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Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabularySectionA
Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
Asleeponaplane:acaseforwindowseats
Ilovetosleeponplanes,andIhaveanunusualabilitytosleepwellonthem.Therehaveevenbeenoneortwo
occasions(21)________Ihavefallenasleepbeforetakeoffandawakenedupontheimpactoflanding,nothavingrealizedwehadevenlefttheground.Sowhen(22)________(book)myflights,Ialwayschoosethewindowseatwheneverpossible.Thisallowsmetoleanmysleepyheadagainstthewalloftheplaneforabit(23)________(much)comfort.
Some(24)________arguethattheaisle（走廊）seatissuperiorforthelegspaceandtheabilitytogetoffswiftly
andeyethesnackcart.Butinreality,we’reallgettingourdrinksandsnacks(25)________seconds.Also,Ifindthatifapersonknowshe’sinawindowseat,he’llchoosetousethebathroombeforeboardingsothathe(26)________(notneed)todisturbhisneighbor,whichisjustconsiderate.Andhe’llseizetheopportunitytogetupwhenanotherseatmategetsupsothattheseatmateneedn’t(27)________(bother)morethanonce.
Asaphotographerandvisuallyorientedperson,thewindowseatgivesmethebestviewsofcottonyclouds,ora
greatsunset,orgoldensunrise,etc.Mostofall,(28)________________I’vebeenflyingforyears,Istillgetpleasureofseeingmydepartingcityorcountry(29)________(shrink)intothedistance,andthebutterfliesinmystomachwhenIseethehorizonofmydestinationcomeintoview.Andthosefeelingsofadventureandexcitementare(30)________keepmecomingback,flightafterflight,tomywindowseat.SectionB
Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.accessG.shape
B.ariseH.stimulated
C.attachmentI.subconsciously
D.definitely
J.traditional
E.partner
F.potential
K.unbanked
BeyondMobileMoney:TheFutureofAsia’sFinTech
Mobilemoneyhasbeenthehottestpartinfinancialtechnologyforthelastfewyears.ButFinTechismorethanjust
howpeoplestoremoneyandtransact（交易）--thespaceismuchmorehorizontal,shortcuttinghowwecreate,share,andprotectvalue.
ThelatestproductofFinTechcompaniesto__31__inAsiaPacificillustratesthemanywaysthespacecanhelpconsumersbeyondjusttheirmobilewallet.Itisimportantforallbusinesspersonstobeawareofthesetrends,astheirsuccessopensupallsortsofpossibilitiesforcompaniesto__32__withthem.And,onamuchdeeperlevel,newFinTechsmay__33__consumerexpectationsinevenothertechindustries.TheSmart-phoneEmergesaCredit-ScoringStandard
Withclosetohalfabillion__34__consumersinSoutheastAsiaalone,thereisanentireindustryofFinTechs
devotedtofindingwaystoaccuratelydeterminetheircredit-worthinesstogivethem__35__tofinance.Unfortunately,sincetheydon’thavebankaccounts,suchFinTechscannotrelyon__36__financialinformationorcreditcardpayments.
Onecreditscoringsourceemergingasanewstandardinthefieldissmart-phone-basedcreditscoring.Ithas
__37__broadglobalsupport,includingfromthelikesoftheWorld-Bank.Inoneofitsreports,theAsianDevelopmentBankevenstatedthatmobiledatawasakeytofinancial__38__,asitcouldimprovecustomerrecording,and,inturn,getanaccesstocredit.
AICombineswiththeWisdomoftheCrowd
Themostcommonsloganintoday’stechheadlinesisthe“artificialintelligence.”Readersarefascinatedwithhow
AIhasthe__39__totransformeveryconsumerandenterprise（企业）industry.WhilesuchfocusisappropriatethatAIwill__40__changetheworld,itleavesoutacrucialelementthatwillgohand-in-handwithitsrise:thewisdomofthecrowd.Ⅲ.ReadingComprehensionSectionA
Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Endangeredlanguagescanbefoundthroughouttheworld.Manylanguagesnowhavefewerthan100oreven
fewerthan10speakers.Thecrisisisnotlimitedtoremoteregionsoftheworld.WhenEuropeansfirstarrivedinNorthAmerica,312differentlanguageswere__41__,ofwhich123arenowknowntobeextinct.Ofthe__42__languages,mostspeakersaregrandparentsandgreat-grandparents.
Differentresearchersofferdifferentdefinitionsof“endangered”.Thesystemof__43__usedbytheCatalogueof
EndangeredLanguagesevaluateslanguagesinfourareas:the__44__ofallthespeakers,howoftenthelanguageisconveyedtothenext__45__,therateatwhichitislosingspeakersandthe__46__inwhichitisused.Basedonthisdata,languagesarerankedonasix-pointscalefrom“safe”to“severelyendangered.”Themidpoint,“endangered”referstolanguagewithbetween100and1,000speakerswhorepresentabouthalfofthelanguage’scommunityorethnicgroup.Thelanguageisspokenonlybysomeparents,ofwhomveryfewteachittotheirchildren.Itis__47__usedathomeandisnottaughtinschoolsorusedforgovernmentbusiness.
Languagesbecomeendangeredduetoanumberof__48__factorsincludingglobalization,economics,technology,
educationpolicy,andchangesin__49__attitudes.Astheforcesofglobalizationmaketheworldmoreinterconnected,previously__50__languagecommunitiescomeunderpressuretoparticipateinalargereconomy,whichmeanslearningthearea’smajoritylanguage.__51__,localschoolsoftenbegintoteachthemajoritylanguageinsteadofthelocaltongue.Locallanguagesalso__52__ascommunitiesadoptmobilephonesandcomputersmostofwhichrunonsoftwarethathasbeentranslatedintoonlyahandfuloflanguages.Thistrend__53__asthesedevicesconnectuserstotheInternet.Atthispoint,manycommunitiesundergoacultural__54__inwhichparentsnolongervaluethelanguageenoughtoteachittotheirchildren.
Initiativesto__55__endangeredlanguageshavebecomemorenumerousinrecentyears.Theseeffortstendto
focusontwomainareas:thedocumentationofendangeredlanguages,andeffortstoincreasetheuseofendangeredlanguagesamongyoungerspeakersandinthecommunityatlarge.41.A.athand42.A.ancient43.A.assessment44.A.age45.A.committee
B.atriskB.evolvingB.classificationB.backgroundB.century
C.inuseC.localC.descriptionC.numberC.generation
D.inviewD.survivingD.researchD.religionD.government
46.A.content47.A.advisedly48.A.balancing49.A.cultural50.A.foreign51.A.Forexample52.A.boom53.A.ceases54.A.difference55.A.enrichSectionB
B.occupationsB.efficientlyB.complicatingB.mentalB.informalB.IncontrastB.developB.changesB.influenceB.purify
C.situationsC.primarilyC.historicalC.moralC.isolatedC.InresponseC.disappearC.increasesC.shiftC.refresh
D.themesD.rarelyD.interrelatedD.religiousD.nationalD.ViceversaD.sufferD.startsD.varietyD.standardize
Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.
(A)
ManyofChina’sancientarchitecturaltreasuressmashedtodustbeforeLinHuiyinandLiangSichengbegan
documentingtheminthe1930s.ThehusbandandwifeteamwereamongthefirstpreservationiststooperateinChina,andbyfarthebestknown.Theireffortshavesinceinspiredgenerationsofpeopletospeakoutforarchitecturethreatenedbytherushtowarddevelopment.
BecomingChina’sbestarchitecturalhistorianswasnoeasyaccomplishment.Thebuildingstheywantedtosave
werecenturiesoldlocatedindistantpartsofthecountry.Inmanycases,theyhadtojourneythroughdangerousconditionsintheChinesecountrysidetoreachthem.ExploringChina’sremoteareasduringthe1930smeanttravelingmuddy,poorlymaintainedroadsbymule（骡子）oronfoot.Innswereoftendirtyfoodcouldbepolluted,andtherewasalwaysriskorviolencefromrebels,soldiersandrobbers.
TheirgreatestdiscoverywastheTempleofBuddha’sLight,inWutaiCounty,ShanxiProvince.Thebreathtaking
woodentemplewasbuiltin857A.D.,makingittheoldestbuildingknowninChinaatthetime.
LiangandLincrawledintothetemple’smostforbidding,forgottenareastodetermineitsage,includingone
hideawayinhibitedbythousandsorbatsandmillionsofbedbugs,coveredindustandlitteredwithdeadbats.“Incompletedarknessandamongtheawfulsmell,hardlybreathing,withthickmaskscoveringournosesandmouths,wemeasured,drew,andphotographedwithflashlightsforseveralhours.Whenatlastwecameouttotakeabreathoffreshair,wefoundhundredsofbedbugsinourbag.Weourselveshadbeenbadlybitten.Yettheimportanceandunexpectednessofourfindmadethosethehappiesthoursofmyyearshuntingforancientarchitecture.”Liandwroteoftheexperienceinanaccountincludedin“LiangandLin;PartnersinExploringChina’sArchitectualPast.”
56.Ontheirwaytotheancientbuildingsin1930s,LiangandLinfacedfollowingrisksEXCEPT________.A.accommodations
B.personalsecurity
C.roadconditions
D.vehicles
57.LiangandLinraisedpublicawarenessof________.A.documentingsmashedhistoricalbuildingsC.savingtheoldesttemplesinChina
B.rebuildinghistoricallyvaluablebuildings
D.Protectinghistoricalbuildings.
58.WhileexploringtheTempleofBuddha’sLight,________A.LiangandLincaughtinsectswithawfulsmell.B.LiangandLinwereforbiddentobreatheinside
C.LiangandLinwerepleasedatsomethingunhopedfor
D.LiangandLindetermineditsagebystudyingbedbug’shideaway59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CreativenessresultsindiscoveryC.Effortscontributetohappiness
B.DifficultyproducesachievementD.Responsibilitiesmakedevelopment
(B)
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62.Ifyouorderthistypeofprinteronlinetoday,__________.A.youwillreceiveittomorrowC.youcangetacarepackondiscount
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(C)
①Riskissomethingwefacedaily.However,somepeopleareobviouslymorewillingtotakerisksthanothers.②Biologistsappeartohavediscoveredaphysicalreasonthatexplainswhysomepeoplearerisk-takers.Dopamine
isaneurotransmitter,achemicalthatspreadssignalsbetweennervecells.Itislinkedtothebrainsrewardsystemandisthechemicalthatmakesusfeelgood,andscientistsbelieveittobeinkedtorisk-taking.Ournervecellshavedopaminereceptors（接收器）whichcontroltheamountofdopaminethateachcellreceives.Butnotallreceptorsmaybeactive.Whenapersonhadfewactivereceptorstocontroltheamountofdopaminethatisreceived,acellcanbecomefloodedresultinginanextremefeelingofhappiness.
③researchersatVanderbiltUniversityandAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicineasked34menandwomento
completeaquestionnaireabouttheirrisktakingtoassesswhethertheyseeknewopportunitiesorarecautiousinlife.Theresultsoftheresearchwereconsistentwithsimilarstudiescarriedoutwithrats,andhadthesameoutcome.Itconcludedthatpeoplewhoarerisk-takershavefewerdopaminereceptorsthanpeoplewhoarenot.Thissuggeststhattherushofpleasurearisktakerreceiveswhenacellbecomesfloodedwithdopaminecanbecomeaddictiveforsomepeople.Theythereforepursuenewandexcitingactivitiesinordertotrytorepeatthisfeeling,andasaresulttheirconcernforriskbecomesconsiderablereduced.
④Dopaminegivesusabiologicalreasonforrisk-taking,butscientistsbelievetheremaybepsychologicalreasons
too.Sensation-seekingisapersonalitycharacteristicthatdescribesthedesiretofindactivitiesthatbringuspleasure.In1964,psychologistMarvinZuckermancreatedthesensation-seekingscale.His40-itemquestionnaire,stillusedtoday,wasgiventopeoplewhowereactiveinseekingnewactivities,andtopeoplewhoweremoresatisfiedwithaquietlife.Whilerisk-takingisnotacharacteristicinitself,itisverymuchassociatedwithsensation-seeking,asahighsensation-seekerdoesnotevaluateriskinthesamewaythatalowsensation-seekerdoes.adesiretoachievepleasuremeansthatthereisagreaterwillingnesstotakemorerisks.
⑤Therearebothbiologicalandpsychologicalexplanationsastowhysomepeoplemaychoosetotakemorerisks
thanothers.However,noneoftheseexplanationsaredefinitive.63.Ifapersonhasfeweractivedopaminereceptors.________.A.heislesslikelytofeelhappyB.heismorewillingtotakerisks
C.hewilleventuallybecomedopamine-addictiveD.heispooreratcontrollingtheamountofdopamine
64.Theunderlinedphrase“consistentwith”isclosestto“________”inmeaning.A.contraryto
B.inagreementwith
C.atthecostof
D.persistentin
65.Whatcanbeconcludedfromparagraph4?A.Thelongingforpleasuremayleadtorisktaking.B.Awillingnesstotakemoreriskscanbecultivated.C.Thesensation-seekingscalecanhelptoevaluaterisk.D.Highsensation-seekersaremorecommonthanlowones.66.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.A.whenwelearntotakerisksC.whatmakesrisk-takersSectionC
Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Manyoptionsrequirecity-levelinvestmentinnewfacilities.
B.However,itisnotyetclearwhichtechnologiesandfuelscitieswillback.
C.Throughtheiractions,citygovernmentstodayarehelpingtoshapethecitiesofthefuture.D.Forexample,Londonisrequiringallnewlylicensedtaxistobezero-emissioncapablefrom2018.
E.Cityplannersareusingtransport-orienteddevelopmenttoincreasedensitywhilemaintainingqualityoflifeandpropertyvalue.
F.Somecities,suchasDelhi,areinvestingheavilyincreatingthemasstransportsystemsneededtochangehowcitizenstravel.
SustainableTransportinCities
Transporthasalwaysshapedcities.InMedievaltimescrossroadsgavebirthtobloomingmarkettowns.Many
NorthAmericancitieswerecreatedforthecar.Buthowarethecitiesoftodaybeingshapedbyaneedformoresustainabletransport?
Manylocalgovernmentsarespeedingupchangethroughpolicyinitiativessuchasjoinedtransport,congestion
chargesandlowemissionzones,sustainablegainingandlife-cyclecosting,andopeningdatauptocompaniesandacademics.Andthesecitylevelpoliciescanmovemarketsinmoresustainabledirections.___67___Thisharesultedinfivevehiclemanufacturerscommittingtomeetingthatdeadline,whichisbothintheirowncommercialinterestsandgoodfortheenvironment.
Theleastdensecities,forexample,Houston,havepercapita（人均价）carbonemissionsnearlytentimeshigher
thanthedensest,suchasSingapore.___68___Thisinvolvesgatheringmixedusedevelopmentsaroundakeytransportcenter,aswiththeKLCentralareainKualaLumpur,builtaroundthelargestrailwaystationinSoutheastAsia.
___69___Othersareusingmotivationsandbehaviouralchangetoencouragepeopletochoosemoreefficient--andoftenhealthier--formsoftransport.CopenhagenhasanumberofprogressivecyclingpoliciesincludingtheGreenWave,whichallowspeoplecyclingat20km/htohitallgreenlightsduringrushhour.
Lightweighingandnewengineandfueltechnologiesarehelpingtomakeexistingroadandrailvehiclesmore
efficient.___70___Themainoptionsarehydrogenfuelcells,fossilfuelhybrids,andelectricvehicles,andthebestsolutionmaywellvaryfromcitytocity.
B.howrisk-takingbenefitsusD.whyweshouldtakerisks
Ⅳ.SummaryWriting
Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.
Online“friends”--athreattodevelopment
Theimpactoftechnologyonthenatureofourfriendshipshasbeenamuch-debatedtopicsincethedramaticriseofsocialnetworks.Advancesinmobiletechnologyandsocialnetworkingwebsitesmeanwespendmoretimeonlinethaneverbefore.Itisthereforenotsurprisingthatsomanypsychologists,sociologists,andothersareeagertogivetheirthoughtsonhowthisisimpactingnegativelyonoursociety.
Thereisoneelementofsocialnetworkingthatisdeeplyworrying.Wefindourselvesinahyper-connectedworldwherepeopleaccesssocialmediadayandnight,excitedtomakeannouncementsaboutthetiniestdetailsoftheirlives.Researchisstartingtoshowthatthiscultureisnegativelyaffectingnotourfriendshipsbutourcharacter.ProfessorLarryD.Rosensaysthatyoungpeoplewhooverusesocialnetworkingsitescanbecomeineffective,anddisplayanti-socialbehaviorintheirofflinelives.Butperhapsanevenmoredisturbingeffectisthatoneofourmostbasicemotionsseemstobedisappearing--empathy.Thisistheemotionthatallowsustoseetheworldfromourfriends’pointsofview.Withoutit,wearefarlessabletoconnectandformmeaningfuladultrelationships.
ProfessorSherryTurklesuggeststhatpeoplearenolongercomfortablebeingalone.Thisissomethingconfirmedby
astudywhere200universitystudentswereaskedtogowithoutsocialmediafor24hours.Manyadmittedanaddictiontotheironlinesocialnetwork;mostcomplainedthattheyfeltcutofffromfamilyandfriends.Andyetbeingaloneisatimewhenweself-reflectandgetintouchwithwhowereallyare.Itisonlywhenwedothisthatwecanmakemeaningfulfriendshipswithothers.
Thesepotentialchangesinourcharactersareratheralarming,soitisclearthatwecan’tneglectthosenegativeimpactsofsocialnetworks.
第Ⅱ卷
Ⅴ.Translation
Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.72.这些安全措施仍将继续实施至下月初。(remain)
73.完善自我是一个抽象的理想，无法激励一些学生真正对抗惰性。(incapable)74.由于缺乏受过专业训练的教师，一些美国学校很难加入汉语教学的竞争。(shortage)
75.如今，病人能很便捷地下载他们的医疗记录以获取诸如检测结果之类的信息，大大节省了时间和人力。(so...that)
Ⅵ.76.GuidedWriting
Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.
假设你是李明，你校正在进行高三年级的课程微调，准备将周三下午的第四节课设置为“艺术欣赏类课程(artappreciation)”或者“学科拓展类课程(subjectexpansion)”，现广泛征求高三同学的意见。请发一封邮件至校长信箱（邮件中请不要出现真实的校名和姓名），你的邮件内容需包括：1.你建议校方设置以上两类课程中的哪一类；2.你的理由；
3.你希望此类课程包含哪些内容。
参考答案
1-5DCCDA11-13ACB
6-10BCCDC14-16BCB
17-20BBDA23.more
24.may/do
25.within/in
21.when/where22.booking31-35BEGKA41-45CDBCC56-59DDCB67-70DEFB
JHCFD46-50CCDAC60-62BCD
26.won’tneed27.bebothered28.eventhough29.shrink/shrinking30.what
51-55CDCCC63-66BBAC
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