第二節(jié)  閱讀簡答 （共3個小題，每小題2分，滿分6分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)第70至第72小題的具體要求，簡要回答問題。（共3個小題，每小題2分，滿分6分）

Their round bodies, round flat noses and large ears often remind us of bears every time we see koalas. Probably that’s why these animals are often referred to as koala bears. Koalas are natives of Australia. However, they aren’t found all over the continent. The habitat of koala bears spans (橫越) over eastern regions of Australia that include states like Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria and also in the state of South Australia.

   Koalas are found where are enough forests of eucalyptus(桉樹) trees. The association of koalas and eucalyptus trees is due to the fact that these animals feed on the leaves of eucalyptus trees. But that’s not all. In addition, the trees also serve as the homes of the koalas.

   Koalas grow around 27 to 36 inches tall and weigh 5 to 9 kilograms on average. Male kaolas are larger than the females. Life expectancy can stretch up to 17 years.

   Like many other animals, the habitat of koala bears is fast decreasing due to deforestation and quick urbanization(都市化). However,efforts by some scientists and animal lovers have successfully introduced these creatures back in certain parts of Australia.

70.Why do Koalas look like bears?      (no more than 12 words)

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71.Where is the main habitat of koala bears in the world?     (no more than 8 words)

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72.How do eucalyptus trees benefit kaola bears?        (no more than 8 words)

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第二節(jié)  閱讀簡答 （共3個小題，每小題2分，滿分6分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)第70至第72小題的具體要求，簡要回答問題。（共3個小題，每小題2分，滿分6分）

The research found that female students were more faithful, less likely to miss lectures, and more likely to believe that their marks reflected their abilities than male students. Female students were also more likely to ask for and receive support from their professors.

Women were also more likely to choose their universities because they liked the courses offered.

In contrast, men were likely than women to miss lectures due to “other affairs” and “l(fā)aziness”, and to believe that playing sports was an important part of university life.

Generally, people think that women’s success comes from more emphasis on coursework, but the research showed that female geographers at Brunel did better in their exams than in their coursework.

Dr Smith said, “ Most women feel that getting grades is the most important part of university life. They believe that they need to work harder in order to compete in the male-dominated environment they will encounter at work. Good grades are viewed as an ‘insurance policy’ for success. Men, on the other hand, prefer going out and playing sports to academic work.

 “ This research shows how important it is to get all young people working hard and teach them the value of higher education,” he said.

70. What is the main purpose of the research? (Please answer within 15 words.)

71. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Men would play rather than academic work. (Please answer within 12 words.)

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72. Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence according to the underlined words. (Please answer within 12 words.)

Most women think _________________________________________________________

in the competition against men.

                         Several years ago, I read a book Your Money or Your Life, written by Joe Domingguez and Vicki Robin. The major theme of the book is the idea that if you want to cut your spending, you’ll have to begin by stopping trying to impress other people.

     The authors divide people into two groups : people whose opinions you care about, and people whose opinions you don’t care about one way or another. It’s easy to stop caring about people whose opinions you don’t care about. Who cares what they think ? As long as you’re not doing something truly immoral —— something that might potentially create a negative reputation for you —— it doesn’t matter what they think.

     But shouldn’t you impress other people whose opinions you do care about ? Anyway, they are people you want to meet : customers, friends and family.

     The answer is that you don’t need to impress those people with expensive, shiny things. The relationship you’ve built with them —— or you’re going to build with them —— is based on you, not on the material items. They’ll either like you for you or they won’t.

    To put it simply, take care of the basics. Keep yourself clean. Keep your weight under control. Wear reasonable clothing. Work on your communication skills. If you have them covered, you don’t need to invest time and money in impressing other people.

     Coming to this realization is incredibly valuable. It drops your clothing budget. It drops your automobile budget. It drops your electronics budget. It drops your housing budget. You don’t need a shiny car, an iPhone, or a ＄50 haircut.

     Yes , you may actually still want one or two of these things, but the impetus(動力) comes from what your personal values are, not what other people around you seem to value or what marketing messages you receive.

     For some people, it seems impossible. Their social cues come from advertising-laden media and from friends who also get their cues from advertising-laden media.They believe they need a slick cellphone and ＄100 casual clothes. Their self-worth revolves around that little burst they get from impressing others.

      People should learn to break through that situation. In short, don’t play socially by the tiring old rules that revolve around needing to impress people. Instead, spend your time on things that bring real value to you and give real value to others.

46. Which of the following behaviours is “immoral”according to the second paragraph ?

   A.  Caring about other people’s opinion.

   B.  Dropping your clothing budget.

   C.  Copying existing works.

   D.  Obeying the traffic rule.

47. To build relationship with others, you should pay attention to the following EXEPT _______.

   A.  dressing casually

   B.  learning about weight control

   C.  improving communication skills

   D.  being a tidy person

48. As for people we care about, what does the author advise us to do ?

   A.  To impress them in a proper way.

   B.  To buy them special gifts.

   C.  To spare more time to be with them.

   D.  To impress them with shiny things.

49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

   A.  An iPhone is totally unnecessary in our life.

   B.  Your family members’ opinions are always worth caring about.

   C.  Learning how to impress others helps people save money.

   D.  You should always be aware of what other people around you seem to value.

50. What is the best title for the passage ?

   A.  Whose opinions do you care about ?

   B.  Two different groups of people.

   C.  My favorite book : Your Money or Your Life

   D.  Stop trying to impress other people.

第二節(jié)：情景作文（共1個小題，滿分15分）

Christina最近失眠，身心疲憊，她給doctor.webmd.com網(wǎng)站的專欄作者Ellen寫了一封信，訴說了她的痛苦，希望能得到Ellen的幫助。請根據(jù)Christina的求助信寫一封回信，幫助她解脫痛苦。

要求：

回信應(yīng)根據(jù)Christina的來信展開，可任意發(fā)揮；

詞數(shù)在100個左右；

信的首句和結(jié)尾已為你寫好。

Dear Christina,

 I know how you are feeling now. ______________________________________

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 Best wishes.

 Yours,

 Ellen

回答問題（共3小題；每小題2分，滿分6分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)第58至第60小題的具體要求，盡可能簡要回答問題，并將答案轉(zhuǎn)寫到答題卡上。

Playing is serous business for children. In fact, it’s what they do best! Ask them why they do it, and kids will probably say, “Because it’s fun!” But it’s much more than that. It’s also good for them.

Studies show that from birth babies begin learning through play. They use their five senses to get know their new world. Touching allows them to discover how different things feel. Brightly colored toys and clothing help develop a baby’s sense of sight. 

When small children choose which toy to play with, they begin developing their abilities in making decisions. 

Children love toys that allow them to use their imagination. Sometimes an empty box is more fun than a high-tech toy. That’s because a box can become anything a child imagines it to be. 

Crayons, paints and Play-Doh(彩色塑泥) are also good because they allow children to create. Traditional building blocks teach important pre-math skills like problem-solving. 

Playing doesn’t become any less important once children start school. Many valuable lessons about life are learned on the school playground. Kids learn how to share, take turns and play by the rules.

58  What can children do best in their childhood?   (回答詞數(shù)不超過1個)

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59  What do colored toys and clothing help develop?  (回答詞數(shù)不超過5個)

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60  Children like toys to develop their imagination. Do you think so?  (回答詞數(shù)不超過5個)

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In the early days of human history, people lived by hunting wild animals, or gathering wild grains and plants for food. Then, some people learned to grow crops and raise animals for food. They were the first farmers.

Since the sixteenth century, the word farm has meant agricultural land. But a much older meaning of the word farm is linked to economics. The word farm comes from the Latin word, firma, which means an unchanging payment.

Experts say the earliest meaning of the English word farm was a yearly payment made as a tax or rent.

Farmers in early England did not own their land. They paid every year to use agricultural lands.

Beans are a popular farm crop. But beans are used to describe something of very little value in the expression, not worth a hill of beans. The expression is often used today. You could say, for example, that a bad idea is not worth a hill of beans.

Language expert Charles Earle Funk said the expression was first used almost seven hundred years ago. He said Robert of Gloucester described a message from the King of Germany to King John of England as altogether not worth a bean.

49. In the early days of human history, how did people live?

A. By raising animals.                                      B. By hunting wild animals.

C. By growing crops.                                    D. By selling plants.

50. What is the much older meaning of “farm” linked to?

A. Agriculture.              B. Industry.           C. Economics.   D. Changing payment.

51. What does the expression “not worth a hill of beans” mean?

A. Very important.        B. Very valuable.           C. Not valuable.     D. Not expensive.

52. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Since the sixteenth century, the word farm has meant agricultural land.

B. The word farm comes from the Latin word.

C. Farmers in early England owned their land.

D. The expression “not worth a hill of beans” was first used almost seven hundred years ago.

Section C

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word for each blank that best fits the context.

When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs.    48    is still true that a dog is the    49    useful and faithful animal in the world,    50    the reason why people keep a dog has changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against animal attacks. And later they came to realize that a dog was not    51     useful for protection but willing to obey his master. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals.    52  

do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is    53    companionship. A dog is his best friend for

   54    child when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have    55    children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up.

　                              Fear can be a wonderful feeling in our lives, protecting us from dangerous situations and keeping us safe. But fear can also limit our lives significantly. While it may not be conscious, fear may make us think we are unacceptable or that what we have to offer isn’t valuable. Fear may make us feel that we are not safe being ourselves.

To avoid feeling fear, we may limit our lives greatly, living in tiny boxes. Living this way gives us the illusion(假象) of safety but leaves us with an unfulfilling life of no passion. If we shine a light on many of our fears, we see they have a very limited view of what is “safe” and how to “protect” us. Many of our fears are concerned only with protecting us from humiliation(羞辱) and failure. While these fears are doing their jobs incredibly well, they are doing so with faulty and outdated programming. Many fears we have as adults are trying to protect us as they protected us when we were children. Indeed, many of our current, automatic reactions to fear were actually formed when we were children.

Even so, it’s important not to judge ourselves for feeling these types of fears. If we judge ourselves, we will bury our fears or disguise them. By denying our fears, however, we also deny our energy, creativity and passion.

So what do we do with fear? We recognize the fear for what it is--- a feeling we’ve experienced many times in the past and a feeling we will experience many times in the future. We become very familiar with our own particular brand of fears and how we allow them to control our lives. It is especially beneficial for each of us to become aware of the particular behavior patterns we’ve adopted when we feel fear, so we can look at our reactions with a sense of humor and compassion. Then, if we wish, we can choose a different response, which can be a scary yet very exciting experience.

66. According to the first paragraph, fear sometimes                    .

A. protect us when we’ve made mistakes          B. makes sure our feelings are not hurt

C. brings great change to our everyday life        D. makes us lose confidence in ourselves

67. It can be inferred from the passage that the author                  .

A. thinks it difficult to control our fear             B. believes fears protect us negatively

C. thinks it’s good to criticize ourselves            D. values the advantages of feeling fear

68. According to the author, the ways we react to fear                     .

A. vary from person to person            B. have been formed since childhood

C. develop during our growth            D. will not change until we get old

69.The last paragraph mainly tells us                        .

  A. what is the essence of fears          B. usual reactions we have when feeling fear

  C. how to deal with fears reasonably     D. the importance of humor and compassion

70.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Is fear managing your life?         B. Be calm when feeling fear

C. What do you fear most?           D. Passion, chance and fear

第二節(jié)  寫作（滿分25分）

外籍教師Jack教過你班英語，回美國后，他一直惦記著你，現(xiàn)在你收到了他的電子郵件，在郵件中他詢問你目前高三的學(xué)習(xí)和生活情況以及你高中畢業(yè)后的打算。假如你叫李華，請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容要點給他回一封電子郵件。

要點： 學(xué)習(xí)生活緊張、有意義（上課、完成大量練習(xí)……）；

其它學(xué)科好，數(shù)學(xué)弱（花較多時間學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)、家人和老師鼓勵……）；

理想（上名校、學(xué)計算機、做電腦工程師……）。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)為120左右；

2. 參考詞匯：高考—The National College Entrance Examination

3. 郵件的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好（不計入你所寫詞數(shù)）；

4. 已給出的郵件的開頭和結(jié)尾不得抄入答題卡。

Dear Jack,

I’m very glad to receive your e-mail.

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Best wishes.

Yours,

LiHua

--Can I have something to eat, Mum? I feel hungry.  

   -- You ____ be hungry. You’ve just had some bread and ham. 

  A. mayn’t                B. won’t                             C. mustn’t                   D. can’t