2016届高考英语冲刺卷：06（江苏卷）（原卷版）

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　　2016年高考冲刺卷（6）（江苏卷）

　　英语试卷

　　考试时间：120分钟；

　　注意事项：

　　1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

　　2．答题前考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息。

　　3．考试作答时，请将答案正确地填写在答题卡上。第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；第Ⅱ卷请用直径0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

　　第I卷

　　第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分20分)

　　（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. Which hotel might Pearl stay at according to the man?

　　A. Plaza.

　　B. Cambridge.

　　C. Grand Regency.

　　2. Where will the two speakers go next?

　　A. To an office.

　　B. To their home.

　　C. To a restaurant.

　　3. What is the man concerned about?

　　A. The price.

　　B. The memory space.

　　C. The function.

　　4. How does the woman pay the bill?

　　A. In cash.

　　B. By cheque.

　　C. By credit card.

　　5. What can we learn from the conversation?

　　A. The man’s house is not far from the library.

　　B. The man always borrows books these days.

　　C. The man goes to the library twice a month.

　　第二节（共15小题；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。每段对话或独自读两遍。

　　听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

　　6. What are the speakers talking about in general?

　　A. A band.

　　B. A cell phone.

　　C. Music.

　　7. Why does the woman listen to Barndoor Boys’ songs?

　　A. They can calm her down.B. They can cheer her up.

　　C. They can make her relax.

　　听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

　　8. Who is the woman?

　　A. A dancer.

　　B. An actress.

　　C. A player.

　　9. How often does the woman practise recently?

　　A. Twice a week.

　　B. Four days a week.

　　C. Four times a month.

　　10. What does the woman ask the man to do?

　　A. See her performance.

　　B. Take exercise together with her.

　　C. Help her lose weight.

　　听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

　　11. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

　　A. Interviewer and interviewee.

　　B. Doctor and patient.

　　C. Fellow workers.

　　12. What is the man’s health problem?

　　A. He suffers high blood pressure.

　　B. He has been putting on weight.

　　C. It’s difficult for him to go to sleep at night.

　　13. According to the man, what is the cause of his problem?

　　A. Lack of exercise.

　　B. Too many pizzas and burgers.

　　C. No ice cream before going to bed.

　　听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

　　14. Who could the man most probably be?

　　A. A passer-by.

　　B. A taxi driver.

　　C. A policeman.

　　15. How long will it take the woman to get to the National Museum of Art?

　　A. Less than 12 minutes.

　　B. No more than 18 minutes.

　　C. More than 20 minutes.

　　16. How will the woman probably go to the Mexican restaurant?

　　A. By taxi.

　　B. By subway.

　　C. By bus.

　　听第10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。

　　17. Where is the speaker probably?

　　A. At a TV station.

　　B. On a beach.

　　C. At a shopping mall.

　　18. How many people does the speaker mention?

　　A. 3.

　　B. 4.

　　C. 5.

　　19. What does the speaker say about the guy with short pants?

　　A. He needs fashion lessons.

　　B. He wears a fashionable shirt.

　　C. He will go to a barbecue party.

　　20. Who is in fashion?

　　A. The girl with holey jeans.

　　B. The girl with a white blouse.

　　C. The guy with a Hawaiian shirt.

　　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)

　　请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。

　　21．Though some bodies and the wreck of the missing plane QZ8501 have been confirmed, the Indonesian authorities are _____ to make public the detailed information of the passengers aboard.

　　A. relative

　　B. remarkable

　　C. relevant

　　D. reluctant

　　22．This is the Human Resources Department, ______ you made a good impression in your interview. Otherwise, you_______ be here now.

　　A. which; aren’t

　　B. where; wouldn’t

　　C. that; wouldn’t

　　D. in which; won’t

　　23． ---- What do you think of a house supplied by Lovell ?

　　---- _______ you buy a home from Lovell, the company promises to buy it back at the same price after three years.

　　A. Should

　　B. Must

　　C. Could

　　D. Would

　　24．—________, I can attach no definite meaning to this rather grand sentence.

　　—Why not turn to your teacher for help?

　　A. As hard I might try

　　B. Try hard as I might

　　C. As hard as I might try

　　D. Try as hard as I might

　　25．The professor’s speech_________ very well, and everyone present understood his opinions.

　　A. worked out

　　B. found out.

　　C. figured out

　　D .put out

　　26．______ that after the ash covered the people who failed to flee the city, their bodies nearly completely______ and disappeared, _________ empty spaces in the ash.

　　A. It turned out; broke down; leaving

　　B. As turned out; broke up; which left

　　C. It turned out; broke off; leaving

　　D. What was turned out was; broke down; left

　　27．The proportion of elderly people increases in Britain and medical advances make it possible to keep alive patients who ________ previously.

　　A. would die

　　B. had died

　　C. should have died

　　D. would have died

　　28． The deal, _______ next week, will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market.

　　A. completed

　　B. being completed

　　C. to be completed

　　D. having been completed

　　29．_______the virtual world of RealCine, the headsets even have small openings _______ smells to match the environment.

　　A. Adding to; give out

　　B. Added to; give off

　　C. To be added to; giving off

　　D. To add to; giving out

　　30. 10．According to a recent survey, homework is ______ students most often blame for their lack of sleep．

　　A. why

　　B. that

　　C. what

　　D. which

　　31. At the ancient Olympics, all men, ________ had to compete wearing no clothes; while single women took part in their own separate competition, a festival _________Hera, the wife of Zeus.

　　A. in tradition; in favor of

　　B. by principle; in celebration of

　　C. by tradition; in honor of

　　D. in order; in memory of

　　32. 11．He is a newcomer in the team, but I have the __________ that I’ve seen that man before.

　　A. function

　　B. impression

　　C. comprehension

　　D. association

　　33．The “new” Japanese prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants the USA to promise_________ Japan declares war against China, the USA will give military aid, __________ promises to be impossible.

　　A. if; which

　　B. whether; it

　　C. if; that

　　D. when; it

　　34．The keeper of the spring cleared away the leaves and branches, and wiped away the silt(淤泥) that would _______ have choked and polluted the fresh flow of water.

　　A. thus

　　B. otherwise

　　C. therefore

　　D. later

　　35．--- The manager of the factory wants to improve production a great deal, but he doesn’t spend much on technology.

　　---I am afraid he won’t realize his dream. You know ________.

　　A. you can’t eat your cake and have it

　　B. empty vessels make the greatest sound

　　C. enough is as good as a feast

　　D. two heads are better than one

　　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。

　　You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a

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　　woman.

　　One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly

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　　had grown to over＄150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and

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　　almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a

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　　fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national

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　　.

　　What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had

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　　my life. I am 19 years old and the first

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　　of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship.

　　I was a

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　　student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I

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　　being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the

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　　way I could attend.

　　One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous

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　　. The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money

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　　for me, but if anything came up they’d call.

　　A few days later, I was going out with my mother

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　　the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was

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　　!

　　McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is

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　　, she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new

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　　. She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see

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　　on TV—she just smiles.

　　McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of

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　　. Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to

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　　when I can some day. So

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　　I plan to add to her scholarship fund.

　　36．A. café B. buffet C. laboratory D. laundry

　　37．A. expenses B. profits C. savings D. wages

　　38．A. returned B. donated C. delivered D. removed

　　39．A. welfare B. project C. scholarship D. research

　　40．A. headlines B. customs C. sympathies D. doubts

　　41．A. affected B. formed C. disturbed D. ruined

　　42．A. designer B. receiver C. contributor D. reporter

　　43．A. considerate B. dedicated C. casual D. sensitive

　　44．A. advocated B. regretted C. missed D. avoided

　　45．A. normal B. wrong C. legal D. only

　　46．A. gift B. idea C. decision D. plan

　　47．A. left B. raised C. available D. enough

　　48．A. since B. before C. though D. when

　　49．A. shocked B. excited C. puzzled D. encouraged

　　50．A. retired B. dismissed C. promoted D. transferred

　　51．A. job B. hobby C. life D. award

　　52．A. everybody B. everything C. herself D. us

　　53．A. giving B. understanding C. receiving D. loving

　　54．A. give up B. give back C. give off D. give in

　　55．A. suddenly B. originally C. gradually D. eventually

　　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

　　Loulan, an ancient city in the Lop Nur, was first “discovered” by Swedish explorer Sven Hedin in 1900. The finding of Loulan brought about new and unexpected fame for the ancient history of the Central Asia and thus began the exploration of the Taklamakan Desert.

　　The City of Loulan is known both in China and throughout the world as the Middle Kingdom’s ‘Pompeii’ in the desert and one of the cradles of the civilization. It wasn’t hard to imagine how excited Sven Hedin must have been when he was awarded the Victoria Medal by the Royal Geography Association. From that point forward, the mysterious covering of Loulan was gradually lowered and was no more a silent unknown hero but became an immediate worldwide sensation (引起轰动的事). Adventurers from America, Britain, Japan and Sweden, including Huntington, Stein, Otani Kozui and Bergman set foot here for several times. In the 1930s, Chinese archaeologist Huang Wenbi came here for the first time and made a survey of this area, which was found even then in terrible conditions due to uncontrolled digging with many wonderful cultural historic relics taken away to distant foreign lands.

　　In 1979, a group of tombs called Sun Tombs, known for their unique and attractive burial forms, were unearthed in the Gumugou Graveyard, the public graveyard of the Lop Nur citizens in the Bronze Age. In early 1980s, in the Tiebanhe River Delta area of the lower reaches of the Peafowl River in Lop Nur, a female mummy dating back some 3,800 years was unearthed and was considered by the Japanese as the “Loulan Beauty”. This set off a wave of current exploration of the Silk Road.

　　The archaeological unearthing being currently conducted in the Xiaohe (Small River) Graveyard is now the focus of the world’s most important academic event. The Xiaohe Graveyard, 175km west of the City of Loulan, is located in the lower reaches of the Peafowl River in the Lop Nur. When the Graveyard was found, it is said that there were some 1,000 coffins. It is large in scale with sand dunes(沙丘) as high as eight metres, on which about 140 wooden stakes(树桩) in various shapes were closely arranged. These burial customs are, to say the least, unusual… with the unearthed relics dated back to China’s most ancient days.

　　56．Which of following statements shows the correct position of the City of Loulan?

　　A.

　　It lies in the Tiebanhe River Delta

　　B. It lies in the lower reaches of the Peafowl River

　　C. It lies south of the Gumugou Graveyard.

　　D. It lies 175 km east of the Xiaohe Graveyard.

　　57．Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the word ‘Pompeii’?

　　A. A city as world famous as the Middle Kingdom’s “Pompeii”.

　　B. A buried city in the desert with great historical value.

　　C. A buried city to be unearthed like the Italian city “Pompeii”.

　　D. A city visited by many archaeologists all over the world like “Pompeii”.

　　58．From the passage, it can be inferred that_____________.

　　A. it was a Chinese archaeologist that first discovered the City of Loulan

　　B. it is of the greatest importance and value to be unearthing the Xiaohe Graveyard

　　C. foreign adventurers did much damage to the exploration and relics of the City of Loulan

　　D. one after another important discovery about Loulan was made, causing worldwide sensation

　　B

　　For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.

　　Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants(污染物) can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution.

　　People have paid more attention to the problem now. It is true that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they build buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.

　　As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building--green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plant’s leaves absorb or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.

　　59．Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because________.

　　A. indoor air pollution can often make people seriously ill

　　B. there may be more harmful gases outside the buildings

　　C. the air indoors is polluted, which is very harmful

　　D. man-made building materials give off dangerous gases

　　60．Some kind of indoor pollution can be found in _______.

　　A. every modern house

　　B. every old house

　　C. all kinds of houses

　　D. all kinds of offices

　　61．The indoor air pollution is caused by ______.

　　A. the building way that the builders want to save energy

　　B. the man-made building materials and the limit of air-flow

　　C. the building things that are made of man-made materials

　　D. the limit of the flow of air between inside and outside

　　62．The reason why we should use different kinds of plants to clean the air is that ______.

　　A. plants can let out all kinds of pollutants indoors

　　B. plants may take in more oxygen which people need

　　C. plants can absorb all kinds of harmful indoor chemicals

　　D. plants can make our houses prettier and more healthy

　　C

　　This is VOA. The National Cryptologic Museum is on Fort George G. Meade, a military base near Washington, DC. The method of hiding exact meanings is called coding. People have used secret codes throughout history to protect important information. The National Cryptologic Museum celebrated 60 years of cryptologic excellence in 2017. One event there marked the sixtieth anniversary of the National Security Agency. Two former NSA workers shared their memories of operating a code machine called Sigaba.

　　In 1940, an American woman named Genevieve Grotjan found some information being repeated in Japanese coded messages. Her discovery helped the United States understand secret Japanese diplomatic messages. After the United States understood the code, it was possible to study messages from the Japanese ambassador to Germany and to his supervisors in Japan.

　　Understanding these messages helped the United States prepare for a possible war in the Pacific with Japan. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, an American Naval officer named Joseph Rochefort struggled to understand the Japanese navy code. He worked on the American base at Pearl Harbor. It was early in 1942. The American naval commander in the Pacific Ocean was Chester Nimitz. His forces were much smaller than the Japanese Naval forces. And the Japanese had been winning many victories. Joseph Rochefort had worked for several months to read the secret Japanese Naval code called JN-25. If he could understand enough of the code, he would be able to give Admiral Nimitz very valuable information.

　　From the beginning of 1942, the Japanese code discussed a place called "AF." Joseph Rochefort felt the Japanese were planning an important battle aimed at "AF." After several weeks, he and other naval experts told Admiral Nimitz that their best idea was that the "AF" in the Japanese code was the American-held island of Midway. Admiral Nimitz said he must have more information to prepare for such an attack.

　　The Navy experts decided to trick Japan. They told the American military force on Midway to broadcast a false message. The message would say the island was having problems with its water-processing equipment. The message asked that fresh water be sent to the island immediately. This message was not sent in code.

　　Several days later, a Japanese radio broadcast in the JN-25 code said that "AF" had little water. Joseph Rochefort had the evidence he needed. "AF" was now known to be the island of Midway. He also told Admiral Nimitz the Japanese would attack Midway on June 13.The battle that followed was a huge American victory.

　　That victory was possible because Joseph Rochefort learned to read enough of the Japanese code to discover the meaning of the letters "AF."

　　One American code has never been broken. Perhaps it never will. It was used in the Pacific during World War Two. For many years the government would not discuss this secret code. Listen for a moment to this very unusual code. Then you may understand why the Japanese military forces were never able to understand any of it.

　　The code is in the voice of a Native American. The man you just heard is singing a simple song in the Navajo language. Very few people outside the Navajo nation are able to speak any of their very difficult language.

　　At the beginning of World War Two, the United States Marine Corps asked members of the Navajo tribe to train as Code Talkers.

　　The Cryptologic Museum says the Marine Corps Code Talkers could take a sentence in English and change it into their language in about 20 seconds. A code machine needed about 30 minutes to do the same work.

　　The Navajo Code Talkers took part in every battle the Marines entered in the Pacific during World War Two. The Japanese were very skilled at breaking codes. But they were never able to understand any of what they called "The Marine Code."

　　The Cryptologic Museum has many pieces of mechanical and electric equipment used to change words into code. It also has almost as many examples of machines used to try to change code back into useful words.

　　63．The NSA was founded__________.

　　A. in 1940

　　B. 1942

　　C. in 1952

　　D. in 2017

　　64．According to the passage, which one is not right?

　　A. “Cryptologic” implies containing some hidden information

　　B. The US decoded “AF” and won the victory in Midway Islands

　　C. Both Rchefort and Nimitz were American navy commanders

　　D. The US Marine Corps was fallen for in Midway Islands battle

　　65．The Americans used the Navajo language in their coding system during the Second World War for the reason that

　　.

　　A.

　　unusual language was successfully used for codes

　　B. it was commonly used in coding system worldwide

　　C. the United States Marine Corps invented it then

　　D. it was the most beautiful language in the world

　　D

　　At the beginning of the World Series of 1947, I experienced a completely new emotion, when the National Anthem was played. This time, I thought, it is being played for me, as much as for anyone else. This is organized major league baseball, and I am standing here with all the others; and everything that takes place includes me.

　　About a year later, I went to Atlanta, Georgia, to play in an exhibition game. On the field, for the first time in Atlanta, there were Negroes and whites. Other Negroes besides me. And I thought: What I have always believed has come to be.

　　And what is it that I have always believed? First, that imperfections are human. But that wherever human beings were given room to breathe and time to think, those imperfections would disappear, no matter how slowly. I do not believe that we have found or even approached perfection. That is not necessarily in the scheme of human events. Handicaps, stumbling blocks, prejudices--all of these are imperfect. Yet, they have to be dealt with because they are in the scheme of human events.

　　Whatever obstacles I found made me fight all the harder. But it would have been impossible for me to fight at all, except that I was sustained by the personal and deep-rooted belief that my fight had a chance. It had a chance because it took place in a free society. Not once was I forced to face and fight an immovable object. Not once was the situation so cast-iron rigid that I had no chance at all. Free minds and human hearts were at work all around me; and so there was the probability of improvement. I look at my children now, and know that I must still prepare them to meet obstacles and prejudices.

　　But I can tell them, too, that they will never face some of these prejudices because other people have gone before them. And to myself I can say that, because progress is unalterable, many of today's dogmas (教条) will have vanished by the time they grow into adults. I can say to my children: There is a chance for you. No guarantee, but a chance. And this chance has come to be, because there is nothing static with free people. There is no Middle Ages logic so strong that it can stop the human tide from flowing forward. I do not believe that every person, in every walk of life, can succeed in spite of any handicap. That would be perfection. But I do believe--and with every fiber in me--that what I was able to attain came to be because we put behind us (no matter how slowly) the dogmas of the past: to discover the truth of today; and perhaps find the greatness of tomorrow.

　　I believe in the human race. I believe in the warm heart. I believe in man's honesty. I believe in the goodness of a free society. And I believe that the society can remain good only as long as we are willing to fight for it--and to fight against whatever imperfections may exist. My fight was against the barriers that kept Negroes out of baseball. This was the area where I found imperfection, and where I was best able to fight. And I fought because I knew it was not doomed to be a losing fight. It couldn't be a losing fight-not when it took place in a free society. And in the largest sense, I believe that what I did was done for me--that it was my faith in God that sustained me in my fight. And that what was done for me must and will be done for others.

　　66．From the passage, we know that the author is ___________.

　　A. an African.

　　B. a Chinese

　　C. a white man

　　D. a black man

　　67．The author firmly believed that____________.

　　A. humans are imperfect if they all unite together to overcome the difficulties.

　　B. humans needn’t approach perfect even if they can.

　　C. humans should face the obstacles and fight for it bravely.

　　D. humans are becoming kind and honest if they have freedom.

　　68．We can infer from the passage that_________.

　　A. the fight between Negroes and Whites never ends

　　B. the civil war broke out because the Negroes fought for their freedom

　　C. In the past Negroes were kept out of baseball.

　　D. the fight ended up with a game.

　　69．The underlined word ‘vanished’ most probably means __________

　　A. disappear

　　B. increase

　　C. appear

　　D. happen

　　70．The best title of this passage may be_________.

　　A. Nothing matters except fighting

　　B. Success lies in hard work

　　C. freedom is everything

　　D. Free Minds and Hearts makes a difference

　　第II卷（两部分, 共35分）

　　第四部分 任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

　　请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填上一个最恰当的词。

　　The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.

　　American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-school and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. Most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character—how to help them develop skills like perseverance, optimism, responsibility, and self-control, which together do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.

　　There is growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned only with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges the child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in a competitive academic environment, the idea of failure can be very scary, to students and parents alike.

　　But experiencing failure is a critical part of building character. Recent research by a team of psychologists found that adults who had experienced little or no failure growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. “Overcoming those obstacles,” the researchers assumed, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity, and foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully in the future.”

　　By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible failure—when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at—we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.

　　In the classroom and outside of it, American parents need to encourage children to take chances, to challenge themselves, to risk failure. In the meantime, giving our kids room to fail may be one of the best ways we can help them succeed.

　　Back to School: Why Perseverance Is More Important than Good Grades?

　　Common phenomena ☺Parents throughout America71．

　　their kids’ backpacks up with snacks and school supplies.

　　☺Many American parents don’t72．

　　enough importance to their kids’ character building.

　　The writer’s73

　　． Parents should pay more attention to their kids’ character building.

　　Evidence and 74．

　　findings ☺Parents’ anxiety about their kids’ performance may75．

　　them from learning some valuable skills.

　　☺Parents concerned only with a kid’s G.P.A. have a76．

　　to minimize the challenges the child faces.

　　☺Adults who have experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood are 77．

　　and more confident than those who haven’t.

　　☺Denying kids character-building experiences can78．

　　in difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood.

　　The writer’s suggestions ☺ 79．

　　kids to be risk-takers.

　　☺Give kids room to experience80．

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　　第五部分 书面表达 (满分25分)

　　BEIJING, August 19--Shanghai will launch a pilot textbook recycling scheme in secondary schools from this fall semester to reduce textbook paper consumption, the Shanghai Education Commission revealed yesterday.

　　The first batch of textbooks to be recycled or reused will be middle school music material. Books on other subjects such as art, physical education and even major subjects like Chinese, math and English, will be included gradually.

　　The schools taking part in the program will have to purchase new textbooks about every five years and distribute them for students’ use during class sessions. But the books will have to be collected and kept on campus after class, rather than allowing students to take them back home, so that they could be passed on to the next batch of students.

　　Possessing one’s own brand-new textbooks has been a routine for local elementary school students for decades. The practice, however, leads to huge paper consumption, officials said.

　　For instance, there are nearly 2 million elementary school students in the city, with an estimated 4,000 tons of paper needed each year. Had these books been reused for five years, more than 80,000 trees could have been saved.

　　In western countries, such as Australia and America began this practice years ago, which set a good example to other countries, esp. developing ones.

　　(Edited from Shanghai Daily)

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