A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone, you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.

A biodegradable (生物所能分解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle.

Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape. Over time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertilizers. These feed the seed and help the flower grow.

Engineers have designed a small transparent (透明的) window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time.” said one scientist.

As phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists.

“The seed comes out and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it.” said Kerry Kirwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain.

63. What is the purpose of this passage? _____

A. To tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phones.

B. To persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone.

C. To discuss the development of phone technology

D. To introduce an environment-friendly cell phone to readers.

64. People throw away their cell phones most probably because ____

A. there is something wrong with them

B. no sunflowers can grow out of them

C. they are out of fashion

D. they are becoming cheaper and cheaper

65. It could be learned from the passage that ____.

A. developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environment

B. phone-makers will benefit much more from the new type of phone

C. the new type of phone will certainly be popular with users all over the world.

D. the phones that can be recycled are available only in Britain now

66. What might be the most suitable title for this passage?

A. Sunflower and Phone             B. Plant Your Phone

C. Protect Our Environment          D. NO Worry about Phone

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完形填空

閱讀下面短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy, my new school. It was also my 18th birthday.

　　I received a warm 1 from my host family--the Steins. Gena was my host mum, and her daughter Lily would also be a new 2 at Phillips. They took me to the school and 3 me around the campus.

　　On our way to my dorm (學(xué)生宿舍), we saw a huge truck delivering a student's 4 to her room. Many students at the school were very rich, and they would fill their dorms with decorations (裝飾物). But I was 5 not to because I thought it was a 6 of time and money.

　　I had a single room, which was about the 7 of a Chinese college dorm--the ones which normally hold six people.

　　 8 she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me,“What's your favourite 9 , Teresa?”

　　I thought for a moment before answering,“Orange.”

　　I didn't know why she had asked the question.

　　We 10 an introduction meeting after dinner. 11 of the students were native English speakers, so I felt a little 12 .

　　I returned to my room after the 13 , tired and wanting to go to bed after a(n) 14 day.

　　When I opened my door, I found a big 15 . The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow. On the 16 was a sunflower-pattern mat (墊子) while a colorful lamp 17 beside the bed.

　　I opened my mouth, 18 . How beautiful!

　　There was also a 19 card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card. A warm current (暖流) rushed through my 20 .

1．

[　　]

A．heart　　　　　　　B．card

C．service　　　　　　D．welcome

2．

[　　]

A．student　　　　　　B．teacher

C．citizen　　　　　　D．visitor

3．

[　　]

A．walked　　　　　　B．introduced

C．showed　　　　　　D．invited

4．

[　　]

A．belongings　　　　　　B．newspaper

C．letters　　　　　　　　D．furniture

5．

[　　]

A．warned　　　　　　B．forced

C．determined　　　　 D．supposed

6．

[　　]

A．matter　　　　　　B．waste

C．show　　　　　　D．use

7．

[　　]

A．design　　　　　　B．size

C．pattern　　　　　　D．example

8．

[　　]

A．As　　　　　　　　B．Though

C．Because　　　　　　D．While

9．

[　　]

A．fruit　　　　　　B．weather

C．food　　　　　　D．colour

10．

[　　]

A．organized　　　　　　B．planned

C．a(chǎn)ttended　　　　　　 D．opened

11．

[　　]

A．All　　　　　　B．Most

C．Some　　　　　D．Few

12．

[　　]

A．pleased　　　　　　B．nervous

C．a(chǎn)ngry　　　　　　　D．a(chǎn)fraid

13．

[　　]

A．dinner　　　　　　B．class

C．meeting　　　　　 D．teaching

14．

[　　]

A．exciting　　　　　　B．ordinary

C．tiring　　　　　　　D．interesting

15．

[　　]

A．secret　　　　　　B．joke

C．warmth　　　　　 D．surprise

16．

[　　]

A．wall　　　　　　B．desk

C．floor　　　　　　D．ground

17．

[　　]

A．stood　　　　　　 B．lay

C．a(chǎn)ppeared　　　　　D．hung

18．

[　　]

A．frightened　　　　　　B．moved

C．satisfied　　　　　　 D．understood

19．

[　　]

A．post　　　　　　　B．birthday

C．greeting　　　　　D．festival

20．

[　　]

A．mind　　　　　　B．head

C．face　　　　　　D．body

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A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.
A biodegradable (生物所能分解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle.
Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape. Over time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into wastes, it forms fertilizers. These feed the seed and help the flower grow.
Engineers have designed a small transparent (透明的) window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grown when the phone is thrown away. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time.” said one scientist.
As phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means manufacturers are under pressure to fine ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists.
“The seed comes out and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry Kirwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain.
61. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. Tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phone.
B. To persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone.
C. To discuss the development of phone technology.
D. To introduce an environmental-friendly cell phone to readers.
62. People throw away their cell phones most probably because _________.
A. there is something wrong with them   B. no sunflowers can grow out of them
C. they are out of fashion              D. they are becoming cheaper and cheaper
63. It could be learned from the passage that __________.
A. developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environment
B. phone-makers will benefit much more from the new type of phone
C. the new type of phone will certainly be popular with users all over the world
D. the phones that can be recycled are available only in Britain now
64. According to the passage, which of the following statements is right?
A. The new material for the biodegradable phone was found by British scientists.
B. The cover of the new type of mobile can bread down and become fertilizers after it becomes waste.
C. The sunflower seed in the best to be put into the phone cover.
D. The biodegradable cover must be very expensive.
65. What might be the most suitable title for this passage?
A. Sunflower and Phone.        B. Plant Your Phone.
C. Protect Our Environment.     D. No Worry about Phone.

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A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone, you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.
A biodegradable (生物所能分解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle.
Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape. Over time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertilizers. These feed the seed and help the flower grow.
Engineers have designed a small transparent (透明的) window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time.” said one scientist.
As phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists.
“The seed comes out and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it.” said Kerry Kirwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain.
【小題1】What is the purpose of this passage? _____

A．To tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phones.
B．To persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone.
C．To discuss the development of phone technology
D．To introduce an environment-friendly cell phone to readers.
【小題2】People throw away their cell phones most probably because ____
A．there is something wrong with them
B．no sunflowers can grow out of them
C．they are out of fashion
D．they are becoming cheaper and cheaper
【小題3】It could be learned from the passage that ____.
A．developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environment
B．phone-makers will benefit much more from the new type of phone
C．the new type of phone will certainly be popular with users all over the world.
D．the phones that can be recycled are available only in Britain now
【小題4】What might be the most suitable title for this passage?
A．Sunflower and PhoneB．Plant Your Phone
C．Protect Our EnvironmentD．NO Worry about Phone

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第二節(jié) 讀寫任務(wù)（共1小題，滿分25分）
閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文。
My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago. We called the area in front of our house “rock graden” as it is full of rocks.
Last summer I found a tiny little plant which I could not immediately identify at the end of the rock garden. I knew I didn’t plant it and my wife claimed that she didn’t either. We decided to let it continue growing until we could figure out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. It was spindly with a tall skinny stalk and only one head on it. I decided to take care of it and weed around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I notived something unusual. The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.
［寫作內(nèi)容］
1．以約30個(gè)詞概括以上短文的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)；
2．請(qǐng)以“Stand Tall like the Sunflower”為題，圍繞“向日葵”這個(gè)主題發(fā)表你的看法，該部分的字?jǐn)?shù)大約為120詞左右。該部分至少包含以下的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：
（1）文中向日葵的故事給你什么啟示？
（2）生活中我們?nèi)绾尾拍茏龅较蛉湛菢樱?br />（3）建設(shè)“國(guó)際生態(tài)學(xué)�！保撟鳇c(diǎn)什么？
［寫作要求］
1．在作文中可以使用自己親身的經(jīng)歷或虛構(gòu)的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 標(biāo)題自擬。
【評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】
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第四節(jié)  完形填空（共20小題；每小題1．5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出適合填入對(duì)應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy, my new school. It was also my 18th birthday.

I received a warm   26     from my host family--- the Steins. Gena was my host mum, and her daughter Lily would also be a new   27   at Phillips. They took me to the school and       28   me around the campus.

On our way to my dorm (學(xué)生宿舍), we saw a truck delivering a student’s  29   to her room. Many students at the school were very rich, and they would fill their dorms with decorations（裝飾物）. But I was   30   not to because I thought it was a   31   of time and money.

I had a single room, which was about the   32   of a Chinese college dorm --- the ones which usually hold six people.   33   she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me, “What’s your favorite  34  ，Teresa?” I thought for a moment before answering, “Orange.” I didn’t know why she had asked the question.

We   35  an introduction meeting after dinner.  36   of the students were native English speakers, so I felt a little   37  .  I returned to my room after the   38  , tired and wanted to go to bed after a (n)   39   day.

When I opened my door, I found a big    40  .The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow. On the    41    was a sunflower-pattern mat（地墊，墊子）while a colorful lamp    42  beside the bed.

I opened my mouth,   43   .  How beautiful!

There was also a   44   card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card. A warm current (暖流) rushed through my   45   .

26. A. heart               B. card                        C. service                            D. welcome

27. A. student        B. teacher                            C. citizen                    D. visitor

28. A. walked            B. introduced            C. showed                  D. invited

29. A. bag                  B. newspaper           C. letters                    D. money

30. A. warned        B. forced                      C. determined          D. supposed

31. A. matter            B. waste                     C. show                      D. use

32. A. design             B. size                         C. pattern                           D. example

33. A. As                     B. Though                  C. Because                D. While

34. A. fruit                 B. weather                C. food                        D. color

35. A. organized       B. planned                 C. attended               D. opened

36. A. All           B. Most                      C. Some                      D. Few

37. A. pleased        B. nervous                   C. angry                      D. afraid

38. A. dinner          B. class                         C. meeting                 D. party

39. A. exciting       B. surprising                C. tired                   D. interested

40. A. secret             B. joke                         C. warmth             D. surprise

41. A. wall                  B. desk                        C. floor                    D. ground

42. A. stood               B. lay                 C. appeared       D. hanged

43. A. frightened      B. moved                    C. satisfied              D. understood

44. A. post                 B. birthday                 C. name                  D. festival

45. A. mind           B. head                         C. face                      D. body

 

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