is good.
__37__ If the air you're breathing is clean—which it would be if you're away from the smog of cities—then the air is filled with lifegiving, energizing oxygen. If you exercise out of doors, your body will learn to breathe more deeply, allowing even more oxygen to get to your muscles (肌肉) and your brain.
Recently, people have begun studying the connection between the natural world and healing (治愈). __38__ In these places patients can go to be near nature during their recovery. It turns out that just looking at green, growing things can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and put people into a better mood (情绪). Greenery is good for us. Hospital patients who see tree branches out their window are likely to recover at a faster rate than patients who see buildings or sky instead. __39__ It gives us a great feeling of peace.
__40__ While the sun's rays can age and harm our skin, they also give us beneficial vitamin D. To make sure you get enough vitamin D—but still protect your skin—put on sunscreen right as you head outside. It takes sunscreen about fifteen minutes to start working, and that's plenty of time for your skin to absorb a day's worth of vitamin D.
A．Fresh air cleans our lungs.
B．So what are you waiting for?
C．Being in nature refreshes us.
D．Another side benefit of getting fresh air is sunlight.
E．But is fresh air really as good for you as your mother always said?
F．Just as importantly, we tend to associate fresh air with health care.
G．All across the country, recovery centers have begun building Healing Gardens.
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文，介绍了新鲜空气对人体的益处。
36．答案与解析：E 过渡句。根据设空处前句“go out and get some fresh air”，空格处马上针对呼吸新鲜空气这件事情进行提问，然后设空处后一句就是针对提问的回答“the answer is a big YES”，所以选E。
37．答案与解析：A 主题句。设空处后面一整段都是在阐述呼吸新鲜空气的好处，尤其两次提到oxygen(氧气)，且设空处位于段首，所以设空处是整段的主题句，而且话题需要一致，oxygen与A项中的lungs有联系，所以选A。
38．答案与解析：G 细节句。设空处前一句中的关键词healing与G项中的Healing对应，G项中的recovery与设空处后一句中的recovery对应。此外，G项中出现Healing Gardens，后一句马上出现In these places来指代Healing Gardens，因此答案是G。
39．答案与解析：C 主题句。根据本段的第三句In these places patients can go to be near nature during their recovery.可知，此段讲了接近大自然有助于病人的康复，而下文对有哪些帮助进行了进一步说明，所以在本段的最后再次进行总结，话题依然是与大自然有关，而且是总结性质的句子，所以选C。C项中nature与话题一致，与设空处后一句均是对本段话题的收尾。
40．答案与解析：D 主题句。根据设空处位置可以推测此处为主题句，是对本段话题的开启。设空处后一句中的the sun's rays与D项中的sunlight对应。而D项中的Another side benefit of getting fresh air又是对前面段落中阐述呼吸新鲜空气有好处的延伸，因此D项是最佳选项。
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文， 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was visiting Costa Rica when I found myself in a bad situation: all my bank cards weren't __41__ and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks. Back then, there were no cellphones or Internet. It was __42__ who came to my rescue to get me home.
I thought the city dangerous and decided to find kind people in the __43___. With my remaining coins, I __44__ to the bus station and found a countryside that I could __45___. Five hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa. I went knocking door to door, __46__ my situation with my very poor Spanish, __47__ everyone pointed me to another house.
Finally, I __48__ a Chinese restaurant. The owner was extremely __49__. She heard my story and felt __50__ for me. She said her son had a similar __51___. At that time, some other people were very kind to him, and she remembered how __52__ that made her feel. She invited me in, gave me food, and called the Red Cross to __53__ me. I spent my remaining days in Costa Rica with the head of Red Cross.
I realized that being able to receive kindness is a __54__ for other people as well. And kindness __55__ more kindness in small ripples (波纹)．
41．A.working B．paying C．travelling D．increasing
42．A.villagers B．tourists C．visitors D．strangers
43．A.street B．town C．countryside D．community
44．A.drove B．flew C．headed D．slid
45．A.buy B．afford C．rent D．earn
46．A.explaining B．sharing C．exchanging D．exploring
47．A.or B．but C．and D．therefore
48．A.thought of B．heard of C．arrived at D．aimed at
49．A.rich B．kind C．busy D．serious
50．A.proud B．happy C．excited D．sorry
51．A.adventure B．experience C．failure D．strategy
52．A.warm B．curious C．cool D．strange
53．A.choose B．calm C．comfort D．rescue
54．A.gift B．trouble C．trap D．request
55．A.improves B．challenges C．encourages D．designs
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。十年前，作者在哥斯达黎加旅行时，发现自己的处境很糟糕。他只懂基本的西班牙语，而他所有的银行卡都不能在国外使用，他拥有的唯一财产是一些硬币。他四处求助，直到有一位中国餐馆的老板帮助了他。然后作者意识到，能够接受善意也是给别人的一份礼物，而善意会在小小的波纹中激起更多的善意。
41．答案与解析：A 考查动词。句意：我所有的银行卡都不能在国外使用。A.working工作，起作用；B.paying付钱；C.travelling旅行；D.increasing增加。根据下文“and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks”(我只有5美元和两周后的回程机票)可知，作者的银行卡在国外使用不了。故选A。
42．答案与解析：D 考查名词。句意：是陌生人来救我，把我带回家。A.villagers村民；B.tourists游客；C.visitors参观者；D.strangers陌生人。根据下文可知是一家餐馆的老板帮助了作者，他们并不认识，所以是陌生人，故选D。
43．答案与解析：C 考查名词。句意：我觉得城市很危险，于是决定到乡下去寻找善良的人。A.street街道；B.town城镇；C.countryside乡村；D.community 社区。根据上文“I thought the city dangerous”可知，作者认为城市太危险，所以到乡下寻找善良人帮助。故选C。
44．答案与解析：C 考查动词。句意：带着剩下的硬币，我去了汽车站，发现了一个我能付得起车票的乡村。A.drove驾驶，开车；B.flew飞；C.headed出发，动身，前往；D.slid滑行。head to sp.前往某地，故选C。
45．答案与解析：B 考查动词。句意：同上。A.buy买；B.afford付得起；C.rent租；D.earn赚得，挣得。根据上文“With my remaining coins”可知，因为作者只剩下一些硬币，所以只能买付得起的车票，故选B。
46．答案与解析：A 考查动词。句意：我挨家挨户敲门，用我那蹩脚的西班牙语解释我的处境。A.explaining解释；B.sharing分享；C.exchanging交换；D.exploring探索。根据“with my very poor Spanish”可知，作者用蹩脚的西班牙语解释自己的处境，故选A。
47．答案与解析：B 考查连词。句意：但是每个人都指我到另外的一家。根据前后句可知，这里为转折关系，故选B。
48．答案与解析：C 考查动词短语。句意：最后，我来到了一家中国餐馆。A.thought of想到；B.heard of听说；C.arrived at到达；D.aimed at旨在。此处指作者到达一家中国餐馆，故选C。
49．答案与解析：B 考查形容词。句意：店主非常和蔼可亲。根据下文可知店主非常善良，主动帮助作者，故选B。
50．答案与解析：D 考查形容词。句意：她听了我的故事，对我感到同情。A.proud骄傲的；B.happy快乐的；C.excited兴奋的；D.sorry难过的。feel sorry for sb.同情某人，故选D。
51．答案与解析：B 考查名词。句意：她说她的儿子也有类似的经历。A.adventure冒险；B.experience经历；C.failure失败；D.strategy策略。“a similar experience”表示相似的经历，故选B。
52．答案与解析：A 考查形容词。句意：她记得那使她感到多么温暖。A.warm温暖的；B.curious好奇的；C.cool冷漠的，冷淡的；D.strange 奇怪的，陌生的。别人善待她的儿子，她的心里感到非常的温暖，故选A。
53．答案与解析：D 考查动词。句意：她邀请我进去，给我食物，打电话给红十字会来救我。A.choose选择；B.calm使镇静；C.comfort安慰；D.rescue 拯救。根据上文“It was __42__ who came to my rescue to get me home.”可知，店主打电话给红十字会来救作者，故选D。
54．答案与解析：A 考查名词。句意：我意识到能够接受善意也是给别人的礼物，故选A。
55．答案与解析：C 考查动词。句意：善意会在小小的波纹中激发起更多的善意。这里指善意会传递，激发起更多的善意，故选C。
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分， 满分15分)
阅读下面短文， 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Big Bang theory is science's best explanation of how the universe began. The theory insists that our universe 1.________ (create) when a tiny and superhot mass exploded and began expanding very rapidly. It 2.________ (final) cooled and formed into the stars and galaxies (银河系) with 3.________ we are familiar. It is said 4.________ the event happened approximately 15 billion years ago. The event of the Big Bang was space itself expanding—perhaps at speeds 5.________ (great) than light.
Since the late 1960s, the Big Bang theory 6.________ (be) the main explanation for the birth of our universe. Because 7.________ (physics) have not yet found a convincing theory that explains how gravity operates, they are unable 8.________ (find) theories as to what happened after the Big Bang. At the very beginning, our universe may have been an object with nearlyinfinite density, 9.________ perhaps something else. Our instruments and 10.________ (science) methods may need to be fully improved before any further progress is made.
【语篇解读】 本文主要就宇宙大爆炸理论进行了介绍。
1．答案与解析：was created 考查语态。our universe与create之间是被动关系，且create所表示的动作发生在过去，故填was created。
2．答案与解析：finally 考查副词。设空处作状语修饰cooled和formed，故填finally。
3．答案与解析：which 考查定语从句。此处为由“介词＋关系代词”引导的限制性定语从句，修饰先行词stars and galaxies，因该关系代词在从句中作介词with的宾语，故填which。
4．答案与解析：that 考查连接词。It is said that...意为“据说……”，其中It是形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。
5．答案与解析：greater 考查比较级。由than可知，此处应用比较级形式，故填greater。
6．答案与解析：has been 考查时态。由since the late 1960s可知，此处应用现在完成时，故填has been。
7．答案与解析：physicists 考查名词复数。设空处作主语，表示“物理学家”，又因谓语动词为复数形式，故填physicists。
8．答案与解析：to find 考查非谓语动词。be unable to do sth.意为“不能做某事”。
9．答案与解析：or 考查连词。由句意可知，an object with nearlyinfinite density与something else之间是选择关系，故填or。
10．答案与解析：scientific 考查形容词。设空处作定语修饰methods，表示“科学的”，故填scientific。
第三部分 写作(共两节， 满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Terry很想了解中国。请你给他写一封邮件，推荐China Daily。要点如下：
1．该报是介绍中国的优质英文报；
2．该报内容广泛(包含国内外新闻、体育赛事、文化活动等)；
3．该报颇受以英语为母语的人的欢迎。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：quality newspaper优质报纸；a wide range of大范围的； be popular with…受到……的欢迎
Dear Terry，
I'm so pleased to hear that you desire to know more about China very much.___________________________________________________________________
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Looking forward to your prompt reply.
Yours，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Terry，
I'm so pleased to hear that you desire to know more about China very much. As to your interest, I am writing to recommend China Daily. First and foremost, it is China Daily that is the quality newspaper in English in China and it has a better introduction about China. Additionally, a wide range of both national and international news is covered on it, which can help you learn all important things that are happening all over the world, including China, by simply turning the pages. Equally attractive are all sorts of sports and cultural events. Last but not least, what's the most important is that it is extremely popular with native English speakers, which is beneficial for communication with your friends. I hope that the mentioned above is of great help to you.
Looking forward to your prompt reply.
Yours，
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Though it is one of the faded memories of my life today, there are times when I remember his face clearly, especially his eyes. As he had yellow spots on his eyes we called him Spotty. He would have been a stray (流浪) dog, until he came to me.
I was seven years old. My dad had just got a new job in Nasik. We had moved into a rented house. It was raining very heavily on the day we moved.
It was a cold dark night. We had our meal and went to sleep. Somehow in the midnight I heard some strange sounds outside the main door. I gathered courage and looked out through the window and I was really amused with what I saw outside.
There was a small puppy lying on an old doormat which my mother had put outside the door. It was wet and trembling. At first it was difficult to see the little one. It was the yellow spots on its eyes that made me realize its presence.
It was trying to get under the doormat to avoid the cold air outside and it had managed to get in as I could see only its head outside the doormat. Was it sick or injured?
I felt pity for the poor soul. I went in and came out with an old towel. I went near the innocent one and held it in my hand and wiped the puppy till he had become dry. I took him into my room and made a bed for him with a woolen blanket and a small pillow. He seemed very healthy and comfortable in his new bed as he went to sleep immediately.
The next morning, everyone in the family came to know about the unusual guest. “Shall we keep him with us？” I questioned my mom.
Like any other parents would, my parents first totally refused my idea but my sister and I convinced them to keep Spotty.
Slowly Spotty got on with everyone and became one of the family members.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
One day Spotty returned from his daily walk with a broken leg.
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Almost a year later, one midnight we heard Spotty barking breathlessly.
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【答案】One possible version：
One day Spotty returned from his daily walk with a broken leg. He came to my room and sat near me. It was then that I saw his hind leg was injured and was bleeding. I called out my mother and she quickly tied a bandage around his leg and gave him food to eat. I was very upset. But the next day, Spotty was up to his usual pranks though he limped a bit. After this incident my relation with Spotty became more intense. I really admired him a lot for his courage.
Almost a year later, one midnight we heard Spotty barking breathlessly. We came out and saw that he was barking continuously heading somewhere. After some time Spotty became quiet. I patted him on his back and came inside. The next day morning, my heart skipped a beat when I didn't see Spotty. I searched for him in each and every corner but he was nowhere. And this time he had gone and would never come back. I cried and waited for him. We waited for one long week. But there were no signs of him. Then one day my Dad got transferred to Mumbai. We shifted back to Mumbai. What would have happened to Spotty? Would he have died? These were the only questions in my mind, but they all remained unanswered forever.
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