一、听力(共三节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
请听下面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。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．What does the man offer the woman?
A．A raincoat.
B．A ride.
C．An umbrella.
2．Where did the woman go?
A．Nowhere.
B．The doctor’s.
C．The railway station.
3．Which of the following satisfies the man?
A．The kitchen.
B．The bedroom.
C．The bathroom.
4．What is the weather like?
A．Freezing and wet.
B．Sunny and warm.
C．Sunny but windy.
5．What is the woman looking for?
A．A nice magazine.
B．A shopping list.
C．A good movie.
第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)
请听下面4段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。
请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．What is the woman going to do?
A．Prepare lunch.
B．Have a party.
C．Go to a friend’s.
7．What does the woman still need?
A．A tie.
B．Some flowers.
C．Some candies.
8．What should one do when he goes to a friend’s house for the first time?
A．Take something.
B．Get dressed up.
C．Have dinner.
请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9．What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．Daughter and father.
B．Husband and wife.
C．Boyfriend and girlfriend.
10．Why will not Michael come here?
A．He has a fever.
B．He will go to see a film.
C．He is going to see a film.
11．Where will the man go after the dinner?
A．Go to see Michael.
B．Go for a walk with his wife.
C．Go to see a film with his wife.
请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．How was the man’s trip?
A．Good.
B．Terrible.
C．Interesting.
13．How did the man get back to the hotel?
A．He asked someone to drive him back.
B．He rent a car to help him.
C．He returned by taxi.
14．What happened to the man on the trip?
A．He had a car accident.
B．He got lost on the way.
C．The food caused his sickness.
请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．When and where did the trouble happen?
A．Lunchtime；at a supermarket.
B．Dinnertime；at a restaurant.
C．Lunchtime；at a cafe.
16．Why did the two boys decide to disturb people there?
A．They hadn’t paid their bill last time.
B．They had been forbidden to eat there.
C．The food was terribly served there.
17．How did the principal find out who the trouble makers were?
A．The manager described them.
B．The manager told her their names.
C．The guests there described their looking.
第三节(共3小题，每小题1.5分，满分4.5分)
请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。在听本段独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
The final exam
It will be held next18.________.
Bring along two or three pens in case you run out of ink.
Answer three of the19.________questions to write your articles.
It will be quite difficult.
Suggest you reviewing your 20.________exam and the textbooks.
Difficult Words and Phrases
shiver颤抖，哆嗦 count for值，计
run into偶然遇见；碰到 straightaway立即，马上
stop in顺便访问 empty-handed空手的，徒手的
Text 1
W：I’m afraid I’ll miss the concert if it doesn’t stop raining right now.
M：Can I give you a lift?
Text 2
M：You look tired.Where have you been?
W：I planned to see the doctor，but I needed to meet my parents at the railway station.
Text 3
W：How do you like the house，dear?
M：I find it not big enough.The bedroom is OK，but the kitchen and the bathroom are too small.
Text 4
M：It’s a cold and wet day.Did you get wet coming to school?
W：No，I didn’t.But I hate this kind of weather.The wind seems like it blows right through you.I was shivering with cold while waiting for the bus.It’s freezing!
Text 5
W：I’d like to go to the movies this weekend.How can I find a good movie?
M：Just check the Reader.Here.If you find one worthwhile，let me know.I might go along.
W：Oh！There’s a complete listing of what’s playing...
Text 6
M：Wow，you’re all dressed up.Where are you going?
W：My friend invited me to his house for dinner.I just need one more thing and I’ll be all set.
M：What’s that？You look good to me.
W：I want to buy some flowers to take.It’s the first time I’ve been to his house.
M：That’s a nice idea.
W：Yes.My mother always taught me never to go to a person’s house empty-handed，at least not for the first time.
Text 7
M：Mary，have you set the table for your friends?
W：Yes，dad.I have prepared four places.
M：You may prepare just three places.Michael’s mother telephoned.She said that Michael had a temperature.So he was not able to come.
W：What bad news！Did Michael’s mother sound worried?
M：Yes，of course.
W：I hope everything goes well.I’ll ring up Michael later.
M：And she said that your mother and I could use their tickets to see a film named Cast Away after the dinner since they are not able to go.
W：I am sure that my mother will be surprised and happy.
Text 8
W：So how was your trip to San Francisco.John?
M：Oh，pretty good，mostly.
W：Mostly？What do you mean?
M：Well，it started off OK.Then I looked around a small town.And the food there was terrible.
W：Really?
M：Yeah.One day I decided to rent a car.I wanted to get out of the city and look around.
W：Were you on your own?
M：Uh-huh.So first I drove across the Golden Gate Bridge and stopped to take some photos.Unfortunately，while I was driving I had a slight accident.
W：What happened?
M：I ran off the road and hit a tree.
W：Oh，no.Were you hurt?
M：No.But I had to leave the car and take a taxi all the way back to the hotel.It cost me a lot.
W：Oh，no.What a vacation!
Text 9
M：Did you hear what happened at lunchtime?
W：No，tell me.
M：Mick and Tommy managed to cause trouble again.
W：Those two！They are always causing troubles！What was it this time?
M：They decided to go to Larry’s Café for lunch.
W：But they’re not allowed to go there!
M：That’s right.As soon as the manager saw them，he asked them to leave.
W：Did they leave?
M：Of course not.Mick started shouting.He said he didn’t want to eat there and that the food was terrible.
W：Oh，no!
M：And Tommy started smoking and then dropped his cigarette in someone’s food.
W：What did the manager do?
M：Phone the school.The principal went straight there，but Tommy and Mick had left before she got there.She asked the manager to describe the boys.She knew who they were straightaway，so they’ve been told to see her now，after school.
W：They’ve just spoiled the good reputation of our school!
Text 10
M：Now I’d like to talk to you about the final exam.The exam will be held next Thursday，the last day of the exam week.Remember to bring along two or three pens in case you run out of ink.You will have to answer three of the five questions to write your articles.The exam will be quite difficult，which means you will be responsible for all of the subject matters we’ve covered in class.I would suggest you review your mid-term exam and the textbooks.The final will count for 55% of your grade in the course.The research project will count for 20%，and the mid-term 25%.I’ll be in my office almost all day on Tuesday of next week.If you run into any problems，please feel free to stop in.
Good luck with your study，and I’ll see you on Tuesday.
答案：1～5.BCBAC 6～10.CBAAA 11～15.CBCAC
16～17.BA 18.Thursday 19.five 20.mid-term
二、英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．If you can’t ________a better plan，we have to carry out the present one.
A．come along with B．come up with
C．come across D．come about for
解析：选B。句意：如果你想不出更好的计划，我们不得不执行现在的计划。come up with想出。
22．We all hold such a view that ________ good knowledge of English is what is needed badly in ________ international trade today.
A．a；/ B．the; the
C．the；an D．/; the
解析：选A。题意：我们都认为今天的国际贸易要求人们掌握大量的英语知识。knowledge“知识”，是不可数名词，但当其前有形容词修饰时，表示某种具体的知识，用冠词a；trade是不可数名词，不加冠词。
23．The new technology has opened up a very wide ________ of possibilities.
A．range B．extent
C．number D．collection
解析：选A。句意：这种新技术已经为我们提供了各种各样的可能性。a wide range of各种各样的；extent程度；a number of许多，但是不能用wide修饰；collection收藏。
24．Why not try to ________ your story ________ a novel?
A．expand; on B．expand；into
C．expand; / D．expand；in
解析：选B。句意：为什么不尽力把你的故事扩展为小说呢？expand...into把……扩展/扩充为。
25．—What’s up? You look down.
—I have piles of papers ________，but I type so slowly.
A．to be typed B．typed
C．to type D．being typed
解析：选C。句意：“出了什么事？你看起来闷闷不乐。”“我有成堆的文件要打，但是我打字又这么慢。”have sth.to do表示“有某事要(自己)做”，have sth.to be done表示“有某事要(别人)做”。
26．Since it is expected that FED will cut interest rate again, there is no doubt ________ the company will raise the oil price.
A．what B．that
C．whether D．if
解析：选B。题意：预计美国联邦储备银行将再次降息，毫无疑问这家公司将提高油价。there is no doubt that...“毫无疑问……”。固定搭配。
27．—I waited for two hours.
—When did she ________?
A．show off B．show up
C．show on D．show about
解析：选B。句意：“我等了两个小时了。”“她什么时候露面的？”show up出现，露面；show off炫耀，卖弄。
28．________a certain doubt among the people as to the practical value of the project.
A．It has B．They have
C．It remains D．There remains
解析：选D。考查there be结构。remain替代了be动词。
29．Some students are __________ net surfing，which does great harm to their physical and mental health.
A．addicted to B．related to
C．addicting to D．relating to
解析：选A。考查系表结构。句意：一些学生沉溺于上网，这对他们的身体和精神健康有很大的危害。be addicted to沉溺于；be related to与……有关。
30．For miles around me，there was nothing but a desert，without a single tree ________.
A．in sight B．on earth
C．at a distance D．in place
解析：选A。in sight在视野之中。at a distance在一定距离，与所提供的语境for miles around me矛盾。in place“在原来的地方；在合适的位置”。
31．Chongqing is among the most important cities in China ________ its size and population.
A．in favor of B．in honour of
C．in view of D．in terms of
解析：选D。考查介词短语。句意：在面积和人口方面，重庆是中国最重要的城市之一。in terms of根据，在……方面；in favor of支持，赞成；in honour of为了纪念……；in view of鉴于，考虑到。
32．The old whiteblack TV has been ________ the new color TV even in the remote areas in the last ten years.
A．replaced with B．replaced in
C．replaced to D．replaced about
解析：选A。句意：近十年，甚至在边远地区彩电也代替了旧的黑白电视。replace...with...用……代替/取代……。
33．The impact of the Internet________ the life of the young people should be ________ enough attention to.
A．in；brought B．on；paid
C．to；attracted D．for；captured
解析：选B。句意：网络对年轻人生活的影响应该得到足够重视。impact on对……的影响；pay attention to注意，重视。
34．________ the fact that I have little singing talent，I want badly to be a member of the famous choir sponsored by our school.
A．In spite of B．In terms of
C．On account of D．In case of
解析：选A。考查介词短语辨析。句意：尽管我没有唱歌方面的天赋，但我还是很想参加我们学校主办的那个著名的合唱团。in spite of尽管；in terms of就……而言；on account of因为，由于；in case of在……情况下。
35．—Do remember to see a doctor tomorrow.
—________.
A．Got it B．Heard it
C．Made it D．Taken it
解析：选A。“Got it”口语中常表示“知道了”、“明白了”。句意：——务必记住明天去看医生！——明白。
第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance.He thought the car would __36__， as the lights had turned red.__37__， the car was going too __38__ and Tom soon __39__ that it couldn’t stop in time.He __40__ to move out of its __41__ but it was too late.Tom was __42__down by the red car and lay __43__ dead on the road.Passers-by __44__ went to him and an ambulance(救护车)was __45__for.The driver of the red car didn’t stop，__46__one of the men had written down the __47__ of the car, which he __48__ to the police who arrived at the site(现场)．
At the same time, Tom was taken to the __49__ and his parents were called for.They were very __50__ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his __51__.For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he __52__ die.But on the fourth day Tom __53__ and spoke softly.His parents were __54__.The police by then had __55__ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.
36．A.start B．stop
C．move D．break
解析：选B。由the car was going too...it couldn’t stop in time可以推知。由后面的原因状语从句也可以推知。
37．A.Unfortunately B．Obviously
C．Besides D．However
解析：选D。前后意义形成转折。
38．A.fast B．slow
C．far D．late
解析：选A。由“车子不能及时停下来”可推知，车子开得太快了。
39．A.understood B．realized
C．knew D．recognized
解析：选B。由于车子开得太快，汤姆“意识到”它不可能及时停下来。
40．A.tried B．managed
C．failed D．was able
解析：选A。manage to do(设法得以)，fail to do (没能够)，be able to do (能够)与后一分句but it was too late矛盾，不能选用。
41．A.road B．path
C．door D．way
解析：选D。out of one’s(the) way系固定搭配，意为“不挡道”。
42．A.put B．knocked
C．laid D．thrown
解析：选B。knocked down“撞倒”。
43．A.almost B．already
C．still D．obviously
解析：选A。根据后文可知，汤姆并未死，而是“差一点”死了。
44．A.slowly B．calmly
C．quickly D．carefully
解析：选C。见到人被撞倒，行人应是“快速地”来到他的身旁，其余不合语境。
45．A.looked B．called
C．sent D．asked
解析：选B。call for意为“叫来”。其余不合文意。
46．A.but B．and
C．or D．so
解析：选A。前后意义形成转折。
47．A.type B．name
C．number D．address
解析：选C。根据常识用笔记下的应是“车号”。
48．A.took B．gave
C．posted D．sent
解析：选B。由于警察就在现场，应是将所记的车号当面“给”他。
49．A.station B．school
C．hospital D．home
解析：选C。受了重伤的汤姆只能被送到“医院”。
50．A.angry B．sad
C．surprised D．disappointed
解析：选C。根据常识较易排除另三项。
51．A.head B．side
C．body D．hospital
解析：选B。A、C不合习惯表达法，D不合逻辑。
52．A.must B．might
C．could D．should
解析：选B。担心他有“可能”死。could也可表示可能性，但所表示的可能性要比might大，在此不合语境(因为结果未死)。A、D不合逻辑。
53．A.felt sick B．got up
C．fell asleep D．woke up
解析：选D。woke up意为“苏醒”，与for three days Tom was not able to feel or think形成对比。
54．A.surprised B．calm
C．glad D．puzzled
解析：选C。见到儿子苏醒过来，应该“高兴”。
55．A.noticed B．grasped
C．found D．followed
解析：选D。警察有了车号，很快便“追”上了肇事的司机。
三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Mr.Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town.They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses.
Then Mrs.Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we？”
“Yes, certainly，” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”
So Mrs.Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”
“How many will that be？” Mr.Harris asked.“Don’t invite too many.”
Mrs.Harris was beginning to write the invitation when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6∶30 to 8∶30 p．m..”
“That isn’t very nice, is it？” he said.“You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8∶30.” So Mrs.Harris just wrote “Party: 6∶30 p．m..”
A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8∶30.In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived.He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨)．”
Mr.Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home.They were sorry to have to go.
When Mr.and Mrs.Harris were alone again, she said to him.“That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise？”
“I did，” Mr.Harris answered in a tired voice.
【解题导语】这是一篇关于Harris夫妇之间举行宴会所发生的有趣的故事。
56．Why did Mr.Harris and his wife move to another town?
A．They wanted to make some new friends.
B．Mr.Harris changed his work.
C．They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.
D．They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people’s houses.
解析：选B。从文章的第一句我们得知Mr.Harris changed his work，所以他才移居到另一个小镇，也就是B答案。
57．What made Mr.and Mrs.Harris hold a party at their house?
A．It was easy to hold a big party at home.
B．They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.
C．They had gone to other people’s parties many times.
D．They liked making friends with others.
解析：选C。第二段的We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses...告诉了我们他们之所以举办宴会的原因，据此可知选C项。
58．How long would Mrs.Harris like the party to last?
A．From the morning till night.
B．About fourteen hours.
C．About two hours.
D．Till midnight
解析：选C。题目问的是Mrs.Harris预计宴会持续多长时间，而不是实际到几点结束。在Mrs.Harris刚开始写请柬时是写Party: 6∶30 to 8∶30 p．m.，大概两个小时，即答案C。
59．When did the party end that evening?
A．At about 8∶30.
B．When the policeman talked with Mr.Harris on the phone.
C．About twelve o’clock.
D．When someone telephoned the police station.
解析：选C。宴会结束是midnight，也就是午夜12点，而当警察出现时，宴会还在进行，而我们从文章可以推断出宴会是在警察走后才结束的。
B
More than half of Americans do not take all their vacation days，even though they think they need one more holiday.And nearly a third of workers who take a break check their e-mails from the boss every other day and some even keep in touch hourly.
“We’re workaholics(工作狂)’，”said Samuel Nahmias.“From a general perspective，this has a lot to do with the economic situation in the US.More and more people are unemployed.”
With jobless numbers reaching 9.6 percent，people who have jobs seem to be unwilling to take time off.“It_is_not_a_great_picture and that affects vacations.People are not going on vacation as much and those who are going on vacation are being more selective about where they are going.”Nahmias explained.
Unlike European countries where four or more weeks of holiday each year is normal,27 percent of people questioned in the poll said they had 6 to 10 days of annual leave and 20 percent had less than 3 days.With more people on unemployment lists in America，those still with jobs are facing more responsibility at work，which is reflected in their lack of time off.
The majority of workers who did not take time off mentioned too many responsibilities or stress at work，while some people said they simply did not have time to plan a holiday.“People are more conscious of what they are doing and when they are going on vacation because they don’t want to look bad in this situation，”Nahmias explained.
Technology is also playing a part with smartphones enabling workers to keep in contact in ways that were not possible before.It has to do with technology and the level of concern about what is going on in the office.
【解题导语】本文主要讲述了当前高失业率让美国人不敢休假的现实。
60．Americans don’t take all their vacation days because ________.
A．they devote themselves to the whole work
B．they are afraid that they may lose their jobs
C．they are asked to keep in touch with their bosses
D．they aren’t in need of holidays at all
解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第二段的More and more people are unemployed.可推知美国人不敢休假的原因是在经济环境不景气的情况下，他们害怕失业。
61．What does Nahmias mean by saying the underlined words in Paragraph 3?
A．Travelling makes people unwelcome.
B．People are unwilling to go on short vacations.
C．The economic situation remains at a low point.
D．People are more selective about places of interest.
解析：选C。细节理解题。由第三段的With jobless numbers reaching 9.6 percent，people who have jobs seem to be unwilling to take time off可知，美国失业率升高，以及第二段的表述可推断，Nahmias的意思为“经济持续低迷”。
62．We can infer from Paragraph 4 that ________.
A．Unemployment rate is higer in America than that in Europe
B．European economic situation is better than that in America
C．Americans are more hard-working than Europeans
D．More people are losing their jobs in Europe
解析：选A。推理判断题。从第四段的欧洲国家的人每年休假四个星期或以上很正常，并结合With more people on unemployment lists in America，those still with jobs are facing more responsibility at work，which is reflected in their lack of time off可推知美国的失业率比欧洲高。
63．What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Americans are all workaholic.
B．Many Americans don’t choose to take vacations.
C．Unemployment is going from bad to worse.
D．US economic situation becomes worse and worse.
解析：选B。主旨大意题。本文介绍了美国人在经济危机的压力下，担心失业而不敢休假，B项最能表达这一主旨。
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Scientists have confirmed the first sighting in more than a decade of one of the world’s rarest animals—the saola，sometimes called the Asian “unicorn”．
The animal was caught by villagers in Laos in August，according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)．The villagers took the saola back to their village in Bolikhamxay province and Laotian conservation authorities(官方) sent a team to check on the animal.The creature，likely weakened from its time in captivity (囚禁)，died shortly after that team arrived.“The death of this saola is unfortunate，”the Provincial Conservation Unit of Bolikhamxay province said in the IUCN statement.“But at least it confirms an area where it still occurs and the government will immediately move to strengthen conservation efforts there.”
This was the first confirmed sighting of a saola since 1992，when remotely controlled cameras took images of one in Laos.First discovered in 1992，the saola is considered extremely endangered，its numbers so few that biologists have never witnessed one in the wild.Fewer than a few hundred saolas are believed to wander the Annamite Mountains of Laos and Vietnam.
The carcass of the saola recovered in the Laotian village was being preserved for study，officials said.“Study of the carcass can produce some good from this unfortunate incident.Our lack of knowledge of saola biology has always made it difficult to preserve it，”says Dr Pierre Comizzoli，a veterinarian with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and a member of the IUCN Saola Working Group.“This can be a major step forward in understanding this extraordinary and mysterious species.”
64．What could be the reason for the death of the saola?
A．The villagers didn’t feed it well.
B．It was killed for biological study.
C．The team carried out an experiment on it.
D．Its health was badly affected after being caught.
解析：选D。根据第二段第三句中“...likely weakened from its time in captivity...”可知，它很可能是因为被村民囚禁起来从而身体虚弱致死。
65．The underlined word“carcass” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “________”．
A．skin B．body
C．position D．habitat
解析：选B。分析该句：这只动物死后被保存起来用于研究。因此可以推出该词应该是“尸体”的意思。
66．The discovery of the saola is of great importance because ________.
A．it proves that the saola only lives in Laos
B．it proves that Laos has perfect natural environment
C．the species can be studied further and then protected better
D．the species can be used to lift the local tourism
解析：选C。根据最后一段可知，人们对这种动物知之甚少，所以这次发现有助于对这个物种进一步研究，更好地对它加以保护。
67．What’s the text mainly about?
A．Endangered animals in Laos.
B．A saola was caught and died in Laos.
C．A saola was killed by the villagers in Laos.
D．How the Laotian government protect wildlife.
解析：选B。本文主要讲述在老挝一只珍稀野生动物被捉住后不久死亡的事件，故答案为B项。
D
A daughter’s duty？Adult daughters are often expected to caregive for older parents.In 2007，Jorjan Sarich and her dad moved from California to Idaho.It was where he wanted to live his rest time.
“I left my occupation，I left my friends；he did the same thing，”said Sarich，who bought a house with her father，George Snyder，in the China Gardens neighborhood of Hailey after his health began to decline.Though a graduate student struggling to finish her dissertation(论文)，Sarich chose to be her dad’s full-time caregiver.
“It’s only now，several years later，that I’m realizing how much work it was.It’s the kind of exhaustion(疲惫)that sleep doesn’t cure，” she said.
About 6 million Americans provide care to elderly relatives or friends living outside of nursing homes.Laurel Kennedy，author of“The Daughter Trap”(Thomas Dunne Books，$25.95)，says that women bear a disproportionate(不成比例的)share of the burden—about 70 percent of hands-on caregiving such as bathing.“I want to be clear: Women don’t hate this，” Kennedy said.“What they hate is that everyone just assumes they’ll do it.”
Kennedy is calling for a_social_revolution equal to the rise of affordable child care and day care: Employers should help working caregivers by offering accommodations.Men should step up more often.It’s unfair that women are always chosen to provide care for an elderly family member.
Despite the hard work it took on Sarich—interrupted sleep and the knowledge that his 2009 death was the end game，she would do it again.Since about half a century had gone by，she wasn’t the person he remembered，and he wasn’t the person she remembered either.Caring for her father changed how each saw the other.
68．Why did Jorjan Sarich caregive for her father?
A．It was a very easy job.
B．She had no work to do.
C．It was the social practice.
D．She lived with her father.
解析：选C。推理判断题。practice意为“惯例；习俗”，根据第一段 Adult daughters are often expected to caregive for older parents.和第四、五、六段可知，女儿照料年迈的父母被认为是一种社会的习俗。Laurel Kennedy提出总是由妇女对年迈的父母提供护理是不公平的。
69．What can we infer from the book“The Daughter Trap”？
A．Daughters don’t like caregiving.
B．Daughters devote a lot to caregiving.
C．Caregiving is daughters’ duty.
D．Caregiving should be sons’ duty.
解析：选B。细节推断题。“The Daughter Trap”一书重点写了女儿在照料年迈的父母中承担了大量的工作，然而他们毫无怨言。Kennedy呼吁一场社会的变革，应当像照料孩子那样重视老年人养老问题，儿子也应积极承担更多的责任。
70．What does the underlined phrase“a social revolution” in Paragrarph 5 refer to?
A．The child care revolution.
B．The reform in day care.
C．The social development.
D．The change in caregiving.
解析：选D。文章一开始提出了在照顾年迈的父母中女儿承担了太多的工作，因此Kennedy呼吁一场社会的变革。
71．How many years did Jorjan Sarich work as her father’s full-time caregiver?
A．Five years. B．Only one year.
C．Four years. D．Two years.
解析：选D。细节理解题。在2007年Sarich开始专职伺候父亲直到2009父亲去世，共两年。
E
If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about reading rate：
● Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
● Some things should be read slowly throughout.Examples are directive for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information.You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important ideas.
● Some things should be read rapidly throughout.Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or hometown, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
● In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along.You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.
【解题导语】本文说明读书时要注意效率，有的东西要仔细阅读，而有的只要快速浏览一下。
72．The underlined word “rate” in the first sentence means
________.
A．fast B．slow
C．speed D．skill
解析：选C。词义推断题。文中各点讲的都是读书的速度问题，所以 reading rate 意为“读书的速度”，即 rate 是“速度”的意思，因此答案为 C。
73．Which should be read slowly according to the passage?
A．Stories for enjoyment.
B．Arithmetic problems.
C．Letters from friends.
D．News from hometown newspapers.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据 Examples are directive for making or doing something, arithmetic problems...可知此题答案为 B。
74．How fast should we read?
A．The faster, the better.
B．The more slowly, the better.
C．Neither too fast nor too slow.
D．It depends on what we are reading.
解析：选D。判断题。通过阅读全文可知：有的东西需要仔细读，而有的快速浏览一下就行，是慢读还是快读取决于所读的内容，所以此题答案为 D。
75．According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?
A．Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.
B．Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.
C．Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.
D．Read the materials that you are interested in fast.
解析：选D。推断题。通过阅读全文和平时的常识可知对于你感兴趣的材料一定会读得仔细，所以 D 的说法是错误的，因此此题答案为 D。
四、写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
以下标有题号的每一行均有一个错误，请找出，并按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
I think people have always found the future excited.Just think of some 76.________________
science fiction books that have written on the subject.The 21st century 77.________________
will bring wonderful advance in the world of information technology.78.________________
We can see through the Internet that the amazing possibilities for communication 79.________________
and learning.Other exciting area is medical progress.It would be good 80.________________
to think of a world which cancer is no longer a frightening word.I’m sure81.________________
medical research will soon find cure for this disease.Apart from these82.________________
technical developments, future is exciting on a more personal level too.83.________________
Most young people think of their future with hope.Who knows that the future84.________________
will bring in the way of jobs? The fact that we don’t know make it exciting.
So yes, the future is exciting.85.________________
76．解析：excited意为“兴奋的；激动的”，exciting意为“令人兴奋的；令人激动的”。
答案：excited→exciting。
77．解析：“书”与“写”之间是被动关系，故用动词现在完成时态的被动语态。
答案：have后加been。
78．解析：advance为可数名词。
答案：advance→advances。
79．解析：谓语动词see的宾语是the amazing possibilities，that应该去掉。
答案：去掉that。
80．解析：此处是又一事例，故用another，而other后面常跟复数名词，谓语动词也应用复数形式。
答案：Other→Another。
81．解析：where在此引导定语从句，相当于in which。
答案：which→where或在which前加in。
82．解析：cure在此处是可数名词，意为“治疗方法”，其前应加不定冠词。
答案：cure前加a。
83．解析：future表特指，其前应加定冠词。
答案：future前加the。
84．解析：what在此引导宾语从句，what在从句中作宾语。
答案：that→what。
85．解析：本句的主语是The fact，谓语动词应该用单数形式。
答案：make→makes。
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李明，常常与英国网友Jim通信，以提高各自的外语水平。最近你收到他的电子邮件，他对现在网络热词“淘课”不太理解，还混淆了“淘课”与“逃课”。请根据下列要点，用英文回一封电子邮件。
1．解释这两个词的区别；
2．介绍“淘课”现在很受学生欢迎；
3．谈谈“淘课”的作用。
(背景知识：现在在网上“淘课”已成为一种时尚，美国很多知名高校都纷纷在网上开课，满足全世界好学者的求知欲。很多年轻白领不再像从前那样花钱参加各种培训班，而是到网上“淘课”，以此进行充电。许多学生也在课余时间“淘课”，
自己喜欢什么课程，就淘什么课程，也不花什么钱，足不出户就可以打开眼界。)
注意：
1．词数为100左右；
2．参考词汇：逃课—be absent from some lectures，淘课—search for some lectures；
3．除以上两个词语外，邮件中不得使用其他汉字或拼音；
4．电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Hi Jim，
Nice to read your e-mail today.I notice you’ve begun to pay much attention to Chinese learning.________________________________________________________________________
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Hope my explanations can help you and that you will make more progress in Chinese study.
Yours，
Li Ming
Hi Jim，
Nice to you’re your e-mail today.I notice you’ve begun to pay much attention to Chinese learning.
I found you are confused to the two words“逃课”and“淘课”．The former means being absent from some lectures that you need to attend and the latter means searching for some favorite lectures after class so that you can get more knowledge you want to know.
Nowadays, with many famous American universities giving their online lectures on the Internet, “淘课”is becoming more and more popular in China.Many students can have the chance to attend their favorite lectures given by the world-famous professors in their spare time.Besides, some white-collars don’t need to spend some extra money on courses as usual.Instead, they can search for some useful online lectures to study, which can help to improve themselves.
Hope my explanations can help you and that you will make more progress in Chinese study.
Yours，
Li_Ming
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