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第Ⅰ卷(选择题)
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
Languages have been cming and ging fr thusands f years, but in recent times there has been less cming and a lt mre ging. When the wrld was still ppulated by hunter­gatherers, small, tightly knit cnnected grups develped their wn patterns f speech independent f each ther. Sme language experts believe that 10,000 years ag, when the wrld had just five t ten millin peple, they spke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.
Sn afterwards, many f thse peple started settling dwn t becme farmers, and their languages t became mre settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrializatin, the develpment f the natin­state and the spread f universal cmpulsry educatin, especially glbalisatin and better cmmunicatins in the past few decades, all have caused many languages t disappear, and dminant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking ver.
At present, the wrld has abut 6,800 languages. The distributin f these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild znes have relatively few languages, ften spken by many peple, while ht, wet znes have lts, ften spken by small numbers. Eurpe has nly arund 200 languages; the Americas abut 1,000; Africa 2,400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3，200, f which Papua New Guinea alne accunts fr well ver 800. The median number (中位数) f speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the wrld's languages are spken by fewer peple than that.
Already well ver 400 f the ttal f 6，800 languages are clse t extinctin, with nly a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at randm, Busuu in Camern (eight remaining speakers), Chiapanec in Mexic (150), Lipan Apache in the United States (tw r three) r Wadjigu in Australia (ne, with a questin-mark): nne f these seems t have much chance f survival.
1. What can we infer abut languages in hunter­gatherer times?
A. They develped very fast.B. They had similar patterns.
C. They were large in number.D. They were clsely cnnected.
2. Which f the fllwing best explains “dminant” underlined in Paragraph 2?
A. Mdern.B. Pwerful.C. Cmplex.D. Advanced.
3. Hw many languages are spken by less than 6,000 peple at present?
A. Abut 6,800.B. Abut 1,200.
C. Abut 3,400.D. Abut 2,400.
B
Kyle Cassidy and three ther members f the Annenberg Running Grup were stretching n the grunds f the University f Pennsylvania, waiting fr a few latecmers. The Penn clleagues and ther cmmunity members meet three days a week fr a rughly 30-minute jg and an ccasinal lecture. That's right― during sme runs, ne f them delivers a talk. Tpics range frm the brain t Bitcin.
But n this day last January, it wuld nt be their nrmal run. The first clue that smething was ff was the man wh sprinted past them. "Running at an amazing pace," Cassidy tld Runner's Wrld admiringly. Cassidy discvered why the sprinter was s fleet f ft when anther man ran by, yelling, “Help! He tk my phne and laptp!"
At that, the grup did what running clubs d: They ran, trailing the suspect dwn the streets f Philadelphia until he ducked int a cnstructin site. The runners split up. Cassidy ran arund t the far side f the site t cut the thief ff while the thers wandered the neighbrhd hping he had dumped the lt （赃物）in a backyard.
N luck. S they decided t ask residents whether they'd seen the guy. When they kncked n the dr f ne rw huse, they were in fr a surprise. Unknwn t them, he had already emerged frm the cnstructin site—and was hiding behind a bush by that very huse. As the wner pened the dr, the suspect darted ut frm behind the bush ... and right int the arms f campus plice, wh'd jined the chase shrtly behind the runners.
The members f this running grup are nt hard-cre athletes. But they d understand the benefit f a little exercise. ''Running is typically a useless sprt where yu turn fat cells int heat," Cassidy tld The Philadelphia Inquirer. "But ccasinally it can be useful, and here was ne f thse pprtunities."
4. Why d the grup members gather tgether?
A. T d sme stretching.B. T have a regular run.
C. T deliver a lecture.D. T cver sme tpics.
5. What des the underlined wrd "sprinted" in Paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A. Dashed.B. Pushed.
C. Jumped.D. Escaped.
6. We can infer that the success f the chase is mainly due t____ .
A. the assistance f the runnersB. the wner f the rw huse
C. the campus plice n patrlD. the jint effrts f the peple
7. Which f the fllwing best describes Cassidy?
A. Athletic and generus.B. Curageus and ambitius.
C. Helpful and humrus.D. Thughtful and demanding.
C
My husband and I had been married nearly twenty-tw years when I acquired Stevens-Jhnsn syndrme, a disrder where my immune system (免疫系统) respnded t a virus by prducing painful blisters (水疱). Althugh my lng-term evaluatin was gd, I, wh had been s fiercely independent, rapidly became abslutely helpless.
My husband, Sctt, stepped up t the plate, taking care f kids and cking dinners. He als became my persnal caretaker, applying the medicine t all f my blisters because my hands culdn’t d the jb. Needless t say, I had negative emtins, buncing frm embarrassment t shame caused by ttal reliance n smene ther than myself.
At ne pint when I had mentally and physically hit bttms I remember thinking that Sctt must smehw lve me mre than I culd ever lve him. With my illness, he had becme the strnger ne, and I the weaker ne. And this disturbed me.
I recvered frm my illness, but I culdn’t seem t recver frm the thught that I lved my husband less than he lved me. This seeming distinctin in ur lve cntinued t anny me fr the year fllwing my illness.
Then recently Sctt and I went n a lng bike ride. He’s an experienced cyclist; I’m quite the green hand. At ne pint with a strng headwind and sharp pain building in my tired legs, I really thught I culdn’t g any further. Seeing me struggle, Sctt pulled in frnt f me and yelled ver his shulder, “Stay clse behind me.” As I fell int the draft f his six- ft- three- inch frame and fllwed his steps, I discvered that my legs quit burning and I was able t catch my breath. My husband was pulling me alng again. At this very mment I wke up t what I nw believe: during these and ther tugh times, lve has the pprtunity t becme strnger when ne partner learns t lean n the ther.
I pray my husband will always be strng and healthy. But if he shuld ever becme the struggling ne, whether n a bike ride r with an illness, I trust I’ll be ready t call ut t him: Stay clse behind me-my turn t pull yu alng.
8. What made the authr feel helpless?
A. Her treatment failure.
B. Her husband caring fr her t much.
C. Her lsing the previus independence.
D. Her suffer ring frm illness and mental disrder.
9. Which f the fllwing can best describe the authr’s husband?
A. Family-centered.
B. Nt gd at taking actin.
C. Career-centered.
D. Independent but tired f negative emtins.
10. What did the authr’s husband d when ging n the lng bike ride?
A. Fllwed her clsely.B. Gave in t her depressin.
C. Backed her up all the way.D. Stpped t take care f her.
11. Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined phrase “stepped up t the plate” in paragraph 2?
A Mved int batting psitin.B. Began t take the respnsibility.
C. Walked t the kitchen.D. Began t wash the plates.
D
Eating spicy fds frequently may be tied t a slightly lwer risk f an earlier death, accrding t a new study. Hwever, mre research is needed t cnfirm the link, experts say.
The researchers fund that the peple in the study wh ate spicy fds ne r tw days a week were 10 percent less likely t die during the study, cmpared with thse wh ate spicy fds less than nce a week, accrding t the study published tday(Aug. 4) in the jurnal The BMJ. Mrever, the peple in the study wh ate spicy fds three r mre days a week were 14 percent less likely t die during the study, cmpared with thse wh ate spicy fds less than nce a week.
Hwever, the study was bservatinal, and s it is t early t tell whether there is a causal relatinship between eating spicy fd and lwer mrtality, said study authr Lu Qi, an assciate prfessr at Harvard Schl f Public Health in Bstn, Massachusetts. "We definitely need mre data frm ther ppulatins," Qi tld Live Science. “The researchers dn't knw why exactly the cnsumptin f spicy fd may be linked t lwer mrtality, but previus research n cells and animals has suggested several pssible mechanisms,” Qi said.
“It is unclear whether the bserved assciatins are the direct result f spicy fd intake, r whether spicy fds are simply a marker fr ther beneficial but unmeasured dietary cmpnents(成分),” said Nita Fruhi, a nutritinal expect. At this pint, researchers dn't knw fr sure whether eating spicy fds can have a beneficial effect n human health and mrtality, Fruhi wrte. "Future research is needed t make sure whether spicy fd cnsumptin has the ptential t imprve health and reduce mrtality directly, r if it is merely a marker f ther dietary and lifestyle factrs," she said.
12. Which sectin f a newspaper is the article prbably taken frm?
A. AdvertisementB. Business
C ScienceD. Educatin
13. What des the underlined wrd “mrtality” in paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A. Death rateB. Living cst
C. Physical sufferingD. Energy requirement
14. What des the passage mainly tell us?
A. Link between fd and health
B. Assciatin between a certain fd and health
C. Cnnectin between habits and health
D. Relatin between fd and health
15. What’s the writer’s attitude twards eating spicy fds frequently?
A. NegativeB. Psitive
C. DubtfulD. Objective
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)
We all knw what it means when a nice envelpe lands in yur mailbx: Smene’s getting married, and they’re hping that yu can be there fr the big day. While saying yes t the invitatin is a relatively straightfrward prcess, things can get a bit awkward if yu’re nt s sure abut attending. ____16____. T help yu get ut f these frmal engagements withut feeling awkward, we’ve cnsulted Katie Balmer, a leading wedding expert in Sctland.
Fllw the frmat
The level f frmality shuld be infrmed by the way that the invitatin was sent.____17____, yu shuld decline via pst. If the message came in an email, a simple email expressing yur regrets will d.
Dn’t put ff yur respnse
If yu already knw that yu can’t make it fr whatever reasn, dn’t hesitate t let the happy cuple knw why. “It is very imprtant t respnd in. gd time.____18____,” says Balmer.
____19____
While it’s a nice gesture t ffer a reasn fr yur refusal, there’s n need t be extreme. A simple respnse will d, and it’s an especially bad idea t emphasize yur reasn if it’s cst-related. It will establish nthing beynd making the cuple feel bad.
Dn’t change yur decisin
____20____, it is imprtant t stick t that decisin. “Ging back and frth nly adds t the incnvenience fr the sn-t-be newlyweds,” says Balmer. “As lng as yu are hnest and timely, the bride and grm shuld understand.”
A. Make it up t the cuple
B. Be brief in yur explanatin
C. If the ffer was sent t yu by mail
D. D nt leave it until the last pssible mment
E. Once the decisin nt t attend the wedding has been decided
F. Otherwise, yu risk adding t the cuplers last-minute wedding stress
G. Turning dwn a wedding is a situatin where yu can feel very persnal
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)
I’m prud f myself fr this kindness I did last night. I did it ___21___ and did the right thing. Hwever, I was unwilling t share, because by sharing I am als sharing the ___22___ and mre self-centered side f myself.
It was last night and I ___23___my shift at wrk. It was late and I wanted t g straight hme. On my way ut f the dr I nticed a fellw staff member and clleague. She desn’t have a ___24___and usually either catches a taxi hme r ___25___fr an hur waiting fr anther staff member and friend f hers t finish wrk.
In the past I’ve ___26___ t drive her hme as she ___27___ n my side f twn. But last night I really did nt want t. I wanted t drive straight hme alne. And I did nt have t make “small talk”．
S I tried t ___28___ her, walking past her, heading dwn, and stealing ut (偷溜) t the ___29___withut letting her see me and ___30___ withut ffering her a lift.
Yet, smething in myself was stpping me. Smething in myself made me lk at her and put myself in her shes. She had yung ___31___ wh she wanted t g hme t attend t and, she culd g hme right nw ___32___ I tk her, nt an hur later when the ther staff member and friend f hers wh was taking her. S I ffered. She ___33___. And f curse, she was extremely ___34___．
Well, I learned a great ___35___ last night abut nt being s self-­centered and selfish!
21. A. nervuslyB. prudlyC. exactlyD. carefully
22. A. pleasureB. respectC. hnurD. selfish
23. A. changedB. keptC. finishedD. missed
24. A. hmeB. chiceC. friendD. car
25. A. hangs arundB. hides awayC. watches verD. calms dwn
26. A. hatedB. happenedC. fferedD. refused
27. A. wrksB. livesC. playsD. remains
28. A. remindB. avidC. attractD. please
29. A. wrkrmB. fficeC. playgrundD. park
30. A. therefreB. evenC. hweverD. instead
31. A. neighbursB. petsC. childrenD. friends
32. A. sinceB. althughC. asD. if
33. A. acceptedB. hesitatedC. apprachedD. urged
34. A. reliableB. upsetC. generusD. grateful
35. A. giftB. lessnC. treasureD. methd
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)
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。
Venice is an attractive city between the sea and the sky. The city ___36___(cnsist) f ver 100 islands and there aren’t any cars r buses. All the islands ___37___(link) by canals and bridges, making it ___38___(cnvenience) fr peple t travel arund the city. The best­knwn f the canals, the Grand Canal, serves ___39___ the main street in the part f the city.
Venice has a lt f wrld­famus turist ___40___(attractin), including Saint Mark’s Square, the Dge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica, ___41___ is the city’s mst famus church. Every year thusands ___42___ turists visit this beautiful city. They always find themselves ___43___(impress) by the city’s cultural treasures.
Sadly, the Italian city has been regularly flded by rising sea water ver the years. Frm Nvember t February, sea level rises up t ne and a half meters, ___44___(cver) many f Venice’s famus areas. But peple in Venice still lve their city. They are unwilling ___45___(leave). Instead, they want t stay there t save Venice frm the sea.
第三部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华。你在英国参加国际交流活动期间，打算参观大英博物馆。你在网上看到一则相关的广告，但有一些信息不明确。请给大英博物馆的负责人发一封邮件，询问有关情况。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
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第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
47. 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。
In my early thirties, my career in teaching was nt what I dreamed it wuld be. I left the jb and mved in with my parents fr a year while I tested ut a new career.
Living with my parents prved t be an even bigger challenge than my new jb. T tell the truth, it was prbably harder fr them than it was fr me because I was a big truble. I yelled at my mm fr buying junk fd and ignred my dad when he ffered advice. I cmplained my mm never did my laundry the way I wanted and my dad never let me chse what shw t watch. Instead f being grateful fr their hspitality(款待), I was mean t them and mst likely made them regret their ffer.
“This is nly fr a year,” I wuld repeat t myself n a daily basis, smetimes hurly. Instead f living in the present, I wuld wish fr the future and t have it all figured ut. My life wasn’t what r where I wanted it t be. By this age, I expected t be firmly rted n a career path with a huge circle f friends wh liked t hang ut. I did nt expect t be living with my parents and starting ver.
My attitude grew wrse. One day when I was tearfully talking abut smething that was making my life miserable, my mther interrupted me. She nearly shuted, “Why dn’t yu just try smiling mre?” I am pretty sure I laughed at her, but she went n t explain that smetimes things dn’t wrk ut the way we thught they wuld. “Dn’t wait fr things t get better,” she said. “Make them better.” I decided I was ging t shw my mther just hw wrng she was. I wuld fllw her ad-vice and try smiling mre.
Weeks passed, and smewhere alng the way, I frgt abut trying t smile mre as it became a habit. I wrked n appraching situatins with a better perspective and slwly star-ted t feel the weight n my shulders lighten.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The secnd half f that year was better than the first
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I wasn’t aware that I was different, but my friend tld me a simple change did appear.
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