1、英语试题时量:120 分钟满分:150 分得分：_第一部分听力(共两节，满分 30 分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结東后，你将有两分钟的时问将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 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。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。例:How much is the shirt?A.19.15B.9.18C.9.15答案是 C。1.Who will print out the reports?A.Mr Pad
2、dock.B.Miss AndrewsC.Mrs Dalloway2.What does the man tell the woman?A.She will be bored.B.It might be cold.C.She will get lost3.What is the main topic of the conversation?A.Art museums.B.Outdoor gardens.C.Sunday activities.4.What does the man want the womans cousin to do?A.Move out.B.Get an extra be
3、d.C.Stay for one more month5.Who is the man probably?A.A film producer.B.A writer.C.A singer.第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 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。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 秒钟的作答时阆。每段对话或独白读两遍.听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.Where did the womans parents get the re
4、cord player?A.At a Christmas gift store.B.At an antique store.C.At a record store.7.What does the woman say about the records?A.They are old.B.They are expensive.C.They are small.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8,9 题。8.What is the woman worried about?A.The price of getting a puppy.B.The work to take care of a puppy.C.
5、The noise a puppy would make.9.What does the woman suggest in the end?A.Talking with the kids.B.Doing some research first.C.Visiting an animal shelter right away.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What is the mans final destination?A.Salt Lake City,USA.B.New York,USA.C.Helsinki,Finland.11.What is the flight
6、number for the second half of the mans Journey?A.90.B.980.C.1070.12.What request did the man make regarding his flight?A.He requested a discount.B.He wanted a window seat.C.He asked for specially prepared meals.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.Where does the conversation take place?A.In a living room.B.At
7、a fashion show.C.In an office.14.What does the man like about the coat?A.The size.B.The colors.C.The collar.15.What helps the woman lose weight?A.Running.B.Swimming.C.Watching her diet.16.How does the man react to the womans method?A.Surprised.B.Disappointed.C.Worried.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What
8、 does the speaker ask the runners to do?A.Stand in line.B.Do a practice run.C.Follow a volunteer.18.What will be available at the stations every two miles?A.Medical assistance.B.Reporters.C.Drinks19.What is forbidden in this race?A.Headphones.B.Food.C.Photos20.When will the running course be taken d
9、own?A.In the mid-morning.B.At midday.C.In the early afternoon.第二部分阅读理解(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 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWelcome to Whitney High School!Spring Kids Dance ClinicThe WHS Dance team is hosting the annual Spring Dance Clinic for children aged5-13.If yourson an
10、d daughter is interested in attending this camp,you may download the form and return itto the WHS office or register online!QUESTIONS?CONTACT:Halley Crandell at hcrandellrocklinusd.orgWHERE:Whitney High School CafeteriaWHEN:April 22nd,9:00 a m-12:30 p.m.COST:$25 online registration;$30 walk-up regis
11、trationKaplan SAT/ACT Combo Practice TestOffered in the WHS Library.Saturday,April 27th,9:00 a m-1:00 p.m.Registration is$20.Please sign up in the College and Career Center by April 21st to secure a spot.Please see Mrs.Randazzo in the College and Career Center to sign up or for questions.Lions Club
12、Student Speech ContestEnter to be one of two Whitney High School students to qualify for the Rocklin Lions ClubSpeech Contest,which is to be held this summer.A written copy of your speech is due at theCollege and Career Center no later than April 30th at 3:00 p.m.Open to grades 9-12.No less than 5 m
13、inutes and no more than 10 minutes.Can You Catch the Wildcat at the 5K RaceOn April 28th at 8:30 a m.，the Whitney Wildcat will leave his stadium and attempt tooutrun hundreds of runners trying to catch him!This will be a fun exciting way to challenge yourself and provide needed funds for two greatca
14、uses!The WHS track and field team is raising money for equipment.Secondly,we are raisingmoney for the Heidi Greenwood Scholarship.All profits on T-shirt sales will go directly to thescholarship!Entry to the race is S 15 and T-shirt sales will be on site.Go to https:/goo.gl/OANOg8 to register.21.How
15、much should one pay for registering the dance camp in person?应A.$5B.$25C.$30D.$522.What do we know about Can You Catch the Wildcat at the 5K Race?A.There is no information for registration.B.Its an indoor activity to be held on April 28th.C.All the money collected will go to the scholarship.D.People
16、 can support it by buying T-shirts on the spot.23.What does the text want to tell us?A.Sceneries of the school.B.Schedule of school events.C.Parents attention to the school.D.Students participation in activities.BI was hungry,so I took my 8-year-old dog Jack on a walk to my favorite cafe,about a qua
17、rtermile from my home.It has a nice outside open area which,in the late afternoon,is usuallyvacant.I ordered a burger and iced tea and went outside to wait for my order.While waiting for my meal,a homeless man on a bicycle stopped to ask if there was agrocery store in the neighborhood.After I gave h
18、im directions,he asked if I had graduated fromSanta Clara University.I was wearing a SCU T-shirt.I told him that,yes,I graduated some timeago.Little did I know that this simple response would lead to a 90-minute conversation.The man,Michael,told me he was 50 years old.He was intelligent.Very intelli
19、gent.Unfortunately,a drug use had derailed(阻扰)both his formal education and his pursuit of successin the world of work.He drifted from one topic to another,ignoring the fact that my lunch hadbeen brought to me.He clearly needed to talk more than I did.I made every effort to give him myfull attention
20、,never expecting that our conversation would go on and on.Eventually,I did eat my meal,bite by bite between responses in our conversation.Michaelwas a bitout therein terms of his interest and viewpoints.We had little in common,but he wasfascinated with talking with,as he put it,intelligent people.I
21、consider myself fairlywell-educated,but I dont think of myself as being overly intelligent.Rather,my“gift”is commonsense.I have to admit that I wish our conversation had been limited to ten or fifteen minutes,butwhen Michael finally rode off on his bike,he thanked me for listening so attentively to
22、him andfor my willingness to talk with him for so long.Sometimes what people need is only a pair ofattentive eyes.24.What was the writer going to do?A.Walk his dog.B.Help others.C.Feed himself.D.Buy groceries.25.What did the man ask the writer in the beginning?A.How old his dog was.B.How the food wa
23、s in the cafe.C.Whether there was a grocery store nearby.D.Whether the writer had just graduated.26.What can we learn from the text?A.The writer left school because of drug use.B.The man thought the writer was intelligent.C.The writer had much in common with the man.D.The writer invited the man to e
24、at together with him.27.What was the mans attitude towards the writer?A.GratefulB.DissatisfiedC.DoubtfulD.Uncaring.CPeter Skyllberg,a Swedish man,was trapped in his car for two months,with temperaturesreaching-30,with no food or water,and yet he survived.The best explanation was that hisvehicle crea
25、ted an igloo(snow house)effectand kept him from the extremely low temperaturesand that his body would hibernate(冬眠)during this time.Can humans get into a low-energy consumption state like a bear by reserving energy,andreducing body temperature?Chinese scientists are looking for the key to regulating
26、 bodytemperature.Scientists have found the hypothalamus(下丘脑),an area in the central lower part of thebrain,is responsible for regulating body temperature.Wang Hong,a brain scientist at theShenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology(SIAT)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)，led her team to mark the
27、 neurons(神经元)responsible for regulating body temperature in miceby of means a cutting-edge genetic biology technique.In the experiments,they injected drugsinto mice to make the body temperature of the mice drop from 37C to 27C in two hours.Theteam found the change in body temperature caused no harm
28、to the health of the mice.Wedont know if we can develop a drug that can control human body temperature.We still need alot of study,Wang said.Chinese scientists are not alone in such research.Body-cooling techniques are being used inpioneering hospitals around the world.Dutch doctors are now using lo
29、w temperatures forpatients who have suffered brain injuries in accidents.According to doctors working in Florence，it may even help to save the brains of babies who are born suffering from severe epileptic fits(癫痫病发作).28.Why did Peter Skyllberg survive?A.Because theigloo effectcreated by his car prot
30、ected him.B.Because he had already stored enough energy.C.Because he fell asleep and made anigloo effect.D.Because the low temperatures made his body create an igloo effect.29.What did Wang Hongs team find in the experiments?A.Genetic biology technique helped a lot.B.A drug could control human body
31、temperature.C.Hypothalamus was responsible for regulating body temperature.D.The mices health wasnt damaged by the change of body temperature.30.How can body-cooling techniques help people?A.Brain injuries may be treated.B.Medical accidents may be avoided.C.People trapped in snow can survive.D.Patie
32、nts with epileptic fits will be cured.31.Where is the text probably taken from?A.Science fiction.B.A medical journal.C.A survival guide.D.A psychological book.DJonathan Chapman,a senior lecturer at the University of Brighton,UK,is one of a new typeof sustainable designers.Like many of us,they are co
33、ncerned about the huge waste associatedwith Western consumer culture and the damage this does to the environment.Some,likeChapman,aim to create objects we will want to keep rather than throw away.Others are workingto create more efficient or durable(耐用的)consumer goods,or goods designed with recyclin
34、g inmind.The waste caused in our fleeting relationships with consumer durables is big.Domestic(家庭的)power tools,such as electric drills,are a typical example of such waste.However much DIY the purchaser plans to do,the truth is that these things are thrown awayhaving been used,on average,for just ten
35、 minutes.Most will serve“conscience time”gatheringdust on a shelf in the garage;people are unwilling to admit that they have wasted their money.To understand why we have become so wasteful,we should look to the underlyingmotivation of consumers.People own things to give expression to who they are,an
36、d to showwhat group of people they feel they belong to,Chapman says.In a world of mass production,however,that symbolism has lost much of its power.For most of human history,people had aclose relationship with objects they used or treasured.Often they made the objects themselves,or family members pa
37、ssed them on.For more specialist objects,people relied on manufacturersliving close by,whom they probably knew personally.Chapman points out that all these factorsgave objects a history and an emotional connection that todays mass-produced goods can notmatch.Without these personal connections，consum
38、erist culture instead idolizes(崇 拜)novelty(新 颖).People know that they can t buy happiness，but the chance to remakethemselves with box-fresh products seems irresistible.When the novelty fades，they simplyrenew the excitement by buying more.32.Sustainable designersare most likely to create_A.user-frien
39、dly goods.B.long-lasting goods.C.culture-oriented goods.D.consumer-preferred goods.33.Some domestic power tools serve conscience times”,because the owners_A.wish they had not bought the power tool.B.want to make sure the tool is stored safely.C.feel that the tool will increase in value in the future
40、.D.would feel guilty if they threw the tool away immediately.34.What do we know from Paragraph 3?A.People wont be happy unless buying enough goods.B.Mass-produced goods help people show their social status.C.Lack of personal connection to goods makes people buy more.D.Mass-produced goods are attract
41、ive because of their lower prices.35.What does the writer probably talk about in the following paragraph?A.The types of the waste.B.The achievements of the designersD.The history of the consumer cultureC.The cure for the waste.第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项To an
42、outsider,any culture can seem confusing.And the U.Ks got a thing or two that raisesa few eyebrows.36.Here are the reasons for three of Britains more puzzling practices.In a world where S1%of nations drive on the right,Brits drive on the left.Why?Most peoplethink it goes back to the Medieval period,m
43、aybe even Roman times.37when you rememberthat right-handed people wear a sword on their left hip.Traveling on the left allowed you to keepyour weapon arm toward your opponent,who would be on your right.This practice continueduntil the 18th century when a law was passed requiring all traffic crossing
44、 London Bridge to keepto the left.Visitors to the U.K.that have just washed their hands in an old-fashioned sink might bewondering why one tap is only for hot water,the other cold.38.So,why this oddity(古怪)?Itrelates to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent pollution.Drinkablec
45、old water came from a main supply,but hot water came from attic tanks and was not consideredsuitable for consumption,So they were kept apart.Millions of people drink tea worldwide,but the odd Brits put milk in theirs.why?Thismysterious practice relates,to the quality of china cups used in the 18th c
46、entury when tea wasfirst imported.For the majority of Brits,the cups available couldnt stand the heat of the boilingwater and would break,so milk was added first.39.And this practical tweak(微 调)soonbecame a national habit。40.As you can see,these odd Brits have perfectly clear reasons for left hand d
47、riving,two-tapsinks and tea with milk.Even if they still seem strange,at least now youre in the know.A.This makes it difficult to improveB.There is always an explanation to the madnessC.This unusual behavior makes senseD.You can know the origins of the practicesE.Either can make washing very uncomfo
48、rtableF.This cooled the cup enough to resist the boiling waterG.However,understand the whys and things might be less puzzling第三部分语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I became a gardener when I was twelve.My early 41of gardening may not have
49、comefrom my love for nature.It was to 42 my parents.At that time,we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood.But mother oftenlooked with 43 at this work of natural art.Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her,something else to 44.Seeing the neighbors busy themselves with ga
50、rdening,my father eventhought it a waste of time.At that age,I always did something 45 to whatever my parents did!If gardening weresomething they found 46,I would plant a garden!I planted some lily seeds in the yard.But they failed to 47,I continued to plant sunflowerseeds and roses.Wild 48 joy,I fo
51、und the first rose bloom.One by one,the flowers bloomed theirheads off.49,I was touched by this land of wonder.50,my parents showed no interest in my garden.My father even 51 at me because he foundit was 52 to move around my garden to the driveway.To my mothers 53,I put in her vase my realroses whic
52、h,in her eyes,were simply weeds 54 flowers.Regardless of their 55,I kept on planting my garden and 56 to enjoy the pleasure ofgardening.Plants make such good companions:they breathe,they bloom,they 57 to care andlove.It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 58 my paren
53、ts.Today I become known as Mr.Green thumbs,teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show,which makes my parents feel very 59.And now I could say it is my affection for 60 that makes mea real gardener.41.A.memoryB.designC.intentionD.inspiration42.A.pleaseB.changeC.helpD.annoy43.A.doubtB.appreciatio
54、nC.surpriseD.excitement44.A.collect upB.care aboutC.clean upD.come in45,A equalB.similarC.superiorD.opposite46.A.painfulB.valuableC.upsettingD.interesting47.A.come upB.break outC.hold onD.get through48.A.forB.withC.aboveD.by49.A.LuckilyB.RapidlyC.RegularlyD.Eventually50.A.InsteadB.HoweverC.Therefore
55、D.Besides51.A.shoutedB.laughedC.glancedD.jumped52.A.convenientB.troublesomeC.enjoyableD.dangerous53.A.sadnessB.annoyanceC.delightD.relief54.A.other thanB.more thanC.rather thanD.less than55.A.dislikeB.encouragement C.requirementD.suggestion56.A.decidedB.stoppedC.continuedD.struggled57.A.turnB.respon
56、dC.devoteD.lead58.A.defeatB.satisfyC.respectD.challenge59.A.proudB.comfortableC.strangeD.trustworthy60.A.freedomB.loveC.growthD.nature第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Many people love the cute koala bear.This animal has been made into stuffed toys all overthe world.61 i
57、t is rare to see this creature alive and moving，because its gradually becomingextinct(灭绝的).The koala，like the kangaroo,is actually a marsupial(有袋动物).It contains a small Pouch forits young,for 62 the koala is not related to true bears.In appearance,It is a combination of amonkey and a kangaroo.Koalas
58、 are native 63 Australia,although they are now chiefly found inNew South Wales and Queensland.The koala 64(hunt)since the middle of 20th century for furand food.Today anyone harming a koala is severely punished by law.Koalas get their endearing appearance from a covering of gray fur and little tufts
59、(簇)ofwhite hair on the 65(side)of their faces,Their eyes are small and black 66(set)in their head.Theyhave large ears and curved noses,but 67 tail.They use their arms and paws to climb through thetrees.Koalas have interesting 68(live)habits.They are nocturnal,which means that they movearound chiefly
60、 at night.Koalas do not stay on the ground.They move from tree to tree,69(careful)lowering and raising themselves by their paws.Koalas have a surprisingly long life span70(range)from 9 to 20 years,in rare cases.第四部分写作(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)假定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
61、有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅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Last month I managed to read over 100 non-fiction books.It was sounded crazy,but I reallydid it.It started with a bet.A classmate challenge m
62、e to read a book in two hours.I got throughthe first few chapter quickly but found impossible to finish.Finally,I lost the bet but it gave methe idea!I found several websites,blogs and apps transforms books into bite-sized content.Before comparing them,selected one app from all these,To be honestly,
63、I was skeptical at firstbut which I learned later put my mind at ease.Thanks for this cool helper,now I,m able to get themain idea of a400-page book in minutes.第二节书面表达(满分 25 分)假如你是李华，你和几位朋友决定利用周末的时间去参观当地的博物馆，请给你们班的英国交换生 John 写封电子邮件，告知他此事并邀请他参加。邮件的内容包括:1.集合的时间和地点;2.参观的时间;3.注意事项(馆内保持安静，不能照相)。注意:1.词数 100 左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear John,_Yours sincerely,Li Hua