天津市某中学2024-2025学年高三年级上册第一次月考英语试题

第二新华中学2025届高三年级第一学期第一次月考

英语学科

英语分为第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分，共no分，用时loo分钟。

将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上。答卷时，考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试

卷上的无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷

注意事项：

i.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干

净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

2.本试卷共55小题，共95分。

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.一Filhaveanimportantmeetingthisweekend,soIcan'tgofishingwithyou.

一.Ithoughtwecouldhaveagoodtimetogether.

A.GoforitB.YousaiditC.NowonderD.Whatashame

2.Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit.Whenyoutraceitback,you511seea

smallstepthatstarteditall.

A.reputationB.expectationC.recreationD.foundation

3.todevelopingthegreeneconomy,asisreported,isthedrivingforcebehindthesuccessofthevillage.

A.CommittingB.TohavecommittedC.BeingcommittedD.Havingcommitted

4.Applicationsshouldbeasearlyaspossible.

A.suspendedB.submittedC.sneezedD.screamed

5.一IwonderwhatmakeshimagoodEnglishteacher.

一HeasavolunteerintheUKfortwoyears,whichhelpswithhisworkalot.

A.hasservedB.servesC.hadservedD.served

6.Youwererudetoyourmother,youshouldmakeanapology.

A.whomB.forwhichC.forwhomD.which

7.Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejobherconfidenceandflexibility.

A.byvirtueofB.intermsofC.inresponsetoD.ontopof

8.Youcan'tpredicteverything.Oftenthingsdon'tasyouexpect.

A.showupB.breakoutC.workoutD.putup

9.In1776,twoSpanishmenwereseekingawaytotravelfromSantaFe,inisnowNewMexico,to

CaliforniaonthewestcoastofNorthAmerica.

A.whereB.thatC.whichD.what

10.approximately13feetby12feet,theroommakesanicestudyfbrmybrother,asenior3student.

A.MeasuringB.MeasuredC.BeingmeasuredD.Havingmeasured

11.theydecidewhichcollegetogoto,studentsshouldresearchtheadmissionprocedures.

A.AsB.WhileC.UntilD.Once

12.Whatshallweuseforpowerwhenalltheoilintheworldhas?

A.heldupB.putoutC.givenoutD.usedup

13.Mostofus,ifweknowevenalittleaboutwhereourfoodcomesfrom,understandthateverybiteputintoour

mouthwasalive.

A.steadilyB.instantlyC.formerlyD.permanently

14.Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriverobeyinourcountry.

A.willB.shallC.mayD.can

15.一I'mgoingtoSyria.Wouldyoupleasetellmeyourexperiencethere?

一.Lefsdiscussitoverdinner.

A.ByallmeansBGoaheadC.NevermindD.Itjustdepends

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.分，满分30分）

DaleCarnegierosefromtheunknownofaMissourifarmtointernationalfamebecausehefoundawaytofill

auniversalhumanneed.

Itwasaneedthathefirst16backin1906whenyoungDalewasajunioratStateTeachersCollegein

Warrensburg.Togetan17,hewasstrugglingagainstmanydifficulties.Hisfamilywaspoor.HisDad

couldn't18theboardatcollege,soDalehadtoridehorseback12milestoattendclasses.Studyhadtobe

done19hisfarm-workroutines.Hewithdrewfrommanyschoolactivities20hedidn'thavethe

timeorthe21.Hehadonlyonegoodsuit.Hetried22thefootballteam,butthecoachturnedhim

downforbeingtoo23.DuringthisperiodDalewasslowly24aninferioritycomplex（自卑感）,

whichhismotherknewcould25himfromachievinghisrealpotential.She26thatDalejointhe

debatingteam,believingthat27inspeakingcouldgivehimtheconfidenceandrecognitionthatheneeded.

Daletookhismother'sadvice,trieddesperatelyandafterseveralattempts28madeit.Thisprovedto

bea29pointinhislife.Speakingbeforegroupsdidhelphimgainthe30heneeded.Bythetime

Dalewasasenior,hehadwoneverytophonorin31.Nowotherstudentswerecomingtohimforcoaching

andthey,32,werewinningcontests.

Outofthisearlystruggleto33hisfeelingsofinferiority,Dalecametounderstandthattheabilityto

34anideatoanaudiencebuildsaperson'sconfidence.And,35it,Daleknewhecoulddoanythinghe

wantedtodo——andsocouldothers.

16.A.admittedB.filledC.suppliedD.recognized

17.A.assignmentB.educationC.advantageD.instruction

18.A.purchaseB.affordC.chargeD.exchange

19.A.betweenB.duringC.overD.through

20.A.whileB.whenC.becauseD.though

21.A.permitsB.interestC.talentD.clothes

22.A.onB.forC.inD.with

23.A.lightB.flexibleC.optimisticD.outgoing

24.A.gainingB.achievingC.developingD.obtaining

25.A.preventB.protectC.saveD.free

26.A.suggestedB.demandedC.requiredD.insisted

27.A.presenceB.practiceC.patienceD.potential

28.A.hopefullyB.certainlyC.finallyD.naturally

29.A.keyB.breakingC.basicD.turning

30.A.progressB.experienceC.competenceD.confidence

31.A.horse-ridingB.footballC.speechD.farming

32.A.incontrastB.inbriefC.inturnD.infact

33.A.conveyB.overcomeC.understandD.build

34.A.expressB.stressC.contributeD.repeat

35.A.besidesB.beyondC.likeD.with

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分50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

Belowisaselectionfromapopularsciencebook.

Ifbloodisred,whyareveinsblue?

Actually,veinsarenotblueatall.Theyaremoreofaclear,yellowishcolour.Althoughbloodlooksredwhen

ifsoutsidethebody,whenit'ssittinginaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin,it'smoreofadarkreddishpurplecolor.

Attherightdepth,theseblood-filledveinsreflectlessredlightthanthesurroundingskin,makingthemlookblue

bycomparison.

Whichworksharder,yourheartoryourbrain?

Whichworksharderdependsonwhetheryouarebusythinkingorbusyexercising.Yourheartworksupto

threetimesharderduringexercise,andshiftsenoughbloodoveralifetimetofillasupertanker.But,inthelongrun,

yourbrainprobablytipsit,becauseevenwhenyou'resittingstillyourbrainisusingtwiceasmuchenergyasyour

heart,andittakesfourtofivetimesasmuchbloodtofeedit.

Dooldpeopleshrinkastheyage?

Yesandno.Manypeopledogetshorterastheyage.But,whentheydo,itisn'tbecausethey'reshrinkingall

over.Theysimplyloseheightastheirspinebecomesshorterandmorecurvedduetodisuseandtheeffectsof

gravity.Many(butnotall)menandwomendoloseheightastheygetolder.Menloseanaverageof3-4cmin

heightastheyage,whilewomenmaylose5cmormore.Ifyoulivetobe200yearsold,wouldyoukeepshrinking

tillyouwere,like60cmtall,likealittleboyagain?No,becauseoldpeopledon'treallyshrink!Itisnotthatthey

aregrowingbackwards-theirlegs,armsandbackbonesgettingshorter.Whentheydogetshorter,it'sbecausethe

spinehasshortenedalittleor,moreoften,becomemorebentandcurved.

Whydoesspinningmakeyoudizzy?

Becauseyourbraingetsconfusedbetweenwhatyou'reseeingandwhatyou'refeeling.Thebrainsensesthat

you'respinningusingspecialgravity-and-motion-sensingorgansinyourinnerear,whichworktogetherwithyour

eyestokeepyourvisionandbalancestable.Butwhenyousuddenlystopspinningthesystemgoesoutofcontrol,

andyourbrainthinksyou5removingwhileyou5renot!

Wheredofeelingsandemotionscomefrom?

Mostlyfromanancientpartofthebraincalledthelimbicsystem.Allmammalshavethisbrainarea-from

micetodogs,cats,andhumans.Soallmammalsfeelbasicemotionslikefear,painandpleasure.Butsincehuman

feelingsalsoinvolveothernewerbitsofthebrain,wefeelmorecomplexemotionsthananyotheranimalonthe

planet.

Ifexercisewearsyouout,howcanitbegoodforyou?

Becauseourbodiesadapttoeverythingwedotothem.Andasfarasyourbodyisconcerned,ifs"useit,or

loseit"!It'snotthatexercisemakesyouhealthy;it'smorethatalackofexerciseleavesyourbodyweakandeasily

affectedbydisease.

36.Whatisthecolorofbloodinaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin?

A.Blue.B.Lightyellow.C.Red.D.Darkreddishpurple.

37.Whydosomeoldpeoplelookalittleshrunkenastheyage?

A.Becausetheirspineisinactiveuse.

B.Becausetheyaremoreeasilyaffectedbygravity.

C.Becausetheykeepgrowingbackwards.

D•Becausetheirspinebecomesmorebent.

38.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutourbrainistrue?

A.Inthelongrun,ourbrainprobablyworksharderthanourheart.

B.Whenourbrainsensesthespinning,wewillfeeldizzy.

C.Thebrainsoftheothermammalsareascomplexasthoseofhumans.

D•Ourfeelingsandemotionscomefromthemostdevelopedareainourbrain.

39.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheselection?

A.Togiveadviceonhowtostayhealthy.

B.Toprovideinformationaboutourbody.

C.Tochallengenewfindingsinmedicalresearch.

D.Toreportthelatestdiscoveriesinmedicalscience.

B

AnewstudypublishedintheJournalofMarriageandFamilyclaimsthatallthattimeyouspendparentingjust

doesn'tmatter.Butit'saclaimthat,despitetheenthusiasticandwidespreadcoveragebythemedia,doesnothold

water.

Theresearchsuggeststhatchildoutcomes(includingbehaviorproblems,emotionalproblems,andacademic

performance)arebarelyconnectedwiththetimethatparentsspendwiththeirchildren.Theresearchersexamined

thetimediariesof1,600children,lookingatparentingtimeandoutcomeswhenthekidswereaged3to11in

1997,andagainin2002,whentheywerebetween8and16.(Atimediaryisadetailedreportofallactivitiesyou

carryoutinaday.)

Thisresearchlargelyreflectsthefailureoftheauthorstocorrectlymeasureparentalinput.Itjustlookedat

timediariesfromtwoparticulardays-oneaweekdayandtheotheraweekendday.

Tryingtogetasenseofthetimeyouspendparentingfromasingleday'sdiaryisabitliketryingtomeasure

yourincomefromasingleday.Ifyesterdaywaspayday,youlookedrich,butifit'snot,youwouldbereportedas

poor.Yougetaclearerpictureonlybylookingatyourincome-oryourparentingtime-overamoremeaningful

period.

Whatyoudidyesterdayshouldnotbetakenasrepresentativeofwhatyoudidlastyear.Thisiswhymost

high-qualitystudiesofparentingtimefocusinsteadonhowoftenparentsreadtotheirchildren,playwiththemor

helpthemwithhomeworkoveraperiodofamonthorlonger-longenoughtorepresenttheirdifferentapproachesto

parenting.

Asanexhaustedparentwhodoesn'tgetenoughtimetoworkout,andwhohasn'tseenamovieformonths,I

understandwhysomanyofusmightseizeonstudiessuggestingthatweshouldtakemoretimeforourselves.

Perhapsweshould.ButIagreewithArielKalil,adevelopmentalpsychologist,onthesuggestion“thatwhen

parentsspendhigh-qualitytimewiththeirchildren,theirchildrenaremorelikelytosucceed.^^

40.BysayinginParagraph1"…it'saclaimthat...doesnotholdwater”,theauthormeanstheclaimisnot.

A.reasonableB.surprisingC.confusingD.usual

41.Thestudywasconductedtoexplorethelinkbetween

A.children'shabitsandparents5influenceB.parentingtimeandchildoutcomes

C・timediariesandchilddevelopmentD.dailyactivitiesandchildren'sproblems

42.HowisParagraph4mainlydeveloped?

A.Bygivingdescriptions.B.Byanalyzingthecause.

C.Bymakingacomparison.D.Byofferingresearchfindings.

43.Theauthormayagreethathigh-qualitystudiesofparentingtimeshould

A.becompletedinonemonth.B.adoptsomedifferentapproaches.

C.concentratemainlyonlearningtime.D.bebasedondataofalongertimeperiod.

44.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor9slife?

A.Hegoestobedearlyeverynight.B.Hehaslittleinterestinmovies.

C.Hehaslittletimeforhimself.D.Heleadsaveryeasylife.

C

FranzKafkawrotethat“abookmustbetheaxforthefrozenseainsideus."Ioncesharedthissentencewitha

classofseventhgraders,anditdidn'tseemtorequireanyexplanation.

We'djustfinishedJohnSteinbeck5snovelOfMiceandMen.Whenwereadtheendtogetheroutloudinclass,

mytoughestboy,astarbasketballplayer,weptalittle,andsodidI."Areyoucrying?”onegirlasked,asshegot

outofherchairtotakeacloserlook."Iam,^^Itoldher,"andthefunnythingisI'vereaditmanytimes.99

Buttheyunderstood.WhenGeorgeshootsLennie,thetragedyisthatwerealizeitwasalwaysgoingto

happen.Inmy14yearsofteachinginaNewYorkCitypublicmiddleschool,I'vetaughtkidswithimprisoned

parents,abusiveparents,irresponsibleparents;kidswhoareparentsthemselves;kidswhoarehomeless;kidswho

grewupinviolentneighborhoods.Theyunderstand,morethanIeverwill,thenovel'sterriblelogic-thegivingway

ofdreamstofate.

Forthelastsevenyears,Ihaveworkedasareadingenrichmentteacher,readingclassicworksofliterature

withsmallgroupsofstudentsfromgradessixtoeight.Ioriginallyproposedthisideatomyheadmasterafter

learningthataformerexcellentstudentofminehadtransferredoutofaselectivehighschool-onethatoften

attractstheliterary-mindedchildrenofManhattan'supperclasses-intoalesscompetitivesetting.Thedaughterof

immigrants,withafatherinprison,sheperhapsfeltuncomfortablewithhernewclassmates.Ithought

additional46culturalcapital"couldhelpstudentslikeherdevelopbetterinhighschool,wheretheywould

unavoidablymeet,perhapsforthefirsttime,studentswhocamefromhomeslinedwithbookshelves,whoseparents

hadearnedPh.D.'s.

AlongwithOfMiceandMen,mygroupsread:Sounder,TheRedPony,LordoftheFlies,RomeoandJuliet

andMacbeth.Thestudentsdidn'talwaysreadfromtheexpectedpointofview.AboutTheRedPony,onestudent

said,"it'saboutbeingaman,ifsaboutmanliness.9,IhadneverbeforeseentheparallelsbetweenScarfaceand

Macbeth,norhadIheardLadyMacbeth9ssoliloquiesreadasraps,butbothmadesense;theinterpretationswere

playful,butserious.OnceintroducedtoSteinbeck5swriting,oneboywentontoreadTheGrapesofWrathandtold

merepeatedlyhowamazingitwasthat“allthesepeoplehateeachother,andthey'reallwhite."Hishistoricalview

wasbroadening,hissenseofhisowncountrydeepening.Yearafteryear,formerstudentsvisitedandtoldmehow

preparedtheyhadfeltintheirfirstyearincollegeasaresultoftheclasses.

Yearafteryear,however,weareincreasingthenumberofpracticetests.Wearetryingtoteachstudentsto

readincreasinglycomplextexts,notforemotionalpunchbutfortextcomplexity.Yet,wecannotenrichtheminds

ofourstudentsbytestingthemontextsthatignoretheirhearts.Weareteachingthemthatwordsdonotamazebut

confuse.Wemaysucceedinraisingtestscores,butwewillfailtoteachthemthatreadingcanbetransformative

andthatitbelongstothem.

45.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph1probablymeanthatabookhelpsto.

A.realizeourdreamsB.givesupporttoourlife

C.smoothawaydifficultiesD.awakeouremotions

46.WhywerethestudentsabletounderstandthenovelOfMiceandMen?

A.Becausetheyspentmuchtimereadingit.

B.Becausetheyhadreadthenovelbefore.

C.Becausetheycamefromapublicschool.

D.Becausetheyhadsimilarlifeexperiences.

47.Thegirllefttheselectivehighschoolpossiblybecause.

A.shewasaliterary-mindedgirlB.herparentswereimmigrants

C.shecouldn'tfitinwithherclassD.herfatherwastheninprison

48.Totheauthor5ssurprise,thestudentsreadthenovels.

A.creativelyB.passivelyC.repeatedlyD.carelessly

49.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto.

A.introduceclassicworksofliterature

B.advocateteachingliteraturetotouchtheheart

C.argueforequalityamonghighschoolstudents

D.defendthecurrenttestingsystem

D

Notsolongago,mostpeopledidn'tknowwhoShellyAnnFrancisPrycewasgoingtobecome.Shewasjust

anaveragehighschoolathlete.TherewaseveryindicationthatshewasjustanotherAmericanteenagerwithout

muchofafuture.However,onepersonwantstochangethis.StephenFrancisobservedtheneighteen-year-old

ShellyAnnatatrackmeetandwasconvincedthathehadseenthebeginningoftruegreatness.Hertimewerenot

exactlyimpressive,butevenso,heseemedtherewassomethingtryingtogetout,somethingtheothercoacheshad

overlookedwhentheyhadassessedherandfoundherlacking.HedecidedtoofferShellyAnnaplaceinhisvery

stricttrainingseasons.Theircooperationquicklyproducedresults,andafewyearlateratJamaica9sOlympic

gamesinearly2008,ShellyAnn,whoatthattimeonlyrankednumber70intheworld,beatJamaica's

unchallengedqueenofthesprint.

“Wheredidshecomefrom?^^askedanastonishedsprintingworld,beforeconcludingthatshemustbeoneof

thoseone-hitwondersthatspringupfromtimetotime,onlytodisappearagainwithoutsigns.ButShellyAnnwas

toprovethatshewasanythingbutaone-hitwonder.AttheBeijingOlympicshesweptawayanydoubtsabouther

abilitytoperformconsistentlybybecomingthefirstJamaicanwomanevertowinthe100metersOlympicgold.

ShediditagainoneyearonattheWorldChampionshipinBriton,becomingworldchampionwithatimeof

10.73------thefourthrecordever.

Shelly-Annisalittlewomanwithabigsmile.Shehasamentaltoughnessthatdidnotcomeaboutbychance.

Herjourneytobecomingthefastestwomanonearthhasbeenanythingbutsmoothandeffortless.Shegrewupin

oneofJamaica'stoughestinner-citycommunitiesknownasWaterhouse,whereshelivedinaone-roomapartment,

sleepingfourinabedwithhermotherandtwobrothers.Waterhouse,oneofthepoorestcommunitiesinJamaica,is

areallyviolentandoverpopulatedplace.SeveralofShelly-Ann9sfriendsandfamilywerecaughtupinthekillings;

oneofhercousinswasshotdeadonlyafewstreetsawayfromwhereshelived.

Sometimesherfamilydidn'thaveenoughtoeat.Sheranattheschoolchampionshipsbarefootedbecauseshe

hadnorunningshoes.HermotherMaxime,oneofafamilyoffourteen,hadbeenanathleteherselfasayounggirl

but,likesomanyothergirlsinWaterhouse,hadtostopaftershehadherfirstbaby.Maxime'searlyentryintothe

adultworldwithitsresponsibilitiesgaveherthedeterminationtoensurethatherkidswouldnotendupin

Waterhouse9sroundaboutofpoverty.OneofthefirstthingsMaximeusedtodowithShelly-Annwastakingherto

thetrack,andshewasreadytosacrificeeverything.

Itdidn'ttakelongforShelly-AnntorealizethatsportscouldbeherwayoutofWaterhouse.Onasummer

eveninginBeijingin2008,allthoselong,hardhoursofworkandcommitmentfinallyborefruit.Thebarefootkid

whojustafewyearspreviouslyhadbeenlivinginpoverty,surroundedbycriminalsandviolence,hadwrittena

newchapterinthehistoryofsports.

ButShelly-Ann9svictorywasfargreaterthanthat.ThenightshewonOlympicgoldinBeijing,theroutine

murdersinWaterhouseandthedrugwarsintheneighbouringstreetsstopped.Thedarkcloudaboveoneofthe

world'stoughestcriminalneighbourhoodssimplydisappearedforafewdays."Ihavesomuchfireburningformy

country；'Shellysaid.Sheplanstostartafoundationforhomelesschildrenandwantstobuildacommunitycentre

inWaterhouse.ShehopestoinspiretheJamaicanstolaydowntheirweapons.Sheintendstofighttomakeita

woman'saswellasaman'sworld.

AsMuhammadAliputsit,“Championsaren'tmadeingyms.Championsaremadefromsomethingtheyhave

deepinsidethem.Adesire,adream,avision.^^OneofthethingsShelly-Anncanbeproudofisherunderstanding

ofthistruth.

50.WhydidStephenFrancisdecidetocoachShelly-Ann?

A.Hehadastrongdesiretofreeherfamilyfromtrouble.

B.Hesensedagreatpotentialinherdespiteherweaknesses.

C.Shehadbigproblemsmaintainingherperformance.

D.Shesufferedalotofdefeatsattheprevioustrackmeets.

51.WhatdidthesprintingworldthinkofShelly-Annbeforethe2008OlympicGames?

A.Shewouldbecomeapromisingstar.

B.Shebadlyneededtosethighergoals.

C.Hersprintingcareerwouldnotlastlong.

D.Hertalentforsprintingwasknowntoall.

52.WhatmadeMaximedecidetotrainherdaughteronthetrack?

A.Hersuccessandlessonsinhercareer.

B.HerinterestinShelly-Ann9squickprofit.

C.HerwishtogetShelly-Annoutofpoverty.

D.Herearlyentranceintothesprintingworld.

53.WhatcanweinferfromShelly-Ann5sstatementunderlinedinParagraph5?

A.Shewashighlyrewardedforherefforts.B.Shewaseagertodomoreforhercountry.

C.Shebecameanathleticstarinhercountry.D.Shewastheenvyofthewholecommunity.

54.BymentioningMuhammadAli'swords,theauthorintendstotellusthat.

A.playersshouldbehighlyinspiredbycoaches

B.greatathletesneedtoconcentrateonpatience

C.hardworkisnecessaryinone'sachievements

D.motivationallowsgreatathletestobeonthetop

55.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheMakingofaGreatAthleteB.TheDreamforChampionship

C.TheKeytoHighPerformanceD.ThePowerofFullResponsibility

第II卷

注意事项：

1.用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。

2.本卷共6题，共35分。

第三部分：写作

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

ElizabethHolmeswasnamedtolastyear'sTIME100listoftheworld'smostinfluentialpeoplebecauseshe

developedahightechapproachtobloodtesting.She'sbeingcomparedtopeoplelikeBillGatesandSteveJobs.

JustasGateswantedacomputeroneverydesk,Holmeswantsabloodtestineverydrugstore.Hercompany,

Theranos,hascreatedwhattheycallapainless,needle-freewaytodrawbloodandtestit.Insteadofaneedletothe

arm,it'sapinpricktothefinger.

At19yearsold,HolmesdroppedoutofStanfordUniversity.Now,at31,she'swhatlotsofteenagerslikelytry

hardtobecome:theyoungestfemalebillionaireintheworld.Hercompanyisnowvaluedatcloseto$10billion.

“Youknow,moneyisnotwhatmatters,Holmessaid."Whatmattersishowwellwedointryingtomake

people'slivesbetter.ThafswhyFmdoingthis.ThafswhyIworkthewaythatIwork.AndthafswhyIlovewhat

I'mdoingsomuch.,,HolmesismarketingTheranosasafasterandcheaperalternativetoaprocessthathasn't

changedmeaningfullyindecades.

TheranosstruckapartnershipwithdrugstorechainWalgreenstobuildthousandsofWellnessCenters.Every

centerwouldofferamenuofbloodtests-rangingfromcancertocholesterol-directlytoconsumers.Andevery

test,Holmessaid,wouldcostonlyasmallpartofwhatMedicarepays.

Noteveryoneissoldjustyet.SomecriticsarguetheTheranosmethoddoesn'textractenoughbloodtodoall

thetestsitclaims."Everytimeyoucreatesomethingnew,thereshouldbequestions,andtomethafsasignthat

you'veactuallydonesomethingthatistransformative,Holmessaid.

Forasmuchpromiseasthosetinysampleshold,Holmesisalreadyknownasaveryrealandrareexampleof

whatperseverancemakespossible.Shewasyoungwhenshedecidedshewantedtochangetheworld,andatnine

yearsoldshewrotealetterexplainingherdreamstoherdad:"WhatIreallywantoutoflifeistodiscover

somethingnew,somethingthatmankinddidn'tknowwaspossibletodo.”

56.WhywasElizabethHolmesnamedtolastyear'sTIME100list?

（nomorethan10words）

57.AccordingtoHolmes,whydoessheloveherworksomuch?

（nomorethan15words）

58.Whowillpayforherconsumers9bloodtests?

（nomorethan3words）

59.HowdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5?

（nomorethan10words）

60.Whatdoyouwanttodotochangetheworldforthebetter?Pleaseexplain.

（nomorethan20words）

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你的留学生同学Smith对中国传统文化很感兴趣，想要了解中秋节。请你写信向他介绍中国

的传统节日一一中秋节。包括以下要点：（1）中秋节的时间；（2）中秋节的习俗，如家人团聚，吃月饼,

赏月；（3）邀请他明年的中秋和你一起过节。注意：（1）词数100左右；（2）可适当增加细节，以使行

文连贯。

DearSmith,