A couple of weeks ago, my dad had a total knee replacement operation on his left knee. Later in his ward, he was laughing as he told the story of hearing the hammer and saw (锯) as they took out the bone. With a smile on his face, he advised the doctors to sharpen the saw, since he could smell the bone burning as they removed it.
He came home and did the exercises the doctors had given him and even when it hurt he managed to make jokes about the new metal knee being heavier, which made it harder to lift, but he did lift, bend and move it anyway.
Yesterday, I went to visit my parents and was told by Mom that he was in the room for keeping his tools. I walked into the room to find him sitting on the bench laughing. I asked what on earth he was doing. He explained that since something went wrong with his walker (助行架) he was changing the legs of it. It seemed that Mom’s walker, which she had used five years ago, was broken on the top, but the legs were in good condition. Those legs wouldn’t fit and he couldn’t get off the one he had changed so he couldn’t get back.
Together, my dad, with the useless knee, and I, with the crippled (残废的) arms and hands, worked and worked laughing all the while. The more trouble we had, the harder we laughed. We did finally get the walker fixed and got back. Tired and feeling the physical pain, we had created a wonderful heart-warming memory. I have been fortunate enough to have many such minutes with my dad.
21. Which of the following can NOT describe the character of the author’s father?
A. Humorous. B. Stubborn. C. Optimistic. D. Strong-willed.
22. According to the passage we can infer that __________.
A. the three people in the family all have physical problems.
B. the father complained about the pain in doing the exercises.
C. the mother refused to offer help to the father in trouble.
D. the author doesn’t like joking with people.
23. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. My Dad’s Knee B. Laughing with My Dad
C. Being Disabled D. Walker in Need
知识点：日常生活类阅读
21. B
22. A
23. B
本文是一篇记叙文，文章展现了作者的父亲接受膝盖手术后所表现的坚强乐观的品质。
21.B 根据第一段“he advised the doctors to sharpen the saw, since he could smell the bone burning as they removed it.”可看出父亲的幽默；根据第二段“but he did lift, bend and move it anyway”可看出父亲的坚强；根据第三段“find him sitting on the bench laughing”和第四段“The more trouble we had the harder we laughed.”可看出父亲的乐观，而文章未提及父亲倔强，可知答案为B。
22.A 根据第一段“my dad had a total knee replacement operation”；第三段“It seemed Mom’s walker, which she had used five years ago”及第四段“I, with the crippled (残废的) arms and hands,”，可知答案为A。
23.B 全文通过三个片段展现了父亲坚强乐观的品质，并且由最后一段可看出作者受到了父亲笑声的感染，与父亲共度过很多欢乐的时光，可知答案为B。
The Chinese television reality show called “Wonderful Friends”, where entertainers hug whale sharks, kiss lions, feed pandas and dress up baby chimpanzees, has come under fire from wildlife protectors who want it to be stopped, saying such activities are cruel and are dangerous for both the humans and animals.
The show is the latest hit from Hunan TV, which has attracted more than 196,000 followers. In each show, popular stars are given zoo-keeping tasks that allow them to interact with wild animals in order to bring humans and animals closer together.
Animal welfare advocates say that is exactly what should be avoided. Dave Neale of Animals Asia (an advocacy group) said, “It is hugely misleading to the public about the needs and welfare of captive animals (圈养动物) and putting the animals’ welfare and health at risk.”
“What they don’t realize is that wild animals need space,” said Xie Yan, a zoologist and China director of the Wildlife Conservation Society. “Putting clothes on chimpanzees is not as adorable as you may think from the animals’ point of view. I guess their idea was to get their viewers to love and protect the animals,” Ms. Xie added, “but we do not agree with this approach for entertainment.”
Using famous people to focus public attention on wildlife is a common practice in conservation campaigns. The Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming went to Africa and highlighted the problem of elephant and rhinoceros poaching (偷猎) in the documentary “The End of the Wild”. “But differently, he, as a human observer, kept his distance and was there to see the hard truth of poaching, and that is different from a show created to attract viewers.” Ms Xie said.
Critics also argue that the show violates (违反) Chinese wildlife protection laws.
24. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Many people like the show because of its dangerous activities.
B. Xie Yan is against persuading the public to love and protect animals.
C. The reality show makes no difference to wildlife at all.
D. Some think the show is against wildlife protection laws of China.
25. According to Ms Xie, “Wonderful Friends” is basically different from “The End of the Wild”, because ______.
A. they both invite different popular stars to show up
B. they shoot different numbers and kinds of species
C. their filming locations are different
D. their purposes and ways to approach animals are different
26. What’s the author’s attitude towards “Wonderful Friends”?
A. Worried. B. Disappointed. C. Uninterested. D. Not mentioned.
27. The passage would most likely be found ______.
A. on a notice board B. in a newspaper
C. in a fashion magazine D. in an ad of wildlife protection
知识点：日常生活类阅读
24. D
25. D
26. D
27. B
本文是一篇议论文，阐述了人们对电视节目《奇妙的朋友》的看法。
24.D 根据最后一段内容“Critics also argue that the show violates Chinese wildlife protection laws.”，可知答案为D。
25.D 根据第五段最后一句“But differently, he as an human observer, keeps his distance and was there to see the hard truth of poaching, and that is different from a show created to attract viewers”，可知答案为D。
26.D 全文并未提及作者对这一节目的态度，可知答案为D。
27.B 本题要求考生判断文章体裁和出处的能力。本文是对社会现象的讨论，应出自报纸等媒体，可知答案为B。
A new genre (流派) of fiction has come out of rising sea levels. Climate fiction, or “cli-fi”, is a sub-genre of science fiction. It imagines a future where man struggles against the extremes of a changing environment.
Although it is still an unexplored field in the Chinese literary circle, climate change literature is now a regular course in universities in the US, the UK and India, etc. A brief amazon.com search of “climate fiction” returns more than 1,800 results, reflecting a growing demand for books that focus on environmental issues.
According to The Atlantic, cli-fi stories seldom talk about “unreal technologies or faraway planets”, unlike traditional sci-fi. Cli-fi is a lot more down to earth. It examines the effects of pollution, rising sea levels, and global warming on human civilization.
Cli-fi has been made more attractive to younger generations thanks to its appearance in movies and TV shows, Interstellar, Snowpiercer, MaddAddam, just to name a few. The term “cli-fi”, created by US writer and climate activist Dan Bloom, seems to be helping “raise the awareness of global warming”. UK cli-fi writer Sarah Holding wrote that the genre “connects young readers with their environment”.
But not everyone is convinced of cli-fi’s potential. George Marshall, founder of Climate Outreach Information Network, expressed concern that cli-fi would strengthen what people already believe rather than change anyone’s mind. “The unconvinced will see these stories as proof that this issue is a fiction,” he said. “The already convinced will be still concerned, but the story lines may reduce the seriousness of the issue.”
28. What can be implied according to Paragraph 2?
A. Chinese writers are not concerned with the issue of climate change.
B. Cli-fi has gained great popularity so far.
C. The course on climate change literature is the most welcome in universities.
D. Amazon.com focuses a lot on environmental issues.
29. The phrase “down to earth” in Paragraph 3 can be best replaced by ______.
A. realistic B. original C. attractive D. lively
30. Sarah Holding’s words are mentioned to prove that ______.
A. movies and TV shows work best in promoting difficult ideas
B. younger readers pay more attention to climate change
C. the term “cli-fi” is helpful in raising environmental awareness
D. cli-fi is attractive to younger generations
31. Which of the following is NOT true according to the last paragraph?
A. Cli-fi’s potential is challenged by some people.
B. George thinks cli-fi won’t change anyone’s mind.
C. Those who don’t believe the stories think the issue is not true.
D. Those who believe the stories won’t care about the issue any more.
知识点：政治经济文化类阅读
28. B
29. A
30. C
31. D
本文是一篇说明文，阐述了一种新的文学流派——“气候变化小说”的兴起以及对其影响的不同看法。
28.B根据第二段“climate change literature is now a regular course in universities in the US, the UK and India, etc.”及“a growing demand for books that focus on environmental issues.”，可知答案为B。
29.A根据第三段“seldom talk about ‘unreal technologies or faraway planets’”，可知答案为A。
30.C根据上下文之间的关系，Sarah Holding的话是为了证明前句观点，即“The term ‘cli-fi’…seems to be helping ‘raise awareness about global warming’”，可知答案为C。
31.D根据最后一段最后一句中“The already convinced will be still concerned”，可知答案为D。
Qibao Ancient Village
Qibao, located in the center of Minhang District, Shanghai, is a village with a history of one thousand years. In the village, wine and tea are served on old-fashioned square tables together with long benches, long-mouth copper pots and flat-end chopstick used. The most famous snacks in old Shanghai are square pastry, rice wine and steamed salted pork in wine.
Telephone: 021-21087225
Entrance Ticket: 45 yuan per all-in-one ticket (preferable price of 30 yuan is available now), covering almost all tourist attractions inside the village.
Jinshan Village of Farmer Painting
Villagers skillfully make good use of folk arts such as printing and dyeing, embroidery (刺绣), wood carving. They take the various folk customs and the busy scenes of labor of villagers in the lower Changjiang valley as the theme of paintings and create farmer paintings in a simple style.
Telephone: 021-57355555
Entrance Ticket: 30 yuan/person
Merry Countryside Tour in Zhonghua Village
The village provides tourists with accommodations, tours, chess, cards, fitness and entertainment through renting out separate farmhouse and sells tourist products and agricultural by-products related to the merry countryside tour.
Telephone: 021-57395433
Entrance Ticket: Free
Pudong Lingkong Agric Gardening
It is one of Shanghai countryside tour scenic spots, which features art of teapots, crop plantation and export. The Geological Science Popularization Hall stores up tens of thousands of rare stones collected all over the world.
Telephone: 021-33935557
Entrance Ticket: 50 yuan/person
32. Which tour is offering a discount on the entrance ticket now?
A. Qibao Ancient Village.
B. Jinshan Village of Farmer Painting.
C. Merry Countryside Tour in Zhonghua Village.
D. Pudong Lingkong Agric Gardening.
33. A tourist who is planning to spend a night in the countryside will most probably call______.
A. 021-21087225 B. 021-57355555 C. 021-57395433 D. 021-33935557
34. Pudong Lingkong Agric Gardening may especially attract people who are interested in______.
A. traditional snacks B. folk arts C. farming D. rare stones
35. What is the theme shared by the four tours?
A. Countryside life. B. Agricultural achievements.
C. City developments. D. Traditional customs.
知识点：广告布告类
32. A
33. C
34. D
35. A
本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四项乡村旅游信息。
32.A 根据“Qibao Ancient Village”中“Entrance Ticket”部分内容“preferable price of 30 yuan is available now”，可知答案为A。
33.C 根据“Merry Countryside Tour in Zhonghua Village”中“The village provides tourists with accommodations, tours, chess, cards, fitness and entertainment through renting out separate farmhouse”，可知答案为C。
34.D 根据“Pudong Lingkong Agric Gardening”中内容“stores up tens of thousands of rare stones”，可知答案为D。
35.A 四项旅游信息都是关于乡村生活的，可知答案为A。
If we are to help students develop reading skills in a foreign language, it is important to understand what is involved in the reading process itself. 36 , this will enable us to decide whether particular reading techniques are likely to help learners or not.
It is important to know the difference between two separate activities: reading silently and reading aloud. Reading silently is the activity we normally do when we read books, newspapers, road signs, etc. 37 . It involves looking at sentences and understanding the message they convey, in other words “making sense” of a written text.
Reading aloud is a completely different activity. 38 . Common examples are reading out parts of a newspaper article to a friend, or reading a notice to other people who can’t see it. Obviously, reading aloud involves looking at a text, understanding it and also saying it. 39 , it is a much more difficult activity than reading silently; we often stumble (结巴) and make mistakes when reading aloud in our own language, let alone in a foreign language.
40 , we do not need to read every letter or every word, nor even every word in each sentence. This is because, if the text makes sense, we can guess much of what it says as we read it.
A. It is what you are doing as you read this text
B. Because our attention is divided between reading and speaking
C. Since reading and speaking are closely connected
D. When we read for meaning
E. It seems that you are watching a film in a cinema
F. If we have a clear idea of how “good readers” read
G. Its main purpose is to convey the information to someone else
知识点：七选五
36. F
37. A
38. G
39. B
40. D
文章将两种“读”的方式进行了介绍和比较，目的在于帮助学生提高阅读技巧。
36.F 根据上文出现的“If we are to help students develop reading skills…”，和后半句“this will enable us…”，推断出此处为条件状语从句，可知答案为F。
37.A 根据上文可知，此处阐述的是“reading silently”的相关内容，可知答案为A。
38.G 根据下文的例子“reading out parts of a newspaper article to a friend”和“reading a notice to other people who can’t see it”，可知答案为G。
39.B 根据下文结论性的陈述“it is a much more difficult activity than reading silently”，推断出此处应陈述理由，可知答案为B。
40.D 根据下文的“guess much of what it says”，可知答案为D。
A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on stress management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class 41 they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.
42 , with a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How 43 do you think this glass of water weighs?”
Answers called out 44 from 100ml to 300ml.
She quieted the students down and then replied, “It does not matter on the weight. It 45 on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right 46 . If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the 47 of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the 48 I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”
Lost in 49 , all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our 50 and worries in life are like that glass of water. If we 51 our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even 52 to carry on.
53 you have to do is put all your burdens down, as 54 in the evening as possible. Don’t carry 55 through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get 56 next morning and are able to move forward.
More 57 than not, life gets terrible when we think too much. And the moment you 58 your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling 59 for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to 60 yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
41. A. wondered B. agreed C. expected D. argued
42. A. Instead B. Meanwhile C. Anyhow D. Therefore
43. A. full B. little C. heavy D. much
44. A. replied B. ranged C. read D. remained
45. A. holds B. calls C. takes D. depends
46. A. finger B. foot C. arm D. leg
47. A. shape B. function C. size D. weight
48. A. better B. longer C. deeper D. further
49. A. thought B. idea C. plan D. class
50. A. doubts B. joys C. stresses D. surprises
51. A. carry B. cover C. hide D. show
52. A. uncertain B. unhappy C. unaware D. unable
53. A. What B. That C. Whether D. How
54. A. late B. early C. soon D. fast
55. A. this B. that C. them D. it
56. A. reset B. reviewed C. refreshed D. reminded
57. A. usually B. commonly C. ordinarily D. often
58. A. catch up with B. let go of C. put up with D. take care of
59. A. sorry B. satisfied C. happy D. confused
60. A. help B. abandon C. drive D. treat
知识点：完型填空
41. C
42. A
43. D
44. B
45. D
46. C
47. D
48. B
49. A
50. C
51. A
52. D
53. A
54. B
55. C
56. C
57. D
58. B
59. A
60. B
本文是一篇夹叙夹议类文章。文章通过女教授让学生观察一杯水的重量的事例告诉读者：我们只有卸下压力和负担，才能活得更轻松。
41.C 句意为：每个人都预计他们会被问到“杯子是半空还是半满”的问题。wonder意为“想知道”；agree意为“同意”；expect意为“预料”；argue意为“争论”；可知答案为C。
42.A 根据上文“they would be asked the ‘half-empty of half-full ’question”可知每个人都预料会被问到“杯子是半空还是半满”的问题。相反，教授面带微笑问道“这杯水有多重？”meanwhile意为“同时”； instead意为“相反”；anyhow意为“无论如何”；therefore意为“因此”。可知答案为A。
43.D 根据第三段中的“It does not matter on the absolute weight.”可知，教授的问题是“这杯水多重？”full意为“满的”； little 意为“少的”；heavy“重的”；much意为“多少”。去掉插入语“do you think”，句子简化为：How much does this glass of water weigh? 可知答案为D。
44.B 根据下文“from 100ml to 300ml”可知，喊出的答案从100毫升到300毫升不等。range意为“在……内变动；变化”；可知答案为B。
45.D 根据介绍用手举着多久的情况，可知，是否觉得水重，取决于花多长时间端着这杯水。hold on 意为“握住；坚持不懈；稍等”；call on 意为“号召”；take on意为“承担；呈现”；depend on 意为“取决于”可知答案为D。
46.C 根据下文“If I hold if for a day, my arm will feel...”可知此处所指是手臂。可知答案为C。
47.D 根据下文的“but the_____ I hold it, the heavier it becomes”可知，每一种情况下，这杯水的重量都没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。shape意为“形状”；function意为“功能”；size意为“大小、尺寸”；weight意为“重量”。可知答案为D。
48.B 根据下文的“the heavier it becomes”可知，此处考查the more…the more…句型。且根据上文的“for an hour”和“for a day”可知答案为B。
49.A 根据下文“all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully”可知，此处句意为“（学生们）陷入沉思”，固定搭配(be) lost in thought。可知答案为A。
50.C 根据下文“and worries in life are like that glass of water”以及开篇讲到 “stress management”，此处句意为“我们在生活中的压力和烦恼就像那杯水”。可知答案为C。
51.A 根据上文“If I hold if for a day, my arm will feel...”以及下文“…you have to do is put all your burdens down”可知此处意为“如果一直背着这样沉重的负担的话”可知答案为A。
52.D 根据上文“we will feel exhausted”可知，“我们感到筋疲力尽，甚至什么都做不了”。uncertain意为“不确定的”；unhappy意为“不开心的”；unaware意为“不知道的、未察觉的”；unable意为“不能的”可知答案为D。
53.A 根据此处的句意“你所需要做的就是卸下压力”，可知答案为A。
54.B 根据此处的句意“尽早在傍晚就卸下压力”，以及根据下文提示“through the evening into the night”不要拖得特别晚，甚至至深夜，可知答案为B。
55.C 根据上文“put all your burdens down”, 可知此处代词指的是burdens应该用复数。可知答案为C。
56.C 根据下文“next morning and are able to move forward”可知，此处句意为“第二天重新振作精神，继而能继续前行”可知答案为C。reset意为“重置”；reviewed“复习”；refreshed“重新提起精神”；reminded“使想起、提醒”。
57.D “more often than not”意为“通常、多半”，可知答案为D。
58.B 此处上文“ 53 you have to do is put all your burdens down”以及此处句意 “你卸下压力的时候，你会发现你自己如此地放松”。 catch up with意为“赶上”；let go of 意为“放手、松开”；put up with 意为“忍受、忍耐”；take care of “照顾”。可知答案为B。
59.A 根据本句“So rather than being upset and feeling…”可知此处应表示作者感到沮丧或者类似的情绪，feeling sorry for oneself意为“为……感到遗憾；同情……”可知答案为A。
60.B 此处句意为“人生苦短，不要使自己沉浸在让自己不开心的事情中”。 help oneself to 意为“自用；自取；依靠自己”；abandon oneself to“沉湎于、放纵于”； drive意为“驱使、促使”；treat意为“对待；款待”可知答案为B。
With the development of the Internet, electronic payment 61 (become) more popular to pay bills so far. 62 (actual), the probability of paying bills electronically is decreasing with age and increasing with education, and 63 seems that women tend to use electronic payment at a 64 (high) rate than men. In addition, some consumers may respond negatively to fees when they 65 (charge) by banks for electronic deals, 66 may keep some consumers away from electronic payment and toward signature payment. Moreover, consumers’ use of electronic payment will vary with financial conditions and expectations about the future. For example, if they have negative expectations about their future financial conditions, customers are more likely 67 (pay) electronically.
On 68 whole, businesses offer electronic payment 69 (service) which not only improve customer service, but also cut costs, reduce late payments and provide a greener business solution 70 customers, improving the company’s competitive advantage.
知识点：语法填空
61.has become
62. Actually
63.it
64.higher
65.are charged
66. which
67. to pay
68. the
69.services
70.for
61.has become 主语为payment，时间状语为so far，因此用完成时，可知答案为has become。
62. Actually 根据句子结构分析，此处应填句子副词作状语，可知答案为Actually。
63.it it seems/seemed that…句型中it 为形式主语，可知答案为it。
64.higher 根据下文 “…rate than men”,有明显的比较连词than，故用比较级，可知答案为 higher。
65.are charged 本题考查动词的被动语态，可知答案为are charged。
66. which 此处为which 指代前面整个主句“some consumers may respond negatively to fees when charged by banks for electronic deals”。意为“这种情况使得消费者……”，可知答案为which。
67. to pay be likely to do意为“可能做某事”，可知答案为to pay。
68. the on the whole意为“总的来说”，为固定短语，可知答案为the。
69.services 考查名词单复数和主谓一致。which引导的定语从句中谓语动词为复数，因此应用名词的复数作为先行词，可知答案为services。
70.for provide sth for sb 为固定搭配，可知答案为for。
假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
After school, as usual, I went back home. On the bus, I find a woman with a cute baby standing besides me and having difficulty holding on to the grab pole. In spite my own exhaustion, I rose from my seat and gave them away without hesitation to her and the baby. She thanked me several times sincerely, that made me feel extremely proud. I was realized my little favor could real make a difference to a person who was badly in need of it. Arrived home, I almost forgot my tiredness. I was lost in happinesses because I did a little for a stranger and I gained a lot.
知识点：短文改错
After school, as usual, I went back home. On the bus, I find a woman with a cute
found
baby standing besides me and having difficulty holding on to the grab pole. In spite ∧ my own
beside of
exhaustion, I rose from my seat and gave them away without hesitation to her and the baby.
it
She thanked me several times sincerely, that made me feel extremely proud. I was realized my
which 去掉
little favor could real make a difference to a person who was badly in need of it. Arrived home,
really Arriving
I almost forgot my tiredness. I was lost in happinesses because I did a little for a stranger and
happiness but
I gained a lot.
本文是记叙文，讲述了“我”在公交车上给一个抱小孩的女士让座之后，“我”意识到“我”帮的一点小忙也会对别人产生很大的影响以及“我”之后高兴的心情。
1.全文用一般过去时。
2.词形相近词的不同意义，besides意为“除此之外”，beside意为“在……旁边”。
3.介词短语in spite of意为“尽管”。
4.根据上文“I rose from my seat”可知，此处it指代my seat。
5.此处为非限制性定语从句的引导词，指代前面整个主句，只能用which不能用that。
6.考查动词的语态，realized可为主语主动发出，因此不用被动。
7.修饰动词make用副词。
8.此处动作arrive由主句的主语主动发出，应该用现在分词作时间状语。
9. happiness 为抽象名词，不可数。
10.根据句意来判断，此处是转折关系而不是并列关系。
假如你是李华，是你校英文报纸“Teens’ Life”的编辑。请你用英文为报纸写一篇介绍中国传统节日“端午节”的文章。
要点如下：
1.节日的日期；
2.节日的由来；
3.庆祝的方式。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇: 战国时期the Warring States Period; 自杀 commit suicide; 粽子Zongzi。
The Dragon Boat Festival
.
知识点：书面表达
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is also known as the Double Fifth in honor of the Chinese great poet Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period. He committed suicide by drowning himself in Miluo River for political reasons. The local people decided to throw a particular food called “Zongzi” into the river to prevent fish eating his body.
Today, people eat Zongzi, have dragon boat races and wear color1ful threads around wrists to bring good luck. And now it has become one of the national holidays in China.
本文是说明文，题材贴近考生生活，让学生根据所给内容用英文给报纸写一篇介绍中国传统节日——“端午节”的文章。