第一部分阅读理解(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
Located４０milesnortheastofSanDiego,California,
ValleyCenterhasmorethan２７squaremilesofcountryside
beautyand２１,０００acresofagriculturalland．Alongwiththe
activitiesmentionedhere,theChamberofCommerce
website(www．vcchamber．com)listsalargenumberof
outingsforyourfamilytoenjoy:PalomarMountain
Observatory,LakesWohlford,HodgesandHenshaw,
SengmeOaksWaterPark,andPalaMission．
BatesNutFarm
１５９５４WoodsValleyRd．
www．batesnutfarm．biz
７６０－７４９－３３３３
MostpeoplewouldagreethatnovisittoValleyCenter
wouldbecompletewithoutastopatBatesNutFarm．Gilbert
andBeatriceBatesfoundedthefarmin１９２１．Thefarmhasa
picnicareaandalargestorefullofnuts,candiesandtreats．
Kidscanfeedfarmanimals,andinthefall,findpumpkins
alongwithmanyfun,seasonalactivitiesforthefamily．The
place,whichstartedoutasanutfarm,isnowhometomany
familyＧfriendlyeventsthroughouttheyearlikecarshowsand
musicfestivals．
ValleyCenterWellnessSpa
２８７１４ValleyCenterRd．
www．valleycenterwellnessspa．com
７６０－７５１－５３０３
TheValleyCenterWellnessSpainvitesyouto
experiencesomeofthespecialspa(温泉疗养)treatmentsin
aprivateenvironment．SpaＧgoerscanenjoyfacialsandskin
treatmentsatthisspaownedbyJanaLimon．
KeysCreekLavenderFarm
１２４６０KeysCreekRd．
www．kclfarm．com
７６０－７４２－０５２３
SanDiegoCountyslavender(薰衣草)farmhaseight
acresoflavenderfields．Openduringharvesttime—May
throughJune—itofferslavenderpicking．Englishhighteas
andworkshops．Opendailyfrom９amto５pm．
ValleyCenterWesternDays
２８２４６LilacRd．
www．westerndays．org
７６０－７４９－８０４１
EachMay,theweekＧlongseriesofeventskicksoffwith
theWesternDaysParade,theValleyCenterStampede
Rodeo,andaneveningmusicalperformance．Youcanenjoy
thefunandmeetsomenewfriendshere．
１．WhatcanonedoinKeysCreekLavenderFarm
A．Picklavender．B．Watchcarshows．
C．Feedfarmanimals．D．Havealavenderspa．
２．Onecanenjoylivemusicin．
A．BatesNutFarm&ValleyCenterWellnessSpa
B．ValleyCenterWellnessSpa&KeysCreekLavenderFarm
C．KeysCreekLavenderFarm&ValleyCenterWesternDays
D．ValleyCenterWesternDays&BatesNutFarm
３．Wherecanweprobablyfindthetext
A．Inastoryguide．B．Inamusicbook．
C．Inahistorytextbook．D．Inatravelmagazine．
B
IneverthoughtthatonedayIwouldproudlyshowoffmy
noseonacanvasonmylivingroomwall．Asateenager,I
couldntstandseeingaphotoofmynoseinprofile．Ihatedhow
bigitwasand,ifpeoplepraisedmeformylooks,Ialwaysfelt
itwasinspiteofthemostnoticeablefeatureonmyface．
IwasabouttoacceptthatIwouldneverfullyseemy
noseasbeautifulwhenImetNicholasBaldion,anartist,ina
Londonpub,andaskedhimtopaintmyportrait．Iregretted
thisthesecondIarrivedformysitting．Ihadforgottenthat
Baldionwouldhavetospendhoursstaringatmybiggest
insecurity,andthenpainstakinglytranslatingitontocanvas．
Thefirstsittingwashard．Icouldnotshakethefeeling
ofwantingtoturnmyheadtofacethefront．Ihatedthefact
thatBaldionwasopenlyandcarefullyexaminingtheone
featureIhadspentyearstryingtohide．Yet,asthetwoＧandＧ
aＧhalfＧhoursittingwenton,Icalmeddownandbeganto
acceptmyfeelings．Ihadputmyselfinthissituation,sonow
Ijustneededtositinit．Bythesecondsitting,Iwasalmost
excitedＧnotjustbythethoughtofhavinganafternoonwhenI
hadanexcusetodoabsolutelynothing,butbecauseithad
finallysunkinthatIwashavingmyportraitdone．
Baldiontoldmewhathewasthinkingwhenhelookedat
mynose．Toanartist,beautydoesntnecessarilyresideina
livingBarbiedoll;itlivesinwrinkles,sears,andcharacter．
“Ialwaysenjoypaintingdistinctivefeatures,”hesaid．
“Beautyiseverywhere．”
Iwasnervoustoseethefinishedportrait．Whatifitwas
furtherproofthatmynosewasunattractiveButwhenI
lookedatthepictureofagentlysmilingwoman,confidentin
herownskin,Icouldnthelpbutsmileback．Shelookedlike
me,yes,butshealsolookedquiteattractive．Hernosewas
powerful,strong,andalmostbeautiful．
TheprocesshasshiftedmyperspectiveandIhave
learnedtomakeupmyownmindaboutwhatbeautymeans,
whetheritisasmiling,strongwomaninanoilportrait,ora
realＧlifereflectionＧcompletewithabignoseＧlookingbackat
meinthemirror．
４．Whydidtheauthorregrethavingaskedtheartisttopaint
herportrait
A．Becauseshehadtopayforthepainting．
B．Becauseshedidnotfeelsafewiththeartist．
C．Becauseshewasntconfidentaboutherbignose．
D．Becauseshehadtositforhoursforthepainting．
５．WhichofthefollowingisNOTwhattheartistthinksof
beauty
A．Beautyexistsinwrinkles．
B．Beautyiseverywhere．
C．Beautyisfeatureswithcharacteristics．
D．BeautyonlyliesinalivingBarbiedoll．
６．Whatchangedtheauthorsperspectiveonbeauty
A．Aportraitofanartist．
B．Havinglearnedart．
C．Theartisthavingpaintedhermorebeautiful．
D．Theexperienceofbeingpaintedbyanartist．
７．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext
A．WhatIsBeautyB．MyPortrait
C．MyLargeNoseD．AnArtistandMe
C
Ifyouarefondoflearninglanguages,youmuststart
learningChinese．Englishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguage
intheworldanditisamorepowerfullanguageinallfields．
ButitisexpectedthatChinese,whichisoneofthesix
officiallanguagesoftheUnitedNations(UN),willbethe
mostimportantlanguageinthecomingyears．Whatarethe
reasonsbehindtherapidspreadofthislanguageandwhy
shouldyoulearnit
MydesiretolearnlanguageswasthereasonwhyIstudied
manyLatinlanguagesandintheprocess,Ideepenedmy
knowledgeofthelanguagesandliterature．However,Ididnot
feelselfＧsufficient(自给自足的)fromthisknowledge．Igained
alotofinformationabouttheWesternworld．Butmythinking
wasalwaysaboutAsiancivilizations．IalwaysfeltIneededto
learnChinesetobeaglobalcitizen(全球公民)because
“withoutlearningChinese,weseewithoneeye”．
Mycontactwithmanyinternationalorganizationsand
governmentinstitutions(机构)mademebelievethat
Chineseisoneofthemostimportantlanguagesofourtime．
Aftervisitingtheworldsmostcelebratedcapitalssuchas
ParisandLondon,IdiscoveredthattheChineselanguage
canbeseeneverywhereintheseplaces．Inthesubwayin
Paris,youwillhearinstructionsinFrench,Englishand
Chinese．InLondon,forexample,theChineselanguagewas
introducedforinstructioninschools．
Chinaisanimportantpolitical(政治的)andeconomic
countrybecauseitismakinggreateconomicprogressthathas
neverbeenseenbefore．TheworldiswatchingChinawith
greatsurprise,andthispeacefulChineserisemakesusdecide
tofocusonlearningtheChineselanguageandknowingmore
aboutChineseculture．
Tobeaglobalcitizenthesedays,Iwouldadviseyouto
learnChinese．Itwilladdmorebeautytoyourlifeandallow
youtobetterunderstandChinesecivilization．
８．Whatcanwelearnaboutlanguagesinthefutureaccording
tothefirstparagraph
A．Someofthemwilldisappear．
B．MoreofficiallanguageswillbeaddedtotheUN．
C．Englishwillstillhaveanadvantageoverothers．
D．TheChineselanguagewillprobablybesecondtonone．
９．WhatdotheexamplesinParagraph３show
A．Parisisawonderfulcapitalcityworthavisit．
B．ChineselearningisverypopularinschoolsinLondon．
C．PeopleinsomewesterncountrieslikespeakingChinese．
D．TheChineselanguageisplayinganimportantroleintheworld．
１０．WhatmainlycausesWesternerstostartlearningChinese
accordingtothetext
A．TheriseofChineseeconomy．
B．Theirloveforlanguagelearning．
C．TheircuriosityaboutAsianculture．
D．ThelonghistoryofChinesecivilization．
１１．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext
A．Howtobeaglobalcitizen
B．Chinese—thelanguageyoumustlearn
C．WhatyoushouldknowaboutChineseculture
D．Chineseeconomy—themostpowerfulengine
D
Youvestoppedatacafeonyourwaytowork,andnext
thingyouknow,yourlattefoamisstaringatyou．Youvehad
thesamefurnitureforyears,buttodayyourcupboardlooks
sad．Yourelyingintheparkwithyourfriends,andnow
Jesusisfloatingbyintheclouds—aretheyseeinghimtoo!
Whydoweseehumanfaceseverywhere
Untilnow,ithasbeenunclearastowhythebrain
processesvisualsignalsandrepresentstheminourmindas
humanfaces．However,researchersfromtheSchoolof
PsychologyattheUniversityofSydneyhavetriedevaluating
thisphenomenon．
Thefacialrecognitionresponsehappensfast,only
takingafewhundredmilliseconds．Fromanevolutionary
perspective,theresearcherssuggestthatthebenefitof
“nevermissingaface”outweighs(超过)theerrorwhere
lifelessobjectsareseenasfaces．Despiteknowingthatthe
objectyouareseeingisnotahumanface,theperception(知
觉)ofafacestays．Thisisknownas“facepareidolia”．
Pareidoliareferstothetendencytoimposeameaningful
interpretationonanunclearstimulus(刺激物),makingone
seeanobject,patternormeaningwhenthereisnone．
Pareidoliawasoriginallyconsideredasymptomofmental
disorder,butitisnowviewedasanormalhumantendency．
Pareidoliahasbeeninvestigatedbyscientistsandhas
beenpresentinartandliteratureforalongperiodoftime．
第１９９页第２００页
InShakespearesHamlet,Hamletdemonstrateshissupposed
madnessinhisexchangewithPoloniusbytellinghimthathe
canseeacamelinthesky．
Theresearcherssetouttoinvestigatewhetheradetected
pareidoliafacewouldbecastoffasafalsedetectionorbe
analysedforafacialexpression．Thestudyparticipantswere
presentedseriesoffacesandaskedtorateeachface
expressiononascalefromangrytohappy．Theseries
involvedamixofbothrealandpareidoliafaces．
Theresearchershavefoundthatpareidoliafacesarenot
castoffasfalsedetections,butratherundergoaninternal
“facialexpressionanalysis”,inthesamewayarealface
would．Thisislikelybecausehumansaredeeplysocialbeings．
Additionally,theyfoundthatbiases(成见)oftenseenwhen
judginghumanfacesintheanalysisofthepareidoliafaces．
So,thenexttimethatyouseeanangrytree,dontbe
surprisedandrememberitsnotpersonal．
１２．Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph
A．Topresentafinding．
B．Towarnthereaders．
C．Tointroducethetopic．
D．Toarousethereadersawareness．
１３．Howdotheresearchers,fromanevolutionary
perspective,understandthefacialrecognitionresponse
A．Ourbrainisgoodatprocessingsignals．
B．Theimageofahumanfacewilllastlong．
C．Ourbrainwronglyinterpretssignalsashumanfaces．
D．Theremightberiskswhenlifelessobjectsarenot
seenasfaces．
１４．Whathappensinapareidolia
A．Peoplesuffermentaldisorder．
B．Peopleseeanunclearstimulus．
C．Peopleimagineseeingahumanface．
D．Peopleinterpretthingsmeaningfully．
１５．Whatcanbeinferredaboutparticipantsseeingrealhuman
facesintheresearch
A．Theydiscountthefacialexpressions．
B．Theypreferrealfacestofalseones．
C．Theytendtomakebiasedjudgment．
D．Theycomparerealfacestopareidoliaones．
第二节(共５小题;每小题２．５分,满分１２．５分)
根据下面短文,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.
Areyoufrequentlydepressedbythefeelingthatlifeisleaving
youbehindparticularlywhenyoulookoversocialmediasitesand
arefacedwithalltheexcitingthingsyourfriendsareupto
１６FOMO,orFearofMissingOutreferstotheperception
thatotherpeopleslivesaresuperiortoourown．Itappearsasa
deepsenseofenvy,andconstantexposuretoitcanhavea
weakeningeffectonourselfＧesteem(自尊)．
Whilefeelingsofenvyandlackofconfidenceseemtobe
humannature,socialmediaseemstohaveaddedfueltothe
fire．１７Socialmedia,withitsbuiltＧinappeal,allowsus
toshareonlythebestpresentationsofourlife,whileleaving
outthemoreboringaspects．Althoughthiscouldbe
characterizedasdishonest,itistheatmospheresocialmedia
seemstodemand．Sohowdoweavoidbeingtrappedintoour
owninsecuritiesbysocialmedia
Consideryourownsocialmediaposts．１８Well,so
haveothers．Andwhattheyvelefthiddenisthefactthat
boredom,lonelinessandunpleasantchoresarean
unavoidablepartofeveryoneslife,andyourenottheonly
onefeelingleftout．
１９Youmaynotbearegularatfancypartiesora
climberofdizzyingpeaks,butyouhaveyourhealth,aplaceto
liveandrealfriendswhoappreciateyourpresenceintheirlives．
Leantoshakeitoff．Weareallfloodeddailywith
photosofotherpeoplesperfections,butreally,whatdoesit
matter２０Andevenifyouaremoreeasilyaffected
thanothersbysocialmediaenvy,allyouneedtodoisto
lookaroundyouandacknowledgethatyouaredoingpretty
wellafterall．
A．Ifso,youarenotalone．
B．Valueyourfriendsinreallife．
C．Learntoappreciatethepositives．
D．Whydoesithavesuchastimulatingeffect
E．Theyareprobablynomorerealthanthefunniestreality
TVshow．
F．ThefeelingthatweareleftouthaslongＧtermdamaging
psychologicalconsequences．
G．Haveyoueverchosenphotosthatleadotherstothe
rosiestconclusionsaboutyourlife
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.
Ibegantodovolunteerworkingradeseven．I
experiencedmanymeaningfulmoments,andthemost
２１oneswerewhenIwasvolunteeringasaswimming
２２attheYMCAinBrockton,Massachusetts．Onthe
dayofmyfirstclass,Ithoughtitwasgoingtobea(n)
２３job．I２４thatsinceIhadtakenswimminglessons
fromtheageoffive,Iknewthe２５aboutswimming．
Afterall,Iwasgoodatall２６ofswimming!２７,I
soonfoundouttherewasmoreaboutteachingswimming
thanjustknowinghowtoswim．
Duringmyfirstclass,Iassistedtheswimmingteacherin
teachingagroupoffiveＧyearＧoldkids．Fromthatmoment
on,Ihadtolearnmanygamesthatwouldhelpthechildren
to２８asswimmers．Suchas“RedLight,GreenLight”
and“BlastＧOff”．Imustdevotemyselftoteachingthemand
seta(n)２９exampletothem．
Iexpectedtoteachagroupofchildren,butit３０my
studentsweretheoneswhotaughtmehowtobea(n)３１
teacher．Notonlywasitchallengingtolearnthechildrens
names,butitwasalsochallengingto３２totheirmany
personalitiesandmoods．Thereweremany３３thatwent
alongwithhelpingthesechildren,amongwhichwasseeinga
child３４ataskthatheorshecouldnotdobeforethey
metme．Throughthevolunteerwork,Ilearntthatthere
wouldalwaysberewardsbygiving,andtherewouldbe
３５bymakingefforts．
２１．A．peacefulB．optimistic
C．independentD．unforgettable
２２．A．learnerB．athleteC．instructorD．official
２３．A．interestingB．ordinaryC．challengingD．creative
２４．A．declaredB．stressedC．assumedD．concluded
２５．A．fareB．trickC．ambitionD．process
２６．A．jobsB．abilities
C．componentsD．styles
２７．A．HoweverB．Therefore
C．MoreoverD．Otherwise
２８．A．developB．promiseC．discussD．introduce
２９．A．extremeB．classicC．activeD．secure
３０．A．turnedoutB．figuredoutC．cameoutD．pointedout
３１．A．generousB．humorous
C．outspokenD．helpful
３２．A．respondB．contributeC．stickD．object
３３．A．difficultiesB．features
C．achievementsD．situations
３４．A．assignB．organize
C．recognizeD．accomplish
３５．A．adventuresB．gains
C．contestsD．dreams
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.
YoumayhaveheardoftheRedCross．Itisan
３６．(organize)thathelpspeoplewhoareinneedno
matter３７．badthesituationis!Butifnotforthe
passionofayoungwomannamedClaraBarton,the
AmericanRedCrossmayhaveneverbeenformed!
Onedaywhenshewas１１yearsold,herelderbrother
was３８．(terrible)injured．Hewasillfortwoyears．
Claracaredforhim３９．wholetime．Throughthis
experienceshefoundoutthatshecamealivewhenshecared
forothers．
Soon,Clarabegantakingcareofinjuredanimals．
Neighborsbeganbringingtheirpetstoher．And,almost
always,shemadethembetter．
Whenshewasolder,shebecameanurseintheAmerican
CivilWarandshehelpedsavehundredsof４０．
(soldier)．
AftertheCivilWar,ClaratraveledtoEuropetorest．
４１．thatdidnotlastlong．Soonshewascaringfor
４２．(wound)peopleinbattleonceagain!Butthis
time,shelearntabouttheRedCrosswhoworkedalongside
heronthebattlefield．Theirmissionwastohelpthosewho
neededitmost．
ShedecidedthattheRedCross４３．(need)in
America．Overseveralyears,sheasked４differentpresidents
４４．(bring)theRedCrosstoAmerica．Theyallsaid
no．Butthen,thanks４５．herpersistence(坚持),
oneofthepresidentschangedhismind!AndtheAmerican
RedCrosswasborn．
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)
针对全球变暖的现象,请你在学校英文报上写一封题目
为“SmallActsMakeABigDifference”倡议书,呼吁同学们
从小事做起,节约能源、低碳生活.内容包括:１．现状描述;
２．倡议举措;
参考词汇:低碳生活alowＧcarbonlife
注意:１．写作词数应为８０左右;
２．题目已为你写好.
Smallactsmakeabigdifference
第二节读后续写(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.
Atnoonthatday,Idrovebacktomyhouseafterthe
performance．JustasIenteredthelivingroom,Ihearda
gentlesoundcomingfromthebedroomupstairs—itwasthe
soundofmyfavoriteviolin．
“Thief!”
Idashedupstairs．Sureenough,asexpected,aboyof
about１２yearsoldwaspettingmyviolin．Theboyhadmessy
hairandathinface,hisoversizedcoatseeminglyfilledwith
something．Atfirstglance,Ifoundanewpairofshoes
missing．Itseemedthathewassurelyathief．
Then,Isawhiseyesfulloffearanddespair．Myanger
wasimmediatelyreplacedbyasmile,Iasked,“AreyouMr．
Ramsnephew,MichaelImhishousekeeper．Twodays
ago,Iheardhisnephewlivinginthecountrysidewillcome．
Itmustbeyou．Yourereallylikehim!”
Onhearingmywords,theboywasfirstastonished,but
thenquicklysaid,“HasmyunclegoneoutIthinkIdbetter
firstgooutforawalkandvisithimagaininawhile．”
Inoddedandaskedtheboywhowaspreparingtoput
downtheviolin,“Doyouliketoplaytheviolinsomuch”
“Yes,butImsopoorthatIcantaffordit,”theboy
replied．
“Then,Igivethisviolintoyou．”Theboylookedatme
questioningly,buthepickeduptheviolin．Goingouttothe
livingroom,hesuddenlysawonthewallmyhugecolor
photoIperformedintheSydneyOperaHouse．He
involuntarilytrembledforamomentandranoutwithout
lookingback．
Iwassurethattheboyhadunderstoodwhathappened
becausenoonewoulddecoratethelivingroomwiththe
housekeepersphoto．
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.
Afewyearslater,Iwasinvitedtobeajudgeatamusic
competitionofseniorhighschoolstudents．
Afterthecompetition,“Michael”rantome,holdinga
violinbox．
第２０１页第２０２页
知能小卷二UNIT２
Live,volunteer,andplayalongtheWildandScenic
TrinityRiver．AsaCampgroundHost,youwillrepresent
theBureauofLandManagementtooverseevisitoruseand
helpwithallroutinetasksofmanagingthecampground．
HOURSPERWEEKThehoursareflexible．６hoursper
dayand５daysperworkweek(between１０amand６pm)
isnormal．DaysoffshouldbeplannedforTuesday,
WednesdayorThursday．Hoursofworkarenegotiableand
holidayworkisexpected．ThehostwillinformtheBLM
supervisoriftheywillbeabsentfromthecampgroundorif
theyneedtotaketimeoffduringtheirregularschedule．
Thecampgroundhostisexpectedtobecommittedto
theirdutiesatthecampgroundandbeavailableduring
daytimeandweekendhours,thereforeoutsideworkor
existingjobsarenotpermittedwhilebeingahostfor
BLM．Thehostwillreceivea＄２５perdayreimbursement
(赔偿)．Couplesareallowedtobecampgroundhosts,but
theywillbereimbursedasasingleperson．
QUALIFICATIONSMostofthisjobwillinvolvemeeting
andconversingwithmanydifferenttypesofrecreationsite
visitors．Thehostmustthereforebeabletocommunicate
withthepublicinafriendlyandcourteousmanner．
AsarepresentativeoftheBLM,thehostmustbe
abletoprojectapositiveimagetothepublic．Thehost
musthaveaneatandcleanappearancewhilekeepinga
maintainedandorderlylivingsite．Itemsotherthancamp
Unitandcampequipmentshallbestoredoutofsight,not
aroundthecampsite．
BACKGROUND/REFERENCECHECKREQUIRED
Applynow!
１．Whatsthehostsminimumworkinghoursaweek
A．４２hours．B．４０hours．C．３５hours．D．３０hours．
２．Forwhatwillamalehostbereimbursed
A．Workingtoatightschedule．
B．Maintainingexistingjobs．
C．Givinguphisformerjobs．
D．InvitinghiswifetoworkforBLM．
３．Whatcanmakeaqualifiedhost
A．Stronginterpersonalskills．
B．Variousrecreationactivities．
C．Moderncampingequipment．
D．Ordinaryphysicalappearance．
DollyPartonwasoneofthesixhonoreestoreceivethe
CarnegieMedalofPhilanthropyonThursdaynightat
GothamHallinNewYork．Shewascelebratedforher
extraordinarycontributionsthatmaketheworldabetter
place．
ItisthoughtthatDollyPartonhasbeenquietlypaying
forthebanduniformsofmanyTennesseehighschoolsfor
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WhitneyHoustonsversionofIWillAlwaysLoveYouto
purchaseashoppingcenterinNashvilletosupportthe
surroundingblackcommunityinHoustonshonor．
Her“ImaginationLibrary”provideschildrenunderage
５withafreebookeverymonth．Thelibraryaimstoinspirea
loveforreadingthroughfundingsharedbyDollyPartonand
localcommunitypartnersintheUnitedStates,Canada,the
UnitedKingdom,AustraliaandtheRepublicofIreland．
Currently,Partonsendsoutabout２millionfreebookseach
month．Partonhasalsodonatedmanybookstodisasterrelief．
In２０２１,sheevenraised＄７００,０００tohelpresidents
impactedbytheterriblefloodinginMiddleTennessee．
InherCarnegieMedalofPhilanthropyspeech,Parton
saidshedidntreallyhaveastrategyforherdonations．“I
justgivefrommyheart．IneverknowwhatImgoingtodo
orwhyImgoingtodoit．Ioftenseeaneed,andifIcan
meetit,thenIwill,”shesaid．
Thisyear,PartonalsocarriedouttheCareMoreProgram
atherDollywoodParksandResorts,whichgivesemployeesa
dayofftovolunteeratanonprofitoftheirchoice．Partonsaid,
“Ihopetheprogramwillletpeoplerealizethatwhentheyhelp
somebody,theyhelpthemselvesmore．”“Thatswhatweshould
doashumanbeings,”shesaid．“Iveneverquiteunderstoodwhy
wehavetoletreligionandpoliticsandotherthingsstandinthe
wayofjustbeinggoodhumanbeings．Ithinkitsimportantjust
tofeellikeyouredoingyourpartanddoingsomethinggoodand
right．”
４．WhydidPartonbuyashoppingcenter
A．Togiveaidtoothers．
B．Tohonorblackleaders．
C．Topayforsongwriting．
D．Tosupporthermusiccareer．
５．Whatisthemainpurposeof“ImaginationLibrary”
A．Tosellchildrensbooks．
B．Tocollectmoneyfordisasterrelief．
C．Tomotivatechildrensinterestinbooks．
D．Topromoteinternationalfinancialcooperation．
６．WhatcanwelearnaboutPartonfromparagraph４
A．Shewasforcedtodocharity．
B．Shemadedonationsoccasionally．
C．Shealwayshelpedthoseinneed．
D．SheusedtomakewellＧplanneddonations．
７．WhatdoesPartonwanttotellpeoplethroughtheCare
MoreProgram
A．Givingisreceiving．
B．Employeescomefirst．
C．Itisimportanttotellrightfromwrong．
D．Religionstandsinthewayofvolunteering．
Untilthe１９９０scoffeewasrarelyservedinChinaexcept
atluxuryhotelsaimedatforeigners．WhenStarbucksopened
itsfirstshoptherein１９９９,itwasfarfromclearthatthe
countrysteaＧdrinkerswouldtaketosuchadifferentand
usuallymorecostlysourceofcaffeine．Starbuckstriedto
attractcustomersunusedtocoffeesbittertastebypromoting
milkandsugarＧheavyconcoctions(调和)suchas
Frappuccinos．
Butcoffeehasbecomefashionableamongthemiddle
classinChina．Starbucksnowhasabout３,８００shopsinChina
morethaninanyothercountryoutsideAmerica．Statista,a
businessＧintelligenceportal(门户网站),saystheroastcoffee
marketinChinaisgrowingbymorethan１０％ayear．
Starbucksanditsrivalsseebigopportunitiesforexpanding
there．
Sotoo,however,dohomeＧgrowncompetitors．Amajor
newpresenceisLuckinCoffee,BeijingＧbasedchain．Sinceits
foundinglessthantwoyearsago,ithasopenedmorethan２,
３００shops．OnMay１７thLuckinsinitialpublicofferingon
theNasdaqstockmarketraisedmorethan＄５７０m,givingita
valueofabout＄４bn．
Luckinsremarkablegrowthisasignofchange．No
longerdoChineseconsumersseecoffeeassuchaluxury．
MostofLuckinsshopsaremerelykioskswherebusywhiteＧ
collarworkerspickuptheirdrinks,havingorderedthem
online．SuperＧfastdeliverycanalsobearrangedthroughthe
companysapp．Independentcoffeeshopsarespringingup．
Thegrowthisstrikingconsideringthecountrysreputation
foritsteaＧdrinkingculturewheremanyresidentsliketorelax
inteahousessippingteaservedgracefully．
Butthetwomarketsaredifferent．Theteahousestendto
catertoolderpeoplewholiketospendlonghoursplaying
mahjongandgossiping．Atthecoffeeshopsitisraretosee
anyoneover４０．Youngpeopleusethemforsocialising,but
muchoftheirinteractionisonline—sharingphotosoftheir
drinksandofthecoffeeＧmakingequipment．Anoptiononthe
ChineseratingappDianpingallowsuserstosearchfor
wanghong(“internetviral”)coffeehouses．
８．HowdidStarbuckstrytoappealtoChineseconsumers
A．Byreducingthepriceslightly．
B．Byintroducingthebenefitsofcoffee．
C．Bymakingcoffeetastenotsobitter．
D．Bypromotingitsproductseffectively．
９．WhatdoesLuckinCoffeesgrowthsuggest
A．Peopletendtolikecoffeesbittertaste．
B．PeoplesviewsoncoffeeＧdrinkinghavechanged．
C．PeopleinChinacanaffordcoffeenow．
D．TeaisnolongerpartofChineseculture．
１０．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“kiosks”inParagraph４
mean
A．Placeswherepeoplecandrinkbeer．
B．Restaurantswherefoodcanbetakenaway．
C．Shopsaimedatpeoplewholikedrinking．
D．Smallshopswheredrinksaresold．
１１．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext
A．CoffeeistakingoffinChina
B．TeaＧdrinkingisnotpopular
C．Coffeeortea,whichdoyouprefer
D．CoffeehasbecomepeoplesfavoriteinChina
Beforetheageofthesmartphone,noteveryonehad
camerasandittookskillsandagoodeyetocaptureand
createagreatphotograph．Today,withthehugerangeof
cameraappsonoursmartphones,wereallamateur
photographers,andprettygoodonesatthat,sincethe
qualityofsmartphoneimagesnownearlyequalsthatof
digitalcameras．
Theneweaseofphotographyhasgivenusatremendous
appetiteforcapturingthemagicalandtheordinary．Weare
obsessedwithdocumentingeverydaymoments,whetheritsa
shotofourbreakfast,ourcat—orthecatsbreakfast．
Camerasareeverywhere—asituationthatis
transformingthewayweexperiencedramaticevents．With
camerasobservingmosturbancenters,havewegottentothe
pointwherecamerasdontneedphotographersand
photographersdontevenneedcamerasWhenthereare
politicaleventsornaturaldisasters,itisordinarycitizens
withcellphones—notphotojournalists—whooftenprovide
thefirstnewsimages．Qualitystillmatters,butitsless
importantthanwhatsrelevantandinstantlyshared．
Beforedigitalimages,mostpeopletrustedphotographs
toaccuratelyreflectreality．Yetphotographyhasalways
morestoriesthanweassume．Eachpictureisaresultofa
seriesofdecisions—wheretostand,whatlenstouse,what
toleaveinandoutoftheframe．Imagescanalsobecolored,
brightened,faded,andscratchedtomakephotographsmore
artistic,ortogivethemanantiquelook．Suchimagesmaybe
moreusefulincommunicatinghowthepeoplebehindthe
camerafeltthanindocumentingwhatwasactuallyinfront
ofthecamera．
Itsnotclearwhetherthisfloweringofimagemaking
willleadtoapublicthatbetterappreciatesandunderstands
imagesorsimplynumbustothedeepeffectsawellＧmade
imagecanhave．Butthechangeisunavoidable．Perhapswe
arewitnessingthedevelopmentofauniversalvisual
language,onethatcouldchangethewaywerelatetoeach
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otherandtheworld．Ofcourse,aswithanylanguage,there
willbethosewhoproducepoetryandthosewhomake
shoppinglists．
１２．Whatmakesusallamateurphotographers
A．Thatittakesnoskillstotakephotographs．
B．Thatcellphonesprovidegreatconvenience．
C．Thatwearemoreattractedtocreatingimages．
D．Thatprofessionalstandardsappeartobefalling．
１３．Howaredigitalcameraschangingourlife
A．Photographersdontneedacameraatall．
B．Wemaygetthelatestimagesmoreeasily．
C．Naturaldisasterscanbedetectedinadvance．
D．Peoplepaymoreattentiontothequalityofphotos．
１４．WhatisParagraph４mainlyabout
A．Thecreativefunctionsofcameraapps．
B．Theattractivefeaturesofdigitalimages．
C．Thesubjectivefactorsbehindphotographs．
D．Thenegativereviewsaboutartisticimages．
１５．Whatcanwelearnabout“visuallanguage”inthelast
paragraph
A．Itcanbebothusedinwritingpoetryandshopping．
B．Itwillcontributetoourabilitytoappreciateimages．
C．Ithasagreatinfluenceonthedevelopmentofthe
universe．
D．Itoffersusanewtoolofcommunicationtoexpress
ourselves．
Foodwillbecomehealthierandthefoodchoiceswill
becomesmarterandpromotehealthyeatingonceyour
kitcheniswellorganized．１６．Theyalsogiveyouahead
starttostartestablishingakitchenthatencouragesyoutoeat
qualityfood．
Keepfreshspicesandherbswithinreachabledistance．
Whenyouaddfreshherbstoyourfood,youcanmakeitnot
onlyhealthybutalsodelicious,whichwillhelpyouin
activelyavoidingunhealthyfoodslikesalt,butter,etc．These
foodsareknowntoraisethedeliciousness．Thisiswhyitis
hardforustoletitgoinitially．１７,itbecomesmuch
easiertoformgoodeatinghabits．
Keepallyourhealthyitemscloseathand．Placeallthe
lowＧcaloriesnackseasytoreachsothatyourfirstresponseis
tograbsomethinghealthywhenyouhaveahungerpang．
１８．Theycanbeaccessedonlywhenyouarefacing
extremedesire．Thisway,youcanavoidtheevilthoughtof
grabbingoneeverytimeyouenterthestoreroom．
Keepallyoursmallappliances(电器)handy．１９,
chancesarethattheywillendupatthebackofthecabinet,
nevertobeusedagain．Bringoutallyoursmallappliances
likeajuicerthathasbeeneatingdirtinyourstorage
cupboards．
２０．Removealltheitemsfromthefridgeandclean
itproperly．Youcanalsoorganizeitinsuchawaythatall
yourhealthyfoodandproduceareinthefrontandtheother
itemsareattheback．
A．Keepyourfridgeorganized
B．Makeyourfridgeeasytoclean
C．YoucanalsoaddaniPadstationinthekitchen
D．Theseideaswillbehelpfulinbetterorganizing
yourkitchen
E．Butoncetherearetastierandhealthieralternatives
withinreach
F．Whenyouhavetoputinfartoomuchefforttolocatethe
smallitems
G．Youcanalsohideallyourchocolatesinaplacewhere
theyarenotvisibletoyou
Todayallkindsofinterestinginteractionsoccurred．
First,atasoupkitchen(赈济处),oneofthegentlemen
２１meseveralcandies!ThatsthefirsttimethatIhave
ever２２it!ItwassosweetandIamhappyto２３his
kindness．
Anotheroneisthataladyneededmeto２４herand
askedmetoprayforherhusband．I２５herandsaidof
courseIwould．
AfterwardsIwenttoacafetodosomepaperworkand
hadasandwich２６headingofftooneofmyfriends
party,Inoticedtherewasanelderlyladywhowaslooking
fora(n)２７table．Sincetherewerenoemptytables,I
pushedmypapersasideand２８toher．Sheunderstood,
andthencametositacrossfromme．Thatthenledmeto
gettingtolistentoher２９WorldWarTwosurvivorslife
story．(Sheis８４yearsold!)Itwassucha３０toshare
lunchwithher!３１Ihadtoleaveafterawhile,butit
wassolovelytohavelunchwitha３２andfeelconnected
toher．Asshesaid,“Theonlythingsthat３３inlifeare
health,familyand３４．”
AsIwas３５toafriendsparty,Icouldnthelpbut
reflectonthebeautyofthedayinalloftheinteractionsIhad
andthenIwasjustshockedbythisfullrainbowthatIcouldsee
rightnexttomycarliketheuniversesaying“Yeah,yougotit!
”Iwillsmiletomyselffortherestofmylife．
２１．A．askedB．allowedC．gaveD．permitted
２２．A．lookedforB．comeacross
C．goneonD．struggledfor
２３．A．expressB．believeC．receiveD．show
２４．A．stareatB．arguewithC．searchforD．listento
２５．A．huggedB．persuadedC．toldD．encouraged
２６．A．beforeB．afterC．sinceD．until
２７．A．fullB．movableC．completeD．empty
２８．A．returnedB．signedC．shoutedD．seemed
２９．A．puzzlingB．educational
C．importantD．discouraging
３０．A．pityB．successC．funD．gift
３１．A．LuckilyB．ExcitedlyC．SurprisinglyD．Sadly
３２．A．strangerB．relativeC．neighbourD．native
３３．A．matterB．ignoreC．rememberD．benefit
３４．A．braveryB．folksC．friendsD．air
３５．A．leavingB．drivingC．runningD．wandering
Theneedforspeedissodeeplyrootedinmodernsociety
thatweoftenforgettopresspauseandthinkaboutthethings
thatget３６．(good)withtime:antiques,aged
wine,longＧtermrelationshipsandexpertiseovertheyears．
PekingOperaisaslowprocesstoo．AnoftenＧrepeated
sayinggoesasfollows:Threeminutesonstage,１０years
３７．stage．Itsmeantasanodtoitsdemanding
natureandareminderofitshighstandardsthatensurethat
anyperformance３８．(do)thewaytheforefathers
wantedit．
PekingOperaisdemandingbecauseoftheextensivelist
ofskillsit３９．(require)．Aperformerisanactor,
singer,dancer,acrobat,mimeandmartialartistallrolled
intoone．Theyrealsoexpected４０．(apply)delicate
makeＧup,putonheavycostumesand,４１．(depend)
ontheircharacter,performonstagein１５cmplatformshoes．
Thereissomuchtotakein４２．disciples(学徒)
usuallystarttheircareerasyoungchildren,spendingyears
conditioningtheirbodiesandmindsforthestage．
Sowhatchancedoes４３．theatrebeginnerwith
littlepatienceandzeroflexibilitylikemestandagainst
PekingOperaDoIhavewhatittakestoputona
４４．(success)showTheresonlyonewaytofind
out:Imrollingupmysleevesandtrainingunderthe
４５．(guide)ofseniorstagemastersinthefield．
假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华,为响应“创造一个绿
水青山的环境”的号召,在植树节(TreeplantingDay)来临
之际,你校三月十九日将在郊区(suburb)举行植树活动,请
你代表学校起草一份倡议书,号召所有同学积极参加.
节的意义.
注意:写作词数应为８０左右.
SamWattswasa３７ＧyearＧoldfishermanlivingand
workinginCanada．Oneday,Samplannedtoheadoutinto
thePacificat９amandworkstraightthroughuntil５pmthe
nextday．JoiningSamwouldbehiscrewman,２４ＧyearＧold
TomBuck．
AlthoughSamhadbeenwarnedthatastormwas
coming,therewaslittlethatwouldkeephimfromgoing．As
hesailedthroughthewavessome１２０kilometersfromland,
SamletouthisthreeＧkilometerＧlongfishingline．Thestorm
wasgainingstrengthonlandbuthadyettoreachthemenfar
offshore．Thatchangedaround１am．Wavesrockedthesmall
boat,whichbegantoturnsidewayslikeanamusementpark
ride．“Getusoutofhere!”TomscreamedtoSam．“Letsgo
back!”
Withthewindsandwaveskickingup,theboatbeganto
fillwithwater．SamandTomtriedtopullinthefishingline
together,butthehighwavesfilledtheboatwithwater,
forcingSamtomakeaharddecision．Hecuttheline,losing
thousandsofdollarsworthofequipmentandfishinthesea．
Hethenpointedtheboattowardaportfivehoursaway．Sam
thencalledhisboss,WilliamFox,toreporthisposition．
Withdawncoming,Samspottedtheriseofthe
mountainsonthehorizon．Hewasfiguringoutaroute
throughthedangerouswaterswhensuddenlythemotor
stopped．“Icouldntbelieveit,”Samsaid．“Wewere２４
kilometersoffthecoast,andthemotordied．”Highwaves
raisedanddroppedtheboat,sendingthemencrashinginto
thesides．“William,William!”Samyelledintotheradio．“If