知识运用（共12分）
一、单项填空（共4分，每小题0.5分）
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. — Are these books yours?
— No, they are not mine. They belong to ______.
A. them B. they C. their D. theirs
2. Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday ______ May in the United States.
A. on B. in C. at D. from
3. — I wonder if these are Jim’s glasses.
— They ______ be his. He doesn’t wear glasses.
A. might B. could C. can’t D. mustn’t
4. — Doctor, ______ do I have to take the medicine?
— Three times a day.
A. how far B. how many C. how long D. how often
5. Peter ______ a lot about Chinese culture since he came to China.
A. learns B. learned C. will learn D. has learned
6. — I saw Mr. Smith in the office at ten yesterday morning.
— That’s impossible. He ______ an English party with us then.
A. was having B. has had C. had D. has
7. Basketball is a much-loved and active sport that ______ by many people for fun and exercise.
A. enjoys B. was enjoyed C. is enjoyed D. enjoyed
8. — What did Cindy say to you, Julia?
— She asked me ______.
A. where my brother will work B. where my brother worked
C. where did my brother work D. where will my brother work
二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had beaten them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After __9__ the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves before they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly __10__, and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly __11__. The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had set up to mark their way home. To make things __12__, Evans, whom they had all thought of as the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having struggled along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were __13__ pushed on at the best speed they could manage. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his frozen feet; at night his feet swelled so large that he could hardly put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great __14__. He knew his slowness was making it less likely that the others could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him __15__ a few more miles, until it was time to put up the tent for another night.
The following morning, __16__ the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be gone some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out alone into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
9. A. growing B. putting C. planting D. laying
10. A. safe B. fast C. short D. slow
11. A. rose B. set C. appeared D. disappeared
12. A. easier B. better C. bitter D. worse
13. A. left B. lost C. defeated D. saved
14. A. fear B. pain C. trouble D. danger
15. A. away B. by C. off D. on
16. A. while B. since C. for D. once
阅读理解（共36分）
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
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17. We can go to see the Taj pictures every day except ______.
A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Sunday
18. If eight students go to see animals in the zoo on Sunday, they should pay ______.
A. ＄35
B. ＄70 C.＄105 D.＄140
19. We can go to ______ to know the history of our city.
A. City Art Museum B. The Grand Cinema
C. African Safari Park D. Bell Tower Trips
B
Alma, our lovely dog, isn’t with us anymore. She died several years ago. But while sharing our home, she brought such joy and love that we still miss her.
It was an autumn day in Minnesota, US. We were hit by a big snow fall for which no one was prepared. We have two apple trees in our backyard. Alma loved apples. When she went outside, she’d hold an apple and take it into the house to save for eating later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty, so I wasn’t always happy that Alma had brought them into the house. Feeling my displeasure, she would turn her head so I wouldn’t see her hidden treasure. It was our little game.
One day it snowed too early in the season, and Alma went outside and I noticed that she was madly digging holes and bringing the apples to the surface so they could be seen above the snow. She seemed busy digging up as many apples as possible during her yard time.
When I called her back into the house, she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was full of birds. Alma had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat. She knew that they didn’t have enough food to live through such an early winter. As I saw this, tears filled my eyes. Alma knew how to serve life with such kindness.
20. There was a big snow fall in Minnesota, US ______.
A. in spring B. in summer C. in autumn D. in winter
21. Alma dug up the apples in the snow because ______.
A. she loved playing with snow in winter
B. she liked digging holes and eating apples
C. she wanted to save more apples for eating later
D. she wanted to leave the apples to her bird friends
22. From the story we can learn that ______.
A. Alma was lovely and brave
B. Alma was strong and helpful
C. Alma was kind and thoughtful
D. Alma was careful and hardworking
C
If you bought some candy months ago but never ate it, how can you tell whether it’s still eatable? The easiest way is to check the “expiration date (保质期)” printed on the wrapper. If that date has already passed, you’re likely to throw the candy away. But is that really necessary?
According to a new report from the US Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), tons of food is wasted each year, largely because people don’t fully understand what expiration dates, or “use-by dates”, actually mean.
Food dating was introduced in the 1970s because customers wanted more information about the things that they were eating. When they first showed up, use-by dates only showed freshness because producers wanted their products to be tasted in their best conditions.
However, most customers mistakenly believed that use-by dates showed how safe the food was, and they still largely do. But the truth is that these dates aren’t related to the danger of food poisoning (中毒), according to Time News. Eggs, for example, can still be eaten three to five weeks after being bought, even though the use-by date is much earlier. When their use-by dates pass, strawberry-flavored cookies may lose their crunch (松脆的口感), but they are not harmful.
“It’s an unclear subject, the difference between food quality (质量) and food safety,” said Jena Roberts, vice president of National Food Lab, a US food testing company. “Even in the food industry there are workmates who are not sure about it.”
This is why scientists are calling for a standard explanation to be printed following the use-by dates. “We want this to be clearly communicated so customers are not misinterpreting the information and wasting a lot of food,” said Dana Gunders, a staff scientist with the NRDC.
But this won’t be a mistake that is easy to correct since people have believed it for so long. Another problem is that the quality levels of different foods change differently—some are still eatable long after their use-by date while others are not.
As a result, food industry officials are now thinking of changing the use-by date to a date showing when food is most likely to throw away.
23. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the first two paragraphs?
A. How we can check the expiration date printed on the wrapper.
B. When we should throw the food away depends on its expiration date.
C. Whether we have to throw the food according to the expiration date.
D. How we know if the food is eatable when we don’t check the expiration date.
24. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Most customers have a clear idea of what expiration dates mean.
B. Most customers now care more about freshness than food safety.
C. Even after their expiration dates pass, some foods are still safe to eat.
D. “Expiration dates” were first used to show when food was likely to go bad.
25. What is probably the best title for this passage?
A. Customers and food.
B. Food quality and freshness.
C. Use-by dates and quality levels.
D. Expiration dates and food safety.
D
Senses That Work Together
When we think about how our senses work, we usually imagine them operating separately: you sniff a flower, and the smell is delivered uninterrupted from nose to brain. However, it’s more complex than that. Most evidence for cross-modal perception (知觉) comes from studies into sound and vision (视觉). But research that shows other senses crossing over is coming out all the time, and it seems that even sound and smell sometimes form an unlikely pairing.
When New York researchers, Daniel Wesson and Donald Wilson, tried to find out the truth about a “mysterious” area of the brain called the olfactory tubercle (嗅结节)，they had to deal with this__fact. Originally, they only intended to measure how olfactory tubercle cells in mice responded to smell. But during testing, Wesson noticed that every time he put his coffee cup down with a clunk (哐啷声)，the mouse cells jumped in activity. In fact, the olfactory tubercle is well-placed to receive both smell and sound information from the outside world. Later they found that among separate cells, most responded to a smell but a significant number were also active when a sound was made. Some cells even behaved differently when smell and sound were presented together, by increasing or decreasing their activity.
Of course, mice aren’t people, so research team has been carrying out further experiments. They pulled together a group of people and gave them various drinks to smell. Participants were asked to sniff the drinks, and then match them to appropriate musical instruments and produce the notes at different levels. The results were interesting: piano was regularly paired with fruity fragrances; strong smells sounded like the instruments that are made of metal.
Further research found that listening to different sounds can change your perceptions. Studying taste this time, the team ordered some special toffee (太妃糖) and put together “soundscapes” corresponding to bitterness and sweetness. Participants tasted similar pieces of toffee while listening to each soundscape, and found the toffee more bitter or sweeter, depending on which soundtrack they were listening to.
Studies like this are helping scientists correctly describe our understanding of the senses, and how the brain combines them with its advantage. The consequences are worth considering. Could we see musicians work together with chefs to produce sound-improved food and drink? Will you be ordering a coffee with a soundtrack to bring out your favorite smell? Come to think of it, that could be one thing you hope coffee shop chains don’t get round to.
26. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. A lot of research focuses on the senses.
B. There can be a link between sound and smell.
C. Sound and vision are relatively easy to study.
D. Evidence about the way senses work is hard to obtain.
27. In Wesson and Wilson’s research, ______.
A. the mice were affected more significantly by sound
B. the result confirmed what the researchers had suspected
C. the connection between sound and smell was found by chance
D. the mice seemed to be afraid of certain sounds or smells
28. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. Participants took an active part in the experiments.
B. Experiments showed that links between sound and smell were consistent (一致的).
C. The result failed to support what was found in previous experiments.
D. The purpose of the further experiments was totally different.
29. How does the author feel about the effect of the research?
A. The author is excited about the creative chances.
B. The author is surprised at the recent developments.
C. The author is convinced that the findings will be used soon.
D. The author is worried about how the knowledge can be applied.
四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
Electric Cars VS Gasoline Cars
Cars powered by gasoline were sold for many years before hybrid (混合的) vehicles (车辆) that use gasoline, electricity, and solar energy. Car companies are now making cars that are fully powered by electricity only. How do these electric cars measure up to (符合标准) traditional gasoline cars?
Electric and gasoline vehicles look similar on the outside. They have very different parts under their hoods (引擎罩), though. Electric cars have one main moving part: the motor. But gas cars have hundreds of parts, often requiring frequent maintenance (保养). Having fewer parts makes the electric car cheaper to maintain and less likely to have mechanical problems.
Electric vehicles are energy efficient, also making them cheaper to operate. It costs about $1.00 to travel 43 miles in an electric car, which is a clear contrast to a gas car, which costs about $1.25 to go 18 miles. Basically, an electric car can go twice as far as a gas car for the same price.
Electric vehicles do not have tailpipe (排气管) emissions (排放), making them more friendly to the environment, too.
While some details make electric cars seem attractive, other details aren’t as favorable. For example, some electric cars can travel only 60 to 120 miles on a full charge (充电). Most gas cars can drive hundreds of miles on a full tank.
An electric car has to stop more often to get recharged. Therefore, a gas car would be a better choice, if you have far to drive. And electric cars aren’t as convenient to power up as gas cars are. There are plenty of gas stations, but not many charging stations for electric cars. Then, once an electric car reaches a charging station, it can take up to six hours to charge.
There are certainly benefits to both electric cars and gasoline cars. It’s good to know that there is an option (选择).
30. Are car companies now making cars that are fully powered by electricity only?
31. What makes the electric car cheaper to maintain and less likely to have mechanical problems?
32. If you want to drive far, which one is a better choice, an electric car or a gas car?
33. How long may an electric car need to be fully charged?
34. What’s the passage mainly about?
书面表达 (共12分)
五、语法填空（共2分，每小题0.5分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
It is believed that tea was _____35_____ (bring) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear _____36_____ around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the _____37_____ (nation) drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without _____38_____ the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
六、文段表达(10分)
39. 从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数，所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
题目①
假如你是李华，你和几位朋友决定利用周末的时间去参观首都博物馆。请给你们班的英国交换生Peter写封电子邮件，邀请他参加。邮件的内容包括：1. 集合的时间和地点；2. 活动的内容；3. 注意事项(馆内不能照相、参观时保持安静等)。
提示词语：school gate, history, quiet, take pictures
提示问题：●When and where will you meet?
●What will you do in the museum?
●What do you advise Peter to do when visiting the museum?
Dear Peter,
How is it going?
I’m writing to invite you to visit the Capital Museum in Beijing. _______________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
题目②
在过去的几千年里，每一次发明创造都推动着人类社会的进步。那些大的发明推动了社会的发展，使人类社会有了一个质的飞跃；而那些小的发明也使得我们的生活变得更加方便美好。作为这个社会未来的主人，你是否也有一个发明梦？请以”I want to invent a/an…”为主题，谈一谈你想发明的东西、它的用途以及发明它的原因。
提示词语：flying car, robot, medicine, traffic jam, cure, benefit, helpful
提示问题： ●What do you want to invent?
●What is it used for?
●Why do you want to invent it?
Inventions play an important role in the process of human development. ___________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
一、
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B
二、
9. C 10. D 11. C 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. D 16. A
三、
17. D 18. B 19. D 20. C 21. D 22. C 23. C 24. C
25. D 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. A
四、
30. Yes.
31. Having fewer parts.
32. A gas car. 33. Six hours.
34. The advantages and disadvantages of electric cars and gasoline cars.
五、
35. brought 36. until 37. national 38. doubt
六、略