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2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
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4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语Paragraph1When wearri vedhome,we foundfa therwasParagraph2After weleft for the airportto buytickets,a manclimbed intoour houseto stealmoney._______【答案】When wearrived home,we foundfather waslying on the floor,bleeding.Though wefeltvery surprised,we senthim tohospital atonce.With thehelp ofdoctors,my fathercameback tolife on Christmas Eve,which madeour familypleased.My parentsloved each other verymuch,so my mother keptmy fathercompany dayand night,completely forgettingthe toiptoFlorida.After myfather wokeup,he saidsorry tous andtold us everything thathappenedto him.After weleft forthe airportto buytickets,a manclimbed intoour houseto stealmoney.My fathercaught himand bravelyfought withhim,but unfortunatelythe manhurt myfather.Hearing the news,we wereproud ofhim.On ChristmasEve,we helda partyin hospitalfor myfather.Everyone gottogether aroundthe Christmastree andsang Christmassongs tohim.ThatChristmas Evewas quiteunusual andmeaningful.I willnever forgetthe timeI spentwith myfatheronChristmasEve inhospital.survival.Perhaps the best reasonfor exploringspace isthis genetictendency toexpandwherever possible.Nearly everysuccessful civilizationhas explored,because bydoing so,any dangersinsurrounding areascan beidentified andprepared for.Without knowledge,we may be completelydestroyedby thedanger.With knowledge,we canlessen itseffects.Exploration alsoallows mineralsand otherpotential(潜在的)resources to be found.Evenif we have noimmediate needof them,they willperhaps beuseful later.Resources maybe morethanphysical possessions.Knowledge ortechniques have been acquiredthrough exploration.The techniquesmay havemedical applicationswhich canimprove thelength orquality of ourlives.We havealready benefitedfrom otherspin-offs includingimprovements inearthquakeprediction,in satellitesfor weatherforecasting andin communicationssystems.Evennon-stick pansand mirroredsunglasses areby-products(副产品)of technologicaldevelopmentsin thespace industry!While manyresources arespent onwhat seemsa smallreturn,the explorationof spaceallowscreative,brave andintelligent membersofourspecies tofocus onwhat mayserve to save us.While spacemay holdmany wondersand explanationsof howthe universewas formedor howitworks,it alsoholds dangers.The dangerexists,but knowledgecan helphuman beingto survive.Without theability toreach outacross space,the chancetosaveourselves mightnot exist.While Earthis the only planetknown tosupport life,surely theadaptive abilityof humanswouldallow usto liveon otherplanets.It istrue thatthe lifestylewould bedifferent,but humanlife andcultures haveadapted in the pastand surelycould in the future.
24.Why doesthe authormention thequestions in Paragraph1A.To expresshis doubts.B.To comparedifferent ideas.C.To introducepoints for discussion.D.To describethe conditionson Earth.
25.What is the reasonfor exploringspace basedon Paragraph2A.Humans arenature-born todo so.B.Humans havethe tendencyto fight.C.Humans mayfind newsources offood.D.Humans don,t like to stayinthe same place.
26.The underlinedword“spin-offs“inParagraph4probably refersto.A.survival chancesB.potential resourcesC.unexpected benefitsD.physical possessionsCACCOne eveningin February2007,a studentnamed Paula Ceely broughther carto astop onaremote roadin Wales.She gotout toopen ametal gatethat blockedher path.That,s whensheheard thewhistle soundedby thedriver ofa train.Her RenaultClio wasparked acrossarailway line.Seconds later,she watchedthe traindrag hercar almosta kilometredown therailwaytracks.Ceely,s near miss madethenewsbecause sheblamed iton theGPS(导航仪).She hadneverdriven theroute before.It wasdark andraining heavily.Ceely wasrelying onher GPS,butit madeno mentionof the crossing.“I putmy completetrust inthe deviceand itled merightinto thepath ofa speedingtrain,“she toldthe BBC.Who isto blamehere RickStevenson,who tellsCeely,s storyin hisbook WhenMachines FailUs,points thefinger atthe limitationsoftechnology.We putour faithin digitaldevices,he says,but ourdigital helpersare toooftennot upto thejob.They arefilled withsmall problems.And its not justGPS devices:Stevenson takesus ona tourof digitaldisasters involvingeverything frommobile phonestowireless keyboards.The problemwith his argument inthe bookis thatitsnotclear whyheonlyfocuses ondigitaltechnology,while theremaybe a numberof otherpossible causes.A map-maker mighthaveleft thecrossing offa papermap.Maybe weshould blameCeely fornot payingattention.Perhaps therailway authoritiesare atfault forpoor singallingsystem.Or maybesomeone hasstudiedthe relativeclangers andworked outthat therereally issomething specificwrongwith theGPS equipment.But Stevensondoesn,t say.Its aproblem thatruns throughthe book.In asection oncars,Stevenson givesan accountof the advancedtechniques thatcriminals useto defeatcomputer-based lockingsystems forcars.He offerstwo independentsets offigures oncar theft;both showa smallrise insomeparts ofthe country.He saysthat onceagain notall newlocks haveproved reliable.Perhaps,but maybeits alsodue to the shortageof policemenonthestreets.Or changingsocialcircumstances.Or somecombination ofthese factors.The gamebetween humansand theirsmart devicesis amusingand complex.It isshaped byeconomicsand psychologyand thecultures welive in.Somewhere inthe mixof thoseforcesthere maybe a way for a wiseruse oftechnology.If there is such away,it shouldinvolve morethan just an awarenessoftheshortcomingsof ourmachines.After all,we havelived with them forthousands ofyears.They haveprobablybeen foolingus forjust aslong.
27.What didPaulaCeelythink wasthe causeof heraccidentA.She was not familiarwiththeroad.B.It wasdark andraining heavilythen.C.The railwayworkers failedto givethe signal.D.Her GPSdevice didn,t tellher aboutthecrossing.
28.The phrase“nearmiss”(Paragraph2)can bestbe replacedby.A.close hitB.heavy lossC.narrow escapeD.big mistake
29.Which ofthe followingwould RickStevenson mostprobably agreewithA.Modern technologyis whatwe cantlive without.B.Digital technologyoften fallsshort ofour expectation.C.Digital devicesare morereliable thanthey usedtobe.D.GPS erroris notthe onlycause forCeely,s accident.
30.In thewriter,s opinion,Stevenson,sargumentis.A.one-sided B.reasonableC.puzzling D.well-basedDCBA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入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Getting your children to study canbealittle likegetting themto eattheir vegetables.31—Make astudy timeand haveit atthesametime everyday.This willhelp your kidsto learnto scheduletheir dayand willgive thema senseof controlover howthey spendtheirtime.Allow themto study in blocksof time,such asfor halfan hourwith afive-minute breakinthe middle.32Ideal(理想的)study timesare afterdinner orright afterschool beforedinner.33You,11also needto helpyourkidsfind theright placetostudy.After youveset upa good studytime forlittle learners,set upagoodplace wherethey canget thosecreativejuices flowing.34Make surethere isa tableoradesk anda comfortablechair.35This includeshelping themout withtheir homeworksometimes andbeing thereforthem withthe answersto anyquestions.The inputyou giveyour childrenduring studyperiodswill helpform abond and help makestudying enjoyable.A.Pick aplace whereyourchildrencan studyproperly.B.Hold themto theschedule theycreate forthemselves.C.Finally,spend timewith yourkids when they,re studying.D.Keep theatmosphere lightand offerlots ofencouragement,too.E.Instead,use TVas atreat ora rewardwhenthehomework iscompleted.F・Try tostop thisbed habitby offeringsome sortof reward.G.One ofthebestways toform goodstudy habitsfor yourkids isto designa schedulethatthey keepto.GBEAC第三部分英语知识运用(共两节;满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题L5分,满分30分)阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项With hisleg lameand histeeth uneven,the boythought ofhimself asthemost unfortunatechild inthe world.He36―played withhis classmates,and whenasked toanswer questions,he always37_his headwithout aword.One spring,his fatherbrought homesome saplings(树苗).38of hischildrenwould planta saplingandhepromised,uWhoever39—his saplingbest shallget agift.The boycertainly wantedto getthe gift.—40—seeing hisbothers and sisters wateringthetrees,he41an ideahe hopedthe treehe plantedwould diesoon.So wateringit onceortwice,he never42it.Several dayslater,he was43to findit notonly didn t die,but alsogrew so many fresh
44.Compared withthose ofhis brothersandsisters,his appearedgreener.His fatherkept his45,bought the boy agift andsaid hewould become an outstanding46after growingup.From thenon,the boyslowly became47and confident.One evening,he suddenly48hisbiology teacheronce saidthat plants49grow atnight.Why notgo tosee the treeWhen hecame to the courtyard,he foundhis fatherworking nearthetree!Instantly he50―Father hadbeen secretly51his tree!He returnedto hisroom,tears52—in hiseyes.Decades passed,theboydidntbecomeabotanist.53,he became the U.S.President.His namewas FranklinRoosevelt.54isthebest nourishment(滋养品)of life.55―it isjustabucket ofwater,it canmake thetree oflife growwell!
36.A.everC.stillB.seldom
37.A.heldD.oftenC.loweredB.raised
38.A.BothD.coveredC.OneB.Either
39.A.likesD.EachC.growsB.protects
40.A.AndD.watchesC.BeforeB.So
41.A.cared forD.ButC.hit uponB.got ridof
42.A.appealed toD.put forwardC.adapted toB.attended to
43.A.surprisedD.turned toC.disappointedB.frightened
44.A.rootsD.amusedC.branchesB.leaves
45.A.wordD.seedsC.agreementB.balance
46.A.teacherD.opinionC.presidentB.gardener
47.A.satisfiedC.optimistic B.certain
48.A.believed D.independentC.repeated B.recalled
49.A.generally D.knewC.recently B.hardly
50.A.remembered D.probablyC.wondered B.understood
51.A.cutting D.admittedC.watering B.decorating
52.A.welling D.fertilizingC.dropping B.falling
53.A.Therefore D.cryingC.Moreover B.Besides
54.A.Love D.InsteadC.Disability B.Water
55.A.So longas D.FatherC.Now thatB.If onlyBCDCDCBABA DCBABCADAD第二节共10小题;每小题L5分,满分15分阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当内容1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式How timeflies!You have
56.studyinBeijing fornearly amonth,during whichyou musthaveachieved alot.Well,how,severythinggoing
57.is reported,the weatherthereisveryhot anddry thesedays,which isvery different
58.that ofyour country.Have youadaptedto itIn addition,you oncecomplained thatthe food
59.serve therewasnotto yourtaste.I hopethat shouldhavebeenimproved.I amglad totell youthat Iwill go to Beijingto takepart inan Englishspeech contestinJuly,60・―is notonly anhonor,but alsoa greatopportunity forme toimprove
61.me.And nowI trymy bestto make
62.prepare forit.However,I havesome trouble
63.collectthe materialsrelevant andusing thelanguage,rdappreciate
64.if yougive mea handtosolve theproblem.After thecontest,I wantto go to yourschool tovisit you,where wewill communicate
65.free witheachother.第四部分写作(满分25分)阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事I stillremember it,like itwas yesterdaywhen myparents toldmethenews.It wastheweek beforeChristmas onThursday morningwhen myparents said,“Stacy,start packingyourthings sowe cangoto Florida forthe holidays.”“Okay,“I responded.We dothis every year forChristmas andNew Year.It skind ofafamily traditionwehave.We goeveryyearbecause weliketovisit somefamily memberslivingin Florida.There hasnever beena yearwhen weve misseda tripto Floridaforthe holidays.I was so excited to goon thistrip becauseChristmas ismy favoriteholiday,but totop itoffI wasgoing toget tocelebrate itwith myfamily.The nextmorning,my motherentered myroom.Stacy,wake up!We needto gototheairportso thatwe canget ourplane ticketsto Floridabefore theysell out.”I jumpedout ofbed andgot readyas fastas Icould.When wewere onour waytotheairport,I couldnt stoptalking andsmiling becauseI wastoo excitedabout gettingour tickets.“Aren tyou justexcitedtogotoFlorida”I asked.“Yes,I am.We canfinally catchup withthe familyand drinkhot cocoa,“respondedmy mother.The airportwassocrowded.Some peoplewere leavingto othercountries andothers werejustvisiting fortheholiday.There wassuchahuge lineintheairport becausesomanydifferentpeople werebuying planetickets.When itwas ourturn,mymothersaid,uThree ticketstoFloridaon ChristinasEve please.”The ladyworking thereresponded,“Well,you guysare lucky.You gotthe lastthree ticketstoFlorida.”My motherand Iboth smiledin reliefand paidfor ourtickets andwent backhome tofinishpacking.注意
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;。