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。A
NeedaJobThisSummer?
Theprovincialgovernmentanditspartnersoffermanyprogramstohelpstudentsfindsummerjobs.Thedeadlinesandwhatyouneedtoapplydependontheprogram.
Notastudent?Gotothegovernmentwebsitetolearnaboutprogramsandonlinetoolsavailabletohelppeopleunder30buildskills,findajoborstartbusinessesallyearround.
JobsforYouth
Ifyouareateenagerlivingincertainpartsoftheprovince,youcouldbeeligible（符合条件）forthisprogram.Whichprovideseightweeksofpaidemploymentalongwithtraining.
Whoiseligible:Youth15-18yearsoldinselectcommunities（社区）.
SummerCompany
SummerCompanyprovidesstudentswithhands-onbusinesstrainingandawardsofupto$3,000tostartandruntheirownsummerbusinesses.
Whoiseligible:Studentsaged15-29,returningtoschoolinthefall.
StewardshipYouthRangerProgram
YoucouldapplytobeaStewardshipYouthRangerandworkonlocalnaturalresourcemanagementprojectsforeightweeksthissummer.
Whoiseligible:Studentsaged16or17attimeofhire,butnotturning18beforeDecember31thisyear.
SummerEmploymentOpportunities（机会）
ThroughtheSummerEmploymentOpportunitiesprogram,studentsarehiredeachyearinavarietyofsummerpositionsacrosstheProvincialPublicService,itsrelatedagenciesandcommunitygroups.
Whoiseligible:Studentsaged15orolder.Somepositionsrequirestudentstobe15to24orupto29forpersonswithadisability.
21.WhatisspecialaboutSummerCompany?
A.Itrequiresnotrainingbeforeemployment.
B.Itprovidesawardsforrunningnewbusinesses.
C.Itallowsonetoworkinthenaturalenvironment.
D.Itoffersmoresummerjobopportunities.
22.WhatistheagerangerequiredbyStewardshipYouthRangerProgram?
A.15-18.B.15-24.C.15-29.D.16-17.
23.Whichprogramfavorsthedisabled?
A.JobsforYouth. B.SummerCompany.
C.StewardshipYouthRangerProgram.D.SummerEmploymentOpportunities.
B
ForCanaanElementary’ssecondgradeinPatchogue,N.Y.，t’sChrisPalaez’sturn.The8-year-oldisthejokeroftheclass.Withshiningdarkeyes,heseemsliketheofkidwhowouldenjoypublicspeaking.
Buthe’s,nervous.揑u’mheretotellyoutodaywhyyoushould…should…擟hristripsonthe?ld,攁tr.pronunciationdifficultyformanynon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Histeacher,ThomasWhaley,isnexttohim,whisperingsupport.?…Votefor…me…?Exceptforsomestumbles,Chrisisdoingamazinglywell.Whenhebringshisspeechtoaniceconclusion,Whaleyinvitestherestoftheclasstopraisehim.
Asonofimmigrants,ChrisstaredlearningEnglishalittleoverthreeyearsago.Whaleyrecalls（）owatthebeginningoftheyear，whencalldupontoread，Criswouldexcusehimselftogotothebathroom.
LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagecanbeapainfulexperience.Whatyouneedisagreatteacherwholetsyoumakemistakes.“Ittakesalotforanystudent，”Whaleyexplains，“especiallyforastudentwhoislearningEnglishastheirnewlanguage，tofeelconfidentenoughtosay，‘Idon’tknow，butIwanttoknow.’”
Whaleygottheideaofthissecond-gradepresidentialcampaignprojectwhenheaskedthechildrenonedaytoraisetheirhandsiftheythoughttheycouldneverbeapresident.Theanswerbrokehisheart.Whaleysaystheprojectisaboutmorethanjustlearningtoreadandspeakinpublic.Hewantsthesekidstolearntoboast（夸耀）aboutthemselves.
“Boastingaboutyourself，andyourbestqualities,”Whaleysays，“isverydifficultforachildwhocameintotheclassroomnotfeelingconfident.”
24.WhatmadeChrisnervous？
A.Tellingastory. B.Makingaspeech.
C.Takingatest. D.Answeringaquestion.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stumbles”inparagraph2referto?
A.Improperpauses. B.Badmanners. C.Spellingmistakes. D.Sillyjokes.
26.WecaninferthatthepurposeofWhaley’sprojectisto_________.
A.helpstudentsseetheirownstrengths
B.assessstudents’publicspeakingskills
C.preparestudentsfortheirfuturejobs
D.inspirestudents’loveforpolitics
27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhaleyasateacher?
A.Humorous. B.Ambitious. C.Caring. D.Demanding.
C
Asdataandidentitytheftbecomesmoreandmorecommon,themarketisgrowingforbiometric（生物测量）technologies—likefingerprintscans—tokeepothersoutofprivatee-spaces.Atpresent,thesetechnologiesarestillexpensive,though.
ResearchersfromGeorgiaTechsaythattheyhavecomeupwithalow-costdevice（装置）thatgetsaroundthisproblem:asmartkeyboard.Thissmartkeyboardpreciselymeasuresthecadence（节奏）withwhichonetypesandthepressurefingersapplytoeachkey.Thekeyboardcouldofferastronglayerofsecuritybyanalyzingthingsliketheforceofauser''stypingandthetimebetweenkeypresses.Thesepatternsareuniquetoeachperson.Thus,thekeyboardcandeterminepeople''sidentities,andbyextension,whethertheyshouldbegivenaccesstothecomputerit''sconnectedto?regardlessofwhethersomeonegetsthepasswordright.
Italsodoesn''trequireanewtypeoftechnologythatpeoplearen''talreadyfamiliarwith.Everybodyusesakeyboardandeverybodytypesdifferently.
Inastudydescribingthetechnology,theresearchershad100volunteerstypetheword搕ouch攆ourtimesusingthesmartkeyboard.Datacollectedfromthedevicecouldbeusedtorecognizedifferentparticipantsbasedonhowtheytyped,withverylowerrorkrates.Theresearcherssaythatthekeyboardshouldbeprettystraightforwardtocommercializeandismostlymadeofinexpensive,plastic-likeparts.Theteamhopestomakeittomarketinthenearfuture.
28.Whydotheresearchersdevelopthesmartkeyboard?
A.Toreducepressureonkeys.B.Toimproveaccuracyintyping
C.Toreplacethepasswordsystem.D.Tocutthecostofe-spaceprotection.
29.Whatmakestheinventionofthesmartkeyboardpossible？
A.Computersaremucheasiertooperate.
B.Fingerprintscanningtechniquesdevelopfast.
C.Typingpatternsvaryfrompersontoperson.
D.Datasecuritymeasuresareguaranteed.
30.Whatdotheresearchersexpectofthesmartkeyboard？all1osoisgitieocooll.
A.It''llbeenvironment-friendly.B.It''llreachconsumerssoon.
C.It''llbemadeofplastics.D.It''llhelpspeeduptyping.
31.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?
A.Adiary.B.AguidebookC.Anovel.D.Amagazine.
D
Duringtherosyyearsofelementaryschool（）Ienjoyedsharingmydollsandjokes,whichallowedmetokeepmyhighsocialstatus.Iwasthequeenoftheplayground.Thencamemytweensandteens,andmeangirlsandcoolkids.Theyroseintheranksnotbybeingfriendlybutbysmokingcigarettes,breakingrulesandplayingjokesonothers,amongwhomIsoonfoundmyself.
Popularityisawell-exploredsubjectinsocialpsychology.MitchPrinstein,aprofessorofclinicalpsychologysortsthepopularintotwocategories:thelikableandthestatusseekers.Thelikables’plays-well-with-othersqualitiesstrengthenschoolyardfriendships,jump-startinterpersonalskillsand,whentappedearly,areemployedeverafterinlifeandwork.Thenthere’sthekindofpopularitythatappearsinadolescence:statusbornofpowerandevendishonorablebehavior.
Enviableasthecoolkidsmayhaveseemed,Dr.Prinstein’sstudiesshowunpleasantconsequences.Thosewhowerehighestinstatusinhighschool,aswellasthoseleastlikedinelementaryschool,are“mostlikelytoengage（）indangerousandriskybehavior.”
InonestudyDr.Prinsteinexaminedthetwotypesofpopularityin235adolescents,scoringtheleastliked,themostlikedandthehighestinstatusbasedonstudentsurveys（）.“Wefoundthattheleastwell-likedteenshadbecomemoreaggressiveovertimetowardtheirclassmates.Butsohadthosewhowerehighinstatus.Itclearlyshowedthatwhilelikabilitycanleadtohealthyadjustmenthighstatushasjusttheoppositeeffectonus."
Dr.Prinsteinhasalsofoundthatthequalitiesthatmadetheneighborswantyouonaplaydate-sharing,kindness,openness?ecarryovertolateryearsandmakeyoubetterabletorelateandconnectwithothers.
Inanalyzinghisandotherresearch，Dr.Prinsteincametoanotherconclusion:Notonlyislikabilityrelatedtopositivelifeoutcomes,butitisalsoresponsibleforthoseoutcomes,too."Beinglikedcreatesopportunitiesforlearningandfornewkindsoflifeexperiencesthathelpsomebodygainanadvantage,”hesaid.
32.Whatsortofgirlwastheauthorinherearlyyearsofelementaryschool?
A.Unkind. B.Lonely. C.Generous. D.Cool.
33.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout？
A.Theclassificationofthepopular.
B.Thecharacteristicsofadolescents.
C.Theimportanceofinterpersonalskills.
D.Thecausesofdishonorablebehavior.
34.WhatdidDr.Prinstein’sstudyfindaboutthemostlikedkids?
A.Theyappearedtobeaggressive.
B.Theytendedtobemoreadaptable.
C.Theyenjoyedthehigheststatus.
D.Theyperformedwellacademically.
35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.BeNice-YouWon’tFinishLast
B.TheHighertheStatus,theBeer
C.BetheBest-YouCanMakeIt
D.MoreSelf-Control,LessAggressiveness
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。
Weallgrewuphearingpeopletellusto“gooutandgetsomefreshair.”36Accordingtorecentstudies，theanswerisabigYES，iftheairqualityinyourcampingareaisgood.
37Iftheairyou’rebreathingisclean-whichitwouldbeifyou’reawayfromthesmogofcities-thentheairisfilledwithlife-giving，energizingoxygen.Ifyouexerciseoutofdoors，yourbodywilllearntobreathemoredeeply，allowingevenmoreoxygentogettoyourmuscles（肌肉）andyourbrain.
Recently，peoplehavebegunstudyingtheconnectionbetweenthenaturalworldandhealing（治愈）.38Intheseplacespatientscangotobenearnatureduringtheirrecovery.Itturnsoutthatjustlookingatgreen，growingthingscanreducestress，lowerbloodpressure，andputpeopleintoabettermood（情绪）.Greeneryisgoodforus.HospitalpatientsWhoseetreebranchesouttheirwindowarelikelytorecoveratafasterratethanpatientswhoseebuildingsorskyinstead.39Itgivesusagreatfeelingofpeace.
40Whilethesun''srayscanageandharmourskin,theyalsogiveisbeneficialVitaminD.TomakesureyougetenoughVitaminD梑utstillprotectyourskin?putonsunscreenrightasyouheadoutside.Ittakessunscreenaboutfifteenminutestostartworkinger,andthat''splentyoftimeforyourskintoabsorbaday''sworthofVitaminD.
A.Freshaircleansourlungs.
B.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?
C.Beinginnaturerefreshesus.
D.Anothersidebenefitofgettingfreshairissunlight.
E.Butisfreshairreallyasgoodforyouasyourmotheralwayssaid?
F.Justasimportantly,wetendtoassociateairwithhealthcare.
G.Allacrossthecountry,recoverycentershavebegunbuildingHealingGardens.
第部分知识运用（共两节，满分45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。yyearabout40,000peopleattempttoclimbKilimanjaro,thehighestmountaininAfrica.They41withthemlotsofwaste.The42mightdamagethebeautyoftheplace.Theglaciers（冰）aredisappearingchangingthe43ofKilimanjaro.
Hearingthesestories,I’m44abouttheplace—otherdestinationsaredescribedas“purer”naturalexperiences.
However,Isoon45thatmuchhaschangedsincethedaysofdisturbingreportsof46amongtonsofrubbish.Ifinda47mountain,withtoiletsatcampsandalongthepaths.Theenvironmentalchallengesare48buttheeffortsmadebytheTanzaniaNationalParkAuthorityseemtobe49.
ThebestofaKilimanjaro50,inmyopinion,isn’treachingthetop.Mountainsare51asspiritualplacesbymanycultures.This52isespeciallyevidentonKilimanjaroas53gothroughfiveecosystems（生态系统）inthespaceofafewkilometers.Atthebaseisarainforest.Itendsabruptlyat3000meters,54landsoflowgrowingplants.Furtherup,theweather55—lowcloudsenvelopethemountainsides,whicharecoveredwiththickgrass.I56twelveshadesofgreenfromwhereIstand.Above4,000metersisthehighland57:gravel（砾石）stonesandrocks.58youclimbintoanarctic-likezonewith59snowandtheglaciersthatmaysoondisappear.
DoesKilimanjaro60itsreputationasacrowdedmountainwithlinesoftouristsruiningtheatmosphereofpeace？Ifoundtheopositetobetrue.
41.A.keep B.mix C.connect D.bring
42.A.stories B.buildings C.crowds D.reporters
43.A.position B.age C.face D.name
44.A.silent B.skeptical C.serious D.crazy
45.A.discover B.argue C.decide D.advocate
46.A.equipment B.grass C.camps D.stones
47.A.remote B.quiet C.all D.clean
48.A.new B.special C.significant D.necessary
49.A.payingoff B.spreadingout C.blowingup D.fadingaway
50.A.atmosphere B.experience C.experiment D.sight
51.A.studied B.observed C.explored D.regarded
52.A.view B.quality C.reason D.purpose
53.A.scientists B.climbers C.locals D.officials
54.A.holdingonto B.goingbackto C.livingupto D.givingwayto
55.A.changes B.clears C.improves D.permits
56.A.match B.imagine C.count D.add
57.A.village B.desert C.road D.lake
58.A.Obviously B.Easily C.Consequently D.Finally
59.A.permanent B.little C.fresh D.artificial
60.A.enjoy B.deserve C.save D.acquire
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ThepolarbearisfoundintheArcticCircleandsomebiglandmassesasfarsouthasNewfoundland.Whiletheyarerarenorthof88°,thereisevidence61theyrangeallthewayacrosstheArctic,andasfarsouthasJamesBayinCanada.Itisdifficulttofigureoutaglobalpopulationofpolarbearsasmuchoftherangehasbeen62(poor)studied;however,biologistscalculatethatthereareabout20,000-25,000polarbearsworldwide.
Modemmethods63trackingpolarbearpopulationshavebeenemployedonlysincethemid-1980s,andareexpensive64(perform)consistentlyoveralargearea.InrecentyearssomeInuitpeopleinNunayut65(report)increasesinbearsightingsaroundhumansettlements,leadingtoa66(believe)thatpopulationsareincreasing.Scientistshaverespondedby67(note)thathungrybearsmaybecongregating(聚集dhumansettlements,leadingtotheillusion(错觉thatpopulationsare68(high)thantheyactuallyare.Of69nineteenrecognizedpolarbearsubpopulations,threearedeclining,six70(be)stable,oneisincreasing,andninelackenoughdata.
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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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。Ibecameinterestinginplayingfootballthankstoasmallaccident.OneafternoonwhereIwasinprimaryschool,Iwaswalkingbytheschoolplayground.Suddenlyfootballfeeljustinfrontofmebutalmosthitme.Istoppedtheballandkickedithardlybacktotheplayground.Toeveryone`ssurprising,theballwentintothenet.Allthefootballplayerontheplaygroundcheeredloudly,saythatIhadatalentforfootball.Fromnowon,Istartedtoplaymyfootballwithclassmatesafterschool.Iamagoodplayernow.
第二节书面表达（满分25分），，B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A
6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.C
11.B 12.A 13.C 14.A 15.B
16.A 17.C 18.B 19.A 20.C
第二部分阅读理解
21.B 22.D 23.D 24.B 25.A
26.A 27.C 28.D 29.C 30.B
31.D 32.C 33.A 34.B 35.A
36.E 37.A 38.G 39.C 40.D
第三部分语言知识运用
41.D 42.C 43.C 44.B 45.A
46.C 47.D 48.C 49.A 50.B
51.D 52.A 53.B 54.D 55.A
56.C 57.B 58.D 59.A 60.B
61.that 62.poorly 63.of/for 64.toperform 65.havereport
66.belief 67.noting 68.higher 69.the 70.are
第四部分写作
第一节
Ibecameinplayingfootballthankstoasmallaccident.
OneafternoonIwasinprimaryschool,Iwaswalkingbytheschoolplayground.Suddenlyfootballfelljustinfrontofmealmosthitme.
Istoppedtheballandkickeditbacktotheplayground.Toeveryone’s,theballwentintothenet.Allthefootballontheplaygroundcheeredloudly,thatIhadatalentforfootball.Fromon,Istartedtoplayfootballwithclassmatesafterschool.Iamagoodplayernow.
第二节（）
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