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第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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
A
UNUSUALATTRACTIONSONTHEWATER
BangkokFloatingMarkets
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,Thailand,oneofthemost
popularones,anyvisitorscanbuylocalfoodsandtraditionalhand-madesouvenirs.
BregenzerFestspiele(Operafestival)
TheBregenzFestivalisheldeveryyearfromJulytoAugustinVorarlberg,'slargest
decorations(装饰)areveryimpressiveandareworthseeing.
Viva,ArtificialIsland
largestoutofthreeman-madeislandsalongwithVistaandTera,allsituatedinSeoul,
weighs2,000-tonsandistechnicallyabuoy(浮标).Theislandunfortunatelyisnotcarbon-neutral(碳中和)but
ithassolarpanelswhichcangenerateelectricitytopowerthehall,restaurantsandshoppingmalls.
MarinaBayFloatingPlatformStadium
usedfordifferentsportingevents,concerts,,itwasonceusedfortheopeningand
closingceremoniesduringthe2010SummerYouthOlympics.
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-madeislandonlyforlow-carbonlife.
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B
blisters(水泡)fromdigging,andweallgotinsectbites,too.
Ilearnedalotaboutgardeningandcollaboration(合作),
producercheckedwiththedirectors,
knowwhatwasspecialaboutourparticulargarden,sincemanyschoolsplantthem.
Theteacherexplainedthat,aftergoingontheInternettolearnabouttheprairie(大草原),wehadmadea
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waterthegarden,,sincethatwashowprairies
,thegrasswassohighthatit
stoodtallerthanthefourthgradestudents.
Asaresult,
,theyinterviewedus,andweexplainedtothemwhatwehadlearned
throughthisproject.
Thatnight,wewatchedthenews,
minuteslong,,allthoseblisters,
wesawthegardeneveryday,butnowweknewthatthewholecitythoughtso,too.
’initialreactiontothegarden?
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“that”refertointhelastparagraph?
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C
Acrew(全体成员)ofsixteenagegirlscompletedanine-daysailingtripintheUSrecently,afterhaving
seasicknessandstrongwinds.
Forthepastthreeyears,,whocaptained(担
任队长)theboat,saidthiswasthefirsttimehe’dtakenoutanall-femalecrew.
Thegirlsaskedforanall-,Noakesand
(轮流换班)
,however.“Thefirstnightwasdifficultbecausethe
,”saidAbbyFairchild,16.“Everybodygotseasick.”
Noakesgavethegirlsthechoiceofjustsailinginthebayandnotgoingintoopenwater.“Buttheydecidedthey
weregoing.”
Theteenagersthensailedalongwayovernightandsleptinshifts.“We’velearnedeverythingfrom
controllingtheboattoputtingupthesailswhilewehaveroughseas,”said15-year-oldOliviaWilcox.
’tmakeittotheiroriginaldestination(目的地)
inMaine,wheretheyweresupposedtohaveacelebratorydinner,
weren’tdisappointed,however,asthey’dlearnedalot.“Theylearnedaboutboating,andaboveall,theybuilt
confidenceandcharacter,”saidNoakes.
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-female-crewsailingtrip.
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’sfirstdayofthetrip?
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-mindedandhavingastrongsenseofteamwork.
-workingandhavinggreatleadershipskills.
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,whatwasthesailors’greatestbenefitfromthetrip?
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D
InMaythisyear,aspartofour150thanniversary,weaskedreadersagedbetween18and25toenteran
,innomorethan1,000words,whatscientificadvancetheywouldmost
liketoseeintheirlifetimes,andwhyitmatteredtothem.
Theresponsewasphenomenal:
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Otherswantedtoseeadvancesinourunderstandingofhumanhistory,cropgrowth,spaceexploration,and
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ThewinnerisacompellingessaybyYasminAli,aPhDstudentattheUniversityofNottingham,
submittedapieceonBeethoven,herbrother’shearinglossandthesciencewhichshehopedwouldonedaycure
:tomaketheworldbettertomorrow
thanitistoday.
membersofaseparatejudginggroup:MagdalenaSkipper,editor-in-chiefofNature;FaithOsier,aresearcher;and
JessWade,.
Wealsoselectedtworunners-up(非冠军的获奖者).PhysicistRobertSchittkoatHarvardUniversityin
Cambridge,Massachusetts,proposesthatnuclearfusion(核聚变)couldofferasolutiontotheclimatecrisis,ina
ChicagoinIllinoiswroteapowerfulpersonalaccountofwhyhewantstoseeadvancesinthefieldofsame-sex
reproduction.
Theresultsshowthattoday’syoungscientistshaveawealthofideas,talentandconvictionthatresearchcan
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’stheessaycompetitionabout?
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-sexreproduction.
-upwereselectedforthesamefieldtheychose.
’sattitudetothecompetitors’ideasaboutscienceexpectations?
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第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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。选项中有两项为多余选项
newcomertoaparticularculture,
’swhymanypeoplestudymannersbefore
travellingorenteringanewsocialcircletoensurethattheyaren’tconsideredtobeimpoliteoraggressive.
___18___Forexample,theconceptofgreetingpeoplepolitelyandwithrespectiscommontopeopleof
manycultures,,forexample,
peoplemayboworgrasptheirhandstogetherwhengreetingsomeone,whileintheUnitedStates,peopleoften
shakehandsorhugeachother.
,thepeoplepresentatthetimeof
,amistakecouldcostafriendshiporajob,andin
someregionsoftheworld,aseriousonecouldcostyouyourlife.
Bytreatingpeopleasrespectfullyasyoucanandbyusingcommonsense,youwillprobablyavoidmost
dangerousbehavior-
theInternetinadvanceincaseconflictsarecausedthoughtlessly.
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,youmightmakeothersfeelslightlyawkward.
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,ifyouareplanningtoenteranunfamiliarculture,itpaystodoresearch.
第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节(共20小题;,满分30分)
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
Ifyouhavestrongarmsandfeet,patienceandagoodtemper,
start,___22___,notintherestaurant,butinthekitchen,helpingthechef,tolearnhoweachdishis___23___.
Fromthisfirststep,youmayentertherestaurant___24___a''commis''(厨助).Butyouwon'tbe___25___to
,___26___thetablesandcarryingtheplates.
Butallthetimeyoumustwatchandlearnwith___27___.
Lateryoumaybecome''chefderang''(awaiterinchargeofanumberoftables).Youmayevenbecomea
headwaiter___28___,ifyouhavetherightsortofpersonalityandyouarenot___29___ofhardwork.
WhenCarloBianchifirstarrivedinLondon,hespokeonlytwowordsofEnglish-''please''and''Hello''.
He____30____togetajobhelpinginthekitchenofarestaurant,andhespentwhatlittle____31____timehehad
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Everynight,Carlo____33____togohomeexhausted,butnevertoo____34____tostudythelanguageforhalf
,healwaysworea____35____forhis
,andpeoplecameandaskedtobe____36____byCarlo.
Now,twenty-fiveyearslater,Carloisin____37____ofsixrestaurants,andhe____38____toopenaseventh
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bystepwithenoughpatienceand____40____chanceswillfalluponyou.