2017-2018学年江苏省如东高级中学高二4月月考英语试题 Word版

2017-2018学年江苏省如东高级中学高二4月月考英语试题 Word版

‎2017-2018学年江苏省如东高级中学高二4月月考英语试卷 ‎(考试时间120分钟，满分120分)‎ ‎ 命题人：路蓓蓓 张建林 审核：花海燕 第I卷（选择题 共85分）‎ 第一部分 听力（满分20分）‎ 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. Where will the woman go first?‎ A. To a cake shop. B. To a post office. C. To a library.‎ ‎2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. Low pay. B. A high rent. C. Spending habits. ‎ ‎3. How many championships has the speakers’ robot team gotten?‎ A. 2. B. 4. C. 6. ‎ ‎4. Who is the man?‎ A. The woman’s son. B. The woman’s brother. C. The woman’s nephew.‎ ‎5. What is the man most probably?‎ A. A cook. B. A waiter. C. A teacher. ‎ 第二节（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。‎ ‎6. What is the man’s plan for the future?‎ A. To design his own computer. ‎ B. To open a computer company. ‎ C. To work as a computer programmer. ‎ ‎7. What will the man have to do from now on?‎ A. Study hard. B. Help his uncle. C. Look after his parents. ‎ 听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. When did the woman buy the cleaning robot?‎ A. Yesterday morning. B. Yesterday afternoon. C. This morning. ‎ ‎9. How much did the woman pay for the robot?‎ A. $2,000. B. $1,700. C. $1,500. ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What is the date today?‎ A. March 25th. B. March 18th. C. March 11th. ‎ ‎11. What kind of room does the man want?‎ A. A double room. B. A single room. C. A family room. ‎ ‎12. What will the man do next?‎ A. Call another hotel. B. Book a room. C. Go to the bank. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. When does the biology lesson on Monday start?‎ A. At 9:30am. B. At 10:00am. C. At 3:00pm. ‎ ‎14. What lab test does the woman have on Wednesday?‎ A. Biology. B. Physics. C. Chemistry. ‎ ‎15. Which day is the woman’s busiest day?‎ A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday. ‎ ‎16. What has the woman got on Friday?‎ A. One lesson. B. Two lessons. C. Three lessons. ‎ 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What did the three second-prize winners each get last year?‎ A. An electronic dictionary. B. A stamp book. C. A bunch of roses. ‎ ‎18. What can the competitors decide for themselves?‎ A. The style of the story. B. The title of the story. C. The length of the story. ‎ ‎19. How can the competitors join in the competition? ‎ A. By e-mailing the story to the speaker. ‎ B. By sending the story to The Book Show.‎ C. By posting the story to Action Library. ‎ ‎20. What requirement must the competitors meet?‎ A. Family background. B. School background. C. Age. ‎ 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） ‎ 请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎21. Many classics were written long ago. As a result, their language characteristics are quite different from ______ of modern works.‎ ‎ A. what B. those C. ones D. that ‎ ‎22. The boys were playing soccer across the grass, laughing and shouting with joy, when a new sneaker _______ the ball to the ground.‎ A. pinned B. twisted C. spun D. bound ‎ ‎23. Stuart, my favorite character in The Attic, comes to Cindy’s rescue and adds some comedy to this _______ dark tale.‎ ‎ A. therefore B. somehow C. otherwise D. meanwhile ‎24. The new movie _________ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time.‎ A. promises B. agrees C. pretends D. declines ‎25. ---Which European country has your cousin been to up to now?‎ ‎---So far as I know, France, if _______.‎ A. not B. any C. so D. ever ‎26. Technology is extraordinary, but it has had ________ to do with the best things about the world; it plays a minor role in casting out humanity’s worst devils: poverty, ignorance and madness. ‎ A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything ‎27. The authority tried to keep the public in the dark about what had happened that night, which greatly angered them. They demanded _______ the whole truth.‎ ‎ A. to tell B. telling C. to be told D. being told ‎28. Life is loss and letting go. But without that loss and letting go, it _______ like a plastic flower, fragile and valueless. ‎ ‎ A. will be B. would be C. would have been D. will have been ‎29. However, even though the Beatles _______ in 1970, no group since has ever come closer to being as popular or selling as many records.‎ ‎ A. broke up B. dropped out C. turned away D. called off ‎ ‎30. John is ______ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam. ‎ ‎ A. no less B. no more C. not less D. no so ‎ ‎31. Unlike most musicians, Louis Armstrong, a black jazz player, would change the music as he was playing it to _______ his feelings at the time.‎ A. seize B. add C. reflect D. discriminate ‎32. ---What shall we do to make the foreign guest’s visit more successful?‎ ‎---Not much. It is just the hotel to put him up in _______ he is really particular about.‎ A. where B. what C. which D. that ‎33. The poem A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns, _______ to be a song, was divided into four short sections consisting of four lines each.‎ ‎ A. intending B. being intended C. to intend D. intended ‎34. --- Did he say anything about himself yesterday?‎ ‎ --- Yes. He told me that he ________ English since he came here.‎ A. has taught B. had taught C. taught D. was teaching ‎35. ---The rising frequency of smoggy days is making me deeply worried that one day we will have to rely on masks to survive.‎ ‎---_______! The government really should do something.‎ A. Good idea B. I got it C. You bet D. That’s all right 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold, 36 passengers.‎ Suddenly a little boy 37 his way through the grown-up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the 38 grown-ups. What a brave child, I think. His father 39 to stay by the door behind us. The train begins to crawl into a tunnel. Then something very strange happens suddenly. The 40 little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee. 41 , I think that he wants to 42 me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his 43 up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the 44 . Wrong again! What I do receive is a 45 kiss on the cheek.‎ The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am 46 . What just happened? A child is kissing 47 grown-ups on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbors are certainly 48 . Nervous and a little surprised, we 49 at the father. When he sees our questioning 50 as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue (线索).‎ ‎“He’s so happy to be alive,” the father says. “He has been very sick.”‎ Father and son 51 into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still 52 the child’s kiss—a kiss that has triggered (触发) some soul-search inside me. How many 53 kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege (特权) of 54 ?‎ The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful you don’t let yourself 55 before your heart stops!‎ ‎36. A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. surprised ‎37. A. feels B. fights C. pushes D. picks ‎38. A. unfriendly B. friendly C. angry D. kind ‎39. A. likes B. promises C. chooses D. agrees ‎40. A. impolite B. serious C. lucky D. ugly ‎41. A. In no time B. For a moment C. In a while D. Once in a while ‎42. A. kick B. strike C. rescue D. pass ‎43. A. eye B. ear C. head D. lip ‎44. A. news B. message C. kiss D. fortunate ‎45. A. loud B. foolish C. strange D. interested ‎46. A. pleased B. shocked C. satisfied D. familiar ‎47. A. well-known B. smart C. unknown D. persuaded ‎48. A. praised B. kissed C. scolded D. condemned ‎49. A. stare B. smile C. warn D. whisper ‎50. A. glances B. anger C. mouths D. feeling ‎51. A. appear B. get C. disappear D. follow ‎52. A. touch B. trust C. smell D. feel ‎53. A. go around B. come at C. keep on D. insist on ‎54. A. a child B. a kiss C. living D. death ‎55. A. live B. stop C. die D. sleep 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） ‎ 请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Our magazine is presenting to you the top five i-phone(the best seller of Apple Company) applications for more fun on hiking(徒步旅行) or camping trips recommended by our A-list field hikers and travellers.‎ ‎1. GPS Kit by Garafa – Get un-lost (for $10)‎ What it does: Download before you leave or use your phone’s data connection to view maps from Google (satellite, landscape, cycling, and street), or Bing (shaded relief, street, or image). Record your movements, drop notes or photo makers on previously–downloaded Google Earth.‎ ‎2. Photosynth by Microsoft – Perfect the view (for free!)‎ What it does: Make interactive 360˚x360˚ panoramas(全景) to your own taste. It saves the panorama as a single image to your camera roll after combining images. Once you get to know how to hold the iPhone and move to take the photos, you can have pretty simple, fast panoramas!‎ 3. Soundcloud by Soundcloud – Share the sounds (for free!)‎ What it does: Basic sound recorder with on-board editing (cutting) capabilities. Upload your recordings to the internet, share on social networks and listen to and follow others! It allows for super-simple recording and uploading to the internet. You can upload all the sounds as “non-shared’ files so you can download them to your computer for continued storage and editing. In addition, with this function, you will never fear your dirty laundries are to put you to shame. There is a growing community of users, including Paul Salopek who is walking around the world.‎ ‎4. Postagram by Sincerely – Send moments (App is free!/$1 per card)‎ What it does: The app allows personalized production of e-postcards right from your iPhone. Even photos pop out from the card for sweet fridge posting! There aren’t many post offices out in the mountains, so this can be critical to send a gift home. And even if there are post offices where you are traveling, sometimes it’s easier, cheaper, and more fun to send your own DIY messages home.‎ 5. Planets by Q Continuum – Love the night sky (for free!)‎ What it does: With automatic location detection, this basic App offers 2D maps and 3D maps of the sky for identifying planets and stars, gives you the rise/set visibility information for the sun and planets, and even has a few facts and visualizations of the moon and planets. Don’t forget to download it into your i-phone.‎ ‎56. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?‎ ‎ A. You don’t have to upload data online to make use of GPS Kit.‎ ‎ B. E-postcards are free of charge once you have downloaded Postagram.‎ ‎ C. Paul Salopek is the person who first put forward the idea of Soundcloud.‎ ‎ D. All five applications are already available in the i-phone when you buy the phone.‎ ‎57. Which of the websites does this passage most probably appear?‎ ‎ A. National Geographic. B. Homemade Groceries. ‎ ‎ C. World Weatherlink. D. Space Exploration.‎ B More than five million different kinds of organisms(生物体) live on the Earth. For thousands of years, humans have searched for ways to organize this diversity. In the eighteenth century, a Swedish professor, physician, and naturalist named Carolus Linnaeus developed the system of naming and classifying organisms that we use today.‎ Linnaeus contributed to the modern classification of organisms in two ways. He first developed a convention for naming life forms.‎ Before Linnaeus came up with a standardized system of naming, there were often many names for a single species, and these names tended to be long and confusing. Linnaeus decided that all species names should be in Latin and should have two parts, one indicating the genus (plural: genera), a group that includes similar species and one indicating the specific name of the species. When written alone, the specific name is meaningless since many different species in different genera have the same specific name. The specific name familiaris, for example, is commonly used to describe species. Therefore, when used by itself, it would not describe any one organism. When the genus is also given, however, as in Canis familiaris, we know that the name refers to a specific organism: the domestic dog. ‎ Linnaeus was also the originator of modern taxonomy, a system of classifying nature based on hierarchical(分层的) groupings. Linnaeus first grouped life forms into three broad groups, called kingdoms. These kingdoms were animals, plants, and minerals. He divided each of these kingdoms into classes, classes into orders, orders into genera (genus is singular) and then genera into species, grouping organisms ‎ according to shared physical characteristics. ‎ Although modern taxonomists still use the hierarchical structure of Linnaeus’s classification system as well as his method of grouping organisms according to observable similarities, they have added hierarchical levels and significantly changed Linnaeus’s original groupings. The broadest level of life is now a domain(领域). All living things fit into only three domains. Within each of these domains there are kingdoms. Each kingdom contains phyla (singular is phylum), followed by class, order, family, genus, and species.‎ In addition to the Linnaean kingdoms of plants and animals, biologists recognize prokaryotes, protists, and fungi as separate kingdoms. The prokaryotes are the oldest and most abundant group of organisms. They are also the smallest cellular organisms. Common bacteria, which have been known to survive in many environments that support no other form of life, fall into this category. The protist kingdom is made up of a variety of single-celled or simple multi-cellular(多细胞) organisms. Protists do not have much in common. They are, essentially, those organisms which do not fit into any other kingdom. Fungi compose a third kingdom. Like plants, the cells of fungi have cell walls, giving them a tube-like structure. However, fungi do not produce their own carbon as plants do. Rather, they acquire nutrients by absorbing and digesting carbon produced by other organisms. Yeasts and mushrooms are examples of fungi. ‎ ‎58. The writer gives the scientific name of the domestic dog in paragraph 3 in order to ________.‎ A. demonstrate Linnaeus’s method of classification B. introduce the need for a better system of naming organisms C. criticize the complexity of Linnaeus’s naming system ‎ D. illustrate the necessity of including two parts when naming organism ‎59. Which of the following can be learned from the passage? _______‎ A. The hierarchical structure of Linnaeus’s system for classifying is no longer in use.‎ B. Linnaeus’s original system of classification consisted of 3 domains.‎ C. Linnaeus’s original system of classification is used today with little ‎ modifications.‎ D. Modern taxonomists have added categories and regrouped organisms.‎ ‎60. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? ________‎ A. The Father of Modern Taxonomy B. Classifying Organisms C. Development in Life Forms D. Linnaeus’s Classification System C When a big boat, like a cruise ship, goes through the ocean, it often creates waves. This happens when the large engines on the back of the cruise ship cause the water on the ocean’s surface move up and down violently. These waves move out from the boat in both directions. If you are captaining a smaller boat, you’d better steer clear of a ship’s wake, so that your boat is not surfing on the waves, causing it to overturn.‎ A wave is a pattern of motion. When you look at a wave, it may appear as simply water moving across the surface of the ocean. In fact, this is false. The water is actually not moving in the same direction as the wave. While the wave itself—the pattern of motion—is moving across the surface of the ocean, the water is actually moving in a circular motion, which brings the water molecules back to their original position. The water merely gives the appearance of moving forward.‎ If this is confusing, think of the kind of wave you do at a baseball stadium. Viewed from a distance, the wave is clearly moving across the stadium. But the thing that makes up the wave—the people—are not moving across the stadium, they’re just moving up and down in their seats. This is just like the water in an ocean wave. A lot of water is moving up and down, which gives water the appearance of moving along with the wave.‎ Surfers pay a lot of attention to waves. If you’re not in an area where the waves are suitable for surfing, then you can’t surf. Usually, surfers gather in areas known for big waves—waves that rise high off the ocean’s surface. If the wave is bigger, then the surfer is often able to surf for longer distances and perform more tricks. The height of a wave is known as its amplitude. If you could make a wave freeze, then you could measure the wave’s amplitude by running a tape measure from the ocean’s surface to ‎ the very peak of the wave.‎ All waves can be measured using amplitude and wavelength. While the waves created by a boat have very small amplitude—sometimes as small as a few centimeters—the wavelength can be very short, as lots of waves are being generated. By contrast, a tsunami has very high amplitude, sometimes more than 100 feet, but a relatively long wavelength, as it’s a high wave.‎ Waves generated in the same way can have great differences in amplitude and wavelength. For example, think back to the cruise ship. While each ship creates waves caused by the movement of the boat, the properties of each of the waves may be very different. For example, a larger cruise ship, with powerful engines, may create a wave that has high amplitude and a short wavelength. However, if the ship’s engines slow down, they may then start creating less powerful waves at a slower rate. This would cause the waves’ amplitude to decrease, but its wavelength to increase.‎ ‎61. What does the phrase “steer clear of a cruise ship’s wake” in the 1st paragraph mean?‎ A. Keeping awake while steering a ship. B. Getting a clear view of what is ahead.‎ C. Following the cruise ship very closely. D. Keeping away from the cruise ship.‎ ‎62. The author gives an example of wave people do in the stadium in order to________．‎ A. illustrate(阐明) how excited people are in a basketball stadium B. clear the confusion over measuring the wave’s amplitude C. explain why the water appears to move along the waves D. demonstrate(证明) how to make waves in a basketball stadium ‎63. The last paragraph gives us the impression that ________．‎ A. the more powerful the ships’ engines are, the higher the waves they generate ‎ B. the amplitude of a wave depends on the direction the water moves forward C. the wave’s amplitude may vary, but its wavelength remain the same D. measuring the amplitude and wavelength of waves is not quite easy ‎64. What is this passage mainly about?‎ A. What makes the sea water move forwards.‎ B. How to steer a cruise ship in the rough sea.‎ C. Why people create waves in the stadium.‎ D. How waves are created and measured. ‎ D I cheated on a unit test in math class this morning during second period with Mr Burke Afterward, I was too sick to eat lunch just thinking about it.‎ I came straight home from school, went to my room, and lay on the floor trying to decide whether it would be better to run away from home now or after supper. Mostly I wished I was dead. It wasn’t even an accident that I cheated.‎ Yesterday Mr. Burke announced there’d be a unit test and anyone who didn’t pass would have to come to school on Saturday, most particularly me. Since I didn’t pass the last unit test, I did plan to study just to prove to him that I’m plenty smart, which I am, mostly - except in math.‎ Anyway, I got my desk ready to study on. Just when I was ready to work, Nicho came into my room with our new rabbit and it jumped on my desk and knocked the flashcards all over the floor. What a mess! Nicho and I finally took the rabbit outside but then Philip came to my room and also Marty from next door and before long it was dinner.‎ After dinner my father said I could watch a special on television if I’d done all my homework. Of course I said I had. That was the beginning. I felt terrible telling my father a lie about the homework. It was nine o’clock when I got up to my room and that was too late to study for the unit test so I lay in my bed with the light off and decided what I would do the next day when I was in Mr. Burke’s math class not knowing the 8- and 9-times tables. So, you see, the cheating was planned after all.‎ The next day, I’d go into class as usual, acting like things were going just great. I’d sit down next to Stanley Plummer - he is so smart in math it makes you sick - and from time to time, I’d glance over at his paper to copy the answers. Everything was okay except that my stomach was upside down and I wanted to die.‎ The fact is that I couldn’t believe what I’d done in cold blood. I began to wonder about myself. I’ve never been a wonderful kid that everybody in the world loves. I have a bad temper and I like to have my own way and I argue a lot. Sometimes I can be mean. But most of the time I’ve thought of myself as a pretty decent(正直) kid. Mostly I work hard, I care for little kids, and I tell the truth. Now all of a sudden I’ve turned into this criminal. It’s hard to believe I’m just a boy. And all because of one stupid math test.‎ Lying on the floor of my room, I begin to think that probably I’ve been bad all along. It just took this math test to clinch it. I’ll probably never tell the truth again. I tell my mother I’m sick when she calls me to come down for dinner. She doesn’t believe me, but puts me to bed anyhow. I lie there in the early winter darkness wondering what terrible thing I’ll be doing next when my father comes in and sits down on my bed.‎ ‎“What’s the matter?” he asks.‎ ‎“I’ve got a stomachache,” I say. Luckily, it’s too dark to see his face.‎ ‎“Is that all?”‎ ‎“Yeah.”‎ ‎“Mommy says you’ve been in your room since school.” ‎ ‎“I was sick there too,” I say.‎ ‎“She thinks something happened today and you’re upset.”‎ That’s the thing that really drives me crazy about my mother. She knows things sitting inside my head the same as if I was turned inside out. ‎ ‎“Well,” my father says.‎ I can tell he doesn’t believe me. “My stomach is feeling sort of upset.” I hedge.‎ ‎“Okay,” he says and he pats my leg and gets up. ‎ Just as he shuts the door to my room I call out to him in a voice I don’t even recognize as my own. “How come?” he calls back not surprised or anything, so I tell him I cheated on this math test. To tell the truth, I’m pretty much surprised at myself. I didn’t plan to tell him anything.‎ He doesn’t say anything at first and that just about kills me. I’d be fine if he’d spank me or something. And then he says I’ll have to call Mr. Burke. It’s not what I had ‎ in mind. “Now?” I ask surprised. “Now,” he says. He turns on the light and pulls off my covers. “I’m not going to,” I say.‎ But I do it. I call Mr. Burke, and I tell him exactly what happened, even that I decided to cheat the night before the test. He says I’ll come on Saturday to take another test, which is okay with me, and I thank him a whole lot for being understanding and all.‎ ‎“Today I thought I was turning into a criminal,” I tell my father when he turns out my light. ‎ Sometimes my father kisses me good night and sometimes he doesn’t. I never know. But tonight he does.‎ ‎65. What directly led the author to cheat on the math test?‎ A. He wanted to prove to Mr. Burke that he was plenty smart.‎ B. The test was much more difficult than he expected.‎ C. He had wasted the whole evening just before the test.‎ D. He hated to come to school on Saturday if he should fail.‎ ‎66. After the author cheated on the math test, he felt________.‎ A. pleased  B. disturbed  C. frightened  D. excited ‎67. Before the cheating, the author thought that _______.‎ A. he was an upright child but not perfect B. he was as good as gold C. he was a boy that everyone loved D. he was a bad boy in everything ‎68. The author thinks his mother often drives him crazy because _______. ‎ A. she always pushes him too much B. she doesn’t care for him actually C. she always has his number D. she always reports all to his father ‎69. After being informed of what he had done, the father_______. ‎ A. scolded the author severely B. didn’t say anything and left C. called Mr. Burke immediately D. let the author contact Mr. Burke ‎70. What does the passage mainly talk about?‎ ‎ A. Dishonesty comes before disgrace (耻辱) ‎ B. A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder C. The skeleton (骨架) will one day fall out of the closet.‎ D. Like father, like son.‎ 第II卷（非选择题，共35分）‎ 第四部分: 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题l分, 满分l0分）‎ 请阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。‎ 注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。‎ We’re encouraged on a daily basis to “dream big” and set our aims high if we want to achieve great things. There is nothing wrong in that itself, yet it tends to be misinterpreted by us, the regular mortals who are fascinated by fairy stories of dreams that come true to those who are brave enough to focus on the ultimate goal.‎ For every great achievement ever made, there have been a million of small wins and breakthroughs that gradually led to it, and this is something many people tend to overlook when working on achieving their goals. If we forget to appreciate the small wins we regularly make, we’ll risk feeling bad about ourselves and feeling incompetent when we constantly compare our present state to our final goals, which can only lessen our chances of making progress, Worse still, the increased amount of stress we have to cope with is counterproductive, as it decreases our productivity and damages our physical health.‎ Once we change the perspective from big to small and break our final goal into smaller, achievable parts, we take the pressure off and avoid the risks to our health. By focusing on everyday progress, we automatically feel much more motivated, which causes our brain to get hooked on the positive rush and the feeling of accomplishment, leaving us to strive to achieve more. Thus, knowing how to apply small wins to our everyday life will bring considerable benefits.‎ To develop the habit of celebrating small wins, first of all, you need to write down your final goal, and forget about it. Instead of wasting energy on planning months ahead, you should focus on the next day’s challenges only. Be here and now and only think one step ahead. This will give you the constant sense of accomplishment, which will ‎ motivate you to move forward.‎ Every once in a while, take some time to reflect on your progress. For example, if your goal is to lose a certain amount of weight, instead of beating yourself up for not getting there yet, you should compare some old photos of yourself to the new ones. By doing so, you’ll get a visual proof of your progress which serves as great inspiration for future advances. Meanwhile, if you achieve certain success, no matter how big or small it is, treat yourself to a movie, favorite sweet, or a short trip with your friends. More importantly, do appreciate the process and the lessons learned, because in this way, you’ll be able to avoid the stress and negative emotions, even if you don’t achieve the ultimate goal.‎ On Small Wins A psychological phenomenon People have a tendency to (71) small wins as they focus on big dreams—their final goals.‎ Dangers of dreaming big ‎※Our sense of self-worth is at (72) if we fail to appreciate small wins we’ve made.‎ ‎※Feeling stressed, we will work less (73) and our physical health will be damaged.‎ Benefits of celebrating small wins ‎※Appreciating small wins can (74) us, and then reduce the possibility of health problems.‎ ‎※Focusing on daily progress can motivate us to achieve more, because we will be more (75) about ourselves.‎ Tips on developing the habit of celebrating small wins ‎※Forget about your final goal and face future challenges (76) .‎ ‎※In this way, you can gain small wins, therefore feeling (77)__________ and motivated.‎ ‎※Compare your former and present selves to have a picture of your progress when you (78) on it.‎ ‎※(79) yourself for your each win, no matter big or small.‎ ‎※Appreciate the whole process, (80) failing to achieve the ultimate goal.‎ 第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）‎ We have recently learnt two units. Unit1 talks about classics, which are the (81) a________ of the literary world. Unit 2 touches on music — the (82) u__________ language.‎ As a (83) __________(书虫), I prefer literature to music. I admire Charles Dickens, the (84) s__________ novelist in the world. Please allow me to introduce his famous novel “Great Expectations” to you. This story begins with the hero Pip meeting a (85) d_________ criminal, who gives Pip a large fortune because he is a (86) __________ (百万富翁). (87) B________ on becoming a real gentleman, he becomes (88) v_________ and ashamed of what he owns. By the end of the story, he changes a lot and learns what it really means to be (89) c_________ and to be a gentleman.‎ Though there are many new novels (90) s__________ up on the Internet every day, I would rather read classics for entertainment in my spare time. What about you? ‎ 第六部分：书面表达（满分20分）‎ 请根据你对以下两幅图的理解，以“Opportunities favour the prepared mind ”为题，用英语写一篇作文。‎ ‎ ‎ 你的作文应包括以下内容：‎ ‎ 1. 简要描述两幅图的内容；‎ ‎ 2. 概述你对两幅图中不同做法的理解；‎ ‎ 3. 举例说明两幅图对你的启示。‎ ‎ 注意：‎ ‎ 1. 可参照图片适当发挥；‎ ‎ 2. 作文词数150左右；‎ ‎ 3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。‎ Opportunities favor the prepared mind 试卷答案 听力 1-5 ACACB 6-10 CABAC 11-15 BBCCB 16-20 ABAAC 单选 21-25 BACAD 26-30 CCBAA 31-35 CDDBC 完型 36-40 BCACB 41-45 BDCBA 46-50 BCBAA 51-55 CDACC 阅读 56-57 AA 58-60 DDB 61-64 DCAD 65-70 CBACDB 任务型 ‎71. overlook/ ignore 72. risk 73. productively 74. relax 75. confident ‎76. instead 77. accomplished 78. reflect 79. Reward 80. despite 短文填空 ‎ ‎81. antiques 82. universal 83. bookworm 84. superb / supreme 85. desperate ‎86. millionaire 87. Bent 88. vain 89. civil 90. springing 书面表达 Possible version:‎ ‎ The two pictures reveal two men take completely different attitudes to building a bright future. In Picture 1, a man is dreaming of opportunities for a bright future, but without any action, while Picture 2 shows another man devotes himself to his studies to get fully prepared. ‎ ‎ The message conveyed here is clear, “Opportunities favor the prepared mind.” The difference between the two lies only in the way each treats opportunities. Successful people always make adequate preparations to seize opportunities. Unsuccessful people, on the other hand, work little and just wait, seeing them pass by. ‎ ‎ To further stress the importance of our attitude towards opportunities, let’s take Liu Xiang for example. In order to win the gold medal in the Olympics, he trained hard every day and eventually made it. Therefore, we should spare no efforts to fulfill our dreams. It’s universally acknowledged that we would accomplish nothing without actions and efforts. ‎ 录音原文 ‎(Text 1)‎ M: Hey, Joanna. What’s up? Are you heading to Hill Street, too?‎ W: Yeah. I need to return some books and mail a parcel, but first I’ve got to place an order for a birthday cake.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ W: I’m afraid I spent so much money that I won’t be able to pay the rent on time.‎ M: I warned you about this last month, but you are still spending too much. You really should stay away from the mall.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: Our robot team has just won the competition!‎ W: Yeah, we got the championship for the second time.‎ M: I can’t believe we’ve won twice, especially after we failed four times.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ W: Hello! Is that Mike speaking?‎ M: Yes, speaking.‎ W: Would you please tell your mom and your sister Annie that I have arrived home safely?‎ M: Sure, Aunt Meg. We look forward to having you visit us again.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ M: May I help you, Miss?‎ W: Yes, thank you. I’ll have a hamburger and a cup of cola.‎ M: Would you like to order anything else?‎ W: No, thanks. I have a class in just ten minutes.‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ W: What are you going to be when you graduate, Tony?‎ M: I’m going to be a computer programmer.‎ W: Why?‎ M: Computers are getting more and more popular. Every family will have more than one in the future.‎ W: That’s true — it’s a growing field. Where do you think you will work?‎ M: I’ll probably work in my uncle’s company. It’s a small company — just eight employees.‎ W: That’s not bad. So where do you live now?‎ M: With my parents. I’m the only child in my family, you know.‎ W: What’s your main goal now while you’re still in school?‎ M: Well, to learn as much as possible about computers, I guess.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ W: Excuse me, sir. I’m looking for the … are you the manager of the shop?‎ M: Yes, I am. What can I do for you?‎ W: I bought this cleaning robot yesterday afternoon, but I didn’t look at the receipt until this morning at home when I got it out to start cleaning — and I was shocked that I didn’t get the discount that you were advertising. I thought that this item was 15% off!‎ M: May I have a look? Hmm … it says it was Helen who sold the robot to you. She is new on staff, so she probably didn’t know about the policy. I’m very sorry about that. I’ll fix the problem right away and get you the discount. That will be 300 dollars off.‎ W: Thank you very much. I’ll just be waiting over there.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ W: Double Happiness Hotel. Can I help you?‎ M: I hope so. I want to book a room, please.‎ W: When would you like to check in, sir?‎ M: Next Saturday night, a week from today.‎ W: That’s March 18th?‎ M: Yes, it is.‎ W: And what type of room would you like? Single or double?‎ M: Um, there were three of my family members going, but now it’s only me, so just a single room, ‎ please.‎ W: OK, we do have a single room available on that day. The room rate is $120.‎ M: Oh, my! That’s a bit more than I expected to pay.‎ W: Well, you can try to call other hotels, but you’ll find this is pretty standard.‎ M: Uh, okay. I don’t have time to call around and I know you’re probably right.‎ W: Great. Let me go ahead and book a room for you. Can I have your name, please?‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ M: Ann, you’ve got a very busy week ahead of you, don’t you?‎ W: Yeah, I’ve got two lessons on Monday. One is chemistry at 9:00 am and the other is biology at 3:00 pm. Biology goes for one hour, and then it’s followed immediately by a laboratory test.‎ M: What is that?‎ W: Er, physics.‎ M: That sounds like quite a full day.‎ W: Well, actually Wednesday is my busiest. I’ve got two lessons and a chemistry lab test. The test is the first thing in the morning at 8:30 am. That goes until 11:30 am. Then there’ll be a twenty-minute discussion with my physics tutor, which ends at noon. After that, I get a couple of hours break for lunch and relaxation. Then at 3:00 pm I’ve got my lectures.‎ M: Oh, I see what you mean about Wednesday being your busiest day. What about the rest of the week?‎ W: Well, I’ve got nothing on Tuesday and Thursday, thankfully. And Friday’s a short day. I’ve only got a physics lesson in the morning that lasts for one hour, so from 11:00 am, I’m free to enjoy the weekend!‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ Hello, everyone, and welcome to The Book Show organized by Acton Library. Let’s start with some news about this year’s exciting short story competition. As you know, the competition is organized every year by Acton Library. The story title last year was “A Day That Began Badly” and the winner was twelve-year-old Rose Williams, if you remember. She got an electronic dictionary, and the three second-prize winners each received a stamp book. This year the story title is “A Wonderful Journey”. It can be a funny story, a sad story or an adventure story — you decide. You can write between two hundred and fifty and five hundred words — but no more than that. But you must write the story yourself, of course. Then send it to my e-mail box with your name, address, telephone number and age, and I’ll send it on to Acton Library. You’re welcome to take part in this competition, no matter what family or what school you come from. The only people not allowed to enter this competition are those 14 or older — sorry! So all you kids out there, start writing! There’s a fantastic prize for the winner this year!‎