Many people once thought that air pollution had a bad influence upon only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. Today, we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is nearly worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the entire eastern half of the United States and led to health warnings even in rural areas away from any major concentration of factories and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be affected by air pollution. Some scientists feel that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide( 二氧化碳) in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a“greenhouse effect” － holding in heat reflected from the earth and raising the world’s average temperature. If this view is correct and the world’s temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be under water.

Another opinion, less widely held, is that increasing tiny substances in the atmosphere are blocking sunlight and lowering the earth’s temperature－a result that would be equally disastrous.A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to new ice age and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. At present we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report prepared by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very likely). Perhaps, if we are very lucky, the two tendencies will make up for each other and the world’s temperature will stay about the same as it is now.

1.As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution _____.

A. caused widespread damage in the countryside

B. affected the entire eastern half of the United States

C. almost brought worldwide effect

D. existed merely in urban and industrial areas

2.As far as the greenhouse effect is concerned, the author _____________.

A. shares the same view with the scientists

B. is uncertain of its consequence

C. rejects it as being ungrounded

D. thinks that it will increasingly destroy the world

3. It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.

A. raising the world’s temperature a little would not do much harm to life on earth

B. lowering the world’s temperature a little would lead to agricultural disasters

C. almost no temperature changes have occurred over the past decade

D. the world’s temperature will remain constant in the years to come

4.This passage is primarily concerned with _____________.

A. the greenhouse effect in the world

B. the measures to adjust the climate

C. the potential effect of air pollution

D. the measures to protect the environment

“I once hoped to afford a wonderful telescope, but now I wish my father would be back.” Lucy Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched every heart. Lucy went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky. When those whom we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while.

But Lucy, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone ,you will see them again . And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father is there too, in your mind and in your heart . I find that my parents , long dead now , still occur in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive . I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions. I remember that when I became a professor , I was so proud , or rather so pleased with myself , that I couldn’t wait to write to my parents . The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all Mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children! ” I haven’t forgotten. The values of my parents still live on.

It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors, and to lay down my life for those in my care ? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It’s a serious thought, one to give me pause.

I pray silently , sometimes , in the dead of night ,that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword（劍）, and my darling from the power of the evil .” Yet I know the death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore plan to live forever, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, I’m sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.

1. According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph .

A. shows the author’s pity on the kid

B. acts as an introduction to the discussion

C. puts forward the subject of the text

D. makes a clear statement of the author’s opinions

2. In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us .

A. why his parents often appear in his dream

B. how much he misses his parents now

C. when Lucy will get over all his sadness

D. how proud he was when he succeeded in life

3.What feeling did the author’s mother express in her reply?

A. Proud. B. Excited.

C. Uninterested. D. Uneasy.

4.What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?

A. Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns.

B. Advise parents stay with their children safely at home.

C. Try to keep violence and murder far away from society.

D. Spend every day meaningfully in memory of the death.

補(bǔ)全對(duì)話根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)多余選項(xiàng)。（共5 小題；每小題2 分，滿分10 分）

Terry: Excuse me. 1.

Guide: We are on the way there, too. You can come along with us.

Terry: Thanks. 2.

Guide: It is not finished yet.

Terry: 3.

Guide: I know it’s very big, but I am not sure how big it is.

Terry: 4.

Guide: At least 10,000.

Terry: Oh, that’s great. 5.

Guide: Thank you for your compliment, but I would probably lose my job if my English were poor.

Terry: I see. You are an excellent guide.

A. You are well educated.

B. It looks quite large, right?

C. Is this stadium completed?

D. Hey, your English is amazing!

E. Do you know its size?

F. How many people do you think it can hold?

G. I’m afraid I’ve lost the way to the swimming pool.

Most people who travel from China to the US find that, despite having studied English for years, they have to “re-learn” it upon arriving.

Words that we learned in English classes are not pronounced the same way here. To truly be part of the “melting pot”, fluency in English is not enough. You need an accent to stand out.

When I first came to the US for graduate school, I was a nervous foreigner. I felt so out of place that I wanted to hide everything about me that was “different”. To talk like an American became one of my goals.

During my first term as a teaching assistant (TA), my students complained they could not understand me. I learned later from a study that this complaint was common among US students with an international TA．It is called the “Oh, no!” syndrome (情緒、舉動(dòng)): “Oh，no! Not another international TA, and not that accent again!’’

So I imitated（模仿）the way native speakers talk and, over time, I made such good progress that American friends started to praise my English as having “almost no accent’’. I took this as a sign of my success. Ever since, people have often mistaken me for someone from many places: the Midwest, the West Coast, China, Japan, South Korea. Most frequently, people think I am from California.

Suddenly, conformity ( 一致) was no longer a praise: If I talk like an American ， am I still Chinese? If I lose my Chinese accent, do I also lose my cultural identity? Am I denying my past by being absorbed into a new culture?

Now I realize that a person’s accent is a permanent record of their past cultural experience and it is amark of one’s experience and exposure to different cultures.

As a fourth-year student in the US，I am no longer a nervous foreigner. My nervousness has been replaced by a desire to hold on to my cultural origins. Now I consciously add some Chinese“accent” when I speak．I do not wish to speak “perfect” English because I am proud of who I am.

1.Why does the author think people have to “re-learn” English upon arriving? ( No more than 10 words).

2.How did the author feel when others praised her English? (No more than 5 words)

3.Why did the author decide to speak with a bit of a Chinese “accent”? (No more than 10 words)

4.Please explain the underlined part in English in another way. (No more than 8 words)

5.What is the article mainly about? (No more than 8 words)

下面短文中有10 處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤。請(qǐng)?jiān)谟绣e(cuò)誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個(gè)單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（﹨）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：

1. 每句不超過(guò)兩個(gè)錯(cuò)誤；

2. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

3. 只允許修改10 處，多者（從第11 處起）不計(jì)分。

Several days ago, our school decided to prevent students bringing their cell phones to school if they don’t pass all exams from the previously semester. Students don’t welcome this decision.They believe the cell phone is one of the greatest invention in the 20th century, that have become an important part of modern life. Therefore it is also headache for school leaders. Because many students ignore our studies and spend too much time play games, texting and using social network apps such as Wenxin or Wechat. So the leaders have to deal with the serious problem by this way.They don’t expect that something even worse.

假設(shè)你將作為高三畢業(yè)生代表在畢業(yè)典禮上用英文作一簡(jiǎn)短的告別演講，該演講應(yīng)包含以下要點(diǎn):

1、榮幸有此機(jī)會(huì)演講；

2、對(duì)高中生活的懷念；

3、對(duì)老師的感謝；

4、對(duì)未來(lái)的向往；

5、對(duì)母校的祝福。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)120 左右；

2. 開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好；

3. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié).以使行文連貫；

4. 文中不能出現(xiàn)考生真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱。

參考詞匯：畢業(yè)典禮graduation ceremony My teachers and fellow students,

---I'm sorry I made a mistake!

--- _____. Nobody is perfect.

A. Take your time B. You’re right

C. Whatever you say D. Take it easy

The Professor considers ____ no good _____ without understanding.

A. it; to read B. it; reading

C. that; to read D. that; reading

The new survey shows that the number of students ______ computer games has been increasing in recent years.

A．devoted to B．related to

C．connected to D．a(chǎn)ddicted to

Students in Senior 3 are under _____ great stress, because no one will take ____ risk of failng in the college entrance examinations.

A. a; the B. the; / C. a; a D. /; the