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一、阅读理解(共10题,每题2分,共20分)
请阅读以下文章,回答文章后的五个小题。每个小题只有一个最佳选项。
1).
Itseemslikeeverydaythere’ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Now,therehasbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffeeisgoodforourhealth.“Theresultshavereallybeenmixed,”admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently.“There’sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere’salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell.”
Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudy.“Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers,”hesaid.Here’swhathemeansby“modestly”:thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudy.Whentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdisease,injuries,accidentsandinfections.
Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn’tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.
1. Accordingtotheauthor,scientists___.
A.havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealth
B.havealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffee
C.haveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffee
D.arestillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus
2. Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof___.
A.tea
B.beer
C.alcohol
D.coffee
3. Theword“mixed”inthefirstparagraphmeans“___”.
A.bothgoodandbad
B.puttogether
C.bothsharpandsoft
D.confused
4. Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.CanBeerHelpYouLiveLonger?
B.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?
C.CanWineHelpYouLiveLonger?
D.CanTeaHelpYouLiveLonger?
5. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400,000Americanstocollectdata.
B.AboutfourhundredthousandAmericansworkedforFreedman’steamfulltimefor13years.
C.PeoplewhotookpartinFreedman’sresearchareabout50to70yearsold.
D.Peoplewhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkcoffee.
2).
Thetopoftheworldisawonderland.Inwinter,thetemperatureoftenfallsto-30°Fandthesunneverrises.Theoceanissurroundedbyfrozenground.Therearefewpeopleortrees,buttopolarbears,theArctic(北极)ishome.
Polarbearshavethickfur,bigpawsandotherfeaturesthatmakethemwellpreparedforlifeintheirtoughenvironment.Infact,theyneedtheArcticseaiceforsurvival.Butclimatechangeiscausinglargerandlargerareasofsummerseaicetomelt(融化).Expertssaythatifwarmingpatternscontinue,theArcticcouldbefreeofsummerseaiceby2050.Thatmaycausetwo-thirdsoftheworld's20,000polarbearstobegonebythentoo.
Polarbearscan'tsurviveforlongonland.Sealsaretheirmainsourceoffood.Theonlyplacewherepolarbearscanhuntsealsisontheice.(79)Althoughthesebearsarestrongswimmers,theyarenomatchforlightningswiftsealsinthewater.Apolarbearhasbrilliantlycleverstrategiestoovercomethisdisadvantage.Inwinterthebearwaitsmotionlessbesideaseal'sbreathinghole,whichisanarrowtunnelthroughtheice.Oftenmanyhourspassbeforethesealcomesupforairandthebearkillsitwithapowerfulblowofitspaw.Insummer,thepolarbearsthatliveonlandeatverylittleandwaitfortheseaicetoreturn.
Withtheseaiceforminglaterintheyearandmeltingearlier,polarbearsdonothaveenoughopportunitytohuntandeat.Lessseaicemakesitharderforthebearstocatchtheseals.Thebearsmustswimlongerdistancesbetweenicepacks(大片浮冰),andtheycan'talwaysmakeit.Theiceisalsogettingthinner.Theseconditionscancausepolar-bearcabstobecomeseparatedfromtheirmothers,whoprovidethemwithfood.
StevenAmstrupisthechiefscientistofPolarBearsInternational.Thegroupaimstosavethebearsandtheirhome."Themorepeoplewhoseepolarbearsandunderstandtheirdifficultsituation,thebetterthechancewe'llalterourwarmingpathintimetosavethem,"hesays.
6. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Starvingpolarbearsareincreasinglycomingintovillages,wheretheymaybekilledeitherforfoodorsafety.
B.Polarbearscanspendtheirentirelivesonlandiftheseaicemeltscompletely.
C.Two-thirdsoftheworld'spolarbearsmaydisappearby2050asglobalwarmingcontinues.
D.Thegrowingdistancebetweenicepacksisnotaproblemforpolarbears,becausetheyareexcellentswimmers.
7. Theword"cubs"inthefourthparagraphisclosestinmeaningto___
A.adults
B.babies
C.hunters
D.enemies
8. Wheredopolarbearsusuallyhuntseals?
A.Onland.
B.Inopenwater.
C.Inopeningsintheseaice.
D.Atthebottomofthesea.
9. Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ClimateChangeintheArctic
B.HowtoProtecttheEnvironment
C.TheArcticTsHometoPolarBears
D.PolarBearsinDanger
10. What'sthemissionofPolarBearsInternational?
A.Savingenergy.
B.Conductingscientificresearch.
C.Seekinginternationalcooperation.
D.Savingpolarbearsandtheirhome.
二、词汇与结构(共15题,每题2分,共30分)
11. AlicespeaksEnglishwell,___?
A.shedoes
B.doesshe
C.shedoesn't
D.doesn'tshe
12. Student rofessorWang,mustIhandinthepaperthisweek?ProfessorWang:No,___.Youcanhanditinnextweek.
A.youmustn't
B.youcan't
C.youneedn't
D.youshouldn't
13. Bytheendofthismonth,wesurely___asatisfactorysolutiontotheproblem.
A.havefound
B.willbefinding
C.willhavefound
D.arefinding
14. Helenwasmuchkindertoheryoungestchildthanshewastotheothers,___,ofcourse,madetheothersjealous.
A.whom
B.that
C.what
D.which
15. Shehasnoideaofwhatthebookisabout.She___havereaditcarefully.
A.mustn’t
B.can't
C.shouldn't
D.needn't
16. MrSmithiscomingtovisitussoon.We'dbettergeteverythingreadybeforehe___.
A.arrives
B.arrive
C.willarrive
D.arrived
17. ___yesterday,youwouldhavemetProfessorJones.ButnowhehasleftforLondon.
A.Didyoucome
B.Hadyoucome
C.Shouldyoucome
D.Wereyoutocome
18. ___fromspace,ourearth,withwatercovering70%ofitssurface,appearsasa"blueplanet".
A.Seeing
B.Tobeseen
C.Seen
D.Havingseen
19. Themerefact___mostpeoplebelieveanuclearwarwouldbemaddoesnotmeanthatitwillnotoccur.
A.what
B.which
C.that
D.why
20. Withallyourbrainsyou___themathtest,butyoufailed.Youweretoocareless.
A.shouldpass
B.shouldhavepassed
C.mustpass
D.musthavepassed
21. Whenheenteredtheroomhefoundacat___quietlyunderthedesk.
A.lie
B.lies
C.tolie
D.lying
22. Hospitaldoctorsdon’tgooutveryoftenastheirwork___alltheirtime.
A.takesaway
B.takesin
C.takesover
D.takesup
23. The___ofbloodalwaysmakeshimsick.
A.sight
B.view
C.look
D.form
24. TodayMrs.Smith___herselfinwhitelikeanurseatthegardenparty.
A.wore
B.put
C.sent
D.dressed
25. Inroadrulestheredlightisa___fortraffictostop.
A.sign
B.sight
C.site
D.size
三、改错(共5题,每题2分,共10分)
请在以下句子划线部分中,挑出错误的选项。
26. Thesungivesofflightandwarmth,thatmakesitpossibleforplantstogrow.
A.givesoff
B.that
C.it
D.for
27. SandpaintinghasalsocalleddryorearthpaintingandispracticedbyseveralAmericanIndianartists.
A.hasalsocalled
B.and
C.ispracticed
D.severalAmericanIndianartists
28. Humans,likemanyotheranimals,arewarm-bloodedwithafairlyconstantlybodytemperature.
A.Humans
B.like
C.with
D.fairlyconstantly
29. Nowthatthestressofexaminationsandinterviewsareover,wecanallrelaxforawhile.
A.Nowthat
B.are
C.all
D.relax
30. Thetallestofthetwinswenttosearchforthemissingjewels,thepictureofwhichyousawintoday’snewspaper.
A.tallest
B.searchfor
C.thepictureof
D.which
四、完形填空(共10题,每题2分,共20分)
阅读文章,根据文意选择最佳选项。
1).
Themind-successconnectionisstrong,andmanyobstaclestooursuccessarealsomental.Somepeoplerelymoreonfacts,31othersrelymoreonfeelings.Thereisno“rightway”tobe,butweallhavethenaturalabilityto“feel”ourwaysuccessfully32anunlightedpath.
Ilearnedthis33Iwasstandingonacurb(路边)inacityinVietnam(越南).Myobjective,arestaurantwheremyhusbandTomwas34forme,stoodonthe35sideofthestreet,Iwas36andcouldsmellthefood.Butitseemedasiftherestaurantweremilesaway.Thestreetwas37withmotorcycles,bicycles,cars,trucksandbuses.Ratherthan38thetrafficintotwolanes,theyellowlanemarkersapparentlyservedonlyto39thatyouwereonapaved(铺设的)road.Peoplepassed,stopped,turnedaroundandcrossedcenterlines.
Trafficflowedbothwaysinthesamelane,andmoretrafficturnedontothestreetfromsideones.Evenwhenthesignaltightturnedred,trafficcontinuedtoflowasdriversentirely40thesignal,rushingtomefromfront,back,sidesandallangles.
31. .
A.as
B.while
C.where
D.when
32. .
A.along
B.with
C.beside
D.under
33. .
A.where
B.what
C.when
D.which
34. .
A.waiting
B.looking
C.expecting
D.seeing
35. .
A.opposed
B.nearby
C.different
D.opposite
36. .
A.earnest
B.hungry
C.splendid
D.worried
37. .
A.grouped
B.pressed
C.crowded
D.provided
38. .
A.dividing
B.combining
C.cutting
D.joining
39. .
A.strengthen
B.conclude
C.indicate
D.express
40. .
A.respected
B.ignored
C.remembered
D.misunderstood
五、翻译(共10题,每题2分,共20分)
翻译下列句子,英译汉、汉译英各五道题目。请自主完成,Google、百度、灵格斯、金山词霸等机器翻译零分。
41. Onamuchgenerallevel,ithashelpedshapeourhistoryandcontinuestoshapeourculture.
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42. Althoughthesebearsarestrongswimmers,theyarenomatchforlightningswiftsealsinthewater.
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43. Thegoodnewsisthatevenslightalterations,suchasplantingmoretreesintheinnercityorcreatingurbanparkswithagreatervarietyofplants,cansignificantlyreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.
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44. Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.
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45. NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.
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46. 他站在窗户旁边,思考着自己的学习计划。
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47. 她设法按时完成了任务。
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48. 这本小说,我已经看了三遍,很感人。
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49. 他一回来我就告诉他这个消息。
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50. 思想是可以通过词语来表达的。
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