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第Ⅰ卷

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(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

One morning， a doctor examined Johnsy and took her temperature. Then he spoke with Sue in another room.“She has one chance， let us say， in ten. And that chance is for her to want to live.”

After the beating rain and fierce wind that blew through the night， there yet stood against the wall one ivy leaf on the vine（藤本植物）. “It is the last one，” said Johnsy. “I thought it would surely fall during the night. It will fall today and I shall die at the same time.”

The next morning， when it was light， Johnsy found the ivy leaf was still there. She lay for a long time， looking at it.

“Ive been a bad girl，” said Johnsy. “Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how bad I was. It is wrong to want to die. You may bring me a little soup now.”

Later in the day， the doctor said“More chances， now I must see another case. Behrman， Pneumonia， too. He is an old， weak man and his case is severe. There is no hope for him.”

The next day， the doctor said to Sue：“Shes out of danger. ”

Later that day， Sue came to Johnsy：“I have something to tell you，” she said. “Mr. Behrman died of pneumonia today. He was sick only two days. They found his shoes and clothing completely wet and icy cold. They could not imagine where he had been on such a terrible night. And then they found a lantern（燈籠）， still lighted. And they found a ladder that had been moved from its place. And art supplies and a painting board with green and yellow colors mixed on it. And look out of the window， at the last leaf on the wall. Didnt you wonder why it never moved when the wind blew？ It was painted there the night when the last leaf fell. Do you know who made it？”

21.What does the underlined sentence mean in paragraph one？

A. Johnsy can have one chance to see the doctor.

B. There is little chance for Johnsy to survive.

C. Johnsy is the tenth person to survive.

D. The doctor has ten patients besides Johnsy that day.

22.Which is the best title of this passage？

A. The True Friendship

B. An Experienced Doctor

C. Foolish Behrman

D. The Last Leaf

23. We can infer from the passage that .

A. the doctor didnt want to treat Johnsy

B. Johnsy and Mr Behrman had different diseases

C. the last ivy leaf on the wall was painted by Mr Behrmanendprint

D. Sue is the patient of the hospital

B

LONDON— Dozens of British music stars have come together to record a new version of the song “Do They Know Its Christmas？”to raise money for the fight against Ebola（埃博拉病毒）.

Thirty years ago， British musician Bob Geldof brought together dozens of stars under the name Band Aid. Their song “Do They Know Its Christmas？” raised $11 million for victims of the Ethiopian famine（饑荒）.

Now hes done it again. A new generation of musicians plus a few old faces have recorded a reworked version of the same song to raise money for the fight against Ebola. Geldof says the international community has not given enough to fight Ebola.“They need 20 times that，” he said.

The song has topped the charts in Britain. But the Band Aid 30 release has not been universally welcomed in Africa.

Several African stars including Salif Keita and Mory Kante have come together under the group name“3D Family” to record an alternative fundraising song titled “Africa stop Ebola”. All proceeds go to the charity Doctors Without Borders.

Sung in French and local languages， it urges people to go to a doctor if they are ill — and warns them to avoid touching dead bodies.

Among the artists on the track is Senegalese rapper Didier Awadi — who also criticized Band Aid 30.

“Anytime we have a problem in Africa… Bob Geldof， Im the angel coming to help the Africans，” said Awadi.

Medical experts say the disease has spread so quickly in West Africa because people lack information about how to fight the disease. “Music might change that.” says Guinean singer Mory Kante， who also appears on “Africa Stop Ebola”.

“I think that art and culture is the shortest route to communicate with these villagers so that they understand the importance of being able to avoid it .” said Kante.

24.Geldof recorded a reworked version of the same song because.

A. he wants to collect enough money to fight Ebola

B. the song has topped the charts in Britain

C. he wants to be the angel coming to help the Africans

D. the disease has spread so quickly in West Africa

25.Who is in favor of the Band Aid 30？

A. Didier Awadi.

B. Mory Kante.

C. Salif Keita.

D. Bob Geldof.

26.Which of the following can best replace the underlined phrase in Paragraph 7？

A. on the way

B. on the train

C. keep track of

D. singing the songendprint

27. What does “it” in the last sentence refer to？

A. Band Aid 30.

B. the Ethiopian famine.

C. the disease Ebola.

D. the song ‘Do They Know Its Christmas.

C

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently surprised Chinese students when he spoke to them in Chinese for about 30 minutes at Tsinghua University .

Clayton Dube ， head of the U.S.China Institute at the University of Southern California praises Zuckerbergs effort and thinks more American CEOs should learn foreign languages.

Zuckerbergs talk raises a larger question： is Chinese the language of the future？ Could it replace English as the worlds international language？ Mandarin Chinese already has the most native speakers of any language. And， China may soon pass the United States as the worlds largest economy.

The study of the Chinese language is increasing in the United States and around the world. In 2009， about 60，000 American college students were studying Chinese. That is three times as many as in 1990.

A small but growing number of American parents are even sending their children to bilingual Chinese schools. Leianne Clements has no cultural connection to China， but her children are learning Chinese at the Yu Ying Public Charter School in Washington D.C. Every other day， classes at this school are 100 percent in Chinese. Ms. Clements thinks knowing Chinese could give her children a competitive advantage.

“So far， English has kind of been the universal language， but more and more， with Chinese businesses and just the amount of industry that they have there it seems like it would make you a valuable employee if you also spoke Chinese.”

Clayton Dube thinks Chinese will grow in importance， especially for people who want to work and do business in China. But he does not think Chinese will overtake English any time soon.

“As China rises you can expect that more people will adopt the language. But is Chinese going to replace English？ I dont think so — certainly not in my lifetime， probably not in the next two， three， four generations.”

28.The passage mainly intends to tell us.

A. facebook founder learned to speak Chinese

B. whether Chinese will replace English

C. the study of Chinese is increasing in the USA

D. Chinese has been a universal language

29.How many American college students were studying Chinese in 1990？

A. 60，000.

B. 20，000.endprint

C. 180，000.

D. 90，000.

30.American parents send their children to learn Chinese because.

A. they have cultural connection to China

B. Chinese is going to replace English

C. it can make their children have a competitive advantage

D. Chinese has the most native speakers

31.Clayton Dube probably agrees that

.

A. speaking Chinese is a must for employees in the future

B. Chinese will replace English in the future

C. more and more people will use Chinese as China rises

D. American parents must send their children to bilingual Chinese schools

D

Many college students have given up taking class notes by hand. Instead， they type on laptop or tablet computers. But scientists from Princeton University and the University of California say that that method is less effective.

Writing notes by hand is much better for longterm memory of ideas， or conceptual（概念性的） information. That is the finding of a 2014 study published in the journal Psychological Science.

Students who type notes on a keyboard often transcribe， or write down what the professor says wordforword. They may write without really thinking about what they are writing. These electronic notes contained more words. But scientists say it leads to “mindless transcription.” Transcription means to record something exactly as you hear it.

However， students taking notes by writing them， need to first process the information they hear. Then they record just the main points， or summarize. They use fewer words. This is because people usually write slower than they type. This process of summarizing information leads to a deeper understanding， say the researchers.

In the study， students listened to a teacher and then took a test. Some took notes by typing on a computer. The others took notes by writing them down.

Both groups performed about the same in remembering facts. But students who typed their notes did much worse on conceptual questions. These questions required them to understand an idea.

Also， researchers found that those who wrote their notes remembered conceptual information better a week later. Researchers believe that the students who wrote notes had a deeper understanding of ideas and concepts.

This research was contained in a classroom. But the findings may be valuable for anyone wanting to remember more of what they read， hear or see.

32.When students transcribe theyendprint

.

A. usually take class notes by hand

B. write down exactly what they hear

C. only answer conceptual questions

D. just record the main points

33.Which of the following is True according to the study？

A. Many college students take notes by hand.

B. All the questions require students to understand an idea.

C. Students who write their notes use fewer words.

D. The findings are only valuable for students.

34. Students writing notes did much better on conceptual questions because.

A. their notes contain more information

B. they have a deeper understanding

C. they write down wordforword

D. they have less effective methods

35.Whats the authors attitude towards the study？

A. Doubtful.

B. Negative.

C. Critical.

D. Positive.

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(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

The white swan is among the most beautiful of birds. The swan is mostly silent through its life. It floats quietly on the water， unable to sing sweet songs like most other birds.

36. They believed a swan sings a most beautiful song…just before it dies.

The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates talked of this 2300 years ago. Socrates explained that the swan was singing because it was happy. The bird was happy because it was going to serve the Greek God Apollo. Swans were holy （神圣的）to Apollo， the god of poetry and song.

37， including the early English writers Chaucer and Shakespeare.

38. At first， swan song meant the last work of a poet， musician or writer. Now， it means the final effort of any person. Someones swan song usually is also considered that persons finest work.

39. The expression may be used to describe a politicians last campaign， his final attempt to win the cheers and votes of the people. The last hurrah also can mean the last acts of a politician， before his term in office ends.

40. He wrote a book about the final years in the political life of a longtime mayor of Boston， Massachusetts. He called his book， The Last Hurrah.

A. Writer Edwin OConnor made the expression popular in 1956

B. Many writers were holy to Apollo， too

C. In ancient times， however， people believed that the swan was given a special gift of song at the end of its life.

D. There are other similar expressions.

E. Political expression with a similar meaning is the last hurrahendprint

F. The story of the swans last song found a place in the works of other writers

G. The expression swan song has long been a part of the English language

第三部分：英語知識運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

—William Bennett

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun41—to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered42 disadvantaged， but still many would 43 the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the 44 .These， the teacher thought， would be the subjects of most of her students art. And they were.

But Douglas made a different kind of 45. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teachers true child of misery， frail and46. As other children played， Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt behind those47eyes.

Yes， his picture was different. Nothing else. Just a（n）48 hand.

His abstract image captured the49 of his peers. Whose hand could it be？ One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer，50 farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer， because the police protect and 51people. Still others 52 it was the hand of God. And so the 53went—until the teacher almost forgot the young54 himself.

When the children had gone on to other assignments， she55 at Douglas desk and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy56， “Its yours， teacher.”

She57 the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. How58had she said， “Take my hand， Douglas， well go outside.” Or， “Let me show you how to 59your pencil.” Or， “Lets do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teachers hand.

Brushing aside a tear， she went on with her work.

The story speaks of60thankfulness. It says how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks， but theyll remember the hand that reaches out.

41. A. assessmentB. assignment

C. agreement D. assistance

42. A. personallyB. professionally

C. economically D. physically

43. A. celebrate B. congratulate

C. rememberD. memorize

44. A. year B. season

C. family D. class

45. A. artB. picture

C. predictionD. Turkey

46. A. firmB. stubbornendprint