曹新偉

第一部分：聽力（略）

第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Nick Vujicic was born without any arms or legs. His parents were upset because he would forever be unable to walk or hug people. They wondered how he would survive， but Nick was healthy.

Due to his disability， he was not allowed to enter mainstream school in Australia until later， becoming one of the first disabled children to be educated with normal children. He learned to write using the two toes on his left foot. During his school years， Nick had to deal with plenty of bullying and depression because he was different. He felt lonely and often wondered what his purpose was in life. At the age of 8， he think about suicide. But over time Nick realized his accomplishments were inspirational to many.

He learned how to type on a computer， throw tennis balls， comb his hair， answer the phone and shave using a small foot attached to his hip. His foot allows him to type， kick， play football， golf， swim， surf， and everything he needs. He invented new methods to overcome his disability.

After school， Nick obtained a bachelors degree in Accounting and Financial Planning. He then started practicing motivational speaking， hoping to encourage other people in a special way. “I found the purpose of my existence. Theres a purpose for why youre in the fire.” Nick believes that there is a reason in every struggle we encounter， and that our attitude along with our faith can be the keys to overcoming the challenges we face.

Nick states that a major turning point in his life was when his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man with severe disabilities and how he dealt with it. This led him to realize that he wasnt the only one with major struggles.

Nick has done much more than overcome his disability. At the young age of 27， Nick is the president of a nonprofit organization， Life Without Limbs， and he has his own motivational speaking company， Attitude is Altitude. Nick started his first company when he was 17 and started speaking at the age of 19. He has since traveled around the world speaking to millions of people， giving them inspiration， courage， and the hope hes always dreamed of.

21. Nick was not admitted into mainstream schools in the beginning because of .

A. mental disability

B. illness

C. religious reason

D. physical disabilityendprint

22. In which order did the following events happened？

a. Nick started his first company.

b. Nick traveled around the world to give speeches.

c. Nick received school education like normal kids.

d. Nick became the president of a nonprofit organization.

A. c， a， d， b

B. c， a， b， d

C. a， c， d， b

D. a， c， b， d

23. Which of the following words best describes Nicks personality？

A. Stubborn but courageous.

B. Badtempered but diligent.

C. Ambitious and persistent.

D. Honest and openminded.

24. The text is intended to .

A. tell the story of a disabled person

B. praise Nick for his healthy life style

C. introduce ways to overcome disability

D. call on the disabled to learn from Nick

B

Global demand for gold is putting some of the most remote and pristine（原始狀態(tài)的） tropical forests at risk， scientists warn.

Some 1，680 sq km of rainforest in South America was lost to gold mining from 2001 to 2013， a study shows. University of Puerto Rico researchers say gold mining has become a major threat to ancient rainforests in countries such as Peru and Suriname. Consumers can help by buying only fairtrade gold， say environmentalists.

The research， published in Environmental Research Letters， studied tropical forests across South America below 1，000m， covering Colombia， Venezuela， Guyana， Suriname， French Guiana， Brazil， Ecuador， Peru， and Bolivia.

Satellite images show forest clearance（空隙） for gold mining accelerated after the international financial crisis of 2007. It was concentrated in four main areas — the Guianan forests； the Southwest Amazon in Peru； the TapajosXingu forest in Brazil； and Magdalena ValleyUraba in Colombia. Overall， the amount of forest lost was less than 1% but much of it was located in or near conservation areas.

“Although the loss of forest due to mining is smaller in extent compared to deforestation（毀林） caused by other land uses， such as agriculture or grazing（放牧） areas， deforestation due to mining is occurring in some of the most biologically diverse regions in the tropics，” said lead researcher Nora lvarezBerríos.

Global gold production has increased from around 2，445 tonnes in 2000 to around 2，770 tonnes in 2013， while prices have soared. This has made it profitable to mine in areas such as the soil beneath tropical forests.

The removal of vegetation and development of roads and railways can have longterm impacts， say the scientists. Gold mining can also create pollutants such as mercury， which can enter rivers and the atmosphere.endprint

Dr Susanne Schmitt of WWF called for better mining laws and awareness and training to reduce the impact of gold mining on forests and to improve local peoples livelihoods. Consumers could also help when purchasing gold， she added.

“By insisting on fair trade gold when purchasing jewellery of other gold products consumers have real power in ensuring that this unfair and environmentallydamaging practice ends， to be replaced with a longer term industry providing jobs and security to communities without destroying their environment.”

25.What has damaged ancient rainforests in South America？

A. Growing population.

B. Serious Floods.

C. Gold mining.

D. Global Warming.

26. What do we know from Paragraph 4？

A. More forests have been destroyed since 2007.

B. The amount of forest is not worth our attention.

C. Some conservation areas are being seriously damaged.

D. The financial crisis is the major cause of deforestation.

27. Paragraph 7 talks mainly about .

A. the harmful effects of deforestation

B. the negative impact of gold mining

C. the potential threats to the environment

D. the importance of environmental protection

28. Which would be the best title of the text？

A. Gold Mining Is Harmful

B. Rainforest in South America

C. Gold Rush in South America

D. Gold rush threat to tropical forests

C

Many effects of a lack of sleep， such as feeling tired and not working at your best， are well known. But did you know that sleeplessness can also have longterm consequences for your physical health？

One in three Britons suffers from poor sleep， with stress， computers and taking work home often blamed for the lack of quality slumber（熟睡）. However， the cost of all those sleepless nights is more than just bad moods and a lack of focus.

Its now clear that a solid nights sleep is essential for a long and healthy life. Regular poor sleep puts you at risk of serious medical conditions including obesity， heart disease and diabetes， and even shortens your life expectancy（壽命）.

Most of us need around eight hours of good quality sleep a night to function properly， but some need more and some less. What matters is that you find out how much sleep you need and then try to achieve it.

As a general rule，if you wake up tired and spend the day longing for a chance to have a nap， its likely that youre not getting enough sleep.endprint

A variety of factors can cause poor sleep， including health conditions such as sleep apnoea. But in most cases its a matter of bad sleeping habits.

Everyones experienced the fatigue（疲乏）， short temper and lack of focus that often follow a poor nights sleep.

An occasional night without sleep makes you feel tired and cross the next day， but it wont harm your health. After several sleepless nights， the mental effects become more serious. Your brain will fog， making it difficult to concentrate and make decisions. Youll start to feel down， and may drop off during the day. Your risk of injury and accidents at home， work and on the road increases.

If it continues， lack of sleep can affect your overall health and causes you to suffer from serious medical conditions such as obesity， heart disease， high blood pressure and diabetes.

29. Which of the following is related to sleeplessness？

A. Going to parties.

B. Working late at night.

C. Eating too much meat.

D. Living a fastpaced life.

30. The first three paragraphs talk mainly about .

A. the reasons for sleeplessness

B. the amount of sleep one needs

C. functions of quality sleep at night

D. the negative effects of lack of sleep

31. If you get up in the morning feeling very tired， you should .

A. continue to sleep

B. go to see a doctor

C. take a nap during the day

D. take more physical exercise

32. The underlined phrase“drop off”in Paragraph 8 probably means .

A. fall into a light sleep

C. get off at the wrong stop

B. fall onto the ground suddenly

D.become too exhausted to work

D

Royal Botanic Gardens， Kew About

Explore a World Heritage Site at Kew Gardens—the worlds most famous garden. Stroll a soaring walkway among the shade of trees and wander through extensive gardens under glass reaching up to 27°C. Enjoy a day out with four cafes and restaurants， art galleries， a serene lake and waterlily ponds.

Glasshouses provide hours of undercover discovery for visitors of all ages. Be amazed by giant lily pads in the Waterlily House， wander about an exotic rainforest in the Palm House， and travel through 10 climatic（氣候的） zones in the Princess of Wales Conservatory.

Step inside Kew Palace to explore a beautiful royal retreat（隱居處） consisting of the princesses bedrooms， an intimate dining room and the Royal Kitchens.endprint

Important information

Kew Gardens Temperate House is closed for a five year restoration from August 2013. The largest surviving Victorian glasshouse is under repair and is set to reopen in May 2018.

Prices and Opening Times

Adult Ticket： From ￡14.50 per ticket

Child Ticket：Free

Concession Ticket（特惠票）： From ￡12.50 per ticket

Opening Times： 9.30am every day， except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Closing times vary according to season.

Address： Kew Richmond TW9 3AB

Telephone： +44 （0）20 8332 5655

Email： info@kew.org

Website： http：//www.kew.org

Public transport： Tube and London Overground： Kew Gardens Train： Kew Bridge

Book a taxi on +44 （0）844 556 0706

33. Where can visitors experience different climatic zones？

A. In the Kew Palace.

B. In the Palm House.

C. In the Waterlily House.

D. In the Princess of Wales Conservatory.

34. Why can visitors not visit Temperate House at the moment？

A. It is being restored and decorated.

B. It is usually closed during winter time.

C. There are not many plants worth a visit.

D. The air conditioning system doesnt work.

35. The purpose of writing the text is .

A. persuade readers to go out

B. introduce a park to readers

C. tell visitors how to visit Kew

D. offer information on gardening

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Why is Communication Important？

The most common characteristic which makes humans different from animals is our ability to express ourselves. It can either be written or spoken language. Animals can communicate by using sounds and body gestures but they cannot speak. Communication is very important in the following ways：

Expressing yourself to others.36This is very important if you want others to understand you well. Some people dont know how to express their emotions to others. So they dont have many good friends.

37It may be with love ones， common friends， colleagues， business partners， clients（當事人） and customers. In all of these， communication is very important if you want to build and maintain a strong relationship with them.

Receiving Education. It is very obvious that without proper communication， getting information inside schools would be very a problem. The best way to learn something is by understanding and the best way to understand something is through proper communication. Majority of students who fail in school have a problem with communication. 38 This lack of communication between student and teacher can highly contribute to the students development in school.endprint

Decisionmaking.39 In a business corporation， every decision must be consulted to each individual who is involved in the project or else， there will be an 80% chance of having miscommunication among you. Owners must communicate with their clients and vice versa as well as employers to employees. In order for a business to stabilize constant communication is very important inside the company.

40 Having strong communication skills can easily help you land a good job. Working with other people greatly requires good communication skills especially when you are working in a team or group division. People who lack in this area are most often the ones who prefer to work alone.

A. Working with other people.

B. Developing links with other people.

C. Showing concern about others is important.

D. You can either express yourself through words or gestures.

E. Whatever you want to say， you should express yourself clearly.

F. Most of them are afraid to ask their teachers when they get into trouble.

G. Communication is very important when it comes to making critical decisions.

第三部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Last October， I set out to layaway（預約購貨） goods on my Christmas lists. In the past， the Christmas season was a bit 41， but in recent years we have been blessed to be able to 42 our kids.

I had a layaway at a local KMart store， and had a balance（余額） left before it was 43 about a week before Christmas. So I went to pick up my layaway. Upon 44 the counter， I handed the clerk my layaway receipts and told her I was there to 45off the balance and take the items home with me. She grabbed my receipts， and 46 on the computer as if something was 47. My stomach felt a little uneasy， I was expecting her to tell me my layaway had been misplaced or something of the sort.

48， after about ten minutes， she said， “Oh， thats why I cant find it in our system. You should have 49 a phone call a few days ago that your layaway was paid off by a secret Santa. ”I couldnt 50 what I heard！ Such a thing only 51 in the news. Why was my family chosen to secretly receive such a blessing？

I was so 52 that I burst into tears. Immediately I asked the cashier if there was a（n） 53 I could leave something for the Secret Santa who randomly paid off my layaway and she said that the person 54to remain unknown. It 55 touched my heart. However， I felt worried because I was afraid perhaps some family out there was not going to have a happy Christmas 56 they really couldnt afford to pick up their layaway.endprint

I felt kind of 57， so I decided to pay it forward. I then used the money I had for the balance on my account to purchase some 58 and on my way out， I 59 dropped them off inside a huge toy donation bin. Since I had received such a nice， heartwarming 60 from someone， I wanted to keep the kindness going. And it felt nice to receive and to be able to give right back

41.A. lateB. rough

C. busyD. cold

42.A. prepare forB. arrange for

C. provide forD. care for

43.A. dueB. useful

C. off D. over

44.A. cleanB. leaving

C. openingD. reaching

45.A. cutB. pay

C. turnD. put

46.A. reorderedB. tried

C. checkedD. assessed

47.A. wrongB. strange

C. urgentD. serious

48.A. NaturallyB. Gradually

C. Surprisingly D. Finally

49.A. madeB. received

C. heardD. remembered

50.A. imagineB. expect

C. believeD. refuse

51.A. happensB. hears

C. appearsD. exists

52.A. worriedB. hopeful

C. frustratedD. excited

53.A. methodB.way

C. giftD. note

54.A. managedB. challenged

C. wantedD. attempted

55.A. definitelyB. slightly

C. hardlyD. nearly

56.A. untilB. before

C. ifD. because

57.A. embarrassedB.guilty

C. delightedD. puzzled

58.A. clothesB. boxes

C. toysD. books

59.A. gladlyB. suddenly

C. mistakenlyD. unexpectedly

60.A. callB. letter

C. greetingD. gesture

第Ⅱ卷

第三部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Imagine a time when people feel like theyre inside their favorite video games， or can travel the world without leaving home. This 61（become） possible as virtual reality（VR）， continues to develop. Experts say VR was a hot topic at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show（CES）， 62 （hold） on January 6 in Las Vegas， Nevada. Of the 63 （approximate） 3，900 exhibitors at the show， more than a dozen showed off their achievements on VR technology.

VR technology started with games， 64 developers say it has the potential to transform other aspects of our lives. “I can imagine a time 65 your doctor is doing a checkup on you and will be able to use this technology to access data about you，” said Nick Nassiri. He is the Software Development Manager for Razer， which produces VR game technology.

Manuel GutierrezNovelo， cofounder of Immersi ONVRelia， says VR can be a great tool for 66（educate）. “We can create an animation of the solar system or the molecular structure of water，” he says. “I believe you will be able to learn about these things 67（well） if you see them in a virtual reality environment， rather than reading about them in a book or watching a video.”endprint

According to Nick Nassiri of Razer， innovations（新發(fā)明） in virtual reality will keep 68 （come） up. He believes theyll happen first in gaming， then extend to other areas 69（include） medicine and education. “The core（核心） is getting it right in gaming，” he says. “And then 70 rest will come.”

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)， 滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（Λ），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：

1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

My friends and I went on adventure trip to Hainan Island during the summer holidays. Id like to tell you something what happened on our journey.

We arrived at Haikou by train on 15 June and stayed at there until 21 June. We first went hiking around the island， then climb the mountains. When we got tiring， we walked along the seaside and had a good rest. We went swimming near the beach and picked up some seashells. While night fell， we had a party around the campfire， singing and dancing.That was fun talking and laughing together without worry about our lessons.

On the last day， we decided to go scuba diving to enjoy the beautiful sceneries under the sea. It was too fantastic to swim with many fishes around us that an hour passed quickly before we realized it. Our trip to Hainan Island is so unforgettable that it has become a pleasant memory.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

請結合下面圖畫，按要求用英文寫作，詞數(shù)不少于100。

要求：

（1）就此材料寫出你的感想；

（2）應緊扣材料、有明確的觀點。endprint