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第第页(共10页)!!!!humansenseof:"Oh,look,there'sthesea-andtheshouldersdrop.Whyarebluespaceslesspopularthangreenspaces?Becausegreenspacesaregoodtopeople'shealth.Becauselittleresearchhasbeendoneonbluespaces.Becausegreenspaceshavemorebenefitsthanbluespaces.Becausethebenefitsofgreenspacesarebetteradvertised.WhereisbluespacesuperiortoothernaturalenvironmentsaccordingtoWhite?Wherethere'swater,there'sfreshair.Peoplelivingnearwaterarehealthier.Watercanhelppeoplerestorementalhealth.Theseacanmakepeoplelostindeepthought.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?Theseawillbringyouloneliness.Theseawillhurtyourshoulder.Theseawillputyouatease.Theseawillmakeyoufeeldown.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellus?Peopleincitiesprefergreenspaces.Bluespaceshelpbothphysicallyandmentally.Greenspaceshavebeenoutofdate.Waystokeepushealthy.(10分)KevinRandall,ateacher,whoteachesbiologyatGrandvilleHighSchool,runstheenvironmentalclubatthehighschool,whichhasaround2,000students.TheclubisknownastheGHSGreenTeam,anditaimstoraiseawarenessamongstudentsandteachersaboutsustainability(持续性).Italsoworksonprojectstoreducetheenvironmentalfootprintofthebuildingitself.Oneoftheclub'srecentprojectsfocusedonreducingwasteintheschoolcafeteria.Randallsaidtheircafeteriasupervisortoldthemthattheschoolwentthrough54,000plasticforkseveryyear.Theclubappliedforafinancialhelp,builtrecyclingcentersforthecafeteria,andpurchasedmetalsilverware.Andnoweverystudentusesadurablemetalforkoraspooninsteadofdisposables(一次性用品),"andthat'sjustonewaywe'retryingtocapturethelow-hangingfruit,ifyouwill,"Randallsaid.TheeffortsofRandallandhisstudentshaveearnedGrandvilleHighSchooltheMichiganGreenSchoolcertificationfromthestate.Inadditiontotheirworkreducingwasteinthecafeteria,theGHSGreenTeamhasalsobuiltagardenwithflowersandvegetablesoncampus,andleadscleanupsonsiteandoutinthecommunity.Overtheyears,Randallandhisstudentshavealsobeenworkingonraisingmoneytoinstallsolarpanels(太阳能板)ontheroofofthehighschool.Randallsaidhewasmotivatedtotaketheleadonenvironmentalissuesforhisschoolbecausehewantedhisstudentstohavesomeonetoturntointhebuildingwhounderstandswhat'satstake(利害攸关)whenitcomestoclimatechange."AndIalsofeltlikeIneededtodomoreinmylifeformyowntwochildrenathome,"Randalladded,"Theyneedtoknowthattheirdadisworkingashardashecantoreducetheeffectsofclimatechange,andtospreadtheword,andtomakesurethatotherstudentsouttherearelearningaboutthisjustthewaytheyareathome."(1)WhatisthepurposeoftheGHSGreenTeamclub?Toinspirestudents'loveforbiology.Tofinishtheprojectsassignedbyschool.Topreparestudentsfortheirfuturejobs.Topromoteenvironmentalprotection.(2)What'stheresultoftheprojectonschoolcafeteria?Ithaschangedtheoutlookofthecafeteria.Studentscanhavemorefruitsinthecafeteria.Plasticforksarenolongerusedinthecafeteria.Theschoolhasbecomefamousnationwide.(3)What'sthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?Theclassificationoftheprojects.Thecharacteristicsoftheclub.Theactivitiesorganizedbytheclub.D.Thefutureoftheclub.(4)WhatwasRandall'saimbydoingtheworkonenvironmentalissues?A.Toeducatetheyoung.B.Togetmaterialrewards.C.Toamusehischildren.D.Tomakehimselffamous.(10分)Hybridcarsarecarsthatrunonbothpetrolandelectricity.Theyhaveasmallstandardpetrolengineandabatteryandelectricmotortoprovideelectricpower.Therearesomedifferencesbetweendifferentmodelsofhybridcars,butthegeneralprincipleisthatthecarrunsonpetrol,andtheelectricmotorkicksinwhenadditionalpowerisrequired,forexamplewhengoinguphilloraccelerating.Insomehybridcarsthepetrolengineturnsitselfoffwhennotneeded,forexamplewhenthecarhasstoppedattrafficlights,keepingonlytheelectricenginerunning.Conventionalcarshavelargeenginestocopewithdrivinguphillandaccelerating.Mostofthetime,thishighenginecapacityisnotneeded,buttheenginecontinuesburningupfuel.Hybridcarshavemuchsmallerpetrolengines,boostedbyelectricmotorswhenneeded,sotheyuselesspetrol.Hybridcarsarealsolighterandaerodynamically(空气动力学的)designedforgreaterfuelefficiency.Anotherwaythatfuelconsumptioniscutisbyasystemof"regenerativebrakin(g刹车)".Theelectricmotorisusedtoslowdownthecar,ratherthanconventionalbrakes.Theenergyproducedbytheslowingcaristransformedintoelectricalpower,whichisautomaticallystoredinthebattery.Ineffect,thebatteryrechargeswhenyoubrake.Inconventionalcarstheenergyproducedwhenbrakingiswasted.Carmanufacturersandengineershavebeenexperimentingwithelectricandhybridcarssincethelate19thcentury.In1928FerdinandPorschebuiltanexperimentalhybridcarthatusedbothaninternalburningengineandelectricmotors.Thefirstmass-producedhybridcar,theToyotaPrius,cameoutinJapanattheendof1997.However,HybridcarsbecameavailableintheUSAonlyin1999,whentheHondaInsightwentonsale.Astheyuselessfuel,hybridcarsarecheapertorun.Therearealsomanyinitiativesinplacetoencouragepeopletobuythem.Insomecountries,hybridcarownerspayalowerrateoftax,and第5页(共10页)don'thavetopayoncertaintollroads(收费公路).Insomecitiesaroundtheworld,hybridcarsareallowedtoparkforfree.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?A.Hybridcarsdon'tneedpetrolanymore.B.Petrolengineandelectricmotorworkalltheway.C.Hybridcarsmainlydependonelectricpowertorun.D.Somehybridcarpetrolengineswillquitwhenunnecessary.WhichisNOTthereasonwhyhybridcarsconsumelessenergy?A.Smallerpetrolengines.B.Scientificdesign.C.Conventionalbrakes.D.Energystorage.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Hybridcarsarecheapertobuy.B.Hybridcarownersdon'thavetopaytax.C.Hybridcarownersdon'tneedtopayparkingfee.D.Hybridcarswillhaveabrightfuture.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toadvertisehybridcars.B.Tointroducehybridcars.C.Tocompareconventionalcarsandhybridcars.D.Toinformthedevelopmentofhybridcars.第二节(共1小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5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.(12.5分)Onetruthaboutmodernlifeisthatnobodyhasanytime.(1)Solet'stryasimplethoughtexperiment.Imaginethatyoucameintopossessionofamagicalnewsetoftechnologiesthatcouldautomateorpromoteeverysinglepartofyourjob.(2)Maybeyou'dpickupahobby,orhavemorechildren,orlearntorelaxandenjoyyourselfintheadditionalleisure.ButwhatifItoldyouthatyouwouldn'tdoanyofthosethings:第6页(共10页)Youwouldjustworktheexactsameamountoftimeasbefore.(3)Buttherearesimplereasonsforthis.Bettertechnologymeanshigherexpectations-andhigherexpectationscreatemorework.Formostofhistory,humanswereforcedtosufferfromtheirowndirtyandunpleasantsubstances.Mostfamilies'clotheswerewashedtwiceayear.Thefleetofhouseworktechnologiesthatcameintotheworldsuddenlybetweenthelate-19thandmid-20thcenturycreatednewnorms(标准)ofcleanliness-forourfloors,ourclothes,ourselves.(4)Automaticwashersanddryersraisedourexpectationsforcleanclothesandencouragedpeopletogooutandbuynewshirtsandpants;housewivesthereforehadmoreloadsoflaundrytowash,dry,andfold.Inshort,technologymadeitmucheasiertocleanahouseto1890sstandards.(5)Theywantedamodernhome-withdustlesswindowsill(s窗台)andshinyfloors-andthisdustlessshinyrequireda40-to-50-hourworkweek,evenwiththeassistanceofmoderntools.Youarewastingyourtime.Thismightseemimpossible.Newnormsmeantmorework.Whatwouldyoudowiththeextratime?Thatmeansyoucanhavemoretimetorelax.Everybodyisbusy,burnedout,overloaded.Butbymid-century,Americansdidn'twantthatoldhouse.第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分15分)第一节:完形填空(共1小题;每小题15分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.(15分)Thevictimswerecarriedinonebyone,theirpawsandfurburned,sufferingfromdehydration(脱水)andfear.Theircaretakers(1)theirwounds,and(2).theminbasketswiththeonlythingthatwas(3)theleavesofeucalyptus(桉树)tree.Asmiserablefireshave.(4)morethan2millionacresinAustralia,onlydozensofkoalashavebeen(5)fromthesmokytreesand(6)ground.Koalas,unlikekangaroos,birdsorsnakes,donot(7).fromfiresbutinsteadclimb第7页(共10页)treestothetop,wheretheycancurlthemselvesintoaballfor(8)andwaitforthedangerto(9).Butduringbigfires,suchasthosethathaveburnedinrecentweeks,theanimalsarefarlesslikelyto(10)Evenifthefireitselfdoesnotreachthetree(11),theanimalsmayoverheatandfalltotheground,wheretheycanbeburnedtodeath.Thetoughsituationofthekoalahasraised(12)amongscientistsandconservationists(环保主义者).Whilekoalashavedevelopedtoexistalongsidethewildfires,theyarefacingnew(13),notjustfromclimatechangebutalsofromhumandevelopment,whichhasdislocatedKoalas'populations,(14)theirabilitytosurvivefires.Wehavethese(15)animalsnotfoundanywhereelseonthisplanet,andwearekillingthem.Thisisabigwake-upcall.1)A.touchedB.treatedC.ignoredD.discovered2)A.threwB.lockedC.laidD.forced3)A.familiarB.plentifulC.beautifulD.expensive4)A.reachedB.leftC.burnedD.trapped5)A.killedB.recognizedC.hurtD.rescued6)A.flatB.blackC.broadD.safe7)A.escapeB.dieC.sufferD.rise8)A.balanceB.protectionC.challengeD.comfort9)A.attackB.comeC.passD.avoid10)A.jumpB.climbC.fallD.survive11)A.topB.leavesC.trunkD.root12)A.passionB.concernC.fearD.interest13)A.chancesB.choicesC.neighborsD.threats14)A.weakeningB.developingC.enrichingD.ensuring15)A.lonelyB.stupidC.lazyD.unique第二节:(共1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
第8页(共10页)词或括号内单词的正确形式.(15分)About1.4billionpeoplearoundtheworlddonotgetenoughphysicalexercise.Thisnumbercomes(1)theUnitedNations'WorldHealthOrganization(WHO).AnewWHOreportwarnsthatalackofexercise(2)(great)increasestheriskofhealthproblems.TheWHOsaysthenewstudyisthefirst(3)(estimate)physicalactivitytrendsaroundtheworldovertime.Thereportsaidthelevelsofphysicalinactivityaremorethantwotimesashighin(4)(wealth)countriesastheyareincountrieswherepeopleearnlowwages.Inrichercountries,peoplearemorelikelytospendtime(5)(sit)inoffices.Howmuchactivityshouldweget?Tostayhealthy,thereport(6)(suggest)thatpeopledoatleast150minutesofmoderate(适中的)physicalactivityor75minutesofintensephysicalactivityeveryweek.Ifyouworkinahigh-riseofficebuilding,takethestairsinsteadofanelevator.Takemore(7)(break)duringtheworkdayandmovearound.Ifyourworkplaceoffers(8)gym,makesuretouseit.Italsourgesgovernmentstoprovideandcareforinfrastructure(基础设施),suchasbetterand(9)(safe)roads.Thiswouldhelpsupportincreasedwalking(10)cyclingfortransportation,aswellassportsandphysicalrecreation.第三部分写作(共两节,满分15分)第一节:应用文写作(满分15分)(15分)假定你是李华,你校近期成立了"孔子思想研究"网上俱乐部(Confucianismonline
club).你的朋友Tom对中国文化很感兴趣,请你给他写一封邮件,邀请他加入该俱乐部.1.词数80字左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯.第二节:读后续写(满分25分)9.(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.Onespringmorningmanyyearsago,IhadbeenprospectingforgoldalongCohoCreek.AsIemergedfromaforest,Ifrozeinmytracks.Nomorethan20pacesawayinthebog(泥塘)wasahugeAlaskantimberwolf-caughtinoneofTrapperGeorge'straps.OldGeorgehaddiedthepreviousweekofaheartattack,sothewolfwaslucky.Confusedandfrightenedatmyapproach,thewolfbackedaway,pullinghardonthetrapchain.ThenInoticedsomethingelse:Itwasafemale,andherteats(奶头)werefullofmilk.Somewheretherewa
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