第一部分 阅读
第一节
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。
If you are conducting businesses in foreign markets, it is necessary to know the customs and traditions of the locals when it comes to New Year's Day celebration. Let's find out how some European countries celebrate New Year's Day!
Spain
People in Spain have a unique way to celebrate New Year's Day. It is a custom to eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve. If you are able to get all of them into your mouth, all of your wishes will come true in the coming year!
Denmark
People in Denmark celebrate New Year's Day by smashing unused plates and glasses against the doors of family and friends. This action is performed with the aim of warding off evil spirits. Some people even stand on chairs and jump off from them. They think it will bring them good luck.
Greece
If yon are offered a cake on New Year's Day in Greece, you may need tough teeth, because you may get the piece with a coin. As January 1st is also Saint Basil's Day in Greece, you will have a full lucky year.
Ireland
People in Ireland also celebrate New Year's Day in a unique way. They have the custom of throwing bread at the walls as the clock approaches midnight, in order to scare away evil spirits and bring good luck in.
Germany
Every year, millions of people flock to Berlin for one of the most wonderful activities in Germany. They throw parties, watch fireworks, and drink a German sparkling wine. Families melt lead at home by holding a flame beneath a tablespoon, and the melted lead has different shapes. A heart or ring shape indicates an upcoming wedding while a pig shape is a sign of plenty of food.
1、What might Greeks find in St. Basil's Cake on New Year's Day? ______
A．A grape. B．A ring.
C．A coin. D．A tooth.
2、What does a pig shape of melted lead indicate in Germany? ______
A．Someone will marry soon. B．Someone will strike the clock.
C．Someone will have sufficient food. D．Someone will jump off the chair.
3、Which of the following is a Danish tradition to welcome New Year's Day? ______
A．Doing cleaning. B．Breaking things.
C．Watching fireworks. D．Drinking wine.
4、Eating grapes on New Year's Eve is a custom in ______.
A．Greece B．Ireland C．Spain D．Denmark
5、What is the common purpose of celebration activities in the five countries? ______
A．To get good luck. B．To be successful in business.
C．To scare away bad spirits. D．To wish for a good harvest.
Scientists have developed DNA testing to help to keep track of animals that are hard to spot, including endangered animals.
A team of scientists in Denmark came up with the method. However, at the very beginning, they didn't have high hopes for the new method.
Every living thing has DNA that can be used to identify it. Therefore, scientists can use this DNA to tell what kinds of animals are in a certain place.
Testing for DNA isn't a new idea, but most of the time, scientists look for it in water. DNA experts try their best to collect extremely tiny bits of DNA onto very high quality filters.
In the laboratory, they got the DNA from the filters and made copies of it to compare with DNA from different animals. They identified 49 different kinds of animals. They even identified DNA from animals that live far from the area. As Dr. Elizabeth Clare, who led the team, said, "There's no other way I would detect DNA from a tiger, except for the zoo's tiger."
The researchers are excited about the ways of this new method's using in the wild. Scientists have been looking for better ways to find where and how they live so that they can do a better job of protecting them.
6、What could the new method help scientists according to Paragraph 1? ______
A．To record animal types.
B．To identify rare animal species.
C．To count animal numbers.
D．To trace the hard-to-spot animals.
7、What was the Danish scientists' attitude to the new method before the experiment? ______
A．Neutral. B．Positive.
C．Critical. D．Doubtful.
8、In which section of a magazine does this passage most likely appear? ______
A．Health. B．Environment.
C．Science. D．Geography.
9、In most cases, scientists look for DNA ______.
A．from air B．in the laboratory
C．from waste D．in water
10、Why did the scientists collect samples in the zoo? ______
A．Because animals at the zoo were easily tested.
B．Because the zoo had samples not locally found.
C．Because they could easily get help in the zoo.
D．Because their laboratory was in the zoo.
A recent survey by China Youth Daily shows that 85.5 percent of young Chinese are willing to take up side jobs. Of the 2,454 respondents aged from 18 to 35, nearly 12 percent have already had a side job in addition to their full-time work. The attitude toward having side jobs varies among young people. About 72 percent believe that side jobs provide more possibilities, while 63.5 percent said that side hustles enrich spiritual life and offer a more Colorful life outside of work.
Liu Qing, a young employee in Beijing who said she was planning to start a side job, warned that some young people think the standards for establishing a side business are low—they start casually, doing whatever job they want, even if it may not be suitable for them. "I think that if you want to he successful in your side job, you must do effective market research and understand how your skill set fits in the market," she said.
"Some young people choose side jobs out of proactive consideration," Wang Ting, a professor of China University of Political Science and Law, told China Youth Daily. "For example, starting with their own hobbies, so that their professional abilities and expertise can be improved through it, and they can make more valuable contributions to society. This is worth encouraging," Wang said.
"While, there are also some young people who passively choose to do side jobs just because their full-time job is unable to meet their personal, family and material needs. This may be very stressful, and it would be difficult to have time to take care of their family after work, and cannot guarantee or improve the quality of their full-time jobs," the professor added.
11、How does Liu Qing think about doing a successful side job? ______
A．Conduct a rough market survey.
B．Develop skills needed by the market.
C．Establish a side business at a low level.
D．Attempt to do whatever they like.
12、What does the underlined word "proactive" in Paragraph 3 mean? ______
A．Passive. B．Negative.
C．Active. D．Indifferent.
13、What is important as for the choice of a side job in Wang Ting's opinion? ______
A．The income provided by the side job.
B．Whether it makes great contributions to society.
C．Taking your hobby and interest into consideration.
D．Improving one's professional abilities and expertise.
14、What can be inferred from the last paragraph? ______
A．You can't live a better life without doing part-time work.
B．It is not advisable to do a part-time job entirely out of material considerations.
C．Doing a full-time job to the best of your ability is the most important.
D．It is impossible to ensure the quality of work while taking good care of family.
15、Which do you think would be the best title for this passage? ______
A．A Sideline Choice for Young Chinese
B．How Your Skill Set Fits in the Market
C．Career Choice for Young Chinese
D．China Youth Should Make Contributions to Society
第二节
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能选一次。
When people go to the movies today, they can settle down to watch and listen to a story. But what if when the lights dimmed and the movie began, there was no dialogue, sound effects, or music? 16 Those silent films are important to film history.
When movie theaters showed silent films, a musician was often there to play live music along with the movie. 17 Occasionally, musicians or theater staff also produced sound effects, such as tires screeching or doors slamming. 18 Instead, the story was told through the performers' motions and through words shown on the screen.
When movies first included sound, audiences weren't sure what to think. Not everyone was excited about the new type of film, which was known as the "talkie". 19 Clara Bow, who was a famous silent movie actress in the early 1920s, was too nervous about her voice to become a star in the world of talking pictures. She disappeared from the spotlight and left show business altogether.
The first movie with sound, The Jazz Singer, was released in 1927. 20 After that, talking pictures became a huge success.
A. That's what the first movies were like.
B. It marked the beginning of a new era.
C. However, there was no sound in the movie itself.
D. Music was chosen to fit the mood of the movie.
E．Many silent film performers had trouble with the new format.
第二部分 语言运用
第一节
阅读下面短文，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。
During the last fifty years psychologists have made us believe that differences between men and women are mainly the 21 of the way we are brought up. According to this theory women can be trained to do 22 that men traditionally do, and men can do more 23 . This so-called "new man" should be more 24 and emotional.
But two books newly 25 say that, according to a recent scientific study, gender differences 26 because men's and women's brains work completely 27 and their biological differences mean that they can never think or 28 in the same way.
Try this experiment: read a 29 aloud from a book or magazine. At the same time tap(轻敲) on the table with one finger, and try to 30 a constant speed. Do this first with your right hand and then with your left hand. If you are a 31 , you will be able to maintain constant speed with 32 hand. Men, however, when tapping with their left hand will 33 down. This is one of the many 34 that prove men's brains are in compartments(功能区) with verbal abilities on the left side and spatial abilities on the right, while women's verbal and spatial 35 are dealt with on both the left and right sides of the brain.
21、A．part B．fact C．practice D．result
22、A．cooking B．cleaning C．jobs D．exercises
23、A．housework B．experiments C．assignments D．research
24、A．communicative B．boring C．happy D．aggressive
25、A．published B．selected C．borrowed D．bought
26、A．stay B．exist C．disappear D．matter
27、A．differently B．happily C．silently D．positively
28、A．move B．walk C．reply D．behave
29、A．phrase B．word C．picture D．passage
30、A．keep B．record C．exceed D．reduce
31、A．man B．woman C．scientist D．writer
32、A．either B．left C．neither D．right
33、A．bring B．turn C．slow D．shut
34、A．magazines B．books C．experiments D．works
35、A．problems B．abilities C．differences D．features
第二节
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When I was younger, I didn't use to get any exercise. For a long time I regretted not 36 (do) much sport, but recently I have decided that things needed to change. I saw a marathon on TV and made up my mind that it was 37 I wanted to do.
I started slowly because I felt I needed to get used to 38 (thing) gradually. I went swimming in the local pool and started going to a gym. I then 39 (join) a group of runners.
We met each week and we had 40 excellent coach who gave us guidance and training tips. At first I found the training quite hard and I nearly gave up because I thought that everyone was 41 (good) than me. However, I decided to persevere with it and I'm really glad I did. I realized that 42 I wanted to take part in such a big race, I had to be willing to try.
I now go running twice a day as well as going to the gym and I run marathons 43 (regular). To tell the truth, I wish I 44 (run) a marathon years ago. I'd certainly advise anybody to give 45 a try. It's amazing how good it can make you feel.
第三部分 写作
(满分15分)
46、你是班长李华。端午将至，你班计划举办主题班会。请给Mr. Smith写一封电子邮件邀请他参加，内容包括以下要点：
(1)时间：6月3日晚上8点；
(2)地点：教学楼306课室；
(3)主要活动：包粽子、朗诵诗歌、讲故事等。
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