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After thebreak,Sally sawher talkingto one of theirclassmates,Sarah,secretively.Curious,Sallywent overto them,but assoon asJane sawher,she quicklywalked away.Sally wasstartled byJanesstrange actionsand turnedtowards Sarah.“What didshe say”Sally asked.However,Sarah simplyshrugged andwalked awaywith Jane,leaving Sallystanding there,feeling leftout andanxious.What ishappening Sallywondered anxiously.Are theykeeping somethingfrom meAsSallys birthdaydrew nearer,Jane wasoften foundchatting softlywith herother classmates.Whenever Sallywent overto them,they wouldjust walkaway ortell herthat they were talkingabout a secretwhich Sallywas notallowed to know.Jane hasnever keptsecrets fromme before,Sally thought.Her heartfell.Even her friends weredistancing themselvesfrom her!She swungbetweenconfusion andsadness witheach passingmoment,desperately trying to figureout whatwashappening.Why wereherfriendsdistancing themselvesfrom herAnd whatwere theyhiding注意续写词数应为左右;
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150.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答
2.On theday ofSallys birthday,she wentto schooland foundher classroomin totaldarkness.Tears sprangfrom Sallyseyes and her facebroke into a radiantsmile.A.Blow atune withyour throat.B.Have garlicbefore yourperformance.C.Store itin abasement.D.Avoid usingscissors toremove theoldmembrane.
3..What is the mainpuipose of the passageA.To introducea uniqueinstrument.B.To persuadeus tobuy ourown Kazoo.C.To explain the Kazooscultural value.D.To stressthe importanceof usingKazoo properly.Tired of the busyand chaoticlife inLas Vegas,Nevada fornearly tenyears,my familyand Idecidedto slowthings down.We wantedto leadan environmental-friendly life.None ofus feltthat thiscould beaccomplished where we wereliving andwe allagreed thatamove to the countrywould begreat foreveryone.Before longwe setabout lookingfor ahome inYucca,Arizona,a verysmall townof lessthan1,000people.When Icalled toinquire aboutthe property,I wasinformed that there wasnoelectricity availablein thearea.What Noelectricity Ialmost deniedthe ideaimmediately.Butwhat betterway isthere togo greenAfter givingit asecond thought,we decidedto putin anofferand movedin onThanksgiving Day.(改造)When wefirst movedto the property,we didsome remodelingand stayedin ourmotorhome.We wereconfronted withreal challengesatthetime.But thefrustrations justmade usworkharder.We slowlygot thingsfixed andmoved into the houseafter38days.While livinghere for the pastfour monthshas beena bigadjustment,there aremany benefitsto(电线).living off the gridI thinkoneof the mosteducational lessonsis teachingmy kidstheimportance ofconservation.They usedto takewater,power andgas forgranted.We startedtakingquicker showers,doing onlyfull loadsof laundry,turning offthe waterwhile brushingour teeth.Inaddition,we arealso tryingto makeother changeswhich includereducing theamount oftrash wegenerateby recycling,growing ourown organicvegetables andre-purposing thingsthat wewouldnormally throw.Overall,going offthe gridhas beengreat forour family.I hopethat oncemy kidsmove out ofthe house,they willkeep thehabits thatthey havelearned byliving offthe grid.
4.Why didthe familymove to a remotetownA.Financial debtforced themto savemore money.B.Having a new lifestylehas becomea trend.C.They reachedan agreementto leada greenlife.D.They got a discounton aproperty accidentally.
5.How didthe authorfeel whenshe knewthepropertywas non-electricityA.Satisfied.B.Astonished.C.Relieved.D.Refreshed.
6.When the authors kidslooked backon thelife offthe grid,they wouldrecall thelesson that.A.saving resourcesmakes adifference B.life isbeyond ourexpectationC.city chaoswill disappearsooner orlater D.repair thehouse beforeit rains
7.What isthe textmainly aboutA.How urgentit wasto leadan environmental-friendly life.B・How afamily ofurban-residents switchedtoasimple life.C.How significantit wasto betteradapt toanewenvironment.D.How acarbon-free lifestylehas beenpromoted tothe country.弓用,Including ajoke inthe titleof apaper couldpay offin termsof citationsI accordingtoa study.The finding-which hasnot beenproved bypeers-suggests thatresearchers couldgaincitations bygiving theirpapers amusingtitles whilesome saythe evidenceis tooweak tosupportthe conclusion.Jokes sometimesfind theirway intoacademic papers.One placewhereweoften seehumor isintitles,but theresa verysmall amountof literatureabout whetherthis isreasonable/5says leadauthorStephen Heard,an evolutionaryecologist.To investigatewhether having a funnytitle couldboost apaper9s readershipand citations,Heard andhis colleaguesasked volunteersto scorethe titlesof2,439papers according to howamusingtheywere.The scorersassessed humoron aseven-point scale,from zeroserious titlestosix extremelyfunny.The researchersthen lookedfbr alink betweenpapers humor scores and thenumber ofcitations theyhad received,including self-citations bytheir ownauthors.Papers with funny titleswere citedslightly lessoften than those withmore seriousorstraightforward titles.However,papers withmore amusingtitles alsotended to have fewerself-citations,which ledHeards teamto inferthat scientistsmight givefunnier titlesto lessimportantpapers.Our assumptionis thatauthors dontcite theirown paperssubsequently becausetheydont thinkthat thoseare theirmost importantpapers JHeard says.After controllingfor self-citations asa measureof apapers importance,the researchersfoundthat articleswithfunny titles arein factcited morethanthosewith serioustitles.For example,papers withtitles thatgot ascore ofsix hadnearly twiceas manycitations onaverage asthosewhose titlesgotahumorscoreof four.But someresearchers arguedthat self-citations mightnot bea good criterionfor apapers importance.
8..The findingofthestudy canbe bestdescribed asaccordingtothe firstparagraph.A.a widelyaccepted belief.B.something surprising.C.a whollyresisted opinion.D.something stillin debate.
9.How didthe researcherscarry outthe firststage ofthe studyA.By enquiringabout volunteers,attitudes towardfunnytitles.B.By askingparticipants todivide thosetitles intoseven ranks.C.By matchingthe papersscores with the volunteers,likes.D.By digitalizingthe citationsinto variousscores ofhumor.
10.Which ofthe followingstatements willHeard mostprobably agreewithA.Including ajoke inan essayis byno meansa goodattempt.B・Self-citations dontserve asagoodstandard forthe research.C.Articles withfewer self-citations tendto beunimportant totheauthors.D.Scientists shouldstop theirself-citations toguarantee academicfairness.
11.Which ofthe followingisthebest titleofthepassageA.One CitesHimself:A RiseTo FameB.Funny OrSerious:It ServesYour ChoiceC.Are叩You Joking:Funny TitlesAre GoodD.Joking Per Titles:Fewer CitationsOr MoreExpectingthe worstto avoidfeeling badlater isknown asbracing”.It mayhelp thempreparefor emotionallychallenging situations,particularly inthe momentsbefore thesesituations occur.People braceforthe worst whilewaiting forpotentially negativeoutcomes.Someone mightalsobrace fortheworstin anticipationof stressfulevents likegiving apresentation atwork.Some psychologicaltheories suggestthat bracingshould help.For example,decision affecttheory^^proposes thathow wefeel abouta situationis determinedpartly bycomparing
二、七选五Curiosity ispart ofhuman nature.Children arefamous forwanting answersto tonsofquestions.Books andTV showsoften relyon curiosity.People keepreading orwatching becausetheywant tofind outwhat happens.16Many ofhistorys greatestdiscoveries weremade bycurious people.People wonderedhowprocesses workedor howcertain taskscould bedone moreeffectively.Thanks totheir curiosity,people nowknow farmore aboutthe worldand haveuseful technologyto helpthem.Even ifyou dontplan to be aninventor orresearcher,curiosity canstill helpyou intheclassroom.If youdevelop thejoy of learning,class willbe morefun.17Even if youre nolonger astudent,curiosity willmake youbetter informedand thusa morecapable worker.What doyou doifyourenot alreadycurious18If youact likeyoure curious,youll quicklystartto actuallyfeel curious.Often,the moreyou learn abouta topic themore interestingitbecomes.As you learnaboutatopic,gather information from asmany sourcesas possible.Read avariety of books,watch orlisten tolectures andask questions.19Instead,learn toappreciate factsthatdifferent peopleknow andthe differentopinions thatthey express.Dont assumeyou alreadyknow whatyou needtoknow.Instead,search foralternatepossibilities andpoints ofview.20Remember,everyone knowssomething thatyou dont.Find outwhat thatis,and askaboutit.This letsyoulearnsomething andmakes theother personhappy byletting themshow offtheirknowledge.In theclassroom orout ofit,developing curiosity is suretobeworthwhile.A.Ask alot ofquestions.B.But curiosityalso providesmany practicalbenefits.C.Accept avarietyofresources tofeed yourcuriosity.D.Fortunately,curiosityisa skillthat canbe improved.E.Dont alwaysget yourinformationfromthe samesource.F.Curiosity drivesthe processof discoveriesand innovation.G.And youllexcel becauseyou willbe fullyengaged inthe processoflearning.
三、完形填空At around3p.m.on Monday,Erin Wilsonstopped ata picnicarea alongHighway
299.Shebegan walkingher two-year-old sheepdog,Eva,along apath whena mountain lion21and attackedWilson,who screamed-catching the22of her2-year-old BelgianMalinois,Eva,who hadbeenwandering ahead,immediately returnedto23her owner.The mountain lion then24the55-pounddog andbit ontothe bodyguardshead.Wilson25without successto fightoffthelion withstones,so sheran uptotheroad,frantically tryingto flagsomeone down.Sharon Houston,who wasdriving by,saw Wilsonand26,After learningabout(喷雾the mountainlion attack,without27Houston jumpedoutofher carwith herpepper spray剂)and alsograbbed astick.The twowomen28tothescene inthe forest,where thestruggle wasgoing on,withthemountainlionstill29to letgo ofthe dog.They bothstarted hittingit andyelling30it finallyset loosethe bleedingdog.Eva eventually
31.Houston peppersprayed themountainlionintheface,andit immediatelyturned awayand
32.Eva wasgravely injured,and Wilson33Eva,lying on her ownbed withher favoritetoys,is myon theroad to
35.My dogishero andI oweher mylife^Wilson said.
21.A.fed B,withdrew C.reacted D.approached
22.A.recreation B.attention C.acknowledgement D.recognition
23.A.welcome B.follow C.defend D.disturb
24.A.turned onB.turned downC.turned overD.turned into
25.A.managed B,attempted C,escaped D.tended
26.A.pulled outB,pulled downC.pulled upD.pulled on
27.A.hesitation B・permission C・confidence D.comparison
28.A.adapted B,responded C.hurried D.referred
29.A.insisting B.agreeing C.submitting D.refusing
30.A.as B,until C,when D.while
31.A.woke B,performed C.died D.escaped(兽医).drove Evatoavet Afterspending severaldays there,the dogwas34,Now
32.A.showed interestB.restored powerC.lost controlD.took flight
33.A.peacefully B,patiently C,urgently D.secretly
34.A.released B・adopted C,restored D.infected
35.A.freedom B.recovery C.happiness D.safety
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Ancient Chinesehealing methods36spread alongthe SilkRoad forover twomillennia,butthe Beltand RoadInitiative BRIhas furtherboosted theinternationalization ofthe traditionalChinesemedicine TCM.Currently celebratingits10th anniversary,the BRI,37aims areto betterconnect theworld andexpandcommon prosperity,has broughtthe healingpowers ofTCM38more countriesand regions,bridging differentcultures andpromoting internationalcooperation.In Budapest,Traditional ChineseMedicine Centerof HungaryQihuang Centerprovides39ray ofhope forpatients seekingrelief fromvarious healthissues.One suchpatient isJozsef Frenyo,发an80-year-old40retire teacherwho suffersfrom hearingimpairment dueto aninflammation炎ofthemiddle earfive yearsago.Since then,he hadto usea hearing aid—until hevisited theCentertwo monthsago whena“miracle41occur.After42give morethan10acupuncture treatmentsby TCMexpert ZhangHaifang,from northwestChinas GansuProvince,Jozsefs hearingimproved43significant.He nolongerneeds thehearingaid.The centerhas alsohelped JozseFsson,Csaba Frenyo,who hasbeen strugglingwithobesity-related health44issue.A combinationof acupunctureand herbalmedicine treatmentshelpedhim losenine kilogramswithin amonth,45ease hisback andknee pains.
五、其他应用文为了迎接“世界问候日”的到来,你校将举办相关主题的英文演
46.World HelloDay讲比赛请你写一篇演讲稿参赛,内容包括•节日意义;
1.发出呼吁2注意.写作词数应为左右;
180.请按如下格式在相应位置作答2Hello everyone,Thank you!
六、读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段话,使之构成一篇完整的短文
47.Sallys birthdaywas approaching,andtheexcitement thatusually filledher heartwas nowreplacedwith disappointmentand stress.Turning elevenwas abig deal,and shehad alwayscelebratedit with a grandparty surroundedby herfriends.However,this yearwas different.Theburden ofexcessive homeworkandherparents9struggling businessweighed heavilyonher,forcingSally tomake thedifficult decisionof nothavinga birthday party,even thoughit wasan eventsheenjoyed dearlyevery year.One day,during break,her bestfriend,Jane,withacurious lookin hereyes,approached.“Areyou goingtohaveabirthdayparty thisyear”Jane asked,sensing Sallyssadness.“No JSally sighedand repliedsadly,“Theres justtoo muchgoingonand myparents aregoingthrough financialdifficulties.She smiledweakly,tryingtoconceal herimmense disappointmentand stress,but Janesaw(假装)through herpretence easily.Jane noddedthoughtfully anddid notsay anything.。