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（150120分钟第一部分：理解（共三节，30分第一节（51.57.5分听下面5段。每段后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段仅读一遍。WhatdoesthemanwanttobeintheAAAWhatdoesthegirlWhendidthetwospeakersntomeetAtAtAtWhatwillthewomandoGototheyWorkataWhatisthewomanOfferingAskingforMakingan第二节（101.515分听下面4段或独白。每段或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、BC三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置听每段或独白前，55秒钟的作答时间。每段或独白读两遍。667WheredothetwospeakersAtaAtahoAtaWheredoesthewomancome789WhatistheweatherlikeinthenorthWhatisthehightemperatureinthesouth81012WhatmotivatesthemantoemploylocalTohelpthelocalToincreasethelocalemploymentToreducethenumberofworkersfromotherWhatwillthemanprobablydointheSetupanewRunatrainingLeadaneasierWhatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetworandManagerandInterviewerand91315WhatruleshouldyoufollowifyouwanttoenterthesportsWearappropriateRegisteronthenoticeMakeanappointmentwithaHowmuchistheWhatisthepurposeoftheTointroduceayingTointroduceaholidayTointroduceafruit第三节（51.57.5分CustomerComintThompson Printersordered:25 Printersdelivered:25HWA Postthecorrectorder Puta$300 onthecustomer’s第一节单项填空（15115分从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并—Iwouldneverevertrusthimagain.Heletme— A.Norwas B.Sodid C.Neitherwould D.Sowould mostefficientwaytounderstandthousandsofnewwordsistogain goodknowledgeofbasicwordA.The;不 B.A; C.A;不 D.The;—Thatwomanhasbeentakingcareofthetwowhitetigersfor8—Oh,dear!She alotofcouldgo B.mightgoC.oughttohavegone D.musthavegoneWhen questionsinclass,oneshouldanswerthemasclearlyasA. 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D.第二节完形填空（201.530分阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选ThatholidaymorningIdidn’thavetoattendschool.Usually,onholidays,36metosleepin.AndIwouldcertainlytakefulladvantageofit.Onthisparticularmorning,37,Ifeltlikegettingupearly.Istoodbymywindowoverlookingthe38,havingnothingbettertodo.Butasitturnedout,Iwassoontolearnaboutsomething39inlife.AsIwatchedseveralpeoplegoby,getintotheircarsandgooff,I40anoldmanonabicyclewithabucketonits41andabasketofragsandbottlesonitsback-carriage.He42fromonecartoanother,washingandcleaningthem.Fromthewaterontheground,itseemedthathehadalready43washingandcleaningaboutadozenormorecars.Hemusthavebeguntoworkquiteearlyinthemorning.Severalthoughts44mymindasIwatchedhimwork.Hewasn’twell-dressed.Hehadonapairofshortsanda(n)45T-shirt.Thebicycleherodewasnotbyanymeansthekindmodern46wouldwanttobeseenridingon.Butheseemed47withlife.Therehewas,workinghardathissmallbusiness48atpassers-byandstoptochatnowandthen49elderlymenandwomenontheirwaytothemarketnearby.Therewasanoticeabletouchof50inthewayheseemedtobeng—51thewindscreen,thenstandingbacktoadmireit;scrubbingthewheelsand52,standingbacktoseewhattheylooklikeafterthescrub.Itwasa53tolearn,Ifelt.Atnoageneedonehavetobegfora54ifonehasgoodhealthandiswillingtoworkhard.ForawhileIfelt55ofYoungasIam—justsixteen,andtherewasthisoldmanwhomusthavebeenusefullyengagedperhapsbeforethesunappearedabovethehorizon.sB.C.D.B.C.D.parkingB.busC.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.reD.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.B.C.D.第一节（15230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，AWhenthemusicalsoundringsout,youimmediayreachforyourpocketreadytohaveachat.Butalthoughyouprobablyuseitallthetime,haveyoueverstoppedtothinkaboutthemannersrelatedtotalkingonthephone?Ifyouhaven’t,herearesometipstoguideAlwaysgivethe youarecallingplentyoftimetogettothephonebeforeyouhangup.Ifthe whoanswersisnottheoneyouwant,giveyournameandaskifyoumayspeaktothe youwant.Thinkaboutthetimeyoucallpeople.Trynottocalltooearlyinthemorning(beforeabout9:00)ortoolateatnight(afterabout9:30).AlsotrynottocallatIfyougobynetovisityourrelativesatChristmas,remembertofollowairlineinstructions.Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffassoonasthenedoorsareclosedandremainsountilthedoorsopenagainonarrival.Whenface-to-facewithsomeone,donottalkonthephone.Itisrudetobeonthephonewhenawaiteristryingtotakeyourorderinarestaurant,orwhenyouarereturningtheshoesyouhavejustbeentryingoninashop.Finishanyface-to-facebusinessbeforetakingacall.Continuingtousethephonewhilenoddingtothe infrontofyouisquiteimpolite.Wheninarestaurantwithyourfriends,keepphoneconversationsshort.Makeacallonlyifitisimportant.Practicespeakinginalowvoice.Ifnoonelooksyourway,you’vegotit.Ifyougotoatheatre,aconcertoracinema,considertheotherpeoplearoundyou.Checkthatyourphoneis“off”beforeyouenter.Ifyouareexpectingaveryimportantcall,putyourphoneonvibrate”(振动)andrunfortheexitassoonasyoufeelitIfyouforgetbothoffandvibrate”andyourphoneringsdon’tansweritturnitoffstraightaway.WhichistrueaccordingtothepassageYoumaycallpeopleanytimeasyouYoumaytalkloudlyonthephoneatdinnerintheYoumaykeepontalkingonthephonewhilegreetingYoumaycallpeopleassoonasyougetonthene,butnotafterthedoorsareWemayinferfromthesetipsthat somepeopledon’tpaymuchattentiontomannerswhilemakingcellphoneyoumayasktoleaveamessageunless youarecallingiscallingpeopletooearlyortoolateinthemorningisnotalmosteveryonehasgotacellWhatdoestheunderlinedsentence“…you’vegotit”meanintheYouhavesucceededinmakingacallwithoutdisturbingYouhavemadethephonecallbriefandYou’vegotthemessageyouarewaitingYouhavemadeaphonecallFromthetipsgivenabove,wecandecidethewriterissuretosharetheopinion likethesaying“clothesmakeaman”,nowadayscellphonesmakeaastheoldsayinggoes,moneytalks;nowadayscellphonesthewayweusethecell lswhatwearewearewhatcellphonesweBWhenthepopulationoftheporttownbegantosufferfrompoisoning,thecametofindthecauseofthepoison.Theythoughtsomeonewaspoisoningthepeopleonpurposebutnooneknewhowitwaspossible.Soonpeopletookthepositionthattheporkwaspoisoned.Itwasapopularfoodeveryoneateanditcouldhavepossiblymadeeveryonesick.Anyonewhohadpossessionofporkwouldthrowitout.Eventhepoorestofthepoorwouldn’teatpork.Signswerepostedonpolesandlettersweresenttoeveryonetowarnpeopleofthepork.Shortlyafterwards,evenmeninhighpositionswerealsogettingsick.Soonitbecamepoliticalandpopular.Politiciansrushedtothetowntotalkaboutpoliticsandpromisedhowtheywouldfindthesolutioniftheywereelected.wassosickthattheydidn’tcareaboutpolitics.Everyonewasinapositionwhereheorshedidn’tknowwhattodoanymore.Theywenttothepostofficetomailpostsoutaskingforhelp.Thepoortowndidn’tknowhowtodealwiththesituation.Oneday,awell-knownscientistfromNewYorkcametothetownwithahugeboxcontainingmanyinstrumentsandhispossessions.Hewenttopoolsandtheportandmademeasurements.Hewasquietandpolite.Thenonedayhemadeaspeechatanewspapermeeting-roomtoannouncehisfindings.“Iamsorrytosayyourwatersupplyissoheavilypolluted;itispoisoned.Iknowwhohasbeenpoisoningyouallforsuchalongtime.Itisyouwhohavebeenpoisoningyourselveswithpollution.Agreatdealofrubbishhasbeenthrownintothewaterdayafterday.Nooneherehastakengoodcareoftheenvironment.Itisnowonderallofyouhavebeensick.”Shockedatthenews,thepeoplepresentwerelostinthought.WhichisthecorrectorderofthefactsdescribedinthePeoplesufferedfromPoliticianscametomakePeoplebegantorealizetherealPorkwasthrownThewatertherewasAscientistcametochecktheA.e,a,d,b,f, B.e,a,d,c,f,C.a,e,b,d,c, D.f,c,d,b,e,WhichofthefollowingstatementsisEveryonewassosickofpoliticsthattheydidn’tcareaboutthoseAccordingtothescientistfromNewYork,notallthepopulationinthetownhavetakengoodcareoftheenvironment.Thereasonwhythepeopleinthetowngotsickwasthattheyatetheporkpoisonedbytheheavilypollutedwater.Ifthepeopleinthetownhadn’tpollutedthewatersupply,theywouldnothavesufferedfrompoisoningorsickness.Afterreadingthepassage,wecaninferthat politicianstookeverychancetomakethemselvesporkwasthemainfoodofthepeopleinthepeopleinthetownwerenotwell-evensomeofficersweregettingCAreyoupreparingforabigtest?Ifso,youmaywanttogoysomebasketballinbetweenhittingthebooks.Doctorsarestartingtofindmoreandmoreinformationthatsuggestsaconnectionbetweenexerciseandbraindevelopment.JudyCameron,ascientistatOregonHealthandScienceUniversity,studiesbraindevelopment.Accordingtoherresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels血管),includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.Dr.Cameronissurethatthisallowspeoplewhoexercisetothinkbetter.Asshesays,“whilewealreadyknowthatexerciseisgoodfortheheart,exercisecanactuallycausephysicalintheTheeffectsofexerciseonbraindevelopmentcanevenbeseeninbabies.Babieswhodoactivitiesthatrequirealotofmovementandphysicalactivityshowgreaterbraindevelopmentthanbabieswhoarelessphysicallyactive.Evenalittlemovementcanshowbigresults.MargaretBarnes,ascientist,alsobelievesintheimportanceofexercise.Shethinksthatmanylearningdisabilitiesthatchildrenhaveinprimaryschoolorhighschoolcanresultfromalackofmovementasbabies.“Babiesneedmovementthatencouragesandexcitestheirfivesenses.Theyneedtosetupaconnectionbetweenmotionandmemory.Inthisway,astheygetolder,childrenwillbegintoconnectphysicalactivitywithhigherlearning,”saysMargaret.Olderpeoplecandeveloptheirbrainsaswell.CornellUniversitystudiedagroupofseniorswhohaveashort-termmemoryincreaseofupto40percentafterexercisingjustthreehoursaweek.Theexercisedoesnothavetobeverydifficult,butitdoeshavetoincreasetheheartrate.Also,justlikethemotionforbabies,exerciseforolderpeopleshouldnotbetoosimple.Learningsomenewskillsoractions,suchaswithyogaortai-chihelpstoopenupmemorypathsinthebrainthatmaynothavebeenusedforalongtime.Formostpeople,anytypeofphysicalactivitythatincreasestheheartrateishelpful.Themainaimistoincreasethebrain’sflowofblood.Andyourbraincanbenefitfromaslittleastwotothreehoursofexerciseaweek.WhatisthemainideaofthisHowexercisemakespeopleHowtogetgoodscoresonaHowexercisehelpstheHowthebraincanAccordingtothepassage,whatistheconnectionbetweenexerciseandbrainExercisehelpsmakeourbloodPhysicalexercisehelpsusthinkThebrainneedsspecialmentalThemoreexercise,thebiggertheThesmallestamountofexerciserequiredtogainanybenefitis threehoursper B.40hoursperC.threehoursper D.40hoursperWhyisyogasuggestedforItdoesgoodtothejointsofoldItdoesnotincreasetheheartItincludeslearningnewItcanbedoneinDRecognizedasthelargestdesertintheworld,theSaharaDesertrunsacrossNorthAfrica,coveringover3millionsquare fromtheAtlanticCoasttotheNileRiverandwornoutmountains.Theburningsuncausesdaytimetemperaturestorisetonearly70degreesintheshade,anddayswithoutraincommonlylastforyears.PaintingsfoundonthewallsofcavesintheSaharaDesertsuggestthatafewthousandyearsago,largetiesofntsgrewthereandcoveredthedesertfloor.Manycuriousandunusualinsects,birdsandanimalsgotenoughfoodthatallowedthemtogrowandreproduce.Atthattime,hugeriversystemsandmanyoasessupportedgrowingcommunitieswherealargenumberofpeoplelived.Researchscientistsbelievethatthelandbecameadesertforseveralreasons.Forcenturiespeopletherehavewanderedfromcetoceinsearchoffood,water,andgrazing吃草landfortheiranimalsThesepeoplehavealwaysconsideredthenumberofanimalstheyhaveasasignofwealth.Itisconsideredmoreimportanttohave100sickandstarvinganimalsthan15healthyonesThelargeherds群havebeenallowedtogolyandgrazeondesertntsandgrass.Overtime,largesectionsoflandhavebeenleftuncovered.Inadditiontoallowingovergrazing,thesepeoplecutdownwhatevertreestheycouldfindandusedthemforfirewoodThesandwasunabletoholdontothegreatheatofthedaysonighttimetemperaturesoftendropbelowzingandnothingwaslefttoholdthesoiltogether.Scientistshavebeenstudyingdifferentwaystobringbackthegreendesert.Throughresearchandexperiments,theyhopetobeabletoproducentsthatwillonceagainsupportthelifethere.Hugeholesfilledwithmuchwaterlieunderthedesertsurface.Scientistsbelievethisrainwatersimplyflewdownthroughthesandoverhundredsofyearsandcollectedinthebig,rockyholding.Bymakinguseofthesun’spower,scientistsintheSaharahavemadeexperimentsinwhichtheygothugeamountofelectricity.Thiselectricitywasthenusedtooperatedrillingmachinesandpumpstopulltherainwaterfromtheunderground.Bydrillingtheholeonedeepintothefloorofthedesert,onemachinewasabletorecovermorethan80gallonsofice-coldwatereachsecond,or288,000gallonsperhour.Scientistshavehadsomesuccessturningthiswasandintousefulfarmland.Todaythedesertisdottedwithhugewheatfieldswateredbyasystemofpipesthatcarrywaterfromtheunderground.Farmershavealsolearntthatntsgrowbetterifseedsarentednexttostones.Studiesshowthatstonesprovideprotectionfromthesun,allowingseedstogrowinashadyandcoolenvironment.Inadditiontothat,greenhouseshavebeenbuilttoprotectntsfromthesunshinesothatlesswaterisneeded.Anotherideaistogrowntsthatcanliveonadietofsaltwater,sincetheoceanissoneartothedesert.WhatwillprobablyhappenifthelocalpeoplecontinuetheircustomsandThedesertwillcontinuetobeTouristswillbegintravelingtoNorthMoreoaseswillbegintoappearacrosstheThenumberofhealthyanimals eWhichofthefollowingstatementsisafactpresentedintheThedesertisrichinbeautifulcolorandCamelscangofordayswithoutdrinkinganyTheSaharawillone eabeautifulLargeriversystemsoncesupportedmanyTheauthorofthepassageprovidesevidencethatscientistsare pleasedbytheprogressbutdonothavethemoneytodiscouragedbythepoorresultsoftheirhopefulaboutthechancesoflifecomingbacktothetroubledbythelackofwaterfoundWhichofthefollowingisthebestsummaryofthisDrillingmachineshelptowaterthedesertfloorandmakentsandanimalsScientistshavebeenabletoturnthislargewas andintoasuccessfulfarmingSomuchsoilhas esandthatthedesertwillneverbeabletosupportlifeasitoncedid.Thedesertnolongersupportsplentyoflife,butresearchershopetochangeitwithnewscientifictechniques.（5210分Socialmediaandthewebhavegivenrisetoastrangephenomenoncalledtheselfie.Itreferstoapictureofyourself,usuallysharedonanysocialnetworking71Someselfiesareextremeclose-ups,andothersshowpartofanarmheldstraightoutward.AfewofthemevenfeaturethesubjectstandinginfrontofabathroomEveryonetakesselfies,buttheyoungercrowdseemstobeespeciallyinvolvedinthetrend.Youngpeoplearerelativelyheavierdigitalusers.Theyareinterestedinstayingconnectedtotheirfriends.72Therearealsokindsofpsychologicalfactorsdrivingpeopletotakeaselfieanduploadittoasocialnetworkingsite.73Aquickandeasywaytoattractother'sattentionistoget“likes”andcommentsfromfriends.Secondly,it'shumannaturetoshowoffyourowngreatachievements.Whenyoufeelgoodaboutyourselforlookgood,it'sfartooeasytotakeoutyourphoneand itallthroughoneorseveralselfies.74That'sright.Sometimespeopleareboredatwork,boredatschool,boredathomeandevenboredonthetoilet.Lastbutnotleast,socialmediaisaboutbeingsocial!Ifthatmeansuploadingasmanyselfiesaspossible,thensobeit.It'sfun,andit'sacoolwaytosortofyourownlife.Finally,therearethingstobemindfulofwhenyou'reposting.It'seasytothinkyou'resharingaphotowithafewpeople.75Sodon'tpostanythingonline,selfieTherearelotsofselfieTheriseofselfies eSocialmedia,tosomeextent,isthedrivingoftheirselfieThedesiretotake,postandget“likes”onselfiesgoesbacktoabiologicalButthewholeworldofsocialmediaispublicandeveryindividualcangetaccesstoTherearealsopeoplewhowilltakeselfiesbecausetheyhavenothingelsebettertoTheleadingfactoristhatpeoplewanttogetattentionfromasmanypeopleas第四部分：表达（共两节，35分第一节（15分假设你是红星中学高三学生，请给你的外教Mr.Black写一封邮件，邀请他参加年级举行的英语读书会(readingcircle)活动，邮件的内容包括：介绍读书活动的相关信息（例如：时间、地点、活动内容等注意：1.50；2.DearMr.Li第二节（20分假设你是红星中学高三（1）的学生，为校英语园地写一篇题为“AnUnforgettableHike”的英文稿件请根据以下四幅图的信息叙述上周五学校20公里远足活动的全过程。注意 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